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Big budgets and powerhouse teams mean these films are already getting lots of attention
Anna Karenina: Keira Knightley reunites for a third time with director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice) in this big-screen adaptation of Tolstoy's classic novel. Expect lavish costumes, gorgeously styled sets and melodrama galore – as well as plenty of eye candy from male leads Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Cloud Atlas: The novel this film is based on is a sprawling work that was thought to be impossible to produce onscreen. It took three directors (including Lana and Andy Wachowski of the Matrix), an A-list cast (Tom Hanks and Halle Berry) and a hefty budget to get it done.
Much Ado About Nothing: Few filmmakers have had a better year than Joss Whedon, who directed The Avengers and co-wrote The Cabin in the Woods. So this modern-day version of the William Shakespeare play – shot at Whedon's house in California over 12 days – certainly shouldn't lack for attention.
Bad 25: Director Spike Lee embarks on a behind-the-scenes look at the creatively fertile and personally turbulent period that ushered in Michael Jackson's transformation from teen pin-up to troubled icon. Featuring interviews from Kanye West, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey, Bad 25 promises to be an important document.
Looper: It gets automatic buzz as the opening film of this year's fest but unlike some previous kickoff selections this movie has "big hit" written all over it. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt, it's a twisty time-travel thriller that has blockbuster potential.
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Midnight's Children: Canada's Deepa Mehta and author Salman Rushdie make up the dream team behind this big-screen adaptation of Rushdie's sweeping, magical, comic-epic novel about India's early days of independence. With Mehta's eye for magic realism and Rushdie tapped as screenwriter, the ingredients are there for an over-the-top spectacle.
On The Road: Walter Salles's adaptation of the seminal Jack Kerouac book is buzzy not so much for the film itself as it is for its scandal-plagued star, Kristen Stewart. Already, journalists have been sternly warned to steer clear of personal questions.
The Place Beyond the Pines: Star Ryan Gosling has worked with most of these producers several times now, on lauded titles including Half Nelson and Blue Valentine, which was also helmed by director/co-writer Derek Cianfrance. The A-list cast also includes Bradley Cooper, Ray Liotta and Eva Mendes.
Seven Psychopaths: This comedy sees writer-director Martin McDonagh pairing up again with Irish star Colin Farrell after the Oscar-nominated In Bruges. Farrell plays a screenwriter who gets ensnared in organized crime when his friends kidnap a gangster's Shih Tzu. Farrell flexes his comedy chops alongside Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken.
The Company You Keep: The Sundance Kid will talk up this political thriller about a militant Weather Underground activist on the run from a journalist. Robert Redford directs and heads up a near-blinding cast that includes Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte, Terrence Howard and Susan Sarandon.
The Master: Consider this weighty drama a full-on Oscar offensive: Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a spiritual guru who develops a cult-like organization, while Joaquin Phoenix is a troubled Second World War vet who falls under his tutelage. Paul Thomas Anderson directs; Amy Adams and Laura Dern round out the cast.
West of Memphis: Johnny Depp and Eddie Vedder appear in this Amy Berg doc about the "West Memphis Three," teens who were convicted of murdering three boys in 1994. The film presents a convincing case outlining why the teens – who were freed last year – were likely innocent.


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In 1975, Sunny and Heather Bethany disappeared from a shopping mall without a trace. More than 30 years later, a woman with no identification flees the scene of a car accident. When she is found and questioned by police she claims to be the younger sister, Heather, but then refuses to speak any further about her disappearance or where she has been all those years. As Detective Kevin Infante chases the few leads available to him, social worker Kay Sullivan finds herself crossing professional lines in her attempts to help the mystery woman. Neither can decide if she is a victim or a criminal.
This haunting story is presented from many viewpoints and moves back and forth from the present to the day of the disappearance to several other points in the past as the narrative follows the girls, their grieving parents, and those trying to decipher the truth. The mystery delves deeply into its characters while maintaining a page-turning pace. As I read I found myself thinking "just one more chapter" and when I wasn't reading my thoughts kept turning to the story and whether or not I could trust the claims of the would-be Heather. The untrustworthy characters and elements of surprise are reminiscent of Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson, and the exploration of the aftermath of a disappearance is a similar theme in Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda.


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There is the feeling of envy without malice in Muslims. What does envy without malice mean? A Muslim would be in a state of mind in which he would say "How beautiful it is that Allah has created, whatever is hers should remain as hers, but may Allah grant me such a goodness, such a beauty as well insha'Allah".
We say [Qul Auzu bi Rabbi al-falaqi;] "Wamin sharri hasidin itha hasada" [ Say; "I seek refuge with the Lord of Day break;.. and from the evil of an envier when he envies.] to those who are maliciously envious.
Illness is a very serious test in any event. For instance let us say that a patient goes to the Emergency Room. He should be very nicely and very lovingly welcomed. The emergency rooms should be specifically organized in that manner. Sometimes the families who bring in the patients may be restless. There should be a way to ease their hearts as well. For instance, there should not be any kind of neglect; the man is ill already, that would be a very strange and bad situation on its own. For instance, may Allah forbid, let us say that an explosion has occurred and the man is injured. There should also be a separate team that would give comfort to them, that should ease their minds and that should help them attain psychological balance. So there should be people who would restore psychological and mental peace in them, who would remove that panic, that uneasiness, that anxiety from them. The state should assign them specifically for that mission. The state should give good money to the doctors. Doctors should not be left in an aggrieved position. They should not be having to open private consultation offices. The state may ask for the necessary funding for that and let us pay for it. We can pay for that, why not? For instance instead of eating two loafs of bread, we can eat one loaf of bread. It is worth the sacrifice, for the approval of Allah. It is very important for doctors to treat their patients nicely and please them. For instance they should not frighten the patients. For instance, presenting a patient's disease as something desperate, would make the patient very uncomfortable. That is because it might be that the patient does not possess the necessary information; he might not yet have adopted the understanding of always putting trust in Allah. Doctors should speak in such a way to give relief to the patient's mind and to strengthen his heart; by attributing everything to Allah, by talking about Allah. Doctors should explain to the patients the fact that Allah is the One Who creates everything, that He is the One Who heals; they should explain to the patients with a very nice manner that they should keep their minds at ease and thus they should give relief to their hearts.
Surah Al'Imran, 139
"Do not give up and do not be downhearted. You shall be uppermost if you are Muslims."
Allah says that He will definitely make the moral values of Islam prevail in the world, so long as you are sincere, faithful and determined insha'Allah.
