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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in some of his toughest remarks on foreign investment yet, signaled a willingness to block foreign purchases of Canadian companies if other countries are not open to Canadian investment.
Speaking on the eve of a trip to India and other parts of Asia, Harper said in an interview published in Saturday's Postmedia newspapers that Canada as a general rule welcomes foreign investment.
"The real issue, as we go to places like India - and I think that Canadians recognize what the real issue is, not the openness of Canada to foreign investment, because Canada is very open," he said.
"The real issue is, are we going to get that reciprocal openness in other countries? And that's the real challenge. You know, we could block a whole lot more investments than we are and be still one of the most open regimes in the world."
Harper's November 3-11 trip to India, the Philippines and Hong Kong comes against the backdrop of two major bids by Asian state-owned enterprises to buy Canadian energy firms.
The prime minister has said his government would lay out a general framework when it decides on these bids, and this will be "fairly soon," but it is increasingly clear that reciprocity will figure prominently in the guidelines.
He was asked if the waters would be muddied as he promotes Canadian business while leaving it uncertain if Canada is open to foreign investment, with these major decisions pending.
Speaking of Canada's openness, he said: "I don't think that's a serious issue. Obviously, these individual decisions are serious decisions. The government will take them seriously. But the real issue as we go to India is making sure that in the long term Canadian businesses have the opportunity to set up and to prosper in India as well."
Late on Friday, Canada extended to December 10 its review of a $15.1 billion bid made in July by China's CNOOC Ltd for Canadian energy producer Nexen Inc. Reuters had reported on Wednesday that an extension was likely.
Canada temporarily blocked Malaysian state oil firm Petronas' C$5.17 billion ($5.17 billion) bid for gas producer Progress Energy Resources on October 20, giving it 30 days to make new representations to the government.
Officials say Harper has taken the opportunity of every meeting with Chinese leaders to point out the need to make economic benefits flow in both directions. Ottawa is particularly eager to see Beijing demonstrate its openness to Canadian investment in China.
Canada has twice made final decisions turning down foreign investments, both under Harper. In 2010, it rejected BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, the world's largest fertilizer maker.
A year earlier, it blocked a $1.325 billion U.S. offer for a satellite unit of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates.
"This government, as a general rule, welcomes foreign investment. We do review it and there are occasions on which - two, to be precise - we have turned down foreign investments," Harper said.
"But obviously we have a general policy, but we're determined to make sure that while we welcome foreign investment that we make sure that it's in the best interest of this country."
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July marked the first anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, who tragically passed away last summer at just 27. But between the success of her posthumously-released album Lioness: Hidden Treasures and her continued influence on designers like Jean Paul Gaultier, her spirit lives on. During her short life, the Back to Black singer established a personal style that was as distinct as her soulful voice. Favoring tight little wiggle dresses and Fred Perry polos, Amy accentuated her retro look with massive beehive hair and exaggerated cat eye makeup.
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MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. - Before we get to the early snow, the new businesses, the zipping skiers and beaming boarders at Mammoth Lakes, let's remember how bad things have been this year for this corner of the Eastern Sierra.
First, Mother Nature delivered scant snow in the 2011-12 season, driving tourism down just as the larger economy seemed to be recovering.
Then in June, management at Mammoth Mountain, the resort that dominates the town, trimmed staff, cut salaries and announced the shuttering of its June Mountain ski operation - a painful blow to the tiny mountain community of June Lake, 20 miles north of Mammoth.
Oh, and in July the town of Mammoth Lakes declared bankruptcy after it lost a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Recovery, town officials said, would depend on layoffs, pay cuts and a plan to make debt payments of $2 million a year for 23 years.
These have been hard times, especially in June Lake, where local businesses are doing without their own ski mountain for the first time in decades.
Yet the winter of 2012-13 has begun in Mammoth Lakes with a happy bang, because nothing dilutes red ink faster than real snow.
On Nov. 8 - the same day the Mammoth resort opened its season with a handful of trails covered in manufactured snow - a storm started dumping the real thing. By the following Saturday afternoon, more than a foot of fresh powder had fallen and about 2,800 skiers and boarders had hit the slopes. By Sunday six lifts were open, serving a dozen trails, and at least one local was using the word "dreamy."
Hovering above the flocked pines, you could almost make out a community thought balloon saying: "Maybe this year ..."
Another storm arrived the next weekend, and then another. By early December, the mountain had a base of four to six feet. A great start.
If Mammoth seems like a winter possibility but you haven't been here for a while (or ever), here's what I learned on a quick visit last month.
The 5-year-old Westin Monache Resort Mammoth, which stands on a hill towering over the condos, shops and restaurants of the Village, is the ritziest hotel in town. The Westin's Whitebark bar and restaurant, a contemporary space full of dangling round stones and sleek wood paneling, is a fine venue for a round or two of drinks, but the kitchen's too-rich fusilli didn't do much for me.
My favorite meal, in fact, was a flavor-packed veggie lasagna at Toomey's on Minaret Road, a tiny, year-old place that specializes in catering and takeout and looks like the Kansas City Royals' dugout. (Owner-chef Matt Toomey is a big baseball fan.) Whether you order to go or sit among the handful of tables, Toomey's serves memorable breakfasts, lunches and dinners, from coconut mascarpone pancakes to wild buffalo meatloaf. And as locals will tell you, Toomey is already a U.S. 395 celebrity, having wowed serious eaters for more than a decade as the chef at the Whoa Nellie Deli in the Tioga Gas Mart in Lee Vining.
After a few days of nosing around, I predict after dark in Mammoth this season, hard-partying twentysomethings will be watching snowboarding videos while doing shots amid the tiki-tinged tumult of the Lakanuki Bar in the Village, as they have for years. Locals will be spooning up hearty albondigas soup at Roberto's Cafe (on Old Mammoth Road), as they have for decades.
In the morning, serious coffee consumers from near and far will queue at Black Velvet Coffee (opened this year on Main Street), a spare white space where baristas labor over their concoctions like post-docs solving DNA riddles. At least a few foodies will nip into Bleu Handcrafted Foods (which opened in July a few doors from Black Velvet Coffee) to gather artisan beers, wines, cheeses and meats for the larders of their rental condos.
As is often the case in ski resorts, some of the worst bargains are found closest to the slopes: A slice of pizza at the Mammoth Mountain main lodge's slope-adjacent Broadway Marketplace costs you $5.25, and a 16.9-ounce bottle of water costs $4. (Four steps beyond the cash registers, savvy skiers and boarders get tap water in paper cups for free.) Then again, the lift line is right outside.
Mammoth Lakes was born as a ski town in the 1950s, when Dave McCoy started the resort on U.S. Forest Service land on the slopes of 11,053-foot Mammoth Mountain. The slope-side Mammoth Mountain Inn went up in 1959, and McCoy continued to build the resort and town before selling the resort to Starwood Capital Group in 2005.
