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"Finished…" I exhaled as I wiped the sweat off my forehead. I held onto the ladder that went up to the top bunk and looked at my blue and purple beddings then back at the ground. In retrospect, maybe it wasn't the brightest idea in the world to take the top bunk since putting the beddings on it was a hassle, but I never slept in a bunk bed before so the labor was worth it. "Bedding is done, clothes are put away…" I said to myself as I looked down at the ground to see my two luggage lying wide open. "Now what am I going to do with these?" I climbed down the ladder and stared at my luggage then around the room. There was a closet that was big enough to hide them for now but the idea of having to bend down, zip them up, and then drag them over to the closet sounded like a huge pain.
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Still wearing my school robe, I reached into my left sleeve and pulled out the wand I was hiding. As I held it in my hand again, I couldn't help but feel nervous.
M-maybe it was a fluke. I mean…magic Abigail. MAGIC! There's just no such thing as magic! I battled inside myself as I gripped the wand tighter. My eyes darted at my luggage, then at the closet door, then at the wand. This cycle would continue for another ten seconds of 'luggage-door-wand'. Finally, I made up my mind.
"If this works…then maybe there is such thing as magic…" I reasoned with myself as I pointed the wand at the closet door. A simple test really. If I can open the door with the wand, then magic MIGHT be real. But another problem is…how did I do it last time?
"Open." I calmly said as I kept my wand pointed at the door. With much anticipation…nothing happened. "Open…open…OPEN!" I yelled as I flicked the wand at the door several times with different gestures. But out of all my attempts, nothing happened. Time never slowed down like before. There were so sparkles coming out of the tip of the wand. More importantly…nothing happen to the door. I felt my arm drop back to my side, the wand barely staying in my fingers. I felt disappointed…but at the same time, relieved.
Then…I started to laugh.
Really hard.
"M-Magic! How stupid can I be?" I said out loud between breaths. I couldn't believe that I got so worked up on something that obviously couldn't exist. "It must have been something else I was seeing! Maybe I'm just tired from today and I completely imagine that girl floating before hitting the ground! That's got to be it!" I said, calming myself down. I looked back at the wand that had no powers whatsoever and smiled. I pointed the wand at the door and let out a sigh of relief. "Magic…there's no such thing…" I said as I did a quick horizontal slash with the wand away from the door while calling out humorously,
And in an explosion of wind, the closet door burst open and everything in the room, including my luggage, blasted off to the right and slammed against the opposite wall. I was in a stupor as I heard voices behind the wall pounding and yelling to keep it down. But that person's anger went through one ear and out the other. I was in shock.
I did it again…
…I just performed magic…
"Whoa…what happen here?" A voice called out. I instinctively hid the wand back into my sleeve as I saw a girl appear with her luggage rolling right behind her. My eyes widen as the girl and I made eye contact.
There's no way. This is like a bad dream…!
"Hey there roomie. I guess you're Abigail. I'm Katherine. Katie for short. I guess we'll be living together from now on!" The blonde hair girl said to me with a smile. She extended her hand towards me in a friendly handshake.
However, I stood there dumbfounded.
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The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement in a telecommunication system for the routing of signals between a pair of controlling processors, functioning in a master-slave relationship, and several pairs of controlled processing units also operating in a relationship of the same type.
As is well known in the art, the members of such a master-slave pair normally operate in synchronism though only the master communicates with associated peripheral units or other external components. Upon the occurrence of a failure in one of these members, the latter is dissociated from its twin which thereupon takes over the role of master if not already so designated.
In commonly owned U.S. application Ser. No. 347,315, filed Feb. 9, 1982 by Maria Grazia Corti et al as a continuation-in-part of an earlier application now abandoned, Ser. No. 293,997 filed Aug. 18, 1981 now abandoned, there has been disclosed a telecommunication system in which two special-purpose processors, interchangeably operating as master and slave, dialogue with a support processor designed to perform auxiliary functions such as call charging and traffic monitoring. The support processor intervenes in the operation of the special-purpose processors, as by checking for the absence of malfunctions and causing a master/slave changeover if the need therefor should arise; thus, the support processor may be regarded as being of higher rank than the two processors controlled thereby.
In a telecommunication system of the kind to which the invention is applicable, a pair of alternatively activable central processing units or CPUs mated in this manner are the principal constituents of each of several switching modules forming part of a digital telephone exchange or the like. These CPUs are under the control of a pair of support processors, common to all the modules, also operating in an interchangeable master-slave relationship. Thus, a malfunction of the support processor designated as the master will result in its automatic replacement by its formerly inactive twin. Since, however, either support processor must be able to communicate with either CPU of each switching module associated therewith, a four-way interconnection is needed between the two controlling processors and the two controlled CPUs of any module. Otherwise, with one support processor controlling only one CPU of each pair, a breakdown of the master CPU of a single module would require a master/slave changeover of the two support processors and of the CPUs of each module so that a subsequent breakdown of another CPU now acting as a master could no longer be rectified without manual intervention of an operator.
The aforementioned four-way interconnection can be realized with simple cables only if the switching modules are located close to the controlling support processors. In the case of longer lines it is necessary, for reliable operation, to insert a pair of mutually complementary modems at opposite ends of each line. This makes the network of connecting lines not only complex but also rather costly.
