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|From: David Van Horn (dvanhorn at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Fri May 28 16:37:19 EDT 2010
Signed-off-by: David Van Horn <dvanhorn at ccs.neu.edu> --- .../drracket/interface-essentials.scrbl | 14 +++++++------- collects/scribblings/foreign/libs.scrbl | 3 ++- collects/scribblings/foreign/types.scrbl | 18 +++++++++--------- collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl | 4 ++-- collects/scribblings/gui/style-delta-class.scrbl | 4 ++-- collects/scribblings/guide/class.scrbl | 2 +- collects/scribblings/guide/define-struct.scrbl | 10 +++++----- collects/scribblings/guide/vectors.scrbl | 2 +- collects/scribblings/inside/custodians.scrbl | 2 +- collects/scribblings/inside/eval.scrbl | 4 ++-- collects/scribblings/inside/exns.scrbl | 4 ++-- collects/scribblings/inside/memory.scrbl | 8 ++++---- collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl | 2 +- collects/scribblings/inside/values.scrbl | 2 +- collects/scribblings/reference/stx-comp.scrbl | 2 +- 15 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-) diff --git a/collects/scribblings/drracket/interface-essentials.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/drracket/interface-essentials.scrbl index 3631651..1c6872e 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/drracket/interface-essentials.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/drracket/interface-essentials.scrbl @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pathname. Selecting one of the menu entries produces an open-file dialog starting in the corresponding directory. Below the filename button is a @[email protected]{(define ...)} -button} for a popup menu of names that are defined in the definitions +button} for a pop-up menu of names that are defined in the definitions window. Selecting an item from the menu moves the blinking caret to the corresponding definition. @@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ annotations: @index['("alpha renaming")]{Additionally}, right-clicking (or Control-clicking under Mac OS X) on a variable activates a - popup menu that lets you jump from binding location to bound - location and vice-versa, @as-index{@"\u03B1"-rename} the + pop-up menu that lets you jump from binding location to bound + location and vice versa, @as-index{@"\u03B1"-rename} the variable, or tack the arrows so they do not disappear.} @[email protected]['("tail calls")][email protected]{Tail Calls:}} Any @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ annotations: @[email protected]{Require Annotations:} Right-clicking (or Control-clicking under Mac OS X) on the argument to - @racket[require] activates a popup menu that lets you open the + @racket[require] activates a pop-up menu that lets you open the file that contains the @racket[require]d module. Passing the mouse cursor over a @racket[require] expression @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Tab. @index['("changing a parenthesis as you type")][email protected]['("automatic parenthesis")]{DrRacket}} also rewrites parenthesis as you type them, in order to make them match better. If you type a closing parenthesis - at litchar{)}, a closing square bracket @litchar{]}, or a closing curley brace + at litchar{)}, a closing square bracket @litchar{]}, or a closing curly brace @litchar["}"], and if DrRacket can match it back to some earlier opening parenthesis, bracket, or brace, then DrRacket changes what you type to match. DrRacket also rewrites open square brackets, usually to an @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ DrRacket also supports a mode where typing in the search editor takes you directly to the next occurrence of the search string, without selecting the @onscreen{Find Again} menu item. In the preference dialog, in the - at onscreen{Editing} sectino and then in the + at onscreen{Editing} section and then in the @onscreen{General} section is a checkbox labelled @onscreen{Search using anchors}. When it is checked, DrRacket shows a little red dot and a red line indicating @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ A module browser window contains a square for each The module browser will also show you the phases that each module is loaded in; choose the ``Long, with phases'' menu item - in the ``Names'' popup menu. The integers indicate the phases and + in the ``Names'' pop-up menu. The integers indicate the phases and if @racket[#f] is present, it means the module is loaded @racket[for-label]. @section[#:tag "create-exe"]{Creating Executables} diff --git a/collects/scribblings/foreign/libs.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/foreign/libs.scrbl index e8248e4..95824d6 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/foreign/libs.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/foreign/libs.scrbl @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ #lang scribble/doc @(require "utils.ss" + (for-label setup/dirs) (for-syntax setup/dirs)) @title{Loading Foreign Libraries} @@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ particular, use @scheme[#f] to access C-level functionality exported by the run-time system (as described in @|InsideRacket|). Note: @scheme[ffi-lib] tries to look for the library file in a few -places, inluding the PLT libraries (see @scheme[get-lib-search-dirs]), +places, including the PLT libraries (see @scheme[get-lib-search-dirs]), a relative path, or a system search. When @scheme[version] is a list, different versions are tried through each route before continuing the search with other routes. However, if @cpp{dlopen} cannot open a diff --git a/collects/scribblings/foreign/types.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/foreign/types.scrbl index 41ec516..6218496 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/foreign/types.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/foreign/types.scrbl @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pointer. A type for Racket's native Unicode strings, which are in UCS-4 format. These correspond to the C @cpp{mzchar*} type used by Racket. As usual, the types -treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice-versa.} +treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice versa.} @deftogether[( @@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice-versa.} )]{ Unicode strings in UTF-16 format. As usual, the types treat - at scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice-versa.} + at scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice versa.} @defthing[_path ctype?]{ Simple @cpp{char*} strings, corresponding to Racket's paths. As usual, -the types treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice-versa. +the types treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice versa. Beware that changing the current directory via @scheme[current-directory] does not change the OS-level current @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Return values using this type are interned as symbols.} Types that correspond to (character) strings on the Racket side and @cpp{char*} strings on the C side. The bridge between the two requires a transformation on the content of the string. As usual, the types -treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice-versa.} +treat @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} and vice versa.} @defthing*[([_string*/utf-8 ctype?] [_string*/latin-1 ctype?] @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ an arbitrary Racket object attached as a type tag. The tag is ignored by built-in functionality; it is intended to be used by interfaces. See @secref["foreign:tagged-pointers"] for creating pointer types that use these tags for safety. A @scheme[#f] value is converted to - at cpp{NULL} and vice-versa. + at cpp{NULL} and vice versa. The address referenced by a @scheme[_pointer] value must not refer to memory managed by the garbage collector (unless the address @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ is extracted from a pointer produced by @scheme[ffi-obj-ref], then a level of indirection is skipped. A level of indirection is similarly skipped when extracting a pointer via @scheme[get-ffi-obj]. Like @scheme[_pointer], @scheme[_fpointer] treats @scheme[#f] as @cpp{NULL} -and vice-versa. +and vice versa. A type generated by @scheme[_cprocedure] builds on @scheme[_fpointer], and normally @scheme[_cprocedure] should be used instead of @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ and normally @scheme[_cprocedure] should be used instead of @defproc[(_or-null [ctype ctype?]) ctype?]{ Creates a type that is like @scheme[ctype], but @scheme[#f] is -converted to @cpp{NULL} and vice-versa. The given @scheme[ctype] must +converted to @cpp{NULL} and vice versa. The given @scheme[ctype] must have the same C representation as @scheme[_pointer], @scheme[_gcpointer], or @scheme[_fpointer].} @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ The resulting type can be used to reference foreign functions (usually generating a matching foreign callout object. Such objects are new primitive procedure objects that can be used like any other Racket procedure. As with other pointer types, @scheme[#f] is treated as a @cpp{NULL} -function pointer and vice-versa. +function pointer and vice versa. A type created with @scheme[_cprocedure] can also be used for passing Racket procedures to foreign functions, which will generate a foreign @@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ Constructing a @cpp{B} instance in Racket requires allocating a To make this more efficient, we switch to the alternative @scheme[define-cstruct] syntax, which creates a constructor that -expects arguments for both the super fields ands the new ones: +expects arguments for both the super fields and the new ones: @schemeblock[ (define-cstruct (#,(schemeidfont "_B") #,(schemeidfont "_A")) ([z _int])) diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl index 0550c2e..16ee2c7 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ See also @method[canvas% init-manual-scrollbars] for information about manual scrollbars. The horizontal and vertical scrollbars are always either both manual or both automatic, but they are independently enabled. Automatic scrollbars can be - re-initialized as manual, and vice-versa. + re-initialized as manual, and vice versa. If either @scheme[horiz-pixels] or @scheme[vert-pixels] is @scheme[#f], the scrollbar is not enabled in the corresponding @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ See also @method[canvas% init-auto-scrollbars] for information about automatic scrollbars. The horizontal and vertical scrollbars are always either both manual or both automatic, but they are independently enabled. Automatic scrollbars can be re-initialized - as manual, and vice-versa. + as manual, and vice versa. The @scheme[h-length] and @scheme[v-length] arguments specify the length of each scrollbar in scroll steps (i.e., the maximum value of each diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/style-delta-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/style-delta-class.scrbl index e75d0b3..c68afd0 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/gui/style-delta-class.