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Feb. 23, 1918
This is Feb. 23 Em, for I was so sleepy last night I just had to quit and I thought Id grab off some sleep while it was in order. This morning broke damp and very chilly and I awoke the same way. All it is in the morning is pull on a pair of shoes, wrap on a pair of puttees and put on your coat and your ready for the day. I havent had any thing more than my shoes and blouse off since starting for this place and we have been here ten or eleven days now. Ive got to get to work on my reports now (even in the trenches there are quite a few of these). It has been pretty easy to date though for Hdq. Co. hasnt had a man wounded yet. One fellow got hit in the arm with a waisted peice of shrapnel and take it from me was lucky to get out of it as he did.
Colds are the draw back here and they are some colds too. Im not perfect in this respect, for I have a cough but it is very mild in comparison to some of these other chaps. As for cooties Em, now your talking about the family. What a loss it would be were we to lose these friends. You see the cooties and I play a kidding game. I kid myself into thinking I havent got them, and they in turn kid me into thinking I havent got them and at night we have a showdown and find that we are both wrong. We keep each other on the go all the time. There are more than I can handle some times, but wait until I get a bath.
P.S. Give my regards to all and tell Aunt Madge Ill write if I find time. Send my regards to Tom if you can. You havent mentioned anything of Mary or Leonard latly.
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MI University: Backup in Virtual Infrastructure Classroom
Respondents to various surveys repeatedly cite virtual server backup as a key pain point. Administrators face a host of challenges in choosing the right backup tools for their environment to centralizing the backup of different applications. In this classroom on virtual server backup, we demystify backup strategies and offer administrators brass-tacks advice on protecting data and applications in their environment.
SpeakersDavid Davis Analyst, Pluralsight.com
David Davis is a virtualization and cloud computing expert, author, speaker, and analyst at Pluralsight.com. David has spoken at many conferences, including VMworld in the U.S. and Europe. A library of David's video training courses can be found at Pluralsight.com. For more information on how to contact David, his speaking schedule and his latest projects, visit his personal Web site, VirtualizationSoftware.com.Brien Posey
Brien Posey is an eight-time Microsoft MVP for his work with Windows Server, IIS, Exchange Server and file system storage technologies. He has served as CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and health care facilities, and was once responsible for IT operations at Fort Knox. He has also served as a network administrator for some of the nation's largest insurance companies.

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Liberty University Online launches certificate programs
Liberty University Online continues to provide more opportunities for people to enrich their online education in a variety of fields, including the recent launch of 40 undergraduate and graduate certificate programs.
Programs, ranging from accounting to paralegal studies, criminal justice, pastoral counseling, education, and sport management (view the complete list), are fully accredited courses and are offered in an eight-week format continually throughout the year. They can usually be completed by taking just three to six classes.
"Liberty University Online developed certificate programs to help people who are interested in a specific academic discipline enhance their career options or grow in an area of personal interest," said Steve Peterson, executive director of admissions for Liberty Online.
Liberty Online currently offers 57 undergraduate programs and 100 graduate programs that contain several of the same classes the certificate programs offer.
With 13 undergraduate and 28 graduate certificate programs, students can use this new option as a way to start earning a degree or add to their bachelor's or master's programs. Students will have access to all of the resources that accompany Liberty Online's full degree programs, including an online library, the Online Writing Center, a partnership with Tutor.com, Liberty Online Ministries, and knowledgeable academic advisors.
Hundreds of students are expected to participate in the inaugural launch.
Pioneering distance learning degrees since 1985, Liberty Online is now the nation's largest private, nonprofit online educator.
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Some 32 years ago this week, a worldwide TV audience of 350 million learned who shot J.R., capping an eight-month cliffhanger that blasted "Dallas" and star Larry Hagman into pop culture history.
The more enduring mystery, though, is not who shot J.R. but why the shooter's identity became an international obsession – and why, even in the viral entertainment age, nothing has come close to matching the mass-interest spectacle that made the covers of TV Guide, MAD and TIME.
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At least part of the answer rests in the formidable talent of Hagman, who died Friday at age 81, destined to be best remembered for breathing fiery life into scheming oilman J.R. Ewing, the figure more viewers loved to hate than any character in nearly seven decades of network television.
Hagman imbued J.R. with an ambiguous evil as slippery as the oil that made him filthy rich, but never quite wealthy enough for his sanguinary tastes. For many, "Dallas," which ushered in the modern primetime soap opera, proved serious, gripping drama. Others, long before our current era of irony, got a kick out of the show's winking campiness – but found themselves no less addicted to plot-lines fueled by the age-old elements of sex and greed.
The "Who Shot J.R.?" craze, which seems almost quaint now, proved a product of both the man and the time. The two slugs J.R. took to the belly in March 1980 capped the third season of "Dallas," by then one of TV's most popular shows. Adding to the mystery was whether Hagman, embroiled in a contract dispute, would return to the hit CBS drama.
The on- and off-screen machinations helped to provide the country a fluffy diversion from a very real daily TV drama – one that also played out via the mass media and was driven, at least in part, by oil: the Iran hostage crisis (For those who weren't around then, check out the excellent "Argo"). The nation also was less than a generation past the far more significant, world-altering shots that rang out in Dallas some 17 years earlier on Nov. 22, 1963.
The "Who Shot J.R.?" fad took on life of its own, manifesting in unpredictable forms. Bookies did big business. The Queen Mother put the royal squeeze on Hagman ("I don't suppose you could tell me who shot J.R?" she asked). "Saturday Night Live" player Charlie Rocket, groomed as the next Chevy Chase, torpedoed his career by ad-libbing an F-bomb after a "Who Shot C.R.?" bit.
The "Who Done it?" revelation installment of "Dallas" drew 83 million viewers in the U.S., now an unthinkable audience for an episode of any TV show (including the current revival of "Dallas," which debuted on TNT this year with Hagman back in his iconic 10-gallon hat).
Some 15 years after J.R. got plugged, "The Simpsons" spoofed the "Dallas" gimmick with a cliffhanger built around who shot Mr. Burns. These days, more people likely remember the identity of Burns' shooter (little Maggie Simpson) than J.R.'s assailant (his sister-in-law/mistress Kristin Shepard, the role that made Mary Crosby the answer to a trivia question).
But, in the end, who pulled the trigger was beside the point. TV magic is as rare as it is explainable. "Who Shot J.R.?" remains a television phenomenon, the likes of which we'll never see again – just like the great Larry Hagman.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.
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Video: Man's Cell Phone Turns on Oven
Brooklyn resident Andrei Melnikov has arguably the coolest (and freakiest) application on his Sony Erickson PDA. When he receives an incoming call in his kitchen, his Maytag Magic Chef oven lights up and starts broiling. Melnikov noticed the oddness last week when his cell phone, sitting within two feet of the oven, rang and the oven started beeping. It's kind of like The Clapper gizmo but perhaps more life-threatening. Melnikov and has wife have had trouble sleeping ever since a phone call accidentally ignited a mini fire. Danger aside, it would be pretty cool to ask a friend to dial you up when you needed to bake a pie. Watch a CBS news special on the oven-activating phone after the jump.
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Video: How the Cell Phone Popcorn Hoax Actually Worked
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On Monday, the Republican dominated Tennessee Senate passed an anti-evolution bill by a vote of 24-8. The bill, known as HB 368, is sponsored by Republican Senator Bo Watson and "provides guidelines for teachers answering students' questions about evolution, global warming and other scientific subjects," according to Knox News, "The measure also guarantees that teachers will not be subject to discipline for engaging students in discussion of questions they raise, though Watson said the idea is to provide guidelines so that teachers will bring the discussion back to the subjects authorized for teaching in the curriculum approved by the state Board of Education." The bill basically encourages teachers to present scientific weaknesses of "controversial" topics. In the case of evolution and climate change, both have been scientifically proven and the only weaknesses that have been presented by the right-wing are based on unscientific biblical verses. In other words, Republicans want teachers to use religion to destroy accepted science.
This bill is yet another attempt by Republicans to inject creationism pseudo-science into science classrooms. It gives students the ability to interrupt the teaching of real evidence based science with religious nonsense that belongs in church. So basically, as long as students bring up creationist theories, teachers can discuss them. This opens up the classroom to conflict between students of different religions or none at all, who all have different doctrines and points of view. Such conflict only serves to bury actual science under religious myth and superstition and is a distraction to learning real facts.
According to the National Center for Science Education,
"Among those expressing opposition to the bill are the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, the American Institute for Biological Sciences, the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Nashville Tennessean, the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, the National Earth Science Teachers Association, and the Tennessee Science Teachers Association, whose president Becky Ashe described the legislation as "unnecessary, anti-scientific, and very likely unconstitutional."
The bill now heads to the House, which just passed a Ten Commandments bill, so we should expect them to pass this bill as well as part of the GOP war against freedom of religion and separation of church and state.


