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THE MIDNIGHT FIEND
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Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours XIV (1873): 81-83.
I was born and reared in a region full of adventure and excitement. My paternal grandfather was one of the pioneers of Kentucky, the romantic history of which is still fresh in many memories. My father inherited from him not only a good farm in a fully settled district, but a large quantity of wild land in a region where the white man, at that period, had scarcely ever ventured save as a hunter.
The love of adventure which had induced my grandfather to become a pioneer, descended to his son; and this, together with a natural desire to improve his property, prompted my father to rent his farm in the "settlements," and remove to the wilderness very shortly after his marriage.
My mother, herself the daughter of a genuine backwoodsman, cheerfully accompanied him, and delightedly shared his hardships as well as the prosperity which gradually rewarded his toils. In the second year of their sojourn in the forest I was born, and until my eighteenth year I was never actually put of the woods.
Up to that time my education was necessarily scanty, consisting mainly of a tolerable knowledge of the groundwork of the "three R's," "Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic," imparted to me by my parents in the intervals of their labors, and a thorough professorship in the science of woodcraft, acquired by my own exertions.
In fifteen years, however, my father had so improved his estate, and the country near us had become so much developed, that he found himself one of the most wealthy landholders in the western part of the State, and was suddenly awakened to the consideration of my future. As his only child, and the heir of his vast estate, it seemed proper to both my parents that I should be fitted for the prominent station I was one day to occupy in society, by receiving a suitable education; and within a month subsequent to my seventeenth birthday, I was on my way to Shelbyville to enter the academy at that place.
When I returned home at the age of twenty-one, my friends and neighbors could not comprehend the change in me, and I confess that the majority of them soon heartily despised me. All my old love for hunting and woodcraft was pone, and in its place they found poetry and metaphysics, which made them consider me little better than an idiot. They could not understand how a man with thews and sinews such as mine should shrink from encountering hardship and peril—things which they had sought for, rather than avoided, from their youth—and content himself with writing verses and reading books, which, to their untutored minds, were arrant nonsense. One by one, as I declined their invitations to join them in their during forest sports, those of my own age dropped away from me, and ere long I had acquired among them and their elders the unenviable reputation of a coward.
Alice Campbell was the daughter—the only child—of a rough backwoodsman, whose ruggedness, both of mind and manner, was alone relieved by his strong affection for her. His sole redeeming quality, aside from this affection, was indomitable courage, which he had proved in a hundred perils, and the want of which in any other man he despised beyond all failings.
Alice was, indeed, worthy of his fondness. It seemed to me one of nature's most singular freaks that she should be the child of that uncouth old hunter—as awkward and ugly as one of the bears he hunted. But the anomaly was in part explained when I came to know his history. In his youth, Ralph Campbell, though never handsome, was well-formed and manly. During the Indian troubles of 1812, he had had the good fortune to rescue a gentleman and his daughter from the savages, just as they were about to be tortured. The heroism he then displayed won the young lady's heart, and her beauty woke in his a passion that was invincible. In spite of the wealthy father's opposition they married, and she accompanied her husband to the wilderness, never seeing any of her family again until she lay on her deathbed, ten years afterward.
Her father was then summoned, became reconciled to her, and after her death took his grandchild, Alice, to his home in Virginia. The old man spared no pains or money in her education, and she resided with him until his death, which occurred in her seventeenth year. She then returned to her father, who had given up his roving life, and settled upon a farm some ten miles from my own house.
Though so long separated, the tenderest affection existed between them, and for more than a year before I met her, she had been the light of the old man's dwelling, her own loveliness and refinement being all the more striking hum the strong contrast which everything surrounding her presented.
My parents had soon perceived my inclinations, and were well content to receive my darling as their daughter—for no one who knew her could help loving Alice. It only remained, therefore, to obtain her father's consent; and in the evening of the day on which she had made the sweet confession that her heart was mine, I rode over to find him, and formally ask that consent.
I found Ralph Campbell, surrounded by several of his cronies as rough as himself, in what might be called the "forum" of the village—for it was the place where everybody met to discuss the important questions of the day—the store of the principal trader. I was well-known to most of them; and, though I knew that for some time past they had not been friendly toward me—a feeling which I had set down to envy—I had no hesitation in mingling with the group, and saluting them politely. They received me very coldly, and, as soon as an opportunity offered, I requested Mr. Campbell to grant me a private interview.
Without moving from his seat, he rudely surveyed me from top to toe, and then turned most contemptuously away, as if I was not worthy of an answer. My neat and somewhat fashionable attire certainly afforded a striking contrast to the buckskin and homespun suits of those about me, and this might naturally excite scorn in a backwoodsman, if he had been a stranger to me. Bat I felt at once that Ralph Campbell's contempt had another source, though I could not divine its nature.
To quarrel with him, however, was, of course, the most remote thing from my desire, and curbing my resentment as well as I could, I civilly reiterated my request.
"I've no secrets from any of my friends, young man," said he, rudely. "If you've got anything to say to me, spit it out here."
Astonished at his demeanor, so utterly unexpected, I replied, with much embarrassment, that the subject on which I wished to converse with him was not calculated for public discussion.
"I don't agree with you," said be, still more rudely, "for l know what you want of me. You've come to ask me for Alice; but let me tell you, once for all, that no one of your breed shall have Rough Ralph's daughter while he's on top o' the earth to say nay!"
Thunderstruck at these words, at first I could do nothing but stare at him stupidly, in silence. Asnickering laugh that ran round the circle restored my self-possession by rousing my anger; but there was too much at stake for me to give way to wrath yet, and, with a powerful effort to control myself, I managed to ask him plainly what his objection to me was.
The answer was much more unexpected thin aught that had gone before, and a hundred times more astounding.
"You're a sneaking coward!" said he, with an expression of withering scorn; "and if that's not objection enough for any father in Old Kalmuck, I don't know what is!"
The blood rushed to my head in a torrent—my brain was in a whirl! Foran instant I thought to strike the old man to my feet; but the sweet face of his daughter rose up before me, and I drew back. Again the sneering laugh ran round the circle, and afforded me another vent for my consuming rage.
Like a wounded lion watching a chance to spring upon his assailants, I faced the ribald crew.
"Ralph Campbell," I said, slowly, "you are her father, and, therefore, sacred from me. But if any other man dare say such words to me——"
The words bad scarcely passed my lips when a youth—a rough churl whom I had long suspected, but disdained, as a rival—stepped before the crowd, and interrupted me.
"I'm your man, Frank Atherton!" cried he, insolently. "I'm Ben Burton, of Snake Creek, Everybody knows me—and I say you're a sneaking coward!"
Instantly the fury which I had so violently suppressed flamed up, and I gathered myself together to spring upon him. But at that moment my evil fortune culminated.
In the very act of rushing at my foe, I fell prostrate at his feet—blood gushing from my mouth and nostrils, and the sneering laugh of the bystanders once more ringing in my ears as I sank into complete insensibility.
The crowd supposed—and, afterward, I could scarcely blame them, for fainting was something unknown to their rugged natures—that I had actually been frightened into a fit by the near prospect of a fight.
When I recovered my senses, they had all departed—probably deeming me unworthy even of pity—and I was alone with the trader who owned the store. The first words of his which I understood brought back the recollection of all I had endured, and, wild with shame and wrath, I rushed from the building, mounted my horse, and rode madly away into the forest, intent only on pursuing the slanderer, and washing out the insult in his heart's blood.
If I had found Burton that night, my soul would doubtless hare been stained with murder, or I should have been slain. But he was not at his home—whither I rode—or expected there for some days; and when I returned to the village, thinking to find him there, I learned that be had gone to another town some thirty miles away.
It was too late to follow him that night, and too late to return to my own home. Wearied in body, and terribly depressed in mind, I, therefore, sought the little tavern of the village; and, having seen my horse provided for, retired to the bedroom to which the landlord conducted me.
Exhausted with the torrent of emotion which for the last four hours had convulsed me, I extinguished the light, and threw myself upon the bed without undressing. To sleep, however, was impossible.
One by one the noises in the house died away as its inmates retired to rest, and, at last, all "was profoundly silent; but the stillness brought me no repose.
The time went slowly by, and had reached that hour just before the dawn which is, proverbially, the darkest, when suddenly a fearful shriek burst on my ears!
Broad awake, and sitting upright on the instant, I stared into the black darkness as if my eyeballs would start from their sockets. That horrid scream still rang in the air, dying away among discordant echoes that repeated and prolonged it as if they would carry it to heaven's very gates; and just before me—so near that I could almost touch them, and on a level with my own face—I saw four shining points that I instantly knew to be eyes, though no human eyes ever flashed so like to flame!
Again that horrid yell awoke the dismal echoes, and so terrible was the shock that it conveyed to my nerves that I bounded from the bed to the floor without knowing that I did so. Scarcely had I gained my feet when my outstretched hands encountered a smooth surface that seemed covered with hair, and the next instant I was down upon the floor, clasped in the deadly embrace of an invisible monster, whose teeth and talons pierced and tore my flesh in a dozen different places at once, with a sharp, fiery pang, as of red-hot irons!
For a few moments I was less frightened than astonished, but as I struggled with my unseen assailant, I suddenly discovered that it had two heads, and more than four limbs, with but a tingle body!
Idid not cease to struggle, though the effort was entirely mechanical, and was not in any way the result of will.
The sharp, burning talons of the fiend continued to rend my flesh; his hot breath and venom poured upon my face, apparently searing it to the bone; but still my hands grasped his dual throat, and still my quivering muscles strove to tear him off, and cast him from me!
The effort, tremendous as it was, proved vain. And now the grey light of the dawn came stealing in at the casement, making plainly visible the white ceiling above me, and faintly revealing the furniture of the chamber.
Oh, God, most merciful I banish from my mind the memory of that moment, supreme in horror!
My hands still grasped the hairy throats, the myriad claws still rent and tore me, the four gleaming eyes still glared into mine, but, beyond those eyes, no vestige of a form was visible!
The fiend who so palpably clutched my agonised body, and who seemed intent on dragging my soul forth, to bear it to his infernal home, was viewless, though tangible—a solid, moving, breathing form, utterly invisible, save the four blazing eves that seemed to flame with the fires of Gehenna!
With or lust effort of profound despair, I wrenched the unseen monster from its deadly hold, and, staggering to my feet, fell down again, with a shock that shook the house, once more perfectly insensible!
"Where am I? Was not that Ralph Campbell's voice?"
I was lying on the bed in the same chamber, my body and head swathed in voluminous bandages, and Alice herself was bathing my brow with a cooling lotion. Rough Ralph stood at her side, his rugged face beaming joyously, and his brawny band clasping mine as if he never meant to let go of it.
"It's me, my boy, and no mistake!" cried he, exultingly; "and here's Alice, too, who may marry you to-morrow, if she likes! A man who can fight two halt-starved, full-grown wildcats in the dark, without a we'pon—and kill 'em, too— hasn't got much coward about him, I'm blessed if he has!"
Courteous reader, that was the simple, unvarnished truth. The landlord of the tavern had lately caught a pair of wildcats, a male and a female, and had them confined in a wooden cage, which he had placed in a loft over the room I occupied. They had broken out of their cage, and made their way into my apartment through a trap-door, having first entangled themselves in a fishing-net, which bound them together, and caused their bodies to seem like one to me—probably, also, preventing them from clawing me quite to death in our struggle.
As to their invisibility, everybody who has hunted such beasts knows that their peculiar, dusky color renders it almost impossible to distinguish them amid the trees, even in broad day. The grey light of dawn would exactly match their hue, and this, together with the dimness of my sight, from the straining it had undergone, fully explains why they were indiscernible to me.
In due time my darling Alice became my wife, and Ben Burton, of Snake Creek, was my "best man" on that interesting occasion. He and his comrades were thereafter quite satisfied that the man was no dastard who, in their expressive Western phrase, could "whip his weight in wildcats!"


