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Former Fairfield University men's basketball player Rich Flemming was killed Sunday evening in Philadelphia. Flemming played for the Stags during the 2006-07 season before leaving the program because of a lack of playing time.
According to the report provided by the Philadelphia Police department, Flemming 25, who lived at 3600 E. Street, was shot in the chest, back and thigh at 5:51 p.m. in the 600th block of East Ontario Street by Vihn Ly, 28, of 1400 Jackson St. Flemming was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. at Temple University Hospital.
Police said that Ly was arrested and was charged with murder and other related offenses. The police spokesperson would not specify but did say that there was some kind of confrontation between the two before the gunshots were fired.
Flemming was a 6-foot-7 forward who hailed from Upland, Pa. He started off the season in a reserve role for head coach Ed Cooley, but halfway through the season broke into the starting lineup. He made eight starts, including a nine-point, 22-minute effort against Providence on December 4, 2006. However, Flemming's offense never materialized on a consistent basis and he found himself back as a reserve.
"He was one of our better natural athletes, but it just didn't work out for him in that first year," said Cooley when he was announced that Flemming was leaving. "He wanted more playing time, and I couldn't promise him that. (Flemming's) upside is tremendous, but I just couldn't guarantee the kind of minutes he wanted."
In his one season with the Stags, Flemming averaged 2.0 points and 10.6 minutes a game. Flemming transferred to University of Maryland-Baltimore County, sitting out the 2007-08 season. He played one year for the Retrievers in 2008-09, averaging 21.8 minutes and 6.7 points.
Former Fairfield player Herbie Allen tweeted: "R.I.P Rich Flemming. I feel like I lost a brother ... you'll be missed most definitely." Another former Stag, Yorel Hawkins, tweeted: #RIP Rich Flemming..U weren't my teammate but u made my visit THAT much better." Cooley, now the Providence head coach, said in a text message: "Very sad. Very, very sad."


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A refreshing change came my way recently when I was invited to try out Ego at The Dorset Arms in West Bridgford for the first time and as I am not altogether familiar with the particular area where the restaurant is based, I was excited to try something new outside of city central dining. Based within the popular residential estate of Wilford, Ego is a collection of Mediterranean restaurants based across the country with fifteen sites in total including our very own in Nottingham. The team are extremely friendly and welcoming and it was a delightful experience overall…
First impressions are of a warm, cosy nature with a vibrant atmosphere (we visited on a Saturday night) but I am told they are fairly busy most evenings and there was certainly an energetic vibe to the restaurant and bar area.
The menu is vast and a full gluten free menu is also available as standard which was impressive, with plenty of vegetarian options also on offer.
To begin with we ordered water for the table and wine- a large glass of Zinfandel rose and a red for my dining partner.
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^ I dunno, but one thing's for sure, China is getting a free pass from the wrath that Canada suffered just last week, though I'm not quite sure why that is.
Would someone explain how S/H got such high technical scores with two falls? Since the quad was two-footed, can it be worth so much as to make up for two falls? This looks totally ridiculous.
Not sure I like the pair, well Sui specifically, her style is too juniorish and messy. Maybe she'll get better in the future...
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^ I dunno, but one thing's for sure, China is getting a free pass from the wrath that Canada suffered just last week, though I'm not quite sure why that is.
1 Qing PANG / Jian TONG (CHN) 177.50
2 Wenjing SUI / Cong HAN (CHN) 171.47
3 Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN (USA) 166.72
4 Lubov ILIUSHECHKINA / Nodari MAISURADZE (RUS) 162.09
5 Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG (USA) 151.66
6 Nicole DELLA MONICA / Yannick KOCON (ITA) 145.21
7 Huibo DONG / Yiming WU (CHN) 123.93
8 Kaleigh HOLE / Adam JOHNSON (CAN) 115.15
they have 4S and 3F throw, hard spins and lifts with great execution.
I don't really get why I/M were treated like garbage here. Maybe because of Sui/Han?
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The PCS on the other hand is definitely too high since they fell on 2 jumps....massively distracting and threw their timing off for the remainder of the performance. The program also don't fit them nearly as well as the SP did. I would have them in 3rd place behind Y/C.
P/T's performance is beautiful but geez what happened to the SBS jumps? O_o
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I feel that Iliushechkina & Maisuradze should have been 2nd, but that's without seeing the protocols. Her jumps are usually questionable in terms of rotation.
I'm already annoyed by the scoring of Sui & Han. I realize we are in the China, and better results for the Chinese skaters will mean more people will pay to come watch, but scores need to be fair... They had two falls, a 2 footed throw (which isn't okay just because it's hard) and still don't skate like Seniors... I'm not talking about their baby, youthful looks.. It's just the frenetic, unpolished way in which they skate. Granted, they show very good expression and character for a team so young, but they skate like Jrs. I would have had the Russians ahead of them, absolutely.
Edited to add- I do hope Iliushechkina & Maisuradze work on selling their program better. It's such big music and there's just something a little dull in their presentation of it. In the future, more connection to the music and with each other would help.
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Thanks UnChosen.
I hate to say it but pair skating has gone down the toilet in the last few years. What I used to enjoy about pairs was the grace, elegance, and speed. There's not much of that nowadays. Now you can get monstrous scores without worrying about fixing your bad spins, sloppy positions, or messing up on lifts. You can even get generous scores by zamboni-ing the ice twice. I could forgive one fall if the rest of the package were very polished and mature, but not two falls with such unpolished style.
With S/H, the future os Chinese pairs is boding well, but they have *a lot* of things to improve on, like their presentation and flow across the ice IMHO. They have hard tricks (don't they have a 4Tw?), for sure, but they don't make the program.
They have time on their side to work on these things though, look at the other chinese pairs, they were all late bloomers on the artistic part.
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normal T4 levels should be between 4.5 to 11.2 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL).
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So no need to get a blood test done privately then , I was told it should be 12 to 22
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I dont know she said mine was 10.2 normal is 12 to 22
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Iowa state Sen. David Johnson, who's prepared to back Rick Perry, says his move on Saturday to dominate the political oxygen just as the Ames Straw Poll is getting under way will have a game-changing effect, per Kay Henderson:
"Definitely this is going to be good news, I think, for the Iowa Caucuses," Johnson said moments ago during an interview with Radio Iowa. "…The Straw Poll's going to be one thing, but I think the Caucuses is where the rubber's going to meet the road and I think we can organize a strong, strong effort for Governor Perry here in northwest Iowa which is rich with Republican voters."
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Johnson has never met Perry in person and while Perry has been telephoning Iowa political insiders for the past few weeks, Johnson didn't get a phone call. Johnson supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. In 2008, Johnson was a Romney backer. "I'm ready to endorse (Perry) as soon as he announces," Johnson said this afternoon.
Will Perry's announcement totally overshadow the Straw Poll? "If he's going to make some sort of an announcement on Saturday that will definitely have an effect…This will definitely shift the focus," Johnson said in answer to that question.


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Do you think our society's overprotectiveness could do more harm than good?
I'm just curious and figured I would get other viewpoints on it.....to talk it through. I'm wondering if our society's overprotectiveness with our children will end up doing more harm than good. So basically, will sheltering (you can use protecting) what our children do raise them to be less confident/independent when they are older? At what age are they able to start doing things on their own or with friends that we (the parents of our children) don't know really well.
I'm kind of guilty. I would say I'm overprotective, but apparently not as much as others on this board from other threads. I'm not saying being more overprotective is a bad thing though, so don't get me wrong. I will say that my "level" of overprotection is changing (decreasing, lol) as the kids are getting older. Maybe that is normal? I do know that I said somethings when the kids were young that I take back now. Obviously, ages of the kids, scenarios, and situations change that alter our parenting decisions.
