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KDE-CVS-Digest for August 6, 2004
In this week's KDE CVS-Digest:
New artwork
I really like the new artwork. Especially the new KDE splash screen, the KDevelop splash and the KPilot one are very nice. Good job Arciszewski and others :)
By Niek at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
Perhaps most people don't take notice (yet) but
By Martin at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
I'm excited about Qt 4, don't get me wrong... But I'm already dreading the porting effort... It's the same with OASIS file formats. KOffice is moving towards OASIS at a fair clip, but there isn't a standard for complex raster image file formats. This is the chance to set the standard for once, and I'm well aware of it. But adding functionality, even functionality as basic as selections, is taking all the time the people working on Krita can spend... And I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't as many people working on Krita nowadays as on the rest of KOffice together.
New libs, new versions of libs have their advantages, but they seldom lead to an increase of functionality. For a large part it leads to nothing but churn. Microsoft has elevated the API churn to an art, to the point where it's impossible for a third party developer to keep up with the way a Windows app ought to look. With Microsoft it's intentional, with Qt and KDE it isn't, but it's often just as hard. Only last month we removed one of the last deprecations dating from KDE 2.x...
So, in the end... Krita will get better, but possibly despite Qt 4, not because of it.
Re: Krita
Why Krita depends on Koffice? Ok, it's definition what belongs to an Office Suite but O think Krite should developed indpendent from Koffice without any dependency on Koffice.
Rather make a Design Suite together with Karbon and Scribus but with independent libs. That's my 2 cents
By Frank at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
This idea has come up before, mostly with the argument 'Krita is too complex. Complex apps don't belong in an entry-level office suite like KOffice. Krita should go out of KOffice.'. Personally, I don't care. The KOffice conveniences are nice to have, and if I am not personally fond of apps that ask me whether I want to open a recent file, any file, or create a new file on startup, I'm not sufficiently irked by that particular part of the KOffice conventions to wad nt to take Krita out.
Taking Krita out of KOffice and moving it somewhere else would take a lot of real work, and a lot of politicking. I'm inclined to save my energy for making Krita better within KOffice.
As for the libs dependencies: since Krita isn't released at all, I'm not particularly interested in being compatible with anything but KDE cvs. By the time Krita 1.0 is really released, we're probably looking at a Qt 4 dependency, with gcc 3.4 necessary to compile it.
Re: Krita
'Krita is too complex. Complex apps don't belong in an entry-level office suite like KOffice. Krita should go out of KOffice.'
I wonder who said that; it certainly wasn't me.
What I said was that Krita didn't belong in an Office suite. Neither does Karbon14. What an office suite needs is a basic graphics application that has sufficient features to produce graphics for DTP and presentations. A KOffice version of KolourPaint would probably be sufficient if it supported layers and editing of object properties (like XFig).
However, that does not mean that Krita and Karbon14 shouldn't depend on the Koffice Libraries. The question is whether these libraries provide needed functionality and whether such applications should be able to function as a Koffice Part.
Perhaps what is needed is to include the Koffice Libraries in KDE. And, it appears to me that ALL Koffice applications should be able to stand alone (if they have the libraries available -- this is probably already the case).
By James Richard Tyrer at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
If you want to produce graphics for DTP then you need a vector drawing application (like XFig or Karbon14), but you definitely don't want a pixel drawing application like KolourPaint. For presentations a pixel image might be sufficient, but for anything that's printed on paper you want vector images.
By Ingo Klöcker at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
Actually, there are tradeoffs which become less and less important as the printer resolution increases.
What is clear is that it is easier to draw with an interface like XFig than with a typical paint program.
The best solution will be a program that is able to handle both bitmap and vector drawing.
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
No troll, will Krita ever be installable on windows like the Gimp currently is on windows?
By ac at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
I rather doubt it. I certainly won't be spending money to buy Qt for Windows to produce binaries for an OS that I haven't used for anything but taxation software in a decade. I haven't followed the KDE port to Windows using Cygwin's X11 libs, but I guess that won't be acceptable... I tend to keep a wary eye for the introduction of X11 dependencies that may make it harder to port Krita to OS X -- but even there, I'm too glad with Adrian's great work on tablet support to care all that much, and I think Krita has never been in Benjamin's great KOffice port to OS X.
Re: Krita
But I guess you should be able to run/port it under cygwin without to much trouble...
By Mark Hannessen at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
Oh yes, that should be pretty easy. Not that I'm going to spend time on it, mind, but if someone wants to try, I'd welcome their patches.
Re: Krita
We're aiming for an alpha-quality release in September, but it'll probably be later than that. At that moment, Krita should sport layers, filters, selections, cmyk, rgb and grayscale and really good tablet support. It'll be our very first public release, after five or six years of discontinuous development...
Re: Krita
I didn't even know such a thing as Krita existed a few minutes ago, but I've had a look at the website and read this thread and it seems very promising. I can't wait to try it out.
Keep up the good work!
By Mikhail Capone at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
> ... and missing CMYK functionality ... .
Perhaps someone could make clear exactly what they mean by this and when it is necessary.
Your screen is additive so The GIMP uses an additive color model.
OTOH, if you want to simulate watercolor painting, then you need a subtractive color model (perhaps this is what people mean by CMYK).
What The GIMP actually lacks is full support for transparency. If you use transparency, it does support subtractive color.
However since exactly the same colors are represented by RGB and CMYK, there is still some question of exactly why CMYK is needed.
By James Richard Tyrer at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
> However since exactly the same colors are represented by RGB and CMYK, there is still some question of exactly why CMYK is needed.
afaik, the CMYK color model represents far less colors than RGB. If the application supports CMYK, you get an on-screen idea, what a printout may look like. If it doesn't you may be disappointed by the printed results of your work, because you were working with RGB where it looked good and never cared about the reduced CMYK color space.
By thomas at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
You, as have the others, are confusing screen to print color matching with CMYK. CMYK is not color matching, you will get exactly the same screen colors with RGB, HSV, and CMYK.
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
Of course, representing the color information in CMYK is only the first step into the direction of professional picture editing. What comes next is to be able to apply color-profiles while you work to get a preview for color matching. If you're lucky to have a calibrated sreen in front of you, you get a good impression what the print will look like.
You may than save your work as a CMYK TIFF file with the color range fitting to the targeted output device.
Dunno, but I think there's already an OSS implementation for color-matching available:
By thomas at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
Sorry but I don't understand why using CMYK is needed for color matching.
1. Your screen uses the RGB model to display. If you have a CMYK file, it must first be converted to RGB to display it.
2. The printer drivers for color printers do not accept CMYK files as input. So, the same thing -- you need an RGB file to print.
As I said, the color gamut of the screen is larger than the color gamut of the printed output. Therefore, it is the screen that needs to be matched to the printed output -- you can't match the printed output to the screen. So, I'm not exactly clear on how you would save the image "with the color range fitting to the targeted output device". Since you don't print to the actual output device, but rather to the software (commonly called a) driver, this wouldn't really be relevant in any case.
So, AFAIK, you can match a screen image to the printed output just as well using RGB since the screen image is always RGB.
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
PostScript (from level 2 on) can handle CYMK natively. Some high-end PostScript printing machines do not even accept PostScript RGB raster images.
And a professional printer cares about the printed product. So he wants the printed product as best as possible on his screen (and not the other way around).
So clearly the colour system that matters is CYMK. But as there is no CYMK monitor (and is not likely to exist in near future) CYMK needs to be approximated in RGB (but based on CYMK data).
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
> PostScript (from level 2 on) can handle CYMK natively. Some high-end
This is very interesting. It raises more questions.
What does the printer, or the "driver" do with the CMYK image? That is, does it print it directly or try to add the color corrections for RGB to the CMYK data? If the printer or the "driver" doesn't make these color failure (ink is not perfect) corrections, then you would need an application that was able to do it. I think that we are talking about really high end professional stuff here and I was really talking about matching your screen to your desktop ink jet printer.
> And a professional printer cares about the printed product. So he wants the
Yes, quite correct. You want the screen image to look like the printed image. However, CMYK is not in any way needed to do this. What is needed is to match the screen color gamut to the printed color gamut. The best way to do this is to load a pallate representing the printed image parameters. You must modify the screen image because the printed image color gamut is smaller than the screen image's color gamut.
