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To read this article you have to register (it's free) but it will only be up for a week. So in case that's too much of a deterrent... it's an article about a couple that's been together for 10 years. When they met, they were both women, but one of them later had a sex change.
Would you stay with your partner if s/he decided to do the same? How would you feel? Would it depend on your sexual orientation, or if you had children, or where you lived....?
I imagine that if my partner changed sex, I would stay with him, but I wouldn't be terribly happy about his decision. My parents are still together (my dad changed sex almost 10 years ago) so I've seen the sorts of difficulties such an arrangement can bring.... but I've also seen that it can work. I'm a very loyal person, but at the same time, I'd almost feel as if I were becoming my parents, and get a little creeped out!
It would certainly take some big time readjustement. Big big time. Would I rejoice? Probably not. Would I get used to? Maybe. I hope, that the love to my partner would substain that and that I would love him/her no matter what sex (s)he chose to be.But really, I seriously cannot tell, because this is all hypothetical.The approach the couple in the report took makes a lot of sense to me, but I wonder whther I would be able to compromise so much and jump into something so unpredictable.
I hope that our/my decision (who knows whether my partner would want to be with a woman afterwards?) would largely depend on emotions, and not on trivial where we would live or so. My orientation wouldn't be an issue, simply because I can love people of all genders.
Rizzo, I hope you don't mind my question, but what did you think when your dad told you he wanted a sex change?
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[This message has been edited by Alaska (edited 10-15-2001).]
quote:Would you stay with your partner if s/he decided to do the same? How would you feel? Would it depend on your sexual orientation, or if you had children, or where you lived....?
Would I stay? Absolutely.
My husband and I have discussed this a few times, and we both agree that gender doesn't matter in our relationship. If he'd been a woman, or if I'd been a man, we would have still gotten married. Maybe not legally <sigh> but in every other way.
If either of us ever decides that a sex change is in order, I think the hardest part will be coming up with the money. For me, it's not about what gender a partner is, but that he/she be comfortable being that gender.
As for how my sexual orientation affects my feelings -- well, I'm bi, so it doesn't really matter to me at all. I fall in love with people, not bodies.
Would I feel differently if we had kids? Doubtful. When/if we have kids, they're going to have to deal with a very strange set of parents anyway. We are *not* the typical American family, thank <insert appropriate deity here>.
I really don't think i could stay w/ my partner if he decided to get a sex change. Sex matters to me. I don't know why, it just does. As Alaska said, this is all hypothetical so i don't know ... I just don't think i could be in a relationship w/ a female. Not that i have anything against it, b/c i support whatever anyone else wants to do ... it's just not for me.
I dont know, maybe I would be with him because I do love him so much. Its tough, but I guess I have to be in the situation to really figure it out.
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How much of someone's personality is his/her gender and physical sex?
Is it possible to seperate gender & physical sex and personality meaning can you see gender & physical sex as just a little part of someone's personality so that you can love them no matter what physical sex & gender they are?
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quote:Is it possible to seperate gender & physical sex and personality meaning can you see gender & physical sex as just a little part of someone's personality so that you can love them no matter what physical sex & gender they are?
It is for me, but then, I'm weird. <shrug>
I've never been concerned with the gender of my partners, so that's a big factor in how I feel about this issue. The important thing to me is that they feel comfortable in their bodies and in their gender. If what they were born with doesn't fit, then I'm all for persuing alternatives.
To compare it to something rather common: I was born with dark brown hair. Genetically, I'm a brunette. But I've never felt comfortable as a brunette, and it didn't really go with my eyes and skin tone, so as soon as I was old enough, I started dying my hair red. Now everyone assumes that I'm a natural redhead. The color suits me better, I like it, and I don't feel like there's something wrong with my hair every time I look in a mirror.
My husband knows I dye my hair. His main concern is that he's afraid the chemicals will eventually destroy my brain. And who knows, maybe he's right. But he also sees that I'm a lot more comfortable being a redhead, so he doesn't object.
On the other hand, some people were very upset when I started dying my hair. They went on about how if I'd been meant to have red hair I would've been born with it, and I shouldn't try to change how I was made, and how could I do such a thing? They managed to completely miss the point, which is that I was very uncomfortable with that part of myself, and that by changing it, I became much more comfortable being me.
Maybe that analogy is a little far-fetched, but that's pretty much how I feel about gender identity, too.
As for how gender affects personality -- in my experience, anyone who feels they were born into the wrong variety of body usually already acts very much like whatever gender they feel they should be, not what they physically are. Just some food for thought...
And I'm basically with Kyth on this one all around. heck, I'd probably see it as a perk: get some variety injected.
Though to tell you the truth, having been with men and women, with people of a multitude of builds, shapes, cxolors and sizes, I actually think bodies differ a LOT less than personalities do. Really, bodies are all pretty darn similar in one species when it all comes down to it.
So, sex change? No problem. Now, a personality transplant...
------------------Heather CorinnaEditor and Founder, Scarleteen
My epitaph should read: "She worked herself into this ground."-- Kay Bailey Hutchinson
quote:That was exceptionally put.
<bowing> Thank you, thank you... and now, for my encore, I'll be playing this little instrumental piece... oh, wait, wrong audience. <puts the guitar away> <silly grin>
quote:So, sex change? No problem. Now, a personality transplant...
Yeah, but I've known some people who could seriously use a personality transplant. Haven't you? <grin>
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[This message has been edited by kythryne (edited 10-16-2001).]
Anyway, back to the topic. I too am bisexual, and would love my partner equally if he were a woman. Buuuuut, I must confess I prefer "natural" bodies. This is completely arbitrary, I guess, but the thought of being with someone whose body is too altered (be it by cosmetic surgery, liposuction, foot-binding, anything) turns me off. I'm sure there are some grey areas, where I'd be okay with it, but that's how I feel in general.
If my partner magically turned into a girl, and we didn't have to deal with hormones and surgery and embarrasment... that would be fine. I don't think he would be different, because most of his personality is not dependent on gender in my view. It's just the hardship of going through the whole sex change process-- it's not always pretty.
On the other hand, I have been attracted to, and flirted with a transexual before, so I'm a big ole' hypocrite
I agree with Heather: Kyth, exceptionally put.
And boy, a personality transplant...Yes, I know a bunch of people who could use one, indeed.
I could still love my boyfriend and the person that he is no matter what, but I dont think that I could stay with him. I am not attracted to women. I never really thought hard about being with a women. I was taught that a man and a women should be together. I was never really taught about gays. My parent arent against gay people, because they have friends that are gay. I dont know its really hard to explain. I feel stupid, and I dont want anyone to think that I am a bad person because I wouldnt stay with him.
I think people who are gay, or a lesbian or want to have a sex change are just as wonderful as the people who arent. I dont have a problem with it. I think that it is wonderful if you are gay and you are happy.
I dont know, I'm wierd.
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I wish I could say I would love him just as much and keep the relationship going, but, and this is right now in particular, my hormones scream about physical not mental aspects of people (and I'm not that great at ignoring my hormones). Yes the personality would be there but, I just get this sad feeling thinking of how the romantic side of this type of relationship would die almost instantly. It's very hard to explain how I feel about this.
