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The Truth About the Titanic: A Survivor's StoryPaperback
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- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Format: Paperback | 224 pages
- Dimensions: 124mm x 196mm x 18mm | 322g
- Publication date: 19 April 2012
- Publication City/Country: Chalford
- Illustrations note: Approx 100 Illustrations
- Sales rank: 396,895
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Awakened by the shuddering of a huge iceberg puncturing the side of the ship, Colonel Archibald Gracie was quickly dressed and on deck to see the aftermath of what was to become the most famous collision in history. He had gone to bed early on the night of 14 April 1912, expecting to be up with the larks, and enjoying a session in the gym and a game of squash before breakfast but by morning he was standing atop an overturned lifeboat awaiting rescue from the frozen North Atlantic. The night's exertions were to have a huge effect on Gracie. He began to write the story of the tragic events soon after he was back on dry land, completing most of the task by Autumn 1912. Telling the story of the last few hours of the sinking Titanic, and his miraculous escape as she plummeted 14,000 feet to the ocean floor, Gracie's book is recognised as simply the best account of the disaster. He died in December 1912, while proofing the manuscript, but the Truth about the Titanic remains today as the most accurate of the eyewitness accounts, recording Gracie's own story as well as that of each of the lifeboats as they left the doomed Titanic.
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Archibald Gracie was an American writer and historian. He died in December 1912, as the proofs for his book about the Titanic were being worked on. He has provided us with the best first-hand account of the sinking. Campbell McCutcheon has had a life-long interest in the Olympic-class vessels and has written extensively on the subject. He lives in Gloucester and has also written a definitive photographic history of the Elders & Fyffes shipping line, as well as books on the Port of Southampton and the Scottish island archipelago of St Kilda.


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For some, graduation a fitting gift for Mother's Day
Fort Branch, Ind., resident Nancy Bulloch received a special Mother's Day present Sunday: All three of her children graduated together during the University of Southern Indiana's commencement.
The three siblings — JoAnna, 24, Chris, 23, and Sarah, 22 — were among more than 1,400 graduates whose names were read Sunday afternoon at Roberts Stadium.
JoAnna Bulloch switched majors from education to dental hygiene two years ago, and then Chris Bulloch took a year to complete internships, setting the stage for a family gathering of sorts on the floor of the stadium.
"It's been wonderful for them," Nancy Bulloch said of their shared graduation shortly after the ceremony concluded. "It's overwhelming. I'm so excited for them and so proud of them."
The Bullochs walked across the stage at different times during a ceremony that awarded graduates master's, baccalaureate and associate degrees in an array of fields — ranging from business to nursing to art to social work and more.
The ceremony featured four honorary doctoral degree recipients: Bruce and Carol Baker of Warrick County, Victor V. Schriefer Jr. of Evansville and Sherrianne Standley, the university's vice president emerita for advancement.
Standley also served as commencement speaker, offering students a summary of the university's rich history and urging them to keep its success in mind as they forge their own paths in life.
"The university's founders and perpetuators had a purpose, they had a plan, they had passion and they had persistence," Standley said.
"With this combination, many things are possible. Things some people might think are improbable or impossible. Even ordinary people, when they have an extraordinary idea to benefit society, can achieve the improbable."
The Bullochs weren't the only ones with family connections among the graduates.
Evansville native Ayres Baltzell, 23, graduated with a degree in occupational therapy while his 24-year-old sister, Shamar, graduated with a degree in social work.
"We're happy for each other that we both made it," Ayres Baltzell said. "We spent a lot of time in the library together studying and cramming for tests. But we worked it out. It's a great feeling."
Newburgh native and biology graduate Katie Braun, 22, said it was fitting to have such a milestone ceremony on Mother's Day. Officials took a moment to recognize the occasion and ask for applause for all the mothers at the beginning of the event.
"It's pretty exciting to accomplish this, especially on Mother's Day," Braun said. "It's really exciting for our moms to have gotten us to this point and for us then moving on to another point in our lives."
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Time and Money: how we are robbed and ruined by MMO companies
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion
I agree with the original poster on the subject the developers have designed this games to be ultra addictive and thus extra lucrative to their business model and that's all it really is to them.
Most of the bigger corporate game companies don't give a damn if they've ruined people's lives as a result of the addiction they pretty much set in place.
It's to simply say just don't play, but you clearly don't grasp the meaning of addiction very well. People are addicted to all types of different things sometimes multiple different things.
This is just another form of it and a lot of these companies are being quite deliberately irresponsible in aiding in addictive behaviorism through all the obstacles they place in front of the players.
A lot players have literally grown up addicted and programmed by these MMO's prior to even becoming adults. Don't blame the parents either they aren't the ones dangling the carrot. How does a government curb drug abuse they go after the dealers.
These aren't typical games that are easy to just pick up and play and set down and take a break from. These games have been designed meticulously to do the exact opposite.
The developers want you to not be hooked and unable to stop playing for fear of losing all your "hard earned" progress to be "uber" when in reality you look like all the other "addicted" victims around you in these games these companies "prey" upon for their cash.
People have literally committed suicide over these games due to the withdrawals from them or from the unrealistic stress induced by them.
All I have to say is be careful and don't fall victim to the grind it's a game not a commitment you don't owe it your time. Treat it as such it's not a marriage granted people have treated it as such and been divorced as a result of them.
Great game. Not an MMO
General Discussion « League of Legends - Clash of Fates
200+ players playing together on a server is the entry point of a MMO in my book. LoL defiantly is a far cry from a MMO tho it does contain some RPG elements.


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How do I use the EPSON ZIP drive in a DOS session on a Macintosh?
Before attempting to access a ZIP drive from a Macintosh with an MS-DOS compatible card, the latest version of PC Exchange or Access PC must be installed on the computer and the ZIP disk must be formatted in MS-DOS. Insert a disk into the ZIP drive and wait for it to mount on the desktop. Open the PC Setup Control Panel, select the drive letter to use for the ZIP drive under the Sharing Icon. After you select a drive letter, an open dialog box appears. Click the desktop button and locate the ZIP drive disk you want to share. Select the ZIP disk and click the button that says "Select [disk name]". Switch to MS-DOS, and the ZIP drive will be accessible with the drive letter specified in step 3. NOTE: You may need to repeat the steps above each time you start the computer.