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mm... sounds tasty...
As far as i see from this discussion and manga, there is still place for plot to thicken , besides don't forget they are only second years... There is still third year of school so I doubt Author would end it like that... As for Tsukune there must be some fail-safe in his Holy-Lock since i doubt that the head-master of the school would use such a simple seal on Shinsou blood... So I think manga will be around for few more years if nothing bad happens to publishers or Author ( you never know what can happen in japan)...
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|2013-01-11, 00:40
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Of course it can be cancelled or answers don't get answered but kind of doubt that with magazine it is being published in though it could happen. I'm willing to accept it would be cancelled so I'm not blinded by that fact.
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The main reason people speculate of the demise is what Ikeda has said in his author's comments in the volumes about how long the story of Season II is going to be and what he aimed to accomplish, this doesn't preclude a "season III" if you will it is just an interesting point to discuss.
(btw since he had originally planned for 12 volumes in season II he has already past his goal)
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I may be on the wrong board for this but I have a ? about one of the yokai races the Onimodoki
this race is a shape shifter of sorts I know it can make itself look like another race but doesnt have their powers I understand that part but the ? I have is could it make itself look like a dragon and have the wings for flight but not have their fire breath or strength minor traits stuff like that !
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hey does anyone know what this means?
it says tadaima something something something (can't read all of it)
If you click on volume 3 that is what it says.
EDIT: Nevermind says will be released the second month not first. Forget what I said.
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|2013-01-16, 18:47
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DANG THE NEW CHAPTER WAS EPIC!!!!!! inner should just admitt she loves tsukune i mean she cryed for him and fights for him.....
but this punch i felt bad for inner moka http://mangafox.me/manga/rosario_to_...c059.2/12.html
I MEAN INNER MOKA WAS CRYING LIKE CRAZY!!!!! for real
TSUKUNE is fly now thou.....http://mangafox.me/manga/rosario_to_...c059.2/18.html haha right in the arm....
cant wait for the next chapter
|2013-01-18, 01:19
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Doubtful, its gotta continue with Tsukune and Gyokuro. Ikeda has never jumped away from fights.
I am really excited to see if Tsukune fights this by himself or others join in. I'm expecting other people to meddle with the fight, but either way I'm SOOOOOooooo amped.
|2013-01-18, 01:42
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I kinda feel that we will start with funai's situation...and them feeling tsukunes energy outbursts... next we might see some other groups feeling the same energy... maybe kokoa and kahula as they are gyokuros kids.... well we might see what miyabi is doing... then we return to tsukune vs gyokuro and see that gyokuro has a hard time
it would be interesting if gyokuro in all this developed a sick love for tsukune becouse of what he become (kinda a ultimate vampire from 2 shinso bloods)... she wanting him as her most loyal servant xD
anyway there will be more mokas crying for sure... maybe yelling to tsukune to stop and return to his orginal body as she doesnt want to lose him....but it would be good if kurumu appeared there and calmed moka down a bit...saying that he is still tsukune and that it happened before.... maybe saying that it happened durring an operation all for the sake of saving moka
hard to tell what we will get... but it wont change the fact that we still have to wait like 2weeks >_<
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Would be awesome. But everything is so tense and there are so many variables.
Though, to point out, Ikeda basically tossed every other character aside to focus on Tsukune, Ura, Hokuto and Gyokuro.
That move was, to me, very strange because it ruined everyone else's spotlight. I guess Ikeda really wants to focus on these four characters and get the plot rolling.
Which to me is really interesting. And hell, More Tsukune/Ura moments is FINE BY MEEeeee!
I feel like Ura has enough development to confess any freaking moment now. Its ridiculous how much her love for Tsukune has been stressed.
|2013-01-18, 22:14
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|2013-01-19, 01:10
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I meant that she could do it at any time. Next chapter, 1000 chapters from now, Ikeda has made all the development he needs.
As to already showing love, well the latest chapter and her tenderness around Tsukune is quite tell-tale.
|2013-01-19, 01:30
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Regarding Inner Moka's feelings, I have no doubt that, she's already head over heel's in love with him...
Although, I doubt that she's going to confess that yet ... since in a harem manga, usually the main paring is established near the end of the story - although, they are certainly exceptionss to this rule, but it really depends on what kind of ending the author is aiming for... but, in the process of saving Tsukune from his current dilema, I belive that Inner Moka is definitely going to do something that would depeen her relationship with Tsukune.
|2013-01-19, 03:27
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well last chapter with moka crying in tsukunes arms... kinda showed him that she cares for him great.... just like how the "pridefull" moka dropped to her knees and begged Gyokuro if she can help tsukune (this even shocked tsukune)
and I personaly loved that panel before tsukune released seal2... moka sits with tsukune who talks about beign afraid but that he wont regreat it.... moka in this panel looks really cute... like a small girl (from the past) which is so pure and innocent.... kinda the question falls where is that pridefull and strong moka who usually was talking "know your place" ^^ its like shes a different person now
not to mention that somehow I noticed that she was glaring at tsukune more then usual in recent few chapters
about confession well no... since like how she reacted when akuha told moka that she wont accept tsukune as her partner in marriage... moka instant blush and was denying that they arent in that kind of relantionship... and when tsukune asked what did she say.... moka with emberessment said "I wonder" XD
so her pride or more like emberesment was still there but this mostly changed after she learned what she did to tsukune.... so from this point foward she will stick to tsukune like a glue....wont allow him to use more of this power so he doesnt get swallowed.... but it would be interesting if moka came to realize that she alone cant do anything and that to save tsukune she will others
and so it would be good if moka agreed to harem option as everyone will stick with each other and can keep an eye on tsukune..... well moka is the only one that should really have no problem with that... becouse her own father had "few wifes" XD
yet I remember that moka commented about polygamy as woman acting sluty... its funny since it would kinda describe Akasha and Gyokuro xD since they married Issa and had children with him.... so moka shouldnt complain at all :P
ehh cant wait for next chapter...yet it feels so much distant
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Thursday, September 08, 2011
Catching wine
I just read an amusing article about a drunk elk that got caught in a tree in Sweden. Apparently, it was running after fermenting apples. Fortunately, I have never so much as gotten my foot caught in a sewer grate running after bottles of wine in the city.
However, several recent events have reminded me that when you catch the wine after running around town after it, you might not want to lose it again. Let me explain what I mean by that. It's that my mind has once again been jostled into the recognition that writing down the wines you taste is a good idea, along with maybe a word or two about them. (One hates to be stuck thinking: Was that blaterle* a white or a red?)
