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All the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists."Grow as dirty as you want.' Because I think we just need about five years now to invent all the clean-power technologies you're going to need as you choke to death, and we're going to come over, and we're going to sell them all to you. And we're going to clean your clock. I don't know how you say that in Chinese, we're going to clean your clock in the next great global industry. So, please, if you want to give me a five-year lead, I'd love five. I'd prefer 10. Take your time. Because we are going to clean your clock in the next great global industry."
If you don't have an ethic of conservation, you basically have a license to drive a Hummer through the Amazon."Would I like Obama to make the things I'm passionate about more central to his identity and his campaign, rather just another spoke in the wheel? There's health care, there's green technology, there's new roads, there's education, there's Iraq. Yes, to me, it's the center. It's not another spoke. But, you have to ride whatever horse you got. And right now he's all we got. And he's a lot better than the other guy. And so I ride.
We're only going to innovate our way out of this problem. This is not a problem for regulators, it's for engineers.""Nature is regulating our climate for free. Mother Nature, she's been doing that for free, for a long, long time. Now do you really want to get in there and do geo-engineering and all this kind of stuff? Well, if you don't want to do that, then we need to get out of Mother Nature's way. Because do you want to be turning the dials and pulling the levers and think we can do that better than Mother Nature?" I don't think so. And it is a very, very powerful point.
People are desperate for someone to point them out and forward in a way. And they're just so hungry."bunch of dead derivatives, empty condos in Florida, and Gulf Stream jets that the mega-rich can't afford anymore. It will be a tragedy, and what makes it even worse, we borrowed a lot of it from China, and we didn't borrow — we put it on our kids' Visa cards. And so if we're going to do this mega-bailout we have got to make sure we are laying the foundations with it of another great industrial revolution.

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Oldham caretaker manager Tony Philliskirk cut a satisfied figure after overseeing his second comeback of the day.
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Philliskirk, who was thrust into the Latics hotseat after Paul Dickov's resignation a fortnight ago, looked on from the sidelines as Matt Smith's last-gasp equaliser earned a 2-2 draw and an FA Cup fifth-round replay against Everton.
But hours earlier the 48-year-old undertook his day job of youth team coach against Rochdale in Salford, surroundings far removed from the white-hot atmosphere that greeted David Moyes' side at Boundary Park.
"We drew at Rochdale one-all," he explained.
"It's been a good day, Rochdale are a good team. They're older than us, very good.
"We were losing there and came back to get an equaliser in the second half.
"There were about 20 or 30 there. All the parents of all the boys go and there's one man and his dog walking around the outside.
"From the club's perspective this (the Everton result) is massive.
For me personally, seeing the development of those young players today - you take this any way you like - is as important as seeing that display there."
Philliskirk stepped up to help out with first-team duties and the reserves when three members of Dickov's backroom staff were placed on gardening leave on New Year's Eve.
Those staff are yet to be replaced, leaving him at the centre of a plate-spinning act in the wake of the former Scotland international's departure.
As such, Philliskirk fully appreciates the benefit this evening's result gives to a club struggling amid the harsh realities of an npower League One relegation battle, cutting through the heady dose of FA Cup romanticism.
"Everyone was jumping about around me and I was just smiling to myself," he said of the rapturous scenes that followed Smith's equaliser.
"I'm under no illusions about what it means to the club financially and at the end of the day that's the most important thing.
"Simon (Corney, chairman), I'm sure that he won't like me saying this, has struggled through over the last few years and he keeps the club afloat. He works ever so hard with the board.
"It's troubled times for everybody, there's no money about. The team haven't done that well this year and attendances have fallen.
"All in all, hopefully it generates a feel-good factor, it'll encourage people to come back but, more than anything, it's what that means to the club - another game, at Goodison, possibly on tv again.
"I was talking to everyone this week and said the dream result was a draw. You'd have to ask the board of directors - I turned round and they were jumping up and down more than anybody else."
Having knocked out Liverpool in the previous round, Oldham again had Merseyside opposition reeling when on-loan Reading winger Jordan Obita gave them a 13th-minute lead.
Victor Anichebe ensured Everton were level midway through the first half and they took what appeared to be a decisive lead shortly after the interval, Phil Jagielka heading home Kevin Mirallas' corner.
But Smith, playing his first game from the bench since suffering a shoulder injury during his two-goal display against Liverpool, once again used his physicality to good effect and had the final word.
Moyes paid tribute to Oldham's efforts but felt his men might have put the tie to bed at 2-1, with off-colour striker Nikica Jelavic once again proving profligate.
"I'm delighted we are still in the hat for the cup," he said.
"It is a tough place to come - Oldham made it difficult and I think they deserved to get their replay.
"But then I also think we had great chances to wrap it up when it was 2-1. We missed a couple of big chances to make it 3-1 and we didn't do so.
"But hey, that is what the cup does. Give Oldham credit - they have taken some big scalps in this competition already and they nearly did it again."
Smith's equaliser came from the second of two Jonathan Grounds corners in a frantic finish - both of which Oldham goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis bizarrely appeared to try to punch on his foray forward.
Moyes felt his own keeper, Tim Howard, was impeded from the first set play, but praised his players for how they dealt with Oldham's approach.
"I think there is a foul on the goalkeeper when the first corner kick comes in," he added.
"I think in most games in the Premier League that would be given as a free-kick and it wasn't today.
"Most of our players are used to it (environments like this). Most of the players have been brought up through this level and we warned them and told them - we have played quite a few games like this, and we have lost quite a few games like this.
"So there has to be a bit of credit for how we stuck at it and did the job.
"Other teams have come and it has not happened that way. We did and we'll have a second chance to try to get through."
