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MONTGOMERY, AL (RNN) – Dr. Martin Luther King is remembered today as an icon of faith whose courage changed a nation. It's important, too, to remember that he was man like any other, who fought fear and doubt when confronted by hate.
The front porch of his former home in Montgomery, AL, still bears the marks of a 1956 explosion that stands as testimony to the rage and violence that stalked him. The young minister met that murderous act with peace in his heart and turned away an angry crowd that wanted to meet violence with more violence. He had found that strength three nights earlier, said Tina Vernon, a docent at the parsonage that is now a museum.
On Jan. 27, King came home from one of the many meetings he attended as leader of the Montgomery bus boycott. That night, like so many others, his phone rang with threats, Vernon said.
The family sometimes received up to 40 menacing calls a day, she said. But one shook King to the core, Vernon said as she pointed to a period gossip bench like one King might have sat on when he answered the phone.
The caller made vile threats. King recounted that night in a speech about a decade later. The tape of that speech is played for visitors to the parsonage kitchen where King and his young family enjoyed meals together.
"It was around midnight," King remembered. "I immediately crawled into bed to get some rest. And immediately the phone started ringing, and I picked it up."
The caller told King to leave town within three days or he would die and his house would be blown up. King said he had heard the threats before but this one was different.
This time, he was afraid.
"I tried to go to sleep," he said. "But I couldn't. (I) was frustrated, bewildered. I got up and went back to the kitchen." He made coffee, seeking relief. He sought an answer for why he had to face such opposition as a young pastor with a vulnerable family, including a newborn daughter. He drew on his years of theological and philosophical training to find a reason for such sin and evil.
"The answer didn't quite come there," King said.
"I was weak," he said, adding that he was thinking of his wife and the gentle smile of his baby Yolanda. Then King remembered something his father had told him, that there would be times when he would have to call on,"that power that can make a way out of no way," he said.
"I discovered then that religion had to become real to me. I had to know God for myself. I bowed down over that cup of coffee. I will never forget it."
King said an inner voice spoke and said, "Martin Luther, stand up for righteousness, stand up for justice, stand up for truth and lo, I will be with you even to the end of the world."
King's voice rose:
"I tell you I've seen the lighting flash, I've heard the thunder roar! I felt sin breakers dashing trying to conquer my soul. But I heard the voice of Jesus! Stand still to fight on. He promised never to leave me; never to leave me alone!"
Three nights later the phone threat became real. King's wife Coretta and friend Mary Lucy Williams were in the front part of the modest seven-room home, Turner said.
"They heard something on the porch," Turner said, adding that the two women immediately fled to where the baby was in the back of the house.
The bomb went off on the front porch and Turner said it drove slivers of glass into the walls in the front of the home.
King was at a church meeting several blocks away. He saw people whispering, but not to him, Turner said. When he asked what they were talking about he learned that somebody had bombed his house
He hurried home and checked on his family, and once he was assured of their safety, he addressed the furious crowd that had assembled from the neighborhood, which is located just three blocks behind the Alabama State Capitol building.
His own faith, having been strengthened three nights before, guided him. He told the crowd to go home, that no harm had come to anyone, and he defused the explosive situation, Turner said.
He turned the raw emotion of that night not into more violence, but forgiveness and peace. His reaction set the tone for the movement that brought freedom to millions.
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We'll rejoice with you, Bijou. Go ahead and post it.I tried out a thrift store today that apparently is an open secret. It's not as well known as others but it's quality is higher and its prices are lower. It probably helps that they pay no rent and it's all volunteer run so it has no costs. The hours are very limited: Wednesday and Saturday mornings for three hours each. All its proceeds go to the charities it supports (good ones too).So ... I had a good day. I got a pretty fashionable straw purple hat with flowers for $5! I also found a lovely, unusual and beautifully framed picture for $20, and three nineteenth-century fruit/flower illustrations for the astonishing price of $1. The latter were rolled up and way down at the bottom of the large framed pictures bin where no one else had seen them for who knows how long. The shop had for today priced all their decorative pillows for $1 so I grabbed one to use its stuffing for a gorgeous emerald green hand-blocked pillow cover from India I had recently purchased. It worked perfectly. In addition, I found a nonstick small rectangular thing I can use as a cooling place for breads and rolls and a bath rug in the seafoam blue color that is going to be in my guest room. I am definitely going back there again. I then drove out to one of our better known stores that has, unfortunately, has nearly priced itself out of the thrift store range but I like to look there on occasion. I found two more rolling pins: a marble one and a handle-less one that is shorter and heavier than my normal one. I also got a flour sifter and a small pretty boudoir pillow that is perfect for the guest room.
The box and cross sound wonderful! And the price ...Congratulations on your score!
DH bought a Kitchenaid stand mixer! It is regularly $333, on sale for $250, then an extra percentage off for using the store debit card, so $227 total! I found one on craigslist that was $275, so we did better than that even!
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This version uses Pipes, but is easier for the common user to grasp... instead of using sed or some other more complicated method, it uses the tr command Show Sample Output
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The original doesn't work for me - but this does. I'm guessing that Youtube updated the video page so the original doesn't work.
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This command allows you to see a preview of a picture via the terminal. It can be usefull when you are ssh'ing your server without X-forwarding. To have en example of the output you can get with this command see http://www.vimeo.com/3721117 Download at http://inouire.net/image-couleur.html Sources here: http://inouire.net/archives/image-couleur_source.tar.gz
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The reader, Rick Regan, owns a lighting business. He sees big potential for networked lights that can collect and send data about their condition, report on activity around them and allow for remote control. But he wrote to relay a chat with an electric service company that repairs wiring, installs fixtures and the like. Writes Regan:
"I was there one day and showing off a small device (a Moxa Cellular RTU) that has some digital I/O, some relay outputs and a cellular modem. I demonstrated a photocell coming on, which turned on a LED light bulb -- and sent an SMS message to my phone that it had come on. While not rocket science, this was pretty advanced for these guys, not ever having any PLC or automation training. They immediately said, 'Swimming pool monitoring!' Uh, what?
[ Wireless sensors already abound. Read When Wireless Sensors Meet Big Data. ]
"They said that a big problem for one of their customers is monitoring swimming pool pumps. They said that a tech would go out to a pool at a hotel or gym, check on the pumps and filters and leave. But invariably there would be a problem that would pop up 10 minutes after the guy has left the parking lot. But nobody knows until the pump fails and people start complaining about the pool. Now everybody is mad. The boss is getting a lot of heat. The tech gets yelled at and goes blasting back to fix the problem. They said if they could install a device like this that would just send a text message when the pump stops (or a contact closes, or whatever), then the guy can turn right around and fix it before all hell breaks loose."
Regan half apologizes to me for sharing a simple-sounding use, but to me that's what makes it so interesting: Is this the Internet of Things described by GE, with turbines, auto-driving cars, big data with statistical analysis and predictive maintenance? No. But monitoring a VFD with a device that alarms through SMS and an iPad app seems pretty functional, innovative and valuable to these guys.
Functional and valuable are exactly the point. We need to ask questions now to anticipate how the Internet of things will change our businesses. What if I knew something sooner? Is there a missing piece of knowledge that, if I had sooner, would let me save money and time, provide better service, sell more?
Not all those vital data points are gettable today, and we'll spend a lot of time in the coming year looking at the limits of the Internet of things, where the shortcomings are and what emerging technology is needed to drive this trend. But it's time to have the discussions about what data is needed and what might be possible.


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Pop quiz: what is one character archetype that appears in almost every Shakespeare play AND Disney movie?
I'll give you a hint by listing some characters: Bottom, Puck, the Iguana in Tangled, Dori in Finding Nemo, the Clown in All's Well That Ends Well, the Carpet in Aladdin. Got it yet?
Second hint: it's not a Disney princess.


