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Jesus said, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then He embraced them and blessed them, placing His hands on them.
Jesus said, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then He embraced them and blessed them, placing His hands on them.
The above quote from Mark's Gospel clearly shows how much Jesus loved the children.
With such a background, I would like to share with you as a priest the wonderful experience of "Getting to Know You," to know the children of my past 26 years as a monk assigned to minister in parishes. I look back very fondly on these years; I was 56 when ordained to the priesthood; my ministry included seven different parishes; one in Kentucky and the others in southwestern Pennsylvania, and ministry as both parochial vicar and pastor.
Unfortunately, we received little training in our days in the seminary in terms of preparation for children's liturgies. I officially "retired" at 75 but then my abbot called me out of retirement to help out at a twin-parish which had an elementary school. After four years, the bishop merged the parish. At that point I officially retired, but volunteered as a "senior priest" at one of our urban parishes with a school.
These occasions in my retirement years I cherish because I ministered to the children. You see, one of the great surprises about being 75-plus and being with children centers on how they saw me: Grandpa or Great Grandpa (mostly the latter). Thus, I could get away with a lot of teasing…isn't that what grandparents are for?
The most important element that I feel any priest needs to possess in children's ministry comes with the spontaneity of these sometimes little rascals. "Let the child in you emerge." The priest needs to let his imagination flow with the kids; get in touch with their wonder and creativity. Priests need to "let go" of any fear or uptightness or intimidation in sharing about Jesus and his love and ways through the different liturgies that will emerge. Thus, the priest's attitude of care and delight with them create the atmosphere for them to wiggle and still listen (hopefully).
In an article from National Network for Child Care, Dr. Corsini writes: "From their experiences with parents, teachers, and other adults, children will have developed some basic sense of trust or mistrust of adults. Some will approach adults with a basic trust, others with a basic mistrust, and others with a wait and see attitude."
My experience in teaching Spanish to kindergarteners, first and second graders, taught me how sensitive and significant it is to develop trust and autonomy, and it helped me to translate such experience from the classroom to the church.
Here are some principles from my experience in the classroom with the children and some personal comments or guidelines in conducting the liturgy with children:
Many a new or even experienced priest may have problems relating to young ones. Here the idea of intergeneration relationships comes into action. Priest are celibate and thus will not experience their own children in their future; here inter-generational insights come into focus.
First, the priest needs to see the parish as a family; in a Christ-centered way, his adopted family. This also means the children of the parish. He must see each child as part of this parish family concept. In a kind of analogous family relationship, he can draw closer to them as Christ adopted children.
We all know that liturgy stands tall as the teacher of the message of Jesus. As we help the young ones understand in simple but precise words about this journey, then we teach as Jesus taught.
In the Classroom
• Here's a story from kindergarten: I am fairly heavy with a big round middle — not a pear but truly an apple. One little tot all in braids said to me, "Your belly looks like a drum!"
• One more, I decided to sit in a circle with these rambling kindergarteners, and brought them over to the "story circle" where they were to sit around me in a circle. One young tot asked, "Father Bill, how many grandchildren do you have?" I responded, "Oh, about 500!" He then asked, "Can I be one of them?" I said, "Of course." (You see this little one is in a single-family situation and does not have a father with him). I was over 75 with a white beard, white hair, and a big belly!
• Tying shoe strings: In this kindergarten class I saw that one little fellow did not have his shoe strings tied, so I leaned over and tied his shoe. While I was in this process of shoe-tying, it wasn't long before the whole class wanted their shoes tied (they had untied them while watching me).
I could devote many more pages of my experiences with the young ones in the other grades, but the point I am making is to urge priests to feel comfortable being with children in the classroom, in sharing the Mass or Liturgy of the Word with them.
Liturgy of the Masses for Children
If assigned to a parish with a school, a priest probably will be celebrating a school Mass regularly. If he is a parochial vicar, this will be shared. If he does not have a parish with a school, then Masses with children will be infrequent except for First Holy Communion or Confirmation; sometimes the religious education director might suggest a Mass with the children which can involve any of the children attending a particular Mass.
In the case of a parish weekend Mass with children, you must use the readings of that weekend. If it is a School Mass you may have several selections. You can choose the readings from the Lectionary for Children's Masses.
School Masses
The development of Masses for children in school can come from many sources: liturgy committee for children; each classroom assigned to assist with the Mass; the priest by himself. Usually, but not always, the selection of the readings will come from the priest. But the total liturgical environment also needs participation.
From my experience, teachers like to have their students do the readings or petitions; this certainly creates a sense of participation which official documents recommend highly.
The problem is the child's ability to read publicly and also to read with a microphone facing them. Preparation is needed. All upper graders do not necessarily read well publicly, especially with a microphone.
The Priest (or Deacon) as Homilist: Some Suggestions
After reading the Gospel, move as close as you can to the children in the pews. Try not to share your comments while at the lectern; this creates distance between the homilist and the children. Try not to read your homily; use notes just as reminders.
The homilist can walk up and down the aisle also to get their attention. Consider asking questions. Responses will come quickly and easily from children in the fifth grade to the eighth grade.
Bring some kind of "show and tell" — outward picture/symbol/chalk board/puppets, whatever might tease their imagination depending on the readings chosen. For example, if it is still Easter time, you can bring out the lily (represents a the empty tomb); Easter egg (represents new life); a rabbit (another sign of new life). All these children recognize these things and eagerly listen.
If the Gospel has Jesus talking about love, bring a blackboard in front of the altar and put the letters L O V E on the board and have the children take each letter and express something about "love."
The presider (homilist) usually chooses the Gospel prior to the Mass. Thus he can prepare something that can tingle the imagination and also enable a good understanding of Jesus' words.
Again, as mentioned elsewhere, involve as many of these children as part of your own sharing by specially eliciting responses from any materials you have brought as kind of triggers for understanding the meaning of the Word.
They love to bring up the gifts for the altar. The method of question and answer has been one of the main methods many children's homilists use. The fun with this is that many primary kids will raise their hands but do not have an answer or their answer is way off. No matter what, they each need encouragement. By the way, if you are going to talk to any of the short young ones face to face, get down on your knees to their size.
An excellent source for "show and tell demonstrations" can be obtained from Emmanuel Magazine: "God's Children: Teaching Liturgy to Children." From my point of view, Ministry to the Little Ones enhances this concept of pastoral care in a very unique, loving and joyful way — never to be forgotten. TP
FATHER BEAVER, O.S.B., is a retired Benedictine monk at St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa. Before entering the monastery, he had been an administrator in higher education.
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ALSA Driver Documentation
Takashi Iwai has written "Writing an ALSA Driver" - a very comprehensive guide to developing a device driver for ALSA.
The document focuses mainly on the PCI soundcard. In the case of other device types, the API might be different. However the ALSA kernel API is consistent so it will be helpful in that context.