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/style-delta-class.scrbl @@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ the possible values are: @itemize[ @[email protected]['change-nothing] --- reset all changes} @[email protected]['change-normal] --- turn off all styles and resizings} - at item[email protected]['change-toggle-underline] --- underline regions that are currently not underlined, and vice-versa} - at item[email protected]['change-toggle-size-in-pixels] --- interpret sizes in pixels for regions that are currently interpreted in points, and vice-versa} + at item[email protected]['change-toggle-underline] --- underline regions that are currently not underlined, and vice versa} + at item[email protected]['change-toggle-size-in-pixels] --- interpret sizes in pixels for regions that are currently interpreted in points, and vice versa} @[email protected]['change-normal-color] --- change the foreground and background to black and white, respectively} @[email protected]['change-italic] --- change the style of the font to @italic{italic}} @[email protected]['change-bold] --- change the weight of the font to @bold{bold}} diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/class.scrbl index cb5588f..f79b425 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/guide/class.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/class.scrbl @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ aliases. Suppose our @racket[fish%] programmer wants to define two class extensions, @racket[spots] and @racket[stripes], each of which includes a @racket[get-color] method. The fish's spot color should not -override the stripe color nor vice-versa; instead, a +override the stripe color nor vice versa; instead, a @racket[spots+stripes-fish%] should combine the two colors, which is not possible if @racket[spots] and @racket[stripes] are implemented as plain mixins. If, however, @racket[spots] and @racket[stripes] are diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/define-struct.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/define-struct.scrbl index 02ed148..123cc18 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/guide/define-struct.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/define-struct.scrbl @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The @scheme[_struct-id] that appears after @scheme[struct-copy] must be a structure type name bound by @scheme[struct] (i.e., the name that cannot be used directly as an expression). The @scheme[_struct-expr] must produce an instance of the structure type. -The result is a new instance of the structure tpe that is like the old +The result is a new instance of the structure type that is like the old one, except that the field indicated by each @scheme[_field-id] gets the value of the corresponding @scheme[_expr]. @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ p ] @; ------------------------------------------------------------ - at section[#:tag "trans-struct"]{Opaque versus Transparent Stucture Types} + at section[#:tag "trans-struct"]{Opaque versus Transparent Structure Types} With a structure type definition like @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ library cannot manipulate the data in the structure except as allowed by the library. @; ------------------------------------------------------------ - at section[#:tag "struct-equal"]{Stucture Comparisons} + at section[#:tag "struct-equal"]{Stricture Comparisons} A generic @scheme[equal?] comparison automatically recurs on the fields of a transparent structure type, but @scheme[equal?] defaults @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ times. ] @; ------------------------------------------------------------ - at section[#:tag "prefab-struct"]{Prefab Stucture Types} + at section[#:tag "prefab-struct"]{Prefab Structure Types} Although a @tech{transparent} structure type prints in a way that shows its content, the printed form of the structure cannot be used in @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ A @scheme[_struct-option] always starts with a keyword: ]} @;-- FIXME: -@;-- Explain when to use guards instead of contracts, and vice-versa +@;-- Explain when to use guards instead of contracts, and vice versa @specspecsubform[(code:line #:guard guard-expr)]{ Specifies a @deftech{constructor guard} procedure to be called whenever an diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/vectors.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/vectors.scrbl index 0e56609..738ffa9 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/guide/vectors.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/vectors.scrbl @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ parenthesized forms in a vector constant represent symbols and lists. Like strings, a vector is either mutable or immutable, and vectors written directly as expressions are immutable. -Vector can be converted to lists and vice-versa via +Vector can be converted to lists and vice versa via @racket[list->vector] and @racket[vector->list]; such conversions are particularly useful in combination with predefined procedures on lists. When allocating extra lists seems too expensive, consider diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/custodians.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/custodians.scrbl index c080a4d..c87a2f0 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/inside/custodians.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/custodians.scrbl @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ typedef void (*Scheme_Close_Custodian_Client)(Scheme_Object *o, If @var{strong} is non-zero, then the newly managed value will be remembered until either the custodian shuts it down or @cpp{scheme_remove_managed} is called. If @var{strong} is -zero, the value is allowed to be garbaged collected (and automatically +zero, the value is allowed to be garbage collected (and automatically removed from the custodian). Independent of whether @var{strong} is zero, the value @var{o} is diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/eval.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/eval.scrbl index 9185464..245451e 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/inside/eval.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/eval.scrbl @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Otherwise, if any application or evaluation procedure is called, the @cpp{scheme_multiple_count} and @cpp{scheme_multiple_array} variables may be modified (but the array previously referenced by @cpp{scheme_multiple_array} is never re-used if - at cpp{scheme_detatch_multiple_array} is called). + at cpp{scheme_detach_multiple_array} is called). The @cpp{scheme_multiple_count} and @cpp{scheme_multiple_array} variables only contain meaningful values @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Applies the procedure as a tail-call.} Compiles the S-expression @var{form} in the given namespace. The returned value can be used with @cpp{scheme_eval_compiled} et al. -Provide a non-zero value fo @var{writable} if the resulting compiled +Provide a non-zero value for @var{writable} if the resulting compiled object will be marshalled via @scheme[write] instead of evaluated.} @function[(Scheme_Object* scheme_expand diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/exns.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/exns.scrbl index 0b26ce2..f318d14 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/inside/exns.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/exns.scrbl @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ stack-allocated @cpp{mz_jmp_buf}, invoke and then restore @cpp{scheme_current_thread->error_buf} before returning a value. (3m: A stack-allocated @cpp{mz_jmp_buf} instance need not be registered with the garbage collector, and a -heap-allocated @cpp{mz_jmp_buf} should be alloctaed as atomic.) +heap-allocated @cpp{mz_jmp_buf} should be allocated as atomic.) However, beware that a prompt abort or the invocation of an escaping continuation looks like a primitive error escape. In that case, the @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ that occur during while evaluating source code from a string. When embedding Racket, asynchronous break exceptions are disabled by default. Call @cpp{scheme_set_can_break} (which is the same as calling -the Racket funciton @scheme[break-enabled]) to enable or disable +the Racket function @scheme[break-enabled]) to enable or disable breaks. To enable or disable breaks during the dynamic extent of another evaluation (where you would use @scheme[with-break-parameterization] in Racket), use diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/memory.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/memory.scrbl index 8a2f2af..19f61a5 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/inside/memory.