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|Feb 1, 2011
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|Peter D. Hunt, Pablo Salazar, Valiuddin Ali
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|Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to providing increased data accessibility for a personal computing device and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for allowing rapid access to certain data on a personal computing device that is powered down or otherwise in a power conservation state.
2. Background of the Related Art
This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art which may be related to various aspects of the present invention which are described and/or claimed below. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understanding of the various aspects of the present invention. Accordingly, it should be understood that these statements are to be read in this light, and not as admissions of prior art.
Since the introduction of the first personal computer ("PC") over 20 years ago, technological advances to make PCs more useful have continued at an amazing rate. Microprocessors that control PCs have become faster and faster, with operational speeds eclipsing the gigahertz (one billion operations per second) and continuing well beyond.
Productivity has also increased tremendously because of the explosion in development of software applications. In the early days of the PC, people who could write their own programs were practically the only ones who could make productive use of their computers. Today, there are thousands and thousands of software applications ranging from games to word processors and from voice recognition to web browsers.
In addition to becoming more powerful, computers have also become more mobile than ever before over the past few years. Notebook or laptop PCs have been steadily increasing in power while their cases (or footprint) continue to get lighter and more portable.
Another innovation in recent years has been the handheld PC. These ultra-small PCs have revolutionized productivity because they are highly mobile and provide such functions as wireless email connectivity and even internet browsing. Many handheld PCs are operated or controlled by a stylus or pen instead of a keyboard. In spite of these benefits, handheld PCs are not generally as powerful as their full-function desktop or notebook counterparts. Design considerations such as overall size, weight and heat dissipation prevent the use of the most powerful components (microprocessors, for example) in handheld PCs. These same design considerations prevent the use of large amounts of computer memory and other types of storage such as disk drives.
The tablet PC is an emerging type of personal computing device that is designed to incorporate the power of traditional desktop or notebook computers while offering many of the portability and simplicity features available in handheld PCs. For example, tablet PCs may incorporate a full-function processor and a full-function operating system such as Windows XP Professional, which is available from Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash. In addition, tablet PCs may incorporate advanced video graphics capabilities and large hard drive storage capacity. Tablet PCs may additionally incorporate these powerful features while providing the user with the natural simplicity of a pen- or stylus-based interface, such as the interface typically found on a handheld PC. The combination of power and simplicity afforded by tablet PCs will allow support of handwriting recognition, which will make it possible for users to take handwritten notes, create drawings or annotate documents then wirelessly share the information with others.
Advances in computer technology, however, have not come without undesirable side effects. Modern computers are complex machines and they take a significant amount of time to become usable when they are first turned on. This is because most systems go through a power-on self test and various degrees of hardware and software initialization before they are ready for normal operation. Additional factors that may delay the start of normal operation at power-up or awakening from a reduced power state are: (1) BIOS startup, (2) waiting for a network interface card to initialize, including expiration of any timeouts associated with connecting to a network that is not present or providing a weak signal, and (3) hard drive spin-up.
The factors listed above are in addition to other factors such as the speed of a computer's processor (slower processor will result in slower execution of startup code) or the version and type of operating system being run on the computer (every Os has it's own set of initialization requirements that it must perform, such as enumerating Plug and Play devices, etc). Thus, the power-on initialization process may take over one or two minutes before the computer is ready for a user to launch an application program to obtain desired data. After that, the user must still launch the desired application and request access to the needed data. The time before the user actually gets the desired data may be even longer if the computer must connect to a network to access needed data.
The problem of slow data availability is compounded by the fact that modern computers are capable of being placed into a number of low-power consumption states. This feature is especially useful for handheld, notebook and tablet PCs that are capable of running on batteries. The ability to place these types of computers in power saving states contributes to longer periods between recharging the batteries. An industry standard specification known as the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ("ACPI") sets forth definitions and requirements for certain low-power states of computer operation. The ACPI specification defines a hibernation state, which the specification refers to by the designation "S4"). The "off" state is referred to in the ACPI specification by the designation "S5."
In many cases, users of computers need faster access to data when they first power up their computers. A business user may need to quickly obtain the location of a meeting or a business associate's phone number or address. When data is needed expeditiously, the initial delay of a computer powering up can be a significant inconvenience. A method and apparatus of rapidly obtaining information from a computer that is powered down or otherwise in a low-power state is desirable.
