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This is the REAL story behind the short-shorts! By Scott Mackintosh.
I did something spontaneous a week ago today. I am shocked how fast things can spread via social media. And even more surprised how fast the story has changed in just ONE week. Within 24 hours of my wife and children posting THIS photo ….we were being told it had gone viral. My kids were using terms an old dad like me is not familiar with, such as; 70,000 reposts on tumblr, favorited on twitter, re-tweated, shared etc… Friends were reporting they were seeing it posted on Buzzfeed, Redneck sites and other random sites, most have the story a bit twisted, so to set the record straight…..
This is the REAL story behind the short-shorts!
I know the world has varying degrees of what is modest and what is not when it comes to clothing. In our family we have pretty definite modesty guidelines; No midriffs or low-cut shirts, no short-shorts, short skirts and we even go as far as saying no sleeveless shirts unless playing sports or on the beach. Having raised four daughters and three sons, I'm a bit protective. Some may call me old fashion, but I call it "A Dad who loves his daughters" (and sons too) I know some of you may be rolling your eyes and that's okay, my daughter does it all the time.
I'm a firm believer that the way we dress sends messages about us, and it influences the way we and others act. (okay okay – I'm the first to admit I look like a redneck and I may say "crick" instead of "creek") But that's beside the point. My teenage daughter day after day continues to wear clothing that I, as her father, feel is inappropriate and immodest. Her mother and I feel the same about the importance of dressing modest. With that said, let's move onto the night of the happening …….
In an effort to try to spend time with just the family we reserve our Monday evenings for just that. On this particular Monday, we decided to go out to eat (something we had not done in a very long time) and made plans for after dinner to use our pass-of-all passes to go miniature golfing at Trafalga, a nearby "fun center". I heard my wife ask our daughter if she would please change into some longer shorts before leaving. She said "NO!" Instead of turning her response and disrespectful attitude into a major battle, I decided to make a small statement on how her short-shorts maybe aren't as "cute" as she thinks!
I ran into my bedroom as the family was loading into the car. I grabbed some scissors and cut some old worn out pants into a set of short-shorts with the ends of the pockets hanging out the bottom. There was only about an inch of material below the crotch of the shorts. To add frosting to the cake, I looked down and noticed a shirt that my older daughter had given me for Father's Day. At the time I thought "where the heck would I ever wear this?" Wow! I just found the perfect moment! I was a bit worried about going through with this, but felt that it was "OKAY" to make this statement in the privacy of our own home. I was certain that when my daughter saw me, that would be as far as it would have to go to make the point.
As I walked out to the car I could see my daughter and my son in the back seat with their heads down focused on their phones…needless to say they didn't even notice. I stood by the open driver's side door for a minute and even spoke to them, but their faces stayed focused on their phones, they didn't even glance up. They had no clue of how I was dressed. I then walked about 50 feet in front of the car to meet my wife as she was walking back from feeding our animals. Why was my wife feeding the animals when our kids that should be doing it? It was her plan to give me time to walk around to let my daughter notice me, and we would THEN both go into the house to change and be on our way. THAT was what we THOUGHT was going to happen!
My wife said, "What did they think?" I told her that they hadn't even noticed, but I was certain they had by now. As I returned to the car, it was evident that their faces were still glued to their phones and had no idea of the spectacle that stood before them. Well, I had a decision to make. This little plotted scheme did not get noticed, therefore my thinking that this would end at home, quickly changed to… "I guess we're taking it to the road now."
As we were driving and nearly to the Hibachi House restaurant, I heard a camera sound. I looked to see what had just happened at the same time that my wife was being addressed by my children saying; "Why are you taking a picture of Dad?" Immediately my son said "Oh my gosh, look at dad!" My daughter who was in the back seat was unable to see what the fuss was all about UNTIL we arrived at the restaurant and I stepped out of the car.
My daughter gave me a disgusted look and said, "Why are you dressed like that?" I replied, "Apparently short-shorts are pretty darn cute, so let's go." She quickly added in a semi-horrified voice, "Oh, I don't care, it's you that's going to be embarrassed."
As we entered the restaurant we were greeted by many funny looking stares from a slightly small crowd. "Wow, at least it is a small group that I am making a fool of myself in front of" I thought. Then realized we knew two of the people. They laughed and said they couldn't wait to tell our son-in-law what they had just seen. I gave a quick explanation. They laughed. My son, daughter and wife took a couple of pictures and posted them to social media. We ate dinner and it wasn't a big deal.
My daughter didn't seem to care however like I had hoped she would, so the question to myself was, "Do I let it fail or take it to the next level?" Take it to the next level of course!
"OK, let's go miniature golfing" I said. The family laughed that I might just go through with that we had planned to do before dressing like a spectacle.
As we arrived to the small amusement park, we were met with many stares and pointing fingers as I walked through the lobby and to the miniature golf area. I tried to keep up with my daughter who had expressed that it didn't bother her, but was not about to let me stay very close to her as we walked through the crowded room. Once we got our clubs and were waiting in line for our turn to start, a couple of girls were "acting" like one was taking a picture of the other when in fact they were lining themselves up for a "Kodak Moment" …of Me! My daughter then being bold said, "If you want a picture of him, just ask, I am sure he won't mind." They were embarrassed and continued to act like that wasn't what they were doing.
Amongst all of the pointing and strange looks, we had a wonderful night of miniature golf and then headed for Artic Circle for milk shakes. As I pulled into a stall, my daughter said, "Uh, no! We are NOT going in!" I said "Sure we are, let's go!" "No!" She said, "Let's go through the drive up." We went in, but she stayed in the car. She had had enough and did not want to go through any further embarrassment.
There was no "Dad I get it" or "Dad you're the best…. thanks for that awesome lesson." I don't think my object lesson of "modest is hottest" made the statement I had intended, but no matter if social media gets the story mixed up and out of sorts, my daughter will always know that her dad loves her and cares about her enough to make a fool out of himself to make a point.
UPDATE 9/5/13: KSL News picked up the story and interviewed Scott LIVE on Browser 5.0. Click here to watch the news segment.
My daughter Kelsey made this video that shows WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!
And click HERE to watch the many TV interviews – Going Viral!

