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THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JOHN PAUL MIERZ, Petitioner.
 Criminal Law - Evidence - Suppression - Review - Preservation for Review - Waiver. By failing to move at trial to suppress evidence obtained during an allegedly illegal search or seizure, a criminal defendant waives the right to have the evidence suppressed.
 Criminal Law - Evidence - Stipulation - Stipulated Facts Trial - What Constitutes. A stipulated facts trial is one in which the defendant agrees to have the trial court decide the facts and the question of guilt or innocence based upon stipulated evidence and the trial court does in fact review the evidence independently and makes its own findings and conclusions.
 Criminal Law - Evidence - Stipulation - Equivalence to Guilty Plea - Advisement of Rights - Necessity. A criminal defendant who agrees to a trial on stipulated facts is not entitled to the protections that CrR 4.2 affords to defendants who plead guilty.
 Criminal Law - Evidence - Stipulation - Stipulated Facts Trial - Findings of Fact - Prepared by Prosecutor. In a criminal trial on stipulated facts, the defendant may properly agree to findings of fact prepared by the prosecutor after receiving an adverse pretrial ruling by the court.
 Criminal Law - Self-Defense - Defense of Property Unlawful Possession. The RCW 9A.16.020(3) right to defense of property is not available to a person not in lawful possession of the property.
 Criminal Law - Right to Counsel - Effective Assistance of Counsel - Test. A criminal defendant who claims to have received constitutionally inadequate representation has the burden of showing (1) deficient performance and (2) prejudice. The defendant has been prejudiced if there is a reasonable probability that, but for the attorney's deficient performance, the result of the trial would have been different.
 Criminal Law - Right to Counsel - Effective Assistance of Counsel - Trial Strategy - Tactics. A criminal defense attorney's decisions involving matters of trial strategy or tactics do not constitute deficient performance.
 Criminal Law - Right to Counsel - Effective Assistance of Counsel - Trial Strategy - Stipulated Facts Trial. A defense counsel's merely agreeing to a stipulated facts trial may represent a tactical decision which in itself is not deficient or prejudicial.
 Arrest - Resisting Arrest - Unlawful Arrest - Self-Defense - Nature of Threat. When a person arrested for assaulting the law enforcement officer who effected the arrest claims self-defense, the arrestee, under RCW 9A. 16.020(3), must show that the arrest g| was unlawful and that there was an imminent threat of serious physical harm in connection with the arrest.
 Criminal Law - Crimes - Discretion To Charge - General and Specific Crimes - Concurrent Statutes - What Constitutes. The requirement that a criminal defendant be charged with a specific crime rather than a general crime when the defendant's conduct falls within the scope of each applies only when each violation of the statute defining the specific crime also necessarily violates the statute defining the general crime.
lawful process or lawful apprehension) and RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g) (assaulting a law enforcement officer) are not concurrent crimes.
 Assault, Criminal - Third Degree Assault - Assaulting Police Officer - "Official Duties" - What Constitutes. For purposes of RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g), which prohibits the assault of law enforcement officers engaged in the performance of official duties, the term "official duties" encompasses all aspects of a law enforcement officer's good faith performance of job-related duties, including effecting an arrest.
 Statutes - Construction - Purpose - Meaningful Interpretation. A court construes a statute so as to carry out its purpose and to avoid unlikely or strained consequences.
 Game - Wildlife - Feral Domestic Mammals - What Constitutes - Domesticated Wildlife. For purposes of RCW 77.08.010(16), which excludes "feral domestic mammals" from the definition of wildlife, "feral domestic mammals" applies to animals of a domesticated species that have run away or are running wild; it does not apply to animals of a wild species that have been reclaimed from the wild and domesticated.
 Criminal Law - Statutes - Vagueness - Particular Conduct - In General. A criminal prohibition is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to a particular defendant if a person of ordinary intelligence would reasonably understand that the defendant's conduct violated the prohibition.
Nature of Action: Prosecution for unlawful possession of wildlife and two counts of third degree assault. When Department of Wildlife agents entered the defendant's yard to seize two coyotes, the defendant sicked his two dogs on them and bit one of the agents when they attempted to arrest him.
Superior Court: The Superior Court for King County, No. 91-1-04473-9, Faith Enyeart Ireland, J., on June 9, 1992, entered a judgment of guilty following a trial on stipulated evidence.
"wildlife," and that the defendant's possession of the coyotes without a permit was unlawful.
Supreme Court: Holding that the stipulated facts trial did not deprive the defendant of due process, that the exclusionary rule did not prevent the admission of evidence of the defendant's assault on the Wildlife agents, that the defendant was not entitled to argue self-defense of property, that the defendant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel at trial, that the Wildlife agents' actions constituted "official duties," that the defendant was properly charged with assault, and that the coyotes were "wildlife" for purposes of the wildlife protection statutes, the court affirms the decision of the Court of Appeals and the judgment.
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, by David H. Smith and Daniel W. Ferm, for petitioner.
Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Francis D. Zavatsky, Deputy, for respondent.
TALMADGE, J. - The present case arises out of John Paul Mierz's unlawful possession of two coyotes and his assault upon Department of Wildlife agents (Wildlife agents) who entered his yard without a warrant to seize the coyotes. On rather convoluted facts, we must decide a number of issues, but the most preying is whether a person confronted with allegedly unreasonable search or seizure may assault law enforcement officers and then rely on the exclusionary rule to foreclose admission of evidence pertaining to the assaultive behavior. Because exclusion of the evidence of violent behavior would only license attacks upon law enforcement officers performing their duty, we uphold the Court of Appeals' decision affirming Mierz's convictions for assault and unlawful possession of wildlife.
1. Did Mierz waive any error relating to evidence illegally gathered?
2. Did the agreement to try the case on stipulated facts violate Mierz's rights under CrR 4.2?
3. Did the trial court improperly deprive Mierz of the claim of self-defense?
4. Did Mierz receive ineffective assistance of counsel?
5. Was Mierz improperly charged with and convicted of third-degree assault under RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g)?
6. Was Mierz's conviction for possession of wildlife proper under RCW 77.08.010(16) and RCW 77.16.040 if the coyotes were domesticated?
In 1989, Mierz found two coyote puppies. He took them home and kept them with his dogs in his back yard, which was enclosed by a six-foot chain-link fence.
Upon learning that State law requires a permit to collect, transport or possess wildlife (see RCW 77.16.040; RCW 77.32.010), Mierz requested a scientific permit from the Department of Wildlife (Department), stating he would display the coyotes to the public.«1» Subsequently, about twenty persons viewed the coyotes in Mierz's yard. In late 1990, the Department denied Mierz's permit application, finding that Mierz unlawfully kept wildlife. Mierz appealed the decision. Subsequent to the events in this case, the Director of the Department denied Mierz's appeal, noting his lack of training, and his failure to obtain a permit before collecting the coyotes. Clerk's Papers at 194, 201. Mierz apparently did not seek review of the Director's decision.
«1» RCW 77.32.010(2)(b) requires a permit for collection of wildlife for research or display.
home. After the television program, Krenz and Suda did not see the coyotes in Mierz's yard again until spring of 1991.
At his door, the Wildlife agents asked Mierz if he had a permit. He did not, but invited them in to see a Departmental letter permitting him to keep the coyotes and to telephone the Department in Olympia to verify that he had been told he could keep the coyotes while his appeal was pending. The agents found the letter was from Mierz's attorney, and could not reach any Department contact to verify Mierz's claim. Mierz then told them to leave the property, which they did.