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/memory.scrbl @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ balanced by one call to @cpp{MZ_GC_UNREG}. Pointer information need not be initialized with @cppi{MZ_GC_VAR_IN_REG} and @cppi{MZ_GC_ARRAY_VAR_IN_REG} before calling @cpp{MZ_GC_REG}, and the set of registered pointers can change -at any time---as long as all relevent pointers are registered when a +at any time---as long as all relevant pointers are registered when a collection might occur. The following example recycles slots and completely de-registers information when no pointers are relevant. The example also illustrates how @cpp{MZ_GC_UNREG} is not needed when @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ For each input file @[email protected]{name}.c}, the transformed output is @[email protected]{name}.3m.c}. The @DFlag{xform} mode for @|mzc| does not change allocation calls, -nor does it generate size, mark, or fixup predocures. It merely +nor does it generate size, mark, or fixup procedures. It merely converts the code to register local pointers. Furthermore, the @DFlag{xform} mode for @|mzc| does not handle all of @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ Some specific limitations: function name, but it must be bound either as an argument or local variable with the form @[email protected]{type} @var{id}}; the syntax @[email protected]{ret_type} ([email protected]{id})(...)} is not - recgoinzed, so bind the function type to a simple name + recognized, so bind the function type to a simple name with @cpp{typedef}, first: @cpp{typedef @var{ret_type} ([email protected]{type})(...); .... @var{type} @var{id}}.} @@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ under Windows; if this size is greater than 8 MB, then 8 MB is assumed, instead; the size is decremented by 50000 bytes to cover a large margin of error; finally, the size is subtracted from (for stacks that grow down) or added to (for stacks that grow up) the stack -base in @var{stack_addr} or the auotmatically computed stack +base in @var{stack_addr} or the automatically computed stack base. Note that the 50000-byte margin of error is assumed to cover the difference between the actual stack start and the reported stack base, in addition to the margin needed for detecting and handling stack diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl index d8c8db9..65d8102 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/misc.scrbl @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Returns the secondary @scheme[equal?]-hash key for @var{obj}.} [void* cycle_data])]{ Like @cpp{scheme_equal_hash_key}, but accepts an extra value for cycle -tracking. This procedure is meant to be called by a hasing procedure +tracking. This procedure is meant to be called by a hashing procedure installed with @cpp{scheme_set_type_equality}.} Returns the primary @scheme[equal?]-hash key for @var{obj}.} diff --git a/collects/scribblings/inside/values.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/inside/values.scrbl index ff3a6e1..9f0beaf 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/inside/values.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/inside/values.scrbl @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ types: a caution about @cppi{SCHEME_SYM_VAL}} @[email protected]{scheme_keyword_type} --- @cppdef{SCHEME_KEYWORD_VAL} - extracts the keywors's string (without the leading hash colon) as a + extracts the keyword's string (without the leading hash colon) as a @cpp{char*} UTF-8 encoding (do not modify this string); @cppdef{SCHEME_KEYWORD_LEN} extracts the number of bytes in the keyword name (not counting the nul terminator); test for this type with diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/stx-comp.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/stx-comp.scrbl index e717356..75e0344 100644 --- a/collects/scribblings/reference/stx-comp.scrbl +++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/stx-comp.scrbl @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ boolean?]{ Returns @scheme[#t] if the identifier @scheme[a-id] would bind - at scheme[b-id] (or vice-versa) if the identifiers were substituted in a + at scheme[b-id] (or vice versa) if the identifiers were substituted in a suitable expression context at the @tech{phase level} indicated by @scheme[phase-level], @scheme[#f] otherwise. A @scheme[#f] value for @scheme[phase-level] corresponds to the @tech{label phase level}.} -- 1.7.1
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LONDON (Jan. 30)
More than 400 Jewish internees confined by the Nazi authorities in a concentration camp in Yugoslavia were released in a lightning raid by a group of guerilla fighters who attacked the camp under the leadership of a Jewish commander, a report reaching Yugoslav circles here today stated.
The liberated Jewish prisoners immediately joined the guerilla forces, the report said. The number of Jews participating in the guerilla battle against the Nazi army in Yugoslavia is so large that a special Jewish news bulletin in the Serbian language is now being published by the Jewish guerillas. The clandestine publication, which appears under the title "Zidov," constantly calls upon the Jews in Yugoslavia to join the guerilla forces and avenge the massacres of Jews in Belgrade and other Yugoslavian cities.
As a result of the fact that a large number of Jews escaped from Sarajevo to the mountains to join the guerilla forces, the Nazi military authorities have issued an order providing the death penalty for Jews suspected of "intending to join" the Yugoslav fighters. At the same time General Draja Mihailovitch, the commander-in-chief of the guerilla forces, issued instructions to his units to attack as many concentration camps as possible in order to liberate the Serbian and Jewish patriots imprisoned there, the Yugoslav report declared.

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Seven years ago, a man who sells prosthetic limbs for a living was barred from getting on the Montu roller coaster at Busch Gardens because he wore a prosthetic right leg.
Cary Frounfelter of Seminole sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act. He settled out of court for an amount that barely covered his lawyer fees. But amputees wearing prosthetic limbs above the knee are still not allowed to ride the 60-mph roller coaster on which riders' legs dangle freely.
"If you go there now, there are signs up at the front of the lines," Frounfelter said Monday. "Those signs are there because of me."
Lawsuits like Frounfelter's have forced amusement parks to balance access to rides by the disabled with safety.
Last Friday night, an Iraq war veteran who lost both legs to a roadside bomb was ejected from a 208-foot-tall roller coaster at a theme park outside Buffalo, N.Y. Sgt. James Thomas Hackemer died. His sister has said she does not believe he was wearing his prosthetic limbs.
The accident has brought scrutiny and perhaps more regulation of the industry. There is no federal oversight of amusement park rides. Now, a Massachusetts congressman said he is planning to introduce legislation that would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to inspect the country's 400 "fixed site" amusement parks. Right now, only traveling rides are inspected. This means many parks come up with and apply their own rules.
James Barber of the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials said most major parks have rules regarding disabled riders. For example, ride attendants at many parks are not required to pick up someone out of a wheel chair and carry him onto a ride.
"I know they can deny access if it's determined the person cannot be properly restrained on a ride," Barber said. "That's allowable under ADA rules. Each park takes their stand on it and it depends on whether their attendants believe a person is able to ride the ride."
At the theme park where Hackemer, 29, died, two other roller coasters required riders to have "upper body control, two legs and complete use of at least one hand," according to the park's website.
The Ride of Steel, from which he fell, secures riders with only a lap bar and a seat belt. It has a height requirement of 54 inches. After losing all of his left leg and most of his right in 2008, Hackemer was only 36 inches tall.
In May 1999, a 400-pound man was thrown from the same ride when it was owned by another company. He suffered only minor injuries, but he won a $4-million lawsuit against the park. The jury found the park was negligent in its failure to properly train employees on how to assess a rider's risk.
"Nobody wants a lawsuit but unfortunately that's the country we live in," said Dennis Speigel, an amusement park consultant in Cincinnati. "If you tell them they can't get on the rides, they sue. If there's an accident, they sue. It's a difficult situation."
In Florida, amusement parks are inspected by the state's Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection at least twice a year. The major theme parks, however, such as Busch Gardens and Walt Disney World, get a visit but they are exempt from the inspections by state law, said Allan Harrison, bureau chief.
"We don't regulate them," Harrison said. "Each ride is looked at by a qualified engineer" — hired by the park, he said — "so there is some oversight, but there are not inspections."
At Busch Gardens in Tampa, people with physical limitations are urged to visit guest services to find out what they can and can't do at the park. Access to the rides is governed by such questions as whether riders can hold on with two functioning hands, whether they can brace themselves with one or two functioning legs, whether they have control of their upper torso, whether an amputation is above or below the knee.
A park employee will plug the parameters into a computer and it will spit out a list of allowable rides, said Jill Revelle, a spokeswoman for Busch Gardens.
When Frounfelter went to the park in July 2004, he was with his 10-year-old daughter and he said there were no signs to tell him that he could not wear his metal prosthetic leg on the ride. He waited in line for an hour and the attendant only pulled him aside after his daughter got on the ride. Then she had to ride it on her own without him.
Though he didn't really win his discrimination lawsuit with Busch Gardens, and people wearing their prosthetic limbs (above-the-knee only) are still not allowed on the major roller coasters, Frounfelter, 44, said he doesn't let that stop him.
He has a prosthetic limb that looks real. He said he's slipped onto dozens of roller coasters, including Montu. The ride attendants never know.
Times researcher Shirl Kennedy and Times wires contributed to this report. Staff writer Leonora LaPeter Anton can be reached at email@example.com or 727-893-8640.


