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Plane Landing in Cobourg - 1951
There is no airport in Cobourg and there never has been - yet on Dec 20, 1951 a passenger plane landed in Cobourg. Quite a story. First a summary then a first hand account of the event.
On December 17, a chartered flight of a twin-engined C-46E Curtis Commando took off from Burbank, CA headed for Newark NJ via Chicago. On board were 44 passengers and 3 crew - Captain Bruce Melson, co-pilot Ed O'Leary and stewardess Sandy Daine. It was already late, it had been scheduled for a day earlier.
C46E - US Air Force VersionThe flight operator was Major Air-coach Inc. based in Burbank.
It experienced problems from the start and landed in the California Desert at Palmdale to fix its heating system. Passengers and crew huddled in the plane overnight with no heat, light or food. Despite this, for the last 2 hours of flight there was no heat.
They arrived in Chicago with more troubles due to icing and bad weather and must have stayed there a day because they finally took off in the evening of December 19.
Near Toledo, Ohio, the plane's "radio mast" was damaged, torn off or iced over (multiple stories!) so that radio contact was no longer possible. Because of this, the plane was lost for 6 hours with the last contact to Toledo on Dec 20 at 2:01am. At some point, the plane turned north although the pilots did not know this.
Most of the time, they could not see due to heavy cloud although they knew from the altimeter that they were losing height. At one point they saw the water and waves of Lake Ontario but thought they were looking at the Atlantic Ocean.
Problems were compounded by wings getting iced and one engine which failed. Then fuel was running low but they hoped to see land shortly. They did eventually see land at around 7:40am but did not know they were looking at the Cobourg area.
One engine failed, then the second one stopped just before landing at 7:45am, Dec 20, 1951.
The plane landed with no wheels down on thick snow that had fallen overnight on Charley Wilson's farm. This occupied the south west corner of Highway 2 and Roger's Road – where the current Canadian Tire store is located.
The Wilsons and their neighbours sheltered the passengers and crew and warmed them up before they were taken to the RCAF Hospital in Trenton. There they were given a bed for the night and provided with meals before proceeding by Bus to Newark. Passengers and the crew had many kind words to say about the hospitality of the people of Cobourg.
Thanks to George Parker for more accuracy on the plane model and a pointer to the photo.
Story as told by Larry Wilson
A young boy at the time the plane landed on his parents' farm.
DECEMBER 20, 1951 to JANUARY 10, 1952
By Larry Wilson
Wednesday, December 20, 1951 started out as a normal day for our family. Father (Charley Wilson - Ed) and the hired man had risen earlier to do the morning milking.
Mother had now risen to prepare breakfast and to get her darling sons out of bed for school. As my father was leaving with a load of milk for the local dairy in Cobourg, I thought the noise was that of the milk cans sliding around in the back of the 1950 Studebaker 1/2 ton. It was cold enough outside that we had no vision through our bedroom window (because of frost) to see what was taking place.
With that, our hired man (Harold Drinkwater - Ed.) ran into the house to inform mother that a plane had landed in the field below the barn. Mother took one look out the back door, informed him to get the people into the house and then ran to my bedroom to get me moving. Her remarks went something like "there is a plane in our field and there must be one hundred people coming up to the barn". Now mother was not one to tell stretched stories, but that morning I figured she was losing it.
Passengers going to the bus.
Originally captioned: Passengers leaving the plane. I finished dressing and headed for the back door.
Holy Hanna.
It looked like one of those pictures you would see in a magazine of the gold rush days. There was a line of people snaking across the field towards the barn.
It had snowed that night, possibly one or two feet and had also drifted. As a matter of fact, it was snowing like the devil at that time.
Father arrived at the dairy and was unloading his milk cans when our neighbour Bob Staples pulled in behind him. Bob informed father that a large plane had just landed on our farm. Now Bob was one who loved to lead you on and father figured he was having his leg pulled again. After washing his milk cans, possibly telling a joke or two, he was off for home to get his breakfast and to do the daily farm chores. What a surprise he was in for, he never did get his breakfast that day.
I pulled on my coat and boots and proceeded out the back door. As I landed on the back landing, a voice behind me said "and where are you going young man". I turned around to see one of the tallest R.C.M.P. officers I had ever seen. He directed me to bring the people to the house, as he wished to speak with them. He had been traveling along Highway #2, following the plane (RCMP had been notified by Air Traffic who had seen a mystery plane on radar - Ed). When it had landed, he drove into our drive, getting his cruiser stuck in the snow. Boy would dad be some ticked off, as he had just gone out the drive making a trail.
Two passengers with the Stewardess, Sandy Daine (centre). (Going to the bus) I ran to the barn, opening the gates so that the people could pass through to the house. I continued on towards the plane to see if any help was needed.
I came upon a lady who was walking in a pair of opened toed, high heeled shoes. Her feet were now swollen enough that the shoes would not stay on, so Mr. Macho picked her up and carried her to the house.
By this time most of the passengers had made their way into the house. They were in every room of the house, all forty-four of them. It should be noted, that for the past two hours there was no heat on the plane, so they were glad of some warmth.
Mother loaded the old wood cook stove with more wood and handed out wool work socks to warm their feet. I should note, that several months later, one of the passengers sent mother several new pairs of wool socks to replace the ones that she had used.
I was directed to the basement, to throw more coal on the furnace. By this time father had arrived home and took over. You had to know my father, his taking over would be to visit with our new guests and make sure that mother had looked after everyone's needs. (I do have a picture of father handing out coffee cups, so our guests could have a nice hot cup of tea - bottom left).
By now our neighbours were starting to arrive with loaves of bread, the makings for sandwiches, fruit cakes, cookies and anything else pulled from the freezer that could be used to feed this hungry bunch. Those were the good old days when neighbours jumped in to help and then thought about what they had done afterwards.
What an exciting time. All these new guests, who were so happy to be safe and alive. Many, this being their first visit to Canada. Our guests were made up of families with children, single people and service men. One service man was a day late for his wedding and when he phoned his bride to be, she informed him that she would wait another day, but no longer. By ten o'clock some of the service men were getting bored, so, I figured that I could solve that problem and get myself out of some work. I gathered them together and we headed for the barn. I put some at cleaning out the cows, some at feeding, and the rest I took to slop the pigs and feed the chickens. I do believe they enjoyed this change in routine, as years later, one of the service men looked me up, and in our visit he mentioned about feeding the animals.
Along about noon, a bus arrived to take our new friends away. They would be taken to the air base at Trenton for the night before going back to the US. The bus was owned and driven by none other than our very good friend Keith Burley. Keith always had a smile, but that day it was bigger than usual. Keith told us afterwards, that when he got to the US Border, he was passed through without inspection and that the border inspectors wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
I'll go back a bit in my story and tell you about the plane etc.. The plane was a C46 Curtis Commando troop plane, now owned by the "99ers" from Burbank, California and used as a charter passenger craft. There were forty-four passengers and a crew of three. Of the forty-four, four were children. They were to leave from Burbank and travel to Newark, N.J..
The plane was plagued with problems from the start. They were a day late leaving Burbank and after a short flight landed in the desert. Later that night, they then left for Chicago. As they continued on from Chicago to Newark, the radio antennas started to ice up and radio contact was lost. As they could not contact anyone to get bearings, the plane strayed to the north.
As they passed Toronto, Malton Airport had them on radar, but could not make any radio contact. It was at this time that the R.C.M.P. were called about this unidentified craft. The craft continued along the north shore of Lake Ontario. Oshawa Airport got them on the radar, but no radio contact. Trenton Air Station was notified. They were put on alert, loading jets with ammunition for the meeting with this mystery craft.
As this mystery craft passed Port Hope, they were low enough to see the waves of Lake Ontario. The left engine ran out of fuel, the pilot feathered the prop, he feared for the worst, they had gone too far and were over the Atlantic Ocean.
As they passed Bob Carr's Marsh, he spotted a jut of land on his left. With that the right engine ran out of fuel. He slowly turned the craft to the left coming over the Cobourg Dye Works, over the County Home, continued turning west.
Pilot - Bruce Smelser When he saw a flat field on our farm, he said, that's where it will take place. He continued over the Burnham's farm, swinging over the Johns' farm and turning east, making his approach to land. The pilot brought the plane in so low that he only cleared the fence posts before settling into the new fallen snow.
As he touched down, he released the landing gear, allowing the tail wheel to come down and act like a rudder on a boat. The pilot Mr. Bruce Smelser (right) told me afterwards, that his next big concern was a large tree at the east side of our farm, which they were coming straight toward. This tree was located on the south end of what is now Rogers Road. They were lucky that the snow was dry enough to act like a brake and the plane stopped within several hundred feet of touching down. It should be noted, that the landing was so smooth, that a cup of coffee sitting on the pilot's console was not spilled, nor were the sleeping babies wakened
The passengers did not know the plane had stopped moving until the stewardess opened the plane door. Remember, in those days planes did not have escape chutes, you jumped from the plane to the ground, a distance of possibly five to six feet.
A TCA flight on its way from Montreal to Toronto, heard the air news and diverted his flight to see what had taken place. As they passed over Cobourg, he circled his craft so that his passengers could see the downed craft. At this point the downed passengers were just getting off the plane and waved to the TCA Flight.
It was only a few days before mechanics from the US arrived to work on the plane, but due to Canadian Regulations, they could not work on the craft. The work had to be done by Canadian mechanics, so a Toronto firm, Sanderson Aircraft, were hired to do the work.
The first thing was to get the craft up on it's wheels. This was done with the help of Ron Gagne and Fred Ito. Ron had a D7 Cat dozer and Fred had an old backhoe mounted on an army truck and old Ford dump truck, which had to be towed each morning to start. The work began by digging ramps under the plane, which were then lined with planks to make a roadway to pull the plane up. The landing gear was pumped down by hand, the plane was jacked a small amount to clear the ground and to allow the wheels to come into the locked position. The D7 was then hooked onto the front of the plane and it was slowly pulled up the ramps to a level area where work could continue. With Fred's backhoe, the old propellers were removed and new ones installed. The batteries were recharged, fuel put in the tanks and the engines started. Voila - the props ran true and smooth, well, as true and smooth as those engines ran.
All the time that Fred was putting on the props, Ron was busy levelling out a 2,500 ft. air strip, in preparation for the upcoming take off. A Mr. Charles Rector was the person hired to fly this craft out. Assisting him would be his mechanic, Mr. Gordon McBride, both from North Hollywood, Calif.. They arrived the day before the big event was to take place and traveled the air strip until every bump and wave was clear in their minds. Then the big day arrived, January 10, 1952. Nylon sheeting was soaked in glue and pasted to the damaged under belly, the engines were then started and revved up and down, up and down, to make sure they responded properly.
Three weeks after it landed, the plane took off again. Pilots were Charles Rector and Gordon McBride of Burbank California. It took 1000 ft of the makeshift runway to get the craft airborne. Finally, Charles moved the big craft out onto the makeshift runway. Had Ron done his job? In a few minutes we would know.
The runway was lined with news cameras from all over Canada and the US. Our neighbours, who had been so helpful were also there, but everyone else was kept back at the highway. Highway # 2 being the only route from Toronto to Montreal carried a lot of traffic (for those days). The OPP stopped all the traffic.
The Ontario Hydro and Bell Telephone crews were on hand in case the wires should be hit.
Charles taxied the big craft down the runway to its takeoff starting point. It should be noted that there was one spot on the air strip that was a raised ridge, created by the starting furrows when father had plowed the field the year before. As the plane came down the air strip, it must lift clear before this ridge and not touch the ridge after it cleared or the drag would be enough to delay the liftoff, causing the plane to hit the utility wires.
The plane was lined up in its starting position, blocks were put in front of the wheels, the brakes applied to their fullest and the engines were revved up to their top R.P.M.s. The plane started to shake, rattle and roll, the brakes were released, it bounded over the blocks and started down the runway. Faster and faster it moved until light could be seen under the tires, BUT NO, the tires touched that ill fated ridge of father's plowing days, but no need to worry, Charles was at the wheel. The craft slowly climbed, narrowly missing the utility wires and off it moved into the blue skies. It was 2:30pm, a roar was heard from the crowd as he circled the craft back over its previous path, over the Burnham and Johns farms, turning east to travel over its previous resting place and on to Trenton for the night. (All other airports were closed due to bad weather).