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What would cause someone to abandon the very thing that saved their life? How could someone who would've given everything up for what they believed... give up what they believed in order to gain nothing? My name is Aaron and this is my conversion and de-conversion story.
The Beginning
Being raised as a Lutheran in suburban America was a great way to grow up. My mom and dad loved me and poured a ton of love and great things into my life. I'm thankful for the chapel services, memory verses, and message of grace that was taught to me growing up. My Christian upbringing would lend a helping hand to the drama to follow in my teen years.
I was always an intense drama and threw myself into everything wholeheartedly... well... that I really felt like doing anyway.
Before Christianity
By age 15, I began the momentum of my flirtation with the drug world. 'Pot never killed anyone. OK. Inhale it through this Mountain Dew bottle, huh? Whatever.' I didn't get high the first or second time. Somehow this only made me more curious as to what they were all laughing at and it built up a little determination to really figure it out.
So it started small, as most things seem to, but the once a month or so turned into once a week, then day, then at lunch at school and at work too. Then...I got bored so it was time for the next frontier.
I would go on to do a couple hundred hits of LSD over the next several years. Unless you walked in those shoes, you can't come close to imagine the insanity that never ceased. Standing numb there laughing in the campfire amidst the smell of your leg hairs burning, being terrifyingly convinced that you were dead and no one could see you, seeing crazy hallucinations, driving like an animal only to spin out into the other lane around the 15mph curve 'cause you were doing 90, and on and on and on.
All of this excess was bound to lead to emptiness, desperation, and defeat.
Out of the World
There were no angels singing hallelujah, no one else with me, and really no peace that first night that I prayed since I was a child. 'God, I know I haven't talked to you for years, but I need you to get me out of this.' Nothing changed the next morning or even the next month for that matter, but my desire to get out had surfaced.
Over the next year or so would prove to be some of the hardest, but sweetest months of cyclical failures mixed with glorious restorations. No program, church, book, mentor, or friend was there to lead me out of the mess I'd made. It was me and God working it out on our own. That voice of truth within me would eventually come to be known as the only thing of reality in my experience.
Into Christianity
I began reading the book of Proverbs in the summertime for 10 minutes a day before work and not because I was told to, but because I just wanted to. The little 'nuggets of truth and wisdom' were encapsulating. Needless to say as things progressed I eventually would become (in my mind) a Christian force to be reckoned with. I delved into the study of the validity of the bible and other logical reasons to believe. RC Sproul, Josh McDowell, and others would hold some of the most glorious arguments for Christ that I'd ever heard. The summer mission projects were an avenue to hundreds of conversations with all kinds about the gospel message of Jesus Christ. I felt unstoppable on my mission for Christ as I led Bible studies, preached door to door, and discipled other men in their walks with God. I used to scoff at the street preachers shouting from park benches... now I was one. Preaching the good news of faith in Jesus being the only way to God to thousands of people can really solidify the faith of a Christian. I prayed the sinner's prayer with more people than I can remember and it was never a religious conviction. I knew what God had done in my life and my absolute love for Him and my desire to share this awesome truth compelled me at the most sincere heart level. I loved Jesus with everything I was. He saved my life from all the death and despair that bounded me.
I desired full time ministry and felt a call to eventually go. Music had become one of my greatest loves. Writing songs, playing guitar, singing and leading worship provided refreshment every time I played. Things just opened up for me naturally in this area and I was blessed to have recorded three CDs and sold about 1500 or so of them. It wasn't Christian music as I saw it, but an intimate portrait of my relationship with God. Quitting my full time job three weeks after returning from our honeymoon probably didn't excite my father-in-law, but I had to do what was in my heart. I guess I would advise anyone that was going to go into full time music ministry to have at least one or two gigs lined up before you up and quit your job (unless of course, you have a huge stash). Needless to say, my wife had this terrible habit of sleeping indoors and eating at least three times each day. I went back to work.
Hitting a Wall
The next several years spent pursuing material success were driven by a 'vision from God' and fueled by positive thinking books and tapes. The 'positive thinking' scene and church aided this 'future millionaire for God' that was motivated by a passion to advance the kingdom of God. However, I only lasted several years running the 16-18 hour work days that were power packed with everything I could do to 'make it work.' But, I only ended up at another dead end that would lead to another year in professional counseling to be added to the three years or so that I went through in years past where I worked through the emotional issues connected with all the drugs, violence, and self-abuse.
Freedom was not in pleasure pursuits. I tried that.
Freedom was not in pursuing success (even if 'under the anointing'). I tried that.
By now I knew that truth makes a person free, so I continued on in my quest. Destroyed inside, yes, but my desperation would lead to that which I never permanently found in the world or my faith. Both are temporary and both fail, even if someone never experiences it until death. Even most Christians would agree that they both end in death. (Faith isn't necessary or possible on planet heaven.) If you see, there's no need for faith. My death came before the death of the physical body.
So this desperation brought on by the collapse of all my dreams and desires had one pursuit... one question...
Who Am I?
Where to find the answer to this all consuming question of mine was obvious... the Bible.
Over the next several years I pressed into my faith with an all consuming focus and laser eye that I didn't know was capable within a man. I had a key to the apostolic church that we attended and I used it every morning to unlock the door so I could have a sacred place to pray and work it out with God. The prayers were accompanied by short and long fasts that seemed to really tune in the transmissions from God. My studying the Bible 30-40 hours a week would be the road to the pure and ultimate freedom I sought, but...
It didn't come in the form any of my Christian peers would expect.
The season of discovering my identity in Christ was by far the most revolutionizing study that I believe can be done if a Christian seeks growth in their walk. In my brokenness, I decided to stand and believe the words that pointed me to who I am. Most Christians spend more time explaining the Bible than they do believe it (by my experiential observation anyway).
Most every verse dealing with this new creation (not upgraded model) person that I was... was written in the present tense. There was no waiting for planet heaven someday. I realized that the promises were for now. I actually started to see Jesus for who the New Testament writers saw him to be and I actually swallowed the verses that said that...
- I'm a new creature
- I am a Son of God
- I am a brother of Christ
- I have a divine nature
- Jesus had a God... even after the resurrection
- Jesus was begotten (i.e. had a beginning)
- There is only one throne that the Father, Jesus, and me all sit on
- I am a god
- I am a king
- I am a lord
- If 'I' died and his life is lived through me, then I'm Christ
This is where the great divide happened in my journey out of Christianity. I discovered that I was not only 'not separated' from God, but I was 'not separate' from God. Unification, 'Thee in me and I in Thee.' But... most of the Christian community can't seem to lose the idea that they are 'only' a 'sinner saved by grace.' It was pretty clear to this Bible-believing born again man.
Out of Christianity
I asked every question all over again and the confidence I had gained from the love of the Spirit fearlessly propelled me to look into everything I felt led to. The same voice that led me out of the ashes of death and despair was faithful and I trusted and knew that voice to be more sure than every thing, thought, or even idea. The most basic assumptions were called into question. My motto was 'The truth will stand through every challenge presented to it.' Though my Christian companions would agree with this motto intellectually, few (if any) put this claim to the rigorous tests I had presented. Maybe the full time and trained ordained ministers that I was associated with had asked and could answer the 180+ questions that I had listed in my questionnaire about the most simple and basic tenets of Christian interpretation of scripture, but their astounded reaction to my submission didn't give me that impression.
Sure, I got some intellectual explanations as to why this and why that, but no matter what the answer, I seemed to have at least three scriptures that would contradict the explanation. The reason for so many denominations was beginning to become clear.
It's really pretty easy. Whenever someone gets trapped by the contradicting verses in the bible, all they have to do take the verse that fits their world view literally and then explain the other's 'deeper meaning' or 'what it really means.' This can become quite a magnificently creative process. They use the 'original language' or 'other versions' of the bible or any other 'logical' reasoning that is first filtered through their faith. Rarely is the response, 'Hey, good question, maybe my doctrinal stance is incorrect.'
See, religious (and other) world views are like a foundational floor that is held up by many stations that carry the load of the intellectual structure or doctrine. If someone sees and investigates a crack in one of the stations, the first column may collapse. It isn't unheard of for doctrinal positions to change by the taking down and rebuilding of columns. It seems that if you continue to drill down and down and even further down in seeking to discover the core that every column crumbles in the round-robin game that the seeker finds themselves playing.
Key Question in the Search for Truth: Can All of What I Believe to be True Fit Together and Never Contradict Itself?
For example: Regarding Identity... 'I am a sinner' and 'I am a new creature that is united and one with Christ' and 'Christ is holy and has no sin.' Let's do some simple algebra...
'I'A, 'Christ'B, and 'Sinner'C.
Due to the fact that "...he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit" (1 Corinthians 6:17) and the countless other verses showing union as in 'one,' then AB. Therefore, if B does not equal C, then A cannot equal C either. It is therefore impossible for an authentic Christian to be a... C-Sinner.
So, if you're 'united with Christ', it is impossible for you to be a sinner saved by grace, unless of course you're very confused about who you are as a Christian. The only other option is that if AC and AB, then BC... and I don't think you'll find too many Christians who will proclaim Christ to be a sinner. (As an aside for you Christians... can you look into your heart where Christ is seated and into the heavenly places where you are seated with him and please tell me where you end and God begins?)
Anyway... this is only a nano-hint as to the simple and reasonable applications of what would seem to be a reasonable mindset in any other respectable field of discovery. As this kind of recognition continued, all of the columns began to crumble... one doctrine after another. This process can take quite a toll emotionally, but just on the other side of the destruction was the freedom that I was after.
It wasn't long until I stopped even calling myself a Christian. As I saw it, the Father that I knew would never eternally torment someone for unbelief as is prophesied to occur by most Christians. This confidence of knowing 'my Father' and my absolute union with his divine nature that I had received (put the rocks down, Christian, and read your bible... 2 Peter 1:4) gave me the confidence to challenge every single interpretation and assumption made by everyone around me.
When exactly the gospel message turned from 'you are forgiven' to 'you have the opportunity to be forgiven,' I'm not really sure. A little nugget that helped me get closer to what I was looking for was the revelation that we need to ask, 'From whose perspective, God's or man's?' How could Jesus take away the sin of the world, but yet put it back on someone that doesn't believe? Was it eradicated or not?
Parked in front of Krispy Kreme Donuts, tears of repentance flowed down my cheeks. Listening to Acts 10 on mp3, it hit me....
And the vision told him, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common." This man Cornelius who worshiped Peter upon his arrival was seen by God as cleansed... BEFORE he ever even heard the gospel message and believed one stinkin' part of it. The scales fell from my eyes and I saw that God considered everyone cleansed. Period. If that was God's perspective, I was going to see the same thing. That was when I started to realize that I wasn't given an 'extra' grace of some election that has no choice but to produce the fruit of separation that contaminates the majority of Christian minds today. I realized that we all were one family. (Back 'er down Christian, I hear the arguments. 'But what is salvation then if not forgiveness?')
The only way it could be reconciled with me at the time was that God has the true perspective and we as man have our experience. In order to experience this forgiveness, repentance was necessary. Then the question comes up about the judgment of eternal damnation. Well, I would've said, 'You show me a judge that forces someone into solitary confinement in a maximum prison for life after someone paid his fine in full because he didn't believe it was or needed to be paid and I'll show you the picture of the modern Christian's God.'
'Though they are evil', they'd free the prisoner and throw that judge in jail for pulling a rotten stunt like that.
I entered a realm where I began to see with 'the single eye' that Christ said would fill everything with light. My eye was beginning to see the oneness of all things. I was beginning to see that if it all came out of God, then it was all the substance of God Itself. (by the way... if God is omnipresent which means 'everywhere,' how can anyone be separated from God by being put in hell?)
After reading enough scripture, I began to suspect that the claims of inerrancy couldn't be true. This was all confirmed for me when I did everything I could to reconcile the different resurrection accounts in the 4 gospels. So, if I may digress... here's a challenge to all the Christians pounding the drum of inerrancy. ..
First, take each gospel and label every event with a letter (i.e. 'Mary goes to tomb'A, etc.) Then put all four of them together and watch as the 'miraculous and divine harmony' appears before you. Finally, once you've got them all together, make a list of everything that would have to be true for your sequence to work. If this all seems a bit daunting or if the response to the inability to do this is 'hey, it's just different people's perspectives of the same event and if we had all the missing details it would make sense. God just values our simple faith even without all the facts,' then all I have to say is... 'No, it's not JUST different people's perspectives; it is supposed to be the INERRANT WORD OF GOD. And if the resurrection is so paramount within God's world view and he loved us and wanted us to know the truth and God would know that this simple analysis would be done by simple and logical people, than why did He use words (it's not MAN'S WORD remember) that would make no sense. If He did, but we have to take 10 years of Greek and study Jewish and Roman history for 20 years to understand all the nuances, then I ask.... Who then can ever know the truth? I guess we could just trust the 'educated man.' This advice really sounds like it would come from Jesus, huh? No. The message of Christianity is supposed to be simple... so maybe I was just too complex to figure it out. I guess all the Christians can send a FWD email out to all their Christian brothers and sisters to pray for me every day until this and the other couple of hundred major contradictions can come into clear view or can just stop making any difference. Or... just advise me to close my eyes and hit the 'just have faith, God is a mystery' button.
OK... back to the story.
I'll never forget the morning of the day it came crashing down. I woke up around 3:30 in the morning and continued my struggle to reconcile the accounts for an additional 4 hours. By 7:30, I jumped into my car on the peak of mad insanity as I watched it crumble and I wailed with anguished tears... 'WHAT HAPPENED!?!?!' I drove off and I wept and asked Him... 'Did you rise from the dead or not?' The response in my heart was shocking... 'I NEVER DIED.'
The voice that was leading me for all those years was certainly not a resurrected god/man who was begotten 2000+ years ago. It was some other mystery that I thought was a god somewhere out in the cosmos that had the ability to talk to everyone simultaneously and with everyone individually. He was on another mystery planet picking out curtains for my new house that we built leading people to Jesus.
I took my discoveries and train of thought regarding the resurrection accounts to an ordained minister who basically responded with a, 'Man, I don't really know. I wish I had more time to look into it, but I'm pretty busy.' Honestly, I totally appreciate his honest and frank comment. 'I don't really know' is more often than not the best answer.
The circular reasoning and myriad of contradictions were overwhelming to me when I tried to really put it all together. Every man had a perspective and interpretation and I could understand all of the frames that they were looking through, but I couldn't get ever get a solid hold on anything. It was slipping away into the nothing that it really is.
As questions persisted with those around me, it was never too far into it that their inability to give a sound and congruent explanation that didn't contradict with something that they'd said five minutes beforehand; they stepped back, and punted with 'it's about faith.' I had no choice but to interpret this as 'the mystery of truths presented in the Bible just need to be believed and not understood.' I will never be able to accept such an answer from any person or any book that claims to have 'the truth' and 'the answer.' If I can't even understand the simplest claims of Christianity through arduous and diligent study, how can I believe that it's real?
There are a couple of books more, but I must wrap this thing up. How did I come to be an atheist? There are many reasons, but the crux of how it crystallized with me was simple.
Back Into the World, but Free
Once the union of all things settled in... this God personality disappeared. If this so called omnipresent and all powerful God was infinite, then a personality separate and apart from anything is impossible. If infinity is everywhere, then it ceases to exist and therefore everything can be contained within this environment of infinity of no thing. To give you a visual... if everything was white then white would cease to exist for white can only be known because it is not something else. If it was always day, there wouldn't be any daytime. It is only night that gives us the ability to have day. If this God is infinite, then there is no distinction and without distinction there can be no definition and without definition the Christian God is dead for the Christian can never say one thing about God's distinct character and what 'He' is or is not like. Infinity excludes nothing... even the 'unbeliever.'
With infinity we have the environment for everything, an infinite individual separated and apart from the infinity is impossible.
The concept of the Christian God, let alone a God at all, is simply impossible to me. And if the answer that 'He' is beyond our understanding and logic, then even if 'He' does exist, it is clear that I can never know 'Him' and I am forever lost.
What About Christianity?
Christians await anxiously the day when their god named Jesus returns to take their luckily elected souls to eternal bliss and simultaneously judge and banish 99% of all mankind that has ever lived (many of whom will be their family and people they work with) to a realm of eternal torment and suffering. If you have any memories in heaven of your life on earth, then heaven is impossible. Could you live in eternal bliss with the memory of your spouse, children, or grandma frying in hell? Who knows? Maybe you'll just forget everything and this life was predetermined from the foundation of the world only for the purpose of creating billions of souls... for most to fry and the vast minority to be in eternal bliss. This just doesn't seem like the God that I was serving throughout my Christian journey.
I can't believe that most, if many, Christians really realize the whole impact of what they say that they believe because I think most, if not all, have the best intentions and a good heart. If they realized what they were saying, their heart would reject it altogether.
As a child, it's harmless and perhaps beneficial to believe that Santa Claus is real, but there comes a time to grow up and see reality. The Christian belief system gave me something to hang on to and if I didn't believe it, it wouldn't have worked. My true heart devoured the imaginations of Christianity. Truly... death was swallowed up by life.
I don't claim to know anything anymore. The path to what I would call truth today was more about losing than it was gaining. It was more about letting go than holding on. It was more about being OK with not knowing than knowing. I worked so hard to hang onto everything, but I lost the will to need to know and in this not knowing, I found freedom. In the emptiness, I was fulfilled.
I can't explain all the mysteries of life. I simply know that convincing me to believe in a 'god' again would be like trying to convince Stephen Hawking that our galaxy is the only one that exists. Impossible... he may not understand all of what the Universe is, but he does know what it is not limited to.


