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Hello. I honestly have no idea where to begin. I don't even know why I'm posting here, for I think I don't have an exact reason. Sometimes when I think or somehow tell people things that happen to me, the things start happenening worse. But I need to know what's wrong with me. Let's begin from the beginning.
I was born on July 7th, and I'm hiding the year for personal reasons. I grew up having a pretty normal life, never in trouble, great grades etc. But there was this time when I was around 4, and I remember my childhood greatly, there was this closet in my room. You know those wood sliding doors? The ones that have those swirls on them? Well, when I started seeing things happened in that room. I started seeing faces when I wake up, moving in the swirls. I know it wasn't a dream, and I know that I saw at least SOMETHING. Just to say, right now, there is a same kind of closet next to me, but it doesn't bother me.
See, I will state some things that also happened to me, other than that closet incident. For some reason, I have always been terrified of my room. I NEVER liked sleeping in my rooms, for some reason I always felt trapped. I have also lived in a few houses in my life. One house I always slept in the living room, and watched this sheet (we used it as a door) and see it move back and forth during the middle of the night. Note, there was no windows in that room. And I slightly remembering hearing SOMETHING from that room, I just don't know what. Mainly, I will just list things now, because I don't want people to skip this because it's a long story. I want people to help me understand what's wrong with me. Or maybe I'm just normal. Or crazy.
Things that has happened:
-Sensed something near me, dangerous. This happened from when I was little to now. As I have said, when I speak of these things, it happens.
-I see people in the mirror. At one time, I even saw my own reflection smirk at me. I ran out of that room.
-I have contacted spirits before, in front of one of my good friends who witnessed me talking to it. I was telling it not to let me turn on this piano keyboard that was plugged in, and it didn't turn on, then I toold it to let me and it did.
-I see people in graveyards, but just black flashes of them.
-I once saw, and sometimes see, this big black figure. It has claws. And it caused me to, again, stay out of my bedroom due to scratches happening on my legs. I do NOT like this one. I screamed at it many times.
-I can sometimes know what people are thinking.
-I know what moods people have.
-I sometimes can tell whats happening in the future. Things that happen a week from now, or 5 minutes from now.
-I see black shadows in my dream. They terrify me.
-I have NEVER used a ouija board, nor will I ever.
I honestly don't know what else to put. I just feel that I'm in danger ALL THE TIME. I feel BAD things 80% of my time. The other 20% is just normal feelings or good feelings. This puts so much stress on me that I just give in, and it makes me think bad things, things that I don't want to think. And lately, I'm terrified of mirrors. Not because of me, but because I tend to see other things. My dad has also had experience of seeing the shadow people that I now see a LOT. These things have caused me to be terrfied of the dark. If anyone can relate, or at least TRY to tell me whats wrong with me, please do. Could it all be in my imagination?....
I also hear things randomly, out of no where most of the time.
I also hope that this is in the right thread.
I don't know.
Started by rockangel173 , Jul 01 2012 07:29 AMunknown sensing seeing ghosts demons scared
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Posted 01 July 2012 - 07:29 AM
Posted 19 July 2012 - 05:32 PM
You're obviously sensitive and need guidance controlling and understanding it. I suggest confiding in someone that you trust will believe you and will keep it confidential. If you don't know of anyone, perhaps try to find a spiritual group in your area or if nothing else works, perhaps find a paranormal team in your area, they may know of a medium or someone else that can guide you. This is a great website to find a paranormal team in your area. Search by state. www.paranormalsocieties.com
I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Pray and meditate in the meantime.
I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Pray and meditate in the meantime.
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 01:09 AM
I just read your story, and was compelled to write a response. I to can sense people's feelings. If people are open to letting me sense them I can feel there fears or happiness or even pain. It all depends on how much they trust me and how far they will let me go. But as I was reading ur story I found that it was playing with you. I don't know if you know how bad spirits work or demonic. Not saying you have any of these. But they work the same. But if you fear or stress or provoke these spirits you are giving them energy that's what they want. Basically what I am saying is they will appear in ur closet to make you scared or play tricks in ur mirrors to scare you. Obviously this has been going in for a while and what ever is doing it is feeding off of you. Because you say it's getting worse. The first thing I would do us start telling it to stop to go away. Don't look for it because you will find it. Try to stop any thing that stresses you out also if there is negative energy in ur house parties anger so on so on it's another thing to help what ever it is get stronger. If this spirit is abusing you or anyone in ur house hold I think you should start looking for someone to come in and help you. If it is physically harming you it's there and it's not good. But tell it go away to stop. It helps
Posted 08 February 2013 - 04:34 AM
Lucky, you, you should carefully nurture your gifts.
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
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Senator Ed Mazurek, announced as the original sponsor, came to his senses and declined to sponsor the bill.
In a decidedly disappointing turn of events, HSUS is apparently going to make Lugnut the centerpiece of their legislative performance. Lugnut, a female bear, captivated the world last year with video beamed from its den where it birthed and nurtured its cubs.
The Goodman family of Patton, with help and support from DIF&W's bear biologists, featured Lugnut in a video designed to attract support for the family's Wildlife Research Foundation, created to excite people – especially children – about wildlife, to educate them about the importance of scientific research and management of wildlife and wildlife habitat, and to raise money for wildlife research in Maine.
The webcam starring Lugnut and her cubs was an immediate success. A stunning 280,000 individuals logged onto the website in just 10 weeks, including entire classrooms in several states and 7,000 people in Japan. Many watched Lugnut and her cubs every day until they emerged from their den last spring.
While the Goodmans were not able to find funding to present another webcam bear this winter, their Foundation is moving forward, having recently hired James Cote of Farmington, a seasoned leader and lobbyist, to manage the nonprofit and advance its goals. By way of disclosure, I connected the Goodmans with Cote.
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In a message emailed to me and other members of Maine's media, Kaitlin Sanderson of HSUS reported its Maine Bear Protection Act "would address several serious gaps in Maine's wildlife protection laws."
"There is an odd dichotomy in Maine in that bears are beloved by most residents – hundreds of thousands tuned in to watch 'bear cams' featuring the state's research bears like Lugnut and Spunky – yet the state sanctions some of the cruelest, unsporting, and biologically reckless practices pertaining to bears."
In a single sentence, they claim Lugnut for their own highly-political purposes, misusing the bear and her cubs to regain the momentum they lost when their initiative went down to defeat in 2004.
If this wasn't a serious threat to bear management in our state, the elements of their Bear Protection Act would be amusing.
