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Pardes () is a 1950 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed and written by M. Sadiq. Starring Madhubala, Rehman, Karan Dewan and Shakuntala, the film tells the story of Rajan, a teacher, who falls in love with a wealthy girl named Chanda but decides to go away from her to earn money.

Plot
The film begins with two best friends, the rich Sajan and the orphan, poor Rajan doing some mischief during night in their college. They are soon caught by the college's watchman and are brought in front of the principle, who expels the two. Sajan, along with Rajan returns to his home. Sajan's father, who is not impressed by Rajan due to his poverty, treats Rajan badly. Hurt by the father's cruel words, leaves Sajan's house without informing him and decides to begin a new life.

Rajan is soon chosen by a wealthy thakur to teach his little son. He begins living in the thakur's palace after he permits him, and falls for the thakur's daughter : the beautiful, mischievous Chanda, and so does she. They keep romancing each other before an angry thakur turns Rajan out of his house, as he had expected him to teach his son not to romance his daughter. A sad Rajan leaves the palace, promising Chanda to return as a wealthy man and marry her soon.

Rajan then begins living with his father's old poor friend, whose daughter Radha falls in love with him but he lives with Chanda's memories. Rajan finds a job and soon progresses after his salary is almost tripled. He is left shocked by his boss' such friendly behaviour, and then astonished because his boss is no one other than Sajan. Sajan invites him to a function, where Rajan sees a happy Chanda enjoying with her friends. He is left devastated when he gets to learn that Chanda is married to Sajan and has finally moved on, and so is Chanda after learning that her husband's best friend is no one other than Rajan.

This unhappy situation wreaks a havoc in the lives of Sajan, Chanda and Rajan. After several twists and drama, the film ends with Rajan marrying Radha; and Sajan and Chanda leading a peaceful happy married life.

Cast
 Madhubala as Chanda
 Rehman as Rajan
 Karan Dewan as Sajan
 Jayant as Rana Sahib
 Mukri as Chandan
 Chanchal as Chanchal
 Jagdish Sethi as Lala Mangaldas
 Ram Avtar as Ramdhan
 Tun Tun as Mrs. Ramdhan
 Cuckoo as Dancer / Singer
 Benu Kalsi as the lead women

Production
Pardes was produced by Prem Narayan Arora in association with Madhubala. The film was Madhubala's first venture in film production.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Pardes was composed by Ghulam Mohammed. Shakeel Badayuni wrote the lyrics.

Release
When Pardes was under production, Madhubala got entangled in a controversy for turning out seven journalists out of the set of Badal (1951), for which she was shooting simultaneously. The journalists saw her this action as their insult, and subsequently made several unsuccessful attempts to ban the release of Pardes. However, Pardes was released in theaters by December 1950.

Reception
The Thought journal reported on February 2, 1951 that Pardes "as anticipated has  an overnight favourite and looks as though it will stay to make records." It also stated that the film's "unhappy situation[s]" are "resolved with great care and originality."

Upon its release, Pardes proved to be hugely popular among the audience and was successfully exhibited in the north and south India. At the end of its theatrical run, the film was declared a "Jubliee Hit", as it completed a silver jubilee run (running in theatres for 25 weeks or more). In 1951, The Indian Express published that the film is a commercial success.

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External links

Indian drama films
1950 films
1950 drama films
Films directed by M. Sadiq


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Suburban Chicago News Crime
Bond set at $1 million for man accused of drug-induced homicide
By Sam Kelly
SHARE Bond set at $1 million for man accused of drug-induced homicide
A Burr Ridge man who allegedly supplied fentanyl-laced heroin to a 23-year-old woman in west suburban Hinsdale has been charged with drug-induced homicide.
On the night of Jan. 14, Hinsdale police officers found Jennifer Tandy dead in her home after she overdosed on a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, the DuPage County state's attorney's office said. The next day, authorities searched the home of Wasim Rashan, 27, and found evidence that led them to believe he had sold her the drugs, including baggies identical to those found in Tandy's home and a list of contacts that included Tandy's name and phone number.
According to State's Attorney Robert Berlin, there were 98 opioid overdose deaths in DuPage County in 2018, 83 percent of which were the result of illegal drugs.
"To put an end to this senseless loss of life we must do everything within our power to get the drugs off our streets and the dealers behind bars," Berlin said.
Wasim Rashan | DuPage County state's attorney's office
In addition to the drug-induced homicide charge, Rashan was also charged with a felony count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, the state's attorney's office said. A DuPage County judge set Rashan's bond at $1 million on May 2.
His next court date is scheduled for June 10.

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Crowded By Two Shaky States, Turkey Shifts Its Weight In Policy
By Peter Kenyon
Published June 26, 2014 at 1:17 PM PDT
The fighting is so bad in Iraq that yesterday NATO promised to defend member country Turkey from any spillover violence. Turkey borders two countries that some analysts now call failed states, Iraq and Syria. That's forcing Turkey to consider policies that could change the map of the region, even the possibility of more independence for Iraqi Kurds. That's something Turkey has vehemently opposed for decades. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Istanbul.
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: After loudly criticizing the U.S. and Europe for not intervening in Syria, Turkey is now taking the opposite view of the crisis in Iraq. Ankara's position is no intervention in Iraq and certainly no strikes into Iraq from Turkish territory. The reason, says analyst Soli Ozel at Turkey's Haberturk newspaper, is primarily practical - caution driven by concern for scores of Turks including women and children being held hostage in Iraq by radicals who have shown no compunction about killing civilians.
SOLI OZEL: The government wants to make sure that there will be no incentive for them to do any such thing. And in fact, my understanding is that the prime minister's conversation with Vice President Biden was precisely about that.
KENYON: Ozel says Turkey certaily deserves a share of the blame for the violence spiraling out of Syria and into Iraq. Ankara's worst failing, he says, was not controlling the transit of Sunni radicals between Turkey and Syria.
OZEL: The Jordanians, they've been very careful not to align any of these radical elements to actually use their borders or even approach their borders. And so Turkey has been less careful
KENYON: But Ozel says Turkey also has a legitimate beef with the Americans, who in his words, washed their hands of Iraq and allowed Iran to install a sectarian Shiite, Nouri al-Maliki, as Iraq's leader with predictably disastrous results. At the moment, however, the most urgent question is whether Iraq will remain a single country or fragment into warring sectarian strongholds. Turkey's response to this possibility is startling because it involves embracing one of its long-standing foes - the Kurds.
Turkey long opposed any Kurdish move on the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk, for example, not wanting to inflame separatist passions among its own Kurdish minority. But when Kurdish forces swept into the oil-rich city with its strong Turkmen minority, Ankara raised no objection.
Soner Cagaptay at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy says it's a shocking foreign-policy change accelerated by the stunning advance of the Sunni militants known as ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
SONER CAGAPTAY: Seeing that ISIS could sweep into Kirkuk and take it over, Turkey was now not only comfortable - I'm told behind the scenes that it was actually supportive of the Kurds annexation of Kirkuk. And that suggests that Turkey sees that this is the path to gradual Kurdish secession and is not uncomfortable with those steps.
KENYON: Salman Shaikh, director of the Doha Brooking Center, says as the diplomatic struggle begins to cobble together a unity government in Iraq in hopes of ending the marriage of convenience between ISIS and marginalized Sunni tribes, the Kurds are well-positioned to benefit.
SALMAN SHAIKH: The Kurds have been patient, and I think they're cleverly going along with the effort to build a national coalition, perhaps knowing that it may not succeed and that they would be ready, in that case. And, of course, they're the only ones who've got the security forces in order to try and protect themselves.
KENYON: To some extent, Turkish policy toward Iraqi Kurds was already shifting as Turkey received and shipped Kurdish oil over Baghdad's strong objections. But with the explosion of Sunni violence, Soner Cagaptay says there's now a new security element to the relationship.
CAGAPTAY: The Turks are now looking at the Kurds of Iraq and of Syria as a very significant cordon sanitaire that would shield Turkey away from Iraq's instability, civil war. And I think Turkey now looks at the Iraqi Kurds and the Turkey Kurds as a valuable asset.
KENYON: But Turkey's policy shift, which at a time, seemed improvised and reactive, is still missing a major piece, Turkey's own Kurdish minority. The government is now hastily trying to push Kurdish reforms through parliament as Turkey's long-suffering Kurds begin to see themselves as a crucial block in upcoming presidential elections and perhaps beyond. Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Istanbul. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.


