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The 6 Most Misguided Causes Ever Made Famous by Celebrities
#3. The Government is Lying About 9/11
If you had an Internet connection about four years ago, you likely ran into some 9/11 conspiracy theorists. The 9/11 attack has been to conspiracy theorists what Prohibition was to Al Capone. They believe that the government either secretly knew that it was going to happen before it happened, or did the deed themselves to have an excuse to go to war. And while it eventually faded as all Internet memes eventually do, a select few crazy people work tirelessly to keep the fire burning.
And like dumbasses to the attention flame, Rosie O'Donnell, Charlie Sheen, Janeane Garafalo, Jesse Ventura, Woody Harrelson and other less important people have flocked to the movement. For instance, O'Donnell famously said on national TV that 9/11 was "the first time in history that fire has melted steel - it is physically impossible."
We at Cracked.com would never dare question Ms. O'Donnell's expertise in the field of metallurgy, but how does she think steel is made? Does she think we dig up chunks of it already in the shape of a car door? Has she not seen the climax of Terminator 2?
Makes us a little misty-eyed just thinking about it.
Charlie Sheen, meanwhile, made a video personally begging President Obama to open a new investigation to find out if George Bush blew up the towers.
No response from the President yet. Maybe because he knows something.
The Low Point:
But that's just something Sheen did in his spare time. Everybody is entitled to some crazy beliefs, right? And it's not like these people are out there profiting from this stuff.
#2. Fidel is Your Friend
Fidel Castro has endeared himself to so many Tinsel Town heavyweights it's hard to keep track of them. Steven Spielberg described his 2002 meeting with Castro as "the eight most important hours of my life," just edging out the birth of his children and marriage to his wife. Jack Nicholson referred to Castro as a "genius" after meeting with him for a few hours in 1998. Other celebrities who've visited Castro and his island fortress and have come back roses and sunshine include Robert Redford, Leonardo Dicaprio, Spike Lee and Oliver Stone.
Castro's beard is like catnip to Oscar nominees.
Chevy Chase put it best when he described Cuba under Castro as proof that "there have been areas where socialism has helped to keep people stabilized at a certain level." In a weird way, Chase was right; Castro's version of socialism has kept people stabilized through imprisonment and mass executions.
The Cuban American National Foundation estimates that there have been 12,000 political executions since the bearded one took power in 1959. The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy puts the number between 15,000 and 18,000.
Maybe the celebrities of the world discount those numbers; the thing about a communist dictatorship is it's kind of hard for outsiders to get solid information (Internet access there is restricted, and emails are monitored). But come on. Have they ever wondered how he could stay in power for almost half a freaking century? May Day baskets? Free shower curtains? Nope, Castro has maintained power the same way every dictator in the history of civilization has done it: political, civil and media repression. And by repression, we mean Stalinist gulags.
Instead of trying to make a joke about gulags, please enjoy these adorable baby porcupines.
The Low Point:
We could go with this claim in the New York Post that Castro has given the ol' flesh cigar to 35,000 women, but we'd prefer to not leave you with that mental image.
Try not to think about where that finger's been.
So how about Oliver Stone spending three days with Castro shooting a friendly documentary called Comandante in 2002, only to have HBO refuse to air it. Why? Because shortly after the interviews (intended to show the "human" side of Castro) Castro jailed 75 political dissidents, including journalists, human rights activists and even some freaking librarians.
#1. Immunization is Bad for You
If you didn't have to spend your childhood like this:
...you can thank vaccines for pretty much eradicating Polio. Same for smallpox and measles. But don't bother telling that to one-time "it" girl and Playboy centerfold Jenny McCarthy, who is utterly convinced immunizations gave her son autism. They totally didn't, but to prove her point she's made the talk show rounds, organized Washington D.C. rallies and, most unforgivably, persuaded Jim Carrey to join her in her crusade.
How is Jim Carrey like Jenny McCarthy? Both have built a career on talking out of their asses.
Unlike the 9/11 conspiracy silliness, this crusade will wind up killing people. You see, parents have started to believe her, already resulting in a spike in measles-related sicknesses, thanks to an unwillingness to get their kids vaccinated. Good going Jenny, keep showing up on Oprah hawking your books and maybe next time you can bring back the mumps, or typhoid fever, or every other disease you can get on Oregon Trail.
Despite the Oregon Trail's claims, rest cannot cure every disease.
She's not alone. Bill Maher contends that not only are flu shots unnecessary, but they also give you Alzheimer's. Maher doesn't say where he got his proof, but there's a good chance it came from Herman Fudenberg: a physician famous for his anti-vaccine agenda who had his medical license suspended in 1995 by the medical board of South Carolina after being found guilty of "engaging dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct."
The Low Point:
Jenny McCarthy is about to get her own show to promote her bullshit full time, pushed with the full force of the Oprah Winfrey promotional machine.
"What do you desire, our queen?"
All of America is about to catch McCarthy Fever! And measles.
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What you're looking for is Spar Urethane. Polyurethane is not good for outdoor use. Spar urethane will hold up the UV rays better.
I don't ever like film finishes (whether paint or poly or varnishes) for horizontal exterior surfaces. Water and sun will win. Then you must remove chipped paint/finish before renewing
The use of penetrating transparent or semi-opaque exterior rated stains, will breath and last longer. Overcoats can be made after washing and drying the surface.
There are additives you can add to a floor coating which reduce slipperiness, such as polypropylene beads.

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Adele Exarchopoulos wore a Gucci white bio silk georgette one shoulder gown. As part of the Green Carpet Challenge, the design features organic silk in its natural color-following Global Organic Textile Standard procedures. The dress was featured at the "Zulu" Premiere and closing ceremony of the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2013 in Cannes, France.
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Emmet G. Sullivan
News about Emmet G. Sullivan, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Morning Agenda: Hard Hats for Hedge Funds as Mergers Collapse
Fund-Raisers Pitch for Trump at Hedge Fund Conference | Online Art Auctioneers to Merge
May 12, 2016, Thursday
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Office Depot and Staples Call Off Merger After Judge Blocks It
A federal judge said the combination would "substantially impair" competition in the business of selling office supplies.
May 11, 2016, Wednesday
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Criminals Should Get Same Leniency as Corporations, Judge Says
In an unusual opinion, a district court judge lamented a criminal justice system that routinely allows corporations to avoid prosecution through big fines.