One provision asks legislators to "protect property rights and preserve fair-chase by ending bear hounding. This practice involves fitting packs of trained dogs with radio collars or high-tech GPS transmitters that allow bear houndsmen to remotely track the dogs' movement, on high-tech computer screens. Dogs are released to chase frightened bear often for miles, across all types of habitat, including private property." Sanderson's letter claims that bears are sometimes "ripped apart by the pack of dogs."
I sure hope they don't have video of that!
The HSUS bill would also ban the sale of bear gall bladders – something Maine's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has already proposed this session. While there is no evidence of this, HSUS claimed that "allowing the trade in gallbladders in Maine adds incentives to killing bears illegally for profit."
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Operating out of three stores last year, in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, Costco managed to more than double its revenue to $609.5 million as shoppers warmed to its club membership model and bulk purchases of everything from whitegoods, fish and furniture, to hearing aids and French wine.
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Fresh documents lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reveal that Costco Wholesale Australia reported a net profit of $9.73 million for the 53 weeks to September last year, its first profit in Australia and a turnaround from the $13.2 million loss it racked up in 2011. The period reflects a full year of operation for its three warehouse stores, with Melbourne and Sydney believed to generate the bulk of the nearly $610 million in sales and membership purchases. Melbourne and Sydney have more than 100,000 members each.
Since opening its first warehouse in Melbourne's Docklands in 2009, Costco has racked up retained losses of just under $38 million, reflecting the start-up costs of building its large-format stores.
The maiden profit in Australia was driven by extra revenue generated from its two new stores and improved productivity. It received a tax credit of $13.4 million.
"I think there is a lot of opportunity for Costco here in Australia and we are thrilled and very satisfied to see that the business is growing," said the company's managing director for Australia, Patrick Noone.
Mr Noone said the fresh food category remained popular, as did the bakery, and household goods such as toilet paper and detergents. Hearing aids was a stand-out performer for Costco, while its range of premium wines was also in great demand.
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Further, there was concern that a conspiracy theory then in circulation among right-wing circles—a meme suggesting that the Obama Administration had cleverly planted language in the ACA that could be used as a tool to get to the guns—would further erode public support for the legislation. For these reasons, Reid determined to insert some cozy language for the gun people into the Senate version of the ACA—language certain to escape public review at a time when the conversation was far more focused on hot button subjects like death panels, taxes and mandates.
For these reasons, the following language did, indeed, become a part of the nation's controversial health care reform law:
''(1) WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.— A wellness and health promotion activity implemented under subsection (a)(1)(D) may not require the disclosure or collection of any information relating to—
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Eddie Murphy and his girlfriend, Paige Butcher, are parents.
The "Shrek" actor's partner gave birth to daughter Izzy Oona Murphy Tuesday morning, his rep confirms to E! News. Izzy delivered weighing 7 lbs., 15 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. "Both mother and daughter are doing well," the rep tells E! News. This is the first child for Butcher and ninth child for Murphy.
Murphy's oldest children are Eric, with ex-girlfriend Paulette McNeely, and Christian, with ex-girlfriend Tamara Hood. He has five more children with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell: Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella. He also shares 9-year-old Angel with former Spice Girls member Melanie "Mel B" Brown.
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Tomas wrote:I would even understand the lying, even though the grandstanding (tweeting himself with 7 TDF yellow jerseys) is rather tasteless.
Tomas wrote:Where Armstrong loses completely my support is the fact that over the years, despite the fact that he doped like there was no tomorrow, he himself as well as his possy tried to destroy lives and livelihoods of people who disclosed any info about Armstrong's doping - or even just testified against his doctor. I honestly think some of his behavior was criminal (this interview with Betsy Andreu describes some of those instances: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-tea ... -1.1238932). Just for what he did to those people, he deserves a massive kick in the ball.
King Sid the Great 87 wrote:This whole charade has nothing to do with making amends with those he ran into the ditch for the last 10 years. That's the most pathetic part of this. He's broke and/or wants to be reinstated to compete again.
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Last month, Lance Armstrong boarded a plane for Denver to do something several of his lawyers had advised against: sitting down for a private conversation with the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Travis Tygart had given the star cyclist no reason to believe that USADA would soften the lifetime ban from elite competition for what the agency called the "most sophisticated doping program on the planet." But Mr. Armstrong hoped he could change that.
At the meeting near the Denver airport, Mr. Armstrong talked openly about doping, arguing that cheating was rampant in all pro sports, including the National Football League, according to someone familiar with the meeting. He complained that he was being singled out for punishment. As the discussion wound down without Mr. Tygart budging, the seven-time Tour de France winner seemed ready to walk out.
"You don't hold the keys to my redemption," he said, according to the person familiar with the meeting. "There's one person who holds the keys to my redemption," he went on, pointing at himself, "and that's me."
When Mr. Armstrong told Mr. Tygart that he held the keys to his own redemption, said one person with knowledge of the meeting, Mr. Tygart responded: "That's b—." He told Mr. Armstrong that all he wanted to do was figure out a way to compete again.
Mr. Armstrong shot back that he would compete in unsanctioned races, hurled a profanity, and walked out.
shafnutz05 wrote:I kind of echo Puffymuffin's thoughts on this. People are trying to make this all about doping, but it isn't. Armstrong used his high moral standing to crush the lives of so many people. He was brutal....sending threats, getting other bicyclists railroaded out of the sport, throwing teams of lawyers at witnesses, etc. At the end of the day, Armstrong is an ugly person with no moral compass. And that has NOTHING to do with doping.
shafnutz05 wrote:Big talk about irrelevance, from a guy that hasn't been relevant since his 1988 cult classic, "Get out of my dreams, get into my car"
shafnutz05 wrote:Big talk about irrelevance, from a guy that hasn't been relevant since his 1988 cult classic, "Get out of my dreams, get into my car"
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Why doesn't somebody invent a …?
How many times have we asked ourselves that question about an item that would make our lives easier.
And then there are these gizmos advertised on TV that we never knew we needed, but they sound as if they'd truly solve a problem we hadn't thought much about.
For instance, what if you could buy slippers that you just throw in the microwave, and suddenly your achy, stressed feet are so much better?
Or a computer keyboard with big letters that can also survive a spilled drink?
How about a liquid that you spray on your tight shoes and — ta-da — they're now a perfect fit?
Well, somebody has developed all of those miraculous products, advertised them ceaselessly and made them available to us.
Don't know about you, but I really get sucked into the ads and infomercials. They are so convincing (even if the people talking seem to be shouting at us).