From a neighbor's yard, the agents again told Mierz they did not need a warrant and again asked for his help in caging the coyotes, who were running loose in the yard with the two dogs. Mierz pretended to help by catching the coyotes, but started to put them in the house. Krenz told Mierz to put them in the kennel. Mierz did so, but locked the gate and threw away the key.
«2» The Wildlife agents did not obtain a warrant because they allegedly were told by a judge and prosecutor at the Aukeen District Court that a warrant was unnecessary as the coyotes were in "plain view." Clerk's Papers at 18; State v. Mierz, 72 Wn. App. 783, 786-87, 866 P.2d 65, 875 P.2d 1228 (1994).
Washington State Patrol officers arrived to assist. When Krenz tried to put Mierz in a car, Mierz bit Krenz on his hand. Suda went to the hospital. Another agent and the wildlife specialist took the coyotes to the wildlife center.
THE COURT: As I understand it, your defense to the two assault counts is predicated on the fact that he was defending property [i.e., the coyotes] that he was entitled to believe was his own, correct?
Is there any other defense that you're raising in regard to those two assault counts?
MR. DANKO: No, outside of the force used was reasonable.
Report of Proceedings at 41.
«3» Mierz's appellate counsel was not his counsel at trial.
«4» Mierz's theory was "color of title," i.e., that he had a legal right to protect the coyotes because he thought he could keep them while appealing the Department's denial of his request for a permit. Mierz's counsel stated that "[a]ll of Mr. Mierz's actions were intended to defend his property . . .. [He] asserts his self-defense claim based upon a good faith claim of title, i.e., possessory rights [in the coyotes] pursuant to his administrative law claim. Mierz had a legal right to possess and to protect the animals." Clerk's Papers at 40-42. See also Report of Proceedings at 5 (defense is "color of title" and "possessionary interest" in coyotes), 6 ("We're talking about one's protection of one's property"); 8 ("[Mierz's] resistance constitutes 'self-defense', i.e., the protection of property"); 9-10 (counsel concedes court had facts needed to decide applicability of "color of title" defense).
barred the argument that Mierz was entitled to use "selfdefense" to protect the coyotes«5» The court also barred mention during voir dire or opening argument that Mierz considered the arrest illegal, reserving its ruling on that issue.
A jury was impaneled, but after the wildlife specialist testified to the events at Mierz's home, Mierz's trial counsel informed the court that because of the court's pretrial rulings, Mierz wished to have a stipulated facts trial. The trial court verified on the record that Mierz understood that the court, not a jury, would determine the facts, and the State's findings of fact and conclusions of law were acceptable to Mierz. Report of Proceedings at 97105. Mierz waived the right to a jury in writing. Clerk's Papers at 65; Report of Proceedings at 102.
The facts to which Mierz, his trial counsel and the State stipulated were that (1) on July 16, 1991, Mierz had two animals identified as coyotes in his yard in Renton, King County; (2) that he lacked any permit; (3) that his appeal of the Department's denial of his request for a permit was pending; (4) that Mierz did not want the agents to remove the animals, and after "appearing to cooperate" with the agents, he padlocked the animals in a pen; (5) the agents responded by entering his backyard, Suda heard Mierz shouting, "attack, attack," and was bitten by one of Mierz's dogs, and Krenz was bitten by Mierz while subduing him; and (6) that the agents took custody of Mierz and removed the animals. Clerk's Papers at 211.
«5» Report of Proceedings at 55-58. The court's minute entry states: "State's motion to bar argument by defendant to the jury re: self-defense (arising from protection of property) . . . the Court finds color of title argument is not applicable to the defense of property claim; therefore, the State's motion to bar defendant from using self-defense argument is granted." Clerk's Papers at 50-51.
medical records of Suda's injury. Report of Proceedings at 103-05. After a recess to review the information, the trial court found Mierz guilty of one count of unlawful possession of wildlife and two counts of third degree assault. Report of Proceedings at 106-07.
Mierz subsequently obtained new counsel and moved for a new trial and to modify the findings. The trial court denied the motion for a new trial, but entered slight modifications of the findings. The Court of Appeals affirmed Mierz's convictions in State v. Mierz, 72 Wn. App. 783, 866 P.2d 65, 875 P.2d 1228 (1994). We affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.
 Mierz did not move below to suppress evidence he claims was illegally obtained as a result of the Wildlife agents' warrantless entry upon his property. He raised this issue for the first time on appeal. Mierz, 72 Wn. App. at 789. Mierz's failure to move to suppress evidence he contends was illegally gathered constitutes a waiver of any error associated with the admission of the evidence and the trial court properly considered the evidence. Mierz, 72 Wn. App. at 789.
Mierz next contends that he was deprived of due process when he was tried on stipulated facts without the protections afforded to those who plead guilty. CrR 4.2. He also argues that he never submitted a written waiver of his right to trial by jury. CrR 6.1. Both contentions lack merit.
First, the record plainly discloses that Mierz signed a written waiver of a jury trial. Clerk's Papers at 65.
evidence and made its own findings of fact. In State v. Johnson, 104 Wn.2d 338, 705 P.2d 773 (1985), we ruled that a stipulated facts trial is different from a guilty plea. A guilty plea obviates need for a trial. A stipulated facts trial is still a trial of the defendant's guilt or innocence. In a stipulated facts trial, the right to appeal is not lost. The burden of proof remains upon the State, and the defendant may offer evidence and cross-examine the State's witnesses. "[B]y the stipulation, [the defendant merely] agrees that what the State presents is what the witnesses would say." Johnson, 104 Wn.2d at 342. Because of these differences, the safeguards for guilty pleas under CrR 4.2 are not required in a stipulated facts trial.
The Court of Appeals found that the procedure here was a stipulated facts trial under Johnson because Mierz agreed to have the trial court decide the facts and the issue of guilt or innocence based upon stipulated evidence, and the court independently assessed the evidence and found Mierz guilty. Mierz, 72 Wn. App. at 795. We agree. The trial court specifically requested evidence supporting the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The trial court received such evidence in the form of the Department's findings of fact in denying Mierz's permit appeal, and statements of several law enforcement officers as well as the civilian wildlife specialist. The trial court assessed this evidence and, based upon this evidence, found Mierz guilty as charged.
 The fact that Mierz agreed to findings of fact prepared by the prosecutor after an adverse ruling is not problematic. In State v. Wiley, 26 Wn. App. 422, 426, 613 P.2d 549, review denied, 94 Wn.2d 1014 (1980), the court upheld a stipulated facts trial where the defendant lost a suppression motion and then stipulated to facts outlined by the prosecutor.
trial court asked for and considered independent evidence such as the statements of agents, the State Patrol and King County Police reports, medical records, and the wildlife specialist's testimony. In State v. Jacobson, 33 Wn. App. 529, 656 P.2d 1103 (1982), review denied, 99 Wn.2d 1010 (1983), the court upheld a stipulated facts trial where defense counsel made broad statements concerning guilt", because "the trial court did not treat the defendant's stipulation as a guilty plea" and the court "considered the police reports and statements before entering findings of fact and conclusions of law. This substantially distinguishes this case from the entry of a guilty plea." Jacobson, 33 Wn. App. at 534. Accordingly, the procedure here was a stipulated facts trial and CrR 4.2 was not implicated.
Mierz asserts that the trial court erred in granting the State's motion in limine to foreclose argument on selfdefense. Pet. for Review at 11-12. The record is clear that the only self-defense argument asserted below was defense of the coyotes.
«6» See nn. 4 and 5.
property. The trial court did not err in granting the State's motion.
