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Integrated Domestic Violence
Key Principles
This information is aimed at guiding IDV Court planning teams as they embark on court development. The IDV Court Model is a synthesis of core principles that have emerged based upon research, experience, best practices and an analysis of the court system's current methods of addressing domestic violence. The IDV Court model provides an opportunity to address the myriad of inter-related family problems that may bring a family into the court system in a comprehensive manner while providing integrated service delivery and improving both court efficiency and informed judicial decision-making. The key components of the New York State IDV Court Model are defined below.
Jurisdiction | Planning & Technical Assistance | Case Identification | Court Calendaring | Legal Representation | Judicial Monitoring & Offender Accountability | Judicial & Non-judicial Training | Technology | Courthouse Safety | Confidentiality | Domestic Violence Services | Stakeholder & Community Resources
Each IDV Court is assigned a presiding judge with the authority to handle family, criminal and matrimonial matters. These inter-related cases constitute the crux of the IDV Courts' jurisdiction. Criminal allegations of domestic violence should form the threshold requirement for entry into the IDV Court, with related cases in at least two of the three areas of the law. Family offense cases with related matrimonial cases may also be eligible for transfer to the IDV Court.
Planning and Technical Assistance
The planning process includes the creation of a local working group of stakeholders and culminates in the creation of a planning document that will serve as a guide to the new integrated court. IDV Courts should take advantage of ongoing technical assistance during planning and implementation to ensure consistency across the state.
Case Identification
IDV Courts need to create an administrative process through which eligible cases will be identified. This process should include searching New York State's Domestic Violence Registry and each court's database at the earliest possible stage (i.e. pre-arraignment, intake, etc.).
Court Calendaring
The IDV Court must develop protocols for identification of eligible cases and ensure that these cases are moved at the earliest stage from the originating part to the IDV Court. Individual cases are not consolidated but retain their distinct identities.
Legal Representation
IDV Courts should work closely with representatives from the legal stakeholder agencies (i.e. prosecutors, defense attorneys, family court attorneys, law guardians, etc.) in order to ensure representation for all litigants. IDV Courts should be mindful of the availability of these legal resources and should work creatively to assist stakeholders in actively participating in the Court.
Judicial Monitoring and Offender Accountability
Judicial monitoring of offenders in both criminal and family cases is a cornerstone of the IDV Court model. Offenders' compliance with court mandated programs should be immediately communicated to the judge in order to facilitate regular and intensive judicial oversight.
Judicial and Non-judicial Training
Training and education for judges and non-judicial personnel in the IDV Courts is an integral part of the Court's ability to handle related family matters in a consistent and comprehensive manner. Intensive domestic violence training, as well as training in legal and operational issues arising in IDV Courts, is provided to the judges and court staff in order to keep all personnel abreast of the latest research and best practices in the field.
Technology applications in an IDV Court can serve to ensure that relevant information flows continuously, quickly and reliably to and from the judge. Technology is also crucial for tracking the results of the Court. The IDV Application, developed for the IDV Courts, provides a unified and comprehensive database that captures important information regarding services and compliance and generates calendars and reports for use by the IDV Courts.
Courthouse Safety
IDV Courts must provide a safe and secure environment in which to adjudicate families' related civil and criminal court proceedings. Planners should re-examine existing security plans and protocols to ensure that there are sufficient security personnel who can identify and respond to potentially volatile situations, safe waiting rooms for victims of domestic violence and their children with access to services and separate spaces for offenders.
IDV Courts must pay particular attention to the fact that there are different information sharing rules and policies for different types of cases. Care in ensuring appropriate levels of confidentiality of court records and proceedings must be maintained.
Domestic Violence Services
Victim safety is one of the primary goals of the IDV Court. Each IDV Court should facilitate a victim's immediate access to victim advocates who can provide safety planning, counseling and access to a multitude of social services.
Stakeholder and Community Resources
Each IDV Court should form relationships with a variety of stakeholder agencies, organizations, and social service providers. Interagency collaboration provides many benefits including: increased communication and coordination of services, improved levels of cooperation and opportunities for cross-training and feedback.


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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- About 10 percent of a 250-megawatt solar power project 100 miles north of Los Angeles is delivering electricity to the state's electricity grid, a company said.
NRG Energy and SunPower announced the first 22 MW of its California Valley Solar Ranch entered the grid from its site in San Luis Obispo County. Electricity from the project is contracted by state utility Pacific Gas and Electric for 25 years.
PG&E Senior Vice President Fong Wan said the project helped balance the state's energy portfolio.
"This project will play an important role in our efforts to meet California's 33 percent renewable portfolio standard and make progress toward a clean energy future for all Californians," he said in a statement.
The entire project is expected to be online by the end of the year. Once fully operational, it would provide enough solar power to meet the annual energy demands of 100,000 homes.
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar announced the government established a preliminary set of 17 solar energy zones in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
The program sets up a blueprint for utility-scale solar power projects in western United States. The Interior Department said as much as 23,700 MW of solar energy could be developed on the sites.

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Actually, cutesy Brad self rated himself the opposite ratio :) But said NO NO NO to gods and spirituality, pretty clear, no matter how he chooses to add'em up :)
There are a few 'spiritual atheists' who've commented positively about the TToL on IMDB, but they are few and far apart. The film overwhelmingly reeks of Christian symbolism, mixed in with a little metaphor of outerspace as innerspace BS. I think it ties in nicely with recent discussions on various atheist forums regarding "spiritual atheists".
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I just watched what I declare to be my worst movie ever. I was volunteering at our small town arts centre which was playing Brad Pitt's latest award prize winner: The Tree of Life. I went in blindly, knowing nothing about the film's making and awards. I like Pitt enough as a human, I'm not too fond of his acting, to me he's just extremely talented at being a pretty boy, though he was perfectly cast in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, he manages to generally have decent tastes in project choice.
The first memorable words spoken are by a whispy redhead with pouty lips, WHY? why? why? why? and this goes on and on, throughout most of the movie. I started to squirm on my seat within the first couple of minutes, and was still squirming on my seat 131 minutes later. At two points within this horror I felt like a semblance of 'something' would come about on screen. There were a couple of really nice outerspace sequences, and there was a half hour of story development about a troubled teen.
"I offer you my son" are the last final words.
Throughout this tripe we hear over and over again, in words and visuals, the metaphysical question of WHY would gawd dare take away the human offspring of a godfearing family? Interspersed with innumerable slow motion shots of swirling liquids and gases, slow motion nature, slow motion foot washings, slow motion abuse between siblings. This stuff goes on and on. Near the end, there's a crowd of people walking on water and mother bends over to caress the sandy feet of a robed Jesus like human. I thought I was going to vomit!!!
So we spend 130 minutes pondering how dare gawd take away our offspring, and in the final minute, we're at peace with death. Something to do with finding grace, VOMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Upon exiting the theatre, I mentioned to my buddy the manager how this tripe had dethroned my worst ever previous movie: The New World; he giggled and said yep, that was Terrance Malick also, I nearly peed myself laughing. He has to be the biggest cinematic fraud in existence. What a load of BS. Hollywood's segue from Blockbuster violence movies... Blockbuster "spirituality"?
Not sure on the Gateway - as it's a laptop, it's possible the sound is going via HDMI. According to this on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI) the v1.0 spec didn't support DVD audio and there are varying standards for PC audio.
Without seeing the issue, it's very difficult to diagnose but it could be that the TV is having issues over the link. It must be decoding the stream correctly or you would not get sound at all.
Optical audio is the next best bet, if available on your system; next would be PCM, followed by good ol' analogue down-mix which should be available on most TVs. Let us know how you get on.
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10:00 am - 11:00 am Conversation about writing, ES Common Room, Adams Hall
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12:30 pm -2:00 pm: Shuttle and tours of Milkweed Farm, Brunswick (Shuttle and bike options)
7:00 pm: Dinner with Students and Faculty at Ladd House (limited seating, sign up)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lecture-The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food (Kresge Auditorium), book signing to follow in the Kresge Lobby. The lecture is open to the public free of charge.
Janisse Ray is writer, naturalist and activist, and the author of four books of literary nonfiction and a collection of nature poetry. She is on the faculty of Chatham University's low-residency MFA program and is a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana, and in 2007 was awarded an honorary doctorate from Unity College in Maine.
In her most recent book The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food, Ray writes about the renaissance of local food, farming, and place-based culinary traditions taking hold across the country and of something small, critically important, and profoundly at risk that is being overlooked in this local food resurgence: seeds. We are losing our seeds. Of the thousands of seed varieties available at the turn of the 20th century, 94 percent have been lost-forever. With a quiet urgency The Seed Underground reminds us that while our underlying health, food security, and sovereignty may be at stake as seeds disappear, so, too, are the stories, heritage, and history that passes between people as seeds are passed from hand to hand.