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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celleration, Inc., developer of the patented MIST Therapy® System, an innovative ultrasound wound healing device that promotes healing through cellular stimulation while removing bacteria from the wound, has successfully completed its Series D financing raising $30 million. Venture Investors co-led the round with Heron Capital and Clarian Health Ventures. Other participants in this round included existing investors AAVIN Equity Partners, Affinity Ventures, Baird Venture Partners, CID Equity Capital, New Science Ventures, Prism Opportunity Fund, Seneca Health Partners, Triathlon Medical Ventures, Tyco Sigma Limited and Upper Lake Growth Capital. New investors included Clarian Health Ventures, Heron Capital and HMA Capital. JMP Securities served as placement agent for the financing.
"We are pleased to have such a strong group of investors supporting our company," said Kevin Nickels, president and CEO of Celleration. "This is a positive endorsement for Celleration and the MIST Therapy® System. The growing body of clinical evidence on MIST Therapy has exceeded our expectations, and is changing the treatment paradigm for difficult-to-treat wounds."
Celleration will use proceeds from this financing round to expand and accelerate its sales and marketing efforts to make the MIST Therapy System an integral part of the standard of care for the treatment of chronic and hard-to-heal wounds. More than 15,000 patients have been treated with the MIST Therapy System at 700 sites across the United States. The benefits of the therapy have been highlighted in seven peer-reviewed publications to date, documenting the technology's impact on healing wounds faster.
George Arida of Venture Investors and Kevin Etzkorn of Heron Capital are joining the Celleration Board. "We are delighted to lead this round of financing, which will provide the company with growth capital to fully address this huge market opportunity," said George Arida, managing director of Venture Investors. "It is not often that a company introduces a new treatment modality that can fundamentally change expectations in terms of clinical outcomes, especially in wound care. Our goal is to reach more patients in more care settings and make a difference in their lives."
"We were particularly attracted to the caliber of Celleration's management team and the clinical body of evidence supporting the effectiveness of the MIST Therapy® System. We look forward to working with Celleration to expand MIST's clinical use in the marketplace and leverage Clarian's clinical expertise to advance new medical technology," said Kevin Etzkorn, managing director of Heron Capital and Kyle Salyers, director of Clarian Health Ventures.
About Celleration, Inc.
Celleration, Inc., a privately held medical device company, was founded in 1999 to develop and commercialize its therapeutic ultrasound platform. The patented MIST Technology utilizes low-intensity ultrasonic sound waves to produce an energized mist of sterile saline in a non-contact fashion. Critical to the Company's strategy is on-going clinical and scientific research to provide evidence supporting the efficacy of this new technology. The Company's initial focus has been on the chronic diabetic foot ulcer market. It recently completed a prospective, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled multi-center study in diabetic foot ulcers, which resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the rate of wound closure and time to wound closure. (www.celleration.com)
About Venture Investors LLC
Venture Investors is a venture capital firm with $200 million under management. The firm invests in seed and early-stage life science and technology companies in the Midwest, with a primary focus on opportunities that spin out of the region's leading research universities. Formed in 1982, Venture Investors has offices strategically located next to the country's third and fourth largest research institutions in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Madison, Wis. (www.ventureinvestors.com)
About Heron Capital
Heron Capital, a venture capital firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is dedicated to investing in companies focused on the life sciences, including medical devices, diagnostics and tools. The firm is advised by a world-renowned network of scientists and physicians, as well as entrepreneurs and leaders of national and multinational corporations. The mission of the Fund is to identify and invest in companies with great commercial potential, strong intellectual property and the highest quality management. (www.heroncap.com)
Celleration, Inc.
Kevin L. Nickels, 1-866-307-MIST
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chris Geyen, 1-866-307-MIST
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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- christyephillips said...
WOW! What a party, I wish we could have been there. It looks like you throw amazing parties, the kids are adorable! Did you guys get to eat all of the donuts, since everyone was gone? :) Those early release days sneak up, they seem to be at such random times! I can't believe Blake is 6! That means we're growing up too!
- October 9, 2008 at 2:53 PM
- Brett & Amy said...
Cute party and I love the cake! My favorite party I've done so far was Gavin's pirate party. Wish we lived closer to exchange brainstorm ideas - I love kids parties. There aren't many here who have parties at home anymore. You can check out some of my kids parties at www.paintedlollipop.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing, I love borrowing ideas.
- October 14, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- cbmccully said...
And the most creative party host award goes to...AMBS! The party turned out so great! Love the cake. You are so blessed to have such a sweet, specail boy. I love hearing the updates on him and Maya!
- October 16, 2008 at 9:39 PM


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While my writing here on Digital Doorway has indeed garnered me paid work on other sites (like BlackDoctor.org) and in print form (with Kaplan Publishing), it has been my policy to never post anything here that I am paid for by outside influences. While I will occasionally write a post in support of a particular cause (like The Fresh Air Fund), those posts are never compensated in any way, except by my sense of well-being from supporting a cause that I favor.
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[Vehicle: 1952 Ford F-1, 239 Flathead, 3-speed on the column]
I don't really have anyone to ask, so you good folks are my "surrogate fatherly mechanic advice" today.
Ive rebuilt all of the following; Ford AA-1 94 Carburator
Fuel Pump
Cleaned/ Re-finished OEM Air filter
OEM Radiator cleaned, sealed and refinished
Tested the Generator [OK]
Purchased new "Speedway" water pumps -awaiting motor mounts for install
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My Concern today is removing and refinishing the gas tank. I feel that the majority of the simple work needed in order to get this cougar purrin' is done. I don't have the shop manual for the truck but intend on getting it.
I'd like your advice and opinions on removing this sucker, its behind the bench seat in the cab and extends out the passenger side. Maybe if someone has a diagram or listing of all the screws, they could scan it and help me out.
How should I go about repairing any damage, as well as cleaning it out? Can I buy an all in one kit, or would it be wiser to just shell out the cash and have it done at a shop? I'm unequipped of special tools besides a ratchet set and various screwdrivers.
I purchased the original 1952 Supplement Manual, but was disappointed that my 239 isn't listed. What is the deal with that? My guess is that my truck was built in 1951 but sold as the 1952 model ( just like how you can buy a 2012 model vehicle today)
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I read on this forum I believe, that the hood spear below, meant that the truck was a 5 Star Deluxe Cab. What exactly does that mean? My truck has an all in one speaker/radio under the dash, visors, and the seat folds forward to reveal a small box/shelf that can store tools but that is the majority of any features.
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Antennagate is subject of class action suit settled by Apple
After consolidating 18 lawsuits into one class action, Apple has finally reached a settlement that those Apple iPhone 4 owners unhappy with the antenna's performance, can take part in. And as usual with these sort of things, the plaintiffs will not be walking away wealthy. The terms of the settlement call for Apple to give those filing a claim the choice between a free bumper case or $15 in cash. Those taking part in the settlement will have 120 days from April 30th to inform Apple and the latter will be emailing customers to inform them as well as placing ads in USA Today and MacWorld.
The number of Apple iPhone 4 owners that may take part in the settlement is unknown. Many already received free rubber bumpers from Apple when the Antennagate "scandal" originally broke. The Apple iPhone 4S uses a different dual-antenna system that switches the antenna in use if the phone is losing signal strength for various reasons, including the attenuation that might occur from holding it in a certain manner. Ira Rothken, the attorney that represented the class, said that the settlement, "is fair, adequate, and reasonable." Apple iPhone 4 owners, do you agree?
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1. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
seems pretty reasonable. although i wonder if u can get another free bumper if u already got one when apple was giving them before
2. quakan (Posts: 1398; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
bumper or cash...that's fair
21. NexusKoolaid (Posts: 493; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
Bumper or cash for the consumer... but what do the lawyers get?
3. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Steve Jobs says Reception problem? What Reception problem? wahahahahahah..
4. quakan (Posts: 1398; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
that joke was funnier the 1st 1,000 times...its not funny being number 15,000,000
5. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
What's not funny is that the iPhone 4s still has antenna problems even to this day,calls may not be fully dropped but they hang in silence before users hang up!! Two antennas or not we still get complaints of this of customers or complaints that their Nokia phone or husband or wifes android phone has much better reception where they live in comparison to their iPhone.