Exhibit A: "Any recollection of what we had on Aug 7th and Aug 9th?" writes S, a couple of days ago. Oh yeah, those two great dinners with friends and stupendously good food and lots of bottles. My brain now saw the evenings, though, like a scattered puzzle—of which many pieces had skittered under the radiator or behind the sofa. I remembered a Coche-Dury and offered, "I think it was a 2002, but which?" To which I was, humblingly, told: "Right, the Volnay." Ah, right. Coche-Dury red. Now I remembered, though my slipshod recall had been casting about for various Meursault Rougeots or the like.
Exhibit B: I went to a lunch just a few days ago—vibrant food and company, and a set of wines I had never seen nor tasted before, a sneak preview of imports soon to hit these shores. Talking about that meal with another friend who had not been there, I was asked, "What were the wines?" One might hang one's head to admit it, but for almost all of them, I had to go look at the pictures one of the lunchmates had taken and posted on a social networking site. For shame!
"Remember," said my friend, sitting there in scentless sensibility, "it's not unimportant to write down what you taste. There are reasons we do this."
So I will. And here, too.
*Don't worry, dear reader, I am certain that you know which color wines the blaterle grape makes.
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3 comments:
- ~J said...
It is a great habit that we need to get into so thanks for the gentle reminder. I will try to get into that habit, but I am usually having too much fun and taking a note would make me feel like I am working. The picture is a good reminder of all the wines we drank that evening and I hardly remember a specific one.
- September 10, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Jon said...
Great post! I always forget to bring my wine journal with me.
- April 21, 2012 at 11:00 PM
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That's a lovely wine, its a great complement to most wine.
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Because it often takes months to achieve pregnancy, infertility is not diagnosed until achieving pregnancy has been unsuccessful for one year. However, it may be reasonable to have basic fertility evaluation from their obstetrician-gynecologist after 6 months.
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Age - A common reason for early evaluation is the woman's age, since fertility decreases fairly rapidly in the late 30's. Women over 35 years of age should be evaluated after 6 months of attempting pregnancy without success. There is no reason to delay fertility evaluation and treatment for a year or more when the chances of becoming pregnant continue to decrease with age.
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Jamie Foxx has been unveiled as the national spokesperson for U.S. youth mentoring program Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The Ray star invited a small group of Bigs (mentors) and Littles (proteges) to play basketball at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday (28Nov12) in celebration of his appointment.
As spokesperson, Foxx will represent the organisation at national and local Big Brothers Big Sisters events and work to raise funds for the scheme, which pairs adult volunteers with at-risk kids to provide stability in their lives.
Foxx tells ET Online, "We get such a charmed life and you get paid all this money, it makes sense to turn around and do something great with it.
"Me having two kids now, you stop living for yourself at a certain point. You start living for them, so hopefully I can show them some of that magic and they'll take that and they'll have some good experiences."
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Call it three birds with one stone: The federal government hopes simultaneously to help low-down-payment home buyers, investors who fix up foreclosures, and local communities burdened with too many bank-owned and foreclosed homes -- all with one potentially far-reaching policy change.
The Federal Housing Administration is revising its long-standing "anti-flipping" rule starting Monday and just might score a hit with all three target groups.
For years the FHA has had a strict prohibition: It wouldn't insure a mortgage on a house whose seller had owned it less than 90 days. The ban was a reaction to fraudulent quick flips of houses that inflated their values far beyond true market worth.
The flips often were pure cons: Buyer A would acquire a low-cost house in bad repair, do minor cosmetic changes and resell within days to Buyer B, who was also part of the scheme, at a significantly higher price. The sequence could involve a string of serial flippers within a month or two, and trumped-up prices spiraling upward.
The end game usually went like this: Find a hapless buyer for the flipped house who would apply for a low-down-payment FHA loan. Typically that buyer defaulted quickly -- leaving the FHA with a foreclosed house on its books and a loss to its insurance funds.
The FHA maintained its 90-day anti-flipping rule through much of the last decade. But now it's suspending the policy, at least for the next year. In an advisory to lenders, FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens said the agency would once again provide mortgage insurance for some purchases in which the seller had closed on the property less than 90 days earlier.
The objective, Stevens said, will be to speed sales of renovated houses to first-time buyers and other purchasers. With foreclosures at record levels -- an estimated 2.8 million filings last year alone -- many communities are faced with excesses of bank-owned properties sitting unsold, often in poor repair.
By waiving the 90-day rule, private investors will be more likely to bid on these houses, fix them up and sell them to buyers who will now be able to gain early access to FHA financing, which offers 3.5% down payments.
What's the significance of the 90-day timeline? It's huge, say investors who specialize in acquiring and renovating foreclosures and bank-owned properties. Paul Wylie, an investor active in the Los Angeles area, says his group generally can acquire and rehab a house and list it for resale within 60 days.
But under FHA's previous policy, large numbers of potential buyers couldn't bid on Wylie's properties as soon as they hit the market.
Barred from using low-down-payment loans until after 90 days, these buyers were forced to look to conventional mortgage sources, which often required 10% down plus private mortgage insurance.
"A lot of the people who want to buy our houses just don't have 10%," Wylie said. "But they can afford a 3.5% FHA down payment."
Bobby Taylor, a broker with Coldwell Banker Mountain West Real Estate in Salem, Ore., said the FHA's change of heart "is going to be absolutely terrific" for anyone looking to bid on a moderate-priced post-foreclosure house in good physical condition.
Some lucky buyers will even be able to combine the $8,000 federal tax credit with 3.5% FHA financing -- provided their contracts are signed by April 30 and closed by June 30, when the credit program expires.
FHA's revised policy does not throw open the floodgates to all post-foreclosure renovations, however. Stevens laid down two key restrictions designed to protect end buyers and FHA alike:
* There can't be game playing or conflicts of interest among buyers, sellers, realty agents or others involved in the deal. "All transactions must be arm's-length, with no identity of interest" among any of the participants.
* Price run-ups must be relatively modest and justifiable from the time of the investor's acquisition to what's paid by the applicant seeking FHA financing. Generally the limit will be 20%.
When the price jump exceeds 20%, FHA expects participating lenders to require extensive documentation of the renovation expenditures made by the investors to justify the hefty price increase.
Lenders also are required to order an independent property inspection so the buyer can understand the house's physical condition and the improvements made.
The takeaway for buyers and investors: Check out FHA financing early in the game on foreclosure turnarounds. It's now available and it just might work for you.
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Purple wedding - greatest wedding in TV history
I have to have gum or something to chew on, and I sorta have a hair fetish. Other than that, everything's pretty average.
I don't know where to start, people often have negative reactions to how I am.
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I sing and dance whether I'm around people im close with or not. I'm a good dancer and decent singer but I guess doing that in a grocery store with your girlfriend while shes shopping could potentially embarrass the crap out of her. I hate light of anykind. I prefer darkness.
Im sure that theres more but I think im more awesome than weird.
Life is short. Watch more anime.
