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Harold W. Rittenhouse
Harold W. Rittenhouse, a businessman and army veteran, passed away on Tuesday, July 27th, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown at the age of 78. He was the companion of Nancy A. Scarlata with whom he resided. Harold is survived by his daughter Sherry A., wife of Gregory Buchman of Macungie; grandchildren, Isabella R. Buchman and Gabriel L. Buchman; son Rodney M. of Bethlehem; sister Jacquelyn Rittenhouse of Palm Beach Gardens Florida; companion Nancy and her son Salvatore J. Scarlata Sr. and his wife Gretchen and their children Salvatore J. Jr. and Isabella R., and Nancy's daughter Tina Scarlata. Harold was born on November 22nd, 1942, in Northampton, PA. He was the son of the late Harold J. Rittenhouse and Ida L. (Marquardt) Rittenhouse. Before retiring in 2008, he owned Rittenhouse Business Systems in Allentown for many years. Harold was a proud US Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He was also a member of Jordan UCC and a F&AM of Lehigh Lodge #326. Harold will forever be remembered by his kind heart, great sense of humor, entrepreneurship, his love for classic cars, his flair for art, creativity, and interior design, and his love to cook for family and friends. The funeral service will commence at 7:30 PM with military honors at 7:00 PM, Monday, August 9th at Schmoyer Funeral Home 8926 Brookdale Rd., Breinigsville. Calling will begin at 6:00 PM. Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 10th at Northampton Memorial Shrine, 3051 Green Pond Rd., Easton. Memorials can be made in Harold's memory to Jordan UCC or Lehigh Lodge #326, c/o the funeral home, PO box 190 Breinigsville, 18031.
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I think national team call-ups operate an awful lot like top-division college football. Both are extremely subjective and, as such, are left open to a lot of reasonable/unreasonable argument.
In college football, certain teams have built in advantages -- some even come
the season even starts. A team that starts the season highly rated (based on compound matrices like history of success, strength of recruiting and number of wack-as-heck uniform combinations*), plays in a highly visible conference/time-zone and finishes undefeated is far more likely to play for the national championship than a team that started ranked lower, plays in a lesser conference/time-zone and finishes undefeated.
*I can neither prove or disprove that this is a criteria for pre-season voters.
It's the Boise State phenomenon. In 2009, Boise State went 14-0 and beat an undefeated TCU (who also fit this bill) in a BCS bowl, but wound up
in the final poll. That season, Boise State started the year ranked #14 in the AP Top 25 (#16 in USA Today). TCU started #16 in both polls. Alabama and Texas, the two teams that played for the national title started #2 and #5, respectively (in both polls).
Sure both Alabama and Texas had to win all of their games to play for the title, but as long as they stayed higher ranked than Boise State (and/or TCU), they would play for the championship game.
That's how the national team pool works too. Results on the field are often trumped by pre-ordained advantages.
Instead of pre-season ratings, the player equivalent is "was he part of the U.S. youth program (U-16/U-18/U-20/U-23 etc)?"
Instead of "highly visible conference/time-zone," it's "does he play in Europe?" Or, more recently, "is he a dual-German citizen?" There is an added parallel: Playing in Europe, like playing in the SEC, is far more difficult than playing in the MLS/Mountain West.
Players with youth national team experience on European teams start higher than their un-experienced MLS counterparts. It's just the way it works.
Jurgen Klinsman took over this summer and has shown an interest in calling up a lot of new blood to get a look at them (among them our own Teal Bunbury, as well as German-born sons of servicemen like Fabian Johnson, Timmy Chandler or Danny Williams). But he's still relying on a player pool that, mostly, was determined more by the past and mailing address than almost any other factor.*
*There's an added parallel here: Like college football, the teams that start higher ranked and play in more visible conferences are often drastically better teams. The same works in this analogy: Players based in Europe tend to more talented/better trained than MLS players. Clint Dempsey is an SEC school. Brek Shea is Boise State. Kyle Beckerman is Houston.
I don't expect Klinsman to ignore the MLS-based talent; but I do expect he'll continue to favor European-trained players when it comes friendlies and World Cup Qualifying.
However, MLS-based players will have a chance to show the U.S. coaches what they're missing during the January national team camp. The camp, which is referred, sometimes derisively, to as
"Camp Cupcake"
is stocked with players who have been overlooked in the past. Since European leagues are in full force in January, MLS players tend to make up most of the camp participants.
If Sporting Kansas City Player X is going to get to see how he looks in red, white and blue, he probably needs to be part of this camp.
So, which Sporting KC players will get that call?
Besides Bunbury, the only American with a cap on Sporting's roster in Davy Arnaud. And his national teams are mostly behind him. (His ceiling was a spot on the 2009 Gold Cup team.)
Note: I'm focusing on the American call-ups today. There are many Sporting players who have represented/still represent their national teams. Omar Bravo has more than 60 caps for Mexico, Roger Espinoza represented Honduras in the 2010 World Cup, Jimmy Nielsen never got a senior Denmark call-up but did play both U-17/U-21, Peterson Joseph plays for Haiti, Shavar Thomas captains Jamaica and Craig Rocastle recently was capped for Grenada.
I'll rank the remaining KC players by whom I think has the best chance of actually entering the player pool -- that doesn't mean regular call-ups, but it does mean regular camps. I'm assuming that Bunbury is already slotted in the forward mix and will be part of the U.S. Olympic team.
1. Matt Besler
While he probably has the roughest climb -- not only was he not part of any youth U.S. team, he's behind Tim Ream and Omar Gonzalez in the "good MLS defender with national team upside" list -- I think he will impress coaches the most in a camp setting. He's got decent speed (former left back, remember), is a work-out warrior, is a better distributer than you think and has a unique weapon (the long throw). If he doesn't get a January call-up, I'd be shocked.
In order to have a long-term future with the national team, though, Besler needs an MLS Defender of the Year season (or three) soon. (He also might need to move to New York or LA. I keed. I keed.)
2. C.J. Sapong
I feel bad for C.J. -- he just missed the U-23 age cutoff by a mere five days. He would've been a lock for the U-23 team and, hence, the Olympics. Instead, he'll have to earn it the hard way. Of course, the "hard" way means showing the U.S. coaches that he can be a younger and more athletically imposing version of Edson Buddle. He should get a call in January with an eye toward the future.
I'm almost certain that Sapong will get capped in his career -- 10 past Americans who won MLS Rookie of the Year have a least one international appearance.
3. Chance Myers
While Timmy Chandler and Steve Cherundolo are the presumptive staring fullbacks, the group behind them is rather unimpressive (Eric Lichaj, Jonathan Spector, et al). Myers could build upon his break-out year (I think he's the best attacking fullback in MLS right now) by having a great camp. He should definitely be given the chance -- see what I did there?
Like Besler, he needs another year and a Best XI appearance or two.
4. Graham Zusi
The problem with Zusi is that I don't know who he replaces. Michael Bradley? Maurice Edu? Jermaine Jones? Fabian Johnson? Stuart Holden -- if healthy?
I think Zusi behind that group for certain. He's also behind Kyle Beckerman, even though I'm not sure Beckerman is that much better than Zusi. He's probably in line or ahead of Jeff Larentowicz and Sasha Kjlestan (though both were called up in October). I would guess Zusi get a call in January, but will need a really impressive camp and another big year (or two) to break into regular duty.
5. Seth Sinovic
Here's an interesting one: He doesn't do anything great (which should, you know, be a requisite for national team duty) but he's a very capable left back. Last time I checked, that's been a huge issue for the United States.
As much as I like the way he plays, his national team chances are only fractionally higher than mine.
As for long-term prospects, goalkeeper Jon Kempin is part of the U-23 camp going on in Duisburg, Germany, right now. He will have a shot at making the Olympic squad in 2012.
Forward Soony Saad has just one cap for U-20 team and, unless he transforms into a dangerous poacher in the next year or two, will likely get buried behind the likes of Bunbury, Juan Agudelo, Omar Salgado, Bobby Wood, Conor Doyle, Josh Gatt, et al.

