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Good Morning Friends!
I'm off to the first Mardi Gras parade of the season....well my first anyway. It's that time here in SWLA so if you're visiting or just passing through take time to catch a few beads.
Today's guest is new to our blog and she visits today with her latest release, Beneath the Lake a PG13 rated, time slip, romantic suspense, book.
Her stories entwine strong, believable heroines with delicious hot heroes to tempt the deepest desires then fans the flames, sweeping readers into their innermost romantic fantasies. Ms. McLean weaves exceptional romantic mystery with suspenseful settings and lovable characters you'll devour. You'll see, hear, and feel the magical eeriness of one fateful night. You'll swear her time travel could happen, be mystified by her other worldly images, and feel heat of romantic suspense, but most of all you'll want more.
Find out more by visiting Casi's Website Facebook Page GoodReads Author Page Amazon Author Page and Blog and following her on Twitter!
Now let's find out about Casi's book, Beneath the Lake....
When the 2012 lawyer tangles with a 1949 hunk, fire and ice swirl into a stream of sweltering desire. Bobby Reynolds is smitten the moment the storm-ravaged woman opens her eyes and, despite adamant protest, Lacey falls in love with a town destined for extinction, and the man who vows to save his legacy.
Threatened by a nefarious stalker, the wrath of bootleggers, and twists of fate, Lacey must find the key to a mysterious portal before time rips the lovers apart, leaving their star-crossed spirits to wander forever through a ghost town buried beneath the lake.
Lake Lanier, Georgia—June 2011
A final thud hurled him backward, flailing through brush and thickets like a rag doll. Grasping at anything to break momentum, Rob's hand clung to a branch wedged into the face of the precipice. Spiny splinters sliced his skin. Blood oozed and trickled into his palms, and one by one, his fingers slowly slipped.
A sharp crack echoed through the silence of the ravine as the bough succumbed to his weight. He plummeted into free-fall. Clenching his eyes, he drew in a deep breath, terrified of the pain, the mauling that waited on the jagged rocks below.
When icy water broke his fall, the chill kept him from losing consciousness. He spun, straining to see, but darkness enveloped him. Soggy clothing pulled him deeper—deeper into the murky, fathomless depths. He wrestled to squirm free from the waterlogged jacket dragging him down to a watery grave, watched the coat disappear into black obscurity. Panic gripped his stomach, or was it death that snaked around his chest, squeezing, squeezing, squeezing the air, the life from his body? Lack of oxygen burned his lungs, beckoning surrender, and a shard of rage pierced his gut as reality set in. He lunged upward with one last thrust and burst from the water's deadly grip, gasping for air. A gurgling howl spewed from the depths of his soul and echoed into silence.
Sunlight shimmered across a smooth, indigo lake, but aside from the slight ripples of his own paddling, nothing but stillness surrounded him. He floated toward the shore, sucking deep breaths into his lungs until the pummeling in his chest subsided. When he reached the water's edge, he hoisted his body onto the soft red clay and collapsed while the sun's warmth drained the tension from his body.
No one knew he had survived. The rules had shifted. Now he could reinvent himself, become a stealth predator. His target: Lacey Madison Montgomery.
OH Wow, Casi! Where did you come up with the premise for this book?
I love to talk about Beneath The Lake, and the eerie lake lore that inspired my muse. A town that time forgot––the history and creepy stories attached to a rural area that sleeps beneath Atlanta's famous man-made lake, Sidney Lanier, fascinated me. Homes, churches and businesses still linger beneath the surface. The moonshiners of the 1940's added built-in suspense, and the birth of NASCAR. Looper Speedway, a half-mile dirt track where bootleggers competed with their souped-up cars, exposed its cement stands in a recent draught.
There's a Lady of the Lake who haunts the ghost town too––the spine-chilling lore is the basis for book three in my Beneath The Lake series, Between The Shadows. Some say she lures victims to her watery grave. The truth is, swimmers get trapped among the deadfall of sheered-off trees and town remains. Even expert divers get tangled beneath the murky surface, hence the lake's unnerving label: Lanier never gives up its dead. The inspiration swirled in my mind, begging for a story to be told. What a perfect setting for my romantic time-slip suspense series.
Why time-slip? Ever since my childhood imagination discovered Madeleine L'Engles, A Wrinkle In Time, the idea of time travel intrigued me. And Lake Lanier, a man-made lake with mesmerizing history, presented a plausible theory. What if the excavation explosions triggered a seismic shift? Given enough energy, could the blasts rip a portal into a different dimension or a crack in time? The possibilities were endless.
The birth of Lacey Montgomery evolved through my young adult love for Jude Deveraux's A Knight In Shining Armor. The time-slip novel introduced her endearing Montgomery family. I hope my books honor her inspiration. My high school friend, Hilary Johnson, inspired the persona of my heroine, Lacey Montgomery. A lawyer, discouraged with defending criminals, yearned to help honest people in trouble. Some of Hillary's finer qualities became part of Lacey––the dysfunctional relationships came from my own personal experiences. LOL. Once these elements entwined, Beneath The Lake blossomed with an energy and life of its own.
The sequel, Beyond The Mist, picks up where the first story ends incorporating two minor characters as the new hero and heroine. Beyond The Mist is complete, in editing, and will be published in a few months.
For a Free Gift, and a chance to win my entire short story collection, Destiny: Five Novelettes With a Twist, click here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/pxekfzj8Rx4el/
If you enjoyed the blurb and excerpt, watch the trailer too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwOqm8DUUfA
Purchase Beneath the Lake at Amazon.
Well friends hope you enjoyed today's spotlight and that you'll join us each week for Tuesday Treasures, Thursday Thoughts and Saturday Spotlight.
Until next time, take care and God Bless.
Saturday, February 18, 2017
#SaturdaySpotlight is on Casi McLean & Beneath the Lake!
Posted by Pamela S Thibodeaux at 1:30 AM
Labels: Atlanta, Casi McLean, Lake Lanier, mystery, pamela s thibodeaux, romance, romantic suspense, saturday spotlight, supernatural, suspense, thursday thoughts, time travel, Tuesday treasures
6 comments:
- Casi McLean said...
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- February 18, 2017 at 8:27 AM
- Casi McLean said...
Thanks so much for hosting me on your fantastic blog today, Pamela. I hope your readers enjoy learning more about me and my work. 😊
- February 18, 2017 at 8:28 AM
- Pamela S Thibodeaux said...
So glad to have you...your book sounds wonderful!
Good luck and God's blessings
- February 18, 2017 at 8:30 AM
- Diane Burton said...
Fascinating story about the lake. Best wishes, Cast.
- February 18, 2017 at 11:15 AM
- Elizabeth Alsobrooks said...
Your premise is very interesting. Good luck, Casi.
- February 18, 2017 at 1:03 PM
- Darcy Flynn said...
Your city beneath the lake sounds intriguing! Love reading your inspiration for the plot! Best wishes!
- February 18, 2017 at 2:58 PM
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3 Arrested in Torture of Afghan Girl
Afghan President Hamid Karzai appears to be making good on his promise to pursue those responsible for the torture of Sahar Gul, the 15-year-old girl found imprisoned in her in-laws' basement. So far three of the girl's in-laws have been arrested, though her husband, a soldier, is still at large. Her father-in-law was arrested yesterday. Sahar will be sent to India for medical treatment.

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I knew the end goal of my project, but I went through a ton of ideas before getting there. The most difficult part for me was safely and reliably detecting when the light switch in the bedroom was on without modifying the apartment's wiring. My first idea was to add a simple wall wart that would spit out a DC voltage that I could detect with a microcontroller. This was certainly overkill and in practice, it wasn't fast enough to detect when it is shut off because, without a load, the filtering capacitors would hold a charge for a long time. My next step was to design my own power supply but I soon realized, I couldn't design something smaller than a commercial product. I also experimented with transformer-less power supplies but was not happy with how dangerous they were. So the next plan of action was to create a non-contact AC voltage detector. I tried out a few designs but could not find one that would reliably detect the AC voltage in one receptacle while being powered from the other receptacle, so I scrapped this idea too. Then I finally found the idea that would work! I would use an opto-isolator. Unfortunately, I did not have a suitable one on hand, so instead of ordering one, I would make my own.
|Experimenting with ways to detect if AC voltage is present
My design uses a 120V ac lamp and a light-dependent resistor plus a op-amp configured as a comparator to detect if the AC power on the receptacle connected to the wall's light switch is on or off. I 3D-printed a case for the lamp and LDR to reside in. I normally post files, but these are as simple as they come and I can't think of a reason anybody would want files that are so specific. The LDR has a resistance of approximately 400kΩ when dark and 400Ω when light. I put this in series with a 10kΩ resistor and a 5V source to form a voltage divider. When dark, the voltage is near the source voltage, and when light, it is near 0V. During my experiments, it is not quite in logic levels, so I used a comparator with a threshold at half of the source voltage to ensure I always get a "1" or "0". Since the op amp that I used required at least a 5V source, and my microcontroller is only 3.3V tolerant, I used a 3.3V zener diode to ensure that 3.3V is on and 0V is off. Now I have a opto-isolator that can detect whether or not a 120V AC receptacle is powered on with a 3.3V output logic level.
