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On Sunday the boys and I packed our bags and jumped on a train to come and stay with my parents for a week or two. The Hubby has work and we haven't seen them since my Great Grandmother died so I thought it would be a nice break for us.
It was very daunting taking a baby and a toddler on a train on my own and we did have some hiccups during the journey due to some extremely ignorant people but we got through it relatively unscathed and very grateful to the few people that did take pity!
Spud adores going to see his Nana and Pops. It gets him more excited than Thomas the Tank Engine or Mickey Mouse and that's saying something! My Dad met us on the platform and Spud was slightly confused when he saw him and you could see something click with him and he became extremely hyper and very very chatty. He spent the whole car journey asking for Nana and their 3 dogs. My toddler that needs a 3 hour nap every day completely skipped sleeping that day and spent it running around and discovering all of his toys that he had forgotten about.
I love visiting Nana and Pops – I get a relatively easy time of it because everyone wants baby cuddles and their own share of dirty bottoms and snotty noses. I also get fed. Don't get me wrong, I get fed at home and enjoy the food but everyone knows nothing beats a mothers cooking. I arrived on Sunday to the smell of roast pork. I literally started drooling when my mum opened the door. She likes to treat me, I am her baby, so she made me my favourite meal with all of my favourite vegetables and awesome crackling. As my Facebook friends will have seen – I ate so much I felt sick! We also discovered a rather sizeable pile of clothes for the boys from my nan which I love because it helps us out a great deal.
On Monday I had the Huggies Shoot so left Spike with my mum and nan. They haven't been able to spend a lot of time with him since he was born so it was nice for them to have some bonding time. When we first got here Spike was petrified of the 3 labradors. He hasn't had much contact with dogs and he was far from happy about it. We think that he was just a bit overwhelmed as he has now decided they are his best friends!
Spud and I got home early enough from London for him to have an epic nap and I did my usual trick of disappearing off to the shops. When I stay here I love jumping in the car sans children and just mooching around. I don't get to do it any other time and its one of the simple things that I miss about my pre-baby life.
Today we went shopping. We had to take Spud to try on some Page Boy outfits and wanted to look around the sales for an outfit suitable for Spike to wear to the wedding. Nana and Pops love to spoil the boys. Apparently as Grandparents it's their job and I certainly have no complaints! Pops gave Spud a £10 this morning so we had to go and spend that in the Early Learning Centre and Spud was treated to a soft play book as well as lots of shorts and ti shirts. We saved all of Spud's clothes but discovered that as he was born a whole season ahead of Spike all the clothes we have are unsuitable for the weather. When we got home I went out to see a friend and came back to be told Spike had done the mother of all poo explosions whilst I was out (good timing son, thank you hehe!) He has been really grumpy and clingy today due to his teeth so as soon as I got home I had to put him in the Mei Tai as he just wasn't happy about being away from me at all. It's odd for me to have a baby like this because Spud never wanted to be held at this age!
He did let my mum give him his bedtime bottle whilst Spud went to the park with Pops and he fell asleep for her which meant she got lovely lovely sleepy baby cuddles, the type that mean you don't ever want them to wake up or put them down!
Once the boys were both in bed, I got to choose our dinner so I choose Kebab. We can't get a tasty Kebab at home, no where seems to be able to do a good job, so I always look forward to a nice greasy kebab and chips when I come up here. It was so yummy…..
My train ticket is an open return so I haven't decided when to go home yet, I am kind of dreading the train journey but will want to see the Hubby soon so will have to leave the spoiling and yummy food eventually!
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By The Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections Staff
Title: Selima Blanchard Allen Papers, 1836-1892
Predominant Dates:1848-1892
Primary Creator: Allen, Selima Blanchard (1807-1892)
Other Creators: Blanchard, Jonathan (1811-1892)
Extent: 3.0 Boxes. More info below.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series with folder level control.
Subjects: Alcoholism., Allen, Selima Blanchard, 1807-1892, Blanchard, Jonathan, 1811-1892., Blanchard family., Teachers, Teachers - Illinois - Whiteside County - Diaries.
Forms of Material: Correspondence, Diaries, Essays, Financial Records, Memorabilia, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
The Selima Blanchard Allen materials form a collateral collection to the papers of her brother, Jonathan Blanchard. Included are correspondence, diaries, account books, scrapbooks, and personal items ranging in time from 1836-1892.
The correspondence spans the dates 1836-1892, with the greatest number of items dated between 1839 and 1853. Thus the main body of Selima's papers falls during a period which is often sparsely covered in the Jonathan Blanchard Papers. Since many of the letters are to and from her siblings, these letters provide insights and information completely lacking in other sources.
The letters were gathered into signatures and sewn together, presumably by Selima. The organization is roughly by writers, and her original order was maintained. Each bundle was placed in a numbered folder as follows: 1: Miscellaneous Relatives Folder, 2: Cyrus Lewis Blanchard Folder, 3: Jonathan Blanchard Folder, 4: Samuel Blanchard Folder, 5: William Walter Blanchard Folder, 6: Friends and Nieces Folder, 7: Ungathered Folder, 8: Jacob T. Allen.
An item listing gives the writer, place written, recipient, date, folder number, and an abstract for each letter. This list may be computer searched for researchers interested in topical studies.
Selima's diaries generally contain short entries, without lengthy ruminations on the topics mentioned. They were kept on a variety of media (bound volumes, loose papers gathered into signatures, etc.) along with accounts and other writings. Some of the diaries were copied at a later date; thus some duplication exists. These were arranged by the date of the first entry. The presence of diary material took precedence over other material in a book for arrangement purposes (e.g., an account book/diary was placed with diaries and cross indexed under "Accounts" in the Container List).
