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Spring Break
March 14 through 18.
Prairie Gate Previews
Free public programs, dubbed Prairie Gate Previews, are being held at the Morris Public Library to introduce the featured writers at the first annual Prairie Gate Literary Festival to be held on March 25 and 26. The last of a series of five Prairie Gate Previews will be held on Monday, March 21, at 7 p.m. with an introduction to the work of novelist Eric Gansworth. Books by the authors are available for checkout at the Morris Public Library and for purchase at the campus bookstore, John's Total Entertainment, and the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance. See http://www.morris.umn.edu/prairiegate/ for more information.
Lecture Recital
Pianist and music faculty member Ann DuHamel performs on Tuesday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. in HFA 160.
Asking the Big Questions
Barbara Burke will lead a discussion on Judaism on Wednesday, March 23, as the campus/community discussion group continues to explore spirituality. Social time with snacks and refreshments starts at 6:30 p.m., and discussion begins at 7 p.m. in the Briggs Library's McGinnis Room.
Mazinaatesijigan gekinoo'amaadiwin Film Series
The "Films with Knowledge" series presents "A Thousand Roads" at 7 p.m. and "Search for the World's Best Indian Taco" at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, in Imholte Hall 109. For much of the 20th century, American Indian identities were shaped, at least in popular culture and public imaginations, by advertising imagery, Edward Curtis photographs, and Wild West shows. In the past few decades, American Indian artists and filmmakers have extracted their own image from these external forces, challenging the established codes of representation. The goal of the Mazinaatesijigan gekinoo' amaadiwin Film Series is to re-educate its audience through the use of film to examine and discuss the issues of culture, identity and stereotypes of American Indian people. Email email@example.com or call 589-6097 with questions.
Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception
The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit opens with a reception on Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the HFA Gallery. Contact Michael Eble at email@example.com or 589-6285 for more information.
Prairie Gate Literary Festival
The inaugural Prairie Gate Literary Festival will be held on Thursday, March 24 through Saturday, March 26. The festival will bring together literary enthusiasts, aspiring writers, published authors, editors, and other professionals through public readings, workshops, and panel discussions designed to celebrate the literary arts. Many of the festival events are free of charge to the public, while a minimal registration fee will be required for workshop sessions. Free festival public events: Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m., an open mic kickoff event, and Friday, March 25, from 7 until 9 p.m. poet Tom Hennen will read from his work and a discussion will follow. Hennen has family ties to the region and ran the Prairie Gate Press on campus for many years. The evening also includes a Prairie Gate Press display and reminiscing. Both events will be held in the McGinnis Room of Briggs Library. On Saturday, March 26, from 10:45 until 11:45 a.m. in Imholte Hall 109, novelist Eric Gansworth will read from and discuss his work. From 3 until 4 p.m. at the Morris Public Library, memoirist and poet Mary Rose O'Reilley will read from her writings followed by a book signing and reception for the featured festival writers hosted by the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance from 4 until 6 p.m. The festival continues into the evening with readings and music beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall on campus. Novelist Kiese Laymon will read and talk about his work. The Meiningens student organization will provide a staged reading of the literary contest winner. Finally, poet Phil Bryant will read, accompanied by Joe Carucci, jazz musician and assistant professor of music. A reception will follow the program. Workshops for writers: Appropriate for writers at any stage of the journey. On Saturday, March 26, from 9 until 10:30 a.m., participants may attend a poetry session with poet Philip Bryant or a nonfiction session with memoirist and poet Mary Rose O'Reilley. From 1 until 2:30 p.m., participants may attend a drama session with novelist and playwright Eric Gansworth or a fiction session with novelist Kiese Laymon. Registration prior to the festival is appreciated. If space remains, walk-ins will be welcomed. Register online at http://www.morris.umn.edu/prairiegate/ or call 320-589-7002.
8th Annual World Touch Cultural Heritage Week
The 38th Annual World Touch Cultural Heritage Week begins on Saturday, March 26 and continues through March 31. Events to be announced. World Touch Cultural Heritage Week began in 1973 for the specific purpose of sharing and celebrating the diversity and culture of multi-ethnic student groups through a sequence of educationally diverse programming. These various ethnic groups include American Indian/ Alaskan Native, African American, Asian American and Latina/o. Events are open to both the campus and Morris community. For more information contact: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Spoken Word/ Open Mic/ International Café
As part of World Touch Cultural Heritage Week, the Spoken Word/Open Mic/ International Café will take place on Sunday, March 27, from 7 until 9 p.m. in the Student Center's Turtle Mountain Café. Open to all students, staff, faculty and individuals from surrounding communities who would like to showcase their talent through spoken word, poetry, song, and/ or artistic performance, everyone is encouraged to express thoughts, feelings, issues, or inspirational ideas.


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It seems like I have more to do each day than I can get done. I sometimes go to bed saying, "I was busy all day but I didn't get to any of the items on my To Do list!" Do you have any suggestions for managing a never-ending pile of tasks?
You are a victim of distractus interrupticus — a time-management disease. This is a common malady afflicting people both in the workplace and at home. It has become even more widespread with expanding technology. It shows up when you are about to walk out the door and the phone rings. You take the call and hear those familiar words: "Got a minute?" You know that you don't but, for some unexplained reason, you reply: "Sure. What's up?" By the time you hang up, you have fallen half an hour behind in your day. And on and on it goes, until the better part of the day has been taken up by distractions and interruptions. You only worked on your To Do list in fits and starts. Barely made a dent in it.
Try this. When you wake up tomorrow with a pre-set plan for what you need to do, stick with it. If something comes up that you did not plan on dealing with, write it not on your To Do list but on your Tomorrow To Do list.
Keep this list in front of you as you go though your day. Build on it until you have a full list of tasks for the following day. If you don't write them down, you may feel the need to do everything immediately just so you don't forget anything.
Before you go to bed, take each item from your Tomorrow To Do list and assign it to a specific bloc of time. Experience has taught me that taking this step triples your odds of completing the task.
Avoid near occasions of distraction. When you sit down to write a report, close out your e-mail and go someplace where workaday distractions can't find you.
Go where people will not stop by to chat. Turn off your cell phone. Studies show that people who get things done are people who manage their environment. They are not necessarily stronger willed, just more aware of their weaknesses.
Finally, commit time to praying for God's guidance as it relates to your time. Remember that he is the maker of time. He exists outside of time and every minute is subject to him — which simply means that there is no time-management problem that he cannot help you solve.
Catholic author and motivational speaker Dave Durand is online at DaveDurand.com.


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We are pleased to present below all posts archived in 'January 2013'. If you still can't find what you are looking for, try using the search box.
The focus of this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is on Christianity in India.
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JERUSALEM – Bishops who traveled to the Holy Land to assess the local Church's needs noted the "profound anxiety" the "dark and dramatic events" of the past year have caused in the region.
Two stars dance together. Electromagnetic fields undulate in invisible light waves forging their silent way through the vacuum of space. When they reach Earth, the same waves become discrete particles and violently eject electrons in atoms inside a camera, recording telescope images like those I have analyzed.
Each year the churches throughout the world observe a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Jan. 18 to 25. How did this come about?
Pilgrims climb to touch the Black Nazarene during a procession in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 7.
In a wooded suburb of the fabled university city of Oxford, England, a battered typewriter sits on a desk beside a bay window that overlooks a tangled landscape of oaks and beeches.
Deploring war, civil conflict and poverty around the world, Pope Benedict told foreign ambassadors to the Vatican that peace-building requires charity, religious liberty, a proper understanding of human rights and openness to divine love.
Politicians who want to act as if God did not exist and as if there was no such thing as objective moral truths are bound to fail in their efforts to promote the common good, said the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie criticized oil pipeline vandalism that led to the death more than two dozen youths, saying if they had had jobs, their deaths might have been avoided.
The Catholic University of America in Washington is spinning off its current economics and business curriculum from its School of Arts and Sciences and fashioning a new business school with the idea of infusing ethics into all course offerings.


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Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra to present Music-on-the-Green concert
OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra will culminate its 26th anniversary season of concerts in Ottumwa with a free outdoor concert, Music-on-the-Green, at 7 p.m. Sunday on the Marge Dodd Stage at Indian Hills Community College.
Folks can bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets. The concert will be under the direction of David Sharp, a professor of instrumental music at Indian Hills Community College. Jim Bovinette, professor of trumpet at Iowa State University, will be the guest soloist. Jamie Poulsen, jazz pianist at Simpson College, and Steve Charlson, jazz bassist from Des Moines, also will be featured.
The program will include a variety of works.
In the event of inclement weather, the free concert will move to the college's Hellyer Student Life Center.


