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SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of tough rhetoric against Seoul and Washington after coming under international sanctions for its nuclear test.
"From this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North and the South will be handled accordingly," a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency said. (source)
Experts on CNN were saying that what's happening is really spurred by the North Korean military not the young Kim Jong Un. They also say it's mostly for internal consumption, trying to make the new leader look strong and forceful to a society that still reveres age. Internally, he has been demoting and firing top military officers. It may be that, through him, the most hard of the hard liners in the military are consolidating their power.
The military experts on CNN said that they doubted North Korea would follow up on any of its threats against the U.S. or South Korea. In fact, they'd be crazy. Why? Because they'd lose, despite having the fourth largest army in the world. And they could hardly expect much help from China. North Korea is pretty much a drag on the Chinese economy, with North Korea needing to suck at their teat due to the fact that its economy is a total shambles.
And why would China want to see the U.S. defeated, what with the steady flow of cash from here to there due to all the American debt China owns. The U.S. is their golden goose right now.
China is so pissed off and North Korea that for the first time ever they have joined in with international sanctions against North Korea.
All that said, North Korea is making strides in terms of ballistic missile development, so they will be more of a worry in the future.
Those are my thoughts. What are yours?
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Holy fuck - you think that accepting 'friend requests' makes you 'friends' with someone - and that is a relationship? I don't even know half the people on my friends list here. Most just send a friend request after getting a lol out of something I said on the forums. This is the internet - it's not like those people are gonna show up on moving day and carry my sofa down to the truck.
@Nate - I can understand you getting annoyed, but I lollllllled. You've got to admit that was good.
Well, I'm guessing they won't be taking long showers together anytime soon --
Still waiting on that popcorn --
This is a fascinating topic (to me) because I think of NK as not just a country with rabid nationalism, but as a cult. They're dangerous because they're suffering, insecure, nuts, and suicide-ready, worshiping the divinity of their leader. I'm continually surprised by the media's optimism whenever a new agreement is struck with NK, because NK always renigs. It's so predictable that I think we--especially as atheists--should be able to learn something from them about cult behavior in general, and errant, marginalized human behavior.
That's what - as a species - makes us so fascinating.
Why would he be nuts? While his calculations certainly are gut-wrenchingly cold, they are by no means insane. Leaders in the modern era can hardly be crazy, Chavez notwithstanding, and that he's been able to keep power for more than a year speaks to him being quite shrewd.
Kim actually has a fairly strong hand to play as he knows China will do pretty much anything to back him up. It is unfathomable for China to get South Korean soldiers on their borders, not to speak of American ones. Thus they will fiercely resist any type of invasion and forced regime change. However, in a couple of decades China will probably not want an unpredictable NK on its borders, and will push for reunification as long as it has SK within its sphere of influence at the time. China may be annoyed at its neighbor, even going so far as to support UN sanctions, but they will not actually do anything or apply the sanctions.
Kim can also play the nuclear card, and as long as he keeps building capability there are always potential customers willing to pay large sums for weapons. NK already built a reactor in Syria, and is probably exporting to Iran and keeping open the possibility of selling to deep pocketed non-state actors
There will probably be an attack on SK, though I think he will want to avoid casualties as not to provoke a counter attack, some time during or right after the training operations. Then there will be some negotiations whereupon NK will receive food aid and perhaps fuel, and next year or the year after that it will be rinse and repeat.
RE" "he's been able to keep power for more than a year speaks to him being quite shrewd."
Frankly, I suspect he's inept and incompetent, relying on advisers for his decisions.
While partly the case, there is obviously none which has risen to the level of being able to compete with him. While it's impossible to know the palace intrigue from outside, even pyongyangoligists seem to believe he is quite deft at machiavellian games.
Kim actually has a fairly strong hand to play
Kim can also play the nuclear card,
But he should really fold.
Why? That would be tantamount to suicide. I'm pretty sure he has seen both the hanging of Saddam and the mutilation of Gadaffi, and I would presume he prefers that not to be him.


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Parallelism Under the Hood
With the
Fork/Join framework added in Java SE 7, the JDK has an API
for efficiently implementing parallel computations. However, parallel
code with
Fork/Join looks very different from (and much bigger than)
the equivalent serial code, which acts as a barrier to
parallelization. By supporting the exact same set of operations on
sequential and parallel streams, users can switch between serial and
parallel execution without rewriting their code, removing this barrier
and making parallelism more accessible and less error-prone.
The steps involved in implementing a parallel computation via
recursive decomposition are: dividing a problem into subproblems,
solving a subproblem sequentially to produce a partial result, and
combining the partial results of two subproblems. The
Fork/Join machinery is designed to automate this process.
In order to support the full set of operations on any stream source,
we model the stream source with an abstraction called
which is a generalization of a traditional iterator. In addition to
supporting sequential access to the data elements, a
spliterator also
supports decomposition: just as an
Iterator lets you carve off a
single element and leave the rest described by the
Iterator, a
Spliterator lets you carve off a larger chunk (ideally, half) of the
input elements into a new
Spliterator, and leave the rest of the
data to be described by the original
Spliterator. (Both
spliterators can then be decomposed further.) Additionally, a
spliterator can provide source metadata such as the number of elements
(if known) and a set of boolean characteristics (such as "the elements
are sorted") that can be used by the
Streams framework to optimize
This approach separates the structural properties of recursive decomposition from the algorithms that can be executed in parallel on decomposable data structures. The author of a data structure need only provide the decomposition logic, and then immediately gets the benefit of parallel execution of stream operations.
Most users won't ever have to implement a
Spliterator; they'll just
use the
stream() methods on existing collections. But, if you ever
are implementing a collection or other stream source, you might want
to consider providing a custom
Spliterator. The API for
Spliterator is shown below:
public interface Spliterator<T> { // Element access boolean tryAdvance(Consumer<? super T> action); void forEachRemaining(Consumer<? super T> action); // Decomposition Spliterator<T> trySplit(); // Optional metadata long estimateSize(); int characteristics(); Comparator<? super T> getComparator(); }
Base interfaces such as
Iterable and
Collection provide correct
but low-performance
spliterator() implementations, but
sub-interfaces (like
Set) and concrete implementations (like
ArrayList) override these with higher-quality
spliterators that take
advantage of information not available to the base type. The quality
of a
spliterator implementation will affect performance of stream
execution; returning well-balanced splits from the
split() method
will improve CPU utilization, and providing the correct
characteristics and size metadata will enable many other
Encounter Order
Many data sources, such as lists, arrays, and I/O channels, have a
natural encounter order, which means the order in which the elements
appear has significance. Others, such as
HashSet, have no defined
encounter order (and therefore an
Iterator for a
HashSet is
permitted to serve up the elements in any order it likes.)
One of the characteristics tracked by
Spliterator, and used by
stream implementations, is whether the stream has a defined encounter
order. With a few exceptions (such as
Stream.forEach() or
Stream.findAny()), parallel operations are constrained by encounter
order. This means that in a stream pipeline like
List<String> names = people.parallelStream() .map(Person::getName) .collect(toList());
the names must appear in the same order as the corresponding people
did in the stream source. Usually, this is what we want, and for many
stream operations, this is not prohibitively expensive to preserve.
On the other hand, if the source were a
HashSet, then the names
could appear in any order, and might appear in a different order
across multiple executions.
Streams and Lambdas in the JDK
Having exposed
Stream as a top-level abstraction, we want to ensure
that the features of
Stream are available as widely throughout the
JDK as possible.
Collection has been augmented with
stream() and
parallelStream() methods for converting collections into streams;
arrays can be converted into streams with
Additionally, there are static factory methods in
Stream (and the
associated primitive specializations) for creating streams, such as
Stream.generate, and
IntStream.range. Many other
classes have acquired new stream-bearing methods, such as
Random.ints, and
Finally, there is a set of APIs for constructing streams, to be used
by library writers who wish to expose stream functionality on
non-standard aggregates. The minimal information needed to create a
Stream is an
Iterator, but if the creator has additional metadata
(such as knowing the size), the library can provide a more efficient
implementation by implementing a
Spliterator (as all of the JDK
collections have).
Comparator Factories
Comparator class has acquired a number of new methods that are
useful for building comparators.
The static method
Comparator.comparing() takes a function that
extracts a
Comparable sort key and produces a
Comparator. Its
implementation is very simple:
public static <T, U extends Comparable<? super U>> Comparator<T> comparing( Function<? super T, ? extends U> keyExtractor) { return (c1, c2) -> keyExtractor.apply(c1).compareTo(keyExtractor.apply(c2)); }
Methods like this are an example of higher-order functions functions who take as arguments functions or return new functions. Methods like this simplify user code by reducing duplication:
List<Person> people = ... people.sort(comparing(p -> p.getLastName()));
This is much cleaner than the "old way," which usually involved an
anonymous class instance that implemented
Comparator. But the real
power of this approach is its improved composability. For example,
Comparator has a default method for reversing its direction. So,
to sort the people by last name in reverse order, we can simply
create the comparator as before, and then ask it to reverse itself:
people.sort(comparing(p -> p.getLastName()).reversed());
Similarly, the default method
thenComparing allows you to take a
Comparator and refine its behavior when the initial comparator
views two elements as equal. To sort the people by last name then
first name, we would do:
Comparator<Person> c = Comparator.comparing(p -> p.getLastName()) .thenComparing(p -> p.getFirstName()); people.sort(c);
Mutative Collection Operations
Stream operations on collections produce a new value, collection, or
side effect. However, sometimes we do want to mutate the collection
in-place, and some new methods have been added to
List, and
Map to take advantage of lambdas, such as
List.sort(Comparator), and
Map.computeIfAbsent(). Additionally, non-atomic versions of the
methods from
ConcurrentMap, such as
replace and
putIfAbsent have
been pulled up into
While adding lambda expressions to the language is a huge step
forward, developers get their work done every day by using the core
libraries, so the language evolution effort was paired with a library
evolution effort so that users could start using the new features on
day one. The centerpiece of the new library features is the
abstraction, which provides powerful facilities for aggregate
operations on data sets, and has been deeply integrated with the
existing collection classes as well as other JDK classes.
Brian Goetz is a Java Language Architect at Oracle and the author of Java Concurrency In Practice. He was the specification lead for JSR-335 (Lambda Expressions for the Java Language) and has served on numerous other JCP Expert Groups. Reprinted from Java.net with permission from Oracle Corporation.