Along with important family information, Selima Blanchard Allen's papers also chronicle her unhappy marriage to Jacob T. Allen, an Irish immigrant. Students of 19th century marriage, women, education, family life, and immigration will find interesting and helpful material here.
Selima Blanchard Allen was the eighth child in the farming family of Mary ("Polly") Lovell Blanchard and Jonathan Blanchard, Sr. She was born in Rockingham, VT on the first day of 1807.
She left the family farm and, after teaching in several locations, moved to Batavia, Ohio. There, in 1843, she met and married Jacob T. Allen, an Irish immigrant. Allen's unsettled habits and tendency to drink, along with Selima's inclination to be strong in her opinions, combined to make the marriage a miserable one. This unsatisfactory union influenced Selima for the remainder of her life; she was forced to make her own living and occasionally counseled young women not to marry. She followed the career of school teaching and housed boarders to support her needs.
She actively participated in local church and religious functions. She also supported the activities of her brother Jonathan in anti-secretism, Christian reform work, and his duties at Wheaton College. In her later years, she lived with the family of her nephew, Charles Blanchard, and died in Wheaton on October 21, 1892 at the age of 85.
Allen, Selima Blanchard, 1807-1892
Blanchard, Jonathan, 1811-1892.
Blanchard family.
Teachers - Illinois - Whiteside County - Diaries.
Repository: Special Collections, Buswell Library
Alternate Extent Statement: 2 linear feet
Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on this collection.
Use Restrictions: Duplication may be restricted if copying could cause damage to items.
Acquisition Source: Gift
Acquisition Method: The source of the collection is presently unknown, but likely received from a member of the Blanchard family.
Preferred Citation: Selima Blanchard Allen Papers (SC-101), Wheaton College Special Collections, Wheaton, Illinois.
Other Note: The Selima Blanchard Allen Collection contains correspondence, diaries, essays, and other manuscript material that highlights the life of a nineteenth century woman. It portrays the life of a woman and how she relates to the issues of her day and the personal issues she faces, such as an alcoholic husband.
Other URL: http://library.wheaton.edu

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Brad's HTC One Reviews Part One: First Impressions
I have played with a few HTC devices over the years and owned some of the HTC Windows Mobile ones before, but never liked their Android offerings. I found the Sense UI skin to be ugly and the devices to be less than attractive. When I first heard about the HTC One I didn't have high hopes for it and was more interested in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 which I thought would be a far superior device.
Fast forward to 30 April when the HTC One arrived in my mailbox. I had seen the images of the One around the web but they did not do it justice. It is a beautiful device.
The design evokes thoughts of an Apple device in its high quality build and styling but it is not as plain as I find the iPhone. I can say without a doubt it is the best looking phone I have seen. It has a good solid feel to it but it is not too heavy with the curved back. It feels very nice and fits well in your hand. It doesn't have the harsh square feeling of the iPhone 5 and doesn't have the flimsy plastic feeling of the Galaxy series.
Upon turning on the phone it was clear that HTC had made some big changes from stock Android. The setup wizard has been completely revamped:
Once you finish the setup you are presented with HTC's new home screen, called BlinkFeed. It is a nice social and news feed aggregator in the style of Flipboard. It supports Facebook and Twitter as well as a large variety of news and info sites across a range of categories.
BlinkFeed is set as the default home panel although this can be changed to one of the more traditional style panels for shortcuts and widgets which I have done. I love Blinkfeed and feel it is one of the best implementations I have seen (Facebook take notice) but I also like quick access to my most used apps and have a preference for a cleaner home screen and it is just a swipe away.
One of the other big changes HTC have made is to the app drawer and it has caused a bit of debate. The drawer no longer has horizontal pagination but is now vertical. The clock from Blinkfeed is also firmly positioned at the top of the drawer and options for the layout can be exposed under the clock by pulling the drawer down slightly. The only issue I have with the new layout is the default grid arrangement of 3x4 which makes no sense, it was quickly changed to 4x5.
Another change HTC has made has been to the typical capacitive buttons. There is no menu button, only back and home, which also serves as search (long press) and recent apps (double tap).
As a result, apps like Facebook (shown left) that do not have a quick menu button result in a Nexus style softkey area with just menu appearing at the bottom of the screen. It is not a great implementation and gives an inconsistent feel. Some of the blame must lie with app developers who don't conform to Google's standards but this is something HTC needs to resolve.
Pre-release firmware gave users the option to make the back button via long press or double tap act as a menu button. I would like to see the return of this option ASAP.
Upon reflection this is the only drawback to the HTC One I have come across so far.
There is a lot I want to cover in depth, such as the excellent Ultrapixel camera, apps, the revamped UI, audio and connectivity. These will come later in my next blog posts here on TelecomTech.
I will finish off this post by saying that from the three days I have been using the HTC One I am more impressed with it than I have ever been by a mobile device. Usually after getting a new device I will have rooted it flashed a custom kernel or even ROM. Obviously I can't do this while reviewing this one (to keep it "stock") but this is the first time I haven't even had the urge to do it.
Without a doubt the HTC One comes closer to perfection than any device before it. My Galaxy has been permanently replaced and as I told somebody else, my love affair with Samsung is over.
The HTC One is coming to Telecom New Zealand and will be available online and in Telecom stores from 7th May.
About the author
My name is Brad and I've been a member of the Geekzone community for nearly nine years including three as a moderator. I was a long time Windows Mobile (yes Windows Mobile, not Windows Phone) user before deciding to try out Android a couple of years ago. I quickly fell in love with the openness and freedom that Android provides and have built and customised my own ROMs from source. I am a web developer, gamer and all round gadget junkie. I hope that my TelecomTech posts will be informative for potential HTC One owners.