Nowadays the town's year-round population is about 8,200, swelling to as many as 35,000 in winter. In town the ski area also owns the Village Lodge condo-hotel, the Juniper Springs condo-hotel and the rustic Tamarack Lodge, a haven for cross-country skiers that dates to 1924. I stayed anonymously in a pleasant one-bedroom condo at the Village Lodge, just above the shops and restaurants along the pedestrian paths of the Village at Mammoth. (Arriving on a weekday in early November, I got a rate of less than $180 a night.)
Just about every local I talked to had something to add about how and why the last few years have been tough in Mammoth - the faltering national economy, the town's lawsuit liability (which stems from a broken promise to a developer about airport-adjacent land) and, most of all, the fickle snow.
In December 2010, on the way to a 661-inch season, the resort's ski patrol logged about 200 inches of snow. The total for December 2011: 2 inches, on the way to a much-lamented season total of about 240 inches. (Or 263, depending on who's counting.)
Since last winter, the Village's Hyde Lounge nightclub and Auld Dubliner pub have closed. An upscale Italian restaurant, Campo Mammoth, is expected to open in the former Hyde space about Dec. 20. A new Greek restaurant, Jimmy's Taverna, is expected to open soon above the Red Lantern restaurant on Old Mammoth Road.
As for the town's municipal bankruptcy, it officially was dismissed Nov. 16, and out-of-towners are unlikely to spot any signs of it. Though the number of police in town could be cut from 17 to as few as 10, the Town Council (knowing that local government gets most of its income from taxes paid by tourists) is so far leaving hotel tax rates the same (about 13 percent) and continuing to pay for the free shuttle buses that carry visitors around Mammoth Lakes. Management at Mammoth Mountain continues to bankroll the shuttle buses that carry skiers and boarders four miles up the road from the town to the ski area's main lodge.
I was surprised to hear that last summer, while the town council was struggling with a bankruptcy and settlement plan, many of the innkeepers and restaurateurs of Mammoth were doing pretty well, enjoying a long season of sales.
Stuart Need, owner of the Lakanuki bar, said his summer income was up about 12 percent over the year before. John Urdi, executive director of Mammoth Lakes Tourism, reported that the town's hotel tax revenue from June through September hit an all-time high this year, up 6.5 percent from the summer before.
"The events were packed, and you couldn't find a place to park. It was great. And it was a long summer," said George Shirk, news editor of the Mammoth Times. Among local entrepreneurs, Shirk said, "Nobody's complaining about the summer."
Meanwhile, 20 miles north in June Lake, this winter looks daunting, whether snow comes or not. With about 800 residents in a community surrounded by four scenic lakes, June gets many summer fishermen and families. But for decades its winters have been dominated by June Mountain, the ski area (on U.S. Forest Service land) that has been owned by the Mammoth Mountain resort company since the 1980s.
In June, when Mammoth Mountain was struggling with the red ink from the previous low-snow winter, management decided to shut June Mountain for this winter, leaving the community's eateries and lodgings with plenty of gorgeous scenery but no tourism centerpiece.
The embattled community responded by creating a series of homespun special events, including a village-lighting ceremony Dec. 15, a February winter-sports triathlon and a March snowmobile rally (for details, go to visitjune.com).
At June Lake's Double Eagle Resort andamp; Spa, owner Connie Black has cut her prevailing winter rental rates by $100 - from $369 to $269 a night for a two-bedroom cabin. At the Sierra Inn Restaurant, owner Candy Logue said she would drop prices about 15 percent and open only for winter weekends and holiday weeks, not regular week days. Ernie's Tackle andamp; Ski Shop will cut back its hours similarly.
Many in the community took comfort in Mammoth Mountain management's vow (made in early November by Chief Executive Rusty Gregory) to reopen the June Mountain ski operation in the winter of 2013-14. But there's no denying a difficult winter is ahead.
"Everyone's working together to make this winter as good as we can make it," Black said, but "there's a fine line between optimism and hallucination."


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More than a year after the historic Virginia Tech shooting prompted universities all over the country to go over their emergency response plans with a fine-toothed comb, Northwest Missouri State University has launched Bearcat Alert.
More than a year after the historic Virginia Tech shooting prompted universities all over the country to go over their emergency response plans with a fine-toothed comb, Northwest Missouri State University has launched Bearcat Alert.
Officials believe this emergency text messaging system will increase Northwest's ability to communicate to its students during times of crisis.
These emergency times include: University closings, an immediate threat/violence situation on campus, tornado, situations of extreme nature and periodic testing.
Clarence Green, the director of Northwest's Campus Safety department, said the new text messaging system would aid in supplying information to students quickly and efficiently.
"I think greatly of it (Bearcat Alert)," Green said. "It's going to get emergency information out to a wider pool. For those who live off campus they will have the chance to be alerted immediately too."
Scott Walk, health and safety manager at Northwest, shared Green's sentiments of getting important information to the public via as many means as possible to ensure complete delivery.
"It all goes back to redundancy," Walk said. "The more ways we have to communicate with staff and students in case of an emergency, the better."
Bearcat Alert is open to those with a Northwest account, and only those who actually sign up for the program will be alerted in times of emergency. The cost for this system depends on each individual's cellular phone plan.
Textcaster, the company selected to operate this program, was chosen because local school districts currently use it — ensuring the program would work in northwest Missouri.
In addition to Bearcat Alert, the University will continue to use its Simplex System, which sends audible alerts throughout campus buildings for weather and emergency situations. These messages are sent out to all academic and residential buildings on the Northwest campus.
Additionally, KXCV/KRNW radiobroadcasts announcements in connection with alerts.
Green has worked at Campus Safety for 11 years, and two years ago was appointed to the governor's task force. He is also currently the vice president of the Missouri Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (MACLEA) and will become president of that organization in January 2009.
"I think it always feels good to know you have that kind of support out there and that they think you have something to offer," he said.
Green said Bearcat Alert wasn't enforced right after the incident because it wasn't No. 1 on the University's safety list. He said the Simplex system and e-mail system worked well for campus needs. However, adding the text messaging alerts can only aid in safety.
"These are all great, but we still need to be on alert because technology has failures," Green said.
For the future, Green said the University is also looking at getting an outdoor messaging system to be used to coincide with the new city siren system. Because the city has not voted on that issue since the passage of the Capital Improvements Tax, which included that specific project, Green said he didn't know the timeline of those events. He hopes that by next spring they can get that up and running.
Students who wish to sign up for Bearcat Alert, may use the electronic form at http://my.textcaster.com/ServePopup.aspx?id=978. To contact Campus Safety or to report an emergency situation call (660) 562-1254 or 911. To contact Scott Walk call (660) 562-1475.
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TORONTO -- When asked why he is who he is, Chad Owens goes back to the beginning. It is the morning of the CFL awards, and he is about nine hours from being named the league's Most Outstanding Player, and is being asked why he pushes so hard, why he can't stop himself, why he writes down impossible goals every year and tries to span the distance to reach them. So he tells the story.
