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Cold Sore Home Remedy do you know any ?
Good old fashioned Blistex form any pharmacy minus prescription always worked for me.
Cold sore may have been caused due to anodyne immune system. To prevent this, the immune system must be boosted. A strong immune system can be achieved through eating a balanced diet, that is to say, ingesting the foods containing the most vital nutrients our bodies need.
Taking exercise can also help since it invigorates the entire body and propelling the body systems to function economically. Getting enough sleep and avoiding long periods of stress can also contribute to attaining a strong immune system. Lack of sleep and too much stress leads to poor celebration of our body organs by decreasing the amounts of elements that they naturally secretes, hence, the body systems cannot cope with the amount of work they own to perform. A fortified strong system is a good match to the host of cold sore-causing virus which is ever active in finding its best host.
The second fast cures are cold sore medication and colloquial remedies. The best medication is an anti-viral medication containing penciclovir. This substance is known as a suppressant of herpes simplex virus. It should be applied once the coming of the viruses is being detected so their replication can be prevented.
Infected individuals can also count on natural remedies. Taking foods which are rich sources of L-Lysine known reducing the severity of virus attacks is a popular natural remedy. Putting rime at the infected area can also when the tingling sensation is felt is another popular remedy. The application of petroleum products on the infected area is also efficient since it stops the virus from wreaking havoc at the other parts of the body. Source(s): http://chicnhealth.com/treating-cold-sor…
Try taking L-Lysine, 500mg
once in the morning, once at dark for a few days, you should be good from there...
When a cold sore first appears, straight take a cayenne capsule and 8 lysine tablets (500mg each). The cayenne slows down travel of the virus along the nerve.
It does not step away any faster, but never comes back. It has worked for me.
take 3-4 500mg tablets at first sign of that itch-tingle and then 2 500mg every 2-4 hours after that. you can sometimes avoid the eruption of cold sores completely. if it susides without erupting, drop down to 1 500mg every morning and hours of darkness for a day or 2.
If it does erupt, continue the every 2-4 hour treatment and you will find that the sore will not last nearly as long as in need the lysine.
I also have some lip salve that has lysine within it which is soothing.
I find that since I started this treament about 15 years ago, I don't have them nearly as often.
Take peroxide and use a q tip and and then put on cold sore, itll burn but itll work.
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yup alcohol prep pads thats what i use. Its going to hurt similar to a b&tch but it works.
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por buy online from bulk herbs, later make a tincture by adding 80 proof vodka and then skulk till it settles and add either more herbs or more vodka until it is 50% fluid at the top and 50% herbs at the bottom. shake a few times a day strain in 2 weeks and put surrounded by a tincture bottle (with eyedropper top) or a dark glass bottle as light deteriorates it..sticky label and marks expires in 5 years but it will be good longer. give somebody a lift 60 drops per dose 3 or more times a day. swish around the cold sore and then swallow.
If you need it sooner, dipper some of the liquid off top and strain through a cloth and use right away. Each day it will win stronger.
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Tune in to PTV, channel 15 in Trumbull County or channel 9 in Youngstown on Time Warner Cable, and you might see someone's wedding reception, a silent film, an amateur music video, a computerized news anchor named Maria, or a recording of a local church service.
"You never know what you're going to see on the station," said Joe Perkins, president of Perkins Communications Inc., the company that produces and operates PTV.
That's because PTV is a public access channel, which means that local viewers submit most of the content. "It's more of a community service than anything, Perkins said. Viewers can submit videotapes, DVDs, YouTube videos, cell phone camera videos, webcam videos and even web pages, and PTV will air it. The only restrictions are that PTV will not air anything commercial or anything illegal.
Public access television supports the first amendment right to free speech, so PTV doesn't edit or censor submissions.
"It's a free speech channel," Perkins said. Any questionable content is aired after-hours. "We just air it and let the public decide," said Perkins.
PTV, which has been on-air since July 4, 2009, is operated by Perkins Communications, Inc., a software and web development company located in the Youngstown Business Incubator, of which Perkins is also the chief technical officer. PTV is run entirely by custom software that was developed by Perkins Communications "100 percent from scratch," as Perkins put it. All viewer submissions are digitized and uploaded to Perkins Communications' servers.
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Viewers can submit videos through the mail, by e-mail, or by dropping them off at Perkins Communications, located on the second floor of the Youngstown Business Incubator at 241 W. Federal St. There is a $25 handling fee, which helps cover the cost of uploading videos to PTV's servers, and all first-time submitters must complete a submission form. For more information, call Perkins Communications at 330-259-7666 or visit online.ptv.com
PTV broadcasts 24 hours a day, and this is where the software comes in handy. If content ends abruptly or is shorter than expected, the software notes the upcoming gap in the schedule and pulls content of appropriate length from the servers to fill the gap. That way, there's always something on.
So what might expect to see on PTV? That question is almost impossible to answer fully. Some of PTV's biggest content contributors are religious and spiritual organizations. Other frequently submitted content includes music videos and recordings of family events.
Perkins Communications also actively seeks content for PTV.
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"We're really active in pulling down things," said Perkins, explaining that PTV often airs content from satellites and YouTube. "We try to find things we think the Valley would be interested in."
There's even a program called YoTube, which airs at 5 p.m. and midnight, that features YouTube videos recorded locally.
"Trumbull County is pretty well represented on YouTube," Perkins said.
Warren G. Harding High School records five different variety shows, each an hour long, that air on PTV. "That's the only outlet they have for it," Perkins explained.
Another local school district represented on PTV is Youngstown City Schools. The high school class is doing a service learning project to promote early reading. The project is called Kusoma, which is Swahili for "read." PTV is airing videos, public service announcements and presentations for the project, which kicked off July 1. "They're really excited about it," Perkins said of the students.
Lee Boyle, a member of the band Third Class and the comedy troupe Bullskit, often makes videos with his fellow band members and comedians to promote their upcoming shows. He feels that PTV "legitimizes our little videos and skits. You don't need flashy programs and equipment to catch people's attention." He and his friends often write and perform short skits of them lip synching and telling jokes, and even have produced a short claymation feature. "We try to do something that lends itself to the low budget we have."
Boyle, 26, of Columbiana, first heard about PTV from local musician and engineer at Ampreon Recorder in Youngstown, Pete Drivere. He and his band made five videos to promote an upcoming show, and submitted three of them to PTV.
Boyle thinks PTV is a good tool for local musicians to use to promote themselves. "They could possibly win over people in northeast Ohio, Cleveland. Even if it's in a certain area of northeast Ohio, people still know there's a scene." He says that TV is still a good medium for people who aren't into the Internet.
There's no way to know if the videos have run or not, short of staying up watching TV all night, but Boyle can appreciate what the channel is trying to do. "As far as a quirky little channel like that, I'm all for it, I love it."
While much of PTV's content is local, the station receives submissions from all over the country, such as Dirty Stars, a comedy troupe from Wisconsin, and Kristal Hart, a Manhattan-based actress, producer, and editor who was originally from the Valley. PTV also seeks content with an international flavor. PTV also airs public-domain movies and entertainment.
Those are just a few examples of what Valley residents might see on PTV. Viewers can find a broadcast schedule on PTV's website, www.onlineptv.com, where they can also view webcasts of PTV content.
Perkins said the station is always looking for new content, and he's especially interested in family videos.