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All About Car Loan Chawindadevi
A perfect car is dream of every individual. If you have a dream to buy a car but can't fulfill it because of the shortage of money, then we are here to help you to turn your dream into reality — Avail Car Loan from DialaBank on easy terms and conditions.
Eligibility for Car Loan Chawindadevi
Self Employed:
1. Firstly, the income of the applicant should be more than Rs. 30,000.
2. Further, the age of the applicant should be above 30.
3. If the applicant's age is not 30, then the applicant can have a co-applicant whose age needs to be more than 25.
4. Lastly, the individual must have been in business for more than 2 years.
1. Firstly, the salary of the applicant needs to be more than Rs. 25,000.
2. Next, the age of the applicant should be more than 21.
3. Lastly, the applicant with a job of at least 2 years with a minimum of 1 year with the current employer.
Eligibility for different individuals for Car Loan Chawindadevi
Private Employees:
If the salary of the individual is more than Rs. 25,000, then the loan, is given on 100% ex-showroom price.
Government Employees:
If the government employee has his own house and has a good CIBIL Cibil score than the loan is given on 100 % on road price.
Internal Customer:
1oo% on road loan is given if the customer is from HDFC, Kotak, Yes Bank or Axis bank.
Interest rate and other charges for Car Loan Chawindadevi
The interest rate charged by the banks are:
1. Firstly, the interest rate charged on amount 1-3 lakhs is 10.26%.
2. Then, For the amount of 3-10 lakhs, the interest rate charged will be 10%.
3. Further, the interest rate of 9.25% will be charged by the bank on the amount of loan from 10-20 lakhs.
4. Lastly, a 9.75% interest rate is charged on the amount above 20 lakhs.
Foreclosure charges for Car Loan Chawindadevi:
If the customer closes his loan before the 2 years, then the foreclosure charged by the bank is 4%.
There will be no Foreclosure charge if the applicant pays the loan after 3 years.
Documentation for Car Loan Chawindadevi
These are the documents required for Car Loan
Following documents are needed in case the customer has their own house
Id Proof: Pan Card, Aadhar Card, Voter Id Card
Income Proof: 3 months service slip
Address Proof: Electricity Bill, Telephone Bill / Aadhar Card
Bank Statement:6 months bank statement
Car quotation
Self Employed
Id Proof: Pan Card, Aadhar Card, Voter Id Card
Income Proof: 3 months service slip, 2 years ITR ( which must be of Rs. 2.5 lakhs or more per year)
Address Proof: Electricity Bill, Telephone Bill / Aadhar Card
Bank Statement: 6 months bank statement
Business Composition
Following documents are required in case the customer has rented house
All other documents are same, you just need to have an additional rent agreement .
Self Employed
All other documents are same, the customer just needs to have a rent agreement as an additional document.
Benefits of Car Loan Chawindadevi
1. Firstly, Banks offer car loan for 5-7 years, so the applicant can choose the time for which he wants to avail the loan.
2. Next, the interest rate can be negotiated in case of car loan if the customer has a good credit score and is a good customer for the bank.
3. Moreover, the customer does not need to keep any collateral with the bank. The car of the applicant is itself security for which the bank is lending the loan to the customer. In case the customer does not make the payment of the loan, the bank can seize the vehicle of the customer.
4.The customer can choose the type of interest rate, which can be floating or fixed.
5. Furthermore, the procedure for claiming the car loan is very easy and simplifies.
6. Lastly, the customer can modify the car according to his wish and use the car without any hesitation.
Additional Information about Car Loan Chawindadevi
1. Firstly, the CIBIL of the applicant needs to be more than 700.
2. Further, the loan is given for a time period of 60 months to 84 months.
3. Next, the minimum amount of loan that can be claimed by the applicant is Rs. 1 lakh.
4. In addition to this, the top-up amount is twice the paid loan amount.
5. Car Loan is not given to constables.
6. The persons having CIBIL 0, 1, -1 are good customers.
7. Lastly, If the installment got bounced, then the bouncing amount charged by the bank will be doubled for the respective month.
Car Loan Chawindadevi for the Agriculturist
1. The applicant needs to have 3-5 acres of land for the loan amount of Rs. 1-10 lakhs and the interest rate charged on this loan is 65%- 75%.
2. If the applicant has a land of more than 20 acres, then he can avail a loan of 10 lakh, and above and the interest rate charged by the bank will depend on the income of the customer and the ITR filed by him.
Loan on the name of Company
The following companies take the car loan
1. Listed Companies
2. Non-Listed Companies
3. Public Sector
4. Society
The documents of the following persons are required for car loan against a company:
1. Non listed: Proof of the director or any partner
2. Listed: Documents of the director
3. Public Sector: Documents of Karta
4. Society/ Trust: Documents of the trustee
Criteria for a used car:
1. Additional document needed for a used car are RC of the car and the insurance of the car.
2. Insurance Value funding is 85%.
3. The interest rate charged by the bank is 14%.
Note: Rented customers are not given used car loan.
How to Apply for Car Loan Chawindadevi?
First, you need to visit our official site DialaBank.
After that, apply for a Car Loan online.
Enter your contact number so that we can contact you back.
DialaBank is the best platform to apply for a car loan as you will get a loan at affordable rates of interest.
About Chawindadevi
Chawinda Devi is a Village located in Majitha-3 Tehsil in Amritsar District Amritsar of the state Punjab, India. The regional language here is Punjabi. For more information on Car Loan, you can visit our official site.
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Table of Contents
- 1 All About Car Loan Chawindadevi
- 2 Eligibility for Car Loan Chawindadevi
- 2.1 Interest rate and other charges for Car Loan Chawindadevi
- 2.2 Documentation for Car Loan Chawindadevi
- 2.3 Benefits of Car Loan Chawindadevi
- 2.4 Additional Information about Car Loan Chawindadevi
- 2.5 Car Loan Chawindadevi for the Agriculturist
- 2.6 Loan on the name of Company
- 2.7 Criteria for a used car:
- 2.8 How to Apply for Car Loan Chawindadevi?
- 2.9 About Chawindadevi
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In a move that most saw coming, BioWare will open up its "Star Wars" MMO, "The Old Republic" for free play this fall. Reports over the last six months of the game losing subscribers have been steady, with the company confirming Tuesday that the amount of paying customers has "dipped below one million."
BioWare has tried to bolster interest in the midst of the falling subscription numbers by offering free trial weekends to new players who may be put off by the notion of subscribing to a game they may stop playing after a few days.
The new plan will not only lower the financial barrier but will also emphasize an added value for those who do pay a full subscription, currently at $14.99 a month. Free account holders will have limited access to certain features of the game and no access to others. Meanwhile, subscribers will get priority login access to the game and receive more rewards for in-game content. BioWare released a rudimentary chart comparing the two plans.
BioWare also notes that it will "increas[e] the frequency of game content updates, with the first of many new releases coming in August." BioWare has already added a significant amount of content since launching last December, but it appears its strategy is to increase the number of players and hope to cash in on in-game purchases rather than rely on the dwindling number of hardcore subscribers.
While the news of a subscription-free account option may pique the interest of "Star Wars" fans who haven't been motivated enough to check out "The Old Republic," another tidbit in the press release may be the tipping point that attracts the type of players BioWare wants.
"Star Wars: The Old Republic's" actual game software, a necessary one-time purchase, launched at $59.99 for the standard edition. Recently, it has been offered at $39.99 but according to BioWare, "As the first step towards adding the new Free-to-Play option this fall, 'Star Wars: The Old Republic' will go on sale in August for $14.99 USD, including one-month of free subscription."
The incredibly low price-point may irk early adopters who paid $59.99 or more at launch, plus a monthly $14.99 subscription, but it may just be what "The Old Republic" universe needs to attain an influx of new players and revenue.
For comparison, the world's most popular MMO, "World of Warcraft," boasted more 10 million subscribers when "The Old Republic" launched. Free-play may not bring "The Old Republic" anywhere near those numbers, but even just approaching the 2-million mark, where the game was at its apex, could extend the commercial life of the critically embraced title.


