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Laura Ingraham Comes to Nashville, TN to Support Joe Carr for US Senate … Beat Lamar Rally … Retire Lamar, Vote for Joe Carr!!!
Laura Ingraham rocks the Millennium Maxwell House.
Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham came to Nashville, Tennessee in support of Joe Carr in his efforts to defeat establishment GOP US Senator Lamar Alexander in the upcoming Republican primary. At the "Beat Lamar Rally" Ingraham held nothing back and blasted the out of touch incumbent Alexander as a senator who has lost touch with Tennessee in front of a crowd between 600 and 700 people. Laura Ingraham stated out with the old and in with the new as she compared Alexander to an old sweater. Ingraham looks to do for Carr what she did for Tea Party challenger David Brat in his shocking primary victory over Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virginia.
TENNESSEE … ITS TIME TO TEACH ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS AND THE GOP PARTY A LESSON THAT WILL NOT SOON FORGET!!!
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Watch VIDEO at The Tennessean
In a speech that seemed to tap into the audience's deep-seated concerns over immigration and the pace of change in the country, Ingraham spoke for 45 minutes to a packed house at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel that attended a "Beat Lamar" rally for Carr.
Comparing U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander to an old sweater, a hooked fish, beige wallpaper and a baseball player who has struck out, Ingraham urged listeners to believe Carr, a three-term state representative from Lascassas, can upset the incumbent senator in the Aug. 7 Republican primary.
She said Alexander has failed to stand up to liberals and Democrats, whom she said were more concerned with reshaping America than standing up for their interests.
"I'm here to tell you that he still is not hearing you," she said.
Lamar Alexander
Breitbart.com: Laura Ingraham at Rally for Joe Carr: Lamar Alexander is Old, Out of Touch, In With the New
"I say this, and I mean it: Lamar Alexander, he's probably not an evil guy, he probably doesn't hate the Tea Party, I don't think he knows the Tea Party, I don't think that's what he's about, I really don't," she said.
On amnesty, she explained, Alexander was wrong on the number one issue in the country, citing the recent Gallup poll showing that the issue was at the top of voters' concerns. She criticized Alexander for supporting the Senate "Gang of Eight" immigration bill, working with Senate Democrats like Sens. Chuck Schumer (NY) and Dick Durbin (IL).
"What planet are you living on, are you that naive, that tired, or are you that bought off?" she asked, as the delighted crowd applauded.
Ingraham noted that the modern left was filled with "utter distain" for conservatives and their values, and said today's Democrats weren't the moderate Democrats of Alexander's era.
"They think you are more dangerous any day of the week than ISIS or Al-Qaeda," she said as the crowd booed.
Ingraham encouraged all voters in Tennessee to work hard for Carr in the remaining days of the election to send a loud message to the Washington establishment.
"We have to grab the establishment by the lapels and say very forcefully — No. You. Won't," she said.
Posted July 24, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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Addressing the employment problem without offering appropriate housing options only constitutes a partial solution. Enlarged mortgages of 90 percent should be permitted (like those available in the subsidized Mechir LaMishtachen housing program). Making absorption centers available to young families for their first three years in Israel is another appropriate solution for this population.


North Korea says it's ready to sink a US aircraft carrier to show its military might, in the latest sign of rising tensions as US President Donald Trump prepared to call the leaders of China and Japan, Reuters reports.
The US government has not specified where the carrier strike group is as it approaches the area. US Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday it would arrive "within days," but gave no other details.
"Our revolutionary forces are combat-ready to sink a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with a single strike," the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the North's ruling Workers' Party, said in a commentary.
A senior US administration official said Trump was expected to speak later on Sunday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.


