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Get Professional Flash with Incrediflash
There are many tools available for download these days that allow the authoring of flash animation and presentations. However, most are mainly aimed at Web designers and they still require a certain level of programming ability. Well, lucky for all of us, Incrediflash has changed all that by combining all the advantages of a simplistic authoring system for designers, enthusiasts and the layman alike. You know, anyone who just wants a photo slideshow of the family album, for example.
There is no requirement to learn Flash at all. The amazing results produced from this software are achievable by all skill levels. So, what is required? Well, a photo album, a business seminar presentation slideshow or maybe a DVD for prospective employers during an interview presentation, just to name a few. The uses go on and on. Incrediflash allows users to save videos, sound, music and photos for any of the examples mentioned and much more. The production can then be uploaded to the Web from the software so others can see it online. It can also produce DVD video for playback on your TV, if that's desired. It's all up to you!
Now, Incrediflash is an astonishingly simple package to grasp, despite many of its very intricate features. The number of Flash applications for Web sites and presentation possibilities for DVD are so vast, I could never completely cover them all here. So, here is an overview of the main features.
Upon opening Incrediflash, the initial screen requests of "Create an empty project" or "Open from file" appear, like this:
There is instant help available here and it is recommended that you go through the tutorials right away as a first time user. There are four example projects to scrutinize and they are a great demonstration of what this software can do. The animated banner will excite Web designers who want fast projects. The other is the photo gallery, which is a useful display for family photos or holiday shots that can be placed onto a DVD or on the Internet. These can be done quite easily and the tutorials explain how to do these in great detail. It is a quick process from start to finish, piecing together a Flash animation in this way.
Let us take a look at the photo slideshow example first:
These are quite popular these days, now that digital photography is so ubiquitous. Photo slideshows are an excellent way to present a range of photographs. Incrediflash will allow quick authoring of the above example, following the tutorial. Then at the click of a button, the project can be saved as an HTML Web page or as a movie file for a DVD.
The project can even be uploaded to the Web directly from here by selecting the Upload Online option. There is so much versatility at work here that the number of possible applications for Flash animation, slideshows and presentations become limitless. The interface is quite intuitive. The symbols used are very familiar and the working window is not cluttered with buttons like with so many other software titles.
Using the Incrediflash software allows for the creation of some very complex applications. Due to the wide range of possibilities with Incrediflash, Web designers will also find the wide array of tools and effects a very useful addition to their design software arsenal. One of the most notable applications is for Web pages, as other than Flash animation intros and presentations, banners can be designed quickly. These are still popular today among the vendors and they allow increased exposure for Web sites. An eye catching banner advertising a new product or service can be a nice touch and it is a demanding gimmick for many commercial Web sites today.
The whole process of creating the banner can be completed wholly within the Incrediflash package, without the need for further graphic design tools, such as Photoshop. That is up to the designer. What will be noticed is how much can be done with the software. Ease of use leads to stunning designs that can be pieced together, whether attempted by a complete amateur or ardent professional.
Below, you can see the panel of extras for adding effects, color changes, interactivity and much more. From here, the background color can be changed just by selecting a color right here. The transition drop down box gives a presentation power by revealing little transitional visual treats, like dissolve, fade, come, wheel and so on. And all of this is achievable with the click of a button!
Next, check out the screenshot below. Each scene can move to the next scene with a transition selected here.
By scenes, this refers to the number of slides that make up the show, presentation or animation movie. It is the same layout in MS PowerPoint, but PowerPoint does not have the clickable power of this package. On the left hand side of the software, the scenes are listed top to bottom as each scene is created. When one scene has been created, simply right click the scene here and select Insert Empty Scene to start working on the next one. It is so seamless that you might start to wonder why painful software is still utilized today, even by professionals.
For each scene that is created, there are a variety of built in layered effects for the background. These are rather fun to add in and they can be inserted with a simple click.
One of the features that almost rival the Macromedia Flash software itself is the interactivity. This can be added as quickly as a click for mouse actions on buttons, images and videos. Actions can be added to these to start movies, open a Web site or move to the next scene, as in a slideshow.
Clicking on the Add Action button here drops a selection of actions. It can be seen how the simplicity works here. What is required? Want to go to the next scene? Selecting the image, video or sound file and then selecting the Go to a Scene option here, then selecting the scene in the box below will do just that. Perhaps, the action can be used to play a video of the latest family holiday from a selection of videos. A whole interface can be created to access a lot of videos with the click of a button for showcasing them on the Web or on a DVD.
This is an all around fantastic package for creating so many different projects. It is easy to create a slideshow for the family photos and videos. Create a business presentation that puts PowerPoint to shame. These are just some of the uses already in action after being created in Incrediflash, not to mention interactive Web pages, Flash movies and banners. There is so much more that can be covered here, but this article has exposed the main features that allow Incrediflash to give so much power to the amateur enthusiast or professional developer. It is a visual tool delivering great uses in a flash!
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Re: Losing Mathematica password
I recently had a similar problem, where I had to reformat my hard drive and
re-install Mathematica. What happens, rather annoyingly, is that a new MathID is
generated when the program is re-installed and hence you need a new password. I
had no trouble in filling in the online registration form, and receiving a new
password from Wolfram. (Yes it's free - you own the software after all....)
Hope that helps,
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> Hi all,
> I own Mathematica 3.0 academic version. After I installed a new OS in my
> system ( BeOS R4, which requires repartitioning my hard disk with the
> included PartitionMagic), the 'Personalize Mathematica' window appeared
> again just like when I first installed it. I am not sure what caused this
> since all other Win98 program runs fine even with the presence of BeOS in my
> system. Is it OK for me as a registered owner of Mathematica to get a new
> password for free ?
> If anyone has advice I would appreciate it.
> Cahyo
David McGloin
Dept. of Physics
Univ. of St. Andrews
dm11 at st-and.ac.uk

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Overall performance is also impressive, in fact deceptively so. Super-zoom cameras can be a bit slow to start up, and when you switch the S8000fd on it seems like it takes a long time to power up, but in fact it starts in just under three seconds, which isn't at all bad, and shuts down again in about two and a half seconds. In single-shot mode it has a shot-to-shot cycle time of just under three seconds, which is also pretty good, and in long-period continuous shooting mode it takes a shot every two seconds. It has a top-three burst mode which fires three shots in just under three seconds, as well as two very high speeds burst modes that can fire 14 shots in under three seconds at 4MP or about one and a half seconds at 2MP picture size. Focusing is reasonably quick, although it does slow down a bit at telephoto zoom settings. Low light focusing is also extremely good, and the very bright AF assist lamp means that it can focus fairly reliably in darkness at a range of about four metres.
I must also make special mention of the built-in flash. It uses Fuji's Intelligent Flash system to ensure accurate flash exposure at close range, and is also one of the most powerful built-in flashes I've ever seen, with a range of eight metres at wide angle and three metres at telephoto. The video mode on the other hand is really nothing special. It shoots at VGA resolution with mono sound, and the optical zoom cannot be used while filming.