With a signature lyricism that once prompted a New York Times writer to proclaim her the Rachel Carson of the south, Ray brings us the inspiring stories of ordinary gardeners whose aim is to save time-honored open-pollinated varieties like Old Time Tennessee muskmelon and Long County Longhorn okra—varieties that will be lost if people don't grow, save, and swap the seeds.
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Five years ago when I started writing about Brazil, it was nearly impossible to find 20-something research assistants fluent, or even proficient, in Portuguese. Spanish yes, but not Portuguese. Brazil's boom of 2003-2010 produced a new wave of American student interest, and universities quickly organized to send students to study or teach English in Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Manaus, Salvador, Recife, and of course Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. A similar dynamic took place in the 1950s and 1960s, but tapered off when the military took over.
The current generation of students has now returned to the United States. They read, speak and write Portuguese. They have worked as interns in favelas and human rights offices, toiled in energy consultancies and commodities brokerage firms, studied in BRICS labs, participated in protests and blogged about police brutality. They don't display the bitterness of dashed expectations for Brazil that is so prevalent on Wall Street, or even among their own professors, these days. Perhaps because their expectations of their own country are equally circumspect, they are more naturally forgiving of the flaws, contradictions, and disappointments of another country, of Brazil.
But they also grasp the undeniably less favorable story line unfolding in Brazil. By the time the World Cup has come and gone, and whether or not Brazil overcomes its 1950 humiliation to Uruguay: spending billions of reais on public stadiums for the World Cup and the Olympics flies in the face of Brazil's own narrative--and actual success--of investing public funds in social inclusion to bring the poor and semi-poor into a viable middle class. That was the message of the 2013 protests and that is the story that every major print and television outlet has been reporting since last year. And it doesn't take a college degree to see the jeopardy of this dual ambition.
Compounding this collision course are the practical challenges that the spike in homicides and general rise in crime and insecurity may pose. Of course the victims of most of this new tide of violence are Brazilians. But I know of at least one prominent American university that, because of security concerns related to protests surrounding Cup, has decided to cancel its usual program of sending students throughout Brazil for the American summer internship ritual. Perhaps that decision was driven by excessively cautious lawyers and skittish insurance companies. I'd hate for more universities to make a similar decision. Their students would miss out on the entire cornucopia of activities that go along with the those socially-insulting stadiums: the sport and parties inside, the protests outside, the effervescent social media blitz of Brazil's fabulously creative digital savvy youth, the cyberattacks that may accompany them, the emotion of the finish, and the chance to witness, even participate in, a major moment in Brazilian history.
This article was originally published in Portuguese in Folha de São Paulo. It is originally available here.


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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The music, the cinematography, the acting choices, the daring plot leaps — not a single element is timid or safe...The Place Beyond the Pines earns every second of its 140-minute running time.
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It's a slow-burner that burns so slowly its wick completely fizzles out.
Cianfrance generally shows again that he knows how to build immersive characterizations with his actors. And while this sorrowful triptych is uneven and perhaps overly ambitious, the director displays a cool mastery of atmospherics and tone.
One-third wonderful, The Place Beyond the Pines weakens as it unfolds for lack of what makes the early part so good.
A riveting crime thriller, it's also a multi-generational familial saga that approaches Greek tragedy.
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Melancholy, mature drama explores father-son themes.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Place Beyond the Pines is a powerful but bleak drama about what happens when a man discovers that he has fathered a child with a fling he can't forget and tries to make it right, thereby unleashing a series of wrongs. It's violent (for example, a character is shot dead, the camera lingering on his bloody, broken body; other scenes also involve guns, a beating, and more), fairly bleak, and quite difficult to watch at times. Expect very strong, frequent swearing ("s--t," "f--k," and more); drinking, pill-popping, and pot smoking among teens (plus adults drinking and smoking), and moments of heightened menace that will be too intense for younger viewers.
Messages: The movie is pretty bleak, but it does put forth the idea that what goes around comes around. And that sometimes, even the most troubled souls will want to do right -- they just might not know how.
Role models: Romina is a mother who's just trying to do right by her son, though it doesn't always work well for her. Luke is the same, though he goes about it in a damaging way. Avery is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place, and he tries mightily to do the right thing -- but at a high cost.
Violence: Violent scenes include characters drawing guns and shooting at one another. In one instance, a man puts a gun into another character's mouth. A man is shot and falls through a window, the camera lingering on his broken body, blood seeping underneath his head. A teen shoots another and points his gun at someone else. He also gets beaten to a bloody pulp. In many scenes, a menacing vibe lingers.
Sex: Flirty gazes and some kissing. The movie begins with the camera gazing at a man's naked, chiseled torso and back. A sexual reference.
Language: Very frequent, strong language includes "f--k" (and the related "motherf--ker"), "s--t," "bitch," "p---y," "d--k," "a--hole," "ass," "hell," "oh my God," and more, sometimes said by teens.
Consumerism: Logos for Honda and Chevrolet are prominently displayed; specific mention of the drug Oxycontin.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Teens are shown partying/drinking, popping pills (Oxycontin), and smoking pot at a party. Adults are also seen drinking and smoking cigarettes.
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East Africa is a region facing multiple challenges from natural disasters like drought, floods, earthquakes and complex emergencies. Building capacity at regional level to reduce adverse effects of such events is fundamental for sustainable development. Geographic information systems (GIS) have proven to be efficient for implementing coherent disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities at regional, national and local scale. Quantifying risk and expected future losses is a key step in any disaster risk reduction program. Moreover, the outputs and scenarios of a risk assessment contribute to structuring overall risk reduction policies and planning. Geospatial risk assessment can be performed with GIS tools and techniques which can not only quantify risk but also identify the locations in need of risk reduction measures, thus making the whole risk reduction framework efficient. In November 2012, UNOSAT undertook two fact-finding missions to Djibouti and Nairobi, Kenya to explore needs and interests in improving geo-spatial capacities in support to DRR activities in east Africa. Based on discussions with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, IGAD's Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), IGAD's Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) and other IGAD actors, the following activities will be implemented within the framework of this project: A number of different technical training courses, awareness-raising events and ad-hoc technical support will be delivered throughout the project to strengthen IGAD's capacities for mainstreaming geospatial information technologies into DRR activities and implementation plans. A first technical training "Introduction to GIS for DDR" was held in Nairobi from 8 to 19 April 2013. This training was attended by 18 professionals from the IGAD Secretariat, ICPAC, ICPALD, CEWARN, IGAD-Somalia and Kenya Polytechnic University. As a continuation to this capacity building activity, a second technical training "Introduction to Remote Sensing (RS) for DRR" will be held in Nairobi from 10 to 21 June 2013 to further develop the expertise of IGAD technical staff members.
The aim of the course is to provide participants with concepts and methodologies related to Remote Sensing (RS) with specific applications on DRR. During the first week of this training, participants will get familiar with basic concepts of remote sensing, satellite imagery, basic image processing and raster analysis techniques including gathering earth observation data from different geo-data portals. During the second week, the focus will be on field data collection techniques using geo-spatial tools (i.e. GPS, GPS embedded cameras, etc.), field data integration for GIS analysis and mapping and means for data sharing through web mapping applications and Google Earth.
Upon completion of the course, participanst will be able to:
- Define and describe basic concepts and terminology related to remote sensing
- Explain advantages and limitations of using remote sensing data for disaster risk reduction
- Identify, access, search, collect, organize and analyze satellite imagery relevant to disaster risk reduction
- Apply basic methods and tools for image processing
- Apply basic methods for feature extraction including supervised and unsupervised classification
- Perform field data collection using geo-spatial tools and integrate field data into a GIS for analysis and mapping
- Sharing data and analysis results through web-mapping and Google Earth
The course is extended over 10 work days structured around the following topics:
- Introduction to Remote Sensing and its applications in DRR
- Introduction to Satellite Imagery
- Gathering EO data from the web
- Methods for image enhancement
- Understanding Band combinations
- Geo-referencing Satellite Imagery
- Image Fusion
- Raster Math/Calculation
- Remote Sensing Indices for drought monitoring
- Feature Extraction
- Image Classification: supervised & Unsupervised classification
- Introduction to Field Data Collection and Sharing
- Planning field data collection
- Introduction to Aerial Photography and UAV
- Introduction to GPS Data Collection (JUNO/Trimble)
- Field data collection with geo-spatial tools
- Field data integration into GIS
- Accuracy assessment of image classification
- Sharing geospatial data
This course is divided into 10 Modules. Each module is structured into 4 sessions of 1.5 hours each, which make a workload of 6 hours on average per day and, an overall workload of 60 hours for the entire duration of the course. It is considered that the length of the course well reflects its scope and is adequate to enable participants to achieve the learning objectives.