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Three people were arrested in Orange County Tuesday, March 12 after a Crime Stoppers tip led sheriff's deputies to discover approximately 20 grams of methamphetamine worth an estimated value of $5,500 at an apartment in Mauriceville.
According to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the reporting party informed Crime Stoppers personnel that illegal narcotics were being sold from an apartment at 8337 Hwy. 12. OCSO narcotics investigators went to the residence and spoke to the tenants of the apartment. The tenants gave consent for deputies to search the premises. During their search, investigators reportedly discovered approximately 20 grams of methamphetamine and an abundance of drug paraphernalia.
David Edward Cole, 41, and Darin Lee West, 26, were arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Alissa Leighann Cook, 21, was arrested at the scene for an outstanding Orange County warrant for possession of a controlled substance. All three suspects were transported to the Orange County Correctional Facility. Cook's bond was set at $5,000. At the time of the release, bond was not yet set for Cole or West.
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text: We love bags! No doubt about it. And we just can't stay away from these very expensive fashion treats. We would spend just about anything to get our hands on them. The brand is counting on this uncontrollable lust of ours. To force our pockets wide open, from now and then, they cleverly fit a gorgeous celebrity in a luxurious ad for our most-sought after bag. Celebs like Michelle Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, Marion Cotillard, Blake Lively, Uma Thurman and many others have posed for such an ad inviting all women around the world to indulge there guilty pleasure for beautiful and luxurious bags. What do you think? Could we really say no?


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FIT Connection for Kids: Mood
Believe it or not, your mind and your body are closely connected. In fact, your emotions are one of the four parts of the FIT Platform: MOOD. "Being positive, valuing yourself, respecting yourself, and having good self-esteem is part of being fit too," says David Ermer, MD, a child psychiatrist with Sanford Health.
How MOOD Fits Into the FIT Platform
Here is how MOOD works with FOOD, MOVE, and RECHARGE.
Your MOOD can affect how much you want to MOVE your body. When you're happy, you probably want to play and jump and dance. But when you're sad, you probably want to hide in your room. And if you feel embarrassed about your body or feel like you're a klutz, you probably aren't going to want to exercise much either.
Kids who feel really pressured usually don't want to exercise. They might think they don't have the time. Or maybe they are being bullied or having problems at home and just can't worry about anything else.
"I've seen people who, stressed out, drop out of activities like sports," says Ermer. That's too bad, because moving can help you feel better.
A bad MOOD can make it hard to RECHARGE. Has this ever happened to you? You've been fighting with your best friend, so you're upset and it's hard to sleep. Or you're looking forward to the field trip your class is going on tomorrow. And you can't fall asleep.
When you're stressed or excited, your body makes a chemical called adrenalin. It gives you a burst of energy -- and that's great when you need to run and move and be alert. But it's not so good to have in your body at bedtime. Feeling happy, safe, and calm makes it easier to sleep.
Your MOOD can make you want FOOD. You've had a bad day at school. You want a snack. What sounds good? Cookies? Candy? A cupcake?
It's actually science. These "comfort foods" are made up of carbohydrates. These carbohydrates help make a chemical in your brain that relaxes you. But these foods often have a lot of calories and few nutrients. They might make you feel better for a little while, but they aren't really healthy, especially when you eat a lot of them.
Your mood affects what you want to eat and how much, too. In a study, people could eat healthy grapes or unhealthy buttered, salty popcorn while watching a movie. People watching a funny movie ate more grapes. People watching a sad movie ate more popcorn. This study also showed researchers that people who are sad just eat more.


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Schools and industry stakeholders should make sure that Michael Gove's plans to completely remove the existing ICT curriculum in September do not go ahead, the Open University (OU) has said.
Worryingly, some teachers are using the education minister's proposal to reform the ICT curriculum as an excuse to take out all teaching of computing as it would no longer be assessed until a new curriculum is implemented – which could take more than a year.
"We are seeing schools saying they don't have to be assessed [in ICT teaching] anymore from September. It is going to free schools to think they do not have to teach IT so much," Dr Peter Twining, senior lecturer at the OU, warned at a roundtable in London today.
"People should not dis-apply ICT from the curriculum. We could be without a curriculum for two years.
He added: "[It would be better to] have the existing curriculum and work on something new [at the same time]."
Twining is also director of the Department for Education-funded Vital programme, a professional development programme for teachers to make better use of technology in schools.
The Department for Education (DfE) is currently running a public consultation on the proposal to develop a new curriculum that would allow schools and teachers to have more freedom to teach ICT in "creative, innovative and inspirational" ways, and to make way for "rigorous computer science". The consultation closes on 11 April 2012.
One of the challenges to the implementation of a new ICT curriculum is the lack of qualified teachers to teach the subject, Twining said, echoing concerns that computing teachers raised in response to Gove's announcement in January.
However, it is not just about having the right technical skills.
"The reality is the good teachers are the minority," Twining said.
"They are succeeding because they have a radically different view of how education should be delivered. They people are doing it in spite of the system and technology is a facilitator, not the thing that drives it. What drives [teachers] is their passion."


