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PIERCE v. SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
PIERCE v. SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (1989)
Court of Appeal, Sixth District, California.
Loren PIERCE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, et al. Defendants and Respondents.
No. H003283.
Decided: October 30, 1989
Robert L. Mezzetti and Oscar R. Roesler, Law Offices of Robert L. Mezzetti, San Jose, for plaintiff and appellant. Peter W. Davis, John E. Carne, Ezra Hendon, and Jenny D. Smith, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, for defendants and respondents.
In this action for libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the trial court granted defendant newspaper's motion for summary judgment after it was admitted that plaintiff suffered no special damages as the result of an allegedly libelous publication. Earlier the court had determined, in a motion for summary adjudication of issues, that plaintiff was limited to special damages because the newspaper had printed a retraction in "substantially as conspicuous a manner ․ as were the statements claimed to be libelous." (Civ.Code, § 48a.) 1 On appeal, plaintiff contends that the court erred when it decided as a matter of law that the retraction was sufficiently conspicuous to immunize the newspaper from general and punitive damages. We shall hold that the issue of whether a retraction is sufficiently conspicuous is a material, triable issue of fact for the jury to decide. Accordingly, we reverse the summary judgment.
Captain Loren Pierce is a 34–year veteran of the Santa Clara Police Department who retired in August 1985. In 1982, Pierce was assigned to head the Specific Crime Action Team (SCAT), an elite unit formed in 1980 to conduct undercover operations dealing with drugs, prostitution and other specific crimes. During the fall of 1984, the Internal Affairs Unit of the police department conducted an investigation of SCAT which resulted in formal disciplinary actions against several members of the unit. The alleged incidents of misconduct included drinking on duty, misuse of funds, alteration of expense reports, negligent firing of a weapon, use of marijuana and other illegal narcotics, and failing to report damage to a city-owned car.
Miranda Ewell, a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, reported on this investigation in the November 30, 1984, morning edition. The article appeared on page one and was headlined: "Santa Clara Cops Accused in Drug, Expense Probe." In the second sentence of the article, she reported that the investigation "resulted in the resignation of one officer and disciplinary actions for eight others, including a captain and a lieutenant." Later on in the article, the captain was identified as plaintiff Pierce. Of the nine officers discussed in the article, Pierce was listed first. The article stated that "Capt. Loren Pierce, one of the three captains who report to the assistant police chief, was given an official letter of reprimand."
Pierce, in fact, was not disciplined, and he was not given an official letter of reprimand. The officers investigating SCAT, however, did conclude that Pierce had inadequately supervised the unit.
At 11:30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. on the day the article was printed, Assistant Chief of Police Frank Vasquez called the newspaper and talked to Maline Hazel, Ewell, and Ewell's supervisor and editor, Tim Clark. Vasquez advised them of a total of twelve errors in the article, including the assertions that Pierce was disciplined and that he had received an official letter of reprimand. He allegedly asked if corrections could be made before the afternoon edition, and was told it was not too late. Captain Pierce also spoke with Ewell and told her that he had not been disciplined and had not received a letter of reprimand.
Despite these calls, the same article was printed in the afternoon edition. This time, however, the story appeared at the top of the front page, headlined across the top of the paper in large bold type: "Santa Clara Cops Accused: Drug use, expenses probed." (In the morning edition, the article appeared on the bottom right hand corner of the front page.)
The next day, the newspaper published an article under the headline, "Police Officials Dispute Extent of Misconduct." Thereafter, on December 11, 1984, Pierce allegedly mailed a written retraction demand to the paper.2
On Christmas morning, December 25, 1984, the newspaper printed a retraction in its regular "Setting the Record Straight" column on page two of the paper. The retraction stated: "A November 30 Mercury News article inaccurately reported two disciplinary actions resulting from an internal investigation in the Santa Clara Police Department. The errors resulted from inaccurate information supplied by a source familiar with the case and from the department's refusal to disclose specific disciplinary actions. [¶] Capt. Loren Pierce did not receive a letter of reprimand and was not disciplined․"
Pierce filed his complaint for damages on January 25, 1985, alleging that he had been libeled and that the newspaper had intentionally inflicted emotional distress on him. The complaint was amended by stipulation of the parties on June 20, 1985.
Thereafter the newspaper moved for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication of issues. After a hearing, the court denied summary judgment, granted summary adjudication as to certain issues, and denied it as to other issues. The court refused to hold as a matter of law that the statement about Pierce was "fair and true within the meaning of Civil Code Section 47(4)" or that it was "substantially true." Nevertheless, the court did determine as a matter of law that the paper's retraction complied with section 48a and, therefore, that plaintiff was limited to special damages. Because there was a possibility that Pierce might have suffered some special damages, the court refused to grant summary judgment. The court, however, pointed out: "If you can establish that there are no special damages suffered by the plaintiff in this case you are obviously going to be entitled to a judgment. And it seems to me that I wouldn't foreclose you from eliminating a trial if you can establish that." Pierce's motion for reconsideration of this order and his subsequent petition for writ of mandate to the Court of Appeal were denied.
After discovery established that Pierce suffered no special damages as a result of the allegedly libelous articles, the paper again moved for summary judgment. The motion was granted on May 5, 1987, and this appeal followed.
Pierce contends that the court erred when it determined as a matter of law that the newspaper's retraction was printed in "substantially as conspicuous a manner in said newspaper ․ as were the statements claimed to be libelous." We agree.
Under California law, a newspaper gains immunity from liability for all but "special damages" 3 when it prints a retraction satisfying the requirements of section 48a. The issue on appeal is whether the court or the jury should decide whether the retraction is sufficiently conspicuous. We believe, as have all California courts which have considered this issue, that the question is one for the jury.
In the recent opinion in Twin Coast Newspapers, Inc. v. Superior Court (1989) 208 Cal.App.3d 656, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310, the Second District Court of Appeal acknowledged that the "precedents are sparse." (Id., at p. 659, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310.) Nevertheless, it concluded that the question of the sufficiency of a retraction was a factual issue to be determined by the jury. The court first discussed language from the 1896 Supreme Court opinion in Turner v. Hearst (1896) 115 Cal. 349, 404, 47 P. 129, to the effect that "the sufficiency or insufficiency [of a retraction] is peculiarly a question of fact, and, therefore, peculiarly for the determination of the jury." That language, the Twin Coast court found, was "not controlling, however, for the 'sufficiency' of a retraction had a different meaning at that time." (208 Cal.App.3d at p. 660, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310.) It noted that with "the enactment of section 48a in 1931, retractions assumed an additional significance: publication of a retraction meeting the statutory standard eliminates liability for specified types of damages." (Ibid.)
The court then examined its own opinion in Behrendt v. Times–Mirror Co. (1938) 30 Cal.App.2d 77, 87–89, 85 P.2d 949. In that case the trial court had instructed the jury to determine whether a retraction was published as conspicuously as the defamatory statements, and on appeal the newspaper argued that the jury should have received different instructions. The Second District affirmed, "reasoning that because there was evidence the retractions were not printed in the same locations or under the same kinds of headlines as the libelous articles, it was for the jury to determine their sufficiency." (Twin Coast Newspapers, Inc. v. Superior Court, supra, 208 Cal.App.3d at p. 660, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310.) The court "repeated what was declared in Turner v. Hearst, that the question of the sufficiency or insufficiency of a retraction is peculiarly a question of fact for the jury." (Ibid.)