"I would love to see more weddings," said Perkins. Perkins described a wedding video of a Pakistani ceremony that was particularly interesting. He said he'd also love more baby videos, adding that his own granddaughter has been on PTV.
"Send it to PTV. We'll air it. Then your cousin in California can watch it online," Perkins said.
Sarah Sepanek contributed to this story.


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Fast-growing Danotek Motion Technologies LLC of Scio Township is set to move and expand in western Wayne County instead of Pittsfield Township as initially planned.
The company plans to invest $7.8 million to manufacture generators for use with wind turbines and hire 141 people within the next five years in Plymouth Township, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation said. It currently employs about 10 people, the MEDC said.
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It was the second time in less than a year that Danotek was chosen to receive the state tax credit because the company was unable to secure the Pittsfield Township facility it intended to move into, MEDC spokeswoman Bridget Beckman said in an e-mail.
Pittsfield Township Supervisor Jim Walter said the company originally expressed interest in getting a tax abatement from the township.
"Obviously, if they got a better deal in another township or it fits their business needs, it makes sense," Walter said. "We certainly have had our share of big business deals coming to the township, so it isn't a blow to us."
Walter said it's good that Danotek intends to remain nearby.
The company will likely receive approval for a Plymouth Township tax abatement for up to 12 years, the MEDC said.
Earlier this year, Ann Arbor economic development group Spark announced Danotek was the first company to pay back an investment of state funding - called the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. The Pre-Seed fund is an investment fund distributed by Spark that offers up to $250,000 in matching investment money to high-tech companies nearing commercial viability within the state's 11 SmartZones.
"In general, we are always excited when we have a growing company," said Spark spokeswoman Elizabeth Parkinson. "We try our hardest to do what we can do to keep them in the county. But our feeling has always been Ann Arbor is going to do well. If Southeast Michigan does better, we'll do better. ... If the state of Michigan does better, we'll do better."


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RIGHT NOW FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE ON THE HUNT. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A PERSON THEY SAY IS SETTING GRASS, TRASH AND EVEN STRUCTURE FIRES. THIS IS ALL HAPPENING NEAR NORTHWEST 39TH AND PENNSYLVANIA. KOCO'S NAVEEN DHALIWAL IS LIVE. NAVEEN? THE LATEST ONE WAS LAST NIGHT. FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY A HOMEOWNER LEFT THEIR GARBAGE CAN NEXT TO THE HOUSE...AND SOMEONE LIT THAT CAN ON FIRE. 03:51 around the 39th and penn area, they've all been within a 4-5 block area IT STARTED WITH FOUR GRASS FIRES WITHIN A HALF HOUR, MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. THE SHORT TIME SPAN CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF FIRE OFFICIALS....BUT THEN. 44: over a small area and over a small amount of time from grass and trash to trash can placed where they do more damage. INCLUDING THIS ONE...WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED TO THIS HOME ON NW 42ND LAST NIGHT BIG CONCERNS. COVER FIRST SOT 59 we had a fire that was set in a trash can that extended to a couple of homes. Clip 1 District Chief Randy Williams - OCFD 1:09 we've had one injury related to the fire last night and we don't want anymore. TWO HOMES WERE DAMAGED. IN TOTAL--- 5 SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN TWO WEEKS. EVEN ONE AT THIS TRAVEL LODGE ON NW EXPRESSWAY. NOW FIRE OFFICIALS NEED YOUR HELP. 04:32 if you see something that is not supposed to be there or see someone doing something who isn't supposed to, then by all means give us a call. NEIGHBORS HAVE REPORTED A PERSON IN THIS AREA WHO WAS SUSPCIOUS. INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING THE NEXT PHONE CALL WILL HELP CATCH THEM. LIVE IN NW OKC. NAVEEN DHALIWAL KOCO 5 NEWS. (banner) IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE O-K-C ARSON HOTLINE.. THAT NUMBER IS 405 23-ARSON CALLERS MAY REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
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I have a better title for this film: How about "Actor Land" or "Attack of the Character Actors"? It's like somebody sprayed some kind of actor repellent during an Actor's Guild meeting and all these people came scurrying out like roaches. Consequently, the film reminded me of one of those quizzes you get at the end of sixth grade to verify that you're not too profoundly retarded to progress to seventh grade. They featured such questions as: "Which one of these things doesn't belong? a) Peanuts b) Popcorn c) Cotton candy d) Hot dogs or e) Scummy naked hookers."
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Trying to reclaim his right to even be called an "actor," Sylvester Stallone has done virtually everything that the "Acting for Dummies" book would probably suggest. First, he's changed his physical appearance by gaining a lot of weight. Second, he's playing a character with a disability. Third, he's mastered the art of staring off into space and looking sad. Christ, if that doesn't spell Academy Award these days, what does? Stallone plays Freddy Heflin, Sheriff of Garrison, N.J., a town across from New York City that is a sort of bedroom community for corrupt members of the N.Y.P.D. Having gone deaf in one ear while rescuing a woman (Annabella Sciorra) when he was a teenager, Freddy lives a pathetic existence as the "yes man" to a group of dirty cops.
When big controversy hits Garrison, Freddy is forced to decide whether he's going to stand idly by or do what's right. Rest assured he doesn't go into a maniacal rage and start hacking up little children. No, he does what every caricature-turned-serious-actor does: He runs home and ponders his existence to the tune of some new Bruce Springsteen song and concludes that nobody is going to take him seriously if he's a fat, disabled cop who stares off into space a lot. Now that's drama.
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The contract, which was ratified by teachers earlier today, will give teachers an average of a 2% increase each year over the term of the three-year contract which runs from 2011 to 2014.
The new contract includes different health benefits with a different network, said school board secretary Teresa Barna. There is a smaller network and the co-pay will be decreased from $20 to $10, she said.
Jim Morrison, the president of the teacher's union, said the school came up with a reasonable settlement to replace the previous contract that expired in June 2011. The agreement was delayed after new board members won election.
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I've always thought it a bit weird that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has gone into the business of selling devices. At first, this seems like a wonderful idea - why deal with those pesky OEMs getting a cut when you can have the entire pie to yourself? This is the business model that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has very successfully capitalized on, but it is not a business model that is appropriate for all companies. It is my view that Microsoft's dominant position as an ecosystem vendor whose top and bottom lines are driven by the multitude of partners that it enables makes it inappropriately positioned to play the Apple game. Microsoft selling Surfaces is an idea as preposterous as Apple trying to license Mac OS X and iOS to other device vendors; it needs to focus on enabling - not competing with - its partners so that Microsoft Windows continues to be a ubiquitous, household name that consumers and enterprise users alike can't live without.
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The PC business is not a particularly high margin one. Apple has done well in this space primarily because it caters to the high end markets. However, while Apple's Mac business is profitable, the real bread-and-butter for the firm is its much higher volume iPhone and iPad devices, as well as iTunes and the app store. Apple's problem is that it now faces the real margin squeeze from the hordes of tablet and smartphone vendors, armed with Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android platform, producing similar products and selling them for much lower cost. The vendors doing this to Apple are used to the low margins in the PC space, so any incremental business is a win for them, but devastating to Apple.
Microsoft's Surface RT and Pro devices are certainly solid pieces of hardware. However, as I watched Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) showcase at Computex Taipei, I noticed something interesting; does this look familiar to you?
