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It's hard to keep up with the lawsuits being filed.
While the author of the article does give his own interpretation, most of the article quotes court written statements. I admit, I had to read the legalese twice to grasp what the court was saying.
As we all know there is a "tax" assessed for employers failing to meet the mandates of the ACA. There is also a "tax" for individuals. You can't go to the court to get relief from the tax ... but these plaintiffs are in court contending that the credits for individuals (the subsidies that will be offered to individuals in the state exchanges) are not legal.
There is also the question of whether suits can be heard before an plaintiff actually has been "damaged" by the law. That position also seems to lean in favor of the plaintiffs.The plaintiff states (the state of OK):. The relief they seek is to block the illegal tax credits, without which no penalty can be assessed. But even if we pretend (as the government does) that they are trying to block the collection of a tax, the federal district courts for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (Pruitt) and the District of Columbia (Halbig) may now rely on the Fourth Circuits opinion in Liberty to reject the argument that the AIA applies to the employer mandate.Whether one supports the ACA or not, one may have to admit that the legal complexities of the law are as convoluted as the law itself.The delay is at least an implicit admission by the federal government that the reporting requirements and other large employer mandate requirements are in fact injuring large employers such as the State.


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Gordon and Ruddy Smith of Lake Forest, Ill., returned to campus for his 70th class reunion.
Below left: Reunions activities kicked off Thursday, June 1,
with an opening forum, "Tigers in Transition -- Three Generations Look
at Life After Princeton" in McCosh Hall. The event featured a panel
discussion by alumni spanning 50 years, including: Kabir Mahadeva, a
1981 alumnus who is a planning specialist with National City Mortgage
Co.; Krista Brune, a member of the class of 2006 who will spend next
year completing a public service project as a ReachOut 56 Fellow; and James Henderson, a 1956 alumnus who is former chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Inc.
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The University Orchestra will present its annual lawn concert at 8 p.m. Saturday on Finney and Campbell fields. Fireworks will follow at 9:15 p.m.
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In her new memoir, La Toya Jackson candidly discusses her bond with her superstar brother Michael and her own insights into the still-hotly-contested circumstances surrounding his untimely death. Here's an excerpt.
I always dreaded seeing the words breaking news on my television from the day that Michael told me he was afraid for his life. In the spring of 2009, I grew increasingly concerned for my brother's life. Whenever I saw the familiar graphics scroll across my television screen and heard the telltale music, informing me that something earth-shattering had happened, I immediately feared it would be upsetting news about Michael. Then I would be relieved to hear that it was something else.
On June 23, 2009, I saw those dreaded words pop up on the screen while I was watching CNN. My heart raced until I learned that the breaking news was actually the death of television announcer Ed McMahon.
Then, on June 25, 2009, I saw those same words on CNN once again, and again my heartbeat quickened.Story: La Toya Jackson: Michael predicted he would be killed
What is it now? I thought.
I soon learned that the breaking news was the sad loss of actress Farrah Fawcett. I mourned the passings of Ed McMahon and Farrah, who had both given the world so much with their talents. But my main feeling was an immediate sense of relief that, as far as I knew, my brother was at that moment safe.
I called Jeffré, who was staying in Las Vegas at the time, and informed him of Farrah's passing. Just as moved as I was, he turned on his television to learn more. After we discussed Farrah for a little while, we began talking about death more generally, and we discussed the way in which famous people always seemed to die in groups of three.
"I wonder who's going to be next," I said.
This statement of the most innocent variety, spoken without really thinking, would soon come back to haunt me in the most upsetting way possible.
After Jeffré and I hung up, I spent the rest of the morning watching the news on Farrah. Although I was truly saddened, it wasn't a big surprise, because everyone knew she was battling cancer. While watching the coverage of Farrah's life and feeling sympathy for the pain her family must have been going through, I received a call from Joseph a little after noon.
"La Toya, get over to Michael's house right now," Joseph said.
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"What's wrong?" I asked, concerned.Slideshow: Michael Jackson's life and career (on this page)
"A fan called and told me Michael's sick."
I was immediately filled with panic, and my hands shook as I began dressing. I was preparing to leave my house as quickly as I could and drive the three minutes to Michael's nearby home, Carolwood. I called Jeffré back to alert him to Joseph's call and to see if he had heard anything about Michael's condition from the fans or anyone else we knew.
"La Toya, Michael's just doing this to get out of his shows," Jeffré said.
This immediately eased my mind because I knew that it could well be true. I had been told that Michael didn't want to do the London shows, which were scheduled to begin in just a few days. Michael was known, within the family, to have faked illness and injury in the past to avoid commitments that displeased him, and I felt better as I assumed this was the case now. I was so certain there was nothing to be alarmed about that I slowed down the pace at which I was getting ready to venture out in search of information.Story: Michael Jackson's mom: Molestation claims were 'biggest lie'
