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Home US English telex
Definition of telex in English:
Translate telex into Spanish
1An international system of telegraphy with printed messages transmitted and received by teleprinters using the public telecommunications network.
'networks can be set up to send and receive text by telex'
'telex messages'
'Traffic around the telex network had grown from an initial 2,000-3,000 telegrams a year to some 9,000 in 1989.'
'It featured a high density of interaction, not least through the secure telex network.'
'Telephone, telex, pager, and cellular phone services are available.'
'Signature is a typical form of authentication but there may be other avenues such as a PIN, a so-called electronic signature, tested telex, or SWIFT message.'
'It will additionally support fax, telex, or EDI transmissions…'
'And he couldn't receive information over the sat phone because he couldn't talk, so he communicated via telex and received instructions.'
'Then came telex, followed by the fax machine and now the Internet.'
'Transactions are generally concluded over the telephone and confirmed by telex or e-mail between buyers and sellers across whatever distance.'
'Thinking that he knew what was going on at the front - that the radio, teletype, and telex were giving him up-to-the-minute reports - Hitler would send detailed orders.'
'The party invoking force majeur, shall give prompt notice to the other party by fax, telex followed by registered letter stating the kind of Force Majeure.'
'The decision was notified to Mr Smith in London, by telex dated 19th November, on the basis that it would be what was described as 'a one time transaction'.'
'The race for news started to accelerate in the 60s and 70s when news providers started to disseminate information globally by telex.'
'Since the notice here was tendered by telex, we do not know the form of the acceptance.'
'The hotel's 24-hour business centre is on the lobby level and has photocopying, translation, fax, telex, computer word processing and courier services.'
'The first of the telex exchanges which led to the London contract included in clause 8 provision that payment should be 'without discount, withholding or setoff'.'
1.1A telex machine.
'I found it waiting on the telex in Mitch's office'
'As late as the 1980s we were forced to return to Managua or Luanda or some other relatively peaceful place in order to reach a telex machine, a telephone line or a satellite dish.'
'We had to rely upon faxes and the old telex machine, and telephone calls at different times through different time zones.'
'In a forgotten warehouse, 500 telex machines were discovered which had been bought by the previous Chilean government but left unused because nobody knew what to do with them.'
'Even today, most capital transfers are communicated through faxes or telex machines and authenticated with pen-and-ink signatures.'
'Ancient telex machines lie defunct, the lobby floors often stink of petrol - used as a cheap detergent - and windows still have anti-bomb tape on them.'
'The telex machine in the plant's foreign trade office was buzzing with communications from companies in Europe, America and the Far East.'
1.2A message sent by telex.
'I received your telex yesterday'
'Six days after the crash, the company sent an emergency telex grounding all flights, but the families' solicitor asked if it should have been sent earlier.'
'After sending the telex, he returned to the rescue operation, climbing into a hole to help a child.'
'They were the days of letters, telexes, faxes and telegrams.'
'That evening I received a telex from my colleague at the Western Australian Museum, passing on some interesting news items from home.'
'The accused had based his conviction on a telex he had received in October 1944 from the Regional office of the Gestapo.'
'As early as the 1970s, electronic communication was developing, with the telex superseding the humble letter as the preferred means of placing business orders.'
'The first day I couldn't get a telex because all the lines were down.'
'However, a telex from Stalin presenting Eisenstein as a traitor to Russia also weighed heavily on the project.'
'An example is furnished by a telex dispatched by the originator's bank to its correspondent with a request that the funds be credited to the beneficiary's account with the beneficiary's bank.'
'For the reasons given earlier, an oral contract evidenced only by a re-cap telex, does not seem to me to qualify for this purpose.'
'The Court of Appeal concluded that the telex was effective on receipt as the plaintiffs had been told that it was the defendants ordinary practice to read such telexes immediately.'
'The telexes could be used to obtain intelligence about where scarcities were worst, and where people were still working who could alleviate them.'
'In the radio room, the Russian operator monitors the clatter of incoming telexes, faxes, weather forecasts and ice reports.'
'Finally, a telegraphic or telex message is not recorded, except by the sending and recipient banks.'
'Some encryption machines protect telephone calls, others protect fax and Telex messages, and still others protect computer communications.'
'To my mind that telex is a plain acceptance of the amount demanded, since it plainly describes the amount as undisputed.'
'The happiest day of my life was when I received the telex that said I had been accepted as an SAA pilot.'
/ˈteleks/ /ˈtɛlɛks/
[with object]
1Communicate with (someone) by telex.
'he had telexed Ms. Starnes from Zurich'
'They telexed the company denying breach of contract, and refusing to agree to a USD 230,000 discount.'
1.1Send (a message) by telex.
'telexing a 70 page document is a time-consuming process'
'You had to run out to find foreign newspapers, or have them laboriously telexed from London or Paris.'
'The advantage of resorting to a sea waybill is that it avoids the problems arising from the late arrival of the documentation; its contents can be telexed to the destination.'
1930s blend of teleprinter and exchange.


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Q: Is Android's CameraInfo.orientation correctly documented? Incorrectly implemented? In Android you can get a description of the properties of a Camera by retrieving a CameraInfo. I'm interested in orientation, as described at http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.CameraInfo.html#orientation
However the documentation seems inconsistent with how all four of my devices behave, and, I have news of a fifth device for which this seemly fixed value changes.
In particular, the documentation says:

The value is the angle that the camera image needs to be rotated
  clockwise so it shows correctly on the display in its natural
  orientation. ... For example, suppose a device has a naturally tall
  screen. The back-facing camera sensor is mounted in landscape. You are
  looking at the screen. If the top side of the camera sensor is aligned
  with the right edge of the screen in natural orientation, the value
  should be 90. If the top side of a front-facing camera sensor is
  aligned with the right of the screen, the value should be 270.

But in the stated example, it is the camera image that is rotated 90 degrees clockwise relative to the naturally tall orientation, not the other way around. That is, the image, whose top is aligned with the right hand side of the device, needs 270 degrees clockwise rotation to align with the device's top side.
At least, all four of my devices report "90" for this value, and all act as if the camera's top is the right side of the device when held in natural orientation. That is, the image must be rotated 270 degrees clockwise, not 90, to match the natural orientation. The example seems correct; the first line does not.
This example code seems to support my conclusion as it only gives the right result when orientation is interpreted as above.
Strangely, I have log evidence from one user's device that shows it reporting this value as 90 at times, and 0 at other times! It ought to be a physical property of how the camera is seated in the device, right?

*

*Can anyone confirm that the first line of the documentation is in fact wrong, and the example is right?

*Has anyone observed a changing value of CameraInfo.orientation? Is there evidence in docs that this is legal behavior, or is it likely a bug in the device?

*Any other related comments, experiences, gotchas I have not run into yet?

A: I believe I've answered my own question here after some more thinking.
The example is correct. And, the text is correct actually. In the given example, if the preview data is displayed on the screen, it will appear rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, since "up" in the data is at the display's right hand, and it is shown on the display, whose "up" is at the data's left hand so to speak. So, it would be necessary to compensate by rotating the image data 90 degrees clockwise before displaying.
I think it's more natural to understand this figure as the rotation at which the camera is mounted relative to the natural orientation.
For this reasons and others I've concluded that the device that shows a changing value for orientation is simply buggy. At the least, when it reports 0, its data is acting like "90" is the right value.

A:
1) Can anyone confirm that the first line of the documentation is in fact
  wrong, and the example is right?

You have thoroughly addressed this already within your answer, thanks for the follow up explanation!

2) Has anyone observed a changing value of CameraInfo.orientation? Is there evidence in docs that this is legal behavior, or is it likely a
  bug in the device?