The general object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a simplified circuit arrangement for interchangeably linking a pair of mated controlling processors with pairs of mated CPUs forming part of a plurality of controlled switching modules in a manner insuring continued operation under various abnormal conditions.
A more particular object of the invention is to provide relatively inexpensive means in such a circuit arrangement for establishing alternative routes between the controlling processors and the controlled CPUs which can be made operational, in the event of a breakdown of a route normally used, without requiring a master/slave changeover between either the processors or the CPUs served thereby.
Thus, the invention applies to a telephone or other telecommunication system with a plurality of switching modules each provided with a first and a second CPU mated in an interchangeable master-slave relationship, these CPUs being under the alternative control of a first and a second processor that are common to all the switching modules and are also mated in an interchangeable master-slave relationship. A first set of bidirectional connections respectively extend between the first processor and the first CPU of each switching module while a second set of bidirectional connections respectively extend between the second processor and the second CPU of each module. The processor currently designated as a master dialogues via the respective connections with the CPUs designated as masters in the several switching modules.
Pursuant to the present improvement, each first connection includes a first cascade of two closely juxtaposed interfaces while each second connection similarly includes a second cascade of two such interfaces. The first and second cascades assigned to a given switching module form a processor-side interface pair associated with a module-side interface pair, only one interface of each pair being normally active. Each interface comprises two input/output or I/O sections, namely an externally accessible I/O section and an internally accessible I/O section, and each bidirectional connection includes a direct in-line link between the externally accessible I/O sections of a processor-side interface and the associated module-side interface in cascade therewith. The internally accessible I/O sections of each pair are interconnected by a normally blocked cross-link which can be unblocked, in response to commands from the master processor, by switchover means included in the interface in order to join an active interface of a processor-side pair to a hitherto inactive interface of the same pair in the event of a malfunction occurring in a master CPU normally reached via the in-line link between the externally accessible I/O section of the active interface and the corresponding section of the associated module-side interface confronting it. The unblocking of that cross-link enables the establishment of communication between the master processor and the twin of the malfunctioning CPU through the in-line link extending between the two other cascaded interfaces of the associated pairs.
Advantageously, in accordance with another feature of the invention, the first connections include a common first bus, tied to the first processor, and individual first signal lines extending from that bus by way of the first interface cascades to the respective first CPUs. Analogously, the second connections include a common second bus, tied to the second processor, and individual second signal lines extending from the latter bus by way of the second interface cascades to the respective second CPUs. With the aid of coupling means, responsive to commands from the master processor, the two buses can be interconnected to provide communication between the master processor and a hitherto inactive interface of a processor-side pair in the event of a malfunction of the hitherto active interface of that pair. This enables the establishment of an alternative connection between the master processor and the master CPU previously served by the malfunctioning interface and by the module-side interface in cascade therewith, that connection further including the unblocked cross-link which joins the internally accessible I/O sections of the associated module-side interface pair to each other.
The above and other features of the invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of part of a telecommunication system provided with a circuit arrangement embodying the invention;
FIG. 2 is a more detailed diagram of a representative interface included in the circuitry of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 3 shows details of a coupler also forming part of that circuitry.
As shown in FIG. 1, two mutually identical switching modules MO1 and MOn --forming part of a larger group of such modules not further illustrated--are under the alternative control of a pair of support processors ESA and ESB mated in an interchangeable master-slave relationship as discussed above. Each module MO1 . . . MOn includes two similarly mated CPUs which have been designated CPA1, CPB1 in the case of the first module and CPAn, CPBn in the case of the last module. Each module may have a structure similar to that disclosed in the above-identified commonly owned Ser. No. 347,315, its two CPUs being part of a pair of special-purpose processors interconnected by a bidirectional signal path which enables one CPU, acting as a master, to control switching operations of both these processors and communication thereof with associated peripheral units. According to the disclosure of that copending application, the two mated processors dialogue with a controlling support processor by way of a signal-transmitting network including a microprocessor and a channel allocator designed to determine which of the two mated processors is to communicate with the microprocessor during a time slot of an operating cycle of that network. The channel allocator, accordingly, implements pre-established priorities in the exchange of information between the support processor and the two mated processors controlled thereby.
As further shown in present FIG. 1, each support processor ESA, ESB includes a respective central processing unit CPA', CPB' connected, by way of an input/output unit 10A, 10B and a bidirectional signal line 14A, 14B, to an associated bus BA or BB. The first bus BA is connected via a plurality of bidirectional signal lines 13A'1, . . . 13A'n to processor-side interfaces INA'1, . . . INA'n paired with interfaces INB'1, . . . INB'n which in turn are connected to bus BB by way of respective bidirectional signal lines 13B'1, . . . 13B'n. Each pair of processor-side interfaces INA'1, INB'1, . . . INA'n, INB'n confronts as associated pair of module-side interfaces INA1, INB1, . . . INAn, INBn closely juxtaposed therewith, corresponding interfaces of the two associated pairs being directly connected by short bidirectional in-line links 11A1, 11B1, . . . 11An , 11Bn constituted by simple cables. The module-side interfaces INA1, INB1, . . . INAn, INBn communicate via bidirectional signal lines 13A1, 13B1, . . . 13An, 13Bn with respective units CPA1, CPB1, . . . CPAn, CPBn of the switching modules served thereby. Each interface has an externally accessible and an internally accessible I/O section, as more fully described with reference to FIG. 2 hereinafter. The in-line links 11A1, 11B1, 11An, 11Bn extend between the externally accessible confronting I/O sections of cascaded interfaces INA1 /INA'1, INB1 /INB'1, INAn /INA'n and INBn /INB'n, respectively. The internally accessible I/O sections of each pair are interconnected by two-way cross-links 121 and 121' on the module and the processor sides in the case of module MO1 and by similar cross-links 12n and 12n' in the case of the module MOn. The quartet of interfaces associated with each module effectively replaces the aforementioned channel allocator disclosed in the commonly owned application.
