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The Liljestrand House at 3300 Tantalus Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, was designed by Vladimir Ossipoff for Betty and Howard Liljestrand, a doctor and nurse who had bought the hillside site overlooking downtown Oahu in 1948. Completed in 1952, the house "was perhaps Ossipoff's most intricate as well as his most widely publicized domestic commission." After it was featured in House Beautiful magazine as a Pace Setter House in 1958, it attracted hundreds of visitors in organized weekly tours. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Owners
Howard Liljestrand was the son of missionaries to Sichuan, China, where he had been raised. After completing medical degrees in the United States, he and Betty arrived in Hawaii in 1937 en route to China. However, the chaos that followed the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War earlier that year convinced them to pause in Honolulu, where both found employment at The Queen's Medical Center. Eventually they decided to settle in the Islands, build a home, and raise a family.

It took the Liljestrands until 1946 to find the perfect spot: on a secluded hillside, but within easy reach of work, school, and town. Howard had enjoyed youthful summers in China at a mountain retreat, and he and Betty often roamed the wooded ridge christened Tantalus by Punahou School students. Other prime hillside communities near town were already crowded, but Tantalus was still sparsely settled forest reserve land, lacking city water lines, and the few lots available were not very expensive. During one of their hikes in 1946, Howard and Betty found the perfect spot—along with its elderly owner enjoying the view. After they became better acquainted, Mr. Coulter offered to sell them the parcel of land for $2000, even though they offered him twice the price. Then the couple went looking for the perfect architect to build a home for them on that site, and found him in Vladimir Ossipoff.

House
The Liljestrands presented Ossipoff with demanding requirements, while the topography and highly variable daily weather conditions—sun, wind, and rain—imposed further constraints. The house is on two terraces, with the carport, entrance, and main part of the long, narrow house on the uphill terrace, and a lower story opening onto the downhill terrace. On a third, lower tier is a swimming pool. The upper side of the house is well sheltered from frequent mountain showers, while low-lying wooden louvers draw cooling breezes toward the larger openings on the side facing downhill. A long, open-sided recreation room extends beneath the bedrooms and faces onto a wide lawn. The large master bedroom at one end is angled to preserve an old stand of eucalyptus trees, and a sharp, wraparound deck juts out from the living room end of the house, overlooking the pool, the treetops, and a wide expanse of the city and the leeward side of the island stretching into the distance. Every room has a view.

The house is made of wood frame with retaining walls of concrete block in support. Large glass windows under overhanging eaves combine with carefully placed partitions to provide both shade and filtered daylight. Interior walls of redwood are bleach-stained to mute the color and highlight the grain. The staircase, built-in cabinets, countertops, and several pieces of furniture were fashioned from the fine wood of a single, large monkeypod tree. The open-beamed ceiling adds to the spaciousness of the living rooms, while a sandstone fireplace with copper hood lends a simultaneous feel of coziness.

The exterior landscaping was designed by the noted landscape architects, Robert and Catherine Thompson, who were friends of the family, and the house has been carefully maintained by the architect, Bob Liljestrand, the eldest son of the original owners.

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References

 Sakamoto, Dean, ed. (2007), Hawaiian Modern: The Architecture of Vladimir Ossipoff. New Haven: Honolulu Academy of Arts and Yale University Press.

External links
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
Hawaiian architecture
Houses completed in 1952
Houses in Honolulu County, Hawaii
National Register of Historic Places in Honolulu County, Hawaii
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Nechung Choktrul Rinpoche arrives back on the island on March 2 and will be in residence until early May. We will host several weekend retreats led by Nechung Choktrul Rinpoche throughout his stay.
Nechung Choktrul Rinpoche is one of the two head lamas of Nechung Monastery, and the reincarnation of Nechung Rinpoche, who established the temple in Wood Valley in 1973. Choktrul Rinpoche was recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1993 and presently lives at Nechung Monastery in Dharamsala. He visits Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling in the spring & fall of each year.
During this visit, Nechung Choktrul Rinpoche will give a commentary on the 4 Mindfulness Meditations. In addition, he will finish teaching the practices outlined in the 2nd part of the temple practice book, which covers many of the basic principles of Tibetan Buddhism. These recitations have been part of the temple practice since the late 1970s, having been instituted by the previous Nechung Rinpoche. In the Fall of 2018, Choktrul Rinpoche completed a commentary on the 1st half of the book which included: Refuge & Bodhicitta, Mandala & Offerings, the meditation & mantra recitation of Shakyamuni Buddha, Manjushri, and Avalokitesvara.


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Q: How can I get data from tiled map editor to my javascript file? I have a JavaScript game, using the Phaser 2 framework, and I am trying to add a new map to my game. So I made a scene in Tiled map editor so I can export to my JavaScript file, but when I exported to JavaScript, they put in this format (full file at https://pastebin.com/wke5SKkV):

"data":[0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, ..., 0, 4, 0]

But I want it in this format:
{
    x: 1,
    y: 0,
    t: 'w'
}

Is there anyway I can export like this?
I hope someone knows how to do this!

A: Assuming the map is 63x25, you can map the values in a "matrix" which is nothing more that an array of arrays. The idea is that the array you indicated contains the rows added one after the other(data[0,0] is map[0,0], data[63 * 1 + 0] is map(1, 0) - first element on the second row, and so on).
let data = JSON.parse('{"data" = [...]}').data // parse the string object
let mapped = new Array(25) // initialize 25 rows - an array of size 25 containing no values [undefined, undefined, ...]

for (let y = 0; y < 25; y++){
    mapped[x] = new Array(63) // initialize a new row
    for (let x = 0; x < 63; x++){
        mapped[x, y] = { x: x, y:y, t: data[x*63 + y] }
    }
}

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Trial begins into French doctor and two others accused of attempting to dope cyclists
Bernand Sainz has been involved in cycling circles for the best part of six decades
By Chris Marshall-Bell
A week-long court trial has begun an investigation into a French doctor who was caught on TV in 2016 explaining how he could prescribe a number of banned substances to a cyclist.
Bernand Sainz sat before the Paris Criminal Court on Monday (November 22) alongside two other defendants, former cyclist Loïc Herbreteau and former actor Pierre-Marie Carlier.
The trio are having to defend themselves against accusations of "illegal practise of medicine in a state of recidivism", the "illegal practice of the profession of pharmacist", and "helping and inciting the use of a prohibited substance or method by athletes in the context of a sporting event in a state of legal recidivism" Le Télégramme (opens in new tab) reports.
Recidivism refers to the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend.
The charges that the three are accused of are in relation to a June 2016 program called Cash Investigation that was a joint project between France Télévision and the newspaper Le Monde.
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It showed Mr Sainz, who is now 78, giving advice on how to dope cyclists, sitting in a bar in Paris explaining in coded language how he could prescribe a cyclist with vitamin D for the corticosteroid 'diprosten', or the therapeutic plant 'chelidonium' which is a powerful anabolic agent. Both substances are prohibited in competition.
Mr Sainz also advised the cyclist to take EPO, before later explaining the fees, dependent on future gains.
He was taken into police custody in November 2017 despite slamming the report as "slanderous". At the time he informed police that he was retired as a doctor but still advised his family, close friends and athletes since he was a "recognised specialist in natural medicine."
He confessed to treating athletes in the past, but insisted that he "no longer do [did - sic] today, except for four athletes including two professional cyclists."
On his website Mr Sainz says that he treated some of the peloton's biggest stars in the 1960s and 1970s, including Raymond Poulidor and Bernard Thévenet, a two-time winner of the Tour de France.
In 2014 he was sentenced to two years in prison - 20 months of which was suspended - for inciting doping within cycling in the 1990s.
Five years later he was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence and fined €2,000 after amateur and semi-professional cyclists accused him of dictating protocols for growth hormones, testosterone and EPO between July 2008 and November 2010.
Meanwhile, Mr Herbreteau, 45, is accused of connecting athletes with Mr Sainz, while Mr Carlier, 56, is alleged to have put his own son, Alexis Carlier, in contact with Mr Sainz for the benefit of sporting performance."
The trial is slated to take place until Monday, November 29.

