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Ex-gang members spread Christmas cheer in old neighborhood
With a rap on the door, Christmas came early for Rebecca Carrillo and her two babies Thursday morning.
Her gifts came courtesy of former West Side gang members who turned their lives around and came together to give back to three families in need in the old neighborhood where they were raised, called Ghost Town.
Leonardo "Lalo" Mendez, 66; Luz "Louie" H. Gallegos, 66; Juan Guajardo, 65; Hector "Pro" Caldera, 65; and Alfred "Curly" Palacio, 59, are members of a group called the Ghost Town Survivors.
Their stop at Carrillo's home at the Alazan-Apache Courts was the first of three visits the men made to deliver gift baskets laden with goodies.
After delivering the Carrillos' gifts, the men said a prayer for the babies and single mother, who doesn't have a job but is getting her GED and trying to get ahead.
Carrillo's basket overflowed with toys, large bars of chocolate, brie cheese, a turkey and other holiday staples and $355 in gift cards.
She was shocked.
"Wow, I'm overwhelmed so much, by how this Christmas, they'll be able to get more things than last year," Carrillo said.
The men, many former gang members, were drafted during the Vietnam War and served their country far from friends who spent years in prison or who died violent early deaths.
Through the military, they traveled and learned there was a world beyond their gang territory, and they gained a new perspective on life. Many earned college degrees and found good jobs. Others fought for Chicano rights and helped veterans in need.
Now fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers, the men formed a club of sorts with 18 members to help families who come from the same streets as they did.
They envision a future where they help seniors once a week and can offer scholarships to neighborhood teens.
Caldera said the group members hope their acts will ignite similar generosity among former gang members in other parts of the city.
"Hopefully, other barrios will find out what we're doing and give back," Caldera said. "Each one of us made it out because a person made a difference in our lives. That's what this is all about — giving back."
"That's what we're about, giving back to the neighborhood we grew up in, and we were able to get out of," Guajardo said.
Ghost Town
From 1962 to 1968, the men roamed turf that ran north and south from Saltillo to Guadalupe streets and from Hamilton and Barkley streets — an area where young men were automatically in the gang just by virtue of living in the area.
Some said the area may have gained its title for once being a sparsely populated wooded area, scattered with small houses.
The first wave of youth gangs burst on the scene in the 1950s and, according to a federal probation report, by the end of that decade, gang warfare accounted for up to six fatalities per month in San Antonio.
Mainly confined to the South and West sides, the gangs had colorful names like the Austin Street Gang, Alazan-Apache, El Circle, Los Palo Altos and La Tripa.
The men remembered newspaper reports that called their territory "notorious," but they didn't see it that way.
"Everybody thought it was normal back then," Guajardo said. "We didn't think it was a dangerous place to be; it was our home."
The neighborhood was full of young, tattooed men hanging out on porches; men who taught the boys to watch their backs at all times and to always remember anyone they fought with — in case of retaliation.
"I aspired to be like that," Mendez said.
Many of those young men of the barrio met violent deaths at a young age.
The gang members often scrapped in front of St. Timothy Catholic Church, where many of the men were baptized, made their first communion and said their wedding vows.
They said it was an area where police officers only drove through in the daytime and arguments were settled by stabbings or shootings.
They fought with their fists, bats, bottles and whatever they could get their hands on. Many have multiple stories of being shot at leaving a dance or walking down the street.
Several members have the physical reminders of their younger-day rumbles. Guajardo still bears the scars from when a rival slashed his face.
When he was 15, he was involved in a gang fight at La Villita and was packed into a police wagon with 29 other gang members and taken to jail. He still remembers his mother scolding him because she had to take off from work to go with him to juvenile court.
There was their 15-year-old friend who was killed after he was stabbed 37 times.
Caldera recalled another friend of the group, a guitar player who had his own band and a baby on the way, who was killed. A gang member from another turf shot him in the back in a drive-by in front of the Good Samaritan Center.
After the funeral, Caldera grabbed a knife, jumped into his 1954 Chevy and went to look for the shooter.
People recognized he was driving a car from Ghost Town, slamming doors and running, as he drove through the projects, hoping someone would attack him. No one did.
"To us, that's the way the world was," said Mendez, a 32-year Civil Service retiree. "We were lucky we made it."
"We survived for a reason," Guajardo said. "God had his hand on us. He said, 'You're going to go through life, you're going to have your downs, and when I think you're ready, you're going to come out of that.'"
In between delivering gifts Thursday, the men visited the homes where they grew up. Mendez, one of 13 children raised by his grandmother, showed the group his apartment at the Cassiano Homes.
He used to shine shoes, sneaking through a hole in a wire fence at Lackland AFB to polish airmen's boots. Decades later, he worked a couple of blocks away from those barracks as a budget analyst.
"The military drafting me was a blessing," Mendez said. "It exposed me to a new society. The military allowed me a skill. I'm very grateful I'm not one of the victims of the neighborhood."
After graduation, Gallegos was sent to Vietnam. Mendez, the last son in his family, was sent to Germany, exempt from the war under the sole survivor rule.
The Army drafted Guajardo after he graduated in 1968. He fought in Vietnam and was wounded in the Mekong Delta when he stepped on a land mine. He was awarded the Purple Heart and spent months in rehabilitation at Fort Sam Houston.
After leaving the Army, he took up another uniform with the Brown Berets, a grass-roots civil rights group that fought against police brutality in his old neighborhood.
Caldera is retired from the Veterans Administration, where he helped veterans from all wars with post-traumatic stress disorder and now works as a social worker.
He served two tours in Vietnam and said the veterans talk about how seeing blood and bodies in the barrio helped them become numb to the violence of war zones.
"I made a U-turn in my life," said Gallegos, who turned his life over to God 10 years ago. "I'm not proud of some of the things I did."
Giving back
The nucleus of the Ghost Town Survivors was formed by Mendez, who began calling old friends to socialize and reminisce about the good old days.
Each month, they met at different West Side restaurants and noticed while driving past old streets that not much had changed since they moved away. They still saw families living in poor conditions and kids still running the streets.
They wanted to do a little to tackle the poverty in the area and decided to give gift cards with the hope that the recipients would buy food and clothes for themselves and their children.
They partnered with the Good Samaritan Center, a place they considered a second home and a haven from gang warfare.
They held a barbecue fundraiser Dec. 8 to add to the donations collected from members at each meeting.
At the benefit, Father Michael DeGerolami from St. Timothy Catholic Church blessed the group's project after picking up two plates.
"I like to think of it as a tree of life. We're the branches that are bearing fruit," Gallegos said.
The group sold more than 200 tickets and raised $2,300. After buying toys and gifts with the money raised, they gave each of three families three gift cards totaling $355.
The men took a break from gift-giving Thursday to eat lunch at one of their old hangouts, Ray's Drive Inn on 19th Street.
Oldies played from speakers as they talked about reconvening after the holidays to start extending help beyond their gift-giving.
They have plans to help feed families and seniors at the Good Samaritan Center once a week, talking to school kids about getting out of gangs and offering two scholarships to neighborhood students.
