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Yeah, I think they could at least get away with store exclusives with Wal-Mart/TRU/Target. I'm still hoping we see something like a grenade/ball launcher as was discussed earlier in this thread.
It's not a gun, but it's definitely a nice release for N-Strike: http://sgnerf.blogspot.com/2011/09/n...azine-set.html
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Team USA Curling News, John Shuster Drops Second Match To China, 0-2
John Shuster still doesn't look comfortable with the Ice. He isn't missing these huge shots, but it looks to me like he is not confident with the curl yet. It's been hard to keep up with him. He is playing at a normal hour, but when I got up at 4 in the morning, he was in the third end.

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Lecture series focuses on art and culture, Feb. 2-28
Posted January 7, 2005; 06:30 p.m.
What can the art and literature of a country tell you about its culture? A four-session lecture series in February will feature Princeton faculty members exploring that topic.
Presented by the Alumni Council, the series is free and open to members of the University community. Each lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in 106 McCormick.
Here is the schedule:
- Wednesday, Feb. 2 -- "Art and Writing in Ancient Mexico" with John Pohl, the Peter Jay Sharp Curator and Lecturer in the Art of the Ancient Americas at the University Art Museum.
- Wednesday Feb. 9 -- "Movies and the Middle East" with L. Carl Brown, the Garrett Professor in Foreign Affairs Emeritus.
- Wednesday Feb. 23 -- "Mountains and Water, Shan Shui: What Do We Mean by 'Landscape' in Chinese Landscape Painting?" with Jerome Silbergeld, the P.Y. and K. Tang Professor of Chinese Art and director of the Tang Center for Chinese and Japanese Art.
- Monday Feb. 28 -- "From Baghdad to Bengal: Court Paintings of the Medieval Caliphs, Sultans and Rajahs" with Michael Barry, lecturer in Near Eastern studies.
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Yemen: Displaced families affected by years of protracted crisis still unable to return home
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Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Yemen remain displaced due to the region's ongoing conflict. They are unable to return home due to the threat of landmines, massive destruction to infrastructure, such as homes, and the lack of access to basic services.
"Life is tough here, but I cannot go back because of insecurity in my hometown," said 27-year-old Mohammed Jabir, who lives with his family in a camp in the Hajjah Governorate. "My home was destroyed in the war and there is no electricity or basic services, so I have to stay here for some time."
Originally from the Sa'ada Governorate near the Saudi Arabian border, Jabir fled fighting between Yemeni armed forces, the Al-Houthi militants and Government-backed tribes. He arrived at the Al-Mazraq camp three years ago with his wife and four children.
"I used to grow coffee and khat (a popular herbal stimulant) and take my produce to sell in Saudi Arabia," he said. "Now I cannot because of the [security] situation." To earn some money, he now runs a phone-charging business in the camp.
Two camps were set up in Al-Mazraq almost four years ago, and they are still home to approximately 13,000 displaced people. Like Jabir, many people had fled the conflict, which started nearly a decade ago. Even today, clashes between the armed groups continue despite a fragile ceasefire reached in February 2010.
According to UNHCR, more than 278,000 people remain displaced across the northern region, mainly in Sa'ada, Hajjah, Amran and Al-Jawf. Unlike southern Yemen, where over 80 per cent of the population displaced by conflict has returned home, only 11 per cent of the people in the north have returned. The majority of displaced people live with host families, often stretching the resources available to entire communities.
UN agencies and humanitarian partners have been mobilizing resources to provide assistance to displaced families. They are also advocating improved access to displaced people so that humanitarian organizations can assess communities' needs and reach people with essential aid. However, armed groups continue to block roads, hampering and delaying efforts to reach people in need, especially in Sa'ada, Hajjah, Amran and Al-Jawf.
Despite the challenges, aid organizations are providing food, water and health care, and supporting education programmes. The World Food Programme is providing all displaced families in the Al-Mazraq camps with food assistance. In Sa'ada, the World Health Organization is supporting nine health centres and vaccination campaigns targeting children. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Save the Children continue to improve sanitation by distributing water-purification tablets and building latrines in schools.
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Birthday party set for Saturday
HealthWorks! is celebrating its fourth birthday with a party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Special events will be held at 11:04 a.m., 1:04 p.m. and 3:04 p.m., including the Cha Cha Slide, Silly Dance and Bozo's Big Bowel Movement. "Tunes at Noon," a singing contest, will be held at noon. The event will also feature an inflatable obstacle course, toilet toss and a four-quarter art project.
The cost is $4 per family, or free to members. For more information, visit www.healthworkskidsms.org or call (662) 377-5437.
Get sweet with ACS for Valentine's Day
Fighting back against cancer could help score points with your sweetie.
The Lee County Relay for Life is selling chances on a Valentine's Day package for $10.
The package includes one night in a suite in the newly renovated Courtyard by Marriott in Tupelo, dinner for two at Outback, one dozen roses from DB's Florist in Saltillo, a bottle of champagne, chocolate covered strawberries from Endville Bakery and a gift basket full of goodies from area merchants.
The raffle benefits the American Cancer Society, which assists people with cancer and their families through local support programs, educates the community about cancer, funds research and maintains an extensive national database of cancer information.
Tickets are available at the Endville Bakery or by calling the American Cancer Society office at (662) 844-8544.
NMMC physicians earn quality honors
North Mississippi Medical Center recently presented the Quality Physician awards based on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services evidence-based measure data.