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I agree w/ what Gummy said tho. There would also be the emotional attraction, but i don't think i can be w/ a female sexually. I'm heterosexual ... so far. That could change tomorrow, but as of right now, i have no urge to be w/ a woman. That doesn't mean i wouldn't love him, that would mean that i do'nt think i could be w/ him/her sexually.
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We love it when a first team regular of our beloved club scores and celebrates insanely for our club but a few think about the players deprived of enough playing time.
They play the role of bench-warmers and they get involved in the game only when their sides are playing dead-rubber or have already won the game.
The camera is the only thing which tends to focus on such kinds of players and that also happens quite rarely.
The crowd goes home and the viewers are too bored to watch it anymore when these players come off the bench to show off their "isolated abilities".
But some of these players actually deserve to play more than play ,they have not been judged well by their gaffers but their technique and ability ensure that they get a limited amount of match time.
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Re "Israel readies Gazainvasion as Hamasrockets zero in" (Page A1, Nov. 17): On the front page of Saturday's Globe were side-by-side photos giving equal treatment to the grim realities of civilian death during the latest conflict between Israel and Gaza. Buried later in the story were grimmer — and unequal — realities.
We learn that the last such outbreak, four years ago, "left 13 Israelis and more than 1,000 Palestinians dead," and that in the current operation "Israel is highly motivated to avoid a repeat" of the earlier Palestinian death toll. As of Friday night, "30 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli airstrikes" and three Israelis had "been killed by the rocket fire coming out of Gaza."
I suppose we should applaud when the ratio of Israeli deaths to Palestinian deaths drops, at least initially, from 1:77 to 1:10. But the level of misery in the Middle East is unlikely to drop until American policy makers and media outlets acknowledge the sources of Palestinian desperation in Israeli occupation and expropriation practices — and until we stop allowing ourselves to believe that a Palestinian life is worth a small fraction of an Israeli life.


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(DALEVILLE)- In high school Sabrina Mac Haffie was in the marching band, she did color guard and during concert season she played clarinet. Now, she's a competitor who you might say, plays an instrument of a different kind.
"The most said comment I get is 'Aw such a little girl with a big gun, do you know how to handle yourself sweety?" I say yeah, just sit back and watch cause I'll school you real quick,' " said Mac Haffie.
Mac Haffie's a competitive shooter in the International Defensive Pistol Association, or, IDPA.
"I have competed in four major competitions, I went to Alabama state, I went and shot the Tennessee Summer Sizzler, the Wilson Combat Single Stack championship and the National Championship as of recently," she said.
Mac Haffie has only been taking aim competitively for eight months. She is sponsored and competes for team "Damage Inc." Her team captain, Corey Cruts placed 9th out of 26 international shooters at the National Championship in Oxford, North Carolina.
Cruts says the sky's the limit for Mac Haffie.
"To have a female who can step into this game and only after eight months have the confidence to go to the national championship is a very unique event," said Cruts.
Mac Haffie has a pink vest with her name stitched on it in bold, black letters. She also has matching pink shooting ear muffs, a pink gun case, and pink grips on her .45 caliber 1911 pistol.
She's not deterred by the fact she's competing in a male-dominated sport.
"The reason I like to maintain my female persona is because that's just natural to who I am," said Mac Haffie.
"Although I am the tom-boy and kind of like the 'boy stuff' I like being a girl. I have no issue letting the guys know that I am kind of girly and feminine," she said.
Mac Haffie has a vibrant personality. She's always smiling, laughing and making funny faces. She jokes about having 'Big Dude Muscles as a result of shooting a Big Guy gun' But she shoots a big guy gun with uncanny accuracy.
"Her skill level with the pistol, the .45 caliber 1911, which is predominantly a firearm shot by men, her accuracy is outstanding, her skills with it, her confidence with it is just outstanding," said Cruts.
Mac Haffie has placed 2nd and 3rd in some of her bigger tournaments. She's as regimental with her aim as she is with safety.
"Competitive shooting is actually very safe. It's probably one of the safest sports out there. At all times you're under the direction of several range safety officers," said Mac Haffie.
She aspires to compete in roughly 24-30 matches a year and eventually reach the highest competitive class possible, the class of distinguished master.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will struggle this week with the validity of an Arizona law that tries to keep illegal immigrants from voting by demanding all state residents show documents proving their US citizenship before registering to vote in national elections.
The high court will hear arguments Monday over the legality of Arizona's voter-approved requirement that prospective voters document their US citizenship in order to use a registration form made under the federal ''Motor Voter'' registration law that doesn't require such documentation.
This case focuses on voter registration in Arizona, which has tangled frequently with the federal government over immigration issues involving the Mexican border. But it has broader implications because four other states — Alabama, Georgia, Kansas and Tennessee — have similar requirements, and 12 other states are contemplating similar legislation, officials say.
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FLORENCE, S.C. - The No. 1 Georgia College & State University Bobcat golf squad finds itself in eighth place after the opening day's two rounds at the Springhill Suites Intercollegiate hosted by Francis Marion University. The team fired rounds of 292-282 (574) today (Sept. 14) and are two-under, 14 strokes behind leader USC Aiken, the only other Division II program in the DI-heavy tournament.
The only Bobcat in the top-10 is Niclas Johannson (Skanor, Sweden), who is in a three-way tie for ninth place with rounds of 71-68 for a total of five-under on the par-72, 7,062-yard Country Club of South Carolina Course.
Three Bobcats finished today within two strokes of each other. Junior Joe Young (Cochran, Ga.) was three-over after the first round but battled back and fired a three-under 69 to finish even at 24th (144) on the day. Junior Berkeley Lake native Billy Shida shot 72-73 (145) and is in a six-way tie for 33rd. Senior Francisco Bide (Buenos Aires, Argentina) shot a two-over 74 in the first round, but was able to yield an even par-72 in the second round to finish tied for 39th.
A pair of Bobcats were seeing action for the first time of their collegiate careers, as redshirt freshman Taylor Smith (Mansfield, Ga.) was dead even after 36 holes playing as an individual with back-to-back rounds of 72-72 (144). Also, freshman Bernardo Bide (Buenos Aires, Argentina) finished at 15-over firing 84-75 (159).
Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foe USC Aiken is 16-under with rounds of 282 and 278, four strokes up on Western Carolina University. Appalachian State University's Casey Johnson leads at eight-under with rounds of 69 and 67 (136), holding off Jason Judy of Elon University and Patrick Coleman of Presbyterian College by just one stroke.
The Bobcats finish off the tournament with the final round tomorrow, Sept. 15.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka Public Works Director Mike Teply is retiring.
He will be leaving his position April 30th.
Teply has been the Director for 18 years, and was responsible for traffic and transportation operations, engineering services and construction management, and was involved in the half-cent sales tax program among others.
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Over the weekend, the H and I finally got to finish a project that's been begging to be completed for like forever! I'm talking about A's collage wall.