Then Joseph called me again. "A fan just called me and said there's an ambulance at Michael's house."
Joseph passed the phone to a friend, who told me that the fan was now telling Joseph that Michael was on his way to the hospital.
"Forget going to the house," Joseph said to me. "Go to the hospital.
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They say he had a heart attack, and I hear that he's on his way to the hospital."
When I heard these words, I was so distraught that I almost dropped my phone. I couldn't breathe or think or move.
"Hurry up and get over there," Joseph said, panic audible in his voice.
I called Jeffré back to tell him the latest.
"Calm down until you get to the hospital and find out what's really going on," he said.
This was asking me to do the impossible, but I knew I had to hold it together for Michael.
"Have you heard anything about it?" I asked.
"No, but I'll check the Internet to see if I can find anything."
While Jeffré went online, I turned on my speakerphone function and finally got myself dressed to go over to the UCLA Medical Center, which was where they had taken Michael. When Jeffré spoke again, I could tell by the tone of his voice that something was terribly wrong.
"La Toya, just relax until you get over to the hospital. But I did find a statement online from the paramedics that said, 'Mr. Jackson was not breathing when we' — the paramedics — 'got to his house.' "
My legs literally buckled beneath me, and my vision blurred as my entire body was instantly drenched in sweat. I was in such acute shock that I felt I might actually drop dead. I couldn't speak.
All I could do now was to get to Michael as quickly as I could, and to pray.
God, please don't let this be true. Please give me strength to get to Michael.Slideshow: Michael Jackson and famous friends (on this page)
I pulled myself together, but I couldn't get ready fast enough. I was having the reaction I always had when I heard any bad news. My entire body was shutting down, and I felt so weak that I could barely move.
But I knew that such a response was not going to help Michael, so I fought through my panic and forced myself to be strong. The whole time, I kept praying and talking to myself out loud.
"Okay, La Toya, calm down. Michael is going to be fine. It's just an act."
But somehow, I knew this wasn't true, and the more I said it, the more nervous I became. All I could hear was the fear in Michael's voice as he told me, "They're going to kill me for my publishing catalog and my estate."
I was still trying to put my shoes on as I rushed downstairs and got into my car. Even though the hospital was only two minutes away, the drive seemed like an eternity.
As I drove, I kept trying to call Mother, but her phone rang and rang with no answer. I was so desperate to talk to her that I just kept calling her, again and again, as I panicked in the next moments. Finally, Mother's assistant Trent answered her phone. He told me that he was in the car with her, driving her to the hospital.
I was crying and breathless to the point where I could barely speak.
"Trent, is everything okay?" I asked. "Please tell me it is."
But he wouldn't answer me, and his silence made me cry even harder and more uncontrollably.
"Trent, is everything okay?!" I asked again, this time more forcefully. "Is he better?"
I could hear Mother speaking in the background. "Trent, who's on the phone?" she asked in a tone of voice I had never heard from her before.
"La Toya," he replied.
The next thing I knew, my mother snatched the phone away from Trent and screamed as loudly as she could into the phone:
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I said, also screaming my loudest.
A torrent of sobs shook my entire body, which stopped working altogether. I was so weak that I could no longer grip the steering wheel of my car or apply enough pressure to the gas pedal to keep the car moving. Horns honked as my car slowed and drifted to the side of the road, nearly causing several accidents before it finally came to a stop. Although I was less than a mile from my house, I didn't have a clue where I was, where I was going, or what I was doing. I rolled down my window and stuck my tearstained face out into the street.
Excerpted from "Starting Over" by La Toya Jackson with Jeffré Phillips. Copyright © 2011 by La Toya Jackson with Jeffré Phillips. Excerpted with permission by Gallery Books, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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text: Update on the white/yellow gold "story". Seems that Helzberg did an even 'cuter' thing with my wedding band... Instead of yellow gold accent inlays against a white gold (albeit grade 3) band, they took and used yellow gold on the crown, soldered a grade 3 white piece for the bottom where it'd normally see wear so it'd hold up better as a "white gold" piece and then Rhodium plated the pieces that were supposed to be "white gold". The reason why I say this is that upon closer inspection with magnification, it's very obvious now that it's just plated yellow gold on the crown and not white. Gotta wonder what's going through the discount jeweler's minds when they advertise this stuff- it's definitely a questionable practice (I'm not quite sure it's fraudulent, but it's awfully close if it's not...) to represent the work as "white gold" when it's like this. It's not THAT much more expensive materials cost wise to do this the "right" way- why be shaving a couple of dollars off of something that will definitely be found out and make for a lost customer that will tell other people?