October 24, 2015, Saturday
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19-Year Corruption Sentence for Ex-Manager With Army Corps of Engineers
The manager orchestrated a $30 million bribery and kickback scheme, drawing a longer sentence that what prosecutors sought.
July 12, 2013, Friday
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Release the Stevens Report
It is time for full disclosure of an investigation that reportedly shows how Justice Department lawyers concealed exculpatory evidence in the case involving the late Senator Ted Stevens.
February 8, 2012, Wednesday
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Woeful, Cynical Misconduct
The depth of prosecutorial misconduct in the 2008 trial of Senator Ted Stevens is shocking. The Justice Department must act forcefully to repair the damage.
December 2, 2011, Friday
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Judge Orders Review on Polar Bears
A federal judge has thrown out a main section of an Interior Department rule on global warming's threat to polar bears.
October 18, 2011, Tuesday
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Deal on Species Protections Is Delayed
A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold a settlement that would require the government to speed its decision-making on granting protection to imperiled species.
May 18, 2011, Wednesday
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Follow the Dirty Money
An elite multi-agency task force is needed to monitor banks closely enough to root out international money laundering.
September 13, 2010, Monday
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A Norris City motorist was cited for driving while his driver's license was suspended and operating an uninsured motor vehicle following a two-vehicle collision on Cherry Street in Carmi around 9:44 a.m. Saturday.
A White County Sheriff's Office accident report said John W. Unfried, 59, Norris City, attempted to back a 1996 Chevrolet pickup from a private drive in the 300 block of East Cherry Street when he was hit by a westbound 2001 Chevrolet driven by Terry H. Fulkerson, 32, also of Norris City.
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The 11 Most Idiotic Fictional Weapons
What would you give for a working lightsaber? Or, barring that, a pulse rifle from Aliens?
If we could make fictional weapons real, there's no limit to the ass we could kick. That's because writers and prop departments are usually pretty good at coming up with weapons too badass to exist. Usually.
Sometimes, though, they get so involved in making something that looks cool on the screen that they come up with a weapon that, in reality, would be more dangerous to the guy using it. For instance...
#11. The Batarang
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Why It Could Be Cool:
Because he's the goddamned Batman.
Why It Absolutely Is Not Cool:
We all know Batman loves to maintain a consistent theme. And we're fine with that. We don't mind that he calls his car the Batmobile, or his hideout the Batcave, or his computer the Batputer, because it doesn't affect his crime fighting. If he wants to have a cool bat screensaver or a bat-shaped birthday cake, whatever, as long as it works.
It was at the invention of the batarang that somebody should have intervened and told Bruce to spend less time worrying about every single accessory fitting the theme. Making your deadly boomerang thing bat-shaped makes it hard to store, hard to throw and, in reality, would be next to impossible to catch without severing three of your own fingers.
Look, Batman, the bad guys aren't going to care what your weapon looks like once it's lodged in their neck. Don't worry about it, you look fine. Quit primping, get out there and stop some goddamn criminals.
#10. The Bowcaster
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Why It Could Be Cool:
It looks pretty cool, and considering Chewbacca can do a pretty good job of tearing your head off without a weapon, you'd assume whatever he's carrying is ten times as badass as, say, whatever Han is carrying.
Why It Is Absolutely Not Cool:
According to the type of people who study the workings of completely fictional weapons, the bowcaster is like a crossbow that uses two polarizing orbs to generate a magnetic field to accelerate the little arrows.
That's right. Instead of the hundreds of other energy weapons available in the Star Wars universe, this one decides to use a technology we gave up somewhere around the time we decided that being covered in mud and shit wasn't all that cool. Sure, the bolt is covered in a sheath of something called plasmoid, but then what's the point of having a little bit of metal in the middle of it? Why not just fire the energy? Is there some super-futuristic armor in the Star Wars universe that can stop an energy beam but not an arrow?
The bowcaster also has to be cocked before each shot, which would be fine if you were fighting the Senior Citizens of the Molasses Nebula, but can be bothersome when the enemy can fire unlimited blasts of energy at the speed of light. Hell, we're pretty sure that alone makes the bowcaster shittier than the guns you can pick up in an average pawn shop.
#9. The Bowler Hat from Goldfinger
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Why It Could Be Cool:
The hat does cut the head off a statue at one point. Though it could have been a really shitty statue for all we know.
"No wait! Use a watermelon or something to demonstrate your stupid hat. That statue cost me six dollars."
Why It Is Absolutely Not Cool:
Okay, we understand that even though Oddjob is an incredibly tough dude (we see him shrug off a gold brick to the solar plexus) he may still need to kill somebody at a distance and that this would require a weapon of some kind. There is no reason, however, for this weapon to be a sharp novelty hat.
That's what guns are for. And don't tell us he's never heard of one, or has some obscure religious aversion to them--Oddjob uses one earlier in the film. Even if he needs to be silent, there is this thing called a throwing knife. They came out with those about 1000 years ago.
This thing makes the Batarang well thought-out by comparison, as the only thing this is good for is accidentally slicing open your fingers about three times a day when you go to take it off your head. Go ahead and invent a circular saw codpiece while you're at it, Oddjob.
#8. The Boxing Glove Arrow
Used By:
The Green Arrow.
Why It Could Be Cool:
What's cooler than boxing? How about long-distance boxing?
Why It Is Absolutely Not Cool:
When you've decided to be a superhero and you're coming up with a theme for yourself, you could do a lot worse than arrows. They're fast, deadly and let you attack from a distance without having to resort to the guns that are so frowned upon in the superhero world.
But, not content to stick to plain old arrows with maybe a flaming one every once in a while, Green Arrow thought he'd get innovative. Having quickly run through, apparently, the only three good arrow ideas in the universe, he wound up with glue arrows and net arrows and fire extinguisher arrows and a boomerang arrow. But hands down, his worst idea was the boxing glove arrow.
Looks like SOMEONE should've spent less time asking questions and more time not getting his ass handed to him.
The saddest part about the boxing glove arrow is that in order for it to be even plausibly aerodynamic, the boxing glove has to be shrunk down to about the size of a baby's fist. Now, babies are terrifying in their own way, but it has nothing to do with their fists and everything to do with their shitty diapers. Put one of those on the end of an arrow and maybe you'd have something.