I'm a space cadet...always have been, it's kinda nice....except for all the times I'm actually trying to listen to someone...or someone wants me to listen to them......kinda sucks then
Lovin Durarara!
I can often be found sitting alone in my room having intense conversations with myself. AND I like to scare myself as much as possible.. If I can get myself to have a nightmare at least once a week, I'd be quite pleased...
'tis the secret life of a wanna-be writer.
I apologize in advance for late responses and dropped conversations.
GayAsianBoy wrote:
Reploid520 wrote:
I'll start by saying that I sometimes like to take a shower in the dark. I find it to be more relaxing and it helps me think more clearly. I think about a lot of things in the shower and I like to take long ones too, damn that water bill.
I do exactly the same thing! I even go to the toilet in the dark, because I find darkness so much more relaxing... it makes me calm while the light hurts my eyes... (I sound like a demon). My second reason is that I feel like something is watching me so turning off the light gives me that extra measure of privacy!
Another weird thing I do is that I draw human faces all over a piece of paper... like for example if I'm in a lecture room with notes, I'll draw faces all over my notes. I guess it's not that weird if you're an artist...
I'll look at the lecturer and draw his/her face, after that I'll draw the person in front of me and beside me...
I'm such a weirdo.
I also prefer darker places, I keep all of my windows covered in my house and I only use 15 watt light bulbs. Bright lights make my eye balls ache after too long.
Do you know the feeling when some people tell others absolutly incredible stupid things and you are somewhere in between of vain and "guffaw"? Oh yes... the holy grail
Searching a demoness from hell or goddess from heaven...
Reploid520 wrote:
What are some of the more out of the ordinary kinda things you do on a daily, weekly or monthly regular?
I'll start by saying that I sometimes like to take a shower in the dark. I find it to be more relaxing and it helps me think more clearly. I think about a lot of things in the shower and I like to take long ones too, damn that water bill.
My husband does that too. I don't think I do anything out of the ordinary...... I can't sleep with the blankets tucked in and I need two pillows. One is for between my lower legs to keep my spine straight so my back won't hurt. I'm a side sleeper.
Watching K-dramas instead of sleeping....;D
JoAnime3853 wrote:
Ever since I was a kid I have always had an obsession, (might not be the right word but yeah...) with the number 6. Everything I do that can be numbered relates in some way with 6 or multiples of 6. For example, I count my steps, how many items of food I have, how many times I chew, when I microwave something it is in a multiple of 6, the volume is a multiple of 6, you probably get the point.
I don't think anything bad will happen if I don't do this it's just... comfortable. I suppose it does stress me out when things aren't just so... I have a few other particularities but I've been told that one is the weirdest.
Sidenote: 3853 is the only other number I like
I also have a small thing with numbers, I'm not sure it's such a big deal. I listen to a lot of music, almost always but when ever I adjust the volume for anything I tune it to specific numbers first before I consider how loud it is with my ears. One example is that my volume in my car stereo is normally anywhere between 30 and 40 but the dial can only read 30,32,34,35,36,38 or 40.
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"The Lego Movie" might not sound like an instant classic. After all, a movie derived from those plastic bricks everybody loved playing with when they were kids could have easily been a 100-minute commercial. But the result is non-stop fun. You should see it immediately.
"The Lego Movie" might not sound like an instant classic. After all, a movie derived from those plastic bricks everybody loved playing with when they were kids could have easily been a 100-minute commercial. But the result is non-stop fun. You should see it immediately.
A mix of computer animation and stop-motion that's so brightly colored and inviting you could take a sunbath in it, the movie is about an ordinary construction worker named Emmet (voiced with goofball charm by Chris Pratt). Or maybe not so ordinary; Emmet might be "the Special" (kind of like the One in "The Matrix", but way less serious). According to a mystic named Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), the Special is destined to stop the evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell) from freezing everyone on Taco Tuesday with the Kragle, which is actually just Krazy Glue with some of the letters missing.
By now you may have guessed that writer-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have set out to capture the silliness and boundless creativity of playing with toys. They've succeeded spectacularly. Like everyone else in the city where he lives, Emmet is a huge fan of a TV show called "Where Are My Pants?" His favorite song is "Everything Is Awesome", and I don't blame him; sung by Tegan and Sara, it's super catchy. The beginning of the movie is a subtle satire of American conformity, but the filmmakers pull this off in such an amusing way that the smile will never leave your face.
The early scenes feature quite a few consistently funny characters. In addition to Emmet and Vitruvius, there's Good Cop/Bad Cop (Liam Neeson), who becomes all bad in an absurd scene involving nail polish remover. There's also Wildstyle (Elizabeth Banks), a tough girl Emmet meets and instantly falls in love with. But the movie really kicks into hyper-drive when the action switches to Cloud Cuckoo Land, where we meet the Master Builders. It's at this point that "The Lego Movie" becomes something like this generation's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", in which an astonishing number of beloved characters assemble onscreen. Here, we get Milhouse from "The Simpsons", Gandalf, Green Lantern, Superman and Batman – all in the same scene. Did I mention that Han Solo, Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian show up in the Millennium Falcon? This isn't just a movie; it's a pop-culture fantasy.
I think "The Lego Movie" has a good chance of winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. This year's winner in that category, Disney's "Frozen", will be released on DVD on March 18. The disc's special features will include the Oscar-nominated short "Get a Horse!" and a music video for "Let It Go" (winner for Best Song). "Mr. Hublot" (winner for Best Animated Short) is available on iTunes, as are fellow nominees "Possessions", "Feral" and "Room on the Broom" (my personal favorite). Like "The Lego Movie", Best Animated Feature nominee "The Wind Rises" is now playing theatrically in Wichita. An English-language version of "Ernest & Celestine" is coming soon to theaters. "The Croods" and "Despicable Me 2", two other nominees for animated feature, are now on DVD.


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Programmers build applications that are based on established rules regarding the classification, parsing, storage, and display of information, whether that information consists of gourmet recipes, store sales receipts, poetry, or some other collection of data. This chapter introduces many of the PHP functions that you'll undoubtedly use on a regular basis when performing such tasks.
This chapter covers the following topics:
- Regular expressions: A brief introduction to regular expressions touches upon the features and syntax of PHP's two supported regular expression implementations: POSIX and Perl. Following that is a complete introduction to PHP's respective function libraries.
- String manipulation: It's conceivable that throughout your programming career, you'll somehow be required to modify every possible aspect of a string. Many of the powerful PHP functions that can help you to do so are introduced in this chapter.
- The PEAR Validate_US package: In this and subsequent chapters, various PEAR packages are introduced that are relevant to the respective chapter's subject matter. This chapter introduces Validate_US , a PEAR package that is useful for validating the syntax for items commonly used in applications of all types, including phone numbers, Social Security numbers (SSNs), ZIP codes, and state abbreviations. (If you're not familiar with PEAR, it's introduced in Chapter 11.)
