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Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
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The track begins quite calmly with the main melody played on a delayed electric guitar, backed by a simple bassline and drum riff combo, soon accompanied by an ambient lead guitar line. At 0:32 these musical ideas are built upon, with the ambient lead now distorted and harmonised with another guitar. An off beat rhythm guitar also enters at this point, giving this section a very Kings of Leon feel – This is what could be described at the 'main section'. After a short break down builds a little tension, at 1:12 a catchy drum groove, bassline and several delayed guitars make up a Foals / The Smiths style segment. This leads nicely into an even groovier version of the main section starting at 1:48, featuring some disco style distorted bass. Following this part, the track steadily builds to a close, with the distorted guitar riffs and melodies swapped out for some delayed guitar and synth lines; giving it an MGMT / Empire of the Sun feel. 'Sailing to Jupiter' concludes with melodic echoes fading into the distance.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- No. 2 Florida has dealt with a defection, a suspension, a concussion and minor injuries all season.
Now the Gators have a major setback to overcome.
Florida will be without forward Will Yeguete for at least the rest of the regular season following knee surgery.
Yeguete will have arthroscopic surgery Friday to remove loose bodies, a potential blow to the team's championship chances.
Yeguete has been slowed by tendinitis all season, but coach Billy Donovan said Thursday that the 6-foot-7 junior's knee had "significant swelling" in recent weeks. It really started bothering after a minute on the court in Tuesday's loss at Arkansas. Tests revealed the extent of the injury.
"He's got some floating chips and cartilage in there, which we knew beforehand was there," said Donovan, adding that Yeguete will be out four to six weeks. "A lot of it was based on pain. But I think because the chips are floating around, they've probably gotten into different parts of his knee that have just put him in a situation where I think the treatment going forward is not what we needed to do. He's got to have some arthroscopic surgery to have it cleaned out."
Yeguete, usually the first player off the bench, is averaging 6.0 points and 6.3 rebounds this season. The Frenchman also is the team's best frontcourt defender.
Yeguete missed the final nine games last season because of a broken left foot, and Florida went 4-5 without him.
His absence could be even tougher on the Gators this time around.
Donovan's team lacks front-court depth, and the guy who would pick up extra minutes - Casey Prather - has fallen behind because of a concussion and a high-ankle sprain.
"We become a very, very thin basketball team depth-wise," Donovan said. "That's probably more of a challenge because we're really not getting anything from Casey right now. He has just missed so much time with the concussions and missed time with his high-ankle sprain. What we can get out of him, we really don't know."
Until Prather gets back to full speed, Donovan plans to use a four-guard lineup and give freshman DeVon Walker a chance to play power forward. Walker, a 6-foot-6 swingman from Winter Haven, has 15 points and 14 rebounds in 74 minutes this season. He hasn't played more than 6 minutes in any game since the season opener and is 2 of 17 shooting.
"I don't know if he is ready," Donovan said. "We don't have a whole lot of choices now, but I will say this about DeVon Walker, which I like: He is highly competitive. He is a tough kid. I think he'll step in there and gives us everything he has. That's a comforting part.
"Is he going to be in the right spot every time? Probably not. Is he going to make mistakes? Absolutely. Has he absorbed enough minutes to have any level of experience to handle that? Probably not. ... We'll see what he does when he gets out there."
No matter who tries to pick up the slack, there's little doubt the Gators will miss Yeguete.
He's a tenacious rebounder and has a knack for taking charges, making steals and playing the kind of help defense that has Florida ranked third in scoring (52.4 points a game).
"Obviously, he's one of our, like, dirty guys," guard Mike Rosario said. "That's what we would call it, like Dennis Rodman-type, grab every rebound, our hustle guy. Him and Casey basically play that role for us, rebounding the ball and being at the right spot at the right time, especially at the defensive end. That's very important to us, having him on our team because he takes care of that area for our basketball team."
Yeguete is the latest in a growing list of issues for Donovan's squad.
Forward Cody Larson left the team just weeks before the regular season. Point guard Scott Wilbekin was suspended the first three games. And injuries have been the biggest hurdle. In addition to Prather and Yeguete, Wilbekin (broken finger), Rosario (sprained ankle) and forward Erik Murphy (broken rib) have played hurt.
None of them, though, was a serious as Yeguete's injury.
