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Armed Bear Common Lisp
ABCL is now maintained by Erik Huelsmann and other contributors. For more information, please see the official ABCL web site.
XCL is a new native-code implementation of Common Lisp. It features a kernel written in C++ and an optimizing compiler written in Lisp with backends for x86 and x86-64.
XCL runs on Linux, FreeBSD (tested only on x86, but it might work on x86-64 too), and 32-bit Windows.
The latest development snapshot is xcl-0.0.0.291.tar.gz (Oct 12 2010 5:32 am PST).
On Linux and FreeBSD, you should be able to build XCL by simply running make in the top-level source directory. If all goes well, you'll end up with an executable called xcl in the top-level source directory. Run this executable and do (REBUILD-LISP) at the REPL prompt to compile the .lisp source files, then restart.
Building on Windows should be equally straightforward if you have the right toolchain setup, which is basically MinGW and MSYS (I'm currently using g++ 4.4.0 and make 3.81).
The latest snapshot fails 113 out of 21609 tests in the XCL fork of pfdietz's ANSI tests, included in the tarball (use RUN-ANSI-TESTS to run the tests).
The latest snapshot builds SBCL 188.8.131.52 successfully and completes the test suites of CL-PPCRE 1.3.0, Ironclad 0.22 and Alexandria with no unexpected failures.
XCL is now on GitHub:
git clone git://github.com/gnooth/xcl.git
License is GPL.
Recent Changes
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Registered Nurse - Mental Health - Hundens Park Care Home
- Recruiter
- Barchester Healthcare
- Location
- DL1 1JF, Darlington
- Salary
- Comeptitive Rates
- Posted
- 12 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 10 Oct 2017
- Ref
- RGN/Mental Health/Hudens
- Nursing Field
- Care Home, Elderly Care, Private Healthcare
- Function
- Registered General Nurse
£2,000 Golden Hello.
It's just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester Healthcare as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health). You deliver the best in care, we'll deliver the best rewards, development and training.
There's care – and then there's Barchester care. We'll look to you to make sure that each and every resident's psychological, physical and social needs are met – and that they get the very most they possibly can from life every day. As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you'll provide in-depth expertise in the mental health sphere – as well as providing leadership to a multi-disciplinary shift team comprising everyone from Student Nurses to Carers.
Like us, you pride yourself both on the highest clinical standards, and on your person-centered, thoughtful approach to nursing. Whether you're making sure a new resident is settling in, developing a tailored care plan that takes care of both mind and body, providing medication safely, keeping scrupulous records or carrying out a whole range of clinical tasks, you'll meet the highest standards.
We're looking for both Pre-Registered and Registered Nurses.
As a Registered Nurse (Mental Health), you'll need to have current NMC registration, and the most up to date clinical practices, particularly in relation to dementia. You'll also need experience of producing well-developed care plans and detailed risk assessments, plus an understanding of regulatory frameworks, as well as DoLs/MCA and Royal Pharmaceutical guidelines.
As a Pre-Registered Nurse, we'll support you to take your first NMC OSCE assessment within three months. (Until you've passed your OSCE, you'll be undertaking more care related duties.) To join us, you'll need to hold a valid IELTs pass certificate dated within the last two years, with a minimum score of 7 in all areas. You'll also need a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Computer Based Training certificate and an invite to undertake the NMC's OSCE test.
In return, you'll receive one of the best reward packages in the care sector. As well as a competitive salary, this will include:
• Golden Hello payment of up to £2000*
• Free learning and development
• Profit-share scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Retail discounts
• Leisure savings
• Holiday and travel discounts
• Rewards points
• Mentor bonus scheme
• Offer to pay Tier 2 visa application fee for eligible nurses*
If you have the unique qualities required for this exciting role and want to work with an organisation that provides the type of care you'd expect for your loved ones, we would welcome your application.
*Terms and conditions apply.
We are always looking for dedicated Bank Nurses, ask how you can join our team.

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Carey Telander and Cam Fortin got married last year, just as Telander quit her job and poured her savings into a startup. So the couple postponed their honeymoon until next summer's America's Cup regatta, hoping to rent out their San Francisco apartment to finance a trip to New Zealand and Fiji.
"We live two blocks away from the Marina," the public viewing area for the races, said Telander, who plans to list the unit on Airbnb for about $150 to $175 per night at regular times and a bit more during the yacht races.
"The idea that our honeymoon could be paid for with no effort from us other than cleaning our apartment is amazing."
They're among scores of Bay Area homeowners, many with high-end luxury properties, offering up home-away-from-home options for America's Cup visitors.
The elite regatta, which kicks off with preliminary events in August and October and culminates next year with races from July through September, is expected to draw well-heeled visitors from around the world.
"This will be an event that a lot of affluent folks will want to view, and they'll be willing to pay a premium for an exclusive property," said Eric Baird, a rental agent who started a service called ReListo (relisto.com) to cater to Cup visitors. "We anticipate a lot of folks coming here, demanding and expecting luxury."
For the first America's Cup that will be visible from land, owners of properties with bay views hope to command top dollar.
Online rental services
Plenty of humbler homes will be on offer, too. Airbnb, an online marketplace for renting out anything from couch space to an entire house, expects a brisk business.
"For everyday visitors to this event who don't fly around the world watching yachting races all the time, Airbnb offers a wide range of affordable accommodations," said Molly Turner, director of public affairs and policy. "Visitors will be able to stay in neighborhoods more off the beaten path and will end up spending money in those areas that don't usually receive tourists."
The service has 1,600 active hosts in San Francisco and expects that another 5,400 hosts who have previously tried out Airbnb will become active again.
Realtor Charlie Martin recently started RezLux (rezlux.com) to provide "luxury vacation rentals with all the services." RezLux will offer on-call concierges to arrange spa visits, trips to Wine Country, event tickets, private chefs, charter limousine services or whatever else the visitors want.
"We formulated the business for the America's Cup, but it has blossomed so quickly, that we know it will be year-round," Martin said. "If people coming from abroad for a long period of time can stay in a home with all the accoutrements, what could be better?"
Tom and Paula Sinkovitz are thinking about renting out their four-bedroom Marina district condo through RezLux during the Cup.
"We're considering the idea of getting out of town and doing Europe for a few weeks with our 12-year-old twins," said Tom Sinkovitz. "It's a good excuse to clean up the house and get rid of a lot of buildup from over the years.
But he's leery of exaggerating the potential payoff.
As a newscaster for KRON-TV, he said, "I covered the 1996 Olympics, and while a lot of residents were excited, very few ever saw any money out of" renting out their homes. Those Olympics sprawled throughout Atlanta and its suburbs, and the region had plenty of hotel rooms to meet demand, he said.
Hotels often maxed out
But in San Francisco, hotels often max out in the summer, said Tom Callahan, president of San Francisco's PKF Consulting, which tracks hotel data.
"Whether (the Cup) generates a tsunami or a little wave of visitors, most properties will be pretty full during the America's Cup periods," he said. "For folks who want to stay a week or two or longer, renting homes makes a ton of sense."
Companies already experienced with offering private homes said that events like the Super Bowl, U.S. Open and the Olympics definitely spur demand.
"We've had a pretty good history of people using vacation rentals at events like the America's Cup, which are multiday," said Jon Gray, vice president of business at HomeAway, which lists people's second homes for rent through VRBO.com (vacation rental by owners) and HomeAway.com. "The difference between staying in a hotel and a place with a kitchen, extra bedrooms and common space magnifies with the length of the stay."
'Staggering' demand
For this summer's Olympics, the sites have seen a "staggering 695 percent increase year over year in traveler demand for properties in London," he said.
Alyssa Park, who runs a clinical laboratory company in Hawaii, was already planning to spend a little over $200,000 for a "fractional residence" – four weeks a year at the Fairmount Heritage Place at Ghirardelli Square, a "private residence club" with sweeping waterfront views.
But the offer of a special America's Cup package, which guarantees her the prime two weeks for the race finals, really sweetened the deal, she said. "I figured having a stomping ground for those two weeks at the most ideal location to see the race would be part of the charm," she said. "Friends can fly in, enjoy themselves, stay a couple of days, watch the race during the day and spend time with me."
Peter and Gwendolyn Jacobsen of Yountville already owned a share at the Fairmount but bought a second fractional purchase, paying $158,000 for 35 days, "because we wanted a front-row seat to the America's Cup," he said. "Right now, I can see the bay and Alcatraz literally just by looking out the window," he said. "I expect I'll use binoculars to see some details, but in reality, there's no need for them to see the boats."
Nick and MaryAnne Tortorelli will offer their updated Noe Valley Victorian through ReListo for $30,000 a month.
"The gym and steam room and hot tub might be nice for someone who is sailing and wants to warm up and have a nice barbecue," said Nick Tortorelli.
He's not worried about potential damage. "I figure anyone willing to spend 30 grand a month on a house, I could pretty well trust them not to be anarchists," he said.
Proceeds for charity
Philanthropist and businessman Lorry Lokey and his wife only use their two-bedroom Russian Hill condo occasionally, since they have other residences in Atherton, Maui, Pebble Beach and Palm Springs, said John Harrington, Lokey's stepson.
They decided to offer the condo during the Cup for $30,000 or $40,000 a month, with all the money going to Lokey's private foundation, he said.
Lokey, the founder of BusinessWire, is among the billionaires who have taken Warren Buffett's pledge to donate either $1 billion or half their net worth to charity.
Located one floor below the penthouse owned by George and Charlotte Shultz, "it has panoramic bridge-to-bridge bay views and a wraparound terrace," Harrington said. "We feel this would be a good way for us to give some money back to charity."
Carolyn Said is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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Advice On Keeping Warm In A Home With No Heat [AUDIO]
For some residents suffering a long-term power outage without heat, the situation is now complicated by the latest storm bringing with it freezing temperatures.
Red Cross spokeswoman Gwen Eamer says there are two issues with braving it at home without heat; having enough warm clothing and blankets to keep warm, and knowing when to leave before hypothermia sets in.
She adds, "There is something that people often don't think about of also having some of these items in their cars with them. If you become stranded, you want something like a sleeping bag, you want extra clothing with you, just in case that happens."
Eamer says if you use a kerosene heater to keep warm, keep it away from flammable furnishings and vent it properly. Place the heater on a level, hard and non-flammable surface.
- Portable heaters and fireplaces should never be left unattended. Turn off space heaters and make sure any embers in the fireplace are extinguished before going to bed or leaving home.
- Keep children and pets away from space heaters.
And again, if its too cold, know where to go for alternative shelter.
More advice from the Red Cross: eat regular meals and stay hydrated, but avoid caffeinated or alcoholic beverages.


