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Caroline Kennedy backs Hillary Clinton for 2016
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(Reuters) - Caroline Kennedy, the current U.S. ambassador to Japan, says she would support Hillary Clinton if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency in 2016, and she hopes Clinton decides to run.
Kennedy and her late uncle, former Senator Ted Kennedy, endorsed President Barack Obama in 2008 rather than Clinton, a significant move in that closely contested campaign.
Kennedy said in series of media interviews aired on Thursday that she hopes Clinton will seek to run as the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016. Kennedy told ABC News she would support Clinton's candidacy "if she runs."
Speaking in a separate interview with NBC News, Kennedy said she thought Clinton would be a "great" choice, the network's correspondent Chuck Todd said.
Kennedy's comments came as Obama visited Japan as part of his four-nation tour of Asia.
Based in Tokyo, Kennedy is far from the politics of Washington. But she is still closely watched as the daughter of a former president and a prominent member of one of America's most famous political clans, though some critics have questioned the Kennedy family's remaining influence.
Clinton has remained mum on declaring her candidacy even as supporters start to line up and raise campaign funds.
Clinton's daughter Chelsea last week announced her pregnancy, which also drew speculation about Clinton's future and whether she would run.
"I know it sounds like a cliché, but two years is a really long time in politics," Kennedy told ABC. "I'm sure she's looking forward to being a grandmother, I know she's got to decide soon. So, so you know I hope so."
As for her own political ambitions, Kennedy said she is not planning to run for office. "I doubt that I would ever run in the United States," she told NBC.


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The leader of the Chicago City Council's Latino Caucus said today that four more wards should have Latino supermajorities, an announcement that came as the council nears a deadline for redrawing the city's wards.
The city should have 14 wards with a Latino population of at least 65 percent, said Ald. Daniel Solis, 25th, chairman of the caucus. It also should have two "Latino-influence" wards, with populations that are 35 percent and 55 percent Latino, he added.
That's based on the 2010 census counts, which showed drops in the city's African American and white populations, and the U.S. Voting Rights Act, Solis said.
"We think it's a fair number, and we are going to be presenting a map reflecting that in the next few days," Solis said. "We could probably try to push for one or two more. This would probably be a safe number we could get without a lot of controversy."
Ten of the city's 50 wards had Latino supermajorities when drawn up in 2001. The council now has eight Latino aldermen.
Two current Latino supermajority wards are represented by old guard regular Democrats — the 14th Ward, which is run by Ald. Edward Burke, and the 13th Ward, which is represented by Ald. Marty Quinn and controlled by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Courts have concluded the Voting Rights Act requires that Latinos supermajorities of 65 percent or more are needed to give Latinos, with a lower numbers of qualified voting-age individuals, a fair shot at electing a representative of their choice.
Ward boundaries must be redrawn every 10 years to reflect changes in population as documented by the census. The city must approve a new map by Dec. 1, but aldermen could agree to do it later that month, as they did 10 years ago. "The clock is ticking," Solis said.
The 2010 census showed that the city's population dropped by about 200,000 to just under 2.7 million. So each new ward would have about 53,900 people.
The biggest population decline was among African-Americans, whose numbers dropped by about 181,000. Chicago's white population fell by about 53,000.
Meanwhile, the number of Latinos in the city rose by about 25,000, and Chicago's Asian population grew by more than 20,000.
"The numbers now speak louder than ever," said Ald. Roberto Maldonado, whose 26th Ward was the base that propelled Rep. Luis Gutierrez into Congress many years ago. "This is something that cannot be further legally denied.
"We are relying on the weight of law, and that is what is powering out discussion and our push for 14 wards. In other words, we are very confident that the law is in our side."
In September, the council's Black Caucus drew up a proposed map that would eliminate just one of 20 wards that had African-American majorities 10 years ago. That ward is Ald. Robert Fioretti's 2nd, which already lost its black majority, according to 2010 census figures.
Ald. Howard Brookins, 21st, chairman of the Black Caucus, said it's tough to comment on the Latino Caucus' goals without first seeing a map. "It's hard to comment on a wish list, without seeing whether it's possible or probable," he said.
"I think the Black Caucus and the Latino Caucus are fundamentally in agreement on the law and the need for more (Latino) representation," Brookins said. "However, the devil is in the details and that's what we need to see."
Solis said the Latino group already has had preliminary discussions with Black Caucus leaders and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which has played key roles in previous remap discussions and litigation. "After we put our map together, we'll send it to them and we'll see down and talk," he said.
"It's a good proposal that we're taking into the next couple weeks of negotiations," added Ald. Ricardo Munoz, 22nd. "Just do the math. If we are one-third of the city, why are we one-fifth of the City Council? This is just to reflect actual demographic changes."
The remap effort is being led by Ald. Richard Mell, 33rd, chairman of the Rules Committee that is holding public forums on the issue but has yet to propose a map.
Mell is hoping to get at least 41 aldermen to sign off on a single map, because if ten or more propose an alternate, voters get to choose from among the competing maps in next March's primary election.


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State-of-the-art technology is what makes a Mac a Mac. All modern Macs include powerful 64-bit processors, and macOS runs advanced 64-bit apps, which can access dramatically more memory and enable faster system performance. The technologies that define today's Mac experience—such as Metal graphics acceleration—work only with 64-bit apps. To ensure that the apps you purchase are as advanced as the Mac you run them on, all future Mac software will eventually be required to be 64-bit.
Apple began the transition to 64-bit hardware and software technology for Mac over a decade ago, and is working with developers to transition their apps to 64-bit. At our Worldwide Developers Conference in 2018, Apple informed developers that macOS Mojave is the last version of macOS to run 32-bit apps.
While developers optimize their apps for 64-bit compatibility, Apple is notifying customers when they are using an app based on 32-bit technology. This is done via a one-time alert that appears when you launch a 32-bit app. In macOS Mojave, this alert appears once every 30 days when launching the app.
Below you will find more information about the alert and what the 64-bit transition means for you.
Why am I seeing this alert?
Starting with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, apps that have not been updated to use 64-bit processes produce a one-time alert when opened. This gives users advance notice that they are running 32-bit software, which will not be compatible with macOS in the future.
Can I keep using my 32-bit apps?
Yes, you may continue to use 32-bit apps with your Mac today. Using 32-bit software has no adverse effects on your data or your computer.
When will the 64-bit transition be complete?
The 64-bit transition for macOS and macOS apps is still underway, so final transition dates have not yet been established. But now is a good time to check with the software developer to see if 64-bit versions of your favorite titles are available.
How do I get in touch with the app developer?
The easiest way to contact a developer is to look them up on the web. To find the name of the developer of an app, open the app, then click the app name in the menu bar and choose "About...."
How do I check if an app is 32-bit or 64-bit?
From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac, then click the System Report button. From the system report, scroll down to Software in the sidebar, then select Applications. When you select an individual application, you will see a field titled 64-bit (Intel). "Yes" indicates 64-bit; "No" indicates 32-bit. If you're using macOS Mojave, select Legacy Software in the sidebar to see all applications that have not been updated to use 64-bit processes.


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What Makes the Perfect Commute?