Late that afternoon, they drove to the final home. Raymond Gonzalez, his two daughters and a son were surprised when the men came through the door bearing big bags stuffed with gifts.
Mendez bent down to hand Gonzalez's son a GI Joe.
"We had to look very hard for this," he said, referring to driving to several stores across town before finding the toy. Gonzalez thanked the men as his wide-eyed kids emptied their bags.
"That's what we wanted, for their eyes to light up," Mendez said. "This is why we want to insert ourselves into their lives, even if it is for a couple of days."


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Holiday Snow Globe Cake
I can change up the decorations on this cake depending on the holiday—or birthday. My daughter loves this Christmas version. —Marie Louise Ludwig, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Total TimePrep: 65 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Makes12 servings
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 cups cake flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup coconut milk
- 1-1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- Frosted Christmas Tree (see below)
- Porcelain snowman ornament
- 8-inch glass bubble bowl (about 6-inch opening)
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line bottoms of two greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment paper; grease paper.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in rum. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with coconut milk, beating well after each addition.
- With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold into batter. Transfer batter to prepared pans.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely.
- Using a long serrated knife, trim tops of cakes if domed. In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form.
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate, bottom side down. Spread jam over top to within 3/4 in. of edge; top with 1/2 cup whipped cream. Place second cake layer over whipped cream, bottom side up.
- Spread remaining whipped cream over top and sides of cake; sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes. Just before serving, place Frosted Christmas Tree and snowman on center of cake. Carefully invert bowl over decorations.
FROSTED CHRISTMAS TREE: Lightly brush a small star-shaped sugar cookie with corn syrup; sprinkle with silver edible glitter. For tree, tint canned vanilla frosting with green paste food coloring. Stack two ice cream sugar cones. Using a #32 open star tip, pipe tree branches onto top cone to resemble a pine tree. Decorate with candy-coated sunflower kernels or colored sprinkles; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Place star cookie at top.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 512 calories, 29g fat (20g saturated fat), 123mg cholesterol, 356mg sodium, 57g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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Turned out very cute.
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This was a lot of fun to make and it turned out beautiful! I'll probably try a different cake recipe next time for variety.
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Why would people rate a recipe they didn't even try in the first place?!
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Governor General to Present 50 Decorations for Bravery
OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present 4 Stars of Courage and 46 Medals of Bravery at a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, February 8, 2013, at 10:30 a.m.
Created in 1972, Decorations for Bravery recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others. The Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; the Star of Courage (S.C.) recognizes acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril; and the Medal of Bravery (M.B.) recognizes acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
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12 p.m.: Interviews with recipients
Corporal Joseph Martin Éric Beaudoin, S.C., C.D.
Stratford, Que. and Winnipeg, Man.
Sergeant Randal Douglas McOrmond, S.C., C.D.
Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Okanagan Falls and Comox, B.C.
Asaf Shargall, S.C.
Jerusalem, Israel and Toronto, Ont.
Jordan Adam Appleby, M.B.
Toronto, Ont.
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Bright, Ont.
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Brockville and Ottawa, Ont.
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Middlewood, N.S.
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Lasalle, Que.
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Victoria, B.C.
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Edmonton, Alta.
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Moncton, N.B.
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London, Ont. and Vancouver, B.C.
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Langton and Tillsonburg, Ont.
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East St. Paul, Man.
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Cornwall and Long Sault, Ont.
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Vankleek Hill, Ont.
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Stouffville, Ont.
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Quispamsis, N.B.
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Roberval and Chibougamau, Que.
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Mistissini, Que.
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Toronto, Ont.
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Ottawa, Ont.
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Toronto, Ont.
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Constable Nicholas Joseph Roy, M.B., C.D.
Saint John, N.B.
Constable Jason Spooner, M.B.
Sudbury and Sioux Lookout, Ont.
Constable Derek St-Cyr, M.B.
Mistissini, Que.
Constable Kathleen Tremblay, M.B.
Alma and Chibougamau, Que.
Kyle Walker, M.B.
Milton and Kitchener, Ont.
Kathryn Whittaker, M.B.
Ottawa, Ont.
Please note that the information in this media advisory reflects
the rank of the recipient at the time of the event for which they are being recognized.
Corporal Joseph Martin Éric Beaudoin, S.C., C.D.
Stratford, Quebec and Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sergeant Randal Douglas McOrmond, S.C., C.D.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Master Corporal Robin Anthony Richardson, S.C., C.D.
Okanagan Falls and Comox, British Columbia
On November 9, 2009, search and rescue technicians Sergeant Randal McOrmond, Master Corporal Robin Richardson and Corporal Éric Beaudoin rescued a teenager who had been separated from his companion during a hunting trip, near Coral Harbour, Nunavut. An air search discovered the youth on a large pan of unstable ice that was drifting into Hudson's Bay. Messrs. McOrmond, Beaudoin and Richardson parachuted down to a nearby ice floe, and jumped between pieces of moving ice and gaps of open water to reach the victim, who was suffering from severe hypothermia. They provided medical attention and kept watch on two polar bear cubs standing nearby. Thanks to the courageous efforts of these three rescuers, the victim survived.
Asaf Shargall, S.C.
Jerusalem, Israel and Toronto, Ontario
On February 13, 2009, Asaf Shargall demonstrated exceptional courage when he pulled a friend from the path of an oncoming train, in Toronto, Ontario. Fourteen-year-old Asaf and one of his friends had been standing on the platform at the subway station when a man pushed them down onto the tracks just as a train was arriving. Asaf took cover in a small alcove, but then rushed back out to grab his friend and pull him into the secure location as the train rolled past. Because of Asaf's courageous actions, his friend survived, despite severe injuries.
Jordan Adam Appleby, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Ursula Higgins, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
Peter Levy, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
Russell Levy, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
David Rego, M.B.
Toronto and Caledon, Ontario
Dr. Kenneth W. Sniderman, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
On August 1, 2010, doctors Ursula Higgins and Kenneth Sniderman, along with Peter Levy, Russell Levy, David Rego and Jordan Appleby, rescued an injured man who was trapped under an overturned speedboat, in Lake Simcoe, Ontario. The individuals witnessed a boat which was being driven at high speed become airborne and then break apart when it hit the water. Using several boats, they made their way to the submerged vessel and discovered that a man was trapped beneath the wreckage. Without a thought to their own safety, they dove amid shards of glass and volatile gasoline spreading over the surface of the water to reach the victim. They succeeded in pulling the man free, and brought him onto one of the crafts where they were able to revive him.
The decorations awarded to the other recipients were presented at a previous ceremony.
Judith Gayle Barker, M.B.
Bright, Ontario
Cynthia Louise Riediger, M.B. (posthumous)
Calgary, Alberta
On August 23, 2010, Gayle Barker and Cynthia Riediger rescued Mrs. Barker's husband from a possible drowning, in Lake Erie, Ontario. The two families were spending the day at the beach when the victim, who was swimming in to shore, began to show signs of distress. The two women grabbed an inflatable pool lounger and swam out through the rough waters to the exhausted man. They got him to hold on to the inflatable device and then started back, fighting against the waves. When they were nearly there, Mrs. Barker looked behind her and noticed that Ms. Riediger had fallen behind. While Mrs. Barker was able to bring her husband safely onto the beach, sadly, Ms. Riediger disappeared beneath the surface and drowned.
