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Unplanned?: Parenthood board members resign
Shortly after Planned Parenthood opened the doors of its gleaming new million-dollar clinic on Hydraulic Road, the Herbert C. Jones Jr. Reproductive Health and Education Center endured pro-life protests and a legal challenge to its zoning. Now an internal controversy could prove far more damaging than picketers out front.
At least four board members have resigned, and a seven-page no-confidence statement obtained by the Hook questions the leadership of president and CEO David Nova.
Dated October 10, the memo by four departing board members describes the situation in Charlottesville under Nova's leadership as "deteriorating" and its funding base in the community "eroding." The statement alleges "dysfunctional" programs and inadequate staffing, and calls the clinic a "failing business," noting that several capital campaign pledges have been withdrawn with other major donors threatening to follow suit.
"I think if the materials in that document were true, I would be no longer working for Planned Parenthood," says Nova.
"I know there were a fair number of inaccuracies [in the statement]," says Al Knighton, a Roanoke attorney and treasurer of Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge, the umbrella body that oversees Roanoke, Lynchburg, Blacksburg, and Charlottesville. "I think those four board members were acting in good faith. I think they were misguided."
The no-confidence statement alleges that the Charlottesville clinic is overly dependent on donor contributions– using 50 percent of them to meet expenses– because of low revenues for its services.
Not true, protests Nova, who was hired in 1990 and became CEO in 1997. "It's not 50 percent– it's 1.7 percent based on audited numbers" between 1997 and 2004, he says. He adds that in the new building, a preliminary audit shows medical revenues up more than 15 percent over last year. "I don't know where the [board members'] numbers came from," he says. "They don't match our audited numbers."
Another charge by the departing board members: the loss of large donors. "Nova has failed to address or otherwise successfully handle the concerns of a prominent Charlottesville former donor and volunteer," they allege.
Nova says he knows of a few donors who say they're not going to give, but he doesn't think the no-confidence memo is the reason. Knighton is aware of one pledge that's been withdrawn.
There has been some talk of Charlottesville seceding from Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge to become a separate affiliate– an idea the national organization frowns upon.
Sherri Moore, Amanda Megargel, Antoinette Brewster, and Jack Marshall are the four Charlottesville members who resigned, in addition to one from Roanoke, and they remain mum about their motives. Moore and Megargel did not return phone calls from the Hook, Brewster's number is no longer in service, and Marshall declined to comment, other than to note his term was ending anyway. "I love this organization," he says.
A draft of a resignation letter is circulating among the 25 members of the Charlottesville advisory council, the local fundraising arm.
Janet Miller is one of those resigning. "It's making a statement to the board– 'You need to pay attention,'" she explains. She believes the dissension is an internal matter that will be resolved– and she prefers not in the press.
As for her continued financial support of Planned Parenthood, Miller, who makes her donations at the end of the year, admits, "I have not made a decision" about whether she'll be writing a check this year.
Another concern of the departed board members is that the Charlottesville clinic is underutilized.
"I think to some extent that's true," says Nova. Concern that the Virginia General Assembly would force abortion clinics to meet hospital standards motivated Planned Parenthood to build to those standards.
"It was built for future and current needs," says Nova.
And the departed board members take a jab at the timing of Nova's paid sabbatical. He recently completed a five-month hike of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Dubbed "Pophike," the trek raised population awareness and money– but less of each than the board members may have hoped.
"We question if the President was aware that [Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge] financial affairs were in critical condition prior to leaving for sabbatical," says the statement. "If he was aware, we question the wisdom of taking leave for five months."
"As the treasurer, I would dispute that," says Knighton. "The reaction of the board is best evidenced by the fact when it was asked to vote to dismiss David as CEO, the board voted to retain him."
However, Knighton notes that fundraising is difficult for many nonprofits. "I wouldn't say Planned Parenthood is having an easy time," he says. "These are tough times. We will survive."
Nova supporters and detractors are united in their worry that the controversy could affect fundraising. "It sure isn't gonna help it," says Knighton. "It's not the best of times between Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge and Charlottesville, especially donors."
With the resignations, "David now has the full support of the board," reiterates Knighton. "Charlottesville remains important to us. We know we haven't handled the situation perfectly, and we intend to improve on that."
Patricia Branch, a Planned Parenthood volunteer and daughter of the late Dr. Herbert Jones, was unaware of the turmoil until a reporter's call.
She finds the volunteer support of the new facility "unbelievable" and thinks the resigned board members will be replaced with "equally capable people." Does she worry that the internal strife will affect donations? "I don't have any concern or any qualms that it's going to be affected," she says. "It's too important to this area, and there are too many good people working there."
And what would Dr. Jones have thought about the discord at the clinic bearing his name?
"He was an avid supporter," says Branch. "I don't think what goes on behind closed doors would change that. The goal is supporting women and their rights. I don't think it changes Planned Parenthood and its ultimate goals."
Knighton agrees. "There is a great commitment to Planned Parenthood, even among those who've resigned."
The new clinic hasn't performed as many abortions as neighbors might have thought.
Avid hiker David Nova expects to raise around $100,000 in pledges from PopHike.


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Sisters of Charity house Michigan motorcycle gang
Relationship between two groups dates back ten years
Finding a place to stay in Milwaukee this weekend may take divine intervention, but WISN 12 News found one group that is staying close to the vestment.
Extolling their virtue of hospitality, the Sisters of Charity have opened the doors of their Brown Deer retreat for the last 10 years to bikers.
"My idea of a motorcycle gang went back to the Hell's Angels," said Sister Anne Marie.
However, the years have proven that the two groups are a good match.
"Motorcycle men and women are absolutely delightful," she said. "We struck up a wonderful friendship."
Bill Carothers of the Muskegon Motorcycle Gang said the two groups have more in common than many would think.
"Their charter is much in common with what ours is -- helping others less fortunate," he said.
There are 23 members of the MMG staying at the retreat. Carothers said that after a deadly crash in 2012 that claimed two of their members and injured eight others in Fond du Lac County, the tranquility of the retreat has been a godsend.