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Not everyone can sit down to watch a movie with his or her kids and know every piece of the storyline inside and out, but Dean Kelly can, with the number one movie in America.
The Chelmsford native is a story artist at animation studio Pixar, spending three years on Monsters University before it was released June 21.
"As tough as it is to get the story right, when you're eating popcorn in the theater and watching it with your kids, it's pretty special," Kelly said in an interview Wednesday from Pixar studios in Emeryville, Calif.
Monsters University, the prequel to 2001's Monsters Inc., was the highest-grossing movie in America the weekend of June 22-23, bringing in $83 million. It took Kelly three years to work on the story with Director Dan Scanlon and writers and other artists, wrapping up last September.
"You work on something for so long -- I was on it for three years, and people have responded to it the way they have," the 1994 Chelmsford High School graduate said. "You hope you're telling a story that people can enjoy and laugh at and get a good reaction from, and it's a good feeling to have that response."
"The response has been very overwhelming and very satisfying."
Kelly, who lives in the Oakland area with his wife, daughter and two sons, works relatively early in the creation process, drawing scene sequences in Photoshop based on which part of the script they're assigned.
From there, his work and that of the other artists -- as many as a dozen toward the end of the project -- goes down the production line toward editing and animation.
"It's methodical, but it can be kind of crazy," said Kelly, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate.
Occasionally, the line moves backward when a sequence needs to be tweaked or scrapped.
"That's the tough part about it," he said. "You get so emotionally invested in it... you put all of your energy into it, and then the director says, 'it looks great, but it's not really working.' "
Kelly, 36, makes it back to Chelmsford occasionally, with his parents and relatives still in the area.
He said he was still reeling from the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup Finals loss a few days earlier.
Work has already begun on the next years-long project, a film to be directed by Lee Unkrich, who made Toy Story 3.
The only details he can give is that it will be based on the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
"We want to make sure we deliver on something we're proud to show the world," Kelly said.
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Kane boys track team earns D9 crown
BROOKVILLE – On a beautiful evening for track and field at Brookville, the Kane Boys Track team put it all together and came up with a hard fought, well deserved team title, scoring 55 team points. The lead in this meet must have changed hands a dozen times as Elk County Catholic, Port Allegany, Clarion, Cranberry, Sheffield and North Clarion, and Kane kept putting points on the board as event after event was contested. Towards the end of the meet the 3200-meter run, the 200 dash, the pole vault and the 1600 relay results were still coming in. When the smoke had cleared from these events, Kane's vaulters had taken first, second and fifth, good for 20 team points. Avery Colson, who had earlier in the day ran the race of his life in the 1600-meter run coming in second, ran another great race in the 3200-meter, placing fourth (10:28.66) and good for four team points. He scored 12 team points on the day.Kane's 1600-meter relay team of Jonah Smith, Ryan Peterson, Will Carley, and Nathan Moore stepped to the line as the No. 5 seed at 3:38 and ran a race they'll all long remember and won the event in a time of 3:33.28, and clinched the District 9 title. In that race all four boys ran their fastest split times of the season. Jonah, Kane's leadoff man, ran a 52.7, running down at least four teams over the last 100 meters to put Kane in second. Ryan Peterson, who's just now getting healthy, ran a 55 (his fastest of the season by two seconds) and kept it close enough for Kane's third runner, Will Carley, who took the baton in fourth and then just put on a dominating performance, passing everyone by the time he handed off in a blistering 51.2 split time. He gave the baton to Kane's anchorman, Nathan Moore, who widened the lead in a split time of 53.3. It was a great performance by these four athletes. To be No. 5 seed (3:38) behind No. 1 seeded Keystone (3:32) and win in that fashion is just a great accomplishment by four very determined young men. I just cannot say enough about their effort in this race. I did think that our guys watching our girls 1600 relay team win in similar fashion right before their race really fired our guys up going into the race.We had these types of performances happening all day for us. A great example was Avery Colson, who went into the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:44 and ran a 4:36.31, good for a hard fought second-place, which advances him to states as the top two athletes in each event advance to states in each event. We advance two in District 9 because there are 23 team in AA; and District 0 is one the toughest, if not the toughest AA district meet to get out in the state, due to the level of competition. Many of the athletes that performed Friday will be state medalist and even state champions. Back to Avery's race, the second-place finish did not come easy for Avery as he was coming down the final home stretch an Oswayo Valley runner (Gabe Rees) put a final surge on to try to pass Avery (in track it's called an "attack"). In practice, Coach Smelko practices these types of situations with his runners so when it happened to Avery he knew what to do and held Rees off all the way to the finish line.See full article by purchasing the May 21 edition of The Kane Republican.


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It's been a busy week for the 29 families of the coal miners who lost their lives last year in the explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia.
As we reported Tuesday, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued its final report on the cause of the tragedy, echoing earlier findings that placed blame on Massey Energy and what investigators called "systematic, intentional, and aggressive efforts to avoid compliance" with mine safety law.
And the same day, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin, said he had reached a settlement with Alpha Natural Resources, the company that bought Massey earlier this year. Goodwin called the $209 million civil and criminal settlement the biggest ever springing from a coal mine disaster.
Briefings about each development were held for the victims' families.
There's more to come.
MSHA is conducting an internal probe of possible agency failures that may have contributed to the tragedy. And a federal criminal investigation continues.
Former MSHA official Tony Oppegard says MSHA's final report underscores the importance of the agency's internal investigation.
"When you read the report [Upper Big Branch] sounds like one of the worst mines in the history of mining," says Oppegard, who now is a mine safety advocate and attorney. "You have an enforcement agency that had to know this was an outlaw operation and they did not use the stringent enforcement tools they had which possibly could have prevented the disaster."
MSHA coal mine safety chief Kevin Stricklin defends his agency's enforcement at Upper Big Branch. "We did shut the mine down 48 times in the year leading up to the explosion," Stricklin notes. "What we don't have is the ability to say because you received so many orders we're going to shut you down permanently."
But the agency failed to place the Upper Big Branch mine on a special "Pattern of Violations" list reserved for repeat offenders and a trigger for heightened scrutiny by regulators. MSHA also didn't use one of its toughest enforcement tools at Upper Big Branch hauling the mining company into federal court.
Agency officials said this week that the results of their internal investigation are still months away. But Oppegard is skeptical of the probe given an apparent conflict of interest.
"It's hard to imagine that MSHA is going to do a real thorough job, a real critical analysis of itself given the magnitude of this disaster," Oppegard says. "It's just human nature. It's going to be hard to point the finger at your co-workers and say that they did far less than they should have."
Assistant Secretary of Labor Joe Main says MSHA has been investigating itself since 1989.
"I can guarantee you when you go back and look at those reports, there have been a lot of problems that have been found," Main says. "And I think when we issue our [internal] report, it's going be one that's going to identify shortcomings that we need to address."
In addition to that report, Upper Big Branch families are also anxious to see whether the Justice Department will file criminal charges against former Massey Energy executives and managers. Mine disaster prosecutions rarely reach into corporate offices. The only criminal charges filed in the Upper Big Branch investigation so far were not directly related to the mine explosion and involved two low-level officials.
That's what Goodwin may have been referring to Wednesday when he was pressed about possible criminal charges. "Yes," he told reporters, "our investigation has revealed criminal conduct."
Goodwin wouldn't elaborate but he did describe the circumstances at Massey Energy that could lead to indictments of executives if wrongdoing is found.
"Knowledge is a key element," Goodwin explained. "Intent is a key element and when it moves up the ladder all the information doesn't necessarily flow with it."
But then Goodwin noted a documented characteristic of Massey Energy management. "Massey was a company that was fairly closely controlled by a reasonably tight group of individuals."
Criminal charges at the highest levels are important to Gene Jones, a power company engineer whose identical twin Gene was killed at Upper Big Branch.
"I want to see someone actually go to jail," Jones said, after being briefed about the developments this week. "[That will] show these other coal companies, 'Listen. If you do wrong, you're going to go to jail."
"That has to happen," Jones adds, because brothers will continue to die in coal mines until convicted mining executives go to jail.
Goodwin declined to speculate about when the criminal probe might conclude.