It's a Surface clone! Now, instead of Windows RT, this is a fanless, high battery life Windows 8 machine with full app compatibility and good processing power. What did it take to make such a device? Not much, it seems. Buy the display, buy the RAM, buy the SoC and the board, slap it together in a chasis, and call it a day. There is very little barrier to entry into this market, and the high margin secret sauce for Microsoft is the license of Windows. Why take on the Herculean task of trying to market a tablet amidst a sea of competitors all armed with the same components, when you can sit back and get paid for each Windows license sold?
Further, it seems that Microsoft's attempt to "compete" with its partners is ultimately self-destructive as this will just drive the tablet vendors to use the Android operating system. While I suspect that Intel has a vested interest in seeing Windows 8 succeed in this space and could probably persuade Microsoft's partners to keep the faith, this is very unhealthy for Microsoft's business model in general.
Taking On Unnecessary Risk
The wonderful thing about software such as Windows is that it costs literally nothing to distribute. There is no risk of "building up inventory" of copies of Windows since there is nothing physical there, but a bunch of unsold Surface RTs end up getting sold at or below cost to students in a last ditch attempt to clear unwanted inventory. By licensing Windows, Microsoft's only job is to make sure there's enough demand so that each time an OEM puts a copy of Windows on its devices, Microsoft essentially prints money. Given Microsoft's dominant position in PCs and notebooks, and the real potential to be a dominant force in tablets, I do not see why Microsoft would want to upset this beautiful business model by trying to compete in selling commodity hardware and competing with its partners.
It seems that in this new world of computing, everybody is trying to vertically integrate, not remembering that there was a reason that horizontal ecosystems dominated for many years (and will again).
I suppose that Microsoft's Surface needed to really kick-start the PC and tablet designs going forward with its Surface products, but I think the rest of the industry gets the message. The winners are the ones with the best designs that sell through to fickle customers, and the losers are the ones with the mundane and tough to use products. Microsoft's job should be to make sure the Windows OS is as user friendly and as great as it can be, Intel's job should be to make sure Windows products have the best silicon, and the OEMs' jobs are to figure out what devices based on these solid building blocks that people like and to build them to scale.
Microsoft's Surface doesn't work, and the sooner Microsoft cuts the cord on both RT and Pro devices, the better it is for Microsoft and its partners.
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12 Things to Watch for in Sunday's Colts-Cardinals Game
Bruce is back, baby.
Last week, the Colts played twice in the span of five days. While they didn't cloak themselves in glory, they did manage to out-suck the rest of the AFC South, and all but tied up a playoff spot. Now with the second seed in the AFC on the line, they travel to Arizona to take on Bruce Arians and the Cardinals. Here's what to watch for…
1. Watch the comparison. Bruce Arians won Coach of the Year for his work with the Colts last year, and his follow-up album is proving his success was no fluke. Despite going into battle each week with the desiccated corpse of Carson Palmer at quarterback, Arians has the Cardinals at 6-4 and in real contention for the playoffs. Chuck Pagano has likewise followed up his miracle season with a 7-3 record, which for all its flaws is still better than anyone could have hoped. It's still not clear which of the two men is the better coach in the long run, but the winner will get his share of friendly bragging rights.
2. Watch the first quarter. Watch it, but be prepared to cringe. There's no need to go over the litany of stats about how bad Indy has been in the first half of games recently. It's so bad Pagano doesn't even want to talk about it any more. There are all kinds of theories as to why the Colts start so slowly. They range from everything from bad game plans to an insistence on running the football to a lack of focus. Most of the finger pointing centers around the coaching, but it's possible the Colts just aren't a great team. They are given fits and spurts and don't have much more talent than the teams they play. They rely on their quarterback to get hot, and he needs some time to get comfortable. If they could ever just play even in the first half, you get the sense all will be well.
3. Watch the insanity. Rashard Mendenhall has a DVOA of -18.0 percent. He averages 2.9 yards per carry. Andre Ellington averages 6.3 YPC and 23.4% DVOA. He has 46 fewer carries than Mendenhall. What team would possibly be so stupid as to give more carries to a back who is clearly terrible when they have a more explosive back on the roster? I mean one guy around six YPC and another under three? Really? I mean, who would do that?
4. Watch for the big play. Through the first five games of the year, the Indy defense had forced an average of 2 turnovers a game. Over the last five, that number has been cut to just one a game. Not surprisingly, the defense went from 15.8 ppg in the first five to 28.2 ppg over the last five games. The Colts' defense hasn't played well since Week Four against the Jaguars, and really has only had one impressive outing all year (the 49ers win). They've stopped forcing turnovers, and stopped, well stopping anyone.
5. Watch the impressive youngster. You may not have Michael Floyd on your radar yet, but you should. A first-round pick in the 2012 draft, Floyd is already set to obliterate his rookie numbers and has more receiving yards than the great Larry Fitzgerald. His yards per catch is great and his advanced metrics are fantastic. Indy has struggled in pass coverage recently so the combination of Fitzgerald and Floyd will be difficult to handle.
6. Watch the pace. Robert Mathis has fallen off the pace for the sack record and is now trending toward 21.5 sacks. After picking up 9.5 in the first five games, he's "down" to just four in his last five. That's still a great rate, and he's the only legitimate pass rush option the Colts have, but he's slowed down to a "He's having a career year" pace instead of a "Greatest Season Ever" rate.
7. Watch for the knee. Did you know eight teams have a worse kick off return DVOA than the Colts? How is this even possible? I know the Titans had a safety on their first kick return of the season, and that's admittedly worse, but how are there eight teams in football who manage to get less out of their return team than the Colts? Indy fans actively cheer touchbacks at this point. David Reed is 9th in kickoff return yardage. He must have returned approximately 10,000,000 kicks to accumulate that.
8. Watch the swap. The Cardinals and Colts effectively swapped oft-injured corners this year. Jerraud Powers has played every game for the Cardinals and been mediocre. Greg Toler has missed three games with injury and also been essentially mediocre. He'll likely miss this game as well. He was signed for 3-years $14.25 million with $5 million guaranteed. Powers got a 3-year $10.5 million deal with $3 million guaranteed. So the Cardinals won that swap on money. Ryan Grigson shelled out for the free agent and got burned when it would have cost him less to retain his own player. Swell.
9. Watch for the pining. Stanley Havili is likely to miss Sunday's game with a concussion having not practiced all week. That soft weeping you hear in the corner is from Pep Hamilton who is too overcome with grief to bother game planning this week. Without Havili, who will split wide on key third downs? Who take handoffs in front of Trent Richardson? Who will remind me of the sweet, succulent taste of wild boar? Who will be only player in the NFL named Stanley? And no, Stansly Mponga doesn't count, sicko. What's wrong with you?
10. Watch the dog fight. This game is a great test for the Colts. They've struggled to go 2-1 against teams a combined 10-20 the last few weeks. Now they get a bonifiede playoff contender, albeit a weak one. Want the Colts to compete at Kansas City and Cincinnati on the road against teams with great defenses, suspect offenses and iffy QB play? Better hope they show up against the Cardinals. Indy has a viable chance to land the second seed in the AFC, and they likely will if they can 4-2 to finish the year. That means sweeping the three home games (which if they don't do, they don't deserve a bye) and winning one of the three road games. They can get that win this weekend. The Cardinals have to figure 11 wins is necessary to go to the post season. That means a 5-1 finish. Their easiest game is either the Titans on the road or the Rams at home. Yeah, Indy can tell you how easy those games are. Arizona needs this one.
