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Monday, May 14, 2012
A Mother's Day Surprise
My dad's been in town for the week. He was driving his way from Florida to California and decided to stop and stay with us for a while! It's been fun, but he's been sad without my mom around (she stayed in California while my dad had speaking engagements in other states. He's been on the road for 6 weeks!)
On Saturday morning, my parents were talking with each other on the phone and it was clear that my mom was feeling really down and depressed about spending Mother's Day all alone. My sister's in New Jersey, my brother's in Maine, mom's parents are in Washington, and the rest of us are in Texas.
On a total whim, my amazing husband decided that instead of sitting on all of those frequent flyer miles, we should use some for a good cause! Within ten minutes, he had booked a flight - and that evening we picked up my mom from the airport!
It was all so exciting - this is the first time I've been able to spend Mother's Day with my mom in about 13 years!!
My parents will be here for a few more days and already we've been having fun: Sunday we ate at seafood restaurant, then went out for frozen yogurt.
The only sad part is that I still have to go in to work! My husband's semester is over so everyone is hanging around without me! Oh well.... in three more weeks I'll be on my summer break :)
Hope you all had a great weekend too!
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How awesome!! What an awesome Mother's Day gift for everyone! So glad you got to spend time with your mom. :)ReplyDelete
awwww that is soo sweet!!! :)ReplyDelete
I am so excited for you!ReplyDelete
I was sad that you wouldn't be able to see her.
Your husband rocks!
what a great gift for both of you!! so happy you could spend time with your folks. my husband's been off from school the past 2 weeks and I'm anxious to get into summer mode which means 4 day work weeks for me!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 14, 2012 at 7:38 AM
My son-in-law does ROCK!!! I am soooo thankful to be here with all of you!! Love you!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful Mothers Day!!!! I am so glad that you got to spend time with your family!! xoxoReplyDelete
That is so sweet! What a thoughtful guy. :)ReplyDelete
Love this! Your shirt looks really soft lol. Can't wait till you have tha babehhhReplyDelete
What a thoughtful and generous husband you have! I'm glad it was a wonderful Mother's Day for all of you!ReplyDelete
WHOA three weeks until your summer break??? WHAT??? We get out June 22. My brain is already leaning toward summer break. It's becoming total mush.ReplyDelete
How perfect!! What a lovely way to use those miles.ReplyDelete
YAY!!! What a great surprise so happy for you! Happy Mothers Day!ReplyDelete


