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'Bubbly and beautiful' policewoman, 27, killed when 'speeding 4x4 jumped red light and smashed into her patrol car'
- The two men, 25 and 23, are due at Derry Magistrates' Court today
- Constable Philippa Reynolds, 27, is thought to have died instantly
- Her 'devastated' commander said she was loved by her colleagues
- Toyota Land Cruiser was in collision with the unmarked police car
Loss: Constable Philippa Reynolds, who died following a car smash in Londonderry. Two men have now been charged in connection with her death
Two men are due in court today to
face charges over the death of a 'beautiful and bubbly' policewoman whose patrol car was hit by
a stolen 4x4 in Northern Ireland.
Philippa Reynolds, 27, from the Greater Belfast area, died when the
unmarked car she was travelling in turned into the path of the vehicle
in Londonderry in the early hours of Saturday.
One of the men, aged 25, has been charged with ten offences, including causing death by dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking causing death or grievous bodily injury, burglary and driving while unfit.
other man, aged 23, has been charged with aggravated vehicle taking
causing death or grievous bodily injury, burglary, criminal damage and
assisting an offender.
They are both due to appear at Derry Magistrates' Court today.
Ms Reynolds, a former teacher, had been in the Police Service of Northern Ireland for two years.
Her commander in Derry, Chief Superintendent Stephen Cargin, said the officer was one of the most enthusiastic he had worked with
He added: 'She was enthusiastic, bubbly and had a beautiful personality. She was just loved by her colleagues and she turned that love to the community she served.'
'She was a young 27-year-old officer,
just two years' service, in the prime of her life, doing what she loved
to do - and that was serving the community to the best of her ability,'
he said.
'Her colleagues are devastated, as I am as her commander, as we all are as a police service.'
Cargin said he believed the officer, who was sitting in the rear
driver's side seat, would have died instantly due to the force of the
impact with the silver Toyota Land Cruiser in Limavady Road.
Two other officers in the patrol car suffered non-serious injuries. The patrol car was turning a corner when the 4x4 hit it side on.
Aftermath: Forensic officers study the scene around the car Constable Reynolds had been travelling in
Wreckage: A crumpled 4x4 remained at the scene while police gathered evidence
Line of duty: Constable Reynolds was sitting in the rear driver's seat when the vehicles collided
The commander said it could have been any vehicle turning the corner into the path of the 4x4, and added: 'It could have been anyone, it could have been a family that was struck.'
Police had been hunting for two men who made off from the scene in the direction of the Ebrington area.
The Toyota was stolen in the Gobnascale area of Derry around 3am.
Mr Cargin appealed to anyone who had seen the vehicle from that time, or who witnessed the crash, to come forward.
Northern Ireland's chief constable has vowed to bring to justice those responsible.
Matt Baggott said he was greatly saddened by the death of his colleague.
'This is a personal tragedy for her family and also for the whole Police Service,' he said.
'She was out on duty, working to keep people safe, when she died. My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.
and my colleagues will ensure that no stone remains unturned as we work
to bring to justice those who perpetrated this crime'.
Miss Gregory was described as 'enthusiastic, bubbly and had a beautiful personality' by a fellow officer
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said: 'This is a tragic waste of a young life in sad and reckless circumstances. Constable Reynolds died as she went about her job keeping people safe in the community she served.
'I send my sincerest condolences to her bereaved family and colleagues. And I wish the two injured officers a full and quick recovery.
'I urgently appeal to anyone with
information to assist the PSNI in bringing the people responsible for
Constable Reynolds' death before the courts.'
Stormont Justice Minister David Ford said his thoughts were with the policewoman's relatives and the injured officers.
was shocked to hear of this tragic incident which resulted in the death
of a police constable who was carrying out her duties serving the
community in the middle of the night,' he said.
'My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.
also send my best wishes to the two officers injured in this incident
for a speedy and full recovery. It is hard to imagine how they, and
indeed the wider PSNI family, are feeling.
is not the first time we have seen death and injury resulting from car
crime. I call on those engaged in this crime to reflect on the
consequences of their actions and stop this senseless activity.'
The Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman's office has been informed.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Fatal: The junction where the smash took place. Two other officers were also injured by the collision
The Limavady Road at its junction with Glendermott Road and Clooney Terrace was closed while investigations were carried out.
Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board Brian Rea said Ms Reynolds' colleagues would be devastated after learning of the 'terrible news'.
He said: 'On behalf of the Policing Board I would like to offer deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of this young women.
'Our thoughts are also with the two police officers in the car at the time of the collision, who managed to escape without serious injuries.
'To lose a colleague, out on patrol protecting the community, is a terrible blow to the PSNI and I would appeal to anyone who has any information about this incident to go to the police immediately.'
- Brian Rea, Northern Ireland Policing Board
'To lose a colleague, out on patrol protecting the community, is a terrible blow to the PSNI and I would appeal to anyone who has any information about this incident to go to the police immediately.'
The most senior police officer in the Republic of Ireland, Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan extended his condolences.
'Our thoughts and sympathies are with our friends in Northern Ireland as they mourn the loss of their colleague,' he said.
'We also wish a speedy recovery to the officers injured in the incident.'
Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness expressed sympathy at the officer's death.
In a joint statement, the ministers said: 'This is devastating news and we want to extend our heartfelt sympathies to the Police Officer's family, friends and colleagues.
'We wish her two police officer colleagues a speedy and full recovery.
'Officers in the PSNI put their lives at risk on a daily basis to serve and protect our community and we are all truly grateful for their dedicated service.
'Those who commit a crime such as vehicle theft must realise their actions can have serious consequences. We urge anyone with information to go to the police.'
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Only problem with that is that Vitter is my senator.
In my defense, I didn't vote for him.
I contacted both of my senators and with your links it took me under 5 minutes to e-mail them both. Thanks!
Dan, thanks for this!
@3 is right...your links had me all done in under 5 minutes. I encourage people to write their own messages, but here's mine for the purposes of a cut-and-paste:
Dear Senator Cantwell:
I am writing to urge your support for the bipartisan Smith-Kerry HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel and Immigration Act.
It makes me sad that, today, so many years after the start of the HIV crisis, we still treat people with HIV as if they were lepers at the gate. Please help us write a new chapter in America's tradition of being a beacon of hope to people -- not a door slammed shut.
Thanks so much,
Thanks for posting this.
Give me a break. Countries that want to protect their self-interest and the safety of their citizens should be taking MORE steps to ensure we aren't allowing potentially fatal health risks into the country unnecessarily, not fewer. Until there is a cure for HIV, then the US should be doing as much as possible to limit the virus' scope within our borders: that means a combination of vigilant education on the risks of acquiring it, resources to keep people from placing themselves in potentially risky situations where they might be exposed to it, and of course halting the unnecessary and easily preventible influx of HIV positive people within the US that can come as a result of tourism/immigration.
This is one of my main points of contention with Andrew Sullivan, who is usually quite rational in his beliefs but seems to have gone off the deep end when it comes to this issue. It's inconsiderate, selfish and unsafe to think that you deserve the right to uninhibted global travel when you're infected with a virus like HIV.
@6 -- I would amazingly be inclined to agree with you if this was an airborne virus, or one otherwise easily transmitted beyond a very limited means. Of course, you know very well, as do I, that HIV is not this type of virus.
