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I am reading the book P.E.T. about communicating with children and there is a question. How would you address the situation when your 15 year old child comes home and tells you he isn't interested in college because there are lots of ways to get ahead in the world?
First off, clarify why he isn't interested in college.
Saying that there's lots of ways to get ahead in the world sounds like it is only a small part of his thought process. The existence of multiple options isn't reason to dismiss the most popular option, and it is possible that he's really using this as an excuse to cover some anxieties (such as concern he might not get accepted to a college of his choice, over the difficulty of a college curriculum, or even paying for college).
If he doesn't have a clear idea of what he'd like to do instead of college, focus on why he thinks college is the wrong choice.
If, however, he has a clear plan for what he'd like to do instead, try to be as objective as possible. The truth is that you absolutely do not need a college degree. However, it does make some goals much more difficult to obtain, and will close off other options and opportunities entirely for you. Try to judge how realistic his plan sounds, and keep in mind that it isn't necessarily a problem to delay going to college a year or two. College can be a fall-back option if his plan doesn't pan out.
Work through his alternate plan with him, and discuss strengths, weaknesses, and, most importantly, risks and fallback plans in case of the unexpected. Going straight into a entrepreneurial enterprise may be a good option if he has a good idea, and has thought it through, but its still a risk, and he should know what to do if he finds that his business is failing.
A word of caution: "I'm not ready for college" might not sound like a good reason, but it really is. College can be a really expensive excuse to "get off the leash" and experience some new levels of independence and freedom from parental rules and oversight. If he feels he's not ready to go living on his own, and handle a simultaneous increase in studying and educational workload, don't dismiss this! You're better off coming up with a plan to transition him to be better able to handle these factors, rather than dumping tens of thousands of dollars (or equivalent currency or loans) into a year or two of unsupervised partying that will result in a low GPA or worse.
A few things could work together to break through to them:
At that age you don't necessarily need to force the idea of college - but I would heartily recommend encouraging them to do enough to keep their options open.
You could try highlighting other occasions they have changed their mind, and point out that as long as they keep their grades high in school, when it comes to a decision time about college at least they will have the option of deciding to go.
You can also discuss the different career paths likely through gaining a degree or through going into business straight away. There have definitely been some success stories - highly motivated individuals who work their way up to top roles in companies - but in general your best plan for gaining a high salary is to go to a good college/university. Have a read of this question on Skeptics which discusses the cost/value of going to college for Americans.
I heard this during listening to one of the parenting podcasts. And I think its a good way to deal with situation like this.
Parents should put in their kids' heads that they have 3 options after school: college, work or army. And let them decide which way they want to choose.
I guess explanation of these three options should be done a bit before teen years, so they would accept it as an axiom.
Otherwise you will need to have long conversations on why not working/studying won't do any good.


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I've recently been promoted to Taxiarches. So, if we went to war, what would be the chain of command? Who would be in charge and who would the subordinates be? How many of each rank do we have? Just curious.
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Naples International Airport
Via del Riposo 95, 80144 Naples, Italy
Telefon: 081 789 6111
Website: www.naples-airport.com
Naples International Airport is situated 7km (4 miles) northeast of Naples.
How to get there
From the centre of Naples, take the Via Tangenziale bypass road towards Pozzuoli and turn off at the exit marked 'Secondigliano/Aeroporto.
Information about parking possibilities at the Naples International Airport
Access by public transport
ANM bus 3S (tel: 081 763 1111; www.anm.it) runs every 20 minutes to Napoli Centrale railway station. ANM Alibus shuttle buses also run to Napoli Centrale railway station and then to Piazza Municipio in the centre of Naples.
Taxis are available from outside Arrivals, with fixed rates to various destinations within Naples' city limits.
Information desk
The customer service desk, open between 0530 and 2330, is located on the ground floor in Arrivals. Flight, airport and tourist information is provided here, as well as services such as VIP assistance and a porter service. Information points are located before and after the security area.
Further travel information
- Information about the city of Naples
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Today is Make a Difference Day, the largest organized national day of community service.
Across the country, and even in other parts of the world, millions of volunteers will unite in an effort to find a way to contribute toward their community and improve the lives of others.
While there appears to be nothing scheduled in our area today, many have been working on a variety of projects in celebration and in spirit of Make a Difference Day, with events taking place in the weeks both before and after.
The Weirton Salvation Army, for example, has been holding a food drive to help restock its pantry, which is available to assist the community's less fortunate. Several area businesses have been lending a hand by both donating and collecting food.
Several groups in Follansbee also are stepping up to lend a hand, by donating to the R.E.A.C.H. food pantry, contributing to the Coats for Kids campaign, a Christmas party is in the works through the efforts of the Follansbee Police Department and local businesses; paper products, clothing and other items will be collected for the Lighthouse Domestic Violence Shelter. Collections also are being accepted for Wreaths Across America, as well as acquiring sweaters and gloves for veterans at local nursing homes.
All of us can find some way to observe Make a Difference Day, whether it be today, tomorrow, next week or even next month.
It doesn't have to be anything big either.
It can be anything which helps someone else, whether you join an already organized event, donate a few dollars to help out an organization or just lend a hand to your neighbor. We urge everyone to think about all of this today and try to find a way to help another person.
Each of us has the power to make a difference in the lives of others.


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We have to deal at times with requests where a prospective customer is approaching us for some work and is interested to know how we do testing. Generally what we hear is a high level statement (or one liner to be specific) like
- Application x is being ported from platform x to y and we would like to know your test startegy.
- We are starting with mobile apps development and would like to know how can you help us with quality.
I dont feel this much information is enough to getting anywhere close to strategy or plan. I generally tend to initiate a dialog with the prospect by preparing a list of questions depending on how much information I can gather from people around me (who are involved at this stage) and my own experiences. What I try to understand is business case for such an effort, the technology stack, business domain and its complexity, test objectives and few other things. The answers to these questions raise more questions and it goes on like this for a while.
What I would like to know is what are some of the more efficient ways to handle such situations. We have tried with limited success in the past to prepare a sort of generic startegy which we can refer at such times (explaining our processes and tools and keeping them independent of any business case) but then I sincerely feel that every such request has its own context and has to be replied keeping in mind that context rather falling back on one set of guidelines (even within the organization our strategy,tools and to an extent processes differ depending on the type of project). The problem is that we have very limited information to start with and at times the prospect is not willing to wait for the information exchange cycle. Any ideas/suggestions ?


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Softball Takes Two from LimestoneFebruary 23, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson University softball team continued its hot start on the season by blanking Conference Carolinas-opponent Limestone, 9-0 and 2-0, Sunday afternoon at Smethers Field.