Every so often, I buy a bunch of these "As Seen on TV" items to test whether they live up to the extravagant promises.
In some of the tests, I've actually found some good products that I still use (Genie Bra; Trendy Top).
But, no surprise here, many of them are a waste of money. I try 'em so you don't have to.
Here's how the latest half-dozen stacked up in my testing (with the help of my co-workers Maureen Hart and Regina Robinson, and Regina's mom and sister).
Before ordering 'As Seen on TV' items online:
Check the fine print.
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PARIS (AP) � Fall-winter 2013-14 sees bright-eyed designer Alice Lemoine brimming with ideas.
First of all, in the unique presentation of her Le Moine Tricote collection via three different mediums in three different rooms: there were edgy photos, vintage-looking video projections, and the clothes themselves on mannequins.
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Second of all, there were new ideas in the direction of the up-and-comer's knitwear line itself, which saw the repertoire this fall-winter 2013-14 spun out to include stricter woven fabrics. They provided a subtle but welcome contrast to the more feminine thick-knit tailored jackets in black, beige and gray.
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Yankees-Red Sox 5: The Seventh Steal
To my knowledge, no team since the 1985 Cardinals of Vince Coleman ever made a statement with a stolen base, but here in the Bronx tonight the Yankees came close. As noted in the first post, New York stole three bases – basically uncontested – off Jon Lester and Jason Varitek in the first. The game count is now seven (including one from Alex Rodriguez that shouldve been called a bak on Hunter Jones). Rodrigue has three, Jeter two, and Cano and Damon one each. The message may be less about Boston having to watch out for the Runnin Yanks and more about putting some doubt in the minds of Terry Francona and John Farrell that their pitchers – even southpaws like Lester and Jones – are doing enough to keep runners close. That, in turn, could mean more throws to first, and that could lead to the length of the average Sox-Yanks game increasing from eight hours to a week-and-a-half.
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I love the in-game commenting, Keith. That 3rd SB for Alex should not have been, of course. But the official scorer determined the play wasn't dead (huh?) Well, whatever. Have to admit it was fun to watch the Yanks run at will against Boston.
Keith I love you but…. Roberts, 2004, Game 4 ALCS? That made a bit of a statement. It turned a freaking playoff series. The Red Sox were saying they weren't giving up.
I am pretty astonished on what the Red Sox have done this last game. For sure this rivalry match will be a very good game. Especially they are rivals for a lot of years now.
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EP Editorial Staff | March 23, 2012
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The heavy-duty hydraulic systems in today's industrial plants endure some of the toughest operating conditions. They run under extreme pressures, at increasing speeds and are working harder than ever before. Now, in light of the trend toward smaller reservoirs, even more stress is being put on this equipment.
These factors can present many challenges—one of the most important of which is sludge buildup. With the smaller systems now in operation, air and heat are not able to escape as easily as they are with larger reservoirs. Water may not separate as effectively. Contaminants may accumulate faster. As the rate of oxidation rises, so does the risk of harmful sludge buildup. Even with a good filtering system, excessive sludge can plug filters, which increases equipment wear and can seriously damage the hydraulic pump.
Sludge buildup can greatly affect the performance of your systems. How does it affect your costs? As equipment runs harder, fluid can break down faster, risking total system failure and costly downtime. Failure to evaluate the hydraulic fluid that protects your hydraulic systems can resultin the use of low-quality fluids withshort service lives that can requirefrequent top-ups or change-outs (andmay not properly benefit the machinesin the area of sludge protection orfurther performance demands.) Theresulting downtime and repairs can increase maintenance costs, slow production and ultimately reduce your profit margins. Not to mention, the cost of an unplanned line stoppage or machine failure can easily absorb profit and damage productivity—costing you much more in the long run.
The bottom line? When your company's productivity and operations rest on the performance of their hydraulic systems, you can't afford to ignore quality. Using the right high-performance hydraulic fluid will help to ensure optimal productivity while saving you money.
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Specifically designed for heavy-duty hydraulic systems that operate in industrial plants, Petro-Canada's HYDREX hydraulic fluid is formulated using crystal-clear 99.9%-pure base oils—some of the purest in the world. By removing the impurities that can hinder the performance of conventional hydraulic oils, HYDREX lasts longer. Petro-Canada then blends in specially selected additives to produce the finished product. For optimal sludge protection, Petro-Canada's HYDREX AW 46 has been shown to produce signifi cantly less sludge than several competitor products, even at longer test hours. In a standard industry test (ASTM D943M), a high temperature (203 F/95 C), a 99.5% oxygen fl ow, 20% water and copper and steel catalysts were used to accelerate oxidation to determine the rate of acidity buildup in various hydraulic fluids. When the test fluids were filtered, the sludge was examined, and the competitor samples indicated accelerated oxidation and degradation (see the accompanying chart). HYDREX also delivers advanced anti-wear protection and improved rust and corrosion prevention for extended equipment life. Its excellent thermal stability enables extended drain intervals and reduced change-outs.
Return On Investment
Sludge can be incredibly damaging to hydraulic components. By resisting oxidation and sludge buildup, a highperformance hydraulic fluid such as HYDREX saves you both time and money. HYDREX's advanced breakthrough formulation also lasts up to three times longer and provides up to two times better wear protection than the leading global hydraulics brand. For you, that means fewer change-outs and lower maintenance costs. MT
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Producing Major Savings For A Power Producer
National Power Corporation (NPC)* is the largest provider and generator of electricity in the Philippines. Built in 1979, NPC's Agus 6/7 Hydroelectric Plant Complex is located along the Maria Cristina Falls on the Agus River in Mindanao. The Complex is made up of two hydroelectric power plants: Agus 6 encompasses Units 3, 4 and 5 and produces 150MW of electricity, while the smaller Agus 7 consists of Units 1 and 2 and has a rated capacity of 54MW. Between 2008 and the end of 2011, nine Scalewatcher water-conditioner systems were installed in the generator air-cooling equipment atthe Complex. They have markedly improved both cooling effi ciency and rated capacity
Prior to the installation of the Scalewatcher systems, one set of generator air coolers was removed from the water-cooling system during every planned maintenance shutdown so that sludge could be manually removed from the copper tubing. According to A. F. Suezo, Jr., Plant Manager of the Complex, "Scientific studies showed that scale build-up reduces the efficiency of the cooling system and just 1/4 inch of scale formation can increase heating costs by 40%."