NOTE: After some months of use, I determined that this circuit didn't work as well as I hoped. Check out how I replaced it at:
|LDR in one side, AC lamp in the other
|Put it together and you have an opto-isolator
|Schematic for the op-amp comparator
|Op-amp on the perfboard
I saw other projects across the web using the EtekcityWireless Remote Control Outlets, so I knew they were a great fit for my project too. Plus they are very inexpensive compared to other remote outlets that some Smart Home companies offer. I bought an RFToy from the Rayshobby Store to read the addresses for my outlets, and it is an awesome gadget for doing so. It's essentially a remote that can record the on and off codes for each outlet and then play them back on demand. Of course, this is completely unnecessary, because the rc-switch arduino library has a RecieveDemo sketch that prints out the same data over serial. Both methods require the proper frequency receiver and transmitter (with the appropriate length wire for an antenna) to get the wireless data. The Etekcity outlets operate at 433MHz.
|Testing the switches using the RFToy
The next step was writing the firmware for controlling the lamps and outlets. I first had to decide which microcontroller I would use for this project. Over the years, I have amassed quite the collection from samples, giveaways, and Kickstarters so I had many choices. I knew I wanted some kind of smart phone control so I narrowed it down to a BLEduino or a Spark Core. The Spark's documentation is leaps and bounds better than the BLEduino, so I decided to use it for this project. The rc-switch library has already been ported to the Spark, so I was able to quickly make a demo project that showed the wireless outlets worked in conjunction with a button for control. While researching ways to debounce the buttons, I ran across the awesome clickbutton library and it's capabilities allowed me to adjust the firmware's logic for some advanced features. As I mentioned earlier, each lamp has it's own button. Using this library, I gave the buttons three ways of being "clicked". There is the single click which toggles that lamp, the double click which toggles the other lamp, and the long click which toggles that lamp and sets the other lamp to the same state. For instance, if your lamp is on and you long click, your lamp will turn off and so will the other lamp. This is beneficial if you want to change the state of both lamps without thinking about them. While these libraries took care of most of the hard work, I also added an interrupt for the light switch input that will set both lamps to the state of the light switch whenever its state changes. As for the internet connectivity, I also added a Spark function that allows the state of the lamps to be changed over the internet and a function that will return the state of the lamp. Read below for how I implemented it. All of the firmware for this project is hosted on GitHub.
|Schematic for this project (click for full size)
I planned on 3D printing a chassis to hold the plugs, parts, and electronics, but by luck I got an awesome gift for Christmas and ran across a blog post just in time for my own project. My sister gave me a 3-Outlet Wall Mount Surge Protector with USB Charging and Slide-Out Smartphone Holders for Christmas and I had planned on mounting it in the kitchen to charge phones. That is, until I saw this post, Wifi Enabled Outlet with VoCore. He uses a similar outlet for his project. I was reluctant to rip apart a new Christmas present, but it was such a perfect fit, that I couldn't help but do so.
|The surge protector's shiny face
|And its guts
Since I now have a suitable chassis, I needed to create the permanent circuit to finish the project. I used a small perfboard that I had and cut it into two halves to make it fit inside the surge protector. I mounted the two circuits on the sides where the smartphone holders used to reside. One side holds the Spark core on some female headers, the op-amp circuitry and opto-isolator connections, and a screw terminal for one of the lamp switches. The other side holds the transmitter, and the second screw terminal for the other lamp switch. Four wires are run between the circuits for power, ground, TX, and button input. All of the additional circuitry is powered from the Spark's USB connection. I decided to make it very easy to remove the Spark if I ever need to connect it to a computer for any reason (And good thing I did! A power surge caused the Spark's firmware to become corrupted, and I spent a good deal of time trying to get it usable again).
I used an AC plug from a cell phone charger to detect the light switch's AC input. This caused the only major screw-up in this project. When I thought the project was complete, I plugged it in to test it and when I toggled the light switch's AC line, the isolation that I installed wasn't strong enough and the AC voltage destroyed the internal 5V USB power supply. I attempted to replace this power supply with some others that I had on hand, but they did not have the same form factor and wouldn't fit without modifications. This is when I cut my losses and used an external Anker 20W 2-Port USB Wall Charger. This charger is perfect because it supplies enough juice to reliably power the Spark when communicating over Wi-Fi and charge an iPhone or iPad on the other port. This leaves me exactly enough AC receptacles and USB plugs to power what is usually plugged in, so I was content, but still upset that I had to go this route. On the bright side, there is a lot more room in the surge protector now for extra circuitry if I decide to add extra functionality later.
|Mount the circuit to the side with a screw
|Circuits on the sides with 4 wires running between
|After the USB dilemma
|Spark on one side
|433Mhz transmitter on the other
Lastly, I plugged this circuitry into the wall and plugged the wireless relays into a power strip. I also ran the wires with the buttons under both night stands so they aren't visible, but still easily accessible.
|The final circuitry plugged into the wall
|The lamps plugged into the wireless relays
|A button hidden under the nightstand
Just as I was finishing up the project, I had a nice surprise! Spark announced their channel on IFTTT. I initially had thoughts of creating a similar web app to the one I use for my electric imp outlet, now I don't have to. Without writing any new code, or changing my existing code, I was able to create a recipe that allows me to control the state of my lamps using Launch Center Pro. There is also the option of setting a time that the lights automatically turn on and off. Or even using geolocation to turn the lamps on when I get near home! I'm really excited to see what other uses I can come up with for this connection.
There you have it. A relatively simple project that solves a inconvenience for me. Best case, this project will save me a couple minutes of frustration every day. But that's good enough for me. As a bonus, here's a photo album with some extra photos of the build. Also, my Spark code is hosted on Github.
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|My custom actions to control the lights
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Well, Huskies fans, this is it… My final posting on the Huskies football blog.
The Seattle P-I will publish its final issue tomorrow morning and Hearst will turn this operation into some kind of online platform, but one that will not include Washington Huskies football coverage of the same format — or the same reporter.
It has been my absolute pleasure to serve you as the P-I's Huskies beat writer the last four seasons, as well as covering high school sports and all of the other good stuff they had me doing here since 2001.
Many of you have sent farewell emails and I thank you. This has been an emotional time and your support is so appreciated.
A few others have sent "good riddance" notes and, well, thanks for despising me so much you still read! I figure that goes for our friend "Jimmy Dougan," whose comments I've really missed lately!
You really are the most intense fans in the Northwest. Sometimes a bit delusional, but definitely the most intense! That intensity can rub a reporter the wrong way, but I hope you know that — outside of personal attacks — your criticisms (and deulsions!) helped fuel what I did every day. I truly hope your team pulls out of the doldrums and going to games becomes fun for you again. You deserve it.
We didn't get through all the scouting reports, but you are in good hands with the other beat reporters in the area. I figure most assume all of us beat writers are bitter rivals, but while we all do our best to one-up the other, most of us spend so much time together we actually become pretty good friends. Those guys made me better and I will miss John Boyle, Tim Booth, Don Ruiz, Bob Condotta and Chris Fetters more than I probably even realize right now.
So many times I read on here or in my inbox how the P-I hated the Huskies. (Or maybe that was just the "media," in general… we all "hated" the Huskies.) That couldn't be further from the truth. The people on the athletic communications staff, namely Jeff Bechtold and Richard Kilwien, are top-notch and they are others I will miss in my life on a regular basis. The players have all been gentlemen to me, helpful even when they were miserable and just nice people. Several times I thought, "If I had a son, I'd love it if he went to UW," or "If I had a son, I'd be so proud if he acted like so-and-so." I wish the best for the players, the new staff (which I hardly got to know outside of Steve Sarkisian) and everyone on Montlake.
You aren't going to want to hear this, but a big part of me will miss the former coaching staff, too. I was initiated to the Huskies beat the day Tyrone Willingham took over. (No! It wasn't my fault! Haha!) While Willingham was a colossal pain at times and I won't go so far to say as I'll miss the man (I won't), but he made me a better reporter. Willingham's staff didn't fare well at UW, but it was comprised of a group of really good men, who I actually already miss. Mike Denbrock, Tim Lappano, Chris Tormey, Randy Hart… they were all helpful, genuine, personable and just good guys. It's nice to see them all land on their feet in other jobs. I'll always keep my eyes peeled for them — in case I do have a son that one day wants to play football!
Lastly, I have had the best colleagues, friends and family during my time at the P-I. Nick Rousso is the greatest editor a reporter could have because you always knew two things: 1.) He would make your story better, and 2.) He would have your back. The third thing I personally always knew was that he would be my friend, too. Even after we'd fight like heck! Dan Raley is the best reporter I've ever known and I was so fortunate to have him as a mentor. I had friends who picked me up from a high school soccer tournament in Lakewood, family who slept on my hotel room floor to support me at the Super Bowl and more amazingly fond memories than one person should have at a "job."
It stinks having to leaving a job that has not for one day felt like work. It stinks having to leave a boss you love, colleagues who inspire you, a beat that actually puts a spring in your step and readers who follow your work because of their passion for college football. But what absolutely doesn't stink is having had all of that. I'm so thankful for it.
Thank you all.


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Operation Santa is rolling on, with generous donations from several businesses and Crawley residents.
Once again the Crawley Observer is working with Crawley Open House to put on a delicious Christmas Day meal for those in need.
More than 60 people joined the festivities at the day centre in Stephenson Way, Three Bridges last year, and organisers are hoping for more success this year.
Charlie Arratoon, director of Crawley Open House, said: "Once again we have been overwhelmed by the huge response from people and companies across Crawley and beyond.
"We can't thank people enough for taking time to support the homeless and disadvantaged at this time of year.
"The kind donations arriving at Crawley Open House daily make a huge difference not just for Christmas Day, but right through the festive season."
As well as kind-hearted members of the public, donations have come in from a number of local businesses.
Copthorne London Gatwick and Copthorne Effingham hotels are providing desserts for the meal, with Tesco Three Bridges donating other dinner essentials.
Tesco store manager, Gary Powis, said: "We're proud to be supporting Crawley Open House again this year and hope that our donation will make a difference to people in our community on Christmas Day."
The Crawley Lions Club have also raised money for Operation Santa.
Crawley Open House provides support throughout the year for those suffering the effects of homelessness, unemployment, and other forms of social exclusion.
Chris Oxlade, hostel manager at Crawley Open House, said: "For years Operation Santa has given homeless and disadvantaged people a helping hand at Christmas thanks to the generosity of Crawley Observer readers.
"With the success of this year's appeal, it means that helping hand can reach out way into the new year."
Members of the public wanting to get involved can bring donations to Riverside House in Stephenson Way.