You may have noticed that the wall in my bedroom is a collage of picture frames, letters and artwork. I intended for the little one to have a version of the same design idea in her room, just executed differently. Unfortunately, though, I'm such a procrastinator, and it took me almost all of two years to get it done. Tsk, tsk!
But anyway, here is how the finished wall collage looks like:
What do you think? Here is a closer shot:
So I basically just added a couple of stuff to ones that were already on the wall. I had Ginny Alcaide do a framed sketch of A:
Whoops! Not a very good picture 😦 Sowee 😦 But it's actually a sketch of A on silk screen material and framed in wood. If you see shadows on the image, that is because there's a second and third layer underneath, where the same image of A is also sketched. I guess it's supposed to give off some three dimensional sort of effect :).
When A was born, I had all her visitors sign this onesie. It was kinda like her guest book. Cute idea right? Thanks, ofcourse, to Ninang M :).
I finally found a frame that was big enough for the onesie to fit into, and I'm really happy with how this one turned out :).
This last element that I added was not included in my original design for A's nursery, but since we had it anyway, we decided to just go ahead and use it. And I'm glad we did! I love the bling of this repositionable sticker, and the bright pop of color it adds to the entire wall :). Incidentally, I also call the little one "love" sometimes–it's kinda like my pet name for her–so that makes it even more perfect and fitting for the wall collage!
So there you have it–another successful weekend project I can check off my to-do list! Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? 🙂


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Chinese contractor at NASA Langley seized boarding plane
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Chinese aerospace contractor, who one senior lawmaker suspects is a spy, made his first appearance in federal court on Monday.
Bo Jiang worked at NASA's Langley's Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and was seized over the weekend as he boarded a flight to Beijing at Dulles airport outside Washington.
Jiang was charged with making false statements to U.S. authorities by failing to disclose all of the electronic devices he was carrying on his one-way flight.
He was jailed following his appearance in federal court in Norfolk.
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Virginia, said Jiang recently arranged travel after the lawmaker went public with his concerns about NASA security.
Wolf told reporters Monday that he believes Jiang had access to highly sensitive documents, including source codes for high-tech imaging used in missiles, unmanned aerospace equipment and other technology desired by the Chinese government.
Wolf, who oversees congressional funding of several agencies, believes Jiang was spying.
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BASEL, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Syngenta today launched a landmark e-licensing platform to provide plant breeders and research institutes around the world with quick and easy access to patented native traits from its commercial vegetable varieties.
The global internet-based platform also offers access to patented enabling technologies, which help breeders with gene expression, plant transformation and protein targeting as they develop high-yielding varieties.
Syngenta's Head of Business Development, Robert Berendes, said: "We are proud to be able to make our patented native traits and enabling technologies more accessible than ever before. Our e-licensing platform will help accelerate innovation in agriculture so that growers – large and small – can increase productivity in the face of challenges such as climate change and scarce natural resources."
All academic and non-profit organizations can make free use of the available traits and technologies for R&D purposes and can distribute the resulting products in developing countries free of charge.
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It's really too bad. SR had lots of potential. From the moment we saw Lex with the old lady in the mansion I figured it was in trouble. I literally cringed at that.
That scene, imo, should have been cut instead of the RTK one. what were they thinking....
Anywho, this is what *I* would have preferred to see...
This Lex would have also been responsible for tricking Superman into leaving, and he would have been non-goofy. Dark humor yes, screaming ''WROOOONG!!'' no.
Lex would have stolen the crystals in order to create high tech inventions and weapons, with NO mention of real estate, NONE.
He would have sold his inventions/weapons to the highest bidders, and created Lex-corp from the proceeds. He could have even used the kryptonian tech and changed one of his henchmen/bodyguards into Metallo.
In Supes absence, Lex would have been busy. He would have went on and created cures for cancer, stopped poverty, and used metallo to fight crime (while secretly stealing from the biggest corps in the world, and starting small wars to sell more weapons)
Lex would have cleaned up Metropolis to gain the public's trust ( who he hates ) so he could run for public office. mayor first, then congress.
Lex would have used every public speaking egagement to turn the public against the superman who abandoned them. He works the crowds into a fervor against superman at event after event. Before long, the public would have replaced Superman with Lex as their hero.
Time marches on. It's been 5 years and Lex finds himself bored. He's won. He has everything he has ever wanted. He is rid of Superman, he has power, wealth, women, but somethings missing. He paces the floor muttering. He stops and sips at a drink he's holding. He frowns.
Then it hits him. He actually misses his rival, the sparring, the chase...he shakes his head and stares out his Lex-corp penthouse window.....lightning flashes off in the distance, and for a brief instant, we see the reflection of Lex smile.
As if on cue, this is when superman's ship returns and crashlands in smallville. The next day, after he has recovered, clark catches up on things and indeed wonders if he is needed anymore. Maybe another city somewhere would be best. After some soul searching, he decides to try Metropolis again.
This Clark wouldn't have gotten his job back so easy at the planet. Jimmy is still his bud of course,
and Lois still treats him like crap
. It's Not until he, as clark, gets the dirt on Lex and releases it to the public that perry hires him back. Clark had to prove himself again. Clark also discovers that Lex tricked him into leaving..
With Clark having released damaging info on him, the publics trust in Lex is shattered. Lex is livid and sends Metallo to the DP.
We would have gotten an awesome shirtrip, and a shocked and excited Lex at the sight of Superman's return.
It would have had two superfights. Supes loses the first against metallo (in a close one), and wins the second..lots of damage and destruction happen.
Also, no kid. Its not that I hated him, its just that it created a big problem in SR and would have been even more of a problem in a sequel.
Lois treating Superman like crap was the worst thing about Superman Returns for me, she never should treat him like crap. In the Donner movies she liked Clark and tried to help him alot (albeit sometimes by insulting him) but the heart was there.
I like the rest of your story though
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Saying the time has come to create a larger revenue base for Winfield, a majority of village board members Thursday pushed through a controversial proposal to rezone portions of Roosevelt Road.
The decision by four of the six trustees to rezone 14 residential parcels along Roosevelt and Garys Mill roads was made despite opposition from residents and the village attorney repeatedly advising the board to postpone the vote.
"We are opening our door for business, and I am very proud to be part of that," said Trustee Jay Olson, who approved the ordinance along with trustees Tim Allen, Tony Reyes and James Hughes.
Village President Deborah Birutis said she is planning to veto the zoning change. However, the board is expected to override that veto on April 4.
Olson called the move to rezone the parcels to a commercial zoning classification "the right thing" for the village to do.
"I believe the potential retail development along Roosevelt Road is still our greatest asset," he added. "If we can do that in a very timely manner, we can start delivering sustainable annual revenues to our budget very quickly."
But while the village has been struggling to find money to fix roads and maintain its police force, Trustee Jack Bajor said he doesn't envision commercial development of the rezoned parcels generating "the dollars signs that my colleagues see."
In fact, Bajor, who lives next to the rezoned properties, says he believes redevelopment of the land as zoned will be "very detrimental" to himself and his neighbors.
