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Sermon delivered on May 17, 2009.
Every Sunday morning, newspapers are delivered to households across the country and in the Sunday paper are a plethora of advertisements. Some of us may have looked them over before coming to church this morning. As we see the items including furniture, electronics, music cds and movie dvds, a thirst is created. "I would like this; I definitely want that. It would be nice to have this." The advertisement is meant to plant a desire within us that will spring up in a visit to a store and finally harvested in a purchase of the item.
Hopefully, each of us is experiencing a different type of thirst every Sunday morning. The thirst is created also through print media but it is not delivered to the door of our house. It is sitting on our desk or table or bookshelf. This print media is of course the Holy Bible. I wonder how many of us read the Sunday ads and how many of us read the Sunday gospel for today? By reading the scriptures, we have an encounter with Christ and it makes us thirst for Him even more.
This thirst is accentuated by another practice: fasting. The church canons direct us to not eat or drink anything after waking up on Sunday morning. Why? To create a real, tangible, physical thirst and hunger for what we will receive later that morning: the Body and Blood of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. This of course, compliments the spiritual hunger within our heart, mind and soul. I wonder how many of us had a breakfast of juice, toast, cereal or eggs this morning and how many of us skipped breakfast in order to read the bible and be fed by God's word? Let's return to the point in a moment.
This Sunday morning ritual is played out for us similarly in today's gospel reading of the 5th Sunday of Pascha, during the Samaritan Woman's encounter with Jesus at Jacob's well (John 4:5-42). As soon as the woman comes to draw water from the well, Jesus asks her, "Give me a drink" (v.7) and according to St. Augustine, Jesus says this because He thirsts for her faith. According to many of the Church Fathers, Jacob's well represents the Old Testament scriptures and we know they all are pointing to the coming Messiah. The woman is ready to draw from the well of the Old Testament and this leads her to Christ.
When we read the scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, the desire for Christ is planted within us and hopefully this will spring up in a visit to the Church and the reception of the Holy Eucharist. The final harvest will be manifested in what we do after we receive Holy Communion. We'll also come back to this point later.
The difference between purchasing items seen in the Sunday want ads and drinking from the water that Christ gives is a monumental one. 13Jesus answered and said to her, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, 14but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." The living water of Christ satisfies our spiritual thirst as the pleasures of this world never will (Augustine). Living water (the Holy Spirit) waters our parched human nature (Cyril of Alexandria).
The meaning of fasting is powerfully displayed in Christ's response to the disciples when they tell Him to eat (v.31). Jesus says, "I have food to eat of which you do not know" (v.32). "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work" (v.34).
We, like the Samaritan woman, are naturally going to ask Christ for this water in order to quench our thirst (v.15). When we do ask, Christ is going to ask us to call our husband/wife (v.16). Lev Gillet says that, "Our Lord cannot communicate His life and grace to us as long as we do not overcome those moral obstacles which stand between Him and us. Spiritual life is not separated from moral life. "Go, call your husband" means "repent of your sin." Free your soul from its idolatries (adulteries- five husbands) and let it come to Me, who will at last be its rightful husband" (YGL). "When in repentance she comes to the well of baptism, her sixth and true husband betroths her to Himself and rescues her from herself and her sin" (Romanus).
Fr. Paul Tarazi says that the living water is presented through Jesus' word. That's why we need to read the scriptures during the week. That's why we read the epistle and gospel and that's why the priest preaches during the Divine Liturgy. The living water of the Holy Spirit is given in the preaching of the gospel and this becomes the basis for the encounter with Christ in the Eucharist.
This fact is emphasized by the Samaritan woman, whom we now know as St. Photini, becoming herself an apostle to the Samaritans. Lev Gillet continues, "Her apostleship, however, takes the form of personal witness, which is quite different than preaching. The preacher says, "Believe this" or "Do that." The witness says, "This is what happened to me." There is much greater efficacy and persuasive power in bearing witness than in preaching. We are not all called to preach. However, each person can, in his/her own sphere, bear simple and humble witness to the graces God has bestowed (YGL).
As I said earlier, the harvest is determined by what we do after we hear the Word of God in the scriptures and preaching and after we receive Him in Holy Communion. Do we become apostles and witnesses through our own words and actions? In John 7, 37On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." Is our heart flowing with the living water of God's Holy Spirit, quenching our inner thirst? What about our tongue/mouth and our feet/hands? Are we giving living water to those who, after going through the Sunday want ads, are still searching for something more?
Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews is the pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Andrews is the past president of Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (MEOCCA), and a volunteer chaplain with the St. Paul Police Department.


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There are many aspects of Christmas that I envy as a Jewish girl. Tree trimming,(and the fabulous ornament shopping and collecting), baking, decorating, just one morning of gifts instead of eight nights of pressure, and the amazing holiday songs (the best of which were written by Jews)
But Santa was never a source of envy for me.
A strange man manages to break into your home, even though your parents have assured you that could never happen. He eats your cookies and tries to win your favor by leaving toys. (Don't take toys from strangers, right?)
But weirdest of all is that your mom will stick you on the strange man's lap and expect you to be happy about it. If you're Jewish it is especially strange to partake in this tradition. Or, as you can see from this photo of me, and my screaming sister, terrifying.
And don't get me started on the Easter Bunny.

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Tag Archives: Ice
Stuck indoors? Here is a fun activity for your Little Pnut that combines science, art, sensory play, and fine motor practice. Read on for instructions on setting up your own Colorful Ice Play!
What You Will Need
- Ice cubes or an ice block (we made ours by freezing water in a plastic butter container)
- Colored water (we used diluted liquid watercolors, but food coloring also works great)
- Salt
- Medicine droppers or pipettes
- *Optional – light table (see our DIY light table for how to make your own) Light Box Fun
Set Up & Play
Set up is simple – place your ice or ice block on a tray (use a clear one if you plan to use the light table). Provide containers of colored water and salt for your Little Pnut to experiment with. Our Little Pnuts enjoy squirting the water on the ice with pipettes and watching the colors mix on the tray. Sprinkling salt on the ice will cause it to melt quickly where the salt touches it, creating beautiful patterns. Our Little Pnuts love this activity and yours will, too! Using a light table kicks up the fun one more notch – place your clear tray on top of your light table (wrap the light table in plastic to protect it) and watch the colors mix and swirl.
Developmental Milestones:
This activities focuses on the following Developmental Milestones for your Little Pnuts:
Fine Motor Development, Language Development, Focus and Concentration, Sensory Exploration, Problem Solving
—Stephanie Haass, Little Pnuts Early Childhood Activities Expert & Blogger, founder of www.two-daloo.com


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For years, critics have warned that lottery money can be re-directed away from public education by the messiness of bureaucracy. But what if we purposely redirected lottery funding? Could we use a state lottery one time to help hurricane victims?
It would be difficult to redirect this kind of money because it is locked into law as to how it gets spent. But if we were to be able to lock in a one-time use for a unique circumstance, it might not only be a good idea, but widely acceptable.
If a lottery brings in about $6 to $8 million in one drawing, could we have a separate lottery where the money goes directly to distressed neighborhoods and homeowners who have been devastated by an Act of God, such as a hurricane?
It's a question that most people within government know is very sensitive. The whole idea of the lottery is to fund education, but with so many homeowners in trouble, our sales tax is going to bring in less money. And how does the state expect property owners to pay property tax on homes that are not there anymore?
A lottery that pumps much needed funding into Staten Island, Breezy Point, and parts of Long Island would do wonders for retailers as well. It could be a stimulus package that actually stimulates the economy. The good part is that with an added lottery for just this purpose, the state might be less tempted to take funding from other already funded areas. Many of the homeowners affected have insurance, but what they are seeing now is that even with insurance, waiting is a real problem. If the state can be creative here, and pump more money in for immediate relief, homeowners could ride out the time for their insurance money to come in.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) does some of this, but why not seek out a way to cover people a little more? In the meantime, walls can be put up, new roofs built, furniture replaced. The city and state have done a great job, but we should be open to being creative.
Thoughts on the Rockefeller Treet
I could not help but think as the Rockefeller Center tree was flat-bedded from Flanders, New Jersey, that this year it may have been better to use a downed tree from Long Island.
Sure, it would have been much smaller than the usual size, but it would have made a statement to the tourists hovering around Radio City that this storm was serious business and this is a tree that went through it. It would have been a good tribute to the families that are still without water and utilities while others shop in Midtown.
Some stories described how the tree that was used also survived the storm. Sure it did - every tree that was still standing "survived" the storm. We should have used one that did not make it.
Same-day Registration Would Be Chaos
Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker is trying to do away with same-day voter registration. Say what you might about Walker and his bold ideas, but if voters cannot get it together all year long to register to vote, should we really bend over backwards on Election Day to get them set up?
If they do not make registering a priority, maybe they have to sit an election out. The problem with same day registering is that it is not for the voters' benefit, it benefits campaign consultants. They get to drag people to the polls in some expensive "get out the vote" charade, and before anyone can notice that there might be irregularities, an election is over.
If we do not count votes correctly, regardless of party and results, we can lose the whole point of a participatory democracy. For the sake of results and organization, we should not be registering voters the same day that we are counting votes.