"It has been a very hard year for everyone," he said.
The MMG appreciate having their extended family in Brown Deer to lean on. They have also been known to take the sisters on rides around town.
"I was a little bite nervous about it because I was afraid my mother might see me on a motorcycle and have a heart attack," Anne Marie said.
The two groups have been staying together for 10 years and both sides look forward to the annual visit.
"Loud pipes and loud prayers," Carothers said. "It's all talking the same language."
WISN 12 News reporter Jason Newton will have additional coverage of this story tonight on WISN 12 News at 5:00.


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The school district will hold their first session (Deliberative Session) of the annual school district meeting, on Saturday, February 2 in the Nute High School cafeteria beginning at 1 pm.
This session will consist of explanation, discussion and debate of each of the proposed warrant articles. Registered voters who are present will have the opportunity to propose, debate and adopt amendments to the warrant articles, except those articles whose wording is prescribed by law. Warrant articles that are amended shall be placed on the official ballot for a final vote on the main motion, as amended.
The second sessionof annual meeting (official ballot voting) will be held at the Emma Ramsey Center on Tuesday, March 12 between the hours of 8 am and 7 pm. School District voters will elect a moderator, clerk, and treasurer for one-year terms and(2) school school members for three-year terms. To sign up for any office, contact the SAU office at 6521-0263.
The school board is proposing an operating budge of $8,839,562.
A sum of $417,124 for school administration.
Other articles to include, a sum of $50,000 for building maintenance, a sum of $25,000 for the education of educationally disabled children and to form a planning committee to study organization and reorganization of SAU 64, including possible withdrawal of Wakefield School District form SAU 64.
Interested people can sign up for town officer positions through Friday, February 1 at 5 pm. There are vacancies for a selectman, town clerk/tax collector, treasurer, fire chief, planning board, budget committee, library trustee, trustee of the trust fund, zoning board of adjustment and cemetery trustee.
Candidates for local election will have an opportunity to meet the public on Sunday February 17 at 3 pm at the Emma Ramsey Center. The event will be recorded for broadcast by Metrocast Cablevision. The event is open to the public and voters will have the opportunity to question each group of candidates.For more information call Susann Brown at 652-4306.
The Milton PTA is sponsoring a family dance on Friday, February 22 beginning 6 pm. To be held at Nute High School to benefit "End 68 hours of Hunger". The event is free, but people are urged to bring a donation and a refreshment to share. This will be a Hawaiian Beach Theme. Appropriate clothing should be worn. For more information contact Brenda.Forcier @sau64.org.
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The school district will hold their first session (Deliberative Session) of the annual school district meeting, on Saturday, February 2 in the Nute High School cafeteria beginning at 1 pm.


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Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. He is best known for hits like "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson is the sole author of most of his songs, but he has collaborated with various other figures of the Nashville scene such as Shel Silverstein or Fred Foster.


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...and my thermodynamic metaphors...
Mojmír Hampl is one of the 7 members of the Czech National Bank's board – which determines the main interest rates in Czechia etc. He was the key hawk-turn-dove in 2013 whose vote decided about the interventions against the previously strengthening crown and the alleged deflation threat. And he's arguably the most outspoken pundit among the seven. I've had a lunch with him some years ago.
Parallel Polis, a Bitcoin café in Prague
Days ago, he published his opinion about the Bitcoin:
Don't be afraid of bitcoinIt was published on the Czech National Bank's website – and elsewhere. Others in the board probably agree with him. By the "fear", Hampl means that the cryptocurrencies don't really represent any "competitor" to the fiat currencies. In particular, the Czech crown – the currency only used by 0.15% of the people on Earth – is used in a 6 times larger volume of transactions than the Bitcoin – almost 50% of the cryptocurrencies' capitalization over $100 billion and a global mania.
The key reason why the cryptocurrencies aren't really competitive with the fiat currencies is that they lack what is perhaps the most important defining virtue of any currency: its predictable value relatively to the things that people will need to buy for them, the reason why they accept and hold the currencies in the first place. I wrote these things many times.
Hampl says that the price stability is also the main task of the central banks like his. In particular, when he asks the people what's the "money supply" in Czechia, people usually don't have a clue but they more or less know what the latest inflation rate is. That's because the latter is much more important for the usability of the currency than the former!
The physics analogy – and it's more than an analogy – that I always use are intensive and extensive quantities in thermodynamics; and the grand canonical and microcanonical ensemble in statistical physics.
The money supply is analogous to the "total energy carried by vibrations in a liter of water"; the inflation rate is analogous to the temperature of the water or the rate of its increase. Well, the temperature is much more important to know when you deal with the water – e.g. when you want to drink it or touch it. The total energy may be a small or big number in some units you have no idea about. It doesn't affect you. It is proportional to the volume of the water in the pot but you don't care about it too much because you will only touch the surface of the water, anyway.
A funny thing about the temperature and the inflation rate is that "everyone who is in thermal equilibrium or cooperating with the rest of the economy" is using the same value. The thermalization takes place – it brings all the players to the same temperature. The inflation rate is "shared" pretty much by definition – it's defined by a shared definition – but its being universal also has some reason. People plan the future value of the money which will be determined by some random counterparties in the market. And those will be pretty much the same people for everybody, namely statistically random people.
The microcanonical ensemble is one that tries to keep extensive quantities like the total energy of the water in the pot constant and well-defined; the grand canonical keeps the intensive quantities, such as the temperature and chemical potential, fixed. The latter are analogous to the inflation rate and the central banks keep these universal, shared, intensive quantities fixed. They often adjust the money supply or perform asset purchases in order to achieve that – exactly because the predictable value of the money, like the predictable temperature in the future, is what is needed to live there.
On the other hand, the Bitcoin wants to keep the number of Bitcoins constant – it's like keeping the total energy or the number of molecules \(E,N\) fixed in a microcanonical ensemble. It's not terribly helpful for planning how to use the Bitcoins in an actual practical life. The Bitcoin kids often tell you that the Bitcoin is "scarce" because the total number of the Bitcoins is only converging towards the upper bound, 21 million.