What makes for a perfect commute? Researchers are finding it's as much about what you do while traveling as it is how long you travel. Sue Shellenbarger and transportation consultant Alan Pisarski join Lunch Break with details. Photo: Getty.
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- Free Floating™ Mower Deck: Simplicity's signature Free Floating™ Mower Deck allows the deck to follow the contours of your lawn giving a scalp-free cut. The full-width rear rollers provide a smooth finish allowing you to create ballpark lawn stripes.
- Dependable Briggs & Stratton Engine: Designed to deliver world-class endurance and power, the Briggs & Stratton Professional Series™ Engine comes fully featured. Enhanced power, easy starting, smooth and quiet operation, and professional results are just a few of them.
- Electric Height-Of-Cut: Easily adjust the cutting height of the mower deck with the simple touch of a switch. The electric height-of-cut lets you choose from 1.5 to 4-inches and the easy-to-read indicator shows the height selected.
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- Engine Brand: Briggs & Stratton
- Start Type: Key
- Cylinders: 2
- Choke/Throttle: Choke-A-Matic
- Battery (cca): 230
- Transmission Differential: Hydro
- Ground Speed-Rev (mph): 0-3
- 4-Wheel Drive: N/A
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- Front Tires (in): 15 x 6 - 6 / Turf
- Attachment Lift: Manual
- Suspension: N/A
- Height-of-Cut (in): 1.5-4
- Blade Engagement: Electric PTO Switch
- Mower Deck Removal: Quick Hitch™
- Mower Steel Gauge: 12-Gauge
- Cruise Control: Standard, Dash
- Headlights: 2-bulb LED
- Fuel Level Indicator: Sight Gauge
- Cup Holder: Standard
- Deluxe Instrument Panel: N/A
- Assembled Length (in): 71
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- Commercial Warranty (Product) **: 90-Days
- Marketing Model: 23/38
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- Power Rating *: 23.0
- Engine Displacement (cc): 724
- Fuel Tank Capacity (gal): 3.5
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- Front Carrier And Weights: Maintain responsive handling and traction with heavy, rear-mounted attachments.
- Clean Sweep™ Triple Grass Catcher: Collects up to 10-bushels in three easy-to-empty bags. Available for the 44" and 48" mower deck sizes.
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NOTES:*All power levels are stated gross horsepower at 3600 rpm per SAE J1940 as rated by Briggs & Stratton. **See operator's manual or dealer for complete warranty details. Length of engine warranty coverage varies by manufacturer. †Suggested prices will vary by market. Prices are shown in U.S. and Canadian dollars. Set-up, delivery, documentation and destination fees not included. See dealer for details. Features vary by model. We reserve the right to change specifications, features and pricing without notice.
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Jake Lehmann scored a magnificent century in a losing cause as Somerset overcame Yorkshire by ten wickets on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Headingley.
The hero for Somerset was left-arm spinner, Jack Leach, who bowled superbly to finish with figures of six for 64, while Lehmann moved his maiden Championship century on to 116 before he fell lbw to Leach, but by then Yorkshire had regained some of their pride by wiping out a first innings deficit of 245 runs.
Lehmann was eighth out at 263, having batted for 287 minutes during which time he received 190 deliveries and struck a dozen elegant fours, and when the last wicket fell at 286 it left Somerset to make 42 to win which Marcus Trescothick managed between them without fuss.
Their victory pulls them up to within one point of second-placed Yorkshire and both sides still have an outside chance of winning the title, but Middlesex remain the odds-on favourites.
Yorkshire were already staring down the barrel when they resumed on 57 for three, still trailing by 188 runs, and although they never gave in it was not until Liam Plunkett joined Lehmann in an eighth wicket stand of 101 that an innings defeat looked as though it could be avoided.
Adam Lyth was 27 overnight and Lehmann 15 and they took the score to 99 before Lyth got a faint touch down the legside off Craig Overton and was caught behind by Ryan Davies for 49.
Leach, having earlier been given just one over, came back at the Football End and gained the first of his six consecutive victims as he drew Adil Rashid out of his crease with a cunningly flighted delivery which left him stranded and stumped.
Lehmann completed his third half-century in as many matches but at 60 he enjoyed a life, Tom Abell putting down a bat-pad chance off the spinner.
There was almost static support for Lehmann from Tim Bresnan whose only scoring shot off 51 deliveries was a boundary. He then played back to Leach and was bowled.
Leach continued to make inroads, Hodd being seventh out when the Yorkshire wicket-keeper was caught off bat and pad by Abell, and with Lehmann on 71 with a further 83 required for Somerset to bat again the end did not seem far away, particularly when Plunkett was dropped behind the wicket before he had scored.
But Plunkett defiantly on-drove Leach for six and Lehmann cantered to his maiden century for Yorkshire off 168 balls with 11 fours. He received the sort of ovation that was often reserved for his father, Darren, who plundered 26 centuries for his adopted county during the course of amassing 8,871 runs at an average of 68.76.
Even the new ball had no effect, Plunkett going to his 50 shortly before tea when Yorkshire led by 11, but with the stand worth 101 Lehmann attempted a fine sweep at Leach and was lbw.
Leach soon snared Jack Brooks and rounded things off by getting Plunkett caught at slip by Trescothick for a brave 73 off 146 balls with seven fours and two sixes, leaving Trescothick and Abell to knock off the runs for a surprising and thoroughly deserved victory.
It was revealed after the match that Jake Lehmann will not play for Yorkshire against Middlesex at Lord's next week because he has been called back to Australia by South Australia in preparation for the new domestic season and he will leave for home on Saturday.
Lehmann said: "I am a bit disappointed to be going but cannot do much about it because the hierachy want me back. I would love to have been at Lord's with the boys, I have really enjoyed the experience of being with them.
"It was great to score a century but the game is the most important thing and it would have been even better if I had got it and been on the winning side."
Jack Leach said: "Obviously, this was a great result and I am very proud of the boys. I have been here at Headingley three times before and it has always been tough but we played them off the park in this game to get a good win.
"I was really pleased with my own performance and it was nice to have done so well. I have taken wickets at Taunton, where it is nice to bowl, but it was really pleasing to get wickets here and to help the boys out."
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie said: "I thought Jake was outstanding and played a fine hand but we need to improve our batting next season. When you are regularly 40 for three it puts you under the cosh and some solutions need to be found.
"Whatever happens at Lord's next week we will prepare well and try to play our best cricket and be aggressive and positive."


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Which betting lines do you want to see: point spreads, money lines, or totals? Or how about the spread and total combined? There's a market selector window in the top of the page where you can make your selections. You can also look at the odds for the entire game, or for each half or quarter. Simply click or tap the desired market.