Staff already has pointed out the new zoning would allow a variety of small or large commercial uses that "may or may not be desirable." In addition, there has been concerns raised about the lack of transitional zoning between what development could be built and the houses that would border it.
"This is quite severe," said Bajor, who abstained from Thursday night's vote.
Trustee Erik Spande, who cast the only negative vote, said he opposed the rezoning because of how it was done.
The formal process to have the village plan commission review the rezoning request dragged to a halt when the advisory panel decided to table it until May.
That prompted village board members to act on their own even though the village attorney told them to wait until after the plan commission made a recommendation.
"If we are going to be pursuing rezoning or developing some sort of major action along Roosevelt Road, this isn't the way to do it," Spande said. "Why don't we do it right?"
Spande said the best time to address the future development of Roosevelt is when the village is revising its comprehensive plan. That process is expected to start soon.
Allen, however, argues the rezoning needed to happen before the update of the comprehensive plan.
"We're trying to communicate with the consultants that will do the comprehensive plan in advance," Allen said. "We're basically sticking a stake in the ground and saying, 'The vision for this is commercial.'
"It also signals to the town that we're going to change," Allen added. "Winfield is going to make some money."
Spande said there eventually will be some commercial redevelopment along Roosevelt. But he said the existing rezoning plan was ill-conceived.
"I don't see a vision," Spande said. "I see action without thought."


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Right OK. Percentages.
Now, if I have a number like say 50 and you had to add 10% would you know how to do that ?
(I am trying to get an idea of how much you know already)
no i do not know how to do that ok? so now want?
Right. OK. Now I will give you a worked example for that. Some people reading this would know at once the answer, but
I will explain how I would think about this question (in a way that works when the numbers are not quite so nice).
The percentage 10 % can be thought of as being like the decimal 0.1
If you say "calculate 10 percent of" something then you mean calculate 0.1 times something.
In other words we are trying to work out 50 x 0.1 and then adding that to 50.
So I happen to know that 50 x 0.1 = 5
So that means that 10% of 50 is in fact 5
Then when you add that on to the number 50 you get 55
So in answer to my original question the answer is 55.
Now are you happy with the concept of multiplying by a decimal like 0.1 ?
Can you see that if you multiply by 0.1 you are dividing the number by 10 ?
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yes i think i understand? can you make sure please?
Right here is a related question to test you on multiplying by a decimal:
What is 20 x 0.2 ?
no i looked at it again and no i don't understand it at all ok?
When I look at the number 0.2 I would automatically know that it is one fifth, but that is not necessarily obvious.
You can re-write 0.2 as a fraction by the fact that it is the same as 2 tenths.
So using some Latex:
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I will have to try to get better at using Latex. I am struggling with using it to write fractions.
Right now: Here is another question ..... What is one fifth of 20 ?
So what is 0.2 x 20 ?
What is 20 % of 20 ?
is it 22then?
Okay here are a few notes on that:
one fifth of 20 is:
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Have you been taught about multiplying fractions ?
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What whole number is the fraction ....
equal to.
Okay the answer is that 20 should be divided by 5. The answer is four.
That is to say:
Any number divided by 1 is itself.
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20 % can be thought of as the same as the following fraction:
Try cancelling or simplifying this fraction as far as you can go. What do you get ?
to answe 686 no i have not been taough multiply fraction i don't think?
am i right?
Sorry about that my computer crashed so it then wasted several minutes rebooting.
I think we had better discuss multiplication of fractions. This is relevant to percentages to a certain extent.
Right let us take an example:
The answer is to multiply top and bottom numbers together....
So the numerators (top) are 2 x 1 = 2
The denominators (bottom) are 3 x 2 = 6
So the result is:
This simplifies to:
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ok could i have som fraction for me to do befor tomorrow ok?
Your post # 691 is correct. Good. Well done. I will give you a chance to read the next post.
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Right I will give you a few fraction multiplication problems. Remember not to confuse adding and multiplying fractions.
Cancel or simplify as far as possible.
(At the time of posting I was unable to use Latex to display things like this in a good readable fashion
I have now been taught by Bob to do this properly. If you look further back, Mandy, you will find that
I have gone through it and tidied up the earlier fractions. They will hopefully be easier to read.)
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did you read post 693 if so do you have an answer for me?
see you at 2.00pm on here tomorrow by
Another quick question for you to answer:
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hi SteveB and Mandy
Here is a way to improve your Latex.
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my 99 OBW has the big ridiculous non-functional hood scoop. I was looking at the hood, and theres a plasic plate with screws that could be removed, opening up the scoop. Then i got to thinking how i could either modify my airbox or find a different airbox thats more or less open at the top allowing air to be forced into the throttle body. Has anyone tried this out? I know id have to relocate my MAF sensor. and someone on another board told me that the 99 model MAF is kind of flimsy. I think i would gain a few horses by doing this mod, also it would allow cooler air to be forced in, rather than warm engine-compartment air just being sucked in by the TB. Has anyone tried this or know how i might be able to go about it or am i just wasting my time? Thanks alot, Eric.
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making functional a non-functional hood scoop
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Posted 14 October 2003 - 06:13 PM
I don't want to rain on your parade, but I recall my 97 OBW drew its air from inside of the passenger fender well, up near the grill, not from the hot engine compartment. As well, I recall asking a Subaru technician about why the air box plumbing went all different directions and even had two sections of 2 inch diameter plastic pipe that extended about a foot and just stopped. He replied that they were designed to deliver or eliminate (duh, I can't remember) air pulses to the throttle body, or something like that. You may be creating a problem by eliminating them. Do some research first! And what about all of the water that you'll suck into that opening?
Posted 14 October 2003 - 07:49 PM
The hood scoop is not and never was intended to be an air intake- the Subaru is not a Chevy or a Pontiac . It was meant to ventilate a top mount intercooler- granted, there is no turbo nor TMIC on your car, but it still can function to ventilate your engine bay, just remove or space the blocking plates away from the hood:
The heat forced out of the vents was enough to melt the shell of ice on my RS :-).
The heat forced out of the vents was enough to melt the shell of ice on my RS :-).
Posted 14 October 2003 - 08:18 PM
oh well, it was worth a shot!
Posted 15 October 2003 - 08:27 AM
Other thing you could try is turning your hood scoop around. with the vents open underneith this would help draw hot air out of the engine bay.
I think on some models this can be done relatively easy. Others the hood scoop only goes in one way.
I think on some models this can be done relatively easy. Others the hood scoop only goes in one way.
Posted 15 October 2003 - 12:44 PM
I THINK those tubes serve the same purpose on the Soobs as they do on my Z28... and that's as an intake silencer. It keeps the whistling noise down by using a tuned column of air. Took mine off of my Z28 when I installed an electric water pump, intake is a bit louder but no other effects... and I have a laptop plugged into that car all the time so I'd have seen any significant changes to MAF or MAP.
Posted 15 October 2003 - 03:52 PM
Turning the scoop may not change it's function. There is a high pressure region ahead of the windscreen base, because air is "bunching up" on it's way over the car.