Ok, so for some examples. Just last year I wouldn't let our then 7 and 5 year old go up the street in our neighborhood to go to a friends house. The friends house was out of sight and there are no sidewalks. I know the mom and kids and them playing there isn't an issue at all. I don't know the super well (as I won't all of their friends) so obviously I'm a little loose on the overprotection in that aspect. But, this year up the road about 8 houses (again out of eye sight) the one mom always has a big ice cream sundae party outside her house on the last day of school. Will was still napping so I let the girls 8 & 6 go up there without me. I did not "like" it inside of me (meaning it was hard for me to just let them go without me), but I knew they would be fine and they were. Ella (8) has had 2 sleepover b-day parties now at a friends house from her class whose parents I don't know super well. But, it was all the girls from her class. A year or two ago I would have said no way. But, I knew she would be fine and didn't want to hold her back from having fun with the rest of her classmates. I'm glad I let her go, she had tons of fun and would have been the only girl who didn't attend.
Heck, I even had a hard time dropping my 7 and 5 year old off at the full day zoo camp last year. I got over it and did it b/c I knew they would be well taken care of and would love it....which all happened.
I would say we are not a fearful family. We know that bad things happen (even the kids) and that it can happen to anyone at anytime. We teach our kids how to be alert, aware, and as safe as possible. We don't teach them fear or to be afraid......we teach them confidence and awareness.
Maybe the real question is do we become less overprotective as they get older? I would say I'm still very overprotective, but I'm letting them do things they want and should be able to do as a kid........within reason of course. It seems I'm letting them be more independent by letting them do things they want away from me, with proper precautions and awareness.
Please, we all have different opinions so let's be respectful of each other and keep it nice.
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Well, yes, you change perspectives as your children age. It's only natural.
The only people who know 100% how they will parent are people who have never parented. As soon as you have kids, the game changes and your perspective changes, etc.
I actually feel bad sometimes giving advice on situations I haven't been through yet because it's almost meaningless advice unless it comes from someone who has children older than you. But.. Sometimes I think people are brainstorming, so advice from anyone can be useful taken with a grain of salt.
Do I think the overprotectiveness does more harm than good? Yes, I do. I don't like where our communities are headed at all.
I live on a military base. We have old empty base houses and then all the new housing. The old housing was set up for reasonable privacy, but all around huge parks and very community type oriented. All the new stuff is set up completely different with tiny empty parks out back doors and huge streets so your neighbors seem as far away as possible.
That's just an example. But I listened to something on NPR years ago about how our music media shows the changes in our culture over time. The difference of when boom boxes were devices that people would congregate around, share musical tastes, talk, dance, etc. and now everyone is privately listening to their iPod. I'm not saying I want loud music everywhere, it just shows how society is closing in on itself. Our sense of community is lessening. Our interactions with others are lessening and we're increasingly suspect of others around us. We are more depressed and all alone in a sea of people who generally feel the same way.
Forums like this thrive on people's need to be social without inconvenience. Social without fear. We close in on ourselves, we see neighbors as scary, etc. friendly people on buses or at grocery store are weird and creepy.
And I think it's all going to implode someday. I think it would be better to teach our children to trust themselves and others (with respect and wariness when needed) instead of teaching them that we fear their actions, we fear their friends' parents, etc.
We create things in our mind that don't exist and teach our children to do the same.
I hope that all made sense as I meant it.
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Re: Do you think our society's overprotectiveness could do more harm than good?
Yes, you make sense.......this is what I had in my head as well. I def. agree with the ipod/boombox thing, just didn't think about it. I also think that kids won't be able to speak well/confidently in front of others with the new rage of texting. I find it hilarious to see a group of teens together and they are standing there texting each other.
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Think of it as a journey, a process of gradually increasing self reliance under controlled circumstances with pre-defined expectations.
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Yes I do. I have recently been giving a lot of thought to this. My 13 year old niece lives with us. I have begun to allow her to do things that before I would have not even considered. In order to be competent and capable one needs to practice. I am starting this with my daughter as well. It is a process.
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Re: Do you think our society's overprotectiveness could do more harm than good?
DH and I talk about this quite a bit.
When we were growing up, you didn't have kids shooting up other kids, like Columbine. We had more freedoms than the younger generations do now. And there is more violence among the younger generations. Do the two go hand in hand, is there more violence because there is less freedoms, or are there less freedoms because there is more violence?
Would I let my older kids go somewhere without me knowing who they were with or where they were going or checking in once in a while when they were in, say, junior high (They will be a junior and senior in high school next year)? Hell no. But my parents let me do that when I was in 5th grade. Now that the older two are older, they still have to check in and have a curfew and I still want to meet the people they are with, especially if they are going to be in a car with a teenage driver.
I don't know if our overprotectiveness is a result of the changes in our society or if the changes are a result of our overprotectiveness.
Does that make sense?
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Re: Do you think our society's overprotectiveness could do more harm than good?
Yes, I absolutely think that so many parents today are so over protective and I do think that's going to hurt us as a society, if it hasn't already.
The thing is, people learn by doing. Kids learn to be independent by being independent. A child cannot learn to cross the street by themselves until they start crossing the street by themselves. They cannot learn how to handle themselves at a party without mom until they are at a party without mom. They cannot learn how to pay their own bills until they pay their own bills. When we put off teaching kids how to do these things because they are "just kids" then we end up with adults who are still kids, because we haven't raised them to be adults.
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Re: Do you think our society's overprotectiveness could do more harm than good?
If I want my daughter to be an independent adult at 19, I can't wait until she's 16 to let her go to the mall by herself! It has to start sooner.
The one thing that can be a challenge is that, sure, although the kids used to be out playing and running around, they weren't really unsupervised. Every house had a mom at home who kept an eye on things. (my brother got caught *every* time he did something stupid!) I know that people still do that, but there just aren't as many of them out there.
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OSMF 1.6 supports multiple language tracks for HTTP video
streams, without requiring duplication and repackaging of the video
for each audio track. This "late" binding of an audio track to a
video stream allows content publishers to easily provide multiple
language tracks for a given video asset, at any time before or after
the asset's initial packaging.
The initial packaging of the video asset can include an audio
track, and the publisher can still choose to provide one or more
additional audio tracks for the video. OSMF then provides the support
that allows you to give viewers the option of switching to an alternate
audio track either before or during playback.
For your player, OSMF signals that multiple audio streams are
available. It also provides a mechanism to iterate through the available
alternate streams.
OSMF detects the presence of alternate audio tracks from the
F4M manifest. If an alternate audio track is selected, OSMF obtains
the fragments for that track, and replaces the audio packets from
the main video stream with the alternate ones. OSMF applies (multiplexes)
the selected alternate track before passing the video stream to
your player.
Late-binding audio supports:
Changing audio tracks both before the beginning of playback
and during playback.
Live and VOD (recorded) content.
Playback of multibitrate (MBR) video streams with alternate
(non-MBR) audio streams. Current MBR behavior and logic should work
as expected and the selected alternate tracks are maintained during
the playback and not affected by bit-rate switching.
Playback of DVR video streams with alternate audio streams.
Current DVR behavior and logic should work as expected and the selected
alternate tracks are maintained during playback and unaffected by
going to live or seeking back into the DVR content.
Attribute tags for alternate audio tracks: lang (for
the language of the track) and label (for additional
descriptions, such as "director's commentary" or "audio descriptions
for the visually impaired").
