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Hi all,
This question has probably been asked many times before but I was wondering what would be the best version of PHP to learn as I will be looking to work with Wordpress and other PHP-based CMSs in the near future. I have enjoyed reading the ASP.Net Wrox book which I picked up from an auction website but am now looking at learning more front-end based languages such as PHP.
However, having found a number of books I am a bit confused as to the version number I should pick up. Many books which are quite a bit cheaper cover version 4 though I wonder if it is worth spending more and getting the latest? The highest version number a book covers I have seen is 5.3.
Any thoughts?
The latest version of course is the best.But consider the version your web hosting currently has.5.3 is fine.
PHP 5.3 was released in 2009 and goes end of life next month.
Don't waste your time learning anything other than what the current version is. PHP 5.5. You can always check the documentation to see if a function or language feature is available to be used in a lesser version. But if you learn an older version, then you will have gaps in your knowledge and that is never a good thing.
The only reason I would read an older version book is if it's free (eg. the public library) and only to skim through to get a feel for the basics.
Definately not worth your time (and as has been said, may even be harmful) to go to any great depth learning functions that may take different arguments, have better alternatives or even no longer exist.
Technology changes so fast that almost any book is already out of date by the time it's published, but you've got to start somewhere.I would suggest the most recent version you can reasonably afford, find out what version your host is running, then read the changelog/migrating documentation to see what's different before getting too deep into writing any code.
PHP isn't a front-end language it is a backend/server-side one. A small list of front-end technologies are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
If you're familiar with c# or vb you shouldn't have much trouble picking up the syntax and basics of PHP. Though understanding the entire ecosystem comes down to practice.
Avoid version 4 since 4 is vastly different from 5. However, when it comes down to minor releases I would say anything covering 5 would be fine though preferably 5.2+ with a focus on oo programming.
All the shared hosting providers I know of are now running PHP 5.4+ so that's the minimum you'd be looking at having any WordPress and CMS scripts running on.
Oh come on, that is nearly impossible (from a book standpoint). So long as the book covers 5.X, you'll be fine.
Skip books talking about PHP 4 as they'll likely reference mysql_* related functions instead of PDO/mysqli. Most PHP 5 books will cover PDO and/or mysqli, which will set you up much better going forward (the syntax in 4 and 5 are identical, there are additional functions, better OOP support, etc in PHP 5 that you won't find in PHP 4).
For a quick intro into PHP, consider trying the online course at Code Academy (http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/php). It won't go over interacting with databases, but it will give you a quick intro to the syntax and resources available to you.
Point taken. PHP 5.5 was released almost a year ago. I would hope that is enough time for authors of existing books to add coverage of the latest version to new editions, or at least provide an addendum on their websites.
I did not learn PHP by a book. I scrounged for information online as I needed it. The result was gaps in my knowledge. Trying to save a few dollars by learning an old, outdated version of PHP will do more harm than saving a few dollars will do good.
PHP 5.6 is in feature freeze and release candidates are expected soon. So it may be finalized within a few months. PHP 5.3 will then be even more out of date.
Anything read in a hard-cover book will go out of date and possibly even be history by the time it takes to publish.
I would be tempted to learn the basics and subscribe to numerous PHP Forums and also set some daily "Google Alerts" on PHP developments.
I think but maybe wrong in the fact that if you looking to learn PHP to use on "Wordpress and other PHP-based CMS" software you will be resticted by the chosen software.
Also unless you are able to upload the latest PHP version to your site, you will be restricted to the PHP version supplied by your Internet Service Provider.
PHP basics can be learnt from this site:
and to clarify all PHP features:
Preferably to learn recent version of PHP, like PHP 5.5. I think you can learn PHP from php.net, but from my experience, better to start programming from other languages like Java or C++, because they teach how to program in the right way. Also
Some tutorials:http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp
Good luck!
Although the basics can be learnt any way and I recongnize W3Schools' effort to teach all the technologies related to the web, and even like their schematic approach because it is easy to understand, short and direct... I'm one of those that will tell you to stay away from them.
Unless this has changed recently, they don't have enough staff to keep it current and updated
I actually started PHP with a book (back in 1999). The book gave me a quick reference for syntax, language structure, etc that isn't always very apparent online (or at least wasn't then). I still usually get 1 or 2 books for each new language I want to adopt into my skill set, but I only use them for reference/a quick get to know the syntax from another person's perspective.
Once they've done their job, I usually then hit up the language's website, forums, etc to expand my learning and correct any assumptions I may have made along the way. Once you have a foundation, keeping up with the language and the changes that occur between versions is a responsibility you just have to take on. PHP probably is the worst language when it comes to the time you need to devote to this process. It's constant version releases keep you learning new things about the language all the time.
For comparison sake, take a look at .NET. The 4.0 framework was only recently updated to 4.5 a year or two ago! 5.0 probably isn't in the works for another year or two. And if you only want to look at when the CLR changed, that was back in 2010!
I've primarily reached out to Sitepoint books when picking up a new language, the reason is because I just follow them better than other authors. I feel like they fit me better for getting a quick foundation set versus O'Reilly or similar authored books. Their PHP/MySQL series is good, I strongly suggest using that for a first introduction, and if you can swing it, go through some of the videos on Learnable too (so maybe get a 1 month subscription and try to spend 5-10 hours a week there).
Just my 2 cents
Best version of PHP to learn? That of course would be the Python 3.x version. (Humor).
hi all best version for php to learn is PHP 5.4 & PHP 5.5+
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Why is that exactly?We value your input, but we don't want the thread to degenerate into a list of unsubstantiated claims about which version is best.
The next reply that states "Version x is best" without any further reasoning will be fluffed.
Been away for the weekend and come back to a great list of replies - thank you very much all!Sorry oddz, should have spotted that when posting - PHP is server-side not front-end - schoolboy error right there!
I think I will be picking up a PHP 5.X (probably 5.5) book just so that I can study when away from an internet connection (e.g. on the train) and then fill in the gaps with tutorial videos / documentation on php.net
Thanks again all! Would welcome any further suggestions
Anything from PHP5 will work, since any differences between the versions are additional features, it doesn't matter which version you learn, you'll just be missing some features and as you can't learn everything at once anyway, learning the differences between the versions is a good way of getting to grips with different features.