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One hour PE test could help identify children with movement skill deficit, say academics
Published: Thursday 17 November 2022
Children with so-called movement skills deficit could benefit from a new 'fun' test that aims to make it easier for teachers to identify them.
It is estimated that 5% of primary school children have some form of movement skills deficit. Researchers have gone so far as to dub the condition a 'hidden physical disability' which they say inhibits children from engaging fully in education.
Dr Lucy Eddy, a Research Fellow at the University of Bradford, travelled with colleagues from the University of Leeds to Westminster this week to showcase the findings with MPs.
Above: Dr Lucy Eddy talks to Labour MP Steve McCabe
She said: "We know that movement skill difficulties have a number of secondary impacts in terms of education and learning, physical health and also social and emotional wellbeing. Children who have movement skills deficit can sometimes be seen as 'onlookers' in the playground.
"Fundamental movement skills, such as running, throwing, catching and jumping, are key to childhood development. The National PE curriculum expects children to have mastered these skills by the age of seven, but does not incorporate a formal assessment of these skills.
"We know the current method of identifying these children is not working effectively, meaning that children with difficulties are falling through the cracks. Currently this involves a parent or carer making an appointment with their GP, who then refers the child to physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
"We have devised a fun one-hour screening tool of fundamental movement skills that any Primary school can use to help identify at-risk children. Once identified, schools can then take measures to support these children. Fundamentally, this is about opportunity, and what we know is children with poor movement skills are more prone to health conditions such as obesity."
A recent study by Born in Bradford involving 970 children, revealed opportunities for children to acquire and develop essential movement skills (through participation in physical activity) decreased throughout the pandemic, particularly for those in socio-economically deprived areas. Dr Eddy's work is part of a package of interventions developed with Dr Nick Preston, University of Leeds, to better assess and support children with movement skill difficulties.
Dr Eddy said seven local schools have used her motor skills test (FUNMOVES), which was the subject of her PhD. She added she would like to see school inspection body Ofsted incorporate identification of and support for movement skill difficulties into their assessment framework.
The Westminster visit, with University of Leeds colleagues Dr Preston and Dr Liam Hill, was part of Evidence Week organised by charity Sense About Science. As part of the visit, the researchers created a brief outlining a number of policy recommendations for MPs, including use of the full package of assessment and support tools for wider use in educational settings.
Above: MP Helen Morgan (Lib Dems), Dr Lucy Eddy, and Dr Liam Hill
The policy brief states: "Movement skills are critically important for school success. Handwriting is a vehicle for learning, and fundamental movement skills are essential within the Early Years curriculum. Unfortunately, children's movement skills are not currently assessed, meaning many children are not having their educational needs supported.
"However, these deficits can be treated, thus reducing long-term costs to education and health services. Empowering schools to identify and treat children with physical disability could improve educational outcomes and reduce the burden on our public services."
The academics are calling for a national online resource so schools can download the package of evidence-based assessment and treatment tools, access training and obtain guidance. They also urge that the health and education sectors, which often operate in very separate silos, work together to improve motor skills in children.
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Danny Minton - Popcorn Perspectives - Dec. 2
Danny Minton / DVD and movie reviews
David Harbour, left, and John Leguizamo in "Violent Night."
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Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord in a still from "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special."
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Rated R for some sexual references, language throughout and strong bloody violence
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80 percent at time of writing
Now that we are done with Thanksgiving, it's time to start gearing up for Christmas, and this week brings new holiday fare to the moviegoer. Since we all love Santa movies and many think that Die Hard is the best Christmas movie ever made, why not combine the two. Here we find David Harbour (Hopper from Stranger Things) as an drunk Santa who relies on magic he doesn't understand and reindeer that seem to know the game better than him, in order to get kids their presents. But when he happens upon a house where a family has been taken hostage by a sophisticated two-bit thug (John Leguizamo) he attempts to take on the criminals in uber violent ways in order to save Christmas. This kind of flick isn't breaking new ground as we've seen a slew of violent Santa films in recent years, including the mostly-panned Fatman, starring Mel Gibson. Fortunately, this ones feels different. It has a dark sense of humor that permeates into each and every scene, giving the audience much to laugh about while they grimace at the blood and guts left in Santa's wake. Harbour is especially perfect in this role as you can really buy into his character and his backstory. Unfortunately, aside from the little girl, played by Leah Brady, the cast is a bit too campy, taking you out of the story throughout its course. But that doesn't make it less enjoyable, especially when it is being naughty. The death scenes might be gruesome to some, but most will find them hysterical, and the audience I saw it with was roaring so loud that I missed a lot of dialog. It's certainly not for everyone, but it delivers exactly what you think you are getting, leaving out the guesswork as you unwrap it. B
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91 percent
Streaming on Disney+
Writer/director James Gunn, along with the whole Guardians crew, return in this short and sweet Christmas story where Drax (Dave Bautista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) attempt to cheer Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) up by kidnapping Kevin Bacon in the hopes of giving their friend the ultimate Christmas gift. Through a bizarre storyline and a cast that goes all-in, we get a cheery little gift ourselves with lots of laughs and tons of fun. We've seen these kinds of things go south in our past (anyone remember the Star Wars Holiday Special?), but this one doesn't fall into the same traps, delivering a tidier mess that is much more worthy of our time. I was skeptical when I saw this project announced in the first place, but once again, Gunn and Kevin Feige deliver a terrific surprise. A-
Danny Minton may be reached at danny@dannyminton.com.


