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For those who are despairing or feel it is the end of America because of Obama's victory....I have a few things to say.
I'm a Liberal, most of you here are Conservative. We disagree on things obviously. But, there is no need to despair.
You underrate America's strength if you feel 4 more years of Obama will destroy the country. Did 8 years of TR destroy America? Did 12 years of FDR destroy America? Did 8 years of Truman destroy America? Did 6 years of LBJ destroy America? Did Nixon's 5 years in office bring about the end? Clinton's 8 years?
Did massive crisis like the Civil War, World War II, 9/11 and other tragedies destroy America?
The point is, we have had Presidents who have been much more Liberal than Obama, who have put forth even more Liberal agendas. Johnson pretty much got everything he asked for, and he was MUCH more to the Left than Obama was, with a fully Democratically controlled Congress--and America as you know it did not die. I'd imagine many of you were here were either kids, young adults or perhaps infants or not even born when LBJ was President; Yet, America as you've known it and love it survived. I'm pretty much certain everyone here was born after FDR's twelve years in office, and you all grew up in a post-FDR, New Deal America, and that is the country you were born into, the country you fear losing.
The fact is, whether my guy wins, or your guy wins, it doesn't matter, because America is a strong nation, and we've withstood and survived every challenged that we've faced, both internal and external. I know the loss of an election is painful and a cause for despair, and I am not gloating. You and I may disagree, but I believe we all want America to reach the same destination. We all want America to live on, to be proud, free, great, enviable, strong, prosperous and powerful. We simply disagree on the methods to get there, and I do not begrudge you any of your views; I do not see you as the enemy, only as friends who differ in opinion from me. But let me quote from a great President:
We think sometimes when things happen that don't go the right way.....We think that when someone dear to us dies, we think that when we lose an election, we think that when we suffer a defeat that all is ended. We think, as T.R. said, that the light had left his life forever. Not true.
It is only a beginning, always. The young must know it; the old must know it. It must always sustain us, because the greatness comes not when things go always good for you, but the greatness comes and you are really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes, because only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.


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Meet Weaver Fellow Elise Lucas '11
"Law school at its core teaches you to think like a lawyer," says Elise Lucas '11 about her UC Law experience thus far. "I've been here a year and a half and can see the growth and changes in my thought processes. It gives you a healthy sense of cynicism."
Lucas, a Cincinnati native, is working as a fellow for the Glenn M. Weaver Institute of Law and Psychiatry. "It [Weaver] sounded like a good opportunity to get involved," she said of her decision to become a fellow this year. In addition, Lucas has a deep interest in psychiatry. She majored in psychology for her bachelors degree from the University of Cincinnati. However, while completing her degree Lucas realized she didn't want to become a psychologist. After investigating and weighing her options, Lucas decided that her next step would be law school. "Since I was still interested in the field, I thought that this would be an interesting bridge between the two."
Lucas says she has learned a lot since being involved with the program. "I have gotten to see aspects of criminal law and civil law. Mental health law is almost like a hybrid between the two. Of course, mental health issues arise in criminal contexts (not guilty by reason of insanity, for example) as well as in civil contexts (tort damages for intentional/negligent infliction of emotional distress). But civil commitment issues are very much akin to those in criminal law, even though it is considered 'civil.' My experience as a Weaver fellow has given me great insight into the differences and similarities between civil and criminal mental health issues."
What's A Fellow Do?
Weaver fellows take several classes related to mental health law and law and psychiatry. In addition, they interact with University of Cincinnati Medical Center psychiatry interns interested in forensic psychiatry, reviewing cases and discussing current issues and trends in mental health and their application to the law. "The forensic psychiatry fellows offer a lot of insight," Lucas commented. "We learn a lot from each other. There's a cool dynamic between us."
In addition to classroom discussions, fellows participate in a journal club. They meet with local attorneys and mental health professionals to discuss recent scientific articles. "These are academic discussions and there's lots of friendly banter," Lucas said. "It's interesting to see the professionals on both sides and what they take out of the research."
Fellows also assist with institute programs and symposiums. Currently, they are helping to plan a CLE collaborative program with the Center for Practice to be held on December 18, 2009. Titled "Client Troubles? Perhaps It's Time for a little Psychiatric Help," the program will highlight how lawyers can and should recognize mental illness, regardless of what type of law they practice. Next semester, the fellows, along with the forensic psychiatry fellows, will conduct a mock trial/commitment hearing. The law students will act as attorneys and the medical students will be the "expert witnesses." They are also planning to host a monthly movie night to watch and discuss a movie related to mental health law (for example, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or Primal Fear).
The Best Part of Law School
Along with working as a Weaver fellow, Lucas is a fellow with the Ohio Innocence Project. Also, this year she worked part-time for a local attorney handling various projects, including drafting wills, filing liens, conducting legal research, and handling administrative tasks. "I got to see part of the civil side of law and a snippet of criminal," she said. "I could see the similarities and differences."
Akin to what many UC Law students say, the best part of her law school experience, thus far, has been the camaraderie between her classmates. "Even though we're competing with each other, we want each other to succeed. I've heard horror stories about law school students sabotaging classmates and UC Law isn't anything like that.
"After being here I've confirmed for myself that UC was the best choice for law school," she continued. "UC Law has so much to offer—programs, institutes, a well-rounded experience. There's opportunity to learn as much as possible."
Support Means Everything
Lucas, mother to four-year-old son A.J., says that she wouldn't be able to handle the rigors of law school without the support of her family and her boyfriend Chris. "He is my biggest supporter and he gets me through the toughest times of law school," she said. This is especially true now as she starts the job search process. "The rejection letters can be a real blow to the ego," she laughed. "It is really a reality check. The economy isn't helping things either!"
Though she's undecided about what type of law she plans to practice eventually, Lucas realizes that the classes and other activities she has participated in as a fellow have shown her that mental health issues are pervasive throughout all areas of law. "Regardless of the type of law I eventually choose to practice, I will forever be empathetic toward those with mental health issues. It is extremely important for all attorneys to understand this and I am grateful for what the Weaver Institute has taught me."

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Submission + - New Google service lets users zoom through years of time-lapse satellite photos (gizmag.com)
cylonlover writes: A combined effort between researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Google provides users with easy access to 13 years of NASA Landsat imagery of the Earth's surface. Although access to the Landsat program's Earth imagery has been available to the public since 2008, the process of acquiring it has been difficult and cumbersome, due to the sheer volume of data involved. The new capability within Google Earth Engine lets users zoom in and out on any spot on the globe, moving back and forth in time between 1999 and 2011.


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Harangody appeared in 42 games, including one start, over two seasons with the Cavs and averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He has not played in any contests this season.
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Then you're missing out.
Mmmmmmm…. Rewena bread (expensive but, $7 a loaf!!)
I'm going to eat a slice with loads of butter. When I buy some butter, that is.
Now all I need is some marinated fish and it'll be like 1983 again (the year I worked in a restaurant that used to serve this delicacy).