Anderson (13-1) out-hit the visitors 14-4 on the afternoon, as the Trojans claimed the first meetings between the two programs since AU move to the South Atlantic Conference for the 2011 campaign. Limestone dropped to 8-4 and is 2-4 in its last six outings after sweeping a doubleheader from Emmanuel Saturday afternoon.
"Anytime you win two against a good team and go 7-1 in a week you are playing pretty good softball," said Anderson head coach Tommy Hewitt. "But we have to learn to scrap in the second game [of our doubleheaders] like these other teams are doing. That will make us a better softball team."
Game #1
Anderson 9, Limestone 0 (5 innings)
Senior first baseman Danielle Swygert was 2-for-3 in the opener, with an RBI and scored twice, while junior Jessica Neidigh added a pair of singles in three trips to the plate and scored once. Senior Laura Jansky blasted her first home run of the season, a three-run shot over the left-center field fence, while sophomore centerfielder Molly Child also belted a three-run homer down the right-field line and scored twice.
Anderson pitcher Lauren Rudesheim improved to 6-0 on the season by tossing four full innings, while limiting the Saints to just one hit. The right-hander struck out two and walked one. Freshman Augie Pena threw an inning of relief and struck out the side in the top of the fifth inning.
The pair of 3-run homers propelled Anderson to the win, as the Trojans opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Molly Child and Abby Child drew back-to-back one out walks, with Swygert plating Molly Child when she pulled a single to right field. After moving to third on the single, Abby Child raced home on a passed ball to give the Trojans a quick 2-0 lead. With Swygert in scoring position, freshman Courtney Czentnar drilled a double to left to bring home Swygert with AU's third run of the inning.
Anderson batted around and added six runs in the bottom of the second frame, with Molly Child and Jansky each recording three-run homers in the inning.
Defensively, Rudesheim did not allow a base runner until a two-out walk in the third and held the Saints without a hit until the fourth inning.
Game #2
Anderson 2, Limestone 0
Swygert was 2-for-3 in the nightcap, with a double and a run-scoring single, while junior Kalelynn Howser helped her cause in the circle with a double and scored a run. Neidigh added a single and a stolen base in the decisive fifth inning, with Czentnar adding a double and senior Charlotte Sieber notching a sixth-inning double.
Howser (5-0) earned her first career complete-game shutout in the Black and Gold, as the hard-throwing right-hander struck out eight Saints and walked just two, while allowing two hits.
The second contest was a pitchers' duel through four innings, as the hurlers combined to allow just three hits and seven base runners through the opening four innings.
The Trojans gave Howser all the run support she needed with a pair of runs in the fifth frame. She led off the bottom of the inning by pulling a double down the left-field line and moved to third on Neidigh's infield single. Molly Child brought Howser home with the eventual winning run with a sacrifice fly to right and Swygert's two-out single through the right side plated Neidigh with AU's second run of the inning.
Limestone threatened in the top of the sixth inning when sophomore Caroline Childers led off the inning with a bloop single to left. But Howser retired the next three Saints to erase the threat.
The Saints were poised to rally in their final at-bat when freshman Tori Noland led off with a single to left and one of Howser's pitches to the ensuing batter ricocheted off AU Jansky's glove behind the plate. Noland left for second base, but Jansky fired to Abby Child covering second in time for the putout. Limestone's Amanda Hayes followed with a walk but Howser recorded a strikeout and induced the final Saints' hitter to hit a soft liner to Child at short.
Anderson continues its season-high eight-game homestand by welcoming GRU Augusta to Smethers Field on Tuesday. First-pitch is slated for 2 p.m


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7 TV Ads That Take Themselves Way Too Seriously
Making good commercials is an art, and like any art some people end up taking it way, way too seriously. What follows is a testament to those select few who dropped out of film school in their third year and simply refused to let go.
#7. Tourism Australia
Making a commercial to attract tourists to the land down under seems like it should be a pretty easy task: Have lots of shots of the nice scenery, show people having fun on the beach and edit out anything that shows giant poisonous spiders or the native Australians stealing suitcases.
Yet, instead of going with the easy and conventional approach, director Baz Luhrmann gives us a depressing insight into one woman's private Hell:
In just a few seconds we learn that our woeful protagonist is suffering from relationship problems and is having serious trouble at the workplace. That cuts quite logically to an apparently naked boy trailing this poor woman to her apartment. First she begins to hear his voice while watching the news, and then things really get creepy when he lets himself into her apartment and whispers, "Sometimes we have to get lost to find ourselves," to her while she's sleeping. You're blowing our minds, Australia!
"Come visit Australia... or else."
By the time the nude kid pours sand into the delusional woman's hands and we cut to a blurry shot of the water, most viewers are ready to hear the name of what they suspect is M. Night Shyamalan's newest film. Only after we see her happily swimming with her man who loving says, "I'm glad you're back," do we finally learn what this ad is about, as "Australia" flashes briefly on the screen.
So, apparently Australia is a great place to visit if you're suffering from crippling depression and regularly hallucinate about naked boys. For the more mentally stable among us who just want to drink beer and look at kangaroos, you're out of luck.
#6. Federation Against Copyright Theft
The Federation Against Copyright Theft had a simple strategy: get the good citizens of the internet to turn the pirates in. Of course, the only way to witness illegal file sharing is to illegally share files. Somewhere along the way, The Federation decided the best way around the gaping hole in their plan was to scare the shit out of five year olds with an avant-garde film made entirely by retarded people.
In the ad, a sinister looking man jabs a hot poker at the camera as a narrator explains that the pirates are out to get us! You might have heard The Federation is worried that the average consumer is turning to pirated goods. But that's really secondary to their concern for your safety, what with all these pirates making shit explode everywhere.
In a shocking reversal, the ad threatens to make a coherent point as it explains that piracy costs jobs by harming the music and publishing industries. But that quickly gives way to the sound of machine gunfire and chanting voices as our narrator explains that piracy funds terrorism, and that terrorism destroys "our development and your future enjoyment!" Wait, what?
If you see Wolverine: Origins before it hit theaters, they win.
This "anti" piracy ad manages a rare double whammy of ineffectiveness. It portrays the people they're trying to get to help them as fat lunatics wielding glowing thunder sticks. And then, when they actually wander within shouting distance of a valid argument, the best they can muster is that it's all part of the terrorist's extraordinarily long drawn out plan to make you watch shitty films. If the terrorists plot extends to overwrought short films masquerading as anti-piracy ads, it looks like they've already won.
