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Last august (2010) my boyfriend and me visited Egypt for the first time. We are both avid snorklers/divers (bascily fish and coral nerds) and we originally went with a different branded camera, however, one night in the hotel one of the staff members took my camera and we had to go to the police (awful experiance, he even touched my bum and the manager brushed it off by how i was dressed. I had a fully covering kaftan dress on!) Obviously we never saw the camera again, and we knew we needed another one, due to the fact of all the beautiful reefs in the red sea we wanted to photo.
We went to a radioshack, which is an international electircal store, and the only underwater camera that didnt require a case was the canon powershot d10. The look of the camera is quite childish, it reminds me of a bubble for some reason. However, for the price (haggled!) and boasting 12.1 mpix we bought it.
Its simple to use. It has the usual settings such as flash auto, off ect. It also has alot of different scenes, such as fireworks, outdoors, indoors, pets and children (lol?), portrait and underwater. The underwater one is great if you want to look tanned, everything looks brighter haha.
The quality of the photos where amazing. If youd like to see them feel free to message me and Ill happily share them with you. We managed to capture many fast moving fish perfectly, even in rough water conditions.
Having my camera stolen was a blessing in disguise, because this camera is amazing. I highly reccommend it to people who are not skilled at photography but would like an underwater camera.
I have use of this camera even though I don't technically own it (it's my Dad's!). Happily that means that I didn't pay the £200 it costs. Whilst not being expensive for a waterproof camera it's not at the student-budget end either.
The camera looks very smart with its two tone blue and silver colour scheme as shown in the photograph. It isn't the smallest camera I've come across but it's certainly not bulky and easily fits in my handbag/beachbag with no space issues. The main difference between this and standard 'dry' compacts is that is isn't compressed front-to-back. Quite refreshingly it's an attractive curved shape, very handy for getting a good grip on it whilst snorkelling and diving. The camera comes with a strap and toggle so you can attach it to your wrist with no fear of it floating off/ending up on the sea floor. Handily the strap is detachable and fits onto any one of the four corners of the camera giving lefties and righties equal consideration. The camera has a reasonably sized screen and all the essential buttons are of a good size and easy to locate whilst on-the-go.
Set in Auto mode the camera is straight forward to use and the 'point and shoot' approach gets you a respectable photo. It also has a multitude of different specialist settings to choose from if you want to take a very specific shot, these include; beach, kids&pets, sunset, portrait, landscape etc. Whilst these all aid in getting a much higher quality shot they are a little confusing at times as there's so many to choose from and take a little getting used to. Once you know what's there and how the camera functions under each setting then choosing the correct one for any given situation is much easier and your photos will be much better for just this little bit of effort. I am particularly impressed with the sunset setting which really helps you to capture the beautiful colours and hues that usually end up looking wishy washy under the Auto setting.
The camera I use has happily stayed waterproof so far (touch wood!) and the shots taken underwater, whilst highly dependant on environmental conditions at the time, are decent quality. Getting a crisp picture is no problem, getting a fish to stay still while you take it is much harder. In all fairness I have used it underwater on multiple occasions but my experience of taking pictures underwater is limited. Of the shots I have I do have some that are breathtaking and that certainly had nothing to do with me and was all the camera just doing it's thing! Like I said previously, buttons are all easy to use underwater and the screen is big enough to view easily even with a mask on. The 3x optical zoom comes in very handy when you're chasing down that elusive fish/turtle/ray although the limited light penetration in water sometimes means the pictures are a little dark. Counter this by taking photos on a sunny day at midday!
Out of water the camera functions very well too with active shots, landscape and portraits all of a high quality. The only let down in this respect is the macro function which isn't as good as my standard 'non-waterproof' camera. Very close up shots of insects and the like can be tricky, not impossible though.
The menu button opens up a whole world of variables on this camera allowing you to fiddle around with the settings to your heart's content. I'm not a photographer however and most of this is dutch to me. My Dad assures me it's all very critical for those in the know though! I like the option to switch between home & away time zones which lets you change the time easily when going on holiday and means the correct time and date is attached to each photo.
The battery and memory card slot are easily accessible and battery charge time is minimal at around two to three hours from flat. The charger I received is in fact a US plug which plugs into a special adaptor for the uk market. This is ideal when I'm actually in the US/Caribbean as no adaptor is required. Perfect!
Great camera for those who like an active lifestyle. Personally I just like fish and it suits me fine too!
I have a DSLR but I always like to have a point and shoot camera to serve both as a back up but also as alternative for situations where its more convenient to have a small camera. The Canon D10 serves as my second camera and I've had ample opportunities now to use this camera and so feel confident to review it accurately.
****What does the camera look like****
This camera does stand out from the others on offer -and to be honest, you're either going to love it or hate it. Its a combination of aquatic blue and silvery grey in colour and, to be honest, it could be considered to look a little like a child's toy camera! It has the Canon logo on the front of the product and a camera lens which reminds me a little of a port hole on a ship (which I'm sure isn't accidental since one of the special features of this camera is that it is suitable for working underwater). The front of the camera also has a flash that is inbuilt into the body of the camera itself rather than one that flips up. On the back there is a 2.5 inch LCD screen and the standard buttons on the back of the camera next to the LCD screen and on the top.
The camera itself looks a little bulbous and bulky as it measures almost 5cm in depth and so it isn't really conducive to sticking in my pocket, but it easily sits in a small handbag. I have to say that I actually like the fact that the camera is bulkier because I find it easier to hold it in a stable position. It is lightweight, weighing just under 200g.
On each of the four rounded corners of the camera, there are four circular ports that allow you to connect various straps to it - and to decide exactly where you want the straps to be connected. Complimentary with the camera is a wrist strap which has a circular disc on it which you can slot into one of the four ports and twist - and this connects it. You can buy (if you so wish) straps which are suitable for a shoulder strap or a neck strap. I actually like this new way of connecting the strap.
****The Lens and Sensor***
The camera boasts 12.1 MP and saves photos in JPEG format. I would prefer to see the camera being able to save in JPEG and TIFF but unfortunately this isn't possible. However, a good point is that it does have a 3x zoom capability (35-135mm equivalent) and an optical IS (see below) which almost compensates for the lack of TIFF file saving. For a point and shoot camera, the aperture possibilities of between f/2.8 and f/4.9.
This camera is capable of functioning with an ISO as low as 80 - which actually rare for point and shoot cameras as often the ISO in point and shoot cameras starts off around 200 - 400. Because of this, the images have less noise in them and that can only be a good thing. However, in low light, it is possible to increase the ISO to 1600.
****The Viewer****
The viewer itself is a 2.5 inch LCD screen which is a good size for both viewing a picture to take a good picture and also for viewing the photo afterwards. Because this camera can be used underwater, it is necessary for the screen to display images in a brighter luminosity that standard cameras - and so you can see images much better in the dark, as well as being able to see the screen when underwater. It is possible to adjust the luminosity of the screen viewer as there are 5 possible brightness levels. I have been able to adequately see the screen in all conditions including bright sunlight. The images on the screen are displayed with a very good resolution and so images appear crisp and clear and an accurate reflection of the end printed product.
****The Camera's Special Functions****
This camera has all of the basic functions that you would expect of a point and shoot digital camera - and a few more. Overall, the functions work very well and are easy to find and use on he camera's menu.
There are actually 18 scene modes to opt from which is certainly more than generally would have been expected. These scene modes include Underwater, Snow, Night and Beach modes. There is also a Smart Auto Mode which basically allows the camera to choose what it thinks is the right scene depending on the brightness, distance and contrast of the subject - and I have to say that overall, this camera very much chooses the right setting when set in this smart mode.
It also has a Face Detection Mode which can recognise up to 35 faces in a scene and ensures that these faces are kept in focus. It has a special new feature called "Blink Detection" which will tell you if someone has blinked when you have taken the photo! I have to admit that I don't use the Blink Detection mode much, but it is absolutely infallible and is useful in a situation where you want to get a great group picture. It also has a red eye function whereby you can prevent red eye before the photo is taken, but also correct it after the photo had been taken.
It is with great pleasure I have found that this camera has an Image Stabilisation (IS) mode which I have on a couple of my DSLR lenses - and let me tell you, it can be a Godsend! Basically, if you have this mode turned on (Ummmm why wouldn't you??!) it automatically compensates for any movement of the camera which can result in horrendous blurring of the finished image. I love this feature...absolutely love it...and I have it turned on permanently.
As mentioned, this camera can be used underwater to up to 10 feet and it was with a lot of trepidation that I put this camera under the water when I was in the Galapagos. But the camera coped brilliantly and all the internal workings remained perfectly dry - and I got some great, crisp images of manta ray, sea turtles and amazingly colourful tropical fish.
