text:
<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Psi\Component\Grid\Tests\Unit\View;

use Psi\Component\Grid\GridContext;
use Psi\Component\Grid\View\Header;

class HeaderTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * It should return the sort field.
     */
    public function testReturnSortField()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', [], 'barbar');
        $this->assertEquals('barbar', $header->getSortField());
    }

    /**
     * It should return true if it is sorted.
     */
    public function testIsSorted()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', [
            'orderings' => ['barfoo' => 'desc'],
        ]);
        $this->assertFalse($header->isSorted());

        $header = $this->create('foobar', [
            'orderings' => ['foobar' => 'desc'],
        ]);
        $this->assertTrue($header->isSorted());
    }

    /**
     * It should return true if the sort is ascending.
     */
    public function testIsSortAscending()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', [
            'orderings' => ['foobar' => 'desc'],
        ]);
        $this->assertFalse($header->isSortAscending());

        $header = $this->create('foobar', [
            'orderings' => ['foobar' => 'asc'],
        ]);
        $this->assertTrue($header->isSortAscending());
    }

    /**
     * It should return the URL parameters for a given sort order.
     */
    public function testSortParameters()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', []);
        $urlParams = $header->getUrlParametersForSort();
        $this->assertArrayHasKey('orderings', $urlParams);
        $this->assertArrayHasKey('foobar', $urlParams['orderings']);
        $this->assertEquals('asc', $urlParams['orderings']['foobar']);

        $urlParams = $header->getUrlParametersForSort('desc');
        $this->assertEquals('desc', $urlParams['orderings']['foobar']);
    }

    /**
     * It should throw an exception if trying to determine sort direction when field is not sorted.
     *
     * @expectedException \RuntimeException
     * @expectedExceptionMessage Cannot determine if sort is ascending when the field ("foobar") is not sorted
     */
    public function testIsSortAscendingException()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', [
            'orderings' => ['barfoo' => 'asc'],
        ]);
        $header->isSortAscending();
    }

    /**
     * It should return true if the header *can* be sorted.
     * It should return false if the header *cannot* be sorted.
     */
    public function testCanBeSorted()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', [], 'barbar');
        $this->assertTrue($header->canBeSorted());

        $header = $this->create('foobar', []);
        $this->assertFalse($header->canBeSorted());
    }

    /**
     * It should return the template.
     */
    public function testTemplate()
    {
        $header = $this->create('foobar', [], 'barbar', 'FooTemplate');
        $this->assertEquals('FooTemplate', $header->getTemplate());
    }

    public function create($name, $options, $sortField = null, $template = 'Header')
    {
        return new Header(new GridContext(\stdClass::class, $options), $template, $name, $name, $sortField);
    }
}

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the world is JUST enough – in this case one continent is more than enough.
Within my world trip I have seen 5 continents in 555 days. For the "Capture the Color" photo competition I have decided to capture Africa and tell you 5 stories of a continent so warm, so cold, so wonderful, so disgusting but in any case sooooo fascinating. It shall also inspire you to pack your bag because travel experience you can not google.
I crossed Africa from North to South. Let's start with Awasa, Ethiopia, rather North and therefore at an inexperienced stage of my trip. Induced by friendly welcomes and honest invitations to share the little there is I had street food with locals resulting in a wonderful night but also a 4 day diarrhea struggle. As a result of that I met an energetic women desperately trying to help the street children of Awasa, giving them basic education, one warm meal and, most important of all, a hug every day. I stayed a few more days helping to fundraise a water tank and taking photos. This is one of the girls after school…………………..
Talking of football. If you, in the western world, believe football has an important role in our social life, then come to Africa. Here it very often is THE only thing people look forward to. Partly it takes extreme features (I once got caught in a 3 day violent riot of Chelsea and United fans in Zambia) but mostly it is an event of gathering and joy. 50 people of a village joining in front of one old TV, everybody somehow finding a way to express which team they cheer for and no matter if victory or defeat, afterwards they dance and sing. It has no boundaries, no gender or no age exclusion – as you can see at this fisherman in Kenia who has not taken his had off in 5 years, I think, smile.
I have talked a lot about poverty now in Africa but that is not really new. Let's move on to the wonderful people this continent holds all over. The great joy they take out of life, the never destroyable hope and the humor they use to take on things. Following a great example. Besides the color look at the written signs. We are talking about a shoe polisher here in a bussy market street, great…………………….
You might think, oh no, back to sad stories. Well its both but certainly more on the positive side. The following photo was taken in SOWETO, the SOuth WEstern TOwnship of Johannesburg, South Africa. Its famous for its inhabitants fighting apartheid and Nelson Mandela of course. Nowadays it is possible to visit this township, to talk to the locals and despite all the issues and worries the vast majority will tell you things are better than in the past. Now that is something you do not hear too often, neither in Africa nor in our world………………………way to go………….
To the judges and especially to Ken for BLUE. The explanation to the contest confused me a bit as it says photo's for each color. Does it mean we can put in more than one??? Anyway, as I travelled most of the world by bus and as it captures travelling and blue in such a nice way I just have to let you see this one as well. Its the biggest salt dessert in the world, its Uyuni in Bolivia.
1) Stephen Lioy, a great person and photographer who I shared great days in Asia with.
2) James Sebright, we luckily got to see great Syria and its wonderful people before "IT" all started.
3) Chris Martin, an experienced photographer who is not afraid to give away some of his secrets, thanks for that.
4) Masa Uzicanin, a crazy US girl, smile.
5) Julia and Mario who I admire for what they do and I am a little bit proud to have given them some inspiration to take on Africa.
I like Red B, but all the rest A.
Good luck! Maybe we'll both win, and can edit photos on our new iPads from now on!
Nice to see a colourful set from Africa.


STUDY: Reality Trumping Establishment Vaccine "Facts" | "Global Possibilities"
Slide One calling risky vaccines a myth is patently false. Every vaccine insert has a laundry list of risks and long-term severe adverse reactions, including the risk of death. Rarely conveyed by vaccine propaganda is the fact that Americans injured by any vaccine on the childhood schedule cannot sue manufacturers for damages. Instead, they may apply for compensation from the government. The government set up the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) in 1986, which has begrudgingly paid out nearly $4 billion in damages and deaths as a result of vaccination. The book The Vaccine Court: The Dark Truth of America's Vaccine Injury Compensation Program exposes the reality of the VICP as having little oversight, being highly adversarial towards petitioners, having adjudication times easily topping 5-10 years, and limiting the conditions allowed to be compensated for. In addition, doctors and nurses are not properly trained to recognize vaccine injury, which accounts for gross underreporting of vaccine reactions to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Slide Three states as "fact" that "there is no evidence of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism," except for one "seriously flawed" 1998 study. Wrong again. The CDC's own senior research scientist Dr. William Thompson came forward and publicly admitted research fraud on the agency's primary study done to prove there was no MMR-autism link. Another study listed on the CDC's website as proof of no connection between vaccines and autism was conducted by a known felon who is still at large and listed on the US Government's Most Wanted list. On the other hand, there are at least 139 research papers that support the vaccine-autism link.
Overall, the PLOS One study could be interpreted as showing that the public is simply no longer buying into the lies spun by the vaccine industry. The interesting point is that accurate, inconvenient facts about the failures, dangers, and corruption surrounding vaccination can be easily found. Vaccine inserts, peer-reviewed studies, legal rulings, whistleblower admissions, and personal experiences are all readily available, serving to refute the simplistic, often insulting, vaccine talking points forced upon the awakening public.
Science, by its very nature, is never settled. And history shows that the medical community, with its long track record of industry collusion, often gets it wrong in spectacular fashion. The same medical establishment forcing vaccines is also the one that told us formula was superior over breast milk and cigarettes were healthy. It is the same medical establishment whose officials sat by silently, or sometimes publicly endorsed, dietary fads such as aspartame, margarine, and high fructose corn syrup. Although the PLOS One study's title "misinformation lingers" implies that the public is not retaining "facts," what it really shows is that the current flawed vaccine narrative is being increasingly seen for what it is. The study did get one thing absolutely correct: the more the medical community and the CDC push their vaccine propaganda, the faster and larger the mass awakening becomes to the truth about vaccines.


Day 2 at the Vilano Pro/Am was very similar conditions as the 1st. There was swell in the water, but just some small reform made it up to the beach. The Pro heats were stacked all day starting with the quarter finals. John Akerman and Dave Scott both advance all the way to the finals, doing multiple trick combinations and varial flips. The tide backed out for the pro final and the heat turned into some of the most technical riding possible. Everything from 540 shuvits out to the wave, to combo switch manuevers. In the end John Akerman took 3rd place and Dave Scott 4th. John Akerman also took home the Crossover Tour win after getting 1st in the skate, 3rd in the surf, and 3rd in the skim! Zap Am rider Chuck Wright took home 2nd place in the Mens division. Congrats to the all the Zap riders and hope everyone enjoyed the event. Here are some photos from today taken by Drew Cornwall.