Scalewatcher's environmentally friendly technology provides a permanent solution to hard water problems without the need of chemicals, salt or maintenance. These systems work by producing a varying electronically applied force field, induced by a coil wrapped around the outside of the pipework, which keeps minerals in suspension and, thus, prevents lime scale from forming. The water's increased solubility lets it dissolve existing scale, which is then gradually flushed away.
Return On Investment
Once the Scalewatcher systems were installed, it was observed that the scale, sludge and slime formation in the generator air coolers had been reduced to a point whereby during subsequent planned maintenance shutdowns, the plant's maintenance team was able to discontinue the dismantling of all other air coolers for cleaning. Although it's diffi cult to quantify the apparent increase in capacity and other benefits, Mr. Suezo points to conservative estimates indicating that even with a minimal increase of 1%, the plant will save 204MW of electricity per year—which equates to annual savings of P15,202,800.00 (or around US$350,000).
In November 2011, Scalewatcher North America was advised that although Unit 4 was rated at 50MW, because of its age, the capacity had deteriorated to 30MW. Since installation of a Scalewatcher system, the unit's capacity has increased by 5MW. Although their report was conservative, Mr. Suezo and Mr. Pates, the site's Maintenance Manager, noted that the additional capacity was suffi cient to light as many as 5000 homes and provide savings of $232,558 a month. Therefore, in the 39 months following the fi rst Scalewatcher installation, Unit 4 generated additional revenue amounting to $9,069,762.
Scalewatcher, North America
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*Founded in 1936, in Quezon City, National Power Corporation (NPC) produces power using geothermal, natural gas, hydroelectric, oil and coal, and primarily serves distribution utilities, co-operatives and industrial customers across the Philippines.
Scalewatcher North America, manufacturers of the original, patented and award-winning computerized electronic waterconditioner, offer a range of systems to suit domestic, commercial and industrial applications. Scalewatcher's technology is based on continuous research and over 20 years experience and expertise as market leaders in electronic scale control with countless units sold worldwide. Each Scalewatcher system has a 5-year manufacturer's warranty and comes with a full-year performance guarantee. Costs include free shipping within the USA.


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The script below will ease removal of the IP address of the current false positive message from SpamAddress.txt (or some other file). This script is intended to be run manually, such as from a button, not automatically, at least not without some modification.
The line numbers where the address is found can give some indication of when the most recent and oldest use of this address occurred. this isn't really necessary here, but I wanted to debug the technique for use elsewhere.
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{ RemoveIPAdrFromFile - Version 1.10
{ Author: Scott Taylor - January 24, 2006
{ Also see scripts DisplayMostRecentIPAddress, MoveIPAddressToStartOfFile
{ and AddIPAdrToFile (formerly AddIPAdrToAdrFile).
{ Purpose: Remove all occurrences of the most recent IP address in the current message from the file containing
{ banned IP addresses. Note: This program is not limited to only using this file, but it is the original
{ purpose of this script. This script is intended top be run manually such as from a button.
{ Method: The script gets the most recent IP address of the current message, opens the specified file and
{ removes all occurrences of that IP address from the file, overwriting the original file with the remaining text.
{ Get the IP address from the current message
ReadAllHeaders $headers %message { put entire header of current message into variable "$headers"
Set $MostRecentIPAddr "" { clear variable $MostRecentIPAddr
LocateLine #z "Received:" $headers { finds the first occurrence of "Received:" in $headers
If #z < 0 Then NoIPAdr { skip adding new address if not found
GetLine $line #z $headers { put line number in $line
StringPos #z "[" $line { find opening bracket
If #z = 0 Then NoIPAdr { skip adding new address if not found
Dec #z { decrement to leave opening bracket
ChopString $line 1 #z { delete characters before opening bracket
StringPos #z "]" $line { find closing bracket
If #z = 0 Then NoIPAdr { skip adding new address if not found
Inc #z { increment to leave closing bracket
ChopString $line #z 9999 { delete everything after closing bracket
Set $MostRecentIPAddr $line { this is a bit redundant but I like the string name
{ Open the file [with the list of banned IP addresses]
Set $FileName "..\SpamAddress.txt" { use Pocomail main directory
OpenBody $ExistingAdrs $FileName { get existing file contents
{ initialize variables
Set #n 0 { counter to track how mnay times address is found
Set #x 0 { working copy of #n
Set $a "Newest occurrence found at line "
Set $b "Oldest occurrence found at line "
Set $c "Single occurrence found at line "
{ search for the IP address and delete all occurrences from the file
LocateLine #z $MostRecentIPAddr $ExistingAdrs { serach for IP address
If #z < 0 Then LoopDone { if not found quit
GetLine $line #z $ExistingAdrs { get line number, put in #z
DeleteLine $ExistingAdrs #z 1 { delete that line
Inc #n { increment counter
Set #x #z { save a copy of the line number
If #n ! 1 Then SearchLoop
AddStrings $a #x { save first occurrence in string $a (newest)
AddStrings $c #x { save first occurrence in string $c (single)
GoTo SearchLoop
AddIntegers #x #n { add how many lines have been deleted (added v1.10)
Dec #x { do not include the current line (added v1.10)
AddStrings $b #x { save last occurrence in string $b (oldest)
{ Comment out the next line if you want to locate the addresses and not remove them (added v1.10)
SaveBody $ExistingAdrs $FileName { Save remaining text, overwritting the old file.
GoTo finish
Set $msg "Received IP Address of current message not found" { insert error message
MessageBox $msg { display error message
GoTo Exit
Set $TmpName $Filename { make a working copy of the file name
ChopString $TmpName 1 3 { get rid of the leading "..\" to reduce confusion of message
Set $msg "Found "
AddStrings $msg #n " occurrences of IP address " $MostRecentIPAddr " in file " $TmpName
If #n ! 1 Then NotSingle { see if #n is not equal to 1
InsertLine $msg 99 $c { add single line number to end of message
If #n < 2 Then SkipLine
InsertLine $msg 99 $a { add newest line number to end of message
InsertLine $msg 99 $b { add oldest line number to end of message
MessageBox $msg { display informative message


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A vehicle recall offers you a free fix of a known issue with the safety of your car. But despite media coverage and letters mailed to registered owners, too many cars miss out on these repairs and remain potentially dangerous.
Fortunately, it's very easy to find out if a car you own or plan to buy is subject to a recall, thanks to a handy free tool from the CarFax vehicle history service. You just need a car's vehicle identification number – the VIN is a 17-character code that you can find on the driver's doorjamb and on the base of the driver's side of the dashboard, visible through the windshield from outside of the car. (If you're buying a car, the seller can provide the VIN, though you'll probably want to check it again yourself when you see the car in person.)
