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The B-list rules Hollywood's fall and holiday movie season: Bond, Bella and Bilbo.
Daniel Craig is back as James Bond in Skyfall, the super-spy's first adventure in four years, one of the longest 007 hiatuses in the franchise's 50-year history.
Kirsten Stewart returns for her swan song as Bella Swan, alongside vampire hubby Robert Pattinson and jealous werewolf pal Taylor Lautner in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, the franchise finale.
And Bilbo Baggins goes jewelry shopping for an evil ring in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first installment in Peter Jackson's three-part prelude to his Academy Award-winning adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood and others reprise their Lord of the Rings roles, but The Hobbit hinges on newcomer Martin Freeman as Bilbo. The filmmakers were so set on him that production halted for three months while Freeman returned to Sherlock, the British TV hit in which he plays Dr. Watson.
"It was sort of unheard of for a big-budget movie, but because we wanted him so badly, the studio supported us, and we made that provision in our schedule," Jackson said. "He carries the movie. You get that casting wrong and you're in huge trouble."
Here's a look at other upcoming highlights:
Adam Sandler's in voice-only mode as Dracula in the animated monster mash Hotel Transylvania. Joaquin Phoenix stars as a World War II vet mesmerized by a cult leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in The Master. For baseball fans, there's Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood as an old-timer on a scouting trip with his daughter (Amy Adams).
Time-travel geeks can watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a hit man trying to snuff his older self (Bruce Willis) in Looper, also featuring Emily Blunt.
Gordon-Levitt underwent three hours of makeup each day to look more like Willis. He repeatedly watched his co-star's movies and studied Willis' dialogue on his iPod.
"But the most productive thing was just spending time with him. Having dinner, talking about music or whatever and getting to know each other," Gordon-Levitt said. "That's when I felt I was learning the most about what I could incorporate into how I was going to play this character."
Liam Neeson returns as a violently over-protective family man in Taken 2. Brad Pitt's a mob enforcer tracking rogue hoods in Killing Them Softly. Kevin James goes from lethargic science teacher to mixed martial-arts sensation in the comedy "Here Comes the Boom."
Ben Affleck directs and stars in Argo, a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and a big ensemble take on multiple roles in Cloud Atlas, an epic spanning centuries and genres.
And Tim Burton resurrects an old friend with "Frankenweenie," his animated update of a live-action short film he made in the 1980s, centered on a kid who pulls a Frankenstein to revive his cherished, perished dog.
"It's like the first pure relationship you have as a child, if you have a good pet," Burton said. "Also growing up loving, like, `Frankenstein' movies, there's something about a boy and his dog and a `Frankenstein' story that doesn't seem that dissimilar. It seemed like a weird wish-fulfillment connection that just made sense to me."
Judi Dench's M steps up in a more pivotal role as spy master to Craig's 007 in Skyfall, in which Bond's loyalty to his boss is tested by revelations from her past.
Steven Spielberg directs Daniel-Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln." Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a new take on Leo Tolstoy's epic romance Anna Karenina. Denzel Washington's a pilot who miraculously lands his damaged jetliner in Flight.
A couple of animated tales debut for the holidays: Wreck-It-Ralph, with John C. Reilly providing the voice of a second-banana video game character striking out on his own; and Rise of the Guardians, an adventure with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and other mythical beings battling an evil spirit.
Twilight has been a rarity for male-oriented Hollywood, a blockbuster franchise aimed almost exclusively at women. Bill Condon, director of the final two Twilight movies, recalls studio hand-wringing over Dreamgirls, his musical that became a hit largely because of female crowds.
"People were so concerned about who was going to go see it," Condon said. "It was like, well, what if you can make a movie that 15-year-old boys don't care about and you still have an audience? That turned out to be true. I think it's exciting when not every movie's got to be aimed at just that one demographic."
The Hobbit has some action competition for the holidays in Tom Cruise's Jack Reacher, with Katie Holmes' ex playing a former military cop investigating a sniper case. Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio in a pre-Civil War bounty hunter saga.
Among holiday comedies, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play grandparents at odds with their daughter (Marisa Tomei) in "Parental Guidance"; Seth Rogen goes on a road trip with his domineering mom (Barbra Streisand) in The Guilt Trip; and Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann revisit their marital woes as they reprise their Knocked Up characters in Judd Apatow's This Is 40.
Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway team for a big-screen adaptation of the stage musical Les Miserables, based on Victor Hugo's classic. A scheduling conflict forced Hathaway out of an earlier movie musical, The Phantom of the Opera. She now counts it a blessing, saying Les Miserables more than compensates.
"I don't know if I would have gotten `Les Mis' if I had done Phantom," Hathaway said. "So maybe it was just the universe's way of protecting me and getting to play a superior part."


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Our Standard Next Day Delivery Charges for UK Mainland are £6.99
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The author of Veronica, Bad Behavior, and Because They Wanted To (among other books) turns 57 today. Those unfamiliar with her writing may have seen the movie Secretary, which she called "a little too nice." I think it's pretty good, but the short story — in Bad Behavior — is better. And Veronica, which was nominated for the National Book Award, is wonderful and scary and will give you nightmares. Some of Gaitskill's work explores BDSM, but she's no big fan of the Marquis de Sade — she once said, "I don't think much of Sade as a writer, although I enjoyed beating off to him as a child." Above, Gaitskill reads a letter from prison inmate Beverly Jaynes.
And for anyone who needs a refresher on Secretary, here it is. The movie also helped put Maggie Gyllenhaal on the map, so raise a glass to both of them — or to Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leonardo DiCaprio, or Holy Roman Empress Gisela of Swabia, all of whom were born on this day.


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Woman executed for 1998 murder of mentally handicapped man
HUNTSVILLE – Harris County killer Suzanne Basso, condemned for murdering a developmentally disabled man to claim his life insurance benefits, was executed in Texas' death House Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review issues presented in a final death-day appeal.