10. dreammixer (banned) (Posts: 81; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Hey andro it must eat you up inside that Sprints two best selling phones are the iPhone 4s and 4.
19. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
See as i dont live or work in the US i couldn't care less about sprint!! :-) If the iphones actually are their best seller then those poor retail staff have to put up with alot of complaints,fragile iphones breaking from falls,going faulty almost immediately after one year warranty has expired,call/antenna issues and so on! I dont envy them!
20. dreammixer (banned) (Posts: 81; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
You try so hard. It's cute...
7. roscuthiii (Posts: 2241; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
That seems fair. It may be a small amount, but think of the millions of iPhone 4's that were sold now entitling the owner to $15 or a bumper. That could add up. probably won't be as many takers as all that... but damn, just think of all those millions sold x15.
It's really more the principle of the thing. Apple prides themselves on quality, and markets themselves on the, "it just works," mantra. Well, something as simple and cheap as a little insulation to prevent signal issues was left out making it not work for a number of people. Apple's earned this class action suit for themselves by placing aesthetics over engineering.
You know, many vehicles on the road today look like little boxes. Aesthetically square wheels would probably fit the design better than round offering a more uniform look and feel. I'm sure it would even be more stable in some cases, but you know what? I'll function over form.
8. roscuthiii (Posts: 2241; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
I'm just wondering how much money the lawyers made off of this case?
9. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Or, an iPhone 4 owner who is unsatisfied with the $15 kiss-off could opt out and sue Apple in small claims court. There is precedent in So. Cal, a Honda owner sued Honda in small claims court and won something like $9,000.
I wonder if any iPhone 4 owners are going to pursue the small claims option?
14. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
You have to show damages -- the burden is on the plantiff. In the Honda case, it was easy to show the damages. In the iPhone case, the user had a 30 day window to return the phone for any reason and that is the problem with small claims court or any legal court in the US, i.e the need to show damages.
16. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
How about diminished value? A used VZW iPhone 4 was listed on Craig's List recently for $30 (might have been more, I can't find the listing at the moment) more than a similar AT&T iPhone 4. Diminished value is a well-accepted measure of damages. Small claims is generally plaintiff-friendly. I wonder what recent eBay action on AT&T v. VZW iPhone 4 devices looks like?
11. biophone (Posts: 1994; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
I am happy as an iPhone 4 user with apple's response
12. akhi216 (Posts: 61; Member since: 01 May 2011)
Siri - Why does the iPhone 4 have Antennagate?
How dare they try to sue Apple when Mr. Jobs genorously showed them how to hold it the right (no pun intended)! He didn't have to you know.
13. frydaexiii (Posts: 1475; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
One of the pictures above just pisses me off, the one that has "Antannagate, Not unique to the iPhone 4"
Oh, so when Apple makes a phone, its perfect and flawless and so special no one else can ever produce it. But when an issue pops up, the iPhone is just any regular phone with regular phone problems? Damn bunch of hypocrites...
15. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Apple never claimed their phones are perfect -- they claimed these devices are magical. Please learn to discern the difference.
17. frydaexiii (Posts: 1475; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
Magical, as in it works, and nothing should or will go wrong with it, because that's what apple is promoting, that everything they do is right and perfect while everyone else's products are flawed, imperfect and ordinary.
18. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Yea ...they got that wrong. Antenna Gate is unique to the iPhone 4....
Its the only phone in the known universe that can drop signal with an 1/2 an inch of finger...
I have to Death Grip phones I've had to make them lose signal....the iPhone 4 suffers from a Death Touch...
22. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
That's it 15$ or a free case? Apple is ripping U OFF


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JERUSALEM (Nov. 17)
Adolf Eichmann, charged with crimes against the Jewish people and with crimes against humanity, will go on trial here next March 6, it was officially announced here today.
Bureau VI of the Ministry of Police, which was set up especially to conduct the formal investigations in connection with the prosecution of Eichmann, today handed over to the Attorney General a sheaf of reports on the Eichmann case. The reports were compiled here on the basis of documentary evidence dug up in Washington archives dealing with the Nazi regime, and in European countries. Some of the material in the dossier had come from Eichmann himself, obtained from him during his questioning in Israel.
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PENSIONERS living along a busy Keighley Road are delighted with two new traffic islands.
They are able to get across Oakworth Road to reach shops and buses following this month's installation of the islands.
The residents in the two separate locations said they were trapped in their homes before the work was carried out.
Bradford Council has built one traffic island at the junction with Fell Lane, next to the Queen Elizabeth Court sheltered housing complex, where there are dozens of elderly residents.
The other is outside Hillworth Village, a former workhouse converted into flats, which is just above Keighley Health Centre.
Audrey Paige, 78, who lives at Hillworth Village, said: "There are 68 flats here and they're all elderly and disabled people.
"My doctor is in Oakworth and I have to get across the road to the bus stop. In the past I've stood here 10 minutes waiting to get across.
"We can now get to the shops and the butchers across the road. It's also easier to get a bus to and from town for the clinic."
The traffic islands were built following a request to the highways department from Jan Smithies, who represents Keighley West Ward on Bradford Council.
Coun Smithies said the requests had taken a couple of years to reach the top of the waiting list for funding from the council's Keighley Area Committee.
She said: "Residents at both locations had raised issues about trying to get across the road for a couple of years.
"Sightlines aren't great for pedestrians wanting to get across the road at the Fell Lane junction.
"There are a lot of older people living at Queen Elizabeth Court and in Fell Lane, and a lot of families who go across to Lund Park.
"A lot of the older people were extremely worried about going out and crossing the road. If you're not quick on your feet you can only get half way across."
Coun Smithies said the Fell Lane traffic island had already made it safer for everyone to cross Oakworth Road.
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I Walk This Path - Poem by jess jayne
I walk this path,
Alone as I always have,
I walk this path,
Frail, and falling apart.
I've walked this path,
For many years,
It's not like a normal path,
This path I walk,
Is cracked, and broken.
I made this path brake,
This path was once straight,
I could used to walk,
And not stumble, and fall.
Take a look at this path now,
It's broken, into the dark,
This path I walk,
Has caused me to fall.
I still walk this path,
Frail and falling apart,
This path has no bends,
It's just a one way road to hell.
This path has caused,
Many hearts to brake,
This path has caused mine,
To fall apart.
I once walked this path,
Frail and falling apart,
But today,
I walk this path,
Broken, and allready dead.
I've just been looking for a way,
To survive.
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Hours spent waiting for the cable guy or a grocery delivery are costing consumers billions of dollars a year, a survey of four countries has found.
Fifty-eight per cent of Americans reported waiting for a home delivery or service call in the past year, with an average wait of more than four hours. That wasted time translated into a yearly loss of $250 per person, or a nationwide impact of $37.7 billion.
The third annual Cost of Waiting Survey, by polling firm Zogby International, canvassed Americans, Britons, Brazilians and Germans about the infuriating delays they faced. The economic impact was measured using the value respondents placed on an hour of their time (Americans valued it more highly than others).
Respondents said they waited far longer than expected — an extra two and a half hours, in the case of Americans — for someone to show up. Many reported lost wages, or said they used sick days and vacation time to accommodate service calls.
The cost to companies that left customers fuming was dramatic, too. American companies sacrificed $330 a year for every customer lost because of a frustratingly long wait.
Cable and satellite TV technicians kept Americans waiting the longest. In Britain, it was online grocery delivery. In Germany, phone repair caused the longest delays, and in Brazil, it was Internet service calls.
Customers' fuses are getting shorter as well.
In Germany, waits for home services dragged on an hour longer than in 2010, the survey said. A third of Germans gave up a vacation day to sit at home waiting; about the same number cancelled or rescheduled personal plans.
Germans waited an average of six hours; for Brazilians the average was five hours and for Britons, four.
