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It's set in the year 2048, and it features an attractive black robot who is highly evolved, logic-based and designed to be as human as possible, partnering with an attractive white guy, who is all too human, prone to saying the wrong things and getting into scrapes.
Fox is billing the show as the first Robromance.
But, of course, it's not the first. We have one in the West Wing.
In a capital known for hogging
And the two men, buffeted by problems, have grown closer after a rough start when Obama was dismissive or eye-rolling to his vice president often enough for it to merit a satirical takeoff on "Saturday Night Live."
As Mark Halperin and John Heilemann write in
It's fair to say that Joe Biden has not been given the respect he deserves in the White House. It's the story of the ultimate team player who has not been treated that way himself.
The West Wing young bucks never fully appreciated the fact that if you have a president who turns up his nose at working with Congress, it's nice to have a vice president who enjoys being a pol, who can pick up the phone and persuade
Biden has bent over backward to put the president in a good light, even as the president and Obamaworld have bent over backward to treat Hillary like the rightful successor to Obama.
They say loyalty is its own reward, and, in the case of Biden, it will have to be.
On the
"The chief of staff and the vice president were a pair of plump green peas in a pod: both Irish Catholic sexagenarians with old-school tastes, old-school tendencies, and old-school values," write the "Double Down" authors. In the hypermodern Obama White House, they write, Biden and Daley "were like the gray-haired hecklers in the balcony on 'The Muppet Show,' the Statler and Waldorf of the White House."
Except in this version, Waldorf considers pushing Statler off the balcony.
Daley defended himself to The Times's Jonathan Martin this way: "You have to remember, at that point the president was in awful shape, so we were like, 'Holy Christ, what do we do?' "
You scapegoat Uncle Joe, of course, even though he had nothing to do with the president's low standing.
When Biden blurted out his support for gay marriage, after the poll-driven Obama had dithered about revealing his position in favor of it for eight years, controlling Obama staffers punished the vice president with friendly fire, anonymously trashing him. "Double Down" reports other slights to Biden: Obama, fearing leaks, cuts the size of his re-election strategy meetings, excluding Biden, even though, as a 40-year veteran of politics, he would have had plenty of insights. And
That's rich, given the fact that Obama let Hillary move her team of image-buffers and political aides into the State Department. She was allowed to do side deals, like the time she had a political aide at State send invitations to prominent Irish Democrats who had raised millions for her past campaigns to accompany her on a diplomatic trip to
Biden loyalists believe Daley added insult to injury by dishing to the "Double Down" authors.
Noting with dark humor that in the "Boardwalk Empire" days, such disloyalty in the Irish tribe would have been met with a kneecapping in a dark alley, one asked: "How does Bill Daley get out of bed every morning?"Continue reading the main story


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the binaries lamCC, lamcc, lamc++ and lamf77 are missing, though the man pages
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AWS services or capabilities described in AWS Documentation may vary by region/location. Click Getting Started with Amazon AWS to see specific differences applicable to the China (Beijing) Region.
Sends an invitation to another account to join your organization as a member account.
Organizations sends email on your behalf to the email address that is associated with
the other account's owner. The invitation is implemented as a Handshake whose
details are in the response.
You can invite AWS accounts only from the same seller as the master account. For example,
if your organization's master account was created by Amazon Internet Services Pvt.
Ltd (AISPL), an AWS seller in India, then you can only invite other AISPL accounts
to your organization. You can't combine accounts from AISPL and AWS, or any other
AWS seller. For more information, see Consolidated
Billing in India.
If you receive an exception that indicates that you exceeded your account limits for
the organization or that the operation failed because your organization is still initializing,
wait one hour and then try again. If the error persists after an hour, then contact
AWS Customer Support.
You can invite AWS accounts only from the same seller as the master account. For example, if your organization's master account was created by Amazon Internet Services Pvt. Ltd (AISPL), an AWS seller in India, then you can only invite other AISPL accounts to your organization. You can't combine accounts from AISPL and AWS, or any other AWS seller. For more information, see Consolidated Billing in India.
If you receive an exception that indicates that you exceeded your account limits for the organization or that the operation failed because your organization is still initializing, wait one hour and then try again. If the error persists after an hour, then contact AWS Customer Support.
This operation can be called only from the organization's master account.
For .NET Core and PCL this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to InviteAccountToOrganizationAsync.
Namespace: Amazon.Organizations
Assembly: AWSSDK.Organizations.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z
public virtual InviteAccountToOrganizationResponse InviteAccountToOrganization( InviteAccountToOrganizationRequest request )
Container for the necessary parameters to execute the InviteAccountToOrganization service method.
|You don't have permissions to perform the requested operation. The user or role that is making the request must have at least one IAM permissions policy attached that grants the required permissions. For more information, see Access Management in the IAM User Guide.
|Your account is not a member of an organization. To make this request, you must use the credentials of an account that belongs to an organization.
|The target of the operation is currently being modified by a different request. Try again later.
|A handshake with the same action and target already exists. For example, if you invited an account to join your organization, the invited account might already have a pending invitation from this organization. If you intend to resend an invitation to an account, ensure that existing handshakes that might be considered duplicates are canceled or declined.
|AWS Organizations could not perform the operation because your organization has not finished initializing. This can take up to an hour. Try again later. If after one hour you continue to receive this error, contact AWS Customer Support.