But the previous statement is completely vacuous. The number 21 million only has this value because we focused on a particular unit, one Bitcoin. But that unit is over $3,000 now so it isn't terribly practical to buy things every day. Instead, we could be talking about milliBitcoins. And there will be 21 billion of them – this number is no longer so small and exclusive. ;-) If the price of one Bitcoin continued to grow insanely, one microBitcoin could be a better measure in the future, and there would be 21 trillion of them, and so on. Funnily enough, these tiny fractions aren't just hypothetical. The Bitcoin folks actually use one Satoshi which is 10 nanoBitcoins, the smallest unit they may distinguish right now. There will be 2.1 quadrillions of them in the world, not so exclusive.
In the same way, the total money supply of U.S. dollars is some large number but the fact that the number is large simply doesn't pose any threat for anybody. It's some inconsequential extensive number. The number is large because there are many Americans, they have a pretty big debt, and much of the money supply is sitting somewhere, so the larger types of money supply are even larger, and so on. The energy of a liter of water in electronvolts is also large and the large number doesn't mean anything bad or anything good. It's just inconsequential. All of us live "locally" in some environment so we're primarily interested in the intensive quantities describing the conditions at the place of the environment, e.g. the inflation rate in the relevant national currency.
The fact that the number of Bitcoins in circulation is known – and will go towards 21 million – implies that the amount of "real things" in the inflation basket you may buy for one Bitcoin is not predictable. And that's bad. The kids who spread the Bitcoin and blockchain ideas as a gospel may understand some technical algorithms but they don't understand something that is much more important for an economic proposal – basics of economics. The central banks are effectively adjusting the money supply (through the interest rates or extraordinarily measures) in order to keep the money's value predictable – because the predictable value of the money is what makes them so useful and optimizes the performance of the economic players who use them in their activities and planning. So the variable money supply of a fiat currency is a good thing, not a bad thing – because it's a necessary condition for the stability of quantities whose stability or predictability is important! This stabilization of the money's value is what Hampl calls the "elastic money".
Similar texts about the key role of the price stability or predictable value for any currency have been written by the Austrian school economist Gary North, especially in late 2013. See:
- Bitcoins: The Second Biggest Ponzi Scheme in History
- Digital Tulips: The Bitcoin Mania
- Bitcoins: The Road to Investment Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions
- "I, Broken Pencil": An Economic Analysis of Bitcoins
- My Interview With a Bitcoins Expert (funny, satire)


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On June 20, 2011, Kendrick (Kenn) Miller became the Chief of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
Kenn is a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Salem College in Salem, West Virginia, earning his bachelors degree in Youth Agency Administration. This was through the American Humanics program founded by H. Roe Bartle in 1949 to provide college age students the training necessary to work in the non-profit community.
Kenn has served as a professional with the Boy Scouts for over 32 years. He began his career in the Northeast Illinois Council headquartered in Highland Park, IL, serving in two Districts and then as Field Director. During this time he also served several summers as the Director for Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation in northern Wisconsin. In 1992 he was promoted to the position of Director of Field Service in Louisville, Kentucky and then selected as Scout Executive for the Black Swamp Area Council headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. He went on to serve as the Scout Executive for the Greater Cleveland Council before joining the Central Region staff as Deputy Regional Director in October of 2008. He served as the Scout Executive for the Heart of America Council from February 2011 - December 2017.
Kenn is a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow and has served on staff for Wood Badge and National Camp School courses. He has taught at numerous courses at the Philmont Training Center in Cimarron, New Mexico and at the Boy Scout Center for Professional Development in Texas. He has also served on staff for many National Jamborees.
Active in the community, Kenn has been a Rotary Club member for over 20 years. He is also active in his church having served as an usher and on the capital campaign and finance committees.


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EVENT: MRC's 2014 Walk for Recovery
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Minnesota Recovery Connection's fourth annual Walk for Recovery is a way to celebrate recovery, show your support, generate hope, reduce stigma, and offer living proof that recovery is real! All proceeds will help us to continue our mission of strengthening and supporting the recovery community through peer-based recovery support programs, advocacy, and recovery-related public education.
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is an enlargement of the prostate. The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located at the neck of the bladder. It surrounds the urethra, a tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.
An enlarged prostate puts pressure on the urethra and can make it difficult for urine to pass. Eventually, the urethra may become completely closed off.
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The exact cause of BPH is unknown. It may be related to natural changes in hormone levels that occur as men age.
The enlargement is not due to cancer.
Risk Factors
BPH is most likely to occur in men aged 50 years or older. Other factors that may increase your chance of having BPH include:
- Metabolic syndrome —A condition marked by elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, and body weight, especially weight centered around the midsection.
- Obesity
- Lipid disorders
- Diet high in fats and red meat
Enlarged prostate itself does not cause symptoms. Symptoms develop when the prostate gland puts enough pressure on the urethra to interfere with the flow of urine.
Symptoms usually increase in severity over time and may include:
- Difficulty starting to urinate
- Weak urination stream
- Dribbling at the end of urination
- Sensation of incomplete bladder emptying
- Urge to urinate frequently, especially at night
- Deep discomfort in the lower abdomen
- Urge incontinence —strong, sudden urge to urinate
You will be asked about your medical history and symptoms. If BPH is suspected, a digital rectal exam may be done. A gloved finger is inserted into the rectum to assess the prostate.
To assess problems with urine flow your doctor may recommend:
- Urine flow study
- Cystometrogram—a functional study of the way your bladder fills and empties
- Post-void residual volume test—measures whether you can empty your bladder completely
Images of the prostate and urinary tract may be taken with:
- Ultrasound
- Cystoscopy
Treatment is not needed for mild cases. Most men with BPH eventually request medical intervention to help with urinary symptoms.