Other related posts:
Technofreak's HTC One: final thoughts
Brad's root guide for the HTC One
Brad's HTC One reviews: camera
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So by now you already know that Zack Snyder will indeed direct the Christopher Nolan-produced "Superman" reboot for Warner Bros. But who will Supes be fighting in his return to the big screen? If rumor about David Goyer's script for the reboot holds true, then the Man of Steel will be facing off against a very formidable foe — General Zod.
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Government and Political Roundup: Legislation being drafted to end voter registration on Election Day
Two Republican state lawmakers say they're drafting a bill to end voter registration at the polls on Election Day. Representative Joel Kleefisch of Oconomowoc and Senator Alberta Darling of River Hills asked their colleagues yesterday to co-sponsor the measure. Governor Scott Walker brought up the idea last month when he told a California audience that he favored ending Wisconsin's 36-year-old practice of same-day registration. But yesterday, Walker told reporters that expanding the economy is a bigger priority - and opponents had turned his voter registration comments into a quote, "ridiculous issue." Kleefisch said he had been working on a bill in the last session to end same-day registration. He agreed that jobs are more important at the moment - but he said it's also vital to ensure a fair vote. Kleefisch said there's a better chance for fraud with same-day registrations - which supporters of the practice dispute. Yesterday, Milwaukee Democrats and their supporters got together to urge Walker to drop the subject. Mayor Tom Barrett said those who were unhappy with the presidential results are trying to change the voting rules. And he called it a "significant, orchestrated national attack." Senate Democratic leader Chris Larson said any election rule changes should get support from both parties. Otherwise he said the public will quote, "view it for what it is - tilting the table to one side or the other." But state G-O-P Senate President Mike Ellis says there's not an agreement among Republicans in his chamber to end same-day registration. And Ellis said his members would most likely keep their focus on the economy.
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Re: The Recall Is Not Our Friend [July 2531]. With friends like Harold Meyerson, Gray Davis can expect little success in his attempt to recast himself as a progressive in order to save his political hide. True, Davis gave tepid support to some legislation favorable to labor and the environment. But he is also an unswerving advocate of Californias prison-industrial complex, a helpless bystander watching an archconservative law firm defend the state in a suit brought by inner-city students demanding educational equity, and a shameless self-promoter who has failed to provide fiscal leadership while his party holds legislative majorities. This is a progressive? Meyerson never misses a chance to nag at those who sought an alternative to the choices provided by the two major parties in 2000 and 2002. Seeing himself as a pragmatist, he condemns us as hopeless idealists for our desire to create a multiparty system.
Left to the pragmatists, humankind would still be living in caves. At this historical moment, the pragmatists defend the Electoral College as a democratic institution and are satisfied with pathetically low voter turnouts. The recall is a clumsy, costly vehicle brought about in part by people who believe government is unresponsive. Want something better? Support the idealistic notion of electoral reforms like instant-runoff voting and proportional representation, breaking the two-party monopoly and bringing more people into the political process.
Ralph Goldstein
I have to give Harold Meyerson credit for consistency, if nothing else. He sees that Davis has bankrupted the state and who does he blame for the recall? One of the only two state constitutions in the U.S. that requires a two-thirds vote for enacting a budget. And . . . a president who doles out trillions to the rich but essentially nothing for states in budget crisis.
Sorry, but this doesnt wash. The constitutional constraints were clearly known to Davis when he took office, and they werent going to go away just because he wanted to spend more than the state was taking in. George W. Bush didnt force Davis to increase spending while revenues were dropping, and neither did the state GOP. In fact, they opposed most of it, and they arent obligated to abandon their principles (some people besides progressives have been known to have them, too) to bail out a governing party with whom they profoundly disagree.
Davis is in this position because he spent other peoples money at a rate faster than they would have allowed him to had they known what he was doing, then lied about it until after he was re-elected and finally tried to impose draconian tax hikes on a state that is already rated last in the nation in services and business climate. A recall is a totally unpredictable event that may make matters worse in the long run, but the outrage among the electorate at Davis and Sacramento is genuine. The states power establishment ignored it at their peril. They deserve whatever they get.
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P.S. In What Would Satan Drive? [July 2531], Steven Mikulans reply to the question What would Jesus drive? sort of misses the obvious. Every carpenter that Ive ever known drove a long-bed pickup truck. Ever try to get a sheet of plywood into a Honda Prius?
Re: Brendan Bernhards article about the TV show Banzai [Box Populi, Paradise Glossed, July 2531]. Im half Japanese and half Caucasian, and have lived in both Japan and the United States. I have seen many Japanese TV shows comparable to Banzai, but some of the games on Banzai are too tasteless even for Japan. In my opinion Banzai is the pseudo-Asian version of a blackface coon show. The show is racist, and I dont understand why it is still on the air. Many Asians are outraged.
I was disappointed to see this article in the L.A. Weekly. I guess Banzai is funny if you dont know or care about real Japanese people and their culture.
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Re: Steam Dream [Live in L.A., July 2531]. With great respect to Jay Babcock and to Spaceland, hands-down the best venue in Los Angeles a band like the Hiss, compared in the article to the Beatles derivatism of Oasis, the Zeppelin derivatism of the White Stripes and the Iggy Pop/Lou Reed derivatism of the Strokes hardly qualifies as a much-needed industry wake-up. Maybe when artists realize there is no need to re-create the careers of artists who have come before and labels cease to reward it, in an effort to duplicate the generous return on investment generated by some other clone in the last quarter art will improve.