The next morning they left Trenton to fly to Malton, where they would clear customs and continue back to Burbank via Chicago.
I should go back a bit, to fill you in about Ron and Fred. Ron went on to form Beaverdale Construction. Fred's company, Fred Ito Construct went on to be known as Cobourg Construction. My hat is off to both of these gentlemen, who froze their buns off, working in the open with no protection. The day the plane took off, the temperature was -6 degrees (old temperature). Ron wore a fedora all the time and Fred wore a winter hat with the flaps pulled down. I have several pictures of them working or standing by the plane, but best of all is the old scrap book that my mother made.
Photos on this page reproduced courtesy of the scrap book.
Author Larry Wilson is the son of the Wilson family who owned the farm where the plane landed.
Postscript 1
The pilot Bruce Smelser was the uncle of Steven Smelser. Steven reports that Bruce called Steven's grandmother telling her he and all aboard were just fine, and that they should listen to the Arthur Godfrey radio program. And so they did.
Uncle Bruce La Mar Smelser passed away in May of 1986.
At right is a passport photo of Uncle Bruce taken in 1958.
Steven offers his many thanks to Larry Wilson for telling the story.
Email from Sherri Lawrence
I truly enjoyed the article of the plane landing in Cobourg 1951. My husband was one of the service men on that flight and went back there years later. He did speak with Larry Wilson at that time to thank him and his family for the wonderful hospitality shown to them on that day.
My husband just turned 83, has two children and five grandchildren. I think the captain did a remarkable job of landing that plane...just like "Scully" did on the emergency landing on the Hudson River, in New York a few years ago!
It would be interesting to see how many people are still alive today from the Cobourg crash!
Sherri Lawrence - wife of Gerald Lawrence
P.S. I do believe that is my husband in the picture ... carrying the suitcase.
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Dr. Carol R. Meyer MD nee Rehder, age 87, of Lombard, died November 30 at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dr. Meyer will be lying-in-state Tuesday from 9:30AM until time of service 10:30AM at the First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main St. Lombard.
Dr. Meyer is survived by her husband, Dr. Morgan M. Meyer MD, four sons, Dr. Paul MD (Pamela) of Lombard, Rev. Mark D. of CO, Pastor of Christ Episcopal Church, Canon City, CO., Steven J. (Maureen) of Lincolnshire & Daniel J. (Mary) of Wheaton, seven grandchildren, Jessica (Tonya) Meyer of Phoenix, AZ, Mark (Ann) of Wheaton, Matthew Meyer of Austin, TX, Logan Meyer of Wheaton, Morgan Meyer of Lincolnshire, Allison Meyer of Lincolnshire and Jack Meyer of Lincolnshire, one great-grandchild, Liam Meyer of Wheaton; a brother, Dr. Robert (Irene Thurston) Rehder PhD of New Mexico and the late Frederick Rehder, Charlotte Thoreson; brother-in-law, Bruce (the late Barbara) Sublette of Plainfield and Bernice (the late Harold) Meyer of Montana and many other relatives.
Dr. Carol Meyer was a resident of Lombard from 1952 to 1992, Glen Ellyn from 1992 to 2010 and Lombard from 2010 to 2012. She was born in Chicago and graduated from Calumet High School and Morgan Park Jr. College. She received her BS at Northwestern University in 1944.She married her husband in 1948. She graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago Medical School in 1949. Dr. Meyer practiced in Lombard from 1952 until she retired in 2000 Dr. Carol Meyer treated thousands of Lombard children and was much loved.. She was a co-founder of Meyer, Meyer & Albers Medical Group. She was also one of the founders of DuPage Medical Group (when her practice merged with others). She was a member of the DuPage County Medical Society. Dr. Meyer was a member of First Church of Lombard where she volunteered for many years with First Things First Infant Needs Program.
VIRGINIA A. BENOIT SHANKER, nee Richardson, age 84, of Lombard, died November 29.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 4 from 3 to 8 PM at Brust Funeral Home , 135 S. Main St, Lombard. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, December 5 at 11:00 AM at Brust Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shanker was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Benoit.
Please no flowers, donations to the wishes of the family for a memorial bench.
Barbara E. Jonas, of Lombard.
Barbara E. Jonas of Lombard passed away on Friday Nov.23rd surrounded by her family after a long battle with breast cancer. Barbara was born in Mt. Carroll IL. to Dorothy Sack, and Gerald Ritenour in September of 1936. She lived in Bensenville as a young girl, and settled in Lombard after her marriage to Ernie to raise a family. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Ernie Jonas; daughter, Jerriann Ross; and son, Steven Jonas. She will be missed by her grandchildren: Chrissy, Daniel, and Rachel Jonas; and Jason Ross. Barbara was also very close with her sisters: Norma VandeMerkt, and Diane Todderud. She was preceded in passing by her loving parents, in-laws and nephew.
Barbara worked for 25 yrs. for Dist. 44 as a Special Ed. Teach. Assist., and Librarian. She was known as a pillar of strength to others with breast cancer in the Elmhurst Hospital Support Group; and was also active in her church Alpha Group. She always had a smile, and will be missed by many.
JEAN E. ALVIS nee Hillberg, age 86, of Wheaton, died suddenly November 22.
Visitation will be held Monday, November 26 from 6 PM until a remembrance service at 7:45 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard. A private family graveside service will follow at Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside.
Mrs. Alvis is survived by her four daughters, Susan (Raymond) Gillespie of DeKalb, Elizabeth A. Magnier of Warrenville, Karen L. (Michael) Joyce of Wheaton and Christina J. of Wheaton; her two sons, Robert Y. (Margaret) of Glen Ellyn, and Jeffrey A. (Andrea) of Wheaton. Her granddaughters, Lindsay (Brandon) Cochrane of Wheaton, Lauren (Chase) Purdom of Chicago, Katherine Alvis of Chicago, Jordan Alvis of Dallas, TX and Hannah Joyce of Wheaton; her grandsons, Charles Trumbower of DeKalb, Steven Gillespie of DeKalb, Kristopher Gillespie of DeKalb, Michael Joyce of Wheaton, Kyle Joyce of Wheaton, and Bobby Magnier of Wheaton; her great grandson Evan Cochrane of Wheaton.
Mrs. Alvis was preceeded in death by her husband Robert N.
Mrs. Alvis lived in Wheaton for 59 years since 1954. She was formerly a member of Cress Creek Country Club. Mrs. Alvis was a Pi Beta Phi sorority member and a 1946 graduate of Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Science degree. She was a former board member of Community Nursing Service in Carol Stream.
Mrs. Alvis was a proud Swede. She was a bowler, knitter, and great cook and baker. She enjoyed her VW convertible with the license plate "How Swede it is." She was a "Mod" grandma and loved to spend time with her grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to C.N.S. Hospice, 690 E. North Avenue, Suite 100, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188 are appreciated.
VICTORIA T. JOHNSON, age 93, of Lombard, died November 19 at her home.
Visitation will be held Sunday, November 25 from 2 to 7 pm at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.
Funeral Service will be held Monday, November 26 at 11 AM at Brust Funeral Home.
Interment will be at Clarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien, Illinois.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by four children, Marge Towler, Charlie (Janet), Liz (Larry) Hunka, and Ethel Fearnow; her son-in-law, Warren Keclik; her daughter-in-law, Susan; many Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren.
Mrs. Johnson is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur W. her sons Thomas and Richard, her daughter Lois Keclik, and her son-in-law, Lou Fearnow.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter, 8430 West Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60631 would be appreciated.
DOROTHY A. FISCHER nee Triebes , age 91, of Lombard, died November 17 at Lexington Health Care Center, Lombard, Illinois.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 20 from 3pm to 9 pm at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard. Funeral service will be Wednesday, November 21, Lying-in-State from 9:00 am until the time of service at 10am at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lombard. Interment will be at Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside.
Mrs. Fischer is survived by three sons, William C. (Diane) of South Dakota, Robert G. (Josefina) of Palatine, and John P. (Caryn) of Carol Stream; six grandchildren, Jennifer (Jeff) Rojek, James (Ashley), Gregory, Mandi (Adam) Rosales, Erik, and Brandon; two great-grandchildren, Lainey and Max Rojek; a son-in-law, Tom Storcz of McHenry and a sister-in-law Elaine Triebes of Edwardsville ; aunt and great aunt.
Mrs. Fischer is preceded in death by her husband, William H.; her daughter Barbara E. Storcz ; her brother Wilbert Triebes and her sister Eileen (Duane) Doubler.
Donations to Trinity Lutheran Church York Center would be appreciated.
WILLIAM "BILL" G. WALLACE, age 65, long time resident of Lombard, died November 16.
Visitation will be held Monday, November 19 from 3 to 8 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.
Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, November 20 with prayers at 9:30 AM from Brust Funeral Home to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lombard, for a 10 AM Mass.
Julie (Dennis) Sharkey of St. Charles and Christy (Patrick) Coulter; four grandchildren, Jack, Dylan, Delaney and Riley; his sister, Anne, his brother John "Mike" and his mother-in-law, Jean Hayes.
Mr. Wallace is preceded in death by his parents, John and Ruby, his sister Gertrude, and his father-in-law Jack Hayes.
Mr. Wallace loved his brothers and sisters in law and his nieces and nephews. He was a long time Lombard postal carrier. Mr. Wallace enjoyed playing golf.
LESTER W. PRISK, SR., age 87, of Lombard, died November 13 at Lexington Healthcare, Lombard, Illinois.
Visitation will be held Friday, November 16 from 4 to 8 PM at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.
Funeral Service will be held Saturday, November 17 at 10 AM at Brust Funeral Home.
Mr. Prisk is survived by his wife, Eleanor, nee Ciarrachi; his son, Lester W., Jr. (Jacki) of Edgerton, Wisconsin; two daughters, Kathleen Prisk of Lombard, and Kristine (Don) Lay of Villa Park; six (6) grandchildren, Deana (Shawn) Johnson of Montgomery, Illinois, Anthony Prisk of Texas, Dr. Victor (Kristina) Prisk of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Joyous Link of Yorkville, Katie (Nick) Johnson of Huntley, and Melinda (Luis) Felix of Chicago; six (6) great-grandchildren; four brothers and sisters, Ida Mae Baaske of Joliet, Robert (Nancy) of St. Charles, Fred Prisk of Clarendon Hills, and Dorothy Mae (Ed) Stepnowski of Florida; his sister-in-law, Kathy Prisk of California; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Mr. Prisk is preceded in death by his brother, Donald.
Mr. Prisk was a resident of Lombard since 1952. He was a Veteran having served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Gunner on a B-17 for over 35 missions: including Central Europe, Ardennes, and Rhineland. Mr. Prisk was a retired Paper salesman and had worked for OK Papers in Franklin Park. He was a member of the American Legion. Mr. Prisk loved fishing, hunting, model plane building, and model trains.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1801 South Meyers, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181 would be appreciated.
GEORGE "DAN" D. FELESENA, age 61, of Lombard, died November 12 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Visitation and Funeral Service will be held Thursday, November 15 with Visitation from 2 pm to 6 pm and Service at 5:45 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.
Mr. Felesena is survived by his wife, Nancy A., nee Sebastiani; his son, Terry (Leigh) of Glendale Heights; his daughter, Nicole (Ken) Artman of Bloomington, Illinois; six grandchildren, Christopher, Nicholas, Lauren, and Olivia Felesena, and Sophia and Joseph Artman; his stepmother, Carol of Bourbonnais; four brothers, David of Bourbonnais, Mark (Karla) of Chebanse, Mike (Bonnie) of Bradley, and Marty (Jeanne) of Bourbonnais; his sister, Cheryl (Marc) Hudgens of Bourbonnais; many nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. Felesena is preceded in death by his father, Norman; and his mother, Evelyn Brown, nee Jenkins.
Mr. Felesena was a 27-year employee of Peters and Associates. He loved woodworking, photography, and spending time with his Grandchildren.
Memorials to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
RALPH R. BELL, JR., age 78, of Lombard, died November 7 at Lexington Square, Lombard.
Visitation will be held Friday, November 9 from 4 to 8 pm at Brust Funeral Home, 135 South Main Street, Lombard.
Funeral Service will be held Saturday, November 10 at 10:30 AM at Brust Funeral Home.
Mr. Bell is survived by his wife, Myrna, nee Leo; four children, Stephen (Carol) of St. John, Indiana, Michael (Linda) of Oswego, Richard (Cindy) of Williamsburg, Virginia, and Kristen (John) Wahler of Altoona, Iowa; ten (10) grandchildren; two (2) great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; his brother, Carl (Gladys) Bell of Florida; and his sister, Mildred Carey of South Dakota.
Mr. Bell is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph R. Bell, Sr., and Cora, nee Tanis; his step-mother, Margaret Hendrickson; and 4 brothers and sisters, Ruth Roach, Dorothy Cross, Rebekah Strom, and Claude.
Mr. Bell was a life-long resident of Lombard. He was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Bell served in the Big Red One – U.S. Atomic Tests in the Pacific in the 1950's. He was married for 54 years and resided on Park Avenue in Lombard for 53 years. Mr. Bell had retired from Charles Equipment Company in Addison after over 35 years. He was a very active member of the Lombard Bible Church where he had held most offices including, Deacon, Board Member, Sunday School Superintendent, and Song Leader. Mr. Bell "could fix anything but a broken heart". He was an avid fisherman.
Memorials to the Lombard Bible Church, 111 South Park, Lombard, Illinois 60148 or Multiple Sclerosis, 525 West Monroe Street – Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60661 would be appreciated.