Go to recall.carfax.com, select the make of vehicle that you're searching and then type in the VIN. The website will tell you whether the car you're searching has any recall work that was not performed. The site will also encourage you to buy a vehicle history report outlining past owners of the car and whether it's been in an accident. But if you're buying a used car, you should ask the seller to provide that to you.
Many automakers' websites also have "owners" sections that can tell you about recalls. And if you want to erase all shadow of a doubt, a common recommendation is to call up your local dealer's service department and ask them to check the company records on whether the car was ever repaired.
The repairs are guaranteed free for the life of the car, so if your car has recall work that was never done, better late than never.
Brady Holt, a Washington D.C. newspaper reporter, has had a lifelong interest in cars in the automotive world, and he'll share his thoughts at every available opportunity. Brady has written for Examiner.com since 2008, publishing hundreds of car reviews, automotive news pieces and other features. His work can be found on Examiner.com.
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Top performance down to the last detail
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24 mm wide-angle lensThe combination of 24 mm wide-angle lens* and 12.5x optical zoom makes the
*equivalent to 35 mm film
Full HD videos and HDMI connectionFilm your videos in full High Definition quality*! Thanks to the
*Max. recording length of 29 minutes/video.
Extremely bright, large 7.6 cm TFT colour display (super clear LCD)The
Background blur functionIn addition to the familiar motif programs, the
Wide shot functionWhen it comes to selecting subjects, the
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Multi Frame SR ZoomThe 12.5x optical zoom allows for shots that are extremely accurate in every detail. By using the Multi Frame SR Zoom, which combines multiple shots into a single sharp, clear photo, the zoom area can be doubled once again. This means the 12.5x optical zoom is converted to a 25x zoom with virtually optical zoom quality. So you won't miss out on a single detail!
HDR technologyPress the shutter release button, and the HDR function creates multiple shots with different lighting, and combines these into a brilliant single photo with high contrast depth. With this function, both light and dark surfaces are evenly accentuated, whereas areas that are too bright or too dark are attenuated. This innovative technology is made possible by means of the new EXILIM Engine HS with high-speed recording and the "High-Sensitivity CMOS Sensor".
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HDR ART functionWhy not see the world through different eyes for a change? The HDR Art function makes this possible; it creates artistic photos that are completely different to conventional ones. For small works of art, the HDR Art technology simply combines shots with different lighting, performs a precise image analysis and adjusts the contrast and colour saturation at the appropriate points. This makes for unique effects that would otherwise only be possible with special software — and all by simply pressing the shutter release button.
High-speed Continuous ShootingWith the ability to take up to 30 photos per second, the
Panorama functionExpand your field of vision and discover new perspectives. Whether it's a magnificent panorama of the Alps, a group photo of whatever kind, or an exciting urban scene — the panorama function of the
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Manual settingsBesides high-performance automatic controls, the
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- Red eye reduction: reduces the effect of "red eye"
- Auto: Flash is automatically activated when required
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Intelligent AF functionYour subjects need never again be out of focus in your photos! The intelligent AF function automatically focuses in on the ideal field of view and captures it clearly. The technology behind this feature recognises the size and contours of subjects when the shutter release button is pressed half way down and then automatically selects the optimum focus. All you have to do is relax and wait for the right moment, then press the shutter release button!


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BOULDER — The second of two men accused of attempting to murder a Sons of Silence motorcycle club member in his Longmont home in April pleaded guilty in Boulder District Court on Tuesday.
Justin Jeske pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in a plea deal that stipulates a six-year prison term. Co-defendant Stanley Glade pleaded guilty to second-degree assault last week. He faces between five and eight years in prison under his deal.
Jeske was scheduled to go to trial in January on charges of attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and aggravated robbery.
The 50-year-old victim said when he answered his door April 17, Jeske and Glade rushed into his home and beat him with the blunt end of a screwdriver and a motorcycle part. He said the men strangled him and said they were going to kill him.
When the victim broke free from the attack and retrieved a gun, Jeske and Glade fled from the home, stealing the man's wallet, driver's license and credit cards on the way out, according to police reports. The victim sought treatment at Longmont United Hospital and police were contacted.
The victim told police Glade had been kicked out of the Sons of Silence because of increasingly violent and unpredictable behavior, including an earlier attack on the same victim in Denver. That attack, according to Longmont police, was not reported to Denver police at the time.
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Policy 18 Approved
Please see our newly revised Policy 18 - Welcoming, Safe, Caring, Inclusive and Respectful Learning Environments for Foothills School Division (FSD). The Board approved the changes to this policy at their regular Board meeting of March 7, 2018.
In the fall of 2017 the Government of Alberta passed legislation which outlined specific requirements school jurisdictions were required to have contained in policy. The vast majority of changes recommended, and adopted in FSD's policy are in the policy because of specific legislative requirements, or changes in definitions of legislation or regulation. Some minor word changes have been inserted to offer improved clarity of meaning.
We would like to thank each individual who took time to respond with comments and questions to the draft of this policy as it was circulated. All feedback received was shared with the Board of Trustees and was considered in approving final changes. Foothills School Division is committed to ensuring that all children have a safe, welcoming, caring, inclusive and respectful learning environment.
As per the requirements of the Government of Alberta this policy and accompanying Administrative Procedures will be posted in a prominent place on the FSD website. You can visit our Safe and Caring Learning Environments page through the Student or Parent tabs on our homepage.


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Talks to evaluate progress in halting the loss of nature will take place 8-19 October in Hyderabad, India at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11). Governments meeting in Hyderabad will discuss progress towards the implementation of decisions taken at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit in 2010, including the 2020 Aichi Targets to save and restore nature. IUCN urges governments to turn their commitments into action and invest in nature to achieve broader development goals, such as food security and stable economies.
Key Issues:
We must keep the momentum going
"In Nagoya, we agreed the Big Plan with ambitious yet realistic targets to save our planet's biodiversity," says Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General. "We need to keep the momentum going. Biodiversity loss continues and has breached safe planetary boundaries. It's time for a serious check-up on progress we've made to turn the Big Plan into Big Action."
From Rio through Jeju to Hyderabad: Investing in nature pays
"Nature's role in tackling today's social and economic issues took centre stage at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in September in Jeju, Korea and at the Rio+20 summit in June," says Jane Smart, Global Director of IUCN's Biodiversity Conservation Group. "Healthy forests, rivers and oceans bring solutions to some of today's greatest challenges, including climate change, food security, poverty and access to water and energy. Investing in this 'natural infrastructure' will go a long way, especially in a global economic crisis."