Finally we come to picture quality, and here I can answer one of the questions that I have been asked by several readers: should they buy this camera or the S9600? If you want a hugely versatile super-zoom camera with all the snapshot convenience of a compact as well as a lot of advanced features, then buy the S8000fd, but if you're looking for ultimate picture quality then the S9600 is definitely a better choice. Not that the S8000fd has bad picture quality, but it does have some serious limitations. It uses a conventional CCD sensor rather than Fujifilm's more sophisticated SuperCCD system, and it is quite a small sensor too, just 1/2.35-inches, barely larger than the sensor in most pocket compacts. As a result, it lacks the outstanding high-ISO performance and superb dynamic range of some of Fuji's other models. Nonetheless, the exposure system is very good and makes the most of what it's got to work with, and colour rendition is superb. The level of fine detail is about what I'd expect from a good 8MP camera, and at low ISO settings the picture quality is very good indeed. The lens performs well, but it does produce some rather uneven spherical distortion at wide settings, and some pincushion distortion at telephoto settings. I also noticed some chromatic aberration towards the edges of the frame, especially at wider settings.
The Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd is a very sophisticated and immensely versatile camera for all types of photography, with enough features to make up for a slight lack in total image quality. It has superb handling, very good performance and excellent build quality, and while it may not have the semi-pro credentials of the S9600 is it is still a good hobbyists camera. For a price of under £200 it is a real bargain that will not disappoint.
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I got one to replace an older Konica Z2 camera (4Mp 10xOptical zoom). The S8000fd is the best power zoom/compact(ish) digital camera you can buy. The quality of that big Fuji lens is briliant and even with 18x optical zoom to wind in and out the speed of the zoom is very good. The whole build quality of the camera is solid, well balanced and in the right places. I have no negatives to give on the use/ownership of the camera the zoom is good and its easy to take full zoom shots even withoout the tripod. Available for less than 𧵎 its a steal and it one of the best cameras I have used for a while. The only improvement I could see is that a hotshoe would be a great extra, but might start to tread on the toes of the S9600 (my other camera!) A camera that would be a class leader for 𧶀, much much better for under 𧵎
I purchased this camera last November, I recently had to send it to be repaired, the mode dial simply broke off. I believe the focusing needed to be adjusted as well. As disappointed as I was for having to repair a camera that was less than one year old, their repair shop shipped my camera back to me in great shape, repaired and working within one week. I am impressed. They told me it would take 3 weeks.
The zoom may appear impressive but there is alot of movement and one must use a tripod to get a focused shot. That would be my only complaint. Other than that, I believe it is a good buy.
I recently purchased this camera and am very pleased sofar, except.... The software to go with it. It appears you cannot download the images direct, but only through a program that downloads everything it can't find on your PC. So if you move pictures around on your PC, but keep them on the camera to show friends - it will keep downloading them. UGHH!!!!
And it takes an enormous age to do it. Bit of a let down Fuji.
Recently upgraded from a compact camera, wanted more control over what the camera was doing. Very impressed, you get a fantastic piece of kit for the proce tag, Ive seen it about for less than 𧴺!! all settings such as appeture control,shutter speed, fully manual mode and for the novice, pre set programs to suit the subject (sunset, snow and many many others)too much to list. Many images have been blown up to A4 size giving fantastic results without any computer editing. There are a few reports of the control dial falling off, cant comment on this as mine seems solid. very clever piece of kit! I dont use the software provided as I already had an editing program. best of all, takes AA batteries, so if you run out, just buy some more no running back to charge it up, you can however buy NIKAM bateries and charge through the camera. 4 AA batteries (2500) gave me just under 400 photos... which is great!
I bought this camera around 3 weeks ago to replace a Canon Powershot A460, I paid 𧴬 for it via the Fujifilm UK refurb online shop. I have to say I have been massively impressed with the camera so far, the amount of control the device gives you is amazing, and even if you don't feel adventurous the Auto modes give pretty great results too.
The build quality is very high for the price with little evidence that this camera is in fact really quite cheap, like above I can't see how the control dial could fall off as it seems quite nailed down to me, my only concern is the flash but even if I did break it, the fault would be more mine than the cameras, seeing as you push it into a safe spot when it isn't in use.
As for picture quality, it is a camera that helps you along to start with, but it rewards you for taking risks and taking more "creative control" over your photography. I started on my way to this by playing with the Apeture modes, before going on to Program shift, and I am starting to use full Manual mode for some shooting, aside from getting some great photos out of the camera, the feeling of accomplishment is much higher and the camera is very rewarding in this regard.
My favourite mode of this camera has to be its Super Macro mode, I think there isn't a shrubbery in the industrial estate where I work that hasn't been violated by my Fujinon lens, flower pictures especially come out pin sharp, with fantastic focus priority, bringing the detail out on the subject while blurring the backgrounds brilliantly, leaving no doubt as to where your eyes should be looking at!
It's not all positives though, barrel distotion is quite the issue, and it is most noticable in any pictures involving roads, I konw our councils are renowned for shoddy roadworks, but wavy roads? that's pushing it a bit too far. Also colourful fringing is noticeable in 100% crops in high contrast areas, but nothing that cannot be corrected by a decent imaging suite. Oh and 4 seconds as the slowest shutter is not enough Fujifilm, and is bettered by nearly every model below and above, I wish a clever guy could change the firmware to allow longer, because the camera would be that much better in low light with it.
The focus system is pretty good, with the option for continuous focus, which, while it probably uses lots of battery power, helps for moving targets, it also allows for choosing where you want to choose where to focus its metering system as well as letting it think for you. Also, the face detection system works pre and post shooting, giving the system 2 chances to find them, it is so sensitive it finds faces on a flat HDTV screen, which, I think is quite impressive.
As for miscellaneous notes, battery life is excellent, with a set of Energizer 2500mAh rechargables lasting over 400 shots before losing the power to drive the camera, although it does slow down a bit when it gets through the batteries, and leaves little time between warning that the batteries are low and dying completely. The flash is great, in fact, TOO great for some indoor shots at default when playing with the manual shooting modes, thankfully that can be adjusted too.
All in all, I think this camera is well worth the money, and is a perfect bridge camera, it offers most of the mdoes of an SLR as well the auto modes of a point and shoot, but with the entry price of as low as 𧴿 new or 𧴬 refurbished, it is a cheap way of more enthusiastic novice camera users of seeing if they want to get into photography seriously before making the financial commitment needed for an SLR.
In my opinion, you cannot get a better camera for the money, simple.
Oh, one last note, the inbuilt software sucks, and does crasha bit on Vista, as well as not allowing much for image manipulation, especially with pictures taken in manual modes, buy a card reader and use paint.net or the Gimp if you don't want to pay anything, or plump for paint shop pro if you do.
