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An individual who using mathmagical powers will solve vastly complex equations, and move outside of real and non-real numbers, and instead solve using arcane numbers. Mathmagicans are a naturally occurring phenomenon, coming into existence when someone successfully divides by the number zero. Commonly heard mathmagical spells are such as, abracosinga! or Alakasum!
After hours attempting to properly engineer the building the company finally called in a mathmagician to get the proportions of the building correct within the 100 trillionth decimal place
by Jovh November 28, 2010
Rachel: whats up?
Tessa: not to much! hbu?
Tessa: dude, i'm so bored.
Rachel: stop double texting me.
Tessa: not to much! hbu?
Tessa: dude, i'm so bored.
Rachel: stop double texting me.
by my name is not tessa guys. June 24, 2011
1: A mythical figure whom possesses math skills of a much higher level than that of an average mortal man. (Believed by some to have the ability to solve complex quadratic equations with minimal expenditure of time and/or physical exertion.)
2: One whom has the ability to go medieval on that seemingly unsolvable and obscure "The train left the station" problem's ass.
2: One whom has the ability to go medieval on that seemingly unsolvable and obscure "The train left the station" problem's ass.
"Im no mathmagician, but 31 divided by 2 doesn't exactly perplex me."
-Dave (no mathmagician)
-Dave (no mathmagician)
by The Math Merlin December 29, 2007
Someone who uses math as a sleight of hand. A.K.A. a creative accountant
The mathmagician in the corporate accounting department made the company's quarterly loss look like a profit.
by blast0 July 29, 2010
n. Person with an uncanny ability to perform tricky arithmetic all calculations.
Without a calculator we'll never figure out the tip!
Too bad Gelpy isn't here. He's a real mathmagician.
Too bad Gelpy isn't here. He's a real mathmagician.
by gnostic3 December 31, 2014
Kid 1: "Woah, look at Alex go on that pythagorus theory shizz"
Kid 2: "Ikr, that kids a real mathmagician."
Kid 2: "Ikr, that kids a real mathmagician."
by thatguitarkid February 24, 2011
An employee who lies on their timesheet so it appears they worked 40 hours, not the 35 they actually worked.
Beth is a math magician. She can make coming in at 10:00 and leaving at 5:00 equal 8 full hours.
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Jul 4 trending
- 1. 2 kids in a sandbox
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- 3. Blue Whale Challenge
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- 25. ugly peng
- 26. gitl
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The author of the original, now nearly dead, SOPA legislation in the US was Congressman Lamar Smith. As word spread about the draconian measures in the bill, someone decided to check Lamar's website and found that his site used a Creative Commons photo without attribution. That means his site was infringing on copyright. Shortly after the news broke Lamar's site was taken down. It reappeared later with the images removed from the background and banner.
Legislators in Ireland are under pressure to pass a SOPA like law from the subsidiaries of the same companies that lobbied the US for SOPA. Earlier today, news broke on Twitter that Sean Sherlock's (the man behind the Irish version of SOPA) site also contained copyright infringement. This site was also taken down today and probably we can safely assume that it will reappear without copyright infringement.
In Canada, there is pressure on parliament to pass Bill C-11 (Canadian version of SOPA). Can you guess what's coming next?
The party currently in power in Canada is the CPC party. Lo and behold, In the lower right of the CPC website is a fake Youtube Logo:
Youtube does provide a terms of service for using their logo. Youtube also provides the approved logos in downloadable form.
Yes, those three sites only had minor infringements. But, they are infringements nonetheless.
- How many websites currently have accidental fake logos?
- How many websites currently have an image downloaded from a photo hosting service (ex. Flickr)?
- How many websites currently have an icon the developer borrowed from Windows, OSX or an application?
The answer is probably millions. Is there a point at which technically illiterate politicians will clue in that the laws they are proposing will negatively affect millions of existing websites?
The additional irony with the CPC instance is that Youtube might end up being blocked from Canada if C-11 is passed.


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Chicken katsu
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal319
- fat5g
- saturates1g
- carbs36g
- sugars13g
- fibre0g
- protein34g
- salt2g
- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 1 large egg, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 8 tbsp finely crushed cornflakes or panko crumbs
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1-2 tbsp korma paste
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
Soy saucesoy sor-s
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- 4 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp honey
Honey is made by bees from the nectar they collect from flowers. Viscous and fragrant, it's…
- 2 tbsp cornflour
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Dip the chicken in the egg, then coat in the cornflakes or crumbs. Space the chicken out on a non-stick baking tray and cook for 15-20 mins or until cooked through.
Put the remaining ingredients in a pan. Pour in 500ml water and heat, stirring, until boiling and thickened. Cover and leave to simmer for 5 mins.
Spoon some sauce onto 4 plates, slice the chicken breasts and place on top. Great served with some rice and soya beans with finely sliced red chilli.


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Washington D.C., Apr 4, 2013 / 12:03 am MT ().- On the eighth anniversary of the death of Blessed Pope John Paul II, the chaplain of a shrine in his memory explained that the Pope called others to holiness through the witness of his own life.
"Blessed John Paul II embodied the 'man of God' in his life and teaching," said Fr. Gregory Gresko, chaplain of the Blessed John Paul II Shrine in Washington, D.C.
Fr. Gresko told CNA on April 2 that since his death, Blessed John Paul II "may be remembered most for the profoundly personal encounters he shared with fellow human beings, regardless of their state or position in life."
"Pope John Paul II loved the human person and treasured his face-to-face interactions with the people of God," said Fr. Gresko, adding that the Blessed Pope knew "that within each one of them he would find the mark of the Creator, Who had formed each of these persons in the image and likeness of God."
