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Traffic Changes in Black River
The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists and pedestrians that movements through the town of Black River, St Elizabeth, will be curtailed today into tomorrow morning. Changes in traffic flow will begin at 8 a.m. today through to 2 a.m. tomorrow.
The changes are as follows: Church Street will be closed up to the Tax Administration of Jamaica office location. School Street will allow for two-way traffic, travelling from the Sagicor Bank towards the Jamaica Public Service office. This will be for vehicles travelling along High Street from the direction of the Black River Hospital. A section of North Street will be closed from the Anglican Church, at the intersection of High Street and North Street, to Station Alley, in front of the Hometime Cable Office.
Market Street will be converted to a two-way thoroughfare to accommodate vehicles coming in and out of Black River from the direction of the bridge and also from Luana. Traffic coming from the west on High Street into Black River will be diverted on to Exchange Drive, through New Town on to Central Road and into Black River Town.
The changes are to facilitate the staging of Black River Day activities by the St Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce, Black River Chapter, and the Parish Council.

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The Warren Ball Park in the Warren District of Bisbee, Arizona is the oldest professional ballpark in Arizona. In 2009, we celebrated its 100th birthday. To read more about the history of the ballpark and the famous players, including Babe Ruth – click HERE.
The Warren Ball Park is the home of the newly formed Bisbee Ironmen. Doubleheaders will be played every Friday and Saturday until July 6th. The week following will be tournament week. Schedule is subject to change. So chick HERE to check the most current schedule and the tournament schedule. You can also call 520-432-4372 for more information.
The Bisbee Ironmen are also on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bisbeeironmenbaseballinc. Here you will see profile photos of the players as well as the players in action. Some of the players are staying at the Gym Club Suites until July 15th. Come say hello and get your baseball/cards autographed.
Warren Ball Park is also the home of the annual Copper City Classic Vintage Baseball Tournament. The tournament is normally played at the end of March or the first part of April. Read about the successful tournament in 2013 – Tournament, and see photos too.
The ballpark has been a venue for other events, such as the Bisbee Blues Festival (September 2009-2012) and Bisbee Youth Day (July/August 2012-2013). During school year, it's also the home of the Bisbee Pumas football team.
Directions from Old Bisbee: 80E to traffic circle. Take 2nd right onto Bisbee Road. Continue on Bisbee Road until it becomes Douglas Street. Douglas Street will end at the ball park.
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BRIDGEPORT, CT - Ricardo Julien, 39, a Bridgeport resident and former school bus driver in Trumbull with Dattco, was arrested Monday on charges that he allegedly raped a five-year-old girl, according to police.
Previous posts here have sometimes used model jury instructions to illustrate certain concepts in Connecticut law. Although these instructions are not laws in and of themselves, they generally explain what the important parts of statutes and regulations may be for making a decision in a given case. Further, when a court gives the wrong instruction or fails to give an instruction it should have given, the outcome of a case can be affected. One such example occurred recently, when the Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a large verdict delivered against The Boy Scouts of America.
Bridgeport diocese haunted by past abuse
BRIDGEPORT - In 2001, the Rev. Robert Morrissey, then-pastor of St. Mary's Church in Ridgefield, angrily denounced from the pulpit the growing sexual abuse scandal, calling it a witch hunt and saying he knew of no priests who had abused children.
Diocese, Holy Cross fight to keep abuse documents secret in 'spotlight' case
BRIDGEPORT - Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport and the international Congregation of Holy Cross urged a judge Thursday not to make public hundreds of documents detailing how priest abuse was handled by bishops Edward Egan and William Lori.
A 400-page report describes the 'private hell' and sexual abuse that at least 51 students suffered through at an elite New England prep school
A report released by an independent investigator on Thursday details the widespread sexual abuse that students at St. George's School, an elite prep school in Rhode Island, suffered through during the 1970s and '80s, The New York Times reported.
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Abuse Victims Sometimes Face Retaliation Instead of Sympathy
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Shelton, CT - A 53-year-old male massage therapist was arrested by Shelton police early Tuesday accused of sexually assaulting two female clients in May at the Coco Spa on Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton.


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Continuous training for our drivers helps them deal with accessibility issues
As part of our continuous ongoing staff training and development programme, this week, together with colleagues from TfL, we conducted a Hello London Accessibility Forum at our Brixton garage, and invited our drivers to participate in the discussion.
Changes in the way access to buses is offered to wheelchair users means that all organisations involved in the delivery of these services have a duty to deliver, and to make their employees aware of the requirements and the necessity to offer them correctly.
TfL also invited some wheelchair users to attend to share their views and to meet with our staff.
We had a New Routemaster available for the Forum which we parked outside the garage, giving plenty of access to the ramp area of the vehicle. TfL displayed various messages relating to the accessibility issues and presented drivers with the latest information on the subject.
Driver Angela, one of the first to visit the Forum, was very interested in talking about some of the issues that she has encountered in her working day. She said:
"I always look out for wheelchair users as I approach the bus stops, but some days at really busy times it does become a bit of a challenge to see everyone within a crowd of customers. The wheelchair priority area is the only place on the bus where a wheelchair user can travel safely and, as drivers, we must ensure that we do our best to make the space available to them. I think these Forums are a really good idea, as they help to re-emphasise the details of the procedures we need to follow when a wheelchair user wishes to board our bus."
Michael, another Brixton driver who loves being a bus driver, explained:
"Every situation's different, every day's different, and that's the beauty of my job. The Forum's interesting as it's a reminder to myself of the things I need to do. The wheelchair priority area can sometimes cause uncertainty amongst customers, but I find the best thing to do is get out of my cab and defuse any potential misunderstanding by talking it through. People like to see you taking charge; it means a lot to people."
We were fortunate to have both a wheelchair user and a mum with a buggy visit the Forum at the same time, which helped to demonstrate that the designated space provided can be utilised together.
Tanvi, one of the wheelchair users at the Forum, commented:
"I have seen an improvement in how drivers deal with the wheelchair/buggy situation over recent months. Also, I feel pleased to be a part of the Accessibility Forum (at Brixton Garage) to have an opportunity to help drivers and answer their questions."
If you would like to join our team of drivers and help everyone get access to our buses, then please visit our driver's careers page.
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I met a patient during GYN surgery rotation, a 33 years old with stage 4 endometriosis. I watched and assisted her trans-abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingoophorectomy, adhesion lysis and intra-op bilateral ureteral stenting. She had chronic pelvic pain and menorrhagia for years that were refractory to many conservative management such as OCP, progesterone depot shot and D+C. Patient experienced prolonged ileus post-op so she has been a hot topic during our discussion in sign-out (not that she needed it).
Several points about her management were discussed. First and foremost, was trans-abdominal approach the best or could it have been done less invasively via robot. The surgeons who performed her case were concerned about the overabundance of adhesion bands and the extensive resection that was needed, so the invasive approach was chosen. However, a consultant physician who specialize in minimal invasive GYN surgery advocated for the robotic approach when we discussed her post-op status in sign-out. I think there is also a third option of doing a robotic assisted exploratory laparoscopy first, and back out when the adhesions, anatomical distortion, etc pose too much of an obstacle. Of course, you have to be absolutely frank with the patient before the procedure, but this would grant us an opportunity for attempt a much less invasive route with less chance of intra- and post-op complications.
