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3D potentials¶
General instance routines¶
Use as
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- nemo_accname
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- phiforce
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- turn_physical_off
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- vcirc
- verticalfreq
- vesc
- vterm
- z2deriv
- zforce
In addition to these, the
NFWPotential also has methods to calculate virial quantities
General 3D potential routines¶
Use as
- dvcircdR
- epifreq
- evaluateDensities
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- evaluatePotentials
- evaluateR2derivs
- evaluateRzderivs
- evaluateRforces
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- evaluatezforces
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- lindbladR
- nemo_accname
- nemo_accpars
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- plotDensities
- plotEscapecurve
- plotPotentials
- plotRotcurve
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- vcirc
- verticalfreq
- vesc
- vterm
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Specific potentials¶
All of the following potentials can also be modified by the specific
WrapperPotentials listed below.
Spherical potentials¶
Axisymmetric potentials¶
- Double exponential disk potential
- Flattened Power-law potential
- Interpolated axisymmetric potential
- Interpolated SnapshotRZ potential
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- Kuzmin-Kutuzov Staeckel potential
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- Miyamoto-Nagai potential
- Three Miyamoto-Nagai disk approximation to an exponential disk
- Razor-thin exponential disk potential
- Axisymmetrized N-body snapshot potential
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- Dehnen bar potential
- Double power-law density triaxial potential
- Ferrers potential
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- Moving object potential
- Softened-needle bar potential
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- Triaxial Jaffe potential
- Triaxial Hernquist potential
- Triaxial NFW potential
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clutch bag Black envelope Faith patent 'Promise' SolidBodyRotationWrapperPotential listed in the section on wrapper potentials below.
General Poisson solvers for disks and halos¶
In addition to these classes, a simple Milky-Way-like potential fit to data on the Milky Way is included as
galpy.potential.MWPotential2014 (see the
galpy paper for details). Note that this potential assumes a circular velocity of 220 km/s at the solar radius at 8 kpc; see arXiv/1412.3451 for full information on how this potential was fit. This potential is defined as
>>> bp= PowerSphericalPotentialwCutoff(alpha=1.8,rc=1.9/8.,normalize=clutch Black patent bag 'Promise' envelope Faith 0.05) >>> mp= MiyamotoNagaiPotential(a=3.'Promise' Faith Black envelope bag clutch patent /8.,b=0.28/8.,normalize=.6clutch envelope 'Promise' Black patent Faith bag ) >>> np= NFWPotential(a=16/8.,normalize=.35) >>> MWPotential2014= [bp,mp,np]
and can thus be used like any list of
Potentials. If one wants to add the supermassive black hole at the Galactic center, this can be done by
>>> from galpy.potential import KeplerPotential >>> from galpy.util import bovy_conversion >>> MWPotential2014.append(KeplerPotential(amp=4*10**6./bovy_conversion.mass_in_msol(220.,8.)))
for a black hole with a mass of 4bag patent Black Faith clutch 'Promise' envelope ×106M⊙
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MWPotential2014 can be used with Dehnen's gyrfalcON code using
accname=PowSphwCut+MiyamotoNagai+NFW and
An older version
galpy.potential.MWPotential of a similar potential that was not fit to data on the Milky Way is defined as
>>> mp= MiyamotoNagaiPotential(a=0.5,b=0.0375,normalize=.6'Promise' envelope clutch Black patent Faith bag ) >>> np= envelope Faith bag 'Promise' patent Black clutch NFWPotential(a=4.5,normalize=.35) >>> hp= clutch Faith patent 'Promise' Black bag envelope HernquistPotential(a=0.6/8,normalize=0.05) >>> MWPotential= [mp,np,patent bag 'Promise' clutch Black Faith envelope hp]
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General instance routines¶
Use as
General axisymmetric potential instance routines¶
Use as
General 2D potential routines¶
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Specific potentials¶
All of the 3D potentials above can be used as two-dimensional potentials in the mid-plane.
In addition, a two-dimensional bar potential, two spiral potentials, the Henon & Heiles (1964) potential, and some static non-axisymmetric perturbations are included
1D potentials¶
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Use as
General 1D potential routines¶
Use as
Specific potentialsBlack bar bag grab Faith metal xYq6fxZg
One-dimensional potentials can also be derived from 3D axisymmetric potentials as the vertical potential at a certain Galactocentric radius
Potential wrappers¶
Gravitational potentials in
galpy can also be modified using wrappers, for example, to change their amplitude as a function of time. These wrappers can be applied to any
galpy potential (although whether they can be used in C depends on whether the wrapper and all of the potentials that it wraps are implemented in C). Multiple wrappers can be applied to the same potential.

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Special Exhibition "Life of Marie Curie"Activity by Kazuyuki Tatsumi | added on Sep 08, 2011 | Japan
We can learn how Marie Curie live her life as a woman, as a mother, as a chemist through these 19 posters. Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University and Embassy of Poland and The Asahi Shimbun Company held this exhibition.
Special Exhibition "Life of Marie Curie"
DATE: October 7 (Fri) - October 17 (Mon), 2011
PLACE: Chemistry Gallery, Noyori Materials Science laboratory, Nagoya University, Japan
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J&K: protests over Ramban killings, curfew in Valley
Ramban in Jammu division remained tense and under curfew on Friday, a day after four persons were killed in alleged firing by the Border Security Force (BSF). HT reports. Omar slams media for 'inaccurate' reportingindia Updated: Jul 19, 2013 23:51 IST
Hindustan Times
Ramban in Jammu division remained tense and under curfew on Friday, a day after four persons were killed in alleged firing by the Border Security Force (BSF).
The killings in Gool area of Ramban district, around 200 km from Jammu city, also cast a shadow over the Amarnath Yatra, which was suspended amid the threat of protests.
Tension also gripped Srinagar and other major towns in south and north Kashmir, where curfew was clamped early in the morning to prevent protests over the death of civilians who were protesting alleged high-handedness of BSF personnel.
Religious groups and separatists had called for protests across the valley after Friday prayers.
A heavy contingent of the police and the Central Reserve Police Force erected barricades across Srinagar in a pre-dawn operation. Spools of concertina wires were unrolled in parts of the old city to restrict the movement of vehicles.
There were reports of security forces chasing away people in sensitive parts of the old city in Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal and Saraf Kadal areas.
There are different versions of what led to the firing in Ramban.
According to locals in Ramban, protests erupted because BSF personnel had roughed up a religious leader's brother on Wednesday night following an argument over offering late-night prayers during Ramzan.
The BSF dismissed the allegation, saying a mob had attacked its camp, indulged in firing and tried to storm their storehouse of arms and ammunition around 6:30am on Thursday.
Inspector General of BSF Jammu Frontier Rajeev Krishna said a picket of troops of 76 Battalion of BSF had intercepted a person moving in suspicious circumstances at a check-point around 10pm on Wednesday.
He refused to give details about his presence. The BSF team let him go and informed the police, the IG said. As the police were investigating the matter on Thursday morning, a mob of 700-800 people attacked the BSF post with stones injuring one constable, Krishna added.
"Keeping in view the threat to the arms and ammunitions, steps were taken with maximum restraint by the security forces."
Asked if the deaths were due to BSF firing, Krishna said, "BSF and police officials and officers were on the spot. It is difficult to say in whose firing the casualties were caused."
Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde has ordered an inquiry into the firing and assured that "any use of excessive force or irresponsible action shall be dealt with strictly".