The decoration awarded to the late Ms. Riediger will be given to her daughter, Ms. Erin Lisa Fowler.
Andrew Lawrence Bertrend, M.B.
Brockville and Ottawa, Ontario
On July 19, 2010, Andrew Bertrend rescued a teenager, in Brockville, Ontario. The victim and his two friends had been fishing when their canoe overturned, sending them into the water. Alerted by their cries for help, Mr. Bertrend jumped into the river and swam out to them. He quickly located the victim, who had disappeared beneath the surface, and pulled him back to a nearby dock. The two other young men struggled to stay afloat, but were still able to make their way safely back to shore.
Dale Burton Bollivar, M.B.
Middlewood, Nova Scotia
Ian Frederick McBride, M.B.
Digby, Nova Scotia
Paul Alexander Oliver, M.B.
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Wayne David Pink, M.B.
Albert Bridge, Nova Scotia
On December 16, 2009, Canadian Coast Guard officers David Pink, Paul Oliver, Dale Bollivar and Ian McBride rescued three men whose fishing boat had sunk during a storm in the Bay of Fundy. Tasked with the mission, Commanding Officer Pink and his crew made their way with great difficulty through troubled seas to reach the victims, who were spotted in an inflatable lifeboat. Once the victims were safely on board, the rescuers continued to search for a fourth man over several more hours, in the crashing waves. Sadly, he was never located.
Constable Jean-Pierre Brabant, M.B.
Lasalle, Quebec
On May 10, 2010, Constable Jean-Pierre Brabant, of the City of Montréal Police, rescued a suspect who had jumped into the Lachine Canal to avoid arrest, in Montréal, Quebec. Two men had been attempting to steal a vehicle when the police arrived at the scene to stop them. One man escaped and, after a lengthy pursuit, jumped into the canal. Several metres from shore, fatigued and weighed down by his waterlogged clothing, the man began to struggle. Constable Brabant jumped into the frigid water to reach him. Although exhausted from his efforts, Constable Brabant managed to bring the man to the wall of the canal where other police officers helped pull them both out.
Sergeant Michael Brown, M.B.
Victoria, British Columbia
Sergeant Michael Hamilton Johnston, M.B.*
Victoria, British Columbia
Constable Steve Kowan, M.B.
Mill Bay, British Columbia
Constable Ken Ramsay, M.B., C.D.
Burlington, Ontario and Victoria, British Columbia
On June 15, 2011, Victoria Police sergeants Michael Brown and Michael Johnston, along with constables Steve Kowan and Ken Ramsay, risked their lives to search a drug dealer's house rigged with deadly booby traps, in Victoria, British Columbia. The officers were in danger of being electrocuted or injured by explosions from flammable liquids that were wired to homemade triggers placed randomly throughout the residence. Thankfully, no one was inside and the search was conducted without setting off any of the traps.
* This is the second Decoration for Bravery awarded to Sergeant Johnston.
Justin Ashley Byrne, M.B.
Edmonton, Alberta
On July 17, 2010, Justin Byrne put himself in harm's way to rescue several injured people from a burning building at a riding stable, in Jasper, Alberta. Mr. Byrne, who was at a nearby cabin, heard an explosion and discovered that the roof of a building had been blown off and three of the walls had crumbled onto the occupants inside. Mr. Byrne ran into the fiery debris and helped several people out. Unable to free one unconscious woman trapped under a heavy truss, he tried to reach another victim, but was pushed back by the heat and flames. When the firefighters arrived, he gave them the location of the two people he had been unable to reach. The victims were then found and brought to safety.
Constable Solange Aurella Phyllis Cormier, M.B.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Constable Keith Carson Head, M.B.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Constable Philippe Pauzé, M.B.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Constable Glen Joseph Pinto, M.B.
Dieppe, New Brunswick
On December 11, 2010, RCMP constables Solange Cormier, Keith Head, Philippe Pauzé and Glenn Pinto rescued a woman from a burning house, in Riverview, New Brunswick. Arriving at the scene, they were advised by the building's owner that his wife was still inside. Without a thought to their own safety, the constables entered the residence several times, but were forced to retreat from the intense heat and smoke. Determined to find the woman, Constable Head ran back in and located her in her bedroom. He dragged her into the dark, smoke-filled hallway towards the exit, where he bumped into constables Cormier and Pauzé, who helped him bring the badly burned victim outside. Sadly, the woman did not survive.
Matthew Crombeen, M.B.
London, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia
Kyle Walker, M.B.
Milton and Kitchener, Ontario
On April 14, 2009, Matt Crombeen and Kyle Walker risked their lives to come to the aid of a young man who had set fire to his dorm room, in Waterloo, Ontario. Informed that the student had been acting in a strange manner, members of the residence staff went to check up on him. As they approached the student's room, they saw smoke coming out from beneath his door. Messrs. Walker and Crombeen went through an adjoining bathroom to reach the victim, who was covered in flames. They put out the fire and led the severely burnt young man outside to wait for the ambulance. Despite their efforts, the victim did not survive.
Constable Ken DeCloet, M.B.
Langton and Tillsonburg, Ontario
On November 28, 2010, Constable Ken DeCloet, of the Ontario Provincial Police, risked his life in an attempt to rescue a woman from a burning house, in Norfolk County, Ontario. Constable DeCloet was the first responder to arrive at the scene when he was advised by family members that a woman was still inside. Using a fire extinguisher, he began to battle the blaze in an effort to gain entry, but was pushed back by the intensity of the heat and flames. He made a second attempt to enter but had to retreat again after receiving minor burns to his face and hands. Firefighters arrived and were able to bring the woman outside; sadly, she did not survive.
Kole Gerard Devisscher, M.B.
East St. Paul, Manitoba
On December 4, 2010, Kole Devisscher rescued a boy from a possible drowning, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mr. Devisscher was driving by the Red River when he noticed something moving in the water near a large hole in the ice. He stopped and saw that it was a young boy desperately hanging onto the edge and calling out for help. Mr. Devisscher took a rope out from his vehicle and cautiously walked across the unsafe ice to reach the boy. Once he was close enough, Mr. Devisscher made a loop at one end of the rope and threw it to the boy, who was able to secure the loop around his arm and neck. Mr. Devisscher then pulled on the rope and brought the young victim to safety.
Sergeant Brian Robert Eadie, M.B.
Cornwall and Long Sault, Ontario
Constable Jeremy James Falle, M.B.
Vankleek Hill, Ontario
On June 9, 2008, Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Brian Eadie and Constable Jeremy Falle were seriously injured when they tried to rescue a suicidal young man, in Martintown, Ontario. Upon entering the man's house, Sergeant Eadie and Constable Falle noticed that gasoline had been poured on the floor. Quickly assessing the dangerous situation, they ran to the exit just as the man ignited the gasoline. The explosion created a flashover that slammed the front door shut, trapping the officers inside as flames spread all around them. Constable Falle shot out a window, allowing the policemen to escape. The young man ran out another door where other officers assisted him with his injuries. The severely burnt victim succumbed to his injuries a few days later.