The court further held that the 1945 amendment to section 48a, changing the definition of a sufficient retraction from "as conspicuous a place and type" to "substantially as conspicuous a manner" was not sufficiently fundamental to transform what was previously a question of fact into one of law. This change in wording may have been the result of the inclusion of "slander by a radio broadcast" within the scope of section 48a. Previously that section only applied to "libel in a newspaper." Obviously, there is no "place" or "type" in a radio broadcast, and the word "manner" could apply to both types of publications.
The Twin Coast court then noted that "[o]utside our California courts, there is only one case with a holding squarely on the issue, and it follows Behrendt without discussion. [Citation.] Other cases mentioning the issue tend to support Behrendt. [Citations.]" (208 Cal.App.3d at p. 661, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310.)
Not relying solely on these precedents, the Twin Coast court declared that its own "analysis reconfirms what we said in Behrendt. A question of law requires a determination of the rules prescribed by the state for the determination of legal relations; a fact is 'the concrete occurrence constituting the contingency in which the State predicates this relation.' (1 Wigmore, Evidence (3d ed. 1940) § 1.) Under this formulation it is hard to see how the question whether one newspaper article was substantially as conspicuous as another could be characterized as a question of law. It is true that the interpretation of a written instrument is a function for the court. (Evid.Code, § 310; Parsons v. Bristol Development Co. (1965) 62 Cal.2d 861, 865 [44 Cal.Rptr. 767, 402 P.2d 839] [parallel citation].) Accordingly, it has been held that the adequacy of the contents of a plaintiff's retraction demand, which must '[specify] the statements claimed to be libelous and [demand] that the same be corrected,' is a question for decision by the court. (Gomes v. Fried (1982) 136 Cal.App.3d 924, 936 [186 Cal.Rptr. 605] [parallel citation].) Similarly, whether a publication is 'a fair and true report' of an official governmental proceeding (see Civ.Code, § 47, subd. 4) has been held a question for the court when there is no factual dispute over what occurred in the official proceeding or what was said in the defendant's published report. (McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. v. Superior Court (1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 961, 976 [234 Cal.Rptr. 702] [parallel citation].) In contrast, the question of conspicuousness of a retraction is not one of interpretation." (208 Cal.App.3d at p. 662, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310], fn. omitted.)
The newspaper responds to the Twin Coast case by claiming that Minnesota, in an 1898 case, Maine, in an 1854 case, Michigan, in a 1902 case, and New Jersey, in a 1956 case, have treated the issue of the adequacy of a retraction as a question of law to be resolved by the court. None of the cases, however, deal with the issue of the conspicuousness of a retraction vis-a-vis the original defamatory publication. Gray v. Times Newspaper Co. (1898) 74 Minn. 452, 77 N.W. 204, 206 concerned whether a "retraction in a given case [was] a full and fair one, within the meaning of the [Minnesota] statute․" Brogan v. Passaic Daily News (1956) 22 N.J. 139, 123 A.2d 473, 477 (reversed on other grounds in Maressa v. New Jersey Monthly (1982) 89 N.J. 176, 445 A.2d 376) considered whether a retraction was "full and unequivocal." The Brogan court then cited the California case, Behrendt v. Times Mirror Co., supra, 30 Cal.App.2d 77, 85 P.2d 949 for the proposition that the question whether a "retraction [is made] in as public a manner as that in which the charges were made" is a "mixed question[ ] of law and fact ․, and if reasonable men can disagree in their conclusions with respect thereto the question should be submitted to the jury․" (Brogan v. Passaic Daily News, supra, 123 A.2d at p. 478.)
Although the Twin Coast court determined that the conspicuousness of a retraction is a question of fact for the jury, it held that, under the facts of that case, no reasonable juror could find the retractions insufficient under the statutory standard. Consequently, the court issued a peremptory writ of mandate directing the trial court to enter summary adjudication in favor of defendants. In Twin Coast, the "retraction appeared in the same location as the defamatory subheadline. The retraction's headline ('P–T story in error on McKinney School') appeared in larger type than the defamatory subheadline, and it both identified the McKinney school by name and stated that the story had been in error. The body of the retraction fully corrected every aspect of the defamatory publication, without reservation or evasion, acknowledged that the earlier report was erroneous, and expressed the publisher's regret over the error." (208 Cal.App.3d at pp. 662–663, 256 Cal.Rptr. 310; emphasis added.)
In the present case, in contrast, the retraction had no headline other than the usual "Setting the Record Straight," and it was found on the bottom of page two in a holiday edition of the paper. The defamatory statement, on the other hand, appeared in the lead story in the afternoon edition. It was headlined "Cops Accused," and in the second sentence mentioned a captain. Of the nine "cops accused," Pierce was named first. This is simply not a case in which no reasonable juror could find the retraction insufficient under the statutory standard. Accordingly, the question should have been submitted to the jury for its consideration.
As a final argument, the newspaper contends that the summary judgment is sustainable on the alternate ground that the report was fair and true and therefore absolutely privileged under Civil Code section 47, subdivision 4. The newspaper raised the same argument at the summary judgment hearing below, to which the court responded: "The report was untrue as to Captain Pierce. [¶] And because it was untrue, even though there was a whole range of things that was accurate, and even though the sum and substance of everything else may have been true, the only thing that really affected Captain Pierce was the statement about him. [¶] So that I don't think I can say that it is a fair and true report of the hearing, or the process so far as Captain Pierce was concerned." Where, as here, reasonable minds could disagree on what is fair, the issue is a question of fact to be determined by the jury. (See Handelsman v. San Francisco Chronicle (1970) 11 Cal.App.3d 381, 386, 90 Cal.Rptr. 188; McClatchy v. Superior Court, supra, 189 Cal.App.3d at p. 976, 234 Cal.Rptr. 702.)
The judgment is reversed. Costs on appeal to appellant.
1. All further statutory references are to the Civil Code. Section 48a, subdivisions 1 and 2 provide: "In any action for damages for the publication of a libel in a newspaper, or of a slander by radio broadcast, plaintiff shall recover no more than special damages unless a correction be demanded and be not published or broadcast, as hereinafter provided. Plaintiff shall serve upon the publisher, at the place of publication or broadcaster at the place of broadcast, a written notice specifying the statements claimed to be libelous and demanding that the same be corrected. Said notice and demand must be served within 20 days after knowledge of the publication or broadcast of the statements claimed to be libelous. [¶] 2. If a correction be demanded within said period and be not published or broadcast in substantially as conspicuous a manner in said newspaper or on said broadcasting station as were the statements claimed to be libelous, in a regular issue thereof published or broadcast within three weeks after such service, plaintiff, if he pleads and proves such notice, demand and failure to correct, and if his cause of action be maintained, may recover general, special and exemplary damages; provided that no exemplary damages may be recovered unless the plaintiff shall prove that defendant made the publication or broadcast with actual malice and then only in the discretion of the court or jury, and actual malice shall not be inferred or presumed from the publication or broadcast."
2. The court properly determined that there was a triable issue of fact as to whether a proper retraction demand had been made. Pierce declared that he helped his attorney draft the retraction letter on December 11 and that, after it was typed, he signed it. A copy of the letter was attached to his declaration. Pierce's attorney's secretary declared that she typed the letter, addressed the envelope, prepared it for certified mail by filling out postal form 3811, and placed the envelope, with correct postage, in a basket for mailing. She further declared that the form 3811 was returned and placed in her basket for filing, but that the form has since disappeared. At her deposition, she admitted she didn't remember specifically typing the letter, but she stated that she had handwritten the word "file" on the office's copy of the letter. An editor for the newspaper declared that the newspaper never received the retraction demand, and an employee of the Postal Service declared that there was no record of a registered letter having been sent from Pierce to the newspaper. The postal employee went on to state that it was "inconclusive" if a letter had been sent by certified mail because "no records are retained for certified mail."
3. Special damages are defined in section 48a, subdivision (4)(b) as: "all damages which plaintiff alleges and proves that he has suffered in respect to his property, business, trade, profession or occupation, including such amounts of money as the plaintiff alleges and proves he has expended as a result of the alleged libel, and no other․"
COTTLE, Associate Justice.
CAPACCIOLI, Acting P.J., and FOGEL, J.*, concur.