[6, 7] Mierz contends that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel guaranteed in the federal and state constitutions. U.S. Const. amend. VI; Const. art. I, § 22 (amend. X). Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 686, 104 S. Ct. 2052, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674 (1984). In Strickland, the Court established a two-part test for ineffective assistance of counsel. First, the defendant must show deficient performance. In this assessment, the appellate court will indulge in a strong presumption that the defendant was properly represented. State v. Lord, 117 Wn.2d 829, 883, 822 P.2d 177 (1991), cert. denied, 113 S. Ct. 164 (1992); State v. Thomas, 109 Wn.2d 222, 226, 743 P.2d 816 (1987); Strickland, 466 U.S. at 688-89. Deficient performance is not shown by matters that go to trial strategy or tactics. State v. Garrett, 124 Wn.2d 504, 520, 881 P.2d 185 (1994); State v. Mak, 105 Wn.2d 692, 718 P.2d 407, cert. denied, 479 U.S. 995 (1986). Second, the defendant must show prejudice -- "that counsel's errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is reliable." Strickland, 466 U.S. at 687. This showing is made when there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's errors, the result of the trial would have been different. Thomas, 109 Wn.2d at 226. If either part of the test is not satisfied, the inquiry need go no further. Lord, 117 Wn.2d at 894; State v. Fredrick, 45 Wn. App. 916, 729 P.2d 56 (1986). Mierz does not meet the Strickland test as he has not shown prejudice.
Mierz claims that his attorney's failure to move to suppress the evidence obtained by the Wildlife agents' entry into the yard constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. We disagree.
«7» There is no question of Fourth Amendment protection as to Mierz's illegal possession of the coyotes. Mierz has not challenged the court's findings that he possessed coyotes on July 16, 1991, without a permit.
«8» Without expressing a view on the analysis by the Court of Appeals on the scope of Fourth Amendment protection of curtilage, we note that a Fourth Amendment analysis of curtilage centers on whether the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy as to the place in question. Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 351, 88 S. Ct. 507, 19 L. Ed. 2d 576 (1967); United States v. Dunn, 480 U.S. 294, 301, 107 S. Ct. 1134, 94 L. Ed. 2d 326 (1987). See a/so State v. Niedergang, 43 Wn. App. 656, 660, 719 P.2d 576 (1987); State v. Ridgway, 57 Wn. App. 915, 917-19, 790 P.2d 1263 (1990) (area by door of hidden rural house part of curtilage); State i>. Solberg, 122 Wn.2d 688, 696-701, 861 P.2d 460 (1993) (no expectation of privacy in porch area open and visible to the public).
Moreover, we note that the Court of Appeals erroneously stated in its opinion at 792-93 that the Wildlife agents had no authority to arrest Mierz without a warrant. In fact, Wildlife agents have statutory authority to make warrantless searches, seizures, and arrest under certain circumstances. See RCW 77.12.101 (warrantless seizures of wildlife on probable cause); RCW 77.12.080 (warrantless arrests); RCW 77.12.090 (warrantless searches). RCW 77.12.095 authorizes warrantless inspections of places where wildlife is kept by permit. This State power over wildlife is extensive, albeit subject to constitutional provisions. Cook v State, 192 Wash. 602, 607-08, 74 P.2d 199 (1937).
«9» Such exceptions include exigent circumstances. State v. Terrovona, 105 Wn.2d 632, 644, 716 P.2d 295 (1986); a defendant's implied consent to a warrantless search by entering into a line of business subject to "a full arsenal of governmental regulation" that precludes any reasonable expectation of privacy in the premises or the stock of the business, Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc., 436 U.S. 307, 313, 98 S. Ct. 1816, 56 L. Ed. 2d 305 (1978); United States v. Biswell, 406 U.S. 311, 316, 92 S Ct. 1593, 1596, 32 L. Ed. 2d 87 (1972) (upholding warrantless seizure of shotguns); Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States, 397 U.S. 72, 74, 90 S. Ct. 774, 777, 25 L. Ed. 2d 60 (1970) (seizure of liquor); Lesser v. Espy, 34 F.3d 1301 (7th Cir. 1994) (warrantless search of regulated rabbitry); and the open conduct of an illegal business. State v. Hasting, 119 Wn.2d 229, 232, 830 P.2d 658 (1992).
Instead, we agree with the Court of Appeals that the evidence of Mierz's assaultive behavior was properly admitted regardless of any alleged Fourth Amendment violation under the facts of this case. This view is consistent with the rule first articulated in State v. Hoffman, 116 Wn.2d 51, 804 P.2d 577 (1991), where a defendant shot a law enforcement officer in the back, and claimed a constitutional defect invalidated the officer's right to be on the property. The defendant claimed that he could not be convicted of aggravated first degree murder under RCW 10.95.020(1) because the officer was not engaged in "official duties." The Hoffman court determined that even an officer effecting an arrest without probable cause "may still be engaged in 'official duties', provided the officer is not on a frolic of his or her own, and the officer is entitled to be protected by the law from assault." Hoffman, 116 Wn.2d at 100. This court adopted a liberal view of "official duties" in Hoffman for purposes of charging a person with a crime. We see no reason to adopt a restrictive view of "official duties" in deciding whether to apply the exclusionary rule to Mierz's assaultive behavior.
«10» We do not decide whether the agents' conduct violated the privacy guaranty in article I, section 7 of the Washington Constitution ("[n]o person shall be disturbed in his private affairs, or his home invaded, without authority of law"), because Mierz provides no analysis and cites to no authority concerning that issue. See State v. Gunwall, 106 Wn.2d 54, 720 P.2d 808, 76 A.L.R.4th 517 (1986). The failure to engage in a Gunwall analysis in timely fashion precludes us from entertaining a state constitutional claim. State v. dark, 124 Wn.2d 90, 95, 875 P.2d 613 (1994).
exclusionary rule, because it is sufficiently distinguishable from any initial police illegality "to be purged of the primary taint" (quoting Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471, 488, 83 S. Ct. 407, 9 L. Ed. 2d 441 (1963)). The court agreed that excluding such evidence would allow one whose home has been illegally entered to "respond with unlimited force and, under the exclusionary rule, . . . be effectively immunized from criminal responsibility." Aydelotte, 35 Wn. App. at 132 (quoting State v. Burger, 55 Or. App. 712, 716, 639 P.2d 706, 708 (1982)).
Even if one assumes the illegality of the entry there is no showing that the evidence sought to be suppressed is an "exploitation" of the primary illegality. There is no simplistic "but for" analysis that applies in this area of the law. United States v. Bacall, 443 F.2d 1050, 1057 (9th Cir.[), cert. denied, 403 U.S. 1004] (1971). These are not cases where the illegal entry leads to the seizure of evidence which produces an admission from a defendant . . .. Nor are they cases where the illegal entry gives an officer knowledge of prior or ongoing criminal activity and hence bars testimony as to such evidence. What is present here is simply an attempt to suppress evidence which is a result of allegedly wilful acts of misconduct by [defendants] whose provocation and perhaps ultimate defense may be found in the fact of the entry itself. The exclusionary rule does not reach that far.
Commonwealth v. Saia, 372 Mass. 53, 58, 360 N.E.2d 329, 332 (1977), quoted in State v. Aydelotte, 35 Wn. App. 125, 133, 665 P.2d 443 (1983).
had the citizen reached the gun and shot one of the officers. An identified law enforcement officer who oversteps constitutional bounds, without any threat of deadly harm to a defendant or exploitation of his or her position, should not have to pay the ultimate price. If suppression is proper in Apodaca or in Mierz's case, one day we would have to suppress evidence "where an officer is murdered." Mierz, 72 Wn. App. at 794.