|The requested operation would violate the constraint identified in the reason code. Some of the reasons in the following list might not be applicable to this specific API or operation: ACCOUNT_NUMBER_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: You attempted to exceed the limit on the number of accounts in an organization. Note: deleted and closed accounts still count toward your limit. If you get this exception immediately after creating the organization, wait one hour and try again. If after an hour it continues to fail with this error, contact AWS Customer Support. HANDSHAKE_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: You attempted to exceed the number of handshakes you can send in one day. ALREADY_IN_AN_ORGANIZATION: The handshake request is invalid because the invited account is already a member of an organization. ORGANIZATION_ALREADY_HAS_ALL_FEATURES: The handshake request is invalid because the organization has already enabled all features. INVITE_DISABLED_DURING_ENABLE_ALL_FEATURES: You cannot issue new invitations to join an organization while it is in the process of enabling all features. You can resume inviting accounts after you finalize the process when all accounts have agreed to the change. PAYMENT_INSTRUMENT_REQUIRED: You cannot complete the operation with an account that does not have a payment instrument, such as a credit card, associated with it. ORGANIZATION_FROM_DIFFERENT_SELLER_OF_RECORD: The request failed because the account is from a different marketplace than the accounts in the organization. For example, accounts with India addresses must be associated with the AISPL marketplace. All accounts in an organization must be from the same marketplace. ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_CHANGE_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: You attempted to change the membership of an account too quickly after its previous change.
|The requested operation failed because you provided invalid values for one or more of the request parameters. This exception includes a reason that contains additional information about the violated limit: Some of the reasons in the following list might not be applicable to this specific API or operation: IMMUTABLE_POLICY: You specified a policy that is managed by AWS and cannot be modified. INPUT_REQUIRED: You must include a value for all required parameters. INVALID_ENUM: You specified a value that is not valid for that parameter. INVALID_FULL_NAME_TARGET: You specified a full name that contains invalid characters. INVALID_LIST_MEMBER: You provided a list to a parameter that contains at least one invalid value. INVALID_PARTY_TYPE_TARGET: You specified the wrong type of entity (account, organization, or email) as a party. INVALID_PAGINATION_TOKEN: Get the value for the NextToken parameter from the response to a previous call of the operation. INVALID_PATTERN: You provided a value that doesn't match the required pattern. INVALID_PATTERN_TARGET_ID: You specified a policy target ID that doesn't match the required pattern. INVALID_ROLE_NAME: You provided a role name that is not valid. A role name can't begin with the reserved prefix 'AWSServiceRoleFor'. INVALID_SYNTAX_ORGANIZATION_ARN: You specified an invalid ARN for the organization. INVALID_SYNTAX_POLICY_ID: You specified an invalid policy ID. MAX_FILTER_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: You can specify only one filter parameter for the operation. MAX_LENGTH_EXCEEDED: You provided a string parameter that is longer than allowed. MAX_VALUE_EXCEEDED: You provided a numeric parameter that has a larger value than allowed. MIN_LENGTH_EXCEEDED: You provided a string parameter that is shorter than allowed. MIN_VALUE_EXCEEDED: You provided a numeric parameter that has a smaller value than allowed. MOVING_ACCOUNT_BETWEEN_DIFFERENT_ROOTS: You can move an account only between entities in the same root.
|AWS Organizations can't complete your request because of an internal service error. Try again later.
|You've sent too many requests in too short a period of time. The limit helps protect against denial-of-service attacks. Try again later.
The following example shows the admin of the master account owned by firstname.lastname@example.com inviting the account owned by email@example.com to join an organization.
var response = client.InviteAccountToOrganization(new InviteAccountToOrganizationRequest { Notes = "This is a request for Juan's account to join Bill's organization", Target = new HandshakeParty { Id = "email@example.com", Type = "EMAIL" } }); Handshake handshake = response.Handshake;
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Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5
Portable Class Library:
Supported in: Windows Store Apps
Supported in: Windows Phone 8.1
Supported in: Xamarin Android
Supported in: Xamarin iOS (Unified)
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Proclara Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing novel therapies for diseases caused by protein misfolding, today announced that Proclara's Chief Executive Officer, Suzanne Bruhn, Ph.D., will present a company overview at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. ET in Boston, Mass.
About Proclara Biosciences
Proclara Biosciences is a biotechnology company advancing product candidates developed based on its proprietary GAIM technology, which is capable of simultaneously targeting multiple toxic misfolded proteins. The broad applicability of the GAIM technology enables the company to target multiple protein misfolding diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and orphan systemic amyloidoses. Proclara has developed a pipeline of drug candidates that use GAIM to target the common amyloid protein conformation, dissociating and preventing the formation of misfolded protein assemblies, and blocking the cell-to-cell transmission of toxic aggregates. The company's lead program NPT088 is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1b trial for Alzheimer's disease.
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This article is part of our DraftKings NBA series.
Whenever the NBA rolls out a 12-game slate, the DFS options available can sometimes be overwhelming, but the perfect lineup is out there and I'm here to help you find it.
A word of caution for you lovebirds out there celebrating Valentine's Day – this slate is not for the faint of heart (pun intended). I can almost guarantee you that with 24 teams playing, late scratches will happen and if you find that you'll be out tonight with your significant other, it might be best to limit your risk, and looking at the back-to-back games is a good way to start.
Teams on tail end of back-to-backs: Heat, Raptors, Hawks, Rockets, Thunder, Kings
None of the above teams have particularly taxing travel days, but the Hawks will continue a road trip after a tough loss to the Bucks, and the Thunder will likely show some wear as their questionable players gave it a go on Tuesday in a hard-fought game where they failed to best the new-look Cavaliers.
Another way to clear through the noise is to focus on a few games that have the most potential fast pace and a high score total. Vegas points us directly to the Pelicans/Lakers matchup with an O/U of 221.5. The plethora of options available in this game are so tempting that I may isolate it in a GPP and play this game by itself. I will definitely be showing you some of my favorites in this game through my predictions below, and if I miss any, consider all ten starters as viable options.
First, let's take a quick look at our elite players in the 10K range. Obviously, Anthony Davis ($11,600) shows up as a great option in my favorite matchup. The Lakers rank near the bottom in defense against opposing power forwards and centers and when you pair the pace with this spot, Davis becomes extremely hard to fade.
James Harden ($11,400) and Chris Paul ($9,500) become a little easier to let go of due to the blowout potential of this game against the Kings. They may also give Harden a few extra minutes off to rest up for his big weekend in Los Angeles. I also can put Russell Westbrook ($11,200) and Paul George ($9,800) on the shelf on Wednesday on the road against Memphis. The matchups aren't that great and I think I will be able to find similar value for less money.