Regular Expressions
Regular expressions provide the foundation for describing or matching data according to defined syntax rules. A regular expression is nothing more than a pattern of characters itself, matched against a certain parcel of text. This sequence may be a pattern with which you are already familiar, such as the word dog, or it may be a pattern with specific meaning in the context of the world of pattern matching, <(?)>.*< /.?> , for example.
PHP is bundled with function libraries supporting both the POSIX and Perl regular expression implementations. Each has its own unique style of syntax and is discussed accordingly in later sections. Keep in mind that innumerable tutorials have been written regarding this matter; you can find information on the Web and in various books. Therefore, this chapter provides just a basic introduction to each, leaving it to you to search out further information.
If you are not already familiar with the mechanics of general expressions, please take some time to read through the short tutorial that makes up the remainder of this section. If you are already a regular expression pro, feel free to skip past the tutorial to the section "PHP's Regular Expression Functions (POSIX Extended)."{mospagebreak title=Regular Expression Syntax (POSIX)}
The structure of a POSIX regular expression is similar to that of a typical arithmetic expression: various elements (operators) are combined to form a more complex expression. The meaning of the combined regular expression elements is what makes them so powerful. You can locate not only literal expressions, such as a specific word or number, but also a multitude of semantically different but syntactically similar strings, such as all HTML tags in a file.
Note POSIX stands for Portable Operating System Interface for Unix, and is representative of a set of standards originally intended for Unix-based operating systems. POSIX regular expression syntax is an attempt to standardize how regular expressions are implemented in many programming languages.
The simplest regular expression is one that matches a single character, such as g , which would match strings such as gog , haggle , and bag . You could combine several letters together to form larger expressions, such as gan , which logically would match any string containing gan : gang , organize , or Reagan , for example.
You can also test for several different expressions simultaneously by using the pipe ( | ) character. For example, you could test for php or zend via the regular expression php|zend .
Before getting into PHP's POSIX-based regular expression functions, let's review three methods that POSIX supports for locating different character sequences: brackets, quantifiers, and predefined character ranges.
Brackets ( [] ) are used to represent a list, or range, of characters to be matched. For instance, contrary to the regular expression php , which will locate strings containing the explicit string php , the regular expression [php] will find any string containing the character p or h . Several commonly used character ranges follow:
- [0-9] matches any decimal digit from 0 through 9 .
- [a-z] matches any character from lowercase a through lowercase z .
- [A-Z] matches any character from uppercase A through uppercase Z .
- [A-Za-z] matches any character from uppercase A through lowercase z .
Of course, the ranges shown here are general; you could also use the range [0-3] to match any decimal digit ranging from 0 through 3 , or the range [b-v] to match any lowercase character ranging from b through v . In short, you can specify any ASCII range you wish.
Sometimes you might want to create regular expressions that look for characters based on their frequency or position. For example, you might want to look for strings containing one or more instances of the letter p , strings containing at least two p 's, or even strings with the letter p as their beginning or terminating character. You can make these demands by inserting special characters into the regular expression. Here are several examples of these characters:
- p+ matches any string containing at least one p .
- p* matches any string containing zero or more
p 's.
- p? matches any string containing zero or one p .
- p{2} matches any string containing a sequence of two p 's.
- p{2,3} matches any string containing a sequence of two or three p 's.
- p{2,} matches any string containing a sequence of at least two p 's.
- p$ matches any string with p at the end of it .
Still other flags can be inserted before and within a character sequence:
- ^p matches any string with p at the beginning of it.
- [^a-zA-Z] matches any string not containing any of the characters ranging from a through z and A through Z .
- p.p matches any string containing p , followed by any character, in turn followed by another p .
You can also combine special characters to form more complex expressions. Consider the following examples:
- ^.{2}$ matches any string containing exactly two characters.
- (.*) matches any string enclosed within  and  .
- p(hp)* matches any string containing a p followed by zero or more instances of the sequence hp .
You may wish to search for these special characters in strings instead of using them in the special context just described. To do so, the characters must be escaped with a backslash ( ). For example, if you want to search for a dollar amount, a plausible regular expression would be as follows: ([$])([0-9]+) ; that is, a dollar sign followed by one or more integers. Notice the backslash preceding the dollar sign. Potential matches of this regular expression include $42 , $560 and $3 .
Predefined Character Ranges (Character Classes)
For reasons of convenience, several predefined character ranges, also known as character classes, are available. Character classes specify an entire range of characters—for example, the alphabet or an integer set. Standard classes include the following:
[:alpha:] : Lowercase and uppercase alphabetical characters. This can also be specified as
[:alnum:] : Lowercase and uppercase alphabetical characters and numerical digits. This can also be specified as [A-Za-z0-9].
[:cntrl:] : Control characters such as tab, escape, or backspace.
[:digit:] : Numerical digits 0 through 9. This can also be specified as [0-9].
[:graph:]: Printable characters found in the range of ASCII 33 to 126.
[:lower:] : Lowercase alphabetical characters. This can also be specified as [a-z].
[:punct:] : Punctuation characters, including ~`! @ # $ % ^&* ( )-_+={ } [ ] : ;'< > ,.? and /.
[:upper:] : Uppercase alphabetical characters. This can also be specified as [A-Z].
[:space:] : Whitespace characters, including the space, horizontal tab, vertical tab, new line, form feed, or carriage return.
[:xdigit:] : Hexadecimal characters. This can also be specified as [a-fA-F0-9].
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PHP offers seven functions for searching strings using POSIX-style regular expressions: ereg(), ereg_replace(), eregi(), eregi_replace(), split(), spliti(), and sql_regcase(). These functions are discussed in this section.
Performing a Case-Sensitive Search
The ereg() function executes a case-sensitive search of a string for a defined pattern, returning TRUE if the pattern is found, and FALSE otherwise. Its prototype follows:
boolean ereg(string pattern, string string [, array regs])
Here's how you could use ereg() to ensure that a username consists solely of lowercase letters:
$username = "jasoN";
if (ereg("([^a-z])",$username))
echo "Username must be all lowercase!";
echo "Username is all lowercase!";
In this case, ereg() will return TRUE , causing the error message to output.
