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There is one inconvenience that hinders our progress: the DataSource object that we use to obtain either the whole list of celebrities or a selected celebrity is currently stored as a property of the CelebritiesList page. This is not convenient as we are planning to access this object from different pages, and the changes we might make to it on one page should be immediately reflected by another page.
In other words, the DataSource should be stored somewhere, we don't care where, but it should be readily available for our code whenever we need it. If you remember our discussion of Inversion of Control and Dependency Injection in the previous article, you can probably guess that we are going to use some kind of IoC here. And since we want the DataSource delivered to us (or injected, like those drinks to our mini-bar) this should be a DI indeed.
You might also remember that the system that takes care of IoC issues in Tapestry 4 is HiveMind. All we need to do is create a HiveMind configuration file, hivemodule.xml, and specify in it that we are going to need an instance of the DataSource class. The first time we request this instance at runtime, Tapestry (well, HiveMind, behind the scenes) will create it for us and store it in some kind of memory. Whenever we request it afterward, the same instance will be given to us (you can see an implementation of the so-called Singleton design pattern here).
Sounds good, now let's actually do all this.
{mospagebreak title=Creating hivemodule.xml}
Under WEB-INF folder, we need to create a new XML file named hivemodule.xml. Right-click WEB-INF in the Projects view, select New > File/Folder…, then select 'XML' in Categories and 'XML' for file types. Enter 'hivemodule' as the file name on the next page of the wizard; leave the selected 'Well-formed Document' for Document Type.
Now change the contents of the new file to look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<module id="com.devshed.tapestry.celebrities" version="1.0.0">
<state-object name="dataSource" scope="session">
Let's see what we have here. The <module> element is the root of hivemodule.xml; we shall have it in every file like this. Note that the version attribute should look exactly as shown, i.e. it must contain three numbers separated by periods, or the application won't start.
The <contribution> element tells HiveMind that we are going to contribute something of our own to its already existing extensive list of services and objects. The tapestry.state.ApplicationObjects value for configuration ID explains what we are going to do with this object; it indicates an ASO.
The <state-object> element gives the ASO its name under which we shall be requesting it in the pages. Also we have specified that the scope for this ASO is session. Session is basically a piece of memory associated specifically with the given user; nobody else can access this memory. So in our case there will be a separate instance of DataSource for each user, which makes sense to me, as different collectors will have different collections.
Alternatively, we could use an application scope, and in that case all the users would share the same DataSource.
Finally, the <create-instance> element specifies which class to instantiate to create the desired ASO.
Now that we made available the DataSource as an Application State Object, we don't need to store its instance in the CelebritiesList page class. Remove the line of code where we've instantiated it before:
private DataSource dataSource = new DataSource();
And replace it with the following code:
public abstract DataSource getDataSource();
These two lines of code can be used in any page and any component of the application to obtain a reference to the DataSource. All that remains now is to replace all the references to the removed dataSource property with invocations of the newly created method. Here is the completed code for the DependenciesList class:
public abstract class CelebritiesList extends BasePage {
public abstract DataSource getDataSource();
public abstract Details getDetailsPage();
public List getCelebrities() {
return getDataSource().getCelebrities();
public IPage onShowDetails(int id) {
Celebrity celebrity = getDataSource().getCelebrityById(id);
Details nextPage = getDetailsPage();
return nextPage;
Now it is the time to create a page for creating a new Celebrity.
{mospagebreak title=AddCelebrity page}
You have already had substantial experience with creating Tapestry pages, so my instructions will be brief: create all three files, AddCelebrity.html, AddCelebrity.page and AddCelebrity.java.
As we shall certainly need to use the DataSource, create an abstract getter for it with an appropriate annotation, as we did this in the previous section.
Now let's work on the mock up. Let the page look similar to this:
If you are curious as to why I've created these 'Gender' radio buttons, the purpose is to decide how to spell the occupation in case the 'Actor/Actress' option was selected. If it is a man, he will be recorded as an 'Actor,' and vice versa. It's not the best design, I agree, but it allows me to introduce you to two components: RadioGroup and PropertySelection.
Here is the source for the mock up:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<title>Add New Celebrity</title>

Add New Celebrity

First Name:
<input type="text"/>
Last Name:
<input type="text"/>
Date of Birth:
<input type="text"/>

<input type="radio" name="gender"
value="M"> Male
<input type="radio" name="gender"
value="F"> Female

<input type="submit" value="Submit"/>
{mospagebreak title=Creating the template with new components}
Now let's convert this mock up into a Tapestry template. Along with the already mentioned RadioGroup and PropertySelection, we are going to use yet another new component, DatePicker. These components are somewhat more complicated than those that you've used before, so I am going to introduce and configure them one by one. The RadioGroup is the simplest of the three, so let's begin from it.
Here is the piece of markup we are going to deal with:
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="M"/> Male
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="F"/> Female
The RadioGroup itself serves as a container for a number of Radio components, so the first task is to convert the existing <input type="radio"> elements into Radio components. This is very easy to do, and in many cases these components will be defined implicitly:
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="M"
jwcid="@Radio"/> Male
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="F" jwcid="@Radio"/> Female
The next step is to surround these two with a Tapestry component and then define that component as a RadioGroup. Here is the addition to the template:

<input type="radio" name="gender" value="M"
jwcid="@Radio"/> Male
<input type="radio" name="gender" value="F" jwcid="@Radio"/> Female
And here is the addition to the page specification:
<component id="gender" type="RadioGroup">
<binding name="selected" value="gender"/>
Here we have ensured that when the form is submitted, the value of the selected Radio component is passed to the page class. Finally, declare that you need a property named 'gender' in the page class:
public abstract String getGender();
We've provided an initial value so that Tapestry knew which of the radio buttons should be selected by default.
And of course, the form surrounding the components should be declared as a Tapestry Form component:
<form jwcid="@Form">
At this point, we might want to test whether the page runs properly, but we need some link to access it. It will be probably most natural to place such a link at the CelebritiesList page, straight under the table:

Add another celebrity
Run the application, click on the new link, and you should see the AddCelebrity page. Try to change the value for gender and press the Submit button. Nothing exciting happens so far, but the fact that everything works smoothly confirms that all components were configured properly – otherwise Tapestry would complain.
{mospagebreak title=Continuing to configure the application}
Before going further, let's configure TextField components for the first and last names. This is easy; you have already done this in the previous application, so I will simply show the relevant pieces of code. In the page template:
<input type="text" jwcid="firstName"/>
<input type="text" jwcid="lastName"/>
In the page specification:
<component id="firstName" type="TextField">
<binding name="value" value="firstName"/>
<component id="lastName" type="TextField">
<binding name="value" value="lastName"/>
And in the page class:
public abstract String getFirstName();
public abstract String getLastName();
If you run the application again, you will notice that whatever you enter for the names and whichever gender you selected, these values are retained after the form was submitted and the page redisplayed. This is very simple, but it might be worth thinking about. The values we have entered were delivered to the page class and put into its properties, and when the page was redisplayed after form submission, Tapestry checked which values are stored in the properties of the page class and put those values into the components connected to those properties.
Now, let's configure the next component, the one used to select an occupation for the newly added celebrity. Here is its mock up:
To display a dynamic version of an HTML <select> element in a Tapestry application, we use the PropertySelection component. Mark this <select> with a Tapestry ID:
<select jwcid="occupation">
and then configure it in the page specification:
<component id="occupation" type="PropertySelection">
<binding name="model" value="occupationsModel"/>
<binding name="value" value="occupation"/>
As you can see, this component has two bindings, model and value. As for the value, we are familiar with it from the other components. This binding will pass to the page class the value selected by the user, and when the page is rendered for the first time, it will provide the initial value for the component. Let's configure the appropriate property in the page class:
public abstract String getOccupation();
The model binding is new to us. Basically, it provides to the component the options to display, but the way how it does this might seem a little bit cumbersome at first. Here is the method that the occupation component will expect to find in the page class:
public IPropertySelectionModel getOccupationsModel() {
// Some code that creates and returns an implementation
// of IPropertySelectionModel interface
The return value, IPropertySelectionModel, is an interface that has several methods in it, and Tapestry provides a few implementations of this interface. Today we shall use the simplest implementation, but in one of the upcoming parts of the tutorial I am going to show how to unleash the full power of IPropertySelectionModel and explain the logic behind this seemingly cumbersome but potentially very flexible way of providing the options to display. For now, just add to the page class the following method:
public IPropertySelectionModel getOccupationsModel() {
String[] occupations = {"Actor/Actress",
"Wine-maker", "Programmer"};
return new StringPropertySelectionModel(occupations);
We have simply created an array of strings and then used it to create an instance of StringPropertySelectionModel, the simplest of IPropertySelectionModel implementations.
Run the application and it should work properly. Well, at the first glance the AddCelebrity page looks exactly as its mock up, but if you select some occupation other than the first, and then submit the form, the selected value will be redisplayed. This this means that the page in your browser and the page class on the server are speaking to each other.
Have a look at the source of the page in your browser, and you will see that the <select> for specifying the occupation was rendered like this:
<select name="occupation" id="occupation">
<option value="0">Actor/Actress</option>
<option value="1">Wine-maker</option>
<option value="2">Programmer</option>
You can see that each occupation has a label, displayed to the user, and a value associated with that label. This is something we are going to explore soon, but for today we have already covered enough ground.
What comes next
In the next part of the tutorial we are going to complete the AddCelebrity page by adding a DatePicker component to it, and also some code to actually create a new Celebrity object and "record" it into the DataSource.


