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Pro Tips: Get Your Windows MSI Installer Logs
Want more information about what an .msi is doing on your system or what caused a generic and completely useless error message to pop up? Run the following command substituting the path to your .msi from the command line and the output file will contain verbose logs.
msiexec /i filename.msi /l*v log.txt
Note to self: C# throw; NOT throw ex;
If you need to catch and re-throw the original exception in C# (and possibly other .Net CLR languages) PLEASE, GOD PLEASE, use:
catch(FooException ex) {
// do what you came here to do
catch(BarException ex) {
// do what you came here to do
throw ex;
While I love being a polyglot developer equally confident developing on the .Net CLR as the JVM, when I am working in a mainstream OO language I still think in Java. Thus my confusion today when I found a several times re-thrown exception's stack trace only going back as far as the last re-throw. Turns out that explicitly throwing an exception (new or old) sets the originating stack trace location as the point of the throw command, not where the Exception object was created or originally thrown. This is not the same in Java. I like the syntactic sugar implicitly throwing the caught exception, but shouldn't the behaviors be the same!? Sadly the offending throw anti-pattern is strewn throughout the code I was working with….
** Also, put the damn curly braces on the same line ;-)
*** Several more knowledgeable .Net devs on the team knew this fact, but weren't 100% sure why; but I found this link which helped.
MonoRail with URL Rewriter working on IIS 7
I have spent the last few days setting up an existing client application in a new data center (IIS 7 +, Windows Server 2008, x64 bit). Sounded easy, but it turns out that IIS 7 has some differences from IIS 6 and this app and its libraries (Castle project's MonoRail & ActiveRecord, and URL Rewriter) were written for IIS 6. Below are a few tips and tricks that helped us finally get the app up and running this afternoon. Some of these may be obvious to your average .Net developer, but I come from a Java background and IIS configuration is a enigma wrapped in a mystery to me. In hind site the few articles I found on Google were helpful and contained good information, but weren't framed in a way that I immediately could get value from.
- Setup the application pool with "Classic" managed pipeline mode. From what I found, this has IIS run the app in IIS6 compatible mode.
- Setup a new website using the above pool (not some other one, this is important)
- Add handler mappings for MonoRail and the UrlRewriter (web.config XML snip-it can be found on my GitHub Gist 315115)
- Most of the MonoRail and URL Rewriter install instructions focus on changing "Application Extension Mappings" in IIS 6. These are found under "Handler Mappings" in IIS 7. Note: these changes now modify your site's web.config directly (instead of just being a IIS setting). The changes are under the <handlers> element. If you do an automated build (e.g. with NAnt or MSBuild) and push your files out these changes need to be committed into source control otherwise your normal file will override them the next time you deploy.
- We ended up including both the 32 and 64 bit Framework isapi filter .dll's as our handlers but it looks like Windows Server 2008 only cares about the 64 bit libraries. We are still testing this with our builds because currently all of our workstations are 32 bit XP machines.
- We also removed all of the original mappings since our application didn't use them, static content is hosted elsewhere, and they were conflicting with the MonoRail mappings


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Problem statement
A straight and homogenous stick with mass m is pressed against a wall with the force F. The stick is horizontal perpendicular against the wall. Given that the friction between the wall and the stick is μ, determine the horizontal component of F in order for the stick to not fall down.
My thoughts
Forces involved:
We have: The gravitational force mg in the negative y-direction. The normal force from the wall, N(negative x-dreiction). The friction force in the positive y-direction which is f=μN and the force F which acts in the positive x-direction. Thus:
$$\sum F_{x}: F-N=0 \Rightarrow F=N \\ \sum F_{y}: mg-f=mg-\mu N=0 \Rightarrow N=F=\frac{mg}{\mu }$$
**Correct answer is $\boxed{F=\frac{mg}{2\mu}}$ **

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17-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Monday, September 23, 1912: Walked the muddy way to school this morning. Don't have much to write these days.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
With all the mud, it's a good thing that Grandma got new rubber overshoes the previous Saturday. September, 1912 must have been a rainy month. On September 18 Grandma also wrote about the muddy walk to school.
1912 was the last year that Grandma had to walk the entire way on dirt roads. She lived between McEwensville and Watsontown, and a brick road was apparently under construction that would replace the old dirt road.
According to George Wesner in History in McEwensville (1976):
The brick road leading from McEwensville to Watsontown was one of the first of its kind to be built in Pennsylvania. Construction was begun at McEwsville in 1912 and completed the following year. . .
It was built by the construction firm Fiss and Christiana of Shamokin, Pennsylvania. In grading, the ground was moved by horse-drawn dump wagons which were loaded by manual labor. While some local people were employed most of the laborers were Italian immigrants. Very few could speak English. They were quartered in a labor camp which was located in a ravine on the farm of Isiah Elliot, now owned by Samuel Raup. All the materials, sand, gravel, brick and cement were hauled by teams and horses. The only mechanical equipment used was a steam roller. . .
On an occasion when a period of bad weather had caused the operation to run behind schedule, the contractors, in an effort to catch up, requested that they work on Sunday. . . .
I wonder if the wet days that Grandma wrote about during September 1912 were when the road-building crews got behind schedule.
Grandma would have walked this road to school every day while it was being transformed from a muddy dirt road to fancy brick one. It sounds like a major activity to me, yet she never thought it worth mentioning in the diary. Sigh. . .


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Nice & Smooth to 'make it funky' for LI
When it comes to hip-hop, Long Island figures prominently as a part of the genre's history; acts such as Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul, EPMD, Method Man, Busta Rhymes (and his former group Leaders of the New School), Keith Murray – as well as Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Public Enemy – all hail from either Nassau or Suffolk County.
Needless to say, with all of those MCs and DJs hailing from Long Island, there are also a great deal of hip-hop fans to be found around the Island – and if you are one of the many, two of the art form's old school performers will be appearing at The Emporium in Patchogue this weekend.
The New York City-based duo of Greg "Greg Nice" Mays and Daryl "Smooth B" Barnes – better known as "Nice & Smooth" – are set to take The Emporium's stage on May 3, and anyone who followed hip-hop from the late 1980s into the 1990s (or is just a devoted supporter of the musical genre) should remember Mays and Barnes very well, despite them not being the among the hitmakers of their generation.
Nice & Smooth were able to find some steady mainstream success with songs like "Hip Hop Junkies" and "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow…", but during their heyday, rap music was often relegated to nightclubs, record stores, mixtapes and specialty shows on TV and radio. However, within those smaller outlets (such as late night DJ programs on 107.5 WBLS-FM and the now-defunct 98.7 WRKS-FM "Kiss-FM;" on MTV's "YO! MTV Raps" and along the UHF dial on WNYC's "Video Music Box"), Nice & Smooth found heavy play – with such well-remembered tracks as "Funky For You," "More & More Hits," "Early to Rise" and "DWYCK" (a collaboration with one-time Valley Stream resident, the late MC Guru and his group Gang Starr). By the beginning of the 2000s, Nice & Smooth had stopped making new music, but DJs and hip-hop aficionados still show great adulation toward the catalog of songs generated by Barnes and Mays to this day.
Additionally, while many other old school acts perform regularly, catching Nice & Smooth live is a rare find – so anyone who'd like to witness the duo in action can either grab tickets online (at ticketfly.com) or at the door for $20. Showtime is 10 p.m., and the night also includes a set from MC Rob Base, whose songs "Joy and Pain" and "It Takes Two" remain among rap music's biggest hits.
For more information, check online at theemporiumny.com or at facebook.com/EmporiumNY. Dress to impress, age of admission is 21 and over.
The Emporium: 9 Railroad Ave., Patchogue, 631-627-8787