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I've been learning a lot lately about what I do (always learning more with wine), where I'm going, and the work-life balance along the way. Something else I learned about myself: I'm into Food & Wine Porn…my wino, foodie, bacon loving friends will know exactly what I'm talking about. The rest of you can guess…or perhaps smirk at my noob status in this strange new world. For example, now I can get a visceral, mouth-watering reaction not just from smelling divine foods as they are prepared, I can also have these reactions when people just talk about it…and even show me pictures.
Precious complaints aside re: terrible service or hospitality in the Valley, I'll never stop and will likely increase my love for food, wine and the pleasure of enjoying those in the company of great friends and family. With that said, it seems like the perfect opportunity to share my latest Food & Wine porn site with you…and some of her selections…oh man. Just check these out and tell me you don't want some!
Juggling that work-life balance and living in the world of food and wine reminds me to savor…the flavors, the moments, the company. All she needs now is the bacon. Thanks PinkPeppercorn.
Photos courtesy of Gail aka ThePinkPeppercork…on flickr.


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The DJM-900nexus is a high performance digital mixer designed for today's professional DJ performers. An ideal combination with Pioneer's latest CDJ line of players, the DJM-900nexus offers a multitude of new features that includes a variety of onboard effects, increased sound quality, and direct PC or Mac connection to enable any DJ to perform to their utmost potential.
Multitude of Effects
The DJM-900nexus follows Pioneer's traditional control layout enabling an easy transition to the mixer. As with other Pioneer mixers, the DJM-900nexus features a variety of advanced sound effects that allow DJs to have more creative expressions while mixing their music. Three new Sound Color FX, two Beat Effects and an X-Pad control were added to the mixer to enhance the user's performance.
Sound Quality
Part of the DJM-900nexus's design attribute is combining functionality with great sound quality. The mixer utilizes high quality components that ensure the best possible audio output when connected to other components.
With more DJs continuing to use their personal computers as part of their rig, the new DJM-900nexus is ready for a direct connection to a laptop PC or Mac, increasing its convenience and functionality.
Feature Packed
The DJM-900nexus is equipped with additional features that add to the user's DJ play.
1 Compatible with both Windows and MacOS. When operated with Windows, 3 or more stereo terminals can be allocated only if ASIO compatible software is used
2 Installation of the driver and settings utility software from the included CD-ROM to a PC is required to use the USB sound card functionality
3 Firmware for CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 planned to be released end of Feb. 2011, end of Mar. 2011, respectively.
4 TRAKTOR SCRATCH can be used without connecting a sound card
5 A CD/record containing prerecorded time code for the purpose of controlling DVS software
6 DJ software for playing music files stored on a PC matched to the playback location and playback tempo of the time code disc
7 Not compatible with Scratch LiveTM made by Serato
8 As a DJ mixer. February 2011 current, Pioneer study


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Tad dreams of Dixie while sleeping on his couch. Kathy wakes him up wondering if he and Cara are mad at each other. Tad explains that they were just taking a time out. Cara brings Kathy some juice and then sends her to get her backpack for camp. Tad admits to Cara that he was thinking about them and just dozed off last night. He likes their arrangement, but he can't accept any more gratitude kisses. She is sorry for using the word grateful, insisting he means more to her than that. He believes her, but declines her invitation to go on a walk. Tad leaves and Cara talks to Kathy about Dixie. Kathy shows her a picture and says her mother is with the angels, but now she has her and Krystal.
Marissa makes her move, Amanda confesses and Tad tries to figure things out.
Amanda dreams of being surrounded by her family at home as JR taunts her about being diseased. Jake wakes her up and then takes the day off to spend with her. Amanda sneaks out when Jake takes a shower.
Jake heads to the hospital when he discovers Amanda has left. He calls and leaves a message as Tad approaches. Jake shares his fears over what's going on with Amanda who is acting desperate. Cara's name is brought up and Tad says he feels like he's cheating on Dixie with her. Jake urges his brother not to let the past stop him from appreciating what he has with Cara. Jake walks away and runs into Cara. She notes he's upset and he tells her he's worried about Amanda. He asks if she knows something. Cara reminds him she can't tell him anything and suggests he talk to Amanda. They move on to talking about Tad and she tells him she used the word grateful with him. Jake flinches, but Cara declares she feels more than gratitude for Tad. Jake thinks maybe she should go for it.
Opal sees a distressed Amanda enter Krystal's. Amanda breaks down and confesses that she cheated on Jake. Opal is sympathetic, but thinks she should tell Jake. Amanda thinks what she did was unforgivable and runs out. Tad joins his mother and confides in her about falling for Cara. He wonders why he's been thinking so much about Dixie though. Opal points out that Tad needs to be Cara's hero, where as he could just be himself with Dixie. Tad thanks Opal for her genius insight and takes off.
Tad finds Cara in the hospital. She doesn't know where they go from there, but she doesn't want them to give up their walks. Tad agrees and then blames his hero complex for the awkwardness. He thinks she'll have to settle for just him from now on. She doesn't consider it settling.
Jake finds a distraught Amanda in the park. She tells him she has an STD.
JR dreams of being married to Marissa on the couch in the mansion. Marissa wakes him up and they fight about him using Bianca. He apologizes, but she thinks he will always have something to hide. She calls him just as bad as Adam.
Bianca brings Scott one of Stuart's paintings he gave her to put in the gatehouse. He thanks her and offers to show her around the place. He says he'll call Marissa to have her join them. Bianca says she and Marissa need some distance because she was helping JR win her back. Scott can't believe he was pushing her to get with JR. Bianca tears up and says she just wants Marissa to be happy. Scott understands that but says there is no good in JR and that he will never change.
JR finds Bianca outside and blames her for telling Marissa the whole truth about her Cyrano act. She doesn't doubt that he loves Marissa, but she doesn't think he can give her what she wants. He wonders if he isn't the man for her, then who is? Bianca thinks Marissa will know the right person when they come along. JR yells out, "It's Scott isn't it?" as Bianca walks away.
Scott finds Marissa in the mansion and tries to convince her to move out. Marissa refuses, but questions him when he brings up Bianca. JR returns as Marissa admits she's too scared to admit what she wants. She then leaves to find Bianca. Scott and JR argue. Later, JR returns to the house with a bottle of booze. AJ finds his dad and tells him how happy he is that he and his mom are back together. JR hugs his son and then pours out the liquor.
Marissa and Bianca meet up in the park. Marissa asks why she helped JR. Bianca thought she wanted JR. Marissa knows something has been going on between them for a while, but thinks she just couldn't accept it. She draws close to Bianca and kisses her.
Tomorrow's Pine Valley spoilers for All My Children:
Bianca doesn't want to lose her friend.
Amanda tells Jake everything.
Tad finds JR with a drink.
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I've recently found this forum and happy to participate in it.
My name is Christine G. I am 62 years old and live in Phoenix, AZ, USA. In August, 2008, I was diagnosed with E.H.E. In my liver. I am interested to learn as much about this cancer as I can--presumably like everyone else in this forum.
I am, and always have been, asymptomatic and have never taken any medication nor had chemotherapy or radiation for my EHE. I have, however had two liver resections, first one 11/2008 and the second 12/2011. In the spring of 2012 I changed oncologists and was advised that I have 20 lesions in my lungs that are probably EHE and more worrisome than my liver lesions. The lung lesions have not been biopsied/nor EHE confirmed. I do not have any obvious breathing problems.
In March 2014 I had another scan which showed two additional lesions in my liver. A check six months later showed both liver lesions had increased in size, albeit both under 2cm in size. Lung lesions remain stable. Because of the liver and lung involvement, it is unlikely that I am a candidate for any further (traditional) liver surgeries.
I am in a "watchful waiting" mode. However, I have been advised to have a Plan B, which might include irreversible electropolation, which I am interested in hearing/learning more about and any forum members' experiences with this procedure.
Thank you!