Anything from turkey and vegetables to soft drinks and crackers would be appreciated, along with clothes and blankets as the weather gets colder.


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It was a career fair at Paulina Raguimov's high school that started her on the path to becoming a full-time video game designer at only 19-years-old.
TechCrunch reports Raguimov was 16 when she attended the career fair.
She had no work experience and she also wasn't the best student. But the folks at the JumpStart booth didn't much care about either of those things.
Instead they cared about Raguimov's passion for games, and her personality.
"Raguimov's first role at JumpStart was as a production intern," TechCrunch's Kyle Russell writes. "Her responsibilities included quality assurance, the job that sounds appealing when you're 12 but in reality is incredibly dull: endlessly playing games to find their bugs. She was taught to use bug-tracking tools and how to update the game studio's documents."
At the time, Raguimov was still attending school, and during a science class, got the idea to create a game based on putting elements together to create things, kind of like the basis of wildly popular Candy Crush.
Her bosses loved the idea and "the team built it as a mini-game within School of Dragons, the studio's massively-multiplayer online game based on Dreamworks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragons" universe."
TechCrunch reports,
She started building out the concept in her own time, using what she had learned on the job to piece together a 30-page design document. She showed the idea to the studio's curriculum designer, who really liked it and passed it up to her boss. Who then passed it to the CEO of the company. "Suddenly," Raguimov says, "it was a top priority to get it out." As this was happening, the studio promoted her from intern to production assistant.
The game did really well.
Now she's working at the studio full-time, and is contemplating persuing college as well.


text: Subject: CURRENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT INSIDE BURMA__ABSDF ____________________________________________________ ALL BURMA STUDENT'S DEMOCRATIC FRONT ____________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE Current Political development inside Burma Inside sources I. Aung San Suu Kyi contributes assistance to political prisoners ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daw Aung San Suu kyi meets the people in front of her home every weekend and gives a speech regarding democratic causes. Now the number at the gathering is over 1000. A Rangoon resident said that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has organized a Committee to provide assistance to political prisoners in different jails in Burma. She has recently contributed 1000 kyat including a towel and necessary medicines for each political prisoner. "The People express their support to her great attempt," he added. The Committee has also provided assistance for the poor family members of the political prisoners. There are now about over 3000 political prisoners still detained in the different prisons in Burma. "She said that she will continue to urge the Slorc for their release calling the people to give her support" said another resident in Rangoon. II. Most Political prisoners will end their sentences soon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was reported from inside Burma that there are now over 3000 political prisoners in different jails of Burma. Most of the political prisoners will complete their sentences by the end of this year. It probably seems to be the Slorc that finding a way to take advantages of the situation by announcing an amnesty or something like that, said a resident in Rangoon. Slorc may announce an amnesty to exploit the situation, said one of the political prisoners. III. Top brass reshuffle soon -------------------------------------------- A rumour which has been spread inside Burma is that the internal split between the top brass of the Burma military has become broader. Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt seems to have lost some power while Gen. Maung Aye's clique becomes more powerful Senior Gen. Than Shwe will retire by the end of this year and Gen. Maung Aye will take his place as the Chairman of the Slorc, a Rangoon resident said quoting the rumours. VOICE OF THE PEACOCK Information Department All Burma Students' Democratic Front(Chairman_Moe Thee Zun) 8888 camps For More information contact: Zaw Min_Joint Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the ABSDF e-mail: lurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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This is what the Culinary Workers Union 226 has become:
A union that previously fought for worker's rights is now harassing innocent Las Vegas tourists visiting businesses on The Strip. New video shows Culinary Union leadership, with a bullhorn, harassing visitors to The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino. They berate tourists by yelling "losers" and "jerks," and even go as far as to demean women entering the premises.
"You and your girlfriend are a bunch of losers! Losers! … Especially your girlfriend. She's a loser!"
"You and your wife are a bunch of losers!" – Culinary Union leader
What is even more astonishing is that union bosses accept the heinous behavior. When asked by a reporter if she would denounce these tactics, union leader Geoconda Arguello-Kline defended the union's actions by saying:
"The recent civil disobediences, rallies and pickets are exercises of workers' First Amendment rights…"
These disgraceful acts are not representative of the hospitality Las Vegas is known for worldwide. Instead, these are the actions of a union out of touch with everyday citizens who come to Las Vegas and contribute to the local economy.
Read the article from the Las Vegas Sun below:
Culinary Union picketer verbally attacks tourists on Strip: Union official sees nothing wrong with tactics
Las Vegas Sun
By Ed Komenda
Oct 9, 2013
Video footage has surfaced showing a picketing Culinary Union member calling tourists "losers" and "jerks" for going into the Cosmopolitan.
The Alliance to Protect Nevada Jobs captured the video at a Culinary protest Oct. 5 outside the $4 billion Strip resort and today posted it on YouTube.
The alliance called the Culinary's methods "unsavory" and asked elected officials to denounce the union's tactics.
"Lawmakers should see that the union bosses at the Culinary Union are engaged in guerilla tactics that give our state a black eye," said Zachary Moyle, an Alliance spokesman. "The irony of Big Labor's approach is that it results in less tourism, fewer jobs, less tips and a weak local economy, which ultimately hurts the very workers they claim to represent."
Culinary officials said there's nothing wrong with their tactics.
"The recent civil disobediences, rallies and pickets are exercises of workers' First Amendment rights and part of the struggle for the Las Vegas Dream," said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, the Culinary's secretary-treasurer. "Cosmopolitan workers are fighting for the opportunity to provide for their families, something all Vegas workers deserve."
The video, titled "Union Bosses From The Culinary 226 Harass Tourists," runs 1 minute, 18 seconds.
The footage shows an unidentified Culinary member wearing a yellow reflective vest and toting a megaphone. Next to him stands an APNJ member handing out "Thank You" cards.
The APNJ, a project of the Workforce Fairness Institute, last week announced that it would launch a counter-demonstration during Culinary protests outside the Cosmopolitan. Instead of picketing, APNJ said it would distribute cards.
While the APNJ hands off the cards, the Culinary member pipes in. "You guys are a bunch of losers," he yells, targeting a group of people walking through the Cosmopolitan's front doors.
Later in the video, the man verbally attacks a couple.
"You and your wife are a bunch of losers," he says. "Support the workers, guys...Don't go inside of the Cosmopolitan."
Representing about 50,000 bartenders, maids and food servers, the Union then vowed to maintain a constant presence outside the Cosmopolitan, where 2,000 workers have been clocking in without a labor agreement for more than two years. The protests will end, officials say, when those workers get contracts.
Cosmopolitan bosses would not comment on the video or either group's campaign.
Near the end of the footage, the man yells at another couple walking into the Cosmopolitan.
"You and your girlfriend are a bunch of losers," he says, "Losers! … Especially your girlfriend. She's a loser!"
Ron Futrell, APNJ spokesman, contends the Culinary's insults could lead to ugly confrontations on the Strip.
"It's harassment," Futrell said. "I think that certain method of harassing tourists can be dangerous and inflammatory."


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Mountain Dew
Oman's 43rd National Day Celebration
We won the pitch to work on the special edition can that will be released in honour of Oman's 43rd National Day. Mountain Dew, a brand by PepsiCo, and Oman's number one drink, is characterised by its bold attitude, its daring persona, and its passion for adrenaline-inducing sports and activities. With a character as rich as this one, we set to work in order to capitalise on this persona, emphasising its essence as it celebrates this special day.
We started by knowing everything we can about Oman, learning everything about its history, culture and traditions, and how we can incorporate all these rich elements on a contemporary and young Mountain Dew Can. Mountain Dew's colours and strong visual language were maintained throughout our process. However, we used the brand's own-able cues in order to relate the brand with the occasion, finding traditional items from Oman's rich culture, and translating them in a way that fits our brand's identity. The result being a modernised interpretation of traditions, showing that our culture is deeply-rooted within us, as Omani people, and that we still take pride in our prevalent traditions and how far they've taken us. Hence, the accompanying slogan that was also added for the occasion. In the end, Mountain Dew has definitely channeled its inner sense of pride by staying true to its character as it joins the celebration with its people.


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Published December 20, 2015
Former President George W. Bush underwent a procedure on Tuesday to have a stent inserted after a blockage was discovered in an artery, his spokesman said.
The 67-year-old former president is recovering at a Dallas hospital and is expected to return home on Wednesday, according to a written statement from spokesman Freddy Ford.
"The procedure was performed successfully this morning, without complication, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital," the statement said.
Ford said a "blockage was discovered in an artery in his heart" during the former president's annual physical exam at the Cooper Clinic. Bush elected to undergo the procedure at the recommendation of his doctors.
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"President Bush is in high spirits, eager to return home tomorrow and resume his normal schedule on Thursday. He is grateful to the skilled medical professionals who have cared for him. He thanks his family, friends, and fellow citizens for their prayers and well wishes. And he encourages us all to get our regular check-ups," Ford said.
Bush and his wife Laura have lived in Dallas since leaving the White House in 2009. The former president keeps an active lifestyle and is an avid bike-rider, hosting an annual mountain bike ride for wounded veterans.


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"A rare document from one of British Punk's most hermetic groups – but one whose stature has grown and grown in the intervening four decades. This was a promotional handbill, printed both sides on thick paper, issued out of Rehearsal Rehearsals, Bernard Rhodes' HQ – probably in early 1978, to coincide with the first Sect single (and the only one on Rhodes' Braik Records), "Nobody's Scared / Don't Split It." Continue reading about this beautiful & rare piece of ephemera over at Jon Savage's site. He doesn't post often, but when he does, its worth spending some time there.
Keep up with Vic Godard's current activities at his website. Buy some music from him...he'll mail it to you himself!


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The Advanced Development coaching program is designed for coaches working with athletes in the Learn to Compete LTAD stage. The course expands on knowledge and skills learned in the Development Coach context and applies advanced training methods. The program has four distinct steps required for certification. Completion of each step also provides the coach with one of three coaching "designations": "In Training", "Trained", or "Certified".