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... the user who initially complained admitted that a buddy of his had tried to repair the phone after it had come in contact with an unknown amount of water... and of course, he promptly retracted his complaint.
What a jackass.
For everyone else: DON'T PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONE IN THE MICROWAVE.
And yet this still makes the front page of Slashdot - with a spin-laden misleading title.
MojoKid - you are an ass, and so is the moderator.
I'm guessing once the device had hit water, he decided to toast it in the microwave with the hopes of still getting a replacement citing a defective device.
Samsung sgh-a847 - also called rugby - can be dropped in water and used right away. It happened to me a few times. It is certified to military standard 810G. Buy something military grade like this if you break your phone often.
Or more likely just tried to dry it in the microwave
Why is that more likely? Pessimistic view of human intelligence?
Why is that more likely? Pessimistic view of human intelligence?
Hanlon's Razor
Any question about this person inteligence was settled down when he put his phone on the microwave. Now we are asking what would make a stupid person do such a thing.
The best think I could think was also that he was trying to dry it.
I know someone who bricked his iPhone trying to jailbreak it, and put it Ito the microwave to intentionally destroy it so he could get a replacement. Granted, he didn't put it in there long enough to toast the thing, just destroy the electronics.
Of course I don't know if something similar happened here, but I don't think it's out of the question.
Or he could have said "I went to New Orleans for vacation, and the water sensor went red from the humidity in the air."
Duh. Microwaves are strictly for drying dogs. Everyone knows not to put metal in the microwave.
Duh. Microwaves are strictly for drying dogs. Everyone knows not to put metal in the microwave.
But make sure you take the collar and tags off before drying the dog!!!!! I forgot to do that before putting Scrapy in the microwave. It did not end well. My poor daughter cried for a week straight after this. I felt horrible. If only I had taken his collar off first, this tragedy could have been averted.
For everyone else: DON'T PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONE IN THE MICROWAVE.
yes, the microwave is for organic stuff, like drying your pet. Or your baby.
For the love of God, NO! Don't believe the post above!
Please, future information seeker, I'm talking to you...
The person above was KIDDING! Do not dry your baby, cat, dog, hamster, mouse, whatever, in a microwave! It will kill them!
Okay, maybe that's slightly too broad a statement. For some odd reason it works fine for drying Pekingese dogs.
The person above was KIDDING! Do not dry your baby, cat, dog, hamster, mouse, whatever, in a microwave! It will kill them!
+1, this ^^
Use your old-school tumble-dryer instead.
It takes a bit longer, but the risk of explosions is much lower.
For everyone else: DON'T PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONE IN THE MICROWAVE.
a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6tMinjE2M">Or your hamster
(Filter error: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.)
So it's not Samsung doing the blaming, it's an independent, third party investigating party. And the scare quotes around the mysterious "External Energy Source" actually refer to a microwave, which the owner's friend apparently used to dry out his phone.
So, why wasn't the title "Microwave discovered to be cause of Galaxy SIII Burn"? Why are we trying to spin the headline to make it look like Samsung's making excuses for itself?
So, why wasn't the title "Microwave discovered to be cause of Galaxy SIII Burn"? Why are we trying to spin the headline to make it look like Samsung's making excuses for itself?
mmmm, a conspiracy theory about this community's propensity for conspiracy theories... nice!
...and that title won't make people think the S3 is GENERATING microwaves ?
Context, context, context.....
why wasn't the title "Microwave discovered to be cause of Galaxy SIII Burn"? Why are we trying to spin the headline to make it look like Samsung's making excuses for itself?
Probably due to laziness. The title in TFA is the same, so probably just cut & paste.
I read the post in the forum.
Here is what it says
I would like to retract my original statement. The damage to the phone was caused by another person, although they were attempting to recover the phone from water this later caused the damage shown on the phone. It occurred due to a large amount of external energy and there was no fault with the phone. This was not a deliberate act but a stupid mistake.
I am unable to comment any further.
So they put the phone in a microwave to dry it after it was submerged in
I never think i would be surprised by stupidity....
Well the site does have a ".ie" suffix...
I never think i would be surprised by stupidity....
Well the site does have a ".ie" suffix...
You think they would label them "do not Microwave" for the Irish market
A new MMO has launched, The Secret World. In the game you have an inventory WINDOW. In help one player asked how you could resize it... hint, it is a window. SAME WAY YOU DO IT IN EVERY OS!
You have to wonder how that person even manages to turn on a computer.
But people like this are not "stupid" in that they don't know things, they just lack or are to lazy to put two and two together. "If I have seen furthest, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants".
These people stand on the ground. They can't link experiences from the past into the present. That user I mentioned might well have resized windows on windows but he couldn't make the connection that the inventory window looks and behaves as a window too. Lazyness comes into it since a non-lazy person would have tried something. For instance, dealing with chat windows. Right-click to change settings. How lazy do you got to be to not be able to even TRY that before asking?
A quest button is on the right, if clicked you can select a different quest to track. Yet people ask how to do that because it doesn't occur to them to simply try some stuff.
Manuals, message of the day are useless for these people.
The person from the article probably did see some video of metal in a microwave. Probably knows it is not an oven. Knows that plastic melts and just didn't put it together. For every person who pulls a radio apart to see how it looks inside, there is another person who never "learns" the power icon because it never occurs to them that there might be a reason for that image on the button.
When you do design, you sadly got to take these people into account.
Another example? Well, if one user was on slashdot, they would ask how you can preview a post. Clothes in the cash shop have preview button right there in your face and she couldn't see it and bitched they should have included a preview option. A button labelled preview and you miss it. Those people would microwave a phone to dry it.
A new MMO has launched, The Secret World. In the game you have an inventory WINDOW. In help one player asked how you could resize it... hint, it is a window. SAME WAY YOU DO IT IN EVERY OS!
Well, for one thing, that varies:
Windows - Drag any edge
OS X - Drag any edge but the top
OS X (pre Lion) - Drag the lower right corner
Linux - Drag any edge or corner or use hotkey & mouse (Gnome - edges and corners have a small target width)
Next, if a user is extrapolating that something that could be done in various OSs might work in your game, and which is supposed to work in the game, but is unable to do so, perhaps the functionality is broken for that user and they want to confirm that it's not, in
You can resize by dragging the top edge in OS X Snow Lion. I'm not sure if it's new for this version though.
But no, he wasn't asking for a confirmation of a bug, he thanked me for making his inventory larger. He asked nicely so I answered but still thought, "silly".
And yes, it slightly varies but lets face it, the chances this user was running under Wine/Linux or or OSX are roughly zero.
it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't know how to resize a window, a lot of users i see never run anything in windowed mode, they maximize everything. so it isn't like they are resizing things every day.
This is the fault of game " 'UI' 'designers' " who insist on drawing their own things instead of using system widgets. At best they act like the designer's preferred platform no matter where the application is running. More likely, they only approximate the coarsest features of the thing being emulated and leave the user with a constant feeling of frustration.
Really? You have to develop your own scrollbar?
(Scrollbars are actually a good example. I should note that this idiocy is now making its way
Put your phone in a zip-lock bag and pour a load of rice in with it.
And, as always, wise and well-intentioned advice leaves out critical information.
Uncooked rice. Not steamed rice, not boiled rice, not parboiled rice, not fried rice, not Spanish rice, not risotto
Seriously. Packing your slightly-moistened phone into a baggie of steaming hot cooked rice WILL NOT HELP.
> Packing your slightly-moistened phone into a baggie of steaming hot cooked rice WILL NOT HELP.
It might help it taste better.
Yeah this is a good trick, I'm actually surprised more people don't know it. Our historical society uses it here for pre-drying modern books as most of the more modern stuff does funky stuff to paper fibers.
Put your phone in a zip-lock bag and pour a load of rice in with it. Seal the bag and leave it for a couple of days. Alternatively, if you're a nerd like me, slip in four or five silica gel pouches you've hidden away.
I'd probably use calcium carbonate and then put it in a large schlenk vessel and put it under high vac in the back of my fumehood for a couple of days, but the principle is the same.
If your phone ever gets wet like that, find a friendly chemist
Alternatively, if you're a nerd like me, slip in four or five silica gel pouches you've hidden away.
I think most people just swallow those.
I suggest that people should need a license to use advanced technology like mobile phones.
That may cost Apple its market share.
That may cost Apple its market share.
That would cost Apple some customers (customers that you really don't want as your customers, actually), but I doubt it would cost them market share.
And I suggest an EASY REPAIR to this problem.
The owner of this phone should immediately try it, it will help, here is the recipe: stick your fucking head in the microwave, turn it on, and then file a support complaint with your mother for giving birth to a defective unit.
Unfortunately, You can't operate a Microwave without closing the door.
I believe the idiot is to big for closing the lid.
sure you can, use a knife or a screw driver to push the safety button in, or break the glass with the head and don't even open the door, should work.
And they also shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Even I'm surprised someone was stupid enough to put their phone in a microwave mind you.
Well according to the report "the heat damage to the device appears to have been generated from within the device".
So no, the heat was internal although in this case possibly induced by the microwave oven.
Heat was very obviously external as the outside was melted and the inside was only slightly marked [...]
It might still be the case (pun unintended) that a microwave was used as the heat source. However, I've always been told that microwave ovens burn things from the inside (where there are more trapped water molecules to excite) out (presumably drier since the skin can be wiped prior to microwaving).
My own experience when using a microwave to toast bread is that the center gets burnt. Which isn't exactly t
Microwaves cook 'inside out' at the cellular level. That is they heat the water which in turn cooks the yummy protein and carbohydrate.
Cook a chicken fillet and the outside is most definitely cooked before the inside presumably because the microwaves have to get through the water nearer the surface to reach the middle. As the outside of the meat dries they can penetrate further - in much the same way as heat in an conventional oven.
Microwaves create a standing wave from the point of source. The waves are at the right frequency to excite the water molecules.
They don't really cook from the inside out, they cook from the point where the waves hit the water molecules at the wave high and low points. There is a yummy experiement you can perform to demonstrate the speed of light by looking at the waves created in a microwave and see how microwaves actually work.
First: Remove the rotating glass dish at the bottom of the microwave. You need what you are putting in the microwave to remain stationary.
Second: Get twix, kit kat, or some other long thin candy bar, preferably cholcolate as it has water in it and place them on a plate in the microwave going from left to right. The Microwave source is behind the keypad and time and it shoots across the microwave to the other side.
Third: Turn on the microwave and watch.
You will see that spots will start to melt on the candy at which point you can turn off the microwave. The spots on the candy are the high and low points of the standing wave and are the points that were heated. It doens't matter inside the food or outside the food, it matters where the wave hits the food. Most people say it cooks from the inside out, but if you think about your food, the outside is a very small layer of the food while the inside is the bulk of the food. The chances of the wave focusing on the outside are insanely small compared to the chances of the heat points being on the inside.
If you want to verify the speed of light, it has to do with knowing the speed of light and equtions that deal with the frequency and amplitude of waves, you can measure the distance between the melted points on the candy bar, look up the frequency of the wave the microwave generates and verify the equations.
Oh, and don't forget to eat the candy.
http://morningcoffeephysics.com/measuring-the-speed-of-light-with-chocolate-and-a-microwave-oven/ [morningcoffeephysics.com]
A link to a more detailed explanation of the experiment and equations. So it isn't that a microwave cooks from the inside out, it cooks at the peaks and troughs of the standing wave, which have a much greater chance of cocentrating the heat on the inside.
Even I'm surprised someone was stupid enough to put their phone in a microwave mind you.
Actually that sounds like a fun project. Done outside, from a distance, with an old phone, a to-be-thrown-away microwave, a rather long extension cord and a timer. Oh and a video camera with a good zoom on a tripod.
Go and watch Brainiac, they did this repeatedly with spectacular results.
Fluorescent bulbs are very cool for this.
Even I'm surprised someone was stupid enough to put their phone in a microwave mind you.
A woman I know of managed to lose her cell phone in the toilet, which is clumsy. But she felt it was so yucky to reach in and grab it, she decided to flush it first... Granted, alcohol was involved but you're still pretty retarded when you do that. And while I haven't put a cell phone in the microwave, years ago we had these plates with engraving that I didn't think about was metal. It was quite the lightning show. Most of that shit happen simply because you aren't even thinking about it.
Yeah, in much the same way the dodgy Sony battery story was all Apple's fault, with tales of Macbook Pros as "potential time bombs" were so well handled in an objective and calm manner. Or the story about the "flaming" iPod, caused by a DIY repair puncturing the battery.
I think it was obvious from the start that the damage involved here was caused by something other than the phone.
FFS what is this doing on the front page?
Not only is it OLD NEWS but the mouth-breather in question already admitted he microwaved the bloody thing after he got it wet...
Slashdot has been designed to evolve in such a mess, anyway.
Some men just like to watch the galaxy burn.
to know why on earth you would
place the devices or component parts within a domestic microwave.
Unless you live by eating well-done devices!
To dry it.
Because some people really are that stupid.
You really really need to investigate further before posting these stories. Samsung didn't "blame" it on external sources which implies "it wasn't really us, honest, seriously". The guy that posted the initial fire report had a friend 'drop' the phone into water then attempt to dry it out using a microwave.
"Galaxy SIII burn caused by microwaving wet phone" is what it should be.
I used to think the reports of timothy's failures at reporting were overblown. Now I know better. Talk about an epic failure. Why does this guy still have a job?
Normally I'd hit this up with a "troll" moderation
But you may actually have a point there somewhere
I used to think the reports of timothy's failures at reporting were overblown. Now I know better. Talk about an epic failure. Why does this guy still have a job?
I don't know why you're singling out "timothy" here. Almost every story's summary, regardless of "editor", obviously suffers from a lack of proofreading at the very least, not to mention other obvious faults (misleading or inaccurate titles, spelling mistakes, fanboi-ism,
We have no idea what is in the job description or list of duties or SOP for the position of
Considering TFA and the use of the word "blames" and the quotes around "external energy source" I would say Slashdot is very close if not smack on the dot of committing libel.
A wet phone was put in a microwave oven. Slashdot's story title suggests the manufacturer is an outright liar.
Look how strange the phrasing is. One ultra vague statement and one hyperspecific statement. Is this a legal thing like the first statement is for the law courts complete with perjury danger while the second statement is PR spin, or is it just weird?
'The energy source responsible for generating the heat has been determined as external to the device... the device was not responsible for the cause of the fire,' FIUK said in a statement.
OK kinda vague but it sounds like it was plugged into the charger when it went boom.
'The only way it was possible to produce damage similar to the damage recorded within the owner's damaged device was to place the devices or component parts within a domestic microwave.'"
OK super specific. I suppose its easy enough to prove, look at non-energetic materials areas, if stuff on the exterior like buttons/case/etc shows more heat damage than the in
Seems completely normal to me.
State the overall conclusion - which category it fits into, in this case external causes. If you came up with additional conclusions state them as well.
In a billion years this galaxy will have an external energy source that will screw things up - Andromeda
Marvelous! The super-user's going to boot me! What a finely tuned response to the situation!


