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Definitions of nave
n. - The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob. 2
n. - The navel. 2
n. - The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles. 2
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War for water -- and one victory
A report highlights how far rural water and sanitation has still to go, while the success story of the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad shows the way forward for urban India
More Himalayan follies?
The new 'United Nations World Water Development Report 3' carries alarming warnings about the impact of glacial melts in the Himalayas. But over 450 hydropower projects are being planned in the Himalayas without taking the consequences of climate change into account, says a report from International Rivers
Oil or water? Getting our priorities right
Worldwatch's new Vital Signs 2006-2007 seems more concerned with rising oil prices than with depleting water resources
A reality check on Bhakra
For decades the success of the Bhakra dam has been cited to silence all those who questioned large dams. A new report that assesses the real impact of India's iconic Bhakra dam that's been credited with ushering in the Green Revolution has shaken up policymakers. What is the truth behind the hype?
Freshwater supplies under serious threat in tsunami-hit areas
In the aftermath of December 2004's devastating tsunami, governments are having to cope with problems ranging from waste disposal and degraded environments to the disruption of basic services like water supply and sanitation
Himalayan waters of hope
A review of Bhim Subba's new book about the Himalayas and the water environment it houses
Water security in 'desert' Rajasthan
Water security is not determined by nature alone. Culture, social structures and tradition play an equal part in ensuring water security in low rainfall regions such as Rajasthan. Anupam Mishra's landmark book on traditional water harvesting and storage systems in Rajasthan is now available in English translation
Falling water tables: UNEP report on better management of groundwater
The UNEP paints a worrying picture of this critical, hidden, natural resource. In rural India, 50% of irrigation water and 80% of drinking water is pumped up from underground sources by 3 million hand-pumped wells
We need water counsellors as much as marriage counsellors: UNEP chief
The Atlas on International Freshwater Agreements, brought out to mark World Water Day on March 22, 2003, in the International Year of Freshwater, claims that the availability/non-availability of freshwater could be the flashpoint for future conflict in the world
Bypassing community rights: The National Water Policy
India's new National Water Policy emphasises continued government control over water, ignoring pleas by environmental groups to involve local communities in order to overcome looming shortages. Scroll down for a critique of the policy, for the draft policy of 2001, and for the modifications made this year

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|Four new ambassadors are arriving at Arlington Public Library
I saw Arlington Public Library's New Program -
it's simply brilliant!
Libraries are always struggling with creative ways to celebrate Women's History Month. Well this program cries "winner" on so many levels that I can't even begin to count them.Arlington Public Library is introducing four new ambassadors to the worlds of literature, history and imagination…The American Girl Dolls. Is this perfect for a Women's Month celebration or what?
They have put together a comprehensive launch - hosting the author Valerie Tripp and parties at different branches introducing the new ambassadors. They are allowing children to borrow the dolls and books - the lending period is one week. They have four dolls- a good beginning that I am sure they will end up expanding. Here's how they explain it on their website.
"Along with each girl's first book, the doll kits also feature an exclusive guide created by the Library's Virginia Room depicting life in Arlington during each doll's era. And to tell future history, there's a special journal to record and preserve each doll's homebound adventures with new friends. The Virginia Room is also creating a historic display for the dolls at Central Library."
I love, love, love this idea. Is anyone else lending the dolls?
Imagine all the connections in the community- history, political, local businesses, families, aspiring writers, the list goes on and on. They have positioned this perfectly.
Of course the best news is that children who may never had the chance to sit and read stories to an American Girl doll will have the opportunity.
I guarantee there will be a lot of happy children in Arlington thanks to the library.


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Does the Lemon Law Apply to Used Vehicles?
You can get "Lemon Law" relief when you buy a used car, too!
Used car sales by car dealers can be covered by Lemon Laws too. We will explain used car lemon law in a minute, but if you want to get rid of your lemon used car right now, then call our Toll Free Used Car Lemon Law Hotline right now to get started, 1.888.331.6422. Or Click Here for free Lemon Law help.
In Ohio, like most states, there are two kinds of used car lemon laws that can give you lemon law rights. If you get any written warranty from the car dealer with your used car, then there is a federal lemon law that protects you in every state. That is why it is so very important to always insist on getting some kind of written warranty from the selling dealer, even if it is only for one day.
On top of that, many state new car lemon laws apply to used car sales as long as you bought the vehicle during your state's lemon law "presumption" time frame. Plus, some states have a used car lemon law too. To find out what your state new car lemon law presumption time frame is, Click Here If you have a lemon motor vehicle and you are in Ohio or Kentucky or Hawaii, then call our Toll Free Used Car Lemon Law Hotline right now, 1.888.331.6422. Or Click Here for free Lemon Law help.
In Ohio, for instance, the state Lemon Law can give you lemon law rights if you got your vehicle within one year and 18,000 miles of its original, "new" delivery date. Not only that, but if you got your used vehicle after that, you may still be able to get the same "Lemon Law" kind of relief under other laws.
The Ohio Lemon Law Covers Used Cars, too!
If your car (or other motor vehicle) had less than 18,000 miles on it and you got the vehicle within one year of its original delivery date, then the Ohio Lemon Law can cover you.
The Federal Lemon Law Covers Used Cars.
The Federal Lemon Law is named the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act and it was the first "lemon" law ever passed and it can cover your used car, no matter how old it may be. If you get a warranty from the dealer when you get your used car, even if it is only for one day, then this Federal Warranty law will cover you. It requires that the warrantor (usually the selling dealer) repair it within a reasonable number of attempts and within a reasonable amount of time. If your vehicle is in the shop too long for warranty repairs, or too many times, then you may be entitled to your money back. Read about the Federal Magnuson Moss Warranty Act.
Even if you didn't get a "warranty" but you did get a "service contract" (what some automobile dealers call an "extended warranty") from the dealer when you got the used car, then you may still have the same rights! This federal law applies when you get a "service contract" from the selling dealer at any time up to 90 days after you acquired the vehicle. There is no mileage limit and it doesn't matter how old the automobile is when you buy it. The only question is, did you get a warranty or a service contract from the dealer? If you did, then you may have more legal rights than you think — and a lot more legal rights than the dealer wants to hear about!
Ohio's Consumer Sales Law Gives You "Lemon" Protection, too!
In addition, Ohio has a Consumer Sales Practices Act that governs virtually all retail vehicle sales and lease transactions. This law makes it illegal for any car dealer to misrepresent the vehicle's mileage, performance, accessories, make, model, year, whether the vehicle is new or used, that the dealer has any sort of affiliation that it doesn't have, or to misrepresent any warranty or rights or remedies that you have or are available. Under this law you may be able to cancel the deal and get your money back. In some cases, you may even be able to recover three times your actual damages instead of cancelling the vehicle transaction.
Ohio's Motor Vehicle Sales Rule Can Protect You.