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Joe Stemme
Culver City
Re: Your review of the movie Camp [Summer Stock, August 17]. I attended Stagedoor Manor with writer-director Todd Graff, so I feel compelled to assure Scott Foundas that never even once did the flamboyant drag queens ride skateboards, nor did any acne-stricken minority kids turn out to be smooth-talking Lotharios. In fact, I think Todd was trying to be more inclusive of normal kids with the Vlad character I never saw anyone at Stagedoor with a skateboard, certainly not the flamboyant drag queens. And I loved Camp. It captured the essence of Stagedoor perfectly.
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Los Angeles
Re: the editors response to the letters run two weeks ago [August 17] in response to Russel Swensens review of the Trachtenburg Family performance at the Fold [Live in L.A., July 1117]. Whats more morally suspect the dribble that Russel Swensen passes off as pseudo-postmodern bravado or the fact that the Weekly has sanitized the whole thing? No more child-porn insults on the Web cache? Hmmm . . . Are you going to disappear the corresponding letters to the editor next? You should fire Russel Swensen not because hes got bad taste, but because his writing fucking sucks. (Congratulations, Russel weve all read Baudrillard.)
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Your editor states, in response to the letters about Russel Swensens article about the Trachtenburg Family, that the Weekly does not condone making sexually suggestive remarks to children. Yet the Weekly had the audacity to print the column. Same thing, in my opinion. Remember, 9-year-olds can and do read your paper especially articles written about their favorite performer! So, before you are so quick to let yourselves off the hook, think of all your readers.
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Don't bring your Light Sabers to the Star Wars premiere.
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Dianna Duran did not get off easy.
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Anonymous plans to reveal identities of 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members this Thursday, in wake of the anniversary of the Ferguson protests.
Native Hawaiians seek their own government.
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If you went to the Redding Community Center after Superstorm Sandy, a CERT volunteer offered you water and Meals Ready to Eat.
If you needed to take a shower during the massive power outage in Redding following Tropical Storm Irene, a CERT volunteer was there to greet you.
If you needed potable water after any of the recent storms and power outages, a CERT volunteer was available to assist you.
The list goes on, but many people don't even know who those people are in the lime-green vests with CERT inscribed across the back. They are the town volunteers who make up the Community Emergency Response Team. They are the volunteers whose training includes first aid, CPR, fire safety, traffic control, search and rescue, the incident command system (ICS), animal sheltering, and other topics associated with disaster response.
CERT was first organized in 2006 to train volunteers to provide support to first responders, assist residents in need and help in the operation of a shelter or townwide mass medication dispensing clinic. All of these responsibilities are still jobs the CERT members perform, and much more.
Most recently, local CERT volunteers have had emergency response roles following Tropical Storm Irene, Alfred, a nor'easter in 2011, and Superstorm Sandy and another nor'easter this past year.
Doug Hartline, the town's health officer, co-emergency management coordinator and CERT organizer, is once again seeking new members for CERT, which now has 25 active members.
Volunteering for CERT is a way to get involved in the town and to help out, said Mr. Hartline. He said it is also an opportunity to learn skills like CPR and first aid.
"CERT varies from town to town," he said, noting that Redding is rural, with needs different from those of a city. "We try to train to fit Redding and the circumstances we might face," he said. Redding is mostly impacted by severe weather issues, like power outages, he said.
He remembers reading something that goes like this: "When somebody might be feeling down, his mother would say, 'Go help someone,' and that's true," said Mr. Hartline. "You also get to meet the chief of police, firefighters and EMTs, and others in town."
Mary Maday had a very simple reason for her involvement in CERT: "I believe it is important to give back to the community where I live, and CERT has allowed me to do that."
The late Jean Adler's spirit of volunteerism "set a standard that is difficult to match, and she was influential in my joining the CERT team. She was always enthusiastic and ready to do whatever was needed, no matter how difficult or easy," said Ms. Maday.
A member of several years, Ms. Maday said she had no experience in the field before joining CERT but found the training and classes have been helpful not only for her role in CERT but also as a community member.
"CERT offered me the opportunity to help others, to provide assistance and help when needed. Call it a 'random act of kindness,' you never know who you might be helping next," she said.
Mr. Hartline's philosophy, she said, is to only do what you are comfortable with, and your safety and your family's safety comes first, and then you help others. "There is a role for anyone willing to help," Ms. Maday said.
Mark Stern is not your typical CERT member. He did not join the team with limited knowledge of emergency response but rather brought with him 30 years of experience in various communities in Florida, California and Fairfield, Conn., as a reserve police officer. When he moved to Redding in 2008, he said, there was no similar program for him to join.
But with 30 years of volunteerism behind him, Mr. Stern said, he wanted to get involved in his community here, so he joined the local CERT. He helps all of the instructors, he said, and is certified to teach the incident command system. He's also had many first aid and CPR courses over the years and helps others in this area.
'We try to incorporate the training of new people with the re-training of older members," said Mr. Stern. "I always try to learn something new.
"This is a great program," he said about CERT. "It allows people to get involved, to be prepared for a disaster. It's good for the town."
Jane Hamilton-Merritt is no stranger to the need to be prepared for an emergency response. "My involvement began in my head after 9/11," she said, recalling how she had been a war zone correspondent and knew what it was like to be under attack and how quickly it could happen. She saw how unprepared some were during these times.
When 9/11 happened, Ms. Hamilton-Merritt suggested to First Selectman Natalie Ketcham that the town should have a citizen preparedness group. She was informed that the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security was interested in setting up what are now CERTs in local communities.
Ms. Hamilton-Merritt and her son Schuyler were among the members of the charter CERT group in Redding, as were Ms. Adler and Bob Spears.
"The training is rigorous," said Ms. Hamilton-Merritt. Sometimes the tasks can be hard as well.