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Watch SpaceX's second attempt for its ISS resupply mission live right here
Romain Dillet	@romaindillet / 5 years
Update: Success all around for today's SpaceX mission!
Sunday seems like a fine day to launch a rocket into space. Yesterday, SpaceX rescheduled the CRS-10 mission. There was an issue with the the positioning of an engine nozzle that's responsible for steering the rocket. At 9:39 AM ET (6:30 AM PT), SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket for good this time.
The company just tweeted that weather conditions are 70 percent favorable with a few clouds. Today's Falcon 9 is going to carry a Dragon spacecraft that is set to dock into the International Space Station with 5,500 pounds of supplies.
And you can watch the the launch live right here — SpaceX usually starts the live stream 20 minutes before the actual launch. The Falcon 9 is set to take off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
All systems go for today's 9:39am ET launch of Dragon to @Space_Station. Weather 70% favorable; tracking cumulus cloud cover pic.twitter.com/dvgbdMVHUE
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 19, 2017
This is SpaceX's tenth mission for the ISS. But this launch is particularly interesting as it is the second Falcon 9 launch since the impressive explosion that destroyed a rocket on the launchpad back in September 2016. The company successfully launched a Falcon 9 last month, but all eyes are still on SpaceX.
The company will try to recover the first stage from the Falcon 9 rocket used today. This time, it is supposed to land at Cape Canaveral instead of on a drone ship. Sit back, grab some popcorn and let's watch humans launch stuff into space.


How to sharpen garden hand tool?
obviously it depends on which hand tool. If it's clippers, you can try cutting up balled tin foil. For others, a good knife sharpener. If you don't have one, you can try "sharpening" against cement, or very fine sand paper.
I have sharpened some of my pruning blades on the bottom edge of a ceramic cup. Fine sand paper works well too.


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June 18, 2019 / 1:01 AM / in a month
FOREX-Pound at 5-1/2-month low as Johnson leads, Aussie vulnerable
* Pound under pressure as Johnson fans no-deal Brexit worries
* China-U.S. friction undermines Aussie
* Fed's policy review next key focus
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The British pound on Tuesday languished near this year's low on rising worries Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace UK Prime Minister Theresa May, could put Britain on a path towards a dreaded no-deal Brexit.
The Australian dollar is also at its lowest levels since the flash crash of early January, hit by growing expectations of another rate cut by the country's central bank and by the spectre of a further slowdown in China - Australia's largest export market.
The yen and the euro were steadier, with investors holding out for trading clues from policy-setting meetings by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan as well as a conference organised by the European Central Bank, all scheduled this week.
"While major currencies were little moved now, when you look at market moves over the past week or so, many commodity currencies and emerging market currencies are weak, reflecting broad risk-off sentiment," said Masashi Hashimoto, senior analyst at MUFG Bank.
The U.S-China trade frictions and rising geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz after recent attacks on tankers are all undermining risk sentiment, he said.
Worries about Brexit hit the British pound, which tumbled to a 5-1/2-month low of $1.2532 on Monday and last traded at $1.2539.
Sterling also fell to its weakest level since January against the euro, which climbed to 89.50 pence, compared to a two-year low of 84.56 touched just over a month ago.
Former foreign minister Boris Johnson got a boost on Monday in his campaign to succeed May as one of his former rivals and EU supporter Matt Hancock backed him.
That rattled markets as Johnson, the face of the official campaign to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum, has promised to lead the United Kingdom out of the EU with or without a deal.
The pound could be in for a rough ride in coming days, with a raft of potentially market-moving events ahead, including consumer inflation and retail sales data, due on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, and the Bank of England's policy announcement on Thursday.
The risk-sensitive Australian dollar drooped at $0.6855 , just above its 5-1/2-month low of $0.6849 hit overnight, as trade tensions between the United States and China have shown few sign of abating.
Markets are pricing in about 50% chance of another rate cut next month by the Reserve Bank of Australia, which delivered its first easing in almost three years just two weeks ago.
The euro hardly budged at $1.1220 while the dollar was little moved at 108.53 yen.
The dollar was slightly undermined by the New York Fed's business index showing a record fall this month to its weakest level in more than 2-1/2 years.
The Fed's two-day policy meeting starting later on Tuesday is the next major focus after markets have priced in more than two 25 basis-point rate cuts by year-end.
That marks a sharp contrast to the Fed's official forecast in March, which showed policymakers deemed the next move would be a hike.
"As markets are now pricing in rate cuts in the second half of this year, the question is how the Fed will respond to such an outlook," said Shinichiro Kadota, senior strategist at Barclays.
Editing by Shri Navaratnam


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Mexico, The Iraq of Latin America
Michael Totten accurately describes it: The Iraq of Latin America
Mexico is more like Iraq than any other country in the Western Hemisphere with the possible exception of Haiti. A bewilderingly multifaceted armed conflict has been raging since 2007 between more than a dozen militarized drug cartels, the federal government and a smorgasbord of citizen's militias.
The Mexican mafia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a Soviet Proxy during the Cold War that remains on the list of international terrorist organizations, back some of the cartels, and according to the Tucson Police Department, even Hezbollah has gotten involved.
The cartels are bribing and corrupting so many government officials that the state fights them only occasionally and only in certain places, leaving citizens at the mercy of murderous criminal enterprises that don't flinch at even ISIS levels of brutality.
Totten reviews the documentary Cartel Land
The brutality in Mexico, a neighboring country, is difficult to imagine. Now Breitbart Texas reports that the Zetas are killing each other:
The series of executions and violence that have spiked along this region appear to show that Mexico's most sadistic criminal group is undergoing internal changes in an effort to remain current and to keep their plazas under control. Their ongoing war with the Gulf Cartel has already spread to five years plunging the state into an insecurity crisis where the loss of lives remains beyond counting and neither side has been a clear winner.
Border security is national security, now more than ever.
Filed Under: corruption, crime, drugs, Mexico Tagged With: Cartel Land, Fausta's blog, Zetas
Frank G says
Fausta – my friend, Chris Covert, has been on this and written about it here:
http://thewoundedeagle.chriscovert.net/
I asked him to respond on Rantburg. He says he will.
We link to your articles and would appreciate a link back, thx
Fausta says
Thanks Frank, I'll add it to the Carnival


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Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain Ajinkya Rahane wasn't sure how the pitch would behave but expected it to behave the same for 40 overs. Yes, there was a 'Bulter' in the house but it wasn't his night to be as Rashid Khan, the man who has often troubled Jos Butler foxed the wicket-keeper batsman early in the innings.
While Ajinkya Rahane was playing the sheet-anchor at one end, Sanju Samson playing the role of the aggressor at the other. While neither Sanju Samson went all guns blazing, it wasn't a bad effort taking the pitch and the bowling attack of the Sunrisrers Hyderabad into consideration. Having said that, Rajasthan Royals would want to address the problem of having too many classical top-order players and fewer power-hitters which is the need of the hour in T20 cricket.
Powered by Sanju Samson who scored 102*55 deliveries and his captain Ajinkya Rahane who played a good supporting role to Samson, the Royals managed to set a target of a mammoth 199 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Everyone has been talking about Sanju Samson ever since. The young man displayed a lot of class as he managed to showcase different avatars of himself.
He build his innings, got the foundation going and then accelerated exactly when the doctor ordered. In the process, Samson also became the first man to score a century in the IPL 2019. Post the innings, in an Interview, the humble Samson decided to play it down and stated that it's a long tournament and he wants to continue to be consistent for the team. The youngster was the backbone of the Royals and has been given the privilege to bat at number 3 ahead of the former Australian Captain Steven Smith. Everyone in the cricketing fraternity has been appreciating his innings ever since. Here is how Twitter reacted to Sanju Samson's absolute Master-Class.
When you see Sanju Samson bat as he has done today, you wonder why and how he lost his way in the past 3-4 years. When he burst on the season, he was the next 'Big Thing'.