Gap resilience. If a selected alternative audio track becomes
unavailable during playback, playback continues without audio. Thereafter,
at the beginning of each fragment OSMF attempts to reactivate the
selected audio track. OSMF also dispatches an NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound event
containing the URL for the audio track, so that you can have your
player respond to the failure.
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there may be a short delay of a second or more.
The following snippet is taken from the OSMF sample HelloWorld8.as,
which demonstrates simple event handling for a video with alternate
audio streams:
// Assuming the media container and media factory exist, and that the media
// element for this video has been created from an F4M file, we create the media
// player and add event listeners to handle alternative audio stream changes.
_player = new MediaPlayer(); _player.addEventListener(MediaPlayerStateChangeEvent.MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_CHANGE, onPlayerStateChange);
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_player.addEventListener(AlternativeAudioEvent.AUDIO_SWITCHING_CHANGE, onAlternateAudioSwitchingChange);
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U.S. President Barack Obama spoke tearfully to the American people on Tuesday about the heartache and frustrations he has encountered while trying to stem gun-related massacres across the U.S.
Face-to-face in a room with the president on Thursday, some of his opponents had the opportunity to talk back.
Two days after he outlined new measures to curb mass shootings in the most heavily armed nation in the world, Obama participated in an invitation-only town hall forum on firearms reforms.
- Obama urges background checks, slams NRA at gun violence town hall
- ANALYSIS l Guns and poses: Obama weeps, the NRA reloads
- Barack Obama's gun control measures: What are they?
The live CNN broadcast, Guns in America, gave gun-control supporters and challengers a prime-time opportunity to grill the president. At issue: How best to balance the right to bear arms with the danger posed to the public of owning firearms.
Not everyone was wholly supportive of Obama's proposed executive actions to prevent further shooting tragedies through higher regulations. Here are six salient moments from the meeting:
On Obama's personal experience with firearms
"I have never owned a gun. Up at Camp David, we've got some skeet shooting, so on a regular basis we get a 12-gauge, and I'm not making any claims about my marksmanship," Obama said.
More revealing was an anecdote the president told of his wife's expression of interest in owning a gun during an Iowa campaign stop in the lead-up to the 2008 presidential election.
"Michelle and I are then campaigning in Iowa. And we're going to farms and we're going to counties, and at one point Michelle turned to me and said to me, you know, if I was living in farmhouse where the sheriff's department is pretty far away and somebody can just turn off the highway and come up to the farm, I'd want to have a shotgun or a rifle to make sure I was protected and my family was protected. And she's absolutely right."
An invitation to the NRA
The National Rifle Association's absence from the town hall was noted more than once. The pro-gun group declined an invitation to the town hall, but Obama made it clear he was willing to open lines of dialogue on the gun-reforms issue at the White House.
"They're just down the street," Obama noted.
"I've said this repeatedly, I'm happy to meet with them, I'm happy to talk to them, but the conversation has to be based on facts and truth and what we're proposing. Not some imaginary fiction in which Obama's trying to take away our guns."
Kimberly Corban and 'good guys with guns'
Rape survivor Kimberly Corban, a college student in 2006 when she was attacked by a man who broke into her apartment, said her views on gun ownership changed after being victimized by an intruder.
"Being able to purchase a firearm of my choosing … seems like my basic responsibility as a parent," Corban told Obama, accusing the president of proposing firearms regulations that would make it more difficult for her to obtain a weapon for protecting herself and her children.
Obama responded that none of the measures he's proposing would, in theory, add barriers to her gun ownership.
"There are always questions as to whether or not having a firearm in the home protects you from that kind of violence," he added. "What is true is that you have to be pretty well-trained in order to fire a weapon against somebody who is assaulting you, and catches you by surprise. And what is also true is there's always possibility that firearm in a home leads to a tragic accident."
On the gun-control 'conspiracy'
At one point, the president appeared befuddled by a question from CNN mediator Anderson Cooper, who asked if it was "fair" for Obama to dismiss notions that he wants to "take guns away from Americans" as a conspiracy.
"Yes, I'm sorry, Cooper. Yes it is fair to call it a 'conspiracy,'" Obama snapped back, drawing laughter and applause.
"Are you suggesting that the notion that we are creating a plot to take everybody's guns away so that we can impose martial law is a conspiracy? Yes that is a conspiracy, I would hope that you would agree with that. Is that controversial?"
Criticism from a sheriff
Sheriff Paul Babeu from Pinal County in Arizona pointed out that none of the measures outlined by the president as part of his proposed executive actions would have prevented the recent mass shootings.
Cooper added that none of the guns in recent mass shootings were purchased from non-licensed dealers.
Babeu, who has been telling citizens to arm themselves for protection, asked the president how he would get would-be assailants or terrorists to follow the laws.
"It's important not to suggest that if we can't solve every crime, we shouldn't solve any crime," Obama answered, noting that Adam Lanza, the gunman in the Newtown school massacre never had a criminal record.
"But he was able to have access to an arsenal that allowed him in very short order to kill an entire classroom of small children. And so the question then becomes, are there ways for us … to make it less lethal when something like this happens?"
A cameo from Gabby Giffords
Thursday's town hall at George Mason University also marked the five-year anniversary of the shooting and wounding of then Democratic representative Gabrielle Giffords at a political event in Arizona.
During the town hall, Giffords stood by her husband, Mark Kelly, as he drolly requested that Obama parse the logic behind how a supposedly "tyrannical" government could confiscate firearms from a nation with 350 million guns.
"Every time I see Gabby I'm just so thrilled because I visited her in the hospital," Obama said. "And as I mentioned in a speech…as we left the hospital to go to the memorial service [for the 2011 Arizona shooting victims], we got word that Gabby had opened her eyes for the first time."
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By John Liu, The China Post
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Investigators yesterday stormed Jih Sun International Leasing and Finance Co., Ltd. (日盛國際租賃), which is suspected of falsifying documents to unlawfully obtain vehicle loans worth of a total of NT$350 million. The leasing company is a subsidiary of Jih Sun Group (日盛集團), and provides car loans for various vehicle types, such as tour buses, vans and small passenger cars. The company allegedly falsified vehicle manufacturing dates and by doing so, the it turned used cars into new cars, and applied for over 200 new car loans, worthy of more than NT$350 million, between 2012 and 2013. The Investigation Bureau's officers paid a visit to the leasing company's office yesterday and talked with 11 suspects and witnesses involved in the case. The leasing company is now under investigation of fraud and forgery. According to a statement posted on Jih Sun International Leasing and Finance's website, the alleged error originated from a glitch in its business process, which is in fact a strategic alliance between the leasing company and Far Eastern International Bank (遠東銀行).
It is not a fraud as reported, the company claimed, adding that it has launched an internal investigation after it was made aware of the problem in March 2013. Jih Sun has purchased back involved debt obligations, and neither Far Eastern bank nor any clients have suffered loss, Jih Sun said, adding that its cooperation relationship with Far Eastern bank is still going.


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Layering Die-cut labels in contrasting colors is a fun way to use them, and results in a beautiful intricate look. Accent with 3-D Papier Tole Foil Die-cuts, ribbon and Dazzles™.
- Gypsy Jewels Paper Pack
- Violet Suede
- Gypsy Jewels Ribbons
- Gypsy Jewel Flowers 3-D Papier Tole Foil Die-Cuts
- 3 Lacy Labels Cutting Dies
- Die-cutting machine
- Silver Jewel Dazzles™
- Tiny Words & Phrases, Silver
- 5"x6 1/2" blank white card
- White cardstock
- Classic cardstock(dark blue), (lavender)
- Zots™ Adhesive Dots
- Foam Tape
- X-acto knife
- Front: Place your card with the fold at the top. Cover the card with Gypsy Jewel light green striped paper. Cover the bottom 2 1/8" with purple/blue striped paper.
