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Washington, Feb 5 (IANS/EFE) The kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in a bunker in Alabama ended Monday with FBI agents shooting and killing the abductor and rescuing the child unharmed, authorities said.
Steve Richardson, the FBI special agent in charge in Mobile, said that agents decided to act when they determined that negotiations with kidnapper Jimmy Lee Dykes had come to an impasse.
"Mr. Dykes was observed holding a gun. At this point the FBI agents, fearing the child was in imminent danger, entered the bunker and rescued the child," Richardson said.
Dykes had built the underground bunker in which he holed up with the boy for seven days.
The child was uninjured, although he was taken to a nearby hospital for a complete medical exam, Alabama state Rep. Steve Clouse said.
Last Tuesday, Dykes attacked a school bus near Midland City and shot the driver to death before abducting five-year-old Ethan, who suffers from Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism.
Dykes' motives are unknown.
His bunker had been stocked with food, had electricity and a television, along with blankets and electric heaters, and so authorities feared that the standoff could go on for quite some time.
Witnesses told CNN that on Monday afternoon they heard explosions and what could have been rifle shots near Dykes' property shortly before authorities announced that the kidnapper had been killed.


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The boos are getting louder here at Reliant.
The Texans started the second half with their fourth three-and-out series of the game.
The Texans had three first downs in their first seven plays of the game and three first downs since then.
Keyshawn Martin had a great kickoff return past midfield, but a holding call on James Casey wiped it out, sending the Texans back to start the series at the 15-yard line.
Arian Foster had two carries for a total of three yards before a false start and an incomplete pass by Matt Schaub.
The Texans are down 16-3 and surely not looking like a No. 1 seed.

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The Liverpool captain has only come into form since the turn of the year.
It would be stretching it quite a bit to say Steven Gerrard has had a fantastic season but this is what his PFA Players' Player of the Year nomination would seem to suggest.
January brought a change of position for Gerrard and with it an upturn in his form. Up until that point the England captain had been poor however.
He did not figure in Liverpool's 5-0 demolition job of Tottenham at White Hart Lane in December and it appeared as if the Reds were a better, more balanced outfit without their talisman.
Lucas Leiva, Jordan Henderson and Joe Allen complemented each others' qualities well in the game and serious questions were asked in the aftermath whether Gerrard should continue to be an automatic starter on his return to the side.
Rodgers, perhaps sensing his skipper's struggles, shifted Gerrard further back to play as an unconventional holding midfielder. That is, one whose own natural abilities were less Claude Makelele and more Xabi Alonso.
For anyone who has watched Liverpool in the second-half of the season the Liverpool number 8 is utilizing his passing range from deep to launch balls forward akin to a quarterback(note how he found Luis Suarez in the build up to the penalty which brought Liverpool's first goal against West Ham the other week).
So while Gerrard's defensive duties may have increased, his all-round game is perhaps coming more to the fore in this new role which has enabled him to flourish and perform consistently ever since.
Yet from August to December the very same player was, at times, chasing shadows. Liverpool's inability to dominate and control matches in that period owed much to Gerrard's legs having slowed.
BUT that was more exposed the higher up the pitch he was. Now sitting in front of the back four, shuttling from side to side, Gerrard can cover less ground the deeper he is.
All of this would explain his influential showings that have helped Liverpool carry a serious threat for the Premier League title.
Again though that should not cloud how bad he played in the first half of the season. It would be remiss not to.
Unfortunately the votes cast in the PFA Players' Player of the Year seemed to have done just that.
In the end these types of awards are supposed to take the whole season into account and recognize the players who have played to a high level consistently throughout. Not only in parts.
Stevie G's fight for the Liverpool cause cannot be denied and he will probably have a Premier League winner's medal to show for it when everything is said and done.
Teammate Luis Suarez is far more appropriate choice for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award of course. Gerrard is lucky to have even made the shortlist, especially when there are other footballers out there who warrant the nomination instead. One Jordan Henderson perhaps?


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In Belfast, Maine, WABI TV turns the spotlight on Judith "The Hoopmainiac" Tingley of HoopMainiac.com: "Many of us have fond memories of using a hula hoop as a child. Now, this favorite past time is making a comeback…as an exercise regime. "If you look at these people, they are just smiling and laughing and having a ball and that's what hooping is all about." Meet Judith Tingley, otherwise known as The Hoopmainiac. She brings her rings to schools, businesses and other organizations to teach folks how to twist and turn their way to good health. "It's really good for your bones because it's a weight bearing exercise," says Tingley. "It's good for your lungs because the exercise helps to open them up. It burns calories, better than a stair stepper or a treadmill. And it's joyous, so people with depression actually feel better." Full story with video: WABI TV
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Judith, I brought my hoop to work with me after purchasing it at Mt. View last Sunday and all the girls loved it and would like to have you come by our office so they learn about them and buy them. Tuesdays at lunch time seems to be a day they like, but whatever you have for time will be fine. There will be about 7 to 10 of us here. Call me at work at 338-1518 or my cell 322-5889 Thanks so much!! Coleen Putnam
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Teen apparel retailer Deb Shops has been using technology from vendor BloomReach Corp. to recommend products to its mobile customers based on what is trending on Facebook and Pinterest. Now the retailer is one of the first to test a more sophisticated, new tool from the vendor that doesn't just work on mobile devices, but analyze all of a shopper's browsing and buying activity as she moves between devices, including desktop and laptop computers. The new tool, BloomReach Snap, then automatically adjusts the product recommendations, site search results and navigation elements on Deb Shops' web and mobile sites to fit her preferences.
For example, if a shopper has been frequently filtering "dresses" by size and color, BloomReach Snap will reorder the left-hand navigation elements to bring those two factors up higher in her subsequent searches for dresses. The adjustment won't apply, however, if she searches for other items like "booties" or "polo shirts," a spokesman for BloomReach says. Similarly, if she has been expressing special interest in "yellow dresses" throughout her recent browsing, for example, BloomReach Snap will fine-tune the product recommendations and search results to show her more yellow dresses.
"What excites us about BloomReach is that it provides the user with a personalized experience without them having to do anything explicitly to make it happen," says Deb Shops' vice president of e-commerce and digital marketing David Cost. "We are trying to minimize the time between customer desire and customer satisfaction."