I purchased this camera about a year ago replacing my reliable 3.2mp Canon Compact camera. I wanted a higher megapixel camera, mainly for cropping pictures on my PC whilst maintaining some level of sharpness in the process. I opted for this Fuji camera on the strength of their reputation and numerous awards achieved for their cameras. I was also influenced by the neat modern design, powerful zoom, solid feel, and comfortable grip of this camera. I was expecting good things, but got off to a poor start. After just a week the control dial just snapped off (common problem from what I see). I returned it for repair and had it back two weeks later. Touch wood - it's still intact!
My impression of this camera, to date, is a 'mixed bag'. Let's just say - I was expecting more from an 8 megapixel camera at the time. My first ever digital camera was a simple basic 3 megapixel camera from Samsung, and I have to say the pictures produced by that camera, for some reason, look better zoomed in, than those taken by my 'new higher pixel' Fuji camera. I put that down to the physical size of the sensor, regardless of pixel count. From what I can see the sensors are getting smaller as the pixels go higher. In camera processing appears to degrade overall picture clarity, resulting in a 'mushy' mess, which is quite visible when zoomed in close. A good example of this is grass. At times I wish I still had that 'cheap' Samsung camera, but all I have is the pictures from same.
Getting back to the Fuji S8000fd, it is still a decent camera considering its price, provided you don't zoom in too close when editing, and print standard sized prints. Colours and exposure are both good, and this shows on 6x4 and 7x5 sized prints. Flash power and coverage, when used indoors, is good. Pictures taken indoors/outdoors within a distance of about six feet are reasonably sharp. On the other hand, I have noticed that distant outdoor wideangle scenic shots, in good light, and using the lowest ISO, still appear over processed and 'smudged' when viewed on my PC. My first such scenic shots were quite dissapointing. It is nice to have full manual control, and lots of features similar to that of a DSLR, but all that is of little or no use if the end result is a poorer than expected picture, and no amount of in-camera adjustment, or post editing can rectify something that hasn't been clearly captured in the first place. All in all I am somewhat dissapointed with the results achieved so far with this camera, and am looking forward to upgrading in the near future. The new Sony HX1 with CMOS sensor looks promising!
Hello, I've had this camera now for over a year, but still find it interesting that it seems to be a good seller. Every comment here is right, as you can get massively different results depending on what you let the camera do. For example, I will now only follow it into AUTO mode if flash is not practical, and light is limited, otherwise I will only keep it at ISO 64. I know TR has stated that it's not bad unto ISO 400, but that's not my experience, although I do do a bit of pixel peeking.
The camera is reasonably quick to operate, has all the features you can expect at this price, especially now as the price has fallen a lot. I was shocked to find reviews of the new canon sx1 and sx110 super zooms were not particularly favourable, and they are hugely expensive,(DSLR money) therefore I consider the Fuji the best value super zoom at the moment.
The upgraded 8100 may offer a higher pixel count, but I can only imagine that the high ISO results will suffer for the sensor size fitted.
Shame this camera does not have a hot shoe, however let's not forget the price, if you shop at this level do not expect miracles.
I'm pleased with most of my pictures, (quality wise, artistically it's a different story) and the zoom gets you to where you can't get. Overall a very acceptable, and rewarding compromise, but if you can spend more, and live without an all in one lens then go to DSLR.
Both my husband and I liked the look of this camera and each bought one just over a year ago. We were delighted with everything about this camera until a few months ago the mode dial broke off on one of them. We sent this for repair at a cost of nearly £90. Then whilst on holiday a week ago the mode dial broke off my camera. I am now trying to decide whether to send this for repair or to purchase a different camera. For the price it is a superb camera and on looking at reviews of other cameras for the same price I cannot yet find one to equal it. I notice one reviewer has had the same experience, has anyone else?
Love this camera!
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"Fit to Play, Fun for Life" Photo Gallery at Arcola Park
Coral Gables, Fla. - Members of the University of Miami football, women's basketball and volleyball teams took part in the "Fit to Play, Fun for Life" program Thursday, Aug. 6 at Arcola Park in Miami. Participating in Thursday's portion of the summer-long event designed to teach awreness of health were Jimmy Graham (football), Charmaine Clark (women's basketball) and Christine Williamson (volleyball).
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Through UM Health, medical students from the UM Miller School of Medicine set up health fairs at the five camp locations specifically designed for kids to provide them with overall wellness information. Topics addressed during the health fairs this summer included excerise and fitness, nutrition, stress management, tobacco prevention, injury prevention and safety information, sun protection and more.


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Dear Coleen,
My dad got in touch via Facebook a year ago. I'm 21 and he walked out of my life when I was 10. I was devastated.
I've had a tough upbringing. I cared for my grandparents at a young age and my mum has suffered many nervous breakdowns – I've always been scared she would kill herself.
The problem is, my mum is quite a nasty person – she is bitter, twisted, angry, spiteful and I never want to end up like her. It's breaking my heart that we can't get on no matter what I try and she often says I've ruined her life.
She calls me names and she never says she is sorry. In fact, to keep the peace, I apologise to her.
I know my dad has been useless, but he has said he is sorry. I want to accept this – I don't want to end up bitter like my mum. But a year ago she turned everyone against me, including my brother and sister, and said I had to choose my dad or them. I chose them.
A year on, she's started being nasty again, telling me to move out (I can't afford to), but I do stick up for myself.Should I turn to my dad and start a new life with him because he wants to build a relationship with me? I don't even know him, though.
My mum says the reason that she hates him so much is because of how he's treated us kids, but she can't see what she's also put me through all these years. I know I'll lose my mum if she finds out about this. Please help.
Coleen says..
From your letter, I think your mum has held on to all her bitterness over him leaving and is taking it out on you, rather than accepting that they probably just weren't right for each other.
You're an adult now, so you have to make your own decisions in life. You have done your absolute best with your mum and your grandparents under these very difficult circumstances.
I don't think you should just up sticks and move in with your dad – as you say, you don't know him. I think he has a lot of questions to answer and you need to get to know each other. Maybe you can start meeting up for a coffee or lunch to try to do that.
It's wrong for your mum to say "it's him or us". Your mum is holding you to ransom and that's really unfair. If you can talk to your mum calmly, tell her how much you appreciate the fact she's brought you up and how much you love her, but that she makes things hard for you sometimes and you feel like she blames you for what your father did.
If there's any way you can try to open up the channels of communication without shouting and arguing, then things might get a bit easier in the future.
You won't grow up bitter and angry – you'll probably be the opposite of your mum. Believe in yourself because you're doing everything right – you've tried very hard to keep everyone happy.
If you have a friend, an auntie or a cousin you could stay with for a while to take the pressure off and put some distance between you and your mum, I'd do it. And it might give her a chance to reflect on how she's been treating you.