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Your Chapel Hill, NC general dentist wants you to enjoy the holidays in a way that doesn't compromise your oral health. Here are 4 delicious holiday foods that can also be bad for your dental health.
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First F-22 Raptor delivered from Lockheed Martin Speedline
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Early delivery highlights effective Air Force-industry partnership
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John Runyon, a fighter and myeloma advocate passed away this week of multiple myeloma, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Jane and his children Victoria, David and Katherine. In June, John and his wife Jane hosted the "Swing for a Cure" myeloma golf tournament fundraiser, raising over $50,000 for multiple myeloma research.
John said "I believe in giving back."
John and Jane met in Hong Kong in 1975. John was working for a British company while Jane was also working in Hong Kong in finance at Chase Manhattan Bank. It was love at first sight for John. John and Jane continued to travel the world as he worked in Information Technology for Burrows in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was the youngest project manager for the company. They married in Auckland and then had to leave the country due to citizenship issues relating to the Vietnam War.
Detroit was home of Burrows world headquarters, so John became head of all projects in South America for two years. He accepted a sales data communications job for all of Latin America for Ford and became Product Manager for all international manufacturing systems.
John caught the entrepreneurial bug and worked for a startup company, then started his own Information Technology company called Information Solutions which he sold in 1998.
In 2015, John had a colonoscopy and a polyp was found that was "dysplastic," or in the stage between normal and cancer. Because of the uncertainty, the doctor did more testing and found that his colon was fine, but because they did a CT scan, they found bone lesions in his illiac crest.
John understood the need for a multiple myeloma specialist. John was under the care of two myeloma specialists in places where he spent time - at Karmanos Cancer Center and at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. One of his golfing friends had information about multiple myeloma and let him know the importance of getting the best up-front treatment possible. John took the advice and started on a triplet combination and then proceeded with a stem cell transplant.
About 30 years ago, John developed a love of golf. His sports passions including skiing with his friend neighbor Jack, but his friend Bernie talked him into getting started in golf. John founded golf tournaments for local charities in Flint, Michigan for high schools and athletic boosters.
John had a deep history of volunteering and taught basic business management classes in his community for 23 years. His "Swing for a Cure" event was the first tournament supporting multiple myeloma research.
In the last few weeks, he said "I will keep fighting." In memory of John, his family invites friends and loved ones to continue the fight against multiple myeloma and donate to myeloma research to advance a cure.