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Click on the matchup link on any game to find detailed head to head betting data to assist with your college football handicapping.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Observing Student Reasoning and Proof
|Introduction | Sums of Numbers | Problem Reflection #1 | Products of Numbers | Problem Reflection #2 | Classroom Practice | Observe a Classroom | Your Journal
Kaylee's fourth-grade class is in the midst of a problem called Products of Numbers -- an investigation into properties of numbers and relationships between numbers. Each small group was assigned a number and asked to look for patterns and relationships between the sum of that number added to itself (that is, doubled numbers) and the product of that number multiplied by itself (that is, square numbers). After drawing several consecutive squares on grid paper (1 by 1, 2 by 2, 3 by 3, and so on), Kaylee's group noticed a relationship between the drawings:
Following is another teacher-student dialogue for you to consider. As you read, focus on how the teacher's questions help the students formulate and think through their assertions. As noted previously, this exchange is just one possible approach; upper elementary school students will come up with a variety of ways to tackle this problem.
Kaylee: We put the squares in order. We saw that the next square is always one square wider and one more square down.
Teacher: Please show us and tell us again what you mean.
Kaylee: This is the 3-by-3 square; I'll make it red. Look at how I can mark off the same 3 by 3 inside the 4-by-4 square. See, each row of little red squares has one blue square on the end. Then, in the bigger square, we colored one blue square below each column of red squares.
Teacher: Can someone state a conjecture about Kaylee's group's observations?
Sarah: When you have squares in order, the next-bigger square always has one more row and one more column.
Teacher: Can we add something about what we mean by "squares in order" to be especially clear?
Kaylee: Use the counting numbers in order. For example, after you make a 6-by-6 square and find out it has 36 small unit squares, you need to make a 7-by-7 square. You make the squares with seven rows and seven square units in each row, like when you make them with colored tiles.
Teacher: So, we saw what happens for 3-by-3 and 4-by-4 squares. How can we show that it's always true for any whole number?
Sarah: I can show it by making a red square, like Kaylee's. Look, every group can make a square, whatever their number. If you had to switch to the square made with the next counting number, it'd be like your first square, but made with one more row and one more column because the next number is 1 more. (She draws a red square and then a blue one around it, and points to one more row and column between the edge of the red square and the blue.)
Teacher: Talk with your partner about Sarah's argument. Who thinks that she has made a convincing argument?
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I've just finished Sam Harris' Free Will. It isn't exactly a book, rather an extended essay. I'm also reading The Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel M. Wegner published in 2002 so it is more a review of and background material for Harris' discussion.
My question is one of predictability. Nobody likes to think their actions, their thoughts, their very lives are predictable. But does determinism imply predictability? If not, then how does the belief in determinism distinguish itself from free will? I don't know what you will do next...I don't know what I will do next...I do not know what will happen next...all of these statements would seem to be valid whether you take the free will position or the deterministic position.
My position could be described by the term "apathetic determinism." Everything I do and say...and you do and say...and that happens in our world...has been determined by the culmination of a long train...perhaps infinite?...of cause and effect. I agree. When it comes to particulars in our lives, then who we are and what we do, can with some degree of predictability, be assigned meaning. But to what point?
With each person traveling along a line from being abused to being an abuser, then at what point can we say they went from victim to perpetrator? For that matter, can we ever make such a distinction?
Free will...conscious will...is necessary if we are to feel justified in condemning and punishing other people. But it is the last thing we apply when we are reviewing our own life and actions. This explains the idea that there are no guilty men in prison or that when Judge Judy cast her verdict the people who she claims to be guilty still use their final minutes of their fifteen to declare their innocence.
The question is never "Do we have free will?" There are always extenuating circumstances that are just as valid as those that would be used to condemn us. The question...and answer...is "Do other people have free will?"
Religion is a sick delusion not because it offers forgiveness but because it allows people to judge and condemn others for the same sins we commit.
The original subject, which I seem to have drifted from, is simply:
If determinism does not imply predictability then what good is it?
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Trick,this is a messy reply. I tried responding to your remarks, but the post straggled, so I cut some of the remarks out. It still wanders.
I think we're focusing our discussion down to what your epistemic methodology applies to. I limit it to what it was originally conceived of applying to--matter, size and position, velocity, acceleration, then elemental composition, then energy.
it is a logical methodology that has evolved through the ages based on consistency and reliability of results.
I believe it is not a product of the ages, its reign expanded only from 1830 to 1930. Up to the early 19th century scientists spoke of filaments and fluids, fields and essences, in a semi-mystical way customary among the alchemists. In 1838 Darwin called his notebooks the "Transmutation" notebooks, a term from alchemy referring to conversions among "species" of precious metals. It was only after that that science began finding under which of its aspects measurements and laws of conservation could be applied to matter, and began building a new vocabulary with which to label those aspects--ergs, volts, horsepower, etc. By midcentury the elemental composition of all mixtures and compounds had become analyzable and measurable, and traditional terms for those mixtures and compounds began to be replaced by scientific terms. Science labeled the world to which the new methodology applied along the lines of these newly discovered regularities. OK.
Then, I would say, as is customary, the methodology having succeeded to this extent got carried far beyond its legitimate field of application. To logical Positivism, for example. I would say that extension showed the limits of scientific Positivism. Logical Positivism I would say has collapsed. The general over-extension of science should have collapsed along with it.
I say the arena of consciousness, like language as tested by the logical Positivists, does not display the regularities that would make it an appropriate object of physicalism, so there is no point in trying to redefine its aspects. You, suppose, must think it does show such regularities, but science hasn't yet relabeled the materials of consciousness in such a way as to make those regularities apparent.
So, I ask you to say on what grounds you think scientific redefinition of terms can justifiably be applied to phenomena within consciousness.
Replies to your remarks:
Only if patriotism and free-will can be made compatible with the methods of materials science can materials science deal with them. Yes. But do they remain what they are commonly supposed to mean, or do you destroy them in the act of packing them into a test-tube so as to make them analyzable?
The problem is with moving those "feelings" into something other than how they exist "as feelings only".
My mission is to USE logic to explain why such things as free will are... incoherent
So if the problem is with moving "feelings" into something else, why do you make a mission of doing just that? Free will is only incoherent when you move it into a logical category in a materials science.
[Philosophy of mind] doesn't say "mind does not exist". It doesn't say "consciousness does not exist". It doesn't say "mind/consciousness is not important". There is a whole lot physicalism doesn't say that. "Soul" on the otherhand...eh. ;)
So you decide what survives translation. Consciousness yes, but soul no. On what basis do you distinguish between them? Isn't that rather arbitrary? Are you engaging in politics--humanism OK, religion not? Is that philosophy, or partisanship? Have the epistemic methods of science stooped to polemic?
Trick, can you refer me to a source of opinions like mine? I am familiar with Chalmers' naturalistic dualism, for example. Is there a good blog or book or journal where I can find such views discussed?
Trick, a friend has recommended to me the book The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist. It looks at Western history through the metaphor of the two hemispheres. I think that provides me with the identity I need. I used to be left brain, as a child thought of myself as "Mechanical Boy," grew up to be a physicalist, but had a sudden epiphany in my thirties that converted me from left-brain to right-brain. From being a medical writer I have become a playwright. I am in the process of constructing a philosophy of mind for my new right-brain personality. Then I have no argument with you. Your book represents one half of my self. I argue with you only because I do not find a well-worked out theory for the right-brain's experience to embrace. So I am focused on creating one.
Left-brain: definitions. Right-brain: context. Left-brain: textbook. Right- brain: play.