BloomReach uses statistical analysis to link a shopper's activity when she visits the retailer on multiple devices, without requiring her to login. "Our technology is highly attuned to identify patterns," the vendor's spokesman says. "We have been able to study enough consumer interactions across devices—we see one billion consumer visits per week—for the smart machine to ascertain if behavior within logical time frames and locations across devices is likely the same person."
To check if the identity is a match, the technology tests some site personalizations based on the consumers' activity. If she engages with the changes—for instance, clicking on the products that BloomReach Snap promoted for her personally—it deems her a match; if she doesn't, it discards that presumed match, the spokesman says.
So far, Deb Shops over the last few weeks has been using Snap on just desktop and tablets, while it continues to use BloomReach's other personalization tool for smartphone visitors, Cost says. That's partially a limitation of site design—for instance, changing the left-hand navigation is possible only on desktop and tablet, he says.
"Our results on mobile were very promising, and we believed that the same approach would pay off for both desktop and tablet," Cost says. For example, after implementing the mobile tool this summer, Deb Shops has tripled the average time on site, pages viewed per visit and conversion rates for visitors that see BloomReach product recommendations versus those who don't, he says. Revenue from those shoppers also increased 50% in January.
Deb Shops' primary goal is to drive customer engagement with the brand, Cost says. "We'd like the customer to visit and spend time with us every day, making Deb Shops a habit, having it be a regular part of what they do," he says. "It's so much more powerful than trying to optimize for the one day when they are going to buy something."
For example, a shopper who is waiting in line at a store for five minutes and wants to quickly browse for "party dresses" probably doesn't have time to complete a transaction right there. "But, if we can show her the product in that few minutes that is relevant and excites her, she's going to come back when she has the time to make the purchase," Cost says. "That's our philosophy, we want people to come back as often as they can, we want to encourage frequent visits, and we want people to spend quality time with the brand."
Deb Shops has "looked at or tried every product recommendation technology out there on the market, and felt they all fell flat," he continues. The way BloomReach's personalization technology changes the page displays for individual customers, in contrast, "is the first time that we've seen anything that approximates the in-store experience—when a great salesperson watches what you shop for and gets the three or four or 10 other items that you are also going to love."
BloomReach Snap costs between $20,000 and $100,000 on average per month, which includes both a subscription fee and a usage pricing model, the BloomReach spokesman says.


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A Case Study on Unicode Integration: Microsoft Visual Basic, version 3.0 to version 7.0
Michael Kaplan - Trigeminal Software, Inc.
Visual Basic is Microsoft's most popular development platform, and they currently claim 3 million developers are using it. Since version 4.0, it has integrated Unicode, but there have always been issues with what they implemented for developers. It actually makes VB a perfect case study for what happens when you do not consider all of the issues that are important when adding Unicode support to a software product.
Specific issues with how Unicode is used (and not used) in VB are highlighted, for all versions 4.0 through the new VB.NET, which finally solves many (but not all!) of the issues. In the end, you will understand a great deal about both the right and the wrong choices they made, and how to avoid the same issues in your own Unicode integrations.
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Should you vote? Common wisdom is that everyone should come out to vote and we bemoan the low turnout for these elections.
My belief is that it is better to have a smaller % of knowledgeable voters than a huge turnout where people just vote on name recognition or whoever is at the top of the list alphabetically.
I'm also not a fan of single issue or "throw them all out" candidates. It is important that people running for public office have an awareness and interest in a wide range of topics.
So please try and vote, but also please try and educate yourself about the issues and the relevant candidates.


text: RPGamer writes: "Picking up only seconds after the end of Rebirth, .hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Reminisce continues the ongoing tale of Haseo and his quest to save his comatose friend Shino, unravel the mysteries of "The World R:2," and discover the truth behind the mysterious organization known as G.U. While for the most part Reminisce is extremely similar to Rebirth, several new gameplay additions have been added that improve the combat system among other things."


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Johannesburg - The SABC on Sunday denied as "false" reports that it has banned television and radio coverage of former president Thabo Mbeki.
"The SABC rejects with the contempt it deserves the article 'SABC news boss Molefe bans Mbeki', which appeared in today's edition of the Sunday Times," spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said in a statement. "The article... is totally false, malicious and intended to mislead and without base."
The Sunday Times reported that ANC headquarters allegedly instructed Molefe not to broadcast any interviews with Mbeki or any items about him.
SABC head of news Phil Molefe reportedly called a meeting with senior news executives, where he told them that Mbeki's appearance on SABC television undermined ANC leader President Jacob Zuma.
"We would therefore like to indicate that there was never any instruction given to anybody or any intention to ban former president Mbeki from any of our platforms," Kganyago said.
He said the SABC had not received any instruction from Luthuli House or from Mahlambandlovu, as alleged.
The SABC was guided by its editorial policy and would never take instructions from anyone or any organisation, he said.
Earlier, Democratic Alliance chief whip and MP Ian Davidson said Molefe should explain to Parliament why there was a ban on television and radio coverage of Mbeki.
"It is simply unconscionable that any political party would be dictating editorial policy to the SABC. Mr Molefe needs to explain his behaviour to Parliament," Davidson said.
Kganyago said the SABC reserved the right to pursue any legal avenue available to it, in order to deal with "these malicious rumours, intended on causing confusion and havoc and undermining our integrity".


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You know, call me prejudiced and whatnot, but when I saw the picture of the suspect of a person with a 'Weapons Cache' in beeYOOtiful downtown Glen Bernie, I immediately thought, "yeah, prolly guilty."
In other news, I am buying more shares of companies that do tattoo removal services.
Glen Bernie is a lovely bedroom community local to Baltimore city. I gt there for steamed crabs in the summer, but rarely try to stay after dark. There might be one or two meth users in the vicinity.
No pictures of the junk on the bunk for this fine upstanding citizen. His cache was bombs and bomb making materials, apparently. If they were guns I'm sure a picture of all 3 of them would be prominent.
Update: My friend's coworker's sister's cousin knows the suspect. Word is, he blew off his hand. More to come if I learn any more scuttlebutt. But that'd be a good way to get your cache busted. Present at an ER minus one hand and with a convoluted story on how that all went down...
- Update 2: Pictures of the materials in a slideshow here. Including a flare launcher, a muzzle loading rifle, and what looks like a Mac 10 or Uzi, or parts thereof.
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Published 12:17 pm, Friday, November 16, 2012
Remember how in "Toy Story" the toys came to life? Now, video arcade characters come to life.