The scoop would probably still force air into the engine bay.
The scoop would probably still force air into the engine bay.
Posted 15 October 2003 - 06:02 PM
It won't fit backwards without custom work either .
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"It was disappointing to break our winning streak because four on the spin left us feeling good and we were so hungry to get three points," he said.
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According to the roster, the Miami Hurricanes have 15 offensive linemen on the team this season.
But all of those guys certainly aren't practicing right now.
Miami's starting offensive line unit, expected to be one of the best in the country this season with six returning starters (tackles Ereck Flowers, Seantrel Henderson, Malcolm Bunche, guards Brandon Linder and Jonathan Feliciano and center Shane McDermott), remains intact and pretty much 100 percent through the first two weeks of camp. That's the good news.
The bad news? The guys behind them keep going down.
Golden said Wednesday that freshman Hunter Knighton (6-5, 278) will miss the rest of the season following shoulder surgery on Tuesday, and backup guard Danny Isidora, who had foot surgery last week, will be sidelined at least eight weeks. That's at least half the season, not counting recovery time.
New to the injury list this week: freshman tackle Sunny Odogwu (6-8, 318), who was banged up in Sunday's scrimmage, and freshman guard/tackle Alex Gall (6-5, 304). Golden said the plan is to keep Odogwu (knee) out of practice a few days so he regains his health.
"His MRI came back OK," Golden said of Odogwu. "I guess if we were playing he would be like questionable or probable.
"Gall has an infection in his hand," Golden continued. "It doesn't cause me distress other than getting lined up in practice. I think someone said he got a bite, a spider bite or something that got infected. I don't know the specifics of it other than it blew up on him and we're trying to get him antibiotics to get it settled down."
Although there is plenty of reason for optimism this season with the Hurricanes considering they've got 19 starters back from a 7-5 team, Golden is in mid-camp form these days when asked how he feels about a particular unit or group.
"I do not feel good about the offensive line situation," Golden said. "I say this constantly, but I don't feel good about anything right now. I just think we're not in a situation where we can just sit back and go on automatic pilot and just let the depth take care of itself. We're still growing and learning. In a lot of places we're still not veteran."
Of the four injuries, the one that hurts the most is Isidora. He was clearly the backup at guard if something were to happen to Linder, Bunche or Feliciano.
Senior Jared Wheeler is listed as the backup at center, but could slide over to guard if needed. Sophomore Hunter Wells and redshirt freshman Taylor Gadbois are healthy and practicing, but they were seen as the eighth and ninth guys on the totem poll behind Isidora.
> Receiver Rashawn Scott was wearing a red non-contact jersey at practice Wednesday afternoon. It's unclear when he was injured. But he wasn't wearing any braces on his knee or appearing to be in a great amount of pain.
> Golden said defensive lineman Jalen Grimble asked for his release Monday night from the team.
"Jalen's a great young man. He wanted to make a move," Golden said. "At the end of the day, we released him. We're going to help him any way we can to help him find what he's looking for. The rest of it is private. He's a great kid. There's nothing [troublesome about his departure]. It's just a situation where he wants to move forward. Sad to see him go given our situation at defensive line."
> Grimble obviously saw the writing on the wall after the arrival of four new defensive line transfers this fall.
Asked about how his new defensive linemen looked in Tuesday's practices, Golden said: " I'm excited about all the guys. All of the young guys are trying to make their way in and whether its [Ufomba] Kamalu and those [new arrivals] they're bringing some maturity where we desperately need it. We're not out of the woods yet on the D-line. You guys know that. We've got a long way to go to be the type of defensive line we want to be both in development and then the acquisition. They give us some maturity right now and help us recover from a tough two years in the recruiting end."
> Golden said he wants to see tackling and blocking by his receivers and tight ends improve in UM's next scrimmage Friday. He also said he wants to see Stephen Morris have a better day throwing the football.
"I'd like to see our completion percentage go up," Golden said. "Stephen was much better yesterday as was the offense than it was on Sunday. Our completion percentage can't be as low as it was on Sunday."
> Kicker Matt Goudis was 3-for-3 in Sunday's scrimmage on field goal attempts, connecting on 45, 45 and 47-yard kicks. But he missed a pair in Tuesday night's special teams scrimmage Golden said.
> Golden said he's more than happy with the conditioning level of his kickers. He compared punter Pat O'Donnell to fictional movie villain Ivan Drago of Rocky fame.
> Golden said he likes the competition right now at tight end.
"There's three that are in the rotation. Beau [Sandland], Asante [Cleveland] and Clive [Walford]," Golden said. "Beau has really changed his body and conditioning. He's a different person than he was in the spring."
> Golden said camp will officially close next Wednesday. The team's final scrimmage is Friday.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – With just 3:02 left in overtime, Brown's Kyle Kramer found space under the crossbar for the game winner to cap a late comeback and defeat the Dartmouth men's hockey team, 3-2, Saturday night at Meehan Auditorium.
The Bears' Nick Lappin scored two goals in the third period to force the extra frame after trailing 2-0 following 40 minutes of action.
The loss snapped a two-game win streak and dropped the Big Green to 2-9-0 overall and 2-7-0 in ECAC Hockey, while Brown improved to 5-6-1 overall and 3-4-1 in league play with the victory.
It was all Dartmouth in the early going, taking a two-goal lead in the opening period. Two players broke season-long scoring slumps in the first as sophomores Brad Schierhorn and Nick Bligh each tallied their first goals.
Schierhorn got on the board 9:10 into the game, tapping home a puck sitting in the crease behind Brown goaltender Tyler Steel. Nick Bligh's turnaround shot from the side of the net slipped through the pads of the home goalie, before coming to rest in the paint, waiting for the Anchorage, Alaska, native to knock it into the open net for the 1-0 lead.
Bligh would notch his first in the final minutes of the stanza, burying a rebound in the slot after Steel kicked out an Andy Simpson point shot. Curling into the slot off the faceoff, Bligh backhanded his first of the year inside the far post to give the visitors the 2-0 advantage going into the first intermission.
Freshman Grant Opperman picked up assists on both first-period goals, earning the first multi-point game of his career in the process.
With neither team able to get on the board in the middle frame, the game's third goal would not come until 7:40 into the final period as Lappin one-timed a puck off the backboards to spark the comeback.
Lappin would tie things up with exactly three minutes left in regulation on a great individual effort, working his way through the defense to net his second of the period under the bar.
It was a tough loss for Dartmouth starting goalie Charles Grant who had 37 saves in the game and carried a shutout bid with him midway through the third. Steel finished the night with 28 saves in earning the overtime win at the other end of the ice.
For Brown, it was the second win of the season at Dartmouth's expense, having also earned a victory against the Big Green in Newark at the Liberty Invitational on Oct. 26.
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House of Lies Season 1 Episode 8
Hello! Did you miss House Of Lies? They very smartly didn't put this episode up against the Oscars, although with the amount of strategy and manipulation involved in either, you could easily have changed the channel and gotten a similar experience.
