The children and I attended meetings this morning. I taught my Sunday school class this morning for the first time. “Boy !”, that was a flop. I have got to try something different next week! We also attended Sacrament meeting this afternoon. This evening we went to the Airport and got Mae and David. The children and I sure missed Mae while she was gone. It is sure good to have her home. Mae and I talked until 2AM.
Monday, September 20, 1971
Work went well today. I started at 8AM at Air West and Quite at 4:30PM. I went from there to the housing division where I continued installing furring strips. I worked until dark. Mae had some supper ready for me and then we held Family Home Evening. Mae sure is wonderful and very supportive of me.
Tuesday, September 21, 1971
After working at Air West, I again went to the housing division where I finished the house I started yesterday.  After putting the children to bed, Mae and I went for a short walk. The evening are getting so pleasant this time of year.
Wednesday, September 22, 1971
I had problems at work and didn’t get home until 11PM. Mae was a little upset as she needed a car to get to M.I.A. Not only was the transportation a problem but the girls in her class were again very disrespectful. She came home in tears.
Thursday, September 23, 1971
I had to work late again this evening. Mae went to a Stake Leadership meeting. I tended the children and figured our bills. That is always frustrating when we have more out go than in come. After Mae got home from her meeting, she and I talked for some time about our circumstances. It was about 10:45PM when we got to bed.
Friday, September 24, 1971
I got several phone calls after we went to bed last night and finally at 2AM I decided that I couldn’t handle the problems over the telephone, so I went in to work. I didn’t return home until 2PM. After getting home I took a nap and slept until 5PM when Mae and I went to the Temple with Larry and Tammy.
Saturday, September 25, 1971
I went to work this morning putting up furring strips. I was able to complete two homes. After getting home and having some dinner, I took care of some Oral Evaluations with Home Teaching. Mae and I then took all the children to a drive in movie. By parking the Station Wagon backwards we can all see the screen, plus we make a bed in the back and if the children get sleepy they can just fall asleep there. It seems to work out pretty good that way. After returning home and putting the children into their own beds we found that David didn’t sleep well tonight.
Sunday, September 26, 1971
Mae and I took turns staying home from meeting as both Mike and David are sick today. David is feeling a little better this evening, but Mike has quite a bad sore throat and is running a fever.
Monday, September 27, 1971
I called Ron and asked if I could ride into work with him this morning.  Mae kept the car at home so she could take Mike into the Doctor today, but our Pediatrician wasn’t in today. After I got home from work, I went to the lumber yard and purchased material so that I could build some shelves in the storage room. Tonight we held Family Home Evening and had a very nice time.
Tuesday, September 28, 1971
After getting home from work at Air West, I went over to the housing project where I put Masonite Siding on framed storage sheds. I did not have to nail it off, but just cut the board to fit and tack it in place. I was sure tired when I quit and came home. Mike and David are feeling some better today but Shellie now has what they had. David is finally starting to crawl and is even starting to try taking a step or two on his own.
Wednesday, September 29, 1971
At work some of us went over to the Air Port Terminal to see the first of Hugh Air West’s newly painted air planes. The company has been trying to brighten up Air West Airline’s by painting the planes a Sun Shine Yellow. They tried to put a sparkle finish to it but when they sprayed the finish on, the finish and paint and everything down to the metal, slid off the fuselage onto the ground. This plane was painted Sun Shine Yellow, but didn’t have the sparkling finishing to it. We commented that it looked like a big yellow banana. One thing about it is you can see it and distinguish it above any other Airline! When I got home this evening, I stayed with the children while Mae went to M.I.A. Each night when Mae returns from M.I.A., she is very upset with the girls and usually in tears. One thing about her though is she won’t give up. I have even told her that I would go to the Bishop and ask for her release. She will not hear of it. It rained most of the day today so that was welcome.
Thursday, September 30, 1971
Work went well. It rained all day today, so I didn’t go to my 2nd job at the housing sub division. It gave me some time to spend with our children. After getting the little ones to bed, we left Sandy in charge and Mae and I went over to Brother and Sister Wood’s to see their new baby and for a short visit.
Friday, October 1, 1971
After work, I stopped at a store and bought myself a watch.  When I got home I took my family out to a drive-in for dinner. We took the children back home and then Mae and I went grocery shopping. Before returning home, we stopped and visited with Larry and Tammy for a few minutes.
Saturday, October 2, 1971
We slept in until 8 this morning. After eating breakfast I took the children with me to Brother Tryon’s home, where we loaded his pickup with manure from his corral. We hauled it over to our place and put it on our garden spot. We returned Brother Tryon’s pickup and then came home. I dug the manure into the garden area and raked the area level. This evening I went to the Stake Center where we were able to watch on closed circuit TV, the General Session of Priesthood Meeting.
Sunday, October 3, 1971
We held regular Sunday meetings, as there aren’t any of the TV stations that will broadcast the General Conference Sessions in our area. One Session of Conference was rebroadcast at 1PM that we listened to. I am having the same problems with the Sunday School Class, as Mae is having with her M.I.A. class. There were only 2 of the youth that came today and they weren’t interested in a lesson and paid little, to no attention. I was also called into the Bishop’s office and called to be an assistant in the Adult Aaronic a Priesthood class in our Ward. I accepted the calling and will be working with Dave Marsdon. Our little David doesn’t feel very well this evening and kept us up most of the night. I feel that there is something wrong with his breathing.
Monday, October 4, 1971
I rented a rotatiller early this morning and tilled up a small area in our back yard so we can plant a small garden. After finishing that and returning the tiller I went into work. After getting home from work this evening we held Family Home Evening and had a wonderful evening.
Tuesday, October 5, 1971
Mae took me into work this morning so she could have the car today. She took the children to Primary this afternoon. After Primary, Mae and the children came to my office at the airport to get me from work. Mike was quite excited to tell me that Momma had bought seeds for the garden. After dinner this evening we planted about ½ of our garden.
Wednesday, October 6, 1971
Work went well. This evening I tended the children while Mae went to M.I.A. Mae came home at the end of the activity in tears. The kids gave them a bad time. Mae comes home every M.I.A. night in tears over the youth. I have tried to get her to quite but she just keeps persisting and trying harder.
Thursday, October 7, 1971
This evening Larry, Tammy and Lorie picked Mae, Sandy and I up and we went to Phoenix where we saw the Ice Follies. It was very good and we sure enjoyed the evening.
Friday, October 8, 1971
Work went well at Air West. When I got home from work I started working on our car. I pulled the rear axles from the car, as the bearings have gone out and will need to be replaced. I also removed both front and rear brake shoes, as the brakes are also bad. I didn’t have time to put it back together but plan to do that tomorrow after work. This evening Sandy went over to Lori’s to spend the night. The rest of us stayed home and watched a show on TV before putting the little ones to bed.
Saturday, October 9, 1971
After breakfast I started working on the car. I was able to get it put back together and all is working just fine now. This evening Mae and I went to a Ward Relief Society social and enjoyed that. After returning home, I got a call at 10PM from work and had to go back in for about 3 hours to fix the problems.
Sunday, October 10, 1971
I gave the lesson in the Adult Aaronic Priesthood class today and that went very well. My lesson in Sunday School class went some better today, but the youth don’t have very much interest in learning about the Gospel nor do they show any respect for the teacher. Mae was asked if she would sing with the Ward Choir, which she accepted.
Monday, October 11, 1971
For Family Home Evening tonight, we accepted an invitation to Brother and Sister Ashcroff’s home. Also the Young’s, another family in our Ward, were invited. The Ashcroff’s showed many beautiful and interesting slides they had taken while Hall’s work required them to live in Europe for a while. They really did do a lot of traveling while there. Molly also provided great refreshments that the children especial enjoyed. It was a very enjoyable evening. We are really enjoying the friends we are gaining in our Ward. Molly is very English and we enjoy her accent.
Tuesday, October 12, 1971
I hurt my back last night so I went into L.B. Johnston to have it worked on. This evening I went Home Teaching with Doug Wood. When I returned home I took Mae for a short ride, just to have some time to be together and getting Mae out of the home for a little while. I sure love that girl and enjoy just being with her.
Wednesday, October 13, 1971
At work today Ron Shumway called me into his office. He read to me a memo written by Scott Fry, complementing me on my work since I have been here at Hugh’s Air West. He also added his complement as to my performances. He next asked if I would be interested in going to a school offered by Honeywell. The class would be for two week, given at the Honeywell Office in Boston Massachusetts starting on the 26th of October. I told him that I would be very interested in attending the class.
Thursday, October 14, 1971
After work this evening, Jerry Hanselman’s came over to our place. I help him build some shelves for one of his closet’s. When we finished, Mae had made Peach Cobbler for us. It was sure good. Mae is sure a Great wife!
Friday, October 15, 1971
After work Mae and I went to get a treatment on our backs. This evening Larry, Tammy, Mae and I went to a Drive In movie. We enjoyed the movie and had a good time being with Larry and Tammy. I also think Mae is about as perfect a wife and sweetheart as anyone could have.
Saturday, October 16, 1971
We were able to sleep in and that was sure nice. Later I took Mae and the children over to Hollie Braithwaite’s Birthday Party. I then had to go into work at Air West. I found some problems with the Tape Library system and it took until 9PM before I returned home. Mae had some dinner ready for me. She sure is a very patient and loving wife. Sure love her.
Sunday, October 17, 1971
When I got home from Priesthood meeting Mae told me that I had received a call from work and they needed my help. I called Brother Waite and he said that he would cover my Sunday school class. I never got back from work until 4PM, just in time to take my family to Sacrament meeting. When we got home Mae had a nice dinner for us. Mae had got her hair cut yesterday. She sure is a beautiful wife and I sure love her.
Monday, October 18, 1971
I took the day off from work at Hugh Air West today and worked for Larry. I was able to fur out homes two homes for Larry. I made about $68.00 for doing those two homes. That will sure help our budget out. This evening we had a nice Family Home Evening. We played some games after we had a short lesson.
Tuesday, October 19, 1971
It was cold enough this morning that I turned on the furnace. Work went well at Air West. I left work at 4PM so that I could get a haircut. We took the children to the park for dinner and let them play for a while. This evening I built Jerry Jones a set of saw horses. Mike asked me what I was building and when I told him, he asked if I could build a wooden man also.
Wednesday, October 20, 1971
I worked at Air West as normal and it went well. I am really enjoying my job at Air West. Larry and Tammy are going up to Utah for the deer hunt, so they have asked us to tend their children while they are gone. They left today. After I got home and had dinner, Mae had to attend M.I.A. this evening, so I stayed home with the children. Tending the children went very well but Mae came home from M.I.A. very upset, as normal.
Thursday, October 21, 1971
I though thing were going quit well at work until 4PM this afternoon when the manager of the department of which I am designing a program, called and said that they were scrapping the system at this time as it wasn’t going to meet their needs. I had spent quite a while trying to get the basic system planned and felt bad that it had been a waste of time. This evening Mae served dinner outside on our patio. That was kind of a different experience for us to be eating dinner on the patio at the end of October. Anyway, it was a good experience. This evening Mae attended a Stake meeting. I tended the children and we had fun wrestling on the floor.
Friday, October 22, 1971
At work today I got things caught up so I would be ready to take off to attend the schooling from Honeywell, for the next two weeks. After work I bought two new tires for our car. After getting the little children down this evening we left Sandy to tend them. Mae and I then started for a dance but changed our minds and just went for a ride.
Saturday, October 23, 1971
I got up this morning and finished planting our garden. I then helped Ron Shumway pore some concrete at a side job he is doing. After dinner I needed to go into Air West for some things I needed to finish up, so I took Mae and the children up to the park for them to play there. I picked them back up when I finished at work. After taking the children home where we let Sandy tend them while Mae and I went out Christmas shopping.
Sunday, October 24, 1971
My Sunday school class did not go well at all today. No matter what I tried I could not get the students attention nor did they show any interest in learning anything. When we got home, from Sunday school, Mae helped me get my clothes packed. I then attended a Teacher Development class and Mae attended choir practice. The choir sang in Sacrament Meeting this evening. When we came home this evening we relaxed and watched a show on TV.
Monday, October 25, 1971
This morning Mae and the children took me into the Air West office. I said my good-bys to them before going into the office. I will be gone to Boston for two weeks. Darcy McGulloth will also be traveling with me. We will be attending a Class given by the Honeywell Computer Co. on programming the Honeywell Computer. We boarded our Flight on a 747 Airliner at 11:45AM. We had to change planes at Chicago, which was just to be a short stop. However after unloading the Chicago passengers and loading those going from Chicago on the continuing flight, there seem to be some delay in leaving. The caption then announced that there were mechanical problems and we were asked to depart the plain. After everyone was off the plain and in the terminal we were asked to reload. Then there were some further delays. Our plain finally left the Chicago airport for Boston. We were told that the problem was in the breaks of the aircraft but it was determined that if the runways were dry there would be no trouble landing the plane. The next concern was that at the time we left Chicago, the Boston Airport was experiencing hard rain storms. Hopefully those storms would be over by the time we arrived at Boston. When we got there the storm was over and we landed successfully. We didn’t land at Boston until 10:45PM EST. The Car Rental in which we had reservations had closed at 6PM Eastern Standard Time. The only Car Rental now open was Herts and the cost certainly reflected their name. We had no choice but to rent a car from them as we were several miles east of Farmington, where the class we came to attend was to be held. We were given direction to Farmington by leaving the Airport and going onto the Boston Turn Pike West. No problem except that every few miles we went through a toll gate which cost us 2 or 3 dollars. We got to our hotel, in Framington about 11:45PM EST and checked in.
During the flying time Darcy and I had time to visit about the Church. I did approach Darcy about lessoning to the missionaries and he didn’t seem to be against it.
Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Darcy and I attended the class at the Honeywell Main Office. The class was quite interesting but very different than programming for the I.B.M. machines. During the day, Darcy and I discussed the car situation and concluded that we would have to return the car to Hertz Rental at the Boston Airport. We could then get a car from Budget Car Rental, the one that we had originally reserved. We just couldn’t afford the one from Hertz. We picked up a map of the area and in studding it decided that we could take the road that ran along the side of the Turn Pike and save all the toll gates. However that was a mistake as we found when we got to Boston, we were lost. We got the map out and according to it, we were to drive along the Potomac River to the 3rd Right hand turn, go about 3 or 4 block and enter a tunnel, then take the third right hand Exit to the Turn Pike going east. Well that sounded easy enough but when we took the third left we found our self downtown Boston, lost in traffic. Somehow we re-found the Potomac River and again counted to the 3rd right but again found that we were downtown Boston, lost in traffic. Again we found the Potomac River drive but somehow this time we found the tunnel. We counted the 1st and 2nd exits but the next exit was the end of the tunnel and all traffic entered onto the Turn pike but going west. We decided that we would continue to the next exit, make a left turn under the turn pike, make another left turn and get back onto the turn pike entrance and would be going west. Well before getting to an exit, we had to go thru a Toll Gate. When we took the next exit we found that there was no left turn to go back under the turnpike but we were again driving along the Potomac River. I had been driving and Darcy was reading the map and giving me directions. I pulled over and traded Darcy seats telling him that I would read the map and give him directions. I then counted the intersections and told him where to turn. Again we were downtown Boston lost but somehow we found the tunnel so again we counted the tunnel exits and there was not a third right hand exit but went directly onto the turn pike going west. When we came to the toile gate, I told Darcy to ask the toile gate attendance for directions. Trying to understand his Boston accent we understood him to say “Take a right and take a right”. We took the next right hand exit and as before the next right took us back along the Potomac River. Again by accident we found the tunnel and for the third time we were going west on the turnpike. The 4th time we entered the tunnel we took the 2nd exit and somehow was downtown Boston but found the turnpike going west. We finally got the car back to Hertz and rented a car from Budget. As we left the airport we just stayed on the turnpike until we got to Framington, being glad to pay at each toile gate.
Wednesday, October 27, 1971
School went well today, but I still have real concerns about the Honeywell computer. This evening Darcy and I went out to dinner. We decided that we would like to go to a Fish House and so found one. There was quite a waiting line when we got there. There were two ladies in line behind us that Darcy struck up a conversation with. I really tried to stay out of it. About that time the waiter came to show us to a table. He asked it if was for four. I quickly replied that it was for two. When we went to the table Darcy asked me why I hadn’t offered the two ladies to join us. I just said “no thanks” as I didn’t want to get anything going that shouldn’t. I have often thought about that choice and am still glad for my decision. Both Darcy and I ordered a 2lb crab. When it was served to us, it was served on a very large dinner platter and the crab hung over all sides of that platter. The center of the crab had been cleaned out ant the cavity was filled with fried rice. I think it took us over an hour to eat all of it, but it was sure good.
When I returned to my hotel room I called Mae to see if she had received her airline passes in order for her to come out on Friday Evening. Somehow there was a mix-up and if she would come now, she would have to fly on Stand By, with several plane changes. Though I was very disappointed, I told her not to come as she could be bumped at any one of the stops and that would leave her stranded by herself. The chances of that happening were just too great. Mae also told me that David and Mike are not feeling.
Thursday, October 28, 1971
During morning break at school, I called Ron to see if there was anything he might do to get Mae a flight to come out for the weekend. Classes went well and after finishing for the day Darcy and I went to dinner at a Chinese Restraint. It was very good. After eating we just walked around town to see what there was. I then came back to the hotel room so I could work on some problems from school. I also hoped for a call from Mae but that didn’t happen so I presume she will not be coming out.
Friday, October 29, 1971
After classes today I took Darcy over to Boston where he rented a car. He left from there and drove to New York City where he has relatives. He will spend the weekend with them. I stopped at a department store and purchased a swimming suite. This is the wrong time of year to find swimming suites but I finally found one that would work. After getting back to the hotel I went swimming for a little while. It isn’t the most fun to swimming by myself but I swam for a while. There sure isn’t much on TV to watch, in fact I really don’t like doing very much by myself.
Saturday, October 30, 1971
I got up and went down to the dining room and got some breakfast. I then found a Laundromat where I washed out some garments and socks. I then got the road map out and drove to Cape Cod. There has always been a feeling of specialty about Cape Cod, maybe because of the song “Old Cape Cod” but when I got there I was disappointed. It is really just a Rich Mans neighborhood but the homes are big, from what you could see of them as they set back with so much foliage around them that most of them you can’t see the houses from the road and most are gated off. After driving around for a while I found a place where I could park the car and walk out to the beach. I set on a sand hill and watched for a while. I noticed a young boy, maybe 12 to 14 years old, walking along the beach. He carried a bucket and would stop every few steps and kneel down and dig in the sand. He would put something into his bucket and then walk a little ways and repeat the same thing again. Finally curiosity got to me and I went out and asked him what he was digging for. He said clams and showed me what he had in the bucket. I asked him how he know where to dig and I hadn’t seen him dig without finding a clam. He said that when the tide comes in covering the beach, the clams will come out of the sand and grab floating sea weed. It then burrows back into the sand as the tide goes back out. During the day the clam will continue pulling the sea weed down into the sand as it eats the sea weed. You just look for a small piece of sea weed in the sand and dig down until you uncover the claim. I followed his instructions and soon had a dozen clams. I took them to the boy and asked if he wanted them. Surprised he asked if I didn’t want them. I explained that I was staying in a hotel room for a week and didn’t think they would last until I returned home. He was excited to get the clams. I then thought about finding me something to eat and went looking for a café. There really wasn’t any town out there but I finally found a small café. I went in wanting some clam chowder but the best they had was darn pour potato soup and I didn’t find a sign of clam in it. The Drive out and back, plus the beach experience made up for the rest of the disappointment.
Sunday, October 31, 1971
I attended Stake Conference this morning at the Boston Stake. The Conference Speakers were very good. I especially enjoyed the Stake Presidents, President Perry’s talk. The thought came to me, that that man could easily be a General Authority. Interestingly, the next’s time I saw President Perry, he had been called as a Regional Reprehensive and was conducting our Stake, Maricopa Arizona Stake Conference and the next General Conference he as sustained as the Junior Member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. I felt that the Stake Conference was really a strength to me at this time. I was so glad that I attended it. This evening I wrote letters to my children and to Mae. I felt the children would like to get their own letter from me. I also called Mae and talked to her by phone. Mae said that everything is going ok now. I still missed not having her come out for the weekend.
Monday, November 1, 1971
School went ok today. After school I stopped by a store and bought Mae a gift to give her when I get home. Darcy and I went for a swim at the hotels pool. We then went to dinner at an Italian Restraint. After returning to the hotel I did some studying and then went to bed early.
Again today as opportunities arose I visited with Darcy about the Church. This evening I called the full-time missionaries and asked them if I might bring Darcy over to the Chapel and introduced him to them. They suggested that I could bring him to the Chapel tomorrow evening. They would meet us there and visit with him. They said that tomorrow evening was normal M.I.A. and they usually at the Chapel for that anyway.
Tuesday, November 2, 1971
School went ok but I am really not impressed with the Honey Well computer system. I am not sure if it was today or not that I asked the instructor about the programming system we are learning. I asked, how long does it normally take to write a program system and get it debugged? He indicated that it might take several months but if it took over a year or two then there was some concern. That was the feelings I have been getting during the classes so far. I really wasn’t impressed but rather discouraged at that answer. After class Darcy and I went for a swim and out to dinner. Darcy backed out in going with me to meet the missionaries this evening. When we got back to the Motel I tried to call the Missionaries but they had already left their apartment. I drove over to the Chapel, which also was the Stake Center, so that I could let the Missionaries know that Darcy had backed and wouldn’t be comming. The Elders said that it was no problem. They then suggested that while I was there, I might want to attend a Genealogy class taught in the High Counsel room. I decided to do that so went in. The class hadn’t started yet but I got the last seat in the room. Then more people came and the instructor excused himself to find more chairs. While he was out a lady in the far corner of the room from got everyone’s attention and asked, “How many here tonight are members of this church or just attending the class to learn how to do Genealogy and get it records in the Archives?” I and two other people raised our hands. That made the evening even more interesting, to realize how all these people are so excited to research their ancestors and then have their research recorded in the Salt Lake Archives. On the way back to the hotel, I stopped and bought gifts for the children.
Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Following school today Darcy and I went swimming and then out to dinner. After returning back to the hotel I did some reading and then watched a show on TV before going to bed. I am sure looking forward to going home on Friday.
Thursday, November 4, 1971
Towards the end of class today, I asked the instructor what time the classes would finish tomorrow. He said it would be a full day and would finish on normal time. I asked that question so that I could schedule our return flights on Friday. During the morning break I called the airlines and found there was a flight that would leave around noon or an evening flight, so Darcy and I decided and made the evening flight schedules. After school I spent time packing and watching a TV show.
Friday, November 5, 1971
Classes went as normal until after the 9AM break. The instructor then asked if there were any questions that we wanted discussed. When there was no response, he said that he had nothing else for us. He gave us a Certificate of Completion of the class and said we could go. There was no way for us to change our flight schedule for the earlier flight, so Darcy and I decided to go into Boston and see some of the sights. On our road map we found two areas where we might start, the Church of the Bell Tower where the signal lights were to be shown “One if by land and two if by sea.” Then we thought that we would like to see the battle ship “Old Iron Sides”. According to the map, we were to take the same roads into Boston as we had done previously, but as we drove along the Potomac River we would take a different left turn than before. We would then make a right turn on “Charles Street” and cross the Potomac Bridge. After crossing the bridge we would make the 1st left turn off the bridge and make the next right turn. That should be easy enough. Well, we found the correct turns to the Potomac river road but missed the left hand turn and ended up back downtown Boston and as before ended up on the Turn Pike going West. The 2nd try we made the left turn off the Potomac drive and Darcy said that we should come to a turn-about and that I should take the Charles Street exit. Well, the turn-about didn’t worry me as I had taken several turn-abouts last week when I went out to Cape Cod. Only there was one problem this time, when I entered the Turn-About it was only ½ a turn-about. We couldn’t find Charles street and had to exit and was headed back downtown Boston. Just as we exited the turn-about I looked over my left shoulder and I saw a sign “Charles Street”. I just stopped in the middle of traffic and made an illegal U-turn and came back to the turn-about, this time I stopped in the turn-about, holding up traffic, until I found the street sign ‘Charles Street” on a building corner underneath a fire escape ladder. (People were honking, waving their arms at me and yelling, but I didn’t care by then.) I took that exit and we went upon the Potomac Bridge. The bridge is 4 or 5 roads high and we were on the top road. When we got to the end of the bridge, there was a sharp right turn and I took it. It was a very narrow lane coming back down from the bridge. As we were reaching the end of the lane, Darcy told me to take the first left turn, however, there was a large truck coming towards me, with another truck behind be that was so close that all I could see in the rear view mirror was the radiator grill. Also, the right hand turn coming up, had a truck also approaching the intersection. I panicked and just stepped on the gas and went thru the intersection hoping we wouldn’t be killed in the collision. Darcy yelled at me that I was to take the right hand turn, but I turned left into a parking lot and stopped the car. I said that we could walk from there. It wasn’t but a couple of blocks and we found the “USS Constitution” or nick named “Old Iron Sides” ship. It was very interesting touring through the ship. Besides the beauty and majestic of the ship, I believe the most interesting thing to me was when we saw the officers sleeping area. The bunks were only about 5 feet long and were three bunks high with the floor to ceiling only a total of 6 feet high. It would have been almost impossible for me to have even got into the bunks, let alone try to sleep that cramped up. Also, as we walked around on the lower deck we had to duck under every beam. After spending over an hour walking through and seeing the ship, we left. Upon leaving, I suggested that we find someone that knew the area to give us driving instructions to our next destination. Darcy agreed, and we went to a shop where we found a clerk who travels to and from this shop daily. She gave us very detailed instructions before we left. We found our way for a while, but then again found ourselves lost downtown Boston. After a few minutes I saw a sign “Budget Rental Cars”, I just pulled into the lot and we turned the car back in. We then had them drive us to the airport. As we got back into the same car that we had used, the driver asked if one of us wanted to drive. We both quickly declined. Darcy took the rear seat and I took the front passenger seat. What a ride that was. The driver only knew one speed and that was as fast as the car could go. At one point the driver was going to go straight through a intersection and a large U.S. Mail Truck was going to make a left turn. I was sure that we were going to collide. Both drivers were honking their horns and shouting at the other as each continued to jerk forward, challenging the other driver to give way. I could hardly believe it, but our driver won out. When I looked back at Darcy, he was actually laying on the floor. When we got to the airport at 1 PM, we just spent the remainder of our time in the safety of the airport. Our flight left about 5PM and we got to Phoenix at 10:45PM. Our flight was a direct flight with no stops. We had changed our flight to first class and so we were up in the front of the aircraft in very large and comfortable seats with few other passengers. As a result, we had plenty of attention from the stewardesses, which was kind of special. Darcy had his car at the office so we caught a shuttle from the airport to the office and Darcy drove me home.
Saturday, November 6, 1971
We slept in until 9AM before getting up. Mae prepared a wonderful breakfast of biscuits and gravy. I played with the children and gave them the gifts I had brought home for them. While in Framington I had noticed a store that would sale live crabs, pack for shipping. After enjoying the crab at the restraint, I thought it would be special to bring one home. I was concerned at having it with me all day as we toured so I thought I could probably buy one at the airport. That was true except the price per pound when we got to the airport was at least 4 times that of other shop, so I didn’t get it. This afternoon we took all the family to the Phoenix Zoo. Mae had made us a lunch but we enjoyed the zoo so much that we didn’t stop to eat until the zoo was closing. We there for brought our lunch back home and ate on our patio. It is so nice to be home with my family.
