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Heat Pumps Beckenham
Quality brands and installation of Heat Pumps in Beckenham
Home owners in Beckenham and across Australia are taking control of their rising electricity bills by installing a hot water heat pump.
Hot water heat pumps are as efficient as traditional solar hot water without the need for roof thermal panels. Combine your heat pump with solar power however, and you've got the Holy Grail of setups; delivering you up to 100% FREE hot water in Summer AND Winter!
Driving around Beckenham, you'll see just some of the 1.5 million Australian homes that have now installed roof-top solar power. Energy independence and lower utility bills are on top of mind and we've seen enquiries for batteries going through the roof. But battery prices are still prohibitive with no encouragement from the Government.
We've seen a growing trend where home owners are using their heat pump hot water system as a Thermal Battery to their Solar PV. It's a smart move given our range of heat pumps all get hot water rebates, generally worth ~$1000.
The graph below shows typical electricity generation from Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems (yellow) in Beckenham over the course of a year. A traditional solar hot water system still needs to draw on a power-hungry booster for a short period of time (green) during the winter months.
The consistently low power consumption of a heat pump (shown in blue) can easily be covered by Solar PV ensuring your hot water flows free and generously all year round. And still leaves plenty of excess energy from PV generation for other power appliances around the house.
Beckenham averages around 265 days of sunshine each year - more than anywhere else in Australia - which is great news for solar power during warmer months... but what about the other 100 days?
Heat pumps are unique in that they do not need direct sunlight to work. They work on energy-transfer principles, moving energy from the air to the hot water storage tank. Even in air that seems too cold to you and me, heat energy is present. This process can be 5 times more efficient than using a conventional electric hot water system.
The minimal energy it does draw during this process can be covered when timing it to operate when your solar power is producing. The water tank stores hot water for use when you need it (for example, evenings and mornings), hence the term Thermal Battery.
You may have seen our vehicles and plumbers driving around our suburb of Beckenham. We don't just install heat pumps; our other specialist areas include traditional solar hot water, evaporative air cooling and other general plumbing services.
Call the Beckenham Team - 08 6222 6697
Bosch Heat Pumps - Beckenham
Reduce energy usage in your home by up to 65% compared to conventional electric storage. The smart controller allows users to optimise operation. This unit is best suited for a 3-to-4-person household.
The Bosch Compress 3000 air-to-water heat pump water heater represents the very pinnacle of energy efficient water heating innovation. Its multiple award-winning technologies use the same principle as a refrigerator, but in reverse – extracting heat from the air, transferring it into the water.
Having been developed and manufactured in Europe, the Compress 3000 is more than suited to the Australian market as it operates from -7°C to 40°C – ideal for any Australian location, any season. That means you'll always have hot water, even if it's below freezing outside.
Sanden Heat Pumps - Beckenham
With the Sanden Eco Plus Hot Water Heat Pump System, you can save up to 80% of your conventional electric hot water energy costs!
The Sanden Eco® Plus Hot Water Heat Pump System delivers:
- Industry leading energy efficiency - uses only 20% of the energy required by an electric storage hot water system.
- Innovative technology - up to 50% faster heat recovery than currently available hot water heat pumps.
- Industry leading quality & efficiency (COP=5).
- Class leading warranties, backed by Sanden's 35 years of operation in Australia.
As the Sanden Eco® Plus Hot Water Heat Pump System uses R744 (CO2) refrigerant technology, the amount of electrical energy required to heat the water is significantly less than that required by a conventional electric hot water system found in Beckenham.
In fact, the Sanden Eco® Plus Hot Water Heat Pump System consumes 1kW of electricity to generate 5.0 kW of heat (COP = 5.0*), which equates to 20% of the energy used by a conventional electric system.
Stiebel Eltron / Thermann - Beckenham
Stiebel's latest range of hot water heat pumps, the WWK 222 and WWK 302, set a new benchmark for heat pumps in the Australian market. Not only are they great looking but there are many new innovations incorporated in the sophisticated design.
The great new features include a maintenance-free current impressed anode, active defrost for operation down to minus 5°C, the option to connect the heat pumps with solar PV systems and the ability to transport them horizontally.
- German engineered
- Designed for Australian conditions
- 17% lower heat loss due to improved tank insulation compared to the previous model
- Quiet operation with new encased compressor design
- Suitable for hard or soft water areas with maintenance free current impressed anode
- Operates down to minus 5°C, ideal for cold climates
- Unique roll bond condensor technology for optimal heat transfer
- Active defrost function maintains operation in cold climates automatically
- Single piece design for ease of installation
- Ideal to operate with solar PV system
Quick Comparison Guide between Heat Pumps Perth Range of Heat Pumps
|Bosch Compress 3000
|Stiebel Eltron 300lit
|Sanden Eco+ 315lit
|Coefficient of Performance
|Estimate Running Cost*
|Country of Origin
|Japan (with Australian Tank)
|Tank Warrantyⱽ
|HP Warrantyⱽ
|Tank Material
|Glass Lined
|Glass Lined
|Glass Lined
|Protection Mechanism
|Sacrificial Anode (replacement advised every 4-5yrs)
|Maintenance free impressed current anode
|Maintenance free impressed current anode
|HP Temperature Range ⁰C
|-7 to +40
|-5 to +42
|-10 to +43
|Operating Noise Level
|Compressor Size, Watts
|Booster size, Watts
1650. Activated manually or via settings.
|Not supplied with this model
|Not supplied/needed
* Based on drawing from grid on the A1 Perth Tariff at 25.7029cents. All systems are measured for performance against AS4234 Heated Water Systems - Calculation of Energy Consumption. This creates a % saving of energy versus an electric hot water system. This calculation is used to measure the Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs), the higher the savings, the greater the number of certificates created. For 3-4 person usage in Perth (zone 3) based on the 2008 calculation methodology
ⱽ Guide Only, See the Manufactures website for full Warranty Conditions. Bosch, Sanden and Stiebel Eltron
So if you are looking to reduce your energy spend on hot water then a heat pump from Perth Heat Pumps is definitely a smart decision. You can order online direct from our site for delivery and installation of your heat pump system to Beckenham. Whether you decide on a heat pump system or a solar hot water system for your Beckenham home, know that both will save you significant amount of money versus an electric and gas hot water system.
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Vikram Pandit's last day at Citigroup swung from celebratory to devastating in a matter of minutes. Having fielded congratulatory e-mails about the earnings report in the morning that suggested the bank was finally on more solid ground, Mr. Pandit strode into the office of the chairman at day's end on Oct. 15 for what he considered just another of their frequent meetings on his calendar.
Instead, Mr. Pandit, the chief executive of Citigroup, was told three news releases were ready. One stated that Mr. Pandit had resigned, effective immediately. Another that he would resign, effective at the end of the year. The third release stated Mr. Pandit had been fired without cause. The choice was his.
The abrupt encounter, described by three people briefed on the conversation, included a terse comment by the chairman, Michael E. O'Neill: "The board has lost confidence in you."
A stunned Mr. Pandit chose to resign immediately. Even though Mr. Pandit and the board have publicly characterized his exit as his decision, interviews with people close to the board describe how the chairman maneuvered behind the scenes for months ahead of that day to force Mr. Pandit out and replace him with Michael L. Corbat, the board's chosen successor.
Once he became chairman this year, Mr. O'Neill, 66, meticulously built a case for the chief executive's ouster, they say, first meeting privately with less-satisfied board members and then drawing in others until Mr. Pandit had virtually no allies left.
As Mr. Pandit was reeling from his encounter, three board members confronted John Havens, the bank's chief operating officer and a longtime lieutenant.