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figured i'd throw it up here, spent the last couple hours working it out. what was especially cruel was that i was able to get the cookbook app running, but when i went to scaffold my first controller the db connection broke.
here's where you get the fix -> http://www.vandomburg.net/pages/mysql-ruby-windows
you have to replace a file in your install with one he (roderick van domburg) wrote, then install a seperate copy of MySQL on your box in order to compile a new libmysql.dll and put that in your ruby/bin directory.
worked for me anyways.
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1. Yoga Studio: If you gravitate to yoga for its proven stress relieving benefits�but find yourself stressed out over, say, fighting traffic and hectic schedules to make it to class�this app may be your salvation. Released in October 2012, it offers 30 classes of three lengths (15, 30 and 60 minutes), a library of 280 poses, extensive information on each pose, multiple levels of instruction, and a variety of background sound and music options.
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Why we love it: It�s creativity and stress relieving relaxation in one lovely package. Plus, the sleep timer makes it the perfect drift-off companion.
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3. Zen Brush: Find your bliss in the serene movement of brush strokes against a digital backdrop with this elegant, simple app. 62 background templates and three shades of ink are included.
Why we love it: Because long lines, airport layovers and waiting room visits all go by faster with a little meditative, stress relieving art-play.
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4. Naturespace: In a sea of apps touting the relaxing sounds of natural environments (crashing waves, anyone?), this one stands out and has racked up thousands of rave reviews for its �3D,� or holographic, sound technology that channels the most gorgeous, exotic locales on Earth straight into your ears (headphones are recommended for the full immersion).
Why we love it: For the unparalleled quality of recordings from real natural environments, and a vast library of tracks, including favorites like Treehouse Rain, Moonflowers and Campfire Hypnosis.
Cost: Free, with 6 free tracks; others available for in-app purchase from $.99 to $3.99
5. Stress Tracker: For serious stress relieving benefits, this app�designed by clinical psychologists and modeled on the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy--may be a lifesaver. Keep tabs on your stress levels, triggers, and symptoms over time, and learn to improve your well-being through expert-backed, evidence-based action steps.
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The U.S. Junior Slalom Team will have a leg up on the competition heading into the 2012 ICF World U23 and Junior World Championships, July 11-15. Wausau, Wis. hosts both the World Championships and the U.S. Junior National Team Trials. The Trials concluded on Sunday, May 20 with 15 athletes named to the U.S. World Championships Team.
The U23 National Team members were chosen at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Charlotte, N.C., April 12-14. For these athletes, the weekend served as a training camp.
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Rafal Smolen, U.S. National Development Coach: "The competition was very close in several classes. The third places on the team in C1 men and K1 women were decided by less than 1 percentage point. The strongest performances this weekend were C1's Zach Lokken and C1W's Hailey Thompson. These two athletes showed potential to compete for medals at the Junior World Championships later in July this year. The competition was run very smoothly, except for the windy conditions on Sunday."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "Giving our athletes an opportunity to gain experience on the course in Wausau is an important part of hosting the Junior and U-23 World Championships. Team Trials for the Juniors and the Training Camp for the U-23 athletes this week and weekend is a critical building block towards our success this summer in Wisconsin."
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Very nice Norma!! looks scrumcious! Obviously some cheddar on there? did you use one of the forum recipes on the greek threads? or do your own thing? Think you could you post the recipethanksJohn
Don,Been waiting for you to show your hand on this one Handsome pie.
Gyro pizza, Oil garlic base, tomatoes, onion topped with mozzarella, and grated parmesan, the gyro meat. Once cooked top with more tomatoes crumbled feta, spinach and homemade tzazitki sauce tor dipping. Sorry about the photo, I do not know how to make the files sizes smaller other than cropping.
Bill,Your Shishke-za (Shish Kebob Pizza) pizza looks and sounds fantastic! Do you mind telling how you make creamed eggplant?Norma
Thank you, Norma. I peel a large eggplant, cut into slices, sprinkle each slice all over with salt and place in a colander for an hour or so to draw out moisture. Press between paper towels to dry completely. Brush with olive oil and grill until tender. Meanwhile, make a roux the standard way with butter and flour, then whisk in cream and milk, cooking until thickened. Add the grated cheese of your choise and puree in a blender with the eggplant. Season with salt & pepper. No measurements given because it is that kind of recipe. Great garnish/accompaniment for grilled lamb and vegetables, so I thought it would work well as the sauce for this pizza.


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The purpose of this project is to help developers work with data from Team Foundation Server on multiple device types (such as smartphones and tablets) and operating systems. OData provides a great solution for this goal and has been embraced by numerous developers for building great device-specific applications. OData is accessible from any device and application stack which supports HTTP requests. This OData service interacts directly with the TFS client object model.
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Mike Wolfe and Hal Koerner get their bearings on the JMT. Photo by Tom Robertson
Of Muir and Men: Mike Wolfe, Hal Koerner and the John Muir Trail
California's 223-mile-long John Muir Trail (JMT) stretches from Whitney Portal, the traditional Mount Whitney trailhead, to the Happy Isles trailhead in Yosemite National Park. It traverses the high Sierra Nevada, a white-granite wonderland that's largely above treeline and, thus, almost always inundated with sunlight. The JMT is named after environmentalist and High Sierra lover John Muir, who called the Sierra Nevada the "Range of Light" for this interplay of rocks and sun.
"Oh, that high-altitude sun was brutal—it burned my brain!" says Mike Wolfe. In August of 2013, Wolfe, a 36-year-old attorney from Missoula, Montana, and Hal Koerner, 38, who owns Rogue Valley Runners, a running store in Ashland, Oregon, reset the supported JMT FKT in 3 days 12 hours 41 minutes. Sue Johnston had set the previous overall supported record in 2007 at 3 days 20 hours (Johnston still holds the women's supported record).
