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I propose TRADITIONAL GUEST HOUSE RIAD DAR KAOTAR IN MARRAKECH MEDINA TO RENT IN MOROCCO We receive you in our RYAD DAR KAOTAR, guest house entirely renovated in the Moroccan tradition, located in the MARRAKECH MEDINA at 100 meters of the Bab Aylen door and near of JEMAA EL FNA square and souks, Near of the three Golfs (15 minutes with small taxi). Cordial environment, charms and comfort to discover MARRAKECH differently. Around a PATIO with the traditional central fountain,thee riad is composed of: FOUR BEDROOMS with air-conditioned with private bathroom, shower,private WC and dressingroom .
Two bedrooms are on foot plan and two bedrooms on the first floor on the gallery, all open on the PATIO. A Living and dinningroom air-conditioned on the first floor, with TV satellite and chimney A Terrace on 2 levels from where we can dominate the MEDINA with sight on the KOUTOUBIA and the snow-covered ATLAS Mountain. The bedrooms are rented for night, weekend, the week, or more. The price for one beddroom varies according to the season (Low season Season,Average Season or Hight season) for 2 people. Rte riad is also available in exclusiveness for 8 to 10 people for night, weekend, the week, or more Possibility of additional single bed with supplement per night and per people. FREE for children less than 10 years old in the mother bedroom. The breakfast INCLUDED. For a booking between 3 and 6 nights the transfer towards the riad on arrival is INCLUDED For a booking of 7 nights or more the transfers towards the riad on arrival and departure are INCLUDED Cloths, covers, household linen and toilet, etc are provided. Possibility of half-board or complete pension on request with a Moroccan typical menu . The price of the meal by anybody is 14 euros. FREE internet WI-FI in all the riad (bedrooms - terrace - lounge - patio) We also can put you in liaison with some selected providers service : Tourist visits with approved tourism guides , booking of restaurants, spectacles, hiring of car or 4 x4, organization of excursions, etc. . . . YOUR GUARANTEE: The ryad is officially classified by Marrakech Wilaya guesthouse 2nd category ( N° 216/2004) We have the licence n° 45502035 and the trade register n° 86552. Our N° of tax identifieris IF 69210144 and N° CNSS 7242655. We are members of the Marrakech and south gesthouse Association (A. M. H. M. S)
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MyPaint is free open-source and simple graphics application for digital painters, works on Linux/Unix operating systems. MyPaint has a clean user interface gives you more space to easily draw and edit images. Also, includes my functionality for such a small and portable applications.
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In the wake of two abductions and sexual assaults — one involving a college student and the other a 15-year-old girl — Harrisburg has formed a sexual assault task force.
The task force, which includes the Harrisburg Police, the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, Dauphin County Victim Witness, the county district attorney's office and HACC, will work together to develop strategies aimed at combating sexual assaults, Mayor Linda Thompson said Friday.
"Two is enough this week. Sexual assault is a coward's crime of motive and opportunity," she said. "Remaining pro-active in our fight against such egregious acts, we believe by doing so we will begin to provide ongoing knowledge about sexual assault and raising awareness of this problem. We will help limit such assaults in our community."
In the first incident, an 18-year-old Harrisburg Area Community College student was abducted from a parking lot along Industrial Road at the school's main campus and sexually assaulted across the river in Enola on Monday. Police captured the alleged attacker on Tuesday after HACC's campus was evacuated to conduct a manhunt for Clarence Shaffer.
On Tuesday, a 15-year-old girl was abducted in the city's Allison Hill neighborhood and sexually assaulted by a man traveling in a large, dark gray sport-utility vehicle, according to police.
The man forced the girl in the back seat and sexually assaulted her as another man drove the SUV, police said. No arrests have been made in the case.
City police Chief Pierre Ritter said police are formulating strategies within the police department to work with the task force to "stand fast and make sure that this initiative that we have put together here moves forward and we bring these individuals to justice who commit these heinous crimes."
Ritter said he couldn't discuss strategies the department would use to bolster sexual assault prevention in Harrisburg.
The YWCA provides free, confidential support services to victims of sexual violence and rape, said Tina Nixon, the group's executive director.
Nixon said the YWCA "needs the community to be engaged with us. We need your help in educating children about their personal safety. We need everyone to act, we cannot do this alone."
Jennifer Storm, executive director of Victim Witness, said one of four females and one of six males are victims of sexual violence before the age of 18.
"The first element of crime is opportunity, so if we as leaders in this community can help facilitate any type of reminders of how to remove that element of opportunity, then it is our duty to do so," Storm said.
To help avoid sexual assault, Storm said it's important to walk with purpose, with one's head up, knowing one's surroundings and being in well-lit areas as much as possible.
If someone is approached by a stranger in a threatening manner, Storm said "scream fire as loud as you possibly can. Run if you possibly can."
It's also important to trust your instincts, she said.
"Every single one of us has that gift, that intuition, that feeling in our stomach that the minute we feel it unfortunately often times we allow our intellect and our emotion to override it and rationalize and we tend to ignore what is that gut, innate instinct," Storm said.
"I implore each and everyone of you, if you are walking down the street, if you are in a situation and you get that feeling in your stomach, please trust it and retreat," she said. "Remove yourself from the situation. Get to a safe location."


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The curiosity, Jim Playfair understands. "People want to know, 'How much control will he really have?' Or 'Will Darryl be downstairs all the time?'" The new Calgary Flames coach shrugged. "Well, obviously I can't answer any of those questions. And, quite frankly, they don't interest me. What interests me is this hockey team. It's about the players. Not Jim Playfair. Not [GM] Darryl Sutter. Winning the Stanley Cup is the objective here. That's what he wants. That's what I want. That's what everyone in this organization wants.continued
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To understand the Christmas traditions in this far-off place we need to know a little about the country and the people.
Older Slamanovia is by all measures a very poor country. The average income is probably not more than $6,000-$8,000 a year. Many survive on a great deal less, depending on hunting and fishing to provide much of their food for the winter, as well as most of their income.
Most families have vegetable plots where they grow staples such as potatoes, cabbage and turnip. Fish, wild game and migratory birds, and even some vegetables are preserved through salting for consumption during the long winter months.
The very poor, such as widows and many seniors, are cared for by their families. It's not unusual for grandparents and even great-grandparents to live with their children and grandchildren until their deaths. Seniors are held in great respect by the rest of the family, which usually depends on them to pass on traditional life skills to the younger.
It's difficult for us to comprehend in this day and age and in this part of the world, but there is no television in Older Slamanovia. Communication with the outside world is mostly through battery radio, there being no electricity in most of the smaller communities which make up 90 per cent of the population.
Newspapers, when they come at all, are several days and even weeks old. People move back and forth between those small villages by boat in summer and horse and slide during winter. Hospital services may be hours away over rough seas or days by horse. People are used to putting up strangers overnight, usually refusing to take any money from anyone except commercial travelers.