Ms. Hamilton-Merritt recalled Ms. Ketcham's request before Tropical Storm Irene hit that CERT volunteers help clean storm drains to prevent flooding. On her way to town hall for her assignment, Ms. Hamilton-Merritt counted 10 drains (later discovering there were 18) along Cross Highway. She and another CERT volunteer cleaned all of them.
Ms. Hamilton-Merritt has helped at the Barlow shelter, has handed out water and Meals Ready to Eat with fellow CERT member Cass Miguel, and has provided to residents information prepared by Candy Wood, the town's public information officer, and Mr. Hartline.
"In terms of a community service, this is a critical one," said Ms. Hamilton-Merritt. "You never know when your piece of town is under great stress. If you are trained and a neighbor is trained, and there is a disaster and you can't get out of your neighborhood, you can still offer the same services and skills in your part of the community."
The community "needs to know that skills from CERT can be used at home, in your section of town and in the whole community," she said. "Some people say they don't have the time, but the skills are worth the time getting them, and what better way than as a CERT trainee," Ms. Hamilton-Merritt said.
CERT training has also inspired some members to take additional training, said Ms. Hamilton-Merritt. Her son Schuyler went on to become a firefighter and EMR at Redding Fire and EMS Co. #1 (The Ridge).
Another CERT member, David Rehder, became an EMT and is now an ambulance EMT for Danbury Hospital, a Western Connecticut Health Care affiliate. He works for the hospital but is an employee of the city of Danbury, answering 911 calls out of the hospital, Mr. Rehder explained. He was Advanced EMT of the Year in 2012 and is now an emergency medical instructor, teaching EMT classes at the hospital.
Mr. Rehder, an actor in New York City, moved to Redding in 2007 and wanted to get involved in the community. He saw an ad for CERT and took the classes, particularly enjoying the class on fire police. At Mr. Hartline's suggestion, he went to the West Redding Fire Department and soon joined, eventually taking the EMT course. He is now a lieutenant on the ambulance and is also a firefighter.
"I hated the EMT class, but somehow I made it through," he said. He started going to Fire Department meetings and as an EMT responded to calls. He then took the advanced EMT class.
"By coming into CERT and getting involved in the community, it changed my life," said Mr. Rehder. "Doug runs a great program. I wish more people would get involved, because you never know where it will go."
Mr. Rehder said through CERT you get to meet people, learn new things and skills to help people. He called CERT "a great community asset, and people should not be afraid to go with it."
CERT is offering a new certification course of four classes starting on Thursday, Feb. 28. Anyone interested in learning more or signing up is asked to call Mr. Hartline at the Redding Health Department at 203-938-2559 or email him at [email protected]


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The look in his eye said it all at MLS Cup '98.
D.C. United playmaker Marco Etcheverry was getting frustrated and every now and then the Bolivian maestro would shoot a glance over to the primary source of his frustration: Chicago's Chris Armas.
"There were a couple of looks here and there that could kill, but I didn't get caught up in it," Armas recalls. "I have so much respect for Marco Etcheverry in all the years I played against him."
Armas was Chicago's defensive midfielder at MLS Cup 1998 in the Rose Bowl and his paths crossed with Etcheverry on several occasions throughout that final. Many believe that the result of that title game turned on the matchup between those two players. Armas was the key to the expansion Fire's ability to shock the two-time defending champions with a 2-0 shutout victory.
It was also the matchup that may have launched Armas' US national team career as D.C. United manager Bruce Arena took over the USMNT program just days after that 1998 championship match. He earned his first cap just days later on November 6 against Australia.
"For Chris, the performance in the final capped a tremendous year for him and it definitely opened the door for him on the national team level," former Fire midfielder Diego Gutiérrez says. "It was a variety of sequences and his positioning, tackling and reading of the plays [in MLS Cup 1998]. He just seemed to be at right place at the right time every single time. Aside from initial five minutes, I don't think Marco or Jaime [Moreno] had any good looks. They didn't get a chance to playmake because Chris was all over the place. Our defensive performance that day was magnificent."
"Bob [Bradley] had coached in D.C. for two years and knew that team very well," says current Chivas USA and then Chicago goalkeeper Zach Thornton. "He knew that if you stopped the supply from Richie Williams to Marco, then you have a really good chance of making it a tough day for D.C. Chris Armas is one of the best players I've played with in my career. His job was to try and take Marco out of the game and eliminate the balls supplied by Richie Williams. He had a big day on a big stage."
Stopping playmakers like Carlos Valderrama and Mauricio Cienfuegos was Armas' M.O. in 1998 and facing Etcheverry was nothing new. It was a head-to-head confrontation that dated back to MLS Cup 1996 when Armas played for the LA Galaxy.
"In 1996 when I marked him I thought I did a pretty good job and he had two or three assists from set pieces [for goals] because good players find a way to make plays," Armas recounts. "We had battles in 1998, too, and on that day it becomes about doing the same things you've done: stay close and make it hard. That was my job description. He's one of the best passers the league has ever seen. Can you limit the amount of time and space he has on the ball? It's a cat and mouse game."
"That's him — he's a competitor and he does his job," Thornton says. "Chris was doing such a good job on him. But only after watching the game later do you realize how limited he made Marco, which was difficult thing to do at that moment in time."
Today, Armas is the women's head coach at Adelphia University, just two miles from his home. Although he's making family his priority after a long professional career on the road, he's still connected to the professional game through his involvement in several MLS subcommittees in which he's an active participant.
But even 13 years later, he speaks as if he's still toiling away deep in an MLS midfield somewhere in the country.