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Perfect Holiday Cocktails
Festive drinks, delicious with or without the alcohol
En español | My husband, David, is an Episcopal minister, which means that between Christmas Eve and Day he's busy with five services and a pageant. Our family used to try to squeeze our celebration in on the same day as everyone else, but found it stressful and rushed. Over the years we've learned we're better off celebrating on Dec. 26 — what the English call Boxing Day. We start late morning with a big brunch, and continue through early evening with a festive dinner. It's a day we enjoy both eating and drinking, which is why I serve two holiday cocktails.
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When I gave up calorie-packed eggnog long ago, I began making a lighter alternative called milk punch. At first whole milk — rather than heavy cream and eggs — served as the base for this festive and fun drink, which we dubbed the Adult Milkshake.
This year I've made it even lighter. At his last doctor visit, David's cholesterol was slightly elevated, and he's been trying to tamp it down with diet and exercise. With whole milk now out of the question, I've discovered that coconut and almond milks are often fine substitutes in our favorite dishes, and both make splendid milk punch.
Many of the nondairy milks are packaged aseptically and located in the grocery aisles, but more and more are turning up in the refrigerated dairy section. You can use any brand you like, but one of my new picks is Califia Farms almond milk, with flavors that include a delicious toasted-coconut. It has only 40 calories per cup with 3.5 grams of fat (no trans or saturated fats).
For me, drinking and eating go together, which is why I love to load up my Bloody Marys with fun garnishes. I've suggested some of the more obvious options, but you might also consider pickled okra, skewered cocktail onions, whole scallions, carrot sticks or bell pepper sticks. This recipe has just the right amount of spice for average tastes, but set out the condiment bottles — horseradish, vinegar, Worcestershire, hot red pepper sauce — so your crowd can adjust the drink to their tastes.
And if cocktails aren't your thing, you're still in luck. Zippy Bloody Marys and Coconut Milk Punch are just as tasty without the booze. Cheers!
Coconut Milk Punch
Serves 8
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup dark rum
- 6 tablespoons brandy
- 1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 6 cups (1-1/2 quarts) coconut milk or coconut-flavored almond milk (see previous page)
- Garnish: Grated nutmeg
Dissolve sugar in rum, brandy and vanilla in a large, heavy pitcher. Add milk; freeze until very cold or even slushy. Pour into glasses, sprinkle with nutmeg and serve.
Zippy Bloody Marys
Makes about 6 drinks
- 1 quart tomato juice
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 2 tablespoons juice from a large lemon
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Suggested garnishes: olives, inner celery hearts, shrimp, pickled vegetables such as onions, green beans or Giardiniera
Mix all ingredients in a large pitcher. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve over ice and garnish with any or all of the suggestions above.
AARP food expert Pam Anderson is a best-selling cookbook author and blogger at threemanycooks.com.
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Our main restaurant is open year-round, serving hot and cold dishes as well as snacks and beverages. The 17,500 square foot restaurant and seating area has indoor and outdoor seating, overlooking a natural marsh. Tables for boxed lunches are also available here.
- Hours: Daily from 10:00 a.m.–closing
- Location: Close to Zoo Center, opposite Bronx Zoo Store
- Menu: Sandwiches, salads, soups, hot entrées, vegetarian options, ice cream, snacks, and beverages.
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SANTA CLARA — On a day in which the 49ers signed NaVorro Bowman to a five-year extension that will keep the All-Pro linebacker under contract through 2018, they sprang a few short-term leaks elsewhere on the roster.
Running back Kendall Hunter and wide receiver/return man Kyle Williams were placed on injured reserve Tuesday, ending the season for two valuable role players. Hunter (torn left Achilles) and Williams (torn left ACL) were hurt on the same third-quarter play on Sunday in New Orleans.
The injury news was a blow to the 49ers locker room as players prepared for this weekend's game against the St. Louis Rams. Running back Frank Gore was disappointed to see the season end for his understudy, who was second on the team with 72 carries for 371 yards.
"That's a big loss," Gore said. "Everybody on the team respects his game. Kendall is a player who can make a big play any time in the game."
It's unclear who will inherit Hunter's carries, but speculation Tuesday focused on second-round pick LaMichael James. A two-time consensus All-America selection at Oregon, the rookie has yet to take a regular-season snap.
Teammates say James is ready.
"I expect dynamic plays, man," running back and special teamer Anthony Dixon said. "I watch him every day on the practice field, and he's making plays, going up to get the ball. … His gears, the way he's so shifty — it's crazy."
A year ago, James averaged 150.4 rushing yards per game and ranked second in the NCAA with 1,805 yards. At just 5-foot-9, 195 pounds, he reminds 49ers safety Donte Whitner of a player he just faced in New Orleans
"He's a guy similar to (Darren) Sproles," Whitner said. "He can still carry the ball up inside. I know he's anxious to get out there and play."
Another option for the No. 2 running back spot is Brandon Jacobs, an eighth-year veteran whose season was derailed by a knee injury during training camp. Jacobs, who said he is healthy again, had seven rushing touchdowns for the New York Giants a year ago.
The 49ers also activated running back Jewel Hampton, who had been on the non-football injury list since Aug. 27. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent, Hampton was the conference newcomer of the year while at Southern Illinois in 2011.
Replacing Williams will also take creativity, since he was the team's No. 3 receiver and also shared time with Ted Ginn Jr. as the returner for punts and kickoffs. His injury might open the door for first-round pick A.J. Jenkins to make his debut. The 30th overall pick last April has yet to take a snap.
"A.J. is an extremely talented guy," Whitner said. "He's been getting better and better as he's been going against the first-team defensive backs in practice. He's actually made some plays on us, and made some big plays. So, I know if he's called upon he's going to be ready to go also."
At least on one side of the ball, there are no such question marks. The 49ers announced a deal for Bowman that will keep him under contract through 2018. As the team noted, all four starting linebackers are under contract through at least 2015 — Ahmad Brooks (2017), Patrick Willis (2016), Aldon Smith (2015) and Bowman (2018).
According to figures first reported by NFL.com, Bowman's contract is worth $45.25 million, with $25.5 million in guaranteed money,
"NaVorro epitomizes what we look for in a 49er," general manager Trent Baalke said in a statement emailed to the media. "We are excited that the All-Pro tandem of Willis and Bowman will be together in red and gold for years to come."
Bowman leads the 49ers (and ranks sixth in the league) with 100 tackles and is coming off a season in which he emerged as one of the premier linebackers.
"That's not here. We're a team," Gore said. "That's one thing about our locker room. We're one. We're all as one. If it's Alex, we're going to be behind Alex. If it's Kap, we're going to be behind Kap."
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Before leaving them for good, Neymar spoke with his teammates following the news that a fractured vertebra will keep him out of the remainder of the World Cup and then recorded a message for the rest of his country. He told the rest of Brazil that he knew his teammates would go on and win it all and they'd all be champions. He's clearly upset and his eyes are red from crying, but he remains upbeat.