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CHICAGO (AP) — When she sang "Fly Away," Delois Barrett Campbell's voice soared to the church rafters and her joy raised the roof. The gospel legend was the oldest of the three singing Barrett Sisters, who electrified audiences worldwide with their powerful harmonies. She died Tuesday at a Chicago hospital at age 85, daughter Mary Campbell said. Delois Campbell's health had been deteriorating and she had been hospitalized at least twice in recent months.
"I believe she was born to sing," Mary Campbell said of her mother. "Each time she sang it was as if she were performing to a cathedral full of people, no matter how small the group was."
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Handspun Friday - Winter Woodland
It was not easy to spin, but I did it. It's a blend of BFL-Viscose-Bamboo. It turned out to be airy and still has a wonderful drape.
I've weight the finished yarn before it took a bath, it was 93g, 2-ply, ~ 334yds.
Yarn like this was screaming to be something for a delicate neck.
I've got some yarn I'd like to design something with, it's very special, so I grabbed this yarn, to come up with something. I ripped out several times, and finally had to stop using this handspun for trial and error, because it was looking a little worn out. (still don't have a clue what to do with the other yarn)
I LOVE slip stitch patterns. I know, it's hardly visible here, especially the main part, but it was slightly less boring to knit, compared to stockinette stitch.
Sometimes I just want to sit down and knit, without having to look at a pattern. I made this little triangular scarf right after I finished Multnomah (pictures soon). So I wanted to make the ends longer, and increased every row. I changed to a different slip stitch pattern in the lower part of the little thing, a little more obvious. It was not easy to find a stitch pattern other than garter stitch which would work with this yarn.
Did you notice the edge? I was just knitting along, getting worried that I would run out of yarn, thinking up something (I think I've already forgotten how I did it, should have made notes).
It was a total surprise to me, how the edge worked out, which only revealing it's loveliness after blocking. I had about a foot of yarn left over.
My "extensive" notes, give me one more clue - I used 3.25mm needles. Sometimes I shake my head about myself. I haven't even measured it after blocking, but it's just the right size to wind around ones neck.
Thanks, Dony for the lovely fiber!
29 comments:
- knottygnome said...
it's beautiful! i love it when yarn and design come together to make such a unique and lovely object.
- January 15, 2010 10:50 a.m.
- Frieda said...
The shawl is simply lovely ! I wish I was a good enough knitter to come up with something as gorgeous as that . Handspun yarn on top of it all !
- January 15, 2010 11:27 a.m.
- Sharon V said...
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Great job!
- January 15, 2010 12:14 p.m.
- Iris said...
This is really lovely.
I have to thank you for your inspiration in the past month or two. I have made 16 of those crocheted pin cushions you made early in December, giving them as gifts to all my knitting friends and relatives (including one to my weaver husband). I still have to make one for myself.
Now I may have just been inspired to spin up and knit a triangle shawl!
Keep 'em coming!
- January 15, 2010 12:30 p.m.
- Javajem said...
Lovely shawl!! I love seeing the before and after of fiber. The finished product always comes out so different from the lump of fluff!
- January 15, 2010 12:38 p.m.
- Wanderingcatstudio said...
It's beautiful. I absolutely love the colours!
- January 15, 2010 12:46 p.m.
- momsue84 said...
Beautiful! Gee, is a pattern forthcoming?
- January 15, 2010 1:12 p.m.
- Virginia said...
That's really lovely! I've developed an obsession with shawlettes lately. No idea why.
- January 15, 2010 1:22 p.m.
- NancyFancyPants said...
I think it looks great - and you can definitely see the slip stitches...too bad you didn't take notes, I'd have paid for this pattern!
- January 15, 2010 1:53 p.m.
- punkin said...
I am partial to slip-stitch patterns. Lovely shawl.
- January 15, 2010 2:34 p.m.
- lexa said...
It's gorgeous! I love the edging.
- January 15, 2010 4:06 p.m.
- Michelle said...
That's very pretty. I like the slip stitches and the color changes and it looks like it's very silky to wear.
- January 15, 2010 7:11 p.m.
- Sarah said...
So gorgeous. I can't say anything else! Good on ya!
- January 15, 2010 7:56 p.m.
- Kim said...
I love it! Everything about it. The colors are beautiful and you spun the yarn used to make it, wow!
- January 15, 2010 11:26 p.m.
- Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog: said...
Your shawls are all soooooo beautiful. This is such a lovely design ~ I particularly like the feature of the slip stitch running and haven't seen that before (or if I have hadn't noticed it). I may have to have one too - LOL
I bet that combo of yarn is ultra soft and lustrous. Can't wait to see what your new design is going to be!
- January 15, 2010 11:36 p.m.
- Maria said...
Just beautiful!
- January 16, 2010 10:07 a.m.
- Newhall said...
lovely colours, and they make a beautiful finished shawl too. Well done! I'm in the middle of a shawl using handspun too - this has given me so much of a boost to keep going! Thanks x
- January 16, 2010 10:07 a.m.
- Hege said...
Have great weekend :)
- January 16, 2010 11:12 a.m.
Beautiful - looking forward to starting mine tonight. I plan on using something form my Wollmeise stash.
- January 16, 2010 2:48 p.m.
- Grand Purl Baa said...
It is soooooo lovely to see the whole progression from beautifully dyed wool to beautifully spun wool bot beautifully knitted wool to beautifully photographed scarf.
- January 16, 2010 5:44 p.m.
- Walden said...
Very beautiful! So delicate and soft looking.
- January 16, 2010 5:59 p.m.
- Beverly said...
Lovely. Simple and perfect.
- January 16, 2010 11:30 p.m.
It's really beautiful! I would definitely be interested in seeing a pattern.
- January 17, 2010 9:17 a.m.
- Ann said...
It's gorgeous & I love the colors. The edging looks really nice too.
- January 17, 2010 8:32 p.m.
- Life's a Stitch said...
I am catching up on my blog reading and all your pictures this month, as always, are beautiful.
- January 17, 2010 11:13 p.m.
- Juli said...
Die Farben sind ein Traum! Das Tuch einfach wunderbar!!!!
Liebe Grüße, Juli
- January 18, 2010 4:38 a.m.
- Renata S. P. said...
That is really gorgeous, Monika!
Love your handspun =)
- January 18, 2010 5:56 a.m.
Liebe Monika,
Deine neuesten Tücher sind ja wieder einfach nur traumhaft !!!!!
Ganz liebe Grüße
- January 20, 2010 4:28 p.m.
Oh Monika - what a lovely surprise. I have been away on holidays and had a look to see what you had been up to.
WOW - the shawl is beautiful - can't believe I dyed it and you made it into something so lovely.
(I agree - it's not the easiest to spin).
Thanks so much for making my day.
- January 20, 2010 9:13 p.m.