Michael Foster, M.B.
Stouffville, Ontario
On June 2, 2010, 12-year-old Michael Foster was injured while trying to stop the family's pet dog from attacking his mother and younger brother, in Stouffville, Ontario. The brothers were getting ready for bed when the dog lunged towards the younger boy as he was heading to his room. Michael quickly stepped in front of the large dog to protect his brother. The animal latched onto his arm and shook it fiercely. Michael's mother ran to intervene, but the dog, not previously known to be aggressive, turned and bit her several times. Michael grabbed onto the dog's choke chain and wrestled it to the floor, where he kept it pinned down until help arrived.
Constable Neal Fowler, M.B.
Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Constable Roger Lee Paris, M.B.
Salt Springs, New Brunswick
Constable Nicholas Joseph Roy, M.B., C.D.
Saint John, New Brunswick
On January 28, 2009, constables Neal Fowler, Roger Paris and Nicholas Roy risked their lives to rescue a man trapped inside an overturned tractor-trailer rig, in Saint John, New Brunswick. The truck had knocked down a telephone pole and was spilling fuel on the roadway, where downed wires arced in a large ball of flames. Dispatched to the scene, the constables climbed on top of the cab and kicked at the windshield, undeterred by the forceful electrical shocks they received in the process. After breaking a hole in the glass, they helped the driver get out and escorted him a safe distance away.
Constable Charles Gagné, M.B.
Roberval and Chibougamau, Quebec
Constable Charlie Gunner, M.B.
Mistissini, Quebec
Constable Sylvain Proulx, M.B.
Chibougamau, Quebec
Constable Derek St-Cyr, M.B.
Mistissini, Quebec
Constable Kathleen Tremblay, M.B.
Alma and Chibougamau, Quebec
On October 15, 2010, Mistissini police constables Charlie Gunner, Sylvain Proulx and Derek St-Cyr, along with Sûreté du Québec constables Charles Gagné and Kathleen Tremblay, risked their lives to apprehend an intoxicated man, in Mistissini, Quebec. The angry young man was wandering through a residential area, firing from two guns. The officers were under constant fire and had to frequently take cover as they followed the suspect through town. They were finally able to corner and apprehend the man.
Michael Henry, M.B.
Roseau River and Dominion City, Manitoba
Kirk Laroque, M.B.
Roseau River, Manitoba
On January 22, 2011, Michael Henry and Kirk Laroque rescued three women from a house fire, in Roseau River, Manitoba. From the street, the men noticed flames coming from the roof of the residence and ran inside. Mr. Henry went to the basement and woke up a woman who managed to escape. Disregarding their own safety, Messrs. Henry and Laroque located a badly burnt 16-year-old girl on the main floor and dragged her outside. Despite the intense heat and flames, they re-entered the dwelling and brought out a third woman, but were unable to revive her.
Sarah Ann John, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
Susan John, M.B. (posthumous)
Toronto, Ontario
On October 13, 2008, Susan John and her daughter, Sarah, risked their lives to stop an intruder who was attacking Susan's mother, in Toronto, Ontario. A masked man had snuck into the older woman's bedroom and attacked her with a knife. Hearing the victim's screams, Susan and Sarah ran in to help, but the intruder turned his vicious attack on Susan. Sarah repeatedly hit the intruder but was unable to stop his assault. She then grabbed a phone, dialled 911 and made her escape. The man caught up with her in a nearby alley and strangled her until she lost consciousness. He then ran away, but was quickly apprehended by police. Sadly, neither Susan nor her mother survived.
The decoration awarded to the late Ms. John will be received by her brother,
Mr. George P. Varghese.
Constable Jérôme Labonté, M.B.
Saint-Raphaël-de-Bellechasse and Drummondville, Quebec
On April 12, 2009, Sûreté du Québec Constable Jérôme Labonté rescued a suicidal woman from the Saint-Maurice River, in Shawinigan, Quebec. Responding to a call about a woman threatening to jump from a bridge, Constable Labonté arrived just as the woman plunged into the river below. The victim could not reach the ropes that were thrown to her, so Constable Labonté tied a rope around his own waist and swam out to reach her. He struggled in the strong current to bring her closer to shore, where others helped bring her to safety.
Daniel Gordon Livingston, M.B.
Courtenay, British Columbia
On April 2, 2010, Daniel Livingston risked his life to rescue an injured man from a burning SUV, near Courtenay, British Columbia. The driver had lost control of his car during a heavy rainfall, causing it to flip over and catch on fire. One of the occupants was ejected while the other was trapped in the wreck. From a nearby house, Mr. Livingston heard the accident and rushed out to help. He crawled inside and cut the victim's seatbelt, but had to pull back from the intense heat and smoke. Determined to save the victim, Mr. Livingston used tremendous effort to pull the man out and bring him to safety. Sadly, the man who was ejected from the car did not survive.
Laura Elizabeth MacDonald, M.B.
Ottawa, Ontario
On March 20, 2010, Laura MacDonald rescued a suicidal woman from Lake Ontario, in Kingston, Ontario. Ms. MacDonald had been walking with friends along the waterfront when they heard a woman's cries for help. They threw her a life ring and managed to pull her closer to shore, but could not get her onto the pier. Without any thought for her own safety, Ms. MacDonald jumped into the cold water and struggled to push the victim up to where her friends could grab her and pull her out. An ambulance brought the victim to the hospital, where she recovered.
Eric Michael McAdam Manget, M.B.
Toronto, Ontario
On September 1, 2010, 15-year-old Eric Manget rescued his mother and his younger brother from a possible drowning, in Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.A. Eric was on the beach when he heard someone yelling for help and realized that his mother and brother were in trouble, a good distance away from the shore. He ran into the water and battled high waves and a strong undertow to reach them. Eric grabbed his brother and gave him a strong push towards the beach. This enabled the younger boy to break free of the cross-currents and make it to shore on his own. Eric then struggled against the outgoing tide to push his mother to shallow waters; all made it back to the beach safely.
Constable Randal Douglas Metzler, M.B.
Selkirk and Winnipeg, Manitoba
On July 29, 2009, RCMP Constable Randal Metzler entered a burning house to try to rescue a disabled woman, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Responding to a 911 call, Constable Metzler arrived at the house before the fire department. A bystander advised him that a bedridden woman was trapped inside. He ran in and located the woman in her bedroom. Unfortunately, he had inhaled high levels of smoke and could not lift her. Constable Metzler felt light-headed and had to run outside to get some air. Fire services arrived and were able to bring the victim safely outside.
Paris Nicolaides, M.B.
Markham, Toronto and Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Constable Jason Spooner, M.B.
Sudbury and Sioux Lookout, Ontario
On March 6, 2009, Paris Nicolaides rescued a woman from a burning hotel room, in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Working at the front desk, Mr. Nicolaides heard the fire alarm go off and proceeded to evacuate the hotel guests. Hearing screams from the room that was on fire, Mr. Nicolaides crawled in and located a badly burnt woman. After bringing her outside, Mr. Nicolaides returned with Ontario Provincial Police Constable Jason Spooner to search the room for the woman's boyfriend. They braved the intense heat and flames to confirm that no one else was in the room. The woman was brought to the hospital, where she was treated for smoke inhalation and burns.