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The Facebook Movie Full Trailer: Creepier, Pokier, Anti-Zuckerbergier
Dear Mark Zuckerberg:
Uh-oh, from the looks of this full-length trailer for the upcming movie, "The Social Network," about founding of Facebook, it's not going to be a positive portrayal of you.
One bright spot: The hoodie is just right. And Sean Parker as channeled by Justin TImberlake looks nutso.
Also, apropos of nothing, the "Which part?" query at the end is spot on, having experienced it myself.
There have been two teaser trailers so far, but this is the first look at actual scenes about the social networking site's origins in the movie.
But it is not pretty and includes the Vega Choir's creepy rendition of Radiohead's song "Creep."
That would be you, Mark, according to the movie, which opens this fall. One possibility: The audience will embrace you as an anti-hero.
For certain from the trailers, the film–from Sony (SNE) unit Columbia Pictures–looks like it is leaving out the well-deserved part about you being a visionary entrepreneur, with an innovative drive on the same continuum of Bill Gates of Microsoft (MSFT), Jeff Bezos of Amazon (AMZN), Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google (GOOG) and, yes, even Steve Jobs of Apple (AAPL).
Maybe you should wait for the Silicon Valley sequel.
Here's the video, if you dare to watch:
And here's the real Mark Zuckerberg in action in an interview with Walt Mossberg and me at the eighth D: All Things Digital conference last month:


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DEICIDE Drummer Contributing To Hardcore Project Featuring CANNIBAL CORPSE, Ex-TERROR Members
Veteran death metal drummer Steve Asheim (DEICIDE, ORDER OF ENNEAD) recently entered Deg Entertainment Studios in St Petersburg, Florida to lay down drums on a song for an upcoming New York hardcore-style project featuring guitarists Rob Barrett (CANNIBAL CORPSE) and Doug Weber (ex-TERROR) and drummer J.C. Dwyer (RAPED APE). More details on the project will be released soon.
With a carrer spanning over 25 years, Asheim has played drums on a combined 16 international releases, completed over 80 international tours and is showing no signs of slowing down with a new DEICIDE release slated for 2013.
"[While] DEICIDE is my main focus, it leaves me with a lot of time off between tours," said Steve. "I am not complaining, but I would like to expand into other areas with my career in this time off. In the past I have experimented with my side project ORDER OF ENNEAD, done some drum clinics and some session work here and there. This was all really cool and a great experience. I would like to keep my hands and my mind busy and continue to focus in these areas when I have down time. Currently, I am working on new material for DEICIDE, ORDER OF ENNEAD and some DEI-gigs coming too. You know the drill."


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December NPD: Black Ops On Top, Xbox 360 Hardware Achieves 'Best Month Ever'
Microsoft's Xbox 360 had its "best month ever" in December 2010, with the console being the "only system to enjoy a year-over-year increase in unit sales over 2009." The Nintendo DS was the best selling hardware for the month.
Kinect was also a strong item, being named the best selling accessory for the second month in a row. Kinect Sports and Dance Central also struck big, both reaching the top ten titles for the month for software on a SKU basis--but not on the NPD's new combined platform listing.
PC sales were up 62% during the month, led by the strong sales of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. According to NPD, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and the latest World of Warcraft expansion represented "14% of total PC game" physical unit sales for the year.
Top Ten U.S. Retail Titles (All Platforms) - Reporting period 11/28/10 - 01/01/11
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (X360, PS3, Wii, PC, NDS)
- Just Dance 2 (Wii)
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC)
- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (X360, PS3)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
- Disney Epic Mickey (Wii)
- Madden NFL 11 (X360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP)
- Michael Jackson: The Experience (Wii, NDS, PSP)
- NBA 2K11 (X360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC)
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (360, PS3, Wii, PC)
Note: The NPD Group no longer lists software as individual platforms. Sales for all platforms will now be combined when listed in the "Top Ten" and no figures will be released to the public from the NPD Group. Listing counts new physical retail sales only.)