A winner was awarded for each core measure at NMMC-Tupelo, as well as an overall winner for the combined core measures at each community hospital.
NMMC-Tupelo winners in each category are Dr. Steve Carroll, acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks); Dr. Brady Russell, heart failure; Dr. Marianne Barnes, inpatient psychiatry; Dr. Shailesh Patel, pneumonia; Dr. David Brooks, stroke; Dr. Robert Derveloy, surgical care /cardiac surgery; Dr. Jimmy Hamilton, surgical care/colon/vascular surgery; Dr. Laura Crecelius, surgical care/gynecologic surgery; Dr. Clyde Phillips, surgical care/orthopaedic surgery; and Dr. Hunt Bobo, surgical care /other major surgery (neurosurgery).
NMMC community hospital top performers are Dr. Sue Simmons, Eupora; Dr. Douglas Martin, Hamilton, Ala.; Dr. Thomas Draper, Iuka; Dr. Renee Wilson, Pontotoc; and Dr. John Shields, West Point.


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New York, April 1, 2011--Al-Jazeera said today that Libyan authorities re-arrested four of its journalists just hours after they had been released. A Syrian journalist who spoke critically of Libyan government policies was also reported in state custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ongoing attacks on the press in Libya, and calls on authorities to immediately release all journalists in custody.
New York, March 30, 2011--Reuters said today it was urgently seeking the safe return of two of its veteran journalists in Syria, one of whom was said to be in state custody while the other was reported missing. In Libya, meanwhile, a Reuters correspondent was expelled today without explanation.
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Joe (JPH), if you landed in El Paso, I'm not surprised that you weren't too impressed with this part of the country. El Paso gives you a glimpse of what our desert country is like, but all of the good stuff is up here in New Mexico!
Yep. That's what I saw from the window of the puddle jumper I was riding in (Denver to El Paso). I almost drooled on myself. Beautiful!


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Singing is fun. =)
Well here I am in Adelaide. Spent the last most-of-week in McLaren Vale (south of Adelaide, one of Australia's better wine-growing regions) rehearsing Leonard Bernstein's Mass among other things and drinking far too much beer. Life's tough. =)
Now I'm back in Adelaide and staying at a friend's place while we continue to get the first concert (not the Mass) ready for performance on Saturday night. Then we go back to getting the Mass ready for the following Saturday night.


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Ethel Olson
Ethel Olson, 80, of Richland Center died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Pine Valley Healthcare. She was born February 18, 1932 the daughter of Clarence and Ella (Covey) McCarthy in Gotham. On January 26, 1950 Ethel married Harold Olson in Richland Center. Together they farmed near Avoca for 30 years before both going to work to the State of Wisconsin from 1977 until her retirement in 1984. After Harold's death in 1994 Ethel began to go on train trips all over the United States. She enjoyed sending cards to everyone she knew for any reason as a way to brighten other peoples days.
Ethel is survived by four daughters, Sylvia Remick of Federal Way, WA, Brenda (Dennis) Honer of Richland Center, Susan (Barry) DeLap of Richland Center, Diane Cox of Richland Center, 7 grandchildren, Darren Honer, Rebecca Hines, Renae Hines, Edward Manning, Bradley Manning, Jaymie (Grant) Bruckner, and Justin DeLap, 2 great-grandchildren, Shelby Weitzel and Joleigh Manning, 2 sisters; Ann Jensen of Richland Center, Margaret (George) Draper of Texas, sister-in-laws; Irene Olson of Richland Center, Marian Olson of Mazomanie, many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Ethel was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Ella, husband Harold, grandchildren, Bonnie Honer and Jimmy DeLap, and six brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Button Cemetery. Friends may call at the Trinity United Methodist Church on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 11:00 AM until the time of the service at 1:00 PM. The Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service of Richland Center is assisting the family with their arrangements. Online condolences can be made at prattfuneralservice.com.


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Virginia Maddox Gullion, 88, of Sparta, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012, at the Gallatin Health Care.
She is survived by her four sons, Dudley Gullion of Glencoe, Sidney Gullion of Sparta, Tommy Gullion of Corinth, and Henry Gullion III of Morland, Kan.
The funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Garnett-New-McDonald Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23. Burial will be in the Owenton Cemetery.
Louise O'Banion Cobb, 89, of Owenton, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012, at the Owenton Manor.
She was the wife of the late Thomas E. "Doc" Cobb.
The family will receive friends Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Main Street location of McDonald & New Funeral Homes starting at 11 a.m. The funeral services will begin at 2 p.m.
Vivian Marie Ireland O'Banion passed away on May 5, 2012, at the Owenton Manor Care and Rehab Center, where she lived for almost 12 years, enjoying all the activities; church and bingo being her favorites.
Vivian was preceded in death by her husband, Willie C. O'Banion, who passed away in 1980; her parents, Cecil and Hallie Hudson Ireland; her brother, Garland Ray Ireland; and her sister, Anna Louise Kenney.
Hallie Auduas Papierski, 90, of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2012, at the New Horizons Medical Center in Owenton.
Born Aug. 3, 1921, in Owen County and was the daughter of the late Owen and Maggie Tucker Hammond. She was the widow of Thomas Audas and Arthur Papierski. Also preceding her in death were her sisters, Nora Hammond, Myrtle Beckham and Nellie Worthington and her brothers, Claude, Albert, Chester, Elmer, Marvin and Owen Jr.