Basso, 59, a one-time seamstress from New York, led a group of five accomplices in brutally beating and kicking Louis "Buddy" Musso, 59, to death in August 1998. Basso had lured Musso to Texas from New Jersey with the promise of marriage.
In the days leading to his death, court documents indicate, Basso, who then weighed more than 300 pounds, repeatedly jumped on Musso, who had been forced onto his hands and knees. The attack broke many of his ribs. The attackers also beat the man with a belt, kicked him with heavy boots and scrubbed his body, doused in a mixture of chlorine bleach and pine oil disinfectant, with a wire brush. Musso's battered, bruised body was found near a Harris County road. Authorities said his death was caused by a fractured skull.
In his final appeals on Basso's behalf, League City lawyer Winston Cochran early Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of Texas' law to establish a killer's competency to be executed. Under the law, a killer must be aware that he will be executed and why.
Cochran argued that the Texas standard does not adequately give weight to a killer's delusional thinking. Basso, he noted, repeatedly told improbable stories, including one in which she was an aide to former New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. In another, she claimed a nurse had tried to kill her by hiding a snake in a hollow book given to her as a gift.
Basso claimed she suffered beatings in the Harris County Jail that left her paralyzed from the chest down, but, Cochran said, her paralysis actually resulted from a chronic, degenerative disease.
Two psychiatrists who had examined Basso testified in a Houston competency hearing that she met the Texas standard for execution.
Basso was the 510th killer and fifth woman executed in Texas since the state reinstituted capital punishment in 1982.
Her accomplices are serving prison terms ranging from 20 years to life.


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PA Local Government Investment Trust
Act 10 of 2016: Expansion of Permitted Investments
Looking for an investment option in addition to your local depository? The Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (PLGIT) was organized as an investment option for Pennsylvania municipalities and school districts. In May 1981, a handful of municipalities, including two boroughs, pooled their assets in an effort to gain better control of their resources, net a good return and keep their money safe. PLGIT has been standing firm ever since and now serves over 2,800 local governments and schools. PLGIT is the only Pennsylvania pooled investment option to carry the endorsement of seven statewide associations, including the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs.
Unlike most financial organizations, PLGIT is owned and operated by its participants. Borough officials, just like you, sit on PLGIT's board, set investment goals and spur development of new services. It's one of the reasons why PLGIT "exists solely for your success."
Participants may establish as many PLGIT accounts as they wish: for example, accounts might be opened for the general fund, recreation fund, liquid fuels fund, sewer fund, etc. Multiple accounts provide a clear audit trail and each PLGIT account receives monthly statements. PLGIT offers many direct deposit programs, including state and federal subsidies, state grants, and tax revenue.
Click here to download the brochure for to learn more.
Fixed Rate Programs
PLGIT/TERM offers daily availability of competitive fixed rates and is designed to meet participants' investment needs with a choice of maturity dates from 60 days to one year. PLGIT/TERM allows participants the ability to lock in a rate up to two weeks in advance for a forward commitment. PLGIT/TERM provides intermediate term investments.
The PLGIT-CD Purchase Program allows PLGIT participants to purchase FDIC insured certificates of deposit. Individual CDs are purchased in amounts such that the principal and interest will not exceed insured limits. The maximum CD purchase would be in an amount such that the total value of the CD including interest would not exceed $250,000. With the PLGIT-CD Purchase Program, participants can gain access to a universe of competitive fixed-rate CDs with flexible terms, from banks across the nation that may have higher yields than some Federal Agency discount notes. All investments would be made directly in the Borough's name (it is not a pooled investment program).
Investment Options
PLGIT offers six (6) distinct investment options. Working together, these investment options allow you to manage cash flow and optimize earnings. The PLGIT portfolio is a money market type fund.
PLGIT-Class Shares portfolio offers daily liquidity, no minimum balance requirements and free, unlimited checking with no out-of-pocket fees or service charges. All funds deposited in this PLGIT portfolio begin earning interest from the date of deposit. One hundred percent of all funds on deposit is invested at the current yield.
PLGIT/PLUS-Class Shares portfolio, a restricted money market type portfolio, offers the opportunity for higher yields with an investment period of 30 days or longer. After the initial 30 days, funds are fully liquid. The minimum initial deposit is $50,000, and each subsequent deposit must be at least $5,000. Because of these requirements, PLGIT/PLUS-Class Shares historically yield a higher rate than PLGIT-Class Shares.
PLGIT/I-Class Shares portfolio, PLGIT's newest restricted money market type portfolio, combines a competitive rate with the ease of Web-based investing. PLGIT/I-Class Shares portfolio is an Internet-only investment, allowing PLGIT to trim transaction costs while providing an opportunity for participants to increase their earnings. Participants perform all transactions via PLGIT's secure Easy Online Network ("EON") and have account access 24 hours a day. PLGIT/I-Class Shares carry no waiting period prior to redemption, participants are limited to two redemptions per month - making PLGIT/I-Class Shares an attractive investment option for participants' payroll accounts. Participants are required to make an initial PLGIT/I-Class Shares purchase of $50,000 or more. Additional purchases may be made in an amount of $5,000 or greater.
PLGIT/ARM is a money market type portfolio, which provides a convenient method of pooling proceeds from tax-exempt bond issues for temporary investment. Individually customized investment accounts are also available. PLGIT/ARM is designed to assist participants in the investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds in compliance with the arbitrage requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
PLGIT/SAM consists of an individual portfolio or portfolios of fixed-rate and longer-term investments selected in a manner consistent with applicable municipal codes and the participant's investment policy. Investments in a Participant's PLGIT/SAM Program individual portfolio account are direct investments of the Participant, not assets of the Trust or under the control of the Board of Trustees.
The PLGIT and PLGIT/ARM portfolios carry an AAAm rating by Standard & Poor's. Standard & Poor's fund ratings are based on analysis of credit quality, market price exposure and management. According to S&P's rating criteria, the AAAm rating signifies excellent safety of invested principal and superior capacity to maintain a $1.00 per share net asset value. However it should be understood that the rating is not a "market" rating nor a recommendation to buy, hold or sell the securities.