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Panthers suffer first home defeat
Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon spent the 48 hours leading up to Monday night's visit from No. 17 Duke trying to convince his team it needed to return to the program's hard-nosed roots if it wanted to beat the Blue Devils.
The message, apparently, was lost in translation.
The defensive intensity Dixon preached about never arrived as the 18th-ranked Panthers were run over in the second half of an 80-65 loss.
"I felt like we would come out and defend better and we simply didn't," Dixon said. "Give them credit, they made shots, they got into a rhythm. When they missed shots, they got long rebounds. It got away from us. They played well and I don't think we did."
Not nearly well enough, at least, to keep up with Duke in one of the most highly anticipated regular season games in program history.
Jabari Parker scored 21 points, reserve guard Andre Dawkins added 20 and the Blue Devils (17-4, 6-2 ACC) won their fifth straight by handing Pitt (18-3, 6-2), their first home loss of the season.
Duke made 13 of 25 3-point attempts, including four during a 15-3 run midway through the second half that broke open a tight game.
"We wanted to win, we knew the hype was there ... we (saw) the crowd," Pitt guard Lamar Patterson said. "The good thing was it wasn't the end of the season."
Patterson finished with 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting as the Panthers' leading scorer had trouble while fending off occasional double teams and the long arms of Duke's Rodney Hood, who spent most of the night keeping Patterson off balance.
"They were just denying me the ball the whole game," Patterson said. "We were expecting it but we just didn't get it done."
Parker helped Duke fend off some early game jitters before Dawkins poured it on. The senior drilled 6 of 7 3-point attempts to quiet the largest crowd in the 12-year history of the Petersen Events Center.
"We knew he could shoot," Patterson said. "He hit a couple tough ones and that gets you going. Unfortunately we left him open, that wasn't smart."
The Panthers have strolled through their first month in the ACC, their only setback a four-point loss to fellow Big East refugee Syracuse. They have posted road wins at N.C. State, Georgia Tech and Maryland, but the Blue Devils constituted a significant step up in class.
It's a step Pitt didn't quite look prepared for on a night the Panthers gave up a season-high in points. Duke shot 55 percent (16 of 29) in the second half, outrebounded the Panthers 37-32 and turned it over just seven times.
"This is one of our youngest teams so they've had to learn under fire and tonight we played very well and we played with a lot of poise," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "(Pitt is) really good. We play again, we may not beat them, but tonight we did because we had that poise."
Still, Pitt had its chances. Two free throws by Patterson brought Pitt within 52-51 with 9:41 left when the Blue Devils took off.
Dawkins slipped through the lane for a tip-in to get going. Quinn Cook followed with a 3-pointer. Dawkins responded by knocking down a 3 on each of Duke's next three trips down the court, including a 25-foot heave at the shot clock buzzer. One last 3 made it 67-54 with 5:32 left. Pitt never drew within single digits the rest of the way.
Parker accepted congratulations from his teammates as the final seconds ticked off and the crowd headed out into the bitter cold night, a decisive end to a game that featured eight ties and nine lead changes over the first 25 minutes.
"We had to get stops and we didn't do it," Dixon said.
With the student section - some of whom had camped overnight - producing small tremors every time the Blue Devils had the ball in their hands, the Panthers controlled the game's first 10 minutes but missed an opportunity to bury Duke early by missing a handful of shots in the lane. During one sequence Pitt grabbed four offensive rebounds but failed to convert.
Parker didn't let the reprieve go to waste. The versatile forward did a little bit of everything to get the Blue Devils back in it, with a dozen NBA scouts in the front row getting an eyeful. He dunked twice, hit two 3-pointers and even put together a nifty up-and-under move that drew two Panthers off their feet before he laid it in.


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Mass. agency says it is actively working to return Justina Pelletier to Connecticut
Massachusetts child protection officials are actively working to return 15-year-old Justina Pelletier, the teenager involved in a year-long custody fight that's drawn national attention, to her home state of Connecticut, a spokesman for the state Department of Children and Families said Friday in the agency's first public comment on the case.
The spokesman also told the Globe that Tufts Medical Center, the parents' first-choice hospital to care for the girl, will be overseeing her medical care.
"Our primary goal has always been the health and well-being of Justina. We want the parents to be able to work with the providers and courts to ultimately move Justina back to her home state of Connecticut. That is the objective, and is consistent with our previous efforts to find an appropriate placement near her home,'' said agency spokesman Alec Loftus.
Loftus said a medical team has been identified at Tufts to oversee the girl's care, a move that the parents have long sought. They have had an intensely antagonistic relationship with Boston Children's Hospital, which had filed medical child abuse charges against the parents last February, beginning the highly emotional custody dispute that led to Pelletier being treated at Children's for almost a year — most of the time in a locked psychiatric ward.
The timetable for the shift of the teenager to her home state has not been set, and it is unclear just how much the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families is retreating from the girl's case. But Loftus said child-protection officials from both states, the juvenile judge handling the case, and lawyers for the parents are actively working on identifying a new placement in Connecticut. He would not say what places are under consideration, but in cases like this, the child could be returned back to her home, or placed in a foster home or a residential treatment facility.
If she were to live at her family's home in West Hartford, Conn., child-protection officials in that state, who would likely oversee the case, would likely demand that the girl receive services at home or that she attend a day program.
Justina's father, Lou Pelletier, reached by phone Friday morning as he was driving to the family's weekly visit with Justina, said, "Obviously this is a step in the right direction.''
He added, however, that he is only cautiously optimistic. He has many memories of Massachusetts officials getting his hopes up for positive changes, only to have something happen that sabotages the plans, he said. The father has previously said that he and his wife would accept some kind of oversight by the Connecticut child-protection agency if that were a condition of getting Justina back to their home state.
The teen — whose story was detailed in a two-part Boston Globe series last December — is now residing in a program at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network in Framingham, where she was moved in January after being discharged from Children's.
That transfer came after Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Johnston found, based on testimony from physicians and state social workers among others, that the girl's parents were unfit to handle her complex physical and psychiatric problems, according to two sources briefed on the closed-door proceedings.
Loftus revealed that the Department of Children and Families is also dropping its complaint against Justina's father for alleged violations of a gag order Johnston issued late last year. The agency had asked Johnston at a hearing on Monday to hold Lou Pelletier in contempt of court for several media interviews in the past few weeks, in which he complained that Massachusetts retained custody of his daughter against her parents' will. He said he wants Justina, whose condition he claimed had deteriorated in the past year, to return home.
The dropping of the contempt of court complaint comes after many First Amendment lawyers criticized the far-reaching nature of the judge's gag order, which prevented the parties from saying virtually anything about the case, and suggested that it was likely unconstitutional in its scope.
While many details have yet to be worked out, Friday's announcement appears to be largely a victory for the parents, who have long said that they want their child returned to Connecticut and that they have far more trust in physicians at Tufts than at Children's. It remains unclear which doctors at Tufts would be involved in her care, but Dr. Mark Korson, a metabolism specialist who had been treating Justina for mitochondrial disease before she went to Children's last winter, is likely a major player on the team.
Child-protection officials also may have run out of options for her in Massachusetts. The judge Monday had announced the possibility that Justina would be moving soon to a foster care and treatment center in Merrimac, but that facility backed out soon after Rev. Patrick Mahoney, of the Christian Defense Coalition based on Washington, D.C., announced that he was organizing a vigil at the center to protest Justina's placement there.
Mahoney's is one of several national conservative Christian groups that have taken up the Pelletier case, seeing it as an example of government trampling on parental rights. Fridays announcement also comes among heightened criticism of the custody battle, including from some Massachusetts legislators, wondering why the state continues to keep custody of a girl when she has not shown profound improvement and the parents seem so eager to want her close to their home.
If officials seek a new residential treatment program for Justina in Connecticut, that may not be easy either.
Late last summer, another facility in Connecticut, Webster House in New Britain, Conn., which considered accepting Pelletier after discussions with the Department of Children and Families, backed out after her father threatened to sue if the facility took his daughter. Later, Pelletier's parents softened their view of the Webster House after visiting the place, but in early September, the facility's administrator e-mailed the father: "We have determined, unfortunately, that we are unable to take on the risk of becoming involved in a protracted legal battle that could be very costly.''
The next court date before Judge Johnston is March 17.
This case involves a controversial and growing new term called medical child abuse — used when parents or other caregivers are suspected of seeking unnecessary or even harmful treatments — and exposes challenges that the medical community faces in diagnosing patients who exhibit both troubling physical and psychiatric symptoms.
Justina's parents have long insisted that their daughter suffers from mitochondrial disorder, a group of genetic ailments that affect how cells produce energy, often causing problems with the gut, brain, and muscles. Justina's physicians at Tufts had been treating her for this illness for about a year, saying she exhibited many of its symptoms though they were still in the midst of determining whether she had a clear-cut case of this disorder.
Then last February, Justina was brought to Children's Hospital after suffering severe intestinal issues, and having trouble walking. Doctors there, in a matter of a few days, concluded that her problems were primarily psychiatric, and that her parents were ignoring the root cause of her problems and pushing for unnecessary medical interventions.
When the parents sought to discharge Justina, the hospital filed medical child abuse charges, which were ultimately supported by the Department of Children and Families and later a juvenile court judge.
Children's, while still monitoring her medical care, has said in a statement that it has been pleased with the girl's progress in and out of the hospital. Justina's parents, however, contend that her condition has worsened in the past year, and she can now move around only in a wheelchair.
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Pooches of all shapes and sizes will be riding the waves and hanging paws at San Francisco's Linda Mar Beach Saturday for the first-ever World Dog Surfing Championship.
"The Dog's Guide to Surfing" author Kevin Reed organized the first dog surfing contest and has since launched a full-fledged sporting competition with annual surfing events.
While the talented canines will compete for the title of "World Surf Dog Champion," they will also be raising money for dog-related charities.
U.S. & World
Check-in begins at 9 a.m. and surfing will go from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. before the winners are announced. A full schedule can be found online.
Bay Area locals with aspiring surfing canines and $30 to spare, can secure a last-minute spot for the competition here. However, if your dog prefers to keep all four paws on solid ground, there is also an area on the website to sponsor a surfing dog or contribute to a partner charity.
Until then, check out a few of the world's best canine wave riders expected to attend the inaugural event.
Abbie the Guinness Record Holder (Instagram: @abbiesurfs)
Brandy the Pug (Twitter: @Brandy_the_Pug)
Homer Henard with Skyler (Facebook Post by @nrbphoto)
Will you and your canine be surfing in one of the competitions? Send me a message at email@example.com.