#5. Land Rover
When your epic two minute car commercial only features the actual vehicle on screen for about 15 seconds, you know it's time to make a better vehicle and/or purge the marketing department. Rather than taking the traditional car ad approach and, you know, showing the viewer what features the car has, we are instead treated to what sounds like the opening paragraph of that paper your philosophy student roommate got an "F" on.At first the ad hangs on to some illusion of normalcy as we see stressed workers in an office, apparently about to have their entire careers turned around by buying a new car. But then bubbles start flying through the air, children on horses plow through clouds that are... on the ground, for some reason, rain pours from the heavens and everything quickly descends into incoherency.
Most suspicious of all is the line "wealth is measured in time, not money." Well that's sure convenient, because after you pay over $75,000 for the latest Range Rover model you'll be wealthier than ever, thanks to all that free time gained from not being able to afford a house to take care of. Wait, does this wealth thing work both ways?
"Yes, I'd like to pay for this car... with time."
As we mercilessly forge onward to the finish line, the commercial descends into utter madness. Two Asian women emotionally hug for no apparent reason, and the driver at the start of the ad wanders through what appears to be a post-apocalyptic wasteland while his stolen car drives by in the distance, where it is promptly attacked by people wielding giant balls of fire. We then fade to black, having learned absolutely nothing at all about what makes Land Rovers better than any other vehicle on the market.
#4. Thai Insurance
Proving that it's not just Americans that can make bad commercials, Thailand's rapidly growing advertising agencies have been making huge advances in the field of baffling ads.
The commercial starts off with a father saying his newborn daughter is the first miracle of his life. Right in front of his wife. I guess meeting the woman he loves and marrying her doesn't count as a miracle. What a dick.
The next 45 seconds of the ad features a montage of the father taking care of his young child, with soft piano music in the background. Just when you're starting to feel all warm and fuzzy, tragedy strikes, and it strikes hard.
Another, much shorter montage shows us that daddy's innocent little girl has been knocked up, and he doesn't look very happy about it. His wife urges to go easy on her, and when the girl tearfully apologizes he responds in a rational and thoughtful way by slapping the shit out of her. At least that's what it's supposed to look like, but the daughter ends up taking one of the greatest dives in Thai commercial history.
Yet she somehow manages to get to her feet instantly, allowing the two to embrace. Wow, he sure came around quickly; domestic abuse pun definitely intended. Cue powerful string music and the sounds of the daughter sobbing that clearly don't match up with her mouth in the video, one more montage for good measure and that pretty much wraps things up. Cut for time: The father chasing down his daughter's boyfriend with a knife, only to have a change of heart and welcome him into the family right after stabbing him.
This sure was a great ad that took babies, pregnancy and dosmestic abuse and totally endorsed, or possibly condemned it. The tag boasts that it's an insurance company, but what can you insure against? Premarital pregnancy? Abusive, bipolar fathers? Bad acting? What are the premiums like for that?


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The title itself is more than self explanatory. I simply need a way to install Oracle's 11g R2 in the latest version of Ubuntu, I'm using a 32-bit OS, and I need to know how to install the x86 version. I also have a 64 bit desktop and I need the install the x86_64 version. Can anyone help me?
For Oracle 11g R2, there are some extras that should be installed because they aren't provided by default. But we'll get to those in a second, and a lot of them aren't fully necessary but they'll make it easier. (Such as ssh!)
NOTE: All terminal commands can be copied and pasted however pasting in terminal requires the keystroke ctrl + shift + v, anywhere else ctrl + v can be used instead.
Now here are the files, separating into two parts and in .zip format. This is for x86. You should be able to open them without issue and if you don't there is an unzip utility on the site. The unzip utility download wouldn't load on my end so an alternate would be to open terminal using ctrl + alt + t, and enter the following commands.
Of course replacing {File} with the .zip archive.
NOW you can follow the install instructions by Oracle linked here when installing the x86 version for the laptop.
Now when using the desktop and the x86_64 OS, you can find the installation files here applying the same unzip method as above. Honestly you shouldn't have a problem with the Ubuntu default, but again, Linux isn't always what it seems, so having a backup is always good.
Now for a quick an easy installation guide, this is x86.
The same installation guide is available for x86_64 found here.
The process isn't too long as long as you know your current computer specs, a lot of the instructions are mainly forced check if your system meets x requirment.
I got past your error. Best I can tell, the error was that it was hitting -lons instead of -leons. I have no idea what either of them are but removing -lons and putting in -leons seemed to do the trick. What I ended up doing was compiling the error-ed out parts by hand. Here's what I did by hand but you'll have to change the paths to match yours (I did it as root):
Once that compiles properly, you have to edit the makefile to avoid it trying to recompile it and breaking what you just built. Make network/lib/ins_net_server.mk look like this:
That's just going to get rid of the tnslsnr piece but allow the rest to go.
The next piece I got to that broke was when it was linking 'oracle'. I got this error:
Same thing with this one. I ran this by hand:
Then you have to hack up rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk to comment out lines 705 & 706:
After that, the installer went all the way through. Hope this helps.
This is the definitive answer:
Read the comments - there is an error in it (wrong filename).
Please try below article. It might help you. Install Oracle 11g on Ubuntu
You can follow this howto for ubuntu 12.04 Pangolin. Also work for 11.10
This howto describes many of encountered errors and provides work around/solution for each of them.
Add some additional tips from How to install Oracle 11g on Linux (non-VM)
Install Oracle Database XE (Express Edition) from Oracle Open Source Software APT repository
If you don't mind using 10g XE version (good enough for learning purpose), you can add the Oracle Open Source Software APT repository and use
and then
add the key and install
Start, stop and configure:
See Installing Oracle Database XE on Debian, Ubuntu, and Kubuntu for more;-)
Vagrant Base Boxes
Oracle Linux {5,6} (which is free as well) make it much easier to install Oracle Database 11g, 12c as Oracle officially provides pre-install RPM packages to install all deps and make necessary changes to the system.
Pre-install RPM packages
If you really want Oracle Database 11g, 12c Enterprise Edition, try the vagrantboxes from here vagrantboxes


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February 07, 2012
An Insider's View of Table Mountain with My Cape Town Ambassador Riaan Vorster
Table Mountain, our majestic New7Wonder of Nature, stands tall above our city but how much do we really know about it? What trails are best for viewing our unbeatable sights? Which secret spots are ideal for some self-reflection and appreciation of nature?
We asked Riaan Vorster, top local mountaineer and tour guide, for answers, and found out why he loves the 540-million-year-old mountain so dearly.
What are your top 5 favourite spots on Table Mountain and why?
In no specific order:
1) Pimple Peak: for its unusual views of the 12 Apostles and the opportunity for utter solitude that it presents.
2) Summit of Corridor Buttress (one of the 12 Apostles): it has a sensational position over a 300m drop.
3) South-eastern rim of Summit Plateau, near Maclear's Beacon: it has stunning views towards the east and forested buttresses. It's great for solitude too.