This is a full time, face-to-face course comprising lectures and lab exercises using local datasets and real scenarios (80% lab exercises, 20% lectures and discussions).
Participants are preferably technical professionals working in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, IGAD's Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC), IGAD's Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN), IGAD's Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), IGAD Somalia and Kenya Polytechnic University. We highly recommend that participants taking this course have successfully attended and completed the previous training "Introduction to GIS for DRR" or should already possess work exposure to basic levels of GIS, RS, database and other information management systems.
Participants will be given a UN training participation certificate from UNITAR.
ESRI ArcGIS version 10.1 with extensions (spatial analyst). Google Earth, Access to internet.
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The number of participants is limited to 18.
Course Coordination:
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Some juggling of the Phillies' coaching staff today:
Sam Perlozzo, the third base coach for the last two seasons, will move to first base to make room for Juan Samuel, a popular former Phillies player who the team added to their coaching staff today.
The Phillies finalized an agreement with Samuel yesterday.
Samuel, 49, spent the previous four seasons (2007-10) as third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles, including a stint this past summer as interim manager following the dismissal of Dave Trembley. The Orioles went 17-34 under Samuel. Prior to his time in Baltimore, he was a first and third base coach with the Detroit Tigers for seven years (1999-2005), a position he was hired for immediately following his 16-year playing career (1983-98).
"I feel fortunate that we were able to add someone of Juan's stature to our coaching staff," manager Charlie Manuel said in a statement released by the team. "He was a tremendous major league player and a big part of Phillies history and I'm looking forward to him passing on his knowledge of the game to our players. He's a great addition to our organization."


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Health Perspectives ~ Five Element Acupuncture
A free evening with Betsy Smith exploring Five Element Acupuncture.
Five Element Acupuncture and herb practitioners see people not only as they present themselves in illness, but more importantly as they would be in perfect health and balance, in full discovery of their true nature, unique in body, mind and spirit. Moving towards this then, becomes the purpose of treatment.
Learn more about acupuncture and the five elements – and ask anything you've ever wanted to know about having an acupuncture treatment.
About the speaker
Betsy Smith has lived in Steamboat Springs since 1992 and has been practicing acupuncture since 2002. She graduated from The Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in 2001 with a Masters in Oriental Medicine and Chinese Herbal Medicine as well as degrees in both Health Science and Recreation. She is nationally accredited by NCCAOM and licensed in the state of Colorado. She practices locally at 320 Oak Street (970-846-6255).
About the library's Health Perspecitves Series
This is an ongoing, once-in-an-occasional series of talks, workshops and films that brings together professional expertise in nutrition, exercise and general health for free community programs at the Bud Werner Memorial Library.


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This Paul Smith jumper is simple but great. It's an effective red on cream striped knitted crew neck jumper with long sleeves and made from 100% cotton. It's going for £95, which is a little pricey, but you're getting something from one of the masters of clothing design, so you can't really grumble.
American readers will be sad to hear that this particular item isn't available to you, but I'm sure you have some pals in the UK that you could ask nicely to send one over. Also available in black and white for the Parisian in you.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
ABC's "This Week" — Robert Gibbs, adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign; Ed Gillespie, adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Gibbs; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — David Axelrod, adviser to the Obama campaign.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine; former Gov. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio; Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
"Fox News Sunday" — Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.; Gov. Martin O'Malley, D-Md.


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Beyonce's exotic animal skin sneakers draw PETA fire
R&B superstar Beyonce has risked the wrath of animal rights campaigners by commissioning a pair of shoes made from exotic animal skins.
Earlier this month, the Crazy In Love hitmaker came under fire from bosses at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for sporting an outfit made from python and iguana during her Super Bowl half-time show.
Now she looks set for more criticism after asking designers at custom sneaker company Perfectly Made Kicks (PMK) to create her a pair of exotic shoes.
The sneakers, named King Bey after the star, are made from crocodile and anaconda skins, stingray, ostrich, and calf hair, and are in the style of her favourite Isabel Marant shoes.
A statement posted on the PMK website reads, "PMK starts the year off with another worlds (sic) first, taking the Isabel Marant sneaker wedge (back) to the cobbling block to create a one-of-a-kind design for R&B royalty and pop sensation Beyonce Knowles-Carter. Summoned by King Bee and given the task to create a custom design worthy of her approval, PMK takes the Isabel Marant sneaker wedge back to the beginning of time."


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>Racing>How hard should you push in a half marathon?
my question is this: I have run two half marathons, one a year ago and one today. last year's was terrible. I ran hard and barely finished. today's was a training run for a full i am training for. I just ran comfortably the whole time. my question is am i doing any harm to my body if I really push it or should you race more like the training run I did today, presuming it's not a training run.
It's a race. You run as fast as you can and still cover the distance with more or less equal mile splits (wind and hills are another story). You should be able to finish strong, but be spent at the end.
Consistently Slow
Run until the trail runs out.
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
I'd say it depends on your goal. You said you were using it as a training run, so you made the right call to take it easy and not race it. I have a goal half next weekend, and plan on laying it all out there and being wiped out by the end of the race.
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Goals | sub-18 5k | sub-3 marathon 2:56:46!!
Right on Hereford...
To answer your question, no, you're not doing harm to your body if you race the half marathon during training for a full. You would be getting a better training effect by racing it as hard as you can, in fact. This is assuming you're not injured and it's more than 3 weeks before your marathon.
I think it's something between these two. It sounds like you went out too fast for your first half, which I would say is different than running "hard". I think your problem with the first race was pacing. But, a race shouldn't feel like a training run, either. For a half, (I think) you should feel like you gave just about everything you had. Maybe not staggering across the finish line and collapsing but definitely feeling like you wouldn't want to run another mile. But, the best way to get a sense for race effort is to run more races.
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
My blog is JT Running DC. It's awesome.
As others have said, there are really two questions - effort and pacing.
Over any distance things will go badly if you set off at a pace significantly faster than you are able to maintain for the whole thing.
This can mean that things feel relatively comfortable in the early stages of a longer race. But you'll be working very hard to maintain that pace in the latter stages if the pace you've chosen is close to the best pace you are capable of for that distance on that day.
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It really does depend on your fitness level and how well trained you are - obviously you want to pace it out so that you use all your energy to the best of what you've got, for some individuals that means they can run "balls to the wall" and hold it for 21.1k. We're all different, focus on what you want to accomplish out of this race and give it a go!
To answer your question, no, you're not doing harm to your body if you race the half marathon during training for a full. You would be getting a better training effect by racing it as hard as you can, in fact. This is assuming you're not injured and it's more than 3 weeks before your marathon.
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5k - 17:59 (18:05); 10k - 35:59 (36:42); HM - 1:19:19 (1:19:59); FM - 2:49:59 (3:05:46)
The half you just ran, it sounds to me like that your goal marathon pace should be at that pace or faster. You did benefit due to it being a long, steady run, and you should have confidence in being able to maintain at least that pace for the full.
If you have another chance to race a half, that would also be beneficial. Aim for at least 15 seconds/mile faster than what you just did. There are a number things to practice: Toeing the line knowing that you are going for a PR; focusing on passing people (or not being passed!) for the final few miles; hanging on for those last few miles when things get hard.
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I push pretty hard, but not stupid. My last half, the pace was about 15 seconds more per mile than my tempo pace I use for 5K training. That wasn't really a spontaneous occurrence though--I carefully planned my race ahead of time. I'm ambitious, so I chose an ambitious goal. That goal (the overall finish time goal) was selected based on how I performed in my last half, and how I performed in a more recent 9-miler on a harder course. From there, I figured out the average pace I'd need to hit, and worked it out so the first few miles would be run more conservatively than the rest (there's a negative split calculator online you can Google which is helpful). Once I got to mile 10, it was pedal to the metal with all I had. When I finished, I wasn't nauseous or anything, but I had nothing left in my legs.