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Dec. 12, 2009
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's swimming team swept visiting Elms at the Tripp Athletic Center Pool Saturday. UMD's men won, 155-107, and the women also won, 160-122.
For the women, freshman Morgan Cooper (Sunderland, MA/Frontier Regional HS) won three events, taking the 100 butterfly in 1:03.98, the 500 freestyle in 5:38.52 and the 50 butterfly in 28.29. Freshman Cecelia Rius (Rockville, MD/Richard Montgomery HS) swept the diving events, winning the one-meter competition with 171.50 points, and taking the three-meter diving with 168.15 points. Senior Kathleen Foley (Haverhill, MA/Haverhill HS) won the 200yard individual medley in 2:29.30, freshman Maggie Conlon (Methuen, MA/Methuen HS) won the 200 yard freestyle in 2:09.94, and freshman Meredith Maki (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) won the 100 yard backstroke in 1:09.36.
For the men, junior Steve Szarek (Middletown, CT/Middletown HS) won the 50 yard breaststroke in 28.83 seconds and the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:04.65, freshman Chris Dodge (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) took the 50 yard backstroke in 28.50 seconds and the 100 yard backstroke in 1:02.32, and junior Matt Fahey (New Bedford, MA/Middleboro HS) won the one-meter diving with 227.30 points and the three-meter diving with 236.70 points. Freshman Jake Pesante (Wakefield, RI/South Kingston HS) won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:55.95, while junior David Adams (Tyngsboro, MA/ Tyngsboro HS) won the 100 yard butterfly in 59.66 seconds. The 200 yard medley relay team of Dodge, Szarek, junior Craig Johnson (Acushnet, MA/New Bedford HS) and Pesante finished first in 1:46.87.
"After coming off championship meets last weekend, I was concerned that we might swim a little flat," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. "The team remained really focused this week through final papers and fatigue and the times, many seasonal best again, reflected that. We are certainly ready for a brief break before departing for semester break training."
UMass Dartmouth's men are now 2-1, while the women are 2-4. The Elms men are 3-1 and the women are 2-3.
The Corsairs will take time off for the holidays, and return to action when they visit Simmons January 20th. The Blazers will return to action when they host Mount St. Mary January 9th.


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Graduate students receive award from Texas Public Health Training Center
Six graduate students at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) School of Rural Public Health have received the Governmental Public Health Practice Award from the Texas Public Health Training Center (TPHTC).
Shaola Abagat, Noor Mahmoud, Matt Yuen, Veronica Cox, Lauren Rosenbluth and Kiran Bhurtyal will have the opportunity to earn applied experience in various public health settings during their practicums.
The TPHTC is one of 37 Public Health Training Centers across the nation established as collaboration between accredited schools of public health, governmental and public health agencies, and related organizations. TPHTC member schools are the TAMHSC-School of Rural Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, and University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health.
As part of the award, recipients will participate in a paid internship, which will be completed this summer.
Abagat will complete her practicum at the Office of Health and Communication Education Center for Tobacco Products at the U.S. Department of Administration in Rockville, Md. Mahmoud will complete hers with the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department for the City of Austin. Yuen will complete his at the Gulf Bend Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center in Victoria, Texas. Cox will complete hers at the Office of Border Health for the Texas Department of State Health Services in Harlingen, Texas. Rosenbluth will complete hers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Bhurtyal will complete his at the Brazos Valley Council of Governments in Bryan, Texas.
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There is so much to love about Halloween. Free candy. Fake blood. Pumpkin art. Decorative spiders. And the very best part: the costumes.
Who doesn't love a little dress-up, fantasy, capital F-U-N? Part of all that is the anticipation. A lot of us spend weeks and weeks pondering that all-important question: What will I be for Halloween?"
In fact, the only downside of Halloween, as far as I can tell, is that costumes are a one-shot affair. You can spend a lot money getting dressed up and then what? Your carefully crafted outfit is stuffed in a closet and forgotten. And you haven't even paid the credit card bill.
It doesn't have to be that way. Let me help you put together a costume with clothes you have or new ones that become part of your wardrobe after the big day has passed.
Lush phony eyelashes and your old wedding gown, and you're Kim Kardashian. Add two of your girlfriends in their tightest dresses and highest heels, and you've got the Kardashian sisters, Khloe and Kourtney. White face makeup, dark around the eyes and a trickle of red at the mouth can turn any regular clothes into zombiewear. An untucked shirt, sloppy khakis, latex gloves and a bloody knife from the costume shop makes you Dexter Morgan, the Miami police blood splatter expert (and serial killer) from the Showtime TV show.
On Halloween, everybody seems to be in a good mood. Maybe that's because it's a holiday without the baggage of Thanksgiving (all that food prep, family angst) or Christmas (food prep, family angst and the pressure of finding — and paying for — the right gifts).
Kids and adults, even my 83-year-old landlady, say Halloween is their favorite holiday. It sure is mine, and not just because it's my birthday (although that helps). What will make it even better this year is that I'm spending almost nothing on my costume and will use it over and over.
No more one-wear cast-asides like the used Superman cape I've stored in the basement for years. Ditto the Beavis and Butthead masks, the devil horns, the angel wings, the Super Mario overalls, the Lady Gaga wig. No more money spent for a single night of revelry.
To prove the point that you can play Halloween dress-up and still be a practical shopper, I put together a Halloween look made of pieces that can become your go-to wardrobe basics.
The costume shown here is (loosely) based on Anastasia Steele in E.L. James' best-seller "50 Shades of Grey."
In fact, it's so versatile you can even wear it to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. But I'd leave the handcuffs at home.
The key to a costume you can wear in your real life is to portray a character who wears street clothes. Books, movies, politics, people and events in the news are sources of inspiration.
Sometimes all it takes to get the point across is a few props, like the book and handcuffs. Instead of the cuffs, a man's tie wrapped bondage-style around the wrist also would work for this character.
With free paint chips from the hardware store, chain, glue and other items from Michaels, designer Amber Voorheis, a Michaels staffer, made this necklace and earrings. Not crafty? Poke small holes and thread and tie paint chips to fishing line for a simpler necklace.
If this striking eye by Kristina Marie of FactorArtists is more than you can handle, a more simple smoky eye works fine. Use black cream eye shadow with gray powder shadow on top, black eyeliner on top and bottom and plenty of mascara. For extra impact, add silver glitter. (Ulta, ulta.com, has many options.) Or just buy a sparkly mask at the drugstore.
The clothes
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Skirt: Halogen, $59, Nordstrom, nordstrom.com
Sweater: Classiques Entier, $158, Nordstrom, nordstrom.com
Tights: Berkshire, $9.95, Macy's, macys.com
The makeup
It's easier than it looks.
1. Use a swatch of lace (with big-ish holes) as a stencil. Place the lace -- fishnet works too -- where you want the facial design. (Use masking tape or hold it by hand.)
2. Using a stippling makeup brush, lightly dab black cream eye shadow through the lace.
3. With a skinny brush, finish the details by hand, including glitter.
The necklace
1. Draw leaf-shape stencil on cardboard and cut it out.
2. Trace stencil on the back of free hardware store paint chips in many shades of gray; cut out.
3. Using 4-inch cardboard disc ($1.49) as base, attach one screw eye ($3.99 for 36) on opposite disc sides -- 180 degrees apart; Place glue on the screw first for extra security.
4. Arrange petals in overlapping pattern as shown.
5. Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge ($6.49, 8 oz.) to entire disc surface using foam brush ($.49); individually attach petals to disc with more Mod Podge.
6. Cut to desired length; attach chain ($3.99, 4 feet) to screw eyes.
7. Attach necklace closure (6 sets, $2.99).