Passing, and contracting, HIV requires conscious acts of reckless behavior (with limited exceptions...we've all heard the "I only licked his wiener and caught AIDS!" stories), and that behavior is the decision of, hopefully, adults. Adults who must suffer the consequences of their actions.
I don't think we should limit immigration based on peoples' abilities to make adult decisions. If we did that, I'd be expelled tomorrow. Maybe today. Nor do I think people should be denied entry, or expelled, for carrying a virus that is relatively hard to contract.
Your points about relentless education regarding transmission modes, etc., are spot on. I just don't think we need to worry about the Big Bad HIV Bogeyman...it's not that scary to me because I can keep it away by saying, "Put on a rubber, dude."
Just for the record, Kerry and Smith are not quite correct about HIV being "the only medical condition that renders people inadmissible to the United States." The relevant bit from INA reads on inadmissibility
(1) Health-related grounds.-
(A) In general.-Any alien-
(i) who is determined (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to have a communicable disease of public health significance, which shall include infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
@4 Thanks template!
@4 - I also wanted to say thanks for the cut and paste. It's just the right thing to say. You can add the two senators from Georgia to the list of those contacted.
@9 & @ 10 -- Glad I could help, even a little.
I emailed Boxer and Feinstein.
@6, Because the US doesn't force every tourist coming into this country to take a blood test beforehand, this law is largely unenforcable. In fact, it is only those honest enough to offer their HIV status that suffer. I would venture that someone who is willing to tell the INS about their HIV status would also be mature enough to tell prospective partners about their HIV status. Thus the law keeps out all the people who deal responsibly and maturely with their illness. Why is that something we want?
Thanks Dan for the post! it's about time!
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Welcome to our Iwi & Hapū page.
This page has been created to assist students in successfully completing the various papers that are encountered within the Iwi & Hapū Curriculum. You will find each course has their own page with various resources to help; they can be accessed on the side panel. The resources available will be added to as time goes by. The information on this site will not replace the lectures and deliveries at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and are not created to so; they are provided only to support you on your journey, and assist you in the successful completion of your studies within the Undergraduate area.
He Mihi
Tuatahi, ka rere āku whakaaro ki ngā Rangi tūhāhā, ki a rātou mā ngā kāhui wairua, ngā kāhui wahangū i tatari ana mō ō rātou uri e peke ana i ngā tapuwae o Tawhaki.
E ngā kaitiaki o te mātauranga, e ngā iwi o tērā wāhi o te arai, ka mihi nunui ki a koutou. Nau ngā whakaaro mātou i whakatinana mai ki runga i te mata o te whenua nei.
Nō reira, tēnā koutou katoa.
Tuarua, ka mihi hoki ki a Te Ati Awa i runga i te rangi rātou ko Ngāti Raukawa au o te tonga, ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira.
Nā ō koutou whakaaro rangatira, ō koutou māia, kua tū ai te wānanga nei, arā ko Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Nā taua anō, kua puawai hoki ngā hua i waenga i ngā marae maha o Aotearoa. E ngā iwi e toru, ngā mihi mutunga kore ōku ki a koutou katoa.
Tuatoru, ka haere ngā mihi ki a rātou mā ngā tāngata pukenga i whakairohia ngā kaupapa me ngā wāhi ako hoki. Nā te koikoitanga o ō koutou whakaaro, kia ngawhā anō ngā hua i te ngahere.
Nō reira, ka mihi kau ana ki a koutou katoa.
Background: Iwi & Hapū Studies
Iwi & Hapū Studies evolved from the tribal experiment known locally as Whakatupuranga Rua Mano – Generation 2000, A Tribal Experiment and were developed because of an identified need that arose out of that experiment. It was found that the community of the ART Confederation made up of Te Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Raukawa au ki te tonga and Ngāti Toa Rangatira had become isolated from themselves. Very few young people within these communities had contact with their kaumātua, and vice versa. This was seen as a sad state of affairs considering the input that kaumātua can have on the youth. The Marae were in poor shape, with many of them in disrepair and moving towards being things of the past, and the language that we now trumpet as being "Te Reo Rangatira" was in such a bad state that within the Confederation, there was nobody under the age of 30 whom could speak Te Reo! Other areas of what makes us Māori were also in a similar state.
A decision was made by the Confederation to take a closer look at themselves, and four principles were developed from the research that was carried out. Each of these principles focussed on areas that were deemed to be essential to first, the survival of the Confederation, second, the revival of their identity as a people, and third, the moving beyond survival mode and into maintenance and continual growth of the people to a stronger nation.
The principles developed were:
- People are our wealth. We must develop and retain them;
- The Marae is our principle home. It must be well maintained and serviced;
- Te Reo is a taonga. Stop the decline and revitalise it;
- Self Determination.
Each of these principles is reflected in the courses that make up Iwi & Hapū Studies at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Each is also the basis for the continuing research that is carried out within the whole of Te Wānanga o Raukawa. By looking closely at these principles, further developments and thinking drew forth ten guiding kaupapa that contained the values that it was thought should be expressed within everything that is done at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. These kaupapa as defined by Pakake Winiata in his paper Ngā Kaupapa o Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, are:
1) Manaakitanga – has been defined as mana enhancing behaviour towards one another as staff and students and to others[1]. Manaakitanga is expressed through the insistence of maintaining the whakatauki ko te kai o te rangatira, he kōrero and its meaning encapsulated within the Te Kawa o te ako presentation that each tauira and staff member attends on their first day here at Te Wānanga o Raukawa.
2) Rangatiratanga – defined as the expression of attributes traditionally looked upon as coming from rangatira. These attributes are many, but a few that are predominant are:
o Generosity
o Humility
o Altruism or unselfishness
o Diplomacy and
o Knowledge for the benefit of the people
There is one other aspect of rangatiratanga that is expressed here in regards to Iwi & Hapū Studies, which is the rangatiratanga of the tauira in regards to their work. No papers are intentionally kept without the express permission of the tauira, from whom the work has come. They retain the tino rangatiratanga of that work and the Intellectual Property Rights that are a part thereof.
3) Whanaungatanga – this value upholds the principle mentioned earlier, that is 'Our people are our wealth'. The interdependence that whanaungatanga embodies is important for the whole of society, not just Māori as it puts us into the whole, not just an individual trying to do it by themselves.
4) Kotahitanga – this is usually defined as the development and maintenance of a unity of purpose. It is about collective decision-making and unity of understanding regardless of the outcome.
5) Wairuatanga – Though the first thought of this is about the religious side of things, it is also about the spiritual side, that part of us that gains our sustenance from our environment, and that helps us when the 'going gets tough'.
6) Ūkaipōtanga – Literally this means 'the breast that fed us at night' and relates the place that is close to our heart, the home. There are many whom have moved away from the tūrangawaewae of their people and are now domiciled in places very foreign to their tūpuna, but it is very important because it is there that they should feel safe and secure.
7) Pūkengatanga –The definition that has been put forward for this is Te Ako, Te Pupuri, Te Waihanga[2] or teaching, preserving and creating mātauranga Māori and having a recognised ability in these areas. Excellence in the particular area of pursuit is the cornerstone of this.