(Regarding the research carried out by scientists about the expansion of the universe)
As science progresses, more people will come to understand the Existence of Allah. Within the next ten to twenty years, there will be magnificent developments in science. The love and attachment people feel for Allah will turn into the strongest passion. It will become even deeper. They will come to realize the existence of Allah more strongly and more elaborately, insha'Allah. Humanity and science will be one within the other.
(Regarding the news reports published in the New York Times about the slanders brought against the Saudi PrinceAl-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud)
Against the Muslims who had been influential in the world, who are preaching the religion, who spread [the message of] Islam and against the Muslims who have been good examples for Islam; a trend of intimidation with such crude accusations has started to widespread. And we have seen an example of this here in Turkey as well. As you know, they have done the same thing against us as well but they could not succeed. I have been acquitted [from their claims]. I have put forth the fact clearly, with all kinds of evidence, and the matter had thus gained clarity with the perfect sense of the word. Now look, as far as I see, they have also been plotting against that brother of ours. But they have fouled up the situation, as it is apparent that this is a very incorrect slander. They have seen that he will be beneficial for Islam and the Qur'an, that he will set a beautiful example, a beneficial example, so they started to slander him, attempted to distress his spouse and thus tried to intimidate him, according to their own logic. They can never be effective in any shape or form. But of course Muslims should protect and watch over each other very well, and they should support each other. We also stand by this brother of ours in respect to vindicating him. We would not let him be subjected to any form of slander. That is because so long as these people continue to resort to such methods, so long as they see Muslims standing alone, they would presume that they are strong. But the necessary legal actions, rational explanations, rational turns of phrase would make them retreat and they would thus bitterly regret what they have done. We should take a stand against all sorts of injustice with laws and the legal system. Not only in Turkey but also all over the world, when something happens that would harm the rights of Muslims, we would help them to the best of our ability, insha'Allah.


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Local residents share their family holiday traditions
Thanksgiving is associated with traditions, gratitude and sharing.
In recognition of the holiday, some local residents are sharing what's important in their day.
Bob Brooks
"Sports are a big part of our family," Murrysville Mayor Bob Brooks said.
It actually is a big part of family life, as Brooks is part-owner of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins American Hockey League team, and his sons, Jim and Rob Brooks, are full owners of the Adirondack Phantoms American Hockey League team in Glen Falls, N.Y.
So there's a lot of hockey talk happening, Bob said.
Needless to say, every Thanksgiving, he and his family are doing or watching something sports-related. And because the Pittsburgh Steelers don't play football on Thanksgiving, Bob said, they usually catch the game with either the Detroit Lions or the Dallas Cowboys after dinner.
They also enjoy playing the Baggo beanbag game or bubble hockey or taking shots at their mini indoor basketball hoop, the mayor said. It's something to help keep his grandchildren occupied.
In between sports activities, there's the food. With one frozen turkey in the fryer and one fresh turkey in the oven, Bob said, they "love turkey sandwiches," and the family members all contribute to the menu, including sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, pecan pie and pumpkin pie.
This year, he and his wife, Sue, also known as the "world's best grandmother," are going to spend Thanksgiving at Jim's house in Allentown, about five hours away on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
They also enjoy the holiday with their daughter, Karyn Brooks, who teaches at Seneca Valley School District and also lives in the Pittsburgh area.
Now entering his fourth year as mayor of Murrysville, Bob, 69, said his community also is important to him on Thanksgiving. He said he is proud of the strength and support of the community during the holidays, as demonstrated through various Thanksgiving church dinners and food drives throughout the town.
But when it come down to it, Bob said, it's time to just "sit down and say grace and thank God for everything we have and everybody is healthy and well, and what more can you ask?"
Jackie Blash
A log cabin tradition is starting in Jackie Blash's household. When the former Gateway School District student was in fifth grade, she made a log cabin at school and even was featured in The Times Express.
Now, in time for Thanksgiving, she is making another one with her daughters, Elise, 7, and Lydia, 5. She said log cabins remind her partly of Thanksgiving and early-American living.
The Monroeville resident is hosting Thanksgiving for the first time this year and expects "quite a few" with close and extended family. Blash, 35, who is a Spanish teacher at Gateway High School, said her daughters help out with the cooking but paused when asked if they did well at cleaning up.
"They're good assistants," she said.
Dan Rose
Spending Thanksgiving in a German prison isn't a traditional holiday memory.
However, Irwin Mayor Dan Rose, 91, a World War II veteran, is one who does think of those days when he was a prisoner of war.
It was July 2, 1944, when Rose got shot down flying a plane over Hungary at the age of 22 during World War II. He said all 10 on the plane jumped, but the enemy was waiting for them when they reached the ground. They then spent 10 months as prisoners of war, including over the Thanksgiving holiday.
"I remember thinking, 'Oh, all that wonderful food … boy, wish we had some of that turkey and chicken," said Rose, of Irwin.
Though they weren't starving, he said, the POWs often still were hungry.
Rose has been the mayor of Irwin for 25 years and prior to that he spent 10 years on the council. He said he loves his community and all the people in it.
This year, Rose expects to Thanksgiving with his family, including his son, Daniel Rose of North Huntingdon, and daughter Suzanna Rose of Coral Gables, Fla., His wife, Isabella, died in 1985.
Being a former POW, Rose said, gives him the opportunity to appreciate his family and what this country has to offer.
"Thanksgiving has always been important in my life," he said. "We've got to think how fortunate we are to be in this country."
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson of Monroeville has a Thanksgiving like many people in the United States, as, he said, he usually spends it with family, eating dinner, relaxing and watching football.
The former board member for the Gateway School District in Monroeville, who now is president of The Gateway Foundation, said he looks forward to his favorite holiday, which he usually spends with his two daughters and four grandchildren.
They usually watch a football game, and they might even throw in a couple of crossword puzzles to pass the time.
But mostly, spending time with his family is what makes the holiday important to him.
"We love every minute of it. It's so much fun," said Wilson, 70.
His wife, Rozanne, 65, usually is the cook, but this year, they are spending the holiday with a friend, Kasey Paini.
Typically, "I have to do the dishes," said Tom — but no pots and pans.
Tim Blasko
Thanksgiving for Tim Blasko, a teacher at Gateway Middle School in Monroeville, is focused on sharing the holiday with his family, girlfriend and students.
He spends half the holiday with his family and the other half with the family of his girlfriend Molly Weaver, 32, of Irwin, who is a gifted-education teacher at West Hempfield Middle School.
"So, I'll have a lot of food," said Blasko, 29, of Monroeville. Both of their families reside in North Huntingdon.
He also tries to teach his students about Thanksgiving traditions. In his seventh- and eighth-grade social studies classes, he teaches an interactive holiday history lesson, this year focusing on what happened that very first Thanksgiving.