Young men usually follow their fathers into the fishery. Young women are expected to marry young and raise a family. Fewer than half the children who begin secondary schools finish or "matriculate," and fewer than half of those go on to any kind of post-secondary education. Of those who do, most become teachers or clergy and do not return.
Formal education is generally limited to one room, all-grade schools.
Religion is an important part of the culture with most people attending worship services in largely one denominational communities. The clergyman (there are no clergywomen in the established churches) is often called upon to be the law officer, the welfare officer, the magistrate, the lawyer and the chair of the school board.
People make their own entertainment in this small country. Holidays of any kind are an excuse for a supper and dance. Chief among these is the Christmas season.
School is closed for at least two weeks. A Christmas concert in the school hall heralds the beginning of the holidays. Every student, including the older boys and girls, takes part in the concert which usually involves much slapstick comedy. The older people enjoy these performances greatly.
The concert ends with a visit from the old gentleman himself and the town drunk. Sometimes the two are one and the same, which adds to the general merriment. No one minds unless Fadder Navidad, as the Older Slamanovians call him, gets a little too touchy-feely with the married women.
Young girls are on their own. Sometimes Sandy Claus, as he is better known among the younger set, has to chase them all over the hall to give them their present from the tree.
Everyone gets a present from Sandy. Usually it's an exercise book and a pencil. Some of the luckier children get pencil boxes. One or two will get a small toy. The smaller students get a colouring book. It's a great start for Christmas.
Sandy Claus comes again on Christmas Eve. That's where the large gifts are given. Girls could get the doll of their choice from the mail-order catalog. A well-behaved young boy could be the recipient of a new coaster but this is rare because coasters are expensive in this country. One coaster will normally do a child, or even two generations of children, all their sliding lives.
Life in Older Slamanovia is very different from life here in Newfoundland and Labrador. Here children receive so many toys and gifts that they get overwhelmed and don't know what to do. Many of them wind up playing with the simpler stuff, like the boxes things came in.
Parents can't seem to fathom this. But it's easy to understand. Children like the simpler things so that their own imaginations can take over and they can do what they want themselves.
Adults, likewise, have too much in our Christmas season. We spend hundreds and even thousands on each other buying gifts none of us need, trying to say something that a few well-chosen words would probably say better. For some reason, we find it easier to say "I love you" with expensive gifts rather than in simple words.
Not the Older Slamanovians. They know that gifts are only symbols of our caring, not the whole package. The monetary value of the symbol is irrelevant, especially if, like them, we can't afford it.
We are lifetimes and light years removed from those wonderful people. We can no more relate to their values and lifestyles than if they didn't exist at all. And that's sad.
The day may be coming, and soon, when we'll have more in common with them than we like to think. Perhaps then we'll have no choice but to examine how we are living and to what purpose.
Christmas is a time for giving, no question about it. But I believe the real message of Christmas is to remind us of what real giving is. A giving that has nothing to do with dollars and cents but with the giving of ourselves, to and for each other.
May the peace and the blessing of the Christ Child be yours.
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It has been nearly a month since I posted in "Unleashed," but for good reason. My job as the Press sports editor keeps me occupied with football, football, football for the entire month of August.
So, I'm trying to catch up on a few pets-related items of late.
First up is a blog post that was sent to me via Facebook by my friend and fellow pet lover, Karen Terpstra. If her name sounds familiar, Terpstra is the former executive director at the Humane Society of West Michigan (then known as Humane Society of Kent County).
The post was by a blogger for BadRap.org, an organization that is pro-pit bull and anti-breed specific legislation and one I happen to follow via Facebook. It refers to a recent fatal attack in California in which a pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed by the family's pet pit bull.
I'm not sharing this to elicit sympathy for or hatred against any particular breed. Anyone who has read previous Unleashed posts knows where I stand on the subject of breed discrimination.
Rather, I'm sharing it because it offers a different perspective on the subject, one that "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Mllan has repeated often: Dogs are first dogs, then pets. But they're never people, and we should not treat them or expect them to behave as such.
Speaking of humane societies ...
There has been a few high-level personnel changes in the past year at HSWM. Last fall, Terpstra resigned from the organization. She now is operations director at the Humane Society of Charlotte in North Carolina.
Forensic veterinarian Dr. Wendy Swift served as interim director when Terpstra left, and was in that role until spring, when Melissa Wikman was hired. After barely more than a month, Wikman left. She was replaced in June by Sue Ann Culp, who told me at the time that Wikman had a change of heart and realized she probably wasn't the best fit for the position.
Now, Dr. Swift also has left. She resigned in July "to pursue other interests" and has landed at Ottawa Animal Hospital, where she's associate veterinarian.
Family mourns dog's disappearance
Next, news out of the east side of the state. A story on the Oakland Press website tells of a family offering a reward for the return of their 5-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, who broke through her electronic fence and went into a neighbor's yard on Aug. 13. The neighbor saw a car stop and coax the dog in before taking off.
The Trudeau family -- Rob and his wife, Melissa, as well as three daughters age 8 to 18 -- is devastated. The family's other Corgi, Vinnie, was a litter mate of Zoey's and is upset to the point that he won't eat, the family says.
Zoey does not have a microchip but has a license and tags that contain her address and phone number. The family has contacted various humane societies, veterinarians and media and has placed a classified ad on MLive.com's "lost and found" pages.
Anyone with information can call the number on the ad, or contact me and I'll be happy to pass it along.
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An explosive combination of Big Data growth, digital storage capabilities, and technological advances has forever altered the modern business analytics landscape. The application of analytic tools and decision making is no longer limited to the realm of data scientists, computer programmers, engineers, and the like. Rather, analytics are now being integrated into day-to-day tasks across all departments, utilized by project managers, business analysts, predictive modelers, customer agents, and executive leaders who need access to sensible, actionable information. People who need visual user interfaces to create, consume, and share KPIs, graphs, reports, slide presentations, and more.
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Offering features usually found only in specialized applications, AQB can build left, right, and full outer joins graphically; can build queries with aggregate functions; is capable of building complex queries involving unions and minus operations; can graphically represent complex SQL queries and ER diagrams; and can provide the means for SQL dialect to be changed when the universal default is not practical.
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You can use this node to import Excel data directly from a spreadsheet into a Workspace.
The Data Health Check node is new in STATISTICA 12 and is available to all STATISTICA Data Miner users. This node detects common data issues for each variable, completes basic data cleaning, and generates a report that can be used in deciding how to further clean the data. The Data Health Check node is especially useful for exploring a large number of variables automatically.
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This is an option to treat categorical dependent variables in order. It is useful when categories represent levels (low, medium, high).
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User-defined functions can now be defined for the Teradata database, which allows for in-database scoring.