"Vikram has offered his resignation, and we would like to give you the opportunity to offer yours," a board member said, following a script prepared by the board's lawyers, according to several people with knowledge of the meeting.
Startled, Mr. Havens briefly challenged the directors, pointing to the solid performance of the institutional clients group, and then relented, saying his resignation would be on Mr. Pandit's desk within five minutes.
The dramatic boardroom coup at the bank's Park Avenue headquarters has rankled some people at Citi, especially senior executives who feel that the action was needlessly ruthless and who spoke only on the condition that they not be identified. They point out that Mr. Pandit successfully steered the once moribund bank through one of its most turbulent chapters, repaid roughly $45 billion in federal lifelines, rebuilt capital and began to focus the sprawling institution.
This week, senior executives at the investment bank convened a group of employees to try to stem any exodus, according to several people briefed on the meeting. Among the employees' questions: why remain at a bank that treated its top executive so harshly?
Now, the new top officials of the bank are circling to retain the support of some crucial executives, including Brian Leach, Citi's chief risk officer and a longtime ally of Mr. Pandit, and James A. Forese, who heads the securities and banking division, according to several people close to the discussions.
Mr. Pandit, Mr. O'Neill, Mr. Havens and Mr. Corbat did not return calls for comment or declined to comment.
The seeds of the turmoil were planted in April when Mr. O'Neill, who had been on the board since 2009, took over as chairman from Richard D. Parsons.
Some executives close to Mr. Pandit immediately identified Mr. O'Neill's ascent as bad news for Mr. Pandit, regardless of how the bank was faring. After all, Mr. O'Neill had vied for the chief executive position before it ultimately went to Mr. Pandit in 2007.
Still, the board transition appeared to go smoothly at first. The handover was marked by a dinner at Citi's headquarters. Together, Mr. Pandit and Mr. O'Neill roasted the departing chairman, considered more of a diplomat than a strategic banker. At one point, Mr. O'Neill gave a lei to Mr. Parsons, in recognition of their shared fondness of Hawaii: Mr. Parsons attended a university there and Mr. O'Neill was chairman and chief executive of the Bank of Hawaii.
Beneath the gaiety, though, tensions between Mr. Pandit and Mr. O'Neill were already building, some executives said. The dinner came roughly a month after the Federal Reserve dealt an embarrassing setback to Citi by rejecting its proposal to buy back shares and increase its dividend to shareholders. Mr. O'Neill used that March misstep to persuade some board members that a better relationship with regulators could have avoided the public failure. Some board members felt, according to people close to the bank, that the Federal Reserve had needed to reject the capital plans of one bank to lend credibility to its stress tests. A handful blamed Mr. Pandit for allowing Citi to become that bank.
Compared with Mr. Parsons, Mr. O'Neill took an unusually active managerial role at Citigroup, visiting trading floors and asking detailed questions about some of the business lines. This involvement at times agitated Mr. Pandit, according to the people briefed on the matter.
Adding to the acrimony with the board, a person who had worked for years to keep the directors informed, Citi's longtime general counsel, Michael Helfer, left in May.
As summer came, Mr. O'Neill continued to make his case, raising concerns about Mr. Pandit's grasp of certain business issues to a handful of board members he considered sympathetic, including William Thompson, the former chief executive of Pacific Investment Management according to several people close to the bank. Mr. Thompson did not return calls for comment, nor did other members of the board.
By August, the chairman had the support of at least a handful of board members, including Diana Taylor. Some directors felt that Mr. Pandit had left them out of the loop at times.
Mr. O'Neill continued to build his case for a leadership change in individual meetings, according to several people familiar with the discussions. He chose to meet with the board members most loyal to Mr. Pandit last. In some of these discussions, he told the board members that the decision to replace Mr. Pandit was already backed by a majority of the 12-person board, according to people familiar with the discussions.
As to a successor, Mr. O'Neill had grown comfortable with Mr. Corbat well before he became chairman. Mr. Corbat headed Citi Holdings, the unit that holds the bank's soured assets, and Mr. O'Neill was the board member overseeing relationships with federal regulators for the unit. As such, the two made Washington trips together, according to senior bank executives.
In fact, the boardroom coup that landed Mr. Corbat at the top really stung Mr. Havens because he had long been a champion of Mr. Corbat, according to several people close to the bank.
Exactly when the board settled on a successor is unclear. But a few weeks before confronting Mr. Pandit, Mr. O'Neill called Mr. Corbat in London to tell him there was a possibility he might be called upon in the near term to become the chief executive.
Discussions among the board members accelerated while Mr. Pandit was in Japan at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. When Mr. Pandit returned to New York to prepare for the quarterly earnings call, he had no inkling of what was awaiting him, people close to him said.
Meanwhile, Mr. O'Neill was putting the final touches on his plan, according to people familiar with those discussions. Saying Mr. Pandit would very likely be resigning soon, he summoned Mr. Corbat from London back to New York to take the mantle.


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Mooney Bay Estate is barefoot luxury, we cater to you but we expect you to kick your shoes off when you arrive, let us pamper you, but relax. We don't do starched linens and butlers, but we do make you feel more than comfortable. Stick your toes in the sand, have a glass of champagne, watch the sunset as our chef serves your 5 course meal on the outdoor living area. Have the kids join our water sports for a day of sand castle making and tubing while our spa services sets your massage on the open air swim dock so you can watch the rays and dolphins swim by. Your rooms will be perfumed and turned down, the launch will be ready for private snorkel runs, the tennis pro ready at your call, and the island your playground for love, fun, romance, and family.
Our target audience is an affluent market, millionaires and multi millionaires looking for the next new addition in luxury travel. The kind of people that travel to Richard Branson's Necker Island, that hire private jets, spend time on private yachts. They expect service but they also want a difference. They travel with their children and they expect quality and service. Age would be mid 30s-50s. Educated, smart, driven, eco- sensitive, world travelers.
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NEWTOWN, Conn., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A Republican Connecticut state lawmaker apologized for telling former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat who visited Newtown, to "stay out of my towns!!"
"The remarks I made regarding Congresswoman [Giffords'] visit were insensitive and if I offended anyone I truly apologize," state Rep. DebraLee Hovey, who represents Newtown and neighboring Monroe, said in a statement.
"My comments were meant to be protective of the privacy of the families and our community as we work to move on, and were in no way intended as an insult to Congresswoman Giffords personally," she said.
On Friday, Giffords -- who continues to recover from a gunshot wound to the head during a Jan. 8, 2011, assassination attempt -- and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, visited families of victims of the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting that left 20 children and six adult staff members dead and two others wounded.
The same day, Hovey wrote on her Facebook page, "Gabby Gifford stay out of my towns!!" misspelling the former congresswoman's last name.
"It was political," the five-term lawmaker added in a comment thread. "The Lt Gov [Nancy Wyman] was there, [U.S. Sen. Richard] Blumenthal was there and ALL political types KNOW it is courteous to let sitting Reps know when another political is in their District. So...... There was pure political motives."
Wyman and Blumenthal are Democrats. Giffords also met First Selectman Pat Llodra, a Republican, who is Newtown's chief executive and administrative officer.
Giffords' two meetings, with the politicians and then with relatives of those killed during massacre, were closed to the press and there was no statement afterward.
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Barnstable's municipally owned and operated shooting range in West Barnstable was closed Dec. 11 after the town's insurance company dropped liability coverage for the operation.
Barnstable's municipally owned and operated shooting range in West Barnstable was closed Dec. 11 after the town's insurance company dropped liability coverage for the operation.