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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Firestone 550 – Texas Motor Speedway
IZOD IndyCar Series
RACE NOTES/QUOTES – June 8, 2013
GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 Midas / Big O Tires Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "I never really had a grip on the car. I really, really struggled with the rear of the car on entries and exits and couldn't get a handle on the understeer mid corner. I'm obviously baffled now with the performance. There are a lot of tracks we've gone to that I can compete at and right now I can't which is frustrating. For the amount of effort that we are putting in, there is no reason this should be the case. We will regroup but the problem is the lack of time between races."
· FAST FACTS: Was his fifth event here. He qualified 19th and started 17th after two cars ahead served 10-grid penalties for unapproved engine changes. He struggled with the handling of his race car and finished 21st. He qualified third in 2012, led 27 laps but a slight brush of the wall with two laps to go forced him to settle for second place with Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing (SCCGR). He qualified 20th for the first of two heat races in 2011 and finished ninth with SCCGR. He drew the fourth starting spot for Race 2 in 2011 and finished 30th. He did not compete in Texas in 2010 during his partial season of competition. He qualified 12th with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR) in 2009 but retired in 22nd place after contact. In 2008, he qualified 18th and finished 11th with NHLR… His best finish this season is second place in Long Beach and best start is 11th also in Long Beach… Is ranked 18th in series standings with 135 points.
JAMES JAKES, No. 16 Acorn Stairlifts Dallara/Honda/Firestone: "We had a great car, it's been pretty good all weekend and we made some great changes. We were definitely one of the top five quickest cars so it's just a shame we didn't finish there. We'll bounce back next week. You win and lose as a team and we'll just make sure we put it right next weekend."
· FAST FACTS: Was his third event here. He earned his best start of 10th place on Friday and was in fourth place with 16 laps to go when he had to make a final pit stop for fuel and finished 12th. He qualified 21st in 2012 and finished 10th. In the dual race in 2011 he qualified 30th and finished 25th in heat one and drew the 23rd starting spot in Heat 2 and finished 28th… Last weekend in Detroit was a breakthrough event for Jakes as he earned his highest career start and finish in Dual 2 in Detroit of second place… It is his third season in the IndyCar Series and first with RLL. In 31 Indy car starts with Dale Coyne Racing from 2011-2012, his best finish was eighth at Toronto and series-best start of eighth was at Motegi… His best start to date this season is 2nd at Detroit Dual 2 and best finish is also 2nd in Detroit's Dual 2 … Is tied for 14th in series standings with 148 points.
NEXT UP: The Milwaukee Mile will be the site of the fifth consecutive weekend of action for the IZOD IndyCar Series. Qualifying for the Milwaukee IndyFest will take place on Friday, June 14 and the 250-lap race will take the Green Flag at 3:40 p.m. CT Saturday, June 15 and be televised live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. Graham Rahal's best start is second in 2008 and 2009 and his best finish is second in 2011. James Jakes' best start is 20th in 2012 and best finish is 15th in 2011. The team won three poles with Bobby Rahal (1992), Kenny Brack (2001) and Vitor Meira (2004) and two races with Brack (2001) and Michel Jourdain Jr. (2003). Timing and Scoring information is available for all sessions from www.indycar.com.


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Sprenger sets sights on medley call-up
Silver medallist Christian Sprenger is hoping his stunning swim in Sunday's 100m breaststroke final will convince selectors to include him in Australia's 4x100m medley relay team.
Sprenger took silver in 58.93 seconds, just 0.47 seconds behind South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh who smashed a world record in a superb gold-medal swim.
To earn his spot in the 4x100m relay team, Sprenger would have to displace Brenton Rickard, who finished sixth in the same race.
"I think I've done it, well put myself in a good position to be chosen anyway," Sprenger said.
"I went into that race thinking it was going to be my last race and I produced a good swim, and now moving towards that medley relay I'm very excited to potentially be in that final swim.
"I think it will be the first time on the international stage that I will potentially be chosen for that relay spot and I think now going in with this newfound confidence and obviously the new time that I posted I feel a lot better about myself."
Van der Burgh told reporters he was humbled to have been able to stand among men at the pinnacle of the event.
"I remember watching this race in 2004 on television and it gives me goosebumps to be here with these champions," he said.
"It's nice to join the club (of gold medallists).
"From a young age we, all the people sitting here, dreamed about becoming Olympic champions.
"I even had to delete Twitter from my phone because I was getting ahead of myself thinking about it."
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This year's Pro Bowl will be the most influential all-star event in recent history. Virtually every pro series in the United States incorporates an all-star event into their schedule, but the NFL's is unique in that it comes at the end of the season. It's always been an afterthought, but if nothing changes this year, it's possible it'll be gone forever.
The first thing to remember about the Pro Bowl is that it's not a normal football game, but it is still a game nonetheless. The Pro Bowl has seen ever declining levels of play over the past decade, and it's that drop in play that has led Roger Goodell to threaten to pull the game for good.
That's what makes this season special. Peyton Manning will lead the AFC for what could be the final time, but that's not the way it could end. There's been a push by the players this year to up the level of play in an effort to save their yearly celebration of the NFL's best. Here's what has to happen to save the Pro Bowl.
The players have to do their jobs; that is, the players have to play hard. This is still a football game, and it should be treated as such.
The fans have to show support. There will be one football game this weekend, and it's a glorified exhibition. Still, we love football, and after the Super Bowl, it'll be a long time until we see it again. We might as well show our support and fill up on the all-star event.
Players and coaches need to get vocal. If it's apparent that no one cares about the Pro Bowl, the simple solution is to retire the tradition. If players and coaches really care, they have to be vocal supporters of the game.
The Pro Bowl is all about celebrating the season that was with a week long vacation of friendly competition. The Super Bowl, now the last game in the NFL season, has taken on that "celebrate the season" attitude, but that doesn't make the Pro Bowl irrelevant. The game is one of the NFL's great tradition. The field will be packed with this generation's best players, many of whom will be in the Hall of Fame in the future. Here's to hoping this weekend's Pro Bowl isn't the last NFL all-star game.


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Ever since 3sixteen set the new direction of their brand, they are sticking to it and with every season they are giving their brand more identity. Last season their denim impressed us very much, featuring some great details and an overall good quality. We already know what our favorite item next season will be – the new mid boat shoes produced by Quoddy for 3sixteen.
"Based in Passamaquoddy, ME, Quoddy was founded by Kevin and Kirsten Shorey (third generation shoemakers), Quoddy Trail employs expert sewers who craft each shoe by hand from start to finish. The shoes are made of 100% Chromexcel leather and are fully pigskin-lined for comfort – they also feature a full leather vamp, nickel eyelets, and a handsewn lock-stitched tip and kicker." Via Selectism.
The shoe comes in two colorways, black and navy, and will be released in August 2009.


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West Rand HR host first Photographic Weekend
15 October 2009
The West Rand Honorary Rangers�recently held their first Photographic Weekend in the Mapungubwe National Park – with much hope that this will become as popular as the birding weekends and a regular fixture on the SANParks calendar!
Thirty-two eager guests arrived at Mapungubwe on Friday 18 September, their cars overflowing with zoom lenses, tripods and cameras of all makes and sizes. After settling into their respective camps (Tshugulu and Leokwe) and having a most welcome dip in the pool, the guests were taken to the Limpopo View Point for sundowners.
The first dinner was served around the pool at Leokwe on Friday night - a real South African braai with pap and sous, home-made sosaties, wors, salad and a 5-star bread-table, followed by cheese cake for dessert. Guests then retired to their chalets to get some sleep and charge their batteries for the early morning start on Saturday.
The guests were divided into smaller groups and taken to various vantage points throughout the day. Unfortunately the weather did not play its part and it was rather cloudy and overcast, but this did not dampen the spirits too much!
Saturday's sundowners were served at the confluence viewpoint and our guests then came down the hill to the makeshift restaurant which had been set up by the Honorary Rangers at the picnic site. Considering that everything had to be transported to Mapungubwe, the table settings and personal touches looked fantastic and the food was delicious – various potjies, rice, samp and salad, followed by apple pudding and custard.
The guests were treated to an impromptu talk by Stefan Cilliers, (Section Ranger, West) on the elusive Aardvark. Stefan is passionate about this animal and West Rand pledged a donation toward the funding of his project (www.aardvarkafrica.org). An added surprise was that one of the guests (Albert Kopp of Avnet-Kopp) matched that donation with one from his company – thank you so much!
And the giving did not stop there! Every guest received a lucky draw prize kindly donated by our sponsors.
Eric Reisinger (SANParks Photographer based at Head Office) then announced a competition which would be set up on the SANParks website and judged by Eric, with two weekend visits donated by Mapungubwe management as the prizes for the best photographs. Watch this space!
After dinner, guests were transported back to Leokwe and Tshugulu camps and the next morning a few groups took up the offer of another early morning drive before check-out.
Heartfelt thanks to all the guests who participated in this inaugural event – we do hope that everybody enjoyed themselves and will return soon!
West Rand Honorary Rangers would like to thank the staff and management of Mapungubwe for their assistance in getting this project off the ground. We don't think they knew the scale of this project but they rose to the occasion and supported us with enthusiasm (we think they want us back!).
We would also like to thank Eric Reisinger for giving of his time and experience and making the weekend that much more interesting for the guests – we look forward to seeing the entries in the competition and to having you back at our next weekend! We also had another SANParks representative with us and he probably never got a chance to take any photographs of his own because he spent most of his weekend stocking the bar, carrying tables, loading trailers, setting up chairs, making fires, etc. Joep Stevens (General Manager, Tourism Operations) – thank you for everything that you did for during this event!
The West Rand Honorary Rangers hopes that this photographic weekend can be repeated soon and watch this space for more info! And the other national parks – watch out, we are coming to you too!