Sunday, November 7, 1971
This morning we attended a special meeting where both The Maricopa and the Maricopa East s
Stakes were divided and formed a new Stake, the Maricopa North Stake. We didn’t know very many of the new leaders that were called to serve but we were impressed with the leaders that spoke.
Monday, November 8, 1971
There were problems at work with the Freight Cargo System. That is normal with that system. It is a very poorly written system that runs twice a month. It runs after the end of the month and then again after the 15th of the month. The auditing and balancing of the input that come into the system daily, is very poor and so if anything is out or entered to the wrong account the system just fails. The error or errors has to be corrected, all files have to be restored and balanced against the last run and then it is started all over. The computer operators cannot make these corrections nor is there any way they can correct the errors. I am the only one that know that procedure, so I just have to be available during those run times and be ready to go back into work or stay after work to correct the data and files. Even after correcting one error, there may be other errors that won’t show up until later during the run. The main run after the 1st takes 12 to 18 hours to complete while the mid-month runs take 8 to 16 hours plus under normal processing our computer can operate 2 systems at the same time but this system ties up the complete computer until it finishes. My senior programmer and I have approached management about rewriting the system but the answer always come back the same. NO! We can’t justify rewriting a system that works when we have so many systems to write now! For the present I just have to Baby Sit the system. I worked until 5:30PM this evening. Larry, Tammy and their family came over this evening for dinner and Family Home Evening. Mae had a very nice chicken dinner with all the trimmings. Family Home evening also went well. It was a good evening. I got called back into work at 10PM, we had just gone to bed.
Tuesday, November 9, 1971
I worked until 1PM and then went back home. I was a little late getting back into work. I got home on a normal time this evening. Tonight Mae took her M.I.A. girls to a Stake volleyball game this evening. I stayed home with the children. Mae came home quite upset with the problems that some of her girls caused.
Wednesday, November 10, 1971
Mae and the children flew up to Utah for a few days. I drove them to the airport where they caught the 7AM flight. I had not recorded any particular reason for the trip; other than flying is one of the great benefits of working for the airline. After Mae and the children left on the airplane, I went over to the office to work. Today Scott Fry, my Senior Programmer called me into his office and gave me a very favorable review. He also told me that he was putting me in for a pay raise. That sounds good to me. I worked late to be sure that a job I am over went well this evening. Without my family at home I really don’t mind working late. I really do enjoy this job and it seems to be getting better.
Thursday, November 11, 1971
Work went well today. After getting home I got something to eat. I then went out Home Teaching. I only found one family home tonight. After returning home I gave Roy a call just to see how they are doing. I sure miss my family. It is not so bad if I am away from the house or have things to do but just being home by myself is hard for me.
Friday, November 12, 1971
I worked at Air West as normal. After work I went shopping for a birthday gift for Sandy, I also bought some Christmas gifts for the children. Jerry Hanselman invited me over for dinner at his place this evening. We also spent the evening together mainly just visiting. It was a nice evening.
Saturday, November 13, 1971
I straightened the house up this morning and then went into the Airport to meet Mae and my children. David was sick and Mae looked quite beat. After getting home and having some lunch, Mae and the children took a nap. I planted Rye grass in our yard while they slept. Here in Arizona the normal summer grass, Bermuda, goes doormat during the cooler months and so they plant Rye grass to keep the yard looking green. Some people just spray paints the Bermuda but then you can’t walk on it as it just crumbles and leaves the dirt showing. It is nice to have my family home again.
Sunday, November 14, 1971
David still isn’t feeling well so Mae stayed home from Sunday School to take care of him. I took Shellie and Sandy with me to Sunday School. My class didn’t go very well again today. This evening I stayed with David while Mae attended Sacrament meeting.
Monday, November 15, 1971
There has been some challenges today at work. This evening we held our Family Home Evening. David is much worse tonight. We were going to take him into the hospital but he started breathing a little better so we held off. We got to bed about mid-night but I don’t think Mae got much sleep tonight.
Tuesday, November 16, 1971
I went to work as usual. Mae took David into the Doctor today and he gave David a shot. David still isn’t feeling well tonight. On the way home from work I stopped and bought a garden hoe and some redwood stain. After getting home and eating dinner I weeded the garden. I then stained the patio table and benches. Later this evening I went with Brother Kent Marsdon visiting (I believe it was to some of our Adult Aaronic Priesthood members).
As far as we can figure when Mae took David into the Doctor, the Doctor started to get the shot ready and when he mentioned that it was Penicillin and a double shot, Mae had the feeling that she should not let him give the shot to David. The only reason she could understand for her feelings was that while up to Utah last week, is that her Mother had been telling all the bad reports she had heard about the effects that Penicillin has had on people. She couldn’t understand her feelings and didn’t know what to tell the Doctor. After she left the Doctor’s office and got to the car, she just broke down and cried, feeling that she should have lessened to her feelings. David was screaming all the way home after the shot. David continued to cry all evening and when anyone touched him from the waist down he screamed in pain. He also broke out, in what we thought were hives. You couldn’t change his diaper or even remove his socks. Both Mae and I became quite concerned about it. I recommended that tomorrow Mae take him into another Doctor for his opinion.
Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Mae took David back into the Doctors today. This evening David is feeling much better. After coming home from work I ate and then went over to Ron Shumway’s and helped him with some remodeling he is doing to his home. Mae had M.I.A. again this evening and again this evening she came home quite upset with the youth.
As noted, Mae did take David into another Doctor for examination as we felt that the shot may have been given in the wrong area and damage might have been done to the sciatic nerve. When the Doctor looked at the shot mark, he confirmed that the shot had been placed in the proper place. He was sure that David would be ok in a few days.
Thursday, November 18, 1971
This past week has been a rough week at work with some problems and today was the same. I came home this afternoon very tired and quite upset. Mae went in to get a treatment on her back this afternoon. After getting home from work I got a haircut. This evening Mae attended a Stake Leadership meeting. I stayed home and took care of the children.
I am still adding from our memory: David crying subsided, but he still cried in pain when changing his diaper, or any clothing below the waist. He has also stopped any trying to use his feet or stand at all. If you touch his feet and especially the left foot he cried as in pain.
Friday, November 19, 1971
At work there was an invitation for any airline employee to stay free of charge for one night at the new Plaza International Hotel in Tucson, Arizona. Mae and I decided to accept the invitation so when I got home from work we drove to Tucson. Mae had got Elaine Morgan to tend our children while we are gone tonight. After checking into the Hotel we went window shopping for a while. We next went to a show at a theater. We were quite disappointed in the movie. We enjoyed out room and the facilities at the hotel.
Saturday, November 20, 1971
We enjoyed sleep in and never got up until almost 11:30AM. We got packed up and checked out. We got some breakfast and then drove out to Old Tucson. It was quite a ways to drive out of town and into the desert before we came to Old Tucson. We then found that we had to pay to get into the town. No sure what to expect we debated as to whether to pay or just turn around and go home. We finally decided that we had driven all the way out; we should see what there was there. It was just a western town set in which western movies were produced. We later found out that Old Tucson was one of the main western sets that John Wayne used. Shortly after getting in, there a western demonstration put on, depicting a gun fight. One of the actors was shot and fell from a roof top, rolled down the roof, fell onto the roof of a porch and then rolled off that roof and fell to the ground flat on his face. We were quite impressed with the stunt acting. Following that stunt, it was announced that for an additional charge we could go on a tour of the town including the inside stages. The additional charges disappointed us so we just walked around the town on our own, looking at the town for a while. We did see some scenery that was very fermium to us, that we had originally seen one some Western shows. After seeing some of those scenes we decided that it might be interesting to take the tour. That tour really made the trip worthwhile. We have seen many western, since that shows in which we recognized the scenery. They also showed us how many of the tricks are done in the stunts, which are performed during the filming of a show. Our tour guide was the person that did the stunt of falling of the roof during the street fight. Before the tour ended he opened it up to questions. Someone asked him about the street fight and his falling off the roof to the ground. He told us that that stunt was one of the first stunts that an actor must demonstrate when applying for a job as a stuntman. He also told us that John Wayne always performed his own stunts, never using a stuntman. We were sure glad that we had paid for the tour, it was worth it. From there we left and drove back home getting there about 8PM. We then had to get ready for Sandy’s Birthday tomorrow.
Sunday, November 21, 1971
(The original entry is scares, due to lack of room in a Diary, so I have expanded. I am not sure whether this is on the right date or not. I have written more detail on February 13, 1972).
During Sunday School this morning, it became very interesting. This afternoon we had Larry, Tammy and their family over for Sandy’s Birthday Dinner. This evening Mom Jensen called and asked if it would be ok if they flew down this Tuesday. Of course we were excited for that. Then Mom Porter called and visited with Mae. Mae told me after talking to her Mother, that she, Mae’s mother, didn’t think that it was fare that my parents got the flying privileges and they didn’t. A little later, I got a call from work and had to go back into the office for a while.
Monday, November 22, 1971
After getting home from work this afternoon, our family joined with the Braithwaite’s and the Shumway’s at the Pioneer park to celebrate Lonnie’s Birthday. This evening I went visiting with Kent Marsdon again. I got another call from work, so after getting home from visiting I went back into work at 11PM.
Tuesday, November 23, 1971
I got home from work at 8AM, after going back in last night. I went to bed and slept until noon, when I got up and went to the Airport to meet Mom and Dad Jensen, as their plain arrived at 1PM. Mike isn’t feeling very good today. I did some work around the yard this afternoon. I picked the first orange of our tree today. That probably isn’t much to write about but this is the first time that we have had an orange tree and the first one to ripen.
Wednesday, November 24, 1971
I took off work at noon today and came home. I repaired our front door screen. Then Sandy and I painted the rail fence in the front yard. Mae and Mom have been baking pies, rolls and other items in preparation for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
Thursday, November 25, 1971
Mae’s parents, plus Georgia, Kim and Terry arrived here at 3AM. Hal and Molly Ashcroft have gone out of town for the weekend and so they let us use their home for Mae’s family to sleep in. After everyone got up and had breakfast, Mae, her Mother and my Mother were busy in the kitchen, the rest of us were just visiting in the front room. Two men came to the front door. I answered the door and they introduced their self as Jehovah Witnesses visiting the area. They then asked if I believed in Jesus Christ. I told them that I did. I told them that I belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The one man then said that he was sure that we did as he had seen the Utah car plates on Mom and Dad’s car. He then asked if I wanted to know what was wrong with the Mormon Church. I said that I would like to know what he thought was wrong with the Mormon Church. As he started looking in his briefcase, I continued to say that the one thing that I had found out about the Jehovah Witnesses missionary’s was that if I started to disagree with them, they just changed the subject. To this the man closed his briefcase and they left. I never did find out what was wrong with the Mormon Church! We ate Thanksgiving dinner on our patio, another first. The weather was warm and the dinner very good. We have a lot to be thankful for! We visited and played games the rest of the day.
Friday, November 26, 1971
I had the day off from work. After breakfast Mae packed a picnic lunch, then all of us (Mom and Dad Jensen, Mom and Dad Porter, Georgia, Terry, Kim, and all of our family) went first up to the Temple grounds and enjoyed walking around there. We then went to the Phoenix Zoo. Being concerned of the walk through the Zoo we purchased tickets to ride through the zoo. It didn’t give you as much time to stay at each exhibit as we would have liked but it was much easier on the legs, especially for our parents. After returning home we relaxed and played games. I think that everyone had a great day.
Saturday, November 27, 1971
After breakfast Mom and Dad went to visit some friends that they work in the Idaho Falls Temple with. Their friends come to Mesa each Fall and stay until Spring. Mae took Mom and Dad Porter and David over to see Lynn Johnson. I took the rest of the children, Georgia, Kim and Terry to Liberty Park. I took Mom and Dad Jensen to the Airport where they caught the flight to Idaho Falls at 6:30PM. After putting the little children to bed the rest of us stayed up until 11PM playing games.
Sunday, November 28, 1971
Mae parents, Georgia, Kim and Terry left quite early this morning for home. During Priesthood meeting this morning I gave the lesson in the Adult Aaronic Priesthood class. I felt that it went very well. In this journal entry I am unable to determine just what happened as the entry is so small there wasn’t room to insert much detail. I don’t know what happened in my Sunday School Class but my students made a 180 degree turn about as they were very good today.
Monday, November 29, 1971
Mae took David into Lynn Johnson and he feel that the shot that was given David was in the wrong spot and the needle actually hit the Sciatic Nerve causing the pain and paralysis. David is now starting to try to walk. Lynn figures that he may out grow the paralysis as he grows. He should recover at the growth rate of 1 inch per month. In as much as from the area of the shot to his toes is 12 inches, he should recover 1 inch per month at his age. This evening we held Family Home Evening and that went well. The children and I enjoy weaseling on the floor before they go to bed.
Tuesday, November 30, 1971
Work went well today. After dinner this evening I went out visiting some of the Home Teachers to get their reports on their families.
Wednesday, December 1, 1971
This evening after dinner I again went out visiting Home Teachers and was able to finish catching all the Home Teachers. I was able to finish and be home in time so Mae could go to M.I.A. I stayed home with the children. I had the little children in bed when Mae got home. Sandy went to bed shortly after Mae got home. Mae and I stayed up and talked and watched a late movie.
Thursday, December 2, 1971
I had a bad day at work today. I came home quite discouraged and very tired. After dinner I had a meeting here at our place with Brother Kent Marsdon, Brother Doug Caldwell and Brother Danny Terp. We worked on the monthly reports and also went over the Home Teaching districts.
Friday, December 3, 1971
Mae isn’t feeling the best this evening. After getting home from work, Mae and I went Christmas shopping. I quite enjoyed it but Mae got quite tired. David didn’t sleep very well tonight.