Barnstable Town Manager Tom Lynch was "compelled to temporarily close" the range, he wrote in a Dec. 11 letter to range users.
In a Dec. 12 phone interview, Lynch said that the town is pursuing other insurance options and is committed to continuing the range.
"This is a unique property and actual service that other towns don't provide," Lynch said. Based on a preliminary review, Barnstable's range may be one of three municipally-run operations in the commonwealth. The others are privately held ranges or gun clubs.
[UPDATED to reflect Barnstable Harbor as source of spoils] The range was set to close for about a week as part of a sound attenuation project. A new berm will be constructed with dredge spoils from the Barnstable Harbor project. That is a separate matter, Lynch said.
According to the notice to users, the shotgun range will be closed for the entire six-month construction period for the berm.
Users have 10 days to seek a refund of the $25 range fee and must return their gate keys to the Marine and Environmental Affairs office on Phinney's Lane in that timeframe.
Along with civilian use, the range is used by the Barnstable Police Department and a number of other law enforcement agencies for required training. Lynch said that in conversations with Chief Paul MacDonald, the town's training does not seem to be affected by the closure.
Town Manager Letter to Users
RE: Notice of Emergency Temporary Closure of West Barnstable Shooting Range
Dear Shooting Range User:
I am writing to advise you that I am compelled to temporarily close the West Barnstable Shooting Range. The town of Barnstable recently received notification from its insurance carrier that the Town is no longer covered under the existing policy. As you can appreciate, operating the range without insurance coverage creates potential exposure for the Town and ultimately for its taxpayers. Allowing such risk would breach my fiduciary responsibilities as Town Manager.
Rest assured that the Town is actively seeking insurance coverage and is committed to operating a safe shooting range following best management practices. I have met with relevant Town staff and have directed them to take all necessary steps to achieve this goal. I have also advised the Chair of the Conservation Commission of the unfortunate necessity of this action.
You should also be aware that the Barnstable Harbor Dredge project includes noise attenuation work on the range berm using dredge spoils. This work will require one (1) full week of closure of the Shooting Range for stump/clearing operations. The shotgun range will be closed throughout the entire construction duration (approximately six months).
To address any inconvenience that this closure action may cause, I have notified the Marine and Environmental Affairs Division that any individual who has purchased a range permit for the period ending May 31, 2013 may receive a full refund If s/he returns the key within ten (10) calendar days of the date of this letter. Their office is located at 1189 Phinney's Lane, Centerville, MA 02601.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Thomas K. Lynch, Town Manager
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
What's in a name?
The most beautiful sound in the world? A persons name.
If someone says your name you respond, even if it's not you they're talking to. If you have to find your name on a page of 500 other names, you usually can spot it right away. Am I right or am I right?
Have you read a book where the names mean something to you? Honestly, I didn't pay attention much before Harry Potter. Then I only thought it was obvious that the characters got certain names like Draco (dragon), Goyle (gargoyle), Filch (steal things), Minerva (Goddess of wisdom & war), Skeeter (mosquito), Severus (severe), Narcissa (narcissistic), and Voldemort (flight of death).
This leads me to ask about character names. Do they name themselves? Most of my characters name themselves as I write the story. After I realized many authors purposely find meanings for their characters, I tried it too on my latest WIP:
The dad, Hank = ruler of the home.
The boyfriend, Aiden Shields = Fiery Protector.
The BFF, Monica Stillman = Quiet advisor
Angelica Savage = (any guesses??) (my critique group helped me name my MC)
While names are intriguing and thought provoking, there have been times a name has been distracting. For instance, the spelling throws me or it's a forgien name I can't figure out or ridiculous names. How about Harry Pitts? I have a friend named Rob Roe. No big deal, right? How about his brother named Rocky? Or sister, Sandy? Or dad, Skid?
What does it amount to? The name has the potential to take the reader out of the story. No writer wants that to happen. Choose carefully my young padawan writers.
How do names affect you?
How do you name your characters?
3 comments:
- Andrea said...
When I am picking a name I try to go with what feels right. A lot of times I end up changing after I get to know my character better.
- May 30, 2012 at 3:08 PM
- Wall-to-wall books said...
I love all the different names in books. I always wonder how the Author comes up with them. A few times when interviewing an Author I have asked them where they get the names. Some of them just make them up and a few have said they actually are a name of someone they know.
I just think the whole name thing is very interesting.
I have thought of keeping a list of all the neat book names I like.
- May 30, 2012 at 3:22 PM
- Rachel Frost said...
When I start to picture a character, they tell me their name. I've heard of people writing entire stories with names like XXXX and then filling in names after, which feels horrible to me. Not that you can't rename them later--perhaps they change enough to warrant it, or you realize it doesn't fit them--but a person's name should be tied to their character.
- June 21, 2012 at 5:29 PM
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Ready to "Declare Your Style?"
Through this Wednesday, Aug. 21, Forever 21 has been offering, "Threebies: 3 Weeks, 3 Deals, 3 Outfits."
The retailer has been stoking your Back to School fashion sense with the help of six "Global Influencers." As the Influencers post their stylized looks on their own personal web channels, their readers and followers have been directed to vote for their favorite looks per week on Forever 21's Facebook page, http://apps.facebook.com/wf-polls/pages/2aa35a36bbaf57eb
Press materials explain the campaign is "a nod to the aloof confidence of youth subculture, while staying on the pulse of what's new and now in fashion's latest trends. From pinched-up printed leggings, button-up plaids and military-inspired decals to athletic tops, oversized woven tops and varsity jackets, the new collection is packed with updated silhouettes and statement pieces to kick off the season."
Forever 21 will offer one outfit from the Global Influencers comprised of select items to customers at a discounted price.
The influencers come from United States, Canada, France, Japan, U.K., and Mexico. Each of those influencers also aligned to charities in their market.
Once the Global Influencer contest has concluded on Wednesday, the winning influencer will present their charity with a donation (as well as all other participating charities) and gift pieces from Forever 21, provided by Forever 21 and presented in both Forever 21 and the influencer's name.
The Global Influencers selected for Forever 21, and their charities, are:
U.S. – We Wore What, Charity: Behind the Book
Canada – Adventures in Fashion, Charity: Artbound
France – Pauline Fashion Blog, Charity: La Voix de L'enfant
U.K. – Natasha Footman, Charity: Kid's Company
Mexico – Olivia Meza of Meow Magazine, Charity: Hijos de la Luma de Oaxaca, A.C.
Japan – Kurumi Nakara, Charity: Ashinaga Kokoro Juku Residential Facilities
"We Wore What" will represent the United States alongside the charity "Behind the Book," an organization that brings authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and create a community of life-long readers and writers.
"We are excited to launch our 'Declare Your Style' campaign which includes on-trend fashion for back to school at a great value," said Linda Chang, Global Marketing Director, in a press release. "We felt it was important for each global influencer to be associated with a local charity that focuses on education and the creation of new opportunities."
Week Three Threebies, available through till Aug. 21, can be found at http://www.forever21.com/Product/Category.aspx?br=f21&category=promo-back-to-school-fashion-week-3
The Influencer Week Tree looks can be found at: http://www.forever21.com/back-to-school-fashion-week-3/


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Jury in Loud Music Murder Trial End Day 1 Without Verdict
Prosecutors say Michael Dunn killed unarmed teen over loud music dispute.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Feb. 12, 2014 -- A Florida jury was unable to reach a verdict in its first round of deliberations today in the trial of a man accused of shooting a teenager to death over loud music.