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Several of Kermit Ratzlaff's grandchildren have asked him for advice before their weddings. They have good reason to ask him, as Ratzlaff and his wife, Ruth, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary in August.
"We both went to Tabor, and that's where we met," Kermit said.
Their first date was in February 1942, a few months before they both finished two-year degrees at Tabor. Hillsboro High School was presenting a play, and Kermit asked Ruth to go with him to see it. She still remembers her reaction.
"I was excited," she said. "He was a studious fellow with curly hair."
They quickly found that they had good chemistry together, but they weren't able to spend much time together because Kermit worked with relatives on a farm during weekends.
Each of them moved home after graduation, Kermit to Oklahoma and Ruth to California, but they wrote back and forth frequently. Around Christmas of 1942, Kermit traveled to California to visit Ruth, who was continuing her education. Kermit received notice as soon as he got to California that he had been drafted, cutting short the visit, but not before they got engaged.
Kermit entered Civilian Public Service, an alternative to military service for conscientious objectors. He served in Oregon, and later in Wisconsin, for 3 years, 3 months.
Kermit and Ruth married on Aug. 11, 1944, in a small service in a very small Mennonite Brethren church in Los Angeles, where Ruth and her parents lived. Ruth's uncle, a Baptist minister, officiated the service. Few of their relatives were able to attend the wedding because gasoline and tire rationing made travel too difficult.
"It was a lovely service, and we enjoyed it," Ruth said.
They took a brief honeymoon in Sequoia National Park and the San Joaquin Valley before returning to Wisconsin together while Kermit finished his civilian service.
Married life wasn't always easy or comfortable, especially in the early years. They both worked in the kitchens of a state hospital for children and adults with mental disabilities. Unfortunately, lodging was hard to come by at the time, so they spent two to three months living in a room at the state hospital before they were able to find a better place to live.
They had their first child before Kermit was discharged from civilian service in 1946. They then moved back to California and had four more children while Kermit continued his education.
"I became a perpetual student for many years until I finished my education," he said.
He received a doctorate in physiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He then became a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he taught for 30 years. Ruth said one or both of them were always involved in work with churches, and they often were hosts to international students.
After Kermit's retirement, he spent a semester as a visiting professor at Tabor College, and the couple decided to retire in Hillsboro because it was close to friends and relatives.
"We've been thankful for that decision ever since," Kermit said.
Kermit and Ruth said some of the best times of their marriage have been when they've broken routine and done something different, like Kermit's sabbaticals to Seattle and Washington, D.C.
"Camping was lots of fun," Ruth added.
They also took a vacation to visit a nephew who was a missionary in Paraguay, a trip they both enjoyed.
They also enjoyed watching their five children — Ken, Ron, David, Marilyn, and Eugene — grow up and start families and careers of their own. They now have 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Over the years, several have asked both of them for advice on marriage.
"In order to have a smooth relationship and a loving relationship, it's important to be tolerant and forgive each other," Kermit said.
"If you can't learn to forgive, you sit on a hot burner," Ruth added.
They also advise couples to make time for each other and for God every day. Ruth said families should eat at least one meal a day together to stay close, and Kermit recommends reading scripture and praying aloud together every day.


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Background: A year or so ago I bought a fairly inexpensive laptop from Tiger direct. It was a toshiba satellite A215-S740 and only cost around $600. This is a fairly decent machine and I intended to use it for work. It came preinstalled with Vista, but I typically run Linux (ubuntu to be exact).
I thought I'd run vista for a while and see how I liked it, tired after two days of the constant interrogation. I felt like Vista was an overly agressive Gestapo agent... so I installed Ubuntu (ahhh, much better).
My first problem, however was that the built in ATI driver did not support 3d. At the time I was playing with building 3d visualizations of our systems and I REALLY needed 3d (because software 3d was way too slow). I found the ati proprietary drivers, installed them, and everything seemed OK acceptable, but not quite Great.
Some examples of problems where:
Desktop effects didn't work
Changing resolutions and hotplugging monitors didn't quite work.
Admittedly these where minor so i basically ignored them. Every month or two I would download the latest ati drivers and then attempt to upgrade. Invariably I would waste 2 hours fooling around with them and finally give up.
Recently, I took off the gloves. I had some vacation time and decided I was going to solve this problem once and for all. After much wrangling, I discovered some things that really seemed necessary to get things to work.
#0 This I kept forgetting and I think had something to do with it
sudo rmmod fglrx
sudo rmmod ati_agp
#1 Uninstall the old drivers.
yeah, really, just do it. If you want my advice, hit
For those that don't know how, the steps I took to uninstall where:
sudo dpkg -r fglrx-amdcccle
sudo dpkg -r fglrx-modaliases
sudo dpkg -r xorg-driver-fglrx
#2 Create the ubuntu .deb files from the installer.
sudo ./ati-driver-installer-9-3*.run --buildpkg
#3 install the ubuntu .deb files
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-kernel-source_8.593-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-modaliases_8.593-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.593-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i fglrx-amdcccle_8.593-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
#4 reconfigure the driver
sudo aticonfig --initial --resolution=0,1280x800 -f
#5 restart!
Some key points...
#1 I used a BUNCH of other techniques, but I never uninstalled the drivers first, nor did I stop the kernel modules (#0 and #1) I think these where critical.
#2 When running aticonfig, use the -f option to write the changes into the xorg.conf file. I kept getting kernel panics when I didn't include the -f.


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The Georgia mom whose husband is accused of killing their son by leaving him in a scorching SUV is "living every parent's nightmare," her lawyer said today.
"The child she bore and loved every moment has died," attorney Lawrence Zimmerman said in a statement of his client Leanna Harris, whose 22-month-old son Cooper died on June 18. "For most parents, it is difficult, if not impossible, to comprehend such a thing. But for Leanna, that nightmare is all too real. She will never be able to tuck him into bed at night and return later to check on him."
"She mourns Cooper's death deeply, in her own private way," the statement continued. "She takes comfort from a strong faith in God, but the loss is still overwhelming. Getting through each day seems almost impossible."
Dad Charged With Son's Hot Car Death Could Face Death Penalty
Dad of Tot Killed in Hot Car Researched Child Deaths: Warrant
Mom of Tot Killed in Hot Car Researched Child Deaths: Warrant
Harris' husband Justin Harris, who has a separate attorney, faces murder charges after he said he forgot their son while he was at work at Home Depot last month. The boy died of hyperthermia, a medical examiner said.
Justin Harris remains behind bars and could face the death penalty, a judge said during a probable cause hearing earlier this month.
Zimmerman compared criticism of Leanna Harris to the way the media "unjustly harassed and hounded" Richard Jewell, the police officer who was temporarily, and wrongly, suspected in the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing in Atlanta.
"Reporters have delved into Leanna's upbringing, her employment, quizzed people for information about her marriage, and her sex life," he said. "The constant attention has prevented her from returning to work."
While she has not been charged with a crime, authorities have questioned her behavior surrounding her son's death.
A detective who testified at the hearing on June 3 said she seemed unmoved after learning the boy died, and was quick to say that he must have been left in her husband's SUV after being told he wasn't at daycare.
Justin Harris' attorney, Maddox Kilgore, maintains his client is also innocent. He says he forgot to drop the boy off at daycare and left him in the backseat by accident.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The TechCelerator@StateCollege is again offering its Four Week course for faculty and graduate students who are interested in starting a business. Beginning 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 10 and running every Tuesday for a month, participants will have the opportunity to hear from successful entrepreneurs and business support professionals on how to turn intellectual property (IP) into a viable business concept. There is no charge for the course, but seating is limited. Applications will be accepted until Sept. 6. The program will be held in Room 221, Technology Center, across from The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. To go register, go to http://www.techceleratorstatecollege.org/application.
This program is co-sponsored by Ben Franklin's Transformation Business Services Network, Penn State's Small Business Development Center and the Penn State Office of Technology Management.
Topics covered in the course will include:
-- Intellectual property
-- Market validation
-- Business model development
-- Funding options
About the TechCelerator@State College
A partnership designed to offer the region's entrepreneurs, students, faculty members and small business owners designated space, loan and investment programs, business support and mentoring services, and entrepreneurial training all housed in one location. This innovative, one-stop-shop approach to business incubation will encourage an entrepreneurial climate, increase technology transfer opportunities and help develop a robust "startup" culture in State College and the surrounding area.
About Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP, an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority, provides operational assistance, entrepreneurial support and investment capital to emerging tech-based companies and small, existing manufacturers for the purpose of creating and retaining jobs in Pennsylvania.