Mile 5:49 - 5K 19:58 - 10K 43:06 - HM 1:36:54
Even pacing is great if you are precisely correct in guessing what you are capable of that day, but if you overestimate your fitness it is a recipe for a blowup at mile 10. I have only done 4 HM's, as opposed to the 13 marathons, but i did just go below 1:30 using a measured strategy. I set my goal pace at 10-15 seconds slower than my 7 mile tempo run pace. Then i started the half at 10 seconds slower than that pace for the first couple of miles. From there, i dropped down to goal pace for the next 4 miles, then below goal pace for the next 4 miles. I shifted into a different mindset the last 5K, just looking at it as a really fast short tempo run, dropping the pace down with each succeeding mile until finishing the last mile at 10K race pace. You give up 20-30 seconds total those first 4-5 miles, but the race is long enough to not only make it up, but get below your goal time while finishing strong, passing people. Finishing strong is a real confidence booster no matter what your final time was.
This is all decent advice if you're main goal is to avoid a blow up and have a confidence boosting experience, but if you want to see what you're capable of, occasionally you have to risk blowing up. You have to take into account the course profile, your competition, whether the mental let down of letting a group or a competitor go is better than trying to hang and risking a blow up, etc. There are lots of little things that come into play.
My last half marathon (last Sunday) I was probably a tiny bit too aggressive in miles 5-7, but I was running stride for stride with one of my buddies/teammates/competitors and we were in a good groove, working well off of each other and neither of us wanted to blink. I wound up fading quite a bit after mile 10, where he didn't. He got me this time, but maybe next time I'll get him. That's racing. I still hung on for a better finish than I probably would have if I'd set a conservative goal and tried to negative split the race. At age 43 it wound up being my 2nd or 3rd fastest half marathon ever and I've run a bunch of them. No regrets.
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I agree with mikey on that -- there are fewer dividends for being cautious in the half marathon than in, say, the marathon. My best half marathon was run in a similar fashion to mikey's, a bit of a positive split with a 10s/mile or so fade over the last 5k.
It hurts that way, but you don't leave the race wondering "what if."
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mikey and Jeff are spot on. I'm still trying to get into shape but I pushed the pedal hard yesterday and worked with another guy for 9 miles. We both surprised ourselves with times a couple of minutes under our goal for the day but neither of us had a "what if". In our case we didn't fade but managed to pick it up and work through the pain. Good physical and mental confidence builder for the next phase and goal HM in a couple of months.
To your question, unless your a few weeks out from a goal marathon shove the pace as hard as you can. You will learn much about yourself and your running and if you blow up so be it. You can turn it into a nice long run and not do any damage. If you don't know where the red line is, you won't know how to ride along it when you really want to chase that PR.
BTW - I'm talking more about feel here. I ran without fiddling with my timex and was focused on how it felt to race hard. The other fellow had the garmin and was watching splits but I was focused on the intensity and hurt. That's the only way I can move past that level of discomfort to new levels. But then again, I'm just a hobby jogger at heart.
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You are unlikely to harm your body by pushing hard, that would be a freak thing. The last 3-4 miles will just hurt like hell. The first 4-5 will be solid but comfortably hard and it should get progressively more difficult from there. The last 5K should be mentally challenging.
The penalties in the HM for going out to hard are far, far less than in a marathon. You may fade 10-20sec/mile but you won't fade 1-2min/mile.
My personal best was relatively even run. There was a slow couple miles around 10 in and then the last two were faster than average, with the final mile being the fastest of the race (and one of the best efforts I have ever run in any race).
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I have a game at 7am doubles tomorrow...maybe Friday evening though...my cell is 619-3478397
thanks, Wayne
Hi Kevin.
I'm in Naples off of Oakes Blvd.. We're right across the street. I'd love to play tomorrow night. Let me know exactly where and when. My cell is 516 205-5227. I'll play singles, dubs, or just hit. Thanks!!!!
I t will probably work for me too. We are going boating, but will be back around 4 PM. I'll check my email then, or you can call to confirm if it's on or not.
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PREAMBLE: The CameraHi guys, I've found 3 DSLR under 4000$ to make low-light indoor wide angle shots for color-grading porpuse:1. Canon 5D Mark III-PROS: I can use 24mm f/1,4 low-light lenses without crop-factor-CONS: 8bit 4:2:0 H.264 compressed files (is it so bad?)2. Nikon D800 + Hyperdeck Shuttle2 or Atomos Ninja2-PROS: Shuttle2 records 10bit 4:2:2 Uncompressed Quicktime files (from the 8bit HDMI Nikon out); or Ninja2 records 8bit 4:2:2 handy ProRes-CONS: perhaps moiré effects with D8003. Blackmagic Cinema Camera-PROS: fine 12bit 4:2:2 CinemaDNG 2,5K files-CONS: the narrow sensor seems not good for low-light, and the 2,4x crop-factor would require an ultra-wide 10mm f/2,8 lens that is not so fastPerhaps... 5D Mark III is the best VDSLR with the worst codec; Blackmagic is the worst VDSLR with the best codec; D800+Shuttle/Ninja is in the middle.But my target is to make good color-correction (DaVinci or Smoke?). Then I suppose also the codec is very important to me.(Now I must admit that I'm a newbie in color-correction HD/2K workflow, so be patient!)FIRST SCENARIO: starting with 8bit 4:2:0 H.2641st_question: is it true that 8bit 4:2:0 H.264 is inapporpriate for NLE and color-grading (soppose that I use Smoke, so no-steps)?
2nd_question: if so, is it true that converting this native 8bit 4:2:0 compressed file into a bigger 10bit 4:4:4 ProRes/Uncompressed/TIFF improves the color-correction quality/management? (Even when the native is only 8bit 4:2:2?)
SECOND SCENARIO: Shuttle's 10bit 4:2:2 Uncompressed or with Ninja's 8bit 4:2:2 ProRes?3rd_question: being Nikon's HDMI-out only 8bit 4:2:2, which one is more appropriate between Shuttle's 10bit 4:2:2 Uncompressed and Ninja's 8bit 4:2:2 ProRes?
4th_question: in spite of the dimention of the files, is editing directly with 10bit 4:2:2 Uncompressed Quicktime unhandy? (It requires a lot more GPU power than ProRes?)
THIRD SCENARIO: codec quality vs sensor quality5th_question: do you think that the fine native 12bit 4:2:2 CinemaDNG 2,5K file is a good enough reason to prefer Blackmagic Cinema Camera over the others for color-grading purpose (in spite of its so-narrow crop sensor and the limit of f/2,8 of the 10mm super wide lenses)?
ULTIMATE QUESTION: HD to 2K-DPX workflow hypothesis6th_question: which workflow do you prefer for "non-Red-HD-footage to 2K-DPX-film" through Editing + Color-grading softwares (for example Finalcut + DaVinci)?
For example, this is a solution by Saressh:-Edit Native (NLE edits are non-destructive) with Proxy-and-Relink technique-Output the edit to TIFF for gradingBut when you have finished with DaVinci, it directly export the final DXP, or you have to do this final step into NLE again?
Why don't immediately export DXP from NLE instead of TIFF?
And is it horrible to directly export ProRes 4:4:4 from NLE for grading?
Do you prefer the suite solution (Premiere+Speedgrade) or the all-in-one solution (Autodesk Smoke)?
(And which is the differences beetwen AAF vs OMF vs XML vs EDL?)
...I've found 3 DSLR under 4000$ to make low-light indoor wide angle shots for color-grading porpuse:...I suppose also the codec is very important to me...
Mr. Sareesh, you say that you would prefer the Blackmagic Cinema Camera over 5D3 and D800 in spite of the high crop-factor of its sensor.
Thanks a lot, really. I'll read the link for sure.And what about the two possibilities of workstation? (one based of uncompressed for high-end workstation and the other based on prores proxy on Smoke for cheaper workstation? Is it a realistic option? THX )
I agree. The fact is that I'm not an expert and I'm trying to understand mainly 2 things:1. do I really need real-time or not?
2. which workstation set could be right for me?I understand that real-time is an issue for color-grading only (because it's possible to edit proxy).So my 1st_question is: not having clients on my back, do you think it's possible to do a good color-grading work without real-time?
Here my 2nd_question: are these setups realistic? Any advice? Something to change?
Obvioulsy I'd like the iMac27" option for budget reason (and because I'm a Logic Pro user ), even if I know that this solution can't give me real-time grading option.But my 3rd_question is: is the iMac27" option anyway sufficient to grade HD/2K uncompressed clips even if in NON-real-time?
This doubt comes from the DaVinci manual that says that with an iMac27" you can't simply grade 2K/HD even if slowly, because with iMac solution many tools are inhibited (for example noise-reduction)!So, I know that I'm only a poor indie who doesn't deserve real-time, but at least I'd like to have the same tools!