"I feel more disappointed for him because I think he has worked hard," Donovan said. "He's a good kid. He's obviously made a huge impact on our team. He's a guy that does things for our team that not a lot of guys do. He's a great defender, great rebounder. He gives you a lot of flexibility on the defensive end of the floor of things you can do from pressing to half-court defense to switching to having him guard certain players.
"That's going to be definitely a loss. That's just part of competing, part of playing. Guys are going to get hurt. That happens. I feel more, not so much for our team, I feel bad for him, just because going through his foot injury last year."


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Four years ago, opponents of gay marriage celebrated a winning streak, having persuaded California voters to end marriage rights for gays. If courts or legislatures bowed to the pro-marriage forces, the opposition figured it could just go to the ballot box to restore marriage bans.
But all that changed Tuesday, when gay marriage supporters succeeded in the four states where the question was on the ballot. Until then, voters had consistently opposed marriage rights, most recently in May in North Carolina.
The opposing sides differed on the significance, with Christian conservatives considering the election a blip and gay rights activists describing it as a monumental sea change. But the results emboldened activists to target other states for marriage rights and left their opponents reeling.
Gay rights activists singled out President Obama's change of heart in favor of same-sex marriage as a key ingredient in Tuesday's victories. Just four years ago, the sponsors of Proposition 8's ban on same-sex marriage made robocalls to California homes with a recording of Obama saying he opposed gay nuptials.


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A new Appcelerator/IDC report concludes: HTML5 becomes quite important for mobile developers, Google is catching up with Facebook, iOS is doing well, Android slips, WP7 still interesting, BlackBerry is down, and when it comes to cloud services developers are interested in location and notifications.
In January and February 2012, Appcelerator and IDC surveyed a number of 2,173 mobile developers from over 250k Appcelerator Titanium users, attempting to measure developers' interest in HTML5 and social. Following are the conclusions of the Appcelerator/IDC Mobile Developer Report, Q1 2012 presented in short.
HTML5 is becoming important in mobile with 78% of the developers planning to integrate this web technology in their applications in 2012, both in hybrid (72%) and pure HTML5 applications (6%).
Facebook vs. Google. Developers are struggling understanding and leveraging Facebook's social graph. Although Facebook has over 425M mobile users and almost 900M regular users, only 61% of the developers consider that Facebook will play a major role in their social strategy, which is not that far from 39% attributed to Google's role, which has a much smaller Google+ user base. 66% of the developers consider that Google+ will present a strong competitive challenge to Facebook, due to its upcoming integration with a broader range of products, including YouTube, GMail, Maps, Android, etc.
Mobile development is on the rise. More than 50% of the respondents intend to accelerate their mobile development efforts in 2012, compared with 27.4% in 2010.
iOS. Apple's operating system takes the spotlight with 89% of the developers showing their interest in creating apps for iPhone and 88% for iPad.
Android. Developers' interest for Android slipped 4.7% over one quarter, being still strong at 78.6%.
Windows Phone 7. The interest in Microsoft's mobile OS remains high in spite of modest sales.
BlackBerry. Interest in RIM's OS has dropped from 20.7% in Q4/2011 to 15.5%.
Cloud Services. Developers are interested in using the following cloud services in their mobile applications: Location (35%), Notification (33%), Rating&Reviews (11%), Photo (8%), Check-ins (7%), and Places (6%).
The survey was addressed to developers using Appcelerator Titanium, so the results do not represent all mobile developers, but they can be a good indicator of the current trends in the industry. Titanium is currently 4th on the list of tools developers are using (24%) compared to PhoneGap which is first tool with 32%, according to a report released by VisionMobile.
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Jean-Jacques Dubray
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Jerome Punzalan
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Abel Avram
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Jean-Jacques Dubray
Please define hybrid? If all you mean is Rich Content in a WebView, it does not qualify as "hybrid" for me. In that case, all the apps I write are hybrid.
Please also define how much of the HTML5 spec is used in the hydbrid model. After all it is not difficult to create a few menu tabs and a navigation bar in HTML, or even make a Web API call. Why do people chose Hybrid over "pure Web" (considering all the advantages "Web Apps" ;). They don't seem to go native just to access the GPS or the accelerometers. Are they?
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Abel Avram
The main differentiation between native and hybrid is if the app uses the native UI or not. Moving away from the native UI is a big step. When HTLM5 will provide access to all hardware, then there will be no need for native code.