Also illustrated in FIG. 1 are a pair of couplers CBA, CBB which under certain conditions, more fully described hereinafter with reference to FIG. 3, interconnect the two buses. Coupler CBA is connected to buses BA and BB via respective input and output lines collectively designated 15A and 16A; similarly, coupler CBB has input and output lines 15B and 16B respectively connected to buses BB and BA.
FIG. 2 shows details of a generic interface IN representative of any of the interfaces illustrated in FIG. 1. The interface comprises an externally accessible I/O section 20A, an internally accessible I/O section 20B and a switchover section 20C. An incoming and an outgoing branch of a generic in-line link 11 are respectively connected to a signal receiver 29A and a signal transmitter 30A in I/O section 20A. Similarly, a signal receiver 29B and a signal transmitter 30B are respectively connected to an incoming and an outgoing branch of a generic cross-link 12. An output line of receiver 29A extends to a No. 0 data input of a multiplexer 22 in section 20B and to a corresponding data input of a multiplexer 23 in section 20C. An output line of receiver 29B extends to a No. 0 data input of a multiplexer 21 in section 20A and to a No. 1 data input of multiplexer 22 in section 20B. Multiplexers 21 and 22 have output lines respectively terminating at signal transmitters 30A and 30B.
Switchover section 20C further includes a microprocessor 200 connected via a bidirectional signal line 13 to the corresponding CPU of the associated switching module or to one of the buses BA, BB shown in FIG. 1. Microprocessor 200 is further tied to an output line 25 of multiplexer 23 and has an output lead 26 terminating at a switching input of that multiplexer, a similar lead 27 connected directly to a switching input of multiplexer 21 and via an inverter 24 to a switching input of multiplexer 22, as well as an output line 28 terminating at respective No. 1 data inputs of these latter multiplexers. As long as no malfunction information is stored in a memory of the microprocessor and there are no messages to be sent from the latter to the outgoing branch of link 11, leads 26 and 27 are de-energized so that multiplexers 21 and 23 stand on their No. 0 data inputs while multiplexer 22 stands on its No. 1 data input. As a result, signals incoming over link 11 are channeled by receiver 29A and multiplexer 23 to microprocessor 200 for conversion into instructions outgoing over line 13 whereas instructions incoming over that line give rise to signals delivered by way of line 28, multiplexer 21 and transmitter 30A to the outgoing branch of link 11. Thus, only I/O section 20A is operational under these circumstances. However, any signal arriving on the incoming branch of cross-link 12 at receiver 29B would be sent via multiplexer 21 and transmitter 30A to the outgoing branch of in-line link 11.
If a defect reported to microprocessor 200 calls for a rerouting of signals arriving on link 11, the microprocessor energizes its output lead 27 so that multiplexers 21 and 22 are switched. An incoming signal will then pass from receiver 29A via multiplexer 22, transmitter 30B and cross-link 12 to I/O section 20B of the twin of interface IN where it will reach the receiver 29B; with that other interface in its normal state, the signal will continue through multiplexer 21 and transmitter 30A of I/O section 20A thereof to the outgoing branch of the corresponding in-line link 11 for retransmission to the interface in cascade with the twin of interface IN.
Microprocessor 200, operating according to a predetermined protocol established by its programmer in the usual manner, also receives such an incoming signal via multiplexer 23 in the de-energized state of lead 26 but will not emit messages on line 13 in response thereto, except possibly for testing operations commanded by that signal. When the microprocessor is instructed to make itself accessible to receiver 29B instead of receiver 29A, it energizes the lead 26 whereby the incoming branch of cross-link 12 is placed in communication with the outgoing branch of line 13 rather than with that of link 11. By controlling the voltage level on lead 27, microprocessor 200 also determines whether signals emitted on its own output line 28 are to go to transmitter 30A or 30B. Time slots respectively allocated to the transmission of signals to and from a given interface IN are established by a non-illustrated clock common to all interfaces and CPUs.
FIG. 3 shows a bus B, representative of either of the two buses BA and BB of FIG. 1, as well as a generic coupler CB with inputs connected thereto. Bus B encompasses a number of multi-lead branches including an address branch 31 and a data branch 32. Input multiples 15a, 15c and 15e, tied to address branch 31, as well as input multiples 15b and 15d, tied to data branch 32, collectively represent the line 15A or 15B of FIG. 1; lines 16A and 16B are generically represented in FIG. 3 by a connection 16 comprising two output multiples 16' and 16".