The best version to learn is always the latest version. Not only are you introduced to the newest features of the language, but you will be learning from a higher quality community, in the sense that they are the people who also stay current with modern programming techniques and how to implement them.
I've been programming PHP since 4.3 was edge, shortly before the 5.x branch was introduced. PHP has done a good job of maintaining backwards compatibility, so much so that you can learn from a manual covering 5.3 and expect all the materials in it to work. Moving backwards is where there's a problem, but with time you'll get a handle on what was introduced with each version. In brief..
PHP 4.xThe oldest code you are likely to be asked to maintain will be PHP 4.x. The language's core is present here, but once you step into Object oriented programming this version will give you fits due to everything that's missing. If you run across a server running PHP 4.x the whole setup is badly out of date. You can't even get PHP 4.x packages precompiled for any distro anymore. If a project like this lands in your lap, the first priority should be migrating the code to a newer PHP, or scrapping it all and replacing.
PHP 5.0Class scope was introduced, as well as much of the SPL (Standard PHP Library) which includes the spl_autoloader functions. The Reflection API also appears here I think, though the first few versions where buggy.
PHP 5.1PDO became core. If you aren't using it, you should
PHP 5.2Json_encode and Json_decode show up. There was at one time a major move to set PHP 5.2 as the compatibility floor for many PHP codebases and, until recently it has been the floor, with only some of the newer libraries like Yii2 setting the floor to PHP 5.4
PHP 5.3Namespaces where added, along with closures.
PHP 5.4Traits and a more javascript like array definition syntax was added. Closures where improved to allow them to see the scope of the class they are in.
PHP 5.5Adds a new password library and generators
PHP 5.6Improved the syntax for argument overloading on functions, functions can now be imported between namespaces.
As can be seen from the above, much of what is different about each version isn't stuff a beginning programmer is likely to make a lot of use of, with the exception of PHP 5.4's array syntax. So don't worry too much about which version as long as you are on the 5.x branch somewhere.
There's a big difference between beginner programmer and a programmer being new to PHP.....even if we assume all the PHP noobs are first time programmers, not learning advanced concepts because you may not use them immediately isn't really a reason to avoid being exposed to them and all the philosophies and ideas associated with that level of programming. In fact, PHP 5.5's password_hash() function (and it's surrounding concepts) is one of the first things a beginner should learn, after they learn the very basics. I mean, how long does it really take to learn echo, variables, functions, loops and other very basic things? A week? I mean really, C was my first language, and I learned that and Python at the same time as a wet behind the ears kid who didn't know a variable from a compile error. After all, one of PHP's greatest strengths is it's ease of learning and use


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With oversized, black-rimmed glasses and brightly colored green shoes, Utah receiver DeVonte Christopher cuts quite a style walking around campus.
Unfortunately for the senior receiver, his style on the football field hasn't been as sharp.
Christopher, Utah's leading receiver the past two seasons, has just 18 catches for 199 yards and one touchdown this year. Saturday's loss to Oregon State was a new low. Christopher not only didn't have a catch, but he also fumbled the ball on a pitch when the Utes were on Oregon State's 3-yard line.
From the miscues to the low number of receptions, Christopher's season has been one of more frustrations than big plays.
"It's definitely not what I had envisioned coming into the season," he said.
Christopher took the blame for his poor play but said Utah's evolving offense has affected him since he has been through a new offensive coordinator every year.
"I'm not using it as an excuse, but it's definitely a factor," he said. "Five different coordinators in five years, there is no building on top of building. It really isn't an excuse, but it's a factor when you have five coaches running their own systems in certain ways."
Christopher said his personal struggles in the offense have been magnified with the loss of veteran starter Jordan Wynn, with whom he had a good connection because the two watched hours and hours of film together.
He and freshman Travis Wilson don't yet have that chemistry.
"That receiver-quarterback continuity has to be there," he said. "It's something me and Travis need to get on the same page because we have been back and forth and up and down ever since he has been the quarterback. We have to figure out how to connect."
Wilson said he knows the veteran is struggling and won't stop going to him despite Christopher's mistakes.
"I'll keep throwing him the ball," he said. "Whatever he needs, I'm there for him."
His absence is particularly noticeable because the Utes are desperate for big playmakers.
While his career has always suffered from some inconsistency in catches per game, Christopher has consistently delivered some huge plays for the Utes. Among his highlights was his game-tying, fourth-down catch against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl, his 65-yard catch against Arizona State that was the Utes' longest play last year, and his touchdown catch off a tipped pass against BYU in 2010.
This year, Christopher, who has five 100-yard games in his career, has an 18-yard touchdown catch against USC as his season highlight.
With Christopher struggling, the Utes are turning more to tight end Jake Murphy and sophomore Kenneth Scott.
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During the 2010 baseball season, the San Francisco Giants — the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants (yours truly never tires of saying that) — had a slogan, "Fear the Beard." Most of the pitching staff — relievers and closer Brian Wilson specifically — were bearded pitching machines mowing down opposing batters.
Historically speaking, the tech realm and beards have never been too far apart, at least for the men. As such, there are some in the FOSS realm who deserve special recognition for not only advancing free/open source software, but also for forsaking the razor and putting a hairy face forward.
This blog item deals with beards specifically, so those with FOSS's most awesome goatees — like Red Hat's Karsten Wade, freelance FOSS journalist Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier and Oregon State University Professor Carlos Jensen, all of whom would definitely get top honors in this category — aren't included here. Sorry, guys. Same with moustaches: For example, Mark Terranova's 'stache belongs in any facial hair Hall of Fame; a piece of work that would easily get him membership in The Village People — and I mean that in a good way (however, truth be told, when he's got a beard, Mark runs with the best of 'em).
Here is a sampling of what I find are the best beards in FOSS, in no particular order other than to say that if anyone got a first prize, it would have to go to . . .
Jon 'maddog' Hall: Despite getting a lot of input from those who think Richard Stallman should get top billing, sorry, RMS: Maddog takes the prize as the FOSS advocate with historically the best beard in the realm, to which picture at right will attest. Or you could look up Father Christmas in the dictionary and, chances are, you'll find maddog's picture with the definition. Despite recently going for the Sean-Connery-as-Indiana-Jones'-Dad look (see next paragraph) to go along with the 70 or so pounds he dropped — a great thing, indeed — Hall's beard has always been the standard of epic in the FOSS beard pantheon.