Peter Edward Paquette, M.B.
Ottawa, Ontario
On December 9, 2010, OC Transpo bus driver Peter Paquette rescued three people from a burning building, in Ottawa, Ontario. While driving on his bus route, Mr. Paquette noticed smoke coming from the upstairs window of a three-storey apartment complex. He stopped his bus and made his way through the smoke-filled entranceway of the building, escorted an elderly tenant out, and then ran up to the top floor. Struggling to breathe, he knocked on all the doors on each floor to alert the residents, some of whom were reluctant to leave. Thanks to the actions of Mr. Paquette, everyone made it safely outside.
Kathryn Whittaker, M.B.
Ottawa, Ontario
On July 13, 2007, Kathryn Whittaker, captain of the sail-training vessel Fair Jeanne risked her life to rescue her crew and 20 cadets when their engine caught fire on Lake Ontario. About an hour after dropping anchor, thick smoke was observed coming from the engine room. After finding the source of the smoke, Captain Whittaker was unable to extinguish the flames. She then shut the door to the engine room to starve the flames of oxygen, but the smoke continued to billow out. She commanded the crew to shut off the engine and to gather up on deck. Captain Whittaker went down to the charthouse through the thick, black smoke to retrieve a hand-held GPS. She dispatched a mayday call on the VHF radio, and provided the vessel's exact location. Shortly afterwards, several search and rescue teams and firefighting craft arrived on the scene; all those aboard the Fair Jeanne were saved.
The Decorations for Bravery were created in 1972. They recognize people who risk their lives and choose to defy their own instinct of survival to try to save a loved one or a perfect stranger whose life is in immediate danger.
The three levels of the Decorations for Bravery reflect the degree to which the recipients put themselves at risk:
The Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril.
The Star of Courage (S.C.) recognizes acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril.
The Medal of Bravery (M.B.) recognizes acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
Anyone is free to propose the name of a person who has risked injury or death in an attempt to rescue another person. The incident need not have taken place in Canada, and the rescuer need not be Canadian, but Canadians or Canadian interests must be involved. The decorations may be awarded posthumously.
Nominations must be made within two years of the incident, or within two years after a public entity, including a court, a quasi-judicial tribunal or a coroner, has concluded its review of the circumstances surrounding the incident or act of bravery.
For more information on the Decorations for Bravery, please visit www.gg.ca/honours.


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embarassingly enough ... i've decided to change scale upward to 1/24 ( 60cm ~ "S" scale/ standard gauge ) to combine my railroad & model car building as one hobby instead of shifting gears twice a year in an "either or concession".
to start, I have the following for sale as a lot. i'll not break up the parcel, so if someone wants only part, maybe you'll have a friend to take the rest. prices will not include shipping since it's way too variable.
(2) Bachmann On30 side rod 0-4-0 locomotives / factory gearing replaced/ test run only on 18r track/ spare wheels, rods, gears/ factory boxed
(1) Backwoods Miniatures phot-etch kit for above
(1) Athearn EMD 40 power truck w/ custom fabricated "steeple cab" body/ unpainted
$125.00 USD for all plus shipping. I will accept bank check or postal money order. sorry, no pay pal or whatever else is out there.
send PM for photos with your "normal" email address (unless I can send photos in PMs??? - I don't have photobucket so they're coming from my computer)
more stuff on it's way as time permits but most of it is 1/35 scale, so will be in another place in this forum and on other Forums.
"Watch This Space" as they say - thanks


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Princeton to hold Science and Engineering Expo, March 22
Nearly a thousand New Jersey middle school students will be exposed to critically important social issues and cutting-edge technology at Princeton University's annual Science and Engineering Expo from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 22. The event seeks to rekindle interest in science and engineering for faculty, staff and students on and off campus.
Hands-on activities and demonstrations for the visiting students will be held at four locations on campus: McDonnell Hall, Dillon Gym, Frick Laboratory and Icahn Laboratory. Dozens of presentations by Princeton researchers -- as well as experts from two national laboratories and several technology companies -- will illustrate the connections between the everyday world and the fields of biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering and materials science.
Several presentations will expose students to some of the most pressing issues confronting the planet, while others will offer glimpses of tomorrow's state-of-the-art technology as it is being developed. All aim to entertain as well as educate. Examples include:
• Researchers from the lab of Antoine Kahn, professor of electrical engineering, will create an organic electronics factory. Light-emitting devices made with organic compounds require far less power and are more flexible than traditional devices that are used in most of today's television and computer screens. They are being investigated worldwide for use in the electronics of the future.
• Researchers from the Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment Center based at Princeton will share their cutting-edge work with lasers. Infrared light can be used to detect substances that are invisible to all other forms of light. Sensors made with infrared light-emitting lasers will revolutionize breath analysis, providing an instantaneous and non-invasive way to test for a host of medical problems, including diabetes, kidney and lung disease.
• Rick Register, professor of chemical engineering and director of the Princeton Center for Complex Materials, will use a hands-on activity with slime to teach students about the properties of polymers. Register will connect the experiments to real-world applications of polymer technology, such as his work to design lens implants that can correct for age-related vision loss.
• PLOrk, the Princeton Laptop Orchestra will perform. PLOrk's "electronic drum circles" already have drawn praise from the musical community, even attracting legendary tabla drum master Zakir Hussain to join them for performances. The innovative ensemble will demonstrate that laptop computers can be used for much more than instant messaging and word processing.
• Bonnie Bassler, professor of molecular biology, and her lab group will explore how humans can fight disease if bacteria adapt to resist the assault of the best antibiotics. This growing issue is fast becoming a global health problem, and students can explore potential solutions from Bassler's lab.
• Students at the expo will be allowed to view several zebrafish mutations under the microscope. Birth defects remain common across much of the planet, and one of the best allies in learning about the problem may be the tiny zebrafish. Because these fish share important traits with humans during their development, the transparent zebrafish embryos allow molecular biology professor Becky Burdine and her lab group to observe developmental mutations and explore their molecular cause.
For information about the schedule of events, visit
Members of the media who want more information prior to the day of the event can also contact Chad Boutin at email@example.com or (609) 258-5729.


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- Educational development focuses on study skills, using resources, academic strengths, and future educational planning;
- Social/emotional development focuses on socialization, self-esteem, relationships, chemical health, and citizenship;
- Career development focuses on career awareness, interests and skills, using resources, and connecting academic classes with future career decisions.
Services are provided through classroom lessons, individual and group counseling, and other delivery methods.
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A current, completely avoidable squabble arose this week over how the Justice Department should word responses that could reveal the existence of an investigation. This dispute again shows the FOIA needs more attention and forceful leadership to resolve persistent problems and make the FOIA process work better.