The optional input parameter regs contains an array of all matched expressions that are grouped by parentheses in the regular expression. Making use of this array, you could segment a URL into several pieces, as shown here:
$url = "http://www.apress.com";
// Break $url down into three distinct pieces:
// "http://www", "apress", and "com"
$parts = ereg("^(http://www).([[:alnum:]]+).([[:alnum:]]+)", $url, $regs);
echo $regs[0]; // outputs the entire string http://www.apress.com
echo "
";
echo $regs[1]; // outputs http://www
echo "
";
echo $regs[2]; // outputs "apress"
echo "
";
echo $regs[3]; // outputs "com"
This returns the following:
Performing a Case-Insensitive Search
The eregi() function searches a string for a defined pattern in a case-insensitive fashion. Its prototype follows:
int eregi(string pattern, string string, [array regs])
This function can be useful when checking the validity of strings, such as passwords. This concept is illustrated in the following example:
$pswd = "jasonasdf";
if (!eregi("^[a-zA-Z0-9]{8,10}$", $pswd))
echo "Invalid password!";
echo "Valid password!";
In this example, the user must provide an alphanumeric password consisting of eight to ten characters, or else an error message is displayed.
Replacing Text in a Case-Sensitive Fashion
The ereg_replace() function operates much like ereg() , except that its power is extended to finding and replacing a pattern with a replacement string instead of simply locating it. Its prototype follows:
string ereg_replace(string pattern, string replacement, string string)
If no matches are found, the string will remain unchanged. Like ereg() , ereg_replace() is case sensitive. Consider an example:
$text = "This is a link to http://www.wjgilmore.com/.";
echo ereg_replace("http://([a-zA-Z0-9./-]+)$",
"\0",
This returns the following:
This is a link to
http:// www.wjgilmore.com.
A rather interesting feature of PHP's string-replacement capability is the ability to back-reference parenthesized substrings. This works much like the optional input parameter regs in the function ereg() , except that the substrings are referenced using backslashes, such as


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Einstein workers are confronted with a number of laboratory hazards including biological, chemical, and radioactive substances. Hazardous chemicals are a concern at this institution because of the type and variety of chemicals present. Although some of the most common types of chemicals in the laboratory are acids, workers may be unaware of their specific hazards. Acids are caustic, which means they have the ability to injure and destroy human tissue on contact. Even a small splash may produce severe burns and scarring. Some strong acids, such as nitric, perchloric, picric, sulfuric, chromic, and hydrochloric acid can be explosive when mishandled or mixed with incompatible compounds.
Adequate acid protection requires the ability to assess a potential hazard, utilize proper control procedures, select appropriate personal protective equipment, and understand what to do in the event of an emergency. Knowledge is vital to your protection. Information about the hazardous chemicals with which you work can be obtained speaking with the chemical manufacturer, your area supervisor, the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, and by reading the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), and the Einstein Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP). A copy of the CHP should be located in each laboratory, and is also available from the Department of Environmental Health and Safety on the eighth floor of the Forchheimer Building.
An understanding of chemical hazards may also encourage you to substitute extremely hazardous chemicals for other chemicals whose character is less hazardous. An example of substitution is the replacement of Chromic/Sulfuric acid based glassware cleaner with a less hazardous detergent such as Nochromix,® which is sold by Fisher.


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I had a Latin exam today, and well... it didn't go too well. I'm quite sure I translated every sentence wrong, but I just couldn't work this one out and neither could my sister who's very good at Latin.
Now I don't know which book this is from, but I think it's probably 1st book.
Dum servat Iuno mutatam cornibus Io,
facta est, quam fuerat, gratior illa Iovi.
I don't really want to tell you what I translated in the exam... my teacher will laugh his head of and make fun of me in class...
Oh well, here goes:
While Iuno looks after the mutated Juppiter horns,
this very pretty girld does it with Juppiter, which happend.
Well f*** and facta sort of begin with the same letter
Anyway... now I've looked over it again I think fuerat is plusquamperfect of esse and the first part of my sentence is total rubbish as is the last. Facta est meas she has been made, but somehow I still have no idea how to translate this sentence so that it makes any sense at all (I still think my first translation isn't that bad ).


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Bakersfield, California resident Frank Arian's '65 Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser looks like it came straight off of an African safari. The stock inline six-cylinder engine was rebuilt along with the rest of the stock drivetrain. A custom-made brushguard was made to protect the front, along with a custom rear rack to carry extra gear. Con Ferr shackles and add-a-leaves were used to gain a little extra lift to provide room for the 32-inch Super Swamper SSRs. Finally, a full set of communications equipment and a GPS unit were put in the cab.
The Looker
Ash Pharo, from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin gets plenty of looks in his '84 Jeep CJ-7. The first step in creating this beauty was to remove the body and repaint the frame. After that, a Chevy 350 V-8 crate engine was dropped into place, along with a TH350 transmission. To help put the power to the ground a Lock-Right was put into the rear axle and a limited slip rests up front. For suspension, a 6-inch BDS lift was used along with a 2-inch body lift, which made enough clearance for 33x14.50 Swamper SSRs on 15x10 American Racing wheels. Finally, Best Bods painted the whole body.
Black and Beautiful
Frank Squeo, from Bensenville, Illinois, owns this nice example of a '92 Chevy pickup. First to go on it was a 6-inch Pro Comp lift which cleared the way for 35-inch Super Swamper SSRs on 15x10 American Racing wheels. Next, the 350 V-8 was treated to a set of MSD wires, a K&N air cleaner, Gibson headers, and a dual exhaust. For the long hauls, a full Alpine audio system was put into place to play the tunes. Future plans call for a 502 V-8 swap.
Excellent Expedition
Michael Libonati, of Howell, New Jersey, is the proud owner of this '97 Ford Expedition. A 4-inch Rancho lift kit was put into place to make plenty of clearance for the 35-inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain tires on American Racing wheels. To spruce the look of the Expedition up a bit a cowl-induction hood, billet grille, and Grizzly brushguard were put into place. The interior also received a complete video system with a DVD player, VCR, and 6-inch screens.
Canadian F-250
It is rare that we see a built SuperCab but Glen Green, of Maple Ridge, British Colombia, owns this super-nice '79 Ford F-250. Under the hood rests a 429 V-8 equipped with an Edelbrock 600cfm carb. Power flows to a C6 transmission and an NP205 transfer case. To lift the big Ford, 6-inch Skyjacker springs were used along with a 3-inch body lift making plenty of room for the 38-inch Super Swampers. A custom front bumper houses a Warn 8000 winch, should the big rig ever get stuck.
Hailing from Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, are Jayson Peck and his 2000 Chevy Silverado. To boost power a Flowmaster exhaust was put into place and future plans call for JBA headers and a K&N air intake. Extra altitude comes from a 4-inch Rancho lift that clears 295/75R16 BFGoodrich All-Terrains on 16x8 American Racing Atlas wheels. Finally a set of Westin nerf bars along with a grille guard were put into place.
Old School
Mike Boyink bought his '66 Jeep CJ-5 from his father in 1986. Power comes from a Buick 225 V-6 which mates to a T90 transmission and a Spicer 18 transfer case. A Rancho lift along with Rancho RS 5000 shocks were used to provide more articulation and clear the way for 32x11.50 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrains on Stockton wheels. The interior features a full rollcage, bucket seats, and five-point harnesses to protect Mike and his passenger.