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Reading informative how-to articles help to a certain extend but sometimes you really need to see an illustration to understand the topic. AnimatedExplanations is a new web service that aims to do exactly that. It is a collection of short animations that help you understand things related to health, technology and life in general.
The collection is still pretty small but the quality of content is top notch. The animations are all well made with a clear narrative. Topics include simple things like "What is Twitter?" and "What is a Migraine" as well as complex issues like 'What is IPv6″ and "What is Multiple Myeloma?". Most of the animations can also be downloaded, shared through social media and email and even embedded on web pages using the provided code.
With a clean and easy to use interface, browsing through the animations is simple and fun. Organizations can create custom channels to explain their products and reach large audience through some high quality content. If you have an organization but no time to spend on creating an animation, you can also sponsor one related to your industry. Over all, AnimatedExplanations is a neat idea that will grow tremendously with the number of animations of the site given that the quality of the animations is not compromised.


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BIMODAL EFFECTS OF BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS IN PROSTATE CANCER by Linda Kim Pham A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY) May 2011 Copyright 2011 Linda Kim Pham
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It feels like ages since I last posted a Wedding Wednesday. I suppose that's no surprise given the fact that our wedding was almost seven months ago {wow, time flies}! Today, I'm beyond thrilled to share our wedding film {along with some photos from the amazing Tim Tab because I can't help myself!} Every cell in my body smiles each time I watch it. I love how many moments it captures that I wouldn't have otherwise remembered {like the fact that my gentleman of a husband thanked our officiant when he said he could kiss his bride haha!} Also, I don't think I've ever mentioned this on my blog before: During our reception, my parents surprised us with a choreographed dance they performed. You'll see a snippet of it in the video {including our stunned reaction!} My Dad and I are huge Dancing with the Stars fans. We text each other the entire time we watch. Inspired by our love for these shows, my parents spent weeks learning and practicing their dance and absolutely blew everyone away. It was the best.We danced, too : ) So here it is, folks. Our wedding highlight film. I hope you enjoy it! {Be sure to watch in full screen for the full experience.}
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Dom Helsinki 25.02.2011
Teatria Oulu (w/ Ghost Machinery ) 26.02.2011
The Danish hard rock veterans Pretty Maids returned to Finnish soil after a 19 year absence. Pretty Maids still featuring the surviving original member Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer visited the legendary club Tavastia back in 1992 when grunge was raging and traditional hard rock was basically dead meat. Back in 1990, Pretty Maids did the most memorable outdoor festival performance along with such names as Sodom, Running Wild and Uriah Heep at the Giants of Rock in Hämeenlinna. Well years have passed by since then and Pretty Maids have been gigging effectively during all these years. Therefore getting the Danish rockers to Finland was definitely about time for sure. Having two gigs booked in a row in Helsinki and up in Oulu was definitely an unexpected and above all pleasant surprise and also suspicion if people are still interested in Pretty Maids. Both the agents and the bands must have been utterly surprised to have app. 400 people at each show. That was far beyond than expected in the first place.
Both DOM and Teatria with the club environment were outstanding places for Pretty Maids. Besides the audience was capable of buying drinks, and above all, enjoy from the bottom of their heart the classic 80's hard rocking stuff. Pretty Maids didn't have any opening band at the show in Helsinki. Instead the local heavy metal group Ghost Machinery had been booked to support the Maids in Oulu. The Ghost Machinery line up consists of members from Burning Point and the Finnish singing metal band Kilpi. Seriously, Ghost Machinery presents traditional metal by having excellent catchy riffs in the songs. The melodic parts would definitely catch the attention and the interest of the diehard metal fan for sure. The sounds had been managed to reach the great quality. Taake Laiho's voice has always been excellent, and he deserves more recognition in the metal and hard rock world. All fans digging traditional hard rock and metal should pick up both the albums by Ghost Machinery.
When the Danish five piece got on the stage, the audience went to authentic rocking pieces. People were constantly raising their fists in the air. It is obvious that classic rock never dies though it disappears time to time, but it always seems to return to the limelight. The Teatria club was quite packed by the mid aged hard rockers, who have been digging the Pretty Maids stuff back in the day.
The set opened up with new album title track PANDENOMIUM. The new album has got some good reviews, it's even been played on Finnish radio, so it wasn't big surprise that the crowd seemed to recognize new material quite well. As mentioned, new material did work fine, but when the band put out such classics as "Love Games", "Red Hot and Heavy" or an acoustic version of the JUMP THE GUN track "Savage Heart" the atmosphere changed tangibly. People always do like classics and it truly did seem that some of the crowd re-lived their puberty again during those 80's classics. The lead singer Ronnie Atkins was still in really good form. For sure there are now some more wrinkles on his face than before but he truly is an entertaining front man and his vocals are still as good as ever. Guitarist Ken Hammer hasn't changed too much either during all these years. Perhaps there's some extra weight nowadays but that's nothing spectacular for a man in his 50's. Ken looked really stylish on stage and he seemed to have great time there. It must also be mentioned that former King Diamond bassist Hal Patino is a great addition to the ranks. Although it still feels a little strange to see him playing with a band besides King Diamond, he clearly seemed to enjoy playing with his new band. Hal's energetic stage presence does bring some great extra kick for Pretty Maids shows for sure.
All in all these two shows proved that there's still plenty of life left in old Maids. The performance was really strong and crowd for sure got what they expected from the show. The set list was a great mix of new album material, there was altogether five tracks from PANDENOMIUM, old classics and even a couple of tracks from bands 90's era like excellent "Walk Away" from 1997 album SCREAM and Phil Lynott cover "Please Don't Leave Me".
There's certainly still a great demand for bands like Pretty Maids in Finland. Hopefully the concert organizers will now get some more courageous to arrange more acts like this in here in the future?