VC_NCCP_Pathway Sept 7 2017 5.pdf
Step 1 - In Training: completion of Volleyball Canada e-modules (approximately 6-8 hours; pre-requisite to the In-Person Workshop) These e-modules are designed to provide all the necessary information a volleyball coach will need prior to the In-Person Workshop. The content of the modules will be applied and practiced in the Workshops. To begin the e-modules click here.
Step 2 - In Training: completion of the Advanced Development Volleyball Workshop
The course focuses on helping coaches to more effectively train athletes within the 17-18 age category and more advanced stages of skill development. Coaches will be expected to participate in a series of learning experiences designed to assist them in applying proven methods of coach intervention and practice design. Coaching abilities will be assessed throughout the course in a cooperative peer lead environment.
To enroll in an Advanced Development Coach Workshop, first complete the Volleyball Canada e-modules and you will be prompted to sign up for the next available Worskhop in your region. More information on available clinics can be found here: http://ontariovolleyball.org/events
Step 3 - Trained: completion of the following Multi-Sport Modules:
Plan a Practice, Nutrition, Make Ethical Decisions (Comp-Int version), Design a Basic Sport Program and Basic Mental Skills.
These modules provide education and training in areas relevant to coaches in all sports. To enroll in multi-sport modules, please visit the NCCP Course Calendar.
Step 4 - Certified: Portfolio and Evaluation requirements
The final step in the Advanced Development process is the submission of portfolio assignments and the undertaking of final evaluations.
Review all contents of the Coach Evaluation Package ADV DEV 2017 March 17b(1).pdf before beginning this final step of the certification process.
The portfolio includes:
- Design a Basic Sport Program submission
- Drill Design submission (used for the Support to Athletes in Training Evaluation)
- Developing an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) (not required if already completed in the Development Coach context)
The evaluations include:
- Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation - Comp-Intro Stream
- Making Head Way (generic stream) free online module
- Performance Analysis Evaluation (basic and intermediate skills)
- Support to Athletes in Training Evaluation (video submission or in-person)
Evaluation Package Appendices:
- Producing Videos for Coach Evaluation
- Certification Standards ADV DEV
- Evaluation Forms and Tools
- Debrief
- Action Plan
- Appeals
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As he felt himself begin to fall, Tom just managed to grab the banister and regained his footing , then turned and hurried back down the stairs to the second floor, where he ran into the corridor and tried the brass handle to the first door he saw. His heart was beating even faster now. He leaned his right shoulder into it, but it was locked. "Damn."
He almost didn't want to look back, because if there was somebody there, he wasn't sure that he wanted to see his face. But, as he ran to the second door on the left, he risked a glance over his shoulder. There was nobody else in the corridor yet. He turned the handle, almost flew into the neon-lit room, closed the door behind him and leaned back against it. In front of him, under the glare of two strip lights, were two tables piled high with stacks of yellowing papers and green cardboard files. Behind them was a row of four grey filing cabinets. At one end of the room was a large notice board, covered with black-and-white passport photos of Mongolians of both sexes and all ages, and at the other end was another door.
He could hear footsteps in the corridor now. Someone was coming. His arms froze in mid-air and he gasped, when the other door opened. As he walked forward, pulled his jacket down and straightened his tie, the door behind him also started to open. Tom's eyes flashed from one door to the other. He thought about hiding under one of the tables, but he realized it was too late, as Mr Enkhbold had already entered from the door to his right.
Tom smiled wanly: "Sorry, got a bit lost, looking for Miss Shevchenko." Mr Enkhbold, who didn't understand a word the foreigner was saying, shouted something in Mongolian, and then Tom heard the door behind him flung wide open. He swung round and bumped into a startled Olga Shevchenko. For a brief moment, her breasts touched his ribs, her bobbed black hair brushed his chin and he breathed a whiff of her surprisingly decadent, musky perfume, a gift from Batbold, which she'd dabbed on as an afterthought at her small apartment on Marx Avenue earlier that morning.
They bent down and almost bumped heads as they started to collect the file full of papers she'd been carrying, which now lay scattered across the floor. Mr Enkhbold approached. For some reason, at that moment, he reminded Tom of the Chinese funeral director who'd been called in after the tragic death of his younger brother Christopher. He half-expected to see a coffin behind him.
Enkhbold stopped, clasped his small hands in front of him, almost as if he were praying, looked down at Tom and Olga, with his yellowing eyes, and spoke again in Mongolian, this time more quietly. His smelled of cigar smoke and hair oil.
Tom stood up and handed Olga the papers he'd collected. As she carefully placed them back in the green file, Tom, who'd already registered that they had photos, like the ones on the wall, attached to them with paper clips, now noticed that one of them was his! How on earth did they get that? He wondered. He'd only submitted colour photos to the Mongolian embassy in London.
As Olga started to interpret what Enkhbold had said, Tom's eyes were drawn first to the cameo brooch that pinned the neck of her cream satin blouse, then to those sad, soulful eyes.
Her eyes flickered. She was beginning to feel some sympathy for this innocent-looking foreigner, especially as from her ten years working at the House of Friendly Relations she had some idea of what lay ahead of him. "Mr Enkhbold wants to know what you are doing here?" She didn't add that he'd also reprimanded her for leaving the door unlocked.
"Well, actually," Tom replied, gaining in confidence, "I was looking for you."
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"Zetsu One SHot" by Ppar93
Categories: Naruto
Characters: Original Character(s), You, 1st Hokage, 2nd Hokage, 3rd Hokage, 4th Hokage, Anko, Asuma, Choji, Gai, Genma, Haku, Hayate, Hidan, Hinata, Ino, Iruka, Jiraiya, Juugo, Kabuto, Kakuzu, Kankurou, Karin, Kisame, Konan, Konohamaru, K
Description: I'm weird and bored and for those two reasons alone i challnege you!
The Rules
Stop crying theres only a few....
1: Has to be with ZETSU (the plant guy from the akatsuki)
2: Has to be no less then 800 words (thats not a lot peoples)
3: Optional Lemon
See not that bad! The thing is i like reading one shots about the naruto guys who don't normaly get writen about! So in fact it dosent even have to be a Zetsu one shot (but i do prefer it) it could be any of the following!
*Kankurou (another favorite)
*Jaraiya (sp?)
*Oreo (Snake master)
or any other character that dosent normaly get writen about!
Good luck to those go dare...
Posted: 07/29/08 | Deadline: None
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grat * i * tudePosted by: | Comments
grat * i * tude \grat'i tood', -tyood\
n: the quality or feeling of being thankful < She showed her gratitude for her husband's romantic gesture by letting him watch ESPN all afternoon. > The quality of being thankful or grateful – Syn. Thanks, Thankfulness, Appreciation, Gratefulness.
This is the dictionary.com definition of gratitude. For some reason, we spend quite a bit of time talking about what we are grateful around Thanksgiving, but why should we limit our gratitude to just one day (or month) of the year.
Last year, I read a great article in Real Simple on this very subject of Gratitude that I really enjoyed and love to share with people who need that extra boost of motivation (or reminder) of why it's important to be grateful.
Oprah talks frequently of living a life of gratitude and that not enough people do it. We get so wrapped up in our own drama or chaos that we forget about being grateful or thankful for all that we have. America is of course the the land of excess…
How does it happen that we loose track of our priorities? Getting back to what really is important is what I have feel this time of year is all about. Knowing what defines you and what you can truly express gratitude for!
I am grateful for….
…Gods grace and the many blessings we have had this past year.
… Our family and especially for my husband and all that he has done for our us!
… Our good health and how the kids have managed to dodge a few cold bullets recently.
And finally… Our freedom, that each day I can make choices for myself and my children. That I have the opportunity to experience all these things that I am grateful for!
What are you grateful for?
Ten Twitter Tips For Work-at-Home MomsPosted by: | Comments
Social Media is quickly growing into one of the most-used marketing tools for work-at-home moms. One of the largest social media websites, Twitter.com, can be an effective way to spread the word about your business and learn from other top representatives in your business niche. However, it can take a lot of time to determine the best ways to use Twitter effectively for business. Below are ten tips to help shorten that learning curve.
1. Choose a Meaningful User Name
If possible, grab your business name as well as your own name for use on Twitter. Having an easy-to-find and easy-to-remember username is essential.
2. Brand Your Twitter Page
Don't leave your Twitter page boring and plain – spice it up. Make sure you add your logo, contact information and any other information that will be helpful for customers and visitors to your page. You can use a website such as TwitBacks.com to create a free or very low-cost background to bring life to your page.
3. Learn the Lingo
Twitter can be very useful, but it can also be very frustrating … especially if you have no idea what all those little symbols mean that fly across the screen. Take the time to research the meanings of the tags most often used on Twitter. One great place to do so is right on Twitter itself.
4. Follow Industry Leaders
Veteran entrepreneur Diana Ennen shares this tip: "I love to follow industry experts on Twitter and gain all their business insight. It's almost like being right there in their office and getting in on their trade secrets. Not only do they post tips and how to information, they often share their business successes and mistakes and that allows me to learn from them. It's so worth it!"
5. Interact
Don't be shy! Take a few minutes each day to comment on what others are discussing or to throw out a question or idea. You never know when a topic is going to spark a response and help you build relationships with customers and your fellow Twitter users. Read More→
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By Tracey Lanter Eyster,
Creator & Senior Editor, MomLifeToday.com
Welcome to Every MOMent Counts! Here you will find words harnessed together by energy and enthusiasm that I hope will provide encouragement and empowerment to you as a mom.
You see once God blessed me with the title "mom" my entire outlook on life was forever altered, tipped away from self and towards legacy. Suddenly my desire to glorify God was transcended from my life and into the life of His great blessing to me…my children. I was being entrusted with these tiny little lives to love and mold into "His little soldiers" as my younger brother declares.
