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Decisive in Hawaiʻi
A Supreme Court jurist-in-residence reflects on students, media and judicial process
Students enrolled in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's William S. Richardson Law School are very good, promising students. That's the word from visiting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, standing, and federal appeals court Judge Myron Bright, seated, met with students.
The justice should know. The former constitutional law professor and graduate of Stanford, London School of Economics and Harvard Law School has visited Mānoa's law school four times. Three of the visits, including his most recent in February 2006, were as a jurist-in-residence, presenting talks and participating in classes.
Kennedy was accompanied by Myron Bright, senior judge for the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bright is one of the founders and a regular participant in the law school's Jurists-in-Residence program, which brings distinguished national judges to meet and exchange ideas with students, faculty and the local legal community.
Instituted in 1987, the biennial program is always a highlight of the year. Past participants include Associate Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens and Byron White.
Kennedy's visit included a black-tie dinner with leaders from Oʻahu's legal community.
"I was especially impressed with the number of foreign students enrolled at the law school here," says Kennedy. He praises UH's law students for their curiosity, passion and perseverance in aspiring to become honorable professionals in jurisprudence.
The students were eager to ask him questions and share their personal thoughts on the nation's judicial system, he observes. In turn, he urged first-year law students to persevere and not get discouraged by any form of adversity or disappointment.
"Our nation needs good, capable, passionate students ready to tackle the challenging issues that lie ahead. I want to encourage students to ask as many questions as necessary, until they clearly understand everything there is to know about jurisprudence."
Noting that the news media doesn't always accurately interpret Supreme Court opinions, he suggests reporters make it a point to report opinions factually, thoroughly researching and presenting all aspects of opinions in as dispassionate a manner as possible.
Kennedy shared his own approach to rendering opinions relating to challenging, controversial cases: "I look at each case with an overall perspective in an objective a manner as possible. Each case is different, so one can't apply a standard, fixed criteria and mindset for every case."
When he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1975, Kennedy became one of the youngest federal appeals judges in the nation at age 38. Honored by the appointment, but also challenged by the issues that the nation faced at that time, he says he always relied on a firm grounding in personal values and jurisprudence to guide him.
"I would like to think that my views are pragmatic and not ideological on issues impacting upon the U.S. Supreme Court," the 1988 Regan appointee says. "I make it a point to look at issues from an objective perspective, being careful not to begin with any predisposed assumptions.
"That's the real challenge, to study an issue inside and out, to look at it from every perspective possible, until you feel comfortable enough to render an opinion that you're certain is the prudent one."


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David Clubine of Britain West Motorsport shows a 1963 Lotus 23, one of several vintage racing cars on display during an open house on Saturday March 18, 2017 in the company's new 10,000 square foot shop, located just west of Brantford, Ontario. Brian Thompson/Brantford Expositor/Postmedia Network
Karen Lindsay has another story about life in the fast lane to share after an experience Saturday.
"The fastest I've ever gone myself is 140 km/h," said the Waterford resident. "Not that I'm one to speed very often.
"Come to think of it, the only other time I can remember going really fast was when I was on the back of Harley going 120 km/h down at Turkey Point. That was kind of scary."
But now, after a visit to Britain West Motorsport, Lindsay will be able to tell people about the time she drove a Formula 1600 Mygale race car simulator, which gives a driver the sense of what it's like to be behind the wheel of a race car without the danger.
She managed to get around the track without crashing thanks to the help of some onlookers.
"Gear up, gear up, you have to gear up," Lindsay was told as she tried to navigate the track.
"I can't, I'm afraid I'm going to crash into the wall and kill all those people!" she replied.
Later, she wondered if using the simulator would make her a better driver and, while she managed to avoid any major crashes, Lindsay did have a one rather dangerous experience.
"Oops, I'm going the wrong way," she said as she tried to find her way into a pit stop.
Lindsay was one of many people to visit Britain West Motorsport headquarters as the company held an open house to mark the opening of its new 10,000-square-foot shop on Godby Road. In addition to trying the simulator, visitors had a chance to view more than 20 exotic formula cars, rare vintage racing cars and British cars, including the Austin Mini.
The company was started by Oliver Clubine in 1975 and is now owned and operated by his son David.
"He started it as a retirement project, something to keep him busy," Clubine said Saturday. "But the business grew and when I took it over I had another job and was busy here.
"I had to make a decision - this or my other job and I decided to stick with this."
The company was started to service SU carburetors for MG sports cars but has evolved over the years and now services and maintains Formula Ford Series race cars for drivers, rents cars to drivers, and services vintage cars, including a 1971 Lotus 7 that was in the shop on Saturday.
The business supports drivers who compete in the Ford Formula Series in Canada and the United States.
"This is where racing careers are started," Clubine said of the Ford Formula Series racing. "This is where drivers come after they leave the go-kart track."


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VectorWorks 2008 was officially released today. I do find it slightly ironic that they neglected to call it VectorWorks 13, because 13 is an unlucky number from what I have heard, and yet it was released on the Thursday the 13th. Hey, at least it wasn't a Friday the 13th release date! I can only assume Nemetschek will now continue this year naming trend, but I think it will lead to awkward upgrade versions. I can't wait until 2008.5 comes out! I should finish this intro by saying I have not had the opportunity to use VW 2008 yet, so my review is more an overview of improvements I am looking forward to using in VW 2008.
So there are a lot of changes in the new version, but a lot of them are aesthetic only. Nemetschek has created new icons for all of the tools, but they look like a cross between a hand drawn and cartoon rendered version of the old icons. Was this necessary? Probably not, but if you're going to overhaul the entire program you might as well give it a makeover too. There are also a lot of other aesthetic touch ups like an unlimited color choice, lots of new libraries, including a pretty sweet plant database, and better organizational techniques.
I am really excited about some of the more practical advances that are featured in VW 2008. The one feature that I am really looking forward to is the cross-platform workspaces. In VW 12.5 Mac and PC workspaces could not be shared. There is supposedly a program out on the web that can fix this, but it only works from a Mac workspace to a PC workspace. This seems like a really miniscule point, but after I spent 4 hours revamping my 12.5 workspace, I wanted to be able to take it anywhere with me. I am running XP on my laptop right now, and since I do a lot of work at school on Macs, I like taking my Workspace file on my thumbdrive to load it onto any new computer I work on. So thank you Nemetschek for fixing this "bug".
Another improvement I am really looking forward to using is an advancement in Spotlight called: Lighting Device Position Awareness. Basically it tracks the movement of lighting devices better. This is something that has been driving me crazy since I started using Spotlight. I always hated having to refresh the instrument after I moved them. This will now let everything happen in real-time. It also has a cool feature of moving the lighting devices when a lighting position is moved. If you do any 3D modeling, this will save a ton of time!