Here's the current quandary: How should the Justice Department respond to FOIA requests without tipping off suspects who are targets of secret criminal investigations? Individuals or private entities trying to confirm whether they are subject to an investigation turn to FOIA as a convenient tool. They file requests for documents hoping the government's response will reveal whether an investigation has been opened, closed or didn't exist in the first place. To avoid tipping its hand, the government's response has to be identical regardless of whether records exist or not. The FOIA statute allows the government to "treat [such] records as not subject to the requirements of" FOIA. That means, don't review the information to redact sensitive material and disclose the rest; simply ignore the information altogether.
The Justice Department has proposed that, in these circumstances, the government should respond "as if the excluded records did not exist." But that goes too far, the Electronic Privacy Information Center charges.
Clearly the government should not say records do not exist when, in fact, they may. Nor should the government's response tip off targets of investigations. But there's an easy solution to this problem, as the American Civil Liberties Union, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and OpenTheGovernment.org noted in their joint comments. The government could give an identical response explaining it would neither confirm nor deny the existence of a record. (This isn't a new idea, of course. It's longstanding practice called a "Glomar" response started when the U.S. didn't want to confirm or deny it had used a massive vessel called the Glomar Explorer specifically designed to take possession of a sunken Soviet submarine.)
The nonprofit groups' comments trace the debate on how agencies should respond going back decades. While the government's interest in protecting confidential investigations is serious, and the public's interest in proper administration of FOIA, the fact this has not been resolved is remarkable. The approach suggested by the nonprofit groups should allow the government to withhold while giving a truthful, informative and standard response to the requester.
Add this to the longstanding problems that require better leadership to ensure FOIA is implemented in a timely, useful manner.


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3).Output frequency 0.1-400 Hz
4).8 period of speed setting and 7 period can be running the program
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Structure Of 0.4KW~800KW CE Approved Variable Frequency Drive
Application Of 0.4KW~800KW CE Approved Variable Frequency Drive
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|Rated voltage
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|S/T2 series: Three/single phase 220V, ±15%
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|T4 series: Three phase 0-380V
|S/T2 series: Three phase 0~220v
|Overload ability
|150% rated current for 30s; 180% rated current for 1s;
|Cooling type
|Forced Cooling
|Temperature protection
|Heatsink temperature >85℃ trip protection against overheat
|Fan control
|Heatsink temperature> 50℃, fan forced operation, frequency inverter continue work
|Control mode
|Open-loop vector control, V/F control
|Start torque
|Open-loop vector control: 0.5Hz 180%;
|VF control: 0.5Hz 150%
|Speed range
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|VF control:1:100
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
It seemed like Keith Urban was really loving his gig on Wednesday's (May 15) American Idol. He was all smiles and kind of reveling in his last week of singing the praises of the last two contestants. When he talked to E! News after the show , backstage at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre, he was pretty gung-ho about coming back next year. He said he hasn't heard if he's being asked back or not, but if the show does want him back, he'd say yes. "I would come back. I loved the whole adventure and journey and watching these guys go from these towns that we found them in to the final stage," Urban said. "I see lots of things in them, habits I had or things I had to break through. They're often just tiny things. It's like puppy fat. You just have to shed that, and there it is!"


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For this to work you must have access to another account because you have to use Command Prompt or CMD to change the password.
Here is how to do it:
- Open Command Prompt (CMD) by going to Start -> Run -> cmd.exe
- Type in 'net users'. This will show you a list of all the accounts on the computer. This is just to check and make sure you know the EXACT username of the account you want to change the password for.
- Next, you need to type in 'net user (whatevertheusernameis)
- Next you shall get a prompt asking you for the new password:
Finally it shall ask you to repeat the new password, click enter and BAM, you have now changed the password without knowing the original one.


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Houston and FC Dallas kicked off the 2010 season in grand fashion at Pizza Hut Park. Houston got a goal from Mike Chabala, the first of his MLS career in the 36th minute while FCD answered two minutes later with a tally from Atiba Harris in a 1-1 draw.
About three minutes in, miscommunication between Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell and goalkeeper Pat Onstad led to a chance for FCD. Boswell passed back to Onstad, who didn't know the ball was coming his way. FCD forward Jeff Cunningham dashed over and got a shot off but struck Onstad in the midsection.
In the 30th minute, Houston striker Dominic Oduro had a one-on-one with FCD goalkeeper Dario Sala, but he shot right at the FCD 'keeper. A shot by Brad Davis in the 32nd sailed high, and one from Geoff Cameron three minutes later was denied at the far post by Sala.
However, Oduro redeemed himself with a nice feed on Chabala's goal. After getting the ball from his teammate, Chabala dribbled several feet before striking a shot off from just outside the box as he was falling down. His effort beat Sala near post to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
FCD quickly answered. Attacking midfielder David Ferreira set up Harris nicely, spotting him open on the right flank. Harris got around Boswell long enough to get a shot off, tucking one just inside the left post for the equalizer.
Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear had to go to his bench a bit early when he had to call on Ryan Cochrane to come in for an injured Eddie Robinson in the 43rd minute.
Three minutes into the final half, FCD was awarded a free kick about 20 yards from the Dynamo goal. Heath Pearce took it, but none of his teammates were able to get on the end of it. In the 52nd, Pearce tried to connect from about 30 yards out but his shot sailed high.
In the 55th, Hyndman also saw one of his starting defenders have to leave the field. Kyle Davies departed with a right arm injury. Rookie Eric Alexander came on for FCD, making his league debut.
Sala nearly cost his team dearly with a lapse in judgment in the 60th. The FCD 'keeper stepped outside of his area on a punt and the Dynamo was awarded a free kick on the very edge of the box. Brad Davis took it, but saw his effort deflected over the end line by a teammate.
An apparent goal by Cunningham in the 63rd was waved off after he was ruled offside. Another chance by the veteran striker went wide left in the 70th with Boswell in hot pursuit. Cunningham's next opportunity, in the 72nd, sailed high.
Luis Angel Landin came on for Houston in the 79th and in the 86th, got his head on the end of an Andrew Hainault cross but headed it over the FCD goal. Houston had a free kick and two corners in stoppage time but failed to muster any further chances.
HOU—Mike Chabala 1 (Dominic Oduro, Brad Davis), 36th minute
FCD—Atiba Harris 1 (David Ferreira), 38th minute
HOU—Bobby Boswell (caution, reckless behavior), 57th minute
FCD—Dax McCarty 33rd minute (caution, reckless foul), 33rd minute, Atiba Harris (caution, unsporting behavior), 45th minute
HOU—Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Eddie Robinson (Ryan Cochrane 43), Mike Chabala, Brian Mullan (Corey Ashe 62), Geoff Cameron, Richard Mulrooney, Brad Davis, Brian Ching, Dominic Oduro (Luis Angel Landin 79)
FCD—Dario Sala, Heath Pearce, George John, Kyle Davies (Eric Alexander 55), Jair Benitez, Atiba Harris, Daniel Hernandez, Dax McCarty (Bruno Guarda 92), Brek Shea (Eric Avila 69), Jeff Cunningham, David Ferreira
Attendance: 8,016


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CASA volunteer highlight: Christina Black
I work as a physical therapist here in the county. I am also a board member for Narrow Road, an international aid organization based here in Breckenridge.