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95 minutes
This gripping horror-thriller provided one of the most disturbing film-watching experiences I had last year. A tale of two ex-soldiers turned hitmen taking on a job that goes very badly for them both, it turns on an audacious narrative shift that somehow comes with the inevitability of a nightmare. The grim landscape of anonymous chain hotels and suburban housing developments lends a perfectly bizarre incongruity to the increasingly gruesome storyline. Director Wheatley uses jump cuts and eerie soundscapes to keep the audience constantly on edge, lending domestic arguments and scenes of bloody violence the same unsettling atmosphere. Not for the faint-hearted, but still astounding.
114 minutes
In a year full of foul, poisonous rhetoric from our political classes directed towards the disenfranchised, it took a low-budget sci-fi film from comedian-turned-first-time-director Cornish to humanise inner-city youth. The protagonists aren't whitewashed; they first appear mugging a young woman on her way home. But an alien invasion inspires them to fight back in defence of their block, and the rough-hewn community within. Block is fast-paced, witty and extremely well-crafted for a debut feature. And underneath the action, it poses serious questions about how we live together. It's a hopeful and humanistic picture, unafraid to wrap big ideas in populist entertainment.
12. Bridesmaids
Dir. Paul Feig (USA, 2011)
125 minutes
Bridesmaids is well worth discussing beyond the cultural conversation it started about women in comedy; it's a sharp-eyed, extremely funny look at growing up. Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph are excellent as the childhood friends whose relationship is tested to destruction over the latter's impending wedding. Wiig's Annie is impressively three-dimensional; immature and often unlikeable, she perfectly portrays a young-ish adult unhappy with the turns her life has taken. The supporting cast all put in good work — particularly Chris O'Dowd and the hilarious, scene-stealing Melissa McCarthy — and despite the overlong runtime, it's an enjoyable ride with people who feel real.
11. 13 Assassins
Dir. Takashi Miike (Japan, 2010)
126 minutes
Master of ultraviolence Takashi Miike here delivers a more toned-down historical samurai picture – which still makes it crazier than most action films out there. The setup — former samurai recruits the titular group of swordsmen to assassinate a sadistic young lord — is a long, slow boil, containing questions of honour, duty and sacrifice. It all leads up to the film's centrepiece; a delirious 40-minute battle sequence, staged in a booby-trapped village, with the 13 assassins versus a small army. Miike stages the carnage expertly, creating a grippingly visceral sequence that ebbs and flows like a real battle. You stagger out of the cinema privileged at having watched a master at work.
10. Drive
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn, (USA, 2011)
100 minutes
A stylish throwback to the '80s LA-set thrillers of Michael Mann and William Friedkin, Refn's first US-set film is also of a piece with his previous studies of violent men, shot with a lyricism that belies the brutality they carry with them. Ryan Gosling's taciturn stuntman/getaway driver isn't just a Hollywood archetype; he's a character who's internalised those those archetypes to show a better face to the world. And although his budding relationship with Carey Mulligan is tenderly believable, it's only when he's plunged into the middle of a botched gangland deal that his true nature comes to the fore.
The film benefits from an excellent supporting cast, including the aforementioned Mulligan as a beatific single mother, Bryan Cranston as Gosling's sad-sack boss, and Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman as a pair of vicious gangsters. But for long stretches Refn chooses to present the film as a near-mute Zen pulp poem, letting the electronica-heavy soundtrack do the talking and concentrating his camera on the architecture of LA, Gosling's blank expression, the glare of neon or a spurt of rich red blood. It's a strange fusion of noir and fairytale, with familiar elements retooled and let loose on the road once more.
9. Meeks' Cutoff
Dir. Kelly Reichardt (USA, 2010)
104 minutes
Though it contains few moments of violence, Meek's Cutoff is one of the tensest films I saw in 2011. Kelly Reichardt's low-budget Western takes place among a group of emigrants journeying to Oregon. Travelling by wagon, horse, and on foot, they are constantly vulnerable to the smallest accident marooning them in the parched landscape.
Tensions shimmer like heatwaves between the members of the party, particularly shifty guide Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood) and self-assured traveller Emily Thetherow (Michelle Williams). Reichardt's unobtrusive direction and use of minimal dialogue or music draw us inexorably in to this almost alien world, where the creak of wagon wheels is the only sound. It's a journey that leads us not towards a traditional climax, but a brief, surreal moment of epiphany.
8. The Interrupters
Dir. Steve James (USA, 2011)
125 minutes
I've unfortunately missed out on most of the critically-acclaimed documentaries released in 2011, with one exception. This powerfully affecting story of death and life in inner-city Chicago follows a group called Ceasefire, composed of former gang members, who walk the streets doing what they can to stop the cycle of retaliatory violence spinning out of control. In each nervy conversation with a young person they're aiming to dissuade from violence, you see the toxic combination of youthful bravado and rage borne of desperation. And as the members themselves tell their stories, you're left with the sense that each of them feels a furious need to try and relieve future generations of the kind of pain they've both caused and suffered.
It's a film short on moralising and easy answers. The people featured are themselves the story; their self-justifications, reminiscences and struggles to make it through day a reminder of universal human frailty and the capacity for hope.
Dir. Richard Ayoade (UK, 2010)
Comedy genius/music video director Richard Ayoade (you might know him from such Britcoms as The IT Crowd and Darkplace) branches out into feature filmmaking with this coming-of-age tale. Set in a small Welsh seaside town, it follows Oliver Tate, a precocious schoolboy who, like most teenagers, views himself as the heroic protagonist in the film of his life. But strains in his parents' marriage and the arrival of his first crush threaten to throw his world into confusion.
Ayoade has crafted a brilliant vision here, alternately laugh-out-loud and moving. The distinct look of the film, riffing on Wes Anderson and the French New Wave, is enhanced by the gorgeous retro soundtrack from Alex Turner. Newcomers Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige are excellent as the star-crossed teenage couple, with the adult supporting cast (Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine) holding up their end. But in the end, this is a film all about youth; how we romanticise ourselves, and the inevitable heartbreak that comes when we have to reconcile that image with the real world.
5. True Grit
Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen (US, 2010)
110 minutes
There are few films that can make me leave the cinema with a sens of aboslute glee. This year, True Grit was one of them. Was it the sense of being in the hands of directors who have absolute mastery of their craft? Was it the excellent performances from Hailee Steinfeld as steely fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross, Jeff Bridges as drunken lawman Rooster Cogburn, and Matt Damon as conceited Texas Ranger LaBoeuf?
Maybe it was that for a Coens film, this is remarkably straight-faced. There are extremely funny lines, thanks to the dry wit of the novel remaining in the script, and moments of off-kilter humour. But as the film takes us to the deserted wilderness beyond American civilisation, it becomes a ripping adventure yarn where the central trio are tested, parted, and then brought back together to help each other.
It's utterly thrilling to see a directorial team firing on all cylinders, working with excellent actors, bringing a great story to the screen. The perfect climactic action sequence, a non-stop series of impasses and reversals, and the moving coda set years after the main narrative, are a perfect closer to this wonderfully-crafted film.
4. The Skin I Live In
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar (Spain, 2011)
117 minutes
3. Animal Kingdom
Dir. David Michôd (Australia, 2010)
113 minutes
After his mother dies of a heroin overdose, J (James Frecheville) is sent to live with his grandmother (Jacki Weaver), the matriarch of a family of criminals in suburban Melbourne. Caught between his family and the detective pursuing them (Guy Pearce), he must rely on his own wits to stay alive.
The plot, a "relative innocent caught up in criminal underworld struggling to break free" set-up, is well-worn in crime films. Where it differs is in the depiction of murder in the midst of banal Australian suburbia. The operatic tone of a Goodfellas is absent here – these are frightened, desperate men, crashing around cramped under-lit houses. And even Pearce, the nominal "hero", fights a battle between morals and expediency. The wonderfully foreboding atmosphere makes Animal Kingdom feel like both an excellent crime thriller and examination of a dysfunctional family, looking at the lies we tell our relatives and ourselves.
2. Take Shelter
Dir. Jeff Nichols (USA, 2011)
120 minutes
I'd heard the praise for Jeff Nichols' latest film long before it arrived in my neck of the woods. But I was still unprepared for how it affected me. This is an unbearably tense film, with scenes scarier than most horror films. And the most terrifying thing about it is that all the threat comes from inside the protagonist.
1. The Tree Of Life
Dir. Terrence Malick (USA, 2011)
139 minutes
A young boy in small-town 50s Texas. A grown man, ill at ease among towers of steel and glass. The beginning of the universe, the making of the world, and the struggle of life in all its forms. Malick weaves these threads into a tapestry that contains all the questions on life, nature and spirituality that he's been asking over his entire career.And it's remarkable how subtly these themes are integrated into the DNA of the film. The constantly roving cinematography, taking the POV of a silent observer flitting in and out of rooms and wandering along bucloic country roads, is the viewpoint of an endlessly curious child. When the scenes switch to a detached, almost Kubrickian exploration of the early universe and primodial life on Earth, we carry that sense of childlike wonder with us. Every instance of creation — the birth of Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain's children, the musical signatures tapped out on the piano, the massive arrays of machinery that Pitt works with — echoes that primal moment when something was born from nothing.
While the film is a distillation of Malick's favourite themes – man vs nature, sin and grace, how a child sees the world – it also feels like an expansion of his vision, an attempt to do something even more impressionistic and abstract. It might not have worked for some, but I was riveted. I assume there will be more to discover on further rewatchings, but one showing was enough to make a deep impression on me. It's what film should be about.