> So clearly the colour system that matters is CYMK. But as there is no CYMK
Perhaps this makes more sense if you say that the monitor uses additive color and the printer uses subtractive color. I have read of experiments to make a subtractive flat screen, but it is currently not a practical product. There is no approximation when CMYK is converted to RGB -- there is a 1:1 algorithm for the theoretical color spaces. What is approximated is a screen image that is based on the color failure and gamut limitation of the printer ink.
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
I am not sure to understand "color correction for RGB to the CMYK data".
A colour printer is printing with inks like Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and blacK, so there is no RGB here. (Good, the inks are not perfect, but as far as I know it is easier to tell that for example an ink is 98% cyan, 1.5% magenta and 0.5% yellow and to correct the data from that point of view than doing a similar work in RGB.)
Have a nice day!
By Nicolas Goutte at Thu, 2004/08/12 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
> ... but as far as I know it is easier to tell that for example an ink is 98%
Actually not, the inks are subtractive so:
Cyan is MINUS Red
The color failure in the ink is that in addition to the color which is it supposed to subtract that it also subtracts (absorbs) some of the other colors. Therefore, color failure is described in terms of RGB. So the ink will absorb some percentage of each color and they don't add up to 100% since the three colors are independent. That is, a perfect Magenta (minus Green) ink would absorb:
Red 0%
But ink is not perfect so the Magenta ink does not absorb 100% of Green (this reduces the size of the printed image's color gamut and is why the Black ink is needed) and it absorbs a small amount of Red and Blue as well (which reduces the tonal range of the printed image) - when you mix Cyan and Blue inks, you don't get as pure of a Green as you do on the monitor.
The result is that there would be a 3 x 3 matrix to convert the theoretical RGB values to the RGB values of the color that will actually be printed. When this matrix transform is applied to the RGB values in the file and the result is displayed on the screen, it should (closely) match the printed image -- all without using CMYK -- there is no need for CMYK because a given RGB value will always print the same on the printer. The values in the 3 x 3 matrix will vary from printer to printer (this matrix is the [linear part of the] color profile for the printer). The use of only the 3 x 3 matrix assumes that the driver software for the printer will correct for any non-linearity in the printing process.
Yes, our applications need a color print preview using a color profile for the printer, but CMYK is neither necessary nor sufficient to do this.
By James Richard Tyrer at Thu, 2004/08/12 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
Your screen uses pixels for display. If you have a vector graphics file, it must first be converted to pixels to display it.
By Boudewijn Rempt at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
3rd hit: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/CMYK.html
In contrast, display devices generally use a different color model called RGB, which stands for Red-Green-Blue. One of the most difficult aspects of desktop publishing in color is color matching -- properly converting the RGB colors into CMYK colors so that what gets printed looks the same as what appears on the monitor."
5th hit: http://dx.sheridan.com/advisor/cmyk_color.html
In other words, support of the CMYK color model is essential for an application which aims for professional users.
By Ingo Klöcker at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: Krita
> One of the most difficult aspects of desktop publishing in color is color
This appears to be the problem. This statement would be true if it didn't include any reference to RGB or CMYK. Just substitute 'screen' for 'RGB' and 'printed' for 'CMYK' and you will have correctly stated the problem:
'One of the most difficult aspects of desktop publishing in color is color matching -- properly converting the screen colors into printed colors so that what gets printed looks the same as what appears on the monitor.'
The reason that this is a problem is that the color gamut for printed colors is smaller than the color gamut for screen colors (displayed on your monitor). It has nothing to do with RGB or CMYK
> In other words, support of the CMYK color model is essential for an
And the question remains: Why?
Yes, color (screen to print) matching is essential for an application which aims for professional users. But, CMYK will not produce color matching since it is just another model to represent exactly the same screen colors. So, why is it essential except for those that can only think in CMYK?
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
statistics overview in diagrams
Regarding these statistics found in the digest:
Would it be possible the digest keeps a log of these per digest release? This way it could add a history overview of these stats in an overview diagram (on it's site, not in the digest itself). This way you could see in a timeline how development of KDE grows (or shrinks) over time. Or something like this. I dunno, great digest anyway!
By ac at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
Re: statistics overview in diagrams
This is on my todo list. It would be interesting to see a graph of the activity over time. The commit statistics can be generated any time, but the bug stats are taken when the script is run.
By Derek Kite at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
KTracer looks nice
Enrico Ros did some amazing stuff again. I haven't tested ktracer but judinging from the screenshots it looks very nice :-)
By MK at Sat, 2004/08/07 - 5:00am
Re: KTracer looks nice
indeed sexy screenshots, jeez.
i hope i'll be able to shoot at classes in the future! This will be a reason for me to start 'gaming' again :)
By cies at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
KDE graphic apps
The Krita website and in particular http://www.koffice.org/krita/faq.php clearly mentions that Krita is to be considered a _painting_ application and not an image editing application. Does that make all comparisons to the Gimp useless?
Currently we have:
Two already good graphics apps. How likely is it we will ever see true KDE native apps which can replace either? Is this a case of basically hoping someone will begin with such a project?
By ac at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
Where do you read that "not an image editing application" part?
What is Krita?
Krita, [...] is the painting program and image editor for the KOffice Suite. It is intended to be suitable for all your image creation and editing needs, such as creating original art, making images for websites, touching up scanned photographs or anything else you might need to do with bitmapped images.
By cm at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
... before you ask, sure I've read the following:
I read that as "the focus is not on image editing". Doesn't mean you cannot use it for that.
By cm at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
Why do you not just try out krita? It is really easy, just do the following:
export CVSROOT=:pserver:email@example.com:/home/kde
You need the kdelibs development files to compile krita. On Debian do the following:
apt-get install kdelibs4
The do the usual ./configure --prefix=/usr/local (on Debian), make, make install.
Krita already works quite nice. There is a brush tool, a pen tool, a line, a rectangle and an ellipse tool, an airbrush, you can work with layers as in Gimp, you can work with a zoomed image, you can alpha-blend two layers and their are some filters. You can even use a tablet to paint with Krita (I did not try that because I do not have one) and there is a plugin to scan images with your scanner. Some things make krita crash, but many things already work quite well and it is really impressive how much Krita improved in the last couple of months. And Krita already has some features that GIMP does not have like CMYKA support.
In my opinion, Krita is one of the most exciting KDE projects, right now
By Michael Thaler at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
Wacom Graphire pads are quite cheap nowadays and the difference in ease of use compared to a mouse is astonishing. I really found it worth the money -- of course, getting a graphire and not having a good app to use it with (at that time, the Gimp's tablet support was horrible) was the impetus for me to get involved with Krita. Nowdays, thanks to Adrian Page's work, Krita is a really good choice if you want to daub a bit with pen & tablet.
On the subject of the CMYK plugin: it exists, but it's really buggy at the moment. The design is sound, but the implementation needs to be finished before release. Preferably by someone who needs cmyk, and therefore knows how it's supposed to work. Me, I don't even have a colour printer, so I cannot use CMYK for anything useful.
Re: KDE graphic apps
Wacom tablets are great! I have a feeling mine's too big though.. it's 9x12..
Two big issues with it:
1) even under Gimp, there are too many jagged jitters that crop up if you're trying to draw a smooth curve. So I like how Sodipodi lets you draw a curve in vector form first. Perhaps Krayon can incorporate this feature?
2) Sigh... I just wish that my wacom tablet /worked/ with my logitech mx700 under kernel 2.6. This is ridiculous! no one ever posts on the Wacom mailing list anymore. Boooo!
- Roey
remote the turtles in my address to reply.
By Roey Katz at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
First, it's Krita nowadays, because a German lawyer decided to 'protect' the trade name 'crayon'... Anyway, Krita's current code uses bezier curves to smooth the trajectory of a hand-draw curve, and I can draw as neat a curve with Krita as with plain pencil and paper, maybe even better. It's not the same trick as with Sodipodi, because that's a real vector app with all the scaffolding that needs, but it's pretty good.
By Boudewijn Rempt at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
> Wacom Graphire pads are quite cheap nowadays ... .