Why FLOSS is more sustainable?
A short explanation of how operating systems and software programs work together to make computers useful and customizable.
(38') A two-part documentary, "Code Breakers" started on BBC World TV on 10 May 2006, and release in a 38' single video with a Creative Commons license.
Code Breakers investigates how poor countries are using FOSS applications for development, and includes stories and interviews from around the world.
In contrast to proprietary software, where the software is under restrictive copyright and the source code is usually hidden from the users.
the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily improve the design of the software.
1. Study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish.
2. Redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
3. Distribute copies of your modified versions to others.
learning and training by the comunity, so that knowledge transfer about it can be ensured to future generations.
3D Printers, Electronic Circuits, MicroComputers... and even "Vehicles"!!!
Emmabuntüs is more than a GNU/Linux distribution, for refurbished computers.
Jerry is an open source hardware project that is fully up-cycled and very low-cost.
Jerry gives a new life to computer components that would otherwise go in the trash. About a year ago this project chose Emmabuntüs as a favourite distribution on the Jerry desktop version, and the JerryClan Ivory Coast work and create: JerryTub for the monitoring patients of tuberculosis, m-Pregancy for the monitoring of pregnancies and pregnant women, and OpenDjeliba a collaborative platform participatory citizens' information production by SMS from basic mobile phones.


Here was such a case, except my gamble led to a big pay out this time. I am in love with these cookies. They are basically my dream cookie: dense, chewy, lacey, filled with coconut and accented by dark chocolate. They are not a traditional monster cookie, but that was where the inspiration began.
I wasn't sure what to make for dessert, had minimal time and only one hand free while hanging out with Henry (yes I know I CAN put him down but sometimes I just don't want to!) so I knew it needed to be a cookie. I will always choose cookies over cake and yet, I don't really have go-to recipes for cookies. I do have plenty of favorite cookie memories though, so I thought about those for a while and then searched the interweb to recreate the monster cookies from the Cinnamon Works bakery at the Pike Place Market.
I found Lee Drummond's (the Pioneer Woman) Monster Cookie recipe and followed her serving suggestion to modify the dough "however [I'd] like: chocolate chunks, bits of toffee, even bits of dried fruit." I decided coconut flakes, chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips would be the perfect addition to Lee's oatmeal cookie base. And y'all…I was right. Really, really right.
The man doesn't know what he likes until he finally tries it, then he loves it. Just like your 5 year old, probably.
Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt. Add to mixing bowl and mix till combined. After that, add in remaining ingredients in whatever quantity you prefer. Do not overmix!
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. This is important because the cookies have a thin, lacey consistency and it will help them separate from the sheet after baking.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet. Bake until golden brown, then allow to cool on a rack.
I can already tell by just the recipe and the photo that this is a keeper. A good cookie makes my day.Thank you!


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Q: designing a distributed (over many servers) error logging feature, WCF or? I am designing a error logging feature so our servers (each donig different things) can have a central data store for logging errors.
Would it be a good idea to have the various applications writing to the error log file using a WCF service, or is that a bad idea?
they can do it just by ADO.NET to the database, which I think is the simpler route.

A: I'd say just log to your local data store.  The advantages are :

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*Speed - it's pretty rapid to just
dump your chosen error report to an
existing data connection.

*Tracability - What happens if you
have an error in your service?  You
lose all ability to chase down
errors on all servers.

*Simplicity - If you change the
endpoint for your errors service,
you have to update every other
application that uses the error
service.

*Reporting - Do you really want to
trawl through error reports from
tens / hundreds of applications in
one place when you could easily find
them in the data store local to the
app?

Of course, any of these points could be viewed from the other side, these are just my opinions.

A: How about having a look at syslog? It was made for exactly that purpose.

A: We're looking at a similar approach, except for audit logging as well as error handling.
Looking at using WCF over netTcp, also looking at using the event log, but that seems to require high trust settings, and maybe performance issues.
Not convinced by ZombieSheep's objections:

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*It's pretty rapid to dump your chosen error report over an existing WCF connection. Seriously. Plus, you can do it async/queued. Not a key factor for me.

*You log to the central service and the local service. When the erroer service comes back on line, you poll your machines for events since the last timestamp. Problem solved.

*Use a dns alias, and don't change the path - the way you should do internal addressing anyway IMO.

*What if you have multiple apps on a single machine? What if you want to see the timing of errors across multiple apps?

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Second edition of Oman Women Summit to host impressive list of women achievers
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The event will be held later in October. #Oman4Her
Muscat: To celebrate the power, strength and resilience of extraordinary women, Experiment Events — a creative house known for organising topnotch events — has announced that it will host the second edition of Oman Women Summit.
The event will be held on 17 October 2019 at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC). The summit will build on the success of the first edition held in October last year.
Seventeenth October was designated 'Omani Women Day' during a 'Symposium on Omani Women' organised in 2009 on the instructions from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. In accordance with the objectives of Omani Women's Day observed on 17 October annually, the Summit will reiterate His Majesty's vision for women empowerment.
Designed to inspire and empower extraordinary women to have a positive impact in society, in 2019 the summit's theme will be 'Celebrate Omani Women'. The Oman Women Summit will serve to inspire women, build their networks, find ways to engage with the community and will help build diverse partnerships through networking, stimulating talks and discerning discussions.
Several inspiring women, including CEO of INJAZ Oman — an organisation that empowers youth to own their economic success — Khaula Hamoud Al Harthy will be present at the event.
Hamoud is a businesswoman with over 15 years of corporate work experience, took part in a number of initiatives to enable the private sector to play an active role as a social and economic partner in the development of the Sultanate; this was during her time as a member of 'Sharaka' the Public-Private Partnership under the Diwan of Royal Court. She currently sits on several boards including Ominvest, one of the oldest and largest investment companies in the region, Oman Convention and Exhibition Center and NBO's GCC fund.
As a youth leader and an advocate for innovation and entrepreneurship, she has taken part in the design and planning of the Sultanate's youth programs during her time as a member of the National Youth Commission, and played an active role representing youth in the National program for Enhancing Economic Diversification (Tanfeedh).
The summit features an impressive list of speakers including Health Care Counselor Dr Sora Al Rowas; Co-Founder and CTO at MarkeetEx, Sharifa Al Baraami; Founder of Oryx Football Community, Malak Al Zadjali and Senior Advisor for the UN Women Arabia and Hala Kazim, social entrepreneur and life coach, Nicolla Hewitt.
Hala Kazim is a social entrepreneur and life coach who seeks to change peoples' lives through positivity and balance through hiking trips indulged with various training activities. Hala established 'Journey Through Change' in 2011 to positively impact peoples' lives by taking them out of their comfort zone, expanding their intellectual boundaries and indulging them in various activities.
Media personnel Nicolla Hewitt has nearly 30 years experience, having worked for global companies including ABC, CBS, NBC and Yahoo. For the past 12 years Hewitt has been involved in philanthropic endeavors with an emphasis on the Middle East.
Hewitt has served as an advisor to HRH the Prince of Wales for his 'Turquoise Mountain' foundation for the preservation of Islamic art and economic empowerment in Afghanistan; Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite; and the Vital Voices Global Partnership founded by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton which helps women in over 130 countries around the world.
The panel discussion 'Think Globally, Act Locally' — which is the highlight of the summit — will explore the significance of the topic in today's context. 'Think Global, Act Local' was first used in the context of environmental challenges, but has taken on much wider meaning and use in recent years. The discussion will dwell on how we can invigorate the message and build common purpose amongst stakeholders – citizens, communities, elected representatives, businesses, civil servants – to achieve the impacts that are needed in cities across sectors, wilayats and governorates in Oman.
A session on 'Young Circle' will recognise and discuss the contributions of exceptional youngsters to the society as a whole. The panel discussion will focus on empowering young people and enabling them to have a better understanding of success. The session will encourage youth to identify their own natural gifts and talents to achieve success.
The summit has a lot of entertainment lined up including performances by Singer Waad Khalifa, Standup Comedian Nour Al Mahrouqi, DJ Muzdi Al Alawi and Muscat Pearls.
Announcing details of the summit, Zameel Ameen, director for Experiment Events said, "Response from last year's Oman Women's Summit attendees was so inspiringly positive that we are back with the second year with a stronger itinerary. The summit includes international speakers from multiple sectors and panel discussions on diverse constituencies. These accomplished professionals will offer their unique perspectives on various topics and share how their strategic vision has positively impacted others. We promise that it will be a motivating and energising experience. We are proud to host this event and believe that this initiative will help to create new opportunities for women to reach their greatest potential."
Said Al Shanfari, CEO of Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, official venue partners of the event, said, "We are delighted to welcome back the Oman Women Summit to the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre. Our partnership with Experiment Events came from one of OCEC's core values which is social responsibility and giving back to the community. This event was a great success last year and we wish the team the very best this year."
The 'by invitation only' event will be held at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre on 17 October. The hashtag for the summit is #Oman4Her and the event can be followed on all social media platforms. #Oman4Her hashtag signifies that the country stands with its women in support and encouragement.
For the last three years, Experiment Events has organised a unique annual flagship event – Entrepreneurs' Conclave – bringing young Omani entrepreneurs together with successful mentors. Amongst many other platforms of a similar nature, the firm is actively engaged with various industries and sectors including oil and gas, education, aviation, an innovative automation system Fortune 500 Company.
Experiment Events is well known for delivering memorable engagements across the MENA Region - executing a broad range of high-powered platforms and concepts centered on driving value into each brand and business. The team's commitment to creativity is rooted in a proficient understanding of the market and experience-based stakeholder engagement and is accustomed to delivering the highest caliber of concept and corporate events.
Registration is now open with limited seats - www.omanwomensummit.com
Engineering Village launches the second version of the 'Future Engineers' program
Middle East College & TLRNOW bring skill development programs to Oman
Overseas Technical Inspection Services LLC celebrates award of ISO 17020 accredited by ENAS
Ahli Bank participates in the Sultan Qaboos University and the Economic Research Forum Conference
Al Falaj Hotel Muscat organises CSR activity
Beaconhouse Private School hosts 'Annual Award Ceremony'


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Тадесе Тола — эфиопский легкоатлет, который специализируется в марафоне. Бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 2013 года в Москве.