Overall, the camera's functions on this camera are brilliant and I cannot fault them at all.
****The Images****
I am so impressed with the quality of the images that this camera consistently produces. File sizes usually reach around 3Mb which is good for a point and shoot camera. Like I said previously, you can only save in JPEG format - but again, this is fairly standard with non DSLR's.
Images are crisp and clear with a very adequate resolution for prints of 7 x 5 inches and even up to A4 size. However, with larger prints, image quality starts to fall off. With low ISO values of 100 - 200, noise is almost non-existent. Macro images are good from a distance of 2cms - and the night photos I have got with this camera are fantastic as there is a potential long shutter mode of up to 15 seconds.
Having the IS mode switched on means that images really are clear even when I've been in a situation where camera shake was inevitable (like on the Waltzers recently).
***The Manual***
There is a manual that comes with the camera which has a lot of information in it, but unfortunately this comes on a CD - which isn't great considering the fact that I like to have something to refer to when I'm out in the field. There is a very quick view guide that comes with it, but to be honest this isn't very informative unless you have never used a digital camera before!
****Will it last?****
I hope so! One of the reasons I bought this camera is because its waterproof, shock proof (to 1m) and resistant to dust and cold (up to -10C). True to form, I have bashed it around a bit in the six months, and with the exception of a few minor scratches on the main body, its like new.
****The bottom line: How much does it cost?****
It cost me £210 from Amazon when I bought it - although I have seen it for as little as £190 since then. It comes with a six months guarantee.
Overall, I would recommend this point and shoot camera without question. I am incredibly impressed by the functions, by its underwater capabilities and by the quality of the images if produces. To be honest, I really don't think that anyone could go wrong buying this.
This camera went right to the top of my NEED list after seeing just a few shots that my friend had taken, after seeing a few more I had to get it and I have not regretted it!
This is most definitely the very best compact digital camera I have seen. Most underwater cameras are very bulky but this one is much more compact. Although it is not like the slimline styles, it still has a very modern, sleek look that is complimented by the lovely blue/silver combination.
The battery is fully charged within about 2 hours, it is very easy to use with self explanatory symbols next to the buttons and it has large controls to make it easy to use whilst active or wearing gloves etc.
I think the target customer is the active person who wants great quality action shots, snorkelling, climbing, skating, sailing etc.
However I am as far from this as possible and I have still found it VERY useful having such a durable camera.
RESISTANT TO WATER, SHOCK, DUST & COLD (absolutely amazing!) I have not subjected my camera to this but it can be used in temperatures of -10 degrees!
This camera can be used underwater up to 10m. I have taken some stunning underwater shots with this, every little bubble is picked up, the quality of picture is definitely not comprimised when using the underwater facility.
It withstands drops up to 1.22m, although i have never measured the fall, I have dropped it in the past and it has worked fine straight away, it has also had its fair share of bumps from when my 3 year old wants to take pictures and it has never been affected by them!
12.1 megapix- the detail this camera can detect is outstanding, when testing the camera in the shop i took a close up of my hand and every little detail of my ring showed up immaculately
scene, face (up to 35 faces in a shot) & motion detection (that really work!)
image stabiliser - I have used this camera on rollercoasters and the shots are perfect, no blur at all.
choice of 18 modes including,beach, landscape/portrait, fireworks, snow, kids & pets, sunset & movie. I also has an AUTO mode, apart from when using the underwater mode or movie, I have just kept it on auto and I have never been disappointed with the results.
The screen has a really great feature that detects movement when viewing the pictures and will swith from landscape to portrait depending on how you hold the camera, I have found this really easy and useful for when Im deciding how to print the pictures.
The design of this camera makes it ideal for EVERYONE, EVERYDAY as it captures the most amazing snaps!
Definitely the best camera for holidays too, regardless of what type of holiday you're on! ...
BEACH- no more worries of getting your camera damaged by sand or sea.
ACTIVE cycling, mountain climbing, snorkelling etc
CITY, sight seeing, whatever you use this camera for, the quality of picture it takes will ensure that that every little detail will be remembered.
Definitely a worth while investment, I now have images that before I would think only a professional could get.
Like anything do shop around. When I purchased mine, the price comparison sites found exactly the same product from £219 -£379


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Mary S. Perry, mother of Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, died Thursday at the age of 88 in New London, New Hampshire.
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mrs. Perry graduated from Boston University and earned her Master's degree in Physical Education from Springfield College. She served as head of the physical education department in Hopedale and coached varsity sports for more than 25 years.
She also started her own original aerobics program and continued to teach the program into her 70s.
"In many ways, she was ahead of her time as far as her way of thinking and living, whether it be exploring books on quantum physics or women's rights," said Joe of his mother.
And of course, Mrs. Perry was a devoted Aerosmith fan. She saw thousands of Aerosmith shows right by the stage during her lifetime.
— Matt Dolloff, 100.7 WZLX

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Way back in June, we told you that iOS 6 would have new, integrated emergency alert and AMBER Alert notifications. When you go looking for them, you may not find them. Even if, as some folks out there like to say, you "scroll all the way to the bottom" of the Notifications pane in the Settings app, if your carrier hasn't implemented the alerts, yet, you won't see them in there.
I suppose you can keep trying, but we're here to keep you from wasting your time.


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Hi Folks
OK, so modernperlbooks.com and Moveable Type have disabled my password for the 3rd time. I get the hint. I won't be back (there).
And no, I didn't forget it. I keep it in an encrypted file along with all the other passwords I've collected...
For the record, in the past I pretended I'd lost my password, and re-registered, but I'm sick of doing that.
As for the book, I have some comments, hoping chromatic stumbles across them
1) Chapter 7: 'grovel': I don't think that's the correct usage of that word. Try 'fossick'.
2) Chapter 9: 'Alternately, use Moose and don't worry about the details' - under DOES(). Hmmmm.
This statement is far too brief. I think it should spell out exactly what a programmer needs to do in this situation when using Moose.
Hi Folks
It's slow work, but I am making progress on App::Office::CMS.
It's based on CGI::Application and friends, to help sustain the microlight claim.
Which Javascript library, I hear you all cry!
YUI. You should have guessed.
Only a few weeks now...
Hi Folks
A comparison of env vars provided by 5 web servers is available here.
Hi Folks
Don't you just hate that?
After posting this the first time, I posted another article soon after, and due to a design fault on use.perl.org's home page, only the last shows up, under 'Recent Journals'.
I emailed pudge about it, so perhaps something will happen...
When I'm between contracts, I do some volunteer work thru
goodcompany, where small community groups post requests ('wishes') for people ('angels') to help ('grant the wish').
I only respond to Web/IT requests, but there are a range of categories into which requests can be put.
In Australia, there are between 600,000 and 700,000 such community groups, and many share the same sorts of problems, e.g. managing lists of contacts and donors.
So, I thought I'd report of on a few projects I've helped with, most of which are for charities:
o The East West Overseas Aid Foundation
They donate money to India for property and school classes, for example.
At first, I just helped with their list of contacts. But I'd seen a number of groups struggling with Excel for this, and ended up writing App::Office::Contacts and *::Donations, although they're not yet ready to use my code.
Now, we're working on bringing their web site up-to-date.
It'd be nice if there was a very-light-weight CMS in Perl we could host of a VPS.
On CPAN I found Miril, but sometimes it used MS-DOS slashes, (in config files) and I didn't feel like debugging it. And I've have to redesign the interface, to start with.
o Association for Children with a Disablity
I met a senior manager, who quickly got serious, making a small but revealing derogatory comment about my clothes!
We had a long talk anyway. She'd been quoted $16,000 by a local MS-oriented computer shop to do this project.
I offered to do it for %10 of that, or even for free. But no, a couple of weeks later she emailed saying my help wasn't wanted. Very strange.
o Windermere Child and Family Services
This was my first project thru goodcompany.
This charity had bought an Australian donation manager program - imaginatively called DonMan -, but had never used it.
So I wrote a bit of Perl to reformat several Excel spreadsheets into a CSV file acceptable to DonMan, and that was it.
o Court Network
This is the latest project. Attending court can be a bewildering experience for people who are most likely going to court due to some disaster in their lives anyway.
So, Court Network has a stable of about 450 volunteers who accompany the court user thru the process, both here in (the state of) Victoria, and in Queensland.
They had a paper-based system of matching up court users with volunteers, so I've written a classic web app to replace that.
When it goes live, the public will be able to submit details themselves, rather than go thru Court Network's office staff.
And the latter have extra features (Search, Update, Reports).
They're a non-technical group (a common situation), and so far haven't been able to tell me who hosts their web site (some other volunteer process), so we still have to deal with getting CGI and database features working.