"Not a lot of people know, but I was born a month and a half early, premature, three pounds," says Owens, sweat coating his tattooed arms after practice at the Rogers Centre. "You know, my mom was having complications, and the doctors asked my grandmother, do you want to save the baby, or do you want to save your daughter? And of course my grandma said, save my daughter, she can have more kids. This is the story -- I don't know how much of it is truth. But dad said he came in and said, save 'em both, and so ... we both survived."
"I think that just stuck with me, you know? I've always been the smaller guy, I've always had to prove that I can play with the big boys, I can be here, you know? That's my gift and my blessing from God, that I'm able to persevere. So that's where it comes from."
He talks about the pictures of him in the incubator, how his father could cradle his son's head in his palm and those little legs would reach halfway up his forearm; he talks about how he topped out at 5-foot-7 after high school, always the smallest kid in the class. He talks about growing up with just his mom -- she never married his father -- and how he met his wife when they were 12 years old, playing basketball on a playground. And he thinks everything goes back to the start.
"I've been fighting since the day I was born, and that's just the way my life was going to be," he says. "And it's all for this moment."
We all build our own stories, but they only seem inevitable in retrospect. Owens was a multi-sport kid until he got a letter from the University of Nebraska after an all-star sophomore season in Hawaii high school football; from then it was football. As he puts it, "once I made my first big guy miss ... you start to believe in what you have. And the size thing goes out the window. You're amongst the group now. There's no difference. There's just another person. They've got the same heart as you."
But he had to walk on at the University of Hawaii, and prove himself again. He was drafted in the sixth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars, flitted around, got waived. He went to the Arena League because they paid room and board, and guys were making real money; he blew his ACL, and the league folded. He rehabbed, and tried out for the UFL. No interest, nothing.
That was the first time he nearly quit football. The second time was after his first year in Montreal, in the CFL, when he was making $400 a week on the practice roster, with a wife and three kids -- his son Chad Jr. is now nine, and his daughters Areana and Sierra are seven and four -- and everything was tough. His knee was healthy, but Owens thought about quitting again.
Oh, man," he says. "Close. Real close. Because I could have gone back home and made more money than that. I had no plan. But something inside said, 'Come on, man. This is what you've dedicated to, this is what you wanted. Remember what you said, you were going to come back better. Remember what you said.' "
He asked his wife to trust him, and she did. He was traded to Toronto in 2010, and was put on special teams. He found his stride. This year, they put him at receiver, too. He led the league in receiving, led it in returns, broke Michael (Pinball) Clemons's record for combined yards in a season with 3,863. His list of goals from last season included all those things, maybe the MOP, plus the Grey Cup. His goals don't seem unthinkable anymore.
"As a returner, he is the most professional returner I have ever been around," says Argonauts special teams coach Mike O'Shea. "Studies film, understands his teammates, how they block, how to make them better, how to set them up. He has that ability to make his teammates better by not only working behind them, but understanding who they are, what they're going to do. He studies the game from a return standpoint, whereas a lot of returners just say, give me the ball, and I'm going to go.
"He's strong, fast, quick, durable, he's got the best feet we've seen since Pinball, great feet, but he doesn't take that for granted. He's already been told too many times that he can't do it, right?"
"That's what I tell my daughters," Owens says. "Never give up, never be discouraged. Look what dad did."
He points to what mom did, too. Asked about his wife Rena, he says, "Think about it: We went from Hawaii to Jacksonville, then back to Hawaii, then back to Jacksonville, to Tampa, to Jacksonville, to Colorado, to Hawaii, to Montreal, to Hawaii, to Montreal, to Toronto, to Hawaii, Toronto, Hawaii, Toronto, with kids the whole time. She's done it. And my kids were young, we're sprinting, bags, strollers, babies, trying to get to the next flight. And that's why she ... she's sacrificed a lot, man. She's awesome.
"She was with me before I was anything, right? So that's why I'm very fortunate, I'm happy. It's a story that we'll be able to tell everyone."
There's one other woman who was with him before he was anyone, too. This week the Argonauts received a letter from his mother, Charmaine Voss, that she asked them to give to him after the awards. She wanted it to be a surprise. She wanted to tell him how proud she was of her little boy, the boy who lived, the baby who made it. He was to be handed the letter after being named the best player in the Canadian Football League. There he was, top of the world, back at the beginning.
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Taylor Lautner was looking sharp in a handsome suit on "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" black carpet in Los Angeles on Thursday night, but on Friday he planned to cut loose.
"You're done with 'Twilight' after tonight [for a bit]. What's the first thing you're gonna do tomorrow morning?" Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson asked Taylor on his way into the film.
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"Tomorrow morning, I am gonna relax for a day," Taylor said. "I'm gonna do nothing."
In the coming days, however, the 18-year-old said he has some quality plans in mind – spending time with his loved ones.
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"I have family in town I'm gonna spend time with them. And then the next day I'm gonna go to New York," he said.
New York though, will only be a brief stop.
"Then I go to Pittsburgh – to begin filming 'Abduction!'" Taylor said of the thriller he will star in, playing a teenager who finds out he was kidnapped as a youngster, prompting the discovery of a major conspiracy that sends him on the run.
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To date, all of the legal disputes between the parties have resulted in judgments in favor of Bergstein. This is the first formal complaint filed by Bergstein in this matter and the complaint's detail and characterization has all the elements of an Oscar winning drama.
When asked about the complaint, David Bergstein stated the following, "We look forward to the Courts careful review of the facts and circumstances in this case. It is quite troubling that a publication that claims to be 'the definitive interpretative voice of the entertainment industry' is actually in the business of defamation and smear tactics."
An excerpt from the complaint which seeks $100 Million and an injunction reads, "This is an action for defamation and interference with business relations brought by David Bergstein against defendants The Hollywood Reporter and Prometheus Global Media LLC arising out of defendants' statements and actions in defaming Mr. Bergstein, damaging and attempting to damage his reputation, interfering with, and attempting to interfere with, his business and interests, and aiding and/or conspiring with others to do the foregoing."
Specifically, the complaint identifies dozens of articles written since 2010 that falsify actual events and facts and are seemingly designed to disparage Bergstein. Notably, The Hollywood Reporterused an illegal tape recording (sealed by court order) as a centerpiece in several media publications. The complaint includes several quotes by judges on prior proceedings which exonerate Bergstein and chastises the defendants for their actions.
The defendants have 30 days to respond to the complaint.
The full complaint is available for review here .
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Startling news on the climate change front: The climate is changing, yes, but so is the way of getting the word out to those who don't go outdoors much.
Startling news on the climate change front: The climate is changing, yes, but so is the way of getting the word out to those who don't go outdoors much.
It seems that a retired billionaire investor is making plans to spend as much as $100 million on attack ads during the 2014 election season, seeking to pressure politicians of various stripes to enact climate change legislation.
Or so says The New York Times, which identifies nature's benefactor as Tom Steyer, a Democrat and founder of one of the world's most successful hedge funds.
This month, he reportedly gathered two dozen rich, environmentally minded folks to his ranch in Pescadero, Calif., where prime grass-fed beef are raised, to seek their financial contributions for a campaign described as "hard edge."