Chief minister Omar Abdullah has termed the killings "unacceptable" and also ordered a magisterial enquiry to determine the exact sequence of events.
We have had 4 deaths, not 6/7 as some channels/websites are insisting & all injured are stable 'n out of danger. Even 4 is 4 too many 2/3— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 19, 2013
"It is unfortunate that in spite of costly lessons learnt in 2008 and 2010, some amongst us are determined to repeat past mistakes and use force against unarmed protesters. Such incidents risk throwing the entire peaceful atmosphere in jeopardy," he said.
State home minister Sajad Ahmad Kichloo, local legislator Ajaz Khan and senior National Conference leader Abdul Gani Malik stayed in Gool area on Thursday night and tried to placate the enraged locals and convince them to bury the dead peacefully.
The local deputy commissioner has already been transferred.
Meanwhile, the authorities restored internet services in the valley late on Friday, six hours after it was suspended. Following the Ramban firing, authorities had suspended internet services on mobile phones and dongle appliances in the valley, while internet speed on broadband facilities were reduced to prevent the spread of rumours.
The Kashmir University has postponed all examinations scheduled for Friday.
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ChrisSutton needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Sophisticated logo required for high end wine gift company
Laurent Rothchild's Trove
Logo required for launch of a new company selling high end hardwood boxes (Trove) containing expensive vintage wine and champagne as gifts for Christenings and Weddings. Company and logo will define pure sophistication and give an impression of a well established French chateau. Would also like to see other options as per above with a contemporary twist.
The logo will be stamped in gold on the wood of the boxes so I would like the logo to maybe have a slightly aged look like the label of a 60 year old bottle pulled from the wine cellar.
also I need a logo such as a coat of arms to be incorporated. winner of this will most likely get the website design.
Good luck
- Item 1...Tag line is: A gift without compromise
- I envisage the logo being gold on a black background to give a sophisticated look but would welcome other options in subtle colors.
- The logo needs to express a feel of 'Vintage' & 'Established'.
- Look at web sites for champagne companies eg. http://www.moet.com/thanks.html
- Item 1...No fluffy, colorful or pastel
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Jason Weasel, 42, posted bail over the weekend, securing his release from the City-County Jail in Carmi following a Friday night incident that resulted in his arrest on a preliminary charge of home invasion.
Jason Weasel, 42, posted bail over the weekend, securing his release from the City-County Jail in Carmi following a Friday night incident that resulted in his arrest on a preliminary charge of home invasion.
Carmi Police Chief Randy Hamblin said Weasel is accused of going to the home of 35-year-old Nick White in the 400 block of South Church Street around 8:45 p.m. Friday to attempt to have his 19-year-old daughter, Chantelle, return home from White's residence.
Weasel allegedly began kicking the rear door of White's residence and forced his way inside where he was confronted by two other male houseguests.
One of the houseguests punched Weasel in the face, opening a laceration over his right eye. White and the houseguests dragged Weasel outside the back door where White helped him up and walked him back to Weasel's pickup.
Once at the pickup, Weasel allegedly grabbed a Smith & Wesson .44-magnum revolver with an eight-inch barrel from the driver's seat and attempted to shoot White. A scuffle ensued between White and Weasel over the handgun. Two shots were fired from the weapon during the struggle. One went through a window on White's residence and its further path is undetermined.
The second round went through an SUV parked in the driveway that belonged to White. The round continued south where it ricocheted off a residence and returned roughly northwest where it struck another residence.
No one was injured by the shots fired.
Carmi police officers were summoned to the scene by Weasel's daughter. They responded with back-up officers from the White County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police, Illinois Department of Conservation Police as well as officers from Crossville, Grayville and Enfield.
The scene was secured and processed for evidence as several witnesses were interviewed. Weasel was booked at the jail where he later posted $10,000 cash bail. No formal court date has been set in the case.


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Google Analytics Training - Birmingham
Online Seller UK
Thursday, 17 May 2018 from 13:30 to 17:30 (BST)
Google Analytics helps you analyse visitor traffic and help you understand your customers. Most importantly it will help you to track your customer's journey throughout the purchase cycle. That makes it easier to for you to help your current customers and win new ones.
You will be able to define goals, match customer journeys to site usage and extract actionable insights from the data produced by your website. You will learn when Google Analytics has been installed correctly, what the measurement and metrics mean, and possible actions to take to enhance your marketing objectives.
With our Google Analytics training, expect to reduce your customer acquisition costs and spend wisely on your best-performing channels.
Who is this workshop suited to?
Digital Marketers, Directors, Managers
What will you learn?
Key metrics and dimensions definition
Understanding customer behaviour with site search and search console queries
Setting up and using marketing tracking
Setting up profile filters and goals
Introduction to Google tag manager (GTM)
E-commerce tracking and conversion reports
Using funnel analysis to track conversions on your site
The key reports to use and custom reports
How to analyse and report
Creating remarketing lists
Analysing customer journey
Understanding multichannel and cross-device conversion
Understanding value of social media
Analyse keywords for SEO and traffic sources
Creating reports and exporting data
Customising your dashboard and creating reports
Applying objectives, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), dimensions and metrics
Creating a measurement plan
Just a few of the fantastic organisations who've attended our previous training.
| Ted Harris, Cheetham Music School
Helped me build on the knowledge I already had. Prabhat was interesting and affable. Very fluid session which allowed me to focus on what was important to me.
| Frances Bibby, Social Comms
Prabhat is a very genuine and patient person with a wealth of digital and eCommerce marketing experience and knowledge. I've been to one of his conferences and one of his workshops and each time left having learnt something valuable. His events are educational but also fun and welcoming, a good community to get involved with.
| Ashley Toth, Burntwood
I recently took part in a Google Analytics training course given by Prabhat which thoroughly covered all the basics of the platform. Prabhat had clearly done his research into the company I work for (along with the other student's business) and was able to relate the different tools and functions of Google Analytics to our key goals and how we might best take advantage of GA. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to gain a better understanding of Google Analytics and how it can benefit your business.
Can't make it to Birmingham or looking for bespoke course? We are happy to provide onsite training to you and your team. Call us on 0161 3272 923 or 0751 88 39629
Please note by booking a ticket to this event, you agree to our event T & Cs ( Please read )
For more details please contact Prabhat Shah on twitter @OnlineSellerUK, via email to email@example.com or you can call +44 (0) 161 3272 923
Online Seller UK (OSUK) is a national training organisation founded by Prabhat Shah aiming to help businesses of all sizes eCommerce and digital marketing training. Prabhat is well known in the industry and has appeared several times Tamebay, eSeller, Webretailer. Academically, he has a Diploma in Digital Marketing from CAM foundation the UK and an MBA. Along with this project, Prabhat has developed DaytodayeBay which provides marketplace and e-commerce solutions.
Online Seller's story starts back in 2009 when it started to engage with local businesses through local free
Meetups. Like everything else, it had a humble beginning with a handful of businesses in attendance. It soon grew to 30 regular attendees in Newport and Cardiff. Our aim was to equip sellers with bite-size learning in a comfortable environment and that can be implemented immediately in their business.
Realising the growing need for independent digital events, we started collaborating with businesses throughout the UK to organise Meetups. The collaboration is continuing with events in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Bristol, Norwich and Brighton. Our Meetups have now started to get international interests which are very encouraging.