Pure native apps will be done by those who will take the pains to write an app that renders in the native UI and looks exactly as the OS manufacturer envisioned apps to look on their devices.
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Jerome Punzalan
> They don't seem to go native just to access the GPS or the accelerometers. Are they?
This is the route PhoneGap takes, it's mostly a Web solution with native hooks. Appcelerator Titanium, a "native" solution, uses Javascript syntax, catering to Web developers.
HTML5 (or really just "modern" HTML) is attractive because it's great for cross-platform development. It may even become more attractive as bundled browsers become more capable. The bottom line is that Web developers have a viable career in mobile app development.
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Jean-Jacques Dubray
That remains to be proven... It's easy to hope. The reality is that the development of mobile solutions has just become insane with a) the fragmentation of Android, b) the fragmentation of the platforms and c) the Web developers wanting to reuse their skills in in a context where "web" concepts don't fit well and d) the soon to be one billion smart phone/tablet users who can't care less about what you use to build an app as long as the UX is the best possible.
Personally, I am a bit tired to hear the HTML5 drum when all evidence point to the contrary. Even companies like Sencha or Appcelerator offer a 100% JavaScript programming model with no "HTML" inside. Sencha's tag line is "ma' look at my body tag, it's empty". Is that a "Web" app? show me the Web there! Is a Web developer automatically a Sencha or Appcelerator developer? no. Is a Sencha developer a Web developer? not much more.
>> rendered in WebView, but using JavaScript to make some native calls when necessary.
that's fair. I don't build hybrid apps then, but I am not sure this is the definition of a "web app"
>> When HTLM5 will provide access to all hardware, then there will be no need for native code.
How far are we from that?
To get a real pulse of the trends, I suggest that you look at Indeed Job trends:
www.indeed.com/jobtrends/iOS.html -> 0.4
www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=HTML5+mobile&l= -> 0.14
www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=Android&l= -> 0.48
www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=Mono&l= -> 0.012
www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=Appcelerator&l= 0.004
www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=Sencha&l= 0.015
www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=PhoneGap&l= 0.012
Native -> 0.73 (0.88-0.15 for jobs with both Android and iOS)
Web/Hybrid -> 0.17
75% native -> ~25% Web/Hybrid
That sounds a bit more representative and in the 25% how many "native apps" throw in HTML5 just in case? My guess is 30% of the jobs add HTML5 just in case.
It's hard to tweak Jobs numbers. It's a lot easier to say "Yes I think I'll use HTML5 next year"
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Jerome Punzalan
Though I also doubt the accuracy of the stats if you're searching 2 terms, e.g.
In any case, as a Web developer who just wants to be employed, it doesn't matter to me if it's Web or HTML5 per se, but rather I can use Web-related skills such as good old HTML and Javascript.
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Jean-Jacques Dubray
I can see the same kind of people who told us that REST was great because it was from the Web, making the same empty argument with HTML5, yet everything changes with mobile clients:
a) people don't need to use the same app on different platforms, they bring their client with them, ad they stick to their platform for years
b) mobile devices are bandwidth and power constrained
c) mobile apps are used "in context": walking, in a bar, having some fun with friends, in a meeting, ... and require sn optimal UX each time, that has been crafted especially for that context, not just the one size fits all
d) Monetization strategy: I know that it has never really been a concern of the Web and as long as Web companies can sell your privacy we are good, but now with the knowledge of your location, privacy takes on a whole new meaning
e) Location is now at the center of the user experience: the Web has tried for 20 years to eliminate location (and that good, Amazon for instance gives you the ability to by anything wherever you are). But successful mobile apps have to understand how to use location to the fullest
f) Consumers can actually vote with their wallet now that they have a choice and there are 500+ M of them and I argue for any successful Web-based Mobile app, a native one will emerge that will win the market, simply because they can't compete effectively
(Just to give you an idea of consumer power, in 2003 I was told that SAP had about 15 million seats after 30 years or so in business, in the mobile world, OMG2POP got to 20 millions apps in what 3 weeks)
So I am not quite sure what we are talking about here, syntax, architecture, skills, is there still some people who believe that mobile apps are BAU and the concepts they have been using for 10 years will just propagate seamlessly in the mobile space? That's quite a naive thought process. Web Apps in the late 90s solved some important problems: ability to run on multiple (tethered) platforms, ability to distribute updates easily, ... but it took Google-size efforts to build a decent UX and 15 years later, desktop and mobile Web apps are still way behind their desktop counterpart.