While I can easily imagine this to be a bug in principle, it would still be a pretty severe one affecting all sorts of imaging related apps due to the resulting information being embedded via EXIF in photos for example (other EXIF related bugs aside for a moment).
Thus, I'd consider it more likely to be an actual feature of one of those thousands of Android devices out there, i.e. a camera with an option to physically rotate the lens. While I'm not aware of an Android based one currently, there used to be such phones available, e.g. the LG VX7000 (~2004) or the Samsung SCH-a930 (~2006) (see e.g. Rotating Camera Lens within the manual), so I'd not be surprised if something like this would appear in the Android sphere as well.
Incidentally, there is an unanswered question Why are my pics upside down or backwards. within  Customer Questions & Answers for Samsung SCH-A930 regarding the latter:

Lately my pics have been upside down or backwards. Why is this
  happening and how can I fix it.

This might actually be a bug in the otherwise functioning rotation adjustment hardware/firmware ;)
So in conclusion, I think it might be best to actually prepare for the orientation being able to change until you have more definite evidence for this to be a buggy device indeed.

A: Another way to deal with the problem is to extends OrientationEventListener
and override the method onOrientationChanged you will get the orientation of your phone even the autorotate disabled(because the listener emit the rotate event via sensor).
you should enable and disable the orientation listener on onResume/onPause to prevent some drain battery.
    private class OnOrientationChange extends OrientationEventListener {
    private boolean isEnabled = false;

    public OnOrientationChange(Context context) {
        super(context);
        disable();
    }

    @Override
    public void onOrientationChanged(int orientation) {
        if (camera != null && orientation != ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN) {
            int newOutputOrientation = getCameraPictureRotation(orientation);

            if (newOutputOrientation != outputOrientation) {
                outputOrientation = newOutputOrientation;

                Camera.Parameters params = camera.getParameters();

                params.setRotation(outputOrientation);

                try {
                    camera.setParameters(params);
                    lastPictureOrientation = outputOrientation;
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    Log.e(getClass().getSimpleName(),
                            "Exception updating camera parameters in orientation change",
                            e);
                    // TODO: get this info out to hosting app
                }
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void enable() {
        isEnabled = true;
        super.enable();
    }

    @Override
    public void disable() {
        isEnabled = false;
        super.disable();
    }

