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1914 — Fremont, Wayne County, Utah
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Norman Van Duncan was born in Fremont, Wayne, Utah on 28 April 1914, to Penn Taylor Duncan and mother née Minnie Ester Taylor. His birthday was just a few months before the start of World War I, the military conflict that centered on Europe and began in the summer of 1914. Norman was descended from a line of LDS pioneer ancestors, including his great grandfather, Chapman Duncan. There is a 487-page historical book that was published about the life of Chapman in 1991, with the title, "Ancestry and Descendants of Chapman Duncan." Norman comes from that family line.
Norman was Son of Penn Taylor Duncan, born 28 Jan 1892
Grandson of Chapman Taylor Duncan, born 26 Mar 1865
Great grandson of Chapman Duncan, born 01 Jul 1812 (Mormon Pioneer)
As a young man, Norman was deeply involved in farm life with animals. His brother Clell Duncan stated that Norman was fearless of breaking wild horses, and that Norman could "break to ride" any horse within a few weeks -- even other horses that other people had given up on as hopelessly wild and untamable.
One of Norman's farm duties was helping in the family ranch business of raising sheep, or "sheep herding." Norman told many stories about keeping the sheep in the southern Utah desert during the winter, and taking them to Thousand Lake Mountain for the summer range. Many of those stories were about the family sheep dog, "Chuck." It seemed that Chuck was a mind-reading dog who could do whatever was needed to care for the sheep. Sheep-herding-dog Chuck and Norman's younger brothers were company for him during the long summer months. It was during this time of tending sheep that Norman became sick with tularemia, or "rabbit fever."
As a teen in high school, Norman enjoyed playing basketball, and was a member of the Wayne High School team when it won its first Utah State basketball championship. He was also active in his LDS Church youth educational program (Seminary), to receive his certificate of graduation on 29 Apr 1933. (See photo)
Later, after high school graduation, Norman went on to further education, to become a member of the charter class of Carbon Junior College, now known as the College of Eastern Utah.
1923 — Fremont, Wayne County, Utah
Flora Annie Miles was born in Magna, Salt Lake, Utah in 1923, the daughter of Henry Lee Miles and Mary Morris. Shortly after Flora's birth, the family moved to Tooele, Utah to live in a home that they had just purchased on Main Street. During her youth, Flora enjoyed playing in the yard, picking green apples to eat with salt, and caring for her two younger brothers, George Lee and Morris, and her two younger sisters, Mary Ruth and Joyce.
When Flora was 12 years old, she was chosen as "Queen of the May," a traditional award given to a healthy young girl in grade 6. (See photo) In the picture of her, she is adorned with her attendants in a beautiful white princess gown.
Flora attended Tooele High School, where she excelled in academics. She won several scholarship awards, including a grant to attend Utah State University. In her senior year in 1942, World War II had begun and there was a need for typists at the military base at Hill Field in Ogden, Utah. To help her pass the civil service exam at Hill Field, her father Henry borrowed a typewriter, enabling her to qualify for the assignment and begin work two months before her high school graduation.
Flora's mother Mary was famous for her fruit canning preserves and vegetable canning at the local Utah State Fair exhibitions, with pictures and newspaper articles published describing her and showing pictures of all her state fair prize ribbons. Flora participated in the state fair competitions also, and was active in 4H, winning prizes for her flower display arrangements and canned goods.
1941 to 1945 — New Guinea, South Pacific Islands
During World War II, Norman was drafted into the US Army. He served from 1941 to 1945 in the Pacific Theater, namely in New Guinea, where he achieved the discharge rank of Staff Sergeant. While Norman was in the service, both state-side and overseas, he sent all of his pay to his mother to help support the family. In order to earn money for his own use, he cut hair, and he made jewelry from foreign coins. In this way, he was able to save a good portion of money.
While in the South Pacific battlefield of New Guinea, Norman contracted malaria and diphtheria. The malaria fever helped provide a cure from the side effects of the diphtheria.
Upon arriving home, he helped his father get started in the Watkins Family business.
There are a number of pictures of Norman during these five years when he was forced to stand up and be a leader in the worst imaginable conditions of conflict and sickness. (See photos)
1946 to1948 — State of Arkansas
At the age of 32, Norman took the money he saved during the war, and served an LDS religious mission (Latter Day Saint, or Mormon Church) in the Central States Mission from January 1946 to 1948. He served as District President of the Arkansas Districts. Since the Mormon Missionaries had not been out in great numbers during the war, he spent most of the time traveling around the state baptizing children.
Another significant event occurred while Norman was on his mission. He met Sister Flora Annie Miles, also a missionary at the time. They fell in love, and the mission joke was that Elder Duncan traveled for Miles, and Miles. Sister Miles is mentioned numerous times in Norman's missionary diary. And there are photos of him with the lady missionaries also. (See photos)
April 1948 — Salt Lake City, Utah
Norman waited for Sister Flora Miles to complete her mission. Then, on his birthday on 28 April 1948, Norman married Flora in the Salt Lake Temple. (See photos and newspaper clipping). Flora was 9 and a half years Norman's junior, and about 5 inches shorter than his towering 6-foot height.
1949 — Green River, Utah
After living in and around Green River, Utah with his new wife Flora, Norman found a job driving truck. Norman and his Army buddy, Harry Smith, drove gasoline tankers from Salt Lake City to Moab, Monticello, and Blanding. Wellington was the halfway point. Harry drove the upper route north, and Norman the lower route south. During the course of his truck driving job, his employer asked him to move to Wellington, Utah, which was the halfway point in the gas tanker-truck route.
However, during a rainstorm in June 1949, Norman had an accident in his tanker truck. A vehicle was on the wrong side of the road, and he swerved the truck desperately to the side of the road in order to miss the wrong-side driver. The truck jackknifed, and the cab was crushed (see photo). Norman was preserved from death, but the doctor told him not to work for a year.