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It depicts Time, shown — according to the rules of iconography dictated by Cesare Ripa in his highly successful manual entitled Iconologia which was published in the late 16th century and many times revised and republished — as an old winged and bearded man armed with a scythe, seen in the act of crushing a serpent under his foot. Time is unveiling Truth, the naked woman (literally "devoid of veils") who holds the globe of the sun in her left hand, and the palm in her right. The two main figures, softly resting on a great brownish cloud against a most luminous sky, are crowned by the usual host of flying putti, one of which, at Time's feet, holds an hourglass, another of his symbols. Defeated by Truth, Lies — a horrible-looking old hag — can be seen on the right tumbling down from the clouds. She is dressed in a dark-green cape and transparent veils which partially reveal her hideous body. It is thus clear that the subject for this ceiling was designed to exalt the honesty of the patron.
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I definitely agree controversy is more compelling. It is the fuel that makes message boards go. The problem comes when folks cross the line from debate to attack. One of the issues there is that different people draw that line in different places.
I think it was Lenin who noted that bad blood actually increases the closer you are politically. It's not "polarization" that's the problem, it's the frustrating lack of choices. The Republicans/Democrat fight resembles a fight between the Socialist Workers of America vs. the American Socialist Workers (made those up.)
Actually I have no idea if I like oatmeal cookies becuase they always have crappy raisins in them.But so do oatmeal cookies.
BOOM, now what Rojo? The heat on that topic just got turned to 11.
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I have a giant bag of raisins in my desk drawer at work.
They are great mixed with salty peanuts.
Amen. And rojo, you must really look around and find some raisin-free oatmeal cookies, or make some yourself. They're awesome.Exactly. Why extend all the effort to turn something naturally good into something that sucks?
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
I found some Chocolate Chip Cookies. I am going to have to make do with those.
This post is in NO WAY meant to evoke any discussion concerning political or religious views. Again, it in NO WAY is soliciting responses relating to any topic other than the issue of whether political threads should be allowed on redszone.
Ignoring the assertion from Boss that political discussions have tended in the past to give rise to poor behavior that increased the mod workload not only in the original thread but in unrelated threads as heated exchanges bled over to baseball discussion (and I think Boss' position is a correct one), this flow chart meant to demonstrate the necessary elements of a fertile discussion that could lead to a consensus of opinions (posted on The Book Blog by Tango) kind of sums up another fatal reason why political threads shouldn't be allowed IMHO:
Concerning political topics, a majority of the time (regardless of the venue), it's pretty unlikely that the very first step in the proposed flow chart will be met...
If that's the case, then such a scenario fails to rise to the standard of the ORG as detailed on the "About Us" page...
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I've gotten PM's in the past when we had political discussion from people who had their minds changed by things I've posted. It happens.
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I don't even think changed minds is necessary for a productive discussion. Sometimes just learning a new fact is all it takes. I often acknowledge that by saying "you make a good point" or "I understand where you're coming from".
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Sideshow posted a preview of 4 new 12" Clone Troopers in a "deluxe" line:
Ignore the "pre-order's" misuse of the apostrophe. Also, I don't think the lights shown in the images are anything other than photoshopped, none of the elements with lights in the preview are big enough to have batteries.
But don't ignore the contest form to win all 4.
These look like the most recent regular clone trooper bodysuit and armor we already have, but with more accessories.
The Deluxe 501st trooper has a very small thermal detonator, like ITTY BITTY small, and a new backpack. The paint is very weathered, although I don't know if that's just prototype-itis or if that's the intent.
The Deluxe Veteran trooper has the same backpack, and a horribly underscaled Z-6 rotary blaster, like half-scale or at best 2/3rds. The Z-6 in the image doesn't look like it can rotate, you can see a mold line running down the length of the body, and the whole thing is molded to the top sight. The trooper is also very weathered and has larger scuffs as well.
The Deluxe Shiny trooper appears identical to the Veteran figure, except no weathering or scuffs, all white. Same accessories.
The Deluxe 212th trooper doesn't show any accessories beyond its standard DC-15a rifle, and the paint has similar heavy weathering to the 501st guy.
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Like most bike parts you try out different products until you find something you really like. Well this is the chain lube for me. This stuff is nice and light on your chain and holds for a really long time. I usually apply every week or two depending on how often i am riding. This stuff isn't gloppy like other brands, and gets it super clean. Do yourself a favor and pick some up! If you are new to biking and need some helping getting going feel free to reach out anytime!
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Good all around lube - seems to keep the chain running quietly through those long dusty summer trail rides. Haven't quite put it to the test of wetter conditions though.
Cant beat it
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I was using some other chain lube with a weird applicator until my friend let me use his which happened to be this brand of lube. I immediately went home and ordered some, and couldn't be happier. Great product!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This is the only chain lube that I've used so far, but it was easy to apply and works great!
Works Great
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've been using this lube for several years and have no complaints. Works great for riding in a variety of conditions. Highly recommended.
best chain lube there is
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've used this lube for years after trying many different kinds, a little goes a long way, its nice and viscous and makes the chain roll really well!...if you ride MTB a small dab of this is also good for your fork seals
The best for a range of conditions
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have used extensively, and tested just about every chain lube out there; I rather enjoy seeing what is going to provide the best friction reduction, shifting, and lasts longest; while obviously running reasonably clean. My obsession with chain lubricant came with advent of 11-speed drive trains, as a few of us were seeing at most 800 miles out of chains with out typical go-to lube.
While we can't ask any lube to run completely clean, Dumond Tech has the perfect viscosity to only leave a thin film on your drivetrain, rather than the piles of goop you can get with wax-based lubricants.
This lube is light enough to run fairly clean, but thick enough that it doesn't make a mess during application. It also has a great lifespan per application; I have been getting around 120 miles per application before noticing that my chain is sounding rather dry. I have yet to shed all of the lube and have my ride sounding like something headed for the junk yard.
This works equally well on the road and mountain; I highly recommend it if you have diverse conditions, and especially in harsh conditions.
Better for my riding
I have loved using Dumond Tech Lite lube, but I was applying it after every ride, it was just too light. The original is more vicious, so it tends to do better for my riding in Utah.
Rides so smooth
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Just got this in the mail a few days ago. I've used it a couple of times. Easy application, bike rides smooth after. I only use a tiny amount, I'm sure the 4 oz bottle will last me a month or two, and I wash my bike pretty much every day.
Better than sliced bread
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I can log 60-100 miles in so cal dry dusty trails before having to reapply. Most of the people here using other lubes make it 20 miles and have to relube. This stuff is awesome and my chain stays much cleaner!
One lube to rule them all
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This stuff is great for just about any condition. It holds up in wet conditions and also when it's really dusty. I'll use the Lite (yellow) version on my road bike when conditions are dry, but the Original (blue) is my standard choice for mtb riding.
Seems to work
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Don't know much about it but my chain isn't broken so let's hope it's working
I put it on once a month
High Quality
I ride my mountain bike 2-4 times/week here in Park City. I try to clean it every week or so and reapply Dumonde to my chain afterwards to help keep everything in good shape. It works great and is reasonably priced.
Like the Whisper Jet
Butter those cogs up, son!
Great stuff if you're lazy like me.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This stuff has staying power. I can get a couple-three hundred miles on my road bike with nary a whisper from my chain. Works on my mountain bike too.
It does capture a fair amount of dust, so it gets dirty, but I find that it doesn't hang on to larger grit.
Simply The Best
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This lube is truly the best I've ever used. I never liked the wax type. Typical oil type lubes wash off too easy and create major build up. This is not too oily after wiped off and only needs to be re-lubed every 4 or 5 rides with a simple brush off in between. truly amazing. BTW, I ride mostly dry and dusty trails here in Southern California so I cannot speak to real wet weather climates.
Lasts long on long rides
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is a great lubricant and keeps a quiet running drive train. I use this on my mountain bike. It's hold up through long rides and in dry or wet weather. Just simply follow the directions on the bottle and you won't be disappointed.