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Fountain Of Life
Serve others as Christ loved the world
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Wednesday, November 25 from 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Join us at our mid-week service. Adults enjoy worship and the word, while the children and youth receive ministry as well!
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RPi Education/Manual
Please add any contributions to the educational user manual here. These should take the form of step-by-step guides or listings with descriptions. Alternatively, email your contribution by taking a look at this Raspberry Pi forum posting.
- 1 Intro
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 Hardware
- 1.3 Software
- 1.4 Language Selection
- 1.5 Hello world
- 1.6 Structure
- 1.7 C For Loop
- 1.8 Bash For Loop
- 1.9 Python "for" Loop
- 1.10 Python "while" Loop
- 1.11 Python function example
- 2 Beginning
- 3 Intermediate
- 4 Advanced
The objective is to educate people in computer science.
Cheap hardware with 1/2 open specifications allow the masses to learn modern computer science.
- Plug in your RPi to your monitor with the hdmi and usb cable
- Plug in your mouse and keyboard to your monitor
- Plug in your monitor power and turn it on.
Linux is used, it is open source, user friendly, and technically capable.
Language Selection
Beginners should select a high level language. Advanced users may select different languages combinations depending on the available libraries, programming paradigm, and optimizations.
All code is executed in binary assembled from assembly code compiled from a language sometimes in-turn compiled from other higher level languages.
There are 2 main interfaces for most all applications in linux CLI, and GUI, while GUIs are user friendly CLIs are more simple to build and can be used as building blocks for more complicated tools/toys.
It is considered good programming to use an iterative approach, using existing tools and patterns as much as possible, as such it is customary to start with a hello world:
Hello world
Bash is the language of the terminal.
- open the terminal application
- type:
echo Hello World!
That was a computer program,
If you want to learn more about the echo command you can type
man echo
(press q to quit)
Now let's make our program into runnable file:
nano hi.sh
echo Hello $1!
- [Ctrl]+[x],[y],[enter]
bash hi.sh Tux
Which should ouput: Hello Tux!
Make a file called hi.py, put
print("Hello, world!")
in it and run it with python hi.py
Now a GUI version:
import pygtk
import gtk
class Whc:
def __init__(self):
self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
self.window.connect("destroy", self.destroy)
self.label = gtk.Label("Hello, World!")
def destroy(self, widget, data=None):
def main(self):
if __name__ == "__main__":
base = Whc()
Create a text file called 'Hello.java' with the following content:
public class Hello {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
Now compile your file as follows:
javac Hello.java
To run your program:
java Hello
It should respond with Hello World!
Create a Text File called 'hello.c' which contains the following:
#include "stdio.h"
void main() {
printf("Hello World!\n");
Now compile the file using 'cc' , like this:
cc hello.c
If all went well, there will no error messages and a new file called 'a.out' should have been created by the compiler. To run your program type:
It should report back with your message:
Hello World!
For starters the famous "Hello world!" example. Save the following code in a file called helloworld.cpp in a directory of your choice (e.g. ~/cpp). The filename can be chosen arbitrarily, but should describe the content.
//Compile with: g++ helloworld.cpp -o helloworld
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main () {
cout << "Hello world!" << endl;
return 0;
Open a terminal and switch to the directory, which contains the saved file.
cd ~/cpp
Make sure with ls that you are in the correct directory. It should output helloworld.cpp and all other files in this directory (if any).
Now it is time to translate your code so your computer can understand it. This is called compiling.
g++ helloworld.cpp -o helloworld
If everything went ok, nothing is printed. Now run your program.
This outputs Hello world! on the command line.
A "Hello World" example in Perl.
Create a file called 'hello.pl' in a directory of your choice, with the following contents:
print "Hello World!\n";
To run your program type:
perl hello.pl
It should respond with:
Hello World!
Most all code is executed in order; from top to bottom, left to right, and in English.
Control flow statements
- Decision-making statements (if-then, if-then-else, switch)
- Looping statements (for, while, do-while, break, continue)
- branching statements (fork join)
C For Loop
There are a number of loops in C but one of the most commonly used is the for loop. The for loop repeats the code inside it a certain number of times then stops. An example of how a for loop may be used is below.
In order to make this program run,
- First open the terminal application and type in "cd ~/Documents", switches the folder that the terminals working in to your documents folder. Then open a text editor such as gedit. This can be done by opening a terminal and typing "gedit" then pressing enter on your keyboard, at this point a text editor should open up. If gedit doesn't start you probably don't have it, type "nano" and press return, you should have an application load in your terminal which you can type text in.
- Next copy and past the code below into the text editor. This can be done by right clicking your mouse and clicking copy, then in the text editor right click your mouse and select paste. (HINT: in gedit you can enable syntax highlighting, which will make the important parts of the code coloured like in the example below.)
- Now you need to save the code. In gedit click on file and save, a save window will then appear. Choose a name for your file, I suggest loop.c, but any name is fine so long it has a ".c" after it, and save it in the Documents folder. If you are using nano press and hold the control (ctrl) key on your keyboard and then press the 'x' key. There will be some text asking you to save the code before you exit type 'y' and press enter. Then type in loop.c and press enter. This has now saved your file as loop.c.
- Now if you used type "gcc -o loop loop.c" replacing loop.c with whatever you called you code file. This should finish quite quickly and no text should appear. If any errors appear check what you have typed into your code file very carefully and make sure that it is exactly like the one in the example.
- You should now have a new file in your documents folder called "loop", you can check this by typeing "ls" then press enter to display a list of files in you documents folder.
- To run the program you need to type "./loop" and press enter. The program should now have the output:
The code is as follows:
#include <stdio.h> // Load the standard input/output library which contains the "printf" function
int main(void)
int count; // Initialise the counter variable.
for(count = 0; count < 10; count++)
printf("%d\n", count); // print the value of the counter in the terminal
} // The loop stops here, and checks to see if it has repeated 10 times.
return 0;
The program starts by loading the "stdio" library. This library is required in order for you to output data onto the screen or make a file on the computer. Next the "main" function is started. The main function must exist in a C program and must be named "main" all lower case. The content of a function in C is surrounded by a scope. Scopes in C are indicated by curly braces '{' to start and '}' to finish. In the case of the main function in this program a "return 0;" statement is positioned at the end of a function. This lets the computer know that when the program finishes that everything ran properly.
The next statement "int count;" tells the computer to create a variable called count. Variables are used to store data such as numbers or sentences. In C variables should be created or "declared" at the beginning of a function, this is not completly nessesary as newer C compilers often allow you to ignore this rule. However it is recomended to stick to it, as when you are trying to find out why your program is not working it will be easier to see which variables are local to, in other words in the function and which variables are global to the program, or outside your function, but not in another function.
Next the loop is started. The for statement indicates that the loop is a "for" loop. The next part surrounded in brackets "()" is a small bit of code telling the for loop how many times it should run. The fist bit "count = 0" sets the counter to 0 this is followed by a semicolon then the statement "count < 10" this meens that the code in the for loop should be repeated while the value of "count" is less than 10. This is followed by another semicolon and the statement count++. This part is run every time the for loop reaches the end. In this case the for loop increments, or increases, the value stored in count by 1. This could be replaced by "count = count + 1" if you wanted to and it would do the same thing.
The code inside the for loop, in this case "printf("%d\n",count);" is used to display the value of count in the terminal.
As you may now see the loop has a few stages when the program is running.
- First before the loop is started the "count" variable is set to 0
- Next the for loop begins by checking to see if "count" is less than 10.
- Now the for loop runs the code inside.
- Once the code has been run the for loop increases the value of "count" by one and checks to see if the value of "count" is still less than 10
- If the value is still less than 10 the loop is repeated over and over again until the value of count is 10.
- At this point the value of count is not less than 10 as it is 10 so the loop has to finish
- As there is nothing more to do in the program the program quits with "return 0;"
For loops are very useful in programs in order to automatically repeat bits of code.
Things to try,
- change the name of count in the "int count" statement and also wherever else count repeats. You will see that you can name it anything you like!
- Try changing the printf line to another stament such as "printf("Hello, John! Or whatever your name is\n"); to repeat the statement 10 times.
- change the number 10 in the count line, perhaps 100, 1000 or interestingly -1 and see what happens.
Bash For Loop
#! /bin/bash
for (( I=0; I<10; I++)); do
echo $COUNTER
let "COUNTER += 1"
Python "for" Loop
This is an example of a simple "for" loop in Python.
# Using a for loop
# filename is for.py
for i in range (10,0, -1):
print("Looping: ", i)
print ("Done")
The lines that begin with "#" are comments. They are ignored when the program is run, but help to make your code readable by humans.
In the "for" command we state that we are using the variable "i" as the counter in the loop. The section in brackets defines the start and end points, as well as the steps. Here, we are starting at 10 and going down to 0. (Although the last number we see will be one - when the loop hits 0 it will continue to the next instruction). The "-1" means we are counting down by one each time. The "for" line ends with a colon - this is important. The colon, together with the indentation, makes it clear to the Python interpreter that the block of code following is to be run each time through the loop. In Python, each level of indentation should be one tab or 4 spaces. You can use either, but not a mixture of both.
Inside the loop, we have a simple print statement. First, "Looping: " is printed and then the current value of "i".
The final line is not indented, and therefore is not part of the loop. This simply prints: "Done" once the loop has completed.
Python "while" Loop
Here's a fun infinite loop.
# This is a while loop.
while 1:
print ("You suck and I rule.")
A comment line is hardly necessary here, but it's a good habit to get into. Just like the "for" loop, "while" statements need a colon at the end of the line and an indented block of code. The condition: "while 1:" means: "while 1 is true." As far as the computer is concerned any number apart from zero is "true" (this is an example of Boolean logic). You could try modifying the program to check this. You could also use any other condition that would always be true, for example:
while 1>0:
Since one is always going to be greater than zero, this loop will run forever (you can stop it by closing the window it is running in, or with the keyboard interrupt: "Control-C").
reusable blocks of code
Python function example
# polygon.py
# draws polygons
import turtle
def polygon(length, sides):
for i in range (sides):
# main
print ("Let's draw a polygon.")
how_many = int(input("How many sides would you like?"))
how_big = int(input("How long do you want the sides?"))
polygon(how_big, how_many)
input("Press enter to quit.")
Functions offer a way to make parts of your program re-usable. If you are going to do something several times in a program, it makes sense to write a function and call it each time, rather than repeating yourself. There are many advantages to this. For instance, it makes your programs shorter and if you need to change something, you only need to change it once - in the function definition. In this program, the function is only called once, as it's just an example of how to do it!
We begin with "import turtle" - this tells Python that we need to use the turtle graphics features of the language. In Python (like many other languages), some features have to be loaded in this way before you can use them.
Next comes the function definition. It's quite simple: "def" tells the interpreter we are defining a function and the next word will be its name ("polygon"). In Python, all functions have brackets following their names (for instance "print()" is a function). You can make a function that doesn't need anything inside those brackets, but this one takes two arguments. In this case, it is the number of sides and the length of the sides. After the definition, we use a colon and indent the following block of code.
Our function consists of a simple loop that makes the "turtle" move forward the required distance (in pixels) and turns through the appropriate angle (360 degrees divided by the number of sides).
After the definition of the function, there's a comment that now we are in the main part of the program. The function won't do anything until it is called. The next lines are fairly simple and just get some values from the user. You'll notice that the names of these variables are different from the ones used in the function definition. You could use the same names, but it will be less confusing if you do it this way; the function will store temporary copies of the data in its own "length" and "sides" variables. We call the function just like any other, with the name of the function and the arguments in brackets, separated by a comma. Once the function is complete, it will return control to the main part of the program - which just asks us to press enter.
are basically function containers, and yet so much more.
Features, libraries, and limitations.
Useful tools and fun toys.
Theory and tools
- Version Control: Concepts, git,
svn, bzr, hgetc
- Iterative and Test Driven Development
- Writing software for someone else (User Stories, Use Cases, requirements, contracts)
- editors and IDEs: vim, gedit, eclipse, etc
Algorithms, Heuristics, Design Patterns, and Optimization.


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4 arrested after shooting range stabbing in Spring
A fight in a Spring shooting range parking lot Saturday evening ended with one man stabbed, another injured and four arrests, authorities said.
The incident occurred around 5:35 p.m. at Carter's Country, a firearms store and shooting range, in the 6200 block of Treaschwig Road.
A 50-year-old customer returned to find a 21-year-old man that he didn't know inside his van, said Lt. David Escobar with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
It's unclear whether the man was attempting to steal the vehicle or burglarize it, Escobar said. The customer attempted to detain the man and the two became involved in a struggle, before the suspect broke free and ran toward the street, he said.
A good Samaritan in the parking lot spotted the suspect running and chased him down before those two became involved in fight. Fearing for his life, the good Samaritan stabbed the suspect in the chest with a pocket knife, Escobar said.
Witnesses told investigators that a second suspect then appeared, armed with a gun, and struck the good Samaritan in the head with the weapon, Escobar said. The good Samaritan was also injured and is expected to be OK.
Other shooting range patrons then exited the business and were able to detain both suspects, and another man and woman suspected of being with the pair while authorities arrived to the scene, Escobar said.
The stabbed suspect was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Charges of burglary of a motor vehicle are pending against him, Escobar said.
Authorities also charged the 21-year-old man with aggravated assault, a 20-year-old man with unlawfully carrying a weapon and 21-year-old woman also with the group with burglary of a motor vehicle.
No further information was immediately available.