The Data Health Check node is new in STATISTICA 12 and is available to all STATISTICA Enterprise users. This node detects common data issues for each variable, completes basic data cleaning, and generates a report that can be used in deciding how to further clean the data. The Data Health Check node is especially useful for exploring a large number of variables automatically.
A new enhancement is the selection of spreadsheet cells into dynamic tags, which allows inserting the value of a particular cell into the text of a report and can be used for both text (including paragraph text strings) and numeric values.
Individual workbook items can be specified as dynamic tags, making it possible for these items to be included in reports.
Additionally, STATISTICA now supports an expanded list of keyword tags, including workflow name, SDMS version numbers, and more .
STATISTICA Enterprise now supports full color and pattern control for the elements of QC charts, in the same manner that these options are supported in the interactive usage of STATISTICA. These controls are accessible from inside the Enterprise Manager application.
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Files can now be saved/opened within the Enterprise System View , so STATISTICA documents and other document types can be stored within Enterprise Manager and shared among users outside a file share. The Enterprise System View is the default destination for saving reports. Additionally, standard STATISTICA Enterprise permissions and SDMS versioning are supported.
SVB and SVX code can be stored within Enterprise using the General Document store. Now all the places in Enterprise that use SVB can reference the stored code; changing the code in one place can simultaneously implement that change in SVB Analysis Configurations, SVB Data Configurations, Workspace node code, and Secondary SVB Programs within Enterprise.
Support is provided for all main stream browsers: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. This makes it possible for you to use STATISTICA Enterprise Server from your iPad or laptop.
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Now when SDMS integration is enabled, you can compare different versions of SDMS objects in Enterprise Manager. Each versionable Enterprise object will have a text representation:
For those versionable objects that can be opened directly in Enterprise, including Workspaces, PMML, and Rules objects, STATISTICA will allow a specified previous version of the object to be opened as a read-only object.
Labels are used with the Data Entry product. Labels can now be stored in one or more system folders. Customers will find it easier to manage Labels with this new option.
Calibration Tests is a tool that makes it possible to compare the forecast probability of default ( PD) with the realized PD that eventually occurs.
A typical use case in financial institutions is to divide customers into segments of like customers, realizing that each separate segment will have a certain number of customers who meet credit obligations and a certain number who will not. Based upon the model the financial institution has agreed upon, each segment has a forecast PD. After the model has been used for a period of time, the accuracy of the model must be tested. Performing such tests is very easy in STATISTICA , which even includes a built-in "traffic light approach " described in a popular reference on guidelines in credit risk management (Oesterreichishe Nationalbank, 2004).
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STATISTICA Compliance Edition is an integration of STATISTICA with a highly scalable document management system that enables you to securely manage documents of any kind, and it is designed to ensure compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, as well as ISO 9000, 9001, and 14001 documentation requirements. New functionality provides for easy version comparison and opening of previous versions of documents.
Now when SDMS integration is enabled, you can compare different versions of SDMS objects. Each versionable object will have a text representation:
This new product is important to anyone engaged in binary prediction (yes/no). This tool automates a time- consuming task to bin predictors.
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Business users, developers, or modelers find it easy to create, maintain, share, and re-use sets of rules. A "rule set" for data transformation could be created and then used by one or thousands of analytic projects. Role-based security controls access to these rules.
Rules Builder has the ability to conditionally execute models with pre-scoring segment rules and then apply post-scoring policy rules. Rules can retrieve reason codes for individual predictions, which can be critical for many industries, such as banking or insurance. For example, banks are required to state why a loan application was denied.
The execution of rules can be visually traced with sample data to aid in troubleshooting complex scenarios.
Businesses are challenged to:
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Options are available for processing Multiple Response Categories, Crosstable Groups , and Conditional Formatting.
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As powerboaters, and sailors too, know, engines need preparation for winter storage. Even though it's time to put boating things away for the cold months, sails, also, need attention and care to get the most efficiency and long life out of them.
Here are year-round guidelines offered by Ron LaNeve of North Sails of New Jersey:
Sails are your boats most important asset... your power.
Taking good care of your sails in the off season, as well as the summer will not prevent the aging process, but.... It will slow it down.
Practice preventive maintenance during and after the sailing season, and your sails will last longer.
Sails today will last a lot longer than yesterday. New technology, and materials have made our sails much more durable. Unless you really ABUSE your sail, rarely will you see sails just fall apart.
Some basic tips to not abuse your sails:
1) Avoid excessive flogging... this will really trash your sail in a hurry.
2) Mark and label all your sails.
3) Do ot exceed the recommended wind range of your sail.
4) Fold your sails when not being used.... (I'm sure no one here ever stuffs their sails into the bag) Folding your sails will help keep your sails in great shape... and you will be surprised how little room they take up when folded properly.
5) Minimize chafe by taping ALL cotter pins, rings and anything else sharp.
Also... be sure your overlapping sails have s spreader patch to prevent unnecessary wear it these areas.
6) Periodically rinse your sails after heavy use. Remove them in the off season.
7) Keep your sails dry to prevent mildew
8) Protect your sails from the sun. The sun and wind are your sails' worst enemies.
You can inspect your sails yourself, or take them to your favorite sailmaker. As a guide, following is the 10 point inspection program offered by North Sails.
Inspect head, tack, clew and reef attachments. Inspect webbing & hardware for chafe and UV damage. Inspect hand stitching.
Inspect luff tapes and luff attachments.
Inspect for chafe at external hardware contact points at spreaders, shrouds, stanchions etc.
Inspect leech line, foot line and attachment system.
Inspect sail for UV damage and proper furling side (if applicable).
Inspect batten pocket ends, attachments and fit (if applicable).
Inspect sail body for condition of cloth, seams, sail numbers, draft stripes and windows. Replace or add telltales.
Flip sail and repeat.
Inspect miscellaneous gear: Spinnaker Snuffer line and hoop, mainsail external
flaking system, headsail vertical battens, UV covers, etc.
Inspect sailbag draw string, zippers, web straps, and label properly.


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An award-winning author and former teen idol are on Tuesday's to-do list.
Ann Patchett author of six novels, including the award-winning "Bel Canto" and the most recent, "State of Wonder" -- appears in the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation's Writers Center Stage series. Patchett, who has also written two nonfiction books, opened a bookstore in Nashville two years ago, adding to her reputation as an advocate for reading and literacy. She will be at the Ohio Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. today. Tickets are $30, 216-664-6051. -- Joanna Connors
Aaron Carter who burst on the scene as a preteen in the mid-'90s and scored a couple of hits with "I Want Candy" and "Aaron's Party" -- is now a senior citizen of 25. He headlines a pop-laden show at Akron's Musica, 51 E. Market St., at 7:30 p.m. today. Also on the bill: Nikki Flores, Petrel and Promise Me Scarlet. Tickets, $20-$70, are available at the box office and at akronmusica.com. Call 330-374-1114. -- Chuck Yarborough


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State police in Pittsburgh say a man who was found dead in his vehicle on a highway off-ramp apparently bled to death from a surgical incision.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Sunday that 34-year-old John Yuhas of Emsworth was discovered earlier that day slumped over in his vehicle along Interstate 279.