[Maddog, shown at left in his new closer cropped form, comments in response to an e-mail: "And for beards, I could NEVER understand why someone would want to put a very sharp instrument close to their throat when they are only partially awake. I have not shaved since 1969 . . . ." Also, to the youngsters out there, maddog has a message: "I am glad that you are twenty . . . I enjoy seeing your youthful energy and beauty, and some days when I wake up and I am stiff, I wish I was twenty again . . . but I only wish that for about fifteen minutes." Amen to that!]
Richard Stallman: Most people I've talked to about this have said, after they stopped laughing at the topic ("No, really, I'm writing on the BEARDS of FOSS . . ."), that RMS should have the top spot, and in lieu of Jon 'maddog' Hall's change in appearance, they might be right. The bearded face that launched a thousand tools to make the Linux kernel run, and launched a free software movement to boot, has been the one most commonly associated with free-as-in-freedom software. Not only this, he also sidelines as a saint — if you've never seen the St. Ig-GNU-tius schtick, check it out. I first saw this several years ago when Stallman spoke at UC Berkeley, and it never gets old despite being bearded (and I mean that in a good way).
Timothy Budd: If you are now, or have been, a student of computer science at a university, there's a chance you may have had a class with a textbook Timothy Budd had written. An associate professor of computer science at Oregon State University — Go Beavers! — Tim has written a dozen textbooks on object-oriented programming, data structures and Leda, a multi-paradigm programming language that yours truly admits to not understanding at all. Be that as it may, Tim's advocacy for FOSS during his time at OSU — he has had me as well as others speak to his graduate classes on FOSS — and his healthy crop of hair on his chin garners him a spot on the list. Besides, since he is well known by his students for his use of the term "Administrivia," he gets on the list by simple use of that bearded word alone.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols' beard is one that most FOSS users and advocates are accustomed to seeing on a nearly daily basis when reading the latest developments in Free/Open Source Software news. Whenever there's news to be delivered, the FOSS community can count on Steven being the one who brings it to us; not only this, usually Steven is first with the news, which should garner him the nickname "Scoop." Now writing for ZDNet as well, Steven gets what is rightfully more exposure in writing news that's important to us — and to everyone else, for that matter. Steven gets extra points for being a Asheville Tourists fan — the Tourists being one of the most unique mascot names for a baseball team in the country.
Me: In an unprecedented display of unabashed ego worthy of another Larry — the CEO of Oracle whom, incidentally, has what's trying to be a beard on his face, but not doing a very good job of it (but I digress) — I like to think that my beard would rank up there among bearded FOSS titans, not because of any accomplishment of my own — OK, the Lindependence Project . . . maybe — but just by the mere fact that it grows, with Wolfman-like speed, on my face. Herein lies the story: I'm a werewolf. Just kidding — I grew first grew my beard after Jerry Garcia died in Jerry's honor, but my family hated it. So I went back and forth between having it and not having it until making a pact with my family: Even-numbered years, a moustache; odd-numbered years, the beard.
I've missed a lot of people, which is where you come in: Who did I miss and why is should their beard be in the FOSS Hairy-Faced Hall of Fame?
[Photos of Jon "maddog" Hall, Timothy Budd and Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols used by permission. The photo of Richard Stallman was taken by Copyleft and appears here under the GPL and CC-Share-Alike licenses afforded by the photographer. I haven't decided to give myself permission to use my photo, but it's probably OK.]
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)
January 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm
What is going on in the FOSS world that you are trying to
divert our attention from?
The "unkempt" look is universal among geeks. Free/Open and proprietary geeks alike. Not news worthy.
It is not the length of the beard but the length of time one
has been sporting facial hair. My own starting point was '72 or '73. Yes, that blood in the morning was the impetus for my avoiding the razor.
January 29, 2011 at 7:46 am
I think the independent nature of us 'frontier-folk', who sport a beard more because it just seems to make sense to do it, have a natural affinity with anything free of dictatorial control. FOSS speaks to that, just as the same may have been true of the frontier folk who panned for gold, adventured through unknown lands, and paved the way for others to follow. Even with the long history of Linux, its still 'frontier territory' in computing, which is not only exciting but where us bearded folk belong. I could never imagine Bill Gates or Balmer with a beard. Nor could I imagine them having the stomach to live in the FOSS world.
January 29, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Yeah, I would say the FOSS delineation is more than a bit disingenuous since many of the luminaries that have given us the tools we use daily to develop FOSS, were the quintessential 'Bearded Programmer' of Infocom Implementor fame. In fact, several of these core programming tools have spawned FOSS offspring; particularly the Gnu compiler suite.
Here are some of these Bearded Gods:
Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson; gave us C
Bjarne Stroustrup; gave us C++
John McCarthy; gave us LISP
James Gosling; gave us JAVA
Alan Cox; Linux Kernel hacker
For my vote, Alan Cox FTW!
visual reference: http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com/2007/12/they-are-computer-god.html
January 29, 2011 at 8:31 pm
you should also include alan cox and al viro
February 3, 2011 at 2:43 pm
The length of mine varies from time to time:
February 18, 2011 at 6:38 am
Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, is growing a FOSS beard. I saw him a few weeks ago and it looked pretty good.
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ECON 2A and ECON 2B are online labs offered each Fall and Spring Semester. These are 1 unit, credit/no credit online labs. They were initially designed for transfer students who have 3 semester-unit Macroeconomics and Microeconomics courses from other colleges. (SJSU Economics Department has 4 semester units of Introductory Micro and Introductory Macro. Transfer students who are economics majors and minors must make-up the missing unit.) However they are also useful for those who have had Principles of Economics course in the past and are in need of a refresher.
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The M100 eCylinder unit is a wireless retrofittable mortise access control solution that uses Aperio technology to communicate directly to a new or existing Electronic Access Control system. It is designed to virtually eliminate the need to run cables to and around a door opening.
Medeco's M100 is said to provide an easy, cost-effective answer to the need for monitored access control with an audit trail. The cylinder communicates wirelessly with the Aperio hub using the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, so wiring need not be brought to the door opening. It also provides greater flexibility with and accountability for interior facility doors.
