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Find a connection between the shape of a special ellipse and an
infinite string of nested square roots.
Fractional calculus is a generalisation of ordinary calculus where you can differentiate n times when n is not a whole number.
Here the diagram says it all. Can you find the diagram?
Learn about the link between logical arguments and electronic circuits. Investigate the logical connectives by making and testing your own circuits and record your findings in truth tables.
Learn about the link between logical arguments and electronic circuits. Investigate the logical connectives by making and testing your own circuits and fill in the blanks in truth tables to record. . . .
Show that x = 1 is a solution of the equation x^(3/2) - 8x^(-3/2) = 7 and find all other solutions.
Make and prove a conjecture about the value of the product of the Fibonacci numbers $F_{n+1}F_{n-1}$.
Investigate circuits and record your findings in this simple introduction to truth tables and logic.
Start with any whole number N, write N as a multiple of 10 plus a remainder R and produce a new whole number N'. Repeat. What happens?
Peter Zimmerman, a Year 13 student at Mill Hill County High School
in Barnet, London wrote this account of modulus arithmetic.
This article discusses how every Pythagorean triple (a, b, c) can be illustrated by a square and an L shape within another square. You are invited to find some triples for yourself.
An article which gives an account of some properties of magic squares.
Take a number, add its digits then multiply the digits together,
then multiply these two results. If you get the same number it is
an SP number.
Professor Korner has generously supported school mathematics for more than 30 years and has been a good friend to NRICH since it started.
The final of five articles which containe the proof of why the sequence introduced in article IV either reaches the fixed point 0 or the sequence enters a repeating cycle of four values.
This article extends the discussions in "Whole number dynamics I". Continuing the proof that, for all starting points, the Happy Number sequence goes into a loop or homes in on a fixed point.
Is the mean of the squares of two numbers greater than, or less
than, the square of their means?
By considering powers of (1+x), show that the sum of the squares of
the binomial coefficients from 0 to n is 2nCn
Explain why, when moving heavy objects on rollers, the object moves
twice as fast as the rollers. Try a similar experiment yourself.
Can you see how this picture illustrates the formula for the sum of
the first six cube numbers?
To find the integral of a polynomial, evaluate it at some special
points and add multiples of these values.
Find all positive integers a and b for which the two equations:
x^2-ax+b = 0 and x^2-bx+a = 0 both have positive integer solutions.
An account of methods for finding whether or not a number can be written as the sum of two or more squares or as the sum of two or more cubes.
The first of five articles concentrating on whole number dynamics, ideas of general dynamical systems are introduced and seen in concrete cases.
Follow the hints and prove Pick's Theorem.
In this third of five articles we prove that whatever whole number we start with for the Happy Number sequence we will always end up with some set of numbers being repeated over and over again.
In this article we show that every whole number can be written as a continued fraction of the form k/(1+k/(1+k/...)).
Can you work through these direct proofs, using our interactive
proof sorters?
Can you rearrange the cards to make a series of correct mathematical statements?
Can you visualise whether these nets fold up into 3D shapes? Watch the videos each time to see if you were correct.
You have twelve weights, one of which is different from the rest.
Using just 3 weighings, can you identify which weight is the odd
one out, and whether it is heavier or lighter than the rest?
Can you invert the logic to prove these statements?
Have a go at being mathematically negative, by negating these
These proofs are wrong. Can you see why?
Advent Calendar 2011 - a mathematical activity for each day during the run-up to Christmas.
This problem is a sequence of linked mini-challenges leading up to the proof of a difficult final challenge, encouraging you to think mathematically. Starting with one of the mini-challenges, how. . . .
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?
An iterative method for finding the value of the Golden Ratio with explanations of how this involves the ratios of Fibonacci numbers and continued fractions.
In this 7-sandwich: 7 1 3 1 6 4 3 5 7 2 4 6 2 5 there are 7 numbers between the 7s, 6 between the 6s etc. The article shows which values of n can make n-sandwiches and which cannot.
Janine noticed, while studying some cube numbers, that if you take
three consecutive whole numbers and multiply them together and then
add the middle number of the three, you get the middle number. . . .
Tom writes about expressing numbers as the sums of three squares.
Some diagrammatic 'proofs' of algebraic identities and
The diagram shows a regular pentagon with sides of unit length.
Find all the angles in the diagram. Prove that the quadrilateral
shown in red is a rhombus.
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
With n people anywhere in a field each shoots a water pistol at the
nearest person. In general who gets wet? What difference does it
make if n is odd or even?
Take any two numbers between 0 and 1. Prove that the sum of the
numbers is always less than one plus their product?
Suppose A always beats B and B always beats C, then would you
expect A to beat C? Not always! What seems obvious is not always
true. Results always need to be proved in mathematics.
Find all real solutions of the equation (x^2-7x+11)^(x^2-11x+30) = 1.
A serious but easily readable discussion of proof in mathematics with some amusing stories and some interesting examples.
An article about the strategy for playing The Triangle Game which
appears on the NRICH site. It contains a simple lemma about
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Its been a very long time since we have had a giveaway. We needed to have another one, just for fun! This giveaway is simply for one of these cute MINI FLAT IRONS. I love these things! This one is by Plugged In and has three little bling gems on the handle. It is very girly and cute. I use the long Plugged In iron at home in my own hair and the 1" Plugged In gem handle flat iron at school. I am just a big fan. So I thought I would share the wealth and have this one offered up as a giveaway.
This giveaway is for an
PLUGGED IN Mini *BLING* Styling Iron
(It retails for around $20.00)
Everyone can have one entry (as a comment below) to win this cute MINI.
Followers (new and old) here on the blog, get to have three more entries.
If you link this giveaway on your Facebook page or Twitter about this giveaway you can have three more entries.
You have the chance of leaving up to seven entries total! That gives you good odds to win. Spread them out or get them all in at once. You decide.
Winner will be drawn on Tuesday April 5, 2011 at 2:00 in the afternoon, MST.

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Dance groups to perform in 'Three's Company,' Feb. 13-14
Posted February 12, 2004; 07:18 p.m.
Bodyhype , diSiac and eXpressions student dance groups will perform together in a show titled "Three's Company" at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, and at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The performance will feature dancers and choreography from all three companies and will include music by artists such as Lauryn Hill, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake.
Tickets are $6 and are available at Frist ticket office, (609) 258-1742. Proceeds will go to the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, an organization devoted to promoting children's exposure and access to the arts.
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The various Democrats that voted for their leaders supporting the Obama gun control bill should just turn in their guns as they continue to genuflect in reverence to their messiah and his regime. You all must be so proud of your support.
The battle for our gun rights is raging on Capitol Hill right now and Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg have sunk to a new low.
Theyre LYING about the views of Americas rank-and-file police officers.
Please click here to watch NRA-ILAs latest video ad exposing the truth. And after you watch, please forward it to as many family and friends as you can!