"There are a lot of things that go into my game as a defensive midfielder and one of them is limiting one of their key players – take away their heartbeat," Armas says. "My part of the field was Marco's part of the field. I was not reinventing anything. I was just doing the honest work."
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SportsNation Blog Archives Shawne Merriman
Morning Cheat Sheet: Question No. 3
1. Bigger bummer for Shawne Merriman: no wins or no sun?
The forecasted high in Buffalo tomorrow is 40 degrees. The forecasted high in San Diego is 79 degrees -- just like it seems to be about 350 days a year there. Did anyone have a worse Wednesday than Shawne Merriman? Not only was the former All-Pro claimed by a winless team; it's a team that plays in Buffalo's winters.
- "He grew up in D.C and played for Maryland in College.....cold weather is nothing new." -- SN commenter thelizrdking1971
Is it lights out for Shawne Merriman?
- Rank: Where would a healthy Shawne Merriman rank among pass rushers?
- Vote: Would you have wanted your favorite team to pick up Merriman?
The speed at which a player in the National Football League can go from All-Star to waived is frankly astounding. A few years ago, LaDainian Tomlinson was setting records for rushing touchdowns -- this season, he had to search for a job before rejuvenating his career with the Jets. A few years back, Randy Moss was setting records for receiving touchdowns with the Patriots -- this season, he's found himself traded and waived within the space of a month.
It's Shawne Merriman's turn to tumble from his perch. A few years back, Merriman was one of the most feared pass-rushers in all of football. Now, he's been placed on waivers by the Chargers. The move comes as no real surprise -- San Diego had announced that they would release Merriman after he came off the injured reserve list -- but the idea of such a defensive force as Merriman having to look for a job is a bit disconcerting. We're sure some team will give him a chance -- and that team is the Buffalo Bills.
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Do you think Merriman's lack of productivity is due to steroids? Ever since his suspension he hasn't been the same, but you never hear anyone mention it. If he were playing baseball that is all you would hear.
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I've heard it discussed with Merriman. But the injuries have also deterred him. Of course, there are experts on PEDs who say that injuries are a byproduct of usage. However, Merriman has been tested frequently and randomly year-round since his steroid positive and he has tested clean. Full transcript
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If you're going to sign a guy to a six-year, $63 million contract, do it the day after a team gave the same contract to a quarterback who never started a game in college.
A moral of limited use in your everyday life? Perhaps, but that's apparently the lesson SportsNation is offering in the wake of the Ravens' keeping pass-rusher extraordinaire Terrell Suggs in the fold for the next six seasons (hypothetically, at least, given the nature of NFL contracts; let's just say voters aren't sure he'll be around in 2015).
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So did any of you see this post on Engadget?
I can see this being very very influential on the format war, I work in a electronics store and the most thing that influences people the most before purchasing is price, they dont really care if its not as good as the thing that is twice the cost... $299 is cheap and I know that technically there are more Blu Ray players out there due to the PS3 but when you think that most were not bought just to play movies its a big difference. 2 Million people who bought a HD DVD player just for films are going to buy more films than the average PS3 owner.
I'm worried.
Edit: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/0..._dvd_play.html
Sheds a little more light on the situation, they are not due to ship until 2008, thats a fair ammount of time for BR to get a significant lead, also hopefully BR players will come down by then. Interestingly walmart only payed $150 for each player, now that is cheap!
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Thread: Walmart to decide format war?
04-20-2007 #1-Alex-Guest
Walmart to decide format war?
04-20-2007 #2
It's time for the BR-A to get their crap straight. This is a very bold move by WalMartWar is fought for silence. For, it is with silence, you will know that war has ended.
04-20-2007 #3
Well the PS3 is a gaming machine, I've watched one movie on it..Talledega Nights..that's only cause it came with it.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Sig/Avatar created by: ajrobin (thanks for all your hard work)
04-20-2007 #4
I read the article and thought to myself (quote): "OH NO!"Pardon me: I suffer from premature articulation.
04-20-2007 #51stGenGamerGuest
Wow, I had no idea the much-anticipated/feared Chinese HD-DVD players were coming to market so soon. Doesn't surprise me that Walmart has the clout to do it, just surprising as people were just talking about the new Toshiba $400 player and how that is supposed to be so cheap.
I also can't believe the number the article is talking about - 2 million HD-DVD players. I think so far, HD-DVD has just sold 700,000 players in the States so this number would dwarf that.
Probably Walmart is getting an amazing price per unit and will make bucketloads of cash on this. I wonder why and how they got interested in the HD formats and in particular, HD-DVD.
While it has often been said that HD-DVD hardware and software should be cheaper to manufacture due to the legacy technology that can be utilized from existing DVD plants, I had no idea it could come this low so quickly.
I wonder how cheaply BD players can be manufactured now having to include the BD blue laser diode?
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Read the update to the article:
"Update: Pull back the reigns HD DVD fanboys, Akihabara now says that they've made a "huge mistake" with their translation: the original source called it "藍光 HD DVD and 藍光 means Blu-RAY." In other words, Blu-ray HD DVD. Word to the wise: since both formats use blue lasers, it's best to wait for an English press release before either camp celebrates."
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Before you talk about the differences between the PS3's and the 360's RAM and the way ports are handled, read these.
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04-20-2007 #9
What's stupid is the noobs at engagenet leave the title of the webpage the same... most people don't read the article, they just see the title and believe it.
04-20-2007 #10
LOL, if the update is true... wow.
But it shows that with this format war, still everything is possible. To be honest, the original post had me a bit worried. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with my PS3 and the Bluray functionality, but I'd hate to have the 'loosing' format.
I remember when my parents had one of their first VCR, Vid2000, we know how that ended. I saved up for a DCC-tape deck, guess what happened. Even my Iomega Zip drive became obsolete because of CD-R.
