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Cardinal Kasper: Francis has launched new phase of Vatican II.
In today's L'Osservatore Romano,Cardinal Walter Kasper argues that by emphasizing social justice -- and nods toward collegiality -- Pope Francis has inaugurated a new phase of Vatican II. John Thavis reports:
In this sense, Pope Francis from the first day of his pontificate has given what I would call his prophetic interpretation of the council, and has inaugurated a new phase of its reception. He has changed the agenda: at the top are the problems of the Southern hemisphere, Cardinal Kasper wrote.Its useful to remember that it was Pope John XXIII who presented the image of the church of all, and in particular the church of the poor shortly before opening Vatican II in 1962.Cardinal Kasper said Pope Francis election had also underlined a related point: that the church's make-up has changed greatly since the time of the council.At the beginning of the last century, only a quarter of Catholics lived outside Europe; today only a quarter live in Europe and more than two-thirds of Catholics live in the Southern hemisphere, where the church is growing, he said.Cardinal Kasper also noted that Pope Francis appears to be open to a more collegial exercise of papal authority. The role of the pope as a unifying figure in the church should not lead to an exaggerated centralism, Kasper said.
Pope Francis cited Kasper in his first Angelus address, calling him a "talented theologian." Maybe the feeling is mutual.Read the rest of Thavis's post right here.
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Cardinal Kasper will be at Notre Dame for a conference in his honor on the occasion of his 80th birthday April 25-7. Details here: http://theology.nd.edu/events/special-events/upcoming-special-events/the...
Well, disenfranchisement and suffering of the multitude are hardly limited to the undeveloped world. The developed world, though, has dived so deeply into the warm waters of relativism that it may be largely lost to the Church, at least until its inhabitants come to the realization - gradually, reluctantly - that the certainties of science are contained within the narrow limits of human understanding. Service to God through service to one another is just about all that matters.
David S. --And some of the certainties of theology will also have to be given up. Just look at what is happening with approval of Kasper et al -- they are giving implicit *approval* to some homosexual relationships. Face it, this is a change affecting prior certainties, a welcome one to more and more of us.
This keeps getting better and better.
Kasper's is the most encouraging statement I have read about the new pope. Still, please consult the Aparecida document of CELAM for an idea of the limits that a new turn to social justice may exhibit.
Who is approving homosexual relationships? Just "Kasper et al"?
I believe it is the Church (= People of God) that is approving homosexual relationships. At some point, one hopes, the Vatican will catch up.
Margaret D. --According to an editorial in The Tablet this week",Speaking in London this week, Cardinal Christoph Schnborn of Vienna urged that same-sex relationships should be respected and recognised in law. Meanwhile in Colombia, Cardinal Rubn Salazar said in the context of the gay-marriage debate in that country, Other unions have the right to exist no one can ask them not to. Both cardinals were clear they oppose same-sex marriage, on the grounds that marriage can only exist between a man and a woman. As Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis is reported to have expressed similar views to those of Cardinal Salazar."http://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/164046Note: C. Schonborn said that the unions "should" be respected, and C. Salazar said they "have a right to exist". Neither said that they should just be tolerated. Given also when C. Kasper said, things seem to be looking up.
"A new phase of Vatican2 ..."!?!Interesting perspective - especially coming from a cardinal who comes from a class not know for new ideas. It would seem that the cardinals and their newly elected pope, being consummate politicians, still have enough skill at reading the signs of the time to recognize that timing in politics is everything. Now with the Panzer Pope out of the way, the hierarchs may be more willing to contemplate the really dire straits to which the Church has fallen - and do something about it.All this talk about the Council's 50th anniversary coinciding with the election of a new pope who seemingly would like to embrace the tradition of J23 tends to highlight how the last two papacies were almost successful in their drive toward restoration of the "Church triumphant" that we all learned about in church history class.It remains to be seen if the election of a Francis can really spark a revival of Vatican2's legacy. Will our "little brother Francis" take to heart that interior whisper? "Go, Francis, and repair my house, which as you see is falling into ruin."
Both cardinals were clear they oppose same-sex marriage, on the grounds that marriage can only exist between a man and a womanCan someone clarify for me the moral distinction between supporting "civil unions" and supporting "[civil] marriage"Does the goodness or evil really depend on the name if both describe the same reality?Would it matter to Archbishop Vigneron?"the archbishop of Detroit, Allen Vigneron, told the Free Press Sunday that Catholics who receive Communion while advocating gay marriage would "logically bring shame for a double-dealing that is not unlike perjury."http://www.freep.com/article/20130408/NEWS05/304080041/Detroit-area-Cath...
Sorry, the italics should have ended with the first paragraph.
Full quote of the statement:"Asked by the Free Press about Catholics who publicly advocate for gay marriage and receive Communion, Vigneron said Sunday: "For a Catholic to receive holy Communion and still deny the revelation Christ entrusted to the church is to try to say two contradictory things at once: 'I believe the church offers the saving truth of Jesus, and I reject what the church teaches.' In effect, they would contradict themselves. This sort of behavior would result in publicly renouncing one's integrity and logically bring shame for a double-dealing that is not unlike perjury."Vigneron said the church wants to help Catholics "avoid this personal disaster."
At least Kasper admits that Vatican II did not bring about a "new springtime" in the Church. Instead, what followed in the West was widespread apostasy, a collapse of religious life, a great decline of vocations, and even the virtual extinction of Catholicism in some places.
That Protestants were no longer going to hell, nor were Jews who were not the killers of Christ, that the rest of the church was part of the royal priesthood, that social justice was important. that people worshiped in a language they understood. that the Eucharist was understood as essentially a community act. that women could study theology and be on the altar. that the people could distribute communion and receive under both speies, that anger was more serious than sexual sins, etc, etc. Yea this was a springtime. Numbers in the clergy and religious life are not as important as the quality of Christian living.
Moving ahead:(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appointed a Group of Eight cardinals to advise him in the governance of the Universal Church. In a communique issued Saturday the Secretariat of State announced that the Holy Father decided to set up the Council following on from discussions that emerged during the General Congregations in the lead up to the Conclave which elected him the 265th Successor to St Peter.The group of Cardinals will be coordinated by Card. Oscar Andrs Maradiaga Rodrguez and is drawn from across the Universal Church. It will also help Pope Francis revise the Apostolic Consitution on the Roman Curia Pastor Bonus.The group is composed of:Card. Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State; Card. Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Archbishop emeritus of Santiago del Cile (Chile);Card. Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay (India); Card. Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Mnchen und Freising (Germany);Card. Laurent Monswengo Pasinya, Archbishop of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo);Card. Sean Patrick OMalley. O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Boston (U.S.A.);Card. George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney (Australia);Card. Oscar Andrs Maradiaga Rodrguez S.D.B., Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras); Mons. Marcello Semeraro, Bishop of Albano, Council secretary.http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2013/04/13/pope_appoints_group_of_eight_...
Fr. Imbelli has started a separate post about the Group of Cardinals so it's probably best to dscuss it over there.
I simply cannot take Vigneron seriously.I mean, Really.
Joseph J. ==Given what I've read of Bishop Vigneron he seems extraordinarily conservative. One thing that concerns me about Pope Francis is that he might change some things so fast that the super-conservatives like Vigneron might be inclined to join the SSPXers. A look at the American Episcopal Church, with its devastating division into trads and progressives, forces me to admit the possibility that the American Catholic Church might also be susceptible to schism. And where but to the SSPX would the super=conservatives go?
"One thing that concerns me about Pope Francis is that he might change some things so fast that the super-conservatives like Vigneron might be inclined to join the SSPXers".I fully expect to be disappointed in many ways by Pope Francis, and I also think that it is as it should be. He should stick to the center, to avoid losing people. I think that Pope Benedict was excessively conservative for a pope, not because there is anything wrong with conservatism per se, but because he was too far from the center of the current sense of the faithful and caused a number of people, who could not recognize their faith in his ideas, to drop out. As the pope it is important that Francis represent all the faithful, even if that means that it might not be quite to my taste. The direction of the changes has to be towards a better church, but the rate of change must be such that all can be part of it.That's why his take, with his insistence on centering attention on the poor, is so heartening: it's different and seems to sidestep the divisions of the church. It seems to redirect priorities without fitting into the conservative/progressive divide. It's a different angle. His actions (if they can be called that) are completely different from what would be on our "to do" lists. It's refreshing, and maybe he will restore some unity to the church.
" I simply cannot take Vigneron seriously. "Those of us who reside in the Diocese of Oakland let a thousand candles and shouted hosannas from the steeple tops when Vigneron left to "bless" Detroit.Unfortunately, his successor ... Big Sal Cordileone ... was simply cut from the same cloth. I'm sure that the first bishop of Oakland, Floyd Begin (originally from Cleveland), has turned over in his grave more than once these last few years.Unfortunately bad pennies don't go away and now SC is now the "blessing" of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. But he'll never get his pretty hat there so his buddy (assuming he survives the cleaning of the Vatican augean stables) Raymond The Pretty Burke will have to ensure that SC gets some good moves soon and on the road to the Big Red Hat (no shoes or purse, though).I suspect that Allen Henry Vigneron is a safer and smarter driver than Salvatore Giuseppe Cordileone, particularly after parties and in the presence of his mother fer crying out loud.
Claire,Your anlaysis of Pope Francis and what the Church needs contains much wisdom.
Thorin, Your comment to Claire was very gracious and is the most tangible evidence I've yet seen of the potential of the new Pope to make all hearts more open to the unifying presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Your comment just made me happy. It's a bit of a personal breakthrough for me. As an adult convert, I've had problems getting myself to believe in the teaching authority of the Magisterium. I just couldn't get myself to believe in Pope Benedict, even though I understand that this would be considered to be heretical. Your simple, short, gracious comment suddenly has me believing in Pope Francis. I know this probably sounds vacuous, but it's real to me, and I just wanted to thank you.
Ann, several years ago, theologian Richard McBrien observed that JPII moved the Great Middle (my caps) to the left and essentially shoved the Left off the ecclesial table. At the same time, JPII moved the Right to the center. And who became the new Right? McBrien, as I recall, suggested it might be the SSPXers and their brethren still within the Church of Rome. I think when it comes to discussing the state of the church today, we need to keep this observation in mind. Thanks to JPII and B16, the Great Middle today is the old Right, or so it goes.I see Francis as a "safe bet". He is doctrinally conservative ("orthodox") but stresses outreach to the poor. No one but a true grinch could criticize a pope who wants to help the poor. Like others, I don't expect anything major from this pope: no pronouncements on women's ordination, contraception, optional celibacy, etc. Francis is the "caretaker" pope, or so (I presume) the cardinals are hoping. If Bergoglio's election brings in more shekels, all the better!For me, the larger question is, What comes *after* Pope Francis is no longer pope?
Mr. Weisenthal, you wrote, "I've had problems getting myself to believe in the teaching authority of the Magisterium. I just couldn't get myself to believe in Pope Benedict, even though I understand that this would be considered to be heretical."Please know that I myself left the Church of Rome at age 58 just over six years ago. Until then, I'd been a "regular churchgoer" all my life. I left *precisely because of* Pope Benedict! Generally a moderate, I simply found B16's behaviors and pronouncements too much to stomach. As time went on and the more I looked into matters, I came to embrace gay civil marriage, women's ordination, and, under very limited circumstances, abortion. I've supported optional celibacy since my college days.Back to your comments: Do you not see a distinction between (a) embracing a specific papal teaching and (b) accepting the teaching authority of the Magisterium? If, for example, I accept the right of bishops to teach, does such acceptance mean that I must embrace a particular teaching, for example, the doctrine that the church lacks authority to ordain women to the presbyterate and episcopate? Are you not aware that Rome itself differentiates infallible from non-infallible doctrine, and doctrine from discipline?Refusal to accept a proposed non-dogmatic teaching is not heresy. Most official teaching is not *of faith* because it is not part of the Deposit of Faith, defined as all that God has revealed through Christ for our salvation. If you conclude after study that a papal teaching is not *of faith*, and if you must of conscience reject such teaching, there is no heresy.
Joseph J. =I too do not expect much substantive change from Frances. However, he seems to be extraordinarily perceptive of the sufferings of others and is strongly inclined to help them. I would expect that he is inclined to change at least how well the dissenters and complainers are treated by the Vatican. Railroading decisions about dissenters and complainers should stop -- he should at least give them all fair hearing. The problem might remain, however, that he will be protected from hearing just what the complaints from outside the Curia really are, how serious they are, and how seriously the faithful view the problems. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any talk of ensuring that dissenters/complainers get a fair hearing. Without that it will be the same ole same ole, though Vatican finances will probably be straightened out, and maybe the Curia will become more efficient. I think that the key to real change (however slow it is) will be whether or not Francis can be kept from talking to ordinary people. If they put him in the Palace, significant change is lost.
My guess is the curial heads will make sure THEY are the papal gatekeepers, Ann, at least to the extent they can exercise this interference.
Joseph J. ==That's where a savvy institutional structure plays a crucial role. Nowadays experts in management realize that secretaries who set appointments for their bosses have enormous power in an organization, so their job descriptions are extremely important even though their work does not make policy.I've read more than once that Francis as Archbishop of Buenos Aires made his own appointments, in a tiny notebook :-) And he kept phone numbers of various people handy. His reputation as an administrator was excellent. I expect that such a savvy guy will do a fine job restructuring the Curia. Now if only he puts the right people in the right slots. But that should take years, I suspect. I wonder if he'll reduce the mandatory retirement age, say down to 72. That should eliminate some of the old guard sooner than now expected.