The foregoing and other advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the drawings in which:
One or more specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, not all features of an actual implementation are described in the specification. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure.
Referring to the drawings,
A video display screen 12 extends to cover a significant portion of the front of the tablet PC 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the video display 12 is touch-sensitive to facilitate handwriting recognition. The tablet PC 10 may include application software which supports handwriting recognition.
The tablet PC 10 and control panel 14, which may include an on-off switch and other control buttons. In addition, the control panel 14 is provided with a plurality of soft keys 16. The soft keys 16 may be programmed to support a wide variety of functions of the tablet PC 10. For example, the soft keys 16 may be programmed to allow a user to change the display mode of the tablet PC 10 or to access menus or other features associated with the operation of the tablet PC 10. As described below, the soft keys 16 may be programmed to allow rapid access to a user's data even though the tablet PC 10 is powered off or otherwise in a state of low power consumption such as a hibernation mode.
Email programs and other programs that allow users to manage their personal information, such as task lists, calendar data and contact information for customers and other colleagues or friends, are commonly used on traditional PCs and tablet PCs. Microsoft Outlook, which is available from Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash., is an example of one such email program. Outlook features a task manager, a contact list, a calendar, as well as email and other functions. Generally speaking, Outlook is a type of a program referred to as a Personal Information Manager (or "PIM"). PIM programs primarily display relevant aspects of a user's personal information. For example, PIM programs may be used to view the user's calendar, task list, contact information or email among other data. Examples of such data that a user could get using the PIM include the time and location of an appointment or the telephone number or address of a business colleague. Through the rest of this document, although the examples cite references to Outlook, they are equally valid for other popular PIM applications such Lotus Notes, ACT and the like.
As set forth above, accessing this information typically requires a user to fully boot his PC from an "off" state (ACPI state S5) and launch Outlook (or any other PIM application) to gain access to the relevant PIM information. On a computing device using Windows XP which is also part of a business domain, the boot up or wakeup from hibernation process might also require the user to login (or revalidate) his credentials for authentication from the business information technology ("IT") department to gain access to mail, etc. This process can take a relatively long time, especially if the user is running late or otherwise is in a hurry. Even if Outlook is left running when the user places the PC in a state of low power consumption, such as a hibernation state (ACPI state S4), it may take a considerable amount of time to gain access to information because outlook typically waits for the expiration of network connection timeouts when awakening from a state of low power consumption before displaying information to the user.
A BIOS-based browser 26 is implemented to read PIM data that is stored in the file 24. The non-volatile memory, which stores the file 24, may be accessible within a very short time (a few seconds) after request for information from a user. Thus, the information is available long before the user's computer is fully powered up or awakened from a reduced power state. The user's computer may be set up such that the user can request information from the file 24 by pressing a soft key 16 (
Microsoft Outlook is an example of an email program that may be used to implement the present invention. If Outlook is used, the interface between the email program 20 and the add-in component 22 may include two-way communication via the Outlook object model. Additionally, the interface in the disclosed embodiments includes IDTExtensibility2 COM interface functionality (see Microsoft Developer Network documentation for more information on the IDTExtensibility2 functionality). The specific details of the interface between the email program 20 and the add-in component 22 are not crucial aspects of the present invention.
Starting with Outlook 2000, Microsoft Corporation introduced the Office Add-In architecture, which allows the development of inproc COM servers that may leverage the object model (consisting of methods and events) of Outlook 2000 or later versions. That object model allows the automation of the functions and features of Outlook. This allows the import/export of information stored in Microsoft Exchange Servers even though the details of the data structures involved are not known.
A COM add-in is a COM component that interacts with Office 2000 applications. COM add-ins must meet two requirements: (1) the add-in must register itself as an Office add-in by setting values in the Microsoft Office section of the Windows registry, and (2) the add-in must implement the IDTExtensibility2 interface. When Microsoft Office invokes the add-in, it may use Office objects to perform actions such as customizing the user interface, creating new documents or creating special rules that evaluate incoming mail messages.