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Toddler affected after officer-involved shooting
A child expert said a toddler's presence in an officer-involved shooting will have long-term effects if he doesn't get help.
Tyree Bell, 31, was killed by multiple officer shots early New Year's Day. Omaha police released the images captured by the cruiser camera of the events leading up to Bell's death.
The images show Bell holding a 3-year-old in one arm and a gun in the other on his front steps. Moments later, Bell put the toddler inside, then walked back outside where he was fatally shot by four officers.
KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke with the toddler's mother on the phone Thursday. Levette Spracher said her son screams at night and is struggling more than her.
"My son comes to me and says, 'Mommy, daddy's dead,'" Spracher said. "My son is going to be devastated for the rest of his life."
Expert Gene Klein with Project Harmony agreed.
"It will have a lifelong kind of impact on anyone. The younger the child, the more difficult it is," Klein said.
Klein said situations were children see violence is not uncommon. In fact, across the country, he said, children are being exposed to violence at a younger age. He said children exposed to violence will act out, especially younger kids who can't use words to express their feelings.
"You may see a regression in behaviors where they're wetting beds, or clingy, or much more like a younger -- instead of 3, they're (behaving like they're) a year and a half or 2 years old," Klein said.
Spracher said she will take her son to therapy, but she said the damage is already done.
"When children don't get help, they tend to be involved in violent crimes themselves, they tend to have more psychological or emotional problems," Klein said.
As per Omaha Police Department policy, the officers have been placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation.


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Almost two years ago, I wrote a post about the definition of a good Priest. It was one of the questions posed by Ego back then (to which I've lost the original link to).
The Priest class has evolved over the past two years. We've gained some and we've lost some. Has my stance on the subject changed?
Overall Awareness: This has not changed much. If anything, the amount of information needed to make the right choice at the right time has gone down slightly. With the removal of downranking, gauging the health of a player and then responding with the appropriate rank is no longer necessary. We're still watching out for fires and health bars. I daresay the number one killer of Priests everywhere is getting out of dangerous stuff too slowly or not at all. We've moved from Nightbane's fires to Sartharion's Flame Walls to Kel'Thuzad's Void Zones to Mimiron's Rocket Strikes.
Perseverance: The bosses are different. The spells and tools have become increasingly diverse. I don't like giving up. No one likes to lose. I may not express it, but I do chase after that "high†I get after taking down a boss. It's a great feeling knowing that you played a key role. Good Priests know when to take risks to keep tanks alive. Most fights have one or two tanks that are involved with doing something. When the tanks are down, the game is over.
Clairvoyance: Can you predict incoming damage before it lands? Can you react to the little DBM mark that gets placed on a player which signifies the ensuing Shadow Crash? When Flash Freeze hits, do you know who is going to make it and who isn't going to make it? These are the little things that separate great healers from okay healers. Your reaction time isn't going to increase. But spotting these small details sooner will help you make your decisions quicker. One DoT tick is enough to kill a player. How many last second saves have you made on players? Ever received slaps on the back after a kill when a raid member thought they were done for only to be saved from the jaws of death with a last second shield, or instant heal to pull them out from the red health bar?
Preparation: One thing I am glad that has changed is the amount of preparation. I used to bring 20-40 potions every raid night. Brilliant Mana Oil was in my inventory. Flasks were supplied with Illidari Marks or were farmed for on my Elemental Shaman. The reduction of chain potting has dropped potion consumption drastically. I go through about one to two injectors a month instead of per raid. I lock myself in Howling Fjord and shoot enough fish to keep myself stockpiled (MP5 fish).
Openness: Always keep an open mind. Don't shut down everything you hear. Feedback is feedback. It's up to you to discern between valuable and useless. But outright rejection should come after you examine it. What are other people saying about you? Does it have merit? What information is missing from their perspective? What do they see when they watch you? I can't emphasize critical thinking enough.
All in all, it seems my stance hasn't changed much over the past two years. It's been refined a little by the different class changes and from my forays into the different raids. When I wrote the original post, I had just finished wrapping up Gruul's and Mag's. Opening into SSC started a month after that post. Man how that time flies by, eh?
How about your class? Has your definition of a good <class> changed?


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LCC's Broadway and Beyond; Prince Hall Masons' Fellowship Weekend; Skin cancer free screening
Broadway and Beyond set for Friday
Lenoir Community College�s 16th annual Broadway and Beyond will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Waller Building Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment provided by Timothy Maddox of the LCC Music faculty.
The show, produced and directed by LCC Music Program Chair Carolyn Crossland and co-hosted by Crossland and Rick Vernon, will feature students from L�Academie de Danse, Kinston Dance Academy and local vocal performers.
Admission is $7 at the door is $7.
Eighth Masonic District fellowship planned
Prince Hall Masons of the Eighth Masonic District will host their annual Fellowship Weekend April 26-28. The District invites all F&AM/AF&AM members to fellowship during the Third Degree Ceremonies at the House of Esther, 1401 Old Snow Hill Road. Delegates will come from the eastern seaboard (I-95 Connect) for this Masonic Fellowship Weekend.
April 26 activities include: 1 to 5 p.m., welcome visiting brothers at Holiday Inn Express, 1156 Hill Farm Road; 6 to 9 p.m., hospitality meet and greet at House of Esther; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., fellowship gathering at the American Legion Post 219 Hut, 606 OK St., just off Highway 258 South.
April 27 activities include: High Noon Third Degree Work at House of Esther; the lodge opens at 10 a.m., receiving visitors from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.; 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Masonic Fellowship gathering at House of Esther. The weekend will conclude with worship services at 11 a.m. April 28 at Savannah FWB Church, 2349 Cameron Langston Road, Grifton.
Advance tickets are $10, $15 at the door, available at Tops-Bottoms-Soles, 135 N. Queen St.; Jeano�s Barber Shop, 216 N. Queen St.; and Sutton Transmission, 114 W. Blount St., all in Kinston. Proceeds will provide assistance to college scholarships. Johnnie E. Dixon is the Eighth Masonic District Deputy.
For more information, contact P.M. Demetric Raspberry, 252-521-5579; P.M. Michael Tice, 252-560-8466; W.M. Jimmy Harrison, 252-560-4522; or any Eighth Masonic District member.
Free skin screening scheduled
Lenoir Memorial Hospital and the Lenoir Memorial Foundation will sponsor a free skin cancer screening from 8 to 11 a.m. May 4 at the Lenoir Memorial Cancer Center, 703 Doctors� Drive.
Dan M. Henshaw, M.D., and Victoria Rhodes, PA-C, of Kinston Dermatology will perform a full body screening. Limited to 40 people, the screening is open to anyone who has not attended a free skin cancer screening clinic. Sessions are at 8, 9 or 10 a.m.
Advance registration is required by calling 252-522-7014.


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Frustrated with the lack of something simple (like mysql_fetch_assoc) in the new mysqli extension, this new function was created an posted about on the Internet Super Hero blog - mysqli_stmt_get_results.
By help of the new function, you can create a mysqli_result object from a statement that returns data (SELECT and other - version dependent!). Then you can use the mysqli_result object to process the returned data: fetch results, access meta data - all you can also do using a mysqli_result object returned by mysqli_query().
Included in the post are a few code examples showing the simplicity of the function and how it can still be used with the standard mysql_* functions to grab the results.