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The shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., has sparked a Justice Department investigation of that city's police force. Authorities will be looking for possible civil rights violations in other cases.
There are currently 17 major police and sheriff's departments under investigation for alleged civil rights abuses across the country. Those alleged abuses include the fatal shooting of a homeless Native American man on a street corner in Seattle, the killing of James Chasse, a 42 year-old schizophrenic from Portland, and the beating of an inmate in a South Carolina jail.
A 2009 video, allegedly showing Latino residents being harassed by police in the small town of East Haven, Conn., is at the heart of a growing controversy over civil rights violations at the hands of the law.
Manship says it's just another example of East Haven police abusing their power against the Latino community. "We did have stories of physical violence against them, threats made against them and their families," he said.
After his arrest, Manship filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of East Haven's small Latino community.
The two East Haven police officers in the video were indicted with two others on federal civil rights charges, alleging they used their badges to assault, harass, and falsely arrests Latinos.
In Maricopa County, Ariz., the flamboyant Sheriff Joseph Arpaio is accused of bias policing towards Latinos, an accusation he denies. "I'm not a social worker, I'm a cop," Arpaio told CBS News.
Bill Bratton has run three major police departments – Los Angeles, New York City, and Boston. He knows well the symptoms of a broken system, and how to fix them.
"If leadership is sending signals that anything goes, then there will be those in the organization that are going to take advantage of that," Bratton said.
Law enforcement officials that want to work with the Justice Department will do better through an investigation than others, Miller added.