While 70 per cent of Americans would recommend a company solely because a technician came on time, that figure drops by 43 per cent if the service is 15 minutes late. In the U.K, only 11 per cent would recommend a company that was 30 minutes late.
Brazilians are the least likely to post complaints online after an hour of waiting; elsewhere, social media are giving irate customers a quick outlet for venting their frustration, sometimes after just half an hour.
As anger mounts, so does action, the survey found. Nearly 40 per cent of Brazilians left home in frustration, 22 per cent refused the service and 36 per cent rescheduled an appointment.
Half of Britons and Germans who were forced to wait switched their service providers, while 38 per cent of people in the U.K. cancelled or refused a service.
In all four countries, most people said service companies made them wait because they didn't value customers' time or simply because they could get away with it.
In the U.S. and Brazil, grocery delivery drew the highest on-time satisfaction rating.
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In a follow-up to the sex-themed episode, Puck declares his love to Rachel's biological mother, Shelby, while the glee kids face off each other in a dodgeball game without rules.
The "Glee" kids are going to engage in a dirty game next week. As Santana and Rachel could not stop mocking each other, Finn proposes an idea to take the fight between McKinley High's two glee clubs to a dodgeball court with no teachers, no rules and no mercy.
Will Schuester and Shelby Corcoran, meanwhile, encourage a friendly competition, but the former realizes things will get ugly in the school. Rachel's biological mother, Shelby, will additionally be surprised with a love confession from Puck.
Also in "Mash Off", Sue starts a smear campaign to take down her biggest competitor for the Congressional seat. The episode will air Tuesday, November 15 at 8/7c on FOX.
"Glee" was recently slammed by the Parents Television Council for its sex-themed episode even before the said outing was aired on November 8. The watchdog group said the show's intention to "celebrate children having sex is reprehensible," adding that "the gender of the high school characters involved is irrelevant."
Creator Ryan Murphy, however, defended that the sex scene, particularly that of Kurt and Blaine, has a positive message for audience. "I think what it says to a lot of young gay people who are confused and ashamed is that you can get love and are worthy of love," he stated.


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Carnival Pride - Mexican Riviera: Carnival Pride Cruise Review by netodocan
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Carnival Pride - Mexican Riviera
Destination: Mexican Riviera
Embarkation: Los Angeles
Well we had a lot of fun. Embarkation and debarkation were the only negatives, but no more negative then another time I have gone through them. I guess we got there early (noon) but that really did not help. Too many lines to wait in. The ship inside does remind you of Las Vegas in the decor. If it is raining, bring an umbrella since most of the waiting happened outdoors for us.
We had a table for just the three of us. Food was pretty good, but then I am not very picky. Portions are smaller than restaurants I am used to, but this is good, since it leaves you more room to try stuff. The Mermaid Grill is a kind of buffet line, except that there are various stations that open and close on a schedule I could not describe to you.
After dinner we signed our son up for the 12-14 More year old program. Frankly he loved running around with his friends. The only time I saw him was at dinner, bed time and shore excursions.
I really liked the shows. I thought the Las Vegas type stuff was better than I remember at RCI. The comedian was so/so, but the ventriloquist was great. The magician I missed, but the juggler was also great. They had a a duo called 2Slick in one of the lounges, that were just great, don't miss them if you can. The ship's band is excellent at its expertise of big band stuff. Did some Karaoke, some dancing to '50s and '60s (stuff I never do anywhere else).
The cabin was pretty good. It had a balcony that was pretty big, with two plastic chairs (one an adirondack type) and a small table. The bathroom was well laid out with shelving. The shower seemed larger with excellent water pressure. The TV got NBC, ABC and CBS (the last station only on the first and last full days of the cruise). The TV had the usual movies you could buy, a few that were free and the ability to interactively review your bill and reserve shore excursions. Unfortunately we were on the floor just beneath where the Calypso band played on the Lido deck and sometimes they played till 12:30 a.m. (the base makes it through the ceiling).
One thing about going Thanksgiving week is that there are an inordinate amount of children. I have one, so it did not bother me, except when they ran up and down the the halls in the middle of the night. I never heard the people next door talking, but I did hear them and everyone else on the ship adjusting their balcony furniture and closing their balcony doors (they don't slide they open out and bang shut).
The exercise area is two stories high, with a spa inside. It had a lot of exercise equipment and all the bells and whistles including massages, facials, steam rooms, showers and exercise classes ($10 extra for the classes). Their are two main pools, neither covered. There are three spas one of which is for adults only at the back. There is a water slide that actually does not end in a pool (strange). A basketball court, shuffle boards, golf clinic, indoor ping pong, and a topless bathing deck!
The ports were great. We did the dolphin swim in Puerto Vallarta, and that was a hoot (although expensive at $160 a piece). The shopping was the same in every port, fun if you like that like my wife does. In Mazatlan we did the hotel beach club thing, and that proved a nice respite from touring since we bathed in warm Pacific waters and my son and I did the Jet Ski (It was $50 for the two of us on on Jet Ski for 1/2 hour otherwise $40 for one). In Cabo we took a boat tour out to see the arch, but the boat was too big to get close, so next time we will just hire a water taxi and have them take us out closer and drop us off at Lovers Beach for a picnic. Cabo has a huge mall, as nice as any in the U.S. with a lot of upscale stuff. Otherwise the street shops were the same. We also bathed in Cabo, at Beach Club, but the water there has quite a bit of undertow unlike Mazatlan. Overall I liked Cabo the best because it reminds me more of the U.S.
All in all it was excellent and we would recommend it. Let me compare RCI with Carnival for you. Embarkation, debarkation is the same. Quality of rooms is the pretty much the same, with the edge to Carnival for the shower and TV variety and the edge to RCI for quiet balcony. The pools go to RCI -- they had a covered one. The exercise area to Carnival, much bigger. The food is even I think, although I liked the buffet line at RCI better. My son gives Carnival the win on the children's program. Even though the decor is nicer on the Pride, the amount of windows on RCI's new ships is very nice. Take your pick and have a good time. Less
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JEFFREY BROWN: Think of Google as a verb, something that millions of us now do routinely when we need some bit of information, or as a noun, the 11-year-old company founded by two Stanford students, or as a kind of brand, standing for an enormously changing universe of digital media.
The new book, "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It," explores all three of these. Its author is Ken Auletta, longtime writer for The New Yorker and author of numerous other books on media and business. Welcome to you.
KEN AULETTA: Thank you.
JEFFREY BROWN: You went into this knowing that this company was a phenomenon, what you call a wave-maker. But, after all the reporting, what's the key to its success? What — what makes it so?
KEN AULETTA: Well, I think they start from an attitude that things are done inefficiently, particularly in the media world, be it advertising, or newspapers, or magazines, or television, or — or Microsoft, packaged software. And then the engineer comes in. And the engineer is really key, because they're the Martin Scorsese. They're the content creators. They're the people who create things, applications, et cetera.
JEFFREY BROWN: Engineer is king at this place?
KEN AULETTA: They are. And they start with the single question, which is, why? Why can't we sell ads more cheaply and tell the advertiser who — who they're reaching with those ads and charge them only when they click? Why can't we do news — Google News online, and get away all — from all the costs of those printed newspapers and distribution systems? Why do we have to sell packaged software, as Microsoft does, in expensive packages? Why can't we do — quote — "cloud computing"? Why can't we have cheaper telephone service?
They do all these things. And, in the process, the engineers have created a conflict with existing media businesses.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, so — but, staying within the company here, I mean, there is this ethos of almost intellectual play which you describe, letting the engineers ask these questions…
KEN AULETTA: Right. Right.
JEFFREY BROWN: … at the same time as growing a business.
Speaking the Google language
KEN AULETTA: I mean, I would sit in engineering meetings at Google, and I -- they were talking Swahili to me. I didn't understand half the words. I had the luxury of time to figure out what the words meant. But the truth is that the founders, the two co-founders, Eric -- Eric Schmidt is the CEO. He's an engineer. And the co-founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, engineers, they understood every word they spoke. And they could challenge those engineers. So, you think, if you're in a digital company, or you're in any company dealing with the digital world, and you don't speak the lingo of engineers, you're doomed.