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Tanya Taylor, of Texas City, Texas, tweaked her '98 Dodge Durango with a 3-inch Rancho suspension lift complete with RSX shocks. Enough clearance was made with this setup for 32x11.50 BFGoodrich All-Terrains on 15x8 Weld Outback aluminum wheels. Under the hood is a stock 5.9L V-8, which is aided by a K&N air filter and a Flowmaster exhaust system. Up front rests a brushguard complete with 6-inch Pro Comp lights for nocturnal outings.


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I don't know that I could name my favorite place in the county. There are so many lovely ones!
But among them surely would have to be the North Cascades Highway, locally known as the North Cross.
I remember an article written years ago by Charlie Kerr on the struggle to locate the proper route for it. They tried several and gave up each one.
But firmly in mind is the day that my husband Glen and I were north of Winthrop, and he pointed out to me the stub of an unfinished road and said it was the beginning of a new highway.
It wound off mysteriously into the trees, still in the gravel stage.
As time passed, the highway stretched out, and I will always remember the evening I was driving up that still-unfinished road and got my first glimpse, in the late light, of Liberty Bell Mountain and Early Winters Spires. They were purple in the late-day light.
Only later did I learn that they are called a sort of signature mountain for the highway.
I drove the road as often as I could as it stretched on, reaching Lone Fir Campground, then winding up an unnamed mountain, finally up the flanks of Liberty Bell, and to the day when I met a road engineer who took me to the end of the road, where the crew was still falling trees for the lengthening route.
They were still trying to decide, then, whether to make a bridge over State Creek or cross it in some other way. As we now know, they didn't bridge.
From the other end crews were working their way up the Skagit Valley to a meeting point with the lengthening line from the east side.
I sat in my car and watched some of the first cars to make the crossing of the new route, and later drove it also, only from east to west instead of the west-east of those first trips. How many times since then? I haven't kept count.
In the last several years, my friend Marsha has made it a mark of my birthday to drive over a modest distance beyond Newhalem, sampling the wonders of the highway. Always there is something new to see: a bear making his way up the mountainside above the road, a moose climbing a steep slope beside the road, fish leaping from the water in the Skagit, the marvels of the gardens and Ladder Falls at the power plant in Newhalem, the wonderful visitor center there and the campground of which it is a part.
The rock types, the plunging river and a feeling of always more just ahead. We have not gone farther west than about 23 miles west of Newhalem, where the Skagit Valley makes its run to tide water.
Marsha fixes a lunch of just the right size. Once, at the visitor center, we had a private rainstorm, getting only a little wet. Around are tree giants, soaring to the sky.
Granite Creek, running in a surprisingly straight valley down from Rainy Pass (a glacier signature), serves as a sort of dividing line between the east and west sections of the area.
There are many other wonderful things to see, with the mountains towering over it all. We have been there many times, and always there is something new for the three of us to enjoy.
Three? Marsha's dog, Katie, is always a member of the party.
And this marvelous area is only one of the many this area has to offer.
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African Union summit ponders violent conflicts
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders are meeting in Ethiopia Thursday at a summit to discuss outbreaks of violence in South Sudan and Central African Republic, as well as food security across the continent.
Opening the African Union summit Thursday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said he was "deeply concerned by the emergence of new conflicts" that threaten Africa's collective peace and stability. The summit is being attended by 34 African leaders.
Africa's violent conflicts often force many people to flee their homes, leaving them unable to grow their own food and totally aid-dependent. In South Sudan, where violence since mid-December has displaced more than 700,000 people, the United Nations estimates that 3.7 million people — more than a third of the country's population — are now severely food-insecure. In Central African Republic, nearly 1 million people have been displaced around the country by sectarian violence pitting Muslims against Christians.
Often accused of responding sluggishly toward crises, the African Union —with members from 54 of the continent's 55 states — appears to be taking steps toward more robust action in the face of sudden outbreaks of violence. There is plan now to have in place what is being called an African Union standby force — troops who would be ready to deploy during emergency situations.
Hailemariam, the Ethiopian leader, called for an end to "senseless violence" in Central African Republic and urged South Sudan's warring factions to reach a negotiated settlement.
"We need to find urgent solutions to rescue these two sisterly countries from falling into the abyss," he said. "Failure to do so will have serious implications for peace and security in the region and indeed the whole continent."
The United States is also urging both sides in South Sudan's conflict to reach a political solution that could to lead to a more durable peace. Last week both sides reached a ceasefire deal, bringing a halt to heavy fighting even though sporadic clashes have been reported. On Wednesday seven of the 11 South Sudanese leaders detained for alleged treason were freed and flown to Kenya. The U.S. is urging South Sudan's government to free the remaining detainees.
"The cessation of hostilities agreement provides an opportunity, but still it is a fragile one," said U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who is attending the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. "The leaders should move to solve the problem on the round table. The other choice is mistrust and conflict."
The U.N. has accused both sides of committing atrocities. The fighting has imperiled South Sudan's oil industry, after technical workers fled and rebel fighters took control of the fields. The government insists the violence was sparked by a failed coup attempt on Dec. 15 by soldiers loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar. Machar denies the allegation but says President Salva Kiir is a dictator who should be removed from power.
Peace talks are set to resume early next month in Ethiopia, after mediators travel to South Sudan to try to put in place a mechanism to monitor the ceasefire agreement. Seyoum Mesfin, an Ethiopian diplomat who is one of two mediators appointed by the regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, said Thursday that the ceasefire still holds despite "skirmishes here and there."
Associated Press reporter Rodney Muhumuza in Kampala, Uganda, contributed to this report.


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Bringing the Cellular Roaming Experience to Wi-Fi
Today marked an exciting milestone in the continuing convergence of Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) and cellular technologies as the Wireless Broadband Association (WBA) and the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) co-announced that the industry's first HotSpot 2.0 (HS 2.0) trials are scheduled for later this summer and the HS2.0 certification test beds will be available in mid 2012. HS 2.0 is an industry initiative to develop standards-based interoperable Wi-Fi authentication and handoff. In a nutshell, this enables a seamless handoff between cellular and Wi-Fi networks that allows mobile handset users to roam between the two networks without the need for additional authentication — much as you experience roaming between cellular networks while using your cell phone.
Industry organizations and standards bodies working on the HS 2.0 initiative include the WFA, focused on interoperability; the WBA, the industry group organizing the field trials; and the Global System for Mobile Communications Alliance (GSMA) that ensures the HotSpot 2.0 spec is aligned with the 3GPP framework.