The second dilemma was whether oophorectomy was needed for this 33 years young female. We all know the pathogenesis of endometriosis is estrogen driven, but was removal of both ovaries, creating a surgical menopause, and having the patient be on hormone replacement therapy for 10+ years indicated? From what I found, patient was tired of her dysmenorrhea and had no wish for future childbearing, but I did not think she had a full grasp of predicament of menopause at 33 years old and long duration of hormonal therapy when I talked to her before and after the surgery. Besides, the clinical presentation of endometriosis has absolutely no correlation with severity of lesions grossly (especially when we did not find any ovarian cyst), and less radical approach might have resulted in similar clinical outcome.
I believe I can extrapolate the ethical dilemmas encountered in this case and broaden them to all areas of medicine. It is paramount to go over all treatment options with a patient before reaching a decision. It is also necessary to work towards a goal of patient's best interest. In this case, perhaps more exploration of treatment alternatives would have changed the course, and perhaps a thorough education about the gravity of early surgical menopause and long term hormonal replacement therapy would have changed her mind and management. I also wonder if more extensive discussion and collaboration among the surgeons would have changed the course of treatment for this woman.


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Don't Lose Your Praise
Contributed on Feb 24, 2018
Sometimes you have to encourage yourself in the Lord and begin to Praise Him for His Goodness!
Don't Lose Your Praise 1 Samuel 18: 20-21 "And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou ...read more
Didn't See The Walls Fall, But I Heard Them!
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Like most things in life that are worth having, we find that it doesn't come cheap!
Didn't See The Walls Fall, But I Heard Them! Joshua 6:1-21 Israel has just crossed the River Jordan. They have prepared themselves spiritually and they have prepared themselves mentally, thus far, following God's orders to the letter. Now, they are ready to begin their conquest of the ...read more
How To Recover Your Spiritual Edge?
Contributed on Feb 24, 2018
When we are doing the LORD'S work it is important that we take time to "sharpen the axe."
How To Recover Your Spiritual Edge? II Kings 6:1-7 2 Kings 6:1-7 New King James Version And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "See now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. Please, let us go to the Jordan, and let every man take a beam from there, and let us make ...read more
Going After God
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We need God in us, on us and around us...we need His power and manifested presence to be in our lives and our worship.
GOING AFTER GOD 2 Samuel 6:1-19 David is now secure in his position as King of Israel. The nation had gathered themselves around him and anointed him to be their king. While David was certainly grateful for the peace that existed in Israel in those days; he knew that Israel was still far ...read more
Fill Me Up God
Contributed on Feb 24, 2018
When we cry out to be filled and ask for more of Him, and as we give more of ourselves, it actually becomes as a "vortex" in the spirit. What I mean by that is that as we ask for more, at the same time God is asking for more of us.
Fill Me Up God John 7:37-38 What do you expect to happen when you come to God's house? When was the last time you came to God's house expecting something to happen? When Your Expecting Something it means that you are looking forward to, anticipating something, to look forward to the ...read more
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God "Subdues" Our Sins
Contributed on Apr 11, 2013
GOD "SUBDUES" OUR SINS The word "subdue" is such a powerful word. In the Hebrew, it is the word "kabash" (kaw-bash) meaning to "tread down, disregard, conquer, bring into subjection". The Hebrew word for "cast" is "shalak" (shaw-lak) which means "to hurl, to throw away". What an amazing ...read more
The Spirit Of Poverty
Contributed on Jun 30, 2012
THE SPIRIT OF POVERTY If: You justify your lack and make excuses. You are afraid to give under the direction of the Holy Spirit. You govern your finances with a lack of trust and don't believe God is your source. Your are suspicious that those around you may take your money. ...read more
Praying He Prayed
Contributed on Mar 28, 2012
"PRAYING HE PRAYED" The Characteristic of the prayer of Elijah was his FERVENCY. He prayed fervently. He used that particular Hebrew idiom - "praying he prayed." In other words when he prayed he got down to business. Remember that the prayer of a righteous man is of great force when energized ...read more
Wise Men Searching
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WISE MEN SEARCHING In Biblical times wise men searched for the savior. They searched by looking for his star. When they found the star, they knew that God's promise had been fulfilled. Today, wise men are still searching. They are searching, not necessarily for a ...read more
The Longing Of The Soul
Contributed on Sep 7, 2011
THE LONGING OF THE SOUL Now I want you to imagine this: The moment that you take your last breath, it will be your first breath in Heaven, and the Lord and His angels will be right there to welcome you. One of the first faces you will see is Jesus! He will be there with His arms wide open to ...read more


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The best news of all, from an excitement point of view, is that this series will bring no easy extension of England's dominance from 2009 to 2011.
Four days of mesmerising action have spilled over into a fifth day that appeared inconceivable when 14 wickets fell on Wednesday, and both sides seemed too nervous to make it more than a perfunctory affair.
Just as English nerves were beginning to jangle with Australia on 84 without loss, Alastair Cook's bowlers emerged from their trance to remove six batsmen for 80 runs. Ah well, they must have thought, at least we still have Ashton Agar to come in and smite the ball.
As the evening beckoned Agar strode across the turf with willow in hand again not as the dazzled kid any longer but Australia's rescue man, after a dramatic spell of three wickets for three runs in 18 balls.
Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Phil Hughes were all returned to the pavilion by Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann, who trapped both Smith and Hughes leg before.
Joe Root took his first Test wicket as a bowler, too - the hapless Ed Cowan. At stumps Agar and Brad Haddin were still there with Australia 174 for six, still needing 137 to win. The crowd poured out exhausted by the stress.
Back on day one - it feels like years ago - Agar was still a symbol of Australian desperation: a beach boy borrowed from Henley and the Home Counties League to dislodge Nathan Lyon.
The cognoscenti knew better. They knew he could bat, knew he could bowl. But to most here at Trent Bridge he was just another leap in the dark post-Shane Warne. He looked like somebody's son who had been called off a shift behind the bar to make up the numbers.
Receiving his baggy green cap from Glenn McGrath, Agar was positively bashful. Maybe, in retrospect, that was the moment the spirit of the Ashes confirmed its attendance.
This Australia side are a mass of frailties overlain by renewed unity and intent. On paper their starting team would frighten no one. Yet they have already lodged a claim to be remembered as over-achievers.
There are four more Tests to play out before we can measure the character of the protagonists. But both are committed to entertain us, sometimes without really intending to. In a ludicrously congested calendar, in which cricket risks diluting its own worth by over-supply, each side has renewed its vows to The Ashes.
On this evidence, there could be no danger of this generation of cricketers treating it as just another fixture.
The Saturday was another Alton Towers ride. England resumed at 325 for six with Ian Bell's innings being hailed as the finest of his career. He completed his 18th Test century to draw level with Michael Vaughan and David Gower, but then fell to Mitchell Starc as the England tail began to fall away.
Bell's noble knock of 109 and Broad's controversial 65 were a riposte to Agar's 163-run partnership with Philip Hughes on Thursday, which featured a world record 98 for a No 11 from the younger of the batsmen.
Agar's spectacular emergence as an Ashes fairytale seemed to bring all the romance of 131 years flooding across Trent Bridge. It added a human touch to the conflict and inspired Agar's fellow Australians.
The next day he discovered the other side of this ancient feud, tossing up a ball which Broad thick-edged on to Haddin's gloves and then into Clarke's palms.
Agar, who took the wickets of Cook and Jonny Bairstow in the second innings, thought he had snared Broad as well.