"Blessed John Paul II lived a life of consistent testimony to the value of the human person at all moments of life."
Therefore, Fr. Gresko explained, "it comes as no surprise that billions of people throughout the world felt an intimate loss in their hearts when the beloved Pontiff passed from his earthly life."
He added that the Pope left a mark on the world that continues to this day.
"Perhaps the greatest legacy that Blessed Pope John Paul II has left to the world is his own personal witness as to what it means to live a life of genuine faith, ever striving to fulfill in his own life the call to holiness that flows fundamentally from Christian baptism," said Fr. Gresko.
"During his early life and work as a bishop, and then subsequently throughout his papacy," he said, "the man who would become pope – Karol Wojtyla – showed the world what it means for a Christian to be a "man of God."
The chaplain further explained that Blessed Pope John Paul II taught that man is called to freedom "because he stands in front of God and thus should never be afraid to stand in front of God." In turn, man is free from himself and from the material world to follow God.
Thus, Fr. Gresko said, the Pope taught that this freedom from the world "helps him to realize his full dignity as a human person."
"In choosing Christ, the man of God is a free man who makes a complete gift of himself. Free from himself, the man of God accepts suffering and is empowered by the Holy Spirit to love as God loves," Fr. Gresko added of the late Pope's teachings.
The former Pope continues to teach Catholic faithful even today, he said, by providing "an authentic testimony to us of what it means to live the Christian life through the virtuous choices we are called to make in our daily lives."
The chaplain added that the late Pope's life and writings show Catholics "that the man of God is one who actively seeks the will of God the Father at all moments," and "grows in holiness as he chooses what is authentically good and shuns that which is evil."
"Blessed John Paul II demonstrated through his own holiness of life how each one of us – regardless of our own state and position – can, and always ought to, cooperate with the grace of the Holy Spirit to become a saint, which indeed is our fundamental vocation in baptism," said Fr. Gresko.
"An authentic Christian thinks as Christ, acts as Christ, lives as Christ, and loves as Christ. Blessed John Paul II showed us how to do precisely this."
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555` mish-mash of genres, avoid it
Rating: *
"Janleva 555" is like a slow poison that slowly consumes you, leaving you feeling wasted and annoyed. The theme and treatment of the film is outdated and difficult to digest from the word go.
It has all the ingredients of movies of the bygone era. Reminiscent of films of the 1970 and 1980s with `nagins`, `saperas` et al, "Janleva 555" starts off as a snakebite awareness film and gradually morphs into an adventure-cum-romantic-cum-mystery movie. Whatever, the imagination of the filmmaker could encompass.
To make matters worse, the 15 songs, dollop of re-incarnation drama and elements of horror, make "Janleva 555" a mish-mash of genres. Result - the viewer is thoroughly confused.
Apparently, India, known as the land of snake charmers, is also a country with the highest number of snakebite deaths. To highlight the fact, Neelam (Kalpana Pandit) along with her friends, who share the same goal, decides to make a documentary on the subject. How noble!
They zero in on a remote village and land in a dense forest to film the snakes in their habitat. Romance brews between Neelam and Abrar Zahoor. Songs are sung and suddenly Neelam recalls that she was a snake in one of her previous births, about 555 years ago. Then starts the re-incarnation saga followed by mystery, revenge and an incessant headache for those watching.
After cliches, the plot stagnates. The situation and the songs seem strained and is probably the reason that audiences fail to get the crux of the story. If there is any, that is!
Kalpana as a producer and actor has left no stone unturned to show her histrionics. She is in every frame. Also, she seems to be in awe of Sridevi and imitates her, especially in the snake dance sequence.
Co-incidently, Sridevi too was called Neelam in "Nigahen", where she played a snakewoman.
Anant Nag with his light and expressive eyes does a decent job of what`s expected of him. In fact, with 10 fresh faces "Janleva 555" seems to be a launch pad of sorts.
The songs sung mostly by newcomers are a strain on the ears.
Longinus Fernandes` choreography is nothing to write home about.
Though Selvam and Kamal Lokhandwala have captured the locales brilliantly, and Santosh Chawla`s editing is neat, "Janleva 555" has anachronistic feel. Perhaps director Sandeep Malani lacked a clear vision.
Don`t waste your time. Highly avoidable.


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A few days ago, someone wanted to raise $50,000 for a Sarah Phillips documentary. As we remember, Phillips got into all sorts of trouble while she was a columnist at ESPN and a gambling columnist at Covers.com. But this proposed documentary didn't set out to wrestle broader themes like creepy scams or the vagaries of cyber presences. Nah, it just wanted to tell you the story about a misunderstood person named Sarah Phillips:
Phillips was a rising contributor at the Worldwide Leader. She produced her first column for the website when she was 21-years-old in September 2011. Phillips was apparently very well regarded by those who personally knew her, according to multiple local columns in Oregon. Chris Singer, a former co-ed soccer teammate of Phillips, described her as being "nice, friendly [and] funny" to The Daily Barometer. Singer also described Phillips athletically as "[a] good soccer player."
By all accounts, Phillips was well on her way to becoming a star among sports writers and bloggers. In May 2012, that all changed.
Deadspin, a sports blog known for taking aim at ESPN's personalities, published a column claiming that Sarah Phillips may or may not be a real person.
Sigh. The movie set out to tell the true Phillips story since it was incomplete and "commenters began openly questioning Deadspin." And the moviemakers promised more than a movie about Sarah Phillips. They also promised access to her:
Phillips has been contacted for the past three months with interview requests from sports bloggers. Recently, she was contacted by ABC's 20/20 to provide her side of the story. Phillips has declined all requests.