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Farmington Community Wellness Clinic (NO CLINIC TODAY)
December 25, 2019 @ 9:00 am
Cornerstone VNA provides monthly health screening clinics.
An RN is available for blood sample screenings for diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure monitoring, medication and nutrition counseling. The services provided are free, however, there is a small fee for a cholesterol screening if noted as well as a fee for Foot Care Clinics. All clinics listed below are open to the public. For more information, please contact Sandy Powers, RN, Community Health Nurse at 603-332-1133 x126 or contact us online.531 Main Street
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Teases New Update
BioWare has let loose some info about the upcoming Game Update 1.7: Return of the Gree for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Level 50 players will be able to help out the Gree, a race of cephalopods, on their continued search for knowledge. They'll also have access to the new Galactic Reputation system, which offers a new avenue of character progression.
One of the highlights of the update is a recurring event called Relics of the Gree, in which players will explore the planet Ilum's frozen Western Ice Shelf to find out the secrets of an ancient Gree starship called the Gray Secant. Players will be able to earn new gear based on Gree technology as rewards, but first they have to down the boss in the center of the Secant.
The new Galactic Reputation system lets players advance through six ranks, which are Outsider, Newcomer, Friend, Hero, Champion, and Legend. Players can gain ranks with different factions in the game and each character's reputation is tied to their Legacy, which is spread across all characters in an account.
Check out the screens for the update below and let us know if you're ready to fight for the Gree!


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POLK COUNTY, Ga. -- Polk County's sheriff said he plans on knocking some time off of the sentences of the inmates who stepped in to help when a deputy went down.
The deputy, who asked not to be identified, said that when he woke up on the morning of June 12, he didn't feel well.
It was 76 degrees outside, and the humidity was at 100 percent. He was on a work detail at a local cemetery with six inmates -- men he knew well from working together seven hours a day, five days a week.
"We spend a lot of time together," the deputy said.
PHOTOS | Inmates save officer who passed out during work detail
The inmates noticed something about the deputy was less than routine as they were out on a work detail at a local cemetery.
"I started coughing spells, and every time I got those, I'd get hotter," the deputy said. "It was just harder to keep up…I just finally went down after a couple of minutes doing that."
The deputy didn't want to show his face for medical reasons. He said he suffers from chronic Chiari malformation. It's where the cerebellum is deformed, which causes fluids to not flow properly.
The deputy believes the high humidity contributed to his collapse.
"Once I actually went down, I was already in one of my hyperventilating spells," he said. "So at that point, I was just trying to breath. I really wasn't thinking much, but just trying to get everything under control."
But the six inmates had everything under control for him. They opened his shirt and removed the deputy's bulletproof vest so that they could perform CPR. One inmate grabbed the officer's phone and dialed 911.
"None of my guys ran," the deputy said. "None of them did anything they shouldn't have done."
Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said he'll take off about one-fourth of the inmates' sentences.
"Anytime we have a trustee or inmate crew, that goes beyond normal duties, we cut them some extra time off," Moats said.
The inmates are being praised for their heroics and their split-second reactions, and the deputy said they deserve it all.
"That moment when they're out, they're not really inmates to you," the deputy said. "They're just a group of guys and you're out. You try to be more like friends and in my case, it just worked out for the better."
The deputy was taken off of work detail and placed on patrol.
The inmates got a free lunch, shortened sentences and the praise of people from across the nation.
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in June 2017 and is being reshared as part of our Year in Review section.


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Investing in real estate is as advantageous and as attractive as investing in the stock market. I would say it has three times more prospects of making money than any other business. But, But, But… since, it is equally guided by the market forces; you cannot undermine the constant risks involved in the real estate. Let me begin discussing with you the advantages of real estate investments. I found the advantages as most suited and really practical.
Real Estate Investments are Less Risky
As compared to other investments, less of misadventure is involved in a real estate property. I will not get away from the fact that just like any investment you make; you have the risk of losing it. Real estate investments are traditionally considered a stable and rich gainer, provided if one takes it seriously and with full sagacity. The reasons for the real estate investments becoming less risky adventure primarily relate to various socio-economic factors, location, market behavior, the population density of an area; mortgage interest rate stability; good history of land appreciation, less of inflation and many more. As a rule of thumb, if you have a geographical area where there are plenty of resources available and low stable mortgage rates, you have good reason for investing in the real estate market of such a region. On the contrary, if you have the condo in a place, which is burgeoning under the high inflation, it is far-fetched to even think of investing in its real estate market.
No Need for Huge Starting Capital
A real estate property in Canada can be procured for an initial amount as low as $8,000 to $ 15,000, and the remaining amount can be taken on holding the property as security. This is what you call High Ratio Financing. If you don't have the idea as to how it works, then let me explain you with the help of an example. Remember that saying… Examples are better than percepts!
Supposing, you buy a condo worth $200,000, then you have to just pay the initial capital amount say 10% of $200,000. The remaining amount (which is 90%) can be financed, against your condo. It means that in a High Ratio financing, the ratio between the debt (here in the example it is 90% Mortgage) and the equity (here in the example it is 10% down payment) is very high. It is also important to calculate high ratio mortgage insurance with the help of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). If needed, you can also purchase the condo on 100% mortgage price.
Honing Investment Skills
A real estate investment, especially when you buy a condo for yourself, will be a pleasurable learning experience. It gives you the opportunity to learn and when I went ahead with my first real estate property, I was totally a dump man. Ask me now, and I can tell you everything, from A to Z. Necessity is the mother of all inventions. I had the necessity to buy the property and so I tried with it, and I was successful. I acquired all the knowledge and skills through experience of selling and purchasing the residential property. Thanks to my job. It gave me the experience to become an investor.
Not a time taking Adventure
Real estate investment will not take out all your energies, until you are prepared and foresighted to take the adventure in full swing. You can save hell lot of time, if you are vigilant enough to know the techniques of making a judicious investment in the right time and when there are good market conditions prevailing at that point of time.
You should be prepared to time yourself. Take some time out, and do market research. Initiate small adventures that involve negotiating real estate deals, buying a property, managing it and then selling it off. Calculate the time invested in your real estate negotiation. If the time was less than the optimum time, you have done it right. And if you end up investing more time, then you need to work it out again, and make some real correction for consummating next deals. You have various ways and methodologies, called the Real Estate Strategies that can make it happen for you in the right manner.
Leverage is the Right Way
The concept of leverage in real estate is not a new one. It implies investing a part of your money and borrowing the rest from other sources, like banks, investment companies, finance companies, or other people's money (OPM). There have been many instances where people have become rich by practically applying OPM Leverage Principal. As I had discussed under the sub head – No Need for Huge Starting Capital, the high ratio financing scheme gives an opportunity of no risk to the lenders, as the property becomes the security. Moreover, in case the lender is interested in selling the property, the net proceeds resulting from the sale of the property should comfortably cover the mortgage amount.
Now consider a situation, where the lender leverages the property at too high ratio debt say 98% or even more, and all of the sudden the market shows a down turn, then both the investor as well as the lender. Hence, greater is the mortgage debt, more is the lender's risk, and it is therefore necessary that lender pays higher interest rates. The only way out to ease the risk from lender's head is to get the mortgage insured. Two companies authorized to insure your high-ratio mortgage debts are CMHC (www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca), and GE mortgage Insurance Canada (gemortgage.ca).
Letme explain you with the help of an example… supposing, you are buying a real estate property worth $ 200,000 at three mortgages, with the first one of $100,000, the second of $75,000 and the third one of $25,000. Possible percentage of interest rates charged can be 3%, 5% and 7%. The last mortgage amount of $25,000 will be accounted, as riskiest; as it would relatively be the last mortgage that you will pay when you finally make a selling deal.
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POP star Justin Bieber's shoe might help transform the future of a baby who needs life-changing surgery.
After looking for ways to help the daughter of a family friend, Ayla-Mae Hemms, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy, full time mum Khloe Waite, 28, from New Inn, was struck with inspiration when her children returned home from a Justin Bieber concert with his shoe.
Ayla-Mae Hemms, aged 18 months, from Oakdale, is profoundly deaf and suffers spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
Her family need to raise £100,000 to undergo selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery to help her become more independent and have the chance to walk unaided.
Now Mrs Waite hopes that the money raised from the auction of the shoe on Ebay this week will go a long way to helping raise the funds.
"When I said if there was anything we could do to help Ayla-Mae they kids said what about Justin Beiber's shoe," Mrs Waite said of the inspiration behind the auction.
"Our target from the auction would be £1,000, we would be really happy with that.
"All the money would go towards the Ayla-Mae Three Steps Forward Charity."
Mrs Waite's two children Ralphie, nine, and Beau, seven, won the shoe in a raffle while they waited in line to meet the star during the VIP meet and greet part of his concert at Birmingham NIA on March 27 last year.
The Croesyceiliog Primary School pupils attended the concert of the Canadian pop star with their grandmother and were delighted when they were given the opportunity to meet with the star backstage.
"My children went to a Justin Bieber concert in Birmingham last year and when they were there my mum took them to a meet and greet package where they were at the concert at 4pm to have their photo taken with him before the show," Mrs Waite said.
"They had to stand in line with about 100 people while they waited and to keep them entertained Justin's team got them involved in games and a raffle which is how they won the shoe.
"The second shoe in the pair was won at a different concert a few nights before."
Along with the shoe the family came home with a signed record from the singer, a gift bag, 'Beliebers' scarf, concert lanyard and the tickets to the event all which will be included in the auction along with the shoe this week.
"I think one of the saddest things about her condition is that her hands are constantly clenched meaning that she will never be able to touch her face," she added.
Mrs Waite said that she was aware that the family were looking for items to auction off at the black tie event in the summer and hoped that her separate auction would also go a long way to helping Ayla-Mae.
To donate visit http://www.gofundme.com/5fm48g
To place a bid visit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301134717633
the Ebay user ID is klo2klo.