Some critics will seize on the fact that cattle are notoriously flatulent, thus contributing to methane gas in the global atmosphere as well as making life uncomfortable for the poor cowboys downwind. Indeed, some naturalists believe that "moo" is a cow expression meaning, "Sorry, I stepped on a frog."
But I don't think the world needs to be free from cattle in order to be saved, if sensible choices are made in finding alternative energy supplies. Besides, are cattle any more flatulent than politicians? I think not. Certainly, there is plenty of bull in Congress.
The report of hard-edged attack ads is what concerns me. I am not one for ads with any kind of a political message.
When I sit down in front of the TV, it is be entertained. It is not to be lectured by groups with unlikely names - Americans for Better Mannered Cattle, say - who are funded by who-knows-who to further an agenda of who-knows-what.
Of course, a person like myself would not be the target of ads taking legislators to task for doing nothing on climate change. I am not a lawmaker (we are all blessed) and I believe in climate change because I must regularly shovel my driveway in a region that has received much more snow than usual this year.
Even as I shovel, California is in the grip of a terrible drought, while in England storms have brought devastating floods that have caused cases of mold on stiff upper lips as they form the desperate words, "I say, it is horridly wet today."
In Australia, where it is summer, the weather recently was so hot that thousands of bats fell from the sky. (Apparently they couldn't fly and fan themselves at the same time.) At the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, antiperspirants had to be put on the tennis balls so they wouldn't sweat. (The players were on their own.)
I exaggerate somewhat, but there is a popping kernel of truth in these observations. As even Little Nellie and her dog know, extreme weather is the new normal now.
Unfortunately, many Americans were away the day the teacher taught the difference between weather and climate. They see more snow outside, they think the whole world is getting colder. They don't understand that extreme weather — hot or cold — is one of the predicted symptoms of climate change, even as the greenhouse world grows hotter.
This is what the scientific community gets for calling it global warming for years — true enough but a hard PR sell for someone with icicles up his nose. Still, there are worse things than having poor PR skills. Unfortunately, scientists are accused of those things, too.
Why do climate-deniers hate and mistrust scientists so much? My theory (unscientific) is that someone in a white coat gave the deniers a shot when they were young after saying, "This may hurt a little" — and then it hurt a lot.
Whatever it was, I seriously wonder if hard-core deniers will ever be moved by an ad campaign — hard-edged or otherwise - to see the evidence of their own eyes without their ideological blinkers on.
Instead, the job will be left to hard-edged Mother Nature, who will try to get their attention with hundred-year hurricanes, droughts, blizzards, floods, snowfalls, heat waves and, with luck, a biblical plague of boils. That might do it if nothing else will.


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Taualii is an assistant professor and chair of health policy and management in the Office of Public Health Studies and an assistant professor in Native Hawaiian health in the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Taualii teaches a number of courses which focus on indigenous health and has expertise in informatics and public health genetics.
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"Dr. Taualii is an emerging young leader in public health, whose enthusiasm for eliminating disparities in indigenous populations has merited the attention of the American Public Health Association Board," said Jay Maddock, chair of Mānoa's Office of Public Health Studies. "Having her on the board helps draw national attention to public health issues in Hawaiʻi."
"I've had the pleasure and honor of being mentored by a number of great leaders in Native Hawaiian health including Kekuni Blaisdell, Mele Look, JoAnn Tsark, Kathryn Braun, Emmett Aluli and many more," said Taualii. "Their aloha has given me the strength and dedication to serve indigenous people throughout the world. It's my goal in life to make them proud and do my best to build off the amazing work they have done."


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DETROIT (AP) ? The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from state prison in late July, a decision that gives him plenty of time to prepare for a federal corruption trial that could land him back behind bars for years.
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from state prison in late July, a decision that gives him plenty of time to prepare for a federal corruption trial that could land him back behind bars for years.
Kilpatrick, 41, will be freed from prison no earlier than July 24, said Russ Marlan, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Kilpatrick quit office in 2008 when he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a case tied to his cover-up of an extramarital affair with his chief of staff. He has been in prison since May, 2010, when a judge found he had misled authorities and failed to turn over certain assets toward his $1 million restitution to Detroit.
Parole cases typically are heard by three-member panels. Marlan said Kilpatrick's never got to a third member because the other two already were in favor of releasing him, including chairman Tom Combs.
"The two of them don't feel he would be a risk to society or a menace to the public," Marlan said. "He didn't get any misconducts in prison. He's been serving time for a nonviolent crime. Those are things that probably played to his advantage."
The Wayne County prosecutor's office, which vigorously opposed Kilpatrick's release, had no comment on the decision.
Kilpatrick's parole request had been on hold since late May. At the time, Combs said he wanted more time to understand the federal corruption charges pending against the ex-mayor. People charged with felonies typically aren't granted parole, but the U.S. attorney's office had no objection to Kilpatrick being released.
"Mr. Kilpatrick's notoriety is not a factor in this at all," said Margaret Raben, former president of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. "With a few exceptions — violent crimes or sex crimes — most people are paroled at their first out date. We shouldn't be surprised."
Marlan said Kilpatrick wants to return to Texas where he was living with his wife and three sons before going to prison. A message seeking comment was left with his lawyer, James Thomas.
Kilpatrick faces trial in September, 2012, on charges including fraud, tax crimes and a racketeering conspiracy.
After years of investigation, the government filed an 89-page indictment in December that describes a brazen pay-to-play scheme in which Kilpatrick and his father took kickbacks and bribes to steer city business to certain contractors.
Prosecutors call it the "Kilpatrick enterprise." Father and son have pleaded not guilty.
Kilpatrick still owes Detroit more than $800,000. A judge recently ordered that any profits from an upcoming book must be placed in escrow to whittle the debt.
He also will be required to make monthly restitution payments depending on his income after his release from prison, Marlan said.
During a recent interview from prison , Kilpatrick told The Associated Press he wants to make amends.
"Any money that I make — any dime, any penny I make — will go to pay restitution," he said. "One of the things I've learned over the past year is to be a man of my word."


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Sometimes we revive old motorcycles, and sometimes they revive us. Every April for the last 6 years, Revival Cycles plays host to a moto gathering that quite literally brings one back to life. Scorn from long winters of blizzards, cars not starting, and frozen nether-regions, it?s the exact type of event to put fuel in our tanks, and melt the icicles off our dipstick. Let me tell you ? this year?s show was no exception.
The 747 steel bird touched down in the 28th state mid afternoon Thursday. After a quick check in at the hotel, and a not-so-quick check in at the hotel bar – we were off to the Handbuilt kickstart party. Were we reading this right? it was taking place at a castle"" The Revival crew had locked down a legitimate CASTLE for the night?s festivities. Built in 1860 for the Texas Military academy, it was purchased and restored by a fellow moto nut/ friend of the Revival crew, and he was gracious enough to have us for the night. With the hot Texas sun beating down on our backs, we walked up the cobblestone driveway and were immediately greeted by our first glimpse of ?The Birdcage?. After a few oohs and ahhs and obligatory social media posts, we bee-lined to the open bar, and enjoyed expertly crafted cocktails by a local bar Revival had employed. As the sun went down and we enjoyed a view from the highest point in the city, we chalked up our first night to a tremendous success.