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It's partly the florid language that makes me and some other Westerners uneasy.
"Arizona, the New Frontier! Armed with an abundance of sunlight, Arizona is the land of sunshine and opportunity."
That palaver could have been lifted from a 19th Century swindler's sheet, written to separate greenhorns from their golden coins. But, in fact, I just cut-and-pasted it from the Bureau of Land Management's current website. The BLM controls vast areas of the West, (68% of Nevada, 40% of Utah, 17% of Arizona) and is pitching the opportunities for "solar development companies, or 'prospectors'" in the old New Frontier of the American Southwest.
Yesterday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (who oversees the BLM) designated 670,000 acres in six Western states as Solar Energy Study Areas. The Las Vegas Sun described these tracts of BLM desert lands as being "on a fast track for development" as giant solar power farms. To ensure that permits are issued quickly, Salazar announced that the BLM will open four new offices in California, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming.
Now, I know we need to kick our addiction to fossil-fuel. And I also believe that using renewable energy sources like solar and getting serious about energy conservation are keys to a livable future. But I'm also aware of our history of "development" — the Western spin-cycle of boom and bust, hope and despair, professed love of the land and simultaneous destruction of it.
Sandy Bahr knows all of this, too. But, she says, "Maybe this time we can get it right."
Bahr is the director of the Sierra Club's Grand Canyon chapter, an organization which was working on land use issues before Arizona was a state. "We don't need to get into those old conflicts this time," she says.
There's plenty of "disturbed" land in the West, she points out. Why not build renewable energy power plants on the scars left by the old polluting ones? Why not recycle abandoned agricultural land that should never have been cultivated and let solar power companies buy water-depleting farms and use that land (some forms of solar power plants are water intensive, but still need less than agriculture)?
Transmission lines, which can interfere with migrating wildlife, don't have to be a problem either, Bahr says. Route them alongside freeways, which already prevent animals from crossing.
There are cultural and human rights issues to consider, as well.
During a BLM sponsored public hearing on solar development in California in 2008, Carmen Lucas, a member of the Kumeyaay Nation, told the Bureau that before anything was built in his area, someone from the Kumeyaay community would need to examine the area to make sure it wasn't an ancient burial site. The "need for speed," he told the BLM, must not be allowed to trump Native people's rights.
Over the next several months, the BLM will be making siting decisions for these new solar mega-plants. That, says Bahr, is when we'll see how committed to meaningful change the nation really is.
Osha Gray Davidson covers solar energy for The Phoenix Sun, and is a contributing blogger for Mother Jones. For more of his stories, click here.