Впервые на международной арене заявил о себе в 2006 году, когда на чемпионате мира по кроссу занял 10-е место в индивидуальной гонке и 3-е место в командном первенстве, а на чемпионате мира по полумарафону занял 7-е место. Также занял 5-е место на чемпионате Африки в беге на 10 000 метров. На чемпионате мира 2007 года занял 13-е место на дистанции 10 000 метров. Второе место на всеафриканских играх 2007 года в беге на 10 000 метров. Выиграл кроссовый пробег Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños в 2007 году. В 2008 году стал победителем 7-и мильного пробега Falmouth Road Race.

Дебютировал на марафонской дистанции в 2009 году. На Чикагском марафоне 2009 года занял 10-е место, показав результат 2:15.48. На чемпионате мира по кроссу 2009 года занял 17- место в индивидуальной гонке и 2 место в командном первенстве. В 2011 году занял 4-е место на Эйндховенском марафоне с результатом 2:07.13. На Дубайском марафоне 2013 года занял 3-е место с личным рекордом — 2:04.49.

20 октября 2013 года выиграл Пекинский марафон — 2:07.16.

Достижения
 Победитель Нью-Йоркского полумарафона 2008 года — 1:00.58
 Победитель 10-и километрового пробега San Silvestre Vallecana
 Победитель Нью-Йоркского полумарафона 2009 года — 1:01.06
 Победитель Парижского марафона 2010 года — 2:06.41
 2-е место на Рас-эль-Хаймском полумарафоне 2010 года — 59.49
 Победитель Португальского полумарафона 2010 года — 1:01.05
 2-е место на Франкфуртском марафоне 2010 года — 2:06.31
 5-е место на Дубайском марафоне 2012 года — 2:05.10
 2014:  Токийский марафон — 2:05.57

Сезон 2015 года
3 января занял 5-е место на Сямыньском марафоне с результатом 2:10.30.

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Марафонцы Эфиопии
Бегуны на длинные дистанции Эфиопии
Бегуны по пересечённой местности Эфиопии
Победители Нью-Йоркского марафона
Победители Парижского марафона

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Category: marion parker
Angelenos have stellar opportunities for entertainment this week—the Brothers Marx are performing in Sam Harris' The Cocoanuts at the Biltmore Theatre (why, and future Marx cohort Thelma Todd can be seen on screen in The Gay Defender at the Metropolitan!), and Jolson's Vitaphone picture The Jazz Singer, whose thrilling sound production presages a new era for motion picture sound effects, had its magnificent grand opening last night at the Criterion…but where was everyone this week? At the Pantages.
Posted on December 29, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Nathan MarsakCategories Assault, Child abuse, Downtown, edward hickman, Kidnapping, Knife, marion parker, Murder, nathan marsak, Strangulation, the fox, TheaterTags Buck Lieuallen, Pantages, Tom GurdaneLeave a comment on The Greatest Show on Earth
Cup of Sorrow
Dominating newspaper headlines for the past several days has been the slaying of twelve year old school girl, Marion Parker. Her killer, William Edward Hickman, is currently in Oregon awaiting extradition. He'll return by train under heavy guard to Los Angeles, where he faces the death penalty for the horrific crime.
Long before newspapers were delivered to the doorsteps of most American homes, information was spread by song – and it's a practice that continues to this day. Ballads have been written about floods, mining disasters, shipwrecks, and murder. Marion Parker's tragic story inspired prolific song writer Reverend Andrew Jenkins of Atlanta, Georgia to pen the poignant "Ballad of Marian [sic] Parker".
The Ballad of Marian Parker
'Way out in California,
A family bright and gay
Were preparing for their Christmas
Not very far away.
They had a little daughter,
A sweet and pretty child.
And everyone who knew her
Loved Marian Parker's smile.
She left her home one morning
For her school not far away.
And no one dreamed that danger,
Was lurking near that day.
But then a murdrous villain,
A fiend with heart of stone,
Took little Marian Parker
Away from friends and home.
The world was horror-stricken,
The people held their breath,
Until they found poor Marian,
Her body cold in death.
They hunted for the coward,
Young Hickman was their man.
They brought him back to justice,
His final trial to stand.
The jury found him guilty,
Of course they could not fail.
He must be executed
Soon in San Quentin jail.
And while he waits his sentence,
Let's hope he learns to pray
To make his black soul ready
For the great judgement day.
There is a great commandment
That says, "Thou shalt not kill"
And those who do not head it,
Their cup of sorrow fill
Posted on December 24, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Joan RennerCategories Child abuse, Downtown, edward hickman, Joan Renner, Kidnapping, Knife, marion parker, Mayhem, Murder, StrangulationLeave a comment on Cup of Sorrow
Hickmaniana
Following up yesterday's story about whether one Ray McCoy was lynched for looking too much like Edward Hickman…
The verdict of the Coroner's jury? Jail officials and other prisoners, all vindicated. Nevertheless, it seems that Ralph "Ray McCoy" Fuller raised the ire of Angelenos in the grip of Hickman fever, whose Hickmanmania (Hickmania? Hickmentia?) led an angry mob to chase down and beat Fuller something fierce, believing the twenty year-old to be Hickman, after Fuller robbed a store at 242 South Main and was chased two blocks on foot.
Fellow prisoner Fred Meadows told the Times that once in the hoosegow, the sullen and reserved Fuller was regarded as just another popped burglar. Meadows related how he and the boys started playing "Sundown" in an outer tank and when he returned, Fuller had hanged himself with Meadows' scarf. (Must be nice to have scarves. And pianos.)
In other lynching news, any and all information regarding Hickman's departure and route from Pendleton (where he was exhibited in a cage like a circus animal) to Los Angeles County Jail is being kept under strict secrecy.
Posted on December 24, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Nathan MarsakCategories Assault, Beating, Burglary, coroner, Downtown, edward hickman, Kidnapping, Knife, lynching, marion parker, Mayhem, Murder, nathan marsak, Robbery, SuicideTags City JailLeave a comment on Hickmaniana
Let's put up our feet and see what's gone on in the world this day. Not much. The odd curiosity or two.
According to our concerned friends at the paper, it seems the Mexicans are making a menace of themselves, using flowers of the "hemp" plant as some sort of habit-forming drug (they're such a resourceful people!). Apparently the Imperial Linen Products Company has blanketed the Imperial Valley with the stuff. Well, I'm sure the State will sort this one out to everybody's satisfaction.
Oh dear, here's another fellow who just couldn't resist a final cigarette. Seems J. B. Smith left the wife at his Glendale home and checked into the LaViolette Hotel on North Maclay in San Fernando. He brought with him a stack of goodbye letters indicating his fears about going mad, and a loaf of bread—not for snacking, but for soaking in water and wadding into the wafty windows and drafty doors (my hat off again to the resourcefulness of our Southlanders). Of course, no-one banks on the dang'd jets taking so long. Thankfully J. B. also brought along a pack of smokes to pass the time…the hole blown in the wall was six feet in diameter. J. B.'s smoldering remains lived long enough to say goodbye to his wife at the hospital, but not much longer than that.
And oh my, it seems one of my favorite attractions of the stage, Sidney Barnes the Human Ostrich, has expired in New Orleans. After complaining of stomach pains, the Homo Struthio underwent an operation to remove a cigar box full of bolts, carpet tacks, razor blades, washers and nails from therein—Barnes did not emerge alive. Guess growing up to be a carnival side can be rough, kids!
And what do have we here…a Coroner's inquest will be held at 1:30 today to determine whether Ralph McCoy, in City Jail on suspicion of robbery, actually hung himself in his cell or was killed by fellow prisoners—it seems McCoy bears (well, bore) a resemblance to one William Edward Hickman.
Oh yeah. Hickman. Some mention in the paper about him, too.
Posted on December 23, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Nathan MarsakCategories Assault, Automotive, circus, Downtown, Drugs, edward hickman, Explosion, Kidnapping, Knife, marion parker, Murder, nathan marsak, New Orleans, San Fernando Valley, Strangulation, SuicideTags marijuana, San Fernando, sideshowLeave a comment on News of the Day
Find The Fox!
As police scour the Bellevue Arms apartment*of "Donald Evans" (an alias for Marion Parker's purported slayer Edward Hickman, otherwise known as The Fox), they find portions of a chocolate cake, broken golf clubs, and dirty dishes suggesting a hurried departure. Marion's father Perry, upon discovering that the suspect is a former employee at his Seventh and Spring Street bank who he dismissed on fraud charges, says that the voice on the telephone demanding the $1500 ransom was similar to Hickman's peculiarly blasé speech patterns when discussing his offense, but that at no time did he believe the young man meant harm to him or his family.
Little Marion's outraged body lies in the morgue, a tiny, heartbreaking bundle with her missing limbs, hollowed core and unseeing eyes sewn open in doll-like pretence of life. In one small mercy, the Parker's neighbor is the Autopsy Surgeon, and it's this Dr. Wagner who makes the identification and pieces his little friend together from the parts that are brought in, wrapped in newspaper, from where they were scattered in Elysian Park.
The reward for The Fox' capture has swelled to $62,400, with new pledges from outraged citizens, radio stations and fraternal organizations arriving hourly. Will The Fox be snared, or will he slip away to menace other cities, other daughters? Tune in tomorrow to find out!
*attention, modern readers: the Bellevue Arms is the partly boarded up, expansive brick apartment building flush against the 101 freeway heading north out of downtown. The Fox' lair was upstairs in the middle rear of the Western, burned-out wing. If you decide to visit, you'll come via Sunset Boulevard, and via… MARION.
Posted on December 20, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Kim CooperCategories Child abuse, Downtown, edward hickman, Kidnapping, Kim Cooper, Knife, marion parker, Mayhem, Murder, StrangulationTags perry parkerLeave a comment on Find The Fox!
"I Never Would Have Let Marion Go…"
Superintendent of Schools Susan Dorsey spoke out on behalf of Mary Holt, registrar at the Mt. Vernon Junior High, saying, "I spoke with Mrs Holt, and am satisfied that I would have acted as she did if I were confronted with the same circumstances."
Holt excused Marion Parker from school on Thursday, December 15 when a slender man came to the desk and asked for "P.M. Parker's youngest daughter," saying that her father had been in an automobile accident. Holt hesitated, knowing that Marion was a twin. However, the man persisted, saying, "I am an employee at the bank where Mr. Parker is chief clerk, and if there is any doubt in your mind, here is the bank's telephone number. You may call there."
Convinced, Holt sent an office assistant to get Marian from class. "Marion was nervous and excited when I told her that her father had been injured. The news completely broke up a little Christmas party the children were having in their room, and Marion had some of the refreshments in her hands when she came into the room. But at once she forgot about everything but her father."
Marion was excused from school, and left with the man who would, three days later, end her life.
After the kidnapping, Holt said, "Oh, I can think of many things I could have done now. I never would have let Marion go but for the apparent sincerity and disarming manner of the man."
Private funeral services for 12-year-old Marion Parker were held today at the Little Church of Flowers at Forest Lawn Cemetery, after which her body was cremated. The search for her killer continues, with police and citizens as far away as Denver and Portland on the lookout for the Fox.
Posted on December 19, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Mary McCoyCategories Kidnapping, marion parker, Mary McCoy, Murder, StrangulationTags Mt. Vernon Junior High, mutilationLeave a comment on "I Never Would Have Let Marion Go…"
The calm before the storm
The holiday is nearly upon us, and all across the city, citizens are Christmas mad. The Pacific Electric Hollywood car stalled, halfway through the First Street tunnel, and when the wire fell down and sent sparks arcing across the darkened windows, scads of package-laden shoppers panicked and stampeded, despite attempts by train staff to calm them. Several passengers suffered bruised knees, ankles and backs.
There's naught but sadness at 4528 Amber Place, where the John Vernon Rosses mourn the death of their only child, John Vernon, Jr., aged 4. Mother was working days and father nights in downtown shops, to save enough to give the tyke his best Christmas ever, while a neighbor, Mrs. J.W. Loyal of 4600 Topaz Street watched the babe. When mother called for him around 1pm, he was dead in his cot, victim of some mysterious internal hemorrhage. An autopsy was ordered, but if any cause of death was found, it was never reported in the papers.
And down on Wilton Place, the Parker Twins, Marion and Marjorie, whisper together about what to give their father Perry for his birthday tomorrow. They cannot know that tomorrow Marion will be kidnapped from her school by The Fox, and that despite the ransom Perry pays, she will never come home again.
Posted on December 14, 2007 March 12, 2016 Author Kim CooperCategories Accidents, Child abuse, Downtown, edward hickman, Hollywood, Kidnapping, Kim Cooper, marion parker, North East LATags christmas, red carLeave a comment on The calm before the storm