The seven women and five men, who will be sequestered until they reach a verdict, deliberated for more than three hours and asked to watch a surveillance video before stopping for the night.
Michael Dunn, 47, is charged with first degree murder for the shooting death of Jordan Davis, 17, in a Jacksonville convenience store parking lot on Nov. 23, 2012.
If convicted of first degree murder, Dunn could face life in prison.
Before the jury began its deliberations, however, the judge told them that they could consider lesser charges, including second degree murder, manslaughter, justifiable homicide or excusable homicide.
Prosecutors said in their closing arguments today that teenager Jordan Davis "didn't stand a chance" when Michael Dunn, 47, opened fire in a Jacksonville convenience store parking lot on Nov. 23, 2012.
Dunn testified on Tuesday that he feared for his life and thought Davis was going to kill him, prompting Dunn to pull out his gun and fire nine times.
Assistant State Attorney Erin Wolfson told jurors that Dunn "fired round after round after round" at Davis and his friends as they sat in their car. She said Davis was inside the SUV when he was killed. Dunn claims the teen exited the vehicle.
In his closing argument, Dunn's attorney Cory Strolla said that his client had a right to "meet force with force." He said the state has the burden to prove that Davis didn't brandish a gun at Dunn, as Dunn has claimed.
If convicted of first-degree murder, Dunn could face life in prison. The judge told the jury that they could also consider the lesser crimes of second-degree murder or manslaughter.
Before the jury retired to deliberate, Wolfson showed them photos of the bullet-riddled red SUV where she said Davis was sitting in the back seat when he was fatally hit with three bullets.
"It was target practice for this defendant," she said. "They had nowhere to go, nowhere to hide."
It wasn't until later that evening that Dunn said he learned one of the teens had died.
After the shooting, Dunn left the scene and returned to his hotel room with his fiancee, Rhonda Rouer, where they ordered a pizza and spent the night.
The video of Dunn's interrogation with investigators, taken on Nov. 24, 2012, was played for the jury on Tuesday.
Dunn told police in the video that he was at the hotel, "sh---ing bricks, waiting for another carload of thugs to come. I've never been so scared in my life."
Dunn testified in his defense on Tuesday about the fateful stop he and Rouer made at the convenience store on the way back to their hotel from his son's wedding reception.
He parked next to a red SUV where Davis and his friends were sitting and listening to music, while Rouer went inside to buy white wine and chips.
"There was music and then it got really loud," Dunn said. "Body panels on the SUV were rattling, [the] rearview mirror was shaking, my ear drums were vibrating. ... This was ridiculously loud music."
Dunn said he politely asked Davis and his friends to turn down the music. One of Davis' friends lowered the volume, however Dunn claimed the music was then turned back up. Dunn said he heard a teen yelling over the thumping base.
"I hear, 'I should kill that motherf----r.' I'm flabbergasted. I must not be hearing this right," Dunn said.
He said he rolled down his window and tried to calm down the situation. At that point, Dunn said the teen in the backseat reached down and pointed what he said appeared to be four inches of the barrel of a gun at him.
Dunn said Davis then opened the car door and said, "You're dead, b----."
"I thought he was coming to kill me. I thought he was coming to beat me," Dunn said. He said he did not see what he believed to be a shotgun anymore.
"What went through my mind is, 'This was a clear and present danger,'" Dunn said. "I said, 'You're not going to kill me you son of a b----."
At that point, Dunn, who had a concealed weapons permit, retrieved his pistol from his glove box and fired. According to a police affidavit, nine bullet holes were found on the SUV.
Dunn and his fiancee left their hotel the next morning and went home to Brevard County where Dunn was arrested.


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Road Trip, FantasyCast, Arena Tour!
The First Lady of First One @ One First and I just returned from a weekend trip to Philly. We left on Friday, just in time for her to be a captive audience to the Court's just-released audio from last week's oral arguments. But moments into Snyder v. Phelps, her initial reluctance gave way to rapt attention and demands to "pause it!" so she could give her own impressions of the issue at hand. She enjoyed the back-and-forth of the justices and advocates so much that when we hit the road today, she asked to pass the time at the toll booths with Connick v. Thompson.
For those who do not have an hour on hand to subject your special someone to the full SCOTUS treatment, Josh Blackman of The Harlan Institute has produced a thirteen minute "FantasyCast" of Snyder as part of the Institute's FantasySCOTUS project. In it, he compiles the argument's audio highlight reel to create a very effective summary of what transpired last Tuesday morning.
Despite his job well done on the FantasyCast, however, I know Josh would agree that the full hour's argument is worth the listen. To put the FLOF1@1F's enthusiasm in context, it took her three years to tune her ear to the differences between AC/DC's Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras, but only two hours to correctly identify each justice by voice. If she's proven more fit for the Supreme Court Side Walk than the Heavy Metal Parking Lot, I'm certainly not complaining. In fact, should her response be typical for non-SCOTUS obsessives, then the Court should consider augmenting its annual budget with some lucrative summer arena tours. Talk about two birds, one stone: the justices would be able to quit their annual Congressional grovel for pay raises, and the peoples' increased opportunity to watch the Court in action would quell some of the cries for cameras in the courtroom.


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On a cloudy afternoon at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto, a young girl wearing a helmet and fluorescent safety vest waited eagerly on a bike behind East Palo Alto Police Lt. Rod Norris.
"Are we leaving yet?" she asked.
The young girl and Norris are participating in Fitness Improvement Training (FIT) zones, a collaborative community effort spearheaded by the police department to make East Palo Alto's streets safer while promoting healthy living, outdoor exercise and positive relationships between community members and police officers.
Since last August, East Palo Alto police officers have led exercise activities, from bicycle rides and walking groups to volleyball and Zumba, in two designated "hotspot" neighborhoods with the highest levels of crime.
"We wanted to get people out of their homes and into their neighborhoods, to engage them in healthy activities," said East Palo Alto Captain Federico Rocha. "Not only could this positively impact their health, but by getting out, they'd also be taking back their neighborhoods."
The idea for FIT zones was born at a conference in Chicago that Police Chief Ron Davis attended in 2011.
Speaking at that conference was Dr. Anthony Iton, the senior vice president of Healthy Communities, a California Endowment initiative that promotes a public-health approach to crime and safety problems. Iton said something that resonated with Davis.
"Tell me your ZIP code, and I can tell you how long you'll live."
In the 94303, that number is significantly lower than in most areas. East Palo Alto residents' average life expectancy is 13 years less than the county-wide average, a figure that excludes death as a result of accidents and crime, according to Get Healthy San Mateo County, a San Mateo County Health System initiative.
"From there grew the idea, well, why is that?" Rocha said. "Chief Davis and I got into discussions about how maybe we need to change our prism and start looking at it from a public health perspective to bring out different approaches."
This began by law enforcement merging with public health. After using ShotSpotter, a gunfire detection system, to gather data on which city neighborhoods have the highest concentration of gun fire, the police department reached out to local public-health organizations that could help develop and execute a health-focused approach to crime.
The police department's principal public health partners became the San Mateo County Health System, the Ravenswood Family Health Center and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the University of California Berkeley.
Ravenswood helped to collect more data on the health of these neighborhoods, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity rates. Ravenswood health navigators, or health educators, have also participated from the beginning, giving bi-weekly health talks on topics such as diabetes, obesity, energy drinks and how to deal with stress.
Researchers from the Warren Institute serve as FIT zones' research and evaluation arm. With Brad Jacobson, an epidemiologist from the San Mateo County Health System, they helped the police department analyze data to identify the two hotspots where the program is now implemented.