But umpire Aleem Dar missed the deflection, Broad declined to walk and social media split between those who thought Broad a rogue and a larger group who argued that few cricketers 'walk' these days and that players should be policed by the umpire and not themselves.
Nobody should under-estimate the power of a moral firefight to intensify interest in a piece of sport. If you can watch a good game, then great. If you can argue about it as well (and make your voice heard) then so much the better. By then the technology ball had already been kicked around for a day.
Jonathan Trott's dismissal on review for lbw after the umpire had given him not out showed up cricket's strange reliance on Sky for justice.
The summer game is dependent on a commercial television station for the Hot Spot system that was otherwise engaged when Trott was adjudged to be out.
There will be grudges and gripes aplenty when the two parties reconvene at Lord's. England will take a long look at Steve Finn, who was ignored by Cook until the 29th over, and demand more with the bat from Root and Bairstow.
Equally Andy Flower can reasonably expect a more even performance from England second time round, now that this first encounter has been placed high alongside the 1982-83 Melbourne Test, which England won by three runs after Ian Botham had completed the 1,000 runs-100 wickets double against the Baggy Greens.
Australia, the sick man of world sport, are here to fight, here to save their country and themselves. Somehow they are able to carry Ed Cowan's reckless batting at No 3 and still maintain a challenge.
There is no change to the early sense that their top seven batsmen lack the quality to out-score England over five Tests. With only four scores over 50 in either innings to date, they look a vulnerable bunch by the standards of the last 20 years.
But what a captivating follow-up to Murraymania and Lions euphoria. The 2005 and 2009 series here in England will take some beating but this one is heading in the right direction.
It will be scrappier, more desperate, at times, but we can cope with that, given the magnetism of the last four days here beside the Trent.


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Diane Spencer: All-Pervading Madness
- Brian Donaldson
- 8 August 2011
This article is from 2011.
Don't judge a comic by their gentle demeanour
One of the first thoughts that might enter your head when popping along to a Diane Spencer gig is whether or not she will play on the fact that her name is but a single letter away from one of the most famous women of the 20th century. Actually, playing on it is not quite what she does, but there are three mentions of the dead Di which at least feel justifiable within the thread of her story.
All-Pervading Madness is a tale of urban depravity stemming from what should have been a simple journey home, which she describes as 'all-true'. Immediately alarm bells will ring in some heads, with that phrase remaining in your head as the ludicrous scenarios and bloody imagery mutate and multiply. Whether the grand finale of an apocalyptic scene in a late-night tube train is true or not, the fact that Spencer felt the need to express its veracity leaves a sense of doubt. What is far easier to believe is that she would spend her 23rd birthday watching an episode of Inspector Morse.
The thing that will be picked up on as her run continues is the way her innocent looks and polite accent are violently betrayed by the utter filth and gruesome bile that is emitted from her mouth via a clearly polluted brainsack. This is both a boon and a bane to her act. As the references of crudity are stacked up on one another, you eventually find yourself immune to their power. Within the course of a career this might be understandable, but over an hour-long debut Fringe show, it seems like something of a wasted opportunity. Still, there is clearly enough talent in her comedy armoury to suggest that a great show is not far from her grasp. One is quite amused.
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A set of classes to better manipulate the RuneScape lite highscores API
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A PHP layer on top of the RuneScape Highscores.
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If you run this command with composer it'll require it into your project
composer require that-chris-r/runescape-highscores
Or add this to your composer.json
{ "require": { "that-chris-r/runescape-highscores": "2.*" } }
Installing via git
Alternatively you can clone this repository and use the files in lib.
Retrieving a player
In order to access a player you need to create a new highscores object and use that to query the RuneScape API,
$client = new RunescapeHighscores();.
Once you have a client you can retrieve a single player using the
get_player method,
$player = $client->get_player('Das Wanderer');.
You can also retrive multiple players at one time using the
get_players method,
$players = $client->get_players(["Das Wanderer", "Bexs"]);.
This will return an indexed array with the indexes being the RuneScape usernames, E.G.
$players["Das Wanderer"] will give you access to a player object.
Using a player object
Player objects use magic methods to access the properties for a player.
Each attribute holds its values in a
PlayerValue class, when treated like a string it will return the level for skills and rank for anything else.
So to access a players attack level you do:
// Short syntax
echo $player->attack;
// Longer syntax
echo $player->attack->level;
PlayerValue object holds other values, for skills it holds
- Rank
- Xp
- Level
For minigames it holds:
- Rank
- Score
Minigames are access as they are named in the api documentation and spaces are replaced with underscores, so to access the information for a player on Dominion Tower you use
Combat levels
You can access both the standard combat level and the legacy combat level on a player object with the following methods,
get_legacy_combat_level and
Converting to Array
You can convert the player object to an array if you need to by calling the
to_array method.
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Connecting PHP to MySQL on Bluemix
Most of the PHP I write runs on Bluemix – it's IBM self-service cloud, and since I work there, they pay for my accounts 🙂 There are a bunch of databases you can use there, mostly open source offerings, and of course with PHP I like to use MySQL. Someone asked me for my connection code since it's a bit tricky to grab the credentials that you need, so here it is.
Bluemix Environment Variables
In Bluemix, you can simply create a MySQL database (look for "compose-for-mysql" in the catalog), create a set of credentials, and then bind it to your app. I should blog a few more of my PHP-on-Bluemix tricks but you can run a selection of PHP versions and it's also possible to add extensions that you need, I have found it does have what I need once I figure out how to configure it!
Once the database is bound to the application, then your PHP code running on Bluemix will have an environment variable called VCAP_SERVICES. The variable contains a JSON string, with top-level elements for each of the services that are bound to your application. Services will usually be the databases you are using but could also be some of the APIs for example.
I like to decode VCAP_SERVICES to an array so I can work with it, like this:
$vcap_services = json_decode($_ENV['VCAP_SERVICES'], true);
Get PDO Connected
To connect to PDO with MySQL, we need to supply a few different values:
database name
The VCAP_SERVICES supplies a URL containing all those elements, but not splitting them out. The PHP function parse_url() can help us with this. Here's the full code block that I use to connect in my applications:
$vcap_services = json_decode($_ENV['VCAP_SERVICES'], true);
$uri = $vcap_services['compose-for-mysql'][0]['credentials']['uri'];
$db_creds = parse_url($uri);
$dbname = "your_database_name";
$dsn = "mysql:host=" . $db_creds['host'] . ";port=" . $db_creds['port'] . ";dbname=" . $dbname;
$db = new PDO($dsn, $db_creds['user'], $db_creds['pass']);
Hopefully you can just borrow the code above and quickly get started with your own PHP/MySQL applications.
Before you go: was this helpful? confusing? annoying and you'd rather have it as a library you can just pull in with Composer (I can do that if I know you'd find it useful)? Please leave me a comment so I know!


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Lahore: One of the two terrorists arrested
during audacious terror strikes on two mosques of the minority
Ahmedi sect has told investigators that the attackers had
received training in the lawless Waziristan tribal belt and
were working at the behest of the Pakistani Taliban`s Punjabi
Abdullah Mohammad and Amir Muavia were captured after
they stormed the Ahemdi mosque in the upscale Model Town area
of Lahore yesterday.
Muavia was seriously injured when his suicide vest
failed to detonate properly. Mohammad, 18, was captured by
worshippers when he tried to set off explosives strapped to
his body.