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Facing Kennesaw State in the Atlantic Sun opener for both teams Friday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex the Lady Bisons, picked to finish No. 10 in the conference, gave the No. 1 preseason team all it could handle.
"It is the hardest and most devastating loss I have experienced as a player of a coach," Lipscomb coach Jon Ireland said. "I felt like we could have won the game if we went to overtime. I thought we had the momentum."
The two teams fought to a 0-0 deadlock in the first half.
At the 48:56 mark of the second half Kennesaw State took the lead on a penalty kick by Alma Gardarsdottir.
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The Lady Bisons never gave up, tying the game with 1:44 left to play. Andie Thornton, battling one-on-one, put the ball into the corner of the net.
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Brittany Vining decided the game with a clear shot from the box.
"There is a reason Kennesaw State is a championship team," Ireland said. "It's all about finishing games and they find a way to do it."
Last season on Oct. 9 the Lady Bisons fell 7-0 to Kennesaw State on the road. Kennesaw State has not lost a conference opener since joining the Atlantic Sun. They have been the conference champion two of the last three seasons.
"We haven't had much success against Kennesaw State," Ireland said. "Kennesaw State is a top team. But we outplayed them in this game.
"Kennesaw State has everything you would want in a team. And we took it to them with our pressure."
The Lady Bisons attempted eight shots, four of them shots on goal. Kennesaw State had 16 shots, including seven shots on goal.
Lipscomb goalkeeper Erin Zerio made five saves. Kennesaw State goalkeeper Staci Pugh was credited with four saves.
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the idea for this tut came to me thusly....
i had an xls file in one of my users attachment file directories. had no idea what it was...and didn't want to delete it without checking it out...it scans fine with NAV...but i was extremely uncomfortable opening it without knowing the source...(as in...no way not gonna do it...)..so i thought i'd see if there were some 'viewer' progs out there...and there are...they are at M$
Excel Viewer
Word Viewer
so how do these viewers, which are basically written to allow users without copies of word, excel and powerpoint to view documents, help us with macro security?
macro exploits are bits of code attached to word excel and powerpoint presentations. in the old days a macro was something like a simple script or batch file, and they were dangerous enough, but now they are written in VBA (visual basic for applications) VBA is a very powerful language, in the sense that you can pretty much do anything with your computer using VBA. a sufficiently skilled coder can modify registry settings, rename and delete files, send out information from your computer and even format your harddrive.
most often, but not always, these macros are set to run when the file is opened for the first time. The macros can modify the default templates (eg. normal.dot) for the program so that the exploit is loaded everytime the program is run or perhaps, keep track of the number of times it has run, or the date, in order to run another bit of code.
what to do
ok...first....stop using outlook...really...but if you must...or have no choice (corporate of edu rules) make sure it's patched. we've seen studies showing something like 90% of outlook and OE users are running unpatched software.
have AV software which is up to date and set to scan documents when they are opened. Office 2000 & XP have good integration with norton and i expect other AV progs as well.
either turn off macro execution altogether or at minimum "ask before running macros" Office 2000 & XP also have the ability to "run only signed macros". this is a good option if you are in a corporation that does require complex macros and where you can set up a trusted source
if your email client allows it (and if it doesn't either get it patched or throw it out), set up "warn before MAPI Send" MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) is the protocol used to send mail messages from programs and can be used to secretly send out information if this warning is not enabled. i believe that unpatched versions of outlook do not have any warning features...so patch it ok...really
now what do the viewers have to do with security?
simply put, the viewers do not run macro code so you can be safe looking at most file types. for me i was able to look at the excel file and find out that it was in fact something that a supplier had sent. of course i still called them to find out what it was and why they had sent it as it could have been sent to me without their knowledge from an infected document.
for a sysadmin charged with the responsibility of making sure their idiots...err...i mean users...don't open attachments, these viewers can be of great use. you can set up most if not all email clients and specify what to use when viewing attachments. if you specify the viewers rather than the progs themselves, users who "accidently" click open an attachment don't risk infecting your network. if your email client doesn't offer this ability, you can always change the file associations for xls, doc etc to point to the viewer rather than the program itself. i think i'd recommend this anyways. users will not be able to double click in explorer to edit a file, which is somewhat inconvenient, but convenience is the plague of security. they will still be able to open the files using file/open dialog, but you can rest a bit easier knowing that they'll have to work a bit harder to ruin your day...
hope this has been of some use...oh...and did i mention...stop using outlook...and update your av defs...now...really...


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I am trying to do a PostForMessageAsync with either a dictionary or newtonsoft json object (though I don't really care what I use) of values to a server, and send them URLENCODED (C# Winforms, btw). First, the default behavior is multipart, so I can't just take the easy path, and call the post with a url and a dictionary, I have to start building HttpHeaders and HttpEntities. The first problem is the docs refer to HttpEntity as a typed class, i.e. HttpEntity<T>, which it is not. Oh, but perhaps that's because the only docs on the class are for Java. But I digress . . .
To start, I create a rest template and add several format converters, including NJsonHttpMessageConverter. In my server call function, I can do the following:
This call works, but it does not send it urlencoded as requested, it sends it in multi-part mime, which the server throws up on.Code:var headers = new HttpHeaders(); headers.ContentType = MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED; IDictionary<string, object> parts = new Dictionary<string, object>(); parts.Add("token", loginToken); parts.Add("service_type", string.Format("{0}", (int)shareType)); parts.Add("message", message); var entity = new HttpEntity(parts, headers); restTemplate.PostForMessageAsync(url, entity, r => { // snip, check r.Error });
So I also tried the following (same header)
This call fails, with the dreaded "no converter available" (actual error text: "Could not write request: no suitable IHttpMessageConverter found for request type [Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject] and content type [application/x-www-form-urlencoded]"). What? I guess that's better than just ignoring the content type when it's a dictionary. For kicks and giggles, I tried a third round, changing the MediaType in the header to APPLICATION_JSON. It also worked, but of course, the server had no clue how to handle straight up json.Code:var json = new JObject(); json.Add("token", loginToken); json.Add("service_type", string.Format("{0}", (int)shareType)); json.Add("message", message); var entity = new HttpEntity(parts, headers); restTemplate.PostForMessageAsync(url, entity, r => { // snip, check r.Error });
What's the path to get my data to the server in a URLENCODED format? Spring claims to make REST easy . . .


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The wildest trip I took this season included seven cities in less than four days, more stops than former Miss California Carrie Prejean on a marriage preservation tour. There was anxiety and enjoyment. It included both Iowa football and basketball.
I originally slotted my basketball trips in late September. That included Iowa's game at Ohio State, which was scheduled for 4 p.m. on Dec. 31. Yep, that's right, New Year's Eve. Well, I didn't want to ring in 2009 in Columbus, Ohio so I scheduled a late-evening flight back to Cedar Rapids. I didn't expect Iowa's football team would make a New Year's Day bowl game so I figured I'd just stick to basketball that day.
In early December, Iowa was selected to play in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 1. I was interested in joining Gazette comrades Marc Morehouse and Mike Hlas in covering the event so I had to rearrange the flight pattern.
The best way I could get from Columbus to Tampa was via Charlotte. I had to leave Columbus at 7:50 p.m. for that flight, but with a 4 p.m. start, making that flight was difficult to say the least. But I tried it anyway.
I flew from Cedar Rapids to Chicago and then Columbus and arrived around midnight on Dec. 30. I staffed a basketball game that appeared to be a blowout in the first half with Ohio State leading 30-15. Then Iowa mounted a major comeback and took the lead in the second half. Needless to say, I was stressed. I wrote most of my story through the game. Iowa had one chance left but freshman Matt Gatens' last-second three-pointer went astray and Ohio State won 68-65. Had Gatens, who had a great game, hit that shot, the game would have went into overtime and I would have missed my flight. Instead, I made my flight with a few minutes to spare.
I flew to Charlotte first then landed in Tampa around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Southern cities celebrate the New Year with fireworks, something that surprised me until I realized it's about 50 degrees warmer there than in Iowa. So it was kind of cool to fly above the fireworks. On the flight to Tampa a depressed couple lamented that they had to kiss each other on the airplane serenaded with a New Year's countdown by the pilot. Too bad for them.
By the time I got to the hotel after a stressful trip, it was 1:30 a.m. I arrived at Raymond James Stadium by 8:30 a.m. I watched Iowa beat the living daylights out of South Carolina. I relaxed for a few hours that night before waking at 3 a.m. for a 6 a.m. Eastern flight. I was entertained by the dozens of hungover Iowa fans at the airport, including an old high school friend who hadn't been to bed since arriving on Dec. 31. Then it was on to Atlanta, St. Louis and then Cedar Rapids.
Sportswriters often get hit with comments like "aww, that must be rough" when we travel to cover teams. But none of those people had to staff a basketball game and make a flight within four hours away with a basketball arena 10 miles from the airport. But getting around one day in 70-degree weather in Tampa made it all worth it.