Saturday, December 4, 1971
Hal Ashcroft and his family, Ken Grosecost and his family, Mae, Sandy, Shellie and I went out into the hills to get Christmas Trees. Hal is a Forest Ranger and so he got the permits and know where to go find trees. It was about 4PM when we returned home. It has sure been a good day and everyone enjoyed the experience. We did get some Christmas decorations put up. David isn’t feeling well and so I called our Home Teacher, Brother Lanie and he came over. Brother Lanie and I administered to David.
Sunday, December 5, 1971
After morning Church services we invited Hal and Mollie Ashcroft and their family over for dinner. We had invited the Missionaries over to eat dinner also but the time didn’t work for their schedule and they couldn’t make it. It was a very enjoyable day.
Monday, December 6, 1971
Mae called me at work to inform me that an officer of the court had delivered a summons for us to appear in court as a defended in a lawsuit in connection with the fire at Coco Palms Apartment. They are naming the Salt River Power Co. and Mae and I as being responsible for the damages to the apartment plus all court cost. What a blow! We don’t know how this is going to turn out! Even with the gloom this summons has brought into our lives, we still went over to Larry and Tammy’s for Family Home Evening. We took all the children downtown to see Santa Claus. It was a good evening.
Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Although I had great concerns over this court summons, my work went quite well. We didn’t have anything on this even so spent the time with our family. Our Home Teachers came this evening and we enjoyed their visit. We watched two short Christmas stories on TV. I played on the floor with Sandy and Mike for a while. I helped Mae get Christmas cards ready to mail. Shellie and David aren’t feeling well this evening.
Wednesday, December 8, 1971
I left work early this afternoon and went over to Ron Shumway’s where I helped him hang sheetrock in the addition he is making to his home. I came home for dinner and then went out Home Teaching. We only found one family at home. This evening we covered the garden as there are frost warnings for tonight.
Thursday, December 9, 1971
After returning home from work and having dinner, Mae took Sandy, Shellie and Mike with her and they attended a Stake Play. I am not feeling the best so I stayed home and took care of David.
Friday, December 10, 1971
I left work a little early so that Mae and I could take David into the Doctor. He feels that the pain David is having in his legs was caused by a reaction to the shot David had received. After leaving the Doctors office we went to the store Grocery shopping. We then took thing home and left the children with a baby sitter. Mae and I went out to dinner and then did some more Christmas shopping.
Saturday, December 11, 1971
When we finished breakfast this morning and I went out into the back yard, I noticed that many of the blossoms on our orange tree had fallen on the ground. I severally got after the children for shaking the blossoms for the tree. They said that they hadn’t done it but I wasn’t convinced. Later I found out that it was the frost the other night that caused the blossoms to fall. I had to apologize to the children. We got Christmas decorations out but I was unable to find the tree stand. I went over to Larry’s and used his settling torch. I cut the bottom off of a 5 gallon milk can, leaving it about 6 inches deep. I then welded a large lag bolt through the bottom so that it stood about 6 inches high. I could now drill a hole in the bottom of the Christmas tree and screw the stand onto the tree. This also allowed us to keep water on the trunk of the tree, slowing the drying time down. This afternoon Jerry Hanselman came over. I built a wood fram and we covered it with a sheet. Jerry then painted a Christmas Sean of the Star and the Three Wise Men. We mounted it to the front outside wall of the house. This evening Mae and I attended a Young Married Christmas party. After getting home we set the tree up and put decorations on it to the point of hanging the Ice Sickles.
Sunday, December 12, 1971
I woke this morning with a headache and stuffed up head. I went back to sleep for a while. I did go to Sunday School and my class went quite well. I did get time to visit with Bishop Price about the court summons. He suggested that we visit with David Roberts, who it the Stake Executive Secretary and also an attorney. I called him and he made an appointment for Mae and I to meet with him tomorrow afternoon. Mae had Choir practice for 3:30 to 5:30 PM, so I tended the children. Sacrament meeting was very good. The program was put on by the Primary. Sandy was able to participate in that.
Monday, December 13, 1971
I took off work early so that Mae and I could meet with David Roberts in his Law office. We explained our feelings to him and told him that we didn’t have the money to pay such a lawsuit. I asked him what chance we would have if we didn’t have council but just represented ourselves in court. He said, “None!” I then asked him what chance we had if we hire him to represent us and he said “50/50”. We then asked him if he would represent us. He asked us “If you lose the suit would we take out bankrupts? I said that I didn’t think we would have any other choice. He thought for a minute and then said that he would still take the case. We turned the case over to him. After getting home and having dinner we held Family Home Evening and had a lesson on “Temple Marriage”. After getting the children to bed, Mae and I finished decorating the Christmas tree and writing more letters and cards.
I will but an insert here, as I haven’t been able to confirm the dates that these things took place, yet.
Mr. Roberts gave us an affidavit to fill out and return to him. It was questions concerning the fire. I went through and answered each question to the best of my knowledge and sent it back to David Roberts. Mr. Roberts called me and ask me to come back to his office. He had some concerns about my answers to the affidavit. I went into his office and we went over each question. The questions were as follows:
Question: Where did the fire start?
My Answer: The Kitchen.
Mr. Roberts then asked me how I know the fire started in the Kitchen. I told him that I was told that it was where it started. He then said: did you see the fire start in the kitchen? I told him that I did not as I was at work, so he changed my answer to “I do not know where the fire started”. Mr. Roberts explained that unless I saw the fire start in the kitchen then I could not answer truthfully that I know the fire started in the kitchen. He explained that he was not trying to have me to lie, but if I answered as I had done in an affidavit, that became legal evident, but if I answered truthfully, I do not know where the fire started, then it was up to the other attorney’s to prove where the fire started. We continued through more than a dozen questions similar to this and changed every one of the answers. I believe the only question on the affidavit we did not correct was my mane and address.
Tuesday, December 14, 1971
After returning home from work and having dinner, I took Sandy Christmas Shopping. We also stopped for an ice cream before coming home. Mae and I stayed up for a while this evening putting ice sisals on the tree.
Wednesday, December 15, 1971
Air West Mechanic Union went on strike this morning. That meant that any non-essential employee that belonged to “a Union” could not cross the picket line, one union supporting the other. As the programming staff is not union members, but are classified as management, we had to take over the duties of the computer operators and data entries personal that had to go on strike. The airline had been expecting this strike and had tried to avoid it. Airline Management had already tried to arrange negotiation meeting for a settlement, three times, but the Union would not meet with management. We were told that the reason the Union would not negotiate, was that President Nixon had just put a freeze on wage increase. This freeze stopped the Union Leaders to get the settlement they had hoped for. All in all it made quite a mess at work.
This evening Mae and I had been invited to attend a Hockey game with Scott and Norma Fry. This was the first time that ether Mae or I have attended a hockey game. I came away with the feeling that in order for the game to be exciting depended on the number of fights that occurred during the game. It was a fun evening and we enjoyed meeting Scott and his wife Norma, on a social base.
Thursday, December 16, 1971
Work was busy again today. After getting home from work and having dinner I took our family over to Scott and Norma home. We had been invited to spend the evening with them. Jerry Hanselman had also been invited over. Jerry had brought home movies and slides he had taken of Europe that he had taken while stationed there while serving in the army. It was very interesting and good to meet Jerry on a social base. Jerry is one of the Computer Operators at Air West. He is also on leave, due to the Union Strike.
Friday, December 17, 1971
Work went well. At lunch time several of us went off the airport for lunch. We went to a Pizza calf and if the table ordered a pitcher of beer, then refills were free. Boy did most of the guys go for that. Ron went with us and he just had his Pepsi’s and I had Root Beer. I drove and on the way back the picket line wasn’t going to let us through. I just stepped on the gas and they jumped out of the way. After coming home and having something to eat, Mae and I went out Christmas Shopping. We came home and Larry and Tammy came over. The four of us played Rook until mid-night.
Saturday, December 18, 1971
I got up early this morning and met Larry at the Sub-division that Larry’s Sub-Contractor Company are building. Larry wants me to work part-time for him. He showed me how they fur-out the block walls on a home in preparation for the dry-wall company to come in and install sheetrock. I will be paid by the piece. That should give us some help with our budget. We were able to complete one home this morning. On the way home I stopped and did some Christmas shopping. This afternoon Larry, Tammy, Mae and I went to the Swap Meet. It was interesting but I could sure see a place for people to get rid of hot items. After getting home I took Mike with me and we went to a barber shop and got our hair cut. I believe this was Mike’s first hair cut in a Barber Shop. He was really good. After getting home I gave David a haircut. Mae and I stayed home with our family this evening.
Sunday, December 19, 1971
We attended meetings today including a Stake High Priest meeting. In that meeting (I believe it was that one) two of the High Council were to speak on new direction from the Quorum of the Twelve. It had been suggested that we have should do more exercise activity, as to many men are working in offices and not getting proper amount of exercise. The first High Councilor told that he exercised two to three times per week golfing and went into some extremes about golfing. Then the 2nd High Councilor, who was a M.D. stood and said that unless we first carried our gulf bag, not using a cart , hit the ball and then picked up the bag and ran to where the ball had landed, continuing that pace for the complete course, then golfing wasn’t worth a dam as far as exercising was concerned. He said that in order for exercising to be helpful for the heart the heart rate needed to be increased substantially and maintained for a given period of time. The first speaker just kind of ducked his head. It was quite funny! Mae had Choir practice this afternoon so between the two of us we were gone most of the day. This evening we had noted that “The Miracle 5th Avenue” would be showing on TV. We therefore woke Sandy so she could watch it with us.
Monday, December 20, 1971
Work went ok despite the union situation. This evening we took our family to the Ward Family Home Evening Christmas. It was a very nice evening and the children especially enjoyed it. it ended with Santa Clause coming to give out treats to the children.
Tuesday, December 21, 1971
This evening after getting home from work, we had dinner and then Mae went with me to visit some of my Home Teaching Families. We only found one family at home. after getting the clildren to bed this evening, Mae and I stayed up and wrapped more Christmas gifts.
Wednesday, December 22, 1971
After dinner this evening we went over to visit Aunt Allison, Uncle Van and their family. After a short visit we went to the Church House where we attended Tithing Settlement at 7:40PM. After visiting with our Bishop, I brought the children home and put them to bed. Mae stayed for Choir practice and road home with one of the other members of the choir. After getting the children down I figured bills. They sure do not look good.
Thursday, December 23, 1971
At work almost everything that could stopped for a Christmas party. I only stayed around for a couple of hours and then left and went to work for Larry. I was only able to work for a couple of hours but every hour counts when we need every cent we can get to take care of my family. After dinner Mae again went with me to visit some of my families, but we didn’t have any success. I guess everyone is getting ready for the Holidays. Mae and I went shopping for a few last minute items for the Holiday.
Friday, December 24, 1971
Air West gave us the day off today. I worked half a day for Larry and then went home and got Mae. We still had to go grocery shopping for a few items. We then took all our Family over to visit Sister Powers. Mae thinks that this might have been a widowed Sister in our Ward that gave Sandy piano lessons. Again lacking room in my Diary for detail! From there we drove around showing the children the Christmas Lights. After getting the children down to bed, Mae and I were still up until after Mid-night getting ready for Christmas morning.
Saturday, December 25, 1971
We let the children get us up at 5:30AM. I remember that I was all in favor of that time although Mae wanted to wait until at least 7:30AM. We had a very enjoyable Christmas morning. In my Diary I indicate that we got the children a puppy for Christmas, although neither Mae nor I remember that one. We named the puppy Jennie. We went over to Larry and Tammie’s ay 2PM for dinner and to enjoy being with their family. After dinner we watched 35 MM slides, played Rook and just enjoyed visiting.
Sunday, December 26, 1971
I had problems with my Sunday School Class today. Mae sang in the choir this evening during the Sacrament program. After meetings we drove to Jack-In-The-Box where we got hamburgers for dinner. We then went over to the Groscost’s and visited with them.
Monday, December 27. 1971
I went into work early this morning. I was able to leave early and go to work for Larry for a few hours this afternoon. We invited the Ashcroft’s over to our place this evening for Family Home Evening. After putting the children down for the night, Hal, Molley, Mae and I played games.
Tuesday, December 28, 1971
This morning at work, seven Programmers were laid off, due to the Airline Strike. We expect more will be let go in the next little while. We just keep holding our breath that I am not one of them. I took Mae out to dinner at the Golden Fork restaurant, for her Birthday, this evening. She sure is a wonderful Wife and Mother.
Wednesday, December 29, 1971
Work continues to get more and more uncertain. We don’t know for hour to hour just how long it will last. This evening I held Oral Evaluation with the Home Teachers under me. Only two out of the four showed up to report. Mae got things packed for her and the children to fly to Utah in the morning.
Thursday, December 30, 1971
I took Mae and the children to the Airport this morning. I waited until I saw them on the airplane before I went to the office to work. I tried to get a plane out this afternoon but there weren’t any openings. I will have to wait until tomorrow morning and try for that. Flying Stand By does have some disadvantages.
Friday, December 31, 1971
I was able to get a morning flight out of Phoenix via SLC. Mae met me at the Salt Lake Airport. From there we went into Ogden to do a little shopping. I went with Hal and Bryce sleight ridding. Kim went with others friends skiing. Kim took a bad fall while skiing and hurt his leg. His leg isn’t broken but he will be limping for a while. This afternoon Bryce and Deanna invited Mae and I to have dinner with them. After dinner the four of us went to a New Years Eve dance at Weber State Collage. Again filling in from memory, I believe at this dance there was two dances being held, one upstairs for the youth that are not comfortable with “Dancing” but doing their own thing, and one for the older generation. During the dance, Terry and his date came down stairs. Terry made the comment that we couldn’t dance the way they do upstairs. I took him up on the challenge and carried it one step further. I told him that I could go out on the floor, without a partner and dance with at least two other girls at the same time, without ether of the girls ever knowing that I was dancing with them. We went upstairs and I did go onto the floor and danced with not 2 but 3 other girls on the floor and none of the three even recognized that I was actually dancing with them.