"We received training in Waziristan (tribal region). Our
commander is Badar Mansoor, who is based in south Punjab,"
Mohammad was quoted as saying by SSP (investigation) Zuliqar
Hamid said Mohammad had disclosed that the attackers
were launched by the Punjabi faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP).
"Muavia is seriously injured and has been operated
upon. We will interrogate him after his condition
improves," Hamid said.
Mohammad hails from Rahim Yar Khan district in the
southern part of Punjab province and police teams have been
sent there to take his family and acquaintances into custody,
Hamid said.
Superintendent of Police (Model Town) Rana Ayaz
Salim said over a dozen suspects had been taken into custody
in Lahore in connection with the attack on two Ahemdi mosques.
"We launched a crackdown late on Friday night and
arrested over a dozen suspects," he told a news agency.
Police said they gleaned positive clues about the
network of the attackers from the information provided by
At least 80 people were killed in the coordinated attacks
on the Ahmedi mosques at Model Town and the heavily-congested
area of Garhi Shahu areas of Lahore. Over 100 others were
Among the dead were former judge Munir Shiekh, Lt Gen
(retired) Naseer Ahmed and a senior government official.
Police said Muavia and Mohammad came to the Model
Town mosque on a motorcycle.
The motorcycle was rigged with an explosive device,
which they set off before storming the mosque.
At least three other terrorists targeted the mosque
in Ghari Shahu.
They too came to the mosque on a motorcycle fitted with
an explosive device which they detonated as they entered the
These three attackers blew themselves up when they
were cornered by police.
The body parts of the attackers were sent to a
laboratory for forensic examination.


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It has not been a good last few days for directors. On Friday came word that Pete Travis had been ousted from the "Dredd" reboot during post-production.
Now, over the weekend, it has been revealed that the much-panned horror thriller "Dream House" was so bad that the film's director sought to have his name pulled from it.
Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan rose to fame on the back of acclaimed works like "My Left Foot," "In America" and "In the Name of the Father". In recent years however his turnout has received more of a lukewarm reception such as the 50 Cent biopic "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and the "Brothers" remake.
Sheridan began filming "Dream House" in Toronto in February last year along with a stellar cast that included Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz. At the time a very early 2011 release was planned. Suspicions were aroused mid last year when reshoots were ordered after a disastrous test screening, reshoots that couldn't be completed until months later due to Craig's busy schedule.
The film finally hit cinemas a week ago following a rather quiet promotional push. Reviews were horrendous, the film scoring an 8% and 3.6/10 on Rotten Tomatoes and a 35/100 on Metacritic, akin to such other stinkers as "Couples Retreat" and "Season of the Witch" but oddly enough not the worst wide release in cinemas right now (which would be the Taylor Lautner-led thriller "Abduction" with a 5% & 3.3/10).
"Dream House" has also financially flopped with a measly total gross of just $14.5 million at the end of its second weekend.
Now, The Los Angeles Times reports that Sheridan went to the Directors Guild of America over the Summer with the aim of striking his name from the credits. If his bid had gone to term the film would've had an Alan Smithee director's credit. However the bid was dropped due to several factors including Morgan Creek Productions agreeing to finance some reshoots.
Sheridan reportedly began deviating from David Loucka's script early on which lead to the aforementioned test screening. Morgan Creek panicked and took control of the film in the edit room meaning the theatrical version is not Sheridan's cut of the film. Understandably Sheridan declined to do any publicity for the film.
While fingers are being pointed at Morgan Creek for interfering with a director's process, Sheridan himself isn't faultless. There's an almost "Exorcist" prequel-like scenario here with Sheridan's earlier version possibly as bad as the one that ended up in theatres. Unlike those films though, we likely won't get to see the earlier version of this and judge for ourselves.


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This depends upon whether:
- the traveller is going directly to a destination outside the EC;
- the traveller is departing the EC through another Member State;
- the goods are exported as hold baggage; or
- the goods are on a transit flight leaving the EC via another Member State.
(a) Travellers going directly to a destination outside the EC
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Discussion in 'iPad Accessories' started by Jasmynp, Jun 16, 2011.
Does anyone have the case mate pop! for iPad 2? If so, please share your thoughts on it.
In case anyone is wondering, this is a pretty good case.
I have a casemate pop for ipad 2 (just came today) and a Pad & Quill Octavo. I took the iPad out of the octavo a few days ago and realized that I had forgotten how thin and light the iPad was. That made me want to find a lighter thinner case so that I could enjoy the shape and design of the iPad with some grip and protection (back only).
The Pros:
~Snug and secure fit
~Shows off the thin shape, size, and weight of the iPad
~Provides a good grip for handling
~Doesn't cover the bezel
~The rim of the case that surrounds the bezel is raised so that if the iPad falls front down, the screen doesn't touch the floor
~Has a built in stand (with it's own compartment for when it's not in use) that works in landscape or portrait
~Doesn't interfere with screen protectors
The Cons:
~Does not protect the screen (of course you won't buy it if you were interested in that kind of thing)
~If I think of more cons I'll post them.
I've seen this before, not so good as I think.
I was considering this one along with a few others. However, I would recommend going with a case that is more of a folio. I would rather have my screen covered if I'm holding it while walking around. Plus, the thickness this case adds is probably around the same as a folio because of the built in stand.
I got the Pop! case today and i'm sending it back... The overall build and quality of the case is pretty good, but the deal breaker for me is the landscape stand. The viewing angle for landscape is not very good. It seems like they did not know what angle they were going for... It's not low enough to be a good typing angle and it's not high enough to be a good viewing angle.
I would actually prefer a case of this style, but the two I have tried have not been very good (the other was the Incipio). I'm open to other suggestions (except for the Macally, not keen on the colors).
Case Mate Pop! looks very slippery...
Not to sound like a broken record, but I find the STM Skinny to be the perfect light case and it has a perfectly functioning smart cover. The stand positions are also very stable.
A normal ipad 2 smart cover mate is ok.


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All my friends as well are very excited. I highly recommend it.
There were a lot of Argh's and Ahh nice booty comments going on. I love the subtle yet very comical adult theme in the scripts.
We laughed hysterically at times!"
All my friends as well are very excited. I highly recommend it.
There were a lot of Argh's and Ahh nice booty comments going on. I love the subtle yet very comical adult theme in the scripts.
We laughed hysterically at times!"
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General Discussion / Re: Plymouth 1929 drive train turned into treshing engine« on: February 27, 2015, 04:10:57 PM »
Many years ago I was asked by a now deceased Plymouth guy to accompany him into the hinterland about 150 miles north northwest of Toronto to pick up a Plymouth 4 cylinder engine. We ended up in a logging camp of sorts in the back of beyond and the '29U engine was on a large farm wagon of the type used to collect hay bales. It had rubber tires and the yoke was still attached. The engine was mounted on hard wood pieces to make up for the missing frame. It looked just the same as yours and with the hood pieces and dash still in place. I forget how the engine drove the saw blade but the transmission was still in place. (I think it was with the common farm 6" rubber/cloth belt on a coned wooden block on the driven end and on the driving end. The same as old steam tractors drove threshing machines.) A huge,possibly 8 to 10 foot in diameter, homemade saw blade was on sleeper blocks with half of it through the wooden planked floor of the wagon. The teeth were maybe cut 4" into the blade circumference. No safety cover above or below the wagon floor,nothing. It had obviously been used to cut very large trees down into usable pieces back in the 30 and 40s. My friend had been given it for nothing,just take it away. It still exists somewhere in somebodys '29U in Ontario I can't remember where exactly. This use of engines from cars was very common in Canada. I've seen others still mounted and ready for a day's work.