11. Watch the pace, part two. T.Y. Hilton is on pace for 1,131 yards receiving on 74 catches with eight scores. His catch rate is right on par with last year at 56%. His DVOA is down slightly, which is to be expected with more use. Hilton's play since Wayne has gone out has been strong, racking up 19 catches for 295 yards. That's easily the best three-game stretch of his career. Skill-wise Hilton looks to be about the same, but it's a comfort to know that as his use increases, his effectiveness hasn't dropped off. He's on pace for a nice second-season to follow up his fantastic rookie year. For the record, the most catches in the first two years of a career in Indianapolis belong to Marvin Harrison (137, 1,702, 14 TDs). Hilton has an outside shot of getting there. Bill Brooks has the yardage record (1,853) and Austin Collie the touchdown mark with 15. Hilton is on pace for 124/1,992/15.
12. Watch for a set back. The Cards are playing amazing defense and are desperate for a win. Every game is a playoff contest for them at this point. Indy hasn't played really good football for more than a few minutes at a time in a month now, and that won't be enough on the road against a determined opponent. Cardinals 23 Colts 17


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A PRIVATE TUTOR IS JAIL TONIGHT...ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A STUDENT...AFTER TUTORING HIM. WYFF NEWS FOUR'S MYRA RUIZ JOINS US FROM OUR NEWS 4 DIGITAL STUDIO. MYRA... 29-YEAR-OLD RONIQUE STALEY IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR. POLICE SAY HE'S ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY...HE HAD JUST FINISHED TUTORING. POLICE SAY IT WAS A SIGN ON A BLUE CHEVY IMPALA THAT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF A 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT....SO HE CALLED THE NUMBER FOR TUTORS UPSTATE DOT COM. -- "We find the finest tutors in the upstate" -- THE STUDENT WAS CONNECTED WITH RONIQUE STALEY... THE OWNER OF TUTORS UPSTATE DOT COM SAYS HE HAD BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THEM SINCE OCTOBER 2012....AFTER CLEARING THE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. POLICE SAY THE TEENAGER...LOOKING FOR A TUTOR...SAID HE ARRANGED TO MEET STALEY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. "He was tutored at McAlister Square -- 225 South Pleasantburg Drive -- and he alleged that when they left and got in the vehicle of the suspect, that he was sexually assaulted." "They were supposedly still in the parking lot." ANNE CANTEY THE PROPERTY MANAGER SAYS STALEY IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE...OR THE UNIVERSITY CENTER...AND HAS NOT AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS ON THE SITE. STALEY WAS A TENANT IN THE BASEMENT OF THIS HOME. HIS LANDLORD SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAD STOPPED BY AS EARLY AS SATURDAY...LOOKING FOR HIM. PEGGY SINGLETON...THE OWNER OF TUTORS UPSTATE DOT COM O COMMENT ABOUT STALEY'S ARREST. SHE SAYS -- QUOTING HERE -- "IF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, I'M DEEPLY SADDENED THAT HE CAN CONDUCT HIMSELF IN SUCH A WAY." WE'RE TOLD THAT THE VICTIM WAS NOT A STUDENT AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. POLICE SAY RONIQUE STALEY WAS ALSO NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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After a detour introduces Joe and Becky Gibbons to a new part of the Southeast Coast, they're determined to explore. Part 2 of their country road trip continues through pristine salt marsh, beaches and historic attractions.
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Lake Mary, Florida
After a detour introduces Joe and Becky Gibbons to a new part of the Southeast Coast, they're determined to explore. This country road trip continues through pristine salt marsh, beaches, historic attractions and more.
Home Away from Home
Just across the state line, our road trip brought us to the quaint coastal town of St. Marys, Georgia. We felt at home from the moment we arrived. The cute shops and old homes of the historic district brought us back to a time when this was a bustling seaport, and families sat drinking lemonade on their front porches to beat the heat.
As we strolled the streets of the historic district, we stopped to admire First Presbyterian Church. Built in 1808, it's the second-oldest church in the state. Then we visited nearby Oak Grove Cemetery, where Spanish moss drips from the live oaks that shade the fascinating stone grave markers of St. Marys' founders.
We toured the Orange Hall and the National Seashore Museums, as well as the St. Marys Submarine Museum and Kings Bay Naval Base. Then we relaxed alongside the St. Marys River as commercial shrimp boats returned to port, casting mesmerizing reflections in the dark, glassy waters.
The town also hosts a number of unique seasonal celebrations such as the Rock Shrimp Festival, the Crawfish Festival, the Catfish Festival and the Christmas White Lighting ceremony. St. Marys is also known as the gateway to Cumberland Island, where you can ferry over to see wild horses, undeveloped beaches and nature at its purest.
History Comes Alive
Our next stop on the road trip brought us to South Carolina's legendary low country, and a town named Beaufort. This Southern gem is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, and home to some of the first successful plantations in the New World. (They grew rice and indigo.)
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, giving birth to the American Civil War. You can still witness evidence of the war's carnage at Sheldon Church. The skeletal remains of this once-beautiful brick building still lie in ruins after being burned in General Sherman's march to the sea.
As shown in the movie Forrest Gump, Beaufort's Sea Islands are its most treasured assets, offering endless fishing and shrimping opportunities.
A Sense of Community
Our last road trip discovery of the southeastern coastal region was the town of Wilmington, North Carolina. We weren't surprised to find beautiful beaches like Wrightsville Beach, where we fished from a graceful pier. But we were surprised at the historical and cultural depth of the area.
We toured the Burgwin-Wright Museum, which was Lord Cornwallis' last headquarters before the British Army surrendered to U.S. troops in the Revolutionary War.
Retired WWII battleship North Carolina serves as a floating memorial to the 10,000 North Carolina soldiers who have lost their lives in service to their country. The massive ship fought in the Pacific, and survived a dangerous torpedo hit.
Another find in Wilmington was Screen Gems Studios, where more than 400 movies and television shows have been filmed. Cape Fear, Firestarter, Matlock and Dawson's Creek were all shot on location right here in town.
Looking back at our coastal road trip, we were enriched by agriculture, history and a warm sense of community. The friendly people we met along the miles seemed to share one uniting sentiment: The salty breeze, warm sun and deep roots make the Southeast Coast an ideal place to visit or call home. Becky and I will be forever grateful for the traffic jam on 1-95. We discovered a wonderful region, and realized that even life's most trying moments can reveal peace and beauty.
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Dorchester Countys new incoming Parks and Recreation Director spent a few minutes with the county Parks and Recreation Committee during its meeting Tuesday night.
Eric Davis appeared at the meeting at the request of Dorchester County Councilman Jay Byars, who chairs the Parks and Recreation Committee, to introduce himself officially to the committee and to give a brief overview of some of his ideas for his upcoming role.
Im very excited to have Eric on board, Byars said. The breadth of knowledge and experience he brings to the table is going to be a tremendous asset for us.
Davis, who is currently Assistant Recreation Director for the Town of Summerville, spent several years with the Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation department, where he not only gained experience building a new program from the ground up but also worked as a project manager, which gave him experience on the fundraising, partnership, and administrative side of the department.
Davis said he is excited about coming on board with the county.