Along with Meetups, Online Seller UK's training program is well received with attendance from a national and international audience. As an organisation we are aiming to help businesses in three ways:
(1) Digital Marketing & eCommerce Workshops covering most of the live-wire digital marketing topics; from eBay, Amazon to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Email Marketing and Google Shopping and Adwords, all at affordable prices. These workshops are available regularly throughout the UK and also online or onsite.
(2) Digital Marketing & eCommerce Meetups providing a free educational evening to businesses throughout the UK. These Meetups are informal evenings and give an opportunity for businesses to meet industry experts and other online sellers in a comfortable environment.
(3) Digital Marketing Consulting & Services for offline and growing online businesses throughout the UK. This could be one off one day consulting or on a monthly basis. Additionally, our eCommerce solutions are available to solve any issues you may have in your business.
Please feel free to get in touch with any questions you have regarding our training and meetups.
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A Great White Shark Swiming Dangerously Close to a Paddleboarder is Caught on Video
I've always wanted my own paddleboard just to chill out on, but after watching this frightening video, I'm rethinking that. Mike Durand of Manhattan Beach, California had a scary encounter. He was out on his paddleboard when a great white shark got a little too close for his comfort. In fact the shark swims directly underneath his paddleboard. The scary moment was captured by his helmet camera, watch it and see if it doesn't raise the hair on the back of your neck.
Watch Mike Durand's Shark Encounter Here
Caution, video contains some offensive language.


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Do you remember, their lead last year that disappeared in two weeks?
Of course, you do. Let's hope the Mets remember, too. Willie Randolph said in spring training that the collapse was behind them, but when he took over Jerry Manuel said if he were manager he would have hammered the collapse home as a motivator.
If nothing else, the Mets should have learned about fragility. And, that's not just in the late innings when the bullpen has the game. It is advancing runners and hitting with runners in scoring position from the first inning on. They've played well lately, but this remains a concern.
What the Mets should have learned from last year is the development of the killer instinct. No matter what happens this weekend, the Mets will not win or lose the NL East. But, winning two of three, at least, gives them the hammer.
Let's hope this time, they don't drop it on their foot.
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mroulston necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 23 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Vega Fitness
Vega Fitness is a fitness company that sells portable exercise equipment such as resistance bands, jump ropes, and bodyweight workout straps, as well as related workout DVDs.
Our primary target market is adults looking to burn fat and improve their fitness without having to go to a traditional gym or health club. We provide our customers with simple, effective, and affordable ways to exercise at home or anywhere using portable exercise equipment.
We're looking for a very simple logo, with the primary version being black, and a secondary version in white.
An entirely text-based logo is fine, but we would also be perfectly happy with a logo that includes some simple graphic elements.
See the following sites for examples of other logos that have a clean simple minimalist style that we're looking for:
To help you better understand the Vega Fitness brand, we've attached the following logos:
gtx.png : the logo for our bodyweight workout straps
cords.png : the logo for our resistance bands
jumprope.png : the logo for our jump rope
We would like the final logo (with black and white versions) delivered in PSD format and PNG with transparent background.
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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Shiho Oyama won the fourth and final
major on the Japan LPGA on Sunday and that helped her jump 14 places in this
week's world rankings.
Oyama moved to No. 51 in the new rankings.
Inbee Park held steady at No. 1 and was followed again by Suzann Pettersen,
Stacy Lewis, Shanshan Feng, So Yeon Ryu, Lydia Ko, Na Yeon Choi, Karrie Webb,
Lexi Thompson and I.K. Kim.
Catriona Matthew remained in 11th place and was trailed by Cristie Kerr, Paula
Creamer, Jiyai Shin, Amy Yang and Angela Stanford.
The only change in the top 20 came in 17th and 18th as Hee Young Park inched
up one to No. 17, while Ai Miyazato dipped a notch to 18th. Beatriz Recari and
Lizette Salas again rounded out the top 20 this week.


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Redshirt sophomore will be school's first Black starting quarterback since 1979
When UCLA takes the field against Arizona State in the Rose Bowl on Saturday, history will be made as redshirt sophomore Osaar Rasshan will be the team's first Black starting quarterback in nearly 30 years.
Rasshan, who attended Garey High in Pomona, will be the first Black starter since Bernard Quarles in 1979. Quarles, who attended Jefferson High School, later transferred to the University of Hawaii where he played from 1980-1982.
Last week, when he entered the third quarter of the Bruins' game against Arizona, he was the first Black quarterback to see game action since Bert Emanuel in 1990. Trailing 34-14 in the third quarter, he led the Bruins to a near comeback victory and although they fell short 34-27, Rasshan finished 3-for-10 with 78 passing yards and 57 rushing yards.
Shortly after the game, UCLA Coach Karl Dorrell announced that he would start this weekend's game against the Sun Devils, who are ranked No. 9 in the country.
Originally recruited as a quarterback, Rasshan started the season as a wide receiver before injuries to the Bruins' top two quarterbacks and a tough loss to Notre Dame last month forced the coaching staff to reintegrate him as a quarterback.
The quarterback has traditionally been the most prestigious role in football and it has long been a position dominated by White athletes. Traditionally, it was assumed that while Blacks had the athletic ability, they lacked the intelligence to play the premier position.
Although times have changed due to the success of Black quarterbacks like Hall of Famer Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, and Donovan McNabb, Blacks quarterbacks are still often converted to skill positions such as wide receiver in order to prolong their careers.
This was the case for Emanuel, who eventually transferred to Rice and went on to an eight-year career in the National Football League as a wide receiver.
UCLA has had their share of Black athletes find success in their program as All-Americans starting with Lincoln High alum Kenny Washington in 1939 to three-time All-American Kenny Easley, Westchester alum Ken Norton Jr. and current NFL players Maurice Jones-Drew and former Long Beach Poly star Marcedes Lewis.
Currently, All-American Bruce Davis is one of the top defensive ends in the country while Brian Price from Crenshaw is just beginning make his mark as a freshman defensive end.
However, all of them found success at other positions instead of quarterback while nationally respected football programs such as Virginia Tech Florida, Texas and Ohio State have recently showcased Black quarterbacks who have proven to be winners.
Last year's national title game proved that as both starting quarterbacks, Chris Leak (Florida) and Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith (Ohio St.), were Black. And USC fans still have nightmares of Vince Young running wild when he led Texas to a national championship over the Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
Speaking of USC, their last Black starting quarterback was Reggie Perry, who led the team in passing in 1991 as a sophomore and saw action as a backup over the next two seasons.
But UCLA's color drought at quarterback will finally end Saturday when 20-year-old Osaar Rasshan steps on the field in Pasadena.


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As a young girl, vocalist Catherine Russell bounced on the knee of Louis Armstrong. She started her career as and ace backup singer for stars including Paul Simon, David Bowie and Steely Dan. Today she's a leading interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Russell and Feinstein perform an hour of pure radio perfection, including "I Cover the Waterfront" and "The Very Thought of You." First heard in June of 2013.
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If your perfect match was standing right in front of you, would you even know it? In this ambitious dating experiment, 11 single women and 11 single guys are put through an extensive matchmaking process to find their perfect match. All 22 singles live together with a shared goal: Figure out who their match is and find the love they've been looking for. Each week, the cast will have an opportunity to guess who their match is -- and if they can identify all 11 couples, they'll split $1 million.
Catfish: The TV Show brings couples together who've interacted solely through the internet. They've supposedly fallen in love -- but what will happen when they meet in real life for the first time?