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By Karen Archer Perry
[i] Informing Communities: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age, the Report of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in Democracy," 2009, The Aspen Institute, page 45, www.knightcomm.org.
Well, the gather and report is there, it would be nice to see more comprehension and evaluation.
It is not necessary for all to attend college. It is no measure of intelligence, intellect or creative thought and endeavour or achievement in having to go to college; this was evidence by Bill Gates, and Andrew Carnegie, and so many others. Reading and being able to disseminate, evaluate, gather and comprehend information is critical to us all. This segregation of college vs. non college is creating a vaste divide and bitterness among our citizens. It is no measure of what you can achieve, or measure of not being able to run a corporation or get a promotion! It is preventing many from achieving the 'American Dream', because it annihilates the middle class further. Information had digitally is lacking because it fails to replace books completely. Access to knowlege via the internet is in drone fashion. Which explains why someone researching via the web (without access to 'pay' sites) will find the same information as anyone else; there is no new or varied information access. In order to collect varied information, one has to pay. Most of us cannot afford to pay for that type of informational access. Libraries have historically been the source of this information. But the digitalization of the media is destroying libraries in many neighbourhoods! And so with that goes the intellectual creative mind. Our educational process does not teach the young to research, or produce new thought. When one has a new thought, one is ostracized or bullied or made to think that unless one thinks like others, one is strange or a misfit of sorts. Our educational process does not teach and discourages critical, analytical, and discerning thinking. It is encouraged in money/business matters that enable a small group to steal from us all (Enron, AIG, etc.). It is encouraged when saying that Americans are ill equipped in science matters.
Information and media are two seperate and unequal things. The media is driven by money. And therefor, it is onesided and tainted. Even the government's access to media is tainted and onesided, based upon party lines and affiliations, and corporate/banking sponsors and lobbyists. The mere fact that we, as Americans, were forced to go digital rather than remain anologue in our media is a statement in itself; because digitalization can create any vision, real or imaginary, on a screen. Thereby being able to control people at a whim. Digital media can not only be for children to learn, as many of us continue to be ignorant about digital media. There is a large part of our Americans and non Americans here with us that have not even ventured onto a computer, even to play solitaire. And so it becomes necessary to educate every necessary person on this platform. Or do we wait until 'those fossils' die out, and just be concerned with those of us that are familiar and part of, as well as the children?
The digital medium is not democratic at all. It leaves many out, perhaps, too many out. It conjures fear to those that are not familiar; and keeps many ignorant to our disservice.
And so I guess I disagree and agree at the same time.
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Tom Cruise was at the Star Trek Into Darkness premiere last night. He did not walk the carpet but showed up for the after-party. As you know, it's not his style to attend the opening of just anything. The official reason is that he was there to support his friends. But this was a strategic move too. For JJ Abrams. Abrams directed Cruise in Mission: Impossible 3. And was a producer on Ghost Protocol. And is supposed to be a producer on M:I5. Abrams is a big deal in Hollywood, especially now with Star Wars on top of Star Trek . He was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart a few days ago. Is it me, or is he also picking up some of Spielberg's mannerisms?
After 4 weeks in theatres, Oblivion is still well off the $100 million domestic mark at just over $82 million. It made most of its money overseas and they didn't lose any on it but he could probably use a little of Abrams's magic.
By the way, Gerard Butler's Olympus Has Fallen has earned less overall than Oblivion but more domestically at $96 million. If I were Tom Cruise, I'd be concerned about this.


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This is Jon Sundt's first appearance on the IA 25. Click here to view the complete list and Special Report schedule for extended profiles for each of the 2013 IA 25 honorees.
Jon Sundt doesn't have time for pleasantries. He's got too much going on. He's in liquid alternatives, after all.
"There is a tremendous demand for liquid alternatives, and in particular the products we've recently introduced," Sundt, president and CEO of Altegris Investments, said at the outset of our interview. "I believe it's a historic time for the industry. Return expectations are coming down for hedge fund managers and, in the wake of 2008, investors are afraid of lockups."
Hence the demand for something more liquid, which means managers who "would not have looked at a mutual fund product a few years ago are looking at them now. They're looking for more capital as well as looking to diversify. The retail investor base is where the capital is, and alternatives offer a number of ways to diversify."
All of this explains the firm's success; it's at the nexus of these critical—and lucrative—trends.
"We believe every investor deserves access to quality managers," Sundt emphatically stated. "We're open-architecture and put best-of-breed managers into packages that retail investors can consume. As a result, from a distribution standpoint, we're on all the major wirehouse platforms, and we're running as hard as we can to complete our product suite."
He pointed to two new products as proof; a multi-strategy fund that "gives an advisor access to 20 managers with the click of a mouse," as well as a fixed-income long/short fund that is in "an incredibly attractive space right now."
The excitement that seems to naturally flow from Sundt translates to the firm's annual Strategic Investment Conference as well. The 2013 lineup of speakers was described by one attendee as "intimidating." With Jeffrey Gundlach, Mohamed El-Erian, Nouriel Roubini, Ian Bremmer, Gary Shilling and David Rosenberg, among others, it's easy to see why.
"The Strategic Investment Conference is a byproduct of what we do, which is to bring together top managers and economic thought leaders to capitalize on their perspective," Sundt noted. "This is the 10th one we've done."
Very well, but how exactly does he attract such talent?
"Well, San Diego is nice," he laughed, before adding, "We have a good reputation in the industry. We have advisors in the audience that these managers want to get in front of."
The type of people Mohamed El-Erian wants to get in front of; we think Sundt's on to something.


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The Exeter News-Letter, Friday, July 20, 1900
The Leonia at Hampton's North Beach, one of the handsomest, most elegantly appointed and best conducted hotels in this section, was latterly burned to the ground last Friday night. The cause of the fire is not definitely known, but it was discovered in a toilet room on the third floor, and it is generally attributed to carelessness in the use of matches or in smoking.
The proprietor of the hotel, Mr. F.M. Crosby, had spent the evening at Salisbury Beach, where he attended a dinner party, prolonging his stay beyond first intentions, upon receipt of a telephone message from his mother to the effect that all was well at the Leonia. Upon arrival at Hampton village about twelve o'clock he noted a glare of light which he at once surmised could come only from his premises, and drove home post haste to find his fears realized.
The fire was discovered about 12:50. Mrs. Crosby was in conference with the clerk preparatory to closing the house for the night, when she noted a smell of smoke. They immediately began an investigation, and, proceeding to the third floor, opened a door, from which burst an overpowering cloud of fire and smoke. The entire floor was almost instantly ablaze, and the rapidity with which the great structure was consumed seems incredible. In barely an hour it was reduced to ashes.
The hotel employees and assistants went promptly and intelligently about their arduous task, but were powerless to avert the hotel's destruction. Upon discovery of the fire, message was telephoned to the street railway power station, which caused the sounding of alarms in Hampton and informed the Exeter office of the disastrous event. The alarm and the glare of the flames attracted spectators from a wide radius, and their number included many willing volunteers.
Mr. Crosby had believed the hotel amply protected against serious fire loss, and not long ago a fire was easily checked in its incipiency. Behind the hotel proper was an engine room, with stationary engine and powerful pump, adequate length of hose and an ample water supply in the large tank and the adjoining pond, from which pipes for use in emergency had just been laid. Two streams of water were quickly brought into play, but were of no avail as regarded the hotel.
But for their protection, however, the outbuildings and the great stable must inevitably have spared the hotel's fate. Separated from the rear of the hotel by a driveway only, was the engine house, surmounted by the water tower and tank, and then came a long two-story building, devoted to various hotel needs and at its rear adjoining the stable.
These buildings were all in imminent peril, and were saved only by covering the most exposed points with matting and keeping them thoroughly drenched. The intensity of the heat generated by the burning hotel took the life out of the foundation stones, which can now be readily crumbled in one's hand, and the same can be said of ornamental stone work several feet distant. Trees before the estate were scorched or killed.
There were fortunately but 12 guests at the Leonia over Friday night, mainly St. Louis and Canadian people. All escaped uninjured and saved the greater part of their effects. Next morning the majority found new quarters at the Farragut. In one respect the fire came at an opportune time. Over the preceding Sunday guests numbered 40, the majority remaining well into the week. There were many departures Friday, but new arrivals would have filled the house over last Sunday. For late July and all August, it would not have had a vacant room.
The score or more of servants has scant time to escape, but did so all in safety. Many acts of courage were performed by hotel attaches and others, and the bell boy, William Waters, was overcome by smoke, but quickly rallied. There was no serious casualty. The greater part of the hotel furnishings was consumed, and many articles removed, notably two pianos, were badly damaged.
Mr. Crosby estimates his loss at $30,000 or more. There is available insurance of $20,000, of which $9,000 was placed through Abbott L. Norris, Esq., of Hampton, in the Granite state. Mr. Crosby will not rebuild, and the town of Hampton therefore loses heavily.
The older portion of the hotel was originally the Edmund Mason house, a large three-story structure, long a favorite resort of summer visitors. Mr. Crosby, who had been identified with the hotel business in Melrose, Mass., and is also present proprietor of the Tulleries in Boston, purchased the property in 1895, and at once began a series of enlargements and improvements out of which had been evolved a unique hotel, in which this section has taken pardonable pride.
It contained 60 guest rooms, and many and spacious apartments and halls for dining, dancing, and the various uses of a perfectly appointed hotel. It was lighted by electricity, and no up to date convenience was lacking. As stated, its appointments were perfect, and thw cuisine and the service was in every respect admirable. It catered to patrons of wealth, who dislike the bustle of huge caravansaries, and its proprietor had ample ground for his declaration that the Leinia was in a class by itself - the best small hotel in the country.
Mr. Crosby's horses and equipages were nodded throughout a wide area, and from his decision not to rebuild he has inaugurated a dispersion sale, which has already been quite successful. Many visitors at Rye have availed themselves of the opportunity is offers.
Friday, July 27, 1900
The Exeter News-Letter, July 25, 1900
The work of clearing the refuse from the Leonia cellar is nearly completed. Mr. Crosby will soon rebuild the hotel somewhat larger and on a different plan.