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Took a Powerscore weekender, then studied more, and ended at 171.
i think just practicing over and over again is the best way to study. i never really took a class...but at the time, i was more motivated to just do the studying on my own. it actually helped me focus a bit more...i was a bit backwards too - i was usually perfect on the games. LR and RC were my problems...i just got better at them after doing 35+ prep tests.


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Southwest Airlines 3 Day Sale for $69
69 on Valentine's Day? But of course! Sure it's only a few flights and yeah it may be Baltimore to Albany, but who doesn't want to grab a bag of crabs and bring it to Rensselaer?
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Not valid to/from Buffalo. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
only $69?? boy that's easy to swallow!
Looks like the average price is around $150 for a one way ticket. That's $300 round trip for sub-par airfare.
Funny, I grew up outside of Rensselaer, NY. I don't think they need any more crabs.
$69 would be a deal. $436 to/from major international airports within the US isn't. Disappointing.
I take a bus. megabus.com! 20 bucks total for round trip from Minneapolis to Chicago for two adults. woo!
that, and they haven't found my flask yet.
I don't really like Southwest. Sure they have cute commercials and a funny staff, but they always advertise these great 'deals,' but at the end of the day other airlines are usually much cheaper. Sure bags are free, but who checks bags anymore? And when you do, it's often still cheaper than flying Southwest.
I do like that all prices at southwest now include all taxes and fees, I hate "deals" that end up costing just as much as a regular ticket after all the fees :)