Another new feature is opacity control on 2D objects. It's a really interesting feature to include in VW and makes a lot of sense since it's a pretty common idea from something like Photoshop. The example online shows a rendered out top view of a table on some stone, so I am a little confused if the opacity transfers to rendered models. I think this will be an awesome new tool to use, and hope to use it as a quick fix to creating a scrim.
The last little update that has been provided, which I think is long over due, is helping out spell check! A lot of objects have what is now called: Object-sensitive Context Menus. In short, when you right click common features you might use will be listed. This is great, because text boxes now have formatting and spell check available when you right click. I am not sure, but it would be nice if it did the red squiggle thing under misspelled words when you typed them in real time. Nothing say unprofessional like misspelling.
If there is one thing that I hope Nemetschek fixed, but I doubt it, is the ability to use the Truss Insertion Tool in other views beside plan view. I, as well as many others I am sure, have used trusses as scenery or vertical lighting positions from a stage. If you are trying to model out these trusses, it's a real pain, because you have to convert them to 3D Polys first and then rotate them. Also, if you need to change them at all, you have to repeat the process instead of just changing the information in the object info palette. So dear Nemetschek, if you haven't fixed this yet, please do so in VW 2008.5!
So that's my quick overview of a few of the things I am looking forward to in VectorWorks 2008. If you want to check out some of the other changes in VW 2008 go visit this link CLICK
My final note is for all students out there that want a copy of VectorWorks, GO AND GET IT! After speaking with Nemetschek today to find out about updating my current version, I learned that they are now offering a free, yes free, student version available online. All you need is a school email address and some other information to validate your copy. There are a few things to watch out for, such as non-compatible files between Student Versions and Professional Versions. Going from Professional to Student does work however. Also a watermark reading: VECTORWORKS EDUCATIONAL VERSION will be printed at the top and bottom of any print out. They are only offering VW 12 with Renderworks at the moment, but it sounds like as things progress they will provide updates, only a version behind. The other thing to consider is that if you are a student and recently purchased VW 12, you should get the free Educational version and use that for the remainder of your academic career, and then when you graduate you will be able to upgrade your VW 12 to a professional copy for less. So a big shout out and thanks to Marcus from Nemetschek for filling me in on all this information this afternoon. So if you want a free educational version of VW 12, you can go to CLICK


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Families of the four soldiers killed in the Hyde Park bombing will live the rest of their lives in "torment" because of the "monumental"blunder that led to the collapse of the John Downey trial, they have said.
Relatives said they had been "devastatingly let down" by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, whose officers betrayed the "faith" their loved ones placed in the country they died serving.
They will now have to come to terms with the fact that justice will never be done, while suspect Mr Downey will return to a normal life.
The families called for an urgent review of the case to assess who knew what and a clear explanation of how the mistakes happened. They warned it raises the prospect that other assurances may have been wrongly given to other IRA terror suspects.
From left, Hyde Park bombing victims Lieutenant Anthony Daly, Trooper Simon Tipper and Squadron Quartermaster Corporal Roy Bright
Lieutenant Anthony Daly, 23, Trooper Simon Tipper, 19, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, 19, and Squadron Quartermaster Corporal Roy Bright, 36, all of the Blues and Royals, were killed in the atrocity in 1982.
A joint statement on behalf of all the families said they had been "treacherously murdered whilst on duty" and their desire for justice had never ceased.
It read: "It is with great sadness and bitter disappointment that we have received the full and detailed judgement and that a trial will now not take place.
"This news has left us all feeling devastatingly let down, even more so when the monumental blunder behind this judgement lies at the feet of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
"The end result is that the opportunity for the full chain of those terrible events will never be put in the public domain.
It continued: "Our men signed up to serve their country in good faith, yet now it seems that that faith was not supported by those within certain areas of authority. The families now seek a degree of accountability for this catastrophic failure.
"The torment for the families will be ongoing knowing that John Downey will be returning to his family and life will be normal for him.
"Families of the Hyde Park Bombing have learnt over time to live with the consequence of the bombing but now have to learn to live with the knowledge that justice will now never be seen to be done for our lost loved ones."
A detachment of the Queen's Household Cavalry lay dead, victims of the concealed car bomb detonated in Carriage Road, in London's Hyde Park, on July 20, 1982 (Peter Kemp/ AP)
Christopher Daly, 49, the brother of Lt Daly, said:"Some of the families are finding it extremely difficult. This has reopened deep wounds.
"What the families find particularly incomprehensible is that this mistake was flagged up in 2008 and 2009 and nothing was done about it. It is extraordinary.
"The families expect a clear and full explanation as to these mistakes. There were three opportunities to get this right and it did not happen. That is what has caused the anger."
Lt Daly had been married for less than a month when he died and had just returned from his honeymoon in Bermuda with his wife Nichola when he was killed. His brother, father and grandfather all served in the Household Cavalry. He and Tpr Tipper, who had married two days before Lt Daly, were killed outright in the blast.
SQMC Bright, the standard bearer for the Blues and Royals, had been in the Army for 21 years. He died in hospital four days after the attack, leaving his wife Marion, daughter Lorraine, who was 14 at the time, and Ian, who was 12.
L/Cpl Young, who died the day after the bombing, was buried in the Welsh mining village of Tonyrefail on what would have been his 20th birthday. He left a widow Judith, who was 21 at the time, and daughters Louise, four, and Sarah Jane, one.
His family told of their despair and disgust that they will never get justice for his murder 32 years ago.
His brother Vincent Young, 55, said: "We are devastated - I really thought we were going to get justice this time. But there is no appeal process - no one is ever going to pay for what happened to my brother."
The father-of-six from Bridgend in South Wales said: "I just felt gutted - I had said from the beginning that he would get off but the rest of my family thought this was it. But this goes back to the Good Friday Agreement and if you ask me the Government is still scared of the IRA.
"I don't believe the Metropolitan Police knew of the existence of this letter - I'm sure they didn't. But for it to suddenly turn up now?"
Mr Young's wife Lynn, 53, said: "Downey can go home now and get on with his life. Jeff was buried on his 20th birthday - he had no life."
Mr Young, a computer technician, added: "It all comes down to a mistake - that letter should never have gone out. The judge was left with no option but to stop the proceedings. But where does that leave us? Justice has gone out of the window."


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The rainbow never tells me
That gust and storm are by,
Yet is she more convincing
Than Philosophy.
My flowers turn from Forums --
Yet eloquent declare
What Cato couldn't prove me
Except the birds were here!
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Poem: 97.