A taxi driver has been charged after what police say was a road-rage incident at a fast-food restaurant in
West Shore Regional Police on Saturday charged Peter Rackley of Harrisburg with one count of simple assault.
Police said Rackley assaulted another motorist who had used the wrong entrance into the KFC parking lot.
Yesterday's top-read headlines:
- More snow expected to kick off last week of winter
- Kane shuts down sting investigation on lawmakers without filing charges: report
- First wave of Corbett driver fee increases to hit April 1
- Westboro Baptist founder Fred Phelps Sr. in care facility; church known for protests at military funerals
- Final, reassuring words from missing Malaysian jet cockpit came after systems shutdown
Today's Highlight in History: Happy St. Patrick's Day! On March 17, 1776, British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Gabriele Ferzetti is 89. Jazz/New Age musician Paul Horn is 84. The former national chairwoman of the NAACP, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 81. Former NASA astronaut Ken Mattingly is 78. Rock musician Paul Kantner is 73. Singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly is 71. Singer-songwriter John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful) is 70. Former NSA Director and former CIA Director Michael Hayden is 69. Rock musician Harold Brown (War; Lowrider Band) is 68. Actor Patrick Duffy is 65. Actor Kurt Russell is 63. Country singer Susie Allanson is 62. Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 60. Actor Mark Boone Jr. is 59. Country singer Paul Overstreet is 59. Actor Gary Sinise is 59. Actor Christian Clemenson is 56. Former basketball and baseball player Danny Ainge is 55. Actor Arye Gross is 54. Actress Vicki Lewis is 54. Actor Casey Siemaszko (sheh-MA'-zshko) is 53. Writer-director Rob Sitch is 52. Actor Rob Lowe is 50. Rock singer Billy Corgan is 47. Rock musician Van Conner (Screaming Trees) is 47. Actor Mathew St. Patrick is 46. Actor Yanic (YAH'-neek) Truesdale is 45. Rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur is 42. Soccer player Mia Hamm is 42. Rock musician Caroline Corr (The Corrs) is 41. Actress Amelia Heinle is 41. Country singer Keifer Thompson (Thompson Square) is 41. Actress Marisa Coughlan is 40. Rapper Swifty (D12) is 39. Actress Natalie Zea (zee) is 39. Actress Brittany Daniel is 38. Actress Eliza Hope Bennett is 22.
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History will hold its ninth annual Conservation Symposium, "Forest Management: Seeing the Forest and the Trees," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7.
Speakers include Dr. Joan Maloof, author and director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, and Dr. Michael Saunders, professor at Purdue University.
The Friday program is part of a three-day series of events focusing on conservation and will include presentation of the museum's Conservation Teacher of the Year award. Learn more at cmnh.org/site/consym.aspx.
Registration is $20 and open through the day of the event. Go to cmnh.org or call 216-231-1177 or 800-317-9155, ext. 3279.


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A bomb explodes during a Marine event in Venice Beach on NCIS: Los Angeles Season 3 Episode 23.
The case gets complicated when a ZNN reporter broadcasts that a terrorist organization is responsible for the bombing. NCIS questions her to find out her source.
The investigation takes a bizarre turn when the real bomber is revealed.
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Davison keys Conrad Chiropractic's 2-0 mark
Another week, another two wins without a loss for Conrad Chiropractic/Lilly American Legion in the Altoona Greater City Baseball League.
Lilly rolled through its opponents this week, mercy-ruling both ProActive Sports (14-4) and Mountain View Archery (17-0). What a week Lilly Conrad Chiropractic/American Legion outfielder Brent Davison had: Davison went 6-for-8 at the plate, slammed a homer, drove in five and scored three runs hitting cleanup.
Leadoff hitter and center fielder, Brent Matish was just as sizzling as Davison, going 5-for-9, scoring six runs, hitting a double, and driving home two.
The pitching staff more than carried its weight, as well, allowing just four runs against a perennially contending team in ProActive Sports. Matt Aungst went all five innings of the mercy-rule shortened game against ProActive Sports, limiting it to just four hits and fanning five. Paul Holberg and Gregg Bandzuh combined on the shutout of Mountain View Archery.
With the way this team has been playing baseball, it's looking unstoppable.
ProActive scores aplenty
ProActive Sports scored an incredible 26 runs Wednesday against Sheetz.
ProActive had just 10 hits, and Sheetz committed just a pair of errors but Sheetz pitchers walked 19 batters. Nick Petteneti walked 11, David Guyer issued five free passes, and Tim Eck walked three.
The most damaging hit for ProActive Sports was a grand slam by Mark Saxman.
Hot hitters
n In a pair of games this week for ProActive Sports, Matt Hershey went 2-for-5 at the plate, jacked a homer, had three RBIs and scored four times.
n Ketrow Insurance only got in one game this week due to a rained out game Thursday but two players had three hits in its game against Sheetz Tuesday. Both Tyson Steele and Josh Adams went 3-for-3 at the dish, combining four seven runs scored and drive in two. Both of Adams' hits were doubles.
n In only one game for JnD Guns, Matt McCamley went 2-for-4 with a homer and a double.
Top pitchers
n A trio of Ketrow Insurance hurlers, Ryan Waltz, Sean Thompson and Austin McMonagle, combined on a two-hitter, allowing just one run and struck out seven Sheetz hitters Tuesday at Juniata. Not one of them walked a batter.
n Johnston Realty's Mike Finlan and Chad Speigle combined on a five-hitter against Railbirds Wednesday at Juniata, gave up just one run, and struck out a total of five batters. Speigle got the win.
n Drew Peterson, of JnD Guns, pitched a complete-game Saturday against Railbirds. He allowed two runs in the first and one more in the seventh.
Hot team
n JnD Guns started playing a lot better this week with two wins without a loss. It knocked off Railbirds and Crown Jewels/Cox Refractories.
Cold teams
n Sheetz went winless, dropping to 0-7 on the season.
n Crown Jewels/Cox Refractories went 0-2 this week and fell to 1-4 along the way.


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WINNEBAGO - Winnebago City Council has approved buying a new squad car for the police department.
The purchase was necessary because a squad car driven by Officer Brittney Gehrking was totaled Aug. 10 after being rammed by two teenagers who had escaped from Elmore Academy.
In her report, Gehrking says she and state trooper Tony Kaiser tried to stop the stolen vehicle in the parking lot of McDonald's in Blue Earth. The juvenile escapee rammed Kaiser's squad car, then rammed Gehrking's car, causing significant damage to both.