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About Risk Protection Orders in Florida
By Tim Baldwin
There are many critics and commentators who have given their opinion about Florida's recently-passed statute regarding Risk Protection Orders in context of whether they violate the Second Amendment, and many of the comments floating around have mischaracterized or misstated what the law states. This has caused confusion, misperception and mistakes among the public and for persons who may have been affected by the new law. This article is intended to give a brief review of the Risk Protection Order law in Florida under Florida Statute (FS) s. 790.401, et. al.
Injunctions Generally
First, it should be observed that injunctions have been a part of English common law for centuries, and the American judicial system has continued the common law remedy of injunction. In this regard, FS 790.401, et. al., is not unprecedented.
Injunctions are classified as orders prohibiting or mandating certain behavior, and they can be either temporary and permanent in duration. In general, temporary injunctions are designed to maintain the status quo until such time as the court holds a hearing on the merits of the case to determine if a permeant injunction should be ordered. Permanent injunctions are deemed a final judgment after trial, though the word "permanent" can be misleading because in many cases, the courts are limited in the duration of an injunction.
There are three prerequisites for the issuance of an injunction: 1) the inadequacy of a remedy, 2) the likelihood of irreparable injury if the injunction is not granted, and 3) the probability of success in the action.
Courts have long ruled that conclusory allegations of irreparable injury or inadequate legal remedy will not suffice for the issuance of an injunction. The petition must also show that the injury sough to be avoided will happen or be aggravated if the injunction is not granted.
Notice of a petition seeking injunction must be served on all parties, notice given of the hearing on the merits, and a hearing must be held for the parties to present evidence in support or in opposition to the petition. Courts have long held that where the petitioner either does not state a cause of action or has failed to meet their burden of proof beyond the preponderance of the evidence, the injunction will be denied.
Common law has also allowed courts to enter temporary ex parte injunctions (meaning, where injunction is issued on a temporary basis without hearing, until such time as a hearing is held) when the petitioner demonstrates in his petition (1) that injury, loss or damage will result before the adverse party can be heard in opposition; (2) the efforts he made to give the opposing party notice; and (3) the reasons why notice should not be required.
Courts are also required to state the findings of fact that support the issuance of an injunction and how they comport to the required elements of granting injunctive relief as required by common or statutory law.
Types of Injunctions
In the United States, states have developed statutory schemes whereby courts may order injunctions. Florida, like all states, has a statute creating the requirements of injunctive relief in general. See FL. R. Civ. P., Rule 1.610. It follows the elements and requirements under common law. Additionally, Florida legislatures have created other statutory schemes for authorizing injunctions. Common scenarios for such orders are:
1) When a person is arrested for domestic violence;
2) When a person is committed under the Baker Act;
3) When a person is arrested for a criminal violation;
4) When a person has an Order of Protection or Restraining Order entered against him;
5) When a person has a No Contact Order entered against him; and
6) When a person is alleged to have abused or neglected a child.
For reference, Addendum A include excerpts from relevant statutes regarding the courts' power to order injunctions, either temporary or permanent in nature.
Risk Protection Order
Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) under FS 790.401, et. al., is similar to and tracks America's long-held common law regarding injunctions and other statutory injunction statutes. But in many respects, RPO provides more protection to the respondent than other injunction scenarios. If a RPO is ordered, the respondent may not possess firearms, ammunition, or a concealed carry permit for the duration of the injunction.
Like all injunctions, a petition must be filed alleging the necessary facts and elements for the court to have jurisdiction over the matter, but FS 790.401(2)(a) restricts the person who can file a petition to a Florida law enforcement office. No other person can file a RPO petition.
Elements of the Petition
FS 790.401(2)(e) prescribes the necessary elements that must be alleged in the petition and supported by facts sworn to under oath by the petitioner. The petitioner must:
1) Allege that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to himself or herself or others by having a firearm or any ammunition in his or her custody or control or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or any ammunition, and must be accompanied by an affidavit made under oath stating the specific statements, actions, or facts that give rise to a reasonable fear of significant dangerous acts by the respondent;
2) Identify the quantities, types, and locations of all firearms and ammunition the petitioner believes to be in the respondent's current ownership, possession, custody, or control; and
3) Identify whether there is a known existing protection order governing the respondent under s. 741.30, s. 784.046, or s. 784.0485 or under any other applicable statute.
Hearing and Notice
Like all petitions, if the elements and facts necessary to state a cause of action are not stated, the court can dismiss the petition sua sponte. But if the petition has stated a legally-sufficient cause of action for RPO, the court shall order a hearing on the merits of the petitioner. The hearing must be held no later than 14 days of the date of the order, and the respondent must be given notice of the hearing.
At the hearing, the petitioner has the burden of proof at the hearing (see "Burden of Proof" below), but the respondent still has the right to present his own evidence in opposition to the petitioner. If the court finds that the petitioner has met his burden of proof, the court may issue an injunction against the respondent as permitted by FS 790.401, et. al.
Limits on RPO
If the court grants a RPO, the court cannot enjoin the respondent from possessing firearms for more than 1 year from the date of the order, but can for less than a year. This is the same limitation that has been imposed on injunctions issued in cases of domestic violence. See In re Family Law Rules of Procedure, 663 So. 2d 1049, 1084 (Fla. 1995), order clarified, 667 So. 2d 202 (Fla. 1996) ("Any relief granted by an injunction for protection against domestic or repeat violence shall be granted for a fixed period not to exceed 1 year").
By operation of law, the injunction automatically and unconditionally terminates at the expiration of the injunction's duration and any in case, at the expiration of one year, and at that time, the State is required to return all seized property back to the respondent without condition. The respondent doesn't have to prove anything to be entitled to the return of his property.
Extension of the RPO
The petitioner can seek an extension of the injunction, but the petitioner must once again meet the heightened burden of proof at the hearing, and the respondent maintains his rights to oppose the petition for extension. The court's authority to extend the RPO is much more limited than the court's authority to extend injunctions in domestic violence cases. See In re Family Law Rules of Procedure, 663 So. 2d 1049, 1084 (Fla. 1995), order clarified, 667 So. 2d 202 (Fla. 1996) ("Broad discretion resides with the court to grant an extension after considering the circumstances. No specific allegations are required").
The State's request to extend the injunction must be made within 30 days before the natural termination of the injunction. The court can extend the injunction if the State meets its burden of proof, but not more than 1 year. Once again, at the natural expiration of the injunction, the injunction would automatically terminate, and the respondent's rights fully restored.
Right to Re-Hearing
If the court grants the petition for a RPO or an extension of a RPO, the respondent has the statutory right to request a hearing to vacate the RPO or the extension. The respondent may request the hearing at any time after the injunction is entered; and the court, upon receipt of the respondent's motion, must set a hearing no sooner than 14 days and no later than 30 days after service of the motion—so no undue delays are allowed for the respondent to get a re-hearing.
At the re-hearing, the burden of proof shifts to the respondent to prove "by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent does not pose a significant danger of causing personal injury to himself or herself or others by having in his or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition."
Shifting the burden to the respondent is a long-held rule of law in American jurisprudence when the government first meets its burden of proof against a person. This burden shifting happens even in criminal cases when a defendant raises an affirmative defense to the allegation, and one Florida appellate court explained the burden shifting this way:
Due process requires the state to prove an accused guilty of all essential elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Art. I, § 9, Fla. Const.; Amend. 5, U.S. Const.; see also State v. Cohen, 568 So.2d 49, 51 (Fla.1990). "An affirmative defense does not concern itself with the elements of the offense at all; it concedes them," but asserts a good excuse or reason. Id. Once raised, the defendant carries the burden of proving the defense. White v. State, 757 So.2d 542, 546 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).
Wright v. State, 920 So. 2d 21, 24 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (bold added). Notably, in a criminal case, the defendant must prove his affirmative defense at the State's trial against him. In contrast, under FS 790.401, et. al., the respondent gets a new and entirely separate hearing whereby he is permitted to present more evidence that the injunction should be denied.
The respondent's unconditional right to request a second hearing is unique in civil and criminal process. In almost all cases, a defendant or respondent is not entitled to an automatic second trial or hearing unless he can meet certain legal requirements, such as, the court made a fundamental error at trial, new material evidence was discovered that was unknown before the trial, or the State violated the defendant's fundamental right to a fair trial. The burden for getting a new trial is high, because in American jurisprudence, we place high priority on finality and certainty in the legal process.
Therefore, that the respondent in a RPO gets a "second bit at the apple" without having to meet any conditions is unusual and demonstrates the high priority Americans place on the importance of the Second Amendment.
If the court finds that the respondent met his burden of proof at the hearing, the court shall vacate the injunction, and the respondent is entitled to a return of all seized firearms, ammunition, or concealed carry permit.
A respondent has the right to appeal the injunction where errors are made regarding the respondent's substantive or procedural rights. This adds another layer of protection for the respondent to protect his rights.
Transfer of Firearms
FS 790.401(9) also provides that a "respondent may elect to transfer all firearms and ammunition owned by the respondent that have been surrendered to or seized by a local law enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (7) to another person who is willing to receive the respondent's firearms and ammunition" as long as the recipient meets qualifications provided in subsections (a) – (c).
Ex Parte Order
Like all injunctive relief, courts have jurisdiction to enter an ex parte temporary injunction when specific elements are met. FS 790.401(4)(a) states,
A petitioner may request that a temporary ex parte risk protection order be issued before a hearing for a risk protection order, without notice to the respondent, by including in the petition detailed allegations based on personal knowledge that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to himself or herself or others in the near future by having in his or her custody or control, or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm or ammunition.
Notice that the petitioner must have "personal knowledge" that the respondent poses a significant danger to himself or others. In other words, the court cannot enter an ex parte injunction when the law enforcement officer has knowledge only given to him by a lay person. This is an added layer of protection to prevent an ex parte injunction. In addition, the court must consider the same factors as he does in an actual RPO hearing. See FS 790.401(3)(c).
The burden of proof for a temporary ex parte order is less than the burden of proof at the hearing (see "Burden of Proof" below), which is the case for all ex parte injunction petitions, as they are meant to simply maintain the status quo until the court can hear the merits of the case at a hearing. Of course, the petitioner, again, has the burden of proof.
The standard for issuing an ex parte injunction is,
If a court finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to himself or herself or others in the near future by having in his or her custody or control, or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm or ammunition.
FS 790.401(4)(c). If the court determines that the petitioner has stated the necessary elements obtain an ex parte injunction, "[t]he court must hold a temporary ex parte risk protection order hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the business day immediately following the day the petition is filed." FS 790.401(4)(d).
The requirement that the court hold an ex parte hearing, in addition to a hearing on the merits, is unique in the world of injunctions. In most cases, a court has the authority to enter an ex parte injunction just based on the petition itself. See e.g. FS 394.463(2)(a) ("An involuntary examination may be initiated by any one of the following means: 1. A circuit or county court may enter an ex parte order stating that a person appears to meet the criteria for involuntary examination and specifying the findings on which that conclusion is based. The ex parte order for involuntary examination must be based on written or oral sworn testimony that includes specific facts that support the findings"). Not so with a RPO—the court not only must review the petition for legal sufficiency, but also hold a hearing with the petitioner by the next business day after the petition has been filed. This is another layer of protecting the respondent in the process.
If the court grants the petition for ex parte injunction, the must state the following in his order:
1. A statement of the grounds asserted for the order;
2. The date the order was issued;
3. The address of the court in which any responsive pleading may be filed;
4. The date and time of the scheduled hearing;
5. A description of the requirements for the surrender of all firearms and ammunition that the respondent owns, under subsection (7); and
6. The following statement:
"To the subject of this protection order: This order is valid until the date noted above. You are required to surrender all firearms and ammunition that you own in your custody, control, or possession. You may not have in your custody or control, or purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition while this order is in effect. You must surrender immediately to the (insert name of local law enforcement agency) all firearms and ammunition in your custody, control, or possession and any license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued to you under s. 790.06, Florida Statutes. A hearing will be held on the date and at the time noted above to determine if a risk protection order should be issued. Failure to appear at that hearing may result in a court issuing an order against you which is valid for 1 year. You may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with this order."
A temporary ex parte risk protection order ends upon the hearing on the risk protection order. FS 790.401(f).
Like all injunctions sought, the petitioner (not the respondent) has the burden of proof, meaning the petitioner has the burden to introduce admissible evidence in court that supports the allegation and meets the statutory requirements giving the court authority to grant the injunction. The respondent has no burden of proof obligation, though he certainly has a constitutional and statutory right to present evidence to oppose the petition.
The burden of proof that the petitioner must satisfy is by "clear and convincing evidence" that the respondent "poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to himself or herself or others by having in his or her custody or control, or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm or any ammunition." FS 790.401(3)(b).
The "clear and convincing evidence" standard of proof is a heightened civil burden of proof. It is a higher burden of proof in ordinary civil actions, including other injunctive relief actions. In fact, the government has a lower burden of proof in a child dependency and neglect case under FS 39.507(1)(b) ("In a hearing on a petition in which it is alleged that the child is dependent, a preponderance of evidence will be required to establish the state of dependency"), meaning, the government could meet its burden of removing a child from a parent more easily than it could in obtaining a risk protection order against a person. "Clear and convincing" is the burden of proof just below the highest burden of proof standard in America, i.e. "beyond reasonable doubt", which is reserved solely for the government's criminal actions against persons.
"Clear and Convincing" burden of proof standard has been explained this way:
'Clear and convincing evidence' differs from the 'greater weight of the evidence' in that is more compelling and persuasive. 'Clear and convincing evidence' is evidence that is precise, explicit, lacking in confusion, in such a way that it produces a firm belief or conviction without hesitation about the matter in issue.
Todd Evans, Employee/Claimant vs. St. Lucie County Fire District, Employer, and Preferred Governmental Claim Solutions, Carrier/Servicing Agent, 2010 WL 6766189, at *4, citing Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases 411.3, No. FC09-09 (Fla. March 4, 2010) (bold added).
Like other statutory schemes regarding injunctive relief, such as relief involving domestic violence, the Courts can consider specific factors, which are listed in FS 790.401(3)(c)(1)-(15). These factors have been well-established in American jurisprudence as relevant factors regarding allegations of harm or injury to other persons.
As one would suspect, like other civil proceedings, the Florida Rules of Evidence apply. The Rules of Evidence, of course, are based on English common law and are designed to keep "bad" evidence out and "good" evidence in. In other words, to make evidence competent, substantive, relevant and credible, so that a fair and just order can be made accordingly. FS 790.401(e) also provides that rules of evidence apply to the same extent as in a domestic violence injunction proceeding under s. 741.30. A jurist would expect this application as well for RPO because they are similar in nature and both result in the respondent not being able to possess firearms during the duration of the injunction.
If you are respondent for a Risk Protection Order, you need to hire an attorney to protect your rights. The attorneys at The Law Virga Law Firm, P.A. have offices in Pensacola, Ft. Walton Beach, Destin, Panama City, and Orlando. Contact attorney Tim Baldwin today at (800) 822-5170 to set up a consultation.
ADDENDUM A
Child Abuse/Neglect
FS 39.395 Detaining a child; medical or hospital personnel.—Any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution, or any physician or licensed health care professional treating a child may detain that child without the consent of the parents, caregiver, or legal custodian, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if the circumstances are such, or if the condition of the child is such that returning the child to the care or custody of the parents, caregiver, or legal custodian presents an imminent danger to the child's life or physical or mental health. Any such person detaining a child shall immediately notify the department, whereupon the department shall immediately begin a child protective investigation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and shall make every reasonable effort to immediately notify the parents or legal custodian that such child has been detained. If the department determines, according to the criteria set forth in this chapter, that the child should be detained longer than 24 hours, it shall petition the court through the attorney representing the Department of Children and Families as quickly as possible and not to exceed 24 hours, for an order authorizing such custody in the same manner as if the child were placed in a shelter. The department shall attempt to avoid the placement of a child in an institution whenever possible.
FS 39.401 Taking a child alleged to be dependent into custody; law enforcement officers and authorized agents of the department.—
(1) A child may only be taken into custody:
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of this part, based upon sworn testimony, either before or after a petition is filed; or
(b) By a law enforcement officer, or an authorized agent of the department, if the officer or authorized agent has probable cause to support a finding:
1. That the child has been abused, neglected, or abandoned, or is suffering from or is in imminent danger of illness or injury as a result of abuse, neglect, or abandonment;
2. That the parent or legal custodian of the child has materially violated a condition of placement imposed by the court; or
3. That the child has no parent, legal custodian, or responsible adult relative immediately known and available to provide supervision and care.
FS 39.504(4) If an injunction is issued under this section, the primary purpose of the injunction must be to protect and promote the best interests of the child, taking the preservation of the child's immediate family into consideration.
(a) The injunction applies to the alleged or actual offender in a case of child abuse or acts of domestic violence. The conditions of the injunction shall be determined by the court, which may include ordering the alleged or actual offender to:
1. Refrain from further abuse or acts of domestic violence.
2. Participate in a specialized treatment program.
3. Limit contact or communication with the child victim, other children in the home, or any other child.
4. Refrain from contacting the child at home, school, work, or wherever the child may be found.
5. Have limited or supervised visitation with the child.
6. Vacate the home in which the child resides.
7. Comply with the terms of a safety plan implemented in the injunction pursuant to s. 39.301.
(b) Upon proper pleading, the court may award the following relief in a temporary ex parte or final injunction:
1. Exclusive use and possession of the dwelling to the caregiver or exclusion of the alleged or actual offender from the residence of the caregiver.
2. Temporary support for the child or other family members.
3. The costs of medical, psychiatric, and psychological treatment for the child incurred due to the abuse, and similar costs for other family members.
This paragraph does not preclude an adult victim of domestic violence from seeking protection for himself or herself under s. 741.30.
FS 741.30(1) There is created a cause of action for an injunction for protection against domestic violence.
(5)(a) If it appears to the court that an immediate and present danger of domestic violence exists, the court may grant a temporary injunction ex parte, pending a full hearing, and may grant such relief as the court deems proper, including an injunction:
1. Restraining the respondent from committing any acts of domestic violence.
2. Awarding to the petitioner the temporary exclusive use and possession of the dwelling that the parties share or excluding the respondent from the residence of the petitioner.
(g) A final judgment on injunction for protection against domestic violence entered pursuant to this section must, on its face, indicate that it is a violation of s. 790.233, and a first degree misdemeanor, for the respondent to have in his or her care, custody, possession, or control any firearm or ammunition.
Baker Act
394.467 Involuntary inpatient placement.—
(1) CRITERIA.—A person may be ordered for involuntary inpatient placement for treatment upon a finding of the court by clear and convincing evidence that:
(a) He or she has a mental illness and because of his or her mental illness:
1.a. He or she has refused voluntary inpatient placement for treatment after sufficient and conscientious explanation and disclosure of the purpose of inpatient placement for treatment; or
b. He or she is unable to determine for himself or herself whether inpatient placement is necessary; and
2.a. He or she is incapable of surviving alone or with the help of willing and responsible family or friends, including available alternative services, and, without treatment, is likely to suffer from neglect or refuse to care for himself or herself, and such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to his or her well-being; or
b. There is substantial likelihood that in the near future he or she will inflict serious bodily harm on self or others, as evidenced by recent behavior causing, attempting, or threatening such harm; and
(b) All available less restrictive treatment alternatives that would offer an opportunity for improvement of his or her condition have been judged to be inappropriate.
Pretrial Release
18 USCA 3142(c) Release on Conditions.—
(1)If the judicial officer determines that the release described in subsection (b) of this section will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required or will endanger the safety of any other person or the community, such judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of the person—
(A)subject to the condition that the person not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during the period of release and subject to the condition that the person cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from the person if the collection of such a sample is authorized pursuant to section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a); 1 and
(B)subject to the least restrictive further condition, or combination of conditions, that such judicial officer determines will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community, which may include the condition that the person—
(i)remain in the custody of a designated person, who agrees to assume supervision and to report any violation of a release condition to the court, if the designated person is able reasonably to assure the judicial officer that the person will appear as required and will not pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community;
(ii)maintain employment, or, if unemployed, actively seek employment;
(iii)maintain or commence an educational program;
(iv)abide by specified restrictions on personal associations, place of abode, or travel;
(v)avoid all contact with an alleged victim of the crime and with a potential witness who may testify concerning the offense;
(vi)report on a regular basis to a designated law enforcement agency, pretrial services agency, or other agency;
(vii)comply with a specified curfew;
(viii)refrain from possessing a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon;
(ix)refrain from excessive use of alcohol, or any use of a narcotic drug or other controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), without a prescription by a licensed medical practitioner;
(x)undergo available medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment, including treatment for drug or alcohol dependency, and remain in a specified institution if required for that purpose;
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A few weeks ago, my favorite weather man, James Spann asked for volunteers to sign up to be part of an audience at a town hall meeting. We will be asked a variety of questions and our responses will be used in future research studies. The event is centered around April 27th tornadoes and those who were directly affected by this weather tragedy. Those selected to be part of the group will have clickers to submit our answers about the weather event and our thoughts and decisions leading up to and the day of the tornado outbreak. I got my evite to participate in meeting last week and the meeting is tonight in Birmingham. I'm very excited about this.
More details later. I'm headed to the big city for a few hours. And speaking of weather, the cold front should pass through town tonight and FINALLY, I will have my fall breezy days coming up. I can't wait for sweater weather!