Obama and Bloomberg claim that Americas police officers want gun bans and gun control but a breaking new survey of nearly 15,000 active and retired law enforcement officers shows that an overwhelming majority of Americas policemen and women do NOT support Obamas gun control agenda AT ALL.
In fact, a whopping 71% of law enforcement officers say Obamas gun ban will do NOTHING to stop violent crime. An even larger 80% say that more background checks will have ZERO effect.
And an overwhelming 91% of law enforcement officers say that prosecutions and mandatory sentencing is the best way to combat violent crime the two most important actions that Barack Obama has refused to take.
You and I both know that Obama and Bloomberg are lying when they say Americas rank-and-file police officers agree with their gun control agenda.
But others dont know and they never will unless we set the record straight!
So please watch this short video and send to every gun owner you know.
With your help, we can expose Obamas and Bloombergs deception defend the integrity of our brave men and women in the law enforcement community and SAVE OUR SECOND AMENDMENT FREEDOMS!
But weve got to hurry. Thank you!!!
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Peter Fulton became only the fifth player to make a century in each innings of a first-class match for Canterbury as they established a 216-run lead over Otago on day three of their Plunket Shield match in Dunedin yesterday.
Canterbury began their second innings facing a small first-innings deficit of 18 runs, but openers Fulton, who ended the day unbeaten on 106, and George Worker went about erasing Otago's lead.
Progress was slow and steady at the University Oval, as Otago skipper Derek de Boorder kept the pressure on with ring fields, while a low and lifeless pitch offered little for the batsmen as Canterbury closed the day at 234-5.
Fulton, who played 10 tests, 49 one-dayers and 11 T20 internationals for New Zealand between 2004 and 2009, was dropped on 60 at leg gully but patiently compiled a knock that included 11 fours and one six.
His century backed up the 102 he made in the first innings. Fulton joins Michael Papps, Johann Myburgh, Gareth Hopkins and Keith Thomson in the exclusive twin-century club for Canterbury.
Fulton's second-innings century was his 11th first-class 100 and ensured that Canterbury are in with a good chance of putting pressure on the home side on the fourth and final day today.
Fulton, 33, was largely a one-man show in Canterbury's second innings as no other player managed to post a big individual score during the day, although Worker batted for 2 hours for 28.
Former international Ian Butler was the pick of the bowlers for Otago as he claimed 2-38 from 17 overs, while talented all-rounder Jimmy Neesham produced 23 overs that conceded just 25 runs and returned the wicket of Shanan Stewart.
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I know the argument will be...but if his best days are behind him why did he still break 1000 yards? Because he got much of those yards in 3 just over 100 yard spurts and one 200 yard spurt. The rest of the games were anywhere from 16 yards to 78. Very sporadic.
It cracks me up that you guys are ragging on his feet. In his last game against the eagles he rushed for more yards and more yards per carry then golden boy flip, who coincidentally took himself out of that game because the weakling eagles D injured him.
I think the giants did him wrong, if his injuries were soo bad why not put torain in? They likely ran him so much on that last game just to hope he would fail his physical so they would have a reason to cut him.
But anyway the point is, he out rushed flip bad feet and all.
It is only March, you have to be an idiot to think that Bradshaw will not be signed somewhere before the season starts
In the Osi thread, you said that you think Reese is a liar without any actual PROOF that he promised Osi anything.....other than Osi saying Reese said it.
Are you sure you're a Giants fan? You sound more like a conspiracy nut job.
As for bradshaw, my point was more to everyone on this list that everyone's always ragging on his feet. Then turned down Nicks and put in Randle against the eagles, why not do the same with your starting running back. Flip started the game after all why not leave him in? Answer. The giants are cheap, we know this. Im not saying they ran him into the ground, but it ironic isn't it...? That a guy finishes the season with a solid game....a game you had him in for a majority of the time...then a few weeks later you give him a physical and he fails, then you cut him and save some $$$. Obviously he was well enough to out-rush flip a few weeks back...Just saying...
Coughlin and the coaching staff decide who plays and what's best for team to win the game....Not Reese.....and they don't NEED him to fail his physical to cut him. They can cut him simply based on his cap hit.
Your conspiracy theory is a total failure.


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Big Apartment Near Madrid Muesums
Size90 m²
Floor No.1
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Accommodation summary
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Its proximity to the circuit of the museums (Prado, Reina Sofía, Thyssen, Caixa Fórum) as well as the Historic Area of the city makes it a unique option.
Plaza de Santa Ana is the heart of the neighborhood El Barrio de las Letras. It is the neighborhood with the largest concentration of most successful writers in the history of mankind as authors of the Golden Age of Spanish literature: Lope de Vega , Quevedo, Góngora ...
Miguel de Cervantes lived in the number 18 of Huertas Street, the most bohemian of the city, located near the Palacio de las Cortes (Congress of Deputies) and the three major museums in Madrid: Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza , that is today the largest concentration of art around the world.
The visitor must walk by Huertas and its surroundings: the León Street,the Lope de Vega Street, the Cervantes Street
You should enjoy its many cafes, taverns and restaurants where the aroma is unmistakable blend of Spanish Golden Age with the vanguard of artistic and creative city. Not to mention the reading of excerpts from major works of writers who lived there and have featured on the pavement. Hosts numerous shops, cafes, restaurants and pubs that make it one of the nerve centers of the historical city center. VERY IMPORTANT: PRICES SHOWN ARE FOR 1 OR 2 PEOPLE. EACH ADDITIONAL GUEST MUST PAY 20, - €
House rulesWhen arriving in Madrid please phone to inform us about your arrival at least 55 minutes in advance. If coming by plane, please call once you have claimed your luggage so that our staff has time enough to go and wait for you in the apartment. In order to guarantee the return of the apartment in perfect conditions, a 200 € deposit will be requested, refundable once the apartment and its belongings have been returned in proper conditions. Check-in from 20:00 pm to 1:00 am must pay an extra charge of 30 €; 40 € will be paid in the check in for cleaning services.
The check ins on Sunday have a charge for 30€
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Reviews of this property
the apartment is very central, but old floors are very welcoming. we were at home. If I would have liked to find some older acceosrio as a powerful hair dryer or a stereo. But overall good.
el piso esta muy céntrico, son pisos antiguos pero es muy acogedor. estuvimos como en casa. Si que me hubiera gustado encontrar algún acceosrio a mayores como un secador de pelo potente o un equipo de música. Pero en general todo bien.
Very large, well located and clean the house.
At first it seems a bit deslabazada, when you go and you get used and the truth that you're feeling better, the girls who have treated us very well and correct.
The good unless you have to climb stairs especially with suitcases.
La casa muy amplia, bien ubicada y limpia.