Mobility eliminates 2 of the core advantages of the Web and brings a lot more control in the process of what is running on my device. So why would anyone think end-users will vote for something other than native? Only people who are emotionally and financially attached to the "Web" can think otherwise.


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The Buffalo Sabres will open their 2012-13 regular-season schedule on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 12:30 p.m. against the Philadelphia Flyers. Some pertinent information related to Buffalo's home opener is below:
•Doors at First Niagara Center will open at 10:15 a.m. Sunday for the 12:30 p.m. puck drop. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to ensure smooth entry into the arena and parking lots.
•The Sabres Store will be open at 9 a.m. Sunday and will be offering its "Fan Appreciation Sale" through the duration of the game. The sale offers fans a 50 percent discount on all merchandise in the store.
•Two lucky fans, Nancy Saia of Williamsville and James Kretz of Tonawanda, will drop a ceremonial puck prior to Sunday's game to officially open the Sabres' 2012-13 season. Saia, a Sabres season-ticket holder, and Kretz, a member of the Blue & Gold Club, were both selected at random to participate in the pregame ceremony.
•Throughout Sunday's game, First Niagara Center concession stands will be offering family-friendly pricing on concession items. Items include: a hot dog and potato chip combo for $3; popcorn for $1; souvenir Sabres beverage cup (and soda) for $4.25; and peanuts for $2.
Fans are reminded that Saturday will be the last day of the team's training camp and the public is invited to attend the final practice session, which begins at 10:30 a.m.


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Yesterday, we wrote up an opinionated editorial on five 2013 games that we feel will be ruined by multiplayer. While it may have seemed silly to come up with these accusations outright, we already had in mind a few past examples that support our theories on why this feature isn't necessarily needed for every video game out today. Without further ado, I now present to you our list on four current gen games that were ruined by multiplayer.
Four concrete examples where multiplayer wasn't necessary. Do you agree or disagree?
UC:3? I can tell the author I scraping the barrel here. That game had fantastic MP and those who say otherwise probably haven't experienced it to it's full. Coop an MP give the player lot of variety, furthermore, the online is constantly evolving with new additions to "The Lab", frequent updates, micro transactions, a wealth of challenges, skins and guns; special events (EG: Halloween and Christmas special items) and the fact that the maps are great, the game modes have variety and the MVP's logo shows for all to see.
I love playing U3 with my good friends - and friends across the pond for that matter.
Touching what you said about AC:B I guess it's a love/hate thing. I personally preferred AC2 due to it's groundbreaking features but AC:B was a great game. I liked the trainees, horse freedom, new moves and revenue from my buildings. Looking back, it was slightly below AC2 in my opinion because the environments weren't as varied.
that's the same site who said God of war ascension ruined by MP
yeah i will trust their opinion ...NOT
This article is an automatic fail for including the ME3 multiplayer. Clearly he died one too many times from the Geth Prime or either the Banshee's or the Phantom's sync kill.
Uncharted is fine, it worked great in 2 and refined itself in 3, neither SP suffered.
I had a great time finishing Spec Ops and it never occurred to me there was a MP, so that didn't change anything from my pov.
Mass Effect 3 multiplayer is the best of that style I've come across, with a ton of support throughout the months with packs, classes. SP was still great to me.
GTA4 multiplayer is ape shit crazy, great inclusion to a good game.
I guess I disagree, to each his own.


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The modern income tax system has been called a lot of things, and now it also can officially be called a centenarian.
The current tax system was formalized 100 years ago this month, when the 16th Amendment was ratified. (See the original 1040 form here.)
Before income taxes, the government was mainly getting its money from tariffs and sin taxes on things like alcohol and tobacco, said Joseph Thorndike, director of the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts.
Some argued that meant the middle and lower class were being disproportionately burdened by taxes, while the upper class wasn't carrying enough of the burden.
"It was really a fairness tool. It was also a revenue tool," Thorndike said. "Those same people who thought it would be fair thought it would raise a lot of money."
It wasn't the first time the country had ever had a federal income tax. Most notably, there been one briefly during the Civil War, but it had been allowed to expire once the war ended, Thorndike said. After that, there were many attempts to clarify a federal income tax system, and the 16th Amendment aimed to do that.