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In Ivory Coast, journalists pick sides or flee
Reporting on the power struggle in Ivory Coast is increasingly perilous, with journalists facing a climate of threats, intimidation, and attacks that has forced many to choose between adopting partisan coverage or fleeing to safety. "Here, we are in a situation where if you are not with one camp, then you are against them. You must show you are partisan," reporter Stéphane Goué told CPJ today.


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Einhorn to discuss 'The Axis of Evil and the Bomb,' Feb. 10
Posted February 6, 2003; 05:19 p.m.
Einhorn, senior adviser in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will discuss "The Axis of Evil and the Bomb" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, based in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on -- and policy solutions to -- current and emerging global issues. Einhorn works on a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and other national security issues.
Prior to joining the center, Einhorn served the U.S. government for 29 years. He started his career in 1972 at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, dealing with strategic arms issues, nuclear testing limits, chemical and biological weapons constraints, nonproliferation and other security issues and represented the agency in the START talks. He then joined the State Department's Political Military Bureau as deputy secretary for nonproliferation and a senior adviser in the department's policy planning staff.
Subsequently, as the assistant secretary for nonproliferation at the Department of State, Einhorn oversaw U.S. participation in the multilateral nonproliferation export control regimes, and represented the United States in nonproliferation discussions and negotiations with various countries in East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Europe. In August 2001, he was presented the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award by Secretary Colin Powell.
Einhorn earned his master's degree in public affairs in 1971 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , which is sponsoring the lecture.
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I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I saw Han and Greedo at a B&N today while doing some Christmas shopping. I never thought I'd have to add this store to my figure rounds, but such is the horrible distribution these days.
Boba Fett?? Boba Fett?? Here!?! That's right, I found Mr. Fett on the shelves at my local Target today. Must've just restocked this morning 'cause the shelf was overloaded with the 6-inch series, but just one Fett. A late Christmas present for me.
I finally found Boba Fett at Kmart, and my lord, he is astounding. The paint is evenly and cleanly applied, the sculpt is stunning, and the accessories are great. The only real problem is that the boxes restrict leg movement a bit, but it's not like I'm going to pose him sitting down anyway. I don't mind the immobile viewfinder – I bet it would have screwed with the aesthetics and that's why they didn't include it.
It sounds like the wave is shipping – the extra Leias everywhere sure support that idea – so he's still out there. If you can find him, GET HIM.
Got a question for Hasbro? Ask it here!
My Photos and Reviews: SSG Toy Guide
My Star Wars Fan Film: The Lazy Jedi
Found a Han Solo figure at a comic shop last week and the paint apps on the face were good enough for me to actually buy it. It's the first Star Wars toy I've purchased in the last few months and it's also currently the only Star Wars toy in my collection (I ended up staying in "purge mode" until every last thing was gone). I still have a few books, one model kit, the DVDs, etc.; but, for the first time since 1984, I'm down to just one single Star Wars figure.
I paid $23 for him, but it was worth it to wait until I found one with a good face. I'll likely get Chewbacca next, although I will do the same and hold out for a good paint job that I can inspect BEFORE I pay for it.
I already have a plan for how I'm going to display Han and Chewie once I have both of them together:
"A lot of people still want Boba Fett. You know what would be a great idea? Release Boba Fett in an exclusive set with the three worst pegwarmers in the 6-inch line, and three of the worst Star Wars pegwarmers of all time from any line! Two of them are currently also pegwarming in a different exclusive set? That just makes this one more awesome!!"
I believe the proper vernacular is "epic fail."
That's my jacket!
You gave me a great sales idea, Chux... mail-away pegwarmers! It's a "special" box that holds 4 (or more?) figures, and you can "customize" with any of the following 3 3/4" figs:
- POTF2 Malakili
- Saga Jerrjerod
- POTF2 Lando
- E3 Neimoidian Guard
- Vintage Jedi Obi-Wan
- CW Animated Anakin
- E1 Tatooine Anakin
- Vintage Echo Base Han
- more great toys!
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
That's likely a foreign-market exclusive, I can't believe they'd be stupid enough to release it in the US. Also, it appears that these are original boxes stuffed into a multi-pack box, so they're probably buy-backs that Hasbro did in the US when they pegwarmed pushed back out with Boba Fett to get better chances of selling in markets where the 6-inch line may not exist otherwise.
The US' trash is the foreign market's treasure, I guess. Truthfully, none of these figures are bad, just that less collectors are willing to drop $20 on them.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