When Outlook (and other Office applications) load, they search for registered in-process components that implement the IDTExtensibility2 COM interface. That interface requires the methods set forth in Table 1:
Method Name
Called when an add-in is connected
Called when an add-in is disconnected
Called when the add-ins collection is updated
Called when the system has completed starting
Once loaded, these components can then interact with Outlook using the Microsoft Outlook Object Model. The specific implementation details of the Microsoft Outlook Object Model are not crucial aspects of the invention. Because the Microsoft Object Model is COM-based, any COM-aware language may be used to program the add-in and access the Object Model. Examples of languages that may be used are Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. The add-in component 22 may be implemented as a dynamic-link library (DLL) but it may also be an executable program file.
Various categories of information that may be made accessible using the BIOS-based browser 26 are set forth below in Table 2:
Data Type
Configuration options needed
Configuration options for duration. May use a minimum of x
number of days prior to current day, and y number of days in
Notes/Message body - No need to download attachments.
Meeting Organizer/Attendees (optional)
Task Heading
Start date/Due date/Status/Priority flag
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Name (Display Name)
Business Number
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email address
- Number of unread messages.
- Number of total messages
- Subject line for all messages
- Read/Unread flag
- Priority flag
- From list (email)
- To List (email)
- cc list
- bcc list
Upon startup, the add-in component 22 may extract Outlook information that is currently available and store it in an XML file. XML may be used because of its portability, extensibility, and standards compliance.
On the occurrence of individual events, like addition, modification, or deletion of Outlook information, the individual XML files may be updated and/or synchronized to reflect the new information. When system-provided power management wake events occur, the same steps that are performed at start-up should be repeated (see previous paragraph). This will allow synchronization of items missed while the computer is in a state of low power consumption.
Prior to or upon exiting Outlook, or prior to the computer being placed in a low power state such as hibernation, or when a network connection is dropped or added (for example, a RAS connection), all of the individual XML files may be merged into a single unified XML file 38. The unified XML file 38 may employ a name with eight or fewer characters to the left of period followed by up to three characters to the right of the period (an 8.3 filename format) to allow the to be used in non-Windows computing environments. The specific format for individual XML files 30, 32, 34, 36 or the unified XML file 38 is not a crucial aspect of the invention.
In order to decouple and provide maximum amount of leverage for output compatibility, a style sheet (XSL or CSS) may be used to define rules for converting the unified XML file 38 into an HTML file 24 (
Different style-sheets may be used to perform output as suitable for viewer application. For example, different style sheets may be used to accommodate for differences in Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator HTML compatibility. In addition, the unified XML file 38 (or individual XML files 30, 32, 34 and 36 may be directly read by support applications such as third party synchronization applications.
Style sheets may be stored in a separate file or could be embedded in the same (merged) XML file. The software developer must accommodate for the syntax differences for the two options, depending on which method is employed. The unified XML file, the XSL style sheet, and the HTML file 24 may all be produced by the add-in component 22, but they do not have to be. For example, the style sheet may be pre-coded and kept separately. The add-in component 22 may merge them or use the MSXML (or other such parsers) to generate the HTML file 24.
The configuration and appearance of the user interface must be taken into account when designing and generating the corresponding style sheet. An influencing factor in developing an appropriate style sheet may be the HTML capabilities of the BIOS-based browser 26 that will access the HTML file 24.
To reduce the complexity and the overhead associated with designing the BIOS-based browser 26 to process XML code and XSL style sheets, the add-in component 22 (
The add-in component 22 may be designed to be an independent or stand-alone piece of code complete with a Windows-based setup and uninstall programs, if desired. The setup program may ensure that it is capable of executing and installing the add-in component 22 anywhere in the system, including a default location such as the non-volatile storage flash volume associated with the host computer. The setup program may be designed to detect whether the add-in component 22 has already been installed and, if so, to exit gracefully without reinstalling the program.
The version of HTML produced by the add-in component 22 may be matched with the level of HTML compatibility that the BIOS-based browser 26 supports. In order to accommodate cycling through data that might not all fit onto one HTML screen, the resulting HTML may include scripting code. The inclusion of scripting code may be avoided if the user interface is designed to use web controls that allow built in navigation (for example, a list box as built in support for sliders, etc.).