- Use the die-cutting machine to cut the following shapes: one 4 5/8"x3 5/8" violet suede frame, one white 4"x2 1/2" label, two 3 5/8"x2 1/8" frames (1 lavender and 1 violet suede), two 2 3/4"x1 1/4" labels (1 dark blue and 1 white), one 2 1/4"x1 1/16" lavender frame, and one 1 5/8"x3/4" dark blue label.
- Glue the 4 5/8"x3 5/8" violet suede frame die-cut to the card, 1/2" from the top, close to the left side. Place the 4"x2 1/2" white label die-cut inside the violet frame and glue in place. Center the 3 5/8"x2 1/8" lavender frame die-cut on the white label and glue in place. Glue the 2 3/4"x1 1/4" dark blue label die-cut inside the lavender frame. Glue lavender metallic ribbon across the card, 3/8" from the bottom.
- Punch out the #1 large lavender flower image from the 3-D Papier Tole sheet and glue it overlapping the right side of the layered die-cut labels. Punch out #2 image and foam tape over its matching design, Repeat foam taping each number until the design is complete. Foam tape a small blue flower (extra art) centered on the large flower.
- Place "Happy Birthday" from the Tiny Words & Phrases Dazzles™ sheet on the dark blue label as shown. Add a heart near the words and centered on the Papier Tole flower. Decorate the Foil Papier Tole embellishment and die-cut labels with Silver Jewel Dazzles™. Tie a lavender metallic ribbon bow and Zot as shown.
- Inside: Cover the top 3 1/2" of the card with light green striped paper. Cover the bottom 2" with purple/blue striped paper. Glue lavender metallic ribbon across the card, 1 3/4" from the bottom. Glue the 3 5/8"x2 1/8" violet suede frame die-cut centered on the light green striped paper. Glue the 2 3/4"x1 1/4" white label die-cut centered inside the violet suede frame. Center the 2 1/4"x1 1/16" lavender frame centered on the white label. Glue the 1 5/8"x3/4" dark blue label die-cut centered inside the lavender frame.
- Decorate the die-cuts with Silver Jewel Dazzles™. Place "celebrate!" centered on the dark blue label. Punch out the 3 remaining "extra art" small flowers and two small green leaves from the Papier Tole sheet. Glue or foam tape together in a cluster on the ribbon as shown. Tie a bow and Zot™ as shown.


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I've installed ZSCM in centos 5.2. But I can't connect to Mysql server. And I got this error message in zend_server_ui.log
"ERR (3): Failed in database connection check
Exception of type 'DatabaseManager_Exception': Could not connect to the database at 192.168.56.112:3306 (SQLSTATE[HY000] [2003] Can't connect to MySQL server on '192.168.56.112' (4))"
What error is it? and how can we solve that problem?


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The Department of Natural Resources has awarded Sustainable Atwood $21,000 to inventory SASY neighborhood's private and public trees and perform outreach about the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). We'll begin in January and finish in December 2011. We'll match this grant with $21,000 in "donations" for a total $42,000 value to the neighborhood.
Special thanks to Neighbor Maria Moreno for spurring the development and writing of this grant, and to Goodman Community Center for acting as our fiscal agent–believing we could get the job done!
To the many of you who have expressed concern for our urban forest, we look forward to enjoining you in this important work of documenting the makeup of our forest. To those fruit and nut tree enthusiasts, this project will indicate our publicly available edible resources–we hope you'll be interested in joining, too. To all of you who love this neighborhood and are interested in urban wildlife habitat, property values or cool shade on a hot summer day–can't wait to get started!
Thanks to the following partners working with us:
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Think for a moment about the communities you're a part of. Typically, our minds begin with geographic qualifiers and branch out. I'm a member of my local community, which can be described in the context of my city or my neighborhood. Distilling down to the neighborhood association sickens me — mine is run by rabid former hall monitors — but it certainly applies.
From there, we extend thoughts to groups with whom we share some common interest. Perhaps you consider your church/temple/synagogue, a professional association or even an alumni group or informal collection of high school or college friends a community to which you belong. For many of us, our next step is into the world of online communities. Maybe you join others on an online game from time to time, or have a collection of Facebook friends that don't meet some pre-existing standard.
Whatever your definition of community, and those to which you belong, think about why you belong and what makes it a community. There's a good chance you feel a part of your church, not because of the church, but because of the behavior of its members. You feel more like them than other communities of worship you considered. If you enjoy your neighborhood, it's likely not because of the location or the local services you can access, but because your neighbors behave like you, look like you, and act like you. Or at least like you'd like to behave, look and act.
Now extend that analysis to the online world. Do you consider yourself a part of community here at Social Media Explorer? What about Mashable? Reddit? Wikipedia? If so, it's not because of SME or those other sites and what the offer. It's probably because you appreciate the behavior of those websites in empowering you to be a part of something more than you could build on your own.
I had the honor of welcoming participants to Social Slam last week in Knoxville. That event is an in-real-life extension of Mark Schaefer's {grow} community — a real community of people gathered together to contribute to an overall goal or good for reasons beyond personal benefit. Mark is a genuine contributor among genuine contributors. He has welcomed and valued each and every person who has commented, guest posted, linked, Tweeted and more to his content or that of his guest authors. That sense of belonging — of appreciating Mark's behavior and mirroring it — has brought together a unique group of people focused on a certain worldview and thriving off of giving and receiving from one another.
Community only happens when the brand's behavior is that which its audience wants to embrace and emulate themselves
When I think of brands that foster community — Maker's Mark Bourbon, Harley Davidson, Fiskars, Southwest Airlines and more — I keep landing on that guiding principle: These are great brands with great products, yes. But community only happens when the brand's behavior is that which its audience wants to embrace and emulate themselves.
Why do people love Zappos? Because they think that's how an online retailer should embrace them, give them free returns and shipping, cater to their need to feel catered to. It's how they would do it. Why do people love Southwest Airlines? Because they think flying should be quick, easy, fair and without pretense.
If you ask the question, "Why do people love our brand?" and you answer with something that is about your brand, you're not fostering community. The answer will lie in your behavior. Until it does, the only community you'll ever have is servers full of wireframes and profiles — hollow containers of what could be.
People will flock to you when you behave in a way that makes them want to. Get that, and you have your community.
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WHEN ONE concerned politico recently asked John Kerry how he would jump-start his flagging presidential campaign, the Massachusetts senator gave this reply: He would finish second in both Iowa and New Hampshire and then beat front-running Howard Dean as the primary campaign progressed south and west.
What? Right now, there's little reason to think Kerry is headed for second in Iowa, where US Representative Dick Gephardt leads and Dean runs a strong number two.
But here is the bigger issue: Could Kerry really survive a second-place finish in next-door New Hampshire?
"You are the political analyst," says Jeanne Shaheen, the campaign's national chairwoman. "You can speculate on that."
But you were the governor of New Hampshire. Responds Shaheen: "And I have learned not to speculate in my years as governor."
All right, then, let's shoulder that burden: Anything other than a victory or a photo finish in New Hampshire seems likely to render Kerry a political zombie.
But here is the irony that underlies Kerry's dramatic shake-up of his campaign staff: Having fiddled while the dynamic turned, Kerry has now fired the very strategist who tried hardest to spur him into earlier action to protect his foothold in the Granite State.
As long ago as last spring, campaign manager Jim Jordan and Chris Lehane, then Kerry's communications director, counseled Kerry that he had to confront Dean directly. Both saw a potential for the former Vermont governor to threaten Kerry in New Hampshire.