text: Season 2006/2007 Record 28-54 The fortune turned its back on the Bucks. Redd and Villanueva missed a half of the season each. Bucks player of the year in 2005/2006 Bobbie Simmons didn't even make it onto the court. Milwaukee finished the year with 28th place and 6th draft spot. Offseason Draft Yi Jianlian and Ramon Sessions. A ghost from China: everyone heard of him, some say they even saw him. Nobody knows how old he really is. It is anyone's guess how many minutes will he get. Key Trades Acquired: Desmond Mason returned. Also Jake Voskuhl and Royal Ivey. Milwaukee is short on guards, so Mason will most likely see some playing time at the shooting guard spot subbing for resting Redd. Left: Earl Boykins, Lin Greer, Ruben Patterson, Brian Skinner. Offseason grade: C Season 2007/2008 Milwaukee's defense is one of the worst in the league. Bogut is not strong enough to bang with most of his opponents. Mo Williams not heavy enough against any opponent. And when basketball god created Michael Redd, all of the talent went into the offensive game. And Ruben Patterson, the only good defender Bucks had, left the team this summer. Don't expect any defensive improvements from this team. Offense is another story. There are two reasons for the effective offense that Bucks display: 1. Tall quick players that can pass the ball. First of all it relates to Bogut, who is one of the best at that in the entire NBA. 2. Set of shooters led by Redd (26ppg). This combination allows Milwaukee to remain in top 10 in NBA in scoring and field goal percentage. Addition of Mason and return of Simpson along with the full season from Redd and Villanueva should help to maintain the offensive production. When the team decided to build around Michael Redd first thought or maybe even a reflective reaction was – mistake! Who do they rely on? What goals can achieve team that is lead by a shooter? If you think about it his game is best suited for the role player. Two years past since that time. Milwaukee had one solid season. Redd adopted, consistently plays better, became one of the best scorers in the NBA and doesn't look like just a shooting specialist anymore. The contract that Redd signed at that time looks quite reasonable. Bucks have a decent bench – Ivey will sub for Williams, Bell will fill in for 1, 2, and 3, Simmons will be a combo-forward, Gadzuric – fast and athletic center. They will have emphasis on the quick frontline that lacks size and strength. Note of importance Charlie Villanueva. Regardless of competition from Simmons and many injuries (he had several, one just recently) he should start showing his potential. Bottom Line Most likely out of the playoffs. Team needs to play some D to be considered a playoff contender. Playoffs – small chance Championship – no


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Leaving the office for lunch i was greeted with a long forgotten click click click, followed by nothing. I pop started the car and drove around for a bit.
Leaving the office this evening i get the same thing. So a jump later i hope that the long drive home will charge my battery up.
Stopping at a gas station for gas i shut the car off and again get no start. Good news is i have an exuse to not go to work tomorrow, bad news is my baby dosnt start.
Since im hearing clicking im assuming my solenoid is good, and my experience with bad starters in the past has been one of slow give up not immediate give up.
So guy and gals, any ideas why my battery would suddenly not hold a charge? bad battery? alternator not working?? am i missing something?
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Karim Alrawi of Vancouver was in Tahir Square in January to support the pro-democracy uprising in his native land. In a room overlooking the square in Cairo, with two million pro-democracy demonstrators below, Alrawi had a bird's-eye-view as government thugs threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at protestors who sheltered behind barricades of iron sheeting.
Protestors erected a tent city within Tahrir Square until the dictator Hosni Mubarak finally resigned. During three weeks of protests, performers maintained a carnival-like atmosphere to maintain morale. Teams of young people cleaned the square daily. As protestors were killed, posters were made of the martyrs and hung from buildings and lampposts.
Alrawi was in Cairo putting the finishing touches on his new children's book, The Mouse Who Saved Egypt (Tradewind $16.95), illustrated by Bee Willey. It's a teaching tale of kindness, showing how even a small creature can be heroic as a mouse saves ancient Egypt in an unexpected way.
His first novel, Book of Sands: A Novel of the Arab Uprising (Harper Avenue 2015) is set amid the upheaval of the Arab Spring in 2011. It is not only about social and political revolution but also about living honestly and with grace during times of chaos. Book of Sands won the inaugural HarperCollins/UBC prize for Best New Fiction.
Born-and-raised in Alexandria, Alrawi lived in England where he was writer-in-residence at the Royal Court Theatre and the Theatre Royal Stratford East. He has also worked as writer-in-residence at Meadow Brook Theatre in the U.S. He has written more than 30 professionally produced plays. He currently supervises international aid and development programs in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Alrawi completed an MFA at UBC.
The Mouse Who Saved Egypt (Tradewind $16.95) 978-1-896580-79-1
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Review by James Paley
Karim alrawi's Book of Sands revisits the protests and the demonstrations that erupted in Cairo that led to the ousting of Hosni Mubarak.
Alrawi, now a Vancouverite, was born in Alexandria, Egypt but his descriptions of the lingering acrid smell of tear gas can only mean he has been inspired by events at Tahrir Square.
In Book of Sands we meet Tarek, a puppeteer, who is trying to keep his family together.
The protests are frequently mentioned, but the novel's focus is always on the immediate entanglements of family and obligation.
Tarek only visits Tahrir Square, the central protest location, once for less than one hour, searching for a friend's son, but it turns out to be his undoing.
Tarek must flee the city as the political struggle for democracy fades to white noise.
Tarek tells his daughter fables which, unbeknownst to her, are based on real events, in the real world. We never know the extent to which Tarek has embellished his tales.
Gradually we learn that the birth of his daughter and meeting his wife—events that occurred in that order—would not have happened without his youthful dissonance and rebellion.
Tarek's personal struggle never gets grandiose or analogous to the fighters in the city square. He simply wants survival.
Some characters in Book of Sands grip God too tight, such as his brother-in-law, Omar; others favour science and rationalism.
Tarek was originally a mathematician, but after having been wrongfully imprisoned for attending a protest, he has switched to being a puppeteer, chiefly in order to cement the bonds of love with his daughter, Neda.
Halfway through the novel, Neda wakes from a nightmare to see swarms of birds flying out of the mouths of mourners.
Similarly, while drinking arak and smoking bango, Corporal Aboud hallucinates while looking at a fire. The flames and smoke coalesce into hyenas. The pack of hyenas proceed to obliterate an entire household.
We never learn whether these fantastic events were imagined or experienced.
Every setting in book of sands carries the fresh imprint of violence. The novel succeeds in capturing the beauty and violence of a whole movement in one family's story. You fear for these people's safety, yet you believe in their ability to succeed.
Alrawi has also written for BBC radio. 978-1-44343-445-4
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It seems like the Hagel nomination will really only be held up. As Johnathan says, where things are really going to get crazy is if Obama or another Democratic president is in a position to replace Scalia or Kennedy.
It seems like the Hagel nomination will really only be held up. As Johnathan says, where things are really going to get crazy is if Obama or another Democratic president is in a position to replace Scalia or Kennedy.