#7. The B.B. Gun
Used By:
The Blue Beetle.
Why It Could Be Cool:
What it lacks in firepower it more than makes up for in girth. Yeah, keep telling yourself that Blue.
Why It Absolutely Is Not Cool:
No, it's not the "BB Gun" you had as a kid, but is somehow even lamer.
The Blue Beetle's weapon was a bulky, oversized gun that shot compressed air and light. And because, apparently, his enemies include stray cats and his little sister, he gave it a totally unthreatening name: "B.B. Gun."
Now, we at Cracked wouldn't want a shot of compressed air to the gut (although on a hot day the B.B. Gun can be quite refreshing if aimed at the face) but we're not supervillains. Well, not tough ones anyway.
Though, in fairness, he's barely a superhero.
If you're throwing it down with some superpowered madman hell bent on ruling the universe, you probably want something a little stronger than a puff of air. As for the blinding light, a trip to Sunglasses Hut renders that feature useless.
Even if the enemy forgets his shades at the beach, all a blast of light is going to do is piss him off. Is it any wonder you hardly ever saw Blue Beetle use it in the comics? Even he thought it was useless, and it was freaking named after him.
#6. The Triple-Bladed Sword
Used By:
Talon, from The Sword And The Sorcerer.
Why It Could Be Cool:
Swords are cool. It's a triple sword. That means it's triple cool, right? Right?
Wait, you're saying you've never seen this movie? Hang on to your asses, kids:
Oh, shit yeah!
Why It Absolutely Is Not Cool:
As amazing as that clip up there was, we're afraid it only made the triple sword appear awesome. Sure it's three perfectly aligned blades are awesome for slicing bread, but pretty much make it three times as hard to stab somebody.
Sure, as you so vividly saw, two of the blades launch (by compressed air no less) but where the hell do you find replacement blades for it? You know you're not getting that shit back.


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Stephen Walther is preparing two great talks for MIX09 which illustrate some of the new features of ASP.NET 4.0. We were able to spend a little time with him and discussed a couple of the things that he thinks will help developers be more productive in this release.
His MIX09 Sessions are:
Microsoft ASP.NET 4.0 : What's Next?
Come learn all about ASP.NET 4.0 and the new Microsoft Visual Studio improvements that will make you more productive. Hear how to build a simple video gallery website that takes advantage of new features to control the rendering of client ids and view state, and see how ASP.NET AJAX client-side templates and jQuery animations can be used to create a richly interactive web application.
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I am developing an analytics product similar to Google Analytics and want to offer an integration for our Shopify users.
I would need to do just two things:
1) Insert our JavaScript snippet into the body of all the shop's pages
2) Insert a second conversion snippet into the body of only the "thank you" page after a purchase to record the sale, passing back the order total and order number
Could you point me in the right direction?
The ScriptTag endpoint looks optimal except that it doesn't seem to provide any way to differentiate between the "thank you" page and other pages, or to pass the order details from the "thank you" page into the script.
It seems like I either need an endpoint that can inject arbitrary code into all pages, or one which lets me alter the theme layout file to add code before the
</body> tag.
If I can do that much, it looks like I might be able to use a conditional in the templating language to only show the conversion code if the URL matches the "thank you" page URL, and use {{ total_price }} and {{ order_number }} in that code.
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A Department of Beaufort County Government
The Children's Room at St. Helena Library will be accepting small decorated (no cutting allowed!) pumpkins throughout the month of October. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded the night of the festival. Your pumpkin decoration must be related to a book in some way. Check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sthelenabranchlibrary to see examples. Carved pumpkins will not be accepted.
Come participate in an apple biting contest, costume parade, book walk, and a gross feely table! Apple cider and popcorn will be served. See who will win the Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
No registration required. All ages welcome. Most games are appropriate for ages 4-10.
Immediately following this program will be the Ghost Story Festival for adults, teens, and older children. Local storytellers will weave ghostly tales by lantern-light. (7:00-8:00pm).
For more information, call Children's Services at 255-6558.


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i am looking for answer for 1 week.
I want to create many "share on facebook" buttons on 1 page. But they must have different og:image, og:title etc. How can I do this?
I found a way, but I don't like it, I have a page.php, every button will share page.php?id=n different id, in 'head' I set og:title depends of page's ID.
So the same page will be share with different links (I don't know if it's good for google)
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In the first season the equations on Sheldon's whiteboard change over time and in each episode there's a different equation; so they put someone in charge to show that there's actually a progress in that board.
But it's a real progress research or those equations reflect something already solid or demonstrated?
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For all of us who are falling behind in our New Year's resolution to get fit, Mike Jett, co-owner of PURE Fitness Training, has encouraging news.
"A lot of people want to get in shape before summer because they know they'll start wearing less clothing," he said. "Within six weeks of any type of change, you can start seeing results. That would get you into late May. Change your eating habits and maybe adopt a different physical regimen, and you'll be on the right path. It's definitely not too late."
Mike's own interest in physical fitness began about ten years ago, when he moved next to Seneca Park.
Although naturally thin, he struggled at first to fit in with the runners in the park.
However, he soon started enjoying intense exercise and learning about the science behind its effect on the body.
Now 35, he teaches health and sport science classes at the University of Louisville, in addition to running PURE Fitness Training with co-owner Wendy Wormal.
"Wendy and I worked together at another gym for five years. We always had a similar idea of what we wanted to create, and trained in similar fashion," he said. "One day, we decided to strike out on our own, and opened PURE Fitness Training in January 2010."
At first, their facility on the second floor of the Mellwood Arts Center, a former meat-packing plant, comprised about 1,800 square feet, but they've recently added another 2,400.
What had been an abandoned hallway has become a 50-yard stretch of indoor sprinting distance, perfect for safe and comfortable winter use.
"We're growing slowly but steadily, but we think it's better that way," Mike said. "Slow growth has allowed us to expand at a good rate and fill that new space."
One room is primarily for one-on-one personal training, while the other, which is more wide-open, is ideal for boot camp.
That workout begins with a 15-minute dynamic warm-up for loosening and activating the muscles.
Participants then spend about 30 minutes working their way around the room, taking advantage of dumbbells, medicine balls, kettle bells and other equipment that keeps them on their feet, and occasionally on their backs.