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Ann Marie Elpers is an administrative principal with Glenview Trust and works with the locally-owned and operated wealth management firm's clients to navigate the complex and ever-changing world of finance.
Her job is to help clients by applying her knowledge of investment strategies, tax laws and financial trends to help them make decisions that will enrich their lives. Here, she shares some of her thoughts about wealth management as it applies to her clients, as well as those who are currently working to build wealth.
LORI KOMMOR: Can you provide a recent example of how your clients benefit from your knowledge and expertise?
ANN MARIE ELPERS: At Glenview Trust we provide a broad range of solutions for our clients, customizing our approach to their personal wealth management needs and preferences. We educate our clients about various transfer tax laws and how the laws may impact their families. Savings in the form of gift, estate and income tax can make a substantial difference in the growth and performance of an investment portfolio through the generations.
For example, last month, at the end of 2012, estate and gift tax exemptions were expected to decrease from $5 million to $1 million. Many families were going through last-minute gift planning discussions in an effort to transfer wealth to the next generation. While this tax planning was timely at the end of 2012, it was also important to make sure the strategies were appropriate for each family and their circumstances. The anticipated tax law change was just one of many considerations. We also reviewed family goals and objectives to make sure the strategies were appropriate.
The end of 2012 was a great opportunity to engage family members in serious estate and gift planning conversations and help them arrive at the best conclusions for their families. The estate and gift tax law approved by Congress on Jan. 1, 2013 was identical to the 2012 law, except the tax rate was increased from 35 percent to 40 percent. This was certainly not the doom and gloom many had expected, but we still think the planning and conversations that took place at year end were needed and positive for most all families.
KOMMOR: What are some examples of tax measures approved on Jan. 1?
ELPERS: It's worth noting that while these changes may apply to those with considerable wealth, for those who are in the process of building wealth or hope to achieve it one day, it's critical to understand how these laws change and the impact they can have on finances.
Significant tax measures approved on Jan. 1 include:
• Reinstatement of the 39.6 percent individual income tax rate and 20 percent capital gains tax rate for taxable income over $450,000 for joint filers and $400,000 for single filers.
• Return of the phase-out of personal exemptions and itemized deductions, but with higher thresholds for itemized deductions.
• Restoration of the IRA charitable rollover for 2012 and 2013 for individuals over 70, with special rules for IRA distributions made in December 2012 and for charitable rollovers made in January 2013.
KOMMOR: At the start of 2013, is there any particular general piece of advice you have for those who are working to manage wealth, as well as those in the process of building personal wealth?
ELPERS: I work with a great team of experts here at Glenview, and one of our team members, Ray Scholtz, an investment officer, often advises against abandoning a carefully-considered investment strategy because of current uncertainty. Uncertainty is a normal part of market investing. A successful investment strategy helps reduce the anxiety of uncertainty by providing both liquidity to meet short-term obligations and growth to meet long term capital needs.
Diversification is a fundamental investing principle; and Glenview Trust considers the long-term ownership of high quality stocks to be especially relevant for most investors in today's environment. Many companies have solid balance sheets, sell their product/service into a global market, generate profits and pay dividends. Stocks also are traditionally very effective at protecting both income and capital from inflation.