Coventry City fans are campaigning for a die-hard youngster to lead the team out at Wembley.
Television footage captured the moment it all became too much for Lewis Garton after the semi-final win.
Pictures of the tearful 13-year-old who was crying with joy - after the Sky Blues beat Notts County to progress to the League Two play-off final - have been shared and circulated amongst the fanbase.
And there's now a collective push to get the youngster on the pitch at Wembley when the Sky Blues take on Exeter.
It has also emerged that he has already had a connection with the first-team players after the thumping 4-1 success.
The youngster had previously held a sign up asking for Jack Grimmer's shirt and the defender duly obliged by handing him his match jersey on Friday night.
"This young lad absolutely loves CCFC.
"We have had to endure years upon years of failure, and it is all he has ever known.
"Whatever happens next Monday the players and the club have literally made this lad's dreams come true.
"He made a sign asking for Jack Grimmer's shirt on Friday night.
"At the end, Jack made a beeline for him and gave him his shirt. Just an amazing moment in what has been a great season with hopefully the best yet to come.
"Come on Coventry City, let's get him walking the lads out at Wembley.
Fellow fans have also joined in and momentum is gathering as the message below has now started reaching fan forums.
"CCFC Please let this true Sky Blue fan walk his team out at Wembley.
Coventry City are set to face with Exeter City in the League Two Play-Off Final next week, with tickets now on general sale.
Sky Blues fans without priority can now get their tickets earlier than expected after the club brought forward the initial timetable set following discussions with provider, Ticketmaster.
General sale of tickets was due to take place at 9am on Tuesday but the time has been switched to today so hat as many fans as possible are able to get their tickets posted, with the deadline being midnight on Tuesday, May 22.
Any tickets purchased after this point will e-tickets with the final sale time being 10am on Sunday, May 27.
Supporters can purchase up to six tickets per person via the online website or the call centre. Only disabled fans will be able to buy and collect from the Butts Park Arena Ticket Office.
Ticket prices range depending on seating category with the most expensive adult price being £60 and the lowest stated at £26.
Further details can be found on the club's website.
Mark Robins ' men booked their place in the final on Friday when they sealed a 5-2 aggregate win over Notts County at Meadow Lane.
Goals from Maxime Biamou (2), Marc McNulty and Tom Bayliss helped City to a 4-1 victory, the two sides having drawn 1-1 in the first leg.
Over 43,000 City fans made the same trip to Wembley last year when the Sky Blues beat Oxford United in the final of the Checkatrade Trophy with Gael Bigirimana and George Thomas being the heroes that day.
The City faithful will be praying for a repeat performance as they look to earn their first promotion since 1967.
Fans can purchase up to six tickets per person either online or via the call centre with disabled supporters able to collect from 10.30am in person from the Butts Park Arena.
City reported huge early ticket sales of over 9,500 on the first day of sales for the League Two play-off finals.
The tickets went on sale on Saturday morning and since then there has been a huge surge of sales from eager Sky Blues fans looking to get their hands on a trip to Wembley.
Two goals from Max Biamou and one each from Marc McNulty and Tom Bayliss gave the Sky Blues a 4-1 victory on the night and 5-2 on aggregate.
They also put Mark Robins' men into the final against Exeter City which will be played on Monday, May 28 at the national stadium.
And the club have confirmed the all-important ticket information.
Their website says : "Tickets go on sale to Season Ticket holders at 8am on Saturday 19th May.
"Tickets will be available in advance from eticketing.co.uk/CCFC or 0844 453 9134 only.
"Only disabled fans requiring a wheelchair space will be need to buy at the Butts Park Arena Ticket Office.
"For this game, ambulant disabled supporters will be able to purchase online at eticketing.co.uk/CCFC or by calling 0844 453 9134.
"Fans who are not disabled will not be able to buy in person from the Ticket Office, only online or over the phone.
"Fans will be able to buy 6 tickets per person.
"Coventry City fans will be located in the West End of Wembley Stadium – this is the same as last year's Checkatrade Trophy Final.
"Ticketmaster will be distributing ALL Coventry City FC tickets direct, including those bought in person.