Hallie Auduas Papierski, 90, of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2012, at the New Horizons Medical Center in Owenton.
She was the daughter of the late Owen and Maggie Tucker Hammond.
Survivors include her son, Alan W. (Linda) Audas of Walton.
The funeral services were held Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Main Street location of McDonald & New Funeral Homes.
Steven Albert Biedinger, 63, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Biedinger of Carrollton and a sister, Judy Merrill of Russell Springs.
There will be no funeral services. A private memorial will be held for family and friends at a later date.
Wilma Jay Bickers Webster, 81, of Carrollton, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carrollton
She was the daughter of the late Uda and Corinne Beach Bickers.
She is survived by her husband Kline N. Webster.
A graveside service was held Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the Jonesville IOOF Cemetery in Jonesville.
The Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home of Williamstown was in charge of all arrangements,
Hazel Sanders Ware, 87, of New Liberty, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012, at her home.
Hallie Papierski, 90, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012. at New Horizons Medical Center.
She was the mother of Alan Audas.
Arrangements pending and will be announced by McDonald & New Funeral Homes.
Hattie Mae Scruggs, 87, of New Liberty, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012.
Survivors include her sons, Don and Billy Scruggs of New Liberty;.
The family will receive friends at the Second Baptist Church New Liberty on Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m.
McDonald and New Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements.
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In the interest of tracking those who abandoned their Advogato diary to supposedly greener pastures, I've created Planet (former) Advogato. The domain ain't pretty, but it works.
I obviously missed plenty of peoples that have a new blog, but as usual in Open-Source, it's an early release. Let me know if you know of others that I should add.


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Kozee Infinity X1
" http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/562428/review-kozee-infinity-x1-custom-molded-iem See above for my in depth review. This really is a good product. The issue is with the company itself. As I mention in the review, they are not returning emails from customers. And when people do manage to track them down on the phone - they make promises that are apparently not kept. I like Kozee..." --project86
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The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio (1571-1610) has returned to public view in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of Ireland. The painting, which is placed on indefinite loan to the National Gallery from the Jesuit Community of Dublin, was on loan earlier this year to an exceptional exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome celebrating the 400th anniversary of the artist's death. The exhibition attracted over 580,000 visitors over the period February to June 2010.
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White Bear's Wontons, One of Our 100 Favorite Dishes
No. 41: Wontons from White Bear
Just couple of days ago, when we wrote about the xiao long bao at Nan Xiang, we mentioned there were about a zillion reasons to feast your way through Flushing. Here's another compelling argument in the form of a dumpling you can nibble just down the street: the wonton at White Bear, a glorified counter service joint that has just a few small tables crammed into its teeny tiny entryway. Those steamed dough-wrapped pork pockets come in a few different forms--bobbing in soup, for instance, or packaged frozen by the 25-count so you can take them home and eat them later. We like them doused in a mouth-numbing Szechuan peppercorn-packed sauce and chili oil and topped with a few slices of scallions. The heat builds slowly, but we guarantee you'll feel it by the end.
Later this year, we'll pen our Best of New York issue, our annual love letter to what's great in this town. When that paper hits the streets, you'll find our picks for the very best this city has to offer when it comes to dozens of cuisines, restaurants, dishes, and drinks. Until then, you can get a taste of our contenders as we count down, in no particular order, our 100 favorite dishes from around the boroughs, a list of laudable eats worth tracking down right now.
No. 100: Taqueria Lower East Side's carnitas No. 99: Tartine's steamed mussels No. 98: Malu's Cookie Monster ice cream No. 97: Coppelia's Havana salad No. 96: Falansai's clay pot catfish No. 95: Uncle Boons' Khao Soi Kaa Kai No. 94: ABC Cocina's salted caramel "impossible" flan No. 93: Shu Jiao Fu Zhou Cuisine's peanut noodles No. 92: Distilled's country-fried duck and waffles No. 91: Calliope's octopus salad No. 90: Charlie Bird's diver scallop crudo No. 89: Silver Moon Bakery's fig and pepper bread No. 88: Stage Restaurant's egg, cheese, and sausage on a roll No. 87: Manzanilla's Marbella's Full Moon No. 86: Bia's Cary Ga No. 85: La Newyorkina's pineapple jalapeño paleta No. 84: Empellón Taqueria's skirt steak tacos No. 83: Sugar Sweet Sunshine's pistachio cupcake No. 82: El Chivito d'Oro's skirt steak No. 81: Saro Bistro's satarash No. 80: Oda House's adjaruli khatchapuri No. 79: Hill Country Chicken's pie milkshake No. 78: Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue's chili mac No. 77: The Musket Room's steak and cheese pie No. 76: Battery Harris' Baked Patties No. 75: Legend's Dan Dan Noodles No. 74: Pure Thai's Nakorn-Patom duck noodles soup No. 73: Melt Bakery's Morticia No. 72: Calexico's Baja Fish Taco No. 71: Sushi Dojo's Omakase No. 70: Bear's smoked whitefish No. 69: Locanda Verde's corn ravioli No. 68: Ghenet's Ghenet Combination No. 67: Ample Hills Creamery's ice cream No. 66: Burger & Barrel's Burger No. 65: Radegast's Munich pretzel No. 64: Mighty Quinn's Burnt End Baked Beans No. 63: Cho Dang Gol's spicy galbi jjim No. 62: Tacos Mexico's chorizo taco No. 61: Pork Slope's loaded nachos No. 60: Pine Box Rock Shop's bloody mary No. 59: Franny's antipasto plate No. 58: Num Pang's curry red lentil soup No. 57: Khe-Yo's Jurgielewicz duck salad No. 56: Dough's doughnut (any doughnut) No. 55: King Noodle's ma po tofu fries No. 54: Terri's green power smoothie No. 53: Estela's beef tartare No. 52: Pho Grand's pork chop pho No. 51: Stella 34 Trattoria's chocolate gelato No. 50: RedFarm's spicy crispy beef No. 49: Bhojan's daal tadka No. 48: Pig and Khao's khao soi No. 47: The Grand's handmade pierogies No. 46: Dominick's Deli's Dante's Inferno No. 45: The Queens Kickshaw's deep-fried squash blossoms No. 44: Black Tree's squash blossom sandwich No. 43: Nan Xiang's xiao long bao No. 42: Jones Wood Foundry's bangers and mash
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Can you use the hardware serial (on pins 0 and 1) for the GPS?