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Time to take down those "certified wildlife habitat" signs as it seems the National Wildlife Federation has entered into a "partnership" with Scotts, manufacturers of a host of wildlife unfriendly synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Some thoughts:
Scotts products do grave injury to microbial and fungal life in the soil to say nothing of insects. The NWF has too narrow an idea of what constitutes "wildlife".
And perhaps the era of big non-profit organizations like the NWF, that are little more than a mailing list, is over. We need more grass roots organizations at the community level that consist of actual people meeting face to face to do things like building school gardens, teaching permaculture and making our neighborhoods safer.
For more background on this controversy see Garden Rant. And leave a comment on the NWF's Facebook page.
Update: NWF has announced that they are giving up on this partnership citing Scott's legal troubles "related to events in 2008 that predate our partnership." I'm still going to find an alternate use for my NWF wildlife habitat sign for even contemplating this partnership in the first place.


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For those wanting to know how/where to donate extra vegetables to the hungry....I found sights on AOL for most states by typing in PLANT A ROW FOR THE HUNGRY. To get specifics for your area, just add in (your state's name) at the end of query above using Google or whatever search engine you want. Most states seem to have some involvement in this nation wide program.
In my opinion, it's a good idea to give to someone you already know that needs it first. I think we all probably know someone who could use some extra food, then branch out.
Flying V mentioned the battered women's shelter.....I think they probably run on donations and I think that would be an excellent place to give.


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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani mother has decided to take on the country's all-powerful spy agency.
In an effort to get back two of her sons, who are allegedly in the custody of Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, and to hold the agency accountable for the death of her third son, Rohifa has taken it to court, casting an unusual spotlight on an organization that wields tremendous power in world affairs.
Rohifa has petitioned the court on behalf of 11 men, seven who remain detained and four others who are now believed to be dead. After being acquitted by an anti-terrorism court in 2010, the 11 men were abducted as soon as they stepped out of the high-security Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.
The seven remaining men had been scheduled to appear before the Supreme Court on Friday, but they never showed, angering the families. The court then adjourned until Monday.
"I'm desperate. They're not subject to any law. They're free," said Tariq Asad, one of the defense lawyers, of the intelligence agencies.
Three of the seven are now in a facility in Parachinar in Pakistan's tribal areas near Afghanistan. The four others, including Rohifa's sons, have been admitted to the Lady Reading Hospital in the western city of Peshawar.
"They should give them back alive. At least they're still breathing now," said Rohifa, who added that she had little faith they would survive if they remain in the hospital or in the custody of the intelligence agency. The families believe the men are being slowly poisoned.
For Rohifa's sons, the ordeal began in 2007. Policemen had picked up Abdul Majid, 24, Abdul Basit, 26 and Abdul Saboor, 29, from their printing shop for Koran and religious books in the eastern city of Lahore. Their mother was never informed about their whereabouts.
And then, after being acquitted of terrorism charges and released from jail in 2010, they were again immediately detained. They were allegedly involved in high-profile attacks on Pakistan's military headquarters and other defense installations killing several army personnel.
Abdul Qudoos, another of Rohifa's sons, met his brothers once in what he said was a dark underground cell in the western city of Peshawar.
"They were lying on the ground while chained from the ankles to their middles with iron bars and their hands were cuffed," he remembered.
Then, last month, Qudoos got a call to pick up the body of his brother Saboor.
"He was covered with a cloth, full of lice, and there were insect bites on his body everywhere. It took me three minutes to recognize him. Then I saw the prayer mark on his forehead and I knew it was him," he said.
On another occasion, Qudoos met his other brothers, who are now in the hospital. Their looks shocked him.
"They can't walk. They're as thin as sugar cane," he said.
The fate of the men drew unprecedented criticism from some Pakistani lawmakers.
"I want to say to the army chief: It is a national army not a mafia," said opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. "Such kinds of activities will tarnish the image of the Pakistani Army."
Rohifa's case is just one of at least two targeting the spy agency, which seem to be Chief Justice Mohammad Iftikhar Chaudhry's response to criticism from the public that the Supreme Court was only targeting the civilian government and not the military.
"There has been so much criticism that [the court] was being political. I think they're trying to wash that away," said Talat Masood, a political analyst.
On Feb. 29, Chaudhry said, the Supreme Court will also hear a 15-year old corruption case that accuses the ISI of distributing 140 million rupees ($1.4 million) to right-wing politicians in order to form a block against the ruling party during the 1990s.
"We hope and pray that it's not going to be delayed again," said Ali Ashgar Khan, the son of the now 91-year old petitioner.
The cases are also set against a backdrop of growing frustration with the army and intelligence agencies among average Pakistanis. A series of embarrassing events have tarnished the military's otherwise strong reputation in Pakistan. First there was the secret US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama bin Laden last May. Then there was the humiliating militant siege of a naval base in Karachi and finally a NATO attack on a border post that killed 26 Pakistani soldiers.
While there have been other cases lodged against the spy agency in the past accusing it of illegally detaining prisoners, human rights group say Rohifa's case is different.
"This is an historic case. It is the first time they have confessed that these bodies are in their custody and handed them over," said Amina Janjua, director of the local nongovernmental organization, Defense of Human Rights.
Janjua's organization has registered more than a thousand missing persons in the last four years, about 400 of whom have been released. About 400 others, including her husband, are still missing. Another 100, she said, have been found, but remain in custody.
Janjua's work has been complicated by a presidential order, signed last year, that gives the army free reign to detain and try suspected militants for an indefinite period. The order was in a response to the low conviction rate of suspected militants in the regular courts.
Terrorist attacks have killed thousands of Pakistani citizens and security personnel in recent years. Maximum sentences are life imprisonment or the death penalty.
"We understand that there is an atmosphere of terrorism and challenges facing Pakistan, but they should not violate citizens' rights," Janjua said.
Janjua fears for the seven detainees still in custody.
"I'm afraid that their lives are now much more in danger. They're witnesses of huge human rights violations. Living people can speak," she said.
Raja Irshad, a lawyer for the intelligence agencies, said the men involved with Rohifa's case were not in his client's custody and that there was no evidence of torture or poisoning.
"First it has to be determined whether they have been tortured or poisoned. Everything has to be decided on the basis of evidence," he said.
Analysts are careful not to predict any major outcomes.
"Let's see how they go about it. This is going to determine the impartiality of the court. This could be a litmus test," Masood said.
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Pentachlorophenol is a manufactured chemical not found naturally in the environment. Pure pentachlorophenol occurs as a colorless crystal. The impure form is dark gray to brown dust, beads, or flakes. It has a sharp chemical odor when hot, but very little smell at room temperature. Pentachlorophenol was used as a biocide and wood preservative. It was one of the most heavily used pesticides in the United States. Now, only certified applicators can purchase and use pentachlorophenol.
It is still used in industry as a wood preservative for power line poles, railroad ties, cross arms, and fence posts. It is no longer found in wood preserving solutions or insecticides and herbicides that you can buy for home and garden use.
Unused tri-, tetra, or pentachlorophenol formulations are federal listed Hazardous Wastes with an F027 waste code. Pentachlorophenol is also a federally regulated Characteristic Hazardous Waste with a D037 waste code if there is enough of the formulation to fail a Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test.
Exposure to pentachlorophenol happens mostly to workers at lumber mills and wood-treatment facilities where it is used as a wood preservative. Pentachlorophenol can harm the liver, kidneys, blood, lungs, nervous system, immune system, and gastrointestinal tract. It can also irritate the skin and eyes.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides ToxFAQsTM Pentachlorophenol and many others. Note that the links lead away from the Department of Ecology Web site. However, the ATSDR is the Federal government's general clearinghouse for toxicity information.
Pentachlorophenol links to the ATSDR ToxFAQsTM for this chemical.
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Focus on Treated Wood Exclusion is an Ecology publication that clarifies the disposal and recycling options for arsenical, pentachlorophenol, and creosote-treated wood.
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Mayor asks residents for input on pot regs
The Mercury News cover story on marijuana grow houses (Page 1A, June 8) highlights the need for robust medical marijuana regulations in San Jose. This Tuesday at 7 p.m., the City Council will be voting on regulations and a zoning ordinance. We need clear rules that our police and DA can enforce, that protect children and neighborhoods, and that ensure seriously ill patients get the medicine they need. In our annual community survey, 60 percent of San Jose residents agreed that we need strong and effective regulation. However, medical marijuana lobbyists are making the rounds at City Hall, putting a glossy face on the industry and urging the council to support watered-down regulations. They are also circulating petitions to put a weak regulatory system on the ballot. The City Council needs to hear from parents, educators and other concerned residents. Please contact the City Council (www.sanjoseca.gov/council) or come to City Hall on Tuesday.
Chuck Reed
Mayor of San Jose
Matt Harris would make a great judge
I want to take the opportunity to talk about a friend and colleague who will be of great service to our county. Matthew Harris is the best candidate for judicial seat No. 24. I am a Deputy District Attorney for Santa Clara County. I have worked with Matt for the past 23 years. Matt has served with distinction in the District Attorney's Office serving the public interest in making our community safe. Matt is well respected and has a broad range of legal expertise. Matt's 23 years of commitment and experience have prepared him to serve our community as a judge. Matt will be a fantastic addition to our respected Santa Clara County bench. I encourage all county voters to join me in supporting Matthew Harris for judge on June 3.
Joseph W. Espinola
San Jose
Businesses need to cut their water use, too
I am one of many who have started watering my yard and plants but once a week, taken showers with little water use and a bucket to catch the water as it heats up and brushed my teeth without the water running. We all applaud each other for our conservation and look for new ways to save. Tell us, please, how the businesses that have acres of beautiful green grass throughout the city and county continue to landscape without water. It is time to make the businesses accountable, too.
Martha Phillips
San Jose
Honor commitment to preserve Ulistac
It is wrong for the 49ers to renege on underwriting new youth soccer fields in Santa Clara. It would be equally wrong for Santa Clara to plop soccer fields on the heart of the Ulistac Natural Area. It would be a slap in the face to hundreds of volunteers who have worked on restoring native vegetation and the birds, animals and butterflies that depend on it. A few months ago, I planted valley oak acorns as a Ulistac volunteer. This week I found oak seedlings sprouted and growing at each planting site. The oaks we planted may live for hundreds of years, or they may be paved over for soccer parking. The commitments to keep Ulistac as a natural area should be honored.
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TUPELO, Miss. — Today, the Board of Trustees accepted the retirement of Danny Porter as TPSD Athletic Director after 33 years of service to the Tupelo Public School District.
Coach Porter began his career as an 8th grade football coach and was the first soccer coach at Tupelo High School. During his nine years as the TPSD Athletic Director, THS won the Clarion Ledger All Sports Award five times, won 56 out of 111 State Championships, and was recognized as the 4th top high school sports program in the Nation by MaxPreps as well a Sports Illustrated Magazine's Top 10 High School Sports Programs in the Nation and 1st in the state of Mississippi.
Coach Porter had many outstanding accomplishments during his career with the Tupelo Public Schools and will be missed by students and faculty. His retirement will be effective at the end of the school year.
TPSD Superintendent Dr. Gearl Loden "wishes Coach Danny Porter a happy and fulfilling retirement after a long career with our school District. I hope he enjoys spending more time with his family and grandchildren."
The search will begin immediately for his replacement. Check www.tupeloschools.com and the newspaper during the next few days for more information.