The rainbow never tells me
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Friday, November 27, 2009
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No 'Niamah'?
- 12:04 pm
Hari Raya waktu bermaaf-maafan.
DPM, tolong tarik balik kenyataan 'Tiada Maaf Bagi Mu' dan menjemput Chin peng balik ke Malaysia.
- 12:41 pm
Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha to all my non-racist Muslim friends :)
Now this is :( sickening.
a) PM elected Idris Jala (ex MAS chief) who said BTN needs to be revamped (failed KPI of 1Malaysia).
b) Big news now that BTN has political agenda as claimed by many distinguished characters.
c) DPM said BTN is not racist.
so now PM & DPM in a way not aligned. Either one of them is racist.
So who is racist ?
- 2:15 pm
Selamat Hari Raya.
Semoga Nazri, Najib, Muhidin, Hishamudin sekalian bertaubat demi masa depan negara kita.
- 5:30 pm
Apa yang harus dikorbankan dalam Hari Raya ini adalah ego para pemimpin UMNO aga tidak berkelakuan rasis kepada bangsa lain.
- 6:04 pm
Sad to note that Malaysia in reality is not very peaceful, If you read the comments in various social bloggers, some called UMNO corrupted racists while some called DAP komunis. Biro Tata Negara is indeed a FAILURE !
Datuk Idris Jala has to set the right KPI for BTN otherwise he must as well FLY KITE (not wau of MAS) !!!
- 9:20 pm
Today I watched an excellent National Geographic prgram on RTM called "Inside Mecca". It's not preachy but throw positive light on true Islam.
I believe a true Muslim will be transformed to be a better person to care for all human beings fairly after they become Hajis or Hajahs.
I wonder how many of our politicians (especially those from UMNO) has gone to Mecca ?
Don't be Alim Alim Kuching BTN !
- 10:17 pm
A tale of two cities
There is no better means of uniting the people than a common enemy. If one is not available then create one. Hitler has his Jews and Karl Marx his Bourgeoisie. Throughout history in time honoured manner man has created bogeyman to manipulate and control other.
Not surprisingly then the Chinaman has become the bogeyman to unite the Malays. What better ways to unite them than to tell them that they are under siege and their land is being robbed?
The sad truth is that by producing this illusion and creating the disharmony the Malays are further enslaved and their progress and growth retarded. For under this myth the authority inevitably turned to failed policies and missed the real enemy - competition with the rest of the world.
Here is where the tale of two cities begins. One creates an enemy within its walls while the other unite its people to face the challenges of an interconnected world.
Under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore has united its people to face the challenges of a competitive and borderless world, where merits and competency rule. The most competent man gets the job irrespective of race and creed. The incompetent is made competent. The weak is made strong. Enhancing skills and competency through training and education became the policy. Diversity is celebrated. Those capable are rewarded. Those weak are helped.
In contrast, Malaysia adapted a race base affirmative action that has led to free handout to the Malays. This policy bred dependency and inefficiency. Competency has no place and meritocracy is a bad word. Inevitably this policy led to wide spread corruption.
All this reminds me of Robert Frost's words, "When you arrive at a forked road, take the less traveled". What a difference that made.
- 10:37 pm
Pat, you should read this...
BTN taught me the Chinese are the Jews of Asia
- 7:18 am
What does MCA and Gerakan got to say about BTN?
Silence means consent?
- 10:55 am
The central bank is investigating a local money changer which was allegedly involved in the transfer of RM10 million to London by Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan in 2008.
MACC, please start your investigation before 5pm.
- 3:53 pm
These days, the idea of Ketuanan Melayu is going bankrupt, sinking with the bahtera merdeka. It works only for Malay robber barons who wish to plunder the nation by silencing the masses and using the ideological state apparatuses at their disposal. In the case of the BTN it is the work of controlling the minds of the youth. The work of BTN should be stopped and should not be allowed anymore in our educational institutions. It is time our universities especially are spared of counter-educational activities, especially when they yearned to be free from the shackles of domination
- 3:55 pm
yo bro..takkan to malaysians jer..hehe.. orang2 di seberang causeway sekali ler..hehe..btw great blog u have..=)
- 10:35 pm
If Prime Minister Najib Razak is really serious in building a 1Malaysia, he should first abolish BTN forthwith. Sane Malays do not support it because it is a racial indoctrination imbibing hatred against the non-Malays and non-Muslims. Having closed BTN down, send its entire personnel for re-orientation course on humanities and sociology.
In this modern and enlightened world, a responsible government should embark on social engineering to help all races of all denominations who are living in poverty that affects their livelihood, good education and shelter.
In this process the rural Malays, the displaced Indians from the estates, the Orang Asli of all states must be helped whether the Federal Constitution so stipulates or not. Besides, the best should be rewarded irrespective of any race for the progress of this nation. This then is good and fair governance.
- 2:50 pm
Korban teloq
- 4:44 am
Nazri said: "We agree to revamp BTN because the co-curriculum is against Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1 Malaysia concept."
Ha ha ha. That means dpm and krishmudin have been proven wrong!
- 2:14 pm
Nazri said: "We agree to revamp BTN because the co-curriculum is against Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1 Malaysia concept."
Ha ha ha. That means dpm and krishmudin have been proven wrong!
- 2:14 pm
In Malaysia, only 1.8 million tax-payers (6.8% of the population of 27 million) pay income tax,
I am very happy that Najib is imposing 4% GST.
Everybody has a duty to contribute to the government coffer, especially those who are relying heavily on subsidy.
However, if the governemnt were to abuse the money with corrupted practice, that's a separate issue for us to consider when election comes.
- 4:02 pm
Malaysia is not moulded in the image of Umno or Barisan Nasional. The once-proud notice board in construction sites that say "Another Project by the Barisan Nasional" is now a memorial to failure rather than a monument of success, if one looks at a list that includes collapsed stadiums and the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ).
And these projects use public funds, not party money. The BN ministers should remember that.
Just as with Biro Tata Negara, which is a division of the Prime Minister's Department that uses public funds — not a unit within the Umno president's office.
- 8:12 pm
- gedek! said...
- 10:21 pm
How come no new entry?
I need my Niamah fix, else may turn to zorro-unmasked instead.
Could possible that pat the Niamah has been 'gam'ed by gahman?
- 8:19 am
I tuned in expecting a niamah, but no.
- 9:31 pm


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A Staten Island man has tested positive for the West Nile virus, becoming the first identified case in a resident this year, New York City health officials said yesterday.
The name of the man, who is 67, was not released. He received treatment and is now recovering at home, said Andrew Tucker, a spokesman for the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He was hospitalized on July 24 after complaining of a fever, headache, muscle pain and severe weakness — all symptoms of viral meningitis, or inflammation of the spinal cord.
