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OAKLAND — As the Oakland Running Festival marathon began Sunday morning, the sun was just starting to come up and the air was cool — welcome weather for the 1,099 marathon runners who attempted the 26.2-mile course around the city.
Soccer coach Lilia Bello, of Oakland, stretched her legs at the beginning of the course, about 15 minutes before the start of the race, excited about her first marathon. She'd been training since November.
"This is something that I always thought was impossible for me to do," she said, "but I gotta do it before I die, before I have no legs left."
Nearly 10,000 runners showed up to participate in the marathon, half-marathon, 5K or kids' races. Runners were greeted by crowds all along the course, some with cowbells, some just waking up, ¿holding cups of coffee.
A band in front of The Crucible was playing "Burning Down the House" as the first runners passed. Brown Sugar Kitchen offered treats, artists from American Steel blew fire from the mouth of a dragon and an art car featured a fire canon. At one point in the course, runners were treated to the "Rocky" theme music.
The full marathon was a contest between 2013 second-place finisher Rob Nachtwey, of Berkeley, and newcomer Eulogio Rodriguez, of Whittier, for about the first hour.
As the men passed the 10-mile marker neck-in-neck, Rodriguez strode past Nachtwey and kept the lead. No one caught up to him, and he finished in 2:30:23, averaging about 5½ minutes per mile.
He finished almost a full 11 minutes ahead of his next competitor.
"This is a very difficult course," Rodriguez, 30, said as he stood near the finish line talking to reporters and shaking hands with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. "It's hard to pace yourself because you try to do it conservatively on the hilly parts. You get to recover on the way down and try to go the rest of the way to the finish line."
Taking the women's title was Oakland resident Kris Klotzbach, 34, who finished the race in 3:05:23.
The morning started around 6:30 a.m. with music and a host welcoming the runners as they came into the marathon village. Quan addressed the crowd, noting that this marathon was named the "Best on the Pacific West Coast" by Competitor magazine last year.
"First-time runners usually tell me they didn't realize how diverse and beautiful the city is," she said.
Quan gave high fives to several of the early finishers as they crossed the finish line.
As the clock neared the 7:30 a.m. race start time, the street filled up with hundreds of runners bouncing, jogging in place and stretching.
The marathon was the 221st for Gregory Brown, of San Francisco. He has raced in all 50 states.
"This course is mostly flat. It's also near BART, so if I get real tired, I am going to hop on a train," he joked.
Livermore resident Choowang Chia ran his first marathon Sunday. He runs every day and chose Oakland for its proximity and course.
"I've always been interested in running," he said before the race. "I am looking forward to it."
Traffic was an issue for the first runners, who were separated from the pack. While most intersections were closed off to drivers, some motorists ignored the red cones marking the track on some unmanned intersections.
Fifth-place winner in the women's' division, Becca Simon, of San Mateo, said the race was awesome, even though the downhill parts were trying on her legs and knees. She finished in 3:28:24.
"There was a lot of good support along the course, and it was fun," the 28-year-old Simon said.
This was only her second marathon, the other one being four years ago.
Relay runner Josh Beisel, of San Mateo, also thought the run was pretty great, and the cheers throughout his course kept him going.
"The city really embraces this race. It's cool," he said.
First-place winners get $500 and round-trip airfare to Hawaii, donated by Hawaiian Airlines.
First Place: Eulogio Rodriguez, 30, of Whittier; 2:30:23
Second Place: Rob Nachtwey, 36, of Berkeley; 2:41:00
Third Place: Kindy Tice, 26, of San Francisco; 2:43:14
Fourth Place: Boone Ebel, 33, of Foster City; 2:43:59
Fifth Place: Chris Thunen, 37, of Berkeley; 2:48:53
First Place: Kris Klotzbach, 34, of Oakland; 3:05:23
Second Place: Verity Breen, 47, of San Rafael; 3:22:13
Third Place: Erin Garvey, 30, of San Jose; 3:23:48
Fourth Place: Pilar Delmolino, 38, of Pollock Pines; 3:27:30
Fifth Place: Becca Simon, 28, of San Mateo; 3:28:24


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From time to time Michael Kinsley is worth reading, especially when he is in one of his iconoclastic moods that notes hypocrisy or double-standards. (His famous axiom that in Washington a "gaffe" is when someone unaccountably tells the truth about something is a keeper for the ages.) At other times, a nasty, petty and hackwork version of Kinsley shows up, making you wonder if he sometimes farms out his writing to some of the junior Kos Kids.
Today is one of those days. Kinsley's latest Bloomberg column says all the blame for the partisan bitterness of our time should be laid at the feet of Ronald Reagan. He's specifically responding to Joe Nocera's recent New York Times column that correctly identified the Bork nomination as a key turning point in political bitterness. As Michael Barone said of Watergate, the Bork nomination is when "the rules changed" for judicial nominations, and it has warped judicial politics ever since. Kinsley tries to turn the tables by saying it was Reagan's fault for nominating an "extremist" like Bork in the first place. And so, for instance, Kinsley writes:
At the time of his nomination, Bork had not written a single book about the Constitution. His entire oeuvre consisted of a few contradictory law review articles, pamphlets and lectures, along with a good book about antitrust.
This is disingenuous in the extreme. Note how Kinsley slides quickly over Bork's massive work of groundbreaking scholarship, The Antitrust Paradox, by calling it a "good book." It was more than just a "good book." It was part of an intellectual revolution that completely changed our legal approach to antitrust (for the better, I believe Kinsley would agree). He leaves out that Bork co-taught constitutional law with the legendary Alexander Bickel at Yale Law School for many years. Most egregiously, Kinsley complains about Bork's observation that his experience has led to the subsequent practice of nominating justices with scant paper trails:
If future presidents are going to continue the new tradition of nominating justices whose ideologies they think they know and like, the Senate will have to start a new tradition of insisting that judicial nominees reveal their beliefs about the Constitution in detail.
But that's exactly what Bork did in several days of testimony in his hearings, patiently and reasonably explaining his views in detail. It was all used against him. And then Kinsley starts wandering aimlessly around the page: "Maybe Bork is right about some things. The point is that his theory of when you say yes and when you say no is complicated and subject to debate, just like everybody else's. He hasn't got it all figured out." What the hell Michael: sounds like a person who'd make a good Justice to me.
It's really not worth fisking the whole piece, which eventually reaches Kinsley's real target: Terry Dolan's NCPAC, the independent conservative group that bashed several liberal senators in 1980 and contributed significantly to their defeat, including George McGovern, Frank Church, and Birch Bayh. Kinsley doesn't make a case against this kind of political activity. He's obviously more angry because Dolan was a closeted homosexual who died of AIDs in 1986, and as we know, for a liberal your identity should determine your politics. No conservative gays allowed.
Of course, I think Kinsley and Nocera are both wrong. The bad behavior in our political life could be much more meaningfully attributed to the 1960s ("Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids. . ."), or, as I have argued here before, to FDR, who tried to make out that Republicans were the equivalent of Nazi fascists in that infamous 1945 state of the union. In case you missed it:
One of the great American industrialists of our day—a man who has rendered yeoman service to his country in this crisis-recently emphasized the grave dangers of "rightist reaction" in this Nation. All clear-thinking businessmen share his concern. Indeed, if such reaction should develop—if history were to repeat itself and we were to return to the so-called "normalcy" of the 1920's—then it is certain that even though we shall have conquered our enemies on the battlefields abroad, we shall have yielded to the spirit of Fascism here at home. (Emphasis added.)
In other words, even during wartime when the country was supposedly caught up on a spirit of unity for the war effort, Roosevelt exploited the war for partisan purposes. Roosevelt's speeches like this are worth remembering when contemporary liberals claim "divisive" conservatives are "questioning their patriotism."