1949 — Green River, Utah
Norman's wife Flora tells this story about the truck accident, as one of life's "Little Experiences." Trust in the Lord with all thine heart...and He shall direct thy path. Flora's following story was published in the Suncrest Ward Newsletter, January 2005
When I was first married, my husband, Norman, and I went to live in Grand County in a house with no utilities on a plot of land located on the Green River about thirteen miles from Green River, Utah. After six months we had the opportunity to purchase a house in town with water and electricity -- moving up in the world. The details of payment were interesting--five hundred down, one hundred a month for five months, and then the balance of one thousand dollars in a lump sum. Imagine buying a house for that price. Norman was working at the time driving gas truck with his friend from Salt Lake to Monticello. The employer had asked us to move to Wellington or Price because it was more like half way for the two men to share the driving. We were able to rent the house to help make the payments.
When it came time for the final payment, we didn't have enough money because no bank would 1oan money on a house where there was no fire department. Norman's employer agreed to loan us what we needed to make the payment.
On the very day that Norman picked up the check, he was driving in a rain storm and swerved to miss a car in his lane, causing his truck to jack-knife and crash. His injuries consisted of a bump on the head and a few scratches from broken glass. He was told by the doctor not to work for a time. What to do? We were in Wellington.
Norman had been a charter student at Carbon College so he applied for the GI bill and became a student again. He never drove truck again. We moved to Provo after he finished in Price. We were able to pay off the loan in eighteen months -- instead of eight. All the time the house was rented. And after the house was paid for, I was able to use the money to pay tuition at BYU. In this way, we were both able to graduate from BYU.
The story continues. Later, someone knocks on our door, wanting to know if we are interested in buying a house in Orem. We were interested, and here we are in Orem now, even until today, more than 40 years later! We were watched over and directed by the Lord, to be sure -- and have been blessed with a lovely family (See photo).
1949 to 1954 — Orem, Utah
After Norman recuperated from the gasoline truck accident in 1949, wherein the Lord most mercifully spared his life, he used the GI Bill to continue his education. He spent another year at Carbon College, and then he and Flora moved from Price, Utah to Provo, Utah, enrolling at Brigham Young University in 1950. By the beginning of 1951, the couple had two young children, a girl Stephanie born in 1949, and a second girl Rebecca born in 1950.
In 1952, Norman completed the requirements for a teacher's certificate and received his diploma from BYU. After that, he continued his studies in graduate school. Flora received her diploma from BYU two years later in 1954, with a major in German and a minor in mathematics.
During this time when both Norman and Flora were completing their education, from 1950 to Dec 1953, the family was living in BYU student housing.
1953 to 1961 — Orem, Utah
Around the time that Norman was completing his degree work in 1952, he heard from a friend about job openings available at the Geneva Steel Mill. And Norman and Flora had a need for increased income because of two small children to support, Stephanie Lois Duncan born in 1949, and Rebecca Duncan born in 1950. Fortunately, Norman had enough chemistry courses to obtain a position at the production laboratory at the steel mill. Later when the nitrogen plant at the steel mill opened, he transferred within the company and worked there for the rest of his career.
The following 6 years after both Norman and Flora had graduated from BYU saw the birth of three more children, Ester Duncan born in 1956, Taylor Miles Duncan born in 1958, and Gaile Duncan, born in 1960. During these six years, the growing family was living in Orem, Utah at Cristeel Acres, a division of tract homes that was subsequently declared an historical landmark by the City of Orem around the year 2000, 40 years later. While living at Cristeel Acres, Norm learned of a house and plot of land available in Orem, an opportunity that brought great excitement to him and his family in 1961.
With this home available in 1961, Norman and Flora took their family of 5 children and moved to southwest Orem, Utah, where they purchased a house located on 5 and 1/2 acres of good farmland. Norman now had a piece of land of his own to work with. He raised five children, a number of steers, a milk cow, and chickens. There were fruit trees on the land, to include about a dozen cherry trees. There were grassy fields, and a nice place for a garden too. It made Norman proud to sit down at the dinner table and realize that most of the food had been provided from his own land, and by his own family's hard work.
Much later after Norm's death, part of the farm plot was donated to the LDS Church. On that plot of ground now stands (2001) the Lakeview Stake Center. Norman envisioned the need for this type of building, and he expressed his desire to provide the land for such a building.
1961 to 1974 — Orem, Utah
During the entire time while Flora was raising their family, Norman was busily involved in his service to the LDS Church in a variety of positions. He was very committed to Gospel principles and a diligent worker in all his Church callings.
He was even a founding father for a Church bookstore while he was serving in the Seventy's Presidency of the Sharon, Utah Stake. He and three other bretheren from other stakes were instrumental in organizing and building the "Timp Missionary Bookstore" in the city of Orem, Utah.
Norman truly enjoyed being out of doors, with such activities as working on his plot of farmland, and providing food with hunting and fishing trips. The family participated with him in these activities, with many memories of camping trips with their dad.
In a surprising incident without warning, on the day of 01 June 1974, Norman was called home to his Father-in-Heaven when he suffered a fatal heart attack in Bicknell, Wayne, Utah, just fifteen miles from his birthplace. Norman's earthly mission was complete.
Even though Norman was deceased in 1974, his wife Flora and all of his five children were still alive as of the year 2010. Here are the names of the five children of Norman Van Duncan and Flora Annie Miles:
(1) Stephanie Lois Duncan -- born 1949, in Fruita, Mesa, Colorado
(2) Rebecca Duncan -- born 1950, in Provo, Utah, Utah
(3) Ester Duncan -- born 1956, in Provo, Utah, Utah
(4) Taylor Miles Duncan -- born 1958, in Provo, Utah, Utah
(5) Gaile Duncan-- born 1960, in Provo, Utah, Utah
1949 — Fruita, Mesa, Colorado
(Great, great granddaughter of Chapman Duncan)
Stephanie Lois Duncan, daughter of Norman Van Duncan and Flora Annie Miles, was born in 1949, in Fruita, Mesa, Colorado. Stephanie married Warren Henry Taylor Jr., born in 1945, the son of Warren Henry Taylor and Amelia Grace Wargoski, Their marriage was in 1977.