Health officials did not say where he was treated and when he was discharged, but he is expected to make a full recovery, said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the city health commissioner.
Last year, 11 cases of West Nile virus were reported in the city, and one of those people died.
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In the United States, the word "wedding" tends to evoke certain associations. The mind automatically regurgitates images absorbed from films, commercials, and magazines: a glowing bride ensconced in layers of delicate white fabric gliding among tables festooned with elaborate decorations, decadent food, and thousands of dollars worth of fresh-cut flowers. In this fantasy, money is no object, happiness is guaranteed, and future contentment seems likely. But how did such an extravagant, illogical vision become normative? Why are weddings consuming people's lives and bank accounts to such an extreme degree? These are the questions Rebecca Mead explores in One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding.
As Mead describes her excursions to bridal shows, wedding planner conventions, Aruba (a popular locale for destination weddings), and a Chinese factory that mass produces bridal gowns, she both contextualizes and deconstructs the fantastical visions of beauty and perfection which generally dominate our sense of the American wedding. Even if you aren't planning a wedding, it's difficult to avoid the current glut of wedding-themed media. Wedding cake decorators feature prominently on TV shows that compete with Say Yes to the Dress and A Wedding Story. Each year it seems more and more books and magazines are dedicated to offering advice on how to fully enjoy an ice sculpture center piece or perfectly match the flower girl's shoes to the bride's sister's earrings.
Despite the dizzying array of wedding-related media, these examples of visual culture seem to revolve around a singular understanding of what constitutes the typical American wedding. However, Mead's research clearly illustrates how these visions of normalcy actually reflect calculated attempts to transform the fairy tale wedding and the blissful union it supposedly initiates into commodities.
Rather than interviewing brides and grooms who have been ensnared by the trapping of commercialized romance, Mead directs her attention to the representatives of the wedding industry itself, conversing with the men and women who earn their livelihoods by perpetuating the profitable notion that in order to be joyous and memorable, one's wedding must be a surreal spectacle of expensive excesses.
This emotional manipulation is partially enabled by the fact that, when it comes to weddings, the realm of possibility seems almost unlimited. Although this scenario creates greater opportunities for self-expression, Mead argues that this freedom also has some negative consequences. Whereas previous generations followed a basic script established by religious, cultural, and family traditions, today's wedding industry now defines what is and isn't ideal for one's wedding. Because of the "vacuum of authority" which has emerged from a general ambivalence towards tradition, the wedding industry has solidified its presence as a surrogate authority and used that authority to transform weddings into a very profitable empire.
As Mead speaks with wedding planners, gown designers, and other industry professionals, it becomes clear that the real commitment being celebrated at a wedding isn't necessarily between the couple exchanging vows. According to Mead, they are also "saying 'I do' to the wedding industry's own assumptions about nuptial authority, administered through bridal magazines, bridal stores, department store wedding registries, and all the other venues in which romance and commerce have become inextricably entwined." To some extent, weddings often inadvertently celebrate the bond between merchant and customer as they initiate brides and grooms into their new identities as lifelong consumers.
One Perfect Day is a very readable account of one woman's exploration of the ideologies and agendas embedded in contemporary wedding culture. It also works well as an introduction to ethnographic journalism. While Barbara Ehrenreich by no means invented the sub-genre, her ground breaking book, Nickel and Dimed, bolstered both its visibility and popularity. It seems fairly common now for writers to familiarize themselves with a particular topic or phenomenon by becoming participant observers, often traveling to different sites to explore as many layers and manifestations as possible. Some other excellent examples of ethnographic journalism are Tracie McMillian's The American Way of Eating, Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz, and The Red Market by Scott Carney.
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The Bears agreed to a one-year deal with free agent offensive tackle Jonathan Scott. Plus, a report that some teams are showing interest in Brian Urlacher. And news and analysis regarding next month's NFL draft.
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If competition breeds success, then the Bears figure to have a much more successful offensive line next season.
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The bodies of an air crew killed when a US military helicopter crashed in Norfolk are unlikely to be recovered until Thursday.
Air accident, RAF and US investigators have spent the day at the scene of the tragedy in which four people died when a helicopter came down on a marsh near Cley-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast on Tuesday night.
Norfolk Police confirmed paramedics were not needed to treat those inside the helicopter, suggesting they died on impact or soon after.
Debris is believed to have been strewn across an area the size of a football pitch.
The investigation into Tuesday night's Pave Hawk crash is being hampered by the fact that it was carrying munitions, meaning that bullets are scattered around the scene.
It was not clear whether all next of kin in the US had been informed and the deceased are not expected to be identified for at least 24 hours.
Speaking in nearby Salthouse earlier, Chief Superintendent Bob Scully said the Norfolk coroner, Jacqueline Lake, had given permission for the bodies to be removed from the site.
Mr Scully added: ''You would be very much mistaken if you thought this would be a quick process.
''It all hinges on our ability to establish what happened and the removal of the casualties, who are sadly deceased, could disrupt the evidence so this must be done methodically step-by-step.''
Mr Scully said the bodies could be recovered overnight or in the morning.
Commenting on speculation that a bird strike could have contributed to the crash, Mr Scully said: ''It would be foolish to speculate. There are so many different scenarios and assumptions do not make for a good investigation.''
Military investigators from the US and UK are expected to work together to establish exactly what happened once the police involvement was over, he added.
A 400-metre police cordon is expected to remain in place until Monday and the public have been asked to stay away.
Investigators are aware of how much ammunition was on board and are attempting to account for it all.
Bernard Bishop, a Norfolk Wildlife Trust warden for Cley, who lives opposite the marsh described the scene as a ''nightmare''.
He added: ''It is just awful, terrible, one of the worst things I have ever seen.
''It's not something that anybody would want to witness and my heart goes out to the friends and families of those who died.''
A second helicopter from RAF Lakenheath was also in the area at the time of the crash and set down on the marshes to try to assist. It remains alongside the crash scene.
Four members of crew were on-board this helicopter and were not injured, police said. They have been interviewed by officers.
Peter and Sue McKnespiey, who run Cookies crab shop in Salthouse, live near the crash site.
Mrs McKnespiey said: ''We heard the helicopter come over very fast and very low.
''I don't know about engines but I am used to the sound of helicopters and this sounded very heavy and very unusual.''
Mr Bishop said he had not heard any impact adding that the helicopter sounded ''normal''.
''The search and rescue crews quickly arrived and it was my job to escort them over the marsh,'' he added.
''The conditions are very difficult because the marsh has flooded twice in recent weeks so that's hampering their efforts to recover the bodies and make the helicopter safe.