In the years since 1913, the current tax system has evolved to include things that people never could have imagined 100 years ago, such as tax breaks for hybrid cars. But Thorndike noted that the basic premise of the tax code – and the disputes over whether it is fair – have remained the same over the decades.
"We're still arguing about the same stuff and still complaining about the same stuff," he said.
To wit, here are 100 quotes about why we hate, and love, the tax system.
1. "In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." — Ben Franklin
2. "The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax." — Albert Einstein
3. "The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin." — Mark Twain
4. "The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf." — Will Rogers


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The body of artist Ralph Hotere arrived to emotional scenes at Mitimiti in Northland this afternoon.
Just before 2pm, the airforce NZ90 helicopter he was on circled around the tiny beachside settlement and disappeared for a second behind the mountain Tarakeha.
It circled back and hovered for a couple of minutes above a paddock, drowning out the noise of the Tasman Sea.
Family including his wife Mary McFarlane, daughter Andrea Hotere and two mokopuna and one sister, Maraea Chung, were greeted with hugs by waiting whanau.
Hotere's body was transferred to a waiting Hummer to travel the last 100 or so metres of his long journey from his Dunedin home.
School children and local police performed the haka-powhiri as he was carried on to the marae and into Tumoana, the house where he will lie until he is buried.
Dignitaries including MP Shane Jones, Haami Piripi and master waka builder Hec Busby followed the body on.
One of Hotere's brothers, Winitana, said all were welcome to come and pay their respects.
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NASHVILLE – Road construction won't slow motorists across Tennessee over the July 4th holiday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 8 to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers.
"We anticipate heavier than normal traffic on Tennessee's interstates and state routes all the way through the July 4th holiday weekend," said TDOT Commissioner John Schroer. "Suspending lane closures until next week will help travelers reach their destinations safely and without unnecessary delays."
Motorists will still encounter some long term lane closures on construction projects. While lane closure activity will be stopped, workers may be on site in construction zones and reduced speed limits in work zones will still be in effect. Drivers convicted of speeding through work zones where workers are present face a fine of $250 to $500, plus court fees and possible increased insurance premiums.
"If you and your family are traveling during this holiday period, please buckle up and observe the rules of the road," said Governor's Highway Safety Office Director Kendell Poole. "Drivers will notice an increased law enforcement presence on Tennessee's roadways throughout this week and weekend in an effort to ensure that everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July holiday."
According to AAA projections, more than 40 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this holiday weekend. That figure is down .7% from 2012. AAA estimates 723,973 Tennesseans will hit the roadways, and a total of 34.4 million Americans will drive to their July 4th destinations. July 3rd and July 7th are expected to be the busiest travel days of the holiday period.
Travelers are reminded to dial 511 from any land-line or cellular phone to access valuable information about travel conditions anytime, or log on to www.TN511.com. TDOT is also on Twitter. For statewide traffic tweets follow TN511 or for regional traffic information follow Nashville511, Chattanooga511, Memphis511 and Knoxville511 . Smart phone users can use the new TDOT SmartWay Mobile website at http://m.tdot.tn.gov/SmartWay/ to access TDOT's SmartWay cameras and messages displayed on overhead Dynamic Message Signs.
Motorists are reminded to use all motorist information tools responsibly. Drivers should refrain from texting, tweeting or using a mobile phone while operating a vehicle. TDOT advises drivers to "Know before you go!" by checking traffic conditions before leaving for their destination.


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ARM has been included in the UK Top 100 Companies That Count index. Now in its third year, this Corporate Responsibility (CR) index has established itself as a public benchmark of performance in the complex corporate responsibility agenda. The index, judged by Business in the Community, demands openness and transparency in leadership, management and in the measurement of performance. Inclusion in the 2005 listing marks ARM's third successive entry into the Top 100.
The Corporate Responsibility index recognized ARM's outstanding commitment in the field of workplace management. To be recognized in the CR index an organization must demonstrate an understanding of environmental issues, as well as a significant level of senior management involvement in the implementation of CR policies, all of which is displayed by ARM.
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, peripherals, software and tools, combined with the company's broad Partner community, provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
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ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM"' is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc.


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TROUT LAKE, Wash. — It's a substantial drive — about two hours — from the Portland-Vancouver metro area to the cross-country ski and snowshoe trails on the south side of Mount Adams.
So, that's the down side.