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New policy requires personnel to complete program by the end of the year.
The Navy has instituted new measures that require every service member to undergo anti-sexual assault training by the end of the year, according to Federal News Radio.
Under the program, known as Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, specialized teams will visit more than 100 sites to provide training, Navy officials said.
The initiative will include two separate programs -- one designed for high-ranking officers and another for lower-level personnel. The Navy leaders must take the training by Sept. 30 and then help their subordinates complete the program by Dec. 31.
The announcement comes amid increased scrutiny on sexual assault in the military. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has led a campaign in the past several months to raise awareness of the problem and the Pentagon has launched initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual assault and harassment.
The Pentagon reported 3,191 cases of sexual assault in 2011, a slight increase from 2010. Of those incidents, 582 involved Navy personnel.
The service, which hired outside contractors to help design and implement the training program, will focus on encouraging third-party bystanders to intervene in situations when sexual assault could occur.


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Camping Problem Solving Skills Level 10
Video of a Match Burning in Super Slow Motion
Here is a match burning in super slow motion. Now you know what happens every time you strike one to light the campfire.
Black Bear vs. Kitty Cat
The World's Largest Bonfire Was Over 40 Meters High
If you thought that the campfire you built last summer was big, check this out.
The photo is from an attempt to build the world's biggest bonfire in 2012. I'm not sure if they beat their old record from 2010 in which they constructed a monster 40 meters high. Apparently nobody was hurt in the photo but everybody seems to be standing a bit close for my liking. Maybe it's the Viking way.
Looks like the people of Ålesund, Norway have been fans of burning stuff on midsummer's eve since at least 1954 as evidenced this by this very cool photo history page.
BTW - Good nerdy quote found on the video youtube page by MrEdJepson: THE BEACONS ARE LIT! Gondor calls for aid.
Bored at Work? Come Hangout at My Virtual Campfire
I'm here to help you get through your Friday so just keep this page open all afternoon. A word of warning though, keep an eye out for your boss as your productively is guaranteed to plummet.
Gear Review: Solo Stove Wood Burning Camping Stove
I will be the first to admit that I have a thing for stoves the same way that some women have a thing for shoes so when I heard about a new stove on the market called the Solo Stove I contacted the company to see if they could send me a sample I could try.
There are several other wood burning camp stoves on the market but what makes this one unique is its double walled design which channels air in and around the flames. Solo Stove describes how it works:
Designed with a double wall, the Solo Stove™ (patent pending) is a natural convection inverted downgas gasifer stove. The air intake holes on the bottom of the stove channels air to the bottom of the fire while at the same time, channels warm air up between the walls of the stove. This burst of preheated oxygen feeding back into the firebox through the smaller holes at the top of the stove causes a secondary combustion. This allows the fire to burn more complete which is why there is very little smoke during full burn. A more efficient burn also means you'll use much less wood compared to an open camp fire. The Solo Stove doesn't just burn wood. It actually cooks the smoke out of the wood and then burns the smoke not once, but twice!
The Solo Stove is pretty rugged being made out of high-grade stainless steel. It's also compact at 3.8 inches high and weighs in at only 9 ounces. The stove also has an integrated wind screen and pot stand which due to its clever design fits inside the stove when inverted enabling it to pack down.
How did it perform?
The quick answer is that it worked wonderfully and boiled water like it was going out of style.
Throughout the morning while out walking the dog, I collected a bunch of dry twigs and small sticks at our local park (all while avoiding the weird looks I was getting by fellow dog walkers). I also made an easy fire starter using cotton balls and Vaseline (quick tip: mix them up and store in a small zip-lock bag to keep your hands clean).
After lighting and getting the fire going, I put a litre of water in a pot on the stove and started the timer. 9 minutes later the water was boiling away.
Solo Stove also sells several accessories including a small pot as well as a windscreen to help speed up boil times. For those who are worried that they will not be able to find dry wood after a serious downpour, they sell a small burner insert that quickly converts it over to an alcohol stove. This will help bring peace of mind as well as allow you to use the stove even if there is a fire-ban in your area.
There are several advantages over using a wood stove over a typical white-gas stove:
- The fuel is free and you don't need to lug bottles or cans of camping gas throughout your trip.
- There are no moving parts to break down or get clogged which is a pretty very common problem with white-gas stoves.
- Except for the sweet sound of burning wood, the stove is completely silent. The roar of my beloved MSR DragonFly on camping trips drives me absolutely crazy.
Of course there are some disadvantages as well:
- You will need to be proactive in keeping a little cache of sticks just in case you encounter wet wood. Or flip over to using the alcohol burner insert.
- You likely won't be allowed to use it if you are camping in an area with a fire ban as there is no on/off switch like a gas stove.
- You will need to practice with the stove before your first trip (but that's the same issue for every stove on the market).
- As with any wood burning stove, your pot will blacken with soot.
So what's the verdict? I'm going to give it a couple more lights but I'm pretty confident that it's going to become my primary stove when out on camping trips.
The Solo Stove retails for $69.99 and be found at solostove.com or several online shops including Amazon.
Where Should We Go Camping? [Funny]
Trying to decide where to go camping can be a tough decision...
Image credit: imgur.com
For Sale: Double Sleeping Bag [Funny]
Even if the sleeping bag was free I don't think I would take it.
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Who Needs Kindling When You Have Doritos [Survival Tip]
This little nugget of advice could save your life if you happen find yourself car camping at your local state park and run out of kindling. That being said, it would be a real shame to waste those Doritos on a life-giving fire.
I found this handy little tip on the greatest website of all time. Make sure you check out 99 Life Hacks to Make Your Life Easier. You will thank me later.
Gear I Want: A Marshmallow Sleeping Bag [Vintage Stuff]
Sorry it's been so quiet over the past couple of weeks. Life has been way to busy to do any writing.
The above image floated across my desk today and I couldn't help but post it.
If these sleeping bags were available today I would get one right away (for the kids of course. Yes, for the kids).
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Cobalt blue, Azure, deep and dazzling all at once don?t you think, particularly when they dance around with it like that, so much ease in their movements, but it really isn?t that easy, what they?re doing, they just make it look like it is, a lot of training you see, the kind of training that used to be expected in places like this, one couldn?t just say what came to mind, it had to be said beautifully, one needed wit and no little charm, now they don?t even open their mouths, and that blue, it wasn?t always just a pleasure to look at, it was a deadly game Cobalt was, named after a German sprite, an angry little gremlin that lived in the mountains and hated visitors so much that the Arsenic in the Cobalt mixture would eat away at the miners? feet, and tear apart their lungs, but it looked beautiful on the canvases on the walls of all the Salons, and on the hemlines of dresses, and on letters that they would write to each other in intrigue that would look blank until they were heated and their slanderous words would appear by candle-light, blue lines written beautifully about the blue room, hard work and dangerous though it was.
I have a little vignette to paint for you, it?s helpful you see, an instruction on these dancers, and their delicate moves. It?s a scene, an atmosphere, you see, that they are repeating, again and again. They speak as one, dance as many, and they have a nose for luxury, I tell you they can always sniff out what is genuine and what is not, they have an eye for elaborate artifice and no patience for dreary imitation, in you and me, whoever they come across, and they let you know. Somewhere past, in a room like the inside of a rock of Lapis Lazuli, somewhere between the Tuileries gardens and the Louvre, four men approached them in greeting, hoping for a dance to a fashionable minuet, and, like judges at their own court of subtle suggestion they delivered their verdicts by hand and foot and mouth for everyone to see: Leg up and hand outstretched they delightedly say ?Monsieur, I am honored to present you my most humble respects in this dance?; leaning to the left with their hands pointing up they respectfully twitter ?Monsieur I am your most humble servant, follow me?; shoulders slouched and falling to their left they politely retreat with ?Monsieur, I am honored to greet you. Perhaps another time?; and finally, in the presence of ill-concealed pretension and failed elegance, collapsing into one another they say with ice ?Hello, Monsieur?.