In today's world of "meism" the ability to place one's personal desires aside and contemplate daily life through the lens of selfless motherhood can only be done… well, through the power of the Holy Spirit. And lest you think me a prideful, perfectionist, ninnymuggins; allow me to assure you my selflessness exists successfully only when I am well girded. The daily battle against self continuously screams loudly in my momlife.
Actually, so loudly does it scream that I am compelled though necessity to spend daily time in the word at most, and seek out scotch taped index cards streaming with Bible verses at least. My home is frequently alive with the cascading sounds of Christian contemporary music to wage war against my selfish thoughts. And on the days I really need some serious refocus – very loud, foot stomping strains of LeCrae, Skillet and Third Day are at a fever pitch level!
My children have always been the integral part of my life. They matter. I make time for them. I set aside my wants for their needs. I spend intentional time with them. I am always a teacher. I fail. I apologize. We keep moving forward. We make memories. We play. I am silly. I dance. I sing. I instruct. I have "do nothing" days. I cook. I am busy. I err. I ask for forgiveness. We rebuild. We laugh. We cry. We create. I take pictures – lots of pictures. We make memories. I am an intentional mom. Read More→
Finding a Telecommuting Opportunity In This Crazy EconomyPosted by: | Comments
My first step into the work-at-home world was as a data extractor for a company in my local area. Believe it or not, I found that job in the Classified Ads section of the newspaper. That, however, was ten years ago. A lot has changed in the last ten years – the internet alone has grown by leaps and bounds. So, what are some of the best ways for people in today's market to find a telecommuting opportunity?
Classified Ads
One good thing about the technology available to us today is that most Classified Ads are now not only listed in print newspapers, but online as well. Take a look through these to see if there are businesses in your area looking for local at-home workers.
Online Job Sites
Most online job websites now offer telecommuting listings. Use the search term "telecommute" to help give you the best results. There are even websites that cater to the work-at-home crowd such as HireMyMom.com. Remember – always be sure to read the fine print, and research each company/opportunity that interests you.
More and more at-home workers are freelancing on a contract basis. Writers, web designers, graphic artists, and more are finding this a viable option to allow them to work from home. There are websites, such as elance.com, that cater specifically to the freelance community and make it easy for freelancers to connect with companies and individuals looking to hire them.
Start A Business
Other trend among telecommuters is heading out on their own. Taking the data entry and executive assistant skills that they've gained over the years, these at-home workers are now launching their own Virtual Assistant (VA) services, Copy-writing services and other such businesses.
There are an amazing amount of resources for telecommuters today. These positions are in high demand, so be sure to polish your resume and tailor it to fit the type of work that you're searching for. Be persistent – it may take a while to locate the right opportunity, but it will be well worth the wait.
Jill Hart's entrepreneurial career began in her teens when she spent a summer working with her father who ran his own business. When he put her in charge of a Coke machine and allowed her to keep the profits, she saw the benefits of being her own boss. She is the founder of the popular Christian work-at-home website CWAHM.com and mentors business owners at http://SuccessfulChristianWomen.com. Jill is also the co-author of So You Want To Be a Work-at-Home Mom (Beacon Hill Press, 2009).
CWAHM Video Devotional with Jill Hart – Starting Fresh In The New YearPosted by: | Comments
This week we're talking about Starting Fresh In The New Year.
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
CWAHM Video Devotional with Jill Hart – Balancing Work and Family During the HolidaysPosted by: | Comments
This week we're talking about Balancing Work and Family During the Holidays.
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. .
Matthew 6:33
Thinking Through It All
CWAHM's Jill Hart Featured Today on MoneyLife Radio!Posted by: | Comments
This Broadcast: Teaching Kids to Have a Giving Spirit at Christmastime with Jill Hart of CWAHM.com
CWAHM Video Devotional with Jill Hart – Striving To Please GodPosted by: | Comments
This week we're talking about striving to please God daily.
Our verse this week is:
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30 (NIV)
Thinking Through It All
CWAHM Video Devotional with Jill Hart – Seeking WisdomPosted by: | Comments
This week we're talking about Seeking Wisdom.
Our verse this week is:
She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Proverbs 31:26 (NIV)
Thinking Through It All
CWAHM Video Devotional – The Proverbs 31 Woman – Week 8 – Overcoming Fear and WorryPosted by: | Comments
This week we're talking about Overcoming Fear and Worry.
Our verse this week is:
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
Proverbs 31:25 (NIV)
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GOAL hero Jon Stead admitted he was 'buzzing' after helping Bradford City knock his old club Sunderland out of the FA Cup.
Stead, who endured a miserable time at the Black Cats a decade ago, scored the second goal in a 2-0 win to send his side into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Valley Parade was packed out for the fifth-round clash, after Bradford's win over Chelsea last month, and the celebrations were under way even before the final whistle.
Stead said: "We've done it again and we're obviously buzzing."
Bradford goalkeeper Ben Williams, meanwhile, said the Bantams were "living the dream."
The win for the League One side over their Premier League visitors was secured by an early John O'Shea own goal and Stead's second-half strike.
"It was thoroughly deserved. The boys have performed fantastically well. We limited Sunderland to hardly any chances," Williams said.
"We've performed fantastically well – the boys don't need any encouragement. We're playing against brilliant opposition and they're all up for it. A full packed house and everyone's up for the game.
"From the first whistle everyone ran their socks off, worked hard for each other, and it's thoroughly deserved.
"With the form we're in at the moment well take anyone at home (in the quarter-finals).
"Being in this position, in the quarter-finals of the cup, it's a massive reward and bonus for everyone. We're just living the dream at the moment."


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The 12th Congress is held in Portland, OR and Stevenson, WA September 29 - October 2, 2011. Dr. Rick Fraunfelder was the President of the Society and chaired the organizing committee.
11th Congress at Philadephia, Pennsylvania.
10th Congress at Konigswinter, Germany.
9th Congress at Ft. Worth, Texas.
8th Congress at Lindau, Germany.
7th Congress at Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
The meeting was held from 3-7 October, 1998 in Riom, France at the Chateau de Mirabel. Dr. Pierre Duprat was the President of the Society and chaired the organizing committee. The meeting encompassed several sessions: In vitro, retina electrophysiology and veterinary and toxicology ophthalmology. The interaction between attendees and speakers was very active. The Proceedings and articles are being published in The Journal of Toxicology - Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology.
Dr. Keith Green was chair of the organizing committee in his role as President of ISOT. The meeting was held from October 13 through 17, 1996 at the Grove Park Inn and Resort in Asheville, North Carolina. Program highlights were sessions organized around the themes of ocular drug metabolism and nitric oxide effects. A workshop on in vitro and in vivo models for ocular toxicity testing occupied almost a whole day with an enthusiastic audience that provided vigorous interaction and a ready exchange of ideas. The proceedings were published by Plenum Press, New York, in a text entitled "Advances in Ocular Toxicology".
This meeting was held in Annecy, France with the chair of the local organizing committee being Professor Otto Hockwin and the President of the Society, Dr. Ingo Weisse. The meeting had invited speakers in the areas of electrophysiology and drug pharmacokinetics. Over 100 persons attended this meeting held in a splendid setting. A day trip to Chamonix was a social highlight. The meeting proceedings were published in a book published by Plenum Press, New York, entitled "Ocular Toxicology".
Dr. Sidney Lerman and Dr. Keith Green organized this third International Congress of the Society held in November in Sedona, Arizona. An attendance of over 100 persons led to a meeting in another magnificent setting with a large program of papers and posters being presented. A symposium on Alternatives to Animals in Toxicity Testing was an integral part of the program. New officers were elected with Dr. Ingo Weisse assuming the Presidency on January 1, 1993. Publication of the Congress Proceedings occurred in Lens & Eye Toxicity Research, Vol 9, 1993; Marcel Dekker, New York.
Dr. Otto Hockwin again acted as host for the second International Congress of the Society held in Deidesheim, Germany in May. A magnificent setting for the meeting led to a large attendance (over 140 persons) at which a large program of papers and posters was presented. New Officers were elected and Dr. Sidney Lerman assumed the Presidency on January 1, 1991. Publication of the Congress Proceedings occurred in Lens & Eye Toxicity Research, Vol 7 (3,4), 1990; Marcel Dekker, New York.
Dr. P. Basu organized this first official International Congress of the Society in Toronto, Canada. Well over 150 persons attended the meeting at which numerous papers and posters were presented. The first business meeting of the new Society was well attended, the officers elected and By-Laws adopted. Congress Proceedings were published in the Society's new journal, Lens & Eye Toxicity Research, Vol 6 (1,2), 1989; Marcel Dekker, New York.
Dr. Otto Hockwin was the host for this meeting held in Meckenheim, Germany at the Red Cross Center near Bonn. It was at this meeting that the foundation of ISOT was decided. An even larger group of people attended this meeting, with the first involvement of poster sessions. This meeting was for the first time published in "Drug Induced Side Effects and Ocular Toxicology, Concepts of Toxicology," O. Hockwin (ed)., Vol. 4, 1987; Karger, Basel.
Dr. David S. Hull and Dr. Keith Green were the organizers of this meeting held in Augusta, Georgia, in April immediately preceding the ARVO meeting. A splendid attendance of international researchers was present.
Dr. Henry F. Edelhauser was the organizer of the third meeting of this formative society that was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dr. Fraunfelder again hosted a meeting, this time held in Portland, Oregon. About 120 people attended this meeting that followed Dr. Fraunfelder's move to Oregon, the involvement of his Department of Ophthalmology in ocular toxicity, and the founding of the National Registry for Drug-Induced Side Effects.
Dr. F.T. Fraunfelder organized a meeting held in Little Rock, Arkansas, that provided the first forum for persons with an interest in ocular toxicology to meet and exchange information.
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In this course you'll learn the how to get started with Allen-Bradley PLCs and RSLogix programming software.