And my contact there is going to get DreamWeaver training, so at least I won't be dealing with web site content.
o Life's Little Treasures Inc
This is a support group for women who've had premature babies.
Indeed, some premmies are still in hospital a year after birth, so their problems must be major.
In the end, this group chose Joomla, since they wanted to expand their on-line forum network's power, now that they're handing out brochures to all mums with new-borns, in some hospitals, not just to mums with premmies.
News flash: I checked their outstanding wish, and they're now asking for a WordPress export. I guess they just couldn't find a volunteer to help with Joomla. Or perhaps the Joomla side of things has been sorted out.
I'm thinking of getting East West (above) off TYPO3 and onto WordPress, but that's a coincidence (perhaps).
o Australian Karen Foundation
The Karen are an ethnic group in Myanmar, who are being genetically exterminated by the psychopaths who run Myanmar.
Some Karen have fled into a refugee camp in Thailand, where the Thai government gives them some support, and has just a few weeks ago even connected them to the internet, albeit only a couple of hours a day (I think).
Someone from a town near the camp visits occasionally to repair their PCs. They have about 10 machines, most of which work most of the time. The machines run MS Windows, but are not networked.
The A. Karen Foundation collects 2nd hand laptops from Australian companies and someone carries them over to Thailand once a year or so.
I've been collecting info on freeware directories, and on universities where free courses on learning English, maths, etc, can be downloaded.
I put the info into a TiddlyWiki - a brilliant 1-page-wiki manager.
o Lastly, Cottage by the Sea
This is a holiday/respite home for children, on the other side of Port Phillip Bay from where I live.
They are 120 years old this year, and are very slowly digitising their records (photos, annual reports, list of children who've attended).
I've offered to design a database to hold these records, and to write a search engine for people researching the historical record.
We'll see what happens.
o Summary
I've skipped a few places where I went and just had one meeting.
Nevertheless, you can see there is no way of predicting what sort of work comes up, or what it will entail, exactly.
Hi Folks
This is a reply to Ovid's post
Objects are experts.
Over the weekend I was blocked from logging in to blogs... with both my usual u/p and my OpenID. I looked a bug report re that.
Anyway, here's what I wrote:
Hi Ovid
Sigh, I remember the good old days when I could sign in to blogs.perl.org. No matter.
Many years ago I programmed in Snap, which is object-oriented Prolog, and that was very interesting...
But as for calling object 'experts', I disagree, although I support the thrust of your argument.
I call them 'servers', and the class is just the server factory.
The point of 'server' is that an object provides services in exactly the same way a classic server, e.g. web server, does.
And yes, we don't want to meddle with the internals of the 'server', we just want it to work, as you say.
I guess we can agree that 'expert' is more human-oriented terminology, whereas 'server' is more emphasizing the mechanistic side of things.
Ron Savage
Hi Folks
OK - what's the secret.
I tried to sign in to blogs.perl.org, using:
o My use.perl.org id - No go
o My CPAN is - No go
o A new user registration - No go
In the last case, it rejected about 8 different passwords I invented on the spot.
Hi Folks
I've created a page for my Debian TiddlyWiki, which I've built up since switching to Debian.
The skeleton *.deb file linked to on that page is discussed in the TiddlyWiki.
A TiddlyWiki is a 1-page wiki with a built-in editor.
Download an empty TiddlyWiki from this page.
Lastly, a warning: Avoid Google's chrome browser (yes, I know it's damn fast) until you've understood the implications of these notes.
Basically, chrome 'rectifies' your HTML by upper-casing it, so the TiddlyWiki's editor stops working.


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How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (with Linux installed first) — the step-by-step guide with screenshots
Updated 3 March 2009 to use Ubuntu 9.04
Scenario: You have Linux already installed but want to dual boot it with Vista on the same hard drive.
Summary of tutorial: We'll dual-boot Ubuntu 9.04 with Vista. With Ubuntu already installed and owning the entire drive we'll use the Ubuntu Live CD to shrink the Linux partition to create space for the Vista install.
Vista's MBR will overwrite GRUB during installation so we'll go through two scenarios. First – reinstall GRUB to the Linux partition and use EasyBCD to modify the Vista bootloader so that it will boot Ubuntu. Second reinstall GRUB to the MBR and configure it boot both Ubuntu and Vista
This tutorial has been tested on a Sun VirtualBox 2.1.2 virtual machine.
[#PAGE-BREAK#Back up the GRUB boot menu#]
Regardless of which bootloader you end up using it's a very good move to first back up the GRUB bootloader. It's easy to lose it and unless you know how to re-write it from scratch then you're generally facing a full reinstallation of Ubuntu.
Firstly boot into Ubuntu and go to Applications –> Accessories –> Terminal. Then type in sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst.
This text file contains all the information GRUB uses to configure various boot options. Scroll down and the entries between "## ## End Default Options ##" and "### END DEBIAN AUTOMATIC KERNELS LIST" are the Linux boot options.
Make a backup of the file by going to File Save As and selecting a different location. Or take a full copy of the contents and place it into a new text file. If you can create the backup on a removable disk or networked location.
[#PAGE-BREAK#Make space for Vista#]
Now we need to create space on the hard drive for Vista so this will involve resizing the main Ubuntu partition. Restart the system using the Ubuntu Live CD as this gives you access to GNOME Partition Editor. When the CD loads select "Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer".
Once the CD loads go to System Administration Partition Editor.
Right-click on the main data partition which has been formatted with ext3 – it should be /dev/sda1 – and select "Resize/Move"
Move the slider from the right to shrink the ext3 partition and create free space on the hard drive which will take the NTFS Vista partition. Make sure that the free space is sufficient to hold Vista (at least 6GB – preferably 10GB). Then click "Resize/Move" to confirm the selection and "Apply" back in the main screen to carry out the pending change.
[#PAGE-BREAK#Install Vista#]
Restart the system with the Vista DVD and select "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" to commence the installation.
Select your installation language and then "Install now".
When prompted for an installation type select "Custom" and click Next.
On the "Where do you want to install Windows?" page there will be an option like "Disk 0 Unallocated Space". This is the space we created with GNOME Partition Editor.
At this point Vista can't install to this space so we need to make a new partition and mark it active so that Vista can use it.
Press SHIFT + F10 to launch a command window then type in DISKPART and press Enter.
Select the active disk by typing in "SELECT DISK 0".
List the partitions by typing in "LIST PARTITION". The newly-created NTFS partition is PARTITION 3.
Select this partition by typing in "SELECT PARTITION 3" and then type in "ACTIVE".
This marks the partition as active. Then type "EXIT" and "EXIT" again to go back to the installation screen. Select the NTFS partition and click Next and Vista will install.
Once it's done Vista will boot but there's no sign of Ubuntu so we need to set up dualbooting.
[#PAGE-BREAK#Dualboot Option 1 – Vista bootloader#]
Now we need the latest version of EasyBCD by Neosmart Technologies – download it here. Install the application and launch it.
To enable access to the Linux partition the best option is to install NeoGrub. Go to "Add/Remove Entries" go the NeoGrub tab and select "Install NeoGrub". This adds the "NeoGrub Bootloader" option to the Vista bootloader.
Once that's done choose Configure – this launches the NeoGrub menu.lst file location at C:NSTmenu.lst. Use Notepad or Wordpad to open the file and then paste in the boot entries from the backup copy of MENU.LST you made earlier. These entries occur between "## ## End Default Options ##" and "### END DEBIAN AUTOMATIC KERNELS LIST". Save and exit then reboot the machine.
NOTE – if you didn't make a backup of MENU.LST or you did but it's on the Ubuntu EXT3 partition don't despair. Download and install EXT2IFS which allows you to mount EXT2/EXT3 partitions within WIndows. This will let you browse the contents of the EXT3 partition and extract the MENU.LST file. Word of warning though – either enable the read-only option during installation OR copy the file to the Vista filesystem rather than opening it directly from the EXT3 partition. EXT2IFS bypasses the Linux permissions so there's a chance of damaging the filesystem.
The system will come up with two boot options. Select "NeoGrub Bootloader" and then the Linux boot options will load. Choose the relevant option and the system boot into Ubuntu.
[#PAGE-BREAK#Dualboot Option 2 – GRUB bootloader#]
To reinstate GRUB as the system bootloader it needs to be reinstalled into the MBR.
Boot the system from the Ubuntu Live CD and select "Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer".
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Scroll down to the bottom of the file and type in the following text strings:
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root (hd01)
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Save the file and reboot. When the GRUB loader launches hit ESC for the boot menu. Windows Vista is the last option – select it and Vista will load.
