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A9 TV; 15 February 212
The reason I concentrate so much on the subject of the Mahdi is there are so many miracles, regarding the Mahdi, that is why. For example, he [the Prophet (saas)] says, "War will break out in the lad known as Harasta." "A major event will happen in the time of the Mahdi (as), and there will be ruin there," he says. That has happened, and that is a miracle. "This is a sign of the coming of the Mahdi," he says. It is a marvelous thing how our Prophet (as) revealed this 1400 years beforehand.
Maimonides, Mishnah Torah, The Laws of the Kings and Their Wars, Chapter 11 (based on the Torah)
"In the future, the Messianic king will arise and renew the Davidic dynasty, restoring it to its initial sovereignty. He will build the Temple."
"The Torah testified to his coming." The Mahdi. The Torah. He is also in the hadiths of our Prophet (pbuh).
"One should not presume that the Messianic king must work miracles and wonders, bring about new phenomena in the world, resurrect the dead, or perform other similar deeds." It says this is very definitely not true.
Halaka, chapter 4
"He will then improve the entire world, motivating all the nations to serve God together.."
"When the true Messianic king will arise and prove successful, his position becoming exalted and uplifted, they will all return and realize that their ancestors endowed them with a false heritage.." The Mahdi will put these things right, it says.
"David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals." (2 Samuel 6:5) The Prophet David (pbuh) also sings songs. Cymbals, tambourines and drums make a lot of noise.
"Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark [of the covenant], and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs." Shirts of fine linen. Linen is good. "David also wore a linen ephod. So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, with the sounding of rams' horns and trumpets, and of cymbals," trumpets and drums, in other words. "and the playing of lyres and harps." (1 Chronicles 15:16) This Ark of the Covenant will soon be found.
"As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating," King David gave himself up to the music and danced there. "Sing for joy to God our strength;" in other words, we act with the power of Allah, he says. "shout aloud", he says the joy of faith must appear. "to the God of Jacob! Begin the music, strike the timbrel, play the melodious harp and lyre." (Psalm, 81:1,2)
"I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre…" There is also music in Mevlevi ceremonies. "My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to You— I whom You have delivered my tongue will tell of Your righteous acts all day long…" (Psalm, 71:22-24)
"Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds." (Psalm, 149:5) Let them experience that joy even in their beds, it says.
(About writings showing that the world will prepare to enter the Golden Age in 2012)
These freemason friends went to that place in Mexico. The native people there say that 2012 is not just the end of an era, but will also be when certain wise, learned and blessed people from outside their own culture and traditions appear, and that it will be the sign bringing the world a Golden Age. That is also written on monuments there. They still say that. Writings dating back 2000 years. It says that Muslims will begin entering a Golden Age in 2012.
"You will be able to reveal some of what is allowed to be seen and heard of the freemasons in 1966, but wait for the sign. The Mahdi will come long before you think." "But few people must know this. Because it will be hard for even a few people to understand the Mahdi," it says. "But the results are not that important. He is already in the hearts of those who await him. They will find the way. Always act on the side of goodness. Do not think of the results. The results will concern us. They will accept our message of hope and faith."
The Assad regime is opposed to Islamic Unity. It is a communist regime. Darwinism and materialism are taught in official textbooks. Young people are brought up as communists, under pressure from the state. The Assad is violently opposed to the way of the Mahdi. It is violently opposed to Islamic Union. They also fear Israel. That is all. Israel knows they are cowards.
Surat al-Hijr, 5;
"No nation can advance its appointed time nor can they delay it."
Almighty Allah is addressing our Prophet (pbuh);
"They say, 'You, to whom the Reminder has been sent down, are clearly mad'."
They tell our Prophet (pbuh) that he is crazy. What did they tell me? "You are also crazy," they said. What did they say to Bediüzzaman? "You are crazy." What do they tell our Prophet (pbuh)? "You are crazy." So they also tell the pioneers of the Mahdi they are crazy. And the followers of the Mahdi. And the mahdis. Bediüzzaman is the mahdi of his century. And they called him crazy. Our Prophet (pbuh) is the mahdi of all times. And they say he is crazy.
Surat al-Hijr, 7;
"Why do you not bring angels to us if you are telling the truth?" "Since you are the mahdi of all times?" they say to our Prophet (pbuh). "There should be an angel over your head telling us you are the mahdi and a prophet," they say.
Surat al-Hijr, 8;
"The angels only descend with the truth and then they would be granted no reprieve."
Allah says there will be no more reprieve when that happens. Judgment will happen when the angels come down. Allah says He will destroy.
Surat al-Hijr, 9;
"It is We Who have sent down the Reminder and We Who will preserve it."
Who will protect the Qur'an? Allah will protect it. Who will be His instruments? Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). And the Qur'an is being protected now and they can do nothing against it.
Surat al-Hijr, 10;
"We sent Messengers before you among the disparate groups of previous peoples."
We have sent prophets and mahdis.
Surat al-Hijr, 11;
"No Messenger came to them without their mocking him." They also mocked Bediüzzaman, and they will mock the Mahdi, the Mahdi who will come in the End Times.
Surat al-Hijr, 12;
"In that way We insert it into the evildoers' hearts."
In other words, He says, "I will create and place it in the hearts of the mockers and those who do wrong." Why? This is specially created by Allah so the Mahdi may have a high station, so our Prophet (pbuh) may have a high station.
Surat al-Hijr, 13;
"They do not believe in it, even though the example of the previous peoples has gone before." Why do they not believe? They have no faith. What is the greatest issue? Signs leading to faith. What do I talk about day and night? Signs leading to faith. That is the most important thing. What do people say to me? Tell us about the rules of prayer. But people have no faith. Faith comes first.
Surat al-Hijr, 14-15;
"Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and they spent the day ascending through it, they would only say, 'Our eyesight is befuddled! Or rather we have been put under a spell'!"
He says they still will not believe. Do you see how great the problem of faith is? Why do I talk about the signs leading to faith. People presumably see this.
Surat al-Hijr, 16;
"We have placed constellations in heaven and made them beautiful for those who look." How can you observe it? Through a telescope. Allah is speaking about observers. People who do not look cannot see. They look, and the sky is brightly colored, sparkling like jewels. The constellations are always like that. Allah has given them a specific form. He maintains that forms. It is very odd how the constellations are never deformed. They revolve around themselves and around the Milky Way and around their own systems. But the regularity within the constellations is never impaired. Taurus and Aquarius are always the same. They never move a jot to the right or left or up or down. That beauty is maintained.
Surat al-Hijr 17;
"We have guarded them from every cursed satan –" You have been protected from bad news and doing evil, Allah says.
Surat al-Hijr, 18;
"except for the one who listens stealthily, and he is followed by an open flame." When secret knowledge descends into the sphere of life, when it ceases to be secret, then satans can receive it. They can sometimes eavesdrop and receive it that way. But again by Allah's will. But then, He says, an open flame will follow. The flame will not leave him. And it will strike him when it catches him. It will catch the thieving satan from the air.
Surat al-Hijr, 19;
"As for the earth, We stretched it out and cast firmly embedded mountains in it," What is this, this sign leading to faith being described? "We stretched it out…" what must I do? I will investigate this stretched out system. How? Through zoology, biology, paleontology, anthropology or whatever else comes to mind. Biogenetics. "and cast firmly embedded mountains in it…" the creation, the structure of mountains. "and made everything grow in due proportion on it."