{# Load the tag library #} {% load bootstrap4 %} {# Load CSS and JavaScript #} {% bootstrap_css %} {% bootstrap_javascript jquery='full' %} {# Load google fonts icons #} {# Load Material icons #} {# Display django.contrib.messages as Bootstrap alerts #} {% bootstrap_messages %} {# Load styles #} {% block header %} {% endblock header %}
This is a Nemis, a simple and powerful app, its allows you to create students, add school, add Project, add Assets.
Its capabilities are beyond our times.
Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.
Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.
Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.
Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.
Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.
Some quick example text to build on the card title and make up the bulk of the card's content.
BDPR Technologies.


| MATLAB 文件帮助: cv.BackgroundSubtractorMOG2 | 查看 cv.BackgroundSubtractorMOG2 的代码 | Index |
BackgroundSubtractorMOG2 Gaussian Mixture-based Backbround/Foreground Segmentation Algorithm
The class implements the Gaussian mixture model background subtraction described in [Zivkovic2004] and [Zivkovic2006].
The code is very fast and performs also shadow detection. Number of Gausssian components is adapted per pixel.
The algorithm similar to the standard Stauffer&Grimson algorithm with additional selection of the number of the Gaussian components based on [Zivkovic04recursiveunsupervised].
[Zivkovic2004]:
Zoran Zivkovic. "Improved adaptive gaussian mixture model for background subtraction". In Pattern Recognition, 2004. ICPR 2004. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on, volume 2, pages 28-31. IEEE, 2004. http://www.zoranz.net/Publications/zivkovic2004ICPR.pdf.
[Zivkovic2006]:
Zoran Zivkovic and Ferdinand van der Heijden. "Efficient adaptive density estimation per image pixel for the task of background subtraction". Pattern recognition letters, 27(7):773-780, 2006.
[Zivkovic04recursiveunsupervised]:
Zoran Zivkovic and Ferdinand van der Heijden, "Recursive unsupervised learning of finite mixture models", IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol.26, no.5, pages 651-656, 2004.
[Prati03detectingmoving]:
Andrea Prati, Ivana Mikic, Mohan M. Trivedi, Rita Cucchiara. "Detecting Moving Shadows: Algorithms and Evaluation", IEEE PAMI, 2003.
| Superclasses | handle |
| Sealed | false |
| Construct on load | false |
| BackgroundSubtractorMOG2 | Creates MOG2 Background Subtractor |
| BackgroundRatio | The "background ratio" parameter of the algorithm. |
| ComplexityReductionThreshold | The complexity reduction threshold. |
| DetectShadows | The shadow detection flag. |
| History | The number of last frames that affect the background model. |
| NMixtures | The number of gaussian components in the background model. |
| ShadowThreshold | The shadow threshold. |
| ShadowValue | The shadow value. |
| VarInit | The initial variance of each gaussian component. |
| VarMax | |
| VarMin | |
| VarThreshold | The variance threshold for the pixel-model match. |
| VarThresholdGen | The variance threshold for the pixel-model match used for new |
| id | Object ID |
| addlistener | Add listener for event. | |
| apply | Updates the background model and computes the foreground mask | |
| delete | Destructor | |
| eq | == (EQ) Test handle equality. | |
| findobj | Find objects matching specified conditions. | |
| findprop | Find property of MATLAB handle object. | |
| ge | >= (GE) Greater than or equal relation for handles. | |
| getBackgroundImage | Computes a foreground mask | |
| gt | > (GT) Greater than relation for handles. | |
| Sealed | isvalid | Test handle validity. |
| le | <= (LE) Less than or equal relation for handles. | |
| lt | < (LT) Less than relation for handles. | |
| ne | ~= (NE) Not equal relation for handles. | |
| notify | Notify listeners of event. |
| ObjectBeingDestroyed | Notifies listeners that a particular object has been destroyed. |