On top of all that, Ohio has a specific law that governs motor vehicle dealers in retail sales and leases. This law makes it illegal for a car dealer to misrepresent practically any aspect of anything that is happening in your transaction, including the vehicle itself or any material aspect of it, the financing terms, the sale terms, whether it's a sale or a lease, how much you are getting for your trade in vehicle, and more. This law covers used or new vehicle transactions, no matter what kind of motor vehicle is involved. A violation of this law could give you the right to cancel the deal, recover three times your actual damages, or just get $200 even if you are happy with the vehicle and the deal you struck (the idea is to keep the car dealer honest). Plus, this law can make the car dealer pay your attorney fees!
The Used Car Window Sticker Form
Federal and state laws required all car dealers to put a Used Car Window Sticker on the window of each used car or truck before they can display the vehicle for sale. The name for this law is the FTC Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule and the citation for this federal law is 16 CFR 455.2(a)(2).
You can click here to see the "Buyers Guide" form that must be used to comply with the Used Car Window Sticker Rule. Car dealers are not allowed to use any other form and they are not allowed to modify this form either. All they can do is fill in the blanks. They are not allowed to even change the print size of the words on the form. If they do, that violates the law and may give you the right to cancel the sale completely. But of course they are not going to tell you have that legal right. But one look at the form and we can tell you what your rights are. Knowing the Law. It's what we do.
Some dealers don't even use the used car window sticker form at all. Other dealers use them but don't fill the form out. Still other dealers use a similar kind of form instead of the one required by law. No if's, and's or but's about it — the dealer is required to use the right form and the dealer is required to fill it out the right way.
The dealer has to fill out the buyers guide form correctly, both the front side and the back side. On the front side, the dealer is supposed to say whether you are buying the car "as is" or with a warranty. On the back side, the dealer is required to write down the dealer's name and address and the name and phone number of who you can complain to about the vehicle.
Many dealers fail to comply with this law. That failure, all by itself, may give you the right to cancel the sale and get your money back! But you have to act fast before your time limit runs out and you are stuck with a lemon used car.
Bottom Line: You Probably Have More Legal Rights Than You Know About.
If your used car turns out to be a "lemon", the odds are that Ohio has a law that can protect and help you. To find out more, contact us.
Recalls Still Have to be Fixed for Free.
Even when your vehicle is out of warranty, if a safety defect recall exists the manufacturer still has to repair it for free. To find our more about Recalls, click here. If they won't or can't fix it, or if they try to charge you for the repairs, contact us .
Recalls can happen on used vehicles too - check them out here
Looking for the latest news on car dealer scams and tips to get your best deal? Check it out here
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Good luck to the Netherlands in the World Cup Final!
(Though I confess that I won't be altogether disappointed if Spain wins - I am afer all, 75% Spanish although born in Argentina!)
Ahem, I guess it's ok then that I'm going: "Viva Espanya!", hahaha. They're really just my 3rd favorite team but then Argentina & Brazil are already out of the competition...
{Sad face}.
Oh, btw, I think that pic should be in the front page of Dutch newspapers. Inspiring in its simplicity.
expecting the worst but hoping to WIN the CUP! Go Holland go! YEAHHHHH! lol
Que gane España, una Argentina tiene que defender a Españaaaaa!
Congrats on the Spanish win and sorry for the Dutch loss!!! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. It is the first time, a blogger has shown interest in who I am and where I come from. Thank you once again!!
I'm really happy for Spain! They were strong and deserve it!
Yes, Spain deserved it! And it was also a favourite for me, especially after Argentina was kicked out.
Thanks for your comments!
Ohhhh well, next time, perhaps? In Brazil 2014! Wait a minute, Argentina is going to win that!! hehe
Esta argentina prefería que ganara Holanda - por lo de haber llegado 3 veces a la final, sabes? Pero me alegra muchísimo que haya sido España! Oooeeeeeeeeeee!
Thank you, for stopping by too!!
Yes, Spain deserved to win the cup all the way!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Aledys!
Checking how your comment section works...
YES, works ok:
I entered my name and url - should take you to my web site if you click it - please let me know if it works, thanks!
hm...of course I can check when posted this comment! :)
Hey, I could check it when word verfication pops up - it's correct!
Great - we're connected! :)


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- Aug 22:
- Some CU regents question raises for administrators -- again
- Apr 9:
- CU regents vote 6-3 to hike Boulder in-state tuition 8.7% next year
- Feb 21:
- CU-Boulder proposes 8.7 percent tuition hike for in-state students next year
- Jun 25:
- CU budget set at $2.9 billion, includes caps on raises for administrators
- Apr 19:
- CU regents OK 5% tuition hike for in-state students, cut $4M from salary pool
- Mar 29:
- CU launches 'accountability' website with information about tuition, salaries
- Mar 10:
- CU regents split in increasingly public battle; some blame Bruce Benson's leadership
- Mar 8:
- CU-Boulder's Ric Porreca given $100K pay increase despite call for his firing in 2006
- Feb 25:
- CU-Boulder fills 3 key posts with part-time retirees earning salaries plus pension
- Jan 28:
- CU tuition hike funded raises for Phil DiStefano, other top administrators
University of Colorado President Bruce Benson tried to speed up a vote on this year's proposed tuition increase, sending an e-mail to the Board of Regents in January that warned "the more opportunities the media has to bring up the issue, the more difficult it becomes for us to communicate what we are doing."
Benson's Jan. 20 e-mail, in which he acknowledged "there may be some concern about the pace at which it is moving," came nine days after administrators unveiled a proposed 15.7 percent tuition hike for in-state students on the Boulder campus.
CU regents asked for, but as of Thursday still had not received, alternate tuition proposals. The board's chairman ultimately pulled the rate hike off the agenda for the regents' Feb. 1 meeting in Colorado Springs.
The increasingly public battle over CU's tuition now is expected to be resolved when the divided Board of Regents votes on next year's rates either in March or April.
Earlier this week, a regent told state lawmakers that the 15.7 percent increase was scuttled altogether by public outrage over the Camera's report in late January that last year's 9.3 percent tuition increase funded raises for top Boulder campus administrators, including a $49,000 raise for Chancellor Phil DiStefano.
Both the idea of expediting this year's tuition vote and Benson's concerns about press coverage upset some regents, while others defended the president's actions.
CU turned over Benson's Jan. 20 e-mail after it was requested by the Camera.
"As one of the four regents who voted against the tuition increases last year, I was very troubled and frustrated at the prospect of the tuition vote being rushed through this year without public input," said Joe Neguse, D-Boulder. "I strongly disagreed with what President Benson proposed and I was very disappointed with the idea of this tuition vote being sped up in what appeared to be an effort to avoid further scrutiny."
Neguse voted against last year's tuition increase, along with Sue Sharkey, R-Windsor, Jim Geddes, R-Sedalia, and former Democratic Regent Monisha Merchant.
Jan. 11: University of Colorado administrators propose a 15.7 percent tuition hike for in-state students on the Boulder campus during a budget retreat in Denver. Tuition for full-time students in the College of Arts and Sciences -- which enrolls the most students -- would increase from $7,672 this year to $8,875 next year. Some regents ask the finance chiefs to come back with other options, including re-introducing a plan that would lock rates for in-state students.