Other Programs Offered by PLGIT
PLGIT Credit Card Acceptance Program - PLGIT has partnered with Interware Development Company (IDC) and Global Payments Inc. to offer a comprehensive program to accept electronic payments with credit and debit cards by your municipality. This merchant services program gives participating entities the ability to accept credit cards for fees, fines, permits, taxes, etc. The participant can elect to pass the convenience fee to the customer or absorb the processing fees. Funds are available in the participant's PLGIT account the next business day.
Procurement Card (P-Card) Program - The P-Card looks and operates like a credit card but does not carry a revolving line of credit. Using a P-Card to make purchases eliminates the typical requisition, purchasing, receiving and accounts payable processes and other time consuming steps and costs involved in purchases. There is no cost to join the P-Card Program and individual card limits can be set by transaction, vendor or time period, controlling unauthorized purchases and contractor/vendor usage. A cash rebate calculated on the basis of the amount of total annual purchases is available to boroughs which reach the eligibility level.
PLGIT is governed by a Board of Trustees, each of whom is a Pennsylvania local government official or employee elected annually by the Trust's Participants. Trustees represent each of the governing associations. The Trust's Investment Advisor and Administrator is PFM Asset Management LLC; the legal counsel is Saul Ewing LLP; and the auditor is Ernst & Young LLP.
PLGIT has been organized under the authority of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, and is a legal investment for Pennsylvania local governments. To join PLGIT, a borough must enact an ordinance and complete a W-9 and application. A model ordinance is provided by the Trust. To receive more information and current rates, please call your marketing representative at 800-572-1472. More information about PLGIT is available by visiting www.plgit.com.
This information does not represent an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any fund or other security. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing in any of the Trust's portfolios. This and other information about the Trust's portfolios is available in each portfolio's current Information Statement, which should be read carefully before investing. Copies of these Information Statements may be obtained by calling 800-572-1472 or are available on the Trust's website at www.plgit.com. While the PLGIT and PLGIT/ARM portfolios seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share and the PLGIT/TERM portfolio seeks to achieve a net asset value of $1.00 per share at its stated maturity, it is possible to lose money investing in the Trust. An investment in the Trust is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Shares of the Trust's portfolios are distributed by PFM Fund Distributors, Inc., member Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (www.finra.org). PFM Fund Distributors, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of PFM Asset Management LLC. Member SIPC.
A description of the PLGIT CD Purchase Program is contained in the PLGIT Information Statement. The Information Statement contains important information and should be read carefully before investing. Participants may purchase Certificates of Deposit through the PLGIT CD Purchase Program only by executing an investment advisory agreement with the Program's Investment Advisor, PFM Asset Management LLC.
SMPLGIT, PLGIT-Class Shares, PLGIT/PLUS-Class Shares, PLGIT/I-Class Shares, PLGIT/TERM, PLGIT-CD, PLGIT/ARM, PLGIT/SAM, and PLGIT-CAP are service marks of the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust.
The Pennsylvania Powercard Program (the "Program") offers a Procurement Card (a "P-Card"), issued by Harris Bank, N.A., and marketed by PFM Financial Services LLC. PLGIT is a Program sponsor and the Program is marketed to PLGIT Participants. PLGIT receives no compensation for its sponsorship and the Trust is indemnified against any liabilities or costs relating to the Program.


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Buying direct from Wolfrath's, the grower, assures you of not only quality stock, but also huge savings, professional advice, and year-round support. We hope you stop out to look over our large selection of top quality nursery stock, displayed for your convenience in our front display areas and in our fields.
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Implementing XPCOM components in JavaScript
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About XPCOM
Mozilla applications are built from a collection of XPCOM (Cross-platform Component Object Model) classes. They are used to perform certain tasks or to get specific functionality. For example, there is a directory service class that can be used to access files on your file system. Classes can be constructed using several programming languages, including: javascript, c++, and python. Mozilla then uses "interfaces" to describe what a class can do. The most basic interface nsISupports is used to retrieve the different interfaces that a class implements.
XPCOM Concepts
There are basically 4 concepts you need to understand when developing xpcom objects. They are classes, interfaces, modules, and factories. I will give a brief summary of each, then go into more details later.
A class is simply an xpcom object that implements interfaces, and is registered with the component manager. In our case we are going to implement a javascript object which will be our class.
Interfaces are used to define what functions and attributes an xpcom class provides. nsISupports is an interface that all classes must implement. It provides a function to request the interfaces on a class.
Factories are objects used to instantiate classes. it implements the nsIFactory interface.
Multiple classes can be defined in a file. A module is an object that is used to register, unregister and provide factories for classes. It implement the nsIModule interface.
Getting Started
For our example, we are going to create a file that cantains one class, one module, and one factory. The class will implement the nsISupports and nsISupportsPriority interfaces.
How it Works
Startup and Registration
During the startup process if the file compreg.dat is missing or the file .autoreg exists, the application knows that it needs to register components. It then loads files from each of the components folders, including the components folder in each extension directory. It then calls the function NSGetModule on each file to get the object that implements the nsIModule interface.
//module initialization function NSGetModule(aCompMgr, aFileSpec) { return MyPriorityModule; }
Finished Code
Below is how the finished code may look.