If you're looking for how to get custody of a child in Arizona, this post should help. Here is a step by step guide on the process of getting custody of a child in Arizona.
If this is the first time you are meeting with an Arizona family attorney about child custody, paternity matter, or child support, you absolutely want to know what to expect throughout the legal process. To help get yourself ready for what lies ahead, you should at least get a comprehensive idea of how long the process will take, what costs it might entail, what is required of you, and what you ought to expect. Not all these things can be decided precisely this early in the process but the more information you collect up front, the better off you will be in the end.
In Arizona, establishing a child-custody case take at least three months but, in some cases can take up to a year and occasionally even longer. The "even longer" part is likely not what you want to hear, but it is essential to be realistic and know that these matters are going to take time. The largest variable on the length of time and cost is whether you and the other parent can come together to reach full agreement on everything that needs to be decided. If you can do that, then you can get an uncontested decree and parenting plan usually within 90 days (judge's order). If the other side fails to reply or be involved in the process, or doesn't do so in a timely manner, you might be able to obtain a default judgment. If not, the case becomes a contested affair with evidentiary hearing(s) and/or a trial, this can take 6 to 24 months.
Listed below is a high-level step-by-step outline of usual establishment proceedings in Arizona family courts. Some of these steps may not apply, subject to the nature of the matter and the direction it is going take.
The Family Court cover sheet/Sensitive Datasheet, which includes confidential data commonly wanted by identity thieves, like birthdates and Social Security numbers. The court will retain this information and will never share it with the other party.
The cover sheet (an individual one may not be needed, depending on the county).
A Petition to Establish Paternity, Child Support, Child Custody (Legal Decision-Making and Parenting Time), usually depending on the nature of the case.
The Notice of Appearance. This is only filed with the court if an attorney is representing you from the start of the matter.
Although it can change, the present filing fee for a Petition in Maricopa County is $349.00. For a Response, the filing fee in Maricopa County is $269.00. The total fees may differ in other counties in Arizona. If you cannot afford the filing fees, you can apply for a fee-waiver by using the fee waiver form.
The fastest, easiest, and most affordable way to serve the other party is through certified mail with a return receipt and restricted delivery. You absolutely need to use restricted delivery if anyone else lives with the other party who might unknowingly sign for the delivery, which would void the service. The cost for certified mail is around $10.00 to $15.00, depending on the weight and whether you ask for a postcard to be returned and/or electronic verification.
If the other party denies or fails to sign for the certified mail, with the knowledge or suspect they are being served legal papers, then you will have to hire a licensed process server. This will usually cost you from $75.00 to around $125.00, depending on the provider, how far away they must drive to find the person, and how hard he or she is trying to avoid service.
If you are incapable of serving the other party by certified mail or process server, you can petition the court for approval to serve by different methods. You must prove you have depleted all reasonable ways first or have no idea where to find the person. Service by posting is one alternative. This involves a process server physically attaching a posting and court papers in a prominent place on the person's last known residence. Service by publication is an additional option. It requires placing a legal notice in a newspaper of general distribution in the county where the person was last known to reside, for at least four weeks in a row. The cost is typically between $100.00 and $200.00, depending on the type of publication. The publication will give you a price up front, get the legal notice prepared, and provide confirmation of publication.
If the court requests that you to take a parenting class, don't take it personally. This doesn't mean you are a lousy parent. It is just another required step in the process. Most counties require mandatory parenting classes, many of which can be satisfied online.
You must take a verified parenting course within 45 days after the Respondent's papers are served. The cost is $50.00. If you're in Maricopa County, visit the Arizona Superior Court's website on the Parent Information Program or Approved Parent Information Program Classes. Or give the Family Court Conciliation Services a call at 602-506-1448.
If you and the other party come to an agreement on all conditions of the child custody concerns that the court requires you to resolve, and if you both entirely agree with each other even after the filing of the petition, all you need to do is wait at the mandatory 60 days "cooling off period" after service is affected to submit a proposed consent decree that both parties have signed. You may need to wait a couple of days up to a couple of weeks for a judge to get around to signing it—usually they have up to 60 days to sign—but you should get the order no more than three months or so after beginning the process.
It is plausible you may need to attend at least one court hearing. The law says a hearing is the judge's choice if it involves one or more children. But judges are always busy, they may not make you do so. Every case is different.
If the other party is served in Arizona, he or she has 20 days to respond (usually 25 days if the other party was served by mail). If the other party is served out-of-state, he or she has 30 days to respond (35 days if served by mail). You don't count the day the other person is served. You start counting from the day after that and includes weekends and the holidays. Additionally, if the last day falls on a holiday or weekend, then the other party has up until the end of the next business day to file a response.
If the other party doesn't ever file a written response, you can ask the court to start default proceedings against him or her for failure to appear on time or file a response. He or she will get another 10 days' clemency period after that to file a response without penalty. If the other party still doesn't file a response, then you would file a final petition for a default judgment along with a suggested default decree. It's possible you will get everything you asked for in the petition, as long as it is within reason. Nevertheless, you still have to wait at least 90 days from the filing date to petition before a judge will sign off on the default decree.
If the other party files a written response, the clerk's office automatically refers the case to the appointed judge's division for his or her assistant to set up a Resolution Management Conference. At this initial hearing, the judge needs to hear from both parties as to whether any kind of agreement has been reached on any of the terms of the subject. He or she may also refer both parties to Conciliation Court for mediation if there are any leftover terms that need to be addressed. If this doesn't end up in a full agreement, the court eventually sets a date for trial.
If you must go to court, make sure you get represented by a knowledgeable and experienced Arizona family law attorney. You and your family are way too important for you to try by yourself. Going to trial without a lawyer is like going golfing without clubs, or going shopping without money—it just does not work.
Canterbury Law Group's child custody in Phoenix and Scottsdale will advance your case with personal attention and always have you and your children's best interest in mind when offering legal solutions.


Community Trials event is a public nook on Anook. Sign up to join this nook or create your own public community or private hideout for your blog, forum, guild or anything else you like.
I'm organising with my community Whitestar a static group for Trial in The Elder Scrolls Online once a week on MONDAY at 09:00pm (CET) We wil be starting with Maw of Lorkaj and Sanctum Ophidia normal. Once the other Trials will be adapted (September), we will also explore Aetherian Archive and Hell Ra citadel. Once the group is ready to tackle more challenging content, we will try the veteran mode.
Why a Static group? My guild is tiny and we like it that way, we have not enough active members of the lvl required to organise trials group. Instead of mass recruiting or pugging, I'd like to organise and open this event for anyone regardless of guild affiliation or faction. In the same time, I'd like to preserve the comfort of meeting regularly with same people, so we get to know each others and learn to work together.
Rules - for a easy organisation and ensure the comfort of everyone.
Register on Discord to join our voice chat (adress will be shared in the group chat). Microphone not requiered.
No sudden AFK during the event for minor matters such as drink, food and the likes.
No trolling, excess noise, controversial talk or anything disturbing during the event.
Those events are meant to relax, and having fun, while accomplishing a challenge in group.
How to be part of this event?
If you are interested, sign up this thread with your character, classes and role. Add your ALTs if you like as informations. In case we need to be flexible and switch roles.
You can sign up on Anook (social network for gamers), as we will set up the events there.
Poeple signed and confirmed on Anook will always have priority over other players that has not bothered to sign up. Its a simple and easy way to "save" your spot.
I can bring either Tank (main) or DPS. Will these be on a set day/time a week?
Yes, the day that had been voted when i organised this was monday. hope that fit you too!
Wow, I will start playing again. I stopped couple of month ago because The raid group I was in was a bit too much about min-maxing and be a the top of the ladder :D So What you offer Elloa is so much cooler.
This will be an experience together, as a team. For our own enjoyment. I can not promise the victory, but that we will try!
I added you to the list. We will figure twho is doing what before next monday hehe :) Thanks for signing up!
hey @Madness1 Welcome to Anook and in this event. i'll add you to the list and sent you invite to the events to make things easier!
Hi Elloa, my ESO name is @Dandar. I have a DPS Templar I would like to bring to your trials project if you will have me.
Welcome @Dandar I'm adding you to the list as DD!
Looks like it'll be offline until 9am BST, 8am GMT tomorrow.
No worries, I will sign for next week.
Hey hey @Laplace and @Rus0511 - I noticed that you have signed the event! Have you read this thread aswell? Please, answer me in this post, so I can add you in the list as DD - If you have any alt with different role do not hesitate to add them aswell!
Thanks @Dandar to keep me up-to-date. I'm also very sorry to hear about your computer. We will start a bit later, at 09:30 so if by any chance your computer is ready by then .. there will be a spot for you.
@Madness1 are you coming this week?
Well my computer is still down, looks like the cooling in my graphics card is not working, so I will be offline for at least a week. How did you lot get on tonight?
If you still need active members for this I can heal, tank or dd.
I have ESO+ but i wont be hugh enough level for the event.