Jan. 20: Bruce Benson sends an e-mail to the Board of Regents that requests they consider voting on tuition rates at the board's Feb. 1 meeting. "The more opportunities the media has to bring up the issue, the more difficult it becomes for us to communicate what we are doing, in addition to the challenges it poses for our legislative agenda," Benson writes.
Jan. 21: Regent Joe Neguse, D-Boulder, sends an e-mail to his colleagues raising concerns about the timeframe of the proposed vote, saying the public should have an opportunity to respond to tuition proposals, and that the decision-making process shouldn't be based on press concerns.
Jan. 25: Board of Regents Chairman Kyle Hybl, R-Colorado Springs, sends an e-mail to the board saying the tuition vote will not be on the Feb. 1 agenda, citing board concerns over the timetable.
Jan. 29: The Camera publishes a story about how revenue from last year's tuition increase funded raises for top administrators, including a $49,000 raise for Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano, who now earns $389,000. In response, some regents say they've received e-mail from the public balking at the of a tuition increase this year.
Feb. 1: The Board of Regents meets in Colorado Springs but does not vote on tuition.
Feb. 26: The Denver Post publishes an opinion column that quotes Benson as saying "the 15.7 percent (tuition increase) is gone" -- and was never as reported. "It's not going to look like 15.7," Benson says. "I can assure you of that." Still, no other tuition proposals have been made public.
Feb. 27: Regent Sue Sharkey, R-Windsor, testifies before the House Education Committee during a hearing for a bill about higher education transparency. She says: "I have every reason to believe we are off of the 15.7 percent (tuition) increase because of the public outcry, because of transparency. But that would have been voted on at a February meeting had it not been for the public response -- and we would now have a 15.7 percent tuition increase for next fall."
-- Camera Staff Writer Brittany Anas
In an interview Thursday, Geddes said that as a public institution, CU needs to be transparent and accountable to the citizens of Colorado.
"I am concerned and disappointed that President Benson suggested the Board of Regents vote on next year's tuition assessments far earlier in the year than usual based on his concerns surrounding media scrutiny," Geddes said. "During that time frame -- the latter part of 2011 and the first two months of this year -- a massive tuition increase was proposed by President Benson for the Boulder campus, which he knew at least several of the regents adamantly opposed."
Tuition hikes 'never popular'
In response to Benson's Jan. 20 e-mail, Neguse wrote to his colleagues on the board, making the case that the public should have more time to share concerns about tuition proposals. He also suggested the decision-making process shouldn't be based on press concerns and the university should wait until it has a better idea about state funding for the upcoming year before the regents vote.
Neguse pointed out that a Feb. 1 vote would be premature and unprecedented; last year, the board voted on tuition in April, and, in previous years, votes have taken place in March, May and even as late as June.
On Thursday, board Chairman Kyle Hybl, R-Colorado Springs, said he had individual conversations with board members before sending an e-mail on Jan. 25 announcing that the tuition vote would not be on the Feb. 1 agenda because of board members' concerns.
Hybl said that regents want to be diligent in making decisions that are in the best interest of students, their parents and citizens.
"Tuition increases are never popular," he said.
Benson, in his Jan. 20 e-mail, told the board that CU didn't expect a dramatic shift in state funding between January and when the Long Bill, which is the state's budget legislation, is finalized in the spring. He said prolonging a discussion and vote on tuition could pose challenges for the university's legislative agenda.
'Doesn't seem to serve anyone'
Regent Stephen Ludwig, a Denver Democrat with a professional background in marketing and communications, said CU -- being the state's flagship university -- draws more attention than any other college in the state when it comes to tuition increases.
"The board has an obligation to hear from people and to consider all of the facts that the administration brings forward and to consider what kind of revenue is needed to move the institution forward and to keep our quality high," Ludwig said. "There is a point of dragging out the conversation over months and that doesn't seem to serve anyone."
CU system spokesman Ken McConnellogue said that funding for higher education is complex and tuition is one piece of it.
"While the state is backing off of its investment in per-student funding, it's also backing off of its investment in financial aid and capital construction," he said. "Those are substantial holes that the university is left to fill."
State funding for the Boulder campus is at 5 percent of CU's budget, which is the lowest in the nation, campus officials have said.
Fate of 15.7 percent hike
On Monday, Sharkey appeared before the state House Education Committee, which was considering a bill designed to make state colleges more fiscally transparent. She told legislators she had "every reason to believe we are off of the 15.7 percent (tuition) increase because of the public outcry" to the administrators' raises.
Her testimony, however, came a day after Denver Post columnist Vincent Carroll wrote about a conversation he had with Benson, noting, "Benson says 'the 15.7 percent is gone' -- and was never as reported."
In an interview Thursday, Sharkey reiterated her position: "I believe the public response is what prompted a decision to re-evaluate a 15.7 percent tuition increase. President Benson said in The Denver Post last Sunday that the 15.7 percent increase is 'gone and never was as reported.' I'm going to disagree with his statement that it was never as reported because that was exactly what was reported in our Board of Regents meeting on Jan. 11."
On the Boulder campus, some students are closely following the tuition debate.
Liz Klasinski, a junior, said she's responsible for paying for her education. To stave off debt, she moved back into the dorms and is a resident adviser, partly because she is compensated with free room and board.
Klasinski, an English and education major, said she wants to pursue a career in teaching -- but is concerned about paying back her estimated $25,000 in debt on a teaching salary.
"I know you need a higher education to get a good job," she said. "But it's like a gamble."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Brittany Anas at 303-473-1132 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We always have bananas around and when they get too ripe, I'm looking for a fun recipe to use them in. I found this recipe for banana crumb muffins and just changed it up bit. I love chocolate chips in anything that has to do with bananas. I also added some cinnamon and nutmeg. Super easy to make and they go great with any breakfast or just eat as a snack.
Banana Crumb Muffins
Adapted from allrecipes
1 1/2 all-purpose flour (I used 1 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all-purpose)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 large bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Crumb Topping
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease muffin pan or line with muffin papers.
2. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cup flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
4. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
5. Bake in preheated over for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.


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All the works of Harun Yahya, is made up of striking passages highlighting the basic ideas on various topics. In this site, you will witness the sincere style of the author, based on the Qur'an. Anyone who reads these books seriously and carefully will soon gain a deep insight into the true nature of the world he lives in.
The web site has been developed with the aim of promoting and publicizing the works of Harun Yahya, a prominent Turkish thinker and author. His books have attracted great attention both in Turkey and worldwide. In 90's especially, the works of Harun Yahya have been a means of intellectual awakening for many Muslims, and non-Muslims alike, in the face of the illusions of the modern age.
|Darwinism Watch


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The cold didn't bother Matt Harvey last night, but the Mets will pay close attention this afternoon to Dillon Gee if the temperatures drop during his start against the San Diego Padres.