I suppose that since you use a graphic pad that you won't be adding features to allow drawing without one (like XFig).
HINT: you don't need a graphics pad to use a CAD application.
> I don't even have a colour printer, so I cannot use CMYK for anything useful.
This appears to be a serious misconception. Your printer uses CMYK ink, but you print an RGB image file to it (or actually to the printing software).
I presume that when people say CMYK that they mean subtractive color.
Transparency is subtractive color, so I'm not sure exactly what is meant here.
By James Richard Tyrer at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
> This appears to be a serious misconception. Your printer uses CMYK ink, but you
Yes, you send an RGB image to the printer, but the printer *prints* that image using CMYK. And if your graphics software was not presenting the image to you on the screen taking that into account, what your image looks like printed can be significantly different than what is shown on the screen.
THe whole point of CMYK support in graphics applications is to "What you see is what you print", or at least, as close as possible.
All professional graphics artists that are potentially targetting printed media (read: nearly all of them) need CMYK support in their applications.
By Jason Keirstead at Mon, 2004/08/09 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
As I thought, this is not understood. There is a 1:1 mathematical correspondence between the CMYK and RGB color models.
The difference between the screen and the printed page is not between RGB and CMYK. The screen must be additive and printing must be subtractive. It is the difference between the fact that the screen uses phosphors and the printer uses ink. As a result, your screen has a larger color gamut.
> The whole point of CMYK support in graphics applications is to "What you see > is what you print", or at least, as close as possible.
Actually, this would be color matching -- something which is clearly needed.
It probably comes as a great surprise to you that you can select the exact same screen colors using the RGB, HSV, and CMYK color models. After all, they are all displayed on your screen using RGB -- aren't they??
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
No, it does not come as a surprise. You still seem to be missing the point. The point is that CMYK cannot physically represent as many colors as RGB, and those that it can are represented in a subtly different way to the eye since it is a subtractive model, and it is based on light reflection rather than emission. So you need to do to the following for professional publishing
1. Take the printed RGB document and transform it to CMYK as closely as possible. This is known as "color matching", and is normally done in the printer driver, since it is the only portion of the system that can take in a RGB document and output it to the printer as CMYK - all other parts of the system output to the printer as RGB, as you said earlier.
Most all windows printer drivers have good color matching algorithms. I do not know the state of these in Linux.
2. BEFORE any of that takes place, a *good* app will alreay know that the printer is limited to CMYK and thus take measures to ensure that the picture you see on the screen is how it will be printed before it even reaches the driver, so that there are no surprises. This normally requires applying transformations to the image as it is rendered on screen to give you a more accurate representation of the to-be-printed output, or working with a different color palette altogether that represents the CMYK palette.
By Jason Keirstead at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
> The point is that CMYK cannot physically represent as many colors as RGB
Yes, that is certainly the point and you are wrong about that.
What is correct is that (as I have said in other posting) the printer using ink on paper can not represent as wide a range of color as your screen can. This is not because the screen is RGB and the printer is CMYK, it is because the ink on the paper is not as good at representing color as the phosphors on your monitor screen. This has nothing to do with the fact that the screen is additive (RGB) and the printed image is subtractive (CMY[K]). If you are using subtractive color filters (CMY) you can produce all of the colors that you can produce by mixing (additive) light (RGB) limited only by the quality of the filters.
> Most all windows printer drivers have good color matching algorithms.
Yes, the driver has algorithms. These are not really color matching algorithms, they compensate for the fact that the ink is not perfect (color failure). But these do not compensate for the fact that the color gamut of the printed image is smaller than the color gamut of the monitor screen. For that you need to use color matching software -- and that is what color matching is: trying to approximate the printed image on the monitor screen.
> a *good* app will already know that the printer is limited to CMYK
Actually, what it needs to know is that it is limited to ink on paper, and as I said, the application should have a color matching preview. But, color matching and a color print preview are not CMYK, they are color matching. This is best done by loading a pallet that approximates the color gamut of the printer.
By James Richard Tyrer at Tue, 2004/08/10 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
No, you are not right about compatibility between rgb and cmyk colors.
By Pavel Kalinov at Fri, 2007/05/25 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
sorry :)) I did not see the date of previous postings :)) ...
By Pavel Kalinov at Fri, 2007/05/25 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
I like this. kolourpaint for just a small edit, and krita for the serious work.
By superstoned at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
If you want something to compete with Inkscape/Sodipode then you need to start helping with Karbon. It might be a good idea to ask Rob Buis beforehand whether he intends to use KCanvas (from kdenonbeta) in Karbon instead of the current libart backend. Karbon is for vectors.
Krita is for rasters. My personal area of interest is painting, image creation. Preferable with something that mimics or even models natural media like paint, ink or graphite.
In essence, though, Krita is a raster editor, like I said. That means that Krita is suitable for editing existing images like photographs or screenshots. There are already useful filters and tools for those tasks.
But as soon as we've got the basics for raster image editing nailed down, we will move to more interesting things, like >8 bit/channel images (think OpenEXR or Photogenics), paint (DaB, Impasto, Corel Painter, Art Rage, etc.) and ink.
Comparisons with the Gimp are a bit useless because we don't share the same goals. I want Krita to occupy the niche Corel Painter has in the Windows world, not Photoshop. Only there'll be differences. Besides, the Gimp has a head start that's impossible to overtake. The Gimp was started (depending on Motif) before even work on Qt was begun. We have to find our own niche, based on the interests of the developers.
Re: KDE graphic apps
Hmm...really bad to hear. Why do you want to fill a niche? Obviously KDE is heavily lacking from an App like Photoshop. So after Years of non-development there is new activity and now you come with the goal to fill a niche instead of make the so needed Photoshop like App for the KDE-Framework.
What does it matter that Gimp is so much ahead? We have absolutely no Program on Qt/KDE Basis, that's it what matters.
I don't want to Troll around here but now I'm really disappointed about your view and Goal for Krita. I belive the very most People want a Photoshop like Krita instead of Painter like. What a Pity that I set my hope in Krita.
By Frank at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am
Re: KDE graphic apps
Because that's what I'm interested in myself. I am more interested in a Painter-like application (but done right) than in a Kimp. Like it or not... Tell you what: our first release will probably not contain anything Painter-like yet. You can then fork that one, and move towards a Photoshop or Gimp clone. And I'll continue towards implementing the application I want to have. Fair deal?
Re: KDE graphic apps
If I could, I would. But unfortunately I'm an Artist not a Programmer. I can only hope that there are a few "KDE-loving" Developers who also want to have a Photoshop like Applikation.
By Frank at Sun, 2004/08/08 - 5:00am


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County Executive Tom Gordon has selected Capt. Elmer Setting to serve as acting chief of the New Castle County Police Department.
County Executive Tom Gordon has selected Capt. Elmer Setting to serve as acting chief of the New Castle County Police Department.
Setting will be succeeding former Chief Scott McLaren who resigned as Police Chief and Public Safety Director Nov. 21.
Setting, 46, joined the County Police in 1989 as a uniform patrol officer.
In 1992 he was selected to transfer to the Mounted Patrol Unit and in 1998, was promoted to Police Sergeant.
He continued to rise through the ranks, reaching Captain in 2004.
From 2010 to 2011, Setting served again as Commander of the Uniform Patrol Section and from January until now, served as the Commander of the Special Operations Section.
Gordon said that he looks forward to working with Setting.
"Captain Setting is a veteran police officer who has held numerous positions within the New Castle County Police Department from commanding the Special Operations and the Criminal Investigations units to field operations and several facets in between," Gordon said in a statement Tuesday.
Setting graduated from the F.B.I. National Academy, Session 208, in March 2002 and is working towards his Bachelor's Degree.
Prior to joining the police force, Setting served in the United States Navy where he was awarded the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation from President Ronald Regan for Operation Distant Hammer in 1986.
He said that he is honored to serve the County in his new role.
"My life has been dedicated to community policing and I look forward to working with my fellow police men and women to provide citizens a safe and secure New Castle County," Setting said.
Former County Executive Paul G. Clark appointed McLaren Chief in Sept. 2011.

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Monday, March 9, 2009
They Look So Innocent
36 comments:
- Judy said...