Find all the practical information for visiting Chaves-Verín on foot, by car or bicycle. The fold-out map of Chaves-Verín is ideal to move around the border and choose your option to enjoy the Eurocity of Water. To complete the information includes: maps of the cities of Chaves and Verín, tourist routes, places of interest, services, transport and even what you can not miss on your visit to Chaves-Verín.


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Louisiana 4: Thompson Counters With Own Poll
by Nathan L. Gonzales August 21, 2008 · 12:05 AM EDT
The polling soap opera continues in Louisiana's 4th district.
With critics fervently seeking to discredit John Fleming's poll in the Republican primary, one of his opponents finally released numbers of his own on Monday.
An Aug. 10-11 OnMessage Inc. survey for former Bossier Chamber of Commerce President Jeff Thompson showed Fleming leading the GOP primary with 27 percent. Thompson was second with 23 percent and trucking executive Chris Gorman was third with 17 percent.
All of the candidates were well-liked among likely Republican primary voters. According to the survey, Fleming had a 50 percent favorable/10 percent unfavorable rating, while Thompson was at 43 percent favorable/4 percent unfavorable. Gorman was 44 percent favorable to 7 percent unfavorable.
Fleming's poll, taken at the end of July, had him ahead with 43 percent to Gorman's 17 percent and Thompson's 15 percent. No "push questions" were asked prior to the ballot, but biographical information was given that could have distorted the results. A Democratic poll in mid-July also showed Fleming ahead.
All of the candidates are advertising, which could account for some of the movement in the numbers since Fleming's survey. But amid all the bickering, there is a clear trend – Fleming is leading the primary race.
And it appears that his critics should spend less time worrying about Fleming's poll and more time on winning a race that's just three weeks away.
The primary winner will face Caddo Parish District Attorney Paul Carmouche (D) in the fall battle to replace retiring Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.).
This item first appeared on RollCall.com on August 18, 2008. 2008 © Roll Call Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
This story first appeared in RollCall.com on August 18, 2008.