In the quest of rooting for good stories, Gee is up there in his attempt to come back from emergency surgery to repair a blocked artery in his shoulder that caused his right hand to go numb. Simply, you can't throw if you can't feel the ball.
"I've had no setbacks, zero,'' said Gee during spring training, where the temperatures were thirty degrees higher than the mid-40s expected today in New York, where the Mets go for a sweep of their season-opening three-game series.
Gee will throw his first major league pitch since undergoing surgery at last year's All-Star break. He had many of his fears quelled because he was able to throw last September.
"I didn't want to spend the off-season wondering if I could throw again," Gee said. "It took a lot off my mind."
The feeling returned to Gee's hand, but today will be the coolest weather in which he's had to pitch. In preparation, Gee is on nitroglycerin tablets to expand the blood vessels and maintain circulation. Command will be the issue if the cold makes it difficult for him to grip the ball.
"I think I'll be fine,'' Gee said. "It hasn't been an issue.''
Gee will attempt to give the Mets their third straight strong starting effort, following Jon Niese in the opener and Harvey's 10-strikeout performance last night.
His start is part of the progression that began when he was drafted in the 21st round of the 2007 draft. His first work was out of the bullpen, but by the end of his first season with Single-A Brooklyn he was starting and had a 3-1 record with a 2.28 ERA. Gee moved up to Double-A in 2008 and Triple-A in 2009, but that year ended not with a September call-up by the Mets, but with a torn labrum in his shoulder.
Gee returned strong in 2010 and was brought up by the Mets to make his debut, Sept. 7, and was brilliant in taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning. He eventually gave up a run on two hits. Gee stayed in the rotation and finished 2-2 with a 2.18 ERA in five starts. That first impression wasn't a fluke as he won his first seven decisions in 2011, and finished at 13-6 with a 4.43 ERA and firmly entrenched in the rotation.
Gee doesn't have the physical make-up of Harvey or Zack Wheeler, but the Mets like his poise and resiliency. He doesn't get rattled when things go wrong, as they did in 2012 when he was hit hard and often to have a 5.65 ERA in his first seven starts.
The clot in his shoulder didn't appear to be the cause of his problems as he rebounded with nine-strikeout games against San Diego and Baltimore and improved to 6-7 at the break. He was supposed to open the second half against Atlanta, but it never happened because he complained of numbness in his arm.
Then came the wonder if he'd ever pitch again. Now there's no pain, no numbness. Just anticipation.


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One problem involves over-applications of herbicides to a lawn in which the tree roots reside, or even to a gravel or bare area that the trees are near. Since herbicides don't know the difference between a broad-leaf weed and a broad-leaf tree or shrub, you can get leaf browning, leaves dropping and plants looking poor. However, when herbicides have been used you will often see other signs, such as leaves cupping, which is where the leaf edges thicken and draw the leaf into a cup shape. Sometimes there is distortion of the leaf as it's growing, or there could be unusual discolorations of the leaves. As such, it's always best to follow label directions and avoid over-applying any chemical.
Another reason leaves or leaf edges turn brown is because of over-application of fertilizers. The same holds true here, in that you should follow label directions and don't over-apply fertilizers. Generally speaking, it's rare that ornamental trees need fertilizers applied for them specifically. Usually what is applied to a lawn or other plants in the area allows the tree roots to find all the nutrients they need as long as those roots can grow properly.
Finally, the most common reason, which is also the easiest to correct but seems the most difficult to get across to people, is inadequate watering. As plants grow larger their roots spread out and their water needs increase. This is where understanding the root growth of your plants helps in meeting water needs. Also, with the lack of good rainfall, which means one-half inch or more per episode, the soils, especially eight to 10 inches or deeper, are often really dry. If you are always only doing shallow watering you may be helping your lawn and other plants, but at the expense of your trees and larger shrubs.
Lawn issues are typical for this time of year, and many people are experiencing spots forming in lawns that involve the majority of the following issues:
If the spot where the grass died out is smaller, say four to six inches or so across, and the spot doesn't enlarge but starts to green up after a week or so, the problem was most likely caused by an animal taking a bathroom break.
Should the grass die out in a spot and then areas near it start dying and enlarging, it's likely white grubs. But the problem could also could be billbugs, which are much rarer. If you start seeing holes dug in the grass you probably do have grubs, and skunks are digging them up.
Another problem can occur when you don't bag your grass and the lawn feels a bit spongy, but not from watering. Should a large area brown out fairly quickly but then slowly start growing back, it's likely you have a lot of thatch – partially decayed plant matter. As such, it's likely that the roots of your lawn are partially growing in the thatch, which can cause a fungus. The fungus is not the real problem, though. Rather, you need to get rid of the thatch.
The last main reason for brown spots in lawns revolves around compaction of the soil, so try not to put heavy objects on your lawn, such as your vehicle, and when possible, do a core aeration at least once a year.
Thought for the day: "Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year." —Chad Sugg.
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Domestic violence is a term used to describe violence and abuse by family members or intimate partners such as a spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, or date. Other terms used for domestic violence include the following:
Intimate partner abuse
Family violence
Child abuse
Courtship violence
Marital rape
Date rape
Domestic violence can take many forms, but involves using intimidation and threats or violent behaviors to gain power and control over another person. Usually, the abusive person is a male, and women are often the victims. But, domestic violence also occurs against males. Child abuse, elder abuse, and sibling abuse are also considered domestic violence.
The CDC lists the following facts about domestic violence:
In the U.S. nearly 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.
About 3 in 10 women and 1 in 10 men in the U.S. have reported rape, physical violence, or stalking by a family member or intimate partner.
Psychological consequences for victims of intimate partner violence can include depression, suicidal thoughts and attempts, lowered self-esteem, alcohol and other drug abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, abuse often begins with verbal behaviors such as name-calling, threats, and hitting or throwing objects. It can become worse, including pushing, slapping, and holding against the victim's will. Further battering may include punching, hitting, and kicking and may escalate to life-threatening behaviors such as choking, breaking of bones, or use of weapons.
The following are forms of domestic violence and battering:
Physical. This refers to battering or hitting causing physical injury that may include bruising, broken bones, internal bleeding, and death. Often the abuse begins with minor contact and escalates over time into more violent actions.
Sexual. This often accompanies or follows physical battering, and results in rape or other forced sexual activity.
Psychological or emotional. An abuser often mentally or emotionally abuses with words, threats, harassment, extreme possessiveness, forced isolation, and destruction of belongings. Isolation often occurs when the abuser tries to control a victim's time, activities, and contact with others. Abusers may accomplish this through interfering with supportive relationships, creating barriers to normal activities, such as taking away the car keys or locking the victim in the home, and lying or distorting what is real to gain psychological control.
Stalking. Repeated harassing or threatening behavior that often leads to physical or sexual abuse.
Economic. This is when the abuser controls access to the all of the victim's resources, such as time, transportation, food, clothing, shelter, insurance, and money. For example, he may interfere with her ability to become self-sufficient, and insist that he control all of the finances. When the victim leaves the violent relationship, the perpetrator may use economics as a way to maintain control or force her to return.