My name is Sarah, and I am a single mother of two beautiful children, my 8 year old son, and my 19 month old daughter. I have been in the California CPS system since November 2001 and have been reported, investigated, and belittled 13 times, and every report was filed by the same person, or by a friend or family member on her behalf.
All but one of these reports have been reported to the central index as either being unsubstantiated, unfounded, or inconclusive due to the fact that the initial reports filed were false allegations stemming from a custody battle, as it was noted in several of the reports. The inconclusive reports were deemed inconclusive because the investigating social workers on those, were truly looking for something, anything, but could not find any evidence against me.
Inconclusive to me is defined as: We cps workers want to believe these allegations, wish we could prove them to be true, have looked thoroughly for anything we could use to justify our cause, but couldn't find anything we could use to assume legal action. Inconclusive leaves us open in the event that this family comes to our attention again, the inconclusive reports may be used in the future to assist in substantiating any allegations that could arise.
On October 4, 2005, I was home sick from work asleep with my daughter and awoke to someone all but breaking down my back door. Groggy from my nap, I scooped up my baby and answered the banging to find a Costa Mesa Police officer and an emergency intake worker from Orange County on my back porch. They introduced themselves, the worker explained that a complaint of general neglect had been filed against me and asked if she could come in to "chat." I sighed, rolled my eyes, immediately stated to her that I know who called and that this was an attempt to get my son from me, and gave her permission to enter.
Now, Let me include that I am the only employed adult (or should I say was employed ...I lost my 50K a year job due to this) and was working an average of 50 hours a week, so my house did not present itself as an Ethan Allen showroom floor (which is what they expect). There were dishes in the sink from the previous nights dinner, a laundry basket of clean clothes on the floor that needed to be folded, and of course the kids room was strewn with toys and my sons clothes don't always make it into the hamper...typical for a male child at the age of 8, right? So what can I say - hey, we live here for goodness sake. There was nothing dirty or unhealthy, just a bit untidy, and when you have 4 people in a 2 bedroom apartment, things tend to get cluttered.
We sat down on the couch, the officer inquired as to the whereabouts of my boyfriend, as he was the alleged "perpetrator" I pointed to the bedroom, where the officer found him and requested he come and address the issues at hand. The worker explained that a report was filed two weeks prior and there were allegations of neglect as well as physical abuse that she added after an interview and strip search that she engaged in with my son at his school. The caseworker told me my son had sustained a cigarette burn and that my boyfriend, Casey intentionally inflicted the wound. I knew nothing of a cigarette burn, stated this to her, and also stated that Casey would never do such a sadistic thing, that he loves my son like his own, and that I was certain it was an accident.
The other allegation of abuse was in reference to a broken arm my son sustained while playing and roughhousing 2 months prior with my boyfriend and his 14 year old son. I was there when it happened, saw it was in the course of play, and my son also told this woman it was an accident that they were playing too rough and he got hurt, and that it was not Casey's fault - he did not intend for it to happen. I told her the exact same thing my son did, Casey agreed and his son attested to the same as well. It was she who stated the injuries were intentional, despite the fact that all parties she interviewed stated that they were accidental injuries. Also, my son saw 2 different doctors who treated him, one was the attending ER physician at Hoag, the other was the orthopedic that my physician referred me to. Both saw the x-rays, were told how it happened, are trained to be able to identify breaks and fractures caused intentionally, and both are mandated reporters. Neither doctor had any suspicion of abuse, nor did either one report any suspicion.
Subsequently, neither doctor was interviewed, or if they were, the evidence was not in the favor of social services and was deliberately withheld from court because it did not justify their cause. I was adamant that my boyfriend was innocent, and after making a private call outside, she came in to tell me that the kids were being taken into custody, and, as she rolled her eyes, she told me I needed serious help because I "just didn't get it" and was "blinded, therefore neglectful." The report she submitted at the detention hearing was so slanted and lacking fact it was sickening.
She included every report filed against me as part of her petition for removal, and included on the parts of the reports that suited her best interest. She lied, made false allegations, much of which was opinionated, and officially started what would be a series of events causing utter destruction and turmoil in my families life.
Well, I got my kids back...my daughter after almost 2 months and my son after 4 months, and was persuaded by my incompetent attorney to plead nolo contendere to an amended petition, which was watered down to say nothing of relevance (I threatened trial if it was not worded to my satisfaction)...he stated if I pled nolo I would get custody of my kids that day and all I would have to do to get the case closed is complete my case plan, which I was more than halfway done with already. A word of advice: Never plead nolo contendere when you are not guilty.
Basically, I found out later that my court appointed attorney lied to me. My children were declared dependents of Orange County at that hearing. I did not know at the time what that meant, and I asked him, he simply assured me that "custody vested in the mother" meant that I had custody of them period. WRONG!!!! This was in February 2006.
A month later, I was assigned a maintenance worker. After almost 2 months of no contact from anyone from the county except for me calling my lawyer on occasion, I got a call from my maintenance worker, who stated she needed to meet with me ASAP. I had a progress review scheduled for April 2006, and she told me the reason she needed to meet me was because there was a hearing in a few days and she had to submit a report in regards to my progress.
Now, how could someone who knows nothing about my case meet with me one time and honestly say that she could reasonable evaluate me? Hmmm...make's ya wonder.
I called and requested assistance for child care, as they made my boyfriend move out as a stipulation to returning my kids, and childcare for 2 kids is $1200 a month. Instead of submitting a referral to an agency that funds assistance, she scheduled a Team Decision Making Meeting, which is a meeting held involving some of the "big wigs" in social services, the maintenance worker, and her supervisor. TDM's are meetings which are held when it needs to be determined if the children are adequately placed or if they should be removed due to extenuating circumstances. They were questioning my competency to care for my children based on a request for financial assistance for childcare and substantiated it with the reasoning that if I could not afford child care, I must be having financial issues, and they need to assure the children are safe and free from harm.
Well, sure there are financial issues, I am a single mom, have rent that is 1300 a month, a car payment, insurance, credit card bills, utilities, and was missing a decent amount of work due to the "required services" I was participating in. Who wouldn't have financial issues in a situation like this? Oh, and although my sons father was court ordered to pay support, he was not paying, even though he lives with his parents, claims to make $400 a day, and has but one bill ....a truck payment , and nothing was ever mentioned about that.
Eventually, I got assistance, but not before I lost my job due to lack of attendance...some pertaining to the fact that I had no child care because I could not afford it, the rest because so much work was missed due to court, services, last minute whims and requests for my immediate presence by different workers, etc. But never mind that...here is the worst part ....After adding to my case plan and insisting I perform the impossible, requesting ridiculous tasks from me and calling and harassing me almost on a daily basis, another "anonymous" call was placed.
On May 5, 2006, four Costa Mesa police officers and 2 women opened my back door, barged into my home, and began a search. Prior to that, they interviewed my son, who was playing outside, inspected him again, and, finding nothing, still found the need to search with no consent or warrant.
I was then threatened by one of the officers who stated he was going to take me to jail if I did not let him see my garage, so, still not consenting to anything, I went out and opened the garage ...while 2 officers inspected, one cop stood there, screaming in my face what a horrible mother I am, demanding to know how I could allow such abuse and how I could knowingly violate the law. At this point I still did not know what they were there for. I later found out that a call was made claiming I was allowing my boyfriend to live there again, and that I was allowing him to be around and abuse my son while there was a no contact order in effect. They searched, they found nothing, not him, not any of his clothes, no marks or bruised on either child ...nothing.
"Allegations of general neglect by mother, Sarah, toward (child's name) and (child's name) are substantiated and physical abuse by mother's boyfriend, Casey, toward Brendan is inconclusive"
What does that mean, she believes one half of the story and not all of it? She had no more evidence of one that the other, in fact, she had nothing, but somehow was able to substantiate one allegation, the one that supports the kids being removed. Does this seem odd or fishy to anyone else, or is it just me?
Today my kids are still detained at are residing in Orangewood. My next court date is the end of May 2006 and the only reason it is so soon is because I discovered on my own that I have rights, rights that were never explained and I feel were intentionally withheld from me at the initial detention hearing in October 2005.
I spoke to my court appointed attorney today, and asked if he had read the detention report. He admitted to me that he has not read either report, nor has he requested, subpoenaed, or presented any documentation or evidence in my defense. So basically I have been unknowingly stripped of my rights, have not been adequately represented or defended, been coerced into pleading nolo to a bunch of lies, lied to by the person who is supposed to be defending me legally, disregarded, slandered, maliciously prosecuted by the most corrupt agency in the world, and clearly been denied what the consitution states as being due process, a fair trial, and basic human rights.
I have educated myself as much as possible, but any input would be much appreciated. Folks, these people have ticked off the wrong person. I am determined to succeed and will succeed in pleading and proving my case. All I am hoping and praying for is help, support, advice and pointers on how I can make this happen.
I believe the Lord is on my side, since this last incidence, he has put some pretty revelant people in my path, and I do not believe it is by chance. I believe it is God's way of giving me the strength I need to make it happen. He never puts anymore on our plate than he knows we can handle, but He does give you the choice of whether you want to handle it and He provides the tools on how to handle it. The rest is up to me, and I believe that is in part why I am here.
Thank you for taking the time to read this, if you have gotten this far. I know this has been a long story and there is so much more to it, and I know the same applies to pretty much everyone. I have read alot on this site so far, and you are all in my thoughts and prayers, thank you again for your acceptance.