By this time a lot of us have been shocked by the fury that typhoon Ondoy (International name: Ketsana) has brought the to country. The casualties has risen to 100 and damage to infrastructure and crops estimated at P109M (inq7 report). In times like this it is best to lend a helping hand to those victims that were greatly affected by this tragedy. In our own small way, we can all contribute and donate be it in cash or in kind. Below are some venue where you can extend your donations.
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Products used: GU Roctane and GU Brew, Synergy Adrenaline Wetsuit, Cobb V-Flow Plus Saddle, Jamis Xenith T1 Tri Bike, Rudy Project helmet.
There were a little over 3000 athletes in the race, which was surprising as most of the races I have done are only a couple of hundred.
Since I am a mountain biker and not much of a roadie, I don't own aero wheels. So, a week out from the race, I took a look at the weather report and it was forecasting 10mph winds with 25 mph gusts. Not wanting to be blown off the road, I decided to forego a disc, 808s or whatever. Instead, I secured a pair of Reynolds Assaults (~45mm) wheels. Of course, to my disappointment, the forecast changed and there was no wind. Arrrgggh. Too late to get anything else.
It being my first Ironman race of any sort, I was very, very surprised at how organized and smooth flowing the check-in process went. Smooth as butta. Despite the number of people there, I was checked-in and had everything ready to go in about 10 minutes. It took me longer to find a parking spot than it did to get through the check-in. The transition area was huge and there was an endless sea of bikes (the port-a-pottys in the pic below should give you some perspective, not to mention the swim and run in arch in the distance). I walked around transition a bit to get acclimated with where everything was and some point of references to where my bike rack was located. I got everything in place, kissed my bike goodnight and headed to the hotel.
One hassle/disappointment was the fact that since it was a point-to-point swim, we had to check our bikes into transition which was 1.2 miles away from the swim start. Made for a bit of a hectic race morning, but it would be the only hassle of the day.
I don't know how many swim waves in total there were, but I was in number 12. My age group, Men 40-44, had 504 competitors in it alone. So for only our age group, there were three waves of swimmers. It was broken alphabetically and I was in the first wave of our group. People lined the bridge we would swim under in order to watch the swim. Hanging from the bridge was a HUGE American flag which was very cool indeed. We slowly made our way to the river and with the sound of a horn were off. In usual fashion, it was a bit of a washing machine start. Since we were swimming down-river, I decided to swim as close to the buoys (as far from the shore as possible) in an attempt to catch as much of the main channel current as I could. Several times, the current tried to pull me further out into the channel, but with a slight correction, I was back on course. By the time I reached the swim exit, I had caught up with the tail-end of the previous waves. I was one of the first swimmers in my wave to exit. I would later find out that I was ranked 37th in my age group for the swim with 25:05.
Again, the transition area was HUGE and after running what seemed like forever to get all the way around transition and then to my bike rack, I finally realized why there were 5 and 6 minute T1 times. I came in at 3:59 Ugh.
Not having raced a 70.3 before, I wasn't quite sure what kind of goal to set for the bike. I had done a few calculations to figure out where I would be at in the standings (based on last year's results) depending on what average speed I maintained. As the bike leg progressed, I just maintained as hard of a pace I could while still maintaining something in the tank (leg-wise) for the run. I spent the entire leg of the race passing folks in previous waves and was passed by a few in my age group. The country-side was absolutely stunning and there were often people sitting in their driveways clapping or cheering you on. One exception was some greasy-looking fella standing in his driveway holding a sign stating, "Go Home. Get off this road." I guess he didn't like us bringing all of the economic stimulus to his community.
Every water stop was well-manned and had a ton of opportunities to grab water, other fluids or gels. There were at least 15 or 20 volunteers in a row holding something out. They did an outstanding job yelling out what they had to offer. I took water at two stops and they were passed off perfectly without having to even slow down. I think it helped that I would look right at the volunteer and point to them to signal I would be taking their offer.
I maintained a pretty steady pace without over-doing it. Even with all of the passing going on, I only lost 3 spots on the bike and dropped to 40th in my age group with a time of 2:32:43.
The run is usually my strength and this would hold true for this race. I was off onto the run, again just trying to maintain as fast and consistent pace as I could. I figured consistent was probably just as important as speed. About a quarter-mile into my first of two laps, I was passed by Amanda Lovato on her second lap. Was kinda cool to see one of the pros run by. I didn't even attempt to keep up with her. I joked however and said to her that if she was going to pass me, she had to at least throw me a tow-rope. She chuckled slightly, but I could tell she was pushing pretty hard. I maintained a 7:20 pace for the first lap and was pleased. My goal was to maintain the same pace for the second lap. As I came into a water stop at mile 8, I grabbed and chugged a cup of water and began to choke a little. I stopped to walk it off which proved to be a bad, bad thing. Before I knew it, I had walked through the entire water stop, wasting valuable time. I told myself to get moving and was doing fine until I got to the stop at mile 10 (or so). I grabbed ice and a sponge and fiddled around with trying to get the ice down the back of my suit, again wasting valuable time walking. I got moving again and quickly returned to my 7:30ish pace. I would finish up the second lap at 8:26 pace bringing my entire run down to 7:53. The good part is, I managed to pass 28 people on the run in my age group bringing me up to 12th place. If I would have maintained my 7:20 pace, I could have gotten 9th.
Primary lesson learned: Keep running. Do not stop at the water stops and get your business done on the run.
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Good job, Marcus! Awesome write up too.


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Peace Council condemns vilification of Nigerians - Graphic Online
Peace Council condemns vilification of Nigerians
BY: Mabel Faith Tannor
Reverend Dr. Nii Amoo Darko
The National Peace Council has condemned the recent vilification of Nigerians in some parts of the country describing it as uncalled for.
A member of the Council, Rev Dr Nii Amoo Darko said such actions could jeopardize the long-standing relationship that exist between the two countries.
He said this on the sidelines of a sub-regional experience sharing workshop on Building and Sustaining National Dialogue and Peace Structures organized by the Commonwealth and the Peace Council.
"This brawl that is going on between Ghanaians and Nigerians in our country is uncalled for. Because you see, it is important for us to acknowledge that we are a family in this sub region. Especially when it comes to Ghana and Nigeria," Rev Darko said.
He said the two countries are more like brothers and therefore must hold on to the long-standing relationship that exist between them no matter the fracas.
He added that though there might be some bad nuts among the lot, Ghanaians must trust the security agencies to deal with such miscreants.
"Obviously there may be some criminals among them who might have found themselves in the country……and may be causing some act of criminality. Now let's live that to the security agency to deal with"
"If we get to find out that some body is behaving in a manner that is unpleasant, the obvious thing is to report such persons to the security agencies for them to deal with [them]. We shouldn't take the laws into our own hands and then close down their shops, attack them, stone and stone them," he said.
He said Ghanaians must think of the welfare of their friends and family in Nigeria as any act carried out on Nigerians living in Ghana could be reciprocated on them.
"We need to remember that we also have some Ghanaians living in Nigeria and this kind of thing can backrush. And when that happens, what will become of our brethren there," he questioned.
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The age of criminal responsibility
It was good to read in Children and Young People Now today that Assistant Commissioner Ian McPherson, the Association of Chief Police Officer's lead spokesperson on children's and young people's issues, is quoted as saying:
"To say that at the age of 10 you suddenly become responsible as an individual seems to me a bit foolish."
What was very foolish was the peremptory abolition of the presumption of doli incapax by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. This meant that the prosecution no longer have to show that a child knew that what they were doing was seriously wrong. The Blair government's wretched publication, No More Excuses published in 1997, says:
"The Government believes that in presuming that children of this age (10-14) generally do not know the difference between naughtiness and serious wrongdoing, the notion of doli incapax is contrary to common sense." (para 4.4)
But in fact it is contrary to commonsense to presume that children as young as ten have a similar understanding of "serious wrongdoing" to an adult, as Ian McPherson has clearly recognised. We should be ashamed that we treat young people who appear before the courts as if they were invariably as culpable as adults. And we need to remember that the vast majority of children who come before the criminal courts are not charged with serious crimes of violence, but rather with matters such as dishonesty or criminal damage.
Our present Government has apparently said that it has no plans to revisit the age of criminal responsibility. It too should be ashamed that it is allowing an issue like this to fester, especially when the Scottish Government has raised the age of criminal responsibility to 12. No-one should take any satisfaction that in England and Wales we have the lowest age of criminal responsibility in Europe. It is a sign of a harsh and intolerant society.