Al principio parece un poco deslabazada, cuando te vas ya te has acostumbrado y la verdad que te encuentras mejor, las chicas que nos han atendido muy bien y correctas.
Lo menos bueno que hay que subir escaleras sobre todo con maletas.
Very spacious apartment, ideal for two couples. Apartment faithful to the photos, see + great in real life. The kitchen and large living room can eat in the apartment. The person who greeted us was friendly, but did not speak a word of French or English ... My Spanish is weak.
Appartement très spacieux, idéal pour 2 couples. Appartement fidèle aux photos, voir + grand en vrai. La cuisine et le grand séjour permettent de manger dans l'appartement.
La personne qui nous a accueillis est sympathique, mais ne parle pas un mot de français ni d'anglais... Mon espagnol étant plutôt faible.
Central location. A bit dark and cool apartment - but huge - in fact 27 m long. Could well heated with electric heaters, when set equal to that which would on heating even if there was more than 20 degrees outside. Good beds, but if you want to stay for 4 people, so it must be 2 couples or possibly. Couples with young children. We were happy as two friends that we had each bed. SmaI of a double bed and being with a large blanket. Everything about the acquisition and instructions went well.
Central beliggenhed. Lidt mørk og kølig lejlighed - men kæmpestor - faktisk 27 m lang. Kunne fint varmes op med elradiatorer, når man lige indstillede sig på, at der skulle varme på selv om der var over 20 grader udenfor.
Gode senge, men hvis der skal bo 4 personer, så skal det være 2 par eller evt. Par med mindre børn. Vi var glade for som to venner, at vi havde hver sin seng. Smal af en dobbeltseng at være og med en stor dyne.
Alt omkring overtagelse og instruktioner forløb fint.
This is a really well-located apartment for a city break in Madrid. Convenient for the major galleries but also a wide choice of good restaurants and bars nearby.Apartment is spacious and quiet and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay here.
The apartment is in a very good central location and well within walking distance to everything, the metro station is just around the corner, the apartment was clean and very original, all was well. WiFi was in the back room not so good reception, as the predecessors have said, the water pipes in the house are a bit noisy (a whistle when someone turns on the water). But generally very satisfied
Die Wohnung ist in sehr gute zentrale Lage und sehr gut alles zu Fuss erreichbar, die Metrostation ist gleich um die Ecke, die Wohnung war sauber und ist sehr originell, alles war gut ausgestattet. WiFi hatte bei den hinteren Zimmer nicht so guter empfang, Wie die vorgänger schon gesagt haben, die Wasserleitungen sind im Hause etwas lärmig (ein pfeiffen wenn jemand das Wasser zu dreht) aber im allgemeinen sehr zufrieden.
Pros Very good location, spacious apartment, clean., low price.
Cons: VERY limited amount of hot water, poor lighting, extremely loud plumbing in building, only two narrow and low quality beds, low quality furniture, limited supplies (1/2 roll of toilet paper, 8 matches to light stove, metal coffee maker with no handles), no oven, no clothes dryer (contrary to listing).
The flat is really well located. A bit dark but perfect in hot weather (keeps cool). So nice to be able to relax there between excursions in the city. Great restaurants right at the door step as well as the terrific movie theatre showing old films. (Filmoteca) Thank you!
The apartment looks nice and nice. It is located right in the center and everything is within walking distance. Opposite the apartment is a nightclub and that gives night noise. But if all doors close properly do, you hardly bother. Furthermore, the price / quality ratio just fine!
Het appartement ziet er mooi en leuk uit. Het ligt midden in het centrum en alles is op loopafstand te bereiken. Tegenover het appartement zit een nachtclub en dat geeft 's nachts geluidsoverlast. Maar als je alle deuren goed dicht doet, heb je er nauwelijks last van. Verder is de prijs- /kwaliteit verhouding prima in orde!
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Theologian to discuss democracy and torture
Posted December 9, 2009; 05:43 p.m.
Theologian and activist George Hunsinger will present a lecture titled "Violence Finds Refuge in Falsehood: American Democracy and the Future of Torture" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Hunsinger, an ordained Presbyterian minister, is the Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He also has a long history of antiwar and human rights activism and has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq.
The event is part of the "Crossroads of Politics and Religion" series sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Center for the Study of Religion.


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Bummer - we're fresh out of listings here...but there's some in these nearby areas!
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The H – (International) Security researcher experiments with patching Java. With Oracle planning to wait until February 2013, a security researcher decided to take matters into his own hands by developing a patch for a critical security vulnerability he discovered in Java. He posted a report on his efforts to security mailing list Full Disclosure. However, the patch is not intended for publication — as this would reveal details of the vulnerability, which the researcher has kept hidden so far. Instead, - 13 - the researcher hopes his experiment will prompt Oracle to speed up its process for releasing official patches. He informed Oracle of the critical vulnerability in late September. It potentially enables an attacker to use a specially crafted applet to access assets on a system with user privileges. He was, however, too late for the company's October patch day. Oracle informed him that it was already in the final stages of testing its October patches and that any patch would have to be held over until the next critical patch update, scheduled for February 19, 2013. In order to estimate the amount of work involved, the security researcher then decided to develop a patch himself and found that fixing the vulnerability required changing just 25 characters of code in 30 minutes. According to the researcher, the patch has no discernible effect on the code logic, rendering extensive integration tests to check its effect on other programs superfluous.
Source: http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Security-researcher-experiments-with-patching-Java-1735346.html


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The National Center for Safe Routes to School is now accepting applications for 25 mini-grants of $1,000 each. These mini-grants support the goal of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs, which is to enable and encourage children to safely walk and bicycle to school. SRTS programs are implemented nationwide by parents, students, schools, community leaders, and local, state, and tribal governments.
Mini-grants fund activities that range from the nuts and bolts that help start or sustain a program to new ideas that explore the range of benefits of safe walking and bicycling. Selected mini-grant proposals will fit a school's identified needs and interests around safe walking and bicycling. The mini-grant activities should occur between January 1, 2012, and the end of the Spring 2012 semester.
Applications are due Wednesday, October 19, 2011.


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Allergic vasculitis is an extreme reaction to a drug, infection, or foreign substance. It leads to inflammation and damage to blood vessels of the skin.
Vasculitis - allergic; Hypersensitivity vasculitis; Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Allergic vasculitis is caused by an allergic reaction to a drug, an infection, or other foreign substance. It most often affects people older than age 15.
Often, the cause of the problem cannot be found even with a careful medical history.
Allerigic vasculitis may look like necrotizing vasculitis, which can affect blood vessels around the body.
The doctor will base the diagnosis on symptoms and the appearance of how your skin looks after you take a certain medicine or are exposed to a foreign substance (antigen).
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The goal of treatment is to reduce inflammation.
Your health care provider may prescribe aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or corticosteroids to reduce inflammation of the blood vessels. (DO NOT give aspirin to children except as advised by your health care provider.)