NOTE: This course covers a subset of topics included in "PLC Basics, Second Edition" and is offered as a low cost alternative to that more expansive course.
Online Course Advantage:All our online courses come with No Expiration Date and include Instructor Lead "Q & A" Support in the lesson discussion area. Online Course Completion Certificates are also available to students who complete all of the course's lessons and quizzes.
Click here for course details.
I'm happy to announce the re-released of my original PLC course in a new, super affordable "Core" edition.
This slimmed down "first edition" is being offered as low cost alternative to my completely refilmed and much expanded "PLC Basics, Second Edition" course.
Cut from the original 2014 course which earned a 4.6 out of 5 star rating with students in over 45 counties, this trimmer two hour edition has been simplified to include only the "core" topics you need to know to begin using and programming PLCs!
Note: Customers looking for my completely new, five hour second edition click here: PLC Basics, Second Edition.
What you will learn:
- Understand what a PLC is, and how to read Ladder Logic
- How to download, setup and use RSLogix, RSLinx, and RSEmulate
- Understand Data Table files O, I, S, B, T, and C
- Configure RSLinx communications to Emulated PLCs, as well as the Serial DF1 driver and cables used with A-B PLCs
- Write, download, go online, test, and troubleshoot PLC Ladder Logic programs using Bit, Latch, Timer, and Counter instructions.
Who should take this course:
This introductory PLC course is designed for those people without prior PLC experience who want to get started using and programming PLCs quickly and inexpensively.
This course is also recommended as the starting point for beginners who would like to go on to learn about other A-B Programmable Controllers, including the Allen-Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix PACs.
Note: This course is not the newest, nor is it the longest version, however it is the least expensive. Students looking for the newest and longest version of the course should check out my new, completely re-recorded five hour edition, PLC Basics, Second Edition.
Requirements to complete optional exercises or follow along:
Students who wish to complete optional exercises, or follow along with the instructor as he programs, will need the following:
- An internet connection to download the free RSLogix programming and emulation software from Rockwell's website
- A Windows PC compatible with the above software
Note: The free RSLogix software supports these Windows versions:
- Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit
- Windows Vista, Home or Business
- Windows 7, Home or Pro
- Windows 8, Home or Pro
- Windows 10 (Unofficially, instructor tested)
Students who wish to program a physical PLC (as opposed to using the free Emulator) will also need:
- A Windows PC with either a USB or Serial Port (Ethernet can be used with the 1100 & 1400)
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- NOTE: While the course covers how to find I/O wiring diagrams, it does not include lessons on basic electricity or wiring I/O devices
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I'm having trouble and I don't really know where the problem is.
I have a table with a checkbox in a column, and when I check a box I want to do a function to update an external datasource, then wipe out the table and complete reload it. The function works ok, but when I try to set the dgData of group "myTable" to empty, it starts clearing the checkboxes (column 1) from the top, but when it gets to the one I just checked it stops. I don't get any error message.
I don't know if this is related, but when I try to apply any changes I make to the checkbox script, I'm getting an error message in Card_Properties_List on line 722 "DGH_StoreCurrentOpenedParent --"
In the error message window, it says
button "Card_Properties_List": execution error at line 236 (Chunk: error in object expression), char 37
This happens after the program fails.
set dgData stops part way through with checkboxes
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Learning Arabic Grammar from the basics Lesson 6:
Recap of Last Lesson:
1. We learnt about the feminine demonstrative pronouns - أنتِ (anti)and أنتُنَّ (antunna).
2. We learnt about the detached pronouns - هُوَ (huwa), هِي (hiya), هُم (hum), هُنَّ (hunna).
3. We also learnt about female demonstrative pronouns - هَـٰذِهِ (haadhihi), تِلْكَ (tilka).
Watch (f)
Doctor (m)
Engineer (m)
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مَا – What?
'Ma' is used to asked questions about nouns (inanimate objects/concepts)
In this part of lesson we will learn the phraseمَا هَـٰذَا؟ which means "What is this?". It is for asking about a masculine object which is close by.
هَـٰذَا؟ مَا : What is this? هَـٰذَا؟ مَا : What is this?
قَمِيصٌ هَـٰذَا : This is a shirt نَجْمٌ هَـٰذَا : This is a star
For feminine object, which is close by, we use مَا هَـٰذِهِ؟
مَا هَـٰذِهِ؟ : What is this?
هَـٰذِهِ سَيَّارَةٌ : This is a car
In a similar fashion, for masculine objects which is far we have مَا ذَلِكَ؟ which means "What is that?"
مَا ذَلِكَ؟ : What is that?
ذَلِكَ سَرِيرٌ : That is a bed
And for feminine objects which is far we have مَا تِلْكَ؟ which means "What is that?"
مَا تِلْكَ؟ : What is that?
سَاعَةٌ تِلْكَ : That is a watch
مَنْ – Who?
'Man' used to ask about people (or animate nouns).
In this part we will learn the phrase مَنْ هَـٰذَا؟ which means "Who is this?" It is for asking about a human (male) who is nearby. And for a female, who is close by, we use مَنْ هَـٰذِهِ؟
مَنْ هَـٰذَا؟: Who is this? مَنْ هَـٰذِهِ؟: Who is this?
طَبِيبٌ هَـٰذَا : This is a doctor هَـٰذِهِ بِنْتٌ: This is a girl
In a similar fashion, for a male who is far, we have مَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ which means "Who is that?" and for a
female who is far, we have مَنْ تِلْكَ؟
مِنْ + مَنْ.
As we have learnt in the earlier lessons that مَنْ is a preposition meaning "from". When we have مَنْ after it, it is written as مِمَّنْ which means "from who".
خَديجَةَ مِنْ هُوَ الْكِتابُ؟ مِمَّنِ : Who is the book from? It is from Khadijah.
أحمدٍ مِنْ هِيَ السَّاعَةُ؟ مِمَّنِ : Who is the watch from? It is from Ahmad.
Points to note:
Example 1:
Literally, the above sentence would mean, "From who is the book?", but this construction sounds a little awkward in the English Language. Hence, we translate the above sentence as "Who is the book from?"
The preposition "Min" is not changing the case of the noun "Al-Kitaabu" into genitive, because After "Min" we have "Man" and then "Al-kitaabu".
The نْ of مِمَّنْ has a kasrah in order to avoid the 2 sukoons (one present on the نْ of مِمَّنْ and the other on لْ of الْكِتابُ .We learnt this in earlier lessons.
خَديجَةَ has a fathah at the last letter, because it is in the genitive case, and we have learnt that genitive case in the case of Female Proper Names and Nouns are Mamnoo Min as-Sarf i.e. they don't take a kasrah nor do they take a tanween.
Example 2:
The same reasons as above, except that, since Watch is feminine, hence we use "Hiya" instead of "Huwa" and also, أحمدٍ has a kasrahtaan on its last letter, since it is a masculine name and in the genitive case. It is not Mamnoo Min as-Sarf.
Jazakallah khairan
Learning Arabic Grammar from the basics Lesson 5:
Table of Contents
a) Recap of Last Lesson.
b) Vocabulary.
c) Female Personal Pronouns
d) Detached Pronouns
(i) هُوَ (huwa)
(ii) هُم (hum)
(iii) هِي (hiya)
(iv) هُنَّ (hunna)
e) Demonstrative Pronoun (Feminine) - هَذِهِ (haadhihi) and تِلكَ (tilka)
a) Recap of Last Lesson:
(1) We learnt about the preposition مِِنْ (min) – meaning "from".
(2) We learnt about the Genders in Arabic language – The Masculine and the Feminine forms and their exclusive features and conversion of nouns from masculine to feminine.
(3) Proper Names in Arabic, that male proper names may carry "tanween" while female proper names cannot.
(4) We also learnt about Mamnoo' Min As-Sarf مَمْنُوْعٌ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ that Genitive case in the case of feminine proper names or male names ending in (ة) are indicated by a "fathah" and NOT a "kasrah"
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b) Vocabulary
Note: Go through the vocabulary as many times as possible and try and learn these words with meanings in a week's time Insha'Allah. Remember, that without vocabulary, learning any language would be of no use.
c) Female Personal Pronouns
We have already learnt about the masculine demonstrative pronouns أنتَ and أنتُمْ in Lesson 2. The feminine equivalent for these are أنْتِ (anti) and أنْتُنَّ (antunna).
Examples: ؟ مَكَّةَ مِِنْ طَالِباتٌ أنْتُنَّ هَلْ (hal antunna taalibaat-un min Makkah-ta?) – Are you all (female) students from Makkah?
؟ عائِشَةُ يَا أنْتِ أَيْنَ مِِنْ (min ayna anti ya Aaishah-tu?) – Where are you from, Oh Aaishah?
d) Detached Pronouns
(huwa) - He / It (singular) (3rd person)هُوَ
(hum) - They (plural) (3rd person) هُم
(hiya) - She / It (singular) (3rd person) هِي
(hunna) - They (plural) (3rd person) هُنَّ
Pronouns are of two main categories: الضَّمائِرُ المُنْفَصِلةُ, the detached pronouns and الضَّمائَر المُتَّصِلَةُ , the attached pronouns. In this lesson we are covering the detached pronouns. We covered the 1st person (أناَ and نَحْنُ) and 2nd person pronouns (أنْتَ and أنْتُم) in Lesson 2.
In Arabic all nouns are either masculine or feminine. There is No Neuter Gender.
ھُوَ (huwa) and هُم (hum)
A masculine noun is referred to by the pronoun ھُوَ (huwa) whether it denotes a human being, an animal or a
thing, and masculine plurals whether human beings or animals are referred to by the pronoun هُم (hum).
أَيْنَ الْوَلَدُ؟ (aynal-waladu?) - Where is the boy?
؟ الْكِتَابُ أَيْنَ (ayna l-kitabu?) - Where is the book?
فَصْلٍ فِيْ ھُوَ (huwa fi faslin) - He is in a class.
البَيْتِ فِيْ ھُوَ (huwa fl-bayti) - It is in the house.