8) Kaitiakitanga – This value is about protecting ourselves and our own. The monetary side of things is one consideration that should not be to the forefront of our minds, but should still be a consideration. The assets that we create as a people should be the first consideration, because of the continual loss that is occurring throughout the world.
9) Whakapapa – This is the linking or the interrelationships of all things, one to another and encapsulates all of the preceding values as well as those that may follow.
10) Te Reo – E kore e taea tētahi atu reo i whakahuatia ngā tino whakaaro o te iwi Māori.
The preceding list is not exhaustive, and is not intended to be, nor is it a list whereby each of the values can be looked at in isolation. Each value makes up the worldview of the people, and each being a component part, requires the cooperation and exhibition of the other to gain its full potential.
The CoursesEach of the papers that make up Iwi and Hapū Studies at Te Wānanga o Raukawa was developed with a specific reason in mind, each reflecting a shortage that had been found or a concern raised during meetings held within the ART Confederation. Even if it was not intentional, each of the courses also reflects the guiding kaupapa within their course outlines and statements.
The following sections will firstly describe a reason the paper was created then provide a section on each of the ten guiding kaupapa so that the audience can actually see where these values come off the page of a piece of academic writing and into the hearts and minds of our people, our nation. Finally, at the bottom of the pages will be resources to assist in the completion of your studies.
The papers that we shall meet on our journey through Iwi and Hapū Studies are:
Year One Studies
o ART 1D Interviews with Two Kaumātua
o ART 1B Private Study of One Marae
o ART 1C Private Study of Iwi History
o ART 1E Practical Māori Art
Year Two Studies
o ART 2B Private Study of One Hapū
o ART 2D Usage of a Marae in any 12 Month period
o ART 2C Selected Private Studies
o ART 2E Study of a Living Artist
Year Three Studies
o ART 3B State of Māori in a Selected Hapū
o ART 3D Oral Literature
o ART 3E Iwi & Hapū Performance
o ART 3F Taonga Treasure
o ART 3G Long-term Survival
©Mike Paki 2011
[1] Winiata, P pg 6
[2] Royal, Te A. 2002


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- Mother charged after toddler falls out of moving car (7/29/16)3
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- Cape resident gets seven years in prison for shooting at man (7/26/16)1
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Broadway quality
IN RESPONSE to the caller who said that area high schools should stick to doing musicals and plays that are "high school caliber" and who also said that the River City Players are low on talent and perform "amateurish" shows: You couldn't be more wrong on so many levels. First of all, area high schools put on big productions because they can. They have some great talents, and these shows are often a huge draw. One area high school in particular is known for its ability to draw huge crowds every year with its musicals. These are also financial boosters for the schools as well. You obviously haven't seen a local production. Or if you have, you haven't looked or listened very closely. The schools here are full of talent. They should be "reaching for Broadway." That's what artistic abilities and dreams thrive on. As for the River City Players, they are one of the rare charms of Cape Girardeau. News flash: Not all shows in New York are performed with huge casts, in huge theaters. Part of the intimacy and charm of the River City Players is the fact that they perform on a tiny stage in the small, cabaret-style Yacht Club above Port Cape. It's a chance for our talented community members to be involved and do something they love. Shame on you for putting down area theater and the talented people who work so hard striving for Broadway quality and succeed almost every time.
Focus on the brightest
HERE IS what often happens to above-average students: Day after day, year after year, students whose intelligence is being ignored and underused become more bored and less interested in sitting through classes where they are learning nothing new. Despite whatever studies or flawed statistical information we may have, a large percentage of these students give up to go with the flow or drop out completely. Without the challenges and excitement these students need, we are losing them, and have been for decades even before the utopian idea of No Child Left Behind. We are so busy concentrating on children who cannot or will not keep up that we are losing many of our brightest.
Popular music
I WOULD like to commend the theater and dance department at Southeast Missouri State University for its fine selection of events for next year. It is so nice to see more contemporary, entertaining productions coming to Cape Girardeau. Now only if the music department would follow suit. While classical music is fine and obviously essential to the education of music students, the typical person in Cape would enjoy more variety of popular types of music. A show choir would be a great start. I hope this will be considered in the future.
Other attacks
WHILE I agree with the sentiment of a recent comment that if we do not fight the terrorists over there, we will fight them here, I must not allow an inaccurate statement to go without challenge. The 9-11 attack was not the first on American soil since the Revolutionary War. Washington, D.C., was attacked by the British during the War of 1812, and the White House was burned. I am sure the World War II veterans would consider the attack on Pearl Harbor to be an attack on American soil, even though Hawaii at the time was a territory, not a state. Even the continental United States was attacked by Japan during World War II. The Japanese military constructed paper balloons with bombs attached that were launched into the jet stream and which exploded when they reached the United States. One family was killed in Oregon by a bomb-carrying balloon. Yes, attacks on U.S. soil are, fortunately, rare, but they have occurred and should be remembered along with 9-11.
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SOMERVILLE— Gonzalo Dussan, who survived the American Airlines crash that killed his companion and son in Colombia last December, is being denied insurance benefits on his companion, Nancy Delgado, because the couple weren't legally wed, The A.P. reported yesterday. Mr. Dussan bought his tickets using a Citibank MasterCard, which automatically provides flight insurance. But Federal Insurance Company, which underwrites the insurance, rejected his claim for $150,000 on Ms. Delgado's death. JOE SHARKEY


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Are there any thoughts on PHH out there?
Time to spring board out of this baseless slump. imo
mind if I ask exactly why now?
This is very disconcerting.
While I continue my bearish stance on both the American stock market and the US Treasury bond market, new information about one of the stocks that I liked before I turned bearish has caused me to move back into that stock. The stock I have bought back into is the residential mortgage originating and servicing company PHH selling @ 17 per share. The new information is in three parts- FIRST: in its just reported second quarter 2011 Earnings Call Transcript http://seekingalpha.com/article/283225-phh-corporation-ceo-discusses-q2-2011-results-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo the company stated that although its market share of new mortgages declined from the first quarter's 4.3% to 3.7% in the second quarter, the outlook for the rest of the year is MUCH stronger because the leading indicator of business mortgage applications grew…' 40% versus the first quarter... (while) Some of our largest competitors reported quarter-over-quarter application growth of only 7% to 8%.Based on this, we expect meaningful share growth in the third quarter relative to our competitors and we remain committed to achieving our full year market share goal of 5%….' I believe that the renewed growth in market share in the company's key mortgage origination business combined with its still small market share will result in PHH getting a 'growth stock' image once the residential mortgage market starts to rebound from its @ 75% drop in size (from $4Trillion in 2007 to only @ $1Trillion in 2011). I think the odds are high that the mortgage market size in 2012 will not be lower than 2011.SECOND: There was a spate of buying on August 15th by insiders http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=PHH+Insider+Transactions I have learned that when a so many of those most knowledgable about the company are all buying in the open market this is a good sign.THIRD: One of the debt rating agencies- Fitch- raised its rating of PHH from BB+ Negative to BB+ StablePHH has been IMHO held down in part because the low long term interest rates forces them under accounting rules to show losses as they write down the value of their mortgage servicing rights. Once long term interest rates stop going down then PHH should report earnings of $3 per share. With the potential of 15-20% earnings growth based on taking more market share in the mortgage business I think the stock could surge to over $50 per share. While I concede it will be difficult for PHH to go up in the next 6-12 months if the overall stock market takes the kind of 30-50% drop from current levels (Dow @ 11,353) that I expect, PHH"s low price (@ 70% of tangible book value versus over 3 times tangible book for the market) provides a cushion on the downside.BUY PHH @ 17
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Drowning Ruthby Christina Schwarz
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Winter, 1919. Amanda Starkey spends her days nursing soldiers wounded in the
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Deftly written and emotionally powerful, Drowning Ruth is a stunning portrait of the ties that bind sisters together and the forces that tear them apart, of the dangers of keeping secrets and the explosive repercussions when they are exposed. A mesmerizing and achingly beautiful debut.