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Understanding C++ polymorphism
Understanding of / requirements for polymorphism
To understand polymorphism - as the term is used in Computing Science - it helps to start from a simple test for and definition of it. Consider:
Type1 x;
Type2 y;
f() is to perform some operation and is being given values
x and
y as inputs. To exhibit polymorphism,
f() must be able to operate with values of at least two distinct types (e.g.
int and
double), finding and executing type-appropriate code.
C++ mechanisms for polymorphism
Explicit programmer-specified polymorphism
You can write
f() such that it can operate on multiple types in any of the following ways:
- Preprocessing:
#define f(X) ((X) += 2) // (note: in real code, use a longer uppercase name for a macro!)
- Overloading:
void f(int& x) { x += 2; } void f(double& x) { x += 2; }
- Templates:
template <typename T> void f(T& x) { x += 2; }
- Virtual dispatch:
struct Base { virtual Base& operator+=(int) = 0; }; struct X : Base { X(int n) : n_(n) { } X& operator+=(int n) { n_ += n; return *this; } int n_; }; struct Y : Base { Y(double n) : n_(n) { } Y& operator+=(int n) { n_ += n; return *this; } double n_; }; void f(Base& x) { x += 2; } // run-time polymorphic dispatch
Other related mechanisms
Compiler-provided polymorphism for builtin types, Standard conversions, and casting/coercion are discussed later for completeness as:
- they're commonly intuitively understood anyway (warranting a "oh, that" reaction),
- they impact the threshold in requiring, and seamlessness in using, the above mechanisms, and
- usefully detailed explanation is a fiddly distraction from more important concepts.
Further categorisation
Given the polymorphic mechanisms above, we can categorise them in various ways:
- When is the polymorphic type-specific code selected?
- Run time means the compiler must generate code for all the types the program might handle while running, and at run-time the correct code is selected (virtual dispatch)
- Compile time means the choice of type-specific code is made during compilation, and code not used may not even be compiled (every mechanism except virtual dispatch)
- Which types are supported?
- Ad-hoc meaning you must provide explicit code to support each type (e.g. overloading); you explicitly add support "for this" (as per ad hoc's meaning) type, some other "this", and maybe "that" too ;-).
- Parametric meaning you can just try to use the function for various parameter types without specifically doing anything to enable its support for them (e.g. templates, macros). An object with functions/operators that act like the template/macro expects is all that template/macro needs to do its job, with the exact type being irrelevant. The "concepts" cut from C++11 help express and enforce such expectations - let's hope they make it into the next Standard.
- Parametric polymorphism provides duck typing - a concept attributed to James Whitcomb Riley who apparently said "When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.".
template <typename Duck> void do_ducky_stuff(const Duck& x) { x.walk().swim().quack(); } do_ducky_stuff(Vilified_Cygnet());
Alf Steinbach comments that in the C++ Standard polymorphic only refers to run-time polymorphism using virtual dispatch. General Comp. Sci. meaning is more inclusive, as per C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup's glossary (http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/glossary.html):
polymorphism - providing a single interface to entities of different types. virtual functions provide dynamic (run-time) polymorphism through an interface provided by a base class. Overloaded functions and templates provide static (compile-time) polymorphism. TC++PL 12.2.6, 13.6.1, D&E 2.9.
This answer - like the question - relates C++ features to the Comp. Sci. terminology.
With the C++ Standard using a narrower definition of "polymorphism" than the Comp. Sci. community, to ensure mutual understanding for your audience consider...
- using unambiguous terminology ("can we make this code reusable for other types?" or "can we use virtual dispatch?" vs "can we make this code polymorphic?"), and/or
- clearly defining your terminology.
Still, what's crucial to being a great C++ programmer is understanding what polymorphism's really doing for you...
letting you write "algorithmic" code once and then apply it to many types of data
...and then be very aware of how different polymorphic mechanisms match your actual needs.
Run-time polymorphism suits:
- input processed by factory methods and spat out as an heterogeneous object collection handled via
- implementation chosen at runtime based on config files, command line switches, UI settings etc.,
- implementation varied at runtime, such as for a state machine pattern,
- pImpl idiom / managing re-compilation coupling.
When there's not a clear driver for run-time polymorphism, compile-time options are often preferable. Consider:
- the compile-what's-called aspect of templated classes is preferable to fat interfaces failing at runtime
- optimisations (many including inlining and dead code elimination, loop unrolling, static stack-based arrays vs heap)
__LINE__, string literal concatenation and other unique capabilities of macros (which remain evil ;-))
Other mechanisms supporting polymorphism
As promised, for completeness several peripheral topics are covered:
- compiler-provided overloads
- conversions
- casts/coercion
The document concludes with a discussion of how these combine to empower and simplify polymorphic code - especially parametric polymorphism (templates and macros).
Mechanisms for mapping to type-specific operations
> Implicit compiler-provided overloads
Conceptually, the compiler overloads many operators for builtin types. It's not conceptually different from user-specified overloading, but is listed as it's easily overlooked. For example, you can add to
ints and
doubles using the same notation
x += 2 and the compiler produces:
- type-specific CPU instructions
- a result of the same type.
Overloading then seemlessly extends to user-defined types:
std::string x;
int y = 0;
x += 'c';
y += 'c';
Compiler-provided overloads for basic types is common in high-level (3GL+) computer languages, and explicit discussion of polymorphism generally implies something more. (2GLs - assembly languages - often require the programmer to explicitly use different mnemonics for different types.)
> Standard conversions
The C++ Standard's fourth section describes Standard conversions.
The first point summarises nicely (from an old draft - hopefully still substantially correct):
-1- Standard conversions are implicit conversions defined for built-in types. Clause conv enumerates the full set of such conversions. A standard conversion sequence is a sequence of standard conversions in the following order:
- Zero or one conversion from the following set: lvalue-to-rvalue conversion, array-to-pointer conversion, and function-to-pointer conversion.
- Zero or one conversion from the following set: integral promotions, floating point promotion, integral conversions, floating point conversions, floating-integral conversions, pointer conversions, pointer to member conversions, and boolean conversions.
- Zero or one qualification conversion.
[Note: a standard conversion sequence can be empty, i.e., it can consist of no conversions. ] A standard conversion sequence will be applied to an expression if necessary to convert it to a required destination type.
These conversions allow code such as:
double a(double x) { return x + 2; }
Applying the earlier test:
To be polymorphic, [
a()] must be able to operate with values of at least two distinct types (e.g.
double), finding and executing type-appropriate code.
a() itself runs code specifically for
double and is therefore not polymorphic.
But, in the second call to
a() the compiler knows to generate type-appropriate code for a "floating point promotion" (Standard §4) to convert
42 to
42.0. That extra code is in the calling function. We'll discuss the significance of this in the conclusion.
> Coercion, casts, implicit constructors
These mechanisms allow user-defined classes to specify behaviours akin to builtin types' Standard conversions. Let's have a look:
int a, b;
if (std::cin >> a >> b)
f(a, b);
Here, the object
std::cin is evaluated in a boolean context, with the help of a conversion operator. This can be conceptually grouped with "integral promotions" et al from the Standard conversions in the topic above.
Implicit constructors effectively do the same thing, but are controlled by the cast-to type:
f(const std::string& x);
f("hello"); // invokes `std::string::string(const char*)`
Implications of compiler-provided overloads, conversions and coercion
void f()
typedef int Amount;
Amount x = 13;
x /= 2;
std::cout << x * 1.1;
If we want the amount
x to be treated as a real number during the division (i.e. be 6.5 rather than rounded down to 6), we only need change to
typedef double Amount.
That's nice, but it wouldn't have been too much work to make the code explicitly "type correct":
void f() void f()
{ {
typedef int Amount; typedef double Amount;
Amount x = 13; Amount x = 13.0;
x /= 2; x /= 2.0;
std::cout << double(x) * 1.1; std::cout << x * 1.1;
} }
But, consider that we can transform the first version into a
template <typename Amount>
void f()
Amount x = 13;
x /= 2;
std::cout << x * 1.1;
It's due to those little "convenience features" that it can be so easily instantiated for either
int or
double and work as intended. Without these features, we'd need explicit casts, type traits and/or policy classes, some verbose, error-prone mess like:
template <typename Amount, typename Policy>
void f()
Amount x = Policy::thirteen;
x /= static_cast<Amount>(2);
std::cout << traits<Amount>::to_double(x) * 1.1;
So, compiler-provided operator overloading for builtin types, Standard conversions, casting / coercion / implicit constructors - they all contribute subtle support for polymorphism. From the definition at the top of this answer, they address "finding and executing type-appropriate code" by mapping:
- "away" from parameter types
- from the many data types polymorphic algorithmic code handles
- to code written for a (potentially lesser) number of (the same or other) types.
- "to" parametric types from values of constant type
They do not establish polymorphic contexts by themselves, but do help empower/simplify code inside such contexts.
You may feel cheated... it doesn't seem like much. The significance is that in parametric polymorphic contexts (i.e. inside templates or macros), we're trying to support an arbitrarily large range of types but often want to express operations on them in terms of other functions, literals and operations that were designed for a small set of types. It reduces the need to create near-identical functions or data on a per-type basis when the operation/value is logically the same. These features cooperate to add an attitude of "best effort", doing what's intuitively expected by using the limited available functions and data and only stopping with an error when there's real ambiguity.
This helps limit the need for polymorphic code supporting polymorphic code, drawing a tighter net around the use of polymorphism so localised use doesn't force widespread use, and making the benefits of polymorphism available as needed without imposing the costs of having to expose implementation at compile time, have multiple copies of the same logical function in the object code to support the used types, and in doing virtual dispatch as opposed to inlining or at least compile-time resolved calls. As is typical in C++, the programmer is given a lot of freedom to control the boundaries within which polymorphism is used.
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Yahoo already is placing ads on eBay under a partnership struck last spring. But adding the portal's lauded behavioral-targeting capabilities to outside sites such as eBay would be a boon for marketers and isn't such a far-off prospect.
Ads outside Yahoo's walls
A corporate reorganization in December gave rising star Chief Financial Officer Sue Decker responsibility for both Yahoo's advertiser and publisher networks. In one of her first public appearances, she noted the company is excited about possibly using its targeting tools to serve more relevant ads outside Yahoo's walls.
"We're actually in a fairly unique position to be able to take advantage ... of the enormous data and insight we have on the largest online audience in the world," Ms. Decker said in Yahoo's year-end earnings call Jan. 23. "We can see what people are putting in their search strings. We can see what kinds of ads they click on. We can see what kinds of sites they were on prior to the site that they are currently on. And that should allow us to serve the most relevant ad regardless of how it's priced to our consumers, and ultimately to share that not only with our large [owned and operated network] but to all of our publishing partners."
Talk of such a scenario was also heard at last week's Newspaper Association of America conference, as Yahoo recently inked a deal with a consortium of newspapers that allows the portal to integrate its HotJobs ads into the newspapers' sites. But the arrangement has the potential to offer a broader menu of ad options.
Yahoo's partners
For Yahoo, creating an off-site behavioral-targeting network would make the most sense using its quality partners, where ad placements are consistent and the content attracts an audience that's attractive to marketers. EBay, for example, has a valuable audience because users generally intend to buy in the vertical categories in which they are browsing.
Taking its targeting to partners outside Yahoo would essentially be a network play, said Ed Montes, exec VP-managing director of U.S. operations at MediaContacts. "Yahoo and MSN and Google have seen how much money the ad networks are taking and how well it's worked out for AOL with the purchase of Ad.com. They're trying to get in that business to extend their reach." And they can help solve two problems that plague ad networks: scale and quality.
Yahoo wouldn't comment on any plans to extend its behavioral-targeting capabilities, but it's no coincidence the advertiser and publisher groups now are aligned under Ms. Decker. The company has made significant investments in behavioral targeting and data services over the past couple of years that have helped it attract more ad dollars. And when behavioral targeting works, marketers ask for more. Yahoo can't expect to continue to add eyeballs at the same rate, so it's natural for the company to look outside its walls for more inventory.
Scarcity of contextual inventory
Consider: Many of the new web dollars come from brand marketers rather than direct-response marketers, yet there's a scarcity of valuable contextual inventory. That means there needs to be more people-targeted advertising and better use of nonpremium inventory that may not have a natural commercial context.
But it takes a network with massive scale to cull meaningful behavioral traits from users. Yahoo reaches 477 million unique visitors worldwide each month, but buyers say that volume isn't enough. Marketers can target behaviorally and cull behaviorial data from across Yahoo-owned and -operated sites, which means Yahoo knows people are in the market for a car only if they visit Yahoo Autos. Extending its reach would strengthen its targeting abilities.
"Creating affiliates based on data will be absolutely 100% fundamental in digital media," said Bill Grossman, CEO of Revenue Science, which powers AOL's behavioral-targeting program and supplies the technology to other sites.
And it pays: Last spring eMarketer projected behavioral targeting to be a $1.2 billion business in 2006 and a $1.5 billion one in 2007.
Of course, there would be myriad privacy and data-ownership issues to sort out. Dave Morgan, chairman of Tacoda, another behavioral-networking player, said his company "processes billions of microtransactions a month to determine who should get paid what." It has spent millions to segregate all the data and ensure that the owners of the sites those data come from are compensated every time they are used to target an ad.