هُم طُلابٌ (hum tullab-un) – They are (male) students.
Examples from the Qur'an:
(a) Use of ھُوَ (huwa) for Allah –
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah 112 verse 1:
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (Qul huwa Allahu ahadun) – "Say He is Allah (the) One"
(b) Use of ھُوَ (huwa) for non human thing –
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah 3 verse 78 referring to the false claims of the Jews and the Christians about things in their scriptures which they added themselves:
وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ (wa ma huwa minal-kitabi) – "and it is not from the book…"
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah 35 verse 31:
وَالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ هُوَ الْحَقُّ (Wa al-ladhee awhayna ilayka minal-kitabi huwa al-haqqu) – "And what We have revealed to you (O Muhammad SAW), from the Book (the Qur'ân), it is the truth"
هِيَ (hiya) and هُنَّ (hunna)
A feminine noun is referred to by the pronoun هِيَ (hiya) whether it denotes a human being, an animal or a
thing, and feminine plurals whether human beings or animals are referred to by the pronoun هُنَّ (hunna) e.g.:
بِنْتٌ هِيَ (hiya bintu-n) – She is a girl.
البَيْتِ فِيْ هِيَ (hiya fl-bayti) - She is in the house.
هُنَّ طالِباتٌ (hunna taalibaat-un) – They are (female) students.
Important Rule: For 3rd person non-human plural we use the 3rd person feminine singular (hiya) as a pronoun. i.e. when we use "They" to refer to non-humans, like books, pens etc, we use هِيَ (hiya).
؟ الْكُتُبُ أَيْنَ (ayna l-kutubu?) - Where are the books? الْمَدرَسَةِ فِيْ هِيَ (hiya fil-madrasati) – They are in the school.
هَلِ الْمُدُنُ في مِصْرَ ؟ (halil-mudunu fi misra?) – Are the cities/towns in Egypt?
نَعَمْ هِيَ في مِصْرَ (na'am hiya fi misra) – Yes, they are in Egypt.
Examples from the Qur'an:
(a) Use of هِيَ (hiya) for Allah's punishments (3rd person Non-Human Plural) -
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah 11 verse 83 referring to His punishments:
وَمَا هِيَ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ بِبَعِيد (wama hiya mina ad-dalimeena bi-ba'eedin) – "and they (Allah's vengeance / punishments) are not far from the Zâlimûn (polytheists, evil-doers,)"
(b) Use of هُنَّ (hunna) for Women (feminine plural)
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah 2 verse 187 referring to the women:
هُنَّ لِبَاسٞ لَّكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لِبَاسٞ لَّهُنَّۗ (hunna libasun lakum waantum libasun lahunna) – "They (women) are Libas (body cover or clothing) for you and you are Libas (body cover or clothing) for them...."
e) Demonstrative Pronoun (Feminine)
We have already learnt about the masculine demonstrative pronouns هَـٰذَا and ذَلِكَ in Lesson 4. Now we will be learning feminine demonstrative pronouns.
هَذِهِ (haadhihi)
هَذِهِ (haadhihi) is a noun of indication. It is used to indicate/point to feminine objects or people which are close in proximity.
Examples: هذِهِ إمْرَأةٌ (haadhihi 'imra'ah-tun) – This is a woman. فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا (fi haadhihi d-dunya) – In this world. [Note: "dunya" is a feminine word, hence we have used the feminine demonstrative pronoun "haadhihi"]
Examples from the Qur'an:
Allah says in the Qur'an in Surah 7 verse 156:
وَٱكۡتُبۡ لَنَا فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ (Waoktub lana fee hadhihi ad-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati) – "And ordain for us good in this world, and in the Hereafter..."
تِلكَ (tilka)
تِلكَ (tilka) is a noun of indication it is used to indicate/point to feminine objects or people that are distant or far.
Examples: تِلكَ مَدينَةٌ (tilka madeenah-tun) – That is a city.
تِلكَ زَينَبُ وَ عائِشَةُ هذِهِ (haadhihi Aaishah-tu wa tilka Zainabu) – This is Aaishah and that is Zainab.
Jazakallah khayran
Learning Arabic Grammar from the basics Lesson 3:
Recap of Last Lesson:
(1) Default case of Arabic nouns is 'marfoo" i.e. Nominative.
(2) We learnt about the Definite Particle ال "Al"
(3) We learnt that when a noun has "Al" in the beginning then it cannot have a "tanween" at the end.
(4) The اَ "alif" of اَلْ "Al" is pronounced only when it is not preceded by another word.
(5) We learnt about the Sun and the Moon Letters.
(6) We also looked at few of the Examples from the Qur'an and the Ahadeeth.
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Note: Go through the Vocabulary as many times as possible and try and learn these words with meanings in a week's time Insha'Allah. Remember, that without Vocabulary, learning any Language would be of no use.
Sentences in Arabic
In Arabic language there are two kinds of sentences.
The one which begins with a noun is called a nominal sentence الْجُمْلَة ُ الإِسْمِيَّة (al-jumlatul ismiyyah)
And the one which begins with a verb is called a verbal sentence اْلفِعْلِيَّةُ الْجُمْلَةُ (al-jumlatul fi'liyya)
We will be learning about the nominal sentences now, and later on we will learn about the verbal sentences Insha'Allah.
Nominal sentence - الْجُمْلَة ُ الإِسْمِيَّة (al-jumlatul ismiyyah)
Just like in English, a nominal sentence in Arabic has two parts:الْمُبْتَدَأ ُ (Al-mubtada'), translated as "Nominative Subject" and الْخَبَرُ (Al-khabar), translated as "Nominative Predicate"
The noun with which the nominal sentence begins is called (الْمُبْتَدَأ ُ) subject, and the other part which says something about it is called (الْخَبَرُ) predicate.
Few Properties of al-mubtada' wa l-khabar which should be kept in mind.
اَلْمُبْتَدَأ (al-mubtada') - Nominative Subject
(1) اَلْمُبْتَدَأ is from the Arabic word اَلإِبْتِدَاءُ (al-ibtida') meaning the beginning or starting, and hence (al-mubtada) is that which comes at the beginning of the sentence.
(2) اَلْمُبْتَدَأ is a noun that is the subject of the talk or discussion.
(3) اَلْمُبْتَدَأ in its أصْلٌ (origin) is generally مَعْرِفَة ٌ (ma'arifa) i.e. definite.
(4) اَلْمُبْتَدَأ is generally مَرْفُوْعٌ (marfoo') i.e. Nominative, meaning it takes a dhammah or dhammataan on the last letter of the ism.
اَلْخَبَرُ (al-khabar) - Nominative Predicate
(1) اَلْخَبَرُ literally means "information". It is that which originally comes after اَلْمُبْتَدَأ (al-mubtada).
(2) اَلْخَبَرُ gives information or news about اَلْمُبْتَدَأ, and by which it completes a benefit with اَلْمُبْتَدَأ.
(3) اَلْخَبَرُ in its أصْلٌ (origin) is generally نَكِرَةٌ (nakira) i.e. indefinite.
(4) اَلْخَبَرُ is generally مَرْفُوْعٌ (marfoo') i.e. Nominative, meaning it takes a dhammah or dhammataan on the last letter of the ism.
Note: اَلْمُبْتَدَأ (al-mubtada') & اَلْخَبَرُ (al-khabar) will both match in gender i.e. if al-mubtada is masculine, then al-khabar will also be masculine and vice versa.
Anti bintu-n? (Correct) Anta bintu-n? (Incorrect) Anti waladu-n? (Incorrect)
If there are two subjects and they are of different genders, that is, one is masculine and one feminine, the predicate will be masculine, e.g. (ar-rajulu wal-waladu wa l-bintu tullaabun) – The man, the boy and the girl are students (m).
And NOT (ar-rajulu wal-waladu wa l-bintu taalibaatun) – The man, the boy and the girl are students (f). [Don't get confused here, we will cover these in details in coming lessons Insha'Allah]
[Note: tullaabun means "(male) students" and taalibaatun means "(female) students"]
الرَّجُلُ طالِبٌ (ar-rajulu taalibun) - The man is a student (Mubtada' = ar-rajulu and khabar = taalibun)
(al-masjidu kareebu-n) – The mosque is near (Mubtada' = al-masjidu and khabar = kareebu-n) اَلْمَسْجِدُ قَرِيْبٌ
(Nahnu fil-buyuti) – We are in the houses (Mubtada' = nahnu and Khabar = fil-buyuti) نَحْنُ في الْبُيوتِ
Demonstrative pronoun - اِسْمُ الإِشَارَةِ (Ismu l-ishaara)
The الأسْماءُ الإشارَةُ, demonstrative pronouns are similar to the English 'that', 'this' and they are of two types; لِلقَرِيب for things which are close, and للبَعِيد for things at a distance.
Unlike in English, demonstrative pronouns in Arabic have a different form for singular, dual, and plural, and they also change to correspond to the gender of the noun. So if the noun is feminine then the demonstrative pronoun is also feminine, however there are a few exceptions to this rule.
We will deal with these in coming lessons Insha'Allah.
In this Lesson we will not be going into too much details of all the demonstrative nouns, but will only be learning 2 demonstrative pronouns.
Note: All these above mentioned الأسْماءُ الإشارَةُ ,demonstrative pronouns are always definite by default even though you don't see an "ال" in front of it
The اِسْمُ الإِشَارَةِ is used to point or indicate to people, animals, objects, things which can be felt or touched and can also indicate to things that have meaning such as رَأْيٌ 'opinion' or عِلْمٌ 'knowledge'.
هَذَاْ عِلْمٌ نَافِعٌ (haadha 'ilmu-n naafi'a) - This is beneficial knowledge
هَـٰذَا (haadha) - is a noun of indication it is used to indicate/point to masculine objects or people which is close in proximity.