// constants const nsISupportsPriority = Components.interfaces.nsISupportsPriority; const nsISupports = Components.interfaces.nsISupports; const CLASS_ID = Components.ID("{1C0E8D86-B661-40d0-AE3D-CA012FADF170}"); const CLASS_NAME = "My Supports Priority Component"; const CONTRACT_ID = "@mozillazine.org/example/priority;1"; //class constructor function MyPriority() { this._priority = nsISupportsPriority.PRIORITY_LOWEST; }; //class definition MyPriority.prototype = { _priority: null, get priority() { return this._priority; }, set priority(aValue) { this._priority = aValue; }, adjustPriority: function(aDelta) { this._priority += aDelta; }, QueryInterface: function(aIID) { if (!aIID.equals(nsISupportsPriority) && !aIID.equals(nsISupports)) throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NO_INTERFACE; return this; } }; //class factory var MyPriorityFactory = { createInstance: function (aOuter, aIID) { if (aOuter != null) throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NO_AGGREGATION; return (new MyPriority()).QueryInterface(aIID); } }; //module definition (xpcom registration) var MyPriorityModule = { _firstTime: true, registerSelf: function(aCompMgr, aFileSpec, aLocation, aType) { if (this._firstTime) { this._firstTime = false; throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_FACTORY_REGISTER_AGAIN; }; aCompMgr = aCompMgr.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIComponentRegistrar); aCompMgr.registerFactoryLocation(CLASS_ID, CLASS_NAME, CONTRACT_ID, aFileSpec, aLocation, aType); }, unregisterSelf: function(aCompMgr, aLocation, aType) { aCompMgr = aCompMgr.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIComponentRegistrar); aCompMgr.unregisterFactoryLocation(CLASS_ID, aLocation); }, getClassObject: function(aCompMgr, aCID, aIID) { if (!aIID.equals(Components.interfaces.nsIFactory)) throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; if (aCID.equals(CLASS_ID)) return MyPriorityFactory; throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NO_INTERFACE; }, canUnload: function(aCompMgr) { return true; } }; //module initialization function NSGetModule(aCompMgr, aFileSpec) { return MyPriorityModule; }


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In an open letter to Torontonians, Police Chief Bill Blair said Friday he accepts responsibility for the actions of his police service and its members during the G20 summit, but stopped short of an apology.
"I will ensure that the lessons we learn during the G20 are incorporated into our procedures, our training and our future response. I am also fully committed to holding police officers of any rank accountable for misconduct," the chief said.
Porter: We passively let police and politicians trample our rights
Blair announced Friday he will take the rare step of bringing in a retired judge and former Crown attorney for the G20-related misconduct hearings. The hearings will be open to the public, as is standard.
He also said he brought eight more applications to the police services board Friday, requesting permission to lay disciplinary charges against officers for their roles during the summit.
About 15 officers will face disciplinary hearings, as some cases involve more than one. They include officers in the high-profile Adam Nobody case, a source told the Star.
The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) has identified five officers who should be charged in the Nobody case.
DiManno: Why won't police chief Bill Blair say he's sorry for police actions during G20?
Eight constables have already been charged under the Police Services Act for alleged G20 misconduct, bringing the total number to about 23.
When the process is complete, 28 frontline officers are expected to face disciplinary action, as well as two senior officers, although it's unclear whether they were among Friday's group.
The charges stem from investigative reports completed by the OIPRD, the province's police complaints watchdog. They "substantiate" allegations of misconduct, meaning the investigators believe there's enough evidence to prove misconduct occurred.
Police hearings act much like a court of law, where officers may defend themselves against charges levied against them. If the charges — which are not criminal — are upheld, penalties range from docked pay to losing their jobs. Charges filed so far include the use of unnecessary force and unnecessary arrest.
Earlier this week, OIPRD director Gerry McNeilly released a scathing systemic review of the G20, slamming police for poor planning, breaching Charter rights and using excessive force.
The June 2010 summit, which saw a group of black-clad vandals wreak havoc on the downtown core, also resulted in the largest mass arrest in Canadian history.
As revealed in Friday's Star, the OIPRD has also "substantiated" allegations of misconduct against three senior officers, including Supt. Mark Fenton, the commanding officer who ordered mass arrests and the "unlawful" kettling at Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave. on the final day of the summit.
The other two officers are Supt. Michael Farrar and Staff. Insp. Frank Ruffolo, who were in charge of the prisoner processing facility on Eastern Ave. Both are now retired and so can not face disciplinary hearings.
A fourth senior officer, Insp. Gary Meissner, will face disciplinary action stemming from alleged G20 misconduct.
When reached Friday, Meissner said he has not yet received an official notice of a disciplinary hearing but has been "informally" notified.
It is unclear what allegations of misconduct have been made against Meissner. He politely declined to comment at this time.
"Unfortunately, I can't," he said. "I'm sorry, I'm not in a position to do so."
During the summit, Meissner was the public order unit alpha section commander in charge of deploying the long range acoustical device (LRAD), which can send verbal warnings and also control crowds with pain-inducing tones.
According to the McNeilly's review, orders were given for the LRAD to be used at 5:43 p.m. on June 26, 2010 at Queen's Park, shortly after the breakout of violence led by black-clad vandals. Five minutes later, Meissner was making arrests, according to a special operations director quoted in the report.
The report noted, however, that many people failed to hear crowd warnings from the LRAD. If G20 planners and commanders were relying on the LRADs for crowd control, the devices should have been used "more times, in more directions, and in more locations around Queen's Park."
"It appears the use of the LRAD was more about using the new piece of equipment rather than a method to have real and meaningful communication with the protesters," the report said.
Meissner also deployed the LRAD on Queen St. W. at 6:26 p.m. that day — this time, without permission, according to the report.
"I understand why they wanted us to ask the MICC (major incident command centre) for permission to use it," Meissner told the police watchdog. "But, I didn't ask for it on Queen St. because I was told to arrest everybody and to my way of thinking as a site commander, I needed to assure myself and I needed to prove to everybody else that this was a compliant crowd.
"As a consequence, I stepped out of the line and did not ask for permission to use the LRAD, but used it to prove a point," he continued. "And the point was that if you are involved in an engagement where, in fact, the crowd can hear the message clearly and is willing to comply, then all they want is direction."
Prior to the G20 summit, a Superior Court judge imposed restrictions on use of the LRAD, noting it "requires very senior command authorization."
Meissner, who is based out of 51 Division, was also site commander for the peaceful evictions at St. James Park last year during the Occupy Toronto movement. Many protesters there praised the efforts of police for reaching a peaceful resolution in a temporary standoff over the library yurt.