Fine. Of course, left-brain demands a single logical epistemology. Of course the right-brain prefers to tell multiple stories. We are taking our due roles.
In four pages of this discussion we have had no other participants, despite having over 200 views. What does that tell us?
I plan to start a new topic in "Origins" suggesting that atheists need a right-brain theory of human nature, from which to derive new sets of values.
So if the problem is with moving "feelings" into something else, why do you make a mission of doing just that?
Just to be clear, it isn't me that does it. It's me who is against doing that, and the majority who does it.
" Free will is only incoherent when you move it into a logical category in a materials science."
Material science isn't required for its logical incoherence. Only the idea that we cannot except a contradiction. No philosopher denies the "feeling" of free will (for the most part)...they are saying that such "feeling" is only that and nothing more - which, if you agree with, we really don't have an issue.
You just need to recognize that most think the feeling is real, in the sense that it gives them an actual ability to choose between multiple possible options (all being viable options), and that means if someone does something wrong, they could have not done something wrong...therefore we can blame them. We can blame people for their own poverty, for example, because they should have done things differently. We can say that a billionaire "deserves" his billions at the expense of those in poverty, because that billionaire did the right things of their own accord to get where they are...and those others in poverty did not. It allows for extreme inequalities.
"So you decide what survives translation. Consciousness yes, but soul no. On what basis do you distinguish between them? Isn't that rather arbitrary?"
I just don't have a definition of "soul" or have never heard one worthy of the term, meaning why not just say "consciousness" rather than use a trumped up term such as "soul" which for most automatically implies some sort of metaphysical dualism?
"Trick, can you refer me to a source of opinions like mine?"
I don't really know the extremes of your opinions so not sure. :)
"In four pages of this discussion we have had no other participants, despite having over 200 views. What does that tell us?"
That people are smart. They probably understand that our discussion will not lead anywhere truly productive, as we are speaking different languages. A large portion of our issue is with differing semantics, the other part is with our differing epistemological positions, and the other part is where these semantics and standards of knowledge have lead us, which includes our philosophy, but also where are focus is for the concerns of humanity. These types of conversations are quite difficult for each to parse what the other person is saying, let alone the people reading what we are discussing. I can hardly blame them. ;)
And just so you know, I took the exact opposite route than you, going from the right to left brain focus...in particular for my philosophical positions. I'd converted from a new agey "spiritual" person when I was younger to a skeptic. That, i believe, has to do with me being more rigorous in my application of logic and critical thinking.
Anyway...as i said, I think we are at an impasse so think we should cut off our discussion soon. I'm finding myself time constrained to go back and forth in the detail needed for such discussions and the tangents they are leading to.
Take care,
Trick, I agree to terminate. I have drawn on our discussion to launch a new topic on the "Atheism" forum subject area, to which I'd like to migrate. I feel very happy with the progress I was able to make in my thinking, though our discussion. Thanks for sticking with it.
Fascinating that we have moved in opposite directions. Is there a book in that? We represent the major philosophic trends of our time.
I've enjoyed the talk, as well as the civility in the discussion. I'm always appreciative when another can disagree entirely, and at the same time not take my criticism too personally as well as stay calm and collected even if the discussion frustrates them. It's rare and I appreciate that more than you know.
I might make a watchful eye on your other forum subject if I get the time.
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PITTSFIELD -- Daniel L. Bianchi says he felt comfortable immediately after being sworn in as mayor a year ago.
Bianchi said his nearly five-year stint as Pittsfield's finance director and treasurer, followed by 10 years as the Ward 6 councilor, prepared him well for the corner office at City Hall.
"I knew what I was getting into," Bianchi, 61, said in a recent interview with The Eagle's editorial board. "But it's a lot more hectic than I thought it might be."
Bianchi cited the hundreds of community, school and governmental functions he's attended. He also spent 2012 implementing -- with City Council approval -- several of his campaign promises, including the creation of a Small Business Fund, the expansion of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority (PEDA), and the establishment of an open-door policy for those who wanted time with him.
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A new relationship typically has growing pains. After eight years of James M. Ruberto and Gerald Lee leading the city as mayor and council president, respectively, Pittsfield began 2012 with the tandem of Bianchi and Council President Kevin Sherman.
In addition, the 11-member council sworn into office included five first-timers.
In Bianchi's first three months on the job, the political honeymoon remained intact with such high points as the council on March 27 fully supporting the mayor's Small Business Fund. And a month earlier, the council unanimously backed Bianchi's plan to expand, from seven to 11 members, the PEDA board, which oversees the development of the William Stanley Business Park of the Berkshires.
In the Small Business Fund, the city has awarded two firms -- out of seven that applied -- a total of $70,000 from the $500,000 fund, which is designed to help promote the growth of small businesses through grants and forgivable loans.
Bianchi says it's too early to measure the fund's success, but Clairmont said he believes the mayor's initiative has fallen short of its expectations.
"While the fund is a good idea, it has been poorly marketed," Clairmont said. "There hasn't been any further publicity of the fund since its inception."
As for an expanded PEDA board, Bianchi said that adding new members has allowed the panel to create several subcommittees, such as finance and marketing, to help attract more tenants. The four additional board members, appointed by the mayor, took office in September.
"Within 90 days, we talked with Nuclea [Biomarkers] about a computing center," the mayor said. "They now have a facility with 350 servers all tied together."
In November, Nuclea, which develops diagnostic tests for several types of cancer, relocated its datacenter from South Street to the PEDA administration building on Kellogg Street. Currently, Nuclea, Mountain One Financial and the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. are the business park's tenants.
Mountain One's headquarters are there; WMECO's presence is a solar array project that was activated in October 2010.
Councilor at large Melissa Mazzeo said she believes the larger PEDA board will jump-start further development in the business park.
"I could really see [the expansion] working, as I have watched the interaction of the veteran members and the new members," Mazzeo said. "Subcommittees are where all the grunt work gets done."
Bianchi's mayoral successes in 2012 extended into his management of the city budget, particularly in spending on public education. Most importantly, he brokered deals that settled contract talks with city teachers and resulted in a compromise school budget that took effect in July.
As a School Committee member, the mayor persuaded the teachers union and the committee to ratify a new three-year contract after a series of one-year agreements. Bianchi convinced both sides that teacher pay increases should be based on the amount of state aid the city receives during each year of the agreement.
The previous four, one-year deals had little or no across-the-board salary increases because of the uncertainty of state funding.
School Committee Chairman Alfred E. "Alf" Barbalunga praised Bianchi for his outside-the-box approach to settling the negotiations.
"The contract has paid dividends, and it has worked," Barbalunga said.
He also lauded the mayor for helping to reach a compromise on a $54.5 million school budget that educators and taxpayers could afford in fiscal 2013, which began July 1, 2012. The school spending is part of an overall $133.1 million city budget the council approved June 26.
"He knows the numbers, and he's not afraid to take his budget plan for a vote," Barbalunga said.
Bianchi said the most frustrating issue for his administration in 2012 was the lack of progress toward building a new or renovated Taconic High School.