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Watch the replay of media event from ESTEC with André Kuipers
14 September 2011
Watch the replay of live webcast from the PromISSe mission pre-launch media event that was held at ESA's Space Research and Technology Centre on Thursday 8 September 2011.
Programme included presention of the PromISSe mission and update on Soyuz status by ESA astronauts André Kuipers and Christer Fuglesang, and information about the Dutch involvement in ESA Programmes.
The presentations were held in English and Dutch.
The replay is available for downloading at ESA's online videos.


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Monday, November 13, 2006
'Cock Blocked
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Yost, good one but understandable. Hell, while playing poker during that game we started having the conversation of playing Oregon State. I could hear the talking heads now. "The cocks penetrate deep into beaver territory" or "the beavers are burings the cocks" I think the network censors would never let this game happen!
- November 12, 2006 9:10 AM
- PeckHorn78 said...
In the North Pier shops along Illinois Ave. in Chicago, there was sporting wear store with a large window facing the street. For quite awhilea few years ago they had a display centered around three baseball caps:
S. Carolina---USC---Oregon St.
I swear this is true on a stack of vintage Rose Bowl programs!
- November 12, 2006 9:59 AM
- Chuck said...
I don't think I would've understood that in 7th grade. Maybe 8th.
- November 12, 2006 11:36 AM
As a Gamecock alumni, I laughed my ass off at the headline. HOw about a Garnet and Black, "Kicking is for Pussies" t-shirt?!?
I wish we won, damn I wish we won. Now there's really only one game left (looking way past MTSU next week) - of my goals for the year
1. Win the SEC East
2. Beat CU
3. Beat UT
4. Beat UofF
We can still meet one goal. Although if Clemson plays up to their talent, it will be a tough one in Death Valley. I'll go ahead and make my usual chant that I usually make later in November, "Wait 'til next year!" With I think only losing 7 schollie seniors (no QBs, RBs or starting WRs) and a top 5 recruiting class of verbals so far, we should be in pretty good shape with some of those other goals.
Leave it to Clemson to Bring a Pussy to a COckfight!
- November 12, 2006 11:49 AM
My fav is when the U of SC cheerleaders hold up their signs that say "GOOOOOOO 'Cocks".
About as smart as the 'other' USC cheerleader that cheers for the wrong team. What are they thinking?
- November 12, 2006 12:37 PM
Probably the same thing as when UofM or OSU cheerleaders hold up signs that say, "Go (insert their respective team mascot/name)."
- November 12, 2006 3:07 PM
- Brad said...
I figured you guys might enjoy The many reasons why we have to hate M*CH*GAN! I'm giving you the inside skinny! But in all seriousness, good luck this weekend, its gonna be an incredible time!
- November 12, 2006 9:52 PM
As a Carolina fan who had to sit in the stands at The Swamp and watch it unfold, I do not find it funny at all. As someone who also has the sense of humor of a seventh grader, I find it hilarious.
- November 13, 2006 1:35 PM
- dgarr22 said...
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- November 13, 2006 2:44 PM
I live in the Detroit metro area. Michigan has serious economic issues and only when the people pull together can the problems be overcome. It's going to take everyone not just democrat or republican A great place to find out Michigan and Detroit is MICHIGAN AND DETROIT
- November 16, 2006 9:28 PM


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Leeward Community College monkeys with celebrityLeeward Community College
Joe Patti, (808) 455-0381
Theatre Manager, Continuing Education and Training
Theatre Manager, Continuing Education and Training
Posted: Mar 19, 2010
PEARL CITY – It started as a germ of an idea and where it will end up remains to be seen. Leeward Community College Theatre and Drama Program teamed up with local performance group Monkey Waterfall to produce a site specific work examining the phenomenon of celebrity. The performance will range around the Leeward CC campus providing a different perspective on performance and the spaces in which they occur. Celebrity Project performs at Leeward Community College Theatre on April 8, 9, 10 at 8 p.m.
Andy Warhol predicted everyone would achieve 15 minutes of fame. But at a time when our promised fifteen minutes can now be only a shower of hits on YouTube away, questions arise. Who or what defines celebrity? What makes us want to be famous? How has the definition of celebrity changed? And what can we learn about the consequences of fame?
Though originally conceived of as only a one week residency, members of Monkey Waterfall have graciously provided a much richer experience working with Leeward students and community members to create the show. Monkey Waterfall co-artistic director Yukie Shiroma has conducted a semester long residency working with students nearly every day since January improvising situations to develop the performance that looks at how we are influenced by fame's seductive and enabling power. Body language, mask work, humor, theatre, and dance will come together in a performance that looks critically and affectionately at fame.
Among the scenarios depicted in the show are people in the boxing ring literally wrestling with their fame. Another has people chasing after the spotlight only to find fame quite literally consumes them. Audience members will receive a tour map of stars to help them find their way through the show. Guides will also be available to make sure no one tries to leave the tour to "acquire" mementos of their encounters with the famous.
The production itself is co-directed by Shiroma and Paul Cravath, director of the Leeward CC Drama program. In addition, mask movement workshops were conducted in October and February as both an opportunity for fun and to introduce mask work technique to members of the public who wanted to become involved with the production.
Monkey Waterfall is no stranger to the process of creating site specific works. In 2007 they produced Shrines to Paradise at Honolulu Hale, Club Monkey a 2004 production at the South Seas Hawaiian Hut and the Monkey on My Back series at Marks Garage.
Performances will begin at the front of Leeward Community College Theatre but move to stages near the building. Attendees are encouraged to wear shoes suitable for crossing grassy areas.
Tickets and information are available by calling the Leeward Community College Box Office at 455-0385, The EticketHawaii hotline at 483-7123, by visiting http://www.EticketHawaii.com or http://LCCTheatre.hawaii.edu. General Admission seats are $15 for adults, $10 for students, seniors and military, and $8 for children under 12.
Leeward Community College Theatre is funded in part by the State Foundation for Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaiʻi and by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, City and County of Honolulu


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Transforming the Dutch Galleries - Video Now Online
After an 18-month refurbishment programme, we are pleased to announce that the Dutch Galleries will be re-opening on 20 March 2012. These three newly refurbished galleries create a fresh architectural language for the display of one of Europe's finest collections of Dutch art. The original height from the time of Sir Richard Wallace has been recreated and new roof lights bring natural light and clear views of the sky into the galleries. The paintings will be hung on a deep, rich blue silk, influenced by the rooms of two historic figures including the Prince Regent. In order for visitors to learn more about the project, we are pleased to present our behind-the-scenes video. It will be updated in March to reveal the completed hang.


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Same-sex couples win new immigration rights
Citizens can now sponsor foreign-born 'gay' spouse for green card
(BLOG.SFGATE) — No matter where they live in the United States, citizens can now sponsor a foreign-born same-sex spouse for permanent residence (a green card) as long as they wed legally in a state or country that allows it and have a bona fide marriage, according to immigration experts.
That doesn't necessarily mean they will get a green card, but they should now be treated just like opposite-sex couples in the immigration system.
Last week's Supreme Court decision striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act gives same-sex married couples the same federal rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex couples. For some federal benefits and programs, such as taxes and Social Security, the ruling generally applies only to same-sex couples living in states where they can legally marry.


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W.S.P. I.D.'s Slain Trooper
The Washington State Patrol has identified the trooper shot and killed near Port Orchard early this morning as 44-year old Tony Radulescu, assigned to the state patrol office in Bremerton.
Trooper Radulescu was a 16 year veteran of the agency, having begun state service in 1995. He served his entire career in the Bremerton district.
"We've lost a co-worker, and the citizens of Washington have lost a humble public servant," said Chief John R. Batiste. "Tony was the kind of person everyone wanted to be around, including me. I truly enjoyed working with him."
Trooper Radulescu was popular outside the patrol as well. He was well-known in the community for the many visits and presentations he did at local schools.
Funeral arrangements are pending. Several members of Trooper Radulescu's family live out of state, and the patrol will defer to their wishes regarding a service.
If you have any information about the case itself, please contact Sgt. Ken Dickinson of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office at (360) 340-2992.