Andre Drummond ($10,600) is a sensible Davis pivot as he tackles a porous Hawks' frontcourt that's facing a back-to-back on the road and will be without a few regulars. But, unless you're staying at home tonight, Joel Embiid ($9,700) is best left alone. It's bad form to check your phone at a Valentine's dinner, and if you roster the always-questionable Embiid the temptation will be strong.
Interestingly enough, both Kevin Durant ($9,400) and Stephen Curry ($9,300) have seen a sharp decrease in price, and while Durant would be a nice add at this salary, I definitely favor Victor Oladipo ($9,600) over Curry as the Pacers face the Nets.
I'll now highlight three players at each position and I'll strive to provide a low-priced value pick in each spot. Along with the highlighted players, each position will have an additional list with players that hold equal weight in my predictions.
Bradley Beal, WAS at NY ($8,900): The Wizards will be playing short-handed on Wednesday with multiple starters and reserves either out or questionable, especially in the backcourt. It stands to reason that it will be up to Beal to keep things moving against the Knicks. The good news here is that New York ranks 25th against opposing shooting guards over the past two weeks, so this confluence of factors makes Beal a strong cash play for me.
Donovan Mitchell, UTA vs. PHO ($7,900): Mitchell might very well end up taking home Rookie of the Year honors if he keeps this pace up. When you light it up for 62 DKFP against the Suns -- I know, not exactly the bastion of defensive excellence -- you must be doing something right, and while I don't expect 60, Mitchell will spearhead this offense and I think 45-50 DKFP is totally doable.
Isaiah Thomas, LAL at NO ($5,800): Say what you will about Thomas, but he's enjoyed some big stat lines since his move to LA. Even though the Brandon Ingram point guard experiment will likely continue, this lineup will switch around enough to give Thomas around 30 minutes which is plenty of time for him to crush value at this price. Who knows how Thomas will fare when Lonzo Ball returns, but there's no need to worry about that until after the break.
Other guards to consider: Damian Lillard, POR vs. GS ($8,900); Jrue Holiday, NO vs. LAL ($8,100); J.J. Redick, PHI vs. MIA ($5,300); Jonathon Simmons, ORL vs. CHA ($5,200)
Otto Porter, Jr. ($6,800) and Kelly Oubre, Jr. ($4,900), WAS at NY: Beal can't shoulder the load alone in this one, and with both Tomas Satoransky and Tim Frazier a little banged up, I think Porter will see an uptick in production and Oubre will have a ton of upside as a budget play.
Brandon Ingram, LAL at NO ($6,700): You can slot him at guard or forward so you have plenty of opportunity to find space for Ingram as I continue to stack this high-paced game. He will start at point guard and inevitably slide back to the wing to give Thomas the helm, so Ingram will be all over the court and likely draw at least 35 minutes. He's a great anchor at either position.
Allen Crabbe, BKN vs. IND ($5,100): Crabbe is one of those players you see when you scroll up to the winner of your GPP and you say, "why didn't I think of that guy?" At this bargain price, Crabbe has averaged around 30 DKFP over his last ten games, and I think he'll continue to see a strong game against an average Indiana defense.
Other forwards to consider:Nikola Mirotic, NO vs. LAL ($7,000); Michael Beasley, NY vs. WAS ($6,900); Mario Hezonja, ORL vs. CHA ($5, 900); Kyle Kuzma, LAL at NO ($5,900); Kent Bazemore, ATL at DET ($5,300)
I'm a big fan of Davis and Drummond, as previously stated.
Rudy Gobert, UTA vs. PHO ($7,600): The Suns' frontcourt is almost always a good place to target, and Gobert should be getting a lot of attention inside in the form of Donovan Mitchell assists. He's averaged close to 40 DKFP in two contests against Phoenix this season, and I expect more of the same on Wednesday.
Myles Turner, IND at BKN ($6,800): Obviously, this is one spot where the Pacers will have the upper hand. Brooklyn is almost perennially the worst defense in the league inside, and while Turner has put up some clunkers, he tends to do well against the weaker teams. Brooklyn certainly qualifies as one of those.
Ed Davis, POR vs. GS ($4,700): If you want to get really adventurous, you could do a lot worse than Ed Davis as a value punt play. Jusuf Nurkic is questionable and while he may suit up, he's dealing with back soreness that could keep him on the bench for a longer period. If you bought Anthony Davis at PF or C, the other Davis could be a fun GPP play at C or the utility spot.
Other centers to consider: Dwight Howard, CHA at ORL ($8,200); Clint Capela, HOU vs. SAC ($7,700); Steven Adams, OKC at MEM ($6,500)


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Incentive based programs can be extremely cost effective! There are currently 86 million prediabetics in the United States. Without intervention, 15% - 30% of people with prediabetes will develop type II diabetes within 5 years. The direct medical cost for each individual that becomes diabetic is $7,900/year! Providing a small incentive for each prediabetic that has their A1C return to normal levels may greatly reduce insurance premiums.
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The screen shot in figure 1 shows how the module can be employed by users to examine their incentive compliance status.
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Original reviews on SwitchUp & Course Report
"This was an amazing experience! I learned to code while I was in paradise on a small island in Thailand. While I was researching bootcamps, CodingNomads was one of the first ones I discovered and I kept coming back to it as I was researching others. It was the clear choice due to its curriculum (the fact that it was gonna be in an exotic destination was a bonus, of course), all other bootcamps focused more on front-end web development technologies, where core concepts in software development are never taught. The ones that did focus more on core software development were too expensive, sometimes more than twice as much as this one. Ryan (the instructor) was a great teacher and obviously has had a lot of experience in the field working as a software engineer in San Francisco for a very long time. The one thing I would strongly advise candidates that decide to join this course is to read the first 5-6 chapters of Java: A Beginner's Guide (the official guide by the developer of the Java language, Oracle) before arriving at the destination. It shouldn't take more than a week or two, but will make your learning experience much more effective. Also, Ryan, Kim (the business manager and his wife), and all the others from the course were awesome! We had a great time together!