Gehrking's squad was hit on the driver's side, in the rear door, back quarter panel and wheel well.
"It was such a high-speed impact," said City Administrator Chris Ziegler. "I'm pretty sure there's structural damage to the frame. Cosmetically, it might look OK [after repairs], but if you get in a high-speed chase you could put yourself in further risk."
Ziegler said the car, which had 26,000 miles on it, was totaled out at $21,647.
Toland found a 2014 squad car in Granite Falls priced at $26,883. It's a white Ford, same model as the wrecked car, with a newer engine, and cut-outs for lights.
The fact that it is the same model means the city can take the cage, lights, computer and radio out of the damaged squad and put them in the new one. Otherwise, Ziegler said, the city would have to buy all of that equipment to fit the new car. That could add up to $50,000.
Winnebago police are now down to two squad cars, Ziegler noted.
"That's usually not a problem," he said, but if there were any mechanical problems with one of them, "we'd probably have to check with the county or surrounding departments and borrow a car."
Ziegler said the price of the new car will come out of the police department's capital equipment fund, which has $52,000 in it.
Toland said the 2010 squad car has 73,000 miles on it and was scheduled to be traded in next year.
"We usually keep a car four years," he said.
Toland suggested pushing back the trade-in on the 2010 car by a year to let the fund build up a little and keep to a regular schedule.
Toland was asked about possible restitution.
He explained Gehrking was assisting under the mutual aid agreement, which states any responding agency is responsible for its own equipment and personnel.
"That's pretty typical of those agreements around the state," he said.
The squad car is fairly easy to replace, he reminded the council.
"Our most valuable commodity was not damaged that night," said Toland, indicating Gehrking, who was sitting next to him.


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This is my first time posting anything for sale, but I have some extra parts around that I wont be using these for any upcoming builds for my clientel, so I didn't want to throw these away nor recycle them either. Maybe someone here on the EVGA community can take these off my hands and give them a good home in a Theater PC or a young kids first computer type thing.
Here is all the information required, message me if you want/need more information or if you are interested.
Whats for sale:
2x EVGA GTX260s
- only used for 3months
- 1 warranty/Product Number sticker has fallen off, but the other has it
- Has all 4pin molex to 6 pin connectors (x4 in all)
- DVI to VGA dongle (x2)
- EVGA Manual
- No Driver CD (I can send a usb with the correct drivers if needed)
- Added a DVI to DVI cord for monitor (no extra cost)
- Added a SLI Bridge (no extra cost)
- Tested last night and worked perfectly fine :D
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Albany, NY -- Judges John Brunetti and Nicholas V. Midey will be nominated for reappointment as court of claim judges by Gov. David Paterson.
Court of claim judges rule on civil lawsuits against the state of New York. The two, who both work in Onondaga County, are part of a five-judge group Paterson said on Friday he would nominate for reappointment.
Brunetti, who is also an an acting supreme court justice, has been a court of claims judge since 1995. Midey has been a court of claims judge since 2006.
The reappointments are subject to state Senate confirmation. Each is paid $136,700 a year.


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By Mickey Winfield, PNT Staff Writer
The Portales Rams' first district championship in recent memory has them charged for a run through the New Mexico Class 3A state tournament — and that run begins today.
Portales hits the diamond today as the fifth-seed in a state first round contest, hosting 12th-seeded Tohatchi at Ram Field at 1 p.m.
Senior pitcher Mario Salazar likes his team's chances in the playoffs.
"We've been working hard trying to (get to a state championship)," Salazar said. "We've come together as a team pretty well and we're hitting the ball a lot better than a lot of people thought we would. Everybody's doing their part."
Although not much is known about Portales' first round opponent, the Cougars' (2-9) only two wins came against winless Wingate, and Tohatchi has been out-scored in their 11 games 39-174.
"They've had a rough year," Ram head coach Arturo Ontiveros said. "They just kind of struggled and they're having a down year … We've still got to play and we've got to put together a good game."
Ontiveros and Salazar also indicated the importance of playing sharp in their first round game.
"If you come out and play sloppy, you tend to go into the next game playing sloppy," Ontiveros said. "If you polish up on some things and come out with a good strong win, then that's going to carry over into the state tournament."
"It's always important to start off good," Salazar said. "I feel that it is important for us to set the tone."
The Rams hosted Elida Thursday afternoon in a game that was scheduled long before the state playoff brackets were released and according to Ontiveros, the game served as a state tournament tune-up for both squads.
While Portales has their state tournament road map in their hand, Elida won't learn their opponent until Sunday.
Portales won 13-3 in five innings, as Logan Erf went 3-for-3 from the plate with three RBI's. Fellow sophomore Brandon Adkins went 2-for-2 with a triple and a double and three runs batted in.
The Rams also worked four pitchers starting with senior Mario Salazar.
"He looked all right (except for) some location problems," Ontiveros said. "Mario always seems to start out slow and then he picks up toward the latter innings."
Salazar will start from the mound in today's first round contest, and since he hasn't seen any of Tohatchi's hitters, he says he'll adjust to them as the game progresses.
"We'll see what they look like once they get here and we get settled. We'll figure that out as the game goes along," Salazar said.
Tickets for today's game cost $3 for adults and $1 for students and may be purchased at the gate.
The winner of today's first round game travels to Albuquerque's La Cueva High School to play Bloomfield in the state quarterfinals Wednesday.


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A new poll suggests Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale's approval rating is worst in the country, while her opposing counterparts have two of the highest ratings of any party leader in Canada.
The Angus Reid data, released Monday, puts Dunderdale's approval rating at 26 per cent, behind Pauline Marois of Quebec (27 per cent), Darrell Dexter of Nova Scotia and David Alward of New Brunswick (both at 28 per cent), and Alison Redford of Alberta (29 per cent). Dunderdale's rating is far from Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's, whose 67 per cent is tops in the country by a wide margin; Christy Clark of British Columbia is the next most popular premier, and even she comes in at 45 per cent, 22 percentage points behind Wall, the only premier where a majority of respondents are satisfied with the premier's performance.
Sixty-eight per cent of respondents said they disapprove of Dunderdale's performance, highest among the premiers, with six per cent unsure (numbers add up to more than 100 per cent due to rounding).
The poll was conducted online from May 31 to June 4, among 6,540 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panellists. The margin of error is plus or minus 1.2 per cent, 19 times out of 20. There were no results from Prince Edward Island, which did not have a large enough sample size to be statistically valid.
Dunderdale's rating is down from 37 per cent in December, but up a tick from March's 25 per cent. Opposition leaders Dwight Ball of the Liberals and Lorraine Michael of the NDP have the highest ratings (53 per cent and 57 per cent, respectively) of any party leader in the country, apart from Wall. Ball's 53 per cent ties him with Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil as highest approval rating among official Opposition leaders in the country. According to Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid vice-president of public opinion, the margin of error for the Newfoundland and Labrador data is plus or minus 5.6 per cent, 19 times out of 20, putting the opposition leaders neck and neck.