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Not quite sure where Apack got the idea that hardcore gamers and modders are really into butterflies, but that's the risible motif stuck on the top of this slim tower.
That aside, it keeps temperatures low even under full load. It's not especially quiet, however. We poked the BIOS into limiting the fan speed, with negligible impact on heat output. This won't work on all mobos, though.


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My last trip abroad as a member of Parliament was to Azerbaijan. After my visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, I realized how utterly fantastic the Islamic civilizations of Central Asia were. Azerbaijan was not of course in Central Asia, being on the other side of the Caspian Sea from Kazakshstan, but obviously it had shared in the splendours of a period the world knew little about.
Kithsiri came along again, resigned now to the fact that it was only to the more difficult places in the world that he would accompany me. But, apart from being enthusiastic about wild life, having been trained in the Ena de Silva school as it were of jungle exploration, he was appreciative enough of the magnificient civilizations we had seen. His first trip abroad had been to Iran, and then we saw Syria, Aleppo and Palmyra and the Crac des Chevaliers, before the wicked Americans embarked on destroying the place in their relentless pursuit of world domination. He had also enjoyed the Lebanon and Tunisia and Ethiopia and even, despite the flies, the pyramids of the Sudan. And then Central Asia had been an eye opener, so that he was more than happy to come along to Azerbaijan too.
I had no idea what to expect, but the Lonely Planet guide indicated a range of interesting sights, beginning with the varied attractions of Baku. I had not realized before going there that this had been the oil capital of the world in the early days of the combustion engine, and that those who had made their millions in that early boom had built the most extraordinary creations, grafting Asiatic flourishes onto European lines of architecture. Read the rest of this entry »


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(AP) -- Three suspected jihadists arrested in the days since they liberated the town of Timbuktu said Friday that Malian soldiers were torturing them with a method similar to waterboarding.
The three are being held in an earthen cell in what remains of the military camp in Timbuktu, which was liberated earlier this week by French and Malian soldiers after nearly 10 months under the rule of radical Islamists.
The men, who were tied together with a turban and one handcuff, all acknowledged to The Associated Press having been members of the al-Qaida-linked group known as Ansar Dine, or Defenders of the Faith.
"To force me to talk they poured 40 liters of water in my mouth and over my nostrils which made it so that I could not breathe anymore. For a moment I thought I was even going to die," said one of the men, who gave his name as Ali Guindo and said he was from a village near the central Malian town of Niono.
"I sleep in the cold and every night they come pour freezing water over me. "
All three prisoners described similar treatment. Their account could not be independently verified. Soldiers holding the three asked reporters to leave after initially allowing journalists to speak with them.
Army Col. Mamary Camara told reporters that the three were arrested by Malian forces in the town of Lere, and he said that one of the men was from Libya and was caught wearing a foreign military uniform.
The Libyan jihadist was visibly frightened, crouching in a corner of his cell. He gave the AP contradictory information about his background, first saying he was born in a Malian village but of Libyan descent.
Later, he said he was from Tripoli but has lived for years in Mali. He initially denied being part of Ansar Dine but later confirmed that he belonged to the movement though he denied having an important role.
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The Malian military said that when he was arrested he was wearing a watch with a memory card inside that they said was used to communicate with other foreign jihadists.
The allegations of torture made public Friday in Timbuktu come as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International released reports Friday outlining other allegations of misconduct by the Malian military over the last month.
Amnesty International cited witnesses saying the Malian army had arrested more than 24 civilians on the eve of the French-led intervention on Jan. 11. Amnesty says it is feared that many were later killed by soldiers and some bodies were thrown down a well in Sevare. The Associated Press had earlier reported killings of civilians by the Malian army in Sevare, with bodies dumped in a well.
The Malian government has promised to investigate allegations of human rights abuses by its soldiers.
France has said that it eventually wants to hand over responsibility for the mission to the Malian army and other African counterparts.
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Before you go paying hundreds of dollars for a used copy of Radiant Historia, Atlus' impressive DS RPG that's currently out of print, you'll be glad to know that the company is planning on bringing it back. Atlus made the big announcement on its Facebook page, stating that Radiant Historia would be back. Oh, joy!
Obviously, this news was met with much praise from gamers. I'm super stoked about this, and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of Radiant Historia. I really thought I had missed my chance to play that game, and I'm really glad that's not the case.
Unfortunately, the reprint won't come with the soundtrack CD like the game originally did during its first run. That's a bit of a shame, but hey, at least we're getting Radiant Historia, right? I mean, that's the important thing!
Radiant Historia will make its grand return in late March. You can preorder your copy on Amazon and EB Games. The game is priced at $34.99, which is way better than that $499.99 price tag that some guy was charging for his used copy.


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Last week, I showed you this picture and told you that Lola and I made something....did anyone have a guess as to what it was?
You would probably only know if you had done this yourself before, but we made our own homemade laundry soap!
Before you think I am a wacko, you must know two things:
1. This stuff is easy to make.
2. This stuff works well.
3. This stuff is cheap!!
I had read about this before, and a couple of years ago, I decided to buy the stuff and go for it.
Now here is where my method may differ from what you have seen/read. I do not, at this point, add five MORE gallons of water (which is what you are supposed to do). Instead of storing 10 milk jugs full of the completed mixture, I just store the concentrate.
This process really is easy, and really gets our clothes/towels/bedding clean! I have found that for tougher stains, I keep an extra bar of the Fels-Naptha on hand to pre-treat. The tough stains do come out better that way.
A couple of tips:
- You will want to gently shake your ready-to-use mixture before you use it each time. Helps just in case the soap inside started to gel again.
- You probably won't need laundry soap again for at least a year. This is my second batch, and I did my first one over two years ago! Crazy, huh!
- You don't use very much. I use about 1/2 cup at most, even for my largest loads. Less for smaller.
- This is HE safe. I myself have an HE washer. It will not suds up in your washer.
- I paid $1 for the soap, and about $3 each for the Borax/Washing soda. I still have tons of the Borax and Washing Soda left, even after two batches. So this recipe, I would say, probably cost me a grand total of less than $2 to make (for 10 gallons!!), when you take it over time. You will need to spring for the $1 soap each time you make it! lol
Any other questions you can think of? Do you make your own soap, and have you liked it as much as I have?


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By late June it became apparent Bryant Shirreffs was set on transferring from North Carolina State. With the calendar flipping the page to July, that's exactly what Shirreffs is doing.
While UConn has yet to announce his addition, the quarterback confirmed to the Hartford Courant earlier in the week that he has decided to move on from the Wolfpack to the Huskies. With Florida transfer Jacoby Brissett locked in as NCSU's starter, most will assume that's the reason for the transfer.
Instead, Shirreffs claimed, it's the system, man.
"N.C. State is nice but when you don't necessarily trust who you're playing for or really don't like believe in the system I don't think it's useful to stay in a place you can't succeed," Shirreffs said in reference to second-year head coach Dave Doeren and his staff. "And you can try as hard as you can but if you don't feel like you can succeed, you're thinking about leaving, you're not all in or fully committed to that school so that's what I felt. I believe it wasn't good for me or the team for me to be there."
In Doeren's first year in 2013, Shirreffs, a true freshman, appeared in nine of the Wolfpack's 12 games during a rocky 3-9 campaign. During his lone season in Raleigh, he ran for one touchdown and threw the Wolfpack's first touchdown of the season.
The Jefferson, Ga., product was a two-star member of NCSU's 2013 recruiting class. After sitting out the 2014 season, he will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.
Other teams in the mix for his services the second time around included Middle Tennessee State, Temple and Western Kentucky.
Shirreffs is the second quarterback to transfer from the Wolfpack this offseason. Pete Thomas left NCSU in February and ultimately landed at Louisiana-Monroe two months later.