Your doctor may tell you to stop taking a medicine that could be causing this condition. Do not stop taking any medicine without first talking to your doctor.
Allergic vasculitis usually goes away over time. The condition may come back in some people.
People with ongoing vasculitis should be checked for necrotizing vasculitis.
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of allergic vasculitis.
Do not take medicines which have caused an allergic reaction in the past.
Stone JH. Immune complex-mediated small vessel vasculitis. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Gabriel SE, et al, eds. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 91.
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In Search of...Nick Dobbs Drive - Part 1
A local teen faces the fight of his life
MELROSE, Wis. -- Melrose, Wisconsin is one of those small towns where everybody knows everybody. And everybody knows 19 year old Nick Dobbs. Seen here in green, Nick was a stand out athlete for Melrose-Mindoro High school. A smart kid.
A leader. "Nick Dobbs was probably the most thoughtful, concerned and considerate student that a person could be," says teacher and coach William Allen.
And like everyone else in this quiet town, Nick Dobbs knew the rural roads like the back of his hand. He knew that at the end of his driveway stood the long grass and tall August corn that virtually blocked his view. But he also knew that the road that intersects was rarely traveled. So when he hoped on his motorcycle, strapped his helmet on and headed to work on August 11, 2011, he knew this day, just like every other day, no one would be sharing the road with him. But what he didn't know is fate had other plans that day.
"It was a day none of us will ever forget."
"911 What is your emergency? We have a tractor versus motorcycle accident on Red School Road."
Nick's Aunt Jana was the first to get the word. "A friend of mine actually called me and heard that there was a motorcycle accident on Red School Road and I knew it was Nick. He's the only one on that road with a motorcycle."14744870
"We need first responders and an ambulance."
"He hit a tractor and a hay wagon. The tractor swerved and Nick hit the front of the hay wagon."
Nick was flown to a nearby hospital while Jana tried desperately to get a hold of his mom. "I was at work and it was my last client of the day, just finishing up. and my sister kept calling me. So I told my client I had to take this call and that's when she told me Nick was in a motorcycle accident."
At first, they were hopeful after hearing witnesses say he was moving around, trying to get up.
"But by the time we got down there, it was a totally different story."
"I remember when they came in and told us that it didn't look good. I felt like I was in one of those TV shows where your family is sitting in a waiting room and the doctors come in and give you the news. Kind of felt like a dream. When his heart stopped the first time that's when it really hit me that this is really serious."
Nick's spine was shattered. Doctors knew his legs were paralyzed but held out hope he'd have some arm and lung function. "But the swelling proceeded upward on Nick's spine."
"It was a few days after that that the other problems started and they had to intubate him and put him on a vent that he'll probably be on for the rest of his life."
"It took awhile to realize what was going on. I remember saying to my mom, I haven't been able to move my arms in awhile and she said, 'you haven't moved your arms since you've been here."
"The first time Nick was conscious with me, he looked up and said, 'Coach, I can't move my arms.'
"To think a healthy 21-year-old would be paralyzed - it was scary, sad. It was hard to deal with."
Nick spent months in the hospital trying to figure out how to live in a body that no longer works. He now uses a special wheel chair that he can operate with his mouth.
He can also control the television and is able to access the internet. But this is a life that is admittedly frustrating. "Just needing help from everyone else. I absolutely hate it. Because before all this I was completely independent. I didn't like going to others for help if I absolutely didn't need it."
But what is so remarkable about this young man is how positive he remains given this unimaginable situation. "I should have dies right there at the accident scene. I'm still here, what's to feel sorry about. I've got family. I've got friends. I've still got my girlfriend. I guess I've actually got things pretty good right now."
But in a small town where everybody knows everybody, everybody is eager to rally around their hometown boy. And the chain of events that happens next is proof that although Nick may never stand again, he will also never stand alone.
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They huffed and they puffed ... and they squeezed that big dog into that little car. And then they gave the dog 12 icecreams.
That's how Nikky Kristoffersen remembers the scene when her tiny daughter Lydia was photographed sharing an icecream with St Bernard dog Chelsea, borroweNew Zealand Heraldd from the owners of a nearby petrol station and sitting inside a photographer's Fiat Bambina.
Lydia, aged 2 when the photo was taken outside her Beach Haven creche 24 years ago, can't remember the photoshoot. But her mum remembers it as a special, at times hilarious, event.
The fun started when redheaded photographer Sheena Haywood and a crowd who had gathered to watch the drama tried to get Chelsea into the car, Kristoffersen said.
"I wasn't involved in that. I left it to a very capable redhead and a few others.
There were a lot of people huffing and puffing, but they got her in there."
Then came the icecream, bought from a neighbouring dairy. And then another. And another.
In all, 12 dripping icecreams were held out to Chelsea's waiting tongue before the photographer was happy with the shot, Kristoffersen said.
"It was a very hot day and a St Bernard can take an ice cream in one lick. The people who owned the dairy must've thought they'd died and gone to heaven. I remember I had to take Lydia home and wash her because the icecreams had gone all down her arms."
None of the icecream ended up in Lydia's mouth but the tot, who now works for an insurance company, took it in her stride, her mum said.
"She was a good little girl and I think she enjoyed having her picture taken. It was quite a lovely little experience and there's a wonderful resonance to the photo. I take my hat off to the photographer."
The photo caused quite the stir in the Beach Haven community where the family lived. The response was all positive except for one man, who scolded Kristoffersen for letting her daughter feed an icecream to a dog.
"He said to me: 'What sort of mother are you? It's so unhygienic."'
But others could see its potential and the photo has been re-published several times since, she says. "That photo has taken on a life of its own, it keeps rearing its head up from the past. It's just amazing."


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Brazil insisting on Internet Censorship
After the first fiasco, the brazilian judiciary insists that Internet Censorship is a good thing.
I haven't found any news articles about it in english yet, but you can read the news in portuguese (or an automated translation). A court ordered the major brazilian ISPs to block another site. Now the target is not a big site, but a tourism agency that got some attention from the brazilian media recently, in news related to sexual tourism in Brazil.
It seems that at least the ISP I am using right now (BrasilTelecom) haven't implemented the block yet. But considering that on the YouTube blocking case they have done this immediately after receiving the court notification, I think it is just a matter of time until ISPs receive a notification and implement the new block.
This blocking was also ordered because of a "public image protection" lawsuit. Not by a celebrity in this case, but somebody whose picture was taken and published on the site. The sad part is that probably most brazilians will not care this time because it is a small site not targetted to brazilians, and then we have a legal precedent for further Internet blocks caused by stupid reasons.