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Hurricane Sandy 12-12-12 Benefit Concert: Rockers React on Twitter
The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit is over and music lovers are finding themselves thoroughly rocked a day later. The show raised quite a few funds for those in need in the aftermath of the natural disaster while keeping audiences entertained with some great performances and surprising collaborations. As expected, there's been an outpouring of response on Twitter.
Some of the comments come from the rockers that were directly involved in the show, like Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones, with each commenting on the show and directing fans where to donate. Meanwhile, others that weren't part of the event, like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Kiss' Gene Simmons, Slash and Flea weighed in with commentary and urging their fans to donate as well.
A sampling of the various tweets based on the 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit are as follows:
Thanks all for tuning in! Share your favorite part and pre-order the album now at smarturl.it/121212. All proceeds go to @robinhoodnyc!
— Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) December 13, 2012
What were your highlights of the night? Donate HERE: bit.ly/TL1t7I / Pre-order the album HERE: itunes.com/121212 #121212Concert
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) December 13, 2012
#121212concert had a great time at#madisonsquare really good crowd and wonderful atmosphere now home watching #indiavsengland #testmatch
— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) December 13, 2012
#121212Concert Bruce Springsteen is incredible! Imagine what it'll be like on Saturday when he joins the Stones on stage for #OneMoreShot
— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) December 13, 2012
@paulmccartney my favorite thing Paul has done in 35 years!!!
— Flea (@flea333) December 13, 2012
LUV WATCHIN MUSIC BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.... DONATE HERE::: bit.ly/UTXzgq #121212CONCERT
— Steven Tyler (@IamStevenT) December 13, 2012
Just watched the 12.12.12 fundraiser on TV. Great gig. & equally great cause. iiii]; )'
— Slash (@Slash) December 13, 2012
DONATE TO THE HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF FUNDSTAND UP AND BE COUNTED!You Can Help Make A Difference...Donate to... fb.me/1S1wcKxlt
— KISS(@KISSOnline) December 13, 2012
.@paulmccartney @kristnovoselic Pat Smear. Cut Me Some Slack. bit.ly/SfEG90
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) December 13, 2012
LEAVE IT TO GROHL TO REPRESENT. AWESOME twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/…
— DAVID DRAIMAN (@DAVIDMDRAIMAN) December 13, 2012
Monies raised from the Wednesday night performance at New York's Madison Square Garden are going to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, aiding East Coast families in need with their recovery from Hurricane Sandy's destruction. For more information or to donate, please visit this site.


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I like this trend of actresses saying a potential yes to the Devil Wears Prada movie sequel, but with conditions. First Meryl Streep had that amazing reaction, and now Emily Blunt is following suit. Talking to HuffPo UK about whether she'd reprise the role of hilariously droll "first assistant" Emily, she laid down the law:
"What Meryl said was she'd do it if she didn't have to lose the f***ing weight, that was her quote.
"And I'd probably say the same because they made me lose weight for that. I was playing that character who was on the edge of ill thin just desperately trying to maintain her weight.
"I feel with sequels you can be in tricky territory because that movie was so special and cool, so we'll see if everyone else wants to do it."
I'd be curious if weight actually became a deal breaker on this! One could argue that as actors, these ladies are paid to approximate their characters down to waist size. After all, you have to imagine that part of the brilliance of Emily's scene where she details how she licks blocks of cheese as dinner was that the actress Emily probably hadn't been grabbing lunch from the craft services table on-set.
At the same time, it sucks when Hollywood expects its actresses to whittle themselves down to an unhealthy weight. Plus, since Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns is set eight years after the first book and has everyone older and (hopefully) working in more humane conditions, it might actually fit that they'd be a normal weight instead of skin and bones. Either way, good for Emily for standing up for herself. Now we're waiting to hear from Anne Hathaway, who was more than willing to drop the pounds to play a starving prostitute in Les Miserables.
Source: Crushable


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Date: Aug. 31
Her story: Ruby Estayan, 26, grew up in Manila, Philippines. She moved to Maryland with her family in 2006. She is a geriatric nurse at Genesis HealthCare Heritage Center in Dundalk. Her parents, Tess and Raul Estayan, live in Abingdon.
His story: Edward Reynon, 27, grew up in Rosedale. He is also a geriatric nurse at Heritage Center. His parents, Elvie and Al Reynon, live in Baltimore.
Their story: Ruby and Edward met on June 11, 2006, at the annual Filipino Festival in Towson. They officially became a couple about a month later on July 7. On their first date, they walked around the Inner Harbor, visited the aquarium and ate lunch at Phillips Seafood. Edward, who plays softball in Baltimore County and coaches football in Harford County, introduced Ruby to local sports.
The proposal: On Christmas Eve 2010 while Ruby was at the gym, Edward went to her parents' house to ask for Ruby's hand in marriage. The next day at a Christmas party, Ruby's family blindfolded her and took her outside, convincing her that a gift was waiting.
"I was like, 'What in the world is going on?'" says Ruby, who thought she might be getting a new car.
Instead, her brother and cousin were singing a cover of "More than Words" and Edward was on one knee ready to propose.
The venue: About 300 guests, some who traveled from Singapore and the Philippines, attended the Filipino Catholic ceremony at St. Francis de Sales in Abingdon. The Rev. Roque Lim presided. A reception followed at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. During a cocktail hour, Ruby, Edward and their wedding party played softball and football on the field.
Decor: The couple chose the Ravens and Orioles as their dual theme. Tables were dressed with orange or purple tablecloths, gold charger plates, and orange or purple napkins. The 30 tables were named after various Orioles and Ravens players, including Brian Roberts and Jacoby Jones. Edward stayed up until 3 on the morning of the wedding ensuring that the decorations were perfect.
Flowers: JJ Cummings Floral Co. of Baltimore made Ruby's bouquet using purple lisianthus. The bridesmaids carried bouquets of white hydrangeas, calla lilies and orange roses. Edward wore a purple lisianthus boutonniere and the groomsmen wore orange roses.
Her dress: The bride wore a one-shoulder, mermaid-style lace gown with gemstones by Pronovias from Pizazz Wedding Boutique in Aberdeen. She wore purple high heels and her aunt, Mila Gros, gave her earrings made in the Philippines as a gift.
Bridesmaids' dresses: The bridesmaids wore purple, one-shoulder, knee-length chiffon gowns from Alfred Angelo Bridal in Glen Burnie. The maid of honor wore a matching floor-length gown.
Men's attire: The groomsmen wore cream Filipino barongs, or traditional formal shirts. Edward's custom barong was purple. For the reception, Edward changed into a tuxedo with purple vest, bowtie and white dinner jacket from Men's Wearhouse. He wore Ravens cufflinks that were a gift from Ruby.