Wolfe and Koerner's record is unique because not only did they work with a support crew but they also worked together. Says Koerner, "We were out there for all that time, but we didn't actually talk much. You can't actually talk much. We both had this understanding of the effort we were putting out, and having someone there to recognize it made working together worthwhile."
One thing that FKT efforts have in common with races is that the record isn't in the bag until the effort is over. Wolfe and Koerner, due to being behind schedule, ran into trouble at mile 130 when they missed their crew person. They debated taking a long detour off route to restock at a store or forging onto their next crew point low on calories.
"We both sat on a log, took deep breaths and decided, 'We're not letting this stop us,'" says Wolfe. "We had a little food to tide us over and we just hammered. I bonked so hard I was hallucinating. We just put our heads down and did it."
Sue Johnston, 48, the previous supported JMT FKT holder, says these types of problems are the real hindrance to even-faster JMT FKTs. "If someone with speed, endurance and a crew can get through the effort with no real issues, they should be able to go under three days."
Last year, Krar crushed the Grand Canyon's Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim FKT by over 30 minutes, but says he'll never beat that time. Photo by Ken Etzel
Canyon Krarnage: Rob Krar and the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim
In the predawn of May 10, 2013, on the precipice of the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Arizona's Rob Krar hit his GPS's start button and plunged down the South Kaibab Trail toward the canyon's bottom, up to the North Rim via the North Kaibab Trail and back the way he came. Forty-two miles, about 10,000 feet of descent and ascent and a double crossing of a big hole in the ground later, Krar returned and shut off his GPS.
The numbers on the watch? Six hours 21 minutes 47 seconds. Krar became the FKT holder of the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (R2R2R) route, massively improving upon Dakota Jones's previous record of 6 hours 53 minutes 38 seconds.
So stout is Krar's FKT that trail runners mostly guffaw about it, and so does Krar. When he arrived to the Grand Canyon's North Rim at halfway, he used a video camera for documentation. Krar panned the camera around the trailhead and then focused it on his watch. The video footage captures his reaction— a slew of expletives.
"I didn't look at my watch until then," says Krar. "I've run the canyon enough times that I know what my effort should be. But I was not expecting to see my effort translate into that number." That North Rim time was just 11 minutes slower than his FKT for the one-way R2R of 2 hours 51 minutes 28 seconds.
Says the 37-year-old pharmacist, "The canyon is a harsh place and I've had many bad days in it. But, this time, I was given a magical day."
In 2011, when Jones broke the then-R2R2R FKT, he wrote in a blog post that he thought the record would go under six hours in the near future. Krar's effort has gotten the FKT closer to that six-hour barrier. Says Jones, "I'm impressed by Rob's record. He's a great example of a fast [track and road] guy taking up ultras and doing very well, so he is a natural to set records like this one. But I think his record will be broken, and soon, too."
"I would love it if someone broke my record," says Krar, "but I will not run the Grand Canyon FKT again. I don't think I could repeat the magic of that day."


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UNEP Capacity-building services under OzonAction Programme, that empower the National Ozone Units (NOUs) include an information clearinghouse, training and regional networking. To date UNEP facilitates the operation of 10 regional/sub-regional Networks involving 147 members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The work of the OzonAction Programme in Africa is being funded by the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol.
Since 1995 The UNEP Regional Office for Africa has been in charge of the coordination of the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Officers Networks (ODSSONET) for English-Speaking and French-speaking Africa. These two Networks were coordinated by one Regional Network Coordinator until 2002 when delivery of the OzonAction Programme was regionalized to meet the changing needs of Article 5 Countries during the compliance period. The Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) was then launched and regional CAP teams were built in each of the UNEP regional Offices to ensure direct assistance to countries.
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Andy Lock, a British artist, will be at the Dryden Theatre. The Orchard Park series is a collection of images that depict various innocuous interior spaces in a very extraordinary fashion. His images are artistic and much more akin to a fine art painting than a photographic image, and feel dreamlike as an off shoot from reality. While the photographic exhibit will continue to be on display at the Museum through April 26, Thursday, April 16, 2009 will provide you an opportunity to meet Andy Lock in person. He will provide background on his Orchard Park interior images and the process used to create them.
The Wish You Were Here travel photography lecture series is a lecture series that provides the opportunity to connect with world-renowned photographers. Come listen to these professionals showcase their latest portfolio, and be a part of this event. At the end of each lecture, the professionals are available for a greet and book signing in the Dryden cafe next to the Eastman House Bookstore. All lectures are on Thursday nights in the Dryden Theatre starting at 6 p.m. (Correction) The lectures are free for Museum Members, $10 for adults, $8 senior citizens, and $6 for students, and $2 off regular admission for young professionals when you mention this blog.
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I am using Stripe for CC processing. I have a method in my User model like this:
def save_with_payment
if valid?
customer = Stripe::Customer.create(description: email, plan: subscription_id, card: stripe_card_token)
self.stripe_customer_token = customer.id
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errors.add :base, "There was a problem with your credit card."
Right now that method is accessed by the controller in the create method:
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I want to refactor this into the model entirely. So I would change the @user.save_with_payment to just @user.save
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When I do this Rails fails to save the resource. The error passed is:
CACHE (0.0ms) SELECT 1 FROM "users" WHERE "users"."email" = 'email@example.com' LIMIT 1
Stripe error while creating user: You cannot use a stripe token more than once: tok_thO7zZwoRBL7Qk
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So, we've solved the most epic commercials quandry. As well as the funniest. Now, here's another "most" survey.
What are the most successful emotional commercials you've ever seen? What come to mind for me are the eToys campaign from a few years ago. Some of Hill Holliday's work for John Hancock Financial Services also comes to mind.