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class BatsSupport < Formula
  desc "Supporting library for Bats test helpers"
  homepage "https://github.com/bats-core/bats-support"
  url "https://github.com/bats-core/bats-support/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.0.tar.gz"
  sha256 "7815237aafeb42ddcc1b8c698fc5808026d33317d8701d5ec2396e9634e2918f"
  head "https://github.com/bats-core/bats-support.git"
  depends_on "bats-core"

  def install
    mkdir "bats-support"
    mv "load.bash", "bats-support/"
    mv "src", "bats-support/"
    mv "test", "bats-support/"
    lib.install "bats-support"
    ohai "Use `load '#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/lib/bats-support/load.bash'` in your bats test to load this library."
  end

  test do
    system "bats", "#{lib}/bats-support/test"
  end
end


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Thank you so much for this video Torley! This really helps me, I am one of those people with lots of stuff all open at the same time. Sometimes, like you say in the video, I have the Viewer, Internet Explorer (with multiple tabs open), and PhotoShop open all just to do an awesome Flog Post. This video will help my computer deal with all this stuff. Awesome video Torley! BTW your avi is looking awesome too.
TY! I love your tips! they are truly helpful! BB!
Is it still ´-multiple´ at the end of the SL shortcut for multiple Viewers?
With the Second Life 2.5.2 it is what I see "C:\Program Files (x86)\SecondLifeViewer2\SecondLife.exe" --set InstallLanguage en", so it would be "C:\Program Files (x86)\SecondLifeViewer2\SecondLife.exe" --set InstallLanguage en -multiple", eh?
@Keli I can totally relate! Thank you re: my fashion, I was over at Zaara and couldn't resist.
You may need to restart the Viewer to start multiple Viewers, but aside from that, you're all set!


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Activists demanding NBC not to broadcast the 2022 Beijing Olympics, outside NBC Headquarters in Massachusetts. Photo: File
Core Group for Tibet Cause-India urges PM Modi to raise the issue of Tibet with Xi
Yangchen Dolma, Tibet Post International
Core Group for Tibetan Cause-India Convener R.K Khirmey (R) and Co-Convener Surender Kumar (L) at Lhakpa Tsering hall, DIIR, Dharamshala, India, June 14, 2019. Photo/ Passang Dhondup/CTA
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New Delhi — The Core Group for Tibetan Cause– India, known as the Apex body of all the Indian Tibet Support Groups in India Thursday strongly urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of Tibet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the informal summit at Mamallapuram near Chennai on 11 and 12 October this year.
China's worldwide repressive campaign against journalism is unprecedented: Watchdog reveals
China, one of the world's worst regimes, has no right to give journalism lessons: Press freedom watchdog
Tibet and Hong Kong activists detained at Acropolis calling for 'No Beijing 2022'
China opens military camps to promote patriotism among Tibetan children in Tibet
The National Convener of Core Group for Tibetan Cause, RK Khrimey said the unresolved question of Tibet is a matter of great concern not only to the Tibetans in their homeland and in exile but also to India and rest of the world.
India is hosting the second informal summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram near Chennai from 11th to 12" October 2019 to discuss upon overarching issues of bilateral, regional and global importance.
The Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India said in a statement, "bring this to the kind attention of concerned agencies that Tibetan students who have been living and pursuing their studies in that region have been unnecessarily put on house arrest, blockading their usual movement and unwantedly questioned their motives and aspiration."
"The Constitution of India ensures us the right to protest against the injustices prevailing hitherto despite any indulgence of political and social powers. The same rights are equally applied to Tibetans as well, the Tibet support group said.
"Over 60 years of their existence in India as refugees, the successive Indian Government have never crushed their voices, protest in the street against injustices impinged upon Tibetans inside Tibet by Chinese Communist Government and imposed restrictions upon their movement, the statement further said.
"Whereas, it has been reported in the media (all forms of media) that those aforementioned incidents have been randomly carried out in that region before the happening of Second Informal Summit," added RK Khrimey.
"Towards this unwanted act of State Government, the Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India strongly condemn such illicit show of power and administrative machinery that crushes the common people's voice against prevailing injustices," the statement reads.
The Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India also strongly urges the concerned State Government to release those Tibetan students or people immediately without any pre-conditions being levied upon them.
The Communist-totalitarian regime of China began its invasion of Tibet in 1949, reaching complete occupation of the country in 1959. Since that time, more than 1.2 million people, 20% of the nation's population of six million, have died as a direct result of China's illegal invasion and ruthless occupation. In addition, over 99% of Tibet's six thousand religious monasteries, temples, and shrines, have been looted or decimated resulting in the destruction of hundreds of thousands of sacred Buddhist scriptures.
Tibet	China	Freedom	Democracy	Human Rights	India


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Track Talk: Past and Present, IndyCar Drivers at the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Victor Genova
It's the Rolex 24 at Daytona. From teams to drivers to manufacturers, #TrackTalk recaps the NTT IndyCar series participants entered in the race.
The Manufacturers
Honda: Through its Acura brand, Honda has a strong presence in both the DPi and GTD classes. In DPi, they'll be represented by the Team Penske prepared ARX-O5, while Meyer Shank Racing will co-field a pair of NSX-GT3 EVOs in the GTD class.
Chevrolet: The Corvette C7R is a favourite to win the GTLM class while sister brand Cadillac, will have six DPi-V.R cars duking it out for the DPi class and overall win.
Team Penske: Arguably the flagship Chevrolet IndyCar team, in sportscar racing Team Penkse leads Acura's IMSA challenge.
Chip Ganassi Racing: Chip Ganassi Racing has a storied history in sportscar racing. For 2019, they return as the factory Ford team running a pair of GTs in the GTLM class.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing: Joining Ganassi Racing in the GTLM category is Indy 500 winning team, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Outside of their IndyCar efforts, RLL also fields BMW M8 GTE's in the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship.
Juncos Racing: Ricardo Junos' ambitions for global racing domination just got a bit bigger. The veteran Road to Indy and third-year IndyCar team will add sportscar racing to their resume, fielding a Cadillac DPi.
DragonSpeed Racing: They're yet to make their first IndyCar series start, but newcomers DragonSpeed Racing are no strangers to sportscar racing and will field a pair of ORECA prototypes in the LMP2 class.
Vasser Sullivan: The Vasser Sullivan in the 'Dale Coyne with Vasser Sullivan' make their first foray into sportscar racing, entering a pair of Lexus RC F GT3 cars in the GTD class.
Scuderia Corsa: The 2018 one-off Indy 500 entry led 16 laps with Oriol Servia at the helm, and had their gamble with strategy paid off then we might be calling them the 2018 Indy 500 champs. For now, IndyCar is their part time job. Their day job is racing Ferrari 488 GT3s in IMSA's GTD class.
Current IndyCar Drivers Entered: Simon Pagenaud, Alexander Rossi, Fernando Alonso, Kyle Kaiser, Rene Binder, Colton Herta, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, and Helio Castroneves.
IndyCar Alumni Entered: Juan Pablo Montoya, Mike Conway, Christian Fittipaldi, Tristan Vautier, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Saavedra, Jan Magnussen, Alex Zanardi, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Dalziel, Townsend Bell, Jack Hawksworth, Katherine Legge, Ana Beatriz, Simona De Silvestro, and AJ Allmendinger.
Past IndyCar Champions: Simon Pagenaud, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Alex Zanardi.
Past Indy 500 Winners: Alexander Rossi, Helio Castroneves, Scott Dixon and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Victor Genova is a freelance motorsports writer and the host & founder of the Media People Podcast. You can follow him on Instagram @vicgenova


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module.exports = function(grunt) {

	// Project configuration.
	grunt.initConfig({
		jshint: {
			options:{
				force: true
				//globalstrict: true
				//sub:true,
			},
			all: ['Gruntfile.js', 'tasks/**/*.js', 'test/**/*.js']
		},
		fontAwesomeVars: {
			main: {
				variablesLessPath: 'test/variables.less',
				variablesScssPath: 'test/_variables.scss',
				fontPath: '../bower_components/font-awesome/fonts'		//NOTE: this must be relative to FINAL, compiled .css file - NOT the variables.less file! For example, this would be the correct path if the compiled css file is main.css which is in 'src/build' and the font awesome font is in 'src/bower_components/font-awesome/fonts' - since to get from main.css to the fonts directory, you first go back a directory then go into bower_components > font-awesome > fonts.
			}
		}
	});

	// Load plugins
	grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');

	grunt.loadTasks('tasks');		//load our font-awesome-vars plugin

	// Default task(s).
	grunt.registerTask('default', ['jshint', 'fontAwesomeVars']);
};