4) Ferny Dell (route variation on buttress above Newlands Forest): it has a wilderness feel with its lush, jungle-like vegetation.
5) Summit of Klaasen's Buttress (above Constantia Corner): for its unique rock-formations as well as the excellent views across Orange Kloof and the back side of the 12 Apostles.
Which hiking rules do you swear by?
1) Be willing to turn back if unsure about the way, the threatening weather or your weak physical condition. Be willing to cut your losses and retrace your steps, and come back another day, better equipped and prepared. Leave your ego at home.
2) Respect the mountain, environment and weather.
3) Know your experience, limits, fears and fitness and plan your route accordingly.
Describe Table Mountain in five words...
A wilderness in a city.
How will the mountain being a New7Wonder of Nature help the tour-guiding industry?
The mountain's new status will no doubt bring more tourists to Cape Town, as there are many who wish to visit and experience each of the New7Wonders.
What is your best-kept Capetonian secret?
The magic and secret corners of Table Mountain.
How does Cape Town inspire you?
In several ways, really, from its singular cultural mix to the august presence of Table Mountain and the proximity of nature.
Riaan Vorster is an experienced, qualified and accredited mountain guide specialising in hikes and scrambles on Table Mountain. He has more than 20 years' experience. For information about hikes up our New7Wonder of Nature, please visit www.hiketablemountain.co.za or call +27 (0)21 438 6073.


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Can we reduce the time it takes after users enter their username and password into the dialog box that prompts up when we enter the website url?
For example, I try to enter a url in a sharepoint 2007 website -> it prompts for username and password -> I enter the username and passwords -> then it takes a long time to open the website.
Is there any way to reduce this time?


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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) " The mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus are among the hardest species to fight because they live and breed in tub drains, dog bowls, buckets, flower pots and other spots where water collects inside the houses and yards of the people they bite, insect experts noted Monday.
Taye Diggs is warming up his vocal chords for a "pivotal,musical role" on
SALEM, N.H. (AP) " Eyeing their first wins in a capricious campaign, Republican Donald Trump lashed out at his opponents Monday while Democrat Bernie Sanders sought to play it safe on the eve of the nation's initial primary. GOP contenders vying for...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) " When the emergency room fills up " whether it's a big accident, flu season or a stroke of misfortune " Brooklyn nurse Rose Green says she can find herself sprinting from room to room, trying to keep ahead of the whims of calamity.
Doctor Hugo Strange is heading to Gotham, and you should be very afraid.
Some two years after Season 6, Real Housewives of New Jersey will return later...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) " Scientists in the Pacific Northwest are studying more than a dozen watersheds to develop templates on habitat restoration that could be used in similar streams to bolster struggling fish populations.
MADISON, Conn. (AP) " A charter bus driving through a snowstorm to a casino flipped onto its side Monday, injuring more than 30 people and closing the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Connecticut.
WASHINGTON (AP) " A high-ranking Senate Democrat is scrutinizing links between pharmaceutical companies and government advisers who recently criticized efforts to reduce painkiller prescribing.
WASHINGTON (AP) " Attorney General Loretta Lynch plans to visit six cities in the coming months to highlight police departments she sees as role models for law enforcement.
WASHINGTON (AP) " President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to fight the Zika virus and the mosquitoes that spread it here and abroad, but says "there shouldn't be a panic on this."
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It's November and it's starting to get cold outside (depending on where you live). Now is the time of year to snuggle up and read a book… or listen to a podcast about books.
In this 15th episode of Star Wars Bookworms we welcome blogger and first time podcast guest Megan. She writes for fansites Fan Girl Blog and Knights' Archive as well as her own blog Blog Full of Words.
At the top of the show Teresa asks Aaron and Megan about their time at New York Comic Con. Aaron and Megan do their best to make Teresa jealous by mentioning all the cool people they got to meet. You know, they just had dinner with John Jackson Miller. No big deal. The news revealed at the Rebels panel is also discussed.
In response to some listener feedback Aaron and Megan talk about their personal EU fandom and what were the first things they read (Teresa had to briefly drop out but her answer can be heard in the bonus content at the end of the show). Aaron also asked Megan what her hopes are for the future of the Expanded Universe.
Teresa rejoins the show to help review the comic volume Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan. Are the characters too one-dimentional? Is Shae Koda a stereotypical "strong female"? Is Aaron becoming a shipper? All this and more is discussed.


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I'm writing notes about the 3+1 formalism in general relativity, for myself. Inevitably I came across the notions of first and second fundamental forms. Mathematically, it is clear how these objects are defined: ($M$ is a 4-dim manifold with metric $g$, $\Sigma$ a hypersurface of $M$)
The first fundamental form is the induced metric on $\Sigma$, also given by the pullback of the spacetime metric $g$.
The second fundamental form $K: T_{p}(\Sigma)\times T_{p}(\Sigma)\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is given through the Weingarten map $\chi$, i.e. $(u,v)\mapsto -u\cdot \chi(v)$.
Now, I'm having difficulties with underlying physcial intuition for these two objects (especially the second fundamental form). Is there a way for a physicist to "visualise" them in a way? What kind of objects are these forms exactly?


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Project for Master's Thesis
A number of different research projects is available in the Research Group Experimental Ecology and Evolution. Depending on the applicant's interest, one or more of the following topics can be combined for a master's thesis.
Potential topics are:
· Coevolutionary dynamics of mutualistic bacterial consortia
· Stability and productivity of cross-feeding microbial communities
· Inter-cellular flux rates of essential metabolites within microbial communities
(i.e. production and uptake of amino acids and incorporation into the proteome of E. coli)
· Coevolution and coculture experiments
(bacterial consortia with different ecological interactions: mutualism <=> parasitism)
· Flow cytometry
· Methods of analytical chemistry (i.e. LC/MS/MS, IR-GC/MS)
· Labelling experiments with radioactive isotopes
· Whole genome re-sequencing
Start: now (30.07.2012) – position is open until filled
Who: Highly motivated and interested students, preferentially with a background in microbiology, ecology, evolution, biotechnology, or analytical chemistry.
Dr. Christian Kost
Research Group Experimental Ecology and Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Phone: 03641 – 57 12 12
ckost [at] ice.mpg.de


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Police Report: Oct. 30-31, 2013
Published: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 5:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 5:23 p.m.
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Oct. 30
Lafourche Sheriff
Yolanda Taplet, 36, 497 St. Phillip St., Raceland, contempt of court.
Melissa Howard, 48, 6498 W. Park Ave., Houma, contempt of court.
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I am a college student majoring in CS and I have yet to take an internship. I am wondering what the normal workday for a junior programmer is like. What is the normal daily work load like? Are there any specifics or office ettiquite to being a programmer that's different for other junior-level employees?