I have to say that for so much of this episode I was just compelled by Bell's outfit. It's not something I'd ever wear – well, all of it is, but not in those dry business-y colours. Since this episode turns out to be a real power play from her, I had to wonder how intentional it was, that she looked so powerful and seductive all at once. I go to work in pretty much whatever I please, including things I find in my closet and wear for novelty's sake. I can't really remember the last time I had to stick to a dress code.
Which made me think about expectations. So much of this show is about the expectations of fitting into the world. The right suit, jokes, dinner reservations. All the aspirants who are at this recruiting day know that's just the beginning of fitting in. And the explorations of what it does and doesn't take to manage in this cutthroat world were best explored through Jeannie.
It's such a strange thing to do, to say YES I am unequivocally a WOMAN but also that DOES NOT MATTER (except in the context of how I'm going to make it tougher for other women, thereby perpetuating a stereotype I was probably really, really mad at when I was trying to break in not very long ago) so don't treat me like a woman, treat me like a professional. Got it?
And then of course, Marty performs the exact same exercise on James, the (apparently one and only) black applicant – but in a much less straightforward way. He likes to hide his manipulations and secret vendettas until the last second. I guess logic would say he's more of a predator, that he lulls his prey into a false sense of security. He likes the ability to pull his victims as close as possible and then when they're feeling secure, only then bite their heads off. Jeannie never lets them get that close.
Is this what this show is? The study of how to be an attacker? That's what the job is, of course, but obviously it doesn't apply to everyone; there's room for beta guys like Clyde and Doug, whose job when they aren't trying to slurp up women is to be yes men to "Daddy" – and if Daddy changed tomorrow, if there was a new Daddy in town, guess what? They'd be the same subservient beings.
So Jeannie makes very calculated moves to survive the merger since she sees Marty's body essentially hit the ground (and I have to believe she was holding her breath through the whole thing, because ew), while Marty "crab-barrelled" James, although I've always heard the phrase "crab-bucket" instead. I love that his survival instinct is not as strong as his instinct to cause destruction. He needs to ruin everything in his wake, so that he doesn't feel bad if the merger goes ahead and he is, indeed, fired (although I'm not buying it as for sure until it's for sure).
I don't know why I love this show so much and I certainly don't hear as much about it from you guys as on some other shows. But for all the hyper-extended-shenanigans and talking to the camera, this is one of the realest shows on TV. You have your crew's back no matter what, until the day your crew is about to be no longer. And then, instantly? It's like you never knew each other. Is that pragmatism or insanity?
Oh,and how gorgeous is this show? The sunset in the mountains? How is it possible to shoot the whole thing at magic hour?
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As a fan that has suffered through the bad times its nice to go into a season knowing that the team will contend. With a top notch D we will contend every year. The offense remains a work in progress but what other choice is there. You draft a young QB that shows promise and hope it works out. We will know more after this season on that front. Schitty, not Sanchez or Gholston, was the biggest mistake of the Tannenbaum era.
Besides, the explanation for the discrepancy between the D's points allowed and more advanced qualitative measures is HIGHLY plausible. There was a thread about this a few weeks ago. For one thing, the D was on the field for roughly an entire EXTRA GAME last year compared to league average: 201 drives faced verses 183 league average. When you look at points given up PER DRIVE, Jets were sixth in the league.
Story is here. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...-anomaly-trend
We scored the number of points that we did last year because of how great we were in the red zone. We didn't have many long drives, but they usually ended in TDs. It wasn't often that we had 50+ yard drives stall out at the 15. We finished 2nd in red zone TD%, but were #1 in the league by a pretty good margin until the last 3 games.
Last year Plax was the #1 RZ weapon. And this year it's Tebow. Wonder how that'll work out.
A top QB has a top Offense. Flacco only benefits from people thinking of the Possibility that he could be a top 10 QB. and Ray Rice.
all i'm saying is look at the statistics.
FWIW, last year Tebow averaged 5.8 ypc in the red zone with 6 TDs. He also converted on both two point attempts he had. He definitely sucks when asked to pass, but if they're near the goal line or need a short yardage conversion, I like the guy's chances.


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Contact: Jackie Downing [1]
Senator Mark Leno Introduces FAIR Education Act
New legislation sponsored by Equality California and Gay-Straight Alliance Network
aims to stop discriminatory education and promote school safety
Sacramento – Equality California and Gay-Straight Alliance Network are sponsoring the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, a bill introduced today by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), that would prohibit discriminatory education and ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are fairly and accurately included in instructional materials. Studies have shown that inclusion of LGBT people in instructional materials is linked to greater student safety and lower rates of bullying. The bill would also prohibit the State Board of Education from adopting instructional materials that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Twenty members of the California Legislature have agreed to co-author SB 48.
The FAIR Education Act would bring classroom instruction into alignment with existing non-discrimination laws in California and would add LGBT to the existing list of underrepresented cultural and ethnic groups, which are covered by current law related to inclusion in textbooks and other instructional materials in schools. By including fair and accurate information about LGBT people and history in instructional materials, SB 48 will improve student safety, reduce bullying, enrich the learning experiences of all students, and promote an atmosphere of safety and respect in California schools.
"LGBT youth are denied a fair education when they are exposed to harmful stereotypes in classroom materials and are excluded from learning about their history," said Carolyn Laub, GSA Network's Executive Director. "The FAIR Education Act is a key step in preventing discrimination in the classroom and creating safe, respectful schools."
"Given the number of young people who tragically took their own lives after being bullied for being LGBT – or perceived as being LGBT, it is imperative that we do more to ensure that all children feel fully welcomed, and this legislation is an important step toward that goal," said Geoff Kors, Equality California Executive Director. "LGBT people should not be pushed into the closet when it comes to what students learn about history. Educating youth about the contributions of LGBT Californians and our state's rich diversity will help foster true acceptance of LGBT students and will ultimately create a safe school environment for all students."
"Most textbooks don't include any historical information about the LGBT movement, which has great significance to both California and U.S. history," said Senator Leno (D-San Francisco). "Our collective silence on this issue perpetuates negative stereotypes of LGBT people and leads to increased bullying of young people. We can't simultaneously tell youth that it's OK to be yourself and live an honest, open life when we aren't even teaching students about historical LGBT figures or the LGBT equal rights movement."
Download the FAIR Education Act Fact Sheet [2].
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Llodra, Nieminen reach semifinals in France
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) -- Michael Llodra of France and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland advanced Friday to the semifinals of the Open Sud de France.
Llodra had11 aces in a 7-6 (3), 6-1 win against Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic, clinching it with a volley at the net. Nieminen rallied to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), with both players dropping serve three times.
Llodra's semifinal opponent will be the winner of the all-French quarterfinal between fourth-seeded Gilles Simon and eighth-seeded Benoit Paire. Nieminen takes on either third-seeded Richard Gasquet or No. 6 Julien Benneteau.