Input multiple 15a terminates at a function decoder 33 working into a writing unit 34 with output leads 35 and 36 connected to a random-access memory or RAM 38. An extension of lead 35 terminates at a switching input of a multiplexer 37 with data inputs tied to multiples 15b and 15c. A transfer network 40 in coupler CB comprises two pairs of normally cut-off amplifiers 41', 42' and 41", 42"; amplifiers 41' and 42' are inserted in opposite directions each other between multiples 15d and 16' whereas amplifier pair 41", 42" is similarly inserted between multiples 15e and 16". Unblocking inputs of amplifiers 41', 41" and of amplifiers 42', 42" are connected to respective output leads 43 and 44 of RAM 38 which is addressable by an output multiple 39 of multiplexer 37.
RAM 38 comprises a multiplicity of cells respectively assigned to all processor-side interfaces of the set INA'1 . . . INA'n or INB'1 . . . INB'n (FIG. 1) directly linked with bus B. Each cell stores information indicating the intact or defective state of the corresponding interface, advantageously in the form of a data bit "0" or "1". At the beginning of operations, with all interfaces presumed to be in proper condition, a data bit "0" is loaded into each of these cells. Thereafter, an identification code assigned to such a cell appears on address branch 31 in any time slot during which the processor connected to bus B desires to communicate with the switching module served by the interface so identified. If a defect-indicating data bit "1" has been loaded into the addressed cell, RAM 38 energizes its output leads 43 and 44 in order to unblock the transfer network 40, thereby establishing two-way communication between branches 31, 32 of bus B and the analogous branches of the other bus. These buses may also include further leads, not shown, which carry commands and information not intended for couplers CBA, CBB and which are simultaneously interconnected by similar, nonillustrated sections of network 40.
When one of the interfaces served by bus B is found to be defective, the associated support processor emits on the address branch 31 of that bus a particular code which is detected by function decoder 33, causing it to activate the writing unit 34. The latter thereupon emits a write-enable signal W on its output 35 whereby the output multiple 39 of multiplexer 37 is switched from input multiple 15c to input multiple 15d tied to data branch 32. The special code present on address branch 31 is accompanied by an identification, on data branch 32, of the memory cell assigned to the defective interface which is therefore simultaneously addressed by way of multiple 39. Unit 34 loads the addressed memory cell with a malfunction bit D of logical value "1" on its data output 36 after which the multiplexer 37 is returned to its normal position upon the disappearance of signal W. When the same cell is subsequently addressed via branch 31, its contents will not be changed while transfer network 40 is activated as described above. As soon as the defect has been remedied, however, another special code on address branch 31 re-initiates the aforedescribed loading operation, except that output 36 of unit 34 now carries a data bit D of logical value "0" to be written in the cell assigned to the reconditioned interface.
Multiplexer 37 could be omitted if the input multiple 15a of function decoder 33 were connected to data branch 32 instead of address branch 31 which in that case would be permanently tied to address multiple 39 of RAM 38. In such a case, of course, the support processor would emit the memory-loading code to branch 32 of bus B at the same time that the address of the affected cell appears on branch 31. Since, however, the identification codes present in different time slots on address branch 31 are also detected by the microprocessors of the respective processor-side interfaces, the arrangement shown in FIG. 3 has the advantage of avoiding an untimely activation of such a microprocessor. If the same identification code is used for both interfaces of any processor-side pair, the activation of transfer network 40 will let the address of a defective interface be detected by the microprocessor of its twin.
In the following description of the operation of the present system it will be assumed that support processor ESA operates as the master, as do units CPA1 and CPAn of modules MO1 and MOn. Thus, processor ESA normally dialogues with units CPA1 and CPAn, during time slots assigned thereto, by way of line 14A, bus BA, signal lines 13A'1 and 13A'n, processor-side interfaces INA'1 and INA'n, in-line links 11A1 and 11An, module-side interfaces INA1 and INAn, and signal lines 13A1, 13An. Within each active interface the signals pass between line 13 (FIG. 2) and link 11 via microprocessor 200, line 28, multiplexer 21 and transmitter 30A in one direction and via receiver 29A, multiplexer 23, line 25 and microprocessor 200 in the opposite direction during the respective time slots.
If support processor ESA detects an interruption in its communication with module MO1, and if diagnostic procedures by that processor and possibly by other equipment localize the defect in link 11A1, microprocessor 200 of interface INA'1 is commanded to energize its output lead 27 so that signals emitted by the processor are rerouted in the aforedescribed manner via the cross-link 121' of the processor-side pair to the companion interface INB'1 and from there via link 11B1 to section 20A of module-side interface INB1 whose microprocessor is commanded via the same path to execute a like switchover operation. Thus, the signals destined for unit CPA1 are rerouted by way of cross-link 121 to the still active interface INA1 for delivery to that unit by way of line 13A1. Signals traveling in the opposite direction pass through all four interfaces by the same alternate route.
If, on the other hand, the fault is traced to a malfunction of unit CPA1 or of the associated interface INA1, processor ESA commands the microprocessor of interface INB1 to establish communication via line 13B1 with unit CPB1 now designated as the master.