Recently Ivy Street School held its annual Voc Night to celebrate our students' vocational skills and accomplishments. This year's theme was "Navigating Your Career," and the event was an opportunity for the students to showcase the ways that our vocational team works to support student employment.
The night was a resounding success, and we couldn't be more proud of our students for all their hard work!


News sources report, Chrysler Group LLC is recalling model year 2008 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans due to the possibility that an airbag componant may have been exposed to moisture causing the airbag warning light to illuminate or posing a risk of unexpected airbag deployment.
The recall was initiated to replace the occupant restrain control module (ORC), which is part of the airbag system. The ORC modules have a printed circuit board that, if exposed to moisture, can delaminate over time leading to airbag dysfunction.
According to a document the Chrysler filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vans subject to recall were built from June 24, 2007, through July 30, 2008. The recall affects 299,718 minivans, most of which were sold in the U.S.; however the carmaker reports 50,251 were sold in Canada, 3,748 in Mexico, and 13,633 vehicles were export models.
In January, the same group of minivan was recalled to replace a drain grommet for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system because the grommet could allow moisture to seep into the area around the ORC.
Chrysler says the carmaker will start notifying consumers of the recall in September and dealers will replace the affected unit at no cost to consumers.
As a Fresno personal injury lawyer, I encourage motorists to who own one of the affected minivans to stay safe by having their vehicle serviced as soon as they are notified of the recall.


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Carmageddon Resurrects Onto Next-Gen Platforms
1 POSTED: 21 Mar 2013 05:05
Stainless Games has just completed a $3.5 million funding round for Carmageddon: Resurrection.
Remember Carmageddon? The game that single handedly started the "concerned mothers against video games movement" by giving you points for running over pedestrians? Well, original developers Stainless Games are hard at work on Carmageddon: Resurrection, a reboot of the series. It has announced that after successful completing a fundraising round, the budget of the game has increased to $3.5 million, allowing Stainless to bring the game to next-gen consoles, as well as PC, Mac, and Linux.
The extra funds came from Les Edgar, who Stainless Games announced as the new funding partner for Carmageddon: Resurrection. Les is a shareholder in Stainless, founder of Bullfrog Productions (creator of Theme Hospital) and a former VP of EA Europe.
"I have always had a great belief in Stainless, and I really admire their continued success as one of the leading indie dev studios. The Carmageddon name is one we all want to see rise again, and I know that in the hands of its original creators, we're bound to get the best out of the brand." said Les Edgar. "I'm delighted to be on board and helping make the project happen."
"The extra investment brings the total fund for development to $3.5m. We're really excited at the opportunity this gives us to deliver exactly what Carmageddon is all about, and what we know you fans want - great gameplay, crazy humour, and unprecedented FUN. And what's fantastic is that we can now do this in a truly independent production, across the range of platforms, that will maximise its impact and blast the brand back into life for gamers right across the globe!"
Stainless Games say that Resurrection will be a faithful tribute to the original game. The game is still in the early development stages, and the developer is actively urging fans to sign up on the forums and share their own thoughts on what the game should be. A recent kickstarter raised $625,143 for the project.
Stainless Games recently released an iOS version of the original Carmageddon, and says that an android release is "pending."
Source & Image: Carmageddon.com
Fasckira
$3.5 million kinds of wee's all over the $625,143 received from Kickstarter, but great news! Think I threw £30 towards this on Kickstarter, cant wait to see it. :D
Boris Goodenough
I remember playing the original with the woman avatar, and all her screams made my parents think there was a girl in my room and went to check.
"It's just a game :o "
Thaluikhain
Eh, Carmageddon was only popular because it was new and daring to run people over a lot.
The game itself wasn't that special. I remember continually getting style points for elaborate maneouvers I wasn't trying to do nor knew they existed. Just driving around and being praised for creative stunts.
LordMonty
Well lets hope they push the boat out and go nuts for a new generation and don't suck like so many reboots.
Cuacuani
I remember playing Carmageddon as a teenager and thinking the Cunning Stunt bonus was the finest piece of wordplay I'd ever seen.
Time to strap on those rose-tinted glasses and take a drive down Nostalgia Lane (along the pavement, at high speed).
DVS BSTrD
I wonder if they'll run an anti-mom ad campaign like Visceral did with Dead Space 2:
If your parents don't like it, they can get Bentley
Chimpzy
Here's to hoping they'll resurrect it as a good game.
The original games were mediocre at best and pretty damn bad at their worst.
I really don't remember Carmageddon, but I sort of feel like I missed out. Here's hoping the reboot is good.
GoaThief
10 POSTED: 21 Mar 2013 08:40
Reincarnation's announcement was the first time I donated to a project on Kickstarter. I can't help but feel the negative comments here regarding the first game in particular are misguided at best; the physics, multiple methods to complete a race, soundtrack, and vision put many recent games to shame.
Each to their own, I hope reincarnation gives the large politically correct and by the numbers stick that's currently wedged up the industry's ass an almighty punt.
Doom972
thaluikhain:
I agree. With franchises like Saint's Row and GTA, which let you do the same thing, along with plenty of other things, I don't think that a game like that will be as good today as it was back then.
Doom972:
Especially if it was remade into a grey and brown FPS.
Evil Smurf
What if you are a car instead of a human in a FPS?
Evil Smurf:
Actually, if the next CoD replaced all humans with cars...
kailus13
DVS BSTrD:
*golf clap* Bravo, good sir, bravo!
It would actually be innovative and unique?

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Actor Harold Ramis Passes Away At Age 69
Harold Ramis was best known for portraying Egon Spengler in the 1984 film "Ghostbusters." Today his fans and the industry say goodbye to the talented comedic actor and writer. Ramis died from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels. He was 69 years-old.
Ramis had a long list of successful filmsfrom "Caddyshack" to "Groundhog Day," "Analyze This;" and was one of three screenwriters for the film "National Lampoon's Animal House."
A Chicago native, Ramis was an alumni of Second City. He was eventually replaced in the main cast by John Belushi. In 1974, Belushi brought Ramis and other Second City performers, including Ramis's frequent future collaborator, Bill Murray, to New York City to work together on the radio program The National Lampoon Radio Hour.
Ramis is survived by three children.


For 11 years, Manyi Yu was Manager for a Nike footwear manufacturer that employed more than 10,000 workers. Part of her responsibility was corporate responsibility and labor practice. She later developed a passion for worker development. To better understand workers' lives and aspirations, she lived in the workers' dormitory for a year. She also started a voluntary worker association in the factory to help workers in need. In 2010, Yu and her partners founded Business Link Consulting, a consulting firm that specializes in driving the management upgrade in manufacturing, serving the factories, brands, and workers.


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Q: No logro comprender aplicando la estructura asociativa php Por un determinado peaje pasan en un día 2500 vehículos del tipo motos, autos, camionetas y pesados. Desarrolle una página peaje.php que realice la simulación del peaje y recaudación del día. Genere aleatoriamente la cantidad de vehículos según el tipo, y su correspondiente recaudación. También debe informase el total recaudado en el día. Se sabe que las motos pagan $35, los autos $60, las camionetas $85 y los pesados $120 en dicho peaje.
Utilice un arreglo como el siguiente, para obtener aleatoriamente un tipo
de vehículo:
$tarifa = array('motos'=>35,'autos'=>60,'camionetas'=>85,'pesados'=>120);

Muestre toda la información de la siguiente forma: Ejemplo
Cantidad de motos 629 y recaudación $ 21910
Cantidad de autos 640 y recaudación $ 38400
Cantidad de camioneta 596 y recaudación $ 50660
Cantidad de pesados 638 y recaudación $ 76560

Total de vehiculos : 2500
Recaudación del día: $187530

Usar contadores y acumuladores aplicando forech.
Así lo voy desarrollando pero no entiendo su resolución

Lo que voy haciendo es:
<?php
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define ('AUTOSDIARIOS', 2500);
// --- Variables ------
$contMotos = 0;
$contAutos = 0;
$contCamionetas = 0;
$contPesados = 0;

// --- Arreglo ------
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    'motos'=>35,'autos'=>60,'camionetas'=>85,'pesados'=>120
);