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Actor Jake Gyllenhaal's career starts with the occult classic Donnie Darko. In which a boy is told of future events and eventually changes the inevitable.Donnie discovers a book that tells him deep metaphysical truths that totally obliterate the mundane surroundings of "Donnie"'s environment. Instructions like a freemasonic handbook from the past to control the future. He focuses an intent that originates from the center of his being. I dont know how else to say it. He actually sees his next destination/destiny flow from out in front of him starting from his solar plexus. Solar Plexus; The part of the abdomen including the stomach and celiac plexus that is particularly vulnerable to the effects of a blow to the body wall in front of it—not used technically
The Sun lies at the middle of the tree shown yellow above and is considered the Christ sphere. It's the middle of the human body and connects to all the surrounding positions. Every man and woman a star.
This is not new. But there are modern explanation's. Although this is not an advertisement just a recapping as above, I would mention Eckhart Tolle. He stresses the need to focus on the center of ones body. Forcing your attention on what is happening to it and what it's feeling in that exact moment. Becoming one with Now. As he would say. Turning off your thoughts of the past. Focusing not on what you expect in the future.
Attention again on the ability to "Defy the Future". Ornamentation on the center of his being.The loss of the Sun's/Solar warmth in the future.
The tag line of another early in Gyllenhaal's career returns to an obscure reference to the relationship between past and future. A boy who could see the future. A father stuck in the past. The coming of winter. The old to new.
Reactors/Starcore inspired work.
And of course now you must watch Will's 2008 video Plant Konsciousness. Click here to watch it.
Sync is a window on the fusion behind the birth of a star.
Angelina (ANGEL/ANGLE Theme) Jolie holds the snake and looks at her son Alexander the Great holding a snake. She tells him: "Her skin is water, her tongue is fire." I like how this echoes the process described above with the ice/water thawing via heat/fire associated with the serpent/rod.
The releasing/transition or fusion of Self Realization.
Even more fitting is that this is Oliver Stone's Alexander and Jolie is married to Val "Iceman" Kilmer our sync Moses with the Rod/Serpent.
In The Saint, which I am watching right now, the Iceman must disguise himself and get the "Cold Fusion" plans from Elizabeth Shue. He watches the beautiful & enthusiastic scientist while starting to develop further, more personal ambitions as she says: "When we ignite that cold fusion fire.."
She shows us the device that achieves the alchemy..
The Rod.
In Willow we see Val's Star Title hit snow, couldn't be more perfect.
At one point Iceman is sledding and falls off, tumbling down the hill.
He becomes a giant snow bale, the physics of which I remember questioning even as a tiny boy, when this was one of my favorite films.
Now it makes total sense and feels oh so correct.
The ICEMAN of CINEMA THAWS!
In this poster below for Real Genius starring Val Kilmer we see the letter G highlighted by the atomic symbol. G is the 7th letter of the alphabet. In this poster Kilmer is electrified and his hair is lit. He has gone nuclear, or in other words he's reached the G/7th level.
In this diagram below we see the 7th Chakra as an activated antenna with the pure source. The light is white like snow and ice. (The Plantenna tuning into Channel 42)
Is 7 the level that melts the Iceman?
7/G is also the number of the International Atomic Agency's scale for measuring the severity of a nuclear accident. This would also be known as a MELTDOWN.
After the ICEMAN THAW's then WHAT?
Perhaps THUNDERHEART.
And then peace.
Made this video in honor of Julia Stiles Birthday, today 28 March.
Like this comment on youtube by Maat922
So two sex-symbol guys, both from Australia, singing the same song to two women from America, both named Julia, both in the middle of their athletic excercise? Will this never end??
I didn't realize the Australia or exercise thing until reading that, cool.


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Re: SDK:C/make very slow with OS4.1FE
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Note that GNU make does have to do a lot of work to properly set up things for each command that is executed. This means using a lot of the features of IDOS->CreateNewProc() that may not be used as much by other programs. Given we've had no luck with any other DOS commands, I'd focus on CreateNewProc() if you have some time to mess with things.xenic wrote:Testing with the above makefile seems to indicate that the problem with make involves executing commands and not the gcc compiler commands themselves. The time difference is obviously a lot more than a few microseconds per command.


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Effective June 30, 2020: Per the Second Amended Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order, individuals in the City of Jackson are required to wear a face covering in public. Business owners must require all parties (employees, patrons, etc.) to wear a face covering. Businesses found in violation will be shutdown for 24-hours and must submit an Attestation of Compliance with the City of Jackson before reopening. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, call our Hotline at 601-586-3067 and fill out the Symptom Collector. If you are in need of mental health support during this time, call our Mental Health Warmline at 601-586-3073.
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California Pizza Kitchen: Right on trend
It was dinner at the mall for me last night, when a shopping errand at Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station drew me into California Pizza Kitchen for something relatively quick.
As chains go, this one is big on bright, fresh ingredients. That was apparent when a waiter proffered a sample of a new menu addition: Brussels bacon pizza ($13.50 for a whole pie). The crisp-crusted wedge was topped with roasted Brussels sprouts, caramelized onions, applewood-smoked bacon, Romano goat cheese, all of which came together beautifully. While I liked the thin crust Margherita pizza I had ordered ($12.50), it didn't compete with this one.
Also good -- although a trifle over-chilled -- was a quinoa and arugula salad ($9.75) made with asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, toasted pine nuts, feta and a Champagne vinaigrette. It was ample enough for two to share.
Right now, CPK is taking orders online and offering a $5 discount on the first order.
California Pizza Kitchen is at Walt Whitman Shops, 160 Rte. 110, Huntington Station, 631-423-7565 and also 618 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, 631-382-9610 and 1256 Old Country Rd., Westbury, 516- 683-3338.