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TMNP launches revamped Activity Card
29 September 2011
The My Activity Permit – produced in association with Hi-Tec - sports a new look and feel which is perfectly suited to the outdoors. The permit is available to the general public.
The cost of the card is determined by the impact the activity has on the park and ranges from R135 for a dog-walking permit to R 280 for a horse riding and line fishing permit.
"We recognised that when Table Mountain was declared a national park, users that were able to actively enjoy the park would fear being restricted because the focus was now on conserving our unique natural heritage. However, the park embraced the obligation to recreational use by zoning the park according to ecologically significant areas and designating areas for certain recreational activities.� Furthermore, park management engaged with recreational users to develop codes of conduct that would reduce the conflict between users and mitigate impact on the environment.� For example, in some areas dog walking may be separated from cycling, while in other areas dogs are not allowed at all, as in the Cape Point Section of the Park" says Park Manager, Paddy Gordon.
The My Activity Permit incorporates all of these management objectives.� We therefore invite all users to obtain their relevant activity permit and thus acknowledge both the privilege and the responsibility of enjoying a recreational experience in this spectacular national park.
Ian Little, Hi-Tec Marketing Manager had this to say, "Hi-Tec has a long established relationship with SANParks and is delighted to partner with TMNP on the My Activity Permit. We are committed to supporting initiatives which allow the public the opportunity, to be active in the park hopefully in their Hi-Tec footwear and clothing!"
Cost of the My Activity Permit:
Level 1 dog-walking: R 135
Level 2 hang-/para-gliding, sport and rock climbing: R 210
Level 3 horse riding, mountain biking and line fishing: R 280
When purchasing TMNP's My Activity Permit, 2 ID photographs are required.
Terms and Conditions:
- The My Activity Permit is only valid when accessing the park for the purpose of the specified activity. Access into the park for leisure purposes only (for reasons other that performing the activity) require the relevant access cards or entrance fees where applicable.
- Children are able to purchase a My Activity Permit on condition that the child's legal guardian signs the application form on their behalf. The child's ID number and photographs will appear on the permit card.
- Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult when performing the activity.
- My Activity Permit cards are not transferable.
- rices are subject to change without notice (prices will go up as per the annual standard increase on 1 November 2011)
- Misuse of the My Activity Permit will result in confiscation.
- Permit holders may undertake their permitted activity in designated areas as per the relevant EMP (Environmental Management Plan) all of which are available on the website (www.sanparks.org).
- Levels 1,2 and 3 are not included in the National Wild Card or My Green Card and must be purchased separately.
- 2 ID photographs are required and will be visible on the permit to allow easy identification at spot-checks.
- The My Activity Permit is available to all visitors and users of Table Mountain National Park.
- Permit holders may not undertake more than one activity at the same time.
- My Activity Permits may not be used for commercial gain in terms of the activity undertaking.
For further information on TMNP's My Activity Permit, please call +27 (0)21 701 8692, e-mail: email@example.com or visit www.sanparks.org.
Please note that Level 4: consumptive use is not part of the My Activity Card but the necessary TMNP permit and MCM licence are still required.


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Onsite Coverage: NCUA Announces New Exam Office for Corporates and $10B-Plus CUs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Effective Jan. 1, NCUA's Office of Corporate Credit Unions will reorganize into a new Office of National Examinations and Supervision that will supervise all corporates, as well as natural person credit unions with more than $10 billion in assets.
NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz made that announcement while delivering her general session address Thursday a the NAFCU Annual Conference.
Current Director of Corporate Credit Unions Scott Hunt will lead the new office, Matz told Credit Union Times, and will bring his existing staff with him.
The Office of Examination and Insurance, led by Director Larry Fazio, will provide "quality control" reviews of the new office's examinations, she said.
Natural personal credit unions that will be supervised by the new office include the $48 billion Navy Federal Credit Union, the $25 billion State Employees' Credit Union, the $15 billion Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the $10.6 billion Boeing Employees Credit Union.
Matz said the $9.5 billion SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is close to joining the other four credit union giants above the $10 billion mark.
The move has been in the works for about two years, Matz said. The idea came out of a systemic risk working group that put together options to improve safety and soundness, which met with NCUA executives twice to make the final decision.
Matz told NAFCU attendees a disproportionately large amount of NCUA resources are currently being spent supervising small credit unions, while a conversely small amount of resources are used to supervise large credit unions.
Additionally, the three largest credit unions are each larger than the entire National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which has $11.6 billion in assets as of May 31. As a result, Matz said, if one of those credit unions "got into trouble, we couldn't afford to rescue it."
The new office is expected to be budget neutral, Matz said.
"We wanted to find a solution that would be both efficient and effective," she said. "We didn't want to add any additional resources or staff."
The reorganization was also prompted by the reduction in the number of corporate credit unions in the past few years, she said.
Affected credit unions won't likely see any changes to their current examination regimen until 2014, Matz said, because the NCUA will spend 2013 making the internal transition and training staff.
Director Scott Hunt, who has experience examining natural person credit unions, "brings so much" to the new office "because he has expertise on both sides" of retail and wholesale credit unions, Matz said.