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- Toro Rosso
Easy to get it wrong in 2014 - Vergne
Jean-Eric Vergne thinks it will be easy for teams to make big mistakes with the designs of their cars this year but has warned against making any judgements until racing starts in March.
Toro Rosso launched its new STR9 on the eve of the first day of testing in Jerez, pulling the wraps off the new car in the pit lane. But with new V6 turbo engines, changes to the aerodynamic regulations and a change in tyre compounds and construction, Vergne says there is no way of knowing if it will be successful.
"Nobody has any idea if they have gone in the right direction or not," Vergne said. "It's so easy to get it wrong this year and not even after the first test in Jerez will anyone have an idea. You can run so many different engine maps that maybe you can get two seconds worth just by turning the engine with more power or whatever. We will have a clearer picture in Melbourne but we definitely have to wait until after the Jerez test to determine a ranking."
Vergne said understanding the engine and making it reliable ahead of the first race of the season would be crucial.
"One week I have worked with the Renault people and I have to say it has been really good and I've learned a lot, but it's so difficult with this new engine because the more you learn the less you know," he said. "There are a lot of things to know and the biggest difference will be at the beginning of the season when not everyone will understand it fully and therefore there is a lot of work to do for then."
The Toro Rosso is the latest 2014 F1 car to emerge with a low and narrow nose to meet new safety regulations regarding the height of the front of the car. Vergne admitted it was not pretty but thinks fans will get used to it.
"Everybody is a little bit surprised with it. But every time a new rule has come in in Formula One everybody gets used to it after six months. If this can improve the safety then nobody will be pissed off with that and it is a good thing for Formula One. A good looking car is a winning car, so let's hope it's a beauty."


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Twellman announced her retirement from the elected position of County Coroner this week. She has held the position since 1995. The community will miss her careful care.
During the time Twellman has served this county, she has brought peace to countless families by helping them learn what happened to their loved ones in the final hours of their lives.
She has helped law enforcement determine what happened at death and crime scenes throughout the county.
She always has provided simple and clear information to members of the media who work to provide information to the county's citizens.
While we are saddened to see her go, we understand that recent losses have made continue the job more difficult. Twellman lost her home and property in the Parkdale Fire in 2010.
We hope Twellman's successor -- who will be selected by the Fremont County Commissioners on Jan. 3 -- will continue her legacy of working with the community to care for our deceased.