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Pollution for jobs: a fair trade?
Navajos consider benefits — and drawbacks — of a new power plant
Tony Barboza Sept. 5, 2005 From the print edition
Tim Goodluck and Steven Begay of the Diné Power Authority look over the future site of Desert Rock, a coal-fired power plant set for construction next year on the Navajo Reservation
Chris Burnside
Proposed Desert Rock Power Plant
Diane Sylvain
SHIPROCK, New Mexico — Along Highway 64 between Shiprock and Farmington, drivers bold enough to crack a window and bask in the desert heat often get a whiff of tarry air — a clue that something industrial lurks beyond the sagebrush and sandstone. In fact, two coal-fired power plants sit behind ridges on either side of the road, less than 10 miles apart.
The Four Corners Power Plant and the San Juan Generating Station, long criticized as two of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the country, could soon have a new neighbor: the proposed Desert Rock Power Plant, slated for construction on the Navajo Reservation. If built, it would be the first major energy development in the region in over 30 years.
"We have the labor, the land, and the resources," says Steven Begay, general manager of the Diné Power Authority, which was formed 20 years ago to entice another coal-fired power plant onto the reservation. "The Navajo Nation is growing, so we have to think about our options."
Begay and other tribal officials see the $2.2 billion plant as a way to spur economic growth; unemployment hovers above 40 percent on the reservation. When the plant begins operation in 2010, says Begay, it will provide nearly 400 long-term jobs and generate about one-third of the tribe's annual budget in royalties and leases.
But Sarah White, president of Dooda Desert Rock, one of several Navajo groups opposing the development, disagrees about what the coal-fired plant will bring to the tribe. "We won't benefit from it. We'll get the trash, the smoke and the dirt," says White, who lives 15 miles from the proposed site. "I really want to believe that this is something that will work, but when I look at … San Juan and Four Corners, I see nothing but broken promises."
The new power plant is a joint project of the Diné Power Authority and Houston-based Sithe Global Power, which have already surveyed a 591-acre site for the plant and bought the grazing rights of six local ranchers.
Sithe and the power authority held off-reservation scoping meetings in cities such as Albuquerque, Phoenix and Farmington. They also visited Navajo chapter houses near the site, hoping to build support for the project. Instead, four chapters passed resolutions opposing it. Only one passed a resolution in support, but it did so with a sense of resignation: "This chapter understands that this is going to happen no matter what the people say," says Arthur Bavaro, Nenahnezad Chapter manager.
The resolutions are mostly symbolic: They have no direct impact on the plant approval process, which is handled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. If the plans are approved, construction could begin by next year.
Only 61 percent of Navajo homes currently have electricity, but that isn't likely to change with the new power plant nearby. Connecting transmission lines to isolated dwellings is too expensive. Instead, the plant's 1,500 megawatts of electricity will be sold to cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas.
"Navajos are going through hardship just so someone in Los Angeles can run their lights day in and day out," says Lori Goodman, a board member of Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, a Navajo environmental group.
Air quality and sovereignty
In July, nearly 250 activists held a rally outside the Navajo Nation council chambers, arriving both by foot and on horseback. They oppose the construction of the plant, concerned that it will worsen already-poor air quality and deplete underground water sources. The next day, Sithe and the Diné Power Authority gave the council delegates a lunch reception. "This will be the cleanest coal power plant that's ever been proposed to be constructed," says Gus Eghneim, Sithe's environmental advisor. The new plant's emissions will be so low, he says, that they will be canceled out by emissions reductions planned for San Juan and Four Corners in the coming years.
Tribal officials also point out that things have changed in the last 30 years, since the previous generation of plants was built. Arrangements for power plants and coal leases on Navajo and Hopi land in the '60s and '70s were often one-sided transactions with dubious compensation for the tribes, whose interests were scarcely defended by non-Indian lawyers. Today, there are environmental review processes, and tribes are directly involved in negotiating benefits and royalties.
"We've learned, adapted, and adopted some of the practices of Western society, and we know how to use them to the benefit of the Nation," says Begay. He says that the tribe sought out Sithe Global to develop the power plant — an unprecedented move — and he hopes the tribe will choose to be a partial owner.
The Navajo Nation is also assuming regulatory control. In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned over air-quality monitoring at the Four Corners plant and the Navajo Generating Station to its Navajo branch. And once Desert Rock is up and running, the Navajo agency will monitor that plant as well.
George Hardeen, spokesman for Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr., says the transfer of regulatory duties is a huge step for sovereignty, and also brings the tribe revenue from air-quality permitting.
Meanwhile, activists both on and off the reservation worry that the tribe is setting troubling precedents. "What happens with energy policy here in the Four Corners can set the tone for the country," says Goodman. "In the name of sovereignty, they are opening up our land to energy companies."
The author is an HCN intern.


New Delhi : If China attacks India tomorrow, the situation would be something similar to the 1962 war, a strategy expert said on Friday.
Sam Roggeveen, a well known strategy expert and founding editor of Australia''s Lowy Institute of International Policy''s blog, however, said there were little chances of this happening.
"The situation will be much like 1962 if a war happened tomorrow (between India and China). But the chances of a war are very low," Roggeveen said at a dialogue organised by think-tank Ananta Centre.
The expert said development of an anti-ship ballistic missile by China was "novel" and can be a concern to the US.
"The anti-ship ballistic missile, if China can make it work, would be worrying, especially for the US Navy," he said.
According to reports, China has inducted the world''s first operational anti-ship ballistic missile, known as the DF-21D.
In 2010, it was reported that China had inducted the DF-21D into its early operational stage for deployment.
The potential threat from the DF-21D against US aircraft carriers has reportedly caused major changes in US strategy.
Asked about Taiwan, while stating that chances of a military attack by China were little, Roggeveen said that in case it happened there were little chances that the US will support Taiwan.


Description Ultimate Ben 10 is a great adventure-platform game. Ben 10 is going on space adventure. He is need to collect gadget on the field. But his enemy trying to catch Ben 10. Use arrws UP key to jump on robot head to kill him. Target of this adventure is a complete table on the end of the evry level. Good Luck!


All the teaching and non-teaching staffs of ACS College of Engineering are invited for this program. Mr. M.S Murali, Principal, ACSCE also present on the occasion. Prof. N Vasantha Kumari, M.A., M.Phil., Psychology, PGDPC, Trainer Heartfulness Institute and Mr. C R S Thilak, Trainer Heartfulness Institute, conducted Heartfulness Master Classes program.
Heartfulness Master Classes are offered to provide an opportunity to learn simple relaxation and meditation techniques.


Hybrid vehicles are becoming very popular. In 2012, more than four million were sold worldwide, and more than 200,000 of them were Honda Civic Hybrids. Despite their popularity, few people realize how complex the batteries are. The batteries in hybrid cars are not exactly like the batteries in a traditional vehicle. In fact, if you look for pictures of hybrid car batteries, you'll see something that would look more at home in a Transformer from Cybertron, than in your humble hybrid car.
Here are three fascinating facts about hybrid batteries that may make you appreciate the technology behind this source of power.
You can actually prolong the lifespan of batteries in hybrid cars.
Hybrid batteries have a recharging mechanism that kicks in when braking and coasting. As with any battery, harsh use can shorten the expected lifespan. Driving a hybrid in a way that is most fuel efficient, such as coasting to a stop whenever possible, starting the vehicle slowly, and driving the speed limit, can also make it easier for your battery to do its job. For example, when you are stopped at an intersection or a light, gently press on the accelerator when it's time to get moving again. If you do this correctly, your car will be in "all-electric" mode, which will help to cycle the battery more frequently. If a battery is ever faulty, or at the end of its life, then you may require hybrid battery repair, or in extreme circumstances, hybrid battery replacement.
Batteries in hybrid cars differ by make and model.
Owing to their batteries, hybrids are about 20-35% more fuel efficient than vehicles that are solely gas powered. However, while fuel efficiency ratings vary from vehicle to vehicle, so too does battery construction. The Honda Insight IMA battery has 120 individual 1.2-volt nickel metal hydride D cells within it. In total, the battery can put out 144 volts. The all-electric Tesla vehicles use cobalt dioxide in their batteries. Although there is an increased cost associated with this material, it has a higher energy density when it is fully charged, but it also stands a greater risk of combustion.
The right battery can improve the performance of your hybrid.
In the United States, replacing your hybrid battery can cost between $3,000 and $4,000, but that is a cost that you will have to consider if your battery ever dies. If your battery is older, you could also voluntarily replace your battery in the hopes of improving vehicle performance. There are third-party manufacturers that have created hybrid battery packs with larger capacities, and more powerful output.
Hybrid vehicle batteries are currently in a state of evolution. Some experts think that all hybrid and electric batteries will one day be made in the style of lithium ion batteries that are currently used in many laptops and cell phones. Wherever hybrid battery technology goes, it's already coming from a fascinating, and technologically advanced beginning.