The Challenge is back, and this time it's all-out war. On The Challenge: War of the Worlds, America's best will be taking on competitors from around the globe. Legendary Challenge Veterans will team up with Rookies from "The Bachelor," "Big Brother" and other reality shows to compete for $1 million in the most grueling, physical and mental challenges ever devised. Who will survive?
A group of famous singles head to a tropical island for a chance at love -- but paradise doesn't last long when the stars' former flames wash ashore to break up their good time. Romeo Miller hosts as romantically embattled celebs from "Teen Mom," "Bad Girls Club, "The Bachelorette," "The Challenge" and more decide whether to stick with their exes or move on without them.
This is the story of eight young adults who spend the summer in the hottest beach town on the Gulf Coast, Panama City Beach, to party it up and put the real world on hold for just a little bit longer. This coming-of-age story captures the very real thrill and angst of being young and trying to figure out the future.
Game of Clones is the most radical dating experiment to ever hit television. In each episode, MTV stars will date seven clones of their celebrity crush -- who may look the same but are totally different people -- and when they look beyond those pretty (identical) faces, each dater will discover which of these famous doppelgangers melts their heart and which just makes their skin crawl.
Hosted by Nico Tortorella and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, How Far Is Tattoo Far? puts relationships to the ultimate test of trust by asking pairs of friends, family members and couples to design tattoos for each other that won't be revealed until after they've been permanently inked.
The cast of Jersey Shore swore they would always do a vacation together. Five years, five kids, three marriages and who knows how many GTL sessions later, Nicole, Jenni, Mike, Pauly D, Vinny, Angelina, Deena and Ronnie are back together and on vacation in a swanky house in Miami Beach.
Actress, singer and entrepreneur Lindsay Lohan is expanding her business empire with the launch of Lohan Beach House in Mykonos, Greece. The exclusive seaside destination serves as the backdrop as Lindsay manages eight American ambassadors hired to staff the club and its restaurant. Lindsay is a no-nonsense boss, and she needs her team to come together to help bring her vision to life.
Steelo Brim and Chanel West Coast join Rob Dyrdek and a lineup of special guests as they watch the most hysterical and absurd viral videos out there.
This docuseries follows a group of young adults confronting issues of love, heartbreak, betrayal, class and looming adulthood as they spend the summer together in their beautiful hometown, Siesta Key. Nothing is off limits while these friends figure out who they are and who they want to become.
Teen Mom OG follows Amber, Catelynn, Maci and newly added moms Bristol and Cheyenne as they cope with the unique challenges of being young parents.
New loves and past drama take center stage during Season 9. Kailyn experiences tumultuous relationships with the fathers of her three sons, Leah grows closer to her boyfriend Jason, Briana faces life as a single mom while she enjoys the honeymoon phase of a new romance, Chelsea celebrates the birth of her third child, and Jenelle navigates through difficult situations with her exes and David.
Ashley, Brianna, Jade, Kayla and Lexi are five teenagers who must navigate the complexities of pregnancy and becoming young mothers.
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Robby Gordon Out of the 2014 Dakar RallyPosted in News on January 16, 2014
We just learned that Robby Gordon and the Speed Energy Racing crew have dropped out of the Dakar Rally after completing only ten stages of the grueling race. What lead up to this decision is still not known but we'll update you as soon as we get word on the matter. Although we're sad to see them drop out, they can do so with their heads held high as they fought tooth and nail throughout the Dakar Rally to finish their stages. If there's one thing that's certain, it's that Robby Gordon is not one to just go down without a fight, just ask Pistol Pete. Needless to say, we're looking forward to Robby coming back to the 2015 Dakar Rally with an even faster version of his HST Gordini.
Robby Gordon shocked the entire world when he sold his old faithful Hummer to Yazeed Racing. He followed that up by registering to race in the 2014 Dakar Rally in a vehicle listed as a Hummer. With his Hummer long gone, everyone was wondering what Robby Gordon would show up with on race day. Robby has long been considered one of the greatest off-road racers in the world since he first strapped in to the Venable Racing Hay Hauler F100 in the late 80s.
It's no secret that Robby has been one of the fastest guys in the dirt and has driven some of the most technologically advanced race trucks in the world, sometimes decades ahead of their time. The Valvoline Class 8 truck and the La Victoria Ford Ranger Trophy Truck, one of the first A-arm Trophy Trucks, are perfect examples of Robby's commitment to winning.
Late last year he had the off road community buzzing over his latest race truck build, the HST Gordini, which he said was being built specifically to beat Team MINI in the FIA class. Robby is one of the busiest guys in motorsports so we weren't sure whether we would see the SST based HST Gordini race truck making dust at the famed Dakar Rally in 2014 but just after Christmas, we were all stoked to catch our first glimpse of the mystery race truck as Robby Gordon unveiled the Speed Energy HST Gordini race truck for the entire world to see.
The truck is a thing of absolute beauty and is built off a Stadium Super Trucks platform and packs a high powered V-8 to spin 37-inch Toyo race tires across the vast dunes of the Atacama Desert.
Unfortunately, it seemed that the Speed Energy crew didn't have very much time to do testing on the truck before it was shipped to South America to be able to get to "Scruteneering" on time before the race kicked off. As soon as the race kicked off, Robby Gordon got off to a late start after suffering a serious case of vapor lock after the first transition stage. As the days wore on, it seemed the problems were only getting worse with overheating thrown into the mix.
The Speed Energy/Robby Gordon Racing crew decided to go with fuel from a different supplier and it seemed to cure the vapor lock issues they were having. Not one to give up, Robby set out to reel in the leaders at every stage of the Dakar Rally but it seemed the HST Gordini was still having trouble navigating its way through the desert and at the start of Stage 11, the HST Gordini seemed to have fuel issues again which sent the team back to the Bivouac to try to fix the issues they were having with what is reportedly being touted as bad fuel. The ASO allegedly agreed to let them start the stage at a later time but we just got word that the Speed Energy crew is out of the 2014 Dakar Rally.
What went wrong, we still don't know. All we can say is that it was a pleasure to watch and follow Robby Gordon tear across the Dakar Rally scaring the crap out of Team MINI with his latest race truck. We're positive that Robby Gordon and the Speed Energy Racing crew will work out the kinks and will be back at the 2015 Dakar Rally with one goal on their mind, dominating the Dakar Rally and finally dethroning the annoyingly fast Team MINI!
"We gave it our best and didn't quit until the clock wouldn't allow us to continue."
Update: It seems that there might still be a chance that the HST Gordini can continue the Dakar Rally and compete at the next stage which goes from El Salvador to La Serna. We will update you and let you know as the ASO makes the details public.
Here's what the official word from Robby Gordon is right now:
Robby Gordon and the SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires Gordini began Thursday's 11th stage of the 2014 Dakar Rally with the same tenacity and determination that they start any race. The day's goal was to capture the team's first stage victory of Gordon's 10th attempt at Dakar glory.
Just 18 kilometers into the stage, however, Gordon and navigator Kellon Walch noticed a severe fuel contamination issue and returned to Antofagasta, Chile where the stage began. Once there, the team went to work for more than 10 hours to diagnose and repair the damage the fuel created.
Gordon did not return to the race during Thursday's stage, and as of late Thursday night the entire team was traveling toward El Salvador where they hope to return to competition Friday. Given their remote location and the late hour, despite its ability to return to the race, it remains to be seen if the sanctioning body A.S.O. will permit the Gordini to complete the final two stages of the Rally.