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..Now i am preparing for my O lever Exam.
This is my exercise question.
Write a letter of inquiry on part-time work that enhance you people skills in you r personal capacity.
How do i write this inquiry letter.
Below is my inquiry, hope the teacher can check with me, and point out the error. Thanks you for reply.^_^
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5,
Singapore 560154
1 August 2007
Manager of Nokia Service
Nokie Service Center [Nothing is more irritating to a company than to have the name of the company spelled wrong in this kind of letter!]
2 orchard Road
#08-08 Wisma Atria
Singapore 049178
Dear Sir / Madam
Inquiry of Sales Assistant Part-time Work You enquire about something.
I am writing to inquire for the post of sale assistant, advertised in the Time Pager on 28th July 2007
I am currently a student who taken [has taken = finished = past tense/ is taking = still doing the course = present tense] the course of Electronic, Computer and Communication in Nangyang Polytechnic. For the last two years during weekends, I have been working part-time for Popular Bookshops as a sales assistant. The time I spent there improved my ability to deal with customers in a polite and friendly way as well as honing my negotiation skills and people skills. I am now seeking to further my experience in sales, and to expand my knowledge.
I would like to find out:
1. The job scope of this position
2. The time arrange for this position Do you mean the hours of working?
3. The terms of payment
4. Opportunity to be the customer front line
I would greatly appreciate for giving [if you can give me ] all the information that listed at above. I can be reached any time via my cell phone, 12345678. Thank you.
Yours sincerely
Ng Chun Kay
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Posted on 10th February 2014 by Media Relations
He may be missing an eye, but that hasn't hurt Tortuga's appeal with zoo visitors.
The eight-year-old koala arrived at Taronga Zoo late last year, after surviving a run in with a car near Coonabarabran.
Found by the side of the road, he was brought to Taronga Western Plains Zoo's Wildlife Hospital with a serious wound to his right eye. While emergency surgery failed to save his eye, Tortuga has otherwise made a strong recovery.
Due to his disfigurement, Tortuga was unable to be released back into wild. Fortunately he found a home at Taronga Zoo's Koala Encounter, where his gentle nature has proved popular with visitors and female koalas alike.
"He's a gentle guy. He's very chilled out and hasn't shown the aggressive behaviour we often see in our other males during mating season," said keeper Laura Jones.
Tortuga is currently sharing an enclosure with new mum Lillian and her joey, but keepers are hopeful he'll be able to father his own joeys when the next mating season begins in November.
"He came a bit late this season to give him a real go, so next summer will be his real test," said Laura.
One-eyed Tortuga was named after the famous pirate island in the Carribbean, after keepers wisely vetoed suggestions of 'Pirate' and 'Captain Jack'.
"I thought 'Tortuga' had a bit of flair," said Laura.
Koalas are often at risk of being hit by cars, particular at night and during mating season when they spend more time moving across the ground.
Taronga Wildlife Hospital manager Libby Hall said Tortuga's story should serve as a reminder for motorists to watch out for wildlife crossing the road.


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7 Ways to Make An Art Museum Visit Fun for Kids
Do your kids race through museums with barely a glimpse at the art?
Do they spend more time in the gift shop than the galleries?
Give them a reason to stop and look, a mystery to solve, a connection to make with a masterpiece and they may start to appreciate art.
In this article I'll show you 7 fun ways to get your kids to slow down and take a look at what's in the art museum.
They may not become art aficionados in one visit, but they might just find something that captures their interests or inspires their imaginations.
How Can I Get My Kids to Appreciate an Art Museum?
Art appreciation can be a hard sell for kids (and many grownups, too). Art is old and sometimes weird. Museums are big and quiet. How does a kid who only has 5 or 10 or a dozen years of experience in the world make a connection with something so intimidating?
The key is to get your kids somehow to own the experience of a trip to the art museum.


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Review: 'Lovage' brews up good chemistry
Americans today are most familiar with Dame Maggie Smith's bone-dry wit in the British series "Downton Abbey." But she honed her chops on the English stage with comedies like "Lettice and Lovage."
"Amadeus" playwright Peter Shaffer tailor-made the 1989 play for Smith's droll theatrical style and she performed it to great acclaim in the U.K. and on Broadway. This fall, "Lettice and Lovage" is being staged at Scripps Ranch Theatre in a production that may not have Smith in the cast, but it delivers good acting, design, direction and a lot of laughs.
The play is the story of Lettice Douffet, an aging and theatrically-inclined tour guide at Fustian House, a dullish 16th-century mansion in Wiltshire, England. To keep tour groups entertained, she begins wildly embellishing the stories of Fustian's past to the delight of visitors, but to the consternation of Fustian trust secretary Lottie Schoen, who fires her.
Guilt-ridden, Lottie visits Lettice in hopes of helping her find a new job and an unlikely friendship blossoms over shared flagons of lovage (a medieval cordial made from parsley).
Scripps Ranch Theatre's artistic director Jill Drexler stars in the local production as Lettice and Dana Hooley plays Lottie. The women take on lion-sized roles, but they fill them well. Drexler's English accent comes and goes, but she gleefully inhabits the character of Lettice, whose goal in life is to "enlarge, enliven and enlighten" the public.
And Hooley does a neat transformational trick as Lottie, who starts out dour and disapproving, then warms in the colorful presence of her new friend.
Kathy Brombacher, the former artistic director of Moonlight Stage Productions in Vista, directs the production with a keen ear for dialogue, timing and detail (a few lines in the script have been updated with social media references).
The arc of the story builds well to a terrific climax in the third act where actor Tom Stephenson (playing Lettice's defense attorney Mr. Bardolph) gets hilariously swept up in the women's odd hobby of re-creating the executions of past English kings and queens.
To say too much more would spoil the surprises in the play, which has been produced only a few times locally in the past 20 years.
Debra Wanger co-stars as Miss Framer, Lottie's secretary, and the production's four stagehands also appear onstage as tourists.
The production is handsome, with two-sided, multi-locale sets designed by N. Dixon Fish, and a huge number of costumes designed by Moonlight vet Roslyn Lehman. Ted Leib created sound, Mitchell Simkovsky created lighting and Angelica Ynfante created props.
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My question is, if all this is true (and I'm not suggesting that it isn't), how do large-format photographers get such sharp images, when the rear elements of t heir lenses may be at some considerable distance from the film plane? Doesn't there seem to be an anomaly here? Why doesn't this distance seriously compromis e optical performance?