text: Does your kid's closet look like a tidal wave hit it? Is every morning a struggle to get out the door on time? Do you find yourself trying to speed up a child as they stand in front of their closet indecisive? By Friday, do you find that your child has run out of school uniforms or out of school appropriate clothing? Get them organized and get yourself organized by utilizing closet organizers for kids. Organizing your kid's closet can be a cinch with the right closet organizer for kids. Curb the morning battles with your Preschooler by utilizing a days of the week organizer for kids. Plan out a week's worth of clothing and never be left hanging dry without a school uniform by Friday. Don't stand there wasting time trying to get your indecisive kid to speed up his process of picking out his clothes. Don't stand there wasting time arguing with your daughter about her choice to wear a red plaid jumper with a pink striped polo. By empowering her to help pick out the clothing ahead of time with some encouragement from you, you can eliminate the early morning battles that occur when everyone is in a hurry to get out the door. If you pick out the clothing in a stress free moment, it's easier to be patient and easier to modify the clothing choices through helping with the selection process. It's a win-win for you and your child when you use the kid's weekly closet organizer. Your child feels independent and you can help them get ready in the morning faster and with greater ease. Another great way to inspire organization with your child is to use a days of the week closet organizer for kids to help them keep track of homework, show and tell items, or anything that may need to be taken to school, but only on certain days of the week. Alternatively, use it for your child to store pictures and other items that they have brought home to proudly show you what they have done. Have them empty their backpack into the appropriate day of the week in order to help teach them the days of the week.Find the right closet organizer. Kids closets can get organized.Here are a few suggested ways to streamline the morning routine utilizing a kid's closet days of the week organizer. If your children have a school dress code or uniform, modify the following days of the week closet organizer for your kids.Monday – Solid Hits. Pump up the music to their favorite music while they get dressed. Put some fancy dance movements into their morning to get their mind and body moving. It's a fun great way to wake up those sleepy heads who just don't want to get out of bed in the morning. Along with the Solid Hits Monday, have them wear their favorite solid colored shirt, pants, or skirt to school today.Tuesday- Stripes & Plaids. Stripes and plaids can spice up the clothing doldrums. Wear it loud (and yet, Mother – Approved tasteful) stripes or plaids today. Strike up the attitude and get marching to school in style.Wednesday – Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My. This is perfect for the Preschool and early elementary school aged child. Let them wear a comfortable t-shirt with a cuddly animal on the front. Let them wear a polo shirt with a trademark bear on the lapel. Let them wear anything with an animal on it. It doesn't have to be a three ring circus. Any shirt, sweatshirt, or sweater with an animal will do. By allowing them to choose, it makes them feel like it is their choice and not being demanded on them. Thursday – My Favorite Team, Show, Character. Got a sports fan? Let them show their team spirit today with their favorite team colors. If they can wear them to school, let them wear their favorite jersey. If your child isn't into sports, let them wear a t-shirt with their favorite TV character on the front or their favorite character from a book or movie.Friday – Fab Fun Friday. Who doesn't love fun Fridays? Let them go to school feeling fabulous in the way they look. If they love to dress up, let them put on that fancy dress. If they love to dress down, let them get comfortable. Saturday – Wild & Wacky Free for All. Hey, it's Saturday, Mom and Dad. Let them wear whatever they want. Who cares! It's wild wacky free for all day.Sunday – Dress Up Day or Dress Down. If you have services you attend then let this be your dress up day. If you stay home on Sundays, let this be a dress down to be comfortable day.


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Given a garbage-collected framework, when using an IOC container to inject purely stateless services, is it generally better to use the container's single-instance lifespan or to recreate the object each time it is used and throw it, and all its dependencies, away as soon as you're done with them?
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You mention that your service has dependencies.
If any dependency in your graph of dependencies is not completely stateless, or if one of your dependencies in your graph of dependencies should be modified to be not so completely stateless anymore, then the whole system will fail. And the errors you get will probably be very cryptic, thus making it difficult to discover the problem.
Say you are a team of developers working on the project. It is highly unlikely that each and every one of them are aware that IOC configuration requires all these components to stay completely stateless. They may know it now, but that awareness will fade over time. And if you hire a new guy, he/she will not be aware either.
So I would definitely set up the IOC container to return a new instance every time. It is simply the safer choice, imho.
I would certainly not worry about resources. The cost of construction and garbage collection of objects is probably insignificant compared to e.g. just a single database lookup.
The single-instance was the default behavior of Spring for a reason--a single instance of a stateless service is going it consume fewer resources that the constant creation and garbage collection of many instances. Moreover, there is no real danger in sharing a stateless service, but there are some real scalability issues with creating multiple instances of a service.
So, I'd say the single-instance is most likely going to be your friend.
Without further context, I think it doesn't really matter.
You can get the benefits of short-lived objects from a single instance, if that instance simply creates the short-lived objects for every call, and you can get the benefits of a single instance from many short-lived object, if those merely act as flyweights.
Of course it's unnecessarily noisy to set it up one way, only to delegate to the opposite. So I guess you should just have a guess, whether you're likely to add state at all, and if so, whether it's going to be persistent/global state (e.g. when adding a cache) or short-lived/local state.


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HOUSTON (AP) - A newspaper analysis says justifiable killings in Texas have steadily increased since the state expanded its version of a stand-your-ground law in 2007.
The Houston Chronicle reported Monday (http://bit.ly/Odep6I ) that a review of FBI data showed the number of justifiable killings in Texas under the law increased from 32 in 2006 to 48 in 2010.
About half of the killings occurred in the Houston area. Dallas, with nine, and San Antonio, with eight, also showed increases.
The law, known as the Castle Doctrine, was revised to expand the right to use deadly force. It allows people to defend themselves in their homes, workplaces or vehicles. It also says a person using force cannot provoke the attacker or be involved in criminal activity at the time.
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My son is quite often totally oblivious to what's around him. For example: jumping up and down under a table, all of a sudden spinning around with his arms out and smacking the people walking next to or behind him, stopping in the middle of a hallway to pick something up causing the people behind him to trip over him. Now I'm sure many of you will say "that's normal". Yes, I agree, to some extent it is. However his mother is also often totally oblivious of her surroundings as well... as I have noticed are her parents on occasion. In fear of this being genetic, I'd like to come up with some games to help him work on that skill, much in the same way marco-pollo helps folks with directional hearing, or chess helps with predictive analysis, or guessing games with deductive logic. Anyone have any idea of games that might help with this? currently looking at the toddler age, but also thinking forward to the pre-schooler age as well.
I'm not sure what the issue might be, and with the desription it'd hard to really say (though I know what you mean about people just stopping in front of you without warning) but I'd never consider this a skill you can work out. Although if you are trying to get your child more used to things with his surroundings, some ideas of things you can do:
Good luck with it!
Here's my take on spacial awareness, body awareness, kinesthetic awareness, and proprioception.
Train the body with activities like gymnastics or rough and tumble play. Train awareness of the body by talking about these activities and consider breathing meditation.
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Many of these are common childhood games in many cultures. They naturally work to better connect the spacial awareness functions of our brains with the body control functions of our brain. And they have positive feedback loops in that the more body control you achieve the more fun the games become.
Also here's a great article, 'LEARNING TO "SENSE" SPACE: Why Kids May Fall Out of Bed' that addresses body awareness. (Found via Gill Connell)


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FORT HOOD (September 28, 2012)--Events at the Bronco Youth Center and Smith Middle School Saturday will kick off National Night Out (NNO) which is slated for Tuesday.
Beginning at 5 p.m., free food, McGruff the Crime Dog, the National Knight and children activities will get underway.
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Let X be the Cantor set, which we view as the space $2^\mathbb{N}$ (the set of all infinite binary sequences), equipped with the product topology. We can construct a Borel probability measure $\mu$ on this space by defining $\mu(C_{a_i})=1/2$, where the $C_{a_i}=\{x\in X | x_i=a_i\}$ are the open subbase cylinders of the product topology, and extending to a $\sigma$-algebra in the standard fashion.
Now, consider the Hilbert space $L^2(X,\mu)$. We can obtain orthonormal bases for it using the measure-space isomorphism between $(X,\mu)$ and $[0,1]$ (with Lesbesgue measure) via the binary decimal representations of real numbers. However, the ordinary bases (e.g., the trigonometric basis) on $L^2([0,1])$ are quite ugly when viewed on the Cantor set.
Is there an orthonormal basis for $L^2(X,\mu)$ with nice properties (continuity? simply expressible functions?) relative to the structure of the Cantor set?


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UConn women: Sophomore Kiah Stokes believes she can make an impact
STORRS — At 6-foot-3 with a sleek, muscular body, sophomore Kiah Stokes knows she has the physical tools to help the No. 3-ranked UConn women's basketball team win a national championship. She can be a physical, shot-blocking presence in the lane. She can rip down rebounds and run the floor as well as any big post player.