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Fragrant tech thief stalks Whitehall
Public servants' purses exposed
Civil servants at the Department for Communities and Local Government are living in fear of a sweet smelling mobile technology thief who carries a ladies' purse.
That is the inescapable conclusion after a minister in the department detailed the terrifying catalogue of thefts within the department in a commons answer.
Pete Wishart MP had asked: "What property has been recorded as (a) lost and (b) stolen from the Department in the last 12 months; and what estimate has been made of the cost of the replacement of that property?"
Robert O'Neill revealed that in the last 12 months under the previous government, stolen swag at the department amounted to:
- Five BlackBerrys valued at approximately £1,000 (£200 each)
- Six laptop computers valued at approximately £6,000
- Two mobile phones valued at approximately £250 in total
- One mobile phone charger valued at approximately £10
- One laptop login key (stolen from staff home address) valued at approximately £70
- One memory stick valued at approximately £20
While the new law and order Tory brooms might have been expected to come down hard on the Sim-hungry thief, the reverse appears to have been true. The tide of lawlessness has built even higher.
Since the coalition came to power, another six laptops valued at a grand a pop have disappeared, while an Apple iPhone has been "lost".
Even scarier, civil servants' personal property has been targeted, to wit:
- One bottle of aftershave
- One purse
- Two mobile phones
- One mobile phone charger
- One laptop
- Two memory sticks
- Two power leads
O'Neill assured Wishart that none of the stolen devices contained classified data, and the laptops and Blackberries were all password protected. Sadly, O'Neill does not detail exactly what kind of aftershave was purloined, meaning public watchdogs have no scent to follow. ®
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The Grizzlies were one of two 1995-96 expansion franchises that brought the NBA to Canada. Their original home was in Vancouver, British Columbia as the Vancouver Grizzlies. The Grizzlies struggled for all six of their seasons in Vancouver, and the team never made the playoffs. Attendance (and the value of the Canadian dollar) suffered, and the team moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 2001. The Grizzlies play at the FedEx Forum, and they are the only major professional sports team based in Memphis.
The Grizzles drafted Pau Gasol 3rd overall in 2001. Gasol won rookie of the year in the Grizzlies first season in Memphis, but the Grizzlies would continue to struggle for some time. In 2004, after nine NBA seasons, the team finally made its first appearance in the playoffs. Their Bad News Bears reputation changed soon after: the Grizzlies have made the playoffs seven seasons in a row, going back to the 2010-11 season. Their deepest run came in the 2013 playoffs, where they made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs.
Last season, first-year head coach David Fizdale—previously an assistant for the Heat—took the team to the seventh seed in West, and point guard Mike Conley set a career high with 20.5 points per game. There's a lot of talent in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies will need more good performances from Conley and another all-star performance from center Marc Gasol, Pau's younger brother, who played in the 2017 All Star Game. The Grizzlies lost Zach Randolph to the Sacramento Kings in free agency and will have to rely on their free-agent signings Ben McLemore and Tyreke Evans and young players like Wayne Selden to help them make the playoffs for an eighth consecutive season.
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$!?& my mom says
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
don't forget to stop by banyan tree in tremont TONIGHT from 6 to 9pm for your chance to take up to 40% off of your total purchase!!
my typical work day attire is pretty casual. i get up, shower, throw my hair in a pony tail and walk out the door.
no make up. no contacts. it's a fairly simple process for me.
now, this doesn't mean that i don't know how to doll myself up...
when the time is right, i.e. when i know there will be cute boys around, i'll actually put make up on, put my contacts in, wear heels, etc.
i'd like to think i'm the perfect combination of low and high maintenance.
but that's not the point of this post.
this past weekend when my mom was in town there came a point when i noticed her staring at me.
"what are you looking at?", i asked.
"you, and your glasses, and your sweats.", she said.
"and what's wrong with them?" i reply.
"i just don't understand how you go out of the house looking like that? have some pride!!", my mom said.
cue laughter from me, but my mom continues...
"your glasses are just unacceptable, i just don't know how you walk out of the house with them on!", she yelps.
a little background for you, i'm blind, like crazy negative 13 blind, i.e. my glasses, even with the ultra thin frames are ridiculously thick.
a little more background for you, my mom has almost exactly the same eyes, but wouldn't be caught dead wearing her glasses out and about like i do.
but i don't care about wearing my glasses in public.
i mean, would i wear them out on a date or to a wedding? definitely not.
but to work on a day where i have no client meetings and the only men around me are taken, there's no point in putting on mascara and showing off the girls - no need to be the office temptress here.
plus not putting in my A+++ appearance effort into going to work allows for one of my favorite life rules to come true.
the worse you look when you work(out) the better you look when you go out.
true story.
so, are you a primper? or do you just shower and go?
28 comments:
I'm like you Alexa. I don't spend a lot of time getting ready in the morning unless I know it's going to be worth it.ReplyDelete
Lol - I love this!ReplyDelete
I'm the same way with work - up and out the door in a half hour. I work in an office with 10 people, so unless I'm meeting a client it's pretty casual (no jeans, though). And I'm still the best dressed!!!! Haha.....
I'm so happy you wrote this post, I could kiss you! OK, that might be a bit extreme, but you get the point.ReplyDelete
Two things:
1. I have the SAME vision! My glasses are just as thick and I've worn them since I was one, so from about the age of 12, I've always, always, always worn my contacts!
2. I have the same rule. In fact, I'm the only one in my office (there are four of us, all females, and I'm pretty much the only one who could care less what they look like while they are working. 99% of the time, we are stuck in an itty bitty office. I don't care if I'm not wearing heals; I don't care that my hair is in a bun; I don't care that I'm not wearing an ounce of making or that I'm wearing my glasses cause my eyes hurt. This is apparently a travesty to some. However, I just want to save up my time and effort for when I have someone I actually care about to impress.
They don't get it.
Primper pimp, yo. I think you already know that. Haha!ReplyDelete
my answer for this was pretty long, so i just made a blog post out of it. yeeeeupReplyDelete
but yea. i take un-fussy to the next level. ayeee-o.
I love going to the grocery store in my sweat pants and glasses. Low maintenance FTW!ReplyDelete
i like to think i'm pretty low maintenance also. for running around town (errands, not the fun things), i'm about as low key as they come! sweats are so comfy, why not wear them as much as possible??ReplyDelete
i haven't been able to go no makeup at work (there are a couple non-taken ones that i run into everyday, and they don't need to see me like that yet!). i don't spend a lot of time in front of the mirror in the morning. run the straigtener through my hair (or at least 3 days a week, i go with the pony tail) and spend about 30 seconds on makeup. little concealer and a little bronzer and i'm good to go!
and i'm in my glasses all day, everyday-- weddings and dates (ha!!) included!
I feel like my mom and i have had the same conversation - she is typically appalled at how I look, and can't even fathom me going out looking the way I do. :)ReplyDelete
Ugh, I wish I didn't have to "primp" for work every day. But...A- my hair is not naturally pretty (crazy, wavy, not cute), B- too many outside people enter our organization every day (lots of meetings to attend, yuck), and C- I'm the back up media rep and of course some interview opp would come up the day I don't put in effort, lol. Ahhh, how I envy you!ReplyDelete
I don't leave home without some mascara, undereye concealer, blush and lipstick on - you never know who you'll run into and I just think everyone looks a bit better with just those 4 things! I could go on and on...yes, I'm on the higher maintenace side, but that's what makes Muffin!ReplyDelete
This year I went from working at a large ad agency full of pretty people to a small, five-person studio where I'm the only girl - and my time spent getting ready in the morning is absolutely cut in half. I used to wear heels to work every day, no exceptions. Now I wear them maybe once a week. My hair is usually in a sloppy bun/ponytail and the glasses are ALWAYS on! I definitely dress for girls, not guys!ReplyDelete
I wear ok clothes to work. But i really half heartedly straighten my hair, and put on my glasses and go. I workout on lunch and dont have time to "redo" myself anyway so id rather sleep in the extra time in the morning vs. waste time getting ready to only get sweaty and shower my hairdo out.ReplyDelete
But im the same way when you go out its like a 2 hour process, and the glasses stay home!!
I wear my glasses all day, every day ... should I be offended? I didn't realize they were so unfashionable.ReplyDelete
But yeah, I'm like you. I can primp, but that doesn't mean I do it when it's not necessary.
Geez..I can never say anything anymore. I have no idea what you might make a post out of!! You started the conversation about your glasses, missy, not me. Oh....and you spelled "heals" wrong...you were referring to shoes not doctors! Your payback! Ha....XOReplyDelete
It is my worst fear to die in a bad outfit. The world is my runway.ReplyDelete
NEGATIVE WHAT???ReplyDelete
I am a negative 9.5 and i have never met anyone with worse eyes than me. holy cow!!!!
and i wear my glsses all the time. my friends call them coke bottles. hahaha.
Shower and go for sure. My stepmom says the same things to me. An actual quote: You should never leave the house without any makeup on because you never know where you're going to meet Mr. Right. And they wonder why I never visit.ReplyDelete
I'm with you - I shower and go. I wear my contacts most of the time, only because I really love wearing my sunglasses (and I can't do that over my glasses, obviously). But makeup is minimal, too, except for special occasions.ReplyDelete
Also, I love your mom's comment. Sounds like something my mom would say.
haha, i'm sitting at work right now with my unshowered hair in a ponytail and no makeup on. the only difference is i can't function w/o my contacts - while my eyes aren't QUITE a -13, they are a -9 with major astigmatism and i just can't see right with glasses. but the rest... yeah... :)ReplyDelete
Depends on the day, my mood, and how much time I have. Sometimes I go to work without makeup, but feel naked all day. The hair has a mind of its own, so I do what it tells me to no matter what day it is. I love getting all dolled up to go out though! And I love your motto. I'm writing that one down.ReplyDelete
I get ready every morning.ReplyDelete
I don't wear Kim Kardashian make up but you never know who you are going to meet out - so I'd like to have my best face forward.
Now, my fashion sense is a whole other story...
Depends on a few factors. How I feel when I wake up, and if I have anything important going on that day. I'm not a high maintenance girl though, even when I'm dressing up. Sweats 4eva!ReplyDelete
I admit, I'm a primper. But only because I teach 8th grade and they notice every little thing I'm wearing, comment on it, and remember the next time I wear it. I swear, if only they could remember what they read the night before like they do my outfits, I'd be Teacher of the effin year!ReplyDelete
I'm usually somewhere in between gross & gorgeous. I usually look almost exactly the same at all times...ReplyDelete
My glasses are as thick as yours. I absolutely have them on right now. Oh, and my hair is in a ponytail. My usual classes and teaching piano lessons routine doesn't require me to do anything special, so I've come to rely on the wonderful thing called "accessorizing" to make myself look less of a bum.ReplyDelete
I do feel quite naked without earrings, mascara, and eyeliner though!
I'm with Kristin...ReplyDelete
Negative say-what-now? I'm -9 and seriously did not know it could get much higher!
My glasses are absurdly thick. I never wear makeup unless I'm going to weddings/company christmas parties. Holla.
I have to admit I'm a primper.ReplyDelete
I went through a phase towards the start of the year where I didn't care all that much (that being said, I still wouldn't wear my glasses in public) and then one day I realised I actually WANTED to make an effort and started dressing up and wearing heels and making more effort with my make up and hair again. And now, because I LIKE a guy in work I spend even MORE time on it.
But I do agree with the theory that NOT making an effort means you look even hotter when you DO try. Because when I'm actually going OUT, I look pretty much the same as I did during the week at work. Although I might be wearing SLIGHTLY more revealing clothes...
- AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 2:22 PM
My vision is negativ 11,5 and my the thickness of my glasses is very similar to yours-but I wear them 24/7 -where ist the problem? And to go to work has first to be practical-there ist not too much time in the morning...ReplyDelete


text: Whats the benefit for MLB not making amateurs declare for the 1st Years Player Draft? Would this limit the number of players and therefore not allowing the teams to fill out their minor league rosters? To me it seems that it really hurts the teams since players have leverage with staying in school or going to college. Since its the MLB's draft, I feel that it would be in their best interest to make players declare and lost their amateur status.