The verse speaks about examining everything. From the structure of wheat to an orange flower. We can see the artistry of Allah in everything, and this is a reference to a sign leading to faith.
Surat al-Hijr, 20;
"And We put livelihoods in it both for you and for those you do not provide for."
Allah says We give you your daily bread, but you are not obliged to look after, say, ants. He says He also provides for them. And for wolves and jackals and birds. Do we have a responsibility to feed sparrows, for instance? They are very fit and healthy. I look at pigeons and seagulls, they are all bright and lively, and Allah provides for them all. None of them go hungry. Quails and pheasants are all very healthy. They are even healthier in the wild.
Surat al-Hijr, 21;
"There is nothing that does not have its stores with Us;" Allah says that everything happens under His control and with His creation. "and We only send it down in a known measure." How much rain will fall is pre-ordained. How much daily bread will be provided is pre-ordained. Allah says that everything is known beforehand. And everything happens as appointed in destiny.
Surat al-Hijr, 22;
"We send forth the pollinating winds and send down water from the sky and give it to you to drink. And it is not you who keep its stores."
Human beings do not create rain. Nor this system. Allah creates them. He says we are not their protectors. He says He does that. In destiny, because rain is created in our brains. There is rain on the outside, but we can never see that rain on the outside. Only the rain in our brains. No human being can have direct experience of the rain on the outside. Or the snow on the outside. They always see the rain and snow in their brains. When one says it is raining, that is a feeling of water in the brain. You cannot directly experience the rain on the outside. "We send forth the pollinating winds," Muslims are told this and must investigate it. So they need a knowledge of chemistry and physics and so on. "pollinating" – we have to know this. "We send forth the pollinating winds," what is pollinated? Rain. There is no rain without wind. Plants can only reproduce through the wind. They cannot exist without the wind. What property does the wind have? It is pollinating. That is one of its properties. "We send forth the pollinating winds," science has recently established this. There is a technical aspect to the wind. You need one for the other. Plants' male cells reach the female cells via the wind.
Surat al-Hijr, 23;
"It is We Who give life and cause to die and We are the Inheritor."
Someone may say, "The doctor saved my life." But Allah says, "I cause things to live." Someone may say, "He died because the doctors neglected him." But it is Allah Who causes people to die. People do not survive because of doctors' skill, nor die from the lack of it. They may die in either case. That is destiny. "We are the Inheritor." When they die, all they have goes to Allah. Everything belongs to Allah.
Surat al-Hijr, 24;
"We know those of you who have gone ahead and those who are still to come."
Allah says He created all that happened in the past. He says He created what they call the Stone Age and all of them. Someone was saying the other day; "Our forefather used to carve things with axes in the stone age, and eat meat with their hands." "Raw meat," he said. As if he had been there. They get really carried away, like primary school kids. Grown-up people produce a picture of primitive man eating an animal leg and lighting a fire in the mouth of a cave, as if they had seen it with their own eyes. There are very few cave drawings, so on what basis are you talking? No fabric has survived. Fabric falls apart. Wood does not survive. Copper and iron rot away. Only stone remains. So we look at stones. And there are stones that cannot be made even with today's technology. Such huge blocks you could not budge them with a bulldozer. You could not move them with any equipment. But they moved rocks weighing hundreds of tons around. Smooth as if they had been carved with a razor. They could not be carved like that with just a chunk of iron. They are totally regular, without even the slightest crack. As if they had carved them with lasers. It is inexplicable. Allah is saying that "I have created and I know all the thing that happened in the past." There are many verses of the Qur'an that set out the importance of history.
Pharaoh asked the Prophet Moses (pbuh) about the creation of man. Because he was an evolutionist. "How were people in the most primitive times created?" he asks. And the Prophet Moses (pbuh) says it is all in a book in the Sight of the Lord. That verse is also a reference to my Atlas of Creation. My Atlas of Creation is all about the past. Look, it is all written in a book in the Sight of the Lord. That means destiny. But it can also be taken as meaning the Atlas of Creation.
Surat al-Hijr, 25;
Almighty Allah refers to history. "It is your Lord Who will gather them. He is All-Wise, All-Knowing." Look, Allah decides. He has the power of judgment. He is the Judge of judges, and is All-Wise. He creates everything in complete detail and for the best. Nobody who does not know that wisdom can understand. "It is your Lord Who will gather them." He will bring them back to life. For example, we speak, and then our conversation takes place once again when it is broadcast. We come here, and I make the same jokes. We drink from the same glasses, and nothing changes. We are brought back to life in one sense. And it is Allah Who gathers us again. With the gathering there, you are gathered in two dimensions. In the hereafter you are gathered three-dimensionally, with your soul. Allah is showing a small example of how He gathers. Allah shows how easy it is for Him. You can be gathered ten times, each times through Allah's creation.
Surat al-Hijr, 26;
"We created mankind out of dried clay formed from fetid black mud." Dried clay. What they make porcelain out of. He says He created mankind personally. He is saying He made a statue of man. Just like a human being. A statue in complete detail. He says it was then fired. A normal statue. Then the statue suddenly began walking. That is what happened. But not because Allah actually needed a statue. For example, my friend was not here a few minutes ago. He came down the stairs and suddenly appeared before me. But if Allah chooses He can suddenly give life to a pottery statue. People pretend not to understand that.
Surat al-Hije, 27;
"We created the jinn before out of the fire of a searing wind."
This refers to a kind of electricity.
Surat al-Hijr, 28;
"When your Lord said to the angels, 'I am creating a human being out of dried clay formed from fetid black mud."
In other words, I shall create a human being.
Surat al-Hijr, 29:
"When I have formed him," he is still in the form of clay. "and breathed My Spirit into him," Allah takes the clay and breathes His spirit into it. Then that piece of clay comes alive and assumes human form. "fall down in prostration in front of him!" When he begins walking in the form of a human being, "fall down in prostration in front of him!" Allah says.
Surat al-Hijr, 30;
"Then the angels prostrated all together – every one of them," when this happens, all the angels, all the angels gathered there, prostrate themselves before him.
Surat al-Hijr, 31;
"except Iblis. He disdained to be one of the prostrators."
He is an entity who was there. He refused to prostrate himself. But when Allah tells all the angels there to prostrate themselves, that is what they should do. He should also prostrate himself.
That is why Almighty Allah asks.
Surat al-Hijr, 32;
"He said, 'Iblis, what is it that prevents you being among the prostrators'?" Allah asks why he does not prostrate himself. He demands his justification.
Surat al-Hijr, 31;
"Iblis disdained to be one of the prostrators."
He refuses. Then Almighty Allah asks, "Iblis, what is it that prevents you being among the prostrators?" He demands to know why. If Iblis tells him, then Almighty Allah will respond.
Surat al-Hijr, 33;
"He said, 'I will not prostrate to a human being whom You have created out of dried clay formed from fetid black mud'." Look at the impudence there. He has gone totally insane. This is the first demonstration of a showy and impudent character. Humans have this showy, impudent nature. You can see that classic character here. "I will not prostrate to a human being..." He owes everything to Allah, but he is proud.
Surat al-Hijr, 34-35;
Allah "said, 'Get out from here, you are accursed.