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I'm not going to answer your questions specifically, because I think the answers vary so much that it would be hard to give anything concrete.
But I'm going to take a shot at the broader question - "what's it like working as a software engineer in the computer industry like?" and maybe even "what's the difference between a good job and a bad job?"
Generally, programming is considered "knowledge work" - which is work where some level of education, experience, judgement and problem solving skills are necessary. And where demonstration of the ability to think and make good decisions far outweighs almost any other metric for productivity. For the most part, the environments that are considered outstanding places to work recognize this fact and actively structure their workplaces to maximize smart people making good decisions. The work places that are seen as sub-optimal are where programmer behavior is constrained or limited for no obvious reasons in ways that don't add to making smart decisions.
That means that:
For the most part, work is done in teams. There are very few products out there for a lone developer - code bases and business logic has become too big for just one developer to maintain. As a result, people are expected to be able to work in a team. This means that on some level the norms of work come from the mutual agreements of team members, although the corporation is likely to have some overriding rules as well.
Most of the rules in any given company chain to what it takes to be successful as a team - a team needs enough communication to work efficiently, enough mutual respect to be able to share ideas without defensiveness, enough shared cultural norms to not have taboo violations break the flow of communication.
Also rules can vary according to position - customer facing roles and business related roles tend to have more emphasis on communication and presentation skills, while development-only roles have less strenuous requirements. Older/bigger companies tend to have more typical American corporation set of norms - stricter start times, dress codes, and other behaviors - while smaller/newer companies can have more unique and/or laid back rules.
Start time is usually 9 am (but can vary).
Dress-code is usually business-casual (but can vary).
Breaks - usually you can take breaks to go to the bathroom or smoke. Some jurisdictions specifiy minimum amount and duration of breaks (but can vary).
Workload will vary.
Co-workers will vary.
Environment will vary.
There's not nearly enough here to answer in any further detail. Information that might help give a better answer: Where is the company located, what industry do they work in, what is the largest demographic of current employees.
What is the start time? Breaks? From my experience, devs aren't generally treated like they're punching a time card. As long as the works getting done and you're putting in 8 hours, most places I've worked have been fine with coming in between 7am and 9am and managing my own break schedule.
Dress-code? Business casual (with Jeans on Fridays) is the norm, although there are plenty of exceptions. Jeans every day is the dress code of the place I'm at currently.
workload? No real way to answer this one in a general sense.
co-workers? Again, pretty vague, obviously working for corporations you're going to have corporate types. Your fellow software devs will vary from highly competent to horrible. You will probably have to support some really old and poorly written code at some point. You will probably have to work off of requirements that are vague, incomplete, or wrong at some point.
Office environment? Cube farms etc, its an office.
All of your answers depend on the job and Company.


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I want to style my Sencha application with CSS for the first time but I have a little problem doing something in the toolbar. I have a Title in my NestedList called CHINA TOWN, but I want between those 2 words an image.
Is there a way I can become this result:
What can I do to add the image between those 2 words?
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Ugh yes, I'm not surprised that you didn't want to see Emma on your Homepage. Anyway. Happy Canada Day! What is Canada Day? I have never been to Canada and as I am stuck somewhere in Europe I might never know.
That artist is amazing! The picture looks like it could have been done with special types of crayons that look like paint or it could even be real paint. Er yes I have never been to see Napoleon's tomb...I do recall you posting earlier possibly last year about the death mask and the body being a fake, but where did the real body end up if that was the case? (Excuse the coffin pun).
Anyway, whatever Canada Day is I'm sure it'll be great. How are you celebrating?
- July 1, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Hej...the artist is beautiful. I always squeak or something like that (jump, jolt, etc.) when I see something that is related to the Emperor...Struck GOLD!
Excuse the nosey question, and I did try to send a comment earlier but my connection was dodgy, so here goes: how is the Napoleon book that you ordered from Amazon? Has it even arrived? Sorry but I always need reviews and I was thrilled that you'd replied (and yes I love puns too, please note the Michel Jackson one above). Maybe, if you finish it, it would be interesting to hear...
but yikes I should make the picture you got my background, but I know it is unique to you, and copying it would be unfair.
Why are my comments always so LONG?!
- July 1, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- Carmi said...
Canada Day is our national holiday...we became our own country with our constitution on July 1, 1867...we really are young! I am having a quiet day at home with my art and my hubby. It's weird having a day off on Wednesday. Everyone is back to work in the morning...no long weekend.
As for the book...I am ordering it through Amazon (To befriend an Emperor) but I need one more book so I can get free shipping, so it will be a few weeks till I get it.
Now, the body of Napoleon in the tomb in Paris is supposed to be Napoleon...but there are always rumours because the French government will not do a DNA test.
- July 1, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Cheers, Carmi
Wonderful work:( It is my dream to visit Napoleons tomb one day..as for now I don't get the opportunity, too bad:(
I love Him so much.....sniff
And I love your blog..
Please keep going
Melanie d'Anjou
- July 2, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Oh yeah excuse all typos if I have any but wasn't America a country or whatever in Napoleon's times. He once wrote that "...we share the labors of George Washington,...We enjoy his triumphs ... His cause is that of humanity." But I believe that Canada is something different...my own territory is Italy and that was made in 1860 because once it was twenty countries, and it still seems to be, people still ask whether you are from the North, etc.
What a wonderful way to celebrate. It is getting increasingly, stupidly hot here in Europe and I am parched all day long. A brilliant way for me to celebrate Nap's B-day if it continues like this is to meditate, or read Napoleon books.
Now I don't particularly like sharing Napoleon, but you are a nice lot so I don't mind sharing what I know through comments or 'sharing' Him. One news gadget (somehow I have iGoogle, it isn't my fault) said that, while there are religions or cults of Gods, there is a cult of Napoleon.
He is my COMMANDER!
Another useless piece of information: an epitaph that Napoleon said in his stupid, cruel exile on St. Helena was: "In 200 years, people will think about what I did".
He knows. HE KNOWS! He knows that people will worship him!
- July 2, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Thank you a billion for the updates, by the way! Melanie D'Anjou, why can't I comment on your blog, it was amazing and all I could do was favourite it. Could you tell me how?
Now for something more relevant.
Carmi, when you said about "You need friends to collect Napoleon"...oh, my friends are great! they always update me on the Napoleonic things I've missed.
- July 2, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Melanied'Anjou said...
Geese, Shakie, I don't know what's wrong:( I shall check it out soon, maybe its because I've forgot my password and couldn't have the access to my blog, try one more time. I would looove to have your comment on my blog:D.
Great Hugs to all Napoleon's fans
- July 3, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- Melanied'Anjou said...