So Tuesday night we had the biggest snowstorm I've seen since I moved to Virginia in 2005. Overnight, the region saw totals ranging from 6-12" with about 10" falling on most of Virginia Beach. As a result, I was blessed with a day off of work on Wednesday while the snow plows began their duty of clearing off all the roadways. With below freezing temperatures all the way through Friday, the snow stuck around, as did the icy roadway surfaces up til the weekend. I was ready to go when Saturday morning finally came around, and really wanted to capture some wildlife photographs with snowy backgrounds. Just before I left home I saw that there was a birding walk at Back Bay, so I opted to go to First Landing instead since I always believe I see more when I'm out alone, and wanted to get more miles in than what a typical outing at Back Bay in the wintertime can provide. I made it to the 64th Street entrance around 8:30 or so, and walked into the park to the Cape Henry trail crossing just inside the gatehouse. The ice on the roadway was still really bad, mostly black ice on the asphalt, so I had to walk slow so as to not slip and break my camera/lens.
Pied-billed Grebe taking refuge on Lake Susan Constant during the cold weather.
Anyway, I made it to the Cape Henry Trail and like I almost always down, took it south from the road towards the small freshwater lake (called Lake Susan Constant on some maps). Also like usual, I didn't see a whole lot of bird activity until I reached the lake. A few weeks back, I had seen a large amount of Ring-necked Ducks on the east end of the lake, but the cold weather this week caused the lake to ice over so the ducks were nowhere in sight. The snow on the trail was pretty hardpacked, but frozen on top, so I was making quite a raucous while walking. I was a little concerned I wouldn't see anything because of it, but it didn't turn into a deal breaker for the morning. Around the lake, nearing where the roadway makes it closest approach to the trail, there was a small area of the lake near shore that had not frozen over, and the pair of Pied-billed Grebes that winter on the lake had sought this spot out as refuge. I tried and tried to get photos of them through the thick brush along shore, but they had obviously piked the spot for several reasons. Finally I gave up, and realized that I could lie on the ground near the water's edge, and get a clear line of sight underneath the brush since the branches weren't growing into the water. Once I did this, I got quite a few pretty shots! A couple men walked up with dogs (unleashed as always since noone at this park follows rules apparently), and I warned them that the birds were there and probably would be chased by the dogs so they actually leashed them and walked by. From this part of the trail, as usual, I cut up to the road and headed west on it to the point where the Long Creek Trail intersects it.
Carolina Chickadee hopping from branch to branch along the Osprey Trail.
I hopped onto the Long Creek Trail and kept westward, seeing some Kinglets along the way. Following the Long Creek Trail through a couple long straightaways eventually takes you to the start of the Osprey Trail. There has been a sign there for roughly a year that says something along the lines of "Trail Closed for Repairs", but I assure you, no work whatsoever has been done on this section for a long, long time. The only work that had been done in the last year or so was the elimination of the stairs going up White Hill, restoring it back to it's 'natural' state, but this has been complete for a while. Heading west on the Osprey Trail, the birds starting showing themselves in the usual places, mainly as I got closer to Broad Bay. Once I reached the bay, there was an adult Bald Eagle sitting high up in a dead tree, but far enough away where my 400mm was fairly useless other than to ID the bird. Near the artificial oyster reefs there was some Buffleheads and Double-crested Cormorants, Ring-billed Gulls Brown Pelicans were seen out over the main part of the bay. The nice, sandy stretch of beach here was holding a Killdeer, and 3 Mallards. Ironically, I believe these were the exact same birds that I saw in this exact spot last year after our snow at the end of January. It must be there favorite place to show up after a snowstorm, I found it almost eerily ironic as I was watching them. Looking back at my photos I'm sure they were the same birds. Crossing over the two tidal creek bridges I got to watch a large group of Great Blue Herons & Double-crested Cormorants feeding on a school of fish just offshore. I hadn't seen Herons dive on fish before, mostly stalk them in the shallows, but here they were taking them out of deep water. I even saw one heron swimming like a Cormorant on the surface until it reached shallow enough water to be able to stand and walk out. Some Canada Geese also flew by, and a few Robins were feeding along the the 2nd bridge (the one I usually refer to as the West Creek bridge). Heading up White Hill from the bridge was a little rougher than it typically is, the hard frozen snow gave me more of a workout than the sandy surface usually does. It's sort of sad to describe it as tiring, because it is only slightly over 50' in elevation at the very top, but this hill always gets my heart pumping. Atop the hill (actually a couple hundred yard long plateau), the spanish moss that grows on all the trees looked a little different with snow underneath it. Coming down the backside of the hill was a quick run down in the snow, and the trail then takes you past the tidal marsh around White Hill Lake. There is a nice viewpoint on the south side of the lake, and a bench for those so inclined. Usually in the winter you can see Hooded Mergansers and Herons/Egrets from this spot but the lake was frozen over all the way up to the outlet creek so none were around. Continuing onward, I went around the lake clockwise and made it to the White Hill Creek Bridge. This bridge was rebuilt a couple years ago, after the tidal surge from Hurricane Irene in 2011 crippled the old bridge. Now, it is a wooden bridge with a much higher walkway than the old concrete bridge had. This is one of my favorite spots to stop in the park. The tidal creek that flows under it is always home to some sort of wildlife. In the summer, it can be snakes, crabs, fish, or any number of waterfowl. In the winter, Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets enjoy hunting around it, as the location of the bridge is a natural choke point in the stream that concentrates prey. So I grabbed a drink of water and then noticed that a Great Blue Heron was sitting on top of a fallen log in the creek. I hadn't seen it at first but I slowly backed up and took some photos of it without disturbing it, and then headed back along the same route I had taken out here.
Brown Thrasher pausing for a brief moment in the underbrush, before flying off along the Cape Henry Trail.
A lot of times I'll take the Long Creek Trail all the way back, but in the winter I like to walk the Osprey Trail along the water since there is usually a lot of waterfowl near shore that I can photograph. The Long Creek Trail is better in springtime, when the songbirds are migrating through, but it is also tougher to photograph because the foliage is thicker and the sunlight isn't as strong. After crossing the East Creek Bridge, I spotted the Killdeer again, only this time it with 3 others. I kept trying to get their photos, but walking this direction puts the sun right in your eyes, so I couldn't really get high quality shots. When I got back to 64th Street, I cut back onto the Cape Henry Trail and followed it to the west. The stretch west of the lake is wide gravel, and is usually home to a lot of songbirds, namely robins and bluebirds. I didn't find any of these today, but did see a lot of Yellow-rumped Warblers and Carolina Chickadees. I kept onward across the boardwalk and took some photographs of a lone Brown Thrasher as it flew across in front of me and then perched in the underbrush. Moving forward, I stopped at the tidal creek bridge across from the property that houses a personally owned helicopter. This creek often supports ducks in the winter, and even loons sometimes, but it was empty today. Here I turned back on the trail and headed towards the entrance once again. On my last legs of the walk, I passed a Turkey Vulture, and a couple Red-headed Woodpeckers that were feeding in some tall dead trees. Passing the lake again, I didn't notice the grebes and am wondering if something scared them off. I always worry about this pair, as grebes cannot take off from land or ice, they need open water to be able to take to the air. Hopefully I will see them the next time I'm out, somewhere on their winter lake home. I made it back to the entrance around 11:45 and headed home for some lunch. After lunch, I did head down to Rudee Inlet just to check out what birds might be hanging around, as the weather had now warmed up to about 60 degrees, and the snow really began to melt. I saw my first male White-winged Scoter, and photographed a Great Blue Heron that took refuge on the large rocks of the north jetty. I didn't stay too long though, as there was a lot of people there, and I'd rather do my birding in the backcountry, than next to a ton of dogwalkers. I was hoping the King Eider would be out somewhere in the open, but I didn't see it this time. Fortunately, I did see it back in December, and got to add it to my life list, but, it would be nice to see again, maybe next time.
Red-headed Woodpecker standing out against a beautiful blue sky along the Cape Henry Trail.
Following up a gorgeous day outside yesterday, the warm weather looked like it was going to stick around for another day. Clear skies opened up around my residence early in the morning so I expected to be all ready for another sunny day of photography. I left home about 8 or so and after about 20 minutes of driving, ran into a big bank of fog. The fog was inundating the coastline, and my target location, Back Bay NWR. I figured it would burn off, and at this point, I'd already made the 40 minute drive out to the refuge so there really wasn't any turning back. The birds appeared to be pretty active right off the bat, even in the dense fog that constricted viewing distance down to no more than about a hundred feet. Some Mallards were dabbling near the kayak launch, and along the boardwalks a group of Red-winged Blackbirds were chatting on the cattails. The snow that had covered the group all week was pretty much completed melted, save for a few spots where it had been piled up, and with the 60+ degree weather we had yesterday, these isolated patches were at least soft and not loud to walk on like I'd experienced at First Landing SP. The Bay Trail was completely clear, as the gravel pathway probably helped to melt the snow quickly. Heading towards the observation area at the west end, I could hear Tundra Swans calling and taking off in all directions, but I couldn't see any with the fog. Still, it was much better to hear them at least after the past couple weekends where the bay was completely iced over and they were nonexistent. No birds appeared to be out foraging in the small pond near the end of the trail, typically there is a pesky Belted Kingfisher here and at least one Great Blue Heron frequents the pond as well. I made it to the trail overlook and someone else was out there. Neither of us could see far enough to take any photographs here though so I kept plugging along & headed back towards the contact station (scaring off an incoming Great Blue Heron that saw me at the last second before landing in the fog). The contact station is powered by a pair of large solar arrays, and today there just happened to be a large Cooper's Hawk perched atop one of them. I took a couple of photographs to document it, but photographing birds of prey on manmade objects isn't what gets me out of bed in the morning.
Song Sparrow perched atop some vegetation along the gravel roadway on the east side of Pool D.
So, I decided to head down the gravel roadways into the main part of the refuge. About 50 yards south of the gate, a rabbit (marsh or cottontail?) was grazing alongside the road so I took the opportunity to take a bunch of photographs of it. Nothing to me is more adorable out in the woods than a feeding rabbit. After this, I hugged the western road around Pool D, and then came back up the eastern road. I was photographing some sparrows (Savannah & Song) on the grassland next to the eastern road when I heard some splashing. I hopped up onto the small hill around Pool D and saw a bunch of holes out on the thin ice, and a large Bluegill (sunfish) next to one of them. Immediately I knew there must be some River Otters hunting under the ice. I'd seen a photo taken by Lisa Rose the day prior, and had wondered where it was taken, so I figured this must be the spot. I could see the otter(s) coming up under some brush at the water's edge where the ice had already released, but couldn't get any photos of them since they stayed hidden under the foliage. After a while I just abandoned my efforts as they kept popping up in non-predictable places, and for too short a time to even attempt a photograph. I assume they went back to grab their fishy meal just after I left. This time of year, most of the refuge is closed to allow the wildlife to have a safe haven during the winter months so these are really the only areas of the park open. There are two additional boardwalk trails that lead from the roadways down to the beach, and I usually walk out on one, and back on the other. Today was no different, as I took the southern boardwalk (Dune Trail) out onto the beach and then swung a north on the beach and followed it up to the Seaside trail back to the contact station. The fog had still not lifted, so I couldn't get good looks at anything further out than 50 yards or so. I did see one Common Loon very close to shore, and a couple of female Surf Scoters also riding the tall waves just before they were breaking. Some Northern Gannets and Brown Pelican were also barely visible at the farthest extents of my vision.
Tundra Swan flying overhead as the sun finally broke through the fog at the end of the Bay Trail.
Back up in the main park, I opted to walk the Bay Trail one more time, and now finally the fog began to lift, it must have been close to about 10 o'clock or so. I stopped to pick up some trash on the trail, then rounded a corner only to find two White-tailed Deer about 50 feet down the trail staring right back at me. As soon as I moved my hand to raise my camera, they bolted into the cattail marsh on the south side of the trail, and there's no way to re-spot them in that after they're spooked. I had to chuckle about it, as this happens a lot out there, you can never be quite ready enough. I walked again out to the overlook at the end, and this time I could finally photograph some Tundras, though they were very far out. I also saw a pair of American Wigeons fly over, and some Hooded Mergansers as well. With the sun now shining full power on the park, I couldn't just head back to the car, so decided to walk down the gravel roadways again. This time around, the rabbit was back out, and in better light, so I took some additional shots of it feeding on the marsh & roadway transition. While photographing it, I caught a glimpse of a flying bird over Pool E, and thinking it was a hawk, I raced to photograph it, but found that it was actually an American Bittern that must have been set up somewhere in the marsh grasses, and completely escaped my eye. It flew past me and landed out in the marsh, never to be seen again (at least today). About this time also, another River Otter began popping up through the melting ice, and here I was actually able to get some poor quality photographs of it. It hissed a couple times and popped up high enough to distinguish it from the ice. This otter kept it up for a while, moving further and further out though until it finally either stopped or just went on its way.
Rabbit grazing along the main gravel roadway south of the contact station gate.
The juvenile Northern Harrier that I typically see on the far side of the pool was out again today, and kept hunting in lines moving north or south along the dune side of the pool. I managed a couple long distance shots but nothing of quality. At one point while standing here, I could even see a large flock of Gannets out over the dunes that must have been group feeding on a school of fish in the shallows. It was hard not to go back down to the beach, but I was pretty beat from yesterdays walk, and I'd been up and about for about 3 hours now, so I opted to head back up towards the car. On the way, John was back out on the road and appeared to be photographing something alongside the gate. I assumed it was the rabbit that I'd seen earlier, but it turned out to be a beautiful King Rail that was foraging in a melt-water pool underneath the forest just west of the gate. I took a couple shots, mostly right into the sun, and then finally did head back to my vehicle. On the way out of the park, just past the gatehouse, I could see some incoming Snow Geese & Tundra Swans so I pulled over to take some more photographs. Someone had pulled up alongside my vehicle just to make sure I was alright (as I was parked in a no-park zone, my mistake). It turned out to be Liza Eckhardt, and I got to chat for a while before I did finally leave for good. Turned out to be a beautiful day, hard to believe so many folks were probably sitting at home getting ready for the super bowl all day long while the sun & weather were beautiful just outside their doors. I did watch the game at night, and it was awful, I can honestly say the wildlife at the park were much more entertaining, save for perhaps all the food I got to eat.
King Rail feeding in a small melt-water pond in the underbrush of Back Bay NWR.