In a statement Friday afternoon, the Toronto Police Services Board said it is "acutely aware" the OIPRD's systemic report has raised "considerable and significant issues" about G20 policing.
"The board wants to reassure the public that it is committed to ensuring that all recommendations made in that report respecting police accountability and responsibility will be thoroughly reviewed and addressed as expeditiously as possible," the statement said.
The board also said it is awaiting the Independent Civilian Review of the G20 in late June, led by retired judge John Morden, which will focus on the role of civilian oversight.
"The board is very serious about discharging its responsibilities in the public interest. To this end, it has already begun a review of the recommendations of Mr. McNeilly."
Also on the Star:
G20 timeline: How events unfolded on the streets
DiManno: There's blame aplenty in the OIPRD's G20 report, but no accountability
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The regulatory 32 minutes was not enough to decide the champion of the 2013 Sports Center/Carolina Sports Holiday Classic, neither was 36 � it took 40.
MOREHEAD CITY � The regulatory 32 minutes was not enough to decide the champion of the 2013 Sports Center/Carolina Sports Holiday Classic, neither was 36 � it took 40.
The Havelock Rams (5-5) and West Carteret Patriots (5-7), fierce rivals already, played to double overtime with the Rams holding on to an electric 78-75 victory.
With the game tied in regulation with nine seconds to go, Havelock guard Matt Boykin picked off a pass and darted to the rim getting fouled in the act, but missed both of his both free throws.
In the closing seconds of the first overtime period with Havelock up by two, Khaliq Spencer hoisted a runner for the Patriots that danced on the rim before Jason Dudley tipped it home sending the game to a second bonus frame.
Havelock would go up by two again with less than a minute to go in the second overtime when Julian Cuthbertson was whistled for a foul on Chase Carraway�s 3-point attempt.
Carraway drained the trio of freebies, giving the Patriots a 75-74 lead with 38.9 to go.
Tournament Most Valuable Player Kyran Bowman then drove to the rack for Havelock making a layup to put the Rams up 76-75.
A Patriot miss that was rebounded by Keion Joyner of Havelock led to a clinching pair of free throws by Micheal Bowman.
�We definitely gave the people their money�s worth,� Havelock coach Bill Fryczynski said. �What a great game by a bunch of kids on both sides. I�m happy and proud that we were able to win two tough games in this tournament.�
Kyran Bowman dropped in 27 points in his MVP performance and big brother Micheal delivered 19, including going 4-for-4 from the line in the overtimes.
�Mo (Micheal Bowman) was very valuable for us tonight,� Fryczynski said. �He is our sixth man coming off the bench and I want him to embrace that role because he is a great weapon to have in that spot.�
In a game with many odd occurrences, Dudley�s tip in was ruled just in time by the officials at the end of the first overtime and West Carteret guard Nathan Windley swished a halfcourt shot to end the first half.
West Carteret had at least four guys in double-figures for the second night in a row.
�I think tonight we proved we can play with the upper echelon of this conference and I think Havelock will be right there at the top of it,� West Carteret coach Craig McClanahan said. �We teach the guys to play together and trust each other and they buy into that. That�s West Carteret basketball.�
Havelock�s title game victory was its fifth consecutive win of the season.
Havelock (78) � Kyran Bowman 27, Micheal Bowman 19, Jordan Begley 12, Keion Joyner 10, Jordan Cuthbertson 6, Shondel Granison 4.
West Carteret (75) � Nathan Windley 24, Chase Carraway 18, Khaliq Spencer 13, Jason Dudley 10, Austin Fountain 7, Maleek Walker 2, Dylan Carpenter 1.
Team Stats:
Rebounds: Havelock - 31 (Granison 9), West Carteret � 30 (Windley 7). Turnovers: Havelock � 18, West Carteret � 28. Free Throws: Havelock 18/29 (62%), West Carteret 13/16 (81%).
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What is spot fixing in cricket
Many of you understand about match fixing where the result of match is fixed between two teams and the desired results are obtained by bookies of cricket world. There is another term "spot fixing". Lot of people misunderstand spot fixing and the term mislead close to match fixing while this is not the case.
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For those who started reading this piece spot fixing in just fixing a part of the match rather than the whole match. It is a player agreeing to bowl a no ball at a certain point in the game or similar.
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Thats nice, you explained the exact difference. Although its clear by their names itself, still i was not knowing it ...
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After losing her mother and grandmother to ovarian cancer, 39-year-old Justine Greene took what she and her doctors consider fate-altering, pre-emptive action — she had her Fallopian tubes removed.
The executive director of Big Sisters was emboldened by the BC Cancer Agency pronouncement that the majority of high-grade serous carcinomas — the most common and deadliest type of ovarian cancer — actually originates in the tubes, not the ovaries.
B.C. is believed to be the first jurisdiction in the world with a prevention campaign based on a controversial change in surgical paradigm involving Fallopian tube removal. Gynecologic oncologists and other B.C. experts recommend women consider Fallopian tube removal while undergoing hysterectomies or tubal ligations — otherwise, a potential cancer prevention measure could be missed. Tube removal, B.C. experts contend, is a straightforward procedure that shouldn't cause surgical complications or other risks when being done by skilled obstetrician/gynecologists.
There is not yet any peer-reviewed evidence to prove the change in practice will prevent ovarian cancers, but if the theory is correct, it could represent the first big B.C.-led cancer prevention strategy since the 1950s, when the province became the first jurisdiction in the world to introduce a Pap smear program to dramatically reduce cervical cancer incidence.
"I do concur that if Dr. (Dianne) Miller (head of the BCCA gynecology oncology group, pictured above) and her team are correct, this would be a true breakthrough cancer prevention discovery made in B.C.," said BCCA president Dr. Max Coppes.