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"Brazilian people - players, coaches and fans - this is a very tough moment. It's hard to express my thoughts in words," he said in an emotional video message.
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How to change configuration settings
Running PHP as an Apache module
When using PHP as an Apache module, you can also change the configuration settings using directives in Apache configuration files (e.g. httpd.conf) and .htaccess files. You will need "AllowOverride Options" or "AllowOverride All" privileges to do so.
There are several Apache directives that allow you to change the PHP configuration from within the Apache configuration files. For a listing of which directives are PHP_INI_ALL, PHP_INI_PERDIR, or PHP_INI_SYSTEM, have a look at the List of php.ini directives appendix.
php_valuename value
Sets the value of the specified directive. Can be used only with PHP_INI_ALL and PHP_INI_PERDIR type directives. To clear a previously set value use none as the value.
Замечание: Don't use
php_valueto set boolean values.
php_flag(see below) should be used instead.
php_flagname on|off
Used to set a boolean configuration directive. Can be used only with PHP_INI_ALL and PHP_INI_PERDIR type directives.
php_admin_valuename value
Sets the value of the specified directive. This can not be used in .htaccess files. Any directive type set with
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php_admin_flagname on|off
Used to set a boolean configuration directive. This can not be used in .htaccess files. Any directive type set with
php_admin_flagcan not be overridden by .htaccess.
Пример #1 Apache configuration example
<IfModule mod_php5.c> php_value include_path ".:/usr/local/lib/php" php_admin_flag safe_mode on </IfModule> <IfModule mod_php4.c> php_value include_path ".:/usr/local/lib/php" php_admin_flag safe_mode on </IfModule>
PHP constants do not exist outside of PHP. For example, in httpd.conf you can not use PHP constants such as E_ALL or E_NOTICE to set the error_reporting directive as they will have no meaning and will evaluate to 0. Use the associated bitmask values instead. These constants can be used in php.ini
Changing PHP configuration via the Windows registry
When running PHP on Windows, the configuration values can be modified on a per-directory basis using the Windows registry. The configuration values are stored in the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\PHP\Per Directory Values, in the sub-keys corresponding to the path names. For example, configuration values for the directory c:\inetpub\wwwroot would be stored in the key HKLM\SOFTWARE\PHP\Per Directory Values\c\inetpub\wwwroot. The settings for the directory would be active for any script running from this directory or any subdirectory of it. The values under the key should have the name of the PHP configuration directive and the string value. PHP constants in the values are not parsed. However, only configuration values changeable in PHP_INI_USER can be set this way, PHP_INI_PERDIR values can not.
Other interfaces to PHP
Regardless of how you run PHP, you can change certain values at runtime of your scripts through ini_set(). See the documentation on the ini_set() page for more information.
If you are interested in a complete list of configuration settings on your system with their current values, you can execute the phpinfo() function, and review the resulting page. You can also access the values of individual configuration directives at runtime using ini_get() or get_cfg_var().
@ pgl: As the documentation says:
"To clear a previously set value use none as the value."
Works fine for me.
Being able to put php directives in httpd.conf and have them work on a per-directory or per-vitual host basis is just great. Now there's another aspect which might be worth being aware of:
A php.ini directive put into your apache conf file applies to php when it runs as an apache module (i.e. in a web page), but NOT when it runs as CLI (command-line interface).
Such feature that might be unwanted by an unhappy few, but I guess most will find it useful. As far as I'm concerned, I'm really happy that I can use open_basedir in my httpd.conf file, and it restricts the access of web users and sub-admins of my domain, but it does NOT restrict my own command-line php scripts...
Running PHP under Apache poses a major problem when it comes to per-directory configuration settings for PHP. In Apache virtual hosting, only a master PHP configuration file (i.e. php.ini) is parsed at run-time per PHP script. Under IIS 6.0 or greater, you can include per-directory PHP configuration files to override or overwrite the master configuration settings. The issue here, however, is having Apache virtual hosts override/overwrite master settings; not what IIS can do.
So, there are two possible solutions. The first solution is described in this section and uses the Apache configuration settings php_value, php_flag, php_admin_value, and php_admin_flag. In that, each virtual host which you'd like to have certain configuration settings changed must have these directives set (and that is for each PHP configuration setting). This, to me, is the more viable solution, although it is time-consuming and mentally taxing.
The other possible solution is to set the PHPRC environment variable. To my knowledge, all implementations of Apache HTTPD allow for the SetEnv directive to set the PHPRC variable per-virtual-host. What that does is tell PHP to look in the specified location for that virtual host's configuration settings file (i.e. "C:/path/to/custom/php.ini"). The only downside to this tactic is that EVERY virtual host's custom php.ini file must contain all set parameters. In other words, every single PHP configuration directive you have set in the master php.ini file must ALSO be set in per-virtual-host configuration settings. Doesn't that suck? It seems rather redundant to me (and completely defeats the purpose) that you have to include all configuration settings OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
The great thing about per-directory configuration settings (when they're implemented correctly) is that PHP already has the master settings pre-loaded and the per-directory settings (which may only ammount to one directive in difference) can be loaded per request and, thus, there is less over-head.
There really is more to this topic than that, which is why I blogged a rather lengthy and detailed article here: http://hyponiq.blogspot.com/2009/02/apache-php-multiple-phpini.html This information is meant to help users and administrators. I highly suggest it be read if anyone has any questions on Apache and PHP configurations. I have included some examples that illustrate the two possible solutions, as well. I did my best to research everything before I wrote the article.
I hope this helps!
I must add a little more information:
I've done some thorough testing on my PC as to the PHPRC environment variable set by the Apache directive SetEnv. It seems to me that this variable is completely disregarded using that directive. I tried everything and can only come to the conclusion that either A) I did something very wrong, or B) that it simply doesn't work as expected.
The former solution, however, does work magically! So, to expand on my previous post, the only real and viable solution to this problem is to use the php_value, php_flag, php_admin_value and php_admin_flag directives in your virtual hosts configurations.
Once again, it can be very boring! But it does work.
With IIS it can become confusing that changes to php.ini are ineffective. It seems it is necessary to restart the application pool for the changes to be seen. It would be great if this was not necessary - I am sure I have worked with systems where php.ini changes were immediately effectvie.
Note that, changing the PHP configuration via the windows registry will set the new values using php_admin_value. This makes that you cannot override them on runtime.
So for example, if you set the include_path on the windows registry and then you call the set_include_path function in your application, it will return false and won't change the include_path.
Open php.ini from c:/php in your text editor
If you installed Apache in the default location, the path should
be "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs". If you installed
it elsewhere, find the htdocs folder and type its path:
doc_root = "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs"
Just a little further down in the file, look for the line that begins with remove the semicolon from the start of the extension_
dir, and set it so that it points to the ext subfolder of your PHP folder:
extension_dir = "C:\PHP\ext"
These are optional extensions to PHP, disabled by default. We
want to enable the MySQL extension so that PHP can communicate with MySQL.