If the fault is found to lie in interface INA'1, processor ESA directs the coupler CBA to interconnect the leads of buses BA and BB for the routing of signals from that processor by way of line 13B'1 to interface INB'1, bypassing its defective mate INA'1, whence the connection extends over link 11B1 to interface INB1 and then either to unit CPA1 (through interface INA1) or to its mate CPB1 depending on which of these CPUs acts as the master. Oppositely traveling signals will, of course, also pass over that route.
None of the aforedescribed operations affects the master status of processor ESA or of the CPUs so designated in any of the other modules. Analogous operations can be performed under the control of processor ESB, with intervention of coupler CBB if necessary.
It will thus be seen that the system embodying the invention can effectively handle a variety of abnormal circuit conditions with relatively few connections extending between support processors ESA, ESB and switching modules MO1, MOn. Modems, if any, need only be used in those bidirectional lines 13 that exceed a certain length. Since the interfaces can generally be disposed as close as desired to the modules served thereby, this may apply only to some of the lines 13A'1 -13A'n and 13B'1 -13B'n linking the processor-side interfaces with buses BA and BB.
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Timeline of events in Zahra Baker's disappearance
HICKORY, N.C. - The following is a timeline of events in the case of Zahra Baker, a 10-year-old Hickory girl who was reported missing in October 2010. Her remains were later discovered and her stepmother was charged in her death.
• Oct. 9, 2010, approximately 2:30 a.m.: Zahra is reportedly last seen sleeping in her bedroom at her Hickory home.
• Oct. 9, 2010, approximately 2 p.m.: Zahra is reported missing by her father and stepmother.
• Morning of Oct. 10, 2010: Zahra's stepmother is arrested on several charges unrelated to the case. The charges include writing bad checks and failing to return property.
• Afternoon of Oct. 10, 2010: Police gather surveillance video from businesses near the home to put together a better timeline of events leading to Zahra's disappearance. Dozens of police officers go door to door, handing out Zahra's pictures.
Investigators also follow up on a call to the Hickory Fire Department from the Bakers' home, where a small fire started on the front lawn.
• Morning of Oct. 11, 2010: Zahra's father appears on "Good Morning America" to plead with anyone with information about Zahra's disappearance to come forward.
• Afternoon of Oct. 11, 2010: Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins holds a brief press conference to update the public on the 10-year-old's disappearance.
A search warrant is released that reveals more details about the case. According to the warrant, investigators who responded to the brush fire outside the Bakers' home found a ransom note inside of a Chevrolet Tahoe that was parked outside.
• Afternoon of Oct. 12, 2010: Hickory police obtain a warrant for Zahra's stepmother after they said she admitted to writing and leaving the ransom note. Elisa is charged with felony obstruction of justice.
• Evening of Oct. 12, 2010: Police search a wooded area late into the night. The area is dozens of miles from where Zahra was reportedly last seen, down a dead-end dirt road off of Hartland Road, north of Morganton. They search around a wood chipper and in mulch piles.
• Morning of Oct. 13, 2010: Zahra's stepmother appears in court.
• Evening of Oct. 13, 2010: Investigators drain a pond and use a dog to sniff through piles of mulch and tree-trimming equipment.
About 150 people gather at a candlelight vigil at East Hickory Baptist Church.
• Oct. 14, 2010: Police launch a massive search at a remote property north of Morganton, but it comes up empty.
• Oct. 15, 2010: Zahra's father is with investigators at the home where Zahra reportedly went missing. K-9s were also seen at the home, searching in wood piles behind it. A plastic bag, a mattress and a box spring are taken out of the home by investigators.
• Oct. 16, 2010: Investigators narrow the timeline of when Zahra was last seen by someone other than a family member to Sept. 25. Police continue to ask the public to contact them with any information that could assist in the case.
• Oct. 17, 2010: K-9 teams continue to search areas identified by tips and interviews.
• Oct. 19, 2010: The 911 call made by Zahra's father is released.
• Morning of Oct. 20, 2010: Zahra's stepmother appears in court for a bond hearing. A judge increases her bond from $40,000 to $65,000, citing "disturbing and unsettling" allegations surrounding the charge.
• Afternoon of Oct. 20, 2010: A team of investigators begins searching a landfill in Lenoir in connection with Zahra's disappearance. In a news conference, Chief Adkins would say only that searchers are looking for a "piece of evidence."
• Oct. 22, 2010: Police end the landfill search and announce that they were searching for a mattress belonging to Zahra. Searchers tested several mattresses found in the landfill, but did not find Zahra's, police said.
• Oct. 25, 2010: Zahra's father is arrested on charges unrelated to her disappearance. Zahra's stepmother is taken out of jail and leads investigators to three locations in the search for the missing girl.
• Oct. 26, 2010: A mattress matching the description of the one police have been searching for is found. An employee at the Lenoir landfill found it while re-grading the area investigators searched. The mattress is being tested for DNA evidence.
• Oct. 27, 2010: Police announce that a prosthetic leg was found the day before in a rural area off Christie Road in Caldwell County.
• Nov. 1, 2010: Police confirm the prosthetic leg found on Oct. 26 is Zahra's. They matched its serial number to the number on medical records that detectives collected from Zahra's native Australia.