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by John-Manuel Andriote. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue.
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Craig Washington has never spent a night in the hospital because of HIV. Not even the time in the early '90s when he got cryptosporidiosis, one of the opportunistic infections that can wreak havoc on someone with a weakened immune system.
The Atlanta-based social worker and therapist's good health is especially impressive for a 60-year-old man diagnosed with HIV back in 1985 — the year the HIV antibody test first became available.
60-year-old Craig Washington of Atlanta, who has lived with HIV since 1985. (Photo courtesy of Craig Washington)
"For the most part," said Washington, "I have been very blessed, very fortunate, that my health is pretty good and a lot of the day-to-day energy level I've been able to sustain." He attributes his good fortune to his doctors, regular exercise and a support network of friends.
Washington says his ability to continue working, and thereby remain continually insured, provides a level of continuity in his health care that many people living with HIV/AIDS don't have.
Diagnosed in 1992, 53-year-old Michael Luciano's reality is very different.
The New York City native now living in Charleston, S.C. returned to the workforce three years ago after spending 24 years on disability. Today, he holds a two-thirds-time job as a treatment educator for Palmetto Community Care, an HIV services organization in Charleston.
"I stayed on disability and felt trapped there because the thought of going off disability and finding a job locally that would pay enough for co-pays and insurance paralyzed me," Luciano said. Although his job provides "not the greatest" insurance coverage, Luciano hopes this position lasts — or another one arises that would help him stay off disability. "I sort of lucked into a position that worked out for me," he said.
But it's not only a matter of job security. Luciano wonders how long he will be able to continue working. Although he manages HIV with medication, other chronic conditions he's developed over the years give him trouble.
Charleston, S.C.-based, 53-year-old Michael Luciano was diagnosed with HIV in 1992. (Photo courtesy of Michael Luciano)
"One of my major, ongoing challenges — and that makes me anxious about continuing working to retirement age — is osteoarthritis in my hands and both knees," he said.
Even after finally beginning to manage with medication the rheumatoid arthritis in his hands, Luciano's severe osteoarthritis makes exercise virtually impossible. "Osteoarthritis presented much earlier than expected," he said. "It's a classic symptom of advanced HIV infection and has had secondary impacts on my health."
He also experiences kidney dysfunction due to the HIV drugs. There's bone density loss. And on top of it all, Luciano said, there is the "ongoing level of anxiety it generates for my future as I approach the age when all of these conditions manifest."
If that's not enough to make someone worry about aging with HIV/AIDS, there are also financial concerns (medications and frequent medical visits aren't cheap), not to mention managing mental health. "[Mental health] is intimately tied to physical health," Luciano said. He occasionally finds himself "overwhelmed by anxiety or depression."
Luciano's experience is much like that of many long-term HIV/AIDS survivors — those diagnosed before effective treatment became available in 1996, as defined by long-term survivor Jésus Heberto Guillen Solis, founder of the nearly 5,000-member HIV Long-Term Survivors group on Facebook.
Aging Ahead of Their Time?
It's not yet clear to researchers how HIV/AIDS and the natural aging process interact — mainly because the first people ever to age with HIV are in the process of doing so. For this reason, debate rages as to whether people living with HIV/AIDS are prone to so-called "accelerated aging," and, if not, who is most vulnerable, what causes it and what might be done to slow it down.
Even "normal" aging involves losing muscle mass, bone loss, weight loss, memory loss, decreased kidney, brain and heart function and a deteriorating immune system. Many factors, both genetic and environmental, affect its pace from one person to another.
Medical research on aging with HIV/AIDS can seem contradictory. One study says accelerated aging is real and that getting older with HIV/AIDS seems to inevitably bring on conditions and diseases usually seen only in much older people. Another says it's not really accelerated but only accentuated — that medically-controlled HIV/AIDS is only one of the conditions inflicting harm. Myocardial infarction or end-stage renal disease, for example, in anyone with the same overall profile, is different only in their HIV status.
Monty Montano, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, scientific director of the Boston Pepper Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital and researcher on chronic HIV, prefers the term "asynchronous" to "accelerated" to describe HIV/AIDS' effects on aging.
"Think of a concert, a symphony, with a large orchestra," Montano said. "Each instrument plays its role. But if one section of the symphony is playing at the wrong time — too early or too long — it creates an asynchronous progression."
In other words, some of the common effects we associate with older age may be present in an HIV-positive individual in their 40s or 50s, but not all of them. So while some things may be off-kilter (high blood pressure or osteoarthritis, say), the overall picture isn't that of an "old" person.
To an extent, it's semantics, as researchers are trying to explain why so many people aging with HIV/AIDS experience what we think of as aging-associated conditions at an earlier age. It's also a matter of teasing out precisely what is meant by whichever words (accelerated, asynchronous, accentuated, age advancement, etc.) are used and avoiding generalizing findings of limited research studies to the millions of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Current Research Says…
A 2019 study reported in the journal AIDS found there wasn't a significant difference between treated HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals when considering 10 biomarkers that are used as measures of biological age. The researchers compared HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals with similar age, sex, years of education, cigarette smoking and recreational drug use to gauge what they called "age advancement" by subtracting their chronological age from their biological age.
They found that ethnicity, sexual orientation or lifestyle factors such as smoking cigarettes or using recreational drugs apparently didn't matter. What did matter for both the HIV-positives and negatives was having cytomegalovirus (CMV), chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), CD4 and CD8 white blood cell counts and their ratio to each other; time since HIV diagnosis; the lowest CD4 cell count below 200/mm3 (the normal range is 500-1,400) and how long someone was on anti-HIV medications.
The study also implicated some of the older HIV/AIDS drugs, particularly saquinavir, the first protease inhibitor drug approved in 1995 to be used in the "combination therapy" that marked a dramatic turning point in the HIV/AIDS epidemic when it became possible to live with the virus rather than almost inevitably progress to AIDS and die. Many long-term survivors took saquinavir when it was first approved, combined with other drugs in the so-called "cocktail." Research suggests saquinavir had significant negative long-term effects in those who took it. That's one reason it is no longer used as a first-line HIV treatment.
These researchers concluded that people with managed, undetectable HIV viral loads "may experience accentuated aging compared with HIV-negative individuals with similar lifestyles" based on the set of biomarkers they used to measure aging. "This age advancement appears to be related to viral co-infections such as CMV and chronic HBV, but also to historic severe immunosuppression and possibly exposure to particular antiretroviral drugs," they wrote.
A 2014 study of 98,687 male American military veterans — 31% HIV-positive, 69% HIV-negative — supports the idea of "accentuated" aging for HIV-positive people, but not "accelerated" aging. The study, reported in the journal Clinical Infectious Disease, found that HIV-positive and negative men, who had traditional risk factors such as diabetes or high cholesterol, were at heightened risk and developed such aging-associated conditions as myocardial infarction, end-stage renal disease and cancers not related to HIV at about the same age. They did not occur earlier in the HIV-positive participants.
"Our data show that HIV is a risk factor for these outcomes," wrote the researchers in their report, "however, many traditional risk factors have a similar or greater magnitude of relationship with these outcomes." They suggested that targeting those risk factors "may help decrease the excess burden of aging-related diseases among HIV-infected adults." They added, "These findings should reassure HIV-infected patients that they are unlikely to experience these conditions decades earlier than those aging without HIV."
But what of those people aging with HIV/AIDS who are experiencing conditions — like Luciano's severe osteoarthritis — that seem to have arisen so much earlier than typically seen in HIV-negative people?
"No two individuals who have HIV or not are likely to age exactly the same way," said Dr. Amy Justice, Long Professor of Medicine at Yale University, clinical epidemiologist and one of the researchers on the 2014 veterans study. "We bring our individual exposures and genetics and lifestyles to the table — the prior slings and arrows that we have experienced. And one of those slings and arrows can be HIV infection."
Justice added that people treated with earlier, partially-effective HIV medications are likely to have a different experience than those who receive treatment at an earlier stage of the infection. But even with today's highly-effective HIV treatments, Justice said, "It's not as though we can wipe away all the effects of HIV." She explained that even with well-managed HIV, "there is still likely to be some effect because we're not curing folks."
Of course there are still those other "slings and arrows" that affect our health no matter our HIV status. That's why Justice gives the same advice to anyone over age 65, with or without HIV/AIDS: exercise, eat well, either don't smoke or stop smoking tobacco, use alcohol modestly, think carefully about all the medications and supplements you take and have a good doctor.
Boring Isn't Bad
It also helps to be what Harold R. "Scottie" Scott of Lebanon, Tenn. calls himself: the most boring patient.
Harold R. "Scottie" Scott of Lebanon, Tenn. calls himself "the most boring" HIV/AIDS patient. (Photo courtesy of Harold Scott)
"I've never done drugs, have an occasional drink and smoked pot once," Scott, who was diagnosed in 1991 said.
At 58, Scott is dealing with high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease. He continues on disability because, he said, "I'm healthy enough to do some things, but not enough to go full force."
Unfortunately, most HIV-positive people in the over-50 population don't fit that definition of boring. They frequently experience polypharmacy, being on five or more non-HIV drugs. And with each additional medication comes an increased potential for adverse drug interactions. Studies find they are far likelier than the general population to be co-infected with either hepatitis B or C; have chronic human papillomavirus (HPV); are up to three times likelier to smoke cigarettes and have far higher rates of mental illness and substance abuse than people who don't have HIV/AIDS.
Another important factor affecting aging and risk: inflammation. Even HIV-positive people with an undetectable viral load experience chronic, low-grade systemic inflammation. The immune system remains hyper-vigilant knowing there's a hostile foreign presence in the body.
The result is what is referred to as "inflamm-aging," a significant risk factor for illness and death in elders. Fundamentally, "inflammation is aging," said Dorcas Baker, a research nurse at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and co-founder of a support group for HIV-positive women called Older Women Embracing Life (OWEL).
Since the immune system is centered in what we call the gut, it makes sense that keeping the gut as healthy as possible is essential to fighting inflammation. Although further research is needed, scientists have found intriguing connections between taking probiotics for a healthy gut and improved immune health.
"What we are now realizing is that HIV as a disease is really a disease of inflammation. We are looking at simple interventions to affect the immune system, so probiotics and prebiotics would be the way of modulating the gut microbiome, the inflammation, and then see the aging effects or the noncommunicable diseases being reduced," said Alan Landay, chair of the immunology and microbiology department at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center in an interview with SciDev.Net.
In the meantime, the good news for those aging with HIV/AIDS is that there already are well-known ways to make growing older with the virus as healthy an experience as it can be.
HIV-suppressing antiretroviral drugs are the first line of defense, dramatically reducing inflammation. "There is profound resolution of inflammation with treatment," said Montano, adding, "but it's still not back to normal."
In Short: Don't Generalize
Just as screens and blood tests present ranges of what is considered normal or not, it's important to remember that aging with HIV/AIDS also presents a range of possible experiences that are affected and shaped by individual factors.
"This idea of aging needs to be reframed to what you define as a good quality of life for your life," said Montano.
Mark Brennan-Ing, a senior research scientist focused on HIV and aging at Hunter College's Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging in New York City, praised work like Justice's with veterans that shows the spectrum of individual experiences with HIV, notably that "the HIV-positive and negative folks also share similar types of characteristics." Broad-brushing everyone aging with HIV as all facing the same level of risk or complications "further stigmatizes HIV," Brennan-Ing said.
Brennan-Ing, whose psychosocial research focuses on how vulnerable older adults cope and adapt to chronic conditions, said it's important to "swat down" discussions veering toward suggesting that "accelerated" aging is inevitable simply because someone has HIV, that all people with HIV/AIDS will age the same way or that it will invariably mean aging poorly. "Growing older with HIV is hard enough," said Brennan-Ing, "let alone exaggerating it with this."
There may be something even more important to learn from people aging with the virus beyond its physiological effects. It's impossible, after all, to consider "health" without factoring in mental health, financial health and a host of other factors that affect our overall health and well-being. "When we talk about long-term survivors," says Brennan-Ing, "there is a degree of resilience and hardiness that has let people become long-term survivors. That is something to capitalize on."
(Editor's note: This story is part of Still Here, Still Positive: a series on the first generation of Americans aging with HIV/AIDS, with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation.)
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Diverse Elders Coalition.
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On the afternoon of Thursday September 28th, 2000, my husband, a police officer, and I had yet another argument about my procrastination as a writer. We were at the dog park when I confessed, again, to John my fear of waking up twenty years later and still not having finished writing a book.
My mouth dropped open in surprise at his candour. How rude! And then the oddest thing happened. John broke into a big smile and started laughing.
And that was that. Then we went home and John had a nap before leaving for work. His shift started at 9pm.
When my alarm clock went off the next morning, I reached over and pushed the snooze button – despite having made a promise to myself that I would wake up early and do some writing before going in to work. I don't want to wake up. I don't feel like writing. I don't want to go back to my job either. Why do I have to type police reports for a living?
Ten minutes later, the alarm went off again. I pushed snooze. I don't want to wake up. I can't write today. Ten minutes later, the alarm went off; snooze was hit. I am SO anxious! I hate my job. I don't want to go back there.
And nor would I. For during that exact same timeframe, John was lying on the lunchroom floor of a warehouse, dying of brain injuries. He had been searching the building for a break and enter suspect when he stepped through an unmarked false ceiling and fell nine feet into the lunchroom below. There had been no safety railing in place to warn him of the danger. The call turned out to be a false alarm; there was no intruder in the building. My wake-up call, however, was devastatingly real.
Alas, I was awakened: a thirty-two year old widow entitled to receive her husband's paycheque for the rest of her life. As a writer, this was a dream come true. It was also a nightmare from which I could not awake. Death took my soul-mate; life got my attention. And in that heightened state of awareness and vulnerability that the shock and grief of a traumatic incident can bring, I was – at first – able to recognize the pebble-sized blessings surrounding the boulder-sized tragedy.
John had gone into the warehouse with Darren, the K-9 officer, and his dog, Gino. The K-9 unit cleared the ground level while John climbed a wooden ladder to search the mezzanine; a perfect place for a suspect to hide. Though it was dark, out of the corner of his eye Darren saw John fall through the ceiling. Darren raced into the lunchroom and immediately began CPR.
Getting John breathing again meant that although he would be declared brain-dead within hours, his body was kept on life support for the purpose of organ donation. John donated his heart, kidneys and pancreatic islets. Darren's actions also meant that I had a living husband – albeit a brain-dead one – to say goodbye to versus a corpse.
And so it came to be that I spent September 29th, 2000 holding John's hand and comforting him as best I could as he passed between life and death. And let me tell you, I did an awful lot of thinking, crying and talking that day – even though it was a very one-sided conversation that took place…as a hundred other people said their good-byes.
That heightened state of awareness I was experiencing also enabled me to perceive possible connections between seemingly unrelated events. Depending on one's beliefs, this can either be attributed to the mind doing what it has to do as it struggles to accept the unacceptable – or it can be perceived as a spiritual experience.
At any rate, when I was at the cemetery with Rick – John's Sergeant, close friend and the family liaison officer assigned by the police service – several days later, I had such an experience while choosing John's burial plot. I wanted a spot he'd be OK with…I mean, once his soul had, hopefully, come to peace with the fact that he'd died as the result of a preventable fall while trying to protect a premise that did not need protecting.
I found the plot I thought most suitable and then turned my head to the right. And there, a few graves over, was a yellow Winnie the Pooh carved into a young girl's headstone. Suddenly, I wasn't in a graveyard anymore. I was back at Disneyland with John.
Exactly one week before his fall, the two of us had spent a magical day together at the Happiest Place on Earth – at least, up until an older lady wearing a yellow Winnie the Pooh jacket tripped and fell in front of him, the back of her head hitting the ground with a thud. A police officer to the core, John had immediately knelt down to assist her while I ran off into the crowd calling for help. When I returned, he was holding her hand, comforting her while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
Then I turned and looked again at the headstone with the Winnie the Pooh carving. I stamped my feet a few times on the ground.
Two weeks later, I woke up early one morning and started writing what would become my first book, A Widow's Awakening. For if nothing else, I had learned that the promises we make to ourselves are the most important ones to keep.
Three horrific months passed and despite the kindness and compassion of the people around me and a determination to continue to try and see the blessings and connections amid the tragedy, the days of grief just got darker and darker – outside and in. Finally, at the end of January, suicide suddenly presented itself as an option.
The scary thing was: I didn't even see it coming. One day, I was just my usual sad, depressed, lonely, angry, exhausted, confused and terrified self pretending to be okay – and then the next thing I knew, the idea of taking my own life popped into my head as a viable solution to the problem my life had become.
And what was even more frightening than contemplating suicide was the fact that I had already passed the point of wanting help. I just wanted to be out of the pain. The people around me, however, knew damn well I was anything but okay – and as I sat there, considered taking the Tylenol 3's, leftover from John's broken ankle, the phone wouldn't stop ringing. And then I heard a familiar male voice on the answering machine.
I answered the phone. It was Rick.
Kind Rick. Compassionate Rick. Divorced Rick.
And in that moment, I made the most important decision I would ever make. I chose life over death. And although I felt incredibly guilty for betraying John by having romantic feelings for another guy – who was not only a cop but also a friend; double taboo – I grabbed onto that tiny thread of hope and held on with all my heart as it pulled me through the night.
The next morning, I made a new promise to myself: come what may in life, I would never let myself get that close to the edge again.
And so, eight more months of grief – and obsessive writing about grief – passed and when the World Trade Centre collapsed in September 2001, I watched it happen on TV.
I stared at her, dumbfounded. That's what she would take from the tragedy? What about asking how it was possible that thousands of people could go into a building to do their job, yet end up vanishing in a smoldering pile of rubble?
Three weeks later, I found myself in New York, standing at Ground Zero. As I stared at said pile of still-smoldering rubble, I asked myself a personal version of that same question. How was it possible that a great guy could go into a building to search for an intruder who didn't exist, and end up falling to his death because the company hadn't bothered to comply with basic safety standards?
So I walked a little further and stopped in front of one of dozens of flower-laden tributes to fallen police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers who'd given their lives by going into the burning buildings. And it occurred to me that there is something worse than ignorance: running away. I began to suspect that the only way John's soul could be at peace with his death was for me, his soul-mate, to find out the truth about what went wrong that night – and then take constructive action to try and ensure it didn't happen again to someone else.
Thankfully I wouldn't have to do it alone. When I returned home to Canada, I started working with recruit classmates of John's who had set up the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF) by selling pins with John's regimental number on them. We decided to tackle the issue that had led to John's death – an unsafe workplace – by raising public awareness about how and why people need to make their workplaces safe for everyone, including emergency responders who may have to attend.
More than thirteen years have now passed since John's death and the JPMF is a registered charity whose five public service announcements have aired over a million times on TV. Our 10-minute safety video, Put Yourself in Our Boots, is being shown in safety meetings, schools and conferences throughout North America. We also have a Safety Presentation Program whereby our professional speakers deliver our workplace safety messages to Alberta organizations.
Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow's Awakening and the playwright of Saviour. Maryanne is the Board Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund and the Founder & CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions Inc. If you would like to receive Maryanne's e-zine, The Watering Hole, please sign up here.
I really liked this article! It pulls one through the cycle, while discussing suicidal thoughts, to the outcome of all the great things that the JPMF is doing.
This ability to see the big picture, after reading "Awakening" will be very helpful for someone stuck in grief…just knowing that there's hope. The blackness will lift for those stuck in the pits of grief.
But man… that part where you describe holding John's hand as he passed from life to death is one that really hits home. I feel your pain so much there as it's a tough, tough moment. I recall this moment very vividly with my sister and my dad. But ultimately it's part of the process of saying good bye and knowing they are now at peace.
What a vivid picture you have painted about the unseen dangers and possible outcomes that we as Emergency Responders (or those who love them) run into on a daily basis. We run into dark warehouses, when we think there are bad guys lurking. We run into burning buildings, collapsed and smouldering, to save a person trapped. And the people that love us run to get the best seat to watch us graduate and see us march and salute to our new heroic profession….. And all of us do this to create a better, safer, happier place to LIVE in.
I have the honour of being a speaker for the JPMF. In Maryanne's own words "the work we are doing is for the living". What is undeniable is that coming home in one piece means more than what the papers report. It's no secret when we lose a member physically as a result of the job. But, what about the tiny emotional losses of ourselves or loved ones as a result of what it is we run too? Stopping these little losses before they take us completely- through suicide, depression, addiction, negativity, isolation or divorce needs to be paramount! No one wants to hold a loved ones hand as they leave forever.