To do this, remove the semicolon from the start of the php_mysqli.dll line:
note - php_mysqli, not php_mysql
Keep scrolling even further down in the file, and look for a line that starts with
;session.save_path. Once again, remove the semicolon to enable this line,
and set it to your Windows Temp folder:
session.save_path = "C:\Windows\Temp"
Browse to the conf subfolder in your Apache
installation folder (by default, C:\Program Files\Apache Software
Foundation\Apache2.2\conf), and select the httpd.conf file located there. In order
to make this file visible for selection, you'll need to select All Files (*.*) from the
file type drop-down menu at the bottom of the Open window.
Look for the existing line in this file that begins with DirectoryIndex, shown
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.html
This line tells Apache which filenames to use when it looks for the default page
for a given directory. Add index.php to the end of this line:
<IfModule dir_module>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
All of the remaining options in this long and intimidating configuration file
should have been set up correctly by the Apache install program. All you need
to do is add the following lines to the very end of the file:
LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/PHP"
Make sure the LoadModule and PHPIniDir lines point to your PHP installation
directory, and note the use of forward slashes (/) instead of backslashes (\) in
the paths.
Save your changes and Restart Apache using the Apache Service Monitor system tray icon. If all is
well, Apache will start up again without complaint.
PHP Constants will work with php_value; for example:
php_value error_reporting 30711 #bitmask is the same as
php_value error_reporting "E_ALL & ~E_STRICT & ~E_NOTICE" #string of constants
For Mac users (Leopard/Tiger/Lion) it's worth knowing exactly where your httpd.conf and php.ini ares picked up, but, out of the box, these are defined only in the compiler settings as defaults.
The httpd binary was compiled with default settings of
meaning starting apache using apachectl picks up this httpd.conf without it being specified on the command line via the org.apache.httpd.plist file is /System/Library/LaunchDaemons.
Again, the default httpd.conf does not contain a PHPIniDir, and locates php.ini via libphp5.so in /etc - you would need to create one here (using one of the php.ini.default templates if you want).
It's worth changing the PHPIniDir setting in httpd.conf setting to eg.:
Configuration File /usr/local/php5/lib/php.ini
so you know exactly which php.ini is being used at all times.
phpinfo() will then advise you that it's using this file.
On Windows, as the documentation above states, you cannot set max_upload_filesize and post_max_size in the registry, because they are PHP_INI_PERDIR.
Confusingly, however, is the fact that phpinfo() will show your changes if you do add those to the regsitry, as if they were taking effect. However, the upload size is *not* changed, regardless of what phpinfo() reports.
I believe the reading of registry values and override happen 'too late' in the request processing, ie, after the file has already been uploaded and rejected.
In a perfect world, phpinfo() would recognize this and not report the overridden values, which is very confusing.
You will fail if you try to change configuration settings of PHP with the php_value directive in Apache 2.4.
Registry Key Handling Through PHP:
This is an ready to use code. You just need to copy this code into a PHP file.
//php Code starts from here......
//Reading the Registry
$Wshshell= new COM('WScript.Shell');
$data= $Wshshell->regRead('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\7-Zip\path');
echo "Data is::".$data;
//Function for writing to the registry.
function registry_write($folder, $key, $value, $type="REG_SZ")
$WshShell = new COM("WScript.Shell");
$registry = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\" . $folder . "\\" . $key;
$result = $WshShell->RegWrite($registry, $value, $type);
echo "Entry is Successfully written at:".$registry;
catch(Exception $e){
echo "Some Exception in Registry writing".$e;
return false;
// Function to deleting from the Register Entry.
function registry_delete($folder, $key, $value, $type="REG_SZ")
$WshShell = new COM("Wscript.shell");
$registry = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\" . $folder . "\\" . $key;
$result = $WshShell->RegDelete($registry);
echo $key." is Successfully deleted from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\" . $folder ;
catch(Exception $e){
echo "Some Exception with the code::".$e;
return false;
//Here 7-ZIP is taken as a example.
$folder = "7-ZIP";
$key = "Key_name";
$value = "Key_Value";
One of the most serious problems here is that it is hard to determine programmatically which of three or more possible configuration methods (php.ini, .user.ini, .htaccess) should be used on any given hosting company's server.
The worst outcome is if an install.php routine attempts to set .htaccess directives on a cgi-mode server, in which case the outcome is usually a '500' crash. Once in that situation the php installation routine cannot be rerun to correct the problem, so you effectively have a hosting lockout situation which can only be corrected by manual intervention.
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The Fort Totten State Historic Site got its start in 1867 when soldiers built a log structure that in no time was enlarged and expanded to include dozens of buildings. The purpose of this fort was to protect the Totten Trail, an overland route which extended across Dakota Territory from southern Minnesota to the goldfields of western Montana, and later to control and protect the Totten Indian Reservation. The military fort was decommissioned in 1891 and became the Indian Boarding School until 1935, then from 1935 to 1939 it was the Tuberculosis Preventorium, then in 1940 it was the Fort Totten Community School un til 1959. The Stat Historical Society of North Dakota came in 1960 to present time. Many children that went to school here and their family members still come to see the Fort. Some tell us of what it was like and others come to see the history. There is a lot more history to explore. Please come and experience the past in one of our 16 original buildings. For more images of Fort Totten, go to the photo gallery
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Hot weather and sensors.
DragonSiw posted a topic in Ford Fusion ClubDragon Siw here folks, I have a little problem. The door sensors are ?? Let me put it this way; When I lock the car it doesn't always flash the lights. When driving it'll sometimes tell me on the dashboard that the rear driver's door is open. Obviously it hasn't got an open door. That is bad enough but tonight its telling me the boot is open. Again it isn't so I'm driving around with a red warning light showing. So folks, what I want would be suggestions on what to do? Do I need sensors to replace the old ones? Or ist it a common problem amongst Fusions ? Its a great car really. It just has a few problems...........
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DragonSiw replied to maxx31's topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi all. Mine usually takes two goes to shut it. OK its not as heavy a boot lid as my dad's saab.....shushh but his is different and heavier.but I am still having the unlocking problem though. I will have to try and take the boot lid apart tomorrow.... Yours Dragon Siw.
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Ford Fusion Boot Release Problem - Please Help
DragonSiw replied to smartestsmarty's topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi there all. My Fusion has just today done the very same thing. It was ok when I went out this morning,but, by the time I came back. Not only can I not get into the boot with the master key. It won't let me in via the dash board push button mechanism. I know this may sound a little silly,but, I didn't know that the boot release would have its own fuse ? Yours as always Dragon Siw.
Fiesta Mk7 Display Not Turning Off?
DragonSiw replied to BHeart's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubThis is very similar to my Fusion. Mine though does turm off,but comes back very soon afterwards and remains on but dim. If you come across a solution please let me know because I'm fed up with it. Regards Siw
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The only other sensible idea to this is to run in a zig zag fashion ! Now that IS advice from military personel...........Though the ideas in the artical are good in themselves. I fill up several times a month and see so many men as well as women who leave children and goods on show in open cars on fore courts all the time. Just as though they they are being used as guard dogs. Take care out there as always Siw.........