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Central America has had more than its share of devastating political turbulence. Costa Rica is the bright exception to the revolutions and poverty that has plagued most of the "Banana Republics". The longstanding democratic tradition, high level of exports, and burgeoning tourism industry have given Costa Rica's population a level of affluence envied by its neighbors. In fact, Costa Rica's prosperity, liberal land ownership laws, and abundance of high-quality services has made the nation an extremely popular place for American retirees to purchase property and settle in order to stretch their fixed incomes.
From the time our plane landed in the capital of San Jose I have been surprised at the high quality roads, clean streets, modern buildings, and surprisingly high prices which tend to be a few of the hallmarks of developed nations
After a quick overnight in San Jose and meeting up with Julie (a New Jersey teaching colleague of mine and past traveling companion) we rented a small 4x4 and headed north into the rain forests of the highlands. Our first stop was the town of La Fortuna at the base of Volcan Arenal. Arenal is the most active volcano in Central America and visitors are regularly treated to plumes of steam and smoke as well as the occasional spewing of lava and red-hot boulders. Unfortunately for us, the top half of the mountain was completely socked-in with mist during our entire visit. A nice consolation was staying in a resort with a geothermic heated pool with a swim-up bar. Not a bad way to spend a rainy afternoon!
Yesterday morning we headed across the highlands through verdant hills dotted with coffee plantations. In a drive through the hills of Costa Rica you'll see at least a million different shades of green! After a few bumpy hours on an unpaved road we rolled into the tourist boomtowns of Santa Elena and Monteverde. This area is the home to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, which is one of the most concentrated areas of biodiversity on Earth. A guided night walk through part of the reserve introduced us to a few of the small mammals, big spiders, and variety of poisonous bugs the forest hosts (as well as gave Katie a few serious freak-outs)
This morning we headed back into the reserve to see the dense greenery in the daylight hours. A heavy downpour dampened things a bit and limited the birdlife we were able to see, but we were able to catch an extended look at a family of howler monkeys just as we were heading out of the park. So we are beach bound now, hoping to dry off a bit and maybe catch a few waves on Costa Rica's Pacific breaks.
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Well, here we are on our last hurrah. I can't believe a whole year has almost passed since we set out on this trip last July. After spending two weeks in the States visiting relatives and friends, assisting with Todd's sister's wedding, and helping Todd's brother and sister-in-law move, we are ready for a vacation! Poor us!
After two relatively quick and painless flights, we landed in the very modern capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. And by modern I mean Land Rover dealerships, electronic street signs with traffic updates, every American chain fast food restaurant you can think of, and a noticeable lack of roving livestock and trash on the side of the road
The next day we took a beautiful drive through the mountains to the town of St. Elena near the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Besides clouds and rain, the forest has lots of icky insects, poisonous snakes, and small mammals. One evening, we took guided a "night walk" though the forest to see the things that only come out at night. I wasn't nervous until we were under the rain forest canopy with lots of tree branches overhead, leaves on the ground, and total darkness except for a few flashlights. All of a sudden, everything looked like a snake hanging from a tree, things were brushing against my feet, and I was totally freaked that something was going to fall out of a tree onto my head. The guide kept finding spider holes and jamming sticks in them so we could get a good view of the mega tarantula or wolf spider hanging out inside. I was so relieved when the two-hour tour was over! My one piece of advice is to wear long pants and closed toed shoes while in the rainforest at dark!
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The next year the little country school closed and she went to school about six miles from home, jumping right into first grade because they didn't offer a kindergarten class. Although she struggled with her alphabet, once those letters finally soaked into her head, she became an avid reader and her favorite place was the public library.
She told her eighth grade teacher that she wanted to write a book someday, but that day didn't come until some 20-odd years later when her youngest child was born.
While at home, she decided to combine her love for the printed word with the information and training she'd learned as a medical technician. Her first published novel, The Call of Duty, was released in September 1995 by Harlequin Mills and Boon in the United Kingdom, and since then she has written 14 medical romances which have been translated into many foreign languages.
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Shares of Yahoo! (YHOO) today closed up $2.78, or 10.3%, at $29.66. After the company yesterday afternoon reported Q2 revenue that missed analysts' estimates, beat on the bottom line, projected this quarter's revenue below consensus as well, and cut its outlook for full-year revenue to a level below estimates.
Consequently, estimates for revenue generally went down today while the Street inched up its profit expectations.
Following the report, CEO Marissa Mayer said during a video conference call that the company had finally managed to reverse a fall in page views, but that it needed to focus even more on product development and on refining means of monetizing its properties to reverse the slide in display advertising.
There were no outright ratings changes today, that I saw.
There were plenty of bullish views, but it would appear the goodwill extended the company had little to do with the fledgling turnaround in Yahoo!'s main business and a lot more to do with its revenue reported from its 24% ownership stake in the privately held Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holdings, and its 35% share in Yahoo! Japan. The earnings from those equity interests, reported one quarter in arrears, rose 25%, year over year, to $225 million, which was more than many analysts were expecting.
Sameet Sinha, B. Riley & Co.: Reiterates a Buy rating and raises his price target a buck to $32. "Lower sell-through of Premium and lower pricing in remnant caused pricing to decline 12% Y/Y. Some user engagement rates are up due to product improvements and management expects this to translate into higher pricing [...] Search volumes accelerated to 21% Y/Y growth from 16% in 1Q13, but pricing declined 8% Y/Y, due to lower priced queries from developing countries [...] Our thesis on YHOO is predicated on value of Alibaba assets, which blew away our estimates – Net income came in at $669MM vs. our estimate of $395MM; implying net income margin expansion from 35% to 48%. We now value Alibaba at $110B vs. our previous estimate of $77B. Our PT increases from $31.00 to $32.00 as a $2.00 increase due to Alibaba revaluation is offset by $1.00 decline due to reduced estimates in the core business."
Jordan Rohan, Stifel Nicolaus: Reiterates a Buy rating and raises his price target from $31 to $33. "The tone from Yahoo's management team has become positive, surprising when compared to the uninspiring financial results and downtick in forward guidance. Product improvements to weather, news, sports, mail, and other key areas of competence are impressive in our view; revenue traction from those products may come later [...] As this ripples through our Alibaba valuation model, we come up with a new two-tranche valuation scenario for Yahoo's stake in Alibaba — $90bn for the first tranche to be sold in the IPO, and $120bn for the second tranche. This blended valuation drives an incremental $3 per YHOO share beyond our prior estimate, fully-taxed. The rest of the sum-of-parts decreases by around $1 per YHOO share, due to cash used for acquisitions like Tumblr and a lower financial outlook." Rohan cut his 2013 revenue estimate to $4.52 billion from $4.598 billion, but raised his EPS estimate to $1.54 from $1.45.