    boolean isEnabled() {
        return (isEnabled);
    }
}

thanks for common-sware for the solution

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KEEPING YOUR LEGS FIT
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The Importance of keeping your legs strong.
When we are old, our feet must always remain strong.
When an old man ages, he is less afraid of his hair turning white or that his skin is sagging or wrinkled.
Among the signs of longevity summarized by the US magazine "Prevention", "strong leg muscles" are listed in the top order.
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Do not move for two weeks, and your leg strength decreases by 40 years.
A study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found that in both old and young, during the two weeks of inactivity, leg muscle strength weakened by a third, which is equivalent to 40-50 years of age.
As the leg muscles weaken, it will take a long time to recover, even if you do rehabilitation later.
Therefore, regular exercise is very important.
The whole body pressure is on the legs.
1. The foot is the pillar of the burden of the human body.
50% of a person's bones and 50% of the muscles are in the two legs, the largest and strongest joints and bones of the human body are also in it.
Strong bones, strong muscles, and flexible joints form the iron triangle that carries the most important load on the human body."
70% of the activity and expenditure of energy in one's life is done with both feet.
Did you know that when a person is young, his thighs can support a car?
2. The foot is the center of body transport.
Both legs have
50% of the nerves of the human body,
50% of the blood vessels, and
50% of the blood flowing through them.
It is this large circulatory network that connects the body.
Only with healthy feet does the conduction channel run smoothly.
Hence people who have strong leg muscles will definitely have a strong heart.
3. Ageing starts from the feet.
As a person gets older, the accuracy and speed of instruction transmission between the legs and the brain decreases, unlike when they were young.
In addition, the so-called "bone-fertilizing" calcium in the bones will sooner or later be lost, making the elderly more prone to fractures.
Fractures in the elderly easily trigger a series of diseases, especially fatal diseases such as brain thrombosis.
Do you know 15% patients even die within a year of a fracture ?
Exercise your legs.
It's never too late.
Although our feet will gradually age, exercising our feet is a lifelong task.
Only by strengthening the legs, can one prevent further ageing.
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Varying Versions
A recent Facebook post of mine on the arms of three English Kings of Arms on a College of Arms devisal for the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama piqued my interest about how some armigers employ different versions, not just renderings by different artists but actual different versions, of their armorial achievements. Sometimes this reflects added honors; sometimes the exercise of a new or different office (appointed or elected); sometimes it's a version to be used specifically on certain occasions or under specific circumstances or only for use within a particular group, etc.
One of the Kings of Arms whose coat of arms appeared in that post was the late, great John Brooke-Little. Here we see his full achievement as Norroy & Ulster King of Arms:
Brook-Little's own personal coat of arms were used by him without any extras. Here the arms are rendered by Anthony Wood:
In addition, we see that sometime he added quite a bit to the achievement to indicate offices held such as a bookplate depicting his coat of arms and banner as Richmond Herald (1967-1980) including both the Richmond Herald badge and the badge from when he had been Bluemantle Pursuivant (1956-1967):
Finally I include one probably not seen by many: a version of his arms impaled with those of The Heraldry Society which he founded and served for many years as chairman and later as president. This last one was simply for use within that Society:
All his life his own coat of arms remained as it is depicted in the second image. In other words he did not "change" his coat of arms. However, throughout his life and career he did employ various versions of his achievement some of which included personal honors, some ornaments of office and others additions for private use. This is a good thing to know about and an idea that many interested in heraldry, especially the various uses for a coat of arms, too often overlook. A coat of arms as a personal mark of identification may be employed in various ways to suit the various things one does in life. The armorial achievement does not have to be singular and include everything from every aspect of the life of the armiger. To be sure there are those who prefer this "maximum display" theory. However, an equally meritorious theory is one that makes use of varying versions or varying achievements suited to the time, place, group or activity in which the armiger is engaged.
Here is another example, again from the English College of arms, using the coat of arms of Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld, Bt. which are:
Sir Henry, when he was still just plain old "Mister" served the College as Rouge Croix Pursuivant from 1983-1993 and the as York Herald from 1993-2010. In that latter capacity and prior to the death of his father and his inheriting the title "Baronet" he used the following achievement:
Sir Henry was appointed Norroy & Ulster King of Arms in 2010 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 2014. Here is a version of the shield of his arms from that time:
Finally, another example of a different version for private use and also only for a set period of time. From 2012-2013, for just a year Sir Henry served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners and impaled his arms with the arms of the Company for use in that capacity while at the same time also using the version above and the version in the first photo:
Again we see that he maintained the personal arms he had inherited from his father and did not "change" his coat of arms. Rather, he chose to display it in varying versions to suit the role of the moment or group.
The world at large already, for the most part, sees heraldry as effete but there are many within the (for lack of a better term) heraldic community, that is to say, the rather small group of people in the world who account themselves heraldic enthusiasts, who, through their own ignorance, misunderstand the concept I'm illustrating here. The advent of the internet has increased the possibility for communication between such enthusiasts throughout the world but has also made for a rash of self-appointed heraldic "experts" who don't wish to engage in any scholarly pursuit of the heraldic arts and sciences and, either accidentally or purposefully, seek to limit the possibilities for heraldic display accusing anyone who deviates from their own preconceived notions as guilty of self aggrandizement.
It strikes me as slightly ironic that in a modern world that eschews heraldry as an anachronistic pretense anyone possessing a coat of arms themselves could accuse others of self aggrandizement. Then again, ignorance and irony can, at times, be seen to be cousins.
This entry was posted in Blazonry, Corporate Bodies, External Ornaments, Heralds, Non-Ecclesiastical on July 19, 2016 by guyselvester.
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Finastra opens new office in Bucharest, Romania
Source: Finastra
Finastra announced today that it has opened a new office in Bucharest, Romania.
The site, which hosts over 550 employees and contractors, is located in the brand new Orhideea Towers in the business district of Bucharest. The move offers more space for the Finastra team to grow as the company strengthens its position in the country, and provides an ultra-modern workspace to inspire creativity and facilitate collaboration.
The office in Bucharest is a Center of Excellence for Treasury and Capital Markets, and also comprises product development, sales, customer support, global payroll, recruitment and human resources for Europe. Based in the new office, Daniel Paunica, Senior Director Development, Capital Markets, said, "We are determined to become the most inclusive and diverse employer in Fintech in the region and globally. For that we need to make sure that our offices inspire our employees, breed creativity and encourage collaboration. The new Bucharest space offers this level of environment where employees can truly collaborate to innovate."
Orhideea Towers is one of the newest office properties developed by CAIMMO which has gained LEED Platinum certification, reflecting high quality standards related to design, technical specification and sustainability. Located over three floors, the Finastra office holds 800 working spaces, 53 meeting rooms, six lunch areas, a gym and multiple relaxation rooms. The facilities incorporate some of the most modern technology, including unified communication enabled rooms, video conference units, and wide touch screens enabling easy interconnectivity between users in Bucharest and other global offices.
Anda Manu, Managing Partner at AMA Design, the company who designed the workspace, said, "We teamed up with some of the best experts in Romania, from designers to project managers, to create a masterpiece office, unique in its offering and design. We believe that the finished environment will be a source of inspiration and innovation for Finastra employees."
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From 28th July 1914 until 11th November 1918 a global war was fought, centred in Europe, known as the World War or the Great War. In America it was initially called the European War. On the approach to the Second World War, the Great War became known as the First World War, World War I (WWI or WW1).
The war cost nearly 9 million lives and nearly 30 million casualties or missing on both sides.
Key dates in this compilation:
Battle of Ypres Oct/Nov 1914
David joined up December 1915
Battle of Somme July/Nov 1916
Battle of Arras April/May 1917
Battle of Nieuport Bains 10th July 1917
David is PoW 10th July 1917 til 11th Nov 1918
David home to Balham in London 19th Dec 1918
David demobilised 28th March 1919
Lord Derby's Scheme
In the spring of 1915 voluntary enlistments had averaged 100,000 men per month, but this was unsustainable. The upper age limit was raised but it became clear that voluntary recruitment was insufficient
On 15th July 1915 the government passed the National Registration Act to stimulate recruitment and to discover how many men aged between 15 and 65 were engaged in each trade. The results of this census showed there were nearly 5 million males of military age who were not in the forces, if which 1.6 million were in the protected, high or scarce skills jobs.
Edward Stanley, Lord Derby played a major part in raising volunteers and was appointed Director-General of Recruiting in October 1915. Within 5 days of his appointment he brought forward a programme, often called the Derby Scheme although its official title was the Group Scheme, for raising the numbers. The scheme informed men aged 18 to 40 that they could continue to enlist voluntarily or attest with an obligation to come if called up later on.
The War Office notified the public that the last day for voluntary enlistment would be 15 December 1915.
Artists Rifles Officer Training Corps
The Volunteer Corps was formed in 1859 in response to patriotic fervour generated by the threat of invasion from Napoleon III of France. The Artists Rifles was formed in 1860, the idea for a special corps for artists, coming from Edward Sterling, an art student.
This 'Corps of Artists' consisted of painters, sculptors, engravers, musician, architects and actors. As the years went by the composition of the regiment was broadened to include lawyers, doctors and civil engineers.
The Artists' Rifles mobilised on 4th Aug 1914 and became part of London Division Army Troops in the St Albans area.
A stream of officers provided by the Artists grew to reach a total of over 10,000 before the war was over.
King's Royal Rifles
The King's Royal Rifle Corps raised 22 battalions in total during the course of WWI and saw action on the Western Front, Macedonia and Italy. The regiment lost 12,840 men who were killed during the course of the war.
The 2nd Battalion was stationed at Blackdown, Aldershot at the outbreak of war as part of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division. In August 1914 it was mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various action on the Western Front.
On 10th July 1917 the 1st Division had relived the French in the narrow bridge-head over the River Yser. Two battalions were across the river: the 2nd Battalion KRR and the 1st Northamptonshires. A heavy bombardment commenced in the early evening and then the German infantry attacked. German aeroplanes machined gunned the breastworks. The KRR recorded losses of officers as 7 killed, 4 wounded, 6 missing, and the loss of 481 other ranks.
Holzminden PoW Camp
Holzminden prisoner-of-war (PoW) camp was a WWI camp for British and British Empire Officers (Offizier Gefangenenlager) located in Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany. It operated between September 1917 and December 1918 occupying the premises of calvary barracks erected in 1913. The two four storey blocks were known as Kaserne. Wooden single storey buildings in front of the the barrack blocks incorporated cookhouses, woodshed, bath-house and parcel-room. The two main barrack blocks of the camp survive to this day and are still in military use as barracks for the German Army.
23rd July 1918 Prison break
Holzminden is remembered as the location of the largest PoW escape of the war ( 23rd July 1918). Using a tunnel, 80 British prisoners planned to make their great escape but unfortunately the 30th escapee got stuck, preventing anyone else from getting through: 29 officers escaped and ten of these made their way back to Britain.
CEB Bernard
Artist CEB Bernard was active between 1914 and 1929. His works have been sold at Christie's (South Kensington and Scotland) and Illustration House. He worked with pen and ink and watercolour. In a letter dated 22nd Dec 1917 David says that he has bought the Rip Van Winkle illustration from Bernard who was a fellow officer at Holzminden.
Northern Assurance
The Northern Assurance Company was established in Aberdeen in 1836 as the North of Scotland Fire and Life Assurance Company and renamed Northern Assurance Company in 1848. The company initially had two departments: fire assurance and life assurance. In 1837 a new prospectus stated that "the company insures houses, manufactories, furniture, goods, and merchandise, farming stock, shipping in Port and Dock, and while Building, Repairing, or used on Navigable Canals, and all other Property, from Loss or Damage by fire". The business also included "endowments of children, the purchase and sale of annuities, insurance on joint lives and survivorships, and every Transaction dependent on the Contingency of Life." It is now part of Aviva.
At the outbreak of WWI, between 50 and 60 of the 361 male staff in the UK were already in the territorial forces or naval reserve. By the end of 1914, 105 staff had joined up. By the end of the war, 335 men were serving in the forces, 61 were known to have died: 18% of those who served.


More plump than their wild cousins, domestic turkeys nonetheless share similar features, and are in fact considered the same species. Turkeys are distinguishable by the lengthy snood that grows off their nose and the voluminous wattle that springs from their neck.
Characteristics: This domestic turkey displays all of its assets, including a widely fanned tail and bright red snood and wattle. It's completely characteristic of a full-grown male turkey.
Size and Color: With its tail feather extended and head held high, this brilliantly colored turkey stands 3 inches tall and 2 ¼ inches long, about the size of a medium muffin. The color palate is extensive for maximum realism.
The Turkey is part of the Safari Farm collection.
Turkeys are relative newcomers to domestication. Wild turkeys range from southern Canada to Mexico, but their domestication occurred in northern Mexico around 2000 years ago. It's possible that a second domestication event occurred in the southwest United States as well. In any case, Spanish explorers found domesticated turkeys among the Aztecs and Pueblo people. Some of these birds were returned to Europe, where the domesticated breeds spread. Archeologists trying to discover the origin and extent of domestication refer to turkey pens, turkey bones with healed injuries, and significant deposits of turkey egg shells, all signs that animals have been raised and cared for by humans.