Music: DJ Marc Nieto of Abingdon, the couple's friend, emceed the reception. Ruby and Edward walked out as a couple to "Hot in Here" by Nelly and performed the Ray Lewis "Squirrel Dance." Their first dance started out as a waltz to "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri and transitioned into a mash-up of dances, including the YMCA, chicken dance and Gangnam Style.
Food and dessert: Double Play Dining of Aberdeen catered the event. The dinner menu featured crab cakes, roasted tenderloin, garlic mashed potatoes and a vegetable medley. Flavor Cupcakery of Bel Air provided cupcakes in a variety of flavors. The couple had a personal cookies-and-cream cake decorated with an Oriole Bird and Ravens topper from Etsy.
Favors: Inspired by the Alzheimer's and dementia patients they meet as geriatric nurses, Ruby and Edward gave each guest a purple Alzheimer's bracelet and made a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in lieu of favors.
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Biz Stone's Yahoo Turnaround Solution for Marissa Mayer: Move HQ to the Big Apple (Watch Out, Arianna!)
Charged with the turnaround of Yahoo, a company whose once lofty position in tech has slid in recent years, Marissa Mayer is expected to make a drastic change to the company in the coming months. (That is, beyond the Googley new free lunches for all.)
While we watch and wait for Mayer's next move, Biz Stone has an idea for the newly crowned CEO: Pack up and head East.
The Twitter co-founder suggested in a blog post on Friday that above all else, a cross-country HQ relocation could provide the shake-up the stagnating company needs.
"Compared to newer powerhouse social and search giants in Silicon Valley, Yahoo seems faded and out of place," Stone wrote. "The bold act of picking up and moving to New York City could cast Yahoo in the completely different light of a comparatively nascent and powerful player in the media capital of the world."
It's a flight of fancy that isn't entirely pie-in-the-sky — every other week you'll hear yet another story on the state of the burgeoning NYC tech scene. To boot, points out Stone, Mayer already sits on the board of both the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and of the New York City Ballet, and is apparently interested in fashion (Project Runway, anyone?). It's a natural fit!
One minor quibble: While Yahoo has cast itself as a media company in administrations past — see interim CEO (and now ex-Yahoo) Ross Levinsohn's area of expertise, for one — Mayer's background and experience at Google suggest a product emphasis going forward. A move to New York, the so-called media capital of the world, may have made sense under Levinsohn. Mayer? Not so much.
But it's Friday! The perfect time for throwing out ideas of what CEOs of faltering companies should do next.
Keep 'em coming, Biz.


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With the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the events that occurred on that date, I thought I would make a special tribute to my Grand Uncle Irwin John Jonas. He participated in D-Day and lost his life on 11 July 1944, just over 70 years ago, near Saint-Lô, France.
Irwin John was born the third child to the marriage of Lillian Coley and Joseph Nelson Jonas. He was born on Friday 2 September 1921 in Thatcher, Franklin, Idaho, at 6:30 PM, although likely born in Cleveland, Franklin, Idaho, while the family made a go of farming. The family could not make farming work and moved to Lewiston, Cache, Utah as his father took a job with the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. When Irwin was about 6, the family moved to Uintah, Weber, Utah. Joseph was promoted to Section Foreman and the family moved to Ogden, Weber, Utah. It was in this place that Joseph was accidentally electrocuted in 1932. Afterward the family moved back to Richmond, Cache, Utah, Lillian's hometown.
The family moved around quite a bit and some of the children struggled with the moves and changes in homes. The family lived in everything from a boxcar to a nice home in Ogden. Joseph and Lillian were stern but loving parents, dealing with their own issues as well as with the children.
Lillian purchased a small home in Richmond with the funds from Joseph's life insurance. Lillian's family helped raise the rowdy six boys, including Irwin, and youngest two girls.
Irwin continued through school. He did not graduate high school, but at least made it a few years into North Cache.
Here is a picture of Irwin at North Cache with Glacus Godfrey Merrill's class. Irwin is on the back row, third from the right, fifth from the left. His brother, Norwood, my grandfather, is on the far right of the third row from the front. You can see the other names for this photo here.
Shortly before his 18 birthday, 6 July 1939, Irwin enlisted with the Army. He departed shortly afterward for training.
Unfortunately, the Army had a massive fire that destroyed most of the military records for World War II in 1973.
Family recollect that he trained in the southwest as this picture also seems to show with the large cactus.
He did make it to the rank of Sergeant in the Army.
Irwin met Mary Elizabeth Popwitz at a dance at Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wisconsin. They were later married 21 June 1943 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota.
Irwin wrote a Christmas Card home in December 1943 with the following photograph.
Irwin was then sent to go overseas. Irwin sent Mary to live with his mother in Richmond. Mary gave birth to Robert Irwin Jonas in February 1944. Irwin went to New York City in preparation for the D-Day Invasion. At least that is the story told by family.
This following envelopes show Irwin was still in New York City in May and July of 1944.
An explanation could be the preparation for D-Day and not wanting to give anything away so they made it appear like it was in New York City. Or it could very well be that he did not take part of D-Day and arrived after that date. However, since he died on the 11th of July in Saint-Lô, it is unlikely he was in New York City on 8 July 1944. Further that letter was dated 6 July 1944. It was likely he was writing from France but marking the envelopes New York City. At any rate, here is the single page of the postmarked 8 July 1944 letter. You will have to click on it to read it properly, the pencil is hard to scan. One of Irwin's obituaries indicates he was sent to Europe in October 1943.
Lillian received the dreaded personal visit from the Army in August 1944. She received the following letter in September.
The US Army determined to bring Irwin's body home to the United States rather than bury him in France. Lillian and Mary finally received Irwin's body in late January 1948. His burial took place 6 February 1944 in Richmond.
Robert Irwin Jonas continued to grow under the love and care of his mother and grandmother.
After Irwin passed away, Mary moved to Preston, Franklin, Idaho near her close friend Colleen Andra who would later marry Irwin's brother, Norwood.
Through the family, Mary and Bob moved to Ogden to work. There, Mary, Irwin's widow, met Irwin's uncle Art Coley. Irwin and Art were born the same year, even though Uncle and Nephew. Arthur "Art" Christiansen Coley and Mary were married 3 May 1946 in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming.
Art and Mary continued to raise Bob as their own. Two additional sons joined the marriage, Stephen "Steve" G and Ronald Gary.
As of my writing today, Mary is still alive. She lives in an assisted living home in South Ogden, Utah.


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|"Besides, you're saying it wrong. It's Leviosa, not Leviosar."
The title of this article intentionally uses incorrect spelling or grammar, as this is how it is stylised in a canonical source. Any attempt to change the title to its "correct" spelling or grammar will be reverted, unless another canonical source stylises it correctly.