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Ritka has a great column on CareerBliss called Resume Tip Tuesdays below is her most recent Tip. You can find her at: http://www.careerbliss.com/advice/resume-tip-tuesday/
In a previous edition of Resume Tip Tuesday, we explained how to make sure your resume doesn't get stuck in an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).The wrong format could make your resume void! And with nearly 100 percent of large companies using an ATS system, it's critical to make sure your resume gets through the ATS and into the hands of a real person.
Today, we talked to Brooke Dixon, co-founder and CEO of Hourly.com, about another more in-depth way to ensure you beat any ATS.
"Remember, the ATS is designed to weed out applicants," Dixon says.So, in order to make sure your resume is found when a hiring manager is searching through their ATS for resumes, all you have to do is make sure that you sprinkle relevant keywords, right?Wrong! Too many terms are alike…which can confuse the ATS.
"For instance, let's say you're looking for a freelancing job in sales," Dixon says. "From the job description, you input words in your resume or online job profile such as "market trends" or "partner relationships" believing that these words would sync with an ATS."But context is key."Without the correct context, an ATS may "read" your work experience as someone who has a background in marketing. Since there are a lot of crossover in these fields, keywords aren't as black and white as you may believe," Dixon says.Make Sure You Put Context Around Your Keywords Add context. Translate why your background fits the job. Include achievements that make you stand out.
"For instance, instead of saying that you have experience in "sales." note the type of sales experience, regions you've worked in, or products you've sold," Dixon says. "This will link more clearly not just with a parser, but in the search and score portion of the hiring process."


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Post by: Deathlord(144339)
2006-05-22 21:58:54
Yeah ... no flaming plz :)
Right... just a humble request, is there a possibility of making the gym a little less insane for lower exp ppl ?
I just lost 60AP + 600$ combo trying to gain 1 consc. And although it is totally justified to have this randomness for SSWOs ( who earn bak the money with just 3 singles wins ), It can really kill a new LAW's interest in the game. 600$ is worth 3 or 4 LMS wins in LAW :S
I just see it as a little unfair.
I am not sure if there is already a experience based or a (stat value based) rule, though im sure there must be one, governing the sanity or the lack of it at which the gym behaves .. but i think it would be really helpful if it can be tweaked a little for lower exp ppl.
I would wanna stress that an SSWO wouldnt mind it that much .. he is already addicted to the game ;) ... but thats not the case with a LAW
Post by: Bruiser Brody(121422)
2006-05-22 22:10:13
|Yeah, I have to agree. There should be a change thats beneficial to new players. The gym should be modified so that LAWs see a reduction in costs. Then start the curve at SPWA, after a persons char has had time to develop.
Post by: thedynasty2(106975)
2006-05-22 22:16:35
|Indeed, you are both right about this, though new things have been implimented, and will be awhile before Peter decided to do any more changes :)
Post by: thedynasty2(106975)
2006-05-22 22:21:14
|Indeed, you are both right about this, though new things have been implimented, and will be awhile before Peter decided to do any more changes :)
Post by: The Legend Killer(21778)
2006-05-23 01:46:19
|How easy does the game need to be for new players? Next you'll want max stats to begin with.
Post by: BubbaG(33460)
2006-05-23 03:02:14
|Hey LK what a Great Idea!!!
Post by: Deathlord(144339)
2006-05-23 05:21:47
Discouraging LAWs ( with the highly random gym for example ) would in my opinion do 2 things:
1. Result in most laws giving up and quiting.
2. For the ones that do figure out there is a detach button and that they can come back again, result in multiple wrestlers being created.
I dont think either is what the need is. But then mayb i am wrong :)
to think of it LK .. doesnt it really make sense ? all games are designed that way arent they ? that the game is easy to start off with, and it keeps getting tougher and tougher ?
Post by: Thor(146261)
2006-05-24 13:01:41
if you think it takes you 3 or 4 LMS matches to gain 600 bucks, then you have too much staff on in the first place. A LMS should net you minimum 300 to 350 bucks, more if you fight someone with more than 2 fame.
I agree with LK. Everyone before you had to suffer through things in the gym, and got through and dealt with it.
Hell, if LAW should get a break, then so should I at 5500+ exp on prices, since it cost me nearly 80 AP to gain the max 131st con point.
If you can't hack it, then play something else.
Post by: Deathlord(144339)
2006-05-24 16:05:27
Well .. mine usually pays me arnd the 250 mark for a win with staff at 2-0-0
And i think i know enough .. not much .. still enough ( i do have a SSWO too btw ), to know that 2-0-0 in LMS isnt more staff than i should use... But then thats the VOW i play, prbly diff from yours.
and when i said 3 to 4 wins, i meant that considering most of the times you do get staffed against, and you do have to recover a lot of con lost and stats damage taken.. so i was taking care of the net money the match earns me .. not just the paycheck i get
Post by: Thor(146261)
2006-05-25 23:43:53
You want to fall back on the statement that most LAWs would quit or detach? They do that anyway, they all want to be undefeated, so as soon as they lose, they create a new character.
That or they run through their initial 2500 AP, and detach because they are "out of AP, and we should get like 12 billion of them."
I personally make over 600 bucks in one LMS, and that includes healing and everything else. It's all about fame. Making things simpler for the LAWs doesn't help anyone, it just dumbs down the level of the player...so when they hit a higher league, they feel they are getting ripped off for having it so easy in the beginning.
Post by: Deathlord(144339)
2006-05-26 06:11:36
I have even made in excess of 450 for a singles thor :) .. but then thats a different case. Im sure noone makes that kinda money in LAW :P
Anyway ... just trying to lighten up the mood here ... i do respect your opinion.. and i wont question it anymore :)
Sry i got a little carried away last time
Post by: Thor(146261)
2006-05-27 00:12:54
|lol I have made over 800 bucks in a single, fighting guys like Mad Max and Peter. Once again, all goes back to fame.
Post by: Steve Blakman(192627)
2006-06-06 18:15:32
Im a law myself, I think its not to tough although sometimes yer you lose all your money, get nothing and chuck your computer out the window, but its OK. They could make it a little easier but not much. People should be encouraged to keep playing by the game not by making it easier, like Thor said they dont want to feel screwed later on, atleast I don't. It is a great game and maybe more explanation to new players will stop them quitting so they don't think losing a match or using there starting AP is the end of the world. Both the problems you have mentioned I have answered and like you respected Thors arguements I respect yours aswell. Think about mine as I have thought about yours and speak your thoughts.
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The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) signed Monday a deal with the National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC) to build, complete, maintain, and operate a model home operated by a renewable energy system, in accordance with intentional standards.
The project is based on the directions of His Highness the Amir of diversifying power sources in the country by the year 2030 via using 15 percent of renewable energy of the total electric production, and Law No 27 (1995) which allows the private sector to build on empty state lands for housing purposes, Bader Al-Wugayyan, PAHW's Director-General, said in a press statement.
NTEC is to carry out operations, maintenance, readings, and studies of the project, and submit a report to PAHW, at end of the operating period, that include results of the project's power consumption rate, Al-Wugayyan said.
According to the deal, the company will organize a training course for PAHW's employees, in cooperation with international bodies specialized in technology production, he noted, adding that the deal's implementation period is 78 months: 18 months for building the house and 60 months for operations and maintenance.
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German Shepherd Dog At a Glance
Country of Origin:
Breed Group:
AKC (Herding); ANKC (Working); CKC (Herding); FCI (Sheepdogs); KC (Pastoral); UKC (Herding)
Large. Weight: Males 66–88 lbs; Females 48.5–70.5 lbs. Height: Males 23.5–26 inches; Females 21.5–24
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Breed Profile
Affection Level
Barking Tendencies
Cat Friendly
Cold Weather Tolerance
Exercise Needs
General Health
Grooming Needs
Hot Weather Tolerance
Kid Friendly
Shedding Level
Social Needs
Watchdog Ability
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German Shepherd Dog Temperament
German Shepherds can be both friendly and protective at the same time. Well socialized Shepherds will easily mesh well with family and friends, including other dogs. Dogs trained in protection may be more wary, but are generally loving and loyal to those they consider their family unit. The German Shepherd is also a very intelligent dog, and easily excels at the tasks put to him.
German Shepherd Dog Care
The German Shepherd lives on average 10 to 14 years. They are prone to a myriad of genetic diseases, however, including allergies, hip and elbow dysplasia, aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aorta), cataracts and Cushing's Syndrome. German Shepherds are also at risk for bloat or Gastric Dilation and Volvulus (GDV) as well as hemangiosarcoma, a spleen-based cancer that is quick to infect other organs of the body.
German Shepherd Dog Coat
This dog breed has a plush coat with a deep undercoat. Regular brushing is recommended to keep the coat shiny and clean and to help with the seasonal shedding that occurs. Seasonal shedding, sometimes known as "blow-out" usually occurs twice a year when the dog changes coat for the upcoming seasons.
German Shepherd Dog Training
Training and intelligence is where the German Shepherd excels. He is easily trainable at almost any task, and willing to perform a variety of jobs. Well-balanced German Shepherds are calm and observant, quickly picking up any tasks required of them, from basic family obedience, to more complicated service and military work.
German Shepherd Dog Activity
Regular exercise is key to keeping the this dog breed happy. Agility trials or other activities that challenge mind and body are ideal, however family pets do well with long walks and play sessions to keep them active. German Shepherds that are under exercised may become anxious and excitable without a proper outlet.