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Physicians are held in high esteem in our society.
It's well deserved by most doctors. They put in long years of hard study to become licenced and put in long hours to care for us. But, as in any profession, some physicians are mediocre. Indeed some deserve to be sued, disciplined, suspended or have their licences revoked. That's where society must demand expeditious action and transparency.
Sadly, expeditious action and transparency appear to be lacking as current procedures and laws are designed to delay action and protect reputations at the expense of protection of the public.
Let's start with Dr. George Doodnaught, the North York General Hospital anaesthesiologist whose trial on multiple sexual assault charges is currently underway in Toronto.
An initial complaint was made to the hospital in 2006 but it took four additional complaints and criminal charges in 2010 before the hospital severed ties with the physician. In the meantime he was allowed to carry on his practice. In 2011 the hospital entered into a confidential settlement of a lawsuit brought by some of Dr. Doodnaught's former patients. Checking this doctor's public record prior to 2010 would have disclosed no information concerning the misconduct allegations.
Late last year, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario issued a report on its inspection of 251 private medical clinics. The CPSO reported nine failures and 64 passes with conditions attached.
If these were restaurants or bakeries, the names and addresses would have been made public, but being mere medical clinics that perform medical procedures the names and addresses of the clinics remain secret, although we are told this will be remedied one day.
Then there's the matter of secret CPSO cautions made against physicians. While these cautions are not technically considered to be disciplinary in nature they are placed in physicians' files and presumably have an impact on future complaints. According to a Toronto Star report, 1,211 cautions were issued by the CPSO against physicians between 2007 and 2011. Although the cautions are secret — again, this too will be remedied one day we are told — we can lift the cover of darkness if a physician appeals the caution to the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, but even then, only the physician's initials are disclosed.
As an example, earlier this month the HPARB released its decision in the appeal of a caution by Dr. K.I. This physician was retained by an insurance company to conduct an independent medical examination of a car accident victim. The accident victim filed a complaint with the CPSO. The CPSO Complaints and Reports Committee released a decision cautioning the physician regarding "her inadequate and inaccurate report." The physician's appeal to the HPARB was dismissed on the basis that the decision to issue a caution was "reasonable" but the name of the physician remains confidential.
Even if the CPSO were to publish the names of physicians who receive cautions the Regulated Health Professions Act prohibits the use of such cautions in any litigation. Indeed, the legislation even prevents disciplinary decisions from being used against physicians in any litigation. It's hard enough to pursue a physician for medical malpractice with the hardball tactics of the Canadian Medical Protection Association, but preventing claimants from referring to or relying on decisions reached by the CPSO only serves to make it more difficult to pursue physicians whose conduct is open to question.
It's true that there are patients and accident victims who file frivolous complaints against physicians. That's a problem every profession faces and procedures must exist to expeditiously weed out these frivolous complaints. But ethics dictates transparency, and right now there's more transparency in respect of bakeries than there is of physicians.
Yes, physicians deserve to be held in high esteem, just not all physicians; certainly not the ones who do harm.


text: Hi, Im having problems with my heated seats. No heat through drivers seat, passenger seem ok. I checked connections under the seat with a meter got 12v through both drivers and passenger feed wires. checked the resistance I think was 2.8 ohms. I have checked measuring blocks with vcds for the seats. It is displaying that the thumb wheels are both on 6 even if I move them to any position other that 6. It is displaying temp actual 24 and Spec 64 on both seats but on the request heater window this stays on 'on' for a few seconds then displays 'off'. when I first put vcds on the spec temp for the drivers seat was -99 for the drivers seat but that seemed to go to +64 and stay there after that. Does this suggest its a thermostat problem in the drivers seat? Id be very grateful for any help. Cheers


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A roving band of the bearded Northern wanderers managed to slip through the NSMCS (North Sea Missile Command Shield)and sail unmolested up England's main river channel to molest the country's main modern art gallery yesterday.
Slipping under the noses of the gun bristling British naval fleet the wily Norsemen used cloth padded paddles to muffle their approach.
Just prior to sunrise (0500 GMT) the surly rogues disabled the special light path beam on the grounds of the Greenwich observatory enabling them to land the war shield clad ship at the Tate.
With blood curdling and esthetically harming screams the sturdy fiends from the land of snows fell upon the two security personnel and trundled both of the women back to the ship for passage home as booty.
Priceless and valueless works of art were ruthlessly thrust into oaken chests and clutched against hairy chests for the long voyage back to the land of gray clouds and grayer demeanors.
British Ministry officials are in talks with the Scandinavian government about a possible peaceful solution to the ongoing issues that these raids represent.