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I'm trying to use the dynamic menu of wordpress! So I try to create an dropdown based on category, my question is... I need to block the first (title/category name) for being access .... right now it will take a page with all post of that category, I only need to display the categories in the menu but users cannot click on it!!
Do you guys know which function I should use in order to do that?
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Do you like this Head for Dragon blaster Skeletor's dragon's head??
Many people on the reveal thread are saying they don't. Here's my post from there with my thoughts....
The best iteration of him was the cardback art..
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Looked like the toy, but more realistic and less cartoony. Now we have this one,
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that is more cartoony and doesn't look like the toy. This one also looks better,
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as does this one.
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and they both still look like the toy.
But the real reason it looks goofy, is because it does look unrealistic. Not because it is a dragon, but because there is no way the dragon could open or close his mouth with all of those teeth, especially the ones in the back, as they are too close together, and the ones in the back are the worst part of the problem,as eluded to by this post..
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It may be goofy, but at least it looks like the original, and is not biologically and mechanically impossible. Besides that, I don't think the MOTUC one looks that great even as a surreal art piece. If the horsemen did sculpt this, it is one of the few times I have been let down. I liked Leech's head, It was just too big for the regular buck. Clawfull's head at least looked vintage. I don't understand this one at all.


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Lawmakers say they will seek state solution if congress doesn't delay rate increases
If Congress doesn't delay new federal flood insurance rate hikes, Florida lawmakers said Tuesday that they would look for a state solution to help homeowners facing exorbitant insurance costs.
"I think this is a problem that cries out for a state solution," said Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee.
Simmons said the preferable option would enticing private insurance companies to providing flood insurance coverage. But he said if that was not affordable for homeowners, the state should provide some support.
"Then it seems to me we need to look into a way that we can help them," Simmons said. "I don't think it's their fault at all. They bought a home under a National Flood Insurance Program that now has changed the rules on them in the middle of the game."
Under a 2012 federal law, National Flood Insurance Program rates changed on Oct. 1. It could have a major impact in Florida, where there are more than 2 million federal flood insurance policies.
The bulk of those policies — 87 percent — will not see a dramatic immediate increase, but will be faced with escalating rates in order to make up a massive deficit.
However, the remaining subsidized policies — 268,500 statewide — could face sharp increases. There are some 18,770 subsidized policies in Sarasota County and 11,264 in Manatee County.
Some 50,500 of those subsidized policies represent secondary residences, business or properties that have experienced repetitive flooding and will face an immediate 25 percent hike.
Another 103,000 policies represent residences that would not see an immediate change, but could face much higher "full-risk" rates if they are sold or if the current policies lapse.
And 115,000 policies fall into the category of condominiums or multi-family residences that are not facing any immediate changes.
Another factor is NFIP's remapping program in which new flood-hazard maps are being drawn. Sarasota and Manatee are among the counties scheduled to be remapped, according to the state Division of Emergency Management.
Homeowners who had lower — or "grandfathered" — rates under the older maps would have to pay full-risk rates under the new maps, although the rate increases would be phased in.
The impact of the changes could be severe for some homeowners. One example from the Florida Realtors cited a 1,000-square-foot home in Pinellas County where the sale would trigger an increase from the current subsidized $2,000 premium to $16,000 a year.
John Sebree, a lobbyist for the Realtors, said the rising rates could harm Florida's recovering real estate market. "We're concerned that that it could come to a screeching halt," he said.
Adding to the lawmakers' concern is the fact that Florida is a "donor" state in the program, meaning the state has paid some $16 billion in premiums since the program began in 1978 but has only received $3.7 billion in claims.
Bryan Koon, director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, said one reason for the disparity is that Florida has not had a catastrophic flooding event like some other states, such Louisiana with Hurricane Katrina and the northeast U.S. with Hurricane Sandy.
The largest flooding event under the NFIP in Florida was Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
"We're the backbone," Simmons said. "We're the ones that are subsidizing the entire national flood insurance program."
Although few private insurers provide residential flood coverage, the Senate committee is asking the state Office of Insurance Regulation to report on regulatory and state law changes that could help private companies enter the marketplace.
Additionally, Simmons said the lawmakers want better data on the number of homeowners that could be impacted and the scope of the rate increases, rather than relying on anecdotal information.
Don Brown, a lobbyist representing Security First Insurance, also recommended the state consider creating a task force to look at all the issues of opting out of the federal flood insurance program.


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I just tried installing shadowgroundsUpdate1.run from the new Indie Bundle on my Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot (11.10) beta 2 (don't say it's not stable yet, it's a major change confirmed and massively landing two weeks from now).
As you may know, ia32-libs are progressively dropped, being replaced by the multiarch repositories.
The installer fails with this output :
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./shadowgroundsUpdate1.run: error while loading shared libraries: libglade-2.0.so.0: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64
ia32-libs is installed on my system. libglade2-0:i386 is not installable as long as it tries to remove libglade2-0 (native amd64 version), on which many other pieces of software depend...
How can I install this game without breaking Oneiric ? Beter solve this now than when Ubuntu 11.10 final is out (and many more user impacted).


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Bachelor of Music in Performance
As a student majoring in performance, you will declare a principal instrument. Select a category to explore further:
The performance program will teach you skills, concepts, and methodology sufficient to demonstrate a level of proficiency on your principal instrument typical of that generally required in professional performance. This is achieved through private lessons, which include proficiency-based final exams, instrumental or vocal labs, and performance studies classes.
To demonstrate mastery of these skills, you will complete a performance portfolio, including a senior recital, that typifies current professional performance standards. You will also:
- Attend recital classes and take specialized courses in ear training and harmonic applications designed to develop improvisational skills;
- Have the opportunity to attend classes given by visiting master performers;
- Develop an aesthetic and critical understanding of the meaning of quality performance;
- Learn to use technical and interpretive musical criteria and to apply them to your work and to that of others;
- Work effectively with others in situations typically found in the professional performance field;
- Participate in ensembles and public performances in the college's recital halls and at the Berklee Performance Center; and
- Explore activities available through the ensemble program such as recording sessions, concerts, festivals, and tours.
Upon completing the major, you will have developed a theoretical, conceptual, and philosophical background in the area of musical performance that will enable you to quickly adapt to changes in the professional music environment.
See individual requirements for each instrument.
Upon completion of a major in performance, you will:
- Synthesize and integrate knowledge of contemporary and traditional styles into musical interpretation;
- Synthesize and integrate knowledge of posture, breathing, and instrumental technique into your daily practice routines;
- Demonstrate technical proficiency on your principal instrument;
- Demonstrate the ability to sight read music in a variety of styles;
- Play music in a variety of contemporary and traditional styles;
- Play in ensembles of varying size, instrumentation, and stylistic orientation; and
- Apply knowledge of musical styles and harmonic practices in improvisation.
- Grading Criteria
- Private Instruction
- Graduate Program
- Summer Programs
- Berklee Online Degree: Interdisciplinary Music Studies (Create Your Own Major)
- Berklee Online Courses & Certificates: Guitar
- Berklee Online Courses & Certificates: Voice
- Berklee Online Courses & Certificates: Drums
- Berklee Online Courses & Certificates: Bass
- Berklee Online Courses & Certificates: Improvisation
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Attach a Route (map) when entering a 'Manual Entry'
It is really frustrating when a device destroys your data!!! In my case an 18 hour ride and nothing to show for it.
What do we do .. only solution at the moment is to add a Manual Entry.
Currently there is no image of the route taken when adding a 'Manual Entry'.
If we could import a route (gpx or select one of 'My Routes') it would greatly enhance the entry.
Note: no time data would be available from the file ... that is expected.