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Glen Albert Larson, the highly-acclaimed television writer-producer best known as the creator of such 70s and 80s television series as Battlestar Galactica, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I., It Takes A Thief, McCloud, and Knight Rider, passed away on 14 November 2014 at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California from esophageal cancer at the age of 77.
According to the 15 November 2014 The Hollywood Reporter article:
Other shows Larson created included Alias Smith & Jones, B.J. and The Bear, Switch (another series with Wagner), Manimal and The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo. He spent his early career at Universal Studios, inventing new shows and reworking others, before moving to 20th Century Fox in 1980 with a multi-series, multimillion-dollar deal.
With Lou Shaw, Larson conceived Quincy M.E., which starred Jack Klugman — coming off his stint on The Odd Couple — as a murder-solving Los Angeles medical examiner. A forerunner to such "forensic" dramas as CSI, the series ran for 148 episodes over eight seasons on NBC from 1976-83.
In a 2009 interview with the Archive of American Television, Larson commented that he was able to stay atop such a staggering workload because, "I tried to stay with things until I thought they were on their feet and they learned to walk and talk. If you believe in something, you must will it through, because everything gets in the way. Everyone tries to steer the ship off course."
A Successful Career
Glen Albert Larson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 3 January 1937, and began his successful career in the entertainment industry as part of a pop vocal group known as The Four Preps in 1956 and as an NBC page. During his time with the group, they appeared in one of the Gidget films, had a guest shot on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand. Larson also wrote and composed three gold records for Capitol – "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", "Big Man", and "Down by the Station." He later collaborated with David Somerville, also a member of the group, and Grail Jensen, a session singer that he knew, to write and compose "The Unknown Stuntman" which became the theme song for the series The Fall Guy, and sung by lead Lee Majors.
Larson earned his first writing credit while working on the Quinn Martin production The Fugitive. He left Quinn Martin and signed a production deal with Universal Studios where he gained notoriety with his first hit series, Alias Smith and Jones, a Western which described the activities of Hannibal Heyes and Jedediah "Kid" Curry, concentrating on their efforts to go straight.
He also had a monumental role as an executive producer in developing The Six Million Dollar Man, based on Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, into a successful series. However, of all the series that Larson had a part in creating, Battlestar Galactica was perhaps the most personal to him, and the highlight of his genius.
The Insightful Messages of Battlestar Galactica
Larson began working on the concept of Battlestar Galactica in 1968, and was mentored by Star Trek producer, Gene L. Coon during the early development process. The series, originally intended to be called Adam's Ark, was one of Larson's most profound adventures as the show incorporated themes from Mormon theology such as marriage for "time and eternity" and a "council of twelve." He initially renamed the series Galactica, but wanting to capitalize on the popularity of then recently released Star Wars movies, he decided to add the word "star" in the title, and eventually decided on Battlestar Galactica. He was able to secure a generous budget of $1 million per episode for the series. The series spurred a lawsuit from George Lucas for copyright infringement, however, Lucas lost the battle. Unfortunately, the series only lasted for one season (24 episodes at a cost of over $1 million per episode) on ABC from 1978-79, but its overall impact was phenomenal. Larson would later comment:
I was vested emotionally in Battlestar, I really loved the thematic things. I don't feel it really got its shot, and I can't blame anyone else, I was at the center of that," said Larson, who years earlier had written a sci-fi script, Adam's Ark, with a theme similar to Battlestar's and had been mentored by Star Trek's Gene Coon. "But circumstances weren't in our favor to be able to make it cheaper or to insist we make two of three two-hour movies [instead of a weekly one-hour series] to get our sea legs.
According to the Wikipedia article about Glen A. Larson:
Even with its generous budget, the series often recycled effects shots; it was canceled after one season. The pilot episode of Galactica, titled "Saga of a Star World" in the program continuity, was edited into a two-hour theatrical film released in North America and Europe (a second theatrical release, titled Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, was compiled by re-editing other episodes of the series). After the series was canceled, Larson went on to create a relatively low-budget sequel to the series, titled Galactica 1980, which was set many years later, when the Galactica had reached Earth. This series was less successful than the original and was canceled after 10 episodes.
Larson re-used some of the sets, props, costumes, and effects work from Galactica for the light-hearted sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in 1979. Based on the comic-book character created in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan, Larson co-developed the series with Leslie Stevens. The feature-length pilot episode was released as a theatrical film in March 1979 and grossed $21 million at the North American box office. The weekly television series began in September 1979, running for two seasons until April 1981.
There were some similarities between the Star Wars saga and Battlestar Galactica, however, as Jim Bennett in his 21 November 2014 Deseret News article states:
Glen Larson, himself a Latter-day Saint, had infused his series mythology with too many Mormon references to ignore. His Twelve Colonies of Man were essentially the Lost Tribes of Israel whose history began at Kobol, an obvious anagram for Kolob, which, in Mormon theology, is the star nearest to the throne of God. The colonies were led by a "Quorum of 12," and marriages were referred to as "sealings" that extended beyond mortality and "through all the eternities." The show never shied away from religious themes, and, at one point, the characters encounter a group of angels who paraphrase LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow.
"As you are, we once were," the angels tell the Galactica crew. "As we are, you may become."
Battlestar Galactica was remade for the Sci-Fi channel as a miniseries in 2003, and in 2004 it was followed by a series that unlike Larson's original creation, lasted for multiple seasons and followed the Galacticans to the planet earth. The new series was developed by Ronald D. Moore, and although Larson was not involved in the development of the series, he did receive a screen credit as "Consulting Producer." Larson's original series targeted the family as its general audience, whereas the new series was geared for a more mature audience.
According to the Wikipedia article:
The Cylons were now created by humans, and some of them now even looked human; there was more moral duality, complexity, and nuance in both humans and Cylons; the social commentary was more explicit; and the resolution of the "Earth" problem was different.
The series ended in 2009 and was followed by a short-lived prequel series called Caprica in 2010. Larson was not involved in the development of the prequel either, but he was given a screen credit for the creation of certain characters. In February 2009, there was buzz in the media that Larson was in negotiations with Universal Pictures to turn Battlestar Galactica into a full-length feature film possibly based on his original series. The project which was to be produced and co-directed by Bryan Singer was put on hold for some time before being re-announced in 2011 by Singer himself with the film version being a complete remake.
Criticisms, Awards, and Honors
Despite his success, the shows produced by Larson were not highly favored by critics. Their overall criticism was aimed at his "perceived general lack of originality arising from the fact that many of his television series are seen as small screen "knock-offs" of feature films."
In a Variety.com article published following Larson's death it was reported that Larson credited his success to "having a strong sense of the type of shows that would click with Middle America." The article further states that Larson told the Archive of American Television in 2009 that his background was defined by shows that were "enjoyable, they had a pretty decent dose of humor and they all struck a chord out there in the mainstream." He further commented, "What we weren't going to win … was a shelf full of Emmys. Ours were not the shows that were doing anything more than reaching a core audience. I would like to think that they brought a lot of entertainment into the living room."
Throughout his career, Larson received numerous awards and honors. In 1973, he won the Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series Teleplay for the McCloud series episode titled "The New Mexico Connection." In 1974 and 1975, the television series McCloud was nominated for the Emmy Award for limited series. In 1978, his television series Quincy, M.E. was nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series. In 1979, his series Battlestar Galactica was nominated for the Grammy Award for best album of original score written for a motion picture or television special. That nomination was shared with Stu Phillips, John Andrew Tartaglia, and Sue Collins. And in 1981, he won the Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series Teleplay for the Magnum, P.I. series episode titled "China Doll," with Donald P. Bellisario.
Larson also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry. And in 2004, he reunited with other members of the Four Preps for a PBS special.
In addition to his brother, Larson is survived by his wife Jeannie; former wives Carol Gourley and Janet Curtis; and nine children.
Ludmya Bourdeau Love, more commonly known as "Mia," was born on 6 December 1975 to Mary and Jean Maxine Bourdeau in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents emigrated from Haiti in 1973 leaving their two oldest children behind. Love recalls that her birth occurred prior to the expiration of an immigration law in 1976. After the family moved to Norwalk, Connecticut, her parents brought her older siblings from Haiti.
Love attended Norwalk High School, and graduated from the University of Harvard where she actively participated in the Hartt School's Music Theatre program, and received a degree in the performing arts. She later worked at Sento Corporation and the Ecopass Corporation. She was also a flight attendant with Continental Airlines.
Her Political Prowess
To say that Mia Love has a passion for politics is somewhat of an understatement. She served as the community spokesperson in an effort to get the developer of her neighborhood in Saratoga Springs to spray against flies, and in 2003 she became the first female Haitian-American elected official in Utah County, Utah, after winning a seat on the Saratoga Springs City Council. She took office in 2004, and after serving 6 years on the council, she was elected Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, with an 861 to 594 win over her opponent, Jeff Francom. She served as Mayor from January 2010 to December 2013.
In 2012 she was the Republican Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Utah's 4th congressional district. She was also a speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
On 18 May 2013, Love announced that she would once again run for Congress in 2014, and on 26 April 2014 at the Utah Republican Convention, she won the Republican nomination in the 4th Congressional district. Following the mid-term elections held on 4 November 2014, Love is now the representative-elect for Utah's 4th Congressional district. Once she is sworn in as a member of the United States Congress, she will be the first Haitian American and first black female Republican ever elected to Congress.
She had previously stated that if she were elected to Congress, she would "join the Congressional Black Caucus and try to take that thing apart from the inside out." She further described the Democrat-dominated Caucus as being characterized by "…demagoguery. They sit there and ignite emotions and ignite racism when there isn't. They use their positions to instill fear. Hope and change is turned into fear and blame. Fear that everybody is going to lose everything and blaming Congress for everything instead of taking responsibility." Now is her opportunity to be the shining light upon the hill and fulfill her promises.
Remaining True to Her Faith
Love had been raised Roman Catholic all of her life. After graduating from college in 1998, she became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her job as a flight attendant afforded her the opportunity to move to Utah where she was able to be closer to the temple and learn more about her new found faith. She was attracted to the Church's teachings on eternal marriage and respect for women.
Upon moving to Utah she was able to get an apartment with a Utah woman she had known as a nanny in Connecticut. She was also referred to Jason Love whom she had met briefly when he was serving his mission in Connecticut, to help her move in. They soon began dating, and in December 1988 they were married. They have three children: Alessa, 14; Abigail, 11; and Peyton, 7.
Love is pro-life and has been endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List. She also supports domestic energy exploration, local control of education, Second Amendment rights, and state control of public lands.
In a recent People.com article, Love is quoted as having said in one of her debates with Democrat opponent Doug Owens:
I love the story of David and Goliath, because in that story, David turns toward Goliath … toward a seemingly impossible challenge. That's the type of confidence we need to have as we take on the Goliaths of our debt, out-of-control spending, Obamacare and that Godzilla we call the federal government.
Love also recently told Newsweek, "I'm perfectly comfortable in my skin. My parents always told me, 'In order for people to see you as an equal, you need to act as an equal and be an equal.'"
The date of 31 October is normally considered by most people as the day in which Halloween is celebrated. On this day, kids and adults alike dress up in costumes of various genres, and the kids go trick-or-treating from door-to-door, or the kids and their parents attend neighborhood Halloween parties. However, in company with all the frivolity and joviality of the ongoing celebrations which take place on Halloween night, the date of 31 October also holds a place of significance in the pages of history. That in conjunction with the history of Halloween itself is perhaps something that few people know anything about.
The History of Halloween
Halloween is believed to have begun with the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced sow-in). During the festival, people would light bonfires and wear costumes when leaving their homes in an effort to keep any ghosts that might be roaming about away.
According to the history.com page on the History of Halloween:
By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.
By the eighth century, Pope Gregory III (731–741) declared November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs. The holiday became known as All Saints' Day, also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day), and incorporated some of the traditions of the Samhain festival. The evening prior to All Saints' Day became known as All-hallows Eve, and then later, what is today called Halloween.
Throughout the centuries, Halloween has become a nonreligious, commercialized, community-based event that is characterized by such children-centered pursuits as trick-or-treating. An interesting factoid about Halloween is that one quarter of all the candy sold annually in the U.S. is purchased for Halloween. It is reported that Americans spend an estimated $6 billion annually on Halloween, making it the country's second largest commercial holiday.
Referring again to the history.com page on the History of Halloween:
In the late 1800s, there was a move in America to mold Halloween into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-together than about ghosts, pranks and witchcraft. At the turn of the century, Halloween parties for both children and adults became the most common way to celebrate the day. Parties focused on games, foods of the season and festive costumes. Parents were encouraged by newspapers and community leaders to take anything "frightening" or "grotesque" out of Halloween celebrations. Because of these efforts, Halloween lost most of its superstitious and religious overtones by the beginning of the twentieth century.
In several countries throughout the world, as the season changes from fall to winter with shorter days and colder nights, many people welcome that change with gatherings, costumes, and delectable sugary treats.
October 31 and the Course of History
Although some people may be somewhat familiar with the historical background of the Halloween celebration, there are perhaps some significant facts surrounding the date of October 31 that they may not be aware of. The following are only a few examples of significant events that occurred in History on October 31 which may also warrant celebration.
On 31 October 1517, Martin Luther, a German friar, Catholic priest, professor of theology and influential figure of the 16th-century movement in Christianity known later as the Protestant Reformation, posted his Ninety-five Theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. According to the history.com page on Martin Luther and the 95 Theses:
The 95 Theses, which would later become the foundation of the Protestant Reformation, were written in a remarkably humble and academic tone, questioning rather than accusing. The overall thrust of the document was nonetheless quite provocative. The first two of the theses contained Luther's central idea, that God intended believers to seek repentance and that faith alone, and not deeds, would lead to salvation. The other 93 theses, a number of them directly criticizing the practice of indulgences (remission of the temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven), supported these first two.
Former military members who fought in Vietnam and their families may also recall that it was on 31 October 1968 when President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered an end to the U.S. Bombing of North Vietnam. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War against America or simply the American War, officially ended on 30 April 1975.
October 31st is also a day to commemorate the birth of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts, who was born on 31 October 1860.
Being born and raised as a Baptist, as I peruse the pages of Baptist history, it is noted that Lewis Peyton Little speaking of John Waller and the early Separate Baptist preachers of Virginia wrote, "preachers of that day endured the most inhuman treatment and bodily suffering in order that they might make disciples for their Lord." However, the bodily suffering and imprisonment in the county jails proved to be superficial as compared to the bitterness of the scorn and ridicule that they endured for the cause of religious liberty. An example of such scorn and ridicule was aptly illustrated in the following announcement which appeared in the Virginia Gazette of 31 October 1771:
A Recipe to Make an Anabaptist Preacher in Two Days Time
Take the Herbs of Hypocrisy and Ambition, of each an Handful, of the Spirit of Pride two Drams, of the Seed of Dissention and Discord one Ounce, of the Flower of Formality three Scruples, of the Roots of Stubbornness and Obstinacy four Pounds; and bruise them altogether in the Mortar of Vain-Glory, with the Pestle of Contradiction, putting amongst them one Pint of the Spirit of Self-conceitedness. When it is luke-warm let the Dissenting Brother take two or three Spoonfuls of it, Morning and Evening before Exercise; and whilst his Mouth is full of the Electuary he will make a wry Face, wink with his Eyes, and squeeze out some Tears of Dissimulation. Then let him speak as the Spirit of Giddiness gives him Utterance. This will make the Schismatic endeavor to maintain his Doctrine, wound the Church, delude the People, justify their Proceedings of Illusions, foment Rebellion, and call it by the Name of Liberty of Conscience. (Lewis Peyton Little, Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia (Lynchburg, Va.: J. P. Bell Co., 1938), pp. 233-34.)
Mormon history is also replete with its equitable share of riveting events that all occurred on 31 October. The following is a small listing of some of those events. The information was obtained from LDS Living.com online magazine dated 31 October 2013.
Year Event
1833 Violence erupted in Jackson County, Missouri as local citizens attempted to expel Church members.
1838 Missouri militia officers demanded that the Saints give up their arms, pay for the cost of the war, leave the state, and surrender Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Lyman Wight, Parley P. Pratt, and George W. Robinson. George Hinkle, colonel of the Mormon forces guarding Far West, agreed to the demands and lured Joseph Smith and the others into the mob's camp, where they are immediately taken prisoner.
1847 President Brigham Young of the Twelve returned to Winter Quarters from his pioneer trek to the Salt Lake Valley, having made the return trip in only 67 days.
1856 The Willie Handcart Company was met by 10 rescue wagons full of supplies and food.
1913 William E. Hall, later a World War II pilot and U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipient (1943) for helping sink an enemy aircraft carrier and managing to land his aircraft safely, all while seriously injured, was born in Storrs, Utah.
1918 The First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and the Church Patriarch accepted and endorsed President Joseph F. Smith's Vision of the Redemption of the Dead as the word of the Lord.
1949 The Great Lakes Mission was organized.
1978 The Sao Paulo Brazil Temple was dedicated by Spencer W. Kimball in one of several sessions.
1979 The first branch of the Church in the Netherlands Antilles (two island groups in the Caribbean Sea) was organized.
1985 Elder Thomas S. Monson dedicated Yugoslavia for the preaching of the gospel.
The Essential Question: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
It should be noted that there are no scriptural references that define the guidelines as to whether Christians should or should not celebrate the secular holiday of Halloween. With that as a premise, it then proves somewhat of a challenge to give a definitive answer to the question. Ultimately, it becomes an individual decision and each person must follow their own convictions about whether or not to observe Halloween.
Some families will decide not to celebrate Halloween because of the secular message that they believe is conveyed through such celebration. However, instead of focusing on the negative aspects of Halloween, there are ways to turn the day into a positive, relationship-building tradition for the family.
Some churches organize a Fall Carnival or Harvest Festival as an alternative to celebrating Halloween. This gives families an opportunity to socialize with other families in the spirit of fun and fellowship, and Bible theme costumes are worn.
Pumpkin patches and associated activities such as a pumpkin carving contest, a pumpkin cook-off, a carving demonstration, or even a pumpkin bake sale are also viable alternatives to the traditional Halloween celebrations. Another option could be to organize a pumpkin patch project with neighbors. A family might also sponsor such an event on a small scale in their own neighborhood as an alternative to trick-or-treating.
Some people may ask if members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) celebrate holidays such as Halloween, and the answer is a resounding yes. Many members use trunk-or-treats in lieu of trick-or-treating. Children are allowed to dress up in costumes that are in keeping with the standards and teachings of the Church, however masks are not allowed to be worn just because of safety issues. Instead of going from door-to-door to receive treats, members have treats in the trunk of their cars and the children go from car-to-car to receive their sugary bounties. Some wards may also hold Halloween parties for their youth groups, or families may have their own special way of celebrating that creates lasting memories while at the same time teaching valuable principles.
Whether a family chooses to celebrate Halloween or not is strictly their choice. Furthermore, the significance of the date of October 31 also depends on the person. Some may even view it as just another day. Nevertheless, Halloween is only one event that occurs on that day which gives cause for some to celebrate. History, however, declares that there is much more to know about the date than one may realize giving way for other reasons to celebrate.
Ann Romney, wife of former Massachusetts Governor and Republican nominee in the 2012 U.S. presidential election, Mitt Romney, has plans to launch the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases which will encompass research for Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's (ALS) and brain tumors. The center which is scheduled to open in 2016 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts will have a staff comprised of 200 scientists led by Dr. Howard Weiner and Dr. Dennis Selkoe.
An Invested Interest
Ann has a personal interest invested in this undertaking. The mother of five sons and grandmother of twenty-two grandchildren, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis just before Thanksgiving in 1998 and credits a mixture of mainstream and alternative treatments, as well as activities such as equestrianism, with giving her a lifestyle mostly without limitations.
In a December 2002 news article on bostonherald.com, Mitt described watching his wife fail a series of neurological tests as the worst day of his life. He commented, "I couldn't operate without Ann. We're a partnership. We've always been a partnership so her being healthy and our being able to be together is essential." Ann would later state in a news report in The Boston Globe dated 11 August 2004, "I was very sick in 1998 when I was diagnosed. I was pretty desperate, pretty frightened and very, very sick. It was tough at the beginning, just to think, this is how I'm going to feel for the rest of my life." In an effort to combat the disease, she has employed steroids and medical procedures such as reflexology, acupuncture, and cranial-sacral therapy. Her MS has been in remission for over a decade, and is being managed by a healthy diet and exercise. She is also a board member for the New England chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
A Wake-up Call and a New Mission in Life
During Mitt's 2012 presidential campaign, Ann's MS flared up and she had to leave the campaign trail. In a 13 October 2014 today.com article, she stated, "I hit empty. With MS you just run out of fuel. You just stop. You can't even go on. You can't even talk. It was a real good warning sign for me. A wake-up call."
Dr. Howard Weiner is Ann's doctor at Brigham, and the idea for a new research center came about two years ago after a routine visit. She asked him about his efforts to find a cure for MS and was surprised to discover that not only was a cure within reach, but also that MS research is leading to breakthroughs in a cure for Alzheimer's. Dr. Weiner will be the co-director of the new center.
Her goal is to raise $50 million over the next year to create a new model for necessary research and funding. She and Mitt will be contributing some of their own money as well. According to a news article in The Boston Globe dated 14 October 2014, Ann's vision is: "Instead of researchers working independently with separate funding, what would happen if they collaborated and pooled their research dollars?" In the today.com article she further stated, "I never would have imagined myself being in a position to have an impact. I don't think of myself as anyone except just as a little girl that rides her horse. And then grew up and was a mommy. And now all of a sudden, I can have a voice. I want to not even be talking about this [disease] in 20 years. I want this resolved." Dr. Weiner commented, "We're going to bring together experts that hadn't been working together across different fields to bring new treatments and ultimately a cure to these terrible neurologic diseases."
In his book, "A Mother First," Joshua Romney, the third oldest of the five Romney boys, concludes his tribute to his mother stating:
Although my father has many trusted advisors who are politically savvy and has many lifetimes' worth of knowledge about politics and business, he relies on my mother for her wisdom, love, and guidance. I'm proud to say that all of us children feel the same way.
I would venture to say that the average non-Mormon movie goer, without any prior knowledge of what the movie "Meet the Mormons" is really about, but out of curiosity decides to go see it, may at first have some preconceived ideas. No doubt there may be some who may attend expecting the movie to be a media tactic used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to convert more people to Mormonism. However, what they experience from their movie going venture is something far beyond their expectations.
Viewing the Movie through Non-Mormon Eyes
This author has been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for over 16 years. Prior to becoming a member, I was born and raised in a Baptist home, and at one time in my life I was studying for the Baptist ministry.
As I sat and watched the movie, I opted to put aside for the duration of the movie, my knowledge about The Church of Jesus Christ and Mormonism, and objectively watch the movie "through the eyes" of that young man of years ago studying to be a Baptist minister who had a limited knowledge of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its beliefs other than what he had learned through brief encounters with Mormon missionaries prior to leaving home for military service.
As I did so, I believe that I was able to gain some insight as to how people of different faiths view Mormons in general. The movie even begins with a brief interview on the streets of New York with people being asked what they knew about Mormons and The Church of Jesus Christ. Their answers were interesting and I am almost certain that as a Baptist, I may have given some similar answers. Their responses also left me with a sense of wonderment as to how effective my own life is in letting people know that I am a Mormon, and not so much through conversation only, but more importantly by putting my beliefs into action.
Viewing the movie through the eyes of a non-member, from beginning to end, I was overwhelmed by the examples that each of the six Latter-day Saints portrayed, and how through those examples there was always the open invitation to everyone to come and "Meet the Mormons" and learn more about who they are. The overarching message of the movie is that Mormons are ordinary people who raise families, work, actively participate in their faith, and face trials and tribulations in life, the same as anyone else.
Not another Sunday Sermon
Some critics of the movie may have expected the movie to have more of a doctrinal flair. Some may have thought that this would be another documentary about Joseph Smith and the history of the Church. Still, others may have expected a more "preachy" tone to the movie – more like an expanded Sunday sermon. However, it is obvious that is not the intent of "Meet the Mormons." Yes, the movie talks about the importance of faith in each of the character's lives, but it does so more effectively by demonstrating how their personal faith plays a vital role in each of their lives.
This author believes that one of the main things that makes this movie stand out and capture the attention of viewers is the fact that gospel conversations were able to be held without actually having a conversation riddled with doctrine and gospel principles. I am not saying that is a bad thing, but this movie was a fulfillment of the old adage that people would rather see a sermon than hear one any day. Each of the stories that comprise the movie are mini sermons within themselves without the actual "preaching." Each story leaves the viewers, regardless of their faith and beliefs, with something concrete to think about.
At no time during the movie are people asked to leave their faith and become members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The message that is emphasized is: "We are Mormons. This is what we believe. This is how we live our lives. Our beliefs may be differ from yours, but we are really no different than anyone else." As the lyrics to the song "Glorious" sung by David Archuleta at the end of the movie exclaim, "It's like a symphony, just keep listening. And pretty soon you'll start, to figure out your part. Everyone plays a piece, and there are melodies in each one of us, it's glorious."