The BIOS-based browser 26 may also support frames to logically and physically separate different categories of the PIM data on the display screen. Alternatively, the BIOS-based browser 26 may incorporate CSS for transforming the XML in the supported HTML format. If the BIOS-based browser 26 is designed to support XML and CSS, the HTML need not be generated because the BIOS-based browser 26 could generate it from the unified.xml file 38. In the illustrated embodiment, the PIM viewer may be accessed in a non-Windows environment (i.e. when the computer is not powered on). Thus, the BIOS-based browser 26 may support the level of HTML in which the HTML file 24 is created. The BIOS-based browser 26 may additionally support the Double Byte Character Set ("DBCS") to allow support of international languages.
A protocol may be established to determine the default home page the BIOS-based browser 26 navigates to upon launch. The BIOS-based browser 26 may support a command line option to accept an HTML file that the BIOS-based browser 26 may navigate to upon launch. This functionality may be in addition to a protocol that allows changing of the default home page through programming.
The BIOS-based browser 26 may be implemented to support basic graphic file formats natively. These file formats may include JPEG, Gif, and bitmaps, with color depths of 16,256 and 64K color. Additionally, the BIOS-based browser 26 may provide basic browser-based controls for basic navigation. Such controls may include: Stop, Refresh, Back, Forward and the like.
The information contained in the unified.xml file 38 is processed with a style sheet and the results written into the HTML file 24 (
At 44, 46 examples of changes to a user's PIM data are depicted. The example shown at 44 depicts a change to the user's mail data and the example 46 depicts a change to the user's calendar data. Changes such as those depicted at 44, 46 could occur with respect to any of the email functional areas supported by a given embodiment of the invention (e.g. contacts and task lists as well as email and calendar data). The changes at 44, 46 are captured and result in corresponding writes to the XML files that store the data for the system components that have changed. For example, 48 depicts a change to the mail.xml file 32 (
When the user's computer is powered off or otherwise in a state of low power consumption, the user may choose to access the information stored in the HTML file 24. This access may be accomplished by pressing a soft key 16 (
When the user is finished using the PIM information, he/she may exit the BIOS-based browser 26, for example, by pressing (toggling) the same soft key 16HW button. The user may also be able to exit the BIOS-based browser 26 by clicking on a control element displayed by the BIOS-based browser 26. When the BIOS-based browser is exited, the computer system need not be booted.
The BIOS-based browser 26 may be programmed to display error messages to the user based on certain conditions of the system. Examples of such error messages may include indications that no HTML file could be found or that no non-volatile memory storage (flash) is available to the BIOS-based browser 26 and the like. The specific conditions that generate these messages and the content of the messages themselves are not crucial aspects of the invention.
During the exit or shutdown process of Outlook, accurate updates may not be obtainable through Outlook's object model. Accordingly, it may be necessary to rely on data gathered from Outlook object model event notifications to update individual data categories.
The present invention may be employed if multiple users share the same computer (i.e. the PIM application on the computer is configured with multiple user accounts). To implement the invention in a multiple user environment, the xml files 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38 (
The user data stored in the HTML file does not necessarily have to be PIM data. It could be any type of data that the user desires to access in a rapid manner when his/her computer is powered down or otherwise in a state of low power consumption. For example, the user data may be web pages that were browsed by the user when the computer was powered up. Those pages may be stored in the HTML file 24 (
While the invention may be susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail herein. However, it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following appended claims.
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Vintage Tel-Tru outdoor thermometer made by Germanow-Simon Company, Rochester, New York. I'm sure it would work just as well indoors.
"The Germanow-Simon Corporation was founded in 1916 in Rochester, NY. Starting as a small machine shop, the company quickly grew to become a major supplier of replacement watch crystals made of plastic. During the 1930s G-S purchased Tel-Tru Manufacturing Company and developed this division to become a leading supplier of bimetal thermometers."This thermometer works and is in good condition. If you look at the convex lens at an angle, you can see little scratches consistent with normal age and use. Diameter is 2-1/4". The height, it's bulbous, is about 1". Has a flange to hang it by.
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|Wave PreCure
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Wave PreCure (ウェーブ プリキュア U~ēbu Purikyua )is the fourth PreCure to CureJade2910's series.
The Ocean Empire is busy preparing for the annual Ocean Sun however King Depths arrived and destroyed to the Ocean Empire. Queen Celestia sends Princess Oceania to find PreCure.
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Murphy clinched the round in race three as leader Marcos Ambrose, in a Ford, suffered a flat tyre two laps from the finish.
Fourth place was enough to give Holden driver Murphy the necessary points after he had won race two earlier in the day and finished runner-up in Saturday's opening race.