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Earlier this week, KRLD in Dallas provided the closest thing we've had to a debate between Democratic agriculture commissioner candidates Hank Gilbert and Kinky Friedman yet.
Friedman had a radio interview with KRLD's Scott Braddock, where he talked about what he believes his role as agriculture commissioner would be.
After hearing the interview, Gilbert demanded equal time and received it. Gilbert fired back at Friedman, alleging that Friedman refuses to debate him, and responded to allegations about Gilbert made in the course of the campaign.
Friedman has said that he does not believe anyone would actually watch a debate between the two.
Also in Hank Gilbert news, his campaign recently confused an endorsement from the Texas Farmers' Union PAC as an endorsement from the National Farmers' Union.
The National Farmers' Union does not make endorsements.
His campaign called it a mistake, and told the Dallas Morning News, "We've had so many endorsements over the last week that we confused one."
Friedman's campaign responded, saying "These guys cannot even get their good news right."


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Ben Franklin TechCelerator@State College is pleased to announce the names of the two winners of its recent eight-week Boot Camp Program for budding tech entrepreneurs. Corey Dillon and Chris Houser, from Innovative Interseeding Technology, were awarded a $7,500 prize, while Lindsay Fairman from FairTech Labs took home a check for $2,500. The prize money was presented by Kevin Irick with SiliconScapes, a previous Boot Camp winner.
Corey and Chris developed a three-in-one Interseeder, a machine that helps reduce the time, energy and costs of planting cover crops in corn and soybeans. Cover crops protect the soil and help increase yields, reduce agricultural runoff and increase farm profits.
Lindsay Fairman/CEO of FairTech Labs developed "Shelf Scouter," a personalized household product inventory management system. This on-line and mobile tool helps organize, manage and acquire the day-to-day products used in every busy household. Initially focused on mothers with young children, the tool can easily be adapted to other demographics.
Four other startups also successfully participated in the Boot Camp and made final presentations to a panel of local judges: Analytical Flavor Systems, Impulse Technology, Community Vines and Atoptix.
Don McCandless, director of the Ben Franklin TechCelerator@State College, said, "We had a broad range of technologies in this particular cohort which created very interesting dynamics and conversations. The teams were able to provide each other with varied perspectives on how their products would be perceived by the market and potential investors, which really accelerated the learning and progress of all participants."
To learn more about the Ben Franklin TechCelerator Program, or to contact either of the winners, call McCandless at 814-865-2040 or email him at email@example.com.
Located in the Technology Center at 200 Innovation Boulevard in State College, the Ben Franklin TechCelerator@State College is a partnership among several of the area's economic development providers including Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP, the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County/Centre County Industrial Development Corp.; Penn State's Small Business Development Center; Penn State's Office of Technology Management; and Innovation Park at Penn State that offers budding entrepreneurs designated space, loan and investment programs, business support and mentoring services and entrepreneurial training all housed in one location.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP, an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and funded by the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority, provides operational assistance, entrepreneurial support and investment capital to emerging tech-based companies and small, existing manufacturers for the purpose of creating and retaining jobs in Pennsylvania.


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As with adults, there is the possibility of having a funeral liturgy outside of Mass. Same reasons as for an adult: the funeral must be on a day when no funeral Mass is permitted–a liturgical reason. A priest may be unavailable–an administrative or institutional reason. The minister and family may decide that, for whatever reason, a Mass is not preferable–the pastoral option.
Obviously, all these reasons focus on the good of the mourners and the faith community. A priest doesn't decide not to have a funeral Mass because the deceased "was just an infant" or because the parents were unmarried sinner or such.
I refer liturgy geeks to OCF 177-203 for a brief introduction on the funeral liturgy outside of Mass, and for the rite, which looks exactly like a funeral Mass, minus the liturgy of the Eucharist. Remember that OCF 307 (as does OCF 195) provides that one can have a Communion service at this liturgy.