As far as cooking goes, he likes to try to bring a new creation. Last year, he cooked homemade cranberry sauce and crême brûlée. This year's Thanksgiving cooking challenge is a recipe he found for making mustard using mustard seeds.
Roy and Melanie Lenhardt
For the Lenhardts and their growing family, Thanksgiving is a two-day affair.
Roy and Melanie Lenhardt of North Huntingdon are relatively new parents with Brooke, 2, and Kenley, only 7 months old.
Roy has five brothers and sisters, and the six siblings have a total of 15 children. So the Lenhardts split the holiday up for sanity's sake.
While they visit Melanie Lehnhardt's side of the family, who all live in the Pittsburgh area, on Thanksgiving Day, they do Thanksgiving with Roy's side the next day. With the same dynamic of "The Brady Bunch," Roy said, they rotate hosting duties with his two brothers and three sisters every year.
And with the addition of invited friends, they usually gather approximately 30 people each year, said Roy, 45. It's the host's job to provide the turkey, and the guests provide the rest, he said.
And because the Lenhardts already are accustomed to having little ones around during the holidays, Roy and Melanie, a stay-at-home mother who used to work in human resources, aren't worried too much about dealing with a toddler and baby on the holiday. The only change, Roy said, is they aren't able to socialize as much while watching the two young children and obviously are not able to enjoy too many "adult beverages."
"There's a lot more to be thankful for, but you have a lot less time," agreed Melanie, 37.
She said this year, she is most thankful for her family, two children and husband. And now that her older daughter, Brooke, tries to help in the kitchen, she looks forward to future Thanksgivings when she gets to share the cooking and baking traditions with her children.
"It's going to be fun as years go on," Melanie said.
Roy, who works as a telecomm-expense-management adviser, said another big tradition with the Lenhardt males is hunting shortly after the holiday every year. They have a family-owned cabin in the "heart of the Allegheny National Forest," where they'll stay, hunt and enjoy the outdoors for several days, Roy said.
"Thanksgiving is all about great family and friends, great food and great hunting. It's a time-honored tradition that has been handed down for generations, and we all look forward to it every year," Roy said. "Perhaps the women are more excited than anyone else because the men head to camp."
Rabbi Barbara AB Symons
Rabbi Barbara AB Symons of Monroeville, who is the spiritual leader at Temple David, also in Monroeville, spends Thanksgiving with her husband, Ron, who also is a rabbi, and their three children.
"We try and go around the table and share with the family of why we're thankful," she said.
But what's different for Symons and her family, is they have to make sure their meal is kosher, made according to Jewish dietary laws.
She said they usually go to the homes of other families for the holiday dinner every year, and what's important to her is everyday gratitude, not just on Thanksgiving.
"I think we need to be thankful on a daily basis," said Symons, 47.
Joe Utterback
Some other faces aside from those of family members greet Joe Utterback during the holidays. As a chairman of the Plum Food Pantry, he sees people coming in for food supplies to use for Thanksgiving.
Last year, 122 families came for food assistance.
"I assume this year will be higher," said Utterback, 82, who's married to Florence, 77.
Joe, of Plum, is spending Thanksgiving at his daughter Donna Allhouse's home, also in Plum.
This is after he helps distribute food for a holiday meal the Saturday prior to the holiday at the pantry. The menu includes green beans, corn, potatoes, peaches, turkey gravy and more. Families also receive turkey vouchers.
"It makes you appreciate what you do have to a greater extent," Joe said.
The Rev. Frank Kurimsky
The Rev. Frank Kurimsky, pastor at Saint Irenaeus Catholic Church in Oakmont, starts his holiday at 9 a.m. celebrating a special Thanksgiving Day Mass with his parishioners. There, he said, he reminds his congregation to express gratitude during the holiday.
During this year's Mass, parishioners also are recognizing parishioners who volunteer with the St. Vincent de Pauls Society, which helps those less fortunate.
"It's a reminder for all of us to be grateful for what we have," said Kurimsky, who lives at the rectory on church grounds.
He then will go to his sister's home in Penn Hills for a Thanksgiving feast. He said with so many everyday tragedies, it's important to appreciate his family and their blessings.
And, he said, he also is thankful he doesn't prepare any of the meal.
"If I cooked, then people would have to take Pepto Bismol for dessert," he said.
Natalie Beneviat is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.
All photos were submitted.


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The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement with NIC for a 12-month period to develop a white paper specific to recommended best practices in the safe and respectful management of the LGBTI offender population both in custody and on community supervision. This is a population that has been found to experience increased risk of sexual violence while in detention.
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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 11.13.12
Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed which I'm not sure is even capable of improving beyond Rihanna butt-sexing the cover of GQ, but we'll give it a shot. Here goes, how about this pic of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looking like she was up all night washing Ferraris? No, that's not nearly enough. Ok, maybe Liev Schreiber as some sort of Super Jewcop, or Madonna's fans generously pitching in for her to buy a nice thick sweater for her next show? No? Damnit. Alright, what if I told you we've got Kellan Lutz right before he's chlorofomred and gagged with a hair doll of his likeness? Didn't think so.
Forget it, we'll try back tomorrow when the Queen of Barbadian Ass Love isn't hogging up the place,
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Upon reading this headline, you probably thought my experiment was doomed to fail. You clicked anyway. I also thought the experiment would be a dumb waste of money. I did it anyway.
What made you click this article and what made me buy a Florida Lottery $1 scratch-off ticket every day for one month (Dec. 3, 2013 to Jan. 3, 2014) is likely the same reason: hope. That's where they get you.
I wanted pretty badly to write an article with the headline, "How one article ensured I'd never need to write again" or "5 things I wish I'd known before buying a Lamborghini," so I went through with it. Because hope. And yes, I'm aware that had I won the grand prize for $1 scratch-offs (up to $5,000, as far as I saw) every day of the experiment, I still probably couldn't afford either of those headlines.
Why people play
I am by no means a gambler. Prior to this experiment, my exposure to the lottery consisted of tickets I asked my mom to buy me as a kid and sheets of scratch-offs received as gifts for holidays. I've spent a lifetime total of $5 at a casino, all spent and lost upon the day I could legally gamble. I have no investments (though I plan to make some, y'know, eventually). This experiment has reinforced my determination to maintain my relatively risk-free lifestyle.
However, there were moments throughout the month when I understood why people play these games so often, adding up to $5 billion in Florida Lottery ticket sales during the 2012-2013 fiscal year alone.
Early on, I won a whopping $10 playing Tic Tac Snow Tripler. After 10 days, during which I'd only won $1, this put me ahead $2 in terms of spending versus winning. It gave me hope that maybe I'd be ahead at the end of the month. It helped me empathize with people who win comparable prizes playing the lotto, driving them to continue playing in the hopes that it'll all be worth it eventually.