Victor Anthony, Topeka Capital Markets: Reiterates a Buy rating and raises his price target from $31 to $34. "2Q13 highlights that a turnaround in the core business will take time as Display growth remains challenged, despite the positive inflection point in engagement in June. However, we continue to recommend purchase of the shares as the Alibaba IPO should lead to meaningful upside to Yahoo!'s current valuation [...] Revenues increase 71% YoY [at Alibaba], a deceleration from 80% in 4Q12, but nonetheless exceptionally strong growth. Gross profit margins increased to 74% from 72% in 4Q12 and operating margins jumped to 51% from 41% in 4Q12. Incremental operating margins were a robust 86%." Anthony cut his 2013 EPS estimate to $4.49 billion from $4.58 billion, but raised his EPS estimate to $1.52 from $1.35.
Martin Pyykkonen, Wedge Partners: The firm doesn't publish formal ratings or price targets. "YHOO didn't much provide much granularity, but an important part of our expectation for improving user engagement and traffic metrics was adequately met at a basic level in 2Q13 with YHOO's total page views increasing year/year (starting as of last month), after many months of steady decline – which we think has resulted from a combination of product introductions and enhancements, including YHOO's home page redesign, flickr update, infinite scroll news feeds, etc. [...] YHOO implied that there is the potential of a tax-efficient sale of its committed IPO sale stake (~14%) at the time of an Alibaba IPO, while still holding a remaining 10%+ stake for retention or later sale in the open market. Even if it was fully taxed at ~39%, YHOO would capture a cash inflow of ~$8.5B after-tax from an Alibaba IPO valuation at ~$100B. YHOO's equity interest stake in Alibaba (as well as Yahoo! Japan) is a clear positive sentiment factor on YHOO's stock."
Ralph Schackart, William Blair: Reiterates a Market Perform rating. "At $27.00 premarket, Yahoo shares trade at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 16.0 times and a P/E multiple of 19.6 times using our 2013 estimates (includes Asia assets). The company initiated disappointing third‐quarter guidance, missing consensus expectations on both the top and bottom lines with the potential for a third consecutive quarter of declining revenue growth. We are also concerned about the second consecutive quarter of year‐over‐year pricing declines in display advertising. Yahoo attributed some of the decline to the industry shift toward programmatic buying. Specifically during the quarter, the company cited a lower premium sell‐through rate and pricing on exchanges. These issues give us pause as our checks indicate that dollars are continuing to flow away from premium and into programmatic display buying. We maintain our Market Perform rating given Yahoo's business fundamentals, while recognizing that Alibaba is driving accelerating operating results."
Evan Wilson, Pacific Crest: Reiterates a Sector Perform rating. "Yahoo!'s lack of concern about display seems to stem from the improvement it has seen in traffic, which will add inventory as well as improve pricing and sales mix. However, given its comments that Tumblr revenue will not be meaningful this year and its other prod-ucts are yet not achieving critical mass, we think it will need to have more successes for better traffic to continue and fix the display advertising weakness from 1H [...] These results are a negative, but Alibaba will continue to be the key focus of investors." He cut his year revenue estimate to $4.49 billion from $4.55 billion but raised his EPS estimate to $1.42 from $1.35.
John Blackledge, Cowen & Co.: Reiterates a Market Perform rating and a $26 price target. "YHOO's display revenue (x-TAC) of $423MM, down 11% y/y, was softer than expected driven by a 12% y/y pricing decline given lower premium ads sold and mix shift to more ad unit sold int'ly vs. US, which is lower priced and a 2% y/y decline in ads sold. YHOO also commented that its display segment is being impacted by programmatic buying and expects to address it in the coming quarters via beefing and/or focusing on its ad tech capabilities. 2Q13 Search revenue (x-TAC) of $403MM, increased almost 5% y/y driven by higher paid clicks, up 21% y/y, and a significant decline in TAC, down 80% y/y which was expected, offset by an 8% decline in CPCs. In Search the paid click increase is attributable to improvements in the user interface, with YHOO looking for further ways to make the search experience more immersive to continue to drive click volume. Other revenue was $245MM, up 10% y/y, and 5% better than expected." Blackledge cut his 2013 revenue estimate to $4.46 billion from $4.48 billion, but raised his EPS estimate to $1.39 from $1.34.


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ARSC T3E Users' Newsletter 130, November 14, 1997
Special SC97 Issue
Many ARSC staff members, including Guy and two ARSC Visualization Specialists, will be at SC97. If you're dealing with some thorny problem, they may be able to help--and they'd like to meet you in any case.
Here are some displays of interest:
Booth Organization ===== ============================================================ 417 SGI/Cray 421 Portland Group (PGHPF) 834 Pallas (VAMPIR) R211 ARSC Poster Presenter ====== ====================================== P35 Don Morton, University of Montana/ARSC
Goodbye ARSC T3D, Next Tuesday
Sad but true, the torch is passed to a new generation.
New Queues on Yukon
As of last week, two new queues are active on yukon. These were created to improve overall throughput and are part of a continual process of improvement which will see further changes in the coming months. Users can see the current queue configuration by reading "news queues" and the current queue policy by reading "news queue_policy."
The new queues are:
- grand: jobs requiring over 64 PEs. - single: jobs requiring only a single PE but not suited to interactive sessions.
Both queues are limited to 4 hours runtime.
grand queue The grand queue is accessed, as with other queues, by specifying the number of processors required and the desired runtime. Note users should specify only the number of processors needed in the job and not the number in the queue name. For example, the following 80 PE job would be routed to the grand queue:
#QSUB -q mpp #QSUB -l mpp_p=80 #QSUB -l mpp_t=4000 #!/bin/csh cd my_working_directory mpprun -n 80 ./a.out
Initially, the grand queue is scheduled to be active during specific periods depending on demand and system loading. See "news queues" for the current schedule.
single queue The single queue is obtained by NOT specifying ANY mpp_t or mpp_p limits. As an example, this request would run in the single queue:
#QSUB -q mpp #!/bin/csh echo ' started ' sleep 60 echo ' completed '
All serial T3E jobs which run on one PE, whether started interactively, through the single queue, a larger queue, with or without "mpprun -n1", will run on command rather than application PEs. The single queue lets us be honest about this. You can't run a 1 PE job on an application node.
Note that application PEs typically have about 245MBytes of memory free for the user's programs where Command PEs are multi-tasked, responsible for other activity, and have less available memory.
If you do explicitly request 1 PE in a qsub script, NQS will route the request through an 8 PE batch queue, but the scheduler will still run the job on a command PE. This effectively removes 1 PE from the NQS resources without actually using an application PE. This can block other jobs that could run. This situation is reminiscent of the T3D problem documented in newsletter 115 ( /arsc/support/news/t3enews/t3enews115/index.xml ) which required a user to request 2 PEs in order to run on 1 PE.
The single queue is intended to allow users to run tasks which don't require large numbers of processors but which do need to be scheduled. Activities such as the pre and post- processing of data or tarfile/archive creation are likely candidates.
(NOTE: This queue will be revised in the next few weeks to allow users to specify runtime limits.)