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Snickerdoodles, Peanut Butter, Oatmeal Raisin, Classic Chocolate Chip and...Cornflakes?! Cornflake cookies are an easy to make, not too sweet dessert, perfect not only for the Holidays but any of time year! I had never seen/eaten these before we moved to Italy, though after a quick recipe search they are found all over from the States to Australia.
A cookie so simple, even I can make it!
Buon Natale!
Biscotti di cereali
makes 30 cookies
250 grams of flour
2 eggs
100 grams of sugar
100 grams of butter
4-6 tablespoons of raisins
tablespoon of vanilla extract
16 grams of 'lieveto per dolci' or baking powder
(handful of toasted pine nuts optional)
Corn Flakes
Preheat oven to 175 Celsius or 345 Fahrenheit.
Cream butter and sugar. Then add eggs and vanilla and blend. Sift flour and baking powder/lieveto. Mix the wet and dry ingredients. Fold in the raisins and optional pine nuts.
Make small balls of dough and roll in Corn Flakes.
Bake for about 15-18 minutes.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 179 diseños de 51 diseñadores freelance.
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The Rolling Hills Chorus is preparing for its annual show, which this year will feature performances on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Princess Theatre in Prosser and on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Hanford High School auditorium.
Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Made up of women from the Yakima Valley and the Tri-Cities area, the Rolling Hills Chorus this year is presenting a show that features 100 years of Broadway music, including songs from "The Music Man," "Hair," "Wicked" and "Mary Poppins."
The show is told from the point of view of Mabel, the cleaning lady for an old theatre that is closing as she remembers years of Broadway musicals.
The Rolling Hills Chorus will be joined at both performances by special guest Carisa Simpson and her accompanist, Patti Robertson. In addition, Taylor Plunkett and local friends provide the acting magic while the chorus provides the music.
For tickets, call Evelyn at (509) 420-6754.
The Rolling Hills Chorus, which sings in women's a capella barbershop music style, has earned first place honors at regional competition each of the past three years.
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West Virginia Review
Lydia Kimble Graham
September 1934
by J. M. Bennett
Lydia Kimble Graham
Up among the beautiful hills of Pendleton County, West Virginia, there dwells an aged lady, who has the unique distinction of receiving a pension from the National Government because her husband fought on the American side during our Second War for Independence.
It was on a pleasant spring morning, not long ago, that I first wound my way to her little mountain home, situated amid majestic scenery, some miles north of the picturesque little town of Franklin.
I truly expected to see a woman badly worn with years, for was she not a widow of a soldier of that long-ago-war, and had I not been informed that she was nearing the century mark? So, as I followed the byway that led from the main highway up the little valley and around the foot of the hill, I found myself fearing that perhaps it would be impossible after all for me, a stranger, to get an interview with this old, old woman. And, if I were successful in this, would not her sense faculties be dimmed by years and her memory blurred with age?
Imagine my joyful surprise when a dear old lady, erect and nimble beyond all expectation, possessing a pleasant countenance, and charming manner; with keen sight and acute hearing, met me at the door of her modest but snug little home, half hidden among the flowers and bushes, and informed me that she was Mrs. Graham.
"Come right in," she said pleasantly, "but you will have to excuse my appearance, as I've been working in the garden - . .. Oh, yes, I still work in my garden, 'tend to my flowers, and do my housework," she added in answer to my expression of surprise. "My son and his wife," she continued as we seated ourselves, "are very good to me, and they want me to stop working, but you see I was never used to being idle, and I'm afraid I wouldn't like it."
Her son and daughter-in-law, of whom she spoke, are thrifty people, who live near her and never let her want for anything.
As we sat talking, she related to me in a very interesting way the story of her life and that of her former husband, the late Isaac Graham, who entered the War of 1812 at the age of nineteen, and served in Bodkin's Division of the Virginia Militia.
"My husband," she went on, "was born on May 12, 1793. This was during Washington's administration, you know, and the year that the cornerstone was laid for the National Capitol. I remember my husband used to smile, when asked his age, and say that he was as old as the National Capitol. He had a vivid memory, and enjoyed talking about the war, the gold rush, pioneer days, and so forth, right up till the time of his death, which occurred on November 10,1881."
Mrs. Graham said that she was born during Van Buren's administration, near the place where she now dwells.
"Though I have always lived in Pendleton County," she smilingly said, "nevertheless, I have been a resident of two states. I lived in Virginia until I was twenty-five," she explained, "at which time this part of the state separated from the Mother State and became West Virginia. I never had a desire to live elsewhere. I love my hills and my mountain home. Though I have lived to see this country pass through four victorious wars, and was united in marriage to a dear old soldier who had served his country faithfully in another, I have no desire to talk about wars. I have seen and heard too much about them, I suppose. I trust we never have another war. I would much rather think about the beauties of nature." Her eyes brightened as she glanced through the open door at the distant hills. "And here, stranger, nature is at its best. The beautiful sunsets, the towering mountains, the cooling springs, the green pastures, the crystal rivers, the shady forests, all help to make this one of the most charming places that can be imagined."
Beckoning me to follow, she led the way to a cool spot beneath the trees. From this pleasant location we could see far across the hills to the distant mountains, which faded to a hazy blue mist and blended with the smoky rim of the sky on the far-away horizon.
"When I was young," she continued without taking her eyes from the scene at which we had been gazing for some time in silence, "I dearly loved to climb those rugged mountains to their summits. The view from those advantageous points never fail to awe, silence, and inspire me. I am no longer able to go up there, but, like the Hebrew poet of old, thank God, I can still 'lift up mine eyes to the hills, from whence my strength cometh.' I have dwelt among these hills all my life, love them dearly, and desire that others may see and love them and benefit from them as I have. To me they are always a source of inspiration."
Mrs. Graham, who has just celebrated her ninety-sixth birthday, possesses such a keen aesthetic sense and such a tender poetic nature that she cannot fail to hear and understand the call of natural beauty after having been reared amid the fascinating splendor of Pendleton County.
Mrs. Graham, like most of the people of Pendleton County, has come down from generations of people who were reared in close communion with nature. Hers is a love for her hills that amounts to an obsession. As long as she lives she will retain that tender and deep-seated affection for her hills, and her little home among them.
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Title 30 TAC 116.10 - 11, December 11, 1995
Subchapter A Definitions§ 116.10 General Definitions
§ 116.11 Compliance History Definitions
Unless specifically defined in the Texas Clean Air Act (TCAA) or in the rules of the Commission, the terms used by the commission have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution control. In addition to the terms which are defined by the TCAA, and in § 101.1 of this title (relating to General Rules), the following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
De minimis impact - A change in ground level concentration of an air contaminant as a result of the operation of any new major stationary source or of the operation of any existing source which has undergone a major modification, which does not exceed the following specified amounts.
|Air Contaminant
|Inhalable Particulate Matter (PM10)
|1.0 µg/m3
|5 µg/m3
|Sulfur Dioxide
|1.0 µg/m3
|5 µg/m3
|25 µg/m3
|Nitrogen Dioxide
|1.0 µg/m3
|Carbon Monoxide
|0.5 µg/m3
|2.0 µg/m3
Emissions unit - Any part of a stationary source which emits or would have the potential to emit any pollutant subject to regulation under the Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA).
Federally enforceable - All limitations and conditions which are enforceable by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including those requirements developed pursuant to Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 60 and 61 (40 CFR 60 and 61), requirements within any applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP), any permit requirements established pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21, or under regulations approved pursuant to 40 CFR Part 51, Subpart I, including permits issued under the EPA-approved program that is incorporated into the SIP and that expressly requires adherence to any permit issued under such program.
Lead smelting plant - Any facility which produces purified lead by melting and separating lead from metal and nonmetallic contaminants and/or by reducing oxides into elemental lead. Raw materials consist of lead concentrates, lead bearing ores or lead scrap, drosses, or other residues. Additional processing may include refining, alloying, and even oxidizing into lead oxide. A facility which only remelts lead bars or ingots for casting into lead products is not considered to be a smelter.
New source - Any stationary source, the construction or modification of which is commenced after March 5, 1972.
Nonattainment area - A defined region within the state which is designated by the U.S. EPA as failing to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for a pollutant for which a standard exists. The EPA will designate the area as nonattainment under the provisions of the FCAA, § 107(d).
Public notice - The public notice of application for a permit as required in this chapter.
Source - A point of origin of air contaminants, whether privately or publicly owned or operated. Upon request of a source owner, the Executive Director shall determine whether multiple processes emitting air contaminants from a single point of emission will be treated as a single source or as multiple sources.
116.011 Compliance History Definitions
Unless specifically defined in the TCAA or in the rules of the commission, the terms used by the commission have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution control. In addition to the terms which are defined by the TCAA, and in § 101.1 of this title (relating to General Rules), the following terms, when used in the undesignated head of this chapter regarding Compliance History, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Adjudicated decision--Any conviction, final order, judgment, or decree as follows:
(A) a criminal conviction of the applicant in any court for violation of any law of this state, another state, or of the United States governing air contaminants;
(B) a final order, judgment, or decree of any court or administrative agency, or agreement entered into settlement of any legal or administrative action brought in a court or administrative agency, addressing:
(i) the applicant's past performance or compliance with the laws and rules of this state, another state, or of the United States governing air contaminants; or
(ii) the terms of any permit or order issued by the commission; or
(C) an order of any court or administrative agency, whether final or not, respecting air contaminants for the facility that is the subject of the permit application.
Compliance event--An adjudicated decision or compliance proceeding as defined in this section.
Compliance history--The record of an applicant's adherence to air pollution control laws and rules of the State of Texas, other states, and of the United States except as provided in § 116.123 of this title (relating to Effective Dates). The history shall be for the five-year period prior to the date on which the application for issuance, amendment, or renewal is filed. The compliance history shall include all compliance events, as defined in this section.
Compliance proceeding--A notice of violation issued by the TNRCC or other agency for which the TNRCC has recommended formal enforcement action and has notified the applicant of such recommendation.
Existing site--A plant property that is not a new site.
New site--A plant property having an operating history less than five years in length as of the date of application.
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Astonish Me is a short film for WWF starring Bill Nighy and Gemma Arterton. It is a magical tale of adventure and discovery showcasing some of the extraordinary species recently found around the world. 'Astonish Me' has been created by acclaimed writer Stephen Poliakoff and director Charles Sturridge to celebrate WWF 50th anniversary.
For more on 'Astonish Me' and the new species featured in the film visit: www.wwf.org.uk/astonishme.