The 2010 recommendation to about 225 gynecology surgeons in B.C. to use hysterectomies and tubal ligations — two common procedures in which Fallopian tubes are easily accessible — to remove the tubes was unprecedented. Traditionally, tubes were left behind during such operations, as a matter of surgical convenience, habit, or because of uncertainty about the effects of taking out another body part.
Greene was a featured speaker when B.C. experts pleaded with surgeons to adopt the new protocol. They justified the recommendation for change based on discoveries that the deadliest tumours start in the tubes, not the ovaries, as well as evidence gleaned from B.C. databases. The latter showed that 20 per cent of ovarian cancer patients had previously undergone a hysterectomy in which their Fallopian tubes were left in, raising suspicions that if the tubes had been taken out, patients may not have developed ovarian cancer.
As well, up to 15 per cent of ovarian cancer patients had had a previous tubal ligation, reinforcing the theory that complete removal of the tubes might have eliminated cancer risk.
Fallopian tubes as ovarian cancer culprits by The Vancouver Sun
Preventive measure
While grieving the death of her high-profile mother — B.C. Business Council CEO Virginia Greene — Justine insisted her gynecologist take out her tubes while leaving her ovaries intact. As a self-described pragmatist, a "safer than safe kind of gal," she wanted to ensure her child wouldn't lose his mom to the same disease that had claimed her mother, and her grandmother before that.
She was certain she isn't having more children, so her Fallopian tubes, whose sole function is for reproduction purposes, were no longer needed.
"I potentially changed my destiny on that day in March 2011, when I went in for the surgery at St. Paul's Hospital that took all of 34 minutes. I don't know that I've eliminated the entire risk, but at the moment I'm hedging my bets about doing what I can do to end the story of ovarian cancer in my family," she said.
Greene didn't fit the typical criteria for the new B.C. guideline on Fallopian tube removal — she wasn't having a tubal ligation for sterilization purposes, nor was she having a hysterectomy. And even though she lost two female relatives to ovarian cancer, genetic testing on her mother didn't turn up an inherited gene mutation that predisposes women to breast and ovarian cancers.
(The lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1.4 per cent in the general population, but in women with what are called BRCA gene mutations, it is 20 to 50 per cent).
No one was going to convince Greene there wasn't some still-unknown genetic mutation affecting her family. Her gynecologist, Dr. Stephanie Rhone, agreed it was prudent to remove her Fallopian tubes, and when Greene is closer to menopause, she'll get her ovaries removed, too.
"My mom would have supported my decision 100 per cent. She would have done this herself except she thought her mom died of colon cancer," said Greene, noting that when geneticists did some medical detective work, they found an autopsy report on her grandmother showing her grandmother's primary cancer was actually ovarian.
Like Greene, Kathy Cooper, a Lions Gate Hospital nurse and mother of two, has also had her Fallopian tubes removed, and so has her sister in Calgary.
"As an operating room nurse, I know how straightforward this is," said Cooke. "So when my gynecologist offered it during our consultation about a tubal ligation, it was a no-brainer for me, given that it could protect me against ovarian cancer.
"I've been a nurse for eight years, and in that time, I've probably been in the OR for maybe 15 tubal ligations. Removing the tubes (instead of clipping them or tying them off) took maybe an extra 10 minutes. I wasn't concerned at all about risks or complications, not at all."
These women are but three of tens of thousands of Canadians swayed by the audacious, game-changing guidance from B.C.'s ovarian cancer experts regarding Fallopian tube removal for ovarian cancer prevention.
'Indisputable' evidence
About two dozen B.C. ovarian cancer experts maintain there's "indisputable" evidence that the tubes, not ovaries, are most often the initiating site for cancer. It's a perspective shared by numerous leading scientists around the world. Yet there is no unanimity in the medical community on removal of tubes to reduce ovarian cancer risk.
It would appear, however, that the B.C. innovation is having a profound influence on doctors and patients across Canada. According to the Canadian Institutes for Health Information, the number of hospitalizations for Fallopian tube removal performed on B.C. women in 2008/2009 was 3,806, but it rose to 4,034 in 2009/10, 5,287 in 2010/11 and 6,133 in 2011/12. Across the nation, the number rose from 28,999 in 2008/2009 to 34,611 in 2011/12.
(The data does not distinguish between procedures done for cancer causes or cancer prevention, nor does it explain what proportion of the increases are related to the new surgery paradigm.)
Proponents of the practice, led by BC pathologist Dr. David Huntsman, pictured above, regard the new paradigm — and the study of it — as a "moral imperative." Huntsman and his Ovarian Research Program (OvCaRe) colleagues fully concede it is an ambitious, as-yet-untested cancer prevention strategy, but one that shouldn't be stalled since ovarian cancer is a disease killing too many women.
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most deadly cancer among women. About 2,600 Canadian women will be diagnosed with it this year (300 in B.C.) and 1,750 will die from it (220 in B.C.).
B.C. experts say there's urgency behind the new protocol since there's no way to screen for ovarian cancer in seemingly healthy women. Symptoms are often vague, and it's usually detected in the advanced stage. It has the highest death rate of all gynecological cancers (up to 70 per cent) and has not seen any true advances for decades, in either curative or life-prolonging treatment.
"Some people have been early adopters of the practice (of removing tubes) we're extolling. It's gone viral in some places, and not in others," said Dr. Dianne Miller, head of gynecologic oncology at the University of B.C. and BCCA.
Lower mortality rates
In medical jargon, the procedure touted by B.C. experts is called prophylactic, risk-reducing salpingectomy. Mathematical modelling by the BCCA has projected a 40-per-cent reduction in ovarian cancer deaths over the next 20 years through a combined, concerted effort involving removal of tubes during hysterectomies and tubal ligations and by referring more women for genetic testing to catch what are called BRCA gene mutation carriers who have a far higher risk of ovarian cancer.
If the new Fallopian tube removal protocol results in the projected 40-per-cent reduction in mortality, that would mean about 15,000 fewer Canadian deaths from ovarian cancer over 20 years.