Now my 4th_question: my dirty (and compressed) workflow hypothesis:-H.264 is the beginning;-I convert H.264 into 10bit 4:4:4 Uncompressed;
-Then I convert H.264 also into 10bit 4:4:4 ProRes proxy;
-using Smoke I can edit and also color-grade the 4:4:4 proxy in a single step;-at the very end I replace the 4:4:4 proxy with the 4:4:4 Uncompressed for rendering.Now you'll probably say that grading directly a 4:4:4 ProRes proxy only to replace it with a 4:4:4 Uncompressed clip just at the very end is like to buy a pair of shoes for a friend using my own foot as model . That's true! But perhaps (this is my question!) could a 4:4:4 proxy be similar enough to the 4:4:4 uncompressed as two pairs of shoes with the same size? Could it be?
Shoot H.264.Log and archive footage in H.264 (@45Mbps with a shooting ratio of 8:1 for a 2 hour feature, you have a total of approx. 350 GB)Ingest and edit native - real-time - no need for proxies - If no major effects, etc - (If using CS6) port to AE for finishing, etc - work in 32 floatIf major effects, chroma, etc needs to be carried out, export 16-bit TIFF sequence (only required scenes) from AME and then import to AE for finishing, etc - work in 32 floatExport/Render DPX or TIFF, 10-bit/16-bit (You will only be grading 2 hours of locked edit - (9 MB per frame (10-bit), about 225-300 MB/s, total 1.6 - 2.5 TB))Import in SpeedGrade and grade - export master to DPX (and TIFF).From TIFF master - import into Premiere and Author in Encore to Blu-ray, DVD, etcExport from AME to various web/mobile formatsexport from AME to HDCAM SR/D5 (for broadcast)
I'm just curios about a thing: thunderbolt storage: a lot of people say that Pegasus R6 thunderbolt raid (6x 2TB) is not good for 2K workflow, and they prefer SAS solution like two G-Speed eS Pro with ATTO 680 card. Well, Pegasus declares 800MB/s with R6 (perhaps raid5 or raid0 I don't know), and 800MB/s is enough for [email protected] 16bit linear that should be 440MB/s, isn't it?So, here my 1st_question: why should a 2k-guy prefer an expensive SAS solution instead of this cheaper thunderbolt raid? Is R6 a bottleneck?
My 2nd_question: about the iMac27"+PegasusR6+AvidArtistColor+Eizo setup, working with CS6, do I need something else like an external device? I don't know... AJA T-Tap or Blackmagic UltraStudio 3D to connect the Eizo CG275W? Something missing?
And here my 3rd_question: if I want to magnify HD native to 2K-size, in which step should I change the size? Before or after grading? AME at the very end?
4th_question: out of curiosity: which is in your opinion the workstation specs and devices to color-grade uncompressed 2K in real-time:
Well, I need simply a single computer for one color-grading-timeline only. This single computer has to do all: editing, color-grading, finishing, rendering, so the entire workflow of a single project on a single computer, but with calm, step-by-step.1st_question: Mr Sareesh, you say that a 4-core i7 is enough for editing H.264 in realt-time, but with all NLEs or only with Premiere?
2nd_question: you say that 4-core i7 is «more than enough» for non-real-time color-grading, but you also say that for rendering I need an 8-core Xeon or I might expect to change computer every two years! And it scares me! (I want a long-life computer!) So it's better to specify that I haven't an intense rendering activity... just a 30'-long video per week. So my question is: 4-core i7 could be damaged by this activity? Your advice remains anyway to prefer an 8-core Xeon?
3rd_question: a doubt about the AMD 6970M 2gb: can this card handle two 2K/HD monitors? And if so, can it do the same when it is in a iMac27" (where the editing monitor is the iMac-27"-LED and the preview monitor will be the Eizo 2K CG275W)?
4th_question: it seems that the iMac27-mini-DisplayPort outputs only 8bit video signal - so not very good for 10bit preview - but AJA T-Tap declares to output 10bit video signal from thunderbolt connection. Could it be a solution for the Eizo and for a 10bit grading preview?
5th_question: maybe this is a silly question: when I grade linear uncompressed 16bit tiffs, is 10bit preview monitor enough? Or I need 16bit connection to 16bit monitor?
6th_question: for scratch disk, is a single internal 7200rpm sata sufficient? Or could I simply use a folder in the Pegasus R6 thunderbolt RAID? (Or simply could I use a folder in the same internal SSD of the operative system?)
My general recommendations for a 2K editing, grading, finishing and rendering to a DPX/TIFF master:i7 970 (6-core single CPU)24 GB RAMQuadro 4000 (or Nvidia GTX 580 + Decklink)160 GB internal SSD Intel for OS + Adobe Production Premium CS67,200 rpm SATA 6 Gbps drives - WD:500GB (or 1 TB) x 2 in RAID 0 for scratch disk/cache OR OCZ PCI drive if you have the budget1TB x 2 in RAID 5/10 for Ingest and reading (or 2TB x2)1TB x 2 in RAID 5/10 for rendering output (or 2TB x2)2TB x 1 for backup, project files, etc.Areca ARC RAID controllerArchival HDDs - as many as you can afford!
I'm terrified... day by day this setup question seems to be alternately solvable and unsolvable (i.e. cheap vs expensive).
1. Why do you advice to use two different raids for reading and for rendering?
2. OCZ PCI is very expensive, but it's an excellent solution as scratch disk. Anyway there are several models, which model do you recommend?
... And could a single SSD be a solution in the middle? (Or two SSD raid0? You know, I don't think to use AE intensively, perhaps only Premiere+Photoshop+Speedgrade.)
4. I'll try to itemize a compromise iMac27" setup following your hard-disk configuration advices:-iMac27" with 4-core i7-16gb-ram-1x internal 2tb-SATA-II (3Gbps) for OS, CS6, project-files-1x internal 256gb-SSD for scratch/cache-Pegasus R6 thunderbolt raid-5 for ingest / reading / archive, but ALSO for rendering output-Lacie Quadra 12TB firewire 800 raid-5 as archive copyCould this setup be sufficient to avoid harddisk-speed bottlenecks?
(Because I try to find the most convenient solution - and you know that I try to remain with Apple for Logic and other mac-only apps - but if you say that this compromise is not sufficient I definitely will avoid this unnecessary investment even if small! The compromise must be acceptable: no evident bottleneck.)
5. Could the following variant be better: 1x internal 256gb-SSD parted (100gb for OS, CS6, projects and 150gb for scratch/cache)? (You know that iMac27" can have only one SSD and one SATA-II.)
6. I've read your link about the ideal workstation (HERE) and I must say that it's so complicated for me. Anyway I found in the discussion the website avadirect where it's possible to customize a workstation. So trying to image a pc-solution xeon-based, starting from HERE, which xeon-machine could you choice for the purpose of editing(real-time)-colorgrade-rendering 2k uncompressed?7. Now - I know that it's boring for you - HERE there are all the items to build the most well-balanced and efficient machine for the purpose of 2k...etc. Which could be your detailed choices for:-Socket Xeon Processors?-DDR3-1333 ECC Unbuffered DIMM Memory?-PCI Express x16 Video Cards?-HPC Processor Units?-SATA Hard Drives?-Storage Drives?-SATA RAID Controllers?-Storage Subsystem Configuration?-Server Hot-Swap Kits and Backplanes?(For you it's just a piece of cake, Mr. Sareesh, but your help is very important for me, and I think also for all newbies like me )So, with this pc-xeon-config, could we remain around 6.000$ budget? (max 7...)Again... thanks a lot for your help!
Different programs in your pipeline use different resources. Premiere does not use CPU/GPU/RAM/HDD as AE does. AE is different from Photoshop or Speedgrade and so on.
I'm very curious about it: in which way AE uses CPU/GPU/RAM/HDD? Is there a scheme (or something similar) that itemizes the differents between AE/PR/SG's behavior with the computer's resources?
If my target wasn't 2K/HD video footage to be edited/graded/rendered, but if the target was a super-live-animation 2K film? (You know, The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters by Mamoru Oshii: HERE a sample.) I suppose that this kind of photo-collage layering is made with AE+PS or similar. So, for this kind of 2K AE project - handling native 6K RAW photos together with PS - which is the ideal computer? (CPU/GPU/RAM/HDD?)Thx a lot!


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Sometimes it comes in handy to be able to manually remove spyware. Too often, techs and hobbyists hit a brickwall with these rogues. So they format the hdd and reload Windows, often discarding data, installed apps and ass't other sundry settings. Manually removing infected files offers a more surgical approach.