The curse will be on you till the Day of Reckoning'."
Satan is cursed. But if you say that all Jews are cursed, then you are also including the good ones among them, the ones who are Muslims, in that. And that is unlawful.
Surat al-Hijr, 36;
"He said, 'My Lord'," Look, he does not deny Allah, "grant me a reprieve until the Day they are raised again."
Surat al-Hijr, 37-38-39:
Almighty Allah "said, 'You are among the reprieved until the Day whose time is known.' He said, 'My Lord, because You misled me," do it if you must, Allah says. "I will make things on the earth seem good to them and I will mislead them all, every one of them." In other words, I will encourage them toward a Darwinist, materialist mindset, he says. And he has deceived and perverted the whole world. Satan has kept his word. Ninety-nine percent of the world is now irreligious.
Surat al-Hijr,40;
"except Your servants among them who are sincere." People who follow Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), insha'Allah. The figurative meaning.
Surat al-Hijr, 41;
"(Allah) said, 'This is a Straight Path to Me'."
This is the truest and best thing for the test, insha'Allah.
Surat al-Hijr, 42;
"You have no authority over any of My servants except for the misled who follow you." Apart from Darwinists, materialists and atheists. He says he has the power to compel them.
Surat al-Hijr, 43;
"Hell is the promised meeting-place for all of them."
Allah says He will put them into hell.
Surat al-Hijr, 44;
"It has seven gates and each gate has its allotted share." Allah says it is already determined in destiny. Look, it has seven gates. There is no need for satan to do this. Allah makes him His instrument. He says that He has already set aside the people that satan will lead astray. These people are already in hell while this conversation with satan takes place. Satan is also in hell, and the people he has led astray. It is long since over and done with. The gate may be a gate of light. Or maybe an electromagnetic field.
Surat al-Hijr, 45;
"Those who have fear of Allah will be amid Gardens and Springs:"
Good people will be among springs and gardens.
Surat al-Hijr, 46;
"Enter them in peace, in complete security!" Goodness and security and ease. Security; nobody will attack them or swear or make life unpleasant. No threats. Nobody will watch them. There will be no imprisonment or persecution. Nothing.
Surat al-Hijr, 47;
"We will strip away any rancour in their hearts –"There is not the slightest anger in a Muslim's heart. Everything has departed. I will remove all negative things," says Almighty Allah. "brothers, resting on couches face-to-face." They are face-to-face so they can enjoy talking together. Because they have so much to talk about. Just the age of the Prophet Noah (pbuh) is one of 900 years. A different subject every day. The ages of the Prophet Job (pbuh), the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), Isaac (pbuh), Jacob (pbuh) and Adam (pbuh) and the things that happened. There will be so many things that Muslims have learned off by heart. They will see so much over again that it will last for all eternity. This is one of the things they will most delight in. You know how you talk to people in cafes and things? This will be one of the things people most delight in, the events of the past, a knowledge of history. What happened and where? What did Bediuzzaman do, and where? Where did he go? What did Mawlana Khalid do to his followers? What did Abdul Qadir Gilani do? What did Imam Rabbani do? Where did he go? These details will all take up very much time.
Surat al-Hijri, 48;
"They will not be affected by any tiredness there," do we become tired here? Yes. One cannot feel alert unless one has slept for eight hours. Fatigue arrives. But there is no sleep in paradise. Our Prophet (pbuh) says. "Sleep is the brother of death." Death itself dies in paradise. Never again. And so there is no sleep, either, insha'Allah. Look, "They will not be affected by any tiredness there," it is a great blessing for a person to know no tiredness. Tiredness is a person's worst problem. They do jobs at home and get tired. They talk and become tired. They watch TV and become tired. Everything tires them. That is specially created. But when people see they will not be tired, they will jump for joy. They will run and run and never get tired. They will move around and eat and drink and never tire. They will be with their spouses in paradise and will never tire. They will always love one another. They will travel to the furthest places and engage in detailed research and take part in the finest entertainments. They will know not the slightest tiredness. "and they will never be made to leave." There is an instinct about existing forever, and that is what Allah is stressing. He says, "You will never have to leave." It would be unbecoming of His glory for Almighty Allah to say you can stay for 10 trillion years, but then you will have to leave. But this gives peace of mind. That is why Almighty Allah regards it as becoming of His honor for them to stay for all time.
Surat al-Hijr, 49;
"Tell My servants that I am the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful," He tells our Prophet (pbuh) to tell people of this. "I am the Most Merciful," He says. They need not be fearful because if their sins. He says He will forgive and protect them.
Surat al-Hijr, 50-51;
"but also that My punishment is the Painful Punishment.
And tell them about the guests of Abraham," says Almighty Allah. Be careful over what is lawful and unlawful in order to avoid My wrath. Obey this, Almighty Allah says.
Surat al-Hijr, 52;
"When they came in to him, they said, 'Peace!' He said, 'Truly we are afraid of you'." They say 'Peace' and that they are afraid of him. Because he is so handsome and clean and well-groomed. His expression is also very sharp. They realize there is something about him. No such person is ever there. The people there are dirty and wretched and covered in dust.. But blessed individuals do not sweat. They never tire. They are sharp as razors. They are high-class and top-quality, and they speak most properly. They openly state they are afraid. And they do not speak only for themselves.
Surat al-Hijr, 53-54;
"They said, 'Do not be afraid. We bring you the good news of a boy of great knowledge.' He said, 'Do you bring me this good news despite the fact of old age having reached me? What kind of good news are you bringing me'?"
Even though I am old.
Surat al-Hijr, 55;
"They said, 'We bring you good news of the truth, so do not be among those who despair'."
There is no question of being bound or affected by the laws of physics or biology. Allah's might is superior to these. Allah has no need for such things to be bound by physical laws. He creates those laws Himself. So there is no question of that, they say.
Surat al-Hijr, 56;
"He said, 'Who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for misguided people'?" Who despairs of Hic mercy? He asks. He says he will never do such a thing. He immediately pulls himself together.
Surat al-Hijr, 57;
"He added, 'What is your business, messengers'?"
In other words, why have you come? What do you want?
Surat al-Hijr, 58;
"They said, 'We have been sent to a people who are evildoers –"
In other words, they say, "We have cone to destroy them." They say they have come for a mass killing. They say they will destroy them all, en masse.
Surat al-Hijr, 59;
"with the exception of the family of Lot, all of whom We will save,"
They say they will spare the family of Lot but destroy everyone else.
Surat al-Hijr, 60;
"except for his wife. We have decreed her to be one of those who stay behind."
They know about her. She will not be saved. They say that she will die.
Surat al-Hijr, 61-62;
"When the Messengers came to the family of Lot,
he said, 'You are people we do not know'."
Look, he says they are unknown. He notes that fact.
Surat al-Hijr, 63;
"They said, 'We have come to you with what they had doubts about'."
They say they had doubts. Now they will be his. They mean there can be no such mass punishment. Now we will show you what will happen, they say, insha'Allah.
Surat al-Hijr, 64;
"We have brought you the truth and we are certainly truthful men." You can trust us. The people who have come for destruction.
Surat al-Hijr, 65;
"Travel with your family in the dead of night," They tell them not to lose time. Because they will immediately do what they have come to do. Look, immediately. Muslims do not put off auspicious work. "following behind with them in front of you. None of you must look back. Go where you are ordered to." Do not turn round, they say, insha'Allah.