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|Rhona Wise / Associated Press
|The Florida Legislature opted not to vote on a bill that would have provided funding to Sun Life Stadium.
Florida's oldest professional sports franchise -- the Miami Dolphins -- was dealt a crushing blow Friday when the Florida Legislature ended its session without passing any funding plan that would assist the team's quest to refurbish its stadium.
The refusal of the GOP-controlled Legislature to aid the team wasn't just a defeat for the Dolphins -- it also could sack South Florida's efforts to lure another Super Bowl to the region in the next few years.
It also means the San Francisco Bay Area likely will be the front-runner to host Super Bowl L in 2016, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.
Others who lost out include the city of Orlando, which was hoping for help to lure a Major League Soccer team, as well as the Jacksonville Jaguars and Daytona International Speedway.
The professional sports teams were all backing a Florida Senate proposal that would have allowed each of them to compete for a share of state tax dollars. The measure would have created a process for pro teams to vie for $13 million per year in state incentives.
But the House -- led by Speaker Will Weatherford -- refused to bring up the legislation.
"In the weeks ahead, I will do all I can to convince my fellow owners to bring the Super Bowl back to Miami-Dade," Ross said in a statement released by the Dolphins. "The Bid Committee has done a tremendous job to give us a great shot, and my only hope is that it is enough to overcome the terrible message Speaker Weatherford has sent to the NFL tonight. In addition, I will continue to do all I can to build a winning team for the people of Miami-Dade."The defeat especially was stinging for the Dolphins since the team already had agreed to pay for a Miami-Dade County referendum on whether to raise local bed taxes to assist the team. The initial Senate bill authorized the use of the taxes. The failure of legislators to act makes the May 14 ballot question meaningless, even though early and absentee balloting already had begun.
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross blasted Weatherford, saying in a statement that the Wesley Chapel Republican had promised to at least let the legislation come up for a vote on the House floor.
"He put politics before the people and the 4,000 jobs this project would have created for Miami Dade, and that is just wrong," Ross said.
Weatherford, in a tweet, later contended that it wasn't true that he had promised an up or down vote.
Ross also said the decision sent a "terrible message" to NFL owners who soon will decide whether to bring a Super Bowl back to Florida in either 2016 or 2017. A vote on the matter is expected to be held in two weeks at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston.
The Dolphins wanted both state and local help to pay for $400 million worth of renovations to 26-year-old Sun Life Stadium. The Dolphins wanted $3 million per year for the next 30 years from the state.
In order to convince skeptical politicians, the team agreed to a series of concessions -- including that it would pay part of the money after 30 years.
But the push by the Dolphins coincided with an effort by other cities and professional sports organizations to also obtain state tax dollars.
The Florida Senate bill would have let the Dolphins tap into local taxes to help pay for renovations to their stadium. But in the waning moments of the session, the Senate passed a revised version that stripped the local tax portion and instead just made the Dolphins eligible for state money. That failed, too.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett sought to build momentum Tuesday for a key part of his state budget proposal by unveiling legislation to change future retirement benefits for state government and school district employees.
The governor wants to use a projected $175 million in first-year savings from curbing public pension costs to pay for additional basic education spending in fiscal 2013-14. With a new report by the state Independent Fiscal Office showing that anticipated state tax revenue growth is disappearing because of weak consumer spending, Corbett said it becomes even more important to realize pension savings so money is available for education.
"It just heightens the reason this has to get done," he said.
The legislation mirrors a pension proposal outlined by Corbett in his budget address earlier this year. It calls for putting new employees under a 401(a) defined contribution plan starting in 2015. These are similar to 401(k) plans in the private sector and would be a departure from the traditional defined benefit plan available to retirees and current employees in the State Employees' Retirement System and Public School Employees' Retirement System.
The legislation would calculate future pension benefits for current employees with a lower multiplier and cap how much of an employee's future wages and overtime can be used to calculate pension earnings. Pension benefits for retirees and benefits already earned by current employees aren't affected by the legislation.
Sen. Michael Brubaker, R-Lititz, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Chris Ross, R-Unionville, the House Commerce Committee chairman, are sponsoring the bills in their respective chambers. The finance panel will hold a hearing on the legislation soon, Brubaker said.
The legislation contains an unusual provision for an automatic appeal of its constitutionality to the state Supreme Court. The automatic appeal is designed to settle debate over whether Pennsylvania can legally reduce pension benefits for current employees because the state Constitution and case law defined them as a contract between the state and its employed that can't be impaired.
"It's the right thing to do to have this issue court-tested," Brubaker said.
Pension reform is needed now so that escalating costs don't lead to higher state and school district taxes and take away money needed for other government programs, Corbett said.
"They (taxpayers) don't deserve to face increased taxes due to pension costs," he said.
But Sen. John Blake, D-Archbald, ranking Democrat on the finance panel, said the governor's plan will add to pension debt instead of reducing it.
"Moving new employees to a 401(a) will undermine the investment performance of our existing pension systems...," Blake said. "Further, 401(a) retirement plans are proven to provide lower financial returns and by, disaggregating investment, expose workers with different levels of financial literacy to the vagaries of the markets while sending millions in fees to the financial service industry - money that should instead be invested and managed by experts to guarantee retirement security for our workers."
Switching to a defined contribution plan for future hires will leave a less secure retirement for new employees, said state Treasurer Rob McCord, a potential Democratic candidate for governor next year.
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California Sen. Diane Feinstein may have few Republican allies -- or even conservative Democrats -- as she pushes a new assault weapons ban, but she can at least count on the support of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) who issued a statement Thursday hailing the legislative effort.
"No one thinks that this fight is going to be easy, but who can be content to do nothing in the face of one awful tragedy after another?" Schiff said in a statement.
Feinstein's new measure, which goes further than the now-lapsed 1994 law she authored, would prohibit the sale, import and manufacture of more than 150 weapons -- including the make of Bushmaster rifle used in the Connecticut school shootings -- and ammunition magazines that can accept more than 10 rounds, according to the L.A. Times.
Those who legally own assault weapons would be allowed to keep them. Buyers of currently owned assault weapons would be subject to criminal background checks.
"We have tried to recognize the right of a citizen to legally possess a weapon,'' Feinstein said Thursday at a Capitol Hill press conference, standing alongside a display of assault weapons, including models similar to those used in mass shootings. "No weapon is taken from anyone. The purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time.''
Although Feinstein dropped the idea of requiring owners of assault weapons to register their firearms, her proposal quickly drew criticism from the National Rifle Assn., which called the measure "wrongheaded," The Times reported.
"It's disappointing but not surprising that she is once again focused on curtailing the Constitution instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health system," the NRA said in a statement. "The American people know gun bans do not work and we are confident Congress will reject Sen. Feinstein's wrongheaded approach."
In his statement, Schiff -- a former federal prosecutor -- also pressed for the need of universal background checks and better mental health records, as well as going after gun "straw purchasers" and eliminating the gun industry's wide protection from civil liabilities. He has proposed legislation dealing with the two latter issues.
Sen. Feinstein wants to 'dry up the supply' of assault weapons
Gun control draws vigorous debate across California
Rep. Adam Schiff introduces bill to impose penalties on 'straw purchasers' of guns
Glendale Gun Show operator tight-lipped on plans after City Council moves toward ban
--Jason Wells, Times Community News
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Smart, effective companies take steps to meet the needs of business and the public they serve. The Saturn division of General Motors was created for exactly those reasons. In the mid- to late-1980s, GM noticed a trend of American consumers choosing the more economical small car options offered by the Japanese manufacturers over domestic made cars. This trend prompted the company's executives to create the Saturn brand and begin to make cars to compete with the foreign models. In the 1990 model year, Saturn offered its first line of cars to the U.S. market.