Five children of Stephanie Lois Duncan by husband Warren Henry Taylor Jr.
--- Christopher Warren Taylor -- born 1978, in Long Beach, California
--- Daniel Henry Taylor -- born 1979, in Long Beach, California
--- Duncan Joseph Taylor -- born 1979, in Long Beach, California
--- Samuel Reuben Taylor -- born 1983, in Bellflower, California
--- Mary Katherine Taylor -- born 1986, in Bellflower, California
1950 — Provo, Utah
(Great, great granddaughter of Chapman Duncan)
Rebecca Duncan, daughter of Norman Van Duncan and Flora Annie Miles, was born in 1950, in Provo, Utah, Utah. Rebecca married Jean Lamb Levanger, son of Waldo Harris Levanger and Rose Lamb Savage, in 1969, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
One child of Rebecca Duncan by husband Jean Levanger.
--- Norman Alexander Levanger -- born 1975, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
1956 — Provo, Utah
(Great, great granddaughter of Chapman Duncan)
Ester Duncan, daughter of Norman Van Duncan and Flora Annie Miles, was born in 1956, in Provo, Utah, Utah. Esther was an exceptional athlete, and physically fit from her competition in athletics. Her thin, athletic body allowed her to detect a bulging in her stomach region while was in her twenties. Esther brought the bulge to the attention of her doctor, who diagnosed it as deadly ovarian cancer. Emergency surgery saved her life, but left her unable to bear children. As of 2010, Esther is still alive more than 30 years later, thankful for surviving a virulent cancer that kills 95 percent of women who contract it.
1958 — Provo, Utah
(Great, great grandson of Chapman Duncan)
Taylor Miles Duncan, son of Norman Van Duncan and Flora Annie Miles, was born in 1958 in Provo, Utah, Utah. He married Julie Camille George, daughter of Lloyd Diamond George and Bonnie Marie York George, in 1980, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. They were later divorced and he married Mary Lynette Macey in 1985, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Mary Lynette was born 1955, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
Two children of Taylor Miles Duncan and Julie Camille George
--- Taylor James Duncan -- born 1980, in Provo, Utah, Utah
--- Travis George Duncan -- born 1983, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Two children of Taylor Miles Duncan and Mary Lynette Macey
--- Melissa Diane Duncan -- born 1986, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
--- Rebecca Mary Duncan -- born 1995, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
1960 — Provo, Utah
(Great, great granddaughter of Chapman Duncan)
Gaile Duncan, daughter of Norman Van Duncan and Flora Annie Miles, was born in 1960, in Provo, Utah, Utah. She married David Alan Sheffer, son of Bert D. Sheffer and Eldeane Merrill Sheffer, in 1979 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. David was born in 1956, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
Five children of Gaile Duncan by David Alan Sheffer.
--- Bert Duncan Sheffer -- born 1980, in Provo, Utah, Utah
--- Nicholas Van Sheffer -- born 1982, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah
--- Merrill Miles Sheffer -- born 1983, in Orem, Utah, Utah
--- Alan David Sheffer -- born 1986, in Orem, Utah, Utah
--- Sarah Lynn Sheffer -- born 1989, in Provo, Utah, Utah
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Pat Watkins!
Catch it next time, kid.
THERE's our new FS! Good play!
Good one!! 3rd and goal - Brunell back pressures and sacked by Hatcher and Ellis.... Wow!!:laugh2: :skins: :skins: :horse: :horse: :suxskins: :shoot3: :shoot3: :thankyou: :grouphug: :beer1: :grouphug: :beer2: OWNED!!
My guess is maybe on the play where Taylor hit him. I don't remember seeing anything go his way after that play.
Flag...........OVER.......IT"S A FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder how sour Al Michaels is right now.
Another wimpy handshake by Gibbs!
And THAT's the ball game!
Do you see that???????
That my friends was a checkered flag...we are done...Cowboys WIN!!!!!
"Hail to the Redskins,
What was the next word to that song? Think it was something to do with winning but who knows. =P
Just a curtosy handshake. They didn't even make eye contact!
ARE, Lloyd, Archuletta, Andre Carter ... Did any of Danny's new high dollar toys even play tonight.
LOL fitting way too end it, a sack on Brunell. 6 sacks baby!!!
They didn't show if Gibbs shook BP's hand or not. Let him off the hook !!!
Finally, a pass rush... 6 sacks for the day!
I think they suited up.....
Thanks once more for your sterling and timely play by play (tho I admit I spent more time at Extremeskins larfing than here tonight.)
You're the best!
snicker. snicker
LOL Gibbs and Parcells both acted like they didnt even want to shake hands, they didnt look at eachother face when they did

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The ADO.NET group seems to have adopted LINQ to SQL now but I know they really don't love it and the Entity Framework is what they're interested in. So I can't see LINQ to SQL having much of a future at all. LINQ to Entities is much more likely to stay around.
The other big issue I see in this area is maintenance. Microsoft have made big strides with the Database Edition of Visual Studio Team System but every time I ask questions about what the plans are for allowing it to "see" all the mapping files from these coding technologies, I get very blank stares back. Many DBAs can't make any changes to their databases today because they have a sea of Access applications all over the organisation and they don't know what will break when they change something. Are LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework mapping files going to be the next generation of Access-database-style management issues?
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They are all just an ORM to me and come with the pro\cons of using an ORM. Does LINQ\EF remove any of the usual con's?