With the workplace expanding into the outdoors—yes, that is now a thing—stylish shelters (often equipped with power outlets) are popping up to shield laptops and their users from the glare of the sun. Elegant bollards light the way to these new outdoor offices.
This modular, outdoor-ready workspace is framed in metal and sheathed in Sunbrella. A weather-resistant table/bench combo, BuzziBreeze, is also offered. Designed in collaboration with Atelier Tradewinds.
This robust bollard provides glare-free widespread symmetrical illumination while acting as a piece of urban furniture for schools, parks, and other public areas. Fabricated of die-cast aluminum, the fixture is rated for wet locations. Offered in four standard colors, with custom hues available.
The Algarve structure, offered up to a size of 13 x 20 feet, features a gutter system that drains water away from the rotating aluminum roof louvers. It can be fitted with lighting, heating, and audio accessories.
A 90W solar panel topping the Lily Shade powers an integral charging station, allowing users at the modular Grove tables and seats to plug in and produce.
In this design, three cast aluminum panels surround a central glowing core. Vertical arrays of LEDs are shielded by an acrylite lens, with light shining through spaces between the panels, creating an overlapping pattern of illumination. Suitable for pathlighiting, or the fixture can be dimmed. Unlit models are available. Designed by frog.
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The Bible is filled with exhortations addressing the motive of fear.
after their disobedience, realizing they were naked, were afraid and hid themselves in the trees of the garden. Naked and afraid they went into hiding. To be naked is more than not having clothes on. It means that they were threatened, vulnerable, exposed and ashamed. The shame of being less consumed them and they could not face their Maker.
I could speak of many fears but the one I think is universal is the fear of failure. No one wakes up every day fearing success. The world we live in loves winners and worships them and imitates them. Losers are ridiculed and rejected. They are fodder for late night T.V. talking heads. Losers don't get Pulitzer Prizes or fifteen seconds of fame; they are just ignored at best and vilified at worst. So we are terrified of and dread failure. We fear it as husbands and wives, parents, students, employers, employees, Christians and so on.
Our fear of failure is often a self-fulfilling prophecy. The looming threat of failure actually contributes to a greater chance of failure. Fear both inhibits and creates inertia, i.e. paralysis by analysis. Some of us react to fear by blowing up. The threat induces anger. Others freeze up. We cease to function in healthy ways. Fear of failure does two things to us. It cuts the nerve of courage to stand up for uncomfortable or unpopular positions. It also inhibits our ability to function as effective, real people. Fear of failure makes us phony, fakes and spineless, hardly the abundant life of fullness Jesus promised.
That being said, how do we deal with the fear of failure? Do we pump ourselves up with motivational tapes? Do we say over and over, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can"? Do we surround ourselves with nothing but unconditional affirmations of love? NO, the answer is found in the last place we would think to look. Simply put, it is found in the cross. How can that be?
things that make us hide from His love and that create estrangement which is sin. Christ takes the burden of our estrangement, the feelings and actions which create it and without retaliation or threat, shocks us with His death, the death we made necessary. Any view of the cross that does not includes our own culpable involvement in the scandal and offense is neo-Pharisaism, which insulates us in a tragic self righteousness. It bars us from any real help and love. We make the suffering of the innocent One necessary. We have failed the greatest test of all. We crucified Him. The solution to our predicament is accomplished in a way that allays our fears but it can only be understood when we see ourselves as the primary agents of that predicament. How does the cross overcome our fear of failure? It enables us to realize that there is no test in the past or future to compare with the one we face on Good Friday. It renders all other tests relatively insignificant. To realize, as we stand before God's incarnate love, that we have not passed the test, that we have failed, renders the threat of any other failure insignificant by comparison. It is imperative to see our failure at a deep level at the cross by reliving it. That is what we do at the Lord's Supper. We remember His death. This and this alone dispels the fear of failure that cripples our lives. Once we face our common and tragic failure in the most important test we need no longer to be inhibited by the fear of failure.
The good news is that we pass in spite of our flunking. To the extent that we "get it" there remains no room for envy, ingratitude, bitterness or self pity. We have earned nothing but rejection and we have received nothing but acceptance.
We don't have to envy our neighbor's "success" and its attendant toys. We have something infinitely better, the love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When our deepest failure has been taken up and swallowed in a death a billion times more unjust than any injustice we have ever felt we are liberated to face our failure. In facing our greatest failure the wounds of our lives are cauterized and the fear of other failures are relativized.
The apostle Paul is a profound example. The scars of Saul of Tarsus remained but God's grace was strong in his weakness. Out of his failure grew the deep qualities of peace and compassion. Paul gloried in the cross and all of the pus of his failure was drained out as he beheld our Lord and as the overpowering love of God was sitenstrated there. We are now in God's kingdom where nothing ultimately fails but sin. Once we take our failures to the cross and see them for what they are we find it liberating to see how God transforms them. Some of our failures should fail and the desires that go with them need judgment and correction. Other failures of good things will ultimately triumph. They become the raw materials for greater good that God works out. So no failure if fatal except failing to see how Christ has forever dealt with them on the cross in the past and presently as our great High Priest.


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Attendees will learn basic concepts for use of the carbine as a defensive firearm. Includes principles of zeroing, accurate engagement of targets in a close environment, and basic principles for loading, unloading, clearing malfunctions, and carbine maintenance.
PREREQUISITE: Attendee must possess a current CFP or be eligible to obtain one (go to Utah CFP website, www.utah.gov, to determine eligibility), or waiver by SRW Staff.
EQUIPMENT: Carbine with iron sights or electronic sight with back up iron sights, at least 3 magazines, 200 rounds of ammunition, ear protection (muff type, no foamies), eye protection (range glasses, wrap around preferred), magazine pouches or carrier, appropriate range clothing and footwear.
No steel jacket or steel core bullets on the range.
If you have problems getting ammunition for the course, it will be available on the range, email us for ammo prices.
All courses are subject to minimum student number requirements and will be canceled one week prior to the course start if minimum numbers are not reached. Please watch the website for cancellation notices or email randy@srwsplops.com to verify.
Basic clothing: hat w/visor, ballistic eye protection, crew neck t-shirt with sleeves, long pants with belt, socks, athletic style shoes; appropriate layers based on weather.
Handgun (.380 caliber minimum, NO .22, .25, .32 caliber), spare magazine(s) or speed loaders/speed strips for revolvers. Basic clothing plus firearm, 300 rounds ammunition, hearing protection (electronic muff type, NO foamies), 3 magazines, knee and elbow pads, equipment belt with appropriate pouches and gear.
PREREQUISITE: Practical Pistol Proficiency or Waiver by SRW, Inc.
NOTE if you do not have a preferred handgun for concealed carry, or specific equipment for the training, DON'T go out and buy without talking to us first about what to buy and where to buy it. We also have complete range kits for you to use for the training AT NO COST.
Level 1 close-range engagements; accurate shooting under stress, basic procedures for clearing malfunctions and reloading under stress; basic principles and drills for rapid and highly accurate and target acquisition; standard and non-standard firing responses.
Pistol, spare magazines (at least 3 magazines required), 300 rounds ammunition, hearing protection (muff type, electronic preferred), eye protection (range glasses, wrap around preferred), preferred concealed carry holster and magazine pouch, knee pads, appropriate loose clothing and footwear for range exercises.
PREREQUISITE: CFP or eligible to obtain CFP, previous course, or waiver by SRW, Inc.
PREREQUISITE: Current Utah or other state CFP, or eligible to obtain a Utah CFP and must bring a copy of Utah or other state criminal history check along with photo ID; or waiver by SRW, Inc. Staff member.
EQUIPMENT: NO LIVE AMMUNITION in the training area.Basic clothing plus long-sleeved shirt, layered/padded clothing, gloves, groin protector (men).
EQUIPMENT: Carbine with iron sights or electronic sight with back up iron sights, at least 3 magazines, 200 rounds of ammunition, ear protection (muff type, no foamies), eye protection (range glasses, wrap around preferred), magazine pouches or carrier, appropriate range clothing and footwear. preferred pistol, 50 rounds of ammo, OWB holster and mag pouches.


On this page you will find links to designs for all the Doctor Who logos from Tom Baker to Sylvester McCoy.
All charts are designed to fit on an average sized man's sweater, or loose fitting women's sweater (knit in 8 ply, or DK yarn on 4mm needles), while design number three is designed to fit on a child's sweater.
Click on the thumbnails to view the graph for each design.
Print this page to use as your colour reference as I have changed the black backgrounds to grey in the charts to make the grid easier to see. The charts for most of these designs are very large and may need to be printed over several pages so you'll need to save them to disk and print them using a graphics program.
4mm needles. When you have finished knitting, outline the word "WHO" and the banner containing the word "Doctor" using black yarn and a neat stem stitch. 2.
the front worked either plain, or in stripes.
When you have finished the knitting outline following the instructions for design number 1. 3.
Embroider the word Doctor using orange and a neat stem stitch.