Ann gets to hold the cat, Steve gets to hold the basketball, but I get to sit in the middle! What an honor.
- March 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- Judy said...
By the way, we are innocent. Especially, when you sit in the middle.
- March 9, 2009 at 9:53 PM
- Ann said...
I am just thankful we presented so many "great" photo ops for our big brother. It is very fulfilling to have been able to help provide the material that has led to such a love of photography. That knit beanie was an absolute favorite of mine.
- March 10, 2009 at 10:59 AM
- Ann said...
And please note - Judy is wearing a dress - was she really prepared for the rough and tumble outside world?
- March 10, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Two thoughts - first, remember that crocheted beanie that Ann persisted in wearing all the time? And, second, what does it say for Louise and me that we didn't get our pictures taken very often at all?
- March 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Ann said...
The beanie was cool! Maybe we were more easily intimidated/manipulated or eager to please an older brother, while you and Louise knew the real story.
- March 10, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- Louise Blood said...
I wanted to kid about looks being deceiving, but they really do look innocent. A coment to Elizabeth's comment about not being photographed, maybe we weren't as available. We might have been doing the dishes. (?) I'm trying to figure out how old everyone is in the picture.
- March 10, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Ann said...
Mother cut my hair when I was in second grade, so this is either when I was in first grade and Judy was in fourth, or the summer before first grade. I look really healthy, so it can't be much before 1948 - maybe. That would make me about 6 years old.
- March 10, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- Dwight said...
Well when you can get 8 comments and have a family reunion over one little photo it must be worth posting and looking at.
- March 11, 2009 at 6:02 AM
- Steve Blood said...
I don't have anything important to say, I just feel left out. I told you Ann had better hats than I.
- March 11, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Ann said...
If you had eaten your asparagus, maybe you would have had a better hat.
- March 11, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Elizabeth said...
We're making hats out of asparagus? How does that fit, Ann?
- March 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Ann said...
No, we aren't making hats out of asparagus - maybe straw or yarn.
Sorry - maybe you just had to be there. Perhaps the quality of hats was related to staying under the radar????
- March 11, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Dwight said...
Please note the color film. This was probably the first roll of color film I ever had. I'm assuming I took these color pictures but maybe I didn't. I am learning how to spell insouciant. I have always been insouciant, haven't I?
- March 11, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- Steve Blood said...
Did I mention that the basketball would take me into the 8th grade?
- March 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Ann said...
Remember how we would go out to the old hoop (without any net?) on the outside of the grainery (old train car) and "shoot hoops"? Bouncing that well loved basketball on the hard Wyoming ground was a real art. Did we ever hit the basket?
- March 12, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- Judy said...
Where have I been all week? I never thought to check back to see what nonesense was going on. I considered it "handled". I assumed wrong.
- March 14, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I had assumed that we had said all that could be said about this picture - hope I'm not too late! I thought the basketball hoop was on the light pole for a while???Dwight? And insouciant, you are not! And the color film was a miracle, but the black and whites are still wonderful. Judy, so glad we have something to entertain you with now that you can talk again.
- March 16, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Dwight said...
The basketball backboard was on the light pole when I left home. Judy, you should know better if you don't want to be left out. According to American Heritage, ionsouciant means:
Blithe lack of concern; nonchalance.
Therefore, blithe insouciance is an oxymoron. Definition of oxymoron:
A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side; a compressed paradox. Adjective: oxymoronic.
Better term: blithe oxymoron.
- March 16, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Trust Dwight to get to the crux of my "blithe-blythe" use of words that I love the sound of because they roll of the tongue so trippingly. And don't remind me of where that preposition is in the wrong place. I still think the two words together are wonderful. (Tee-hee-and you had to look it up - good for you.)
- March 16, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- Dwight said...
I already knew thank you very much; I just wished to confirm my prior knowledge with a more authoritative source so I could rest assured I was absolutely correct, which I was. I pretty much have always been blythely insouciant my entire life.
- March 16, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Judy said...
I hate big words. I don't remember them. I can't pronouce them. And I sure as anything do not know how to spell them. Whatever it is that Dwight says, he certainly is..... The question is are the rest of us?
- March 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Certainly! We all have a certain amount of insouciance, to say nothing of a blythe spirit - How long can this thread keep up. And, Judy, big words are wonderful. They keep folks guessing as to your exact meaning. I used to tell my 1st graders not to be discombobulated. That kept them quiet for a while.
- March 18, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- Ann said...
Back to the backboard. We have to keep this posting going. I think we are at a record???
The backboard moved over to the train car granary in an attempt to get the grass to grow on the west side of the house. Steve and I would play and play and occasionally Dad would join in - but he wasn't any fun because he could actually hit the rim (of course Steve could, as well).
Speaking of playing basketball (no this isn't another comment about asparagus), remember when we would play baseball in the area that eventually grew a fairly decent lawn on the west side of the house? Didn't the light pole constitute first base? I remember one day when I was pitching and we were using a hard ball. My pitch must have been "perfect", the ball was hit and, on its way to the corral, it was intercepted by my face/cheek bone. Dad was so scared he threw the hardball into outer darkness (outhouse disposal).
- March 20, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Elizabeth said...
So it was you - I thought it was Judy. I just remember that it was an actual baseball - hard as a rock!
- March 20, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Judy said...
I was the one who hit that stupid ball. Ann threw such a great pitch and I connected. I felt so bad that she was in the line of fire. Needless to say, we did never saw that ball again.
- March 21, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Ann said...
What a great swing you had (with the bat, in this case).
- March 22, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Judy said...
How do you like my English? The reason you cannot edit a comment after it has been posted, is so we can maintain authenticity.
- March 22, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- Judy said...
And in the picture of Brig and Steve, it is not his hat!
- March 24, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- Dwight said...
Who will do comment #31?
- March 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Ann said...
I will!
- March 27, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Dwight said...
Studying this picture, it just struck me. Look how henpecked Steve looks, with a sorrowful look on his face while the two sisters are gaily smiling. It just occurred to me that Steve had to go through what I went through. Although there is some evidence that he pursued the sisters to engage in a life of nefarious activities.
- March 28, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Ann said...
what a twisted perspective on life you have, Dwight dear. Steve was the leader of the pack in many of the twists and turns our lives took. Judy and I had to run to keep up with him, probably more me than Judy because she was not as easily convinced as I was that something was a "good idea".
- March 29, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- Judy said...
Where did we go wrong?
- March 31, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Dwight said...
- April 7, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Elizabeth said...
No, make it 36.
- April 13, 2009 at 10:30 AM


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Luther (4-2) secured the No. 3 seed for the Iowa Conference Duals Final with a 31-12 road victory over Buena Vista University. What team Luther will face is yet to be determined. The Iowa Conference Duals Final will be held Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Tonight, falls by Nick Scheffert (133), Dakota Gray (141) and Jayden DeVilbiss (184) propelled the Norse to victory. Scheffert pinned Will Krageschmidt (1:40), while Dakota Gray posted the quickest pin (0:49) of the evening over Taylor Stevicks. No. 9 ranked DeVilbiss pinned Casey Paprocki (1:14).
Blake Letney (157) also provided bonus points with a major decision over Drake Swedlund (11-0).
Cody Orr (149), Jarid Groth (174) and Nick Pearch (197) all posted wins that secured seven of 10 wins for the Norse this evening.
No. 5 Garrett Wangsness (125) was upset by Slade Stiles by fall at 5:16. Javier Reyes (165) and Clayton Jennings (285) both lost hard fought decisions.
No. 13 Luther improved to 14-6, while Buena Vista fell to 2-5 in the IIAC, 3-8 overall.
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A few of us(myself, my wife, bestfightstory, and mystermatt) are going to Toronto to see the game against the Bills. We bought 5 tickets and have an extra one available if someone here feels inclined to go. We are arriving Friday the 14th and fly out Monday the 17th.
Anyhow, these trips are always fun so if someone wants to swing it pm me for details. We try and do one of these each year but took last year off for whatever reason. It's on again for this year and as usual it will be something to remember. If you live in Toronto or in the immediate area even easier.