First, you must recognize that battering or abuse is occurring. Because verbal and emotional abuse often precede physical violence, you should be aware of warning signs that include extreme jealousy, possessiveness, a bad temper, unpredictability, cruelty to animals, and verbal abusiveness.
Contact your local battered women's shelter or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE. They can provide you with helpful information and advice.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence urges women in abusive relationships to create a safety plan. The following plan may help you in difficult situations:
Find a safe place to go in your home if an argument begins. Avoid rooms without an exit and rooms with potential dangers, such as a kitchen.
Know who to contact in a crisis and establish a code word or sign among trusted family or friends to let them know you need help.
Memorize all important phone numbers.
Always keep money and change with you.
Keep important papers and documents in a place you can easily access if necessary, including: social security cards, birth certificates, marriage license, checkbook, charge cards, bank statements, health insurance cards, and any records of past abuse including photographs and police reports.
Remember that help is available and that you have the right to live without fear and violence. Without help, abuse will continue and place you at risk for serious harm.


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I want to rotate my "camera" around a point of interest. Currently the camera only rotates around the origin.
The standard way:
Code :translate(-P) rotate translate(P)
Unfortunately, this doesn't work. My application uses a translation vector (QVector3D) as well as a quaternion (QQuaternion) to save translation and rotation of the camera.
Currently, it is done like this, which always rotates around the origin:
Code :glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW); glLoadIdentity(); glTranslatef(translation.x(),translation.y(), translation.z()); multMatrix(accumulatedQuaternionRotation);
where mulMatrix uses the Quaternion to build a 4x4 matrix which is passed to glMultMatrixf();
Using something like this:
Code :glTranslatef(-translation.x(),-translation.y(), -translation.z()); multMatrix(accumulatedQuaternionRotation); glTranslatef(translation.x(),translation.y(), translation.z());
results in very weird controls which I'm unable to describe further. In my application translation.z() means: move the camera forward. Changing x() and y() issues a pan like operation.
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Re: Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty
scientia wrote:1. Variation exists in all populations and increases with population size. A large population has more variation than a small population within the same species.
Overly complicated for this list. Remember that this is a list creationists need to be able to understand.
Also, that's one big DUH! There's a bit of difference between 1 and 2, there's a lot of difference between 1, 2, ..., 1000. What's the relevance?
scientia wrote:2. Almost all of that variation is heritable.
We don't know how much will be inherited, so "some" is a good enough qualifier.
scientia wrote:3. Some of that variation has an effect on survival or mating opportunities. However, most of the variation is neutral, conferring neither an advantage nor disadvantage to the individual. Secondly, characteristics can exist that benefit the group as a whole or a segment of the group rather than one individual.
Overly complicated. "Some" already conveys that not all of that variation has an effect, so it's obvious to assume that the rest is neutral. It could be added that "some of that variation has a negative, some a positive effect on survival..."
The last sentence would suggest some form of group selection, which is contentious and distracts creationists from the core issues of understanding evolution.
4. Saying that characteristics tend to increase or decrease is not correct. A characteristic that increases survival or mating opportunity has an increased chance of being passed to the next generation and spreading among the population. A characteristic that decreases survival or mating opportunity has a decreased chance of being passed to the next generation or spreading among the population. However, a characteristic can have both positive and negative pressures. A peacock's tail may increase an individual's chances of mating but may also make him more susceptible to predators. And, cooperative care of offspring can prevent an individual from mating while also increasing the survival of the group. In general, positive characteristics have greater odds of increasing unless countered by negative pressures while negative characteristics have greater odds of decreasing unless countered by positive characteristics. However, gene association can also limit variation in a characteristic until a mutation occurs that breaks the association; this is true even if the characteristic has high positive pressure. Conversely, an associated gene with negative characteristics can be continued in the population because it is associated with a gene that is essential.
Again, overly complicated, though correct. As I said before, it "distracts creationists from the core issues of understanding evolution", which is what this graphic is basically about. The image should convey evolution in its details and most basic form to see where creationists disagree. (Usually 11 and/or 12)
Rejected on all counts.
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Re: Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty
Inferno wrote:Overly complicated for this list.
I find it strange indeed that you claim that something is correct but less suitable.
Rejected on all counts.
Assuming the count is not based on correctness, apparently. If the goal is to keep the description vague enough that overly generalized arguments are available then I would agree with you that the original list is superior.
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scientiaPosts: 22Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:06 pm Gender: Male
Re: Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty
One of the issues with Haldane's Dilemma itself is that it describes common breeding practices rather than actual, natural selective pressures. A good example of this is that most registered breeds of dogs in the AKC have serious genetic defects due specifically to the practice of lineage culling as suggested by Haldane. These practices similarly led to the Great Potato Famine of the 1840's and early 1850's, the Great French Wine Blight of the 1860's, devastation of cotton plants by boll weevils from 1915 into the 1920's and later in the 1950's, the Great Corn Blight of the late 1960's and early 1970's, and similar disasters. Today's hybrid corn is unable to signal nematodes for protection from root eating pests.
Specifically for dogs: http://phys.org/news138025054.html
The researchers' analysis showed that, for example, Boxer dogs were so closely related to one another and had such little genetic variation between them that genetically, 20,000 dogs looked like a population of about 70. In the Rough Collie breed, 12,000 dogs looked in genetic terms like a population of about 50.
Now, let's compare this fact with Haldane's characterization.
I shall investigate the following case mathematically. A population is in equilibrium under selection and mutation. One or more genes are rare because their appearance by mutation is balanced by natural selection. A sudden change occurs in the environment, for example, pollution by smoke, a change of climate, the introduction of a new food source, predator, or pathogen, and above all migration to a new habitat. It will be shown later that the general conclusions are not affected if the change is slow. The species is less adapted to the new environment, and its reproductive capacity is lowered. It is gradually improved as a result of natural selection. But meanwhile, a number of deaths, or their equivalents in lowered fertility, have occurred.
Haldane only saw the cost in terms of reduction of reproductive capacity. However, with the UK study above we have substantial breeding populations of both Boxers and Rough Collies (and therefore a success by Haldane's equations). Yet, the true genetic diversity is comparable to a severely reduced population and therefore in reality a disaster. In contrast, the breed of Texas Longhorn cattle developed almost entirely due to natural, selective pressures over about two centuries and became a much more suitable breed. This fact cannot be understated as Haldane specifically mentions cattle:
especially in slowly breeding animals such as cattle
and makes a claim that:
the mean rate of gene substitution, as has been suggested, is one per 300 generations
Yet, at 5 years per generation, this would only be about 40 generations for the Longhorn breed.
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InfernoPosts: 2298Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:36 pmLocation: Vienna, Austria Gender: Cake
Re: Walter Remine: A paper analysis & a lesson in dishonesty
scientia wrote:I find it strange indeed that you claim that something is correct but less suitable.
I'm a teacher in training. I try to teach concepts that are as close to the current state of knowledge as possible without making things too complicated. For example, a colleague teaches a certain model of physics but tells students that this model is subject to change, may not be 100% exact and is, for the purpose of this exercise, a good enough approximation.