The best way to remove spyware and viruses, of course, is the SOB (standard operating bullscheiss). Run apps like Ad-Aware, Spybot, Ccleaner, SpySweeper, Ewido, or whatever. Update your AV app and run it. Run online scans. Do the SOB first. But this often fails to remove newer, persistent forms of spyware.
When running the SOB, there's no sense in watching the paint dry, so start hunting. Search the system for any recently added dll's or exe's. Also, for any null files (xxx.~) or tmp's. The time stamp's important. One of the first things to determine is how long a user's been having problems. This will help refine your search for any recently added files.
Do your homework here. Google any dll's or exe's you find in your search-by-date. No sense in deleting any legitimate app files. Sometimes you'll find dll's and exe's in odd places: temp folders, even the Windows' font folder. Use common sense. If you're not sure, backup the dll or exe to a usb drive. Null files and tmp files are safe to add to your list. Crap cleaner (Ccleaner) will clear the stuff in the temp folders generally but not always. Don't take anything for granted.
Recently I ran across the dreaded "Spy Falcon". The user said he had been having problems for 4 days or so. While running the SOB, a search for week-old dll's yielded ginuerep.dll, the only one to turn up in my search-by-date. Googling "ginuerep.dll" yielded the info I needed: confirmation ginuerep.dll was spyware and also Spy Falcon removal instructions. By the time I found out Spybot wasn't going to remove it, I was ready to manually do it. No sense in wasting time.
Online AV scans such as Panda and Trendmicro will often reveal infected files other apps won't find, such a java downloaders (rogue jar files). But they won't remove them. Rootkitrevealer, the same (beware false positives with this one). These infected files sometimes won't be visible from Windows. But they ARE there. You can verify that if need be by booting to a live cd (Insert's good for this) or running old DOS utilities (co.com or dr.com).
Up to this point, we've been compiling a list of files from a number of sources. We're haven't removed any files yet. It's really important to keep accurate notes. To manually remove rogue files, we're finding them in one step and removing them in another.
So we got our list, then see what we can delete from Windows Explorer, or whatever file manager you use, before rebooting. Again, don't assume that if you can't see it, it's not there. Delete from a command prompt if you can (better know some DOS stuff!).
Removing our little friends is a process of booting and rebooting till they're gone. You need a live linux cd. First, so we can see what's on the Windows' partition. And second, so we have another option for removing the rogues (they can get tricky). You can hide from Windows' API, but you can't hide from Midnight Commander.
There's really no set order for booting between safe mode and the live cd. You're flying by the seat of your pants at this point. Booting into safe mode is best done with command prompt, one of the safe mode options you'll get after hitting F8. I prefer using the "del" command. It works better than to use a file manager like Explorer. In my experience, the "del" command will still delete files not visible by the API.
Booting to the linux CD, mount the Windows partition (usually /dev/hda1/, but not always). If it's a FAT file system you're dealing with here, fine. If you've mounted an NTFS partition, you'll need to run a linux app called "captive" so you can write to it (or delete in this case). Insert (linux) has great instructions for this. I believe it's on all the Knoppix distros, don't know about the others. A caveat here: captive doesn't work everytime. It gets buggy on some volumes, don't know why.
So you'll have two basic options for deleting files: the linux cd and safe mode. Stick to your list. If you're worried something on the list is a system file of some kind, use the linux cd and a usb drive to make a copy before you delete. Midnight Commander (mc) is a handy file manager for this. Make sure you got good notes if you need to put anything back.
And use those online scans, too, until you get an all clear (yes, you'll need the loathesome Internet Explorer for those, replete with ActiveX, so make sure you don't have the screws down too tight on IE). Boot. Reboot. Repeat as necessary.
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Opinion: U.S. has to stand strong against North Korea
EDITOR'S NOTE: Boris Epshteyn formerly served as a Senior Advisor to the Trump Campaign and served in the White House as Special Assistant to The President and Assistant Communications Director for Surrogate Operations.
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - The North Korean threat continues to grow.
Last week the rogue nation launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. North Korea, and some experts here in the U.S., say that these missiles could hit major cities in the United States.
North Korea has continued to actively pursue its missile program. It has carried out 12 missile tests since February.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is unquestionably advancing and accelerating North Korea's long range strike capabilities.
The Trump administration has said that all options are on the table to deal with North Korean aggression. Let's dig deeper.
The communist regime in North Korea continues to be propped up by China. President Trump has taken a hard line with China, both in meetings and publicly, pressuring them to exert control over their client state.
The U.S. is also calling on the United Nations to institute harsher sanctions against North Korea itself. Sanctions against North Korea have not worked so far. The country is already in economic ruins. Kim Jong Un, like his father before him, does not rule by feeding his people or making their lives better.
The North Korean regime appeals to its citizens' nationalism by showing off military strength and oppresses them to drive the point home. Kim Jong Un is willing to starve his own people at the expense of bolstering military might.
The U.S. has shown force in response to the latest tests. Two supersonic B-1B bombers flew over the Korean peninsula over the weekend and a missile defense system was successfully tested in Alaska.
The bottom line is that this administration should not allow North Korea to destabilize Asia and the world. If the economic and diplomatic channels fail, pre-emptive military action has to be on the table in order to put North Korea, and its maniacal leader, in its place.


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Orange County detectives said Suni Abdalla claimed masked men pulled guns and robbed him of $17,000 while he was collecting payments for his Oviedo-based employer.
Investigators said Abdalla admitted he made the whole thing up and used part of the money to buy lottery scratch off tickets.
At the time of his arrest Tuesday, detectives said Abdalla returned almost $15,000 left over. He's facing charges of grand theft and filing a false police report.
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|Marlins | Dangling Juan Pierre, Placido Polanco
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:48:46 -0700
The Miami Marlins are gauging other teams' interest in OF Juan Pierre and 3B Placido Polanco.
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|Marlins | Trio of players could return Monday
Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:28:46 -0700
Miami Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring), 2B Donovan Solano (intercostal) and 1B Joe Mahoney (hamstring) had their rehab games rained out the past two days, but all three are on track to return from their disabled list stints Monday, June 10.
Fantasy Tip: Stanton and Solano will return to starting duties, but Mahoney will likely serve as the backup to Casey Kotchman at first base. Marcell Ozuna's hot bat should keep him in the everyday lineup even with the return of Stanton. A platoon in left field between Juan Pierre and Justin Ruggiano could be in order.
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|Marlins | Giancarlo Stanton expects to return Monday
Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:14:20 -0700
Miami Marlins OF Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) will serve as the designated hitter at Class A Jupiter Thursday, June 6, after playing in two consecutive rehab games. He played seven innings in the outfield Wednesday, June 5. Stanton expects to come off the disabled list Monday, June 10.
Fantasy Tip: This will make fantasy owners rejoice. Marcell Ozuna is expected to move to center field, and that may signal the end for Juan Pierre with Justin Ruggiano in left. However, don't write off Pierre just yet; he could platoon with Ruggiano in left so the team can utilize his speed occasionally.
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|Marlins | Juan Pierre suddenly whiffing
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:24:32 -0700
Miami Marlins OF Juan Pierre entered the game Friday, April 19, striking out three or more times in a game just five times in 1,897 big league games. He struck out three times Friday, and then did it again Saturday, April 20. He has never struck out four times in a game.
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|Marlins | May go with platoon in CF
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:10:37 -0700
Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond said he may choose to go with a platoon in center field to start the year. OF Christian Yelich may be Redmond's top choice, but he's expected to start the season at Double-A Jacksonville. Yelich is hitting .381 this spring and leads the team with five home runs and 13 RBIs. "I play him all the time. I love him. Like I said, he's had a great spring. He's done everything we've asked of him. But at the end of the day, he's never had an at-bat above A ball, and we have to make sure we're doing the right thing for him and the organization," Redmond said. OFs Chris Coghlan, Gorkys Hernandez and Justin Ruggiano (back) are the realistic candidates. Ruggiano is 1-for-11 after returning from a back injury and doesn't look 100 percent healthy. Coghlan has a minor league option left, but he appears to deserve a spot the most. The team will not move OF Juan Pierre from left field to center.
Fantasy Tip: Ruggiano is in line for regression after a very fortunate hit rate last season as he emerged out of nowhere. He's somewhat intriguing, but mainly only for his power. Coghlan and Hernandez only stand out in NL-only leagues, and their luster is lessened with platoon possibilities. Yelich will probably see major league at-bats later in the season.
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|Marlins | Juan Pierre could see time in CF
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:17:59 -0800
Miami Marlins manager Mike Redmond indicated OF Juan Pierre could see some playing time in centerfield during spring training games.