Treatments include:
Medication is often the first line of treatment to help reduce urinary symptoms. Medication options include:
- 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors—to shrink the prostate, which may decrease some urination problems
- Alpha-blockers—to relax the muscles around the neck of the bladder and the prostate to improve urine flow
- Antimuscarinics—to relax the bladder muscles, which helps to reduce the urge to urinate frequently
- Phosphodiesterase-5 enzyme inhibitor — erectile dysfunction medication that can also improve the symptoms of BPH
Your doctor may also recommend avoiding certain medications. For example, decongestant drugs containing alpha-agonists such as pseudoephedrine can worsen BPH symptoms.
Minimally Invasive Interventions
Minimally invasive procedures can be through the urethra. This type of surgery generally has shorter recovery time and less risk of damage to surrounding tissue than open surgeries. These options may be used if medications were not able to reduce symptoms but surgery is not needed. Procedure options include:
- Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT)—uses microwaves to destroy excess prostate tissue
- Transurethral laser therapy—uses highly focused laser energy to remove prostate tissue
- Urolift—small devices are implanted to hold the prostate tissue out of the way of the urethra
- Transurethral RF thermal therapy—uses heated water vapor to destroy extra prostate tissue
Surgery may be advised if medications and noninvasive procedures are not effective. The goal of surgery is to remove excess prostate tissue or widen the pathway for urine.
Portions of the prostate may be removed with:
- Transurethral surgical resection of the prostate (TURP)—a scope is inserted through the penis to remove the enlarged portion of the prostate
- Open surgery—removal of the enlarged portion of the prostate through an incision, usually in the lower abdominal area, more invasive
The urethra may be widened by:
- Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP)—small cuts are made in the neck of the bladder to widen the urethra
Prostatic stents—tiny metal coils are inserted into urethra to widen it and keep it open
- Usually used for men who do not want to take medication or have surgery
- Does not appear to be a good long-term option
Alternative Treatments
Some herbal products have been studied as possible BPH treatments. Check with your doctor before using any supplements or alternative treatments. Herbs that may have some benefit include:
Prostate enlargement occurs naturally with age. It is more common in men with obesity and low HDL cholesterol levels. Maintaining a healthy weight and eating a healthful diet may prevent prostate enlargement.
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Prostate Cancer Research Institute http://prostate-cancer.org
Canadian Urological Association http://www.cua.org
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10/14/2011 DynaMed Plus Systematic Literature Surveillance https://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116944/Benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-BPH : US Food and Drug Administration. FDA approves Cialis to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. US Food and Drug Administration website. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm274642.htm. Updated October 6, 2011. Accessed September 3, 2014.
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Do you still have bees and banjos, Sean?Lone
Hey Lone! I'm surprised you remember me! It's been years since I posted anything on this forum. Yep, still keeping bees and picking the banjer!Sean
I never forget a banjo player. Are you ready for St Paddy's Day yet? It's only a week away. We're playing at a club and I am allowed to tell one irish joke every half hour. I can't play a jig on a 5 string so I'll mainly fiddle. I play every so often in an irish band, a bush band, a gospel band, and a group that plays only australian fiddle tunes, so I get a bit busy and my tendonitis objects to it a bit.I remember you got diabetes and I was wondering how you're managing that. How much honey do you eat now? It would be a real blow to a beekeeper, but I'm glad you're still at it.In regards to rabbits, do you know that it's illegal to keep rabbits in Queensland? I'm not sure about other states. Where I live the ground is actually too hard for them to burrow, so I don't think they have ever been a problem. There is the odd one around. But the mixo and then calicivirus have knocked them down everywhere. They were brought to australia initially for hunting but soon bred like rabbits. They put up a rabbit proof fence which the rabbits thought was so funny as they were on both sides of it. Henry Lawson wrote a story about a buck rabbit that laughed so hard he picked it up and it was still laughing when he put it in the pot. (look up "Henry Lawson: Hungerford) There is a good movie called rabbit proof fence. Consequently, I hadn't eaten rabbit since I was very young and was missing it badly, but went back to Victoria at Christmas and had rabbit stew.Lone
Alright Sean! Your post got me interested and now I'm keeping rabbits too. :lol:Cooking the first cull buck tomorrow. :evil:Deboned him and plan to slow roast his butt :-D :evil:Bought a package and wound up with too many males. Have 3 breeding age does and will cull down to 2 bucks. The good news is the bud 5 jambalaya will now include rabbit!!! :piano: :piano:Bailey
I love rabbit and have hunted and eaten many but I don't think I can raise them and then kill and eat them.
are you processing the hides as well? are they worth messing with? that probably makes a difference in your method of...execution?


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It's not exactly the most vexing issue of our technological times. Still, it has its moments.
So what is this SysRq key on every single PC keyboard? The curious will press it, and nothing SysRqs.
Many things die hard in computerland. In a way, SysRq is historic, a relic of the first IBM keyboard. If you haven't already guessed, it means system request.
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This was a way more positive take than I was expecting, even granting his previously expressed fondness for Suda 51.
Still not paying $60 though; call me back in 6 months.
Indeed, I didn't mean to imply LC was problematic, just if that was what went through the minds of the people you mentioned.
Being fairly interested in feminism myself, may I ask where one might find such petitions?
While I'd be willing to listen to someone's argument from the other side of the issue, I'm not sure someone who uses the argument "People who claim this game is sexist are simply xenophobes/racist towards the Japanese" helps to validate that other side.
The mood of this video seemed way more subtle than what I would expect from Zero Punctuation.
It's disappointing to see even Yahtzee fall in line behind the "video games are sexist"-crowd. Then again, he did the same thing with the "RE5 is racist"-people. Video games and gamers still have a lot of growing up to do.
F' da haters(IGN) this game is great. If it just had a couple more stages.
Did someone really ask if games like this were ruining the industry? Over, say, Call of 'let's re-skin it once a year, no-one even notices' Duty? It's not Shadow of the Collossus but I think we can allow one developer the fun of releasing dick-joke humor in video-game form.
OT: I bought it, I liked it, it isn't particularly advanced but it's got enough content to at least make it enjoyable for 6-8 Hours. Plus dialogue.
While I agree with MovieBob's film reviews about 90-95% of the time, when it comes to his Game OverThinker vids that drops to about 60%. This was one of the ones I disagreed with.