At Litwak's Arcade, demolition expert Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) dreams of gaining respect and acceptance, like the good guy with a magic hammer known as Fix-It Felix (voiced by Jack McBrayer), whose repair skills make him a hero to the Nicelanders. Having been a smashing bad guy for 30 years, Ralph confesses his secret at his weekly "Bad-Anon" 12-step support group. But Ralph's aspirations are thwarted until he visits Game Central Station, a huge surge-protector terminal, where he embarks on a personal quest that takes him through multiple digital gaming generations. Despite the dire warning, "If you die outside your own game, you don't regenerate -- ever," Ralph is determined to prove that just because he was programmed to be evil that doesn't mean he can't overcome that to become what he really desires.
Subversively scripted by Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston ("Cedar Rapids") and directed by "Simpsons" Emmy-winning Rich Moore, this computer-animated 3D feature recalls many video games of yesteryear as Ralph befriends 9-year-old Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman), a feisty girly "glitch" from the candy-colored, anime-influenced cart-racing game "Sugar Rush Speedway," and grapples with fearless Sgt. Tamora Jean Calhoun (voiced by Jane Lynch), leading her squad against extraterrestrial computer viruses known as Cy-Bugs in the hi-def, hyper-violent "Hero's Duty." Along the way, hot-tempered Ralph accidentally hatches a rogue Cy-Bug invader that clings to him as he escapes from one game to another and threatens to obliterate the entire Arcade.
Disney's art department has created visually dazzling, distinctively retro worlds for each of these individual electronic encounters, and Henry Jackman's energetic score includes eclectic selections from R&B star Rihanna, classic Kool & the Gang and electronica artist Skrillex, among others.
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On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Wreck-It Ralph" revs up to a wired, inventive 8. Obviously, the more familiar you are with the glossy game culture, the more you'll enjoy the nostalgic "in" jokes.


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(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The Qatar Cup trophy was officially unveiled yesterday at the Museum of Islamic Art in front of the gathered media and VIP guests.
The lavish ceremony was set against the backdrop of one of Doha's most iconic buildings, a location deserving of the event.
The shimmering golden façade of the trophy was a sight to behold, measuring 57cm tall and 22cm wide.
The Qatar Cup will be contested among the top four sides in the Qatar Stars League (QSL) which concluded last Friday.
Essa Al Hitmi, the General Manager of Al Kass Sports Channel, talked in detail about the inspiration for the Cup trophy.
"The shape of the trophy was inspired by the flag of Qatar and the country's national anthem is engraved on the back of it. After all, it is called the Qatar Cup," Al Hitmi said.
The guests were treated to music and a short video presentation about the Cup which was then followed by speeches Al Hitmi of Al Kass TV, Al Harami, QSL Chief of Competition and Football Development, and Deputy CEO of QSL Hani Balan who all spoke about the new competition, its design and how they hoped it would add to Qatar's football landscape.
Balan said: "This is a competition for the top four QSL sides and it's an honour for them to compete in it. This is the first time that all four teams will compete in this event and there will be a new champion. This trophy is the pride and joy of all the people of Qatar and it was designed and made here."
Al Harami, QSL Chief of Competition and Football Development, said: "This is the first time for this new competition. Everyone remembers the first team which wins a new trophy so I am sure the four teams will give it all they've got."
Both semi-finals will be played on Saturday April 19 with El Jaish up against Al Sadd at 5:15pm at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, and then later in the evening at 8:00pm, QSL champions Lekhwiya will face fourth-placed Al Sailiya.
The two teams to win the knock out matches will progress to the final which will be played on Saturday April 26 at the Abdulla Bin Khalifa Stadium at 7:00pm, officials said yesterday.


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BODY BETRAYAL - SOFT CAGE 12" (Our Voltage)
Body Betrayal are a new Seattle based hardcore group. On their vinyl debut this quartet deliveres a modern and refreshing take on classic early 90s Slap-A-Ham style powerviolence. You'll get six tracks that fuse blistering blast-beats and some hints of moody post-punk with a slow and heavy killer-groove. The record is fueled by crushing guitars, blistering drums, rugged bass lines and brash, super potent vocals. "Soft Cake" is a product of intelligent lyrics, and fucking full-on merciless fast hardcore. The songs are delivered with an intense musical peformance and a powerful, modern production. The 12" comes with a etching on the b-side. To be honest I would have prefered songs on both sides, but at least the etching looks impressively nice. (Listen to it here)
CONSULAR - ALLAPATTAH BLUES LP (Dingleberry/ All We Know/ No Work/ Dying God)
During the last couple of years Florida has been best known for beeing the home of some highly recommended hardcore bands including Consular among many others. It's a very pleasant and welcome surprise that this Miama based five-piece doesn't need blast beats and indecipherable riffs to write songs of sheer brutality. Combining sludge, rock and crust with the directness of hardcore Consular expand these influences into their own pummeling, guitar-driven, mid-tempo style. "Allapattha Blues" is filled to the brim with snarling vocals, Eyehategod-esque heavy riffs, bad-ass rock solos and a really devastating bulldozer groove. Most songs lack of speed but instead of beeing some kind of metallic sludge nonsense, they all capture the pure unadulterated power of hardcore in it's raw essence. Fantastic! (Listen to it here)
DEAD GHOSTS - RARITIES LP (Bachelor)
This collection of outtakes, live recordings, cover versions, unreleased songs and singles already circulated on Dead Ghosts' bandcamp site. Now thanks to Bachelor, Austria's finest garage label, this anthology of "Rarities" has been pressed on a piece of vinyl. You get eleven original cuts plus two cover versions by The Penetrator's "Teenage Lifestyle" and The Gories' "Thunderbird ESQ" (what a great choice). From sizzling psych and stomping garage-punk, to raw rock'n'roll and folk-rock, it's all in here and it's all incredibly good. Vancouver based four-piece Dead Ghosts balances between raw guitar noise, sweet melodies and catchy-as-hell choruses. The rough old-fashioned production leaves the impression that time has stood still about 45 years ago. Don't miss this incredibly good garage LP. (Listen to it here)