"They aren't sitting at machines," Mike explained. "They're using equipment that adds resistance in addition to their body weight, but not at a machine doing a fixed range of motion. They're always using their 'abs' to stabilize themselves, so it's a better whole-body workout."
Boot camp lasts about an hour and may include outdoor time in the courtyard below, if the weather is good.
During the session's final five minutes, everyone stretches in order to cool down.
"Boot camp can be a little intimidating, so its members usually have worked out before, either with a trainer or at another boot camp.
They're looking for ways to tune up their current fitness routine, he said.
"Beginners usually don't start out at boot camp—we don't encourage that, because they need more one-on-one attention," he said. "We'd rather they do a few personal training sessions first, so we can teach them some basics before they join the group. Boot camp has supervision, but it isn't one-on-one."
The term "boot camp" conjures up the image of a bellowing drill sergeant, but Mike, Wendy and their staff don't berate or humiliate anyone.
As they keep the music playing and crack jokes with class members, they often feel like deejays hosting parties.
"We encourage people," he said. "Boot camp is, to us, more like group personal training."
"Unlike many other boot camps, we offer varied exercises that provide a balanced full-body workout," he explained. "If any class member has a muscle group that's giving pain, we'll give personal attention to correct that. Our space lets us keep things a notch above other basic boot camps, because we can stay inside or go outside for a change of scenery. That helps keep it fresh, and everybody stays engaged."
As the public becomes more familiar with boot camps, many instructors are looking for the next big thing.
However, Mike believes that group training will remain popular; it's less expensive than individual training, and working out with others keeps participants energetic and working harder than they might if they were alone.
"But there are other ways to re-brand it," he said. "In New York, they're doing boot camp in a hot room," he said. "I doubt we'd do that, because you need to cool your body in order to work intensely, and a hot room could prohibit that. Gyms will just have to figure out a new twist to add, and that's going to be an exciting challenge."
PURE Fitness Training, Mellwood Arts Center is at 1860 Mellwood Avenue, and is open at various times throughout the week and by appointment. For more information, visit www.pure-ft.com or phone 502.593.3562.


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LIMESTONE COUNTY (February 12, 2013)- Mark David McCarty, 55, of Streetman, was found guilty in a holdup of a pharmacy in Mexia in which bottles of the powerful prescription painkiller hydrocodone were taken.
According to Limestone County Assistant District Attorney Beth Toben, McCarty was sentenced to 40 years behind bars today.
McCarty admitted to the robbery and told a detective he blamed it on his drug addiction, prosecutors said.
The robbery happened back in June 2012 at the CVS store at 827 East Milam St. in Mexia.
The robber did not display a weapon, but placed his hand at the small of his back suggesting he was armed, and then told the pharmacist "to do it and no one would get hurt," police said.
The man left the store on foot and headed east.
Police reviewed surveillance video from surrounding businesses and determined that the man got into a small vehicle that may have been yellow in color that was parked at the McDonald's restaurant a block east of the pharmacy.
No one was injured.
"This jury's verdict and the Court's sentence send out a strong, clear message that this type of criminal behavior will not be tolerated in Limestone County" County Attorney Roy DeFriend said.
"I commend the Mexia Police Department for a job well, and want to thank the Navarro and Freestone County Sheriff's Departments for their assistance in apprehending and prosecuting this dangerous individual" .


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This is related to my previous question here:
Antichains and measure-preserving actions on Boolean algebras
This time I will ask something more precise.
Let $G$ be a group acting by homeomorphisms on the standard Cantor set $X$ (or if you prefer, $G$ is acting on the countable atomless Boolean algebra, which can be realised as the clopen subsets of $X$). Say a non-empty clopen subset $\alpha$ of $X$ is minorising (for $G$) if the following holds:
For every non-empty clopen subset $\beta$ of $X$, there is some $g \in G$ such that $g\beta$ contains $\alpha$.
Now suppose that there is a minorising subset $\alpha$, and that $G\alpha$ (that is the set of $g\alpha$ for $g \in G$) covers $X$. Let $n$ be the smallest size of a subcover of $G\alpha$, that is the smallest number of $G$-translates of $\alpha$ needed to cover $X$. It is clear that $n$ is finite (by compactness) and at least $2$, and that $n$ does not depend on the choice of $\alpha$ (beyond ensuring that $\alpha$ is minorising), so it is an invariant of the action.
The condition $n=2$ is equivalent to the condition that every proper non-empty clopen subset is minorising. (This occurs for instance if $G$ consists of every homeomorphism of $X$.)
Questions: Can $n$ be greater than $2$? What if $G$ is simple, and/or every orbit of $G$ on $X$ is dense?
If $n=2$, can $G$ still have infinitely many orbits on the clopen subsets of $X$?
NB: The existence of a minorising subset means that $G$ destroys most of the extra structure I can think of putting on $X$, such as non-trivial metrics and measures. (Can $G$ act by quasi-isometries?) Effectively $\alpha$ is `as small as possible' up to the action of $G$.


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Chrispy_ wrote:Evercool are fine, but cheap - so you'll likely run into the same problem eventually. All small high-rpm fans will have much shorter lifespans that what you're used to with bigger, slower fans.
See if you can source a fan from:
- Pabst
- Sunon
- Sanyo-Denki
- Panasonic (Panaflo)
- Delta
They may be harder to find, and slightly more expensive, but if you want something relaible these are the big names in long-life fans.
DPete27 wrote:I'm going to try suggestions for a new HSF assembly (you have a 30mm tall heatsink and a 10mm fan = 40mm total)
DPete27 wrote:Searching those heatsinks makes me wonder what the heck case you're using that you only have 40mm clearance. That's almost so short that you would need low-profile ram and wouldn't be wide enough for even an 80mm case fan. Please inform.
ludi wrote:You might have better luck installing the largest heatsink that will fit without a fan, and then adding some ducting so that the case ventilation fans pull air continuously through the sink assembly. OEM systems of this size will often have one fan only, or two at most, and use custom fabrication so that all or most of the case airflow gets pulled across the CPU heatsink at some point.
HorseIicious wrote:Sorry if I wasn't clear, but the total height of a HSF unit would have to be a maximum of 30mm total (combined heat sink and fan). My current Akasa unit is 29mm total height (heat stink itself [19mm] + fan [10mm] = 29mm).