The winner of the third race, Todd Kelly in a Commodore, was second overall in the round while Ambrose was third.
The result boosted Murphy into second place in the points series behind Mark Skaife, who sealed the 2002 championship at Bathurst.
It was a dismal outcome for the Holden Racing Team, which has dominated the series this year. After titleholder Skaife won Saturday's first race, he and team-mate Jason Bright struck mechanical trouble in the final race, causing the team's first double retirement this year.
The safety car made three appearances in the final race as cars jockeyed for position on the tight track, but the worst trouble came two-thirds of the way through. Glenn Seton's Falcon slammed into a corner tyre barrier at the end of the long straight, removing it and exposing the wooden spikes holding it down.
Unaware of the danger, several drivers cut across the kerb and were forced to dive into the pits with flat tyres.
Murphy, who had been leading from pole position, fellow Holden drivers Russell Ingall, Garth Tander and Jason Bargwanna and the Ford of John Bowe all punctured.
The incident forced the safety car out for a second time while a repair crew worked on the track, giving Murphy a window after he was fitted with new tyres.
Murphy said the team won "through the most unbelievable circumstances I think I've seen".
"We had a flat tyre for the second pit stop. I went down the straight and came out of the hairpin and it didn't turn real good," he said. "I thought it was all over but the safety car came out, which I thought was handy.
"There were a lot of hard-luck stories today (Sunday) and we had a good-luck one for a change."
Ambrose said he had had to gamble on tyre wear after losing communication with his pit crew while in the lead.
His Ford's front right tyre exploded two laps from the end, but Ambrose managed to nurse the car across the line to take third place in the race.
Kelly said that the final race, at Melbourne's Sandown track, would provide renewed interest for spectators with a group of drivers in the running to snatch second place.
Murphy replaced Bright in second spot overall yesterday, moving to 1403 points. Bright has 1376, Kelly 1303, Steven Richards 1277 and Ambrose 1258.


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CHICAGO -- Perhaps Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo tempered expectations a little too much going into the draft by saying the primary objective was to land players with the first three picks who "make it to Sunday."
Dressing for a game is one thing, making meaningful contributions is another.
Having followed a Super Bowl season in 2006 with a combined record of 23-25 over the past three years, Angelo and coach Lovie Smith stand on shaky ground and need more than players merely capable of making a 45-man active game-day roster.
They need immediate contributors. The good news is it appears they may have acquired a few.
"We pretty much stayed with the plan that I outlined to you," Angelo said. "We were able to do that with our third, fourth and fifth picks, and we felt good about that."
As they should, considering the fact the Bears were handicapped by not owning first- and second-round picks. With their first three selections -- safety Major Wright, defensive end Corey Wootton and cornerback Joshua Moore -- the Bears appear to have landed, respectively, a starter, a rotational player up front and a potential contributor in some of the club's substitution packages in the secondary.
The Bears closed out the draft by acquiring quarterback Dan LeFevour and offensive tackle J'Marcus Webb. LeFevour isn't likely to see any playing time as a rookie, but Webb -- despite his small-school pedigree and late selection -- could possibly kick inside to guard and challenge for a starting job, or develop into one of the line's top backups as a rookie. It's important to mention that Webb displayed enough potential at Texas in 2006 to see playing time in 12 games as a true freshman.
"We will just wait and see until we get to camp and get the pads on the kind of quality player he is," Angelo said.
Wright, meanwhile, appears to be the crown jewel of the Bears' 2010 draft class.
There's a good chance he'll win a starting job at safety. Wright started 33 of 41 career games at Florida, and comes to Chicago with a reputation for violent hits, leadership and playmaking ability.
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"Safety was one of the positions we targeted to improve our ballclub," Smith said. "He is going to bring a lot of energy to our defense, has good skills as far as coverage is concerned.
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Chicago didn't draft what you'd classify as a sexy class, but for the most part, it might be just good enough to make some meaningful contributions right away.
Wootton tallied 10 sacks as a junior at Northwestern before a blown knee in the final game that year wrecked his senior season. Moore, according to Bears defensive backs coach Jon Hoke, possesses man-coverage skills which are arguably more advanced than some of the corners already on the roster.
LeFevour, although he isn't likely to play as a rookie, accounted for more touchdowns (149) than anyone else in NCAA history.