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Côte d'Ivoire continues to host more than 10'000 Refugees within its borders; the majority of which are from Liberia and have been living in the country for more than 20 years. Since February 2012, UNHCR has facilitated the return of more than 10'000 registered Liberians from Côte d'Ivoire. UNHCR is also planning to assist another 7'500 Liberian Refugees wishing to return home voluntarily. In addition to the 10,000 Refugees in the country, there are other populations of concern to UNHCR, such as Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that were displaced during 2011 post-electoral crisis. The socio-political and security situation in Côte d'Ivoire remains challenging.


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" Author: Bernard Cornwell / Genre: Fiction "
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I think I would be hard pushed to find anyone who had not heard of our seen a picture of Stonehenge. It is a really famous monument in Salisbury which consists of a circle of rather large stones, some which look like arches. It is thought to be about 5000 years old.
No-one is really sure of what it was built for, or the detail of how it is built, but geological evidence tells us that really large stones were moved at least 20 miles to build it. Archealogical evidence adds a few extra details as human remains and other items have been found in the area.
It is believed to have religious significance. The druids still celebrate midsummer at the monument today.
What Bernard Cornwell has done has taken the few scant facts we know about this monument and used it to make a story, or if you like a hypothesis of the people behind the making of this structure. I have never read anything by this author before, and also I am not normally a fan of historical type novels. I have read a few Philippa Gregory novels and found them really hard to get into, and also the Kate Mosse novel Labrynth took me a long time to enjoy. I am the type of person who perseveres once I have started. With this one, I found within a few chapters I was fully engrossed with the characters and plot which were interesting and fully believable.
The plot:
There is a tribe of people living in a place called Ratharynn. It is a hard life. They live in huts and have to live on what they can produce from the land and what they hunt. There are other tribes living in the vicinity that could attack them for the grains they have stored for the winter. There is a lot of killing and plundering.
The leader of this tribe is a man called Hengall who has 3 sons who are his. 2 of these are being trained as a potential chief after his death, while Camaban, the third child is an outcast son, who was born with a crippled club foot. He was banished to live in the woods, but against the odds he survives by living on what scraps he can find and what his younger brother Saban brings for him.
The eldest son Lengar finds some stolen gold and wants to use it to build power for his tribe. When his father disagrees with him he is also banished from the tribe, and Saban is then expected to become chief and help to keep peace.
Lengar lives in exile for a while, and Camaban trains as a mystical healer. They hatch a plan between them to oust their younger brother. Lengar kills his father and sells Saban into slavery. However, by a twist of fate, this was a false pretence, and he manages to live as a free man. Camaban fools Lengar into thinking that a great temple should be made, and that they should exchange the treasure for the rocks that make it.
The book follows several years of life for the 3 brothers, looking at the relationships, the reasons why they wanted to make the temple to salute the sun god, and the hardships and battles that they endure during the process.
It is a 550 page novel, and the story is enthralling enough to have you turning over each one of these pages. At the end of the version I read, there was also a chapter written by the author that explains how he used the evidence of the types of stones and the remains found to build his story.
The character Saban is what made me enjoy the novel so much. He just wants to get on with a simple life with a wife and children, but his brothers both have so much influence in how he ends up living his life.
I would give it an 8 out of 10.
Stonehenge - the place - is a fascinating experience: unforgettable, built for unknown reasons and requiring unimaginable cost and effort to complete.
Stonehenge - the book -is a very dull experience: instantly forgettable, written for unknown reasons and requiring unimaginable cost and effort to read.
The word "epic" always makes me pause for thought. When describing books or films, it can mean one of two things. It can signify a fascinating, ambitious, multi-layered plot which spans vast timescales or geographical locations. Alternatively, it can mean a long-winded tale which has pretensions of grandeur, but which in reality is just an excuse for the author to burble on about nothing. From the rating I've given it, can you guess which category Stonehenge falls into?
The storyline follows three brothers. The eldest, Lengar, is warlike and aggressive, the second, Saban is peace-loving, whilst the third, Camamban is a cripple who becomes a powerful sorcerer. Although there is a distinct lack of brotherly love between them, they all share one goal: to build a powerful temple for the Sun God, Slaol.
Sounds exciting, doesn't it? Well, trust me, it's not. The idea of attaching a human element to the construction of Stonehenge, of trying to build a fictional account of the people behind the temple is an interesting one and should add a strong element of human interest. The book's downfall is its pace, which is unbelievably slow. This book is so slow that if it were an animal, it would be in danger of being overtaken by an elderly, unfit snail that'd really let himself go in recent years. The speed of the plot developments are meant to give you an idea of the magnitude of the task and the complexities in building Stonehenge. Instead, it becomes a rather dreary account about some rocks being moved around a bit. At times, the plot moves so slowly that you almost feel as though you are witnessing the construction of the monument in real-time.
It's not helped by the fact that the plot is deeply repetitive and involves the hauling of stones across large distances... several times. It can be summed up as this:
One Brother: "Hey, let's build a temple by bringing some big rocks a really long way".
They do.
Another Brother: "Hey, these rocks aren't as big as we thought. Let's tear down the temple and drag some even BIGGER ones an even BIGGER distance".
They do.
Another brother (possibly the first one again, although it's difficult to remember as they are so boring) "Hey, these rocks still aren't big enough... Let's go and get some even BIGGER ones from EVEN FURTHER away..."
You get the idea.
The trouble is I've just essentially parodied the entire plot for you in less than 100 words, yet Cornwell takes over 1,000 pages to achieve the same effect. These crude "plot devices" are tedious, repetitive and provide little by way of entertainment. The narrative might be sprawling, but behind it is hiding a simple, derivative tale of sibling rivalry. And big rocks.
Stonehenge never quite decides where it wants to pitch itself. Part of it wants to be an exciting tale of warring tribes and sacrifices (it never achieves this). Part of it wants to be a tale based around the known historical facts regarding the construction of Stonehenge (it never convinces with this). It never quite decides where it wants to be and so ends up stranded in no man's land. The "adventure" tale is insipid and goes nowhere, whilst the construction tale lacks sufficient facts to convince as an historical account. Put it this way: if I wanted to know about the construction of Stonehenge, I'd rather read a history book; if I wanted something to read for pleasure, the back of a till receipt would offer more excitement.
The dull plot is supported by equally dull characters which don't encourage the reader to engage with them. The supposed hero is Saban, but he is so bland, it's impossible to care what happens to him. The other characters are either unrelentingly bad or incredibly selfish, making you indifferent to their fates. When "bad" characters die, you don't feel the sense of elation that you should; when "good" characters die, there is no emotional tug. Frankly, you wish some of Cornwell's precious stones would fall and crush the lot of them, thus bringing the whole sorry saga to a welcome, if premature end.
Occasionally, a bout of excitement threatens to break out in the form of a battle or a feud between key characters. Thankfully, Cornwell suppresses this danger quickly and ruthlessly. The books of Cornwell's I've read previously have been at their strongest when describing battles, but ensuring they retain a more personal, human element. In Stonehenge, it's clear his heart's not really in it and he makes sure he gets such distractions out of the way quickly. Battles and feuds are usually done and dusted in just a few pages, lest they should get in the way of his lengthy descriptions of lugging great chunks of rock around. Excitement over, it's back to the important business of stones.
Cornwell doesn't help his own cause with his writing style. I have been critical in the past of his tendency to write in long chapters with only occasional breaks. This makes it very difficult to read the book in small chunks (on a short bus journey, for example or a quick five minute read before bed). Sections go on for pages and pages and this does not aid readability. Instead, it makes the book rather more intimidating to try and wade your way through: if you know you only have a limited time in which to read, there's not much point starting, as you'll have to stop halfway through a passage (something I hate doing). This in turn adds to the length of time it will take to get through the book, making it even more of a slog.
You've probably guessed by now that I didn't enjoy Stonehenge. There is a potentially interesting tale in there, but it is suffocated beneath the book's unnecessary length. A shorter tale which concentrated more on the characters and less on moving stones could have proved interesting. As it is, it's hard to recommend Stonehenge. It's a book looking for a purpose and nothing more than a criminal waste of trees.
Basic Information
Bernard Cornwell
Harper Collins, 1999
© Copyright SWSt 2009
Stonehenge is a historical novel set 2000 years before the birth of Christ, and offers an explain the construction of Stonehenge. The story is centered around three brothers from the tribe of Ratharynn; The hotheaded warrior Lengar, his younger, initially weaker brother Saban, and the crippled and deformed outcast and self-made sorceror Camaban.