The same is true for creationists. You're never going to get into a discussion about anything proper with them, so the goal of any discussion must be to relate, in as short a time/read/text as possible, the core concepts of evolution. These concepts may be dumbed down too much, but I can guarantee you that any text that is too "high" will pass straight over your head.
And that's exactly the problem with your text. It's correct, of course, but they won't grasp it. A scientific paper may be correct, but you won't give it to a lay person, because they won't grasp it. A 9th grade text book may be correct, but a 1st grader won't grasp it.
I wrote something about that here:
5) Use simple and brief arguments. Use simple language and sentence structure. Use clear graphs where appropriate. Use few arguments.
Assuming the count is not based on correctness, apparently. If the goal is to keep the description vague enough that overly generalized arguments are available then I would agree with you that the original list is superior.
If you read what I said, you'll notice none of what you said relates to my rebuttals. Some of my rebuttals are very specific and did not suffer in the least from your reply, the rest are based not so much on correctness as on comprehensibility. Read your list. Can an eight year old understand it? If not, a creationist probably won't.
Again, note that I would agree with your list if it were in the context of a semi-educated discussion, but you're completely missing that this list is for the benefit of creationists.
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Promoting the development of, access to, and use of information and data on projected climate change.
Climate models are based on well-established physical principles and have been demonstrated to reproduce observed features of the recent climate and past climate changes. There is considerable confidence that Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs) provide credible quantitative estimates of future climate change, particularly at continental and larger scales (adapted from IPCC, 2007). However, the use of AOGCMs is limited in projecting climate change at the regional and sub-regional level, because significant differences in climate occur at a scale below the resolution of the AOGCMs. However, even given the limitations and uncertainties associated with modelling, global circulation models and regional climate models can be applied usefully to identify a range of uncertainties allowing strategic policy-making for adaptation.
Activities and deliverables under the second phase (2008-2010) include:
Consideration of relevant issues from this work area in a technical workshop (requested by the SBSTA before its thirty-second session, November 2010)
The SBSTA encouraged the IPCC Task Group on Data and Scenario Support for Impact and Climate Analysis (TGICA) to enhance their outreach and sharing of information on the development of new scenarios with a view to increasing awareness among Parties on ways in which these scenarios will be used for impacts, vulnerability and adaptation assessments
Activities and deliverables under the first phase (up to June 2008) included:
Submissions by the IPCC, other relevant international, regional and national organizations and from modelling centres and agencies
In-session workshop to be held in Bonn, June 2008
Work in the area of climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling can contribute to efforts by Parties and organizations to:
Identify gaps in the development of regional and subregional climate scenarios, including the need for, and the availability and applicability of, climate models, and the options to fill these gaps;
Identify practical opportunities to improve access to, and use of outputs of different models, including assessment of their applicability, and training opportunities;
Analyse means to improve the availability and applicability of climate change modelling and downscaling data to policy makers at all levels.
Details of activities and deliverables under the first phase
The SBSTA invited submissions, by 21 September 2007, from the IPCC, other relevant international, regional and national organizations, and from modelling centres and agencies, for compilation into a miscellaneous document to be made available to the SBSTA by its twenty-seventh session on ways in which they contribute to the following:
Submissions were received from five organizations (IPCC, IRI, Frontier Research Center for Global Change, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and the World Climate Research Programme). The submissions are available in the documents below:
FCCC/SBSTA/2007/MISC.24 and Add.1
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The SBSTA requested the secretariat, under the guidance of the Chair of the SBSTA, to organize an in-session workshop under this sub-theme at its twenty-eighth session (Bonn, June 2008), with the participation of experts from Parties and representatives from the IPCC and other relevant organizations, and taking into account submissions under this area of work. It further requested the secretariat to prepare a report from the workshop to be made available to the SBSTA by its twenty-ninth session.
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The Lincoln Commission on Human Rights (LCHR) is now accepting nominations for the 2006 Gerald Henderson Human Rights Award. The award was established in 2000 to recognize outstanding achievements in furthering human relations in the City of Lincoln. In 2003, the award was renamed to honor and remember Mr. Henderson, first director of the LCHR and a long-time civil rights activist.
The 2006 award will be presented by Mayor Coleen J. Seng at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, in the Mayor's Conference Room, second floor of the County-City Building, 555 South 10th Street. Nomination forms are available by calling the Commission at 441-7624, 441-8398 (TDD), or sending an e-mail to email@example.com.
Nominees will be judged on their achievements in improving human rights based on activities implemented, services performed or programs operated in the City of Lincoln. Nominations are due no later than Friday, October 20. Previous winners have been Dan Williams; Cecilia Olivarez Huerta; José Soto and the Division of Affirmative Action, Equity and Diversity at Southeast Community College; Milo Mumgaard and the Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest, Inc.; and Judi M. gaiashkibos.
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We heard yesterday from some very reliable sources that Apple would be holding an event to launch the iPad mini later this month; October 23 to be more precise. Some more information is starting to slip out and it appears that the actual event may be focused on Apple's iBooks store and of course education. The news comes from The Next Web who has now heard this from multiple sources.
In what will likely be completely unsurprising news to many, we've now heard from multiple sources that Apple's as-yet-unannounced iPad mini event will have a strong focus on iBooks. Since an iPad mini would likely be squarely aimed at those who wish to partake of media on their tablets that would make a lot of sense.
The event will, of course, be primarily devoted a new hardware device, which iMore first reported would be a thinner, cheaper version of Apple's iPad. But the primary purpose of such a smaller tablet would be to act as a conduit for Apple's content, namely iBooks publications and movies.
When you think about it, the focus on iBooks does make a lot of sense. The iPad mini would be a killer device in the education market. The fact that it would be a much more affordable device as well would make it perfect for students to carry around with all of their text books stored on it. The iPad mini event is supposedly just around the corner so we will not have much longer to wait to see what Apple has up its sleeve. We would expect the invites for the event to start arriving for the chosen few in the very early part of next week. Who's excited?
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On Valentine's Day this year hundreds of volunteers came together to shine a light on the plight of the nation's homeless youths. The project was called Do 1 Thing, a team effort of Covenant House and the Heart Gallery of New Jersey.
In a 24-hour period at Covenant House shelters across the country, from Washington to Los Angeles and New York to New Orleans, people got involved in a variety of activities, from collecting donations to working in the clothing room to serving lunch to the kids.
And it was all documented by award-winning photographers, videographers and writers organized by the Heart Gallery. They all donated their time.
Covenant House spokesman Tom Manning told Catholic News Service yesterday that he was "grateful and humbled" by the efforts of everyone involved.
The Heart Gallery was launched in 2005 by Najlah Hicks and Pim Van Hemmen and some of the nation's top photographers to use images to tell the stories of foster children available for adoption — "because everyone deserves a family," as the gallery's motto says. Manning said Hicks knew somebody at Covenant House and wondered about using the same approach to telling the story of the nation's 1.3 homeless youths. So Do 1 Thing was born.