In addition to watching Poehler and Offerman's undoubtedly hilarious banter, Texans will have another reason to tune in: Khiem Nguyen.
Though you may not know Nguyen by name, you likely know his work. The Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduate is one half of A&K Woodworking and Design, an Texas-based company specializing in bespoke furniture.
The two loaded their car and headed south towards the Lone Star State, where Nguyen says they were drawn to the creative community. Operating as A&K, the couple has carved out a niche within the local custom furniture scene, crafting everything from large, heirloom-esque armoires to delicate desks and end tables.
Nguyen isn't the only Texan testing their crafting expertise on Making It. Jemma Roland from Rockwall, Texas, a self-proclaimed "heartfelt crafter," mother of eight, and grandmother of sixteen, also stars in the show.
And while he can't reveal how far anyone got in the competition, Nguyen did say fans should expect some big laughs. "I think the maker community will enjoy it [and] it should be really funny," says Nguyen. "I hope everyone gets inspired by it."
Both Nguyen and Roland make their television debut on July 31, when Making It premieres on NBC.


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Home » Theme Park » Forbidden Valley » Nemesis
What lies in that pit in Forbidden Valley? What caused the carnage around? All those questions have one simple answer: The legendary Nemesis! Sit back, it's fright time...
Opened in 1994 amidst a barrage of publicity, Nemesis was described as "the world's most intense ride experience", a title which it still boasts today, echoed by its consistent success in roller coaster polls worldwide.
Code named Secret Weapon 3 (after the plans for 1 and 2 were discarded as impractical and not thrilling enough), Nemesis was the first coaster of its kind in Europe, with its innovative ride system allowing riders to hurtle around the track while dangling underneath it, through intense drops, turns and inversions. Though this type of rollercoaster is common today, it was only the third of its kind in the world when Nemesis was built.
Located in the newly-named Forbidden Valley area of the park, alongside Thunder Looper and The New Beast, Nemesis certainly made its impact on the landscape: the ride roars around its own colossal pit, which not only allowed such an intense ride to comply with local planning restrictions, but also made for a spectacular and imposing ride area, with waterfalls cascading into its depths.
As a result, Nemesis was an instant hit with Alton Towers visitors, who rushed from all corners of the country and queued for hours in order to experience the ride, intrigued by mysterious advertisements and the ride's "legend" of an angered alien, narrated by Tom Baker. To this day, Nemesis is a firm favourite among visitors and enthusiasts from around the world, and it's easy to see why; little has changed from the day the ride opened, but years on it's just as thrilling!
To prove its popularity, Nemesis was crowned "King of the Coasters" in August 2011, following an eight week public poll at the Resort - and online - to find out which of the park's roller coasters (between Nemesis, Oblivion, Air, Th13teen and Rita) was the true guest favourite. Nemesis emerged victorious with 41% of the votes, while Oblivion came second with a mere 21%. A true testament that Nemesis is not just an enthusiast favourite, but captures the hearts and pulse rates of many of its riders.
Attraction Stats
Ride Length
1400 riders per hour
Ride Capacity
32 per train
Ride Cars
2 trains - 8 cars
Persons per Car
Opened in Forbidden Valley
Attraction Extras
Fasttrack Available
Opens for Early Ride Time
Souvenir Photo Available
Attraction Restrictions
Nemesis Gallery
Plans and Concepts
Winter Gallery
Nemesis Archive
Attraction Facts
Bolliger & Mabillard
Rides nearby
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» Galactica
» Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back
» Haunted Hollow
» Runaway Mine Train


Your spice shop intrigues me, Kay, I'll have to more thoroughly peruse it!
I planned and helped provide dinner for our master gardener class tonight. It was a tropical theme, so I made Huli Huli Chicken and Macadamia-Nut White-Chocolate Cookies. Other dishes people brought were Kalua Pork with Pineapple-Mango Salsa, Coconut-Lime Rice, Tropical Fruit Salad and a variety of desserts.
Someone even brought a jackfruit! I was called to the kitchen and asked what to do with it. We had to look it up online because none of us had any experience with it. It turned out to be slightly under-ripe but still good.
The jackfruit is one of the few things I have not gotten, in all of those things I have tried from the Asian markets. It's becoming much more popular now, and even showing up in that produce market sort of nearby, that has a lot of Asian food in it. They have looked a little small, so probably under-ripe, as you noted, while the ones in the Asian markets have been huge, and cut up.
Pepperhead, I would not have known it was under-ripe except that one of the master gardeners is an immigrant from India and she told me. She was very excited - she said she had not had one in over 50 years, since she was a child in India and they had a tree in their yard. I read they can grow to be 80 pounds!
GG, I was just guessing that the ones that were small were a little under-ripe, due to the sizes of them at the other markets. I figured that the Indians must use them, too (that's the Asian population that is found the most around that produce market), though the SE Asian markets are the ones that have large amounts of them, cut up. One of the workers said that the largest they have seen here just over 60 lbs, but they have them a lot bigger "back home"!
GG, I need to know how you made your Huli?
and seeing as you are in Virginia, how did you create yours.
As to the Ulu, I'm just not a fan so you can have my share.
We had tacos, rice and beans..
I made a chocolate cream pie for dessert..
Finally time to put up my faux (electric) grill and this may well be the first recipe for this spring..


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Young seedlings need 14-16 hours of light per day for optimal growth. Choose a south facing window, with no trees or buildings to block the sunlight. Supplement with full spectrum lights designed specifically for growing plants or use easily found fluorescent lights, combining one cool white bulb and one warm white bulb. Insufficient light will lead to stretched out « leggy » plants. A healthy tomato plant, for instance, should be almost as wide as it is tall.
All seeds are different, but many need temperatures of up to 25C to germinate. Once the seeds have sprouted, keep daytime temperatures between 18-22C and nighttime temperatures between 15-18C.
Water in the morning and keep soil moist, but not waterlogged. Too much water may result in stunted growth or a fungal disease called damping off. Use a spray bottle to mist your seedlings twice a day to keep relative humidity high.
Choose a light potting soil comprised of things like compost, peat moss, coconut coir and perlite. Avoid black earth or garden soil, which is quick to compact.
Pay close attention for tell tale signs that things aren't quite right. Inspect plants for damage and look on the underside of leaves to see if insects are present. Look for pale, yellow or purplish leaves, indicating a nutrient deficiency.
Avoid the temptation and impulse of buying your seeds at the dollar store or hardware store. Support seed diversity by buying heirloom and organic seeds from Quebec based seed savers.