Cornwell does a good job of bringing to life a cruel world in which the will of the Gods can be read from every shaft of sunlight, tremble of a branch and flight of a bird, in which the cunning yet unhinged Camaban rises to prominence and seeks to build a vast temple to bring together Slaol, the god of the Sun and Lahanna, the Goddess of the moon to usher ancient man into a new age.
As with the sun god Baal in Wilbur Smith's "The Sunbird", these celestial deities are central characters in the book, albeit unseen ones, and the protagonists' project their thoughts and feelings upon them, interpreting their world through their connection with the elements. It is a very successful way of placing the reader in the mindset of these ancient pagans, and this is one of the greater achievements of the book.
Cornwell paints life in prehistoric Britain as short and brutal yet spiritually rich with great skill. His descriptions of the reasoning behind Stonehenge's construction, as well as the logistics involved in bringing the vast bluestones from wales by river and sea are fascinating and persuasive, clearly based as they are on considerable research. Unfortunately, the story is quite tedious and slow-paced, though it does do a good job of conveying the gruelling and seemingly endless back-breaking labour invoved in transporting, shaping and erecting the stones, albeit at the expense of sometimes boring the reader. The characters in the novel are reasonably interesting, but the book somehow feels like it is missing something . Cornwell should still be commended for tackling such a difficult project however, and he is certainly successful in creating a believable account of the superhuman efforts and machinations that allowed for the creation of one of mans oldest and most mysterious shrines.
A good book, and well worth a read, but not one of Cornwell's best.
The fact is I rarely read historical fiction. This is something of a surprise given my love of historical fact. I always did like history at school and it was my strongest subject (in a pretty weak line up). So for all that maybe it was only a matter of time before I finally explored a relatively new genre for me in the form of Bernard Cornwells Stonehenge.
Set in Neolithic Britain, Stonehenge is a fictional account of how the world famous stone temple may have come to be. Part fiction, part hypothesis, the story follows three brothers whose lives criss-cross and intertwine against the backdrop of the lengthy building process of the Sky Temple (Stonehenge). One stormy day in Ratharryn, an outlander arrives on horseback. Wounded and vulnerable, his appeal for sanctuary is met with disdain by the ruthless Lengar who, whilst out hunting with his half-brother, Saban, kills the stranger and steals his belongings. The belongings turn out to be gold stolen from Sarmennyn and upon his return, Lengar is forced to yield the gold to his father and tribal chief, Hengall. Lengar subsequently murders his father and proclaims himself chief of the tribe.
Lengar enslaves his brother, Saban, but only after the stuttering, club-footed cripple, Camaban (the third brother) has successfully persuaded him not to have Saban killed. With the added humiliation of having lost his wife Derrewyn to Lengar, Saban is banished to live life as the slave of the giant trader Haragg. Saban swears his revenge. Meanwhile, representatives from the land of Sarmennyn arrive to argue for the return of their gold as the man who had been killed had stolen it. Not having the precious metal will bring bad luck to their lands and displease their Sun God Erek. Lengar refuses to return the gold preferring to use it as a lever to wage war on the surrounding settlements.
Having survived being a sacrifice to the Sun God, Slaol (also known as Erek to those in Sarmennyn), Camaban travels to Ratharryns traditional enemy, the neighbouring settlement of Cathallo. There he persuades the one-toothed sorceress, Sannas to teach him all she knows about the world of magic and spells with the intention of returning to Ratharryn in a position of strength and respectability.
Upon his return he becomes the High Priest of Ratharryn and persuades Lengar to build a temple to the Gods. In exchange for the lozenges of gold, the people of Sarmennyn agree to the resettlement of the stones of one of their most sacred temples to Ratharryn. Lengar thinks that the temple is to be in honour of the Gods of war but Camabans real intention is somewhat different. Ordering the transfer of stones, Camabans charges embark on the monumental task of moving huge stone pillars by land, sea and river to realise Camabans vision and achieve his goal.
And so unravels a tale of death and destruction, love and hate, war and peace surrounded by a blanket of mysticism and Stone Age worship. The story becomes a sprawling canvas spanning many decades as key personnel float in and out of the story with many meeting a grisly demise in the manner and custom of life and death in Ancient Britain.
Born in London and raised in Essex, Bernard Cornwell is a well-known author albeit this was the first book of his that Id tried. Responsible for the Sharpe series of books as well as the Arthurian Warlord Chronicles and the Starbuck series, Cornwell has a great pedigree so my expectations were high.
From a critical point of view, Cornwells writing style was dry at times with a rather stilted, matter-of-fact delivery. I guess he would have been trying to capture the reverential plateau of politics, which forms the undertow of the book but it did detract from the fluency on occasion. Moreover, Cornwell falls into the trap of JK Rowling with an over reliance on the use of adverbs to enhance a sentence (in my humble opinion but who is the multi-million dollar book writer here?). I lost count of how many times something was done carelessly which, itself seems a rather vague way of describing an action.
On the plus side, the story itself is good. The power to imagine what those times would have been like is clearly expressed backed no doubt by an impressive amount of historical research. The main characters are drawn beautifully with a Neolithic pen picture probably accurate for the period. The author never veers from the attitudes and standards for each of the main protagonists although beware the lucidity of the harsh approach to life and death of the time. I was even taken aback by the logicality of human sacrifice according to the Neolithic way of life although still shocked by the thought of women and children so routinely killed to satisfy rituals (and their acceptance of their fate). The relationship between the Gods and those that worship them is shown more acutely than I can recall experiencing in either a book or movie before now and its this relationship that provides the catalyst for nearly everything that happens in the book.
I found it easy to engage the main characters throughout the book with the colourful ideas of High Priests, Tribal Chiefs and witchcraft an enthralling notion that lifted the story from a mere recounting of what Ancient times may have been like to a Stone Age soap opera of epic proportion.
This version was the original hardback published in 1999. At 434 pages it was a lengthy read with the book split into 3 parts The Sky Temple, The Temple of Shadows and The Temple of the Dead. Chapters were no more than a dozen pages and the historical note at the end is very interesting. It includes an explanation of place names and relevant historical fact to back up the stories events as well as give an insight into the various stone and wood temples that exist in Britain today. Most observers believe that the stones that make up Stonehenge originated in Wales and this is the theory that the writer sticks with. Sarmennyn is now South West Wales, Cathallo is Avebury whilst Ratharryn is Durrington Walls. Having been to see Stonehenge in Wiltshire, I found it easy to imagine where the different places were today even with the explanation at the back of the book rather than the front. If I hadnt have known the geography then I would have found it equally interesting to have read the historical notes at the end to discover where the different places are.
I really enjoyed this book finding that having got started, the pages turned quickly and I was anxious to find out what happened next. A book like this will appeal to fans of historical fiction, those interested in monuments like Stonehenge or simply those out to read a good yarn. It does have strongly adult themes including graphic sex and violence and so shouldnt really be read by anyone younger than pre-teen. I can see myself trying more historical fiction in the future and I certainly wouldnt be averse to trying Cornwell again!
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
Published by Harper Collins
Price: £16.99 for original hardback but have a scoot around on Amazon & EBay where I'm sure you'll pick up a paperback bargain!
The title I have selected for my opinion on this book reflects, I hope, the overall tone of this opinion. The book is one that appeals on many levels, but, I uppose, the underpinning concept is that that makes all good fiction good, and that which turns good fiction into GREAT fiction is that certain, ethereal ability of an author to turn the implausable into the identifiable. Cornwell manages this so well in this book that you do not even notice it is happening. The book is about, primarily, a stone age/iron age boy, named Saban, and his trials and tribulations in life, in love and in battle, in an era long before there are any remaining records. It is a marvel that he has made this era in Britains history live as if it were recorded infallibly. The centrepiece of the complex, yet stylish plotline, is stonehenge, as we know it today. However, in this book it is not the awesome neolithic, monolithic structure that we know from countless photographs, references or visits, but it is a monument to aspiration, endeavour and the towering ambition of the brother of Saban, Calaban. He is a cripple, who by the unwritten laws of a ruthless primitive society, should have been sacrificed. However, he survives the ruthless amitions of his brother, (lengar), the demands of his brutal father, and the whiles of a terrifying sorceress, in order to become the driving force behind stonehenge. This novel is a masterpeice. I had two attempts to read it, the first was aborted, as it semed too slow and complex, but the second attempt was a revelation. Two chapters in and I could not put the book down, it is copelling, original and totally spellbinding. You WILL identify with characters that may have existed before recorded history, and that is solely due to the writers craft. Buy, Beg or Borrow this, persevere past chapter two or three and you will NOT be disappointed. A compelling read - I guarantee ! ! !