Jordan, knowledgeable sources say, argued that if Kerry didn't engage Dean when the senator was strong, he could find himself trying to claw his way back into the fight in the fall from a position of weakness.
That advice turned out to be prophetic: Witness Kerry's current plight.
But it was counsel that Kerry repeatedly ignored -- even when the perfect opportunity presented itself. Just days before the televised debate on May 3 in South Carolina, Dean had been quoted questioning Kerry's courage. On the night of the debate, the campaign had positioned David Alston, a member of Kerry's Vietnam War swift boat crew, prominently in the audience. The plan was for Kerry to point out his fellow veteran, recount the dangers they had faced together, and deliver to Dean this sort of attention-getting rebuke: Please tell David Alston that the people who served on our swift boat didn't have courage.
But Kerry never seized the moment. And that failure became a metaphor for the long season of campaign discontent. As Dean outflanked him, Kerry listened to advisers who told him that Dean was not a threat or that he could be handled later.
Jordan tried again at the time of Kerry's Sept. 2-3 announcement tour. The original speech, which he and Lehane shaped, highlighted issues like the death penalty and gun control, where Kerry held more liberal or consistent positions and where Dean's stands could be portrayed as driven by political expediency.
But when Bob Shrum, Kerry's media consultant, got a copy of that speech over the Labor Day weekend, he hustled north from the seashore. Arriving at the senator's Louisburg Square mansion late at night, the consultant, according to several sources, worked with Kerry into the wee hours crafting a different address.
Sluggish as the Charles River in a hot August, the resulting speech left the candidate without a sharp message on his announcement tour.
Now, it's true that Jordan had his faults. He didn't always listen well. And in trying to impose order on an entourage of the sort seldom encountered outside of, say, the old riddle about traveling to St. Ives, he froze out some talented people.
But make no mistake: Jordan was the scapegoat, not the problem. The larger ills that beset this campaign start and stop at the same place: With the candidate. Kerry is a difficult boss, one whose penchant for public equivocation reflects a private indecision so pronounced that crucial decisions are always being revisited. He is also prone to wishing away painful realities. And to blaming others for his own failures. (Ah, those presidential qualities.)
Which is precisely what he did with Jordan. "It's the old baseball story: You can't fire the players so you fire the manager," says Democratic consultant Dan Payne, a former Kerry adviser.
So now Kerry has a new campaign chief, and good luck to her.
But for all Mary Beth Cahill's managerial talents, it's important for the candidate to realize that this campaign's real problems are inner conflicts that only he himself can ever truly resolve.
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Police are investigating at least three dumpster fires in Scarborough overnight.
Two of the three happened at public schools.
One happened outside Pauline Johnson Junior Public School near Warden and Sheppard. Another fire was set outside St. Andrews Public School near Ellesmere and McCowan.
Police say there was at least one more dumpster fire in the area, but did not give a time or location.
Police are investigating them all as ''suspicious''.
The Toronto District School Board has reported five dumpster fires to police in the last few days.
The schools were not damaged.


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Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. and Soo Line Railroad each claimed it is best suited to save the Milwaukee Road as the two rivals battling to buy the bankrupt line presented their final arguments in federal district court here Thursday.
Judge Thomas R. McMillen said he would issue a decision at 11 a.m. Friday on who the purchaser will be.
Earlier this week, McMillen stunned proponents of the C&NW`s $786 million offer by stating that he preferred the Soo Line`s much lower bid of $571 million.


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MarrUgs of AotreM Wall Known Here
Proves of Interest to Angelenot.
Will Be at Home In
Mlm Anna Roberts, known to most
liOB Angeles playgoers, was mnrrlfd on
Thanksgiving clny In Wichita. Kan., to
Arthur F, Wnrdc, son of tho noted
tragedian. The bride Is the daughter of
K. S. Roberts, 1219 West Hevpnth street,
and tho Bister of Miss Lucille Roberts,
the pianist.
Tho romance that culminated In the
wedding the other day had Its begin
ning about four years ngo, when the
brldn was nn ambitious student In (ho
Doblnnon Dramatic school. It was one
day while Frederick Wnrtlo wu« play
ing In the city that he vl«lted the school
of hid old friend, Mr. Doblnson. The
girl students were In a flutter of ex
citement, for they knew they Would bn
asked to recite before tho distinguish^
visitor, and upon his verdict might de
pend the life or death of their hopes.
Anna Roberts was calm. Whoii her
turn came she went forwurd and gave
some Shakespearean selection — Portia's
speech. Frederick Wardc looked
pleaxed, and when she paused he took
tip the dialogue and went though It
•with her to the end of the scene, while
all the others listened In uwe and ad
miration, lie prnlaert her wnrmly be
fore tho class and predicted n lino
career. Tho result was that Anna
Roberts was shortly afterwards a mem
ber of Frederick Wardo's company,
assigned to leading roles. There she
met the! son, who was his father's busi
ness agent. He occupies that position
in the company In which she Is now
Mr. and Mrs. Warde left for Brooklyn,
where they will be at home after Jan
uary It 1905. Later they expect to tour
in a company In which she will star
under his management.
CContlnurd from Pace One.)
Tappe. Dr. Robert Emery, C. C. Claw
eon, Matthew Talen and T. L. Cur
Engagement Announced at Luncheon
Mrs. Katherlne Rupert of 3020 Key
"West street entertained a number of
friends, at luncheon Saturday, upon
which occasion she announced the en
gagement of her daughter, Hazel Belle
Rupert, to Win. H. Elwell, jr. The
wedding will take place in the early
part of the new year. The table deco
rations were In violet and the favors
were pretty little Japanese bonbonieres.
Cards, decorated with violets, marked
the places. A number of parties nre
being planned In honor of the be
, trothal.
Equal Suffrage Meeting
The regular meeting of the City Equal
Suffrage association will be held Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Wo
man's club house on South Flgueroa
street. It is the purpose of the execu
tive committee to have a series of
papers by newspaper women from each
of the city dailies. The flrst will be
given tomorrow by Miss Cora Williams,
assistant editor of the Times Sunday
Magazine. Her subject will be "The
Ethics of Woman Suffrage From the
Viewpoint of Social Evolution."
To Lecture on Napoleon
M. Jacquard Auclalr of the Paris
university will give v lecture on Na
poleon next Thursday afternoon be
fore the Ebell club. These lectures are
under the auspices of the Alliance
Francais and have already created in
tense interest.
Marriage Is Announced
Announcement is made of the ap
proaching marriage of Miss Emma
Guenther and Oscar Lane, which will
take place. January 1. 1906. After the
honeymoon, which will include a trip
to the north, they will resslde in their
home, 1235 East Thirty-sixth street.
Social Notes
A quiet wedding was celebrated on
Thursday evening at St. Mary's rectory,
when Miss Clara A. Eggerter was
united in marriage to Benjamin Byron
Lesher, Rev. J. Barron officiating. The
bride is a popular member of St. Mary'e
Women of All Saints' parish are
planning a bazaar to be, given Wednes
day and Thursday, Dec-ember 6 and 7?
In the guild hall.
Last evening the spacious home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Hammaek, Kant Avenue
Fifty-flvr. was thrown open to th«
close friends of B. C. Northcroiiß, who
has made his home Ihere while attend*
ing Occidental college this fall. Mr.
Northcross is a popular student and a
star football man. He has just re
covered from a severe attack of ton
sllltls. which has kept him from col
lege for three weeks, and although not
perfectly well ugain Is able to be
around. He will spend some time with
his people in Santa Ana before resum
ing his work at Occidental. The entire
football squad rejoiced last evening that
"Bob" was to be near them soon again.
The Wude Hampton chapter, N. D.