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Children need proper nutrients to grow strong and healthy, but treats and serving sizes also need to be limited so that children will not develop weight and health problems.
Taylor Regional Hospital will offer a free class, "Fun Foods for Kids," from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 at the TRH Learning & Resource Center at 125B Kingswood Drive in Campbellsville.
The class was originally scheduled for Feb. 21 but was rescheduled due to severe winter weather.
If you are 50 years old or older, it's time to be screened for colon cancer.
That's the message the Kentucky Department for Public Health is sending Kentuckians in March as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Anyone who falls into this age group, or has a family history of the disease, should talk to a health care provider about colon cancer screening.
Brass Company, a brass group made up of trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba players, will perform a free concert at the Rosewood Golf Club in Lebanon at 7 p.m. Monday, March 17.
The group has previously won a Chamber Music America Rural Residency and worked with Kentucky students for four years.
The Brass Company gives a thorough introduction to the brass family of instruments and members use their virtuoso skills on the hose-a-phone to teach students how instruments actually work.
For more information, contact Melissa Knight at (270) 692-3177.
Flood. House fire. Earthquake. Tornado. Hurricane. The common bond tying these disasters together is the response: the American Red Cross will be there.
"No one can predict when the next river will flood or the next storm will hit. No one can foresee the next threat to the nation's health. What is predictable is that we will face such threats and emergencies, and that the American Red Cross will be there to offer help and hope."
Dr. Gordon Weddle, professor of biology and director of Clay Hill Memorial Forest, will deliver a faculty colloquium at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 14 titled "Enchanted Isles: Reflections on a Voyage through the Galapagos Archipelago."
The public is welcome to attend the event, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in AD 15 of the administration building on the Campbellsville University campus.
The Taylor County Public Library will host a "Spring Thing" event on Tuesday, March 18.
The event, scheduled for 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and hosted by the Friends Group of the library, will offer an afternoon of activities to celebrate the arrival of spring.
Library staff will offer story time, snacks and crafts. Full library services, including books and magazines, computer and Internet usage, audio recordings and large print books, will be available.
For more information, contact Bonnie Webster at 465-2562.
Buzz Cason, well-known Nashville author, songwriter, publisher and creative writer's group director, will be visiting Campbellsville University on Wednesday, March 19, presenting two seminars.
Cason is among the founding members of The Casuals, Nashville's first rock and roll band.
Both sessions are free and open to the public.
Dr. Wesley Roberts, professor of music at Campbellsville University, will give a faculty organ recital Thursday, March 13 at 8 p.m. in the Ransdell Chapel on the Campbellsville University campus.
Roberts will perform major works by J.S. Bach, Kees Weggelaar, Olivier Messiaen and Cesar Franck.
The public is invited to the free recital.
A benefit singing for Matt and Michelle Young is planned for Saturday, March 15 in Greensburg.
The event, which begins at 7 p.m. ET at Greensburg Church of the Nazarene, will feature performances by The Glory Road Singers, Sarah Henry, Rusty Milby, The Preacher and the Boys, Sammy Lobb and Mile Lobb, Cheryl Blakeman and FirePath.
The Youngs are adopting a child from Ethiopia and money collected during a love offering will help cover some expenses associated with the adoption.
A potluck meal will follow the service.
Bald is beautiful. Beautiful might be debatable, but there is beauty when baldness can assist in finding a cure for children's cancer.
Campbellsville University is teaming with the St. Baldrick's Foundation to host the first St. Baldrick event, scheduled for Saturday, March 15 at the university from noon to 2 p.m. in the Powell Athletic Center.
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Join Townsquare Media and Medical Laser Therapeutics April 14th for the Titanic Wine and Chocolate Festival at the Stanley Theatre. Commemorate Titanic's 100th Anniversary with a special screening on the huge Stanley screen. Enjoy casino night play with extravagant prizes including fabulous trips, and a stunning blue topaz heart shaped pendant surrounded by diamonds from Engelbert's Jewelers. Browse more than 40 booths filled with gifts, gourmet foods, and wine. Sample more than 100 vintages. Buy direct from the vineyards and save. Receive a souvenir wine glass and a grand in casino night spending money with your $19 admission. A limited number of $45 VIP tickets are also available and include a two hour sneak preview with dinner. Get yours today and secure your spot for the event 100 years in the making. Brought to you in part by First Source Federal Credit Union and Skinner and Damulis.
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Game 1 of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association championship was yesterday, an event not worth taking note of but for the fact that a bunch of angry fans stormed the court and tried to beat the shit out of the referees at the end of the game. At the 35-second mark of the video above, you can see an angry mob of Zhejiang fans, who had just watched their team lose at home for the first time all season, descend onto the court as security guards try desperately to get the referees to safety.
On the bright side, former UConn and current WNBA star Maya Moore scored 53 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while leading her Shanxi squad to victory. USA! USA!


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Perhaps you remember the case of Ricci v. DiStefano, so much discussed during Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation process? To recap briefly: The city of New Haven had used a written test to determine which of its local firefighters would be considered for promotions. When the tests came back, it turned out that the high scorers were overwhelmingly Caucasian, and so the city—fearing a lawsuit from black and Latino firefighters who hadn't made the cut—scrapped the results. Not, mind you, because the test was in any way discriminatory on its face, but because federal law frowns on any test that has a "disparate impact" on minority groups unless it can be shown to be both closely related to the requirements of the job and less uneven in its effects than comparable alternatives. A number of the white firefighters then sued, claiming that it was discriminatory to discard the test after the fact just because the high scorers were too pale. Bracket the question of how Sotomayor, as a circuit court judge, should have ruled. Clearly as a policy question, most conservatives seemed disposed to side with the firefighters, and in general conservatives have been highly skeptical of "disparate impact" standards. If the standards are facially neutral, and were not chosen with any pernicious intent (the argument runs), we should let the chips fall where they may. Sounds fairly compelling to me.
So it's a little odd to see folks like Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol casually talk about Elena Kagan's "discrimination against the military" during her tenure as dean of Harvard Law School. All Kagan did, after all, was enforce Harvard's preexisting rule requiring firms wishing to recruit through the school's Office of Career Services to certify that they did not discriminate by sexual orientation. (This is not the same, incidentally, as "banning recruiters from campus"—the military did continue to recruit on campus via a student group.) It was a neutral rule that applied to any company that wished to avail itself of the Office of Career Service's assistance, from which the military would have required a special exemption. Kristol clearly didn't think much of the logic of "disparate impact" in the Ricci case, so why is he so quick to adopt it here? There are many good reasons to be worried about Kagan, not least her apparent fondness for an expansive conception of executive power, but a commitment to even-handed application of the rules is not among them.