Brisbane's Gravel Samwidge have developed a style that's very close to the recent Aussie noise-punk of bands like Cuntz, Gentlemen and Whores. After several CD and File releases "Medicinal Requirements" is the groups vinyl debut. It's filled with drums that barely hold together and squeaky guitars that live in the moment without regard to song and melody. Most songs are based on one killer riff and a discordant post-punk groove that gets punctuated by painfullly repetitive song structures. Fucked up lyrics are delivered by deadpan, don't-give-a-shit vocals. You get six killer tunes accompanied with background noise and feedbacks. Gravel Samwidge highly nihilistic approach takes the classic sound of bands like Drunks With Guns, Venom P. Stinger, Brainbombs and Flipper to create some of today's best noise-punk. (Listen to it here)
ØJNE - UNDICI/ DODICI LP (Monday Morning/ Pike/ Don' Live Like Me/ Unlock Yourself/ Dog Knights/ La Agonia De Vivir/ Stereo Dasein/ Fading Halo/ Driftwood/ PikPik/ Upwind)
This vinyl debut by Øjne has been released in a DIY collaboration of thirteen labels from allover the world. Hailing from Milano, Italy this band recalls the best parts of 90s emo music. Subtle, melodic shifts ebb and flow across a good dose of aggresivity and beautiful melodies. Øjne deliver five songs of long driven passionate hardcore with reminiscent screamed vocals and a positive feeling. From in-your-face outbursts that leave you with disturbed mind to heartwariming harmonies and discordant post-punk groove "Undici/ Dodici" is an album that approaches music intensely. Don't be afraid, Øjne have nothing in common with all the awful music that is called "emo" today. This band plays emotive hardcore in the way it was meant to be. The music is built on equal parts of bands such as Mineral, Indian Summer, Yage, Rites Of Spring and Yaphet Kotto. But of course Øjne don't forget to add their own unmistakable flavor. Great! (Listen to it here)
PANDA KID - SUMMETRY LP (Already Dead Tapes)
Italians seem to have a special affinity to the music of the 60s. At least there are tons of current garage, folk and psych groups coming from this country. Panda Kid is a musician from Vicenza who writes some of the best 60s pop anthems a mind can arrange. Taking influences from the classic sound of garage, folk, beat music and early punk he creates a vintage sound that maintains a modern and unconform appeal. Don't go thinking this is just another direct in-your-face style garage record. "Summetry" stands out for it's experimental weirdness simular to Thee Oh Sees and it's openness for "exotic" influences like Indian psych and others. From the titletrack's touch of 80s wave to the Sonic Youth-esque guitars in "To Tramp" this record is always full of surprises. The only factor that remains constant is Panda Kid's explosive pop vibe. Very nice! (Listen to it here)
VA - MONSTERS OF MISSION ROCK LP (Champagne & Coc)
During the last couple of years everyone has been talking about San Francisco's 60s revival scene including Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, The Fresh & Onlys, Thee Oh Sees, White Fence and so many more. This compilation demonstrates that San Francisco is also the home of a huge and impressing 70s rock scene. You get 15 tunes by 15 bands covering a wide range of different rock subgenres. The LP kicks off with Hot Lunch's "Killer Smile", a bombastic killer tune taken from their excellent debut album. White Baron deliver a faster paced proto-metal anthem made with a super catchy chorus. Buffalo Tooth show strong similarities to Blue Cheer's classic proto-punk. "1725" is another well known track taken from Wild Eyes S.F.'s full lenght on Who Can You Trust? Records. Hazzard's Cure play thunderous thrashing heavy rock. Next up, we have High Tower who serve a unique mixture of progressive rock, metal and hardcore. Ironwitch combine tough as nails guitar-solos with the thundering groove of 70s heavy rock. Chrome Eagle would have made a cozy addition to a "Bonehead Crunchers" compilation if they had showed up 40 years earlier. The b-side kicks of with Lecherouze Gaze who fuse the intensity of Black Flag with the ferocity of Led Zeppelin. Ovvl crank out a guitar driven number heavily influenced by Black Sabbath. War Child offer a nasty and dirty rock instrumental. If you dig fast punk'n'roll with a strong Motörhead influence, you will also be digging Tiger Honey Pot. Winter Teeth mix 70s rock influences with dark keyboard harmonies and soulful vocals. Hornss play hardrock in the way it was ment to be. Last but not least Solar Stoner sound like The Stooges were playing psych-rock. Don't miss this brilliant compliation and be fast: it's limited to 500 copies. (Listen to it here)


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- n. The state or quality of being satisfactory.
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- n. Satisfactory character or state; the power of satisfying or contenting: as, the satisfactoriness of successful ambition.
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- n. the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement
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The present attempt (if it reach not to that completeness and satisfactoriness which is desired) may yet incite some of our brethren of more acute and polished judgments to embark themselves in some further discoveries for the public benefit of the Church.
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
This last point relates to a passing remark made by St Paul in Romans 14.4 about refraining from judging another believer: you are not entitled to assess the satisfactoriness of the behaviour of someone else's slave.
The resulting self-ascribed happiness, however, seems to be a matter of judged satisfactoriness of (predominantly) other things in one's life rather than especially of how one feels, although the two are correlated (Urry et al. 2004).
Hereon they dispute about the merit and satisfactoriness of those works, with their condignity of the reward of eternal life.
And there was the com - pletely tacit arrangement with Sally, which had a solid sort of satisfactoriness about it.
This mountain has frequently been ascended, although there is no regular path leading to the summit, but the thick growth of wood on the top greatly hinders the satisfactoriness of the view.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The ingenuity and satisfactoriness of the method must be admitted by all who give it a trial, and it is interesting to conjecture how it may have arisen.
And there was the arrangement with Sally, which had a solid satisfactoriness about it.
Well, sir, all hass passed off with the utmost satisfactoriness.
If these work out with moderate satisfactoriness, we are content to suppose that our assumptions have been confirmed.
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For those who trek from peak to peak along the Appalachian Trail, this is a definite low point. Aptly called the Pochuck Quagmire, a broad valley of empty meadow and soggy marshland here has long forced hikers to detour and dodge traffic along two and a half miles of shoulderless highway.
But now, thanks to years of hard work by a small army of volunteers, the quagmire has been turned into a scenic panorama that is attracting even casual strollers.
On Sunday, state officials plan to formally dedicate a new mile-long elevated boardwalk and a handsome 144-foot timber suspension bridge that traverse the meadow and the marsh. They provide a pristine link to two long-disconnected sections of the trail and take hikers away from whizzing cars and into a world of rustling cattails, songbirds, a swiftly flowing creek and serene acres of field.