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Letters from our Readers: Patrol Special Police not reliable officers
Sep. 5, 2010 12:00 a.m.
I prefer to have real San Francisco Police Department officers on foot patrol instead of private Patrol Special Police standing around. On several occasions, I have witnessed the so-called Specials refusing to do something about kids asleep in closed-up cars without any parent in sight, dogs inside grocery stores or blocking doorways, road rage in parking lots, etc.
Each time they say they can't intervene because they aren't paid to guard that particular place. But, they don't seem to have any problem standing around chatting and drinking coffee at cafes. I know that I can ask an SFPD officer to look into something and they will do so. But, there is no certainty of getting help from some gun-toting glorified security guard in an SFPD copycat uniform. We can't tell who has paid them to do what. Only true police officers can be relied upon to truly safeguard the public everywhere.
Andrea O'Leary, San Francisco
Glory of prep sports
As a former city high school quarterback at Balboa, I want to thank The San Francisco Examiner for your articles on the coming local football season in both high school and junior college.
These days, with the outrageous ticket prices for professional sports, the price of a scholastic ticket is extremely nominal. The time and effort these youngsters put in now will pay off after they leave school. I know that playing football in my teens instilled in me the teamwork, discipline and goal-setting that helped make my career a success.
If you haven't attended one of these football events, get out of the house and support these fine young men.
Ed Baumgarten, San Francisco
Inevitable job losses
The likely loss of jobs at the Recreation and Park Department because stimulus funds are running out is just the beginning. The stimulus gravy train will end and unsustainable job-creation programs such as JobsNow are bound to halt abruptly.
In this case, we are left with 122 unemployed workers who, even if we put them on the public payroll, would ultimately become another unsustainable burden because of The City's excessive employee compensation packages.
Matt Mitguard, San Francisco
Disruptive subway project
A Tuesday Examiner letter suggested that constructing the proposed Central Subway would be far less disruptive than the work on the Market Street BART and Muni because the Central Subway would have a deep tunnel as opposed to the "huge trench" on Market Street. This letter writer apparently wasn't present when the Market Street subway was built.
Some sections of the Market Street subway were tunneled and others were built by cut-and-cover methods. In the cut-and-cover sections, temporary decking maintained streetcar, auto and pedestrian traffic while the construction proceeded relatively unnoticed underneath. Disruption along Market Street was invariably worse at the stations than anywhere else, which is exactly where the most disruption will be experienced if the Central Subway goes through.
G. Cauthen, Oakland
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Can Technology End Distracted Driving?
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Distracted driving is a major problem that is blamed for thousands of car accidents each year in our country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1,060 people are injured and nine are killed each day in distracted driving accidents. These crashes are happening on city streets, freeways and country roads.
While states like Virginia are passing a patchwork of distracted driving laws in an effort to prevent these accidents, many drivers still e-mail, text and talk while driving.
This has led many to wonder if we should turn to technology to save us. Many app developers think this is the right approach.
In Virginia, texting is banned for all drivers. As Distraction.gov describes, the law in our state is a "primary" one. This means that an officer who witnesses you texting can pull you over without having to witness another driving infraction.
Still, talking on hand-held phones is only banned for school bus drivers and novice drivers, or teens, in Virginia. For the rest of us, talking on the phone is allowed – and it is prevalent.
There are numerous phone applications, or apps, that have been designed for the sole purpose of eliminating or reducing driver distractions. Some are designed for parents to monitor their teen drivers. Others have been created for all drivers regardless of their age and experience.
Consumer Reports reviewed three such apps – each one from a major cell phone company. The magazine found shortcomings among all three: AT&T DriveMode, Sprint Drive First and Verizon Safely Go. However, it also found redeeming qualities.
Both the AT&T and Sprint apps automatically started when the vehicle reached 10 mph. The Verizon app, however, had to be turned on manually every time the driver entered the car. It was active only when the vehicle reached speeds faster than 25 mph.
In all three apps, there were also "work-arounds," where drivers could place messaging as one of their allowable apps and text while driving even when the app was blocking other phone functions.
A whole series of other applications are designed specifically for parents who want to protect their teens from the lure of using a phone behind the wheel. Many of these work on a subscription base. Some are free.
TxtBlocker, for instance, allows parents to set up limitations for their teens, deciding when and where texts can be sent or received. Parents can also track the phone's location with this app, which costs about $7 per month.
USA Today reports that TeenSafer is another distracted driving app. It detects when a vehicle is in motion and automatically puts the phone or tablet in "safe mode." In safe mode, all notifications, alerts, incoming calls, texts and e-mails are silenced. Drivers are also blocked from using the screen.
A new start-up out of San Francisco, Navdy, is hoping its device will catch on. Unlike apps that block texting, this tool actually makes it easier to use your phone behind the wheel.
The Navdy displays all of your text messages and navigational turns right in front of your face, mounted on your dashboard and displayed in front of your windshield. ReadWrite reports the devices are expected to hit the market in 2015 and sell for $499.
Unlike other distracted driving approaches, the Navdy expects drivers will continue to use their phones behind the wheel. It does not seek to make the distractions more difficult but easier.
Time will only tell if this new technology is an approach that can contribute effectively to the fight against distracted driving.


"Have you understood?" has one of two answers – yes or no (or in my case – usually a very long-winded third option).
Recently I said "no" to a relative. It was a family gathering. A wonderful afternoon. And then we were gently asked (by one family member) to support their fundraising for the church – a beautiful church – been here for hundreds of years – imagine if it wasn't … Guilt was the expected response (as I found out from others who had said yes).
And I wonder this morning – just as God Soft Hands Jesus asked: if Hugh Hollowell HAD been able to find $120 – what would I have done with this video?
Firstly, I would need to know you well enough. Secondly, I have a very full diary of commitments already – so just when are your lights going off? Thirdly, I wouldn't feel safe with you on my own – let me ask the minister what they think. And … well … is there really no one else you can ask … ?
It is what we all know we should be doing really – but until someone else does it first – says it's okay – does a rota – puts it in the diary … And anyway – we would feel a bit silly really – sitting there in the dark doing "nothing" … And anyway – my church never expects that of me – they always ask for money so someone else can do that kind of thing.
And then along comes Hugh Hollowell. And we know. We understand.
In these few verses in Matthew, Jesus does not say He will "fix things" for us – He does not say He will fix things for anyone. He does say that we are all the same, that we all live together, that we all are allowed to be who we are. Jesus is not saying Christians must fix things by peeling off a few more notes (or not). So why do churches so often take that approach? Is it because that is what we prefer? Is it because we can – because it is easy – safe – sanitised – and "enough"?
Yes I do. And I also hear His invitation to me in those words.
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LOL!! Awkward silence! Love it, and thank you, Lilka. I had one moment of church stuff "presence" a while back. It was not my first (or last) choice – it was the only choice right then – and no evangelising required! Thank God our God sits with all of us. I just have to remember to notice!
I just love this series of thoughts you're stringing together Paul. So real. He does sit with us in the crap to see if He's enough for us. To test us. To see where our faith is. Are we part time lovers?


Disused Fender amp which I converted into a card box for our wedding cards, with a slot cut into the top at the handle. Adorned with stickers of our favourite bands - yes, Boyzone ;P these can be easily removed.
We received around 150 cards and most of them did fit, you just need to rely on people posting them in properly, as with any card box!
Some scuffs and marks on the outside but this adds to the vintage rocknroll style.
Collection Woodside Park, North London N12 8RS.


Online banks and the websites of many major banks will sometimes offer free money just for signing up for an account online, and/or referring a friend. Always check before you open the account; once you do it's usually too late to collect. You can find a fairly up-to-date list here.