(For purposes of this survey, I think we should omit public service ads. While some of the Australian drunk driving commercials and American AIDS awareness commercials pull some heart strings, I think it's harder to do a commercial for, say, a baby food that doesn't just reek of stale cheese.)
What do you all think?
I know you asked not to include any public service ads and that also probably means charity ads, but I just can*t resist mentioning the RSPCA ad that aired a couple of years ago. It featured a little doggy whose thoughts we heard in voiceover - all about how he and his "friend" (owner) used to go on long walks and how much he liked that. About how his "friend" doesn*t seem to have too much time for him any more, but wait - he*s bringing him out on another walk! Hurray! it will be just like the old times. Except his friend has brought him for a walk by a river; his friend is putting him into a bag. It*s dark and cold. He*s scared...he doesn*t understand this game...he doesn*t like it in there...
I used to see this ad from the comfort of my sofa usually in a fragile state on a Saturday morning having had a tipple or two the night before. It was always guaranteed to reduce me to tears (clever media buying, that).
Any idea where I could find this ad? I*m intrigued.
Crumbs my first proper visit here and I am wet eyed. It would have been a real hazard as a radio ad. Not suitable listening for emotional softies in lane 3 M25 on a dark wet night............especially if followed by Sinead O*Connor and a cig falling in your lap. cry
Damn, I've looked all over and can*t find this ad - now that I've reduced so many hardbitten ad hacks to tears merely describing it, I figured the least I could do was traumatise you all permanently by making you actually watch it. Fairly sure it was the RSPCA, which would mean it was probably done by AMV London, but neither site helps.
And as for Sinead O'Connor and a cigarette falling in your lap - that*s just crazy talk. She doesn't smoke.
>>So, we've solved the most epic commercials quandry. As well as the funniest. Now, here*s another "most" survey.
>>What are the most successful emotional commercials you've ever seen?
I*m assuming that by *emotional* they don*t have to be *tear jerkers* right? Because if that is the case, it does kind of limit this cold heart to some charity work and social marketing / public service ones.
There are however, some *commercial-commercials* that can grab me, and I think the main components of ads that work on me in that way are
-Music, a great sound bed can lift an ad
-Subject matter such as good old sporting patriotism, or the being away from home stuff.
Examples that do this very well in my mind include Saatchi*s Telecom NZ*s "Keep in Touch" campaign from a couple of years ago, especially the one about the bloke who*s on business in China, his *liddle wifey* is stuck at home, pregnant. He gets back to his hotel, hooks up onto his email and... she*s emailed him a piccy of her upheld hand, he places his hand onto the screen, sighs, smiles and the "Keep in Touch endline comes up..... sniff, it*s just beautiful thing!
Another great Telecom NZ one was all about *Good ol* Kiwis* doing great things internationally, all by having a website - well produced, but made ace by the use of a classic music track from the 80*s called *Life*s what you make it* by Talk Talk.
And finally, just to show my true colours - there*s many an All Blacks rugby related ad that can make the hairs on the back of my neck stand-up on end (well, I no longer have any hair on the top of my head)
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http://vimeo.com/m/45118277 One of the best ads I have ever seen. The music ("devenire") is astounding and the ad provokes strong emotion
A couple weeks ago while flipping through channels I came across a spot for Hallmark that could be considered a "most emotional". They are spots which tell stories of people and hallmark cards. The spot I saw was "Paula and Tiffany". The thing is, at the end of the spot I felt sort of used and dirty.
See the spots here at hallmark's site
We have the Best job in the world ad here you know, no need to add (I presume *your*) Vimeo channel link to a 6-year old thread like some linkspammer. And since that Vimeo-account is Dutch, and isn't called "w+k portland" or "Procter & Gamble" it means that they broke the Vimeo TOS by uploading that clip there. It's been flagged as "user did not make this". Have a good day.


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16th president championed equal opportunity and personal ambition.
The Lincoln Day Dinner is still a Republican Party staple, but it's not clear that most Republicans understand why, outside of inertia and the historic accident that the 16th president happens to be a founding figure in the party.
This is a symptom of the party's current discontents. Lincoln is the foremost proponent of opportunity in U.S. history. He lived a life of aspiration — rising from the son of an uneducated subsistence farmer in the backwoods to a respected lawyer and politician in Springfield, Ill. — and nearly everything in his politics and policy was geared to making it possible for others to do the same.
In 1864, he told troops from the 166th Ohio Regiment that the Civil War was being fought to preserve "an open field and a fair chance for your industry, enterprise and intelligence," to ensure "their equal privileges in the race of life, with all its desirable human aspirations." As a Whig and then a Republican, Lincoln favored economic dynamism and change, and a rigorous ethic of personal responsibility and self-improvement.
His economic program had an activist tilt. Through transportation projects, the tariff and sound banking, Lincoln sought to create an industrializing cash economy with the competitive market extending its reach throughout the country.
Today's Republican Party will never have Lincoln's positive attitude toward government, nor should it, given that we have a much different kind of government today than in the mid-19th century. It is vastly more extensive. It is more exacting and obstructive. It is redistributive.
A need for uplift
The Republicans are the ones keeping alive the Jacksonian Democrats' reflex toward negative government, hostility to taxes and debt, and hatred for special government favors for the well-connected. That is all to the good. But developing a Lincoln-inflected agenda within its limited-government framework is absolutely essential for the party.
It has no future unless it is a party of aspiration. It needs Lincoln's emphasis on uplift, delivered in his populist voice. Otherwise, it will never beat its rap as the party of the rich — the knock on Lincoln's Whig and Republicans, as well — or repair its disconnect from the country's ongoing crisis of opportunity, which is expressed in joblessness, lagging wages and social breakdown among the non-college educated.