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The people you see on this page are the staff of HappyDiggers. They volunteer their free time towards making this an awesome community for people to join. If you see any of them around, say hi
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InsaneJ, or J as he's often called joined DOM's server when it was still hosted on Beastnode. He started hosting the Vanilla server on his own hardware and registered the happydiggers.net domain. Soon after that the forums were moved to this domain and a lot of servers were added to the HappyDiggers server list.
After donations dried up the Towny server on Beastnode was closed down and J's server was the only one remaining. It currently hosts 11 different Minecraft servers.
J spends his days maintaining the Minecraft servers and can often be seen on the FTB server. Apart for the server stuff he also tries to keep the HappyDiggers community running by managing the staff and facilitating new server projects.
Recently J has started making the HappyDiggers AMP pack and took over development of the HappyDiggers RPG pack.
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DOM is my name, Minecraft is my game. I have played Notch's gift to the world since Alpha (when it was much cheaper). The game was suggested to me from some random guy in one of my Macro Economics classes (if you can, avoid that class). DOM stands for "Da Ork Masta", the gamertag that I use on every community I join. I am a full time Engineering student aspiring to be a professor and a part time Lead at my job.
Minecraft "Career":
Quite a long time ago, I started to watch some tutorials on YouTube for Minecraft Beta and came across some Let's Plays that I still watch today. I became very interested in a specific YouTuber, Etho, and was driven to make videos and inventions like him. I started recording my first videos a couple of years ago and still record today.
This community started from an idea that I had one late night (probably sleep deprived) to start up a server for my viewers to play on with me. On one of my "Subscriber Special" videos I introduced the first public server for our community. My goal was to get a large following and play vanilla Minecraft un-moderated. This community grew into what we have today, HappyDiggers.
Today I mostly play on the servers in my spare time. I try not to get too involved in the projects of this community, but work behind the scenes to plan, fix, config, and program the various servers and plugins. This role inspired me to make the HappyGuilds plugin.
I've heard a lot of stories about minecraft from people last year, but never considered to play 'the blocky game with huge pixels'. That is untill J convinced me FTB was awesome and something I would probably like very much as well. So it came to be that at the end of January 2013 I tried vanilla single player for an evening, then a week later bought it and started playing on the FTB server. I haven't played much other games since
So far I haven't played on servers other then happydiggers' FTB yet, but that will probably change soon.
Before actively joining this community early 2013, I have been involved behind the scences in setting up and managing linux on J's servers since the early 2000's when we played some Warcraft II with the old IPX network protocol tunneled by our 2 Linux servers over the big bad internet. I work in the IT (also mainly with Linux) and studied Electrical Engineering before that.
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for fruit trees, I can tell you I don't have any... but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you follow the rules I will let that be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you... but if you break the rules, I will look for you, I will find you... and I will ban you.
Hello, my nickname was given to me by my buddy's from when I was in the service.
I have been a gamer since the Commodore 64 days. Have played a wide variety of games in my time. Mostly enjoy fps games when working with a clan, & open world games as Fallout 3, Skyrim, & Minecraft.
My son got me to try out Minecraft a few years back. Played it a bit & didn't get into it much. Heard about mods for it & saw the TFC survival mode as it should have been & haven't looked back. Have been into TFC since around build 68. Have seen quit a few servers come & go. Found HappyDiggers looking for a new place, & really like the staff & how well the rules are enforced. I think online games with other people make the games.
RJS1997 aka RJ is my name, I first started minecraft around alpha mostly played survival. around 1.7 i started looking for servers to play on, one day i ran into Dom's vids, I watched his lp and then a few days later he posted a video about him starting a server. the day it came out I came on and ever since then I have played on this server. Im not that active on the forums, sorry for that, but im getting better at checking it, Irl I am struggling with Mono and Celiac which if you guys dont know Mono causes alot of exhaustion and Celiac has made me gluten free. these two diaseses have caused alot of problems for me. mainly missing days because of The Mono and missing school. but I try to be as active as I can to play on the server. In my free time i love to work on custom maps, worldedit wont download for me so i have to do everything by hand, but I enjoy and maybe someday I will get a map done. As for me and this server Im never leaving, and hope this server will be up for many years
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Hey, im Epimetheus and started playing on the Happydigger servers around the time Scorched Earth came released. I love to play PvP, but if you want to play Ark you need to like PvE aswell. I played on the HappyDigger servers for over 3 years now and will continue doing that. In that time i tried to help the servers and the community as much as a i can, to have a large and active community.
I also like to play LoL, many RTS and RPG´s, a mix helps me to keep playing all the games.
If you have suggestions or just want to play with me hit me up!
Marius49 known as the guy that has lots of innovation, building skills and a good sense of humor joined DOM's server since it was just a small community full of great people. He was known for creating big towns being the one with the biggest Town and Nation on the first Towny map. As time passed and maps changed he made other towns bigger and greater than the one before, meeting more people but also obstacles on the road. One time he was the Master of InsaneJ leading him to the path of success and glory while he was chopping out all trees that got in his way (Seriously J chopped all trees of the town and replaced them with a few leaves...if global warming kills us don't forget to thanks him!
Now he is still a member of this community (and you just realized that by reading all this) being known as the Silent and Deadly weapon that terminates every villainous players on his way.
IF you want to mess the servers just give a shout and consider yourself out of existence.
Hello! My In Game Name is Legendair968! I play video-games... I think? I also enjoy listening to music, as well as making it! I try to play a different variety of games, but I tend to stick to the same series of games like Zelda, Pokemon, Halo, and some others.
I enjoy listening to all styles of music as long as they are upbeat (tempo wise) and that goes the same with playing music. My main instrument is Trombone, but I love to play other instruments as well. I am always progressing with my music capabilities whether that be getting better at an instrument or learning to play a new one!
Now that you know about me, go stalk someone else ;p
After fourteen years as a multi-platform enterprise systems admin and systems automation/data migration programmer, I left my career in technology to pursue what I enjoy, and now run a small fishing charter company in my little hometown on the inside west coast of British Columbia, Canada. I hunt, fish, tan hides, build stuff, fix things and have a keen interest in survival, which is probably why I'm drawn, if not somewhat addicted, to TFC. :P See you on the servers!
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Vikusha was simply wandering around until she found Terrafirmacraft server hosted by Happydiggers community, excited she joined the fun in raising animals, and surviving the dangers from mean creatures. She loved gathering flowers around the lands of Terarirmacraft. Not only did she like the mod, she also liked the server rules and how the owner and the staff manages them. After Terrafirmacraft, Vikusha discovered Ark from HappyDiggers, and decided to try a new challenge and experience the fun in taming dinosaurs, and grow with community that plays on the HappyDiggers servers. Although there is no wild flowers collecting like in Terrafirmacraft, but the experience it can give is enjoyable and so much more. Vikusha is happy to be part of HappyDiggers community, and hopes they live long and grow strong.
I started gaming with Diablo/Warcraft 1 back when they were new..... migrated to Everquest for oh 8+years. Jumped on the Horde ship for WoW at launch for another 8 years, mistakenly choosing a pvp server weeee that was fun. Minecraft was a present kinda to myself but my wife was gonna get it for me. I tend to ruin all my surprises that way lol.
While not playing I work at a call center and run the production floor while assisting staff with computer/program issues. Walking 3-5 miles a day for 10 hours means I play games a lot. Been married 7 years, lived with her for roughly 10 and known her for 16ish years.
My Character name is actually the second evolution of characters name from EQ->WoW, as well as 2nd main character.
Elborax, or Elbe, which is his previous and still-favourite nickname, discovered Minecraft in its early versions and has been playing TFC since the 0.78 version. He has finished the game couple of times since then and now enjoys building cool stuff and spreading his knowledge about TFC. He is proud to be a part of the HappyDiggers community. Therefore, he dislikes people who break the rules and harm the community, he would remind them to follow the rules and will justify the server regulations. If you have a problem or a question about TFC or anything else, as long as you are nice, he will be glad to give you a very detailed answer
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Dear Brother and Sister
I thought that I would commence a letter to you this evening but do not think that I will get it finished as it is now allmost ten o'clock but will send it as soon as I get it done. I suppose that you have some idea what it is to take care of little children and whear there is four little children to take care of as I have got. it keeps me busy all the time and then never get through.
The baby seems to be real good but he has got to be taken care of some times. he is a nice looking baby and we think as much of him as though he was the only one we have had. he begins to laugh and notices and is quite interesting. the children all are very much pleased with him. he was nine weeks old this morning. was born the 2nd day of October, we call him James William.
I have got along real well. am not very strong. have to keep on my feet so much that I use up my strength as fast as I get it. You spoke of Mary Ray in your letter. Well it was a sad thing when she died. she had spasms all the time she was being sick. her baby was born dead and she lived about two hours after the baby was born, but did not seem to be concious of any thing. she was sick just two weeks before I was. the family felt dreadful. they could hardly give her up. the baby was a little girl. it was laid in the coffin with her on her arm. they had two doctors when she was sick but they could do nothing to save her life. Caroline Staffer was buried a short time before that. died with consumtion. she has been married two or three years.
Well I commenced this letter one week ago to night and have not finished it since but hope that I will get it done this time. It has been raining all afternoon as hard as it could rain and I presume that it will Snow before it will get through. we have had very pleasant weather all fall. I often think of you and think that it must be pretty cold out there by this time but then I think that you will get along very well and in a short time it will seem like home to you and you will feel attacht to the place. I often wish that I could see you and have a talk with you. I dont get home sick but then it would seem nice to have a visit with some of our folks.
Aunt Betsy Stauffer came and made me a short visit while she was in Ohio. she came very unexpected but I was glad to see her. she was here just two days before I was sick. Lydia is bording with us now. Mrs spellman did not care about having boarders this winter. she has her room down there first the same as she did only gets her meals here. She talks some of paking up her things and leave them set in our shop and go west. she hardly knows what she will do. she has not said any thing for some days.
Pheby Parsons is going to be married to Jim Ray in a short time. I suppose you will think that he is in a hurry but it is all right with Mr. Parsons folks and the Ray family. Sylvia Jones is married to Poe Luly. John Luly is marrie to Mary Basel. Laurie Barlow is married to a fellow by the name of Joe Bradshaw. Wesley Wirt is married to Ellen Beans, one of Noah Beans granddaughters.
Well Lizzie I dont know as I have any thing more to write this time. it seems like a short letter to go so far. I wish you would write right away and I will answer it soon. I would like to hear from you often. it would be easier for us to write often and not so much at a time. the children are all well and full of mischief. I have got a girl to help me this winter. it is Martin Miller's Katie. she does very well. often speeks of you. Lena Himes has got a little girl. Lydia got a letter from Mary last week. she had just got back to Mrs. Bissells the week before that. she wrot that our folks were all well as usual. There is going to be a Christmas tree over here in the church for the sabbath school. I suppose it will be a nice thing. Well I must stop writing. keep the children for me. Our love to you all. write soon.
Sarah Greene
At this time, Sarah and George Greene were the parents of four children: Susie, 5 years old; Arthur, 3 years; George Frederick "Freddie", aged 2 years; and the baby James William who was born October 2, 1870.
Elizabeth and Sam Coppes had moved to Nodaway county, Missouri in 1869. They had 2 children at this time: Minnie was about 2 years old and Harvey was a little more than a year old.
See The Berlin Family :: List of The Letters for a complete listing of all of the family letters.