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"A republic, if you can keep it"
you have a link to an article called "my deep, dark secret", which seems to be about a woman confronting an episode of sexual abuse in her childhood.
I agree that there are parallels, but are you sure that's the link you intended?
I believe you meant to link to here: http://www.salon.com/2013/02/16/think_hagels_bad_just_wait_until_theres_a_supreme_court_opening/
Oops, cross-post.
Look, they won't even hold a Senate vote to approve some of President Obama's Federal Court appointees, so of course, if the President has to replace one of the Conservative "Gang of Four – Plus One," the Reich-wing Senators will go beyond ballistic.
Hagel is just a warm-up.
Walter Johnson, Dizzy Dean, Nolan Ryan, and Justin Verlander don't start a game before trying out their "crazy" fastballs in the bullpen first.
And FSM monster help us if the President has to replace one of SCOTUS's Conservative members before the '14 mid-terms, because Senator Limpseed Cornpone Grahamcracker (R – Closet) will have to wheel around his faintin' couch and keep squeezin'-out his weepin'-hankie to maximize the number of TV channels that can televise his epic hissy-fits.
I think losing Lieberman's really unhinged the old girl.
The difference between SCOTUS and O's Fed Court nominees is that no one pays attention to the latter.
The odds are probably better for SCOTUS, where Obama can take his argument to the people. It doesn't mean the GOP won't be an nuisance, nor that we'll get Karlan or an equivalent. But the GOP will likely bear some cost for their antics.
They're chomping at the bit, after the loss in last years election, to give someone the "Bork Treatment."
In which they will ignore that Bork couldn't get 50 votes in the Senate. He wasn't filibustered, he just lost.
Of course they'll ignore that.
Ignoring facts is what they do best.
They just want an Obama SC appointee to Bork around.
"Bork around"? Curious term. The term is usually used disparagingly to imply Dems (and Arlen Specter apparently) abused him in some fashion by citing his record and allowing him to sound like a jerk with views the general public didn't like.
The Rs tried to do that with Goodwin Liu as appeals judge but given his actual record and tone, the fact Liu was mean to Alito and some selective cites to writings didn't amount to much. But, they could filibuster lower court appointments so dealt with him that way.
The question is, will the media ignore it? I'd bet that they'd like to, but won't be able to. But I'm not sure.
Replacement of Scalia/Kennedy would be a big deal but Hagel was personally a big deal — he is seen in effect as a traitor, one who in fact threatens the legacy of some Republican senators.
BTW, interesting how Sentelle is stepping down as chief judge of the DC Circuit and Merrick Garland is stepping in. MG was on the short list to the SC the last couple times.
A lot of them also see Hagel as being to the left (on defense/national security issues, anyway) of most of the Democrats who might've otherwise been appointed.
Chief Judge's terms are set by statute (does not mean that Sentelle had to take senior status) and the replacement chief is also set by statute (I think it is most senior active judge under a certain age). Obama had nothing to do with Garland becoming Chief.
Looked it up — 28 USC 45.
The Chief Judge of a Circuit is automatically the most senior active judge under 65. The Chief Judge serves 7 years or until 70.
Chief Judge returns to being regular circuit judge when their term ends (see, e.g., Richard Posner). No judicial vacancy is created merely because another person is statutorily elevated to Chief Judge.
Sentelle, however, decided to take senior status (basically, the best job in the judicial world where you get to be a part-timer at full time pay, full time staff (law clerks and secretary, and get opt out of categories of cases that suck [for example, most 9th Circuit senior judges opt out of death cases]). By doing this, he creates a judicial vacancy which Obama has to fill. He also no longer sits on en banc panels.
As Johnathan says, where things are really going to get
crazytotally fucking weird is if Obama or another Democratic president is in a position to replace Scalia or Kennedy.
What Hunter Thompson said about the weird turning pro.
One thing the weird Confederate wing of the nation doesn't seem to realize, while peak wingnut will never be reached, the tolerance for their attempts to reach it is wearing thin. They can definitely take out a SCOTUS nominee if they choose their fights more carefully. But going after everything at every level every day is just using up their ammo when the targets aren't even in sight.
Hope they keep it up.
A Scalia retirement would be grand, but I think he's still got some miles left on him. He's going to do whatever's humanly possible to stay on through the rest of obama's term.
He did have a hand in Roberts and Alito making it to SCOTUS so he has no business being butthurt of Obama replaces him.
Hard to be butthurt if you're dead. Chances of one of the 4+1 biting it in the next 4 years are over 50% if you just go by actuarial tables for gender and age, but probably under that if you factor in the fact that they're the power elite. Still, it's not a possibility that can be neglected.
It will be a great day in Hell when a Democratic president appoints Scalia's replacement and Scalia is welcomed to his final resting place among the naturally steamed broccoli he will be forced to eat for eternity.
I'm also looking for a transcript of the first verbal exchange between the evil twins, Lucifer and Scalia:
Scalia: I demand a recount.
Lucifer: Get over it. Enjoy the broccoli.
Scalia will turn into a (bigger) sputtering rage muppet on November 8, 2016, when President Clinton is elected, and he realizes he won't make it to January 20, 2021, much less January 20, 2025.
It's not a sin if we acknowledge that no one lives forever. And that the finite number of years are much reduced when a person hits 80. Without wishing anyone less than their actuarial due, I look forward to the day, hopefully sooner rather than later, that the more senior justices of all wings of the court prove their basic physical humanness.
It would be poetic justice if Obama was to name 4 more replacements (Ginsburg, Scalia, Kennedy', Breyer). That would be quite a legacy for Obama. And it would trigger (almost terminal) historical rage on the Confederate wing of the nation and leave Roberts, Alito, and Thomas to endless irrelevancy in dissenting opinions.
I'm of the opinion that Ginsburg should be a head in a jar a la Futurama. Keep that woman for 20 more years, please. But Kennedy and Scalia, good riddance to bad rubbish. I want Obama to replace a solid conservative vote this time. That should set some heads spinning.
The reason I'd like to see Obama make 4 appointments is to preclude any chance of the White House flipping in 2016 and a Republican replacing a non-conservative with a Scalia replacement.
You are delusional if you think for one second that any of of these wackos will step down while a democrat is in office. They will die first, even Kennedy.
I'm hoping Pope Benedict provides an excellent role model for these reprobates.
I don't think the Republicans can really hold together to deny an important nominee. They're going to confirm Hagel.
So what do these little performances accomplish? The Republicans look like idiots.
I think you answered your own question.
Republicans are very suspicious of people who have triple digit IQs, can think 3 steps behind, or expect that investing in the next generational so they can be smarter than George W Bush is a good idea.
That pretty much describes an idiot in my book. That's what they are aiming for.
As I said earlier, I hope they keep it up.
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If abortion clinics serve up abortions, do anti-abortion clinics perform anti-abortions?
I couldn't help but muse that as I read the Washington Post's Metro section below-the-fold front-pager "Disclaimer proposed for anti-abortion clinics."