I'm sorry guys, me again, just a quick information: Shakie, I've already solved the problems with comments, Youre very welcome! All of You are!:D
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10/6/15 - With the opening game just days away, the Dallas Stars have announced their official roster for the start of the 2015-16 season. Antti Niemi, who was acquired during the offseason, will be the starting goalie. This will mark the first time that Kari Lehtonen, who will share the net with Niemi during the season, will not start in the goal for the opener since 2010. Brett Ritchie and Jack Campbell were placed on injured non-roster, leaving the final 23 man roster with 13 forwards, eight defensemen, and the two goalies. The Stars start their season at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins on the 8th. You still have a chance to get your tickets to the game, with prices starting at $21.
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4/8/15 - Another Central Division squad for which big things were expected, the Dallas Stars, have fallen short this year. The Stars hovered near the bottom of the division standings for most of the season, though just close enough at times to give fans hope; the Stars have one more home game remaining to play.
3/25/15 - Another Central Division team which is unlikely to repeat last season's success is the Dallas Stars, who are tied with Colorado at the bottom of the division, and 12 points behind the current eighth-place squad in the conference standings, Calgary. Despite winning their last three, the Stars may not be able to make up such a large deficit in the standings.
3/20/15 - The Dallas Stars 2014-2015 season has been packed full of winning and losing streaks. Currently they ended their three game winning streak, losing to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, March 15. The game consisted of some power plays for both teams during the first period, but resulted in no goals. The second period was no different, with plenty of shot attempts and leaving both teams scoreless. During the third period, the Blues were able to score not one, not two, but three consecutive goals against the Dallas Stars to win the game 3-0. With that loss, the Stars stand at six points away from the Western Conference's final wild card. Watch the Stars hit the ice on March 21 versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Tickets are available at $52.
3/11/15 - Another Central Division team struggling for success is the Dallas Stars, who bring up the rear of the very tough Central Division. The Stars have 70 points currently, which puts them just a point behind division mates Colorado, and 12th overall in the Western Conference – the good news is that they're a full 20 points ahead of Arizona in the conference standings.
3/4/15 - Snapping a six game losing streak, the Dallas Stars knocked off one of the top clubs in the East in their last outing, a 3-2 home-ice win over the New York Islanders earlier in the week. The Stars remain a point ahead of struggling Colorado in the Central Division standings, nine points back of Minnesota.
2/25/15 - At the moment, the Dallas Stars are the second coldest team in the Western Conference, having lost four straight games (only Arizona has lost more among teams in the West). The Stars are tied for the cellar with Colorado at the moment, six points behind Minnesota.
2/19/15 - Even though the Dallas Stars are currently in sixth place in the Central Division, in the overall bigger picture of the Western Conference, the Stars still have a shot at making the Stanley Cup playoffs in April. The Stars are three points behind Minnesota, and just four points back of the Pacific Division's Los Angeles and San Jose, who are tied on points.
2/4/15 - Even though the top half of the Central Division seems to be pulling away, the Dallas Stars are still in an ever-tightening pack in the lower half of the division. The Stars are level with division-mates Minnesota, just seven points back of Winnipeg in the middle of the pack.
1/28/15 - While at first glance, the Dallas Stars appear to be an also-ran, sixth out of seven teams in the Central Division, a second look will show that the Stars are not that far out of contention. With 49 points as the second half of the season begins, the Stars are just four points out of the eighth spot in the conference.
1/21/15 - While the top four teams in the Central Division try to separate themselves from the rest of the division, the Dallas Stars are trying to stay close. Currently in fifth place, the Stars find themselves nine points back of fourth-place Winnipeg.
1/14/15 - With a win earlier this week, the Dallas Stars pulled themselves back into a tie with Colorado in the Central Division, and further away from the cellar. The Stars are currently seven points back of fourth place Winnipeg in the division.
1/7/15 - Despite losing their last two games, the Dallas Stars have moved a bit up the Central Division standings. The Stars are now at 42 points, one ahead of Minnesota and two in front of Colorado, while needing five points to reel in fourth place Winnipeg.
12/10/14 - The Dallas Stars have the dubious honor this season of being the first team in the NHL to allow 100 goals. However, the offense is not keeping up; the team's goal differential of minus-19 is sixth worst in the league, and still the Stars are not in last place, a point ahead of Colorado in the Central Division.
12/3/14 - In the ultra-competitive Central Division, the Dallas Stars keep falling further back from the leaders, despite an overall offensive attack that is 10th in the NHL in goals per game average. The problem is on the blue line and in goal; the Stars are dead last in the NHL in goals allowed per game.
11/19/14 - While nearly everyone in the Central Division are moving forward, the Dallas Stars are one of two teams in the division (along with St. Louis) who are winless in their last game. The struggling Stars are actually winless in their last three games, most recently to Carolina.
11/12/14 - Not only is rhe Central Division race tightly packed, it's also opposite what the experts were predicting, with teams expected to do well – like the Dallas Stars – looking up at teams expected to be at the bottom. The Stars, who just snapped a seven game winless streak, are just a point ahead of last place Colorado, and tied with Minnesota.
10/28/14 - The Sporting News recently ranked the Dallas Stars as the second-best team in NHL Hockey in terms of "watchability." The Stars made the playoffs last season, losing to the Ducks in the quarterfinals, but there is talk that they are serious contenders for this year's playoffs. After nine games, they are 3rd in the Central Division at 4-2-3. Although they have lost their last two games against the Islanders and the Blues, after an away game against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, November 1, they go back home to their home ice for three consecutive games. With the fans behind them, they will play with excellence and try to put more marks in the winning column. The Stars are a young team, and it's early in the season. They have the potential to go far.
Don't look now but the Dallas Stars have officially arrived as a Stanley Cup contender. After swiping the final wild card slot in the Western Conference, the Stars landed in the postseason for the first time in six years. They faced the Ducks in Round 1, and it took six hard-fought games before Anaheim could stifle Dallas. GM Jim Nill achieved great things during his first year in Texas, and his work will make the Stars a legitimate threat for any team on the playoff prowl. ?
The Dallas Stars reconfigured their offense over summer, looking for a spark to ignite their upcoming 2014-2015 campaign: enter Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (Ottawa). Dallas fans are boiling over with excitement just thinking of these two aboard the Jamie Benn-Tyler Seguin connection. Their stouthearted defense returns intact, in front of net minder Kari Lehtonen. Can this team build on their No. 8 seed and prove last year was no fluke?
Score Dallas Stars tickets and see this up-and-coming hockey team defend the Big D! ??Dallas open its 2014-2015 regular season schedule on Oct. 9 against the Chicago Blackhawks, in what should be an exhilarating early test for the Stars. Score Dallas Stars tickets for their Halloween game against the Ducks; the will be the first tilt between these two since the 2014 playoffs, and it should be filled to the brim with tricks, treats and hard hits. See the reigning Stanley Cup Kings on Nov. 4 when Los Angeles pays American Airlines Center a visit. ?