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Writer-director Nicolas Pesce's follow-up to his arthouse horror hit THE EYES OF MY MOTHER is the stylishly brutal black S&M comedy PIERCING, adapted from Ryû Murakami's kinky, twisted love story of the same name.
Reed (Christopher Abbott) is going on a business trip. He kisses his wife and infant son goodbye, but in lieu of a suitcase filled with clothes, he's packed a toothbrush and a murder kit. Everything is meticulously planned: check into a hotel and kill an unsuspecting victim. Only then will he rid himself of his devious impulses and continue to be a good husband and father.
But Reed gets more than he bargained for with Jackie (Mia Wasikowska), an alluring call girl who arrives at his room. First, they relax and get in the mood, but when there's an unexpected disruption, the balance of control begins to sway back and forth between the two.
Is he seeing things? Who's playing whom? Before the night is over, a feverish nightmare will unfold, and Reed and Jackie will seal their bond in blood.
"PIERCING has the feel of a blueprint, a talented man exercising his technical skills while waiting for a whack at the real deal… Amidst all this wonderful, yet empty, artificiality, Abbott and Wasikowska's brawls look like a choreographed pas de deux. This might be the best role Wasikowska's had in years." (Variety)
"A propulsive, intricately crafted thriller that plays like the twisted lovechild of AMERICAN PSYCHO and PHANTOM THREAD. Slick and sick, sometimes sexy, and surprisingly sweet." (Collider)
"Balances revulsion with allure and all its action against the question of who knows what, when." (Hollywood Reporter)
"In a movie where everyone's crazy, Piercing makes their malady infectious." (IndieWire)
Doors 9:15 pm | Movie 9:45 pm *Times subject to change.
Advance tickets $12 HERE | $14 at the door
*Minors permitted in the balcony. (Please note this film is rated 18A.) Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
**Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes not accepted for this event.
PIERCING (Nicolas Pesce, 2018 / 81 mins / 18A) After kissing his wife and baby goodbye for a seemingly normal business trip, Reed checks himself into a hotel room to accomplish something he's always dreamed of: the perfect murder. As his sinister plans unfold, he soon realizes he might be in over his head with a mysteriously unhinged call girl named Jackie.
Nicolas Pesce (1)
Laia Costa (2)
Maria Dizzia (3)
Wendell Pierce (2)
Christopher Abbott (3)
Mia Wasikowska (1)
Marin Ireland (1)
Dakota Lustick (1)


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MOBILE STRATEGY: APPLE OR MANGO?
If you already do not know what I mean by 'Mango' here, it is the code name for Microsoft's latest mobile platform 'windows phone 7.x'. We develop applications for both Apple (iOS) and Mango (Windows Phone 7.x). I wish Microsoft released this platform couple of years ago. Microsoft provides unprecedented power to mobile developers with their platform.
It takes very good developers to put out stunning iPhone (iOS) applications. With all the nice things available in Mango (especially Silverlight), even average developers can produce cool applications in fraction of the time it takes on iOS. With iOS, you cannot make applications look cool without involving decent designers. Where as Silverlight on Mango, provides so many options to visualize your information.
Until very recently most of the windows applications were written using Visual Basic, not because it was one of the great languages, but there were millions of Visual Basic programmers. History might repeat again on their mobile platform. There are millions of .NET developers. They do NOT have to learn anything new to start cranking out Mobile applications on Mango. Where as iOS needs to have MAC machine, Knowledge of XCODE (Objective C). Many people find that to be a steep learning curve.
Just like Apple closed their hardware architecture and let Bill Gates beat them with Open (Intel) hardware architecture in the PC market, Mango might help them comeback in the Mobile Market.
It is possible to combine HTML5 and Native application in your mobile solutions. You can make use of HTML5, jQuery Mobile and other technologies to build part of your application which could be used as-is in all the mobile platforms.
The following picture shows how we used hybrid approach in our application.
I wanted to write about this for a very long time, never had a chance.
In most of the businesses, it has become a 'necessity' to think about 'mobile strategy'. There is so much being written about HTML5 and how it is going to make your mobile service delivery easy etc. The fact that you develop 'once' and support on all the major mobile devices is a very tempting option. But, this is where you have to make tough choices. We did a prototype using HTML5 and started using the application. It did not take us long to realize that UX (user experience) was very poor. It was nowhere close to the UX you get from the native applications.
We had to make a call; it was not an easy decision to make (or is it?). If you go with native applications, your cost and time will increase tremendously (separate development tools, resources, code base, testing, deployment etc.). In this competitive world, if you do not provide the best, customer will go somewhere else. In spite of cost and time issues, we decided to go with native applications. Today, we are glad that we took that path.