Well at least its got you people talking tonight instead of being ...............quiet ( polite )....Do what you will I don't give ..........
Hi there Willy I always do that- locked at all times - but some don't ......... Siw.
Be Aware Good People Out There !
DragonSiw posted a topic in General ChatThis is from a good friend tonight so I thought to pass it on so we all are aware especially as its getting closer to Christmas etc. POLICE INFORMATION The first bit is mainly for women, but gents , please read it and send it on to any women you care about. The second bit is a warning to all of us! Some sound advice for us all, as we all sometimes forget to take our commonsense with us when we go out. This is from Northants Police Women..... Please read, and pass on. An important message from the Police - please pass this along to all the women you know..... This actually happened a few weeks ago on the M3 FLEET SERVICES!!! It was early evening, and a young girl stopped to get petrol. She filled her tank and walked into the store to pay for her petrol. The cashier told her, 'Don't pay for your petrol yet......walk around the store for a while, and act as if you're picking up some other things to buy. A man just got into the back of your car. I've called the police, and they're on their way'. When the police arrived, they found the man in the back seat of the girl's car and asked him what he was doing. He replied, he was joining a gang, and the initiation to join is to kidnap a woman and bring her back to the gang to be raped by every member of the gang. If the woman was still alive by the time they finish with her then they let her go. According to the police that night, there is a new gang forming here, originating from London . The scary part of this is, because the guy didn't have a weapon on him, the police could only charge him with trespassing.... He's back on the street and free to try again. Something similar to this happened at the Tesco garage on Cardiff Road in Newport recently, but luckily the cashier saw the man get into her car. Please be aware of what's going on around you, and warn your family and friends. LADIES, you or one of your family or friends could be the next victim. Please forward this on to everyone you know. Please do not discard this message; it is very important that everyone knows what is happening. Please be careful when leaving your vehicle, and make sure it is ALWAYS LOCKED to prevent this from happening to you. MET POLICE In light of the recent kidnapping and now murder of Leigh Mathews, I think it is important to read the following info for your own safety. Things women should know to stay safe: Please take the time to read these pointers. There may be just one or two you hadn't thought of. After reading this, forward it to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in. 1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! 2. if a robber asks for your handbag, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you..... He is probably more interested in your handbag than you, and he will go for the handbag. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION! 3. if you are ever thrown into the boot of a car: Kick out the back tail lights, and stick your arm through the hole and start waving. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives. 4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc, and just sit (doing their cheque book, or making a list). DON'T DO THIS! A predator could be watching you and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, and attack you. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE. 5. A few notes about getting into your car in car park: a) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, look at the passenger side floor, and check the back seat. b) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most attacker's surprise their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars. c) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the shop, or work, and get guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.) 6. ALWAYS take the lift instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone, and the perfect crime spot. 7. if the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT BE A VITAL ORGAN 8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women, He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim. 9. Another safety point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her, 'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way. Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes, thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls from women saying that they hear babies' cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night. I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. Send this to any woman you know who may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it, and it's better safe than sorry. TO ALL CAR OWNERS AND CAR DRIVERS: PLEASE READ Warning!!!! Be aware of new car-jacking scheme ..You walk across the car park, unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift or put into reverse. You look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your parking space, and you notice apiece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift the gear stick back into park or neutral, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper, or whatever it is that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car that is when the car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and takeoff!! Your engine was running, you would have left your purse in the car, and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car. BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED IN LONDON , MANCHESTER , AND MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY!!! Just drive away, and remove the paper later! It is stuck to your window, and be thankful that you read this email. I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women! A purse contains all identification, and you certainly do NOT want someone getting your home address. They already HAVE you keys! JUST BE AWARE AND TAKE CARE -- IT WILL PROBABLY SOON ARRIVE IN YOUR AREA....
P.S. I am still having the problem with glowing lights on my consul when the car is left and locked up if you have any ideas on this aswell.? Thankyou again, Siw.
Thanks for this Bruce, It does sound a logical thing. I have never taken off the panel you mention before. I've had two Fiestas and this is my first Fusion. It never happened with those, only on my Fusion. So as you can expect it was a little off putting ttrying to do a speed on the motorway and for this to happen. Getting some lube from out of my garage is no problem. Just where to put it ! I was the first lady to aquire my City & Guilds as a motorcycle mechanic in 1984.For that, unlike for cars or trucks, I had to do everything including MOT's and setting up sidecar chasis. As well as engine and frame work. So I am a little mechanically minded, just not for cars.... Failing whatever folk say the Fusion is a great battle bus and a lot better ride than either of my Fiestas were. Thanks and best wishes, Siw.
Thanks for your replys, This will give me something to think about. Any interruption sounds bad and not something I want before christmas etc. Any ideas of the cost ? Also the schemat picture is useful as its hard to find any in books etc. Of all the Hayne manuals I've had in the past they don't do one for the Fusion. Or at least I've not found one yet. Dragon Siw.
Windscreen Problems
DragonSiw posted a topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi Folks Dragon Siw here and I've a problem. Can anyone help me ? I took the family up the M62 today to Bradford to the Dr.Who exhibition at The National Media Museum. Ok, it was a little windy and occasionally it rained, Thankfully not too much.~ The problem.~ We were driving along with the windscreen wipers on the normal setting when suddenly there was a loud bang ! It was a little frightening to say the least. You see, as my daughter said; it looked like they had stuck.in the rest position,When they realised they were suposed to be still working they caught up by slapping themselves hard on the glass ! and then contiued normally. Again some miles along the motorway they did it again. Unfortunately they did it twicw going and twice back. So I used them manually. Hence we were glad that it didn't rain too much. Needless to say it frightened the living daylights out of my passengers. Doe anyone know or has had this problem??? Is it the motor ?? I don't know and with the winter coming.hmmmm .. My Fiesta never did this...Any help would be very much appreciated . A damsel in distress , Dragon Siw.
Problems New Fiesta
DragonSiw replied to bootsy's topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi there ! I would choose diesel over petrol with a third more miles to the gallon overnthe similar petrol unit.! It does sound like you have a Friday car. Take it back and go straight to head office, Take no prisoners as they say. Fords are in general brilliant cars but.... You see Ive got a Fusion which I bought at three years old after being ex-mobility. Yes we have problems still with the dash lights lighting up after the whole thing is locked down. But we have found out that dealers in general really well........... some are good but the red tape that is involved makes it ni on impossible to get problems sorted with ours. So what I'm trying to say is go to the top and if necessary have them get you another car- its too young to be warranting all these problems and worries. Which most are major if you found yourself on a motorway etc with children or grandchildren on board. DO IT ! before its too late as they Will drag their feet, trust me. All the best and let us all know what happens. Dragon Siw, 2 Fiestas and 1 Fusion. ~ and guess what folks the Fusion is a better ride holding the road so much better than both of my Fiestas ever did. PS. the first thing I ever drove is a short wheel base Transit when I was 14 on private grounds....