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A member of Britain's government says couples should be limited to two children to save the Earth from global warming. It's discouraging that such muddle-headed people are in positions of power.
Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the government's Sustainable Development Commission, doesn't have the power to set a two-child limit on British couples — at least not yet.
"I think we will work our way toward a position that says that having more than two children is irresponsible," said Porritt, who favors contraception and abortion as means to curb population growth, but probably wouldn't be adverse to a totalitarian law that caps the number of babies a couple can have.
It's hard to know if Porritt's comments were planned or his inner thoughts simply slipped out the way that environmentalists admit from time to time that their top priority is not a cleaner world, but rather a radical reordering of economies and societal structure to suit their egalitarian urges.
Either way, as a practical matter, Porritt didn't need to say anything. The fertility rate among the English has been less than two children per woman since the early 1970s.
There's nothing inherently wrong with Muslims reproducing in Europe. This is more about the decline of a once-great culture that now would rather demonstrate its commitment to tolerance and diversity, and to pursue trendy causes, such as the "fight" against global warming, than to retain the characteristics that once made it exceptional and to believe in itself enough to replenish for the future.
The Euro way of thinking that the good imam referred to is too often like that of Green Party Porritt. This is a man who sees children, and therefore humanity, as a blight on the Earth, and, we expect, is so given over to political correctness that he won't be asking the U.K.'s Muslims to limit childbearing to two babies per couple.
For the Porritts and the Pelosis of the world, the campaign against babies is not so much a way to overcome climate change or to provide fiscal relief for governments as it is a means to control people, to remake the world to suit the zealots' conceited images of what it should look like and how it works. The human behaviors they don't like, they try to socially engineer out of existence. Those they approve of, they subsidize with other people's money.
Some still cling to the archaic notion that children are a blessing. The more radical reckon that human capital is the only real capital we have and firmly believe the more we have, the better off the world is.
Nothing in history suggests that a declining population benefits humanity. Everything we have experienced,though, indicates that humans move forward as their numbers grow.