St. Grogory's Primary School[2] was a Muggle primary school located in or near Little Whinging, Surrey, England named after Saint Grogory. The school's headmistress in the early 1990s was C. Roemmele.[2]
Harry Potter attended St. Grogory's from the mid-late 1980s to early 1990s. He was teased for wearing broken spectacles, repaired with tape, and his cousin Dudley Dursley's old, oversized clothing. He also had no friends there since he was the favourite victim of Dudley, who was the most feared bully in the school, and his gang.[1][3]
One time, Harry was being pursued by Dudley's gang and tried to escape from them by ducking behind some rubbish bins outside the school's kitchens, but unintentionally flew on top of the chimney instead. Headmistress Roemmele sent an "angry" letter to Harry's uncle and aunt, Vernon and Petunia Dursley, telling them that their nephew had been "climbing school buildings."[1]
Another time, Harry had to take home a school report, which told of how he had turned his teacher's wig blue.[4]
On 22 June, 1991, Headmistress Roemmele awarded a certificate to Dudley for "always eating up his lunch."[2]
Known alumni
Known staff
- C. Roemmele (headmistress)[2]
- Unidentified wig-wearing teacher[4]
While there is no real St. Grogory, there is a St Gregory: Pope Gregory I. He is considered the patron saint of, among other things, students and teachers, making him a prime candidate to name a school after.[5]
Behind the scenes
- The name of this school is not given in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was first revealed as "St. Grogory's Primary School" (using a full stop, contrary to British grammar rules) on a prop award certificate featured in that novel's film adaptation.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First identified as St. Grogory's Primary School) (Name seen on award certificate)
- Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey (Name seen on award certificate)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (First appearance)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p. 403 (see this image)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 3 (The Letters from No One)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
- ↑ "Pope Gregory I" on Wikipedia


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — I've never had a secret wish to join the Cirque du Soleil. Heights, not to mention clowns, scare me.
But this visit to Scottsdale came with heights, big and small — from an aerial hammock, a hot-air balloon and atop Camelback Mountain.
It was a different view of a place known for flatland fun such as golf, great restaurants, shopping and near-perfect weather.
Here are some exhilarating ways to see another side of Scottsdale — upside down and from the sky.
Downward facing vampire?
I've never been one to turn down a chance to do yoga, even if it does have the word "aerial" in front of it.
I wondered how high off the ground it would it be. Not very, but that didn't make it any less tricky.
Aerial yoga — also known as suspension or anti-gravity yoga — "is a way of deepening whatever practice you already do," says Sierra Ramm, yoga and movement supervisor at the Fairmont Scottsdale's Well & Being Spa.
It has its roots in the acrobatic derring do of the Cirque du Soleil.
"It tests you and can make you feel uncomfortable," says Ramm. You'll also keep saying, "I'm going to fall … " but chances are you won't.
Suspended in a large hammock-like piece of stretch nylon fabric, latched onto the ceiling with carabiners and rigging — just like the gear used in mountain climbing — we're suspended a couple of feet from the floor, swinging gently.
Ramm guides us through the hour-long practice, starting us off slowly, getting us accustomed to being off the ground and trusting the fabric as a support.
Suddenly, I'm face down, hands behind my back with the fabric wrapped around my ankles. The head rush is instant.
The trickiest pose of the day has to be the Vampire Pose — something you don't appreciate until you see a picture of it.
It takes faith in yourself and is impossible to explain in words. All you need to know is that you're flat-out, face-down with your arms out behind you, wing-like. Oddly enough, it feels exhilarating.
The rush of blood to the head is similar to a couple of tequila shots in the hot Scottsdale sun.
For me, shavasana (corpse pose) in the cocoon-like swaddling is the best part of the hour, and savouring the au natural light-headedness of our 60 minutes of suspension.
Screensaver views over the Sonoran Desert
At 6 a.m. in the Sonoran Desert, it's chilly and we're wrapped up in a couple of layers as the sun, just below the horizon, teases us with what will surely be a hot day.
For now, we're shivering and waiting for the massive silk fabric in brilliant shades of orange and yellow to unfurl.
It'll be our transportation over the Sonoran Desert for the next couple of hours.
Once we're up, up and away, it's not long before the chill is gone. A whoosh of hot air envelops us from the flame that propels what is the oldest human airborne transport.
Our captain — this is an aircraft, after all — regales us with stories of ballooning the rich and famous, such as Mick Jagger's family over the French countryside.
But we ordinary scenery-chasers are having just as much fun. The beauty of the desert is its predictable sameness.
As one National Geographic scribe writes, "The Sonoran Desert is an ecosystem in need of a public relations makeover." Well, that's a bit harsh, but so is this arid landscape.
We're trying to spot wildlife, a vulture, a coyote, something. But mile after high mile, all we see are the multi-armed saguaro cacti and unruly looking creosote bushes.
The only civilized landmarks are far in the distance, downtown Phoenix and Camelback Mountain. The sun is now high and so are we, floating up to 1,000 metres above the ground.
Just as we're being lulled into the landscape, we're ready for our landing.
Holding tight and bracing against the basket, we skid ever-so-lightly across the desert to our destination.
It's only 8 a.m., but we're ready for mimosas, croissants and fresh fruit, a fitting way to end the journey.
Humping up Camelback Mountain
A tanned woman who has to be at least 70 passes me huffing and puffing. She's not stopping for any red lights. This is her personal, natural Stairmaster and for dozens of others ascending the path up Camelback Mountain on the Cholla Trail. (The Echo Trail is set to reopen Nov. 30 after major renovations.)
It's the craggy red-rock landmark, seen for miles, in this otherwise flat desert landscape. It gets its name from the fact that it looks like a kneeling camel.
Just because this is considered an "urban hike," this is not a walk in the park.
Nor is it an activity to be done mid-day — even in April. We started our ascent at 5:45 a.m. with good reason. By 7 a.m., it's close to 25 C and the mercury is still climbing.
But so are we in pursuit of the pinnacle, which seems daunting at 875 metres.
That's because once you reach the halfway point, you need good knees and an affinity for the thrill of heights. Plus the boulders are the size of small Volkswagen Beetles and must be scaled to reach the top.
But even before that happens, the vistas from here are awesome, framed by cliff-hugging cacti and other desert-loving flora.
Even at this mark, these folks who must make a hobby of climbing this gargantuan hump, are passing us, literally running with water bottles in hand.
If you make a race out of it, you could be up and down in an hour.
For those of us who like to go at a more leisurely pace, two hours is the norm.
Either way, by the time you're back on flat ground by 8 a.m., you've accomplished your 10,000 steps per day several times over before many people have had their morning coffee.


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Sometimes, when answering SO questions, I am using in my answers the code which strictly speaking is not mine. I mean I have used this code in my applications, and often I have altered it more or less significantly, however I wasn't the author of the code, usually I found it somewhere on the Net.
So the question is: should I mention this fact in my answer? And, if I remember where the code came from, should I just refer the user to this site?
From one side I feel like giving an answer with code in place is much more helpful than just giving a link, however from another side I feel like "stealing" the credit.
EDIT: I am not speaking about the code taken from the open source projects or sites like CodeProject, where it is very clear where the credit goes, I am speaking about code snippets and solutions found on forums or sites like SO.
For example, OP asks how to add some functionality to his/her program, and there is a very specific API for doing so, does it matter that I came across this API on a site that is not Microsoft/Apple/Adobe etc. itself?