Winter, 1919. Amanda Starkey spends her days nursing soldiers wounded in the Great War. Finding herself suddenly overwhelmed, she flees Milwaukee and retreats to her family's farm on Nagawaukee Lake, seeking comfort with her younger sister, Mathilda, and three-year-old niece, Ruth. But very soon, Amanda comes to see that her old home is no refuge--she has carried her troubles with her. On one terrible night almost a year later, Amanda loses nearly everything that is dearest to her when her sister mysteriously disappears and is later found drowned beneath the ice that covers the lake. When Mathilda's husband comes home from the war, wounded and troubled himself, he finds that Amanda has taken charge of Ruth and the farm, assuming her responsibility with a frightening intensity. Wry and guarded, Amanda tells the story of her family in careful doses, as anxious to hide from herself as from us the secrets of her own past and of that night.
Ruth, haunted by her own memory of that fateful night, grows up under the watchful eye of her prickly and possessive aunt and gradually becomes aware of the odd events of her childhood. As she tells her own story with increasing clarity, she reveals the mounting toll that her aunt's secrets exact from her family and everyone around her, until the heartrending truth is uncovered.
Guiding us through the lives of the Starkey women, Christina Schwarz's first novel shows her compassion and a unique understanding of the American landscape and the people who live on it.
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Chapter One - Ruth remembered drowning.
"That's impossible," Aunt Amanda said. "It must have been a dream."
But Ruth maintained that she had drowned, insisted on it for years, even after she should have known better. Amanda Of course I lied to Ruth. She was only a child. What should I have said? That her mother had been reckless? That I'd had to rescue her, give her new life, bring her up as my own? There are things children are not meant to know.
I suppose people will say it was my fault, that if I'd not gone home that March in 1919, Mathilda, my only sister, would not be dead. But I did go home. The way I saw it, I hadn't any choice.
"March 27, 1919." That's a good place to begin. That's what I wrote in the top right corner of the page. "Dear Mattie." The pen shook as I raised it, splattering ink. "March 27, 1919," I wrote on a fresh sheet. "Dear Mattie."
In the end, I didn't bother to write. I knew I would be welcome. After all, Mattie had been begging me to come home for months. And what could I say? I had no explanation. No explanation but the truth, and I certainly didn't want to tell that.
The truth was that the hospital had asked me to leave. Not permanently, of course.
"Of course, we don't want you to go permanently, Miss Starkey," Dr. Nichols said. It wasn't clear whom he meant by "we," since he and I were the only ones in the office. It made me nervous know- ing there were others who had talked about me, perhaps whispering in the hallways, ducking around corners when they saw me coming. They probably gathered in this very office, sipped coffee, shook their heads and tut-tutted me. Who were they?
Dr. Nichols moved some papers around on his desk. He did not look at me. "When this is over . . ." He cleared his throat. "When you're yourself again, then we'll reconsider."
He was referring to my hallucinations, I believe, although it may have been the fainting or even the accidents. He studied the desktop for a moment and then sighed, saying almost kindly, "You'll feel much better away from this stink, believe me."
There was a stink in the hospital. A literal stink of gangre- nous flesh and vomit, of ammonia and burnt oatmeal and camphor, of urine and feces. But a nurse gets used to the smells and the screams, and the sight of the men missing pieces of themselves.
And I was a brilliant nurse. I had the touch; everybody said so. The men worshiped me. Those with faces lifted them toward me when I bent over their beds. Those with arms held them out.
I loved being an angel. But I had to give it up.
Dr. Nichols had a point. Somehow, I had lost control. One morning I woke up sure, absolutely positive, that my legs had been sawn from my trunk, and although I quickly realized that I had only been dreaming—my legs were right there, two ridges under the blanket—I couldn't move them, couldn't rise no matter how I tried. My roommate, Eliza Fox, had to pull me out of bed. Another time, I'm ashamed to say, I actually fainted across a soldier's chest while giving him a sponge bath.
Several times I had to run from the wards to vomit. My insides spewed out every morning, into bedpans and janitors' buckets and hastily twisted newspaper cones and the snowdrift behind the hydrangea hedge. Twice I lost the hearing in my left ear, and once I spent four hours sitting in the stairwell, waiting for my sight to return. Syringes flew out to stab my arms; glass vials shattered in my hands; file drawers pinched the tips of my fingers.
I forgot soldiers' names and the purpose of errands. Three days in a row I locked myself out of the room I shared with Eliza. And always I was so tired, so very tired, that I simply could not stay awake, no matter how often I splashed water on my face or how much black coffee I drank. Finally, I surrendered and fashioned myself a nest among the towels in the supply room. I slept there every afternoon from one-thirty to two until the day Ward F ran out of soap, and Frances Patterson was sent to get some. Altogether, I had to admit they were right—I was beginning to make a better patient than a nurse. My body had got the better of me and could no longer be trusted. To tell the truth, I didn't know myself anymore.
And so I agreed to go home, not to the Milwaukee boardinghouse full of unmarried nurses where Eliza and I had carefully divided the freezing, mustard-colored room into her side and my side, but back to the farm where I had grown up, where the snowy hills were white as bleached linen and where my sister rocked her little girl to sleep beside the kitchen stove while she waited for her husband to come back from the war. I knew that, at home where I belonged, I could set myself right again.
Outside the train station, I drew the city's breath, yeasty from the breweries and bittersweet from the chocolate factory, into my lungs and felt better already. My grip on my bag was tight. I wasn't late or excessively early. And now, for the first time in weeks, I was hungry, ravenous, in fact. I went into the station and stopped at a counter to buy myself a bag of peanuts with extra salt and a cup of coffee that didn't burn my tongue. When I'd finished the nuts, I was still hungry.
"Would you wrap half a ham salad?" I said. "No, better make it a whole. And some of that chicken. And maybe a piece of pie. The cherry, please."
Someone down the counter was drinking a chocolate milkshake that looked awfully good, and I was tempted to order one of those.
"That's what I like," the counterman said, punching numbers into the register, "a woman who can eat."
So I changed my mind about the milkshake. As I was paying my bill, they called my train.
"One way, miss? Goin' home?" the conductor asked, steadying himself with his hip along the seat in front of me.
I nearly began to explain that it wasn't right, really, to consider it home any longer, even though legally the farm was half mine. Really it belonged to my sister now, since she lived there, had a family there, and I was just going back for a restorative visit because somehow my body had taken on a life of its own. I wanted to confess that I'd been banished because I had failed as a nurse, because no one, including me, believed that I could coax soldiers back into proper shape when I was such a mess myself. But it isn't in me to say such things out loud.