It wasn't long before a positive response began to roll in. Saturn cars were well made, dependable, and easier on the wallet than many other options. The Saturn division enjoyed a great deal of success. In addition to supplying consumers with quality, affordable cars, this branch of GM was also founded on a customer-driven platform. That meant no hard sales pitches and plenty of attention to what the customer wanted and needed out of their new Saturn. It was a revolutionary way to sell cars.
Unfortunately, the Saturn division was discontinued in 2009 due to financial hardships. Before the end, Saturn offered the public a variety of vehicle options, including the Sky series.
Like many of Saturn's other offerings, the Sky series was known for its dependable construction and well-executed components under the hood. Unlike most of the other Saturn vehicles, the Sky was unique in its body design. This is the only roadster Saturn offered, and it was designed to appeal to the muscle car or luxury car lover. These cars offered a sleek and very modern appearance along with the style of the impressive sports cars. The Sky quickly gained a large fan base.
The Saturn Sky is most well-known for its appearance. There is no doubt that the exotic exterior of these cars was designed to turn heads, and it certainly did that. This body style and type of car was definitely a departure in design for the engineers and designers at Saturn and the car reflects the freedom they used in its creation. Under the hood, the Sky was considered to be a bit rough and didn't necessarily offer the smooth, precision driving experience expected from a luxury, sports, or exotic car. Even with that issue, the Sky served its purpose of attracting a great deal of attention.
The 2009 model year was the last year Saturn offered any vehicles, including the Sky. Since the Sky series only last from the 2007 to the 2009 model years, there were very few changes made to the car's design. During its final year of production, the Sky was offered in two distinct trim levels: the base and the Red Line.
Both trim levels feature the roadster body style with two seats. This car is also equipped with a manual convertible top to provide more fun and excitement for the driver and passengers. The Sky offered several standard features including all-power accessories, stability control, and a six-speaker audio system.
The Red Line version of the Sky was equipped with improved and more luxurious interior and special accents to the car's body as well. It also offered an upgraded sound system with Bluetooth capabilities. Performance tires and a finely-tuned suspension system were part of this particular trim level as well. Under the hood, the Red Line Sky boasted a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a standard five-speed manual transmission or an optional five-speed automatic. The engine for this model offered the driver 260 hp.
The base model of the Sky in the earlier years appeared much like its last version. This car featured a 2.4-liter four-cylinder inline engine and was paired with a five-speed manual transmission, though the five-speed automatic was offered as an option as well. The inline motor was capable of 166 hp. Most industry experts felt the Sky lacked style and grace when in motion, however. These cars didn't have the precision driving experience that a consumer would expect from this type of car and many felt its manual transmission, harvested from the Chevy Colorado truck, made the Sky drive more like a pickup than a fine car.
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2008 Saturn Sky
The 2008 Saturn Sky is a fun roadster in its second year of production.
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Make sure that Siri is on
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Siri & Search and make sure that Listen for "Hey Siri", and Press Home for Siri or Press Side Button for Siri* are turned on.
- On macOS Sierra or later, go to Apple () menu > System Preferences, click Siri, then make sure that Enable Ask Siri is selected.
If you don't see an option for Siri, check that Siri is available in your country or region. Learn which Siri features are supported in which countries and regions on iOS and Mac.
*You can use the side button to talk to Siri on iPhone X or later.
Check that restrictions aren't on for Siri
If you can't turn on Siri on your iOS device or Mac, make sure that you haven't disabled Siri in Restrictions.
- On iOS 12 or later, go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps and make sure that Siri & Dictation isn't turned off. On iOS 11 or earlier, go to Settings > General > Restrictions.
- On macOS Sierra or later, go to Apple () menu > System Preferences > Parental Controls > Other and make sure that Turn off Siri & Dictation isn't selected.
Check your microphones
If Siri doesn't hear you correctly or doesn't respond when you ask a question, make sure your microphones are working:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, remove screen protectors, films, or cases that cover the microphones, then ask Siri a question. If Siri doesn't respond, connect a headset with a microphone, like EarPods or AirPods, then ask Siri a question and see if Siri responds.
- On your Mac, go to Apple () menu > System Preferences > Sound > Input and select a mic and check the input levels.
If Siri still doesn't work, contact Apple Support.
If Siri doesn't speak responses
Siri might not respond verbally if your device is muted or Voice Feedback is turned off. While you're on the Siri screen, try to increase the volume level on your device. Then check your Voice Feedback settings:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Siri & Search > Voice Feedback. From here, you can change how Siri responds. For example, you can have Siri always respond or only when you're using the Hands-Free setting.
- On your Mac, go to Apple () menu > System Preferences > Siri and make sure that Voice Feedback is on.
If "Hey Siri" doesn't work
On supported iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, you can use "Hey Siri" to talk to Siri without holding down the Home or side button.* If "Hey Siri" isn't working, go to Settings > Siri & Search and make sure that "Hey Siri" is on.
"Hey Siri" won't respond when:
- Your device is face down
- When the cover is closed on your iPhone or iPad case
- When Low Power Mode is enabled on your iPhone
- If you have an iPhone 6 or earlier, most iPads, or an iPod touch, and aren't connected to power.
If "Hey Siri" is responding with multiple devices, learn what to do.
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A man convicted of one murder and multiple rapes, including one in Costa Mesa, will receive the death penalty.
Waymon Livingston, 29, of Stanton, was convicted in February of one felony count of special-circumstances murder in the commission of sodomy, three felony counts of forcible rape and one felony count of aggravated assault.
An Orange County Superior Court judge on Wednesday approved a jury's recommendation to sentence Livingston to death.
Livingston was convicted of strangling and raping a masseuse in a Costa Mesa motel room in 2007, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. The masseuse was one of at least six victims.
A jury also found him guilty of murdering a 21-year-old Sacramento resident working as a prostitute.
Livingston killed her in an Anaheim hotel room in 2007 and was later linked to the crime through DNA evidence, according to the D.A.
The jury that convicted Livingston in February recommended last month that he receive the death penalty.
— Jeremiah Dobruck
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Among all musicians on YouTube, Martina McBride's music has had the largest increase in views on Valentine's Day. When compared to an average day on YouTube, her content receives 2.8x more views on Feb 14th.
For example, here are views for McBride's music over the past two years.
It's no surprise that fans revisit her music on Valentine's Day: McBride's most popular song on YouTube is "Valentine," with nearly 21M views since the beginning of 2016.
- Other top 10 artists on Valentine's Day include Kina Grannis (2.1x higher), Barry White (1.53x higher), Outkast (1.3x higher), and Lionel Richie (1.21x higher).
- In the U.S., Whitney Houston has the #1 spot for musicians who see the largest increase in views of their music (2.7x). Other artists unique to the U.S. include Chaka Khan (1.7x) and Savage Garden (1.5x).
- In the U.K., R&B royalty Keith Sweat (1.6x), K-Ci & JoJo (1.5x), and Brian McKnight (1.5x) break into the top 10.
We also looked at musical trends for Valentine's Day in 2017. While this year will be tough to predict, we've noticed a couple surprising insights:
- David Bowie's "Valentine's Day" should continue to rise in popularity. Last year on Valentine's Day, David Bowie's untimely passing led his song "Valentine's Day" to break into the top 10 songs with "valentine" in the title. It surged 400 percent on February 14, 2016, vs. the year prior.
- When it comes to love songs (songs with "love" in the title), Justin Bieber had the top spot on Valentine's Day in 2016 with "Love Yourself," and he's primed to repeat this feat in 2017. Among all of this year's songs with "love" in title, DJ Snake's "Let Me Love You" ft. Justin Bieber is the most popular, amassing nearly 200M views since its release.