DPete27 wrote:Sorry, I was looking at the Akasa site link that you provided in your OP and that says the heatsink is 29mm and the fan is 10mm (29+10 = 40mm...at least that was my interpretation)
That xigmatek heatsink I linked is 30mm without the fan. Perhaps you could do a passive solution with that, it's got heatpipes so it should cool much better than the heatsink you have now.
TwistedKestrel wrote:Are the two original fans just plain sleeve bearing types? You might be able to resurrect them by lubricating them with a light oil like 3-in-1. More info on this practice: http://www.dansdata.com/fanmaint.htm I have successfully employed this "technique" for many hard-to-replace DC fans.
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It's well known that brain functioning consumes a lot of energy. I assume you are familiar with the headache that you have after few hours long exam, or after few hours working in the library.
Someone eats chocolate, someone candies, all this product contains sugar. It looks like sugar help to overcome the problem.
What is considered to be at the same time healthy and with sufficient energy supplement for the brain to continue working.


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So I've got a friend who makes many dishes involving hamburger but doesn't ever strain it. The grease is added to a dish like Shepard's pie which to me just seems very gross. I see alot of posts about how to strain but nothing to discuss why you should/shouldn't strain and what you should do as an alternative if the grease must be used.
Well, all I can say is 'it depends on the dish'. If the dish calls for fat to be added otherwise, you can keep that fat and count it where you would add some later. If the dish is just adding hamburger and no more fat - I agree, discard it.
That said - I don't find hamburger fat particularly flavorful and nearly always strain it and add another kind of fat I like better.
It also depends on the fat percentage. If I'm using lean 97/3 hamburger, there's hardly any fat to drain.
There are legitimate reasons, and one is because you loose more than just the grease if you strain it, as the meat will give off other liquid.
Instead, the way I learned to do it is to push the ground meat to one side or make a sort of well where the liquid will collect (and you can tip the pan slightly to that side, if you need to), and then collect the grease on top with a spoon or ladle, leaving the juices at the bottom.
Of course, this assumes that you want the moisture in whatever it is that you're cooking.
And, my other reason is that I hate washing my strainer. (people who have dishwashers might not care). If I really need to drain it all, I put a loose fitting lid on, and hold the lid on with one hand while draining the liquid into my grease can ... but it doesn't get 100% of the liquid out.
And that made me think of one other aspect of draining grease ... NEVER do it down the sink. Always do it into some container so that you can keep the fat from going down the drain. Restaurants in most places in the U.S. (and maybe in other countries) have grease traps to keep fats from entering the sewer system ... not doing so will result in the fats solidifying inside your pipes, or in the main sewer system. Boiling hot water may loosen it up in your area, but will just flush it down further, until it becomes a community-wide problem.
(About 4 years ago, there was an incident the next street over, where 5?6? homes had their plumbing back up and basements flood thanks to grease in the sewer line).
You want to put grease, especially that from animal fat (as it solidifies closer to room temp) into a container that you can either (1) let solidify and toss out with the trash) or (2) seal up and toss out with the trash.


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STEUBENVILLE - City officials are planning a townhall meeting for January or February to discuss financial issues facing the community and are considering the lease or sale of 9 acres of city marina property for future development.
"The marina area north of the boat launch area has long been under used. There is interest in river front property and Progress Alliance Executive Director Ed Looman showed the property to an interested developer already and there may be more parties interested in looking at the site," City Manager Cathy Davison said Wednesday night during a special parks and recreation board meeting.
"If the property is sold, my recommendation would be to put the proceeds from the sale into the recreation operating fund," said Davison.
"The site has everything a developer would look for with access to river, rail and highways," she added.
"If we can do something with the marina the money has to be used for the operations of the recreation department. I am committed to planning for the future," Councilman at large Kenny Davis said.
City leaders have been working to balance the 2012 budget by Dec. 31 and have said the city is facing a projected general fund deficit in 2013.
Davis also discussed a tentative townhall meeting plan during the recreation board meeting Wednesday.
"We want to have a citywide meeting after the first of the year to discuss our strategies as we face a projected budget deficit in 2013. The citizens have to know we are researching every way possible to deal with these issues," Davis said.
"Cathy has given us a report on peer cities on their staffing levels and how they operate. We want to get ideas from other communities. We want to educate people on what we are up against. This will help residents understand why we are doing what we have to do," Davis explained.
"The townhall meeting will be a two-fold meeting. One, we will discuss plans for the future of the city. We will details what financial issues we are facing and how we hope to deal with those issues. Second, we will discuss the health care program we have for city employees," said Davison.
"We have a labor management health care committee that includes representatives from the three city unions and two city administration officials. We met last month and I asked for the unions to agree to a $50 increase in their share of the health care and we would drop the deductibles, but the three unions would not agree. We probably have the best health care plan in the valley. But we need to make some changes because of our financial issues," stated Davison.
She said the city still is determining where to hold the townhall meeting.
"I want to see as many people there as possible. This will be an education process for all city residents," Davis said.


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Do we have any information about what 1st century Christians and Jews believed about hell? I know what the Bible says on the subject, and am curious about the extra-biblical context.
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There are many more but I think these should help you.
As for Jewish sources, I am still looking for sources. Once I do, I will post them here.
I am still looking for good material from the 1st century about hell from Jewish sources. It just so happens that the concept of Heaven and Hell is a more Christian concept than it ever was Jewish and rabbis have had very little to say, if anything at all, over the vast history of Judaism (which is still a lot but little compared to Christianity). Anyway, I found this page that you will find helpful, I think:
Heaven and Hell in Jewish Tradition.
Excerpt from the above link:
And then:
It talks about Jewish "tradition" but that's because the Tanakh does not address heaven and hell, as we understand it, in much detail.
The above is not in any way "the" Jewish belief. Its just an article giving you insight into some of the thought and discussions of the Talmud and the rabbis.
If and when I find direct quotes, I will put them here. But I really hope this helps you in your study/research.


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Accessories Made With Real Cat Fur Found In German Megastores
Two popular retail chains have been found guilty of selling cat fur wares in their stores
If that undercover PETA video showing rabbits having their fur ripped out of their bodies wasn't enough to turn you against the fur industry for good, maybe this latest scandal will. Animal advocacy group Animals' Liberty discovered that two popular German retail chains were guilty of using -- brace yourselves -- cat fur in their wares. And the worst part? These particular fur items were marketed under the guise of being faux.