IUCN calls for action to save nature
"Now that we have a plan, we need to see action," says Cyriaque N. Sendashonga, Global Director of IUCN's Policy and Programme Group. "Countries must adopt strong national biodiversity strategies and integrate them into their development policies. It's high time to move from the negotiation phase to a phase where we can actually see changes on the ground."
Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General
Jane Smart, Global Director of IUCN's Biodiversity Conservation Group
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Sonia Peña-Moreno, IUCN Senior Policy Officer - Biodiversity
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• Marine Biologically and Ecologically Significant Areas - International News Release and Press Briefing: Monday 15 October, 11H00
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Update – International News Release and Press Briefing: Wednesday 17 October, 11H00
• Closing Statement: Friday 19 October
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text: Director Peter Jackson turns the cameras on himself, his cast and his crew to give you another look at just how huge an undertaking a movie like "The Hobbit" is: a crew of more than 700, a fleet of more than 140 vehicles and a circus' worth of varmints all getting moved about on a chessboard the size of New Zealand. And all those folks need lodging and kitchens and toilets. How much more exacting will "The Hobbit" be than the "LOTR" films? Let's just say those Hobbit holes ain't made out of polystyrene anymore.


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Please help me with LAPACK-VS-Example linking problem.
I work under Windows 7. I have Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Version 9.0.21022.8 RTM and Intel Fortran Compiler 10.1.4159.2008.
I downloaded LAPACK libraries of LAPACK 3.3.0 and LAPACK-VS-Example Visual Studio project.
I added location of the LAPACK libraries to Linker > General > Additional Library Directory and the libraries' names to Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies.
I compiled the Console1.obj successfully. However, linking failed with a message as follows
1>LIBCMT.lib(wincrt0.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup
1>Release\SVD04.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
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Spiked Online – The rohypnol of web-based news and comment
*See also my response to Rob Lyons: Climate change "scepticism" and Spiked Online*
Naomi and Gimpy have written a couple of good things today about the arch-libertarians over at Spiked Online. Spiked is an odd phenomenon, founded a few years ago by a group of ex-members of the "Revolutionary Communist Party". Despite adopting many of the trappings of the left, Spiked takes a staunchly pro-corporate/pro-authoritarian-government line on a wide range of issues, including climate change, breastfeeding, smoking, obesity, gun control, human rights in China, corruption in Africa, and international justice.
On climate change, the position seems to swing between a) the standard denialist belief that global warming is a self-hating, anti-working-class, group fantasy (or perhaps even a conspiracy) among lefty bourgeois enviro-scientists and b) the slightly more nuanced, if no less bewildering, line that yes, maybe something is happening to the climate, and yes, maybe scientists are predicting that millions of people will die because of it, but science alone cannot tell us whether or not this is a bad thing.
As seems pretty clear in the two articles picked apart by Naomi and Gimpy, the arguments on Spiked are often so tortured that it's difficult to believe that the author genuinely holds to what they're saying.
Which of course begs the question why… Contrarianism clearly seems to be a part of it. As I learned at my sisters' expense when I was growing up, disagreeing with other people for the sake of it can be both fun and entertaining, especially when you can see that people are getting really annoyed by it – and Spiked clearly do have a talent for winding everyone up.
But while Spiked's editor, Brendan O' Neill, often makes light of claims that he and his outfit take 'cash for copy', it's difficult to ignore the galaxy of corporates listed as associates on page 10 of the Spiked Online "Brand Manager's pack".These include Bloomberg, BT, Cadbury Schweppes, the PR firm Hill and Knowlton, IBM, INFORM ("INFORM is an IDFA initiative set up on behalf of UK infant formula manufacturers, namely SMA Nutrition, Cow & Gate, Milupa and Farley/Heinz…"), the International Policy Network (a corporate lobby group funded by the Exxon oil company among others), Luther Pendragon (another PR firm), the Mobile Operators Association, Orange, O2, Pfizer, and the Society of Chemical Industry.
Hill and Knowlton in particular stand out because of their unparalleled, 50-year track record in creating and disseminating pro-corporate disinformation using cutting-edge PR techniques. During the 1950s, as recounted in "Don't Get Fooled Again", H&K pioneered the concept of "manufactured controversy" to defend the tobacco industry, muddying the water around the link between smoking and cancer, and successfully staving off regulation, long after a clear consensus had emerged among scientists.
During the 1990s, H&K cleverly exploited the technique of "Astroturfing" – creating a fake 'grassroots' organisation – to set up "Citizens for a Free Kuwait", a group covertly funded by the Kuwaiti government, to campaign for US intervention following the Iraqi invasion in 1990. H&K famously coached a 14-year-old Kuwaiti girl, "Nurse Nayirah", before an appearance in Congress in which she claimed to have seen Iraqi soldiers looting incubators from a Kuwaiti hospital, and leaving babies "to die on the cold stone floor". It only emerged later that Nayirah was the daughter of Kuwait's Ambassador to the United States, and that she had never worked at the hospital. The incident she described was never substantiated – but her testimony has been credited with swinging Congressional support in favour of war at a time when opinion was still wavering.
H&K also represented the Chinese authorities after the Tiananmen Square massacre, and the Indonesian government during their notorious occupation of East Timor. In the early 1990s, an un-named H&K executive was quoted as saying that "we'd represent Satan if he paid".
Sourcewatch report that over half of Spiked Online's public events in recent years have been held at H&K's London offices.
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Great piece.
[…] – Spiked Online: don't you just hate it? I do. Anyway, a good blog post by Naomi McAuliffe taking down its stupid misogyny. There's also one by Gimpy challenging another Spiked article on passive smoking. But the most interesting is this one by Richard Wilson questioning the editorial bent behind Spiked and its funders. […]
[…] a comment » Spiked Online's Rob Lyons seems (understandably, I guess) riled by my recent comments on this blog about his magazine's editorial record, and in response has published an […]
I don't think you are helping yourself with this post. All this repeating of spiked's corporate links is getting boring, and never necessarily meant a great deal. As far as i can tell they are desperate for cash, unless they are flat-out lying about that? It doesn't seem a particularly 'rational' way of looking at their arguments, indeed it could well be a logical fallacy? I like your blog but In this particular post you just sound like an insecure teenager who can't get his words out fast enough.
As an example of how they probably are broke, I clicked on a link on spiked which I expected to be about poker, turns out it is a well-hidden advertisement for a poker site, which had nothing to do with spiked and put me off their magazine, which seems to get ropier every week.