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Wot a Way to Run a War!
The World War II Exploits and Escapades of a Pilot in the 352nd Fighter Group
Ted Fahrenwald
"Exquisitely funny, these letters are also an historical treasure that gives tremendous insight into the day-to-day life of a typical USAAF fighter group" (Jay A. Stout, author of Vanished Hero).
Ted Fahrenwald flew P-47s and P-51s with the famed 352nd Fighter Group out of Bodney, England, during the critical tipping-point period of the air war over Europe. A classic devil-may-care fighter pilot, he was also a distinctively talented writer and correspondent. After a typical day of aerial combat and strafing missions over Nazi-occupied Europe—and of course, the requisite partying and creative mischief on base—Ted would sit in his Nissen hut at a borrowed manual typewriter and compose exquisitely humorous letters detailing his exploits in the air and on the ground to his family back home.
But these letters are not the mundane missives of a homesick young man who missed his mother's cooking. Rather, this journalistically educated and incurably comedic pilot detailed his aerial exploits in a hilarious and self-effacing style that combines the vernacular of the day with flights of joyful imagination rivaling St. Exupery. And he didn't sanitize his letters—much. Ted enthusiastically narrates the day-to-day rollercoaster ribaldry that was the natural M.O. of the young men who were tasked to kill Hitler's Luftwaffe. His descriptions of near-constant drinking, skirt-chasing, gambling, and out-and-out tomfoolery put the lie to the notion of the Greatest Generation as an earnest band of do-gooders.
Praise for Ted Fahrenwald's Bailout Over Normandy
"A 1940s masterpiece with a heart and soul unlike anything that's been published." —Jay Stout, author of Fortress Ploesti
"Get to know one of the more rambunctious members of the Greatest Generation with this memoir." —Book News, Inc.
Casemate Publishers (Ignition)
OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC
Más libros de Ted Fahrenwald
Bailout over Normandy


Following on from last month's interview, Jessica Schab, co-founder of End of Fear Project, tells us about her intimate experience with the New Age movement and the challenges she faced in breaking away.
Angelos Sofocleous: In the previous decade, you got into the New Age movement, you experienced what it's like being an active New Ager, and you finally decided to leave the movement. Could you describe how and why the whole process took place?
Jessica Schab: Whoa, this is a lot to summarise because it was a very long and painful process for me. I first got in the New Age movement after a tragedy, when my sister died, and right after that happened my dad started to talk to me about aliens and how my sister is not actually dead; how I have this important message to spread. I was very upset about my dad talking to me about these things because I did not feel it was helping or what we needed at the time, so I fought him and said some awful things to him.
I was a total sceptic in the beginning, and then my dad died, and I felt so bad about how I was to him when he was just trying to help, and I wondered what if his message was true – what if others were getting similar messages? What if he died because my words really were powerful enough to create reality, like my dad said? What if he was trying to prepare me for my work and that even me being mean to him was part of the plan to help motivate me so I could take his work to the next level, if I would only embrace it?
Also, I missed my dad and saw how taking on his message was a way to be close to him and to make up for all the things I said to him in the past. I thought I could make him proud of me on the other side. So I fully embraced his teachings and made videos about them, which ended up becoming popular. They led to me getting an interview that made me famous overnight, and the next thing I knew I was travelling to Europe to speak at conferences. I met people who were convinced I could heal and thus convinced me, in turn, that I could do so. Soon a large number of people were coming to me to help them with their problems and I did my best but I felt like I was developing an Saviour complex.
After several years of that life, I started to get burnt out, and I was starting to have problems that my beliefs were not able to help me with. I found out later they were making things worse, but I was not able to see nor admit that at the time. It was not until my personal life became a mess by getting involved in an abusive relationship that I felt like I had to do something drastic. I was starting to feel fake trying to put on a good face for my followers, helping them solve their problems while being unable to solve my own. So I decided to take a trip to Asia.
It was in Bali Indonesia where I met Diego Fontanive. He was the first person I spoke to in a long time that did not share the same beliefs as me – he asked me questions and got me thinking in ways I had not before. That is when I realised I was a drug dealer and I did not even know it. Diego used something akin to the Socratic Method to get me to understand that my beliefs were thinking for me, not the other way round. He also introduced me to critical thinking. But it was when he asked me if I was sure if what I was promoting was helping that [he]got through to me. That question created this crack of doubt that allowed me to see the harm that was coming from what I was promoting.
When I saw it I knew I could not go back to how I was before; I knew I had spoken about my realisations to my followers – I was sure they would understand and see it too. What ended up happening was that my followers turned on me – calling me a liar, traitor, and brainwashed by Diego who they thought was evil. It was very heartbreaking to lose the people who had seemed to care about me so much and support me in every possible way, but I did not stop. I kept on sharing, hoping to get through to someone. This is around the time that Diego and I decided to set up The EOF [End of Fear] Project, which is a combination of critical thinking, memetics, and metacognition, to help people take back their minds from irrational beliefs and fears in hopes to establish some means of preventing people falling for such mind traps.
New Age beliefs are often viewed as benign at worst, but Jessica Schab believes they can do real psychological damage.
In time people started to come to work with us, the project has since expanded to coaching and education, courses with the aim to be taught in schools, as well as documentary films. As fond as I am of the EOF Project, I have decided to move on from it and see what I can do on my own. However I still work and support the project it is just not my main focus now. This is important: when one has relied on something that has helped them significantly, to continue to rely on it creates dependence, when one needs to be able to stand on their own and see what one can do when to apply what has been learned so far.
Sofocleous: While you were a New Ager, you did a lot of interviews, videos, articles, and other things which established you among the broader community. In any particular group, members often establish themselves deeply into the group's community and form strong connections with other members. How did you manage to leave the group?
Schab: Yes I did do a lot of interviews and established myself pretty firmly in that community. How I managed to leave the group was by only making videos questioning the things that used to be so dear to me, to challenge my followers and speak about the problems that come from not being critical towards such information. I also posted continuously on Facebook. Any interview I did I spoke in this challenging spiritual new age ideals, so I changed my approach from what my followers were familiar with.
I know now that my followers only liked me when I told them what they wanted to hear; when I told them what they needed to hear they did not like it at all. [In response to] any emails I got from people who saw my old videos, I would inform them that I have changed since then, as [they were made]over 10 years. I then shared with them what I am doing now the EOF Project. But the backlash I got told me that I am not allowed to change. Apparently, that's not OK, to question our beliefs and share our concerns of the problems, gullibility and dangers that come from following such ideas. To do so meant that I had gone to the dark side and am brainwashed. That was what the New Agers were telling me.
I also made videos about other well-known spiritual leaders that I knew were purposely causing harm to their followers. This created a real stir and upset in [New Age] community about me but it also sent the message that I had really changed and I was not going to go back to how I was before. So it took years of constant persistence for them to get the message. However, I wonder how long it will take for them to realise that my change is not an evil or bad thing; that thinking and changing is not something to fear.
When Schab decided to go her way, she faced a backlash from her friends and followers.
Sofocleous: Which are the greatest challenges you faced leaving the New Age movement and establishing yourself as a sceptic?
Schab: The greatest challenge I faced? Wow, a lot of things. It was the hardest thing I had ever done, and it is still a challenge for me even today to not fall back into the old thinking. It is so easy and tempting to do that, but I will not let myself give in to that. Getting used to the changes that I had to make inside myself, to fully understand, to sit in the uncomfortable, awkward and depressing phase of losing my identity in which I did not even trust what I thought and felt. What could I do now, because the work I did in the New Age movement was my job, the only thing at which I was a success?
To start again is scary. Also, to admit publicly to your followers that you are wrong and to reconsider the path we are perusing – losing friends, family, and followers because of my change. It was also a challenge to try to get others to take the EOF Project and me seriously, trying to get people to understand, especially sceptics because it was something with which they were not familiar. What we were doing and how we were presenting our project was unique and it took a while for people to wrap their head around it.
Sofocleous: Tell us a few things about your new documentary "Memoirs of a Former Mystic". What is it about and what should the viewers expect from it?
Schab: I am currently working on a documentary on my story with L'Esprit et la Matière productions. The film will be something of a reverse version of Alice in Wonderland – animation and other effects will be used. I want people to realise that this film is not just about me and my story but how others can relate, as we all tend to convince ourselves that we are not [vulnerable]to such mind traps – but we are. The film will also have a twist of the 'Neverending Story' approach as well.
I want this film to take the viewers into the mysteries of gullibility, magical thinking, and self- deception, and question why we give these things so much power over our thinking. Through my unusual story, I want viewers to discover how beliefs so often lead us to unsuspected and dramatic consequences in our own lives.
I will use self-irony and offbeat humour to show how important it is to be sceptical and to illuminate the numerous psychological pitfalls that we think we are not susceptible to. The name of my feature documentary film is – 'Memoirs of a Former Mystic: Caution too much love and light will make you sick!' Check out the production trailer on our website. We are currently in the process of getting support from sceptic and science-based organizations and looking to tour around the world holding conferences and events for the film. So far we are getting lots of interest.
Sofocleous: Lastly, where can people find out about your past and upcoming projects, more information about yourself, and EOF?
Thank you. People can find out more about me, the EOF Project, and my upcoming project via these links.