Hotspot one is between Jack Farrell Park on University Avenue and Costano Elementary School. Both locations now serve as FIT zone meeting spots for police officers, kids and parents a few times a week. Hotspot two also fell coincidentally between a park and school: Martin Luther King Park near the Baylands and Ronald McNair Middle School on Pulgas Avenue.
The Berkeley researchers also surveyed 100 residents on three topics: sense of fear and safety in their neighborhoods, levels of physical outdoor activity and feelings about their relationships with the police.
"Many of the people in these areas expressed that they had serious levels of fear and concerns about their safety in their own neighborhoods," said Sarah Lawrence, director of policy analysis and program evaluation at the Warren Institute. "These communities are fearful to use their public spaces."
But now, four afternoons a week, Martin Luther King and Jack Farrell parks are full of kids playing basketball or waiting for a police officer to take them on a bike ride and parents taking rare time to walk outside or listen to a Ravenswood health navigator talk about health topics.
"I was actually amazed at how much community involvement we got," said Sergeant David Carson, who recently took a group of kids on a bike ride to Cooley Landing. "And all it took was us to get out there and show them: You can use your local parks, you can walk outside, you can ride your bikes, you can walk your dogs without having the fears of any kind of illegal activity."
Lawrence mentioned that the fact that the police department was the one to create FIT zones makes a significant difference.
"There's a fairly good sense of a community relationship between people in the neighborhoods and the police," she said. "That was surprising compared to our work in other cities. Generally the higher-crime neighborhoods have the more strained relationships with police."
She added that an improved relationship between community and police department is one of the program's strongest long-term benefits.
These benefits would be nonexistent without the police department's most significant non-public health partner, the California Endowment. The private health foundation gave the police department a $200,000 one-year grant in February 2012 to fund the program and have since given three $20,000 grants to nonprofits in the area to pay for essentials, such as bikes or equipment.
Though the first FIT zone wasn't officially kicked off until August, five months after the grant was provided, Rocha says the police department will ask for a grant extension so they can collect and analyze full year of data.
Until Lawrence's baseline survey is given again to the same 100 residents this August, no one wants to say for sure what the program's impact has been.
But so far, so good, organizers say. Statistics have shown that at hotspot one, gun shots fired are down 60 percent. At hotspot two, 40 percent.
"Is it related to the FIT zones? If we want to be daring, we say probably, but we need more data," Rocha said. "It's a nice coincidence if that's all it is."
Regardless of gunfire levels or any discernible impact, one thing is certain: The program has grown. What started off with 40 people attending an event has, most recently, grown to 150. Each hotspot now has multiple FIT zones, which are created and coordinated by members of the community instead of police officers.
These community members, dubbed FIT zone leaders, are also working with two local nonprofits, Nuestra Casa and Youth United For Community Action, to coordinate the program.
Rocha and Carson said that any plans for expansion hinge on looking at the full year of data in August.
"It's just one of those things where we have to wait and see, but so far it's working," Carson said.


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So this whole "month of purchases" has really turned out to be about 6 weeks worth…..that's what happens when you don't keep up with posting! Buy, buy, buy…..that seems to be my motto lately, I just wish I had more time to listen! So here is what is left from the last few weeks…..
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Black Majesty – In Your Honour (2010) – $14: A little pricey for a new release on sale but I like this Australian Power Metal band so I would have picked this up at some point. Regular price was $17 so I saved $3. I was able to pick up the European digipak on Limb Music, that meant I got the two bonus tracks: 'Two Hearts' and 'Silent Company (acoustic)'. Taking a look at my collection, it seems that I have picked up all but one of Black Majesty's releases, the first album SANDS OF TIME (2003)…..now I'm on to filling the hole in the collection!
In This Moment – A Star-Crossed Wasteland (2010) – $10: I have heard a few songs from In This Moment and I have read a ton of reviews on all their albums so they have been on my list for a while to try out. This is their newest album and I figured the $10 sale price was a good chance to take. I don't know what it is about this band that has had me so intrigued over the last year, maybe it's singer Maria Brink? I picked up the regular version, I see there is a deluxe edition with 2 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD and I'm sure that will be pricey. Regular price on the standard version is $16 so I saved $6.
In This Moment – The Dream (Ultra Violet Edition) (2008) – $10 used: When I get it in my head that I want to check out a band, I usually do my research. I have been watching this used copy of THE DREAM for a couple of months and it has been sitting right in front a brand new copy of the same edition priced at $18. When I picked up A STAR-CROSSED WASTELAND, I decided that it was time to pick up this album at the lower price. Who knows how long it will stay there $8 cheaper! With my luck it won't be there next time around so I grabbed it and saved the $8. Turns out there are 5 versions of this CD: the regular release, the Japanese pressing, the U.K. pressing, the limited edition with a bonus audio CD and this Ultra Violet Edition. The difference is that this set includes the regular album plus a bonus disc that includes 5 bonus tracks culled from the U.K. & Japanese pressing alongwith a musiv video and live performances. Well worth the $10!
Hell Yeah – Stampede (Deluxe Edition) (2010) – $15: Even though I'm a Pantera fan, I've never gotten around to picking up any of the members' solo projects. That includes Down, Superjoint Ritual, Damageplan and Hell Yeah. I'm not sure why I never bothered but I figured why not pick up this new record while it was on sale? I ended up springing for the deluxe edition with the bonus live DVD because the sale price difference with the standard version was only a couple of bucks. Why not pay $2 more and get a bonus DVD? Regular price on this deluxe version was $20 so I saved $5.
Hell Yeah – s/t (2007) – $6 used: Same situation as with In This Moment: I decided I wanted to try out a band that's new to me and I couldn't pass up getting an older album at a great price. When I grabbed STAMPEDE in the New Release rack, I noticed there were no standard versions left so I went over to the Hell Yeah section in the Metal section to compare. That's when I saw this used copy of the debut for $6 filed in with 3 regular priced CDs at $15 each. There was no way I was passing up a great bargain! Saved $9.
(price includes shipping)
Cannibal Corpse – The Wretched Spawn/Worm Infested box set (2004) – $10 used: In my quest to broaden my Metal horizons this year, I decided I would check out more extreme Metal bands and Cannibal Corpse made the list. I was watching another CD by this seller and I notced no one had bid on this Cannibal Corpse set that included THE WRETCHED SPAWN album and the WORM INFESTED E.P. (2003). It was still at the starting bid of $4.99 so I put in a bid for the hell of it…..I won at $6, cut the shipping charge in half and it was $10. THE WRETCHED SPAWN has a bonus DVD included and it all comes in a black slipcase.
Jester – Tales From The Boogieman (1997) – $14 used: I have been hot on the trail of the original pressings of both Jester albums and I finally got one. About a year ago, I was able to pick up the 2 CD re-release of TALES FROM THE BOOGIEMAN and Jester's second record DIGITALIA but that didn't satisfy the collector in me. Opening bid was $4.99 and I won it for $10, cut the shipping in half with the Cannibal Corpse set and it was $14. Definitely a little pricey but I had to have it…..for some reason I am hooked on a few CDs from fanzine advertisements past and I'm out on the search!
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Snew – Snew You (2008) and We Do What We Want (2010) – $23: I've been hearing a lot about Snew since the beginning of the year but I never bothered to check them out, I figured they were kind of a joke band or something. After reading a lot of reviews, I decided to give Snew a try so I went to their official website and they were having a CD special – both albums for $17! I'm a sucker for a deal so I snatched both CDs up quick. Unfortunately the shipping was a little high at $6 but what can you do? I would have ordered the new album eventually but the package sale sealed the deal…..I even got a free sticker, LOL!