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A 35-year-old woman died after being bitten and attacked by a big cat at the Wildcat Haven Large Cat Sanctuary in Sherwood on Saturday.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. with help from the Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office, identified the victim Renee Radziwon, 36, of Portland. She died from injuries consistent with what would be from a wild animal.
According to the sheriff's office, the sanctuary is a secured facility where the animals are kept in heavily fenced areas. There are no reports of any of the animals getting loose from the facility and there is no immediate threat to the citizens in the surrounding areas.
Wildcat Haven is a no-kill, last hope sanctuary for As of this summer, there were 67 animals at the sanctuary. They include cougars, tigers, bobcats and other big, wild cats. Some of those animals have a history of abuse and neglect and were rescued into the sanctuary after being discovered in sometimes deplorable conditions.
The local sanctuary founded by Cheryl and Mike Tuller currently sits on less than eight acres of land in Sherwood. That will change in less than a year when they move into a home 10 times larger 82 acres about 40 miles south.


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Forget London calling - Doncaster spy supremo Peter Sables has tapped into history with his collection of wartime surveillance gear.
The radio buff has lovingly restored a string of listening devices used by the Allies against Nazi Germany during World War Two to create a nostalgic goldmine dating back more than 70 years.
And now his hobby has sparked the interest of a museum which is to take up some of his wireless sets as part of a new exhibition.
Former Army signals officer Peter said: "I have been into radio since I was a lad and the collection has just grown out of that. It started off as just one radio but now I've got loads - so many that I have agreed to give some to a museum."
His clandestine collection stretches back 30 years - when he decided to go on air for the first time.
He said: "Stuff was limited back then so I basically started making my own kit. Lots of people told me that wartime radios were a good way to get started and I took it from there."
His collection has come from car boot sales, picking up bits and pieces along the way and restoring the sets to full working order.
Originally, they were used during wartime to plot against Hitler's Nazi regime, with clandestine groups across Poland, France, Czechoslovakia and England using the sets, which were often parachuted in to danger zones for resistance and freedom fighters to use so they could get their messages to the outside world.
Mr Sables, of Carcroft, claims to have more radio sets than historic Bletchley Park, the UK's centre of code cracking and spying during the war.
And the sets have sparked the interest of Oxford Military Museum which has agreed to take two of the radios.
"They wanted to take the lot, but I think they should stop in Yorkshire," he said.
The sets, which can fetch up to £2,000 each, are all capable of transmitting and receiving radio - and the former military man is often called on to give talks about his pastime.
But he has made a few changes. "They were death traps with the voltage at the time - I have made them safer now because I didn't fancy electrocuting myself," he added.


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Work on this project has been slow until a few days ago, but now I'm back in business. I'm getting the hang of this Eclipse API thing, which makes everything go much smoother. Today I present to you: a more robust Scion client, a rudimentary "Open Definition" feature, and a configurable path to the Scion server program.
The improved client code for the Scion server works with a command queue. It spawns one thread that is tightly coupled to the server process. This thread waits for a command to arrive in the queue, then sends it off to the server and waits for the response. If the server crashes for some reason, it will be restarted and the command will be retried on the new incarnation. The original sender of the command (for example, a GUI element) specifies a timeout: if the command is not executed successfully within this time, the client gives up and the original sender is left to deal with the problem in whatever way it sees fit.
Then, for the mandatory screenshots, I built a feature similar to the "Open Declaration (F3)" feature that you might know from Java development in Eclipse. You can select an identifier and hit F3 (or go through the context menu or main menu), and you will jump to the place where the identifier is defined:
This feature is very rudimentary: it only works if the definition is in the current file; you have to select the identifier; and the Ctrl+click that Java users may know does not work yet.
I also added a Preferences page to configure the location of the Scion executable. Autodetection is in the works, but is not there yet. Automatically installing Scion via Cabal upon request would also be a very nice feature to have.
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Fred Magaziner is a member of Dechert LLP. After graduating from law school, Magaziner clerked for Judge Max Rosenn of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Magaziner has litigated and tried many kinds of cases (jury, non-jury and arbitration), including breach of contract, patent infringement, business torts, will contests, fraud, medical malpractice, product liability and personal injury/wrongful death. He has also has often acted as the lead attorney in Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) proceedings. Magaziner is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Law Institute. He has been a faculty member for many years at the Temple University Academy of Advocacy, has taught in other trial advocacy programs and has lectured at Temple University and University of Pennsylvania in trial advocacy, litigation strategy and complex litigation.


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Mr. Caillat is known in the industry for being capable of accomplishing a goal in a timely manner and within budget. He is also a highly disciplined and effective leader who has the uncanny ability to bring production teams through the pressure of a production schedule with grace, dedication and enthusiasm. It wouldn't be overstating the issue to call legendary recording engineer Ken Caillat both a Renaissance man and an entrepreneur. In addition to production, he has been a director, studio engineer, a musician, and even a business man, co-founding several companies that have been invaluable to the enhancement of the way we experience music and audio. Mr. Caillat also holds a BSC from the University of Santa Clara and has been an active member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) for 27 years.
Throughout his career, Mr. Caillat's record production and engineering efforts have earned him numerous GRAMMY® nominations and include an Album of the Year GRAMMY and Best Engineered Album GRAMMY Nomination for Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the third largest selling album of all time. His recordings have sold over 50 million copies and include such stars as Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Michael Jackson to name a few. Furthermore, in 1979, Ken designed and built Studio 'D' at the Village Recorder, a million dollar studio, and recorded Fleetwood Mac's Tusk there.
Always trying to push technical innovation in the business, Mr. Caillat co-founded Highway One Media Entertainment, dedicated to create CD-ROMs for the new interactive computer media market. Highway One's clients included Microsoft, Apple, and Warner Records and created over 200 hit CD-ROMs, of which Ken Caillat was the Executive Producer and Director of over 150, including "Virtual Graceland" an interactive look at Elvis Presley and the Classical Music for Dummies series, "Bonnie Raitt", and "Yes".
From 1997 to 2002, Ken founded and was heavily involved in the 5.1 Entertainment Group and Immergent Records where he was president of its production services division. With the dawning of DVD Audio, Mr. Caillat formed 5.1 Entertainment Group and committed resources to the development of DVD based six-channel music. This foresight, together with a proven track record of excellence, enabled 5.1 Entertainment to position itself at the forefront of the DVD revolution. While at 5.1, Ken Caillat helped design and build the first two fully digital state of the art 96k/24 bit 5.1 Production studios in the United States and has mixed over 200 songs in 96k/24bit 5.1 six channel music from original multi-track sources including Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Herbie Hancock, Alice Cooper. To date, 5.1 Entertainment has 500 DVD Audio/Video tiles in the market place.
In 2006, Ken Caillat worked to develop and promote his daughter, Colbie Caillat's singing career and became Executive Producer, co-producer, co-mixer for his daughter, Platinum selling album, Coco for UMG Music and is currently set to begin producing his daughter Colbie's second album.


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The legend is as follows: New York City Ballet cofounder George Balanchine was strolling down Fifth Avenue in the 1960s. The Russian-born choreographer was so dazzled by the shimmering stones in the Van Cleef & Arpels window that he was inspired to create his 1967 triptych ballet, "Jewels."
The dancing is spectacular. It was both a critical and commercial success at the time of its premiere and has been revived dozens of times. The costumes, dripping with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds — or at least resin stones and crystals acting as stand-ins — are nearly as important as the dancing. Boston Ballet is currently performing "Jewels," which runs at the Boston Opera House through Sunday.