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FIFOBUF_ID fifoBufCreate(unsigned long numBuffers, unsigned long bufSize, char* idstr)
/* unsigned long numBuffers - Number of FIxed SIzed Buffers */
/* unsigned long bufSize    - Size (longs) of each Buffers */
/* char* idstr - user indentifier string */
{
  char tmpstr[80];
  FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufObj;
  int tDRid, tMTid, tDEid;
  short sr;
  long memval;
  int cnt;
  unsigned long maxNumOfEntries;
  unsigned long *address,*prevaddr;

  /* ------- malloc space for STM Object --------- */
  if ( (pFifoBufObj = (FIFO_BUF_OBJ *) malloc( sizeof(FIFO_BUF_OBJ)) ) == NULL )
  {
    errLogSysRet(LOGIT,debugInfo,"stmCreate: ");
    return(NULL);
  }

  /* zero out structure so we don't free something by mistake */
  memset(pFifoBufObj,0,sizeof(FIFO_BUF_OBJ));

  /* --------------  setup given or default ID string ---------------- */
  if (idstr == NULL)
  {
     sprintf(tmpstr,"%s %d",IdStr,IdCnt);
     pFifoBufObj->pIdStr = (char *) malloc(strlen(tmpstr)+2);
  }
  else
  {
     pFifoBufObj->pIdStr = (char *) malloc(strlen(idstr)+2);
  }

  if (pFifoBufObj->pIdStr == NULL)
  {
     fifoBufDelete(pFifoBufObj);
     return(NULL);
  }

  if (idstr == NULL)
  {
     strcpy(pFifoBufObj->pIdStr,tmpstr);
  }
  else
  {
     strcpy(pFifoBufObj->pIdStr,idstr);
  }

  pFifoBufObj->pSID = SCCSid;   /* SCCS ID */

  /* -------------------------------------------------------------------*/

  /* create the Fifo Buffer Object Mutual Exclusion semaphore */
  pFifoBufObj->pBufMutex = semMCreate(SEM_Q_PRIORITY | SEM_INVERSION_SAFE |
					SEM_DELETE_SAFE);

  DPRINT1(0,"fifoBufCreate():  Creating msgQs of %d entries\n",numBuffers);
  pFifoBufObj->pBufsFree = msgQCreate(numBuffers,sizeof(long),MSG_Q_FIFO);
  pFifoBufObj->pBufsRdy =  msgQCreate(numBuffers,sizeof(long),MSG_Q_FIFO);
  pFifoBufObj->NumOfBufs = numBuffers;