Until now.
This proposed documentary will take viewers inside the life of Sarah Phillips. Phillips will detail her experiences from unknown sports forum poster in December 2010, to ESPN.com contributor in September 2011, all the way to making international headlines in May 2012. Most importantly, the documentary will answer the question: Who is Sarah Phillips?
Actually, most importantly, if you contribute now, and contribute significantly, you'll get to know Phillips.
Pledge $100 or more
A personal video message from Sarah Phillips + previous levels of rewards.
Pledge $500 or more
One hour *group* video chat with Sarah Phillips + previous levels of rewards.
Pledge $2,500 or more
One hour *individual* video chat with the crew (including Sarah Phillips) + previous levels of rewards. You will also be credited as an *associate producer* of the documentary.
Group chats, individual chats! Fun! The Kickstarter post includes a video that tells you a little about the Sarah Phillips saga, a video that was originally made by the Slate News Group. Two observations: The video has been edited just so. It includes updated photos of Phillips, including her latest Twitter pic and one glamour shot. And it also deletes some notable lines from Slate's original video, such as:
But according to the website Deadspin.com, the young woman has since used her ESPN position to scam at least two people, demanding that they pay her for everything from fictional website advertising to bad gambling advice.
But that hasn't stopped Phillips from defending herself on Twitter. Quote, I made poor choices with who to trust. I'll correct that moving forward. It's not an excuse, unquote.
Whoever dreamed up the project obviously thought better of it. The project was soon removed from Kickstarter. Maybe because they had no access to Phillips?
And, coincidentally or not, Phillips has really ramped up her tweeting in recent days. Her updated Twitter bio certainly indicates that she's not running away from the scandal. She proudly describes herself:
Former columnist for ESPN.com: Page 2 & Playbook. email@example.com
USA · http://search.espn.go.com/sarah-phillips/


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We would like to introduce our responsive Magento Theme – Ves Camera. The Magento theme are specific designed for shop of Camera, mobile and Hi-tech. Based on Leo Framework – a powerful responsive Magento framework, Leo Camera is a totally responsive design, it looks perfect in every devices, from destop, to mobile or tablet.
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Willowfield is a district in southeastern Los Santos, San Andreas. The districts of Idlewood, Ganton and East Beach are located to the north, while the Los Santos International Airport and Ocean Docks are situated to the south. The district of El Corona can be found to the west of Willowfield, and Playa del Seville is located to the east.
Willowfield is a well-known stronghold for the Ballas gang, particularly the Rollin Heights Ballas set. The history of the area is unknown, although it is likely that the Grove Street Families (specifically the Seville Boulevard Families set) controlled the area at one point, as Emmet, a Seville gang member, lives in Willowfield. The area is also very wide, and can be described as a low-income district with a high crime rate, along with run-down single-storey houses and housing projects. The area has a moderately high Hispanic and Latino population, along with some Caucasian and African-American people. The neighborhood also has numerous businesses, including a Cluckin' Bell restaurant. Eastern Willowfield is primarily designated for industries, as there are many industrial structures and places there such as railroad tracks and warehouses.
Willowfield is based on Wilmington but takes its name from the census-designated place of Willowbrook in Los Angeles County, California. However, the Willowfield Homes projects are based on Nickerson Gardens in Watts.
Events of GTA San Andreas
The Rollin' Heights Ballas, a subset of the Ballas, use Willowfield as a base from which to attack both Ganton and Playa del Seville, both Grove Street Families territory. Carl Johnson enters Willowfield a few times during the storyline; some instances are for weapons, to modify low riders, and to perform drive-by shootings on Ballas gang members. Depending on the player's actions, Willowfield can be captured and claimed as a territory of the Grove Street Families.
- Carl Johnson (After purchasing the Willowfield Safehouse)
- Emmet
- Willowfield Homes
- Willowfield Junkyard
- 1 hour Photo
- 24 Hour Motel
- 98¢ Store (various)
- Ammu-Nation
- Beauty on 6th
- Body World
- Cluckin' Bell
- Emmet's
- Exotic Boutique
- Florists
- Hong Kong Deli
- Launderland Coin Laundry
- Lavanderia
- Liquor
- Liquor Mart
- Loco Low Co.
- Manchap Bldg.
- Pawn Shop (various)
- S&O Automatic Trans Specialist
- Security Storage
- Sushi Man
- TG Stages
- Tony's Liquor
- U.S. Mail
- Wholesale Produce
- Chainsaw - Behind a big trailer in a junkyard with a fossil fuels billboard above the entrance
- Pistol - At Emmet's after completion of Nines and AKs.
- Two Body Armor pickups
- Six Gang Tags
- Sabre (sometimes parked in one-way parking lot)
- Primo (sometimes in parking lot)
- Bravura (sometimes in parking lot)
- Savanna (parked in the driveway of a house down the street from Loco Low Co. after completion of the mission Cesar Vialpando)
- Snack vending machine - At 6th Street Plaza
- Sprunk vending machine
- On the original PS2 version of the game, the area containing the flood control east of the safehouse is unnamed on the map.
See Also
- Banning - Grand Theft Auto V equivalent of Willowfield.


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REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Bellair beauty: Lots of upgrades and lots of price
Address: 32 Old Farm Road
Neighborhood: Bellair
Asking: $1,090,000
Assessment: $902,700
Year Built: 1954
Size: 3,231 fin. sq. ft. / 747 unfin.