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Destroyed vehicles lie in the rubble outside the Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday.
As evening drew to a close in Oklahoma, after a day of tireless searching for survivors among the debris left behind by a powerful tornado, officials said the operation could end by nightfall Tuesday.
"We will be through every damaged piece of property in this city at least three times before we're done and we hope to be done by dark tonight," Moore Fire Chief Gary Bird said at a news conference.
Emergency crews and National Guard troops picked through neighborhoods without recognizable streets in a grim, house-by-house search of the blasted-out husk of a city left behind by the ferocious tornado.
Authorities lowered the death toll to 24, less than half the figure they gave in the initial chaos after the twister, but there was still no full accounting of those missing. Nine of the confirmed dead were children, including seven in a flattened elementary school.
Four bodies were recovered, including a 3-month-old baby, at a local 7-Eleven.
Working with search dogs and under menacing skies, the crews meticulously combed the rubble in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, which took a direct hit when the tornado cut a 17-mile path of destruction on Monday afternoon.
Dozens of people were pulled from the wreckage in the initial hours after the storm, but there were no reports of additional survivors found Tuesday — only scraps of wood, shreds of clothing, shards of glass and metal and cars crumpled into each other and into buildings. Entire stretches of Moore looked as if they had been put through a blender.
"I mean, there's nothing," said Robert Foster, whose family home was destroyed. "People are walking up and down the streets. It's really upsetting to look at. We grew up there. That's our whole childhood. And it's all flattened now."
Gov. Mary Fallin said there were 237 injured, but authorities cautioned that figure and the death toll could still rise. Even with the benefit of a full day's light, people were only beginning to grasp the scope of the destruction in Moore and parts of Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma University Medical Center admitted 59 children and 34 adults.
The National Weather Service said survey crews had found at least one area of Category EF5 damage — the highest classification for tornadoes, meaning winds had exceeded 200 mph.
Frank Keating, a former Oklahoma governor, said on MSNBC that as many as 20,000 families could be displaced.
"This was the storm of storms," Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett said.
The first of the victims was publicly identified — Ja'Nae Hornsby, a third-grader who was killed when the tornado demolished Plaza Towers Elementary School. She was remembered by her family Tuesday as full of joy and fond of playing dress-up. Her relatives gathered at a Baptist church in Oklahoma City to console each other.
A second victim, Hemant Bhonde, 65, became separated from his wife when the tornado struck their home, his family told NBC News. Bhonde's body was recovered Tuesday, hospital officials said. His wife survived.
Tannen Maury / EPA
Firefighters examine the rubble of a home in a destroyed neighborhood in Moore.
As they took the measure of what they had lost, people in Moore also marveled that they were alive, and began to share stories of survival and of how they protected each other when the twister struck, announcing itself with roaring wind.
Children from Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were reported drowned in a pool of water, told of hearing sirens and running into a hall for cover, some still carrying their math books.
A teacher, Rhonda Crosswhite, said she huddled with students in a bathroom stall and draped herself over them for cover as the storm hit.
"One of my little boys, he just kept saying, 'I love you, I love you, please don't die with me, please don't die with me,'" she told TODAY. "But we're OK. And we made it out, and it finally stopped."
She said all her students were accounted for.
Damian Britton, a fourth-grader, credited "Miss Crosswhite" with saving his life. He estimated it took about five minutes for the twister to pass through before the students emerged from cover to survey the damage and check on their classmates.
"It was just a disaster,'' he said. "There was just a bunch of stuff thrown around and the cars were tipped over, and it smelled like gas."
At an afternoon news conference, Bird said that search dogs were no longer "making any hits" at the school. He said no one had been found there Tuesday but cautioned that the search was still active.
"They will not declare that structure clear until they are down to the ground and have been through every piece of rubble in that building," he said.
One child was killed at Briarwood Elementary School, elsewhere in Moore, said police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis. There was no word on how the ninth child died. Besides the 19 deaths in Moore, five were killed in southern neighborhoods of Oklahoma City.
Charlie Riedel / AP
Zac Woodcock salvages items from the rubble of a tornado-ravaged rental home in Moore.
Authorities said they hoped to have every home, business and car in Moore searched by nightfall. They worked under the threat of still more severe weather. Forecasters said parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including Dallas, were at risk for more tornadoes.
The tornado Monday spent 40 minutes on the ground, said Rick Smith of the National Weather Service.
"We've seen numerous structures that are wiped clean to the foundation," he said.
Smith said that the first severe thunderstorm warning had gone out 44 minutes before the tornado touched down, and the first tornado warning 16 minutes ahead. The weather service said the storm, at its widest, stretched 1.3 miles.
President Barack Obama called it "one of the most destructive tornadoes in history." Speaking from the White House, he pledged the full help of the federal government and said there was no time to waste.
"In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured, and among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew, their school," he said. "So our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma today."
Fallin, after a helicopter tour that traced the tornado's path, said searchers were having trouble because "the streets are just gone. The signs are just gone."
Expressions of grief and support came from across the world. Pope Francis said on Twitter: "I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children. Join me in praying for them."
Queen Elizabeth II extended her deepest sympathies, and House Speaker John Boehner ordered flags at the Capitol to half-staff.
Relief efforts sprang up. The NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder and its star player, Kevin Durant, each pledged $1 million. Others helped as they could: Miles from Moore, people went on Facebook to post family photos that had landed in their yards, hoping to match them with their owners.
Aerial pictures of the destruction brought to mind Joplin, the Missouri town virtually wiped off the map two years ago when an EF5 tornado killed 158 people and caused $2.8 billion in damage.
The twister cut a path similar to a tornado outbreak that ravaged Oklahoma and Kansas on May 3, 1999, killing 46 people and damaging or destroying more than 8,000 homes. Wind in that outbreak was clocked at 318 mph, the fastest ever recorded on earth.
Officials in Moore complained earlier this year about foot-dragging by the federal government over $2 million in federal grants for "safe rooms" in 800 homes to protect them from severe weather.
A spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency told NBC News the agency was looking into the claim.
The city's website also said, however, that Moore faced only a 1 to 2 percent chance of a tornado on any spring day, and that if a tornado did strike, there was less than a 1 percent chance that it would be as strong as the 1999 tornado.
Monday's storm beat those odds. Alfredo Corrales and Viviana Lune rode it out in a shelter beneath their house. Corrales told TODAY that they had hunkered down there and heard voices above, and popped open the door to find several neighbors asking to come in.
The wind was so strong, Corrales said, that he and a neighbor had to hold the cellar door shut. When they emerged, they found a rewritten landscape.
"I saw basically nothing," Luna said. "There were no fences there anymore, trees were snapped in half, roofs of houses were gone. Everything from people's houses and even from neighborhoods across the street was laying in our yards. Half of the roof is torn off, the garage is caved in — it's just a total mess."
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NBC News' Jeff Black, Tracy Connor, Becky Bratu and Kristen Welker contributed to this report, as did NBC News contributor Alex Hannaford and The Associated Press.
This story was originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 8:55 PM EDT