For more than two years, the Massachusetts School Building Authority has been conducting a preliminary study to lay the groundwork for an SBA/city collaboration that will determine the type and cost of a high school project. The SBA would fund up to 80 percent of the project, with Pittsfield handling the remaining 20 percent.
Bianchi says it's time to move forward on the required feasibility study with the help of state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, D-Pittsfield, and the rest of the Berkshires' state legislative delegation.
"We want to make sure our state representative knows her way to the state Treasurer's office -- and she does," Bianchi said. "We need to look at a team approach, and our state delegation has been very good [on this matter.]"
Bianchi's biggest political black eye last year -- at least according to four councilors -- was his handling of the city's battle with Spectrum over where it would place a methadone clinic.
Clairmont, Christine Yon, Jonathan Lothrop and John Krol Jr. maintain the mayor, along with City Solicitor Kathleen Degnan, misled the council into approving $100,000 as part of Pittsfield's settlement with Spectrum. The Worcester-based company had filed a federal lawsuit in 2011, claiming the Ruberto administration illegally denied them a building permit to renovate space on Summer Street, where the clinic eventually opened in October as part of the settlement.
The deal, announced in mid-August, came two months after the council agreed to a $100,000 separate line item in the solicitor's account. The four councilors say Bianchi and Degnan should have been more forthcoming about the intent of the funds.
"Only well after all the key decisions had been made were the council and citizens informed of the settlement," Lothrop said. "There was a huge lack of transparency from the mayor's office."
Bianchi defends his handling of the case, pointing out that he inherited the lawsuit and the confidentiality agreement attached to the legal proceedings leading up to the settlement.
"I think we did as good of a job as we possibly could," he said. "It was a situation that had to be managed, and we managed it well."
Overall, the mayor's ability to communicate with city councilors and the public has received mixed grades.
"We have a standing meeting every other Tuesday, and he's always open to my suggestions," Sherman said. "It's been a completely collaborative effort."
Bianchi's ability to be a team player was most evident when he worked with the City Council to establish the city's Charter Review Study Committee and help a local florist remain in business.
Bridget Brown, owner of the Berkshire Flower Co. on South Street, found Bianchi willing to listen to her plight. Brown was due to close Dec. 31 because of a conservation restriction established by the Pittsfield Conservation Commission 15 years ago, but Bianchi in November persuaded the commission to extend the restriction deadline another 10 years, allowing Brown's 25-year-old business to remain open.
"He seems like a regular working man, a common guy," Brown said.
Krol, however, is among the councilors who think Bianchi lacks the transparency to effectively communicate with the city and its citizens. Krol said transparency was more evident under Ruberto.
"In the past, the mayor sought out and worked on having a good relationship with councilors," said Krol, the Ward 6 councilor. "The communication isn't the same as before; can't say if that's right or wrong."
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- Lara said...
Colorful or not, the flavors in this look fantastic!
- September 7, 2011 at 3:25 AM
- Amy said...
Looks tasty to me!
- September 7, 2011 at 3:47 AM
- claire said...
LOOKS DELICIOUS! not too brown or earthy for me... i could take 10 bowls of this down :)
- September 7, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- Kim said...
I can see why you liked this one so much. I could easily eat a noodle dish like this every day for lunch. I love all those flavors.
Looks like you're enjoying the new Bittman book.
- September 7, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Brenda said...
I made a salmon stir-fry on the weekend that came out the same colour, lol! By the time I added the curry paste etc., everything turned brown. But it tasted good! I'm a sucker for sesame oil, I absolutely love that stuff so would devour this dish!
- September 7, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Brenda said...
By the way, love your new background!
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- The Blonde Duck said...
That sounds really good. Would chicken work?
- September 8, 2011 at 4:24 AM
- Julie said...
I bet you could put just about anything you want to in there!
- September 8, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- teresa said...
fantastic! i would slurp this right up!
- September 8, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Monet said...
I'm a huge fan of cabbage, so I know that this would win points with me. Delicious. Thank you for sharing with me, sweet friend. I hope you have a fantastic weekend. Enjoy the cool-down :-)
- September 9, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Joanne said...
Brown food is not necessarily bad food! After all...cabbage is one of the healthiest veggies out there. Sounds like a great dish!
- September 10, 2011 at 3:23 AM
- Chris said...
I might add carrot or red pepper to brighten it up a bit but it sounds fantastic to me.
- September 11, 2011 at 7:22 AM
- Raina said...
Yum! This looks really good. I love the thick noodles you used. I bet this would be good with chicken too:)
- September 12, 2011 at 5:59 AM
- Reeni said...
The noodles look pretty darn good to me! So does your new look! Love it!
- September 12, 2011 at 6:35 PM
- Pam said...
It looks hearty, flavorful, and so delicious!
- September 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- Leslie said...
Sometimes blah looking food can be the tastiest! Sounds wonderful to me!
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Classic stiletto heels are pumps with a slightly round toe and a heel of at least eight centimeters. They are elegant and will be suitable in any style.
With a strap
The classic style of shoes does not imply a strap, but these shoes have become fashionable in the last few seasons. Ankle straps or crossed thin straps are now also at the peak of popularity.
Platform shoes
Girls, especially not very tall, fell in love with very high stiletto, with a length of over twelve centimeters. But it was incredibly difficult to walk in them because foot was in a very uncomfortable position and you can easily sprain an ankle putting the foot wrong. So, designers began to create shoes with a platform which supported the foot and facilitated the gait on high heels.
Black shoes have always been, are and will remain a classic in all styles of shoes. Black shoes fit absolutely any image and look very organic everywhere. As they say, every woman should have at least one little black dress and at least one pair of black classic pumps in her wardrobe. This is a mandatory base of any wardrobe.
Beige shoes have competed with black stiletto heels in recent years. They are also perfectly combined with any colour and perfectly complement any image.
White, like black, is the basic classic colour that perfectly complements the image. If earlier white shoes were considered a wedding model, now these shoes perfectly combine with jeans and dresses and other items of clothing.
Pastel colours
Stiletto heels of pastel colours is a wonderful and very gentle addition to any image. They look great with any part of the wardrobe, if combine in colour with it. Pink, blue, mint, purple, they give romance to your image.
Bright colour
With the help of stiletto heels of bright colours you can competently accentuate and give originality to your image.
Stiletto heels are made of both natural and artificial materials. The most popular material for the creation of all shoes in general, is, of course, leather and its analogues. Thanks to modern technology, leather substitutes are now almost as good as their natural competitors. These shoes are comfortable, looks good and suitable for daily use.
Today, models of suede and shiny lacquer are also very popular. They are ideal for evening outings and celebrations. These shoes are not recommended for use every day, as they are too bright and not very practical, especially this applies to suede shoes.
How to choose
Choosing cute high heels for women, pay attention to the convenience of shoe last. After all, you will spend more than one hour in these shoes, and they should be primarily comfortable for you and your feet.
What to wear with
cute high heels for women are a perfect option if you are going to go out. They are perfectly combined with any image and will be a wonderful and elegant addition to it.
White pointed shoes with blue jeans and a white jacket look awesome.
Black platform shoes will be the perfect addition to a black trouser or skirt suit.
cute high heels for women will fit the dress, but only if it is midi, maxi or knee-length. cute high heels for women and mini-skirts should by no means be combined, because it is considered as a bad taste.