Sister Sin – Switchblade Serenades (2008) – $10: I went to the Michael Schenker concert last Tuesday and Sister Sin was the opening band, a complete surprise! I have had Sister Sin on the radar for a while but I never could get what I thought was their debut album, SWITCHBLADE SERENADES, at my local record store. It was there when it first came out 2 years ago but I haven't seen a copy in about 18 months. After the show, I ended up meeting the band at their merchandise table and I noticed they were offering a CD/T-shirt package for $20…..that's a deal! I already have their latest album, TRUE SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND (2010), so I picked up this missing album plus a cool tour shirt. Unfortunately the only shirts they had were XL and I'm a 2XL guy so the tour shirt went to my 12 yr. old daughter.
Total = $112
Total (year) = $1045
Average price (per item) = $10.25
Total CDs (year) = 93
Total DVDs (year) =2
Total Box Sets (year) = 6
Total LPs (year) = 1


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I have just returned from India Gate in central Delhi where police and paramilitary forces fired tear gas and water cannon at peaceful demonstrators, spectators including families, and mobile television studios at around 5pm at the end of six days of country-wide mass protests sparked by the gang rape of a young woman last Sunday night and subsequent government and police indifference.
This irrational vicious action undermined work done during the day by Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, as leaders of the Congress Party, to push the largely inactive and apathetic government into positive action and dialogue with representatives of the protestors. More than 140 people were injured in Delhi during the day , including over 80 from the security forces, one of them critically.
I was standing about 100 yards east of the India Gate monumental arch, chatting to a television crew, when two massive water cannon vehicles moved round the side of the gate and advanced on us, followed by lathi (long stick) charging police and security forces.
All around us hundreds of people – many of them young women – were clustered in groups, some singing and some listening to speeches on the theme of "Give us Justice", while others watched television anchors and interviewers at work. Sellers of chai, sweet potato and other snacks were doing a brisk business.
No one expected that the security personnel, who were attempting to clear troublemakers a few hundred yards to the west, would come round the monument and move towards us. "Stay by our tv installation and you'll be ok," joked Jehangir Pocha of NewsX.
When it was clear that his television station's trestle-table and equipment would not provide protection (click here for his live report), I turned and ran with the crowds till lathi charging police and paramilitary, lashing at anyone they could reach, caught up with us. It was then safer to walk back towards the enraged officials rather than appear to be running away, which is what I did with my hands half-raised saying "press, press". The police dodged round me, wielding their lathis against whoever else was nearest.
Later, they continued irrationally to beat people, including women, mostly those walking or running on their own – a verbal instruction to leave the area would have been enough. The sound of tear gas shells going off nearby to deal with other demonstrators, including those fleeing from India Gate, could be heard for some time.
I have often watched police and paramilitary brutality in India (and other nearby countries) but I have never before literally been in the middle of it.
If US drones on the Pakistan border fuel anti-American feeling, the police and paramilitary Rapid Action Force (RAF) did a good job this evening of turning ordinary people against them. Like the drones, the police and RAF personnel did not care how many innocent peaceful people they injured in their attempt to clear some violent demonstrators.
Some action was certainly justified. There had been trouble throughout the day west of India Gate on Rajpath, which had been taken over yesterday by thousands of protestors in astonishing and unprecedented day-long demonstrations.
Today, several lines of security forces backed up by the water cannon vehicles formed a barrier to block entry to Rajpath from the India Gate concourse. For several hours they were literally face-to-face with rabble-rousers, almost all men, who taunted and provoked them.
Some tear gas shells were fired around 3pm, but an hour or so later the trouble-makers had managed to advance along Rajpath, smashing police barricades and pelting stones. Later they started fires with wooden media observation towers and fencing, and smashed barricades. This enlarged the area engulfed with violence, but the incidents were isolated and involved just a few dozen of the several thousand people there who were basically peaceful protestors or spectators out for a Sunday afternoon.
As dusk fell, it was understandable that the police would want to stop these violent destructive demonstrations and deal with the offenders. That could however have been contained and there was no need for the water cannon and lathi-charging that engulfed the crowd around me and many others further away.
Sonia Gandhi first met the protestors outside her central-Delhi home just after midnight last night and then had a long meeting with a delegation this afternoon along with Rahul and a junior home minister.
She promised a speedy trial of six people arrested for last Sunday's gang rape which took place in a Delhi bus, and also a review of laws affecting women and rape.
But along with promised other government measures, it was too little too late and the delegation refused to end the protests which, though sparked by the rape, are also directed at government inaction and indifference and – significantly given this evening's official brutality – the country's violent police and security forces who mostly see it as their job to beat and hurt the weak and defenceless, including women, instead of protecting them.


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Bedbugs & Business 2012: Surveillance and Staff Preparation Are Key
Terminix Reports Bedbug Activity Is 70 percent Commercial vs. 30 percent Residential
Terminix, the world's largest pest control provider and a subsidiary of The ServiceMaster Company, has seen an increase in the prevalence of bedbugs in most states since releasing its first Most Bedbug-Infested Cities ranking in 2010. Just announced, Philadelphia won the dubious title of most bedbug-infested U.S. city this year.
With the growth in bedbug populations across the U.S., businesses continue to represent 70 percent of Terminix's bedbug customers versus 30 percent for residential customers.
" In areas with high levels of active bed bugs, it is not uncommon to see a 300 percent increase in reported incidences over levels reported just a few years ago," says Paul Curtis, director of service quality for Terminix. "And in areas where infestation is newly discovered, increases can be as high as 1500 percent over the previous year."
While some locations are more susceptible to infestation than others, bedbugs are transferred by people: the more people traffic a location has, the more it is at risk.
For office buildings, the high volumes of traffic create a special challenge, as do personal items brought from home. Many areas can harbor bedbugs including cubicles, employee lockers, break rooms and electronic equipment.
"Discovery of suspected infestations or bedbug activity often comes via complaints from visitors or employees," adds Curtis. "It's important for facility managers to develop an action plan in advance with their staff."
Suggestions for Developing the Right Action Plan:
§ Train and educate all staff members on how to look for signs of infestation and what to do if bedbug activity is found.
§ Conduct regular inspections of vulnerable areas, and train employees to self-check, since it can be difficult to inspect personal items, the most likely source of infestation. In addition to a bed bug, you may see eggs, fecal spots or cast skins as sign of infestation.
§ Train staff to handle visitor and employee concerns related to bedbugs sympathetically, professionally and according to company policy. Legally, employees' actions and words could be imputed to their employer.
§ It's most critical to be quick and responsive – if you suspect bedbugs, contact an expert immediately to schedule an inspection.
§ Preserve samples of the suspected evidence to show to the expert during inspection.
"Bedbugs continue to plague many U.S. cities and towns and they are able to hitchhike on any item and be carried into any home or building," said Stoy Hedges, an entomologist with Terminix. "While major metropolitan areas are most at risk, it is important to note that bedbugs have been spotted in cities and towns across the country."
Hedges cautions that bedbug infestations are not something that schools should attempt handle on their own. A recent report in the Journal of Economic Entomology reported that over-the-counter foggers have been proven ineffective and are not recommended for use.
Terminix uses a process called RapidFreeze in which a patented nozzle transforms liquid carbon dioxide into a dry ice "snow" that effectively freezes and kills bedbugs in fewer than 60 seconds. The artic-cold air blast (-80°C) penetrates cracks and crevices. It can be used just about anywhere and does not damage electrical components.