  DPRINT4(-1,"fifoBufCreate():  Total Buffer Size = %d(long) * %d(bufSize) * %d(Nbufs) = %d\n",
	sizeof(long),bufSize+2,numBuffers,(sizeof(long) * (bufSize+2) * numBuffers));
  pFifoBufObj->pBufArray = (long *) malloc((sizeof(long) * (bufSize+2) * numBuffers));
  pFifoBufObj->pWrkBuf = pFifoBufObj->pWrkBufEntries = NULL;
  pFifoBufObj->BufSize = bufSize;

  if ( (pFifoBufObj->pBufMutex == NULL) ||
	(pFifoBufObj->pBufsFree == NULL) ||
	(pFifoBufObj->pBufsRdy == NULL) ||
	(pFifoBufObj->pBufArray == NULL)
     )
  {
        fifoBufDelete(pFifoBufObj);
        errLogSysRet(LOGIT,debugInfo,
	   "fifoBufCreate: Failed to allocate some resource:");
        return(NULL);
  }

  fifoBufInit(pFifoBufObj);

  return( pFifoBufObj );
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufDelete - Deletes FIFO Buffer Object and  all resources
*
*
* RETURNS:
*  OK or ERROR
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
void fifoBufDelete(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
{
   int tid;

   if (pFifoBufId != NULL)
   {
      if (pFifoBufId->pIdStr != NULL)
	 free(pFifoBufId->pIdStr);
      if (pFifoBufId->pBufArray != NULL)
	 free(pFifoBufId->pBufArray);
      if (pFifoBufId->pBufMutex != NULL)
	 semDelete(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex);
      if (pFifoBufId->pBufsFree != NULL)
	 msgQDelete(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree);
      if (pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy != NULL)
	 msgQDelete(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy);
      free(pFifoBufId);
   }
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufInit - Initializes the Fifo Buffer msgQs
*
*		WARNING: any FIFO words in the working or ready buffers
*			 is lost!
*
* RETURNS:
*  OK or ERROR
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
int fifoBufInit(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
{
  unsigned long *address,*prevaddr,*temp;
  unsigned long bufSize;
  int cnt;

   if (pFifoBufId != NULL)
   {
     taskLock();

     /* semTake(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex,WAIT_FOREVER); */

#ifdef INSTRUMENT
      wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_INITBUF,NULL,NULL);
#endif

     /* 1st Clean out the MsgQs */
     while ( msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*) &temp,sizeof(temp),NO_WAIT) != ERROR);
     while ( msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy,(char*) &temp,sizeof(temp),NO_WAIT) != ERROR);

     /* calc up the addresses for the fixed buffers from the one large pool of memory */
     prevaddr = (long *) pFifoBufId->pBufArray;
     bufSize = pFifoBufId->BufSize + 2;
     for(cnt=0; cnt < pFifoBufId->NumOfBufs; cnt++)
     {
        /* new buffer address = previous buffer address + buffer size */
        if (cnt==0)
        {
            address = prevaddr;
        }
        else
        {
          address = (long*)
             ( ((unsigned long) prevaddr) + ( bufSize * sizeof(long)) );
        }
        *address = (long) address;  /* 1st entry is addr, 2nd number of fifo word in buffer */
        *(address+1) = 0L;
        msgQSend(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*)&address,sizeof(address),WAIT_FOREVER,MSG_PRI_NORMAL);
        prevaddr = address;
        DPRINT3(9,"fifoBufInit(): Bufs Address: 0x%lx = val 0x%lx,entries: %d\n",
		address,*address,*(address+1));
     }
      /* Now get the 1st buffer and set it up */
      msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*) &pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,sizeof(pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf),WAIT_FOREVER);
      pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 1L;
      pFifoBufId->IndexAddr = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 2L;
      DPRINT5(8,"  Wrk Buf: 0x%lx(addr 0x%lx), Entries: %d (addr 0x%lx), IndexPtr: 0x%lx\n",
	*pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,
	pFifoBufId->IndexAddr);

     /*  semGive(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex); */
      taskUnlock();
   }
   return(OK);
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufReset - Reset the Fifo Buffers back to the Initial state
*
*		WARNING: any FIFO words in the working or ready buffers
*			 is lost!
*
* RETURNS:
*  OK or ERROR
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
fifoBufReset(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
{
    long nrdy,nfree,total,nwrk,i;
    unsigned long *temp;

    if (pFifoBufId == NULL)
	return(ERROR);

    fifoBufInit(pFifoBufId); /* drastic action needed */
#ifdef XXXX
    nrdy = msgQNumMsgs(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy);
    nfree = msgQNumMsgs(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree);
    nwrk = (pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf != NULL) ? 1 : 0;

    total = nrdy + nfree + nwrk;
    DPRINT4(0,"fifoBufReset(): %d total = %d rdy + %d free + %d wrkbuf\n",
		total,nrdy,nfree,nwrk);

    if (total == pFifoBufId->NumOfBufs) /* no need to re-init */
    {
	/* clear out the ready buffers and put them back into free list */
        for(i=0; i < nrdy; i++)
        {
            msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy,(char*) &temp,sizeof(temp),NO_WAIT);
            msgQSend(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*)&temp,sizeof(temp),WAIT_FOREVER,MSG_PRI_NORMAL);
	  DPRINT2(1,"fifoBufReset: %d - Moving 0x%lx from Ready to Free List\n",i+1,temp);
        }

 	/* Reset the Working buffer Index and Count */
        if (pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf != NULL)
        {
	   DPRINT1(1,"fifoBufReset: reset WrkBuf 0x%lx \n",pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf);
           *pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries = 0L;	/* count to Zero */
           pFifoBufId->IndexAddr = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 2L;  /* set index back to beginning */
	}
   }
   else
   {
       /* lost a buffer somewhere, rebuild the buffers */
       DPRINT(-1,"fifoBufReset: Aaaarg, lost a buffer Re-Init buffers\n");
       fifoBufInit(pFifoBufId); /* drastic action needed */
   }
#endif
   return(OK);
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufPut - Put Words into a Working Fifo Buffer
*
*	Copy and array of longs into the Working Fifo Buffer
*       When the Buffer Fills the Buffer Addres is placed on the
*	Ready List, A new Buffer is obtain off the Free List and
*	made the Working Buffer
*
* RETURNS:
*  OK or ERROR
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
void fifoBufPut(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId, unsigned long *words , long nWords )
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
/* unsigned long *words - array of longs to put into buffer */
/* long nWords - Number of longs to put into buffer */
{
   unsigned long max,Entries;
   int i;

   taskLock();

   /* semTake(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex,WAIT_FOREVER);  no need if taskLock used */
   Entries = (pFifoBufId->IndexAddr - pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf) - 2;
/*
   DPRINT3(1,"Entries %lu = Index addr 0x%lx - Bufstrt Addr 0x%lx\n",Entries,
		pFifoBufId->IndexAddr,pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf);
*/

   max = pFifoBufId->BufSize - Entries;
   while (nWords >= max)
   {
      for (i=0;i<max;i++)
      {
	*pFifoBufId->IndexAddr++ = *words++;
      }
      *(pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries) = pFifoBufId->BufSize;
/*
      DPRINT3(1,"fifoBufPut(): Send Buf: *0x%lx = 0x%lx, entries: %lu\n",
		pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries);
*/
#ifdef INSTRUMENT
      wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_SNDRDY,NULL,NULL);
#endif
      msgQSend(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy,(char*)&pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,sizeof(pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf),
		WAIT_FOREVER,MSG_PRI_NORMAL);

      pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf = NULL;   /* Mark Working Buffer as invalid */
      /* semGive(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex); no need w taskLock  /* allow stuffer to gain access if needed after the Send */

#ifdef INSTRUMENT
      wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_RCVFREE,NULL,NULL);
#endif
      /* if fifoBufForceRdy runs inbetween here, since pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf == NULL, it will not
	 do any thing, so we don't have to worry about it already getting a free buffer */
      /* was == 0 --- leave a couple free */
      if ((msgQNumMsgs(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree) < 2) && !fifoRunning(pTheFifoObject))
      {
#ifdef INSTRUMENT
        wvEvent(99,NULL,NULL);
#endif
        fifoStart4Exp(pTheFifoObject);
      }

      /* Maybe Pending Here */
      msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*) &pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,sizeof(pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf),
		WAIT_FOREVER);

      pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 1L;
      pFifoBufId->IndexAddr = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 2L;
      nWords = nWords - max;
      max = pFifoBufId->BufSize;	/* just got an empty buffer, reset max to maximum */
      /* semTake(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex,WAIT_FOREVER); No Need with taskLock */

/*
      DPRINT5(1,"fifoBufPut(): Wrk Buf: 0x%lx(addr 0x%lx), Entries: %d (addr 0x%lx), IndexPtr: 0x%lx\n",
	*pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,
	pFifoBufId->IndexAddr);
*/
   }

   for (i=0;i<nWords;i++)
   {
       *pFifoBufId->IndexAddr++ = *words++;
   }
   *pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries = (pFifoBufId->IndexAddr - pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf) - 2;

   /* semGive(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex); No Need w taskLock */

   taskUnlock();

   return;
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufGet - Get the Address & number of longs from the Ready List
*
*	Returns the Ready Buffer Address & Number of longs into
*	the passed arguments
*
* RETURNS:
*   NONE
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
void fifoBufGet(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId, unsigned long **BufferAddr, long *entries)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
/* unsigned long **words - address to put buffer pointer */
/* long entries - Number of longs in buffer */
{
   taskLock();
#ifdef INSTRUMENT
    wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_RCVRDY,NULL,NULL);
#endif
    msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy,(char*) BufferAddr,sizeof(BufferAddr),WAIT_FOREVER);
    memcpy(entries,(*BufferAddr+1),sizeof(entries));
   taskUnlock();
   return;
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufTaskPended -  Is Task pended on the fifoBufRdyList
*
*	Returns 0 or 1
*
* RETURNS:
*   NONE
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
int fifoBufTaskPended(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId, int taskID)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
/* unsigned long **words - address to put buffer pointer */
/* long entries - Number of longs in buffer */
{
   MSG_Q_INFO msgQinfo;
   int taskList[1];
   int status = 0;
   msgQinfo.taskIdListMax = 1;
   msgQinfo.taskIdList = taskList;
   msgQinfo.msgListMax = 0;
   msgQInfoGet(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy,&msgQinfo);