Both opposition leaders were in Labrador Monday, campaigning for today's provincial byelection in Cartwright-L'anse au Clair. Ball — from L'Anse au Loup — said the Liberals have come a long way in a year and a half.
"If we went back and reflected on one year ago and said, 'Did you ever think you'd be in this position this year?" I don't think many people would have done that. But all of this, I think, is a result of all the hard work that we've put in as the official Opposition," said Ball, who said government stumbles are a factor as well.
"We're seeing that in the disapproval rate of the premier. I think they've mishandled this year's budget and they've made some very poor decisions, and I think people are really questioning the management ability of this premier and this government and ministers, the decisions they've been making. The people have lost confidence in the management of this government right now."
Michael, reached in Red Bay, said it feels good to know that people are responding to her. "It's something that will encourage me to keep working hard, listening to what people are saying, and working hard responding to that, so it's tremendous encouragement to me," she said, adding Dunderdale needs to examine why her own rating is so low. "For me, the premier does say that polls are just polls, but when polls trend the way the polls are trending for her — that trend is downwards — if I were in her shoes, I definitely would be trying to find the answer for that, and I think that's what she's going to have to do."
A representative for Dunderdale's office said, with the premier in China on a trade mission and government offices closed for Discovery Day, no one was available for an interview on the poll. But a spokeswoman did email a written statement on behalf of the premier's office.
"We are in the process of transitioning government to a more effective delivery of services. Newfoundland and Labrador's process is being recognized on the national stage, with accolades most recently from BMO and RBC for our strong economic outlook. However, we do recognize that some people still feel the need to register their discontent. Change can be difficult," reads the statement. "It is interesting to note that provincial governments in over half of the provinces represented in this recent poll are in a similar position to our province. While no one wants to be down in the polls, our focus is and remains fixed on doing the work to ensure our province's future is secure. So, while Premier Dunderdale continues to make decisions in the best interests of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, we need to ensure the decision making processes are clear to all residents."
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The Carlisle Area School Board adopted a resolution Thursday limiting any potential real estate tax increases in next year's budget to no more than 2.1 percent.
The figure is based on an inflation index by the Department of Education, and districts that wish to raise taxes above that index must apply for special exceptions. The resolution prohibits the district from applying for such exceptions in this budget cycle.
The resolution passed at a 6-3 vote.
As part of this year's budget, district residents received a 3.5 percent real estate tax increase.
The budget will be discussed at school board meetings until the final plan is approved. Meetings are open to the public and are on the third Thursday of each month in the David Swartz Building at 623 W. Penn St.


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Saying libraries are vital to Birmingham's inner-city neighborhoods, members of the Birmingham Public Library Board vowed Thursday to stop plans to close five library branches as part of city budget cuts.
In an emergency meeting, Library Director Irene Blalock said that, under orders from city officials, she and her staff had come up with a list of five branches for potential closing. Using proximity to other libraries as the main criterion, they ranked the branches that could close: Slossfield, North Avondale, East Ensley, Inglenook and Ensley.
The news outraged board members, who lashed out at city leaders.
"It's very easy for individuals who are not at the table to make decisions when they don't have all the information," said Board President Gwendolyn Welch.
In a memo to the board, Blalock argued against balancing the city's budget by closing library branches, saying that in some parts of the city they are the only option for free computer access, job-search assistance, meeting spaces and children's activities.
"It is counter to gang activity and to the idle hands that set many youngsters on a lifetime path of unemployment, petty crime and vandalism," she wrote. "Libraries -- especially a branch location -- provide a safety net for the most vulnerable in our community."
Community leaders echoed her sentiment. Bobby Horne, president of the North Avondale Neighborhood Association, said children from two schools and nearby public housing depend on the North Avondale branch. He said most of the library users don't have reliable transportation and would have to cross dangerous roads on foot to get to the next-closest library. "They do not realize the impact on the people who use the library and the ability of the people in the community to go elsewhere," Horne said.
Sterling Fields, president of the East Birmingham Community Revitalization and Recreation Corporation, said his area would be left without access to two libraries -- Inglenook and North Avondale -- and be dependent on Tarrant.
City officials have said the closings would start at the end of summer, would last about nine months and would not involve laying off staff, Blalock said.
Mayor William Bell said he's not committed to closing libraries, but that the library system otherwise must come up with another way to cut expenses.
|Birmingham Mayor William Bell discusses closing rec centers and library cutbacks
|North Avondale Library
In total, the library's budget has been cut about 15 percent, from $16.9 million for 2010 to $14.3 million for 2011. That includes the same 10 percent pay cut all city employees face, plus slashing the library's budget for purchases of books, DVDs and other materials from $1.4 million to $883,000.
"If they can find a better way to eliminate the same amount of money, I'm not closed minded to that," Bell said.
Yet board members wondered just how much branch closures would save, as the buildings would still require maintenance and probably climate control to protect books and other materials when not in use.
Board members also suggested considering different branches, with several singling out Eastwood, saying it's close to libraries in Mountain Brook and Irondale and that nearby residents are more likely to have reliable transportation than those who live around other branches. However, the library is in the midst of a multiyear lease on that building, Blalock said.
Bell also recommended closing seven recreation centers at the end of the summer, from a list of nine prepared by parks officials. The parks and recreation budget was cut from $10.1 million in 2010 to $9.5 million for 2011, including nearly $100,000 for repairs and maintenance.
On Thursday, the mayor toured the Fountain Heights center, which he called the worst on the list, to point out the poor conditions there, including a basketball court blackened by water damage and buckling in spots. A new center is planned for the neighborhood, but no date has been set.
"It makes no sense for us to pay money for electricity and things of that nature when this whole building is just falling apart," Bell said.
Birmingham News staff writer Joseph Bryant also contributed to this report.
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London, Feb 11 : Madonna has spoken out for the first time about the incident at Super Bowl when MIA flipped her middle finger and swore on camera, calling it "negative" and "a teenager thing to do."
With one foot up on the podium, the 36-year-old had rapped `I don't give a s***' and pulled the rude gesture during a live performance of Madonna's new song, `Give Me All Your Luvin', alongside the pop queen and fellow rapper Nicki Minaj.
Madonna called in to speak with Ryan Seacrest on his Kiss FM radio show, where she gave her thoughts on the events and said she didn't even know it had happened until after she left the area.
"I was really surprised. I didn't know anything about it," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying on the show.
"I mean I wasn't happy about it. I understand it's punk rock and everything, but to me there was such a feeling of love and good energy, and positivity it just seemed negative.