But here are the benefits:
• Often it's sunny with blue skies this far east when the west side of the Cascades are locked in low clouds, fog and drizzle.
• The snow is better. While not the powder of central Oregon, the drier snow of the Trout Lake area is an improvement over the Cascade concrete found at places like Mount St. Helens. Skis actually perform more like they are designed.
• The crowds are smaller. Well, compared to Mount Hood standards, there are no crowds. It's likely on weekends you'll meet a few other skiers or snowshoers, but probably not a weekday.
• The terrain is better. Pineside and SnowKing sno-parks, a few miles northeast of here, offer six connected loops. Two of the loops are rated easiest, two are intermediate and two are difficult.
Justin Ewer of the Mount Adams Ranger District said the trails are groomed on about a weekly basis. More skiers than snowshoers use the trails, he added.
Alexe Colson of Portland spent New Year's Day cross-country skiing on the 4.7-mile Lava Loop out of SnowKing Sno-Park.
Colson said she would rate Lava Loop an eight on a one-to-10 scale.
"We loved Lava trail, it was a great workout," she said. "We started with a good bit of downhill and ended with some steady uphill, which really got our cardiovascular system working. We were looking for a workout, nice trail and a place to run the dog."
Colson added the trail is not easy and lacks a panoramic view of Mount Adams.
On low-snow years, road No. 82 is plowed several additional miles to a parking lot at the junction with road No. 190 or Smith Butte Sno-Park at the junction with road No. 200.
Ewer said plowing road No. 82, the main access route, to the Smith Butte would be too expensive on a typical snow year.
"It's cost driven," he said. "It could use up the plowing budget."
When asked about the possibilities for future trail expansion in the area, Ewer said there may be a chance to consider improvements.
"Any future expansion would need to be ecologically and financially sustainable," he said.
Trail guide
Here's a look at the trails available on the south side of Mount Adams:
Pineside Sno-Park (elevation 2,770 feet, parking for 20 vehicles, vault toilet)
Big Tree Loop — This 3.7-mile loop is great for beginners. In fact, each year the Trout Lake Cabin Fever Festival uses the Big Tree Loop for a Nordic ski race.
There is less than 100 feet total elevation change on Big Tree Loop. It has two gradual downhill stretches, just right for a new skier to get the feel of going down on cross-country skis yet not so fast as to fall.
The loop is best skied clockwise. To access this loop requires using a piece of Eagle Loop. The round trip is 4.9 miles.
Eagle Loop — Not a long loop at 3.3 miles, Eagle has some steep enough grades and tight turns (particularly on the northwest leg) to earn its difficult rating.
Hole in the Ground Loop — The Forest Service rates Hole in the Ground as a "most difficult" loop, an accurate assessment. Except for well-skilled cross-country skiers, this loop is best enjoyed on snowshoes. As a snowshoe trip, Hole in the Group Loop is no problem.
Hole in the Ground Loop overlaps part of Big Tree Loop. Hole in the Ground Loop, per se, is 4.5 miles. Adding in the approach mileage to and from Pineside, the round trip is 6.4 miles.
Hole in the Ground Loop is one of the few spots in the Pineside-SnowKing trail network where a skier or snowshoer gets partial views of Mount Adams.
SnowKing Sno-Park (elevation 3,375 feet, parking for 25 vehicles, vault toilet)
Pipeline Loop — Another beginner, or perhaps easy intermediate, loop.
Pipeline Loop is 2.2 miles. But it is accessed by skiing 0.9 mile from SnowKing on road No. 101 via the Lava Loop. So the round trip is 4 miles.
The Pipeline Loop is best skied counterclockwise, thus heading uphill on road No. 744 and down on road No. 110.
Lava Loop — This is a 4.7-mile intermediate loop. It does have some portions that boost the rating to most difficult if the snow is icy. It is best skied counterclockwise.
The initial 1.4 miles are easy, then it drops gently at first then more steeply to a crossing of road No. 82. Lava Loop continues with ups and downs for two miles before returning to SnowKing Sno-Park.
By skiing this counterclockwise, the steepest of the grades south of road No. 82 are uphill stretches.
Princess Loop — An easy 1.5-mile loop that mostly circles through a former clearcut on the south side of Road No. 82 opposite SnowKing parking lot.