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The Jet Set
Walking up to the old Air Force One at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, my first thought is, it's smaller than I thought it would be. That's usually my first impression of any object of weighty historical significance, such as Mount Vernon, the Empire State Building, Howard Hughes's Spruce Goose, even a Second World War—era B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
As I slowly ascend the air stairs, my brain automatically hums "Hail to the Chief." Cory Graff, the museum's exhibits research and development manager, greets me at the top of the air stairs, just outside the jet's door, where three decades of American presidents paused and waved for their photo-ops. Being in the presence of the former presidential chariot begs a question: can the average person actually own and fly an airliner? Not likely, unless you are exceptionally wealthy.
Elvis Presley owned an airliner, John F. Kennedy, too, and so did Hugh Hefner, until he sold his and settled down on the West Coast. Donald Trump still has his, and John Travolta not only owns one, but he also flies it himself—from his airport-terminal-size house. The average person can purchase one fresh off the factory floor, but he'd need at least a million dollars.
I've learned visiting Gulfstream's manufacturing facility that people who build and fly big planes remain tight-lipped about them. When the airplane's in a museum and the owner's in the graveyard, it's a different story, but while it's still flying and the owner's still walking, you just can't get the details about the luxurious interiors and modifications. That's probably so Joe Burglar won't shimmy through a window and jimmy off the gold-plated bathroom fixtures.
By visiting Gulfstream's manufacturing facility I've learned that people who build and fly big planes remain tight-lipped about them. When the airplane's in a museum and the owner's in the graveyard, it's a different story, but while it's still flying and the owner's still walking, you just can't get the details about the luxurious interiors and modifications. That's probably so Joe Burglar won't shimmy through a window and jimmy off the gold-plated bathroom fixtures.
That's why Trump has cleverly camouflaged his personal airliner as your run-of-the-mill, shiny black-and-white 727 with a massive maroon T on the tail and a huge TRUMP written in gold letters on the fuselage. The Donald purchased it used from American Airlines, and had to sell it in 1991 when his fortune evaporated. After getting back on his feet, he bought back the Boeing jet, probably before some new owner could change the gold-plated bathroom fixtures.
While it's no problem for today's business titan to buy his own private airliner, that wasn't always the case. It wasn't until after the Second World War, when the United States became flooded with surplus military aircraft, that private airline travel took off. One could buy a Douglas C-47, otherwise known as a DC-3, for as little as $10,000. (Sounds cheap now, but the average annual salary in 1945 was $2,900.) This was true for any style of bomber, from North American B-25s and Martin B-26s to Consolidated B-24s, which were going to be chopped up and melted down anyway. Pretty soon a select few purchased airliners. Now all that was needed was a flight crew and a custom interior.
Back to Air Force One: once I step inside the old jet, the most striking feature is it's tiny, even compared with the cramped interiors of today's coach sections. I have to turn sideways to maneuver down an aisle packed with communications gear. Then, too, the decor is spartan. Where's the luxury? Where are the plush leather couches I'd always imagined? Well, spartan is exactly the way President Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted it. "He was more of a simple guy," says Graff. "They [the executive fleet] are kind of utilitarian." Most of the seats and carpet are a grayish blue, perhaps faded from time. The walls are beige, and the bulkheads and furniture abound with fake, dark wood-colored laminate.
We head up to the middle of the plane, which was Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's headquarters. A fold-down table sits next to a couch where government types could talk and negotiate or just listen to Johnson badmouthing Kennedy. Graff tells me that the table could be raised and lowered, and legend has it that Johnson liked it raised to intimidate people. Johnson also had a hydraulic seat installed so he could lift himself above the level of everyone else. Nearby is the stateroom, where the dignitary relaxed, and attached to that is a bathroom modified by Jackie Kennedy with special lighting and makeup drawers. In later years, Hillary Clinton got stuck inside and had to be rescued by crew members through a valet closet next door.
Presidential planes date back at least to the early 1940s. To avoid German U-boats in 1943, Franklin Delano Roosevelt flew to Casablanca in a Boeing 314 flying boat once used to take travelers to coastal destinations. FDR enjoyed it so much that he soon received a special converted B-24 Liberator called Guess Where To?, which was equipped with a special, secret elevator to deal with his wheelchair. After an unexplained crash in the same style of airplane the following year, FDR traded it in for a Douglas DC-4 called the Sacred Cow. He flew in it only once; after his death in April 1945, Harry S. Truman took it over.
The Sacred Cow lasted just a couple of years, replaced by a DC-6 that Truman named Independence after his Missouri hometown. That one lasted only seven years. The next president, Eisenhower, took delivery of a Lockheed Constellation that First Lady Mamie christened Columbine III. Like the previous propeller-driven presidential airplanes, this one had a short life. Ike traded it in for three Boeing 707s, called VC-137s in Pentagon parlance, in 1959. Their call signs—what they were referred to when the pilots communicated with air traffic control—were SAM 970, 971 and 972. SAM stood for special air mission.
After the current fleet of 747s were introduced during the first George Bush administration, the government donated the old SAMs to museums across the country. On my visit to Seattle, I realized that SAM 970, Johnson's plane when he was VP, has the most famous paint job in the world. "At the time of the Eisenhower administration, the plane had a freakish Day-Glo orange Air Force paint job," Graff says. Originally the Air Force painted "United States Air Force" on the upper fuselage, but that seemed a bit belligerent for its peaceful missions, so it was toned down to "United States of America." But the freakish Day-Glo remained. When Kennedy was in the White House, the first lady, with the help of designer Raymond Loewy, redecorated the interior in a more tasteful—and regal—blue-on-blue design. "All the later paint schemes are pretty much copies or similar versions of that same scheme," Graff says." It was definitely a hit."
But it wasn't only about fashionable interiors. According to Graff, the 707s of the presidential fleet contain a few secret weapons as well, including "electronic countermeasure" pods meant to thwart heat-seeking missiles. "It almost looks like the flywheel of a car, with the same orientation as a propeller disc," Graff says.
The government once mounted a few cameras on Ike's airliner, which was scheduled to fly to meet Nikita Khrushchev in the Soviet Union for a 1960 summit. The cameras were so secret that Ike didn't even know about them; if the USSR discovered the cameras, Eisenhower could honestly plead ignorance. That journey was canceled, however, after the Soviets shot down a CIA spy plane flown by Francis Gary Powers.
The government remains tight-lipped on the new fleet of presidential Boeing 747s, especially its defensive measures. The Secret Service wouldn't even let me get near one, no matter my repeated requests. Suffice it to say that they're the only 747s that can refuel in midair, perform onboard surgeries, and carry a couple of presidential limos in the cargo hold. "For the old ones, the 707s, it's amazing how spartan, how utilitarian, they are," Graff says. "At the same time, I wouldn't say that applies to the new 747s. They're quite extravagant."
Today, the only whistle-stop train tours you see are those of presidents seeking re-election in brief gimmicky reenactments of Truman's come-from-behind 1948 campaign victory using his same antique railroad car. The president will jump off the train and climb aboard Air Force One and fly back to Washington. The first candidate to fly was JFK, who campaigned in a 1948 American Airlines Convair 240 that dad Joe Kennedy bought for him in 1959. Mechanics stripped its 40-seat interior and installed a cushier executive cabin; JFK added his humidor and christened the plane Caroline after his young daughter. Some historians credit Caroline with getting candidate Kennedy around the country far enough and fast enough to squeak past Richard Nixon in the 1960 election. Other historians claim it was Mayor Richard Daley's grip on Cook County, Illinois. Either way, now Caroline is an exhibit in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and its interior, once in the Kennedy Library in Massachusetts, has been reunited with the fuselage.
It's no secret—well, not anymore—that JFK liked a good cigar. But he didn't like being photographed smoking one, so when you see pictures of him on the air stairs of Caroline or Air Force One and his right hand in his suit jacket, it's because he's cupping his cigar "with a smoldering butt in his pocket," Graff tells me. His suit pockets would be filled with ashes.
Like President Kennedy, Elvis Presley owned a used Convair and named it after his daughter. His was a jet, however, a twin-engine Convair 880 built in 1958. Presley purchased it from Delta Air Lines for $250,000 in 1975 and christened it the Lisa Marie. "The pride of Elvis Presley Airways," says Kevin Kern, media coordinator of Elvis Presley Enterprises in Memphis. Elvis pumped more than three times the purchase price into the jet to give it that special personal touch. I visited it at its home just across the street from Graceland. On the outside Elvis had it painted a patriotic red, white and blue; on the tail he had his logo painted in gold: the letters TCB, with a lightning bolt descending from the C, which stood for Taking Care of Business in a Flash.
Inside, the decor is a style you might call Mid-'70s Gaudy: The carpet is turquoise blue, and the main seating area has a green suede sofa, four brown suede chairs and a leather-top table. Every seat has a seatbelt with a gold-plated buckle. Six additional chairs in green suede, along with a television, also adorn the cabin. "[The TV] may not have worked in the air, but they had it," Kern says. And let's not forget the quadraphonic eight-track stereo system. Kern tells me Elvis's taste in music ran from rock and roll to gospel to opera. The next room, the conversation room, has a bar, six brown leather seats (also with gold-plated seatbelt buckles), another leather-top table and a green leather chair in which Elvis would sit and command the plane.
"At least command the PA system," says Kern. "It was kind of his seat of authority. That's where he would sit when he wasn't sleeping on the plane." He adds that Elvis never actually flew it himself. The entrance area could be transformed into a bedroom, but the main bedroom was situated in back, along with a bathroom with a closet, dressing table and lighted mirror ("It's almost like a makeup table," Kern says), and a separate room for the commode. Like the front bathroom, all fixtures are gold-plated, even down to the soap holder.
Elvis purchased another jet, a 1960 twin-engine Lockheed Jetstar, for his manager Colonel Tom Parker, who would fly to a city a day in advance of a concert to set things up. It wasn't outfitted nearly as fully as the Lisa Marie: "[Its] decor was yellow and green with a splash of orange in there," Kern explains. Like the Lisa Marie, this smaller jet had a red-white-and-blue exterior and the golden TCB-lightning logo on the tail. The singer christened it the Hound Dog II.
Elvis called his two-ship fleet Elvis Presley Airways, and he always had a four-member crew on standby. Captain Elwood David flew the Lisa Marie and Captain Milo High flew the Hound Dog II. When it came to Elvis Presley Airways, Elvis didn't have to answer to anyone. Not passengers, not a shareholder, not a wife, not even Colonel Tom Parker. "He sent one pet dog, a chow named Get Low, to and from Boston for some kind of specialized surgery," says Kern. "[Get Low] was kind of old, and he died after he got back home." After the chow's death, Elvis was inconsolable. Another time, when the real Lisa Marie wanted to see real snow, he loaded her up in the other Lisa Marie, and they flew to Colorado to play in the white stuff. Little Lisa Marie even blew out the candles on her ninth birthday cake inside big Lisa Marie while circling above Memphis.
On another day, Elvis and his Memphis buds got a hankering for some special gourmet peanut-butter-bacon-and banana sandwiches available only at a restaurant in Denver. They flew to Denver, waiting on board while the restaurant delivered the sandwiches on silver trays in a limousine to Lisa Marie's door. It's good to be the King.
The price Elvis paid for the Lisa Marie was cheap compared with another personal airliner bought around the same time. Back when he was still a vital, more active playboy with a magazine that topped seven million in circulation, Hugh Hefner—rather, Playboy Enterprises—blew $9 million on a Douglas DC-9 that Hefner named Big Bunny. Outside it was all glossy black, save for a tasteful white rabbit head on its tail, the same one hiding on the cover of every Playboy issue. Inside it could sleep 16, and Hef outfitted it with a fully stocked bar, a galley, a living room, a movie theater and a disco. He and then-main-Bunny-squeeze Barbi Benton, who taped her favorite soap operas with an on-board videotape recorder (VCRs hadn't made it into the mainstream yet), flew Big Bunny back and forth between his mansion in Chicago and his mansion in Los Angeles, and anywhere else in the world that the urge struck them. Hef would work on the big, round waterbed in back, on a bedspread made from Tasmanian opossum fur, and sometimes Barbi would keep him company. But after he ditched Benton and moved permanently to L.A. in 1976, Hef sold the airliner. Today, no one at the company can say exactly what happened to Big Bunny.
If it seems as though most celebs buy their airliners, that's not always true. Some celebs lease airliners from other celebs. At least that's the case with Starship I, a Boeing 720 formerly owned by former teen heartthrob Bobby "Julie, Julie, Julie, do ya love me?" Sherman. When Led Zeppelin needed a jet to finish the last three weeks of its 1973 concert tour—its rented Falcon jet hit some heavy turbulence and the band refused to fly in anything that small again—manager Peter Grant leased the Boeing for $30,000. Starship came with comfy revolving chairs and a 30-foot-long couch along the right side of the cabin. On the left-hand side it had a bar, an electronic organ built into the bar, and a television in the bar. The rear contained a den with a couch, and a bedroom with a white fur bedspread and shower. Starship also came equipped with two flight attendants: 18-year-old blonde Susie and 22-year-old brunette Bianca. The band leased Starship again for its '75 tour, painting "Led Zeppelin" on the side. During this tour, drummer and "non-pilot" John Bonham flew the jet himself. "He flew us all the way from New York to L.A. once," Grant said at the time. "He ain't got a license, mind…" Mick Jagger, Elton John and John Lennon also leased the Starship, but the record doesn't show that any of them flew it.
Of all the people who own their own airliners, only John Travolta is certified to actually fly his. A pilot since 1974, Travolta is qualified in pretty much anything big that takes to the air, all the way up to a Boeing 747. He plunked down a reported $87 million for an ex-Qantas 707 built in 1964, whose red-and-white paint scheme he's preserved. The spirit of it, at least: on the tail he's had painted a huge red shape that looks like a V, though it's really a combination of his initials, JT. Inside he's ripped out all the airline seats and replaced them with a few plush light-brown leather ones, bedrooms for the wife and kids, and even a shower. The actor, who likes to dress up like an airline captain, can't fly the 707 all by his lonesome, however. The Federal Aviation Administration requires that an aircraft that size has to have a co-pilot. Of course, a guy with Travolta's kind of money brings along an entire flight crew for good measure.
Travolta lives in Jumbolair, Florida, which essentially is a private airport surrounded by houses with hangars. His home, which he shares with actress wife Kelly Preston and kids Jett and Ella, resembles an airport terminal from the golden age of air travel. A mural of a 1950s lounge with a view of an airport surrounds the circular dining room, while the living room is decorated with Populuxe turquoise and chartreuse. Travolta designed it himself. The 707's too big to hangar, so he has to leave it outside, along with his other, smaller plane, a Gulfstream jet. To reach them, he just has to walk out to one of the two Jetways.
Today, you don't have to buy a good used airliner; Boeing now will sell you its BBJ, or Boeing Business Jet, a 737 that it will deliver fresh from the factory floor to your hangar door. Boeing doesn't offer details on who's bought them and how many it's sold, although it does say that it will custom-build the interior to the buyer's specifications.
If it were me, I'd definitely want gold-plated bathroom fixtures.
Phil Scott is a freelance writer living in New York City.