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Two Houma Residents Cited for Illegal Shrimping in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
OutdoorHub 04.24.12
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited two men for allegedly shrimping during a closed season in Terrebonne Parish on April 21.
Agents cited Joshua M. Verdin, 26, and Jimmie D. Robling Jr., 52, both from Houma, for using skimmers during a closed shrimp season.
Agents responded to an area where they received complaints of illegal shrimping and observed the vessel occupied by the two subjects engaging in skimming operations in Bayou Grand Caillou. Agents issued the men citations and seized 290 pounds of 26-30 count white shrimp. In addition, the vessel and two skimmer nets were seized.
Using skimmers during a closed season brings a $400 to $950 fine, up to 120 days in jail, or both plus courts costs.
In addition to any other penalties, the court may revoke or suspend the violator's trawl, skimmer and butterfly gear licenses for one year from the date of the conviction. During such revocation or suspension, the violator may be present on a vessel harvesting or possessing shrimp or possessing a trawl, skimmer or butterfly net, only if the vessel is equipped with and employs an operating vessel monitoring system which is accessible by LDWF.
Agents participating in the case were Sgt. Bryan Marie and Senior Agent Thomas Wolf.
For more information, contact Adam Einck at 225-765-2465 or [email protected].


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Thursday, September 29, 2005
Engergizing. That is the best word to describe the feeling pumping through my body tonight after seeing Gretchen Wilson. The full review will be posted soon to the website and it will probably get a run in the newsletter, however, I wanted to share a more of a "personal" experience with you, rather than the "proffesional."
Tonight I truly understood Gretchen Wilson's connection with her biggest fans. I have loved her music, talent, and persona since day one. I couldn't wait for the new album that hit stores to come out. However, tonight, I got to see first hand wait her relationship is with her "target fan base." (middle 20's southern living mother with a young daughter) One row in front of me was an example of just that. It hit home on so many levels.
For mother and daughter, tonight seemed like a esacpe to paradise for 2 hours from the day to day life. I don't know her life story, but I'm sure there is one that an escape was much enjoyed and most of all deserved. Daughter with matching beautiful brownn hair and big eyes just like her Mom, so happy seeing Mom have a good time and loving the attention from Mom as she helped her little hands happily swaying in the air.
Mom singing along with just about every song , a feeling of living Gretchen's world, even just a enough of it to make the connection, could be seen in her eyes. Daughter joining in with Mom on every word of "Redneck Woman." Something I won't forget anytime soon, that is for sure.
Gretchen Wilson is more than a singer. She has become a positive role model for so very many in that you can have your dreams come true when you put your mind to it, give it a try, and create the lifestyle you wish. The talent in amazing vocals, great song selection to carry her message, and stage presence certainly helps to deliver the message, but that's not all she is about.
I've read about it, heard about it, and knew exsisted, but tonight, I saw it. Seeing this, pushed my energy level to a new level for country music and life in general.
Special note: If this beautiful lady reads this (she knows who she is, red shirt and gave her a promotional card for the website,) please e-mail me at email@example.com


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Videos | July 21, 2010
Buckyballs Jiggle like Jello
This artist's animation illustrates vibrating buckyballs -- spherical molecules of carbon discovered in space for the first time by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Transcript:Buckyballs Jiggle like Jello
These spherical molecules of carbon, known as buckyballs, jiggle, shimmy and shake.
Some vibrations cause the molecules to either absorb or generate infrared light, causing patterns that NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope could detect.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology.


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Don't Settle for the Usual Race Gear This Year!
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Enzo Tenrō (天狼エンゾ, Tenrō Enzo) is the leader of Yumegakure and the father of Ryuka Tenrō.
As village leader, Enzo was dedicated to the prosperity of Yumegakure and its inhabitants. He was thus justifiably outraged at Konohagakure's apparent treachery and vowed revenge. To this end, he had to consider the worst-case scenario, the release of the Three-Heads, despite him not wanting to attack another country and kill innocents. In his role as chief, Enzo proved to be a charismatic leader for the shinobi of his village and fought alongside them in combat.
Enzo considered himself great friends with Gensui Amagiri despite their clans' differences, which he disregarded as ancient history. This naive streak made him easy to manipulate by Gensui.
Enzo was a large and bulky man with grey spiky hair. His attire consisted of a grey sleeveless kimono shirt with a collar lining of dark blue fur. His forehead protector was shaped like a face guard, furthering the visual similarities to the Second Hokage. He wore a red scarf around his neck with round stone ornament attached. he also wore brown pants with leg warmers in matching fur.
Taking advantage of his size and power, Enzo's fighting style revolved around taijutsu, which he used in an even more offensive way combined with his staff. He is also very strong, being able to shatter rocks with his staff. He was able to use the ultimate technique of his clan: Tenrō-Style Ninjutsu: Beast-Human Transformation Technique. In this transformed state, he would use same techniques as Ryuka, but his variation was more powerful and notably faster.
According to Hinata, he had no weak spot. Kakashi noted that only way to defeat him was to stay back and observe his movements.
Given his possession of the key to the seal holding the Three-Heads, it is safe to assume that he at least had basic knowledge of fūinjutsu.
- (To Naruto) "I am Enzo Tenrō, as chief of Yumegakure, I'll have you answer for the crime of attacking the village and wounding so many of its citizens!"
- "All right, proud ninja of Yumegakure. Now is the time to combine our strength and fight for the prestige of the village!"
- (To Naruto) "Can you hear them? Those are the screams of the people you've killed. This is a fight to avenge my fallen ally, Gensui!"