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Leprous Debut New Single "Golden Prayers"
John Hutchings
Photo: Bjorn Tore Moen
Norwegian progressive rock group Leprous are releasing their new digital single "Golden Prayers" today. The song is a stand alone, non- album single. Instead, it serves to introduce to the group's next chapter in their 2018 campaign, which covers several festival appearances throughout the Summer, as well as further worldwide touring afterwards.
Leprous had this to say on "Golden Prayers": "It's very exciting for us to finally release "Golden Prayers". It was recorded together with the "Malina" material, but we felt it worked better as a standalone tune than on the actual album. So we saved it until now. Enjoy!"
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A Fit Representation of Pandemonium: East Tennessee Confederate Soldiers in the Campaign for Vicksburg
By author: William D. Taylor
An account of East Tennesseans fighting to defend Confederate Vicksburg in late 1862 through July 1863. Their service at Vicksburg was primarily as infantrymen, but some participated as cavalry scouts, others as artillerymen. Indeed, it was admitted by many that the mightiest warship on the Mississippi during this period was sunk by the cannon of an East Tennessee battery.
A Hard Trip: A History of the 15th Mississippi Infantry, CSA
By author: Ben Wynne
Not strictly a military history, Ben Wynne examines in this book the social components of Confederate service in the context of the experiences of a single regiment. Using first-person accounts from letters, diaries, memoirs and other primary materials, the book sets the 15th Mississippi in a personal context. The narrative is chronologically arranged by the events of the Western Theater of the Civil War. Emphasizing the real war and not a romanticized version, the story of this unique regiment follows a group of men who entered the war with visions of glory and honor but within one year came to recognize the true nature of the conflict.
A Just and Holy Cause?: The Civil War Letters of Marcus Bethune Ely and Martha Frances Ely
Edited by: Linda S. McCardle
A JUST AND HOLY CAUSE? details the life of the family of Lieutenant Marcus Bethune Ely and his unit, the Russell Guards (Co. H, 54th Georgia Regiment) in the midst of one of our country's greatest tragedies. The Russell Guards were organized in Columbus, Georgia by Captain Charles R. Russell in May 1862. Most of the recruits were from Muscogee and Harris County. These letters provide a picture of life on both the battlefield and the homefront, often touched with humor and love.
A Southern Soldier's Letters Home : The Civil War Letters of Samuel Burney, Cobb's Georgia Legion, Army of Northern Virginia
By author: Nat S. Turner
An Everlasting Circle: Letters of the Haskell Family of Abbeville, South Carolina, 1861–1865
Edited by: Karen Stokes Afterword by: James Everett Kibler
AN EVERLASTING CIRCLE presents the Civil War correspondence of the Haskells, a prominent family of Abbeville, South Carolina. This outstanding collection of eloquent, compelling letters is unusual in that it includes the correspondence of seven brothers in arms. The Haskell brothers were literate, well-educated men, most of whom became officers highly regarded for their ability, courage, and character. Their letters are particularly strong in documenting the beginning days of the war in Charleston, as well as many significant battles in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. They also tell the love story of Alexander C. Haskell and his bride Decca Singleton, a poignant romance chronicled by Mary Chesnut in her famous diary.
Brothers 'Til Death : The Civil War Letters of William, Thomas, and Maggie Jones, 1861-1865
By author: Richard Trimble
Availability: Not currently available. (Backorder policy)
These letters of an Irish family from New Jersey detail forgotten aspects of the Civil War and present a view of the war from the immigrant's perspective. Brothers 'til Death is a collection of over 150 letters found in the proverbial shoebox in a Red Bank, New Jersey attic. Most of them are from two brothers, William and Thomas Jones, who served in the 48th New York State Volunteers from 1861-1865, to their sister Maggie, a schoolteacher. The collection also contains correspondence from friends of William and Thomas.
Dear Old Roswell : Civil War Letters of the King Family of Roswell, Georgiah623
By author: Tammy Galloway
The King family, spread between Roswell, Georgia, and Virginia, faced the perils of the Civil War on different fronts. These correspondences will captivate the reader as they cover Barrington S. King, a Lieutenant Colonel in Cobb's Legion, leaves his home in Georgia to fight in Virginia.
In the Land of the Living: Wartime Letters by Confederates from the Chattahoochee Valley of Alabama and Georgia
Edited by: Ray Mathis With: Douglas Clare Purcell
This unique book, originally published in a limited edition in 1982 and out of print for many years, is the most comprehensive collection of Civil War letters written by residents of Southeastern Alabama and Southwestern Georgia to be published. Poignant in emotion, informative in detail, and broad in scope, the correspondence contained here provides us with a unique opportunity to understand the Civil War and its effect on individuals and families from an intensely personal perspective. The writers, the great majority of them unlettered and expressing themselves in a disarmingly honest manner in their heartfelt missives, collectively paint a compelling portrait of a watershed moment in national history from a regional viewpoint. They make well-known events tangible and lesser-known sidebars illuminating.
Keep All My Letters : The Civil War Letters of Richard Henry Brooks, 51st Georgia Infantry
By author: Katherine Holland
In May 1862, Richard Henry Brooks of Blakely, Georgia, enlisted in the Confederate Army for the duration of the war, serving in Longstreet's Corps. He would see his wife and family only once in the next three years. He would suffer hardship and deprivation, become hospitalized, participate in one of the grandest Confederate victories of the war, and be captured and held prisoner for almost a year. He wrote his wife Telitha regularly. He told her repeatedly to save all his letters, which she did, and they are published in this book. These letters give considerable insight into Confederate homelife in southwest Georgia during the war. Brooks gives Telitha advice on the daily details of running the household. He tells her who to go to for help, how to obtain enough corn and pork for the winter, how to handle their slaves, and what supplies to send him in the field. He advises her on the children and directs the children to behave. These glimpses into the homelife of Confederate Georgia grant us a clearer understanding of how people far from the battlefields were still affected by the war.
Letters to Amanda : The Civil War Letters of Marion Hill Fitzpatrick, Army of Northern Virginia
By author: Jeffery C. Lowe, Jeffrey C. Lowe
These are the letters of Sergeant Major Marion Hill Fitzpatrick, soldier in the 45th Georgia Regiment in the Army of Northern Virginia. The letters testify to the humanity, courage, and dedication of the civil war soldier. With amazing literary style and philosophical perception, Fitzpatrick's letters tell the story of the Civil War, and, to the reader's surprise, the end of the letters is stunning.
Letters to Amanda : The Civil War Letters of Marionhill Fitzpatrick, Army of Northern Virginia
By author: Jeffrey C. Lowe
My Dear Friend : The Civil War Letters of Alva Benjamin Spencer, 3rd Georgia Regiment, Company C
By author: Clyde G. Wiggins III
Spencer's letters carry us through the whole experience, from being wounded at South Mills, North Carolina, to the "Chicimocomico Races" on Roanoke Island to collecting seashells at Nags Head, and the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Join Alva in a journey through his letters to his beloved "Maggie."


Our latest addition to the 4 string CBG line, the Delta Bluesmaster. This is the prototype, only 1 available. The Delta Bluesmaster features 2 4-string humbucking pickups, bolt on maple neck, and our St. Blues Bluesmaster shape. This prototype also features a solid waterfall Bubinga body and figured maple neck. The tuning of the 4 string low to high is G,D,G,B. This item can not ship outside the U.S. Domestic Sales Only!