Any benefit provided by exclusion of evidence in these cases comes at too high a price. Given the complexity and nuance of Fourth Amendment law, in many cases the law enforcement officer and the citizen may both have sincere or reasonable beliefs about the lawfulness of the entry or arrest. Encouraging citizens to test their beliefs through force simply returns us to a system of trial by combat. The proper location for dealing with such issues in a civilized society is in a court of law.
Here, even assuming the entry or arrest were not legal, the evidence of the assault did not arise due to exploitation of any unconstitutional entry or arrest. Mierz's commands to his dogs to attack persons known by him to be law officers was unjustifiable. There was no violence or threat of violence by the Wildlife agents before or at the time they entered the yard and arrested Mierz. They did not draw guns. They announced their purpose, gave Mierz several chances to prove he had permission for the coyotes, several times sought his help in safely caging the coyotes, and in general demonstrated a concern for order and safety. They did not enter the yard to arrest Mierz until he locked up the coyotes and threw away the key.
Mierz also contends that his lawyer's decision to agree to a trial on stipulated facts was ineffective assistance of counsel. We disagree.
 A stipulation as to facts may represent a tactical decision which may or may not bear fruit. E.g., State v. Goodin, 67 Wn. App. 623, 633, 838 P.2d 135 (1992) (stipulation that the defendant's residence was within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop, allowing for enhancement of the sentence), review denied, 121 Wn.2d 1019 (1993); Wiley, 26 Wn. App. at 425-26. Under the Strickland standard, merely agreeing to a stipulated facts trial in this case was a tactical decision and was not in itself deficient or prejudicial.
Mierz argues that he was provided ineffective assistance of counsel when his counsel failed to prove his commands to his dogs were to protect himself from an unlawful threat to his person. As previously noted, Mierz's argument on the State's motion in limine focused exclusively on his alleged right to use force to defend the coyotes, which were not legally in his possession.
also State v. Rousseau, 40 Wn.2d 92, 94-95, 241 P.2d 447 (1952) (one may not resist arrest which merely threatens liberty with measures allowed to counter deadly force; force used must be "reasonable and proportioned to the injury attempted"); cf. State v. Counts, 99 Wn.2d 54, 61, 659 P.2d 1087 (1983) (arrestee who drew knife on officers who posed no threat of physical harm held entitled to argue self-defense). There was no evidence that Mierz was about to suffer serious physical injury when the agents entered the yard and arrested him. In the absence of such evidence, a self-defense theory fails.«11» State v. Janes, 121 Wn.2d 220, 237, 850 P.2d 495 (1993).
Under the Strickland standard, we cannot say that Mierz was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel did not argue self-defense. Mierz initiated the unnecessary violence in this encounter. Janes, 121 Wn.2d at 241. He has not offered facts that would demonstrate an imminent threat of serious physical harm.
«11» Although a defendant is entitled to an instruction on self-defense if any evidence of the threat of serious bodily injury is adduced. State v. Gogolin, 45 Wn. App. 640, 727 P.2d 683 (1986), a defendant must show evidence of a threat of serious bodily injury, rather than evidence that the defendant violently resisted an otherwise peaceful arrest.
 Where conduct falls within the scope of two criminal statutes, the accused only may be charged under the more specific (or "special") statute and may not be charged under the more general statute. State v. Shriner, 101 Wn.2d 576, 580-81, 681 P.2d 237 (1984). RCW 9A.36.031(1)(a) is not a special statute relative to RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g), because subsection (g) is not violated in each instance where subsection (a) is violated. Indeed, a violation of subsection (a), which plainly could involve private citizens, would not be a violation of subsection (g), which protects only law enforcement officers and employees of law enforcement agencies. State v. Belleman, 70 Wn. App. 778, 784, 856 P.2d 403 (1993). Because subsection (a) is not a special statute relative to subsection (g), it was not error for the State to charge Mierz under subsection (g).
«12» The State contends that evidence of self-defense (of one's person) must always be barred in a prosecution under RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g). The State argues that in enacting this subsection in 1989, the Legislature intended to do away with the right of self-defense against an unlawful arrest so long as the officer was "performing his or her official duties." We assume, without deciding, that the Legislature did not intend to drastically limit the right of self-defense in RCW 9A.16.020(3), given Washington's strong policy on self-defense and the use of the term "assault" in subsection (g). Traditionally, self-defense is available in an assault situation. See, e.g., State v. Gogohn, 45 Wn. App. 640, 727 P.2d 683 (1986) (entitlement to self-defense instruction where there is "any" evidence tending to support the claim); State v. McCullum, 98 Wn.2d 484, 500, 656 P.2d 1064 (1983); State v. Acosta, 101 Wn.2d 612, 616, 683 P.2d 1069 (1984) (demonstrating the absence of self-defense is part of the State's burden); State v. Hornaday, 105 Wn.2d 120, 131, 713 P.2d 71 (1986) (reasonable, proportional force may be used to defend against illegal arrest threatening serious physical injury).
RCW 9A.36.031(1)(a) covers any arrest situation. Pet. for Review at 9. In Hoffman, we determined that the term "official duties" in the aggravated homicide statute encompassed conduct within the scope of the officer's employment, including authority to make an arrest. Hoffman is equally persuasive in the context of the thirddegree assault statute.
Mierz also claims that an officer is not performing "official duties" under subsection (g) when making an illegal arrest, citing State v. Little, 116 Wn.2d 488, 806 P.2d 749 (1991). Pet. for Review at 11. Little does not stand for such a proposition. Little, in fact, supports the view that if officers stop a person for investigative purposes, that person's flight from the officer may be punished as the obstruction of a public servant in the performance of duties under RCW 9A.76.020. Little, 116 Wn.2d at 496-97.
 Mierz presents an overly restrictive definition of the term "official duties." We hold that "official duties" as used in RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g) encompass all aspects of a law enforcement officer's good faith performance of jobrelated duties, excluding conduct occurring when the officer is on a frolic of his or her own. Hoffman, 116 Wn.2d at 99-100. RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g) includes assaults upon law enforcement officers in the course of performing their official duties, even if making an illegal arrest. Mierz was properly charged under RCW 9A.36.031(1)(g).
«13» Earlier decisions refer to "game" where today's law refers to "wildlife." In 1990, the Legislature retitled the "game" code the "wildlife" code. Laws of 1990, ch. 84, § 1. In 1980, the Legislature substituted the term "wildlife" for "game" in a number of places, without intending a substantive change. RCW 77.04.010, as amended by Laws of 1955, ch. 36, § 77.04.010 and Laws of 1980, ch. 78, §§ 1, 2.
all species of the animal kingdom whose members exist in Washington in a wild state. This includes but is not limited to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. The term "wildlife" does not include, feral domestic mammals, [old world rats and mice], or . . . food fish or shellfish . . . .
Mierz argues that his "domesticated" coyotes were "feral domestic mammals," and not wildlife, under this definition. This argument suggests that while RCW 77.16.040 bars possession of wild coyotes, there is an exception for Mierz's coyotes because he caught them and took them to his home.