There was a big stink about the future of LINQ to SQL and I believe this post was meant to address it. http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2008/10/29/update-on-linq-to-sql-and-linq-to-entities-roadmap.aspx
We're making significant investments in the Entity Framework such that as of .NET 4.0 the Entity Framework will be our recommended data access solution for LINQ to relational scenarios. We are listening to customers regarding LINQ to SQL and will continue to evolve the product based on feedback we receive from the community as well.
SQL data services access looks like it is EF based too.
L2S supports 1:1, 1:n and inheritance(http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/bursteg/archive/2007/10/01/linq-to-sql-inheritance.aspx). It's not that bad but I agree that it is limited if you compare it to NHibernate or Entity Framework. As you said it's simple and it suits people that build small apps.
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>They are all just an ORM to me and come with the pro\cons of using an ORM.
Unfortunately this naive and ridiculously shallow view of L2S/EF is prevalent in the sql community. This is the first ORM of its kind and it's a belittlement to the technology to lump it in with its ORM predecessors. If you're going to pass a judgment at least make the effort to understand what MS is trying to achieve.
Thanks Steve :) That statement was followed by a question that would have been the perfect chance to enlighten me.
Wow, it has been already a year since I wrote A year in review, The 21 + 1 best blog posts on SQLBlog
It is interesting the thrust of your point is one I commonly hear in working with MSAccess... The argument for expediency because of mission critical requirement vs using the tool irresponsibly.
Anyone who dares to look under the covers and "Understand" the gizzards is bound to be horrified... I would point you at the vehicle you drive to work, polluting atmosphere and creating greenhouse gases in the manufacture of the fuel, we would all walk to work if we truly understood what we are doing to the planet...
But we all drive, because it is expedient and necessary that we move quickly from one place to another to be effective at what we do. The good thing about the tool is it puts coders into productive mode without waiting on DBA's to dig the data out... provided you recognise the limitation and consequence of this... I believe it to be a responsible use of the product, and that is where I see its major role.
I ran out of comment Greg so I posted on my Blog here...
My point is that LINQ to SQL appears to be exhibiting the same growth patterns as MS Access had some years back...
Comm se Comm Ca....??? a timely warning of history repeating?
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EDMONTON — Manitoba shot 91 per cent as a team at the Canadian men's curling championship Thursday night — and lost.
Those two facts don't usually go together at a Canadian curling event but they did Thursday as Manitoba's Jeff Stoughton and his team curled one of their best games all week and still had their five-game winning streak snapped by a Northern Ontario team that was even better.
"They came out right from lead to skip and were phenomenal," Stoughton said of a Northern Ontario squad that shot 92 per cent in a 9-4 win. "We're not bowing our heads after that, that's for sure. They played a phenomenal game."
Northern Ontario had limped into Thursday night's game against Manitoba, having lost three of its previous four games, while Stoughton was riding a five-game winning streak that went all the way back to his only previous loss this week — to Ontario on Sunday evening.
Northern Ontario skip Brad Jacobs was asked how he accounted for such a dramatic turnaround in his team's level of play.
"We all drank a huge Red Bull before the game," Jacobs replied.
When reporters laughed at what they thought was a joke by Jacobs, he made it clear he wasn't kidding about the energy drinks.
"Honestly, honestly," he said. "It perked us right up. I'm not even lying."
Thursday night's loss to Northern Ontario came after a 6-5 Manitoba win over New Brunswick earlier Thursday and actually meant very little to Manitoba's playoff positioning heading into Friday's final round-robin draws.
With a 7-2 record, Manitoba still controls its own playoff destiny, needing only a pair of wins against soft opponents — a 3-6 N.W.T. team this morning and a 1-8 B.C. team tonight — to lock up a spot in Saturday's Page playoff 1 vs. 2 game, where the winner advances straight to Sunday's final while the loser gets a second chance in the semifinal.
"It's good that we don't have to look around or watch anybody else," Stoughton said. "We just have to come and beat the Territories and then beat B.C. We'll take it."
Still, Stoughton conceded earlier Thursday that his team still isn't as sharp as it could be.
"There's one or two shots here and there that you'd like back," he said.
And the ice is definitely getting straighter with any type of weight. So we're just getting used to very minimal ice on hits. It takes a little while to get used to so little broom when you're throwing on arena ice."
Stoughton came into Friday's play in a tie for second place with Newfoundland's Brad Gushue. They're followed in the standings by Northern Ontario and Quebec, which are tied for the fourth and final playoff spot at 6-3.
Ontario's Glenn Howard, meanwhile, is now home and cooled at 9-0, with first place locked up no matter what he does in his final two round-robin games.
"The bottom line is I think we're No. 1 no matter what," said Howard.
"That's the first goal and we made it... That's awesome. Are you kidding me — with two games to go? That's fantastic."
And then there's Alberta's Kevin Martin, who got wins over P.E.I. and Saskatchewan on Thursday to improve to 5-4 after a dreadful 1-4 start. The wins kept Martin's slim playoff hopes alive, but he will need to win both his games today against very tough opponents in Newfoundland and Ontario and then get some help from other teams in the field if he's going to force a tie-breaker game for the fourth and final playoff spot.
Martin seemed resigned to his predicament. "Everything's going fine. We just have to keep winning and we'll see what happens," said Martin.


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Plagued by a passive-aggressive mom or an overly dramatic best friend? Here's how to identify and deal with these hard-to-handle personalities.
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Extremely difficult people are everywhere—they lurk at the grocery store or behind the wheel of a taxi or in the next cube. They sit around the family dinner table or sip Mango-tinis at your monthly girls' night out.
Chances are, one (if not all) of these six difficult personality types have gotten on your nerves. The good news? We've got some strategies on how to identify and deal with them.
The type: Rude
"One of the five classic dimensions of personality is agreeableness," says Art Markman, Ph. D., Psychology Advisor and author of Smart Thinking. "Rude people are way on the disagreeable end of spectrum." In addition, a rude person is probably something of an extrovert. "In order to be rude, you have to be willing to be disagreeable and disagreeable publicly," Markman adds. He points out that rude people aren't always rude; it depends on the situation—they may be charming to their mothers, for instance.