About us!
In Ufer we connect with our users around the galaxy with the ways of transport that best suit their needs, there will always be a suitable option for each moment. Our goal is to transform cities and make intergalactic travel an affordable option for the maximum number of living creatures.
We bet on renewable energies, making the vast majority of our ships use an electric propulsion system. We are working to mobilize our entire fleet to clean energies, taking care of our galaxy is in the hands of all of us.


NDLS- New Delhi
DLI- Delhi
NZM - H Nizamuddin
Speed 1x
Speed 10x
Speed 50x
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Platform number of the train arrival/departure are not actual


Formulate the data retention and disposal policies to be included in the information security policy. Implementing the policies is often a matter of following them rather than a technological solution.
The information security policy should provide guidelines for the retention and disposal of the cardholder data to ensure that the cardholder data is handled in a secure matter.
Use the following steps to prepare the data retention and disposal policies:
Formulate the data retention policy. The data retention policy should describe the legal, regulatory, and business requirements. The exact requirements are specific to your business. Identify the requirements and write them down in the form of, "Cardholder Data X should be retained for time period Y for legal/regulatory/business reason Z." Add the data retention requirements to the information security policy.
Formulate the data disposal policy. The data disposal policy should describe the secure deletion mechanism and the process for periodic removal of old cardholder data. Choose a secure deletion application. An example of secure deletion software is "Eraser." Add a point to the data disposal policy that describes the use of chosen secure deletion software, mentioning that software makes erased data unrecoverable. Write a description of the process to periodically remove the cardholder data that has exceeded retention requirements. Decide whether to use an automated solution or to designate a person responsible for periodically removing the old cardholder data. Document the chosen solution and include the documentation in the data disposal policy.
Secure the stored cardholder data. Design your applications and business operations to store the cardholder data securely. If your applications are already deployed, make sure they are implemented in accordance with the PCI DSS requirements. Design and implement your applications and business processes so that the full card track contents are never stored. Design and implement your applications and business processes so that the card verification value is never stored. Design and implement your applications and business processes so that the PIN is never stored. Design and implement your applications and business processes so that the PAN is masked whenever it is displayed. Design and implement your applications and business processes so that the PAN is always encrypted when stored. If using full-disk encryption, choose a disk encryption suite that has its own authentication mechanism, separate from the OS or the network. Windows BitLocker may be acceptable in the USB Key Mode. One acceptable full-disk encryption suite is TrueCrypt. Protect the data-encrypting keys with a master key. Designate two or three people as key custodians and give each one a fraction of the master key so that together they may reassemble the master key when needed. Have the key custodians sign a form to acknowledge their responsibilities and include the signed forms in the network documentation.