Surat al-Hijr, 66;
"We revealed to him the command We had decreed: that on the following morning the last remnant of those people would be cut off."
(In response to a question from a viewer; "We always see attractive women and men who are handsome like you? What is the purpose behind this?")
We remind you of paradise. We show you the artistry of Allah. We show you what honest, pleasant and devout people look like. How lovely and luminous they are. How well-mannered and lovable and joyful.
The image of a high-quality and rational Muslim has enfolded Europe and the world. When the word Muslim was mentioned, people used to think of "someone like the Taliban who kills and maims and bombs, a suicide bomber." Opinions have also changed with regard to Israel. A handful of people have served as models for the world, thanks be to Allah.
(In response to a viewer who asks "If Allah says 'I have created with two hands,' [that is to say, Allah breathed His spirit into man], then the soul will not be punished when he dies. So I do not think Allah will cast His own light into hell.")
"I do not think," you say. Allah does not compel us to become Muslims. I am a Muslim of my own free will. I have also asked unbelievers and irreligious people, "do you feel a power compelling you?" And they have all said not. So that is complete justice. You cannot grasp Allah's secret. But let me tell you this: Allah is omniscient. And infinitely good. It is He Who teaches us mercy. It is He Who teaches us love, compassion and forgiveness.
But there is one important point here. Allah says, "…They have eyes, but they do not see." Of the people of hell. "… Their ears do not hear," He says. They suppose, this is just metaphor. "…The eyes of their hearts are blind," He says. He says their awareness is dulled. " …You imagine they are living. But they are dead." Is that enough? Understand this, if you can. There is a secret there. One must seek shelter from Allah against being like that, from becoming like that.2012-04-05 10:25:40


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Groups Concerned Over Arming Of Domestic DronesWASHINGTON (CBSDC) With the use of domestic drones increasing, concern has not just come up over privacy issues, but also over the potential use of lethal force by the unmanned aircraft.
Drones have been used overseas to target and kill high-level terror leaders and are also being used along the U.S.-Mexico border in the battle against illegal immigration. But now, these drones are starting to be used domestically at an increasing rate.
The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed several police departments to use drones across the U.S. They are controlled from a remote location and use infrared sensors and high-resolution cameras.
Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel of the Montgomery County Sheriffs Office in Texas told The Daily that his department is considering using rubber bullets and tear gas on its drone.
Those are things that law enforcement utilizes day in and day out and in certain situations it might be advantageous to have this type of system on the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), McDaniel told The Daily.
The use of potential force from drones has raised the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Its simply not appropriate to use any of force, lethal or non-lethal, on a drone, Catherine Crump, staff attorney for the ACLU, told CBSDC.
Crump feels one of the biggest problems with the use of drones is the remote location where they are operated from.
When the officer is on the scene, they have full access to info about what has transpired there, Crump explained to CBSDC. An officer at a remote location far away does not have the same level of access.
The ACLU is also worried about potential drones malfunctioning and falling from the sky, adding that they are keeping a close eye on the use of these unmanned aircraft by police departments.
We dont need a situation where Americans feel there is in an invisible eye in the sky, Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst at ACLU, told CBSDC.
Joshua Foust, fellow at the American Security Project, feels domestic drones should not be armed.
I think from a legal perspective, there is nothing problematic about floating a drone over a city, Foust told CBSDC. In terms of getting armed drones, I would be very nervous about that happening right now.
McDaniel says that his community should not be worried about the department using a drone.
Weve never gone into surveillance for sake of surveillance unless there is criminal activity afoot, McDaniel told The Daily. Just to see what youre doing in your backyard pool we dont care.
But the concern for the ACLU is just too great that an Americans constitutional rights will be trampled with the use of drones.
The prospect of people out in public being Tased or targeted by force by flying drones where no officers is physically present on the scene, Crump says, raises the prospect of unconstitutional force being used on individuals.
It's one of those things where it potentially save human life, but it could also go the opposite direction.

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Thank you, Mom, for the inspiration …
I was furious this morning. I was thinking about a certain person that had angered me in a way in which I hadn't been angered in a long time. This person's actions were not even directed toward me, yet I felt this person had pursued a route of interaction with another you just shouldn't pursue. I care about both of these people unconditionally, and I felt great agitation toward the afflicter and sensed the crushing blow the afflicted must have felt.
My family and I just returned from our most recent vacation to Ontario, Canada. It is a location we frequent with consistency every year. My mother spent a portion of her childhood in or around that area, and her siblings and all of their wives, children and friends who have all inhabited Canadian wilderness for the majority of their lives, begin celebrating our arrival with vast enthusiasm before they even see the whites of our eyes. I do the same.
From the initial hug to the final handshake, fish practically jump into the boats I find myself in, and campfires burn as if their sole source of fuel is the laughter heard from the stories being told. I often find my vision lost in the landscape of water seemingly flattened by the horizon of pine as the vessel I'm in crests across the fluctuating glasswork, and I cannot, by definition, will myself any closer to the cartoon characters that moonlight as clouds powdering the cheeks of the baby blue sky. One loon's coos crawl across the lake to its lover, and I am inebriated by nature's penmanship.
This year was no different. It was more profound than any other before it, in fact, and yet there was situational tension between individuals that could be cut like a walleye moments before the fry. Some of the inhibition lies within days long since passed, while other aspects persistent in their problematic gash are as current as the breath being taken. While I understand most every angle that brings to light these frictions of the flesh, I am rarely in accordance with their existence. A few brutally truthful words given by an individual I hold closer to home than most any other found my ears today, and they were seasoned with the spices of a recollecting perspective.
I cannot cure every ailment in another, and some days I even have trouble doing so for myself. There are places we've all been, and situations we've all encountered that we dread the memory of, but those experiences are a vital portion of the fundamental figments of growth that seem so animate that you think you can reach out and grab them like a fish you've reeled to the surface. I've cast many a lonely line that have left me an empty hook upon its return to the boat, but it's the finger-licking flavors fresh off the fire that have helped me realize the necessity for both.
Do I love each member of my family? With all my heart. Have I ever let them down? Each and every one. Have I ever been purposely cruel to them? Regretfully so. Am I remorseful for those rusty hooks? Each moment I exist. Do I need them in order to succeed in life? Without a shadow of a doubt. Do they trust me and rely on me? I pray they do. Am I a better person for having known them? Each day that I wake. Are you a trophy catch to me? If you can see my heart, then the answer is yes.
Forgive and forgive those unworthy as well, for anger knows no boundaries, anger has no sense.
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Students who compete in humorous events are invited to perform.
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All I can say is that mine is amazingly fast at everything. I'm still getting used to the larger screen though. It more that some apps haven't been updated, *cough* modmyi * cough*, to support the new screen. I have a hard time typing on it for some reason when the keyboard isn't on the very bottom. Anyone else had that problem?
Sony and Nintendo should review their current handheld market cause apple are really making moves into this area now, even if they don't mean too! But a larger out lay at the start and then 1000s of games for 69p and over but even the most expensive ios game is still far cheaper than a ds game!
lol u guys are nuts as an apple fan and iphone 4 owner i am extremely dissapointed by the iphone 5 and ios 6 as well my wife has a 4s i was expecting some kinda revolutionary type of thing and another thing correct me if im wrong but all of the best selling apps dont need this power and when u say twice as fast what are you talking about a sec faster two what? does it really matter?