Fusion Radio.
DragonSiw posted a topic in Ford Fusion ClubHi out there it Dragon Siw here, Can anyone help me even though this is possibly part of another problem in progress. So please bear with me. Has anyone had their radios stop working. For me its like A/ you can't change volume.B/change radio channel,CD.to radio or back in either direction.D/none of the functions for the clock will work either.! Now I am aware that in some models the 600 CD range can get hot in normal use but this is happening when it wants to and in hot weather. TBH its silly it can get so hot. The last time it stopped working it was only on RockXS for 2 weeks with no other choices. Fortunately its working for now again until it has a hissy fit again.Of course at this time you can't removed any ' stuck ' CD from the maching either.! According to some at certain Ford dealerships is the reason why the dash lights glow as though they are on when Everything is shut down, locked and off ! Any ideas would be gratefully accepted ............ Dragon Siw.


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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
30 comments:
- Unknown said...
Very well writtn blog. I appreciate the way you wrote this blog which hard hitting and also very emotional.
My daughter decided not to return to India and even for a short visit she is taking so many precautions. She is trying to spirit me out of India.
- September 3, 2013 at 1:10 PM
- Simranjeet said...
Thanks Ma'm
I am sharing it.
- September 3, 2013 at 6:13 PM
- tofeeq ahmad said...
You will not get a solution until you keep on avoiding issues. Rape is symbol of sick society and everyone condemn it not by just word, Million of people do protest candle march for Nirbhaya. That does not show the reality of our society. These all are damn false activities by us with no real action expecting from it.
We are sick mental people, who feel bad when we see some one SHRIEK on a slum boy on road (as he/she touch someone costly car), But GOD damn we do nothing for him. Even we react in same manner when he touch our car.
We are living with false proud (highly and oldest culture), never look in out present.
Educate your children while they are at home. Improve your society by improving your home environment
- September 3, 2013 at 7:31 PM
- Satish Ashtaputre said...
India has become a horrible place to live in. Intellectuals are finding it very diificult to cope with the strange situation in India.
God save this country !
- September 3, 2013 at 7:34 PM
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- September 3, 2013 at 8:23 PM
- Abhirami Muthu said...
The writer has written this article from the depths of her heart. Thank you.
- September 4, 2013 at 7:03 AM
- TaNuja said...
Very well written ma'am...
and completely agree... I'm working and I travel around night as always. But I'm always alert after these incidents.. :(
- September 4, 2013 at 12:23 PM
- TaNuja said...
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- September 4, 2013 at 12:24 PM
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- September 4, 2013 at 2:42 PM
- Aparna R said...
Ms. De, you have fairly and squarely hit the nail on the head! However, it is incredible that Indian society is still reluctant to accept even one of its most visible paradoxes as a source of tension.
- September 4, 2013 at 2:44 PM
- Pooja Rathore said...
Rape epidemic(upfront and thoughtful post) right word the moment i open the news paper I feel shocked,angry and sad about the rapes registered ,nothing has changed,it has only worsened.
Rape is a serious crime,it rips the soul ,the punishment compensation etc can never make up for the loss.
- September 4, 2013 at 11:41 PM
I share your anger and angst at the city called Bombay having degenerated into Mumbai.
I am sure, you still love Bombay because [a] the city where we both grew up ages ago in separate neighbourhoods, we felt safe and [b] our womenfolk felt safer - as is evident from your column.
This is the age of women's liberation.
But, I will cite someone else - the world today prefers to refer to as the symbol of having been the original female doormat - Goddess Sita.
For a moment, let us look at her like a normal human being of her times from a modern perspective.
The princess of Mithila had married Lord Ram on her own accord as it was a Swayamvara or a bride choosing her husband.
She had accompanied her husband during a 14-year exile voluntarily.
The demon Ravana had kidnapped her with evil intentions.
After rescuing her, Lord Ram requested her to go through a ritual test of fire – something Sita did without demur.
After having been crowned the Consort Queen of Emperor Ram for several years, she conceived.
A very ordinary citizen questioned her 'purity' and the origin of her pregnancy.
Rather than flogging his subject, Lord Ram requested his wife in whom he had complete faith to 'go into exile' and await clearance of her name.
She obeyed – yet again – without protest.
And after the twins sired by Lord Ram and her defeated her husband's army and brought their father into her presence trussed like a turkey, that day's world grudgingly accepted that Mother Sita indeed was blameless.
As expected, Lord Ram invited her to take her rightful place on the throne to his right.
Thereupon, according to Sage Valmiki's epic, Sita prayed to Mother Earth to consume her – as she no longer wished to be taken for granted.
Placing my poetic instincts in the modern context but in the nearly prehistoric backdrop, here are my lines:
Pray educate me – what am I My Lord!
Am I your equal human partner in life?
Am I an organic pleasure machine?
Am I merely meant to deliver offspring?
Am I to be tested for my purity after attempted slur?
Though you won me in the contest
I voluntarily chose you as my better half
On my own I opted for the forests' travails as
I loved your company
I saved my chastity under the gravest of threats
I allowed its scrutiny through a fire test
I carried our children in my womb as your gifts
Yet our children had to win a war
With you
To prove
I am blameless!
Rather than casting an aspersion
On your manhood
I beseech Mother Earth
To bestow justice upon me
By taking me back into her
If my life's chronology of events imply
Injustices were perpetrated upon me
Not as a sentence against you, My Lord!
Let humanity take note!
As a woman
I may be docile
And the symbol of
Your brave chivalry
I am not
Without recourse to protest
And defend my honour!
As the world now sees me
Returning to my mother's womb
Let it spare a tear
To all those who need to deliver heroes
To prove
The purity of their mother's motherhood
If such a deed indeed is an insult
To men, women and children
All of whom
Whose creations start from the same pleasure points
Through acts
That denote males' manhood
But can't humanity ask itself
Why are
The same acts shames of womanhood?
The above comment is excerpted from blogs published earlier by me.
- September 5, 2013 at 8:20 AM
- Rita Mahato said...
Nicely expressed the condition of our pride India... Hate to hear every morning about rape/ gangrape cases, nowadays, this is so common that we have to start/ end each day with such headlines...
- September 5, 2013 at 1:17 PM
- Alice Jobs said...
the damaged spirits of Mumbai's working women ( millions of them), will seek inspiration from her decision to resume her normal life. Despite the best counseling, the trauma of what she endured is inescapable, and it may take years for the scars to heal. But heal they will. Because she is determined to erase them.
if u want to know abot the wild life sanctuaries of India
- September 5, 2013 at 9:42 PM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
While I am happy that this young woman does not see herself as a victim for life, going back anonymously to her life, like this never happened is not going to change anything. This is not the role model she needs to be (if she agrees to be one in the first place). She needs to show her face, to become an advocate for change, to keep this issue on the front burner until people become uncomfortable.