Further updates on Gordon's status in the race will be released Friday morning.
It's Official! Robby Gordon and the SPEED Energy HST Gordini are out of the 2014 Dakar Rally!
Here's what the latest word from Robby Gordon and Team SPEED:
El Salvador, Chile (January 17, 2014) – Robby Gordon's 10th attempt at Dakar Rally glory has come to an end in the sand dunes of Chile.
Despite earlier issues in the Rally with fuel vapor locking on the SPEED Energy/Toyo Tires HST Gordini, the issue that put Gordon and his team out of the 35th Dakar Rally was a compromised air filtration system.
At the start of Thursday's 11th stage, Gordon and navigator Kellon Walch raced only 18 kilometers into the stage when they realized the issue at the engine's air intake and returned to Antofagasta, Chile to make repairs. Reports Thursday afternoon of issues with fuel contamination were denied by Gordon and he indicated the only problem was the air intake issue.
At that time more than 80 cars had withdrawn from the race and only 65 remained. Being more than 10 hours down to the leaders and facing more than 10 hours of repairs would make Gordon's withdrawal from the Rally justifiable.
But in typical Gordon style, he and his team's never-give-up attitude kicked in and they worked until 12 a.m. Friday with hopes of driving the HST Gordini and support trucks through total darkness in the desert in an attempt to make it to the start of the next stage within one hour after the last car left for Friday's 12th stage. Despite their best efforts, and although repairs were made, time did not allow the team to make the 749-kilometer trek through the dunes to El Salvador in a timely fashion.
"We gave it our best and didn't quit until the clock wouldn't allow us to continue," Gordon said.
"Without the vapor lock issues at the beginning of the Rally and a few other minor issues, the new HST Gordini ran really well and I was pleased with its performance. We will work on it for the next year and have a much better understanding of the car for next year's Rally. I am very proud of the way everyone worked on Team Speed, and I appreciate the dedication and effort that everyone puts into everything we do."


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Official HD version of the teaser :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIA9xg2oIew
I have a bad feeling about this...
Is his mouth okay?
How much of the key animation is done in-house by Studio 4°C's own long-time veteran animators in Japan, and how much of it gets done by unpaid interns in some offshore studio in Philippines or Taiwan (some of favored outsourcing destinations for Japanese anime companies looking to slash production costs)?
I'm sorry but I just had to link this reaction video edited with JonTron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDeWPp4-2lYOnly thing to make me smile regarding the trailer all day
I'm hyped guys.The 3D CGI looks... well not that good. But regardless, it's going to be The Black Swordsman Arc/Lost Children saga!!! (I assume) I have been waiting for over a decade! It's a teaser so I wouldn't take the animation so seriously. Keep in mind that the movies drastically improved from 1 > 2 > 3. The CGI in Descent was great IMO, and it was well paced. The first movie was crappy, because so much material was skipped.You guys don't dig this?
The wobbly DS, though, is a completely normal animation technique like your old fashioned squash and stretch. It's done so that a quick one two or three frame glimpse doesn't just strobe. It's basically an alternative to a motion blur.
it's going to be The Black Swordsman Arc/Lost Children saga!!!
I'm still skeptical about this. And not because the poor animation or some artistic choices, but because the story. If they keep focusing on making cool battles, fantastic environments and unnecessary cameos... Well, after all, Berserk isn't more than monsters and blood, is it? What can spectators search besides fanservice?On the other hand, I don't get how Miura could give the rights to make an anime so easily. Given the amount of effort he has put in his work, I can imagine him very strict with these things. Maybe little to none studios were interested in this? Maybe Hakusensha has very influence over it?
I agree. I got a JoJo feeling watching the teaser...
On the other hand, I don't get how Miura could give the rights to make an anime so easily. Given the amount of effort he has put in his work, I can imagine him very strict with these things. Maybe little to none studios were interested in this? Maybe Hakusensha has very influence over it?
Reading how it went down for the movies, he was basically cheated into thinking they'd do a good job by a demo featuring great footage (of which screenshots were leaked, if you remember) before the project was turned into shit. They even specified at the time that he had refused many propositions in the past because he felt they weren't good enough before accepting that one. Imagine the disappointment, the betrayal he must have felt. So anyway I'm not sure how much of a say he has in all this now.
Bait-and-switching the Berserk fans with leaked animation footage, and lying to them on Twitter with the promises of "faithful adaption" is one thing. But lying to the Berserk's original creator? That's a scumbag move on a whole new level. I wonder, how the Studio 4°C managed to pull it off? Merely creating a few minutes of slick-looking animated demo footage could have been done by any major anime studio. Better companies like Bones, Madhouse or Gainax could have done it too, if they wanted. What was it about Studio 4°C that set them apart from other companies and made Kentaro Miura put his trust in them? A mere demo footage alone wouldn't have been enough to get Miura to sign off his story to Studio 4°C and completely relinquish all creative control to them. I believe there must have been some kind of verbal promise from the Studio 4°C that their movies were going to be faithful to their manga source. Because if that promise was made it writing, on a contract, then Studio 4°C would have been legally obligated to make their Berserk films stay true to the original manga. And Miura would have been in power to prevent Studio 4°C from making any more movies, after the hatchet job they did with the Golden Age Arc. But those are just my speculations. I wonder if we'll ever get the true full story behind this...


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Toasting and roasting. Preheat a broiler.
In an ungreased skillet over medium heat, toast the chiles, stirring for 1 minute, until they are very aromatic (some will have slightly darkened spots on them). Transfer to a bowl, cover with hot water and rehydrate for 30 minutes.
In the same skillet, roast the garlic, turning regularly, until soft and blotchy-dark in places, about 15 minutes. Cool and slip off the papery skin.
Roast the tomatillos on a baking sheet 4 inches below a very hot broiler until soft, even blackened in spots, about 5 minutes on each side. Cool, then transfer the contents of the baking sheet (including any juices) to a blender or a food processor.
Finishing the salsa: Drain the chiles and add to the tomatillos along with the garlic. Puree, then scrape into a serving dish. Stir in enough water to give a spoonable consistency, usually about 1/4 cup. Season with salt, usually 1 teaspoon, and the optional sugar. Refrigerated, the salsa keeps for several days.
This is one of the most versatile formulas to know, since you can go to practically any grocery store and find at least one variety of small hot dried chile. In a Mexican market (on either side of the border), the possibilities multiply quickly ? from the nuttiness of cascabel to the punch of arbol chiles, the peanutiness of piquin, and the smoky sweetness of red chipotles (morita). As a rough guide, 1/2 ounce dried chiles corresponds to 6 red chipotles (mortas), 4 tan chipotles, 16 arbols, 3 cascabels or 1/4 cup piquin.


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Inequality in America
By Lady Liberty
Americans — and many of those who wish to become Americans — often speak poetically of equality. Everyone, rich or poor, is treated equally under the law, they say. Everyone, male or female, can reach whatever goal they're capable of attaining. Everyone, black or white, is offered equal access to education and the job market. Everyone, religious or otherwise, can worship or not as he believes. And those unhappy with whatever equality they've achieved (or not) are equally entitled to march on Washington to express their opinion.
Obviously, these things are truer in the utopia of our system on paper than they are in the real world. Wealth, fame, or both can result in a topsy turvy verdict in a court of law (we need look no further than O.J. Simpson to get a good look at such a case), but in the main, juries tend to be surprisingly fair. There is still some gender and racial discrimination ongoing in some places (both in the form of racism and affirmative action programs), but improvements in that arena remain ongoing and various mechanisms (whether corporate policy or state statute) are in place to ensure the improvements stick.