All the pinballs and video games use 25c tokens which are available from a token machine in the video game area, or in $5 packs from the bar. If you have a tab running at the bar they can add the cost of the token packs to your tab to avoid having to use any cash at all.
On a busy Sunday night we only got to play two games – Total Nuclear Annihilation and Banzai Run – and both were in good condition, at least until we experienced an issue with TNA which the game couldn't resolve by itself and which prevented any further play. A power cycle seemed to make the game operable again.
Button Mash seemed like a friendly, fun location to visit. There were quite a few young kids running around in the video game area, but everyone in the pinball section was well-behaved. It was also encouraging to see the number of women playing the games – something we saw quite a lot in California.
One final nice touch; when it came time to pay for our drinks, rather than using some generic plastic wallet, the bill was presented in a paperback book which served as a reminded how book cover art has improved since the '80s.
Button Mash is open six days a week – closed on Mondays – from 4pm (weekends) or 5pm, until midnight or 2am (Friday & Saturday). Their website contains details of the games available, as well as the food and drinks menus.


The EH330UST, is perfect for businesses, schools and colleges. It is bright with an ultra short throw meaning it can project a 100" image from less than 0.5m away. And having the projector installed so close to the wall avoids any shadows being cast across the screen from the presenter(s).
It provides a complete package for engaging learning with many new features, including two HDMI inputs, powered USB port, native office viewer and powerful 16W built-in speaker.


Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era.
The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization.
Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike.
This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or model trains will find this book a fascinating read.
Dan Free has studied East Asia for many decades—particularly its adaptation of railway technology. He has spent over 25 years assembling the rare collection of materials published for the first time in these pages.


More than 30 years after I first saw Terrence Malick's film Badlands, I can still hear the childish sing-song of Sissy Spacek as the charismatic serial killer's worshipful girlfriend. How wrenching her lilting rhythms became as she described their murder spree in the only language she knew: the diction of the fan magazine, the soap opera, and the tabloid.
Why should it seem so American, the voice of a child who has witnessed, or participated in, the crimes of the adults? Certainly, children everywhere have been scarred by the bad behaviour of grown-ups. But though other countries have their Jane Eyre and David Copperfield, their Young Törless and Jakob von Gunten, there is something about these stories narrated by innocent-bystander, collateral-damage kids that (at least to me) sets them squarely within a New World tradition: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn; the knowing teens semi-sleepwalking through the pages of Tobias Wolff, Joy Williams, and Russell Banks. Or perhaps it's less about the youths themselves than about the specifically American character of the felonies they observe—the differences between the modus operandi of Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James, John Dillinger, and that of, let's say, Jack the Ripper.
One such crime—and its hapless young witnesses—is at the heart of Richard Ford's new novel, Canada. Ford, who won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in 1996, is best known and most frequently acclaimed for mining the darkly faceted anthracite of the adult male psyche. In his "Frank Bascombe trilogy"—Independence Day (1995), The Sportswriter (1986) and, The Lay of the Land (2006)—and in his most recent story collections, Women with Men (1998) and A Multitude of Sins (2002), Ford writes with unsparing and sometimes lacerating accuracy about the private griefs and public bad behaviour of men whose lives have not turned out in any of the ways they might have hoped or imagined. They are hopelessly confused about what women want—and about what they want. Befuddled, disconnected, they drift through their daily routines, seeking consolation in unhappy love affairs and unsatisfying jobs, trying to understand where and how exactly things took such a disheartening turn for the worse.
Early in his career, Ford (whose first novel, A Piece of My Heart, appeared in 1976) was often associated—in the minds of readers and reviewers—with a group of American writers then known as "dirty realists." Perhaps the best known of these authors was Raymond Carver, a close friend and colleague of Ford's, who, like Ford, frequently chose his protagonists from the working and lower-middle classes.
But though Ford's characters have, one might say, come up in the world over the course of the last decades, echoes of Carver still resonate in his work—most notably in the melancholy that pervades the sensibilities of so many of his heroes, and especially in their wrenching efforts to figure out what they did wrong, or where they went wrong, why their wives left them and how their destines wound up falling so far short of the happiness, however limited, that the future once seemed to promise.
In the past, I've found myself most strongly drawn to the books in which Ford focuses his calm, intelligent sympathies on the inner lives of boys and young men. So far my favourite has been his story collection, Rock Springs, and in particular the much-anthologised "Communist," in which a 16 year-old boy named Les studies his mother's trade union organiser boyfriend for clues to the mysteries of manhood.
Dell Parsons, the narrator of Canada, my new favourite Ford book, could be Les's brother: introspective, observant, decent, coming of age in the American west during the same era. Dell is 15. It's 1960. He likes school. His main interests—beekeeping and chess—suggest the presence of (or the desire for) an orderly, inquisitive mind. He loves his parents and his twin sister Berner but is so dwarfed by their oversized, forceful personalities that it's hard for him to see beyond the edges of the shadows they cast on the visible landscape. And the fact that the family has moved around so much before coming to a full stop in Great Falls, Montana has left Dell with little talent for, or belief in, forging lasting connections with the world outside his front door.
The first hundred or so pages of the novel read like the verbal equivalent of a family portrait that the painter keeps returning to, adding new brushstrokes, rubbing out, trying to get an accurate or at least a recognisable likeness. Dell's father, Bev, is what we have come to think of as a 1950s guy: handsome, self-confident, charming, a veteran who has failed to navigate the transition from the Air Force into civilian life. Neeva, Dell's mother, could hardly be more different. Sceptical, cerebral, introverted, she "had worked in a bookstore, featured herself possibly as a bohemian and a poet, and had hoped someday to land a job as a studious, small-college instructor." For Dell, the mystery of who his parents are is compounded by the even more confounding question of how they wound up together.
"First, I'll tell you about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later. The robbery is the most important part, since it served to set my and my sister's lives on the courses they eventually followed. Nothing would make complete sense without that being told first.
Just as it begins to seem wearing, or like a flaw in the novel, just as we find ourselves longing to tell Dell, and Ford, "Enough! We believe you! People do strange things!" our doubts are blown away by a series of scenes so powerful that our misgivings seem beside the point. Because almost without our being aware, Ford has managed to make us honorary or vicarious members of the Parsons family, to implicate and involve us so deeply in their missteps and misfortunes that the scene of Neeva and Bev's arrest is almost unbearably painful. It's as if we truly are watching it through the eyes of the child who is seeing something terrible and irreversible happen to the parents he loves.
I never imagined I'd find myself comparing Richard Ford's work to The Man Who Loved Children, the brilliant and immensely peculiar novel of domestic mayhem by the Australian writer, Christina Stead. But when the Parsons' bubble is finally burst and the police arrive on the scene, I kept thinking of a scene in the Stead novel. There, it's the daughter's teacher through whose eyes we suddenly see the wildly dysfunctional family that, in the course of reading the novel, we have come to view as normal—the way children see their families, as Dell does, as "regular." It's a shocking and wounding shift in perspective, and we are likewise shocked and wounded by the events that transpire after Bev and Neeva are apprehended.
The second half of Canada contains a series of plot turns that one would hate to ruin for the reader. Perhaps it's enough to say that their unwanted new freedom provokes, in Dell and Berner, a disturbing volley of responses.
Berner runs away, and Dell is smuggled across the border to Canada: a rescue intended to save him from being made a ward of the state. In Saskatchewan, he rather rapidly discovers that rescue is a relative term; it's unclear whether his new situation is better or worse than what would have befallen him had he been left to the mercies of the authorities in Montana. Watched over by the unsavoury and vaguely threatening Charley Quarters, one of those renegade, lipstick-wearing frontier weirdos we're always happier to meet in fiction than in real life, he is put to work at a seedy hotel for itinerant workers and goose hunters from the States. There, he falls under the spell of the hotel owner, Arthur Remlinger, one of the inevitably disappointing father substitutes who appear with some regularity in Ford's fiction.
In fact Arthur Remlinger is the dark mirror image of Bev Parsons: mysterious, secretive, mercurial, ultimately criminal. That is to say, male. Like Bev, Remlinger has strong political opinions, considerably to the right of Bev's; views that—in Remlinger's case—have turned him into a fugitive, fleeing a crime that, we suspect, will catch up with him sooner or later.
A final section, which features a reunion between Berner and Dell is more confirming than surprising. It hasn't been hard to predict which of the twin siblings would make it through, against all odds, and which would be less fortunate. But this reflective, elegiac conclusion reminds us of a theme that has repeatedly surfaced in Ford's work, an observation that Canada has so well demonstrated, and what we have ourselves observed: that buried inside every adult is the baffled child who has struggled to solve the riddle of what it means to make one's own way through a confusing, inhospitable, and even criminal world.


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Red bat may refer to:

Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis), a species of bat found in the Eastern United States
Western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii), a species of bat found in Western United States, also called the "Desert red bat"
The Red Bat, a cartoon character

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I M P O R T A N T . . . Celtic FC Tartan is not currently produced in ribbon. We are speaking Celtic plc and hope they will agree to us putting this popular tartan ribbon back into production very soon. In the meantime we are happy to offer Irish National Tartan Ribbon as a very close alternative.
Irish National Tartan is a new tartan ribbon for 2011 and is available to buy in 7mm (1/4"), 10mm (3/8"), 16mm (5/8") and 25mm (1") and 38-40mm (1½") widths widths on 25 metre (approx 27½ yard) reels.
We had previously recommended Pride of Ireland as the closest alternative, but the arrival of the Irish National Tartan Ribbon means we can offer a much closer alternative and at a much, much better price.
Please click here to see the range.