Balanchine explained when the ballet debuted that it is not a literal ballet about the gems. Each stone represents a different composer: "Emeralds" is set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, "Rubies" to the music of Igor Stravinsky, and "Diamonds" to music by Tchaikovsky. At the "Jewels" premiere, Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell, his young prima ballerina in 1967, were photographed draped in diamonds from the Fifth Avenue gem boutique. It was a glimmering dream of high culture and commerce.
The original costumes, created by the prolific Barbara Karinska, are so intricate that many of them have been displayed in museums. The Boston Ballet's costume shop has spent thousands of hours working on its own versions of Karinska's designs.
The task of creating these ensembles is so taxing that Boston Ballet rented "Emeralds" costumes from the National Ballet of Canada ; the Boston workshop created the principal dancer costumes for "Diamonds"; those for "Rubies" were made entirely by the Boston Ballet five years ago.
"The costumes themselves are not difficult, but there's a lot of jewels. When we did 'Rubies,' the volunteers spent almost 1,200 hours just sewing the stones on the costumes," said Charles Heightchew, manager of costumes and wardrobe for Boston Ballet. "We made costumes for seven men and 12 women. This ballet is a huge undertaking."
Even the rented costumes require preservation work, and are then fitted for the dancers.
"There's a lot of maintenance on them because the jewels crack and they need to get replaced," Heightchew said. "We have boxes of replacement jewels."
Keeping these costumes sparkling is key because they anchor the abstract ballet and offer visual cues, along with the music, to Balanchine's references in each movement.
"Each gem is paired with a different era," Heightchew said. "And along with the music, the costumes are a key to letting you know what's happening on stage. The emeralds represents 19th-century France, a romantic style. The rubies are his New York City American influence. The costumes are jazzy, fun, and sexy. Diamonds are his interpretation of imperial Russia."
Because most of the gems are sewn on the costumes by hand, they remain intact throughout the performances.
"When you have a company of athletic dancers moving in costumes covered with 2,000 stones, it's not unusual for a jewel or two to drop during a performance," he said. "Trust me, there are far fewer jewels falling off in 'Jewels' than there are in 'The Nutcracker.' "Christopher Muther can be reached at email@example.com.


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The growing season got off to an early start with bud break coming a month early in the warm late-winter and spring conditions. The vines seemed to shrug off a little rain that fell in early June. The summer was warm but not too hot, with one heat spike in early August, followed by moderate to cool temperatures, to slow ripening. September conditions were excellent — the grapes had a long period of ripening without any heat spikes, allowing growers to wait to pick at optimum ripeness. It is one of the greatest vintages of the decade, with wines that are firmly in their prime today. They have incredible extract, depth, and structure, with solid, dense fruit centers to match.
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The very word "French" has its connotations, of cancans and certain kinds of kisses and naughty movies, not to mention postcards. So who would have imagined that the French senate would approve a ban on beauty pageants for girls under 16, citing the danger of hyper-sexualization of children?
The same country that brought us benchmarks in intolerance, like the ban on face coverings for Muslim women and virulent outbreaks of anti-Semitism, has taken an enlightened stand against the exploitation of young children.
And yes, that is an opinion, although it seems to me self-evident. When you put a 6-year-old in high heels, a feathered dress and rhinestone earrings; when you slather on makeup, dye her hair, apply fake eyelashes and hair extensions; when you train her to affect sexy poses and sign her up for dozens of beauty pageants a year— then, yes, you are exploiting the child. And you are telling her that she isn't good enough the way she is, that she needs to enhance the attributes with which she was born.
France doesn't come close to the level of exploitation we enjoy here in the USA. In America, child beauty contests are a $5 billion-a-year business involving thousands of contestants and some 250,000 events. The industry is complemented and encouraged by various reality shows like "Toddlers & Tiaras," "Little Miss Perfect" and the immensely popular "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." I won't talk about these shows other than to say they encourage the mistreatment of very young children, particularly girls, as sexual objects.
Some parents argue that their children learn self-confidence by participating in beauty contests; that the experience helps them mature. They say that all the way to the bank. In print interviews and on TV, pageant mothers, especially, are transparently ambitious and merciless in the way they manipulate and program their daughters. Some images of the little girls are truly grotesque, featuring 3-year-olds in bikinis and so much makeup that they look like mannequins.


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Jemma and Ollie married at Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset this summer. Their wedding was all about the personal touches from twinkling fairy lights to imports from Thailand. There are vintage roses, peonies, birdcages, a killer Vivienne Westwood suit and games.
So sit back and feast your eyes on the gorgeous images below captured by Lucy Davenport.
Oh, and please can more brides hold their dresses up? You can never see too much shoe. Ever.
Badminton anyone?
Delicate Details
I bought my dress from Beautiful Bridal Boutique. It was Amanda wakeley. It had really delicate detailing on the straps. My shoes were from Next and complimented the detail on my dress perfectly.
Simple Vintage
For my hair, I wanted a simple vintage look to show off the detail on the back of the dress. I bought Some hydrangeas for my hair from Etsy and finished my look off with a vintage brooch cuff, also from Etsy and some simple vintage droplet earrings from Beautiful Bridal Boutique.
Bombastic Blooms
My flowers were from Ena's Florists and were a mix of soft Bombastic vintage roses, Sandblast, Amnesia roses and Peonies.
Brogues And Button Holes
The Groomsmen wore burgundy and cream polka dot Vintage bow ties by Peckham Rye. Ollie wore a Vivienne Westwood suit from John Anthony clothing, teamed with Crockett and Jones tan brogues, a Vivienne Westwood shirt, braces from Mr Porter and a vintage amnesia rose button hole.
A Chance Meeting
Our photographer was Lucy Davenport. We actually met on holiday after the engagement!
Coconut, Strawberry And Vanilla
Our cake was from Foxes cupcakes. We had a top tier and a selection of cupcakes that were a mix of lime and coconut, strawberry and cream and vanilla with soft butter icing with vintage rose and pearl decor…yummy!
Florence And Funk
We had Bob Povey playing funky house with Cass on the bongos which was fun and a great way of getting people up to boogie! We also had The brightside Band playing jazz funk. Our first dance was to Florence and the machine's 'You've got the love'.
Lucky Favours
Our favours were tiny peuter buddahs in bird cage favour boxes imported from thailand. We travelled there many times and Thai people consider them lucky!
Vintage Finds
We had a few special items in our décor including a handmade wishing tree and birdcages filled with silk flowers and fairy lights. Our card box was a vintage suitcase. We also had a vintage steamer trunk dress up box. These were collected from car boots and ebay. The candy bar sign and photo booth were both handmade and from Etsy.
Personal Touches
Our wedding was full of individual pieces that we put time into making. It was the personal touches like the Buddhas and the photo booth collection that made our day special.
Contrasting Colour Palettes
My advice would be to go with your heart. Research around online to find colour palettes to contrast your bridesmaids and flowers (sometimes colours you think won't work and they really do when you get them together)
Boutique – Beautiful Bridal Boutique
Hair – A'Courts Hair Salon
Shoes – Next
Grooms Suit – Vivienne Westwood from John Anthony
Photographer – Lucy Davenport
Live Music – The Brightside Band
Venue – Larmer Tree Gardens
Florist – Ena's Florists
Cake – Fox's Cupcake Co
So there you have it folks. I love Jemmas advice on being adventurous and trying things that perhaps in your mind won't work but when put together in reality look better than you could ever have imagined.
I'm off to meditate after all this talk of Buddahs.
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As a result, my drooling, incontinent 92 year old male stroke patient, with advanced Alzheimer's disease, is wearing a T-shirt that says "I'm a proud new Daddy!"
With little baby footprints under the word "Daddy."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
It could have said " I'm pregnant " .
Any port in a storm.
Biggest laugh I've had today! Of course it's before 8:00 AM.