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After both critical and commercial disappointment, it looks as though Team Ninja will be giving us another version next year in the form of Ninja Gaiden 3 Sigma. A listing from Amazon France has the game for both PS3 and Xbox 360, giving it a March 5th, 2013 release date. - PSLS
hopefully its true. i skipped this one because of how bad they screwed it up. this is a chance for redemption on one of my fav franchises
i knew it.. Doesnt change the fact the game sucks but itl suck less i guess


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Equity Annual Representative Conference
Start:18 May 2014
Finish:19 May 2014
Download as vCalendar (for Microsoft Outlook etc.)
The annual policy-making event bringing together representatives to discuss and debate important industry issues.
This year it takes place in London and is the opportunity for the Council and Representatives from all of Equity's committees and branches to spend focussed time proposing and debating policy to move the work of the union forwards.
There are also Observer places, an Open Space session, something specifically for our student members.
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Move over motorists. That's what public safety officers are saying when they respond to accidents.
And a new law in the state of Florida is making sure drivers do just that.
It's time to move on over when you see an accident on the highway, that's what state officials say as a new law requires motorists to slow down and change lanes when approaching emergency vehicles.
It's called the move-over act, which was recently passed in the state of Florida to protect law enforcement officers and emergency crews. And the Tallahassee Fire Department believes it will save lives.
The new law is in effect right now and officers say if motorists can't move over into another lane then they must slow down to a safe speed.
If drivers continue to speed past these accident, the law states that a violation could result in fines so it may be best to slow down out there.
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Florida Move Over Act
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We're excited to be able to offer some very competitive products in areas in which fiber solutions are either unavailable or exceed an SMB customer's budget.
Vancouver, B.C. (PRWEB) January 29, 2014
Independent British Columbia-Based Teliphone Navigata-Westel (TNW) today announced its partnership with Multapplied Networks, the leading provider of internet access bonding solutions. The new partnership allows TNW to sell Ethernet alternatives to its business clients across Canada.
"The bonded market is exploding," explains Teliphone Navigata-Westel's Vice-President of Product Development and Marketing Eric Unrau. "We're excited to be able to offer some very competitive products in areas in which fiber solutions are either unavailable or exceed an SMB customer's budget."
"Now, we can give customers a choice," Mr Unrau continues, referring to the latest products to be rolled out by the Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC). Teliphone Navigata Westel will offer three products to the market beginning in January of 2014. Business customers will be able to get a 25Mbps (Downlink) by 3Mbps (Uplink) product, a 50Mbps (Downlink) by 6Mbps (Uplink) product, as well as a 100Mbps (Down) by 10Mbps (Uplink) service in most serviced geographies. The service will be branded as Rocket Bonded DSL™.
"We're very pleased to have TNW as a delivery partner," comments Jake McGuire, Vice-President of Global Sales for Multapplied Networks. "TNW is a leading CLEC with the perfect mix of services and facilities for applying Bonded Internet™. We see this partnership as a major growth play for Multapplied which will strengthen our already industry-leading hold on the market. As with any partnership we're in, we're confident the value is equally appreciated by TNW."
Bonded Internet™, the brand name for the service, is developed by Multapplied Networks and is distributed globally through a network of channel partners. The service allows business clients to combine the bandwidth of multiple internet/access connections (T1, DSL, 3G, WiMax, Cable). The bonded service is delivered via a single IP address – making the management of the LAN as easy as if the customer had only a single connection. On top of the bandwidth improvements, Bonded Internet™ provides customers increased uptime even when the connections are from different service providers, or from different delivery points (Central offices).
"At TNW, the customer experience is critical to our business," explains Mr Unrau. "This new service will give customers the ability to operate using a high-speed, high-availability network connection, but without the usually high price tag associated with fiber." Mr Unrau also points out that for multi-site enterprises, the cost-savings of choosing their Rocket Bonded DSL™ service quickly adds up, making the service ideal for its distributed enterprise clients.
About Teliphone Corp. / Teliphone Navigata-Westel Inc.
From its origin in 1957 as BC Rail Telecom, to its evolution into Teliphone Navigata-Westel, the company, with over 117 employees and over $43 million in annualized sales, it is now one of the largest independent facilities-based Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) in Canada. The company provides voice, data, broadband Internet, IT support, Cloud computing, Co-location data centres and IPTV service across Canada. Teliphone services carriers, business, government and residential customers on a national network which includes a wireless backhaul network, a trans-Canada SONET fibre optic network and multiple CLEC/ILEC mutual CO facilities. Teliphone also operates a US network and its voice and IPTV services are available in 47 countries.
For more information about TNW's services, please call 1-800-834-5675
About Multapplied Networks
Multapplied Networks is a network software developer with the vision of delivering cost-effective network products that multiply internet performance for corporate networks around the world. Our Bonded Internet™ software service combines the bandwidth of multiple Internet/access connections to provide customers with faster, more reliable networks. Bonded Internet™ is currently offered through distribution and implementation partners operating in Europe, Australia, and North America. The company began developing and deploying Bonded Internet™ in 2008. Since rebranding as Multapplied Networks in October of 2012, the company has become the leader in the category.
For more information on the service, please visit: http://www.multapplied.net.
Service Providers looking to offer Bonded Internet™ to their customers are asked to contact Multapplied's sales department at 866-578-6957.


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Series 1 Correspondence 1900-1925
Scope and Content Note
London, Jack to Mrs. Lane undated
London, Jack To Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Jan. 31, 1900
London, Jack to Cornelius M. Gepfert May 1900-Sept. 1901
London, Jack to Elwyn Irving Hoffman 1900-1907
London, Jack to Joseph C. Rowell Jan. 23, 1901
London, Jack to Marshall Bond Dec. 17, 1903
London, Jack to Robert Underwood Johnson Sept. 22, 1903
London, Jack to Fannie K. Hamilton Aug. 14, 1903
London, Jack to Henry Mead(?) Bland Feb. 1, 1906
London, Jack to the Editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Aug. 2, 1906
London, Jack to Cheney Aug. 4, 1903
London, Jack to Mr. Scott June 27, 1905
London, Jack to Friend(?) Aug. 23, 1906
London, Jack to Perriton Maxwell, 1868-1947 Sept. 18, 1906
London, Jack to Fannie K. Hamilton Oct. 5, 1906
London, Jack to Frederick W. Skiff or Frederick Irons Bamford June 8, 1907
London, Jack to Fannie K. Hamilton Dec. 6, 1909
London, Jack to Dr. G.E. Shuey Feb. 3, 1909
London, Jack to Donald D. Horne March 11, 1910
London, Jack to Badger Fire Extinguisher Co. June 7, 1910
London, Jack to Donald D. Horne Dec. 1, 1910
London, Jack to F.W. Brown Nov. 14, 1911
London, Jack to Wilkinson March 21, 1913
London, Jack to Howard Chandler Christy July 10, 1913
London, Jack to Upton Sinclair 1909-1916
London, Jack to Ernest Untermann April 11, 1914
London, Jack to Jack London Grape Juice Co. Oct. 1, 1914
London, Jack to Roberts Clyde D. Feb. 4, 1915
London, Jack to George Sterling March 7, 1916
London, Jack to William De Ryce Oct. 2, 1916
Horne, Donald D. to Jack London April 17, 1911
Outgoing Charmian London
London, Charmian to Louis W. (?) Bond June 3, 1907
London, Charmian to Fred Lockley 1909-1915
London, Charmian to G.E. Shuey July 3, 1909
London, Charmian to Donald D. Horne April 4, 1911
London, Charmian to Tom and Elsie Wilkinson 1913-1916
London, Charmian to Mellinger E. Henry 1941
About Jack London
Mullgardt, Louis, Christian, 1866-1942 to Senator James D. Phelan Oct. 28, 1925
Shepard, Elizabeth to Miss B. Bentley and Geo. H. Frictas 1914-1937
Original materials photocopied and in Box 1. RESTRICTED.