On February 25, 2011, John MacKinnon Montfort, a loving husband and father, loyal friend and dedicated business leader, passed away at the age of 88 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
John was born in Wappingers on December 24, 1922. He was schooled and finally went into the family business. John joined his father Peter in the business and finally took over the reins of Montfort Bros., Inc. He conducted his business with honesty and integrity. John was a giant of a man. He walked with quiet humility and strength. His contemporaries admired his strengths. He forged many friendships and business partnerships on a handshake. A meticulous and methodical man, his work ethic was incomparable. John was intelligent and had a great wit. Those who knew him saw his kindness and generosity. He will be greatly missed by all at The Montfort Group and all of his friends.
John loved fishing and had great fishing stories - always the one that got away! His triumph is hanging on the wall in his office.
He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife, Beverley; son, James; grandchildren: Alexander John and Elizabeth, daughter-in-law, Jacqueline, and dear longtime friend, Bruce Nestler. He was predeceased by his daughter, Judy Montfort and son, Jay D. Montfort.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 3, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Robert H. Auchmoody Funeral Home, 1028 Main St., Fishkill. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, at the funeral home with The Rev. Gloria McCanna presiding. Interment will be at the convenience of the family.
To sign John's guestbook, kindly visit www.hudsonvalleyfuneralhomes.com.


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Webhook-receiver
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I did not found easy way to manage simple tasks behind POST webhooks: that's why I create this little script. It "translate" HTTP parameters to command line parameters and execute your scripts in background (as a daemon do).

Requirements
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  + nodejs
  + coffescript

Installation
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    $ git clone <this repo>
    $ ./index.coffee --background

At this point, the HTTP server is listening on `127.0.0.1`, port `1337`. You can change this by renamming the `config.json.example` file to `config.json`, edit it and restart the server by typing `$ ./index.coffee --restart`. Once your HTTP server is ready, you can add your own executables scripts to `targets/GET/` or `targets/POST/`. HTTP parameters will be translate to $1, $2, $3, etc...

For example, if the HTTP request is the next :

    GET /test?--username=john&--password=smith

Your script called will be execute like this :

    ./targets/GET/test "--username=john" "--password=smith"

Todo
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In priority order

  + filter by IPs (or IP range)
  + HTTPS
  + HTTP authentication
  + define a user to execute tasks

The three first can be done with a good reverse proxy (like nginx do well) and the last one can be done in the script itself.

License
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MIT, see LICENSE file.


I made a withdrawal on september 9 for 160$, I already check my documents with the security department. We are already on september 24 and they didn´t pay me anything yet.
From what I understand, we have already sent your money thru Neteller since we were having problems with Skrill.
We apologize for the delay but we had some issues with the processor you selected (skrill) that's why we contact you to change the payment method so we can send your money.