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Public Procurement
The United States Government has one of the largest and most diverse supply chains. Their primary challenge is that the sheer volume of product data in the supply chain, coupled with uneven data quality, makes it difficult to ensure that information is being accurately and consistently communicated to their internal users. The data on which they traditionally have relied for mission critical business decisions like design engineering, regulatory compliance and procurement is inconsistent, incomplete, and at times unreliable. This environment makes product search and comparison significantly less effective, results in excessive spend, and makes the job of the Contract Officer in ensuring contract and price compliance difficult.
To address widespread data quality problems in public procurement, XSB developed an automated Master Data File (MDF) generation process for producing clean, structured, consistent data. The XSB Master Data File technology is used by two of the largest buying organizations in the Federal Government. Additionally, XSB has developed a part selection and management application for DoD called Pin Point, as well as Price Point, a tool for the rapid determination of reasonable prices for commodity components. XSB also provides Green and hazardous material identification solutions to our Government customers.


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We highly recommend that customers utilize the *5 lecture mode for more than 10 participants on a conference. This allows the speakers and moderators to better control the people that speak into a call. Without it, a call could have any number of the problems listed above introduced, since the number of potential problems increases with the number of phones connected.
AccuConference also provides a unique feature known as "Live Queued Q&A". This feature allows the participants on a large call to speak one-at-a-time into the conference. The moderator simply announces that the call is now open for questions and answers (Q&A) and instructs participants to press *1 to ask a question. Via the live web-based conference screen, a moderator can see who has asked a question, how many questions are remaining, and where the callers are calling from. To take a question, the moderator simply clicks on the "Take Next Question" link. The participant hears a message instructing them to "Please ask your question now." They are then unmuted automatically, and allowed to speak into the conference. Once the question has been answered by the speakers, the "Take Next Question" link can be clicked again, muting the first question and allowing the next one to speak. This feature is very popular on large conferences, allowing individuals to participate in the call, without introducing noise or quality issues.


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The Ner Annamalaiyar Lingam Shrine and Mandapam is located on the Arunachala girivalam roadway in an exact axial line opposite to Arunachaleswarar Temple on the other side of the Hill.
The early morning sun on Tamil New Year i.e. April 14 (Puthandu Vazthukal) first falls directly onto the Lingam in this Shrine – this phenomenon can only be viewed on this day. Traditionally each year on this date, large crowds gather at this Temple to be first to greet the rays of Surya and seek divine blessings for the coming new year.
The Ner Annamalaiyar Lingam Shrine at daybreak Friday 14 April, 2017
|First light of 2017 Tamil New Year shining on Lingam
Reading of Panchangam: Tamil New Year 2017
At the time of each Tamil New Year, the reading of the Panchangam (Tamil New Year's Almanac) occurs. This reading of the Almanac by senior Priests at Arunachaleswarar Temple is primarily in relation to the confirmation of Festival Dates at the Temple throughout the coming year.
With Wishes of Love and Light from Arunachala Grace 2017


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For this month's meme for Let's Read Plays, I'd like to share some things that I learned from mythology class on Coursera last year. That is, the special things about Greek plays, and the way they are, or rather, were, performed.
In Greek plays, the time they are performed on stage represents the real time in the story as well. So in Greek plays, only critical short time of the story is chosen to be acted on stage. The background story is told in short time either by the chorus or the players, but not acted.
In Greek theatre, the performers use masks to emphasize the facial expression and the gravity and density of the play itself. All the actors are male, including the players for ladies. Aha. The theatres, as we can still see today, at least the remaining of them, are located in the open air, but in semi-circular shape that gives great acoustic and good sound quality – which is important, since there was no microphone back then.
On the stage, there is a backdrop, or a wall, creating a backstage where players can change costumes. In the middle of it, there's a door. This door is like a window to the dramatic things that are not to be performed on stage, for example killing. Those parts are done behind the door.
And there's the chorus. Chorus is a bunch of people somewhere between the players and the audience whose role is to connect the audience with the players. So sometimes the chorus addresses the players, and sometimes the audience. I think it's very interesting to have something like that. It's perhaps like a commentator in football match.
That's all I would like to share with you. I got all this material when I took the Mythology class in Coursera.com. So if you're interested in Greek and Roman myth, just enroll to that class. See you next month.


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Beaters and pickers-up are as much a part of shooting as gun dogs and a slice of game pie and, with just days to go before the start of the grouse season, the taxman has them in his sights.
For years, beaters have worked on many shoots on a cash-in-hand basis with many estates viewing their services as casual labour and exempt from tax.
Estates which host regular shoots and regularly re-hire the same beaters will now find that HM Revenue and Customs view the situation rather differently. With the introduction of the Real Time Information system (RTI), the employer now has to submit details of all beaters and pickers-up within seven days of being paid, rather than retrospectively.
In an attempt to crack down on what they refer to as the black economy, HMRC regard beaters who work on a regular basis for the same shoot as employees rather than casual labour, which means they may be liable for tax.
Predictably, the new regulations are complex. For estates that are shooting fairly frequently, the position is reasonably clear; their beaters are treated as employees and they must be paid under deduction of tax.
However, estates shooting one or two days a week where beaters are engaged only by the day - with no commitment to come on other days - and who are paid at the end of each day at a total of less than the applicable thresholds a week, can be paid without deduction of tax by the estate. Beaters are then responsible for declaring the tax themselves. Payment of an existing full or part-time keeper through PAYE can also complicate the procedure.
Grouse moor owners will already have made arrangements for the start of their season on the 12 August. Now is the time for pheasant and partridge shoots to be getting organised.
In response to this situation, Land Factor has introduced a payroll service for the benefit of estate owners and shoot managers by which it collates employee information for each beater, ascertaining their National Insurance number and then administers their tax payments. If the correct information is not provided, then payment will be stopped. We have also written to beaters and pickers-up on a number of estates to request all the required information prior to the First Shoot enclosing forms for completion.
Land Factor Associate, Jonathan Landale said, This is a complex issue and it has implications for pheasant shoots in October and November. We can offer you practical and comprehensive advice on how to handle all the issues this raises, so do please get in touch with either Jonathan Landale or Sarah Spears, Land Factor's Client Account Manager, if you would like to discuss the subject further.
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The issue of the long distance relationships has become the order of the day, when so many factors such as work, business, and so on tend to pull individuals that are in a relationship far away from each other against their will. Some relationships survive this challenge, while so many others are swallowed up in victory. It's usually not the intentions of either of the party involved to "chicken out", but so many factors contribute to this. They say "out of sight is out of mind" or "out of sight is out of love" but I say no to this outdated perception, there are actually proven ways to maintain a long distance relationships. In this list, we are going to give out a few of them.
Best Long Distance Relationship Advice You Can Ever Get in Life
(1) Define the relationship and make things clear for both parties:
It is always advisable for both parties in their own interest to be sincere to each other and set parameters for the relationship, by setting parameters I mean they both should know if they are dating, engaged, seeing each other or in a boyfriend – girlfriend relationship. This might seem weird, but it has a way of saving both parties lots of headache and heartbreaks in the long run. They Should be very open to each other, open to ask questions of all sort and open to give sincere answers.
(2) Explore other means of communication:
Variety they say is the spice of life, in long distance relationships, communication should not be limited to phone calls alone, there are times when phone call calls will not be proper, maybe you are in a meeting or very busy to pick your call, in this scenario, it is always heartwarming to receive a text message from your loved one. Both text messaging and using e mails will go a long way and will also save you lot of cost. Also try using Skype video chat, this will breach the gap and bring you much more closer than the former.
How to Make a Long Distance Relationship Work
(3) Remain flexible and don't take things personal:
The same thing brought about that distance between two of you also has the capacity to influence lots of things, so you should learn to adjust to situations and don't take things personal. Work, families and lots of other emergencies can cause changes in plans, learn to understand when such happens and never to make "a mountain out of a mole hill".
(4) Pursue common interests, even though you are apart:
Doing things together despite the distance makes it look as if you are still together, for instance, you can watch certain TV programmes you both enjoy at same time and call after the programme to talk about it. C'mon you need to more creative, both of you could decide to read a certain novel at the same time and discuss about it when you're through, by doing this, you guys will discover that you both have lots of things to talk about during your next phone call. Distance does not stop you from doing certain things together. What doesn't kill you always makes you stronger – Remember
(5) Focus more on the positive side:
People in long distance relationships tend to always sound so pathetic, always talking about how painful it is that they can't be together, how much they they have missed each other, and how difficult life can be without each other, the truth is that those things actually will not help the situation, instead of focusing on this negative side which will always cause you emotional stress at the end of the day, which most times can lead to some level of unfaithfulness, it is advisable to always discuss how great the relationship has been, how much you love each other and so many other positive stuff, as you make your bed, so will you lie on it, the success of that relationship lies in your hands.
How to Keep a Long Distance Relationship in 2 Ways
Long Distance Relationship — Stock Photo © Yana Yankova
(6) Develop Security:
Let every wall of insecurity be brought down; to achieve this, the two parties should make it clear whats going on in their individual lives, let your partner know your timetable for the day and the week, discuss the future of the relationship, and let both parties be aware of the future of the relationship, by so doing, the feeling of insecurity will be minimised.
(7) Build Trust:
Trust is the key word for a successful relationship, either distant or close one, but in the case of long distance relationship, more trust needs to be built. The importance of trust in a relationship can never be emphasised, it is the cornerstone for any successful and healthy relationship. Talk about your feelings, instead of keeping quiet and battling with insecurity.
3 Best Long Distance Relationship Tips
(8) leave them with an object/item that belongs to you:
Though its inanimate, it has a way of providing comfort, happiness, and keeps your presence right in her heart.
(9)Arrange to meet one on one-as often as possible:
Though these other ways of communication can work wonders, it is also advisable to as often as possible arrange for a meeting. The physical contact is always the force that binds both together, the touching, kissing and hugging. Once in a while arrange for a meeting so that both of you will have something to look up to.
(10) Do your thing:
You can use that opportunity of times apart to pay more attention to you personal life, focus on your personal interests and goals in life, take advantage of the absence of distraction to pay more attention to your career, personal development and other important relationships you have in your life, and at the end, you will have more to offer in the relationship.
– To your successful long distance relationship!