"That's right," I said.
He winked. "Tickets!" he bawled and lurched away down the swaying car.
Spring meant even less in the country than it did in the city that year, and by the time we pulled up to the icy little platform in Nagawaukee, the sky was heavy with unfallen snow. The wind bit at my face, so that I had to duck my head. I watched the toes of my boots as I stepped down the slick platform stairs and picked my way over the snow that drifted across the street in long pulls like taffy. My steps took me one, two, three buildings down from the platform where I stopped at the door of Heinzelman's Bait and Tackle—"A Dozen Grubs for a Penny." I went in.
The bell over the door jingled, and the coals in the corner stove gave an answering glow to the sudden draft. Then the curtains behind the counter parted, and Mary Louise Lindgren emerged from the back room. She smiled when she saw me, beamed, you could say, and wiped her hands on her apron front in that nervous way she had, as she hurried toward me.
"Mandy! What are you doing home?" She put her hands on my shoulders, pressed her cheek against mine. "Ooh, you're frozen, a block of ice!" She held her warm palms to my face for a moment and then grabbed hold of my wrist and gave it a little tug without pausing to let me answer her question. "Come over near the stove. I can't believe it, just can't believe it's you! I wondered—when I heard the bell—I wondered who would be coming in at this hour, and I thought, It's probably Harry Stoltz, but, of course, it couldn't have been, because he's over in Watertown, and then I thought . . ."
She would have gone on about what she'd supposed and what she'd thought after that and what she'd done next, but I interrupted. "I'm taking a vacation," I said, "a rest." It was true, in a way.
"Mathilda is going to be so happy!" She frowned. "But why didn't she tell me? She was in here only two days ago."
"Mattie doesn't know."
That was all I needed to say, because she broke in immediately. "A surprise! How wonderful! And, Mandy," she leaned toward me and lowered her voice discreetly, though there was no one else in the shop to hear, "I have a surprise too." She waited until she was sure she had my full attention. "George and I may have a little one." She patted her apron front significantly.
I didn't know what to say to this. Mary Louise had been pregnant every one of the five years since she and George Lindgren had been married, and she had lost all five of those babies, each when it was several months along. A person ought to know when to give up, I thought; a person ought not to court disaster. At the very least, she should be wary. She should hold some of her feelings back. But Mary Louise was incapable of reticence, and she didn't have the advantage of scientific training, the way I did. She always acted as if nothing could possibly go wrong, as if this child's birth were written in the stars, and she need only wait for the blessed event. Only her hands hovering protectively over her belly be- trayed the worry underneath. What she thought was growing could so easily amount to nothing at all.
"It feels different this time," she said defensively, although I hadn't expressed my concern.
"I hope so." Really, what else could I have said?
We agreed then that I should be on my way while there was still light. A few steps from the store, knowing she would be watch- ing, I turned to look back. She held up her hand and, as I mirrored her, I thought of the time when we were just alike, Mary Louise and I, both happy to be finished with school for the day, running and sliding along this very road, scanning the tower of St. Michael's for the lantern light that we believed signaled the escape of a lunatic, talking about why Netty Klefstaad wasn't speaking to Ramona Mueller, and how we knew Bobby Weiss had cheated at spelling, and what to do with the penny after you'd rubbed it on a wart, and sometimes singing.
Of course, that was before Mattie. By the time Mattie was old enough to go to school, Mary Louise and I walked this same road decorously, with our books squeezed tight against our chests, but Mathilda ran ahead, pitching herself into snowbanks, as we had once done. "Watch me, Amanda! Watch, Mary Louise!" she'd call. Or she would linger behind to study the snowflakes patterning her mitten and summon me back imperiously. "Mandy, look at this one! Hurry up, before it melts!"
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"COMPELLING . . .The immediately impressive thing about Drowning Ruth is not the author's talent, though that is apparent within the first few pages, but the ambitious narrative scheme she's devised to tell her tale."
–San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle
"Schwarz pays meticulous attention to her characters. . . . Drowning Ruth offers tender gifts–the shore, the lake, the island, all keeping their own mysteries."
–The Washington Post Book World
Meet the Author
Christina Schwarz grew up in Wisconsin. She and her husband live in Los Angeles, where she is at work on her second novel.
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I thouroughly enjoyed this book and found the characters to be interesting and I wanted to know more. The story is written in both first and third person and from different character perspectives. Their are many mysteries woven through this book and it has a rewarding ending although I would have liked to find a little more about the title character's future. When all the secrets are finally revealed you will be surprised by the outcome. I recommend this book for anyone wanting more that the regular chick lit that is out there.
So many flashbacks, flashforwards and sidetrips that this novel left me with hotflashes! A potentially strong novel of family ties and secrets is marred by the fitful starts and stops of the story line.
I loved this book.....it was very very good! I didn't even mind the few plot holes left at the end. I was looking for a different book, this was definitely different! My only regret is not picking this for book club. But then again it might be a little to dark for book club.
Read this in my book club! Everyone loved it! There was never a dull moment. Definitely hard to put down!
I struggled with this book in the first few chapters, not understanding the first person writing for every main character. However, part of the way through the book, I adjusted to the writer's style and started to understand her intent in the writing. My only criticism, if any, is there was no Ah-Ha moment for me, the plot is openly hinted at throughout the book, which leads the reader to the plot gradually, instead of shockingly. The story was interesting, the author's original plot idea fantastic, but it's impact on the reader, a bit forgettable.
I enjoyed this book, However, i failed to connect whole heartedly, not because of the lack of personal relationship or author interaction, but more for the lack of hope, spirit and inspiration i would want a novel to install in a reader. Nevertheless - because of it's literary excellence it remains Superior to many other books of it's kind.
I really enjoyed this book. I loved how the story line went from present and then back to the past so you could understand what led up to the main event of the book. I had no problem at all distinguishing between the past and present as some other reviewers had noted.
Had too many loose ends that went n where. The main character never came clean and deceived her brother in law to the point she annoyed me. Somewhat unbelievable situations were also annoying.
An excellent read. The story captures you from page one and dosen't let you go. Plus, It is a fantastic story with a surprise ending. I give it 5 stars. I highly recommend you read it.
This book started a little slow for me but quickly picked up. It was such a great story. I loved how the author described things it's as if you were there with them living out the story. Trudy wanted to choose her own life instead of her parents choosing it for her. She ended up marrying Oskar who I by the end of the book I could not stand. He got what he had coming to him. I do not feel sorry for him at all. At times I did feel sorry for Trudy because her life could have been so much more. In the end she seemed to find her way. The Crawley's seemed poor and uneducated. The children thankfully were able so see there were other things to do and see in life. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend this to anyone.
very well written but a little too confusing
I read this book a long time ago. I never forgot it! It was so well written. Makes one think about sibling relationships.
A suspenseful read that really evokes time and place (Wisconsin between WWI and WWII). Both the characters and their situations feel very real. Most of us know someone like Amanda who 's slightly off-kilter; as a reader, I enjoyed speculating about her feelings and motives and how her behavior affected her young niece, Ruth. As with any well-told story, there is some foreshadowing, but I was not disappointed in the ending.