Last week I held the 6th of my solo wedding photography training workshops, this time at the stunning (and TWIA award winning!) Ashfield House in Lancashire.
I love helping other photographers and had such a great day going through what I think makes a great creative portrait at weddings. The workshop was again sold out, with 10 photographers coming along. I am always so lucky that everyone who attends my training days get on so well and then remain friends with each other afterwards and I have no doubt that will be exactly the same with everyone who came on this workshop too.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped me make this such a great day; my great friend and amazing photographer Toni Darcy for helping me so much on the day, Katie from Ashfield House for providing such a magnificent venue, Sonara Parker and Duncan Fisher (the ultimate make-up and hair dream team), Laura from Laurel Weddings for the flowers and our 3 amazing models – Julia, Lynne and Rob.
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'The Family' cult survivors prepare for compensation battle
The final chapter of one of Australia's most bizarre religious cults has been written following the death of the founder and matriarch of 'The Family', Anne Hamilton-Byrne. Survivors of the infamous cult who were abused as children are preparing for a legal battle for compensation, following the death of the 98-year-old. From the early 1960s, Hamilton-Byrne collected a group of children, and according to records, believed she had a divine calling to raise a 'master race' family. Hamilton-Byrne died in palliative care at a Melbourne nursing home on Thursday, after suffering from dementia for over a decade. Her condition rendered her unfit to face further legal action by survivors. Image: News Corp Australia
SURVIVORS' SUFFERING: Victims of sick cult stuck in limbo
News The woman who told her "children" she was Jesus reincarnated is dead, but that doesn't mean they're free from the torment she inflicted.


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Lucas Stephen Grabeel (/ˈɡreɪbiːl/; born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. As a performer, he is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in the High School Musical film series, and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth installments of the Halloweentown series: Halloweentown High (2004) and Return to Halloweentown (2006). He currently plays Toby Kennish in the ABC Family drama Switched at Birth. He provides the voice of Deputy Peck in the Disney Junior TV series Sheriff Callie's Wild West.
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Grabeel was born in Springfield, Missouri on November 23, 1984, the son of Jean (née Harman) and Stephen Grabeel. Before transferring to and graduating from Kickapoo High School in Springfield in 2003, he attended Logan-Rogersville Elementary, Middle and High School. He also played drums for a local church and initiated a men's a cappella singing group at a high school. At school, he found passions in the guitar and the accordion while also enjoying dance. He can dance in the styles of jazz, ballet, hip-hop and tap. While in Rogersville, Missouri, he regularly attended Harmony Baptist Church, where he was a part of the children's and youth groups. During the summer of 2002, He attended the Missouri Fine Arts Academy at Missouri State University. In a letter written to protest eliminating MFAA, Grabeel stated, "I wouldn't be where I am at if it weren't for my time at MFAA." His time there, as he refers to it, is what led him to move to LA and pursue an acting career.
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Q: Visual C++: Exporting decorated function name in a def file I want to export a decorated function name in a def file like this:
LIBRARY Example
EXPORTS
??0__non_rtti_object@std@@QAE@ABV01@@Z=myfunc @1

The Problem is that the linker strips the function name at the first @-sign and places just
"??0__non_rtti_object" into the export table. My question is now, if there is a way to include
the @-characters as well? I use Visual Studio 2010. Maybe there is someone who can help me.
Thanks in advance, Hannes.

A: Preamble
You didn't answer my comment about the use of the .DEF file, so I assume you must be unfamiliar with the the dllexport and dllimport qualifiers. With them, there is no need for the .DEF file to export symbols.
If there is a particular need for the .DEF file that invalidate the use of the dllimport/dllexport feature, please ignore the following.
How to use dllimport/dllexport?
In your public header (say, public.hpp), write something like:
#ifdef MY_PROJECT_EXPORTS
   #define MY_PROJECT_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
   #define MY_PROJECT_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif

This way, the macro MY_PROJECT_API will enable the export/import of your symbols. For example, later, in the same public.hpp, you can declare:
// A global variable
MY_PROJECT_API int myGlobalVariable ;

// A function
MY_PROJECT_API void my_function() ;

// A class or struct
class MY_PROJECT_API MyClass
{
   public :
      int i;
      virtual int foo() ;
      // etc.
} ;

Then, what you need to do is, in the project options of your library, define the MY_PROJECT_EXPORTS: This way, when you compile your library, the symbols above are declared dllexport, and when someone else includes your public.hpp header, the symbols above will be dllimport
And if your code is cross-platform (dllimport/dllexport is a MS compiler feature), just wrap the defines above around a compiler test. For example:
#ifdef _MSC_VER
   // For MS Visual Studio
   #ifdef MY_PROJECT_EXPORTS
      #define MY_PROJECT_API __declspec(dllexport)
   #else
      #define MY_PROJECT_API __declspec(dllimport)
   #endif
#else
   // For other compilers
   #define MY_PROJECT_API
#endif

About the .DEF file?
The .DEF file was used before, when exportable C functions were still "the way to go" on Visual Studio.
For strong type safety, C++ decorate its symbols.
The downside is that each compiler has its own decoration scheme (which never bothered me in 12-years of development), and that finding the exact, decorated name of a symbol can't be painful.
But the merits of that is that:

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*You can now export overloaded/namespaced functions/symbols

*the parameter types are part of the ABI, meaning the linker can verify you aren't screwing up or cheating with your types

The dllimport and dllexport features have the following advantages:

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*it enables the export to be done at source level, instead of using yet another project file

*the programmer can now ignore the particular decoration scheme (which usually only interests the linker), all the while profiting from the strong type safety of C++ extended to the linker.

Sources
For more information, see:

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*__declspec : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dabb5z75.aspx

*dllexport, dllimport : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3y1sfaz2.aspx

*Using dllimport and dllexport in C++ Classes : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/81h27t8c.aspx