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Submission + - First Outdoor Flocks of Autonomous Flying Robots
KentuckyFC writes: Aerial flocking has been a long standing goal for roboticists but the technical demands for autonomous outdoor flocking has always been too great. Now a European team has successfully demonstrated autonomous outdoor flocking for the first time with up to 10 flyers in the air simultaneously for up to 20 minutes. The flyer of choice is the MK Basicset L4-ME made by the German company MikroKopter. They modified this by attaching an extension board carrying a variety of navigational devices such as a gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS receiver and so on as well as a wireless communications unit and a minicomputer to calculate trajectories. To simplify these calculations, all the quadcopters fly at the same altitude to make the flocking problem two-dimensional. The team say the quadcopters can fly autonomously in lines and circles and even demonstrate self-organising behaviour when confined to specific volumes of space. Crucially, the flock does not rely on any centralised control for its behaviour.The potential applications are numerous. The researchers imagine using them for large-scale, redundant observations over wide areas, perhaps for farming, traffic monitoring and, of course, military purposes. They might even put on aerial displays for entertainment purposes.


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Haha, meticulous planning. I work about 20 hours a week, I do research for another 20, and take or teach 2-3 classes. My schedule is full but it's doable. I include the weekends in that, since I enjoy my research anyway, so it doesn't feel like work.
It's not as bad as it sounds to people tbh. I find plenty of time to go out and things on top of that.
-My beliefs summarized in words much more eloquent than I could come up with
How the Universe came from nothing
Yea, that's actually probably partly true.
I'm really into the theoretical side of things. I find practical considerations kind of sully the aesthetic beauty of pure theory. Plus, all that wasted talent making things when it could be used to figure out new insights into the world.
It's mostly just all in good fun though.
Although...if I'm teaching, you need to attend. I'll fail you for mentioning engineering. I'm objective and fair like that.
Very true tbh. Science is inductive. Your idea just has to explain more and make better predictions.
1) Ohm's Law
2) Voltage Divider
3) Capacitors impede changes in voltage
4) Inductors impede changes in current
5) Resistors in Series and Parallel (inductor like resistor, capacitors the opposite)
6) Thevinin's Theorem
Electronics is a lot more interesting area IMO.
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The Israeli military has established a "depth corps" force to coordinate and execute multi-disciplinary missions far from the country's borders. The primary task of the corps, says Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, chief of the general staff, will be to extend joint operations into strategic theaters.
Modeled after the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command, creation of the depth corps force indicates Israel's military envisions that long-range, largely clandestine and multi-service missions will have a much higher priority than the conventional operations that have been the main focus of its activity for decades. It also suggests that Israel expects future wars to be long, difficult and not winnable only by fighting along its own borders.
The decision to establish the command stems from an assessment of the strategic shifts resulting from popular revolutions in the Arab world and Middle East, where moderate or predictable countries could become dominated by Islamic and even jihadist elements, as well as from the threat posed by a nuclear Iran.
Defense minister Ehud Barak and Gantz created the corps after recommendations from a team headed by Maj. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot. Eizenkot was tapped for the task last summer, after he completed his assignment as commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Northern Command, which is responsible for the border with Lebanon and the Golan Heights.
The new corps will be commanded by Maj. Gen. Shai Avital, 59, a former chief of the elite Sayeret Matkal commando force, veteran covert operations expert and close associate of Barak. Avital was recalled to active duty to head the corps, which is unusual. Gantz and Barak thought that the leader of such a command based on various special forces, each with their own capabilities and fighting traditions, would have to be a commander with the unique authority and experience to gain the confidence of subordinates during missions.
Predictably, some are calling the corps "the Iran Command." Israel has a command for Iran affairs—namely, the Mossad intelligence agency—which has been doing the heavy lifting in the campaign against the Iranian nuclear threat. If there is any unit within the IDF that deals with Iran specifically, it is the Israeli air force (IAF), the service that will be called upon in the event of an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Gantz instructed Eizenkot to assess recent developments and strategic shifts in the region to determine whether the IDF needed to make changes in its planning. In reviewing past assessments, Eizenkot's team, which comprised high-ranking officers and one senior Mossad official, discovered that the need for a deep-strike force had been identified as far back as 1982, when a decision was made to create a depth corps at the general staff level. Implementation was delayed until 1986 as a result of the First Lebanon War, which took place in 1982. Maj. Gen. (ret.) Doron Rubin was named head of the unit, but fallout from the raid it orchestrated against a base in Lebanon of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command in December 1988, code-named Operation Blue and Brown, shut down the command. During the operation, which took place in Nueimeh, four Golani Regiment soldiers were left behind and had to be rescued under fire by IAF Cobra helicopters. The soldiers, clutching the skids of the Cobras, were flown out to sea for pickup by Israeli navy boats. Rubin stepped down afterward and the special operations unit was absorbed into the Northern Command.
The mission concept will be split into two categories. The corps will work primarily with special forces and at times oversee their covert operations, or operate directly, but covertly, against targets—for example, Iran and its nuclear facilities—on the ground, should an air attack take place. The corps will have the authority to deploy special operations units when necessary, but under normal circumstances each unit's chain of command will remain unchanged.
The rationale behind the unit is that long-range operations require extensive cooperation between different parts of the defense establishment. To effectively combat Iran's nuclear ambitions, arms smuggling to Hamas, Hezbollah and worldwide terror organizations, certain units must work together, such as military intelligence, the Mossad and others. Military branches need to join forces (especially the air force and navy), and commanders and their subordinates need to coordinate activities. The corps will oversee training and operations by special forces in an effort to enable each unit to retain its unique capabilities, while operating with better coordination and less competition with each other.
Units tapped for missions will be placed under the corps' control according to mission function, and perform pre-planned or ad-hoc operations during war and inter-war periods. The corps itself is subordinate to the IDF chief of staff.
If a mission requires taking control of a sector in an enemy's rear zone, the command could be assigned responsibility, for example, to secure an area where strategic weapons are being smuggled.
For the IDF, the depth corps is a new concept for special forces. "Until now, few operations were carried out by more than one special forces unit," says Brig. Gen. (res.) Ilan Paz, former air force special forces commander. "The establishment of the new command will be justified only if it succeeds in achieving the synergy between the various units and becomes a force multiplier capable of implementing their special capabilities."
Experts warn that this synergy will be difficult to achieve. Each IDF special operations unit has its own fighting tradition gained over decades of clandestine actions and has been almost entirely self-sufficient during missions. Sayeret Matkal, for one, arguably the most storied special forces ground unit, has conducted extremely complex and spectacular missions over the years, most of which are still classified.
"At the end of the day," says Brig. Gen. (ret.) Dov Sedaka, former commander of Sayeret Matkal, the command's success or failure will depend on the authority it displays over subordinate units, each with unique training and capabilities. "If it coordinates them wisely, taking account of their characteristics, it could become a tremendous force multiplier."
While Israel's special forces have had spectacular successes, there has been a sense within the general staff since the Second Lebanon War in 2006 that the units could do more if they worked together more closely and there was better coordination between their respective branches. The corps could assist in mobilizing special forces for missions. More important, it will have the job of planning and leading operations in areas far beyond Israel's borders, operations that are connected to the covert war against terror organizations and thus indirectly against Iran. These operations would be similar to those that have been ascribed to Israel, such as alleged IAF strikes and special forces missions in Sudan against terror networks.
"What is happening today is that actions in the strategic depth area are largely the result of some momentary flash," a senior officer who helped draft the recommendations told the newspaper Haaretz. "An officer goes to military intelligence with an idea, and they start working on an operation. The corps, headed by a major general, would consider the threats methodically and continuously, and we hope it will lead to solutions and results," he said.