Reminds me of a conversation I had with my mother last week. She takes care of my grandmother. She is usually out of it after dialysis if they get her too dry so as we were speaking last week my grandma, 77 was noding off in her chair in her KU sweatshirt, no pants, in her adult pull-up with her thigh high support stockings on. It struck mw so funny I made my mom take a photo. Dunno why but that is just one of thos memories of Normie I dont wanna forget.
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At least he had a shirt. I've been in alleged health care settings where the pts had nothing but diapers (and they were adults)
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NEW ULM (AP) - Guitarist Leo Kottke and country and rock singer Mary Jane Alm are among this year's inductees into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.
Also being inducted are Twin Cities jazz singer Dennis Spears, accordionist Lorren Lindevig of Cloquet, old-time band leader Leon Olsen of New Ulm and the renowned St. Olaf Choir from St. Olaf College in Northfield.
The 25th annual induction ceremony and banquet will be held Nov. 1 at Turner Halle in New Ulm. Tickets are $45 per person.
The following day, a "2013 Inductee Showcase" will be held at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum in New Ulm. Admission is free.
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Drop by the circulation desk with your eReader, tablet or smartphone, and the staff will guide you in downloading the library's free eBooks and eAudiobooks.
Also new is the library's game day for children 5 and older on the second Monday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. There will be a variety of board games in the children's area.
The Friends of the BP Library will hold a book sale to benefit the library on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The book sale is canceled during inclement weather.
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What are Scams?
Scams come in many forms; uninvited contact is received by email, letter, and telephone or in person making false promises to con victims out of money. There are many of these sorts of scams but some of the most common are fake lotteries, deceptive prize draws or sweepstakes, clairvoyants, computer scams, and romance scams. The criminals attempt to trick people with flashy, official looking documents or websites, or convincing telephone sales patter, with the aim of persuading them to send a processing or administration fee, pay postal or insurance costs, buy an overvalued product or make a premium rate phone call. Doorstep Scams are crimes carried out by bogus callers, rogue traders and unscrupulous sales people who call, often uninvited, at people's home under the guise of legitimate business or trade.
Joe's Story
Joe's story has been recorded and kindly shared with Friends Against Scams by Durham Constabulary.
Mr and Mrs A's story
Mr and Mrs A had been scam victims for around 20 years. Mr and Mrs A had run a successful leisure business for many years and they were financially stable. Then, around 20 years ago, the business started to fail.
Mr A;
'When the first letters came telling me I'd won large sums of money I thought it could be true and just what I needed as I'd lost so much money because of the effect on our business. I suppose the scammers caught me at a low ebb.'
When the situation was at its worst they were sending £300 in cash a week to the criminals. Over the years their son had tried to convince them that they were responding to scams and not genuine lotteries or prize draws but to no avail. The problem was so severe that their son was afraid his parents wouldn't be able to pay their household bills.
Mrs A helped Mr A reply to the letters and became heavily involved too. So much so that when Mrs A started to show signs of dementia, Mr A felt that the administration work involved with replying to scams would keep his wife's mind sharp; she continued to do this until it all got too much for her and she was no longer able to deal with it because of her condition.
When trading standards intervened Mr A realised the mail was scam mail. He took advantage of the mail redirection service so all the mail was redirected to their son.
After two weeks Mr A's son said:
'Progress has been excellent. I get all the scam mail now and have had 20 items in the past two days. Nothing reaches my parents now and for the first time in a long time I can see that there is more money going into my father's account than going out. The only money going out is to pay household bills. It's such a relief.'
It is important to note that Mr and Mrs A started to respond to scams during a period of vulnerability-the decline of their business.
Mr A's son estimates that his parents had been scammed to the tune of well over a £100,000 over the years.
National Trading Standards Scams Team
The National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team is funded by National Trading Standards and is hosted by Surrey County Council. The team was founded in 2012 to tackle the problem of postal, telephone and doorstep scams. The team works across England and Wales with trading standards and partner agencies to investigate scams and identify and support those who fall victim to them.
Postal, telephone and doorstep scams are often targeted specifically at disadvantaged consumers or those in periods of vulnerability. The NTS Scams Team estimates that the detriment to UK consumers as a result of these scams is between £5 and £10 Billion a year.
Aims of the National Trading Standards Scams Team are:
- To IDENTIFY victims of scams.
- To INTERVENE and protect victims from further victimisation.
- To INVESTIGATE criminal activity.
- To INFORM local authorities and agencies on how to work with and support scam victims.
- To INFLUENCE people at local, regional and national levels to TAKE A STAND AGAINST SCAMS.
The team receives information from a range of partner agencies who IDENTIFY potential victims of scams. The team then contacts the local trading standards service of those silent victims and enters into partnership agreements with them. These partnership agreements include a variety of ways in which local authorities can work together to INTERVENE and support their identified victims. Information is gathered about victims and best practice, which enables the team to INFORM local authorities and partner agencies of the most effective ways to work with and support scam victims.
The team aims to raise awareness of scams by producing resources and leading campaigns to INFLUENCE people at local, regional and national levels. The team has a wide range of active projects and campaigns, which cover a variety of needs and have had excellent results. The team's initiative Friends Against Scams aims to prevent and protect people from becoming victims of scams by empowering communities to "Take a Stand Against Scams".
The team acts on information received from various sources, including in-house projects, to INVESTIGATE the path of scam mail. Through tracing the path of money sent in response to scams, the team have had well documented success and continue to act on new leads to tackle fraudulent activities.
The NTS Scams Team is fighting for a scam free nation by "Taking a Stand Against Scams".


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Programming with Scons
Tutorial 1 - An Introduction to SCons
After you've decided what to program, there is a tedious problem common to all software projects: the build system that will track dependencies and compile everything in required order. Build system is essential for software in compiled languages, such as C, C++, Java, D or Fortran, but also useful for building documentation or making distributives. This tutorial describes SCons primarily for C/C++ programming, but things described are rather simple to be interesting for everyone.
There are several tools available to control a project's build process. One of the first of them is 'make' often used in combination with 'autoconf'. Historically it became de-facto standard for *nix systems. Sadly, autoconf is extremely difficult to master. (For a lengthy discussion on autoconf visit a freshmeat editorial here.) There were many attempts to create alternative build systems and they even succeeded in some areas (like Ant for Java), but none of them is universally popular.
There is hope at the end of the rainbow though, and that hope is SCons. SCons is a very well thought out python based replacement to make. It offers similar functionality, but benefits from the power that a scripting language like python can bring. One of the key benefits of SCons is its cross platform abilities, so most of what goes on here will work in Windows even if was tested on Linux system.
This series of tutorials will cover a wide variety of topics on using SCons. Each tutorial will cover one small area of SCons. I hope to break down the lengthy documentation at scons.org into a readable and informative set of informal tutorials. This tutorial will cover creating a simple C program.
This series is written very informally - I don't intend this to be a reference manual or anything. It is largely from my own notes that I took while learning SCons, and I'm sure it contains spelling and grammatical errors. Please don't bug me about it. If there are glaring factual mistakes, I would like to hear from you though.
It is assumed that the reader has a grasp of creating programs in the languages used, and a grasp on basic programming jargon and definitions. However, no prior knowledge of Python is required.
Installing Scons
First you need Python installed. Then the most recent version of SCons can always be found on the Scons.org website (http://www.scons.org/download.php). Windows users can download a Win32 installer. For RedHat users there is RPM package. In Ubuntu or other Debian based systems it is enough to run
"sudo apt-get install scons". If you are running another distribution, simply download the scons-XYZ.tar.gz package. Unpack this package, and change to the directory it creates. At this point, run - "python setup.py install". Your SCons installation should now be ready. You can test it by running "scons --version". If the install has worked, a Copyright notice and version statement should be displayed.