[14-16] Statutes are to be construed to effect their purposes, and to avoid an unlikely or strained consequence. Ski Acres, Inc. v. Kittitas County, 118 Wn.2d 852, 857, 827 P.2d 1000 (1992). A number of decisions broadly interpret various provisions of the wildlife laws so as to better protect wildlife.«14» Construing "feral domestic mammals" to include any animal reclaimed from the wild would defeat the purpose of the wildlife code to "preserve, protect, and perpetuate wildlife." RCW 77.12.010; Judd v. Bernard, 49 Wn.2d 619, 622, 304 P.2d 1046 (1956). We think it more likely, as the Court of Appeals did, that "feral domestic mammals" refers to individual members of domestic species such as cats or dogs that have run away, species which the wildlife code is not intended to protect.«15» Mierz, 72 Wn. App. at 799.
«14» Silz v. Hesterberg, 211 U.S. 31, 53 L. Ed. 75, 29 S. Ct. 10 (1908) (State prohibitions on possession apply to animals lawfully acquired in other states), quoted in Graves v. Dunlap, 87 Wash. 648, 657, 152 P. 532 (1915); State v. Walsh, 123 Wn.2d 741, 748, 870 P.2d 974 (1994) (defendants were engaged in a "hunt," though no animal was nearby, when they spotlighted and took aim at decoys); State v. Rhodes, 58 Wn. App. 913, 919-20, 795 P.2d 724 (1990).
«15» Our construction of "wildlife" to include recaptured wildlife is also mandated by precedent. At common law "all property right in animals ferae naturae [wild animals] was in the sovereign for the use and benefit of the people," Cawsey v. Brickey, 82 Wash. 653, 656, 144 P. 938 (1914). One who caught and confined a wild animal was entitled to possess the "reclaimed" animal as long as it was confined. Graves v. Dunlap, 87 Wash. 648, 652, 152 P. 532 (1915) (quoting 2 Thomas M. Cooley, Torts 838 (3d ed. 1906). But the right to reclaim and keep a wild animal was abrogated in 1913 when the fast game code was passed. Graves, 87 Wash. at 652-56.
ficulty in enforcing wildlife laws; individual "domesticated" members of a wild species would not be protected and could be possessed or taken with impunity. Wildlife agents would have to test the degree of domestication of a particular animal before concluding that the animal was wildlife. See Graves v. Dunlap, 87 Wash. 648, 657, 152 P. 532 (1915) (citing the "difficulty of determining whether a fowl killed and possessed during the closed season had been a reclaimed or wild bird"). This would be absurd. Wildlife agents must treat all members of wild species as wild. This is required to make the wildlife laws workable.
Mierz also claims the prohibition upon possession of wildlife as applied to him is unconstitutionally vague under City of Spokane v. Douglass, 115 Wn.2d 171, 178, 795 P.2d 693 (1990). We disagree. A person of ordinary intelligence would reasonably understand that taking coyotes from the wild and raising them at home with one's dogs violates a prohibition upon the possession of wildlife. This conclusion is bolstered by consideration of the context and history of our wildlife laws, practical difficulties of Mierz's alternative interpretation, and our history and common experience. Spokane, 115 Wn.2d at 180. Ordinary Washingtonians would not doubt that coyotes are wild animals.
In sum, all members of a wild species are wildlife, even if "tamed," and all members of a domestic species are not "wildlife," even if running wild. Just as a leopard cannot change its spots (.Jeremiah 13:23), Mierz could not convert the coyotes from wild to domestic animals.
wildlife. The Wildlife agents should have backed off and permitted Mierz to cool down before effecting an arrest, rather than forcing a violent confrontation.
We will not adopt a rule, as Mierz advocates, that permits citizens to claim a right of self-defense against law enforcement officials who are performing their duty in good faith and who do not place citizens in an imminent threat of serious bodily injury. Neither will we apply the exclusionary rule to bar admission of evidence of assaultive behavior against identified law enforcement officers who are performing their official duties and allegedly violate the Fourth Amendment. We will not condone violence against law enforcement officials.
It is a wise course, and the hallmark of our civilization, that the rule of law should prevail over needless confrontation.
The convictions of John Paul Mierz are affirmed.
DURHAM, C.J., DOLLIVER, SMITH, GUY, JOHNSON, MADSEN, and ALEXANDER, JJ., and UTTER, J. Pro Tern., concur.

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SolarEdge Technologies announced today that it will introduce its next generation power optimizer featuring the new “IndOP” technology. Unlike other power optimizers on the market, the new SolarEdge power optimizer can be installed without the need for additional interface hardware and can operate directly with any inverter. This patent pending technology removes interface hardware as an obstacle to the widespread installation of power optimizers. Therefore, a significant increase in the total available market is expected. SolarEdge will present the new product to the public for the first time during the world´s largest solar energy trade fair, Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany, in June.
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If you have a warm, friendly personality and you love helping others, you may be well suited to work as a salesclerk in South Korea. You can work as a foreign salesclerk or as a salesclerk within Duty Free Shops or Jeju Special Self-governing Province.
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The Commission’s Surgical Safety Culture Survey was conducted in February within District Health Boards.
Feedback was collected from those impacted by the Commission’s teamwork and communication programmes, including paperless Surgical Safety Checklist and briefing and debriefing work.
The Commission conducted a baseline survey of culture within surgical teams in New Zealand in June 2015.
The results of the baseline survey showed in most instances, team members work relatively well together. Eighty-eight percent of participants agreed that plans for patient care are adapted as needed and that surgeons and anaesthetists work together as a well-coordinated team. Eighty-two percent said they are encouraged to report patient safety concerns and 80 percent agreed that decision-making is shared among disciplines in response to conditions or issues that arise during operations.
However, only 40 percent agreed surgical team members from different disciplines always discussed patient conditions and the progress of operations, and 31 percent did not think surgical team members made sure their comments or instructions were heard.
Results from the second round of surveying will be published on the Commission’s website when they are finalised.
The survey will run again in 2019 and 2021, with results used by the Commission’s Safe Surgery NZ programme and Auckland University’s Multidisciplinary Operating Room Simulation training programme (also known as MORSim).
All DHBs have agreed information may be shared with MORSim, to reduce the burden of surveying on surgical staff.
Last November, a surgical team from Capital & Coast district health board joined Lynne Maher’s co-design training programme.
Over the coming months the co-design project team, including two consumers will work on a project aimed at improving patient experiences and safety.
Progress on this programme will be posted on the Commission’s website and the results of the projects may be turned into national patient safety resources.
Workshops for existing nationally and locally trained auditors who have experience as safe surgery observational auditors will be held in April.
The four-hour workshop will be for nationally and locally trained auditors, and for new auditors who are at least familiar with the safe surgery auditing principles, the data collection tool, and have completed a number of sign in, time out and sign out observational audits.
Please contact Maree Meehan-Berge for more information about the culture survey or auditor training.


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A label and studio in London E8, releasing audio works and projects of Kaffe Matthews since 1997.
Yird Muin Starn, old Scots for Earth Moon Star, is McIntosh Matthews new public artwork set in the Galloway Forest, Scotland, Europe’s first Dark Sky Park. Inspired by the Bothy movement, the sky and nature, the artists have made 3 elements. 15 Space suits for environmental comfort, Three Sky Gazer chairs for astronomical contemplation and this vinyl Album of cosmological songs and exquisitely sonified constellations.


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Nineteen officers or groups of officers were applauded for going above and beyond the call of duty during the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting on Oct. 1, 2017.
Jody Ansell’s left arm — the one that wasn’t pierced with a bullet during the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting — is a tribute.
Among the tattoos on her arm: a clock stopped at the time the first shots rang out, a lyric from the song Jason Aldean was playing at that moment and a replica of the badge worn by Metropolitan Police Department officer Anthony Dellorso, the man she credits with saving her life.