which Templates are installed ? list Templates (Lists the ID and the Name) ... Show a template (by ID) get Template Content ... Delete a template (by ID) delete Template Upload new template (by name) upload Template ...


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MetroCollect
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Struct to store all intermediate metric stats. More...
#include <MetricsController.h>
Public Member Functions | |
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| void | forEach (Function func) |
| Execute a function for each intermediate stats array. More... | |
| template<typename Function > | |
| void | forEach (Function func) const |
| Execute a const function for each intermediate stats array. More... | |
Public Attributes | |
| MetricsStatsArray< size_t > | minIndexes |
| Current indexes of minimums. More... | |
| MetricsStatsArray< size_t > | maxIndexes |
| Current indexes of maximums. More... | |
| MetricsStatsArray< DiffValueType > | sum |
| Current sum of all values. More... | |
| MetricsStatsArray< DiffValueType > | sumSquared |
| Current sum of all values squared. More... | |
Struct to store all intermediate metric stats.
Definition at line 58 of file MetricsController.h.
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inline |
Execute a function for each intermediate stats array.
| Function | Function type, which must accept two arguments: implicitly convertible to the intermediate stats array type and an StatIndex |
| func | function to execute |
Definition at line 71 of file MetricsController.h.
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inline |
Execute a const function for each intermediate stats array.
| Function | Const function type, which must accept two arguments: implicitly convertible to the intermediate stats array type and an StatIndex |
| func | function to execute |
Definition at line 85 of file MetricsController.h.
| MetricsStatsArray<size_t> MetroCollect::MetricsController::MetricsStatsIntermediate::maxIndexes |
Current indexes of maximums.
Definition at line 60 of file MetricsController.h.
| MetricsStatsArray<size_t> MetroCollect::MetricsController::MetricsStatsIntermediate::minIndexes |
Current indexes of minimums.
Definition at line 59 of file MetricsController.h.
| MetricsStatsArray<DiffValueType> MetroCollect::MetricsController::MetricsStatsIntermediate::sum |
Current sum of all values.
Definition at line 61 of file MetricsController.h.
| MetricsStatsArray<DiffValueType> MetroCollect::MetricsController::MetricsStatsIntermediate::sumSquared |
Current sum of all values squared.
Definition at line 62 of file MetricsController.h.


{% include "header.html" %} {% load static %} {% block content %} {% csrf_token %} Sign Up Username Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only. Password Your password can’t be too similar to your other personal information. Your password must contain at least 8 characters. Your password can’t be a commonly used password. Your password can’t be entirely numeric. Re-enter Password Enter the same password as before, for verification. SignUp {% endblock %}
Required. 150 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.
Your password can’t be too similar to your other personal information.
Your password must contain at least 8 characters.
Your password can’t be a commonly used password.
Your password can’t be entirely numeric.
Enter the same password as before, for verification.