Where you might run into them: At the local supermarket tallying up your groceries or at every family get-together in the form of your obnoxious big brother
How to deal: It depends on how likely you are to bump into them again, according to Markman. "If it's the cashier who's exhausted after a long day and talks back to you, it's probably not worth getting excited about," he says. You can tell some drive-by rude person what you think of them, but as Markman points out, life is short.
However, if it's a relative (whom you, realistically, can't avoid), they're not going to change without some help. Markman suggests sitting down with the relative and telling them how what they said or did made you feel. "This puts the burden on them," he says. "Is it their intention to make you feel this way?"
Another strategy is to stop the insulting person as soon as you sense that she's going there, suggests Mia Weinberger Biran, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Oxford, Ohio. "This is difficult," she says, "because most of us are inclined to listen to the other person's reactions and opinions." But it's better to cut her off before she says something you can't forget. If all else fails, "diffuse it by making a joke about their rudeness," she says.
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The type: Aggressive
"This is the person who's willing to be in your face," notes Markman. "Aggressive people are self-promoting folks who have crossed the line. If they stay on this side of the line of being annoying, we label them as a 'go-getter.' At the point where they annoy us, they become aggressive." Or they might be in some sort of testosterone-fueled rage that may have little to do with you.
Where you might run into them: In the car that just rear-ended you, in the next cubicle or in your special smarty-pants honors seminar
How to deal: First off, Markman points out that if you feel like you are in physical danger from an aggressive person, you need to remove yourself right away. If the angry person is just losing it, like the other party in a fender-bender, you need to back off and let them cool down. "There's no reasoning in the moment," says Markman. But if it's someone at the office or in school who's just irking you by going for it, maybe it's time to take stock of your expectations and goals.
"What you need to do is ask yourself what exactly is annoying or frustrating to you?" Markman suggests. "Is it what they are doing or is it something you aren't doing?" For instance, maybe you're frustrated that you aren't sticking up for yourself. One plus is that aggressive people are direct—as Markman puts it: "What you see is what you get."
The type: Passive Aggressive
"This is someone who's trying to get what they want without telling you that's what they're trying to do," says Markman. "They're using all of these other indirect ways. The passive aggressive person is doing this pathologically."
For instance, a passive-aggressive person might "forget" to do things for you as a way of punishing you instead of just coming out with why he or she is upset. Often they will seem sullen or complain about being underappreciated.
For whatever reason, these people aren't comfortable with direct confrontation. According to Markman, they create situations in which you'll feel bad in order to affect your behavior, which is incredibly frustrating—not to mention manipulative. And they'll get back at you by talking behind your back or not doing what you ask.
Where you might run into them: At home—we're talking to you, Mom (does this sound familiar: "Don't worry about me. I'll just sit here in the dark"?), or at work (with a co-worker who "forgets" the report you needed for a presentation after you get the promotion she wanted)
How to deal: Sometimes you may not be sure that you're reading things right, notes Biran. In other words, is this person truly passive-aggressive? "Listen to your gut feelings," she says. "If you find yourself getting angry even though the person is very nice and apologetic, that is an indication that there may be aggression underneath the surface."
Markman suggests speaking directly to the person. They may have low self-esteem or be afraid to say what's on their mind. "Sometimes people are a little uncomfortable, and if you give them an opening they engage you," he says. But if they're too enmeshed in their patterns, it may be too hard to change. "At some point you reach a point of diminishing returns in that relationship," says Markman. "If they're family, you try to deal with them as little as possible. If they're not family, you can deal with them even less."


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2. Re: Receiving texts from strangersWildman Feb 21, 2012 1:25 PM (in response to sharonjroth)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Here is the direct link to the option that DionM_VZW is directing you to.... https://nbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/secure/messageIntercept/messageInterceptHome.action also you may want to put your name on the "Do Not Call List" at 888-383-1222, you have to call from the device that you want to block.. (It will take 31 days to take effect but DionM suggestion can block it until then.
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Thank you for responding Dion. I'm still in need of advice. I have deleted all of the unwanted texts I get from people looking to steal my ID because I applied for a job on Craigs List. When I get the text, there is no phone number or name. There is a link but I'm not going there. I went into My Verizon and looked at the Internet Spam tab. I don't understand the two choices:
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4. Re: Receiving texts from strangerssharonjroth Feb 21, 2012 5:50 PM (in response to Wildman)
Thanks, Wildman. I put my BlackBerry on the Do Not Call list years ago. I still get calls from foreigners offering me a job. Does this have an expiration date so it has to be done again? Maybe the answer is not to put a phone number on my resume?
5. Re: Receiving texts from strangersWildman Feb 21, 2012 6:31 PM (in response to sharonjroth)
As far as I thought the Do Not Call list for cellphones came in affect because the new law that past at begin of year (Did not know it was around for cells until recently)... I really do not know if it has a expiration time because the message on the hotline never spoke of one.
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It does not expire... and I see that the DNC list has been in affect since 2003 but I never had to use it until recently..
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6. Re: Receiving texts from strangerssharonjroth Feb 21, 2012 6:39 PM (in response to Wildman)
I went online to confirm my registry. I registered my cell phone number in August 2008.
You can advise others to go here to find out if they are registered. They can also register online. They don't have to call.
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sharonjroth wrote:
I don't understand how the internet can send me a text. If I check this, will it solve my problem of receiving texts from strangers?
I don't understand how a text can be sent from email. If I check this, will it solve my problem of receiving texts from strangers?
Texts can be sent to your phone number from websites ("the internet") and spoofed to look like they are coming from friends, or strangers, or just about anyone. blocking this will stop messages coming from someone who is using one of these online programs to send messages to your phone.