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wimg necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 17 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Cu,be is a PHP/open source centered company, providing Web development services.
Potential customers of our Web development services
Since we're a company offering professional services, we need a professional look. That doesn't mean it needs to be abstract, there can be some vibrant elements. There needs to be room for a number of elements :
- A menu system
- One or more dynamic images for advertising our own products/services
- A place to put news and events items
- A place to put references (with a small thumbnail screenshot)
- ...
Ofcourse, is must use our current logo (see http://www.cu.be) and so utilize those colors.
Feel free to play around with the 'dot' or 'cube' concept.
Note that the domain name is cu.be, not cube.com.
I would suggest you look around on sites of other companies providing php development services for what should be on the site (not to steal their design, since we know most of them !).
Please don't use some standard template and change a few words... we're looking for something more unique than that.
Multiple designs per designer welcome, will increase prize !
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On the second post, "Here's my Plan, Stan," concerning Roscoe Martin, his family, and the tragedy that befell them, I spoke of my plan and promised the strategy in which I will use to implement the plan. So this post is my "road map" to finding who killed my grandmother's brother and his four children in a house fire 14 Jul 1957 in Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois, and why. After this "road map" post, I will be "stepping-up" the Roscoe posts with detailed accounts of my searching with screen shots and everything. This way you'll know exactly how I'm searching ~ not just where. As always, if you have suggestions, please feel free to chime in with help. This is a "win-win" because I can derive help from others, and hopefully, others can derive some help from me.
I mentioned in my last post, "Somehow, Someway, & Someday," of how the genea-gods favored me with a smile, giving me genea-bliss in the form of a distant cousin. A distant cousin who knew Roscoe. A distant cousin who Roscoe nicknamed his first son after. A distant cousin who will be sending me information about this tragedy. I'd like to take a moment and point out the "vital importance of being earnest" in your family story search. To not leave any stone unturned. To walk down every avenue, known and unknown, in searching for your family story, for your earnestness will indeed payoff. Certainly, this isn't the first time that I've been contacted by a "distant cousin" who, too, is researching their family story, but it is the first time I've been contacted by a distant cousin who has some of the specific information that I seek. That's a good feeling, to say the least. It's good to know that the time that I've taken to set-up familial beacons on the technological shores of the internet have not been in vain, for it's proof that the familial "ships" really do see the light on the shore through breaks in the darkness and the distance of time.
Here is the "road map" that I intend to use to guide me to the answers that I seek. This is not written in stone, but will change as the search goes on. As new information is gathered and assessed, this road map will indeed change. For example, when I receive the information from my distant cousin, I will update this list, hopefully, crossing items off the list, but knowing genealogy, it will probably bring more things to add to the list. ;)
- Mail application and $13 check to the Johnson County Historical & Genealogical Society.
- Mail request & check for Roscoe's Social Security Application.
- Mail request for military records [National Archives].
- Contact Barnett family researcher of this same area. See if any relation to Police Chief Barnett.
- Contact Vaughn family researcher to see if has any info. [Roscoe's maternal grandmother, Catherine Caroline, was a Vaughn.]
- Place a new query on Ancestry's message board on the Martin surname board as well as the Johnson County, Illinois board.
- Place a new query on the Rootsweb Martin mail list and the ILJohnson mail list.
- Place a new query on the Genforum Martin surname board as well as the Johnson County, Illinois board.
- Place new queries on the Genealogy Wise Martin surname group and Illinois group. Also search for southern Illinois and/or Johnson County, Illinois groups.
- Search Ancestry's family trees looking for others who have Roscoe and/or Norma.
- Search Rootsweb's WorldConnect family trees for others who have Roscoe and/or Norma.
- Add pertinent info to My Heritage tree, Dynastree tree, and Family Link tree.
- Notate any researchers on the above boards and make contact with them.
- Surname Saturday on Twitter and on blog: post names, names, & names. Saturday's blog post will be a re-cap of the week's research in hopes of connecting with someone who knows something.
- Promote research on Facebook and Genealogy Wise page.
- Check Diigo.
- Johnson County Sheriff's Dept. to find where the sheriff's department's reports from 1957 would be located for arson cases, if they still exist. Also inquire about the Medical Examiner's report and its location. [The ME suggestion is from Sheri Fenley ~ thanks Sheri!]
- My aunt [dad's sister]: See what she knows ~ told to her by my Paw Paw, Roscoe's sister.
- FamilySearch.org: Consult outline for research in Illinois, search for available materials & make a "to order"/to do list; search databases for available info, and notate other researchers.
- Illinois Regional Archives Depository / Southern Illinois University: looking for available pertinent records such as Roscoe's birth certificate, etc. Also see just what is available.
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, IL: look for instructions for search in the Vienna Times [A suggestion made by Jennifer. Thanks Jennifer!]
- Ancestry.com: Find pertinent databases; search found databases.
- National Archives & Record Administration: Find info to obtain military records.
- Heritage Quest/ProQuest: Search for books in Johnson County, Illinois and/or books concerning Martin surname.
- Google Books: Search for books on Johnson County, Illinois and/or Martin surname.
- PERSI: Check for articles concerning Johnson County, Illinois and/or Martin surname.
- USGenWeb: for Johnson County, Illinois: run searches for pertinent names & places; place query.
- Genealogy Trails for Illinois: run searches for pertinent names and places; place query.
- Interment.net: run search for Roscoe and children; if positive, contact poster of info.
- Google [general search]: timeline and history of the lie detector test.
- Google Genealogy Search: run searches for Roscoe & others involved.
- Google Earth, Google Maps, & Historic Map Works for applicable maps of area.
- Find A Grave: look to see any if any other possible relatives have left virtual flowers on any of these family members' virtual memorials. Make contact.
- Montgomery County Memorial Library [online database]: Perform searches for Johnson County, Illinois & Martin surname.
- Clayton Genealogical Library [online databases]: Perform searches in catalog & for microfilm for Johnson County, Illinois and Martin surname.
Montgomery County Memorial Library
Clayton Genealogical Library
Local Family History Center
So, have I forgotten anything? The above is listed in the order in which I plan to complete it. Some can be done simultaneously [ah, the joys of a laptop and a desktop]. As I mentioned before, I will be going into detail as to how I'm searching online with screen shots [Hey, I'm going high-tech! Thanks to Denise for her review on her blog Family Matters of Jing which I downloaded and plan to use for screen shots.] Also I use Gensmarts, and I will be sharing how I use that as well in my research. As you can probably guess and as I mentioned above, I will be increasing my posts on this particular research problem. It will be technical, but I believe that the search can be a part of the family story. Remember, it's interactive, so feel free to tell me what you think. Well, time to go because it looks like I've got a mountain to climb...
All images from Microsoft Office Clip Art.