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The ingredients of George Voinovich's success as Ohio governor: Thomas Suddes
Updated: Jun. 17, 2016, 1:57 p.m. |
Thomas Suddes, cleveland.com
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In this April 1994 file photo, then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich checks out Ohio-made auto parts in a Chrysler assembly plant in Mexico as he and his wife Janet tour the plant in Toluca, state of Mexico. Thomas Suddes writes that among Voinovich's gifts as governor was a talent for picking top-rate staff.
(Marco Ugarte, Associated Press, Special to The Plain Dealer, File, 1994)
Some people knew George Voinovich, mayor of Cleveland. Others knew George Voinovich, devoted husband of ever-gracious Janet Voinovich.
But George Voinovich, governor of Ohio, manager in chief - that was the George Voinovich I knew. Correction: That was the Voinovich I watched, because someone in this line of work can't ever really "know" - in the way people usually mean that word - someone in his line of work.
George Voinovich's unexpected death last Sunday, at age 79, brought to mind the old saying, "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you what you are," and what might be an Ohio Statehouse corollary: "Tell me who's on your staff - and I'll tell you what kind of officeholder you are."
That is, slogans ("Jobs and Progress," "Harder 'n' Smarter") are nice, but results are better. No officeholder can get results, though, unless he or she hires the right people to do things - and to communicate things.
And Voinovich knew how to hire the right doers and the right communicators. That can't be said for every governor, even allowing for the fact that Ohio politics is always more a list of suspects than a Litany of the Saints.
True, Voinovich's being mayor of a big Ohio city, especially a city with Cleveland's financial challenges, was a great apprenticeship for being governor. What's more, his being the Republican mayor of a Democratic city amounted to in-service training for bipartisan horse-trading in Columbus, because, at least during Voinovich's first term, Democrats had clout on Capitol Square.
Today, given the iffy circumstances of Statehouse Democrats, it's worth recalling that, when George Voinovich began his first term as governor in 1991, also in office were a Democratic state attorney general; a Democratic state auditor; a Democratic state treasurer; and an Ohio House run by wily Speaker Vernal G. Riffe, a Portsmouth-area Democrat, who on some days, and on some issues, had as much power as any Ohio governor, Democrat or Republican.
Still, Voinovich, maybe in ways he likely couldn't foresee, was extremely fortunate, in that pre-term-limits era, to be faced with a Democratic House speaker who'd been in the legislature for 32 years on inauguration day 1991, and with a Senate president, Cincinnati Republican Stanley J. Aronoff, who, also on that January 1991 day, had been in the legislature for 30 years. For one thing, the three officeholders weren't strangers. (Voinovich had been an Ohio House member from 1967 through 1971, and lieutenant governor in 1979.)
Did that mean Voinovich, Riffe and Aronoff would agree on most things? Not at all - and initially, there were Statehouse quips that what Riffe and Aronoff, who'd each accumulated an ocean of informal power at the expense of Ohio governors, really wanted to do was to send the new governor to obedience school. Voinovich likely thought it should be the other way around.
Still, those factors - Voinovich's gift for politics and numbers; seasoned legislative leaders of both parties, including Riffe's Republican successor, Jo Ann Davidson, of suburban Columbus, and Aronoff's, Richard H. Finan, a suburban Cincinnati Republican - plowed the ground for constructive government. What guaranteed a harvest from those furrows was the kind of talent that George Voinovich spotted - and hired.
To cite specifics would be to unintentionally slight lots of people. Bottom line: A governor with a so-so staff and so-so appointees will have a so-so governorship. George V. Voinovich's governorship was anything but so-so. It was a success.
Footnote: The 1924 Democratic National Convention met in New York. Last week's column said (wrongly) that Democrats' convention had met in Cleveland.
Thomas Suddes, a member of the editorial board, writes from Athens.
To reach Thomas Suddes: tsuddes@cleveland.com, 216-999-4689


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Q: Create a pivot table in a predefined location I'm trying to create a pivot table and place it in a predefined location (not a new sheet).
Before running the macro each time, the pivot table is deleted and also the predefined sheet.
I noticed that when you create a table manually, the table name increases by one each time (PivotTable2, PivotTable3...), which I think is where my code is falling down.
I get a Run-time error 5, invalid procedure call or argument on this line:
ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create

I did check out this thread, which says that you can remove the table name parameter completely, or rename it - however I still get errors.
My code:
Sub CreatePivot()'
' CreatePivot Macro
'

' Set data as table
    Sheets("Filtered Flags").Select
    Range("A1").Select
    Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlToRight)).Select
    Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
    ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(xlSrcRange, Range("$A$1:$G$16000"), , xlYes).Name _
        = "Table1"

' Create worksheet for pivot output
    Sheets.Add Before:=ActiveSheet
    ActiveSheet.Name = "Flag Pivot"

'Create Pivot Table
    Sheets("Filtered Flags").Select
    Range("Table1[[#Headers],[Order '#]]").Select
    ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create(SourceType:=xlDatabase, SourceData:= _
        "Table1", Version:=6).CreatePivotTable TableDestination:="Flag Pivot!R3C1" _
        , TableName:="PivotTable5", DefaultVersion:=6
    Sheets("Flag Pivot").Select
    Cells(3, 1).Select
    With ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable5").PivotFields("Material #")
        .Orientation = xlRowField
        .Position = 1
    End With

End Sub

A: So there's a few things to work with here. One of the basics to get started with (and to understand why some of my example below is constructed) is to learn about avoiding the use of Select and Activate. Also, always using Option Explicit will help you sidestep many problems in naming and using variables.
Option Explicit

Public Sub CreatePivot()
    '--- establish some basic objects to use...
    Dim flagsWS As Worksheet
    Set flagsWS = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Filtered Flags")

    '--- now, define the range of cells that contain the data
    '    and create the pivot cache
    With flagsWS
        Dim lastRow As Long
        Dim lastCol As Long
        Dim dataArea As Range
        Dim dataAreaString As String
        lastRow = .Cells(.Cells.rows.count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
        lastCol = .Cells(1, .Cells.Columns.count).End(xlToLeft).Column
        Set dataArea = .Range(.Cells(1, 1), .Cells(lastRow, lastCol))
        dataAreaString = .Name & "!" & dataArea.Address

        Dim pCache As PivotCache
        Set pCache = ThisWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create(SourceType:=xlDatabase, _
                                                     SourceData:=dataAreaString)
    End With

    '--- create or clear the sheet for our new pivot
    Dim pivotWS As Worksheet
    On Error Resume Next
    Set pivotWS = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Flag Pivot")
    On Error GoTo 0
    If Not pivotWS Is Nothing Then
        '--- delete everything on the worksheet so we're starting clean
        pivotWS.Cells.Clear
    Else
        Set pivotWS = ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Add
        pivotWS.Name = "Flag Pivot"
    End If

    '--- finally create the pivot table
    Dim flagPT As PivotTable
    Set flagPT = pivotWS.PivotTables.Add(PivotCache:=pCache, _
                                              TableDestination:=pivotWS.Range("A4"), _
                                              TableName:="AnnasPivotTable")

End Sub

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<?php
/***********************************************************************************

	Class Discription : ValidateForm

	Class Memeber Functions : IsEmail($value)
							  IsUserName($value)
							  IsPassword($value)
							  IsRePassword($value,$revalue)
							  IsText()
							  IsNull($value)
							  IsHtml
							  IsSCheck($value)
							  IsMCheck($value)
							  function IsEmpty($value)
							  IsValidType($Type)
							  IsValidType($Type)
							  IsNumeric($value)
							  SetError($Err)
							  ValidField($Value,$CType,$ErrText="Invalid Error Type",$Params=array('Default'=>'','Min'=>false,'Max'=>false),$revalue='')

	Describe Function of Each Memeber function :

							  1. function IsEmail($value)

							  2. function IsUserName($value)

							  3. function IsPassword($value)

							  4. function IsRePassword($value,$revalue)

							  5. function IsText()

							  6. function IsNull($value)

							  7. function IsHtml

							  8. function IsSCheck($value)

							  9. function IsMCheck($value)

							  10. function function IsEmpty($value)

							  11. function IsValidType($Type)

							  12. function IsValidType($Type)

							  13. function IsNumeric($value)

							  14. function SetError($Err)

							  15. function ValidField($Value,$CType,$ErrText="Invalid Error Type",$Params=array('Default'=>'','Min'=>false,'Max'=>false),$revalue='')

************************************************************************************/
class ValidateForm
{
  var $ValidType=array('text','numeric','email','empty','null','UserName','Password','RePassword');
  var $ErrString="";
  var $retval=false;
  var $ErrtxtPrefix='
';
  var $ErrtxtSufix='
';
  var $ErrPrefix='
';
  var $ErrSufix='
';

	function IsEmail($value)
	{
		if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
		 if (!eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $value))
		 return false;
		 else return true;
		 }
		 elseif($this->IsEmpty($value)){
		   return false;
		  }
	}

	function IsUserName($value)
	{
		if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
		 if (!eregi("^[A-Za-z0-9_]{3,20}$", $value))
		 return false;
		 else return true;
		 }
		 elseif($this->IsEmpty($value)){
		   return false;
		  }
	}

	function IsPassword($value)
	{
		if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
		 if (!eregi("^[A-Za-z0-9!@#$%^&*()_]{6,20}$", $value))
		 return false;
		 else return true;
		 }
		 elseif($this->IsEmpty($value)){
		   return false;
		  }
	}

	function IsRePassword($value,$revalue)
	{
		if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
		 if (!eregi("^[A-Za-z0-9!@#$%^&*()_]{6,20}$", $value))
		 return false;
		 else if($value==$revalue) return true;
		 else return false;
		 }
		 elseif($this->IsEmpty($value)){
		   return false;
		  }
	}

	function IsText()
	{
	$this->retval=false;
	 if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
	  if(is_string($value)) return true;else return false;
	   }elseif($this->IsEmpty($value)){
	   return false;
	   }
	}

	function IsNull($value){
	if(is_null($value)) return true;else return false;
	}

	function IsHtml(){
	}
	function IsSCheck($value){
	if(count($value)<=0) return false;else return true;
	}
	function IsMCheck($value){
	if(count($value)<=1) return false;else return true;
	}
	function IsEmpty($value){
	 if(strlen(trim($value))==0 || trim($value)=="") return true;else return false;
	}