I saw Stonehenge in a discount book shop and bought it because it was cheap. I had seen the number of books that this author had wrote and as I like historical novels I thought I would risk buying it. The plot is based around the building of Stonehenge, the lives of three brothers and tribal society. Without going into the plot in detail, the reasons that the book was interesting and hard to put down fall into three categories. Firstly, the details of the tribal life of people living at that time are not known and the author makes a very good attempt to create a fictitious people that could fit in to the few facts that are known about the period. Secondly, Stonehenge was built in around 2000 BC and the difficulty of moving huge stones, carving them and erecting them was a huge task, that required a large amount of effort and co-ordination over at least several years. Why stones weighing between two and seven tons were brought 135 miles from Wales, instead of using ones available from 20 miles away will never be known. Bernard Cornwall weaves a realistic tale to explain one reason, why this happened. Lastly, this is one of those authors who can write a book that grips their audience. I will add Bernard Cornwell to the list of authors such as Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Stephen King, Frederick Forsyth, Robin Cook, Stepheb Donaldson and Richard Laymon who can 'tell a good tale' whatever they write about.
Bernard Cornwell attempted to do a very brave thing. It is not many authors who would try and write a book based on events that happened in the year 2000 BC but this is what he has done. In his book Stonehenge, Cornwell attempts to record the events leading up to and the actual building of Stonehenge. Not an easy task but I think he carries it off very well. The books main character is Saban who is a member of the tribe from Ratharryn. He will lead his tribe in the building of the magnificent Stonehenge - a legacy that we can still see today. The book also concerns itself with the tribal feuds between other tribes and also those internal. Saban has a rather eventful life. His father Hengall is the leader of the tribe but is soon deposed and killed by his other son Lengar, Sabans half brother. Lengar sells Saban into slavery and he is taken to south Wales. Meanwhile Sabans other half brother, Camaban, who was a cripple, turns into a powerful sorcerer. Camaban decides to build a temple to reunite Slaol the sun god and Lahanna the moon goddess. Once they are reunited there will be no more winters, sickness or poor harvests. That basically is the main plot but there are several intricacies to the story. The feuds with other tribes, Sabans wives, his family, the every day living of the people. The full descriptions bring the past to life in glorious technicolour so it is easy to imagine the characters and follow the story. The strange names take a little while to get used to but they are used often so you quickly remember what they refer to. At the end of the book there is a chapter entitled "Historical note" which is a wonderful chapter to end on. It describes which events there is evidence for and the actual recorded archaeological evidence. Cornwell has used a vast amount of this in his book but I dare say there are bits that he has also omitted. There are also suggestions for further reading and he mentions th
e books which he found most useful during his research for the novel. If you are intrigued by Stonehenge and have oftened wondered about the people who built it and why they did so then read this book. It puts a more human face on what is now a somewhat dilapidated pile of stones (compared to what it was what when first built). Like all historical novels it has to be taken with a pinch of salt but it is well worth reading and is thoroughly enjoyable. PS picked this up in Bargain Books 3 for £10 offer hence the price given below!
StoneHenge The Return! From the earliest times, each and everyone of us have looked at the sun and the moon, and at life and death, and have imagined gods who control such things, and looked for ways to control those gods. In Stonehenge, Bernard Cornwell, famous for his novels about Rifleman Sharpe's adventures in the Napoleonic wars and for a sequence of brutally realistic Arthurian novels, considers the men and women who built Stonehenge and Avebury. These stone circles are impressive enough today; but all the more so if you imagine shifting stones from Wales to Salisbury Plain by raft and roller, dressing them with burning fat and grindstones, hauling the lintel stones up tiers of platforms
Stonehenge continues where the Arthurian books finished off with Bernard Cornwell going even further back in time for his latest novel. This is a stand alone novel unlike most off his other works and you do not need to have read any others to appreciate it. Set before Stonehenge was built the story revolves around three brothers a deformed outcast who becomes the greatest shamen known, a violent older brother who believes in taking by force what he requires and a thoughtful brother who believes that his tribes well being should be the priority The novel is hard going initially as the author develops the different characters but stick with it and you will find another excellent story full of character letting you picture the images yourself well worth a read
Stonehenge by David Souden and published by English heritage is a wonderful book. It not only tells us in an interesting and informative way about the history of Stonehenge from when there were only the post holes dating back to 8000 BC, it also places the information in context by comparing it in an easy to understand format with what was occurring in other parts of the world at the same time. The book is also full of wonderful photographs and illustrations. Some are to just show the beauty of the monument, whilst others show us the spatial patterning of the henge or are used to illustrate the way in which it developed over the thousands of years when changes occurred. Later in the book there is also information on the way Stonehenge was viewed by our more recent ancestors, the way they drew it and the way they interpreted it. The final part of the book looks at the current status of this megalith and the possible plans for its future. The way in which this book is written makes it suitable for a wide range of readers, from those who study archaeology and want in-depth reasoning to those interested in the site for spiritual reasons with a low level of historical knowledge. The bibliography is also extensive and the index at the back is very comprehensive. One of the best book ever written on Stonehenge with great illustrations


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The question that most bothers Darwinist-materialists is; "Who is it that SEES the three dimensional, bright image that is formed in the brain?" As we know, everything we see is an image formed by electrical signals reaching our brains. Stimuli entering from the eye reach the visual center in the brain, and the brain forms a three dimensional, colorful image conveying a flawless sense of dimension.
Books on biology, physiology and biochemistry give a detailed account of how this image is formed in the brain. However, you will be unable to find the most important fact about this issue anywhere: The image is formed in the brain. But, who is it that watches the image formed there? An image without an audience is of no use. So, where is this audience located in the body? No one has so far encountered a being in the brain that watches this image.
The one who watches the image in the brain is not a being made up of flesh and bone. It is rather man's consciousness, that is, his soul. Because they do not want to accept the existence of the soul, Darwinist-materialists always avoid this question. Once the issue is raised, they strive to silence the speaker in a panic. You can try asking a Darwinist-materialist that question yourself!
If someone asks you how far away a friend of yours is from you as you chat to him, you will most probably answer, "A few feet." Yet, that is not an accurate answer. Your friend is not a few feet away at all; he is in the visual center in your brain. The direction from which you hear his sound and his three-dimensional image conveying a perfect sense of depth makes you think that he is a few feet away from you.
sensation is so strong that proving otherwise demands a lot of
explanation, as is the case right now. However, what we are discussing
here is not a philosophy or a system of thought. The fact that what we
call "the material world" is created in the sensory centers in our brain
is also verified by science today.
God knows;
In some sections of society, we observe the prevalence of a distorted understanding of destiny. This distorted concept of fate holds the superstitious belief that God has determined a "destiny" for everyone, but that these destinies can sometimes be changed by people. For instance, if someone comes back from the brink of death people make superstitious statements like "He cheated fate." Yet, nobody is able to change his destiny. The reason the person who comes back from death's door does not die is because he is destined not to do so at that particular time. It is also the destiny of those people who deceive themselves by saying "I cheated fate" to say so and maintain such an erroneous mindset.
All events, whether we witness them or not, occur under God's knowledge and control. Destiny is the eternal knowledge of God, and for Him, Who knows time like a single moment and Who rules all time and space, everything is determined and done with in destiny.
The keys of the Unseen are in His possession. No one knows them but Him. He knows everything in the land and sea. No leaf falls without His knowing it. There is no seed in the darkness of the earth, and nothing moist or dry which is not in a Clear Book. (Koran, 6:59)
A region of a few cubic centimetres in the cerebral cortex is similar to a television screen collecting the stimuli coming from the optic nerves. And we, or rather our minds, watch the colours, various light combinations or the beautiful wing of a butterfly within our pitch-dark skulls on the black cerebral cortex. This is similar to watching something on a television screen. We see our entire world on this screen in our brains.
Who knows what the originals of the objects we see are like? For instance, does the original of the butterfly we see on the screen in our brains, possess the same colours as the reds, blues and yellows we perceive? Or are these only the colours of the image we see in our brains? We can never know the answers to these questions. Our soul that watches these images in the brain can never step out of the brain and see the originals of these images. Consequently, the soul can never know whether the things it sees are the same as their originals.
This is such a great miracle that the majority of people fail to grasp this fact, and those who do feign ignorance of it. From the moment they are born, God makes people watch a screen in their brains, makes every soul live inside a skull, a narrow, small and compact space. However, the images God makes people perceive are so magnificent, detailed and identical to their originals that they do not even notice where they really are. When watching copy images in their brains, and living within their skulls, people assume they are sailing by boat, flying in the sky in a jet, or covering thousands of miles. Furthermore, no matter how often they may be told, they still cannot conceive that they are, in reality, living in their skulls. This is one of the greatest miracles a person can ever come across in this world. You will see that pondering deeply over this miracle will open new horizons for you.