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Q: Can't compile Kernel module with KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE I'm having trouble to compile kernel modules with KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE with new kernel. The compiler shows me a weird error. Such builds used to work with my older kernel (5.5) but does not work anymore with my 5.16 kernel.
Here is a minimal reproducible example:
Dummy module:
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
static int __init lkm_example_init(void) {return 0;}
static void __exit lkm_example_exit(void){}
module_init(lkm_example_init);
module_exit(lkm_example_exit);

Makefile:
TARGET ?= test
obj-m += ${TARGET}.o
KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE := "-O1" "-mcmodel=medium" # Examples
.PHONY: all
all:
    make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules
clean:
    make -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean

If I comment out the KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE line, my build work.
However, if uncommented my compilation fails with this error message:
make TARGET=test
make -C /lib/modules/5.16.0/build M=/home/user/test modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/user/linux'
  CC [M]  /home/user/test/test.o
In file included from ./include/linux/module.h:22,
                 from /home/user/test/test.c:2:
./include/linux/module.h:183:39: error: expected ',' or ';' before 'KBUILD_MODFILE'
  183 | #define MODULE_FILE MODULE_INFO(file, KBUILD_MODFILE);
      |                                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./include/linux/moduleparam.h:26:47: note: in definition of macro '__MODULE_INFO'
   26 |   = __MODULE_INFO_PREFIX __stringify(tag) "=" info
      |                                               ^~~~
./include/linux/module.h:183:21: note: in expansion of macro 'MODULE_INFO'
  183 | #define MODULE_FILE MODULE_INFO(file, KBUILD_MODFILE);
      |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~
./include/linux/module.h:230:34: note: in expansion of macro 'MODULE_FILE'
  230 | #define MODULE_LICENSE(_license) MODULE_FILE MODULE_INFO(license, _license)
      |                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~
/home/user/test/test.c:4:1: note: in expansion of macro 'MODULE_LICENSE'
    4 | MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
      | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:287: /home/user/test/test.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1846: /home/user/test] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/user/linux'
make: *** [Makefile:6: all] Error 2

Do you know what could be the root cause of this issue?

A: It's not obvious from the documentation, but you're supposed to add to KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE. Change your declaration to
KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += "-O1" "-mcmodel=medium" # Examples

and the build will work.
The root cause of the build failure is that KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE lost its initial -DMODULE contents, which messed up the MODULE_FILE declaration.

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Master commands for the light engine.
Once the Light engine has been activated in the setup panel, the Master Light Panel appears in the top header of Usine.
Displays the selected plot, 1, 2, etc.
This led lights when a DMX/ArtNet packet is sent to the output.
Global lightness. Affects all master parameters. See fixture-panel definitions.
Sends an x00000… to switch OFF all fixtures.
Cancels the current fade of the grid.
Displays the main dimmer fader.


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VPR Archive (https://vprarchive.vpr.net/vpr-news/psb-looks-at-proposed-wind-power-site/)
PSB looks at proposed wind power site
By VPR | June 22, 2006
The Vermont Public Service Board traveled to a remote Northeast Kingdom mountaintop to look over the site of a proposed wind power project.
Two members of the board joined representatives of the East Haven Windfarm company and groups opposing the project to tour the site.
The third member of the board has recused himself from considering the proposal.
They also visited several other locations nearby to examine a balloon floating above the mountaintop to simulate four wind turbines.
But the wind was so strong that the balloon was blown down and couldn't rise to the height of the proposed turbines.
East Haven Windfarm has proposed a six-megawatt project consisting of four wind turbines at a former U.S. Air Force radar base on top of East Mountain.


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It's Tuesday and, apparently, it's also Hot Sauce Day. Considering how low the mercury is dipping these days, a bit of spice wouldn't be a bad thing.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer turned up the heat on his campaign on Monday, outlining how a Conservative government in Ottawa would benefit Quebec.
Speaking to reporters at Montreal's archeology and history museum, Scheer said a Tory government will grant Quebec greater "autonomy" in immigration decisions, and reinstate the separate cabinet post for the province's economic development agency. It will also simplify tax filings for Quebec residents, offer incentives for retirees who want to return to work, and take steps to prevent sewage overflows into waterways.
The Conservatives aren't alone in focusing on La Belle Province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's appointment of Quebec MP David Lametti to head the Justice department appears part of the Liberals' shift in strategy to get themselves re-elected in October.
In Ontario, the Conservatives and Liberals are neck-and-neck, while the Liberals are holding in Atlantic Canada. In Quebec, however, they have a substantial lead over the Conservatives. Kevin Doughtery has more on Liberal efforts in Quebec.
Maxime Bernier has been focusing his efforts on the East Coast, spending the latter part of last week in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia touting the vision of his fledgeling People's Party of Canada (PPC). And it would seem that the party has a few fans. Bernier claims that his newly-registered PPC raised more than $300,000 in its first weekend as a registered federal party.
Taking a page from Donald Trump's playbook, Bernier told a rally in Halifax on Friday that he wants to "make Canada great again," which he would do via sweeping cuts to the CBC, Canada Post and foreign aid to Africa, among other things.
Congratulations are in order for Marie Lemay. The senior civil servant responsible for fixing the troubled Phoenix pay system has been named the next CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint, the Crown corporation that mints and distributes Canadian coined currency. Her first day as Master of the Mint will be Feb. 18.
Check out Kady O'Malley's iPolitics AM for more about what various party leaders and federal ministers are getting up to today.
With the Jan. 30 deadline approaching, the United States has let Canada know that it intends to proceed with an extradition request for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on allegations of banking fraud related to violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran.
Ambassador John McCallum, pictured on June 15, 2016.
Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum, told members of the House of Commons foreign relations committee on Friday that the two Canadians detain in China — former diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor — are being mistreated. During the closed-door committee meeting, McCallum reported that the detainees are being kept in prison cells where the lights are on 24 hours a day and they are subjected to lengthy interrogations.
More than 100 former ambassadors and academics are appealing to Chinese President Xi Jinping to release the Canadians.
It turns out that the "consenting woman" on the receiving end of former Conservative MP Tony Clement's sexually explicit images and videos was actually two men in West Africa. They have since been arrested for attempted extortion. A French national was also targeted by the alleged perpetrators.
Is there a Plan C? Theresa May's Brexit Plan B left lawmakers feeling underwhelmed on Monday, leaving the prospect of a divorce deal up in the air. The opposition criticised the British Prime Minister's new plan as nothing more than a repeat of the deal that suffered a crushing defeat in Parliament last week.
MPs will vote on May's Plan B on Jan. 29, two months ahead of the Brexit deadline that the PM is refusing to extend. Opposition Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile, is still pushing for a new referendum.
Rudy Giuliani tried on Monday to walk back statements he made over the weekend about the timeline of negotiations with Russian officials about Trump Tower in Moscow. Giuliani originally quoted President Donald Trump as telling him the negotiations over a Moscow skyscraper continued through "the day I won." He now says those comments were "hypothetical" and not intended to convey facts.
We'll sign off today with the latest video from Randy Rainbow. Enjoy!


Bah! No new OS for Rhythm Mk1.
Digitakt pattern change bug fixed. Yes!
I haven't really run into many of the bugs listed, but I've been using the arpeggiator more and more on the Digitone, and have dreaded the possibility of the click issue. Looks like it's been fixed.
I guess I'm loading OSes when I get home tonight.
now with bidirectional sample transfer?
And on the day I'm supposed to receive my Digitone! Pretty good timing- to lead up to a pretty good weekend!
You didn't cancel your digitone order?
I cancelled it twice, and then a salesperson called me and offered me a Digitone for $620- after a period of thought and contemplation, I placed the order.
Apparently we will see no new OS releases for AR MK1 until OB is released. Which at this rate will coincide with MK3 releases (just kidding, I'm just annoyed that my entire Elektron experience has been overshadowed by this broken phantom known as Overbridge).
anyone updated the digitone yet?


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Secondary scoring is troubling the Penguins
Penguins MVP players Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby have been producing in spades, but it hasn't been enough for Pittsburgh- losers of two straight games. We look at the players who need to pick it up in order to help the team get back to their winning ways, as well as two key players who have taken their secondary scoring elsewhere.
By Hooks Orpik Jan 26, 2013, 12:07pm EST
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Paul Martin scored the first goal of the season for the Penguins on a powerplay shot from the point in Philly. Next game Tyler Kennedy followed up a rebound and beat Henrik Lundqvist.
Those goals are notable and memorable, because through four games, they are the only (non empty-net) goals that Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin haven't directly figured in on.
It's one thing to have two of the best offensive players in the world, but just because they are showing up and producing offense early doesn't mean the Penguins are necessarily going to win.
Chris Kunitz has an empty net goal, Pascal Dupuis has a PP marker (made possible by a great Malkin feed) and that's it for the top line wingers goal production. Neither of them played during the lockout and both haven't seemed to make enough of the little passes or been in quite the right positioning to play off of Crosby to create at even strength.
James Neal has three goals (all coming in the first two games) and no assists, so it's hard to say he isn't producing. He also hit a post last night in the 3rd period, and is generating offense with Malkin, which is more than Tyler Kennedy or Eric Tangradi can say- both of whom have tried and failed at getting anything at all going.
Kennedy has that one goal and no assists. Matt Cooke has no points in four games. Brandon Sutter has one secondary assist. The 4th line of Joe Vitale, Craig Adams and Tanner glass has combined for zero goals and one assist (Vitale's).
Obviously the big guys are the ones that get the powerplay time and need to score. The Pittsburgh Penguins aren't going anywhere without Crosby and Malkin producing in spades.
But they also need secondary help. Some of that help left in the off-season and we had worried wasn't adequately replaced. Steve Sullivan was told by the Pens that they were moving on and he did too, signing with Phoenix in the summer. Sullivan has five points (4g, 1a) in four games, including a hat-trick earlier in the week. Down in Carolina, Jordan Staal has four points in four games (all assists).
Staal and Sullivan were 5th and 6th, respectively, on the Pens in scoring last season. Their secondary scoring has not been replicated so far in this short season, and despite the efforts of Crosby and Malkin, it's becoming clear in the past two games that Pittsburgh is desperately missing a spark and production once the big guys step off the ice.
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Elvis Kamsoba's journey from Tanzanian refugee camp to the bright lights of the Melbourne Derby is almost complete and he can now peacefully reflect on a near miss that threatened to crush his Hyundai A-League dream.
The Burundi-born excitement machine's professional career almost finished before it began when Adelaide United rebuffed the chance to sign him several years ago.
Kamsoba impressed then-Reds boss Josep Gombau during a trial but a sudden change in circumstances torpedoed the likelihood of a life-changing opportunity.
"He did [like me]. But he called me in and the week he called me was the same week he left," Kamsoba said of Gombau's interest.
"Then I was there with a different coach and he didn't fancy me.
"But people keeping telling you it's not the end of the world, you're good enough, keep going, and that's what I did."
He has certainly shown himself to be good enough.
Kamsoba, then 20, persuaded his mum to let him leave for Victoria, where he initially linked up with Melbourne Knights before shooting to prominence in the FFA Cup for Avondale FC.
Victory took notice and the raw young winger soon found himself attempting to turn heads in training sessions dominated by polished professionals like Keisuke Honda and Ola Toivonen.
"My old coach told me to look at myself as the best player on the training ground so that's what I did," Kamsoba said.
"When I came obviously I was a bit nervous, seeing all these good players who have played at the highest level.
"I was trying to learn from them and everyday that's what I've been doing."
Kevin Muscat - whom Kamsoba describes as a "good man" - offered a contract and now, after eight exciting appearances, the 22-year-old who fled his home nation aged just four months is ready to shine on one of Australian football's grandest stages.
"I've seen for myself, it's always a big game," Kamsoba smiled when asked about the Melbourne Derby.
"I've only been to one. The last one, when I was involved with the club. I was watching from the stands.
"It was a great game. The fans go crazy and I love that. I'm looking forward to playing in it now."