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The Husky Green Awards are celebrating the 10th year of recognizing sustainability leadership at the University of Washington. The 2019 award ceremony will be held during the 2019 Earth Day celebration in the HUB Lyceum, April 22 at 12:30 p.m. The Husky Green Awards are given annually to students, faculty and staff from the Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses who show environmental leadership and dedication. See all the 2019 Husky Green Award recipients below, or see the full list of the 2019 nominees.
ASUW Student Food Cooperative
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ASUW's Student Food Cooperative has played an important role on our campus in working to address the environmental, social, economic, and health impacts of our food system and agriculture. Their mission is to build a community of supportive, engaged, and empowered students through providing education on conscious consumption. This is evident through their various projects, such as the SFC Cookbook, which includes recipe ingredients that are in season for each quarter and where to find these locally, the Bean Basket bulk buying store in the HUB, and Humble Feast, a 4-course meal prepared by co-op students using locally-sourced, organic, and sustainable foods. SFC has worked tirelessly to promote and support local businesses and educate and engage communities to take part in sustainable activities.
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Although UW Recycling's primary responsibility is waste collection, they have taken this responsibility one step further by becoming leaders in providing innovative recycling, composting, and waste reduction solutions. Beginning in 2008, UW Recycling started the MiniMax program to provide access to recycling and compost across campus. This program has amounted to adding 3,175 unlined, self-serviced desk-side recycling/garbage bins in offices -- preventing 800,000 fewer plastic liners from the garbage every year. They have also converted 382 restrooms to paper towel composting rather than garbage, as well as continuing to grow the Student Cleanup Recycle and Moveout (SCRAM) program. UW Recycling is dedicated to improving access, awareness, and quality in waste diversion programs while also helping lead and learn from other campuses and communities.
Amy Kim
faculty, UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
As a professor at the UW, Amy has shown leadership and initiative when it comes to sustainability-related research and teaching. She has led the research on human-centric lighting and gained the support from UW's Facilities Services to implement LED lighting fixtures and task lights in their current and future building floor retrofits. She has also developed and taught two sustainability-related courses, CEE 429 and CESI 599, where she provided opportunities for students to get involved in different research and projects related to sustainability. Amy also serves as a contributing member on the UW Green Building Committee for developing the next generation of UW's Green Building Design Guidelines. All of these activities have proven her dedication in promoting campus sustainability through active community engagement and participation.
Jessica Moats
student, Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED)
As the Executive Director of Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED), Jessica has been an integral part of the organization's growth and success over the last two years. Under her leadership, she has elevated SEED's professional reputation, recruited new members, and expanded various programs, such as providing educational opportunities to teach incoming residents how to sort their waste and incentivizing the use of "Bring-Your-Own-Mugs" in dining facilities. Many credit Jessica's leadership and dedication to sustainability as having driven the success and growth of SEED.
Jordan Fette
student, UW Bothell
Jordan's high energy and enthusiasm combined with his dedication to environmentalism has led to his growth as a changemaker at UW Bothell. Taking part in UW Bothell's Bee Research Team, he has taken on the responsibility of building and sharing knowledge of bees on campus and the creation of a formal database to record data collected on the bees and the plants they pollinate. He is best known for his "Bee-Search Safari" attire that draws the attention of visitors and students, giving him the opportunity to talk about these native pollinators and their key role in the environment. Outside of his dedication to bees, Jordan also works hard to promote sustainability and environmental education in exciting and engaging ways.
faculty, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Science
Rob's interdisciplinary background as a geologist, oceanographer, and environmental scientist, has enabled him to be a true leader of sustainability at UW Bothell, both in the classroom and out in the field. Rob has been one of the principal faculty in the development of new UW Bothell degrees in Earth System Science and Environmental Studies. He also leads a successful undergraduate research program that allows for many undergraduates to participate in hands-on field research about water quality and various other community environmental problems. As a member of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (CACES), he has also helped to develop and move forward their Sustainability Action Plan.
student, UW Tacoma
Leadership, initiative, and dedication are some of the few words that people who know and work with Sarah use to describe her efforts in promoting sustainability on UW Tacoma's campus. With there being no student group on campus advocating specifically for sustainability issues, Sarah took it upon herself to create and implement the idea of a Student Sustainability Coalition. Under her leadership, this organization works with campus staff to advocate for various student needs and sustainability goals.
Tammy Cox
staff, UW Bothell Facilities and Campus Operations
Tammy is a critical sustainability asset to UW Bothell and Cascadia College. She has brought the Sustainability Action Plan to life, finding ways to continue making a large impact on the campus' energy operations, such as the implementation of load shedding. Tammy's innovative solutions has worked to reduce the campus' electricity consumption and natural gas consumption.
Warren Gold
Warren's contributions have helped foster a campus culture at UW Bothell that is supportive of student growth and achievement, as well as being focused on promoting sustainability. As an associate professor, his goal is to foster students' fundamental learning instincts and curiosity, which he has accomplished through his development and teaching of a wide range of challenging and engaging environmental courses. Outside of the classroom, Warren also acts as the director of the UW Restoration Ecology Network, working to help restore hundreds of acres in our region to improved ecological health. His hard work and dedication has made him an inspiration to many.
Husky Green Legacy winner: Anne Eskridge
UW Transportation Services Director
Throughout her almost 20 year career at the UW, Anne has be seen as an effective leader and driver of sustainable change throughout campus. Working as the assistant director for Materials Management, Anne provided innovative, cost-effective solutions to expand waste diversion programs that contributed to the diversion of, on average, 50,000 excess items a year. Now working as the director of Transportation Services, she took part in the piloting and institution of the dockless bike sharing program that has contributed to significant reductions in campus carbon emissions. Through her work, Anne has shown her leadership, initiative, and dedication to promoting sustainable actions on campus.
Husky Green Legacy winner: Sean Schmidt
UW Tacoma Associate Director of Finance, Human Resources and Administration
Sean has worked tirelessly to incorporate sustainable practices in every aspect of his life. Working as a healthcare researcher and administrator at the UW, he led the formation of several initiatives, including Sustainability and Medicine (SAM) and the Multidisciplinary Efforts for Sustainability in Healthcare (MESH). Continuing his career at the UW as a Sustainability Specialist, Sean focused his work on tri-campus sustainability reporting and student engagement through his participation in EcoReps, Green Greeks, and various other student-led sustainability groups/initiatives. While he is now working at UW Tacoma as the associate director of Finance, HR, and Administration, he continues to find ways to be an advocate for sustainability and embed his passions into his new line of work.
About the Husky Green Awards:
The Husky Green Awards are sponsored by the UW Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) and are made possible by the 2008 Senior Class Gift for Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability. The awards are the only recognition program at the University which recognize a commitment to sustainability.
Winners are presented with an award made from recycled glass, and the UW Botanic Gardens plant 10 plants in each winner's honor.


In Pennsylvania, a victim of domestic violence can get a Protection From Abuse (PFA) restraining order against the perpetrator lasting as long as three years. The PFA restricts the abuser from having any contact whatsoever with the victim, including contact by phone, email, text, social media, or third persons.
But what if the victim no longer thinks the PFA is necessary? Can the PFA simply be vacated or withdrawn? In many cases, the answer is yes, though counties have their own unique processes for making the PFA go away.
For instance, in some Pennsylvania counties, the victim needs to formally file a motion to vacate the PFA and present it to the court. In other jurisdictions, the victim may simply ask the court's PFA administrator to fill out a form. In all cases, the victim should be prepared to explain to a judge why the PFA is no longer necessary. If the judge disagrees, the PFA may remain in effect whether the victim likes it or not.
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The approximately 6-acre Envirochem Corporation site is located on the east side of U.S. Highway 421, west of Northside Sanitary Landfill, and north of Zionsville in Boone County, Indiana. The site is an inactive facility that processed and reclaimed solvents from 1977 until 1982, when the State closed the site. Wastes such as resins, paint sludges, waste oils, and flammable solvents were received in drums and bulk tankers and were stored onsite in drums and storage tanks. On-site accumulation and unauthorized discharge of contaminated storm water, poor management of drum inventory, unapproved burning of chlorinated hydrocarbons and other solvents, and several spills led the State and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to investigate the site. Over 20,000 drums and 400,000 gallons of waste remained onsite. Additionally, contaminated underground and aboveground storage tanks and wastewater in holding ponds were present. Approximately 50 people live within one mile of the site. A rainstorm caused a waste pond to overflow into an unnamed ditch onsite and then to Finley Creek. In 1985, the State noted that runoff from the site enters the Eagle Creek Reservoir via Finley Creek. The city of Indianapolis uses the Eagle Creek Reservoir for part of its drinking water supply.


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Q: Why "mind" means "pay attention to" Why the word "mind" can be used as a verb, synonym of "pay attention to"? It has the same etymology of the "mind" (centre of thought, feelings, brain) noun? When it is better to use "mind" in place of "pay attention to" (or similar phrases)?