I found Extra Creditz' and this guy's counter-arguments to be far more convincing.
Vitriol levels seemed low... Nice bike, tho.
As to the game, sounds like a renter-- which I had figured it would be. Let's face it, everyone would've been super-surprised if it had been substantial and deep game, given the title.
Just what the hell is "fucked" about wanting to protect Lara in the new Tomb Raider?
I'm sorry Croshaw, but you really jumped the shark with your contrarian bullshit on that one.
Everyone seems to ignore the fact that nick is a completely disempowered, objectified and abused character, this runs parallel to Juliet to really serve as a criticism of this kind of objectification.
Its a nice bit of social commentary that mocks the very consumer this game has been targeted at.
Ha ha - the guy jerked off a cock . Isnt that visualy funny ?
There's also this guy's videos on the subject http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4ww_NwjC0Q . They're very in depth, I suggest checking it out.
Shinji Mikami helped on Killer7 as well.
so a rental at best, well I might still pick it up for just my inner anime fan-boy wants all of that dlc/costumes to mess around with.
Between Super and Slither, if you haven't heard of James Gunn, that's your problem. Also, I thought the same thing here as I did when you said it in the Bayonetta review, if it's intentions are clear, why should anyone care that someone's masturbating to it? There's someone willing to masturbate to virtually anything on the internet, if you haven't noticed.
I will play this at some point... perhaps not right away... but when I do I am going to get the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness costume the game offers and pretend that the Necronomicon has somehow bitch slapped Ash Williams and turned him into a girl to annoy his sense of manliness and he now has to fight zombies in a highschool to get to the book and change himself back into the Man who is a Manly Man.
He was only saying that the ones who used the argument "It's Japan. They always do that" are who are xenophobic. Not everyone.
Only problem with the game was it's abysmal usage of QTE's and its mediocre combat. If those were improve it could easily top many games this year, alas, this is not so.
Well it can't be argued Samus's characterization in Other M basically stems from the japanese society's view of women. The producer, Yoshio Sakamoto, wrote the script as well, and it's really obvious the guy is a mysoginist.
I pre-ordered this game for around $40. Not quite a budget game price, but I was pleasantly surprised how goofy and fun it was. Yes, it's similar to other Suda 51 games, but if you have played and enjoyed other Suda games (not just watched a video and decided that you are above all that) you might enjoy this game as well. His games weave very interesting, crazy, surreal stories. This one being a more lowbrow very alternate universe were it's OK to be a kick ass Buffy-ish slayer, and it's got great writing/voice acting in the style that only Suda can pull off. While the gameplay isn't broken, it is sluggish. I will say that, load times withstanding, the way in which different game mechanics come into play was something that I really liked. (Aside from Zombie Baseball. Yahtzee wasn't lying about how hard and just horrible that was.) If you like hack-in slash games give this one a try.
On a side note, as I'm really curious of others thoughts about a trend I saw in other posts. Is it the subject mater, genre or the presentation of this game that has a lot of people rolling their eyes at a Sudo 51 game being quirky? All of his games have been insane in style and story. But in correlation a game from Hideo Kojima, like any new Metal Gear, though part of an ongoing universe will be very similar in story and how it's told/played to it predecessors. Is it he quality or style of the the game in comparison to others? Are we just getting more jaded?
It's funny when Yahtzee has to talk about someone who has to try too hard because of what the public expects of him.
He still left little room to actually grant valid arguments that the game's portrayal was mishandled. For one thing, while it's true that he may have been going for that logic, he was basically implying that everyone was following that logic. He didn't even mention reviewers or journalists who had valid arguments, he simply pointed to 4chan message boards and implied that those were basically the entirety of the arguments. For all his talks about how he hates strawman arguments he himself is the worst offender of it
Is it Robbaz? I love Robbaz haha also this game seems way too repetitive for me to consider.
We are supposed to take the opinion of Bob Chipman, one of the biggest Nintendo backers, and one of the few critics I've ever seen actually defend that game, as a defender for Other M?
Yeah... no. Metroid could have had her dancing with full on jiggle physics on a pole as a primary attack, and he'd still defend it. As far as video games go, Chipman has the integrity of the hobo down the street with a tinfoil hat.
Try the Extra Credits video on Other M instead.
OT: Combat got repetitive, and that bugs me. Part GodHand, part Bayonetta, but not as good as either.
The fact you're taking one of the strongest females in gaming and being told by the director that you should "Protect her and nurture her" like she's a Barbie doll or something. It's unneeded, and bloody stupid to boot.
Yahtzee's thoughts on Lollipop Chainsaw mirror my own the the extent that he and I both utilized the same broken AAX combo throughout the entire game. Seriously - that move is insanely powerful.
Lollipop Chainsaw is good for a laugh, good for killing some time, but at the end of the day, more of a rental game and less of something to own. Listen to Yahtzee on this review because he's pretty much got it down.
That wasn't said by the director, and that wasn't even what was meant. The idea is that you'll REALLY want to see Lara succeed, that they want to make you feel as thought if you were there, you'd want to do everything in your power to protect her. It's called building empathy for a character.
Now those guys just went way overboard trying not to laye blame for the script on anyone. But I'm sorry, Other M was in development for years. Creating it took hundred's of people's time and attention. When the script of something like that is written and approved by the same person, and the script turns out horrible, you don't blame the production companies who had nothing to do with the script for how the script turned out, you fucking blame the guy who wrote and approved the script.
Winter. He's in Australia, remember...
The difference is, a game doing this to Nathan Drake as a young teenager would not even get close to being approved. Because males in gaming aren't allowed to be "weak". Same exact genre, practically the same gameplay (Uncharted took more than a few pieces from Tomb Raider), yet one character has to be made "weak" to advance a story.
Particularly when you consider how short the game is, but at least it has the lower price point (which no one has seemed to point out) of £30 rather than the normal £40.
Well she "was" a cocky confident explorer in the previous games, now in the recent videos it seems that man "and" nature wants to see who can beat and manhandle her into submission first!