The party needs an economic agenda that is broader and deeper than tax cuts and addresses the cost of health care and college education. It needs to engage with the struggles of the working class and do it more seriously than in ritualistic denunciations of "elites." It needs to understand that a dynamic capitalist society depends on character, and on character-shaping institutions. Preserving such a society is not merely a matter of limiting government, but of fostering individuals who are disciplined, ambitious and skilled enough to rise within it. It needs to be the party — as Lincoln's Whigs considered themselves — of "the sober, industrious, thriving people."
Swimming upstream
The current predicament of the party bears some relation to that of Lincoln's Whigs, who had to scrape for their presidential victories and faced an adversary in Andrew Jackson, who had seized on powerful democratic symbols and had a technical advantage in the business of vote-getting. Demographically, Republicans are swimming upstream, and in important respects they feel stuck in a bygone era — the 1980s — when the world has turned many times since then.
Given its occasional attraction for off-putting rhetoric and suicidal tactical extravagance, the party would be well served to heed the lessons of Lincoln's tone and of his statesmanship. Lincoln was a champion of a kind of non-judgmental morality. In his famous 1842 temperance address, he extolled the virtues of drunks and defended the point of view of liquor merchants. He maintained an unbending moral standard without ever descending into moralism.
Lincoln kept this balance out of a belief that it was the only way to convince anyone of anything. He said in the temperance address, "When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true maxim, that a 'drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.'" His rhetoric could be tough and even excoriating, but always to make a point, never simply to wound.
Most important for the GOP is to commit itself to his larger purpose of fostering a society of equality of opportunity where all can rise. In short, it needs to become the Party of Lincoln in a sense more meaningful than a long-standing nickname.
Rich Lowry, editor at National Review, is the author of Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream — and How We Can Do It Again.
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The Mobridge-Pollock School Board discussed various legislative proposals and approved the 2013-14 School Year calendar at their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 11.
Supt. Tim Frederick told the board that Gov. Dennis Daugaard is proposing a three percent increase in the per student allocation. If approved, the three percent increase would bring the per student allocation to $4,626.25.
The per student allocation was just over $4,804 in fiscal year 2010, but was cut by about 10 percent in 2011. "We are still far from that 2010 (fiscal year) figure," he told the board. However, he added that the proposal would mean about $89,110 in new monies to the district next year.
The per student allocation is funds that a district can use to support the general fund budget and is comprised of local effort (tax dollars) and state aid. For the past year, district taxes supplied about 25 percent of the amount, with state aid supplying the other 75 percent. For next year, it is projected that the district's local effort will be about 28 percent of the total amount.
Opt out funds, which generally go into a district's general fund, as well as tax levies for the other funds (capital outlay, special ed, pension, etc.) are in addition to the amount raised to meet the per student allocation.
Several other legislative bills were discussed, including SB 210, which would repeal the current production method of valuing agricultural land and replace it with valuation based on sales of comparable properties (the process which had been previously used).
The first day of school for the 2013-14 School Year will be Wednesday, Aug. 21, under the calendar approved at the meeting. The first semester will end on Friday, Dec. 20. School will resume on Jan. 6, following Christmas vacation. The last day is scheduled for May 19, 2014. Graduation is set for Sunday, May 18.
In other business, the board:
• Received a check for $9,003.29 as part of a dividend refund program offered through EMC Insurance Companies, the district's property and liability insurance carrier. Key Insurance of Mobridge is the local agent for the insurance company, as well as acting as the managing agent for EMC Insurance in the state. The total dividend payout this year was $242,135.79 to all schools participating in the South Dakota School Program. Jesse Konold presented the check on behalf of Key Agency.
• Heard Supt. Frederick commend the special education staff for the great job they did in the recent review. He also thanked school staff, and in particular Pam Wells and Marty Looyenga, for organizing the 1st Annual "Smarts Challenge" that was held recently at the Scherr-Howe Events Center and the music department for the great job they did in hosting the Small Group Music Contest.
• Reviewed the findings of and moved to accept the 2011-12 school audit. The auditors had three minor suggestions, such as segregation of duties, which are fairly common in smaller districts which can't afford to or choose not to hire additional staff to do the separate tasks.
• Moved to advertise for bids on a Mowing and Maintenance Contract for 2013. The contract is basically the same as last year's contract.
• Approved a resolution authorizing a joint powers agreement with Walworth County. The resolution will allow Toby Morris, a financial consultant, to proceed with looking into refinancing the bond the district has for the construction expenses of the new high school. Morris may be able to refinance the bonds at a lower interest rate. Only taxpayers in the former Mobridge School District are taxed for repaying the bond, and refinancing would not affect that. The Walworth County Commission had already approved the resolution.
• Approved the first reading of Section E: Support Personnel and Services of the district's handbook. The policy is on the district's website, and patrons of the district are invited to review the policy and provide input to the administration and/or board members. Plans are to review and approve the revised policy at the March board meeting.
• Approved the 2013-16 Technology Plan. The plan is reviewed yearly and updated pursuant to equipment that has been purchased and needed professional development. The plan has already been approved by the SD Department of Education.
• Received and reviewed reports from all three principals.
• Heard that, as of the meeting on Monday, current board members Gilbert Mickelson and Eric Stroeder had turned in petitions for the two open board positions. The last date to file a petition is Feb. 22.


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What? You knew there was a "but" coming, didn't you?
This site is great- terrifc info; knowledgeable, generous, and supportive members; everyone gets along. How can I complain?