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Beginning on Sunday, a new national television advertisement released by Freedom to Marry will begin airing on Sunday morning network news shows in Washington, D.C. The 30-second spot declares "It's time" for the freedom to marry.
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On February 20, a one-month legislative session in New Mexico drew to a close - and with the session's end, it's clear that marriage supporters in the state were successful in their campaign to defend and protect the freedom to marry.
VIDEO: New Mexico family comes together in support of the freedom to marry
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This week, New Mexico Unites for Marriage, the coalition working to defend the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in New Mexico, launched a video profile of the Montoya Family.
WATCH: New Mexico family talks about why marriage matters in new TV ad
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This morning, a coalition of state and national organizations in New Mexico launched a new statewide television spot featuring The Sandoval Family, headed by Daniel and Theresa Sandoval, who have been married for 51 years in Albuquerque, NM.
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At the Centre College Invitational on October 2nd, the team had a total score of 381 and came in fourth. Coach Higham states that with some off-season work, the team will be ready for even better results in the spring.
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For many rugby fans, running out onto the pitch at a professional club's stadium would be a dream come true.
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Pupils from Bishop Douglas, Mill Hill County, St Mary's High and the Wren Academy, none of which have rugby pitches at their schools, took part in squad sessions at Allianz Park.
The session was run as part of the Premiership club's Blast programme, an outreach scheme to encourage rugby in local schools.
Former Saracens scrum-half Kyran Bracken joined Blast coaches organising drills and small games on the £24million stadium's artificial turf.
PE teacher Matthew Long brought a group of students from the Wren Academy to join in the session, which he says gives the children an opportunity they might not otherwise have.
He said: "These kids are on a heavy diet of football and for some it isn't their forte. It has really ignited a passion in them, coming to this arena.
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Saracens is looking to use its new plastic pitch for wider community use and Thursday's session was one of the first opportunities to open its doors since the club's move for Vicarage Road in Watford.
Sport development officer Josh Ward said: "We want this to be a regular occurrence. We want to build rugby in schools and teach the core values that go with it.
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I have got to grips with how to make and parse forms with various types of input. But there is one thing that seems simple, but I don't know how to do.How do you make the availability of one (or a number of) field dependant on another?For example, I have a single checkbox, followed by a group of checkboxes. If the first one is checked, I want the ones in the group disabled. If the first one is unchecked, all those in the group are available.So you may select either that first one OR any of the group.Can this be done with HTML alone, or does it require scripting?
I thought that would be the case.But how?I've done quite a bit of PHP now, but have only really dabbled with Javascript. This will mix with PHP, the group of checkboxes is created by PHP from SQL.
I'm really banging my head against the wall now.I thought I had found the functions I needed, createAttribute to insert disabled="disabled" into my checkbox inputs, using onchange as the trigger within the first checkbox.But it's not working.When this happens I try do something very simple and take it one step at a time. But it seems I can't get the simplest bit of js to work on this page for some reason. I have another page with some very simple js that works OK, but on this one it does nothing.I can't make any sense of it.
OK, the best thing to do is post a link or full code example so that someone can help out with it. I'll move this thread to the JS forum, too.
That thing with no script working was strange, but is fixed now. I deleted it all and started again.So I now have js that runs, but does not do what I want yet.I'll show some code.This is the input for the first checkbox that should disable the group of checkboxes that follow.
<input id="vol" type="checkbox" name="vol" value="v" onchange="dischk(this.id,'mem');" />
This is the PHP that creates the group of checkboxes I want to disable with the first.
$memSQL = "SELECT * FROM tablename" ;
$rs = mysql_query($memSQL);
$m = 0 ;
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($rs)) {
echo " <input id=\\"" . $m . "\\" class=\\"mem\\" type=\\"checkbox\\" name=\\"membs[]\\" value=\\"" . $row['id'] . "\\" />" . $row['name'] . " • \
" ;
$m++ ;
This creates HTML something like this.
<input id="0" class="mem" type="checkbox" name="membs[]" value="1" />Name1 •
<input id="1" class="mem" type="checkbox" name="membs[]" value="5" />Name5 •
<input id="2" class="mem" type="checkbox" name="membs[]" value="24" />Name24 •
<input id="3" class="mem" type="checkbox" name="membs[]" value="26" />Name26 •
And here is the script that is in the head before all this.
function dischk(vol,className){
// this does nothing really, just displays something so I know the function has triggered
var volval = document.getElementById("vol");
var disp = document.getElementById("disp")
disp.innerHTML = volval;
// this is supposed to add the disabled attribute to the checkboxes
var elemArr = document.getElementByClassName(className);
for(var i = 0; i < elemArr.length; i++){
var elem = document.getElementById(elemArr[i].id);
var newAtt = document.createAttribute("disabled");
newAtt.nodeValue = ("disabled");
This is not meant to be complete, I'm just trying to do one step at a time. First I just want to add the disabled="disabled" attribute when I check the box, but that's not working yet.After that I want it to add the attribute when checked, and remove it when unchecked.
OK, progress is being made.getElementsByClassName is better than getElementByClassName
what's wrong with using the built-in 'disabled' property?
elemArr[i].disabled = true
Probably nothing, but I have no idea what you mean.
However, I have something that half works now. When I check the forst box, the others are disabled.That's good but the next problem is reversing this action, so when I uncheck the box, they are enabled again.I thought this was going to be easy using an "if" along with the value of the first box (which is "v"), but it seems the value is always "v" regardless of whether it is checked or not. I then thought I need to get the value for "disabled" from one of my other boxes for the "if" statement, but I can't get that to work, the script breaks.This is the script as I have it so far:
function dischk(className,att){
var elemArr = document.getElementsByClassName(className);
for(var i = 0; i < elemArr.length ; i++ ){
var elem = document.getElementById(elemArr[i].id);
var newVal = att ;
HTML for the first box
<input id="vol" type="checkbox" name="vol" value="v" onchange="dischk('mem','disabled');" />
And one of the other boxes, just one, they are all similar, I just added an empty disabled="" to it since before.