That's like saying you want a game that only focus is so you can "protect and comfort" Kratos or Master Chief cause apparently they're too "helpless" to defend themselves from the scary monsters, what? did that sound ridiculous cause they're "men"? If so then that's a contradiction
It's bad enough that Samus was given a apron and basically told to stay in the kitchen in Metroid the other M is not helping our defense as gamers objectifying women as weak wiled sex objects that are only there to look pretty on the box art and to be saved by the burly self-assured hero.
You can practically hear the feminists growling in the distance...
You know, the beginning/ending of this show is consistently WAY TOO FUCKING LOUD.
Nathan Drake is nothing but a modern day Indiana Jones. A pulp character. Someone who has the same enthusiastic reaction to a bunch of people attempting to kill him as to getting a parking ticket (oooh boy). Don't get me wrong, he's funny, but he's not a particularly deep character.
This new Tomb Raider game is a reboot. Crystal Dynamics are creating a new, better, more believable, more human Lara Croft, and like it or not, that involves portraying her just like any unexperienced person would be portrayed, male or female, in her situation.
Nuaghty Dog could very well pull off the same thing with Nathan Drake, but he and his games are too popular right now for Naughty Dog to want to make him a deeper character.
Besides, if they'd ever do that, they'd have to put effort into rationalising Drake being a mercyless career criminal.
Why did Tara Strong have to do her voice. I don't want to hear Twilight Sparkle say some of these things. lol
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Re: Brillouin function for a Ferromagnet
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- Subject: [mg111493] Re: Brillouin function for a Ferromagnet
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- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 06:38:36 -0400 (EDT)
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On 22 Jul., 11:39, Alexei Boulbitch <alexei.boulbi... at iee.lu> wrote: > First I have to apologize if this is too basic for this forum... I have some temperature dependent magnetization data from a FeNi-alloy. The measurement was done from RT up to the Curie temperature T_c of the alloy. I want to compare my data to aBrillouinfunction with different angular momenta J. Basically I have to solve > > M/M_0=B_J[(T_c/T)(M/M_0)], > with > B_J=(2J+1/J)coth[(2J+1/2J)x]-(1/2J)coth[x/2J], > where > M_0 is the saturation magnetization > > How do I basically solve this and in parallel fit it to my data? In principle I want to obtain M_0 and T_c. My data consists of M(T). > > Thank you for your interest and answers, > Frank > > I think, Frank, that I will not make a mistake, if I write that at this site you should better write your functions in > the Mathematica notations, so that we copy-paste them into our notebooks. This belongs to a basic politeness. However, > let us try it like it is. > > First of all, your equation looks somewhat strange (comparehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillouin_function). > Your notations are not quite clear. If I get it right in your case > > x=(T_c/T)(M/M_0), is it? > > In this case something is wrong with your notations, since your equation MUST have a bifurcation at T=Tc, i.e. Tc/T=1. > I made a simple check with J=1 and have got Tc/T=3/2 (note that I used the traditionalBrillouinfunction, different > from the one you write). Here Tc/T is the parameter you used in the above equation and thus, > Tc is not the Curie temperature, but your notation. The relation Tc/T=3/2 must be the one for determination the Curie > temperature T=2Tc/3. If you were right however, it would give T=Tc. So, there is a mistake in your formulation and > you should first fix it. > > Second, equation you are looking at is very well known, and it is well-known that it has no analytic solution, like M=M(J,T,M0). > In contrast, the problem of finding the bifurcation point, Tc, HAS the analytic solution. > It enables one to establish the Curie point, Tc=Tc(J). You may find details in a number of popular textbooks on magnetism, > and it is your task to read them, not of this community. > As soon as you have this solution, you get the experimental Tc value, Tc(exp) from your experimental data, and write down > the equation Tc(J)=Tc(exp). This gives you J value. You cannot get more from the combination of this equation and the > experimental data, since like this you already fix all available parameters, and the theory you are using offers you > no degree of freedom more to play with. > > I do not understand, why do you need to go beyond this simple procedure and take troubles to make fitting etc. However, > if you have a strong reason, this problem may be approached from several directions. > > First, one can try to solve equation numerically. It is only possible, if parameters > (such as Tc/T and J) have some fixed numerical values. Then FindRoot is the operator > that will make the job for you. In principle, you may try to think about a routine that will scan > the parameter space, numerically retrieve the theoretical dependence and compare it with your experimental data. > In this case it is up to you, what routine to write. It depends upon details of your problem, > and after all, it is your problem. > > Second, one may think of what I call a "semi-analytic" solution. In this case you start with separating out > a region in the space of parameters (i.e., J, Tc/T), where you can expect them to take values. Then you take > a set of points (e.g. a lattice) within this region and solve your equation numerically in each point of this lattice. > You further, look for an analytic function, M/M0=f[J, Tc/T,a,b,...], (where a, b,... are some fitting parameters) which > would approximate your numeric solution. This function is a product of your guess, and should be as simple as compatible > with the precision level you require. For example, it could be a polynomial. The function f[J,Tc/T,a,b...] > should be fitted to your numeric solutions. On this step the fitting parameters are a, b,..., rather than J, and thus, > a, b,... will be fixed. For the purposes of fitting you may use Fit and/or FindFit operations. There is also a couple of > other fitting operators that you could use in complex cases. > After the first fitting procedure is finished you have an analytical function, f[J,Tc/T], approximating your theoretical > results. Now you may fit this analytical function to your experimental data using J as the fitting parameter. > You may again use Fit and/or FindFit for this purpose. It is this approach that I would chose myself, if I need to > attack this problem. > > Third, one can try some analytic approximation to the solution, say asymptotic expansion. This is again up to you, > which approximation to choose. As soon as you have such an approximation, you may again use Fit and/or FindFit to > make fitting of the analytic function in hand to your experimental data. > > In any case you should familiarize yourself with Mathematica first. This pays off. > > Finally, let me make a guess: since the theory you used is much too rough, the solution far from the Curie point will > badly (if at all) fit to experiment, independently of the approach you choose, or the Curie point got from the fitting > function will be away from the experimental one. > > Alexei > > -- > Alexei Boulbitch, Dr. habil. > Senior Scientist > Material Development > > IEE S.A. > ZAE Weiergewan > 11, rue Edmond Reuter > L-5326 CONTERN > Luxembourg > > Tel: +352 2454 2566 > Fax: +352 2454 3566 > Mobile: +49 (0) 151 52 40 66 44 > > e-mail: alexei.boulbi... at iee.lu > > www.iee.lu > > -- > > This e-mail may contain trade secrets or privileged, undisclosed or > otherwise confidential information. If you are not the intended > recipient and have received this e-mail in error, you are hereby > notified that any review, copying or distribution of it is strictly > prohibited. Please inform us immediately and destroy the original > transmittal from your system. Thank you for your co-operation. First of all thanks for your explicit answer. I must be honest that I did forget to check back here for answers. I also had some trouble with how to use this group etc... And yes, I am still starting to use Mathematica, but as usual one wants to take too many steps at a time. Sincerely, Frank


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So YouTube definitely has issues. A friend put together this funny video – a Nasheed actually – which is nothing more than an Islamic song. But see, the muslims like their Nasheeds to praise things like, oh, Mujahideen, Taliban, other violent stuff like that. My friend wanted to praise boobies! All hail boobies! The funny thing is, the original video is on YouTube here, but when my friend added a terrorist flag at the beginning (which he borrowed from other videos at YouTube) and and called it a Nasheed, it got taken down by YouTube. And lest you think that it was the terrorist flag that did it, there are literally hundreds upon hundreds of videos with terrorist flags and they don't get taken down. So here's the offending video, hosted at another site, complete with terrorist flags.