This is probably the most random aspect to take from it, but I like the 45 degree angle in the corner with the character picture. I kind of feel that little detail should be added to the packaging of the individual figures, it might liven them up a bit.
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
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I'm making an Arduino shield for this LCD
I'm using the library for the DFRobot ST7920 128 X 64 LCD and it works without a problem, both in serial as in parallel mode. But the weird thing is, is that the parallel mode is a bit slower. In SW serial I got a refresh rate of 6 to 7 frames per sec and in 8bit it goes down to 4 to 5.Is this normal behavior or am I doing something wrong?
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Andrew Wiles elected to Royal Society of Canada
Posted September 21, 2000; 10:19 p.m.
Mathematics Professor Andrew Wiles has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities. He will be inducted in a ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 17.
Wiles, who joined the faculty in 1982 and is widely celebrated for his proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Science. He is one of only five Foreign Fellows named this year to Canada's senior national body of eminent scientists and scholars. Sixty new Fellows and one Specially Elected Fellow also will be inducted.
"The work and research accomplished by each of these distinguished men and women have had a profound impact on sciences and humanities in Canada," said William Leiss, Royal Society president. "The Society is proud to welcome them as Fellows, and in so doing to recognize and salute their outstanding contribution to their disciplines."
England, France, Germany and Israel are among other countries that have recognized Wiles for his outstanding contributions. Wiles is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics.
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GOYA-T: Introductory Truss Analysis
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GOYA: Structural Mechanics Software
GOYA is designed to improve intuitive understanding of structures through repetition, allowing students to solve problems of increasingly complexity with relative ease.
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Mete A. Sozen, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
Toshikatsu Ichinose, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Understanding structures: An introduction
Author(s) : SOZEN M.A., ICHINOSE T.
Publication date : 04-2008
Language : ENGLISH
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Here are the rules according to Gobblerman's Contest Rules:
The number of teams and number of team members on each team will be determined by the number of forum members that sign-up; Teams will be determined mostly at random, but with some consideration for the experience and expectation of success of those that sign up to play. We want to have a mix of experienced hunters that will likely kill one gobbler (or more) combined with less experienced hunters that may not be as likely to harvest a gobbler.
The sign-up information will be used to categorize each entrant in the contest so that we can create teams of approximately equal experience and expectation of success. After all the entrants have been categorized, the teams will be chosen randomly from within each category as much as possible.
a) the winning team will be determined first of all by the total number of team members on each team that kill a gobbler. For example, if a team consists of ten members and each team member kills a gobbler and no other team accomplishes that, then that team is the winner.
b) First tie-breaker....if two or more teams tie, then the winning team will be determined by the total number of mature gobblers in each teams score from the above (jakes killed will be subtracted from the team score)
c) Second tie-breaker...if two or more teams tie in the first tie-breaker, then the winner will be determined by the total number of gobblers (jakes and mature) killed by each team during the season. (each team adds up the total number of gobblers killed by team members for the season)
Oath of Ethics and Participation: This contest is completely on the honor system. All forum members who sign-up must agree to compete fairly and ethically in the contest. Further, all that sign up are expected to participate fully in the contest and report on this forum as to their success (or lack thereof). Please, if you are in the contest, do not disappear on us!
It would be nice to have everybody post photos of their birds, and we would like to see a single thread where everybody posts pictures if they can get it done. However, picture posting is not a requirement. Please try to take good pictures to post...recommendations...clean the bird up, smooth the feathers, respectful pose with good background, hunter smiling, take in the sun (if possible) to show feather coloration, etc.
The contest will run until everybody who is participating in the contest is finished hunting this spring. I suspect the final tally will be made around the 1st of June, or thereabouts.
Most importantly,....have fun, and hunt safely and ethically!
Good Luck to everybody!
Please post a picture of your gobbler here, along with a story about the hunt if you have time, so we can keep track of who has harvested gobblers.
Good luck to everyone on team #2!