The basic premise of The CW's All American will certainly feel familiar. It's a fish-out-of-water teen drama that follows Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), a poor teenager who is plucked out of his rough south Los Angeles neighborhood and transplanted into the rich, white world of Beverly Hills, California. The most simplistic description is The O.C. blended with Friday Night Lights — inspired by professional football player Spencer Paysinger, the show uses football as the catalyst.
Spencer's talent catches the eye of coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs), who invites Spencer not only to play for Beverly Hills High's football team, but also to live with Billy and his family. A rags-turned-sudden-riches story isn't exactly groundbreaking, but the familiarity here actually works — and the series knows both when and how to rise above it.
It also helps that All American, which debuted on Oct. 10, has the luck of premiering during a truly dour broadcast fall season; it's easily become this year's best drama pilot. But even without grading on a curve, All American succeeds in being a neatly crafted teen drama with some necessary upgrades, leaning into the signifiers of the genre while introducing plot elements and narrative shifts that feel distinctly more 2018.
Predictably, a recurring conflict in All American finds Spencer trying to adjust to his new life, especially when surrounded by wealthy white peers who don't always know what to make of him. The series explores classism in a way we rarely see in shows about rich teenagers, even if it may be a bit 101. Depictions of the financial gap aren't exactly subtle — Spencer attends lavish parties thrown in Beverly Hills' mansions, he finds out in his new classroom that he's the only student without a laptop — but it does work better than expected. It's best in the smaller moments, such as the Bakers' surprise (and inability to hide their judgment) when they learn Spencer doesn't own a blazer to wear to a "nice" event.
Some of the stronger scenes involve Spencer frequently returning to the comforts of his old neighborhood, where his mother (Karimah Westbrook) and younger brother (Jayln Hall) still live, providing a juxtaposition between their realistic financial struggles and Spencer's new life. Spencer tries to find a way to keep one foot on each side of the tracks, resulting in conflicts from every direction.
His old team feels hurt and betrayed about Spencer leaving; his new team feels like Spencer isn't totally committed to them. The show falters a bit when it comes to balancing the two worlds, but it helps that there are compelling characters throughout. A major standout is his best friend Coop, played by Empire's Bre-Z — a butch lesbian who doesn't hide her queerness (even if her mother seems to be in denial) and who gets storylines that aren't only limited to her sexuality.
While some of All American feels like a throwback to earlier teen dramas, the series' willingness to depict racism — both in explicit conversations between characters and in smaller micro-aggressions that pop up here and there — is a reminder that it's aimed toward a newer generation and suits a time when people are more vocal when it comes to demanding diversity and intersectionality in media.
It would not only be unrealistic if All American didn't engage with Spencer's race, but it would also be a disservice to both the show and the character. During their first meeting, his new teammate Asher (Cody Christian) wastes no time in asking Spencer if he's a Blood or a Crip. (Later, we meet Asher's father and realize where Asher learned all that racism.) It becomes clear that Spencer will not only have to endure taunts about being poor but also taunts about being black — in a later episode, a racist meme is circulated around school. These moments ring true to the experience of being black in a majority-white environment, and especially the double-whammy of being both black and poor.
What's also notable about All American is that it doesn't overlook the combination of being black and rich, either, and knows that there's no amount of money that can shield you from racism. In the third episode, when Spencer and Coach Baker's quarterback son Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) are driving in Spencer's Crenshaw neighborhood, they get pulled over by police. All American hones in on the stark contrast of their reactions: Spencer goes into immediate survival mode, keeping his hands in view and responding respectfully while urging Jordan to do the same. Jordan — who has financial privilege — is more indignant, questioning the cops and name-dropping his (white) mother, a lawyer.
The cops don't see bank statements, but only two young black men, and soon both are cuffed on the ground. Later, during a conversation with Spencer, Coach Baker admits that he never explained to Jordan how to deal with certain realities — the "ugly side of being a black man in America" — and it's clear Baker assumed that Jordan would be safe because of his affluence and his Beverly Hills zip code. It's an interesting conversation, and it isn't handled perfectly, but it's important that it's actually there. Race was so often overlooked in most of the '00s biggest teen dramas, so it's refreshing to see that All American takes a careful and nuanced approach.
Lest All American sound like it's a drag dependent on social issues or Very Special Episodes, I should mention that it's also quite fun! The writers seem to love teen drama staples: Spencer immediately finds himself in a love triangle; the pilot ends with a dramatic, albeit predictable, twist about a big secret; there are ridiculous parties where teenagers play strip poker and skinny-dip in hot tubs; the teens treat their relationships with grave importance, snort Adderall with impunity and casually explain that they're fresh out of rehab.
It's all pretty addictive itself — it will likely find most of its viewers on streaming, in marathon form, whenever the full season hits Netflix — even when (or maybe especially when?) it relies too much on soapy silliness. If you love teen dramas, it's easy to root for a show like All American, and commend it for trying its best to blend genre tropes with some much-needed social commentary.