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Nov. 25, 2007
Lipscomb Lady Bisons (1-5) vs. Kentucky (2-3) Rainbow Wahine Classic University of Hawaii, Stan Sheriff Center Nov. 25, 2008
The game: The Lady Bisons face Kentucky from the Southeastern Conference Sunday at 3 p.m. CT in the seventh-place game in the Rainbow Wahine Classic hosted by the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.
The Lady Bisons lost 67-51 to UAB Saturday afternoon in the second round. Kentucky lost 72-60 to No. 21 ranked Texas.
Junior center Katie Rollins led the Lady Bisons with 13 points and six rebounds against UAB. Forward Kaleigh Gossman added 12 points..
On the air: The Lady Bisons game will be heard on WAMB-AM (1200) with Craig Hartline handling the play-by-play.
The starters: The expected starting lineup is Catie Woods and Miaca Bowman at the guard spots, Jilian Partin and Kaleigh Gossman at the forward positions and Katie Rollins at center.
Bowman, Woods and Partin have started all five games this season.
Forward Miriam McAlister has started four. Rollins has started three.
Tiffany Arnold, Cree Nix and Gossman have each started one game.
The leaders: Six different players have led the Lady Bisons in scoring.
Jilian Partin scored 14 at Tennessee-Martin. Valerie Bronson finished with a team season-high 20 points against Fisk. Cree Nix scored 13 against Bowling Green State. Jenna Bartsokas hit five-of-five 3-point shots for 15 points at Arkansas. Rachel Davis scored 10 points in nine minutes at Hawaii. Katie Rollins scored 13 points against UAB.
On the board Nix has tied for the lead twice with four at Tennessee-Martin and seven against Bowling Green State. She led with five at Arkansas.
Partin also had seven rebounds against Bowling Green State. Miriam McAlister finished with four rebounds against Tennessee-Martin.
Bronson grabbed a team season-high 15 against Fisk.
Kaleigh Gossman finished with six rebounds at Hawaii. Katie Rollins also had six rebounds against UAB.
Doubling up: Freshman guard Jenna Bartsokas has scored in double figures in two games with 15 at Arkansas and 10 against Fisk.
Junior forward Jilian Partin has double figures in pair of games with 14 at Tennessee-Martin and 10 against Fisk.
Freshman forward Cree Nix scored 14 against Fisk and 13 against Bowling Green State.
Junior center Katie Rollins has scored 14 points against Fisk and 13 points against UAB.
Freshman forward Valerie Bronson scored 20 against Fisk. Junior center Rachel Viehmann scored 10 against Fisk.
Bronson is the only player with double-double this season with 20 points and 15 rebounds against Fisk.
Senior forward Kaleigh Gossman had 12 points against UAB.