Though some Christians and atheists alike aren't happy with their exposure to the others' viewpoint, both are still protected as they express it even as they're prohibited from stopping the each other from doing so. And Americans are so in love with free speech rights (and it's hard to argue against their sentiment) that they're even willing to tolerate bands of illegal aliens who are demanding that Washington give them some of that equality for themselves!
Inequality is, in fact, viewed with such disfavor by most Americans that they'll loudly and vociferously fight against it when they see it happening. They'll form advocacy groups and write letters; they'll conduct boycotts and stage benefits. They'll do whatever it takes to set the system right and to thus ensure their much-vaunted equality is protected via its very exercise. What they won't do, however, is take note of the fact that the greatest inequality of all is apparently being generated right before their eyes by the very men and women charged with protecting it.
I'm talking, of course, about politicians. Ostensibly, we elect our representatives at the various level of government to represent (read "protect") our own interests. Those interests include the civil liberties enshrined in the Constitution (which, by the way, our politicians swear to uphold) and the equal ability of each and every one of us to exercise those liberties as we see fit (excepting, of course, those in prison who have sacrificed many of their liberties by virtue of stealing them from others).
It's not necessarily that politicians make bad laws (though they do), or even that they make laws at all (and far too many of them while they're at it). It's that they don't seem to think those laws they make apply to them, or at the very least, that they somehow apply to them differently or to a lesser degree. The current case in point: Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), the son of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA, who has a long history of avoiding having the law applied to him as well, but that's another story).
In the wee hours of May 3, Congressman Kennedy ran into a barrier near the Capitol Building. The police say Rep. Kennedy's car was weaving erratically, that it barely missed a police car, and that it finally stopped after hitting a barrier. The first cops on the scene wrote an incident report that said they'd taken note of the odor of alcohol and the fact that Kennedy clearly wasn't in control of his vehicle and that he wasn't too well in control of his walking, either. Officers said he told them he was in a hurry to get inside the Capitol for a vote (though Congress sometimes keeps odd hours, there was most assuredly no vote at 2:45 on that particular morning).
Despite the evidence at hand, Rep. Kennedy was driven home by some other officers. No sobriety check was conducted, and some reports suggest that the rank-and-file cops were told not to pursue the matter further. For his own part, Kennedy released a statement saying he'd not been drinking (something I suspect his constituents wanted to hear since he only recently completed a stint in rehab geared to curb his drinking). He said that his erratic behavior (not to mention his driving) was instead the result of a sleeping aid and stomach medication.
Congressman Kennedy also said that he hadn't asked for the special treatment he was alleged to have received (a Capitol Police investigation has already found that the supervisors involved in the incident made some errors in judgment). Not long after that, Kennedy's office released another statement in which he claimed to remember nothing from the night before. Well, except that he hadn't asked for special treatment. Mere hours after that, Congressman Kennedy was headed back to rehab, this time (apparently) for drug addiction.
Rehab, for those who need it, isn't a bad thing. And if Kennedy is willing to admit he needs the help and then to seek it, well, I think that's a fine thing too. What I do not think, however, is that merely admitting we have a problem would get any of the rest of us off the hook.
Many years ago, I had a roommate who spent one evening at a local bar. He drove home after having one or two too many drinks, but he drove competently. What he didn't do was have the sense not to litter right in front of a police car just a couple of blocks from our house. The cop followed him and, when he parked his car in our driveway and got out to talk to the nice officer (and probably to apologize for throwing a small piece of trash out the window), he was promptly given a sobriety test (mental note: peanuts do not cover the scent of alcohol on the breath). As a result, Denny spent the night in jail, endured a license suspension, and paid a fortune in fines.
Since that time, you don't even need to litter to be pulled over. In Florida, there's a progam that allows the police to randomly pull cars over just to tell the driver he (or she) is doing a swell job and to reward him (or her) with baseball game tickets or the like (really, the program is set up so that cops can do visual searches and question motorists who've done nothing wrong, but like the Ted Kennedy matter, that's another column yet to be written). In most states, there are "sobriety checkpoints" that frankly amount to warrantless searches of people who've done nothing wrong (which for unfathomable reasons, the Supreme Court has said is okay).
And yet a Congressman from Rhode Island, who nearly hit a squad car, did hit a big and very visible — unmoving, by the way — barrier, thought he was at the Capitol at almost 3:00 a.m. for a vote, couldn't stand upright, and later claimed he remembered nothing of any of it didn't even merit a sobriety check. Given the way that you or I would have been treated under comparable circumstances, I don't think there's any possible argument that might suggest Kennedy's case isn't a clearcut matter of unequal treatment.
As serious as it might be when politicians ask for and get special treatment (or don't ask and get it anyway), it's that much worse when some are deliberately exempted from the law all together, or the law is selectively "reinterpreted" to make it somehow more in line with what another politician wants. That's what some are accusing the President himself — without a vote, without a debate — of having done. The Boston Globe wrote:
"Over the past five years, Bush has stated that he can defy any statute that conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution. In many instances, Bush cited his role as head of the executive branch or as commander in chief to justify the exemption."
In explanation, the report continued:
"Bush made the claims in 'signing statements,' official documents in which a president lays out his interpretation of a bill for the executive branch, creating guidelines to follow when it implements the law."
Please take note of the pronoun used in both of these excerpts. President Bush has chosen not to abide by laws duly passed by Congress if in "his" interpretation, they don't measure up to the Constitution. Further, the bill is then reinterpreted by the President so that it's "his" interpretation that's used in the law's implementation. It's not Congress that decides, nor is it the American people. It's not even the final arbiter of constitutionality, the US Supreme Court. No, according to President George W. Bush, it's "his" opinion, "his" interpretation that defines the law.
In light of this report, it can't possibly come as a real surprise to anybody that some in Congress — you know, the men and women charged with actually hammering out those laws the President has been reinterpreting according to "his" interpretation of constitutionality — are calling for some kind of investigation. The White House has said it will cooperate, but it doubtless also hopes that everyone will remember that other presidents have done the same thing (though admittedly to a far lesser extent).
I don't honestly care if other presidents have done the same thing or not. It strikes me as disingenuous at best to reinterpret the law as the president thinks best at the time, and then to sign, seal, and deliver the modified version to the rest of the country. There are checks and balances built in to the Constitution. If the President believes (yes, in "his" interpretation) a law is unconstitutional, he can — in fact, it's his obligation to — veto it. Congress is then free to try again and do it better (read "constitutionally"). If something still gets by, then the Supreme Court can serve as the final check to ensure constitutionality (the High Court isn't unflawed, either, but it's certainly got a better track record than either the members of Congress or those who've occupied the Oval Office).
What is not okay is to claim exemptions solely because you're one of the people who had a hand in making one law or another in the first place. What is not okay is to go ahead and let laws stand, but to selectively reinterpret them for the convenience of a select few. What is not okay — what is unethical, unconstitutional, and downright un-American — is to deny equal treatment under the law for the many millions of us who are not politicians, and who are apparently somehow "less" equal.
The Capitol Police need to continue their investigation into the treatment received by the Rhode Island Representative, and when it's done and over, they need to make it clear to all of those in Congress — including those whose last name happens to be Kennedy — that everyone will be treated equally whether they have an office next to the Capitol or not. The Senate Judiciary Committee needs to get its own investigation underway, and once it knows the full scope of the President's "interpretations," it needs to get a handle on matters so as to put the "balances" back into the system of "checks and balances."