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I think I agree with Jim – you really don't help yourself, Richard. This is all just ad hominem in a clean suit with a shave. You obviously can't substantiate any of the innuendo or you would have done so, eagerly. So why bother at all? Slurs weaken your argument far more than your opponent's.
Attack the arguments, by all means, but not the source or the motivation. Even if it were the case that someone was writing something solely because they had been 'influenced' to do so – that doesn't automatically stop them being right.
But if this is the game to play, try this ….
Richard Wilson -> earns money from book sales -> is endorsed by George Monbiot -> who is paid by the Guardian -> which gets its money from big corporates/Government advertising. Ergo, in the pay of the Establishment.
See, silly, isn't it?
But there is a conspiracy in Global Warming (sorry, it's called climate change isn't it, now the globe has stopped warming?). Those in the conspiracy have all but admitted that there is a conspiracy to keep the data on which the scare is based away from researchers who might challenge their interpretation of it.
The UK Met Office admits to being part of that conspiracy, as does Professor Phil Jones. The conspiracy even leaked a bit of information, before sealing the leak.
Conspiracy theories are usually ridiculous, because it is inconceivable that such a large conspiracy would not be exposed by those in on its secrets. This one has been exposed by them. Ergo it is not ridiculous. So what makes you think that it is wrong to mention the conspiracy?
I think we should "…look closely at the evidence for a particular belief or idea, and to check for things that don't add up".
In science if researchers will not allow others to repeat and check their work then that does not add up. For a start it means it is not science.
Of course there are other things that don't add up, the tiny human contribution to the greenhouse effect (0.28% or about 0.1 degree Celsius), the settlement of Greenland, viticulture in Yorkshire 2000 years ago, the poor correlation between carbon dioxide and temperature, the fact that the temperature is rising in the wrong part of the atmosphere, the increases in Antarctic ice, the lack of sea-level rise, the really inaccurate forecasts for the last three years of British climate from the same people and machines that people claim have accurately predicted climate in 70 years' time, the admitted fact that the whole thing is based on computer models, the admitted fact that those models cannot cope with important factors like cloud and the fact that those models and the assumptions they involved were written by people who already knew that human influence was warming the Earth. Those things don't add up either.
As for undisclosed affiliation, what about the people who favour climate change panic? Well the scientists need to ensure their funding. There is far more money, by orders of magnitude, in claiming AGW than in refuting it. The most famous proponent, Al Gore, owns a company that benefits only from climate panic. Of course he doesn't really believe, or he would keep his own carbon dioxide output low. If the affiliation of those arguing against climate change is fair game for discussion and disclosure then the converse is even more so. This is particularly true as all the scientists claiming AGW stand to gain, whereas most of the scientists (and there are many) who don't believe actually lose out on funding and jobs.
I haven't even mentioned the corruption in politics, the fact that the IPCC reports are directed not by the authors (very few of whom are scientists working in their own fields) but by politicians and NGOs. That is inherent in the way the reports are published. The political summary is published first, and governments and NGOs have the final say in what it says. The scientific report is then amended to fit the political summary.
Having written a book on scepticism perhaps you should admit you are not always sceptical enough, as I have done in my blog.
Sorry, but that is not elitist and anti-democratic. It is anti-scientific. It is not how science is done, in fact it means that the work based on those data are not true science, it is a myth (myths can be true of course, but there is nothing to suggest they are apart from the claims of any supporters). Science must be repeatable and verifiable. This is neither unless the raw data are made available.
It is a conspiracy because people have agreed in secret (i.e. conspired) not to release those data to anyone who might question their own work. In doing so they have protected their reputations and their income, so they have a rational motive for such conspiracy (another thing missing from the typical mad conspiracy theory).
Not only is The Register a respectable news source, but actually it is not them describing the situation. It is the people in the conspiracy themselves. The conspiracy is evident from direct quotes from them.
[…] Wilson has an interesting piece here which has details of the corporate sponsors of Spiked, but also makes this point: As seems pretty […]
It seems to me from years of reading Spiked! that the main editorial line is that governments should trust people more. Is that so bad?
What a lot of paranoid waffle!
You lot really need to get over your Spiked conspiracy theories. As they have always implored, engage with their politics rather than attempting to discredit their motives. Why can't you just accept that there are no big corporate sugar daddies and that these people simply have a political outlook that differs from your own? One that is at once anti-state and pro-social progress and (what you seem most offended by) unashamedly humanist to the core.
I started reading Spiked because of what seemed like a libertarian stance; but lately I have noticed that the opinions seem a little perverse, with an obsession with attacking the liberal consensus; to date there have been four articles related to the issue of Lad Mags.
I don't think the fact that an organisation is strapped for cash necessarily negates the possibility of their taking corporate bungs (the bungs don't have to be very big) – all other things being equal one would expect that the temptation to start down that path would be greater for someone who was short of money than for someone who wasn't. And of course people will always tell themselves that it's just a small indiscretion and (as Scruton and Williams both insisted) that in any case they're only saying what they fervently believe anyhow, so why not take a little extra remuneration from an 'unorthodox' source etc. etc.
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As an example of how they probably are broke, I clicked on a link on spiked which I expected to be about poker, turns out it is a well-hidden advertisement for a poker site, which had nothing to do with spiked and put me off their magazine, which seems to get ropier every week.
Assuming you are still alive, Doubting Richard, your points are nonsense. These organisation have made public copious amounts of data. The conspiracy is Hills & Knowlton style, astroturfed to deceive the unwary and ill-informed, and contribute for another few years to the prosperity of the fossil fuel companies
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You lot really need to get over your Spiked conspiracy theories. As they have always implored, engage with their politics rather than attempting to discredit their motives. Why can't you just accept that there are no big corporate sugar daddies and that these people simply have a political outlook that differs from your own?
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It is a conspiracy because people have agreed in secret (i.e. conspired) not to release those data to anyone who might question their own work. In doing so they have protected their reputations and their income, so they have a rational motive for such conspiracy (another thing missing from the typical mad conspiracy theory).
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possible explanation other than conspiracy do you have for the refusal of multiple climatological research organisations to release the data on which tey base their findings? The UK Met Office and Professor Jones both gave answers that point to conspiracy against normal scientific scrutiny.
Why can't you just accept that there are no big corporate sugar daddies and that these people simply have a political outlook that differs from your own? One that is at once anti-state and pro-social progress and (what you seem most offended by) unashamedly humanist to the core.