The November 11 story by Michael Laris explained that "Montgomery County [Md.] officials" are considering a "regulation" that "would require pregnancy centers run by abortion opponents to give women a disclaimer so they don't mistake the centers for medical clinics and so they understand the source of the information given to them."
Laris painted these officials -- seven of the county's nine [all of them Democrats] county council members -- as proponents of "consumer protection."So somehow dissuading a woman from having an abortion is an affront to consumer protection?
The Post staffer went on to quote the regulation's author, Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg (D-At Large), who insisted her bill was "just a disclosure regulation." Yet Laris failed to give readers details about Trachtenberg's affiliation with pro-abortion rights lobbies like the National Organization for Women (NOW) and NARAL Pro-Choice America.
Trachtenberg's official county council biography notes her affiliation with the NOW, and a quick Google search yielded evidence of her sponsorship of the Maryland NARAL chapter's recent October fundraiser.
At the Maryland Democratic Party's Web site, Trachtenberg is listed as a "Partner of Choice" sponsor for NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland's 20th Annual Evening of Chocolate Gala.
What's more, Montgomery County Executive Ike Legett as well as Councilmen Roger Berliner, George Leventhal, and Nancy Navarro were similarly listed in the "Partner of Choice" sponsorship level, while Councilwoman Valerie Ervin was apparently considered even more dedicated to abortion as a "Protector of Choice" sponsor.
With a majority of the council already behind the regulation and a county executive who is unlikely to throw up a veto, the legislation is a fait accompli. Far from being neutral defenders of the "consumer," the Montgomery County Council is chock full of socially liberal Democrats, but readers of this morning's Post were not afforded that crucial context.


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We used ultrafast laser inscription to fabricate three-dimensional integrated optical transitions that efficiently couple light from a multimode waveguide to a two-dimensional array of single mode waveguides and back. Although the entire device has an average insertion loss of 5.7 dB at 1539 nm, only ≈0.7 dB is due to mode coupling losses. Based on an analysis which is presented in the paper, we expect that our device should convert a multimode input into an array of single modes with a loss of ≈2.0 dB, assuming the input coupling losses are zero. Such devices have applications in astrophotonics and remote sensing.
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New students are moving into their campus residence halls at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Friday and Saturday. The first day of the fall semester is Monday.
Sam Clutter, IUP's director of public safety, advises local motorists to avoid campus during the move-in dates by using Philadelphia Street and the Rose Street Extension.
Students' parents have been given staggered arrival times, indicated on dashboard tags, so that move-in activity is spread throughout the day. As in past years, arriving students and their families are directed to a staging area in the Miller Stadium parking lot and will be released from there to the appropriate building.
More than 100 student workers and volunteers from a number of student organizations, along with all IUP police officers, will be on duty during the move-in days.
In addition, some 100 community assistants, academic success mentors and graduate and professional residence hall staff members will be working inside the residence halls to greet and assist students and family members.
A host of programming is planned to celebrate the new academic year and to welcome new students into the community.
Dr. Michael Driscoll, IUP president, will preside over the "Opening of the Academic Year: 2013-14" Friday at 9 a.m. in the IUP Performing Arts Center's Fisher Auditorium. The event will include remarks by Driscoll, Provost Timothy Moerland, APSCUF (Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties) President Mark Staszkiewicz, University Senate chairman David LaPorte; AFSCME (American Federation of State, College and Municipal Employees) President Cynthia Spielman; and Aaron Douthit, student member of the IUP Council of Trustees.
The program, which is open to the community, will be followed by a reception in the Oak Grove.
Freshman Convocation, the event that formally welcomes new students to the university, will be Sunday at 5 p.m. in Fisher Auditorium. It is free and open to the community.
Victor Garcia, anthropology professor and IUP's Distinguished University Professor for 2013-14, will serve as master of ceremonies, and the following people will provide additional remarks: Driscoll; Lynn Botelho, history professor and IUP's 2011-12 Distinguished University Professor, who will be the keynote speaker; and student Sofia Szanto.
Driscoll will host a university cookout in the Oak Grove immediately following the ceremony.
Approximately 100 students working as community assistants and academic success mentors arrived at the university Aug. 11. Student members of the soccer, volleyball, football, ice hockey and field hockey teams and the marching band also moved into residence halls during the week of Aug. 11. Practices and rehearsals for these groups are ongoing.
Last weekend, approximately 600 new students participating in the university's College Undergraduate Success Program Early Entrance Experience moved into their residence halls. Sponsored by the department of developmental studies, CUSP gives first-year students an introduction to college and a head start on the adjustment process.
On Thursday, about 80 new freshmen in the Robert E. Cook Honors College will move into Whitmyre Hall.
All other new and transfer students who are living in university-owned residence facilities will move in Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The remainder of residence hall students will move in Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
A total of 4,350 students live in on-campus housing, including 129 upperclassmen who reside in University Towers.
On Friday and Saturday, IUP will host Welcome Weekend, a number of programs and events to orient students to life at IUP. Events include a special movie night on Friday and "Happening in the HUB," the first event in the new Hadley Union Building gymnasium, on Saturday.
During freshman and transfer student move-in, a number of bottled water stations will be set up on campus for students, parents and move-in workers. Water is being provided by IUP Greek organizations, Grace United Methodist Church and the IUP faculty union, APSCUF.
Professionals from the IUP areas of public safety; student life; housing, residential living and dining; and facilities management begin working during the fall semester of the previous year to develop move-in day procedures, signs, work schedules and publications.


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EUR/JPY analysis of the week (4h candlesticks)
125 acted well as resistance and bearish movement occured. The parity is still moving into its bearish channel and is currently testing the lower band. 123.65 is still support. However, we maintain to trade only short positions as far as 125 is resistance. The break out of 123.65 will confort our bearish feeling on the parity and will offer a new sell signal. But, if 125 is broken, a buy signal will be given.


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BIA Announces the 2012 Product of Excellence Award Winners
PITTSBURGH—June 27, 2012—The Binding Industries Assn. (BIA) has announced the winners of the 2012 Product of Excellence (POE) awards. For more than three decades, the POE awards have recognized outstanding examples of craftsmanship in binding, graphic finishing, information packaging, and custom loose-leaf manufacturing.
This year's winners, by category, include:
- Mechanical Folding Category – The Incredible Pop-Up Body Book, Leo Paper Products
- Stitching Category – Allstream, Pacific Bindery Services
- Adhesive Binding Category – Telus Gardens, Pacific Bindery Services
- Case Binding Category – Bijie, C&C Joint Printing Co. (Shenzhen)
- Diecutting Category – Tattoo World, C&C Joint Printing Co. (Guangdong)
- Foil Stamping and Embossing Category – The Orthodox Lineage of the Southern School, C&C Joint Printing Co. (Shanghai)
- Hand Work Category – il meraviglioso mondo di Hello Kitty, Leo Paper Products
- Mechanical Binding Category – Specialty Finishing Group, Specialty Finishing Group
- Gluing Category – 2012 Annual Giving Ticket Priority Program, Wrap-Ups Inc.