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Starting in 2015 the login process for the Powerschool Parent Portal has changed. The new method is called Single Sign-On and it will allow parents and guardians the ability to access multiple student's academic information from one central login.
This new feature will also allow parents and guardians to create their own accounts for students, thus eliminating the need for parents and guardians to share login credentials. Instructions for setting up your new account are available for download, or in video form, below:
Please note: This change does not affect the way student's currently login. That process remains the same.
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PJSC «Krasny Kotelshchik» has been supplying upgraded elements, boiler components of own manufacture (since 1940-s) and boilers of other producers in Russia and the CIS, for boilers made by foreign manufacturers given the documentation is available. It is also possible for the plant to make boiler elements per the designs worked out by other companies or design organizations with their adaptation to manufacture by «Krasny Kotelshchik».
All the components, elements and parts are manufactured according to the normative and technical documents, which are in effect as at the time of manufacture while ensuring that strength requirements are met and all the types and volumes of control and inspection foreseen by the normative and technical documents are exercised.
Upgrades are aimed at increasing reliability, improving key technical characteristics of the components, reducing labor intensity of installation operations.
Designing equipment and its elements as part of the upgrade being conducted. Supply of boiler components, including major components of the boiler island within the framework of the programs for modernization of energy companies.
Engaging specialist organizations and working together with qualified and in good standing sub-contractors and suppliers only, who are in a position to ensure required quality level of performance results within assigned completion dates when performing specialized operations for this particular type of equipment. Engineering support, organizational and technical supervision as well as control over performance of work.


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I'm happy to say that I'm 4 weeks out and hip pain free.
As a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu I've lived the adages, "No Pain No Gain", "Work Through the Pain" and "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body." Over my 18 years in the sport I can count the mornings I didn't have pain easier than the mornings I did.
At 46 I need a knee replacement. I take Celebrex until I can work up the courage for the major surgery. And yes, I still train albeit limited and only with selective partners. Doctors all scratch their heads why I still do it. It's high time I hang up my spurs, they say. Most doctors don't know what BJJ is.
For the past 4 months I've had pain on the side of my hip, right where the drawstring on my gi pants ride. My doctor said it was soft tissue then shrugged and told me I should stop training. Said it was time. Said I wasn't 20 anymore.
That's where Michael Ko, Physical Therapist comes in. He trains and we met on the mat. He offered to help. I shrugged and said arthritis, what can you do? He asked me to let him try. With nothing to lose and everything to gain I popped in for a visit. After asking me to walk and stand and lift he determined that my limited mobility in my knee was causing my hip to compensate, in effect I was dragging my leg behind me. We did stretching but mostly he educated me on how my knee injury, my hip pain and my gait were all related. My pain didn't go away right away. It took about two weeks and some more stretching. Mostly I pay very close attention to when I'm tired and start dragging my leg.
Regardless if you are a world champion or weekend warrior you owe it to your body to stop ignoring the pain and get it fixed. And if you can find a heath care provider who does Jiu-Jitsu it makes it so much easier.
Michael Ko, PT, DPT
Movement IQ Physical Therapy
614 S Brea Blvd
Brea, CA 92821


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About Freehold Cartage Inc.
Freehold Cartage is a specialized carrier serving hazardous and special waste transportation needs throughout the US and Canada since 1962. We also provide transportation of solid waste and recycling for customers based in New Jersey. We are a growth oriented family company and is still owned and operated by the founding family. Our corporate headquarters is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Freehold Cartage is comprised of over 400 people, of which 240 are drivers. By remaining a family oriented company and providing our employees with the best equipment and work environment, our turnover rate consistently remains low. Our philosophy is to provide the very best quality of service to our customers.
FCI has always operated with an exemplary safety record and strict regulatory compliance. We operate a large fleet of stainless steel and fiberglass tank trucks, dry vans, roll off trucks, and front end and rear end solid waste trucks. Our modern fleet equipped with an onboard satellite communications system and operated by professionals is able to transport both containerized and bulk wastes. Team members are trained in independent programs and in-house training utilizing experienced qualified staff members.
Freehold Cartage is currently licensed to transport all types of wastes throughout the US and Canada with $21 million in insurance coverage.
FCI continues to have a stellar reputation in the industry and has many satisfied customers whom we have assisted with their transportation needs.