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When it comes to plastic animal toy miniatures there are currently no limits. A perfect example is the wide range of 11 Penguin Toy Miniatures now available in mini plastic animal toys from online retailer Anwo.com Animal World. In sizes from mini to regular size there are Penguin toy animals for any need from pleasure, to education, to business. The newest offering is the Mini Penguin Mini Toy Miniatures Animals which are only 1″ high and shown above left. With an inexpensive price starting at only 49 cents these mini Penguin toy miniatures are available for every Penguin enthusiasts budget.When it's comes to mini animal toys nothing compares to the detail and realism of the 1″ Penguin Mini Toys from the Animal Toy Mini Good Luck Collection. In comparism there are also available the
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easier to handle and very popular regular size Animal Toy Miniatures like the Emperor Penguin Toy Miniature shown middle left. There are also variations to the penguin toy miniatures. Included in the variations are a second Baby Penguin Toy Mini which like the other one measures only 1″ high. Likewise, similar to the regular size Emperor Penguin toy miniature Anwo.com Animal World also offers a Humbolt Penguin Toy, a Rockhopper Penguin Toy and a Chinstrap Penguin Toy. This simple offering of 3 different Penguin Toy Miniatures demonstrates how even adults can still learn about 3 different Penguins which most likely they had no knowledge of prior to the Penguin Toys introduction. Perfect for school projects, peguin dioramas, penguin wildlife displays or simply plastic animal toy play fun the Penguin Toy Miniatures provide educational and learning opportunities for all yearning for new knowledge.
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For those who want a buffet of Penguins there is even a Penguin Toys Tube. In the Penguin Tube Toys collection there is a total of 11 different Miniature Penguin toy mini animals in a variety of poses, species and ages from baby Penguins to adult penguins. These Penguins measure approximately 2″ high and thus are an excellent choice for those needs where the minis are to small and the regular size is too big. The Penguin collection comes in it's own Penguin Toy Tube which makes carrying the Penguin toys to school, on vacation or to Grandma's a simple process.
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Fort Wainwright soldier charged in death of 3-year-old son
A soldier with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, was charged on April 9 in the death of his 3-year-old son April 4 in the family's on-post residence.
Sgt. Nathaniel E. Ulroan, 23, was detained by Fort Wainwright police April 4 and placed in pre-trial confinement at the Fairbanks Correctional Center after being treated at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for injuries related to the incident.
He has been charged with one count of premeditated murder, one count of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault consummated by a battery and one count of communicating a threat.
The child was found dead at the residence April 4 by Fort Wainwright military police. Ulroan, a native of Berea, Ohio, is being held at the Fairbanks Correction Center awaiting an Article 32 pretrial hearing to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to warrant trial by court-martial.
Ulroan joined the Army in October 2008 and after completing Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., he was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., before being assigned to Fort Wainwright in December 2012 as a combat engineer.
While at JBLM, he deployed to Iraq for three months and Afghanistan for 11 months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
The case is still under investigation by the Army Criminal Investigation Command.


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Now that Billie Joe Armstrong has apparently come around, Green Day is finally ready to rage again.
The California punk rockers announced today plans to reboot the trek they were forced to cancel in October after the frontman checked into rehab following a profanity-laced onstage meltdown.
"We want to thank everyone for hanging in with us for the last few months," said Green Day in a statement. "We are very excited to hit the road and see all of you again, though we regret having to cancel more shows."
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Green Day cancels remaining 2012 appearances, 2013 concert dates postponed
For his part, a healthier Armstrong took to Instagram via the band's website to express gratitude to those fans who stuck by him during his recent struggles.
"I just wanted to thank you all for all the love support you've showed for the past few months," he wrote. "Believe me, it hasn't gone unnoticed and I'm eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I'm getting better everyday."
"So now, without further ado, the show must go on..We can't wait to get on the road and live out loud! Our passion has only grown stronger. Happy new year. We love you all. Rage and love," he concluded.
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong checks into rehab after onstage meltdown
Green Day's rescheduled jaunt in support of their trio of new albums, Uno!, Dos! and Tre! will now kick off on March 28 in Chicago's Allstate Arena with stops in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn's new Barclay's Arena before wrapping up in Quebec City on April 12.