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Efforts to locate 81-year-oldJohn Darwin Chesley are ongoing, but search members have yet to find any clues that may lead them to the Oroville man.
Chesley, who is hard of hearing and has dementia, was last seen Feb. 22 at about 1 p.m. at his home on Peak View Drive. He was wearing a blue flannel shirt, blue jeans and dark tennis shoes.
On Saturday, about 80 personnel gathered to search several areas of Oroville in hopes of finding Chesley or any signs of where he could be, said Kevin Lucero, public information officer for Butte County Search and Rescue.
Butte County requested mutual aid for the weekend operation, and agencies from as far as the Bay Area responded. However, search members didn"t come up with any signs.
Search and Rescue is ruling out certain areas where Chesley could be or going to sections weren"t members couldn"t provide coverage before because of thick vegetation.
Rescue personnel have been unable to locate any solid clues of Chesley being in wilderness or in the surrounding cities, Lucero said. It"s a possibility he was given a ride outside of the immediate area.
About two years ago, Chesley left in his car and attempted to drive to Washington to see his sisters, but he got lost and confused, Lucero said. Chesley was able to turn around and return home that time.
Unfortunately, there are no clues pointing search personnel in one direction, Lucero said.
There have been no new tips from the public and the ones that did come in authorities have already followed up on.
Search and Rescue and the Butte County Sheriff"s Office will continue to work the case, Lucero said.
The Sheriff"s Office has indicated that it will fly a helicopter when it"s able to and Search and Rescue will continue to comb through all the data it has collected.
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Riviera has golf's best little par 4
The story is grounded in fact, with a dose of fiction, but it speaks to the confounding nature of the best little par 4 in golf.
For the opening two rounds, Geoff Ogilvy chose to hit iron off the tee on the 315-yard 10th hole at Riviera to the far left side of the fairway. That's the best angle into the skinny, diagonal green protected front and back by bunkers. Both days, he made birdie.
His caddie, Alistair ''Squirrel'' Matthews, talked him into hitting driver in the third round. Ogilvy wound up in an awful spot, which is not difficult to do, and made bogey. He was furious walking to the 11th tee, and Ogilvy became even more annoyed when a cellphone began ringing in his golf bag.
Squirrel forgot to turn off his phone. Instead of switching it to silent, the caddie answered the phone and the conversation was said to go something like this.
''Hello?'' he said in his English accent. ''Sorry, I can't talk right now, I'm on the golf course.'' And with that, Squirrel hung up and put the phone back in the bag.
Ogilvy, reaching a boiling point at this stage, demanded to know who called.
''It was my wife,'' the caddie replied. ''She wanted to know why we hit driver on the 10th.''
The Northern Trust Open got under way Thursday with the strongest field of the year on the PGA Tour, and no hole is more entertaining than No. 10. There are plenty of others short par 4s in golf with great risk and reward, but none so cleverly designed as this one. Even with no water hazards, it can be frightening.
At a mere 315 yards, reachable with a fairway metal for the big hitters, most players are quite happy with par.
Fred Couples is playing Riviera for the 32nd time (including the PGA Championship), and for years he told his caddie on the 10th tee, ''Put 3 on the card.''
''Now, I would take a 4 and run to the next hole,'' Couples said.
Two of the last three playoffs at the Northern Trust Open — at least after 72-hole events — have been decided on the 10th hole.
A year ago, Bill Haas hit driver through the green, with just enough of the back bunker in his way that instead of going at the flag on the far right side of the green, he pitched toward the middle of the green and left himself 45 feet. Phil Mickelson came up short in the rough, a horrible spot, and the master of the flop shot came up inches short and wound up in a bunker. Keegan Bradley drove into the bunker and did well to blast out onto the fringe about 15 feet away.
Haas ended it with a long birdie putt across the green.
In 2003, Charles Howell III drove well to the right and into a bunker and then followed with one of the finest sand shots ever played on that hole — about 55 yards away, he managed to hit it to 6 feet. Mike Weir laid up, hit wedge to 8 feet and made the birdie, and Howell missed his putt and lost.
Those were some memorable finishes.
That hole can produce drama Thursday morning, Friday afternoon, any time that a player is standing on the tee and trying to figure out how to navigate the 10th.
Ernie Els only went for the green once when he won at Riviera in 1999. He recalls the greens being slightly softer back then, and that 90-yard pitch shot is one of his favorites to play. Now it's more firm, and the green is slicker. It's not easy to get it close for birdie no matter what angle.
''You could be 15 yards from the flag," he said, "and you'll take 4. If you're in the wrong side now, the margin is so'' — he paused to rub his thumb and forefinger — ''that you can hit a marginally good shot and it will go off the green.''
Put a wedge in the hands of the world's best players, even from 80 or 90 yards, and they're looking to stick the shot inside 10 feet.
At the 10th, they're happy to stay on the green.
It has become so difficult, and the equipment is so much better, that driver is often the choice even when the hole location demands an iron off the tee. The closer the shot, the easier to stay on the green.
The best angle is to the far left of the green, but players run the risk of getting stuck behind a few trees. Long is OK, as long as it's far enough to the left, but even then they must skip a wedge up the slope with such precision to get the ball to check. Otherwise, it could reach the edge of the green and fall into a bunker.
It is not unusual to see the world's best go from the back bunker to the front bunker, or the other way around.
''You can't lay up to that back pin,'' Bradley said. ''It's impossible. You can't hold the green. When the pin is in the back right, you have to get it up by the green and, hopefully, over the green. When the pin is on the back right, you're just trying to make 4 most of the time. Bill made a 45-foot putt, which is good for him.''
Haas says a perfect shot off the tee can wind up in a bad spot.
''So you pretty much just try to get up there near the green to where you think you can make a good 4 and have a chance at 3,'' he said. ''In my opinion, laying up does not help you. Hitting a wedge, a full wedge to that green, you can easily hop it over the green.''
Charles Howell III was set to be among the first to visit the 10th green Thursday morning. Right behind him were the playoff trio from last year — Mickelson, Bradley and Haas — followed by a group that includes Masters champion Bubba Watson and Couples.
No one has played the 10th more than Couples. He won't tell his caddie to put a 3 on the card before he tees off.