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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by eliasbboy, Nov 6, 2012.
Ain't nobody got time for that!
I would so pay to see that.
Extended versions?! Jesus, that's like 14 hours.
That's like an all day thing. You would have to live at the theater. Sounds fun.
I'll pass, they were too long to begin with
couldnt do it
My ass hurts in those seats after a two hour movie. I'd need a transplant after that marathon. I'd maybe watch the Two Towers. Helm's Deep would be awesome as hell to see the extended version in the theater.
That being said, I'm not going.
A lot of the extended running time was a super long credits scroll.
I enjoyed those films, but no way could I sit in a theater for that long.
I may do that
I better be able to lay in the aisle sometime during those movies. I hatting in those chairs after a while.
Can I step out and burn one between movies?
I hope so.
One of the best movie theatre experiences I ever had was seeing The Fellowship Of The Ring on opening night in a packed theatre full of fellow Tolkien geeks. I went by myself and wound up in a conversation with some other people in my row about the exclusion of Tom Bombadil in the movie
That sounds kind of fun though.
Absolutely not, you are locked in for the entire duration of all 3 movies. No piss breaks, food, nothing.
I would love to see this again on the big screen but I have the extended version box set. It's a rainy weekend thing for us...but we have to take multiple breaks so I would never survive all three, back to back in a movie theater.
I would look like Gollum by the time I left the theatre.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — There were high-fives and handshakes for assistant coach Jeremy Joye as the Spartanburg Methodist players filed onto the bus Saturday morning for pregame brunch.
Joye had been stuck on campus because of other duties at the school and had to fly out on his own for the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. He was supposed to arrive Friday night, but his flight from Cleveland, after leaving from Greenville-Spartanburg airport, was delayed three hours, so he missed his connection in Denver and had to spend the night.
Finally, he got to the team hotel at about 9 a.m., just in time to check in before the Pioneers left to eat at 10:45 a.m., four hours before the opening game against Walters State at Suplizio Field.
"All right! It's JJ."
"JJ's in the house."
"Nice to see you, sir. Glad you could make it."
Some didn't even notice he was there until halfway through brunch.
"Hey, when did you get here?"
Since Tuesday, Joye was keeping up with the team mostly through text messages, Twitter and Facebook.
"Man, it was killing me," he said.
Need to hydrate
Eating was light, at least for some, at the pregame meal because breakfast at the hotel was pancakes. Most of the players kept it to fruit and water, an expensive check for a party of 30-plus at a buffet.
SMC's starting pitcher for the first game, Dylan Rogers, who hates to drink water even though it's been highly recommended out here in the desert, did have water. But it was in the form of ice cubes in his soda. Closer Cody Mincey didn't eat or drink anything and that was a bit of a concern.
Those were to be the bookend arms of an SMC victory. Pitching coach Matt Williams wants Rogers to get to Rickey Rice, then Josh Escoffier, and then Mincey. Of course, the ultimate would be from Rogers to Mincey.
Fowl ball
Traffic holdup on the way back from lunch was caused by the smallest of culprits.
A duckling following its mother across a crowded street got to the other side but couldn't get over the curb. So people were out of their cars and off their motorcycles trying to corral the duck. It was scooting right past them and between their legs.
"They sent their worst infielders for this job," head coach Tim Wallace said.
Finally, a woman scooped up the duckling.
There was applause.
Time to focus
Definite mood change between lunch and 30 minutes later when the team loaded the bus again, headed to Canyon View Park for batting practice before going to the stadium.
While before, the players were singing and laughing and making strange noises (maybe some of that was singing), now they were completely quiet.
They were in uniform. Guys who would wear eye black already had their faces smeared. On the bus radio was the first tournament game. As they hit the field, the game was also being broadcast on the public address system.
SMC was next. It was time.
Motivational message
As the bus rolled into its parking spot at Suplizio Field, the game prior to SMC's was ending early, 12-2, by mercy rule. The Pioneers would go straight into the visitors' dugout. No waiting.
Wallace had this to say to his team:
"If you want to win this thing, you have to go ahead and decide that you're selling out on everything. You're chesting-up every ground ball. You're running down every fly ball. You're running out every ball you hit. You have to sell out if we're going to win. If not, you'll be out of here. If you don't go 100 percent on every pitch, every play, you will be out of here. It's great to get here. It's embarrassing to lose and go home early, especially with the talent we have. … If you get on base, be aggressive. I said it when we started running, we'll live or die by it. We've done a whole lot of living. So stay aggressive on the base paths, make other people make plays. … Play our game. Don't change. Just because the scenery has changed, just because the backstop has changed, just because there are grandstands, it's the same game. If we play the game the way we've been playing all year, we'll be fine."
Blowout and barbecue
The game was a back-and-forth offensive explosion, 10 runs each through six innings, but SMC pulled away for a big win, 19-11.
Afterward, Wallace told the team: "Some of you guys need to wipe the bright lights and glare out of your eyes. It's the same game anywhere we play. Go out there and throw strikes. Offensively, good job swinging the bats. Nice job making plays. We've just got to pitch a little better."
Last year, as Wallace says, the Pioneers were two and barbecue, two straight losses and headed home to Spartanburg. This year, it was one and barbecue. But the one was a big win and the barbecue was a dinner provided by a local rotary group.
On the road with SMC: Familiar face arrives in time for opener
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — There were high-fives and handshakes for assistant coach Jeremy Joye as the Spartanburg Methodist players filed onto the bus Saturday morning for pregame brunch.


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We all know that carrying too many extra kilos can up the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes – so how come up to 30 per cent of us can be very overweight yet still have healthy hearts and healthy levels of blood glucose?
One possibility is the 'fit and fat' theory that suggests being physically active can protect us from chronic diseases even when we weigh too much. One effect of exercise, for instance is that it makes muscles use up more blood glucose for fuel – this can help ward off Type 2 diabetes by keeping blood glucose levels down.
But fitness isn't the whole story, says endocrinologist Dr Daniel Chen from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
"Studies also show that some obese people who aren't physically active are also unexpectedly free of problems like high blood pressure and high blood fats," he says.
What's more, they're also insulin sensitive which means their body's insulin is doing a good job of keeping their blood glucose levels healthy - this is the opposite of insulin resistance, the common condition that means your insulin is struggling to keep the glucose in your blood under control and puts you in the running for diabetes.
"One of the differences that sets these healthier overweight people apart is whereabouts on the body they store their excess fat. In people whose insulin is working well fat is more likely to be carried around the hips and thighs rather than around the waist," explains Chen who's trying to find out why some obese people side step the insulin resistance that sets others up for diabetes.
The surplus fat that clings to hips and thighs is different to the fat that hugs the waistline. Called subcutaneous fat, it sits there under the skin doing nothing other than padding out your jeans. But fat around the waist is likely to be visceral fat which is bad news for two reasons, he says.
"One is that it secretes inflammatory chemicals that contribute to heart disease and diabetes, the other is that it releases fatty acids which can be harmful too – they end up being stored in the liver and muscles and this makes it harder for the body to keep blood glucose levels down," he says. "But overweight people whose insulin is working well tend to have less of this 'bad' fat. They might have a lot of fat around the arms, legs and hips but they're not storing it around the waist, so in terms of diabetes it's not a problem."
Having this visceral fat can give even a relatively slim person a higher risk of diabetes than someone who weighs more, but carries their extra kilos around the hips and thighs.
"People can be slim but still have this harmful fat around the waist – including some Asian people who tend to have a lower BMI yet still have visceral fat around the middle," Chen says.
But although some overweight people may be protected from diabetes and heart disease, they're not bulletproof – the extra weight is still going to increase the risk of osteoarthritis, for instance, by adding a burden to hips and knees, he adds.
"Whether there's less risk of cancer with healthier obese people isn't clear. So far we only know there's less diabetes and fewer deaths from heart disease – but we also know there's an increased risk of cancer from diabetes."
Dr Daniel Chen needs more volunteers for his research to find out why some overweight people are protected from diabetes - if science can find a way to identify obese people who are insulin-sensitive more resources can be directed to those who are obese and insulin-resistant too, he says.
If you have a BMI of 30 or more, are aged between 18 and 70 and live in the Sydney area or in NSW, he'd like to hear from you. Contact (02) 9295 8557 or firstname.lastname@example.com. If you don't know your BMI, you can use the Better Health Channel's online calculator to work it out.