text: Ever since I got a new battery (Newertech), my audio acts funny. It's not just the speakers, but the headphone jack and microphone. When I touch the part where my wrists rest, I'll hear a crackle from the speakers. If I tilt the computer to the left or right, the audio will work, but will start acting funny again when I set it back down. Seems like there's something up with the audio hardware, but I don't know where to look to check. I'm fine with opening up the computer (I've replaced the harddrive a couple of times), so if anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. Or if anyone has suggestions as to what else might be causing the problem, let me know. I'm running 10.4.9 on an 867Mhz if that matters.


text: This attractive hotel is directly by the wide sandy beach on the popular bay of Cala Llonga. A selection of shopping and entertainment venues is also to be found nearby. A trip to the resort of Santa Eulalia, 7 km away, and Ibiza Town, 10 km away, is recommended, both being easily reached by public transport. Links to the public transport connection are to be found only 200 m from the hotel.||The friendly beach hotel comprises a total of 257 rooms spread over 8 floors. Guests may make use of the charming pool and garden area, the 24-hour reception desk and lifts. In addition, there is a TV room, a boutique, a cosy bar and a restaurant. There are also car-parking facilities.||The tasteful rooms come with a bathroom, a telephone, satellite/ cable TV, air conditioning (high season), a hire safe and a balcony or terrace (except single rooms).||In the outdoor complex are 2 swimming pools with separate children's pools, a snack bar and a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols. It is also possible to make use of the gym. There is also a sauna and a Jacuzzi. For an added fee guests can enjoy aerobics, volleyball, darts, table tennis and billiards/ snooker are also on offer. There is an entertainment programme for both children and adults to provide some variation. The nearest golf course is approximately 3 km away.||Guests may select their breakfast and evening meals from ample buffets. Guests have the opportunity to book either a full board or an all-inclusive stay.


text: A divorcÇe enthusiastically explains why shedding one's husband can be the smartest, healthiest move an unhappily married woman can make. Applewhite, a freelance editor and writer, presents a composite portrait of today's strong and resourceful divorced woman, compiled through interviews with nearly 50 women of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds who initiated their divorces. As depicted here, marriage is too often an oppressive arrangement for women, one they can well do without. If Applewhite's figures are correct, three-fourths of today's divorces are initiated by women, and if her analysis of the situation is correct, they are better off, at least psychologically, for having taken the big step. Despite the financial hardship experienced by the women, especially those with dependent children, none regretted having gotten a divorce; indeed, some expressed regret at not having done it sooner. An admittedly unscientific sampling of women--Applewhite appealed for interviewees in The Pennysaver, Romance Writers Report, and other publictions--these confident women eagerly share their experiences of coming to the decision, going through the legal process, coping with the financial consequences, regaining their independence, and parenting and step-parenting. While Applewhite declares that this is not a how-to manual, she offers plenty of practical advice on finding a lawyer, protecting oneself and getting one's money's worth, using a mediator, and the basics of custody arrangements and child support. More significant, though, for any woman contemplating a divorce, is the hearty you-too-can-do-it encouragement that permeates the text. An empowering and comforting message for unhappily married women, but one whose validity is open to debate. ($30,000 ad/promo; author tour; radio satellite tour)


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tiistai 14. syyskuuta 2010
The last day at work
Today was my last day at work. I felt a bit blue when I left because I have been working there for so many years. Feels weird not to work there anymore. I guess I will miss that job in some weird way and will definately miss my colleques. They were the best!!! Anyway the day was nice and I got a goodbye-present. I was soo surprised. I would never have guessed to get anything. I got this necklace that has my name on it and the date of my last shift (14.9) and I got a card with people's name on it.. Nawwww. I was speachless. SO damn surprised. And it was so weird to give my keys, the locker and the uniform away. Snifff! But hey, it will be the last thing on my mind when I jump on that aeroplane and fly away so it's all just fine! hihi but it's amazing how damn fast time actually goes by. It's only a few days left here in Finland. The fact that I really am leaving has started to hit me more and more often. It can't be real, am I dreaming? Someone please pinch me! I need a drink to celebrate my unemployment! Hha.
Tunnisteet: Elämä on laiffii
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have an awesome awesome awesome time.. I know you will. I enny you.... I wanna start with my trip again too haha :D.. cheers from KyotoVastaaPoista
Yea, I will, that's for sure :) but you know what, I envy you too. You are somewhere in japan, you have an awesome new tattoo and you are couchsurfing around the world. How amazing is that! we rule! :DVastaaPoista
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Lamps has a great taste in style. You can change the top of lamp anytime you want! I think changing bulbs are fun! Maybe Im weird but at least lamp loves me.... Maybe one day Ill get to visit a museum of lamps.... Gosh Ive always wanted that. Ever since birth!
I love...... Carpet.
*Ron Burgundy nods*
I love.... Desk.
Brick, are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love them?
I love lamp.
Do you really love the lamp or are you just saying it because you saw it?
I love lamp! I love lamp.
Lamp brightens up the room when people are down and he helps us read when we cant seem to find the words and sometimes He's so high He's on the ceiling. Good Ole lamp. When He's out, he stays out until someone turns him on and then he's back to brightening up peoples life.:)
Lamp is the best character in the Brave Little Toaster movies! He has depth, he brings a lot of heart to the plot, and he lights up the darkness. Without Lamp the plot would not have nearly the heart it does. His interactions with the other characters is deeply moving and thought provoking. The character of Lamp is essential to the entire plot and the movie would not be the same without him, he's well written and well played.
Lamb is one of my favourite meat ever. Especially It's necessary to put cumin when you stir-fry mutton,and steam lamb ..That is why lamb is my first choice of all . Roasted mutton and wow , ….. M.,.,.,.,.,.,,m.,.,And in my hometown ,we can not eat pork because some religions forbid us to do so , but instead they provide us with delicious lamb ……that is better ..
I don't know just look at them. Lamps are obviously the most lovable item in an average household. They come in many different shapes and sizes, so what's not to love about them. Their variety increases with many different colors available in almost every store in America. I. Love. LAMPS!
I think that we as America should learn to love lamp. It would be good for the national economy, and would just make people happier all around. Brick Tamland taught us all how to love lamp, so America should follow suit with him. Everybody should love lamp like he loved Lamp.
Without the proper light you can not really see. Usually when you walk into a room you usually see lamps. They can be used for decoration or for light use. I know in my parents bedroom they do not have lights they only have lamps. Same with my grandmas house in some rooms the only light comes from a lamp. And also the lamps are very useful.
Are you just saying you love lamp or do you really love lamp. Now i have to take up 50 more words so just ignore this part but please click your opinion, the results will be very infromative. Have a nice day and remember that lamp loves you too. Too.
It is not possible for me to love lamp. To be fixated on that inanimate object is what those in the past have done to justify their feeling of love. This feeling of love must be eradicated and replaced with a more logical suitor. Therefore, I have decided to love carpet.