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|Since the pivot point (the point about which the object
rotates) is at the centre of the merry-go-round, then the moment arm vector,
r, points from the centre to the rim of the merry-go-round. Using
the Right Hand Rule, we find that
the torque points into the screen.
Be careful with the moment arm vector. It is not the diameter of the merry-go-round, which was the given quantity, but the radius. So
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The people behind the highly lauded adventure game The Walking Dead are set to release the first episode of their latest project, The Wolf Among Us, on October 15 for PlayStation Network (Mac, PC, and Xbox Live players got a head start, as the game came out on October 11 for them).
Canon compliant with the Fables comic series by Bill Willingham, the game follows Sheriff Bigby Wolf (geddit? He's the Big Bad Wolf! Haaa) in his quest to keep fairy tale characters from killing one another and from being discovered by non-fairy tale humans. All the while, he struggles to keep his inner wolf tamed. Due to the game's choice-and-consequence based system, the player will be able to decide which side – good, or bad – Bigby will fall on.
The first episode, "Faith," has for the most part been positively received. Players are already itching for the next installment of the story, which should be released next month.
Check out the trailer below, which has cameos from the Magic Mirror, The Huntsman, Snow White, and an adorable flying monkey:
PSN users: are you excited for this game? As for the Mac/PC/Xbox people, what did you think of it? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section!
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I guess today we are seeing things change as well. The way news is given and spread has changed from just being what we read in the paper or hear on the news. The people who not very long ago controlled what news we heard, how we heard it, and when we heard it are now struggling to keep up with the exchange of information on Twitter and Facebook. I watch the news and hear reports on various people of interest's Facebook statuses, or recent Tweets. Really do I need the news at all? Couldn't I follow these people on Twitter or Facebook myself? Isn't the time I spend listening to people, on major network news, sit in pride as they "report" on statuses just wasted time? Still, even as I say that, I feel that there are certain reputable news agencies that actually give us really important information. Yet, again even as I say that, I know that my Dad just returned from Nepal. The first day he was there a church was bombed by Hindus. I am not really sure if anyone reported this information in the United States. I do know that I didn't hear about it, until he came home and told me, and he only knew because he was there! Shouldn't we as citizen's of the United States of America care about people who are being attacked for being Christians, no matter where they live in the world, Especially since we live in the country where freedom of religion was pioneered?
Anyway what would Mark Twain think about the exchange of news and information, which is nearly instantaneous on the internet? Especially considering that he worked for hours and hours, as a printer for a small town newspaper just to get each page slowly, and laboriously ready for the sharing of news. I think he would have appreciated that information was readily available, but it's just a guess.
I wonder what Mark Twain would have thought of Texting. I know that he absolutely HATED grammatical errors. He had a great love of languages. He liked to learn about their make-up, and grammatical rules. (I really find him interesting and love many things about his writing, but I don't really get this interest! I hate grammar....Ugh how boring! I would much rather read about Huck floating down the Mississippi, Tom attending his own funeral, or a Connecticut Yankee in King Author's Court than study present participles, correct ending marks for sentences, and when to capitalize.) Personally, I feel like his love for grammar had a lot to do with his desire to feel like he was good enough, smart enough, and the fact that he fought with a fear of failure all his life. Unfortunately for me, I have never personally met Mark Twain (although, when I visited Hannibal I did meet a dude dressed up like him) anyway, I not really and truly friends with him, so that's just guess. I wonder if Twain, with his love for grammar would have hated the abbreviations used in texting? Would he have studied the grammatical "rules" of texting? Would he have bought a textionary? Would he have written a book in texting dialogue? I think so, I don't think he could have resisted satirizing texting! Maybe he would have done something like my mother-in-law. Once I was iming her and said, "ttyl" and "lol". So she wrote, "hoamihtgttbr". I was like "WHAT?!" And she said, "Hang On A Minute I Have To Go To The BathRoom."
I know that Mark Twain kept many notebooks throughout his life. Today we blog. I know that he was a great man of letters. Throughout his life he corresponded with many people, friends, family members, women that he loved, and even with enemies and rivals. Many times the letters exchanged with enemies and rivals were shared via letters posted in newspapers for all to read! Today we write on each other walls, comment on notes, im, and complain about each other on our status.
I do know that Twitter has nothing on Mark Twain! He was "tweeting" with literary greats long before computers or cell phones even existed. Many of the letters he wrote talked about people he had been "twittering" with. Back then it just meant they were discussing, chatting, and passing time. Guess that's what it means today, and it's not really all that much different from what they were doing back then! They just had to work harder to do it.
Most of the characters in the book turn out completely differently then I had expected, and best of all, it has a great message for young girls. I hate those books that teach kids that they have to find the perfect prince and then their lives will be happily ever after. I think girls should learn to be happy with themselves before they worry about finding a prince. Well, this book doesn't pull that stuff. I would definitely recommend this book to parents of younger kids.
Just got done reading "Peculiar Treasures" and "On a Whim" by Robin Jones Gunn. I didn't realize when I first started this series that it is a series that goes with some other books this writer has written. It looks like she started with the Christy Miller series, then Christy and Todd; the College Years, Sierra Jenson, and then Katie Weldon Series. So, if you wanted to read them all, you would probably want to start with the Christy Miller. I don't know if I will bother to go back and read them all, since now that I started these I already know where Christy and Sierra have ended up so far. Still while this series goes along with the others, it stands alone just fine. She gives enough history to be updated and enjoy the books just fine.
My favorite part about the books was the main character, Katie Weldon. She is a fun, quirky, cute character. As well as being well-flawed. I like to read about a character that isn't perfect, does stupid things, loses a temper sometimes, has issues…because that is real. I feel like I can learn how to live better when I read about someone else who isn't perfect learning how to live better. I also liked some of the little qualities that the author gave to Katie, they were ones I could relate to. For instance, Katie is a big bargain hunter, I loved a part of the second book involving garlic-butter popcorn that she bought at garage sale! It cracked me up that she was going to feed her friend food that she bought a garage sale, without telling her! I have to say buying food a garage sale, maybe where I draw the line! It was a fun part of the book though. I got the feeling that the author really enjoyed and liked this character as she wrote her.
There was something the author seemed to overdue that annoyed me a little, too many metaphors! Some of them bordered on silly. I am all for using literary elements such as this, but to a point, it can be overdone. In the first book, she used the metaphor of "Peculiar Treasures" and how we are a peculiar treasure to God, and how he puts peculiar treasures into our lives. This was a cool metaphor which she backed up with Scripture, it was the title of the book, and well-done. There was another that started off a little cool about an old Hawaiian proverb, and the "ripening" of a relationship. But it ended up with women in the book calling their husband "Gummy Bears" and their relationships with their boyfriends "Gummy" or "Not Gummy". That just went too far and made it really silly! There was like 3-4 pages at the beginning where Katie talks to her boyfriend about driving in the slow lane, switching to a fast lane, and turning on turn signals. This was all meant to represent the level of commitment in their relationship and how quickly their relationship was progressing. As I was reading it I was thinking that it was too silly. Then to make it worse the metaphor was carried on throughout the whole book! UGH! I am sorry but who really talks to their boyfriends like that? And what boyfriend actually sits there and participates in a conversation like that? If I started talking to my husband like that, he would soon by rubbing his temples, turning up the volume on the basketball game, and just nodding and saying "Mmm-uhm". It wouldn't be a long time at all before he would have totally turned off the volume on what I am going on and on about and would not be listening at all! Guys don't think like that. I would like to see a writer, who decided to write about real men, who act like real men, and that's ok that they act like real men, why not? I think it would be refreshing. Not that it is not okay to read sometimes just for fun, about unrealistic men and relationships. But when the guys are constantly unrealistic I feel like it just puts ideas of how men and relationships should be in women's mind that aren't real.