   /* DPRINT2(-1,"fifoBufTaskPended: numMsgs: %d, numTasks: %d\n",msgQinfo.numMsgs,msgQinfo.numTasks); */

   /* numMsgs is > 0 then no task  can be pended on buffers */
   if (msgQinfo.numMsgs > 0)
      return(status);

   /* any task pending ? */
   if (msgQinfo.numTasks > 0)
   {
      /* if numMsgs < than max, then its not a put but a get pending */
      if ( (msgQinfo.numMsgs < msgQinfo.maxMsgs) )
      {
           if (taskID == taskList[0])
           {
	       status = 1;
   	       /* DPRINT1(-1,"fifoBufTaskPended: taskID: %d pended\n",taskList[0]); */
           }
      }
  }

  return(status);
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufForceRdy - Force an unfilled buffer to be placed on the Read List
*
*	If the Working Buffer Address is None NULL then place it on the Ready List
*	Then obtain a new Working Buffer
*
* RETURNS:
*   NONE
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
void fifoBufForceRdy(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
{

   taskLock();

   /* Take Mutex, This allows the fifoBufPut to complete any critical section */
   /* semTake(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex,WAIT_FOREVER); No Need w taskLock */

   /* while waiting for Mutex fifoBufPut may have put a buffer in the ready Q */
   if (pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf != NULL)
   {
     *pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries = (pFifoBufId->IndexAddr - pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf) - 2;
   /* if ( (msgQNumMsgs(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy) == 0) && (*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries != 0) ) */
     if ( (*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries != 0) )
     {
/*
      DPRINT3(-1,"fifoBufForce(): Send Buf: *0x%lx=0x%lx, entries: %lu\n",
		pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries);
*/
#ifdef INSTRUMENT
        wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_SNDRDY,NULL,NULL);
#endif
       msgQSend(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy,(char*) &pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,sizeof(pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf),
		WAIT_FOREVER,MSG_PRI_NORMAL);
       pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf = NULL;   /* Mark Working Buffer as invalid */
#ifdef INSTRUMENT
        wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_RCVFREE,NULL,NULL);
#endif
       msgQReceive(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*) &pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,sizeof(pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf),
		  WAIT_FOREVER);
       pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 1L;
       pFifoBufId->IndexAddr = pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf + 2L;
/*
      DPRINT5(-1,"fifoBufForce(): Wrk Buf: 0x%lx(addr 0x%lx), Entries: %d (addr 0x%lx), IndexPtr: 0x%lx\n",
	*pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,
	pFifoBufId->IndexAddr);
*/
     }
   }
   /* semGive(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex); No Need w taskLock */
   taskUnlock();
   return;
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufReturn - Put the Given Buffer Addres on the Free List
*
*
* RETURNS:
*  NONE
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
void fifoBufReturn(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId,long *bufaddr)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
/* long *bufaddr - buffer  address to be placed on the free list */
{
   taskLock();
#ifdef INSTRUMENT
   wvEvent(EVENT_FIFOBUF_SNDFREE,NULL,NULL);
#endif
   msgQSend(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree,(char*)&bufaddr,sizeof(bufaddr),
		NO_WAIT,MSG_PRI_NORMAL);
   taskUnlock();
}

/**************************************************************
*
*  fifoBufWkEntries - Returns number of Entries in the present Working Buffer
*
*
* RETURNS:
*  number of entries in working buffer
*
*	Author Greg Brissey 2/7/97
*/
unsigned long fifoBufWkEntries(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
{
   ulong_t NumEntries;
   taskLock();
   NumEntries = *pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries;	/* assure an atomic operation */
   taskUnlock();
   return (NumEntries);
}

/********************************************************************
* fifoBufShow - display the status information on the FIFO Buffer Object
*
*  This routine display the status information of the FIFO Buffer Object
*
*
*  RETURN
*   VOID
*
*/
void fifoBufShow(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId, int level)
/* FIFOBUF_ID 	pFifoBufId - fifo Buffer Object identifier */
/* int level - level of output */
{
   if (pFifoBufId == NULL)
   {
     printf("fifoShow: FIFO Object pointer is NULL.\n");
     return;
   }
   printf("FIFO Buffer Object: '%s', 0x%lx\n", pFifoBufId->pIdStr,pFifoBufId);
   printf("SCCSid: '%s'\n\n", pFifoBufId->pSID);

   printf("Buffer Addr: 0x%lx\n",pFifoBufId->pBufArray);
   printf("Buffer Size: %lu\n",pFifoBufId->BufSize);
   printf("Working Buffer: Addr - 0x%lx, Val - 0x%lx\n",
	    pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBuf);
   printf("       Entries: Addr - 0x%lx, Num - %lu\n",
	    pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries,*pFifoBufId->pWrkBufEntries);
   printf("         Index: Addr - 0x%lx, Val - 0x%lx\n",
	    pFifoBufId->IndexAddr,*pFifoBufId->IndexAddr);

   printf("\nFIFO Buffer Free List MsgQ (0x%lx): \n",pFifoBufId->pBufsFree);
   msgQInfoPrint(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree);
   if (level > 0)
     printmsgQEntries(pFifoBufId->pBufsFree);
   printf("\nFIFO Buffer Ready List MsgQ (0x%lx): \n",pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy);
   msgQInfoPrint(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy);
   if (level > 0)
     printmsgQEntries(pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy);
   printf("\nFIFO Buffer Mutex Semaphore (0x%lx): \n",pFifoBufId->pBufMutex);
   printSemInfo(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex,"Fifo Buf Mutex",1);
   semShow(pFifoBufId->pBufMutex,level);

}
printmsgQEntries(MSG_Q_ID pMsgQ)
{
   int i,pPendTasks[4];
   char *msgList[50];
   int   msgLenList[50];
   MSG_Q_INFO MsgQinfo;
   unsigned long *ptr;

   memset(&MsgQinfo,0,sizeof(MsgQinfo));
   MsgQinfo.taskIdListMax = 4;
   MsgQinfo.taskIdList = &pPendTasks[0];
   MsgQinfo.msgListMax = 50;
   MsgQinfo.msgPtrList = &msgList[0];
   MsgQinfo.msgLenList = &msgLenList[0];

   msgQInfoGet(pMsgQ,&MsgQinfo);

   printf("MsgQ Entries: \n");
   printf("Buffer Addr 		*Addr		Entries\n");
   for(i=0;i < MsgQinfo.numMsgs; i++)
   {
      memcpy(&ptr,MsgQinfo.msgPtrList[i],sizeof(long)); /* copy buffer address into pointer */
      printf("%d: 0x%lx		0x%lx	%d\n", i,ptr,*ptr,*(ptr+1));
   }
}
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* stmShwResrc							*/
/*     Show system resources used by Object (e.g. semaphores,etc.)	*/
/*	Useful to print then related back to WindView Events		*/
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
VOID fifoBufShwResrc(FIFOBUF_ID pFifoBufId, int indent)
{
   int i;
   char spaces[40];

   for (i=0;i<indent;i++) spaces[i] = ' ';
   spaces[i]='\0';

   printf("%sFifo Buffer Obj: '%s', 0x%lx\n",spaces,pFifoBufId->pIdStr,pFifoBufId);
   printf("%s    Mutex:       pBufMutex  ---- 0x%lx\n",spaces,pFifoBufId->pBufMutex);
   printf("%s    MsgQs:       pBufsFree  ---- 0x%lx\n",spaces,pFifoBufId->pBufsFree);
   printf("%s    MsgQs:       pRdyBufs  ----- 0x%lx\n",spaces,pFifoBufId->pBufsRdy);
   printf("\n");
}

#ifdef TESTING
tstbufc( int num, int size)
{
     ptstbuf = fifoBufCreate(num,size,"Test Buffer Object");
     printf("Buffer Object: 0x%lx\n",ptstbuf);
     fifoBufShow(ptstbuf,0);
}

tstbufp(int num)
{
    long words[80],i;
    for (i=0; i<num; i++)
       words[i] = i;
    fifoBufPut(ptstbuf,words,num);
}
tstbufget()
{
    unsigned long *fwords, entries,i;
    fifoBufGet(ptstbuf, &fwords, &entries);
    printf("entries: %d\n",entries);
    printf("word[0] - 0x%lx (address of this buffer)\n",fwords[0]);
    printf("word[1] --- %lu (Number in the buffer)\n\n",fwords[1]);
    for (i=2;i<entries+2;i++)
      printf("word[%d] - 0x%lx\n",i,fwords[i]);
    fifoBufReturn(ptstbuf,fwords);
}
tstbuff()
{
  fifoBufForceRdy(ptstbuf);
}

tstshw()
{
   fifoBufShow(ptstbuf,0);
}
#endif

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News National 2016 10 18 Strong winds fan fire at Badas water pipelines
Strong winds fan fire at Badas water pipelines
STRONG winds further fanned the fire at the Badas water pipelines which razed eight hectares of forests, according to an official from the Seria Fire Station yesterday.
Hazy conditions, which were first reported around the Lumut National Housing Scheme (RPN) over two weeks ago when the fire first broke, have also moved to Seria, affecting areas near the Sungai Bera Industrial site.
Visits by The Brunei Times to the scene of the forest fire also showed that the fire seemed to have moved from the deeper part of the Badas water pipelines to areas towards the main road.
The fire, however, is still under control, as more than 10 firefighters and two fire engines are deployed every day to monitor and deal with the situation, said Seria Fire Station's Commanding Officer Md Sophian Hj Md Yusuff.
"All the more, the help we received from the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation (JASTRe) also helped in our firefighting operations, not to mention that the area is well equipped by fire hydrants," he said.
But he also noted the clustered pattern of the forest fire, which strongly indicate a human factor may be involved. No evidence was obtained to direct them to such conclusion, he added.
Firemen will continue monitoring and dealing with the situation as even though it is still far from residential areas, it needs to be contained to ensure it would never affect anyone living nearby.
The commanding officer also noted that hazy conditions might be at its thickest state, probably resulting in zero visibility on the road since the direction of the wind would usually head towards the sea in the morning.
"So I would advise them to drive carefully should they encounter such situation," he said.
The commanding officer could not give estimate how long the situation will last.
"But so far, Alhamdulillah, the condition has gradually receded, and the smoke also seemed to get thinner — perhaps a good sign that the fire and the smoke will be gone," the commanding officer said.