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Mae Irene Pilsner
Mae Irene Pilsner, aged 97, died peacefully on May 5, 2013 at Marquardt Manor in Watertown. Mae was born May 3, 1916, in the Town of Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Bertha M. (Zahn) and John A. Meyer.
June 14, 1941, Mae and Ray J. Pilsner were united in marriage by Pastor Karl Wedel at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sullivan, Wisconsin. Ray preceded her in death 1977.
Mae was a loving mother and homemaker. She was an active in Women of the Church at St. John's Lutheran Church, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin. She was honored for 64 years of service on the Women's Axillary on May 2, 2013. Mae was also a member of Schlesner-Burri American Legion, the Johnson Creek Historical Society, and AARP.
Mae's warm heart and giving nature was evident in her extensive volunteer work at church and in the community. Mae made many quilts for church mission work, sponsored the construction of a church in Africa, for many years she weekly made the bread for communion at St. John's, and also helped fellow residents at Marquardt Manor. She was always there to help anyone that needed some assistance or something done. Her hobbies included caring for her beautiful flower gardens and extensive worldwide travels.
Mae is survived by her two sons, Gene R. (Jane) and Ron J., 3 grandchildren Lisa, Ryan, Michael, step-grandson, Todd, many relatives and close friends.
Mae was preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters; Elva (Julius) Neumann, Mabel (Roy) Roth, Luella Meyer, two brothers, Lester (Edna) Meyer and Harold (Elsie) Meyer.
Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. on Friday May 10, 2013 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Johnson Creek with the Rev. Matthew Smith-Laubenstein presiding. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday 2:00- 3:00 p.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery Johnson Creek.
Mae has requested that memorials be given to the St. John's Lutheran Church, Johnson Creek or Marquardt Foundation, Watertown, Wisconsin. Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home is caring for the family. On-line condolences may be made at www.pn-fh.com
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Ach, there are a lot of home-price numbers out there — some up, some down. Some are month to month, some are annual, some are seasonally adjusted, some are… you get the picture.
Check out this Zillow story (and yes, I know I pick on Zillow). In the space of two paragraphs it has three different figures for home prices:
Nationwide, prices fell 0.8% in February, the sixth-consecutive month of price declines, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index released Tuesday. When adjusted for seasonal factors, prices rose 0.2%.
The latest Federal Housing Finance Agency index shows home prices rising 0.4% for the 12 months ended in February, the first 12-month increase since July 2007.
But then there's this HousingWire story, which says
U.S. home values edged up 0.5% from February to March, making it the largest monthly increase in six years, real estate data firm Zillow said in its latest home value index.
That's four numbers from Zillow alone! In fact, it could have added a fifth, because it left out the actual important number. Per the FHFA: "U.S. house prices rose 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from January to February, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's monthly House Price Index."
And HousingWire also has a piece, "S&P/Case-Shiller: Home prices in nine metros reach new lows."
And the New York Times says that "The median sales price of a new home was $234,500 in March, down 1 percent from the February price, the Commerce Department reported."
At some point people have to stop and realize that trying to follow trends like this is a fool's game. When there are a dozen different ways (or more) to count something, they all lose a bit of credibility.
And then there are the gadzillions of people making predictions based on these figures! Seriously?
You know what's going on. You've got your feet on the ground, clients on the phone, and — as far as I'm concerned — the only real and honest picture of the market.


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Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.
Dragons don't communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.
Cheese Dragons are not actually alive. They are enchanted items of food that act almost identically to dragons. They have no need to eat, but they must "live" in humid environments or they will dry out and harden.


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V8 Supercars series leader Jamie Whincup overcame difficult conditions today to show he is capable of stretching his edge in the two key endurance races.
Whincup pushed his Team Vodafone Holden to second spot at the end of Friday practice ahead of the Sandown 500, fractionally behind the Ford of David Reynolds.
The Commodore star leads the series by just one point from Ford's Mark Winterbottom and is chasing down the huge haul of points on offer at Sandown and the following Bathurst 1000.
Winterbottom finished down the table sixth quickest, although Will Davison, who sits third on points, was third quickest during today's lead-up.
Whincup said intermittent showers and an ill-conceived new speed hump, which was hastily removed from Turn 12, had made practice less than ideal.
"It was a relatively tough day with the conditions being wet and dry and what-not," Whincup said.
"It cut away a lot of our practice plan - all cars coming in have got a big plan they want get through and when you get interrupted by rain it makes that quite difficult."
Whincup said one of his issues was adapting to the hard tyres required for endurance running after using soft rubber for recent sprint races.
"We've just got to convert our brain back to hard tyres.
"The track is very slippery - it's a very old traditional track with so much history but at the same time it is quite slippery so we have to get our head around that too."
Whincup had a harsh judgement on the tricky new exit curb speed humps placed on Turn 12.
"They didn't quite do what they were supposed to do...I think they went for a fix which was under $100 and it didn't quite work," he said.
Whincup said the next two races were "massive" for the championship with himself, Winterbottom, Davison and Craig Lowndes all vying for the championship and separated by a handful of points.
"It's a four-horse race and we're all very similar," Whincup said.
"I think there's 150 points between the top four so we all consider ourselves on pretty much even points.
"After these two races we'll all look at where we are and come up with a plan with three rounds to go," he said.
Saturday's program features a race for main drivers and a second for co-drivers with a combination of the times making up the grid for Sunday's race.