The Aperio hub is a compact "antenna" and data transceiver that's mounted within 50 feet of one or several eCylinders (as many as eight). The hub receives data -- including iClass card serial numbers, tamper notifications and lock-jam and low-battery signals -- from Aperio eCylinders, and relays this information to the EAC system. Wired directly to the EAC control panel, the hub can support either Wiegand or RS-485 protocol.
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Amgen Move Gives Biosimilars Big Boost
Amgen is making a huge bet on biosimilars and helping to define the market.
The company announced that it is targeting 6 biotech blockbusters and will start selling them as biosimilars in 2017. The initial targets: Avastin, Herceptin, Rituxan, Erbitux, Humira and Remicade. That's over $40 billion in product. Even a small savings, like 15% to 20%, would result in a huge change in premiums.
It is still unclear what hurdles will need to be cleared from the FDA and/or other regulatory bodies, but a few other things have become very clear:
- The biotech industry is starting to see biosimilars as more of an opportunity and less of a threat.
- A large company like Amgen can bet on its qualifications and reputation to be a trusted manufacturer of biotech products introduced by other companies.
- The more that companies like Amgen announce forays into the biosimilar space, the more that payers will be counting on price relief from specialty Rx products.
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Chiefs Thomas' Dead at Age 33
Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas died Tuesday as he was on his way to rehabilitation, just days after he was released from intensive care and given passes to leave the Miami hospital because he was progressing so well.
Thomas, 33, died at 9:10 a.m. Central time at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after going into cardiorespiratory arrest. Thomas was being transferred from his hospital bed to a wheelchair when he told his mother that he wasn't feeling well and his eyes rolled back, neurosurgeon Frank Eismont said. Extensive efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Doctors had not determined the exact cause of death, but one of Thomas' doctors,
Barth Green, said a massive blood clot called a pulmonary embolism was the most likely cause of Thomas' death.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Tuesday, but an hourlong candlelight vigil is scheduled for 6 tonight on Lot D at Arrowhead Stadium.
"He has done so much for this team and our city during the time that he had with us," said Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson. "He had so much love for the game, for his teammates and for our town....A light has gone out."
Thomas, who sustained paralyzing spinal cord injuries in an automobile accident Jan. 23 in Kansas City, had been upgraded to good condition and had begun his rehabilitation last week, making his death all the more shocking. He had received visits from teammates and from former Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer.
Thomas's injuries left him without movement from the chest down.
"It is a dark day, a very dark day," Chiefs owner and founder Lamar Hunt said from his office in Dallas. "But I don't want to put it in terms of the franchise because it's a whole lot more than that. It's a loss for the Thomas family and for the community."
The Missouri General Assembly paused for a moment of silence after his death was announced by state Sen. Bill Kenney, a former Chiefs quarterback.
The U.S., Missouri and Chiefs flags outside the club's Arrowhead Stadium offices were lowered to half-staff immediately after word was received of Thomas' death.
A steady flow of fans came by the stadium, some wearing No. 58 Chiefs jerseys in honor of Thomas, to leave flowers, balloons, signs and other symbols of affection.
There were other signs of people struggling to cope with the Thomas death. A normally composed Peterson paused at times to gather himself while speaking with the media. His remarks were followed by those from somber coach Gunther Cunningham.
Perhaps the mood of the day was best expressed by Leigh Steinberg, Thomas' agent and friend.
"There's a surrealistic quality to all of this," Steinberg said by phone from his office in California. "Yes, I understand what the doctors said. I understand intellectually what has happened here. But emotionally, I sure don't get it yet. It's going to take some time. It just hasn't sunk in."
Peterson and Thomas had an unusual relationship for a general manager and player. They were extremely close, and they often -- partly in jest but with a good measure of seriousness -- referred to themselves as father and son.
Peterson, who wore a No. 58 button on the lapel of his suit coat, returned to Kansas City on Monday night from Miami after a visit with Thomas. He was returning to Miami immediately after his news conference.
"He was upbeat, he was positive, he was Derrick," Peterson said of his most recent visit. "I know he had the best medical assistance possible. I know these things do happen unfortunately with people who have had an accident like Derrick."
Peterson said Thomas' mood was in contrast to a previous visit to Miami.
"He was flat, he was immobile, he wasn't in a good way," Peterson said. "(Monday), when we got there, he was in (physical) therapy. I stepped out into the hall. Coming down the hall is Derrick Thomas, in a wheelchair but upbeat. I said, `Son, you're mobile.' He said, `Father, I am. I've got wheels.' "
Peterson said Thomas had been planning to make a public statement soon, thanking fans for their support.
Cunningham said he called Thomas from Atlanta recently when he was there for the Super Bowl.
"I wasn't doing real well at the time," Cunningham said. "Derrick said, `Coach, be strong.' He never told me how strong I needed to be."
Thomas, the Chiefs' No. 1 draft pick in 1989, played 11 NFL seasons, all in Kansas City. He was one of the top players at his position for much of that time. He made the Pro Bowl in his first nine seasons and is ninth in the NFL in all-time sacks, with 1261/2. Thomas also was well-known for his work in the community. He founded the Third and Long Foundation, which promotes literacy among Kansas City's youth. He also was involved over the years in a number of businesses, a roofing company being his latest venture.
"He tried to be three things in life," Peterson said. "He wanted to be the greatest linebacker that ever played. I think he came pretty darn close to that. He tried to be the best businessman he could be. I know how hard he worked at that. He also wanted to be the biggest philanthropist, the biggest charity-giving guy there was. He did this." "I think all of Kansas City, all of the National Football League and all of America should be extremely proud of this young man. Thirty-three years is not long enough, but he did accomplish so much."
Steinberg, who has several of the NFL's highest-profile players as his clients, also said he was impressed with Thomas' off-field commitment.
"I have never met an athlete who has as strong a vision in terms of how he could make an impact on the world," Steinberg said. "It's the Derrick Thomas standing next to President Clinton on Memorial Day, speaking for all children of deceased veterans, that we'll remember. It's the Derrick Thomas whose commitment to children's literacy was so profound that we'll miss."
Elnora Tellis-Jefferson, the sister of fellow crash victim Michael Tellis, said Thomas' friends and family were overwhelmed with sadness at the loss of the athlete.
"We're all sitting here thinking and praying for both of these mothers who lost children, our mother and Derrick's," she said. "Our entire family -- having lost our loved one -- has hearts filled with great sympathy for Derrick's mother and his family upon his passing. Our mother prayed for Derrick every day."