Land: 2.6 acres
Agent: Tommy Brannock, Real Estate III, 434-981-1486
Curb Appeal: 9 out of 10
Old houses, new houses, red houses, blue houses. After a few months of house hunting, don't they all start to slide into the same Dr. Seussian story?
And yet we continue to search for our dream house with a sunny kitchen and window seats, and whose bottom line fits our budget. Beyond its four walls, the right house oozes comfort, standing as the perfect complement to the lives of its owners.
If Southern Living is your dream, drive into Bellair. Past the communal pond and its resident ducks, tucked in among the azaleas, lies this lovingly renovated house— for those with the jingle to pay the million-plus price.
To be fair, the current owners have put a lot of work into the place— around $600,000 worth over two years, according to the agent.
Every detail has been attended to, starting with red granite kitchen countertops. The kitchen's ecru and red brick color scheme is picked up both in the backsplash and in the cherry cabinetry below counters and the cream-colored cabinets above. Top-line appliances (Sub-Zero, Miele, Wolf) blend in as well, with wooden facades (cherry for the dishwasher, ecru for the fridge) styled to look like the cabinets.
Further down the hall is a small sitting room, with French doors leading to a hardscaped patio. The sitting room could be turned into an eat-in kitchen, but for those who like their meals served with aplomb, there's a formal dining room next door, complete with a pineapple chandelier (think Williamsburg, not Coconut Tropic).
The large adjoining living room has a wood-burning fireplace (there's also one in the den below), and both have gas starters for fuss-free fires. Such a bonus is just part of the many perks in this neo-colonial paradise; others include blowsy florals and custom bathrooms.
The only half-bath in the house, just beyond the living room, has a pedestal sink and a magazine rack. The statement here, however, is made by the wallpaper: black and white ink drawings of pagodas on a lipstick-red background.
The master bath is equally breathtaking, with green granite countertops and the bathtubs surround. The cabinets are sea green, with a triple coating of high-sheen paint that creates a lacquered look. The white-tiled floor has embedded green mosaic tiles in a geometric pattern. The full-body shower has five different shower heads for massage, and part of the glass wall serves as a transom window, letting the steam circulate throughout the room.
After the shower, dry off in the adjoining dressing room (with built-in vanity) before choosing an outfit from the large walk-in closet (with two shoe shelves and a full-length mirror).
The bedroom proper is also huge, with built-in bookshelves and a media center.
If all this isn't enough to make you bolt the doors and take call in sick, there's plenty of space downstairs (the "terrace level") with a patio edging the length of the house, which overlooks a slope of wide, grassy lawn. A screened-in porch on this level has windows on two sides.
The two bedrooms also have windows overlooking the garden, as does the blue-green den, with built-in bookshelves and the aforementioned fireplace. The two full baths on this level, tastefully done of course, are in taupe and black and white. The closets are smaller, but there's plenty of extra storage in the large laundry area and a dry storage room.
For those who like their Brooks Brothers with a side of mint julep, this place is a shelter-mag centerfold come to life. For the rest of us— lower tax-bracket wage slaves, kilim-craving academics, and anyone with a hankering for the grungier side of house porn— the search continues.
Each week, a brave local seller invites the Hook to provide an impartial, warts-and-all look at their real estate listing. E-mail yours today!


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Rob Enright and Wells Stanwick will play for Johns Hopkins in Friday night's rivalry game vs. Princeton at Homewood Field. Both did not play last weekend against Michigan because of a violation of team rules.
Their suspensions stemmed from a larger event involving the team, and Hopkins will rotate players sitting out games throughout the season, a team spokesman told Inside Lacrosse on Thursday. Any update to a player's status for a particular game will be released on gameday, the spokesman said.
Rob Guida also did not play because of an undisclosed injury. His availability for Friday's contest is unclear.
Junior Rex Sanders started in Guida's place on Saturday and scored two goals. He will start against Princeton, coach Dave Pietramala told the Baltimore Sun.
"You'd like to upset the apple cart as little as possible, and Rex has done that," Pietramala said. "I think he's fit in well. He gives you a guy that can get to the goal. He's shown that he can score with both hands. So if you can put a guy in for another player and not feel like you've got to change things, then that's a positive, and with Rex there, nothing is off the table. We're able to continue to run the same things that we would have run if Rob was there."
I was curious what others thought? My personal opinion is, when a player violates team rules there is a consequence. If multiple players do it, then multiple players are punished. If this puts your team in a lurch where perhaps your best players are sitting out, so be it. The reality is, we are not here for just winning and losing. We are here to teach young kids life lessons and sometimes, those lessons suck more for us than they do for the kids. However, it is our duty as coaches to not let them down, because the easy way out is not how to live your life.
I always though Petro was a guy who expected a lot from his players. This does not necessarily take away from that because I don't know all the circumstances, but this sure smells like a "win at all costs" type of mentality. Tufts set the bar. Suspended 27 players for 1st two games. Those of us should all strive to be such excellent mentors to young men, so they can learn these lessons when the impact on their life is minimal.
If it was my team, those kids sit. All of them. Their teammates step up and pick up the slack as best they can. There are no shortcuts and you aren't going to get one on my watch, but maybe I am too strict. My dog never talks back, so hard to tell .


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Broader-band: CenturyLink acquires Qwest
It seems like just last year that CenturyTel acquired Embarq and started repainting those utility trucks with a CenturyLink logo. Wait, it wasn't even a year ago, and now, the Monroe, Louisiana-based company has added another telco to its belt, this one Qwest Communications with its beefy fiber-optics network.