The text from the performance was also published in Art Licks magazine, and was featured on Hive London.
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When Hyundai debuted the past generation Sonata in 2011 it caused quite a stir with it's "fluidic sculpture" design. It was a fairly aggressive design for the mid sized sedan category, which, when it comes to design, errors on the side of ultra conservative. While many people did not like the design, it was an overwhelming sales hit for Hyundai, to the tune of a capacity constrained 210-220,000 units a year in sales.
Hyundai's M.O. is to provide high quality and high content levels at a savings compared to it's competitors, and this value proposition works well, not only in the Sonata, but across the lineup at Hyundai.
Now with this next generation of Sonata, Hyundai it trying to tweak it's formula. They are still shooting for the value proposition, however, this time their goal is to have a more mature looking car, less "look at me" and communicate a "higher quality" aura, both inside and out.
This "modern premium" philosophy, both inside and out, comes through with a much more conservative exterior, and a simplified interior. Competing, volume wise, with the likes of Camry, Fusion, Altima, Accord and Malibu, there is much to like, yet there is much to question, mostly about the exterior design, but we will get to that in a bit.
There will be three powertrains offered in the 2015 Sonata. The volume of sales will be with the 2.4 liter four cylinder which will be prodding 185 horsepower at 6,000 rpm, and 178 lb/ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. Fuel economy for the 2.4 is rated at 25 mpg city, 37 highway and 29 combined.
A 2.0 Turbo four cylinder is also available, this unit will produce 245 horsepower at 6,000 rpm, and 260 lb/ft of torque from 1,350 through 4,000 rpms. Once again, as in the last generation, there will be no V6 option, rather the two liter turbo provides similar power in a smaller package with better fuel economy. For the Turbo Sonata that equates to 23 city, 32 highway and 29 combined. According to Hyundai, the take rate on the turbo, is similar to other brands V6 packages, of somewhere between 17 and 22 percent of model sales volume.
For the first time Hyundai is breaking out a dedicated Eco model. A 1.6 liter GDI Turbo engine with 177 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 195 lb/ft of torque from 1,500 through 4,500 rpms will be rated at 28 city, 38 highway and 32 combined. While the 2.0 Turbo and 2.4 liter four's make due with a six speed automatic, the Eco model gets a seven speed dual clutch unit, with updated electronic shift actuators. Hyundai's goal was to give a traditional automatic transmission feel, with the performance and fuel economy benefits of a dual clutch gear box.
If there was an area that was lacking in the last generation of Sonata it was the suspension tuning. While fine over smooth pavement, it felt harsh and abrupt over rough or choppy pavement. The new generation attacks that in several directions.
First there is a significant use of high strength steel in the 2015 Sonata. 51% of the Sonata contains high strength steel, and, along with the use of aero grade adhesives, it results in a chassis stiffness that is up 41% from the previous model. Secondly both the front and rear suspensions have been redesigned. The McPherson struts up front have a different geometry, and the rear suspension has been upgraded from a single to a dual link system. Lastly a revised steering rack and column shaft communicate a more connected road feel.
The wheelbase for the Sonata checks in at 110 inches, pretty close to standard for the class, as is the overall length at 191 inches, however, the Sonata is the widest in the class at 73.4 inches. All this translates into what Hyundai says is the largest interior in the class, at 106.1 cubic feet, and the EPA actually classifies the car as a Large, rather than Mid-sized with that volume.
As mentioned, the interior layout got a rethink with the new Sonata. The dash layout drops the waterfall center stack for a more linear layout similar to the new Genesis sedan. Hyundai have focused on what they call the "human machine interface" to make it more logical and intuitive for the driver to focus on the driving and not have to search around for HVAC and audio controls or the AV monitor.
There will be two different sized monitors in the 2015 Sonata, either a 5 inch model or an 8 inch when navigation is ordered. Sometime in the next few months Hyundai will be rolling out Apple Car Play in models ordered with the 8 inch touch screen, though models ordered with the Nav, but not Car Play, may be able to be upgraded to Car Play through a software update at a later time. Hyundai is also working on the Android Auto system as well, but the Apple car play will be live for some time before the Android system. We have a video of the pre-production unit being demoed for you to have a look.
Other options that are available in the interior are items like driver memory seats, heated steering wheel ride side window sunshades, heated and cooled front seats along with heated rear seats and LED interior lighting.
There is some hard plastic used in the interior but it is kept to a minimum, but even the hard plastics have a good look and feel to them. The rest of the materials inside are quite good, on the top end models the leather is nice and supple.
Two things are quite apparent when you drive the new Sonata, number one, the changes to the suspension have made a huge difference. We drove both the 2.4 Limited and the 2.0T Sport versions of the car over some very chewed up sections of Michigan roads and the ride was excellent. There was no harshness transmitted into the cabin or through the steering wheel, yet the car didn't feel too isolated either, it was a nice balance.
The second item was how quiet the cabin was. There is a combination of items here, better glass, a smooth full under body tray and overall Cd of .27, there is little to no wind noise, and other than on very textured pavement, little no little tire noise as well. While we didn't take a db reading of the cabin at speed, based off our experience with most of the other cars in the class, it's among the quietest.
While we didn't get a chance to drive the Eco version, we do prefer the Turbo model to the 2.4 naturally aspirated unit. Not so much for the power, but the low end torque of the turbo model made it much more enjoyable to drive in stop and go driving and typical city environment situations. With the 2.4 engine, power and torque are high up in the power band, so, you have to really give it some stick to get up to speed.
Overall driving dynamics are solid. This IS a family sedan, make no mistake there are no real "sporting" characteristics, even in the Sport model, but it gets the job done, and it doesn't feel like an appliance, rather a competent road car.
The elephant in the room though is the styling. It's said good design should draw an emotion, good or bad. The previous generation Sonata made a bold statement, and it was very much a take it or leave it design. It's understandable that Hyundai wanted to evolve the design, and in many ways you can see what they were trying to do. Rather than bold they wanted Brooks Brothers or Savile Row, not flashy, but when you see it, you know it's well tailored. What they ended up with though is a nice off the rack look.
The styling was pulled back so much, that now it just blends in, and while Hyundai is on a roll, we're not sure their at a point where they can succeed with average styling. As you walk around the car, it has some good angles, but someone in design pulled back about 10-15% too much. A few lines need to be crisper, others a bit more aggressive. Following other cars in the drive we were on the rear could easily be mistaken for the new Mazda6, the front could be one of many cars in the class. Also not as well done as it should have been is the cover plate for the radar cruise control. It's a large block of shiny black metal that sits just below the logo, it looks very much like an afterthought, not well integrated into the overall look and design.
Pricing starts at $21,960 with destination, and goes up through $33,500 in top spec Sport trim. There are only 12 build combinations for the new Sonata, and when put spec for spec against the competition they do come out ahead for value.
Value is going to have to be the calling card for the new Sonata, styling, at least on the exterior will not. Interior and driving dynamics are solid, maybe not as good as some, but better than most.
The mid-sized sedan segment is an interesting one. With the large volumes on offer, it's understandable that manufactures don't want to take chances in a segment where most people are looking for a solid transportation vehicle. That said, the easiest way to stand out from the crowd and draw interest is good exterior design. Now if the rest of the car is substandard it doesn't matter, but that's not the issue for Hyundai. Six or seven years in now on making large inroads they have momentum, the question is, with the redesign, will that momentum continue, or have they gotten too conservative. Only time will tell.