Tellis-Jefferson said her brother and Thomas were the best of friends. The third passenger in the car crash, John Hagebusch of Raymore, could not be reached for comment.
Thomas' survivors include his mother, Edith Morgan; his grandmother, Annie Adams; three sisters; and four brothers.


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Angels prospect has gone yard in three straight, is on 7-for-13 tear
By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com | May 3, 2014 2:05 AM ET
Luis Jimenez and Triple-A Salt Lake hitting coach Frankie Matos have a system worked out. For three straight days, they've done a newly designed pregame drill. For three straight nights, Jimenez has homered.
"We'll keep doing the drill and, hopefully, he'll keep hitting home runs," Matos said.
Jimenez went yard twice and drove in three runs in the Bees' 14-5 romp over visiting Reno on Friday, giving him seven hits -- including four homers -- and six RBIs in his last three games.
The 26-year-old third baseman went 0-for-4 on Tuesday as his batting average dipped to a season-low .266. Matos, who's worked with Jimenez for parts of three seasons in the Pacific Coast League, knew an adjustment was required.
"He was pulling off a little too much, so I came up with a drill for him," the coach said. "We were working with him to be more square with the plate. Basically, I'm just trying to get him to stay close. From really close, I [lob] balls almost to his bat and he has to stay square to the plate."
Rather than believing he's "in the zone," Jimenez said his success is the result of the extra work he's been putting in.
"The game never slows down [for you]. You make adjustments to the game," he said. "I've been working really hard with the hitting coach in the cage and with [manager] Keith Johnson."
His first home run on Friday came with a man on second in the opening inning. He launched a 3-2 breaking ball from Aces starter Bo Schultz over the left-field fence.
"Coming from [Thursday's] game, when I hit another one, and then to hit [a third] in that first at-bat, it's like, 'OK, I'm hitting pretty good,'" Jimenez said. "But sometimes in a game, you hit that first home run, you get excited and you go 1-for-4. I tried to stay calm and see the ball and make good contact with it."
Facing reliever Alex Sanabia to start the sixth inning, Jimenez lined a 2-0 offering out of the park, again clearing the fence in left.
"I faced [Sanabia] before, so I knew he had a pretty good sinker. I was trying to use my hands and make a good swing on it," he said. "That's the best feeling, when you hit a home run. That's the most fun."
Matos knew both of Jimenez's hits were destined to leave the yard right off the bat.
"It's great to see what he's been doing the last few days," he said. "He's doing a good job, he's looking good."
Taylor Lindsey and C.J. Cron -- the Angels' second- and third-ranked prospects, respectively -- also enjoyed big nights. Lindsey tripled, doubled, knocked in two runs and scored once, while Cron went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and a career-high four runs scored.
"C.J.'s been doing a good job the whole year. For a guy who's in his first year in Triple-A, he's adjusting pitch-to-pitch really well. It's nice to see that from a young player. I'm really pleased," Matos said. "Lindsey is the same way. I am really pleased by what we were able to do [Friday]."
The Bees collected 16 hits, which were more than enough for Matt Shoemaker (1-0). The 27-year-old right-hander went 6 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on 10 hits, striking out six without walking a batter.
Reno second baseman Didi Gregorius went 3-for-5 and missed the cycle by a triple. He drove in two runs and scored twice.
Josh Jackson is a contributor to MiLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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(ISC)2 New York Metro February 2013 Meeting
ISC2 New York Metro Chapter
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM (EST)
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Join (ISC)2's New York Metro Chapter for our first event of 2013! This will be an evening of information security presentations, networking reception and filled with Chapter activity discussions during this event on February 13th, 2013.
This event is free for NYM chapter members, to join please visit: https://isc2chapter-nymetro.org/index.php/membership.
We have put together a great agenda and hope to see you there! RSVP by February 6th, 2013
*2 CPEs will be provided for certified information security professionals.
1. Registration 5:30 - 5:55pm
2. Introduction 5:55pm - 6:15pm
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Topic: Security Vulnerability Handling at Cisco
4. Tim Mortimer, Protiviti 7:15 - 8:00pm
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If you're concerned about the federal government racking up debt and out-of-control spending and want to get involved to do something about it, then your local Republican Party needs your involvement.
There have been rumors that Indian Land students may be bused to other under-capacity schools as an option to address the over-capacity issues at Indian Land Middle and Indian Land High schools.
The Lancaster County school board discussed this issue at a recent retreat and has given me the following statement:
"In a rare situation, if it becomes necessary to bus students to another school, the school district will do its utmost to insure those children presently in the attendance area will continue to attend school within their attendance area."
I love this state, I really do – and that's why I get so frustrated when we can't do the obvious right thing for stupid reasons. (Like, say, $29,000 worth of free football tickets, but more on that in a moment.)
It seems to happen a lot and the current prime example of this is how higher education in this state is run, or probably more accurately, not run.
This is in response to James McManus' Feb. 25 letter, "Walker should run for vice president."
Well, I guess you got me, James. I will overlook the sarcasm and pretend you really want me to be vice president. Judging by your comments, it appears that former President George Bush and I must be living in your brain rent-free. Could you stock the fridge in here? We need pizza and Mountain Dew.
On Feb. 5, about 1:15 p.m., students at the University of South Carolina received a text message warning "SHOTS FIRED" – two words that would send chills and panic through the large campus that is home to nearly 32,000 students.
For a few hours, we all believed that USC had become the latest face of campus shootings.
Instead, we soon would learn, USC had become the latest site of an epidemic that usually spreads in obscurity, but is all too familiar in South Carolina – domestic violence.
Daniel 2 describes a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who later conquered Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Trou-
bled by his dream, he demanded that his wise men tell him both the dream and its interpretation, or else be dismembered and disgraced.
As one of several young Hebrews taken captive and trained by Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel faced certain death if he failed to obey the king's command. Requesting more time, he and his three friends met together to beseech God for wisdom.
A family member requested I write about the time I "hypnotized" 52 chickens for a $25 bet with five of my friends. Even though these were close friends, they did not know that I had a master's degree in the social life of chickens.
Lies surround us by politicians, media big shots and by our ruling class in general.
"God is not a man, that he should lie" (Numbers 23:19). It looks like men are not God that they should or could tell the truth.