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free airport shuttle and free area shuttle
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Situated near the airport, this hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Lakeshore Golf Course, Lake Crabtree County Park, and Frankie's Fun Park. Herndon Hills Farm and RDU Observation Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a 24-hour business center, and a conference center are onsite.
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- Beds could've been more comfortable
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Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measuring 2552 square feet (230 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. An area shuttle within 5 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours are complimentary for guests. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2012.
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The Garden Grill - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Arms folded across his chest, Wayne Harrison carefully studied two Chinese acrobats as they practiced a stunt during a recent muggy afternoon in a tent. He knew something was wrong.
As director of the new circus-turned-burlesque show, "Empire," Harrison was watching Yuchun Wei use one arm to balance on top of Yunming Liu's head but sensed the pair's rhythm was off.
The problem, he quickly figured out, was the stage.
"It needs to be revolving before she goes up," he said.
Such is the high difficulty level of a show that has literally pitched a tent near Times Square in a bold attempt to lure theatergoers to something more naughty and inexpensive than most Broadway fare (tickets are priced at $59 and $89), and perhaps even more thrilling.
"Empire" is the latest show from the traveling troupe Spiegelworld, which for the past few years has put on shows in Miami, Las Vegas, Australia and an annual summer stand at Manhattan's tourist-friendly South Street Seaport, which this year was unavailable.
So they went uptown.
Billed as an acro-cabaret variety show, each show is housed in a temporary spiegeltent, a hand-hewn pavilion used as traveling dance halls, bars and salons in the early 20th century. Spiegelworld has added a bar and a lounge area.
The tent for "Empire" seats about 400 and has ornately stained windows, air conditioning and hundreds of tiny mirrors, giving the interior a rich, gauzy look. Costumes were designed by Angus Strathie, who won an Academy Award for "Moulin Rouge."
The show consists of 20 company members doing a dozen acts with musical accompaniment and audience participation for 90 minutes, everything from chair balancing to foot juggling to contortionists to folks spinning inside an oversized wheel. It's all done on a ridiculously small stage -- just 9 feet in diameter.
"The picture changes a lot very quickly. You're seeing one thing one minute and then another the next," says producer Ross Mollison. "I think a lot of the audience will probably have to walk out and scratch their heads and go, 'Oh, I forgot about that bit. I loved it!' There are so many things in it."
Adding to the danger level is the air of 1930s-era cabaret, with a little striptease, some clownish comedy and a touch of nudity. During rehearsals, a company manager reminded performers they should be throwing their clothes into the aisles, not the seats.
Harrison, the former artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Co. who also directed Spiegelworld's Las Vegas show, "Absinthe," is a calming presence who takes a fatherly stance toward his performers. After identifying the problem with the Chinese acrobatic act -- one he communicated to them through a translator, adding to his difficult job -- he shook everyone's hand.
Afterward, he explained how dangerous their act is: Wei ends up dancing on her partner's shoulders on her tiptoes -- "quite an unusual, dare I say remarkable thing to do," says Harrison, now directing his seventh Spiegelworld show.
The act is all the more risky because of the tiny stage. "If you need to take three steps to the right to correct your balance, that's not a problem on a big stage. But when you do it on our stage, sometimes you can end up in the front row."
"Empire" arrives in a city where circus is thriving, whether it's the bold, muscular, high-budget style of Cirque du Soleil, whose $50 million acrobatic rock opera "Zarkana" returns to Radio City Music Hall this summer, or "Traces," a stripped-down, street-wise intimate circus that has been playing since last summer in Union Square.
Mollison positions "Empire" between those extremes -- too risque for teenagers who gravitate to the skateboard-and-juggling cool of "Traces," and more intimate and off-kilter than the spectacle of "Zarkana." He thinks there's room for all kinds of circuses in New York.
"It's a bit like going to Broadway and saying all the musicals are the same," he said. "There's plenty of scope within the genre for a multitude of offerings. We're definitely a mature offering."
The show has been built in an empty lot on 45th Street, a spot where a building that sold adult DVDs had been torn down but a new development going up has been stalled by the recession. Mollison isn't counting on the high-profile space -- teeming with tourists and New Yorkers -- being available next year.
Inside, rows of wooden seats are arrayed in concentric circles around the tiny stage, which somehow supports roller skaters and an acrobatic trio. Mollison says it's big enough to bind performer and watcher.
"Everyone makes a physical connection with the artists or with the other audience members. So the audience becomes just as much a part of the show as the actual artists are, which is really exciting. I think it's a great problem with a lot of theater these days -- you feel so distant from what is happening."
Harrison has been subtly adjusting the mix of the show to accommodate both curious hipsters and regular Broadway crowds. It's going well enough that he's seeing something unprecedented at Spiegelworld shows: standing ovations -- during acts.
The acts have been collected from all over the world, including Ethiopia and Russia. Harrison says he often will spot a potential performer on a YouTube video and then fly to see him or her live.
"We're looking for something we've never seen before," says Mollison, a low-key P.T. Barnum. "We're looking to do things we find personally exciting."
The origins of "Empire" come from a sad chapter in Spiegelworld's history. In 2008, it signed a 30-year deal with the Fontainebleau casino resort in Las Vegas to put on a $20 million show in a specially designed room, but by the end of the next year the resort's operator had gone bankrupt. Instead, Spiegelworld pitched its tent in front of Caesars Palace.
"Empire" embraced its company's hubris: It's strung together with a loose narrative about a broke Broadway impresario sleeping on a couch as he tries to rebuild his empire. "It loosely mirrors our story," Mollison said. "It's just stupid fun."
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Derek Roddy has re-launched derekroddy.com. Here's what Derek has to say:
"This site is a spinoff of my original Artisan Foundry Lessons Forum and is designed to help your drumming in specific areas which I am known for teaching and executing.
Here you will get access to the exercises and concepts that allowed me to achieve my drumming goals and, become the drummer I am today. These workouts and exercises will quickly give you the progress you are looking for in regards to: endurance, speed, control, sound, creativity and most of all….how to apply these concepts to help you find your own voice.
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Enjoying magnificent sea views from the front terrace, Puzzle Tree is a wonderful Regency terraced house. Decorated and furnished to a very good standard, it has many original features including ornate fireplaces and Bakelite door handles. It is conveniently located with the harbour, shops and restaurants just a 3…
Robin Cottage is a spacious detached holiday cottage situated a 10-minute walk from both Brixham town centre and the harbour. Situated close to the owner's home, the property has a cosy woodburner and a secluded courtyard, perfect for al fresco dining. Brixham remains a popular resort with a rich maritime history…
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If ever a month were well named it is March and on this first day of Spring, it is time for a new post.
I began to write the last one on March 8th, unpublished as many of my posts seem to be, where I speculated on how the vagaries of the weather in this latitude change from winter to Summer and all seasons in between in 24 hours, mostly prompted by a visit to Stonehenge where we were whipped by hail laden winds on one day, only to spend a day in the garden in pleasant spring sun the next. There was a sense of the pent-up energy of Spring in the air that day, and seedlings sown in the cold frame were just emerging.
