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Silence Speaks
It is well-known that Thomas Aquinas ceased writing his Summa Theologiae before completing it. When asked why, a long tradition recounts that he told his secretary, Reginald of Piperno: "After what I have seen today I can write no more: for all that I have written is but straw."
When some of my own students have used that quote as an excuse for not engaging in the demanding labor of theology, I've retorted: you can only say it when you've completed 7/8ths of the Summa.
In his fine new book on Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas: a Portrait, Denys Turner writes at greater length and with greater insight:
Theology matters only because – and when – there is more to life than theology, and when that "more" shows its presence within the theology that is done. So Thomas fails to finish, thereby exhibiting the presence of this "more" in the most dramatic way possible – by leaving space for it. His final sentence is not an empty and disappointing failure to finish. It is an apotheosis. By his silence Thomas does not stop teaching theology. He does not stop doing theology. On the contrary, by his silence he teaches something about doing theology that he could not have taught by any other means.
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Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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"Finally, may I remind you that what I have called the 'notion of creation' is not intelligible to us. We do not understand what creation means. We merely point towards it in the process of qualifying to death the notion of God-making-the-world. For the world to be created is for it to exist instead of nothing. And we can have no concept of nothing. We can have no concept of creation (any more than of God), but this will not, I trust, prevent us from talking about them." --Herbert McCabe, OP, "God and Creation," New Blackfriars (2012).
I spent about forty-five minutes last night watching a video of this recent presentation on "Thomism after Vatican II" by Fr. Thomas Joseph White. I found it useful for me and you might like to watch it.
An architectural addendum. When we moved here to the Diocese of Charleston, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist had an uncompleted bell tower. They simply ran out of money. I loved it. Though no one intended it, the visual lacuna was a potent reminder of how each Christian life is an unfinished work in progress. They completed the bell tower and spire in 2009. I like bells, but the apophatic architecture somehow was more articulate.
See also: Josef Pieper, The Silence of St. Thomas (South Bend: St. Augustine's Press, 1999).
Finally, Father--Lighten up a little! I think a better challenge would ask students not for 7/8 of the Summa, but for the final 1/8. Write less, impress me even more.
It is said that before Thomas said this Christ had spoken to him with these words: "Thomas, you have written well of me. What shall be your reward?" Thomas answered, "Lord, nothing but yourself." It is only in comparison to the reward of Christ himself that Thomas later concluded that all he had written was "straw." It was precisely the demanding labor of theology (and philosophy) that brought him to that point. Sancte Thoma, ora pro nobis!
In the early 50' when I was in graduate school at Catholic U., the then Dean of the School of Philosophy, Ignatius Smith, O. P. (affectionately known as "Iggy") was scornful of the story about Reginald and the straw. Iggy thought that Reginal had made it up, or maybe someone else had:-)
Could be. The medievals were know to tell pious tales.
Oh, how I miss Fr. John Kavanaugh, S.J. Here's one of his reflections on Aquinas: http://americamagazine.org/issue/765/columns/aquinas-go-me
Iggy thought that Reginal had made it up, or maybe someone else had
Thomas didn't live long after the day he stopped writing. He died about three months later and had been seriously ill for the last half of that time. One modern speculation is that he may have had a stroke that prevented him from continuing to work on the Summa.
In May, I was at Fossanova, where the Carthusians took him in for the last weeks of his life, when he was too sick to continue on his journey.
John Hayes,
Thank you for the link to Thomas Joseph White's presentation. Well worth watching!
Steven Millies,
I'll go with the 1/8th. I'd lighten up even more if you tell me that 1/8=a pint.
While on the subject of St. Thomas, I note that one of the most important developments in studies of his thought is a renewed focus on his biblical commentaries, which had been relatively neglected in favor of his great Summas and his commentaries on Aristotle. I remember David Knowles referring to him as "a great medieval philosopher," when he was first and foremost a theologian who knew he had to think his way through a whole lot of questions that people now tend to think of as distinctly (and almost proprietarily) philosophical. Bernard Lonergan thought that it was in the biblical commentaries that Aquinas was most spontaneously a theologian, and I've found that to be true. He has wonderful throw-away lines prompted by a biblical phrase or verse.