Original reviews on SwitchUp & Course Report
"Choosing to attend CodingNomads' course in Koh Tao, Thailand was one of the best decisions I've ever made. It wasn't an easy decision to make, but it paid off completely! The teachers - Ryan and Kim are some of the most lovely people you'll ever meet and are always willing to go the extra mile for you and provide you with help and assistance for anything you might need. They make sure you have a great time not only in the classroom but also outside! Overall, the price to value ratio was amazing and the whole group learned an unbelievable amount of skills over the course of the 3 months. I was concerned that the environment might make it harder to study and concentrate, but it was actually the other way around, as the calm, sunny and beautiful atmosphere filled us with energy and helped us to work with motivation throughout the whole day. I definitely recommend!"
Original review on Course Report
"My experience overall with CodingNomads was great and I'm glad I choose to be a part of the program. I've found this to be a great value for the money. It's about 1/3 of the price of most server-side programs in the US and provides an amazing life experience in addition to the course. Our group was small, so we had significantly better access/attention than otherwise. Also, this is more than just a job for Ryan and Kim - we worked and traveled together constantly, and they've been incredibly supportive of us in and out of the classroom. I felt that the program had more of a start-up feel than that of an established bootcamp. This allowed the structure to be flexible and accommodate the pace/needs of the group. We also had the opportunity to talk about newer technologies that weren't part of the curriculum and get to know seasoned developers who were also working in the co-working space. Coding bootcamps are ambitious and a lot of work, and this one is no exception. I think it's best suited for someone who's self-driven, knows what they want to get out of the course, and can speak up when they have questions."
Original reviews on SwitchUp & Course Report
"Having the opportunity to learn Java, SQL and AWS, traveling to a new place, meeting new people and paying less than in most bootcamps is something you can't miss. The CodingNomads bootcamp is very well organized and teaches what you will need to be a successful junior software engineer. Ryan, the instructor has a lot of experience in software engineering and really loves to teach so you can be sure that you will learn even when things get really difficult because Ryan will kindly explain things as much as is needed, you will be studying in your free time, you will be doing a lot of homework and most important you will be coding. It takes a lot of work but you can be sure it will be worthy. I don't have enough words to express my gratitude towards Ryan and Kim. They are successful young people, they have a lot of knowledge and are willing to share that with everyone. If you are looking for an amazing affordable bootcamp to learn to code, you should do this one with CodingNomads."
Original review on SwitchUp
"The CodingNomads boot camp is an amazing class that you won't want to miss out on. It is amazing because it is relatively affordable (compared to other boot camps with similar stacks), you get to live and experience another country (also very affordable!), and Ryan is a fantastic teacher, and his wife, Kim, is a great resource and an inspiring business woman. I am so lucky to have spent so much time with them! They are incredibly smart and talented and I can't imagine doing this kind of thing with anyone else. If you have the drive and the will, take this course!"
Original reviews on SwitchUp & Course Report
"Here are the reasons to attend:
If you're interested in a coding bootcamp at all, you should really reach out to Ryan and Kim. They're super genuine people and will definitely help fill in a lot of the details."
"I worked with Ryan over a period of two years in a role that required creating content and delivering that training to customers that ranged from early-stage startups to mature financial institutions. Over this period of time, I got a chance to learn how Ryan distinguishes himself by using his deep technical expertise, excellent written and spoken communication skills, and deep empathy for the student. When developing the curriculum, Ryan always asked himself about all the concepts the student should know by the end of the class, and what is the most engaging way to develop that content. Many people say that they like to put their heart and soul into their work -- sure. But... Ryan sometimes used to spend hours polishing a single page of training content; that is the kind of ethics I have not seen very often! When delivering the content, I discovered a new technique from Ryan, where he partners with the students to learn the content together, instead of developing a very formal student-teacher relationship. He is always cheerful, and his personality makes learning fun, giving courage to the students to tackle even the most daunting technical tasks."Supreet Oberoi on LinkedIn
"Learning from Ryan, it's easy to see that he's passionate about what he does. Ryan is great at breaking down concepts and teaching them in a way that is tailored to how students will best understand them."Jeff Schobelock on LinkedIn
Ryan and Kim hosted Hireforce for an amazing company trip to Costa Rica. They organized the whole trip for us including all activities, accommodation, logistics and team bonding events. It perfectly planned which was a huge value add for us being a busy start-up. Everyone at Hireforce had a blast and I can say it was great for building a stronger team and culture. They were also able to ensure that we had wifi so that we could be productive throughout the trip. Another highlight was they organized a day for us to give back to the community by volunteering for a day at a local school. The overall experience was wonderful! I can't recommend Ryan and Kim enough. They're fantastic!Rachel Riley on LinkedIn


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|Reviews for A Paragon of Virtue
| spaceconveyor chapter 35 . 2/11/2014
O.o I am soooo ready for the sequel! Great story!
I adore Femshep/Kaidan, but I was somewhat mystified by the physical intimacy despite the mistrust. Could be I am an anomaly that way, but if someone didn't trust me at all, and believed me to be a liar and a traitor, thereby proving to not know me at all when I thought they did, I don't think I could be intimate with them, physically or emotionally. Just a personal perspective that was hard for me to work around. Really did enjoy your story, and do hope for more, too short an ending!
| Moonstar861 chapter 35 . 11/23/2012
This was an excellent story that stayed true to the characters, the story line, and the Mass Effect universe. Thank you! Excellent read and I look forward to reading your other stuff.
| BadOrange chapter 35 . 8/15/2012
Loved it x3 excited for the sequel!
| po7entpo7ions chapter 35 . 7/26/2012
I have just recently become a massive (no pun intended...) fan of Mass Effect - I happened to stumble upon this site while researching the Shepherd/Kaiden romances. I clicked on this story out of curiosity and was instantly hooked! Please continue - This was an amazing ride. It felt like I was living the adventure in the skin of my Shep and feeling her life shift around her. From the sounds of it, you and I have very similar ideas about the motivations, relationships and characterizations of our Shepherds. My Lispeth Anne Shepherd could step right in and feel like this is her life... :-) I loved every minute!
| PlaysWithScissors chapter 35 . 5/27/2012
Wonderful story! I hope for a sequel! :-)
| Evil Sapphyre chapter 35 . 5/24/2012
A lovely end to the story, and a nice setup for the sequel when you get around to it.
| Letticiae chapter 35 . 5/21/2012
This was a wonderful story, with a beautiful, touching ending! I certainly enjoyed the ride! Great job!
| Britty mc Britington chapter 1 . 5/17/2012
This sucks garus did not get naked at all. I came her looking for alien sex But there was none. I came but garus did not! (
| redrose-melody chapter 35 . 5/16/2012
This ending was beautiful!
| Liege Lord chapter 35 . 5/16/2012
Very nice, good story overall.
Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
| Letticiae chapter 34 . 5/15/2012
What a wonderful chapter! The kiss was so sweet but also hot! Can't wait for more!
| CyanB chapter 34 . 5/15/2012
I just found this fic and all I can say is:
Um, Wow. Really, WOW.
More please?
| Shamarra chapter 33 . 5/15/2012
"Affirmative, Shepard-Commander. We need to access lift number 326-3827..."
Nice little homage to Star Wars there, well done :)
| Jeweledleah chapter 34 . 5/15/2012
oh. I love how you tied that dialogue in, it fits beautifully! can't wait to see how you handle the next transition!
| Liege Lord chapter 34 . 5/15/2012
Yay they've got the Normandy back. :)
Wonder what Cerberus has done to it though.


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Lots has been written about the business side of the deal and some of the long term strategy on why an OEM deal with Dell is so big for Nutanix. I want to focus my thoughts on the technical side. For me the partnership with Dell is a signaling that the "start-up" phase is over when it comes to shipping Enterprise software. The Dell sales force is massive and would have had the potential to sink Engineering efforts on support and lower the rate of new features if it wasn't the effort put into the Nutanix Software deployment tool called Foundation. Foundation is the automation tool the deploys and configures the Nutanix software along with your hypervisor of choice(ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM). Foundation gives a common starting point for all deployments: performance, capacity, support, consistency and cluster initialization. Within 45 minutes to 60 minutes, you can have a platform to deploy virtual workloads without worrying missed steps or stealing resources from other projects. This story is complete if it's Dell box or a Nutanix model. Without this tool in place the Dell agreement could have never of happened.
In the Supermico only world Engineering could get away with hardcoding what type of SSD drive or RAID controller it was looking for. With the Dell coming onboard this really wasn't going to scale. Foundation was really born out of the need to support multiple hypervisors and the Dell OEM agreement only increased its need.
Foundation and Nutanix has moved to be data driven vs being hard coded. Foundation has a built-in HCL to qualify all components, Hypervisor version, NICS, RAID controllers(Nutanix doesn't use RAID), motherboards when the software is being laid down. Components are checked against a JSON file and life goes on. It doesn't matter if it's IPMI from Supermico or iDRAC from Dell. All alerts can be fired through SNMP or seen visual through the PRISM UI. The customer is the one who wins here.
Engineering has been hard at work for months with Dell before the announcement. The beauty of convergence is that you don't have to worry about building the solution and find the breaking points, we do that for you. It's also were software can provide a lot of value when you can understand the hardware you are working with. One HBA was that tabled to be used in some of the newer models had an issue of not turning on the LEDS when the drive went bad. I am sure it worked fine when RAID was involved but since we don't use RAID it probably was never engineered for it. Nutanix Engineering was able to write the software to provide the serviceability needed. Imagine all the other nasty things that can happen with that one component alone. The adaptability of the NOS gives customers peace of mind as they scale out their environments.
If you believe in the Software-Defined Data Center(SDDC), choice of hypervisor, hardware vendor and networking should allow for VM mobility. While the SDDC might just being getting past 1.0, Nutanix is not sitting still to see what 2.0 will bring. The Dell OEM agreement is a great sling shot towards the future.


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There are basic steps that need to be taken when trying to get a business off the ground. We suspect that is something that any would-be entrepreneur in Dallas can appreciate. You need a great idea, of course. You also need solid planning that takes all potential business legal matters into consideration. And part of that plan should include an exit strategy.
That last part might seem somewhat counter-intuitive to some. Why would you want to be thinking about getting out of your business even before it has gotten started? The answer, according to some business veterans, is that having an exit plan allows you to keep your ultimate goals in focus, share them with those you work with, and stay on course in rocky times.


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Commonwealth Council on Aging; duties. Imposes on the Commonwealth Council on Aging a duty to assist and advise the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services regarding strategies to improve nutritional health, alleviate hunger, and prevent malnutrition among older adults. Full text:
01/13/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103468D pdf | impact statement
02/15/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1437ER) pdf | impact statement
02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202) pdf
01/13/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103468D
01/13/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/23/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 1-N)
01/25/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
01/26/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/27/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 2-A)
01/27/17 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/27/17 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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We are interested in the way chromatin structure controls epigenetic inheritance, and study proteins and complexes involved in chromatin assembly/disassembly. We focus on biochemical and structural studies of protein complexes involved in controlling chromatin structure such as the Nucleosome Remodelling and Deacetylase (NuRD) complex, which plays a key role in controlling the differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells and the reprogramming of adult cells to a pluripotent state (capable of differentiating into all the different types of cell/tissue). Recently, we have developed single molecule tracking approaches to study nuclear proteins at near molecular resolution, in live cells, using photo-activated light microscopy (PALM). In parallel, we have also pioneered computational approaches to study the global structure of chromatin within single cells. We have recently used these approaches to calculate structures of the intact genome in haploid embryonic stem cells (Stevens et al., Nature, 2017) and these structures are providing hypotheses regarding the function of the NuRD complex in regulating chromatin structure.