Cisco is a strong supporter of the HS 2.0 initiative and is participating in the upcoming trials with its SP Wi-Fi Carrier Solution. I will continue to provide updates as we move forward with this timely and critical initiative. In the meantime, take a look at this white paper, "The Future of Hotspots: Making Wi-Fi as Secure and Easy to Use as Cellular," which explains the technology behind HotSpot 2.0.
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Let us consider what is wrong here —
Yesterday, Missouri state Rep. Mike Leara (R) proposed legislation making it a felony for lawmakers to so much as propose many bills regulating guns. Leara's bill provides that "[a]ny member of the general assembly who proposes a piece of legislation that further restricts the right of an individual to bear arms, as set forth under the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States, shall be guilty of a class D felony."
"Republican government" in the title refers to republic, "A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them," says the dictionary. Apparently Rep. Leara thinks this republicanism thing is a threat to freedom, and he's going to nip it in the bud.
The biggest problem with the bill, however, is that it almost certainly violates the Missouri Constitution, which provides that "[s]enators and representatives . . . shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in either house in any other place." Although there are very few court decisions interpreting this clause in the Missouri Constitution, the United States Constitution contains a parallel clause guaranteeing that federal lawmakers shall not be called to account for "any Speech or Debate in either House" of Congress, and courts commonly interpret parallel provisions of state and the U.S. Constitution to have similar meanings.
In other words the Constitution protects the freedom of legislatures to propose any damnfool thing they want, because the guys who wrote the Constitution trusted the process of republican government. That is, they trusted the wisdom of voters and the constitutional process by which laws are proposed, debated, passed (or not) and possibly challenged in court if the law is unconstitutional. Leara reveals he isn't having any of that, and wants to restrict the process to secure the outcome he desires.
Freedom, Mr. Leara? Yep, that's what he says —
Leara's bill comes amidst a flurry of red state legislation aimed at nullifying any new firearms regulations coming out of Washington in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre. (The White House and other supporters of new gun control have said over and over their proposals do not violate the Constitutional right to bear arms.)
Unlike some of the sponsors of those bills, Leara said he doesn't expect his bill to pass. He filed the bill criminalizing certain bill language to make a point about freedom, he said.
"I filed HB 633 as a matter of principle and as a statement in defense of the Second Amendment rights of all Missourians," he said in a statement sent to TPM Tuesday. "I have no illusions about the bill making it through the legislative process, but I want it to be clear that the Missouri House will stand in defense of the people's Constitutional right to keep and bear arms."
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COMMENTARY | Larry Freed, ForeSee Results
A White House Executive Order in 2000 mandated that agencies must provide resources for individuals with limited English skills. Despite the best intentions, it has drawn mixed results. Some agencies created robust and carefully designed Web sites with additional content and services, such as USA.gov's multilingual counterpart, GobiernoUSA.gov, or the Health and Human Services Department's Spanish version of Medline Plus. Others merely translated a Web page or two into other languages.
User feedback is important, but only part of developing a Web site
Should best practices for building a Web site in other languages be solely based on customer satisfaction? Not necessarily. As in most cases, there is more to the story.
Web developers are beyond relying on internal opinions or paid consultants to tell them how to make Web sites better, such as making them easier to access, navigate or understand. The users, no matter what language they speak, are the best resource for knowing what improvements to make.
However, collecting the voice of customer feedback from multilingual Web site visitors is a key strategic step that is skipped too often. Few government Web sites are surveying multilingual users in their own languages to find out how satisfied they are with multilingual offerings. Even fewer are customizing those surveys with different questions aimed at the specific concerns of non-English speakers, rather than just replicating existing survey questions in another language. And fewer still are using such feedback to develop better sites and services for multilingual audiences.
"Regardless of language, culture is a key driver of online user needs," said Lee Vann, multicultural marketing expert and chief executive officer of Captura Group, a leading Hispanic online marketing agency.
If you aren't already assessing and addressing the satisfaction of your multilingual site visitors through direct voice-of-customer feedback, here are a few reasons why you should seriously consider it. It allows you to:
Voice-of-customer feedback should not be an afterthought. It should be an integral part of every phase of developing a multilingual government Web site, from creation and deployment to improvements and enhancements.
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I am trying to be bilingual. However, hsving one common, official language is very important for all. It saves money, time, and could prevent costly communication breakdowns. The funds used to teach english would outway the costly communication and production issues that we are facing, especially in services not being performed properly. And many non-english apeaking are being taken advantage of, or are missing out on what they could do in the U.S. One common language could help unite our country and protect all of the people.
Mostly only sites that deal with tourism should be multilingual. We should be encouraging people, who've come to this country to live, to learn English. We're doing them a disservice by not requiring them to learn English. Their skills won't be nearly as marketable, if they don't have to learn English, and they'll experience job discrimination.
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Anthony Jerome Stevens "Smoothe" , of Pine Bush died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Middletown, NY on July 11, 1946 to the late George and Annetta Stevens. He was a retired Corrections Lieutenant from Shawangunk Correctional Facility.
Smoothe is survived by his loving wife, Ingrid; sons: Aaron and his wife, Marisa of Bloomingburg, Aric and his fianc, Aarica of Bloomingburg, Anthony and his wife, Margaret of Pine Bush; daughter, Davette Bellamy and husband, Lee of VA; brothers, George Lawrence and his wife, Linda of Texas, and George Henry Jr. of Newburgh; sister, Geraldine Greer of Middletown; grandchildren: Aubree, Javani, Ashine, A.J., Carol Ann, Aayden, Aaria, Akira, Stephon, Dusean and beloved dog, Puggy. He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Marva Crump; brothers, Darryl Stevens and William Grey.
Visitation hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, February 1st at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc. 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, NY 10940. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 2nd at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Orange County Veterans Cemetery, 111 Craigville Rd., Goshen, NY.
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There are some images that take me to a places where I feel good.
I call them Zen Photos, and I'd like to share it with you...
|Sky is not a limit...