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RU-tv has expanded its programming lineup. Encore (Ch. 36.8) and Encore Classic (Ch. 36.9) have been added to the channels lineup along with POP (35.6), The Science Channel (35.7) and Bloomberg (35.8).
Please re-program your television set to get the Encore channels. For more info, click here.
As of October 1, 2015, sports channels MSG, MSG+ and SNY will no longer be carried the RU-tv Network.
These channels were included in a sports package that we subscribed to , but the channels decided to leave the package and become premium services.
The fee to carry these channels with their new configuration will be cost prohibitive for RU-tv.
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The RU-tv Channels will be converting to all Digital on Friday, August 1. There will be a disruption of service with the channel assignments and the work should be completed by late next week. Please check the Channel Guide for the new channel lineup.
The Big Ten Network (BTN) will be showing Rutgers games all day on August 1. As part of this coverage, BTN will air an hour-long show, "The Big Ten Welcomes Rutgers," with interviews with Julie Hermann, Kyle Flood, Eddie Jordan, and others. That show is at 10 a.m. You can watch BTN from your computer here and by signing in with your cable provider.
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Putting Unlimited Data to Good Use, Why We Give Google So Much Information, and the Return of CISPA
This week on the podcast we're talking about the return of CISPA, re-installing Windows , and working an on-call job without losing your mind. We're also answering your questions about why we give Google so much information, how to use unlimited data effectively, and syncing your files over your local network…
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Album: Year Of The Witch
I'm still learning how to untie love
And I've pulled apart almost everyone
But teeth and claws and all unwanted dreams
They're still binding you to me
I don't blame you
I don't mind
The way I'll forget about you in time
This morning I awoke to the sound of birds
And I understood all their words
They spoke of the sky and tales of when
They'd dance on clouds and fight the wind
And all those sides of you I've seen
I don't know which to believe
I much prefer being alone
With the birds and their songs
Cuz they won't leave
I remember winter in Nemours
And making love on your bedroom floor
Those memories won't ever leave
They keep on coming back to me
Love is like a host
It swears to provide
But the favor expires in time
Last night I dreamed you came back
Your sweet blue eyes, they had turned to black
You were smiling, bruised, and scratched
You'd been had
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Matt Prior heaped praise on Joe Root after the Yorkshireman registered his first Test double-century on the second day of the Investec series opener against Sri Lanka.
Prior got to watch first-hand for the majority as Root continued his love-affair with Lord's.
The pair combined in a in a record 171-run stand and, while Prior fell short of a century he had craved after his own difficult Ashes winter, Root eased his way to a chanceless unbeaten 200.
In doing so Root surpassed his previous career-best 180, scored on his last Test visit to Lord's against Australia last summer.
"First and foremost Rooty's innings was phenomenal - a double-hundred at the home of cricket, it doesn't get any more special than that," Prior told ecb.co.uk.
"He showed his class and it was a fantastic innings all round.
"Not only him but every player that went in after I got out; the intent we showed was outstanding and gave us a good opportunity to declare when we wanted."
As soon as Root reached the landmark skipper Alastair Cook called his batsmen in, at 575 for nine.
Hopes of making significant inroads were denied, however, as Sri Lanka made a strong reply, despite spending almost five sessions in the field. With diminutive opener Kaushal Silva, unbeaten on 65, leading the way the tourists reached the close on 140 for one.
Ominously Kumar Sangakkara - already with a Lord's century this summer - was alongside him after coasting untroubled to 32.
"It is a good wicket - Lord's is always a good wicket," Prior said.
"The sun is out and it's pretty flat and they played well.
"When you have got a lot of runs on the board you come out aggressive and attacking and maybe we didn't quite get our lines and lengths quite right.
"We had to give it a go and we come back tomorrow."
Chris Jordan claimed the only breakthrough with just his third ball in Test cricket when Dimuth Karunaratne feathered an edge to Prior.
England did have their chances to make further inroads and thought they had Silva, when Prior believed he had held an edge off Stuart Broad.
The replays were inconclusive, with the ball appearing as though it might have bounced just in front, to grant the diminutive Sri Lankan opener a reprieve.
It was a disappointing moment for Prior, but he was able to at least reflect on a good Test so far, after being reinstated following his axing in the winter.
The wicketkeeper reminded all of his class as he hit 86 and helped turn the game England's way alongside Root, although he admits he had to ride his luck after his close lbw call yesterday before he had scored.
"Certainly I would (take 86), especially after the second ball," he said.
"For a year I've had things probably not going my way so it's about time it turned around.
"You have to take the opportunities - I'm happy with 86 but the way the game was poised this morning I was disappointed I didn't go on and get a bigger score."


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Is there a way to make the shortcode work in a sidebar text widget?
If not a shortcode maybe via a php statement?
Is there a way to make the shortcode work in a sidebar text widget?
If not a shortcode maybe via a php statement?
I responded to you personally already, but this is for anyone else looking for the same answer:
Try adding this to your functions.php file for your theme (that way it will not be overwritten when the plugin is updated)
if(function_exists('aws_prodinpost_filter_content')){add_filter('widget_text', 'aws_prodinpost_filter_content', 10);}
This checks to make sure the plugin is installed and if so, adds the filter to the widget text.
Keep in mind you may need to style the products to work in your sidebar theme, but that should solve your issue.
Warm regards,
Hi Ken,
If you want to add any shortcodes to text widgets then just open your theme's functions.php file and add the following:
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');
That will enable you to display any shortcode in the text widgets.
Hope that's helpful.
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I found a great article for MonoTouch showing how to render the first page of a PDF as an image and now I want to to be able to allow the reader to access a second page.
Being completely new to ios and MonoTouch I have no idea how to add code to finger-swipe to the next page. Can anyone offer any help on how swiping through images generated at runtime might be achieved?


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**Embargo: Portland, OR** One student was killed at the hands of a shooter at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon on Tuesday morning, June 10, 2014 police said. The suspected shooter is also dead, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said. It was not immediately clear how the shooter died.
TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) -- Police say a 15-year-old gunman at an Oregon high school had an assault rifle, handgun and several magazines of ammunition during attack.
Police also said Wednesday that an autopsy determined that suspect Jared Michael Padgett died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Tuesday attack.
They say no link has been found between the shooter and the student who was killed. No motive was released.
Police say the shooting occurred in a gym detached from the main school building, with 14-year-old Emilio Hoffman killed in the boys' locker room.
The weapons and ammunition was concealed in a guitar case and duffel bag when the shooter arrived at the campus.


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Brilliant plugin, but I have one problem with using 'Post Offset'. This term appears to do two different things, depending on whether you're looking at the WP 'Settings' panel or the 'Widget':
1.) In the settings panel it allows you to tick a box which the instructions say will tell SRP not to display a post in the SRP output if it is on a single post page outputting that post. This doesn't work, as both appear on single pages.
2.) In the widget, 'Post Offset' stands for 'ignore the following number of most recent posts', which is useful on the home blog page and does work.
I am using the cleanRoar template if it helps. I would like to get the first option working if there is a fix.