Well, honestly my only complaint is the lack of traffic. I understand that this thing of ours is limited in scope, but for shame! I hate logging on and seeing only a handful of updates (if I'm lucky). Another site I'm on (not, mind you, a tea site) has a coffee and tea subforum that gets a lot more traffic than this one, sad to say. It even features daily contributions by no less an authority than Hobbes. Okay, that may have been a shameless plug, and I do think it's the epitome of bad form to steer folks to another site. However, if you lust for another site to read about tea, feel free to take a gander-
If you think it's wrong that I posted this, I'll gladly delete this thread. That site has over 11K members, and doesn't need any help from anyone. It's just a good resource where likeminded folks can share their ideas, and it's been seeing a lot of pu'er based threads. You'll probably recognize some faces from this site already.


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Cemetery faces financial crunch
FAIRMONT – The season typically runs from April 1 to Labor Day, when Lakeside Cemetery sees the most graveside visitors.
"A lot of maintenance goes into keeping it pretty year round," says Ken Scheef, who serves on Lakeside's board of trustees.
This week, the board gathered for its quarterly meeting, where the men openly discussed the changes that are affecting the way they do business.
"For the first 100 years, we sold graves at a price that allowed us to maintain the cemetery," said Chuck Hamsmith, who manages the cemetery and serves as secretary on the board. "Now cremations have cut into that."
During the season, he estimates the average monthly maintenance cost is $5,200. Mowing 40-some acres is never easy, especially when there are thousands of tombstones to work around, and multiple newly dug graves to tend.
Lakeside Cemetery is one of the largest association-owned cemeteries in the state. Most are private or owned by churches.
Since 1860, there have been 14,280 recorded burials, though in recent years, the number has dropped significantly.
Hamsmith said 2008 was the year they started seeing more cremations than full burials. The cost to bury an urn in the cemetery is $500, compared to $650 for a full body burial. As many as four urns can be buried in one gravesite, so many more people are holding on to the ashes, waiting so they can be buried alongside their loved ones.
"We have 49 pending burials right now," Hamsmith said. "That's $25,000."
Lot and mausoleum sales, service fees and donations finance operations and maintenance, with 20 percent of lot sales directed into the cemetery's permanent care fund. Another fund exists through special donations and gifts to help with road maintenance and other major improvements – Lakeside has more than seven miles of road winding through it.
But it's been a long, long time since any private donor has made a considerable contribution to the cemetery, board members said, though they hope publication of their problems could change that. Particularly bleak is the state of the permanent care fund. Once built up through sales and donations, the balance is now shrinking as monies are needed to cover day-to-day operations.
"We have to keep doing what we're doing, and hopefully, some rich dude will leave us a lot of money," Hamsmith said.
To help solve their financial woes, the cemetery board did recently turn to grant writing, hoping to be awarded funds that could help with operating expenses. That's when they found out their predecessors filed for the wrong nonprofit designation, back in 1941. While donations made to the cemetery are tax-exempt, the board does not qualify to receive grants. That leaves them with a decision whether to become a 501(c)3, which may or may not pay for itself.
Board members understand the consequences of a wrong choice – they could lose the cemetery.
"The worst-case would be the county would get it, and the county doesn't want it," said board president Ken Ringeisen. In which case Lakeside would likely be passed on to the state. "Probably it would just grow over like the rest of the cemeteries the state doesn't take care of."
For more information on the cemetery, visit www.fairmontlakesidecemetery.com


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Topic: Refactoring on Rails: Multiple Scopes in Controller
If you hang around the refactoring crowd long enough, you may hear the term bad smells in code. Smelly code works, but the code itself is poorly implemented. If you keep coding without removing the bad smell, it will only get worse and become harder to fix in the future.
When we find this stinky code, how do we fix it? Because the code is already satisfying the requirements, refactoring is the perfect solution. Refactoring, as you may recall from the previous article, is improving the design of existing code without changing its functionality. Therefore, each smell has its own set of recommended refactorings that take care of the smelly situations.
Martin Fowler lists several bad smells in his book. By far the most popular smell is Duplicate Code. The other smells/refactorings in the book are equally generic, but we can take this concept and create Rails-specific smells and refactorings. This article will do just that by defining one smell and one refactoring to solve it.
Smell: Multiple Scopes in Controller
If a controller has a large number of actions, it may be suffering from multiple scope-osis (sorry, I couldn't resist). This problem can usually be spotted by simply scanning the method names. If you see a group of actions that seem to go together, you should consider doing the Extract Controller refactoring (see below) to move the group of actions into its own controller.
Let's take a look at an example. Here we have a controller with a list of actions:
Account Controller
This controller obviously has more than one scope. How many do you see? I see three. One scope handles the displaying, creating, and editing of the account model. Another scope handles user login/logout. The third scope manages the account's addresses.
This makes the controller unnecessarily large which will only get worse as we add features. The four address actions should be moved into its own controller. The login/logout actions probably should too, but that's not as critical as it is only two actions.
Refactoring: Extract Controller
This refactoring involves creating a new controller from a portion of an existing controller. To summarize: a new controller is created, the desired actions are moved to this new controller along with their views, partials, helpers, etc., and the old actions are set to redirect to the new actions. If we apply this refactoring to the "addresses" scope in our Account Controller, we get this:
Account Controller
Addresses Controller
Much cleaner. If we try to do this all at once, we are bound to break something. This is why refactorings are broken down into little steps. Here are the steps for this refactoring:
1. Generate a new, empty controller
2. Copy and paste all action methods you wish to extract from the original controller into the new controller
3. Copy the necessary view, helper and partial files to the new controller.
4. Copy any necessary filters or private methods to the new controller.
5. Copy the tests which apply to the actions over to the new controller test case and run them. This will tell you if you forgot to copy anything else.
6. Change the actions in the original controller to redirect to the matching actions in the new controller. Update the tests accordingly.