''There's only one track in and out of the crash site, which is also restricting their movements. It's just awful. I've never known anything like and never seen so many people here at one time.''
The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was on a training mission from RAF Lakenheath - a base for the US Air Force - which lies on the Suffolk Norfolk border, around 50 miles from the crash site.
The 48th Air Wing of the US Air Force tweeted last night: ''We can confirm that one of our HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters was involved in an incident during a training mission outside Cley-next-the-Sea.''
A statement from the 48th Fighter Wing of RAF Lakenheath later added: ''US military officials are coordinating the recovery efforts with the UK police and the Ministry of Defence.
''The authorities have secured the crash site and established a cordon.
''The aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, was performing a low-level training mission along the coast when the crash occurred.''
A derivative of the more famous Black Hawk helicopter, the Pave Hawk gets its name from the Pave acronym standing for Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment.
They are used for combat search and rescue, mainly to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel in theatres of war.
They have a four-man crew and can carry up to 12 troops. Typically, training flights would replicate as closely as possible real missions which would mean weapons and ammunition would be carried.
Matthew Hancock, MP for West Suffolk which includes Lakenheath, said: ''My heartfelt condolences are with the families and comrades of the airmen killed in the RAF Lakenheath helicopter crash.
''Lakenheath is a close-knit community, and I know that this tragic loss of life will be deeply felt.
''In Suffolk we never forget that the presence of the men and women of the 48th Fighter Wing helps guarantee Britain's security and shared freedoms. This crash reminds us of the bravery of our allies, in training and in war.
''I also wish to pay tribute to the emergency services, who had to confront both difficult terrain and the presence of live ammunition as they arrived at the scene of the crash.''


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The prophet saw the overall message clearly, but when it came to the advents of the Messiah, salvation
and kingdom, the prophets were unable to distinguish the near predictions from the far predictions
according to the Apostle Peter.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched
intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of
Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would
follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the
things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit
sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things (1 Peter 1:10-12).
For example, Isaiah's predictions of the future are not chronological in his book. His foretelling swings
from the near future to the distant future, back again, and sometimes stop in the middle and swings to
the distant future again, and then back to the near future. When Isaiah predicted the future, he foretold
events in the distant future with long intervals of time between the predictions, represented by peaks and
valleys on the following chart.
"Telescoping" occurs in prophecy, which is the leaping of a prediction from a near to a far horizon
without notice of intervening matter. The absence of chronological perspective creates obscurity. The
prophets often saw future events as one sees the stars in the night. The stars are millions of miles apart,
but they appear to the observer to be contiguous. Sometimes telescoping reverses two chronological
events. The first and second advents of Christ are often blended as one, or the Second Advent precedes
the first. Even the prophets themselves were confused by the telescoping nature of prophecy, which the
first advent of Christ has made clear to us. Thus, the interpretation of prophecy is an understanding of a
particular moment in history, a divine understanding of the human situation and circumstances.
If the prophets only foretold the future, they might have been more popular; however, they were
primarily covenant enforcers, who confronted and condemned Israel for violation Yahweh's covenant
Therefore, the prophet had to possess faith and fortitude—strength, stamina, guts, grit and
determination. Since he was rarely popular with the people, the prophet was a lonely man. He alienated
the wicked as well as the pious, the cynics as well as the believers, the priests and kings, the judges and
the false prophets. Nevertheless, the prophet had to challenge, to defy, and to cast out fear.
Loneliness and misery were only part of the reward that the prophets experienced. They were mocked,
reproached, and persecuted, but the life of a prophet is not futile. People may remain deaf to a prophet's
admonitions; they cannot remain callous to a prophet's existence. His duty is to speak to the people,
"whether they hear or refuse to hear." Even when their messages were rejected, some were able to
experience joy, elation and delight (cf. Jeremiah 15:16).
The striking surprise is that prophets of Israel were tolerated at all by their people. To the patriots, they
seemed destructive; to the pious multitude, blasphemous; to the men in authority, seditious. Yet, the
prophets were watchmen, servants, messengers of God, assayers and testers of people's ways; men who
stood in presence of God. Consequently, the prophet's eye is directed to the contemporary scene; the
society and its conduct are the main theme of his speeches. Yet his ear is inclined to God. He is a
person stuck by the glory and presence of God, overpowered by the hand of God. Yet his true greatness
is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.
It is impossible for us to grasp the grandeur of the prophetic consciousness. A person, to whom the
Spirit of God comes, becomes radically transformed. The vastness and gravity of the power bestowed
upon the prophet seem to burst the normal confines of human consciousness. The gift he is blessed with
is not a skill, but rather the gift of being guided and restrained, of being moved and curbed. His mission
is to speak for God.
As a witness, the prophet is more than a messenger. As a messenger, his task is to deliver the Word; as
witness, he must bear testimony that the Word is Divine. Through the prophet, the invisible God
becomes audible. The authority of the prophet is the Presence his words reveal. The prophet is a
witness, and his words a testimony—God's power and judgment, His justice and mercy.
The prophet does not judge the people by timeless norms, but from the point of view of God. In judging
human affairs, he unfolds a divine situation. Sin is not only the violation of a law; it is as if sin were
much a loss to God as to man. God role is not spectatorship but involvement. He and man meet
mysteriously in human deed. The prophet cannot say "man" without thinking "God."
God is involved in the life of man. A personal relationship binds Him to Israel; there is an interweaving
of the divine in the affairs of the nation. The Ten Commandments are not mere recommendations for
man, but express divine concern, which, realized or repudiated, is of personal importance to Him (cf.
Amos 6:8). God reacts in love, mercy, disappointment or anger because He is deeply involved in our
The prophet is not a mouthpiece, but a person, not an instrument, but a partner, an associate of God.
Emotional detachment would be understandable only if there were a command that required the
suppression of emotion, forbidding one to serve God "with all your heart, with all your soul, with all
The following principles must be kept in mind when interpreting prophecy.
1. Some predictions have not yet been fulfilled. Only when the prophecy is fulfilled will all the
details of these predictions be clear.
2. Some predictions may have been fulfilled, but the facts of history as they are now known do not
permit verification of the fulfillment.
3. Some prophecies are dealing with sublime mysteries. Some, for example, deal with the dual
nature of Messiah. Even doctrinal affirmations of the NT regarding the dual nature of Christ are
not easy to understand.
4. Some predictions have been presented as visions or dreams and consequently are couched in
highly figurative language. Eschatological (End Times) language by its very nature is often
5. The Hebrew verb tense system obscures predictions. What is future is often presented as having
already occurred, e.g., "He was wounded for our transgressions" is a prediction so certain of
fulfillment that it can be described as an accomplished fact.