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(Every week until December 1st we will be making a small Christmas ornament that can be used in our Pocket Advent Calendar. Join us in making all 24 or just pick and choose your favorites.)
We've knit tiny toques and mini mittens for our advent calendar, now let's add a tiny sweater.
This little sweater knits up quickly in one piece. The fun thing is you can personalize the sweaters anyway you want. For the example above, I did a simple colorwork pattern.
A couple years ago, I did one for everyone in my family and duplicate stitched their initials on them.
They looked so cute on all the gifts.
Tiny Knit Sweater Ornament
Download the Tiny Knit Sweater Ornament Pattern
11/30/12 – Ok, this pattern had an embarrassing amount of errors in it, especially in row numbering. I think they are all fixed now. I much have been drinking when I wrote it 😉
Gauge is not really important for this project, but I have given you what I used to make this " sweater. Try it with sock yarn and smaller needles for a really tiny sweater.
Yarn: Worsted Weight
Needles: US size 3
Gauge: 6 stitches per inch
- scissors
- tapestry needle
Required skills:
- knitting and purling
- casting stitches on at the beginning of an existing row
- seaming
- k = knit
- p = purl
Cast on 17 stitches
Row 1: (WS) p1,k1 until end of row (you will end with a p)
Row 2: (RS) k1,p1 until end of row (you will end with a k)
Row 3-17: Work in stockinette starting with a purl row.
Row 18: Cast on 16 stitches, knit across until end
Row 19: Cast on 16 stitches, purl until last 3 stitches, k2, p1.
Row 20: Slip first stitch as if to knit, knit until last 3 stitches, p2, k1
Row 21: Slip first stich as if to purl, purl until last 3 stitches k2, p1
Row 22-23: Repeat rows 20 and 21
Row 24: Slip first stitch as if to knit, k21, bind off 5, knit until last 3 stitches, p2, k1
Row 25: Slip first stitch as if to purl, p21, cast on 5 stitches, purl until last 3 stitches, k2, p1
Rows 26-31: Repeat rows 20 and 21
Row 32: Bind off 16 stitches, knit until last 3 stitches, p2, k1
Row 33: Bind off 16, purl until end
Row 34-47: Work in stockinette
Row 48: k1, work in k1,p1 ribbing until last stitch, k (you will have two knit stitches at the beginning and end of the row.)
Row 49: p1, work in p1,k1 ribbing until last stitch, p (you will have two purl stitches at the beginning and end of the row)
Row 50: Bind off
You will have a piece that looks like this.
Fold the sweater in half, wrong sides facing each other. Seam up each side and under each arm. Attach a length of yarn at the neck for hanging (I also use this length of yarn to neaten up the neckline.)
Copyright 2012 Kathy Lewinski
Do not sell, duplicate for distribution or teach this pattern without permission.
© 2005 – 2012 Kathy Lewinski & Susan Cornish


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Punctual! Precise! Cost-effective!
That is what our customers have valued most about us over the years - since 1991, to be precise.
This was the year that Wolpert Modell- und Formenbau GmbH was founded - the beginning of a true success story. From these humble beginnings, a powerful group has grown, which currently consists of eight highly specialised, independent companies with over 350 employees, generating around 60 million euros in revenue. We manufacture prototype and serial production tools as well as production parts.
WOLPERT Modell- und Formenbau GmbH
Bretzfeld-Schwabbach - Germany
- Plastic injection moulding tools
- Prototypes & serial production
- Short & special production series
- Processing of two types of plastics
- Hybrid parts: Plastic with metal inserts
BECKENBACH Formen- und Modellbau GmbH
Schönau - Germany
- Multi-components
- Car body sealing systems
- Glass encapsulation
- Interior systems
BECKERT Modell- und Formenbau GmbH
Bad Friedrichshall - Germany
- Model and mould construction
- Injection moulding tools & serial production moulds
- Interior fixture construction
- Tool service "Maintenance Plus"
KW Karosseriewerke Weinsberg GmbH
Bretzfeld-Schwabbach - Germany
- Drawing and stamping tools
- Embossing, cutting and punching tools
- Follow-on composite tools, one-off tools
- Serial production of thick and thin sheet metal
- Machining of tools with a unit weight
WOLPERT Automotive GSW
Wroclaw- Poland
- Complex welding assemblies
- Stamped and moulded parts
- Follow-on composite parts
- Number of units: 1-100,000 units
- Drawn parts
PROTECH GmbH & Co. KG
Bad Friedrichshall - Germany
- Inspection gauges, test equipment, test gauges
- Measurement adaptors, workpiece jigs
- Fixtures according to customer specifications
- Inspections with final measuring reports
- Inspection of gauge capabilities
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Passive 12" 2-Way, Full-Range Karaoke Loudspeaker
Continuing JBL Entertainment's iconic heritage in karaoke speakers and audio performance, the JBL KP8052 is a premium 12" passive, high-output, full-range loudspeaker for KTV applications and installations. The speaker follows in the footsteps of its predecessor—the KP6052—as it features excellent vocal and bass performance and JBL's standard of reliability in a reimagined, modern, sleek design.
Featuring JBL's signature KTV tuning, the KP8052 delivers the legendary sound that karaoke-goers and venue owners know and love. In addition to outstanding audio quality, the KP8052 features a fresh, striking form factor that matches the rest of the KP G2 Series. With this uniform look, you can mix and match models from across the portfolio to create a premium KTV system. Plus, the KP8052 includes a rotatable, illuminated JBL Entertainment logo, which allows you to showcase the presence of the renowned JBL brand in your venue. Altogether, with pristine audio and striking aesthetics, the KP8052 enhances KTV venues and provides a memorable karaoke experience.


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It's time for another patch day, SUPEE-7405 for Magento 1.x is out and the list of fixes is long: https://magento.com/security/patches/supee-7405
After the experience with the last patches, I have to ask again: what are the possible problems when applying the patch and what do I need to consider?
Lots of XSS issues were fixed again, so I expect to patch custom themes manually. Anything else? Are there backward incompatible changes?


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How do I renounce my citizenship?
If you're an Irish citizen living abroad and you want to apply for citizenship of another country, you may need to renounce your Irish citizenship.
You can renounce your Irish citizenship if:
- You are over 18 years of age
- You live outside the State
- You are, or are about to become, a citizen of another country
You need to:
- Complete a declaration of alienage Form 13
- Get your declaration witnessed (there's a list of acceptable witnesses on your form)
- Submit your form to Immigration Service Delivery.