• Nov. 3, 2010: Investigators find a bone in Caldwell County that they said may be related to the case. The bone was sent to the medical examiner's office in Chapel Hill for further examination.
• Nov. 8, 2010: District attorney asks the state attorney general to speed up testing on evidence in the case.
• Nov. 9, 2010: Six Crime Stoppers organizations offer up to $1,000 each for information about Zahra's disappearance.
• Nov. 10, 2010: Searchers find human remains in the Dudley Shoals area of Caldwell County.
• Nov. 11, 2010: Zahra Baker's biological mother, who lives in Australia, travels to Hickory and visits the memorial outside of the Bakers' Hickory home.
• Nov. 12, 2010: Chief Adkins announces that investigators have recovered enough physical evidence to believe they've found Zahra. DNA evidence from the bone found on Nov. 3 matches a DNA sample taken from Zahra's home, and the remains found on Nov. 10 are consistent with those of a child, he said.
• Nov. 29, 2010: Warrants in the investigation are released that say Zahra was sexually abused and dismembered.
• Jan. 18, 2011: Elisa Baker is indicted on bigamy charges. An Associated Press report shows Baker had at least seven husbands.
• Feb. 21, 2011: A grand jury indicts Elisa Baker for second-degree murder. A report from the medical examiner's office is released and lists Zahra's cause of death as "undetermined homicidal violence."
• July 12, 2011: Elisa Baker's attorney files a change of venue motion, saying his client can't get a fair trial in the Catawba County area.
• Sept. 15, 2011: Elisa Baker sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
• Nov. 17, 2011: Ground was broken for a playground dedicated to Zahra Baker on Nov. 16, which would have been the girl's 12th birthday.
• Dec. 1, 2011: A law inspired by Zahra Baker's case went into effect in North Carolina.
• Dec. 7, 2011: It is announced that Zahra Baker's remains were released to a funeral home sometime in November.
• Jan. 5, 2012: Elisa Baker pleads guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess drugs.
• April, 2012: A skull was found off Winkler Way near Highway 268, Hickory police said. The skull was sent away for DNA testing.
• May 19, 2012: The Zahra Baker Memorial Playground is official opened and dedicated to the memory of Zahra.
• Feb. 21, 2013: DNA testing confirms the skull found off Winkler Way near Highway 268 identified as that of Zahra Baker, Hickory police said.


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Remember ntl? Bad Service Rears It's Ugly Head at Virgin Media
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"If I had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, it would be a 10."
When Robert Pensivy's diabetes was diagnosed a dozen years ago, he wasn't completely surprised. His father had diabetes, which didn't manifest itself until he was in his mid-50s, and Pensivy's diagnosis came when he was approaching 60. That was nearly 12 years ago, and in the ensuing years his blood glucose levels would vary at times from good to out of control. The Diabetes Education program at BMC has helped to change that.
"For the past three years, my numbers have been very good," said Robert, an electrician who currently works as the wire inspector for the town of Lenox. A major part of his success is the counseling he receives from Hope Burgess, RN, a certified diabetes educator at BMC, particularly when it comes to good nutrition. "She keeps after me to eat right. That's the main thing. When I started with the program, I would bring a list of the foods that I've eaten, and we went over each of them. I found that a lot of them were making my diabetes worse, so they disappeared from my diet."
Robert meets with Hope every three months at BMC, and together they review his health and discuss the best ways to keep his glucose levels in the normal range. The program works in concert with his physician. Robert said one of the best parts of the BMC program is his ability to call on Hope at almost any time for guidance. "She's been available to answer my questions whenever I've needed her expertise. It's been an incredible help to me in coping with my diabetes."
While Robert's personal health numbers are where they need to be, he gives the BMC Diabetes Education program his own high number for the care he's received. "If I had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, it would be a 10, without a doubt."
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Article date: 30 April 2007
- New Norwich Union research shows 75% of mortgage brokers expect to place more equity release business this year
Norwich Union, one of the market leading providers in the equity release sector, reacts to the publication of Safe Home Income Plans* (SHIP) quarter one figures.
Elizabeth Boardall, head of marketing, Norwich Union post retirement products, commented: "These figures are very good news for the equity release market. Not only have the total number of equity release plans increased almost 7% year on year but the total value of business written over this last quarter (£293.9 million) is a record for this period. In addition, the number of equity release plans sold via intermediaries has also increased 17% year on year.
"As a company, we recognise the important role that intermediaries and mortgage brokers have to play in the equity release process. Indeed, in recent Norwich Union research, we found that 63% of mortgage brokers claim they are personally qualified to sell equity release, placing an average 2.5 cases each year.
"Even brokers who do not currently place equity release business were positive about the sector with 45% saying that they are likely or very likely to start doing so over the next 12 months. This is a significant vote of confidence in the potential of this market from the broker community.
"Furthermore, as a whole, 75% of mortgage brokers believed they would place more equity release business over the next 12 months. The obvious confidence brokers have in the market and the record breaking Q1 SHIP figures bode well for the future of this sector. We look forward to seeing equity release go from strength to strength in 2007."
* = The equity release industry body that represents over 90% of the sector.