An audio recording of "Tenderly," composed by Walter Gross (1909-1967) with lyrics by Jack Lawrence (1912-2009), and performed by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini live on-air on WUCF-FM on April 23, 2007. Jeff Rupert (b. 1964) is a freelance tenor saxophonist, Director of Jazz Studies and professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF), founder of Flying Horse Records, composer, and Yamaha performing artist. He has recorded with numerous artists, including Maynard Ferguson (1928-2006), Sam Rivers (1923-2011), Mel Tormé (1925-1999), and Benny Carter, whose 1992 album, Harlem Renaissance, Rupert appeared on, won a Grammy award. He has recorded and performed with his own bands as well, including Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini and The Jazz Professors. "Tenderly" is a jazz standard first published and recorded in 1946. Sarah Vaughan's early recording was a hit in 1947, but the best-known version was by Rosemary Clooney in 1952.
Original 5-minute and 48-second audio recording: Gross, Walter, and Jack Lawrence. "Tenderly," by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, April 23, 2007.
Originally created by Walter Gross and Jack Lawrence, performed by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini, and published by WUCF-FM.
Copyright to this resource is held by Walter Gross and Jack Lawrence and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Gross, Walter and Lawrence, Jack. ""Tenderly" by Jeff Rupert + Dirty Martini." RICHES of Central Florida accessed April 22, 2019, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4875.