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I laughed when I read "we added" or "we took" in your above post when it was YOU that did all of the work to my Victoria. The boat sails great! Thank you, FW900.
On another note, Tim is a big America's Cup fan. . .
The highlight of an already great day was when Tim gave me a framed print of the Intrepid ('67 & '70 AC) w/ CG helicopter in the background as a housewarming gift. Thank you, Tim.
I'm looking forward to a closer commute to Plaza Pond on Sunday mornings. . .A great bunch of guys all of you are!
We the people
Hi Garth,
You're right... We just wanted to be able to take off your mast and sails so we could get it into the back of we's Suburban.
Nice catch on the gift from Tim. I should have snapped a picture of it. Tim does a great job of finding the right photo and doing the framing / mat work. Way to go mr Tim...
Rick H wrote that it was a record temp yesterday and he missed sailing. And Dave was thinking we wouldn't have been at the pond being Fathers day or he would have come out. I should have done a pre-pond report on Thursday.
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Sierra MYC Pond Report June 24, 2012
Yo Commodores!
Garth, Tim, Rick showed up about the same time this morning and we all order the same happy meal. We chowed down and talked about boats and things that had gone on the past week. Garth is all packed up and ready to move into his new place. Rick's cut is healing and he talking about his trip back east and his great purchase on Ebay a China 1 meter boat. Tim said he has been letting his paint cure on his Canterbury J for a week now. He wants it to be set before putting it back in a cradle.
Garth said he needs to bring his Cushman Eagle back from Vegas. I could imagine it would get great mileage. But all the bugs in the teeth might be chewy, and the freeway speeds of 80 might be hard to achieve. Glad he has moved it will make it much easier on him.
At the pond we got to see Rick's China boat. It looked just like an ETNZ only much less expensive. Even hat the pivot just below the mast crane to carry the larger head on the sail. Very nice. The deck is painted Yellow with a dragon decal.
Garth brought me a new ODOM sail from Las Vegas. Thanks Garth.
Rick sailed his Fairwind, Garth Tim and I sailed our Vics. We had cool temps and good wind today probably upper 70s and wind from 5-7 most the day. At the end of the day we did a bunch of short course racing. Our short course is one lap on a short course that takes probably 5 min to complete. The last boat back starts the next race so you need to stay on your toes as soon as one boat cross the finish line the last boat can take off any time.
With the short course it is very even and everyone gets a chance at hitting the finish line and one mistake on the course can cost dearly. But we can get so many races in in a short period of time that we don't dwell on the last race and try and keep on top of things for the next start.
We didn't head for home until 5ish. We had some walkups and shared our boats and explained the hobby.
What fun.
Charge up your boat and we will see ya next week at the pond.
Dragon waggon
Yo Don,
I liked the Dragon boat too! The decal looks very nice on the side.
Rick M
The Red Vic
Hi Jack,
Yeah I like my old Vic too. It has a Futaba 3802 servo for the sail sheet control along with a standard 3003 servo for the rudder. The sails I made and they are not paneled but seam to hold a good shape. The sail arm is bohemian too it was made from a broken plastic ruler. The deck hardware is from Orchard and a Radio Shack power switch. It has the original aluminum mast with a side to side bend in it that adds some flair when inspecting it up close. If this boat comes in first I know I have done something right with my sail trim or my thumbs. At the pond it is known as the Red boat, but the only red on it is the corner patches on the sails.
The old Vic has performed well over the years. It always seams to earn a spot in the back of my Suburban when Sunday rolls around and has made many a trip to the pond since 2000. I also have an old ODOM that seams to have called Shotgun for another spot in the back. I have a new Vic and a new ODOM in the shop but the old ones keep getting in the truck first. Must be a seniority system.
Sierra MYC Pond Report July 1 2012
Yo Commodores!
Welcome to July! Rick, Garth and I checked in at the Holiday Inn at 9:30 and ordered the usual. We put the breakfast on Tim's tab, thanks Tim. I'm sure Richard will help out with the next round in two weeks when his arm heals.
Last week at breakfast Garth and I swapped credit cards accidentally. Funny how we both bought stuff on the others cards and no one noticed. I even showed a clerk Garths picture on the back of the card as I made the purchase. No problem.. Scary... So before putting the card in my wallet I made sure I had my picture on the back of the card, it was mine.
Megan and Dennis joined us at the pond to round out the crew for the day. Megan sailed my Vic. Garth super tuned his Vic. Dennis setup and sailed his J36 and showed us his progress on building a keel fin on his modified J. With the rudder not combined with the keel maybe it can't be called a J. But it looked like it would be fun to sail. Rick worked on getting new servos mounted in his Vic and replaced his control arm that went missing. Not may people come to the pond with a complete in the box spare kit for their boat.
I did some short course racing with Garth and he won the first three races. I'm going to let him tune my boat next time. I pulled the AA alkaline batteries out of my boat. They were at 1.1 volts each normally they read 1.6v when fresh and I pull them at 1.3v. I changed the jib sheet attachment point untwisted my jib topping lift and was able to improve on my boat speed with one more fine tune. Whewww....
We all enjoyed the good wind in the 5-8 range today, and the heat wasn't too bad for the first of July. The pond water level was down about 6" but it didn't hurt the Vic's.
When Rick got his Vic back on the water we had a good time getting in a bunch of short course racing. At the end of the day Rick and I got in a full course run and it was over pretty quickly with good air over the entire course.
I noticed something wrong with my boom vang at the end of the day. See if you can spot it in the photos. Remember kids mix your epoxy well.
I had a great time sailing. It was fun doing the short course races and getting to chat with everyone. I'm ready to go again.
Charge up your batteries and we will see ya at the pond.
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Btw, that power switch on the deck, is that water-proof? When a gust makes the bow dive into the water, that section is sure to get wet.
Your right Solo, when it is Good and Broken maybe splinters and broken parts not just epoxy that didn't get mixed well.
Good eye, and catch on the deck power switch. The switch on the deck is not water proof. If water got in it could cause the switch to stay on. But of course while out sailing it isn't a big issue to me if the switch stays on.
I have a boat that has the same switch and it has been out in all kind of weather water on the deck, water in the hull, heck water on the sails... The switch on it hasn't failed yet. We usually sail in fresh water, but it has even been out in the Pacific Ocean...
I have some water proof switches, that I use, but I'm not sure if they are really necessary.
What's your thinking on the subject? I have never had a switch go bad. I have had corrosion in the battery boxes but not a problem with power switches. Has anyone else?
Last edited by Fairwind900; Jul 02, 2012 at 06:33 PM.
So you are only running one wire through the switch, either the pos or neg one? In that case it won't cause a short, although corrosion could render it unreliable in the long term, and it could fail on the water. On my larger sailing boat, around 1 meter, I use a special rubber cover that you can screw on the switch instead of the regular thin nut. So like this:
For a little money a little added safety, I wouldn't go without.
Thanks Solo.
I think you are right in that the rubber boot would help keep water from going directly down the toggle switch. And paying a bit extra wouldn't hurt. Even with the boot water could still get under the boot and to the switch but the rubber would slow it down. I actually have the same rubber booted switches on a couple of my IOM's and I have a few in reserve for a couple of other boats.
I just went out and pulled a switch (non booted) out of another one of my Vics (the Red boat) that has been sailing our pond most weekends year round for the past 12 years and checked it for problems. It looks fine and read good on my volt ohm meter for resistance. I'm not saying that it would never have problems, just saying that one is still good after 12 years.
One of our pals Rob probably does you and I one better in that he takes the switch out of the circuit and plugs directly into the Rx. That is too much trouble for me, but it would eliminate any issue with the switch ever causing the problem.
For me rubber booted switch, no rubber booted switch or no switch at all, as long as you take your boat and go sailing.
Last edited by Fairwind900; Jul 03, 2012 at 01:38 AM.
Personally I prefer a switch, being able to activate an de-activate the boat without having to open the hatch is very convenient.I take it from the car, switch on TX and boat, function check and away we go!
Greetings, Henk
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Do exporters gain from voluntary export restraints?
Most literature suggests that voluntary export restraints (VER) are not very harmful for the exporting country. This paper argues that this view is misconceived. Most work has focused on the welfare loss to the importing country arising from a loss of income transfer combined with a distortionary loss in efficiency. Implicit is the message that the often large rent transfer to the exporting country is likely to compensate for any induced inefficiency losses. This paper studies the effects on distribution and efficiency when VERs force factors out of industries in which they are most productive. It develops a general theoretical model that establishes qualitative conditions under which a VER will result in industry contraction, spillovers of exports to unrestricted markets, and losses in national welfare. It estimates key parameters of supply and demand for leather footwear exports from Taiwan subject to the U.S. Orderly Marketing Agreement, and explores the implications in a calibrated simulation exercise. The results are a strongindictment of VERs. For most plausible parameter values, VERs redirect exports, reduce the size of the industry, and cause overall economic losses, expecially if the affected industry is large.
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Mr Svensson says that according to the Sveriges Riksbank Act and its preparatory works, the mandate for monetary policy is price stability and to attain the highest possible sustainable employment, which in turn can best be achieved by stabilising inflation around the target and unemployment around a long-run sustainable level. A well-balanced monetary policy then entails choosing at each monetary policy meeting the repo-rate path that according to the corresponding forecasts for inflation and unemployment best stabilises inflation and unemployment. Target fulfilment for both inflation and unemployment would have been better if the Riksbank had conducted a more expansionary monetary policy in recent years.
Mr Svensson further discusses in his speech some of the objections that have been raised against his view in the monetary policy debate. In reality, these objections mean that monetary policy has more objectives than stabilising inflation and unemployment, which risks making monetary policy arbitrary and disjointed. The objective of price stability and the highest sustainable rate of employment should not be prejudiced out of consideration for financial stability, except in extreme circumstances and then only for a limited time. At present, however, there are no signs of such extreme circumstances in Sweden – financial stability can be maintained with macroprudential supervision and thus does not entail any justification for conducting a tighter monetary policy.
Mr Svensson also shows that the average inflation rate in Sweden during the past 15 years has significantly undershot the inflation target, despite other countries that have had an inflation target as long as Sweden managing to attain their targets. As inflation expectations have at the same time been anchored to the target, the long-term relationship between average inflation and average unemployment has become negative. The fact that inflation has undershot the target appears to have led to a significant real economic cost in the form of higher average unemployment. In Mr Svensson's view, it is therefore important that monetary policy should henceforth be conducted so that average inflation is held in line with the target over a longer period of time.


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please i want indonesian map and voice ind_women. Thx
i can't use map sygic for android in sygic wince. thx
please i want indonesian map and voice ind_women. Thx
i can't use map sygic for android in sygic wince. thx
Hi Guys, need some help.
I just installed it on my SD card along with Canadian and New York map as well as Loquendo TTS/English_us_woman but i cant seam to be able to get anything going. I only get Spain maps and language.
Any help?
I have downloaded the india.ta.2015.06 maps. It is in Maps folder.
Not getting visible but same time ther is Spain Map in the same folder which is visible properly.
How do I make India map visible?
any fix for this?
UPDATE: I have this problem in the image below.. Any fix for this?
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Sygic has made changes in the last maps which makes it not compatible with this version of the program.
Latest compatible maps are 2015.03.
Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk
Bit slow but have switched off traffic alerts (as it is its no use on WinCE PNA) and its not getting hanged now.
Best regards
(Update: After wasting my three days, I deleted everything related to Sygic from my PC and WinCE PNA. Sygic is dead for WinCE PNA. I bought Sygic lifetime maps for my Android. It was dead slow on WInCE and was getting hanged every time it used to get GPS fix)
Last edited by nitinule; 20th November 2015 at 08:07 AM.
Thanks for the codes. would you be kind enough to help me get India maps NT 2014.09
Hi, i download Sygic 13.2.0 from this discution and my device write no items and a write to content.lic new licence to 2018, but doesnt work.
Anyone help me please?
I have version 13.2 with maps ( TOMTOM 2015.09 ). When I start the program says that does not accept the version 9.1. Can someone tell me where to find current maps to version 9.0 ?
Thank you!