6. The fragmentary character of predictions results in emphases that must be correlated and
7. The absence of chronological perspective creates obscurity. The prophets often saw future events
as one sees the stars in the night. The stars are million of miles apart, but they appear to the
observer to be contiguous. Sometimes "telescoping" reverses two chronological elements. First
and second advents are often blended as one, or the Second Advent precedes the first.
8. Use of prophetic imagery has created misunderstandings. Messianic predictions often include
types. Paul gives the rock in the wilderness a secondary meaning, identifying it as "Christ." This
second meaning is commonly called the sensus plenior (fuller meaning). See Matthew 2:15 and
Hosea 11:1. If we did not have the NT, we would not be inclined to identify this verse from Hosea
as a prophecy. We cannot do this sort of thing on our own with any passage.
9. Paradoxes in Messianic prophecy create obscurity. The Messiah is Father of Eternity, yet a Son
born in time.
10. Within prophecy, there is a certain measure of intentional indefiniteness. God never forces men to
believe. He leaves it to those who are willing to discover the truth, while the willfully blind are not
forcibly constrained to see it.
11. Forthtelling and foretelling is spoken directly to the prophet's life situation. It is relevant for the
time in which it was delivered and for all time. The prophets did not foresee or foretell all the
details (1 Peter 1:10-12).
12. Analysis and comparison of similar prophecies, especially such as have been divinely interpreted
and such as have been clearly fulfilled is important to interpreting unfulfilled prophecy, e.g.,
compare the prophetic images of Daniel to those of Revelation.
13. Theological perspective or presuppositions may blur or make clear predictions about the future.
Eschatological predictions are usually viewed from either a covenant view or dispensational view
of the future. Covenant theology interprets predictions relating to Israel's future as being
figuratively fulfilled in the Church. Dispensational theology interprets predictions relating to
Israel yet to be fulfilled by the literal nation of Israel. Theological presuppositions brought to the
Hermeneutic Circle influence one's interpretation of unfulfilled prophecy.


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why the States certifies sales of decontrolled fertilizers?
Concession on decontrolled P&K fertilizers is payable only on the quantities sold for agricultural purposes. Sales can be ascertained or verified from the outlet sources namely dealers/retailers and wholesalers registered under FCO. The States already have administrative field machinery for supervision and implementation of Central and State Schemes, as also ensuring compliance of provisions of FCO. Thus, the States have been given the responsibility of certifying the sales of P&K fertilizers including intimation of quantities. found sub-standard for settlement of claims for payment of concession.


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Beaumont/Port Arthur
Q. My apartment lease was up in December. Since that time, we have had a month-to-month agreement. I am now moving out. I gave proper notice. I am afraid my landlord will not return my security deposit. Can I require the landlord to use my security deposit for the last month's rent?
It's been three months since the Beaumont Independent School District sent 82 employees to New Orleans for the National Alliance of Black School Educators conference and all of the records have still not been reconciled properly or made available for inspection.
A review of several hundred pages of documents made available to The Examiner has raised serious questions about what is permitted and paid for on a school-sanctioned trip. Some BISD board members are calling the trip an "all-expenses-paid vacation," and that might be what it was.
n for president largely on the claim he was a job creator, saying he had created more jobs in Texas than any other state. He seemed to think somehow that alone should have qualified him to lead the United States of America as a world power.
It is true Texas has in fact enjoyed a large expansion of jobs during the past decade, but as radio and TV commentator Paul Harvey used to say, "And now for the rest of the story."
Q. I was walking along a street when a police officer told me to walk on the other side, or he would give me a ticket. Can a police officer actually write a ticket for walking on the wrong side of the street when there are no sidewalks?
I plead guilty. I admit that I have sometimes deleted files that I should not have deleted. Often, I realize the mistake fairly quickly, but sometimes I am unaware of my error for several days. Since its earliest days, Windows has had a trashcan or "Recycle Bin" where deleted files are stored until the trashcan is emptied.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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How does it work?
The Ethics Hotline is an e-mail of Protección S.A. firstname.lastname@example.com, by which internal clients (through the Intranet) and external clients (through the website) of the organization can report virtually, freely and respectfully, any conducts they consider go against organizational ethics. Reports are saved and registered for analysis by the company and to open the corresponding administrative investigations.
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- Employees of Protección S.A.
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Users of the Ethics Hotline can identify themselves or remain anonymous, if they wish to do so. They have the option of leaving their personal data in the e-mail if they would like to elaborate on the reports they make. The identity of the individuals providing information will be kept absolutely confidential.
Users of the Ethics Hotline shall make their best effort to provide as much information as possible, which will facilitate the internal administrative investigation and the satisfactory conclusion thereof.
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Any irregular or fraudulent conduct that can seriously affect the organization and corporate ethics.
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Employees' failure to fulfill the duty of observing the precepts established by the Company on conflict of interest and abstaining from making decisions that can affect the objectivity thereof. Personal interest must be absent at all times in the use of confidential information.
- Fraud in organizational processes
Any fraudulent conduct in the activities of the business and in the framework of organizational processes.
- Irregularity in the use of Company assets
Conducts that can damage Company assets, whether by action or omission.
- Employees' failure to fulfill the obligations and prohibitions in the framework for action.
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380 South Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(toll-free) 1.866.VIEWART
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Crossroads Quilters, Pieces and Strings (detail), 1997, quilted fabric, with ink, appliqué, and embroidery. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson. Purchase, with funds from Searcy Fund, 2008.079.
An installment of Art Across Mississippi: Twelve Exhibitions, Twelve Communities.
Quilting has been a skill and art form in this country from the time the first settlers arrived. Both Euro-American and African American quilting traditions relied heavily on the use of bold color and patterns. In addition, at a time when women were unable to vote, hold office, or be publicly heard, quilting became an outlet for the expression of their thoughts and feelings. Often times, quilts were important documents to chronicle heritage and traditions, sometimes featuring pivotal or painful life experiences. The quilts in this exhibition are newer representations of some of the traditional quilting styles and celebrate the heritage of quilting in Mississippi. Many have been purchased by the MMA from the Mississippi Cultural Crossroads Quilters, a network of quilters in Port Gibson who, per their mission, "celebrate the traditional quilting heritage of their community, while creating educational and economic opportunities for its citizens."
GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 9 AM-4 PM & Saturday, 10 AM-3 PM
This exhibition is free and open to the public.