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Early Rock
Dad's 45's
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The Beatles: Overview
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles (White Album)
Let It Be . . . Naked
Past Masters, Volume One
Past Masters, Volume Two
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Flaming Pie
The Stones: Overview
December's Children (And Everybody's)
Aftermath (UK Version)
Between the Buttons (UK Version)
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Beggars Banquet
Exile on Main St.
The Kinks: Overview
The Kinks Greatest Hits
The Kink Kontroversy
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround
The Kink Kronikles
Muswell Hillbillies
The Great Lost Kinks Album
Everybody's in Show Biz
Preservation (Acts 1 and 2)
Schoolboys in Disgrace
Come Dancing
Other People's Lives by Ray Davies
The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle
Psychedelic Series
Electric Music for the Mind and Body
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Axis: Bold as Love
Mr. Fantasy
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Anthem of the Sun
The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse
S. F. Sorrow
Stand!
The Who: Overview
Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy
Jethro Tull: Overview
This Was
Thick as a Brick
A Passion Play
Minstrel in the Gallery
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die
The Broadsword and the Beast
Crest of a Knave
David Bowie-Overview
The Clash: Overview
Give 'Em Enough Rope
Sandinista!
Combat Rock
Richard Thompson-Overview
Liege and Lief by Fairport Convention
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Shoot Out the Lights
Rumor and Sigh
Mirror Blue
Mock Tudor
June Tabor
Maddy Prior and June Tabor – Silly Sisters
Angel Tiger
Against the Streams
Britpop-Series Intro
Blur – Modern Life Is Rubbish
Blur – Parklife
Blur-The Great Escape
Blur – Blur – Classic Music Review
Oasis: Overview
Definitely Maybe
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
Familiar to Millions
Heathen Chemistry
Don't Believe the Truth
Dig Out Your Soul
Pulp – His 'N' Hers
Pulp-Different Class
Pulp – This Is Hardcore
Pulp – We Love Life
Sleeper – Smart – Classic Music Review
Suede (album)
Supergrass – I Should Coco
Supergrass – In It for the Money
Bikini Kill – The First Two Records
Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville
Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
Ani DiFranco – Not a Pretty Girl
Spice Girls – Spice
Sleater-Kinney – Dig Me Out
Radiohead: Overview
A Moon Shaped Pool
Great Broads
Series Intro
Angélique Kidjo – Oremi
Ani DiFranco – Out of Range
Annette Peacock – X-Dreams
Aretha Franklin – Never Loved a Man
Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul
Billie Holiday – Lady Day
Edith Piaf – Vol. 4
Françoise Hardy La Question
Joni Mitchell – Clouds
Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Joni Mitchell – Hejira
Neko Case – Fox Confessor
Nina Simone – The Essential Nina Simone
Patti Smith – Horses
Patti Smith – Radio Ethiopia
Phoebe Snow
PJ Harvey – 4-Track Demos
PJ Harvey – Is This Desire
PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Sade – Love Deluxe
Sexcapades
Sinead O'Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Appendix: Early Girl Hits Part 1
Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
Billie Holiday, Lady Day
Charlie Parker: Best of the Complete Savoy & Dial Studio Recordings
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Bill Evans Trio: Portrait in Jazz
Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain
Thelonious Monk: Monk's Dream
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme – Classic Music Review
Les McCann and Eddie Harris: Swiss Movement
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
Frank Sinatra: In the Wee Small Hours
The Blues: Overview
Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings
Memphis Minnie – Essential Recordings
The Best of Muddy Waters
The Best of John Lee Hooker
Little Walter: His Best, The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
Elmore James – Best of the Fire Sessions
Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton by John Mayall
The Electric Flag – A Long Time Comin'
Allman Brothers Band – At Fillmore East
Sonny Landreth – Grant Street
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – Get Up!
Soul: Overview
Aretha – Lady Soul
Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall
Dusty in Memphis
James Brown & The Famous Flames – Live at the Apollo
Otis Redding – Best Of
Patti Austin – That Secret Place
Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
The Motown Series
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Chick Riffs
A Peter Green Playlist
Update on Life, International Relations and the American Boycott
Taking a Rain Check
Desert Island Disks
Ma Fille (A Guest Post by My Mother)
My Daughter (A Guest Post by My Father)
The Truth About Beets
Last Trip to Dodge
About That Book . . .
What's Up!
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It's a Beautiful Day – It's a Beautiful Day (album) – Classic Music Review
By altrockchick on July 30, 2014
Sending you to MP3's so you can get the good stuff.
The story of It's a Beautiful Day is a tale that could teach you young-uns out there a few things about the weird goings-on in the music industry:
The band agreed to a management agreement with one Matthew Katz. Mr. Katz had already pissed off Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape to the extent that both were trying to dump him (though IABD didn't know that at the time). Katz shipped his new find to Seattle for a spell, much in the same way a baseball team ships a promising young talent to the minors for more seasoning. They played in a ballroom that Katz ran on Capitol Hill that is now a storage facility, a place where the crowds were measured in handfuls. They spent a typically dreary, drippy Seattle winter living in an attic of a house Katz owned, trying to get by on a chintzy meal allowance.
It's a Beautiful Day eventually returned to San Francisco and started to play gigs without management permission, in violation of their agreement. I guess one unethical turn deserved another. This led to the opportunity to open for Cream (good) and the beginning of years of legal battles with Katz (not so good).
That first big break almost led to a second: the chance to play at Woodstock. Unfortunately, they lost a coin flip to Santana. No shit.
And just to make sure that you realize that this story has no heroes, there is some pretty compelling evidence that the song "Bombay Calling" on this album was written by an Oakland jazz saxophonist named Vince Wallace, and not by leadman David LaFlamme as listed.
And just to add insult to Vince's injury, Deep Purple then absconded the music from "Bombay Calling" for their song "Child in Time."
You can now understand that while I'll fuck any race, ethnicity or gender, I will never fuck a musician.
It's a Beautiful Day is their eponymous début album, and I have to say up front that it's not their best work. Their follow-up album, Marrying Maiden, was more consistent and somewhat more cohesive. On that album they added a touch of bluegrass and a little bit of hillbilly to the mix and gave up any pretense of trying to be a blues-rock band. I don't think they ever really settled on an identity, something I find very puzzling. It's obvious to anyone who listens to this first album that their niche was slow-to-mid-tempo mood pieces integrating jazz and folk influences. When they tried to speed it up, get nasty or join the pointless jam crowd, they were way, way out of their league.
Consumers will find this a very conveniently-structured work, particularly in an era where you don't have to buy the whole album unless iTunes or Amazon zonks you with the ALBUM ONLY label for the one song you want. My shopping advice is easy to remember: get the first two songs and skip the rest. I might go with a third if I weren't so totally sick of the faceless girl motif of the psychedelic era.
The time they spent in the Seattle attic wasn't a total loss, for that's where "White Bird" was born. One of the signature songs of the period, the song was written by David LaFlamme and then-wife Linda (who also handled the keyboards) to capture the experience of their Seattle imprisonment. There are two things that knock me out about this song: the arrangement and the late Pattie Santos' vocal (David LaFlamme's vocal is okay, but he tends to oscillate between too stiff and too emotive). The opening passage sets the mood right at the start with the softly played organ serving as an alt-drone (thankfully, they didn't use a fucking sitar) and David LaFlamme's pizzicato violin. I spent five winters in Seattle, my friends, and that is exactly what winter sounds like: the constant drone of gray skies relieved only by the splash of rain on the window pane. An acoustic guitar joins the vocalist in the verses, playing the rather simple chords in a syncopated, echoing rhythm. As the vocal duet proceeds, the best parts are when Pattie Santos and David LaFlamme are in perfect balance; unfortunately, LaFlamme has difficulty controlling his emotions from time to time and gets too loud and dramatic, like a guy watching a football match. Fortunately, you get used to it after a while because the mood of the song is so mesmerizing and soothing. LaFlamme was classically trained and a soloist with the Utah Symphony (not exactly a name band), which may explain both his vocal stiffness and his mastery of the five-string violin. You hear that most clearly in the violin counterpoints that complement the choruses and dominate the crescendo at the end of the minor-key bridges, and in the extended instrumental passage, a brilliant composition all by itself. In that passage, LaFlamme's superior musicianship with the violin is crystal clear, and the rest of the band members all seem to raise their game in response, especially bassist Mitchell Holman. The lyrics to "White Bird" fall into the category of "supportive but not particularly remarkable." What matters is the mood, and "White Bird" is a stellar example of mood-creation.
It's a Beautiful Day does nearly as well on the second track, "Hot Summer Day," once you get past the superfluous high-pitched organ intro. This is a slightly more up-tempo piece flavored with a light harmonica, reflecting the more comfy, laid-back feeling you get when summer has arrived as opposed to the draggy feeling you get when the mugginess arrives LIKE IT HAS RIGHT NOW IN FUCKING PARIS. Anyway, the duet vocal here begins as a modified call-and-response in the first two lines of the verse before the voices come together. Patti Santos sounds like the sweet scent of a soft summer breeze, and while LaFlamme gets close to overdoing it, he generally manages to keep his dramatic tendencies in check. The drum work from Val Fuentes is varied, dynamic and very complementary, and Mitchell Holman again supplies solid bass support. The lyrics are eminently forgettable, but hardly seem to matter. The band is playing to its strengths and all is right with the world.
And then, holy fuck! A loud, screechy electric guitar riff breaks the mood faster than a fart and David LaFlamme attempts to transform himself from a rather formal gent into a defective prototype of Robert Plant. This "song" is appropriately called "Wasted Union Blues," and the emphasis on the word "wasted" cannot be strong enough. It gets even worse as they try to break up the rhythm and only end up breaking wind. Skip it!
"Girl with No Eyes" is very much a parlor piece in waltz time, its formality enhanced by celeste and harpsichord. I'm sure that some people will think this is a very lovely piece, but to me it sounds somewhat amateurish and the lyrics are a weird combination of the love-is-all cliché and a bad acid trip:
Girl with no eyes,
who can she be?
she's looking at me.
Beautiful girl,
who does she see?
she seems to be staring.
Doesn't everybody know
love takes a lifetime?
And doesn't everybody know
love is the eye sight?
It's the eye sight of a lifetime
She's just a reflection of all of the time that's gone by.
She's just a reflection of all of the time I've been high.
I guess all that would make sense to people who took golden sunshine daily with their morning meal, but to me it's typical hippie fragmentation: when you run out of vocabulary, throw in some bullshit about love, love, love.
"Bombay Calling" is the subject of the Vince-Wallace-Deep-Purple dispute mentioned above. Personally, I like Vince's version the best: it's rather playful (which makes sense, since Vince originally wrote it to poke fun at the stereotypical music Hollywood used to "portray something 'middle eastern,' Indian or Asian, Northwest Orient or the Land of Sky Blue Waters.") Vince had a sense of humor! IABD's version is competently played but they take the music way too seriously, as if they're trying to communicate ancient wisdom. The piece melts right into "Bulgaria," a song that pisses me off on multiple levels. First, the first two minutes are dominated by a high-pitched sound that is damned close to dog-only range and lingers in your eardrums for hours afterward. Second, I happen to love the music of Bulgaria, known for its wild time signatures, energetic instrumentation and emotion-laden but disciplined vocals; this piece is as far from Bulgaria as Council Bluffs, Iowa. Finally, why the fuck is this song called "Bulgaria?" The silly lyrics make no mention of Bulgaria, not even its famous 300-pound wrestlers and weight lifters:
When you're in a dream
The time passes so slowly
Open up your heart
Go sleep on the moment you were born
Go sleep on the moment love was born
Love for you and me
Let be all the love within you tonight
Set free all the love within you tonight
In addition to plagiarism, I propose a charge of false advertising.
The album ends with one of those very, very long songs that came into vogue during the late sixties. I'll have to do a count someday of how many long-form songs from the 1960's aren't crushing bores, but that will have to wait until my old age when I can't fuck anymore and need something to occupy the mind to ward away debilitation. "Time Is" a nine-and-a-half minute drag where the band speeds up, slows down, speeds up, finally finds a rhythm and then stays on one chord for what seems like forever. David LaFlamme babbles about eternity and "lovely time" in a senseless vocal riff and the band members contribute whenever the hell they feel like it. The lyrics tell you nothing about time that you didn't already know, so if you're looking for a more engaging song about time, see Chambers Brothers, The.
So, what we have here is a so-so album from a slightly confused band recorded in the waning days of psychedelia. Beyond the first two songs, there isn't much to recommend it except for the iconic cover. Oh, well.
I was going to end my Psychedelic Series with this album, but two things have led me to reconsider. The first is that I hate ending a series on a so-so album, even if it is the ending of a series with so-so music.
The second is, well, goddamnitalltohell, I realized that there was one more album I absolutely had to do to bring the series to its proper close and bid "happy trails" to the hippies. No, I'm not talking about the Quicksilver Messenger Service, but the one album that I have tried to avoid and now can avoid no longer. Somehow it's very fitting that the review of that album will come out on the day before my thirty-third birthday, guaranteeing that my anniversaire will symbolize my blessed and well-deserved liberation from the Psychedelic Era.
And I'm going to party like a bitch in heat times three. Without drugs.
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Darren Shupe July 30, 2014 at 11:55 am | Reply
Actually, the best work they did was for KSAN and, by extension, Tom Donahue during those live performances during the spring and summer of 1971. They're out there for the intrepid BitTorrent fan, and I think they've been released on some fairly obscure labels. "Hot Summer Day" never sounded so good before or after. Great review of a pretty pedestrian album, though.
caravan70 July 30, 2014 at 12:00 pm | Reply
Actually, the best work they did was out at the Family Dog on the Great Highway during those spring and summer concerts with Tom Donahue from KSAN hosting in the spring and summer of 1971. Those, I think, have been re-released on some small label, but they're great… best version of "Hot Summer Days" I've ever heard is on the summer one, I'm pretty sure. In any event, great review of a not-so-great debut album. I agree that "Marrying Maiden" is much better – but again, they were one more instance of a San Francisco band that was hyperbolically better live than in the studio (see, for example, Moby Grape).
altrockchick July 30, 2014 at 12:17 pm | Reply
Thank you! And I'm so glad you mentioned "Big Daddy" Tom Donahue. During a period when my dad was a starving student and couldn't afford records he recorded Donahue on KMPX on a old reel-to-reel his parents had laying around. He pulled them out for me sometime in my teens when I was bitching about how shitty radio was, and even though the sound quality wasn't great, the diversity of the set lists were breathtaking. I mentioned in my Dave Van Ronk review that I stumbled on a radio station somewhere in Southern California that tried to copy the format, but went dark in about six months. Definitely my idea of the perfect radio station.
Sorry for the double comment (now triple, I believe). I'm still figuring out this WordPress thing. In any case, thanks for the tremendous reviews and always thought-provoking insights.
WordPress' comments function needs a tweak or two. I appreciate all three comments!
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naturalartifice July 25, 2019 at 8:15 am | Reply
"You can now understand that while I'll fuck any race, ethnicity or gender, I will never fuck a musician." I'm surprised the internet survived.
Wasted Union Blues was my theme song for much of the 70's, so I think you're missing it's 'charm'.
altrockchick July 25, 2019 at 3:49 pm | Reply
You could be right. Mood, expectations, timing and generational lenses all affect the way we hear music.
I'm still boycotting musicians and the Internet will survive.
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As a 15-year-old, the biggest clubs in England wanted to lure him from Millwall with Manchester United, Liverpool and Leeds all in the transfer mix.
But the transfer fell through and the striker fulfilled his potential only in the virtual world - through hit game Champioship Manager where he rose to fame as a gem.
Samba was pictured with a Liverpool jacket on as attention on his move reached fever-pitch.
According to the man himself, Liverpool were prepared to pay £2million to get him - £1m of it up front and the rest in instalments.
But Millwall wanted the full amount and the dream move fell through.
Samba explained: "It crushed my world. I thought: 'If I can't have my dream move, I don't want anything to do with football."
A legal wrangle followed as Samba's camp tried to secrure his release from Millwall .
But it was not to be and he agreed to return to The Den albeit, with what the player admits, the wrong attitude.
Samba joined Cadiz in Spain before being loaned out to Malaga B - although they were tough times for the youngster.
Samba then moved back to England with Plymouth Argyle before an unsuccessful loan spell at Wrexham.
Spells in Haka in Finland, Panetolikos in Greece and FFK Tonsberg in Norway followed but the once prodigious talent never hit the heights.
He tells his full story in new book Cherno Samba: Still In The Game .