A short list of some examples:
We've all seen the advertisements for the TV lawyers promising big bucks if we sign up with them on some big class-action suit for mesothelioma or asbestos or some other product or medical liability case.
I would like to respond to Michael Jedson's letter, "Facts, without the whining and ranting," in the Feb. 1 edition of The Lancaster News.
Why do Democrats and supporters keep repeating talking points and calling them facts when anyone who can add two plus two or use the Internet can debunk these myths?
I apologize in advance if this sounds like an insult, it is not my intention to disparage you personally, but your so-called facts would be almost laughable if they were not so tragic for so many in this country.
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Later, she was made an archdeacon after her work with the homeless in Dublin.
Indeed, the archdeacon cared to be in no house in which those around him were supposed to be bigger than himself.
Do you know that he is neither deacon, archdeacon, nor priest?
The scene in the house of the archdeacon of Bangor is too exquisite for any one to desire it to be proved a fable.
The Bishop and archdeacon Pratt preached morning and afternoon.
As for the archdeacon, when the other was gone, he sat down silently on his abandoned chair.
archdeacon upon his eloquence, began to smile and nudged each other.
There was an aged negro man present, who was noticed with marked attention by the archdeacon, the Rector and other clergymen.
But the archdeacon's a just man and he would not have made a remark of that kind.
Lady Lufton, when the apparent impropriety was pointed out to her by no less a person than archdeacon Grantly, ridiculed the idea.


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September 25, 2011
A New Chapter
After struggling for the better part of the year to get back into the habit of film writing, I realized that somewhere along the line of getting healthy physically, emotionally, and spiritually, I had mentally already moved on from what had become a self-imposed, formalized ritual of criticism. That said, I am returning to my roots as a film buff ...one who writes in a journal to capture and wrestle with (fragments of) ideas and ambiguity instead of crafting statements of conviction.
Thank you for reading this site (and its earlier incarnation) for the past 14 years. I'm looking forward to attending this year's NYFF as a spectator.
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Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first woman to win the marathon at the Olympics, will speak at noon Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Russell House theater.
"There Is No Finish Line" will be the title of the talk by Samuelson, whose visit is sponsored by the Arnold School of Public Health and the department of exercise science.
Samuelson's name is synonymous with women's running. She began running track in high school in Cape Elizabeth, Me., and continued to excel as a runner at Bowdoin College. She earned All-American honors in cross-country and track and won the Boston Marathon in 1979, setting an American and course record. Samuelson won the Boston Marathon again in 1983, breaking the world record.
The next year, at age 27, Samuelson won the gold medal in the first women's marathon at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1985, Samuelson won the Chicago Marathon with an American record time of 2:21:21.
She is a consultant to Nike Inc. and a clinician who conducts running, health and fitness clinics throughout the world. A motivational speaker, Samuelson gives talks to corporations, civic groups, schools, and athletes. She is the author of "Joan Samuelson's Running for Women" (Rodale Press, 1995) and her autobiography, "Running Tide" (Knopf, 1987).
Samuelson founded the TD Bank 10K in 1998 to benefit children's charities. The annual race attracts more than 6,000 runners and more than 10,000 spectators, making it one of the most popular events in New England. She has been inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame.
She is married and has two children, Abby and Anders.
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Bicycling through the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania you get a perspective on history that ranges from the Hanseatic League cities of the 13th and 14th centuries to the 20th century attempts of the Soviet Union to assimilate them as buffers to the West. These three small countries are together no bigger than Washington State and yet are as diverse as they can be. Estonia?s language is more closely related to Finnish than to the neighboring Slavic languages in Latvia and Lithuania. In the post-Cold War period Estonia has emerged as a high-tech powerhouse while Latvia and Lithuania, to a greater degree, struggle to break away from their agricultural past and the influence of fifty years under the Soviet Union.
Bicycle touring through the Baltics is like bicycling in the northern part of the US as the great North European Plain has been heavily glaciated during the last ice age. You?ll bicycle through pine, birch and spruce forests, past lakes and bays along the Baltic Coast and you?ll visit small farm villages. Unlike North America you?ll stop in the once-great cities of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, all of which are reinventing themselves as modern, vibrant European capitals.


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Chris Mullins Tyres supporting Blood Bike charities - Click here to see images of the day
More than 5,000 motorcycling enthusiasts flocked to the inaugural Prescott Bike Festival near Cheltenham recently to run the famous Prescott Hill Climb and raise money for local blood bike charities.
Gloucester independent retailer Chris Mullins Tyres was part of the action, along with bike tyre wholesaler Cambrian Tyres, on a hugely successful day.
"As it was the first Festival of its kind no one really knew what to expect, " says Chris Mullins, "but the response was phenomenal with thousands of bikers, families and friends enjoying a great day out in the sunshine."
Chris and his bike tyre team support the work of the Severn Freewheelers, who operate a free blood bike service taking urgently needed medical supplies to hospitals and surgeries in the region. Their tyres are fitted and maintained at cost by Chris Mullins as the company's contribution to the great work done voluntarily for the community by the Freewheelers.
"The idea of the Festival was to raise money for local blood bike services, including the Freewheelers, who operate on a totally voluntary basis. Although the final total hasn't yet been announced I'm sure it will be a tremendous sum that will be a fantastic boost to keep the blood bikes going," says Chris.
The company also used the event to promote its involvement with Bridgestone's Bikers Club initiative which provides motorcyclists with information on recommended fitments, technical details and general news and information. Chris Mullins Tyres is a nominated Bikers Club fitting centre for Gloucester.
"Along with Cambrian, we were the only tyre company at the Festival, so we had a captive market of bike enthusiasts who take their tyres very seriously. We weren't there to sell products but we made a huge number of new contacts which I'm sure will pay big dividends over the rest of the summer," added Chris Mullins.


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Adopting Risk Management Policy
The Office of Student Activities believes that our role is to create a campus learning environment which promotes safety through our student organizations. House Bill 2639 requires student organizations to adopt a Risk Management Policy.
The following template provides the key elements of a policy for organizations at Tarleton State University. The Office of Student Activities is committed to working with student organizations to assist them in managing the risk that can occur in the course of student activities; including but not limited to risk of injury, financial risk, and risk of University Policy violations.