ABOUT ART ACROSS MISSISSIPPI To celebrate Mississippi's bicentennial year, the Mississippi Museum of Art has curated exhibitions from its permanent collection for twelve host venues across the state. These exhibitions feature artworks by regionally acclaimed artists–past and present–including Walter Anderson, William Dunlap, William Ferris, Ke Francis, Marie Hull, Hystercine Rankin, and Sulton Rogers, among many others. Art Across Mississippi: Twelve Exhibitions, Twelve Communities provides residents throughout the state the opportunity to enjoy high-quality exhibitions from the Museum's permanent collection in their own communities and reflect on the rich heritage of Mississippi's visual arts while contemplating the meaning of the bicentennial moment.
Art Across Mississippi exhibitions are on view throughout the state at various locations between May 2017 and May 2018. These traveling presentations are companions to Picturing Mississippi, 1817-2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise, a landmark exhibition more than 175 artworks interpreting the state's rich artistic legacy over two centuries, brought home to the Museum in Jackson. Picturing Mississippi is now on view through July 8, 2018 at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
The Mississippi Museum of Art and its programs are sponsored in part by the city of Jackson and Visit Jackson. Support is also provided in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Bicentennial exhibitions created by the Mississippi Museum of Art are supported by the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation and the state of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Additional support is provided by


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"If we as Polynesians are going to raise our stakes in this world we need to realize we are all cousins," says Salave'a. "We have to support each other."
New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) January 31, 2013
For over a thousand years the South Pacific islands of Samoa and Tonga have had a unique enmity toward each other that stems from centuries of past conflict. Although the islands themselves have been at peace for hundreds of years, this rivalry continues on the islands and in America with street brawls and fisticuffs whenever these culturally connected people see each other. At this year's Super Bowl XLVII, these old rivalries play out on a world stage as two Samoans on the San Francisco 49ers face off with two Tongans on the Baltimore Ravens.
The National Football League is a sort of modern cultural phenomenon among those with South Pacific heritage, particularly on the islands of Samoa and Tonga. There, American football has been embraced by the cultures to such an extent that Polynesians overachieve in the NFL with an unbelievably high percentage of players compared with their population base. This has created a NFL fan base that practically includes every man, woman and child of Polynesian descent.
So it is no surprise that a Super Bowl featuring two Tongans on the Baltimore Ravens (Ma'ake Kemoeatu and Haloti Ngata) and two Samoans on the San Francisco 49ers (Mike lupati and Isaac Sopoaga) has caused a lot attention and excitement among the two cultures. For some, this attention is also an opportunity to try and mend some of the wounds of the conflict, as well.
"This is how the rivalry between Samoans and Tongans should play out, with healthy competition in sports, not with fists," says Willie Salave'a, an American NFL merchandiser who is ¾ Samoan and ¼ Tongan. Salave'a has seen tempers flare too often when Samoans meet Tongans and thinks the examples of sportsmanship and honor displayed by Polynesian NFL players is something to be promoted.
"I just want people to see how it can be between Samoans and Tongans," says Salave'a. "There will always be rivalry, but we don't have to continue with the violence. Ngata and Lupati aren't going to fight each other with their fists or with clubs; they are going to play football. These men are icons of our cultures and they are setting a new example we should all embrace and follow."
Indeed, attitudes are slowly changing as people like Polynesian NFL players and Salave'a try and have a positive impact on two cultures in desperate need of unity and a region starving for economic growth. "If we as Polynesians are going to raise our stakes in this world we need to realize we are all cousins," says Salave'a. "We have to support each other. Nobody else cares if Tongans fights Samoans, so it up to us to change ourselves. The NFL is showing us how."
Salave'a's company, Style Pasifika sells authentic sports licensed kukui nut jewelry under the brand Go Nuts, but the company also promotes island culture and issues through press releases, Polynesian events and their blog (realfansgonuts.wordpress.com).


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I'm really having a lot of fun with the latest fundraiser from COWWS for Geowoodstock VIII. They are putting together for sale an Official Geowoodstock VIII Poker Deck, chock full of geocachers! I admit I've spent a few hours dreaming up which of you cachers out there will be going camping, vacationing and geocaching with me as CARDS!
Will it be Moun10Bike? He's arguably the creator of TravelBugs and Geocoins and therefore a Geocaching God in my book. And have you been to his website? Switchbacks.com is a must visit for anyone hiking or geocaching in the Greater Pacific North West.
How about Alamogul who has the most finds according to CacherStats.com. Now, he IS a dedicated cacher! Maybe a few of the "Old School" cachers like my personal favorites Webfoot from Southern California (very close to my home town actually…) who writes a great geocaching blog. Or, CCCooperAgency from Pennsylvania and mondou2 from Colorado all of whom have been cachng since 2001.
A must have for my deck of favorites would be the two puzzle cache creators that got me hooked on puzzles with their hides: j_czerwin and clrl. If you live in or plan to visit Southern California you should definitely check these two out. Or what about ePeterso2 of Florida. He is "The Puzzle Cache Master".
What about all of those crazy Numbers Runners? You know, those cachers that are racking up 500+ finds in a 24 hour period. The current Unofficial record holders are Team Geo-Rangers and Peasinapod with 626 finds in 24 hours! This record was previously held by Ventura_Kids, Fotomom, and Cachepal at 566 caches in 24 hrs. Both of these runs were on the "Trail of the Gods" between Baker, CA and Primm, NV. It's a series of caches put out by the NGA which is the Nevada Geocaching Association. Maybe the NGA should get together and bid on a card and put the "Trail of the Gods" on it!
And now there is a Space Cacher. Yep he makes my deck top ten. Richard Garriott 'aka' LordBritish has a cache on the International Space Station – GC1BE91. I have an email alert that tells me when the Space Station is going to be overhead. I often go outside and just watch it float by, knowing that is as close as I am ever going to get to that cache.
Then there are all those cachers that I admire out there whose logs, blogs and tweets I've read and someday hope to meet. People like: EMC of Northridge, MissAmerica1, NevadaWolf, GeoCraig, XpunkX, TheBadCop, Lookout Lisa, Mister B, HeadHardHat, Sonny and Sandy Podcacher, DarrylW4, Firefly03, Snuva, Annie & PB, TripCyclone, JMCz, FluteFace, Shaggy, Scooby & Velma, Pengana, FrodoB…. You see what I mean?!? The list goes on forever.
But when I really think about it… There are only two cards that I would really like to see. I think the two Jokers should be bid on by Groundspeak. I'd love to see my absolute favorite all time cacher in the world, Signal the Frog, on one and my favorite all time geocaching team, The Groundspeak Lackey's on the other!
So who would make your Deck? And here is the real question: Are they bidding?!?


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On the battlefield, Amyras and Celebinus emerge from their tent, eager to join the fight and taunting Calyphas for not being as eager as they. Calyphas says he takes no pleasure in killing the way they do, and Amyras warns him that Tamburlaine will be furious. He and Celebinus run out when they hear the war-trumpets blast. Calyphas calls a servant and they play cards. As they play, Calyphas says he does not care what his brothers say, and complains about the noise of the war horns.