NSW 2017 Innovating Dance Practice Grants is an initiative of Ausdance NSW to assist professional dance practitioners residing in NSW to develop and innovate their practice through funds made available by Create NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.
As part of a 3-year initiative, the Innovating Dance Practice (IDP) grant assists dancers and choreographers across the state to provide professional development opportunities around the world as part of a Create NSW devolved funding program.
Jess Conneely will integrate dance with health.
In this second round of recipients, celebrated dance artists from all over the state from Western Sydney to Hunter Valley are partaking in mentorships and residencies to explore new mediums for research and development. They will share $29,920 to undertake their respective professional development activities. The outcomes go beyond New South Wales borders and span the globe across three continents.
NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin announced the six dance artists. "NSW has a very strong reputation for dance excellence and we are passionate about helping our artists grow their careers. This is a fantastic opportunity for development and this year's recipients have chosen some fascinating aspects to focus on. I wish all our recipients the best for their upcoming studies," said Mr Harwin.
Philip Channels will focus on how the physical body interacts with design and architecture.
Funding is available for any amount between $500 and $5,000, and can be used to cover costs such as artist fees, materials and equipment, travel (including international travel), venue/studio rental fees, registration fees, workshops, conferences and documentation.
Artists are extending their practice to beyond the physical body. Recipients such as Brooke Stamp will work with scent designers in New York to create a multisensory experience for the viewer and Philip Channels will focus on design and architecture in Moscow.
Annalouise Paul (Sydney metro): $5,000 to carry out a professional development workshops in Method Flamenco Empirico with dance professional and mentor Juan Carlos Lerida in Spain during March 2018. During this time, Annalouise will also observe rehearsals and attend shows and relevant museums.
Brooke Stamp (Sydney metro): $4,920 to work with acclaimed New York based experimental Olfactive Project 'Folie a Plusieurs' to explore artistic relationships between dance and scent design, with view to develop live performance outcomes in the future.
Caroline Garcia (Sydney metro): $5,000 to attend the Sinulog Festival in Cebu (Philippines) and participate in Tribal Tour, a cultural immersion program facilitated by Kularts, a tribal and contemporary Filipino dance company from San Francisco.
Jessica Conneely (Hunter): $5,000 to undertake secondments with London's Dance to Health Program and the Green Candle Dance Company, as well as a six-month mentorship under Kevin Williams to develop a dance-based program for regional NSW.
Philip Channells (Richmond-Tweed): $5,000 to carry out a two-week professional residency project in Moscow with the Garage Museum of Contemporary Arts 'Experiencing the Museum 2018' event where workshops will focus on site-specific interdisciplinary performance creative processes and the relationships between the body, architecture/design & our perceptions/perspective from culturally diverse viewpoints.
Raghav Handa (Sydney metro): $5,000 to carry out a mentorship in Western Sydney in Indian dhol and Kathak rhythms with Maharshi Raval, one of the most well-known Indian classical instrumentalists in Australia. Under the mentorship, Raghav will learn to play traditional instruments to re-interpret their rhythms through Kathak movement.
Brooke Stamp will develop a live performance based on scent.


The Artground – A Curious Place to Be aims to be a space where all artists, young and younger, can be curious about discovering different ways of artmaking, and create works that are delightful for their audiences. We believe that all children deserve aesthetic experiences that are thoughtfully designed and considered.
The 100 and 100 More festival serves as one platform through which we hope to nurture and inspire artists who are interested to create new works for young audiences. By creating opportunities for artists to participate, to engage and/or to view artistic practices with other artmakers presenting their works at the festival, The Artground hopes to foster strong partnerships between international and local artists and to encourage the sharing of knowledge and best practices so as to develop a dynamic and diverse landscape of artistic practices for our community.
As a participating artist, you will have opportunities to interact and network with international artists from Australia, Denmark, Indonesia and Scotland who are presenting their works at the festival.
Volunteer positions are open to artists at all stages of their careers, including emerging artists and art students who are curious about/wish to seek inspiration for the creation works for young audiences.
Interested artists should submit an online application here. All successful applicants will be notified via email.


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Nearly 80 People Shot In Chicago, 15 Of Them Killed, In July 4th Weekend Violence Since Late Friday
Filed Under:4th of July, Carpenter Street, Chicago Violence, Englewood, Fourth of July, Gun Violence, July 4th, Latrobe Avenue, Mass Shootings, Millard Avenue, Natalia Wallace, North Lawndale, South Austin, Weekend Violence
CHICAGO (CBS) — Nearly 80 people have been shot in Chicago since Friday night this July 4th holiday weekend, and 15 of them have been killed.
Twelve of the weekend shooting victims were under age 18. Two of the 12 were killed.
Among the incidents were a shooting that left a 7-year-old girl dead while she was visiting her grandmother for a 4th of July party in South Austin Saturday night, and two mass shootings – one of which left four people dead and four more wounded.
Around 7:02 p.m. Saturday, Natalia Wallace, 7, was shot in the forehead as she and other children played in the yard in the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue. She was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County where she later died, police said.
Natalia was on the sidewalk when a light-colored vehicle pulled up and an unknown number of people exited. Those people then took out guns and fired shots her direction, police said.
A 32-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting, police said. He transported himself to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the ankle and a graze wound to the leg.
Family describes Natalia as "sweet, shy, loving, and good at math."
"Kids outside playing, they shouldn't have to worry about guns and people shooting," Natalia's father, Nathan Wallace, told CBS 2's Marissa Parra.
A person of interest was being questioned Sunday night in Natalia's death. Charges are pending.
Natalia Wallace
About four and a half hours later, eight people were shot in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street in Englewood. Four of them – including a 14-year-old boy – died.
There was a large gathering in the middle of the street when police say four men walked up and started shooting.
Police said that boy was shot in the back while playing with two other boys, ages 11 and 15. They were also both struck by gunfire and were reported in fair condition Sunday.
Two others, a 29-year-old man in fair condition and a 35-year-old man in critical condition, were being treated at St. Bernard Hospital Sunday. Three other victims – whose ages were not initially specified – also died in addition to the 14-year-old boy, police said.
An attorney representing the family of the teen who was killed identified him as Vernado Jones. A 30-year-old man identified as Ernest Franklin was also among those killed.
Vernado Jones
Police also responded to another mass shooting around 1:15 Sunday morning near 15th Street and Millard Avenue in North Lawndale. Police said a group of people were lighting fireworks on the sidewalk when a car pulled up and someone inside started shooting towards the crowd.
Six people were shot in that incident. A 28-year-old woman identified as Thornella Grubbs was shot in the head and abdomen and died at the hospital. Five other victims, all men between the ages of 27 and 44, were being treated at different hospitals in good to critical condition.
Another child was also wounded early Sunday morning in West Rogers Park. At 12:58 p.m., a 10-year-old girl and a 48-year-old woman were in an apartment building in the 7400 block of North Artesian Avenue when a man fired shots through the door and struck them both.
The girl was taken to AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in good condition with a graze wound to the right hand, while the women was taken to the same hospital in serious conditions with gunshots to both legs.
And around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, a 15-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet in the 3000 block of South Tripp Avenue in Little Village. He was wounded in the knee and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in fair condition.
Police believe the bullets were fired a couple of blocks away in an alley behind the 2800 block of South Keeler Avenue by someone in a passing vehicle. A 23-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg. Both were in fair condition Sunday.
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And around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, four people were in an alley in the 3700 block of West Jackson Boulevard near the park of Garfield Park, when they heard shots and held pain. A 16-year-old girl was shot in the side, a 19-year-old man was shot in each thigh, a 35-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the buttocks, and a 55-year-old man was shot in the buttocks.
All were either in good condition or refused treatment.
Meanwhile, in other fatal shootings this weekend:
• At 1:55 a.m. Saturday, two men were inside a business in the 6600 block of South Halsted Street in Englewood when someone opened fire. A 20-year-old man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with gunshot wounds around his body and was pronounced dead. A 49-year-old man in a vehicle nearby was shot the left thigh and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition. The man who was killed is identified as Ishawn Nance.
• One woman was killed and two men were injured in a shooting around 5:20 a.m. Saturday at 31st Street and Lake Shore Drive. The 34-year-old woman and the two men, ages 26 and 32, were walking in the Saturday when a group of about six men came up to the woman, police said. Three of the four men distracted the woman, while two men took out guns and fired shots at the woman and the two male victims, police said. The woman died at the scene and the male victims were both hospitalized with gunshots. The woman who was killed is identified as Quentella Smith.
• At 7:16 a.m. Saturday, a 31-year-old man was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car in the 6400 block of South Hoyne Avenue in West Englewood, when someone pulled up in a dark-colored sport-utility vehicle and began firing shots. The victim was shot in the chest, neck, and right arm and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He was identified as Michael P. Means.
• One man was killed and another man and woman were wounded in a shooting at 9:43 p.m. Saturday in South Shore. The victims were standing on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of East 75th Street when someone fired shots from a blue sport-utility vehicle. A 33-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest and was driven by an acquaintance to Jackson Park Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A 44-year-old man was in fair condition at the U of C Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the left thigh, and a 27-year-old woman refused treatment after suffering a graze wound to the ankle. The man who was killed is identified as Tyrone Long.
• One man was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting in South Chicago around 11:09 p.m. Saturday. The victims were standing on the sidewalk in the 8300 block of South Kingston Avenue when they heard shots and felt pain. A 39-year-old man was pronounced dead at the U of C Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head, while a 26-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder, a 60-year-old man was shot in the right leg, and a 19-year-old man was also shot in the leg. The man who was killed is identified as Cartrell Tate.
• One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting around 12:35 a.m. Sunday in the Altgeld Gardens public housing development. The victims were standing in a parking lot in the 1000 block of East 132nd Street when they got into a quarrel with another man. The victims left the parking lot and walked into a home, where the gunman fired through the door and shot them both, police said. A 24-year-old man was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn after being shot in the torso, while a 20-year-old man was in fair condition at the same hospital with a gunshot wound to the left leg. The man who was killed is identified as David Scott.
• A man was standing on the sidewalk in the 8600 block of South Vincennes Avenue in Auburn Gresham, when someone fired shots at 2:15 a.m. Sunday. The 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head. He was identified as Charles Evans.
• Around 12:45 p.m. Sunday, a 26-year-old man suffered multiple gunshots to his body in the 1400 block of North Kingsbury Street, on the Near North Side opposite Goose Island. The man was rushed to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. He was identified as Kenric D. Campbell.
• At 2:27 a.m. Monday, a 39-year-old man was found shot and unresponsive in the 900 block of South Independence Boulevard in the Homan Square neighborhood. He had been shot once in the upper left side of his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The man was identified as Sterling R. Pledge Jr. Further details were not available.
Police Supt. David Brown addressed the public Monday morning after the violent weekend.
"On behalf of the Chicago Police Department, I extend my deepest, deepest condolences and sympathies to all the families," Brown said. "We cannot allow this to be normalized. We cannot get used to children being gunned down in Chicago every weekend."
Brown said the police department will not stop until this violence ends. Brown said he wants to revamp the electronic monitoring system and keep violent offenders in jail longer to reduce crime.
"I just hope that the, the tragedies here, these past three weekends, brings us all to the table so that we can revamp monitoring program, find a way to hold violent offenders in jail longer, Chicago deserves us for figure this out," he said. "We will leverage every resource at our disposal to not just catch these killers, but have been it from happening ever again," Brown said.
He said tips can be sent to police through cpdtip.com.
Brown attributed crime to lack of services in neighborhoods in poverty.
President Donald Trump on Sunday addressed the shootings in Chicago in a tweet, and also addressed an uptick in shootings in New York City – singling out New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for criticism. Nearly 40 people were shot in at least 20 incidents on Sunday alone in New York City, and at least four of them died, Cory James of CBS 2 New York reported.
Chicago and New York City crime numbers are way up. 67 people shot in Chicago, 13 killed. Shootings up significantly in NYC where people are demanding that @NYGovCuomo & @NYCMayor act now. Federal Government ready, willing and able to help, if asked!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2020
MORE NEWS: Cook County Treasurer Says Vacant And Abandoned Properties Are Sucking Up Tax Revenue, Wants To Make It Easier To Auction Them Off
"Federal Government ready, willing and able to help, if asked!" President Trump tweeted.