Folks holding tickets for shows that were canceled can obtain a refund at the original point of purchase. Below is the new tour itinerary with additional West Coast dates are expected be announced in early 2013:
- March 28 -- Chicago, Allstate Arena- March 29 -- Muline, Ill., Wireless Center- March 31 -- Pittsburgh, Consol Energy Center- April 1 -- Rochester, N.Y., Blue Cross Arena- April 3 -- Philadelphia, Liacourias Center- April 4 -- Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center- April 6 -- Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena- April 7-- Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Arena- April 9 -- Providence, R.I., Dunkin Donuts Center- April 11 --Toronto, Air Canada Centre- April 12 -- Quebec City, Quebec Colisee


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We'd like to introduce you to The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures! Starting this January, the Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City will transform into The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures.
What do you mean by "transform?" Well, we'll be pausing museum operations on January 6, 2014 for a while so we can fix our building's temperature and humidity issues, and create new exhibits. When we're all done, we'll be better able to share one of the United States's largest collections of antique toys on public display and the world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures with you.
In the meantime, check back here often to learn about our collection and other toy and miniature collections around the world, see what inspires us from thought-provoking projects to invigorating individuals, and learn more about T/m's past and future, including some radical photos from the 1980s.
Watch our renovation project unfold on our Facebook page and pin your favorite museum objects from our Pinterest boards.


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Hi Gambo. Ram airs, like Flysurfer kites, are aerodynamically inferior compared to large light wind inflatables. It is unlikely you'll ever be able to really "figure this kite out". You'll find it will only fly in about 8 knots of wind and is prone to collapsing and folding etc. I'd strongly suggest option 2: SELL IT. Let me know if you'd like details re the aerodynamic inferiority of this kite.gambolero wrote:For the life of me I cannot figure this kite out!
I am a heavier rider, ~230lbs, and my home kiting spot is the mid-atlantic, Chesapeake Bay beaches. The wind is light and variable which is one of the reasons why I chose the 21m.
HOWEVER - have yet to even launch and fly the kite at Zenith. I can't even keep it in the air and it's brand new!
So, two questions:
1) Anyone have any recommendations?
2) If I can't figure this out, I am ready to sell it.
Pumpy ....................


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Bell County Sheriff's Office via Reuters
An undated photo of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan shows the Fort Hood shooting suspect with a beard he began growing in jail this summer.
A judge ordered Thursday that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in a 2009 deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, must shave or be forcibly shaved before his trial.
Judge Col. Gregory Gross had said he would deliver a definitive order this week after a hearing to determine whether Hasan would be allowed to keep his beard, which he started growing while in jail earlier this summer. Gross barred him from appearing in military court, citing the Army's strict regulations regarding grooming standards.
Hasan's attorney, Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, said his client grew the beard as a "deeply sincere" expression of his Islamic faith and because he believed he would die soon.
Gross ruled the defense didn't prove that Hasan is growing a beard for sincere religious reasons, the Associated Press reported.
Gross also ruled that no further hearings for Hasan's murder trial would take place until all appeals conclude, triggering another delay in court proceedings since defense attorneys plan to appeal. As such, Hasan will not be shaved today.
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Prior to his court appearances this summer, Hasan, an American-born Muslm, was clean-shaven in all other court proceedings since the 2009 attack. He started growing a beard in June citing freedom of religion laws despite a warning from Gross that his refusal to shave was in violation of Army policy. And since then, Gross has found Hasan in contempt of court at the past six pretrial hearings. In those instances, Hasan was ordered to watch the proceedings outside of the courtroom on a closed-circuit television.
Hasan had previously appealed after Gross said he would force Hasan to shave before the trial was slated to begin on August 15. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled last week that his appeal was premature because Gross had not yet issued an order. The court, however, said Hasan would be able to appeal the decision to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals if Gross did order him to shave.
Gross was expected to rule Thursday that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which is aimed at preventing laws that substantially burden a person's free exercise of their religion, does not take precedence over Army regulations designed to maintain order and discipline.
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Hasan, 41, faces the death penalty if convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder for the November 2009 attack. It is the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base. He is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by police the day of the rampage.
The Army has specific guidelines on forced shaving, the Associated Press reported. If Hasan refuses to shave himself, he would be restrained by five military police officers "with the reasonable force necessary," and a medical professional would be on hand in case of any injuries. The shaving must be done with electric clippers and must be recorded on camera, according to Army rules.
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In our continuing series of SAT Tips, today we'll show you another way the SAT Writing test applies pronoun rules to questions. (You might want to first check out this older post about pronouns before reading further.) Also remember that the goal of doing the QOTD is to learn at least one thing about the SAT. If you're not learning from each problem then you're not getting the most out of your practice. Today's post teaches us about a couple of the more rare pronouns.
Pronoun rules College Board Loves
We know that typically 4 – 7 questions on the SAT Writing sections test pronoun rules, which means that if you know your pronoun rules well, they could be worth 30 – 70 points depending on the test. The College Board typically tests pronoun agreement or ambiguity with an occasional smattering of case. If you master each of these things you're sure to score some points!
Pronoun agreement
Since the QOTD inspired this post we'll focus on pronoun agreement. Pronoun agreement means that a pronoun must agree with the noun it refers to in number, so a plural noun must refer to a plural pronoun and a singular noun to a singular pronoun. In this example sentence: "After the team from the Virgin Islands won the tournament, they received a gubernatorial award." you should know that the pronoun they is incorrect because team is singular and thus the pronoun they is not correct.
There are a couple of weird/interesting pronouns that appear on the SAT that you must be on the lookout for:
1. That/Those
2. One/You
3. It/Its
That is a singular pronoun that typically refers to objects and those is the plural form of that. I like that chair against the wall because it is bigger than those in the middle of the room.
One and you are both pronouns that can be used to refer universally to a group. As a rule if you start referring to a group by using one, stick with it. The same applies if you start by using you. If one goes to the movie more than twice a week one might be accused of being a movie-holic.
It and its are both singular pronouns. It is a singular pronoun that is used only when referring to things without gender. Its is a singular possessive pronoun meaning "belong to it." It is my favorite movie because its explosions are the biggest and loudest.
This information should help you answer the question above and help you get ahead of the curve (yeah we love Bell Curves!) on SAT Writing questions involving pronouns! Good luck and let us know if you need a class, tutor, or advice.