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Seventy-five teams comprised of more than 800 people came together at Silver Lake Park on Saturday, June 8 for this year's Relay for Life of Middletown.
The 2013 Middletown Relay for Life, an overnight community walk-a-thon in which teams and individuals camp out overnight and take to the track to raise money for cancer research, got off to a rocky start weekend before last when Tropical Storm Andrea threatened to ruin everything with drenching rains and wind.
Organizers quickly regrouped, though, and simply rescheduled this year's walk-a-thon for the following night, Saturday, June 8. Seventy-five teams participated, bringing more than 850 individuals to Silver Lake Park to walk the track and pay homage to loved ones who have lost their lives to cancer while also supporting those who are currently fighting for their lives. For the duration of the relay, at least one member from each team must remain on the track to represent how long and how hard cancer patients fight and the exhaustion they often feel from the disease.
The night began with a Survivor's Lap at 7 p.m., followed by scheduled activities like a tug-of-war competition and a potato sack race and the luminaria ceremony at dusk. The fun continued throughout the night with contests, music and all sorts of entertainment aimed at keeping participants awake and enthusiastic about their goal. As participants walked, a huge sign spelled out the word "hope" and served as a focal point and reminder of the one of the walk-a-thon's purposes. However, by daybreak, "hope" transitions to "cure," symbolizing the hope for a cure that all the teams are working towards.
According to the Relay For Life of Middletown website, this year's event raised $187,335. 62. However, donations can still be sent to The American Cancer Society at 92 Read's Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE, 19720.


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Need some advice on healthy eating?
If you are in the Riverview area, just check with Publix's official dietitian.
Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. hired registered dietitian Jamie Stolarz for a pilot program called Publix Dietitian Services.
The program, based at the Winthrop Town Center Publix in Riverview, "is designed to assist customers with every aspect of good nutrition, including interactive tours, lively discussion, one-on-one shopping assistance, meal planning, pantry makeovers and more," spokeswoman Shannon Patten said.
Dietitian services include offerings for aspiring healthy eaters. Some programs are geared toward weight loss or preventing health problems.
Most of the services require a fee, ranging from $15 to $150.
Publix is offering select services, such as shopping tours and classes, at a handful of locations in the Brandon area and will consider expanding the dietitian program after the test, Patten said.
Stolarz, a University of Florida graduate, is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Florida Dietetic Association and Tampa Dietetic Association.
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"I think that's a great opportunity for dietitians to get involved with the public and help out," said Patzkowsky, who works with the Polk County School Board's employee wellness program.
"There's just a lot of misconceptions about nutrition, so being there to steer someone in the right direction, choosing products that would be appropriate for their goals, whether it's weight loss or diabetes (would be helpful)."
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I'm a lone wolf Chiefs fan stuck in the middle of Pennsylvania. This past weekend I made a bet with my girlfriends dad that the Chiefs will beat the Steelers in week 10. The loser has to wear the opposing teams T-shirt/Jersey every Sunday until the Super Bowl.
I'm confident in this game because we almost beat them last year with Mr. Palko leading the charge with our plethora of injuries. We also beat them 3? years ago when JC was our return man.
My question to the ChiefsCrowd is...how confident are you that we will win this game? I have never owned anything black and gold!
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL - Duke posted an 11-over 291 for the second straight day to slip into a tie for seventh at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational. Senior Brinson Paolini paced the Blue Devils with a two-under 68 and is now in third place just one shot off the lead heading into the final round of play.
"It is a lot of positioning on this golf course," said head coach Jamie Green. "There are times where if you get yourself above the hole that it is pretty tough to get everything just right and score well from. I think we can do a little bit better job of positioning the ball, but as a group we are not very far back from near the top of the leaderboard. There are a lot of teams within a few shots and if we are making good decisions, respecting the golf course and putting it in a place that we can attack and be more aggressive I think we can do something good tomorrow."
Arkansas continues to hold the tournament lead after posting a two-under 278 on Monday. The Razorbacks (+1, 561) enter Tuesday's final round with an 12-shot lead over Auburn (+13, 573). Northwestern and Florida State share the third spot at +18 (578), followed by Oklahoma State (+20, 580), Florida (+21, 581), Duke (+22, 582), Stanford (+22, 582), SMU (+28, 588) and Indiana (+31, 591). Clemson and Illinois are tied for 11th at 32-over (592) with Augusta State (+33, 593) and Purdue (+36, 596) rounding out the leaderboard.
Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas) fired a three-under 67 in the second round to take a one-stroke lead over Paolini heading into the final round. Taylor Moore (Arkansas) and Patrick Rodgers (Stanford) are tied for third at even-par, while Joe Doramus (Arkansas) and Nicholas Losole (Northwestern) are tied for fifth at one-over.
Paolini opened the second round with three straight pars before dropping to two-over following bogeys on No. 4 and No. 7. He began to turn around the round with a birdie on the par-4 eighth hole and added a birdie on No. 11 to get back to even-par. The Virginia Beach, Va., native parred No. 12-14 before adding birdies on the par-4 15th and 17th holes to get to two-under. Paolini closed the day with a par for a two-under 68 and his 22nd career rounds in the 60s.
"I have been playing a game against par all week," said Paolini. "It has really kept me calm and in the present. I'm looking forward to being in contention tomorrow and having the opportunity to learn and get better."
Julian Suri, a senior from St. Augustine, Fla., played a steady round of golf en route to an two-over 72. He parred the first six holes of the day before adding a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole. After making the turn at one-under, he ran into some trouble with bogeys on No. 10, No. 11 and No. 13. Suri recovered to close out the day with five straight pars, and enters the final round tied for 14th with a four-over 144.
Senior Adam Sumrall had an eventful round en route to a four-over 74. The South Bend, Ind., native started slowly with a bogey on No. 2 and a double-bogey, bogey stretch on No. 5 and No. 6 to slip to four-over on the day. He bounced back with a birdie on the par-5 seventh hole but bogeyed No. 9 and suffered his second double-bogey of the day on No. 10 to fall to six-over. Following a birdie on the par-4 11th hole, Sumrall trimmed two more shots off his score with a hole-in-one on the 220-yard, par-3 12th hole. Sumrall's five iron approach on No. 12 landed about 15 feet in front of the pin, bounced once and then rolled in for his second ace in tournament competition as a Blue Devil. Sumrall bogeyed the following hole but returned to three-over with a birdie on the par-3 14th hole. After a bogey on No. 15, he capped the day with three straight pars. Sumrall is currently tied for 47th with an 11-over 151 through 36 holes of play.
"The hole-in-one swing felt very pure," said Sumrall. "It was a great shot that fortunately went in. All hole-in-ones need a little luck and I wasn't completely sure it went in until a volunteer put his hands up behind the green. Today's round was a little uneven so I had to stay steady and keep emotionally level with so many different numbers on the card."
Mads Soegaard, a freshman from Denmark, struggled en route to a seven-over 77 in the second round. He carded two birdies, but also had seven bogeys and a double-bogey on the day. Soegaard enters tomorrow's final round tied for 59th with a 13-over 153.
Junior Austin Cody is tied for 54th after two rounds with a 12-over 152. The North Charleston, S.C., native bogeyed five of his first 10 holes before getting back to four-over with a birdie on the par-3 12th hole. He also suffered double-bogeys on No. 15 and No. 17 as well as a bogey on No. 16 late in his round on Monday.
Duke opens final round play on Tuesday at 8:30 am and will be paired with Stanford. Live scoring for the event is available at www.golfstat.com.
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*** Paolini moved into second place at Duke with 22 rounds of golf in the 60s ... he is also now fourth at Duke with 54 rounds of even-par or better golf ... he is also tied for seventh with 34 career under-par rounds
*** Paolini is one of three players currently under-par for the tournament ... he and Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas) are the only players to shoot even-par or better in each of the first two rounds
*** Paolini leads the tournament in par 4 scoring at three-under
*** Sumrall's hole-in-one was his second in competition at Duke and the fourth overall ... he recorded an ace on the par 3 third hole at the Club at Irish Creek in the second round of the 2012 Irish Creek Collegiate ... Sumrall also had a hole-in-one during the practice round of the 2011 Rod Myers Invitational at the Duke University Golf Club ... his other ace came prior to his arrival in Durham
*** Paolini and Suri are tied for fifth with 26 pars through 36 holes of play
*** Duke got off to a slow start on Monday suffering eight bogeys and two double-bogeys on the opening six holes of play ... the five Blue Devils played holes No. 1-6 at 12-over in the second round ... Suri was the only player not to suffer a bogey on the opening six holes at Olympia Fields CC


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Harris: WVUs Bailey a good fit for Steelers
West Virginia receiver Stedman Bailey runs through a drill at the NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, in Indianapolis.