|Walking on the beach... (Destin, FL)
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Destin is such a beautiful beach! Love the photos...wish I was at the beach today! Enjoy your weekend! Hugs!ReplyDelete
I wish the same... :)Delete
Ooooh, I want to be near the waves!!! Loving your zen photos, Marina :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Lizzy! I want to be in that water too...:) Have a great weekend! :)Delete
Dear Marina, Thank you for sharing. These are beautiful photo's. Blessings dear. Catherine xoReplyDelete
Catherine, I am glad you liked it! :)Delete
:) the shy is not a limit..really loved that one
thank you for sharing your zen photos with us
Hi Sawsan, thanks for visiting my blog. I am glad I read your interview, I found some helpful tips. I also like natural lights...:)Delete
I love your zen photos! So relaxing and peaceful! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Thanks you Jane! I am glad you liked the post... :)Delete
Hi Marina, Thanks for visiting my blog, I popped over here to see you and I justy want to say that whenever I want to feel good these are my Zen photos as well. The sea and the waves . PerfectionReplyDelete
Thank you. Yes, there is something magical in watching waves...:)Delete
I can't get enough of sea pictures... Looking at the sea (on pictures or for real) just really is soothing...ReplyDelete
Kim, I agree, it is really soothing...:)Delete
Beautiful photos by Slava, please convey my thanks. I particularly like the one with the birds.ReplyDelete
Thanks you Norma, I will pass the message... :) I like the photo with a little bird walking on the beach...Delete
Cool photos! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Thanks, enjoy your day too! :)Delete
This is just what I needed. I feel so refreshed just looking at your gorgeous pictures! I can only imagine what it would be like to be really there. Enjoy. Take Care, BAMReplyDelete
Thank you BAM, that place is fantastic. After you visit it once, you would want to visit it again, and again... I fell in love with the place from the first sight... :)Delete
Awesome pictures!ReplyDelete
Thanks Sheila! :)Delete
They are beautiful pics Marina! I can see why they take you to a lovely place :)ReplyDelete
One day I was thinking of places that I lived in and realized that I always lived near the water: it was either river front, or ocean shore, or sound... This is the first time we live far from everything, and I really miss it. So those photos bring me back to the places, where I feel good...:)Delete
Beach walks are always so therapeutic and rejuvenating.
Lovely shots.
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Me too! What a magical place...:)Delete
can't beat the beach ;-) love it have a fun SundayReplyDelete
Thanks Rebecca! You are right, can't beat the beach! :)Delete
I once lived on the New England coast for many years, and there are some days when I so miss the ocean. Thanks for the photos and the memories.ReplyDelete
I know how you feel, Linda... Sometimes I had dreams about Pacific Ocean, and I wake up with an ache in my chest...Delete
Great photos, Marina. I'll be heading to Lake Huron this week for some much-needed beach time. It's not the ocean but it will do. :)ReplyDelete
Thank you John! I know, for me any water will do. Have a good time and share some photos after you are back. :)Delete
Florida has some terrific beaches, and Destin's is up there. I miss Florida sometimes, although not the summer humidity or the hurricanes. Zen-like photos indeed - thanks.ReplyDelete
You know, last year we were in Destin around this time and it was much cooler than here in AR, actually 20 degrees cooler. :)Delete
Oh beautiful! I've got to visit Destin. I think it's about 3 hours from me. This is totally Zen :)ReplyDelete
Are we neigbours, Della?! :) Destin is "only" 12 hours drive from us... :)Delete
The photos are beautiful. They make me miss Florida!ReplyDelete
They make me miss Florida too... Thanks for stopping by my blog...:) Have a lovely week!Delete
Destin is one of my favorite places, love all these beatiful picturesReplyDelete
Hi Chris, I am with you: love Destin! :) Thanks for coming to my blog. Have a wonderful week! :)Delete
Now I want to go for a swim!ReplyDelete
Take me with you! :)Delete
Thanks, Asmita! :)Delete
I feel relaxed and waiting for summer :D
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Come over here, we have a super how summer! :)Delete
Perfect... just what I need... a bit of time out:)ReplyDelete
And the biggest challenge is to make that time for ourselves... :)Delete
Gorgeous shots! :) Thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting my blog! I am glad you liked it! :)Delete
I love the ocean, I wish I have a summer house near. Maybe later in life. Your photos are very "Zen"-)ReplyDelete
I wish I have a house near, all year round...:)Delete
Very relaxing photos, they travel you away!ReplyDelete
Thanks Katerina! I am glad it set a certain mood for you too. :)Delete
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Man killed after moped collides with truck
A man riding a moped just outside Rock Hill died this week after he collided with a truck, authorities said.
The man, whose identity had not been released Wednesday pending notification of family members, died of head trauma from the Tuesday night collision, said Sabrina Gast, York County interim coroner.
About 6:20 p.m., the man rode a 2000 Thomas moped north along U.S. 21 bypass. Moshe Galam, 27, of Hollywood, Fla., was traveling south in a 2006 box truck.
The S.C. Highway Patrol said Galam was attempting to make a left turn onto U.S. 21 bypass when the moped struck Galam's truck. The moped rider was taken to Piedmont Medical Center, where he later died.—(Rock Hill) Herald


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From the desk of John Hanson:
For more than a generation, combat veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder often found themselves arguing with the Department of Veterans Affairs about the existence of their very real disability. It was often a case of both sides having the facts right, but arguing with an enormous bureaucracy doesn't always go well.
The VA is mandated to rate disabilities and compensate veterans for them. Sometimes it's easy – a veteran shows up with a missing limb and a Purple Heart, the case is pretty easy to make. However, some wounds are not so obvious.
For decades, veterans have had difficulty connecting the dots between exposure to a combat trauma and their disabilities. This is not an example of a standoff between a deserving claimant and hide-bound government workers. Sometimes VA just gets it wrong, but much of the time there's a problem with a veterans military records.
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There have been efforts in the past to make the connection easier. For example, the receipt of a Purple Heart or a valor ribbon or a combat action badge and its equivalents help to make the case between exposure to combat and trauma.
But, the older the case, the harder it is to justify. If a veteran's service didn't include direct combat, but the horror of its aftermath, proving a claim for PTSD can be a challenge. At times, it seems that having to deal with the paperwork might drive people closer to the brink than the actual stressors they were exposed to. That caused delays – sometimes decades-long delays. For PTSD and traumatic brain injury, justice delayed really can be justice denied.
It is not uncommon for these veterans to lose their jobs or their families. They might resort to self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Those results might well have been different if the process were easier.
The military has attempted to make it easier for these "invisible" injuries to be documented. Interviews with troops in the field are intended to document exposure to combat, combat trauma and explosions. Sometimes those report were matched with troops' medical records. Sometimes they weren't. To complicate things further, troops were not always candid with their interviewers, because they didn't want to risk being separated from their comrades.
The VA's New Approach
The government's new rules for PTSD should make the claims process as simple and straightforward as it can be. If your doctor verifies your symptoms and your records show you were in the war, the claim will likely be allowed. That's the way it should be.
I know there are critics who will say that some veterans will attempt to scam the system. Maybe, but those cases are almost always found out. The greater danger is that the system stays the way it is – putting an unreasonable burden on veterans to prove their case and hope for the best.
We owe troops more than their support while they're in uniform. We have to recognize that sometimes the things we ask them to do can harm them in ways they cannot imagine. And we need to make sure they are able to recover and reintegrate after they leave the military. It's what a great nation does.
For more information, please visit www.va.gov or call the VA's toll free benefits number at 1-800-827-1000.
Their journey is everyone's responsibility. From the moment they enlist, through their assignments and deployments, and as they transition back to their communities, they can rely on your support.
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