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Spring Jam basketball tournament benefits Pemberton School District
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Rowan College at Burlington County's Student Government Association invites the community to the first ever Spring Jam, a basketball tournament with student-made teams, on Thursday, April 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pemberton Campus gym.
Spring Jam will benefit the community in addition to providing students with a fun way to get involved on campus. Spring Jam will incorporate a fundraiser to help support Pemberton Public School students who cannot pay for their school lunches.
The tournament will take place on the college's Pemberton Campus, and may be one of the last large events on the college's original campus. RCBC is transitioning to Mount Laurel to improve the campus experience for students while making higher education more affordable and accessible.
"We chose Pemberton Public Schools because this is the last semester the Pemberton Campus will be open," said Vice President of Student Life Gabriela Hernandez. "It's sort of a goodbye to the community."
However, although RCBC is transitioning out of Pemberton, new connections are being formed; some students from Rowan University's SGA are planning to attend the Spring Jam. Rowan University is RCBC's premier partner; the partnership includes, among other benefits for students, the 3+1 program, which allows students to take junior-level courses at RCBC's convenient location and affordable tuition rates.
Spring Jam, like its namesake, the 1996 film "Space Jam," will include entertainment as well as basketball. RCBC student and musician Faisal Ajiboye, also known as Fize Cash, will perform.
RCBC students interested in forming a team can sign up until today, Monday, April 3; contact SGA at firstname.lastname@example.com or (856) 222-9311 ext. 2251.
Students put together a preview of all the fun. You can watch it here: rcbc.edu/featured/spring-jam-basketball-tournament.


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Submitted by MTT News Desk on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 19:50
Dean Zentner
Satellite Beach, Florida-Dean Zentner, 70, passed away on March 27, 2013, after a long illness.
Dean earned a BS Degree in Applied Math & Engineering Physics, and a Masters Degree in Computer Science, at the University of Wisconsin. He worked on the Apollo Space Program and many other Defense projects. He was a member of Mensa.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sally; his son David; daughter Theresa; granddaughter Skylar, and 4 brothers and sisters.
A memorial service will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, on April 13, 2013, at 11 a.m.
Anyone wishing to share a memory, send the family a message or place a memorial donation is asked to please visit Dean's guestbook at www.beachfuneralhome.com.
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I'm starting to realize that I will never again be completely happy in this relationship, or probably any relationship that I will ever be in.
I have always had confidence issues, and issues with feeling enough for those around me and the things that I was involved with. But never, never have I had what I thought I wanted, and still guessed every aspect of what was the "truth" in that situation… His friends say I "won", but what did I win? I won the man that I loved, and will continue to love forever. A man who made it clear that his heart is not one hundred percent devoted to me, but I "won" all the baggage that comes with the mistake that he made.
Here is what sucks: We are great. Sure ha. On the surface, and probably to him as well, nothing is wrong at all. We wake up in the morning, I make him breakfast, we go to work, we have lunch together. We hug, kiss, go to workouts, come "home", I make dinner, I clean up dinner, we have sex, we go to bed… This cycle continues. And the words "I love you," slip off of our tongues like our temporary break never happened. But those words are just words that no longer hold any meaning to me. Because when I was on my knees, crying and questionning how someone who "loved me" could cause me so much pain, could continue to act like my existent was convenient, now those words are just words I say to avoid arguments. I mean them, and they hold a lot of meaning, but what do they really mean? Because at the end of the day I could love him with all my heart, but he could not know how to love me the way I need it. His "I love you," could be words he uses because they make me happy. Sort of like his once future plans with me… Once they mattered, and now meaningless.
Don't get me wrong, I love him, and I want my future to be with him. But in every moment that I am with him, I am paranoid. His phone vibrates, I assume he is texting another girl…most times he is, but those are his 'friends'. At work in my quiet hours taping vehicles all I think of is what is going to happen when I go home for two weeks, and him for a month. Last time we had distance he cheated, he decided this wasn't what he wanted. But he came back, that means something right? Wrong. I guess I'll never truly know why he came back.
This is exhausting. But I don't want a life without it. Maybe I believe that his love is the only one worth experiencing, or the only one that I am ever going to be offered… He keeps cutting me, he hurts me only to comfort me and want me back, all so the cycle can continue. Is this love? Why do the wheels keep turning? Maybe I should stop before I can't do it anymore, but I think I'm already at that point. Because no one truly knows what I am feeling, no one truly knows that we aren't this picture perfect "happy" couple. But rather a girl who is too scarred and still bruised to fully let love in again, but I'll fake it until I make it. Because he came back for a reason, even if that reason is just for his temporary happiness…
So with that, my wheels will keep turning, hopefully leading me to a destination that I can finally be at peace. Because it isn't fair to him to not trust again, but allow the feelings and the love brew. I love him. I want this to work, but my broken pieces are still lost.


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I know quite a few people in bioinformatics who are also pretty avid baseball fans. Ian Paulsen and I sneaked away from a conference to go see his beloved Padres last year get slaughtered in two playoff games. A resercher from Wash. U.'s Genome Center caught Mcgiure's 70th home run a few years ago. An article in Bioinformatics even promotes a software package as being useful for viewing baseball stats.
I have tried to convince people there are connections between the two in the past. But the best article I have seen on this is, for better or worse, about my brother. What a scam he has pulled at Berkeley. He is teaching a course (with James Fraser) ostensibly about bioinformatics in some way. What is is really about? Baseball statistics. They are not even trying to pretend it is about bioinformatics. But they apparently hope that some of the stats rubs off enough that some students get into bioinformatics.
As an ex-baseball player I have some smpathy for their approach. Also, it was at a baseball game that my brother first convinced me that Open Access science was the way to go. But I think focusing on stats is the wrong way to use an interest in baseball to get an interest in biology. I think it would be better to get Drew Endy and his cohort into using one of their synthetic biology competitions to make some good new steroids. And then the stats course could be used to analyze the differences with and without the new drugs.