“It’s an honor to know him,” Ansell said Wednesday after a commendation ceremony put on by the Police Department.
Nineteen officers or groups of officers were applauded for going above and beyond the call of duty, with a large portion of the awards going to people who responded to the shooting that night and for their work in the weeks and months afterward.
After Ansell, a Canadian, was shot, she was able to escape the festival grounds and reach safety at the hangar owned by Sundance Helicopters, where Dellorso stumbled upon her, recognized the severity of her injury and drove her to a hospital.
Ansell has returned to Las Vegas a few times since the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting, linking up with the some of the people who helped get her to the hangar. She and Dellorso have become friends, texting each other every week as they continue to grapple with the aftermath of the event that left 58 people dead and hundreds more injured.
“It’s nice to be recognized, but she is my greatest award right there because she made it,” Dellorso said.
Amy Nemcik and 24 of her crime scene analysis colleagues were honored for their efforts to document the festival grounds, the 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay and various hospitals where the injured were receiving treatment after the shooting.
While police were still clearing parts of the hotel, Nemcik, a supervisor, and two other crime scene analysts went with a tactical team to the 32nd floor — where the gunman fired upon concertgoers across the street — to document the scene and to disseminate information to the rest of the Police Department as quickly as they could.
As the magnitude of what had happened set in during the days following, it was a bit of a struggle, Nemcik said. Yet the people who work for her and with her have provided a great support system, she said.
The recovery process continues, she said.
“There are days that it’s, everything’s fine, and there are days that I come into work and I get a little anxious,” Nemcik said.
Ten representatives from the Police Employees Assistance Program, a counseling referral service for officers, were honored for their efforts in the shooting’s aftermath. In the 30 days after, program representatives reached out to the more than 1,000 officers who had some involvement in the investigation, program manager William Gibbs said.
“Needless to say, it stretched our resources to their limits,” but Metro received help from other valley agencies to help complete their task, Gibbs said.
On a nearly weekly basis, Gibbs said, officers come to the program seeking help for other issues; but, at some point it becomes apparent that the Oct. 1 shooting ties into their struggles.
“I have no doubt that we’ll be dealing with this for years to come,” he said.
Among the others commended included: officers who persuaded people not to jump from highway overpasses; officers who saved the lives of shooting and stabbing victims; one officer who drove another officer with a gunshot wound to the hospital; those who were the driving force behind the opening of the Family Justice Center; and an officer whose efforts in a downtown neighborhood correlated with a roughly 50 percent drop in violent crime.
Nearly 200 officers were commended at Metro’s Best of the Badge gala in September, when 153 of those officers were awarded for their work during the Oct. 1 attack.
Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter. Contact Meghin Delaney at mdelaney@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0281. Follow @MeghinDelaney on Twitter.


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How can I use logins set up on my account so that my wife can use some of them oh her login. Cant find anyway of trying to import/export etc?
Welcome to the forums, corpfun!
1. Select the Logins you wish you share.
2. Choose File > Export from the menu bar.
3. Choose "1Password Interchange File" from the drop-down menu.
Be careful with the file since it is not encrypted. I would strongly recommend transferring the data via USB flash drive or over your local network. Please don't use a cloud storage service or email.
Then you can import the Logins from your wife's copy of 1Password using the File > Import menu item.
Please let me know if you are having any trouble with this. If so, could you please describe in as much detail as possible the steps you are taking, and what you are [not] seeing happen? With some additional information from you we can then provide you with specific assistance.
Corpfun, please note that you can export various item types to the 1Password Interchange Format, but 1Password will import only the Login items in the resulting data.1pif file.
For details and instructions, please see How do I export data from 1Password for Windows? and How do I import data into 1Password for Windows? in the FAQ section of the user's guide.


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Start the rest of your lives together in the world’s oldest rainforest.
Daintree Ecolodge is the perfect destination for honeymooners, regardless of whether the Daintree is one stop on your Australian adventure, or a quick minimoon for time-poor newlyweds.
Use the Daintree as your base to discover some of the amazing nearby locations, including Port Douglas, The Great Barrier Reef and Mossman Gorge. Couples can tailor their time in the Daintree to meet their preferences, whether that includes taking a romantic sunset cruise down the Daintree river, zip lining through the rainforest or exploring Cape Tribulation horseback.
The rooms themselves are extremely romantic, situated high up in the canopy, offering utter relaxation and privacy. The Rainforest Bayan is a popular choice amongst Ecolodge honeymooners, featuring a bath on the balcony with uninterrupted views out to the Daintree rainforest. Honeymooners do not have to venture far from their treehouse to experience the best of the Daintree, with a range of experiences available on-site at Daintree Ecolodge. The lodge offers daily yoga classes in rainforest surrounds, spa treatments by the on-site waterfall and amazing dining experiences at Julaymba.
Daintree Ecolodge is the ultimate destination for foodie couples, well known for its culinary experiences. Couples can enjoy a romantic degustation dinner overlooking the lake to enjoy a taste of the fresh seasonal cuisine. After experiencing the best of Far North Queensland cuisine, learn how to recreate some menu favourites in a cooking class held by the executive chef. If you are out and about during the day, ask our chefs to prepare a gourmet picnic hamper to take with you on your journey.

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Motown, Hot Jazz, Bluegrass, Strings, and more! Hip and Unique Music for your Special Day!
Whether it be classical harp, pop string quartet, prohibition-era Hot Jazz, full Motown, Southern Bluegrass, all-vinyl DJs, and more, our commitment to authenticity in both sound and style brings a tasteful alternative to your ceremony, cocktail hour, or reception.
Book one band for the whole night, or a combination of strings, band and DJ to switch it up! Talk to us about your vision, and we'll help you make it come to life.
We know booking a band can be a little daunting for some of our clients, so we make the process as easy and transparent as possible. Our goal is to ensure that booking the band is the easiest part of your planning process.
In the course of planning and playing over 400 weddings in the past 5 years, we've worked with every size and style of wedding and know exactly what we need to know beforehand so that everything runs without a hitch.
We will work with you or your planner every step of the way to be perfectly in sync with your timeline and your other vendors. Our priority is to make sure your big day is every bit as special as you envisioned it and that every detail is set ahead of time so that when the day comes, all you have to do is enjoy!
We know everybody's taste is different, and we try to cater our songlists to you and your guests. Every wedding is special to us, and we will give it the individual attention and unique flair it deserves.
Home to Oh la la!, the Speakeasies, Bellatonic, the Carolina Gents, the Cool Rulers, the Brooklyn Sugar Stompers and more!
Currently, Onyx artists have bands based in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Paris.
After both playing in some of the biggest weddings bands in the Northeast, we felt there was a need for something different in the wedding industry. After moving to New York in 2011, we slowly and naturally started this business, led by a true desire to bring genuine and authentic musical experiences to people's events, weddings, and everyday lives.
We truly love the music we play, the bands we book, and we try our best to create live performances that are not generic, and we make sure that they are tons of fun for everyone involved!
Offbeat Bride seems like a perfect fit for us, with open-minded, creative, colorful couples that are looking to create and live a different wedding experience!
"Marie and the Oh La La Band were fantastic! Everyone was raving about how great the music was for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Everyone thought it was so appropriate for the vibe, even the owner of the venue!
Marie and the band executed our song requests for our ceremony with ease. Even a crazy rock song that we requested was arranged and played with ease in an upbeat and appropriate fashion.
For Offbeat couples, free ceremony music (duet) if you book a band for your cocktail hour and dinner!