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Welcome to the TPCC website.
Season 2019 is now in full swing. Already 4 centurions have made their mark on the season (take a bow, Ollie, Sam, Will H and Charlie).
With the World Cup and Ashes, this promises to be a brilliant Summer – get your name down now for a fixture!
The 2017 cricket season is elegantly summarised below by our skipper, Sam Beardall.
See you soon at Turville Heath.
Results and reports for all recent years can be found within, together with season statistics. If you have any questions, or suggestions for the website, feel free to email me at timwade25@gmail.com.
Tim Wade
Captain's Report Season 2018
This year, perhaps more than normal it feels like Turville struggled finding teams each weekend. Despite some new faces around the club, only 33 players managed a game through the season and this is reflected in the five games cancelled by us, far more than in previous years. Add to this four lost to rain and a further two cancelled by the opposition, and we only played 16 games. Of those, we won six, lost three and drew seven.
On a happier note, we started the season with a charity game on a fantastically sunny day with a host of record breaking attempts throughout the day. Thank you to everyone who donated and the many who contributed time, effort and food – it all helped raise over £3,000 for Chance UK and the breaking of a Guinness World Record! Congratulations to James Bush for now being officially the fastest ever person to get fully dressed in cricket gear!
Other matches this year included a brilliant, nail-biting draw against the V&A, a win over Harpsden and by all accounts a hugely successful tour to Majorca, all going some way to make up for the disappointment of losing the Hunt Cup to Stonor.
From a playing perspective, congratulations to Charlie Beardall on a remarkable season of 802 runs at an average of 200 including four hundreds. Over the two months between Stonor games, Charlie batted 5 times, scored three hundreds including a season best 123, added another two fifties, wasn't out once and ensured we were always competitive at a time of the summer we often struggle with farmers farming and others on holidays. Also a shout out to James whose two hundreds were typically brutal and entertaining, taking the club total up to six hundreds for the summer!
Charlie Beardall also lead the way bowling, with 16 wickets over the season but this time supported by the other Hunt – Charlie Hunt just behind on 15 wickets including 4 for 36 in the thriller against the V&A. It wasn't quite enough though for best figures, which was retained this year by Nick Henry (5 for 39 against Checkendon) who had another fine summer with ball in hand.
Last but not least the Champagne Moment award which is a tough call between three of the most surprising catches I think I'll ever see. Tom's one handed caught and bowled, Nick Henry's nose saving reaction catch at first slip from a beautifully timed reverse sweep or the actual winner, Dave's running, jumping one handed superman style boundary catch. It was brilliant, but the celebratory lap around the outfield was probably what made the difference against the other contenders. (Tip for all next year… If you want to win the trophy, celebrations do help!)
So finally, a big thank you to everyone for another fantastic summer – whatever the weather, the ground or the result, Turville are always the team making the most of a day out playing cricket.