The bridge, boardwalk and vista are unrivaled along the 2,169-mile trail, said Pamela Underhill, manager of the Appalachian Trail for the National Park Service. ''There's nothing else like it on the whole trail from Maine to Georgia,'' she said. ''It's just so extraordinary.''
Most of the trail, Ms. Underhill said, is on wooded hillsides and the tops of ridges in the 14 states in which it lies. Although a few lowland sections exist here and there, none are as big as the valley here, she said. And none are crossed by anything as elaborate as the curving, four-foot-wide boardwalk and the suspension bridge, which arches nearly 17 feet above Pochuck Creek and is designed to withstand the worst flood that might occur every 100 years.Continue reading the main story
But just as unusual, she said, is who built the bridge and boardwalk. Customarily, volunteers who work along the trail perform smaller tasks like clearing brush, cutting new trails, maintaining shelters and building rock stairways and small bridges. Here, hundreds of volunteers spent thousands of hours building the bridge and boardwalk through soggy wetlands.
''The project could not have been built without them,'' said Larry Wheelock, trails director of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, a federation that builds and maintains trails in the two states. ''Probably half the value of the project was in volunteer labor.''
Raw materials, including lumber for the bridge and boardwalk and the hundreds of galvanized steel posts that support the boardwalk, cost about $400,000, he said.
Construction of the boardwalk started in 1999 and was finished a few weeks ago. The bridge was completed in 1995 and stood alone and unused until the boardwalk was completed. The start of construction on the boardwalk was delayed while the corridor was surveyed and changed several times, and permits for construction in wetlands were obtained.
The impetus for the project was a 1978 federal law intended to stop the increasing rerouting of the Appalachian Trail from privately owned land to roads. The law gave the Park Service and states along the trail $90 million to buy land for new, publicly owned trail corridors. For the project here, the Park Service bought 86.5 acres in the Pochuck Quagmire for $265,000 and the state bought another 128 acres.
The project was a joint effort of the Park Service; the State Department of Environmental Protection; the Appalachian Trail Conference, a federation of 31 clubs that provide volunteers to maintain the trail; and the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, which recruited the hundreds of volunteers.
These workers were a mix of men and women from their teens to their 70's. They included retired teachers, a former diplomat, doctors, lawyers, nurses, Vernon police officers and highway workers, high school students and members of local churches who cooked meals and brought them to the site. Many lived in the Vernon area; others drove up to 90 minutes one way. Out-of-state members of the Appalachian Trail Conference came on weekends and lived in tents.
Among the most back-breaking chores were erecting the prebuilt sections of bridge brought in on donated flatbed trucks, and hauling thousands of four-foot planks and steel anchor posts for the boardwalk, then driving the posts up to 20 feet into the mushy surface with augers. The planks and posts were airlifted into the site by helicopters from the state's forest fire service.
''We ran long seasons,'' said Wes Powers, the state's manager on the project since 1995. ''We started when it was cold in the spring and finished when it was cold in the fall. We worked in heavy rain and scorching heat.''
Paul DeCoste, a retired English teacher and a former co-chairman of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference's management committee for the Appalachian Trail, said: ''People came back again and again and again and again. The camaraderie was tops.''
Volunteers talk of a labor of love. Paul Bell, a banker and nonhiker, helped with the project in memory of his 25-year-old son Duane, who loved the outdoors and was killed in a car crash while returning from a hiking trip. Mr. Bell persuaded a New Jersey utility company to donate the telephone poles for the bridge's superstructure and the crews to install them. Tibor Latincsics, an engineer and a hiker, served because he was asked. He wound up donating thousands of hours studying suspension bridges in national parks around the country and then designing the bridge here, overseeing its construction and writing a 95-page book on the project for the federal government.
''My wife became a bridge widow,'' he said.
New Jersey's environmental commissioner, Bradley M. Campbell, said he hoped the effort would attract volunteers for a trail maintenance and expansion program the state is planning now with $1.4 million in new federal money.
The bridge and boardwalk are already a hit with many residents here -- hikers as well as strollers.
Diane McNulty, a Vernon resident who often hikes parts of the trail near here with her husband, Frank, was walking the boardwalk in the morning chill today. ''It's just beautiful,'' she said. ''It certainly beats using the road. We've seen deer and fox out here, and my husband's seen bear.''
John Fritz, also of Vernon, has been walking in these woods for years. The other day, on his daily hike along the new boardwalk, he walked within 10 feet of a hawk perched on a boardwalk railing. ''I've lived up here for 10 years,'' he said, ''and I've never gotten that close to a hawk before.''Continue reading the main story


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Global Human Growth Hormone (hGH) Market: 2017
Growth hormone (GH)/ Human Growth hormone (hGH) is a type of peptide hormone produced by the body which is responsible for stimulating cell reproduction, growth and regeneration amongst humans. Within the anterior of pituitary glands, lateral wings are present the somatotropic cells which synthesize, store, and secrete the GH, a 191-amino acid in single chain polypeptide.
It is responsible for keeping a check over the normal human growth and development especially amongst the teenagers and children.
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The deficiency of growth hormone is termed as Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD), which is a medical condition affecting both children and adults. Amongst children, GHD could be associated with congenital conditions, like marred pituitary development and other genetic abnormalities.
On the other hand, GHD amongst adults is supposedly linked with pituitary tumors and it usually has non-specific symptoms, like weight gain, reduced energy levels, disturbed sleep, and emotional sickness. Depending upon the indications targeted, the hGH market can be segmented into two broad categories; Pediatric GHD and others.
Others segment include adult GHD, PWS, ISS and other GH related abnormalities.
The global hGH market is driven by development and entry of long-acting drugs, rising cases of cancer and HIV/AIDS, higher incidence of GHD and other related diseases, rising healthcare expenditure and increasing purchasing power. However, this market growth is challenged by high cost of drugs, off-label uses of hGH drugs and side effects related to rhGH.
The report "Global Human Growth Hormone (hGH) Market: Industry Analysis & Outlook (2017-2021)" analyzes the development of this market, with focus on the US, Europe and Japan. The major trends, growth drivers as well as issues being faced by the market are discussed in detail in this report.
The four major players: Novartis AG., Pfizer Inc., Eli Lilly and Company and Novo Nordisk A/S are being profiled along with their key financials and strategies for growth. The report contains a comprehensive analysis of the global human growth market along with the study of the regional markets.