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This Saturday and Sunday, Newton will once again host the Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA pageants. Libby Watkins, assistant state director for Future Productions, is excited to bring this event back to Newton.
"The Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA pageants are thrilled to be back in Newton for the third year," Watkins said. It is wonderful to bring such a high profile and internationally recognized event back to the community of Newton. Thanks to Newton High School, local hotels, local restaurants, and the support of the Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau, we are happy to have found a home for our state pageant."
The show will be held in Newton Senior High School's Center for Performance and tickets will be available for purchase at the door. Saturday's preliminary round start at 8 p.m. and the final round takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Watkins gave some insight as to what Newtonians can expect from the show.
"Over 100 young ladies from across the state will vie for the coveted titles of Miss Iowa USA 2014 and Miss Iowa Teen USA 2014," Watkins said. "Each contestant will compete in three equally scored areas of competition including interview, swimwear, and evening gown.
"We would encourage local residents to come and check out this exciting event that is happening in their back yards," she continued. "Newtonians can take pride in watching the National Miss USA telecast and NBC and knowing that their state representative was crowned in their hometown."
The emcee for this year's show will be Future Productions Co-Director Denise Wallace. Future is also the official state pageant producer for the Miss Universe Organization. Watkins wouldn't reveal this year's judging panel, however, she did give slight hints about them.
"The six judges consist of key players in the business and entertainment industries," Watkins said. "On this year's panel, we have judges coming all the way from Nevada, Michigan, Minnesota and South Dakota."
Watkins also explained what makes judging a pageant so unique.
"Pageantry is subjective. The ladies are not competing in measurable tasks like how fast they run or how high they jump," she said. "When you get six different people's opinions on who they each believe to be the most beautiful and capable of representing an international brand, it is anyone's game. There are no favorites. We wish all of the contestants the best of luck."
In addition to benefiting the local economy, Watkins spoke about how beneficial these competitions are to charities as well as the contestants.
"We look forward to returning to Newton each year as local dignitaries and many movers and shakers in your community have been such supporters of this event that recognizes young women in your state," she said. This year, over 1.3 million dollars in scholarships will be available at the pageant."
"Most importantly, the new Miss Iowa USA 2014 amd Miss Iowa Teen USA 2014 will forge alliances with charitable organizations and causes around the state to bring awareness," she continued. "Miss Iowa USA 2014 will advance to the nationally televised Miss USA pageant live on NBC television next year. If she wins that, she will compete in front of a worldwide television audience of over 1 billion people to become the next Miss Universe."
Watkins, NCVB, and the whole team at Future Productions highly recommend attending this year's shows.
"It's a live show so anything can happen," Watkins said. "We are looking forward to the crowning of two deserving young women who's lives will be forever changed, but even more so we are thrilled to provide all of the contestants the opportunity to celebrate one another's achievements and be each other's biggest cheerleaders this weekend. "
"This is an event about women supporting other women," she continued. "One thing in particular that is exciting is that the newly crowned Miss Iowa USA will head off to the Bahamas to represent the state and serve as a guest of the Atlantis Paradise Island for a celebrity appearance in November."
Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Full time: Sparta Prague 0-1 Chelsea
It's important not to get carried away, so let's settle for saying that was the worst game in football history. It was won by a classy goal from the substitute Oscar, and Chelsea are all but through to the last 16. I'd love to stop and chat but there's another MBM starting in 42 seconds' time. Bye!
90 min There will be three minutes of added nervous breakdown.
90 min Uefa should fine both these sides for bringing the game into disrepute. What a stinker.
89 min Ramires destroys four low-flying helicopters with a 25-yard shot.
88 min "All you blokes discussing Valentines is keeping me amused tonight," says Brandy Thomas. Cool your jets, Dunne. "I am female and 80+, and live next door to John Terry, so have been a Chelsea fan for ever!"
87 min Roman Bednar, once of West Brom, replaces Josef Husbauer.
84 min Almost a second goal for Chelsea. Torres ran at the defence on the left of the box and struck a crisp, rising drive that was palmed round by Vaclik at the near post. That'was a decent save.
It was a fine goal actually. Oscar played a crisp one-two with Hazard, shifted the ball away from the last man Svejdik and passed the ball gently wide of the keeper Vaclik. A touch of class from Brazil's best young footballer.
GOAL! Sparta Prague 0-1 Chelsea (Oscar 82)
Oscar scores within seconds of coming on. Rafa in!
82 min A substitution for both sides. Oscar replaces Juan Mata, and Manuel Pamis comes on for Ladislav Krejci, who was one of the better players in this soul-crushing game.
81 min Zapotocny's cross from a narrow position on the right is scuffed wide by Kweuke, 15 yards out. It was a half-chance at best; I'd probably say it was a 44.183901 per cent chance
80 min "Rob, you're suffering," says Jonathan Denness. "This may (not) help. Sparta Prague (numerous references) are the only team to knock Watford out of Europe whose current manager Gianfranco Zola (preamble) will not become the next manager of Chelsea (47min) whose "celebrity" supporter Tim Lovejoy (54 min) confessed in a Chelsea programme that he used to go and see Watford (presumably because it was better than watching Chelsea at the time) as his second team. A couple of answers: 22 min: yes, but not for long, 63 min: got one. Torres has never been the same since he had a normal haircut – if I remember correctly, Saint Sid said 'he has three haircuts, all of them bad'. Football last 90 minutes, good job Chelsea don't play test matches."
78 min Cech claims the lively Krejci's cross. Yes, I have been reduced to desperate a goalkeeper catching a cross. This is mogadon football.
77 min "Come on now, surely it's not that bad," says Robin Hazlehurst. "Nobody ever comes to the MBM for the football – and I assume I'm including you in that – we're only here for the, er, bantz, and there's a lot of that flying around tonight. The crack is great on here, I've never seen so many emails during one match, even if half of them are from Dunne. Who needs a good football match when you have a rocking party like this. Yeah!"
How do you know when it's actually a nervous breakdown rather than just a bad day.
76 min I swear to you: nothing is happening. Apart from a substitution: the Cameroon striker Leony Kweuke replaces David Lafata, who missed the best chance of the match in the first half.
75 min "Evening Rob," says Simon McMahon. "Bought some strawberries in Lidl today. They came in a heart-shaped box. I think Kurt Cobain would have approved, don't you?"
74 min Frank Lampard has just signed a book deal to write up some of the bedtime stories he tells his children. Could he not just shove on a video of this game?
72 min "Hey there Rob," says James Sprague. "With no horse in this race, I've decided to back S. Prague. Any guesses as to why? (Aren't we having fun!?)" Well I haven't cried for nearly 10 minutes now so, yes, I suppose we are.
71 min Torres, 25 yards out, shanks a miserable shot out for a throw-in.
70 min Crikey, a half-chance. Mata's clipped short-range cross finds Lampard 10 yards out, but he flicks his header straight at the keeper Vaclik. He needed more pace on the cross really.
70 min This is a game that not even a mother could love.
69 min Former footballer Yossi Benayoun comes on for Marko Marin. "I spoke to your sometime colleague Ian McCourt about finders' fees for wee Ryan Dunne," says Brian Power. "Are you all in on the act? If you throw water on Glendenning, is Dunne the result?" Ha. I can't decide who should be more insulted by that, Baz or Ryan Dunne.
68 min Husbauer is booked for showing studs in the vicinity of Ramires.
67 min A Chelsea player passes the ball straight into touch. "Goodness me" sighs the ESPN co-commentator Craig Burley.
66 min This game needs a goal as much as Beck/Baby D/Glasvegas/whoever else has covered that song needed your lovin'.
65 min Sparta have a long spell of possession, all in front of Chelsea though. Kadlec's long-range shot hits a defender.
64 min Precisely 119 months ago, Scott Murray did this. Hands up who knows how he felt?
63 min Who needs a drink?
62 min "You're missing the existential aspect here," writes
my therapist Mick Whyte. "Watching great games like last night is EVEN BETTER when you have been forced to sit through this kind of torture. 'The Europa League – sponsored made just about tolerable by Heineken'
61 min Mata's lovely scoop over the top finds Torres on the right of the box. He toebungs it back infield to Marin, whose first-time shot is blocked by a defender. Still, something happened.
60 min "I feel your pain," says Iain Fanthorpe, slipping on a marigold. "I am currently watching this game on Czech TV – with Czech commentary – even their commentators have been bored into submission. At least this game is better than the Sparta v Liverpool game a few years back . GBP 60 ticket, minus 6, only non-alcoholic beer on sale, 3 shots on target, ended 0-0. .. oh."
57 min Cahill, already booked, puts his studs on the back of Krejci's foot 35 yards from goal. Krejci flew through the air in pain. Some referees would have given him a second yellow, although I reckon a final warning is about right.
56 min SOMEONE BLOODY DO SOMETHING PLEASE. Please.
55 min "Seems like a boring game," says Andres Munoz. "I'm in school right now in the States. Reading about it." In class? What are you studying? Existential misery?
54 min "Forced to choose, Tim Lovejoy would probably pick The Bends as the greatest Radiohead album," says Ryan Dunne. "The prosecution rests Your Honour." No way! Lovejoy would surely choose Kid A, or maybe that 2011 monstrosity. I wish I could find, on YouTube, that clip of Lovejoy in his Ramones T-shirt.
53 min Hybs's decent swirling shot from 25 yards is comfortably patted down by Cech.
52 min Nothing is happening. Don't shoot the text messenger.
51 min "I would encourage all to watch next time a Chelsea player a low hard cross," says Brendan Large. "Torres will jog into the box, stand behind a defender, not make any effort to get in front of him and then look disappointed when his colleague doesn't thread the ball through the opponent's legs (actually these days he doesn't even bother looking disappointed. Oh and also, Lukaku is still on Chelsea's books!"
Torres does sometimes have the gait of a man in the throes of a thundering existential crisis. And who can blame him.
50 min Chelsea get a free-kick, wide on the left. Lampard turns wine into water with a poor delivery.
49 min "Come on Rob, Creep might be the unofficial MBM-er anthem, but Kid A is surely better than The Bends!" says Ryan Dunne. "Similarly, Radiohead's more recent noodliness still had some moments of Kid A-style genius, and personally I'd take Thom Yorke's solo album (Atoms For Peace is lovely) over the band's (relatively speaking) more meat-and-potatoes MOR moments. That said, Radiohead aren't as good as U2, the world's greatest band."
Ryan, you were doing so well until, well, the first word of that email.
48 min Gary Cahill mistakes himself for Franz Beckenbauer, as he did at Wembley last week. This time he gets away with it as Krejci shanks a 20-yard shot out for a throw-in.
47 min Okay, here's a question. Who will – not who should – be Chelsea manager next season and why. I reckon it might be Michael Laudrup.
46 min The bad news is that the second half is underway; the good news is that there's only another 45 minutes of this and then we can go and watch the darts. (Or romance the love of our lives; same difference really.)
"I'd rather have us playing with 10 men, than with Torres!" says Salman Majid. "Wouldn't it be wiser, or even more sensible to bring on Oscar, and play Mata at the tip? Spain were in a similar dilemma, having only Torres upfront. They saw sense and played with Fabregas. If Spain can do it, Chelsea may well at least try."
Indeed. It's the golden rule of football, and indeed life: if in doubt, false your nine.
Half time: Sparta Prague 0-0 Chelsea
An awful game of football. But please come back in 10 minutes for the second half!!
45+1 min Another awkward dipping long-range strike from Lampard – has there ever been anyone who hits the target with such consistency from outside the box – is saved at the second attempt by Vaclik.
45 min Have y'all seen this film? If not, rectify the situation at your earliest convenience. It's awesome.
44 min Cech comes right to the edge of the area to collect a through ball, but fumbles it and has to lump it out for a throw-in.
41 min Chelsea, quite frankly, look like they can't be bothered. Their attacking play is miserably low-key.
40 min A thoroughly inept sliding tackle from Cahill on Lafata brings a deserved yellow card.
39 min Mata plays the ball into Lampard in the bench. He is under pressure and falls over, but the ball runs to Torres, who is also falling over as he stabs it straight at Vaclik from 15 yards. That wasn't as good a chance as the earlier one.
38 min "What a boring match!" says Salman Majid. "Off to watch 'Die Hard. And why Rafa starts with Torres instead of Ba is beyond any sense! Marin seems to be the only lively player out there."
Ba is ineligible, although I blame Rafa for that too.
Poor old Rafa. I'm surprised he hasn't been blamed for the recession, or David Cameron's hair, or Radiohead disappearing up their own airbag.
36 min Another opportunity for Sparta, with Lafata crunching a shot wide of the near post from 16 yards following a low cross from the right. He looks he has barn-door issues, as that was another fairly decent chance.
35 min Saying which, a Sparta corner almost leads to a Chelsea goal. A quick break ended up with Mata playing the ball to Torres, who stabbed a fairly tame shot from 15 yards that was blocked by Vaclik.
34 min It's all Sparta just now, with Ivanovic desperately sliding the ball behind for a corner. Chelsea have been really shoddy in the last 20 minutes.
31 min A preposterous miss from Lafata, A deflected shot came through to him seven yards out, through on goal, and he welted it wide in the comedy style.. He was actually in an offside position but I don't think the flag went up.
29 min This is the kind of match that could catalyse an existential crisis. Nothing is happening. Nothing.
27 min Krejci's deflected 20-yard shot kicks up a little awkwardly and is well held by Cech. It's as if the first 10 minutes lulled Chelsea into a false sense of security – they have lacked concentration and purpose since.
26 min "Haneke's beautiful debut feature The Seventh Continent, featuring a suicide pact between a primary school-aged girl and her parents, is one up on Amour as a Valentine's Day movie," says Phil Podolsky. "Also, I saw Amour at a late night screening in a poncy little cinema hall. There was a couple hugging and eating popcorn - during Amour, for heaven's sake!!! My outraged whisper, delivered in my worst American accent, did the trick and scared them off it."
You should have done the full Mark Corrigan. Actually, that's possibly the crossover between youth and middle age. When you are young you're the one talking or hugging; when you're middle aged you're the one getting annoyed by the people talking or hugging.
25 min "Does anyone give out chocolates to all the ladies at the Guardian the way I do in mine?" says Linus John. "Really puts me up a couple notches with the ladies." Christ no, morale isn't that good.
24 min Chelsea are back in control: of the ball, the game, their destiny and everything else.
23 min Where your career's going, whether there's someone out there for you and whether there's really any point keeping that Royksopp CD you haven't played since 2003.
22 min Do you ever wonder what you're doing with your life?
21 min In terms of entertainment, this game is exceptionally boring.
20 min Emails please! Don't leave me alone. <Risible cliche> Not on today of all days </risible cliche>
19 min This is Sparta's best spell of the match, with lots of possession in Chelsea's half, although it would be a stretch to say Chelsea are under pressure.
16 min Sparta create a chance from nothing. Kadlec's angled ball in from the right went over the head of a couple of defenders to find Lafata, who lost Azpilicueta near the penalty spot but volleyed a first-time effort over the bar. It was a pretty decent chance, although he was stretching.
13 min The referee could declare this a 2-0 Chelsea win right now and save everyone the bother.
12 min Sparta are playing exclusively on the break, and fairly ineptly too. They look like a team who know they are out of their class.
9 min While "Amour" certainly is an instant Valentine's Day movie classic, i think it can easily be topped by Lars von Trier's "Antichrist"," says Martin Hutap. "Maybe next year, Rob Coughlan?"
8 min Marin zips into the area and plays a fine reverse pass to overlapping Hazard, who clips a low ball right across the face of goal. I think he was caught between the cross and the shot.
7 min Chelsea are playing with the authority of, well, European champions. Sparta have hardly had a kick.
6 min Mata's classy disguised pass from the right almost finds Torres on the six-yard line. Holek gets the first and slides the ball behind.
5 min "Is 'Cech' Czech for 'goalkeeper'?" says Oliver Pattenden. As well as Petr Cech, Sparta have Marek Cech on the bench.
4 min Chelsea have started confidently, moving the ball around nicely. This strong XI should have too much for Sparta. Lampard's awkwarly dipping 25-yarder is saved at the second attempt by Vaclik.
2 min Valentine's Day wouldn't be Valentine's Day without ... an email from Ryan Dunne. "Hawrite Rob! Ah, the ol 'MBM the early kick off so I can clock off early for some hot Valentine's Day action' trick. Playa! Although everyone's heart weeps at footballers having to work at Christmastime like priests and Santa, surely Valentine's Day presents its own problems? Surely footballer's wives, like most non-single women, would be expecting to get wined and dined tonight, yet their partners are off playing football on the other side of the world! I'd have thought Chelsea's first XI would have tried to get out of tonight by invoking 'grief from the missus'. I hope JT, Lamps etc at least bought some roses and cuddly toys before leaving. Or don't you get Chelsea-themed lingerie? The Glorious Glasgow Rangers definitely do a ladies range!"
I want to adopt you as a house pet, Ryan Dunne.
1 min Sparta kick off from left to right. They are in burgundy; Chelsea are in blue.
"I'm actually skipping work and taking the wife to see Amour instead of watching this match," says Rob Coughlan. "That's where I'm at in life. Absolutely nothing to do with the current state of Chelsea…"
Amour? On Valentine's Day? I suppose it's a bit rich giving romantic advice given how I'm spending tonight, but: Amour? On Valentine's Day?
Team news
Sparta Prague (possible 4-2-3-1) Vaclik; Zapotocny, Svejdik, Holek, Hybs; Husbauer, Vacha; Kadlec, Matejovsky, Krejci; Lafata.
Subs: Cech, Pamic, Kweuke, Vidlicka, Polom, Bednar, Janos.
Chelsea (possible 4-2-3-1) Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Bertrand; Ramires, Lampard; Marin, Mata, Hazard; Torres.
Subs: Turnbull, Cole, Oscar, Ferreira, Terry, Benayoun, Ake.
Referee Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Token Valentine's Day-themed preamble
Ah, Valentine's Day: loneliness, regret and the Europa League. Chelsea certainly didn't think they'd be spending Valentine's night like this. Last May, after nine years of
remorseless stalking unrequited love, they finally got together with The One: the Champions League. Now, on Valentine's Day, they are back in bed with the Europa League, whose booty texts they'd been ignoring for over a decade.
The last time Chelsea played in this competition was October 2002, when a team including Gianfranco Zola, Jody Morris and Emmanuel Petit – and with ambition's Winston Bogarde on the bench – were embarrassed by Viking Stavanger. Mind you, not everything has changed. Chelsea's goalscorers that day were John Terry and Frank Lampard.
This Chelsea team are the best around when it comes to the B-list competitions – they have won four FA Cups and two League Cups in the last eight years – and they are clearly one of the favourites to win this competition. Sparta Prague should give them few problems. The winners play Ajax or Steaua in the last 16.
Kick off is at 6pm.