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I'll start off by saying this is a great site, and one where it's not a bitch session, really, but a place where folks may explain in detail stuff that's messed up about the Corps, as well as personal experiences. I'm proud of my service, but still have lingering PTSD issues and, no, it's not from my time in Somalia (I was involved in the move out of there right after I graduated MOS school). Unfortunately, some of the negative (OK, a lot) haunts me to this day. Despite my username no, I did not pick up sergeant, despite being fully qualified and I considered myself to be a pretty squared away NCO. I refused to go to the rifle range, knowing that another expert badge would mean I would be promoted exactly one year from the day I picked up E-4, and thus would most likely have some dirt bag officer from that unit do the ceremony. Yes, I could have asked to have someone else promote me, however I was seething with anger about halfway through my year on Okinawa and disgusted by what I witnessed over there, so it was a form of silent protest on my part. I had a lot of smug satisfaction knowing a lot of the retards I served around, to include more than a few officers, could never make it in the real world. I laugh now thinking about how these idiots were so full of themselves and into their delusions.
I chose Motor T mechanic, and all in all it wasn't a bad MOS but we
worked some really long hours at times, and we had to deal with lots of
dirt bags, the vast majority of whom were drivers (I have friends I keep
in touch with who were drivers, so don't flame me for that last
comment). Despite getting a high GT and ASVAB score I chose 3521 to get
my hands dirty and to gain more knowledge about automotive repair, plus I
did not want to sit behind a desk. Had I been a little more patient and
assertive with the recruiters, plus if someone had told me to stay away
from motor t, I would have chosen a different MOS. All in all I had a decent experience in the Corps, and met some great people from all over.
I served at 2nd Tanks, then on Okinawa at Camp Hansen. Tanks was full of mouth breathers, especially on the tanker side, but the leadership generally improved over time and there was at least some semblance of discipline, although there were some bad people there, most of whom ended up in the brig or drummed out of the Corps. Most of the bad folks were in H&S Co (just had to plug that in there, the tankers' side had some good discipline). Basically, the leadership knew there had to be discipline within the ranks due to the high op-tempo (training-wise) of the unit. Often times Tanks was tasked with doing deployments nobody else in Division wanted to do, plus the unit itself was rarely called upon to do much of anything, so we were kind of the "bitches" of Division, one might say. We had some real solid senior enlisteds, although my MOS was at times lacking for good folks (Motor Transport).
At Tanks, at least we had the aforementioned discipline (for the most part), and some folks within the chain who gave a shit. Place was far from perfect but compared with Okinawa and horror stories I've read about here, and heard from friends, at times I had it good there. I should have known, though, that MEF and Oki would probably suck balls, as some of the dirt bag drivers had been to the island and were now riding desks at Tanks. Lifers to the core, they were riding desks at like age 19 for fuck's sake. Heard it through the grapevine one is now a warrant officer (!). A lot of the tankers were real dullards, in fact that MOS has a rep within the Corps for being pretty much the bottom of the line unit community. So we had to take all kinds of abuse from them, despite the fact life was pretty easy for them, at times. Tanker senior enlisteds were better than seniors in lots of MOS's, I'll give 'em that. Great sense of humor for the most part, and they knew how to take care of people. Same for some of the officers.
I'd requested MEF, for reasons I'd rather not get into (kind of embarrassing, actually), and definitely should have requested a unit closer to Naha. I swear, the base bitch units have the real moto 'tards. We had them at Tanks like you would at any unit, but MEF took the cake, in my book. The vast majority who'd re-enlisted and were now well into their 2nd or third hitch had no sense of humor whatsoever, unless, of course, they were cracking cruel jokes at people or talking shit behind folks' backs, because, you know, RHIP. Like a lot of true blue lifers, these people stood or sat around all day doing absolutely nothing. Nothing interspersed with the occasional meet-up with the career jammer maybe to figure out what other soft unit they could head to next to fuck up a bit more. The majority of lifers at MEF did the "base bitch unit, air wing, and MEF shuffle" as I call it. None had ever served in division and even a few had somehow gotten through their first 5 or so years in uniform w/o ever having set foot in the ME, Somalia, or any number of other missions the Corps had gone on during that time. Many had never even served at an FSSG unit. Heck, folks at Tanks would volunteer for deployments just to get the fuck out of Lejeune for a while.
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Both Final Four games offer great match-ups. In the UNC vs. Villanova game, however, the game boils down to two specific match-ups. Let's take a little look-see.
1. The 'Nova backcourt vs. Ty Lawson
Ty Lawson is one of the best point guards in the country. Good toe or bad, he runs the transition game at an extremely efficient level. He's one of those guys who is able to run just as fast dribbling the ball as he does without it. He's also a pretty solid offensive threat himself, he's been averaging about 20 points to go along with his 7 assists in the tourney so far. People can say all they want about Hansbrough, but Lawson is the key to them winning.
However, if there is one team who can slow him down, it's Villanova. In their athletic backcourt you will see: Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher, Reggie Redding, and Corey Stokes. They've already slowed down some of the best guards and shooters they've faced in the tourney so far (Gerald Henderson, Jon Scheyer, Levance Fields, Jrue Holiday). The game will be decided in the backcourt.
2. Tyler Hansbrough vs. Dante Cunningham
I'm hoping they'll defend each other, because this is an interesting match-up. Cunningham is certainly the more athletic of the two, but he may have trouble with the bigger Hansbrough. Cunningham is averaging 19 points and 8 boards in the tourney, and is really the leader of the team. If Psycho T is defending Dante, I suggest 'Nova employ a similar tactic to Oklahoma, give Cunningham the ball early and try to get Hansbrough on the bench with foul trouble.
Though it's clear that Lawson is the best player for the Heels and is the floor leader, Hansbrough is the emotional leader. When he gets going and starts banging his chest, it makes their fans go crazy, the TV commentators usually start drooling over him, and the Tar Heels are tough to stop. But, if 'Nova and Cunningham and neutralize him with foul trouble like Oklahoma did, and make some outside shots, unlike Oklahoma, it could be a very good game.
Interesting Side Story: Lawson and Cunningham used to play together as kids.
I'm picking with my heart on this one. In my opinion, the Big East has proved to be better than the ACC, and 'Nova has played tough teams all year.
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What Was The Onset Of Your Pain Like, And What Treatment Options Were Available?
What was the onset of your pain like, and what treatment options were available?
-- Judi: It's so frustrating because with me the pain -- it started at night. I would wake up because I would be lying on my hip and my hip would hurt. So when I woke up in the morning my hip would be real sore. And then over several weeks, it got worse and worse and worse. I went to the doctor and said I have this pain. And then over the next -- I guess -- couple of months it became this pain that I had all the time, in my knees and my hips -- which they still to this day don't know why I have it. Until they put me on around the clock pain medication, I was just in constant...constant pain. And it's- pain is such a funny thing because nobody can see it from the outside.
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Jackie: It's a hidden disability.
Judi: It is.
Abby: My pain just started one day, and I had no idea what it was. It was very different than arthritic pain and it just wouldn't go away, and I got some very good advice from a friend who had just had a bout with cancer. He just said: "Abby, manage your own…just manage your own disease."
Mike: That's what you just said you do too.
Abby: And I said: "Well, how do I manage something that I don't even know what it is? So how do you manage it?" And he said: "Just do it." And I have to say, the day I was diagnosed was one of the happiest days in my life.
Cindy: I just thought: 'Well, there's got to be a cure for this. I mean there's got to be- it's going to go away soon isn't it?' So I kept trying every new treatment. Treatment after treatment after treatment -- and you get your hopes up. And it's like a roller coaster, and you know -- you're hoping the next treatment is going to work, and then you try it and give it a good try and you try it again and try it again and it doesn't work and you're like dashed -- and that was like five years of that.
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MKL FATAL ERROR /path/to/libmkl_def.so: undefined symbol: i_free
I started fooling around with python/scipy with the intention of replacing ruby/gsl. Came across this very weird error.
Minimal script to reproduce: invoke ipython -pylab, then in it,
In [1]: from scipy import *
In [2]: a=zeros(1000); a[:100] = 1; b = fft(a)
In [3]: plot(abs(b))
and ipython spits out the titled error.
Found a solution here: before running ipython,
export LD_PRELOAD=/opt/intel/mkl/10.0.5.025/lib/32/libmkl_core.so
apparently, some symbols are defined in libmkl_core.so instead of libmkl_def.so.
armadillo, lapack, and intel's MKL
I normally use ruby/gsl for everyday numerics because it's fast to code and extend, and semantically clear, plus you can do cool things like previewing energy spectrum from within irb by interfacing with the gnuplot module—normally you'd write to a tmp file, switch to gnuplot console, and plot it there.
The problem with rb/gsl is speed. The other day, my boss walked in and compiled his fortran code on my machine. It beat my ruby code hands-down—one would think gsl, being a C library, should be on par with lapack, but apparently it's not, and it's not (entirely) ruby's fault since I rewrote the same stuff in C, using gsl, and it's still about 4 times slower than my boss's fortran code using lapack. (I guess partly it's b/c gsl is using its own blas implementation).
So I want something faster but still with natural semantics—e.g., matrix multiplication should be A*B, not dgremm(...A...B...)—so C++ seems a reasonable place to look at. So far I find armadillo suits my needs quite well. It is a c++ linear algebra library interfacing with lapack/blas.
On gentoo, this is what one needs:
- If you have intel cpu, emerge sci-libs/mkl. This is a blas/lapack drop-in replacement from Intel. You need to go to intel's website and register (free) for a non-commercial usage license. AMD has a similar library. Otherwise, just setup your blas/lapack of choice.
- use eselect blas/cblas/lapack list/set to choose mkl as the blas/lapack implementation to use.
- now emerge sci-libs/armadillo. It is important to install it after 1) and 2) b/c it will decide what library it's linking against during compilation time
Now, #include <armadillo> in your cpp code, and use
g++ -O3 -larmadillo your_code.cpp -o your_exe
to compile. You don't have to use -lblas -llapack as these are already taken care of by -larmadillo (which was done in 3 above, that's why emerge order is important).
On a Mac OS X (my office workstation), the appropriate way to compile is instead:
g++ -O3 -framework Accelerate your_code.cpp -o your_exe
as per armadillo's readme file.
I transcribed my ruby/gsl code into c++/armadillo, and on the Mac, it actually is 2 times faster than my boss's fortran code—since both are using the same underlying blas/lapack implementation, I suppose there's some unnecessary computation in the fortran code. At any rate, it seems safe to say the c++ overhead is not significant so I'll happily settle for armadillo for the moment.