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WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday we got the chance to talk to the International Space Station from NASA headquarters, thanks to a NASA Social meetup.
We asked the astronauts currently on the station, NASA's Kevin Ford and Tom Marshburn, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield this question during a downlink Q and A session between HQ and the astronauts on the International Space Station:
"So, you guys went up there very fit, how does it feel as your body changes during weightlessness, and when do you think fat people would be able to go to space?"
Hadfield answered thusly:
I think everyone would agree that the process by which our bodies adapt to weightlessness, you can feel it, you can see how your body is changing and it's really rapid for the first week or two. Almost day to day as your fluid shifts, as your balance system changes, that relates to how you see things.
Sort of like a young ape swinging through the vines you get pretty graceful in weightlessness as you adapt. But it definitely takes time.
We also lose a little weight, but mostly it's just water. Because there are no fluids that are pooling in the lower part of our body that our bodies are constantly pumping up to our heads. Our legs get really skinny up here because gravity is not pushing the fluids down to our legs.
To live on a space station you need to pass a really hard physical. Just because we can't afford to get sick up here and we really want to have healthy people. But we are really trying to open the doors to space to everybody that's the whole purpose of this. To figure out how to safely get to space and back.
And just like early aviation, at first it wasn't for every body only a few could fly, and now pretty much anybody can fly anywhere around the world.
We are just in the early stages of that. We haven't invented everything we need yet, but someday soon everyone will be able to get this experience to get up here and be a part of this.


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Pianists Lois Svard and Jenny Lin will perform in concert Monday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rooke Recital Hall of the Weis Music Building at Bucknell University.
The program, "For Merce," celebrates American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years before his death in 2009. Considered one of the most creative figures in American dance, he was known for his collaborations with artists in other disciplines including musicians, painters, designers and architects, perhaps most notably, composer John Cage and artist Robert Rauschenberg.
"For Merce" celebrates Cunningham's collaborations with composers spanning several decades, from Morton Feldman in the 1950s to Stephan Moore and John King in the 2000s. The program ranges from a work for prepared piano to a work composed as a graphic score (no notes, just images) to a computer-generated work that samples the rhythms and pitches of the entire program to create the final work, "In Summary."
The program, which is free and open to the public, is supported by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant and the Kushell Music Endowment.
Considered one of the most respected young pianists today, Lin is admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence as well as her ability to combine classical and contemporary literature.
She has been acclaimed for her "remarkable technical command" and "a gift for melodic flow" by The New York Times. Gramophone Magazine has hailed her as "an exceptionally sensitive pianist."
Lin's recent orchestral engagements have included Beethoven's Choral Fantasy at Carnegie Hall with the Collegiate Chorale and the American Symphony, and performances with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the La Orquesta Sinfonica de Gijon in Spain; the SWR Rundfunkorchester in Germany, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI in Italy, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. She has performed at Bucknell, most recently last November in the Weis Center Series.
Well-known as a champion of contemporary American piano music, Svard has been described as "an impassioned musician," (The Wire) who plays "with excellent taste, great intellectual and artistic curiosity, and rock-solid technique." (Fanfare)
She has premiered more than a dozen works written for her by American experimental composers as diverse as Robert Ashley, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Alvin Lucier, Annea Lockwood, William Duckworth, Kyle Gann, and Elodie Lauten.
Her DVD of Annea Lockwood's prepared-piano work, "Ear-Walking Woman," met with critical acclaim in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Critics called it "fascinating," "irresistible," and "a significant contribution to the performance, composition, and study of contemporary avant-garde piano music."
She has performed at festivals, in art galleries, and on university campuses throughout the United States and in Europe, and at concerts ranging from the Honolulu Academy of Art to the Barbican Center in London.
Svard holds a doctorate in piano performance from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University where she studied with Ann Schein. She was professor of piano at Bucknell University until 2011 when she left academia to devote her time to performing, research and writing.Contact: Division of Communications


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OpenCL Kernels
One of OpenCL's great advantages is that kernels can execute on high-performance computing devices such as GPUs. To take advantage of these parallel-processing capabilities in code, an OpenCL developer needs to clearly understand two points:
- The OpenCL Execution Model: Kernels are executed by one or more work-items. Work-items are collected into work-groups and each work-group executes on a compute unit.
- The OpenCL Memory Model: Kernel data must be specifically placed in one of four address spaces global memory, constant memory, local memory, or private memory. The location of the data determines how quickly it can be processed.
It takes time to understand these models, and the more familiar you are with them, the faster your code will run. To explain how the models interact, I've devised a second analogy: The execution of a kernel is like a day at school.
A Day at School
When I was in middle school, my teacher assigned 30 problems to her 30 students every day. But she didn't check all 900 answers. Instead, she assigned a different number to each of us, and we'd go to the front of the class and solve the problem with that number. We'd copy our work from our notebook to the blackboard, and if the teacher liked what she saw, we'd get a good grade. Clever, huh?
An OpenCL device is like a school composed of classrooms like mine. Each classroom contains students performing math problems. The students in a class share the same blackboard, but each student has a separate notebook. Students in the same class can work together at their blackboard, but students in different classes can't work together.
Here's where it gets tricky: None of these classrooms have a teacher. Also, every student in the school works on the same math problem, but with different values. For example, if the problem involves adding two numbers, one student might do 1+2, another might do 3+4, and another might do 5+6. When all the students in a classroom complete their calculations, they can leave. Then, the blackboard will be erased and a new class of students will come in and work on the same problem, but with different values.
Each student entering a class automatically knows what problem they'll be solving, but they don't know what values they'll be working with. The blackboard in each classroom is initially blank, so students go to a central blackboard that contains values for the entire school. This central blackboard is much larger than the blackboards in the classrooms, but because of the long hallway, it takes a great deal of time for students to read its values. Figure 3 depicts the relationship between classes, classrooms, students, notebooks, and blackboards.
For most math problems, each student will go to the central blackboard only twice once to read the values for their problem, and once to write down their final answer. Because the central blackboard is so far away, students do their actual solving using their notebooks and classroom blackboards. Once all of the final answers are on the central blackboard, the school day is over.
Students in different classes can't talk to one another, so the students in class 1 won't know when the students in class 2 have finished. The only way to be certain that a class has finished is when the school day ends. It's important to make the distinction between a classroom and a class. A classroom is a physical area with a blackboard. A class is a group of students that occupy a classroom. As one class leaves a classroom, another can enter.
To keep things organized, each class has an identifier that distinguishes it from every other class. Each student has two identifiers: one that distinguishes it from every other student in the class, and one that distinguishes it from every other student in the school. As an example, a student may have a class ID of 12 and a school ID of 638.
Kernel Execution on a Device
In my analogy, the school corresponds to an OpenCL device and the math problem represents the kernel. Each student corresponds to a work-item and each class corresponds to a work-group. A classroom corresponds to a compute unit (processing core); and just as each classroom can be occupied by a class, each compute unit can be occupied by a work-group. Figure 4 depicts this.
Identification numbers play a large role in OpenCL, and each work-item has two IDs: a global ID and a local ID. The global ID identifies the work-item among all other work-items executing the kernel. The local ID identifies the work-item among other work-items in the work-group. Work-items in different work-groups may have the same local ID, but they'll never have the same global ID. Returning to the school analogy, a work-item's local ID corresponds to a student's class ID and a work-item's global ID corresponds to the student's school ID.
Now let's talk about memory. The OpenCL device model identifies four address spaces:
- Global memory: Stores data for the entire device.
- Constant memory: Similar to global memory, but is read-only.
- Local memory: Stores data for the work-items in a work-group.
- Private memory: Stores data for an individual work-item.
In my analogy, the central blackboard corresponds to global memory, which can be read from and written to by both the host and the device. When the host application transfers data to the device, the data is stored in global memory. Similarly, when the host reads data from a device, the data comes from the device's global memory. This memory is commonly the largest memory region on an OpenCL device, but it's also the slowest for work-items to access.
Work-items can access local memory much faster (~100x) than they can access global/constant memory; and local memory blocks correspond to the blackboards in each classroom. Local memory isn't nearly as large as global/constant memory, but because of the access speed, it's a good place for work-items to store their intermediate results. Just as students in the same class can work together at the classroom blackboard, work-items in the same work-group can access the same block of local memory.
The private memory in an OpenCL device corresponds to the notebook each student uses to solve a math problem. Each work-item has exclusive access to its private memory and it can access this memory faster than it can access local memory or global/constant memory. But this address space is much smaller than any other address space, so it's important not to use too much of it.
When I started using OpenCL, I wondered how many work-items could be generated for a kernel. As I hope this analogy has made clear, you can generate as many work-items and work-groups you like. However, if the device only contains M compute units and N work-items per work-group, only MN work-items will execute the kernel at any given time.