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Princely birth underscores how poorly U.S. moms fare in comparison
The birth of Prince Louis Arthur Charles brought joy to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but the regal baby's arrival also provided cause for harsh comparisons of maternal costs and safety for more ordinary expectant moms on this side of the Atlantic.
Two magazines — Foreign Policy and the Economist — both poked at how much less the fabulously wealthy royals paid for a posh delivery of their baby, as compared with what a typical American mom might. They reported that 24 hours in the luxe Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in London goes for $8,900, vs. the $12,900 an American would pay for a routine delivery in a noisy, regular U.S. hospital. And if the royals had gone without the private frills, their cost would have been zero.
If an American woman has a cesarean or any delivery complications, her delivery costs typically jump to almost $17,000, or $30,000, or even more, whereas her British and Canadian counterparts, as Foreign Policy reported, typically "pay nothing for their maternity care and delivery, with low risks of maternal and infant mortality."
The magazine also jabs at American maternal safety, saying:
The U.S. infant mortality rate in 2017 was 6.1 deaths for every 1,000 births, which is about three times higher than Japan's and is one of the worst death rates in the entire Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). America leads the wealthy world in maternal death rates by far. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, 26.4 mothers died of pregnancy-associated causes in 2015 out of every 100,000 births, which is three times the rate of the next worst, the United Kingdom, and more than six times the maternal mortality rates of Finland, Denmark, and Italy.
Foreign Policy pours it on:
Prince William is estimated to be worth $40 million, and he stands to inherit some of his grandmother's estate valued at well over $1 billion just in real estate. He can afford to spend the $8,900 for the best maternity care available in the UK. Sadly, that is a burden few American couples aged 20-24, earning on average $27,300 per year, or 25- to 34-year-olds, with an average household income of $40,352 per year, could manage. But, of course, none of them can hope to find a hospital that will provide such a princely birthing bargain in the first place, as costs in the United States, for everything from basic to high-end care, are far higher. Even if they are fortunate enough to be well-insured through an employer plan, young Americans are likely to face deductibles of $3,000 to $5,000. The results are that the royal couple paid about 0.000025 percent of their wealth to have their third child. For the less grandly wealthy young couples in the U.K., the National Health Service bears most of the costs of vaginal childbirth. Costs for a typical young couple having their first child in the United States are 13 times more than those shouldered by their U.K. counterparts. A typical set of U.S. parents puts out about 10 percent of their wealth to pay the uncovered portion of maternity costs.
You may, of course, recall that Elisabeth Rosenthal — a doctor, medical journalist, and author of "An American Sickness: How Health Care Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back" — detailed British and American maternal care and their costs and safety contrasts a few years back in a New York Times series. She continues to advocate for major changes in the quality, access, and affordability of American medical services, including with an Op-Ed worth reading on financial rights that every patient should demand.
The focus, thanks to Prince Louis, on disparities in U.S. maternal care could not be more timely and necessary, as just the statistics show. To get a feeling of how upsetting and unfair the care — or lack of it — that all too many American moms get, it's worth reading a post from the Kevin MD site by Jenna T. Nakagawa, a physician who writes about caring for a mistreated mom recently in an emergency room as the patient started to bleed out after a botched delivery:
She did not go into shock, and she stopped bleeding. It did not take long for my relief to give way to anger. I imagined her delivery. I imagined her pushing through pain and her bravery as she embraced a newborn. I imagined her terror when she, at home by herself, began to hemorrhage and begged a family member to watch her children so she could call an ambulance. I thought about how she trusted her delivery provider. I thought about how, in a developed country — where there are prenatal clinics, sonograms, hospitals, blood banks, operating rooms and skilled healthcare personnel — no woman should ever die of a postpartum hemorrhage. This one, who did everything right, almost did. My outrage extended beyond her. I thought about all the bad information women are fed, the stories of perfect pregnancies followed by perfect deliveries.
In my practice, I see not only the big harms that patients suffer while seeking medical services but also their major struggles to access and afford safe, effective, and excellent medical care, especially maternal care that can help prevent injuries to moms, babies, and children. It's unacceptable that expectant American moms pay more for medical services than their counterparts elsewhere in the western industrial world but experience far worse outcomes.
National Public Radio, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative site Pro Publica, reported that American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists hopes to improve women's lot, proposing "sweeping" new standards of care, and "re-imagining of how providers, insurers and patients can work together to improve care for women after giving birth."
A cornerstone of the medical specialists' proposal rests on offering women much greater attention in the risk-filled time just after they deliver. Post-partum care in this country too often now consists of one visit, squeezed in at the doctor's convenience and into a suddenly hectic and uncertain new mother's schedule. This means that even this iffy appointment may get skipped — and doctors may not see that mothers are experiencing health troubles.
The NPR-Pro Publica also notes that the grand plans for better care from the ob-gyns also would require big changes from insurers, especially Medicaid, which pays for about half of U.S. births. Republican lawmakers have made clear they want deep cuts in Medicaid, which already calls for brief and limited coverage for post-partum medical services for moms and babies.
We've got a long way to go to ensure American moms and babies get their best possible care.
Posted in: Accessibility of Healthcare, Communication, Disclosure, Gynecology, Hospitals, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Obstetrics/Prenatal Care, Preventive Care and Primary Care
Updated: April 29, 2018 2:41 pm