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Here is what I am working with.
#include <stdlib.h> #include <GL/freeglut.h> int main() { return 0; }
I am getting a linking error running this
fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
This is what I am linking using additional dependencies.
I guess what I am trying to ask is, What do I need to link to get freeglut to work?


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Not Just More Information, We Need Consolidation Of Information
So I came home from Connecticut and opened up debian-devel for the first time in four days to find a General Resolution had been proposed to get the amd64 port into the archive and a huge flamewar has resulted. The amd64 porters feel they are being blocked by ftpmaster intransigence and lack of communication. Other people are sickened that Debian, which has always prided itself on doing the right thing not necessarily the popular thing, is now using voting as a means of coercion and the ftpmasters are unfairly being hassled. Who is is the real victim?
I'll tell you who the victim is, it's ME! Why am I forced to have to sift through large piles of crap, just to keep abreast of what's going ? Just kill the threads you aren't interested in I hear some people say. The problem is threads drift. Occasionally, there is some useful and important bit of information amongst the drivel. (Again, remember ajs' social contract bombshell? Delivered during a massive and unrelated tread on debian-vote.) I am subscribed to 18 mailing lists and hang out on IRC a couple of times a week and I still don't know exactly what the deal is with things like the amd64 port. This is a major development one should know about don't you think? If I could devote my life to the project as some people seem to be able to it wouldn't be a problem but I can't do that. God, family, rent, Debian has to take a back seat to all of these nowadays. I don't like this situation. Working on Debian has been both pleasurable and brought me material benefits but something will soon have to give. Of course I could just follow the lead of atleast 50% of the developers (according to recent voting patterns) and just live on the little island of my own packages not paying any attention to what goes on within the project. But doesn't such a view make a mockery of our ideals of openness and collaboration?
Manoj says we should have a little sympathy and respect for the people behind the titles. This is sage advice and I agree. But how about if those people showed a little sympathy for us? I'm sure writing status reports is a boring waste of time but think of how much time is wasted by other people when they aren't written. For a great example of something I wan't to see more of, read Roger Leighs' report about the LSM Free Software Printing Summit. (The only criticism is that it should have been posted to debian-devel-announce.) Frankly if people in key positions can't do something like that once a month, they are a hindrance and should step aside or be replaced. Debian is not a little club anymore. The amount of communication which was adequate in those days is not adequate anymore.


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Apart from the surgery of the head and neck, otorhinolaryngology focuses on the non-surgical diseases in the area of ear, nose and throat. The clinic has access to the latest development of knowledge and serves as a competent medical partner.
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#Jeremy Meeks: From Mug Shot to Modeling Contract?
Mug shot gone viral could lead to modelling contract, reality series
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July 1, 2014 Tags: Blaze Modelz, Gina Rodriguez, GR Media, Jeremy Meeks, Jim Jordan, Stockton Police Department, White Cross


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The Shard will open its doors to the public next month. The Shard is the highest building (310 meters) not only in London, but also in the entire European Union. Although tickets are not cheap, opening day tickets are already sold out.
We have some awesome panoramas from the highest skyscrapers in the world – but who will be the first 360Cities' photographer to shoot a pano from the top of The Shard?
Here are some great panoramas from the top of skyscrapers around the world:
Skyscrapers "Seven sky", Novosibirsk, Russia. Panorama made by Novosibirsk.
Vysotsky (skyscraper) – the highest point (188.3 m), Russia. Panorama made by Anton Fedorchenko
Mexico City from Torre Latinoamericana, Mexico. Panorama made by Nikita Mikhal'kov
Maintower, Frankfurt, Germany. Panorama made by Volker Uhl
Esplanada, Kiev, Ukraine. Panorama made by Semenov Kirill
Burj Khalifa Dubai Floor 106 North View, United Arab Emirates. Panorama made by 360emirates.com
The sun sets on Chicago from the Skydeck in the Willis Tower, formerly as the Sears Tower, USA. Panorama made by Ryan Stoney Photography


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And I have survived.
As I write this, I have just completed watching the Holiday Special for the first time.
Well, not "just." There was about an hour of crying in the shower afterwards.
It was an hour and a half that I still don't have the courage to remember. Between Star Destroyer Commanders who call themselves Imperial Guards and like to take time off to catch Jefferson Airplane, to surreal Wookiee porno, it's all just too much to stomach.
I truly see why everyone says, "It's not as bad as you hear it is. It's worse."
Was the stupid garbage (and I realize I may be insulting my refuse by calling this "garbage") actually supposed to be funny and/or entertaining back when it aired? Did people laugh at the stupid four-armed alien Julia Childs, or find the idiot who kept losing power to be amusing?
What was worse, the freakin' circus act that would not end, or the R2-D2 mockup with no details who apparently was taking Luke to the prom (judging from the makeup).
It was a brief, dark time, in which I prayed for death, and death came not.
I was hoping Fode and Beed could stop by with Jar Jar and Cindel, just to add some respectability to the proceedings.
And just when you think it's over, weird **** with the Wookiees suddenly wearing red bathrobes and Carrie Fisher trying to sing! And failing miserably!
Jeez. I'd go on in more detail, but it's hurting my mind to recall details.