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The story is in the envelope: a new Franco-inspired podcast
Press Release - The Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française (ACELF) is launching a new podcast series, L'histoire est dans l'enveloppe, to introduce Franco-inspired personalities from across Canada. The first episode, on the theme of humour, is now available.
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News Release - Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française (ACELF) launches new podcast series The story is in the envelope to introduce Franco-inspiring personalities from Canada. The first episodeA recent video and audio version of the Francosphere blog's humor-themed program features comedians Rosalie Lacroix and Jonathan Dion from Ontario, and Rose Beef aka Tommy Des Rosiers from New Brunswick.
L'histoire est dans l'enveloppe is intended to be a relaxing and entertaining moment of cultural discovery on various themes. "This podcast gives a voice to dynamic people who talk about their journey as Francophones, in fields they are passionate about. It is a way for the ACELF to promote Francophone role models and to act as a cultural broker. The initiative aims to inspire school staff in French-language schools through a diverse, modern, open and assertive Canadian Francophonie," explains Richard Lacombe, Executive Director of the ACELF.
"Through questions found in envelopes, our guests reveal and tell their stories," explains podcast host Jean-François Dion, a vice-principal with the Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien and a member of the ACELF Strategic Communications Steering Committee.
"The concept of the show was inspired by my first date with my current wife. The mystery of the envelopes creates a fun, original and engaging context for our guests to share their experiences and opinions on various subjects. We want to show these personalities who embody the country's Francophonie from different angles, in a relaxed and friendly way," he adds.
The podcast series The story is in the envelope will present 6 episodes on different themes. They will gradually be put online in the coming months. The next two themes will be sports, featuring Franco-Ontarian Olympic athlete Valérie Grenier, and music, featuring Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter Kimya.
The ACELF invites education practitioners and anyone interested in making cultural discoveries to listen to the first episode of History is in the Envelope. It is available online on the Francosphere blogas well as on Spotify, Google podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud and Youtube.
About the Francosphere blog
Francosphere, the blog of the ACELFThe goal of the project is to inform, equip and inspire French-language education practitioners in Canada. It highlights the best practices in building a francophone identity. By sharing winning initiatives, testimonials and favourites, it aims to nourish its audience's Francosphere.
About the ACELF
TheACELF is a pan-Canadian network of consultants in identity building. It assists French-language education stakeholders in Canada to strengthen their power of action and leadership in order to help young people make a significant place for the French language and Francophone culture in their lives.
A serious game to discover the Canadian Francophonie
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JENNIE: Downton Abbey exhibition open in Atlanta near Perimeter Mall
Augusta, GA (WJBF)– Downton Abbey fans, Santa Claus has come early for you!
The massively popular Downton Abbey: The Exhibition is now in its 5th stop on the US tour, just up the road in Atlanta. The exhibit is in Sandy Springs, near Perimeter Mall at Perimeter Pointe.
The New York Times calls is a "cleverly immersive experience mounted with the same exacting care as the show itself."
When you go through Downton Abbey: The Exhibition, you step back in time to 1912, complete with more than 50 costumes worn by actors including Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Benneville and Michelle Dockery.
You'll see the actual bell wall, and walk through Mrs. Padmore's kitchen, Mary's bedroom, the formal dining room– and a whole lot more!
Downton Abbey producer, Gareth Naeme, attributes the show's success to its focus on family.
"We recognize our own families, don't we? Our parents, grandparents, our kids, cousins. I think it's that combination of drama with comedy, which you don't see that often, and good old fashioned romance- all of the will they? won't they?- and of course, it's in this fascinating and exotic era… the English country house, the aristocracy and what they did in those times, how the servants interacted with the family. It's just full of intrigue and gossip and drama!"
Imagine Exhibitions President, Tom Zaller says it's a must for Downton fans! Fully decorated for the holidays, it's a great family outing- offering visitors the chance to step inside the magnificent world of Downton, and it's only about a two-hour drive from the Augusta area.
Downton Abbey: The Exhibition is open until January 17th.
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Child Porn Past Ousts Glitter..again!
By RonJonSurfer, November 15, 2005 in Music News
miamisammy29 4
But that looks more like a child's reaction to Glitter...
The Seeker 0
SilverDorsalFin
Ugh...he looks so solarium-tanned.
He's disgusting, anyway, and even more so for what he did.
(what a statement )
MarcM 0
Spotted Wobbegong
How silly of me! When I said he would get out, I was thinking of the US legal system. In Viet Nam, they do not fool around with his type and rightfully so. If they catch him, his "celebrity" status will not help him.
Actually, the only "celebrity status" he's had since the early 70's is the fact that he's been arrested for child porn. And he didn't really have HUGE celebrity status in the early 70's either. No decent attorney's gonna wanna touch this guy. He's going down, big time.
RonJonSurfer 15
Rainbow Surfperch
Oh, they've got him....
Glitter denies childsex allegations in Vietnam: police
HANOI (AFP) - Britain's disgraced 1970s glam rock star Gary Glitter has denied allegations that he had sex with underage girls while living in Vietnam.
"Until now, he has been denying that he has had sexual relations with two Vietnamese girls, including a 12-year-old," said Colonel Truong Dinh Tuu, chief of investigating police in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in southern Vietnam.
Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was arrested Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City airport as he tried to flee Vietnam, where he had been living since March, on a flight to Thailand.
He faces accusations of having indulged in "lewd acts with children", which could get him a 12-year jail sentence if convicted, and of sexual abuse of minors, which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
The officer said police had already gathered the evidence needed to convict Glitter.
"Of course, we have collected sufficient proof that he sexually abused a child and that is why we decided to arrest him in the first place," he said.
Tuu said the Briton would spend at least six more days in police lockup.
"Our decision on his provisional detention for three days has now been extended by another six days," he said. "We will pursue our investigations."
He can legally be held for up to nine days by police, after which judicial authorities would have to decide on a longer detention period.
Glitter, who previously served prison time in Britain after being found with a massive collection of hardcore child pornography, arrived in Vietnam in March and had applied for permanent resident status.
Police acted after reports began emerging last week that the performer famed for outlandish outfits and bouffant hair, which he has now shed in favour of a shiny pate, was living with a 15-year-old girl.
The legal age of consent in Vietnam is 16.
He has been visited by British embassy officials.
The former singer had asked to speak to his lawyer in Britain, a police officer said earlier. The Thanh Nien (Youth) daily said Tuesday that he had refused to accept any of the Vietnamese lawyers on a list proposed by the British consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.
A Hanoi Bar Association member, Nguyen Van Dai, told AFP that foreign lawyers cannot represent clients in Vietnamese courts.
"Foreign lawyers can only offer advice on Vietnamese laws to their clients," Dai said. "They can also offer advice to Vietnamese defence lawyers."
Thanh Nien quoted unidentified investigators in Vung Tau as saying Glitter had maintained he did not know the real age of the girls he associated with, and that they all claimed to be over 20.
He was also reported to have said he merely wanted to help them "learn to speak English."
In 1999 Glitter was convicted in Britain of possessing 4,000 pornographic images of children and served four months in jail.
He is reported to have lived in Cuba and more recently in Cambodia, where he sparked an uproar among women's and child rights activists.
Glitter's musical career peaked in the 1970s with hits including "I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)." He has sold millions of records.
Thailand, huh? Another place known for the child porn trade. What a scum! And I am sure he was only interested in teaching those girls English.....
How very nice of him, wanting to teach those girls English... as if.
johnnyguitar 0
The Vietnamese don't usually celebrate Xmas....but they will be hanging Glitter this year....
TheVoid 0
Freaking R Kelly!!
PSYCHOcatholic 0
Hes like a photo negative of a young Michael Jackson...in more ways than 10
This pic cant be posted on SF cause theres an obscene word...but its hilarious!
Why did Gary Glitter cross the road? hehe...if its too much for SF, i reallly do apologize, i just couldnt resist!
who would wanna live forever? Retarted if you ask me.
All That Glitters....He is deep in Rock & Roll Number Two....
11-Year-Old Interviewed in Glitter Case
VUNG TAU, Vietnam - Vietnamese police said Wednesday they have interviewed a second girl under age 13 who alleged she had sex with former British rock star Gary Glitter.
The 11-year-old girl, from the southern city of Can Tho, told investigators she had traveled with her aunt to the seaside city of Vung Tau earlier this year and met Glitter at his rented home, said Lt. Col. Nguyen Duc Trinh, deputy head of the police investigation department in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
Medical tests on the girl showed evidence of sexual intercourse, though it was unclear with whom, Trinh said.
Glitter, 61, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, is being held for at least three months in Phuoc Co prison outside Vung Tau on suspicion of engaging in obscene acts with child — a charge punishable by up to 12 years in prison.
Glitter has denied all allegations and has not been formally charged in court. He has been detained since Nov. 19, when he was nabbed trying to board a flight to Bangkok from Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam's penalties for sexual contact with someone under 18 vary depending on the charge. The maximum punishment for child rape is death by firing squad, and police have said sex with a child under 13 is considered rape.
Police have questioned six females — the 11-year-old girl, a 12-year-old girl, a 17-year-old and three others ages 18-23 — who said they had sexual contact with Glitter, Trinh said.
The criminal investigation is expected to finish in about two months, he said.
"Because this crime of raping a child is extremely serious, we need to get clear evidence before we can press charges against him," Trinh said.
The 11-year-old girl's family has demanded $5,000 in compensation from Glitter, according to police and Glitter's attorney, Le Thanh Kinh.
Kinh said earlier Wednesday that he has submitted an application to post $40,000 bail to get his client out of jail. However, police have said they will not consider the application until their investigation is completed, Kinh said.
The Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper quoted deputy national police chief Cao Ngoc Oanh as saying Glitter is unlikely to be released on bail.
Glitter won fame as a flamboyant "glam rocker" in the 1970s. He is perhaps best known for the 1972 hit "Rock and Roll Part 2," still often played at sporting events.
He was convicted in Britain in 1999 of possessing child pornography and served half of a four-month jail term. He later went to Cambodia and was permanently expelled in 2002, but Cambodian officials did not specify any crime or file charges.
They should string him up by the....no, wait, he'd probably enjoy that.
Bail Option???
The British rocker has been charged with child molestation in Vietnam.
Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter could be released on bail after being charged with child molestation in Vietnam last Friday, although he would not be allowed to leave the country.
The lawyer representing Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd, has proposed to pay the maximum $40,000 bail money to save his client from having to remain in "unbearable" detention center conditions.
However, Le Thanh Kinh believes Glitter, 61, will be held by authorities for at least another month before bail is granted.
On Sunday, police chief Nguyen Duc Trinh said, "We have identified six victims and the youngest was born in 1994. They declared that they have had sex with the singer."
The girls have told detectives they were enticed back to Glitter's Vung Tao home with the promise of English lessons, but upon arrival at the singer's residence, were expected to have sex with Glitter. He denies the charges.
In 1999, Glitter was given a four-month jail sentence after British police found child pornography on his computer.
Copyright World Entertainment News Network 2005
Foxy 0
One I heard in the office today:-
Gary Glitter has asked to be cremated when his time finally comes...
His remains will be put into Etch-a-sketches across the world so that the kids can still play with him....
DiggsUK 0
Poor Foxy, poor!