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Wess & The Airedales – 1973 – The Sound Of Soul
Doug Fowlkes formed Wess & The Airedales in 1961 as the Airedales. In the mid-60s the band ended up in Italy due to a military tour of duty where they added singer and bassist Wess Johnson who took over the band.
This one was sent by a visitor of FMS a long time ago and I am sure you'll all enjoy it.
It is extremely rare, never released on CD till now.
A1. Chapel Of Dreams 3.03
A2. My sun Is Shining 2.03
A3. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 2.47
A4. Stop Foolin' Yourself 2.43
A5. High Heel Sneakers 3.14
A6. Until You Came Along 3.25
B1. Your Precious Love 3.20
B2. Where Did Our Love Go 2.30
B3. I'll Never Turn My Back On You 2.59
B4. I've Got My Eyes On You 2.08
B5. You Brought It All On Yourself 2.28
B6. She Found Out 2.14
For generations the music and influence of black America has penetrated the ears of music lovers all over the world. During the '60s and '70s, as radio & TV communications and record distribution improved, more people than ever before were able to groove to the jazz of Blue Note, the soul of Motown, and the funk of James Brown…
It wasn't just the head-nodders and dancers that would get down to these exciting new American exports. Singers and musicians on all six continents, having only been exposed to traditional or classical music, would listen with a keen ear to draw much-needed inspiration. The many styles of funk, soul, jazz and rock pouring out from the US during the incredibly fertile '60s period meant that there was a LOT of music to be inspired by, but as you can imagine the biggest and the best were the ones who made their point most known – in the case of Italian Soul band Wess & the Airedales, the tremendous power of James Brown's trademarked production, arrangement and instrumentation was a major influence.
The many incarnations of Wess & the Airedales started in the US, in the year of 1961 when founder Doug Fowlkes fronted his Airedales band, recording a solitary 45 on the Viva label. More recordings followed with singer Rocky Roberts at the helm, and things continued despite his relocation to Italy due to military service. The band inevitably took on some Italian members, and in 1967 Italian vocalist and bassist Wess Johnson took over the role of Roberts. The American influence is obvious with the band performing and recording many more LPs, Eps and 45s of American-style Soul music – sung in Italian!
Any self-respecting US funk band at the time of recording – 1970 – would have been envious of the tight rhythms, sharp horns and super-clean production. Even Mr Brown himself! They are a band that is truly together. The music they've created clearly displays the level of talent & ingenuity that's managed to bridge the gap between Italian and American interpretation of a cutting edge sound, regardless of geographical location.
A perfect example of foreign talent that has managed to capture the very essence of deep, hard & raw American funk.


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DEMRICK ft. Mistah F.A.B - Purple
Want to know DEMRICK's favorite color? Simply take a whiff of his blunt… or look inside the styrofoam cup in his hand… or take a glance at his polo. On his latest promo single, the West Coast buzzmaker formerly known as Young De expresses his love for anything and everything Purple. (He's in good company; a shade of purple, Orchid, was chosen by Pantone as the "in color for 2014") Statik Selektah mans the mixing boards, crafting a hazy chopped-vocal beat to accompany the artist as he waxes poetic about kush, lean, his designer wardrobe and everything else that resides on his preferred slice of the spectrum. Bay Area mainstay Mistah FAB ties the record together with a vibrant guest verse. This joint isn't attached to a larger set, but those feeling it can hear more from DEMRICK on The First 48, his recent collaborative project with Xzibit and B-Real (as Serial Killers).


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Dudes and dudettes need sleep.
I know this isn't a big revelation or anything here, but it's important that we establish this baseline. We do need sleep. And probably a lot more of it than we're willing to give ourselves.
Research shows that most people require seven or eight hours of sleep to function optimally. Failing to get enough sleep night after night can compromise your health and may even shorten your life. From infancy to old age, the effects of inadequate sleep can profoundly affect memory, learning, creativity, productivity and emotional stability, as well as your physical health.
According to sleep specialists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, among others, a number of bodily systems are negatively affected by inadequate sleep: the heart, lungs and kidneys; appetite, metabolism and weight control; immune function and disease resistance; sensitivity to pain; reaction time; mood; and brain function.
See? I told you so. Not that I want to get all high and mighty here, dudes. Because, after all, I'm probably one of the worst offenders, let me tell you. I get up around 0645 every morning, or at least every weekday morning when I was working at Awesome Elementary School. Unfortunately, I rarely got to bed before midnight the night before. Add in time spent falling asleep and, there you go, I'm down in the 6.5-hour range.
And I know I need more than that.
When I started reading that list of organ systems that could be adversely affected by a lack of sleep in a Personal Health column by Jane E. Brody in The New York Times, I started feeling it all. Each and every single symptom. All at once. Dizzying, I tell you. Or was that one of the symptoms?
Poor sleep is also a risk factor for depression and substance abuse, especially among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to Anne Germain, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. People with PTSD tend to relive their trauma when they try to sleep, which keeps their brains in a heightened state of alertness.
Dr. Germain is studying what happens in the brains of sleeping veterans with PTSD in hopes of developing more effective treatments for them and for people with lesser degrees of stress that interfere with a good night's sleep.
I'm pretty sure you don't have to have PTSD to make horrible sleep a risk factor for substance abuse and depression. I can tell you, and I'm sure you know if you've ever slept as badly as I tend to do, I feel horrible the next day. And, when you consistently feel horrible, that's a pretty good recipe for being depressed about your situation.
So what's the solution?
Seriously? You had to ask?
It's get more sleep. Even though that might be hard, it's the best recommendation you can have for increasing your health and making you feel better.
Timothy H. Monk, who directs the Human Chronobiology Research Program at Western Psychiatric . . . is finding that many are helped by standard behavioral treatments for insomnia, like maintaining a regular sleep schedule, avoiding late-in-day naps and caffeine, and reducing distractions from light, noise and pets.
See that? Don't nap late in the day. Stay away from caffeine during the afternoon and sleep in a (metaphorical) cave, far from noise and pets.
Easy enough to say. Now we've just got to get it done.
See you dudes on the other side.