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The Characters:
Ellen Brody - Lorraine Gary! She is the wife of Martin Brody who she believes died of fear from a shark. She also has some sort of shark sense because she can somehow determine where the shark is and when it is attacking someone.
Michael Brody - Ellen's son. He is a marine biologist studying sea snails and who has a few too many close encounters with the shark. He also has a wife and a daughter.
Jake - That accent of his is really annoying. He is Michael's assistant in their sea snail research and wants to research the shark after it attacks them. He is eaten alive, dragged under water, and ends up surviving all of that.
Hoagie Newcombe - Michael Caine! He's a pilot and is Ellen's love interest for the story. He has the ability to keep his shirt dry when he is swimming the ocean. He is a pilot and he might be a drug dealer, but we never find out.
Carla Brody - She is Michael's wife and apparently some kind of artist who makes artwork using welding equipment. It all looks like junk to me.
Thea Brody - Judith Barsi! Michael and Carla's daughter who has a close encounter with the poorly made shark kind. She has a couple of cute comments.
Sean Brody - He was the Amity Police Deputy until he was eaten by the shark. Why does he remind me of Michael J. Fox?
Shark - Where should I start here with this thing? He looks completely fake, he has some kind of psychic powers so he knows where to find the Brody Family, he can roar, he can plant traps, and he can do many other things a normal shark can't do. Whatever happened to having a realistic shark in this franchise? He meets his end when he is stabbed by the bow of Michael's boat and blows up.
The Plot:
Oh boy where do I start with this monstrosity that dares to be called a film. I have been hearing for a long time now that this is the worst film of the Jaws franchise and said to be one of the worst films in history. Of course, despite the fact that I heard all of these comments and read reviews about it, I decided to watch it. Man, where did I go wrong with my life to want to watch and even buy this? Yeah, I bought this film for 2 bucks which I'll never get back!
The movie opens up with a shark POV as the shark moves through the water of the harbor in Amity, while it occasionally pops up to the surface to get a view of the area. Umm I don't think this is the best approach for the shark if it is trying to be stealthy. Wouldn't the fin pop out of the water as the shark looked above the water? Well, I suppose it is dark out, but still
Anyways, we cut from that to Ellen Brody and Sean Brody at home, while she prepares dinner during the Christmas season that is happening at the moment. Sean is the Amity Police Deputy, Martin Brody passed away at some point or another, his other son Michael is in the Bahamas with his wife Carla and daughter Thea, and that's pretty much it.
After some Christmas shopping, Sean goes to the police station to check in and is given an assignment. He has to remove a log that is blocking the channel and is caught on a buoy. Also, no one else can do it besides him. I don't think it is the job of a police officer to remove a log caught on a buoy, but what do I know?
So, he drives out to the buoy on the police boat to remove the annoying log. Now that I see it, I wonder how it could possibly obstruct traffic in the bay. Anyhow, as he starts to get the log out of the way, we see another POV shot from the shark as it monitors Sean. I don't get it how the officer is missing the shark at this point. From the shark's view, its fin would obviously be poking out of the water and it is close enough for Sean to see. Then the shark jumps out of the water and takes a bite out of him. He tries to scream for help, but carolers from the shore are drowning out his screams with their singing as the shark kills him. Stupid carolers.
It also makes me curious how the shark even devised this plan to lure Sean out into the water. How did he know he would even get Sean or how did he even get that log? I don't know, I just kept watching the film and tried not to think about it.
After the police somehow found a body, even though the shark apparently ate him, a funeral is held for Sean. This brings Michael Brody, his daughter, and wife up to visit Ellen and help her through this hard time. Michael talks with his mom and she tells him that she believes the shark waited for Sean to attack him. Ellen also says that the shark killed his father using fear instead of him dying from a more logical conclusion, a heart attack. She then wants Michael to give up his job as a Marine Biologist and get away from the water. Considering this incident, she wouldn't have to tell me twice, but no, Michael doesn't want to. After the funeral, Ellen decides to go with Michael and his family back to their home in the Bahamas. Aren't there more sharks in the Bahamas then where she is currently living? I suppose that thought never crossed her mind.
So, we see the family on a plane as it approaches the island where theyll be at. A couple of different shots from inside and outside of the plane seem to show different weather conditions, but there'll be a lot more problems worst then this in the future. The family then arrives at Michael's home and for one reason or another, Ellen goes for a swim. Doesn't seem right does it after everything that has happen, huh?
Anyways, she is attacked by the shark then for a few days straight, because apparently the attack scene changes from day to night a couple of times during the attack. However, this is all just a big dream. Well duh! The next day, Michael is back to work on his sea snails operation with his partner, Jake (Unrealistic Jamaican Accent Alert). After a boring scene that involves snail tagging and a big argument & makeup between Michael and Jake, we find out that the poorly made looking shark that attacked Sean has followed them all the way from Amity Island to the Bahamas. Also, Ellen senses the shark's presence out in the water. How? Maybe because her shark sense started tingling, you got me.
Ellen runs into Hoagie Newcombe who is a local. Michael, who happens to be in the area, sees them together and gets upset. Don't try to remember this thing Michael has against Hoagie, it is soon forgotten in the film. Anyways, back out at sea, Michael, Jake, and their crew continue their thrilling research of sea snails. As Jake swims under the water, the shark literally appears out of nowhere on his right. I would say that shark is swimming next to him, but since the tail doesn't move, so I assume it is simply gliding along next to him. Then the shark comes up to the surface and tries to take a bite out of Michael, who gets out of the way. Also of note, Ellen's shark senses tingle as she somehow realizes the shark is attacking Michael. Finally, after the shark has enough, it dives back beneath the sea in a pool of blood (Despite never killing anyone).
Jake resurfaces and insists Michael that they should refocus their efforts on researching the shark, which is cooler than the sea snails they are currently tagging. Michael, who is out of it, tells him not to mention this to Ellen, despite the fact this is the kind of thing she would like to know. Later, Jake takes Michael along on a hunt for the shark so he can tag him with his newly made transmitter. Anyhow the shark shows up and we get another POV shark from its view. Once again, I wonder how they missed the shark right away. Anyhow, they tag the beast and it swims off. We are also treated another boring scene between Ellen and Hoagie as their romance grows. Like I care about romance in a horror or whatever type of film you would call this tragedy.
So, Michael and Jake search for the shark after tagging it, but lose it, while Ellen and Carla talk about Hoagie. Will the shark kill someone already? It's getting boring. Then all of sudden, we get another pointless dream sequence, but this time it was for Michael. The dream was pretty much a collection of shots from when Jake tagged the shark earlier. Of course, Michael doesn't tell his wife about this dream or the shark for that matter. It seems like it would be the type of thing you mention to your wife.
So, Michael and Jake head out the next day in the search of their sea snails once more, believing they lost the shark for good. Michael scans the water below for his sea snails and Jake keeps an eye on the transmitter just in case the shark reappears. You already probably guessed it and you're right, the shark returns and approaches Michael while not moving any part of its body. So I again assume it is gliding through the water, but nope! We see a mechanical arm moving the shark as it attacks Michael's sub. So he leaves the safety of his sub, manages to out swim a shark, and makes it back safely to his barge.
The next day is some sort of dedication to a piece of art Carla made with her welding equipment. Her work looks like junk to me, but then again, I'm not that artistically minded. During this ceremony, Thea decides to ride in a banana boat with some friends and their mothers. At this point, Ellen's shark sense starts tingling again and she spots the shark heading towards the boat. The shark leaps out of the water and bites down on I think a leg and drags a woman into water. Interestingly enough, even though the shark bites down on one of the woman's legs, in the next scene it has both of her legs in its mouth and part of her hand, and then in another it scene, her left leg is out of its mouth.
Since with Thea's brush with death, you think it is time to move to the Midwest. Nope! Ellen decides to head out into the ocean to face the shark head on, stealing Michael's and Jake's boat in the process. So, Michael, Jake, and Hoagie go after her in a plane to bring her back. Ellen runs into the shark, just as the three guys spot her. The guys land the plane in the water, out swim the shark to boat, and get ready to confront the shark.
Jake makes a machine that he hopes the shark will eat. The thingy, once inside of the beast, is supposed to make the shark go crazy or something. Really? The thing looks like one of those big flashlights on a stick to me. Jake stands on the tip of the bow of the boat with the stick ready to stick the thing in its mouth. So, the shark then approaches them, jumps up, somehow bites down on Jake (While never making contact with him or the bow at one point), swallows him up to his shoulders, eats him, and dips below the water. I assume this would be Jake's death, but
So, somehow the boat starts sinking, even though the shark never took a bite out of it, and Hoagie wants everyone to do the logical thing by outrunning it while the boat is still afloat, but no, everyone wants to kill it. Ellen has some flashbacks of Sean's death and of her husband shooting the first shark (though she wasn't there to see both of those things happen), and she steers the boat at the shark. The shark roars and leaps at the boat, allowing Ellen to pierce it with the remaining part of the bow. There must have been a box of TNT or explosives inside the shark that the bow hit, because the monster blows up upon being harpooned. Somehow, the shock throws the people off the side of the boat and into the water, even though most of them were in the center of the boat. Also, the boat blew up too, supplying me with more evidence that the shark had ate explosives earlier.
The next scene was obviously done in some sort of tank because I swear I could see that sky was obviously painted on in the background. Anyhow, everyone is alive and they discover Jake is still alive too!! I would like to mention there are also no teeth marks on his body, despite being bitten across the chest! HOW?! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE AND HOW IS HE STILL ALIVE?! Thankfully, Ellen flies back home and the movie ends.
This movie is the worst film I have ever witnessed before in my life. The acting was subpar (Jake's accent didn't help either), though Michael Cane and Judith Barsi had some good moments. The shark was laughably bad, the editing was a mess, some parts just didn't look right, the plot was just weird, and just the final scenes with the shark didn't make a lick of sense! The only bright spot was the music; it was pretty good, though it wasn't enough. Anyways, just look away from this film and watch something else that is so much better, like the original!
Things I Learned From This Movie:
Sharks can roar, despite having no vocal cords or lungs.
Sharks can swim 2,000 kilometers is less than 3 days.
Sharks are cunning and can make traps.
Sharks can leap out of the water to attack specific targets.
Sharks are attracted to electromagnetic pulses.
Sharks are explosive.
People can have flashbacks to past moments in time in which they weren't even there for.
After swimming in the ocean, sometimes a person's shirt or shorts won't be wet.
Stuff To Watch For:
4 mins There's a picture of Sheriff Brody!
8 mins Despite the fact the shark didn't bite Sean, its mouth is already full of blood.
16 mins Hold it! Look at that sign! Why does it say 'Ieep hands inside of rails'?
27 mins You know, I never thought sharks could get scars.
33 mins That shark's eye looks like the type of eye you would find on a teddy bear.
34 mins RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A RESEARCH BARGE!
53 mins Part of the shark's dorsal fin isn't sown on right.
63 mins He has an injury? When did he get injured during the last scene?
76 mins Wait a minute!! Didn't he just swim in the water? Why are his pants and shirt dry all of a sudden?!
81 mins Didn't the shark eat that thing already?
83 mins RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST AN EXPLOSIVE SHARK!
Audio clips in wav format
Starving actors speak out
Carolers: "Caroling."
Sean: "Ahhhhh! Yhhhwwaaagggh! Help me! Oh God! Help meeeee!"
Shark: "Munch!"
Carolers: "Caroling."
Ellen: "I want you to get out of the water."
Michael: "What?"
Ellen: "I want you to give up that terrible job!"
Michael: "C'mon Mom, you can't be serious."
Ellen: "Damn right I'm serious."
Michael: "We just started; we just got our first grant..."
Ellen: "I don't want you anywhere near the water."
This continues for a bit.
Ellen: "It killed your father."
Michael: "Dad died from a heart attack."
Ellen: "He died from fear. The fear of it killed him."
Michael and Jake arguing about tagging conchs. They sound like a married couple.
Michael: "He'll find her."
Jake: "Whatta you mean it will find her?"
Hoagie: "She said it was coming."
Jake: "Whatta you mean she said it was coming?"
Michael: "What do you know about it?"
Hoagie: "Well, she got the idea in her head that the shark that killed Martin and Sean is following the family."
Jake: "He's not talking about our shark, hey?"
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Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #1.
Posted on August 31, 2009, 06:51:15 PM by
Hooray! Another one of my reviews is chosen.
This film sucked beyond all comprension. It was my first experience with a real terrible movie and it left a stain on my soul that cannot be washed away. The shark effects are just terrible and so laughable.
The final part with the shark exploding for no reason really gets me. Why did it blow up!?
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #2.
Posted on August 31, 2009, 10:17:58 PM by
This film sounds hilarious! I think I saw it when I was a kid, though, some parts sound familiar.
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #3.
Posted on September 01, 2009, 12:47:15 PM by
I had the misfortune of my dad taking me to see this back when it was out for like 2 weeks in theaters. He just stood up at the end and yelled out "What the hell?! That was a piece of s**t!"
The whole part near the end where the shark is STANDING ON IT'S TAIL AND GROWLING is one of the most funny things ever though.
Also, there's a rumor that when they re-released all of the Jaws movies on DVD a while back that they tried to get Michael Caine to do a commentary track for Jaws IV. Supposedly he just got up halfway through, took off his microphone in disgust and just left. I really wish if that is indeed true that they put that on a future DVD of this piece of crap.
Here's the late comedian Richard Jeni talking about seeing Jaws IV one time BTW:
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #4.
Posted on September 02, 2009, 05:21:22 PM by Alex
This movie makes me think some things:
1) Wouldn't have been easier to make a fairly entertaining movie? For me it seems very hard to make such a terrible movie. And Josepth Sargent was a really competent director at least in some movies (Pelham 123)
2) No one in the whole production thought that all the psychic shark thing was far beyond cheesiness? I'm sure someone thought he was really a genius...
3) No one saw that the sark couldn't move? why having Bruce in full shots knowing it looked so bad?
4) Who the hell made that awful ending? And at least this is not the "original", that was even worst.
And the most important... who the hell allowed this to just start the pre-production? It's so bad it isn't even really funny. Holly hell, it's even much worst than the third... it's like the italian "Jaws 3" (L'ultimo scualo or The Last Shark).
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #5.
Posted on September 02, 2009, 07:08:18 PM by yannick
That movie is awsome, LOL you can still find it in some used up dvd bin for about 3$.
Jaws 3 was not very good either guess they should have stopped after the second movie.
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #6.
Posted on September 04, 2009, 10:36:45 AM by Alex
InformationGeek, there is a reason why the shark explode. And the reason is this:
That is the original ending, the test audiences laughed very much while seeing it so they decided to change it, but there was no more budget and the actors refused to come back for free. So they made the shark explode and mix it with the rest of the footage they had.
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #7.
Posted on September 04, 2009, 01:36:52 PM by
Psycho Circus
Quote from: Alex on September 02, 2009, 05:21:22 PM
This movie makes me think some things:
1) Wouldn't have been easier to make a fairly entertaining movie? For me it seems very hard to make such a terrible movie. And Josepth Sargent was a really competent director at least in some movies (Pelham 123)
2) No one in the whole production thought that all the psychic shark thing was far beyond cheesiness? I'm sure someone thought he was really a genius...
3) No one saw that the sark couldn't move? why having Bruce in full shots knowing it looked so bad?
4) Who the hell made that awful ending? And at least this is not the "original", that was even worst.
And the most important... who the hell allowed this to just start the pre-production? It's so bad it isn't even really funny. Holly hell, it's even much worst than the third... it's like the italian "Jaws 3" (L'ultimo scualo or The Last Shark).
The answer to all those questions is - $$$
Re: Jaws: The Revenge
Reply #8.
Posted on September 04, 2009, 04:43:51 PM by
Quote from: Alex on September 04, 2009, 10:36:45 AM
InformationGeek, there is a reason why the shark explode. And the reason is this:
That is the original ending, the test audiences laughed very much while seeing it so they decided to change it, but there was no more budget and the actors refused to come back for free. So they made the shark explode and mix it with the rest of the footage they had.
Watched that clip and laughed until it hurted. Yes, that ending is just terrible, prehaps even worse than the exploding shark. However, I am willing to buy it more since it makes a bit more sense now than the shark just exploding. At least I know why the boat sinked and everyone got into the water.
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To be sure six games is too small a sampling to get a definitive feel about the Mets. However, it isn't too small to quash some first impressions.
Among them:
1) The preseason concerns on John Maine. As has been the case with Maine, he throws far too many pitches and labors with his command. He gets his second start tomorrow in Colorado, a place where it is not easy to pitch. Maine is No. 2 in the rotation currently and insists his shoulder is fine. OK, but his velocity is down and control is off. Not good and there have been little signs of turning it around.
2) Oliver Perez is Oliver Perez, which is to say he's an enigma. Through his first five innings Saturday he threw 12-24-12-24-12 pitches. He walked four or which two of the runners scored. Perez will live and die with his command. When he worked quickly his control was good, but get a runner or two on base and he takes forever and his ball can go anywhere. Perez is not the pitcher you bet on.
3) The offense is as spotty as it was last year. Hitting with runners in scoring position seems to be a foreign concept. It's not too many games in which they'll hit four homers.
4) Mike Jacobs is Mike Jacobs. He's always been a streaky hitter and so far he's gotten off to a slow start. Maybe the homer Sunday will get him on track. Colorado is often a good place for a hitter, or an offense, to get hot.
5) Until David Wright hits the inside pitch he's going to be pounded inside and handcuffed. When Wright is on he drives the ball the opposite way, but he's not getting many pitches on the outside half of the plate. He needs to pull a few to keep the hitters honest.
6) The bullpen will be a key. So far it has been outstanding, and perhaps the biggest reason why these games have been competitive. Fernando Nieve and Pedro Feliciano are in competition for the eighth inning role. If the bullpen can maintain the Mets will be all right. However, it can't keep throwing three innings a game. That will add up before you know it.
7) I'm not worried about Jason Bay. No homers so far, but he's making contact and I love his hustle. He'll be fine.