Still, with all that said, I would recommend these books. The writer pointed out some really great Scripture references, made me think about a lot of different topics as far as Christian living is concerned, I learned a lot. On top of all this, it was a good piece of fiction, that was interesting and held my attention. They are definitely worth the read.
by Jeanne DuPrau
Recently we watched the movie "The City of Embers" and it was so GOOD! I hadn't read the book yet, but the movie was so good that I had to go and get the book to read. Not to mention I also ended up having to buy the movie as well. If I would let him, Calvin would probably watch it like 5 or 6 times a day!!
The books was pretty good, but I have to say that I noticed right away that the author wasn't only writing about a dying city, the writer was saying a lot more. So, I am going to break it all down, but I want to warn you first that this blog is going to contain major spoilers. If you haven't read the book, and want to be surprised then I would quit reading my blog, read the book, then come back read the blog, and tell me if you agree.
That way people who don't want to see spoilers won't have, guess I'm just nice that way :-)
The City of Embers is a post-apocalyptic city that was built underground, to protect people from disaster. The writer doesn't really say what kind of disaster destroyed the earth. I pretty much got the idea that it was many things; environmental disaster, wars, etc, etc. The Builders (of the city) left the people with only enough knowledge to survive. Deliberately leaving out knowledge of how to leave. The City of Embers is an underground city. Just image living, deep, deep, deep under the earth. The only source of light at all is electric light bulbs which are powered by a dying generator. A generator that no one in the city understands how to fix, they only know how to use it, not fix it. They don't even know what fire is, knowing how to make and control fire would provide a way to escape.
The writer is really just talking about so much more then an adventure of two twelve-year-olds out to save a city. The writer is clearly trying to say some things about our own lives, society, governments, educational system, and most of all, our belief systems.
Builders God
Darkness Why are we here? What is our purpose?
Believers Christians
Escape Survival/Purpose
I felt like the writer was saying that the builders of Ember put them in this city and then just left them there. I feel like the writer is saying that God created the earth, and then left us here to fend for ourselves.
Outside of the city everything is darkness. Just try and imagine the darkness, real darkness. I am so thankful that God has created this beautiful earth with light sources so that we are not stuck in darkness. I think about when we have visited caves, and it is complete blackness. If you literally had to live in a place like that, you would go crazy. In Ember every night the generator is turned off and the people are in complete blackness for the whole night. I can't even imagine, think if you had to get up and go to the bathroom, complete darkness. They don't have flashlights, they don't have matches, they don't even have fire. They have no traveling light. If they try to leave the city before long they are completely and utterly surrounded by the utter darkness! Now, think about the fact that the people know that the generator is dying, they know their clothes and fabrics that they have been using over and over by generations of people for ever 200 years (which by the way how many years old is United States) are wearing thin, they know that their food is running out. There are many different kinds of foods that they don't even have anymore, the little girl in the book had never even tasted pineapple it had run out before she was born. Their library is only filled with knowledge that will help them STAY in the city. What is a boat? They have heard the word, passed down by people that were in they city when it was built, but have no idea what it means. They have heard the phrase "All in the same boat" what could this mean, they can only guess, because they don't what a boat is. Clearly the darkness represents the question of why are we here? What is our purpose? What more is there after this life? I really feel the author asking why did God put us on this dying earth, with bad things happening all around us?
The City of Embers has people called believers. The writers doesn't really give a specific answer as to what the believers believe. I got the impression that the believers believe in the builders, who were meant to represent God. When bad things happen they believers just sing and hope. The generator dies out in the middle of the day, leaving a city of people walking around in complete blackness. Getting separated from their families, children and wondering if the generator is going to turn back on this time, or will this be the end. Are they going to just slowly lose their mind, as they slowly starve to death in complete blackness? (The writer has definitely done a good job of making a picture of a hopeless situation) Meanwhile when these things happen the believers just say that the builders will come and save them. Is this really how the writer sees Christians? She gives no evidences, she just acts as if the believers have a silly, pointless, even lazy, and stupid religion. This is not what Christianity is. Now, I could sit here and tell you why what I believe is more then that. But instead, I will let the writer do that.
In the book there is a part about a bean. She talks about how the bean looks dead on the surface. But inside there is life. And when the bean is put into some soil, the life pushes itself out. It grows in to a plant. How did the life get in there? Clearly something had to put life in there. So even deep down, in the scary, dying City that the people of Ember are trapped in, they can see that God is real, because only God could have put the life in that bean.
There is another part where the boy finds a worm which he watches for awhile as it builds a cocoon and then turns into a moth then flies away. This also shows that even down in Ember, God is at work, creating, how else did the worm know how to do this?
Finally, Escape. The kids have to find the way of escape. They find directions, and have to puzzle it together to find a way out of Ember. I felt like the writer was saying that we have to make our own way. We survive our own selves, despite God. Here's the thing though, even when the kids find a way of escape, it is with the help left behind by the builders. So even when the writer tries to make example of how we can survive despite God, she are still leaving you under God's power. Because deep down inside we cant escape God, because He is real, and He is in control of everything.
While this book is pretty well written, and interesting. It is hard to make much good out of it. But when I read it, I couldn't help but think how thankful I am to know the real God. I know that God is not some heartless, compassionless being that created earth and then left us here to die. God created us to have relationship with Him. We choose to sin causing a rift between us and God. But God isn't a builder who left us here alone! Instead He is a loving creator who sent His only Son, Jesus, to die for our sins! Giving us a way to Heaven. A way to be saved from the darkness!
One good thing about this book, is that it does make you appreciate that we should be good caretakers of this earth. God told us to take care of it!
While the writer brought up many questions on many different topics. I have actually not even scratched the surface in the blog, btw. She doesn't really give any good answers to those questions she poses. There are parts of the book that I think aren't completely thought through. For instance, it would pretty much definitely be impossible for people to live underground for that long of a time. She writes about green houses. It would be possible for plants to grow and grow without the sun, using only electrical lights, for over 200 years. Living in a city of utter darkness, with only electrical lights that are turned on and off, at night and morning, people would literally go insane without the sun. It would not be possible for them to survive that long.
I don't know if you will choose to let your kids read this book. I am going to let mine, and then I will discuss with them the book, much as I have in this blog. These ideas that are presented in this book are things that they will face in their own lives. I would rather have them learn to deal with them now with me, than to send them out blind and naïve into the world.
Sometimes I will find a book that sounds good, start reading it, get a little of the ways through it, and find I have already read it!! This way, I can go back and see what I read, and whether it is worth the time to read again ;-) I hope that I can find time to blog about all the books that I read because it will be fun to have this record as time goes on.