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No. 96,512
K.S.A. 40-3104 is analyzed and applied.
Appeal from Norton District Court; WILLIAM B. ELLIOTT, judge. Opinion filed March 2, 2007. Affirmed.
Charles E. Worden, of Worden Law Office, of Norton, for the appellant.
R. Douglas Sebelius, assistant county attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, for the appellant.
Before McANANY, P.J., PIERRON, J., and BUKATY, S.J.
PIERRON, J.: John Beck appeals his conviction for operating a vehicle with no proof of liability insurance in violation of K.S.A. 40-3104, a Class B nonperson misdemeanor, and the fine of $300. Beck argues there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We affirm.
On August 21, 2005, Beck was stopped for driving 49 mph in a 35 mph speed zone in Norton, Kansas. Beck resides in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was driving a 1993 Jeep. Officer David Schoenberger testified that Beck had a Nebraska driver's license but he was unable to produce proof of motor vehicle liability insurance. Beck initially told Officer Schoenberger that he owned the Jeep. Officer Schoenberger ran a check on the vehicle tags and discovered the tags were registered to another vehicle and that the Jeep was owned by someone else.
Perhaps seeing the need for a tactical maneuver, Beck changed his story. Officer Schoenberger testified Beck then indicated the Jeep belonged to his business partner. His business partner had allegedly borrowed Beck's Ford F-150 and Beck was driving the Jeep so he could return his son to Norton from Holdrege. Beck indicated his business partner had recently purchased the Jeep but had not yet received the title. Officer Schoenberger ticketed Beck for speeding and for failure to produce liability insurance. He testified that he did not issue a citation for improper registration because he believed Beck's story that Beck was unaware of the Jeep's improper registration. Officer Schoenberger told Beck to fix the improper registration in short order.
Beck did not challenge the speeding ticket, but he contested the charge of no proof of liability insurance under K.S.A. 40-3104. The district court magistrate judge found Beck guilty on both counts. Beck appealed his conviction to district court, and the court conducted a full trial on the matter. At trial, Beck introduced a copy of the insurance documents from Progressive Halcyon Insurance Company (Progressive Insurance) that provided insurance coverage on the two vehicles he owned, a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix and a 1988 Ford F-150. Beck testified that on the day in question, he believed the Jeep was properly tagged and insured. Officer Schoenberger testified at trial that within the week before trial, he had rechecked the title on the Jeep and the title had not changed within the last 3 years. Further, the Jeep had never been titled in the name of Beck's business partner.
Beck presented evidence of his insurance coverage. Beck's Progressive Insurance policy provided coverage for any nonowned vehicle driven by the policy owner as long as the policy owner had permission, implied or express, from the actual owner of the vehicle. Beck testified he had never spoken with the person who owned the Jeep. Based on the insurance policy provisions, the trial court found Beck never had express or implied permission from the owner to operate the vehicle and his insurance policy did not apply. Consequently, the court found Beck guilty for failing to produce proof of liability insurance under K.S.A. 40-3104 and fined Beck $300.
Beck appeals.
Beck challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction.
"'When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged in a criminal case, the standard of review is whether, after review of all the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, the appellate court is convinced that a rational factfinder could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' [Citation omitted.]" State v. Kesselring, 279 Kan. 671, 679, 112 P.3d 175 (2005).
Beck argues K.S.A. 40-3104 sets out a specific intent requirement for nonowners of vehicles to be convicted of driving without liability insurance–a specific intent of knowingly driving an uninsured vehicle. K.S.A. 40-3104(c). Beck argues the undisputed evidence in this case was that he was driving a vehicle that he did not own, he had permission from his business partner to drive the vehicle, he had two properly insured vehicles, and he believed the vehicle he was driving was properly tagged and insured.
The relevant portions of K.S.A. 40-3104 provide that every owner shall provide motor vehicle liability insurance coverage for every motor vehicle they own and the statute sets forth the following violations regarding motor vehicle liability insurance:
"(b) An owner of an uninsured motor vehicle shall not permit the operation thereof upon a highway or upon property open to use by the public, unless such motor vehicle is expressly exempted from the provisions of this act.
"(c) No person shall knowingly drive an uninsured motor vehicle upon a highway or upon property open to use by the public, unless such motor vehicle is expressly exempted from the provisions of this act.
"(d) Any person operating a motor vehicle upon a highway or upon property open to use by the public shall display, upon demand, evidence of financial security to a law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer shall issue a citation to any person who fails to display evidence of financial security upon such demand. The law enforcement officer shall attach a copy of the insurance verification form prescribed by the secretary of revenue to the copy of the citation forwarded to the court."
The court in State v. Long, 274 Kan. 1095, 58 P.3d 706 (2002), addressed how the provisions of K.S.A. 40-3104(b), (c), and (d), provide three separate violations of the Kansas Automobile Injury Reparations Act. A defendant can be charged with any one of the three violations. Beck argues that he was charged under K.S.A. 40-3104(c), and thus had to "knowingly drive an uninsured motor vehicle." Neither the facts nor the charging document charged Beck under K.S.A. 40-3104(c). The charging document/citation charged Beck with "NO PROOF" and the statute cited was K.S.A. 40-3104. See K.S.A. 40-3104(d); Long, 274 Kan. at 1101 ("Neither the parties nor the court seemed to acknowledge that K.S.A. 40-3104[d], the subject of the questions reserved, provided for a separate offense of failing to display upon demand evidence of financial security."). The facts in this case only support a charge under K.S.A. 40-3104(d) that Beck failed to provide proof of insurance upon request by Officer Schoenberger and that the officer issued "a citation to any person who fails to display evidence of financial security upon such demand."
There is sufficient evidence to support Beck's conviction pursuant to K.S.A. 40-3104(d). Beck failed to provide the officer with proof of insurance at the time of the stop. At trial, Beck failed to provide any evidence of insurance directly insuring the Jeep. The only possible insurance coverage for the Jeep was collaterally through Beck's insurance policies on his two other vehicles. The trial court correctly found that Beck's insurance policies through Progressive Insurance specifically excluded coverage when Beck was driving vehicles he did not own, unless he had express or implied permission of the "owner" to operate the vehicle. Beck presented no testimony or evidence from the "owner" of the Jeep to establish the permission requirements of the Progressive Insurance policies, and in fact Beck testified that he never talked with the owner or even knew the owner's name.