"It's one of those things it's such a teenager. irrelevant thing to do. there was such a feeling of love and unity there what was the point? It was just out of place," she added.
For her part, MIA is said to be blaming `nerves' and `adrenaline' for her controversial gesture. (ANI)
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Like thousands of miniature winged dragons, Mayflies are caking storefronts, docks, street lights and roads throughout eastern Metro Detroit.
Though their presence can present a nuisance, for sport fishers whose bait loses a little appeal to full-bellied walleye or bass; motorcyclists whose precarious two-wheeled vehicles lose traction on the carcass-slicked roadways, and for those who are simply revolted by an influx of bugs, they are a good sign for the water quality, scientists say.
"Sometime around the middle of May and lasting
through June and into July, there is a plague of insects that strikes
the cities, towns, and villages along Lake Erie's shoreline," says this website devoted to the topic. "This plague
is outdone only by those described in the Bible.
Usually spotted in communities along the waterways, this year they've been reported inland in Mount Clemens, Roseville and Sterling Heights.
Once the insects emerge after a year as a nymph from their muddy burrows beneath waterways, they usually only live for up to three days as an adult, but that's long enough to catch people's attention.
"It creates quite a mess" and the roads "get pretty slick and oily," said Macomb Township resident Todd Moran, 36, who operates TM Sportfishing muskie charters.
The roads become treacherous for motorcyclists and hitching and hauling your boat out at some ramps can become nearly impossible, he said.
"You almost need a 4-wheel-drive truck because all of the casings will come up on shore," Moran said. "On the water, I don't think its that bad. It look like a giant weed bed floating."
The insects rise from the watery depths, fly off in search of a mate and deposit their eggs back in the waterway before to a short-lived retirement preceding death.
Although the target of Moran's fishing line, muskie, don't seem to spend a lot of time eating the fish flies, he said bass and walleye fishers definitely see a lull in bites when the bugs are abundant.
The silver lining lies within the belief of scientists that a healthy swarm of fish flies indicates contamination in waterways near Metro Detroit is declining.
"The presence of the nymph (aquatic stage) of this insect in stream or lake sediment is an indication of good water quality because of their sensitivity to pollution," says this report. "Mayflies were very abundant in Lake Erie waters until the early 1950s when pollution from various sources contaminated the sediment."
Even though some may cringe at the thought of fish fly season, the increasing numbers are a good sign for people like Moran who earn money and recreate on the waters where they breed.


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The New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act was passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 15.
One letter in response to Cuomo's law that irked some readers was a letter by Francis Durgin, M.D., in which he argues that the Second Amendment is about arming the militia, not an individual right to bear arms.
Readers share their opinions and concerns about the way in which politicians are approaching the gun control debate, as well as what has caused acts of gun violence in the first place.
If you'd like to share your opinion, comment below or submit a letter to the editor.
Law-abiding gun owners are not responsible for gun violence
To The Editor:
May I suggest to you, Francis Durgin, M.D., you re-read the Second Amendment. While it does say "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a Free State" it does mention an individual right when it states "the right of the people." That statement is also in the First and Fourth amendments. So what, by your logic, makes the Second Amendment a collective amendment?
Handguns have more than the function of one person killing another. Law-abiding citizens do not use them just for self-defense, something we all hope we never have to do. We use them for hunting and target shooting. For you to suggest someone who feels their life is in danger and should write a sworn description of that danger and file it in court, tell that to the women needing protection from a deranged husband or boyfriend. As a doctor, surely you have seen plenty of battered women.
The carnage going on in this nation is not due to the law-abiding gun owner. It is due to the gang banger, mentally unstable or paroled criminal element let out of jail to prey on the people you suggest wait for a court order. That is the public menace and health problem you speak of. It amazes me that nowhere in the Constitution do you find the individual right of gun ownership. I see nowhere in the Constitution is it written the right of an individual to terminate a fetus.
Bill York
The Second Amendment does call for an individual right to bear arms
To The Editor:
In response to Dr. Durgin's Feb. 3 letter: I wondered how truly educated and objective he was. The Second Amendment clearly states that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." I would also urge the good doctor to look up the definition of the word "militia" in the dictionary. I also suggest to him that mind-altering drugs and medications that doctors prescribe on a daily basis to patients could be perceived as a public health problem.
Gary Gartland
Central Square
Many factors are at the heart of our gun violence problem
To the Editor:
Ongoing discussion of how to keep schools safe in the wake of Sandy Hook raises larger questions about why this and similar killings have occurred, and how to build a culture of life in which the likelihood of such murderous violence is diminished.
What is the role of mental illness in such incidents? It is likely a factor in some, but only a small percentage of mentally ill persons are disposed to violence; they are more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators.
What is the role of readily available guns? New York State's hastily enacted gun law may not be the solution, but we can surely learn from the experience of other nations (England and Australia, for example) that experienced mass murders, passed tough but reasonable gun laws, and saw a significant drop in gun-related homicides.
What is the role of violent media? According to one report, Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza "loved to play violent video games." More than 60 years of research and more than 3,000 studies—dozens of which focus on violent video games—have established a link between media violence and aggression, especially in the young.
What is the role of family disintegration? We live in a society in which more than 40 percent of children go to sleep in homes where their father does not live. A Washington Post story following the Sandy Hook tragedy reported that Adam Lanza and his brother "were hit hard by their parents' divorce." Father absence is now the leading predictor of nearly every childhood and adolescent pathology.
Finally, what is the role of a culture where, each minute, three human beings are legally killed in their mother's womb? Mother Teresa said that abortion is "war on children." If we are serious about creating a society with less violence and where every life is valued and respected, can we turn a blind eye to this legalized violence?
Tom Lickona
Focus on treating individuals with mental and violence problems
To The Editor:
The recent shootings have all been committed by people with mental problems. In the efforts to curb such violence there does not seem to be the emphasis on the identification and treatment of those with mental and violent problems. The culture of this country is accepting of violence as a way of life as seen in violent movies, TV show and video games. Why are mental issues and violent media not foremost in the efforts of prevention?
The father of one of the children in the Connecticut shooting expressed a need for civility and accountability in our society. He does not see more gun laws as the answer when the ones in place are not being enforced. The president has been on the road with his gun message but for some reason did not go to Chicago, where the culture of that city seems to breed violence and where he was a community organizer.
It is time to face the reality of the violence in this culture as an every day happening. Where there is faith, family and value of life there is a strong and solid society.
Helen Mierzwa


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Now that the Boston Red Sox have locked up David Ortiz for next season and as many as two additional years, it's time to take a look at where Big Papi's run ranks among franchise greats.
When Ortiz steps to the plate for the first time in 2014, it will mark the beginning of his 12th season in Boston. Such a run with the Red Sox puts the designated hitter in a rare class of players. A dozen seasons with the Red Sox would put Ortiz ahead of the likes of Joe Cronin and Wade Boggs, who both played 11 seasons in Boston.