Quote from: mem on Dec 07, 2012, 07:30 am Can you use the hardware serial (on pins 0 and 1) for the GPS?How does one do this?
void setup() { Serial.begin(57600); // gps TX,RX on 0,1}void loop() { if (Serial.available()) { Serial.print(Serial.read()); }}
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>SoftwareSerial gps(3, 2); // gps TX,RX on 2,3void setup() { Serial.begin(57600); // serial monitor gps.begin(57600); // serial to GPS }void loop() { gps.listen(); // doesn't seem to matter if this is here or not if (gps.available()) Serial.print((char)gps.read()); if (Serial.available()) gps.print((char)Serial.read()); }
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Aliskiren is used alone or in combination with some medications to treat high blood pressure. Aliskiren is in a class of medications called direct renin inhibitors. It works by decreasing certain natural chemicals that tighten the blood vessels, so blood vessels relax and the heart can pump blood more efficiently.
High blood pressure is a common condition and when not treated, can cause damage to the brain, heart, blood vessels, kidneys and other parts of the body. Damage to these organs may cause heart disease, a heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, loss of vision, and other problems. In addition to taking medication, making lifestyle changes will also help to control your blood pressure. These changes include eating a diet that is low in fat and salt, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising at least 30 minutes most days, not smoking, and using alcohol in moderation.
Aliskiren comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It is usually taken once a day. Aliskiren should be taken either always with food or always without food. Take aliskiren at around the same time every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take aliskiren exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
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Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Do not remove the desiccant (drying agent) from the bottle, if one has been provided. Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
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|Earlier this summer, rumors swirled linking Taylor Swift to Kennedy scion Patrick Schwarzenegger. But these days, she's shifted her affections to his cousin, Conor Kennedy (pictured with Swift in Cape Cod on Aug. 17), the son of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. And this time, it seems Swift, 22, is playing for keeps. In fact, the country crooner -- who recently took Conor, 18, to Nashville to meet her parents -- reportedly bought a $5 million home across the street from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. So could Taylor be the latest addition to the Kennedy clan? When a reporter asked Conor's grandma Ethel that question, she replied: "We should be so lucky." Now if only these two would stop crashing other people's weddings and start planning their own!
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|He may be 16 years older, but Mary-Kate Olsen's mature beau is definitely her type. She was first linked to financier Olivier Sarkozy (the younger brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy) in May, and they've been going strong since. The May-December duo has been spotted working out in Manhattan's West Village, vacationing in the Hamptons, cuddling at Knicks games and hanging with Olivier's young daughter (pictured on June 14) -- who happens to be just about Olsen's size! And if that's not enough, Sarkozy, 42, reportedly sold his Upper East Side apartment to invest in downtown digs closer to Olsen, 26.
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|The "Bachelorette" star Emily Maynard and her recently crowned fiancé, Jef Holm, seem to be head-over-heels for each other -- but many "Bachelor" couples before them have proven that reality-TV romances don't always lead to lasting love. Ever since the show's season finale aired on July 22, Emily and Jef have been making the press rounds and gushing about their relationship via Twitter. And Jef even seems to be getting along with Emily's 7-year-old daughter Ricki. But is there trouble in paradise already? The duo shot down recent rumors that Maynard was sexting another man -- but Jef's brother Mike swears the cheating reports are "100 percent true."
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What Caravaggio had done for the male nude, Cagnacci now accomplished for the female: both painters declined to stylise their naked models. As a twenty-year-old graduate of Guido Reni's workshop, Cagnacci had gone to Rome at the height of Caravaggio's revolutionary influence. He was deeply impressed. Not until Courbet in the 19th century do we sense as we do in Cagnacci's Allegory that the artist's intention is to transform a portrait of his studio model, posed completely nude, into a work of art.
The nude young woman is surrounded by symbols of time's passage and the decay of all things. The painting would be a straightforward discourse on vanitas — replete with guttering candles, hourglass, flowers, skull, and ruined block of architecture — were it not for the serpent suspended in the air. The snake that devours its own tail to sustain its life is the ouroboros, an ancient symbol of the cyclical regeneration of life out of death. This Allegory of Human Life thus appears to be a unique proposal of an "anti-vanitas". Instead of the standard lament that "all is for naught", Cagnacci maintains that feminine pulchritude and fecundity are fundamental to the eternal cycle of creation.