Whilst still in her teens Gabby frequented open mic nights and played with a spectrum of bands before recording her first solo record in her bedroom before she turned 21. Gabby's unique perspective of the world around her is inspired as much by imagination as real events, but whenthyroid cancer threatened to take her classically trained voice at the age of 22, she got serious about recording her stories. Using her recovery time to pen her melodies, Gabby took in global influences to fuel her heartfelt emotion which shines through her beautifully haunting songs. 'I feel blessed rather than afflicted,' she says simply.
Country boy Tom Durkin hosts this weeks open mic. Slots available form 8pm. Free Entry, Free Stage.
Learn Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday with Banderas (Havana, Cuba), Lee Baker and Rachel Forshaw. Lessons are provided for all levels of ability, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. You don't need a partner – you'll change partners all the time in a friendly, fun group.
9.30 pm till 12.30: Dance into the night with a mix that includes salsa, timba, bachata, regaetton, merengue, latin pop and more.
Classes are just £4 for one class or £6 for two classes. Entry to social dancing after 9.30 is free.
Rediscovering a sound that has lay dormant for too long. A visceral mix of rock 'n' roll 'n' blues.
Encore De Funk are a 7 piece collective from the North West of England. Brought together by a mutual love for Soul/Funk and Jazz, the group embarked on creating original interpretations of contemporary classics, adding in some untouched masterpieces along the way.
Members of the group have performed at numerous European festivals including The Cork Jazz Festival , Leeds/Reading Carling Festival and Wakestock.
werful horn section, intricate hammond organ, the solid groove of the rhythm section complimented by smooth soulful vocals. The live set features some of the best moments in Acid Jazz and Soul whilst taking on some of the indie masters of the modern era and giving them a classic funky twist.
Hailing from St Davids, Little Arrow make bitter sweet nu folk to heal the weary soul. Like a Fairport Convention from Venus, or a Laura Marling from Mars their mix of otherworldly melodies is as infectious and surreal as it is unique. Forget the Camden Crawl – the finest acoustic music you'll hear this year comes courtesy of the ancient drovers routes and Saints of Wales.
After finishing Cardiff band Fredrick Stanley Star, William spent much of 2010 in the wilderness of West Wales where, inspired by his surroundings, he continuously wrote and recorded songs with friends and family members. The result is this rich and enchanting sound, which exhibits an accomplished, enigmatic artist at work.
The bands first album, 'Music, Masks & Poems' was released in 2011 and their brand new album 'Wild Wishes' is available from March 4th, 2013.
When explosive natural ability collides with fiery, emotionally charged compositions, the result is Aynsley Lister; an incredible guitarist whose brand of blues-based rock delivers contemporary song writing fueled with the kind of heart and soul that's missing from so much modern music. Whether passionately writing and recording his own material or mesmerising audiences at his live shows one thing is abundantly clear: music is hard-wired to his DNA and flows from his fingertips like sonic bolts of lightning. With over 86,000 albums sold, lashings of critical acclaim and years of high profile touring, Lister's resumé speaks for itself and firmly secures his position as a leading light in the resurgence of British blues-infused music.
In hindsight, it's clear Aynsley was born to be a musician. As a child he was hypnotised by his dad's old guitar and at the age of eight was finally gifted his very own. The moment he held that first six-string the outcome was inevitable; he was going to be a guitarist. Blessed with the coolest dad in town, regularly spinning Hendrix, Cream, Fleetwood Mac and a whole host of bewitching blues for his spellbound son, Aynsley taught himself to play with relentless dedication and a precociously attuned ear, spending hours copying his favourite records note for note. Peter Green, Albert King, Clapton and Kossoff weren't just his heroes; they became his teachers.
Blazing a trail in a bar band from the age of 13 honed his skills. By 18 he'd started singing and had also formed his first group, during which time he landed a dream support slot with Buddy Guy and released two low key CD's featuring his earliest original material. In 1998 those self-penned titles caught the attention of Ruf Records owner Thomas Ruf, who immediately signed Aynsley and hooked him up with Stevie Ray Vaughan's producer Jim Gaines. With a maturity that belied his years, the self titled debut announced Aynsley Lister as a major new talent and kicked off a successful relationship with Ruf Records, releasing 7 albums and 2 DVD's in ten years. Their influence, coupled with his dynamite live shows and intense touring schedule, earned high profile support slots with established artists like Walter Trout, John Mayall and Robert Cray, whilst rousing festival appearances alongside artists like the Fun Lovin' Criminals cemented his standing as an artist whose work, although rooted in blues, transcended the genre with a fiery modern sound that was eagerly embraced by fans of rock, pop, soul and acoustic music alike. In 2007 Aynsley was the only British artist to be named in Classic Rock magazine's "Top 10 Contemporary Blues Artists", alongside John Mayer, Derek Trucks and Joe Bonamassa.
In 2008 Aynsley's huge crossover potential saw him sign to Manhaton Records, where he released the best two albums of his career to date. Produced by Steve Darrel Smith and featuring Paul McCartney guitarist Robbie Macintosh, 2009's 'Equilibrium' exposed Lister in his best ever form, throwing all his musical influences into a delicious melting pot that delivered sultry melodies, full throttle hard rock riffage and introspective ballads. 'Equilibrium' received fantastic reviews and stormed into Classic Rock's Top 50 Albums of 2009. The subsequent tour saw Aynsley playing to sold out shows to over 16,000 people whilst opening for the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd, after which he and his band relocated to the Tower Arts Centre and with the tape rolling, nailed a cracking rendition of their high-octane live set to produce the storming 'Tower Sessions' record, which was consequently voted 'Best Live Album' in the 2011 Blues Matters Writers Poll.
GOOD STRONG MUSIC. It will be both VARIOUS and EXTRA SPESH. we do not understand the point of Rihanna but we know that Wu-Tang are forever.
Two pint buzz is the world's best buzz: we sell pints. Two-cocktail buzz is also excellent and often too expensive: but not here. Two for one on a variety of lip-smacking brain-shaking cocktails.
In the year 1600, Tequila was invented by crazy a Mexican especially for lco Cestrians. THAT's YOU! Together we will celebrate the intelligence and kindness of Don Pedro Sanchez de Tagle by letting you pay 100pesos £1 for one Tequila. Mucho Calor: No Doubt.
Rhythm and Blues inspired band living in Carlisle. Metaphorically stepping straight from a 1950's time machine, sent from Mississippi and crash landing in Cumbria, the group come vocally and visually inspired by the sentiment and character of the 50's. Harnessing their songwriting talent with an explosive repertoire of classic sounds and lyrics the band pass an admirable nod to International blues legends including Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, together with the outrageous techniques of guitar hero Wilko of Dr. Feelgood.
way of a song bird.
Europe in search of new street corners and music lovers.
debut and are sure to stand the test of time.
Indigo Sky have been officially going since September 2011 when we got into a studio and recorded our 1st EP. Over the first year we had tried to push into the cities around us such as Chester, Manchester and Liverpool. We succeeded and managed to work our way through the Surface Unsigned Festival in the Northern region which lead us to play venues such as Jabez Clegg, Dry Live and Academy 3 in Manchester. Out of the 200+ bands that entered in our region we managed to come 8th and just missed out on going to the international showcase.
Whilst in Surface Festival we were also in the middle of recording where the songs kept coming, in the end the project turned into an album! It has taken almost a year in completion and is now available (Since 13/12/12).
In 2013 we recruited a new guitarist and we're looking forward to a busy year of shows and new music!
Playing together since summer 2009, Blackbeard's Tea Party began as a busking, function and ceilidh band, but quickly grew a reputation as a formidable live act. They soon found themselves selling out venues in their home town of York.
Word quickly spread, and the band began to play gigs further afield, including a number of noteworthy festival concerts and ceilidh bookings through 2010 and 2011. These included Sidmouth, Shrewsbury and a headline slot at Galtres, amongst others.During this time, Blackbeard's Tea Party released an EP (Heavens to Betsy, 2009) and a full length album (Tomorrow We'll Be Sober, 2011) to excellent critical acclaim and public response. Both were recorded in Kajunga Studios (a series of progressively bigger bedrooms) and were funded and distributed independently.After the release of Heavens to Betsy the band's distinct sound was picked up by the BBC's Mike Harding, who played Blackbeard's Tea Party on BBC Radio 2's weekly folk show.
Since the release of Tomorrow We'll Be Sober – which R2 Magazine gave a five star rating – Blackbeard's Tea Party have gone from strength to strength. They were recognised as one of the best live bands in the UK in the 2011 FATEA Awards and 2012 saw a long run of festival bookings, including Cambridge and Whitby, and return visits to Sidmouth and Shrewsbury, amongst others.2013 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet. In April, Blackbeard's Tea Party issued their second full length album "Whip Jamboree" and hit the road for their first UK headline tour, playing in gig venues far and wide. The CD itself received a nationwide release through Proper Music Distribution, the UK's biggest independent music distributor, and reached #4 on the Amazon MP3 folk charts.The upcoming Summer promises a fantastic run of festivals once again, including return visits to Sidmouth (3 consecutive years), Beverley and another headline slot at Galtres, alongside first visits to Bingley Live, Broadstairs, Holmfirth and many more. Once festival season is over, the band head out on the road again, emabarking on their second full UK tour in the Autumn, in support of "Whip Jamboree".
In between all these shows, Blackbeard's Tea Party can still be found busking on the streets of York, and you can also see them live at their own gigs across the country, in a local music venue, pub, folk club or living room.
Authentic blues, soul and funky rhythms from this Chester collective. An all round great party band with stax of stage appeal.
Eden Ley is a singer/songwriter from Camberwell, London. His music is mostly piano based and could be described as 'dark pop' with influences ranging from 50s swing to Talking Heads.
Eden will be performing a few select shows around the UK towards the end of 2013 as he works towards his debut EP release in February 2014.
He's been working with a number of producers including Grammy nominated Tim Gordine and Brett Shaw (Daughter, Ghost Poet). Expect to be catapulted back to the 50s with his raw and distinctive retro vocals coinciding with his niche style of production.
Son of the legendary UK singer-songwriter Roy Harper, Nick was born in London and raised in Wiltshire. Having played the guitar from the age of 10 and surrounded by the likes of Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Dave Gilmour as he grew up, it was no surprise when Nick made his recording debut on his father's Whatever Happened to Jugula? in 1985.
Nick's talent and energy entranced Roy's fans and it was inevitable that he would begin touring and recording in his own right. The 1994 EP Light at the End of the Kennel was swiftly followed by his powerful 1995 debut long player Seedprompting The Independent to describe him as "hugely talented".
After 6 studio albums, a double live CD and 2 EPs (including Instrumental, a stunning display of his guitar talents), Nick's work is still as fresh and vital as that of his first solo release in 1994. The recently released sixth studio album,Miracles For Beginners, was a return to a more stripped-down acoustic based style, from the folk tale of the meeting of King Henry 8th and Francis 1st in 1520 in The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold. to a beautiful latin tinged paean to the the Bolivian President Evo Morales in Evo. But, as with his highly personal 2004 "family album" Blood Songs, he still has time to sing about the most important things in his world – family, friends, love, life.
2010 sees the release of Nicks 10th CD The Last Guitar. An eclectic mix of 12 songs showing off Nicks unabashed individuality and bold choices allied to a new maturity. Included are a gumshoe detective story called Pop Fiction; One of the 38, a dedication to the trekkers on the Everest trail and Silly Daddy, which has the recording debut of his daughter Lily.
Between solo albums, Nick tours with a vengeance. In the first 8 months of 2005 alone, he'd traversed the UK from Devon to the most northerly point in Scotland, along with 2 dates in Holland and acclaimed sets at Glastonbury, Beautiful Days (with his band Sleeper Cell), Oysterband's Big Session and other festivals including 2 tsunami benefit gigs in Thailand.
Plan 9 from Harperspace was the spring tour of 2007 promoting the new DVD 'Love Is Music' – a 'rockumentary' style film with a selection of Nick's best loved songs recorded in 5.1 sound.
Also recently released was Nick's first single for download on iTunes. Taken from the CD 'Miracles For Beginners' and called 'Blue Sky Thinking' it quickly went to no.1 in iTunes downloads. All proceeds from the single were donated to the Love Hope Strength Foundation. Nick had just returned from Nepal after setting a new world record for the highest gig on earth at Kala Pattar above Mt. Everest Base Camp on October 21st 2007, whilst helping raise over £200,000 for the fight against cancer, before going on to play as part of the Love Hope Strength all-star band to approximately 20,000 people in Kathmandu.
Nick has been on two further treks with the foundation to Macchu Picchu in Peru and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania helping to raise substantial funds for local cancer centres and hospitals.
Merry Hell: A Northern based 7-piece offering blistering folk/rock with a message. Uplifting, inspiring and insightful in equal measure with an interesting past and a promising future.
Launched in 2011, Merry Hell combine male and female vocals, mandolin, electric guitars, bass, drums and keyboards with an ambition to revolutionise the genre.
Musically they range from the anthemic to the intimate whilst combining lyrical playfulness with astute observation and comment, they offer your favourite songs that you haven't yet heard plus a live experience that is both infectious and inspiring. A band with a history, a pedigree and most importantly, a promise for the future.
Merry Hell has risen phoenix-like from the embers of 90's cult rabble-rousers The Tansads. – for many who knew them, the finest band never to make it BIG – a quasi folk-punk-rock orchestra that enjoyed a career spanning 5 albums and countless tours. Brought together again in 2010, for 3 triumphant reunion gigs at their spiritual home of The Citadel, St Helens, the venue for their celebratory live album, 'Drag Down the Moon'.
As the dust settled on the reunion shows, the decision had been made that a revitalized band should take the spirit of The Tansads forward into a new era. So Merry Hell was raised.
The Kettle brothers, John, Bob, and Andrew are back, joined by John's wife, Virginia, who brings both acoustic guitar and the perfect vocal foil to Andrew's gravelly delivery. Former Tansads, Lee Goulding on keyboards and drummer Andy Jones consolidate the line-up, completed by bassist Andrew Dawson.
Known for their original, emotionally charged and anthemic songs, this band are just as much at home producing exquisitely crafted recordings in the studio as they are in their high-energy assaults on the souls of live audiences.
Their synergy and onstage presence ensure that everyone – both band and audience – enjoy themselves. These factors made the unorthodox decision to release a 'live' first album a remarkably easy one, even though the process was more challenging than traditional routes.
As well as the successful May 5th launch of their long-awaited opus at The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh, the band opened the year supporting American giants The Mavericks and legendary group 'The Magic Band'. This is followed closely by a whistle-stop round of national and international tour dates; including, not only a headline slot at Midsummer Music Festival, but will also close the main stage at Insider Festival. Plans for a feature documentary are in the pipe-line too.