Think for a moment about those people who are swept away by material greed: What do they value most? A fine house, luxurious things, ostentatious jewellery, the latest model car, big bank accounts, a yacht ... For this reason, such people are terrified of the fact that they are observing all the things they possess on a screen in their brains, and that they will never actually possess the originals of these things.
However, this is a fact confirmed by the scientific advances in the 21st century. People live in a world of facsimiles composed in their brains, and cannot possibly have any relationship with any external world. Sound, light and smell cannot enter the skull; what enters is only electrical impulses coming from these material things.
This is the situation of someone, as in the example above, who gives money for the magnificent villa shown in the background. While he thinks that he is buying the villa and counting out the money, he is really buying an impression formed in his brain, and is not giving actual money to the person in front of him, only an image of money. The person receiving the money is really receiving an impression. In other words, there is a "transaction of impressions".
Have you ever thought that you can never possess the originals of the possessions you think you own? This is a scientific fact that appears even in biology and physiology textbooks.
Let's assume that you have a car. You actually watch this car on a screen in your brain. When you hold the steering-wheel or drive down the highway, you are actually watching these actions on the screen in your brain. Light rays from the steering-wheel, the indicators, rear-view mirror and all the other components of the car are transformed into electrical signals in your eye and conveyed to the visual centre of the brain via the nerves. This way, an image of a car, identical to its original, is formed in your brain. But you must be cautious! YOU SEE AN IMAGE IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL, YET WHICH IS NOT THE ORIGINAL.
Even if you wished you could never see the original of that car. That is because, no matter what you do, the image of the car will always form in the visual centre in your brain. No matter what you do, you can never see even a single point outside the image that is formed in the visual centre in your brain. For this reason, what you possess is actually not the car itself, but a copy.
In the same manner, you can only have copies of your clothes in your wardrobe, the house in which you live, your furniture and all the fortune you think you own, in your brain. Consequently, even the wealthiest man in the world does not possess the greatest fortune in the world at all, but copies of that fortune in his brain.
The majority of people value their houses, factories, yachts, lands, jewellery, bank accounts and antiques very much. They devote all their lives to attaining these material goods, and work day and night to that end. Their greatest fear is of losing these things accumulated over the years with such difficulty. Never pondering the real meaning of these material goods, however, they are greatly misled.
That is because they can never encounter the originals of these possessions they strive to preserve with such ambition.
They can never live in their actual houses, sail on their actual yachts and can never wear their actual jewellery. They can only watch the electrical signals from these objects on the screen in their brains. What they watch are the one-to-one copies of their possessions.
This great fact renders all those ambitions and concerns meaningless, and humiliates those who boast about what they watch on the screen in their brains. However, when death comes upon them it will be too late for those who spend their lives on gaining worldly benefits and those who yearn for the worldly life and forget the hereafter. Our Lord informs us of this fact with the verse "If only death had really been the end! My wealth has been of no use to me. My power has vanished." (Qur'an, 69:27-29)
When you sit by the ocean and watch the sea, the breathtaking scenery actually forms in your brain. That is, you do not see the actual ocean but a copy formed in your brain. The nerves, as with an electrical cable, convey the light rays from the outside to the visual centre in the brain. The scenery, on the other hand, forms in this tiny centre. Yet, there exists not a single light, colour or movement in the visual centre, because the skull is completely insulated from light. Despite this fact, on this tiny and pitch-dark region, we watch a highly detailed, coloured, three-dimensional external world with a quality better than any image produced by high-tech equipment.
The blue colour of the sea and the sky, the white appearance of the clouds, the grey colour of the buildings in the distance are all colours produced by the electrical signals in your brain. You can never know the actual colours of the sky, clouds, the sea and buildings. That is because you can never be in touch with their real images. But the image in your brain is so perfect that it is almost identical to the original. That is why, from the moment you are born, you are deceived by assuming that what you see in the external world are the real images. The fact is, however, you are always watching the image formed in your brain.
In that case, can you be sure that the real colour of the sea is blue? Or, is it certain that everyone sees the clouds as white and the sky blue, like you do? This is something you can never know, and that you can never learn. That is because you can never step out of the boundaries of your brain and see the actual sky, ocean, clouds and buildings.
This is one of the most important facts in your life, and for centuries there has been a deliberate effort to keep that fact hidden.
The scientific developments of the 20th and 21st centuries have now made it possible to reveal that fact. Never feign ignorance of this fact, but ponder over it.
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The NBA trade deadline (3 p.m. ET Thursday) is past, forward Josh Smith is still an Atlanta Hawk (for now).
And while there wasn't a Smoove move, there were a few trades on a relatively quiet deadline day.
Sporting News will tracked the trades throughout the day and what they mean.
Josh Smith posts triple double | Sean Deveney on the big rumors | Commentary: What happens today?
3:00, Bucks get Redick but not Smith
The Milwaukee Bucks, considered the favorite to land Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith in the days, hours and minutes leading up to the NBA trade deadline, apparently have settled for a deal for Orlando Magic shooting guard J.J. Redick, Yahoo! Sports reported.
The Bucks reportedly will send Doron Lamb, Tobias Harris and Beno Udrih to the Magic, according to unidentified source cited by Yahoo! Sports. The Magic also included Gustavo Ayon and Ish Smith in the deal, according to the report.
Meantime, it appears that Smith, the top name on the trade market, will remain with the Hawks for the rest of the season and test the free-agent market when his contract expires this summer.
2:55, Maynor to Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Eric Maynor, one of the players SN's Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) pinpointed as a trade target, is going to the Portland Trail Blazers, Yahoo! Sports is reporting.
Oklahoma City will get a trade exception in return, ESPN.com reports.
2:45, Raptors get backcourt help in Telfair
And while we wait on Josh Smith news in the 15 minutes to the deadline …
Multiple media reports confirm that the Phoenix Suns have helped the Toronto Raptors take care of their problem with backcourt depth since Jose Calderon departed.
The Suns send Sebastian Telfair to Toronto for 7-footer Hamed Haddadi and a second-round pick.
Now, back to the Josh Smith Watch.
2:20, … and then there were two?
Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Hawks and Bucks are "still seriously engaged" on Josh Smith, citing unidentified league sources.
Clock's ticking.
You can see all of Smith's post-practice comments here, via NBA.
Meanwhile, his comments below (1:35 update) to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore might lead you to think that Smith isn't exactly averse to staying in Atlanta through the season. At least there could be a chance for a playoff run before testing free agency in the summer.
1:45, Wait ... what? Trades?
Just when it was looking like …
David Aldridge reports that the Washington Wizards and Celtics have agreed on a deal for guard Jordan Crawford, and the Miami Heat, Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears tweets, have traded forward-center Dexter Pittman and a second-round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for a trade exception.
It looks like the original report that the Celtics would give up Fab Melo for Crawford may not be accurate, but we still can't resist running the tweet from Jeff Clark of CelticsBlog (@celticsblog): "Fab Melo might be walking out that door ... or into it. Whatever."
2:15 Update: The Celtics give up Leandro Barbosa's expiring contract, according to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. (Barbosa is out for the season with a knee injury, so it's a money move for the Wizards.)
1:35, Josh Smith's post-practice comments
Hawks forward Josh Smith is eager for all the questions and speculation to be over, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore, who talked with Smith after today's practice.
Smith, the subject of so much trade speculation, has been peppered with questions about his future (he'll be a free agent this summer). Eager for it all to be over, he admitted to Vivlamore that he had trouble sleeping Wednesday night on the eve of the deadline.
"Compounded with the trade rumors and the loss (to the Heat Wednesday)," Smith said. "It was a very disappointing loss. I went to sleep kind of late last night. It was definitely hard to sleep."
Today's time line: Smith woke up, called his agent, and with no deal near, headed to practice. He said he had no conversations with team management about his future.
"I'm pretty sure it's lingering through everybody's head," Smith said of the distracting nature of the deadline. "There are other guys who feel like they may get traded. It's not just me that is having the thought process. We'll wait to see at 3 o'clock.
"No matter what happens Atlanta will still be home. I'm from here. I have a home here. My family is here. It will always be the place where I rest my head."
1:20, It's (still) quiet … (still) too quiet
OK, this is ridiculous. Maybe the trade dam is about to burst. After all, if it's going to, it has to happen in the next 90 minutes or so.
Or maybe it's not going to burst at all. Never have so many words been written about trades that are not going to happen.
Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears quotes an NBA agent as saying, "I came to work today in a hearse with a black suit, black top hat because its dead out there."
The agent, Spears reported, blamed new the collective bargaining agreement (seriously, if you haven't read SN's David Steele on the situation, go … now) and a familiar villain: Billy Hunter.