Bah, technology and format wars suck...
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I hate to break this to you guys, but you can get a Toshiba for $350 (some times as low as $330)... The MSRP is $400, but usually MSRP is higher than what you can get in some places.. Its only a matter of time before a sub $300 HD-DVD player hits the market..
04-20-2007 #13
Wait a minute, we are getting all excited about something that will cost $299 ... in 2008 and comparing that price with a product that is more expensive today? Reality check people.
Anyway, look at it this way: cheap players will arrive for both formats, they use a similar blue laser mechanism right?
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Actually, I just read the report... Walmart is paying $50 for the blue-laser assembly (the expensive part) of the device. The rest of the device can be had for under $50. Add shipping costs in there, and you are looking at something that is costing Walmart around $110-$125 dollars. Even at a 50% profit, Walmart can sell this stuff for $200.
I'd be looking at $250 and under... Probably closer to $200.
This is really the first mass market production for either blue laser technology. Neither player has been geared to mass volume. This is for 2 million standalone players (to start), with the option of walmart to buy an additional 4 million. To this date there is less than 200 thousand standalone HD players. This is the first new of gearing an HD standalone player to the mass market. If blu-ray wants to compete, they will need to ramp up production for mass market as well, and get the price down. This could mean cheaper prices for everyone.
The big thing to watch here is that if the blu-ray camp doesn't counter with a player that is within $50-$75 dollars, it will be a massive blow. At $250 and below you start having a device that is suitable for the mass market. Either camp can't allow the other to enter into this market with too much of a head start... if that does happen to be the case, the damage may be irreparable.
04-20-2007 #16
I totally agree. I haven't even watched mine yet. Days before i got it, i watched the dvd of it. It was an ok movie but i have really no need to watch it again.
I've stated it a few times already................. HYBRID PLAYERS will take over. Why be forced to decide which format to buy? Why not have the best of both worlds? Yeah some of the purists will talk about blu ray disks are 1080p, but 1080p sets are expensive. Television doesnt even broadcast in 1080p and wont for a long long time, and the only thing really pushing 1080p is the ps3.Opinions are like Hobos, they all stink.
04-20-2007 #17Update: Pull back the reigns HD DVD fanboys, Akihabara now says that they've made a "huge mistake" with their translation: the original source called it "藍光 HD DVD and 藍光 means Blu-RAY." In other words, Blu-ray HD DVD. Huh? Word to the wise: since both formats use blue lasers, it's best to wait for an English press release before either camp celebrates."Knowledge is power"
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the translation is blue laser HD-DVD
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hmmm...... that's a possibility and when the ps3 came out.. i went to walmart to grab some games and i saw stacks of 360s just out on the shelves.. i was like.. WOW.. mass production.
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I use my PS3 almost exclusively as a Blu-Ray player and have been trying to convince others around me to get a Blu-Ray Player if they buy a HDTV set. Most of my friends are waiting to see who wins before buying anything. I personally can not see Blu-Ray failing It has twice as many commercials and disk. (at least I see more of them in my area then for HD-DVD)
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Yea they did say it was blu-ray. I can't believe sony might actually make a standard this time around..poor beta-max..I too am waiting till the war is over although I don't buy DVDs anymore either..[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Sig/Avatar created by: ajrobin (thanks for all your hard work)
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I don't think Walmart exist here in Europe though and not in Japan either so it will be fine.
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It always amazes me how far people will go to believe something that is extremely improbable just because they don't want to believe its true. Here is the article. HD DVD is capitalized because it represents the name of a specific technology, and this was written in English just like Walmart. There is absolutely no confusion. People just find this so anti-Sony that they want to make things up so that their world seems more peachy.
Unfortunately, that is not realistic. Here is reality:
Babelfish translation - (note: HD DVD did NOT need to be translated)
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Ok Im stuck on this function (gethostbyname). Im on windows and have Dev-C++. Can someone show me an example?
Ok Im stuck on this function (gethostbyname). Im on windows and have Dev-C++. Can someone show me an example?
hostent definition:Code:struct hostent * hostEnt; hostEnt = gethostbyname("www.google.com");
Code:struct hostent { char *h_name; /* official name of host */ char **h_aliases; /* alias list */ int h_addrtype; /* host address type */ int h_length; /* length of address */ char **h_addr_list; /* list of addresses */ }
Last edited by Tonto; 04-27-2006 at 07:51 PM.
Well, I tried it, and Im pretty sure Im doing it correct, but I get errors. So heres my code and Ill tell you my errors after.
The error I get is " [Linker error] undefined reference to `gethostbyname@4' "Code:#include<stdlib.h> main() { char *hostname; struct hostent * ip; printf("*** Hostname To IP Resolver ***\n\nHostname: "); scanf("%s",&hostname); ip = gethostbyname(hostname); printf("\n\nIP: %s",ip); system("pause>nul"); return(0); }
By the way, Ive already tried the way you suggested, but I got this error, so I dont know....
Can someone show me an example?Code:#pragma comment( lib, "ws2_32.lib" ) #include <winsock.h> #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { WORD wVersionRequested; WSADATA wsaData; SOCKADDR_IN SockAddr; wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD (1,1); if(WSAStartup(wVersionRequested , &wsaData) != 0) { printf("WSAStartup() Error! \n"); return 1; } hostent* HostInfo = gethostbyname("www.google.com"); memcpy(&(SockAddr.sin_addr),HostInfo->h_addr,HostInfo->h_length); char* pIP = inet_ntoa(SockAddr.sin_addr); printf("IP Address: %s\n", pIP); WSACleanup(); return 0; }
as BobS0327 wrotes on the 1st sample line: you should link with the winsock library. but on devcpp you should link from 'project -> options -> params -> linker', just browse till devcpp dir, go to 'lib' dir and select 'libws2_32' for winsock2. note that devcpp uses *.a libraries instead *.lib. hope that helps.
ok well I made a new project and included that linker path, and it compiled, but the output IP says <null>. Below is my code.