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George W. Bush's vice president speaks—sort of.
Cheney is a company man through and through, a servant of Republican functionaries from the time of LBJ to the recent past—if there is anything to be learned from this bloodless memoir, it is that. The author opens with the outrage of 9/11, in which one thought was foremost on his mind, apart from clearing the sky of planes: namely, "guaranteeing the continuity of a functioning United States government." In this, he writes, he was the essential element without which that continuity was unsustainable. Cheney's memoir is political to the extent that he plays the games of hardball politics with everyone he meets, and he makes sure to constantly remind readers of American supremacy and his centrality to it. Colin Powell was his ally until his taste for the war in Iraq weakened, whereupon it was clear to Cheney that Powell had to go. Ditto Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld. Cheney's take on the world is clinical and even scholarly, much like that of Henry Kissinger (another figure whom Cheney does not seem to regard very highly). He is methodical but selective, as when he carefully accounts for his holdings in a certain corporation at the time of his vice presidency: "This was salary that I had already earned, so it was due to me whether the company was doing well or badly." The company, Halliburton, did well, of course, thanks to no-bid contracts in Iraq—but Cheney still professes irritation that anyone should doubt his clean hands, an irritation expressed by an infamous F-bomb on Capitol Hill ("It was probably not language I should have used on the Senate floor, but it was completely deserved").
The underlying point of the book is that Bush/Cheney were right in invading Iraq and waterboarding prisoners. Let the reader be the judge—until, that is, history decides on the matter.