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This workshop is part of a series on business and legal issues for artists, each led by attorney Benjamin Kerr. The other topics he will be teaching are Intellectual Property & Copyrighting Your Work and Turning Your Art Practice into a Business. You can choose to take one, two, or all three workshops. Each individual workshop is $40 /$30 AT Member or you can register for all three classes at a discounted price $100 / $80 AT members. PLEASE NOTE: To receive the discount, you must register for the workshop package.
Contracts are vital for you as an artist. They protect you and your work and prevent disagreements about responsibilities, timelines, and compensation. Contracts can also be dense and confusing, filled with jargon that can be hard to understand without a law degree.
In this workshop, attorney Benjamin Kerr provides an overview of contracts and their key components and terms. He’ll discuss legal requirements, licensing agreements, and other important issues for artists to keep in mind. By the end of this workshop, you’ll understand why it’s important to get any agreement in writing and how to do it.


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Navy blue ticking stripe fitted cotton sheet in cot bed size.
Made from 100% soft cotton percale this sheets will make a lovely addition to a cot bed. They form part of a new bedroom collection designed exclusively by Lime Tree London, including matching duvet covers, bunting and personalised cushions and toy bags.
These sheets are also available in single bed size and in plain navy blue.


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• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (online-only during renovations): Take advantage of the shop’s holiday discount, 20% off when you use code #HOL14 at checkout.
• The Met Store, 1000 Fifth Ave.: Buy one watch and get a second one for 50% off when you shop the Met Watch Collection. Buy one 2015 calendar and get another one for 25% off. Holiday cards are buy one, get one 50% off. See more special offers here.
• The New Museum Store, 235 Bowery: Thoughtlectuals enjoy 10% off with promo code TG10 (code does not apply to membership/gift card orders and selected limited editions), valid until December 31st, 2014.
Masterworks of scientific illustration are a hidden treasure in the AMNH’s collections. Forty rare ocean images make up Opulent Oceans, the new third volume of the museum’s Natural Histories series. Ready-to-frame prints are included. $50.
Disguised as a hardcover when closed, this battery-powered LED light opens up to provide just the right illumination for a favorite text. Lumio Book Lamp. $190.
What library feels complete without a set of Assyrian Palace Guard Bookends? These cast resin sculptures of “divine guardians” are miniature versions of the famous Met Museum originals. $125.
Master timepieces: Met art watches feature iconic motifs on the face and bands. Shown here, Van Gogh Irises Watch. $60.
The bird on this sweet little hand mirror was adapted from the Vase à Oreilles, produced by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory around 1759 and purchased by Henry Clay Frick. $5.95.
Louise Bourgeois’s 2002 fabric scrapbook Ode à l’oubli inspires the motifs of this collection of four dishwasher-safe porcelain plates. Pictured, Red Dots Plate. $55.
New York care package: Zabar’s loads up a tote with black & white cookies, babka, rugelach, bagels, Fox’s U-Bet, and more. Just add the Sunday Times on Saturday night and they’ll be all set. $109.
The New Museum’s striking seven-story home was the first art museum ever constructed from the ground up downtown. Elevate someone’s dinner table with these 3D Printed Salt & Pepper Shakers in the shape of the landmark building. $95.
Keep New York in mind with this map-adorned retro zip-topped travel pouch, sized just right for beauty essentials and an iPad Mini. $24.99.
It’s hard to get more local than this: real Manhattan honey. Produced on the roof of the Whitney, this is the last of the uptown harvest—future jars will taste of the Meatpacking. The lovely label is by artist Kiki Smith. $19.
Meals will be that much more inspired when they’re sliced and diced on these Danish-modern-style cutting boards, crafted from solid wood. Available in walnut in red, orange, or lime-green trim. Small, $42, large $68.
Class up your morning joe with this Mansion Mug, marrying Cooper Hewitt’s elaborate 19th century home with a crisp, all-emoticon graphic portrait. $15.
Your loved ones will look forward to the rain when they have this New Museum umbrella to protect them. The signature mesh “exoskeleton” of the museum’s home provides a stylish pattern for a surface of repurposed bottles. $38.
Brass and sterling work together on these elegant “Imperial Hotel” earrings, by the architecture-inspired jeweler Pico. $100.
Celebrating Grand Central’s centennial, this smart T reflects the night sky as seen on the ceiling of everyone’s favorite terminal. 100% cotton. $22.
Cultivate the future urban planner in your life with a hand-painted set of Blockitecture. Wooden blocks nest in a variety of combinations, ready to evolve as quickly as New York City. $25.
Add the latest addition to the New York skyline to someone’s collection. Easy to follow instructions help this laser-etched Metal Marvel One World Trade Center Replica rise considerably quicker than its downtown inspiration. $7.95.
In the rustic spirit of folk art, no two of these Voice Recorders are alike. Little hands can experiment with speed and pitch as they work up half-minute recordings. $54.
There’s no reason a dollhouse can’t reflect impeccable taste. Help a little friend kit out a miniature world of mid-century modern design with the nesting boxes of the MoMA Modern Play House. $19.99.
Colorforms went from accidental discovery in a Manhattan apartment to the Toy Hall of Fame. This reissue of the Original Colorforms Set is a throwback classic, complete with 350 vinyl decals. $35.
No bleeps, blurps or video screens needed here. These Classic ABC Blocks provide learning the old-fashioned, tactile way, with 28 cubes made of quality Michigan basswood. $36.
Little photographers can take extra pride in their shots because they’ll be building this camera themselves. The Bigshot DIY Digital Camera Kit produces a versatile device, with capacity for regular, panoramic or 3D snaps. $125.
Rising art stars can carve out space at the coffee shop and scene-sketch all day long with this art-on-the-go set. The Do Art Travel Easel comes packed with chalkboard, white board, pastels, markers, chalk, colored pencils and a drawing pad. $34.95.
Take inspiration from artist Jenny Holzer’s LED installations with this Free Form Magnatab. The littlest of hands can manipulate the stylus and bead board to let imaginative shapes take form. $24.
Bring the skyline to life with this 4D New York Cityscape Puzzle, which nestles together 120 NYC building icons. The fourth “D”? That would be time, as the structures span from 1812 to One World Trade. $45.
No New York skyline is complete without water towers. Recycled cardboard in this Brooklyn Water Tower Model Kit comes together quickly to make a worthy miniature of this Gotham icon. $22.95.
Convey a life lesson about the virtues of patience as you wait for this G train to roll on through. It’s part of a set of MTA-licensed wooden subway cars that will have the house ringing with calls of “step in, stand clear.” $11.
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Mom Loves 2 Read: Great toys for amazing kids ~ Fun with ToysRUS!
My daughter and I had a fun time reviewing this Rubik's Rock N Roll Maze from ToysRUs. It has lights and sounds to guide you while playing. The player has to turn the maze wheel to guide the ball into the lit-slot. There are three different levels, from Free Play to a more advanced level that my 11 year old son likes!
Lydia loves playing with this Rubiks Rock N Roll maze and often has to fight off her older sister and brother to keep them from playing it too. This is a great toy for toddler through child (I would say 3 years to 9 years), due to the different levels of play, and the ease of free play mode. We love this unique toy from the makers of the Rubiks Cube!
A-maze-ingly fun! Inspired by the engaging ball movement seen in games like pin ball and bagatelle, this unique game has a conical base that makes the maze so much more interesting to solve! Choose one of three different puzzle modes, then spin the unit to move the ball through the maze. Flashing lights indicate your target zone as music and sound effects add excitement.