	function IsValidType($Type){
	 if(in_array($this->ValidType) ) return true;else return false;
	}

	function IsNumeric($value){
	 if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
	  if(ctype_digit($value)){return true;} else{ return false;}
	   }else if($this->IsEmpty($value)){
	   return false;
	  }
	}

	function IsDouble($value)
	{
		if(!$this->IsEmpty($value)){
		 if (!eregi("^[-]?([0-9]{0,}(\.[0-9]+)?|0(\.[0-9]+)?|\.[0-9]+)", $value))
		 return false;
		 else return true;
		 }
		 elseif($this->IsEmpty($value)){
		   return false;
		  }
	}

	function SetError($Err){
	  $this->ErrorString.=$this->ErrPrefix.$Err.$this->ErrSufix;
	}

	function ValidField($Value,$CType,$ErrText="Invalid Error Type",$Params=array('Default'=>'','Min'=>false,'Max'=>false),
	$revalue=''){
	  switch($CType){
	  case "text":
	  if(!$this->IsEmpty($Value) && $Min && strlen(trim($Value))<$Min)
	   {
		$ErrText=" Required Minimum  ".$Min." Character";
		$this->SetError($ErrText);
		$this->retval=false;
	   }elseif(!$this->IsEmpty($Value) && $Max && strlen(trim($Value))>$Max)
	   {
		 $ErrText=" Required Maximum ".$Max." Character";
		$this->SetError($ErrText);
		$this->retval=false;
		}elseif(!$this->IsText($Value))     {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
	   break;
	   case "numeric":
		   if(!$this->IsEmpty($Value) && $Params['Min'] && strlen(trim($Value))<$Params['Min'])
		   {
			$ErrText=" Required Minimum  ".$Params['Min']." Number";
			$this->SetError($ErrText);
			$this->retval=false;
		   }elseif(!$this->IsEmpty($Value) && $Params['Max'] && strlen(trim($Value))>$Params['Max'])
		   {
			$ErrText=" Required Maximum  ".$Params['Max']." Number";
			$this->SetError($ErrText);
			$this->retval=false;
		   }elseif(!$this->IsNumeric($Value) || is_float($Value)){
		   $ErrText="Invalid Phone Number";
		   $this->SetError($ErrText);
		   $this->retval=false;
		   }elseif($this->IsEmpty($Value))  {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "Double":
		   if(!$this->IsEmpty($Value) && $Params['Min'] && strlen(trim($Value))<$Params['Min'])
		   {
			$ErrText=" Required Minimum  ".$Params['Min']." Number";
			$this->SetError($ErrText);
			$this->retval=false;
		   }elseif(!$this->IsEmpty($Value) && $Params['Max'] && strlen(trim($Value))>$Params['Max'])
		   {
			$ErrText=" Required Maximum  ".$Params['Max']." Number";
			$this->SetError($ErrText);
			$this->retval=false;
		   }elseif(!$this->IsDouble($Value)){
		   $ErrText="Invalid Number";
		   $this->SetError($ErrText);
		   $this->retval=false;
		   }elseif($this->IsEmpty($Value))  {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "email":
		   if(!$this->IsEmail($Value))    {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "empty":
			if($this->IsEmpty($Value))    {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "or":
			if($this->IsEmpty($Value) and $this->IsEmpty($revalue))    {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "null":
		   if($this->IsNull($Value))     {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "SCheck":
		   if(!$this->IsSCheck($Value))   {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "MCheck":
		   if(!$this->IsMCheck($Value))   {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "RCheck":
		   if(!isset($Value) || !$this->IsSCheck($Value))   {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "Select":
		   if(!isset($Value) || $Value==$Params['Default'])   {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "UserName":
	   		if(!$this->IsUserName($Value))    {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "Password":
	  		 if(!$this->IsPassword($Value))    {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   case "RePassword":
	  		 if(!$this->IsRePassword($Value,$revalue))    {$this->SetError($ErrText);$this->retval=false;} else $this->retval=true;
		   break;

	   default:
	   $this->SetError($this->ErrString);
	   break;

	  }
	 return $this->retval;
	}

}
?>

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November 22, 1994: Sega Saturn Released
Jeffrey Powers @geekazine aggregator, back to the future, barak obama, Bill Gates, cores, day in tech history, halo 3, ibm powerpc, independence day, john sculley, licensing agreement, mhz processors, Microsoft, Podcast, QSound, revenge of the nerds, saturn, sega saturn, technology history, twitter, video display, video memory, xbox 360 0 Comment November 21, 2019
1994 – The Sega Saturn is released featuring 2 28.6 MHz processors running 32 bit. It had 2 video display processors, QSound surround and 2 MB of memory, with 1.5MB of video memory. It went for 44,800 Yen, or $450.
2005 – Microsoft launches the XBOX 360. It contained a IBM PowerPC with 3 cores at 3.2 GHz a core. It contained a 500 MHz ATI card and 512 MB of RAM. There were several versions starting at $249 and going up to $399. The limited Halo 3 version had a specially crafted case.
Bill Gates and John Sculley sign a licensing agreement between Apple and Microsoft
Movies Back to the Future II, Independence Day and Revenge of the Nerds were released
Verizon employees were fired for looking at Barak Obama's phone records
Day in Tech History/ Gaming
September 2, 1995: Sega Saturn Launched
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SEGA Saturn Launches
1995 – Sega launches the Saturn video game console in the US. The 32-bit Cartridge loading system contained the 2 x Hitachi SH-2 32-bit RISC (28.6 MHz). It was launched in Japan and Europe earlier in the year, but didn't hit the US until this date.
You could get the system with Virtua Fighter for $399. Below is the teaser commercial for the game system.
Other items in Day in Tech History:
Ultima I released
The first Interface Message Processor is connected to the ARPANET
eBay stops an auction of a human kidney
Both the VHS (1983) and the CD-Video (1987) were introduced
July 8, 2007: The Big DNS Flaw, 1881 Ice Cream Sundae Created
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July 8, 2007: A major DNS patch was released after a bug Dan Kaminsky found
In 2007, developer Dan Kaminsky found a flaw in the addressing of the Domain Name System, or DNS. DNS is found on home to commercial routers around the world. The issue was so severe, that they were not divulging the issue until a patch could be implemented on a wide scale. On March 31st, Kaminsky – along with 16 other developers – gathered at Microsoft to work on a massive patch and synchronize the release so all details could be released as well. The Patch was released in July 8th, 2008. For more information, see the Explaination of the DNS Flaw
Yahoo! stock split
Sega releases the Saturn in Europe
The first ice cream sundae!
In 1881, a man walked into Edward Berner's drug store in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Since it was the Sabbath, the customer couldn't have the flavored soda water for religious reasons. As he sat at the soda fountain counter, Berner comes to a compromise. Berner put ice cream in a dish and poured chocolate syrup on top. They then named it Ice Cream Sunday. The name will become "Sundae", the next day.
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2011 – Eric Schmidt shows off the new Google Chrome OS but with an added feature as he introduced Google Chromebook – a personal computer with the Google Chrome OS built-in. The device loads straight to the browser where you can install applications for functionality on your Chromebook. The first Chromebook would begin selling on June 15, 2011.
Since then, Google has released the Pixelbook, Pixelbook 2, and the newest Pixel Slate – their tablet offering.
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The bloated carcass of a whale the length of a bus has been found at a remote beach in the New Territories' northeastern tip.
The 10.8-metre-long animal, found beached in an inner bay off Hung Shek Mun, in Plover Cove Country Park, was thought to be a female Bryde's whale.
When marine experts arrived yesterday morning, the rotting carcass was lying partially submerged in the shallow water, giving off a stench. It had a number of cuts on its body.
About 10 government and Ocean Park experts in protective gear were still inspecting the dead whale early yesterday evening. Police said a hiker had reported seeing a "huge fish" floating off Hung Shek Mun on Saturday evening.
Hung said it could have been dead for a couple of days since the carcass was bloated.
The authorities have yet to decide how to dispose of the dead whale. One option would be to cut up its carcass and remove it piece by piece.
Bryde's whales, which can grow up to about 15 metres and weigh up to 40 tonnes, prefer warmer waters. Males are usually slightly smaller than females.
In 2009, a 10-metre-long humpback whale was spotted in Hong Kong waters. It was believed to be the first sighting of the species in the city. Experts believed the animal accidentally entered Hong Kong harbour after getting lost.
In 2003, a sperm whale was found washed up at Tai Long Wan in Sai Kung. The 10-metre-long creature was about two years old and weighed 15 tonnes.
In 1994, the carcass of a Bryde's whale was found in Tolo Harbour.
On the 12th of April 1955, a 9m long juvenile male finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was found dying in Victoria Harbour. It was subsequently humanely killed and towed to Aberdeen where it was cut into pieces. The meat was given to refugees while the skeleton was stripped of flesh and dried. Later it was put together and mounted at HKU. Because of damage to the skeleton, the mounting was refurbished in the 1990's and the skeleton is now on display in front of the main building of the Swire Institute of Marine Science at Cape D'Aguilar.
The juvenile finback whale found in Victoria Harbor in 1955 now mounted outsie the SWIMS bulding in Cape D'Aguilar.
Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society has compiled an exhaustive and informative list of cetacean strandings available online.