C, will give Its monthly card party
Monday afternoon, December 4, tit the
home of Mrs. C. C. Rutherford, 808
Whittier Btreet.
The Ladies* Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will give a bazaar
and Christmas sale Tuesday. December
5, from 4 to 5 p. m. Mrs. John D. Clark
is chairman of the committee.
On the evening of December 1 Mr
and Mrs. Chan. a. Travers of South
Flgueroa street were entertained In
honor of eastern relatives.
Mrs. D. Harris and children nre
Thanksgiving guests at tho home of
Mrs. Harris 1 mother, Mrs. Mary Law
rence, 1317 Dewey avenue.
Mr. and Mrs, John Dewar, recently
from Bryn Mawr, Pa., who have been
spending some weeks on the Heights,
have gone to Banta Barbara, where
they will spend the winter.
Will; Lang und ueverul friends have
returned from a hunting excursion in
the mountains, bringing a tine lot of
ijuail us trophies of the hunt.
J. B. Ryan of Waterloo. lowa, with
Ma family hus tuken v cottage at 1414
Catalina street.
8. Jacks and family, from Shelby,
Arkansas, will occupy the cottage at
1139 Dewey avenue for the season.
Mr. and Mia. (). T. Thomas, huvtns
disposed of their re«ldenco at 8658 West
Pico street, have purchaued property
Mrs. Arthur F. W«rde
In Lamundu park and removed to that
T. J. Wilson and family have removed
from 2649 . West Pico street to Venice,
where they will spend the winter.
The young people of the Pico Heights
Congregational church will give a con
cert In the church parlors on the even-
Ing of Thursday, the 7th of December.
Mrs. Lyman, her daughter and
mother, Mrs. Detmers of Philadelphia,
have taken it suite of rooms lit 132S
Reid street for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robertson of
Petosky. Mich., who spent last winter
on the Heights, were calling on friends
hern on Tuesday afternoon. They will
reside in Whittier this winter nnd poj
slbly make a permanent residence in
some city of Southern California.
Miss Ida Lawrence of 1317 Dewpy ave
nue Joined a party of young friends in
a trip to San Bernardino on Thanks
giving day.
J. Whiting and family of Griffith ave
nue moved into a flat at 208!) West Pico
street. >KV9^
The members of the Pico Heights
Civic association are making elaborate
preparations for the poverty party to
be held in Odd Fellows hall, 2672 West
Pico street, on the evening of Friday,
the Bth of December.
Charles M. Cook and wifo of Hono
lulu were tho quests of Mayor and Mrs.
Waterhouso Friday. Mr. Cook is a.
prominent capitalist and banker In the
chief city of the Hawaiian Islands.
Rev. S. G. Dunham of the Univer
sallst church pronounced the words
which united in wedlock Mrs. Jessie
Haslett Mulford of San Francisco and
Harry Martin Perry of El Paso. Tex.
The ceremony took place last night at
Raymond villa in tho presence of the
Intimate friends and relatives of the
contracting parties. The rooms In
which the wedding occurred were
tastefully decorated with llowers.' '
Miss Belle Blssell of Mena, Ark., ar
rived In .Pasadena a few days apro to
become the bride of T. H. Kldrldge of
this city, and the wedding occurred as
planned last night at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Carter. 374 South
Catalina avenue. Rev. William Mac-
Cormlck of All Saints' church was the
officiating clergyman. The couple went
at once to their new home, 1005 East
Thirty-sixth street, Los Angeles, where
they will be at home after December
Hon. and Mrs. Delos Arnold, among
the oldest and most respected resi
dents of the Crown city, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary on
Tuesday at their home on Olcott place.
Uecause of the recent illness of Mrs.
Arnold, tho observance of that inter
esting event was very quiet. A pleas
ant feature of the day was the pres
ence of three persons who attended the
wedding fifty years ago In Marietta,
la. — Mrs. Rebecca Garwuud, a sister of
Mrs. Arnold; Mrs. William R. Nichols,
a cousin of Mrs. Arnold, and Marcus
At the time of their marriage Mr.
Arnold was a member of the lowa
state legislature, and there being no
railroad connecting Marietta with the
state capital at that time, the wedding
trip to the capital was made behind a
team of horses. In 18S6 Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold came to Pasadena to make'thelr
home. Six children were born to them,
only one of whom, Dr. Ralph Arnold
of the Smithsonian Institution, sur
vives. Dr. Arnold and his wife were
able to be at the golden wedding. De
los Arnold was a member of the Pasa
dena board of education for many
> ears.
The famous old play of "Fanchon,
the Cricket," was given on Tuesday
night by the young people of St. An
drew's Catholic cnurch for the benefit
of the piano fund and was made quite
a pretty society event. The play was
well rendered. Following the perform
unco a charming dinner was Riven at
the home of Mr. uud Mrs. John Ma
loney in honor of Miss Margaret Daly,
who had made so delightful a Fanchon.
The high school football cloven gave
a Thanksgiving danoa Saturday night
lit La Plntoresca hotel. Kiiymnud
Wheeler, Morse Hatteison and Robbirm
Little were the committee on arrange
Mrs. J. H. Men-lam was the hostess
Friday afternoon at a very pleasant
monthly tea given by the ladles of the
Baptist church.
The Strollers, a dramatic club com
posed of twenty-five members, intend
to give a dramatic entertainment
some time during December.
La Casa Grande scored a social hit
with ita Thanksgiving dinner and
muslcale on Thursday evening. Cov
ers were laid for one hundred und the
very pretty menu card was an original
cluuigu by Mrs. Woodbury. Many of
the best mimlelans of the city had a
place on the program.
The Four Leaf Clover Whist club
met Monday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Margadant on Cypress
avenue. The Interior of the house was
appropriately decorated with green
and white, the, club color*, and a very
pleasant evening was spent at the
favorite game. Mrs. Jurgrensen nnd
Harry Webb received the flrst prizes.
Miss Ji-H.sit- Ingram Hcudder and Ar
thur Ij. Chase were united in mari-inge
Tuesday evening at the home of the
bride's father, Kodln 11. Bcudder, and
it was one of the interesting social
events of a busy week. For several
weeks Misa Kcudder has been the re
cipient of many graceful attention!
at tin; hands of her many friends in the
city. The groom resides at Cleburn,
Texan, where he haa prepared a hand.
niiiu- home for hid bride. Home sixty
Invited K'lests wituesßiMi the ceremony,
which was performed by the ltev. Dr.
MiLcod. Mr. and Mrs. L>. W. Chase,
parents of the groom, came from Texas
to be present at the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Allerton arrived
Wednesday from Chicago and took up
their abode In their beautiful residence
on Buenu Vista drive.
Mrs. W. t>. JackFon entertained
Thursday at dinner at her homo on
Prospect avenue. The hastens had
mining her guests several who hn.vo en-
Joyed her hoapitullty each Thanksgiv
ing for the last ten years. The rooms
were beautifully decoruted In nmilnx
und polnsettlas. The guests were: A.
11. Hovoy and son, father imd brother
of the hostess, Dr. and Mrs. K. W.
Clark of Los Angeles, Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Phillips and two sons of Pasa
dena, Mrs. McMullen and children of
Chicago, and Mr. nnd Mrs. John Wil
liams and daughters of Hollywood.
W. M. Freese gave a most enjoyable
barn dance at his homo In Hay canyon
Thanksgiving: evening. The barn wan
decorated with pepper boughs and lan
terns. A quartet furnished music for the
dancing, and also gave an entertain
ing program. About forty guests were
The pupils of the Fremont school
gave an entertainment Wednesday
evening In the Masonic temple.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Townaend, who
have been spending the last four
months In Long Beach, have returned
to Hollywood and are at Hotel Holly
About fifty young people of Holly
wood and vicinity enjoyed a party at
Wllcox hall Friday evening.