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In the last episode, we discovered some things about the implementation of discriminating functions in SBCL's CLOS, and also I discovered that I had actually documented some of it many years ago in the SBCL Internals manual: as well as the chapter on discriminating functions, there's some interesting stuff about how to make slot-value tolerably efficient. And so I sent Faré the functions for precompiling generic functions, and congratulated myself on a job well done.
And inevitably I got a reply, by return: "it looks like this doesn't work with eql-specializers." Also "our generic functions have 417 eql-specializers between them." Ah.
Faré is quite right, the code in the previous diary entry will signal an error on finding a method with eql specializers – and even if it were fixed to not have that problem, the underlying (cacheing) mechanism for efficient method calls, based on looking at the identity of the class-of each argument, fails to work when there are applicable methods with eql specializers (because the set of applicable methods for arguments of a class will vary on whether the argument matches an eql-specializer or not).
So, it is perhaps not surprising that there is an alternative optimized discriminating function mechanism which comes into play if a generic function has a substantial number of methods with eql-specializers: instead of a cacheing discriminating function, we generate and use a dispatching discriminating function, which generates a network of type tests to distinguish between all the possible cases of applicable methods, based on the actual types of the arguments – and importantly in this context, those types can include eql types.
The same sort of support exists in SBCL for constructing a dispatching discriminating function in advance as I presented for constructing a cacheing discriminating function. Something like the following:
(defun precompile-dispatching-gf (gf)
(let* ((lock (sb-pcl::gf-lock gf)))
(setf (sb-pcl::gf-precompute-dfun-and-emf-p (sb-pcl::gf-arg-info gf)) t)
(multiple-value-bind (dfun cache info)
(sb-pcl::make-final-dispatch-dfun gf)
(sb-thread::call-with-recursive-system-lock ; or -SPINLOCK
(lambda ()
(sb-pcl::set-dfun gf dfun cache info)
(sb-mop:set-funcallable-instance-function gf dfun))
(loop for x being the external-symbols of :cl
initially (progn (fmakunbound 'bar) (fmakunbound 'baz)
(defgeneric bar (y z)) (defgeneric baz (y z)))
do (eval `(defmethod bar ((y (eql ',x)) z) (list y z)))
(eval `(defmethod baz ((y (eql ',x)) z) (list y z))))
(precompile-dispatching-gf #'bar)
(time (bar 'defmethod 3)) ; 6,250 processor cycles
(time (baz 'defmethod 3)) ; 1,098,642,785 processor cycles
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Pirelli is among the first Italian companies to sign an Equal Opportunity Statement in the workplace. Last October 5th, institutions and companies met in Milan at the premises of Assolombarda and attended the presentation of the "Statement of Equal Opportunity in the workplace", a declaration of intent aimed at promoting corporate culture and human resource policies without any forms of prejudice and discrimination, helping appreciate talents in all of its diversities.
Promoted by Sodalitas Foundation, AIAF (Italian Association of family-based companies), AIDDA (Association of Women Entrepreneurs), Impronta Etica, UCID (Christian Union of Business Executives) and the Ufficio Nazionale Consigliera di Parità, supported by the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policy and the Ministry of Equal Opportunities, the Statement provides a reference framework of values to help guide member companies and, rather than providing detailed prescriptions, it only requires a few commitments based on principles and key elements regarding effective policy change programmes, tried out successfully by companies involved many years in the sector.
Pirelli has always considered equal opportunities and has helped formulate the Statement and is among sixteen Italian companies that have voluntarily signed the document; other companies include Abb, Bpm, Bracco, IBM, Nestle, L'Oréal Italy and Unipol.
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Dynamic programming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDynamic programming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Optimal substructure means that the solution to a given optimization problem can be obtained by the combination of optimal solutions to its subproblems. Consequently, the first step towards devising a dynamic programming solution is to check whether the problem exhibits such optimal substructure. Such optimal substructures are usually described by means of recursion. For example, given a graph G=(V,E), the shortest path p from a vertex u to a vertex v exhibits optimal substructure: take any intermediate vertex w on this shortest path p. If p is truly the shortest path, then the path p1 from u to w and p2 from w to v are indeed the shortest paths between the corresponding vertices (by the simple cut-and-paste argument described in Introduction to Algorithms). Hence, one can easily formulate the solution for finding shortest paths in a recursive manner, which is what the Bellman-Ford algorithm or the Floyd-Warshall algorithm does.
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Mr. Higgins came to me at 8 weeks of age, after losing my first bully at a young age.. From the beginning it was apparent what a sweet boy he is. Together he and I have taken 5 training courses and he absolutely lives to please me. He loves people,( to the point of being conceited) animals, the outdoors, riding in the car and compulsively chewing his toys. His outgoing personality is what sets him apart from other dogs in my area and he is known personally everywhere. This lovely boy is six years old now and although he has suffered many health issues, he is healthy now and will live to be an old boy for sure. I have had a tremendous amount of advice and support from BDW during difficult times and am very thankful.
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I cannot believe this is happening to my country. I cannot believe that most people don't even care or that so many people want this. They say they do, but they are just giving it lip service or are ignorant to what is happening? I am 29 years old with a 2.5 year old daughter and a second child on the way. I am so disgusted, heartbroken, and angry that my children may not know the United States, my country that I love so much. How could this happen in my country? How could my country, the Greatest Nation in the world, turn its back on its own citizens?