This is a wonderful opportunity we essentially have a blank slate to build a great parks and recreation system, the way we want it, he said. Its also going to be a challenge its going to be a lot of work, but well be doing it the way we want it.
Davis said Dorchester County has a number of excellent advantages for building such a system. For one, the county has already acquired and set aside property for parks and recreation.
Dorchester County has fantastic natural resources, Davis noted. We need to get more people out there enjoying them.
Davis said he could also be a resource for some of the smaller area parks and facilities, helping to set up friends groups and aiding in finding and possibly securing grant funds.
One point Davis noted is that the county should be cautious when it comes to considering major facilities designed to attract regional events, as many of those markets, particularly baseball and softball, are simply becoming too saturated.
Our focus should be centered on what is best for our children and our community, he said.
Davis starts in his new position with Dorchester County September 8.
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- Speculation is growing that Israel may attack Iran's nuclear plants soon, possibly before the U.S. election.
Ephraim Halevy, former head of Israel's intelligence agency, told the New York Times that Iran should take this seriously.
"If I were an Iranian, I would be very fearful of the next 12 weeks," Halevy said.
CBN News Terrorism Analyst Erick Stackelbeck shared his insight on the Iran nuclear threat facing Israel, on CBN News Channel Morning News, Aug. 3
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Washington's current strategy is "perilously close" to failing.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is renewing his calls for the destruction of Israel.
"Any freedom lover and justice seeker in the world must do its best for the annihilation of the Zionist regime to pave the path for the establishment of just and freedom in the world," Ahmadinejad told ambassadors from Islamic countries earlier this week.
In remarks reminiscent of the Third Reich, Ahmadinejad said the Zionists are "behind the scenes of the major power circles in political, media, monetary, and banking organizations in the world."
"It has now been some 400 years that a horrendous Zionist clan has been ruling the major world affairs," Ahmadinejad claimed.
Anti-Defamation League director Abraham Foxman said that remark makes it clear when the Iranian president says "Zionists," he's referring to all Jews.
"In his bluntness, Ahmadinejad cuts through the false dichotomy of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism when he uses the term 'Zionist' to describe alleged Jewish control of the world for 400 years," the ADL director said in a press release posted on the group's website Thursday.
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I have this theory that hip-hop's saturation of the entertainment world made it possible for Barack Obama to win the Democratic primary and could be America's first black president. Think of the number of young people that grew up seeing black entertainers in positions of influence and mainstream success.
Even outside of the fan circle, in Iowa and Wisconsin, the subconscious drip, drip, drip of.. "we can do that too" splatters and eats away at the opposite idea which is.. well, THEY aren't smart enough. That media bred familiarity is why blind racism seems so outdated in this political cycle.
Let's toss in Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods for sports; Will Smith for movies; and.. Dennis Haysbert for TV?more..


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This was our third cruise in the last 13 years for the three of us (DW and DS10). Our last cruise was the Disney Dream on the Concierge Floor two years ago. Our only other cruise was the RCCL Enchantment of the Seas in 2001 in a regular window room. All I can tell you about is what we encountered so it is possible and probable others on the same cruise may have encountered different things.
We all felt this was our best cruise to date. We all had an absolutely wonderful time. Everything was not perfect, but there was nothing that impacted our enjoyment of the time on board the Gem. Most of the negatives are me being really picky (we are not normally picky and do not have sky high expectations either). Anyways here goes:
We started on a 5am flight on Friday and got to LGA at around 200pm. We dropped our stuff off at our hotel (Ink48) and walked to the Intrepid Museum which was about 2 blocks away. Spent about 1.5 hours there (it was a very hot day) and went back to hotel to cool off. Went to dinner at Uncle Jack's Steakhouse (delicious with amazing service but $$$$). Went back to hotel and hung out for a while and went to bed.
Woke up and got packed up and we got to the cruise terminal (about 2 blocks away but we took a cab due to all the luggage we really did not want to carry) at 930am. Breezed through security. Then we were meet by we think was a NCL employee with a clipboard who took us to the Priority Embarkation Lounge. There we were given our keys and packet. Wow I thought that was easiest checkout we have ever had until about 10 min later the Asst Concierge came to us and said they forgot to have us check-in. She walked us to the priority check in line and 5 min later we were checked in, and then walked back to the lounge to repeat the giving us the key and packet process. About an hour into the wait, I decided to look at the keys given to us and wondered why we had 4 keys when there was only 3 of us. It turned out we were given the wrong set of keys. Swapped keys and we were all set. We waited while snacking on the food and juice in the lounge. Kadek (Concierge) came by around 1030am and greeted everyone and at around 11ish Kadek took us all in the Priority Lounge to the Star Bar to wait a few minutes before going to Cagney's across the hall for lunch. Other than the minor glitches it was a very painless check-in. The only draw back going the Priority route was that we bypassed getting an embarkation picture. It was a hot day and the AC in the priority lounge was wonderful - when we went to the bathroom in the main hall is when it became apparent how much better the AC was in the lounge than in the main hall.
After lunch around 100pm, we were taken to our room (Haven DOS #15000) by our butler Cipriano. The room was amazing (will go more into that later) with an unforgettable view. Everything we arranged for with the pre-concierge was done as requested. Room was very clean. Deck was set up as well as the hot tub for us. We hung out in the room for a little while to take in the amazing view and then we went exploring. Stopped by Bali Hai to look for the Roll Call but was unsuccessful both times we went by looking :*( Spent the rest of the sail away on our deck where we can see and hear the music from pool deck and have had an incredible view of the skyline, Statue of Liberty and Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Our luggage arrived right after passing the bridge. Perfect time to get unpacked and get our stuff organized.
We were in Deluxe Owners Suite #15000 (aka the Black Diamond Suite). On the Gem there are only two DOS, both on Deck 15 - Deck 15 is a small deck consisting of only the two DOS rooms. It is only accessible via the mid-ship tower where you take the elevator to Deck 14 and walk up the stairs to the DOS's. Deck 15 is also the highest floor so you are literally on top of the ship.
The room had one king bed with a sleeper sofa. Bed was very comfortable as the sleeper sofa (much better than expected). Also the room had a table with two chairs and a desk with a laptop computer. Also found a nice pair of binoculars in the desk for you use. If I knew about the laptop and binoculars in advance, I could have left mine at home.
Bathroom was large with a bathtub with TV, shower stall (with a rain shower head), dual sinks and toilet stall. Lots of storage space. Plenty of room for all our stuff.
The view from the room is amazing. You are located mid-ship above the deck 12 pool/outdoor area. You can see everything going on on Deck 12 with a 180 degree view of the ocean/front of the ship area.
Also there is a large deck that comes with a table, 4 chairs, two loungers and a hot tub. Hot tub has no temperature setting - only filled with HOT water. Too hot to use right away but we learned how to handle it. We basically left it filled (we left note to cabin attendant to not drain it at night). So now with the water left over from the prior day which was cool/cold. You can set the temperature by partially draining it (we typically drained it around 50-60%, then started the refill to mix the new HOT water with the cold water to our desired temperature.
Room also comes with a CD/DVD player that is connected to a wonderful Bose surround sound system (little speakers were everywhere around the room). They had a list of 100 DVD movies that we can have our butler bring us. We got most of the movies we wanted except two - apparently one suite hogged these two movies the entire cruise and would not give them up no matter how many times the butler as them for them back.