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Ortho Specialist said he didn't want her swimming until the screw was taken out, The biggest issue right now is not really the bone, or fracture itself, It's the backed out screw that basically the more she moves, especially aggresive fast running will cause more swelling and scare tissue/fluid build up from the screw basically under her skin grinding !
I am currently working on her OB, doing 3 short 5 min. sessions with her daily, keeping them short and sweet to minimize the activity on her leg! We go out, get it done and then back in crate for rest !
I would work on hold that's a good starting Point. Andyou could make her do all of her obedience while holding the bumper or training buck.what about swimming our water Marks. I really won't my pups marking good before f f and done programs allow collar work right after obedience
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Certain people have been pestering me to update my diary. It's only been 9 months... (-:
Well... It turns out I'm a software consultant. Who knew?
Anne's company needed some perl scripts, so I wrote them. It started as a two week contract, back last October and turned into two months. It was fun, because I had lots of friends at Geocast, and it was easy work, and the money was good. So...
I formed my own company, kbobsoft, and started looking for more work. Found it at TiVo. Been working for TiVo since March.
I've never been sure whether "software contractor" or "software consultant" is better. I use the two terms more or less interchangeably. I think "consultant" sounds snottier.
TiVo is an incredibly cool company. They have the best engineering organization I've ever seen. Their product is pretty cool, too. I really hope they survive -- they deserve to prosper.
Oregon, Ho!
We finally did it. Moved out of Silicon Valley, and into beautiful Lane County, Oregon. We're making new friends pretty well. Here are a few: sethcohn, rybolov, Kyrgan, naturedarren.
We bought a big-ass house 15 miles outside Eugene, on 50 acres of forested hillside.
QWest sucks
Yeah, they're an RBOC, so you expect them to suck. But QWest exceeds expectations. Their slogan is,
QWest. We suck harder.
The first three weeks we were here, they turned our POTS lines off and on randomly. We scheduled appointments (with a granularity of a whole day) to get them turned on, and the dispatcher didn't bother to send anyone to our house that day. Anne spent a total of six hours at a phone booth in town pleading with them to turn our phones back on.
Today I'm sitting at home (all day -- can't schedule appointments any closer than a whole day) waiting for them to install the T1. We ordered it on May 15th. I bet they won't show today. Another whole day wasted. I wish I could charge them my usual rate. (-:
PC Training Center
Since we only have a modem at 24 KBps until QWest gets off its ass, I rented a funky little room at the PC Training Center in Eugene. I don't know why it's called that -- it's really a mom & pop computer store. The owner, Stan, refuses to sell systems with Windows preinstalled. You can order a system with any Linux distribution you want (probably BSD too), or you can order it with blank disks that you can install Windows on yourself. That's cool.
My office is 11x11, and it's full of the previous tenant's stuff. I pushed enough of it out of the way that I could set up two TVs and two TiVos. I'm subletting Stan's DSL. He has an E-Smith gateway/firewall, and I have a coyote firewall, so all my packets are double-NATted.


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The democrats don't need to play these games....you guys win their battles for them. Akin, Murrdock, Romney...just let them speak.
The democrats don't need to play these games....you guys win their battles for them. Akin, Murrdock, Romney...just let them speak.
You have gone completely crazy if you believe the democrat party does not use smear tactics. I mean completely off the deep end. For the record I'm not a big government Republican supporter as I've stated many times on RTF.
I used to respect McCain and Gram. Now I can see that the are nothing but political hacks.
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I didn't say that....I said they didn't need too. And they won't as long as the republican stay in denial
I find it funny that you come here just to spout your "truth", aka troll.
Fast and Furious we know that this was implemented under his tenure and he has consistently avoided talking about it at all. What did the "right" lie about to make hay. Really can't wait to hear....
Benghazi, Susan Rice / the administration went on for over two weeks about a video when it was known at the time that it happened that it was a calculated terror attack.
Death Panels, probably words that shouldn't have been used but the point was made and was accurate, see RK's post if you need help (you do).
Happy trolling...
Oh for Gods sake--they all lie to cover their rear ends and their pensions. Both parties. Get a grip Menmon. I would love to know the truth of everything you mentioned--as a taxpayer and American I DESERVE to know the truth. You want to worship at the feet of the liberals have at it, don't even start on smear campaigns--you guys have the Gold Medal for Smear tactics and thug politics.


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Y/N. I support keeping interest rates on student loans down. Students who have obligated themselves, however, have a responsibility to meet those obligations. Keeping interest rates low will go a long way toward helping students afford college.
Do you believe health-insurance plans should cover contraception without co-pays?
Will you vote to end the Bush-era tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans?
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NYCC 2012 Day 2 – The Day in Review, and COSPLAY of the DAY
And the crowds descend upon the Javits Center, on the far West Side of Midtown Manhattan (the MTA can't finish the 7 train extension fast enough for me). Seriously there were a lot of you folks there today, and I got to meet a whole bunch of you! It was a crazy day with lots to see at Day 2 of New York Comic Con. For me the highlights were meeting Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison (and talking Spamalot with him), Buddy Scalara's Comic Book School (I attended the editor's on editing panel) the Valiant Comics Panel (some very cool stuff … Continue reading