Our principal structural tools are NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, but we also use small-angle X-ray scattering, electron microscopy, chemical cross-linking/mass spectrometry and biophysical methods to solve structural problems. To complement our structural studies, we use super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, which involves using molecular and cell biological techniques to tag particular proteins with photo-activatable fluorophores in order to study these proteins in fixed and live cells at the single molecule level. Finally, we also use data from cross-linking and high-throughput sequencing to determine in-vivo chromosome structure in single cells.
Our research is currently funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.
Please visit the Laue Group Website for further details.
Key publications:
1. 3D structure of individual mammalian genomes studied by single cell Hi-C. Stevens TJ, Lando D, Basu S, Atkinson LP, Cao Y, Lee SF, Leeb M, Wohlfahrt KJ, Boucher W, O'Shaughnessy-Kirwan A, Cramard J, Faure AJ, Ralser M, Blanco E, Morey L, Sansó M, Palayret MGS, Lehner B, Di Croce L, Wutz A, Hendrich B, Klenerman D, Laue ED. Nature, 2017, doi: 10.1038/nature21429
2. The Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex NuRD is built from preformed catalytically active sub-modules. Zhang W, Aubert A, Gomez de Segura JM, Karuppasamy M, Basu S, Murthy AS, Diamante A, Drury TA, Balmer J, Cramard J, Watson AA, Lando D, Lee SF, Palayret M, Kloet SL, Smits AH, Deery MJ, Vermeulen M, Hendrich B, Klenerman D, Schaffitzel C, Berger I, Laue ED. Journal of Molecular Biology, 2016, 428(14): 2931-42
3. Single-cell Hi-C reveals cell-to-cell variability in chromosome structure. T. Nagano, Y. Lubling, T. J. Stevens, S. Schoenfelder, E. Yaffe, W. Dean, E. D. Laue, A. Tanay, P. Fraser, Nature, 2013, 502: 59-64


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Here are 19:
- *$ = Starbucks. I know I'm in the minority here, but I just don't think a coffee shop — as wildly popular as it is — deserves it's on code name. I'm more of a "FI999APTWO" kind of guy. That stands for Folgers is $9.99 at Publix This Week Only.
- ,!!!! = Talk to the Hand. You see, the comma is the thumb, and the exclamation points are the fingers. But I wonder why anyone would ever need to text this. Wouldn't it be more effective just not to reply?
- 143 = I love you. I figured this one out on my own, too. "I" has one letter. "Love" has 4 letters and "You" has 3 letters. That makes perfect sense. However, the Web site points out that "I love you, too" is 1432. Shouldn't it be 1433 since "you" has three letters? Or could it be that the person who first made that up is one of the millions who get "too" and "to" confused? We could always use 1432 as the beginning of "I love you to swing by Starbucks and get us a latte." Oh, and "I hate you" is 182. Logic out the window.
- 187 = Murder. If I ever need to text the word "murder" I'm going to text "murder" because I don't want there to be any misunderstanding on the other end.
- 1daful = Wonderful. Who knew Barbara Walters even texted!
- 2B-not2B = To be or not to be. I guess texting Shakespeare is called shexting.
- 4NR = Foreigner. As in: "Who sings 'Hot Blooded?'" 4NR! What are you 13?
- 9 = Parent is watching. Related, 99 means Parent is no longer watching. I'm thinking that 999 could possibly mean Parent won't be watching for a long, long time. That would create the need for: RMTGMDC, which of course means Remind me to get more D-Con. The Menendez brothers could've used that one.
- ADIH = Another Day in Hell. I just thought that one was funny.
- Aight = all right. Hey, Coach Billy Jack Hoover says that, and he still has a flip phone. (That was a SPFSECPPWATDFSO1013TB.COM, which means shameless plug for SEC Pigskin Picks which airs Tuesdays during football season on 1013thebuzz.com.
- AMF = Well, the first word is Adios, and you can figure out the rest of it yourself. That sentiment comes up lots and lots on there.
- BHOF = Bald Headed Old Fart. I got nothin'.
- BRIC = Brazil, Russia, India, China. This one falls in the I got nothin' category as well. You know that person who texts all through the green light? Do you think they're texting this? I don't.
Have you noticed I'm just in the B's? Honestly I'm only hitting about one every 15. I'll bet that people who know all eleven thousand of these made-up acronyms also cannot remember the capital of Vermont.
- IM = It's Montpelier. I made that one up. It makes more sense than most of the real ones.
- BYOA = Bring your own Advil. What?
- CYATSC = See you at the Senior Center. So, the next time you see that LeSabre weaving in front of you, you now know what Aunt Effie is texting.
- NE14kfc = Anyone for KFC? Take that, Starbucks. The Colonel is in da hizzle.
- TLA = Three letter acronym. Don't let it be lost that this is an acronym about acronyms.
Lots of them pertain to degrees of laughter combined with various uncontrollable bodily functions, convulsions and what we used to call going off one's rocker. I'll leave those to your imagination. At least half pertain to our society's national past-times, and no, I'm not talking about baseball.
I'm going to leave you with my favorite, because if you're still reading this, you deserve to finish it. So here goes:
- GOTDPWD = Get off the dang phone while driving.
Finally, a one I can use. TTYL!
(Okay I need to know, is it just me? Leave a comment with the most outlandish texting acronym anyone ever expected you to know. I would also like to be educated about the Brazil, Russia, India, China thing. I refuse to google it.)


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A Decade of Elegance
The West Coast's most glamorous transgender event is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
The River City Gems welcome the whole transgender community, including family, friends, and allies, to put on your finest attire and party the night away at our 10th anniversary bash. Whether this is your first River City Sparkle or your tenth, you won't want to miss this year's gala event.
Wear it your way...like the beautiful Gem you are.
The theme of River City Sparkle 2017 is "True to Form," a tribute to classic style and timeless elegance. Our Sparkle ballroom will be lavishly decorated with this year's signature style elements, diamonds and lace.
Lace dresses are oh so on-trend, and diamonds never go out of style. What could be more romantic and feminine? Whether you wear a prom dress, an evening gown, a cute cocktail style or a classic LBD, this is your night to shine!