Room had mechanical blinds that you can raise and open with a switch located near the door. Only thing annoying was during turn down, room attendant always closed the blinds and drapes even though there was still 2 hours more of day light. We finally told her not to close anything and we were capable of doing it ourselves (not really hard - just push a button).
The Haven was comprised on the middle of Deck 14 with a large hot tub, small pool, and a number of tables, chairs, loungers, small workout room with 2 machines and changing rooms. Plus a counter for snacks and drinks for the Haven guests. Haven also had retractable roof.
Haven was very nice and tranquil. We did not encounter any out of control children or anything that I would even remotely as inappropriate or disruptive behavior. We went in there approx. 2 times a day for about 1 to 1.5 hrs. each time. The number of people in there when we were there ranged from only the 3 of us to about a total of up to 10 people at any time. My DS10 said one of his favorite things was the Haven pool where he was able do handstands in the pool by himself (no one else in pool except the 2 of us which was 2/3rds of the time were in the Haven).
The Captain's reception was held in there the evening of Day 2 for I believe the suite/Haven guests. It was very crowded and pretty much filled up the Haven. Other than at this reception, we did not see many NCL staff members in the Haven though the towel rack was always full and the food/drinks in there were always filled up so I assume staff was checking on it just when we happened to not be in there.
Drinks in there I believe was ice cold water, orange juice, and either coffee or tea (I do not drink either so I did not pay attention to that half of the drink dispensers). Snacks we saw were cookies, gummy bears and regular M&Ms. Though a couple of afternoons, someone came by with a pineapple full of what I called fresh fruit kabobs that I really enjoyed.
The shows were: Day 1 - Welcome Aboard Showtime; Day 2 - Pure Variety (Gem Productions); Day 3 - Second City; Day 4 - World Beat (Gem Productions); Day 5 - Rebecca and Donovan; Day 6 - Get Down Tonight (Gem Productions); and Day 7 - Farewell Variety Showtime (all entertainers involved).
We went to all shows except for Day 3 (Second City) and Day 5 (Rebecca and Donovan). We enjoyed the Gem Production shows very much - saw incredible talent with a very wide repertoire of talent. The comedian Phil Tag was really good who has my DS laughing his head off. We missed Second City because we were on an excursion than came back at 7pm - by the time we finished dinner we missed the second show as well. And we missed Rebecca and Donovan because we were all worn out and wanted to take a break to just lay there.
Food on board to me ranged from a 2 to a 9 based on a 10 point scale. It was very mixed as far as when we received something outstanding to something not very good.
Cagney's (breakfast and lunch)
Being a Haven room, we were entitled to lunch and breakfast at Cagney's. It was the same menu each day with no changes or daily specials except the soup.
We ate breakfast and lunch at Cagney's five out of the seven days. Each breakfast and lunch there was very good and consistent quality. I would give breakfast and lunch an 8 or a 9, depending on the day. The steak (filet mignon) and eggs was my favorite breakfast item, and lunch was a toss up between the swordfish burger and the scallop/shrimp risotto.
Pacific Main Dining Room
We ate here on Day 1 only for the surf and turf (lobster tail). We were sorely disappointed - the steak was tough and overcooked (I ordered medium rare and it came pretty much well done and it was a cheaper cut) and the lobster tails were so overcooked that we could have bounced them. On top of that, when we were there at 530pm, there were only about 10 tables we could see occupied yet service was very slow. With how few tables occupied, they could have had multiple wait staff assigned per table, but most of the wait staff stood around waiting for their tables to be occupied. I gave this dinner a 2 (out of 10) at best.
Le Bistro
We ate there on Day 2. Service was better here but for the price, I think it could have been better. Food here was good. I would give Le Bistro a 7 out of 10.
We ate here on Day 3 after getting back from a long excursion to the Kennedy Space Center. Typical teppanyaki show, food was decent. My son said that this was his favorite restaurant of the cruise. I give it a 6 out of 10.
La Cucina
This was our Day 4 dinner. I had the Ribeye and it was amazing even though this was not their steakhouse restaurant. Service was decent. La Cucina get a 9 out of 10.
Day 5 dinner was here. We have a wonderful local restaurant of this type that we frequent so my comparison is based on our local place. The buffet part was very good with much variety. Meats came sporadically - 3 or 4 different cuts would come right after the other, then there would be a long (5-10 min) gap before we saw the next cut come. The meats were all decent to good when they came. This gets a 7 out of 10 but I think my local place was better.
We ate dinner at Cagney's for Day 6. All our orders were done very well. Service was good. 9 out of 10.
Orchid Garden
Our last dinner on Day 7 was here. Nothing spectacular as far as food quality. I had the Mahi Mahi that was so overcooked it was barely edible. Appetizers were very good. One gaffe we encountered - I ordered both the calamari appetizer (was very good) and egg drop soup, but they forgot to bring the soup. I did not ask for it once I realized they had forgotten it as we were short on time to make the early show. OG gets a 4 out of ten.
Garden Cafe
We did not eat any "formal" meals here. We typical stopped by after the shows ended to let my DS graze for his evening snack. We filled up a plate each and took it back to the room to eat. I considered it to be typically buffet food - nothing spectacular but reasonable for what it was (a buffet).
Blue Lagoon
We ate one breakfast here (slept in and missed Cagney's breakfast) and it was decent. We did order room/butler service from here several times and got chicken tenders (my son reports that they were very good), burgers and chicken sandwiches. I did try the burger and chicken sandwiches and thought there were pretty good.
Great Outdoors
We did not eat any "formal" meals here. We stopped by one night after the show ended (Garden Cafe was already closed) to let my DS graze for his evening snack. It was typical buffet food - nothing spectacular but reasonable for what it was (a buffet).
Day 3 was Port Canaveral where we did the Kennedy Space Center Up Close tour. Was a long tour - noon til 7pm. We all liked it - got a up close bus tour of the launch pads and other behind the scenes buildings, plus the large visitors center complex.
Day 4 for GSC
We did the wave runner tour. This was my first time on a wave runner and I had a blast. Would gladly do this one again if we came back. This tour lasted only about 2 hours then we went back to the ship (we are not lay out on the beach types) to enjoy the ship while most were ashore. There was not much shade on GSC.
Day 5 was Nassau
We did the Sea and Sea tour which was a combination of a "submarine" and a bus tour of Nassau. The submarine was really a boat was a hull with windows where you can sit there and see underwater. Went over various coral reefs and saw lots of cool looking fish, stingrays, barracudas and a shark. We all thought it was pretty cool. Next was a short (45-60min) bus tour of the immediate area of Nassau.
Day 6 at Sea
We did the Behind the Scenes tour. We got to see the main galley, ships stores, environmental area, laundry, back stage of the main theater, and bridge (actually we were in the bridge viewing room). In each section, the lead officer of that area talked to us about their respective areas and took us on a tour of their area. Lasted about 2.5 hours with lots of walking. We all love see the "how it is made" type shows and this to us was a live how it is made show. We really found it interesting and really liked it.
We found out from the Executive Chef that they got their health inspection done the past Saturday while in port and the Gem received a 100 percent score which he said was the only current 100% health inspection in the entire Norwegian fleet.
Also while on this tour walking through the crew areas, we saw a "scoreboard" showing the scores of the Norwegian fleet in various categories such as customer satisfaction. We noticed than the Gem was number 1 in most of the categories.