Farming has always been a family affair, with traditions passed down and legacies created. As a seventh generation farmer, Jeff Fisher of Tolono sticks to an important habit his grandfathers and his dad Gary established.
During harvest in the early 1970s, Gary was cleaning a grain auger. Nothing was running. But his dad didn't turn the breaker off or unplug the cord. When he stuck his hand inside, the auger unexpectedly sprung to life, taking his dad's thumb with it. Surgeons reattached his thumb, and Gary has some use of it today.
Fisher said keeping his fingers, arms and toes is important, but what he wants most is to provide for his family.
"If I'm not around tomorrow, who will take care of my family? My farm?" Fisher said.
That's why among the many hats Fisher wears around the farm, none is as important as safety director.
During National Farm Safety and Health Week, Carle asks all farm families to go beyond practicing safe behavior and consider pre-planning for life-or-death emergencies.
It takes only 10 to 15 minutes to complete written directions to your properties, especially those fields with no known address. Visit carle.org/farmsafety today to make a lasting impact and put those directions in the hands of a loved one who will call for help when you need it.
Fisher said safety doesn't slow him down. It takes less than 10 seconds to unplug machinery or remove keys from equipment before working on them.
"My grandfathers and dad were always safety-conscious, and we're more aware of new hazards with more automation today," Fisher said. Farming ranks as the most dangerous occupation in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control, so Fisher leads by example.
Younger eyes, his grandkid and kids, are always watching and picking up good habits.
Children can start with age-appropriate jobs like walking in soybean fields where there are no machines required and later move up to riding lawn mowers. Latest model tractors and combines have a training seat in the cab. As they grow older, they can observe tools and machines safely being used so they have a feel for how they work before they ever touch them or use them on their own.
Harvest and planting seasons are serious business. Before moving tractors or trucks, Fisher looks and listens for obstacles – including people. He makes sure kids aren't crawling around in wagons. As fun as they sound, there are no tractor and combine rides allowed.
Simple rules to live by on the Fisher farm: Turn if off. Put it in park. Take the keys. Unplug equipment. Disconnect power sources like plugs and batteries, and use lock-out, tag-out.
"Do it right not fast. There are potential hazards everywhere," Fisher said.
When asked if he'll accept the Carle farm and field directory challenge, Fisher said, "My kids are already on it!" And Fisher encourages other farmers to get on this right away.
"I have two arms and legs, 10 fingers and toes because safety is always number one for me." Fisher said.
For more information on farm safety during harvest and always, visit carle.org/farmsafety.