"The nice thing I can say is we're the acquirer and won't have to change our name," says Rondi Furgason, CenturyLink VP and general manager for Virginia, who is headquartered in the old Centel/Sprint/Embarq building on West Main.
In the $10.6 billion stock-swap deal, CenturyLink takes a 50.5 percent majority ownership. The combined landline companies will operate in 37 states with 17 million access lines, 5 million broadband customers, 1.4 million video subscribers and 850,000 wireless consumers.
The latter will come from Qwest, because Embarq/CenturyLink ditched its wireless customers last year. The newer, bigger company will continue to train its sights on broadband and landlines.
"We believe broadband is the product of the future, and we're extremely focused on deploying broadband," says Furgason.
And as retro as landlines may seem to some cellphone-only or digital-cable telephone users, CenturyLink is not giving up on that market.
"I still think so many people want landlines," says Furgason, especially those with children, multiple bedrooms, and babysitters. "It is a relevant product during some life cycles."
She notes that over the winter, a lot of people with home phones through their cable had no service when the power went out. Nor did cellphone chargers work when electricity was absent.
Charlottesville-area CenturyLink residential customers won't see any changes with the merger because Quest doesn't operate east of the Mississippi, says Furgason.
What they may notice is that the phone company is moving to CenturyTel's more local and regional management model, says Furgason. Hence, a vice president in Charlottesville makes decisions on operations here rather than one in Overland Park, Kansas, where Embarq was headquartered.
And Denver-based Qwest brings a colorful history to the merger. The company was founded in 1996 by Southern Pacific Railroad owner Philip Anshutz, who installed fiber-optic cable along the railroad's rights-of-way. When Southern Pacific merged with Union Pacific in 1998, Anshutz added cable to those rail lines as well. Qwest also had a nationwide contract to lay fiber optics along railroads for MCI, and Anshutz laid his own company's lines at the same time.
Qwest made national news in 2006 when–- unlike AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth–- it refused to turn over customer phone records to the National Security Agency. A federal judge ruled the domestic eavesdropping program unconstitutional that same year and ordered it stopped.
A less proud chapter was the debacle surrounding former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio. In 2007, after allegedly manipulating the stock price, he was convicted of 19 counts of insider trading and sentenced to six years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $19 million fine.
The CenturyLink/Qwest merger is expected to be completed by the middle of 2011.
Updated 1:05pm Overland Park corrected.
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Qwest is considered a bad name. Anyway, the name here won't be changing. Interestingly, Sprint and Qwest are both Tier 1 internet, so we're back on the mainline. Except none of the mainlines go through here! There is a faint faint chance of fiber to the house, and a less faint chance of super DSL (about 30Mbits), since Qwest has been known to invest in that.
Worst case, we are looking at a FairPoint Communications situation. People in the know in a telecom giant spin off all the profitable sections, such as cellular and business, and leave the hulking mess of a largely rural, consumer landline phone comapany to die. It went from part of Verizon to bankruptcy in about 13 short months:
All the people at the top have to do is manage their own personal stock portfolios smartly, and pretend to be acting in the interest of the company. Read it and weep.
Has anyone ever figured out how much these name changes cost the consumer (yes I gathered no imminent change this time)? Vepco cum Virginia Power cum Dominion Power, etc. Each time it's a fleet painting, new letterheads and who knows what else has to be changed, with zero increase in service or productivity.
Bring that fiber optic net this way quick or Google might beat you to it!
Does this mean that something other than dial-up will be available out in the hinterlands? I know satellite's an option, but it's expensive and clunky.
Embarq was headquartered in Overland Park, KS, not just "Overland", KS.
I don't care if it's Fiber or what, just faster ;)
It has to cost hundreds of millions. Everything has to be changed; every sign, every truck, every letterhead, business cards. If I was an investor I'd be complaining.


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I've recently heard that apparently some in the Austen-related industry believe we are currently seeing a renewed interest in all things Austen due to the 200 year anniversaries of her six major novels, beginning in 2011. The fear, I suppose they would call it, is that Austen is just a passing fancy and not only are readers not in it for the long haul but that writers are quickly jumping on board to make a quick buck.
I have to admit, I scratch my head at this concern. 1995 saw Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman, the now-iconic BBC mini-series of Pride and Prejudice, a feature film of Persuasion and Clueless- a modern adaptation of Emma. 1996 saw TWO adaptations of Emma. 1998 gave us a feature film on Mansfield Park. 2001 brought Pride and Prejudice to the modern setting with Bridget Jones' Diary, and its sequel in 2004. P&P even mixed in Bollywood in 2004 with Bride & Prejudice! 2005 brought P&P to the box office with a much Award-nominated film. 2007 blew the limit with TV movies of Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park and feature films of The Jane Austen Book Club and Becoming Jane. 2008 mixed more fan stories with originals with a TV movie of Sense and Sensibility and Miss Austen Regrets and a mini-series of Lost in Austen. Emma became a BBC mini-series in 2009. The ultra-modern vlog Lizzie Bennet Diaries arrived in 2012 followed by Emma Approved in 2013. Austenland and Death Comes to Pemberley also aired in 2013. So far for 2016, we have had Unleashing Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (releasing nationwide in the US tomorrow, 2-5-16) and Love and Friendship based on Lady Susan is to release in May.
And that's only some of the film adaptations.
Now, let's talk books. This is not remotely comprehensive. Off the top of my head, Linda Berdoll published her first variation in 1999. Elizabeth Aston (may she rest in peace) was recommended to me by my favorite English professor as I craved P&P sequels and was readily available in bookstores circa 2005 (earliest publication date I found was 2003, but I'm going from memory of my conversation with the professor). A quick scan of Amazon reveals well-loved authors that still publish often began in 2007 and 2008- but from what I understand, they wrote for years before then.