My 11 year old son loves to play Chess and Checkers. When he saw this game in the box, he got excited. He loves learning new games and we both enjoyed playing Backgammon in the dark, with the gameboard lit up! With the Christmas Tree lit in the background it made for a fun family game time for the both of us. I had not played backgammon since I was about his age so it took us a few tries to finally figure out how to play correctly. I can see this being one of our new favorites for our Family Game Nights in the future! He has already asked to have it as one of our feature games for our New Years Eve party this year! A great game for older kids and adults who love strategy!
For more great games like these - visit Toys R Us online or your local store!
I received one or more products in the post above for review purposes only from ToysRUs. I was in no way required to write a positive review. All my reviews are my honest and personal opinion. If you have any questions or comments, please see my FTC disclosure or Review Policy.
I appreciate your review. I'm always on the lookout for new toys for my grandchildren and the Rubiks Rock N Roll maze looks like it might be just right.


text: Carol Carson stuided at the School of Visual Arts in New York and earned a bachelors degree in architecture and painting, from New York Institute of Technology. A life-long painter in traditional media such as oils and encaustic, she began working in glass more than 30 years ago. Her work is has been shown in museums, and can be found in galleries and private collections throughout the United States.


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This past weekend, I spoke at SocialDevCamp Chicago with developers about how to integrate social sign-in features into their webistes and apps. Here are some of the key points from the talk.
Social sign-in features enable your website visitors to register for your website or application using an existing login of their choice, such as their Facebook, Google, or Twitter profile. As a web developer, you can leverage a third party as an identity provider and at the same time you can reduce "login fatigue" for your users.
As a website owner, you face the challenge of designing a compelling enough experience to make users want to register and dig deeper. Just 25% of users are generally willing to complete a registration, and 76% give incorrect or incomplete information when signing up for a new service. People are more willing to return to (and purchase from) sites that automatically recognize users.
However, there are some cases in which you would not want to implement social sign-in. You need to be comfortable handing off critical site functionality to a third party (if you are in a regulated industry, this may be prohibited due to security requirements).
When implementing social sign-in, there's a tradeoff: use a convenient service such as JanRain and you are charged once usage exceeds a certain threshhold, whereas if you implement yourself, your effor to implement (also a cost) increases.
Further, know that at any point, Identity Providers (IDPs) like Facebook and Google can change their API, breaking your site functionality and forcing you to immediately stop and adapt your code for the changes. When you use social sign-in, you trade convenience for control and dependency on a third party's system.
To get the most out of social sign-in, you'll want to use the social network's branding, which lets your users know that the process of creating a new account will be quick, painless, and trusted. Also, make sure to offer multiple identity providers (e.g. Google, Facebook, OpenID, Twitter) so the user can choose which service they prefer. You can streamline your user's registration by pulling profile data from the third party service, and always give a clear indication of when registration is a success.
Identity Providers include: Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Yahoo, OpenID, MySpace, Flickr, etc.


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A: Bloodrush is the LONGEST & MOST INTENSE haunted house in Omaha that takes place inside a huge forest! Journey through houses, shacks, camp sites, and more!
Q: Do you take debit/credit card?
A: NO. We are CASH ONLY. We do have an ATM on site if you need!
A: We are located at 233rd & W Maple RD in the Elkhorn / Omaha area.
A: Hell yeah! We strive to be the most intense haunt around by creating sets & scare tactics other haunts can’t match. Don’t just take our word for it, Cosmopolitan rated us the Best Haunted House in Nebraska!
Q: Does Bloodrush offer refunds?
A: No. We do NOT offer refunds for any reason! If you lose your ticket (or ticket stub) you must purchase another. No exceptions.
Q: If I’m too scared to go through can I get a refund?
A: Again, NO REFUNDS. You’re here to get scared and we plan on making that happen!
Q: How long does it take to get through Bloodrush?
A: On average Bloodrush takes 40 minutes to get through, where most other haunted attractions take around 10 minutes to complete.
Q: How many people can enter per group?
A: Maximum group size is 6 people. We send groups through roughly every 60 seconds.
Q: How long is the line to Bloodrush?
A: Depends on a few factors. Friday’s & Saturday’s are the BUSIEST times for haunts. Expect to wait anywhere from 30mins to 2 hours during those days. We do as much as we can to keep the line moving as fast as possible while ensuring a quality show for everyone walking through.
Weekdays are almost guaranteed to be no longer than a 30 minute wait! IF YOU HATE WAITING IN LINES, COME TO BLOODRUSH ON A WEEK NIGHT! Or simply purchase a “Fast Pass” or “Immediate Access Pass”!
Q: Do you offer a Fast Pass?
A: Yes! Fast Pass is available at the ticket booth for an extra cost. Keep in mind on busy nights there may be a short wait for Fast Pass ticket holders due to high demand.
Q: Do you offer Immediate Access to Bloodrush?
A: Yes! For an extra cost, you may purchase an “Immediate Access” ticket to eliminate the wait in line. Bypass the stand-by line. Bypass the Fast Pass line. If you have an Immediate Access ticket, then you’re next.
Q: Can I buy tickets to Bloodrush online?
A: Not at this time, but keep an eye out for online ticketing in the future!
Q: Is there an age limit for Bloodrush?
A: Bloodrush is all ages but keep in mind you will experience intense visual images, uneven paths, and loud noises. Children are not recommended to enter. We have had many kids enter Bloodrush that end up begging to get out. We have also had kids enter Bloodrush that ended up loving it! Parental discretion is strongly advised.
Q: Can the monsters touch you inside the haunt?
A: No. Do not touch the monsters or props and they won’t touch you!
Q: Can I take pictures/video of Bloodrush?
A: No photography of any kind is allowed inside the attraction. Feel free to take as many photos/videos of the exterior as you’d like!
Q: Do you have any social media pages?
Q: How long has Bloodrush been around?
A: Bloodrush first opened in September of 2015!


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Nikki McCord – Chamber’s Young Professional of the Month!
Posted on November 5, 2015 in Service Leadership, women.
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Darwin City Chic Apartment is stylishly decorated, fully air-conditioned apartment located in the KUBE Apartment Building - right in the heart of the Darwin CBD, just off the City Mall, only a minute walk to the supermarket and main bus stop interchange.
While DARWIN is a natural stopover for those travelling to the outback must-do’s, such as Kakadu and Nitmiluk formerly Katherine Gorge, a stop over stay in Darwin Chic Apartment will offer an insight to the ever increasing city living lifestyle of laid-back Darwin urbanity.
Very convenient for Business Travellers and equally easy for tourists- Darwin Chic apartment is the ideal location to pivot to all the attractions. It's is only 300m to Crocosaurus Cove and short stroll to the Gardens, Waterfront or Mindil Markets.
Parking available on site. Indoor Pool and Gym.
Whatever your agenda, Darwin City Chic apartment aims to provide a competitive price with the added smaller details for a comfortable stay.
Bedroom 2 is fitted with 2 Single beds or King if preferred yet still spacious and offers mirrored built-in wardrobe.
Internal Laundry room with dryer.
Split air conditioning and ceiling fans in all the rooms.
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Remember a while back when a movie shoot managed to pretty much eat downtown Worcester? Big movie stars such as Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner were wandering around? It was kind of hard to miss.
In any case, the first trailer for that movie, “American Hustle,” has appeared online, and it looks like a lot of fun. And even though it's less than 2 minutes, you can see a fair amount of very recognizable Worcester scenes.