2013-2014 Season
4/21/14 – After falling behind 2-0 in Anaheim, the Stars will try to get their first playoff win of the year at home Monday (get-in $14). Dallas Stars tickets for Game 3 are averaging $89 at American Airlines Center-TX for the first home playoff game in Dallas since 2008; prices are down 33 percent since the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dallas was 23-11-7 during the regular season on home-ice and will look to do the same thing that the Anaheim Ducks did to them – win two games at home! The Stars dropped a pair of one-goal games in Anaheim: 4-3 in the opener Wednesday and 3-2 Friday in Game 2; the series marks the third all-time playoff meeting between the two clubs.
4/17/14 – The Dallas Stars made the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2008 by clinching the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with 91 points. They'll face former defenseman Staphane Robidas' and the
Anaheim Ducks
in the cheapest Division Semifinals series. The two opponents played Game 1 in Anaheim Wednesday night; the home team got the 4-3 victory in the opening game of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Game 2 (avg. $77) will be played Friday at the Honda Center and the Stars hope to have Brenden Dillon back in the lineup. The defenseman was replaced by Aaron Rome Wednesday after nursing an unspecified injury. Games 3 (avg. $132), 4 (avg. $138), and 6 if nec. (avg. $180) will be played at American Airlines Center-TX.
4/9/14 – The Stars keep their hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference after a 3-2 shootout win over Nashville Tuesday night. Ray Whitney (lower body injury) missed his third straight game; the Stars winger left the game early against the Hurricanes Thursday. Dallas will start tonight's game trailing Columbus 0-1, the score on March 10 when the game between these teams was cancelled because Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench. Wednesday's game will be played in full but the Blue Jackets will get to keep the goal they scored. Dallas has not lost in regulation in their last eight home games, can they keep the streak alive in their final two at American Airlines Center?
4/3/14 – Dallas is doing all they can to secure their first Stanley Cup playoff berth since 2008, winning five of their last six including a shutout victory over Washington Tuesday. Dustin Jeffrey scored his first two goals of the season and Tyler Seguin locked us his 33rd the same night. The Stars will play their third straight road game (of five) Thursday in Carolina and from what the two teams have displayed all season, it should be a fast paced, up-and-down the ice matchup. Dallas averages 31.7 shots per game to Carolina's 31.3; with that, both give up close to 31.
3/28/14 – The Dallas Stars dropped their sixteenth game of the season to Central Division foes Tuesday night in Chicago. Ryan Garbutt's two goals and six shots was not enough to lift the Stars past the Blackhawks. Dallas will try to bounce back tonight against Nashville, who they'll play in their next two home games. They'll try and do so without Ray Whitney and Erik Cole. Friday night's matchup is averaging $48, $32 less than the April 8 game at American Airlines Center-TX. Now trailing five points behind the Phoenix Coyotes and six behind the Minnesota Wild, it's time for the Stars to shine.
3/19/14 – Good news for Dallas Stars' Rich Peverley who underwent a successful surgery to correct an abnormal heart rhythm just one week after the forward collapsed on the bench during a game. For the rest of the team, they will look to bounce back after three straight losses including Tuesday's drop to Pittsburgh in Kari Lehtonen (concussion) return. Following Thursday's road game in Philly, the Stars will be back on home ice to take on Ottawa (avg. $124). Be there in the Dallas Stars' final push toward the NHL Playoffs!
3/10/14 – The Dallas Stars swapped goalies with the Florida Panthers in the final hours of the NHL trade deadline and now, veteran goalie Tim Thomas will make his first start for the Dallas Stars after the team announced that No.1 goaltender Kari Lehtonen has a concussion (no time table). Dallas Stars tickets to see Thomas' debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets range from $71-$307 while Friday's game at American Airlines Center-TX vs. the Calgary Flames is a bit more expensive, averaging $80.
3/4/14 - Stars coach Lindy Ruff earned his 600th NHL win last night with a victory over the Sabres. Forward Alex Chiasson scored the game-winning power-play goal, his first in 13 games. Dallas will head to Columbus tonight to face the Blue Jackets before returning home for three straight - Vancouver (avg. $74), Minnesota (avg. $207), and Columbus (avg. $76). Saturday's game against the Wild is the most expensive game remaining at American Airlines Center this season; Minnesota has won five straight and just added Ilya Bryzgalov to their roster.
2/25/14 - While most teams were complaining about the Olympic break messing with their momentum, the Dallas Stars welcomed the hiatus, as it allowed players to rest and recuperate from their injuries. With a healthy team and three Olympians (plus one Olympic coach) back in place, the Stars are primed to take on their 24-game second half run successfully. In the postseason push, the Stars are holding onto the final wildcard spot in the Western Conference. Two players came home with historic hardware that will be displayed during their first game back from break, against the Carolina Hurricanes this Thursday. Attend the game to see and take pictures of the gold (awarded to Jamie Benn of Canada) and bronze (awarded to Kari Lehtonen of Finland) medals from Sochi: located near Section 113 from 6:30-7:30 prior to faceoff. Dallas Stars tickets in the Lower Level Section 113 are still available for $71, while tickets up top start at $12.
2/21/14 - The Stars are brimming with talent, and it shows in the performances of their players over in Sochi: coaches Lindy Ruff (Canada) and Valeri Nichuskin (Russia) and players Kari Lehtonen (Finland), Valeri Nichuschkin (Russia), and Jamie Benn (Canada) have all made waves for their respective countries—lets hope they bring all that energy back to Texas when the NHL resumes play! Dallas is still battling with the Phoenix Coyotes for ownership of 8th and final wildcard spot, so they'll have to hit the ground running when they get back from break in less than a week. Dallas Stars tickets when they play the Carolina Hurricanes (2/27) start at an inexpensive $12.
2/4/14 – The Stars aligned Saturday when Dallas handed the NHL-leading Mighty Ducks their first shutout of the season (2-0). Goalie Dan Ellis made 26 saves against his former team, punching his 14th career shutout and helping the Stars snap a five-game road skid. Two of Dallas' next three games will be played against Coyotes who they have yet to match up against this season. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Dallas Stars tickets will cost you an average $21 tonight in Arizona and an average $97 at American Airlines Center-TX (2/8).
1/30/14 – Leave it to the Stars to have fun with the big screen! Aside from their mocking of Justin Bieber on the video board, the roster is also keeping fans entertained, winning three of their last four at American Airlines Center-TX. The loss came against the Avs Monday night when Semyon Varlamov stopped Dallas' scoring leader Tyler Seguin twice during a third-period power play when the score was tied. The Stars will look to rebound from their close finish tonight at home against New Jersey; Dallas Stars tickets to the game are available for just $20.