If you're like us, you're yearning for that special time of year that's still a few months away: Halloween 2018!
It can be hard for us ghouls enduring those long, sunny days of summer when the Halloween spirit seems to have taken a vacation.
So we've gathered a few treats and rounded up the latest trending horror news to satisfy your craving for the macabre.
We'll also be giving you an inside look at what's keeping our Halloween vibes strong all year!
If you follow us on Instagram, you know we've been hosting the ABCs of Horror Challenge over the past few weeks.
Each day of May, we've been making our way through the alphabet, watching a new horror movie every day, and sharing our favorites.
Although it's been quite a challenge to squeeze in a new movie every day- we have discovered SO many new favorites thanks to recommendations from you Halloweenheads! Some horror movies we've enjoyed for the first time so far: As Above, So Below, The Breed, Candyman, The Den, I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore… just to name a few! We'll be sharing our full list of choices, including which movies blew us away as the challenge concludes at the end of the month.
To stay in the spirit, we're playing our Ultimate Halloween Playlist on Spotify all year!
The tune we're digging this week is "Magick" by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals. He's one of our favorite artists any time of year, and he's the dude who brought us "Halloweenhead". When we saw him in concert many years ago, he even had a Jack-O'-Lantern on the stage, so he knows how to provide those Halloween feels.
If you're reading our site, it's safe to assume you are a diehard fan of all things Halloween.
Spooky Little Halloween is THE blog celebrating October 31st all year long with new posts every week! Posts include recipes, DIY projects, decor tips… this AMAZING site covers it all!
The talented Texan crafting this fantastic Halloween-themed content is one of our favorite people in the Halloween community. Miranda Enzor is her name, and she is totally KILLING IT as a leader and influencer in the digital Halloween world.
You have to check out the site, and be sure to subscribe to her weekly newsletter, Treats Not Tricks. No joke, we get a lot of email newsletters that we immediately delete, but this one is something special that we look forward to every Friday morning.
Miranda founded The Samhain Society, an online community that brings Halloween creators together to collaborate and help support each others' work, AND Spooky Little Book Club, a Facebook group where members come together to read a new spooky book each season.
Spooky Little Halloween on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, and PINTEREST.
We always felt jilted that Christmas got 25 days of celebration-themed programming while Halloween was condensed to only 13 on the network formerly known as ABC Family.
Well, they've righted their wrongs by expanding the yearly schedule to include a full month of Halloween entertainment.
To top it off, Freeform is teasing an all-new special Decorating Disney: Halloween. Like they've shown us at Christmas before, the special will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into transforming Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts for the best holiday of the year.
This year's programming will pay tribute to the universally-adored Hocus Pocus as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. They've already put a spell on us with this news!
31 Nights of Halloween begins October 1st!
Last year, we were super bummed that Orlando got a Trick 'r Treat Scare Zone, and Hollywood didn't. They're making it up to us this year with Wednesday's announcement that for Halloween 2018 there will be a whole maze dedicated to Sam and Trick 'r Treat!
While we're still holding out hope for Trick 'r Treat 2, this will help fill the void until then.
This is the second maze announced for this year's HHN, the first being Stranger Things.
Now, where's that Scream maze we've been waiting for?
Dates for Halloween Horror Nights 2018 haven't been released yet, so there's one more thing we'll have to wait for patiently.
Speaking of theme parks, Disneyland released the dates for their Halloween 2018 celebration!
The park will transform starting September 7th this year, and guests can join Mickey's Halloween Party on select nights September 19th through October 31st.
Guests can look forward to their favorite characters decked out in their Halloween finest, the Main Street Pumpkin Festival, Halloween Screams fireworks display, Halloween-themed treats, and the return of the Headless Horseman!
Get all the devilish details HERE.
Do you remember your first experience flipping through the pages of Fangoria magazine?
I used to make my dad drive me across town to a comic shop where I could peruse Buffy the Vampire Slayer action figures and buy Fangoria magazine. I remember taking my time on each page, soaking up every word of insider information, staring fascinated at the photos of special effects, and savoring every bit of horror goodness until I closed the back cover.
Then the internet exploded, and when you wanted the latest on upcoming horror projects, you just Googled it.
By 2016, Fangoria's fate seemed bleak and longtime fans wondered if they'd ever see a new issue again… until NOW!
Like many of the horror titles it covered over the years, Fangoria is getting a REBOOT!
Birth.Movies.Death editor Phil Nobile, Jr. is at the helm for the relaunch of the magazine that (get this) will be a PRINT-ONLY PUBLICATION.
Yeah- like not online… only on paper… in exchange for money.
This is exactly one of the elements that made Fangoria so special back in the day.
Honestly, we'd prefer a physical magazine over a Pinterest board or news feed any day!
The new Fangoria will be published quarterly and feature in-depth articles with never before heard insider stories from your favorite horror films. As opposed to the press release boilerplate regurgitation we see on most websites every day, these issues will be crafted with care and feature unique perspectives on the genre we all love.
Fangoria will release its new issue in October! You can sign up for your yearly subscription to the magazine HERE!
Meanwhile, Halloween fans are left praying the trailer hits YouTube soon.
Halloween 2018 hits theaters October 19th!
Christopher Landon (director, Happy Death Day), Jessica Rothe (Tree), and Israel Broussard (Carter) are all returning for the sequel that picks up where the original ended. They'll be joined by new cast members,Suraj Sharma and Sarah Yarkin.
Although Blumhouse probably won't pit this one against Halloween with an October release, we're glad to know there's more Babyface-masked mayhem to look forward to.
Another treat for CinemaCon audiences was an exclusive look at the new Suspiria remake. The clip is rumored to feature Dakota Johnson showing off her ballet moves at the infamous dance academy. With each twirl she pulls off, another dancer is ripped apart before ending up a pile of gore on the floor. Bravo ladies!
Suspiria hits the stage November 2nd.
If you grew up in the 90s, chances are you were obsessed with Are You Afraid of the Dark?.
Lucky for fans like us, the series is being adapted into a feature-length film set to release on October 11, 2019.
And who's bringing the show to a modern audience? Gary Dauberman, the dude who wrote IT and Annabelle: Creation and the upcoming The Nun, Hellfest, and It: Chapter Two. With his recent horror successes, I think we can trust Dauberman to get this right.
I used to watch Sabrina the Teenage Witch with Melissa Joan Hart every Friday night as part of ABC's T.G.I.F. These days. you can watch the goofy yet charming series on Hulu for a dose of nostalgia and cat puppet-inspired joy.
If you grew up with Sabrina and are on board for a reboot, stay tuned for Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
The series stars Kiernan Shipka in the title role, and like Riverdale, is based on the Archie Comics graphic novel.
We're ready to be spellbound!
I don't see that an official deal has closed yet, but Child's Play series creator Don Mancini told Bloody-Disgusting back in February that he and producer David Kirschner are working to bring Chucky to the small screen.
The series will be a continuation of the storyline from the last film, Cult of Chucky, and Brad Dourif teased fans in a recent Den of Geek interview that it certainly could happen.
If the release of the latest installment of the film franchise, The First Purge, on July 4th gets you pumped for more soul-cleansing purging, stay tuned to USA and SyFy this fall!
The film franchise's creator, James DeMonaco, is on board as executive producer alongside Jason Blum.
DeMonaco recently told EW that the series would take place on the night of the Purge, involve flashbacks, and explore the types of people who are out on the streets on the infamous evening of mayhem.
Those are our favorite Halloween trends and treats of the week!
What's keeping you in the Halloween spirit as you countdown to Halloween 2018?
Share your treats with us below.
Happy Halloweening until next time!
I absolutely LOVE this feature! You guys have done a great job rounding up so much amazing content to share.
Thank you so much, Miranda! We love the work you do and will take any opportunity to spread the word!
You guys are so much fun! Thank you for all this great stuff!
Thank you so much, Candace! It really makes our day to find out about upcoming Halloween or horror news and hear that you enjoy it as much as we do!