By John Harris
Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
When Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said we have to find players via free agency and the draft Sunday, I assume he was including the receiver position.
Mike Wallace is gone, and we don't know if the New England Patriots really want Emmanuel Sanders or if they're using the threat of signing him to retain some of their own players.
Let's assume Sanders leaves. Even if he stays, the Steelers need another wideout for depth. They also need someone who can stretch the secondary.
Someone such as West Virginia's Stedman Bailey.
I used to think that Bailey's teammate, Tavon Austin, would be perfect for the Steelers. But Austin is similar in size to Antonio Brown, who signed a $42.5 million contract last year.
Austin believes he's the most talented player in this year's NFL Draft. He could be right. He's a faster version of Wes Welker and a product of the same system; both played slot receiver and were coached by Dana Holgorsen in college. Austin likely will be available when the Steelers select with the No. 17 pick next month.
It's difficult to see the Steelers taking a receiver with their first pick when there are holes at linebacker and the offensive line especially after reports surfaced the Steelers were considering free-agent left tackle Jake Long, who signed with St. Louis.
Bailey projected to be drafted in the second or third round makes more sense. He's not as fast as Austin, but he's bigger and is a more complete receiver who does all the little things the Steelers demand from their wideouts. He even dropped his time in the 40-yard dash from 4.52 at the NFL Scouting Combine in February to 4.48 at West Virginia's Pro Day last week.
What makes Bailey such an attractive prospect? He outplayed some of the top cornerbacks in college football and posted eye-popping statistics while playing for a coach with an excellent track record for sending talented receivers to the pros.
Bailey is the best value pick in the draft, and the best route runner, said Dave-Te' Thomas, who operates Scouting Services Inc. and provides detailed draft analysis for NFL teams, including the Steelers.
Bailey, who left WVU with a year of eligibility remaining, led the country with 25 touchdowns among his 114 receptions in 2012 the third-highest total in NCAA FBS history and broke Michael Crabtree's Big 12 record of 22 touchdown grabs in 2007 (Crabtree, too, was coached by Holgorsen in college). No active college player has reached Bailey's 41 career touchdown grabs.
Stedman's body control, the smoothness which he runs his routes his overall feel for the game is uncanny, said quarterback Geno Smith, who was Bailey's teammate in college and high school. It's something you only see on Sundays.
Bailey diversified his game to include not only receiving skills he was among three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award but also his willingness to excel in less glamorous roles as a defender and blocker on special teams.
Bailey led West Virginia with 10 special teams tackles last season (seven solo), recording at least one stop in eight games. He also finished third in the Big 12 with 1,781 all-purpose yards.
All teams want rookies to come in and play special teams. That's saying a lot about his toughness, said Tony Fleming, Bailey's Florida-based agent.
Hines Ward became respected as much for his blocking as his receiving skills with the Steelers. Bailey is a Ward clone in that regard.
Bailey made two great blocks to free Austin on a long kickoff return against Texas while matching the speedy Austin stride for stride along the sideline. In a 2011 game against LSU, Bailey viciously rocked cornerback Morris Claiborne twice on the same play. Claiborne became so incensed that he retaliated and received a personal foul.
Bailey burned Claiborne with eight receptions for 115 yards and a 20-yard touchdown. Claiborne was the No. 6 overall selection in the 2012 draft.
Bailey's performance against Oklahoma (13 receptions for 205 yards and four touchdowns) may have convinced Sooners All-Big 12 cornerback Aaron Colvin to return for his senior season. Bailey's 13 catches for 303 yards and five touchdowns against Baylor was the best performance in school history and ranks among the best of all time.
Prior to the combine, Fleming hired a receivers coach to prepare Bailey and some of his other clients for what to expect in Indianapolis. It turned out to be new assistant coach Richard Mann before he joined the Steelers.
It's pretty ironic, said Bailey, who met with Mann and coach Mike Tomlin following West Virginia's Pro Day. I felt like the vibe between us was good. He's a down-to-earth, humorous guy who made me laugh. When I worked with Coach Mann, he was searching for a job. Now he's with the Steelers, and I know they need receivers. I'm quite sure he'll remember me.
Bailey's high level of success in his three years at West Virginia will make him difficult to forget.


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A Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that Delaware's constitution does not give sheriffs law enforcement powers. The ruling was the culmination of a law suit filed by Sussex County Sheriff Jeffrey Christopher against Sussex County and Delaware officials.
Sussex County Sheriff Jeffrey Christopher has been fighting Sussex County and Delaware officials for more than a year on the issue of Delaware sheriffs' law enforcement powers.
Christopher has continued to argue that due to the sheriff's role as "conservator of the peace" in Delaware's constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county and has constitutional authority to make arrests, enforce motor vehicle laws and process people with outstanding warrants. Both Sussex County and the state, however, have maintained that nothing in state law nor the Constitution grants sheriffs these powers.
The issue came to a head on Tuesday when a Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the state of Delaware and Sussex County in that the state constitution does not give the state's sheriffs law enforcement powers.
Christopher filed suit against several county and state parties in 2012 and oral arguments were heard on March 8.
"The Sheriff's attempt to rely on other state courts' interpretation of the phrase
'conservator of the peace' fails because it is not at all clear that the term 'conservator of the
Peace' as used in the Delaware Constitution creates a right or recognizes a right to engage in law
enforcement activities in the office of sheriff," Graves wrote in his official Opinion. "Had the framers of the constitution chosen to limit who was a conservator of the peace to only the office of sheriff, the sheriff would have
been dealt a better hand of cards. But, the framers of all of our constitutions referenced many office holders in our government as being conservators of the peace."
The ruling stated that the Superior Court holds that a sheriff in Delaware shall not be involved in law enforcement and shall not act in any capacity as a police officer or peace officer.
"This decision moots the sheriff's complaints that the county has not properly funded his office and attempts to meddle in his business," Graves wrote.


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I love it as well. I love how the maid is seen differently depending on who sees her. That is one hot red head!
If I advance, follow me.
If I stop, urge me forward.
If I retreat, kill me.
speaking from atop a pile of fatally wounded warriors
I love this show!! i'm obessed with it. I haven't been this into a show in awhile.
Spoiler for tonight's ep
I can't wait
No way I'm reading those spoilers! I think it's a great show so far. It's so nice to have a new show to be into.
Really enjoyed last night's episode, but if the family doesn't move by next season and get replaced by new tenants, I can't take it seriously. The main character is the house and all the weird stuff it attracts.
This is now in my favorite shows list, I hope it does well and lasts for several seasons. Can't wait for part 2 of the Halloween episodes.
I think the original plan was for a new cast of homeowners to come in each season, which I think it a fantastic idea and I hope they keep to it. That doesn't mean that people like Jessica Lange couldn't stick around... or that the current cast members couldn't still be in the show as ghosts if they don't make it out!
Yes, this show has gotten under my skin. The pilot episode was interesting, if a bit far-fetched. Once you get on its wavelength - it's hard to resist! I couldn't wait to watch this last episode and I still find myself thinking about it.
Who is the Man in Rubber?
Finally something good to watch on tv,,,
.i haven't cared about a tv series this much since twin peaks!! LOVES IT!
White jays, white horse , white wrist , white Porsche -
Excited to see it officially got picked up for a second season!
One of the creepier shows on tv... but it has me hooked.Glad on it being picked up for another season.
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I can't wait for Wednesday's ep... love Zach Quinto in it! Loved him since Heroes!!! I hope we get more back story with the original owners... I wanna know why the wife had a hole in the back of her head at the end of ep. 3!
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Can't miss show. I love it. It has been renewed for a 2nd season.
Between the world we see and the things we fear. There are doors; when they are opened; nightmares become reality.