As for that famous experience and his last three months of life, Jean-Pierre Torrell, his latest biographer, runs through various hypotheses of what happened and inclines himself toward Weisheipl's view of "a physical and psychological breakdown as a consequence of the overwork that Thomas had imposed on himself for a long time." Torrell's own conclusion: "if we have to choose among them, Weisheipl's thesis, which suggests an extreme physical and nervous fatigue, coupled with mystical experiences that marked his last year, may be the most plausible."
I agree on the importance of Thomas' biblical commentaries. As complement to that is the renewed recognition of the importance of his Dominican context for appreciating his thought and pedagogy.
Turner entitles the first chapter of his study: "A Dominican." He says, among other things, "Thomas's conception of the theological task is inseparable from his vocation to follow the poor Christ as a friar preacher." "Theology is for Thomas a discipline, a rule-governed intellectual practice with a purpose: contemplata aliis tradere, which is a Dominican conception of theology through and through."
I think the link given by John Hayes to the lecture by Thomas Jospeh White, OP, is instructive for its linking of speculative theology, spirituality and evangelization: an endeavor in the spirit of Thomas.
I've been re-reading Alisdair MacIntyre's Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry this summer. It is a dense, but masterful reminder of what St. Thomas accomplished in his syntehsis of the Augustinian and Aristotlian traditions.
Releveant to this post, MacIntryre emphasizes the way that Aquinas viewed himself as engaged in a craft (techne in Aristotle's vocabulary), one in which conclusions were always provisional. St. Thomas saw himself as advancing conclusions that weren't final formulations of theological doctrines, but were the most adequate possible given his present place in the tradition of enquiry. MacIntyre faults a number of neo-Thomists following Leo XIII's Aeterni Patris who focused too much on Aquinas' particular conclusions and not enough on his method and his understanding of theology as craft.
Interstingly MacIntyre also notes the significance of St. Thomas' biblical commentaries:
"When Aquinas wrote the Summa he prepared himself for the task of writing the parts concerned with detailed moral enquiry in the IIa-IIae by writing a commentary on the Nichomachean Ethics at the same time he was also continuing his exposition of St. Paul's epistles. It was the systematic character of Aquinas' insistence upon giving, within the same extended structures of argument, their due both to Pauline doctrine and to Aristotelian theory which resulted in his producing a work whose genre separated it both from the conventional orthodoxies of the thirteenth-century curriculum and from the Averroist program."
I know that there are probably simple ways to find out the following for myself, but I'm lazily turning to all of you regular readers of Aquinas: How much his work is available on line, especially the biblical commentaries?
I had both MacIntyre's Three Rival Versions and Turner's Aquinas with me to read on the train from Washington last night. But after a busy day of contending with sociological data (see the Paul Moses post above) and also enjoying good company, I fell asleep instead.
Peter --
I googled Aquinas' works in English and came up with this Duquesne bibliography. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much online of Thomas' theology. There's lots of his philosophical stuff in English.
Here's the Etheereal Classics library's holdings in English. They include Thomas' commentaries on Matthew and mark in English..
Here's the Corpus Thomisticum, Leonine editioin (Latin).
I'm really surprised at how relatively little of the theology has been translated.
Nearly all of Thomas' works are available in English online through the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. Here's the link:
Thanks to LPM for the link!
Thanks, that's a treasure trove!!
I agree with David Tenney "MacIntyre faults a number of neo-Thomists....who focused too much on Aquinas's particular conclusions and not enough of his method".
Indeed, there is a profound disagreement among theologians, who study and understand Thomas, about Aquinas's holistic ethical method and whether the proximate end of the act or the agent's actual intention-to-end is the major over-riding moral factor specifiying voluntary human action. Consider the following:
How does the proximate end of the act of choice, the exterior act, its material aspect, become the decisive over-riding factor that morally specifies the one unified act of the will, and not the formal aspect of the will, the agent's ulterior end? Apparently, for traditionalists the answer seems to be that the intention-to-proximate end is the agent's immediate end-goal that the reason has presented to the will as good. The agent then choses an exterior act as the best means to achieve this immediate intention-to-end (the object forming intention-to-proximate end) based on council-deliberation, an act of reason.