- Special Products Category – Great Western Brewing Original 16, Roswell Bookbinding
- Graphic Finisher Self-Promotion Category – Holiday Leftovers, McGraphics Inc.
- They Said It Couldn't Be Done – Price Booklets, Specialty Finishing Group
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- Screen Printing: Single Color Category – NMS Management 15th Anniversary, Pack Appeal
- Screen Printing: Multi Color – Canrig Binder, Trends Presentation Products
- Litho: 4-Color Process Category – Chicago CD Set, Trends Presentation Products
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- Boxes and Totes Category – Finlandia Box, Holum & Sons Co.
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Definitely more touchy-feely than most mother/son pairs, Stephanie Seymour and her son raised a ruckus after a set of beach pics from their vacation in St Barts hit the web.
The supermodel could be seen sharing an embrace and kiss with her 17-year-old Peter Brant III that many felt was over-the-top, but Brant says the situation was blown out of proportion.
Taking full advantage of her tropical surroundings, Stephanie Seymour was spotted on the beach in Saint Barts, France yesterday afternoon (December 28).
The supermodel mommy spent some quality time with her children Peter, Harry, and Lily as the paparazzi looked on from a distance.
They've been engrossed in bitter litigation and nasty arguments for months, but today Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant decided to give their marriage another try.
The sexy supermodel and her multi-millionaire husband paid a visit to a Connecticut court today to withdraw their divorce application.
Showing off her super-sexy form, Stephanie Seymour was spotted prancing around on the beach in St. Bart's this week.
The 40-year-old mother of four wasn't shy about showing some skin, sporting a cleavage-baring yellow two-piece bikini.
Leaving her husband and son to fend for themselves, Stephanie Seymour was back out for another round of fun at the beach on Monday afternoon (December 22).
The sexy supermodel showed off her smoking hot body on Flamands Beach in St. Barthelemy, playing in the sand and surf with her young daughter Lilly.
Ah, the life of a supermodel! The lovely Stephanie Seymour was spotted enjoying the sun, sand and surf on the beaches of St. Barthelemy as she vacationed with her family over the weekend.
The brunette beauty was accompanied on the trip to the French island by her publisher/real estate developer hubby Peter Brant and their children, Harry and Lilly.
French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier transformed Hermès' Parisian catwalk into an epic southwestern desert. Amidst the deep orange sunset, sand covered catwalk, and sporadically strewn cacti emerged a collection filled with sultry sophistication. The collection complimented its backdrop as it was filled with rustic Tex-Mex ranchero themed pieces with an urban flare.
John Galliano, the seductive puppet master behind Christian Dior for the past 12 years, channeled his inner tribal side at Paris's Prêt-a-Porter 2008 with his African inspired spring/summer collection. Galliano claimed that his inspiration evolved from his "memories of many trips, all over Africa." The Tuileries gardens made the perfect backdrop for Dior's youthful explosion of culture, fashion, and color.


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how many ions and moles does 113 mL of .490 M aluminum chloride have?
Molarity = moles/liters so moles = molarity x liters. 113mL = .113L so .113 x .490 = 0.05537moles. as far as the ions go, i think you would have to look at a periodic table and convert the molecular weight or something. that's a strange question, im not sure if you are wording it right. hope this helps
Wendell is correct for moles AlCl3 = M x L = ??
Then moles Al = the same as moles AlCl3 since there is 1 mole Al per 1 mole AlCl3.
For moles Cl, it is 3xmoles AlCl3 since there are 3 Cl atoms per molecule AlCl3.


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This will be my first post as a Tiddly Inks DT member. For the challenge this week you can make a treat bag or box using a Tiddly Inks image. You can find all the great Tiddly inks images by clicking here.
I made a gable box using a tutorial I found at Split Coast Stampers. Just click here to find a tutorial for this box. The image I used is called Betty Belfrey. I colored the image using copic markers and added stickles to the bodice of her dress. I used a feathering technique to blend the orange and purple with the black on her dress. The purple oval is embossed using a cuttlebug embossing folder. The bat is a Stampendous stamp and the spiderweb stamped on the purple background is from the Stampin' Up set Seasonal Whimsy.
To see other great treat bag and box projects just click here to hop on over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members have made.
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The noise of the helicopter's rotor blades made chit-chat impossible. Just as well, really, because Finn had no idea what to say to the tiny woman sitting next to him. her eyes were wide, her knees clamped together, and her claw-like fingers clutched onto her seat belt as if it were a lifeline. What on earth had Simon done?
I've found a fabulous replacement for Anya Pirelli, his producer had said. Just you wait! A real coup!
Finn knew sales patter when he heard it and after seeing the goods on offer he wasn't sure he was buying. She certainly wouldn't have been his choice for a celebrity guest star.
She was tiny, this woman. A ballet dancer, Simon had said. If they were standing she'd barely reach his shoulders. Nothing like the Amazonian tennis player, with her sporty curves and long blond hair, who was supposed to have been sitting beside him.
No, this woman was so thin she was hardly there. Would probably blow away in a stiff breeze
Thinking of high winds, he turned to look past the pilot's head through the windshield. The meteorological report had said the storm would hit in the small hours of the morning, but it seemed that the fickle tropical weather had decided to kick up a spectacular welcome for them. A greyish-purple cloud hung on the horizon and the sea below the helicopter was rapidly turning dark and choppy.
The pilot was also frowning and he turned to Finn and shook his head before focusing once again on the darkening sky.
Unfortunately, Finn knew exactly what that meant. He unbuckled his seat belt and reached for his rucksack. Twenty quid said the ballerina baulked at this latest development and he'd be making his way to their temporary desert island home with only Dave the cameraman for company.
Seriously? Had Simon really thought this womanthis girl, almostwas suitable for a gritty survival skills TV programme? He caught Dave's eye. They both looked at the tiny, clenched woman sitting between them, then back at each other. It seemed Finn wasn't the only one who thought Simon's efforts at scraping the bottom of the celebrity barrel for Anya's replacement had been unsuccessful.
The camera operator began to move, too, making sure he had all his equipment with him. A fuller crew would be arriving by much more civilised means later, but for now they only needed Dave, who was used to haring around after Finn and doing daft things. Despite his grumbling to the contrary, Finn was sure Dave secretly loved it.
The tiny ballerina was watching them as if she'd never seen anyone load a rucksack before. She was completely still, and the only parts of her that moved were her eyes, which darted between him and the cameraman.
'What's happening?' she asked. But Finn didn't hear the words; he just saw her mouth move.
He pointed emphatically to the dark clouds hovering over the island getting ever larger on the horizon and yelled at the top of his voice. 'Storm's closing in. We have to move now.'