The amazing, fantastic, marvellous and magical Story Stones!
I'll be taking My Story Stones to the Steyning Festival this year! My story telling workshop will take place in the Gluck Studio (behind Chantry House in Church Street) from 14:00 to 15:00 on Tuesday 31st May.


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Oregon State, Louisville seek growth in Elite Eight
Oregon State ends Baylor's 30-game win streak
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Oregon State's two NCAA Tournament upsets this week have coach Scott Rueck curious to see what the sixth-seeded Beavers do with their next challenge.
OSU's women (26-7) dealt No. 3 seed Tennessee its first home NCAA loss on Sunday and led No. 2 seed Baylor most of the way in Friday night's 72-67 victory that earned a berth in Sunday's Lexington Region final against top-seeded Louisville (35-2). The Beavers aren't awed by the Cardinals either, though they face a different hurdle.
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Louisville is also playing its best basketball at the right time with 10 consecutive wins, including three NCAA routs by an average margin of nearly 26 points per game. Rueck's objective is maintaining his team's focus, and especially that budding swagger.
"It's just a healthy confidence in knowing that you believe, you belong and that you can do it," the coach said Saturday. "That's evident. This team is full of people that won a lot in their careers at every level.
"Toward the end of January, this team starting speaking the language of a champion. And now because of that, that consistency and that togetherness has allowed them to play extremely confidently. Everybody's on the same page."
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— Oregon State WBB (@BeaverWBB) March 24, 2018
OSU is playing in its second Elite Eight in three seasons. Louisville is appearing in its fourth regional and first since 2014. Competing as an NCAA top seed for the first time in school history, the Cardinals' quest for a third Final Four berth will take place just over an hour east of campus on the home floor of the rival Kentucky men's team.
Louisville made good use of its near-home court advantage to rout No. 4 seed Stanford 86-59 Friday night and establish a single-season program record for wins.
Louisville breezes by Stanford, 86-59
The Cardinals owned most statistical categories, including 22 points off 19 turnovers and 52 percent shooting along with four double-figure scorers. Their complete play against Stanford doesn't mean they can't improve, especially with a Final Four berth at stake.
"Every game you learn something new, and every game you've got to grow," said senior forward Myisha Hines-Allen, who become Louisville's third 2,000-point career scorer in the victory.
"We didn't start the tournament off like we should have, and from then on we've gotten better. But we're not stopping here; we're trying to go far in this tournament."
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— Louisville WBB (@UofLWBB) March 25, 2018
Louisville's challenge is stopping a Beavers team impressive for how they've patiently eliminated powerhouse programs six days apart — especially Baylor.
OSU lost only the second quarter against the Lady Bears and remained poised while trailing and when the Lady Bears rallied late to get to 69-67. The Beavers worked the ball around and found Katie McWilliams open in the left corner for a 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining to seal another upset.
Besides shooting at least 45 percent for the third consecutive game, they recorded 19 assists on 24 baskets. Six-foot-5 senior Marie Gulich got her share of passes and created opportunities to score 26 points. The German also poses a defensive presence the Beavers will need against the 6-2 Hines-Allen and 6-4 Sam Feuhring.
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"I know it'll be tough and be like a really tough challenge to play against a quick team like that," Gulich said, "but as a team we prepared really well, so I'm excited."
OSU isn't surprised by its play or this week's remarkable wins because players believed it would come together. That the Beavers still have room to grow is scary, given their current success.
"It's been neat to see," Rueck said. "That's what every teacher or coach would want with their group, that they're reaching their potential. That's what I thought this year, and I think this group is approaching that."
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Men's basketball scores: The good, the bad and the ugly from this weekend in college basketball
So how was your weekend? In college basketball, they came in all flavors — good, bad and ugly. But with February near, many of them set a tone for the future.
No. 4 NC State goes on epic fourth-quarter run, beats No. 3 Louisville women's basketball, 68-59
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The covalently bonded non-protein part cofactors are called prosthetic group.
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IEA: Renewables could top coal as electricity source by 2025
BERLIN (AP) — The expansion of renewable power generation picked up sharply in 2022 and within three years it could pass coal as the top source of electricity, The International Energy Agency said in a new report published Tuesday.
The Paris-based agency said the global energy crisis stoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered an unprecedented surge in renewables as countries look to wind and solar power to bolster their energy security.
More than 90% of global electricity expansion will be from renewable sources in the coming five years, the IEA said, revising its forecast for 2027 upward by 30%.
"Renewables were already expanding quickly, but the global energy crisis has kicked them into an extraordinary new phase of even faster growth as countries seek to capitalize on their energy security benefits," IEA's executive director, Fatih Birol, said. "The world is set to add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the previous 20 years."
"This is a clear example of how the current energy crisis can be a historic turning point toward a cleaner and more secure energy system," Birol added.
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With a child's touch, sculpture seeks to comfort those who mourn abortion
Memorial for Unborn Children, by Martin Hudacek. Photo | Daniel Ibanez/CNA.
By Elise Harris
Rome, Italy, Oct 24, 2015 / 15:47 pm
Five years ago a young Slovakian artist set out to create a statue that would offer hope and healing to post-abortive women suffering from pain and regret – and the project would touch hearts around the world.
The statue portrays a suffering mother in imitation stone. She is grieving with her face buried in her hands. She is approached by her aborted baby, depicted in a young child's transparent form. The child reaches up to touch the woman's head in a tender gesture of forgiveness and healing.
Sculptor Martin Hudacek, the statue's creator, has seen its impact.
"Many people said 'wow, it is me.' They were crying, so many people said that sculpture touched their heart," he told CNA.
Hudacek created the sculpture, named "Memorial for Unborn Children," while still a student. He hopes the piece will help to heal men and women suffering after an abortion.
The monument, located in Slovakia, has been praised for its depiction of the pain, sorrow and regret felt by women who have had abortions.
Hudacek presented a replica of the original statue to Pope Francis during the Pope's Oct. 21 general audience. He was assisted by the Wisconsin-based Family Life Council, Inc.
He told CNA that a friend inspired the project.
"It all began when on my way back home from my friend's place who prays and meditates a lot, (and) he told me I have to carve a statue" that depicts the effects of post-abortion syndrome, "a big problem and there is no such statue regarding this issue."
Hudacek said that he was "touched in such way that I wanted to make a monument for the unborn children," but he had no idea where to start. He asked people to pray.
"I was praying and many people came to me and said I need a picture of forgiveness," he said. As time passed, the image became clearer and clearer in his mind: "it looked like a crying mother and a child who forgives her."
Many people have come to him to tell how the statue speaks directly to their problem. When they look at the statue, "they see and experience what they needed to see and experience," the artist said.
In the end, Hudacek said the statue seeks to fulfill the need for mercy. It speaks about healing by way of a child that comes to a mother who "really needs forgiveness, she needs the mercy of God."
Despite the success of his sculpture, the artist said that it's not really his work, but God's. He said he often asked people to pray for him while he was working on it. For him, their prayers made the long process a bit easier.
"It is not my work, I am only a sculptor and I must work with the material," he said. When he prayed and asked others to pray for the statue, "the work was not so hard."
Two weeks ago Hudacek completed a third version of the "Memorial for Unborn Children" statue. This edition is seven feet tall. But there is an addition: it shows a father alongside the grieving mother and their aborted child.
This statue now sits inside a cemetery in Wroclaw, Poland, where it has been placed above the crypt of a child who died before birth. This particular statue was done "only for the people in Wroclaw," explained the artist, who currently lives in the small Slovakian village of Telgárt.
He said that while Jesus is the only one who can heal, he hopes that his sculpture can offer "a small healing" for post-abortive women. He hoped that when they look at it, they think about forgiveness more.
"It is interesting to see my statue on the internet or in many places being presented in diverse ways," Hudacek said, explaining that he can tell the sculpture is bearing fruit in reports from around the world.
"I see it is a world issue, thus I am personally impressed and I am glad I can participate in God's work," he said.
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by Corrie Young
Fr Anyaegbu, assistant priest at St Mary's Beauly, has nearly half a million followers on TikTok.
Since the pandemic, priests in Scotland have become used to broadcasting online. None, however, have been as successful as Fr James Anyaegbu.
Hailing from Aba Diocese in Nigeria, he came to the diocese of Aberdeen seven years ago, where he is currently the assistant priest at St Mary's, Beauly and he runs one of the most popular TikTok accounts in Scotland. The social media platform, where users can broadcast short video clips, is loved by young people.
Fr James's account has nearly half a million followers from all over the world. Popular music and dancing are staples of TikTok video and Fr James' are no different. "Music is the soul of man. The soul of society. Music brings people together. We understand better with sound," he said. "Once I realised music is an essential part of TikTok, it was a good match."
Unlike most TikTok videos, his are all centred around his Faith and his life as a priest. "There are a lot of things going on TikTok that are not Christ-based, that take young people's minds away from focusing on our Creator," he said. "Yes, they all give you some sort of momentary pleasure and joy, but it doesn't last. You need a message that subsists through thick and thin."
Finding himself disorientated during the first lockdown of 2020, his TikTok account became a way for him to continue his ministry to an audience while churches remained closed.
"Social media is a village, a society on its own. It's so big, so vast." Fr James said."I thought to myself, 'how can I affect this society? How can I preach Christ's message in a way they can appreciate it and embrace it'?" The unusual sight of a priest dancing, which he does with some skill, wearing casual, priestly, Nigerian or Scottish attire, may be what attracts people to watch the videos.
But he insists that the message attached is the important part. And each video exudes the joy of the Christian message. "Me lip-syncing to a beautiful song that has great lyrics that they love" he said, "can have a Bible verse added."
In his account's description he includes an email to contact him and he said that he sometimes receives more emails than he can reply to. Those writing are Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, and atheist. "I try to give time to respond to those whose message needs an immediate response. I try to approach everyone according to their needs. I am not asking everyone to go and unfollow everyone they are following. I cannot be on TikTok alone!
"Every channel has something unique. You follow an account because you appreciate that unique flavour. There are many who promote all sorts. Mine is to promote Jesus."
With almost half a million followers, Fr James might just be the Scotland's most influential Catholic voice. "I always think of online as online, physical as physical. I try to separate my online and physical self. But in both cases I am speaking to people in search of God."
The day of this interview had consisted both of filming a TikTok in the morning, on the spur of the moment, and visiting a sick person in the hospital. He still had his puffer jacket on from the visit. He said he wants to advise young people especially that 'no matter how many followers you have' to pray for the Grace to separate the two. He hopes, however, to build a platform for people to connect with one another to discuss the Faith, something that can move beyond centring around himself.
Faith-Chat Platform is an ecumenical space, growing mostly in Africa but also Europe and North America, where people can discuss their religion. A website is currently in development, as is a book written by Fr James that details his vision for it.
"I look at St Paul going to Athens; everyone is there but Jesus. Let's bring Jesus into this platform of people."
You can find Fr James on TikTok @fr_james_a.
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A few years ago, entrepreneur Dave Easterling brought back the beloved Falls City Beer brand; on May 10, Apocalypse Brew Works in Clifton unveiled Oertel's 1912, a dark cream beer based on a recipe from Louisville-based Oertel Brewing Company dating to 1912.
Local home brewer Jeff Faith is about to finish off Louisville's Holy Trinity of brewing by brewing Fehr's X/L, a pre-Prohibition lager based on recipe elements used by the Frank Fehr Brewing Company sometime after the turn of the 20th Century.
Many have forgotten – or never knew to begin with – that Louisville was once a top brewing city, ripe with breweries that competed with regional brewing hubs like St. Louis, Milwaukee and Indianapolis. But just about anyone can name the Big Three – Fehr's, Falls City and Oertel's – because their grandparents or parents either drank one of the beers exclusively or actually worked at one of the breweries during the 1940s and '50s. Possibly even both.
Faith said the revival of Falls City is what sparked his interest.
He also found evidence that two others had tried to trademark the name, one of those being Bluegrass Brewing Company, which actually brewed a beer called Fehr's Darby Ale more than a decade ago.
Faith had also contacted Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Company, which had brewed Fehr's X/L for a time after the Fehr's Louisville brewery closed in 1964. But the current owners had no idea who owned the name.
However, last year the name became available, and Faith pounced. But there was just one problem: He made a mistake in his paperwork which the other applicants had also made, dealing with the Fehr surname. Faith quickly corrected the issue, re-submitted his application, and now the brand is his.
In fact, he has been busy handing out Fehr's T-shirts and stickers, as well as making tap handles for when the new Fehr's X/L (which traditionally stood for "extra lager") becomes available in bars and restaurants around Louisville.
The recipe, which Faith derived from information he found in the 1995 book "Louisville Breweries: A History of the Brewing Industry in Louisville; Kentucky; New Albany and Jeffersonville; Indiana," by Peter Guetig and Conrad Selle. Faith said a recipe description in the book calls for a pound and a half of hops per barrel.
Fehr's tap handles, ready for action. Photo courtesy of Jeff Faith.
For those wondering what this classic Louisville beer may have tasted like, Faith is excited to share that it is a very accessible, drinkable beer. And while the Frank Fehr Brewery produced a number of different styles, the Fehr's X/L was arguably the most popular.
Now it's a matter of finding the right distributor, Faith says. His margin will be minimal regardless, but he wants to keep the beer's price point down. If he can reach an agreement soon for local distribution, he feels Fehr's X/L could conceivably be on tap around town by late summer. BBC is going to brew the lager on contract, at least for starters.
Meanwhile, keep your eyes peeled for Fehr's Beer shirts and stickers making appearances around town; Faith says his shirts garner a lot of attention – people get excited to learn a classic Louisville beer is making its way back.
But when it comes right down to it, it's really about staying true to a classic Louisville beer.