Bob , the following is the errors your code output after I made another new project and tried it.Code:#include<stdlib.h> #include<winsock.h> main() { while(1) { char *hostname; struct hostent * ip; system("cls"); printf("*** Hostname To IP Resolver ***\n\nHostname: "); scanf("%s",&hostname); ip = gethostbyname(hostname); printf("\n\nIP: %s\n",ip); system("pause>nul"); } return(0); }
Code:Compiler: Default compiler Building Makefile: "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Makefile.win" Executing make... make.exe -f "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Makefile.win" all gcc.exe -c main.c -o main.o -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include" main.c: In function `main': main.c:17: error: `hostent' undeclared (first use in this function) main.c:17: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once main.c:17: error: for each function it appears in.) main.c:17: error: `HostInfo' undeclared (first use in this function) make.exe: *** [main.o] Error 1 Execution terminated
Last edited by TenFold; 04-29-2006 at 08:15 AM.
bob's code works well for me in devcpp, and your code works well with the right synthax: take a look on the bob's code and see the diferences. see that first of all you should init the winsock through 'WSAStartup'. another thing, have you tryed to printf the 'hostname' char? it's really a host name in it before run the 'gethostbyname'? and finally to get the ip adress take another look to the bob's sample: he doesn't printf directly the 'hostent*' structure. take also a look at the tonto first post: 'hostent' is not a char, so you can't printf as a '%s' value.
do not copy/paste, is easyer than it seems:
you can see that there's anything not said int that threadCode:hostent* HostInfo; char hostname[1024]; char *ip; WSADATA wsaData; SOCKADDR_IN SockAddr; if(WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(1,1),&wsaData)!=0) {return 0;} printf("*** Hostname To IP Resolver ***\n\n"); while(1) { printf("HOSTNAME:\t"); scanf("%s",&hostname); HostInfo=gethostbyname(hostname); memcpy(&(SockAddr.sin_addr),HostInfo->h_addr,HostInfo->h_length); ip=inet_ntoa(SockAddr.sin_addr); printf("IP:\t\t%s\n\n",ip); } WSACleanup(); return 0;
Last edited by Niara; 04-29-2006 at 11:35 AM.
ahh screw it, none of anyones code works. Ill just go with perl or php
PM me if want the whole Dev-Cpp project for this gethostbyname util. I will zip it and email it to you.
I have no luck with using gethostbyname() either. gethostbyname() won't do DNS resolves. For example if I give it "www.google.com" I get returned with NULL, if I were to feed it my own IP or "127.0.0.1" it works (but "localhost" doesn't). To make sure it's not just taking any shortcuts for IP-numbers I tried entering an erroneous IP, "18.104.22.168" and that returned NULL. Compilers used were Borland 5.6.1 and MinGW32 3.4.2 using both the winsock and winsock2 libraries.
So gethostbyname() can't do hostnames? Is there some sort of conspiracy going on here, where only a select few get a working winsock lib?
I'm not sure why gethostbyname isn't working for you. I've attached code that displays the last error with a textual description of that error. Maybe this can resolve the mystery.
Code:#pragma comment( lib, "ws2_32.lib" ) #include <winsock.h> #include <stdio.h> void printError( CHAR *msg ) { DWORD eNum; CHAR sysMsg[256] = {0}; CHAR* p; eNum = GetLastError( ); FormatMessage( FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS, NULL, eNum, MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT), sysMsg, 256, NULL ); p = sysMsg; while( ( *p > 31 ) || ( *p == 9 ) ) ++p; do { *p-- = 0; } while( ( p >= sysMsg ) && ( ( *p == '.' ) || ( *p < 33 ) ) ); printf( "ERROR: %s failed with error %d (%s)\n", msg, eNum, sysMsg ); } int main(void) { WORD wVersionRequested; WSADATA wsaData; SOCKADDR_IN SockAddr; hostent* HostInfo = NULL; wVersionRequested = MAKEWORD (1,1); if(WSAStartup(wVersionRequested , &wsaData) != 0) { printError( "WSAStartup" ); return 1; } HostInfo = gethostbyname("www.google.com"); if (HostInfo == NULL) { printError("gethostbyname"); } else { memcpy(&(SockAddr.sin_addr),HostInfo->h_addr,HostInfo->h_length); CHAR* pIP = inet_ntoa(SockAddr.sin_addr); printf("IP Address: %s\n", pIP); } WSACleanup(); return 0; }
For some reason my code works now. Sockets are mysterious.
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <winsock.h> int main (int argc, char** argv) { struct sockaddr_in addr; struct hostent* h; char buffer[BUFSIZ]; char* tmp; WSADATA wsaData; if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(1, 1), &wsaData)) { fprintf(stderr, "Error: WSAStartup failed.\n"); return 1; } if (argc == 1) { printf("host: "); fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), stdin); if ((tmp = strchr(buffer, '\n')) != NULL) *tmp = '\0'; h = gethostbyname(buffer); } else { h = gethostbyname(argv[1]); } if (h == NULL) { //herror("Error: gethostbyname"); fprintf(stderr, "Error: gethosbyname() failed.\n"); WSACleanup(); return 1; } addr.sin_addr = *(struct in_addr*) h->h_addr; printf("ip: %s", inet_ntoa(addr.sin_addr)); WSACleanup(); return 0; }