** = An on-line survey conducted via Teamspirit Limited, polled 127 mortgage brokers between 10 March and 27 April 2007.
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Norwich Union:
Sarah Horner 01904 452828 Out of hours 07800 691569
Louise Soulsby 01904 452617 Out of hours 07800 699526
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About Norwich Union
Norwich Union is the UK's largest insurer. It is a leading provider of life, pensions and investment products and one of the largest financial adviser (FA) providers. FAs provide over 70% of the company's long-term savings business in the UK.
Norwich Union's news releases and a selection of images are available from Aviva's internet press centre at www.aviva.com/media.


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Quick Pretty Headband
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- Cynthia Rowley® trim
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- Sewing machine
- Basic sewing supplies
1. Run a thin line of fabric glue down each side of the ribbon.
2. Lay trim onto top of ribbon, wrong sides together. Press in place. Trim & allow to dry.
3. Fold each raw edge end 1/3" and glue down with fabric glue. Allow to dry.
4. Fold each end again 1/2". Slip in elastic loop and sew down to create a casing for the elastic loop to run through freely.
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Allure Bridal is a marquee name in the bridal industry, well known for their design, innovation and style. Co –owner Alyssa expressed that now was the right time to add them to our wedding dress collection, as they will complement our existing line up.
A preview collection is now available online for viewing, please book an appointment at Pure Bridal to view this collection and more.
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Yes, but having a degree does not guarantee it. If you enlist into the military with a degree, you could be selected for OCS, but you could also be passed up for it. No one joins as an officer exce...
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Vasant College of education is situated at Urun-Isalmpur in the walwa taluka of sangli District in southern Maharashtra it was foundered in true (1971-85) by Late. Shri. S.D.Patil (Ex.MP) and Education list social and special reforms in pursuit of "Bahujan Hitya Bahujan Sukhay" (for the good of many for the prosperity of many) The college has been rendered valuable servicesin field of teacher training.The College was recognized under N.C.T.E. affiliation Code No.122252. It provide teacher training for services student teacher form 2005-06.College campus area the college in 7 acers . The College have very big paly ground a gymkhana, Library, with reading room, cantin, Hostel Information technology lab, Educational technology lab, garden etc. Wlawa Taluka Education Society. Was founded by Late.Shri.S.D.Patil and his Co-Workers for the educational uplift and welfare of the Society Late. Shri. S.D.Patil was very achieve in the social activities in the southern Maharashtra. He lived elected as M.L.A.M.P. and president of zila perished form sangli District He spend his whole life for the educationally activities and social reforms he dedicated his life for poor and needed person form society .He believed that education can improve the life of that common and backward class in rural Maharashtra so that founded walwa taluka
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I own a stainless Security Six that has the best revolver trigger I have ever used. Its an oldie but I would not part with it. I have a S&W 640 Centinnel which has a concealed hammer. Another old gun. I like a hammer.
This is a discussion on SP101 : Hammer or Hammer-less??? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; In my personal opinion, defensive revolvers should be DAO. Many police agencies learned this lesson through the years, LAPD and Miami come to mind quite ...
In my personal opinion, defensive revolvers should be DAO.
Many police agencies learned this lesson through the years, LAPD and Miami come to mind quite easily. I don't think NYPD or Chicago learned this lesson, but that's food for another meal.
The DAO Revolver came about due to civil and criminal liability concerns. That is something one needs to pay attention to when deciding upon what gun to carry, IMO. My hunting revolvers have the Hammer Spur and can be fired Single Action. The Double Action Revolvers are DAO.
If you say you need the Hammer Spur because you may have to make a long shot or some such and need greater accuracy, I contend that you should spend more time at the Range shooting in Double Action as you can be just as accurate in Double Action mode if you practice.
I own a stainless Security Six that has the best revolver trigger I have ever used. Its an oldie but I would not part with it. I have a S&W 640 Centinnel which has a concealed hammer. Another old gun. I like a hammer.
Its not so much how many rounds you shoot, but where they stop.
I have given this issue alot of thought and prefer snubs with the full external hammer. Most of those favoring the DAO snubs are worried about snagging during a pocket draw. Personally I have to try hard to get the hammer to snag, even in jeans. Even if this was a frequent occurrence, placing your thumb on or near the hammer during the draw makes snagging impossible. Another argument used by DAO fans is that there are almost no scenarios where SA firing is appropriate. This makes no sense to me. There are plenty of scenarios where the superior accuracy of single action would be beneficial, basically any where a fast draw is unnecessary. Consider an incident like at Luby's restaurant where an active shooter is between you and your family and the restaurant door. The shooter is perhaps 20 yards away and is partially obstructed. I would much rather shoot at him SA than DA. IMO, a DAO revolver is a crippled revolver that sacrifices its most accurate firing mode for the questionable benefit of being snagproof.
Other than my hunting revolvers, my carry revolvers are all DAO. If you cannot shoot them accurately DAO then you might possibly need more practice or you might need to have the gun worked on by a qualified gunsmith that specializes in trigger work. Chances of having the gun go off unexpectedly in SA mode is a real threat, especialy under stress, and that is why most law enforcement agencies have gone to DA guns. Most wont even let their officers carry 1911's because they are SA.