I have a close friend that works for CASA; she initially recommended the volunteer program to me. I am really fortunate to be able to participate in of volunteer efforts in Uganda through Narrow Road, most often with children. However those trips are once a year at most, so I was looking to volunteer locally in the community on a more regular basis. The children we work with in Uganda usually have a history of abuse, neglect and trauma, which sadly is not surprising for a Third World country. What was surprising was the number of children here, where I live and work, that have that same history. I was shocked at what a tremendous need there is for child advocates in our county. I was volunteering in places that had an obvious need, but wasn't aware of the opportunities for helping children in my own community.
I have been volunteering with CASA for almost a year, I attended the training program in October of 2011 and was sworn in as a CASA in November of 2011. Since then I have worked on two separate cases in two different court systems.
Absolutely, these children have been abused or neglected through no fault of their own and it is crucial that they have a voice in the court system that decides their future. It is a huge honor to be able to advocate for this vulnerable population and be a part of the process that helps to bring them healing.
I have learned so much from the brave kids in my cases that show such strength and resilience. It is so inspiring to see their courage.
It is also so impactful to work with the social workers and guardian ad-litem attorneys that work tirelessly to protect the children in these situations. They have such a critical role and it is truly amazing to see how hard they work and how much support they provide these families.
I have also been so encouraged at how much one volunteer can make a difference. It sounds a little cliche, I know, but it still surprises me how much the court system listens to and values my input! I initially was pretty intimidated, thinking maybe I didn't have as much to offer to this process because I was just a volunteer. Quickly I learned that through visiting and observing the children, I was able to give so much helpful information to the social workers and make recommendations to the court that helped protect the children in my cases. It continues to remind me what an important job CASAs have and how badly they are needed by the children in abuse and neglect cases.
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Guitar Hero II Songs: Where Are They Now?
A few months ago I looked back on the original Guitar Hero songs. Only seven tracks were totally MIA.
But what about Guitar Hero II? This was a huge sequel, with so many improvements over the legendary original:
- Far better competitive two player modes. It's easy to forget, but multiplayer in Guitar Hero was a tacked-on affair, offering only the oddball "you play a section, then I play a section" tug-of-war multiplayer mode.
- Cooperative two player mode with bass/guitar and lead/rhythm tracks depending on the song.
- A significantly larger on-disc tracklist, going from 30 core songs to 40 (48 on Xbox).
- A few of the songs were original masters, predicting the wholesale switch to all masters later.
- After a few months, finally available for the first time on a next-gen console as well as the original Playstation 2.
As far as I'm concerned, the "II" in the title stood for the best two player guitar game ever!
The Guitar Hero II soundtrack was killer, too. But it also predates reusable DLC song libraries by two years. So short of booting up the original game on a Playstation 2 or Xbox 360 — how can we experience these 48 classic tracks in a modern rhythm game? Let's see:
|Available in …
|Surrender – Cheap Trick
|Rock Band DLC
|Possum Kingdom – The Toadies
|Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero Smash Hits*
|Salvation – Rancid
|Strutter – Kiss
|Rock Band DLC
|Shout at the Devil – Mötley Crüe
|Guitar Hero Smash Hits*
|Mother – Danzig
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Life Wasted – Pearl Jam
|Cherry Pie – Warrant
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Woman – Wolfmother
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
|You Really Got Me – Van Halen
|Guitar Hero: Van Halen
|Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight – Spinal Tap
|Rock Band DLC
|Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
|Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Search and Destroy – Iggy Pop and the Stooges
|Message in a Bottle – The Police
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
|Billion Dollar Babies – Alice Cooper
|Rock Band DLC
|Them Bones – Alice in Chains
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|War Pigs – Black Sabbath
|Rock Band DLC
|Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
|Hush – Deep Purple
|Girlfriend – Matthew Sweet
|Who Was in My Room Last Night? – Butthole Surfers
|Can't You Hear Me Knockin – Rolling Stones
|Sweet Child o' Mine – Guns N' Roses
|Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo – Rick Derringer
|Tattooed Love Boys – The Pretenders
|John the Fisherman – Primus
|Jessica – The Allman Brothers Band
|Bad Reputation – Thin Lizzy
|Last Child – Aerosmith
|Crazy on You – Heart
|Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart – Stone Temple Pilots
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Dead! – My Chemical Romance
|Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Freya – The Sword
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
|Stop! – Jane's Addiction
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Madhouse – Anthrax
|Rock Band DLC
|The Trooper – Iron Maiden
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
|Rock This Town – Stray Cats
|Laid to Rest – Lamb of God
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Psychobilly Freakout – Reverend Horton Heat
|Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|YYZ – Rush
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
|Beast and the Harlot – Avenged Sevenfold
|Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
|Carry Me Home – The Living End
|Institutionalized – Suicidal Tendencies
|Misirlou – Dick Dale
|Hangar 18 – Megadeth
|Rock Band DLC, Guitar Hero DLC
|Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
|Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits*
(* indicates the song is exportable to be used as DLC in current Guitar Hero games. All Rock Band songs are exportable with very rare exceptions.)
By my count, out of the original 48 songs in Guitar Hero II, that's …
|songs only playable by booting up Guitar Hero II
|songs playable in Rock Band 3
|songs playable in a Guitar Hero game
For reference, the complete library of songs are officially listed for each game here:
Unfortunately, the tale of the tape in this case is rather woeful — 43% of the Guitar Hero II tracklist is only playable in the original game. Here's hoping we get a few more of these classic tracks as DLC in the future!
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CNN's Hour-Long Climate Change Special Ignores Emissions
A CNN special on the threat of more frequent extreme weather events fueled by climate change ignored the role of manmade greenhouse gas emissions in warming the atmosphere, sparking criticism from a scientist and a CNN veteran.*
The hour-long program, titled "The Coming Storms," set out to examine "the factors that made the impact of superstorm Sandy so devastating," featuring "insights from researchers and scientists on climate change[.]"
CNN did explore how climate change will amplify the impacts of disastrous weather events like Hurricane Sandy. Given the network's track record of paying scant attention to climate change even while reporting on its consequences, it was a commendable effort. But CNN failed to make the distinction that climate change is not a natural phenomenon; rather, it is driven by human activity. A CNN.com article promoting the special posed the question: "Are we ready for the next one?" Indeed, the program focused overwhelmingly on safeguard measures to protect against "inevitable" extreme weather, without mentioning the role of manmade greenhouse gas emissions.
Scott Mandia, a professor of Physical Sciences, wrote in emails to Media Matters that although he was pleased CNN connected climate change to extreme weather events, "A perfect show would have used the last five to ten minutes to clearly link climate change to record increases in CO2 from burning fossil fuels followed by case studies of countries, states, towns that have used renewables to clean the environment, create jobs, and save money. ala [PBS documentary] Earth: The Operator's Manual."
CNN has drawn criticism for its failure to report on extreme weather in the context of climate change. Following an interview in which Bill Nye "The Science Guy" said he was "disappointed" in the network for its eschewal of climate reporting, a Media Matters study found that only 4 percent of CNN's segments reporting on record-breaking heat in July 2012 mentioned climate change. CNN and other broadcast outlets ignored a late 2011 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on the risks posed by climate change-spurred extreme weather events. Certainly, when considered alongside such criticism, "The Coming Storms" represents a step forward.