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Q: Prevent blank tab on PDF download in Google Chrome Sometimes when I download a PDF, Chrome will open a new blank tab, how do I prevent this?

A: The only way to stop the blank page is to use Right Click and Save Link As.
Since Chrome does not natively support an embedded PDF reader it assumes the PDF link is trying to open another page. It then let's the file system take over allowing your PDF reader to open the actual file. It doesn't have any facility to close the new tab that opened as it assumes it is being used for displaying the file.
However there is good news. You can use the Docs Preview Extension to preview all these documents in Chrome and it will stop this behaviour since the files will open in Chrome.
Newer versions of Chrome does support embedded PDF viewing so a lot of this answer is obsolete

A: Okay, I got it to do this finally.

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*Go to about:plugins and disable the Adobe Acrobat Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape

*Open Adobe Acrobat and go to edit --> preferences --> internet and uncheck "display PDF in browser"
(Steps 1 and 2 might be redundant, but this is what I did and it worked.)

*Click on a PDF link. Depending on your settings, you will either get a popup asking where to save the PDF, or the PDF will save automatically to your specified directory. If you want all PDFs to auto-open, click the little arrow to the right of a PDF download, and select "Always open this type of file".

Hope that helps.

A: To open up PDF's in Chrome automatically without it downloading first, you will need to reset the Chrome browser.
Restart the machine and when the file is being opened, go to the bottom and click the Always open in Adobe Reader option.

If the Always open doesn't show up on the bottom, make the window that pop-ups smaller so the bottom shows.
Open Adobe and then go to Edit > Preference > Internet > uncheck Display in Read mode by Default.