The results, and what I could have done better
After 32 days and 32 lottery tickets, I was $15 in the red. I had to wonder, was there anything I could have done to increase my chances of success? Who better to answer that question than seven-time Florida Lottery grand-prize winner Richard Lustig.
"First of all, the biggest mistake you made was playing different games," says Lustig. "The best way to increase your chances of winning is to buy at least 10 tickets in a row of the same game. So buying one ticket a day didn't really help you a lot." Wish I'd interviewed him before I conducted my experiment.
Here's me scratching off the last ticket, which was also a winner:
According to Lustig, the best way I could've played would have been to buy all 32 tickets at once from the same roll of scratch-offs.
"Almost every time you do that, you'll have a winning ticket in there. Most of the time, two, and sometimes even three or four," Lustig says.
While it's tough to be skeptical in the face of Lustig's obvious success and infectious enthusiasm, I still wanted to know why, exactly, Lustig's method works, so I reached out to Jane Harvill, associate professor of statistics at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
"You increase your chances by reducing the number of losers," says Harvill.
Each batch of tickets has a certain number of winning tickets in order to comply with the odds printed on the tickets themselves, Harvill says.
"Every time you get a losing ticket, you reduce your chances of losing by one ticket," Harvill says.
And, considering each batch has considerably more losers than winners, each time I bought a new ticket from a different batch, my pool of possible losing tickets to choose from increased in incredibly larger increments than my pool of possible winners, she says.
So Lustig was right. The stats and what I assume is a swimming pool filled with cash can vouch for his method. But don't let his success and others' blind you, says Harvill.
"The house wins. If the house didn't win, gambling wouldn't be a huge industry," Harvill says.
Sure, your odds increase a bit with Lustig's method, but remember that a slight increase in odds is not synonymous with a loophole; you're still much more likely to not get a prize at all when you play. There's a reason why after more than two decades of playing, he's only "seven-time lottery grand-prize winner Richard Lustig" and not "monthly lottery-winning cash warlock Richard Lustig."
On the other hand, you have to play to win, and I can't stop you from trying. But before you go spend your kid's tuition in hopes of tripling it, remember to "only play what you can afford to play," Lustig says. "One of the things I preach all the time to people is to set a budget."
As for me, while I could probably afford to spend a few dollars here and there playing the lotto, I'm pretty sure my hope reserves have dried up more or less forever.
Experiment statistics
|Tickets played
|Money won total
|Money spent total
|My win ratio
|My loss ratio
|Largest prize
|Odds of getting that prize
|Longest winning streak
|Longest losing streak
|Best odds
|Worst odds
|Average odds
|Most frequent odds
|Median odds
|Number of bonuses
|Types of tickets
|Most frequently played card
|Tic Tac Snow Tripler (11 times)
Have you ever won the lottery? Do you think you've come out ahead overall?


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September 4, 1925 — Barbara Ledermann
Barbara was the older of two daughters born to Jewish parents in Germany's capital, Berlin. Barbara's father was a successful lawyer. As soon as Barbara was old enough to walk, he would take her around Berlin to see the sights and tour the city's art museums. Barbara liked to go horseback riding and dreamed of becoming a dancer.
1933-39: After the Nazis came to power in January 1933, it was illegal for my father to have non-Jewish clients. His law practice quickly folded. Later that year when I was 7, our family moved to the Netherlands where my mother had relatives. I continued my schooling in Amsterdam and quickly learned Dutch. Although we no longer lived in a big house with servants, I enjoyed Amsterdam--it had a much less formal atmosphere than Berlin.
1940-44: The Germans invaded the Netherlands in May 1940. Two years later, when they began to deport many Jews, my boyfriend, Manfred, told me that these deportations to "labor camps" really meant death. He got false IDs for me and my family, and told me, "If you get called up, don't go." I asked, "What will happen to my parents if I don't go?" "Nothing that wouldn't happen otherwise," he answered. "What do you mean?" I asked, and he responded, "Everyone who goes will be killed. They are all going to die."
Barbara remained in hiding until May 1945, when Amsterdam was liberated by Canadian troops. She emigrated to the United States in November 1947.
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i'm trying to write a simple script that would parse XML files.
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one of the characters i need to deal with is this one: ³
i used "coding: cp1255" in my program (using python 2.6 btw, not sure why).
anyway, i tried to delete every ³ character on the XML file, and writing the result to a new file.
my problem is this: when trying to open the new XML file after the parsing and without the "³" characters, windows tells me there's a problem with the file, and doesn't recognize it as a valid XML file.
although, when opening it as a .txt file, the only difference from the original file, is that every ³ was deleted.
i replace some other characters as well, but when the original file doesn't contain any "³", it actually works just fine. something about that weird character messes things up with the xml file, but i have no idea what's the problem.
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I'm a web designer but have been asked to turn a currently published book into an ebook. The author can supply it to me as a PDF.
I know it will take me longer than usual because I need to learn how to do it first.
But I was just wondering, what people would charge for this kind of service and how long it would take them?
I know the answer will be different for everybody but will be interested to see a range of answers.
In a way, you could argue that the PDF is an ebook. But presumably you mean an epub version? In that case, a raw text version would probably be easier to work with than a PDF.
I haven't made a full epub book yet, but I'm about to learn. Here are some resources I've been looking at:
My preference is to start with the basic epub files and make the ebook manually, so I don't know how well tool like those above work.
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Are you familiar with, and have access to, InDesign?
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As far as pricing goes, that's up to you. You could probably get away with charging a couple hundred.
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If the book is like a novel with very little formatting of fonts and paragraphs, then it should take a week (if you are working weeknights). If it is more complicated, including photos and captions, then it'll take longer to format. Can you simply charge by the hour?
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If I were you I would charge by the hour, as in such cases the customer usually don't know what they really want so you may lose time.
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Out of interest, I've since found out more about the project.It's for Kindle. Not too easy from a PDF.The book layout is really complex, with pull quotes, text flowed around images, and all sorts of different fonts.What I'm trying is converting the PDF to ePub via: [http://www.2epub.com/ then I'll make any edits I need to in [URL="http://code.google.com/p/sigil/"]http://code.google.com/p/sigil/](http://www.2epub.com/) and convert it to a .MOBI. I'm hoping this'll work!
No, no, no, that is not going to work!
Look up the ebooks in your own device. None of the good ones were converted. They were all designed from scratch, especially if they are complex with pull quotes and different fonts. Only a limited number of fonts are supported. The conversion codes are assuming something simple, that you've already done the homework and dumbed-down the original to make the conversion smooth.