Tonight's finale thoughts:
On one hand, I thought it was enjoyable enough. The beginning was not what I would have predicted. I'd thought that Ben's battle with the house would be the bulk of the episode. But it was done in 10 minutes.
This was nicely unexpected but then lead to a really weirdly structured episode. I kept thinking it was ending only for there to be more. There were lots of great moments bit overall it felt strangely languid and not as intense as I expected.
Not sure how I feel about the Antichrist subplot. It'll give Constance something to do next season but I hope they can do something fresh with it.
Interesting news about season 2. They are going through with their original plan:
Now only are they going to have a new cast (with an exception or two) but there will be a new locale and a new kind of story. I think it's a cool approach myself. In some ways, it's like the season finale was a series finale for the Harmon's story.
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Wow! I just started watching this show! It's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool! The real surprise came from discovering the two guys responsible for Glee made this. Its as good as The Walking Dead, but with a few more twists. The first few episodes had me guessing who is _______ and who is not _______.
Its quality horror with moving performances, good special effects and slick cinematography. I feel like I'm watching Tales From The Crypt, but without the extra helping of 1990s cheese. If you're a horror fan, you will love this show!
Also I've had the pleasure of meeting Dylan McDermott, nice guy, but I had absolutely no idea just how sexy this man was until I tuned into AMS. I'm so glad I chose to watch this show.
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Just started watching season 1 Thursday night. I just finished the 4th episode last night. Love this show so far. Really interesting and a bit creepy (although to be fair, I think the creepiest part is generally the opening credits which are really unsettling!)
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Loving this show, really has pushed the boundries of what can be shown on UK tv over here. I really liked the first season but the second is just sooo much better I think. Lots of unanwsered questions from season 1 and I hope we get some tie ins and answers in season 3 somewhere. I would like all the stuff woven in together..but thats just my need for resolution I guess. lol


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Florida Elder Abuse Survey in Seven Sites, 2007-2008 [United States] (ICPSR 25941)
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Laurence G. Branch, University of South Florida; Lawrence Schonfeld, University of South Florida; Lisa M. Brown, University of South Florida
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The purpose of this project was to develop and pilot test an interviewer-administered self-report questionnaire that might be used in a subsequent national survey to scientifically establish the prevalence of second-party elder abuse or neglect. The project focused only on those living in the communities who were capable of accurately self-reporting their knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Through focus groups of adult protective services and abuse hot-line staff, questionnaire items were generated and later tested through interviews of clients of aging services in Florida. Aging services case managers screened and recruited 95 clients, aged 65 and older, with 25 clients who had reports of mistreatment within the hotline database, and 70 comparison clients (no reports of mistreatment). Groups were matched by gender and age within 10 years. The interviews were conducted over an 18-month period, of which 3 interviews were conducted in-person and 92 interviews were conducted by telephone. All interviews were conducted by trained interviewers of the research team. Twenty-six interviews were conducted in Spanish. Interviews focused on demographics; activities of daily living; 19 possible types of elder abuse or neglect within the previous year, and, for each positive response, questions about the perpetrators and their relationship to the older adult; a description of when the mistreatment happened, how often, what the respondent did, and whether it was related to the perpetrator's anger, neglect, or carelessness.
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Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.
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The purpose of this project was to develop and pilot test an interviewer-administered self-report questionnaire that might be used in a subsequent national survey to scientifically establish the prevalence of second-party elder abuse or neglect. Acknowledging that elder abuse and neglect can occur in institutional as well as residential settings, the project focused only on those living in the communities who were capable of accurately self-reporting their knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Accordingly, this project was funded to develop innovative self-report methods for estimating the annual incidence and prevalence of elder abuse and mistreatment (including physical abuse, psychological abuse, neglect by a second party, and exploitation) in the community.
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Based on the results of the focus groups and the field trips with the Adult Protective Service (APS) workers, a structured questionnaire amenable for computer assisted in-person or telephone interviewing was developed. The questionnaire was developed for computer-assisted interviewer administration either in person or over the telephone in either English or Spanish. Preliminary testing of the instrument was conducted with community-dwelling cognitively intact elder volunteers in the Tampa area. Aging services case managers screened and recruited 95 clients aged 65 and older, with 25 clients who had reports of mistreatment within the hotline database, and 70 comparison clients (no reports of mistreatment). Groups were matched by gender and age within 10 years. The interviews were conducted over an 18-month period, of which 3 interviews were conducted in-person and 92 interviews were conducted by telephone. All interviews were conducted by trained interviewers of the research team. Twenty-six interviews were conducted in Spanish.
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A volunteer/convenience sample was utilized. In order to obtain the sample of abuse target cases, the Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and the local service delivery organizations identified initial lists of 530 cases of second party abuse or neglect. Of these cases, they tried but were not able to contact 83 (including 4 decedents and 1 no longer receiving services), another 352 had no record of any attempted contacts, and the remaining 95 were contacted by the agencies and considered as active cases. Of these 95 active cases, 13 (14 percent) were not able to self-report according to the agencies, 26 (27 percent) refused to give permission to be contacted, and 56 (59 percent) agreed to be contacted by the interviewers.
In order to obtain the sample of nonabuse comparison cases, initial lists of 1,103 potential matched control clients (i.e., clients receiving services but not identified as abused elders) were selected by the agencies. Of these 1,103, 2 were deceased, 2 were not able to self-report according to the agencies, 23 were no longer clients, 2 refused to give permission to be contacted, 40 were unable to be contacted, 922 had no record of any attempted contacts, and the remaining 112 were considered by the agencies as active nonabuse cases and gave permission to be contacted.
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All known victims of second party elder abuse receiving home and community based services in the seven sites in Florida in 2007 and 2008.
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Trained interviewers administered the questionnaire in person or by telephone.
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In addition to the cognitive screen that was administered in the first minutes of the interview, a variety of demographic questions were asked along with an assessment of respondents' independence/dependence in basic activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. The questionnaire also asked a series of screening items designed to ascertain whether the respondent experienced any one of 19 specific types of elder abuse or neglect during the previous year.
Section 1 was titled internally "Cognitive Screen" (questions 1-7). This section began with two general items about self-assessed health and self-assessed memory. The respondents were then administered a modified version of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) to verify their capacity to provide consent and establish their ability to give a reliable self-report.
For those respondents who passed the cognitive screen, the questionnaire continued with Section 2, internally titled "Living Arrangements and Children" (questions 8-210). In this section, demographic information was sought, including current marital status, prior marital history, household composition, and a listing of all the living children (up to ten) and step-children (up to nine) the respondent has, the frequency of their visits in person and on the telephone, and the respondent's perception of trust of each of these individuals.
Section 3, internally titled "ADL/IADL" [Activities of Daily Living/Instrumental Activities of Daily Living] (questions 211-288) assessed the respondent's function in 6 basic ADLs including walking across a small room, bathing, dressing, eating, transferring from a bed to a chair, and toileting; and 12 ADLs including using the telephone, grocery shopping, food preparation, routine light housekeeping, occasional heavy housekeeping, laundry, managing prescription medications, taking care of finances, taking care of one's social life, making medical appointments and seeing medical personnel, personal shopping, and traveling within the community.
In Section 4, internally labeled "SES" [Socioeconomic Status](questions 289-307), the questionnaire proceeded to elicit information about power of attorney, home ownership, and 15 sources of income or services.
Section 5, internally labeled "Mistreatment" (questions 309-362) asked the respondent if he or she had ever experienced any one of 17 specific forms of abuse, and 2 items that the APS staff indicated were often correlated with elder abuse -- whether they were afraid of anyone inside or outside their home, and whether the police had come to their home.
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Of the 56 cases of second party abuse identified by the AAAs who gave permission to be contacted by the interviewers, 5 (9 percent) were deceased by the time of contact, 15 (27 percent) failed the cognitive screen, 7 (12 percent) were not able to be contacted, 3 (5 percent) refused consent to be interviewed, and 26 (46 percent) were interviewed, for a response rate among the cases of 72 percent (26/56 -- 5 decedents + 15 who failed the cognitive screen).