<input id="0" class="mem" type="checkbox" name="membs[]" value="1" disabled="" />Name1 •
So the main question is, how to reverse the disable.
I worked out why I could not get the "disabled" value from the boxes. Again down to stupid clumsy fingers, in the input I put didabled="", someone put those keys too close together.So now I can get the value and thought this would work:
function dischk(className,att){
var memb = document.getElementById("0");
var a = memb.attributes;
var memval = a.disabled.value;
var elemArr = document.getElementsByClassName(className);
for(var i = 0; i < elemArr.length ; i++ ){
var elem = document.getElementById(elemArr[i].id);
if ( memval != att ) {
var newVal = att ;
else if ( memval == att) {
var newVal = "" ;
But not so simple.I thought you had to put disabled="disabled" to disable it, and having disabled="" or disabled="false" or anything other than "disabled" would leave it enabled. But no, just having the disabled attribute in there with any or no value will disable it.So I must go back to actually adding the attribute, which I can do, but I don't know how to remove it to reverse the action.Also, the reason my script broke when I had the typo in it was because I was asking for an attribute which was not there. So how do I check for it if it's not there?
Thought I would try that, and it works:
function dischk(className,att){
var elemArr = document.getElementsByClassName(className);
for(var i = 0; i < elemArr.length ; i++ ){
if ( elemArr[i].disabled != true ) {
elemArr[i].disabled = true ;
else if ( elemArr[i].disabled == true ) {
elemArr[i].disabled = false ;
I did not know you could add/remove attributes so easily.
Decades ago, a Cobol programmer once told me KISS (keep it simple, stupid). Seems be a true adage, regardless of the language and environment
I agree, there is nothing at all clever about making anything more complex than it needs to be.My problem was a lack of knowledge and experience in JS, it's not something I have got around to learning properly yet, so don't know about all the functions available.I just have to scrape around the various references to find something to do the task when needed, but don't always find the most efficient way.Thanks for the help.


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More costume making workshops and a new website offering advertising opportunities, were among the highlights at the launch of this year's Devizes Carnival events.
The organisation that runs the carnival and the town's Christmas Festival – Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts – wants to build on the success of last year's events.
At a launch party held at Devizes Town Hall last week DOCA's artistic director Jo Beal said following successful open drop-in sessions for lantern making workshops for the Christmas Festival, similar sessions will be held for people wishing to take part in the carnival procession.
The carnival committee runs costume making workshops for community group leaders who go back and teach people in their community and these will continue but drop in sessions for families and individuals will be held over four days.
She said the International Street Festival will continue with its two-day format. On Sunday August 24 all the events will be on The Green, culminating in a procession in the evening.
On Monday August 25 the events will be in the Market Place and surrounding streets.
Carnival fortnight kicks off with Picnic In The Park on August 17 and traditional events, including the Confetti Battle remain. Wiltshire Council arts team has invited DOCA to pilot some outdoor arts activities with Stonehenge and Avebury as the back drop.
DOCAchairman James Matcham called on people to get involved with the carnival as volunteers.
He said: "We are always looking for people to be involved from giving just an hour at one event to more time."
Wiltshire councillor Simon Jacobs, the chairman of Devizes Area Board, said: "The whole of the community area benefits from these events. DOCA really represents the heart and soul of our community because it covers all ages."
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Rated 5 out of 5 by RichardK from A classic beauty I love these. I have the triple rocks, double, and martini glasses (I like these less). These are gorgeous, huge and very masculine. I originally bought the triple because of the size but some guests did not like how large they were as they were difficult to hold so I added the double rocks. I have everything hand washed so I haven't had any breakage. These are very inexpensive but beautiful. Highly recommend.Date published: 2017-06-01Rated 5 out of 5 by OldFashion from These Glasses Rock We broke a couple of our crystal glasses in our set and needed to replace them. These are almost identical to the classic design we own except they are a fraction taller and the base slightly larger. My wife prefers our original style as they fit better in her hand. There is indeed a slight difference in how they feel and I like them. The important thing is they look the same and besides, half way through a great tasting Old Fashion, Gimlet or Vodka tonic no one will notice. I highly recommend them!Date published: 2017-01-02Rated 3 out of 5 by Debbie57 from Bar glasses I had a set of 4 of the largest Dorset Old-Fashioned glasses that I purchased several years ago. I recently purchased the same to have a set of 8. The new glasses are not the same weight as the originals and the bottom is not as thick. I was disappointed in the new design.Date published: 2016-08-23Rated 1 out of 5 by Tracyscl from Dishwasher Safe? Really W-S? I have been a happy W-S customer for about 30 years, so when I read that these glasses were dishwasher safe in the description, I really believed it. My husband actually accompanied me shopping with the intent of finding the perfect glass; he loved everything about the Dorset. We have had these for a couple or few months now. Last week he found a chip on the rim of one, as other reviewers have noted, and last night there was another on a second glass. So, now we are down to only two. Very disappointed! I'll search elsewhere for glassware from now on.Date published: 2016-02-26Rated 5 out of 5 by Sweetlife from Elegant entertaining The glasses are beautiful, a classic look but also contemporary. They have a nice weight and feel great in your hand.Date published: 2016-01-18Rated 5 out of 5 by bergy from High quality and beautiful We have the Dorset single and double old fashioned glasses as well as the shaker. We've used them dozens and dozens of times with no issues. We always hand wash. We highly recommend the Dorset barware.Date published: 2015-12-06Rated 5 out of 5 by Longet from My Favorite Cocktail Glass The Double Old Fashion Dorset Cocktail Glass was very elegant and was a wonderful glass to drink my cocktails from. It's dish washer save which makes it an even wonderful treat!Date published: 2015-07-22Rated 1 out of 5 by rwjm1313 from Awful Design I purchased six of these glasses and the first time I used them I put them in the dishwasher and EACH of them had a crack by the tim after they came out of the gentle cycle Miele dishwasher. Although these glasses look nice when they come out of the box they are unfortunately poorly designed as the rims are too fragile. I will not recommend these to anyone and will complain to customer service, as all six were ruined after their first use.Date published: 2015-06-02


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What's a Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan to do? Get out the face paint and revel in the belief that glory for the Blue and Gold is around the corner once more? Or pack in the season and pick a horse to back on Dancing With the Stars?