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I've added a couple of tweaks to my Gnus config lately. Nothing earth-shattering, but in both cases i was writing my own elisp for something that was already in there. So, i've thought i'd share them and, maybe, save you the trouble.
The first one is a quickie, and you probably know about it; but for some reason it took me ages to discover the correct configuration knob. When you reply a mail, emacs will use the value of
user-mail-address to compose the From: header. One can also tweak
gnus-posting-styles to change the address on a per group basis. But what i really wanted was to use the address in the mail i was replying to. I was writing a hook to that effect when i found the variable to set to accomplish it:
message-alternative-mails. Here's how i set it up:
(setq message-alternative-emails (regexp-opt '("email@example.com" "email@example.com" "firstname.lastname@example.com")))
Worked like a charm. Now for the second one.
As i've mentioned in some post before, Gnus let's you customise the summary line to your heart's content by tweaking the variable
gnus-summary-line-format. I normally use emacs in a maximized urxvt terminal, so i've got plenty of room in my summary lines. One thing i wanted to add is the message's date in a) my time zone and b) human readable form (you know, something like 'Today, 22:33' or 'Yesterday, 02:44'). I only knew two format directives showing a date (%d and %D), but neither fulfilled my wishes. So i started coding my own, but halfway discovered that Gnus already comes with a custom one, called
user-date. You use it by inserting
%&user-date; in the line format string. It works in conjunction with a configuration stored in
gnus-user-date-format-alist, which contains a lists of pairs. The first member of the pair is the age of the message, the second a time format string for displaying the date of messages that old. You'll understand it better with an example, taken from my current configuration:
(setq gnus-user-date-format-alist '(((gnus-seconds-today) . "Today, %H:%M") ((+ 86400 (gnus-seconds-today)) . "Yesterday, %H:%M") (604800 . "%A %H:%M") ;;that's one week ((gnus-seconds-month) . "%A %d") ((gnus-seconds-year) . "%B %d") (t . "%B %d '%y"))) ;;this one is used when no other does match (setq gnus-summary-line-format (concat "%U%R %~(pad-right 2)t%* %uj %B%~(max-right 30)~(pad-right 30)n " "%~(max-right 90)~(pad-right 90)s %-135=%&user-date;\n"))
I've copied my whole line format so that you can see, in addition, how i manage to keep things aligned in a frame around 180 columns wide. For details on the
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I've put my hands on SIRE documentation (with addresses and assembly codes for the chinese game), thanks to ryan_knight_12.
After partially translating a bit of it I've being able to correlate some addresses and successfully edit a skill on my translated japanese version (a basic test - made Gladdened Heart recover more Will).
My goal is to make a SIRE lookalike (or something like that with cheat engine) to work with the translated japanese version. The problem is: I don't have time (nor skill), so I'd like to know if there is people interested in helping me on this project (we can make it work with english version too).
WARNING: this thread was created by a horrible, evil, nasty, egomaniac jerk (the kind of person that actually works on this kind of useless pet projects despite the scarce personal free time) who aims to meet others of the same kind (if you don't know whether this thread is for you: 1- check if your avatar is a villain; 2- ask yourself if your posts contain code/programs/translations; if both are positive: you're in). So if you're not going to actively contribute: GTFO (keeping the thread bullshit free helps a lot on itself). Consider yourself advised.
By the way, I won't share anything if I don't get anybody to work on this with me and possibly more than me (which seems most likely to happen — RoTK 13 is coming, I'm evil and so on).


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Cable Simulations Spark New Developments at Prysmian Group
Energy and telecom cables often journey through harsh environments to reach their destinations. Some cables are responsible for carrying high currents and must navigate in conditions that include high thermal loads, mechanical loads, and limited ventilation. We recently published a story in the IEEE Spectrum Insert, Multiphysics Simulation, explaining how the Prysmian Group, a leader in developing cable systems across many industries, has begun using COMSOL Multiphysics to improve their development process, save resources, and optimize their cable designs.
A New Kind of Model
Power transmission systems need to deliver a required level of current without overheating the cables. Cable structure, internal electric losses, installation system geometry, and environmental conditions — such as the ambient temperature or the properties of the surrounding material — all contribute to system's thermal response. Even external loads, such as those caused by solar radiation (in the case of an aboveground cable) or in proximity to other systems (e.g., other cables crossing the route), must be accounted for in the design.
While simple mathematical models and calculations suffice for many cases, cable systems are more commonly being installed in environments with many external influences that make it hard to predict performance and side effects.
That's where multiphysics simulation enters the scene.
COMSOL Multiphysics simulation showing temperature distribution in the cross section of a double-armored umbilical cable.
Engineers at Prysmian use the COMSOL software for optimizing the geometry and arrangements of components in their high-tech cable solutions. Such systems may require a careful combination of geometry, materials, and positioning of individual parts. For example, composite cables may contain power conductors, hoses for fluid delivery, and cables for signal transmission.
The team has carried out simulations that analyze the physical effects in individual cables and entire power transmission systems by accounting for the relevant loading and environmental conditions. This allowed them to test, in a virtual sense, their designs before building and running prototypes. In one case, they had to take mechanical loads into account and simulated impact testing in medium-voltage cables. They used their results to optimize the thickness and material choices used in the external layers.
Simulations Proved Useful
The simulations proved particularly useful for understanding the coupled structural, thermal, and electromagnetic problems that are challenging to solve. Massimo Bechis, a modeling and simulation specialist at Prysmian, comments that they've used COMSOL Multiphysics to "do extensive transient analyses to account for daily variations in solar irradiation and ambient temperature conditions […] multiphysics simulation really solves these kinds of problems that were very difficult or even impossible to do before." They have simulated a range of events and phenomena, including impact testing, temperature distribution in double-armored umbilical cables, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis in high-voltage systems with limited ventilation.
Simulation results showing a thermal and fluid flow coupled analysis of a high-voltage cable system installed inside a tunnel with only natural ventilation.
Bechis explains that simulation has improved the way products are developed, and that using the COMSOL software has helped them take a big step forward in the level of services they are able to offer customers and designers. "COMSOL is able to solve these kinds of problems because we can build a parametric model to optimize the geometry, the laying of the cables, and we can include the physics needed to account for the convection in the air […] we can account for current load changes instead of considering constant operating conditions. This allows us to satisfy requests to consider transient conditions due to load changes."
Improving the Design Process
The superb results at Prysmian show strong promise for future developments. Simulation has opened up a whole world of possibilities for design, testing, and optimization prior to prototyping. It has reduced their costs, prototyping time, the number of lab tests, and has provided a straightforward way to optimize designs ahead of time, affirming their already-spectacular product record. The team expects that these methods will eventually lead to changes not only in the design phase of development, but also in manufacturing processes.
Simulation has also given them an avenue for communicating their design choices. As Bechis concluded, "Now we are able to optimize, among other things, the structure of our cables and still meet the specifications. We can also explain why we use a certain amount of material in a certain layer and show how we came to our decisions based on the modeling […] we have improved procedures for designing our cables and power transmission systems. We have an additional and powerful way to respond to requests from clients."
Further Reading
- Read the full story, "Simulation Software Brings Big Changes to Cable Industry" from the IEEE Spectrum insert Multiphysics Simulation.
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Dozens of domains were seized on Monday in a coordinated raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its counterparts in several European nations. American officials seized 101 domain names, while the Europeans seized 31. The domains were allegedly used for the distribution of counterfeit goods.
The raids were timed to coincide with "Cyber Monday," the day the nation's white-collar workers kick off their online holiday shopping from their work computers. Control over the domains was transferred to government officials who replaced the websites' contents with a warning about the penalties for trafficking in counterfeit goods.
According to a press release issued by ICE, the counterfeit goods in question included "professional sports jerseys, DVD sets, and a variety of clothing, jewelry and luxury goods from online retailers who were suspected of selling counterfeit products." Federal magistrate judges issued orders to seize the domains.
The seizures are part of Operation In Our Sites, a program launched in 2010 to seize websites used to distribute infringing goods and content. ICE says that it has seized a total of 1529 domain names and forfeited 684 of them to the government.
Parker Higgins of the Electronic Frontier Foundation was critical of the seizures, which can occur before domain owners have been convicted, or even charged, with any crime. "Domain seizures on Cyber Monday are timed to cause maximum disruption," he tweeted, arguing that was "great if you're not worried about due process."
In a related action last Wednesday, American law enforcement officials arrested a man in Buffalo, NY, and charged him with criminal trafficking in counterfeit goods. Gary Hammer of Cheektowaga, NY, is charged with selling counterfeit Microsoft software on Craigslist. He allegedly ignored a cease-and-desist letter from Microsoft earlier this year.


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There are a number of airports in the wider Stockholm area, including Arlanda, Skavsta, Västerås and Bromma, as well as extensive rail, bus and tram networks. Communications to the University are very good making it easy to get to the main campus at Frescati, north of the city centre.
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There are a number of airports in the wider Stockholm area, including Arlanda (the largest airport), Skavsta, Västerås and Bromma.
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