Notes on Queue Behaviour
Freeze outs. Due to the nature of the system it is likely that jobs which require a large fraction of the system can be frozen out. They never manage to get the needed resources since there are always some smaller jobs running on the system.
Our current solution is to halt smaller queues until all active work is complete and then start the bigger queues. ARSC performs a similar procedure on Tuesdays before test time to prevent user jobs starting if they cannot complete prior to test time. (A useful tip is to do interactive work on Tuesdays since there is often more available time here than the rest of the week.) This practice will continue but will be eased with the installation of roll-out and check-pointing in the next release of the OS (likely installation date late 97).
Efficient Utilisation. A reminder, users are encouraged to use only as many PEs as are necessary to obtain the memory required for their tasks. Excessive use of processors may reduce the time taken for the individual applications but will result in increased wait time, both for the user who must wait for these resources to become available and for other users who must wait for this user's job to complete.
On the T3E, jobs are no longer limited to powers of 2. ARSC already has several users making use of non-power of two processors and achieving reduced turnaround for jobs. This results in a greater throughput for the system overall.
Next Changes. In the coming weeks the queue system will see queue name changes and new queues. Queues will no longer refer to specific numbers of processors or runtime limits. New queues with different runtime limits will be created to improve system utilisation. Up-to-date information on the current configuration can be found in news queues .
Survey. Later this year, all users of the ARSC T3E system will receive a questionnaire regarding current and preferred queue use. ARSC actively encourages feedback from users on the subject of queue structures and behaviour.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A: {{ How do you invent and remember good passwords!? }} # Stay tuned... Q: What would be a good Quick-Tip question for next week?! ** Apologies to Lennon & McCartney ** Yesterday, All those backups seemed a waste of pay. Now my database has gone away. Oh I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, There're not half the files there used to be, And there's a milestone hanging over me The system crashed so suddenly. I pushed something wrong What it was I could not say. Now all my data's gone and I long for yesterday-ay-ay-ay. Yesterday, The need for back-ups seemed so far away. I knew my data was all here to stay, Now I believe in yesterday. (Reminder: there are still no backups on yukon, and there is a seven-day purge policy on /tmp. Work continues on a storage solution.)
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Well, everything seems to be a little better now. I have not got *that* much coursework to do, and I think it is achievable. I got my grade card, wasn't too bad... mostly As, with a few Bs and such.
I have got half term next week. I am looking forward to a week with little to do and relax, it'll be pure *BLISS*. After that I have work experiance which should be fun.
Valentine's was nice even though a certain person who
was little lazy. But I still love him :)
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Title: Female Aviator
Description: Unidentifed female pilot wearing aviator's goggles, hat, and jacket.
Date: circa 1930s
Photographer: Unknown
Item Type: Glass negative, b/w, 4 x 5 in.
Collection: Zeldin Collection of Journal-Post Glass Negatives (P29)
Location: P29, Box 19, Folder 33, #6 (print)
Subject: Air pilots; Women;
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The University this summer will consolidate its existing declining balance "points" accounts -- Dining Points and Paw Points -- which are available to purchase food and library photocopying services on campus.
Points accounts are accessed through the TigerCard, the University's ID card for students, faculty, staff and affiliates. Previously, only some dining locations accepted all types of points. Under the new program, Paw Points will be accepted at all dining locations and the library photocopiers.
Along with the consolidation of the points programs, the University is exploring an expansion of the TigerCard's functionality through increasing the number and type of locations that accept Paw Points. Beginning this summer, the University will gather student input and assess the opportunity to increase purchasing convenience for TigerCard holders.
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The countries who are using less fossil fuels are doing so very probably because they had to ... they did not have great reserves of petroleum and money was obviously a good motivation to fuel their homes and businesses with something other than petroleum products.
What is surprising to me is that Europe has long been paying very high gasoline prices. That should have provided a very good reason to develop an auto that could replace the internal combustion engine? My guess is that ultimately the U.S. will play a greater role in developing that technology than those countries who have had the "motivation" for a longer period of time.
While I surely would support the idea of better public transportation, the advances in that regard in other countries is even more driven by money & downright physical need.
While Japan is a very advanced society, we often forget how little land they have to support their population. Urban apartments are smaller, for example. Not just because they are environment conscious, but because land is in shorter supply v. their population. Some idiosyncrasies are that since home ownership is out of reach for many, they buy cars instead as their status symbols. Then the cars are used sparingly due cost of gas. So, if we try to measure a country's environmental consciousness just by the size of its carbon footprint, we may be overlooking the more compelling reasons for the end result.
Consider also that if people in Vietnam ride bicyles a lot more than we do, it's because they can not afford either the car or the gas.
The U.S. may have the largest carbon footprint per person, but one also can see in today's U.S. recession has rippled into a world-wide recession that the carbon footprint of the U.S. fuels the world economy, not just our own economy.
And we have yet to determine, without reasonable doubt, whether a large carbon footprint is a black a sin as what's going on in countries like Iran or North Korea. Somehow, I don't believe that N Korea's record of social consciousness would indicate concern for conducting its nuclear program with due care for its population or the environmental safety of the rest of the world.


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From the original Star Wars arcade, to The Empire Strikes Back on the Atari 2600, to Podracer on the N64, to Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight, what's your favorite Star Wars game? I mean on any system, handhelds included.
I suspect that mine would be Jedi Knight 2, but unfortunately I can't run it So I'm going to go with Obi-Wan for the X-Box. Sure, it's another game that didn't quite get the lightsaber damage aspect right, but I love controlling the saber with an analog stick and the intuitiveness of all of the force commands. I reckon my second place winner would be Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles (how's that for a breach of quality?).
An optional pick is your LEAST favorite, with mine being Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. I loved being able to deflect blaster bolts for the first time, but EWWW.


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Lisa L.
Howdies from Possum Trot (yes it does exist)
My most recent swap - Boomerang 16
Me either April..says invalid link
People may not remember what you looked like or what you said but they will always remember how you made them feel!
This is the link to my albums for all Boom swaps.
Moonwork & Joan apparently I violated some code of conduct so they deleted the thread....although in the code of conduct they sent me I couldn't see what I violated.
Anyway I will be working on final counts this evening probably but not sure groups will go out on Sunday as my Husband's Aunt passed away last night. Just a little under two months ago they had diagnosed her with Lou Gehrigg's Disease and said she had probably two years...she didn't even make it two months She was a wonderful woman and I feel saddened by her loss not only for myself and hubby but for her 2 children and 5 beautiful grandchildren (all under the age of 7)
So bear with me folks I will get the groups done just not sure which day.
"Changing IHave to IHad"
Boom 9 Blocks I have made : http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...bums18057.html
Hugs and prayers are with you April and your family.