--- layout: full-width # Note that this index page uses a full-width layout! --- Picture ©2018 Javier Chavira


A variable is a place to store a value in computer memory. You could think of a variable as a cardboard box. You can put an object inside the box, shove the box into a closet, then eventually dig it out again and retrieve the item. Usually, people put a label or other kind of marker on the outside of the box to remember what's inside.
Variables work the same way: each variable has a name and a value. The name is like the label on a box – a shorthand reminder of what the variable "contains". The value can be any piece of information your PlotDevice script needs to remember: an important number, a piece of text, a list of colors, and so on.
Each script has its own memory storage for variables – a private warehouse of boxed-up values and labels. The specific value of a variable is therefore only known inside the script where it is used, not in other scripts.
You store things in variables when you plan to reuse them. If you're going to draw a dozen rectangles where each one is a hundred pixels wide, it’s a good idea to declare a width variable that stores the number 100. You can then the rectangles look at what’s inside the width variable (rather than typing the same magic number in every call to the rect() command).
This way, when you change your mind about the rectangles' width, you only need to change the contents of the variable, since each rectangle is looking there for its width. This is an example of indirection, a key concept in computer science.
You can create a new variable at any point in your script and give it any name you like, though you should try to stay away from names that PlotDevice has already claimed (like rect, or for). It's best to pick a name that tells you something about the kind of information the variable is storing.
Try to come up with short, descriptive names. No one is happy about having to type theWidthOfAllTheRectangles
dozens of times; especially when a simple name like width
says enough.
Once you've chosen a name you can "assign" any value you like to it with the "=
" operator. You can then use the variable as a stand-in for the value when calling commands:
When you declare a new variable, PlotDevice sets aside a metaphorical storage box with a label to remind itself which variable "contains" the new value.
width = 100 rect(10, 10, width, 30)
You can change the value of a variable over the course of a script. When this happens, the old value is thrown away and the variable now contains the new value.
The first rectangle is drawn when the width
value is 100. We then change width
to 20 and draw two more rectangles (which use the newly-set value).
width = 100 rect(10, 10, width, 30 ) width = 20 rect(120, 10, width, 30) rect(330, 10, width, 30)
When you store numbers in variables you can perform calculations as though the variable were the actual number. To perform basic "calculator arithmetic", you can use the +
, -
, *
, and /
operators. You can also assign a new value that's based on the variable's current value by using one of the augmented assignment operators:
count = 10 print("half of", count, "is", count/2) >>> half of 10 is 5 count += 5 # equivalent to: count = count+5 print(count) >>> 15 count *= 3 # equivalent to: count = count*3 print(count) >>> 45
This comes up quite frequently when laying out sequential blocks of text since the lines' positions aren't truly independent. Ideally, paragraph text should go neatly below the title (and when the title font size changes the paragraph text should move along to match it).
Another way of saying this is that the paragraph’s vertical position should be calculated relative to the title’s vertical
position. In this example we use the y
variable to position the title, then update its value to reflect the title's measured height:
x = 30 y = 30 quote = "Nicely on the left" text(quote, x, y) y += measure(quote).height quote = "Nicely below each other" text(quote, x, y)
PlotDevice has a set of predefined variables that contain information about the state of your script. These variables can only be looked at, not modified.
WIDTH
: the width of the drawing area
HEIGHT
: the height of the drawing area
PAGENUM
: the current page in a multi-page export.
FRAME
: the current frame in an animation.Other variables can be used to create interactive animations:
MOUSEX
: the horizontal location of the mouse cursor
MOUSEY
: the vertical location of the mouse cursor
mousedown
: is True when the mouse button is pressed, False otherwise
keydown
: is True when a key is being pressed, False otherwise
key
: the last key pressed
keycode
: the integer keycode of the last key pressed
KEY_UP
, KEY_DOWN_
KEY_LEFT
, KEY_RIGHT
, KEY_BACKSPACE
contain the keycodes for the arrow
keys and the backspace key.
You can see the full list of global variables PlotDevice maintains for you in the reference section on Constants.
The variables panel displays script variables visually as sliders, fields, or check boxes. When you drag a variable's slider, its value changes on the fly and will affect the output in the drawing area.
You can add user-controlled variables to the panel with the var() command.
var("name", NUMBER, value, min, max, step)
var("name", TEXT, a_string)
var("name", BOOLEAN, true_or_false)
def do_something(): print("i did it!") var('do_something', BUTTON, button_text)
You can then use the name variable in your script like any other variable. Numbers produce a slider, text an input field and booleans (True or False) a checkbox. The name parameter for buttons doesn't actually create a variable—instead you use it to identify a function that you've defined in your script that should be called when the button is clicked. The button will have the name of your function as its text label unless you pass an alternate string for it to use as the third argument.
By default, the variables panel will label each of your controls using the same name as your variable, but if you provide
a label argument, you can customize it. The BUTTON
type also allows you to specify a color
value for it to use as its background:
var("surname", TEXT, "Richelieu", label="Last Name") var("search_geneology", BUTTON, "Search", label="Find Relatives", color="#f00")
The variable panel is modeled on Bob Ippolito’s widget drawer in the original DrawBot.


The world's tallest roller coaster.

This one makes its victims stand up.
With 19 roller coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park.
The second largest theme park in the world.


Sample Application
Name:
Hello {{yourName}}!
List of countries with locale :
{{ ' Country: ' + country.name + ', Locale: ' + country.locale}}


GHOSTS
Ghosts videos
Ghosts Pictures
Ghosts Webcams
GHOSTS STORIES
Ghosts in U-Belt
Ghosts in State Colleges
URBAN LEGENDS
Mysteries
Horror Ladies
Aliens
Curses
Mysterious legends
HAUNTED PLACES
Most Haunted Countries
Haunted Hotels
Haunted Houses
MYTHICAL CREATURES
Lists/Descriptions
CREEPINESS
Paranormal Activities
Forms of Ghosts
Mythical Creatures in Philippines
Kapre
Bampira/Vampire
Aswang
Nuno sa Punso
Wakwak
Engkanto
Mambabarang
Manananggal
Mangkukulam
Siyokoy
Tikbalang
Tiyanak


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| org.dom4j | Defines the XML Document Object Model in Java interfaces together with some helper classes. |
| org.dom4j.dom | An implementation of the dom4j API which also supports the W3C object model. |
| org.dom4j.io | Provides input and output via SAX and DOM together with writing dom4j objects to streams as XML text. |
| org.dom4j.tree | Contains the default implementations of the dom4j Document Object Model together with some helpful base classes for those wishing to implement their own document object model. |
| org.dom4j.util | A collection of utility classes for the dom4j API. |
| Uses of CharacterData in org.dom4j |
| Subinterfaces of CharacterData in org.dom4j | |
interface |
CDATA
CDATA defines an XML CDATA section.
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interface |
Comment
Comment defines the behavior of an XML comment.
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Text
Text defines an XML Text node.
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| Uses of CharacterData in org.dom4j.dom |
| Classes in org.dom4j.dom that implement CharacterData | |
class |
DOMCDATA
DOMCDATA implements a CDATA Section which supports the W3C DOM
API.
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DOMComment
DOMText implements a Text node which supports the W3C DOM API.
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class |
DOMText
DOMText implements a Text node which supports the W3C DOM API.
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| Methods in org.dom4j.dom with parameters of type CharacterData | |
static String |
DOMNodeHelper.getData(CharacterData charData)
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static void |
DOMNodeHelper.setData(CharacterData charData,
String data)
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static int |
DOMNodeHelper.getLength(CharacterData charData)
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static String |
DOMNodeHelper.substringData(CharacterData charData,
int offset,
int count)
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static void |
DOMNodeHelper.appendData(CharacterData charData,
String arg)
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static void |
DOMNodeHelper.insertData(CharacterData data,
int offset,
String arg)
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static void |
DOMNodeHelper.deleteData(CharacterData charData,
int offset,
int count)
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static void |
DOMNodeHelper.replaceData(CharacterData charData,
int offset,
int count,
String arg)
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static Text |
DOMNodeHelper.asDOMText(CharacterData text)
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| Uses of CharacterData in org.dom4j.io |
| Methods in org.dom4j.io that return CharacterData | |
CharacterData |
STAXEventReader.readCharacters(javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader reader)
Constructs a DOM4J Text or CDATA section from the provided event stream. |
CharacterData |
STAXEventReader.createCharacterData(javax.xml.stream.events.Characters characters)
Constructs a new DOM4J Text or CDATA object from the provided Characters event. |
| Uses of CharacterData in org.dom4j.tree |
| Classes in org.dom4j.tree that implement CharacterData | |
class |
AbstractCDATA
AbstractCDATA is an abstract base class for tree implementors
to use for implementation inheritence.
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AbstractCharacterData
AbstractCharacterData is an abstract base class for tree
implementors to use for implementation inheritence.
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AbstractComment
AbstractComment is an abstract base class for tree
implementors to use for implementation inheritence.
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AbstractText
AbstractText is an abstract base class for tree implementors
to use for implementation inheritence.
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DefaultCDATA
DefaultCDATA is the default CDATA implementation. |
class |
DefaultComment
DefaultComment is the default Comment implementation. |
class |
DefaultText
DefaultText is the default Text implementation. |
class |
FlyweightCDATA
FlyweightCDATA is a Flyweight pattern implementation of a
singly linked, read-only XML CDATA.
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class |
FlyweightComment
FlyweightComment is a Flyweight pattern implementation of a
singly linked, read-only XML Comment.
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class |
FlyweightText
FlyweightText is a Flyweight pattern implementation of a
singly linked, read-only XML Text.
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| Methods in org.dom4j.util with parameters of type CharacterData | |
int |
NodeComparator.compare(CharacterData t1,
CharacterData t2)
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In December I quit the best and longest job I've had (so far). And I haven't even regretted it :)
So why did I leave Sysart and its inspiring peer community?
New influences. For me, for Sysart, my clients and for my new employer, Nokia.
Periodical reshuffling of teams keeps influences streaming efficiently. People will learn different things when working on different problems and in different projects. On the other hand, projects will benefit from the different views and fields of expertise each new member brings.
I would have had more to give to the previous project, and I would have learned in it. But I have even more to give to my current project, and it has already treated me with new kinds of juicy problems to learn from. And most probably my replacement in the previous project has improved things to new directions I would have been blind to.
It is said that frogs can be boiled to death because they don't detect the slow increase of temperature. But a team of frogs can save itself if it invites a fresh member in the water from time to time.
Originally published on 2010-04-26 at http://www.jroller.com/wipu/entry/a_new_frog_in_a under category General