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|Offerings in the Social Sciences Department prepare students to be effective citizens in a rapidly changing global society. The curriculum provides courses to meet state graduation requirements. An array of elective courses offers history, area studies and the behavioral sciences and build upon Lincoln's unique downtown location. The Department supports an interdisciplinary approach to teaching. Social Studies teachers are committed to the goals of the International Studies Center.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: Modern World History (1 credit), United States History (1 credit), Government (1/2 credit), Economics (1/2 credit).
Courses Offered: (For more details about each course check the current course guide.)
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NYC Closing or Cutting Down 25 Schools
The Department of Education has unveiled their contraction plans.
The Department of Education has announced plans to shut down as many as nineteen New York City schools and eliminate the middle-school level from six more. Two of the schools are part of a federal grant program, but received 'F's for performance this year.


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7th Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards was held on 26th February at Yash Raj Studio in Mumbai. It was a star-studded affair, with the presence of several musicians and Bollywood celebrities. Javed Akhtar was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award. Any music event would be incomplete without
Seorita - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
The word senorita is a famous Spanish word which means "Miss". The song is sung by the on screen artists Farhan, Hrithik and Abhay Deol. The music has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and the lyrics have been written by Javed Akhtar.
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Javed Akhtar is one of Bollywood's most prolific, respected and admired lyricists. This multiple award winning script writer and poet enjoys the kind of success and popularity that only few have achieved in tinsel town. His lyrics add magic to the melody and feel of a song, which is why Javed Akh
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Michael, I've checked in the changes to the branch, with internal dependency version now set to 3.1-SNAPSHOT. That appears to work, but I'm encountering several more problems. 1. The release zip file does not include the parent-pom project, so you can't build from the release. 2. When I attempt to do mvn deploy, I get the following error. It looks like we need some more xml in our poms. [ERROR] BUILD ERROR [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Failed to configure plugin parameters for: org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.4 check that the following section of the pom.xml is present and correct: <distributionManagement> <!-- use the following if you're not using a snapshot version. --> <repository> <id>repo</id> <name>Repository Name</name> <url>scp://host/path/to/repo</url> </repository> <!-- use the following if you ARE using a snapshot version. --> <snapshotRepository> <id>repo</id> <name>Repository Name</name> <url>scp://host/path/to/repo</url> </snapshotRepository> </distributionManagement> -- Michelle On 8/12/2013 10:44 PM, Michael Bouschen wrote: > Hi Michelle, > > sorry for the late response, I found your email today. > > You mentioned "but all dependencies, including the dependency on the > api jar that we are in the process of releasing, are to non -SNAPSHOT > versions. So, we build jdo-api-3.1-SNAPSHOT.jar, but we are dependent > on jdo-api-3.1.jar". > > I think that our own submodules (like jdo-api) still can have > -SNAPSHOT versions in the dependencies section of the pom. The maven > release plugin will update these -SNAPSHOT version names, too. I > propose you change the version of the jdo-api in the dependencies > section to 3.1-SNAPSHOT. > > Can you send me a patch with your changes of the 3.1-rc1 branch, then > I try a mvn clean install with a clean local repository. > > Regards Michael > >> Yeah, I don't know of a way unless there's some kind of option in the >> maven release plugin that lets you set up your pom some other way. >> Here's a link to someone who seems to have a similar problem, as far >> as I understand what they are saying: >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8411424/automating-maven-artifact-releasing >> >> Michael has some familiarity with the maven versions plugin that is >> mentioned in the response. >> >> -- Michelle >> >> On 8/10/2013 12:26 PM, Craig L Russell wrote: >>> Sounds pretty strange. So it would be impossible to release >>> co-dependent artifacts? >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> On Aug 10, 2013, at 11:03 AM, Michelle Caisse wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Preparatory to attempting a release, I cleaned my local repository >>>> and did "mvn clean install". On building exectck, I got a build >>>> error: >>>> >>>> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR >>>> [INFO] >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> [INFO] Failed to resolve artifact. >>>> >>>> Missing: >>>> ---------- >>>> 1) javax.jdo:jdo-api:jar:3.1 >>>> >>>> This is because, per the apache instructions, our release artifacts >>>> have -SNAPSHOT versions, but all dependencies, including the >>>> dependency on the api jar that we are in the process of releasing, >>>> are to non -SNAPSHOT versions. So, we build >>>> jdo-api-3.1-SNAPSHOT.jar, but we are dependent on jdo-api-3.1.jar. >>>> What is the best way around this issue? >>>> >>>> -- Michelle >>> Craig L Russell >>> Architect, Oracle >>> http://db.apache.org/jdo >>> 408 276-5638 mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com >>> P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp! >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >
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Community Calendar
Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
Henderson County Board of Adjustment will meet at 4 p.m. today in the meeting room, Land Development Building, 101 E. Allen St.
Pardee Hospital Board of Directors will meet at 3 p.m. today in the conference room of the hospital.
Land-of-Sky Regional Council will meet at 1 p.m. today at council offices, 25 Heritage Drive.
Land Development Code information session will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium, Henderson County Public Library. Drop-in session.
Henderson County Travel and Tourism Committee will meet at noon Thursday at the Visitors' Center, 201 S. Main St.
Henderson County Transportation Advisory Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday in the commissioners' meeting room, 100 N. King St.
Laurel Park ABC Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the ABC Store in Laurel Park Village.
Mills River Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Hall.
Saluda Board of Commissioners will host a joint meeting with Polk County and the towns of Tryon and Columbus on the water systems at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Saluda Public Library.
Free Beginning Spanish Class will be held from noon to 1 p.m. beginning Tuesday at the Fletcher Library. Seven sessions. Limited seating. Registration: 681-5464 or at library.
Henderson-Buncombe Chapter of North Carolina Right to Life will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the clubhouse of Middleton Place, N.C. 191. Topic: Reaching the Community. Information: 697-5286.
Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday at McGuffey's Restaurant, Blue Ridge Mall. All persons interested in any aspect of theater invited.
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 14 will meet at 1 p.m. Monday in the American Legion, 216 Fourth Ave. W. Luncheon: Noon, $3. Information: hometown.aol.com/davchapter14/index.html, 891-7549.
Civil War Round Table will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the City Operations Center, 305 Williams St. All interested in Civil War history invited. Information: 891-5781.
Directing Showcase will be presented by Conservatory Class of the YouTheatre Monday through March 2 in the YouTheatre Auditorium, Flat Rock Playhouse. Collection of scenes from variety of material. First half of scenes, Monday and Tuesday. Second half: Wednesday and Thursday, March 1-2. Admission: $1. Times, information: 693-0731.
Great Decisions Lecture: Alternative Energy Sources will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Reuter Center, UNCA, Asheville, and at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, First Congregational Church of Hendersonville, 3 p.m. March 1, McLarty-Goodson Building, Brevard College. Speaker: Dorothy Sulock, lecturer in mathematics. Information: 254-2027, www.main.nc.us/wac.
Opportunities on the Appalachian Trail, one of the Mountain Environment Lunchtime Discussion Series, will be presented at noon Wednesday, March 1, at the N.C. Arboretum, Bent Creek. Speaker: Julie Judkins, with Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Brown bag lunch or purchase one at Savory Thyme Cafe. Free; usual parking fees. Information: 665-2492, www.ncarboretum.org.