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|Marlins | Nearly missed out on Juan Pierre
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:57:25 -0800
Miami Marlins OF Juan Pierre said Sunday, Feb. 10, that he was 15 minutes from signing with the Houston Astros in the offseason before the Marlins called and offered $1.6 million. Pierre said it "was a no-brainer" to return to Miami. "It's a special place. I met my wife when I was with the Marlins," Pierre said.
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|Marlins | Juan Pierre signed
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:23:33 -0800
The Miami Marlins have signed free-agent OF Juan Pierre (Phillies) to a one-year contract worth $1.6 million.
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|Phillies | Decline options on three
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:31:30 -0700
The Philadelphia Phillies declined a $5.5 million mutual option with 3B Placido Polanco and paid him a $1 million buyout. They declined options on RP Jose Contreras ($2.5 million) and 1B Ty Wigginton ($4 million) as well, paying them $500,000 buyouts. OF Juan Pierre and C Brian Schneider are free agents and are unlikely to re-sign.
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|Phillies | Two with big night
Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:18:14 -0700
Philadelphia Phillies OF Juan Pierre had five hits Thursday, Sept. 20. 2B Chase Utley had four hits and four RBI.
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Bump Bridge #43May 23. 2013 3:20PM
Perch Pond Road
Campton, NH
The original Queenpost structure at this site was built in 1877. At one time the bridge was known as the Webber Bridge. The current structure was built by Arnold Graton in 1972 after it was determined all of the bottom framing was rotten and there was nothing that could be repaired. The bridge rests on timber bents instead of the more commonly used stone abutments.
Year of Construction: - 1972
Original Cost: - $2,500
One mile east of N.H. Route 175 on Bump Road at Campton Hollow spanning the Beebe River.
Queenpost style. The bridge itself is 68'4" long with a clear span of 61'6". There are two ramps (one 11'6" and the other 6'4") leading to the bridge. The overall ridge length, including the ramps, is 83"10". It has an overall width of 16'9" with a roadway width of 13'4" and a maximum vertical clearance of 11'4". The bridge is posted for three tons, passenger cars only.
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NHIAA Roundup: Zorn leads Derryfield boys
February 26. 2013 11:52PM
Tyler Zorn hit a flurry of 3-pointers in a 31-point night, leading host Derryfield School of Manchester past Canaan (Vt.)-Pittsburg, 75-52, on Tuesday night in the opening-round of the Division IV boys' basketball tournament.
Zorn buried seven shots from long distance as the Cougars improved to 15-4. Travis Chase led the visitors with 24 points. Canaan-Pittsburg fell to 6-13.
Littleton 62, Portsmouth Christian 41: Nick Whipple, Josh Bogardus and Jeff Howard all scored a dozen points in the opening-round win of the Division IV tournament.
Colebrook 71, Gorham 60: In Division IV prelim action in Colebrook, Dylan Leach netted 22 points for the Mohawks (14-5), who led 41-23 at halftime. Sam Jensen led Gorham (6-13) with 15 points.
Div. I boys, regular season
Bedford 72, Timberlane 36: In Bedford the Bulldogs improved to 11-6 in the Division I regular season campaign with their fifth straight win and eighth triumph over their last nine outings.
Bedford will host Central Friday at 6:30 p.m. Bedford led 39-18 at halftime as Sam Thomas netted 15 points and Cam Meservey added 11. James Caparell tallied 10. Timberlane (0-17) was led by Patrick Mahoney with eight points.
Pinkerton 58, Dover 46: In Derry, the Astros posted one of its biggest regular season wins, knocking off struggling Dover. Cam Welch (14 points), Luke Rosinski (13 points) and Scott Bradley (12 points) paced a balanced scoring attack for the 5-12 Astros. Anthony Lupi had 14 points for 7-10 Dover, which has lost seven of its last eight games.
Memorial 57, Alvirne 49: At Hudson, Tong Akot had the hot hand, hitting five of six shots and scoring 14 points for Manchester Memorial. Omaru Kante sank eight free throws and had 14 points, while Kabongo Ngalakulondi chipped in 10 points for the Cruaders (13-4).
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Bishop Guertin 63, Salem 59: At Salem, the Cardinals (12-5) were led by Andrew Williams (12 points) with five points in the fourth quarter. BG was 11-of-15 in the fourth quarter at the free throw line. Jeff Lunn (20 points) and C.J. Boykin (10) also paced BG. Mike Felix had 22 points for Salem (7-10) and Jack Hartman (13 points) added nine in the fourth quarter.
Merrimack 73, Nashua North 52: At Nashua, Eric Gendron led the way with 23 points, and Brad Jarry scored a career-high 19 as the Tomahawks rolled on the road. Merrimack (11-5) gave up only 19 points in the first half. Nashua North moved to 3-14.
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Lebanon 69, John Stark 27: Moriah Morton netted 22 points as top-ranked Lebanon defeated No. 16 John Stark of Weare in the preliminary round of the Division II girls' basketball tournament in Lebanon Tuesday.
The undefeated Raiders (19-0) jumped out to a 23-2 lead in the first quarter.
Emily Kehoe scored 16 points in the win and teammate Heather King added 14 points. The Generals finished 4-15.
Pelham 68, Goffstown 63 (OT): In Goffstown for the second time this season, 11th-ranked Pelham knocked off the sixth-ranked Grizzlies in the preliminary round of the Division II girls' basketball tournament. During the regular season in Goffstown, Pelham beat Goffstown by five points. Tori Florence tallied 16 points including a lay-up with one second left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
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SETTING: A kitchen, a classroom, and a traffic jam.
(Kid is sitting in the kitchen at the table doing homework. Textbooks are piled up on the table. Mother enters with briefcase overflowing with papers.)
Mother:What a day! The traffic was horrible. I have such a headache.
Kid:That's nothing. I just spent a whole day at school and now I have six hours of homework.
Mother:Kids have it so easy! No job! No bosses! No commute! Wish I were a kid!
Kid:Adults have it so easy. No homework! No tests! I'd give anything to be in your shoes!
(Poof! Ghost appears.)
Mother:Who are you?
Ghost:I am the Official Ghost of Switching Shoes That Really Need To Be Switched, Division A, Sector 3. And I am here to show you...
(Ghost points to Mother.)
...a kid's world! And to show you...
(Ghost points to Kid.)
...an adult's world. Come with me.
(Ghost magically tele-ports Mother to school. Mother is now dressed in Kid's clothes, which are too small for her. She also carries Kid's backpack. She sits at a school desk.)
Teacher:I expect that 10-page report on the biology of a mosquito due tomorrow.
(Teacher addresses Mother.)
By the way, I have to give you a few textbooks that you didn't get at the beginning of the year.
Mother:But I'm not...
Teacher:Here. A 300-page book on the bladder of the frog...
Teacher:A 300-page book on the development of toilet paper, A Brief World History, oh, and a few other books.
(Teacher hands Mother four big thick books. A fifth book gets put in Mother's backpack. Mother stares in disbelief. She groans.)
Mother:Can't . . . move . . . books . . . too . . . heavy!
Ghost:Alright, let's head home. Only twelve blocks!
(Mother groans again. She tries to walk and collapses under weight of books. Ghost leaves her and returns to Kid in the kitchen.)
(Ghost magically tele-ports Kid to a car sitting in traffic. Kid is now dressed in Mother's clothes, which are far too big for her.)
Ghost:Now, here's what it's like in an adult's world.
(Sound of honking of car horns.)
Kid:I get to drive? Yes!
(Kid puts hands on wheel, ready to drive. More honking car horns.)
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Ghost:Well, this is the world of an adult. You're stuck in traffic, just like every morning. Wake me up in two more hours when you get to work, okay?
(Long horn sound and yelling.)
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(Kid enters with overstuffed briefcase and slumps at the table, exhausted.)
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Ghost:So, did you like a day in each other's shoes?
Kid/Mother:No way!
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Ghost:My work here is done. Oops, I have to get to my next appointment!
(Ghost winks at audience. Ghost exits.)
(Mother and Kid hug in relief.)