text: Thanks everyone.:) Radar is still lethargic and he isn't interested in food, water, or even chicken broth.:( All he wants to do is sleep. I just got off the phone with my vet hospital which is also an ER hospital and I was told that he should be seen tonight because he can become dehydrated and get low blood sugar quickly. Just to be seen it'll cost me $135 so I'll just have to charge it and hope that whatever is wrong with him isn't too serious.:( I'll update this thread later. Please continue sending prayers and positive thoughts his way. Thanks.:)


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A week or two ago I went to the CCO (Cosmetics Company Outlet) in Cheshire Oaks to see what I could find!
Whilst the shop itself was pretty sparse, there were a few decent things from MAC – all Limited Editions from previous seasons.
I bought three things – the mirror from the Hello Kitty Collection, a lip gloss and a Lip Stick from the Dame Edna Collection. So odd – I thought those collections pretty much sold out!
I love the lipstick from the Dame Edna Collection! Coral – although the stick is already coming off it! D'oh!
Its the lipstick I wore in this tutorial in case you are wondering!
I was a good girl and resisted a lot of things at the CCO! To be honest the discount wasn't that good – for example a £12 lip gloss was about £9.
Here is the mirror I got – argh! When I get home I noticed there was a scratch, which is so, so, so, so, annoying because its a good hour away from me!
Still – not a bad haul.