If, after all of this, there are those who remain in favor of unequal treatment, then consider what would happen to any of the rest of us who so discriminated: We'd be fired. We'd lose business. We'd forfeit contracts. We'd be fined. We might even be jailed. Those are things that politicians are exempt from only because we — their employers and primary contractors — let them be exempt. Maybe it's high time we also stopped the unequal treatment and fired a few of our politicians — and started restoring our Republic while we're at it.
Lady Liberty, a senior writer for ESR, is a graphic designer and pro-freedom activist currently residing in the Midwest. More of her writings and other political and educational information is available on her web site, Lady Liberty's Constitution Clearing House, at http://www.ladylibrty.com. E-mail Lady Liberty at
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Barrymore pregnant?
Newly-engaged DREW BARRYMORE has sparked rumours she's pregnant with her first child after she was photographed clutching what appeared to be the results of a sonogram as she left a doctor's office in Los Angeles.
The Charlie's Angels star was snapped holding the black and white image on Tuesday (21Feb12) as she exited a Beverly Hills medical office with her fiance, art consultant Will Kopelman.
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- $0.0787 for Class A-shares
- $0.0773 for Class C-shares
- $0.0796 for Class I-shares
- $0.0778 for Class L-shares
As of the close of trading on April 29, 2017, the distribution was payable to shareholders of record on April 30, 2017. Class A-share distributions now represent 28.57% in total distributions since inception.
Fund performance is made up of two aspects: distributions received and growth of principle. For the Class A-share, total return performance for the month of April was 1.14%; calendar year-to-date performance was 2.09%. Trailing 1-year performance is 7.85%, 3-year is 4.79%, and since inception is 6.23%.
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Following my post yesterday my mother sent this in reply:
People also need to practice playing by themselves. I read recently how kids are losing their imaginations because the toys are too detailed. There isn't room to create their "own" idea of what that car or fort or whatever looks like or what it will do. We become too literal. We need to be able to fill in the blanks with our own creations. Build our confidence so we're not afraid to play out loud with others. To not practice self-censorship.
How do different cultures play? I know much is universal, but that would be interesting… Joyce Meyer's was saying once how her son always was creative at playing. She said if she put him in the corner as a punishment it would be only minutes before he would create a game out of something on the wallpaper.
This reminded me of a story told at the beginning of Play and it's one I've repeated numerous times to illustrate that hands-on play as a youngster, not digital, is crucial to problem-solving skills later in life. Continue reading


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Java Gently teaches the principles of computer programming, and the Java language, rather than just teaching Java in isolation. Unlike other books, it requires no previous programming experience, because it teaches fundamental concepts alongside Java. It has a good emphasis on object orientated design; class diagrams are used extensively throughout the book to make it easy to understand how examples work. Working through the book will teach you how to program - not just how to write simple applets. This isn't a quick guide to Java, so not everyone will appreciate this approach.
Examples in the book teach a wide range of topics, from simple concepts like conditional branching and looping, to high level concepts like exception handling, abstraction, data structures and networking. The approach taken by the book introduces topics gradually, and makes it easy to pick up the skills needed to program in Java. Other books attempt to teach a narrow range of topics, such as Java applets or user interfaces within a very short time-frame, whereas this book has a more broad scope that will make future programming easier. If Java is your first programming language, and you're considering it as a career, you should make this one of your first books.--David Reilly.
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- Kids: involve kids; encourage kids to ride bikes; mostly urban neighborhoods
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Who Was Major Taylor? Marshall "Major" Taylor was the first African American professional cyclist. Born in 1878, Major Taylor's professional racing career spanned 13 years and included several world championships and world records, including the world one-mile track cycling championship in 1899. He remained committed to his passion in the face of adversity, and is a source of inspiration to all athletes.
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- An image that incorporates:
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- Multi-color is OK, but must work as one color
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In which issues concerning the profession of philosophy are
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Liberty "University" is Hiring
--Mr. Zero
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My AOS is Atheism and my AOC is Paganism. Richard Dawkins is one of my references. I may be a good fit.
- October 15, 2011 at 10:13 AM
I grew up in fundamentalist schools. So there's no fucking chance I'd apply to any religious school that requires signing a statement of belief, or what have you. Yet friends of mine - who don't really know the institutional culture of these places - assure me they'd sign whatever if it gave them a TT job.
Is this a common attitude out there? I wonder how many philosophers are in fact covertly employed at these kinds of schools. It's worth noting that a liberal theist at these schools is really no different than a rabid atheist: all are outside the fold.
- October 15, 2011 at 10:21 AM
"Full doctrinal compatibility with Liberty University."
Euphemism, ho!
- October 15, 2011 at 10:25 AM
From the APA's nondiscrimination policy:
"the APA recognizes the special commitments and roles of institutions with a religious affiliation; and it is not inconsistent with the APA's position against discrimination to adopt religious affiliation as a criterion in graduate admissions or employment policies when this is directly related to the school's religious affiliation or purpose, so long as these policies are made known to members of the philosophical community"
- October 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- zombie said...
I like this requirement:
"Superior interpersonal, customer service, presentation, and communication skills required."
Apparently they don't want to hire a philosopher.
Also, are you sure "Pastoral reference letter" means letter from your pastor? Possibly a letter from a shepherd or cowboy is needed.
- October 15, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Joshua Harwood said...
Did no one find it ironic that they're requesting that a philosopher sell his soul to work for an evangelical Christian degree mill?
- October 15, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Mr. Zero said...
Hi anon 10:45,
I was speculating that they probably don't like gay people, not that there would be an (obvious) religious requirement for employment.
- October 15, 2011 at 12:56 PM
They probably don't like gay people, but that's not in the ad.
For what it's worth, lots and lots of universities that do not have a religious affiliation have discriminated against gay people in hiring practices.
- October 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Yeah, I almost got a job there a few years ago, but then at the last minute they noticed that one of my reference letters was in fact urbane. That, plus my tendencies toward homosexuality and not being completely batshit, really crimped my fly-out prospects.
- October 15, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
Hi anon 1:23,
I didn't say it was in the ad, which is why I say I "get the feeling" and that I was speculating. But an anti-gay hiring policy violates the APA's non-discrimination policy whether it's in the ad or not. On your interpretation, they could abide by the non-discrimination policy by refusing to hire women, for example, if they just didn't mention this refusal in the job ad.
- October 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM
"On your interpretation, they could abide by the non-discrimination policy by refusing to hire women, for example, if they just didn't mention this refusal in the job ad."
They wouldn't be the first, nor will they be the last.
Let's not pretend that only religious schools discriminate.
- October 15, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- Mr. Zero said...
Let's not pretend that only religious schools discriminate.
Who do you imagine was doing this?
- October 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM
I agree with Anon 10:21--anyone outside of the fundamentalist mold would be just as bad as Liberty is concerned as an atheist (part of the doctrinal statement, for instance, is the belief in a literal 6-day creation).
- October 15, 2011 at 8:54 PM
Liberty University.
They put the "moron" in oxymoronlc.
- October 15, 2011 at 9:00 PM
- Aristophanes Hiccups said...
Apparently they have dinosaur fossils they date 3,000 years ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_University
And they tried looking for biology faculty to teach creationism. I do not know how that is possible considering they want people from accredited schools.