More information and images with trendy cute high heels for women you can find on our site.


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Education FundCopyright: Thilo Vogel
RWTH Aachen University is one of the eleven universities taking part in the Excellence Initiative in Germany. In order for excellent students to study here successfully and to provide them with the necessary financial leeway, the RWTH Education Fund was founded in cooperation with proRWTH in winter semester 2009/2010. The Henry Ford Scholarship, the Porsche IT Campus RWTH Aachen Scholarship and the Germany Scholarship from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research are offered as part of this scholarship program at RWTH Aachen.
How the Education Fund Works
The Germany Scholarship works according to the following funding principle: every scholarship amounting to 1,800 euros that RWTH Aachen acquires from private donors, companies, endowments, organizations, and associations, is matched by public funds. A scholarship funds a student with 300 euros monthly, that is 3,600 euros a year, for at least one year. Scholarship recipients are selected by the individual faculties according to subject.
The Henry Ford scholarship, also part of the Education Fund, is targeted towards very good female students in mechanical engineering. In addition to financial funding of 3,600 euros per year, scholarship recipients receive a budget to independently organize seminars, workshops, and other activities in a team.
The Porsche IT Scholarship offered through the Education Fund is targeted towards academically excellent students in computer science. The financial funding encompasses 4,272 euros annually and is supplemented with its own framework program of technical events.
Who is funded?
Students are funded who distinguish themselves through their excellent academic or secondary school achievements and show particular potential. Comprehensive involvement or social and volunteer work is crucial to being funded. In order for scholarship recipients to continually meet the performance demand, a new application period takes place every year. Reapplicants also participate in this.
Framework Program
The Education Fund offers all scholarship recipients non-monetary support in the form of a framework program in addition to financial support.
As a result of the financial and personal involvement of donors, the financial assistance is accompanied by a program full of social, cultural, and sport activities and events for donors and scholarship recipients. The goal is to create a lively network and continuous discussion between scholarship recipients and donors among each other.
Number of Donors
The Education Fund survives through the support of its donors. Thanks to donations, roughly 500 high-achieving students at RWTH Aachen could be supported in the 2017/2018 funding year. With this number RWTH Aachen is among the top universities participating in the Germany Scholarship. 20 percent of applications received a scholarship in the 2017/2018 funding year. We would like to support ten percent of our best students for the long term with a scholarship from the Education Fund.Copyright: Peter Winandy
We should not merely talk about the future, we have to take responsibility for it. Therefore, to support our students, we at RWTH Aachen University have created the Education Fund scholarship program. To promote young talent is an investment in a better future. As a sponsor of the RWTH Education Fund, you support future leaders on their way to shaping the future of our country. Join us in this effort – it is worth it!
Ernst Schmachtenberg, former Rector of RWTH Aachen University
External Links
- Check out the RWTH Aachen Education Fund on Facebook!
- The Education Fund on XING
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MILLBRAE — A 16-year-old girl was shot and injured near Capuchino High School in Millbrae over the weekend, police said.
Officers were called just before 10:30 p.m. to a call for shots fired near Santa Teresa Way and Park Boulevard near the high school, said San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt.
The girl, a resident of South San Francisco, appears to have been on the street at the time of the shooting, Rosenblatt said.
She was in stable condition on Sunday after being taken to a local hospital.
No suspect information was available and a motive for the shooting was not immediately known.
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


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christmas gender reveal
My little brother and his family were visiting for Christmas, and they are expecting their third child. As we opened up our gifts Christmas morning, he pulled one special gift from the pile and called the family to attention.
My sister-in-law had had an ultrasound earlier that week, and they didn't know what they were having. They asked the ultrasound technician to write on a piece of paper if it was a boy or a girl, and then they went to a clothing store and picked out a boy outfit and a girl outfit. They gave the note from the ultrasound visit to the clerk at the store and said they wanted to buy either the blue boy outfit or the pink girl outfit depending on what the note said. The clerk wrapped it in a box so they couldn't see which outfit they had purchased.
They wrapped the box and opened it with us on Christmas morning, so we could all find out at the same time that they are having.. a little girl!
It was so fun to see the reactions of my brother and his wife, my parents, my kids, and my niece and nephew as they all found out. By far the most exciting gift we opened Christmas morning and one of the most creative gender reveals I've seen.


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How to choose healthy fats
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1. Use liquid vegetable oils for cooking and baking. Olive, canola, and other plant-based oils are rich in heart-healthy unsaturated fats. Try dressing up a salad or roasted vegetables with an olive oil-based vinaigrette.
2. Avoid trans fat. Read labels to find foods without trans fats. You should also scan the ingredient list to make sure it does not contain partially hydrogenated oils.
In restaurants that don't have nutrition information readily available, avoid fried foods, biscuits, and other baked goods.
3. Eat at least one good source of omega-3 fats each day. Fatty fish (such as salmon and tuna), walnuts, and canola oil all provide omega-3 fatty acids, essential fats that our bodies cannot make.
4. Replace red meat and full fat dairy foods. Try replacing red meat with beans, nuts, poultry, and fish whenever possible, and try replacing full fat dairy products with fat free ones.
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Meltdown or Green Deal?
The still-unfolding global financial crisis is claiming casualties far beyond either Wall Street or Main Street. With all eyes on financial markets and economic ministers, problems that only months ago were described as "urgent" and "historic" seem to have slipped off political leaders' radar screens. Climate change was commonly termed a "planetary emergency," modern species loss represented "the first mass extinction in 65 million years," and billions living on US$2 a day in a world of unprecedented wealth was nothing less than a "global scandal." Yet the global credit crunch threatens to slow funding for environmental and anti-poverty programs to a trickle.
Relegating urgent needs to the sidelines until the economic crisis is resolved is a luxury we cannot afford. The perfect storm of today's economic, environmental, and social ravages requires a robust, multi-pronged response. Indeed, the challenge for global political leadership, including U.S. President-elect Obama, is not merely to kick-start the global economy, but to do so in a way that creates jobs and stabilizes climate, increases food output using less water and pesticides, and generates prosperity with greater equality of incomes. Successful political leaders will be those skilled at identifying synergies among today's hydra-headed problems and using them to craft powerful global coalitions from such constituencies as business, labor, and community organizations.


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Inquisitor is an open-source hardware testing and certification system, suitable for both enterprise and home use, customizable, modular and available in both serverless Live CD/DVD format and server-controlled network boot production system.
It can analyse and test your hardware from top to the bottom and assure that it won't fail easily under the production stress.
Inquisitor is:
- Flexible: you can adjust just about any parameter in analysis or testing process and customize the system to the widest extent.
- Modular: it's made up from a series of interchangeable modules; one can easily add new modules to add new tests, detections, production steps, etc.
- Intelligent: server-based version includes a database that stores all the data on all computers that were tested by Inquisitor. If only some parts of hardware will change, clever scheduler won't redo all the long testing, but only tests relevant to hardware changes.
- Distributed: due to modular architecture, Inquisitor can be easily distributed across a cluster to distribute load or make a geographically distributed system.