JEFFREY BROWN: What about their also -- this -- the -- the -- well, there's the motto, right, don't be evil, this sense that we're not in it just for -- well, we're not even in it for money, they don't even -- it sounds like. They're – we're in it to do good, to change the world. I mean, they -- they talk this way. Is it real?
KEN AULETTA: It is real, and it's self-righteous, both. They started out, these two founders, with a very idealistic notion of making all the world's information available. For the first three years, they made no money. They had no clue as to how they would make money.
They finally came up with an advertising plan. But if you think about it, they refuse to run ads on their home page. They refused to lock you into Google search as -- they didn't create a portal that you have to stay in our portal to get a little information.
You do a search, and they chase you to the site you want. So, they win the trust of consumers with that. And it's free. Let's not forget that, very important. So, they have done wondrous things. And it's one of the reasons why Google is one of the most trusted brands in the world. People trust them.
But then they go to China in 2004, and the Chinese government says, listen, you are going to do a search on Tiananmen Square? No thanks. We don't want to show any unpleasantness. OK? And what do they do? They cave.
JEFFREY BROWN: Right.
JEFFREY BROWN: Suddenly, that ethos bumps up against the real...
KEN AULETTA: Reality.
JEFFREY BROWN: Reality, yes, yes.
KEN AULETTA: And, so, what does evil mean, don't be evil? If you close the office, as they did in late `98 in Phoenix, the people who worked in the Phoenix office, did they think that was an evil act or not?
So, evil is in the eye of the beholder. So, it becomes a self-defining phrase that they love and people around at Google, and they feel it. But is it totally real? No.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, speaking of bumping up against reality, now, the other thing that you spend a lot of time here is this -- is this sense of bumping up against lots of other new and old media. There's a line you say, "The Google wave has crashed into entire industries: advertising, newspapers, book publishing, television, telephones, movies, software, hardware makers."
So, this is a company that is disrupting a lot of these old and new media.
Tension with traditional media
KEN AULETTA: Totally disruptive. I asked Larry Page at one point, I said, is it true you will sometimes bump into traditional media? And, without being gleeful about it, he said: "Not sometimes. Always."
JEFFREY BROWN: Always? KEN AULETTA: And they know that. They know they're bumping into these companies, some of whom they do business with, in fact, many of them they do business with. But, inevitably, this is a much more efficient way of doing things. But it's a very disruptive and it's a hurtful way, at times. I mean, if you are decimating newspapers, can they be replaced by the blogosphere? I don't think so. And that's one of the basic questions that you have. I mean, what replaces the old with -- does the new replace it satisfactorily? And that is the fundamental question.
JEFFREY BROWN: So, one way of thinking about it is this company's impact on all these other industries and companies. The other way is the impact on it as it moves forward, right?
KEN AULETTA: Right.
JEFFREY BROWN: Because the other thing you're talking about is the ways that it is more vulnerable it as crashes into these other places.
KEN AULETTA: And the -- one of the problems that Google has is that their great strength, as we talked about a moment ago, are engineers. That's their virtue. Their vice is the flip side of that. Engineers lack emotional intelligence often. They don't see things they can't measure. For instance, they don't know how to gauge fear.
I covered the Microsoft trial 10 years ago. Microsoft got in trouble with the government in part because Bill Gates and -- and his minions couldn't anticipate why the government would be concerned about their concentration of power, or why, today, Google is not acutely aware of why issues like privacy or copyright, both of which they -- they affect profoundly, would be of concern, not just to the government, and not just this government, but governments all around the world, but to other businesses.
So, Google today is in the crosshairs, the way Microsoft was 10 years ago.
JEFFREY BROWN: And -- and -- well, Microsoft is a good example, because you wrote about that. Is the question now, is Google different because of -- because of its culture, because of what it does, than a Microsoft, say, or others that once seemed invincible? Or do you see it sort of 10 years from now, we're kind of saying, what's the next one, and Google's just another -- not just another, but another -- but still just a big company?
Facebook, the new Google?
KEN AULETTA: I think Google is both different and similar, different in the sense, when I was doing Microsoft, I came away thinking that Microsoft was populated by cold businessmen. When I do Google, I find them populated by cold engineers. And the difference is that the cold businessman wants to kill the competition. Google is not interested in killing the competition. They just want more efficiencies. But, inevitably, you do kill some of the companies. And there's a social cost for that.
There's -- but I think there's much more idealism there. And they do things that are more noble in many ways than Microsoft did. The similarity is, there's a certain level of hubris that creeps in when you're that successful for so long a period of time. And you miss things that are happening. But, also, you live in a kind of cloistered world of free food, and free medical, and free buses, and free medicine, and free car washes on Thursday. And you start saying, hey, I'm the guy. And, you know, hubris sets in. And you start losing people. And you -- so, you have a drain of talent.
And then the thing that you have out there is, you have new competition. Bill Gates said to me in `98, when I interviewed him -- I said, "Bill, what do you worry about?" He said, "I worry about someone in a garage inventing some new technology I have never thought about." Well, the new technology in `98 in a garage was Google. They were in the garage. What's the new technology today that threatens them?
One of them could be a site like Facebook, because, if you about search, you do a search, you get thousands of answers. That's very inefficient. If you -- if you...
JEFFREY BROWN: Social media allows you to target it more.
KEN AULETTA: Target 15 of your friends or 20 of your friends, and they tell you: "No, I would buy that -- not that camera; I would buy this camera; I have it," you are going to trust your friends. So, that becomes what's called a vertical search that is a very potent potential opposition to them.
JEFFREY BROWN: So, the world remains in flux, huh?
KEN AULETTA: In flux.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right. The book is "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It." Ken Auletta, thanks so much.
KEN AULETTA: My pleasure.


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A native New Yorker who calls Chelsea home, Mark Yates is no stranger to marketing and distributing television offerings. One of the masterminds behind the As the World Turns DVD collection now available at soapclassics.com, he started with Showtime, and then to Broadway Video in 1994. In 2007, he split BVDM off from Broadway video, and then became president of BVDM (Broadway Video Digital Media). SoapClassics is a division of BVDM, and as its president, Yates brings that wealth of distribution experience to marketing one of Procter & Gamble's most beloved soap operas – As the World Turns.
Soapdom's first big question to Yates?
How did SoapClassics come about?
"We had been working with P&G Telenext in preserving and restoring the content of the reels for the classics soaps collection," Yates revealed. "When the soaps were cancelled, we saw an opportunity to partner with them to both preserve the content and to become the international distributor."
Yates went on to say that P&G soaps had been airing in certain international markets since the 1980s. "Germany, Italy, the UK. They are still airing in Germany, Iceland, and UK. And we are actively negotiating new deals throughout the world. Broadcasters are interested in the material going back to 1980," he said. SoapClassics is also in negotiations for foreign language DVD releases in several countries.
"There is interest. It's been fascinating," Yates said. "I always knew there was a market, but I didn't anticipate it to be this robust."
Nothing that any die hard As the World Turns fan didn't already know. At Soapdom.com we had ATWT fans from The Netherlands, and quite a few at that.
BDVM estimates there are 30 or 40 million fans worldwide that are interested in this content. "We also believe that under the right conditions and the right media, new younger viewers (will be attracted to the material). Soap operas are what we consider to be the original reality TV."
Take that Snookie and all you real housewives.
So why did SoapClassics lean toward the Procter & Gamble soap operas to begin with?
"The physical materials were deteriorating," Yates shared. There is only so much shelf life for video tape. "(Our methods) preserve and digitize the material so it will be available for future generations. It's what made the deal really compelling for P&G and for us, making sure their asset was preserved, and we were able to become the distributor." Yates went on to state with a fair amount of pride, "For me personally, I know I was responsible for reserving a huge part of American culture."