So, when exactly since 1995 has Austen not been "in fashion?" I don't see it. I do see an increase in writers–specifically independent publishers– even since I began writing in 2013. But that's a GOOD thing. Every JAFF fan I've talked to has the same story: they liked Austen well enough, maybe even loved her. They were hesitant to try fan fiction. Then they got hooked and went on a shopping spree and inhaled every single book they could get their hands on.
Then what?
Are all the readers who first picked up Linda Berdoll's first book in 1999 and enjoyed it still JAFF fans? Probably not. Becuase they didn't have something to sustain their interest.
I found JAFF in February of 2013. I had terrible insomnia and couldn't sleep. Between then and when my daughter was born at the end of May I read almost 200 books. That's with two toddlers running around (I had one and babysat one). As soon as I finished one I was buying another. I would see several that interested me, and I'd buy them all. If I read one by an author and liked them well enough, I'd buy all the rest. Having the baby didn't really slow down my reading (her learning to crawl slowed it down).
Then, something happened. I ran out of things to read.
I even read the 99 cent stories that you can see in the sample are poorly edited with glaring grammatical errors but seemed to have intriguing story lines that were more adventurous than their more well-loved brethren. If it had Darcy and Elizabeth involved and wasn't kinky, I read it. But still, one day, I ran out of options. And that was after there was six years worth of several authors producing a book or two a year, AND after I found the free forums. That's when I listened to the Darcy and Elizabeth in my head and decided to try my hand at writing.
Not everyone cares to write, though. I had toyed with writing several times in college. It was always kind of on the outside of career options for me. Some are readers through and through, and writing a JAFF tale isn't an option. Do I want that reader to venture off into another genre? No! Who knows when they will come back to try another JAFF!
So, I open my arms to all the new writers. To all the ones that publish quickly. To the ones that don't sit on their stories for a year, convinced they're writing something as renowned as Austen herself because I've got news for you: the fans have to read something tomorrow too. I love the writers who "cop out" and write novellas and short stories, because I do want to read something in one sitting still, but these days I don't have a full day for reading like I did when my kids were mostly immobile.
I love the flavor and variety that has come to the JAFF world in the last few years as well. Here's a list of independent authors that debuted post-2013 that I can think of off the top of my head.
In the mood for a hunky fireman? Cat T. Gardiner's done it!
Do you want a story where Darcy truly saves Lydia from Wickham's perfidy? Check out Sketching Character by Pamela Lynne.
Imagine Lizzy as a little girl acquainted with the Fitzwilliam family and outsmarting a viscount. That's Oxford Cottage by Leenie Brown.
What if Georgiana came to Netherfield and became best friends with Elizabeth? See The Houseguest by Elizabeth Adams.
What if Mr. Gardiner was good friends with Mr. Darcy senior and a younger Elizabeth is in need of protection and a husband? Go read I Promise Too by Zoe Burton and be sure to follow up with the novel-length sequel: Promises Kept.
Can you imagine Darcy married to someone other than Elizabeth, but against his will? Or Elizabeth married but reported dead? Do you need more drama in your life? Thank you, Brenda Webb.
What would happen if Elizabeth never heard Darcy's insult, as Diana J. Oaks imagines in One Thread Pulled?
Can a forced marriage without love gradually lead to it? That's what Jeanna Ellsworth considers in Mr. Darcy's Promise.
What happens if Georgiana marries Wickham? Race for Elizabeth Ann West's Moralities of Marriage series.
Do you need a contemporary mystery? Penelope Swan might interest you.
Or how about contemporary comedy? Barbara Silkstone brings the laughs.
Interested in a paranormal twist? See April Floyd, Jemma Thorne, Jane Grix and Isobel Quinn (shameless plug).
In short, as any book lover knows, more books are always a great thing.
So, my job as a writer is to not only keep writing as fast as I can for you but it's to support the many others who write in this awesome, if addicting, genre.
But there's something you can do for us so we can serve you. Leave a review so we're encouraged to continue, lest us insecure writers get the impression we're not here for long.
And leave your thoughts on this so-called Austen bubble. I've been an Austen fan since my first exposure to her, and I think more and more people are coming to Austen that way as she is now a mainstay in American secondary schools and seems to be gaining recognition globally as well.


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LAKELAND, Fla. -- No, Torii Hunter didn't actually kiss an alligator. But he got close enough to make himself nervous.
"I didn't actually kiss it," Hunter said Wednesday morning. "I was on the backside of it. I'm definitely afraid, and my wife wouldn't kiss me after that. What if he broke loose and bit my nose off? Noseless Torii."
He also got closer than Miguel Cabrera was ever willing to get when teammates presented him with the alligator during the team's regular morning meeting Tuesday.
"It was cool. We had some fun. I was scared. That's my fear. I had never touched a gator. That was my fear and I overcame it. I got close, right in his face, and touched him in the eyeballs and everything."
The setup revolved around manager Brad Ausmus' well-chronicled 9:30 a.m. meetings. Sometimes, players are sent out on projects around the area. Drew VerHagen, for instance, had to go to the circus across the street early in camp and interview some of the performers. In this case, Hunter said, Daniel Fields, Ramon Cabrera and others were sent to Gatorland in nearby Kissimmee.
"They all went to Gatorland and did a little skit," Hunter said. "They had a video and they were talking with a mic and just kind of walking around and talking to people and touching different animals and different reptiles. Then they showed it in here. At the end of it, the lights came on and they brought a FedEx package to Miguel Cabrera and it was a gator.