Are you able at all to get the original documents that formed the PDF? Conversion from PDF to eBook is never a good idea, especially not at this infant stage of ebook creation tools. Sorry to blow your bubble.
Creating really good quality ePubs from PDF or other sources is surprisingly fiddly work. Unless you have a lot of time on your hand, and money for something like the latest version of InDesign, I'd outsource the task. Try echoebooks.com or bookgenie.in


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TAKING CARE OF LEFTOVER BUSINESS ... In Saturday's column (A friend in need, Nov. 23), I wrote about a Vancouver business associate and pal of Chad Allan who was trying to raise money for the 70-year-old Winnipeg rock icon and original Guess Who lead singer. The appeal, which reportedly was launched without Chad's knowledge, was made on a website called Youcaring, with the explanatory tag line "help Chad Allan get a comfortable retirement place to live."
The idea was supposed to be kept secret from Chad, who lives in a small Vancouver-area apartment and doesn't venture online. That hope, of course, was as delusional as the target amount: $350,000.
The campaign was put together by a friend at Regenerator Records and last week, in anticipation of the news breaking about the website's existence, the friend decided to break it to him.
Last Friday, when Chad learned of the campaign, I'm told he was appreciative. Initially, anyway.
His reported endorsement was surprising because it didn't seem to fit with a guy who turned down a relatively recent attempt by a few Winnipeg fans to have the University of Manitoba bestow an honorary music degree on him. What wasn't as surprising was what local rock history author John Einarson alerted me to Wednesday morning.
A "personal message" from Chad had been posted on the website that was soliciting contributions for him.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generous outpouring of compassion and caring for my wife and I. It is humbling for me to know that I am still remembered, after all these years. My wife and I do have many needs, but there are millions of people throughout the world that have far greater needs than we do. So it's in this spirit that I respectfully decline your offers, and ask you to contribute, if you like, to charitable causes that may touch your heart. Again, thank you all so very much! God bless you and I hope that you all have a blessed Christmas and a very happy new year!"
At the time I looked Wednesday, the amount collected was posted at $1,045. It had been $695 on Friday.
I'm told the donations have been held in a PayPal account, and that it will be returned.
The end of the website campaign doesn't necessarily mean others might not help Chad and his wife in a different way. Randy Bachman and Chad Allan go back to bands that led to the creation of both the Guess Who and BTO. And in conversation with me, Bachman's Winnipeg agent, Gilles Paquin, suggested there could be a benefit concert organized under the Unison Benevolent Fund, which helps Canadian musicians in need, or maybe in some other way.
"There's probably something that should be done, and can be done," Paquin said Wednesday.
Meantime, if you want to help Chad, there's a way you can do it that I'm confident he won't object to.
He has released some early live recordings from Winnipeg's 1960s scene that are available at www.regeneratorrecords.com. Buying his music won't just help his bank account, though.
It will be good for his soul.
His wheat field soul.
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THE RAY RYBACHUK REACTION, WITH BULLETS ... In Tuesday's column (Kicking Ryabachuk when he's dead, Nov. 26), I said I couldn't find anything good to say about Ray Rybachuk, the ex-con and bully of a businessman who died Sunday while snowmobiling. What I didn't mention was how on Monday I tried to reach the only family member I could locate, an older brother in Vancouver, and left a message with his wife to call me.
I was hoping he would have something good to say about Ray, or at least something that might explain how he turned out. Jim Rybachuk didn't return my call. But others -- readers angry at what some referred to as my "insensitivity" to Rybachuk's family -- did react by email.
Most didn't clearly identify themselves. One who did, signed herself Collette Gagne, and here, in part, is what she wrote:
"Ray was by no means perfect. And probably not someone you wanted as an enemy. But as a friend. He would do anything for you. How dare you question if anyone loved him or adored him... Who are you? He has a family, children that will one day be able to read what you and your ignorant interviewees said. You should all be disgusted with yourselves. He will be missed by many.
"Rest in peace my friend, love you Ray xo..."
Oh, by the way, on Tuesday, Ray's estranged business partner, Daren Jorgenson, sent police a photo he said was taken during a search of Rybachuk's office at the Royal Albert Arms Hotel.
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Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities and East Lynne Theater Company Present 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' Trolley Rides
"I will go and tend my geese! I will, I will, I will!" screamed the Mayor's daughter wearing a goose-girl costume. Usually, she was a polite, pampered child, but ever since her father threw a Christmas Eve party for all of the children in the city, she behaved like the costume she was wearing. In fact, all of the children were behaving like the costumes dictated. Paupers were princes and the privileged performed farm chores.
This was the doings of a strange little Costumer who suddenly appeared several weeks before the party in "The Christmas Masquerade," by Mary Wilkins Freeman. No matter how hard parents tried to undress their children, the costumes would not be removed. Will the Mayor's daughter be forever a shepherdess and the cobbler's son a prince?
This tale is one of two stories that are part of the repertoire of the "Ghosts of Christmas Past" Trolley Rides, co-sponsored by The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities (MAC) and the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company. The other story is based on Frank R. Stockton's "Old Applejoy's Ghost," where a lonely man once more realizes the true meaning of Christmas, through the work of his niece who meets an unusual apparition. Both have been adapted for storytelling by Gayle Stahlhuth.
Listen to these classic American ghostly tales, told in a dark trolley, while the twinkling lights of the beautifully decorated homes and streets are seen through the windows of the heated vehicle.
Most of the "spirited" thirty-minute rides begin and end at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Tickets are only $10 for adults and $7 for children, ages 3-12, and run several nights a week through Sunday, December 30.
Once again, the main costumed storyteller is Frank Smith, who was the first person to portray Dr. Physick for MAC's tour of the Physick Estate, and has performed for ELTC in William Gillette's "Sherlock Holmes" and for "Tales of the Victorians," ELTC's popular storytelling event on the porches of B&Bs during the summer and fall.
Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling MAC at 884-5404. If tickets are available the day of the tour, they will be sold at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth.
Meanwhile, on the mainstage of ELTC is "Louisa May Alcott's Christmas" adapted and performed by Gayle Stahlhuth, with only five shows left: Friday, Dec. 7, Saturday, Dec. 8, Sunday, Dec. 9, and Friday, Dec. 14 at 8:00 p.m., with a special 2:00 matinee on Saturday, Dec. 8. Save $3 on price of a ticket on Dec. 7 by bringing an item for the Food Closet, and $5 of every ticket sold on Dec. 14 will go to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Performance location is The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., Cape May, where the company is in residence. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $15 for students; and ages 12 and under are always free. For information or reservations: 884-5898 or on the web at www.eastlynnetheater.org. Season tickets for 2013 are also available.