Cocktail Hour
Mix, mingle, sip a cocktail or two, and take some selfies with your friends in our ultra-glam Hollywood-style photoshoot area.
Dinner & Show
Sit down to a sumptuous 3-course dinner, then enjoy world-class stand-up featuring San Francisco comedian Natasha Muse.
Dance Party
Kick up your heels 'til midnight as DJ Amber keeps the party going with a mix of the latest hits and classic dance tunes.
Natasha Muse
"I was a boy...but then I got better."
San Francisco comedian, mom, transsexual and firm agnostic Natasha Muse will delight Sparkle guests with comedy so good, it's not even funny.
Named one of SF Weekly's "Artists to Watch" in 2016, Natasha features regularly at the SF Punchline and Cobb's Comedy Club, and has worked with such comedy luminaries as Maria Bamford, Roseanne Barr, Janeane Garofalo, Wyatt Cenac, and God.
Pre-Sparkle Dinner
Step out with the Gems on Friday Night.
Interested in getting a jump on your Sparkle weekend? Join us Friday night, October 6, for a pre-Sparkle tradition!
Gems members Cindy and Pauline will be hosting a group for dinner and drinks at a local restaurant. This event is open to all, including those not attending Sparkle. There are no fees to attend, so you can spend as much or as little as you please.
While Sparkle is a more formal event, attire for the Pre-Sparkle dinner can range from "office dressy" to "casual Friday."
Love Notes
"I was apprehensive at first, but all that soon faded away. Everyone I met was nothing short of amazingly cordial, friendly, and supportive. As a new girl that was huge to me, and I will never forget it."
"How joyous it was to see so many, and such a variety of people and ages, styles, fashions, and more, all united under the shared banners of openness, freedom, and love. All events through the Gems are rewarding, but this one topped them all !"
"A very fun evening! The food was really good and the entertainment was tops! It was fun for me to meet so many new people. I really enjoyed meeting some girls that I have only known online."
The advance purchase deadline was October 4 at noon. This event is sold out, and no more tickets are available.
The ticket purchase deadline has passed.
There will be no tickets available at the door. If you were unable to purchase a ticket prior to the deadline, we are sorry, but we cannot accommodate any walk-in guests. We hope to see you at a future Sparkle.
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Till now it has been an experience never before.
The prospects which studying in France open for me, thanks to the presence of emerging semiconductor industry in Europe, is the premier reason why I chose France added with the possibility of learning an extra language which gives you an edge in your professional pursuits. Excellent study environment and work conditions here are at par with the best available throughout the world.
Till now it has been an experience never before. I have improved my French a lot, thanks to the two month French Summer School at Ecole des Mines de Nantes. There had been many outdoor trips as a part to learn French language, many group activities and presentations to improve our language skills.
My experience with Campus France Pune had been excellent. They helped me a lot preparing for my departure, in preparing Visa documents and providing other certificates well on time given that my confirmation to come to France was done on a very short notice.
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Some years ago I was very ill. My medication wouldn't work, I had big problems with sleep (including hallucinations because I was getting so little sleep), I was mismanaging money to the point where I was forgetting to charge my utility cards and always running out of gas and electricity and I was a mess.
Mentally I was, it seemed, in charge of a brain that refused to stop being manic and my brain felt as though it was becoming more and more irritated to the point that I wanted to rip it out and scratch it. I was having storms in my head that I couldn't control and I often wanted to die.
I hated going out and yet I had to as I lived alone and people like me are just on that line which means we don't qualify for home help. I trudged to the shops when I needed to and, as I had four cats then, it was fairly often. I hated shopping then even more than I do now and everybody knew about it.
If the checkout operator in shops tried to talk to me I would ignore them but they keep on chatting because that's what they're told to do and eventually I would snap loudly and then I'd get angry with myself and shout a bit louder. It got to the point where, in a supermarket with 27 checkouts to pay, there was only one or two cashiers that I hadn't shouted at.
I remember giving one woman a harder time than most and, rather irrationally, it was because I hated her hair and I've avoided her for about three years. Today she was overseeing the self check checkouts and I didn't notice until she came up to put extra carrier bags on the one I was using.
I stopped her and briefly told her what I've written above and apologised for giving her a hard time. What she said surprised me – she didn't remember any incident when I was nasty to her and comforted me as we chatted. I thanked her and told her that she had made me feel better about myself and I felt reassured that when I am extremely ill I'm less of an irritant to people than I thought I was. I do need protecting from myself though and I must never forget that.
I have made peace with someone today and even though we're never going to be friends I am a little less of an enemy to myself.


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Diane, a long-time friend, asked me about a month ago for permission to use some of my images for a project as she prepares to send her oldest daughter to college. We have worked together before, namely with the "Glimpse of Glory" blog that she writes, so I agreed.
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I'm always grateful (if not a tad bit vane) to see that someone appreciates the photos I have created, but I'm also incredibly proud to be able to collaborate with Diane once again and see it turn out so well.
As a side note, Diane also works with a fantastic organization called "Habitat for Hope" that serves families affected by childhood illness. Diane did not ask me to do this, but please go and check out the website. If you are so moved, Diane needs to raise funds to support the work that she does there, and could really use the help. Leave a comment or send me a message, and I'll gladly put you in contact with her to make that happen.
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Adam...you are so talented and I am grateful for your help on Hannah's graduation project. I wish you could see the end result, it is so stunning. Also, thank you for your shout out about Habitat for Hope. The volunteers of Habitat for Hope are amazing, working tirelessly to provide support to families whose child is experiencing serious or life-threatening illness.
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As to the real world argument, I believe by Middle School they should be more questioning. I think at that age they're ready to begin transitioning from the definite right and wrong, which they learnt in Elementary School to beginning to question what really is right and wrong. I don't think it would send mixed messages at all and if anything Middle School Debate Clubs would help students in Middle School learn more about the real world. They might have a very strong opinion one way, but by the end of the debate, they may think something different. Through this Middle School students can actually understand the real world more rather than less, and it helps them see how there are two sides to everything. Overall, I think Middle School students can receive have real world benefit out of debate clubs.