Examples: هَـٰذَا بَيْتٌ (haadha baytu-n) – This is a house. هَـٰذَا وَلَدٌ (haadha waladu-n) – This is a boy.
ذَلِكَ (dhaalika) - is a noun of indication it is used to indicate/point to masculine objects or people that are distant or far.
Examples: ذَلِكَ مَسْجِدٌ (dhaalika masjidu-n) – That is a mosque.
بَيْتٌ ذَلِكَ وَ مَسْجِدٌ هَـٰذَا (haadha masjidu-n wa dhaalika baytu-n) – This is a mosque and that is a house.Note: Since the demonstrative pronouns are definite nouns, so when it comes before a noun which is also definite (like nouns beginning with الْ) then, there can be a problem of ambiguity.
Note: As of now just remember this, we will be discussing this in details in the next lesson Insha'Allah.
Noun and Particle of Questioning - حَرْفُ الإِسْتِفْهَامِ اِسْمٌ وَ
أيْنَ (ayna) – Where
This is the Noun of Questioning for Place (اِسْمٌ اِسْتِفْهَامٌ لِلْمَكَانِ). It is used to ask a question about the whereabouts of someone/something.
أنْتَ؟ أيْنَ (ayna 'anta) – Where are you?
؟ أيْنَ الْكِتَابُ (ayna l-kitabu?) - Where is the book?
أَ (Aa) and هَلْ (hal) – equivalent to "Is? /Am? /Are? /Do? /Have?
They turn the sentence into a question. These 2 are used for questions which has YES or NO answers.
When a أَ ('aa) or هَلْ (hal) is placed in front of a nominal sentence it becomes a question, that's all!
This أَ is called هَمْزَةُ الإِسْتِفْهَامِ. It comes at the beginning of the sentence as do all the nouns or particles of questioning/interrogative particles. It can be used to ask a question about those possessing intellect as well as the things that do not possess intellect.
أَهَـٰذَا كِتَابٌ ؟ ('aa haadha kitaabu-n) or هَـٰذَا كِتَابٌ ؟ هَلْ (hal haadha kitaabu-n) meaning "Is this a book ?"
نَعَمْ، هَـٰذَا كِتَابٌ (Na'am, haadha kitaabu-n) – Yes this is a book.
أَخَلِيْلٌ مُدَرَِّسٌ ؟ ('aa khaleelu-n mudarrisu-n?) – Is Khaleel a teacher?
Note: هَلْ has a 'sukoon' on the 'laam' and when there is another word after 'hal' which has a 'sukoon' in the beginning, then to avoid presence of 2 sukoons, the sukoon on 'hal' is removed and replaced by a 'kasrah'.
So, "Hal + al-fusoolu" will be read and written as "Halil fusoolu" and NOT "Hal al-fusoolu"
هَلِ الْطُلابُ في الْفُصولُ ؟ (hali t-tullaabu fil-fusoolu?) – Are the students in the classrooms?
Note: When you attach the interrogative أَ 'aa- before a word having the definite article Al-, then the combination will become 'aa-l-
أَ الْبَيْتُ بَعِيْدٌ ؟ ('aa-l-baytu baeedun?) – Is the house far away?
أَ الْطُلابُ في الْفُصولُ ؟ ('aa-t-tullaabu fil-fusoolu?) – Are the students in the classrooms?
أَ الْبَابُ في ذَلِكَ الْبَيْتُ ؟ ('aa-l-baabu fee dhaalika l-baytu?) – Is the door in that house?
Jazakallah khayranAssalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatahu
Learning Arabic Grammar from the basics Lesson 2:
Table of Contents
a) Recap of Last Lesson
b) Vocabulary
c) Arabic Nouns are by default in the Nominative Case - Marfoo
d) The Definite Particle
e) Sun and Moon Letters
f) Some Solved Examples to Test Your Progress
a) Recap of Last Lesson:
(1) We learnt that the Arabic Language having 3 parts of Speech – Noun, Verbs & Particles.
(2) There are 3 Cases of Nouns in Arabic – Nominative (dhammah or dhammataan on the last letter), Accusative (fatha or fathataan on the last letter) & Genitive Case (khasrah or khasrataan on the last letter).
(3) We learnt about the Indefinite Particle "a/an" indicated by a Tanween on the last letter of the noun.
(4) We learnt about the preposition في "fee" meaning "in" which changes the case of noun to a Genitive one.
(5) We learnt that the Arabic verb 'to be' in its present tense "is/are/am" is not written in Arabic, rather it is understood to be there by default. Example: أنَا فِيْ بَيْتٍ "Ana fee baytin" means "I am in a house"
** We highly recommend that you Download this lesson 2 in PDF **:
http://www.systemoflife.com/attachments/article/345/Lesson2.pdf OR http://www.islamictreasure.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Lesson-2.pdf
b) Vocabulary
Note: Do not concern yourself with the vocabulary too much. You have a week's time to learn them up Insha'Allah. Go through the Vocabulary as many times as possible and try and learn these words with meanings in a week's time Insha'Allah. Remember, that without Vocabulary, learning any Language would be of no use.
c) Arabic Nouns are by default in the Nominative Case - Marfoo
By default, Arabic Nouns are Marfoo and something happens to the word for it to become Accusative Case (Mansoob) or Genetive Case (Majroor) so it is safe to pronounce most words with a Dammatain (double dhammah) on the last letter
Example: مسجدٌ , , طَالِبٌ بَيْتٌ , رِجَالٌ
It is essential that the vowel on the last letter is pronounced and not pronouncing it, is a critical mistake that many students make!
d) The Definite Particle (حَرْفٌ مَعْرِفَةٌ) – ال (Al)
By default a noun in Arabic is always indefinite and it is made definite by prefixing the definite particle "Alif-Laam" "ال" to it which corresponds to the English 'the'.
When "ال" is added, one of the vowels (e.g. one of the Dhammas, Fathas or Kasras) drops out.
Example: اَلْبَيْتُ (al-baytu) meaning "The House", الْبُيوتُ (al-buyutu) meaning "The Houses", الرَّجُلُ (ar-rajulu) – "The man" , الْفُصولُ (al-fusoolu) – "The Class"
When preceded by any preposition for example في (fee), these definite nouns will be in the Genitive Case and will become,
الْبَيْتِ في (fil-bayti) meaning "in the house" and NOT (fil-baytin)
الْبُيوتِ في (fil-buyooti) meaning "in the houses" and NOT (fil-buyootin)
الْفُصولِ في (fil-fusooli) meaning "in the class" and NOT (fil-fusoolin)
Note: It is essential that the second vowel on the last letter is dropped i.e. there should be only 1 dhammah or fatha or khasrah. It should not be (al-buyutun) or (al-fusoolun). This is a critical mistake that many students make by having "ال" and also Dammatain (double dhammah), Fathatain (double fatha) & Khasratain (double khasrah) on the last letter.
"So, it is grammatically incorrect for any noun to begin with Alif-Laam and end with a tanween"
Note: The اَ "alif" of اَلْ "Al" is pronounced only when it is not preceded by another word. If it is preceded by a word it is dropped in pronunciation, though remains in writing.
Example: When اَلْبَيْتُ "al-baytu" does not have any word before it, then the "al" will be pronounced, but if it is preceeded by any word like "wa" or "fee" eg. الْبَيْتِ في then the اَ (alif) is dropped and the phrase is pronounced as "fi l-bayti" and NOT "fi al-bayti".
e) Solar Letters الْحُرُوْفُ الشَّمْسِيَّة (Al-huroof Ash-shamsiya) and
Moon Letters الْحُرُوْفُ الْقَمَرِيَّة ُ (Al-huroof Al-Qamariya)
In the definitive noun, in Arabic, 2 types of letters follow the "alif lam":
1) The Solar Letters (uncircled) : ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن
When الْ is prefixed to a noun beginning with a Solar Letter the laam of 'al' is not pronounced but is written, and the first letter of the ism takes a shaddah –ّ.
Examples: شَمْسٌ + اَلْ --> اَلشَّمْسُ (ash-shamsu). رَجُلٌ + اَلْ --> الرَّجُلُ (ar-rajulu).
2) The Lunar Letter (circled): ء ب ج ح خ ع غ ف ق أ ك م ه و ي
When اَلْ is prefixed to an ism beginning with a Lunar Letter the laam of 'al' is pronounced and written.
Examples: قَمَرٌ + اَلْ --> اَلْقَمَرُ (al-qamaru). بَيْتٌ + اَلْ --> اَلْبَيْتُ (al-baytu)
In the articulation of the Solar Letters the tip or the blade of the tongue is involved in the pronunciation. The tip or the blade of the tongue does not play any part in the articulation of the Lunar Letters.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: If you want to go through examples from all the Solar and Lunar Letters, then you can do so by clicking here:
http://www.systemoflife.com/attachments/article/345/SunandMoonletterschart.pdf OR http://www.islamictreasure.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sun-and-Moon-letters-chart.pdf
This is just a supplementary note. No need of learning them up.
f) Some Solved Examples to Test Your Progress :
الرَّجُلُ طالِبٌ (ar-rajulu taalibun) - The man is a student
فَصْلٍٍ في أنا وَ أنا خالِدٌ (ana Khaalidun wa ana fi faslin) – I am Khaalid and I am in a class.
رَجُلٌ أنا , نَعَمْ (na'am, ana rajulun) – Yes, I am a man.
طُلابٌ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ أَنْتِ ,لا (laa, anti wa Muhammadun tullaabun) – No, you (f) and Muhammad are students.
, وَ نَحْنُ في فُصولٍ الْبَيْتِ في مُحَمَّدٌ (Muhammadun fil bayti, wa nahnu fi fusoolin) - Muhammad is in the house, and we are in classrooms.
نَحْنُ في الْبُيوتِ وَ أَنْتُمْ في الْفُصولِ (Nahnu fil-buyuti wa antum fil-fusooli) - We are in the houses and you (plural) are in the classrooms.
Jazakallah khayran
Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatahu


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