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Perhaps Whitefish Bay senior quarterback Grant Menard summed it up best.
"I have no regrets; absolutely no regrets. We gave it our all," he said following a thrilling, yet heartbreaking 35-28 loss to Waunakee on Saturday in a WIAA Level 4 Championship game at Wisconsin Lutheran College Stadium.
Yes, Waunakee is an outstanding team. The Warriors tied the state record with their 48th straight victory.
Homestead football team routs Marshfield, makes it back to state finals
Fritz Rauch is as cerebral and smart as they come in his role of the Homestead football team's defensive coordinator.
But he can be blunt as heck too.
"Luck is for losers," he said following the Highlanders' stunning, near-perfect, 49-8 demolition of Marshfield in the WIAA D2 state semifinals Saturday afternoon in Oshkosh.
"We talk about it all the time: Great personnel, great preparation, great performance. That's how you win games."
His boss, Highlander head coach Dave Keel agreed as the Highlanders (11-1) earned their first trip back to the WIAA state finals this coming Friday at Camp Randall since the D1 title year of 2008.» Read Full Article
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Behind four individual first place finishes, including record-setting efforts from junior Kristin Malone and sophomore Rachel Munson, the Shorewood girls swim team won its seventh WIAA State D2 title Friday night at the Natatorium in Madison.
The Greyhounds, who last won a championship in 2003, scored 255 points as 2011 champ Milton was second with 217 and Grafton third with 193.
Malone set broke a three-year old mark in the 200 free with a clocking of 1:48.83 and then cracked a five-year record in defending her title in the 100 free (50.28).
Senior Ellen Stello won her first individual state title in the 500 free by four seconds with a 4:58.34 effort.
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Seven Oaks, a 94-bed nursing home in Glendale, has been sold for $6.7 million, according to documents filed with the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds.
The property, at 6263 N. Green Bay Ave., was sold to Glendale NH Property LLC, an investment group affiliated with Chicago-based Aviv REIT Inc., by a local partnership, led by John Sauer.
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The store's hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"Our hope is that chocolate enthusiasts all over the Milwaukee area will view us as a destination where they can learn about and enjoy all of the fine chocolate confections we handcraft in our local kitchen," sid Indulgence owner Julie Waterman.
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Aztec Chess is a variation of chess founded by Aztec priests who foresaw the future of their empire. The goal for the Black team (Spanish) is to kill all Aztec Eagle warriors shown as White pawns. The Aztecs don't have a goal, because they will always lose the game, except for the unusual situation that the Black team surrenders... Which has happened only once in history, although there are disputes about this. In a friendly game of Aztec Chess between Jesus and Gandalf, Gandalf was the Spanish, and he had to rescue that stupid hobbit once again, so he couldn't finish the game. Some say he surrendered. Others say that they agreed to finish it another time...
edit Introduction to Aztec Chess
- Get a Chess board
- Put all the pieces on the board as shown
- Choose the team that you want to play with.
- Let the fun begin, or if you're fart playing, congratulate the player who was on the Spanish side, because he has won.
edit Rules
The Spanish only control Towers. They move the same way as in normal chess. The Aztecs only control Pawns. They may move just like Queens, but there is one exception: they can't capture pieces. This feature was added in the beginning of the 20th century to make it more historically accurate.
Another variation of the game is, if by some miracle of the many gods the Aztecs manage to capture a Spanish chess piece, then he is to be a sacrifice by ripping out his heart at the altar. This rule was abolished in 1637 by the Spanish, because it seems somewhat unethical and non-Catholic. Plus, Spaniards are sore losers.
edit Variations of the Game
Before the Aztec variation of chess, there was Maya, Olmec, Inca and Toltec chess. However, all the chess boards mysteriously disappeared. For Olmec chess and then Maya chess and then Inca and then Toltec. Some say that they were just alien's chess boards and the Aliens took them back. Another explanation is that the chess boards were from the lost city of Atlantis. But I guess we'll never know....
Another variation is where there's a whole army of Bishops (the Aztecs) and an army of Pawns (some poor, Mexican tribe). The object of this game is kill all the Mexicans, apart from 5 whom you must not let escape, because they are to be taken to the altar for the almighty chap on the right here.