TODAY I start my boycott of Saravana Bhavan. It may be invisible to many New Yorkers, but it has been my favorite South Indian restaurant since my first visit five years ago. I knew Saravana Bhavan before its reincarnation as a wannabe lounge, with its white leather sofas and gleaming new bar. I knew and loved the bright orange and hot pink fabric flowers that brightened up its walls, before those flowers began to droop. I've stood outside in the cold on Sunday mornings when it's always packed, waiting for a table for two. And I'm not going to do it anymore.
There are some places that seem to glory in their inhospitability. The famous chicken and rice stand midtown, where lines stretch down the block. That neighborhood adda where they've seen you a million times before but would die before acknowledging it. And then there's this place, which takes it to the next level.
But at some point, you have to stop making excuses for the place. There is no justification for treating customers like cattle, like you're doing them a favor by taking their order, not noticing when water glasses need to be refilled or the table you're waiting on has been waiting on YOU for the past 20 minutes to place their order.
I know that the outpost in Curry Hill is part of a sprawling chain that recently opened a new branch on Amsterdam Avenue. Maybe in that establishment they understand courteousness. In this one, they don't. And it goes all the way up the chain.
Today was the first time that I felt the urge to speak to the manager about an unpleasant experience. I've seen him around on plenty of occasions. He was there watching the TV screens they had put up during the cricket world cup earlier this year when India beat Sri Lanka. I watched along with everyone else as I waited, unnecessarily, for a good half hour for a large order that was to have been ready for pick-up when I arrived. I went to this person perhaps naively imagining that someone in the restaurant business would not condone such incivility to a paying customer, to (gasp!) a regular. Instead, I was strongly told off for daring to expect that my companion's meal and my own would arrive at roughly the same time. What did it matter if my meal arrived 20 minutes before my friend's and was growing icicles in the interim? (This would never happen at even the humblest udipi in my hometown, Mumbai; those restaurants are models of efficiency.) I should have just eaten it, licketysplit. The waiter was under no obligation to inform me that our main courses would not be arriving together when we ordered together or even when he brought me my dish. I would have to eat my dosa cold, and that was that.
There are some things that are good when cold. Kulfi, chhaas—even revenge—come to mind. A crispy dosa, not so much. So I took myself and my unreasonable demands out of there. For $7.15 or thereabouts, this South Asian restaurant has lost a loyal customer. In the future, I will be taking my business to Pongal, across the street.
TWO years ago The New York Times published an exhaustive list of rules for restaurant staffers by Bruce Buschel. It was clearly meant for fine dining restaurants, where the ethic is much more than just a quick table turnover. I understand that every eatery cannot and will not adhere to this high standard—though I wish more would try. But here are my picks from this list that cost nothing or very little and will contribute a great deal to guests leaving any restaurant happy.
—Do not let anyone enter the restaurant without a warm greeting.
—When you ask, "How's everything?" or "How was the meal?" listen to the answer and fix whatever is not right.
—Make sure the glasses are clean. Inspect them before placing them on the table.
—Never remove a plate full of food without asking what went wrong. Obviously, something went wrong.
—Do not bang into chairs or tables when passing by.
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View from top of Monfrague castle
Spain, Extremadura
2 Birds
2.1 Notable Species
2.2 Check-list
3 Other Wildlife
4 Site Information
4.1 History and Use
4.2 Areas of Interest
4.3 Access and Facilities
4.4 Contact Details
The best-known raptor site in Spain, Monfrague National Park, covers a stretch of the Tagus valley in the Extremadura region and has much more besides raptors making it an excellent area for a birding holiday.
The variety of habitats found here from open grassland, wooded valleys and scrub-covered hillsides to high rocky crags support a wide range of Iberian birds including some major rarities.
Part of the area has been planted with non-native pines and eucalyptus but much native Mediterranean-type woodland remains and the dehesa. This habitat, almost confined to Iberia is dry, open pasture with scattered patches of cork and holm oak and has a characteristic flora and fauna, providing breeding and feeding sites for many of the region's birds.
Notable Species
The raptors of Monfrague numbering about twenty breeding species, include three vultures and this is probably the world's best site for Eurasian Black Vulture. There are also three kites, two harriers and five eagles including the rare Spanish Imperial Eagle.
One of the best spots within the park is the great pinnacle of Penafalcon where Griffon Vulture and Egyptian Vulture breed alongside Peregrine Falcon and other raptors. White-rumped Swift is a recent colonist and there are also Alpine Swift, Red-billed Chough, Blue Rock Thrush, Eurasian Crag Martin and the other major birding attraction of the park, nesting Black Stork. Eurasian Black Vulture, Golden Eagle and Spanish Imperial Eagle are probably best seen along the ridge of the Sierra de las Corchuelas. Other birds of the rocky and more upland areas include Red-rumped Swallow and Black-eared Wheatear while Eurasian Eagle Owl can be seen along the Tietar.
In the wooded valleys of this river and the Tagus there are Eurasian Scops Owl, Great Spotted Cuckoo and Iberian Magpie, Iberian Grey Shrike and Woodchat Shrike, Golden Oriole, European Bee-eater and Hoopoe.
The rivers themselves have Grey Wagtail, Common Kingfisher and Little Ringed Plover and at the reservoirs, formed by dams, Little Egret and Cattle Egret and Grey Heron, Purple Heron and Black-crowned Night Heron can be seen and Great Crested Grebe, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Spoonbill and Greylag Goose occur in winter.
The dry plains of the park are home to Red-legged Partridge, Little Bustard and Stone-curlew, various larks and Corn Bunting.
Birds you can see here include:
Great Crested Grebe, Great Cormorant, Black-crowned Night Heron, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, White Stork, Black Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill, Greylag Goose, European Honey Buzzard, Black-shouldered Kite, Black Kite, Red Kite, Egyptian Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Eurasian Black Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Western Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Northern Goshawk, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Common Kestrel, Northern Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Red-legged Partridge, Common Crane, Little Bustard, Stone-curlew, Little Ringed Plover, Rock Dove, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Common Cuckoo, Eurasian Scops Owl, Great Eagle Owl, Long-eared Owl, Red-necked Nightjar, Alpine Swift, White-rumped Swift, European Bee-eater, European Roller, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Hoopoe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Crested Lark, Thekla Lark, Wood Lark, Eurasian Crag Martin, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Northern House Martin, Tawny Pipit, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Alpine Accentor, Rufous Bush Robin, Eurasian Robin, Common Nightingale, Black Redstart, European Stonechat, Black-eared Wheatear, Black Wheatear, Blue Rock Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Spectacled Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff, Common Firecrest, Crested Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Iberian Grey Shrike, Woodchat Shrike, Common Jay, Iberian Magpie, Red-billed Chough, Northern Raven, Spotless Starling, House Sparrow, Spanish Sparrow, Rock Sparrow, European Serin, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Linnet, Hawfinch, Cirl Bunting, Rock Bunting, Corn Bunting
As well as supporting some of Spain's rarest birds, Monfrague is home to the rare Spanish Lynx and many other mammals. In addition to 15 species of bat there are Red Deer, Roe Deer and Fallow Deer, Wild Boar, Wildcat, Otter and Genet, Polecat and Beech Marten and more widespread species such as Red Fox and Badger. Mouflon and Egyptian Mongoose have been introduced.
Nineteen species of reptile occur, including nine snakes, and various amphibians including the localised Sharp-ribbed Newt.
History and Use
Designated a Pargue Nacional in 2007 it now comes under Government jurisdiction, offering further protection for the animals, flora and birds.
There are over 140 sites of prehistoric interest within the park, including cave paintings dating from 4000BC, one of which can be viewed at 6pm after booking with the wardens at the visitor centre. The site availabe for public viewing is on the road to the Castillo de Monfrague, just after the sharp right hand bend, and is accessed through a locked gate and a steep metal ladder, not for those suffering from vertigo or claustrophobia.
The Puente del Cardenal was built as a crossing for the Rio Tajo for drovers moving their cattle and sheep to the higher ground for summer grazing, and also to open up a shorter route for travellers on the route from Trujillo to northern points in Extremadura and beyond. Built in 1450 it still stands today, though can only be seen in times of drought, when the low river levels expose the exquisite masonry.
The remoteness of the area made it a prime place for bandits, so in 1784, King Carlos III built the village of Villarreal de San Carlos as a deterrent to the roving bandits, offering sanctuary and protection for travellers.
The main viewing areas within the park, offering parking and shade, for comfortable views of birds are:-
Salto de Gitano, below the castle.
Fuente del Frances, just before the new bridge over the Tajo.
La Tejadilla, before the first new dam.
Portille del Tietar, the last view point to the north.
Access and Facilities
Most visitors travel to Monfrague from Trujillo via the C524 which leads to the villages of Castillo de Monfrague and Villareal de San Carlos. Alternatively there are trains to Caceres from Madrid and a bus can then be taken to Plascencia.
Accommodation is basic but can be found in Trujillo, Plascencia or a few km from the park at Torrejon de Rubio. Camping is only allowed at the Camping Monfrague official site, on the road to Malpartida de Plasencia. The park information centre is located in Villareal de San Carlos.
Monfrague National Park
Parque Nacional de Montfrague (in Spanish)
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