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Red herring
Red herring is an argument, given in reply, that does not address the original issue. Critically, a red herring is a deliberate attempt to change the subject or divert the argument.
This isn't so much a fallacy as it is an evasion tactic. The red herring is similar to a "wild goose chase." When someone leads the debate off on a red herring, they are trying to divert attention away from a particular argument, and toward some inconsequential statement that you may have made, or inventing some tangent to go off on. Creationists often use this when they attack the Big Bang Theory to try and prove evolution wrong. The Big Bang and evolution are completely separate theories, and are not mutually inclusive. The Creationist trying to debate the Big Bang is a red herring.
"Evolution is impossible because the Big Bang is a totally unacceptable theory because it defies the word of our loving Creator, He who sent His only Son, our Lord to...[continue with mindless religious yammering ad infinitum]."
The Big Bang has nothing to do with evolution. If it was proven wrong tomorrow, it wouldn't change the fact that organisms evolve to adapt to their environment, or they die.


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Question: If I work during my breast cancer (radiation and/or chemotherapy) treatment, will that affect my chances of survival?
Answer: Working during your cancer treatments will not affect your breast cancer survival. We certainly encourage women to lead as normal a lifestyle as possible. And one of the hopes we have for them is that they will continue to be very involved in their communities, in their workplace, with their families, and feel pretty good during all of their treatments. So we encourage our patients to lead as normal a lifestyle as possible, and if that means work, there is certainly no reason to think that would affect your cancer.
Next: What can I do that will help me adjust to my body changes?
Previous: Which is more effective at reducing fatigue, rest or exercise?


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ORION TWP. >> Nikhil Dwibhashyam missed the semifinals in the Scripps National Spelling Bee by one point, according to his mother, Padmaja Avantsa, who sent an e-mail from National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington D.C.
�The cut off score was 28 and he got 27,� she wrote.
Dwibhashyam, an eighth-grade student at Scripps Middle School in the Lake Orion Community Schools district, represented the region after winning The Oakland Press Regional Spelling Bee in February. The Oakland Press sponsored his trip to the national contest this week where he competed against 280 spellers from around the country and world. According to the National Spelling Bee Twitter feed, Dwibhashyam spelled vorlage and caduceus correctly Wednesday during the round that was televised on ESPN3. On Tuesday, he participated in the first computerized round.
The 46 semifinalists will appear on ESPN2 Thursday, and the finalists will compete Thursday night on ESPN.
Besides Avantsa, Dwibhashyam�s father, Ram Dwibhashyam, and his sister, Neha Dwibhashyam, went on the weeklong trip that ends Friday.


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Somehow I Missed 'Equal Pay Day'Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton certainly didn't.
Opinion: Obama's Talk Of A War on Women Contradicted By The Elevation Of Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton is a glowing example of the heights women are reaching in the United States in recent times. She contradicts the notion thrust forth by President Obama and his political party that there is an alleged-"War on Women".
Opinion: Democrats Pick Another Losing Issue Focusing On BindersIt's great that Obama made the binders the headlines since last Tuesday night's debate because the truth about Mitt Romney's record on hiring women and the truth about Obama's alleged war on women is finally coming out – and helping Romney in the polls.


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Grow What You Know
Beginning Genealogy Classes
Has the summer left you feeling a little rusty in terms of your genealogical research skills? We have just the solution. Join us at the SCGS Library each Tuesday morning 9:30am-11:30am through the month of September.
September 6 - The Basics of Getting Started
September 13 - Census Records and Substitutes
September 20 - Church Records
September 27 - Military and Land Records
Register by phone at 818-843-7247 or email at email@example.com
Lunch 'n' Learn
Saturday, September 10
12:00 lunch, 1:00 sessions
12:00 lunch, 1:00 sessions
"Patronymic Practices -
A Portal to the Past" presented by George Coulter
"Finding Foreign Records"
A Portal to the Past" presented by George Coulter
The presentation covers the basics of naming practices utilized by various nations and ethnic groups, with emphasis on patronymic surnames. We compare and contrast patronymics, epithets, surnames of place, and occupational surnames, to illustrate how each surname can provide clues to permit determination of the national and/or ethnic background of the bearer.
George P. Coulter, a genealogical writer, speaker, and consultant, honed his skills in those endeavors during his years as a California attorney, before becoming a professional genealogist. He received his A.B. degree in Political Science from UCLA, concurrent with a commission in the US Navy.George is a Life Member of the National Genealogical Society, a member of the Society of Genealogists (London), the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, the Dyfed (Wales) Family History Society, and a number of local historical and genealogical societies.
"Finding Foreign Records"
presented by Richard McBride
The Family History Libraries have a treasure trove of microfilm and books at their disposal. Our speaker will show you how to find these treasures.
Dr. Richard D. McBride is the Director of the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center. He has been involved in family history research for about 40 years. He was born and raised in Mesa, AZ. After graduating from UCLA with a PhD in Applied Mathematics, he taught for 32 years at the University of Southern California. He currently is an Emeritus USC Professor of Management Science and Logistics. He is married to Georgia West and they have seven children.
The sessions are open to the public free to the public at no charge; however, donations will be gladly accepted. The library will not be open for research.
The SCGS Webinar series has been a very successful way to introduce our Society and Jamboree to researchers around the world. We have welcomed more than 5,000 genealogists since the series began in March.
What is this "webinar" thing any way? It's a way of delivering a presentation or class over the internet. Viewers log in at the scheduled time to watch a top-notch speaker provide information, including slides and handouts, on a specific topic.
Upcoming SCGS sessions are listed below. Click to register for the session.
There will be no webinar on Saturday, September 3, due to the Labor Day weekend. Stay safe and have a great holiday!
September 21 - 6pm PDT - Immigrant Cluster Communities: Past, Present and Future - Lisa Alzo. There are a handful of "cluster" immigrant communities throughout the United States that blossomed during the late 19th/early 20th centuries. This session will demonstrate how exploring "cluster genealogy" can often break down brick walls, and review how 21st technology can be used to rebuild "cluster communities" in the virtual world. Using tools such as family web sites, social networking sites, Wikis, etc. to build online genealogical communities will also be briefly discussed.
October 1 - 10am PDT - Remembering the Ladies: Researching Your Female Ancestors - Gena Philibert Ortega. Women ancestors can be difficult to trace but not impossible. This presentation goes over resources for tracing the women in your family. Sources discussed include federal and state census records, immigration, vital records, church records, journals, newspapers, court records, library archives and manuscript collections.
October 19 - 6pm PDT - Yes You Can! Do Genealogy in Spite of a Learning Disability - Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, CG - A presentation designed to help those with learning disabilities (specifically, dyslexia and related problems) learn ways to be successful in doing genealogical research. Hints for reading records and reports and well as writing up findings will be provided. This program comes out of 13 years as a college professor: the speaker is a dyslexic who went undiagnosed until her mid-30s, yet she is known for her effective writing style and precise research skills.
November and 2012 sessions will be announced as they are scheduled. No webinars are scheduled for December.
You can find webinars on dozens of different topics offered by Legacy, RootsMagic, Geneabloggers and other groups. DearMYRTLE has developed an extensive list of webinars athttp://blog.geneawebinars.com/
The Jamboree Extension Series webinars are (or will soon be) archived on the members-only section of the SCGS website. The website is undergoing some work and our IT team will have all of the sessions available by the end of August.
4 Sept United Daughters of the Confederacy Meeting
5 Sept Labor Day
6 Sept Beginning Genealogy Class
6 Sept Writer's Group
10 Sept Jamboree Planning Committee
10 Sept Lunch & Learn
10 Sept African-American Interest Group
12 Sept Legacy Users Group
13 Sept Beginning Genealogy Class
15 Sept SCGS Board Meeting
17 Sept German Interest Group
18 Sept RootsMagic User Group
20 Sept Beginning Genealogy Class
20 Sept Hispanic Tuesday
25 Sept Writer's Group
27 Sept Beginning Genealogy Class
Second Tuesday - German Workgroup
Third Tuesday - Hispanic Tuesday
Every Wednesday - French-Canadian Research Team
Every Thursday - German Research Team
Every Friday - 1890 Project Proofreading Team
If you have events that you would like listed in the SCGS update, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Put "Area Event" in the subject line.