"I'm ready to play, no doubt about that," Webb said minutes after the Bears took him in the seventh round. "I don't feel like there's anybody who could get in my way. I'm ready to play on the next level; any level."
If the Bears' picks can turn that confidence into production, the club will look back on this year's draft as a success.
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Disappointingly, we could only get into one of the buildings (the hospital, in its time, had its own railway line, ballroom, shop, nurse's quarters and water tower) but we snapped away at what we found....
This is what the hallways look like now - wind whipping leaves through them and slamming doors as we walked around. Unsettling, to say the least.
The floor had fallen in in the laundry room, and there were floorboards falling in everywhere so we were careful where we treaded.
The last one is my favourite photo of the day - I couldn't bear to get much closer than to shoot through the door!
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I JUST RECEIVED THIS REQUEST. MIKE HUTCHINSON, an IMB MISSIONARY, AND HIS FAMILY NEED OUR PRAYERS. FORMERLY OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN LONG BEACH, MS. THIS MISSIONARY IS CURRENTLY IN GUINEA-BISSAU, WEST AFRICA. HIS CAR WAS SURROUNDED BY MUSLIMS AS HE AND HIS FAMILY DROVE HOME. AFTER PATIENTLY WAITING AND ASKING THEM TO MOVE, THEY FINALLY PULLED AWAY FROM HIS CAR. AS MIKE STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY, A 16 YEAR OLD MUSLIM JUMPED (OR WAS PUSHED) IN FRONT OF MIKE'S CAR AND WAS KILLED. THE MUSLIMS ARRESTED MIKE (TOOK HIS PASSPORT) AND ARE PLACING HIM ON TRIAL FOR MURDER. IF CONVICTED, HE WILL BE HANGED IMMEDIATELY. HIS WIFE, LYNN, AND HIS FAMILY (CHILDREN 12,10,9) ARE STAYING WITH ANOTHER MISSIONARY FAMILY. PLEASE PRAY FOR GOD'S INTERVENTION. PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR CHURCH, PRAYER CHAIN,EMAIL LIST, AND ANYONE ELSE YOU KNOW WHO WILL PRAY FOR THIS
Origins: The thought of a God-fearing selfless missionary unjustly about to be put to death by heathen savages is enough to fire up most anyone's urges to help in any way, as our burgeoning inbox attests. The "urgent prayer request" in the name of Mike Hutchinson, a Southern Baptist missionary serving in West Africa, has continued to jump from one inbox to another even though he is now in the United
States and was never at any time in danger of being hanged.
On 20 April 1999 on a road near Fatik, Senegal, a teenage boy stepped in front of the Hutchinsons' vehicle without looking and was struck by their car. The boy died while the Hutchinsons were trying to transport him to a nearby hospital. The Hutchinsons then drove to the police station where Mike Hutchinson turned himself in.
Hutchinson was briefly detained and his passport and driver's license were taken, but he was quickly released, pending a hearing. He and his wife Lynn continued to carry out their ministry while awaiting trial on involuntary manslaughter.
The rumor about Hutchinson has caused the International Mission Board (IMB) no end of grief. As far back as May 1999, the IMB erected a web page denying the dangers outlined in the (even then) much forwarded prayer request. As they wrote on that page:
It is true that Mike was involved in an unavoidable traffic accident in which a 16-year-old boy was killed," [Ron] Hunt said. "But there was no mob involved, he is not being tried for murder, and he is not in danger of being hanged.
Moreover, the page points out that even at the time of the accident, authorities were giving no indication that Hutchinson was considered at fault. In the case of a vehicular death, it's standard procedure in Senegal to charge the driver with involuntary manslaughter. In Hutchinson's case, everyone involved expected the charges to be later dropped. That he's now back in the United States indicates matters were ultimately resolved.
The temporary travel restrictions placed upon Hutchinson by the Senegal government were removed in mid-July 1999. The Hutchinsons moved from Senegal into The Gambia shortly thereafter. They have since returned to the United States and now live in Mississippi.
According to the International Mission Board's files in 2000, Mike Hutchinson's then whereabouts placed him and his family Stateside.