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Newbury Roof Moss Removal
Titan Roofers is a professional and local roof cleaning and coating company in Newbury RG14 and the surrounding areas.
Over time your property's roof tiles or roof slates are exposed to a variety or harsh weather conditions including rain, wind, snow, frost, UV damage and more. The effects of weathering and pollution not only spoil the aesthetic appearance of your property but can cause roof tiles to become porous after about 20 years.
This leads to the formation of moss, fungus, algae, lichens and moisture retention, which in turn increases weight and stress on the roof structure. Soiled roofing in Newbury can also cause a build-up of rainwater, allowing this to penetrate below the overlaps and ruin the watertight qualities of the surface.
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A build-up of moss on your roof is not only visually unappealing, but it can also cause significant damage by pushing tiles out of place and even boring into roofing materials, leaving your roof susceptible to further damage from strong weather conditions.
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Moss and algae can spread quickly over roofs, especially if they are often shaded. Once moss has grown, it will spread, causing harm to your roof as it grows. Moss will grow its roots into the granules of your roof tiles, loosening them, giving them a higher chance to fall off and making them a safety hazard.
Cleaning and removing the moss and algae from your roof is a great precautionary measure to stop damage to the tiles, reduce the likelihood of leaks and prolong the life of your roof.
If your property is prone to growing moss it is good practice to get a regular roof clean. Moss can increase the chances of frost damage to the roof ridge mortar and roof tiles as moss holds moisture which freezes and expands in winter. Moss also blocks gutters and downpipes which can cause gutter flooding.
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We set the clocks ahead for daylight savings and many of us woke up to a darker sky feeling sluggish thanks to a one hour loss of sleep. If you hit the snooze, pulled the covers up over your head still feeling bummed out about your waistline, bank account, career or love life, you're not alone. Despite more daylight our worries will still be there. So how do we spring into spring, a season that's all about new beginnings and rebirth? For practical ways, to cultivate optimism in our lives we turned to Dr. Sanam Hafeez, a NYC based licensed clinical psychologist, teaching faculty member at the prestigious Columbia University Teacher's College and the founder and Clinical Director of Comprehensive Consultation Psychological Services who shares these tips and tools.
- Focus on the good.
"A daily exercise I often have my patients do is keep an appreciation or gratitude journal. When you focus on all the things to be happy for in your life then more great things come. Think generally and use your senses. What do you appreciate seeing, smelling, touching, tasting, listening to? Write it down. Within a few weeks you'll train the mind to pivot to an appreciate thought when a negative thought comes," explains Dr. Hafeez.
- Make plans.
Making plans to see relatives, to see a new exhibit a movie or to travel gets our mind moving forward towards something positive that we can be hopeful and optimistic about. Dr. Hafeez suggests making plans to do 3 things per month for the next 3 months. "Choose things that you know will bring you joy and then go do them! Feeling excited about what is coming and talking about how fun it will be keeps us optimistic and forward moving," says Dr. Hafeez.
- Control what you can, delegate the rest!
We get pessimistic and worry about the worst possible outcomes when we realize that we cannot control every detail. This leads to anxiety and an even stronger feeling of having to control conditions, and even others. According to Dr. Hafeez, this is a trap. "Figure out what needs to get done. What actions you can take. Then let go of anything else that is beyond your control with faith that everything will turn out fine. Envision the desired outcome," advises Dr. Hafeez.
- Limit your news watching and avoid it before bed.
"There is a very common pattern I see people falling into," says Hafeez. "People awaken and immediately reach for their smartphone for news headlines. They then turn on the TV news as background noise. They listen to news in their cars, have news alerts going off on their phones all day, catch the evening news and then the 11pm news before bed. No wonder they're less optimistic! What you choose to look at will impact your mood. Remember, good news doesn't get ratings," she adds.
- Don't snooze. Instead just breathe.
When the alarm goes off give yourself a few minutes to just lie there, eyes closed focused on your breathing. Breathe in counting to 4 and then breathe out. Do a mental scan of your entire body from head to toe thanking your cells for restoring you as you slept. "Deep breathing is a form of meditation and in the morning, you have a small window of opportunity to decide what kind of day you want it to be," says Dr. Hafeez.
- Distract yourself with something that requires focus.
The key here is to pick something you truly enjoy doing and do it daily. It can be painting, coloring, yoga, a 20-minute walk or jog, listening to music and dancing around your living room. "When you are fully engaged in something, you can't ruminate which leads to pessimism," explains Dr. Hafeez.
- Make feeling good top priority.
When you commit to feeling good you instantly start to think more optimistically. According to Dr. Hafeez, when you're mindful of your own negativity and shift to a better feeling positive thought you feel powerful. You'll feel like you can conquer anything when you can master your own mindset.
Dr. Sanam Hafeez PsyD is a NYC based licensed clinical psychologist, teaching faculty member at the prestigious Columbia University Teacher's College and the founder and Clinical Director of Comprehensive Consultation Psychological Services, P.C. a neuropsychological, developmental and educational center in Manhattan and Queens.
Dr. Hafeez masterfully applies her years of experience connecting psychological implications to address some of today's common issues such as body image, social media addiction, relationships, workplace stress, parenting and psychopathology (bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, etc…). In addition, Dr. Hafeez works with individuals who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), learning disabilities, attention and memory problems, and abuse. Dr. Hafeez often shares her credible expertise to various news outlets in New York City and frequently appears on CNN and Dr.Oz.
Connect with her via twitter @comprehendMind or www.comprehendthemind.com


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Press review: "…this is the most relevant and definitive book available on Internet psychology and required reading for all social scientists." (Doody's Notes)
Over one billion people use the Internet globally. Psychologists are beginning to understand what people do online, and the impact being online has on behaviour. It's making us re-think many of our existing assumptions about what it means to be a social being. For instance, if we can talk, flirt, meet people and fall in love online, this challenges many of psychology's theories that intimacy or understanding requires physical co-presence. "The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology" brings together many of the leading researchers in what can be termed 'Internet Psychology'. Though a very new area of research, it is growing at a phenomenal pace. In addition to well-studied areas of investigation, such as social identity theory, computer-mediated communication and virtual communities, the volume also includes chapters on topics as diverse as deception and misrepresentation, attitude change and persuasion online, Internet addiction, online relationships, privacy and trust, health and leisure use of the Internet, and the nature of interactivity. With over 30 chapters written by experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled, and serves to define this emerging area of research. Uniquely, this content is supported by an entire section covering the use of the Internet as a research tool, including qualitative and quantitative methods, online survey design, personality testing, ethics, and technological and design issues. While it is likely to be a popular research resource to be 'dipped into', as a whole volume it is coherent and compelling enough to act as a single text book. "The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology" is the definitive text on this burgeoning field. It will be an essential resource for anyone interested in the psychological aspects of Internet use, or planning to conduct research using the 'net'.


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Matt Blankman sent over the following excerpt from Greil Marcus's new book on the Doors:
"In the mid-sixties, when the Doors began, when 'Mystery Train' first entered their repertoire, Elvis Presley was a joke. The shocking black leather blues he conjured on national television for his 1968 Christmas special was unimaginable after years of movie travelogues, of hula hoops and shrimp, of a world where a racetrack was just another beach–where, as Elvis himself once put it, he had to beat up guys before he sang to them. But in 1968, when Elvis sang 'One Night' — after climbing mountains and fording rivers all across the frontiers of 'Tryin' To Get To You,' going back again and again to Jimmy Reed's 'Baby What You Want Me To Do' as if it were a talisman of a treasure he couldn't name, each time deepening it, dropping words in search of a rhythm the song didn't even know it wanted and now couldn't live without — what returned was the sense of awe, of disbelief, that greeted him when he first made himself known."
[Illustration by Larry Roibal]


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No Walls Mixtape
It's 1990-something and we've all got that best friend who enriches our lives with their incredible mixtapes. Better than the music itself was the feeling that came with it, knowing just how much effort they had put into it to make it just for you. Well, fast forward to 2019 and your friend Ani has done just that very thing for you! This No Walls Mixtape featuring new stripped-down versions of 16 Ani classics is the perfect musical companion for your first read of her memoir No Walls And The Recurring Dream.
Ani included this note for you: "It's a flight of Ani songs that I took the liberty of revisiting, solo stylie, twenty… (thirty?!) years later, songs that factor (either literally or figuratively) into my memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream. These songs take the same stumbly trip through my formative years that the book takes — except for "To The Teeth." "To The Teeth" has nothing whatsoever to do with the book; I just wanted to include it.
"I am blessed to have three very special guests join me on this otherwise solitary outing. All are musicians I love, people who make appearances in No Walls and the Recurring Dream in some form or another. They are people who have already given me gifts along my journey and now, here is one more."
For the first time in a few decades Ani is releasing her latest effort, the No Walls Mixtape, on cassette for full effect. Not to worry though, if you can't find that old boombox, as the No Walls cassette will come with download code.
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'PCI' stands for Payment Card Industry and 'DSS' stands for Data Security Standards. This Standard includes requirements for any business that stores, processes or transmits payment cardholder data. The five major card brand networks (Visa Inc., MasterCard Worldwide, American Express, Discover Financial Services, and JCB) established the PCI DSS requirements. These requirements specify the framework for a secure payments environment. Failure to comply with PCI DSS requirements can result in fines and may also result in losing the ability to accept credit cards in your place of business.
Definitions and further details on PCI DSS may be found at the industry supported website www.pcisecuritystandards.org. This portal is used to simplify specific steps within the PCI DSS process. To get started, there are up to 2 steps as defined below:
Questions regarding the portal provided or regarding your PCI compliance program, please contact Sera-Brynn at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 877-701-8000.