As far as having someone grab ythe cylinder of your weapon and preventing it from turning and preventng it from firing, we were also taught to grab the frame far enough back, on a single action cocked gun, forcing the web of your grabbing hand between the hammer & frame. This produces the same effect as grabbing the cylinder on a DA gun.
The trick is to not let the bad guy get that close!!!
The only thing needed for evil to exist is for good men to stand by and do nothing!!!
My wife's gun is a hammerless in .357 that we had worked over and smoothed up a little, but for a close-quarters defense gun, it can't be beat.....
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
While I agree that for defensive purposes, the gun should never be cocked in to single action, the ability to do so while at the range or whatever is nice. One way to eliminate snagging it to train to draw the gun with your thumb over the hammer spur, then drop into your normal shooting grip as the gun clears the clothing.


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I'm about to do something risky: take one small piece of a work that has expanded my thinking about creativity and group dynamics in significant ways, Pamela Meyer's Workplace to Playspace: Innovating, Learning and Changing through Dynamic Engagement, for focus beyond the larger framework where it is found. But I think Pamela will forgive me, and I trust that the portion of that framework that I am spotlighting will offer something of value to our ongoing conversation about nonprofit governance.
I must admit, the notion of "play" scared me when I first saw the title of Pamela's book. I had visions of the kinds of empty (and often personally embarrassing) icebreaker activities that I always vowed I'd never impose as a facilitator. But that's not what I found. Instead, I encountered a framework that absolutely made sense and that offered a healthy personal stretch and a fascinating new way of thinking about the environment in which groups work – especially nonprofit boards.
I was in for the duration when Pamela described Playspace as "the space we create as we engage in the risky business of looking further than our predecessors, learn in ways that may shift their perspectives and challenge long-held beliefs, and be open to significant change, both planned and unplanned, that may be as uncomfortable as it is rich with potential." (p. 16)
Now that's the kind of environment destined to lead boards to their full governance potential and inspire individual members in the process.
Playspace has four dimensions, and each one contributes something critical to the environment that Pamela describes in the quote above. I may end up writing about the other three (Generative, Safe, and Timeful) down the road. But today, I want to focus one on the dimension that most stimulated me and is most likely to challenge many boards: Provocative.
I can't do the topic justice in this brief space, but I would like to share a handful of quotes that particularly spoke to me, along with my reactions within the context of nonprofit boards as I envision them.
"In provocative space, people do not stir the pot just because they can, but because they feel passionately about their values and vision for what is possible. They care about their ideas and will heartily engage in spirited debate about them." (p. 171)
Rocking the boat seldom wins a board member fans. Let's face it: we tend to like consensus – so much so that we frequently surround ourselves with like-minded board recruits. But that's not where good decisions that advance our mission are likely to emerge. High-quality discussion, even vigorous debate, that draws in a variety of perspectives and asks a lot of "what ifs" in the spirit of our organizational mission is where governance work belongs. Acknowledging, valuing and creating an environment where that is not only tolerated but expected should be every board's goal.
Such an environment calls for a healthy dose of imagination.
"Imagination is provocative because it provokes action." (p. 173)
The word may summon to mind the fuzzy, fluffy stuff that so many board members claim to abhor. But note the critical distinction: it leads to action. We don't just sit around the circle, holding hands and feeling good about ourselves. We use these creative stretches to impact lives and build our organizations' capacity to serve.
I like that previous quote because it gets right to the point. But Pamela expands on the importance of imagination on the same page and offers more of a connection to the mission- and vision-driven purpose of governance:
"Imaging is the process of generating images of possibilities yet to be realized. Generating a shared, aspirational vision of the future, an image of unbridled success, provokes positive action in the present." (p. 173)
You probably know where I'm headed in responding to this idea: Boards spend too little time looking toward the horizon. Obviously, governance must be grounded in the present, on what is real today. But if we look no further than funding the next payroll or paying the next electric bill, we are failing in our ultimate governance duties. Responsibility for articulating and ensuring the vision that defines a nonprofit's reason for being lies squarely on the leadership team's (board and executive director) shoulders. And the buck stops with the board. Yes, I know that the horizon is a moot point if we can't open the doors tomorrow. But ensuring the future covers tomorrow – and much further down the road. That is the domain of governance. That is leadership.
If your board struggles to find the time or the mental space to engage in this work, you need a serious upheaval of your board agenda – and you may need a different kind of board recruit. The more I work with and around boards, the more convinced I am that curiosity should top the list of recruitment requirements once commitment to organizational mission and vision is affirmed. Curious boards don't accept limits. They question, explore, and look for ways to approach issues from angles that do not automatically represent "the way it's always been done."
We need board members that embrace the spirit of the final quote that I'd like to share, who have a "(H)ealthy disrespect for the impossible" that leads to "possibilities that others don't dare imagine." (p. 187)
Whew! Imagine what could happen if we rejected the impulse to label something "impossible." What are the "impossible" conditions that your board faces? What could happen if we didn't accept that as an option, if we dug and stretched for the possibilities? How much courage would it take to do that? Who do you need to have in the room to summon that courage? Are they already with you?
While undoubtedly too long for a blog post, this summary barely touches the surface of what Pamela has laid out for us. I offer a few links to help provide more detail and context – and, of course, I encourage you to pick up a copy of the book.
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