No one knows who started the "urgent prayer request" or why, but in the manner of so many Internet doppelgangers, the plea for prayers continues to haunt the cyber community to this day. In common with many such missives which pluck straight at the heart-strings, its message is unquestioningly accepted as factual by a huge number of those who receive it. But as we've just seen, there was very little fact to this particular call to arms. The worst case scenario Hutchinson ever faced was deportation. His life was never in danger, and there was no angry mob out to hang him high.
Hutchinson's accident was far from the first vehicular fatality Baptist missionaries stationed in Africa have played a part in, and those other missionaries have also not been subjected to overly harsh justice.
a Southern Baptist International Service Corps missionary in Zimbabwe, was acquitted of culpable homicide in a case stemming from a
Another missionary couple, Gene and Jean Phillips, serving in Lesotho, were involved in yet another traffic fatality. Gene Phillips had been charged with culpable homicide in the
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Browsing the internet recently, I found an article about how technology, specifically the internet, is helping classical music gain popularity again. The tagline of the article read "Net a lifeline for a dying art?" Is classical music really a dying art? The way I see it, classical music has and will always have an air of omnipresence.
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History lesson aside, we've come to rest in a time called the Contemporary period. It's almost identical to the Romantic period (being that it's about emotions that the music induces). However, before, there was a set of rules that most composers followed to make music sound good. In the Contemporary period, all of those rules have been tossed to the wayside. So "classical" music, as we refer to it, has been changing for this extended amount of time and it will continue to change. So what's next?
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If you don't comply with the new regulations, you're now guilty of "interfering" with another person's FMLA rights — and that's a class action suit waiting to happen.Cole sued under the FMLA claiming she was retaliated against for exercising her rights under the law. The employer defended its actions by pointing to its paper trail that showed Cole was a poor performer before she went on leave and still was when she returned. (Cole v. Illinois, 7th Cir., 4/7/09)
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We stayed at the Sheraton last year and it was great! It was one of the official Big 12 tournament official hotels so it was all decked out with Big 12 stuff which was pretty cool. I know a lot of ISU fans also stay at The Westin. I hope we take over KC this year. The way our season is going it wouldn't surprise me!
My advice is book now. We stayed at the Q last year and wanted to stay there again, but it's booked. We are at the Crowne Plaza, more than I wanted to spend but the location is perfect.
You guys just booking Wed night thru Sun to be safe?
I'm having second thoughts after seeing those prices.
In the past i know The Westin has been Iowa States team hotel FWIW.
If we're playing on Wednesday night, I don't want to be there anyway
Yeah, I didn't mean it like that, more so if ISU was playing early Thursday or if people buy all session and watch Wed night's games: (Tech, WV, TCU type of teams).
Going down Thursday. If we play early will be no different from last year. I don't see us finishing seventh or worse
I've never bought the all session tickets before but am going to this year based on the obscene prices they were asking for the KU game last year.
That was awful, the prices were through the roof. One ticket for ISU, KU, KSU, OSU fans = tons of profit for scalpers.
I sold a ticket (to an ISU fan of course) for $150 for ISU-KU last year in the upper decks and he was happy to pay it. I ended up selling the KU-KSU championship tickets for $125 I think.
Can't remember where We stayed two years ago. Trying to get a group of 10 or so guys to go down this year as well.
We stay Friday-Sunday. It backfired two years ago when we lost to UT in the 2nd round. Even with ISU losing it was an absolute blast. Not a lot of ISU fans with us losing but you can't beat the power and light district during the tourney. I can't even imagine all the cardinal and gold down there if we were to make the championship.
My friends knows a guy in the hotel business in dsm and was able to get us a deal on a hotel.
Two rooms at the Sheraton in KC. $147/night. 4 people to a room so we are splitting it for $37 a night.
I've never been before but booked Embassy Suites at the Plaza. What is the best way to get tickets? I would probably get the all session pass.
Can anyone tell me the seating locations (sections) by ticket price level ?
I just booked this morning for The Q in Westport.
this is one of my favorite hotels anywhere, much less kc. a very short walk to the sprint center.
Kansas City Hotels - Hilton President Kansas City, MO Hotel
Very historic renovated hotel. We stayed there for Farmaggeden both years. Would be a great option for Big XII tourney if you don't mind spending $250/night plus parking
Q is nice but overpriced for what you get. Legends area have nice hotels if you don't mind 15 minute drive. You can bring your fam and keep them entertained while you go hard on BIG12 tourney.