Tom Tailor, a clothing retailer based in Hamburg, was found selling cat fur hats, and pharmacy giant Muller was offering hats with pompoms made of cat fur for just $11.50. According to reports, it's likely that the fur originated in and was imported from China. The issue, said Harald Ullman, Vice President of PETA Germany, is with false labeling, "so unless you do DNA testing on the product, you don't know if it might actually be dog or cat fur ... It shows how cheap cat fur is in China that it's easily being mislabeled and sold as fake."
The sale of dog and cat fur is technically banned here in the United States (as for Germany, even the importation of domestic animal fur is banned in the European Union), but investigations conducted by the Humane Society and similar groups have confirmed that dog fur is still being used, then mislabeled to make it palatable to consumers. In fact, even Marc by Marc Jacobs is guilty of the practice -- last year, jackets marked "faux fur" were found to actually have been made from the fur of Chinese raccoon dogs.
RELATED: PETA Does Something Pretty Cool for Once
Ullman reiterates, "Usually this happens in China and the designers may not be made aware of it. They have to rely on their buyers, but China is a big country producing a lot of fur, and there are several degrees between the buyer and the factory to trace the origin." It's unsettling to know that, short of DNA testing, there's no way of knowing for sure where our fur comes from... even if it's labeled as faux. Until better practices are put into place, let's think about skipping the fur in favor of, say, cruelty-free wool, and work on keeping the cat fur where it belongs -- on our pets. [Yahoo Shine]
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Help Shape the Upcoming Webinar!
Quite a few people have asked me if the session will be recorded and archived for those who cannot attend live. That is always my preference. I've asked the hosts and I'm pleased to report that it will be recorded and made available online. When the archived session is posted, I will link to it via this blog.
I would like the webinar to be as helpful for traders as possible. I never do canned talks for groups. My goal is to tailor presentations to the needs and interests of attendees.
So what would you like to get out of the session?
What issues are you dealing with in your trading performance?
What would help you move to that next level of performance?
If you have suggestions for topics and issues to address, please leave them as comments to this blog post. I may not be able to get to all of them in an hour's time, but will do my best to tackle the issues of greatest concern to readers.
Thanks again for your interest!
24 comments:
- Radek Dobias said...
Thank you for your gracious query, Brett.
Speaking for myself, I would love to hear an outline of what you perceive are the stages of development (from zero experience, to newbie, to intermediate, to advanced, to expert, and finally to a master trader). Specifically, I am interested in the intra-personal dynamics that enable one to move from one stage to another.
To summarize:
1) What are the stages of development for traders? Characteristic issues at those stages? Weaknesses? Challenges?
2) What specific dynamics ("stage connectors") do you see functioning that enable traders to move from one stage to the next? What meta-skills do you think are most valuable for making transitions along the path of development?
I think you know what I mean. ;)
- Curtis said...
On my mind:
* How to position size to maximize return. I know you've stated that your goals are very modest, in line with a modest percentage per year, but taking more risk seems to offer more return. You've touched on that by showing without a better edge, only volatility is increased. You've also noted that the best traders apply more capital when they are more sure. Buffet said, don't reach for a bucket but a thimble. I estimate around 8% max risk per trade would allow for up to 12 losers in a row of MAX risk. This a bit more then the 2% often cited.
* Whether or not or how a trader should diversify across time frames, ideas, and markets. Related to increasing size, if one has more capital then it seems that there are more ways to apply that capital but not necessarily as simple directional trades. Should one focus on simple directional trades or more complex ideas where diversification? That is another question.
* How to get to the higher energy level you mention. How to maintain that instead of being dragged down.
* You've noted that "staying out of market" is a primary sign of a good trader but also that it is possible to learn every day. If trading is about not doing something then how is one suppose to work on getting better?
* You noted that your ability went up when you didn't predict but you've, also, chided simple methods as being unlikely to continue to work. In my limited experience, I found my ability did go up when I focused on prediction. But, that I often missed low hanging fruit, such fruit could be picked by automated or mechanical methods. So, basically how to execute.
* How do you squeeze out and make losses smaller? I often sell out at a relative high when wrong. You've noted that trapped traders exiting at obvious points provides opportunity (but you also dismissed running stops below trend lines). I've employed the concept of a double stop, a max stop loss and a risk stop loss to try to help from getting pure execution.
* How do you keep flexible?
Most important would probably be how to execute
- Michele said...
Well, for me the main problem I'm facing is how to literally take my trading to the next level. Thanks to you, I've started keeping a performance log. Based on that, it appears that if I traded exactly what I've been doing but with 10 times the size, I actually could make a living trading.
However, something is preventing me from taking that step. I have the capital available, but I just can't make myself put in an order for 1000 shares where I've been buying 100. How do you make that "leap of faith"?
- Las said...
How self destructive tendencies may manifest in ones trading and what to look for. How to identify poor trading / lack of experience from purposeful losing at the subconscious level.
- Jaime said...
I would like to learn more about different performance metrics to use and how to integrate them into an analysis routine.
How can a trader use the results of such analysis to develop a self improvement and training program that incorporates tools you mention in your books and blogs like journaling, bio feedback, visualization or other techniques?
- Salsaman said...
How to stand firm on your position until proven incorrect, rather than micromanaging the trade (and often given up early at a loss)
- joe said...
Brett, As an intermdiate trader, trading the E-mini futures, I have encountered all the trading demons a newbie trader has to face up to and I have survived. Now finally able to make a few bucks day in and day out, I am worried about the demons that highly successful traders must face and survive. I have heard many second hand stories of highly successful traders blowing out a multi-million dollar account with one or two bad trades, and then never returning to their former trading success. Even Jessie Livermore ended up taking his own life after his accounts were blown out? I know it is hard to make it in this business of trading, but once you make it how hard is it to keep it?
- SeekMocha said...
I've been reading "Enhancing Trader Performance." More information about designing the entrepreneurial "Self Training" program, along with currently available resources would be helpful. Some advice about how to identify and avoid the training scam artists would be appreciated.
- Scott Trader said...