About Terminix
Terminix, a subsidiary of the ServiceMaster Company, is the world's largest pest control provider. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Terminix services approximately 3 million customers in 47 states and 14 countries. Terminix provides pest control services and protection against termites, rodents and other pests threatening human health and/or safety. To learn more about Terminix, visit www.Terminix.com
About ServiceMaster
With a global network of more than 6,900 company-owned, franchise and licensed locations, Memphis-based ServiceMaster is one of the world's largest residential and commercial service networks. The company's high-profile brands are TruGreen, Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec. Through approximately 21,000 corporate associates and a franchise network that independently employs over 31,000 additional people, the ServiceMaster family of brands serves more than 8.2 million customers every year. Our brands hold market-leading positions in residential and commercial lawn, tree and shrub care, termite and pest control, home warranties, furniture repair, home inspections, residential and commercial cleaning and disaster restoration. Go to www.servicemaster.com for more information about ServiceMaster or follow us at twitter.com/ServiceMaster or facebook.com/TheServiceMasterCo.
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1. Buck Helm, a retired salesman, survived_________alive for 90 hours in his car. (a)being buried (b) having buried (c) burying (d) to be buried 這題我選"A"
2.Building that railway was very difficult and involved_______ten tunnels (a)dig (b) digging (c) to have dug (d) having dug 這題我選"B"
3.After___________him better, I regretted_____________him unfairly. (a)getting to know...to judge (b) getting to know....to have judge (c) getting to have known...judging(d) getting to know....having judged 這題我選"C"
4.What about__________double quantities of everything today? That will save________again later in the week (a)buying...to stop (b) buy...shopping (c) buying....shopping (d) to buy...shopping 這題我選"C"
5. The witness reported__________a dark car__________outside the bank at the time of the robbery (a)having seem....parking (b) to see.....parked (c) seeing...to have parked (d) seeing...parked 這題我選"B"
6.Jones came very close______a gold medal for Britain in the Olympics. (a)to winning (b) to win (c) to have won (d) to be winning 這題我選"A"
7. Your hair needs__________. You'd better have it______________tomorrow.(a)to be cut...do (b) cutting...doing (c) to be cut...done (d) cutting...to be done 這題我選"C"
8.Peter walked away_________, the old book ____________beneath his arm. (a)whistling...tucked (b) whistling...tucking (c) whistled...tucked (d) whistling...to be tucked 這題我選"A"
9. I remember________him formerly__________as a silly boy(a)hearing...speaking of (b) to hear...speak of (c) to hear...spoken (d) hearing...spoken of 這題我選"D"
10. The boy came running into the room,__________ (a)His face was dirty and his cloths torn (b)His face dirty and his cloths torn (c) His face was dirty and his cloths were torn (d) His face dirty and his cloths were torn 這題我選"A"


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A taste of wilderness
Lapland, a glacier, the Arctic Circle: Hiking in this part of the world, you encounter more reindeer than people – a thought our reporter found impossible to resist.
Loose stones crunch beneath our feet as we near the edge of the ice. I glance back at Lapland's green taiga, the shallow meltwater lakes glistening peacefully in the distance. Kåtojåkka glacier begins just a few meters away. The ice at its base is ragged with fissures, but it carries my weight. Somewhat awkwardly, I place my different pieces of equipment within reach around me so that my hands are free to strap on my crampons – gear I've never ever needed in my life till now, and this goes equally for my climbing helmet and ice pick.
That's because I'm a city person. When I need a break, I go to the coast or take a walk in the woods. But can you really lose yourself among the fish sandwich shops and surf schools? Are you allowed to start a campfire beside the path in the suburbs? Exactly. I want to balance across tree trunks, fall in the mud, grill fish over an open fire and have my jacket still smell of smoke days later; listen to the frogs' croaking and the beating of my heart when I meet a reindeer face to face. This yearning for the wilderness is not unique to me, it has spawned entire industries. Youtubers make money from videos about sleeping in the woods with only a knife for equipment. It's not just anglers and extreme sports enthusiasts who frequent outdoor supply stores like Globetrotter these days, and countless travel operators promise the ultimate wilderness trip.
Last summer, I finally had the chance to pack my backpack for a two-day hiking trip in the mountains of Lapland. Our starting point was Abisko village (which the Swedes pronounce as if the first letter were an "o"), 195 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The sun never sets for eight weeks of the year, but in the winter, it doesn't rise for weeks as well. Only about 130 people live in Abisko, which has a research station, a tourist center and hotels for hikers to spend the night. There's no better place to observe the northern lights than here, they say. The nights are dark because there are no settlements nearby to serve as light sources, and thanks to the mountains that trap the clouds, making them rain on the Norwegian side of Lapland, Abisko is known as "blue hole" for its patch of permanently cloudless sky.
To get to Absiko, you have to travel to Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost town. Each year, roughly 27 metric tons of raw ore are mined here in the world's largest iron ore mine and loaded into open railway cars. The 52-car train has been traveling back and forth between Kiruna and Narvik on the Norwegian coast since 1902. But the ground beneath Kiruna has now been so undermined it is in danger of giving way, so the town is currently being moved several kilometers away. Even the old wooden church is to be taken down and rebuilt in a new spot.
Abisko's natural landmark is a horseshoe-shaped valley, a U in the rock that looks as if a giant had taken an enormous bite out of the mountain. What the Swedes call "Lapporten," the door to Lapland, is home to the Sami people and their reindeer herds. It's a taiga landscape, where the trees are stunted and as delicate as bushes due to the long winters. The Scandes Mountains stretch all the way from the Skagerrak Coast in southern Norway to the North Cape. There are no streets here, no signs, no settlements anywhere to be seen. It gets no wilder than this, our mountain guide, Mattias Erlandson, tells us – not in Europe, anyway.
The ice is as bumpy as the skin of a humpbacked whale. As the sharp iron teeth on the soles of my shoes cut into it, I feel like I'm walking along the back of something that's alive. Twice, we hear a drawn-out cracking sound issue from the depths. "The ice is always moving," explains Mattias, "each year, gravity pulls the glacier a little bit further down the mountain." As it moves, the creature scoops up all sorts of rocky debris before burying them beneath it again. Our guide has roped us together because the ground is covered with light snow. One false step and we could fall into a crevice. So I'm walking along like a dog on a leash. It's a wonderful thing, to do nothing but set one foot in front of the next. Our basic concerns are very simple: Stay warm and dry and every once in a while, take a sip from Mattias' thermos flask: Swedish boiled coffee could bring the Iceman back to life. Our thoughts and needs are reduced to the essentials: ourselves and our natural surroundings. I'm quite aware that the world is filled with cities and cars, but right now they are nowhere to be seen. There's not much to be seen of anything, in fact. The snow and clouds envelope us in white noise. The longer I stare into this landscape without contours, the more I lose my orientation, like a scuba diver experiencing the rapture of the deep. But now, we're actually right on top of the glacier, currently 1991 meters above sea level.
Kebnekaise Mountain, some 20 kilometers to the south of Kåtojåkka, made headlines not so long ago. Until last summer, its southern, ice-capped peak was Sweden's highest point. In recent years, however, the glacier melted so much that the 2097-meter-high northern peak took over this distinction. Mattias says he notices the effects of global warming everywhere in the mountains. As we head down, he points out a gigantic cryoconite hole. Such holes in the ice are formed when sediment gathers on the surface. The dark rock warms up in the sun and melts the ice, which eventually collapses. Some of the holes are as small as golf balls, but this one is unimaginably deep. We can hear the meltwater gurgling in the shimmering blue depths.