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Advertisement for a raffle drawing (I assume). No information on reverse.
Found in "Jaw Harp Self-Instruction Method." Published by M.M. Cole, 1956.
-Click to enlarge photos-
at 5/10/2010
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4 comments:
- Moonshadow said...
My husband was into 'jaw harps' for while years ago. We gave all the kids each one as stocking stuffers. One of the boys knocked a loose tooth out with his. :)
- May 10, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- unmoderated said...
I loved them as a kid. Blerr bleer blooor blow bing bleeer bow bleer bling blerrrr bleer blooor blow bing bleeeeer bowowow bleeeeer bliiing
- May 10, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- unmoderated said...
I know you can hear that in your head.
- May 10, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- Tricia said...
I wonder (based on sticker at top of book): was that book sold at The Musical Museum, or part of a collection?
- May 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM
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Miguel Montero hit a go-ahead, two-run double in eighth inning on Friday and the Diamondbacks defeated the Royals, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
Brad Ziegler (3-1) earned the win despite allowing Kansas City to tie the game, 4-4, in the seventh on a double by Irving Falu and an RBI single by Alex Gordon.
Willie Bloomquist and Justin Upton began the eighth with consecutive singles off of Kelvin Herrera (0-1) and Montero greeted Tim Collins with a deep fly to left-center, which landed past the diving Mitch Maier and scored both runners.
J.J. Putz stranded a runner on second base in the ninth to record his eighth save of the season.
"It's a little frustrating for me because I gave up the two runs and they weren't even mine," said Collins. "The last thing you want to do is give up somebody else's runs. To go out and not get the job done, that's really what it came down to."
Montero finished with three RBI and Chris Young added a two-run double in the sixth inning for the Diamondbacks, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since winning three straight from April 29-May 1.
The Royals, losers of three in a row, got a solo homer from Billy Butler and a two-run double from Humberto Quintero.
Joe Saunders allowed three runs over a six-inning start for Arizona while Luis Mendoza gave up four runs over 5 2/3 innings for Kansas City.
Montero scored Upton with a double in the first, but Quintero countered with his two-run two-bagger an inning later and Butler led off the third with a homer for a 3-1 lead.
The Diamondbacks went on top with a three-run sixth inning, sparked by back- to-back-to-back singles from Gerardo Para, Willie Bloomquist and Upton. Parra came home on Upton's base hit and Young, who was reinstated from the disabled list prior to the game, followed with a one-out, two-run double for a 4-3 advantage.
"It was great," Young said of his return to the team. "You have a little more adrenaline flowing. You're locked in a little more and you just have fun with it. It feels great to be back in the lineup."
Game Notes
Kansas City fell to 4-16 at home on the season...Young landed on the 15-day DL with a right shoulder contusion on April 18. To clear room on the roster, the Diamondbacks optioned outfielder A.J. Pollock to Triple-A Reno on Friday.


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If you've preordered your 2013 Bound Editions or if you place your order this weekend, they will start shipping on Monday morning by FedEx. I was at the warehouse at the end of the day yesterday and saw the books for myself – they're ready to roll.
The e-Book format isn't ready yet, but if you plan to take advantage of the $5 discount for ordering both the hard copy and the e-Book, you don't have to wait to order both at once. You can get the hard copy order placed at any time to make sure that shipment gets underway in time (and so that holiday delivery doesn't become an issue). The $5 discount will be applied when you follow up with an e-Book order.
That and all the other specials:
Ordering is very easy, and will take you less than a minute.
(And I just wrote the third of three really big checks to pay for the printing of a thousand first-run copies, so if you're into ordering books with more than 300 pages of Texas Rangers material, including the Darvish chase and more than 60 TROT COFFEY's and nearly 40 pages of rankings and commentary on more than 70 Rangers prospects plus lots of player photos and a full year of near-daily reports on the big club, then I like you very much, even more than I already did.)
We're also looking at a weeknight during the week of December 17 for the book release party. I'm working on details now and will let you know once we have it all nailed down.
I'll have another COFFEY delivery later this morning. In the meantime, upstanding baseball-starved Rangers fan, consider taking a minute to boost the economy, won't you?


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Ubisoft Montreal's Watch Dogs is one of the most interesting games shown at E3 so far, an open-world cybercrime affair where you can hack into the world around you. Yet Ubisoft was conspicuously quiet about which platforms it was being developed for, leading to speculation that it may be intended for next-generation consoles. No, it isn't, the publisher has since confirmed.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot clarified this to GameTrailers TV, those owl-ears at Edge heard. It was perhaps to be expected--while certainly awfully pretty, due in no small part to being demoed on a PC, the graphics didn't seem above and beyond current-gen tech.
Now that's settled, let's all watch the lovely announcement trailer again:
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MELBOURNE has again claimed bragging rights over its city rivals, with Australian women choosing it as their favourite getaway spot.
A national travel survey has shown that 45 per cent of women voted Melbourne as their preferred holiday destination. Sydney came a distant second at 21 per cent.
Of the 5000 women surveyed in the 2012 Female Travel and Lifestyle Report, released by Lastminute.com.au, 56 per cent of women preferred holidaying in Australia to "relax" and "escape day-to-day life", despite the strong dollar making overseas travel attractive.
Young Sydney professional Stephanie Harper took regular trips to Melbourne with her mother for a dose of retail therapy.
"I feel I'm a lot more likely to pick something up that I wouldn't find in Sydney,'' Miss Harper said. ''I find that the clothes are a little bit more interesting and not so mass manufactured.
"[Melbourne] has a really European feel to it. The centre of the city is a lot more intimate and I really like the quirky bars, shops and cafes that you can stumble across in the laneways."
Lane Cove mother-of-two, Clare Greenup, recently travelled to Melbourne with three female friends for a weekend away.
"We stayed in a little serviced apartment and got up late and had a lovely brunch,'' she said. ''Then we hit Chapel Street and wandered for hours and hours without children complaining."
Shopping aside, Melbourne has several drawcards that appeal to women.
Last year, 4.3 million interstate visitors travelled to the Victorian capital and the popular destination was awarded ''best weekend away'' at the Gourmet Traveller 2012 Travel Awards.
"It's a really cultural place,'' Ms Greenup said. ''We could have gone to shows or seen bands. We, as women, had zero intention of going to see any sport, but if that's your thing then it's great for that, too."
Ms Greenup said busy women want a release from their usual routines.
"The world gets really busy and you don't give yourself time to not be the cook, cleaner or chauffeur,'' she said.
"A weekend away in Melbourne is a great way to have a relaxing time with friends.''
Often considered Australia's culinary capital, Melbourne is also a favourite among foodies.
"The dining scene is amazing, too,'' Miss Harper said. ''On my next trip I would be happy to go down purely to visit some of the restaurants."