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Sphyrna tudes
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Sphyrna tudes (Valenciennes, 1822)
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|The historical confusion that surrounds this species' taxonomy is pending resolution and nomenclatural stability. The current lectotype of this species (MNHN 1049 from Nice, France) most likely represents S. couardi, and the paralectotype (MNHN 1019 from Cayenne, French Guiana) most likely represents S. bigelowi. The retention of the name S. tudes would require the rejection of the current lectotype and redesignation of the Cayenne specimen as the lectotype. Compagno (in preparation b) outlines the history and problems associated with this issue.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2ad+3d+4ad ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
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|Mycock, S.G., Lessa, R. & Almeida, Z.
|Kyne, P.M., Cavanagh, R.D., Fowler, S.L., Heupel, M.R. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. (Shark Red List Authority)
With a confused taxonomic history Sphyrna tudes has likely been misreported from several localities, and its true range appears restricted to the Western Central and Southwest Atlantic from Venezuela to Uruguay. Records from the Mediterranean are probably incorrect. The adults' preference for inshore habitats at depths of 9 to 40 m and the juveniles' use of shallow coastal nursery areas predisposes this species to capture in inshore multi-species artisanal gillnet fisheries. It is taken as bycatch in such fisheries throughout its range with all size classes and reproductive stages susceptible to capture. This species has a one-year reproductive cycle with litters of 5 to 19 pups. Marked declines have been reported anecdotally in catches of this species off Trinidad and declines are now apparent off northern Brazil. Given its inshore coastal habitat, limited reproductive capacity, susceptibility to capture and heavy (and increasing) gillnet fishing pressure throughout its range, S. tudes is assessed as Vulnerable. Quantitative evaluation of gillnet catches across its range is a priority and protected areas should be established.
|Range Description:
|Original records from the Mediterranean by Valenciennes (1822) may be incorrect and may be based on Sphyrna couardi (Cadenat and Blache 1981, Compagno in prep. b).
Observations that the species has been recorded off the western Florida, USA, Mexico and Panama require verification (records off Mississippi, USA probably incorrect; Compagno in prep. b).
Key inshore muddy beach habitats along the north east coast of South America, Trinidad and Tobago and Northern Brazilian Coast to the State of Maranhão, are identified as pupping and nursery grounds for this species and adults are known from the continental shelf over its range from the southern Gulf of Mexico to Uruguay.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – southwest
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Sphyrna tudes is a small, inshore hammerhead shark. Newborn and juveniles occupy inshore muddy beach nursery areas, and adults to a maximum size of 150 cm TL are found in depths of 5 to 40 m over muddy substrates.
Geographic variation in maturity and aspects of reproductive biology are apparent:
Off Trinidad, males mature at ~80 cm TL; females at ~98 cm TL and are reported to ovulate and mate during August. Following a ten month gestation the young are born in shallow water from late May to June. Size at birth is ~30 cm TL. The annual reproductive cycle of this species results from gestation running concurrently with the ovarian cycle, and females are fertilized soon after parturition. Litter size 5 to 12 pups (Castro 1989).
Off northern Brazil (Maranhão state) the smallest pregnant female observed was 101 cm TL, however, the estimated size at 50% maturity for females was 114 cm TL. The estimated size of first maturity for males in northern Brazil was 92.1 cm TL, considerably higher than off Trinidad. Pregnant females are observed from June to October and also from January to April. The highest gonadal indices where observed in males from May to November and in March. Uterine eggs and embryos measuring 34 mm TL were observed in June. Embryos measuring 90, 150, 190 and 237 mm TL were observed in January. The number of embryos in females 101 to 132 cm TL ranged between 5-19. There is a strong relationship between the fecundity and the size of females (Lessa et al. 1998).
The characteristic golden colour of live specimens results from a pigment present in their penaeid shrimp and ariid catfish diet.
|Major Threat(s):
In experimental fisheries using gillnets with different meshes (1990/91/92) the species was the second most important in shallow waters off northern Brazil (Maranhao State), yielding a maximal CPUE in May of 20 kg/km/hr. In other periods of the year the CPUE was below 5 kg/km/hr. Using 20-25 cm mesh size gillnets, the species represented 25% of the total catch in 1991 and 15% in 1992 (Stride et al. 1992).
Multi-species gillnet fisheries over this species' range are reported to catch individuals of all sizes from newborns to adults. In Brazil, the species is reported to be of interest only to artisanal fisheries. A marked decline in such artisanal catches around Trinidad reported anecdotally between observations in 1985-86 and 1995-96 suggests the population has been impacted significantly in that region (Castro and Woodley 1998, Castro et al. 1999). The same decreasing trend in catches has been observed in recent years in northern Brazil (Almeida, unpublished data). Inshore coastal fishing is intense (and increasing in many areas) across this species' range and there is every reason to suspect that declines have occurred across its entire distribution.
|Conservation Actions:
None currently in place.
It is recommended that collection of quantitative artisanal catch data on this little known species is initiated. This should be combined with an investigation into the commercial value and utilization of its flesh and fins to enable a strategy for protection and management to be developed. Protection of shallow inshore habitat is certainly necessary for this and many other marine species.
|Mycock, S.G., Lessa, R. & Almeida, Z. 2006. Sphyrna tudes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60202A12318061. . Downloaded on 26 September 2018.
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LODI - Parents who left their children with Lodi day care provider Dorothy Bernhoft, who state officials accused in late January of neglecting children's basic needs and putting them to sleep in small dark closets, are expressing anxiety and frustration that criminal charges have yet to be filed against her.
LODI - Parents who left their children with Lodi day care provider Dorothy Bernhoft, who state officials accused in late January of neglecting children's basic needs and putting them to sleep in small dark closets, are expressing anxiety and frustration that criminal charges have yet to be filed against her.
The California Department of Social Services is continuing the process to permanently revoke Bernhoft's child care license, spokesman Michael Weston said. Bernhoft had an opportunity to appeal the allegations but did not do so by a Tuesday deadline.
Social Services and licensing officials received a tip in late January that Bernhoft had been letting infants sleep in their car seats in dark closets.
Multiple parents have contacted The Record via email to express frustration that criminal charges have yet to be filed. Names of families involved in the Bernhoft case will not be printed to protect the identities of potentially abused children.
We are "absolutely upset," wrote one parent, whose son was left in Bernhoft's care for more than a year. "Not to mention the neglect that was apparent when state workers witnessed the wrongdoing. It's not like this is rumored hearsay."
On a surprise visit Jan. 27, licensing officials found children in dark rooms or closets - one infant in close proximity to a loaded shotgun. There was other evidence that some children were so hungry they were eating pieces of their car seats. Music in the house was loud so Bernhoft couldn't hear them crying, according to the social services complaint.
In past years, Bernhoft has also operated during a three-year period when she was not licensed, the complaint said, and she hired employees who didn't have proper background checks.
"We are now going forward with permanently revoking her license," Weston said.
Bernhoft did not return calls for comment.
For the past month, Lodi Police have been investigating an in-home day care - although they will not confirm it is Bernhoft's - to determine if criminal charges will be filed. Det. Eric Bradley said the investigation into that day care is pending and could take up to another month.
Bradley said the investigation entails obtaining evidence and getting corroborating statements from involved parties. The department is working closely with the District Attorney's Office. Bradley said one of three things will occur: an arrest will be made; the District Attorney will file charges (an indictment) without an arrest; or charges will not be filed.
By multiple accounts, Bernhoft is described as a grandmotherly figure who often told parents she ran her day care out of love for children, not for money. The wife of a Lodi psychologist, Bernhoft kept her house in "immaculate" condition and would rarely allow parents in. She would often hand over infants to parents at the door already strapped in their car seats.
Parents loved the woman they call "Dottie" and trusted her. Some knew her for years and left multiple children in her care. They threw her an annual "we love Dottie" appreciation party.
One parent said they found Bernhoft through the Family Resource and Referral Center of San Joaquin. It was hard to find infant care in Lodi. The family removed their child and found another day care, tired of caring for major diaper rashes and picking up their son with a tear-stained face and bloodshot eyes.
"We were new parents with no family or friends around to tell us this wasn't normal, and she knew this," the parent said.
Others said the whole situation has caused grief and pain.
"I can only hope this was a recent lapse," one parent said in an email. "The 'bargaining' part of my grief wants reassurance that she loved and cared for (children) amazingly well until 'something' just recently went wrong."
Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lodiblog.


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CHUBBUCK, Idaho (AP) — The name has been released of a 5-year-old eastern Idaho girl who died after being shot by another 5-year-old in what police say is an accidental shooting.
Noelle Aston Shawver of Blackfoot died Wednesday after visiting a home in Chubbuck.
Police have released few details, citing an ongoing investigation.
A funeral is planned Wednesday in Blackfoot.
Police say emergency workers responded at about 3 p.m. Wednesday and took Shawver to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. The hospital confirmed later in the evening she had died.
Police say adults were in the home at the time of the shooting but were in a different room.
Investigators have not released the type of gun involved or said how the children got access to it.


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