12:15, It's quiet … too quiet
So, to recap, with less than three hours to the deadline: Zzzzzzz.
Seriously, this is not your big brother's trade deadline day. The names in play aren't supersized and most of the deals being discussed are of the Happy Meal variety.
So now seems like a good time for you to take a break and read SN's David Steele, who explains why the deadline ain't what it used to be.
We'll break in with news when it happens.
11:55, We're talkin' 'bout Hawks practice
If there's a sure thing on trade deadline day, it's that Josh Smith, a free agent this summer, will not be an Atlanta Hawk after 3 p.m. ET.
And, yet, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore is reporting that Smith is still a Hawk in one very important way.
"I can confirm - that Josh Smith is on the Hawks' practice court for 11 a.m. workout. #ATLHawks"
The teams that continue to be mentioned in connection with Smith: Bucks, Suns and Rockets. Stay tuned.
11:45, It's quiet … or is it?
Most of the chatter is on Twitter, not much from the men who'll be making the deals.
So what does that mean? SN's Sean Deveney wondered, too.
"Spoke to a GM abt how quiet it seems. He said 'Well if we're not talking to you guys then it means we're talking to each other.' Fair point."
11:35 a.m., Where's J.J. headed (or not)?
Orlando Magic shooting guard J.J. Redick's name probably is the second most frequently mentioned on deadline day.
He has been connected to the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers.
He also has been mentioned with the Bucks, but probably only if Monta Ellis is included in a Josh Smith deal.
One team that has cooled is the Bulls.
CBSSports.com's Ken Berger tweets: 'Bulls have cooled on J.J. Redick. Due to luxury tax, Chicago unlikely to pay him as a free agent this summer so reluctant to give up pick.'
The Bulls get hammered for worrying about the luxury tax, but if you're going to go over the barrier, you've got to ask: Will it make us a championship caliber team? If the answer is no (and with Derrick Rose's status still up in the air, it is), then you don't add Redick.
11:15 a.m., Smith rumors flying
The Atlanta Hawks are pushing to get a Josh Smith deal done (the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore says he's entrenched at Josh Smith Trade HQ), and one team that keeps coming up in reports is the Milwaukee Bucks.
Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski tweets: "Milwaukee, Phoenix emerging as frontrunners for Josh Smith deal, league sources tell Y! Sports. Boston still a "darkhorse," one source says."
Sporting News' Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) still has the Bucks as the front-runners in a deal for Smith, but he says he can't discount the Rockets because making a move now might allow them to get Smith and then Dwight Howard this summer.
Rockets swing two deals
The Houston Rockets livened a quiet march toward Thursday's deadline by making two trades Wednesday night.
In the first, they acquired three, count 'em, forwards—disappointing rookie Thomas Robinson, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 draft, Francisco Garcia and Tyler Honeycutt—as well as a second-round pick from the Sacramento Kings for forward Patrick Patterson, center Cole Aldrich and guard Toney Douglas.
In the second trade, Houston moved second-year player Marcus Morris, the 14th pick in the 2011 draft, to the Phoenix Suns for a future second-round pick, according to multiple reports. The move reunites Morris with twin brother, Markieff. The two played together at Kansas with Robinson and Aldrich.
Houston general manager Daryl Morey has cashed in on a wealth of salary cap space in the past year, picking up James Harden, Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik.
The Rockets still have about $5 million in cap room to add an expiring contract before today's deadline for a playoff run, which is why they've been frequently mentioned in the Josh Smith rumors.
More likely: The Rockets will be players this summer because they've cut enough off their 2013-14 payroll to be able to make a max offer to Smith or Dwight Howard, both of whom are pending free agents.
The Suns made out pretty good in acquiring Morris at the price. The Kings? Well, their side of their trade is much murkier—kind of like their ownership situation.


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OCEAN CITY- The 32nd Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament gets underway next week, and with the action off the coast of the resort off to a remarkable start, there should be no shortage of excitement at the docks.
Hundreds of offshore anglers will chug out to the canyons off the coast next week in search of sharks of all species and sizes. A decent number of big sharks were weighed during Mako Mania last weekend and quite a few more were released, setting the stage for what should be a strong Ocean City Shark Tournament again this year.
From modest beginnings back in 1981, when just 11 boats and 33 anglers competed in the inaugural event, the tournament has grown over the years to become one of the premiere shark tournaments on the east coast. Most of sharks caught during the tournament are safely returned to the sea with just a small percentage actually weighed at the scales.
The Ocean City Fishing Center just across the Route 50 Bridge in West Ocean City is the host of the annual shark tournament and the marina will be turned into headquarters for the event with weigh-ins each day from 3:30-7:00 p.m. Crowds of fishing enthusiasts and curiosity seekers will cram into the marina each day for the chance to see a big shark weighed at the scales, and the entire facility is turned a celebration of fishing, food, music and fun with activities for children included.
Last year, in the Mako Division, the crew on the "Nontypical" and Captain Jim Hughes took first place with a 224-pounder worth a tournament-high $26,670. Second-place in the Mako Division went to angler Nick Kuba and the crew aboard the "Triple Threat" with a 174-pounder worth $1,806. Angler Chuck Duban and the crew on the "Stress Reel-Ief" took third place in the mako division with a 155-pounder worth $15,444, which was higher than the second-place award because of added entry levels.
In the Release Division, it was Captain Terry Layton and the "Nontypical" crew taking first place with 38 total points for five makos, four tiger sharks and one dusky worth $14,193. The crew aboard the "Cool Hand Luke" was second in the release division with 36 total points for six sandbar sharks, five hammerheads and two dusky sharks worth $3,306. The "Restless Lady" was third in the release division with 30 total points, while the "Fish Box" was fourth with 22 points.
While the primary goal of the tournament is to bring the largest shark in several categories into the scales for a shot at the thousands of dollars in prize money at stake, most of the sharks caught during the annual event are tagged and released so their movements can be studied and a greater understanding of the magnificent creatures can be ascertained. Marine biologists often set up shop at the marina during the event to take samples and further study the small percentage of sharks that actually make it to the scales.
Much of the drama surrounding the event includes the weighing of large sharks at the scales at the host Ocean City Fishing Center, from the beginning the tournament has been rooted in a strong conservation effort. Last year, for example, just three sharks were brought to the scale, all makos, while 100 were released during the three days of fishing and the tournament boasts a 95-percent release rate in its three decades of existence.


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Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person feels a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships. However, it is a subjective experience. Loneliness has also been described as social pain - a psychological mechanism meant to alert an individual of isolation and motivate her/him to seek social connections.
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With all the pressure resting on the newlyweds and their parents, a wedding guest's only concern is to dress well, bring the right moves, and revel in the endless supply of champagne. After the vows have been exchanged, the ensuing celebration needs to measure up to the romance being feted -- we're talking an elegant, if slightly boozy bash in a lush setting right out of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. But in all this good humor, be mindful of retaining a certain sense of class. Your future someone might be closer than you think, and the next ceremony could be yours.
Tuxedo jacket by Tommy Hilfiger, $578; vintage bird brooch by Cartier, $38,000
Plate by Wedgwood by Vera Wang, $50
Tuxedo shirt by Turnbull & Asser available at Mr Porter.com, $530; bow tie, $140, and cufflinks, $310, by Lanvin available at Mr Porter.com
Stag placecard holders by Asprey, $3,000 for set of six
Ice bucket by Ralph Lauren Home, $495; champagne coupes by Waterford, $195 for set of four
Candlestick holders by Ralph Lauren Home, $295 each
Dragonfly correspondence cards by Smythson, $70 for box of 10; wedding bands by Cartier, $775 each
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Smithsonian Presentation by Clarkson University's Bonner to be Broadcast Live Online Tuesday
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Clarkson University Prof. of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Shipley Fellow James S. Bonner will speak at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Bonner is part of a panel presentation, titled "One Year After the Gulf Oil Spill -- Where do things stand with wildlife, seafood and the clean-up?" Experts will discuss what happened, what we have learned, and the current status of the Gulf of Mexico one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began.
Bonner will discuss oil spill clean-up technologies, focusing on chemical and biological remediation technologies.
The presentation will be broadcast live at http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/lecture-one-year-after-gulf-oil-spill.
The panel is part of "Changing Tides: A Series of Ocean Discussions," a series of talks by top ocean scientists about current research and how it is helping to change the tide in ocean science and conservation, presented by the museum and the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE).
Presenting along with Bonner will be David Hollander, chemical oceanographer from University of South Florida; Judilee Marrow, veterinarian at the Smithsonian National Zoo; and John Stein, acting science and research director of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries.
Find out more at http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-news/changing-tides-series-ocean-discussions .
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