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Francisco Costa took an exaggerated mid-century ideal of feminine pulchritude—an hourglass silhouette of generous bosom, small waist, rounded hip, and a generally mid-calf-length skirt or pedal pusher pant—but used contemporary fabrications and technique to achieve the look and harness it to the Calvin Klein Collection ideal of streamlined modernity.
Costa looked at pinups and "a little of the glamour of Carolyn Bessette," an exemplar of contemporary elegance who at one time favored the New Age variants of old-fashioned Christian Dior–era couture shapes fashioned by Yohji.
The resulting forms vaguely suggested period pieces like the iconic strapless black satin gown that Jean Louis created for Rita Hayworth as the eponymous femme fatale in the 1946 movie Gilda. That dress was constructed with elaborate infrastructure (although Hayworth herself is said to have claimed that she had two very good reasons why it didn't fall down during her frenetic dance routines). Costa, however, used stiff fabrics—silk gazar and duchess satin—often bonded with acetates, and draped and manipulated them to stand up on their own (although a brace of evening dresses were edged in subtle arcs of stand-away copper wire). The bodices and deep scoop necklines often framed or revealed exaggerated scuba-fabric bustier cups, and the long, narrow skirts were suspended from peplums of lighter fabrics, creating a seductive bounce in movement and revealing a flash of skin beneath.
In a collection of black, white, and candlelight, Costa looked to the play of shadows created by layering textiles of various translucencies, inspired by the cybernetic patterns of the artist Carsten Nicolai, whose 2010 tome "Moire Index" detailed a hundred different formulas of moire effects to be achieved by layering. Alternatively, he veiled pale fabrics (and sometimes much shorter length underskirts) with remarkable cage-like structures. These were created from embroideries in swirling optical patterns, formed of strips of fine leather or of satin piping. Sometimes the overlayers were dispensed with altogether, leaving pert little dresses that were surely the fanciest examples of the little tennis frocks that have appeared throughout the New York season.


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While almost everyone in Brussels was asleep last night – except EU foreign ministers fighting about Syria– the Chinese delegation to the EU put out what can only be described as its toughest response yet to the burgeoning trade dispute between Brussels and Beijing.
The statement, which we've posted in its entirety here, came after China's trade representative Zhong Shan met in Brussels yesterday with the EU's trade chief, Karel De Gucht, in a last-ditch attempt to head off two trade cases that are among the biggest and most politically radioactive the European Commission has ever attempted: punitive tariffs against Chinese solar panel imports and an anti-dumping investigation of Chinese telecommunications equipment.
In the statement, the Chinese delegation is pretty blunt: If De Gucht moves forward with the cases, there will be retaliation – and that retaliation could lead to a full-blown trade war:
If the EU were to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels and to initiate an ex-officio case on Chinese wireless communications networks, the Chinese government would not sit on the sideline but would rather take necessary steps to defend its national interest. Despite the heightened risk of the China-EU bilateral trade dispute widening and escalating, the Chinese government would nevertheless make a best effort for hope of reaching a consensus and avoiding a trade war, but this would require restraint and cooperation on the EU's part.


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LAGUNA BEACH – Five months after they were found on a beach, severely malnourished, Grace and Evanora went home Sunday, healthier and plumper and excited to be back in the Pacific Ocean.
The two sea lion pups were rescued from San Clemente earlier this year along with more than 1,000 other starving sea lions found along the Southern California coast. Pacific Marine Mammal Center – which cares for stranded animals from Seal Beach to San Onofre – released the two from their care at Crescent Bay Beach.
Grace was rescued in February at 26 pounds, less than half the healthy weight for a pup her age. On Sunday morning, weighing a robust 79 pounds, she raced eagerly toward the shore. Evanora, who weighed 22 pounds when she was rescued in March, followed seconds later, easing her 80-pound frame into the water.
Melissa Sciacca, the center's director of development, said Grace and Evanora's cases were typical of hundreds of sea lion pups the center received this spring. The center, located in Laguna Beach, has released more than 120 sea lions back into the ocean since the height of the crisis in March.
In late March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service declared the string of sea lion strandings between Mexico and Santa Barbara an "unusual mortality event."
Sea lion pups were found on Southern California beaches from Santa Barbara to San Diego from January until mid-May. All the sea lions presented similar symptoms, including severe dehydration and starvation.
Keith Matassa, executive director of the center, said many of the adolescent sea lion pups the center rescued did not show signs of abnormal, infectious diseases.
"We had animals that were coming in at 15 to 20 pounds," Matassa said. "If they were healthy and in the wild, they should have been around 60 to 70 pounds."
According to the center's website, last year the center rescued 122 animals — 67 of them sea lions. So far this year, it has rescued more than 366 animals — 344 of which were sea lions.
A rescued sea lion's average stay this year was two to four months, Sciacca said.
"Starvation takes a long time" to treat, she said. "Their delicate systems go into shut-down mode."
Center volunteers fed the underweight pups marine mammal milk replacement and slowly built up their tolerance to fish. Michelle Hunter, the center's director of animal care, said they fed the sea lion pups fish slightly earlier than their mothers would have.
"We have our set protocols, but this year we saw a lot of them arriving in more of a critical condition," she said. "Some of them were cold and practically freezing to death."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that in the first three months of 2013, more than 900 malnourished sea lions have been rescued in the region, compared with 100 during the same time period last year. SeaWorld San Diego, Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center and Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute near Santa Barbara also took in sea lions in spring.
In April, the federal agency looked into radiation from Japan's nuclear disaster as one of several possible causes of the sea lion stranding.
Matassa said Sunday an investigation into possible causes is continuing, and the results are very preliminary. However, he suspects the problem might have to do with the pups' food supply chain.
"There would have been more species affected if it were radiation," Matassa said. "We did not see adult sea lions, fish, birds, dolphins or whales."
He said the center has 57 animals still in treatment, which is closer to the number they housed at this time last year. The center's last rescue on July 20 was an adult sea lion that was underweight and had a wound on his neck and something wrong with his jaw, which "did not look like other animals we were getting in this whole time."
Sciacca said the center releases multiple sea lions every one to two weeks, normally at about 80 pounds — well above a healthy average weight — and with an identification tag in case a sea lion returns to shore.
Matassa said six of their rescued sea lions would be released this year with satellite tags to assist the center in identifying the cause of the mass stranding.
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Hands on with Samsung's Line of New Notebooksby Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2012 9:43 PM EST
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claytontullos - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkWhat other laptops ship with matte screens?