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Green Awarded First Team All-OAC Honors to Complete Successful Debut Season
Capital rising sophomore Graeme Green was named First Team All-OAC following a strong debut season for the Crusaders. (photo credit: CU Athletics)
By: Ryan Gasser, sports information director
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – The Ohio Athletic Conference announced its men's tennis postseason awards on Wednesday morning. Capital University rising sophomore Graeme Green was rewarded for his early success with First Team All-OAC honors.
Graeme Green, a New Albany, Ohio native and product of New Albany High School, ended his debut season on a high note with his first career all-conference accolade. He was one of six recognized with first team laurels.
Green burst onto the scene in the spring season with a singles win at the number two spot over the College of Wooster's Jesse DeWitt (6-2, 6-1). That victory jumpstarted a 10-match winning streak on the singles circuit, including wins in each of his first seven bouts. After five wins at the second spot in the singles lineup, he elevated to the number one and opened with demonstrative wins over Muskingum University's Levi Hall (6-0, 6-0) and Marietta College's Jack Hirschfield (6-1, 6-2). He won five straight in the top-flight match before the first singles blemish of the season in the regular season finale. He finished the year 11-1 overall in singles play, 8-1 against conference competition.
The freshman also had success on the doubles side where he went 8-4 overall. He had his most success with teammate John Roberts, who when paired with went 7-3.
With help from Green, the Crusaders earned the number six seed in the 2018 OAC Men's Tennis Tournament and finished the year 5-9 overall.
Complete All-OAC list
Tue, 05/01 | Men's Tennis at Ohio Northern L, 5-3 (Final) RC | R
Sat, 04/28 | Men's Tennis vs. Mount Union L, 9-0 (Final) RC | R
Mon, 04/23 | Men's Tennis vs. Heidelberg W, 9-0 (Final) RC | R
Sun, 04/22 | Men's Tennis vs. Otterbein L, 5-4 (Final) RC | R
Sat, 04/21 | Men's Tennis vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 6-3 (Final) RC | R