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link to a MapleSim model
Calling Sequence
(optional) equation(s) of the form name = value
module : evaluated ModelObject with the following exports:
ApplySubstitutions substitute simpler names for parameters and variables
DeleteAttachment delete an attachment (such as a template or a file) from the model
GetAttachment return an attachment of the model
GetCompiledProc compile the active subsystem into executable code
GetEquations return the equations of the system or subsystem
GetFilename return the name of the linked file
GetICs return the initial conditions
GetModel return the name of the linked model
GetModelica return the Modelica description for the active subsystem
GetMultibody return the multibody portion of the active subsystem
GetParameters return the parameters of the active subsystem
GetPorts return ports and/or probes of a system or subsystem
GetProbes return probes of a system or subsystem
GetSettings return simulation settings (such as the simulation time, solver, and tolerances)
GetSubstitutions return substitution equations (used to create simpler parameter/variable names)
GetSubsystemName return the name of the active subsystem
GetVariables return the variables of the active subsystem
Linearize linearize the equations of the active subsystem
ListAttachments list the attachments (such as the templates, files, and data) of the model
ListSubsystems list the subsystems of the system
MakeMovie create a movie of a model with visualization components
SetAttachment attach data to the model
SetComponent create a component from Modelica source
SetModel link to a particular model
SetParameters assign values of parameters
SetSubstitutions assign substitutions (to create simpler parameter/variable names)
SetSubsystemName assign the active subsystem
ShowResultsManager open the Results Manager window
Simulate simulate the system
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Specifies the name of either a MapleSim Component or a Code Edit Region. A list can be used with a code edit region to specify a particular model if more than one model is assigned in the region; the first string is the name of the code edit region, the second is the name of the selected model. The default is "Simulation0".
filename : string or [string,string]
Specifies the filename containing the MapleSim model (.msim) or Modelica code (.mo). A list specifies a particular class in a Modelica file with multiple classes: the first string is the filename, the second string is the class name. The symbol use_last_model can be used for the class name to select the last class assigned in the file. An attachment in a Maple workbook can be specified using the URI syntax maple://path-to-workbook/filename.
modelica : string or [string, string]
Specifies either a Modelica identifier that corresponds to a model in one of the installed libraries, or is a string of literal Modelica code that assigns the model. A list specifies a particular model when the literal code assigns more than one class: the first string is the modelica, the second string is the selected class name. The symbol use_last_model can be used for the class name to select the last class assigned in the file.
The LinkModel command returns a "connection module" that allows programmatic access to a MapleSim model.
Important: You must first link to a MapleSim model as described on this page before accessing the MapleSim API commands for your model.
There are two ways to link to a MapleSim model: by filename or by using a MapleSim Component embedded component. See the Examples section on this page for more information.
Alternatively, you can link to a Modelica model by using the filename option to specify a file of Modelica code, or the modelica option to specify either literal Modelica code or a Modelica class in an installed library.
The LinkModel command is part of the MapleSim package. You can access this command using the long form of the command name, MapleSim:-LinkModel, or by first executing with(MapleSim) and then using the short form of the command name, LinkModel.
Executing LinkModel( ) without options is equivalent to executing LinkModel(component="Simulation0");
When linking to a model using a Modelica file, the following export commands can not be used:
SetSubstitutions with savewithmodel = true
Linking to an msim file
Link to the MapleSim file RLCcircuit.msim that is located in the data/examples subdirectory of the MapleSim toolbox installation.
Linking to a MapleSim Component embedded component
Open a new Maple worksheet.
From the Components palette, click the MapleSim Component icon ( ) to insert a MapleSim Component embedded component.
Right-click (Control-click for Macintosh) the MapleSim Component component and then select Component Properties. The Simulation Properties window appears.
Beside File, click Select... and browse to a MapleSim model.
Select a model to open. Click Open. The Simulation Properties window appears.
Click OK. The model appears in the MapleSim Component component. If desired, you can browse your model by using the navigation tools at the top of the MapleSim Component to navigate to a subsystem.
Execute the following command to complete the link to the model (and subsystem, if selected) shown in the MapleSim Component component: A≔MapleSim:−LinkModel
Linking to a code edit region
From the Insert menu, click Code Edit Region. A code edit region is added to the worksheet.
Right-click in the region and select Component Properties. Note the Name of the region (CodeEditRegion0).
Change the Language to Modelica.
Click OK.
Enter a valid Modelica model in the code edit region; for example, model test = Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Examples.CauerLowPassAnalog;.
Execute the following command to link to the model.
Linking to a Modelica file
If the file contains more than one top-level model, a list is used to specify the file and the selected model.
Using the name of the model:
Using the last model defined in the file:
Linking to a class in a library
Link to the model Modelica.Electrical.Analog.Examples.CauerLowPassAnalog, which is part of the standard Modelica library.
Linking to a string of Modelica code
mo≔catmodel test\n, Real y;\n,equation\n, y = sin(time);\n,end test;:
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[Nighthawkinlight] has made his own palm cannon to shoot Airsoft pellets. His process, which he guides us through step-by-step in the video after the break, definitely invokes MacGyver buy using commonly available parts in a way they were not intended.
He starts with a barbecue lighter, removing the screws and plastic housing to get at the clear plastic butane reservoir which serves as the body of the cannon. The butane is carefully released from the tank, and the output valve is modified to receive the barrel. In this case the barrel from an old Airsoft gun was used, but a metal pen housing could do the trick as well. The spark igniter from the lighter is also reused, but two bolts have been screwed into the reservoir and are used as probes for the igniter wires. In order to fire this one-shot-wonder, a cotton swab soaked in 90% alcohol is inserted through the bolt on the left side. After inserting an Airsoft pellet the trigger is pulled to ignite the vapors.
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Top 10 Songs Aerosmith Never Played Live
Picking set lists is no small feat for a chart-topping, decades-spanning, world-conquering band like Aerosmith. The Bad Boys From Boston have the privilege of choosing from a robust catalog of smash hits and beloved deep cuts dating back to 1973, when they released their eponymous debut album.
Their fiendish, drug-addled '70s heyday (during which singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry earned the ignominious "Toxic Twins" nickname) yielded a slew of raunchy, diamond-hard rockers and haunting ballads such as "Walk This Way," "Sweet Emotion," "Back in the Saddle," "Draw the Line," "Seasons of Wither" and "Dream On" — all of which have rightfully been played at hundreds, if not thousands, of shows.
After succumbing to their vices in the late '70s and subsequently cleaning up in the mid-'80s, Aerosmith were determined not to squander their second chance at stardom. Their music evolved accordingly, and the reformed hedonists became known for their MTV-ready power ballads ("Angel," "What It Takes," "Cryin'") and slick, song-doctored pop-rockers ("Dude [Looks Like a Lady]," "Rag Doll," "Love in an Elevator") in the late '80s and early '90s. They kept up their winning streak at the turn of the century with their only No. 1 hit, the ballad "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," and the breezy Top 10 pop hit "Jaded."
Toss in a few more megahits like "Janie's Got a Gun" and "Livin' on the Edge" and fan favorites like "Train Kept A Rollin'" and "Mama Kin," and you've already got enough songs to fill a set list. Thankfully, Aerosmith usually sprinkle in a few deep cuts on tour to please hardcore enthusiasts while still playing enough classics to give casual fans their money's worth.
Still, many Aerosmith songs have inevitably been left by the wayside, with some of them never even making it to the stage. Brush up on your deep cuts and update your concert wish list with our list of the Top 10 Songs Aerosmith Never Played Live.
10. "Critical Mass"
From: Draw the Line (1977)
This bloozy, mid-tempo rocker was hardly a highlight of the beleaguered Draw the Line sessions: In the band's 1997 memoir Walk This Way, producer Jack Douglas said Tyler used his lyrics as written because he was too strung out to come up with anything himself. Still, Tyler's droning vocals and the atmospheric guitars leave much room for improvisation, as bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer plow ahead with their urgent grooves. A less chemically impaired band could milk the track's extended outro with guitar and harmonica solos and some tasteful scatting, similar to A Little South of Sanity's rendition of "Same Old Song and Dance."
9. "Gypsy Boots"
From: Done With Mirrors (1985)
Perry and Brad Whitford rejoined Aerosmith's ranks for Done With Mirrors, the band's last gasp of unmitigated raunch-rock before turning into corporate MTV behemoths. Despite good reviews, the so-called "comeback" record underperformed commercially, and many of its songs got promptly written out of set lists or never appeared at all. The latter was the case with "Gypsy Boots," a tragically overlooked rocker featuring slick drum beats, jet-propelled riffs, red-hot solos and motormouthed vocals. This Side Two Mirrors cut rocks in the same vein as "Rats in the Cellar" and "Toys in the Attic," and it would make an awesome set list addition for hardcore fans.
8. "Out Go the Lights"
From: Music From Another Dimension! (2012)
This seven-minute blues jam dates back to the Pump sessions, and Aerosmith would often vamp on the slinky riff between songs in concert, with Tyler scatting off-the-cuff vocals. As a result, "Out Go the Lights" is one of the few moments on 2012's overstuffed Music From Another Dimension! where the quintet sounds like an actual band rocking out together in the studio, rather than a group of guys punching in their parts separately. Adding it to their live sets would be a no-brainer, allowing Perry and Whitford to trade solos over Kramer's rock-solid beat, with Tyler cranking out sultry "ooh, ah-oohs" along with the band's backup singers.
7. "Crash"
From: Nine Lives (1997)
Aerosmith rock with the reckless abandon of yore on this trashy, thrash-y Nine Lives cut, which should have promptly shut up all the critics who lamented the album's overabundance of ballads. With its furious fretwork, white-knuckle tempo, raucous gang vocals and zonked-out, surrealistic lyrics, "Crash" would make a jaw-dropping set list addition, and a formidable endurance test for both band and audience.
6. "Joanie's Butterfly"
From: Rock in a Hard Place (1982)
Once they reunited with Perry and Whitford in 1984, Aerosmith were quick to abandon the disastrous, Jimmy Crespo-assisted Rock in a Hard Place, with only lead single "Lightning Strikes" staying in their set lists past the album's supporting tour (and even that one not being played since 1990). In other words, don't expect to hear the classic lineup's take on "Joanie's Butterfly," the folky, psychedelic odyssey about a dancing, winged pony that may or may not be one long (sorry) phallic metaphor. Against all odds, "Joanie's Butterfly" is one of Aerosmith's most majestic, underrated songs, but there's a roughly zero percent chance of Perry learning those jangly arpeggios, and Tyler probably forgot the lyrics before he left the vocal booth.
5. "Mia"
From: Night in the Ruts (1979)
Unlike the monstrous, hook-laden power ballads of Aerosmith's late-'80s and early '90s reign, Night in the Ruts closer "Mia" is a tastefully restrained number that relies almost entirely on Tyler's piano and vocals. As with "Home Tonight," the frontman occasionally incorporates "Mia" into the band's performances of "Dream On." It would be a treat to hear the gorgeous ballad in its entirety — not only because it features some of Tyler's most haunting, falsetto vocals, but because it's a heartfelt tribute to his daughter, Mia, whom he had with actress and model Cyrinda Foxe.
4. "Spaced"
From: Get Your Wings (1974)
This tense, atmospheric rocker marks the only song off Aerosmith's sophomore LP Get Your Wings never played live. Shame, too, because Tyler's nervy shrieks and Perry and Whitford's dueling guitars showcase the beginnings of the band's more dynamic, emotive songwriting. It's easy to imagine Aerosmith expanding the mid-song musical interlude to allow the axemen to fire off more searing, call-and-response leads, while Tyler sucks the marrow out of rhymes like "Never ever going baaaccckkk / I'm off the traaaccckkk."
3. "Ain't That a Bitch"
From: Nine Lives (1997)
Just when you think Tyler can't possibly sing any higher, that his screams can't possibly get any raspier on "Ain't That a Bitch," he keeps pushing his voice past the logical breaking point, unleashing anguished, blood vessel-popping howls that most singers half his age could only dream of doing. This devastating Nine Lives ballad is a master class in dynamics, alternating between smoky, downbeat verses and supersized choruses before transitioning into a brilliant, scat-sung outro. For Aerosmith to play this song at any point would have been a Herculean effort, and these days, it might qualify as an occupational hazard.
2. "St. John"
From: Permanent Vacation (1987)
We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw Aerosmith never played "St. John" live, but alas, setlist.fm shows no evidence of this molten Permanent Vacation number ever seeing the light of day. That's genuinely shocking, because this Tyler solo composition would be a guaranteed showstopper with its sinister walk-down riff, explosive solos and evocative lyrics. Aerosmith dug up fellow Permanent Vacation deep cut "Hangman's Jury" during their 2019 Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas residency, so maybe there's still hope that "St. John" will someday make it to the stage.
1. "Home Tonight"
From: Rocks (1976)
One of the most breathtaking ballads of Aerosmith's career, "Home Tonight" often appears in truncated form as an intro to "Dream On," giving Tyler a solo piano and vocal showcase. The frontman stretches and contorts words with his trademark shriek, which would certainly make "Home Tonight" a challenge to play in full every night on the road. But Tyler's blistering vocals and Whitford's aching guitar leads would make it an absolute knockout, and a dramatic set-closer to segue neatly into a hit-filled encore.