It's clear that Yates is all business in regard to distributing the Procter & Gamble catalog, but when it comes to As the World Turns, that particular soap holds some fond memories for him. It's these family moments that made him choose As the World Turns episodes for the first release.
"It was the soap I watched with my grandmother," Yates revealed. "Which only serves to demonstrate the emotional attachment everyone has to whatever show for whatever reason."
The first collection of As the World Turns DVDs is divided into four themes: great weddings, secrets and scandals, Oakdale through the years, and villains and vixens. There is a DVD for each theme, containing five representative episodes each. If sales go as expected, additional collections covering additional themes are planned. But what to choose next?
"One of our huge fan responses was how great the 80s were," noted Yates. "Expect to see an 80s collection. Also, a collection of the holidays shows."
"We are really going to open up a lot of dialog with the fans and ask them what they want to see. I've got 2100 hours of programming. Logistically and economically, they don't want necessarily every show back-to-back, season-to-season, end-to-end, but they want to see certain moments, certain characters."
As fans of As the World Turns, do you agree with Yates on this? Or do you want every episode of every year made available to you? Just asking…
Regardless, if this first As the World Turns DVD collection sells well, not only will more As the World Turns material become available, but other Procter & Gamble soaps will, too.
"If this is successful, there are a number of possibilities," Yates said. "Two new releases in 2012. Guiding Light, and then the As the World Turns 80s collection."
But DVDs is not the only form of distribution SoapClassics is considering. "We are also looking to launch an online service, where we would put a significant portion of the entire archive available to stream online." That means episodes from September 1979 thru end of the series. "They did not record prior to that," explained Yates. "There are some episodes prior to that at the Paley Center. There are some kinescopes, too and we are working out the rights and ownership issues."
The overall plan is to get this first compilation out for Christmas to test the market. "As of an hour ago, the fans are going overboard for their support for it.," enthused Yates.
If all the DVD sales are successful, would SoapClassics consider a return to broadcast of the shows, i.e., producing new episodes?
"As personally exiting as that sounds, we would not. It's not our forte," explained Yates. "What we do as a business is distribute libraries that content owners are not in a position to distribute themselves. We would love it if someone else did (produce new episodes of the shows). We would love to partner with someone who would. We have no plans to produce new content, and don't know of anyone who would."
Prospect Park, take note. Keep your eye on the success of SoapClassics for possible new original programming for TOLN down the line. But I digress…
Overall, Yates couldn't be happier with the early buzz. "We are really pleased with the positive feedback we are getting. We are looking for opportunities to get fan input for future releases. I hope they -- the fans -- understand how difficult it is to actually pull this off. It actually takes hundreds of hours of work to locate, restore and prepare the content for the DVDs and we are thankful for their support of the products."
So fans. It is kind of up to you. Want more As the World Turns on DVD? What to see the whole archive streaming on line? Want to see Guiding Light, Another World and other Procter & Gamble soaps available in DVD and steaming video? Visit SoapClassics and purchase your first collection now.
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The energy supplier has published a consultation document asking what more can be done to meet and exceed customers' expectations during a power cut.
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Make your own Mansaf! Expat tour operator wins National Geographic award by giving vacationers a hands on experience of Jordan
In the National Geographic top 50 - a good day for tourism in Jordan (courtesy of Engaging Cultures Travel)
Sometimes a vacation can feel like hard work. All that rushing around, arranging locations and most importantly, no proper time to explore your destination.
A Jordan tour operator has taken a different approach to how it works with tourists, earning it a top award in the process.
Engaging Cultures Travel's 10-day "Jordan Insider" tour has been selected as one of National Geographic Travelers magazine's 50 Tours of a Lifetime in 2014.
"We are thrilled and honored to be included for the first time on this prestigious list," says Jon Killpack, Engaging Cultures Travel's co-founder.
"We continue to be radically changed by interacting deeply with real people from a dramatically different culture than our own. That is what we want others to experience when they travel with us.
"Not just to tick a new country off their bucket list, but to start to see the world with new eyes. Have a paradigm shift over a cup of tea."
Founded by American expats, Engaging Cultures Travel carefully crafted the 10-day tour so clients can truly bond with their hosts in different ways. From learning how to cook traditional Jordanian cuisine "mansaf" in local homes to hearing tales from a Bedouin during a hike through Wadi Rum, allowing visitors to get a realistic taste of Jordanian culture.
Regional tensions in neighboring countries put a strain on Jordan's tourism sector with a 13 percent decline of visitors in 2013.
Post revolutionary power struggles from former tourist hotspots Tunisia and Egypt were also damaging for the sector as the Middle East was taken off the itinerary, with many tourists opting for other destinations instead. Jordan recently doubling entry visa fees didn't help either.
The Jordanian tourism minister however, is investing in 2014 to bring back tourists with various initiatives such as "Meditation Tourism," which was a joint venture between the Jordan Society of Tourism and Travel Agents and Jordan Mediation Club. The project is also support by Thailand.
"This year marks the 30th anniversary of National Geographic Traveler, which has always looked at the world through the lens of culture, nature, and history," said Norie Quintos, executive editor of National Geographic Traveler magazine.
"The tours we selected go beyond destination to add meaning and context. They open the mind to new possibilities, new connections, new ways of thinking—all critically important given the world's complex issues."
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Stress testing, associational common bond, NCUSIF on April 24 agenda
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Stress testing, associational common bond, NCUSIF on April 24 agenda
Carrie Hunt
April 18, 2014 – A final rule on stress testing and capital planning is up for action during the April 24 NCUA Board meeting along with a proposed rule on associational common bond and a report on the share insurance fund.
As proposed, the final rule would require stress testing for credit unions with more than $10 billion in assets.
In a December
comment letter
to the agency, Carrie Hunt, NAFCU's senior vice president of government affairs and general counsel, recommended that NCUA conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the rule since only four credit unions would be subject to the proposed requirement. To NAFCU's knowledge, these credit unions already conduct their own tests.
Hunt also questioned the need to set requirements for credit unions based on rules for banks from agencies such as FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Credit unions' unique structure and mission make regulatory parity unnecessary in this case, she noted. Finally, Hunt said that if NCUA adopts the rule, the agency should allow credit unions to conduct their own stress testing and not require use of a third party. NAFCU also proposed specific modifications to the metrics used in the stress testing and capital planning proposals.
Next week's
board meeting agenda
also includes a proposed rule on association common bond requirements; the proposed rule addresses common-bond issues raised last year in
NCUA Letter 13-FCU-03
NAFCU is pursuing improved field-of-membership rules through its
five-point plan for credit union regulatory relief
. That plan calls for improved field-of-membership expansion rules, including authority for voluntary mergers among multiple-common-bond credit unions, an eased community charter conversion process and eased process for including those designated as "underserved" within a federal credit union's FOM.
A quarterly report on the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund and a credit union's request to expand its charter are also slated for this meeting.
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Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian, Testing Cease-Fire
Alexander Reed Kelly
After Wednesday's cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, a 20-year-old Palestinian was killed and nine others wounded in a clash with Israeli soldiers in the southeast Gaza Strip.
A group of Palestinians was reported to have gone to the border area of Abassan on Friday to pray, and ended up throwing stones at soldiers who responded with gunfire. The man killed was identified as Ahmad Qudaih.
It not clear whether Hamas will call the conflict a violation of the tentative cease-fire. Israel has agreed to halt "incursions" into a 1,000-foot-wide "buffer zone" along the northern and eastern borders of Gaza, where Palestinians have been banned.
— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.
The New York Times:
The border area has long been a focal point of tension. In the days leading up to Israel's military offensive against Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, Palestinian militants fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli military jeep patrolling the border, injuring four soldiers, and Hamas claimed responsibility for detonating a tunnel packed with explosives that ran along the border while an Israeli force was nearby.
Capt. Eytan Buchman, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said that about 300 Palestinians were demonstrating at various points along the border fence on Friday, prompting Israeli soldiers to fire warning shots in the air. Then some demonstrators "tried to damage the fence and cross into Israel," Captain Buchman said. "When that happened, the forces fired at their feet."