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It was a radical idea, then and now. Driven largely by his obsession with the problem of debt—both national and personal—then-U.S. minister to France Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to James Madison dated September 6, 1789, detailed a process by which the U.S. Constitution could be revisited, reconsidered, and recast for every generation. Writing from Paris, he said: The question, whether one generation of men has a right to bind another, seems never to have been started either on this or our side of the water. Yet it is a question of such consequences as not only to merit decision, but place also among the fundamental principles of every government.
Jefferson rejected the notion of a "perpetual Constitution" or even a "perpetual law." The "living generation" must determine its own course, as Jefferson saw it, and not be burdened by the debts of the previous generation.
"Jefferson figured out the lifespan of a generation using demographic data available at the time," says Herbert Sloan, professor of history at Barnard and author of Principle and Interest: Thomas Jefferson and the Problem of Debt (Oxford University Press, 1995). "He came to the conclusion that at the end of 19 years, half of the people living at the beginning of that 19-year period would be dead and replaced by another cohort. And that meant that whatever they had enacted no longer had any validity because it wasn't the expressed will of those who were alive—the former majority no longer exists."
The idea first came up in conversations Jefferson had been having while in Paris, and took shape as he considered the consequences of those conversations. "There were other aspects of context that play into this," says Sloan. "Jefferson is worried about his own debts but he's also interested in what's going on in the French Revolution, and he's interested in the work at that time in creating a new constitution for France. The debts of the U.S. are also under consideration." But Jefferson's idea would go nowhere.
With the national debt now over $16.3 trillion, what would Jefferson say of the fiscal problems the U.S. faces in 2013? In the wake of the recent spate of tragic mass shootings, how would he respond to those who strictly interpret the Second Amendment of the Constitution as a right to bear arms of all kinds even in non-military circumstances? We posed these questions and more to Sloan, a Barnard faculty member since 1986, who has spent the better part of the last 35 years studying and teaching Jefferson and the history of the U.S. Constitution.
You delivered a Constitution Day talk titled "Thomas Jefferson Was Right: We Need a New Constitution Every Generation." Tell us a little more about this idea.
Jefferson felt very strongly that it wasn't enough to say, "We're satisfied with what we have." Rather, he believed you had to go through the mechanics, create a new constitution, or somehow positively demonstrate that what you have works. It sounds so radical to talk about changing the U.S. Constitution, but most state constitutions have provisions that require reconsideration at fixed intervals. However, people don't pay much attention to state constitutions—it's the ultimate boring subject. Starting in the 1820s, state after state adopted provisions for periodic revisions of their constitutions. In New York, it's every 20 years.
Also, the U.S. Constitution hasn't always been quite as sacred as it is today. At the end of the 19th century, there were people calling for pretty dramatic changes to it. They were willing to fiddle with things. There were real amendments—on women's suffrage and prohibition, for example. Teddy Roosevelt [president from 1901-1909] and others, like [the socialist and union leader] Eugene V. Debs were of the attitude that the Constitution needed to be modernized. Charles Evans Hughes, as governor of New York from 1907 to 1910, talked about how we are governed by a constitution, but the Constitution is what the courts and judges say it is. Hughes became a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, eventually chief justice.
When did the most significant shift to a more rigid and unchanging view of the Constitution occur?
The current phase of this is a post-1970 event. Until then, there was more flexibility about it in terms of attitude. In the last 30 years or so we've seen this resurgence of conservative understanding of what the Constitution is about. Today it's a more impacted situation. People on the more progressive side are afraid of changing the Constitution because they worry that we might lose the Bill of Rights. If you're on the right, there are different forms of "originalism," interpreting and following only the Constitution's original meaning and the intent of those who drafted it. Conservative interest groups have made successful efforts in supporting this understanding of how the Constitution should be interpreted.
What do you think Jefferson would make of all this recent talk about gun rights and the Second Amendment, especially given recent high-profile mass shootings, like the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut?
Jefferson certainly thought it was appropriate to have an armed citizenry within a well-regulated militia—he actually didn't believe in having a standing army—but he wouldn't recognize the situation that exists today. He would insist on the Second Amendment, but he'd be appalled by how the amendment has come to be understood.
The original language of the Second Amendment has no relation in practical terms to 2013, and what the United States has become. We're stuck with this notion [of the right of the people "to keep and bear arms"] because we're stuck with this document. And the fact that recent Supreme Court decisions have suggested the difficulty with respect to gun control indicates how problematic this amendment is. In addition, state legislatures are loosening up gun-control laws well beyond anything that the Supreme Court demands. There have been recent passages all over the country allowing for concealed weapons. The popular will seems to be in favor of loosening gun control rather than tightening it. We've had shooting incidents like Columbine and Newtown; they create an enormous outcry and then it gradually goes away. So it's not just the poor old Constitution, it's what people actually want.
You've written about Thomas Jefferson's relationship to debt. In your book, Principle and Interest, you say Jefferson was obsessed with debt, and struggled with it himself. What do you think Jefferson would make of the national debt, and people's individual debt?
Jefferson wanted to put the debt on the road to extinction—that was the meaning of his time in office. He would really have problems with the way in which American public finance is managed today. But, he lived a long time ago. While we certainly want to do him honor, it's a very different situation now. Also, Americans aren't willing to give up their credit cards. It's hard to apply the pay-as-you-go models that he was fond of to the way contemporary Americans live. I think, arguably, that most of modern America would be anathema to Thomas Jefferson. He was an 18th-century gentleman. He'd be distressed by society today; he'd be one of these people who would say the problem with America is the one outlined in Bowling Alone, the 2000 book by Robert Putnam, that discusses how Americans have become increasingly disconnected from community and democratic engagement. Our civic life is at a low point; political participation is hopeless. This is not what Jefferson imagined an active citizenry to be.
In addition to Principle and Interest, Herbert Sloan is the author of numerous articles on the Colonial and Revolutionary periods, the founding fathers, and the Constitution. He earned his bachelor's at Stanford, his JD at the University of Michigan, and his PhD at Columbia University. He is at work on his next book about Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and Gouverneur Morris and how they came to the conclusion that the Constitution was seriously deficient.