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Open House for new office of Dr. John Lang, family practice physician with Park Ridge Medical Associates, will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 125 Vance Hill Drive in the Mills River community. Refreshments, "family fun" prizes. Information: 891-1414.
Public hearing on gypsy moth treatments by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will be held at noon Wednesday, March 1, at the Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive.
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It seems we will now have a two-tier veteran hiring system, the Post 9-11 veteran (a cadre the present administration is keen on getting support from), and the rest of us. I recognize the long war and harsh conditions suffered by these new vets, but should we stand for this splitting of veterans.
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I am looking to upgrade my BOINC version 4.19 to 4.25, but I am worried I will lose all 17,000 credits my computer has already completed. If I were to uninstall the current version and install the new version will my credits start from zero on this computer?
I am not worried about my total credits overall just the credits for this individual computer.
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I am recently having a simliar problem. I have been doing this since for a couple months now all of a sudden my BOINC client (version 4.19) is telling me:
Message from server: No work sent (reached daily quota of 2 results)
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Deferring communication with project for x hours, x minutes, and x seconds
Then I check online and it says I have a bunch of computing errors. This is the first time I am seeing this happen. Also, I have three computers doing work (their versions of BOINC are more recent) and it seems only this one computer is getting this problem.
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An emotional Parnelli Jones fondly recalled Jason Lefflerĺs rise from a volunteer in Jonesĺ race shop to a championship-caliber driver.
Leffler, a native of Long Beach, Calif., died Wednesday night from injuries suffered in a sprint car crash in New Jersey. The Delaware County (Pa.) medical examiner determined Leffler died from a blunt force neck injury. He was 37.
An avid Jones fan, Leffler considered the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner his mentor dating back to his teenage years when he was working in the Torrance, Calif., shop alongside Jonesĺ sons, Page and PJ.
ôJason was one of the nicest, most positive people I have ever been around,ö Jones said Friday by phone from California. ôBut that all changed when he got into a race car Ś his desire to succeed and do well, win was enormous. He was a competitor. He was a charger. Looking back now, he even had more fight and desire than I thought. Desire is a word that describes him well.ö
Jones recalled Lefflerĺs father dropping him off at the race shop as a 13-year-old in the early morning so Leffler could learn how to work on midget cars.
ôHeĺs still around working `til 2 a.m. helping with anything and everything,ö Jones said. ôHe loved racing and loved being in the shop with the boys. Jason was very close to our family for a long time Ś almost 25 years, and he was someone we grew up with and remained close to.ö
Jones said Leffler had unhealthy eating and exercise habits when he first began racing, but eventually saw the error of his ways.
ôHe was in bad shape, heĺd eat hamburgers and junk food and `fall out of the seat,öĺ Jones said. ôBut then he saw the benefits of working out and getting in shape to be a better driver and he sure wasnĺt afraid to work to become a better driver, which he did. Jason paid his dues for sure.ö
Leffler won four USAC Midget championships Ś three consecutive from 1997-99 Ś and eventually followed Tony Stewartĺs path from sprint cars to IndyCar and then NASCAR. Leffler made 423 starts in NASCARĺs three national series, winning the two Nationwide races and one Truck Series event in a career that began in 1999. He also made three IndyCar Series starts, finishing 17th in the 2000 Indianapolis 500.
Lefflerĺs last full NASCAR season was 2011, when he ran the entire Nationwide schedule for Turner Motorsports. He finished sixth in the standings that season and hadnĺt had a steady NASCAR ride since, which led to him running as many sprint car races as possible this year.
ôHe drove the wheels off of everything and was so fun to watch in a midget or sprint car,ö Jones said. ôAlthough he never found the success he wanted in Sprint Cup, Nationwide or the Truck Series, he always fought hard to be successful and always did his best in whatever car he was in that race or weekend. When he raced at Indianapolis in 2000 he was so proud to be part of the event. The 500 meant a lot to him Ś the track, the history of the event and the people involved.ö
Leffler was divorced and a doting father to his 5-year-old son, Charlie Dean.
His girlfriend on Thursday tweeted a photo of the couple kissing, posting ôone day weĺll dance at the dirt track to you and tequila and make me crazy and be married at the start finish lineö at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Although not the biggest star or household name, Leffler was popular among his peers and his death hit many in NASCAR and IndyCar hard.
At the IndyCar race at the Milwaukee Mile, Ed Carpenter Racing team manager Tim Broyles designed a special decal of Lefflerĺs nickname, `LEFturnĺ that was offered to all the teams. Carpenter was a fellow USAC competitor with Leffler in the USAC midget and Silver Crown races in the early 2000s.
ôJason was such a fun guy to be around and weĺre all very lucky we got to work side-by-side and travel with him to races over the years,ö Jones said. ôHeĺll be with us for a long time, forever.ö


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Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode List
Season 13
3 Jan. 1986An einem Montagmorgen
A bank robbery goes down on a peaceful Monday morning. A foolishly brave customer rips the mask off from one of the robbers, and is shot right after. Derrick recognizes the shooter from the surveillance tape.
24 Jan. 1986Naujocks trauriges Ende
A couple arrives home on a cab. Stepping out and preparing to pay the fare, they hear three gunshots. Sales consult Alfred Naujocks lies dead on the street.
7 Feb. 1986Geheimnis im Hochhaus
Erich, a drug addicted burglar, enters a presumably unoccupied apartment in search for stuff to pawn. There isn't much to be stolen, but he finds a dead young lady in the bedroom.
4 Apr. 1986Der Augenzeuge
Erich Schuster borrows keys to his old employer's office so that he could use the photocopier. But on the trip he runs to a situation. The Jeweler's shop in the same building is under burglary.
25 Apr. 1986Das absolute Ende
Herta Kolka has finished her guitar lesson. Shortly after she has left, her teacher hears gunshots and runs to the window to see her lie dead next to her car.
16 May 1986Der Charme der Bahamas
Gerhard Brosch has been defrauded in stock exchange speculation, and he has lost everything, including all property of his son and daughter.
4 Jul. 1986Die Nacht, in der Ronda starb
Dr. Schenk has a problem. He must ask Derrick, who lives next door, to fetch some stuff from his home. He doesn't want to go himself because his wife's lover boy is there.
25 Jul. 1986Ein eiskalter Hund
Jakob Lohbach, husband to a rich restaurant owner, dates one of the waitresses.
8 Aug. 1986Der Fall Weidau
Something creepy is going on in the Weidau manor. Two young people are definitely murdered a couple days apart, but there's no apparent motive.
22 Aug. 1986Schonzeit für Mörder
Arnold Bothe receives a severe head trauma and dies at the hospital. However he managed to drag himself to the phone and call for help.
3 Oct. 1986Die Rolle seines Lebens
Martin Theimer has capped the bottle. He has decided that he is the right man for an important role in a movie. Another actor has been selected, but Martin is insistent. All of the sudden, his path to stardom is open - but at a cost.
28 Nov. 1986Entlassen Sie diesen Mann nicht!
Dr. Kroll has been sentenced to an asylum for criminally insane for attempting to murder his wife. After years of therapy, his psychiatrist, Dr. Kraus is convinced that he is now mentally sane and able to live in the society again.


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