"Dear children! Today, like never before, I invite you to prayer. Let your prayer be a prayer for peace. Satan is strong and desires to destroy not only human life, but also nature and the planet on which you live. Therefore, dear children, pray that through prayer you can protect yourselves with God's blessing of peace. God has sent me among you so that I may help you. If you so wish, grasp for the rosary. Even the rosary alone can work miracles in the world and in your lives. I bless you and I remain with you for as long as it is God's will. Thank you for not betraying my presence here and I thank you because your response is serving the good and the peace."
"Dear children! Today, I invite you to decide for God, because distance from god is the fruit of the lack of peace in your hearts. God is only peace. Therefore, approach Him through your personal prayer and then live peace in your hearts and in this way peace will flow from your hearts like a river into the whole world. Do not talk about peace, but make peace. I am blessing each of you and each good decision of yours. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Dear children! Today I invite you all so that your prayer be prayer with the heart. Let each of you find time for prayer so that in prayer you discover God. I do not desire you to talk about prayer, but to pray. Let your every day be filled with prayer of gratitude to God for life and for all that you have. I do not desire your life to pass by in words but that you glorify God with deeds. I am with you and I am grateful to God for every moment spent with you. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Dear Children! Today I invite all of you who have heard my message of peace to realize it with seriousness and with love in your life. There are many who think that they are doing a lot by talking about the messages, but do not live them. Dear children, I invite you to life and to change all the negative in you, so that it all turns into the positive and life. Dear children, I am with you and I desire to help each of you to live and by living, to witness the good news. I am here, dear children, to help you and to lead you to heaven, and in heaven is the joy through which you can already live heaven now. Thank you for having responded to my call!"
"Dear children! Pray! Pray! Pray!"
"Dear Children! This time also I am inviting you to prayer. Pray that you might be able to comprehend what God desires to tell you through my presence and through the messages I am giving you. I desire to draw you ever closer to Jesus and to His wounded heart that you might be able to comprehend the immeasurable love which gave itself for each one of you. Therefore, dear children, pray that from your heart would flow a fountain of love to every person both to the one who hates you and to the one who despises you. That way you will be able through Jesus' love to overcome all the misery in this world of sorrows, which is without hope for those who do not know Jesus. I am with you and I love you with the immeasurable love of Jesus. Thank you for all your sacrifices and prayers. Pray so I might be able to help you still more. Your prayers are necessary to me. Thank you for having responded to my call."