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Q. What is an appraisal?
A. Appraisals determine the value of the home for the purpose of your loan or refinance.
Q. What is a credit score?
A. Your credit score is a number based on compiled information from credit bureaus and your creditors about your balance, your amount owed, and your payment timing. The higher the credit score, the less of a risk the loan agent sees in you. Credit Scores are just one of numerous factors when it comes to mortgage loans.
Q. What happens at the loan closing?
A. All of the documents necessary to finalize your mortgage are signed. If it is a purchase, the seller will sign the documents transferring ownership of the home to you along with other necessary forms. The mortgage and deed are recorded at the appropriate county registry.
Q. If I am selling my current home to purchase a new home, what documentation is required before I close?
A. You will need a copy of the settlement or closing statement from your own home closing. This confirms that your current mortgage is paid off and that you can close on the new home. If your current home and new home close on the same day you can bring the settlement statement with you to the new home closing.
Q. Will I need to have an attorney represent me at closing?
A. That is entirely your decision. The attorney for the bank will prepare all the necessary documents so it is not required, but you may decide to consult an attorney.
Q. What are "closing costs?"
A. Your purchase price and mortgage interest are the main costs of buying a home. However, to close the sale legally (and to protect interests of everyone involved), the services of many professionals from a variety of fields are necessary. Closing costs cover these services, and they usually total between 3% and 5% of the typical Massachusetts mortgage. Not all Massachusetts mortgages have the same types of closing costs. Your closing costs may include:
- Appraisal fees
- Closing/attorney fees
- Recording fees
- Survey fees
- Investor fees
- Credit reports
- Title or tax services
- Homeowner's insurance
- Private mortgage insurance
- Title insurance
- Escrow fees (fees associated with setting up an account to pay tax and insurance monthly with a mortgage. Escrow accounts are required for any purchase with less than 20% down payment.)
- Loan origination charges Points (charges for "buying down" your interest rate)
To help you firm up your budget, your home mortgage professional will give you a good faith estimate of your closing costs shortly after you apply formally for your mortgage.
Q. What are "points?"
A. One point = one percent of your loan amount. You may wish to pay points at the closing in order to reduce your loan interest rate and lower your expenses over the life of your mortgage.
Q. What is "pre-paid interest?"
A. Say you close your loan on the 10th of the month. Interest will then accrue between that day and the last day of that month. Rather than assessing you with a larger first monthly payment, your lender will add that accrued interest to your closing costs.
Q. What will my monthly mortgage payment include?
A. The answer depends on the terms of your mortgage. One portion of every monthly payment pays down your principal. Another portion (usually larger, especially in the earlier years of your term) goes toward your interest. Every month, you may pay additional money to reduce your principal balance. Additionally, portions of your mortgage payments may go toward any or all of these costs:
- Private mortgage insurance (PMI)
- Homeowner's insurance
- Property taxes
- Flood insurance if applicable
Q. What is PMI?
A. If you are putting less than 20% down on your home, you will be required to purchase private mortgage insurance, or PMI. PMI protects your mortgage holder in the event you default on your mortgage. Your PMI premiums are part of your monthly mortgage payment and required until your principal balance is paid down to a percentage of the appraised value of your home. This percentage is dependent on the specific mortgage program that you select. Hint: If you are required to purchase PMI, it pays to add a little extra to your monthly payments in order to reduce principal balance and discontinue PMI sooner.
Q. What is a fixed-rate mortgage?
A. A fixed rate mortgage is a loan where the rate of interest you pay to the loan agent does not change over the life of the loan. In other words, the monthly mortgage payment you make will remain the same for the length of the loan.
Q. What's the deal with 15-year loans?
A. A 15-year fixed rate mortgage lets you own the home in less time but with higher monthly payments. This type of loan also means you pay less interest to the loan agent than with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. 15-year fixed rate mortgages are a good option if you can afford the higher payments.
Q. What is an adjustable rate mortgage or ARM?
A. An adjustable rate mortgage or ARM is a loan with a lower interest rate to start but it changes periodically. The loan is fixed for a period of time and then can change every year. You can place interest-rate caps to limit how much the rate can increase or decrease. The types of caps included Periodic/Adjustment Cap and Overall/Lifetime Cap. Periodic/Adjustment Caps limit the interest rate change from each adjustment period. The Overall/Lifetime Cap limits the interest rate change over the length of the loan.
Q. What are interest-only loans?
A. An interest only mortgage is a loan where the monthly payment does not include any payment of principal, therefore, the loan balance does not decline. For example, if you borrowed $100,000 and paid interest only, after one year, you would still owe $100,000.00.
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A. The answer mainly depends on how long you expect to stay in your home. Interest rates on fixed-rate residential home mortgages never change over the life of the loan, no matter how long the term. Fixed rates are preferable if you plan to stay in your home for more than five or seven years. If Massachusetts mortgage interest rates go up, you're protected; if they drop, you can refinance. Adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) are pegged to an index such as the variable LIBOR (London Interbank Office Rate) and, therefore, may change upward or downward. You may be able to save on interest costs with an adjustable rate mortgage if you only expect to stay in your home for a few years. For example: You may find a "5/1" (or 3/1, or other term) ARM with a competitive interest rate. That rate would stay unchanged for the first five years of your loan (the "5" in "5/1"), then reset every year afterward (the "1" in "5/1"). However, you can't predict whether your rate will reset up or down-or by how much. If you're confident that you'll move before your rate resets, an ARM may save you money. By the way, you can also refinance an ARM to a fixed-rate mortgage if rates go down.
Q. How much home can I afford?
A. That depends on a few factors. Our calculator can help you make an estimate.
Q. What is an escrow account?
A. An escrow account requires you to make monthly payments for real estate taxes and other insurance for your monthly mortgage payment. The bills are sent to the lender who makes the payments from your escrow account.
Q. What is the maximum percentage of my home's value that I can borrow?
A. We offer many different financing options and mortgage types so it would depend on what program you qualify for. One of our Loan Officers can help you determine that figure.
Q. How are "interest rate" and "APR" different?
A. The interest rate (sometimes called the "nominal") is simply the cost to borrow the money for your home purchase. "APR" stands for "annual percentage rate" and is sometimes called the "effective" or "EAR." APR includes interest as well as many other loan costs, points and fees, and expresses them as an annualized rate.
Q. What will my rate be?
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The most notable sight at Raiders practice Tuesday was the sight of Darrius Heyward-Bey on the field, catching passes and looking very much like a receiver who will be cleared by the time play resumes following the bye week.
Heyward-Bey, knocked unconscious Sept. 23 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, was running and catching through warmups and drills. It is not known if Heyward-Bey has been cleared for contact and coach Dennis Allen is unavailable to the media Tuesday.
The Raiders practice Tuesday and Wednesday, then are off through Sunday.
Players who were not at practice Tuesday included tackle Khalif Barnes (groin) and corneback Shawntae Spencer (knee), both of whom are out indefinitely.


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Hibla Gerzmava is to sing the role of Mimì in the performances of La bohème on 9 and 12 March 2013, replacing Barbara Frittoli.
Hibla previously sang the role with The Royal Opera in 2009 and most recently with the Metropolitan Opera, New York in 2011. Last Season she sang the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni. She returns in June 2013 to sing Amelia Grimaldi in Simon Boccanegra.


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Books I Love: Return to Mexico
The latest installment "Books I Love." The concept is very simple. Find a book in my collection, photograph it, then share it with you. The idea being to share what I love about the book or why I have it. The books will range from traditionally published, POD and handmade. The only stipulation is that I love the book. Most of them have a backstory, which I will also share. Books and photography are forever linked, so why not explore the relationship through my bookshelf. Hope you enjoy.
This episode covers a book titled "Return To Mexico, Journey's Beyond the Mask" by Magnum photographer Abbas. The book was published by Norton and includes an essay from Carlos Fuentes. The cover was designed by Katy Homans.


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Giglio, founder of Passion Conferences and record label sixstepsrecords, took Passion on its first overseas tour last fall. He also started a church with Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin in Atlanta. Passion City Church held its first service February 15.
What differences did you notice between American and international Passion conference attendees?
By my observation the world is shrinking. Once you put a room full of 18-year-olds together, you realize how small the world is getting. Our audiences have different skin color or facial features, but they visit the same websites, listen to the same music, wear the same clothes. Homogenization of youth culture is happening at a rapid pace.
What kinds of follow-up discipleship are being done with the attendees?
Our strategy was to do a lot of front end work for this tour. We formed a volunteer team for every city. That team went to the cities months before we arrived. The process was to find anybody breathing who had any desire to reach a campus for Christ. We built relationships with these men and women so when we walked away from someplace like Kiev, we didn't just say, "What an amazing thing!" We walked away knowing these leaders are still here. They can carry on what's going on.
Why are you planting a new church in Atlanta?
In my heart something has been changing and turning for about the last five years. Christ died for the local church. While I've spoken at many of them, and Passion has influenced them around the world, I want to be able to lay down at the feet of Jesus and say I gave it a shot—I tried to build into the local community of faith that he gave his life for, that he loved, and that he believed is the best agent for change in the world.
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Storm's Scott Kosmachuk Named CHL Player of the Week
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that Scott Kosmachuk of the Guelph Storm is the CHL Player of the Week after scoring six goals and two assists for eight points in three games with a plus-minus rating of plus-6 for the week ending November 25.
Kosmachuk led the Storm to three wins last week capped off by a four-point performance including his first hat-trick of the season and second of his career while adding an assist on Saturday night as first star of a 7-5 win over the Ottawa 67's. His week also included a single goal last Wednesday in an 8-0 win over the Mississauga Steelheads, and another first star performance on Friday scoring twice including the game-winner along with an assist as part of a 3-2 win over the Erie Otters.
Kosmachuk, an 18-year-old from Toronto, ON, is playing in his third OHL season with the Storm and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. In 27 games this season, he has scored a team-high 18 goals including seven on the power play and has 14 assists for 32 points.
Also considered for the award this week were Brendan Leipsic of the Portland Winterhawks and Allain Saulnier of the Moncton Wildcats who each scored three goals and six assists for nine points in three games.
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Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 : Philippe Maillet, Victoriaville Tigres
Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 : Brett Ritchie, Niagara IceDogs
Oct. 22 – Oct. 28: Curtis Valk, Medicine Hat Tigers
Oct. 15 – Oct. 21: Hunter Garlent, Guelph Storm
Oct. 8 – Oct. 14: JC Lipon, Kamloops Blazers
Oct. 1 – Oct. 7: JC Lipon, Kamloops Blazers
Sept. 24 – Sept. 30: Jean-Sébastien Dea, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
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Pamela Anderson has ruled out a reconciliation with ex-husband Tommy Lee, even though she once agreed to remarry the rocker if they are both single at 50.
The couple divorced in 1998 after almost three years of marriage but have remained friends and the Motley Crue star, who will turn 50 next month, once made his ex-wife swear they would be together if they found themselves without relationships in their 50s.
However, 45-year-old Anderson, who is currently single, has no intention of remarrying Lee.
She tells talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, "I don't even remember making that pact. It was a wild night."
DeGeneres' TV chat with the former "Baywatch" star will air on Monday, hours before Anderson returns to the dance floor for a second stint on Dancing With the Stars.


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The worship of the Mother Goddess was popular all over the world since ancient times and is popular today.
Mother Goddess was usually associated with fertility.
Different cultures worshiped her in different ways, attributing to her aspects similar to their own.
For example, black people would worship the black Mother Goddess, and Egyptian people would give to her their own religious attributes, and so did Hindus. Read more…


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The priest of love: a life of D. H. Lawrence
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