Every woman in Mumbai who has ever been harrassed needs to become the face of victimization due to gender inequality. We need every one of the millions of women who are assaulted emotionally, physically and financially, every single day....to say out loud " we have been harrassed and are tired of it and here I am and here is my face, I am not going away and I will remind you always that I exist". That is the only way to make the entire population of India uncomfortable. Unless people are uncomfortable, they do not THINK. i am tired of hearing about the resilience of women and the resilience of the city. Why cannot we mourn and cry loud enough that it hurts people, makes them want to cringe and atleast think about change. Being a victim is not all bad, a LOUD, STRONG, UNRELENTING, IN YOURFACE victim can bring about change. Lets all be one of those.
- September 5, 2013 at 11:42 PM
- Adam Warner said...
INDIANS needs to transform itself from old "parampara" and must look at how they can efface their own prejudices regarding women's position in Society
- September 6, 2013 at 8:38 AM
- Venkat Chari said...
Very emotional and moving article. The remedy for all this is not making of laws and severe punishments. There should be moral reform and awareness among people. Women should be bold enough to face such circumstances by keeping themselves alert and smart enough to foil such wicked attempts of the attackers and report all such incidents to media and police. Parents and society should keep watch on such perverted mentality of people and give continuous guidance to them in changing their mentality.
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- September 6, 2013 at 1:27 PM
- Wannabe blogger said...
That was straight from the heart. Actually Bharat Mahan has always treated women in this fashion right from Ramayana and Mahabharata days. Unfortunately now we do not have Ram's and Krishna's to protect the women of India now. It is now the days of the Duryodhans.
- September 7, 2013 at 5:24 PM
- Maya Ramaswamy said...
Dear Ms. De,
I would like to bring to your notice this Info-graphic in the leading
national daily, The Hindu.
I have written a letter to that editor, but would also like to bring this to your notice, that TILL DATE, ALL experts, statisticians, the police AND the media, have still to come to understand the REASON for the ANGER in thousands of working women in
urban India, against instances of GANG rape.
Rape is a crime as old as mankind. The statistics are about as expected.
However, the national sense of outrage among women, on GANG rape in particular, is something completely new.
This is because, GANG rape is a hitherto un-documented and possibly new phenomenon in modern urban India.
Gang rape is NOT the same as rape where the offender is known to the victim, and MUST be looked at in a new light altogether under urban
The statistics in Bangalore and Delhi since 2012 are significant because these are also two cities where there are thousands and thousands of outsiders pouring in literally everyday. People who are 'KNOWN' to each other are hard to find here unless they are close
friends for decades.
The profile of the perpetrators in a GANG rape is QUITE different from perpetrators of any other kind of rape, as men who may not even KNOW each other, may 'GANG' up in public, quite often overpowering a lone man who might have been with the victim at the time of assault.
Such a scenario, unless nipped in the bud, is dangerous to women in open society.
Unless controlled and dealt with as a law and order situation urgently, this phenomenon of GANG rape in urban 'COMPOSITE' society is dangerous to women.
GANG rape in urban India SHOULD be seen as 'DISTINCT' from the older type of gang-rape in rural India which had a more inter-class/inter-community social evil hue to it.
In all the reams of time and space in mainstream media, NOBODY has as yet talked about the profiling the PERPETRATORS!!
WHY is everyone in the media still OBSESSED with the physical and mental condition of the VICTIM!?? From the point of view of 'penetration', all rape looks just like rape to insensitive outsiders!
I appeal to you Ms. De, urge the experts to look ELSEWHERE! tell them to look at the PERPETRATORS, if they want to understand this serious offense against womankind!!!!
A woman Citizen of India,
Bangalore City.
- September 8, 2013 at 1:11 PM
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very well said and touching.
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Friday, December 15, 2006
Thanks for all your good wishes and prayers! The last two storms did not turn out to be as bad as the first one, thank goodness, but there has been lots of rain, and yesterday it snowed 4 slushy, heavy inches and then rained again (now it's sunny!). We did not get the bad winds, thank heavens (we need a break!). But Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, Victoria and the Washington/Oregon coast got it really badly, as Debbie mentioned, and I really feel for them.
We just might get power tomorrow, but I think that is overly-optimistic. I think maybe Weds. They JUST got the power to the ferry terminal on Denman Is. this morning. There are contracted tree-cutters all over the island and they did cut the trees off our power line this morning, but the Hydro crew has to reconnect everything, and there are still big lines down on many of the major roads. So, I don't think they'll get to us for a long time.
I was getting a bit depressed, because it's hard to feel Christmasy, and everything takes so long, it's so dark (unless we get sun, like today), etc., etc. I should be working on the newsletter and the e-book! But, I decided to be positive and regard it as a holiday from work. I'm getting lots of reading done and catching up on sleep, since we get to bed really early! And, after all, how can we feel sorry for ourselves when we think of all we have compared to so many?
We got head-lamps (like cavers use) and that has been great--free hands! We're warm and dry; we're collecting lots of rain-water, so water's not a problem; we have lots of food and are eating really well. We still have our phone, and now we can even have showers and wash clothes nearby! Fortunately, as you know, we have no meat in our freezer, so there's nothing we can really lose. The freezer is old and heavily-insulated and I hadn't defrosted it recently, so it's actually still got ice in it! We are eating the things as they thaw (reconstituted Soy Curls, veggies, etc.) and have not even had to resort to canned and dried foods yet! We use our deck as an outdoor fridge.
It reminds me of when I was young and was "homesteading" with my late husband Wayne and my kids in the 70's. We lived voluntarily without power or running water for 3 years, and without running water for several more! As I washed my hair in the sink yesterday after heating up the water on the woodstove and using a pitcher to wet my hair, I was reminded of the school mornings when my 3 teenage girls would all be doing this every day! We didn't even have a TV in those days either, but we had lots of fun.
It also has made me very aware of the over-consumption at Christmas time, for some reason. I'm not THAT old, but I can remember feeling so thrilled to get a special doll and a few other things. Parents might get eachother a nice article of clothing, or something like that. But ordinary middle class people didn't buy what would have been the equivilant of these games and other pieces of technology that cost hundreds of dollars that people spend,spend, spend (and feel somehow obliged to spend!) now. Most of us think nothing of buying these things for ourselves, anyway, so why do we need other people to get into debt to buy us something more?
We're keeping it really simple this year. Getting together is the main thing. And our extended family is helping out a family member who really needs it right now instead of getting gifts for all the nieces and nephews, etc..
My daughter-in-law Amber did a really nice thing (now that I'm on the subject). We have homeless on Denman Island, believe it or not. A couple of individuals who have been dealt some hard knocks in life and, though very smart and hard-working, have a problem with alcohol. They live in donated vans. Amber pre-paid for some gas for their vans at the local store. A very kind gesture.