Of the 112 cases of AAA clients who were not known to be victims of second party abuse who gave permission to be contacted by interviewers, 7 (6 percent) were deceased by the time of contact, 24 (21 percent) failed the cognitive screen, 2 (2 percent) were not were able to be contacted, 10 (9 percent) refused consent to be interviewed, and 69 (62 percent) were interviewed, for a response rate among the controls of 85 percent (69/112 -- 7 decedents + 24 who failed the cognitive screen).
The total response rate among cases and controls was therefore 81 percent (95/168 -- 12 decedents + 39 who failed cognitive screen).
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A subset of the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) was used in the questionnaire. The 5 items included: (1) registration (i.e., repeat 3 words), (2) attention (i.e., serial subtraction of 7's from 100), (3) short-term memory (i.e., recalling 3 words immediately after they were offered), (4) delayed memory (i.e., recalling those same 3's words after an interval of approximately 2 minutes of answering other items in the questionnaire), and (5) orientation to time (i.e., giving the correct month, day, year, and day of the week).
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- Branch, Laurence G., Lawrence Schonfeld, and Lisa M. Brown. Florida Elder Abuse Survey in Seven Sites, 2007-2008 [United States]. ICPSR25941-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-27. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25941.v1
2010-10-27 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.


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A 16 year-old Indian boy's passage to a new life in America aboard a freighter ends in a shipwreck in the Pacific. He is left to fend for himself on a life raft with an orangutan, a zebra, a hyena and a Bengal tiger.
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A 16 year-old Indian boy's passage to a new life in America aboard a freighter ends in a shipwreck in the Pacific. He is left to fend for himself on a life raft with an orangutan, a zebra, a hyena and a Bengal tiger.
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There is a lot that could go wrong with a big screen adaptation of Life of Pi, the 2001 bestselling novel by Yaan Martel. Which may explain why the story of a young boy stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger — juggling deep themes of religion, family, nature, and human existence — has been developed and let go by many big names in Hollywood. For nearly a decade, filmmakers like M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie) have grappled with the project, but it wasn't until Oscar-winner Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) that the film was fully realized.
Lee's Life of Pi is an inspiring film, sporting imaginative visuals and pushing the art of 3D in new directions. Even more impressive is what's underneath it all: a character-driven narrative that depicts the book's grand ideas with unexpected tenderness.
Life of Pi dreams big. Thanks to Lee's expert direction and a solid script from David Magee (Finding Neverland), the survivor tale avoids the pitfalls of such an ambitious effort, never straying into hokey melodrama. The film opens with a writer (Rafe Spall) visiting an adult Pi Patel (Irrfan Khan) at his home in Canada, after being told that the Indian immigrant had an amazing life story in need of capturing. ''Amazing'' may not be enough of a superlative. Young Pi (newcomer Suraj Sharma) begins his life as a regular kid in Pondicherry, India, growing up on his family's bustling zoo while attempting to fit in with the world around him. His major struggle is with religion — while his father resents faith and his mother is dedicated to Hinduism, Pi wants a little of it all. He's Hindu, he's Catholic, he's Muslim, he's a wanderer between all ways of thinking. When he attempts to feed the zoo's tiger, only to be caught by his father and disciplined for considering the beast to be anything remotely soulful. It's clear that his upbringing in the lush environment has seeped deep into Pi's way of life.
The main character's passion for the world around him gives Lee the opportunity to direct Life of Pi with a painter's eye. Nearly every shot is exquisitely composed — from bold colors to camera movement to the layers of 3D. This holds true even when Pi's story takes a turn for the worse. Having run into financial troubles, the Patel family packs up the animals and heads to Winnipeg on a French freighter. While crossing the Mariana Trench, the ship encounters a catastrophic storm that floods it into oblivion (a moment of disaster that rivals the artistic destruction of Titanic). Pi and a few of the animal passengers escape on a lifeboat, the glow of his past life slowly fading away into the depths of the Ocean. The set piece is gorgeous, but Lee never forgets the impact the incident has on Pi's life. It's indicative of the entire film.
The brunt of the story focuses on the man vs. nature we've seen in films like 127 Hours and Cast Away, but in an even more terrifying landscape and played out with an expressionistic touch. Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with the Bengal tiger, ''Richard Parker,'' lowering the already minuscule chance of his survival to something unimaginable. He copes, building a second raft out of wood planks and life preservers, but his survival is a ticking clock. All he can do is sit, fish, write, and pray.
Lee approaches Pi's journey of floating in the middle of the Pacific with a jungle cat like a fever dream. Like the swirling universe he imagines as the residence of his various gods, the deserted ocean is a luminescent wonder, filled with giant whales, glowing jellies, flying fish, and deep caverns that unlock Pi's wild imagination.
All the while, Pi tends to his tiger; their brotherly relationship is the core of Life of Pi. Sharma has heavy material to tackle for his big screen debut, but even with its weak moments, stands as a tremendous breakout. Over time, Pi loses himself to the ocean, reaching for understandin
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AP's New Stylebook Bans the Word 'Homophobia'
The Associated Press announced this week that it has dropped the word "homophobia" from the newest addition of its StyleBook, Politico reports.
The widely used guide to English language usage discourages reporters from using a number of words, including "homophobia," "Islamophobia" and "ethnic cleansing." The online version of AP's StyleBook states that words ending in "phobia" are "an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of mental illness." It calls "ethnic cleansing" a "euphemism" and adds that AP "does not use 'ethnic cleansing' on its own. It must be enclosed in quotes, attributed and explained."
AP Deputy Standards Editor Dave Minthorn told Politico that members of the AP don't consider "homophobia" and the other terms to be "quite accurate."
"Homophobia especially -- it's just off the mark. It's ascribing a mental disability to someone, and suggests a knowledge that we don't have," Minthorn told the website. "It seems inaccurate. Instead, we would use something more neutral: anti-gay, or some such, if we had reason to believe that was the case."
He added that AP wants to be "precise and accurate and neutral" when it comes to phrasing. The online StyleBook has been amended but the news agency's physical book will be changed next year.
George Weinberg, who coined "homophobia" in his 1972 book "Society and the Healthy Homosexual," disagrees with AP's decision to nix the word.
"I just want to go on record as disagreeing with the AP's decision not to use 'homophobia,' the word," he said. "I am a psychologist and author who coined the word a long time ago. It made all the difference to city councils and other people I spoke to. It encapsulates a whole point of view and of feeling. It was a hard-won word, as you can imagine. It brought me some death threats."
Weinberg wasn't alone in his disapproval as Nathaniel Frank, the author of "Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America," said he also disagreed with the AP's new guidelines.
"The 'mental illness' part is surely too literal - no one accuses arachnophobes of needing an asylum," he said. "The term homophobia was first used in the 1960s when psychologists began to notice how vehement their own colleagues' reactions were to gay people-far more irrational, it seemed, than feelings around other outsider groups.
"As Weinberg and others used it, the term meant a dread or fear of close contact with gay people and a strong discomfort with homosexuality," he added. "Not everyone who opposes gay rights has a phobia. At a practical level, it may be wise to throw the term homophobe around less, as calling people names is generally an ineffective way to change their minds."


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Husker Bowlers Shine at Offseason Tournaments
Three current Nebraska bowlers have recently found success not only on the international level but here in the United States in the past three weeks. Freshman Alexandra Mosquera won the Masters champions in the girls U-20 division at the 2013 PABCON Youth Championships in Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico July 12.
Juniors Elise Bolton and NTCA All-American Liz Kuhlkin also left their stamp this offseason by earning a spot on Junior Team USA after a tournament at the 2013 North Pointe Junior Gold Championships held in Detroit July 19.
Mosquera, a native of Armenia, Colombia beat out Puerto Rican star Kristie Lopez in the championship match of the Masters division 2-1. The Colombian native won the first game 234-174, lost the second game 221-148 and then cruised to the title with a 222-175 win in the final game.
At the North Pointe Junior Gold Championships, the top two players in the U20 boys and girls divisions after 25 games of qualifying earned automatic spots on Junior Team USA in 2014. Kuhlkin, a native of Rotterdam, N.Y., earned her coveted spot on the team, while Bolton, a member of Junior Team USA was selected to the team after the tournament concluded.
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