We had breakfast for one last time at Cagney's. We used the Priority Disembarkation and met at the Stardust Theater at the appointed time. After waiting about 10 min, Kadek (concierge) led us off the ship. Customs was a breeze and we were in our ride to LGA within 20 min (only reason it was that long was that we got off 10 min sooner that I had planned on with the driver of our ride). Be forewarned, that the port does not allow pick ups right at the port. You have to cross the street to meet up with taxis and pre-arranged rides. I was surprised at how few luggage there was waiting for people to pick up - am guessing a lot of people did the self disembarkation (carry your own luggage off).
What really surprised us was that despite approx. 3000-3100 guests on board (of which about 1100-1200 were kids) the ship never felt crowded to us except trying to get an elevator after a show ended. When we were on Disney Dream, if each head in the pool could hold our weight, we could have walked across the pools with small steps without ever touching water. But on the Gem, the pools were always open enough that you could swim laps if you wanted to.
We enjoyed the cruise very much. It was not perfect, but we did not let the few small imperfections ruin our week of relaxation. Of the now 3 cruises we have done, we all felt this one was the best overall, though we would have to give level of service to the Disney Dream. For our next cruise (hopefully in 2 years) we would gladly come back to the Gem if it turns out to be going where we want to go at the right time of the year.
We did the wave runner tour. First time on a wave runner. It was a blast. Was my favorite excursion of the cruise. Would gladly do it again!
First part of the excursion was a pretty cool underwater viewing of the reefs on the "submarine". Saw lots of fish (it helped that the crew chummed the water to encourage the fish to come up close), a shark and two barracudas. Bus tour was the land part of this tour. Didn't really excite us that much this time as we did something similar 2 years ago.
We did the Up Close tour that included a bus tour of the KSC grounds. Long tour (7 hours) but saw some really cool things.


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A film chronicling the life of the late Eric Lomax, the former Berwick resident, has smashed box office records at his home town cinema.
The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, has been seen by more than 4,000 cinemagoers - almost double the previous record for a film at The Maltings.
It tells the harrowing and inspirational tale of a young soldier brutally tortured by the Japanese during World War Two and the remarkable reconcilliation he had years later with his interrogator.
Andy Paterson, producer and co-screenwriter, said: "The last time I saw Eric was at Tweedmouth House, a few weeks after we finished filming. I showed him some stills from the film and he was fascinated but didn't want to see too much.
"'It would be a shame, after all this, to bring back the nightmares', he said. 'Are you happy with the film?' I said that I was. He said 'Oh that's good. That's very good.' His trust in us, that we would do justice to his story, moved me beyond words.
"That our film would be witnessed and embraced by so many of the good people of Berwick, just a short leap across the river from the window where he spent his last days, would have meant the world to him. And that makes sense of the whole process for me."
Eric's widow, Patti, added: "Eric and I always believed that The Railway Man was not just about us, but belongs to everyone who had a relative out in the Far East.
"I am delighted to think that other people have agreed with this sentiment. Post-Traumatic Stress is a terrible thing and left untreated does not go away, it is as relevant today as back then in WW2."
The last of 16 scheduled screenings took place last Thursday. However, due to overwhelming demand and an endless stream of daily enquiries at the box office, The Maltings has added two final screenings on April 30 at 1pm & 7.30pm.
That will bring the total number of screenings to 18 and a projected total number of tickets sold to well over 4,500.
Tamiko Mackie, marketing and communications manager at The Maltings, said: "The audience response to The Railway Man is unprecedented for The Maltings Theatre & Cinema.
"While some have been drawn to the film by a natural curiosity to see Berwick-upon-Tweed's iconic vistas and landmarks on the big screen, there's a tangible sense that the act of coming to see the film is a sort of pilgrimage or memorial - a chance for local people to come together to pay their respects to Eric Lomax and his incredible story of suffering, bravery and forgiveness.
"The Maltings team feels privileged for the small part its played in assisting the filmmakers and Patti Lomax in giving the film a proper homecoming and we couldn't be more thrilled that the audience response has far surpassed all hopes and expectations."
In addition, the exhibition presented by Berwick Visual Arts, "Tracking Forgiveness: A Photographic Journey of The Railway Man", at the Granary Gallery, has seen record visitors - around 1,450 to date.


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Threatening to have the NBA's worst preseason, the Suns put a better face on their readiness for the real stuff in six days by playing with more of a real look Tuesday night.
The preseason's first full dose of some of the Suns' starters, who had begun each game well despite a 1-5 record, made regular-season prospects look better. Playing Golden State also didn't hurt.
In a 92-87 win at US Airways Center, the Suns improved upon many of the areas ailing them this preseason. A league-worst scoring defense held the Warriors to 33 percent shooting. Their 29th-ranked rebounding was improved, with center Robin Lopez getting more rebounds (seven) in the first 10 minutes than he had in any game this month. They made slightly fewer turnovers but still had 17, made a better percentage of free throws and, most prominent, won the game.
But with one preseason game left Friday at home against Denver, the Suns still have "baffled" coach Alvin Gentry with more poor 3-point shooting that looks nothing like the Suns' shooting the past six seasons. And they received more bad news, with forward Josh Childress saying he had suffered a fracture in the tip of his right index finger. It hit the rim when he was fouled by Golden State rookie Jeff Adrien.
"It hurts," said Childress, who won't play Friday. "I'm not going to lie about it. The finger is something you can try to play through."
Phoenix did not shoot well overall Tuesday - 37.8 percent from the field - but the 3-point accuracy is a glaring issue. With 5-for-24 3-point shooting Tuesday, the Suns have shot 24.7 percent on 3s in seven preseason games. Channing Frye had a streak of 13 consecutive missed 3s before he made his final two attempts Tuesday.
"The positive is that we won tonight without shooting well," Jared Dudley said. "I think it's going to take a little bit of time. It's not something that, 'Hey, it's going to click.' The next game, we could shoot 50 percent. It's going to be more of a learning process with this team for how we can get shots. (Departed forward) Amar'e (Stoudemire) is not rolling here anymore."
Lopez was an efficient scorer, showing off a hook shot with each hand for 14 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes.
After taking 29 shots in six games, Nash took 15 on Tuesday and made eight. He had 18 points, four assists and seven turnovers.
� After the game, the Suns released guard Zabian Dowdell and power forward Dwayne Jones, meaning rookies Matt Janning and Garret Siler likely will make the 14-man team unless Erick Dampier is signed for the big-man spot.
� Suns fans can watch a short intrasquad scrimmage Saturday for free at US Airways Center. The event will begin at 10 a.m. with entertainment from The Gorilla, Suns Dancers and Verve Sol Patrol and the scrimmage at 11 a.m.
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Negotiations with an Extremist Islamist Group: A Possibility or a Fantasy?
Following all the pre-election and post-election hype, protests and disagreements surrounding the Pakistan 2013 Elections, the government now wants to enter negotiations for peace with the extremist Islamist group TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban). As ironic as it is, a PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) party member even went so far as to call them citizens of Pakistan. Let's not forget that the TTP has killed thousands of innocent citizens of Pakistan. People are afraid for their lives, in a country that vowed to protect them.