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Event Type: Adult Program
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Get advice on effective interviewing techniques, respond appropriately to common interview questions, and negotiate salary and benefits for your new job. The Interview is where jobs are won or lost. Ensure that your chances of getting the job offer are high!Library: Fairbanks Branch Library
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Barnes & Noble Inc. has achieved a major milestone, and in very short order. Consumers have downloaded applications in its week-old Nook Apps mobile app store one million times. The top five paid apps are Angry Birds, Drawing Pad, Solitaire, Aces Jewel Hunt and Astraware Mahjong. The top five free apps are Fliq Calendar, Fliq Notes, Pulse, Nook Word of the Day and Fliq Tasks.
"Our recent software update to Nook Color delivered the most-requested tablet features by our customers, including the ability to shop for and download high-quality apps. Reaching over a million app downloads in just a week since the launch of app shopping for all Nook Color customers exceeded expectations, and is an exciting milestone for our developers, publishing partners, and most importantly for our rapidly growing Nook Color user base," says William Lynch, CEO.
The bookseller did not respond to questions about the number of Nook Color devices and paid apps sold.
Barnes & Noble launched the app store in its recent Nook Color software upgrade. The upgrade makes the Nook Color Reader Tablet a more viable competitor with higher-end tablet PCs like the iPad from Apple Inc.
For example, the Nook Color costs $249 and includes Wi-Fi access. The basic iPad 2, which comes with Wi-Fi, costs $499. The Nook Color weighs just less than a pound and features a 7.0-inch screen. The iPad 2 weighs 1.33 pounds but features a significantly larger, 9.7-inch screen. The Nook Color offers eight gigabytes of built-in storage while the iPad 2 offers up to 32 gigabytes.
The iPad features Apple's dual-core chip that enables the computer to operate with great speed and efficiency. Barnes & Noble does not promote what kind of chip it uses and did not respond to a request for information. And the Nook device's battery life comes in at eight hours while the iPad hits 10 hours. Overall, the iPad 2 is a more powerful device with a larger screen and access to many more apps than the Nook, but the Nook offers many similar features for half the price.
"I would characterize the Nook Color as a mild challenger to the iPad; its main appeal is to book and magazine readers," says Neil Strother, practice director at ABI Research. "The price difference against the iPad is clearly a factor in its favor. But for a more robust tablet experience, the iPad is still a better choice. However, for book and magazine readers looking to save some money, the Nook Color makes sense."
Forrester Research Inc. says in 2015 29.4 million U.S. consumers will own a dedicated e-reader and 82.1 million will own a tablet PC. It classifies the Nook Color as an e-reader, and says the Nook Color and the iPad are designed for two different types of consumers.
"The Nook Color is an e-reader/tablet hybrid: It's focused primarily on reading, but offers other apps for media consumption, games and productivity. For many consumers, the Nook is all the tablet they need, and the $249 price tag allows Barnes & Noble to tap into more of a mass market than Apple does with the iPad," says Sarah Rotman-Epps, senior analyst, consumer product strategy, at Forrester. "Depending on how you define a tablet, you could say the Nook Color is a stronger competitor to the iPad than other Android tablets like the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Dell Streak because it curates around a convincing scenario—reading, media and e-mail. Plus it has a channel other iPad competitors don't have—the Barnes & Noble store."
On the other hand, she adds, the iPad's larger screen, more powerful processor and wider selection of apps appeals to consumers who want to do more with a tablet.


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After receiving thousands of emails and facebook comments Fonterra have failed to respond adequately.
When pressed by a TV1 reporter on whether Fonterra supports deforestation Andrew Ferrier said: "There are plenty of people in our comms department you can talk to about that".
But how about we give Andrew a call instead!
Call or txt Fonterra CEO Andrew Ferrier on 021-408-329
Thousands of people have sent emails raising concerns about Fonterra's use of PKE, its role the deforestation of Indonesian rainforests; accelerating climate change and the damage being done to NZ's reputation. And the ask is simple - to abandon its industrial farming model and the use of unsustainable palm kernel to fuel it and shift to a more environmentally beneficial method of 'smart farming'.However, so far Fonterra has failed to take responsibility for its actions and continue to put profit before the planet. They've ignored emails, repeatedly removed comments from the Fonterra Facebook page and eventually deleting down their Facebook page altogether!
All we've got is an evasive statement on the Fonterra.com website in which several poor and misleading excuses are made. Call Fonterra and ask to speak to someone in the communications team.
You can call or txt 021 507 072 or call 09 374 9000 or 0800 262 467
Fonterra, under increasing pressure, are making weak claims that it can't back up with facts. Fonterra's statement speaks of the palm industry as being one which "we believe follow[s] industry best practice in responsible sourcing", but what it's really saying is that is doesn't know where its palm kernel comes from.Firstly it starts by claiming that importing palm kernel expeller (PKE) is not driving deforestation which is misleading. Palm kernel is a lucrative part of the currently unsustainable palm industry which is driving rainforest destruction across South East Asia. By importing up to a quarter of the world's trade in to fuel its industrial dairying model, Fonterra is contributing to this environmental destruction.Fonterra claim that their half-owned subsidiary RD1, only source their PKE from a single source - Wilmar International. Although Wilmar are members of the RSPO, there is currently very little traceability in the palm industry and only a tiny fraction of commercial palm mills meet even basic sustainability standards. This means that a vast majority of it is sourced from unsustainable sources.And as Wilmar buys over half its palm products from third parties and has no policy in place to ensure that suppliers involved in rainforest destruction are excluded from its supply chain, Fonterra's claims are clearly wrong.Fonterra claims that 'palm kernel is only a small part of a big problem so it's OK' and 'our cows mostly eat grass' – which is a meaningless statement. The fact remains that Fonterra farms are feeding their herds with palm kernel that is coming from the currently unsustainable palm industry to fuel industrial dairying. Fonterra have to take responsibility for this and end its role in rainforest destruction.Fonterra's statement on the sustainability of its feed is completely undermined by palm industry figures that show that this year NZ$230 million – the value of the feed New Zealand buys – is likely to end up in the pockets of the companies carrying out the destruction of Indonesian rainforests.More here
A human chain of protesters piled sacks labelled 'Fonterra palm kernel' and 'Fonterra coal' outside Fonterra's corporate headquarters today in protest of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the dairy giant's intensive farming practices.