Family reunions were held Thursday
at the homes of P. B. Chase and G. T.
Gower. About twenty guestß were
present at each place.
The P. H. C. of St. Stephens church
gave an entertainment last evening at
Wllcox hall, which was largely tit
tended. '
J. L. Mead und wife have returned
from Europe,- where they toured the
various countries In their automobile,
which whs built especially for that trip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Dennian will re
turn about December 6 from an ex
tended trip east.
A merry party of Hollywood young
people took in the orange grove route
excursion on Thursday. They had din
ner at Baldwin's ranch, returning in the
A, W. Collins has returned from a
trip of several weeks to his mining
properties near Randsburg.
Mrs. Susie Miller and daughters,
Misses Stella and Amy of Pomona,
ppent several days of last week with
her mother, Mrs: Delia Hapgood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hickmun of Colo
rado Springs arrived Wednesday and
will spend a month with Mr. Hick
man':; father and sisters, J. B. Hick
man, Mrs. D. H. Imler and Miss Hick
mar, of Palm Villa.
\V. W. Dutton has returned from a
business trip to Rosemonde.
Mrs. D. H. Imler entertained the
officers and members of N. P. Banks
relief corps at Palm Villa Monday af
ternoon. The house throughout was
decorated in potted plants, and chry
santhemums. In the merry contests
that afforded much pleasure for the
guests Mrs. W. B. Pratt and Mrs.
Knold received first prizes.
Out-of-Town Society
Mrs. J. L. Smith, critic at the State
Normal Bchool in Lob Angeles, gave a
Thanksgiving dinner at her home on
Colton avenue, at : which the guests
were Frank Smith, principal of the
Monrovia HchooU, with his family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Sweltzer, parents of Mrs.
Frank Smith. . - . .•■ .
Miss Allis Miller was hostess at an
informal' dance given to a large party
of her young friends at the Glenwood
Friday night.
Miss Bertha Hu'nsaker nnd George
Palmer were married at a pretty home
wedding Thursday evening. Rev. K. J
Inwood, pastor of the First Methodlßt
church, officiating.
Miss Ellen C. Dauhn of Los Angeles
and Curl Elmlund of Riverside were
united in marriage at a Thanksgiving
wedding which took place in Los An
Miss Alice Mitchell of Mulberry street
guve a purcel shower Friday afternoon
In honor of Miss Louise Dunbar, who
Is soon to become the bride of Russell
The Thimble club of Riverside tem
ple No. 12, R. 8., were entertained
Tuesday ufternoon by Mrß. A. H.
Schanck of Kust Eighth street.
Miss Doris Helle Heap und Maurice
Griffin were married Tuesday morning
at the home of the brlde'B parents on
Orunge, Rev. Milton C. Dotten, rector
of All Saints' Episcopal church per
forming the marriage ceremony. Only
relatives and close friend's witnessed
the service.
Kverett McDonald slipped away to
Lou Angeles Monduy, where he wub
married to Miss Daisy M. Heyl of that
Foyo liattles of West Kighth street
wus given a surprise party by a large
number of his friend* Monday evening
in honor of his thirty-second blrthduy
mini v<;i-HHi-y.
Mrs. William Copley entertained tho
members of the I'rufeaslonal und Busi
ness Women's club with a Spanish sup
per at her home on Lime street Tues
day evening. The ho«tesn was assisted
In entertaining her Rtient* by Mrs. 1...
W. Zlnn flnd M\m Olive Pierce.
Miss Orii Bftuman nnd Harry Agnew
of Chicago -were married Wednesday
morning at the homo of the bride's
parents on fievpntli street. Only rel
atives witnessed the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. E. J. Inwood
of the First Methodist church.
Mtsi Inez Hert and Charles Klrkmnn,
both of lllghgrove, were married
Wednesday noon in the parlors of the
Hlghftrove hotel.
Members of the Baptist Young Peo
ple's union were entertained Tuesday
evening by Charles Hungate of lowa
The Riverside Military bntirl were
hosts nt a dance given to a number of
their friend* at Lelghton hall Wednes
day evening.
Mrs. Bmmft D. Wright whs honteM
nt a family Thnnksfflving dinner party
Thursday, when rovers were laid for
twenty-three persons. An Interesting
feature of the occasion was a program
which whs participated In by the little
folks present.
Mrs. Pi H. Kpnuldiuff, superintendent
of tho Japanese mission, entertained at
her home Thursday evening a number
of the members of the school nnd their
friends. AmoiiK the guests were Rev.
Hoshhtnci of the Presbyterian church
In Toklo and Rev. Ihnrit of Oakland.
Mr. Htid Mrs. A. 11. Ulbsnu enter
tained thirty relatives at dinner on
Thanksgiving dny at their home on
Fourteenth street. Eastern members
of tho family present were Mrs. Minnie
Twogood und fumlly of Gurrettsvllle,
The married men, losers In the
Thanksgiving day bn«ebnll RHine gave
a diinc-t 1 and supper Thursday evening
In the Hank hall to the unmarried men,
who won by a close margin.
The Ladles' Aid of thK Presbyterian
church gave a New England mipper
Friday evening In Bank hall, v pleasant
social evening being enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Amnbury were
called to Pomona Wednesday by the
serious lllnesH of Mr. Amsbury's mother,
who resides there.
Mrs. Thomas Clayton nnd don Pem
berton left Monday fur Fresno, where
Mrs. Clayton's mother und sister re
Mrs. Wllllum Hand, who has spent a
year in .West Virginia with relatives,
returned to Klslnore Monday nnd Is tho
guest of Mrs. N. L.. Chnmberlln.
Mrs. A. W. Katon returned Tuesday
from nn extended \inlt In Searchlight,
Nev., with her husband. Her father
in-law, W. K. Eaton of Los Angeles,
accompanied her here.
Miss Imogene Schanch arrived from
Claremont to spend Thanksgiving at
Rev. H. H. Hunt returned from Los
Angeles Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Rice of Milton,
Wls., arrived Wednesday to spend some
time with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Harris
on Riverside street.
J. B. Coran and automobile party re
turned Tuesday to Long Beach.
Miss Bessie Reed went to Los Angeles
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with
her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Arnett and son
of Downey are here to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Smith, Ruth
Smith, Mrs. H. H. Smith, Mrs. M. C.
Henrietta and Q. H. Henrietta are a
party of Redlands people who arrived
Wednesday at the Lakevlew. Mr.
Smith owns a fine block of lots above
Graham avenue and expects Bometime
to build.
Hotels nnd cottages are well filled,
with arrivals increasing.
Don W. Clayton la here from Los An
geles visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Clayton.
Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Haughawont of
Los Angeles returned home Saturduy
morning after spending a month here.
They will return shortly to locate.
Miss Annie Fruzler arrived Friday
from Riverside to visit relatives here.
Miss William Dean Johnson of River
fide arrived toduy to visit at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Yates
of Riverside street.
Mr. ami Mrs. H. E. Newmlre of Ohl
cngo arrived in the city this week and
will remain for several days the guests
of Judge and Mrs. Goodrich. Mr. New
mlre Is one of the editors of the Chicago
Advocate. They are much pleased with
this part of the t-ountr>.
Miss Jessie Kercber of Los Angeles
is vlsitlnK her sister, Mrs. T. C. Tay
lor of this city, this week.
Capt. P, S. Dlmmock and wife will
depart for Santa Barbara next week
for a stay of several weeks.
F. S. Holmes departed this week for a
visit of several weeks with his relatives
in Dfliivnu, 111.