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Afghanistan, ICRC Position on Alleged Ill-Treatment of Prisoners
[Source: ICRC, Press release, 01/69, Geneva, 12 December 2001; available on http://www.icrc.org]
Geneva (ICRC) – Allegations regarding massacres and serious ill-treatment of prisoners continue to emerge in connection with the war in Afghanistan despite repeated reminders to all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been asked many times whether it intends to carry out a public investigation of these allegations. To avoid any misunderstandings on this issue, the ICRC wishes to state the following:
As the guardian of international humanitarian law, the ICRC takes any allegation of massacre or ill-treatment very seriously. Nothing can excuse wilful disregard for the basic humanitarian rules applicable to all individuals, whether they are foreign nationals in a country at war or not. These rules stipulate that prisoners must be treated humanely and their dignity respected.
The ICRC has ceaselessly reminded all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law, in particular the Geneva Conventions, as it applies to the Afghan conflict. It has received assurances in this connection from the highest authorities.
The ICRC is currently collecting information on all allegations of ill-treatment. In accordance with the organization's standard procedure in such cases, this information will not be made public but will serve, depending on the findings, as the basis for representations to the relevant authorities.
The international community has recognized the special role played by the ICRC in connection with armed conflicts and other situations of violence. Accordingly, the organization is not expected to take part in public enquiries or tribunals set up to assess the veracity of any given allegations, as this could jeopardize its access to vulnerable communities and individuals. The ICRC nonetheless welcomes all initiatives that may lead to greater compliance with international humanitarian law.
To date, ICRC delegates have registered and visited over 1,000 prisoners in Afghanistan in order to check on the conditions of their arrest and detention. During these visits, which are ongoing, delegates provide basic medical care and offer the detainees a chance to write to their families.
What does the ICRC's recognized role as "guardian of the Geneva Conventions" entail? (GC I-IV, Arts 9/9/9/10 respectively; GC III, Art. 126; GC IV, Art. 143; Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Art. 5(2)(c) and (g); See Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement)
Because of this role, must (can) the ICRC publicly condemn any ill-treatment of prisoners? What do you think are the considerations and criteria that will determine the ICRC's attitude in this respect? Would the ICRC still be able to visit prisoners if it publicly condemned any ill-treatment they were subjected to?
From what Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent are the ICRC's working procedures derived?


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How To Save Links To Your Google Account Instead Of To Facebook
Facebook recently expanded its Saved feature with a bookmarklet. The bookmarklet when added to your browser's bookmarks bar allowed you to click it and save the current tab to your Facebook account. The 'Save' feature is thus no longer limited to the links you see on Facebook. Not to be outdone by a more popular social network, Google introduced a similar feature that can be used via its new Chrome extension called Save to Google. In essence, the extension does exactly what the Facebook bookmarklet does except that it saves links to your Google Account. It doesn't sort them into categories but you can add tags to a link when saving them or after you've saved them.
Download and Install the Save to Google extension. You must be signed into your Google account for the extension to work. At no point does the extension ask you to grant it permission to access your account. When you open a link you want to save, click the extension's button. A small pop-up will open with the title of the page auto-detected and set as the name of the link. You will be able to cycle through the images detected on the page and select whichever one you like best to be the thumbnail, and you will be able to add a tag.
The pop-up has a 'View Saves' button at the bottom that will take you to your Saved page. The page kept throwing a 404 (page not found) error when we tested the extension and it turns out the page it links to isn't the right one. The link to open your Google Saved items is this.
Google's also rolled out a new feature that lets you save images you find on Google Image search to your Google account without even needing this extension. The feature so far is only available on Google.com and not on local versions.
Save to Google doesn't have a Firefox version (yet) but we're sure someone will hash one together soon and we'll update this post when that happens.
Install Save To Google From The Chrome Web Store
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stephf0716 says:
So many "Save to" locations now… somebody should do a comparison of these new features with Pocket and InoReader, etc.


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Q: How to use datatable from code behind in jqxgrid Hi i have DataTable which is binding to Gridview. But in need to bind that know to jqxgrid or jqxdatatable. After googling so many times i didn't got proper solution for this.
       DataTable tb1=  qry.GetTicketDetails();
       serviceWindow.DataSource = tb;
       serviceWindow.DataBind();

This what i'm doing actully now.
IN jquery i can take XML shown in below.
   var source =
        {
            dataType: "json",
            dataFields: [
                { name: 'name', type: 'string' },
                { name: 'type', type: 'string' },
                { name: 'calories', type: 'int' },
                { name: 'totalfat', type: 'string' },
                { name: 'protein', type: 'string' }
            ],
            id: 'id',
            url: "data/ticket.XML",  //how to take datatable from code behind file
        };

A: .aspx code  -->>
    <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="TestCellSelection.aspx.cs" Inherits="CourierApp.Project.TestCellSelection" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

    <title id='Description'></title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="../JQWidgets/jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" type="text/css" />

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

                <input id="button" type="button" value="Get the selected cells" />
                <%--<asp:Button ID="btn_SelectCells" runat="server" Text="Get the selected cells" UseSubmitBehavior="False" />--%>

    </form>

.aspx.cs or Web Service Code ----->>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
using System.Web.Helpers;
using BL;
using DAL;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
public partial class Project_Service : System.Web.UI.Page
{

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }

    #region Testing
    [WebMethod]
    public static String GridValues()
    {
        String Qry = "SELECT [From Kgs] as From_Kg,[To kgs] as To_Kg,[1] as Zone1,[2] as Zone2,[3] as Zone3,[4] as Zone4,[5] as Zone5,[6] as Zone6,[7] as Zone7,[8] as Zone8,[9] as Zone9  FROM Tnt_Rate";
        DataTable dt = DbAccess.FetchDatatable(Qry);
        System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
        List<Dictionary<string, object>> rows = new List<Dictionary<string, object>>();
        Dictionary<string, object> row;
        foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
        {
            row = new Dictionary<string, object>();
            foreach (DataColumn col in dt.Columns)
            {
                row.Add(col.ColumnName, dr[col]);
            }
            rows.Add(row);
        }
        String Val = serializer.Serialize(rows);
        if (Val != "")
        {
            return (Val);
        }
        else
        {
            return "Error";
        }
    }
    [WebMethod]
    public static String Col_Datafeilds()
    {
        String Qry = "SELECT [From Kgs] as From_Kg,[To kgs] as To_Kg,[1] as Zone1,[2] as Zone2,[3] as Zone3,[4] as Zone4,[5] as Zone5,[6] as Zone6,[7] as Zone7,[8] as Zone8,[9] as Zone9  FROM Tnt_Rate";
        DataTable dt = DbAccess.FetchDatatable(Qry);
        System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
        List<Dictionary<string, object>> rows = new List<Dictionary<string, object>>();
        Dictionary<string, object> row = new Dictionary<string, object>();
        String Col = "";
        int counter = 0;
        foreach (DataColumn col in dt.Columns)
        {
            if (counter < 2)
            {
                row = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                row.Add("name", col.ColumnName);
                row.Add("type", "string");
                rows.Add(row);
            }
            else if (counter >= 2)
            {
                row = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                row.Add("name", col.ColumnName);
                row.Add("type", "number");
                rows.Add(row);
            }
            counter += 1;
        }
        Col = serializer.Serialize(rows);
        //Col = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rows);
        if (Col != "")
        {
            return (Col);
        }
        else
        {
            return "Error";
        }
    }
    [WebMethod]
    public static String Col_Columns()
    {
        String Qry = "SELECT [From Kgs] as From_Kg,[To kgs] as To_Kg,[1] as Zone1,[2] as Zone2,[3] as Zone3,[4] as Zone4,[5] as Zone5,[6] as Zone6,[7] as Zone7,[8] as Zone8,[9] as Zone9  FROM Tnt_Rate";
        DataTable dt = DbAccess.FetchDatatable(Qry);
        System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer serializer = new System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer();
        List<Dictionary<string, object>> rows = new List<Dictionary<string, object>>();
        Dictionary<string, object> row;
        String Col = "";
        int counter = 0;
        foreach (DataColumn col in dt.Columns)
        {
            if (counter < 2)
            {
                row = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                row.Add("text", col.ColumnName.ToUpper());
                row.Add("datafield", col.ColumnName);
                row.Add("columntype", "textbox");
                row.Add("width", "100");
                row.Add("cellsalign", "left");
                //row.Add("pinned", "true");
                rows.Add(row);
            }
            else if (counter >= 2)
            {
                row = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                row.Add("text", col.ColumnName.ToUpper());
                row.Add("datafield", col.ColumnName);
                row.Add("columntype", "textbox");
                row.Add("width", "25");
                row.Add("cellsalign", "right");
                rows.Add(row);
            }
        }
        Col = serializer.Serialize(rows);
       // Col = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(rows);
        if (Col != "")
        {
            return (Col);
        }
        else
        {
            return "Error";
        }
    }

    #endregion
}

Paste it ......
Replace the Query by your Query.....
Donot Supply Datafeild and Column Def. in the .aspx page
It's Fully Dynamic Solution !!!