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It is the mystery that has gripped the world- what has happened to Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370. Now, one of Australia's most experienced aviators, Michael Apps of the Snowy Aviation Academy in Cooma, offers a possible explanation.
OVER the past week the world's press has been speculating over what could have happened to the Malaysian Boeing 777 Flight (MH 370), which went missing on its scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Beijing in China. Theories abound and range from a bizarre alien abduction through to possible hijacks, terrorist action, catastrophic aircraft failure leading to aircraft break-up and total disappearance over the ocean.
The aircraft took off from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on the evening of Saturday March 8 bound for China(Beijing). It carried 227 passengers and a crew of 12 and made a last call around 1.30 am local time on Sunday morning March 9 and was expected to arrive at its destination in the Chinese capital some four-and-a-half to five hours later that day.
Dismissing alien abduction as complete and utter fantasy I offer my own thoughts on the disappearance. The facts as we know them are that:
a. The aircraft appeared to be flying normally along its planned track and altitude until the pilot made a last transmission at 01.30 on the Sunday morning - "All right, good night".
b. At or about that same time the aircraft was lost on radar and all communication ceased as the aircraft approached the border between Malaysian and Vietnamese airspace. The transponder was also turned off.
c. Shortly after the communications failure the aircraft appeared to turn back towards Malaysia tracking in a westerly direction.
d. An unidentified contact was picked up by Royal Malaysian Air Force primary radar flying back over the Malaysian peninsula at 29,500 ft.
e. The contact was tracked until it disappeared from Air Traffic radar at 02.40 am when the aircraft appeared to turn to the northwest. In tracking its altitude profile appeared erratic and the aircraft was reported to have climbed to 45,000 ft. before descending again to 19,000 ft.
f. The plane was equipped with cellular communications hardware to provide GSM via satellite and when the aircraft was overdue in Beijing, 19 families allege that they were able to call MH 370 passengers and obtain the ring tone, but got no response.
g. This reinforces the argument that the aircraft was still in the air at the time it was due in Beijing. At this time the aircraft was also in satellite contact.
h. At 08.11 am satellite contact with Flight MH 370 was lost from somewhere within the satellite area which stretches from the Indian Ocean to Kazakhstan.
i. Flight MH 370 continued to fly for many hours after the last recorded transmission from its pilot.
j. A significant search by aircraft and ships from 10 nations along the planned route of the aircraft to the estimated position the aircraft disappeared failed to find any trace or signs of wreckage up to the present time - over a week later.
Terrorism, or hijack?
We have had dramatic and explicit examples of terrorist actions in recent years such as the blowing up of Pan Am Boeing 747 flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland killing 243 passengers on December 21, 1988. More horrifying and unforgettable were the mass attacks against New York's Twin Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. After each attack a terrorist group was quick to claim responsibility, but in the case of MF 370 over a week has passed and no one has claimed involvement. A bomb or catastrophic break-up in mid air would have left wreckage scattered over a wide area of ocean along the aircraft's route to Beijing and we now know that the aircraft kept flying for hours after the last recorded transmission, so both these actions can be discounted.
What about a hijack? Although the aircraft's communications were lost or turned off there were 227 passengers plus 12 crew on the plane, many with mobile phones and we now know from 19 sworn statements from family and friends waiting for their arrival that satellite coverage was available. Since the phones rang in response to attempted calls from the ground, it is reasonable to assume that someone would have been able to make a mobile phone call from the aircraft via satellite to alert authorities if a hijack or other threat had been made after take off. The aircraft was fitted with cellular communication services via satellite, but when Malaysian Airlines tried to call the same numbers the next day, the phones did not ring and the plane would have been out of fuel and probably lying on the ocean floor. The significance of the mobile phone information is that it confirms that the aircraft was still in the air at or about the time it was due to arrive in Beijing some five hours after all communications had been lost.
So what did happen to Malaysian Flight MH 370?
I would like to summarise additional information and put forward a theory that could explain the disappearance of MH 370 on that fateful morning just over a week ago.
Background information. In November 2013 the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Boeing 777 aircraft. The AD was issued because of reports of cracking in the fuselage skin underneath the satellite communication (SATCOM) antenna adapter. The AD required repetitive inspections of the visible fuselage skin to detect and repair any cracking or corrosion around the antenna adapter, which if untreated could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the aircraft.
After studying the limited and sometimes conflicting evidence, a plausible scenario is that the aircraft did experience a fuselage section fracture near the SATCOM antenna. The damage was not serious enough to cause a catastrophic break up of MH 370, but did in fact cause the aircraft to suffer decompression and lead to the ultimate disappearance of the plane and all its passengers. Such a fuselage failure could have disabled some or all of the Ground Positioning System (GPS), the Aircraft Communications and Reporting Systems (ACARS), the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) and the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Contract (ADS-C) antennas and systems, comprising co-operative technology for tracking aircraft reports in remote and oceanic areas. With these systems out of action only primary radars would detect the aircraft and primary radar range is usually less than 100 nautical miles, and generally ineffective at high altitudes. Hence a resulting loss of radar contact which we now know occurred at 01.30 local time just before the aircraft entered Vietnamese airspace cruising over the Gulf of Thailand at around 33,000 ft.
Pilot and crew incapacitated
Additionally and far more serious, this failure of the fuselage around the SATCOM antenna could have resulted in a small hole or tear - probably no larger than 25 mm - which in turn would have led to slow decompression ultimately leaving all the passengers unconscious and the pilot and crew incapacitated. With a slow decompression, it is entirely possible that the pilots, who were busily trying to sort out the cockpit warnings and the looming emergency became increasingly confused and impaired. It is also likely that they did not put on their oxygen masks until it was too late and before the cabin altitude (pressure) warnings sounded. Hypoxia can cause critical incapacity and can render a pilot insensible within a minute to a minute and a half. This would provide enough time for the pilot to react to the communications and other emergency warnings appearing in the cockpit and perhaps change the heading lock to turn the aircraft around before becoming unconscious. It would be a sensible reaction by the crew to try to turn back towards Kuala Lumpur if they were having problems with the communications and warnings were going off in the cockpit!!
Credence to this theory of pilot incapacitation is strengthened by a report from another pilot some 30 minutes ahead of MH 370, who reported that he heard 'mumbling' from the Malaysian pilots and it is worth noting that VHF communications would not have been affected by the SATCOM equipment failure. It is probable that most if not all of the passengers would have been asleep at that time of the morning and would have just become unconscious. Passenger oxygen masks are deployed only in an emergency when the cabin pressure drops to 13,500 ft and are intended to provide oxygen to passengers for the few minutes it takes for the pilot to make an emergency descent from a high cruising altitude to a breathable height of 10,000 ft.
From the above and with all the crew and passengers on Flight MH 370 either unconscious or dead, the aircraft continued flying its programmed headings until its systems shut down and/or the fuel ran out. This has happened before when on August 14, 2005 a Boeing 737 31-S of Cypriot Airways (Helios 522) en route from Cyprus to Greece with 115 passengers and a crew of six suffered decompression and after flying on auto-pilot, the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed into a mountain 25 miles from Athens killing all on board.
To further complicate the search and rescue problems facing the authorities, we now know that the plane altered course and turned back towards Malaysia after communications were lost. Malaysian military radar picked up an unidentified contact flying at 29,500 ft westwards across the Malaysian Peninsula. The radar contact was lost at 02.40 am on Sunday morning about 500 kms west of MH 370's last known position and 320 kms northwest ofPenang.
No evidence of debris
A massive and sustained air and sea search with additional satellite assistance has so far failed to find any evidence of debris or wreckage in and around the last known position of Flight MH 370. No mayday call was received and there is fairly positive evidence that the aircraft continued to fly after all communications with the plane was lost. It would seem probable that MH 370 suffered a fuselage failure that was not detected or evident prior to its final flight last Saturday. The resultant damage from the fuselage failure was of sufficient seriousness to cause a SATCOM failure and a slow decompression which incapacitated the crew and led to total unconsciousness and the ultimate death of all on board. It is also fairly conclusive that the aircraft changed course and headed back towards the west. As has happened on at least three previous occasions, the aircraft flew on auto-pilot on a programmed track for perhaps five or six hours before finally running out of fuel.
With an incapacitated crew the aircraft obviously crashed into the ocean sometime after its last known position at 01.30 am on the Sunday morning and certainly when the fuel was exhausted. MH 370 has challenged the Search and Rescue Authorities with an unprecedented task to search thousands of miles of open ocean to find and recover the aeroplane and its 'black boxes'.
These boxes transmit a sonar signal for 30 days and hold the secrets which will reveal what caused the disappearance. It is anyone's guess how long it will take, but every effort is being made to find them and once retrieved the mysteries surrounding this last flight will be uncovered.