Her mouth moved again. He was pretty sure she'd just echoed his last word back to him.
'Now,' he said, nodding.
She was lucky. If he'd been on his own he'd have jumped into the water, the helo still moving. But it was too dangerous for a novice. They would have to jump, but onto the wetter end of a wide beach. Not quite the luxury of a slow and steady descent on ropes as he'd planned. But there was one thing he could rely on in his life, and on his TV showhardly anything went to plan. And that was just the way he liked it.
Finn prodded the ballerina's seat belt buckle. She just clutched onto it harder, almost glaring at him.
'Two minutes,' he mouthed, and pointed sharply downward.
None of her features moved, not even her tightly puckered eyebrows, but her expression changed somehow. Something about the eyeswhich he noticed were the colour the sea below them would have been if not for the storm. Bright, liquid-blue. The concern in their depths melted into panic.
Now, Finn wasn't an unsympathetic man, but he didn't have time to puppy-walk this girl. The helicopter needed to be well out of range by the time the storm hit. He just didn't have the time to spoon-feed her the confidence she needed. The only course open to him was one of tough love.
'Undo your buckle,' he yelled, miming the action with his fingers. She hesitated, but he couldn't have that. He yelled again, even as compassion tugged at himtold him to ease up. He batted it away, knowing from his days in the army that if he showed any kind of sympathy she might waver. Or freeze. Or panic.
He couldn't have any of those things. The lives of the chopper crew could depend on it.
Fear was still swirling in her eyes, and she didn't tear her gaze from his, but her fingers fumbled with the buckle and eventually it came free.
Good girl.
He shut that thought down before it showed on his face. He'd tell her later, when it was over. He used the same method of walking her through all the steps ready for their insertion as they hurtled towards their destination. He yelled; she obeyed. It was all good.
It seemed like an age before the helicopter was hovering only ten feet above the beach they'd be making their home for the next week. He jumped out of the open-sided helicopter without thinking, letting his knees bend, and rolled before standing up again. A Dave-sized thud beside him told him there was only one passenger left to disembark.
He turned back to the helicopter. She was standing in the doorway, her knuckles whitening on the edges. She didn't look as if she was in a hurry to let go. Too bad.
'Jump!' he yelled, and thrust his arms up and forwards.
Almost instantly he was hit full-force by a flying ballerina. She must have flung herself out the moment he'd spoken, and he'd expected to have to yell at least once more. It took him totally by surprise, causing him to lose his footing, and they both went crashing to the ground. He was only half aware of the blurred shape of the helicopter moving away and the roar of its blades quietening.
He lay there, breathing hard. Damp sand cooling his back and a shaking ballerina warming his front.
'S-sorry,' she stammered. She didn't move, though. Must be too shocked. Or mortified.
She needn't have worried. Finn liked surprises. They produced a delicious little cocktail of adrenalin and endorphins that he'd decided he rather liked. even when surprises came in the shape of flying ballerinas. He suddenly saw the funny side, and chuckled deep down in his torso.
'What did you say your name was?' he asked the unblinking pair of azure eyes just centimetres from his own.
'Alle' she croaked out. And then she tried again.
Finn grinned at her.
'Well, AllieAllegrawhoever you are ' He lifted her off him with surprising ease and dumped her on the sand beside him. He really would have to anchor her to a tree if the wind picked up, wouldn't he? Then he jumped to his feet and offered her his hand, grinning even wider. The sky was steel-grey and from the taste of the wind now whipping her long dark ponytail into her face he knew torrential rain was only minutes away.
'Welcome to paradise,' he said.


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Breaker blows during the rain.
I run a seismic research station in S Korea with the Air Force, we have a site that has had chronic power problems, every rainstorm for several weeks we would need to drive out and reset the input power breaker. The last few times the other techs noticed arching damage in the box but could not determine if it was new or historical. Most of the power at these sites is old some as old a 10 years. The last time I reset the breaker there was a very obvious arc and the breaker was locked out for later replacement. I went back out with a new breaker box with Square D 20A GFCI breakers (all we had on stock) replaced the old box with the new box and all was well, until the next storm. At this point every time there is a storm that breaker pops. The power is run from a transformer down in two phase AC one leg is plugged into the box, the output is to a ALPHA brand UPS, output of that is to a VICORE brand 110VAC to 24VDC converter then to the 24VDC input of our equipment.
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Report it, someone will fill out the paperwork and pass it on to the engineers, they will establish a priority to the repair and if your grandson is ever posted in Korea the problem may have been fixed. LOL
Sorry, I was never posted there. I'm Navy, same crap though.
water intrusion
you all got some water dripping in there from somewhere. sounds as if you need to be watching it during the rain next time or do a leak test on the wire and box.
the water could be wicking in along the wire. or the box is not sealing right.
if all else fails rtv it!
how is korea these days? I was there back in 1990 -1991 at kwang-ju and Osan had some good times.. belive it or not i miss the kim-chie and so-ju.
ahha good ole days
Sounds like there may have been a loose or corroded connection out there connected to a standard breaker, causing arcing that finally blew it out. From time to time, with the power OFF, re-tighten all connections. Heat passing through electrical wiring can cause expansion and contraction, and can loosen a connection, causing arcing.
I have my boathouse on a 20 amp GFCI breaker, and lightning in the general area will trip it every time. It doesn't even need a close strike, just more electricity flashing around in the air. (It's an inconvenience from tripping once in a while, but that's better than getting hit with 240v through an aluminum pontoon boat hanging on steel boatlift cables in the water.)
If you had a standard 20 amp breaker before, replace the GFCI with a standard. Even heavy fog or a drop of water can trip a GFCI breaker connected to an outdoor service.
All of my outdoor outlets are on another GFCI breaker (code). High moisture in the air can cause condensation build-up, and also trip out an outdoor GFCI circuit. I use a hair dryer on high heat to dry them out, and they start working fine (you can actually see steam coming out of the receptacle when I use the hair dryer).
The GFCI breaker is your problem now.
(I just replaced my 10-year-old boathouse GFCI breaker. The 1995 breaker cost me about $135 and the 2005 breaker cost me about $172. A standard breaker is much cheaper, and maybe they'll get one for you.)
Good luck!
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Stock for stock, the 4S is more likely to be quicker, particularly when you bring cornering and braking into the mix. Speed isn't only about the straight line, and the 550xi can't corner or brake as well as the 4S. The Porsche also isn't speed limited. You can, of course, more easily mod the 550 with say the Dinan software which will aid straight line speed but do nothing for handling, cornering and braking.
BMW and Porsche do have something in common in that their cars often perform slightly better than their official specifications, but more often than not it is Porsche that tends to sandbag to a greater degree. There are any number of tests that bear this out.
Well, it's certainly then not "pretty clear" at all that the 4S is quicker than the 550xi.
In any event, the P 4S and 550xi are very different cars, inside and out. TS shouldn't have a problem deciding after further consideration of what he wants in a car
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