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A chat with Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater ("Before Midnight")
It's not often that a romantic movie sparks a sequel, and even rarer when the sequels are set nine years apart. The relationship between actors Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater is just as unique as the characters Hawke and Delpy portray in their latest film, "Before Midnight." The dialogue-heavy film focuses on the struggles of married life and the sacrifices that must be made. Recently, the trio sat down to discuss the collaborative effort involved and how they've managed to stay on the same creative page over the last 18 years.
BULLZ-EYE: The couple deals with the problem of moving to another country to be with their partner. Have any of you faced that kind of decision?
ETHAN HAWKE: Part of the idea of the movie is that it's very easy to look at a romantic relationship when there's an obvious bad guy. One person's an alcoholic or one person is abusive, but what if you were to take two well-meaning people who actually love each other and want the best for each other? It's still hard. We paint that portrait. I think anyone who's been in a long term relationship, whether it feels as dramatic as Chicago and Paris, it's whether or not your lives are still growing on the same road or does one need to change the road to keep growing.
JULIE DELPY: That's what it's about. There's no bad guy, in particular. They still have to make compromises and they all feel like who's making the most compromises and what compromise might jeopardize their relationship and their love. It's all about finding the right road, and the road is this small not for it to fall apart. In a long term relationship, you always have to make choices. Actually, their relationship starts with a choice that Jesse makes, which is to follow his heart, but that comes with consequences. The film starts with the consequences of that choice. We find out that there's a situation again where they have to make a choice. Jesse's putting in her face that he might want to move back to the States, but it might jeopardize their entire life, so the life of a relationship.
RICHARD LINKLATER: That's appropriate for where they find themselves in life. In the first movie, for instance, they're unattached. You see how easily they get off a train and go home a day later and do whatever. You have that looseness. They both actually moved around a lot over the years, but when they were single and unattached. Now, you see how difficult that is to maneuver through life with the exact same person and stay on the same track. It's tough.
ETHAN HAWKE: We will also take questions about your personal relationships and advise you. (laughs)
BE: What are the challenges of performing the long dialogues in the movie, especially the one in the car with the kids?
JULIE DELPY: Just mentioning that scene gives me a flashback of anxiety. (laughs) My heart is already beating slightly faster.
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