Mainly, I am excited about this new blog idea because I just LOVE tearing to pieces books that I read and talking about them. Unfortunately for me, not too many people want to sit and talk to me about all the little teeny-tiny details of books for hours. (And for those of you who do, "I LOVE YOU!") I am going to love having a blog to "talk" to about all my books! If you choose to read this blog, and have thoughts to share on books that I talk about, oh, please, please, please comment!! I would really love to talk to you about books!
Just to let you know what kind of books I like to read, I read books from all kinds of genres, fiction, non-fiction, adults, young adults, teens, all the way down to children's book. I am not embarrassed at all to admit this, Yes, I do love to read kids books, too! (I especially like that one, "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs". I check that out of library all the time, under the guise of wanting to read it to my children, but really I'm the one who wants to read it.) I feel a lot better reading books that my kids are going to be interested in reading, because then I know more about what they are going to be learning, and whether or not it's something that I want them to read. You learn so much from what you read, and writers can be very sneaky putting their own agendas into the books. I like to know if there is something I want to warn my kids about when they pick up a book.
I like to read Contemporary books as well as the Classics, Romance to Mystery to Sci-Fi (sometimes) to fantasy, to ANYTHING! I just love all books. The books I have read throughout my life have definitely helped to shape me into the person I am today, and the writers feel like old friends. That is not weird for me to say that, by the way, a good writer puts a little bit of themselves into their story, so really when you read someone's work, you get to know them at least somewhat. And you know what; I think that is SO AWESOME!
Quick rundown of some my writing heroes, in no official order;
Laura Ingalls Wilder
She is so special to me because she taught American women how to be strong. She was a strong woman, without being manly, overly feminist, or disrespectful to her husband. She understood that women were to be a "helpmeet" to their husband. That means you help, not that you are brainless sap. She was a strong woman who was always a lady, which is really probably the best way to define strong women. She knew what she expected from life and her family. She knew what to expect from her love interest. I think one of my favorite parts of her books was when she told Almanzo that he was NEVER to drive Nellie Olson home again, that is if he wanted to drive anywhere with herself! Girls today could do with paying attention to how she demanded that he treat her as she deserved to be treated! She was confident that she was worth being treated like the gift she was, the gift all strong women are! She always wanted to learn new things. She never gave up during trials. She went through trials that would have destroyed most, and she never gave up through it all! She was hardworking and earned all that she had with her own sweat, blood, and tears, working alongside her husband. In other words, she didn't expect things in life to be given to her, she knew what she wanted, and expected to work for it. She had no sense of entitlement, how refreshing! I love the fact that when you read her books, you are getting one of the finest histories of our country's Pioneer backgrounds, her writings are so important to knowing what has shaped our country, and to remind us of values that we are tending to forget in today's society. I think that they are invaluable history lessons! I think all kids and adults should read her works!
Lucy Maud Montgomery
She describes her stories so beautifully that I feel like I have been there. Anne and Gilbert are one of the greatest love stories of all time.
Jane Austin
Another strong women…I love how well she observed the relationships of people around her and was then able to write about it. Also, she was so beautifully sarcastic!
Mark Twain
Oh, I just love him so much!!!!!! He just told things the way he saw it.
Jack London
I read "The Call of the Wild" innumerable times. His books were so exciting and thought-provoking.
Others; Colleen Coble, Beverly Lewis, Meg Cabot, JK Rowlings, Janette Oke, Christopher Paolini, Gene Stratton Porter, Cervantes, some of the non-fiction I love to read are books about Queen Victoria , and I especially love reading books she wrote herself, and her journals.
But my most favorite writer of ALL time is CS Lewis. He is definitely my hero of writing heroes! I remember the first time I started reading one of his books, the first one I read was, of course, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". I started reading the books, here the kids were playing hide and seek on a rainy day, in a big unfamiliar house, and before you know it Lucy accidently enters a whole other world while trying to hide in the back of a wardrobe. I was so excited! I remember thinking; this is just exactly what kind of book I want to read! This is just exactly what I wish could happen to me. How wonderful would it be to be able to explore a whole different world! I have read that Lewis wrote the Chronicles of Narnia because when he wanted to read stories to children, he couldn't find any that were the kind of stories he wanted to read, so he just wrote them himself. How cool is that?! Also, he said that his stories weren't really "allegories" as much as "suppositories" (I don't know how he spelled it) . In other words, "Suppose that there are other worlds"…"Suppose that in the other world God comes in the form a lion?"…Suppose…Suppose…Suppose…How I love to Suppose…
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Traning PageSetting up the Max-IP280 Camera
Up-And-Running! Setting up the Max-IP280 Camera
1. Make sure you have all the parts that come with the package. Refer to figure 1, at left. Power supply (adapter), bracket, camera, and two CDs, the mini CD is a setup/installation CD and the large CD contains CMS software.
2. Connect the power adapter to your power strip or wall outlet. Connect the camera to the adapter output.
3. Connect your LAN cable to the RJ45 style connector on the camera. If you network is operating you should see the two LEDs on the connector flash briefly. These LEDs indicate a link and activity and can be used for basic troubleshooting if necessary.
4. Refer to figure 3, provided to indicate my network topology. Your network is probably different. If you encounter a problem connecting to your camera, try simplifying your network connection as shown until you figure out what is wrong.
5. Take the mini-disc and install the software on it - there are 3 files.
- (a) SuperIPCam (executable file)
- (b) IPCamera (executable file)
- (c) QIP Documentation (a word doc.)
6. Double-click SuperIPCam and install the software.
7. Copy IP Camera to your computer (I put it on the desktop).
8. Double-click IP Camera. Refer to the figure at right, IP CAMERA OPENING SCREEN.
9. Click SEARCH. (figure 5).
The software queries the network and determines some basic IP addresses. See the following figure.
10. Click AUTOSETUP (figure 6).
The software searches for your camera. If successful, you'll see IP numbers appear (figure 7). Note the content of the red box, where the IP number of your camera appears in the IP field at the top.
11. Before we go further, please select a user name and password and place them in the AUTHORIZATION field in the appropriate boxes.
Now write down your user name, your password, and the IP address (in the IP field in the red box area).
12. Click SAVE (at bottom right corner).
13. Really. WRITE DOWN your password, user name, and IP. Make sure it is accurate.
14. Select the camera by clicking on the address shown in the "ipcam" field (the green box in figure 7), then click PREVIEW (in the purple box).
15. The software starts browser. First it asks your user name and password. Enter that information, click through the screen, and you will see something similar to figure 8 (IP CAMERA PREVIEW IN BROWSER).
If you are not getting a picture at this point repeat the procedure and take note of your IP addresses, user name and password. Try powering off the camera, then powering it back up. Check your LAN cable. Power down your computer and power it back up. If all of this fails, contact our technical support group.
In step 6, above, you installed the Super Client software (CMS software). The default location is c:/program files/IP Camera Super-Client. Locate it now using your file manager or explorer.
Double click "IP Camera Super Client". The following screen appears.
Click the button indicated by the red arrow (SET CURRENT DEVICE button). In the CONNECT DEVICE SCREEN that appears, you must put your cameras IP number in the IP/DOMAIN field, and your user name and password in the appropriate fields. Leave the other fields alone for now (the default information should be correct).
Click OK after you have entered the required information.
Now click the button indicated by red arrow 2, the CONNECT CURRENT DEVICE button. Streaming video from your IP camera appears in the default window location on your screen.
The Super Client software has many features. It is beyond the scope of this page to discuss this software further. For more information, refer to the DOC file that came with the camera or learn by doing. If you are familiar with security DVRs and surveillance camera software, most of the features, if not all, will be self evident.