- Scalable: it could be helpful to analyse/test just one home computer or all the computers in your organization, up to multiple thousands computers in manufacturing enterprise.
- Free as in speech: the base platform is distributed under the GPL license.
- Mature: Inquisitor is based on a rock-solid Linux technology and is under active development since 2004. There are multiple production enterprise installations relying on it.


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Mary Kay Trims Servers, Taps Windows MainframeBy Sean Gallagher | Posted 2002-07-02 Print
Online exclusive: The cosmetics giant is tackling its hardware woes by centralizing on big iron with a familiar OS face.
Kregg Jodie knows exactly how well commodity hardware handles added demands.
As CIO of Mary Kay Inc., the $1.3 billion direct seller of cosmetics and beauty products, he built the company's entire electronic commerce effort on servers made by Compaq and Dell and software from Microsoft. Hardware that automatically balanced demands made it possible for Jodie's team to grow the company's online operations incrementally and take advantage of the relatively low cost of Windows administration and development—up to a point.
Jodie hit that point this year. Throwing more servers and related storage and networking hardware at increasing requests for information and more plentiful transactions just didn't cut it any more.
The added demands were swamping performance—on peak days, as many as 30,000 orders would come in from the Internet. With each order consisting of as many as 50 separate individual transactions, with their own associated credit card numbers and inventory look-up, that amounted to about a million transactions—"mostly coming at the end of the day," says Jodie. At that load level, he says, there was no way to eliminate the "database bottleneck" by just adding more commodity hardware.
So Mary Kay ditched servers and moved its electronic business onto a Unisys mainframe. With that move, Mary Kay signaled that it believes, like Corporate Express, the Atlanta-based utility Southern Company, and corporate travel services provider Galileo International, that as sites grow, centralized computing makes more sense on the Web.
In Mary Kay's case, the move is major but not as revolutionary as it might have been—the mainframe runs Windows. The ES7000 is the first server hardware designed specifically for Microsoft's Windows 2000 Datacenter Server operating system, applying mainframe switching technology to Intel processors.
"This Unisys hardware is really interesting," says Galen Schreck, enterprise infrastructure analyst at the Forrester Research firm. "The real question is where it fits in, versus racks full of smaller servers."
Schreck says that while big multiprocessor systems are useful for consolidating applications built to take advantage of multiple processors—like databases and transactional systems—there are many parts of data center automation that can't. "A lot of data centers rely heavily on scripts and batch operations that aren't even multithreaded," he says, meaning they can't break up their processes into multiple tasks that can be run at the same time. For these applications, there's no performance boost to be had in a multiprocessing system.
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Many know Wolfhart Pannenberg for his careful and prolific work as an academic theologian, but he was a preacher as well and published two volumes of sermons (I am still searching for a copy of the second volume, Freude des Glaubens). No published English translations are available, and this is unfortunate considering the fascinating window they offer into his thinking on subjects ranging from the human person, pneumatology, the Church, and Christology.
The following is from a sermon on Jesus' invitation to imitate the cross delivered in 1972 in Tutzing.
Whoever freely hears Jesus' word to imitate the Cross must be startled by the cold severity of it. This severity stands alone, and just so it binds the community to Jesus for readiness to martyrdom and the readiness to go with Jesus on his way to the bitter end of a criminal's death.
In the Gospel Jesus issues a warning to all who would consider imitating the Cross, but who would do so, like Peter, without understanding. Peter attempted to hold Jesus back from his way to Jerusalem when it would lead Jesus to the cross. And Jesus responds to Peter's attempt with extreme sharpness; he calls Peter a satan who would tempt him. "Get behind me Satan; you are a hindrance to me; you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man." The word to imitate the cross follows immediately after this, and, like Peter, seeking to protect and preserve yourself from suffering will be judged as the thinking of men and not of those who would imitate the cross.
By the wisdom of God, Jesus' mission led in another direction. It consisted not in self-protection, but required self-abandonment. Jesus declared with his invitation to imitate the cross that this was also a necessity for his disciples, yes he even gave it the form of universal force. The tendency toward self-protection leads to the loss of oneself; only through self-abandonment will one become themselves, preserve their life, and, in fact, gain life ("Das Kreuz Jesu und das des Christen (1972)," in Gegenwart Gottes: Predigten [München: Claudius Verlag, 1973], 176ff).
I corresponded with his secretary at the University of Münich recently and was disappointed to hear that Pannenberg's health has not improved. In this his eighty-second year of life, I continue to pray that his years of retirement will be rewarded with good health and the enjoyment of his remaining time on earth.


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Divinicus: the rise of the divine human
These are monumental times we're blessed to be living in. Humanity is waking up from aeons of amnesia. Gaia has centred in the Fifth Density and powerful evolutionary transitions of consciousness will unleash the earth from the restrictive and exploitative karmic energies of our past. To many, in these early hours, the full magnitude of what's taking place will be challenging to grasp. It's entirely understandable. The key is to keep walking the path of the soul, allowing our natural Ascension to peel away the veils. Here at Openhand, we feel the birth of a new multidimensional humanity beginning to unfold, one which we feel given to call "Divinicus"...
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My journey here so far has been a real roller coaster. And I'd like to share it with you because I believe it will motivate, captivate and catalyse the best in you too - your divine being "Divinicus". Humanity has been enslaved within a controlling intervention, that we all know. But just how deep does the rabbit hole go? How are we being influenced at the deepest levels of our consciousness?
By sharing perspectives into the full magnitude of this interdimensional reality, discover profound insights in working with the energy field to nullify and strip away the intervention thereby ascending into a higher paradigm in a newly divine form.
That's what Divinicus is all about. When we touch our truth, in an emotive, passionate way, then it unravels, unwinds and evolves. Homo Sapiens can do little about the problems we face in the world today. Homo Sapiens IS the problem, just as the divine being now emerging from the depths of your soul is the solution. So the book will take you on an enthralling journey: from the deserts of Arizona to the plains of South Africa; from the Garden of Eden to the Big Apple; from ancient Lemuria to the submerged Atlantis.
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1. Re: Specifying a different WorkManager for a custom resourceVicky Kak Nov 17, 2009 5:55 AM (in response to bortx)
"bortx" wrote:
I want my resource adapter to use a different WorkManager than the default jca one "jboss.jca:service=WorkManager" so that threading in this RA is independent and does not interfere with threading in other deployed resource adapters.
Can't do it with JBoss4.x, there is an JIRA for it which I am not able to find now.
Logically the specific workmanager implementation should be put in the jboss-ra.xml, this file is not there in Jboss4.x
I think getting it done in JBoss5 should be possible.
"bortx" wrote:
Is there any way of doing this? May I have to deploy another instance of a RARDeployer with another WorkManager and associate it to my resource adapter?
Thanks a lot!
I don't think this would be possible and easy !
2. Re: Specifying a different WorkManager for a custom resourcebortx Nov 17, 2009 6:29 AM (in response to bortx)
I have developed a work around on this issue and I want your opinion about it. It consist on the following.