R. G. Dupuy left for Chicago the
fore part of the week on a visit of sev
eral weeks. Airs. Dupuy preceded her
husband by a couple of weeks, and he
will meet her there and they will re
turn together.
Miss C. Rogers received a message
this week from' Ireland announcing the
marriage of her sister, Miss Alice E.
Rogers, to the " Rt. Hon. Viscount
Standlsh Gulllumore. The wedding oc
curred at Belfast. The groom is a mem
ber of the house of parliament.
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I Do You Realize How Near at Hand Christmas Is? 1
*3 Don't you remember the trouble you liad last year when you put off buying until the lastmln* jjp
Sg titc? It is so much more satisfactory to buy NOW, while the assortments arc large. . Begin to- Jj*
morrow and profit by these " •' S»
| Specia^l Items of Interest for Monday g
I* OA HA I r\f\cA C rxnt C.U Fsrt«'f Overlook These Opportunities ol Savlof Money S
> ipZU.UU LOOSe COat OUlt LlOn tld »«r Basement Section Monday g-
3 - - : ~~sl7 50" ~^~--^ ?l-5° go°d. warm Comforts, choice pat- j<
S ' tcrtlh $1-25 «t
Three-cjuartcr length in gray or brown mixed $1.25 heavy Bed Comforts, regular size.. 95c 2p
Sjj cloths; fancy collar and cuffs of contrasting $gs \Vhitc Cotton Blankets, 1 1-4 size... $1.25 2*
color, in broadcloth; very mannish coat-fly $ t .oo White Cotton 10-4 Blankets 75c 5»
«5 front; outside pockets; 9-gorcd pleated skirt. White Crochet Spreads, full size... 95c g*
«t» c jlc 1 m « v s*l° Seamless Sheets, 72x90 45c S^
« bpCCial S>alCdZ'incn JCn \jr\fA 85c Fancy Velveteen (in colors) 45c 8&
g Raw bilk ■ f*' J«IU ,j; I3S a)ul $I 2S vah)CS Mercerized Petti- Sr*
§In plain or fancy figured ; oriental colorings ; coats, five different styles $1.00 J*
> just the thing for Christmas Kimonos. 10c Outing Flannel, per yard 8 1-3 C •£
gS . A . •'_. 12c Percale, tjood colors 9c 5,
S Values Up to $6.50 &a a a g
3 Silk Waists at $<tM\) 1 " . - Q . f . Q . g
3 Made from chiffon taffeta in shirred, pleated or CXtfa bpeCial oliK 5316 g
*g tucked styles; some trimmed with lace me- 2500 yards 20-inch Colored China Silk: «£ ■
5g dallions; in black and colors; all sizes in black; mostly all colors; just the thing OESf* 2*
g good assortment of sizes in colors. Choice in f hHd f work g
the lot Monday at $4.00. I J J *Z
•kMfffe" j ** IT'S MACHIM'S ITS TAILOR MJtDE ' |
Our Store ||i| J|l Our Stock
limh recently lircn enlarged tn MONDAY TOwS?* Our stork for tho holiday
iilmoMt ilmililo its former dlzo TyJ&X «»*'* M^t-m.^. /ZftZZT. , . ." f ,,n , i !" i ,-r .
und modern fixtures and «g| H»k TYTT7Cn A V Otisfcf V S
cases, in keeping with tho arf* 'JfiC\ 1 U JDoLIA I <MY4'r as ll was last ycal " an(^ ' s
bee^'uclclecl. Morn °Ugtit 'nml Jw $X WFTINFS'n A V Cgar* BtrlcUy up-to-dato and con-
more help, combined with KjM nLil/nujJ/ttl JSBWC tnln> murh thnt In nvrlmH-o
this added space, affords bet- MflSroS IS-f'T tains mucn mat w exclusive
ter facilities for showing our •< HflK.\L /4RKMT and out of the ordinary In
&s a c nn d d tr w ad 11 o t ! ngupon . our You Are 3i& b T ty .-*'••»>* «»'*- w -
Improvements in tho store *^a *"" J ** w WjM> wIII not mako "" y !lttcm l jt
have been lnadu posslhlo •iS*""-' I *^ -r •a. j ' ij describe it, but wo ciin
throuKh the liberal patronngo ' inVltefl «eife ; il say with no fear of success-
of our many customers and TBV."l<^^ . *!s?ll * i . j, »v » i» •
their kind Introduction of *fe^v^» J&M contradiction that it Is
their friends to us. for which *iKPfrl TB!b9R5& tlle moat elegant of any ever
kindness and consideration , AfffiiSsH ■^^•^r shown in this city. We hone
wo take occasion to extend EjfmßCt OCB'-^-JL ihat vnn will fwl thnt thio
our sincere thanks at this rtSB«Cf ' fcSSiiftc .? , ,
timo. SfflP-^IL. J^-'vavA Invitation Is a personal one.
Work Rooms r^K/^^ Department
which have been moved to our now quarters con- haa also been enlarged nnd is reached by a comfortablo stair-
venient to the store ara n vast improvement over way leading from the Btorc. Here you will find an Immense
our late quarters, which wero In tho rear of tho stock of piece goods In all fabrics from which to choose your
store. Wo employ ;i force of over 50 , peonln. waists or shirt-waist units. Many exclusivo patterns find a
which is necessary in ord?r'to keep up our stock place here and by the enlargement of this department and. the.
of ladies' tailor-made shirt waists and to fill or- increase. In tho number of our operatives, we are prepared to
riers from measurement. Wo employ in our order cxecuto your orders in less timo than it was formerly our abil-
depHrtmeut only expert operatives, whose long ex- Ity to do. Tho manager of this department, In conjunction
perlenco is of decided advantage to us and to our with a competent corps of expert tailors, assures you of perfect
customers, as so much depends upon the llnlsh of satisfaction in every respect. lie sure to visit tho order depart-
work. ment.
Machin Shirt Company
124 South Spring Street Shirts
W%f of Many Kinds
In the splendid showing here will be found every style of chair in general use— luxuri-
ous leather chairs and rockers for parlor and library, or others of beautifully carved
and finished wood and still others in the rich gold or Vernis Martin effect. Chairs for
bedroom, hall, reception or dining room — not the ordinary styles so commonly dis-
played in other local stores, but of real artistic merit — "high art" furniture in every par-
ticular — GOOD in quality and yet priced so fairly, so attractively, as to be unquestion-
ably the sort that offers by far the greatest value.
The Most Perfectly Appointed
Furniture Establishment In America
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tPXJIi 631-633-635 South Spring Street MwM
V i**il»BM On West SW- of s P rin i' Midw *y Between Sixth and Seventh Sti. Orj^
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Ratedfor brief mild language and some rude behavior
Director: Craig Shapiro
Genre: Comedy, Family
Genre: Comedy, Family
Writers: Matt Lieberman, Kathleen Laccinole
Synopsis: Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) is back in a heartwarming adventure of presidential proportions! Maya's dream of going to vet school is put on hold when she gets a call from the president of the United States. It seems the First Dog is out of control, and the president needs Maya's help. It's up to Maya and her own dog, Lucky, to stop a canine catastrophe from becoming a national crisis!. Read more: h
- Kyla PrattMaya Dolittle
- Peter CoyotePresident Sterling
- Malcolm StewartChief Dorian
- Niall MatterCole Fletcher
- Elise GatienCourtney Sterling
- Karen HolnessLisa Dolittle
- Christine ChatelainSelma
- Kwesi AmeyawPrince Tharoor
- Stephanie BeldingDoris Park-Weaver
- Christopher GazeAcademic #1
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