Ive been struggling with this since prior to the election. With everything swirling around Obama during the election, I just could not understand how he could be a frontrunner for President of the United States or even a viable candidate. There were so many questions about him that point in the wrong direction: downright disgusting relationships with terrorists, ties to the PLO, serious citizenship questions that could so easily be squashed, racist associations, the embarrassment he has about this nation, his lack of experience, I could go on and on. How could so many of my fellow citizens put the blinders on and overlook so many red flags?
Now in the nearly 6 months since he has been in office he has so easily been able to run this country directly into the ground; stimulus, continuing and greatly multiplying Bushs mistake of bailouts, GM takeover, closing of gitmo, going overseas and apologizing for my country, the torture thing, Sotomayor, Vets and Conservatives are the greatest threat to this nation, I could go on and on.
I am coming to realize that this is still my country that I so dearly love. It is not my government or a government of the people any longer. I do not support this government, and I dont want my kids to know this government. We, the citizens of the greatest nation on this planet, must band together and take our country back. We have to support the Tea Party movement, and any other similar movement, get out and vote, pay close attention to our political leaders and the things they say and do, and we must do our part to make others aware of the downward spiral which we are so rapidly moving. I want to do something that will make a difference, Im just not sure what or how. If we want this country to remain the leader of the free world we have to do something other than just complain about what this government is doing, we have to force a change in the right direction, not Obamas change.
If there are any out there like me that believe in the American Dream and want to give the next generations the opportunity to realize the American Dream we must be willing to fight for it. I am living the American Dream. I grew up in an average Midwestern middle class family. My parents instilled religion and solid values in me from an early age. I learned that I cannot expect handouts; I have to work hard for the things and the life I want. When I was in high school most of my friends got new or newer cars given to them when they turned 16. My parents didnt do that. At the time I had a lot of built up discontent towards them for that. I wished I could be like my friends with parents that gave them whatever they wanted. I had to quit playing sports and get a job and a loan through my parents if I wanted a car. I had to pay for my own gas and insurance if I wanted to drive the car. So I did just that. My parents made me save 25% of every paycheck to pay for college, I hated that as well. When I graduated from high school I had no desire to go to school, but I didnt know what else to do. Most of my friends that went to school had parents who either outright paid for their education or took out loans. At the time I wished my parents had done that too. I went to a local community college and screwed off not putting a whole lot of effort into it. After 3 years, I barely graduated with an Associates in Liberal Arts, because I just wanted to get a degree and get out of there. I got married and bounced around jobs for a couple of years wanting to find a good job. Not having any luck I started discussing with my wife the possibility of me going back to school, but I didnt know what for. After some research I decided on Industrial Engineering at a small local private university. We didnt have the money for school and we dont agree with handouts from the govt. because thats the way I was raised. I had to work for what I have. We got loans and some grants from the school. I worked about 30 hours a week and went to school full time. I graduated two years ago and am doing pretty good. My wife was able to quit her job last year, a plan wed had all along, and we are happily raising our family.
My point to giving my background is to let others know that the American Dream still exists. I am living it. All too often we Americans want things handed to us, and so many of us arent willing to work for what we have. Many of us grew up with everything just handed to them and dont know how to truly earn what we have. That is the basis of the whole entitlement idea that is ruining this country. Some of us also grew up in less than ideal situations and dont know/believe we can work our way to something better. I truly believe that we all have the opportunity to live the American Dream, to better ourselves if we so choose. It takes hard work, commitment, and a willingness to fall flat on our faces but it still can be achieved.
We have to get out there and make a difference to save this country for our children. Ronald Reagan once said, Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. That quote couldnt be more true than it is today. We cannot let this liberal extremist movement move this country any further down the path of Socialism than we have already allowed. Freedom must be protected and fought for so our children can grow up to know this Great Nation. I long for my children to have the opportunity that I have been given to live the American Dream and know the Great Nation that I know. We have to protect our freedom, if we dont we will loose one of our greatest assets, which is opportunity.


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EBox Android 5.1 TV box Settings Guide
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5.1 Android Connecting to the internet
- Click settings (from apps)
- Click Network
- Click Wi-Fi
- Turn Wii-Fi device on
- Wait for your device to scan for your wireless network
- Select your Network and enter your Networks password (this is usually on the back of your internet router)
Android 5.1 Display settings, Screen position
- Click settings (from apps)
- Click Display
- Click Screen position
- Use the zoom in and zoom out on right hand side of the screen to adjust the position
- Click back to save your settings
Android 5.1 Sound settings
- Click settings (from apps)
- Click Sounds
- Click Digital sounds
- From here you can change how your TV box outputs its sound (SPDIF, PCM, HDMI)
How to uninstall apps 5.1.1, how to clear apps data 5.1.1
- Click settings (from apps)
- Click apps
- Click on the app you want to manage
- From here you can open the app, clear the data, uninstall, clear cache, and manage other settings for the app
Android 5.1.1 How to factory reset your device
- Click settings (from apps)
- Click Storage & reset
- Click Factory data reset
- Click Factory data reset again
- Confirm you want to wipe your device
- Your box should now restart into erasing mode then restart, (it can take up to 6 minutes to completely reboot)
Setting Android 5.1.1 Date and Time
- Click Settings (from apps)
- Click Date and time
- Keep automatic date & time On (you will need to be connected to the internet for this to work)
Bluetooth Settings for Android 5.1.1
- Click Settings (from apps)
- Click Add accessory (under Remote & accessories)
- Switch Bluetooth On
- You should now be able to see any Bluetooth wireless networks available
- Follow any pairing commands on both devices
Android 5.1 powered TV box Personal hotspot, New Wi-Fi Extender feature
- Click Settings (from apps)
- Click More settings
- Click More (under Wireless & networks)
- Click Portable hotsport
- Turn on Portable hotspot
- You can now search your other wireless devices and should be able to connect to to your TV box. Your TV box will need to be connect to your hub for this to work.