We have to keep moving if we want to reach base camp before nightfall. As we descend, we pass the ice line and enter the fjäll, the treeless alpine tundra. Alternating periods of freezing and melting have broken the rock into slabs, some of which look like they've been sliced with a bread knife; others resemble the jagged back of a dragon. Nobody knows exactly when the earth's crust buckled to form the Scandes Mountains, but estimates range from 400 million to only 40 million years ago. Either way, what we see now is merely a relic of their former size. Erosion has reduced summits to plateaus and rounded off rough edges.
I keep my eyes firmly on the uneven, now many-colored ground, where a carpet of lichens covers the rocks with spots of sulfur-yellow, green and blue. Lichens are fascinating organisms created by the symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi or bacteria. They are found in the most inhospitable regions of the earth, and some species live for thousands of years. If their habitat becomes too dry, they fall into a deep sleep. Access to water even hundreds of years later will reawaken them as though nothing had happened.
We soon see our destination sparkling in the distance: a small, turquoise-colored lake, elevation 1150 meters. This is where we'll set up camp. Already, our crew has the gas cookers going. As we hop across the last rivulet of meltwater, Mattias presses a steaming hot cup of blåbärssoppa, sweet, sticky blueberry soup, into our hands. Later, inside my tent, I listen to the wind and the scritch-scratch of the snow as it lands on my tarp. I'm freezing in my sleeping bag, despite all my layers. Gravity pulls me over toward the lowest-lying corner of my tent, but I'm still loving every minute. Tomorrow we return to Abisko.
I meet Johan Skullman there. Johan comes from outside Stockholm and used to work as a field researcher for the Swedish military, testing and developing outdoor equipment. Today, he does the same for outdoor outfitters such as Fjällräven and Aclima. Johan spends around 250 days of the year in the mountains. He takes tourists on hikes, canoe trips and dogsled rides. "I used to go into the wilderness with a map and a compass when I was only 6," he says. Johan has the mischievous air and satisfied look of a person who spends a lot of time outside; someone who isn't easily ruffled by traffic, weather or stress. When I tell him that I miss the wilderness in my life, he looks at me, surprised. "Nature begins just 100 meters off the side of the road," he says. "Go outside, climb the next hill and when you reach the place where you lose sight of home, you know you've reached the wilderness."
Johan's packing list
Common sense
It beats any equipment
Windsack shelter, Fjällräven
First-aid kit
First-aid kit, Ortlieb
Truearc 3 compass, Brunton
Bushcraft survival knife, Morakniv
Getting There
Lufthansa is operating five daily flights from Frankfurt (FRA) and several daily flights from Munich (MUC) to Stockholm (ARN) in December. Use the app to calculate your miles: www.miles-and-more.com/app


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EDMONTON - One of the big food trends in 2012 was small plates. Also known as meze or tapas, small plates are like appetizers, but seen as the main eating event, rather than a warm-up to the entree. Small plates promote sharing, and conversation, and are a spin on the "grazing" trend of a few years back.
Here are three spots that make a specialty of the small plate.
Jack's Grill, 5842 111th St.; 780-434-1113
Chef Ryan Hotchkiss says a diner will only taste about 10 bites of a dish before the flavours get muddled. So he's created several dishes on a specific small plates menu that changes regularly, with the nibbles running at roughly $16 to $21.
Check out the steelhead trout with bacon hollandaise, melted leeks, and pickled beech mushrooms.
Three Boars, 8424 109th St.; 780-757-2600
Small plates (labelled "Sharesies") are the raison d'être for this small, rustic, hipster joint. Try the beef brisket poutine, served on potato wedges with fresh and squeaky curds, or the banh mi — Three Boars' take on a Vietnamese submarine sandwich with braised beef tongue, homemade pate, lots of julienne veggies and srircha mayo. Sharesies run between $12 and $20 per plate.
XIX Nineteen, 5940 Mullen Way; 780-395-1119
Gold Medal Plates winner chef Andrew Fung runs the kitchen in this new McGrath restaurant. He just calls his small plates "starters," but several of them are bigger than your average appetizer, and smaller than a main.
The Ahi Tuna Twist ($12) is one of Fung's signature dishes and consists of spicy Thai noodles wrapped around a fork that pierces a piece of barely cooked tuna. I can also recommend the trio of sliders; blueberry duck with chipotle aioli, ahi tuna with wasabi slaw and a BBQ glazed short rib with arugula pesto aioli for $16. The prosciutto-wrapped scallops are sweet and succulent at $18.
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CLAREMONT >> Former Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords, D-Ariz., who survived being shot in the head in January 2011 near Tucson, Arizona, was presented the Ellen Browning Scripps Medal on Saturday by Scripps College.
"Hello, Scripps College. Thank you for inviting me here today and thank you for this honor. It's been a long, hard haul but I'm getting better," Giffords said to loud applause at Bridges Auditorium. "I'm working hard, lots of therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and yoga too. But my spirit is as strong as ever. I'm still fighting to make the world a better place. Be passionate, courageous, be your best, thank you very much."
Giffords, who graduated from Scripps College in 1993 with a dual major in Latin American studies and sociology, was presented with the medal Saturday afternoon at a closed-to-the-public event.
The medal is given to women whose pioneering accomplishments make a significant difference in opportunities for other women, campus officials have said.
Giffords is the first alum to be honored with the medal, previously given to former first lady Hilary Rodham Clinton in 1994 and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 1998.
Carolyn Revelle, Scripps College trustee and great-grandniece of Ellen Browning Scripps, presented the medal.
"It is an honor to present to you this medal that bears the likeness of our founder," Revelle said to applause. "I salute you as the third recipient of the Ellen Browning Scripps medal. Your confidence, courage and hope inspires us all."
Earlier this year, Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, formed a group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, to encourage elected officials to create solutions to prevent gun violence and keep responsible gun ownership.
"We've been looking forward to this day for some time," said Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga at the presentation. "To welcome back to Scripps an amazing woman. A woman who in every sense shares the passion of our founder for creating opportunities for women, bettering society and advancing humanity."
Kelly spoke at length about what Giffords had accomplished at Scripps.
"Gabby loved being here," said Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy captain and astronaut. "And she loved everything about this place. The small classes, the real world impact of her course work and the close network of smart and enthusiastic women who like her wanted to make a difference in the world."
Kelly said Giffords was a "true westerner" who brought her horse to campus and played french horn with the Claremont Symphony Orchestra.
"And she also raced motorcycles," Kelly said. "I'm not kidding about this. Down at the Ontario track. At Scripps she learned to follow her heart, to listen and to stand up for what is right."


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I found the passport application for my great-great-great grandfather, John R Winterton. This provided me with his date and place of birth: December 3, 1831 in New York City. We are also provided with his signature! We share a birthday!
It is important to note that "Jr" follows John R Winterton's name. Do not assume that this indicates that John shared a name with his father.
|I John R Winterton Jr do swear
that I was born in the City of New York on
or about the 3rd day of December 1831,
that I am a citizen of the United States, and am about to travel abroad.
Sworn to before me
this 12 day of June
Notary Public, New York.
The bottom of the page is the attestation from John's father that the above information is correct. His name is Samuel Winterton. We get his signature as well!
Based on John R Winterton's use of "Jr," we can now look for a family member in an older generation with this name, such as an uncle.
I do not know if John sailed abroad. In 1855 he married Sophia Walling in Raritan Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. In the 1860 federal census, the growing family was living in nearby Matawan. (The names and borders of these locations have changed over the years and that is a study unto itself.)