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Charles Fernandez Named as GSA's Special Assistant to the Administrator for the Race Initiative
February 28, 2000
Contact: Eleni Martin (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) named Charles Fernandez to head the agency's Race Initiatives program. Fernandez will continue to perform his duties as Director of Human Resources for the Greater Southwest and Rocky Mountain Regions.
"To date, the Race Initiative at GSA has been a quiet and important success," said GSA Administrator David J. Barram, "but now is the time for an advocate and leader to devote the creativity and initiative needed to take it to a new level, and Charles Fernandez is uniquely qualified to fill that position."
Fernandez joined GSA in 1971. He brings extensive experience in equal employment opportunity and human resources arenas. Fernandez has served as the Acting Deputy Regional Administrator in GSA's Greater Southwest Regional office, which is a large racially complex region with regard to culture and work environment. Fernandez has been recognized as a superb "customer focused" manager and has been invited to extend his areas of responsibility well beyond his region to Colorado and to Atlanta, thereby serving some 25% of the GSA community.
Fernandez began his federal career in 1965. He began his career with GSA in 1971. Fernandez earned a BBA degree in Personnel Management from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas and an MBA degree from North Texas State University. Since 1979 he has been an adjunct faculty member in the school of business at Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas.
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By Laura K. Lloyd The Kansas City Star
Americans like their Brits to be snobs, rich and veddy, veddy proper — or at least they like their PBS British costume dramas that way.
"Downton Abbey" has been delivering the goods for two seasons.
Ardent fans of the highly popular, Emmy Award-winning drama must wait until Sunday for season 3 to begin.
Like the last huge PBS success teeming with great rooms and the vagaries of the British class system — "Brideshead Revisited" in 1982 — "Downton Abbey" features a magnificent house that influences the destinies of every character.
Their roles, aristocrat or servant, are played out in the rooms where they live: "upstairs" boudoirs and opulent sitting rooms or "downstairs" scullery, pantries and starkly furnished bedrooms. Habitation determines the clothes they wear as well: velvet evening gown and serious diamonds or crisp white shirt and simple black uniform.
American fans will be able to imitate this marvelously styled fantasy of British life when a company called Knockout Licensing launches multiple brands that seek to replicate to look of "Downton" in North America: bedding and bath, home furnishings and decor, housewares, kitchenware and apparel.
Who knows what Knockout will offer? Perhaps replicas of hunting prints, worn Oriental rugs, faded cabbage-rose chintzes, Staffordshire dogs, Blue Willow china and leather-bound books: the tried-and-true elements of English country house design.
For a style that borrows from the spare black-and-white and rich brown of "Downton's" downstairs where the servants hang out (a look that really is the most modern and comfortable in the 21st century), look at the curated collection of CuriousSofa.com.
The actual formal dinner tables at upper-class soirees in early 20th-century England were more likely to feature a somewhat pared-down look: a snowy white tablecloth, a couple of show-stopping candelabra holding fresh white candles, bone china with a simple rim of gold, and then a multitude of forks, knives and spoons laid on the table in the correct order, complemented with several stemmed wine glasses or champagne flutes.
The mood was more important than the objects, although high-class Brits were as materialistic as they come. The "tabletop" was there to encourage people to make good conversation and observe the best etiquette, all in a setting that was easy on the eyes.
Why not incorporate a touch of "Downton's" elegance into your 21st century life? Plan a dinner party for Sunday night when season 3 begins and have a leisurely "Downton-esque" dinner before you watch.
The key to realistically adding a little "Downton" to your life is to keep the focus on the dining room, where so much of the delicious action takes place.
No footmen are required and finger bowls are definitely passe. But there is a way to have fun getting dressed up and putting together a well-appointed table.
Your "Downton" theme can best be executed using what is called "tabletop" in interior design parlance: all the china, crystal, chargers, napkins, tablecloths, candles, centerpieces, demitasse cups and place cards that make a dining-room table look like the most delicious eye candy.
Many venues offer this merchandise, from Target to furniture purveyors to linen stores.
The 'Downton' Look
UPSTAIRS (The Crawleys)
• China
• Crystal goblets
• Refined wood
• Embroidered linen
• Silver candlesticks
DOWNSTAIRS (the servants)
• Ironstone
• Simple glassware
• Rustic wood
• Unembellished linen
• Oil lanterns
Mind your manners
Never begin the meal until everyone has been served; the hostess will be the first to begin eating.
Dinner rolls are to be broken in half; then a bite-size piece is again broken off, buttered and eaten. Your knife should never touch the bread, except to add the butter.
The resting position of your utensils is across the top of the plate. Do not "build a bridge" by resting knives or forks on the lip of the plate and then leaning them on the table.
Once a utensil has been used, it is never placed back on the linens. It must rest on plates or saucers.
Your drinking glasses are always positioned near the top of your dinner knife. Even if you are left-handed, the glass should be placed to the right after every sip.
The dinner napkin is folded into a rectangle, resting on your lap with the fold toward your stomach. It is never tucked into one's collar, unless one is eating lobster.
The salt and pepper shakers are always passed together, even if the request to pass was for only one of them. Like a bride and groom (white and black), they never take separate vacations.
The gentlemen should always rise when a lady approaches or leaves the table.
One always passes to the right with one's left hand (crossing over the front of your body), to shorten the range of motion. The person accepting the pass takes it in his/her right hand, then changes to the left hand when passing.
When finished with the meal, one should place the used napkin to the left of the place setting, never wadded up on the top of dirty dishes.
Source: Cathy Corey / National League of Junior Cotillions


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WATCH: Miley Cyrus 'Wrecking Ball' video gets re-created & covered
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Ever since Miley Cyrus debuted her music video for "Wrecking Ball," as with her previous video for "Can't Stop," the world has been buzzing about the woman behind all these bangerz. Miley's new video shows her naked, swinging from an actual wrecking ball, licking a hammer, etc., and the video is already breaking records.
A band called King the Kid decided re-create the Terry Richardson-directed video, and put it to their cover of Miley's song. Other than the fact that seeing three young, naked guys channeling their inner-Miley is hilarious .. it's actually a really good cover!
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See the Loveland Art Studio Tour Preview Exhibition
The Loveland Art Studio Tour Preview Exhibition comes to the Loveland Museum/Gallery on Saturday, September 21, 2013 and will remain on display in the Foote Gallery through Sunday, October 27, 2013. The exhibit features works created by the artists featured in the 5th Annual Loveland Art Studio Tour and represents a wide variety of media. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours.