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As many of you know, I'm a regular at the Sunday Hollywood Farmers market on Ivar Street. I buy nearly all of my produce there and much of my other food as well, and I've often reviewed the various product available.
Over the last few months there has been a new crop of prepared food stands selling a wide variety of wares. I've written about Flan King and the great buffalo mozzarella available at the Winchester cheese stand, but there are some other new stands as well. Here are some quick hits.
Vera's Tamale Express
Fresh made chips and salsa as well as tasty tamales are available at this stand. I'm especially happy about the chips as there aren't a lot of places in LA to buy real restaurant style tortilla chips. Pork and chicken tamales were very good, both with a nice bite, and the green and red salsas were delicious and fresh tasting.
Carmela Ice Cream
I previously reviewed Carmella's stand at the Larchmont Farmers' Market, but they've moved to Hollywood. Their latest great flavor: Strawberry/Balsamico Sorbet.
Organic Coffee
I can't remember the exact name of the stand that sells organic roasted coffee (Organico Reserva?). It's all cold brewed and iced for the summer and was quite nice. They serve a fairly dark roast, which I like. I believe the coffee is Costa Rican.
I love the proliferation of prepared take-home food at the Market, and I hope there is more to come. My real hope is that our friend Nina, over at Sweet Napa will get a stand for her wonderful candy bars. We'll keep you posted.
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When I think of Shaheda, I remember a bright and bubbly child who would run and hug me close. She was 9 yrs old when her maternal uncle sold her. The mother who was also into prostitution was a mute spectator. We got the information a tad too late, but we rushed and rescued her. On a precaution we also rescued her younger sister Sahera as we thought she could be the next target.Out of fear that we may book a case if they protested the mother and uncle kept quite. In those days we were not too particular about booking a case mostly because we did not work closely with police then and felt it was just enough that we saved the children. Also our main informers were women in prostitution and they were not at all comfortable giving any information to the police.
What was very striking about Shaheda was her extraordinary resilience, the moment she reached the safety of our shelter she was a new person. Her own efforts to overcome her pain and trauma was for me a great inspiration. I do not remember spending too much time counseling her apart from the first three or four sessions. Then she became a role model for all other victimized children. Her interest to excel in all activities both curricular and extra-curricular made her a high achiever. In the meantime we saw change in the mother who slowly gave up prostitution and started a new life. For 7 yrs Shaheda lived in our shelter. After she finished her X std I asked her whether she wanted to go back to her mother. Shaheda and Sahera both felt the need to go back to their mother. We let them go with a undertaking from the mother that she will ensure that the children's education will not be discontinued. In the first two years we regularly monitored their welfare. After that we lost touch.
Yesterday evening I got a call that Shaheda died. I was numbed to silence. The worst was to know that she was dumped before a dargah and that is where she breathed her last, day before yesterday night. Shahida was positive due to the sexual violation she was subjected to, but throughout the 7yrs that she was with us she was like any normal child. 3 yrs after she left our shelter slowly opportunistic infections crept in. The mother refused to take her to a hospital fearing social repercussion, instead took her to one dargah after another. Finally three weeks back when matter worsened she just dumped the girl before a dargah and left. My little Shaheda was just 19 yrs old...she was lying before a dargah as a destitute, seeking alms...can there be a more painful and inhuman death?
Today I am filled with guilt and pain. Was I right in sending this child back to her mother? Should I have taken care knowing her HIV status. They say institutional care is the last option and community based care should be the first option. But if the communities around us are no more safe for our children where do we send them? Should I have created a longer follow up plan...if so for how long should we have followed up? As civil society organizations do we have the wherewithal to sustain long term follow up plans...I kept asking the mother why she did not abandon the child with me, I could have taken care?
As I struggle with all these questions...Shahida's face haunts me...did she deserve such a death?


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Fortunately I was able to mount it high enough that you lose very little, less than 1/2". Still plenty left for receiver work.
Aren't you worried about losing a little Y travel with the X DRO on the back of the table?
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Fortunately I was able to mount it high enough that you lose very little, less than 1/2". Still plenty left for receiver work.
OK, it looks like it was more then that
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Hello 7.62x39,
Would your CNC mini-mill have sufficient size to carve a milled AK receiver from bar stock ???
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Table size, Y and Z axis all more than enough to do it. However the X axis would be very close. An AK receiver is roughly 10-1/4" OAL, X axis is about 10", but if you remove the stop plate, you can squeeze a little more out of it. At worst, you'd have to do 2 set ups.
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To mount the DRO readout units, I took a piece of angle iron notched it, bent it 90º then welded it up and bolted it to the table. The magnetic backs of the display units hold them in place nicely. I also added a magnetic hook to hold a small clipboard for my notes.
That looks snazzy!! Time to start making chips...?
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The biggest problems I've had with mine over the years have been breaking plastic gears - I read you already have metals so that is probably a non-issue for you... too bad they don't have an easy way to re-lube those gears w/o removal of the head! A drill hole for a snorkel tube of lithium grease would probably not be a bad thing...
Other issues I've encountered:
Backlash tends to creep back over time (take it apart, clean and re-zero the components).
Bearing whine - those sealed bearings do tend to get pretty loud when they go. Seems to go really fast for me because I think I'm over-taxing the equipment. Worth it to get the better gears.
Table creep, also broken locking handles - buy the "extra special" German locking handles. Worth the extra money.
Chip management - removed the side "fence" on the table to easily push out extra chips. Should work well with a water cooling attachment.
Water cooling - WAY too much chatter on this system since it is so small. Can't make it into a Bridgeport, but reducing the cutter size is really about all you can do. Read that water cooling can help with this. So following VZ58's lead I put a washing machine drain pan under mine, and bolted everything down together (plastic tension around bolts prevents leaks). Using a cheap aquarium pump, small bucket, cheap magnet, and fine mesh chicken wire for a water irrigation solution. Halfway done with it. Hose mount is just a garden hose section hanging over the edge of the table. Using antifreeze for now to keep rust issues to a minimum. Problem is the SMALL pump can't pump that high vertically. I have to bring the bucket up closer to the table to make it work. Need the next-size bigger pump. Much can be found researching for computer liquid cooling solutions. Pumps can be found pretty cheap depending on where you look. Some coat hanger twisted to shape can be an adequate holder for the feed hose coming from the aquarium pump. Magnets and chicken wire make for a suitable "filter" to keep the pump from clogging on chips. Locate the pump so that it is above the bottom of the bucket, and have the return hose exit coolant at the bottom of the bucket where the magnets are. Hope all this makes sense as I'm going from memory!
Good cutters - surprisingly you can find used stuff on ebay where it is still good enough to work for shop use. I guess these big companies use their tools and don't resharpen... not sure. Tried resharpening but never could get it right. You MUST have good cutters otherwise this thing will just waste power and time.
Machinist Vise - for most of my work I mount the $75 machinist vise directly on the bed, which serves most of my clamping needs. Worth every dime I spent on it.
Cheap dividable heads can be found, and with the correct collets you can have an affordable index solution for light use.
Round stock holder - you really need a V-block or something similar to get barrel stuff done right. Just too hard trying to mount a barrel otherwise.
That's my brain dump for now.
I would like to find a good CNC solution for this that doesn't require soldering my own PC boards... there are CNC solutions out there for hobby solutions, but run in the thousands of dollars range, making it unattractive to me.
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I was thinking about trying a windshield washer pump. Something like this. Amazon.com: ACI 99300 Windshield Washer Pump: Automotive or maybe some type of aquarium pump. The WW pump is nice because it already has the reservoir attached. Either way I would add a flow control valve from an aquarium set up.
I got a vise in this tooling package I bought from LMS, along with the end mills, collets, parallels, 1-2-3 blocks, center drills, edge finder and clamping kit.


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Madame Pele's whims have forced changes in how Big Island residents and visitors may view lava flowing from Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.
Lava flows have completely covered the County of Hawaii Lava Viewing Area under 2 meters of lava and inundated the access road (see here). The conditions right now are very fluid (no pun intended) and as of this morning access was being granted to Royal Gardens and Kalapana residents only. A 2-mile access hike has been available over the past few days and should be available again soon. Hawaii County Police are warning visitors that cars parked illegally on the access road will be ticketed (see here).
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