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Principal Investigators: Dennis Dalessandro, Ananth Devulapalli, Pete Wyckoff
Funding Source: Data Intensive Computing Environment (DICE) Program
Duration: 7/1/07 - 3/20/08
Description: Utilizing geographically separated resources via wide-area networks is a good way to take advantage of multiple computational engines and storage pools. There are numerous examples of file systems that have been adapted for use in the wide area, often relying on fast networks. A fundamental challenge of wide-area data access arises from the unavoidable communication latency. In order to alleviate the effects of limited bandwidth and high latency, we are investigating a framework for wide-area file systems that includes metadata mirroring and data caching, targeted for read-only data access at remote sites. In this common scenario, metadata access on remote sites incurs no network overhead, and frequently accessed files are cached but are kept consistent with respect to the source file system. The system exerts minimal load at the data site while keeping remote sites consistent.
This project was funded by the DICE program, and has been divided up into three parts.
Phase 1 Utilize the DICE environment to characterize file systems in the Wide Area Network
Phase 2 Implement a framework for loosely couple wide area file system access
Phase 3 Gather results and publish data.
Below we will present our initial findings from Phase 1 using the Parallel Virtual File System (PVFS2) in the Wide Area. The results were gathered using two remote clusters, in the DICE program.
As is pretty clear, the factor most limiting performance is (as we expected) the speed of the link between the two sites, largely attributed to the high latency. The minimal (4 byte) latency between the two sites was measured to be 38.6 ms.
The results gathered here confirm our initial theory and will help us toward our goal of increasing cache effectiveness and metadata performance for file systems in the WAN. We have also completed the other two phases of the project and are awaiting publication of our paper detailing the softare developed in Phase 2 and the results collected in Phase 3.
More information and results will be posted to this web page on an on-going basis as they become available.
The four graphs that follow are from Phase 1, and show the read, read & sync, write, and write & sync scenarios. One important thing to notice is that the max single thput line is very near to that of the n=1 case, this tells us that we are getting the most out of the link that we can, at least very near.


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Your members know what they like and don't like. But do you know what your members — and staff — like and don't like about your club? Ideally, you'd like to have such an open and friendly relationship with members and staff that anyone could tell you their complaints, ideas and endearments about your club. However, the truth is that some people will just never feel comfortable doing that. For those people, a suggestion box can give them a voice and provide them with a sense that you care about what they think of your club. The goal of a member suggestion box is to provide satisfactory services and products for your members. For your member suggestion box, you should do the following:
Place the box in a prominent location. There's no sense in having a suggestion box if no one knows where it is. Put the box on or near the front desk or in a lounge where people will see it and use it. Make sure to encourage people to offer their suggestions through the suggestion box by mentioning it in every newsletter you send out. You'll also want to put a sign above the box letting members know what the box is for.
Make the box a substantial item. Don't just throw a cardboard box down and write "suggestions" or "comments" on it. That implies that management doesn't take the box seriously. Instead, invest in a wood box that implies permanence, substance and seriousness. It also lets members know that the box will be around for the long term.
Make sure there is an ample supply of cards and pens or pencils for people to use. There's no sense putting out a box if there's nothing for members to write on. Assign someone to the box to ensure paper and pencils or pens are always stocked by the box.
Use "rate us" cards. Members aren't interested in fixing your business — they'll either come back or quit because of the service they've received, says Susan Carter, small business consultant and author of "How To Make Your Business Run Without You" and "SPLASH Marketing for Overworked Small Business Owners."
"It's my experience that using rate cards is a quick way for members to give feedback you need to measure your level of customer satisfaction," she says.
Use postcard-size cards printed with a satisfaction rating from 1 to 5 (or poor to excellent). Add a three to five line blank area with the question, "what can we do to better serve you?"
Switch from passive to active feedback solicitation. If your suggestion box is gathering more dust than responses, you might do well to actively pursue customer satisfaction feedback, Carter says. If you have a newsletter or e-zine, include a short, but specific, survey asking about people's experiences at your club. To encourage participation, you might want to offer a small reward for participating. The reward should be of value to the client but not a great expense to you, such as a free locker rental or promotional item.
Inform and announce. If you solicit feedback, it's important to let members know they've been heard. Use your e-zine or newsletter to extend a thank you to those who participated. In addition, you should inform all members of the results — areas in which the club excels and those that you intend to work on to better serve your members. Announce it when you've taken steps to improve or add a service. Let people know what you've done and that, thanks to their input, all of the members benefit from the result.