The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has commenced prosecution of former Mzuzu City Council Chief Executive Officer Samson Moris Chirwa and former Acting Director of Finance Frayer Nkhoma with charges ranging from theft, forgery, office abuse and corrupt practices.
ACB Senior Public Relations Officer Egrita Ndala confirmed the development in a written response saying trial for the duo commenced on 4th November 2013 at the Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Court and continues on 25th November, 2013.
Chirwa faces three counts of abuse of office contrary to Section 25B (1) of the Corrupt Practices Act and theft contrary to Section 278 of the Penal Code.
While his former purse keeper, Nkhoma has been charged with abuse of office contrary to Section 25B(1) of the Corrupt Practices Act, forgery contrary to Section 358 of the Penal Code and uttering a false document contrary to Section 360 of the Penal code.
According to Nyasa Times investigations ACB received written complaints in April 2007 over Chirwa's allegations of rampant abuse of office.
But Chirwa claimed then that there were some people among the Council's staff who hated him.
Sources said Chirwa is being probed for allegedly employing 11 of his relatives from Nkhata Bay district where he comes from.
"And he is also alleged to have diverted materials from some Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) projects to a house he is built in Mzuzu", the source said.
The third complaint is that he is also alleged to have diverted some materials from a project the assembly won to rehabilitate the sewage system at Moyale Barracks in 2007.
According to the source, Chirwa allegedly took a chainsaw belonging to the Council to his private saw mill at Chikangawa in Mzimba district.
The Council procured the chainsaw valued at K 200,000 on August 19, 2007 for use by its workers in cutting trees.
But Chirwa requested the chainsaw on the same day it arrived from Lilongwe to cut trees at his Kaning'ina House.
He later reported that the Chainsaw had been stolen that day and that he had already informed the Police on the matter.
However, Mzuzu Police Station records indicate no case of theft of the chainsaw either on 19 August, 2007 or thereafter.


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Q: Cannot create a clock signal on a Lattice ICE40 FPGA I am trying to create a 1 Hz clock signal on a Lattice ICE40 FPGA. I am writing my code in Verilog and using the Lattice Radiant software. This 1 Hz clock signal is going to be used to create a square wave.
However, I don't get any output, either from the pin the clock signal is supposed to be on or from the pin that is supposed to output a square wave. I am sure I am checking the correct pins. I am also sure the code is downloading to the board. I believe the FPGA is not actually creating the clock signal for some reason.
Here is my code:
module square (clk, x, y, z);

// Inputs and Outputs
input clk; // The clock signal
output x, y, z; // The square wave output

// Type Declaration
reg x; // x is a register

// Initialize x
initial
    begin
        x = 0;
    end

// Run each time the clock transitions from low to high
always @(posedge clk)
    begin
        x = !x; // Flip x
    end

// Outputs used to confirm the program is running
assign y = 0; //39A
assign z = 1; //41A

endmodule

And here is my synthesis constraint file (.ldc):
create_clock -name {clk} -period 1000000000 [get_ports clk]

The period is defined in nanoseconds, so this a 1 Hz clock.
Thank you.

A: Thanks everyone. I did not realize I needed to create the clock myself. I have created a clock using a high speed oscillator function:
// Initialize the high speed oscillator
HSOSC clock (
    .CLKHFEN(1'b1), // Enable the output
    .CLKHFPU(1'b1), // Power up the oscillator
    .CLKHF(clk) // Oscillator output
);

// Divide the oscillator down to 6 MHz
defparam clock.CLKHF_DIV = "0b11";

And it appears to be working.


The 2019 show season has officially begun!! We are thrilled with the many fun filled and exciting Extreme Cowboy Racing events that are being held all over the world. The formation of EXCA has been a thrilling and challenging adventure! Many people have worked tirelessly to create an association that you will be proud to tell your friends about.
Craig Cameron Kicks Off 2019 With A Clinic In The Florida Sunshine!
Twenty horse and rider teams, along with several auditors, spent a beautiful day with Craig on January 11th at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL. The riders not only learned a lot, but laughed a lot! They worked on horsemanship, obstacles and readied themselves for the upcoming race season. If you haven't attended a Craig Cameron clinic, you must put it on your bucket list!
Through the media of You Tube, Craig Cameron and the Ride Smart Horsemanship Series features all aspects of horsemanship, the cowboy tradition, and the American way. We put a lot of thought, work and effort to bring you originality, entertainment and education in each and every show. We are working hard to give you the type of instruction that you can use on a daily basis, whether you're a beginner, intermediate, advanced or professional horseman.
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Question: I just joined EXCS online yesterday but have two rule questions. 1. Can you ride in mecate reins and 2. Can you ride your horse in a snaffle bit regardless of age?
Answer: In response to your questions, it's a big YES for both your questions: you may indeed ride in mecate reins , and may show any age of horse in a snaffle bit. You should also be aware that the current rules allow you to ride one or two handed.
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