Android 5.1 increases the pointers speed, speed up the remote controls courser
- Click Settings (from apps)
- Click More settings
- Click Language & input
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Pointer speed
- Scroll left and right to adjust the speed of the pointer
OTA Updates, over the air firmware updates
- Click the OTA centre app (located in apps)
- If an update is available click download update
- When the download is complete tick wipe date and wipe cache
- Click install
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City Council Meeting 10/21/2013
Agenda, Clemson City Council
Monday, October 21, 2013
**Work Session at 5:30 p.m. –Employee Health Insurance**
**Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. **
Regular Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Council Chamber, Clemson City Hall
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Butch Trent
3. Public Session
4. Approval of Minutes – October 7, 2013
5. Reports/Discussion Agenda:
a. Item Request – Discuss issues related to the Business License Ordinance of the City of Clemson, including collections, enforcement and staffing. (Continued from October 7th meeting.) – Mr. Rick Cotton, City Administrator and Ms. Beverly Coleman, City Clerk.
b. Staff and Council Reports.
6. Policy/Action Agenda:
a. Consider bids received for City of Clemson group health, dental and vision insurance coverage for 2014. (This item from Work Session.) – Mr. Rick Cotton, City Administrator and Ms. Tracy Taylor, Human Resources Coordinator.
b. Item Request – Consider authorizing a Project Budget amendment for the Earle Street Utility Conversion & Extension Project and directing financial transfers from the General Fund Electric Conversion Reserve Account and the Tax Increment Finance Fund – Mr. Rick Cotton, City Administrator.
c. Item Request – Consider authorizing the Mayor to send a notification letter to Duke Energy of the City's intent to utilize the City's Electric OH/UG Reserve Matching Funds and authorize the City Administrator to execute contracts with AT&T and Duke Energy for utility extension and relocation of existing utility lines to underground systems for Earle Street project – Mr. Rick Cotton, City Administrator.
d. Item Request – Schedule a public hearing for a Rezoning Request submitted by Thomas Winkopp, agent, for properties owned by William E. Duke & Monica Zeilinski, located along College Avenue from CP-1, Neighborhood Commercial and RM-3, Multi-household Residential to C, General Commercial District (TMS #'s 4044-16-82-1629, 4044-16-82-0623, 4044-16-82-1558, 4044-20-82-2481) – Ms. Sharon Richardson, Planning & Codes Director.
e. Item Request – Schedule a public hearing for a Proposed Text Amendment to Article IV Division 4 Section 19-436. of the City of Clemson Zoning Ordinance to allow for signs serving a Group Development in the C, CP-1, CP-2, CM, OP, RIL, and PD Districts and an amendment to Article I Section 19-107 to add definitions for Group Development and Business, freestanding – Ms. Jennifer Folz, City Planner
f. Item Request – Consider acceptance of public right-of-way dedication of Georgetown Road in the City of Clemson – Mr. Bill Box, Fire Marshal and Mr. Rick Cotton, City Administrator.
7. Executive Session:
a. Discuss possible land acquisition.
b. Consider Board and Committee Appointments.


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text: Love her or hate her, it's hard to deny that controversial "indie singer" Lana Del Rey has a pretty great sense of style. (Or: the people styling her are good at their jobs.) Looking at photos of Lana makes me want to ride my bike over to her house and raid her closet. Anyone want to come?


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Darling's resolve not dampened by budget controversy
She said she's defending the rights of taxpayers, November voters
State Sen. Alberta Darling has been in Wisconsin state government for more than two decades, but has never been through anything like the cacophony of media attention, protests and rancorous support both for and against the proposed budget bills.
Dialogue has turned from a conversation to a shouting match between opposing sides as the battle over the budget rages.
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When 14 Democratic senators fled to Illinois to block the passage of the budget repair bill that slashed collective bargaining power for public employees and added employee payments for pension and health care, no end appeared in sight.
That, Darling said, is the reason the remaining 19 Senate Republicans decided to take the bonding previsions out of the repair bill in order to pass it without the quorum requirement of 20 senators. Any bill that requires funding allocations needs a quorum, but those were removed from the original repair bill.
This tactic could have been employed much earlier, but Darling said the Republicans wanted to give the Democrats the opportunity to return and become part of the process.
"We felt it was the thing to do to work it out," she said, adding that when the Democrat-led state Legislature passed $1 billion in tax increases, she played her part in the minority.
"When (former Gov. Jim) Doyle raised taxes, which I was totally opposed to, I debated against it, took the vote and moved on. That's representative democracy," explained Darling.
"It was like, 'Screw you, taxpayers, we don't care about (what) you can afford to give, it's about what we want to get paid,' " she said, referring to tax increases under Doyle.