Not only can you have a suggestion box for members, but you may also want to put together one for employees. The goal with the employee comment box is to make them feel valued, encourage input and get them involved in contributing to business success. Place this box separately from the member box, perhaps in an employee lounge or behind the front desk.
Turn the suggestion box into a solution box. The typical suggestion box has a tendency to attract problems that employees have or observe, leaving you with a pile of complaints and few ideas that will lead to solutions, says Carter. Introduce the concept of a "solution" box — encourage your employees to identify a problem or challenge, and propose a solution. Assuming you hold regularly scheduled employee meetings, make sure the "solution box" ideas are part of the agenda for discussion.
Eliminate anonymity and offer rewards. The suggestion box has long been associated with the perspective of allowing people to criticize management, staff and procedures anonymously. If you change to a "solutions" mentality, you can encourage your employees to sign their notes and ideas with the intention of rewarding those who come up with ideas you decide to implement, says Carter. If the idea saves time at your club, perhaps the reward is a day off with pay. If the idea saves money, how about a bonus equal to the first month's worth of savings?
Stage a "sweat the small stuff" competition. If you don't want to stray too far from the traditional, anonymous, problem-focused suggestion box, get employees involved in the solutions by holding team competitions. Group people into teams and determine rewards. Each month, distribute a list of the challenges presented in the suggestion box to each group. Each member of the team receives a reward if the group's solution is implemented.


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Sean has written over 300 books in crayon, almost five of which are legible in English.
@ Pat, I see four boobs in that photo and the biggest one is the dark haired one in the foreground
As a tea room queen and very close friend of Senator Craig, I resemble your impication that Hannity has a very wide stance.
I could care less about his alleged wide stance. It's his narrow cranial capacity that bothers me. That, and the virulent projection of his hatred onto others for fun and profit.
Just to sit by accident when channel surfing and listen to 20 words or less from that smug Irish Catholic prick brings nausea to my gut and pain in my head. I avoid his show like one would flesh-eating bacteria. If anyone ever doubted the truth of the old homily about beauty being skin deep a glance at Hannity reminds them of it. He is deeply, deeply ill on the inside. Were I a Christian I would pray for him.
I think part of it is the old adage about the "Peter Principle." One who is promoted to a position beyond his/her capacity. In his case, intellectual capacity. Not to appear to be snobbish toward anyone without a college education, but Hannity just made it through Catholic high school and stopped - along with his intellectual curiosity. I truly think he is nothing more than a stooge and mouthpiece for those in the background who write his talking points and diatribes. The marionette of the right wing Punch and Judy show with puppeteer Roger Ailes puling the strings.
To an extent, then, this applies to all the hosts on Fox Noise. An awful lot of them modeled their careers on Rush Limbaugh, whose eagerly awaited TV debut was such a bust it set him back four days. (I own up to watching out of curiosity and I can tell you, nothing is as boring as a fat, ugly egomaniac with medieval ideas. At least on radio we do not have to look at him.) I must hand it to Ailes: using the philosophy of the late Reich Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, Ailes has alienated more progessives than Elvis dropped pills, and the method is always the same. Instead of Triumph of the Will, we get Fox "News," a misnomer since all of the news is wrapt up in ultra-rightwingnut talking points. When they do pretend to be truly fair and balanced, it's always with strings attached, and if you bet on them you are playing to the house.
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Kobayashi Summinagashi Single Bevel
Carbon Steel
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Japanese/Asian Knives
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Blade length: 7.10 in.Total length: 13.00 in.Blade height (at heel): 2.20 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.33 in.Item weight: 13.70 oz.Shipment weight: 17.2 oz.
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Kansui Suminagashi Single-Bevel knives are handmade and feature a Jigane, which is made by repeatedly folding together two layers of different types of carbon steels. This unique process creates a Jigane with 16 exceedingly thin, alternating layers, called Damascus. This is then forge-welded to a layer of high carbon steel (blue paper #2) and tempered to Rockwell c63º. This process imparts a visual tension to the blade and a brilliant sharpness to the cutting edge. Because blue steel is a carbon steel, these knives must be dried after use to prevent rust or tarnish.
Traditional Japanese chef's knives differ from European-styled knives in that they are sharpened with a bevel on only one side. The opposite side is slightly hollowed. Because of this, these knives can generally be honed to a sharper edge than can double bevel knives.
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