Today I spotted a couple of items in the media that are a timely reminder that urgent action on climate really is needed and that New Zealand has to play its part.
The first thing I noticed was an article in the Independent, a UK...
Fonterra Climate Crime
Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a pit in the Southland 'New Vale' lignite coalmine.
The dirty lignite coal is used by Fonterra to help fuel operations at its nearby...
Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a mine pit at the Southland 'New Vale' lignite coalmine. This was the third of a series of actions targeting Fonterra's climate crimes. Support is now building for a public protest at...
A factsheet outlining Fonterra's climate crimes including the use and importation of palm Kernel (PKE) animal feed and its impact on Indonesian rainforest, intensification and fertiliser use, burning coal and domestic deforestation, and the risk...
Over the weekend we renewed our call for John Key and dairy giant Fonterra to stop the import of palm based animal feed because of its devastating climate impact. Greenpeace activists painted a large "Fonterra Climate Crime" on a shipment from...
Greenpeace has renewed its call for John Key and dairy giant Fonterra to stop the import of palm based animal feed because of its devastating climate impact, by painting a large slogan reading "Fonterra climate crime" on a shipment in the Port of...
A protest outside Port Tauranga the day after the last of the 14 activists were removed from the East Ambition.
The East Ambition heads into Port Tauranga with twelve Greenpeace activists aboard.
Twelve Greenpeace activists on the cranes aboard the East Ambition.
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4 Mortgage Tax Benefits You Get When Owning a Home
Buying a home is the biggest investment many people ever make. And it can be the wisest, due partly to a number of tax advantages the government has instituted to encourage home ownership. These benefits can help reduce the cost of buying and owning a home and also leave you with more money when it's time to sell.
Because tax rules vary based on income and other factors, you should consult an accountant or financial advisor for advice on your particular tax situation.
Mortgage interest
One of the biggest incentives to owning a home is that the interest you pay on your mortgage is tax-deductible, up to a limit of $1 million. This deduction, like most other tax breaks for homeowners, applies to any kind of home. That includes a second home, as long as you spend a certain amount of time there: either 14 days each year, or 10 percent as much time as it's rented.
In addition, you can deduct the interest on up to $100,000 of other debt that uses your home as security — for example, a home equity loan. However, the amount you can deduct may be limited if the money you borrow raises your debt above the home's actual market value. This can sometimes happen when a lender extends you a loan based on more than the value of the house.
You can also deduct any amount you pay for points to reduce the interest rate of your mortgage or other loan linked to your home. In most cases, the points on a mortgage to buy or build your principal home can be deducted fully in the first year. However, if you refinance, take a home equity loan, or a loan secured by a second home, the points must be deducted over the life of the new loan. The exception is if you use part of a refinanced mortgage to improve your house; that portion of the points can be deducted in the same year.
Tax-free profits
Another major advantage of home ownership is that, in most cases, you don't have to pay taxes on any profit you make when you sell your home. The law allows you to exclude from taxes up to $250,000 in profit from the sale of your principal home — $500,000 for a couple who file jointly. This exclusion also covers the sale of a parcel of land adjacent to your house, unless it's used for business.
There are some stipulations, however. The home must be your principal residence, and you (and your spouse, where applicable) must have lived there for at least two of the previous five years. You can only claim the exemption once every two years. If you don't meet those requirements, you may still claim a partial exemption if the sale was due to a change in your place of employment, necessary for health reasons, or due to other unforeseen circumstances.
Property taxes
You can claim property taxes you pay as an income tax deduction. This applies to both your principal home and any others you may own. Any money held in escrow to pay future taxes, however, is not deductible.
Moving expenses
The government allows you to write off many of your moving costs when you buy a new home if it's at least 50 miles closer to your job than your old home. To qualify, you must continue to work full-time in the general area of your job for 39 weeks during the following year. If you're self-employed and work in your home, any move of 50 miles or more will make your moving expenses deductible. However, you must also work full-time near the new location for 78 weeks during the next 24 months.
Of course, because tax rules vary based on income and other factors, be sure to consult an accountant or financial advisor about your particular situation.
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Well, if you just want to lower your I/O util %, you could always just add more nodes to the cluster ;). Dean From: Igor <email@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>> Reply-To: "firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>" <firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>> Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:06 AM To: "firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>" <firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>> Subject: Re: High performance disk io Hello What level of read performance do you expect? We have limit 15 ms for 99 percentile with average read latency near 0.9ms. For some CF 99 percentile actually equals to 2ms, for other - to 10ms, this depends on the data volume you read in each query. Tuning read performance involved cleaning up data model, tuning cassandra.yaml, switching from Hector to astyanax, tuning OS parameters. On 05/22/2013 04:40 PM, Christopher Wirt wrote: Hello, We're looking at deploying a new ring where we want the best possible read performance. We've setup a cluster with 6 nodes, replication level 3, 32Gb of memory, 8Gb Heap, 800Mb keycache, each holding 40/50Gb of data on a 200Gb SSD and 500Gb SATA for OS and commitlog Three column families ColFamily1 50% of the load and data ColFamily2 35% of the load and data ColFamily3 15% of the load and data At the moment we are still seeing around 20% disk utilisation and occasionally as high as 40/50% on some nodes at peak time.. we are conducting some semi live testing. CPU looks fine, memory is fine, keycache hit rate is about 80% (could be better, so maybe we should be increasing the keycache size?) Anyway, we're looking into what we can do to improve this. One conversion we are having at the moment is around the SSD disk setup.. We are considering moving to have 3 smaller SSD drives and spreading the data across those. The possibilities are: -We have a RAID0 of the smaller SSDs and hope that improves performance. Will this acutally yield better throughput? -We mount the SSDs to different directories and define multiple data directories in Cassandra.yaml. Will not having a layer of RAID controller improve the throughput? -We mount the SSDs to different columns family directories and have a single data directory declared in Cassandra.yaml. Think this is quite attractive idea. What are the drawbacks? System column families will be on the main SATA? -We don't change anything and just keep upping our keycache. -Anything you guys can think of. Ideas and thoughts welcome. Thanks for your time and expertise. Chris
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Midland family hopes to keep Haiti in forefront after adopting children from Port-au-Prince
Published 6:00 pm, Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Five-year-old Samuel King shifted his head so he could see down the plastic tube of his Nerf gun one evening this week and then leaned in farther as he pressed down on the lever of the bright-colored toy.