Two weeks later, March has truly marched on. Not the tentative steps towards warmth and growth of February, each one made and then held back by chills, the promise shown and then hidden away again. No, March is the Roman God of months, relentlessly pursuing the single goal of growth. No longer is there a feeling of spring pent-up, but of it being released in the first great outpouring of energy that brings buds and birds nests, butterflies and bees and hosts of golden daffodils and chunky broad bean shoots and trays full of seedlings on every windowsill.
As I type this the sun has just peeped over the garden wall illuminating the daffodils, the sparrows and starlings dragging dead plant matter out of the borders to build their untidy nests under the gutters and the bluetits manicuring the lawn as they pull moss for their duvet of a nest in the birdbox. In the hedge, the blackbirds attempt their annual exercise in triumph of hope over expectation as they start to construct in leaf and twig, stem and stalk. I always feel most sorry for them, rearing youngsters for cat food as they seem to. It took them 4 attempts last year to produce fledged youngsters. You have to admire their persistence.
The first butterfly I saw this season was a Comma but since I have seen Brimstones and yesterday as I went to collect the line dried washing from the garden, another ecological benefit of air drying the laundry became obvious when I spotted a new and very beautiful Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) perched on the top of a sheet, chilly but wrapped well in her fur coat. She is a little early for her favourite fruit tree flowers, but the buds are swelling on the pear and she wont have to wait long. About a cm long, these little bees are peaceful and harmless and fantastic pollinators, and the only black and grey striped bee in the UK.


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Money in WaterProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
You drop two coins into a muddy river by mistake. You saw one falling in, a 1 Euro coin. You know the other one had to be either a 1 Euro coin, or a 2 Euro coin.
After searching and pulling out one, and discovering it's a 1 Euro coin, what is the chance that the other is also a 1 Euro coin?
HintIt's not 50/50!
There are 3 possible combinations after you pull out a 1 Euro:
A 1 Euro was in the river initially, and you pull out the second one you saw fall in; therefore a 1 Euro is in the river still.
A 1 Euro was in the river initially, but you pull it out; therefore a 1 Euro is still in the river.
A 2 Euro fell in first, you pull out the 1 Euro you saw fall in; therefore a 2 Euro is still in the river.
These three states are all equally likely, so there is a 2 in 3 chance of pulling out a 1 Euro.
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Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of sneezing, itching, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Hydrocodone is a narcotic cough medicine.
Phenylephrine is a decongestant that shrinks blood vessels in the nasal passages. Dilated blood vessels can cause nasal congestion (stuffy nose).
Diphenhydramine, hydrocodone, and phenylephrine is a combination medicine used to treat runny or stuffy nose, sinus congestion, and cough caused by the common cold or flu.
Diphenhydramine, hydrocodone, and phenylephrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
You should not use this medicine if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or other narcotic medications.
Do not use this medicine if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
You should not use diphenhydramine, hydrocodone, and phenylephrine if you are allergic to it, or if you have recently used alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, or other narcotic medications.
To make sure this medicine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
Hydrocodone may be habit forming. Never share this medicine with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.
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As the Liberty Lady Flames tennis team makes preparations for the Big South Women's Tennis Championship at Winthrop in Rock Hill, S.C., Nick Pierce had a chance to catch up with head coach Jeff Maren. During the interview, Maren recaps the season to date and gives his thoughts on the team heading into the championship.
Liberty enters the championship as the No. 4 seed and will square off against fifth seeded Coastal Carolina tomorrow at 10 a.m. The Lady Flames and the Chanticleers also met in the quarterfinals of the 2012 conference championship, with Coastal Carolina earning a 4-0 victory. Earlier this season, the Liberty routed the Chanticleers, 6-1, at the Hershey Tennis Courts.
If the Lady Flames advance past Coastal Carolina, they will meet the winner of match No. 3, which features No. 1 seed Winthrop against either No. 8 Gardner-Webb or No. 9 Longwood. Liberty knocked off both the Runnin' Bulldogs and the Lancers by identical 4-3 scores during the regular season. Against Winthrop on March 22, the Lady Flames were blanked by the Eagles, 7-0.


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Hi everybody,
I've got an issue for you, which is gonna sound probably stupid.. to the most of you here, but everybody with his talent, right? Ok, check this out, I've installed BackTrack 2 in my USB flash drive, so, I boot it from there without having any problems. My laptop is an HP Pavillion dv2000, and it's wireless network card an Intel 3945ABG PRO (as usual..). I performed the following steps (after I read it from another web page) in order to enable my 3945 card:
After this I run the Wireless Assistant 0.5.5 Application, and voila.. I can find some wireless networks...but I cannot connect to them, I mean, I click on one..and no matter if I enter my network's key it says all the time 'Connection Failed'. I don't know if whatever I told ya above is actually required but I thought to write the whole story once.Code:Open a console and type: cd /usr/src/drivers/ipw3945-1.2.0 Hit enter then type load Hit enter Your Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG can now be found at eth1 For Those of you that have backtrack2 installed on your hdd. To save typing all that in every time you restart. Open a console and type alias 3945="cd /usr/src/drivers/ipw3945-1.2.0" Hit enter now all you have to do to enable your Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG is type 3945 Hit enter load Hit enter replace 3945 with whatever keyword you want as I only used it as an example
Thanks in advance anyway..
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""iwconfig <device> essid <networknamehere> key <wepKeyhere>""
Another question, we're talking about WEP.. my network uses WPA2.
Is there any change in the command?
(Also, I just did what you told me and when I'm writing the network key it says:
"" -bash: syntax error near unexpected token ')' "" )
Ok, I figured out a couple of beginner things..
I'm at this point:
My only problem now is that when I run the wpa_passphrase myNetworkName wpaPassphrase command it says to me this : Passphrase must be 8..63 characters.
My network's key is 42 characters. How do you explain that ?
Hi Im having a strange network connecting problem. Im running back Track 2 and Im having problem connecting to a specific wlan.
For Example if I use the Wireless assistant i can see my wlan, and when i try to connect with the correct WEP key it says "connection failed". Note I get the exact same problem trying to connect to another unprotected wlan.
I've also tried to connect just though a shell (the "pro" way) and it doesen't work either.
Now to the wierd part: When i boot BT2 it searches for wlans to connect to and it finds one( the unprotected i mentioned earlier) and connects. So if i try to connect manually to any wlan it doesen't work, but if it finds one itself(unprotected) it works!!
Help appreciated.
I think i an having the same problem
I have rebooted my system and used the commands that -=Xploitz=- recommends, but they do not work. Any other ideas ?
I don't know if you have found a fix to your problems, but this is how I connect to my WEP network.
My Setup
Device: Dell Latitude D620
OS: Backtrack 2 Final (installed to HDD)
Ethernet Adapter: Intel 3945ABG
1. Log into Backtrack 2 as ROOT.
2. Go to:
Menu > Backtrack > Radio Network Analysis > 80211 > ALL > IPW3945
3. With the Konsole window still open, load Wireless Assistant:
Menu > Internet > Wireless Assistant
4. Find your network & click "Connect", either connect using your already configured connection or go through the wizard & create a new connection.
NOTE !! - making sure that you've got everything corrent. SSID, WEP Key, Open/Shared Key etc.