Organized by Studio Blue Bird, the Loveland Art Studio Tour is a juried exhibition of Loveland artists. The show is unique in that it allows individuals to meet and interact with Loveland artists in their studio workspaces. The studio tours take place October 12-13 and October 19-20 during pre-scheduled tour times. One piece of art from each respective artist will be featured in the preview exhibition at the Museum.
Meet the Artists Celebration on October 11
A Meet the Artists Celebration will take place at the Museum from 6 – 8 pm on Friday, October 11. Museum visitors will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the 43 local artists featured in the tour.
Information about artists featured in the tour, their respective mediums, and studio locations is available online at www.lovelandartstudiotour.com.
More Information
For questions related to this exhibit, upcoming exhibits, membership opportunities, and programs at the Museum, contact the Loveland Museum/Gallery at (970) 962-2410 or visit www.lovelandmuseumgallery.org.


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Historian named National Humanities Center Fellow
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Dr. Don H. Doyle, McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, has been awarded a fellowship in residence at the National Humanities Center for the academic year 2011-2012. Located in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina, the Humanities Center is a privately funded institute for advanced study. Doyle is among 32 fellows selected from United
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States and Europe to pursue their research at the Humanities Center. He is only one of three scholars from USC to be awarded an NHC fellowship.
Doyle will write a book on the Civil War that re-examines the conflict as a contest of diplomacy, propaganda and ideas abroad. As North and South each tried to tell the world what they were fighting for, foreigners spoke back telling them what they thought the war ought to be about, Doyle says. Doyle says he expects to finish the book in summer 2012 and has accepted a publishing contract with Basic Books.


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Episode 597 - Zach Woods. You've seen Zach Woods in Silicon Valley, The Office, Veep and In The Loop, but Marc saw him doing improv at the UCB Theater and was blown away. Zach tells Marc why improv is the one thing in life that makes him feel truly comfortable. http://goo.gl/PoHS8R #Podcasts #FullPodcastAvailable
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Police are looking for a 2001 grayish-green Lexus ES300 with California license plate 4ULT539. Anyone who sees the vehicle is asked to call 9-1-1. Also, anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the San Bernardino Police Department at 909-384-5742. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call 909-384-5656.
Related story: Elderly woman killed in 'ransacked' San Bernardino home; vehicle missing
SAN BERNARDINO - Mary Blaskey lived on a tree-lined street in the coveted Valencia area of the city, where the most distinct noise is traffic on the nearby 210 Freeway or the occasional barking dog.
The 76-year-old woman had been spending more time the last few weeks at home, because she had been feeling ill. And she even took time off from her beloved job as a substitute clerk at San Gorgonio High School so she could have time to herself.
Some time on Wednesday, at least one person got into her house, killed her and ransacked the residence before taking off in her Lexus, police said.
It's a story that leaves neighbors - many who are retirees themselves - nervous.
"It gives me the creeps - the whole thing," Joane Kitching said.
San Bernardino police detectives continued their search Thursday for clues in Blaskey's killing. Several investigators looked inside her home, while members of Blaskey's family gathered outside.
Relatives said they weren't ready to talk about Blaskey or her death.
But neighbors described her as a friendly, helpful and funny woman who had lived in the 3000 block of Fremontia Drive for many years.
"She was a great neighbor," said Ken Stout. "She will be missed around here."
One of Blaskey's sons found her dead shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday. Her home had been ransacked, and her 2001 grayish-green Lexus ES300 was missing.
Police on Thursday said they had not made an arrest and that no suspects had been identified.
Gilbert and Joane Kitching, who have lived on the street 22 years, say the neighborhood is not known for having crime. Numerous residents have lived on the short street between 30th Street and Lynwood Drive for many years.
"It was a quiet neighborhood until all this happened," Gilbert Kitching said. "Until the 210 came into being, it was even quieter."
Stout said Blaskey often visited one of her neighbors, who was recovering from cancer surgery.
"She helped with things around the house," he said.
The killing, Gilbert Kitching says, has left him feeling "not very secure" about his safety on the street. He and his wife plan to set their security alarm at night from now on.
Blaskey had worked for San Bernardino City Unified School District as a clerk and secretary since 1994 and retired in 2006, said district spokeswoman Linda Bardere. She continued to work as a clerical substitute at San Gorgonio High School and other schools until about two weeks ago.
"Immediately after retiring, she came back to help San G as a sub and has literally been in every position in the office to fill in as needed," Principal Jim Dilday said. "There's never been a single complaint about her."
She often worked in the front office but also helped out in counseling, the vice principal's office, attendance and registration.
When employees became overwhelmed with enrollment paperwork in the fall, she came in and helped late into the night "just for the love of San Gorgonio," Dilday said.
"She was very quiet, mild-mannered," Dilday said. "There wasn't anything that ever rattled her. If she was ever upset about anything, it certainly didn't show."
Many educators knew her as "Mary Beth," a woman whose response to any task was, "No problem."
"Mary Beth could calm any situation she was involved in," said Marguerite Williams, a principal on assignment in secondary education.
Williams said Blaskey was her right-hand person when she was a new vice principal at San Gorgonio. The task often called for calming down parents who were upset that their child had been suspended.
"She really cared about people," Williams said. "That's why this is so disheartening that someone would do this to her."
Councilwoman Wendy McCammack, whose ward includes the neighborhood where the homicide occurred, will hold a special meeting Wednesday with Police Chief Robert Handy on Blaskey's death and other safety issues.
The meeting will be 6:30 p.m. at Arrowhead Country Club, 3433 Parkside Drive.
Reach Melissa via email or call her at 909-386-3878.
Get the latest crime and public safety news on Twitter @IECrime.


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WATCH: Vintage Footage Of 17 Yr Old Katy Perry From Her First Tour Hits The Web!
Katy Perry has been at this music thing for a long time. Before she became the global pop superstar she is today, she spent a lot of time touring as a teenage singer/songwriter with an Alanis Morissette-type sound and songs that fit into the realm of Christian rock.
Video footage has now surfaced online from that time in her life, when Katy was on the road for her first-ever tour at 17.
In the video montage, Katy admits getting nervous before performing, says she loves touring, discusses her love of Patty Griffin and Bjork, and calls herself a "pizza face."
Watch below!