To digress, I've been taking photos, but I can't upload them and resize them, so blogging with photos will have to wait. I got out my Chinese stacking bamboo steamers and they have come in handy for reheating leftovers.
What did we have for dinner last night? Frozen potato-and-onion pyrogies (well-- half-frozen!), boiiled and then sauteed in a little Earth Balance with mushrooms and oniosn and a few Soycurls, topped with leftover brown gravy. Spinach salad on the side. No too shabby! Oh, and by candlelight, of course!
All the best!
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I am amazed and impressed with your creativity and ingenuity. I don't honestly know what in the world I would do without power for 24 hours. I don't even know if we have a working flashlight. You have inspired me to get better prepared!
- Fri Dec 15, 05:34:00 PM PST
yes, its pretty bad all over the place with power outages..you all have it worse because of where you live. I agree with the overspending with xmas gifts and wanting to please...but some people do this for reasons unknown to us. it is a physical need or an emotional need that they were deprived of or are still being deprived of so have to fill this need. My ex father in law was a jewish prisoner in a camp, he had no food, nothing. Today he is a wealthy business man in Toronto, he stocks and re- stocks his cupboards, and buys and buys the most food and clothing that he can..for no reason except he is afraid and it causes panic inside of him if he were to NOT do that. It is a deep seated feeling for most of us when we overindulge and by too much for ourselves or others and go into debt. It fills a void...makes us feel good for a time...like your daughter in law trying to make herself feel better by pre paying for someone's gas. (Are the vehicles insured? who pays for that?). Others do it simply out of guilt for what they cannot provide for their children in an emotional or physical sense we do what is the only option left in our own mind...and to some people that is to "spoil", to buy, to give, to take guilt away from one self. To make yourself feel better. People that have a deep seated guilt or bad feeling or a general sense of wanting to be better do that. Its mostly human nature. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas over there..hope you get all your power back on in time for the holidays.
- Fri Dec 15, 08:06:00 PM PST
Wow, I hope you write more about your homesteading days. Homesteading was a major dream of many folks in my earlier years but I knew no one who actually did it. Bryanna, you should write your memoirs!
- Sat Dec 16, 03:22:00 AM PST
We used to camp quite a bit, but i've never homesteaded like you ... dreamed about being off grid though. I guess my gardening and canning, learning how to sew, and making your recipes from scratch is as close as I'm going to get.
Now I'll be teaching others these great skills. I just finished studnet teaching Wednesday and was offered a full-time contract on Thursday, I was pleased with the offer and accepted. A whole new generation of kids will be learning your ways, imagine one of your cookbooks as a required textbook. :)
- Sat Dec 16, 07:21:00 AM PST
Bryanna, I can't believe how well you are able to cope without power. Our electricity was out for only 17 hours, but we had to go out to eat, because I had no way to cook and cold food on a cold day just wasn't doing it. I'm going to have to take some of your ideas and get prepared for next time. Thanks for sharing!
- Mon Dec 18, 09:10:00 AM PST
Many people who know about gadgets and sciences seem to shun exploting them for monetary gain and producing mass consumption "novelties". Those are usually the works of the short sighted and immature. The same people consuming them most insatiably. Ahh, what do I know??
- Mon Dec 18, 01:04:00 PM PST
I'm so happy to read that you are ok and that you can see this in a positive light ! You are great !
You inspire me a lot, day to day.
I too would love to read more about your homesteading days, how fascinating !
Thinking of you :)
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Police Chief Pat Rollins on Tuesday sought guidance about what his department should do with the approximately 20 firearms in its property storage area.
He doesn't know the history of the guns – he noted he began working for Sugar Grove this month – but said firearms typically come into police departments' possession by court orders, in cases of suicide and when civilians no longer want them.
Some of the firearms have been in the village's custody since the early 1990s, Rollins said.
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Despite having several arguments against selling the firearms, he presented that option to the Village Board so trustees knew it could be a source of some revenue.
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When more than 100 Indians died after consuming illegal alcohol in the state of West Bengal, the first thing that the state governor promised to do was to crack down on the people who produce the liquor.
"I want to take strong action against those manufacturing and selling illegal liquor," West Bengal's chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, said, according to Press Trust of India. "But this is a social problem also, and this has to be dealt with socially also along with action."
Seven suspected bootleggers have been arrested, but in a country where such illegal businesses number in the hundreds in most urban areas, this is at best a tentative step.
It's an understandable suggestion for India, whose founding father, Mohandas Gandhi, considered alcohol to be "death to the soul."
But given the history of prohibition in the United States, it's clear that crackdowns on alcohol production and consumption can often be counterproductive. Indeed, a compelling case can be made that the same restrictive laws that India uses to control the supply and sale of alcohol almost inevitably created the conditions in which an illegal alcohol industry would thrive, and put thousands of lives at risk.
As an American reporter based in India in the early part of the last decade, I could see interesting parallels between the histories of India and the United States, at least when it came to alcohol.
As in India, the original motive for banning the sale of alcohol in the United States was humanitarian. Evangelical Christians, and a growing number of female activists like the hatchet-carrying Carrie Nation, worried – quite rightly, it turns out – that many families were being driven into poverty as working-class men spent their weekly paychecks at the pub and left their families to starve. Ban alcohol, the Prohibitionists argued, and you eliminate most of America's social scourges.
But when Prohibition ruled the land, from 1920 to 1933, it didn't stop people from drinking. It stopped them from drinking in public. Criminal syndicates smuggled alcohol into the country and sold it in speak-easy pubs, often under the winking eye of corrupt authorities. Those who lived away from cities, especially those who had access to grain, sugar, water, and a few copper kettles, simply made their own. American folk musicians wrote countless songs to deride Prohibition, but it was probably the realization of lost tax revenues that eventually caused the US Congress to repeal prohibition in 1933.
Even in Pakistan, a Muslim-majority nation carved out of India at the time of Independence from Britain in 1947, British-era rules allowing for the state control of alcohol sales have simply pushed many Pakistanis to purchase alcohol through private channels. In the capital city of Islamabad, for instance, all one needs to do to get a beer is to go to a Chinese restaurant and ask for "cold tea." A teapot filled with beer will be brought to one's table, along with a glass.
Like America's prohibitionists, Indian leaders saw alcohol as a scourge, and Gandhi equated alcohol consumption with supporting the British Empire. Drawing parallels between the British sale of alcohol in India and the British subjugation of China through the opium trade, Gandhi urged Indians to kick the alcohol habit as a national – and religious – duty. In 1934, at a time when the British government controlled the sale of alcohol, and derived tax revenues from that sale, Gandhi wrote, "It is wrong and immoral for a nation to supply intoxicating liquor to those who are addicted to drink."
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And, as the West Bengal deaths show, there is no sign that the restriction of alcohol has any impact on the demand. Restriction simply shrinks the supply of alcohol, and sends consumers to other suppliers, and often those are people who don't have the technical skill to ensure that their product doesn't kill.
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