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TUYET CHAU, 1979 exit Chinese Vietnamese
Q, Tell me about your life in Vietnam. Do you remember anything about 1975?
Everything was over. Stopped. My parents had small business and everything was over because the communists came. My mom still had the business but didn't care about the business because she was afraid she couldn't do much with the communists.
She had a store, wholesale, selling fabric.
Q. Do you remember seeing the communists come into the city?
Yeah, because I was close by the Presidential Palace. My house was really close by. The soldiers were coming in and all the tanks and soldiers were passing by my house and red flags all over the place.
Q. When you saw it what did you think? Were you frightened by it?
I wasn't frightened, but I was feeling really sad, because my mom had been telling me all about the communists and how bad they are. I looked at them and I hated them.
Q. Did any of them wave at you or smile at you?
I just stayed in the house, on a balcony. Everybody was laughing, like the kids running around, really happy. And I said, "Look at them goats, how stupid you are. You shouldn't be happy."
Q. Why were they happy?
Because they thought no more war. The South people didn't understand. If you moved from the North in 1954, then you would understand. Also they kept saying they understand, and usually the people laughing and running around happy are the poor people, the really poor people, with no house to live -- those people. "Oh, they are coming in. They are going to help us now. Now we will have food and everything will be free now. Everything is equal now."
Q. You were in school at the time?
Q. School had stopped in April hadn't it?
Yes. Actually it stopped earlier before that too. I went to a private Chinese-English school. In Cholon.
Q. You are part Chinese?
Yes. I consider myself Chinese not Vietnamese.
Q. But you lived in Cholon?
I lived in Cholon at first, but when my mom got more money she moved to Saigon and got a bigger house.
Q. What was your dad at that time?
He helped my mom. He was in business.
Q. Were people prejudiced against you because you are Chinese? Do you remember any bias?
After '75, yes. Before, no.
Q. Tell me what happens after they take over the businesses.
They took over totally my parent's business. The second day after April 30, 1975, they came to my house, knocked at the door and told my mom "We represent a ?? group and we would like to come over and ask you if we can share your house with us. Because after the war we don't have any where to live. We would share your house." And my mom was freaked out and said, "I guess so." We had a huge house, really big, and downstairs was like for a ball room, where we could have a party. We had a big back yard too. So they said, "Would you like to let us in?" My mom said, "Oh sure." My mom couldn't say "no" to them because if she said no -- my mom told me -- they thought we probably had a lot of information from the government and all these things that were neat around the house. But they wanted to come in and like watch on us. It was like thirty-five people.
Q. Thirty-five people moved into your house?
Yeah, soldiers. They all lived downstairs in the ballroom area. I don't know how they could live there but they shared. They ate somewhere else though.
Q. Did they treat you nicely?
Yeah, they talked really polite, but they made you do stuff like I'm not supposed to do.
After that I didn't go to my private school, because it closed down. I had to go to a Chinese-Vietnamese -- it used to be a Vietnamese - English school and half of it was Vietnamese - French. So half of it taught French and half taught English. So I went to the English Vietnamese, instead of to the French Vietnamese, because I don't know any French. So I went -- it was kind of like a big school too, Bac Ai school.
Q. You could walk to school?
No I had to ride a bike. My sister could pick me up.
Q. Were there new teachers at the school?
Same teachers as before, but different philosophy now. They have to teach differently.
I didn't like it because it was in Vietnamese now and I didn't understand anything. I don't know how to write Vietnamese, but I know how to speak it, so every time I had dictation I would get bad grades. It was okay for a while because there were still some Chinese around, but then later they said I couldn't go to that school at all. In certain areas you can go to certain schools, and so on, so I had to move back close to my home in Saigon. I went to that school for two weeks and they said I couldn't go to that school either because it was still a different area. So they moved me to another school and this school was pretty famous before, Gia Long. It was an all girl school.
So I went there and I guess I was the only Chinese in the whole school. I started off in sixth grade and all Vietnamese and all the students were making fun of me because they have English class -- one English class in grammar and stuff, and I'm like an expert, I'm so good in English. They put me as a leader and every time the students needed help, they asked help from me. But in Vietnamese lessons I didn't understand, so they helped me in Vietnamese.
I went to school regular, every day.
Q. What about the prejudice against Chinese? You noticed they were biased against you after 1975?
I guess before I had never had contact with the Vietnamese, so I don't know how prejudiced they were. All my old private schools were Chinese. I lived next to a Vietnamese house but I never hung around with them either. My mom didn't like us to run around with the neighbors.
Q. In what way was the bias manifested?
They always made fun of me. They'd name me different names.
Q. How was your family making a living?
Before my mom was considered upper middle class, not rich but pretty well off. So we lived on savings, whatever she had. She kept having to sell off her gold. Every time, before, when she saved some money, she bought gold and saved that.
Q. When did they decide to leave? Do you remember any discussions?
They wanted to leave before '75, actually. They tried. They asked my brother here, because my brother was going to law school in 1972 at Ohio University. My brother contacted this American family who was really close to him and helped him through school and they helped him fill out papers to sponsor our family to go before 1975. We received that paper like one day before the fall. So that's why we couldn't go. We had to destroy that paper. They would know we had contact with the Americans.
At our house, everything to do with American, like my brother's pictures from America, letters from Americans, everything, stamps, everything was destroyed.
Q. Were there family discussions on how to get out? Of if you should get out?
They didn't really sit down, but I could tell, because I knew that sooner or later we'd have to leave.
Q Why would you know that?
I had a feeling, because my mom would pack stuff. Relatives would come over and talk about it. How we are going to go. The whole month before, like 15th of April, they came to my house and stayed because it's easier from my house to go to the airport. It's close by Tan Son Nhut.
Q. When did they leave?
Q. How?
The first time we started to escape after '75 -- my mom got connections from people, like if they have a boat, give them money, how much we have to give. She was planning before that to go by plane using a French name. Because they said if you are French you can go back to France. So my mom did the papers to change all our names to French names. I remember my grandmother was Maria. We practiced our birthdates and all this. Finally they just ran off with our money -- the people took the gold and everything. That's how we lost our money.
The second time we tried to escape my mom got this contact with this guy and he said he had connections for a big boat, a fishing boat and we can go by that. We tried to go down to a small town to go, and we got there and he said, "Oh no, you can't. They find out. We'll get caught." So we had to go back to our house and that money was gone too, because they lied.
So the third time, this is the time that I get caught. We went again, went down to a different place. To Rach Gia at the Delta. They said to go there and they'd meet us. Me and my grandmom, my sister and my mom and then my other sister and my dad, we went in pairs, and pretended we didn't know each other. We stayed there and at night went out to the little boat. My cousin was there too. And a bit later we heard -- we went to the bottom and they covered us and we couldn't breathe or anything. We heard a lot of noise on the top and don't know what happened. A half hour later they said, "Get out" and they tied us. And that's how they caught us.
Q. Was it soldiers?
Yeah. They tied all of us up and told us to take off our shoes, they were afraid you could go if you had shoes. Then they put us in a little room and searched us really thoroughly. Then they took everything that we had, bags, and later on they moved us to a prison. In Rach Gia. I stayed in prison a month.
Q. What was that like?
Terrible. You have no food, all you have is rice with rocks and everything in it. You have to pick things out of it. You eat that with salt, but it's not nice salt. It's like a rock you bite and then eat rice. Once a week they'd give you a vegetable. Then you have no water -- you do have water but it's limited.
Q. Was your grandmother with you?
Yes, my grandmother and my sister. My dad lived separate.
Q. Was it a cell or just kind of an area?
It was a big room. There were like fifty or sixty people in there. We had to sleep on the floor.
Q. Did they let you out for exercise or anything?
You can walk around. There was another room with a bathroom and where the water was in the well. If you go to the bathroom, it came back to the well. The well and the bathroom were next to each other. But the bathroom didn't work, so you couldn't go to the bathroom. But you don't need to go to the bathroom, because you don't eat anything.
Two days after we were in the prison, my mom, my sister and my cousin -- I have three sisters, but the other one already escaped. My two sisters, the oldest one goes with my mom and my other cousin and my dad to another place called U Minh and did farm labor work. That's the first time in my life I was separated from my mom. My other sister is older than me, but she's afraid and I had to take care of both. So I had to take care of my grandma, save room for her to eat, and make friends to share food with.
So a month later, the government said that whoever is Chinese can't be kept they have to be freed, so that's how we were let free.
Q. How about out of the country though?
I heard rumors that they have to let us out of the country too. As long as we pay. That's why they freed us. And when they freed us we didn't have any money. How are we going to go back to our house? I don't even know if our house is taken over or if somebody is in our house. So I don't know what to do.
Got out, didn't have any money, no shoes, and you know how it's so hot, I can't walk. I was worried about my grandma. She's pretty old about seventy-two. And as I got out, I saw these two men, so nice, I know they speak Chinese. I asked for help. I had my grandma with me and just got free and had no money, but I said, "I'm sure that if you take me back to my house, my mom, my uncle, and my other grandmother are still there. I'm sure they can pay you back." They go "Don't worry about it. I'll bring you back to my house, our house is close by here. Go home with us. I'll let you borrow." So we went home with them. They were a nice family, treated us really nice. They said after we finished eating they would take us to the station and buy us a ticket there to go back to Saigon.
As soon as we go out to the station, I saw my uncle. He pretended like he was a soldier. He wore soldier type civilian clothes. He saw us and I was so happy. I asked what he was doing and he said, "Don't talk to me so loud. I pretend I am a soldier and I come to visit a guy. I tried to get contact." He had connection with another guy, and this guy was a soldier and this guy helped him out bringing him in. So he told me to act like I wasn't talking to him.
So we went to the shop to get a drink, and we talked to him. They were talking but looking around and he gave us money to buy shoes and a ticket.
Then we went home, my grandmom and I, my sister had to stay with my uncle to go back to that family's house. My uncle wanted to thank them and to get another connection to visit my mom in U Minh. My uncle wanted to give my mom some money so they could buy some food in there, because they heard if you had money you could buy food to eat.
My sister stayed with him, and next day she got the connection with that lady in the family house to get a boat to go visit my mom. So she went by herself and my uncle went home to get the money for my mom.
About five days later, my uncle told me I couldn't go home because the soldiers took over my house. I had to go to his house. If I did go back home they would nail me again. So my grandmom and I went to my uncle's house and stayed there. Three or four days later they freed my mom too. My mom, dad, sister, cousin, everybody. So we had a reunion in my uncle's family house. We lived there about six months.
Q. Do you have any money left, gold?
My mom, yeah.
Q. Where did you hide gold?
That's what I kept asking my mom, and she said, "You have to find connection. You give it to friend, to keep." My mom gave it to her best friend to keep and her best friend was not that rich, and they took the money and don't give it back when you ask. "I'm sorry, I need it too bad." They use excuses to keep your money. That's another reason why we lost our money again.
After we got to my uncle's house for six months, my mom got connection and heard that you could go by leaving your gold, then you could go out of the country. So my mom did it again. This is the fourth time we get out, the end of 1978.
Q. Where did you find the ship?
People around the country talk about it all over the place. The soldiers know about it too.
Q. What was the name of the ship?
Hai Hong. You use a small boat from Saigon and it's actually out in a cove.
Q. Did you have any gold with you when you were leaving then?
Q. How many people were on the boat?
Twenty-five hundred. Mostly Chinese.
It was supposed to go anywhere out of the country. They said just go anywhere.
Q. So you went to Malaysia?
Went there and they wouldn't take us. Went to Indonesia and they wouldn't take us. Went to Hong Kong and they wouldn't take us. Went to Thailand and they won't take us. So we stayed on the sea.
Q. How long?
Three months.
Q. How many people died?
One old lady, one baby and one baby born.
Q. Did you see them die? Thrown over the side?
Right there in front of me. I have some pictures of the ship.
Q. I'd like to see them. Can I see them and make duplicates? Did you have a camera with you?
No, my sister knew how to speak English pretty well and this guy who was Chinese Malaysian came to look around. He was like the head of the police department. He looked around and then my sister, her ear was really hurting her, so my mom told her to try talking to him. So this guy talked to him -- he was like my sister's friend. He said he would take her in to Malaysia to go see the doctor. He spoke Chinese too. He loved to speak Chinese, but there was no way to, so he took my sister in to be cured. He took pictures. We went to the airport and he took pictures for us too.
Q. So you got off in Malaysia?
Just my sister to cure her ear. And after that we came back to the ship and stayed there for three months.
My brother we wrote him a letter as soon as we got out of the country. He did paperwork right away. He wrote to a church and the church sponsored our family.
Q. Where did you finally get off the ship?
We had to go back to Malaysia to the airport. From the airport we flew to the United States.
Q. What happened to the rest of the people on the boat?
They were still there floating around. The first group that got off the boat was the group that went to Germany.
Q. Where did they get food and water?
The Malaysians brought food and water.
Q. And you had to stay on the ship?
The first month and a half was really terrible. We had to eat dried crackers the whole month. Then later on they brought us some food.
Q. How about sanitation and water. The bathroom?
You had to go in the ship and then pour it out in the water.
Q. How about drinking water?
Drinking water was limited.
Q. Did you get sick at all?
Got seasick the first two weeks.
Q. How hot was it?
Oh, it was really hot. We were down in the basement. The basement was really deep. I can find a picture and you can see more. If you went up on top and put your hand down on the basement (??on the deck???) it was like a heater. People slept next to each other like sardines, side-by-side.
Q. So you flew out of Malaysia to where?
To Sacramento. After he got out of school he moved to California. The church that sponsored our family happened to be in Sacramento.
Q. What did you think when you saw Sacramento?
I thought it was a small town. I said what happened, how come all the houses were so small and so short? I thought it would be like New York, real big.
I saw American people around the airport and I thought, how come they are so big?
Q. How did they treat you?
Really nice. I was amazed. They picked us up, gave us blankets, we were so cold. It was winter time, January '79.
My birthday is November 24th. I was on the ship then. I was born in 1964.
Q. How do you like America now? Would you ever want to go back to Vietnam?
I don't miss it. I was too young.
Q. Do you dream about it?
. . . I have to work so hard for it, for a Mercedes.
Q. Are your parents happy here or not?
Yeah. They have to accept it.
Q. You always consider yourself Chinese. So your parents want you to marry Chinese?
Q. Not Vietnamese.
Q. So you maintain that identity--
Q. Is there anything else you wanted to say?
I just want to say how I get here--After we flew here, all we had was ten dollars, that's it. We get to the airplane and they sell stuff at the airport and he bought my mom Chanel #5 perfume. My mom goes, "How could you spend this money at this time? We have to save dollars." And my dad goes, "Well, we have our son here. We can survive, can't we." This is America. You can learn and do stuff.
Q. Are you happy now?
Uh huh.
Q. How about your dad? Are you all happy now?
Q. Do you feel free here in this country, and not afraid?
I feel like I can do anything I want now. Before you walked out of the house and they have to ask you where you are going. If I go to school, "How come you go to school and you didn't tell me you go to school?" Here you go, "By Mom, By Dad."
Q. So what is your dad's name?
Bao Chau. My mother is Jung Chau.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
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