A: The verb, "to mind" is descended from the Old English noun "gemynd", which means "thought", "memory", "thinking", "commemoration", and "intention". This word itself is descended from the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European word "*men" meaning "to think", "to remember", or "to have one's mind aroused".
The most interesting thing (for me) is that this word has cognates in Sanskrit, Latin, Ancient Greek and Russian.
I guess the word would have originally been used in the sense "to remember". E.g. when one is saying "mind the kids!" what they really mean is "don't forget the kids!". The word, with usage, would have eventually gained its meaning of "to pay attention to", simply through its continual usage in that sense. It gained this particular meaning ("to take care of", "look after") round about the 1690s.
Seeing as "mind" has so many meanings to do with thinking, remembering, as well as the whole idea of spiritual embodiment of one's thoughts, it only makes sense that it would have so many uses with different flavours of meaning today.
As for exactly how it happened; that would require a lot more research, and possibly a time machine.
For usage, I don't think it makes much difference whether someone were to say/write "pay attention to the kids" or "mind the kids". The latter quote is a lot shorter, but also has a slightly different meaning.
Warning: Opinion follows: "Pay attention" implies that you need to watch them, but doesn't necessarily mean you must look after them as well - although it usually would. "Mind the kids", implies that you must watch the kids and keep them out of danger - though if anyone were watching kids, and didn't take care to keep them out of danger, they would be a right drongo.
"Pay attention to..." can also mean "Pay especial attention to...", for instance, in the sentence

Mind the kids, and pay attention to Sally.

It is obvious that the listener should look after all the kids, with special care regarding Sally, as she may be prone to being more naughty or adventerous, and likely to get into trouble/injure herself.
To put the two phrases in the other order:

Pay attention to the kids, and mind Sally especially.

Requires the extra adverb to bring the same meaning to the table.

A: "Mind" is short for "keep in mind." In this context, it is therefore synonymous with (but not the same as) "pay attention to."

A: Let's start with "pay attention".  The phrase is very old and dates back to a time when "pay" meant "give" as stated here:  What is the origin of the phrase "pay attention"?.  Actually, though, beyond what this answer states it's also important to note that the historical meaning of "pay" also meant to pacify, or to be pleasing or satisfactory to someone. While these meanings are obsolete, my observation is that hints of them still exists in phrases like pay attention - so the meaning ranges from "give attention" to "give attention in a way that is pleasing or satisfactory to [me or someone else]."  See:  http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2015/03/pay-attention.html
There's also a range of meanings for mind. One end of the range is simply to "give attention", so both words start their ranges at exactly the same place.  But the range of meaning for mind can extend all the way to heed, or even to obey.  As noted on Thesaurus.com, "Mind is that part of a human being that thinks, feels, and wills" so the range of meaning when someone says "mind" can be, on one hand, to think about something (which would be commensurate with giving it attention) but could also mean to feel something, or to be of one will with something, which is far beyond merely giving it attention.
So if I say "pay attention" I can imply a range of meanings from:
a) give attention to
b) give attention in a way that is pleasing or satisfactory
If I say "mind" I can imply a range of meanings from:
a) give attention to
b) give attention in a way that is pleasing or satisfactory or even further to
c) be of one feeling to
d) be of one will
Understanding the above, if I want you to give something temporary focus, I can use either:
"this part is important so pay attention to what I'm about to say" or
"this part is important so mind what I'm saying next"
However, if I want you to give a more stronger or permanent connection to something, pay attention is no longer satisfactory and I need to use mind:
"mind your mother while I'm away"
"mind the words of Dr. King because violence will solve nothing in this situation"
Final comments.  There was an interesting example in another answer, making the argument that if a person used the word order "mind" (a group) and "pay attention to" (a smaller element of that group) that "especially" would be understood and not need to be stated specifically, whereas in the reverse, (the exact example was "Pay attention to the kids, and mind Sally especially") the phrase needed that clarifying word.  What I think the other answer missed was that the main reason that extra word helps the phrase sounds more natural in the example is that "mind" is so much of a broader word.  For instance, if one said "while you're home from college pay attention to what everyone in the family has to say and mind your father" it would be interpreted to go beyond merely giving your father attention and indeed heed/obey him, unless one added "especially" to indicate one merely meant "special attention". Therefore, I don't agree with the conclusion in the other answer, although I will say the other answer started down the right road, noting that "mind the kids" has a broader range of meaning than "pay attention to the kids" - I do agree with that.  I think "mind the kids" includes the meaning "give attention to and be of one feeling with the kids and heed the needs of the kids" whereas "pay attention to the kids" means only to "give attention to the kids".


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State Flood Operations Center very busy
Several areas of concern as major storm hits Northern California
Updated: 10:37 AM PST Dec 2, 2012
Tom DuHain
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SOURCE: KCRA 3
A dozen experts are working in the Federal-State Flood Operation Center, refining projections and communicating with cities and counties about river and stream flows.Bill Croyle said the biggest concerns were along the Russian and Napa rivers, plus Susanville and Truckee in the high Sierra.In Truckee, people were placing sandbags around homes near the banks of the Truckee River and evacuation shelters have been designated for Sunday.Truckee would normally be a frosty, snow-covered haven for skiers in December.But now, it's facing several more inches of warm rain in one storm." an awful lot of water in a short period of time landing on the surface and running off in to the streams," Croyle said. "So, it's just exceeding the normal capacity of the channel, so the Truckee River along Highway 89 will be quite full and potentially impacting homes in that region."Croyle said as serious as the flood threat is, it would be much worse if not for two factors.He said the two major reservoirs protecting the valley, the Shasta and Oroville dams, have plenty of storage space to hold the inflowing storm waters.Also, the Sierra snowpack was small before the warm storms began, so there is little snowmelt adding to the already heavy runoff.Croyle said some mountain areas could receive up to 10 inches of precipitation from the current storm. He expects the center will be extremely busy Sunday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —
A dozen experts are working in the Federal-State Flood Operation Center, refining projections and communicating with cities and counties about river and stream flows.
Bill Croyle said the biggest concerns were along the Russian and Napa rivers, plus Susanville and Truckee in the high Sierra.
In Truckee, people were placing sandbags around homes near the banks of the Truckee River and evacuation shelters have been designated for Sunday.
Truckee would normally be a frosty, snow-covered haven for skiers in December.
But now, it's facing several more inches of warm rain in one storm.
"[It is] an awful lot of water in a short period of time landing on the surface and running off in to the streams," Croyle said. "So, it's just exceeding the normal capacity of the channel, so the Truckee River along Highway 89 will be quite full and potentially impacting homes in that region."
Croyle said as serious as the flood threat is, it would be much worse if not for two factors.
He said the two major reservoirs protecting the valley, the Shasta and Oroville dams, have plenty of storage space to hold the inflowing storm waters.
Also, the Sierra snowpack was small before the warm storms began, so there is little snowmelt adding to the already heavy runoff.
Croyle said some mountain areas could receive up to 10 inches of precipitation from the current storm.
He expects the center will be extremely busy Sunday.