I'm working on "trading in the zone". Free of any "tilt" related issues. You've touched on this subject many times, but it is one of those paramount issues that all traders face -- so keep it coming. Attention span issues. Always a challenge. Just a simple analog windows 7 clock "gadget" a great tool for increased time awareness. Any suggestions on how to foster expanded contextual awareness too would be great. It's one thing to see the individual metrics providing clues but it's quite another to zoom it all out into a whole. Checklist work a major focus of mine right now. I'm finding it a great tool to help to minimize impulsive trades. This is a great topic. Thank you.
- Jerry said...
Overcoming psychological obstacles to trading bigger and taking larger positions....not taking enough risk
- RONIN said...
WHen do you PRESS?
- Soberba Insônia said...
Could you bring some words up about switching trading regarding money pursuit for only trading self-knowledge pursuit?
Could it someone (in your view) become a good trader even if money isn´t in the agenda?
And then, if once reached such good trading skill, the person could just at his will make large sums?
- ziko said...
I would like to hear few suggestions on what sort of brain exercises we could do improve our information processing skills....thanks
- Lr said...
Hi Brett,
I am a budding Fx trader. I cant seem to be able to breakthrough of a certain equity level in my account. For a few times I have lost big and recovered back to that level but it seems that I lack something to breakthrough of that.
I have listened to some of your advices of constantly repeating the routines that I do when I make some of my most successful trades. Will try harder.
Thanks alot.
- DreamJOBZ said...
Dear Brett, G'day
What I would like to hear,
1. Online Trading Journal,(already seen your thread, but looking for clarity.
2. Sharing is the knowledge to a closed circle, but up to what level.
3. Consistency in trading.
and many more but I will restrict myself to this.
Be Awesome,
Raj, DreamJOBZ
- Thomas said...
Thank you for the webinar. I would like to see some discussion on elements of useful journal keeping, maybe with some ideas for goal setting for short, medium, and long term.
- ramps said...
I also would be keen to hear something about the most common stages of development.
- Moz said...
Thanks Brett, for doing the webinar,
For me, the next step is to no when to walk away and when to keep battling it out on the bad days.
I am profitable for 4 out of 5 days per week, but its the one bad day each week where I end up back where I started. Sometimes I will be up for the whole month then waste it away in a few days. Something happens in my head and I make silly mistakes.
How do you recognize the pattern, and either stay out or catch yourself before the loses mount. I have tried daily limits, but my fighting spirit when down keeps me trying.
I believe if someone was next me, they would spot the pattern straight away.
How do individual traders keep tabs on there discipline day in day out?
- Isam Laroui said...
Brett, I think Curtis mentioned this already, but I would really like to know your opinion on the "specialist" vs. "generalist" divide.
Are most of the successful traders you know extremely specialized, i.e. trade only one product, one time-frame, and even beyond that, one system or even one direction or one time of the day?
Or is it the case that the most successful traders can play several partitions and adapt their trading to the market conditions?
- anonymous said...
Could you talk about the impact of chat rooms on performance?
- journeyman said...
Hi, Can you also request your book publisher WILEY to keep your books for sale in India. I have not been able to find them at leading book stores and buying it from amazon is just so costly in terms of shipping it becomes unaffordable for a amateur like me...Please also remember 1$= Rs.46 and that makes every thing too damn costly.
Thanks a lot
- NQ Trader Jay said...
Hi Brett, here is my question, How do I recognize and remove strong thoughts or feelings that are influencing me without my conscious awareness?
Here is some detail on this from my blog post:
Here's the chart to go with yesterdays' errors. This morning I realized that this error had a deeper mental component. I have missed the entries on the opening surge on most of the recent days. It wasn't ok with me, I guess I wasn't over it. I didn't know that about myself, so once again, a thought or feeling that was just under the surface, in the mildly subconscious, influenced my actions.
I have worked out many of those over the past 18 months. Why else would I break two of my rules? How could I allow that to happen? Because a stronger thought or feeling in my subconscious over ruled my conscious thoughts. Tricky stuff. So this little f*ck*ng programmed in 'virus,' ruined my mental operating system. My question to Dr. Brett is, How do I find these and eliminate them?
It's not all bad, of course, because I knew pretty soon that I was wrong, I tightened up my stop, and let it hit and did not re-enter. I knew something serious was going on. There were legit opportunities later on, but I guess I was subconsciously freaked out more than I admitted to myself since I just didn't trade again. Not a bad thing.
Today, there was a move up. This time, I felt the frustration, said something to myself about how it sucked, then calmed down and correctly analyzed that there was no opportunity. Then when midday arrived, I saw an entry after trend change, but I was hungry, I called the entry on StockTwits, then I went and ate food. I was ok with that. That is actually an improvement also. Then I dealt with missing opportunities all the way down. Then I correctly entered some setups on the bounce and correctly killed one and broke even on other. I was functional. And now because of today, I feel great. This is how I want to feel. This is my goal.
- A. Blum said...
Thanks for doing this Dr.
Can you talk about the balance between over thinking and being impulsive?
- Inga said...
Dr. Brett,
thanks for doing the webinar. I have a million dollar question - how to effectively overcome self-sabotage? How come that being an intermediate trader, one would still take trades against their rules? What are the key elements to prevent the self-sabotaging?
Thank you, and I look forward to the webinar,


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Personal Bests
2013: Team captain … NCAA Regional qualifier in the all-around … First-team USAG All-America on bars, beam, and floor, and in the all-around … ECAC Athlete of the Year … First-team All-ECAC on bars and in the all-around … ECAC Gymnast of the Week (2/17) … ECAC Coaches Choice Award recipient (3/4) … Named team's Most Inspirational Gymnast … Competed in every meet in the all-around … Finished in the top-three in the all-around in nine of 13 meets … Placed second on floor with a 9.775 at the GW Invitational (1/13) … Placed second on floor with a 9.800 at the Rutgers quad-meet (1/19) … Placed first on bars (9.700) and floor (9.825), and second in the all-around (38.200) at Yale (1/27) … Placed first on floor with a 9.850 at West Chester (2/9) … Placed second on floor with a career-high-tying 9.875 – tied for fourth-best in program history – and in the all-around with a 38.925 on Senior Day at The Palestra against Bridgeport (2/17) … Placed second on bars (9.800) and floor (9.800), and in the all-around (38.750) at the Ivy Classic (2/23) … Placed first on floor (9.800) and in the all-around (38.600), and second on bars (9.800) at Ursinus (3/3) … Placed fifth with a 9.825 on bars at the Penn State quad-meet (3/9) … Placed second on bars (9.800) and in the all-around (38.775) at the ECAC championships (3/23) … Scored a career highs in the all-around with a 39.200 – third-best in program history – and on beam with a 9.900 – tied for third-best in program history – to place second in both at the USAG Collegiate Nationals team prelims (4/12) … Won the bars title with a career-high-tying 9.850 at the USAG event finals (4/14).