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Hands Across The World • Calling All Makers!!
Recently, we shared a story about numerous Scout troops in Baltimore, who have been assembling e-NABLE hands to send to a medical centers to various locations around the world which will be distributed to and fit to their underserved patients and Refugees who have been disfigured by war.
On December 13th, 2014, the Scouts will be working at an event with Johns Hopkins trauma surgeon, Dr. Albert Chi to assemble as many 3D printed e-NABLE hands as they can to send back with the representatives from the medical facility who will be visiting Baltimore to learn how to print, assemble and fit these devices to their patients.
If you would like to attend the event – please register on the event page HERE.
If you are a parent of a child or an adult in need of a hand or arm and are in the Baltimore area on December 13th and would like to come to the event at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and participate and see about getting a hand to take home – please come!
Want to help make a difference in the lives of children affected by war and poverty?
MAKERS! They need your help!
If you have access to a 3D printer and are able to print parts and send them to the scout troop leaders for the children to assemble – they need as many hand kits as possible so that they can send the hands to locations around the world to help those who are in the greatest need of help.
Please join us by printing Raptor model hands or donating to help cover expenses for the hardware to assemble them ($15/hand). Every hand will transform the life of the recipient. Every hand we receive opens up at least two seats at the workshop for Scouts and other volunteers who will always remember they were part of a youth-led project and a noble cause. Children 5 years old and under make cards to go with the hand; everyone who works on a hand signs the card. Children ages 6-10 work in teams with an older Scout or adult to assemble the hands. Older youth and adults provide support, work on tying cords and supervise use of power tools. With your help, we'll build hands, and bridges.
Please place the unassembled hand kit parts into a ziplock bag and label them with the percentage size you have printed, whether it is a left/right hand and your name so the Scouts can add your name to a contributor and volunteer on the hand made cards they will be sending along with each hand created!
Everything received will be assembled. Hands for the Hopkins workshop need to arrive by 12/12/14.
The Scouts have agreed to hold additional events and continue supporting the medical centers and clinics. Hands received after 12/12 will be assembled at workshops and in classrooms and sent. Nothing will be wasted.
Open the poll. Click the button under the description to see all options. Put your name on the blank and let us know what size hand you are able to print and send.
We'll post news and photos on the enablingthefuture.org website after the event!
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My Scouts and volunteers would like to share what we have learned about sizing, printing, assembly and fitting. We are aware that there are many places caring for children with Amniotic Band Syndrome and other conditions that would cause a child to need a 3 D printed device. We would like to know more about you.
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