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Ziger|Snead Architects Builds on Legacy, Announcing New Partner, Promotions, and New Team Member
(L-R) Katelin Etoh, Jonathan Lessem, Ann Powell
Baltimore, MD (August 17, 2018) – Bucking industry and local trends for architectural firm buy-outs and mergers, Baltimore architectural legacy Ziger|Snead Architects recently made a series of announcements that communicate its growth and stability for the future. A small firm recognized for its commitment to design, sustainability, and business, Ziger|Snead is the only Maryland architectural firm on the Top 50 Architects list by ARCHITECT Magazine, the publication of the American Institute of Architects.
Katelin Etoh Announced as New Partner
Ziger|Snead Architects announces Katelin Etoh as Partner. Katelin joins Partners Steve Ziger, Jamie Snead, and Douglas Bothner in leading the studio.
Katelin came to Ziger|Snead in 2010 with a strategic focus to build on the studio's strong portfolio and reputation for design excellence. As Partner, Katelin is responsible for firm operations, business management, project initiation, business development and marketing efforts.
"We are thrilled to make this announcement. Katelin is a skilled leader and strategist who lives our firm values and understands the ever-evolving complexities of the practice of architecture," shares Steve Ziger.
Katelin graduated from Brown University in 2005 with degrees in both Architectural Studies and Visual Arts. Her involvement includes multiple leadership positions with the Society for Marketing Professional Services, including President of the Maryland Chapter in 2014 and Chair of the Northeast Regional Conference in 2018. She also served on the Board of Neighborhood Design Center for many years.
Jonathan Lessem Promoted to Principal
Jonathan Lessem, AIA, LEED AP has been promoted to Principal. Jonathan is a recognized leader responsible for management of project delivery and superior service for clients including Montgomery College, Maryland Hall for Creative Arts, University of Alabama, Towson University, Jubilee Baltimore, Baltimore Arts Realty Company, Johns Hopkins University, and many more. A technical expert and skilled manager, Jonathan has managed many of the studio's largest and most complex projects while improving internal use of technologies for quality control. Jonathan received his Master of Architecture from University of Virginia in 1993 and has 24 years' experience, 17 with Ziger|Snead.
Ann Powell Joins as Principal
Ziger|Snead expands its talented team with the addition of Ann Powell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C as Principal. Ann comes from Ayers Saint Gross where she led many of the firm's major contracts including work for the Smithsonian Institute, Loyola University, Salisbury University, University of Maryland, and Humanim. Ann received her Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998. She is currently the President of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and serves on the board of Preservation Maryland.
Miharu Morimoto and Christopher Brown Promoted to Associate
Recognized for their commitment to the studio's values, Architects Miharu Morimoto and Christopher Brown are now Associates.
Miharu Morimoto, AIA joined Ziger|Snead in 2011 and has been a critical team member on many significant projects including renovations to the Baltimore Museum of Art, design for the new National Cryptologic Museum, and the renovation and addition for Montgomery College's Science & Applied Studies Building. Her dedication to clarity of concept continues through the design process with careful attention to details, coordination, and quality. Miharu received her Master of Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2008.
Christopher Brown, AIA joined the team in 2015 with dedication to technical, fabrication, and theoretical applications for each project. He has been involved in many of the studio's conceptual and residential projects while supporting documentation for the adaptive reuse of the Historic Annapolis Post Office. Chris received his Master of Architecture in 2011 from Catholic University. He is an adjunct professor at Maryland Institute College of Art and is involved in many urban causes related to transportation and bike equity.
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Docking Studies of Methylthiomorpholin Phenols (LQM300 Series) with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE)
Víctor H Vázquez-Valadez*, V.H Abrego, Pablo A Martínez, Gabriela Torres, Oscar Zúñiga, Daniel Escutia, Rebeca Vilchis, Ana Ma. Velázquez, Luisa Martínez, Mónica Ruiz, Brígida Camacho, Rafael López-Castañares, Enrique Angeles
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Received Date: 13/8/2013
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A main target in the treatment of hypertension is the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). This enzyme is responsible for producing angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor. Therefore, one of the targets in the treatment of hypertension is to inhibit ACE activity. Hence, this study's aim is to use computational studies to demonstrate that the proposed heterocyclic compounds have a molecular affinity for ACE and that, furthermore, these heterocyclic compounds are capable of inhibiting ACE activity, thus avoiding the production of the vasopressor Angiotensin II. All this using computer-aided drug design, and studying the systems, with the proposed compounds, through molecular recognition process and compared with the compounds already on the market for hypertension.
Keywords: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), hypertension, molecular docking, molecular operating environment, protein-ligand interaction fingerprints..
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Dr. Ernest A. Adeghate is presently associated with United Arab Emirates University (Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences), Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. His major subject areas are Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, Neuroscience, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, etc. Dr. Adeghate has contributed more than 200 publications, having over 3,225 total citations.
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Scientists Study Inner Ear to Determine Beginnings of Mammals
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Mammals can produce their own body heat and control their body temperatures. This process is known as endothermy or warm-bloodedness.
Scientists believe that it may be the reason why mammals probably rule almost everyone ecosystem. Warm-blooded mammals are more active than cold-blooded animals. They can live in different environments, from the frozen arctic to the boiling desert. And they reproduce faster.
The soft tissues that would give information about warm- or cold-bloodedness are rarely preserved in fossils. So, paleontologists, or experts in the study of fossils, do not know exactly when mammals developed and changed into warm-blooded creatures.
A group of scientists tried to answer that question in a study published recently Nature.
Ricardo Araújo is a paleontologist at the University of Lisbon. Araújo and a group of researchers proposed that the shape and size of the inner ear structures called canals could be used to study body temperature.
The movement of fluid through the ear canals helps the body to preserve balance and movement. This fluid in cold-blooded animals is cooler and thicker, meaning wider canals are needed. Warm-blooded animals have less ear fluid and smaller canals.
The research team suggested that as the body temperature increased and the animals became more active, the shape and size of the ear canals changed to preserve balance and movement.
The researchers compared ear canals in 341 animals. They said the ear canals showed that warm-bloodedness, or endothermy, appeared around 233 million years ago, millions of years later than some previous estimates.
Araújo said, "Endothermy is a defining feature of mammals, including us humans. Having a … high body temperature regulates all our actions and behaviors."
But the first creatures that showed warm-bloodedness are not officially considered to be mammals. These ancient animals known as mammaliamorph had synapsids traits linked with mammals. The first true mammals, the researchers said, appeared roughly 30 million years later.
Importance of being warm-blooded
Ken Angielczyk of the Field Museum in Chicago is a co-leader of the study. He said, "Given how central endothermy is to so many aspects of the body plan, physiology and lifestyle of modern mammals, when it evolved in our ancient ancestors has been a really important unresolved question…"
Endothermy evolved at a time when important elements of the mammalian body plan were falling into place, including changes to the backbone, breathing system, and hearing system.
Having warm-bloodedness also helped mammals at an important evolutionary moment when dinosaurs and flying reptiles first appeared on Earth. And mammals took over after the dinosaur mass extinction event 66 million years ago. Among today's animals, mammals and birds are warm-blooded.
"It is maybe too far-fetchedbut interesting, to think that the onset of endothermy in our ancestors may have ultimately led to the construction of the Giza pyramids or the development of the smartphone," Araújo said.
"If our ancestors would not have become independent of environmental temperatures, these human achievements would probably not be possible."
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feature – n. an interesting or important part, quality, ability, etc.
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Q: Adding colorscale to plotly I am trying to plot a 3d frequency map, which works fine.  Later, I want to create a colorscale for the Z axis.
I tried this:
intensity = seq(0,30, length=31)
colorscale = list(
  c(0, 'rgb(0, 255, 0)'),
  c(15, 'rgb(247,255,0)'),
  c(30, 'rgb(255, 0, 0)')
)