2012: Team captain ... NCAA Regional qualifier ... First-team United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) All-America in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise ... Second-team USAG All-America on balance beam ... First-team All-ECAC on uneven bars and floor exercise ... Named team's MVP ... Competed in 11 meets, including the all-around in 10 meets ... Finished outside of the top four in uneven bars just twice and finished in top six on floor 11 times, winning each event four times ... Placed in the top 10 on vault six times and five times on beam ... Finished first on the uneven bars and floor against Rutgers, placing second in the all-around (1/20) ... Won the all-around and uneven bars at Cornell, finishing second on vault with season-high 9.775 (2/4) ... Won the floor exercise (9.825), while finishing second in all-around (38.9) and uneven bars (9.825) and posting a season-best 9.775 on balance beam at February 10 Quad-Meet ... Finished first on floor (9.8), fourth on uneven bars (9.8), and eighth on vault (9.65), pacing a second-place finish in the all-around at the Ivy Classic (2/26) ... Posted season highs on uneven bars (9.85) and floor exercise (9.875) to win both events at the ECAC Championships, the seventh and 11th-best scores in program history, respectively (3/24) ... Scored 38.9 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional (4/7) ... Scored 38.950 and 38.975 (a career high and the 12th-best mark in program history) in the all-around on back-to-back days during USAG Collegiate Nationals (4/12-13).
2011: NCAA Regional alternate in the all-around ... Second-team United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) All-American in the all-around and floor exercise ... Selected as Penn's most inspirational gymnast ... Competed in all 11 meets, including 10 times in the all-around ... Alternate in both the all-around and floor exercise at USAG Individual Championships ... Second-team All-ECAC in floor exercise ... Finished first in the all-around at the Ivy Classic, while placing first on floor exercise, fifth on the uneven bars, and sixth on balance beam and vault (2/27) ... Finished second in the all-around against Cornell (2/6), at Shelli Calloway Memorial (2/20), and the Cal/Temple/S. Conn Quad-Meet (3/13) ... Scored season bests on vault (9.625) and uneven bars (9.800) at Shelli Calloway Memorial (2/20) ... Posted season-best 9.850 in floor exercise at the Ivy Classic (2/27) ... Scored season bests on balance beam (9.650) and all-around (38.800) at Cal/Temple/S. Conn Quad-Meet (3/13).
2010: Participated in every meet, competing in the all-around for the last seven competitions ... ECAC Rookie of the Week (3/17) ... Won the all-around in a quad meet (3/12) with Penn's highest score of the season, a 38.750 ... Scored the team's top score in every event in which she competed at Brown (2/14) including vault, bars, and floor ... Tied for the team's highest season score on floor with a 9.775, attained at Cornell (3/20) ... Shared a fifth-place finish on bars at the ECAC Championships (3/27).
Club/High School: 2009 Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier ... 2006-09 Level 10 Region VII qualifier ... 2009 Level 10 all-around state champion ... Placed sixth in all-around at the 2009 Level 10 Region VII meet ... National Honor Society member ... Monogram Club member.
Personal: Daughter of Deborah and Stephen Strausbaugh ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.


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GEARY COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- A hearing for the suspect at the center of an officer-involved shooting in Junction City has been continued.
Stefon Butler, 25, of Junction City, is charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Obstructing the Legal Process or Official Duty, Criminal Use of Weapons, Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of Stolen Property.
The charges stem from an incident at Club Eve, a nightclub on South Washington Street in Junction City.
At 2 AM on Sunday, May 13, 2012, Geary County Sheriff's Department deputies were helping Junction City Police Department officers monitor the parking lot of the club at closing time.
A disturbance broke out and officials say Butler fled behind the building where deputies from the Sheriff's Department were located. Geary County Undersheriff Tony Wolf said Butler pulled out a gun in an "aggressive manner" and was shot one time in the lower chest/upper abdomen by a female deputy. He has since recovered from his injuries.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigations investigated the incident and found that it was a justifiable use of force by the deputy. The Geary County Attorney also reviewed the case and came to the same conclusion.
Once the investigation was over, a warrant was issued for Butler's arrest.
Butler's preliminary hearing was continued Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 1:30 PM in Geary County District Court. He will appear in court again on August 31, 2012 at 9 AM.
His bond has been set at $250,000. He is in custody in the Geary County Jail.
Officials say the gun Butler pulled on the deputy was stolen from a burglary in Manhattan.
According to the Kansas Department of Corrections' website, he was convicted in Geary County in 2004 on one count of Possession With Intent to Sell Drugs, Depressants,Stimulants, Hallucinogenics, etc. The site indicates that he was discharged in 2008.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Tim Tebow Foundation announced its partnership with Lakeshore Athletic Association at a press conference Friday at Criswell Park.
However it was the activity the New York Jets quarterback did without a jersey that drew the most headlines this past weekend.
After Jets practice Saturday the backup quarterback went for a jog without a shirt on, trotting off the practice field in front of fans and cameras.
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Tebow began his football career at age six playing for the Lakeshore Athletic Association, according to a press release from the Tim Tebow Foundation. As a way to show appreciation for the opportunities the Lakeshore afforded him in his early career, Tebow, in coordination with the foundation, donated 300 full Nike uniforms to the Association.
"The Foundation is honored to support Tim's first football team with this donation. We hope these new uniforms will be a strong addition to the Association's already great pride and tradition. We are glad to be a part of the great foundation this association is building for these kids," said Tim Tebow Foundation Executive Director Erik Dellenback.
During the conference the association dedicated the park as the "Home of Tim Tebow" in recognition of Tebow's impact.
"We're proud to be associated with the start of such an amazing football career. Tim is such a great role model for these players and we are honored to be able to recognize him in this way. His legacy will remain an inspiration to this Association for generations to come," says AJ Joyner, president of Lakeshore Athletic Association.


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