Series 2 Papers 1897-1977
Scope and Content Note
"The Terrible Solomons" undated
"Story of a Typhoon off the Coast of Japan" Nov. 12, 1893
The Delineator Jan. 1904
Two articles written by Jack London for the San Francisco Examiner 1904
"One more unfortunate" 1897?
"A Brief Explanation" 1909
Miscellany (Mostly published materials) 1905, 1916, 1947
Clippings 1937, undated
Inscription in presentation copy of The Valley of the Moon April 6, 1914
"Jack London's return" circa 1909
Jack London's death certificate, from County Records Office, Sonoma County 1916
Application for admission as undergraduate student, University of California May 14, 1896
Page from Snark Log Dec. 22, 1907
Excerpt from diary of Charmain (Kittredge) London 1907
Invitation with directions for prospective guests at Glen Ellen undated
Check to Mary Low, signed by Jack London Sept. 14, 1916
Admittance card to Bohemian Grove exhibition 1914
Jack London bookplate undated
Material relating to Jack London's servant Sekine
Directed Study Guides for London's The Call of the Wild and Other Stories 1929
List of Jack London's works written at 962 E. 16th St., Oakland from August 1898 to April 1900, Compiled by James E. Sisson 1977
List of Jack London's short stories, compiled by James E. Sisson 1977
List of Jack London's plays, compiled by James E. Sisson 1970
List of Jack London's poems, compiled by James E. Sisson 1970
Jack London's published poems: a Chronological bibliography, compiled by James E. Sisson 1970
List of Jack London's books (both English and Swedish) in the Library of the University of Uppsala, Sweden 1966
List of French editions of Jack London's works undated
List of Jack London titles published in Japanese, compiled by Mrs. Sakae Fujimara 1970
Camp Reverie Association June 15, 1901
Theatre program for "The Sea Wolf", Majestic Theatre Sept. 1905
Programs, Ruskin Club 1906
"Jack London UC Rebel of '96" by Sidney S. Morrill 1966
Review of London's theatrical sketch, "The Wicked Woman" July 11, 1910
Announcement of Bosworth, Inc. movie production of The Sea Wolf undated
"Bosworth Inc. presents 'The Sea Wolf' by Jack London" Announcement from the New York Dramatic Mirror, (photostat copy) Oct. 29, 1913
"Memoirs of Jack London", by Anna Strunsky Walling 1917
"Gold" by Jack London & Herbet Heron 1972
"Talking Pens" 1972
Programs for Jack London's Curtain Raisers 1973


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Art Cookson still remembers the boots. For an American prisoner of war 60 years ago, those boots worn by American soldiers never looked so good.
"I cried when I saw those military boots shining," he said. "They were laced up nice and tight, all neat and clean like Americans.
"I was in prison so long I forgot what real soldiers looked like. It was a sight, I tell you. You can't beat an American solider."
Cookson, 83, sat in the drawing room last week adjacent to a large TV room at the Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home. It has been his home for a little more than a year, since not long after his wife, Cecilia, died.
Like the other 115 aging veterans at Ussery-Roan, they are there to live out their days. Many use wheelchairs, wearing caps that signify a long-ago conflict when these men were young, brave and tethered by a sense of duty and service.
Cookson was a young teen during World War II, growing up in Pasadena, Calif.
His compact stature made him ideal size as a platform and springboard diver. In California, he was influenced by Olympic diving gold medalist Sammy Lee, also just 5 feet tall.
He and his buddies couldn't wait to be of age and enlist.
"We felt left out," he said. "We used to drive the recruiters crazy. We were on their doorstep all the time. They would yell, 'Don't you kids have anything better to do? Come back when you're older.'"
He did come back when he was older, enlisting at age 17.
Cookson was living the life, stationed in peace time in Honolulu. He was, among other things, a swimming pool director and could hone his diving skills.
Then the Korean War broke out in the summer of 1950, and Cookson found himself on a troop ship headed to war.
He wasn't in Korea long when his company was crossing the 38th parallel and was overrun by the Chinese.
"It was all these strange people and you - nothing was on your side," said Cookson. "A guy took my weapon. He wasn't much larger than me. He pinched my cheek and took my weapon.
"It was a carbine fully-automatic. If you find that gun, give it to me. It was my baby. I loved that thing."
Cookson was one of 4,400 prisoners of war in Korea. It was a war that has always seemed swept into the corners of history, save for the "M*A*S*H" television show. But from 1950 to 1953, 37,000 Americans died and 93,000 were wounded.
Cookson was a prisoner in Pyoktong, North Korea, for two years. Time moved at an aching pace.
Prisoners worked at night so not to be seen by American planes during the day. They helped rebuild bombed buildings, and cut and gathered wood for building supplies.
The rest was daily survival. Food was meager, mainly pieces of old fruit. Cookson remembers digging through ice on the ground for berries or any other edible food in the winter.
He lost 55 pounds from his 165-pound frame.
Darkness and cold permeated their shanties. Cookson and others slept in rows, hugging each other for warmth. When someone would get up to relieve themselves, the men would close the gap, huddle again until he returned.
"I've never been that cold in my life, and never want to be that cold again," he said.
Prisoners fought despair by planning one thing to do the next day, just to look forward to one simple thing before planning the next.
Many died from exposure or starvation, but Cookson was not one of them.
Then, in 1953, he and others were part of a prisoner exchange, and he was reunited with Americans.
"I never dreamed I wouldn't get out," Cookson said. "I somehow knew I would get out. The Americans would not let us down. They would get us home. Thank God, they did."
Cookson can still see in his mind's eye 60 years later those American boots, the crisp Army uniforms. It was a symbol that his life would begin again.
Seven years after the war, he moved east to Amarillo in 1960 at the urging of a friend who told him of jobs as a mechanic.
Cookson has kept his dry sense of humor. He interacts with others the best he can. On this Veterans Day, he's grateful for the additional 60 years.
"I was a very fortunate young man," he said. "I wasn't killed or tortured or spit upon. I was pretty fortunate, considering I was with people who hated your guts. A lot of momma's sons died in Korea for what they thought was right. I could have been one."
Jon Mark Beilue is a Globe-News columnist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 806-345-3318. His blog appears on amarillo.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jonmarkbeilue.