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Late Lal Bahadur Basnet was born on 17th December 1926 at Nazitam, Sang in East Sikkim. Born to Lieutenant (Honorary) Prem Bahadur Basnett and Narbada Devi, Lal Bahadur Basnett is an enigmatic personality of Sikkimese politics. At the age of 4, Late Basnett, along with his parents, left Sikkim for Dehradun (then United Provinces now the Capital of Uttarakhand) and returned to his native land only after 15 years. He got his basic education at Dehradun and went to Ludhiana and admitted to Punjab University for his graduation. After accomplishing his Graduation, in 1945, he went to United Services Pre-Cadet College Belgaum. He was court-martial from the Army due to his direct and open letter to a High ranking Army Officer. In his letter he stated about "the dissatisfaction prevailing in 2/5 Gurkha Rifles", which was not engrossed by other high ranking Officers. He was sent for a rigorous three months imprisonment but, later released after spending one and a half months in the jail. After resigning from the Indian Army, he went to Pokhara (Nepal) and served as a school teacher.
He sat for the Sikkim's first Civil Service Competitive Examinations and qualified the same and was appointed as a Magistrate in 1961. However, within a short period he resigned from the bureaucracy and joined Sikkim National Congress, a political party headed by L.D Kazi and was entrusted with the charge of Joint Secretary. His ideas of democracy and egalitarianism could not stop there.
In 1966, he published series of three articles on the topic of Democracy in Sikkim (Sikkim ma Prajatantra) which ultimately led to the portrayal of Late Basnett as an anti-national. On 10th September 1966, the Joint Secretary of Sikkim National Congress was arrested on a non-bail able warrant for having committed offences of sedition under section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.[i] According to Basnett:
"The arrest had been occasioned by a series of three articles entitled "Democracy in Sikkim", published in NOW, a Calcutta Weekly, and a letter written to the Editor, "Hindustan Standard" a Calcutta Daily, on the sensitive subject of Sikkim's National Anthem"[ii].
According to the reports of Kanchenjunga:
"It has come to know that Mr. Basnett had in certain journals and newspaper in Calcutta written articles which have been said to be against the interest of Sikkim. He was arrested under Indian Penal Code Section 124A on the charges of Rajdroha"[iii].
It appears that the accused and the General Secretary of Sikkim National Congress had written nothing sensational against the National Anthem of the Kingdom. He had simply tried to draw the attention of the Indian intelligentsia regarding the existing political situation of the Kingdom. An extract of his article is reproduced here:
"Now, the ruling house- the Sikkim Durbar- had no intentions to part with its powers and prerogatives which a democratic government would necessarily entail. It restored to the time honoured political weapon of divide and rule....The Sikkim Durbar assiduously applied itself to sowing the seeds of discord among the three communities by playing up the probability of the tyranny of the majority over the minority communities"[iv].
In another issue, he continued to criticize the Sikkim Durbar for waiting for an opportunity to impose absolutism in the Kingdom. Mr. Basnett wrote:
"The Sikkim Durbar has almost reached the point where its absolute rule has become a glaring fact....So, with absolutism in the saddle, Sikkim continues on the dizzy path of eventual chaos"[v].
The only matter that the Durbar had to criticize the writings mentioned above was about the existence of absolutism in the Kingdom, which could be refuted in a usual manner by placing the example of the Executive Council of 1958. However, the arrest of Mr. Basnett gives a clear sketch that how Sikkim Durbar was working on the "democratization" of the country where a single word against the palace was considered as an act of insubordination.
The lone News based journal Kanchenjunga published the event in the news story with the title 'National Congress Secretary Arrested' that too was in an equidistant manner between the democratic and autocratic juxtaposition. It writes
"....it would be enough to say that in the history of Sikkim, this is the first case relating to Section 124(A) or treason"[vi].
After spending 48 hours in the police custody, Mr. Basnett was taken before the Chief Magistrate on 12th September 1966, and he was released on bail of Rs 100,000.[vii] On 10th April 1967, after the results of Third General Elections Mr. Basnett was acquitted from the charge of treason.
Due to his deviating political views with L.D Kazi he resigned from the Sikkim National Congress and founded Sikkim Janata Party. Though, the party had never been active in the political sphere of Sikkim but, the demands made by Late Basnett and his party cannot be disregarded. After his victory in the election of 1979, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
[i] Basnett, Lal Bahadur, (1974) Sikkim A short political history, p 129
[ii] ibid
[iii] Kanchenjunga Vol.6, No.2-3-4, 15th September 1966 pp36, 48/49
[iv] Basnett, Lal Bahadur, 'Democracy in Sikkim'(Part I) Now, 29th April 1966, Calcutta,p10
[v] Basnett, Lal Bahadur, 'Democracy in Sikkim'(Part I) Now, 20th May 1966, Calcutta,p9
[vi] Kanchenjunga Vol.6, No.2-3-4, 15th September 1966 pp36, 48/49
[vii] Basnett (1974) op cit p130
[ii] ibid
[iii] Kanchenjunga Vol.6, No.2-3-4, 15th September 1966 pp36, 48/49
[iv] Basnett, Lal Bahadur, 'Democracy in Sikkim'(Part I) Now, 29th April 1966, Calcutta,p10
[v] Basnett, Lal Bahadur, 'Democracy in Sikkim'(Part I) Now, 20th May 1966, Calcutta,p9
[vi] Kanchenjunga Vol.6, No.2-3-4, 15th September 1966 pp36, 48/49
[vii] Basnett (1974) op cit p130