Here are the two fabrics that I am using: large group. What I'm thinking is that I will ask for solids or tone-on-tone prints that match the bright blues, green and yellows in the butterflies; and only whites or off-whites for the green print. Would it be too much to put into the note to make "snowflakes" out of white on the green fabric? A dozen different snowflakes would make a really cool quilt. Just wondering if that would be too much to ask. I am thinking that any star-like pattern would make a "snow flake".
You'll have to go back and read the rules, but normally you can asked they use certain colors or do not use "red" as an example but you can not say what block or blocks to use. Be aware they do not have to follow your suggestions, you send out fabric at your own risk. Most people try to oblige your requests though. You can write "I hope I get alot of star blocks back from this swap". Last Boom I sent out fabric and asked that they not use red. I still got 1 back that did.
Blocks sent boom water http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Blocks received http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Batik blocks swap http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
April did you get my email asking to join this swap?
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It's a good bet I'll be making the same request this time.
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I have an up coming problem this spring; turkey dog Vic is going to be very hard to sneak away from. He loves turkey hunting and is going be be laying some serious guilt trips on me.
WI is not one of the 8 states that allows companions like Vic out in the spring turkey woods. Kind of discriminatory if you ask me. Other than being a companion I'm not sure he would be all that helpful in bagging a spring gobbler. More likely if he were to accompany me we'd be enjoying more tag soup.
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1.) How much resistance would there be to using dogs in spring on private property?
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I appreciate the toning down of the un-civil comments.
Let me suggest that you think about this for a minute. Imagine that there were officials watching every post that you make. Imagine that if you post stuff too outlandish, you join a "hot list" of folks to keep an eye on. You know, "Big Brother".
I stay off the POTUS board, because frankly, the subject matter some of you love, I don't care for. On occasion one of the regular combatants will complain to me about one of their opponents hitting a hot button. (that frankly surprises me. When my two boys are goofing off and slapping each other and then one of them comes to me that his opponent hurt him, I tend to suggest that he avoid this kind of play if he doesn't like the consequences)
Recently a close friend has indicated to me that some information has been posted here that could be considered as sensitive. Please watch it. Please be accountable for every word that you post on RTF. I do not want to see RTF harmed as a resource and obviously I cannot afford to get caught up in any of these arguments.
Thanks, And remember, there's a retriever discussion board on here too... RTF was not originally established to be a political jousting grounds. If the majority of your posting on RTF is on POTUS, and not on the main RTF, ....well, let's just leave it that RTF was created to be a lot of things to a lot of people...but political jousting grounds would be right about the very bottom of the list.


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I haven't tried cards that big.You could PM fat16lib and ask if he's tried it that size card.Check his recent posts too, he put up some test results very recently.
Here is fat16libhttp://code.google.com/p/fat16lib/
Remember FAT32 is limited to files no larger than 4 GB so you will need eight or more files to fill a 32 GB card.Recent versions of SdFat also supports SDXC cards when formatted FAT32 with the SdFat/examples/SdFormatter sketch. FAT32 is not the standard format for SDXC cards but PCs, Macs, and Linux accept FAT32 formatted cards.I have tested with 64 and 128 GB SDXC cards.
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If you're a tree, you're probably feeling pretty good right now. We've long known that the traditional newspaper — a hard-copy compendium of the previous day's events, printed on an obscene amount of wood byproduct — was terminally ill. But two of 2008's big media developments — the Christian Science Monitor's plan to kill its daily print edition outright, and the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press's decision to radically scale back their print operations and refocus online — suggests that the traditional newspaper's death will come sooner than anyone imagined.
But the term "newspaper" has another meaning, too: it's an organization staffed with men and women who report and analyze the news for the public. Newspapers in this sense aren't about to go extinct. They are being reinvented, however. And judging from the almost unthinkable changes that transpired on the media landscape this past year — particularly over the past few months — this reinvention will reach unprecedented heights in 2009, with once-sacrosanct forms and practices being abruptly jettisoned and new models and methods assuming starring roles. As with biological evolution, some of this change will be beautiful, some of it will be ugly, and some of it will just . . . be. Here's a preview.
Future-of-media bigwig Jeff Jarvis earned some jeers when he suggested that the entire city of Philadelphia could be covered by a 35-person newsroom, rather than the 300-plus one currently in place at the Philadelphia Inquirer. In fact, though — and despite the unpleasant human costs — there's a strong case to be made for cuts that seem draconian, but that actually manage to put papers in the black.
I recently asked Jay Rosen, Jarvis's future-of-media peer and a professor of journalism at New York University, what he'd do if given the reins of a hypothetical midsize daily. "I'd be very tempted to cut immediately to a sustainable level and build from there," he answered. "Then what you do is, you hire new people every time you find new revenue, and you employ every method you can think of to do that. The debilitating thing is not knowing how far the cuts are going to go."
This may sound callous, but it makes a lot of sense. Even if you've still got your job at the Boston Globe, for example, you also know that the paper's reportedly losing $1 million a week, and that the status quo is untenable. That's not a good working environment. (The Boston Herald, which I recently cited as a likely candidate for extinction, may actually survive thanks to its brutal Jarvis/Rosen-style cutbacks: the newsroom is emaciated, but the paper seems to be on relatively firm financial ground.)
Of course, guys like Jarvis and Rosen don't actually have to run a paper — and the Herald could be an anomaly. How many publishers would dare to try this, especially at papers of record?
By way of an answer, consider what Detroit Free Press publisher David Hunke recently told National Public Radio: "We think it's time to quit sticking our heads a bit in the sand [and] taking incremental steps . . . in the name of hoping that it comes back to the way it used to be in years gone by."
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Barefoot water-skiers don't give up in the cold
Ron Brooks and Gordon Pagel have been skiing on Wisconsin lakes and rivers all their lives. After college, Brooks took over his father's dairy farm, and Pagel broke into publishing and advertising. Each had four daughters and all eight learned to water-ski. Once they could afford boats fast enough to barefoot behind, they dropped their skis and endured face-plant after face-plant until they could navigate the wake on the soles of their bare feet.
In 2012, Brooks competed in the master's division at Footstock, a national barefooting competition held in Crandon, Wis., every August. Coming in fifth place, at age 52, his new goal is to beat the current national champ, Wayne King, a competitor from Canada. According to Sponsorship Director Jacob Weber, the Footstock tournament attracted roughly 100 skiers and between 300 to 400 spectators this year.
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4-H members interested in exhibiting their photography at the State Fair have a chance to attend a 4-H Photo Mounting Day session. Nancy Adrian with the Washington County Extension says this day is for those wishing to exhibit photos in the Fair. There will be help in selecting the type, color and size of matte that would work best along with help in mounting the photo.
The event is tomorrow from 9:00 to 3:00 at the Washington County Extension Office. Materials may be purchased that day. For more information, contact the Washington County Extension Office.
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