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What is the most efficient way of earning money in Gran Turismo 5, in terms of credits earned per time spent driving?
Some of the Seasonal Events added in the recent update (1.05) have very good prizes. So far I've only attempted the 493hp GT-R race but coming 3rd gave me 340,000.
This update has also increased the rewards for winning races, but this is only in effect until the end of January 2011.
See http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/12/20/gran-turismo-5-functionality-update/ for more details.
After the release of the spec 2.0 patch, there is now a "Consecutive Login Bonus" - a bonus to both prize money and experience points. This bonus increases for every consecutive day you log into the game, up to a maximum of 5 days of increases.
The bonus is as follows:
So, make money even more efficiently by logging in each day for 5 consecutive days, then tackle some races.
A-Spec, Extreme series, American Championship, Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Use a Race Modded Corvette (total cost ~600,000) for ~100k every 4-5 minutes. This seems to be the grind to go to for repeatable cash.
If you are just after money and don't mind "playing unconventionally" (i.e. cheating) there is something you can do. I have only read about this and have not tried it.
The basic idea is:
You should shoot off to the lead and then the car should follow the circut all the way around. You can win the race without having to do anything.
You could basically do that in B-spec anyways. The thing that makes this trick really worthwhile is this:
Now when the race is over it will 'enter' through the credit/xp screens and restart the race. So you can leave this set up indefinitley and it will rake in money to the tune of ~$1million per hour, plus XP.
I would say the best way to earn money quickly is the Special Events. Some of them like the Jeff Gordon NASCAR Racing school can be pretty quick to go through, and they will get you a lot of Credits and Experience for each one you complete. I just did the Intermediate one last night and got roughly $50k per event.
The downside is that once you have already achieved a gold medal on a special event you don't earn anything from that event anymore. So you can only use this trick once, but it's a good one anyway.
My friend who plays GT5 swears by going to B-Spec mode if he gets bored and just make his AI teammate do races for him. Easiest way of earning creds ever.
You could do all of the Top Gear specials, they're super easy to do. ;)
Well right now the Seasonal Events has a Muscle Car Championship race, gives you 305,000 for first. My best time is 4:09. So that's about 3.7 mil every hour. But gets kinda of tiring after a while. I try to keep it interesting by buying every car that is eligible for that race and seeing which one's the fastest. So far I've only tried two: '70 Challenger and '69 Vet. The Vet is a few seconds faster with my tuning (but I'm not very good at tuning)
Buy a formula gt or red bull x1 and complete the Like the Wind race. You'll probably get at least $1,400,000 per hour!!
There is a new event that came out about a week ago called "La Festa Cavallino". Basically buy a stock Ferrari 458 Italia, upgrade it as much as you can (including Racing Soft tires), adjust the transmission so the top speed is like 215 and do the "Circuit de la Sarthe 2009" race. The race is 1 lap long, takes about 3'50", and gains you 168,000 credits for a first place finish. You can repeat this race over and over if you wish.
In A-Spec mode, at Rome in the European circuit, 5 laps with a 1:03 average lap time in a Veyron gives you 99k.
I put together my own USB-device to babysit B-Spec Bob:
Now I simply start a B-Spec race and plug this device into the USB-Port, the B-Spec races are then on repeat mode until the device is unplugged.
I've not played with the extreme sereies but I have found the easiest money is for the Professional series, Lightweight British and the London course. My lap times for the Race modded Lotus Elise are as low as 51.5 and with only 3 laps and a payout of $24,100 You can net just under 100k every 12 minutes.
I do the Rome circuit in the professional series I think European championship( I haven't played in a while) I have an Audi r10 tdi '06 and I can get a good lap of about 56 sec and the race is 5 laps. You get like 85000 per race so it's like 170000 every 10 minutes. It's decent if you're willing to put the time into racing the same thing over and over.
Currently, the new Tous France Championnat Seasonal Event has a race on the Sarthe Cicuit which will net you just over 100k for just over four minutes of driving, depending on your car. I won a '99 Citroën Xsara Rally Car recently and it destroys in "stock" form. All I added was a set of sports soft tires and went to work. You could get a fully customizeable transmission and up the top speed a little bit and trim a few fractions of a seconds, if you're in a time crunch.
There is currently an online only american muscle car challenge with the first track as daytona. Nets you about 110k for 5 laps and your car only has to be able to top 175mph to win. I added a few mods to a 69 corvette I found used and can blow around all 5 laps in 6:30 for 110k and still lap at least half the other cars. I run those for an hour every other day or so when I want to go shopping :)
1st best way of making money=american championship fully tuned and modded zr1 98,000 per race.
2nd:European championship 5-6 min race for an 82,000 profit for 1st place
3rd=the dream car championship takes longer than like the wind but more money 74,000
4th=like the wind 70,000 a race for 2 mins work a bit faster tha the dreamcar.
For me personally, I pre-ordered from Amazon and got a code for a Mazda 787B race car. Then I just redo the Professional Series > Supercar Festival > Daytona.
This makes you 21k every 2mins. So it works out about 100k every 10 minutes, which is the best I've found so far. I'm rank 17 ish.
Im level 35 and use the Seasonal Events Sport Pickup Truck event (new) on the Mt. Aso track, gets you 90,100 for 5 laps at 1:05:00 a lap in a supped up Toyota Tacoma. Thats also about a million an hr. Im doing it to get every car, got 540 cars right now, half way there :)
soup up an Audi A6 (the one in the dealerships before the quattro '09) and do the European champ. In extreme series
Mines over 900 hp and it's a money making machine
I just raced the Honda Cup in the Special Events and won all 5 races for 300k each race!
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I am not completely a Beginner but i still have to learn a lot.
Hello all,
I am a young 3d Artist working in Game art for the last two years.
Unfortunately two companies went bust just after my probation time, nothing to do with me;)
Now I work as Freelance Leveldesigner/modeller, but wanne work in a Team asap again.
I want to take a big step and apply to companies in US/UK/CAN/AUS.
I am not very specialised, since I had to do in the Companies what had to be done.
That was from texturing over modeling to Level- and Characterdesign and even Gamedesign.
And I taught myself Max and XSI.
So you see, I am versatile, but have to focus on an area.
My question is, could i apply to Positions as Junior Artist, or environment artist or Leveldesigner?
Is my Portfolio sufficient for that, which work would you leave out, how is the structure, do you like the look, shortly said, what do you think?
I am very thankfull for any feedback. So feel free to go crazy.
Thanks for your help and greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
The site: http://www.deekam.com/3d_gameart.php
(please click the pics individually, there is an error in the code for the lightbox that I am tryin to fix)
Firstly, I'd like to preface my comments with a link to http://www.sloperama.com/advice.html which is where I have gleamed most of my own "advice". Its a great site, and full of specific practical advice to consider.
Couple of points:
1. Do you have a right to work in the USA (VISA/Green Card/Citizenship)? If not, then you might be stiff out of luck there and best to focus on Canada/UK/Ausi/NZ. The USA only makes a certain amount of VISAs available for this category, and last year they all went on the day they were released! To get a company to sponsor you, they would REALLY need to want you. So you'd need alot of experience.
2. Review the Gamasutra website for jobs that you'd like. Check to see what their job requirements are, and then ask yourself if you portfolio etc... proves how you have every single one of those points.
3. Follow http://www.sloperama.com/advice/jobapp.htm for advice on how to apply for jobs. I recommend that once you have a good resume and portfolio, that you approach companies rather than waiting for advertisements.
4. Specifically, I think the portfolio needs a bit more detail about what role you took in each example, what the example was used for, etc...
Good luck!
Tkanks for the Feedback.
I will work on the mentioned points.
Thanks for the links they are very usefull.
Greetings from Hamburg
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Happy new year to you all as we gear up for the new school year. Sometimes we welcome the routine, and other times... well, don't let dinner be a struggle! In an ideal world, you grilled extra chicken breasts and set some aside for another meal. Otherwise, I suggest cutting up chicken into bite size pieces and sauté them in a skillet before you prepare the carrot mixture. While I am not a usual proponent of the 30 minute meal, this one makes the grade.
Ginger-Garlic Pasta
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Serving Size : 6
1 pound angel hair pasta
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cups carrot -- cut in 1/4 inch dice
1/2 cup white wine -- or chicken broth
2 Tablespoons ginger root -- finely cut, not minced
1 Tablespoon garlic -- finely cut, not minced (about 3 cloves)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
1 cup water (preferably from pasta pot)
2 Tablespoons green onion -- sliced, green and white
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese -- grated
1. Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and toss with butter in a large serving bowl. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a medium skillet and sauté the carrot for three minutes.
3. Gently pour in the wine and stir. Add the ginger, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper flakes. Cook for five minutes.
4. Add one cup of water (or additional broth), bring to a boil, and cook for five minutes uncovered.
5. Pour the sauce over the angel hair and toss to combine. Sprinkle with scallions. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
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There is a UV-filter screwed on my Canon 16-35mm. For some reason, I'm not able to get it off the lens. Does anyone has a simple but safe trick?
I carry a jar lid gripper around in my kit which has always done the trick for me when I need a little extra, well, grip.
The other 'trick' that I have learned over the years is that most people's default reaction to a stuck filter is to get a really good grip on the filter and just try to torque it off. The problem with this approach is that the filter glass is rarely a snug fit inside the metal filter rim. Because of this, gripping the filter firmly often results in the metal filter rim flexing ever-so slightly... Which binds it to the lens even more tightly. With such tiny threads a flexed filter might as well have lock-tite in there!
So it seems paradoxical, but often I've found that by loosening my grip and very gently turning the filter mostly using pressure on the top of the filter, rather than on the sides (which can cause it to flex) I can get it to turn.
If you're out and about and this happens then carry a couple of elastic bands! These allow you to get a proper grip on the slim sides of the filter so you can remove it. Often they are stuck not because they are jammed on but because you cannot get enough of a grip to apply enough pressure to start turning them.
A very simply, cheap, and more importantly small, solution that works quite well :)
You can buy lens filter wrenches -- if you don't think they'd be something you'd use all the time (and thus, buy), you might find that your local camera shop has one you could use.
When separating a stuck filters that are correctly screwed together the key is to be gentle and persistent. The filters got stuck because of the repetitive motion of turning the polarizer, they will get unstuck the same way.
What happens is that when you use force you bend the ring so the filters jam together more.
To get more grip, take a pair of thick rubber bands and put one arround each filter, that will help grip the very thin part of the polarizer that has the knurling. Gently twist the filters, grabbing at different parts of the ring to even out the distortion. A little push in and out (not rotation) can help wear down / dislodge any grit.
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You can get filter wrenches for exactly this sort of situation - just as you can for stuck tops on jam jars.
They can come in incredibly useful if you have a stubborn stuck filter. They are usually quite cheap and come in a range of sizes to suit the filter thread size you need...
Try putting the lens in the freezer for a few minutes (or more). The filter probably expanded due to heat and should contract more than the lens as it cools down. Then wait that your lens is above freezing temperature before using it.
One solution that I've used is to put a grippy cloth or other surface on a flat counter, set the lens face down on that surface and while applying firm downwards pressure, turn the lens - thus turning the filter without distorting it.
One thing that has always worked for me in the field is to screw another filter on top of the stuck one. Screw it in pretty hard. This provides an extension of the outer surface of the stuck filter, enabling a much better grip with the fingers (or with a tool, which I have never had to use). Perhaps it also evens out small eccentricities in the stuck filter, helping it turn better within the lens's threads. The two filters together are also a much stronger assembly than a single filter, so there is less risk of cracking or deforming it. Once this pair of filters comes off the lens, it can be a little troublesome to separate the two filters again, but they tend not to be stuck as hard as the original filter was. A little patience always gets them apart. If not, you can work with it in the shop if you like without risking your lens; and your lens is back in service in the meantime.
I use disposable latex gloves. You can buy large packs of them from motorist stores in the 'stuff for mechanics' section. They're also helpful in many other situations.
What I do is I take a cable (Like a long USB cable) and loop it around the filter as close to the lens as I can get. From there you can use the cable as a grip to get the filter started off.
Put your lens in the freezer for 6 minutes and then use a rubberband to get a grip around the full circumference of the lens and unscrew it. I've tried this method before and it worked.
safe for the lens or safe for the filter? Only time I've had a filter that wouldn't come loose with some force I took to breaking the glass on it and destroying the filter in place, then taking a wrench (now that I had enough grip) to force the empty thread off the lens.
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STEUBENVILLE - Lately Ed Looman's phone is ringing off the hook and that, he said, is a good thing. A very good thing.
Looman, executive director of Progress Alliance, said it means potential investors want to find out more about Jefferson County, its business climate and see what's available in terms of buildings and properties.
"We tracked it from the afternoon of Nov. 17 to the end of business on the 21st and we had nine new inquiries," Looman said. "Is that a lot? Yes, it is."
And in the six weeks since, he said they've picked up more.
Since May, in fact, Looman said they've had discussions with dozens of companies.
"Before we had inquiries, but it wasn't like this," he said. "It's not like interest was nonexistent before, but it wasn't nearly as active as this."
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Looman said potential investors are using the "Sites and Buildings" tool on the Progress Alliance website to narrow their list of must-see properties before they even arrive in Jefferson County. The listings, compiled by Progress Alliance Small Business Coordinator Donna Hrezo, include details like where it's located, the square footage, purchase or lease information and even a picture.
He said there are nearly 150 properties currently listed on the website.
"Looking at the nature of the inquiries on a percentage basis, about 75 percent of the companies contacting us are extremely interested in being in this part of the state. They want to do business somewhere in eastern Ohio as this whole shale business plays out," Looman said, adding that so-called "midstream" companies that support the drilling side of the business are among the most active.
"The requests we're getting run the gamut from large chunks of acreage down to a couple hundred square feet of office space. And you can add to that the inquiries being made directly to our local landowners, they're getting calls above and beyond the calls we're receiving in our office."
Looman said the next step is to seal the deal with one or more of the companies they've been working with.
"We start the process with a laundry list of potential sites and/or buildings, and we've been working our way through the list," he said. "We're at the point with some of the companies where they're negotiating with the building owner or the land owners - we're really close to having several of those wrapped up."
He said until the contracts are signed there are no guarantees, however.
"A case in point, we've been working with a company. We thought we had a deal done with them. They had a memorandum of understanding to lease property in the southern part of the county," Looman said. "It appeared to be a done deal, but their plans changed and they wanted to see more property, so we had to go back and re-start the search. A few other companies we've shown to are interested in particular pieces. They're trying to decide which site will work best for them."
But Looman said the prospect buzz "just lends credibility to all of the reports, all the things we've read and heard, about what the oil and gas experience could mean to our county and the counties around us."
"Part of my job is to be optimistic," he said. "But what it tells me is that if this plays out the way it appears to be headed, our future is looking pretty bright. Probably the most encouraging thing is the companies we've talked to have basically said the same thing - they want to support the local business community once they're here and they want to hire local workers. We're looking at all sorts of opportunities that could be coming this way."