The SConstruct Syntax
Every project using SCons must have a SConstruct file. This file directs the operation of the build. The format of the SConstruct file should be familar for Python users. Other uses will be interested in knowing that names are case sensitive, comments can be started with a pound(#) and continue until the end of the line. Also, indentation matters in the SConstruct and should only be used under specific circumstances which we will discuss later.
Comments in the SConstruct file begin with a pound('
#') and last to the end of the line. Comments may be placed on the same line as SConstruct commands, but still last to the end of the line.
SCons(or Python) follows a syntax similar to C for that of Data. Strings are contained in either double quotation marks(
"") or single quotation marks(
'hello nurse',
"Helloooooo Nurse". In strings there are also escape characters which can be used to express other characters. Escape characters, as in C, as preceded by a backslash(
'\') and followed by the escaped character. Basic characters are the newline(
'\n'), quotation(
'\"'), or the tab(
'\t'). Integers are simply written out as they would appear:
Now that the environment is created, we will take a little sideroad and talk about lists in Sconstruct files. Many of the operations that are used in SCons require the use of lists. A list is encapsulated with brackets('
[]'). Each list item is followed by a comma, inside these brackets. For example, this would be a list of numbers:
[4, 2, 1, 4]. Most of the time though, we will be using lists of strings:
["abraham.c", "compiler.c", "helpme.cpp"]
As Scons uses Python, the full abilities of the Python programming language are at your disposal. This includes variables. To create a variable assemply assign data to it. Variables are assigned use the ('
=') operator. For example...
myFirstSconsVariable = "Hello World"
...creates the variable
myFirstSconsVariable, and assigns
"Hello World" to it.
More Advanced Features
There are other things that Scons files may contain within them, but these will be considered in future tutorials.
Building a Simple Program
The Environment
In order to interact with SCons, the first thing done in an SConstruct file is to create an Environment. Environments contain various information about the system including C compiler flags, linker flags, and so on. We initialize the Environment with a single line:
env = Environment() # Initialize the environment
Again, recall that the SConstruct file is white space sensitive. This should appear starting in the first column of text.
Creating a Program
The environment is not a simple variable. It is an object with various methods or subroutines of it's own. The methods and subroutines allow the creation of programs whether they are in Java, C++, or C. Today we will create a simple C program. A basic tutorial for compiling FORTRAN programs can be found here. Once the environment is created, the C program creation is simple:
env.Program(target = 'helloworld', source = ["helloworld.c"])
Here we introduce several new concepts. First, the target. A target in SCons is similar to targets in make. The target is the logical result of the operation. Here, the target is the program helloworld. Note that it is not necessary to write helloworld.exe. The extension is chosen by SCons for you. Targets are built from a list of sources. Here the list of sources contains only one item: the C file "helloworld.c". SCons will automatically pick a compiler, and compile time flags to compile the source for you. While this tutorial only covers C, SCons understand and can build a vast array of source types:
- .c - a C source file
- .cpp/.c++/.C++/.cxx/.cc - a C++ source file
- .f/.for/.fpp - Fortran with optional C preprocessor in POSIX
- .s/.SPP - an assembly file with optional C preprocessor in POSIX
Running SCons
A complete list of options in running SCons can be found at the scons.org website: http://www.scons.org/doc/HTML/scons-man.html. Only the basic options will be considered here. Simply executing SCons will cause all targets to be built in or above the current directory. In addition, it's possible to give SCons a target to have it build, for example:
"scons helloworld", would cause the hello world program above to be built. Further, directories can be passed to SCons. When a directory is given, all targets in and above that directory are built. Thus:
"scons ." would have the same result, in general, as running
"scons". To have everything done, including installation of programs, simply run
"scons /", or in Windows,
"scons C:". (More on installation later.)
Finishing Up
It should be clear from this simple introduction that SCons is a powerful tool, capable of making your life a lot easier in building large projects. Future tutorials will cover shared libraries, and simple programming inside the SConstruct files.
Functions Covered in this Tutorial: Environment(), env.Program()
Code: sconstutorial1.tar.gz


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May first is probably one of the least known "special" days on the calendar. By proclamation issued in 1958, President Eisenhower declared the day "Law Day", a time to remember and to honor "the great heritage of liberty, justice and equality under law which our forefathers bequeathed to us". While not a holiday celebrated with the festivities of some – and it is doubtful that any businesses or government offices close for its observance – it is one which should not be forgotten.Perhaps this year is a particularly good one in which to remember that, while not perfect, we have a legal system in place that is without equal in the world. Those who pontificate about legal systems in other nations have forgotten that, in most, a person charged with an offense is guilty until proven innocent. As a result, their conviction rates are much higher than ours; proving a negative (that a person did not do something) is notoriously hard. Perhaps in part as a result of that mindset, peace officers in those nations do not have the constraints on them that we impose. If evidence is obtained illegally, it is still seen to be to the good of the State, and therefore is admissible. Rights to privacy and expression are not as widely held as we might think, something that many American citizens who travel overseas have had a chance to learn.My father used to comment that the greatest machines are only as strong as their weakest parts. An engineer who worked on the SST as well as several plans for nuclear power plants, those "weakest parts" troubled him. Following the same philosophy, a government is as honorable as its least honorable official, and a system of justice as incorruptible as its most corruptible participant. So often, it seems, social media (as well as the mainstream variety), latch hold of a view of a case, never to let go – no matter the right or wrong of the matter. There are time when, intentionally or not, incorrect information is given to law enforcement…and they act on it. At times, the flame is fueled by a prosecutor who, for any of several reasons, moved on a case guaranteed to hit national media. Finally, after being through a time of infamy that few would want to emulate, suspect is quietly exonerated…. Many nations of the world would have handled this case in a very different way. In some, the families of victims take it into their own hands to wreak retribution on the person they suspect of "wronging" an individual. In most places, there is not a Grand Jury proceeding, nor are the suspects have been allowed to make bond. When attorneys for the state determine that evidence exists to believe that the offense was committed, the suspects are arrested and locked up. While our Constitution demands that, with the exception of serious offenders, all persons not yet found to have committed the offense be allowed reasonable bail, this is a very unusual right. Preparing to defend against criminal charges is not simple in any land. The founders of our nation, for reasons that would be material for many columns, chose to create a presumption that all persons are innocent of any crime until the State proves otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt. In this, as in many of their actions, they were parting company from the lands of their forebears, and breaking very new ground. As jurisprudence has developed, it has been determined that the cause of justice not only requires that (most) persons accused be free to work on their defense, but that much of the information gathered by the State be available to the attorney for the defendant. These are rights which stand the accused in our nation in excellent stead. Despite the comments in newspapers, forums, or social media, until and accused pleads guilty or is determined to have committed the offense by judge or jury, he or she is innocent. The freedom to continue gainful employment, to work with counsel, and to find the information which contradicts that in the hands of the state is priceless. I can only imagine the frustration which would build for those accused of an offense, aware of their innocence, yet unable to take steps to help find the proof of such innocence. Amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, the Texas Legislature has now mandated that any information a prosecutor may have about an office WILL be shared with defense counsel. Many of us have done this as an office policy; sadly, with prosecutors as with any other walk of life, there are those who have motives other than the constitutionally mandated one of "seeking justice". This opportunity – much less mandate – is something unique to our country. Many of those who helped write our initial laws had been in difficulty in England; perhaps that helped to influence their decisions. In 1692, the Reverend Cotton Mather stated at the end of the infamous Salem Witch Trials, "I would rather set ten witches free than to hang one innocent person". Variations on this theme have characterized American justice since that time. Law Day is a time to remember that, first, our system is not perfect – the innocent are at times arrested and convicted. However, it is one of the few that has built in protections to try to keep that from happening, and perhaps the only one that provides for re-examing cases when new evidence appears. I am proud to be part of a system which, while it can make mistakes, orders the attorneys representing the state to serve the cause of justice, not to count convictions or blindly imprison people.Lisa Peterson is the County Attorney for Nolan County. 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Healy had the magic touch all season
When Robbie Healy was asked to be one of East Meadow's captains before this season, the senior politely declined, saying he was not a rah-rah type of leader.