Regardless, I am looking forward to your review in the future. Reply
ananduser - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkThe Toshiba Protege ultrabook, HP Envy, bunch of Sony gear(Z,SE might be more)...I am sure there are more. Reply
Meaker10 - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkHigh end MSI models do too. Reply
B3an - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkThese matte screens are making my nipples so hard. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, January 16, 2012 - linkThinkpads. Reply
slagar - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkWill definitely watch this space. Though I'm not a huge fan of Samsung's chassis design, these look very competitive, and might entice me enough to purchase - matte screens! Reply
QChronoD - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkReally want to upgrade my 4yo lappy and these machines are drool worthy.
I hope that when you guys get a unit to review that the kb/tp matches the quality of the screen. If so, this will be on my short list to look at.
What other machines are going to have 1600x900 (or higher) that you know for sure? Asus UX31, Samsung Series 9, HP Spectre... any others?? Reply
Knifeshade - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkYou guys really should start placing captions in your image galleries. It's so hard to tell which is what when Samsung's industrial designs all nearly look the same. This goes for your other galleries in general as well. =/ Reply
Mumrik - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkMan, I'm sad to see 11" or 12" versions of anything disappear. As a desktop user, those are the sizes that make the most sense to me as ultra-portable complementary machines you can throw in any bag... Reply
chillmelt - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkI guess 13" is small enough for most people, not to mention you often compromise specs and performance once you look at <13" models.
I think that similar products / future revisions of Windows 7 tablets + keyboard docks like Iconia W500, Transformer Prime with Windows 8 or MSI Windpad 110W will be your 11" notebook replacement come 2012-13. Reply
PAPPACLART - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkI would hope samsung would sort the AMD GPU switning problem on the existing Chronos series 7 laptops. (14 and 15 inch model)
Many members at notebook review have had problems with GPU switching that does not work. I returned my Samsung back to where I purchased it from yesterday as the HD also failed as well as the GPU switching problem. I also demonstrated to the staff on 2 display model 7 series laptops that the AMD GPU switching does not work. I would make ann intelligent guess that this problem effects most if not all the Samsung chronos models. Many consumers are probably not tech enough to realise.
Notebookreview thread http://forum.notebookreview.com/samsung/630666-ser... Reply
Sunburn74 - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkYeah I have a HP envy with a radeon 5650. It too has switching problems. However the reason is clear and the fix is pretty easy actually. Whats happening is some background program is using the GPIU at the time, you wantt o switch. With me it was GPU accelerated flash on a info/ad bar on windows live messenger. I always had the program on, the gpu (either integrated or dedicated) was always in use and so switching was a pain. I turned off win live messenger and took it off my startup list and haven't had a problem since.
Find the background application that is holding your gpu hostage and turn it off and you'll see your problem go away. Reply
B3an - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkIf you still want to use Messenger but without this problem, simply google blocking ads for Messenger. It's easy to do. Problem solved. Reply
five_seven - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkThe ultrabook/laptops being shown at CES this year seem to be some of the most anticipated yet with better screens, revised features, etc. I'm still running on an emachines M6811 that weighs 7.8 lbs! Based on reviews here and some of my own research I've not been happy with many of the current mobile offerings. I mainly want around ~4 lbs or less in a 13" size with an i5 or comparable future IVB chip. Here's to hoping something out of this Samsung series or the new HP lineup fits the bill. I like what I see, though! Reply
tedallen1958 - Sunday, January 15, 2012 - linkWe would have liked to have seen something new from Samsung but alas, Samsung didn't ablige. The promised Win 7 slider would have been the greatest thing in the world of tablets and truly believe they'd have sold 10 million by this time but they have failed to follow through. Reply
blzd - Monday, January 16, 2012 - linkFinally a laptop manufacturer that seems to at least be considering the type of displays being used in their lower end lineup as well.
Now let's abolish 1366x768 from any mobile over $500, it's safe to assume that any mobile LCD using this resolution is going to be pretty garbage. Reply
omaudio - Monday, January 16, 2012 - linkThe series 5 looks so perfect for me but I really want a backlit keyboard. Reply
Wolfpup - Monday, January 23, 2012 - linkAn AMD GPU? That's unacceptable in a notebook with Intel CPUs until you can use AMD's normal drivers with it. Reply


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Encompass Develop, Design & Construct is continuing to grow by adding more design experience to its team. The architectural team of Scott/Klausing & Company, Inc. (SKC) will join Encompass effective July 1. Encompass and SKC are both based in La Grange.
While most Americans were celebrating the freedom of their country last week, one Oldham County business was especially thankful for independence.
Apple Patch, a clinical and in-home residential program that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, welcomed a new facility named Independence Park.
The Leadership Oldham County Class of 2013-2014 recently had a "graduation" meeting last Thursday. Front Row: (left to right) Oldham County Chamber Executive Director Deana Epperly Karem, Kelly Wathen, Kara Hand, Karen Blakemore, Sherry Haley, Keisha Deonarine, Jeremy Esposito Back Row: (left to right) Condrad Daniels, Mark Viehmann, Aaron Esposito, Doug Miles, Joe Magana, Brian Davis and David Bizianes.
Kentucky is known for its fast horses running along beautiful countryside pastures and boarded by leading experts in the industry. One Oldham County family hopes to make their L'Espirit farm one of the newest members of the prestigious boarding and eventing community.
A new convention and event space located in the heart of La Grange is just months away from being finished, according to the foundation in control of it.
Made up of a plaza, a visitor's center and two pavilions, the newly created CityPlace will be located off First Street, where the old Southern States store was located. The plans for CityPlace first developed nearly a year ago, when George Rawlings, owner of the Rawlings Corporation, bought the old Southern States property through his foundation.
It might be difficult to find quality home-improvement products without a Lowe's or Home Depot in Oldham County, but with Independent Hardware and Lumber, it may be easier to find those items closer to home.
Independent Hardware and Lumber is independently owned and operated by Brian Watts and Taylor Menard. The personal attention the employees give to their customers is the reason Watts thinks they will return.
Wide open layups have turned into calls for "open wide" for one decorated former Oldham County High School athlete.
Dr. Lydia Winters, formerly Lydia Purvis, was an all-state basketball player, region player of the year and a member of the school's 1,000-point club. But 14 years after those achievements, Winters is teaming up with Dr. Lauren Bollenback to open a new dentistry practice in Prospect.
With temperatures rising well into the 90s this week, there isn't much relief from the sizzling sun other than the options of overcrowded pools or distant theme parks, but for Oldham County residents, there's a little slice of paradise close to home.
Nestled in the city limits on Fendley Mill Road, Falling Rock Park is a two-acre quarry that has been filled solely by rainwater for 17 years. Owner Joe Clark opened it in 1996 as a divers' training facility but soon floaters, kayakers, swimmers and snorkelers began to flood the park.