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Casting for Disney's live-action 'Aladdin' movie is reportedly 'a mess' — but Will Smith is in
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"Aladdin."
Things aren't going smoothly for the live-action remake of Disney's beloved 1992 animated hit, "Aladdin."
Casting for the leads, street-kid-turned-prince Aladdin and Princess Jasmine, has turned out to be more difficult than director Guy Ritchie and the movie's casting department had anticipated, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The global casting call began in March, and though the trade reports that name actors like Dev Patel ("Lion") and Riz Ahmed ("Rogue One") have read for the role of Aladdin, it's likely the role will be going to an unknown.
Around 2,000 actors and actresses have auditioned for the lead roles, but Ritchie is nowhere closer to finding his stars, though THR reports that the casting call specified that production is to begin this month. Sources tell the trade there have been numerous times the production has had to start from scratch on its casting search. "The test process was a mess," one agent told THR about the London casting call, which had actors coming in for up to two weeks at a time.
Jasmine and Aladdin in "Aladdin."
The biggest challenge seems to be that Disney and Ritchie are looking for a 20 year old of Middle Eastern or Indian descent who can act and sing to play Aladdin (the Disney animated version took place in a fictional Middle Eastern city).
The studio has a few actresses in mind for Jasmine, but are not pulling the trigger until they can see which actress has the right chemistry with the actor they cast as Aladdin.
With the pressure toward Hollywood to tell stories with casts that are authentic to the source material, it's not a surprise Disney is being meticulous in its casting.
Along with going back through tapes of past casting sessions to find that diamond in the rough, THR reports that Disney has brought on two movie-musical veterans to consult: Marc Platt, who along with having experience producing musicals worked on Disney's upcoming "Mary Poppins Returns;" and Chris Montan, longtime executive music producer for Disney animated projects like "Pocahontas," "Toy Story," "Hercules," and "Frozen."
So far the only casting that seems to be a lock is Will Smith playing Genie.
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Yara Shahidi has graduated from Harvard University.
The 22-year-old actress who is best-known for playing Zoey Johnson on Black-ish attended Harvard after being recommended by former First Lady Michelle Obama, and she's now taken to social media to celebrate her graduation.
Alongside a photo of herself in a cap and gown, Yara wrote on Instagram: "Yara a Harvard graduate #ITSOFFICIAL #CLASSOF2022"
The 'Grown-ish' star has managed to successfully balance her acting commitments with her academic work over recent years.
Her mom Keri has also taken to social media to share her pride with the world, posting a behind-the-scenes video of Yara at her graduation ceremony,
In the Instagram video, Keri says: "Guess where I am, guess who I'm with? Who's about to graduate?" before turning the camera round to reveal an excited Yara, who says: "Meeeee!"
Reflecting on her experience at Harvard, Yara told Vogue: "It's surreal to have finally hit this major milestone. I've known I wanted to go to college since I was four. By 17, I knew exactly what I wanted to study, so to see that come to fruition is a goal fulfilled."
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Re: Can anyone identify these wheels?
The awful kind you don't want.
I agree, but still want to figure out what they are.
Your best bet would be to take one of the rims off an look inside the rim should have all specs.
The look like falkens, or rota c10's. But I've never seen c10's with a lip like that.


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Blog: Escape To Vegas, Part One
Nine years ago, my buddy Arnell married a woman named Racquel. I like Racquel very much; in fact, from my perspective her only "flaw" is working for people who insist upon relocating her all across the country—and by extension, Arnell and their kids. (Although seven years ago, the Junios' travels benefitted me greatly when I took a sudden voyage to D.C. near where they were living at the time. But I'm not here to talk about the past.)
After stops in Virginia, Kentucky and Southern California, my friends landed in Las Vegas a couple of years ago. This past April, after a universally miserable beginning to 2017, the moons aligned and I finally had my s--- straight enough to embark on a visit to their Vegas compound. Josie would accompany me, and we'd stay at the Junio home.
After that: nothing to report. I mean that literally—the second half of the trip's California portion consisted of the most barren, desolate roads I'd ever been on. You half-expected to spot a coyote chasing a road runner. People think beaches and Hollywood and the Golden Gate Bridge when they think California. But don't forget about that desert—it's expansive.
As the state line drew closer and closer, our excitement level rose—Vegas was near! However, my excitement grew to mild panic once mile after mile after mile passed with absolutely no fuel stations in sight.
Damn my stupid personality, I screamed in my head. I didn't fuel up at the last station out of pure spite; Vegas was going to be a two-fillup trip and THAT WAS THAT, I'd told myself. Except "THAT" was going to fall short and I was going to be roadside with my thumb out if an Exxon or Shell didn't materialize.
Finally, about 10 miles from the border with about 10 miles of fuel in our tank, stood a blessid Chevron...rejoice. The Russian men in the lengthy restroom line might have been grumpy, but I felt nothing but glee.
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But how would we get there?
Having never driven further south (in one shot) than San Luis Obispo, it was decided we'd travel by car. But having not flown in forever—the aforementioned 2010 voyage to D.C.—it was decided we'd travel by plane. (Splitting up the travel this way would eventually cause hassle...more on that later.)
Not long after landing on Highway 5 south of Los Banos, I saw a wrecked car on a hill running alongside the interstate. There are no obvious traditional routes to reach this hill. It was too high to drive up...at least without a ramp. At the bottom stood a young man with a laundry basket talking to the CHP. What I wouldn't give to have the whole story behind that.


Apple Australia may be breaching federal online gambling laws by offering apps such as PokerStars which allow Australians to bet on casino style games with real money.
"We don't allow online poker in Australia for Australian people under the Interactive Gambling Act ... they [Apple] have got an obligation to take down apps that are against Australian law and they should do it," said Greens Senator Richard di Natale, member of the gambling reform committee.
While online sports betting is flourishing (to the alarm of many), the IGA prohibits the provision of all types of online casino-style gambling to Australians.
Fairfax was able to download the PokerStars app from the Australian iTunes app store, deposit real money and join cash tables. Apple declined to comment.
Senator Nick Xenophon wants legal loopholes to be closed.
The final report of the review of the IGA, released in March, found that there may be around 2200 online gambling providers illegally offering services to Australians, who lose an estimated $1 billion per annum on online gambling services that are not licensed in Australia.
The IGA review found that existing regulations were not adequate and recommended the legislation be amended to enable and encourage currently prohibited online gaming sites to become licensed. However, the government has rejected the recommendation.
Many services are hosted overseas and so operate without Australian consumer protections and regulations and do not pay any tax here. Some, like PokerStars, have an Australian office and bank accounts.
Senator di Natale said the federal government should ''clamp down'' on these operators where possible and he was also worried about social gambling apps on services like Facebook which he believes may ''normalise'' gambling particularly for children.
Some online gambling services exploit a further legal loophole by allowing Australians to pay real money for virtual currency which is then gambled but cannot be cashed out. Senator Nick Xenophon said this ''habituates gambling''.
''If the government is serious about ... [avoiding] the kids of today becoming the gambling addicts of tomorrow they need to close this loophole,'' Senator Xenophon told Fairfax.
One Perth-based social gambling app for Facebook operating in the grey area is Chumba Casino, which founder Laurence Escalante said crossed social gaming with online gambling by adding experience points, avatars, quests and social bonuses.
''We 'gamify' gambling to make it even more fun, accessible and safe,'' said founder Laurence Escalante, who recently raised $2.5 million venture capital and is seeking a gambling licence.
Gambling reform committee chair independent MP Andrew Wilkie has said rather than allowing online gambling sites to be licensed in Australia the government should ''tighten'' the rules further ''and put in place strategies to deter Australians from accessing the dangerous offshore sites''.
The US has historically had even stronger prohibition of online gambling than Australia but the market there is estimated at more than $92 billion per annum with about 7 million online gamblers.
London-listed 888 Holdings was in late March awarded the first ever US licence for an internet betting firm. Shane Warne has been closely associated with 888 Poker for some time but a member of Warne's management group told Fairfax that while Warne was ''their biggest global ambassador'', he did not own a stake in the firm.