However, Ortiz is still a ways away from catching some of the longest-tenured Sox. Here's how he ranks with some of the most familiar names:
• Ortiz - 11 seasons
• Roger Clemens - 13 seasons
• Bob Stanley - 13 seasons
• Bobby Doerr - 14 seasons
• Jason Varitek - 15 seasons
• Jim Rice - 16 seasons
• Tim Wakefield - 17 seasons
• Dwight Evans - 19 seasons
• Ted Williams - 19 seasons
• Carl Yastrzemski - 23 seasons
Ortiz's contract has the potential run three seasons after 2014, which would tie him with Varitek. It would also put him behind only Yastrzemski, Evans and Rice for consecutive seasons played since military service broke up Williams' run.
As the longest-tenured current player, Ortiz's re-signing will have a big impact not just on the next couple seasons, but also on Red Sox history as a whole. If the Red Sox had failed to retain Ortiz past this season, it would be hard to explain to the next generation of Red Sox fans why Ortiz's run in Boston would have been shorter than Clemens'.


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The second half of a concept album, "The Afterman: Descension" may not be the ideal introduction to Coheed and Cambria. The New York quartet's mastermind, singer-guitarist Claudio Sanchez, has journeyed far into the plot of his sci-fi epic as told through the band's albums, which have also spawned comic books and a novel.
Yet the music is as accessible as its story is involved. No inside knowledge is required to get these songs, even ones with titles as arcane as "Key Entity Extraction V: Sentry the Defiant."
Sanchez is a devotee of early-1970s progressive rock, whose influence is evident on this album and its predecessor, "The Afterman: Ascension." Coheed and Cambria doesn't indulge, however, in 20-minute instrumentals or pseudo-classical compositions. Its intergalactic saga is presented in succinct tunes that blend metal and arena rock. The band even ventures into funk ("Number City") and is unafraid of such pop touches as the "oh-oh-oh" chorus that lifts "The Dark Side of Me."
Occasionally, a computer voice enters to advance the narrative. Despite such cues, the tale remains a little opaque, but it ends with a classic payoff: an affirmation of love. The climactic "2's My Favorite 1" is catchy and direct, and its sentiments don't require a Klingon-English dictionary for translation.


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Children inspire book about local salmon
POULSBO — Ron Hirschi is a hands-on educator.
On a slightly damp day in April, he wades into the south fork of Dogfish Creek with a wide net in hand. He stands still to capture the small fish that swim by — three-year-old cutthroat trout, or month-old coho salmon if he's lucky.
Hirschi wants to show the delicate fish to the preschoolers he's with, who are clamoring on the bank to catch a glimpse.
The preschoolers are from Martha & Mary KIDS, who have been learning from Hirschi for the past few months. Hirschi was reading some of his books at Liberty Bay Books when the M&M kids starting visiting to learn about the local environment through his picture books.
Hirschi has a two-fold education method: leading field trips to local streams, ponds and larger bodies of water, like Hood Canal; and writing charmingly illustrated books about local marine flora and fauna. He has worked in local schools, such as Breidablik, Gordon and Suquamish elementaries, as well as schools in Vancouver, B.C., Ohio and Hawaii.
Hirschi trained as a fish and wildlife ecologist, and has worked for the state, the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and as a consultant since 1976. He began telling nature stories to his daughter when she was young, and became inspired to share his stories with other children.
Hirschi has written more than 50 books about the ocean, global warming, endangered species and environmental science.
His latest book, "The Egg," is dedicated to the children of Poulsbo, and was inspired by the preschoolers at Martha & Mary. "The Egg" is about the salmon's earliest life stages.
At the stream and in the book, Hirschi teaches children how the leaves and vegetation surrounding the stream provide food and nourishment to the fish; the insects eat the decomposed leaves and the fish eat the insects. In the book, the egg floats by a frog, a rabbit and a beaver, but they cannot take care of the egg. Humans can, the book tells us, by protecting the stream and keeping it clean.
"I'm trying to find ways to restore health to a small stream, to do something in my own community that makes a difference," he said.
John Williams of Still Hope Productions is filming Hirschi's field trips with local students to add a digital feature to Hirschi's book.
"One thing I'm working on is to document specific species in the [local] marine ecosystem, and now the connecting pieces," Williams said. "This piece of the puzzle connects [viewers] to an underwater world you don't get to see."
Dogfish Creek is a nursery, a "daycare" for salmon, Hirschi said. Recently, he's seen lampreys and cutthroat trout, indicators the watershed's health is being restored.
"When [these] four-year-olds are seven, they'll be able to come here and see the fish they helped return," Hirschi said. He plans to write two more books, following the salmon's journey into Liberty Bay and out into the ocean, and their return journey to spawn new baby salmon.
Hirschi once worked with Suquamish Elementary, and one of its former students remembers his lessons about the salmon. Hailey Cunca, a former Suquamish Elementary student, is now a Martha & Mary preschool teacher.
"A lot of us are unaware the creeks [have] fish," Cunca said. "[The children] can share it, and that's been our proof this has been a great experience with them."
She remembers visiting Dogfish Creek in first grade to catch salmon eggs. The students grew the eggs in a tank in the school library until the fish were ready to be released.
"It's an amazing experience to watch them grow, and go back and see what's happened, what's changed," she said.
"I really hope that for these kids, they go back [and see] the fish are growing, and grasp that understanding [better] than what I can just explain to them." The children then tell their friends, parents and families what they've been learning, and adults learn more about their community.
"Seeing the parents get excited … as a father, that means a lot to me," Hirschi said. "I can see parents that care."
The south fork of Dogfish Creek flows through the Poulsbo Village shopping center, and Hirschi said village management has been very helpful in restoring the stream. He said two years ago, they removed non-native plants and village businesses have kept the stream clear of trash.
Hirschi said he will continue to improve the stream by planting cedar and willow trees, which are not only good for the stream but are beautiful to look at.
After working with children for 33 years, Hirschi said he feels children today are more knowledgeable about these scientific subjects.
"People are far more conscientious now about the environment," he said.
Hirschi has worked with Paul Dorn and other employees in the Suquamish Tribe, Patrick Allen of North Kitsap Trout Unlimited, and businesses like Poulsbo Village and Central Market to restore Dogfish Creek.
He said he has a lot of summer projects coming up in which volunteers can help, from wetland restoration to tree planting. One of Hirschi's ideas is to turn neighborhood detention ponds, which hold stormwater runoff, into living wetlands.
"I'm not starting something, I'm kind of reigniting some of the interest," he said.
"As Poulsbo grows, keeping the ecosystem functioning is a major challenge. To make this work, we need to learn to share a common vision of the future health of [local] streams."
To volunteer, contact Hirschi at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.ronhirschi.com.
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