Additional Software and More - the 2nd CD
If you have the second CD (which is supplied when you purchase this product), take a moment to review its contents. It will contain some of the same software on the mini-disc as well as some additional files.
- The MAX-280 manual (PDF) containing more information about the Super Client software.
- A setup guide - MAX IP280 Quick Guide (PDF) containing much of the information presented on this page. This PDF also explains how to view your camera from an external internet location (the procedure presented here covers local access only, to verify the operation of your camera).
- IP Camera Search program (also on the mini-disc, and installed if you followed the procedure on this page).
- Super IPCam CMS client (also on the mini-disc, and now installed if you followed this procedure on this page).
OMG I lost the disk or don't have it!
Please click here for a copy of the Setup Guide PDF and the MAX-280 manual.
What about Remote Viewing?
For a remote viewing setup procedure (letting you view your camera from locations outside of your local network where the camera resides), click here.


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Christmas came early for Red Rock Search and Rescue.
First, the city of Las Vegas found affordable new headquarters for the nonprofit group. Then, it was awarded a $35,000 kit that will convert a bus into an ambulance transport vehicle.
"It's capable of transporting 18 people at a time," said the group's commander, Dave Cummings. "It's designed for real-life disasters, which is something I think we need to be prepared for here in Las Vegas. God forbid anything happens, but you have to be realistic. We are a terrorist target. That's what all the agencies prepare for, but then again, we could have a large hotel disaster."
The group is an independent team of about 230 volunteers who serve Southern Nevada and portions of Utah and California. News of the first gift came Sept. 18, when the Las Vegas City Council approved a lease agreement for a new headquarters for the group in a former community school space at 330 and 340 Villa Monterey Drive. Red Rock Search and Rescue will pay the city a monthly rent of $150. As part of the agreement, the city pays the utilities.
It had used a facility that cost $1,700 in rent, but with insurance and utilities, it was closer to $2,200, Cummings said. There were only about 1,500 square feet of usable space, barely enough for its needs. About three months ago, it moved out. The new facility from the city has 2,200 square feet.
The second bit of good news came Oct. 1. That day, using a live feed, AmbuBus announced which search and rescue group would be the recipient of a fully equipped unit, valued at $35,000. Las Vegas was one of about a dozen groups in the running. The contest was vote-based, and the team knew it was a top contender.
On the day of the announcement, members of Red Rock Search and Rescue were crowded around a big-screen TV. It was announced that the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management in Texas was the big winner. Still, the Las Vegas members stayed glued to the TV screen. AmbuBus went on to say that the decision had been a hard one and that Las Vegas had been such a top contender, a second prize was going to it: the equipment to outfit its own bus. Cummings said he had an inkling there would be a second prize but had no idea it would be so generous.
Cummings said that if the group was going to lose, it had no problem losing to the team from Galveston.
"We know what they go through on almost an annual basis," Cummings said. "Our hats are tipped to them."
Red Rock Search and Rescue formed in February 2012. It performed more than 100 missions in its first year. Having a bus would provide another level of assistance, especially if many victims were involved.
"You'll always have an ambulance for the critical care people," Cummings said. "But the people who can wait a little bit to get to the hospital, it'll take 18 at one time … So we don't have so many vehicles on scene."
Cummings said the group would see if the Clark County School District had an old bus it no longer needed.
Las Vegas' search and rescue group has the advantage over other cities. Being a 24-hour town, it has volunteers for every shift. It is growing by about a dozen people a month. Each volunteer has to be certified in CPR, learn rescue methods and become a ham radio operator.
Cummings said he would cap membership at 300 to ensure that the group didn't suffer from growing pains. Each person who expresses an interest is given a short course in how demanding the effort is, what's required and how finding a body can take an emotional toll.
"I literally try to scare them away," Cummings said.
When someone goes missing, a search is begun from the person's last known position. They cover every square foot in a regulated pattern, he said.
"Some (searches) are line, some are grid. It depends on the terrain," said member David Sidle. "Most search and rescue teams involve 30 to 40 people."
The new headquarters will be known as the Red Rock Search and Rescue Training Campus, Cummings said. It will serve as a learning center for members and also the community.
He said that in 2014, the group expects to hold first-aid and CPR training classes, a safe trails program so hiking clubs and day hikers have knowledge of how to stay safe and a good understanding of what they should carry in their backpacks. It also anticipates having online classes for its members.
"The term 'search and rescue' is very romantic. Who wouldn't want to say, 'I've gone and rescued someone?' " Cummings said. "But we do an enormous amount of recovery (looking for a body). Metro will go out and do a thorough search and do a very good job. But once they determine that the job is a recovery … We deploy immediately and continue the search."
For more information or applications, visit redrocksar.com.
Contact Summerlin/Summerlin South View reporter Jan Hogan at email@example.com or 702-387-2949.


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While working in the bars of South Boston, Jack Maxwell learned one thing - sit down with a stranger and a couple of drinks, and the whole world opens up. In Booze Traveler, Maxwell sets out across the globe to find the world's most interesting beverages and the people who drink them. Over the course of 15 episodes, viewers will follow Maxwell as he travels to various locations around the world including Armenia, Belize, Lithuania, Mongolia and Nepal. At each stop, he connects with locals, immerses himself in regional activities, learns about the country's unique relationship with liquor and sometimes even participates in the alcohol-making process.
Exploring Greece's history with a mountainside sheep blessing, a bachelor party fueled by ouzo and the country's national drink.
A secret drink with a long-lost Queen, race cars, and mafia-fighting bar owners.
Vodka with Santa's helper, a truck full of naked men, and a fruity sudden death.
Coconut lightning, hoop daydreams, gin and juice, and a military-spec food fight.
Daiquiris in a Jurassic park; courage on the bunny slope; pineapple homebrew.
Booze-fueled contests from around the world.
The world's best, and strangest, hangover cures.
Jack takes viewers on a global bar crawl, seeing the world's best bars.
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Tissue Characterisation Using Ultrasound Based Strain Imaging(Elastography)Examining Lesions in the Gastrointestinal Wall, Adjacent Lymph Nodes and Pancreatic Lesions
The purpose of this study is to use endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with strain based
elastography to identify strain traits separating malignant from benign lesions. We are
registering feasibility of endoscopic strain imaging and compare diagnostic accuracy of EUS
+ elastography with previous data on EUS alone.
Inclusion criteria:
- Group 1: Focal subepithelial lesions in esophageal, ventricular or duodenal wall
discovered by endoscopy or other imaging modality.
- Group 2: Pancreatic lesion discovered by other imaging modality.
- Group 3: Mediastinal or retroperitoneal lymph node or tumor discovered by other imaging
Histology of lesions should not be known at the time of examination. EUS elastography
findings are evaluated shortly after the examination and categorised by different methods;
categorical score, VAS, Strain Ratio. The result is then compared to histology or cytology
results. Patients who do not undergo tissue sampling are followed up to discover disease
Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective
Malignant or benign lesion
Imaged lesions are sampled, surgically removed or followed up > 6 months to conclude on their nature. Images are evaluated, measured and categorised shortly after examination and compared to histological, cytological or follow up result. Elastography results do not interfere with surgical or oncological treatment planning in this study.
Jan 2007 - September 2011 + 6 months( if no tissue sample)(4 years)
Lars Birger Nesje, MD, PhD
Study Director
University of Bergen
Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services
January 2007
July 2012