7. Remove the views, partials, helpers, filters, private methods, etc. from the original controller which belonged to the extracted methods and are no longer necessary. Constantly run the tests to make sure nothing breaks as you do this.
8. For every existing partial used by both controllers, decide which controller should "host" it (or place it in a "shared" directory) and update the views to render the partial from that location. Remove the unnecessary, duplicate partials.
9. For any duplicate helper methods that exists in both controllers, move them into the ApplicationHelper module.
10. For any duplicate private/non-action methods that exist in both controllers, move them into the ApplicationController.
11. Change the links in all the views to use this new controller.
12. If you do not need to support external links, remove the actions in the original controller that are just redirecting to the new controller.
If you can think of any other smells or refactorings, consider writing them down and creating your own Rails Refactoring Catalog. You may also want to post a tutorial here describing the refactoring.
One thing interesting to note, some refactorings can lead directly to other smells/refactorings. For example, this refactoring had you move the common code into ApplicationHelper and ApplicationController. If either of these get very large or contain many methods that are only used by a couple controllers, that would be considered a smell. It would be interesting to see what kind of refactorings can solve that problem.
Now go clean up your controllers.
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Meena Ananth, PhD
Senior Research Scientist in Medicine (Digestive Diseases)
Departments & Organizations
Internal Medicine: Digestive Diseases | Liver Center
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
1980 Ph.D Biochemistry Postgraduate Inst of Medical Education and
Research, Chandigarh, India
1981 - 83 Postdoc Research Inst of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
1983 - 87 Res. Assoc Dept of Biochemistry, USC School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
1987 - 88 Asst Prof Div. GI, Dept of Pediatrics, Children's Hosp
Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1988 - 96 Assoc. Res. Sci Div GI, Dept of Pediatrics, Yale Univ. Sch Med.
New Haven, CT
1996 -2010 Assoc. Prof. Dept of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Sch. Med.
New York, NY
2011 - to date Sen. Res Sci Div. of GI, Dept of Medicine, Yale Univ. Sch. Med
New Haven, CT
Over the last decades, my research has focused on the mechanisms of regulation of bile acid transporters in liver during development and in pathological situations such as the human liver disease cholestasis. My main focus over the last decade has been on the role of Nuclear Receptors (with specific reference to FXR) on the regulation of Bile salt export pump (BSEP) a canalicular transporter for bile acids in the hepatocytes. I have recently also explored the role of microRNAs (mIRs) in regulating bile salt transporters in liver in physiology and pathophysiology. Since the beginning of this year, I am conducting research into molecular mechanisms of regulation of Inositol 3-phosphate receptors (IP3Rs) that act as Ca-channels in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with specific focus on the promoters of the Type 2 and 3 isoforms and their regulation by microRNAs.
Education & Training
|Postgraduate Inst Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Biochemistry (1980)
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I am currently sipping it.
The vendor I got it from was Plymouth. After 3 meh quality teas I finally found one that wasn't overtly stale.
I notice a noticeable of floral flavor to it. A light spicy tone and it reminds me of spring for some reason. I am unsure if I like the texture of it on my tongue. The texture slightly reminds me of an herbal medicine
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Here's how RW members rated this race (110 votes).
In short: Sun and MudIn full: I really enjoyed this, not sure why(given the mud.) Organisation was good and I managed a storming first 5k taking 1 and a half minutes off my pb, second 5k was less glamorous and more hilly but still respectable. I'd happily do it again.Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: A Nice morning run in a nice villageIn full: There was a nice feel to this race, friendly people, and encouraging marshalls. The course was muddy in places, but overall a really pleasant way to spend sunday morning. The early start meant it was perfect for meeting up for Brunch in Wimbledon village post-race. Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Challenging but fun course with half way hill and Common bogs!Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Glad the weather held out. Long hill on the way back made PBs more challenging.Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Good race with one long downhill and one long uphill. Would definitely do this one again. Well organisednDate of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Not a bad race but quite a few who finished in top ten did not run the whole courseIn full: I am afraid the people they had doing the marshalling were clearly not experienced. This led to quite a large group of maybe four or five runners missing a large chunk of the final km out. So the runners who finished 4th and 6th and some behind me did not actually run the whole course. It must be very annoying for them if they were going to run a good time or indeed thought they have run a good time. When you are running over parkland the marshalls have to be very good and the people who marshalled yesterday were encouraging but were not clear in their instruction hence the unfortunate probelms at the finish.Date of review: November 16, 2009
In short: Well organised race which I enjoyed but not really right to describe the race as flatDate of review: November 15, 2009
Date of review: November 15, 2009
In short: Mostly on pavements with some muddy parts over the last 1km.In full: Pavements had lots of bumps which added a lot of time. First 4.5km was pretty fast (downhill and flat) but 1 big hill about a km long around the 5k mark which was unexpected as it was meant to be a flat course. also the marshalls could have been a bit more friendly and actually told you which direction to run in.apart from this, it was well organised and everything seemed to run pretty smoothly. nice goody bag stuff and free massage.recommened. i actually ran a 2 min PB anyway :DDate of review: November 15, 2009
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Student Borrowers Face Grim New Reality
By Jeff Brown
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Because Congress couldn't settle its differences, 7.4 million college students saw the interest rate on student loans double to 6.8% on Monday. Debt on student loans, already an astounding $1 trillion, will grow even higher, dampening debtors' financial prospects for years, in many cases for their entire lives.
A study by the Urban Institute shows how seriously people take this issue. About 20% of Americans have student debt, and 57% of those worry about being able to make payments.
This worry spans all categories. As one would expect, it is highest among those earning $25,000 a year or less -- 72%. But a full 36% of those earning $100,000 or more are worried about making payments.