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UH West Oʻahu Announces Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. as Design-Assist Partner, General Contractor for Kapolei CampusUniversity of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
Public Relations and Marketing Department
Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. has been chosen as the design-assist partner and general contractor to build the first phase of the UH West Oʻahu campus in the City of Kapolei. Groundbreaking will take place within the first quarter of 2009 and inaugural classes are slated for fall 2010.
As the design-assist partner, Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. will work closely with UHWO administration and consultants to expedite and manage the value-conscious, sustainable project. The company will collaborate in cost estimating, value engineering, constructability and other related pre-construction issues that will yield greater value for the project.
Locally-owned Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. has operated in Hawaiʻi for over 40 years and brings a wealth of experience in the design-assist process as well as, constructing educational, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified facilities. A few notable projects that were completed on time and on budget by the company include Kapolei High School, Kapolei Middle School, Punahou Case Middle School and the Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus.
Phase one of the UHWO campus will accommodate more than 1,500 students with six buildings — Administration, Campus Center, Library, Classrooms 1A and 1B, and Maintenance. The architectural design of the new campus will incorporate the latest trends in environmental sustainability — striving to achieve a LEED certification by following strict standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council.
UH West Oʻahu is currently seeking a zone change request (Bill 25) and a plan review use permit from the Honolulu City Council, which will complete the entitlement process.
UH West Oʻahu became a four-year, comprehensive university when it served its first class of freshmen in fall 2007. The university offers quality education, small classes and personalized attention at convenient locations. For more information about UH West Oʻahu, visit uhwo.hawaii.edu or call 454-4700 or toll-free (866) 299-8656.
Editor's Note: Request new campus renderings, maps, digital walk through and/or fly over files by emailing Gale Mejia at email@example.com or call 808-620-9517 (Oʻahu).
For more information, visit: http://www.uhwo.hawaii.edu


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Guest Author - Angela Thornton-Millard
The best way to stay on track with your plans to eat healthy foods is to plan ahead. But what happens when you were up with a sick baby all night, at an hours-long soccer tournament or at a church committee meeting that ran late and you didn't have time to pack your lunch? Here are five ways to handle the temptations that are bound to come your way from time to time. Not all of these will work all of the time but they are some options to consider next time that double cheeseburger or four-layer chocolate cake is calling your name.
Know your triggers. If you were not able to plan your meals due to a hectic schedule or mild crisis, chances are you also did not get enough sleep. Fatigue can make us much more susceptible to temptation. But simply being aware of that fact can help you fight off the temptation. When you are staring longingly at that cinnamon roll and large cup of coffee, say to yourself, "I want that because I'm tired but I know it will only make me feel even worse later in the day." This technique can also work if you have other triggers to eat such as anger or sadness.
Reward yourself for making good choices. If you are in the cafeteria deciding between a banana or a banana muffin, make a deal with yourself. If you choose the banana, promise yourself a great cup of coffee or non-fat latte on your way home from work. For longer stretches of time such as a week-long work conference or a girls weekend, choose a little larger reward such as that pair of shoes or blouse you have wanted. Each time you're tempted to make poor food choices, just think how great you'll look in your new outfit.
Get outside and take a walk. If fantasies about the doughnuts your boss put in the break room have taken over your brain, take a quick walk outside. Both getting outside and doing physical activity can make you feel healthier and better about yourself. While you are taking your walk tell yourself that you are important and that your body deserves better than a pile of fried refined carbohydrates. If you can, grab an apple or a small bag of nuts on your way back to your desk to give you the strength to fight the temptation.
Think about where the food came from. When that bag of chips lures you in, reading the ingredient list or the nutrition information may be enough to keep you from giving in to temptation. If that perfect piece of pie at the bakery is beckoning, think about all the refined sugar, white flour and maybe even lard that is in it. Just envisioning your food coming out of the deep-fat-fryer or off the mechanical assembly line is sometimes enough to end the craving or at least help you make a healthier choice.
Talk to a friend. Having someone in your life who is also trying to eat healthy is priceless. You can share tips and recipes. And you can help each other when temptation arises. If you are really tempted, give your healthy-eating friend a call. She may be able to help you determine what triggered this craving or tell you the amount of calories in that king-sized candy bar. Both being accountable to someone else and having someone who understands your temptations is a great asset in the road to healthier eating.


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The Seahawks are still optimistic about the return of Percy Harvin from hip surgery, in a general sense.
But as it pertains to this week, it's still too soon.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Saturday that Harvin would not play Monday night against the Rams, and his status is still day-to-day.
While he's back to practice, Carroll still wants his team's big-ticket acquisition to prove himself completely recovered before putting him out there. They've gotten along pretty well without him, though it's obvious they could use the explosiveness he could provide to their offense.


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Newton-Conover Hall of Fame adds 4 new members
Newton-Conover High School added four new names to its growing list of Hall of Fame inductees on Tuesday.
Coach Jerry Willard, football and basketball standout Dauntae Finger and athletic supporters Steve and the late Cathy Arndt comprised the NCHS Hall's fourth class.
All four were enshrined Tuesday during the school's winter sports banquet held at the NCHS gym.
To read more of this story, pick up the Wednesday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.


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Recent comments
i call BS on their rejection reason, quote: `Mr. Michlmayr moved that we reject the WFTPL as redundant to the Fair License. Mr. Tiemann seconded. Passed unanimously.`
in other words, it fit their definition as stated on http://opensource.org/osd but got rejected cause it like another license.
yeah i agree at some point, I understand that it is not closed but if we use the term open source we should follow OSIs list. so we could either add another tag eg: other or we need to rename open source to something that covers all those licenses(afaik there there doesn't exist such a term eg: free software is used by the FSF but they also reject other licenses that are appoved by the OSI(see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_softwar... )
I also find the term "free software" confusing an the OSI has a clear defination, which will avoid such discussions under every single game with an unknown or not yet covered license
I agree, especially since the WTFPL is even considered FSF-free and GPL-compatible. It's not the best license out their, but can't be considered closed source. OSI rejected the license because they believe it's too similar to public domain dedication - public domain is still free though.
Even still, isn't calling it open source much more accurate than calling it closed source?
its free the WTFPL isn't osi approved: http://opensource.org/minutes20090304
> that you can pay good money for
well I'm ready to pay for a good story since that is something that open source games can't offer, so as long I get a DRM-free version I'll will be a loyal customer ;)
>to maybe aquire a binary that has the possibility to run on your machine in the future.
not really different than a new gcc version that breaks all build scripts...
anyway my 15 year old loki games still run fine, and the most of my commercial games are adventure games with nearly zero replay value
;) I agree, it would be great if lgdb gets payed for posting the games, but sadly thats not the case. There are games that will never see a working version and to my personal dismay ARMA 3 will likely be one of them, but i don't share your opinion that lgdb is listing too many and too frequent.
Forum topic: How do I submit a new game?
I'm glad it works now, because i have no idea what was causing the previous error. Please ask if you need any more assistant.


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LEOMINSTER -- A Pearl Street man was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail after being arraigned Tuesday in Leominster District Court on charges of vandalizing property, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Officer Daniel Proietti was dispatched to the area of 50 Pearl St., for a report of a hysterical female who said someone was destroying her apartment. Upon arrival, he noticed a female "stumbling" down Pearl Street. She was later identified as Lux Biegen, of 50 Pearl St., basement apartment. While speaking with her, the female caller flagged him down.
The alleged victim told her she was inside the apartment where she's temporarily staying with Biegen. The victim said Biegen entered the apartment and immediately began breaking things, including a mirror, coffee table and a number of glasses belonging to the victim.
The alleged victim said she tried to calm her down, but Biegen pushed her up against the wall. The alleged victim then exited the apartment, with Biegen following her, she told police.
Biegen then grabbed a chair, threw it into a fire pit, and hit the alleged victim while it was on fire. The alleged victim is four months pregnant, and Biegen is aware of the pregnancy.
The alleged victim's boyfriend came out of the apartment to see what was happening, and Biegen allegedly grabbed a piece of wood from the burning fire and attempted to hit him with it.
During the booking process, Sgt. John Fraher observed Biegen to have an attitude, and she was uncooperative with police.
"She was trying to order people around and had a strong attitude towards officers," he wrote. "Once the matron arrived, she made a spontaneous utterance about not touching her."
Fraher said it appeared Biegen was ready to fight the matron or officers if need be. She was ordered into a holding cell.
Man arraigned on felony forgery charge
LEOMINSTER -- An Elm Street man was arraigned in Leominster District Court on charges of breaking and entering in the nighttime for a felony, forgery of documents, larceny of a motor vehicle, threatening to commit a crime and larceny over $250 by false pretenses.
Jesse L. Muldoon, of 175 Elm St., Apt. 3, was held on $500 cash bail and is due back in court July 25.
Officers spoke with a property owner in Leominster who had noticed suspicious activity by one of his tenants, later identified as Muldoon. The property owner said he recently installed security cameras at his property to "safeguard his investment," the police report reads.
He said his cameras showed one of his tenants doing what appeared to be "wholesale storing" and then reselling the property for a profit. The tapes show Muldoon carrying in landscaping equipment, construction equipment, mechanics equipment and other pieces of equipment in mass storage.
All of the equipment was stored in a hallway, and the cameras show Muldoon conducting a business transaction with an unidentified male. Multiple similar transactions were also caught on camera, according to court documents.
"Muldoon then decided, as he looked at the camera, to place paper over the eye of the camera," the report states. "It was a reasonable assumption this act was to conceal what activity Mr. Muldoon now chose to engage in."