After months with signage up and lights on, the progress of a new Dollar Tree store in La Grange is still uncertain.
The store, located at 410 S. First Street, has endured countless rumors of delays, as well as mounting fines and liens placed on the property.
Those fines include $3,485 from the Oldham County Code Enforcement Board, which levied the fine at its April 2 meeting.
The fine comes from a building code and zoning issues at the property regarding a retaining wall and a guardrail at Yager Avenue.
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A CIDER pressed in the shadow of the Malvern Hills has struck gold.
Hogan's Cider, whose cider production is based at H & MH Weaver, in Castlemorton, near Malvern, was awarded a gold medal at the International Cider Challenge for their Hazy Daisy cider and a silver for Hogan's Medium Cider.
The competition is designed to recognise the diversity and range of packaged products within the dynamic and growing cider industry.
Allen Hogan, of Hogan's Cider, said: "We are absolutely delighted to win a Gold for our Hazy Daisy in the International Cider Challenge.
"What is really pleasing it that this is the first time a bag-in-box product has won such a prominent competition, giving credibility to the format which is gaining in popularity with customers due to its long shelf life and the freshness of the cider from first to last serve."
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SMITHVILLE — For more than seven decades the massive-looking Recreation Hall at Buescher State Park has stood firmly on a hill overlooking the park's lake. Imperceptibly, the historic Civilian Conservation Corps structure has moved — the result of creep — three inches downhill.
Still sound and functional, the hall also has been plagued by sticking doors and windows, the result of frame-settling and bowing lintels. Late this summer, Texas Parks and Wildlife will take action to correct those issues and others at the hall.
"We will protect the Recreation Hall for future generations with soldier piers," says project manager Tony Bettis. "These piers are put in side by side by side, creating a subsurface wall structural system. It stabilizes the hillside and keeps the hall from creeping any farther."
Thanks to bond funding authorized by the Texas Legislature and approved by statewide voters, Texas Parks and Wildlife is able to protect and preserve Buescher's historic and stately Recreation Hall. At the same time, TPWD is making the hall more accessible by renovating and enlarging restrooms to Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
The more than $700,000 in work to save and update the Buescher Recreation Hall is one more check on a long list of major Texas State Parks rejuvenation projects underway this year, all aimed at keeping the parks fun, safe and customer friendly. Texas State Parks general obligation bonds have been sold to fund more than $44 million in repairs and renovations to park cabins, bathrooms, electrical and water systems, and other state park infrastructure. Along with fixing up more than 40 state parks, the bonds provide an additional $25 million to dry berth the Battleship Texas.
Along with fixing up more than 40 state parks, the bonds provide an additional $25 million to dry berth the Battleship Texas and raise it out of the corrosive waters of the Houston Ship Channel.
After 72 years, the CCC's Recreation Hall remains as beautiful and useful as when it was built.
"The Recreation Hall is a key focus for the park and one of the main draws for groups coming to Buescher," says Lost Pines Complex Superintendent Todd McClanahan. "It's still sought out and utilized by groups and family reunions. We've got one family that has been using the hall for more than 50 years."
The affection for the hall is due in part to its classic park look — sturdy and rustic with exterior walls and chimney of great rectangular stones. The CCC builders used the same reddish stone for the structures in nearby Bastrop State Park, which, like Buescher, was constructed in the 1930s by companies 1805 and 1811 of the CCC. The Recreational Hall was completed in 1938. The park opened in 1940.
To add ADA-compliant restrooms to the building, TPWD planners worked closely with the Texas Historical Commission to protect the building's historic nature. It was decided to extend a wooden portion of the structure to create the larger turning space and wider doors the ADA-compliant restrooms require.
The massive lintels have bowed a bit over the years, causing doors and windows to stick. They will be straightened out as much as possible. The hall also will get a new wastewater system and a new lift station.
When the project is finished in spring 2010, it will still be the same classic building park visitors have enjoyed for decades, just better. And it will be ready to serve more generations, perhaps for another 72 years.
"It is our duty to protect these historic resources," McClanahan says.
Buescher, pronounced Bisher, is sometimes overlooked in the shadow of its sister park, Bastrop. At just a little more than a thousand acres, it is less than a fifth the size of Bastrop, and its visitation last year, an impressive 46,000, was still less than a third of Bastrop. But park personnel say visitors who return year after year like the slower pace and peaceful nature.
"A big draw is the tranquility out here," says Buescher Superintendent Cullen Sartor. "That's what draws people back. It's laid back and quiet and a lot of people really appreciate that. It is easy to get away. We'll have a full park and it's still quiet. People come for that."
The 20-acre park lake does not allow gas-motors or swimming, but kayak and canoe rentals are available. "Our management goal is to provide a top notch fishing lake," says McClanahan. "The fishing is awesome."
Many guests like to stay in one of the park's three air-conditioned mini-cabins overlooking the lake's western shore, or one of the four screen shelters (one built by the CCC, which also created the lake). Or they pick from dozens of camping sites, including walk-in sites for tent campers and water and electric sites for RVs.
Another draw is the 7 ½ miles of hiking trails. Though most of Buescher is dense hardwoods, as you hike farther north you get into the loblollies of the Lost Pines for which this region is known.
Buescher is 4 ½ miles north of Smithville and 12 miles east of Bastrop. It is just over a two-hour drive from Houston, 125 miles to the east, and an hour from Austin, only 42 miles to the west. Buescher is also connected to Bastrop State Park by winding Park Road 1C, which is entirely inside TPWD right of way. The challenging and scenic ride (10 miles from park border to park border) is a favorite of cyclists and motorcyclists.
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Up-and-coming English vocalist Rita Ora has just landed the cover of the August/September issue of ASOS Magazine — out today! In the interview inside, she cites No Doubt's Gwen Stefani as one of her style icons. "I always thought [she] was so cool. I think I'm man enough to admit she made me want to wear red lipstick. When I saw it on her, I thought she was the prettiest person in the world," she says.
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Video Format: AVI
Video Mode: 1080P (30 fps, Progressive)
Dual Record: Yes (Video/Audio); Solo Audio, Solo Still Image
Audio Format: AVI
Microphone: Yes / Internal
USB Port(s): Hi-Speed USB arm (USB 2.0)
Imaging Sensor
Imaging Sensor: 1/4" (4.5mm) CMOS Sensor
Effective Picture Resolution: 12.2 MP
Focal Length: Still 4:3 (41mm) / Video 16:9 (37mm)
Operating System Compatibility: Windows & Mac OS
HD Hidden Camera Pen (w/ Built-in USB plug)
USB Wall Adaptor
USB Wall Connection Cable
User Instructions
In the Box
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