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It's mentioned in the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
The Rama, however, mentions that one should just put his hand on the Mezuza. (As a side note, the Lubavitcher Rebbe used to put his hand on the Mezuza without kissing it).
The Rama brings a source from the Gemara in Avoda Zara where it relates that when Onkulus was being arrested and let out of the house, he put his hand on the Mezuza. When asked the meaning of the Mezuza, Onkeles answered that in contrast to a human king who is guarded by his servants, Hashem guards his servants.
There is speculation that it originated with Onkelos (Akeylus?) the convert based on the story in Avodah Zara 11a
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Recently, I read that two free abelian groups $S$ and $T$ have the same elementary theory if and only if rank$S$=rank$T$. Does anyone have a reference with a proof of this? Also, what is known about the elementary theory of non-abelian free semigroups? I know that non-abelian free groups of finite rank have the same elementary theory; does this imply the analogous statement for free semigroups? Thanks!
Two finitely generated free semigroups of different ranks have different elementary theories. Indeed, the set of elements $x$ such that $\forall z,t \neg(x=zt)$ is exactly the set of generators of the free semigroup. So the rank of a finitely generated free semigroup is elementary definable.
For the free Abelian group of rank $n$ the formula distinguishing it from any free Abelian group of rank $\gt n$ is this:
$$\exists x_1,...,x_{2^n} \forall y \exists z: yx_1=z^2 \vee yx_2=z^2 \vee ... \vee yx_{2^n}=z^2$$ (we enumerate the subsets of the set of generators and for the subset number $i$ we denote the product of generators from that subset by $x_i$). It is easy to see that this formula holds in every free Abelian group of rank $\le n$ and does not hold if the rank is $\gt n$. For $n=1$ this is the same formula as in the answer of Henry Wilton.
The standard reference for elementary classification of Abelian groups is Szmielew, W. Elementary properties of Abelian groups. Fund. Math. 41 (1955), 203–271. A shorter proof can be found in Kargapolov, M. I. On the elementary theory of Abelian groups. Algebra i Logika Sem. 1 1962/1963 no. 6, 26–36 and Eklof, Paul C.; Fischer, Edward R. The elementary theory of abelian groups. Ann. Math. Logic 4 (1972), 115–171 and Zakon, Elias Model-completeness and elementary properties of torsion free abelian groups. Canad. J. Math. 26 (1974), 829–840 (for torsion-free groups).
It is easy to prove that non-isomorphic free abelian groups (of finite rank) have distinct elementary theories, by exhibiting specific sentences that hold in one but not the other. For instance, $\mathbb{Z}$ is distinguished by the property that for some element $y$ (eg $y=1$), either $x$ or $x+y$ is even. In other words, the sentence
$\exists y~\forall x~\exists z~(x=2z) \vee (x+y=2z) $
holds in $\mathbb{Z}$ but not in $\mathbb{Z}^n$ for any $n>1$. The same idea can be used to distinguish $\mathbb{Z}^m$ and $\mathbb{Z}^n$ for any $m\neq n$.