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"Today is our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives, even though God granted you but half a life. We will all feel cheated always that you were taken from us so young, and yet we must learn to be grateful that you came along at all"- Earl Charles Spencer
The lines above come from the eulogy given by Princess Diana's brother. I'd like to borrow this quote to honor our beloved "Jin Jin," a one-in-a million rescued Afghan Hound and accomplished therapy dog that was taken from her family and all of us suddenly last month at the young age of five.
Some "Pets" readers will be familiar with Jin Jin's amazing work on behalf of senior citizen shut-ins and struggling young readers, as well as her triumph at a NYC fashion show plus her skills in agility and lure coursing. Jin Jin was a wonderful ambassador for her breed.
Record "Pets" 1/18/12 and 2/15/12 profile some of Jin Jin's glorious achievements including her time on stage dressed as a NASCAR (not the driver, the actual racing car) or as a reigning queen during two New Yorkie Runway Fashion Shows that benefited Angel On A Leash, the therapy dog organization founded by Westminster's David Frei. Jin Jin absolutely loved people, and also basked in the limelight. She had just run for the pet mayor of Toms River, and enjoyed every moment on the campaign trail. In September she helped out at the Afghan booth during AKC Meet the Breeds where she worked the Javits Center like a seasoned politician- letting kids hug her tightly, seeking out seniors in wheelchairs and never tiring of admiration from the crowd. She was the most sociable of Afghans.
On Thurs., Oct. 12 Jin Jin appeared on TV in an NBC news segment with correspondent Pat Battle, representing her therapy dog group-Canine Caregivers of NJ. Jin Jin was joyous, as usual, as she visited her 93-year-old lady friend who was confined to her home. Pat Battle told Jin Jin that this could be the start of something. But that was not to be.
That Monday, out of left field, Jin Jin crashed. On Wednesday she had surgery at a specialist that revealed the worst newsan inoperable, aggressive form of neuro-endrocrine cancer, not a disease that Afghans are prone to. Her mom Annette was in shock but determined to do everything that could be done to prolong Jin Jin's good days and quality of life.
Jin Jin then moved to the University of Pennsylvania's Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital where she received the best care on earth. Eventually she was stabilized enough to return home for a few brief days, but on Nov. 3 was rushed back to Penn where she died. Her illness remains a devastating blow to Annette and family, and to everyone who understood how much good this dear dog had done for people, her therapy dog groups and her breed.
Why? Yes, "why" is the perpetual question whenever a person so young and so instrumental in the welfare of others succumbs suddenly in the prime of life. So here too, there must be a cosmic reason for the unexpected passing of a vibrant five-year-old dog that had so much love to give; so much work yet to do. Her devoted caretaker's own life revolved around Jin Jin's schedule aiding others.
Besides her visits to the elderly for Canine Caregivers, Jin Jin belonged to Tail Wagging Tutors as a reading dog at five branches of the Ocean County Library system. Annette and her husband Rick own two more rescued Afghans including "Rebecca" from the same New Mexico hoarder as my Edgar Afghan Poe, as well as being foster parents to Afghans in need. That is how we met. She fostered an Afghan that was surrendered to me. Now she is nurturing another.
There are several explanations that may make some sense out of Jin Jin's inexplicable demise. Might it be that Jin Jin's passing will bolster research or veterinary care for future cancer victims? Some owners set up designated medical funds in memory of their departed pet. This idea is being tossed around. Jin Jin received remarkable care at Penn. Despite her sadness Annette has only praise for the young intern, Dr. Stephanie Majeski, assigned to Jin Jin's care. She wrote a letter asking hospital administrators to let Dr. Majeski stay at Penn after her internship is over. To have a doctor with such potential remain at the university level could benefit pet patients for years to come. Annette's letter ends with a heartfelt promise: "I know I say "no more dogs" but that will never be, I already have her name picked out and it is Stephanie!"
Could it be that Jin Jin soared above expectations because of Annette's abilities to mold her talents? This reminds me of the recent wheelchair champion in the NYC marathon- once a crippled child crawling in a Russian orphanage, later saved and adopted by a US diplomat. Imagine if the child and American woman never met. Same with Jin Jin and Annette.
It matters who is at the other end of the leash. Jin Jin was rehomed after a divorce. If she stayed in her first home, chances are she would not have become a multi-tasking therapy dog. There may never be another Jin Jin, yet Annette will transform every dog in her care.
Finally, throughout the ordeal, a mutual friend's words provided solace. Lisa from Philly, the former Afghan Hound rescue national chair, is a social worker with troubled families. She brought Jin Jin and Annette together, and airlifted our New Mexico Afghans. Lisa was waiting at Penn when Jin Jin arrived. As the dog's illness progressed, Lisa assured Annette that Jin Jin was an angel, and her work here was done. She was needed somewhere else. Those words provided some comfort. Savor every moment with your dogs, and as Afghan owners often remind each other: "Hug your Hounds!"