The TTP has an extremist interpretation of Sharia law, and it wants to apply that to Pakistan. It is responsible for many other atrocities that, while justified by Islam, cannot be tolerated in a civilized society. There is no doubt that the majority of citizens in Pakistan are Muslim, but most are moderate and liberal minded; they want peace and do not subscribe to any Sharia law that is against the basic rights of humanity.
Talks and negotiations have been tried, and failed due to the rigidity of TTP's demands, and the group seems content not to budge on them. TTP members preach that they will keep killing innocent citizens of Pakistan until their demands are met and they take Pakistan under their own control. But if Pakistan is to accept their demands then it is a slap to the very core of Jinnah's Pakistan: a free state where everyone has equal rights and safety to live. It also dishonours the thousands of martyrs in the Pakistani Army who lay down their lives to protect citizens from these extremists.
Since the TTP is against education for girls, believing in the oppression of women, what can you expect in a Pakistan or a part of Pakistan under their control? A community moving backwards to a barbaric time. Talks are not a way to go forward with a group whose demands put the sovereignty of the nation of Pakistan under threat. If a small scale operation like the Lal Masjid Operation can be put into action to curb extremists from harming the country and civilians, then it is tempting to think that a large scale operation consisting the full force of the Pakistani army, navy, and air force could solve the problem of this extremist Islamist group whose agenda is to send suicide bombs to packed markets and public places with the intent to kill. But that of course risks injuring innocents and martyring the TTP, encouraging yet more people to commit violence.
The frustration of seeking a solution remains, but in my view negotiations are going to be fruitless with people who believe in values that degrade humanity in the name of Islam, and this latest attempt by the Pakistan government will shortly prove to be a fantasy.


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In part one of this series I described how my need for a new office cabinet, and my desire to build a Windows Home Server came together in a single project, the craftsman style home server.
With a cabinet design roughly sketched out on a piece of A4 refill, it was time to start cutting some wood. I'm not going to go into detail about the woodworking and cabinet building process, as this blog is mainly about the server. Suffice it to say that there wasn't a lot of mortise an tenon jointing going on as I have neither a dado stack, nor a mortising chisel. The cabinet was largely constructed using concealed screws, with through dowels to strengthen the face and door frame. The following pictures will give you an idea.
Now my Belkin N1 Vision router might have a nice LCD display, but it doesn't have a cutter head that spins at 24,000 rpm! In this shot the venerable De Walt 621 makes short work of cutting slots in the sides for the shelves. My wife's doing the work here while I take the photo. Computers leave her cold, but she loves those power tools.
In this photo, the sides (pre-stained on the inside to make life easier) are attached to a face frame by screwing through concealed blocks into both the side and frame. Note that I have also attached strips under each shelf slot to both strengthen the shelves, and make ensure that the the sides, which are made from two edge glued boards, are held firmly together.
Here's the frame for the door, waiting to have a plywood panel fitted. Around this time I also cut out the shelves from both 17 and 12mm plywood, and applied a 5mm pine veneer on the visible front edge of each shelf. The thicker ply was for the base, and lower two shelves (including the server shelf).
After fitting the server shelf to the cabinet, I was able to finally construct the server drawer. The slot in the upper left of the drawer front is for an acrylic insert, which will serve as a diffuser for the server power LED.
This picture shows the LED in place below the acrylic. The LED is a 3mm high intensity blue type. After I cut the slot for the acrylic, I drilled a 3mm hole down through the center of the bottom of the slot. I then drilled a larger hole into the back side of the drawer front, just below the slot, and far enough in so that I could access the 3mm hole (I squared the hole out with a chisel to allow flush fit of the LED into the 3mm hole). I fitted the LED to a lead, bent it at a right angle and fitted it up into the 3mm hole as can be seen above. The acrylic itself has roughly sanded edges to better diffuse the light.
This is the power switch, hidden just behind the front of the drawer and easily reached by opening the drawer a few centimeters. I didn't bother with a reset switch, and so far I haven't needed one.
Once the drawer was finished I was free to start setting up the server hardware. Here I have placed and screwed down the motherboard, after fitting the RAM and CPU. To mount the board I started by placing the board on the wood, then marking through the mounting holes with a pencil. I removed the board and drilled small guide holes for the screws. At first I wondered how I was going to give the underside of the board clearance from the drawer base, then, whilst browsing my local electronics shop (probably for switches or LEDs) I found a packet of small rubber grommets, about 8mm high with a 6mm hole in the middle. Perfect! I placed them over the holes I'd drilled, then sat the motherboard on them and screwed it down with stainless screws. This also met my requirement of mounting any part that could possibly transmit vibrations through to the woodwork on a rubber washer or pad.
You'll also notice in the above photo, that I've used the stock CPU cooler. Early on I spent some time puzzling over CPU cooling, as I wanted the server to be as quiet as possible, and my previous experience with stock Intel coolers for higher end processors was that they were quite noisy, especially when running flat out. I thought I was going to need to buy an after-market low noise cooler, and went to some trouble considering the options and whether they'd fit into the drawer space available. Luckily I waited until the CPU turned up. I'd never bought a low power processor before, and when I opened it I was amused by the small cooler, about half the height of those I was used to. I plugged it into a spare 12V supply and was pleasantly surprised to find that even at full speed it was almost inaudible. Problem solved.
In this photo I'm test fitting the drawer to the cabinet in order to mark on the back where the cutouts for the power supply, LAN cable, and a drawer ventilation fan should go. The power supply is a 480W Enermax that I had spare. I would have rather had a lower rated supply with plug in cables, but I couldn't justify the expense since this supply was available. What this supply does have is fans that can be turned down to run very quietly. As with all the parts, the supply is mounted on foam rubber pads.
I fitted a fan to the inside of the back board (mounted on foam rubber of course) to blow air into the drawer. The fan in the photo was my first attempt, a high volume Delta fan I had spare. I fitted a resistor in order to run it at 6V and reduce its noise. Once the server was running, I realized that this was still by far the noisiest component, and replaced it with a new silent Sythe 500rpm fan (I had also determined that only minimal ventilation was required).
The server build was completed by fitting the Samsung hard drive behind the power supply. I made some mounting brackets out of right angled metal brackets I found at the hardware store (they are actually "concealed perlin cleats"). They allow enough height for me to eventually add a second hard drive underneath the first, although at this stage that space is filled with the surplus power supply cables. I may have to eventually remove some cables from the power supply. The metal brackets are screwed through foam pads into the drawer base.
At this time I don't intend to use the server with more than two drives (apart from perhaps an external drive used as a shared folder backup). By my calculation, two large drives will give me backup redundancy, plus plenty of storage, whilst keeping the noise, heat and power consumption to a minimum. If I did ever want to add more drives I would have to build them into the shelf above.
The cabinet and server are finally finished.
At the back of the cabinet, I added a filter holder over the fan inlet to reduce dust ingress. The hole next to the filter is for the LAN cable.
And here it is, ready to take its place inside. The next task will be setting up the Windows Home Server, but more about that in Part 3.


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Benton County authorities said the investigation into a 15-year-old's death is shifting to Dallas County.
The body of Khighla L. Parks, 15, of Willard, Mo., was discovered by a boater after it floated to the surface last month.
Investigators said her body had been weighted down.
DNA was used to identify Parks, who had been reported missing from the Springfield area on Sept. 20.
Detectives said new information suggests that Parks was last seen in the Buffalo area just before she died.
Anyone with information on her disappearance and death is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 417-869-8477.


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