Various studies have shown that student debt prevents people from buying homes, getting married and saving for retirement. A high level of worry can make these problems even worse, even if the debtor is able to make payments.
Student loans are often called "good" debt", because education is an investment that leads to higher earnings and more job flexibility. But deep in the Urban Institute report is a figure that its not so simple:
"On average, the benefits of post-secondary education outweigh the costs for people able to complete their degrees, although roughly half do not complete their degrees."
Half? Wow! That means students are piling on debt that won't pay off.
The report says that half of the students who failed to get the BA degrees they'd expected to earn had student debt averaging $14,457.
The lesson is clear: Don't pile on debt for a college degree unless you'll get the education and credentials that will make it pay. Piling on debt only to drop out turns good debt into bad, a category that includes things such as credit card debt for nights on the town.
The report lists several warning signs, or "risk factors," that increase the likelihood of dropping out. Students who are not well prepared, for instance, have trouble keeping up and drop out or flunk out.
Those who take a break between high school and college are also at higher risk of not completing their college programs. Some have too little commitment, while others may be too challenged by the finances, even if loans are available.


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International Students Weekly Bulletin
International Cultural Cafe - Every Friday
Please join us for: Cultural Café this semester Fridays (starting on September 21) at 3:00 p.m. in Centennial Hall Room 100. Come and experience free food, fun and edutainment! Please encourage your students (classes welcome) and fellow colleagues to attend! Please see fall schedule and country list below.
What is Cultural Café?
How much do you know about life beyond your cultural upbringing? Do you know where your favorite food, clothing, celebrities, music, art, or sports originated? Have you ever wanted to obtain a global perspective, but couldn't afford an around the world ticket?
The International Student Association at St. Cloud State University recognizes that every culture has a story to tell. Therefore, we have created a program called Cultural Café. This is a free event open to all members of the SCSU community.
The idea is that each week students who wish to participate can come and share their culture with other members of the campus community; they prepare a brief presentation about their country and offer their country's delicacies to taste.
When is Cultural Café?
Cultural Café is held Fridays (starting September 21) from 3:00-4:30 p.m. and is located in Centennial Hall Room 100. Please see schedule below.
Cultural Café Schedule – Fall 2012
Featured Country * Date
*Please note country names were submitted by students presenting on behalf of their country of origin
- NO CULTURAL CAFE October 12
- Nicaragua October 19
- Belarus October 26
- Pakistan November 2
- Spain November 9
- Panama November 16
- NO CULTURAL CAFÉ November 23
- Singapore November 30
- Turkey December 7
- TBA December 14
Please contact Khalil Mohd Firuz firstname.lastname@example.com or Nikhil Joshi firstname.lastname@example.com Cultural Café Coordinators.
* If you would like your message to be considered for the Weekly Bulletin, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with a description of the event. Messages must be received by Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.


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Obverse: The obverse dpicts the same George Washington motiff used on all Washington Quarters from 1999 to Date.
Reverse: The reverse of thre coin features the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at thre battle line of the Union Army.
Release Date: The circulation strike quarters were oficcially released on January 24, 2011.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (40 votes).
In short: excellent race . everything was spot on.Date of review: November 25, 2005
In short: with a 1pm start was ready for the challengeDate of review: November 25, 2005
In short: A classicDate of review: November 23, 2005
In short: Very enjoyable raceIn full: After having to withdraw from the Great North Run in September, I entered the Llandudno 10 as I wanted to do something with the training I'd put in and I only live 10 miles away from Llandudno.I didn't know what to expect of the course - especially as the route crossed the main roads in/out of town. The organisation that went into it was fantastic, and the stewards were exceptionally encouraging.I really enjoyed the whole experience and have been inspired to seriously consider entering other races mentioned in the goody bag for my own satisfaction, rather than for fund-raising.Date of review: November 22, 2005
In short: my second ever race excellent fun!In full: This was my second ever race. Excellent organisation. There were about 1300 people in the race and it still went like clockwork, ok bit of a cue for the toilets but hey, i shouldn't have arrived late! Goodie bag at the end was most pleasent suprise, never got one of those when i used to cycle race... Hope to be back next year.Date of review: November 18, 2005
In short: Superb conditions, good atmosphere, I recommend this race.In full: My first 10 mile race, there should be more of this distance, it felt much faster than a half marathon, more like a stretched out 10K. I was near the front at the start and was impressed by the speed of the better runners. Nice and scenic in parts, only 2 uphill sections, nothing too severe, with the 2nd one leading to a nice downhill into the last mile on the prom with a good crowd to see you home. Well marshalled and organised, the only slight criticism being the 2 water stops. I would prefer a bottle than a paper cup, I spilt most of it! A fast race, I was expecting 76-77 minutes, but came in at 70, which is what I would normally take for 9 miles. Looking forward to doing this one again next year.Date of review: November 18, 2005
In short: perfect race, perfect dayDate of review: November 18, 2005
In short: Yet another fantastic race - loved it. Roll on 2006!!Date of review: November 15, 2005
In short: Very well organised, a PB course, In full: Miler markers could have been bigger and a few more between 1, 2, 3,... Only saw 7, 8, 9.The use of the showers at the local school was very welcome.Date of review: November 15, 2005
In short: what a super race!!In full: Great course, particularly the start and finish. Great marshalling by police & volunteers. A grat day out.Date of review: November 15, 2005
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quote:Originally posted by Brains
Why did he sing 'John Denver'? Orignally, Paul Simon just sang 'Richard Cory'. You can hear the audience react to Denny singing 'John Denver'. Were they in Denver, or wherever John Denver was born? Did they do different names in every show, or was it always John Denver?
Brains--I always thought it was done each night as a joke. Anyone out there with better info?