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Hi - I'm supposed to convert this to Java and considering I know nothing about C, I'm a bit lost. If I knew what the output was, it would make my world A LOT easier. Can someone give me an idea of how to compile this or what IDE to use and what I need to add to it to get it to run, or an idea of the output?
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Prescription for Change: iPad and iPhone.
"iPhone and iPad allow the business to move forward at a much faster speed."
Yasuhiro Ikeda, Vice President, IT Strategy
Global pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo was founded over 100 years ago. But this Tokyo-based company knows that looking forward is the key to staying ahead of the competition. Adopting iPad and iPhone for its medical representatives (MRs) and executives has helped the company succeed in the present while planning for the future.
"To constantly innovate, we use devices in new ways. That's where iPhone and iPad really stand out," says Yasuhiro Ikeda, Vice President, IT Strategy. "iPhone and iPad allow the business to move forward at a much faster speed."
Faster Facts, Stronger Sales
Created through a merger of two century-old companies in 2005, Daiichi Sankyo's business includes pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, and marketing in 54 countries worldwide.
Daiichi Sankyo's 2400 medical representatives in Japan perform a critical function, linking the company with the doctors, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who prescribe Daiichi Sankyo's products. Maximizing time spent with health care professionals helps the MRs stay current on important issues and provide the information physicians need. iPad is an invaluable tool for the MRs: Instead of carrying laptops and heavy bags full of printed literature, now they can instantly access in-depth product information with the swipe of a finger.
As business cycles have sped up, it's become more important to quickly disseminate information about pharmaceuticals to health care professionals. "In the past two years, we have been able to introduce many new products," says Ryouichi Kibushi, Daiichi Sankyo's Head of Sales and Marketing for Japan. "We are always thinking about better ways to provide information about new products to health care professionals. iPad and iPhone allow us to do that."
"Our goal is always to make progress. And iPad and iPhone are a big part of that."
Ryouichi Kibushi, Head of Sales and Marketing Division (Japan)
Beyond the Brochure
Equipping MRs in Japan with iPads has done more than just lighten their briefcases — it's given them a new way to communicate with their clients.
Using an iPad app called idoc.ds, Daiichi Sankyo medical reps can show video clips by experts to health care professionals, along with 3D animations explaining how the drugs interact within the body. MRs can also use their iPads to display data from clinical tests and even retrieve information on competing products.
"With iPad, all the information we need is right there, so we can look up the necessary information and present it to the doctor on the spot," explains Masashi Nagao, a Daiichi Sankyo medical representative. "It allows us to move much faster."
Timely Turnaround
Daiichi Sankyo initially selected iPhone as a tool for its executives because of its attractive design and responsive interface. But most of all, they chose iPhone because it is easy to use, Ikeda says: "I felt that people would be able to use this new tool very quickly, and that would make it very useful in business."
In order to avoid missing business opportunities, quick turnaround times are essential on issues such as corporate approvals for development investments. To prevent slowdowns in decision-making, Daiichi Sankyo executives carry iPhones with an in-house approval app that gives them instant access to company data. The approval app lets them respond to time-sensitive requests immediately, even if they're out of the country. Because executives can respond from wherever they are, approval times have been greatly reduced.
Among Daiichi Sankyo's executives, mobile email took off when the company began using iPhone, and has continued with the combination of iPhone and iPad. Robust iOS security features allow for authorized employees to securely access confidential data anywhere. And if a device is lost or stolen, IT can remotely wipe it to ensure that corporate data is not compromised.
"It's really convenient that you can read your email wherever you are," says Kibushi. "And I used to carry a big calendar around, but now I can manage all my schedules on my iPhone or iPad."
"With iPad and iPhone, all the information is right there, so we can look up the necessary information and present it to the doctor on the spot."
Masashi Nagao, Medical Representative
More Modular Meetings
When Daiichi Sankyo executives first evaluated iPad, they were especially inspired by the possibilities for global meetings and document sharing. The high-resolution iPad display makes presentations look crisp and professional. And since it's easy to update and share files on iPad, everybody can see the most current versions of documents, even if they're being revised right up until the start of the meeting.
Daiichi Sankyo uses the Mobile Kaigi iPad app to share meeting documents. "The software is extremely easy to operate, so it's almost the same as reading paper documents," Ikeda says. "As the head of IT, I believe that iPhone and iPad have made my job much easier. We are excited about the future, and how we can further develop apps to use these tools in new and expansive ways."
"Our goal is always to make progress," Kibushi says. "And iPad and iPhone are a big part of that."
Company Snapshot
- International pharmaceutical company with operations in 54 countries
- 30,000+ employees
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App Recap
- Mobile Kaigi to enable virtual meetings and share conference materials.
- idoc.ds to explain drug interactions with 3D animations.


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My first post to these forums, but I've been a user of Nodal Ninjas for a while (got the NN3-2 early last year). I've finally gotten around to posting one of my Nodal Ninja-based panos on the web for others to see, and here it is (Flash 9 format): http://www.mab3d.com/QTVR/dockside.html
Seriously cold afternoon by the ferry docks (-17C) but gorgeous skies. Can you believe that people live on the islands you can see across the harbor and commute to work on a ferry that cuts through the ice?
Shot with a Pentax K20D at 10mm. 35 shots in total: 6 around, 1 up, times 5 brackets for the HDR. (That sun, those clouds, and that snow!? Gotta be HDR!) Dropped into Stitcher 2009 to make the full HDR pano, then tonemapped in Photomatix, plus a little tweaking in Photoshop.
BTW, many panopeople know me as "that guy who shoots HDR with the Agnos "3-shot angled head" and Sigma 8mm" but I'm now loving the Nodal Ninja and my Penax DA 10-17mm. Still shooting HDRs all the time... ;-)


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La Thuile is an unspoilt resort which enjoys a huge ski area linked with La Rosière in France. Skiers on ski holidays in La Thuile can enjoy spectacular scenery, with breathtaking views of the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and Mont Blanc. La Thuile has an excellent snow record with mainly east-facing slopes, minimal queuing during the week and wide, long ski runs with skiing back to the village making ski holidays in La Thuile an ideal choice for all standards of skier with the added bonus of a relaxing après ski atmosphere.
There are 150km of lift-linked pistes, offering skiing for every ability level, although the Italian slopes are slightly better than the French. For beginners and intermediates, there's plenty of good terrain, for experts there is enjoyable off-piste potential, as well as superb heli-skiing at reasonable prices. La Thuile is a relatively unknown resort outside of Italy and remains largely Italian in character. This means that, apart from over the weekend, it is refreshingly uncrowded.
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EA Sports UFC fighter roster beefed up with five new brawlers, latest screens reveal their facesWritten by: / / 2 Comments
The last time we received a roster update announcement for this year's mixed-martial arts fighter, EA Sports UFC, I went on for a bit about how it seems as though it's been an age since the game was first formally announced at E3 2012.
Well… it still feels that way but EA and EA Sports seem to be (very) slowly ramping up to reveal more information in the future by announcing another set of fighters that will be included in the game's roster – here they are:
– Frank Mir
– Jose Aldo
– Ricardo Lamas
– Cung Le
– Joe Lauzon
You can also have a look at their faces and physiques with a new set of screenshots for EA Sports UFC below:
EA Sports UFC – Fighter Screenshots
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EA Sports UFC is planned to release in 2014 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – are you keen for the game? Are you still playing THQ's now defunct Undisputed series of games?
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The 8 Most Bizarre Patron Saints
God's busy, alright? He doesn't have time to sift through every prayer asking for help with a dog bite or syphilis. To help out, over the centuries the Catholic Church has recruited patron saints to act as sort of receptionists to sort through your requests.
And lucky for you, there is a Saint for everything. And we mean everything.
#8. Saint Barbara: Patron Saint of Fireworks
How'd She Become a Saint?
Barbara was daughter to a wealthy heathen named Dioscorus. When she converted to Christianity, he decided that the best way to demonstrate his displeasure would be to have her tortured and then to behead her with his own hands.
But, while strolling home from an execution well done, he was struck by lightning and died. This proved once and for all that the Christian God could cast lightning bolts with every bit the accuracy and velocity of Zeus.
So Why Fireworks?
Because of the deus ex machine death of her persecutor, Barbara was first invoked during thunderstorms, then against sudden deaths in general. But then somebody invented gunpowder and artillery, creating a whole industry where accidental sudden death was a daily risk. Suddenly Saint Barbara was very popular in all the explosion-based activities, and thus became the patron saint of fireworks.
Though we assume she'd be even more popular if she had become the patron saint of smiting your enemies with lightning.
Possible Prayers:
"I don't need all five back, but if you could help me find the index and thumb, that would be terrific."
"Oh Saint Barbara, may you guide my roman candle square in the back of my stupid little brother."
#7. Saint Isidore of Seville: Patron Saint of the Internet
How'd He Become a Saint?
Born circa 560 in Spain, Isidore began his life similar to most modern day American kids, as a really lousy student. Then again, students of those days were expected to complete the Trivium and Quadrivium, meaning if you mastered grammar, logic and rhetoric you were still a dumbass who couldn't make time for geometry, astrology, music and arithmetic.
Burned out on book learning and unable to plagiarize from Wikipedia, Isidore did something unlike American students: he turned to God for help, instead of weed and gallons of alcohol.
After this he became one of the most learned men of his time, writing a dictionary, encyclopedia and complete history of the Goths (that is, the historical barbarians of eastern Europe, not brooding Hot Topic dwellers.)
So Why the Internet?:
He has been widely recognized as the patron saint of both computer users and schoolchildren. Since 90% of what schoolchildren do with computers is surf the internet, it seemed like a pretty logical step. So, in 2003 it was proposed he become the patron saint of the internet and while he still technically hasn't gotten the title yet, we're assuming he doesn't have a lot of competition.
Here's to hoping that with Saint Isidore on board this hell hole can get a makeover, no more with the girls and their tubs and 1 cups.
Possible Prayers:
"I can has absolushun for mai sinz?"
"I LOL'd at my BFF's IM, but got 404, WTF? OMGZ like s4v3 me, kthxbye."
#6. Saint Drogo: Patron Saint of Unattractive People
How'd He Become a Saint?
Drogo's mother died during childbirth, something he felt responsible for because, well he was responsible for it. Because of this he practiced the extreme penance of self flagellation (not to be confused with "X-treme penance", which is slamming a Mountain Dew while surfing a waterfall of lava).
At age 18 he disposed of all property and became a pilgrim, devoting his life to God. Witnesses claim in later life he could magically bilocate (appear in two places at once). This meant he worked the fields and attended Mass simultaneously, miraculously doubling his boredom.
So Why Unattractive People?
During a pilgrimage he was stricken with disease that caused gross deformities. The townsfolk were nice enough to offer him a small cell attached to the church where he wouldn't frighten babies anymore.
Showing an unbelievable amount of self respect he merely survived on water and the Eucharist, and didn't once charge a dollar to let kids peer through the window and throw peanuts at him. 12th century freaks were a classy bunch.
He's also the Patron Saint of coffee houses, presumably because that's where ugly people hang out when "finishing" their novels.
Possible Prayers:
"Oh Saint Drogo, I'm on homecoming court and I don't want a pimple. Could you help me? Preferably by making me look as little like you as possible?"
"So do you make unattractive people hot or just accept themselves for the way they are? Because I'd much rather it be the hot thing."
#5. Saint Genesius of Rome: Patron Saint of Comedians
How'd He Become a Saint?
Put on your funny pants, because this story of sainthood is a real knee slapper. Hired to work in a play that made fun of Christian Baptism, Genesius suddenly received a word from God and realized the truth of Christianity, converting on stage. Naturally, Emperor Diocletian tortured him and when he refused to renounce his faith he was beheaded. It's just like that one episode of Seinfeld.
So Why Comedy?
He's known as the patron saint of actors and performers in general, since that was his profession. But why would he also be the patron saint of comedians, when his big act of sainthood was to stop a comedy performance?
Because we all know Christian comedy is the best. It's laughter with a message! And guilt! Are we right people?
Possible Prayers:
"Is this thing on? Seriously Genesius, could you turn this thing on?"
"Please bless me with hack material that robs idiot college students and rednecks blind. SuFi, Git-r-done and good day."