"Miguel started running around the clubhouse. He was running, and they were trying to give him the package. We just all took pictures of it and [Justin] Verlander said, 'I dare you to kiss it.'"
It was not a small gator, either. Hunter estimated it to be four or five feet long.
The gator presumably went back to Gatorland, though Hunter has no idea where it came from or where it's going.
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Baby can start hearing sounds outside the womb - including your voice – at about 20 weeks. He may not be able to understand every word of Goodnight Moon, but he'll certainly recognize the sound of your voice, which will comfort him (often in the form of a story or song) in and out of the womb for years to come. So get started!
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By Raoul Heinrichs
New Year in the Persian Gulf has opened in the usual atmosphere of scurrility, mistrust and competition. The Iranian nuclear crisis – already animated by economic and cyber warfare, an unrelenting diplomatic offensive, and a systematic program of sabotage, espionage and assassination – has, over the past month, incorporated yet another aspect: the specter of naval confrontation.
Iran is planning a new round of naval war games in February. These follow an earlier round, which unfolded against the backdrop of two unusually bold threats: the first, to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to the imposition of new sanctions; the second, to attack a U.S. aircraft carrier should it return to the Gulf.
Neither threat has so far been acted upon, of course, nor are they likely to be. As a number of analysts have noted, any attempt by Iran to disrupt the passage of oil out of the Gulf would be a largely self-defeating move, given its current economic fragility and abiding dependence on oil exports.
Rather, Iranian bellicosity is better understood as an attempt to shape expectations about its future behavior. In the rough-and-tumble world of international politics, a reputation for recklessness, even irrationality, can be a useful bargaining tool, as North Korean negotiating behavior attests. In particular, Iran is determined to drive up the risks of an attack on its territory, especially its nuclear facilities, by conveying the resolve and ability to respond with naval operations along a spectrum of intensity, from low level harassment of merchant shipping to the kind of hit-and-run attacks on U.S. naval platforms more commonly associated with Chinese strategy in the Western Pacific.
That questions remain about the credibility of these threats is cold comfort for U.S. military planners, though. For them, a preoccupation with capabilities rather than intentions, which can change, means they now confront a potentially asymmetric challenge in the Gulf at a time when they are trying to make deep cuts in the defense budget and reorient their strategic focus to Asia. Indeed, evidence suggests that Washington is taking Tehran's threats seriously.
This is no surprise. By regional standards, the Iranian navy represents an atypically strong coastal force with a coherent force structure designed not to defeat a superior naval power so much as impose prohibitive costs on intervening in Iran's southern air and maritime approaches. Built for sea denial, it comprises submarines, mines and fast attack craft armed with anti-ship cruise missiles. Each of these capabilities is cheap relative to the platforms against which they're being fielded, and each places a disproportionate burden on the side seeking to defend against them. Submarines are hard to find; mines take a long time to clear; and Fast Attack Craft, especially when used in numbers and dispersed formations, are difficult to prevent closing to a range at which their missiles become a serious risk to even well protected ships.
The effects of this force are magnified by congenial naval geography. By contrast with the Western Pacific, with its oceanic expanses and concentric archipelagic chains, the Persian Gulf is a narrow body of water, making it conducive to offensive denial operations. It has one constricted entry point. This creates a funneling effect that allows Iranian forces to concentrate their firepower. Short distances make operations less surveillance intensive, and therefore less technologically demanding. They also compress the warning time available to an enemy defending against missile strikes, while long stretches of noisy coastal water create an ideal acoustic environment for lurking Iranian submarines.


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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new trend from auto insurers may reveal more about your driving than you want.
You may have seen the ads showing a plug-in device that auto insurers promise will help lower rates for good drivers.
Progressive and other insurance companies are using devices that keep track of your good driving habits, but may also show the bad.
"I think there's some very complex privacy problems associated with this," Dallas attorney Peter Vogel, with Gardere Wynne Sewell, said.
Vogel teaches a course on internet privacy at Southern Methodist University said the data people are voluntarily giving their insurance company could be used against them in a court of law.
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Vogel says the data that's voluntarily being given up could be used as evidence, for example, in a divorce case.
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The column penned by Claudia Stravato (Jan. 15) criticizing budget cuts to family planning and anti-abortion legislation contained misrepresentations and inflamed rhetoric that demands a response. It is ludicrous to claim opposition by evangelicals and tea party members to birth control, family planning and abortion somehow violates the separation of church and state and is a civil-rights issue.
These spurious claims must be challenged.
According to their latest annual report, Planned Parenthood performed 329,445 abortions in 2010 while providing 841 adoption referrals (that's 391 abortions for each referral); so much for "choice." While abortion amounted to only 3 percent of their services, it accounted for 51 percent of their revenue.
One of the best things to happen to a woman considering an abortion is to view her ultra sound. This proves that she is carrying a live human being, not just a glob of tissue. A human being is protected by two historic documents that state: "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," and from the Creator, who declared "before I formed you in the womb, I knew the plans I had for you."
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These statistics suggest that services provided by Planned Parenthood masquerading as "birth control" and "family planning" is more about big money than a woman's health.
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During Jesus' ministry on earth, He valued the contributions of women and elevated their status.
For instance, He initiated a deep conversation with a Samaritan (outcast) woman—who subsequently evangelized her whole town (John 4). He protected the woman caught in adultery and challenged her to begin a new life (John 8).
He defended the mothers who brought their children to Him (Mark 10). During His last moments on the cross, He made arrangements for His own mother's care (John 19).