While it's not the only good platform, I'm pretty convinced the very best platform on which to build a church's website is WordPress.
As WordPress says on their site, "27% of the web uses WordPress, from hobby blogs to the biggest news sites online." That's a lot!
WordPress started out as blogging software and it did little else. It slowly evolved into a content management system. Now, tons of ecommerce sites and major news sites use it as well. So I call it a complete online publishing platform.
WordPress is great for church websites partly because it's open source. That sort of means free. But what it also means is that a large community of developers contribute to its improvement.
It's also very easy to use, relatively speaking. If you know how to use Microsoft Word, you know how to write pages and posts in WordPress. You don't have to mess with code or programming languages, unless you're into that kind of thing.
You can extend WordPress' functionality in virtually limitless ways through the use of plugins. They're simple to install and take things further.
WordPress uses templates, called "themes", and there are tons of them to pick from. Many are free and some are premium. Premium themes can cost anywhere from $35 to 150 depending on the source, but it's often worth it because premium themes have usually been developed by experienced professionals and come ready to be customized more than the typical free theme.
If you want to see some of the very best premium themes around, check out what Studiopress has to offer!
And if you still feel overwhelmed, there is always help. You can go the route of having a designer handle the setup from start to finish.


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Sports Brain Lawyers – Jason Luckasevic
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FAQ – A Resource for Parents
FAQ – Safety in Youth Sports Act
Medical Aspects
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Act 101: the Safety in Youth Sports Act
From the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Are ALL Secondary Schools (i.e. Middle/High Schools) and Schools of Higher Education (i.e. Colleges/Universities) required to adhere to the Safety in Youth Sports Act?
The Safety in Youth Sports Act applies to all school entities as defined in Section 1602-A of the Act of March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No.14) and is not intended for the higher education level. According to the definition of "Interscholastic athletics" which is defined under the Public School Code of 1949, both nonpublic and public are required to adhere to this Act. See definition below.
Section 24 P.S. §16-1602-A. Definitions.–The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Association: The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Committee: The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.
Council: The Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council as established in Section 24 P.S. §16- 1603-A.
Interscholastic athletics: All athletic contests or competitions conducted between or among school entities situated in counties of the second class, second class A, third class, fourth class, fifth class, sixth class, seventh class and eighth class.
Nonpublic school: A school, other than a public school within this Commonwealth, wherein a resident of this Commonwealth may legally fulfill the compulsory school attendance requirements of this act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352, 78 Stat. 241).
School entity: A public school, school district, nonpublic school or private school in this Commonwealth other than a private or nonpublic school which elects not to become a member of the association.
(1602-A added Nov. 22, 2000, P.L.672, No.91)
If a rugby club is a school club does it fall under the Act?
This club would be considered "…sports activities sponsored by school-affiliated organizations," and would, therefore be covered under the act.
Does a youth school organization (pee wee/midget football in elementary school) fall under the regulations if they hold their games and practices on the high school fields?
If the athletic activity is sponsored by a school-affiliated organization it is covered. The language of the Act seems to indicate that it is substance of the activity (e.g. athletic activity including interscholastic athletics and non-interscholastic athletics) and not the location that determines whether the activities falls within the scope of the Act.
Interscholastic -Does it cover 7-12 grades only or can it also cover elementary schools?
There is no language in the Act which limits the coverage to Grades 7-12. Rather the Act refers to a school entity. A school entity as defined by the Public School Code of 1949 is "A public school, school district, nonpublic school or private school in this Commonwealth other than a private or nonpublic school which elects not to become a member of the association." 24 P.S. § 16-1602-A.
The Safety in Youth Sports Act defines what activities are specifically included in the definition of "Athletic Activity." "Interscholastic Athletics" is the first enumerated item that is included under the definition of "Athletic Activity." The Act provides "Interscholastic Athletics" as defined in the Public School Code of 1949. 24 P.S. § 16-1602-A.
The Interscholastic Activities Accountability chapter of the Public School Code of 1949 defines Interscholastic Athletics as: "All athletic contests or competitions conducted between or among school entities situated in counties of the second class, second class A, third class, fourth class, fifth class, sixth class, seventh class and eighth class. 24 P. S. § 16-1602-A. This seems to broaden the definition of interscholastic athletic to possibly include grades other than 7-12.
The Safety in Youth Sports Act does not contain language that limits its scope to grade 7-12.
Under the definition of a physician who would make the decision to return to play….what education on concussion management is acceptable and where would they get this training?
The Act specifically references training courses offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Federation of State High School Associations, or another provider approved by the Department of Health. Links to approved training courses are available on the Department of Health website.
Will the Department of Health offer concussion training? Who can attend? Will there be a charge to attend?
The Department is in the process of developing regionally based concussion training. The training will be free of charge and will be open to all interested groups on a first come, first serve basis. For additional information see: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/grants___funding/14140/traumatic _brain_injury/666239
How do I go about having my concussion management training course approved by the Department of Health?
The Department has approved the concussion management training courses offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Federation of State High School Associations and the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers Society. In order to ensure the integrity and consistency of the information provided to coaches and athletes, these curricula will be the only training courses approved by the Department of Health. The Department will reexamine the need for approval of additional curricula in the second full year of implementation of the Act.
How long is the online coaches training?
Approx. 20-30 minutes online. A certificate of completion is provided at the end.
Who is responsible for monitoring the coaches' penalties?
The governing body of a school entity.
When a return to play note is provided, is there a specific person who must receive the note to allow the student to play again?
School entities must create and implement procedures to comply with the Act. This question would fall under procedures that the school entity must implement.
How do I develop a policy for return to play? Is there a sample available?
Schools should collaborate with coaches, school administrators, school nurses and other interested parties to develop a policy for return to play. Having a policy in place will insure consistency of application. For an example to a model policy please see http://www.biapa.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=iuLZJbMMKrH&b=1843921&ct=115902 69&notoc=1
Is it mandatory that each school entity develop a policy for return to play?
This is not mandated by the Pennsylvania Law.
What is the BIAPA Model Policy?
In response to the passage of the Safety in Youth Sports Act, the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA) developed a Model Policy and Guidance for Pennsylvania Schools for Sports-Related Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. This document is designed to provide guidance to Pennsylvania school boards of education in the development, establishment, and implementation of policies, protocols and programs for the prevention, detection, and treatment of Sports Related Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
What is BrainSTEPS?
BrainSTEPS is a school re-entry program aimed at facilitating a return to school for students who have sustained a brain injury. BrainSTEPS teams work with schools to develop educational programs, academic interventions, strategy implementation and monitoring of students. BrainSTEPS stands for Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, Students.
15. Is there an entity to which coaches will be reported when they are suspended?
This protocol is not addressed in the Act.
Do all coaches need to complete annual training or just the head coach (example- assistant coaches)?
All coaches must be trained.
What personnel are responsible for communicating that a concussion has been identified at a sporting event to other personnel at the district level (nurse, guidance, etc.)? Coach? Athletic Trainer? Athletic Director?
Why does the act require that "medical personnel making return to play decisions must complete training in evaluation and management of concussion?
The science of the evaluation and management of concussions has changed dramatically. In addition it is reasonable to expect that changes will continue to happen. It is imperative that medical professionals who are involved in the treatment of our student athletes be current in the most recent developments in this science.
How will the school entity know that the physician providing the medical note for return to play has been properly and recently trained in concussion?
This is not specified in the act.
Is there a school affiliated professional that would take a student through the step by step return to play progression or does this have to happen in an outpatient setting at a concussion clinic?
The Act does not specifically mention the step-by-step return to play. The language of the Act indicates that return to play evaluation and clearance is limited to appropriate medical professionals.
How will confidentiality of student's medical information be protected if this information is shared with school officials?
Any provider who evaluates or treats a student with concussion must follow HIPAA guidelines in terms of the dissemination of Protected Health Information (PHI), which means that (in the case of a minor) a parent would have to sign a release of information form for the provider to communicate with the school.