The Dallas Stars attained former Boston Bruin, Tyler Seguin this offseason, one of the
biggest acquisitions in the NHL
. The addition of the former No. 2 overall pick contributed to the 33% increase in the average price of Dallas Stars tickets since last year. Seguin's homecoming to TD Garden (11/5), in which fans will watch what they thought to be the future of their franchise, sit in the opposite box, is averaging $124. Following the
NHL realignment
, the Stars now belong to the Central Division with the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, and Winnipeg Jets. The most expensive game on the Stars schedule is against division foe,
Minnesota Wild
(3/8), averaging $323. Both Stars vs. Blackhawks games in November are top 5 games at
American Airlines Center-TX
averaging $219 (11/29) and $179 (11/9).
2012-2013 Season
3/22/13 - It appears that rivalries (if there even are any) among professional sports teams in the same city, are even bigger in Texas. Much of Dallas was made aware that the NHL lockout was over via the Cowboys twitter account. Nobody cares that the NHL is back? I'm sure Dallas Stars fans would think otherwise. The creative response back from the Stars (@DallasStars): At least our #9 got the job done. Not many can argue with that. Retired Star, #9 Mike Modano, led the Stars to their only Stanley Cup Championship. That was the past however; now, the Dallas Stars are currently three points out of the coveted eighth spot. This season the Stars have seen the additions of Derek Roy and Jaromir Jagr; both are being leaned on to get this team back to the NHL playoffs - just as Modano had.
The second half of the Dallas Stars schedule at home includes key divisional matchups against the
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
(4/9), and
San Jose Sharks
(4/14). The cheapest Dallas Stars tickets this season are for both matchups against the Ducks. The most expensive game remaining on the Stars schedule is their last regular season match against the
Detroit Red Wings
(4/27). The average Stars tickets are $7 cheaper than the average Dallas Mavericks tickets on the secondary market. Unlike many other
teams that share a City with an
team, Mavericks tickets remained unchanged following the NHL lockout.
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Rate Films with Smoking "R" and Cut Smoking Onset by Teens
New Norris Cotton Cancer Center research establishes for first time a cause-and-effect in adolescent smoking onset according to film rating.
It's a concern of the U.S. Surgeon General as well as cancer researchers and clinicians worldwide.
Now, new research from Norris Cotton Cancer Center estimates, for the first time, the impact of an R rating for movie smoking. James Sargent, MD, co-director of the Cancer Control Research Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, emphasizes that an R rating for any film showing smoking could substantially reduce smoking onset in U.S. adolescents—in fact, according to Sargent's data, the effect would be similar if all parents took an active, authoritative stand with their teenage children against smoking, Sargent says.
The Lowdown on Smoking in Movies
Read the Lowdown on Smoking in Movies to learn more about how smoking in movies influence young people to smoke.
Smoking and cancer
"Smoking is a killer. Its connection to cancer, heart attacks, and chronic lung disease is beyond doubt. Kids start to smoke before they're old enough to think about the risks; after starting they rapidly become addicted and then regret it. Hollywood plays a role by making smoking look really good," says Sargent. "By eliminating smoking in movies marketed to youth, an R rating for smoking would dramatically reduce exposure and lower adolescent smoking by as much as one-fifth.
"We're just asking the movie industry to take smoking as seriously as they take profanity when applying the R rating," adds Sargent, who is also professor of pediatrics at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. "The benefit to society in terms of reduced healthcare costs and higher quality of life is almost incalculable."
Movie smoking prompts teens to smoke
The study, "Influence of Motion Picture Rating on Adolescent Response to Movie Smoking" (Pediatrics, Vol. 130, No. 2, August 2012), enrolled a total 6,522 U.S. adolescents in a longitudinal survey conducted at eight-month intervals. Movie smoking exposure (MSE) was estimated from 532 recent hit movies, categorized into three of the ratings brackets used by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate films by content—G/PG, PG-13, and R. Median MSE from PG-13 movies was approximately three times higher than median MSE from R-rated films but their relation to smoking was essentially the same. The investigators were able to show that adolescent smoking would be reduced by 18 percent if smoking in PG-13 movies was largely eliminated, all else being equal. In comparison, making all parents "maximally authoritative" in their parenting with regard to smoking would reduce adolescent smoking by 16 percent, according to Sargent's findings.
"The equivalent effect of PG-13-rated and R-rated MSE suggests it is the movie smoking that prompts adolescents to smoke, not other characteristics of R-rated movies or adolescents drawn to them," the study concludes.
The research was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute (grant CA077026) and the American Legacy Foundation. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
July 16, 2012
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How can I identify edible berries/fruit in the wide and avoid the poisonous varieties? Is there a general guideline that can be followed or is each plant specific?
Eating berries and mushrooms is not recommended since there is no general pattern to identify poisonous ones (unless you're an expert on that topic). Even having a book with pictures of edible berries can be tricky as some poisonous ones are disguised as their edible counterparts.
Plants, on the other hand, should not be edible if the sap is milky. Milky sap often means poison. Take, for instance, Euphorbia which can look like cacti and trick you. So check the sap.
With insects it's easier. Not eating the flashy coloured, smelly or slow unwary moving ones is the rule of thumb here.
The best advice is not to unless you are very, very sure.
Having said that, and just for fun, assuming you are in a chronic survival situation with no choice, this article describes how to test if a plant is edible.
Of course, everything depends on risk. If you've been lost for four or five days and you're starving, assuming non-bitter, non-burning = okay may seem more reasonable. However, if I'm found on the brink of starvation, I generally don't want the response personnel to also have to deal with whatever I may have poisoned myself with. Seems a lot like doubling down on death.
In general, worldwide this is very hard to predict unless you're an expert in the subject (and therefore likely wouldn't be looking for advice on this page!) There are some clues, like plants with milky sap tend to be poisonous - but applying these in a general context is almost always a bad idea since your life can depend on it.
The best you can do is to read up, get a good book etc. that focuses around the area you're hiking to - get one as specific as you can, with good, clear descriptions and pictures. This will enable you to have at least some degree of confidence - though obviously unless you're 100% sure I wouldn't risk it.
It is plant specific AFAIK.
But i heard somwhere, that if you taste poisoned berries or fruit it will taste strange - because of evolution - whoever can detect poisonous berry by taste will not eat it and will live longer :-)
As other answers say, don't just try it.
A good negative indicator is if it irritates your skin. I've read that particularly with berries, if you crush some and rub some of the juice on a patch of skin and let it sit for a while, some berries will cause irritation, which is a good indicator not to eat them!