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Giant Rodents Have Invaded Northern California
Some unusually large rodents have invaded Northern California.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning San Joaquin Valley residents to be on the lookout for some large, semi-aquatic rodents that have been reproducing the last few years.
The Myocastor coypus, or Nutria as people commonly know it, looks something akin to the bastard child of a beaver and muskrats. Nutrias can grow to up to 2 feet long, and have a 12-inch tail. Adult specimens can weigh as much as 20 pounds, or the size of a small dog.
The rodents' main hobbies seem to be eating and breeding. One rodent can eat up to ten times their weight in vegetation daily. Female nutrias can reproduce and give birth to up to 200 offspring per year.
The Nutria are native to South America and don't belong in California. Because of that, the CDFW has established an eradication program to eliminate the Nutria from the Golden state.
Suspected observations or potential signs of nutria should be photographed and immediately reported to CDFW's Invasive Species Program online, by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or by phone at (866) 440-9530. Observations on state or federal lands should be immediately reported to local agency staff at that land. CDFW has a nutria webpage and a downloadable PDF with photos and detailed descriptions of these rodents, their preferred habitat and the environmental threats they present.
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So DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown thinks that maybe a new top income tax bracket would be okay after all. As Washington Post reporter Tim Craig tweets, "BIG Change."
Yet, as Brown explains it, the income tax increase he has in mind comes with strings attached.
The first string — and undoubtedly most important to him — is that the new bracket would replace the tax on out-of-state bond interest the Council passed in mid-June and then backtracked on a couple of weeks later.
Mayor Gray wouldn't go along with the alternative the Council passed. So now it has to find about $13 million.
One option, of course, is to start collecting the out-of-state bond interest tax next year, as originally planned. But some bondholders have reportedly raised a ruckus.
All of a sudden, the new income tax bracket, which Brown staunchly opposed, looks more attractive. Also perhaps more attractive to Councilmember Mary Cheh, who was against it but strongly objects to the bond interest tax.
Now for the second string — one that, so far as I know, has no history or analysis behind it. All the revenues raised from the new tax bracket would have to be dedicated to maintaining city-owned properties — or perhaps to maintaining only schools, parks and community centers.
Craig says that Brown's new-found openness to the tax bracket "could represent a major break through for progressive advocates, who have long argued the city needs a more progressive tax structure."
Well, yes, we have. But I, for one, have reservations about Brown's trial balloon.
First off, the Gray administration estimated that the new tax bracket would raise $10 million next year. So it looks as if the Council would still be short some $3 million.
Where will the extra money come from? Might the Council whittle down funds it restored to some key safety net programs that Gray's proposed budget had cut?
Call me paranoid, but programs that serve low-income residents have repeatedly been tapped when revenues were short.
The second and larger issue is the restriction. Why should property maintenance get an indefinitely large revenue stream, untouchable for any other priority?
No question that schools, recreation centers and the like should be kept in good repair. But what much would that cost per year?
Surely the Council should have a good fix on the figure before it votes to dedicate the entire new bracket's revenue stream. Also a plan for the millions I suppose would be freed up, since I assume the budget already makes some provision for maintenance.
And what about future years? Even with a slow economic recovery, we should expect revenues from the new tax bracket to rise — maybe more than essential maintenance requires. Yet the excess couldn't be used for anything else — unless the Council "undedicated" it.
Meanwhile, there's every reason to believe that other vital programs and services will need more local funding.
The Council, for example, has agreed to large cuts in funding for key affordable housing programs — unless next year's revenues prove many millions of dollars more than projected.
Seems to me it would want to undo the damage in future budget cycles. Also to anticipate increased needs for homeless services, precipitated in part by the affordable housing cuts.
Cash benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program have been cut for long-term participants. For the rest, they've been frozen since 2008, pushing families who depend on them further and further below the federal poverty line.
Our unemployed and under-employed residents need more and better job training. And whatever comes of the Gray administration's outreach to Wal-Mart and other corporations won't yield either funds or the types of training needed to move a significant number of people into jobs that pay enough to cover the high costs of living here.
We read that Mayor Gray is calling for more federal help. But the end result of the deficit reduction deal will almost certainly be less — not only for job training, but for a wide range of other critical needs.
Seems to me then that it would be extraordinarily imprudent to do anything that would limit funding choices now.


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You are at the dojo following along, practicing Karate. All of the sudden, the Sensei yells out, "Good! That's right. Nice movement!" He is talking about you.
Now what?
You might feel good that you have done well. But what did you do well? Why did your Sensei compliment you and draw your attention to a particular movement? What did you do? How did you do it? How did it differ from the way that you usually move?
Can you duplicate the correct movement? If you were performing a kata, does the same movement appear elsewhere in the kata? If so, you can also correct those movements? Does it appear in other kata? Do other movements share the same or similar mechanics? Can you apply what you learned to those movements?
Perhaps you should speak to your Sensei to better understand what he did.
But certainly you should think carefully about what happened and continue to work on your movements. Don't waste time or energy patting yourself on your back. Your Sensei's intention was to help you improve. Praise by itself is pretty meaningless unless it results in improvement.
Improvement requires hard and constant work. You are the only one who can do this. Your Sensei cannot do it for you. No one can, except you.
Praise is designed to help you work in the right direction. Working in the right direction is up to you.
This is the biggest problem I see in students -- failing to capitalize on improvement opportunities. It is hard to improve if you just keep doing the same things the same way. When your Sensei indicates that you have done well, you have to build upon it. Your Sensei might light the match but you have to catch on fire!
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When You Do Something Right
You are at the dojo following along, practicing Karate. All of the sudden, the Sensei yells out, "Good! That's right. Nice movement!" He is talking about you.
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Chapter 11: The New Tie To Life.
I returned to my good grandmother's house. She had an interview with Mr. Sands. When she asked him why he could not have left her one ewe lamb, — whether there were not plenty of slaves who did not care about character, — he made no answer, but he spoke kind and encouraging words. He promised to care for my child, and to buy me, be the conditions what they might.
I had not seen Dr. Flint for five days. I had never seen him since I made the avowal to him. He talked of the disgrace I had brought on myself; how I had sinned against my master, and mortified my old grandmother. He intimated that if I had accepted his proposals, he, as a physician, could have saved me from exposure. He even condescended to pity me. Could he have offered wormwood more bitter? He, whose persecutions had been the cause of my sin!
"Linda," said he, "though you have been criminal towards me, I feel for you, and I can pardon you if you obey my wishes. Tell me whether the fellow you wanted to marry is the father of your child. If you deceive me, you shall feel the fires of hell."
I did not feel as proud as I had done. My strongest weapon with him was gone. I was lowered in my own estimation, and had resolved to bear his abuse in silence. But when he spoke contemptuously of the lover who had always treated me honorably; when I remembered that but for him I might have been a virtuous, free, and happy wife, I lost my patience. "I have sinned against God and myself," I replied; "but not against you."