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Both lanes of Highway 395 were reported reopened at 3 p.m. after a fatal accident blocked the road at 9:50 a.m. today.
The accident occurred when a northbound Ford Taurus slowed to turn left into the Washoe Tribal Smoke Shop.
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Lopez said the Taurus was struck from behind by a full-size Chevrolet pickup that was following the Taurus, knocking the smaller vehicle into the oncoming lane where it was hit by a Dodge pickup pulling a travel trailer.
Lopez said one person died as a result of the accident, but didn't specify which vehicle the person was in.
Traffic on Highway 395 was backed up half way to Riverview. Authorities are diverting motorists back to the Gardnerville Ranchos and through Dresslerville to Main River Road, which connects with Highway 395 near Ruhenstroth.
Officers were posted in Dresslerville. The bridge over the Carson River can only accommodate vehicles lighter than 10 tons.
The Nevada Highway Patrol's Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the accident. East Fork Fire District firefighters, Douglas County Sheriff's deputies and Washoe Tribal Police also responded.
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Checked in again after midnight, 10/6 and the problem still exists. No link is available, because when I click on Religion and Theology or Catholicism, it does not give me access to those forums. All the other forums provide access OK. Very strange!Quasar
I cannot quote, modify or split topics. I can only reply.
yet I can... weird... try a different browser, or clear cache...
There is a still a problem. Sometimes they work sometimes they don't. Just in the last 5 minutes I've discovered that sometimes (about 20%) the links will work normally for a few minutes and then stop again. I couldn't click on the topic for this thread. I to click on it from the list of recent posts under Stan's name to access this.
Religious Lie: "God only paid for sins until the next time you sin."
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I discovered that after geotagging the place name is one of the labels to a picture and that's fine for me. The next time opening PS all the subject labels are still attached to the picture but NOT the geographical label. The geographical information is still there in the picture file. After that I saw that about a half of my files have the catalogue label "not synchronized". I haven't changed my workflow or settings. Last year updates have changed settings?
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[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
HAMPTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Monday to contract with Portland, Maine-based waste management company ecomaine to handle the town's recycling through July 2015.
The board followed the recommendation of Director of Public Works Keith Noyes, who explored the town's options for the future and toured the facilities of the companies bidding to take the town's recycling. Noyes said the town has been bringing recycling to a facility in Charlestown, Mass., owned by Casella Recycling Services, which also bid against ecomaine.
The term of the contract is designed to expire in summer of 2015 because that's when the town's contract with Waste Management is set to expire, allowing the town to reassess its options for both recycling and waste simultaneously and potentially enter into a beneficial situation in which both are handled by a single company.
Ecomaine General Manager Kevin Roche said in his presentation to the Board of Selectmen in February that ecomaine would like to take the town's trash, as well as recycling, when possible.
Noyes outlined a number of factors on which his recommendation was based. He said ecomaine offers a competitive pricing plan and made a concession that helped its offer come in line with that of Casella. Ecomaine agreed in recent negotiations, Noyes said, to ensure a zero floor price, meaning the town will never have to pay to have its recyclables taken, even during times the recycling stream's value is low enough that the town should have to pay.
Noyes also cited the quasi-municipal nature of the company — it's owned by 21 municipalities in southern Maine — and that ecomaine is also capable and willing to accept the town's trash as other benefits. He said ecomaine has "cutting edge technology" at its facility, which includes a waste-to-energy plant and a landfill/ashfill site, and offered to help orchestrate tours of the facility for selectmen and any interested parties.
Though ecomaine's fee per load of recycling is higher than Casella's, Selectman Dick Nichols said it's "virtually a break-even when you factor in transportation costs," considering the increased traffic associated with traversing the Greater Boston area.
Noyes said ecomaine may begin taking the town's recycling as soon as next month. Ecomaine already handles the recycling services in Newington and Greenland.


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In contrast to the priestly qualifications prevalent among the religions of other ancient Middle East nations and Greece, Leviticus sets no moral requirements on Levites, though it applies to them exhaustive physical qualifications. It is unimaginable that the legist is more concerned with minor physical issues than with gross moral ones. Here Leviticus sends a message that there is no morality in Judaism, only observance. Just like laymen, priests must observe the commandments; as long as they observe them, nobody can make on them any further demands.
This contradicts the rabbinical doctrine that condemns narrow observance. According to rabbis, Sodom was destroyed because it observed commandments to the letter rather than going an extra mile. The doctrine is utterly wrong: each human being comes into this world to live his own life. Doing for others more than the commandments prescribe conflicts with his reason for existence.
The commandments create a wonderfully balanced society. For example, Jews don't offer charity, but work-for-food programs that require the deserving poor to glean the fields. Any attempt to widen the charity demoralizes the poor. They become demanding and unwilling to work, and charity becomes a coercion of the middle class. Going an extra mile doesn't improve the well-designed system of commandments, but rather wreaks havoc on it.
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Wauwatosa puts schools safety plan to test
Wauwatosa West Assistant Principal Dale Bretlow killed in 1993
A shooting at Wauwatosa West in 1993 is a day many there will never forget, but school leaders and first responders said they are confident in their safety plan today.
In 1993, Wauwatosa West High School Assistant Principal Dale Breitlow was gunned down inside the school.
Wauwatosa has put an extra focus on safety since Breitlow's death, but just to be sure, it recently put its plan to the test.
On a Saturday morning last spring, armored vehicles blocked city streets around Wauwatosa's Whitman Middle School. Police surrounded the building, and students were evacuated. But it wasn't real.
Inside, a Wauwatosa police officer posed as an intruder with a gun.
It was all part of an elaborate drill to determine the strength of the schools' safety plan, and the educators learned some valuable lessons.
"There's a lot of pressure to make decisions, and you have to make quick decisions. I think we learned that we weren't as well-prepared as we thought. We had some holes in our planning, which was a good thing to learn through a mock drill," Wauwatosa School Superintendent Dr. Phillip Ertl said.
Wauwatosa schools have had security plans in place for years, with locked doors and cameras.
But the mock shooting drill helped them take their safety planning to a new level and gave emergency responders the chance to see their safety plans in action.
"I guess my confidence in the police and fire department is what drives me the most," Ertl said.
More than 100 people took part as Wauwatosa West student journalists recorded the event.
The mock shooting scene played out for hours. It was a test for the schools and for the police and fire personnel who responded.
A test that, now months later, the superintendent said was important to take.
"Parents want to know that their kids are safe at school, and the second component (is) the learning environment. Kids need to feel safe in school so they can actually learn in school. I think we've walked that fine line," Ertl said.