Finally, as to lack of information, firstly I think Middle School students probably already know a lot more information than stated in my opponent's argument. Many Middle School students watch the news and know about current affairs both in their own country and abroad. I think a lot of Middle School Students have enough information to debate with. For those that don't either the teacher supervising can do a five minute objective lecture at the beginning to give them some helpful information. This would work if it was informal/discussion debate. If it was a formal debate club, then to write the speeches Middle School students would be forced to research some examples. Either way the students would have a sufficient amount of information to have a good debate.
Overall I believe that there should be Middle School Debate Clubs. There were several problems with my opponent's argument. Middle School Debate Clubs would help prepare students for high school debate teams and help students academically and intellectually. Overall, more Middle Schools should have debate clubs as the advantages far outweigh any possible disadvantage.
Secondly, teacher supervision can save someone expressing an opinion in an inappropriate way. In the first session of the Middle School Debate Club the teacher can go over how to express opinions in a good way. If anyone doesn't do this, the teacher can gently remind them. Through this the Middle School students can learn how to express opinions in an appropriate way which is an important skill for later in life. Again, with teacher supervision there should be no problems with expressing opinions in appropriate ways.
Thirdly, there are topics which are simply expressing opinion and only require opinion. For example this debate topic that we're debating now really doesn't require any research. If they did have to research, it would be beneficial to helping them in other classes when they have to do projects that require research. Researching a topic doesn't take that much time, and it would help the students a lot. Overall, research isn't a negative about Middle School Debate Clubs as it actually has benefits.
Fourthly, I would say that debating is fun. If we didn't consider debating fun, then why would we be having a debate now? Middle School students may not see that at the beginning, but after a few debates, they probably would be able to see that debating can be fun. At that time I would have loved to be debating with somebody, but there wasn't the opportunity at my school. Overall debating can be fun, and Middle School students would see that after starting debating.
Overall Middle School Debate Clubs would be entertaining and educational. It would help students develop many essential skills for their other classes and later in life. It would make students think about some really important issues and be exposed to both sides. This quote expresses the positives of debating. It shows that debating is important in thinking about problems, and that it is good for everyone to express their opinion. "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it" (Joseph Joubert). Overall, Middle School Debate Clubs would be extremely beneficial and should be started because of the many advantages.
As to the people from government not realizing, this can be changed. The government simply need to be presented with all of the benefits. School policies and clubs can change. What they are currently doing doesn't matter as that can be changed, and my side of the debate here is saying that they should change that. It is simply a process of getting them to see how it could positively influence children. Then, they can begin to start debate clubs which will make a very positive impact in children's lives. Overall, what they are currently doing doesn't matter as that can change.
Finally as to the conflicts and issues outside of class. The solution to this is to start it on lighter issues and build it up. I'd agree that debate clubs shouldn't start with a religious issue the first club meeting. Maybe they should start with should there be a school uniform or would it benefit students to start and finish school later. An issue such as one of those there can't be any severe conflicts over. They can work their way up to the bigger and more important issues like war, religion, and what is morally right and wrong. They should be encouraged to debate it outside of the debate club. There is no definite way of preventing a conflict, but that shouldn't stop the debate club from happening. We don't want to never cross the street because we might get hit by a car. There are no guarantees with anything, but with the car there are ways to limit it like looking before you cross the road. It is the same with debate. If they gradually work the students up and monitor it inside the classroom there are less likely to be these issues outside of the classroom. If any issues do arise, parents and teachers can deal with it. Through this happening the issues are less likely to happen again. Overall, possible issues shouldn't be a reason not to have a Middle School Debate club as they are unlikely to occur if the necessary steps are taken to try to prevent them.
Overall Middle School debate clubs should be started. They'd provide a great deal of benefit to the students both academically and morally. The club would also be fun and exciting for the students. Many of the disadvantages that my opponent pointed out have flaws. The debate club overall has few disadvantages and many advantages, and that is why more Middle Schools should have debate clubs.
The fact that the government currently doesn't have any Middle School debate clubs should not start them from starting them. All people have to do is write letters to their local school districts expressing the benefits and making them see all of the benefits. Maybe the government just hasn't considered all of the benefits yet. As a community, people just have to express a want for the Middle School Debate Club. Then, it could happen, and people would see how worthwhile that decision was. Overall, the fact that the government doesn't currently have a Middle School Debate Club doesn't matter as the government can change their decisions once they've seen all of the good that could come out of a Middle School Debate Club.
Thirdly, the debates don't need to be controlled outside of class. If the debates are continued outside of class, that is a huge positive. That means that students are enjoying debating which is the purpose of the club. Even with the small risk that it may go over the top sometimes, that risk is worth it for all of the benefits. It is only a small disadvantage and the benefit that the students could gain far outweigh this small disadvantage. Also, students can report the issue to their parents or teachers if they wish and have the issue sorted out. However, if it's gentle teasing, the students may even enjoy it, and it may help them be more relaxed while debating and turn into a positive. Overall, the fact that debating can't be controlled out of class may even be a positive, and even if it does turn into a disadvantage, it is incredibly small for all of the many benefits.
Finally, students can vote on the topics or come up with the topics themselves. It may not work that way later in life, but in this debate club to maintain interest I think it would be okay to do that. That way students would receive topics that they would personally be interested in. If they voted on topics or took a survey beforehand then that would eliminate the chance of boredom. Overall, the students voting on the topics would resolve the issue that they may be bored.
Overall, a Middle School Debate Club would be a huge positive. It would help students academically and morally. There are a very limited number of issues and a huge amount of benefits. It would also improve students debating for High School Debate teams. Overall, more Middle School Debate Clubs must be started in order to improve the thinking and morals of Middle School Students and help them greatly.
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Posted by groverrohan 6 years ago
I was in middle school debate for a year and so far, that experience has really helped me in high school debate.
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