He clinched his teeth, and muttered, "Curse you!" He came towards me, with ill-suppressed rage, and exclaimed, "You obstinate girl! I could grind your bones to powder! You have thrown yourself away on some worthless rascal. You are weak-minded, and have been easily persuaded by those who don't care a straw for you. The future will settle accounts between us. You are blinded now; but hereafter you will be convinced that your master was your best friend. My lenity towards you is a proof of it. I might have punished you in many ways. I might have whipped till you fell dead under the lash. But I wanted you to live; I would have bettered your condition. Others cannot do it. You are my slave. Your mistress, disgusted by your conduct, forbids you to return to the house; therefore I leave you here for the present; but I shall see you often. I will call to-morrow."
He came with frowning brows, that showed a dissatisfied state of mind. After asking about my health, he inquired whether my board was paid, and who visited me. He then went on to say that he had neglected his duty; that as a physician there were certain things that he ought to have explained to me. Then followed talk such as would have made the most shameless blush. He ordered me to stand up before him. I obeyed. "I command you," said he, "to tell me whether the father of your child is white or black." I hesitated. "Answer me this instant!" he exclaimed. I did answer. He sprang upon me like a wolf, and grabbed my arm as if he would have broken it. "Do you love him?" said he, in a hissing tone.
"I am thankful that I do not despise him," I replied.
He raised his hand to strike me; but it fell again. I don't know what arrested the blow. He sat down, with lips tightly compressed. At last he spoke. "I came here," said he, "to make you a friendly proposition; but your ingratitude chafes me beyond endurance. You turn aside all my good intentions towards you. I don't know what it is that keeps me from killing you." Again he rose, as if he had a mind to strike me.
But he resumed. "On one condition I will forgive your insolence and crime. You must henceforth have no communication of any kind with the father of your child. You must not ask any thing from him, or receive any thing from him. I will take care of you and your child. You had better promise this at once, and not wait till you are deserted by him. This is the last act of mercy I shall show towards you."
I said something about being unwilling to have my child supported by a man who had cursed it and me also. He rejoined, that a woman who had sunk to my level had no right to expect any thing else. He asked, for the last time, would I accept his kindness? I answered that I would not.
"Very well," said he; "then take the consequences of your wayward course. Never look to me for help. You are my slave, and shall always be my slave. I will never sell you, that you may depend upon."
Hope died away in my heart as he closed the door after him. I had calculated that in his rage he would sell me to a slave-trader; and I knew the father of my child was on the watch to buy me.
About this time my uncle Phillip was expected to return from a voyage. The day before his departure I had officiated as bridesmaid to a young friend. My heart was then ill at ease, but my smiling countenance did not betray it. Only a year had passed; but what fearful changes it had wrought! My heart had grown gray in misery. Lives that flash in sunshine, and lives that are born in tears, receive their hue from circumstances. None of us know what a year may bring forth.
I felt no joy when they told me my uncle had come. He wanted to see me, though he knew what had happened. I shrank from him at first; but at last consented that he should come to my room. He received me as he always had done. O, how my heart smote me when I felt his tears on my burning cheeks! The words of my grandmother came to my mind, — "Perhaps your mother and father are taken from the evil days to come." My disappointed heart could now praise God that it was so. But why, thought I, did my relatives ever cherish hopes for me? What was there to save me from the usual fate of slave girls? Many more beautiful and more intelligent than I had experienced a similar fate, or a far worse one. How could they hope that I should escape?
My uncle's stay was short, and I was not sorry for it. I was too ill in mind and body to enjoy my friends as I had done. For some weeks I was unable to leave my bed. I could not have any doctor but my master, and I would not have him sent for. At last, alarmed by my increasing illness, they sent for him. I was very weak and nervous; and as soon as he entered the room, I began to scream. They told him my state was very critical. He had no wish to hasten me out of the world, and he withdrew.
When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live. I heard the doctor say I could not survive till morning. I had often prayed for death; but now I did not want to die, unless my child could die too. Many weeks passed before I was able to leave my bed. I was a mere wreck of my former self. For a year there was scarcely a day when I was free from chills and fever. My babe also was sickly. His little limbs were often racked with pain. Dr. Flint continued his visits, to look after my health; and he did not fail to remind me that my child was an addition to his stock of slaves.
I felt too feeble to dispute with him, and listened to his remarks in silence. His visits were less frequent; but his busy spirit could not remain quiet. He employed my brother in his office; and he was made the medium of frequent notes and messages to me. William was a bright lad, and of much use to the doctor. He had learned to put up medicines, to leech, cup, and bleed. He had taught himself to read and spell. I was proud of my brother, and the old doctor suspected as much. One day, when I had not seen him for several weeks, I heard his steps approaching the door. I dreaded the encounter, and hid myself. He inquired for me, of course; but I was nowhere to be found. He went to his office, and despatched William with a note. The color mounted to my brother's face when he gave it to me; and he said, "Don't you hate me, Linda, for bringing you these things?" I told him I could not blame him; he was a slave, and obliged to obey his master's will. The note ordered me to come to his office. I went. He demanded to know where I was when he called. I told him I was at home. He flew into a passion, and said he knew better. Then he launched out upon his usual themes, — my crimes against him, and my ingratitude for his forbearance. The laws were laid down to me anew, and I was dismissed. I felt humiliated that my brother should stand by, and listen to such language as would be addressed only to a slave. Poor boy! He was powerless to defend me; but I saw the tears, which he vainly strove to keep back. The manifestation of feeling irritated the doctor. William could do nothing to please him. One morning he did not arrive at the office so early as usual; and that circumstance afforded his master an opportunity to vent his spleen. He was put in jail. The next day my brother sent a trader to the doctor, with a request to be sold. His master was greatly incensed at what he called his insolence. He said he had put him there, to reflect upon his bad conduct, and he certainly was not giving any evidence of repentance. For two days he harassed himself to find somebody to do his office work; but every thing went wrong without William. He was released, and ordered to take his old stand, with many threats, if he was not careful about his future behavior.
As the months passed on, my boy improved in health. When he was a year old, they called him beautiful. The little vine was taking deep root in my existence, though its clinging fondness excited a mixture of love and pain. When I was most sorely oppressed I found a solace in his smiles. I loved to watch his infant slumbers; but always there was a dark cloud over my enjoyment. I could never forget that he was a slave. Sometimes I wished that he might die in infancy. God tried me. My darling became very ill. The bright eyes grew dull, and the little feet and hands were so icy cold that I thought death had already touched them. I had prayed for his death, but never so earnestly as I now prayed for his life; and my prayer was heard. Alas, what mockery it is for a slave mother to try to pray back her dying child to life! Death is better than slavery. It was a sad thought that I had no name to give my child. His father caressed him and treated him kindly, whenever he had a chance to see him. He was not unwilling that he should bear his name; but he had no legal claim to it; and if I had bestowed it upon him, my master would have regarded it as a new crime, a new piece of insolence, and would, perhaps, revenge it on the boy. O, the serpent of Slavery has many and poisonous fangs!
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