About a third of women have hysterectomies or tubal ligations. Across Canada, there are nearly 50,000 hysterectomies done annually and about 70,000 tubal ligations. So there are plenty of opportunities to remove tubes and potentially — if the B.C. hunch is correct — prevent ovarian cancers. B.C. experts concede it will take decades to prove that tube removal will lower ovarian cancer rates in the general population.
Reducing risk
The site of origin for high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) has been the subject of speculation for decades.
The hypothesis that cellular changes in the tubes can lead to cancer in the ovaries was proposed in a 1999 article by renowned scientist, Dr. Louis Dubeau. A 2006 Harvard University study by Dr. Chris Crum in the American Journal of Surgical Pathology found that numerous women with genetic (BRCA) mutations had cancer or pre-cancerous lesions in the ends of the tubes called the fimbria. The fimbria are distinguishable by their finger-like appendages which hover over the ovaries.
A 2006 Canadian study led by prolific Toronto scientist Dr. Steven Narod showed the risk of ovarian cancer was reduced 80 per cent in genetically susceptible women if they had their ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed. That study, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concluded that both the tubes and ovaries should be removed, since either can be the site of origin for such cancer. Both organs must be "examined in fine detail to rule out microscopic disease."
Up to 90 per cent of women who get ovarian cancer are not gene mutation carriers. But those with the risky mutations are far more likely to get ovarian cancer. Research done in such genetically susceptible women spawned the practice of removing ovaries and tubes to intercept the development of cancer.
A popular current theory is that ovarian cancer originates from tubal inflammation, infection or other irritants. The tubes themselves are tiny, but the fimbriated ends fans out to envelope the ovary. So there's a lot of surface area at the end where there's more potential for dangerous changes to cells.
Intriguingly, the incidence of ovarian cancer is higher in women who get pelvic inflammatory disease, while being lower in women who have had tubal ligations. The former hints at an inflammatory cause, and the latter suggests that when the tubes are closed off, there are fewer opportunities for inflammatory or infective factors. Hence, the lower rate of cancer in women who've had tubal ligations.
Pioneering research
Dr. Barry Rosen, head of gynecologic oncology at the University of Toronto, gives plenty of credit to pathologists for hunting down the roots of ovarian cancer, by microscopically examining Fallopian tubes which had previously been considered inconsequential to the development of ovarian cancer.
"It seems logical now, but it's embarrassing, really, that we didn't put one and one together before. And that's because nobody was looking closely enough into the tubes," said Rosen in an interview at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital.
Dr. Patricia Shaw, a professor at the University of Toronto and gynecology pathologist at the University Health Network pictured above, is recognized as a pioneer in the ovarian cancer field. The implicating role of the tubes, she said, harkens back to investigations on the tissue of women with genetic mutations who'd had their ovaries and tubes removed for cancer risk reduction reasons, a common strategy for those with a family history and who have tested positive for such gene mutations.
"We'd examine these tubes closely after they were removed and we were seeing precursor (pre-cancerous changes) lesions," she said, in an interview at her office at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital.
"I remember being at a meeting in 2002, and being shouted down by other doctors when I mentioned this. Doctors are very resistant to change, they're a conservative bunch. Then Chris Crum published a manuscript promoting the concept (of Fallopian tubes as the site of origin) and that really got people talking."
Shaw is most impressed by the B.C. approach: "You need clinical champions who are highly respected. Dianne Miller is that kind of person. And I have to confess I'm hugely envious of the Vancouver group. They're kicking ass with their ovarian team."
The B.C.-led innovation on tube removal got a boost in notoriety when Dr. Mark Heywood, head of gynecology at Vancouver General Hospital, was inaugurated in June, 2011, as president of the Society of Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC). In his guest editorial in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology soon after, he declared his goal as president would be to make 2011/2012 "The Year of the Tube."
"This will involve the promotion of taking what steps we can to reduce the incidence of HGSC (the most common epithelial ovarian cancer) which, the evidence strongly indicates, arises mostly from the tubal epithelium and not from the ovary," he said, referencing a pivotal 2009 study in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer by Vancouver and Toronto researchers.
"The strategy will be, in the short term, to promote removal of the tube whenever appropriate, at the time of hysterectomy and in tubal ligation in women over age 30," Heywood added.
Around the same time Heywood's editorial was published, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the Gynecologists of Canada issued a joint statement that was the "defining moment when everyone was onboard" with the logic of Fallopian tube removal for cancer prevention, said Elisabeth Ross, pictured here, the CEO of Ovarian Cancer Canada.
The pivotal, consensus statement (www.g-o-c.org) was seen by nearly 2,000 Canadian obstetrician/gynecologists. It read:
"Due to its cancer prevention potential, it is recommended that physicians discuss the risk and benefits of bilateral salpingectomy with patients undergoing hysterectomy or requesting permanent irreversible contraception."
The next paragraph qualified it by noting the need for more evidence:
"Given that the total benefits and risk of this practice change have not been defined, a national ovarian cancer prevention study focused on Fallopian tube removal is a GOC priority."
For a few years now, B.C. experts have been trying to get funding for such a long-term national or international study, so far without success.
But even in the absence of such research, not to mention that the idea of Fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer is still a concept in its infancy, Greene doesn't regret having it done.
"I had a brief moment when I had to get over the fact that I took out a part of me that makes me female. But it was brief."
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Tomorrow: Controversy as the B.C. Fallopian tube removal protocol comes under heavy scrutiny by circumspect North American experts who discuss potential risks and benefits.
Research costs for Pamela Fayerman's series on ovarian cancer were partially offset by a health journalism grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Fayerman won the award for her proposal to do stories about Knowledge Transfer, the process by which medical research changes patient care. Future stories will look at other big, B.C.-based innovations.


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- Defeat Shock and Horror in a Mineral Pools Map while it has at least 10 Lightning Warp Totems active.
- Defeat the Beast of the Pits in a Barrows Map while it is Vulnerable.
Complete the Pantheon
Fully upgrade the Pantheon.