5. If it fails to connect, close Wireless Assistant & load IPW3945 again, step 2.
6. Load Wireless Assistant again (step 3) & click "Connect" again.
The reason why I've done these simple notes, is because sometimes my adapter wouldn't connect to my wireless network the first time I loaded the IPW3945 driver, but it would the 2nd time. Simple but it worked for me.
I apologize if these notes are of novice standard, I am fairly new to the Backtrack OS.
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Rex Ryan likes nothing better than beating the Patriots.
His Buffalo Bills managed that 16-0 shutout in Week 4, with a very big absence on the New England side. Yeah, that guy: Tom Brady.
On Sunday, the star quarterback brings his 6-1 team to Buffalo. Brady has owned the Bills throughout his career, and pretty much owned Ryan, too.
Brady is 25-3 against the Bills. Those 25 victories are one short of matching the NFL record for most wins by a quarterback against one opponent: Brett Favre had 26 against Detroit.
"Well I think the last time was a great time to play them," says Ryan, who is 3-11 in the regular season, but 1-0 in the playoffs vs. Brady in Ryan's stints with the Jets and Bills (4-3 this season). "They've got a new player back there for some reason. He looks decent.
"I shouldn't make waves by saying he doesn't look the same to me."
Asked if a quarterback approaching 40 has ever looked so good, Ryan responded: "I think you can cut it off and say, `Have you ever seen a quarterback that good?'"
Brady has torn up Cleveland, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in his three starts.
Now that he is done with the AFC North for a while, he goes after the only team to smudge New England's record so far. To Brady, Buffalo is a challenge despite his dominance of the Bills.
"Yeah, I think the players do a good job disguising their looks and giving you some different looks," he says of Buffalo's defense. "He has always had good defenses when he's played us. He's had very good players.
"They have a good scheme, and that's what makes it challenging. Last time we played them, we didn't score points, we didn't play particularly well. They played really well."


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dboxall123 wrote:Functions and classes and such can be pretty boring language features if you don't see them context.
Functions and classes are essential to game developement.
And that's exactly my point. When you read a tutorial about how to create classes, you might not understand their potential at first, but when you read a tutorial about how to make a game, you'll see how those classes correspond to game entities.


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The National Defense Service Medal is a military service medal of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Created in 1953, the National Defense Service Medal was intended to be a "blanket medal" awarded to any member of the United States military who served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared.
As of 2010, with an issuance span of sixty years, the National Defense Service Medal is the oldest service decoration still in circulation by the United States armed forces, followed second by the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal which has been active since 1961. Combat and meritorious medals (such as the Medal of Honor, Achievement Medals, and Commendation Medals) are older still but are classified under separate award criteria from service medals.


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Topic: Hopeful new ca 19.9 levels
I haven't posted for a while about my Dad, we've had some ups and downs but so far things are looking good.
He started his chemo (gem/ciplat) in early dec and has been on a 2 weeks on 1 off sched since. In dec his ca 19.9 levels were at 8600 and had dropped to 4500 by Jan 3. Today the dr called to say that his levels are down to 770!!!! In one month he went down over 3600 points!!!! Has anyone had this happen before?? If so what else did they offer?? I'm so excited and hopeful Right now. We go for imaging on feb 25 so maybe more good news to come out of that


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Frank Peregory
Frank Peregory, born April 10, 1915 Esmonten Virginia (USA), the company belongs to K, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, in the 29th U.S. Infantry Division. June 6, 1944, he landed onOmaha Beach with his unit which suffered severely during Operation Overlord. Nearly 2,500 U.S. troops have been put out of action during the bloody morning.
On 6 June, the war is far from over for the men of the 116th regiment of the 29th infantry division, and they are responsible for a very urgent mission: to sail towards Grandcamp to strengthen Rangers thePointe du Hoc . In fact, they landed after 7 am Tuesday, June 6, and were responsible for destroying formidable German guns. But no reinforcements can be sent to them by the sea, and they are now surrounded by the Germans, does not control a thin strip of land sinking a small kilometer inland. Faced with relentless attacks against the few hundred survivors Rangers application support to the Navy, which performs many shootout in the area.
According to the plans originally planned, the Rangers must hold until the arrival of the men from Omaha, that the soldiers of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division supported by tanksSherman . The junction should be June 6 But harshly hit by the landing on Omaha, reinforcements access in the evening only on the western outskirts of Vierville-sur-Mer, about ten miles away with the Pointe du Hoc. On the night of June 6 to 7, German patrols through American lines and the weak are confusing.
The increase reinforcements 116th Infantry Regiment resumed the following day, but the terrain is favorable to the defense, and the German soldiers benefit from this oportunity, preventing U.S. troops to move quickly and inflicting heavy losses. And it was not until two days later, on the morning of June 8, 1944, the 116th Infantry Regiment, supported by Sherman tanks, accesses the Pointe du Hoc, where the Germans were about to give the coup de grace against the 90 survivors, many of whom are injured on 225 that landed in front of the German battery du Hoc on June 6
After making the junction with Colonel Rudder Rangers, Frank Peregory and his brothers in arms of the 116th Infantry Regiment took over the management of villages and Grandcamp Maisy, distant respectively three and four kilometers from the Pointe du Hoc.
The village of Grandcamp is located on a small hill, and the Germans took advantage of the location to install machine-gun nests, trenches, barbed wire and small bunkers, preventing access to the city.And rising on the eastern side of the hill, leading the 3rd Battalion of the 116th Regiment elements are stopped short by shooting shaving a German heavy machine gun, located in Tobruk (protected reinforced concrete circular opening to provide fire 360 ° with a machine gun) at the top of the road at the eastern entrance of Grandcamp.
Immediately, the Americans ask support from their artillery and armored vehicles that are nearby.Despite this support, and repeated by the soldiers of the 116th Regiment assaults, resists the German position and his supporters deny access to the village.
On its own initiative, the Technical-Sergeant Frank Peregory progresses towards the German strongpoint despite heavy fire. Reached near the top of the hill, he found the entrance to a trench that leads to the center of the fulcrum, located two hundred meters away.
Without any hesitation, he entered the main trench and progresses inside while squatting. Suddenly, he meets a group of enemy infantry and without wasting time he charges the Germans with bayonets and throwing grenades. Eight enemy soldiers killed, three go.
But it is not over yet for Frank Peregory, which continues to advance in the trench system. It forces thirty-two additional German soldiers, and the servants of heavy machine guns, to surrender, allowing elements of the 3rd Battalion advance and secure the area.
Overall, Frank gets Peregory alone surrender of nearly forty enemy soldiers and through its action it allows men to his unit to release the village of Grandcamp while recovering the formidable German machine guns.
To commemorate this bayonet charge and grenades, to remember his courage limitless and its fast and efficient reading of the situation, the President of the United States of America as represented by the Congress, presented inTechnical Sergeant Frank Peregory the highest military award of the USA, the famous Medal of Honor (Medal of Congress), posthumously.
Indeed, Frank Peregory was killed six days later during an engagement of the Battle of Normandy, June 14, 1944. He was 29.
Today, a small garden and a monument were raised in Grandcamp in memory of the young American soldier of the 29th Infantry Division, the same place where there was one of the German machine guns in Tobruk, which is still visible. The city was named this place: Space Frank Peregory.