But according to a post-Sandy survey, 60 percent of Americans who voted in the 2012 presidential election already agree that "global warming made Hurricane Sandy worse," and an October 2012 Yale survey found that 74 percent of Americans think "global warming is affecting weather in the United States." Meanwhile, only 54 percent accept that climate change is caused mostly by human activity. Media outlets like CNN would do well to educate the public about that connection as they continue to improve their climate coverage.
UPDATE: Think Progress' Joe Romm reports that former CNN journalist Peter Dykstra criticized the special, noting that he "didn't hear a single mention of what causes climate change, or what can still be done to limit its impacts."
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ok i got this exersice to do but i'm having a few problems, what i have to do is:
Write a program that asks the user to input a student exam mark, it then reads in the mark and displays the grade the student has. If the grade is less than 40 display FAILED, if it is between 40 and 50 display 3rd, if it is between 50 and 60 display 2/2 if it is between 60 and 70 display 2/1 and if it is over 70 display 1st. Make sure your program does not except invalid numbers i.e. it should print out invalid number if the user enters a number less than zero or greater than a hundred.
so this is the code I came up with:
/** This is a program to show the pass grade of a students mark between 0-100 Date:07/02/2011 Author:D.Rayner */ import java.util.Scanner; public class studentMarks { public static void main(String[] args) { int Mark; Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("enter student mark:"); Mark = scan.nextInt(); if (Mark <0); System.out.println("Invalid Number"); if (Mark >100); System.out.println("Invalid Number"); if (Mark <40); System.out.println("Failed"); if (Mark >=40); System.out.println("3rd"); if (Mark <50); System.out.println("3rd"); if (Mark >=50); System.out.println("2/2"); if (Mark <60); System.out.println("2/2"); if (Mark >=60); System.out.println("2/1"); if (Mark <70); System.out.println("2/1"); if (Mark >=70); System.out.println("1st"); } }
However when I run the program and enter a number it just prints all of the grades, for example if i put 51 it prints failed, 3rd, 2/2, 2/1, 1st and invalid number instead of just printing 2/2.
any help would be much appriciated.


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Rites of Spring; Embracing and Educating
By PAUL VITELLO
Published: April 8, 2007
IT is a season of renewal for Christians and Jews as they commemorate momentous events in their histories: for Christians, the resurrection of Jesus; for Jews, the liberation of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. As Jews began celebrating the
eight days of Passover at sundown last Monday, Christians observed the final, most solemn days of Lent in preparation for Easter services this weekend. Here are a handful of stories about different faith communities
around the region.
To accommodate the children, the Seder last Monday night in the basement recreation room of the Bach Jewish Center in Long Beach, N.Y., began with a sensible nosh: some cucumber salad, some chicken fingers, broccoli and enough soda and water to hydrate the bleachers at Yankee Stadium.
''Generally speaking, we eat at the end,'' Rabbi Eli Goodman said, addressing the 40 people seated before him at folding tables. The tables were set with plastic dinnerware and cups, and plates of herbs, horseradish and boiled eggs. ''But we do not want the children to wait all night.''
Rabbi Goodman, 29, considers his congregation an accommodation of sorts for many special needs -- childhood to be sure, but not childhood alone. The congregants include Orthodox families and people raised in the Reform tradition. It includes those who attend services regularly, and those who attend rarely. He is a member of the Lubavitcher sect, but no one at this Passover ritual is a Lubavitcher. Though some people use their best china for their Seders, his is a modest if well-supplied affair.
Within the Jewish tradition, Rabbi Goodman is something of a missionary -- a leader who sees purpose not only in preaching to the converted but also in shepherding at the margins. His flock includes more than a few people in mixed marriages, and people who have drifted toward nonobservance.
''In my view we are all Jews, and that is enough,'' he said.
Most of the people assembled last Monday were grown-ups, though the children made up for their lesser numbers with greater volume and motility. Some sat in strollers and some in the laps of parents. But from the start, several, including 15-month-old Jonathan Shmul, cruised the edges of the gathering like spring twisters. Tailed by his mother, Sarah, or his father, Ori, he covered miles, on all fours, over several hours.
By most accounts, a Seder is a religious observance known for its flexibility. The story at its core -- the Exodus from bondage in Egypt into the Promised Land -- is the main one; but many stories, songs, prayers and recitations are part of the tradition. Some families follow that tradition to a T, others follow it less rigorously.
''My friends used to tell me of Seders that went on until midnight. I never knew what they were talking about. Our Seders would be finished in an hour,'' said Debi Gade, who attended the Bach Center Passover with her son, Logan MacPhee, 11; her daughter, Winona MacPhee, 4; and their father, Andrew MacPhee. Ms. Gade and Mr. MacPhee have been together for 15 years, though they never married.
Rabbi Goodman plied a path somewhere between the one-hour and the midnight versions, leaning slightly toward the midnight. At every step, he explained; and every explanation was a story -- about the meaning of the matzo, the herbs, the four cups of wine (or grape juice), the 10 plagues, the freedom from bondage, the Exodus, the combination of bitterness and joy at the center of the holiday.
Between 7 and 8 p.m., Rabbi Goodman's schoolmaster's voice effortlessly carried its narrative across the room. From 8 to 9 p.m., he was still leading songs with gusto. But in the third hour, as the children grew tired and simultaneously fueled by the increasing amount of food brought to the tables, the noise in the basement reached a level that made Rabbi Goodman hoarse.
When the service was done, everyone applauded. They also praised the rabbi's wife, Baila, who organized the presentation of the food.
By then, the rabbi had removed the wide-brimmed black hat he wore at the start. His cheeks, behind his full, dark beard, were slightly flushed.
He shook hands with one congregant after another. ''Did I keep you awake?'' he asked one, smiling.
To that, Jonathan Shmul, now comfortably reclining in his stroller, wore a glazed look somewhere between a yes and a no.


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Fourier analysis or Fourier series was the decomposition of a periodic signal in terms of a sum of sinusoidal basis functions (versus their frequencies).
In 1996, Rain Robinson performed a Fourier spectral analysis at the Griffith Observatory, when Tom Paris told her that her "curves don't look so great," in relation to the analysis, then suggesting she might wish to apply a theta band filter. (VOY: "Future's End")
Data noted, in 2370, that he knew that his mother was an android because, as he stated, "the intervals between blinks were governed by the Fourier system, the same mathematical formula my father used to give my blinking pattern the appearance of randomness." (TNG: "Inheritance")
In 2378, The Doctor played The Blue Danube waltz in one of his recitals. When he and Captain Janeway were abducted by aliens known as the Hierarchy, The Doctor altered a recording of the waltz so that it would sound out of tune. By performing a Fourier analysis, Seven of Nine found out that the harmonics of the piece had been modified to imitate a warp signature. The crew was able to track the signature and thereby locate The Doctor and the captain. (VOY: "Renaissance Man")