Are they teasing us with their recent show of offensive flair and defensive mettle? Are they the bums we became convinced they were? Or have they only now uncovered their true identity just in time for a playoff push?
No one can say for sure, but we won't have long to wait for a more final determination. If the Bombers can somehow show up on Saturday and give the visiting Calgary Stampeders a punch in the eye and grab the win, there will be evidence to support having faith in them. A lopsided loss like we've been witness to so many times this season will remind us why we gave up on this group in the first place.
The Bombers have been a disappointment for the most part this season but last week's road win over the Montreal Alouettes kept them alive in the hunt for Grey November and made this week's match with the Stampeders meaningful.
For one shining afternoon the Bombers looked different. Like a contender. Or was it just a one-day mirage?
The suggestion to one Bombers staffer on Thursday afternoon that the team would not make the playoffs was greeted with defiance.
"That's crap," he said. "You can't say that. Not yet. We've still got something to play for."
OK. Fair enough. Math tells us the Bombers are still in the playoff chase. Our heads may say different but what about the heart?
"I've never given up on a team," said Bombers linebacker Marcellus Bowman. "I grew up a 49ers fan and they were great for all those years and then they were awful for like a decade. I'm from Ohio so I'm a Browns fan, too, and Browns fans have suffered like no others. Being a fan of a struggling team either teaches you patience or to pick another team. I've gone with patience. I never quit on my teams and I won't ever quit on this team either."
Bowman says Bombers fans can't come to Saturday's game worried about getting let down. They need to come with their hearts open and ready for the best. Even if the bottom may drop out.
"I would never tell a fan to come to the game and, 'Hey, we might get blown out, but come because you have nothing else to do.' I'm going to tell the fan to come to the game and we're going to do our best and try to perform and entertain them," said Bowman. "We're going to try to put on a show and get a win. I would never tell a fan to come and brace their heart and protect themselves. You don't live like that. You live on the edge.
"I hope it's not a tease. I can't give fans advice to get excited or not get excited. I know our approach is going to be to give you every reason to be excited."
Oh great. Maybe the Bombers are going to reach the playoffs and then get used as a warm-up act for a team en route to the Grey Cup. Hearts on the mend may get broken all over again.
"If we were to get in and lose, that would be the greatest disappointment considering the way we were playing earlier this year and getting beat by so many points. If we get in, that's a victory in itself," said Bowman. "That's our goal and we'll do everything we can to get in. If we get in, I'll guarantee we won't get blown out."
Bowman says he hasn't considered quitting on the field and he doesn't want anyone in the stands to move in that direction.
"Why don't I quit? Because I'm a professional athlete and I'm 100 per cent grateful for the opportunity to play football. If I never win another game in my career, I wouldn't quit," said Bowman, before turning to his take on being a fan. "I would be extremely disappointed if I was a fan here in Winnipeg and I'd be very vocal. I would have been very passionate like the fans here are. But I wouldn't quit. I would be a fan that the players wouldn't like because I'd speak my mind and I might be too honest. But I wouldn't quit on my team."
Bowman's approach is part of the Fan's Handbook. Never turn away from your team. No matter how hard it gets. Even this hard.
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When Ming Tsai was a guest chef on The View, he was told by the show's food stylist not to expect Whoopi Goldberg to eat anything he made — she was just too picky. Determined to prove the food stylist wrong, Ming crafted a menu that even Whoopi couldn't help but love. Now, a few years later, not only is Ming one of the only chefs who Whoopi trusts with her culinary quirks, the two have become good friends. Tonight at 10pm ET on Cooking Channel's Masters, as these two masters of their respective crafts get together to cook a meal, they'll talk about food, their careers and life at large. I won't even try to recount this dynamic duo's natural and (often hilariously) candid tête-à-tête, but I will share Ming's mouthwatering menu.
First up, Ming makes Whoopi's favorite Chinese appetizer: traditional pork and ginger dumplings (or pot stickers). Did you know that the origin of potstickers is really one big, happy accident? Hundreds of years ago, the emperor's cook ran out of water while steaming his dumplings and they stuck to the bottom of the pan (thus the name). But much to the cook's surprise, the emperor loved the crispy texture. From then on, steamed-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-bottom dumplings have been a Chinese staple, and yes, even Whoopi can't help but be a fan.
Next up, Ming puts a Chinese twist on American fried chicken with a rub made up of eight spices (and really 12, since one of those spices is five spice powder). Dipped in buttermilk and thrown into a bubbling pool of oil, Ming's chicken is crispy, spicy and finger-lickin' good.
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THE Taunton Association of Performing Arts has donated £500 to the community group re-opening the Brewhouse Theatre.
Somerset Opera also turned up for the cheque presentation to Taunton Theatre Association at the Orchard Shopping Centre in Taunton to sing a tune from their show of HMS Pinafore which runs until March 23 – click here for details.
The singers, accompanied by musical director Chris Ball, were in fine voice and shoppers were delighted with the show.
Taunton Theatre Association say all the equipment in the 352-seater venue has now been inspected and either cleaned, repaired or replaced.
Chairman Val Hammond added: "We want to create a welcoming environment where people can meet and find like-minded folk.
"We will work with a small management team and large network of volunteers supporting all aspects of the theatre's work."
The Brewhouse is due to re-open in April.