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Ring in the New Year right with a glass of something bubbly. Here's a quick rundown of your sparkling options:
Let's start with the big guns. Champagne is sparkling wine made from the Champagne region of France. There are basically two kinds of Champagne – there's champagne made by bigger producers who buy grapes from other people (the famous brands that get name-dropped in song lyrics all fall into this category) and champagne made by the same people who grow the grapes (called grower Champagne). The pros of big-house Champagne are that it's easier to find and super-consistent – every bottle of a given brand tastes the same, by design. Grower Champagne, meanwhile, is a favorite of wine lovers, since there's more potential for interesting flavors in any given bottle – it's usually less expensive than big-brand, too. If you have an awesome wine store nearby, start there, but if you're on your own, the letters RM on the front of the label are a tip-off that you're looking at a grower's bottle (it stands for Récoltant-Manipulant, which means grower-producer).
If you'd like to stick a little closer to home, American sparkling wine (often made with the same grapes and the same wine-making methods as Champagne) is usually a little fruitier and less minerally than Champagne, and a bit more affordable.
Even more affordable are other sparkling wine options from Europe, like Cava (from Spain), Cremant (from the rest of France), Prosecco (from Italy), and Sekt (from Germany and Austria). Cava and Cremant are made similarly to Champagne (but with different grapes), and share a lot of its toasty/yeasty/appley notes. Prosecco is a little more acidic, and great with snacks and appetizers. Sekt is often sweeter, and a good choice for after-dinner.
If you're can't bear to drink anything but red wine, Italian Lambrusco or Australian sparkling Shiraz was made with you in mind. Fruit-forward reds packed with bubbles – what's not to love?
Oh, and by the way – popping bottles, such as it were, is for amateurs. Either twist off the cork gently, trying to minimize the pop, or go big, and use a sword.
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On a recent jaunt through the Kama Sutra, I stumbled on a passage titled "Twining of a Creeper." I fell in love with the name immediately. It brought my sister to mind. She often refers to people as 'creepers.' "Ew, he did what? What a creeper!" Or, "Check out that creeper lurking on the corner over there." Or, "God, Mia, you're looking at his Facebook page again? You're such a creeper."
But I also like the title because of the images it forms in my mind. I think first of my sister's corner creeper. He stands on the corner of San Francisco and Sandoval—or rather, he's not standing, but entwined around a pole. Our jaws drop as we stare at him from across the street; Creeper has somehow maneuvered himself into an upside-down position and begins to softly (I can hardly hear him over the sound of traffic) make the sut-sut sound described in the Sutra. The next thing I know, a vine begins to grow, Jumanji- or Where the Wild Things Are-style. It winds itself around Creeper, strangling and engulfing him and carrying him away toward Alameda, where, I assume, it will dump him in the river—which is, anyway, Santa Fe's premier creeper hangout.
I'm eating Cheetos as I write this, but thinking about creepers has my mind elsewhere, and I don't realize that I've nearly shoveled the whole bag into my mouth. Enrique walks by, "You're really going at it," he says. Fitting, I think to myself, going at it, how very Love & Sex of him. I ask Enrique what the words "twining of a creeper" bring to his mind. "Christmas," he says, and describes what he sees: A creeper covered in Christmas twine (for some reason, I picture tinsel when he says this). "And then you send him off and then you light him on fire, Zozobra-style. It happens, always, on a Thursday."
Lasagna Robert looks at me very seriously when I ask him what he thinks of. He nods as he speaks—like, "Duh, isn't this what everyone thinks of?" It's clear to Robert; he imagines a creeper with rope. I like this image. The active creeper. The creeper ready to entwine. A naked creeper holding a long line, waiting. It's perfect in its absolute creepiness.
"A peeping Tom, you know, jerking it," Joey says. But all I can think of is his hand motion as he tells me this.
I didn't ask Alexa what she thinks of, because her theme, "The Sending in of the Probe," says it all: She is the creeper. Our very own creeper in residence. (Come to think of it, everyone seems a little creepy right now.)
Justin just looks at me. "I don't know—twine?" Forget it.
As for the other editorial residents: Mitt Romney's head stares at me from our office Christmas tree on a daily basis. I realize now that all of these images of the twining of a creeper—tinsel, twine, Christmas, creeps, vegetation—can be captured in our Christmas tree. Symbolism! The parallels are incredible, the options endless. I'll not even go into them; your imagination can do that for you. But I'm realizing now that everything can be—is?—entwined. And that's just creepy.


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Everybody's telling you to 'engage' on social media, I'm sure.
And, that's good advice. Marketing a small business, like a law
practice, is different now than it used to be. It's no longer just
about publication anymore; it's more about engaging over your
published matter, and others'. But, then, I haven't told you what I
think engagement means, either. At least, not yet . . .
At least on Twitter, I think that 'engagement' falls into
one of two, admittedly broad, categories: Aggregation and
Collaboration. When you're churning out microblog posts through Twitter, you're
generally corralling your own or others' content (tags and linked
blog posts, useful articles, events of interest, etc.; even
statements, thought leadership-style posts and tips can be
classified under this head) or you're directly or indirectly
engaging another user/other users via conversations (through
replies or mentions). @ Replies and @ Mentions are the engines of
conversations on Twitter; and, RTs (retweets) are generally the mode by which
others' content may be repurposed = forwarded. But, those are
simple tools to learn; the theory is the more important
Many lawyers and law firms are reticent to use Twitter, because
they think it takes up too much time and/or because they have no
idea what to post. Thinking in terms of this double-barreled
approach makes it easier to formulate a plan (you can generally
identify the two sorts of posts you're going to be making, and can
line up those types easily enough = your own content pipelines, candidates for
retweet and direct post) and to save time (if you can conceive of
lining up your posts, you can use scheduling tools (like those
available through HootSuite) to release them; and, you can block
periods throughout the day, or even once a day, when you engage
directly or indirectly within the construct of Twitter conversations). Furthermore, when you
recognize the value inherent in content aggregation, where you are
also viewed as the expert because you're passing along a running
collection of vetted tips in certain categories, the idea of
'content production' becomes less daunting, because it's no longer
all on you. Twitter, then, becomes the perfect venue for promoting
your expertise (and so marketing yourself effectively), whether
through the reproduction of your own content or through the
warehousing/cataloguing of others'. And, ideally, you'll use both
methods in combination.
For more Twitter tips, you can now purchase my new American
Bar Association book, 'Twitter in One Hour for Lawyers,' at a 15
percent discount.
Tip courtesy of Jared Correia, Law Office Management Assistance
Published October 4, 2012


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(And, the Grandparents sit and watch! The sitting was great, the watching was better!)
Copyright 2010, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
This and that from my world of Family Research, Yorkies, Photography, RV's and Traveling.
It's what going to the beach is all about. Having fun with kids.
As I write, you are wondering if a tornado is going to hit...hope NOT. I love these photos, and its nice seeing shots from the back, these are clever and protects their privacy on the net.


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Every year I look for the perfect spring dress. This curve hugging beauty might have made the cut.
What a divine dress! This Suzi Chin Maggy Boutique Print Sheath Dress is on my Nordstrom shopping list.
This watercolor design reminds me of a Monet portrait. I guess it is a work of art…a masterpiece…maybe?
The sleek cut and draping, makes a girl like me happy. Puts our curves in all the right places. I don't know about you, but that's exactly what I need.