p<-plot_ly(data = d_long, x = ~i_DiaAlerta, y = ~variable, z = ~value, type="mesh3d",
           intensity = intensity,
           colorscale = colorscale,
           showscale = TRUE)

p

It produces this plot:
Plot
The color scale is wrong and the plot is alwyas white
My d_long figure looks like this:
head(d_long)
  i_DiaAlerta variable value
1         188        1     4
2         189        1     5
3         190        1     1
4         191        1     3
5         192        1     0
6         193        1     0

A: You'll need to pass the colors argument:
d_long <- data.frame(
   i_DiaAlerta = runif(30, min = 0, max = 30),
      variable = runif(30, min = 0, max = 30),
         value = runif(30, min = 0, max = 30)
)

p <- plot_ly(data = d_long, x = ~i_DiaAlerta, y = ~variable, z = ~value, type="mesh3d",
           intensity = ~value,
           colors = colorRamp(c(
             rgb(0, 255, 0, max = 255),
             rgb(247,255,0, max = 255),
             rgb(255, 0, 0, max = 255)
           )),
           showscale = TRUE)

p

A: A working alternative, using colorscale, which needs a thresholds vector (0 to 1) of equal length to the colors vector.
  library(plotly)

  d_long <- data.frame(
    i_DiaAlerta = runif(30, min = 0, max = 30),
    variable = runif(30, min = 0, max = 30),
    value = runif(30, min = 0, max = 30)
  )

  thresholds_colors = seq(0, 1, length = 3)
  colors = c('rgb(0, 255, 0)', 'rgb(247,255,0)', 'rgb(255, 0, 0)')

  intensity = seq(0,30, length=31)
  p <- plot_ly(data = d_long, x = ~i_DiaAlerta, y = ~variable, z = ~value, type = "mesh3d",
               intensity = intensity,
               colorscale = list(thresholds_colors, colors),
               showscale = TRUE)

  p


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Q: Arm Gcc Weak Alias Redefinition I wanted to create weak alias for several functions so that I can declare it in a header file but then define it later on in different files. For some reason I still get a redefinition error from gcc.
Ideally for functions that don't have implementations I would like for it to default back on the alias.
I have tried removing alias("Default_Handler") and it seems to compile but it sort of destroys my intention for this application I am trying to write.
vector_table.h
void __attribute__((noreturn))  Default_Handler (void);
void NMI_Handler(void) __attribute__((weak, alias("Default_Handler")));

startup.c
#include "vector_table.h"

void Default_Handler(void){
    for(;;);
}

void NMI_Handler(void){
    for(;;);
}

arm-none-eabi-gcc -mcpu=cortex-m4 -mthumb -mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16 -mfloat-abi=hard -Wall -Wno-unused -Wextra -pedantic -H -g3 -gdwarf-2 -O0 -std=c90 -ffreestanding -c startup.c

startup.c:93:6: error: redefinition of 'NMI_Handler'
 void NMI_Handler(void){
      ^
In file included from startup.c:3:0:
vector_table.h:17:6: note: previous definition of 'NMI_Handler' was here
 void NMI_Handler(void) __attribute__((weak, alias("Default_Handler")));

A: TL;DR: Don't put __weak__ nor __alias__ in .h file. Put __weak__ and __alias__ in .c file.
Weak symbols theoretically work like this:

*

*There is one .o file with __weak__ symbol.

*There is another .o file with a normal symbol.

*Linker sees both symbols and picks the non-weak symbol.

The .o object files are generated from .c files. The definition of the symbol inside .c should be weak.
Attributes applied to declaration are applied to definitions that see it. Doing __weak__ in a header in a declaration marks all definitions that see that declaration of this symbol as __weak__.
The alias works as if you would do:
static inline void NMI_Handler(void) {
     Default_Handler();
}

It works as-if the same, but without the branch (and less typing). And anyway, because alias creates the symbol, it acts as a definition - it belongs in a .c file also. This is the reason you get multiple definition error - the __alias__  defines the symbol NMI_Handler and you later define void NMI_Handler(void) {} again.
What you want to do I think is this:
// vector_table.h
void __attribute__((noreturn))  Default_Handler (void);
void NMI_Handler(void);

// startup.c
void Default_Handler(void){
    for(;;);
}

__attribute__((__weak__, __alias__("NMI_Handler")))
void  NMI_Handler(void);

Which is the same as the example use as explained in gcc documentation about function attributes. The documentation states, that the another symbol that is aliased has to be defined in the same transaction unit (read as: in the same .c file).
Remember that declaring a symbol as weak doesn't mean that linker will peak the strong symbol - when compiling with static libraries sometimes strange thing happen. Compile with objects only or use -Wl,-start-group linker options. I think the infocenter.arm has best explanation about that.


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