Word verification: Distaki--dinosaurs made to watch the ships during the Trojan war, which happened more than 3,000 years ago.
- October 15, 2011 at 9:53 PM
- Ben said...
I would have thought 'pastoral reference letter' meant a reference letter addressing how one fulfils pastoral obligations towards students, as opposed simply to addressing teaching and/or research.
- October 16, 2011 at 1:40 AM
"Teach material from approved curriculum" and "minimum of 18 hours in the discipline"
"Advises students in matters related to . . . behaviors"
Yeah, I'll apply there.
Thanks for pointing this out. It was funny (sad?).
- October 16, 2011 at 8:41 AM
"Teach material from approved curriculum in accordance with assigned schedule to ensure student satisfaction"
Sounds like my idea of teaching hell. I don't get to choose what I teach (materials, not course topic) or the pace, AND my goal is student satisfaction (not, say, learning)? Hell.
- October 16, 2011 at 10:41 AM
"liberty" "university" is hiring.
fixt that for youse.
- October 16, 2011 at 7:15 PM
If you don't know what a 'pastoral reference letter' is - I'm guessing this job isn't for you...
- October 18, 2011 at 7:16 AM


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I don't know why I'm awake this early, on the morning after our cocktail party. Frankly, I don't know why I'm alive this early, but here I am, rocking you like a hurricane. The biggest hit of the evening was my rum punch, which apparently is potent enough to bring down nations. We should ship it to North Korea. But I'm not going to write that up just yet. I have a good recipe written down, so I can post that anytime.
What I will talk about is another hit of the evening–agua fresca. Since I was just winging it with that, I want to publish my recipe while I still remember what I did.
Jen has a Southwestern cookbook from which I got the basic recipe, but I doctored it up quite a bit. I have no way of knowing how "authentic" my version is, but frankly I don't care. The recipe in the book is a pineapple-lime agua fresca, in which you peel, core, and puree a four-pound pineapple and mix that with lime juice and sugar.
Jen ordered a pineapple from FreshDirect, the grocery-delivery service we use. It came to us peeled and cored (but with the core still in the container) and clocked in at 22 ounces. That wasn't going to make us enough agua fresca, I felt, so I thought for a minute and decided to supplement the pineapple and lime with some pomegranate juice we had on hand.
Agua Fresca de la Dietsch
- 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into small chunks (mine was 22 oz.)
- 2 limes, juiced (about a cup of juice)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups pomegranate juice
- 1/4 cup homemade grenadine
Technique: Put about a third of the pineapple chunks into a blender or food processor, along with the lime juice and sugar, and puree until smooth and the sugar fully dissolves into the liquid. Pour that out into a pitcher. Process the remaining pineapple in batches and pour into the pitcher. Add pomegranate juice and grenadine to the pitcher and stir.
Serve over ice and top with seltzer. Or, y'know, vodka. It's your liver.
You might go easier than I did on the sugar. If you have extra grenadine or simple syrup on hand, it's easy to adjust the sweetness in the glass to your liking. Better to adjust up than to start with a cloying drink.
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Liberty News
Liberty's Plaza gains a new resident
Liberty University welcomed Centra Health's Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency Program to a newly renovated office and clinical center this week in the lower level of the Plaza shopping center located in mid-town Lynchburg, Va.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. attended the grand opening on Monday, Jan. 19. The program serves as a treatment center and training space for new doctors.
Liberty became the owners of the Plaza in late 2007 and has spent more than $500,000 in repairs and enhancements. With the newest addition of this center, Liberty is working to achieve the goal of bringing the Plaza back to its former glory.
Alan Askew, Liberty University's project manager for the Plaza, said a second new tenant, Super Dollar Discount Foods, which will offer groceries, pharmacy services and a gas station, is on time for an anticipated spring opening.
He said updates to the rest of the 42-acre property that includes 467,000 square feet of building space (with the shopping center and all its outparcels — a movie theater, a McDonald's and a 73,000-square-foot building that formerly housed a Roses department store) are well under way.
"We have continued along with major roofing improvements and have really gotten everything in good working order … we have been working on general exterior façade improvements as well. It really is starting to take shape and garner some positive interest, even with the current economic situation," he said.
At this time, Liberty does not intend to use the property for classroom or other university uses, although the School of Aeronautics is temporarily housing mechanics labs in a portion of the old Roses department store while fundraising is under way for a permanent facility at the airport.
Askew said this type of real estate venture is a first for Liberty, but the school took on the challenge because it was a great opportunity to build either an endowment or annuity. It was also a chance for Liberty to help revive an important part of the city and make an impact on the community.
"It's exciting watching the project as it continues to develop into something that is not only beneficial for Liberty, but for the entire community as well," he said.
With the move to the Plaza, the Centra Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency Program has seen many benefits. It now has more space to treat patients, with the number of exam rooms expanding from 12 to 24, as well as more space for teaching and community programs. The center also has new laboratory and X-ray facilities. With plenty of parking and a location on a bus route, the center is also more accessible for patients.
"We are very excited about our new center and what this will mean for our patients, residents, faculty and staff," said Charles E. Driscoll, M.D, director.


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Point Park students will perform in 'Heretic' this week at the Joyce Theater in New York City. Here soloist Mikelle Rindflish rehearses the role originated by Martha Graham, a solitary figure outside a wall of disapproving others.
"This is a proud moment for Point Park," says Associate Professor Judith Leifer about the University performing a masterpiece of American dance, Martha Graham's Heretic, at the Joyce Theater in New York City this week.
Point Park's Conservatory of Performing Arts is one of only seven national training programs invited to perform March 14 during a special University Partners event as part of the Martha Graham Dance Company's 86th anniversary season.
"For our students to be invited to and to perform a work of such stature reflects extremely well on Point Park's modern dance program. Our dancers are trained to be able to adapt to the rigors of the very specific style of this iconic work," says Leifer.
Heretic, which premiered in 1929, is being restaged and directed by Diane Gray. Leifer serves as rehearsal director. Music is arranged by Charles de Sivry ("Bretons Têtus" from Chansons de "La Fleur-de-Lys").
In addition to performing the classic at one of nation's premier theaters for dance, Point Park students have the honor of playing a key role in notation of the work by the Dance Notation Bureau, says Leifer.
The national Dance Notation Bureau advances the art of dance by creating dance scores, which function for dance much the same way music scores function for music. Using a symbol system called Labanotation, a notation expert creates a dance score that allows a dance to be performed long after the lifetime of a choreographer and artist such as Martha Graham.
Notator Sandra Aberkalns spent a week at Point Park in January 2012 taking copious notes on every aspect of the reconstructed Heretic. She was accompanied by Gray, who restaged and directed the work based on meticulous research, including a rare 1929 film of Martha Graham performing Heretic.
"Heretic holds a pivotal position in the development of Graham's body of work," says Leifer. "It is essential for our dancers to experience the raw directness of Graham's early developing vocabulary and choreography as the power of the work is in its simplicity.
"The dancers are experiencing the intensity of recreating a work such as Heretic, having the experience of building the dance through the reconstruction and rehearsal process, and to then use that preparation to embody the work through performing it."
Point Park's Conservatory Dance Company will also perform Heretic as part of its annual concert at the Byham Theater April 19–21, 2012. A second cast will present the work at the Byham.
Gray will return to Point Park University in April to oversee technical rehearsals for the Byham concert. The restager will also present an intimate lecture about Heretic for Conservatory students and the University community.
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