When a sinful woman poured expensive perfume on His feet, He stopped the onlookers' criticism and declared: "Wherever this Good News is preached in all the world, this woman will be remembered for what she has done" (Matthew 26:13, NLV). Indeed, He was correct.
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These issues affect women of all cultures, social standings and countries. The Adventist Church strives to nurture women in the church and in the community while empowering them to become stronger women of God in the areas of Bible study, prayer, personal growth and outreach in the community.
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I am looking to attend law school after graduating from McGill University (my undergrad). I am going into second year at mcgill and need to pick my major/minor. The two programs i am looking into are a major in economics with a minor in finance/marketing, or a joint honors program in finance and economics with a minor in really anything. I know the honors program for econ and finance is one of the hardest programs at mcgill and will alter my gpa negatively compared to the first option. So the question i have is out of your personal experience and knowledge should i pursue the honors degree or take the normal economics program and obtain a higher gpa. does the honors degree carry enough weight that it will help my application?


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What's So Funny About Reading At Work?
I forgot if it was something I overheard at the recent NJLA conference, or something I read on a blog, or overheard in a conversation. But it was along the lines of this: that librarians should clear up the misconception that we "just read" at work by showing all the valuable work that we do. Outreach! Programs! Website stuff! Reference!
And I wonder -- what's so wrong with reading at work? Why do we have to let people know, "oh, silly, we don't read at work!"
Truthfully, shouldn't employees be encouraged to read during the working day?
Librarians are expected to give readers advisory. And to create booklists. To do storytimes. To visit schools to talk about books and read stories. Arrange author visits. Run programs. All these things require reading. And if the library discourages reading at work, when does this reading get done?
At home; not on library time. One of those things that librarians are "expected" to do.
So why do libraries discourage reading at work? Why don't they encourage it?
I think it's partly fear: if the patron sees someone reading, they will assume it's the equivalent of watching TV & eating bon bons. In other words, it's not something for work; it's something for fun. And why should librarians be paid for doing something that's fun? The patron is looking at that reading librarians and thinking, my tax dollars are being wasted.
I think its partly the belief that being a librarian is a calling, not a career. And since librarians enjoy reading, they'd be doing it anyway, so why make time at work? It's something you love anyway, so of course it will get done! But to tell the truth, sometimes I don't want to read another picture book or a teen book. I want to read something grown up; or I want to read something because it's what I want to read, not what I have to read.
Finally, I think its the belief that the reading will be a barrier to a patron approaching the librarian. "Oh, I don't want to disturb you." Except, the patrons say that anyway. If you're on the phone, if you're working at the computer, if you're helping another patron. So why should reading be any different?
If the issue is public perception, then the answer shouldn't be to go along with the misconception. Encourage staff to read -- and be loud and proud about it. And educate people that no, we're not reading; we're working. And that work happens to involve reading.
Some ideas:
- Have posters in the children's area listing all the books librarians have read so far that year.
- Keep a running total of all books read by staff on your website.
- Have buttons: "We read so we can give you the best."
- Just as you schedule desk time, schedule DEAR time.
- Have an article in the local paper that explains why staff reading is important, and include numbers -- books published, books bought, books read, books used in storytime, books appearing on booklists.
Does your library encourage reading on library time? What ideas do have to let patrons know that it's a valuable use of staff?
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Air Force and Navy Fitness may be adding new fitness centers to their ranks. A new fitness center at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina and Naval Air Station Kingsville (TX) were recently added by House appropriators to President Bush's fiscal 2009 military construction request.
The new The newcenters are part of additions aimed at improving the quality of life for service members and their families. The additions to the military construction and Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations bill were approved unanimously by the House Appropriations Committee on June 24, according to the Air Force Times.
The bill, which will include $24.8 billion for military construction, will now go to the full House for consideration. The bill includes $400 million more than the original White House request.
The committee also approved 11 child development and youth activity centers requested by the Defense Department, noting the increased need for child care on military bases. Other projects added included housing, changes to travel reimbursement rates and increases in VA health care funding.


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DailyDirt: Games Played By Computers
from the urls-we-dig-up deptArtificial intelligence projects have come a long way with algorithms that can beat some of the best humans at poker and chess and a whole bunch of other games. There are still a few games that people can clearly play better than computers, but that list is getting shorter all the time. Here are just a few bots that are learning how to beat us at our own games.
- French researchers are working on software that can learn how to play a game just by watching humans play -- and their software has mastered games like tic-tac-toe and connect4. More complex games like chess are a bit too difficult, but maybe someday learning algorithms will be able to take on arbitrary games. [url]
- Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors with a robot hand doesn't sound like a particularly winnable game -- especially when the robot cheats all the time. This robot only takes about a millisecond to detect what a human hand will play, so the only winning strategy for humans is to try to come up with deceptive ways to play RPS. [url]
- A panel of judges couldn't tell the difference between a computer player and a human player in an Unreal tournament (in a strange kind of Turing test). Non-player characters controlled by algorithms are getting more and more human-like, and pretty soon humans won't even need to play video games anymore.... [url]
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The original vision for nationwide health information exchange was a "network of networks" model where local HIEs would interact HIE-to-HIE to form a virtual national network. But notice that many of the new initiatives are essentially solving a different problem: they are enabling point-to-point connections across a wider geography and set of clinical sites. This seems more like a large, single national network rather than leverage of more distributed organizations or implementations. Only time will tell if these private sector initiatives will collaborate, converge or compete. And only time will tell of the limitations of ONC's ability to influence and provide leadership will creates gaps or provide new opportunities for innovation.
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