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Anybody I get into Mets talk with is over time going to hear of a quote/idea/ or general baseball philosophy that I received in one of my daily Mets conversations with who I call My Crazy Uncle Ritchie. I call him this with the upmost fondness and a little bit of a buddy like punch in the arm. He is the reason I am a Mets fan in March. Or if you would prefer, he is to blame for me being a Mets fan as I cry in my Starbucks in September. (But this year that will change). For example; there was not a single day that passed in Willie Randolph's entire tenure as Mets manager were I did not here a minimum of 10 times per day "Willie has no expletiven idea how to handle a pitching staff." Well needless to say that my Crazy Uncle Ritchie was right, like he usually is, and about a year too late the organization realized the same thing. The reason he said it 10 times a day for 3 &1/2 years is because he is crazy. Anyway, several times a day for the last 4 or five months I have been hearing. "They better hold on to that Nick Evans kid. He looks like he has the make up to be a very productive hitter. You can also tell that he is going to develop more and more long-ball capabilities the more comfortable he gets. I am telling you Bren they better not screw this kid up. He could be very special. Did you hear what the expletivin Yankees are trying to do now?"
Unfortunately I had to wait until the Dodgers signed Manny Ramirez before I posted this. I admit it; I was a little mesmerized by the idea when the Manny rumors were gaining wind even though the captain was not on board. But now that this is in the past and we move towards opening day for all teams from the big squad on down I must say that I took my uncle's advice and looked a little closer at this Evans kid.
D.O.B : 1/31/1986 There is that year again. I have to find out why it seems so significant within this forum.
Vitals: Good heavens the kid is right handed. Part of the Big Binghamton 3 last year (The well hyped Dan Murphy, and recently Marinered Mike Carp being the other 2) Evans' AA numbers stood up to what I like to call the minimum requirement minor league range test. Batted .311 with a .365 obp. Normally I like to see at least a 75 point disparity between batting average and on base percentage. He did not meet this criteria. And 54 points is a big difference than 75 points. But, I see 2 other factors that sway my opinion more towards his favor. 1) Because he was needed at various times on the big club he only had 296 at bats in AA. That is different than the standard big league starter's 400-450 at bats. I am not going to make this about math but if he had 5 or six more bases on balls he would likely have cleared the 75 point plateau. Especially towards the end of the season when the single A pitchers get promoted and are only interested in showing off how hard they can throw and give up more walks in the last month than any other 2 months combined. And 2) In 2007 in St. Lucie facing said single A pitching his o.b.p. was .374 with a batting average of .286. So we are not talking about an impatient hitter.
Up – Side: Though I am not sure how reliable my sources are, but I will say that they are multiple, and in one case very close to the big league team. I have heard that he was hurt last year for periods beyond his stint on the D.L. but was not a complainer. He just went out and played ball and made no excuses. That is worth a lot to me. Scouting reports on his potential vary from very good to nothing to write nothing about. However; they all seem to be consistent in saying that he has tremendous potential as far as power is concerned. He did have 14 Hr. 18 2b. &even 7 3b in those same 296 at bats. So when he got a hold of one he usually seems to make the most of it. He only had 2 Hr in 109 big league at bats but that is 3 more than I had.
And let's face it; He is right handed. At the moment our best right handed bat off the bench on the big club is our back-up catcher.
Prediction: Makes the club out of Spring Training or shortly there after. Why the hell not. He could give a break to Murphy in Left, Church in Right, Delgado at first (All positions he has at least some experience at. Any manager the Mets face is going to have 2 left handed specialists' available and warm at all times. To me it seems like it is either Evans or Angel Pagan who I am not against but Pagan is another story for another day. For now I have to get this posted because Nick Evans hit a double and a triple against legitimate pitchers today after hitting a grand slam yesterday. I am afraid if I wait any longer it will seem like I am writing an article on what a bright future Jose Reyes has. STOP – Re-read the sentence. I said I was afraid it would happen. I did not make any comparisons. I just told my Crazy Uncle Ritchie that I had to call him back so I could finish this. I get to hear about the afore mentioned double, triple, grand slam and how they better not screw this kid up for the rest of the evening... And I would not have it any other way. (Dig the Doogie Howser ending)
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We strive to live our lives embracing nomadic serendipity, and keeping our schedule on Nomadic Standard Time.
We've discovered that escaping the stress that comes from rushing around to meet scheduled obligations opens one up to truly being in tune with what is around you in the moment. This allows you to truly experience where you are at, instead of always being "just passing through" on your way to a destination.
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And that's where the planning stops. No pre-scheduling shows. No pre-booking tours. No planning visits with friends or family. No pre-buying tickets. No making dining reservations.
Research all you like about what options you might have. Even set intentions for things you'd enjoy doing – but be fully open to them either happening or not happening.
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If you're ready for more advanced serendipity, you even might even want to forgo booking a rental car or hotel, or book your departure from a different city (and maybe not the transportation inbetween). Really escape the filters of pre-planning.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper will not lead a National Security Agency review President Obama vowed would be autonomous, a spokeswoman said.
An Obama memorandum Monday directing Clapper, the nation's top intelligence figure, to "establish" the review group and report its findings to the president did not mean Clapper would head the panel or be involved with the panel members' selection, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said Tuesday.
"The panel members are being selected by the White House, in consultation with the intelligence community," she said in a statement.
"The panel will not report to [Clapper]," she said.
Clapper's involvement will be limited to approving security clearance because group members will have access to classified material, she said.
Clapper's office "is the right place to provide that," Hayden said. "The review process and findings will be the group's."
Obama promised in a news conference Friday the inquiry into U.S. electronic domestic and international surveillance would be independent.
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Obama's public memo Monday, which can be found at tinyurl.com/UPI-Obama-memo, also said the review group would report its interim findings to Obama through Clapper within 60 days of its establishment and provide a final report and recommendations to Obama through Clapper no later than Dec. 15.
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I don't have swaparea partition, and I want to use pm-hibernate , so I used this commands
# fallocate -l 512M /swapfile
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=512
# chmod 600 /swapfile
# mkswap /swapfile
# swapon /swapfile
then I edited /etc/fstab
/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0
after that I edited /etc/default/grub (GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX)
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="resume=/dev/sda6 resume_offset=1232896 "
/dev/sda6 contains swapfile and I found resume_offset after using file
[root@arch ~]# filefrag -v /swapfile
Filesystem type is: ef53
File size of /swapfile is 536870912 (131072 blocks, blocksize 4096)
ext logical physical expected length flags
0 0 1232896 32768
1 32768 1265664 32768
2 65536 1298432 32768
3 98304 1331200 32768 eof
/swapfile: 1 extent found
in the end I used "grub-mkconfig > /boot/grub/grub.cfg "
after all this pm-hibernate can't work it shows me this message
"PM : swap header not found"
what should I do ??
Yes, I used it in the 4th command
Oh, wow, sorry, I really can't read some days.
"UNIX is simple and coherent..." - Dennis Ritchie, "GNU's Not UNIX" - Richard Stallman
mkswap -f <swapfile>
make any difference?
No difference !
Now, I use uswsusp to hibernate, but when I turn-on my computer, I find my computer as I didn't use hibernate !!
the new contenents of /boot/grub/grub.cfg are post in this link http://pastebin.mozilla.org/1859526
the contenent of /etc/suspend.conf :
#snapshot device = /dev/snapshot
resume offset = 2367488
resume device = /dev/sda6
#image size = 350000000
#suspend loglevel = 2
#compute checksum = y
#compress = y
#encrypt = y
#early writeout = y
#splash = y
/etc/default/grub :
I regenerated /boot/grub/grub.cfg !!and I used
mkinitcpio -p linux
I don't know how to resilve this problem
what should I do ??
I have not used uswsusp, but that it did not work with your first method is also strange.
What is the filesystem of /dev/sda6 ?
Maybe you are missing an "insmod" for that in grub.
What's the underlying filesystem? I'll mention that btrfs doesn't actually support swapfiles: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php … p_files.3F
my file system is ext3
I resolved the problem by making a new partition for swapping, and I use pm-hibernate
now I have one problem, when I try to suspend
[user@arch ~]$ s2ram
KMS graphics driver is in use, skipping quirks.
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my file system is ext3
I resolved the problem by making a new partition for swapping, and I use pm-hibernate
Good that works then, but still strange the first method with the swapfile you tried did not.
now I have one problem, when I try to suspend
[user@arch ~]$ s2ram
KMS graphics driver is in use, skipping quirks.
If it just is noted in the pm-suspend.log but the machine suspends fine, then I would see it as an information.
In what way is it a problem?
In what way is it a problem?
after boot , pm-suspend works very good, then after resume ,when I use it , it suspend for 2 or three seconds and it resumes automaticly !!
Ok, that's no good then. Have you had a look at the troubleshooting issues: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pm … om_suspend
for starters?
Share with us your graphics driver/chip, maybe also a relevant lines of the resume part in the pm-suspend.log when it failed. Any other errors in there apart from the KMS skipping quirks?
I uploaded the first 171 lines in suspend.log
Nothing unusual in there that I see, although you seem to have some configurations since then I would suppose ...
To me those lines look like your pc resumed fine on 9th September just after a lunch break. It did not?
I forgot XD , this file contains 19851 line , the last 181 lines are posted here http://pastebin.mozilla.org/1861115
I can't understand , if you read it , you will find success .... success success, perhaps it susspend 2 ram successfully but it resume without my permession !
What you posted now looks like a hibernate, not a suspend. Something might be mixed up there, if you say that is supposed to be the suspend2ram.
Further there is an error you can follow up:
Unloading kernel module button.../usr/lib/pm-utils/functions: ligne89: log : commande introuvable
if modprobe -r "$1"; then
touch "${STORAGEDIR}/module:$1"
return 0
log "# could not unload '$1', usage count was $2"
return 1
it says that log was not found. and I don't think that this is a problem
but you have reason suspend is not montionned at all in this file, I'm sure that I suspended to ram (I can make differance ^^) , perhaps pm-suspend can't writes its log !!
_rmmod() { if modprobe -r "$1"; then touch "${STORAGEDIR}/module:$1" return 0 else log "# could not unload '$1', usage count was $2" return 1 fi }
it says that log was not found. and I don't think that this is a problem
but you have reason suspend is not montionned at all in this file, I'm sure that I suspended to ram (I can make differance ^^) , perhaps pm-suspend can't writes its log !!
I have a different opinion:
1. It is a double-problem that "log" was not found, Why would the script be in that "else" bracket? To log that the unloading of module $1 failed.
2. It is a log about hibernate because it says so all over the place. Compare your two pastebins to see the difference. Besides again it is old: October 2 was last Friday. You probably got the wrong log again - log problem or not.
Try this to look at the last 200 lines of it
tail -n 200 /var/log/pm-suspend.log |more
Troubleshooting the reason behind suspend/resume-problems can be pretty tiresome.
I think you should take more time to gather the information. Also you suddenly changed thread topic, which is fine, but you did so without providing information about how you configured everything around pm-utils - compare it to how you provided the relevant information for your initial question regarding swapfile.
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