Taking on critics
And while Darling insists she's defending taxpayers, she understands critics remain. Some charge the repair bill was pushed through illegally and hastily in order to prevent blockage, a claim Darling vehemently denies.
"I don't know how someone can say this was done behind closed doors. This bill has been out there for weeks. This bill has been debated more than any bill I've ever voted on."
The repair bill was voted on in a special committee March 9 in late afternoon and voted on in the Senate that night without debate. The state Assembly then voted March 10 mostly along partisan lines to approve the altered bill, which means from start to finish the new bill took only about 24 hours to pass.
Why education?
Others wonder why education and health care had to take some major hits while tax breaks were given to businesses. However, Darling notes that education is the top appropriation of state funds and accounts from between 40 and 50 percent of the total appropriations, with Medicaid being the second largest.
"We are in a serious budget crisis, there was no way education was going to go unscathed," she said.
More than $834 million in state aid was cut from education, in part, Darling said, because cuts should have come under the last biennium when Doyle and the Democrat-led Legislature filled a budget deficit with $1 billion in one-time stimulus dollars.
Hits to education have been a major concern for school districts in Darling's senate district, including Menomonee Falls, which faces a deficit that had ballooned to $5 million - a figure that does not account for the $2 million in savings from the repair bill.
Darling also pointed out that the so-called tax breaks for businesses are really tax credits on capital gains made by businesses that are invested in the state. Removal of such credits, which Darling said will spur job growth, would make up for only a fraction of the cuts.
Bargaining powers stripped
The repair bill was not just about the quantitative financial savings this year, but stripping collective bargaining powers for public-employee unions aimed at creating what Republicans deemed a more sustainable system.
"I give the minority part a lot of credit for refocusing this as a rights issue when it's protecting the taxpayers resources to put them in the best places to get them the best services," Darling said. "The unions are trying to make example of us who dare go to bat for the taxpayer. Teachers are probably our most valuable resource in our community. We're trying to keep teachers in the classroom versus paying for Viagra benefits or paying $20,000 to $25,000 for health for a family of four."
The dollar amount Darling uses refers to the insurance costs under Wisconsin Education Association Trust, the insurance many districts use. The repair bill would allow districts, no longer having to collectively bargain over the insurance portion, to shop for more affordable plans.
State employees like teachers and administrators would still be able to bargain for wages, which Darling points would give them more bargaining power than federal employees.
Death threats and recalls
Darling and many of her fellow senators walk around with police escorts, all of which costs the taxpayers about $3,000 a week. Death threats, recall efforts and constant protests are among the obstacles Darling faces on a daily basis, yet her resolve remains.
"People have to realize what this is doing to our democratic process. People think they can just shout people down versus a reasonable discussion. Then where are we with our future as a state? Very disappointing and very sad," Darling said, referring to the raucous protests and a particularly rowdy town hall meeting in Wauwatosa that had to be stopped.
Darling recognizes the power of the protesters, but said she's mindful that Republicans won a decisive victory in November, flipping both houses in Madison.
"We have to be very careful about letting a thousand protesters deafen the voices from the people who voted in the last election," she said. "People need to say, 'Who's in charge here?' "
Recall efforts have started against Darling, and it's not uncommon to drive down a street in Whitefish Bay or Shorewood and see people holding signs urging others to sign the recall petition. The long-time senator is aware she is beholden to the will of the people and has held listening sessions to get feedback from her constituents. She said her last session drew more than 2,300 people, most of whom she said were in favor of the proposed reforms.
"If they get the votes, I respect that. It's a due process," Darling said of the recalls. "I ran on being a protector of the taxpayer, of living within our means so that we could grow jobs and addressing the spending so our state would be a better place to grow.
"In my heart I've done my best."
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Sue Kiefer: "I remember the year Obama took office. What a frickin mess to start .The overzealous banks that lent money to folks so they could buy wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy beyond their means",
Trying to set the record straight. Interesting article by Business Week (2008)
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We all can piss and moan about all of this. "if' the 2 parties would have come together(during the last 4yrs.) instead of thumping their chests about who's wrong I believe THAT the right man WOULD have been elected.
You would have proved it to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But now we are back to wringing our hands and blaming each others party. Good grief.
Same old crap different day. YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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QUOTE] You can't bash a government worker calling them waste[/QUOTE]
If we are going to talk about respecting everyone, when will Bush get his respect? From what I have seen, Democrats have done everything to disrespect and smear his name. Was he a great president? Maybe not, but he is a good man. He managed to keep it in his pants.... Would Obama had done differently faced with the same situations? If he is as hard on terrorism as he says he is, maybe not..... Just a guess here, but I think the Bush battle cry the Democrats have clung to so dearly will be transformed into the Obama cry of the republicans in 2016.
Regardless of who won, we as a nation will fall if we continue to stay as divided as we are.
Genesis 27:3 Now then, get your weapons--your quiver and bow--and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me.
Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.
(John Dewey)
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
(George Washington)
Gig'em Aggies!! BTCO'77HOO t.u.!!
I think our country has fundamentally changed and "we" didn't know it until Tuesday.This use to be a land of opportunity, now it is the land of the opportunistic. People aren't looking for a chance to make it on their own, they are looking for the government to provide for them. The balance has tipped.
This has been a long slide that has picked up momentum. Along with this God has removed his hand from America. Things are going to get worse.
Tom Wall
Regardless of who won, we as a nation will fall if we continue to stay as divided as we are.[/QUOTE]
He does not deserve any!