Tamburlaine, Theridimas and Techelles come in, followed by Amyras and Celebinus leading on Orcanes and the Three Kings, who have been captured. Tamburlaine taunts the Three Kings for being held captive by children, and then seeks out Calyphas, whom he angrily calls a coward. Theridimas, Techelles, other regents, and Amyras all urge...
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Tennessee Forestry Commission Meeting Set for April 24
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Forestry Commission will meet April 24 at 8:30 a.m. CDT in the Ed Jones Auditorium at Ellington Agricultural Center, located at 440 Hogan Road in Nashville.
The agenda includes a review and approval of previous meeting minutes, a discussion of green building standards, a report on the Agriculture and Forestry Economic Development Task Force, approval of the 2012-2013 tree seedling price list and updates on the Forest Action Plan, legislation, State Forest certification and the Division of Forestry budget.
The meeting is open to the public. Individuals interested in addressing the commission should plan to arrive prior to the start of the meeting in order to be placed on the agenda.
The Tennessee Forestry Commission comprises seven members representing the public's interests as it relates to forest resources in the state. The commission advises the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry on forest resource issues. For more information, contact the TDA Division of Forestry at 615-837-5520.


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Watch Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk in Pinocchio's final episode today!
We have a special announcement: Pinocchio has 3 episodes this week, finishing with episode 20 later today. What will happen to the romance and the lingering mystery? Will good overcome evil? How will Dal Po, In Ha, and Bum Jo, the central characters who we've grown to care for deeply, find their way out of the maze?
The drama has been perfect in blending romance, suspense, and conflicts between older and young generations. We won't spoil the ending for you, but for fans who have followed this drama since it began, it's been a satisfying show and well deserves the Number 1 spot on our Weekly Top 10 Most Watched Dramas list on DramaFever week after week.
The cast, starring Park Shin Hye, Lee Jong Suk, Kim Young Kwang, Lee Pil Mo, Lee Yoo Bi , and many others, has simply been perfect in making their characters come alive in our living rooms or on our mobile devices. The last 3 episodes of the series promise to have great surprises with unexpected twists and turns. One thing for certain is the romance between Dal Po and In Ha, but how will it be affected by the upheaval to come?
Watch episode 19:
I've been watching the drama myself, and I can't wait for the grand finale. Again, no spoilers, but I really have come to trust the scriptwriter, the director, the actors, and the entire production team for this wonderful drama.
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Requirements of a smoke detection system for an office or home
and integration with access control and burglar alarm
A fire protection system should
- be fail safe: many fires start in and electrical installation, causing a power failure. The fire protection system should continue to work without general power. Cables connecting smoke detectors or sirenes to a fire protection panel could burn before alarming. The interconnection should be wireless or by fire resistant cabling.
- have a loud alarm, alarming everyone in the building: people mostly get killed by the smoke of a starting fire. Sleeping people do not wake up from smoke, so the alarm must wake up everyone.
- allow you to mute the sirens and quickly locate the source of the alarm. Loud sirens tend to disable people to think straight. Once people are notified, the sirens should be temporarily hushed. The system should help people find the triggered detector.
- connect to the access control system: on fire alarm, all doors should unlock allowing an easy exit, or allowing help or emergency services to enter. An integrated solution like Loxone could also switch on all lights if power is still available, to make navigating in the smoke easier.
- send a remote alarm, preferably by phone call, to allow someone to investigate the alarm, reset the alarm when false, or call the emergency services.
Our solution
Smoke detectors
Wireless communication
Battery powered >10 years
The smoke detectors are powered by an internal battery that lasts over 10 years. All detectors, the communication and the internal sirens continue to work when there is a power failure. You do not need a separate backup battery system. You also do not need to care about replacing batteries for 10 years. Installation is really simple: you can just attach the readers to the ceiling without needing to install any cabling, which saves you money. Even a smoke detectors in a storage room at some distance outside can be linked. The system can easily be extended later by adding a new smoke dtector, CO detector, alarm button, control panel or interface in a zone, and have the other devices learn the added device.
Wireless interface
A separate wireless interface is available for integration with other systems (e.g. opening/closing doors, switching lights on, remote notifications):
- 3 outputs (relays contacts)
- smoke alarm
- CO alarm
- fault alarm (sensor or battery fault)
- 1 input can be activated by closing a contact (connecting 2 wires) and has multiple function: it can be used to:
- test the detectors and communication
- on alarm: silence the sirens to identify the triggered detector, and reset the alarm
- activate all sirens for other purposes like a burglar alarm. or connecting to an existing alarm panel
The Wireless interface can be fully KNX enabled by adding in this interface and some simple circuitry.
Comparison to other systems
A traditional fire alarm is much more expensive to purchase, install and maintain. However, you still need it for large installation or buildings with central management of separate units. For small businesses, offices, shops, houses, the proposed system makes more sense and is generally accepted by the local fire department.
KNX smoke detectors are expensive (>250 euro) and require KNX kabling and configuration. They allow more advanced and individual control, however, this does not add much useful functionality.
Loxone Air smoke detectors do not include a loud siren. Only the triggered detector beeps. To have a fail safe alarm, you must add sirens and a backup battery power protection for the Loxone Miniserver and the sirens. The detectors need to be in range of an Air extension.
Google Nest smoke detectors communicates/operates between detectors in a similar way as our proposed solution, but are to be controled via a separate app over Wifi. We however want all functionality to be available in 1 visualisation (Loxone app or a KNX visualisation). Integration can be done via the API over Wifi, however, this is currently too complicated. We will however explore this furher in case the device adds more useful functionality like acting as a presence detector.


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Hi all,
So i've been following the steps i've been given and obviously reading alot on the forum.
Its only my 4th night, and i'm already remembering my dreams pretty well, I am using a dream journal and the dreams are pretty wacky (cheese to blame for that)
I decided last night to sleep at 10pm, get up at 3.30am and stay awake for 30 mins, then go back to sleep. worked a treat, went right into a deep dream, i remember most of it too and all is written down. Only thing I cant do yet is tell myself I am dreaming and become lucid, I know its early days yet
Just wondered if there are any tips for telling myself mid dream I AM DREAMING!!!
I have been doing the reality checks during work and home (asking myself + sometimes outloud too)
am I dreaming? check front and back of hands and inspect them in detail.
Seems like my dream triggers might be my work collegues.... they are in all of my dreams!!!
oh dear
Any suggestions taken on board. Anyway im off to sleep, just going to try and have a normal night.
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