1.- Deploy a service called custom-work-manager-service.xml defining a custom WorkManager with a custom thread pool with the following content
<server> <mbean code="org.jboss.util.threadpool.BasicThreadPool" name="custom.jca:service=CustomWorkManagerThreadPool"> <!-- The name that appears in thread names --> <attribute name="Name">CustomWorkManager</attribute> <!-- The maximum amount of work in the queue --> <attribute name="MaximumQueueSize">10</attribute> <!-- The maximum number of active threads --> <attribute name="MinimumPoolSize">1</attribute> <!-- The maximum number of active threads --> <attribute name="MaximumPoolSize">10</attribute> <!-- How long to keep threads alive after their last work (default one minute) --> <attribute name="KeepAliveTime">60000</attribute> <!-- The behaviour when the queue is full -> the calling thread blocks until the queue has room --> <attribute name="BlockingMode">wait</attribute> </mbean> <mbean code="org.jboss.resource.work.JBossWorkManager" name="custom.jca:service=CustomWorkManager"> <depends optional-attribute-name="ThreadPoolName">custom.jca:service=CustomWorkManagerThreadPool</depends> <depends optional-attribute-name="XATerminatorName">jboss:service=TransactionManager</depends> </mbean> </server>
2.- Accesing this work manager from my resource adapter and using it to submit works instead of the one that is provided by jboss in the BootstrapContext:
WorkManager customWorkManager = null; try { MBeanServer server = MBeanServerLocator.locateJBoss(); customWorkManager = (WorkManager) server.getAttribute(new ObjectName( "custom.jca:service=CustomWorkManager"), "Instance"); } catch (MalformedObjectNameException e) { // TODO } catch (Exception e) { // TODO }
What do you think about it?
3. Re: Specifying a different WorkManager for a custom resourceVicky Kak Nov 17, 2009 7:02 AM (in response to bortx)
"bortx" wrote:
2.- Accesing this work manager from my resource adapter and using it to submit works instead of the one that is provided by jboss in the BootstrapContext:
Looks good as long as you are not relying on getting the WorkManger by javax.resource.spi.BootstrapContext::getWorkManager()
btw, did you got a chance to test these configuration changes?
4. Re: Specifying a different WorkManager for a custom resourcebortx Nov 17, 2009 7:43 AM (in response to bortx)
Yeah, I've already tested my resource adapter with this configuration and it works successfully. I want only to know if this approach could have any undesirable impact in the application server.
For example, does this thread pool definition take threads from any underlying system thread pool, so that it could reduce available threads for other tasks on the server, otherwise, it creates a totally independent (but managed) thread pool?
5. Re: Specifying a different WorkManager for a custom resource adaBala Murugan Feb 19, 2012 10:30 AM (in response to bortx)
Please find the below link : http://java-explorer.blogspot.in/2012/02/workmanager-in-jboss-510.html .. It worked in jboss 5.1.0
6. Re: Specifying a different WorkManager for a custom resource adaDaniel Marchese Mar 6, 2013 4:33 PM (in response to bortx)
Here is how I impemented it with JBoss 5.1.0 :
1- Deploy a custom-jboss-beans.xml file :
<deployment xmlns="urn:jboss:bean-deployer:2.0">
<bean name="CustomWorkManagerThreadPool" class="org.jboss.util.threadpool.BasicThreadPool">
<annotation>@org.jboss.aop.microcontainer.aspects.jmx.JMX(name="custom:service=CustomWorkManagerThreadPool", exposedInterface=org.jboss.util.threadpool.BasicThreadPoolMBean.class)</annotation>
<property name="name">CustomWorkManager</property>
<property name="maximumQueueSize">100</property>
<property name="maximumPoolSize">10</property>
<property name="keepAliveTime">60000</property>
<bean name="CustomWorkManager" class="org.jboss.resource.work.JBossWorkManager">
<annotation>@org.jboss.aop.microcontainer.aspects.jmx.JMX(name="sdr:service=CustomWorkManager", exposedInterface=org.jboss.resource.work.JBossWorkManagerMBean.class)</annotation>
<property name="threadPool"><inject bean="CustomWorkManagerThreadPool"/></property>
<property name="XATerminator"><inject bean="TransactionManager" property="XATerminator"/></property>
2 - Use it in code (exception handling omitted) :
MBeanServer server = MBeanServerLocator.locateJBoss();
WorkManager wm = (WorkManager) server.getAttribute(new ObjectName("custom:service=CustomWorkManager"), "Instance");


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TriMas Corp. today (Sept. 17) announced that its Cequent Performance Products Inc. subsidiary has reached an agreement with Pacific Rim International LLC to protect the intellectual property rights of various Cequent Bulldog brand trailer couplers.
Earlier this year, Cequent discovered that Pacific Rim had copied the technology and infringed upon the design of the configuration of several models of Cequent's Bulldog trailer couplers, TriMas stated in a news release. Cequent's Bulldog brand is a leading name in heavy duty couplers designed for utility, horse/livestock, cargo and construction trailer applications. The Bulldog design features a very distinctive look that has great functionality and very high acceptance in these markets. Cequent's Bulldog couplers are available in configurations to match virtually any trailer.
In response to Cequent's claims, Pacific Rim acknowledged the validity of Cequent's product configuration trademark and registration and agreed to settle the dispute for an undisclosed amount. In addition, Pacific Rim agreed to cease all sales of the couplers in dispute no later than Oct. 31, destroying any unsold products after this agreed-upon short sell-off period. During the sell-off period, Pacific Rim must clearly identify the manufacturer of these couplers to avoid confusion in the market place.
Cequent is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of accessories for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, recreational vehicles, passenger cars and trailers of all types. Products include cargo management and rack systems, towing and hitch systems, and trailer and electrical brake systems.


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"Hey, why not make a Batmobile out of a Smart ForTwo?" This obviously inspired-by-narcotics statement is what created this: The BatSmart.
The BatSmart was built by scissor door kitmaker Vertical Doors and inspired by the original George Barris-built Batmobile from the cheesy classic TV show. It's so true to the original design, the hot-rodding legend saw fit to sign the car himself. The BatSmart somehow evaded our attention when it debuted at SEMA last year, which is surprising considering it was presented by an excellent Catwoman impersonator. The BatSmart can be called many things; ridiculous, silly, weird, funny, dare we say 'batty'?
And no, the air filter jet engine outlet does not work.


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To really answer that we'd need to know - What and how much yeast did you pitch? What was the recipe? How are you measuring FG? 1.042 is 61% attenuation - low, but possibly not surprising depending on the particulars. If the FG is stable over several days then it may be done - or stuck. If it's slowly dropping, then wait for sure. Full attenuation from a 1.110 beer is definitely a challenge!
Throw in some yeast energizer -- that often helps.
I've also transferred other batches onto a fresh yeast cake with ambiguous results.
Quote from: Joe Sr. on August 23, 2013, 02:32:19 PM I've also transferred other batches onto a fresh yeast cake with ambiguous results.good to know - I've got a Triple IPA that's fermenting slow as molasses on the last 10-12 points and I have a regular IPA pounding away right now - I was thinking of dumping in some of the yeast from the regular one when its done, but if the success is limited, I guess I'll just be patient and hope.