So the player of few words but many action-packed moves led the 2011 Jets the only way he knew how: By scoring from anywhere on the field in any way possible, and doing it more often than any other Nassau football player before him.
"Robbie is a genius with the football," East Meadow coach Vinny Mascia said. "He's got eyes in the back of his head. He's got incredible lateral movement. He sees things; makes little cuts. His lower body strength is unbeatable."
Healy, the 5-9, 165-pound football genius who plays wingback and defensive back, was the smart choice of voters Wednesday night as he was named the 2011 Thorp Award winner at the 46th Gridiron Banquet at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Newsday has presented the award since 1942 to the outstanding high school football player in Nassau. This year's other finalists were two-way backs Ralph Caccavale of Plainedge and Mark Ellis of Garden City.
Healy set Nassau records for most touchdowns in a season with 38 and most points in a season with 236. Even his coach missed some of his best moves. "He's come out of the pile where I thought the play was over and all of a sudden he's free," Mascia said. "I'm looking down, thinking about the next play to call and I hear in my headset, 'How the heck did he get away!' The play is never over with him."
Healy rushed for 1,790 yards and 27 touchdowns. But he also was a legitimate deep threat with nine receiving TDs, including plays of 63 and 53 in an absolutely riveting 34-33 victory over Freeport in the Nassau I final. Healy tipped away a pass in the end zone with 2:17 left that preserved the victory.
"He's an impact player on both sides of the football," Mascia said. "He has an inner confidence."
And a tough outer shell. "This kid is on the field every single snap," Mascia said of the Jets' third-leading tackler and dangerous kick returner. "He's banging every single play."
Healy got banged up against Floyd in last Sunday's Class I title game, injuring his shoulder while diving hard to the turf at Stony Brook's LaValle Stadium trying to tackle Stacey Bedell on an 80-yard touchdown jaunt. But he returned to run for a two-point conversion that tied the score at 47. This time, though, the Jets lost a thriller, 54-47.
Typically, Healy was stellar, with 171 yards rushing and a TD, a 31-yard TD reception and a 51-yard kickoff return. "When this kid has the ball, good things really happen," said Mascia, who moved Healy from wide receiver to wingback before this season. "We don't throw it enough in our offense, so a kid like that wouldn't get enough touches. We had to get him the ball any way we could -- whether we snapped it to him, pitched it to him or threw it to him."
Healy, in his quietly effective style, had a magic touch that allowed East Meadow to set another Nassau record with 544 points for the season. He made his coach look like a genius.
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The whole aim of these technologies is to get people out of the hospital faster and with less discomfort."
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When she was diagnosed with mitral valve disease (a complex type of heart disease), she was informed that due to her previous medical history, she was not a suitable candidate for further surgery as she was unlikely to survive open-heart surgery.
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What is HodesH? HodesH is an unusual business that offers posters, industrial art, mid-century modern furniture and lighting, sculpture and ephemera of all types.
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Captain's Report
Doral Venezia
By Capt. Rob Smith
Doral's intention was to obsolete the Monticello, but after the dealer's got involved and a little preliminary footwork, the choice was obvious. The public wants a choice. Either you want the 8'6" beam or the 9'4" beam. Now that may seem a little space to care about, but it has deep implications and, as it turns out, adds a lot of usable space. Now, you have a new choice, the Venezia with a 9'4" beam and an additional 10" width in the cockpit for seating and entertaining space.
Starting at the stern
All dock connections come into the starboard corner while the walk through transom door is on the port side. The swim platform has a four step swim ladder and room for the family to play or to party. Across the stern wall is a large grab handle to use. If you opt for the adjustable aft seat, it really doesn't affect the space on the swim platform appreciably.
Aft entertainment and seating space
Here is where you begin to feel the difference that 10" makes, in the cockpit seating. Just standing here, you think you are on a much larger boat. The seating swings from across the back of the helm, down the starboard side and across the stern wall. We had the extended aft seat which allows you to extend it back another 10" (seems to be a theme) and add filler cushions to expand this are further. A handy wet bar with sink and dedicated space for a carry-on cooler is just inside the cockpit from the walkthrough on the port side.
Bimini extensions bring cover over much of the aft cockpit and connect to the forward swept arch overhead. Benches offer storage room and a table sets up for al-fresco dining or an afternoon round of Texas hold-em. Checking on the power plants is a bit quirky to me. You can lift the engine hatch part way for a quick sniff, but to do daily checks, you pull the aft facing bench out to lift the hatch for full access. This model has about 21 different engine packages you can order from a single gas or diesel to dual packages. With a single engine you have excellent access around the engine as well as plenty of room for the generator.
Forward cockpit
At the helm is a twin helmsman's bench seat with a port side lounger across from it for your navigator or a few friends and family. I always appreciate the elegant touches of wood at the dash on all the Dorals. This particular model also had the upgraded Cabriolet upholstery that feels much like leather. Helm electronics include a standard Clarion with dash remote, Raymarine Chartplotter GPS unit and marine VHF.
Interior Accommodations
The entry into the cabin is a translucent green tinted sliding door that invites the daylight or stars to peek in. Plenty more light and fresh air enters through the hatch in the cabin roof. The large round-shaped dinette gives everyone space to enjoy a meal. I especially liked the fact the table pivots to make it smoother and more graceful to get behind the table. I also thought the bottle rack for your favorite wines next to the steps was a good idea and neat use of space. The galley includes all the amenities you need to prepare meals for a weekend or to entertain a crew for a sunset cruise. You have anthracite granite aspect countertops, electric stove, microwave and refrigerator. You also have a full wet head in the cabin and a mid cabin large enough for two adults to relax in overnight.
Measuring Up
The all-new Venezia measures 26'0" hull length, 26'5" length overall. With the swim extension, her measurements move on out to 29'0" overall. Her beam width measures 9'4" and her standard dry weight is 7,000lbs with a 4.3 Mag engine. She carries 75 gallons of fuel and 30 gallons of fresh water. Cabin height measured up to 74" with height in the mid cabin reaching 38" cabin top to cushion.
Test Results
I tested the Venezia in the ICW waters outside of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I found she reached planing speed in 4.9 seconds and up to 30mph in 11.4 seconds. Her best cruise speed was about 29.1mph at 3000rpms for a cruising range of 169 miles on a full tank of fuel. Her top speed reached 47.8mph at 4550rpms with a single 375hp Volvo 8.1Gi installed.
It seems that Doral's choice to listen to the dealer network and customer input has developed a winning combination of size and style that the growing family will enjoy. So, you can either trailer the boat or not, and if not you gain a wonderful bonus.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Doral Venezia is 47.8 mph (76.9 kph), burning 31.4 gallons per hour (gph) or 118.85 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Doral Venezia is 29.1 mph (46.8 kph), and the boat gets 2.51 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.07 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 169 miles (271.98 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 375-hp Volvo Penta 8.1Gi gas sterndrive.
Standard and Optional Features
Marine Electronics
|VHF Radio
|Air Cond./Heat
|Shore Power
|Trim Tabs
|Water Heater
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
|Swim Platform
|Transom Shower
|Wet bar
Hull Warranty
10 year
Deck Warranty
|10 year http://www.doralboat.com/warranty.aspx
Blistering Warranty
|5 year http://www.doralboat.com/warranty.aspx
|NMMA Certification Other Certification
|Yes CE (Export only)
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