Pop! The ball shot out from the gun and bonked him in the nose as he erupted in laughter and his 7-year-old sister, Gracie, let out a quiet smirk as she watched from nearby.
"We waited nine years for kids and then we had three in a matter of days," said their mother. Lila King, shaking her head as she watched the chaos unfold between her two Haitian children and their youngest boy, who they're working to adopt from within Midland.
"… and several nerves later," her husband James King said, joking as he chased after the 4-year-old, who still was giggling at Samuel.
And while such laughter and chaos continue to dominate the scene in their Midland residence, the Kings say they remain numb from the shock of what's happened to the home of their friends and their children's biological families after an earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, just more than a week ago.
"You know how bad off they were before and you just think, 'Why?'" Lila King said. "They are a strong, proud people … they will survive."
Connecting to Haiti
When Lila and James were married nearly 10 years ago, they started trying to have children almost immediately.
Through those initial years they went through fertility treatments and later sought to complete a domestic adoption.
After two different birth mothers agreed to adoptions and then changed their minds following the births, though, the Kings started considering international adoption.
"We were just kind of drawn to Haiti," Lila King said.
If going the international route, the Kings said they wanted to be matched with a country close enough to the U.S. so they could take their children to visit and ensure they were brought up still knowing of their culture.
"We just wanted a family and biology didn't matter that much to us," King said.
Plus, they said, as they continued learning about the widespread poverty in Haiti they felt compelled to help.
The per capita annual income in Haiti is around $400, according to the U.S. Department of State. Education typically is not free and therefore rarely accessed by those in the lower classes.
The Kings connected with an orphanage and started moving forward. Gracie and Samuel, cousins, had recently been turned over to the orphanage by Samuel's mother, who was caring for them after Gracie's mom became ill.
They were among the youngest of their family and with eight siblings ahead of them, their mothers simply couldn't afford to feed and care for everyone.
Such a situation, said Rebecca Hackworth, director of social services and of the Haiti adoption program at Dillon International Inc., which has an office in Texas, is fairly common.
"Part of the reason on the family's part is because the infant mortality rate is high, so they're hoping to have enough children to survive to have whole functioning families," Hackworth said. When the majority survive, she said, families often can't handle the costs.
In May of 2007 the Kings made their first visit to meet the Haitian toddlers they would later bring home and then visited three subsequent times before finalizing the adoption in June of 2009.
"Just when we saw them we just had this feeling we were always meant to be together," Lila King said.
Coming home
So with a mix of short English phrases from the kids and a select few Haitian Creole sentences the Kings had learned, the family started meshing together.
The children endured a bout of chicken pox during their initial weeks in the Tall City and since have been learning about everything from dinner time to the tooth fairy.
"It was very overwhelming, but also a huge blessing at the same time," Lila King said. "We've all experienced growing pains."
That first night at dinner, Lila King said, Gracie picked up a broom and started sweeping following the meal without ever being asked. The two also are quick to give out their food to each other, wanting to make sure everyone gets something because they know what it's like to be hungry.
When it comes to their clothes and toys, though, the Kings said, they're fairly possessive because they'd never had anything of their own before. At the orphanage, they were among more than 100 children being cared for.
Waiting for Dad to cut up an apple before dinner this week, Samuel and Gracie talked with him quietly demonstrating the English the Kings said they've picked up quickly. The kids say they can't wait to go to school — an experience they were taught at the orphanage is one advantage in moving to the U.S.
And though the reserved children still are learning the culture and the boundaries of living in a home with rules, the transition is one the Kings smile and say they couldn't imagine being without.
"When we adopted our kids we adopted Haiti," Lila King said. "Haiti has a way of crawling into your heart."
Remaining in the forefront
As news of the devastation in the children's hometown broke last week, Lila King said, she was overcome with a feeling of sickness.
Watching bodies piled up on the news and learning of the shambles the already run down town has fallen into, she said, tears continued to come.
The Kings had planned to take Samuel and Gracie back to Haiti after their first year in Texas. They wanted them to see their friends at the orphanage and for their families to know they were doing OK.
"Now we don't know if that will ever be possible, basically," Lila King said.
They have learned those left at the orphanage survived, but know finding the whereabouts and conditions of Samuel and Gracie's mothers will be more challenging.
Putting down the Nerf gun he received for Christmas, Samuel picked up a wooden box painted with apples and simple said, "Haiti." The box, King explained, is from near the orphanage and helps remind him of home.
She and James have tried to explain in simple terms what happened, but are mostly keeping the TV off so they won't have to see the images still being flashed on the screen.
And until the family can physically help — something the Kings said they hope to do in the coming years alongside their children whether through volunteering at orphanages or rebuilding schools — they said they're simply praying.
They're also telling others about the country they've come to love in hopes that when the next big news event comes along and headlines from Port-au-Prince become fewer, at least their friends in Midland will not forget.
"You still felt helpless other than sending money and praying… it's been really hard," Lila King said.
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This is so interesting, yet a bit sad, too, that the California grizzly is extinct.ReplyDelete
I do understand the need to protect livestock and lives, but such a sad ending to a magnificent animal.ReplyDelete
Thank you for letting their story live on in this post and your own work. Doris
Excellent. I did laugh that the camp did not invite you back. 12 year olds? Not listening? I taught high school, and at that age, they still do not listen! Oh, but weren't they fun.ReplyDelete
It did strike me a bit dangerous to even have a camp for girls in the middle of bear country.
Thanks for the info on the California grizzly bear, too. I really did not know that.
Thanks for the info. I used to do a lot of backpacking, and typically let my tin cup bang against the frame of my pack to keep bears away during the day, and hung my food from trees at night. Loved sleeping in the three-sided shelters with chains to pull down so the bears couldn't get to you. Ha, ha. What memories. I didn't realize the California grizzly was extinct. So sad.ReplyDelete
Good information! We live in the middle of bear country still, and yes, they can be dangerous. We have encountered as many as 4 or 5 in the mountains on any trip, but they generally run away. But do not get between a she-bear and her cubs!!! The horses, especially, are terrified when they smell bear! And yes, black bear can be cinnamon colored or brown or black. There were grizzlies here, of course, during the gold rush, but killed off soon after. It is sad, but there are few places where they could survive in CA any longer. They require huge tracts of land.ReplyDelete


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