Is the baseline for all athletes required or recommended? Is it for each sport played? Or is it once a year? Do you need parent permission for the baseline testing taken by the student?
Concussion baseline testing is not required under the Act.
23. In Pennsylvania who is considered a "licensed physician"?
The Medical Practice Act defines Physician as: "A medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy. 63 P.S. § 422.2.
How does the school know if a psychologist has been trained in concussion?
The school entity should develop a policy to ascertain this information.
In terms of parents signing off on the information sheet: the new PIAA physical sheet includes a disclaimer on acknowledging that your child can sustain a concussion. If school entities ask if this is "good enough" to fulfill this requirement, is it?
The law states that students/parents shall sign and return an acknowledgement of receipt and review of a "concussion and traumatic brain injury information sheet" to the student's school each school year.
Is there a sample acknowledgement form available?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has developed a sample concussion information/acknowledgement form which has been reviewed and adopted by the PIAA. It can be accessed here:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us:80/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_75878_1235269_0_0_1 8/sample%20parent%20athlete%20acknowledgement%20form.pdf
Additionally, PDE has developed a sample return to play form which can be access here:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us:80/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_75878_1235270_0_0_1 8/Sample%20return%20to%20play%20form.pdf
Who is policing, enforcing the coach violations and who is that reported to?
The school entities are responsible for policing and enforcing violations.
The Act states, "medical personnel making return to play decisions must complete training in evaluation and management of concussion" – Is this just another way of saying they have to be evaluated by an appropriate medical professional trained in concussion? Because the phrase "must complete training" is confusing. It leads one to believe that these individuals don't already have those credentials and need to acquire them.
It is quite common to find physicians who have had no training in concussions. A physician, without current concussion training, would not know the protocol for dealing with a concussion.
Who is responsible for collecting and keeping track that coaches have met their annual concussion management certification training course?
Each school entity is required to maintain that the appropriate information is maintained. If a coach is questioned for a violation of the Safety in Youth Sports Act for any reason the school will have to demonstrate that they have met the law. If not, the penalties would be enforced.
*The PATS ConcussionWise registry could be used to determine who has passed the course.
Which students and parents or guardians need concussion education and how often?
All students participating in or desiring to participate in an athletic activity and the student's parent or guardian shall each school year, prior to participation sign and return an acknowledgement of receipt and review of a concussion and traumatic brain injury information sheet. Athletic activity includes: 1) interscholastic athletics, 2) An athletic contest or competition, other than interscholastic athletics, that is sponsored by or associated with a school entity, including cheerleading; club-sponsored sports activities and sports activities sponsored by school-affiliated organizations, 3) Noncompetitive cheerleading that is sponsored by or associated with a school entity, 4) Practices, interschool practices and scrimmages for all of the activities listed above.
Who is responsible for collecting and keeping track of the students and parents or guardians who must the sign concussion and traumatic brain injury information sheet?
Each school entity is required to ensure that the appropriate information is maintained.
Who is responsible for penalizing coaches in penalties of found?
The governing body of the school entity shall set and enforce all penalties. The Safety in Youth Sports Act clearly established minimum penalties for first, second, and third violations.
Should a coach wait until July 1, 2012 in order for their concussion education to be effective?
The Act states that the concussion education course must be taken each school year.
If coaches take a concussion course successfully, does that allow them to make Return to Play decisions if there is NO appropriate medical professional present?
No, the coach can remove them from play but the law specifically states that the coach shall not return a student to participation until the student is evaluated and cleared for return to participation in writing by an appropriate medical professional.
Who should determine if a concussion has occurred?
The appropriate medical professionals on-site should be used to determine whether a concussion has occurred.
This Act gives the official the opportunity to remove an athlete from a game to be examined by an appropriate medical professional to determine if a concussion has occurred. For example, if an official would see an athlete vomiting, unbalanced, confused, or struggling to get back into play he would refer to the appropriate medical professional onsite. At this point, the appropriate medical professional will evaluate the athlete and if they are in distress for any reason other than a concussion they may return to the game when fit to do so. Once the diagnosis of concussion has been determined, an athlete will not return to play.
If an appropriate medical professional is not available to determine if a concussion has, or has not, been sustained the athlete should not return to play until evaluated by an appropriate medical professional.
36. Are Athletic Trainers considered appropriate medical professionals?
Yes. Athletic trainers (ATs) are licensed health care professionals who are considered appropriate medical professionals as long as they are designated by a licensed physician trained in the management of concussions. Athletic trainers should have an established and delineated subsection on concussion included in their written protocol with their physician that discusses criteria on how concussions will be handled from assessment to establishing a safe return to play and school.
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LOVED, the second set. STJL, YNK, Minarets, and that Rooftop was amazing. I'm not a huge fan of the acoustic sets this year and hope they go back to full electric next year. It's like the acoustic is the same as electric but just muted a little. It's half way between intimate D&T in a small concert hall and blow-out rocking full band. It's just not quite there. Otherwise, amazing show with amazing second set.
Won tickets on auction site with Hospitality passes. Took my youngest son to his first DMB show. Front Row behind medium size pit.
Great show! Just what the doctor ordered.
This was my first show so I had an absolute blast. The setlist was varied and not incredible, but it made for a very memorable first experience. We made the trip from Columbus, OH and I will be going to plenty more shows in the future.
Have seen DMB eight times since 2009, and you know you are always going to get a great show. But, this one felt even a step higher. Great sustained energy from the crowd and the band, and a nearly perfect setlist. Jimi Thing, Minarets, and Don't Drink the Water blew the roof off. Five stars all the way!
Amazing to have a two set show, and something different for a long time fan of the band. I'm just glad to witness Dave and Tim play together since I've always wanted to make that happen. And right before the show started the sun started to set over the amphitheater and first thing I thought it was LeRoi watching over us once again to give us an amazing set yet again.
Great set tonight. First YNK since Raleigh 07 and My first Song That Jane Likes.
Great energy from the band tonight. Dave was pretty loose all night as he laughed and joked through the acoustic set. They always play with a lot of energy in Charlotte and the crowd is always great. Minarets was awesome! Save Me has grown in to quite an energetic song, Rooftop is better everytime I hear it and Jimi Thing/Warehouse/Granny/Grey Street were all monsters of energy towards the end of the set. Love the lasers and lights, Jeff and Rashawn were on fire tonight! Next up...Raleigh!
This is a show I will never forget because I was proposed to.... My husband tried really hard to contact Dave to see if he could propose to me on stage before the show. Very good intentions but I knew that would never happen. Ive been a warehouse fan club member since June 1996 and haven't met Dave yet... not holding my breath.
Amazing set list! Triple rainbow during So Damn Lucky! Attended with Austin and Costley's. Met up with Bill Z. Met Alex and Adam (1st show) from Hickory.
One if not the best DMB show I've been to!!!!
Rain held off and weather was perfect for the 2 set show. Brought someone who had never seen the band live and they had a great time, also I lived right down the road from the amphitheater so getting there was incredibly convenient.
Terrible venue, he needs to go inside in Charlotte, the sound is terrible. Wouldn\\\'t let us bring in an unopened OJ for a diabetic, sold no juice inside.
Great set list, was hoping for some more classic hits.
Solid Dave show. Acoustic set was cool, loved hearing Loving Wings, Snow Outside -> Two Step is pretty amazing. Great start to set 2 with Minarets, OSW, what is this, 1992?! In fact the only part of the show you could say dragged a little was the middle with Jimi, WIA, If Only, but hey I'll take a midset Jimi over a closing Jimi anyday, and we got to hear tons of great songs in the start and end of the electric set. The Don't Drink closer almost made up for the Space Between. Was this show mind blowingly epic like Charlotte 2013? no, but was it a solid set of Dave that kept me dancing for most of the night, and sent me home with a nice little smile on my face? Yep.
My first DMB concert and it was pretty special. I had never seen a group of people play so precisely and with so much energy at one time. Great show.


Senior executives from major global plastic resins companies will offer their perspectives on how the North American shale gas boom is impacting the global plastics industry at the Global Plastics Summit Nov. 4-6 in Chicago.
IHS is co-hosting the event in conjunction with SPI, the U.S. plastics industry trade association.
Delivering keynote addresses during the event will be Greg Jozwiak, North America commercial vice president at Dow Chemical; Cleantho de Paiva Leite Filho, director, commercial and business development for Braskem IDESA; Giovanni Cassuti, vice president, polyethylene business unit of Italian petrochemical company Versalis; Scott Farmer, executive vice president of global purchasing at Berry Plastics, and Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS.
Over the course of three days, they will share their insights on the market outlook for key polymer and raw materials, technical and product development, innovations, challenges and opportunities in the dynamic plastics industry, which impacts plastic producers, converters, distributors and all related industry professionals.
For more information on the Global Plastics Summit, visit www.GlobalPlasticsSummit.com.