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Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones has praised the club's owners and believes that they are going the right way about building the side.
With the UEFA Financial Fair Play Rules being introduced at the start of next season, the Fenway Sports Group have aimed to run the club on a more secure budget.
Raheem Sterling, Andre Wisdom and Suso have all broken into the first team this season, benefitting from the new youth policy that has been put into place.
And Jones feels the fans appreciate the new policies and admits that it may take time before Liverpool challenge for the title.
He said to Sky Sports: "The likes of Chelsea and Manchester City have spent unbelievable amounts of money. Liverpool haven't necessarily done that.
"The club aren't trying to go out and buy the league in one season. But if you get to the top from building I think the fans grow with the team.
"The owners are quite clever, they have seen it in other sports. For them it is a slow process, it is not going to happen overnight."
Jones also revealed that he thinks the club's owners will be content with how the side has performed this season and hopes the club can keep improving under Brendan Rodgers.
"I think they (the owners) will be happy with what they have seen this season and obviously they will want it to move forward and make that next step and hopefully that will be next season," he added.
"That is the direction we're going in and it is a good place to be."
Liverpool will travel to Aston Villa on Sunday, hoping to bounce back from their humbling 3-1 defeat to Southampton in their last game.
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A Pittsburgh law firm will investigate a sexual discrimination complaint against Butler County Commissioner Jim Eckstein.
The commissioners on Wednesday hired the firm Thomas, Thomas & Hafer to do the investigation for $185 an hour with the total to not exceed $5,000.
County solicitor Mike English said he couldn't handle the investigation because there would be a conflict of interest.
English said the county could potentially be sued by either Eckstein or the employee filing the complaint if there would be dissatisfaction with the findings.
"It would be inappropriate and unfair," English said.
He said the county is legally obligated to do an investigation once such a complaint is filed with the personnel department as was done in this case.
English said the firm doesn't expect to reach the $5,000 cap.
Commissioners Bill McCarrier and Dale Pinkerton voted to hire the firm while Eckstein abstained.
Eckstein said he's willing to let English do it to save the county money.
"I want to control costs," Eckstein said.
He stressed his opposition to hiring the firm doesn't mean there shouldn't be an investigation.
"I'm not against any investigation," Eckstein said. "I would cooperate fully with any investigation."
Eckstein also claimed his due process is being denied, but English stressed Eckstein's side would be take into account.
Several sources said that the employee who filed the complaint is chief clerk Amy Wilson, but county officials, including Wilson, would not confirm those reports.
Although Eckstein wouldn't specify the person's gender, he did stress he worked well with the women in county offices.
Eckstein said the complaint wasn't valid.
"I think these are political shenanigans," he said.
County officials won't release details of the complaint, but the employee is not seeking any specific settlement.
Eckstein reiterated the complaint stems from a debate he had with the employee following a county prison board meeting.
He said if the discussion was out of hand, Sheriff Mike Slupe wouldn't have left the room and prison Warden Rick Shaffer wouldn't have been drinking coffee at the time.
Shaffer said in an interview that Eckstein was animated, so he remained in the room as a precautionary measure. "We were concerned," Shaffer said.
Slupe said in an interview that he left the room before the discussion was over because he knew the warden was there.
Shaffer did not say Eckstein is dangerous, but described him as "passionate."
Shaffer and Slupe said they don't know how the discussion relates to the complaint, which they have not seen.
While discussing the complaint and the topic discussed after the prison board meeting, which was the handling of inmates' mail, Graham and English tried multiple times on Wednesday to get Eckstein to stop talking about those issues.
At one point, McCarrier used the chairman's gavel to interrupt Eckstein.
"I'm ruling you out of order," McCarrier said.
Eckstein continued to debate what he could say during a meeting.
County officials conceded there are limitations on what could be done to an elected official such as Eckstein even if the investigation finds he's guilty of discrimination.
"It's going to depend on what the recommendations are," English said.
Eckstein accused McCarrier and Pinkerton of handpicking the Pittsburgh firm. Both denied knowing anyone at Thomas, Thomas & Shafer.
Eckstein compared this investigation to the Watergate scandal.
"Did Richard Nixon pick his own counsel (investigator)?" he asked.
English insisted hiring an independent firm would protect Eckstein's interests as much as anyone else's.


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A Brooklyn Heights father will be back in court next month after pleading not guilty to charges related to a November 2012 shooting that injured his two small children.
A Brooklyn Heights father will be back in court next month after pleading not guilty to charges related to a November 2012 shooting that injured his two small children.
Jasper County Court Records say Kenton C. Cowgill, 27, rural Carthage, will be in court again at 9 a.m. on Feb. 25 for a hearing to discuss any motions or change of plea relating to the three remaining counts against him.
Cowgill was arraigned before Jasper County Circuit Court Judge David Dally on Monday, where his bond was reduced from $250,000 to $50,000. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Jan. 16 and was bound over for trial on three charges, two felony counts of second-degree domestic assault and one felony count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
He was originally charged with six counts, including a third count of domestic assault and two felony counts of armed criminal action after the Nov. 19, 2012 shooting that left two young children, ages two and four, with shotgun blast injuries to the faces and upper bodies.
At the time, the Jasper County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage at 11:20 a.m. Nov. 19, 2012, for patients with gunshot wounds.
Deputies found the boy and girl at the hospital being treated for injuries from a shotgun.
At the hospital, the deputies learned there had been a domestic dispute at a home at 9155 County Lane 173 in the Brooklyn Heights area.
According to the Sheriff's office, deputies learned that Kenton C. Cowgill Jr., had gotten into a fight with his wife, Shayna N. Cowgill, and Shayna Cowgill had been injured in the face.
A short time later, Mark Wittenmyer, father of Shayna Cowgill, confronted Kenton Cowgill, who brandished a shotgun.
The two men began to struggle and the shotgun discharged, hitting the children in the face and upper body.
Kenton Cowgill and Mark Wittenmyer were both arrested, but Jasper County Prosecutor Dean Dankelson said at the time that he believed Cowgill was the aggressor and no charges were filed against Wittenmyer.


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To make the most of tender spring vegetables, it's important to use a gentle touch at the stove. This not only results in a more delicious dish, it's also usually much less work.
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Cooking tasty, healthy food with your children is a great way to have fun and teach them about healthy eating.
Healthy food can be great fun for kids if they help you prepare it. Watch a video about cooking for kids
Kids love developing new skills. Even fussy eaters may be tempted by dishes they've made themselves.
So let them have a go in the kitchen, and praise them for their efforts. They might even help with the washing up.
Staying safe
It's essential to supervise children in the kitchen at all times.
Restrict the jobs that you give them according to their age and ability. For example, pre-schoolers might only mix dough with their hands, whereas older kids can peel and chop vegetables.
Don't forget to tell them the hygiene and safety rules before you start. Explain why some things in a kitchen are dangerous.
Important hygiene rules include:
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Make it fun
Take kids shopping with you so they can choose the ingredients themselves.
Give yourself plenty of time, and have some spare ingredients in case the children make mistakes.
Choose something that will be simple and healthy. It can be fun to make something that the children can make into shapes or decorate with a smiley face.
To get started, try this recipe for fish cakes.
Find more healthy recipes that the whole family will love in the Change4Life recipe book
First, help the children get all the ingredients out of the cupboards and fridge. Then everyone can help prepare them as above. So beat the egg, chop the herbs, onions and tomatoes, slice and juice the lemon, and drain the capers.
Open the can of salmon and remove any pieces of skin or bones. Let the children flake the fish into a mixing bowl.
Now add the spring onions, breadcrumbs, egg, lemon juice, horseradish sauce, herbs, oil and pepper. The kids can then combine the mixture, with their hands or a wooden spoon, until the ingredients are mixed well.
Next, separate the mixture into four equal portions and make them into a round shape. (They can be made into fun shapes, but remember that they may not cook evenly.)
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You may, this very day, start downloading a Steam game on your computer at home by loading up your web browser at work, to have it ready to go when you arrive back home. Valve introduced remote downloads in a beta build earlier this month, but the feature was officially patched into the regular Steam client yesterday.
To download a game remotely, simply log into the Steam Community site in your browser and poke around your games library. The PC you're downloading to needs to be turned on and online, obviously, and you need to be logged into Steam Friends too. One imagines this will be added to the Steam mobile app soon too.
Yesterday's patch also added support for redeeming the newly-launched Steam Wallet gift cards, and a smattering of fixes.


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Lee County Parks and Recreation and Calusa Ghost Tours will be offering two three-day Kids Kayaking Camp sessions this summer. Parents can sign their children up to explore different sections of the Blueway starting at Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach each morning.
Activities will include basic instruction, environmental awareness, water safety, paddling, hiking, swimming, crafts and games. Be sure to bring a hat, sunscreen, bag lunch, water bottle and a sense of adventure. The camp is open to children ages 9 to 14.
Session One dates are June 23, 24, and 25 (Wednesday through Friday) and Session Two dates are July 7, 8, and 9. Camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., traveling from and returning to Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach daily. Children must be registered prior to June 18.
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The cost is $100 for each session, and all equipment is provided. Participants must pre-register at LeeParks.org or by calling 533-7440. Space is limited so don't wait. For more information on this program or any other beach program, visit LeeParks.org, CalusaBlueway.com or call 463-3764.