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Hi Everyone ..My name is Martin J Murphy ..i prefer to be called Marty and i was Born in Dublin in1960 and have lived in Dublin all my life .I Love Dublin but also like traveling around the rest of Ireland .i have visited England ,Wales,Germany ,Italy ,Switzerland.and all of the countries that made up the former Yugoslavia ...i took up Photography as a spare time hobey roughly 5 years ago as a total Beginner only just knowing what a camera looked like .since then i have had no formal training or studies in Photography but have learned about photography from meeting other photographers out and about on the streets of Dublin,reading a few mags and watching some videos on youtube..and of course im still learning and im still loving Photography and hope to do so till the end of my days .
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Concord residents Warde and Katie Comeaux visited Loch Ness and the Scottish highlands in September, and took a break from looking for Nessie to catch up on the community news in the Concord Transcript.
It doesn't matter if your time away is spent across the Bay or across the country — remember to pack the Transcript to keep up with news of the community, and then show your neighbors where you have been. Email in .jpg format to firstname.lastname@example.com or send to Transcript on the Road, c/o the Concord Transcript, 175 Lennon Lane, Suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.
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He certaintly isn't promising a reunion during his "[lastfm]Led Zeppelin[/lastfm] Experience" tour scheduled for the fall. But Jason Bonham has vividly expressed that it's his "goal and dream" to play on stage with the whole band again. He said: "That's what I'm doing [this] for. I'd love it."
Bonham sent out personal invites to band members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones— asking them to join him at any/all shows! Will they show up…?
Bonham's "Led Zeppelin Experience" will mark the 30th anniversary of his father's death and the disintegration of the band. He will be accompanied by five other un-named musicians. The show is being produced by Annerin Productions, the company that brought us the Beatles tribute show "Rain" and "The Pink Floyd Experience."
(Jason) Bonham first played with the band in 2007, stepping in after the death of his father John "Bonzo" Bonham– taking the stage along side Page, Plant and Jones at the Led Zeppelin reunion concert at London's O2 arena.
I'm not going to hide it from them. I will invite them to every show I can, because my goal and dream is. Wouldn't it be cool if I did something that they thought was cool and they would get up and play with me? That's what I'm doing [this] for. I'd love it.
Plant has reportedly already contacted Bonham to give him is blessing and wish him luck on the LZE tour— but the other members have not spoken up since the tour was announced. The tour is set to run for 30 shows, but Bonham hopes that more will follow.
Bonham said: "What I want to do is a personal story… give a little background on [the songs he plays] and the reason why I'm playing them, and stories about growing up with dad and how Zeppelin has been part of my life from the beginning. It's a good musical journey; it'll be sad at times…but it will really be a celebration."
Dates and ticket information will be released next week… Check back to see if the LZE is coming to your town!
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20 Games Like Alien: Isolation - Corporate Lockdown()
The Last of Us: Part II
Set 5 years after the events of the last of us, Joel and Ellie return on their journey through the ruined cities of America, their path ahead of them will be unfold.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Welcome to a new world of Danganronpa, and prepare yourself for the biggest, most exhilarating episode yet. Set in a "psycho-cool" environment, a new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
96 / 10054.8
Project Elea
Project Elea is a first-person Sci-Fi interactive storytelling adventure, where the main focus is humanity's place in the universe, the nature of intelligence and the meaning of faith.
Voyager 1231 River Elea Catherine Jones regains consciousness to find herself locked down in her own cabin. Kazumi, the omniscient A.I. host of Pilgrimage II, is offline for the first time in mission history, keeping her blocked. It won't be long before Elea realizes that everybody else has evacuated and she is left all alone on a Worldtree-class starship.
Playing as Elea, you will navigate the hallways, control rooms and ecosystems of Pilgrimage II, the ship set to colonize Solace, a yet unexplored Earth-like exoplanet. In order to save the ship and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of pioneering mission Pilgrimage I 15 years ago, you'll have to aid crippled Kazumi in fighting off an eccentric invasive intelligence that wants to take control, that has been waiting in the darkness of space, preparing...
As Elea explores clues and executes manual overrides to restore Kazumi's hijacked virtual memory, she will slowly come to realize it's the lapses in her own memory and the imprints of a personal tragedy that she must deal with first.
House of Caravan
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Billed as a re-imagining of the original Silent Hill, Shattered Memories once again casts you as Harry Mason searching across the haunted town for his missing daughter Cheryl. New to the series are a depiction of Silent Hill's demonic alter-dimension as a world of ice, and the removal of weapons from the game - when the monsters come out, Harry must literally run for his life.
Between scenes, the game will cut to a psychiatrist's office, who asks you personal questions about yourself and your past experiences. The game will then alter itself based on your responses, changing characters and lines of dialog to something intended to be more personally uncomfortable.
As you search for Cheryl, you will come across objects and recordings that tell some of the history of Silent Hill. The Wii Remote controls a flashlight aimed in real-time. Harry's cell phone accepts calls and messages from both the real and the supernatural, and a camera function is used to uncover hidden ghosts and their messages.
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Glory Quest
Glory Quest is a 2d top-down hack and slash RPG
Large map to explore
6 types of creatures to hunt down and kill
Battle System
Impact Winter
In 30 days, help is coming...
A mysterious radio transmission claims that help is inbound. You are Jacob Solomon: leader of a makeshift team trying to survive the aftermath of a devastating asteroid collision. The world you once knew is no more – buried deep beneath the constant snowfall.
Your goal: keep your companions alive until rescue.
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
Steel your nerves for a Korean horror without equal! Step into the shoes of student Hee-Min Lee and brave the terrors of Yeondu High School in a terrifying survival horror game filled with puzzles, secrets and - of course - deadly ghosts.
The Last of Us
Twenty years after a mutated fungus started turning people all over the world into deadly zombies, humans become an endangered species. Joel, a Texan in his forties with the "emotional range of a teaspoon" (to quote Hermione from Harry Potter), finds himself responsible with the safety of a fourteen year old girl named Ellie whom he must smuggle to a militia group called the Fireflies. And as if the infected aren't enough of a hassle, they also have to deal with the authorities who wouldn't let them leave the quarantine zone, as well as other survivors capable of killing anyone who might have something useful in their backpacks.
94 / 1005684.7
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
As the giant beasts march toward death, the last hope is a scavenger named Rex—and Pyra, a living weapon known as a Blade. Can you find the fabled paradise she calls home? Command a group of Blades and lead them to countless strategic victories before the world ends.
Each Titan hosts its own distinct cultures, wildlife, and diverse regions to explore. Search the vast open areas and labyrinthine corridors for treasure, secret paths, and creatures to battle and index.
During these escapades you'll get to know a large cast of eclectic characters, including the weaponized life forms known as Blades. Gather these allies, bond with them to increase their power, and utilize their special ARTS to devastate enemies. But to save the world of Alrest, you must first demystify its cloudy past.
A new story in the Xenoblade Chronicles series
The next adventure is on the Nintendo Switch console—set on the backs of colossal, living Titans.
Discover each Titan's diverse regions, culture, wildlife, equipment, and hidden secrets.
Find, bond with, and command weaponized life forms known as Blades to earn abilities and enhance them.
Uncover the history of Alrest and the mystery of its endless ocean of clouds.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
Resident Evil 6
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013. Resident Evil favorites Leon S. Kennedy, Chris Redfield and Ada Wong are joined by new characters, including Jake Muller, to face a new horror, the highly virulent C-virus, as the narrative moves between North America, the war-torn Eastern European state of Edonia and the Chinese city of Lanshiang.Starting with three distinct, yet interwoven story threads, each with their own pair of protagonists for either solo or co-op play, both offline and online, not only will Resident Evil 6 deliver both different perspectives and gameplay styles but, with the introduction of the innovative Crossover mechanic players will be able to team up and share the horror. At key moments during the game, up to four players can join together online to tackle a specific situation, with some stages seeing the usual partnerships swapped to further increase the depth of gameplay.Once players have completed the initial three campaigns they will unlock an all new campaign featuring Resident Evil's very own femme fatale, Ada Wong. A single player experience, Ada's campaign features unique missions, gameplay and weapons which will provide answers to the unanswered questions from the first three campaigns.
73 / 100873.65
A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate...
Until Dawn
Until Dawn is an interactive drama survival horror video game. It was originally scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 3 and feature PlayStation Move support, but in August 2014, the game was reintroduced as a PlayStation 4 exclusive.
Until Dawn is designed to be played multiple times, as players will miss out on quite a bit of content with a single playthrough. Each will last about nine hours in length and the game mechanics utilize a new in-game system called the "Butterfly Effect" in which any choice of action by the player may cause unforeseen consequences later on. For example, locating a weapon in an earlier chapter may allow the player to pick it up down the line when a chase scene leads back to the same room. Throughout the game, players will make difficult decisions during ethical or moral dilemmas, such as sacrificing one character to save another. The Butterfly Effect system blurs the line between right and wrong decisions and it is possible for players to keep all eight characters alive as well as having all eight of them die, allowing for many different paths and scenarios as well as offering several different endings. Until Dawn has a strict auto-save system to prevent players from reloading a previous save file to an earlier point in the game if they regret an in-game decision they have made. The only way to change the player's choice is to restart the game from the beginning or continue to the end and start a new game. In a developer interview, it has been said that Until Dawn has "hundreds of endings". Different endings have different variations depending on the combination of characters alive at the end of the game.
The gameplay is focused on exploration, quick-time events and discovering clues as well as making decisions. There is an in-game system that will keep track of all of the clues and secrets players have discovered in total, even if there are multiple playthroughs; these clues will allow the player to piece together the mysteries of Blackwood. In terms of the gameplay mechanics and theme, Until Dawn has been noted to be similar to Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.
Until Dawn was met with a positive critical response upon release, with praise directed at the visuals, choice mechanic, horror elements, music, voice acting and gameplay design. Most of the criticism the game drew was concerning the story, mostly the second half, camera angles, character movements and partially linear plot.
81 / 1001214.05
Get Even
"Take a deep breath..." Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of your memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Henry Townshend is a man living in a small apartment in South Ashfield, a neighboring town of the infamous Silent Hill. On one strange night, Henry has a terrible nightmare, with recurring events: his phone is dead, his windows are sealed, and his neighbors can't hear him. He looks at his door, only to see it is blocked by several thick metal chains. A note is pinned to the door: "Don't go out!" It is signed only by a man named Walter. Henry explores his apartment, trying to figure out what is happening, when he spots a giant hole in the wall of his bathroom. Henry goes through the hole, only to find a portal which leads him to alternate dimensions. Hopefully, Henry will find out the truth about his apartment, Room 302, and live.
79 / 100483.95
The Last of Us Remastered
Winner of over 200 game of the year awards, The Last of Us has been remastered for the PlayStation®4. Now featuring higher resolution character models, improved shadows and lighting, in addition to several other gameplay improvements.
Abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. A population decimated by a modern plague. Survivors are killing each other for food, weapons whatever they can get their hands on. Joel, a brutal survivor, and Ellie, a brave young teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, must work together if they hope to survive their journey across the US.
The Last of Us: Remastered includes the Abandoned Territories Map Pack, Reclaimed Territories Map Pack, and the critically acclaimed The Last of Us: Left Behind Single Player campaign.
- PS4 Pro HD
- Dynamic 4K Gaming
- Greater Draw Distance
- Visual FX
- Vivid Textures
- Deep Shadows
- High Fidelity Assets
93 / 1003314.65
Don't Knock Twice
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. To save her estranged daughter, a guilt-ridden mother must uncover the frightening truth behind the urban tale of a vengeful, demonic witch. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead.
Explore a grand manor house and interact with almost every object you see. To find and save your daughter, you will explore all depths of the manor, searching for hidden clues and using items to fight or escape the terror that surrounds you.
The game is based on the film, Don't Knock Twice, starring Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) and directed by Caradog James (The Machine).
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 places you into the shoes of fan favorite, Chris Redfield. You are joined by Sheva Alomar, an African special agent tasked with investigating the epidemic which has broken out in Africa - a new bio-terrorism threat which is transforming the people and animals of the city into mindless, maddened creatures.