- Soul of Abberath
- Soul of Arakaali
- Soul of Garukhan
- Soul of Gruthkul
- Soul of Lunaris
- Soul of Ralakesh
- Soul of Ryslatha
- Soul of Shakari
- Soul of Solaris
- Soul of the Brine King
- Soul of Tukohama
- Soul of Yugul
Obtain these Crafting Recipes
Obtain the following crafting recipes.
- Movement Speed - Rank 1
- Spell Damage - Rank 1
- Attack and Cast Speed - Rank 1
- Socket Colours - 1 or 2 Colours
- Accuracy - Rank 1
- Spell Damage - Rank 3
- Physical Damage - Rank 3
- Defences - Rank 2
- Energy Shield Recharge - Rank 1
- Minions - Rank 2
Defeat Elder and Elder Guardians
Defeat The Elder and each of his Guardians.
- The Enslaver
- The Eradicator
- The Constrictor
- The Purifier
- The Elder
Defeat these Legion Monsters
Defeat the following Rare Legion monsters.
- Bloodblessed Conqueror
- Daughter of Valako
- Heavy Guard
- Karui Firespeaker
- Lion Guard
- Peacekeeper
- Ritemaster Decapitator
- Roc Sentinel
- Scorpion Sentinel
- Sin Purger
Use these Quality Currency Items
Use the following currency items to upgrade items and strongboxes to their maximum quality.
- Armourer's Scrap
- Blacksmith's Whetstone
- Glassblower's Bauble
- Gemcutter's Prism
- Cartographer's Chisel
- Engineer's Orb
Defeat these Unique Bosses
Defeat each of the following Unique Bosses.
- Hillock
- Brutus, Lord Incarcerator
- The Weaver
- Piety
- Voll, Emperor of Purity
- King Kaom
- Daresso, King of Swords
- Overseer Krow
- Innocence, God-Emperor of Eternity
- Tukohama, Karui God of War
- Reassembled Brutus
- Tsoagoth, The Brine King
Complete Legion Encounters II
Complete Legion encounters which involve each of the following Factions.
- Karui
- Eternal Empire
- Vaal
- Maraketh
- Templar
Complete these Encounters I
Complete each of the following Encounters.
- Open a Legion chest.
- Defeat a Red beast at the Blood Altar.
- Upgrade your Darkness Resistance at the Voltaxic Generator.
- Socket an Abyssal Jewel into your passive tree.
- Bargain with a member of the Immortal Syndicate.
- Use a Stone of Passage to open a door in an Incursion.
Defeat these Act Bosses
Defeat each of the following Unique Act Bosses.
- Act 1: Merveil, the Twisted
- Act 2: Vaal Oversoul
- Act 3: Dominus, Ascendant
- Act 4: Malachai, The Nightmare
- Act 5: Kitava, the Insatiable
Complete these Quests
Complete each of the following quests.
- A Dirty Job
- Fallen from Grace
- Fastis Fortuna
- No Love for Old Ghosts
- Through Sacred Ground
Complete Legion Encounters I
Defeat the following number of monsters in a single Legion encounter.
- At least 10
- At least 50
- At least 100
- At least 150


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Renewal of Downtown Theater Industry brings "Joy" to Canal Street. As 2011 came to a close, the New Orleans' entertainment circuit gained an exciting addition with the reopening of the Joy Theater, located at 1200 Canal Street. Its history as a popular movie theater, opening in 1947 with the screening of "Lover Come Back" starring Lucille Ball, ended in 2003, facing competition from multiplex cinemas and suffering damaging flooding during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The $5 million renovations to the theater have kept close to the original exterior plans and include state of the art sound and light systems, as well as wider seats and elevators. The new Joy is a multi-purpose venue available for concerts, theatre arts, private events, and move screenings, and kicked off with an electrifying performance from the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" herself, Irma Thomas, on December 29. The New Year's Eve celebration featured local favorite Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Swingers.
In related news, plans for the reconstruction of the Saenger Theatre on Canal Street have been announced following financial approval. Construction will begin in the New Year, with plans to reopen in 2013 as a venue for touring Broadway productions, dance, and music. All of this good news points to a coming revitalization of the former downtown theater district where aesthetics and décor pay homage to the heyday of these historic buildings and the picture show culture of the past!
Those interested in the historical plight of New Orleans' theaters like the Joy and the Saenger should check out a 2004 documentary titled "No More Joy," which chronicles the rise and fall of these local movie palaces throughout the twentieth century. More information on the new Joy Theater, including a list of upcoming events, is available online at www.thejoytheater.com.


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The future of multilateral trade has presented some vexing questions for policy watchers over the past few years. With the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations hopelessly stalled and the proliferation of regional and bilateral agreements in its stead, contemplation and debate about the fate of the World Trade Organization, its successful adjudicatory body, international trade governance, and globalization have been all the rage.
The significance of the Bali deal depends on whom you ask. Those heavily vested in the current architecture of the multilateral system tend to hail Bali as proof that multilateral negotiations are back in business and that there is renewed promise for completing the long-stalled Doha Round. Frankly, taking 12 years to forge an agreement on trade facilitation (basically, reform of customs procedures, which constitutes a tiny fraction of the Doha Round's objectives) plus some concessions to permit more subsidization of agriculture in the name of food security is not exactly convincing evidence that Doha Round negotiators have demonstrated their cost effectiveness or the utility of this approach.


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City of Glendale, CAHome Sitemap Contact
Here you will find links to many city events. If you would like to see events offered by the Library, Arts & Culture Department, including free summertime lunches and programs for children, arts event for all ages and educational events please click here.
Teen Night Out
- Date: 02/15/2019 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Location: Pacific Community Center & Park
501 South Pacific Avenue
Glendale, California 91204
Teen Night Out
Youth & Family Services is offering Teen Night Out Friday nights at Pacific Community Center. Teens ages 13 and older can come to the facility and hang-out, participate in some activities with staff supervision. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
For questions or more information, please call (818) 548-4098.