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The best government response to the "inversion" of Burger King with Canada's Tim Hortons Inc. for the purpose of avoiding U.S. taxes is the opposite of what you might think. Rather than club Burger King over the head with yet more tax avoidance rules, don't tax Burger King — or its ilk — at all.
Why not? Won't this solution deplete Uncle Sam's coffers of badly needed revenue from BK? Actually not. The reason why not requires one to understand that no profitable business, not even BK, eats taxes. To be sure, BK collects money for its burgers and writes big checks to Uncle Sam. But the tax on the burger is passed on to the customer in the price.
If we stop taxing BK and instead tax the customer, we arrive at the same result. But why should we change? Because taxing BK taxes productivity, and taxing the customer taxes consumption — but the customer will have the same purchasing power. We stop taxing the customer's income too. If we change, Tim Hortons will re-domicile in the US rather than BK re-domicile to Canada.
Will the plan work? Peer-reviewed academic and market research says yes. Is there a proposal in Congress today to change our tax code to keep BK in the U.S.? Indeed there is. The Fair Tax Act of 2013, with 87 sponsors, replaces Subtitles A, B and C of the Internal Revenue Code with a national tax on all services and all new tangible goods sold at retail to a consumer in the United States.
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BERLIN, N.J. A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts has announced the appointment of Joseph Jeffries as CEO.
Jeffries has served as the company's acting CEO since March 31 and as EVP and COO since August 2008. He joined the company in November 2007 as its EVP operations. Previously, he served as VP store operations, space planning and visual merchandising for Office Depot a position he held from 2004 to November 2007. During 2004 and 2005, he also served as VP store and copy center operations of Office Depot.
Michael Joyce, chairman of the board, said, "We have great confidence in Joe to lead our management team during this next phase of the Company's development. He has demonstrated expertise in all aspects of A.C. Moore's business, and we are pleased to announce his appointment."


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I love biscuits and have made many. The one thing that gets me is cutting the butter. I have used several different approaches with varying degrees of success. What works for you.
I love using a pastry cutter, something like this:
It does the best job cutting butter or shortening into flour. Every now and again while using it I use a fork or butter knife to remove the big blockages.
I used to use a pastry cutter, but it was hard work and a pain in the butt clearing the blockages. So I switched to using a food processor.
It's so much quicker, and providing you cut the cold butter into 1x5cm sticks, it yields perfect results with just a few pulses.
I usually use my hands, working on soft butter chopping small pieces with my fingers.
One, cut up your butter into small cubes, then freeze it on a plate. The colder you keep the butter the better the result. Then, if you have one, use a food processor to cut the butter into the flour. I don't have one, so I use a cutter, then finish it with my fingertips. If I feel the butter is getting too warm I'll put the bowl in the freezer for a few minutes.
I've found that as important as the cutting is the flour I use. The lower the protein content the better. That, and work the dough as little as humanly possible to avoid gluten chains.


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Forward-Looking Statements
The revenue and EBITDA projections for the Company set forth in this Web site, and other statements that project performance or events in the future, are forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "estimates," or "anticipates" or similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on various expectations and assumptions concerning future events and they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected. Important factors upon which the Company's forward-looking statements are premised include:
(a) no adverse impact on the Company's business as a result of its high degree of leverage;
(b) successful conversions under service contracts with major clients: including clients of Bank of America Merchant Services, LLC;
(c) timely, successful and cost-effective implementation of processing systems to provide new products, improved functionality and increased efficiencies;
(d) timely, successful and cost-effective consolidation of the Company's processing platforms and data centers;
(e) successful and timely integration of significant businesses and technologies acquired by the Company and realization of anticipated synergies;
(f) absence of further consolidation among client financial institutions or other client groups which has a significant impact on Company client relationships and no material loss of business from significant customers of the Company;
(g) achieving planned revenue growth throughout the Company, including in the merchant alliance program, which involves several joint ventures not under the sole control of the Company and each of which acts independently of the others, and successful management of pricing pressures through cost efficiencies and other cost-management initiatives;
(h) anticipation of and response to technological changes, particularly with respect to e-commerce;
(i) successfully managing the credit and fraud risks in the Company's business units and the merchant alliances, particularly in the context of the developing eCommerce markets;
(j) no material breach of security of any of our systems;
(k) continuing development and maintenance of appropriate business continuity plans for the Company's processing systems based on the needs and risks relative to each such system;
(l) attracting and retaining qualified key employees;
(m) no unanticipated changes in laws, regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards affecting the Company's businesses which require significant product redevelopment efforts, reduce the market for or value of its products or render products obsolete;
(n) continuation of the existing interest rate environment so as to avoid unanticipated increases in interest on the Company's borrowings;
(o) no unanticipated developments relating to previously disclosed lawsuits, investigations or similar matters;
(p) no catastrophic events that could impact the Company's or its major customers' operating facilities, communication systems and technology or that have a material negative impact on current economic conditions or levels of consumer spending;
(q) successfully managing the potential both for patent protection and patent liability in the context of a rapidly developing legal framework for expansive software patent protection; and
(r) other risks that are set forth in the "Risk Factors" and "Management Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" sections of the latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Management model in public schools needs modernization
A recent Wall Street Journal article focused on college administration costs that have escalated in recent years, up to five times the inflation rate. In some instances, the functions of these positions couldn't be defined. The article seemed to focus on some confusion in what the military would define as "line" and "staff."
Nationally, the focus seems to be on college administration positions and salaries, but the situation is similar for public schools, as well as the state Department of Education.
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