This raises a fundamental question that traditionalists have not answered.
If the agent is motivated to formulate an end-goal and commits to this end-goal by an act of the will called intention first (e.g., before this so-called object forming proximate end of the exterior act that has not been chosen yet) and we believe Aquinas when he says that the agent's intention-to-end is the reason the agent chooses a means-act to realize his intention-to- end/goal, then: What specific criteria defines this object-forming intention-to-proximate end of the exterior act, when it is not the natural end of the act and not the agent's ulterior intention-to-end?
Either something is wrong with the interpretation of Aquinas by traditionalists or they don't have an adequate answer to what John Paul II asserted but did not substantiate in Veritatis Spendor 78.
" What specific criteria defines this object-forming intention-to-proximate end of the exterior act, when it is not the natural end of the act and not the agent's ulterior intention-to-end? "
Michael B. --
You had me until this question. What do you mean by "specific criteria defines . . ."? Could you give us an example, please.
Fr. imbelli's post was picked up by Andrew Sullivan today.
I was interested by Sullivan's quote from Joseph Pieper
The last word of St. Thomas is not communication but silence. And it is not death which takes the pen out of his hand. His tongue is stilled by the super-abundance of life in the mystery of God. He is silent, not because he has nothing further to say; he is silent because he has been allowed a glimpse into the expressible depths of that mystery which is not reached by any human thought or speech…
The mind of the dying man found its voice once more, in an explanation of the Canticle of Canticles for the monks of Fossanova. The last teaching of St. Thomas concerns, therefore, that mystical book of nuptial love for God, of which the Fathers of the Church say: the meaning of its figurative speech is that God exceeds all our capabilities of possessing Him, that all our knowledge can only be the cause of new questions, and every finding only the start of a new search.
I wasn't able to find that commentary on the Canticle of Canticles, but eventually found this footnote in Maritain's book, saying it was lost.
The divine touch had been too profound to permit him to give himself thenceforth to his ordinary works. Nevertheless, he forced himself to compose, on his way to the Council of Lyons, his brief Responsio ad Bernardum abbatem; and on his deathbed he did for the monks of Fossanova his second commentary (now lost) on the Canticle of Canticles. (I say his second commentary, not his third, for of the two commentaries attributed to Saint Thomas only one is authentic.)
Ann --
This is a complex issue and I will not do justice to a proper explanation in a short commentary. However, I will attempt to make this clearer.
When it comes to interpreting Aquinas, the theological arguments of traditionalists fall into largely two groups (at least). One group says that the moral object is specified by the choice of an act where the proximate end is its natural end (e.g., to take the anovulant pill is to infer that the intention and end of the agent is contraception because the pill suspends ovulation and sexual intercourse is non-procreative). However, Aquinas taught that the proximate good and end intended by the agent indicates the essence of the human act whereas the relation to the natural end, which corresponds to what is physicaly caused is "accidental". Here, accidental does not mean irrelevant, although it does indicate that Thomas's understanding of natural law is not centered in the non-frustration or normativity of natural ends.
The other argument of traditionalists is that the moral object is the proximate end of an act of choice, where the proximate end is not the natural end of the chosen exterior act (e.g., this is not what Aquinas taught), and not the agent's ulterior intention-to-end. If so, I posit the question: What is this proximate end of the chosen exterior act? What criteria does one use to define it? How is this proximate end the absolute defining moral factor specifying a voluntary human act?
This question is at the root of the problem because John Paul II in Veritatis Spendor 78 asserted, without substantiation, that the morality of the voluntary human act is the proximate end of the act of choice (of the exterior act that is being choosen to acheive the agent's intention-to-end).
Many theologians believe that neither the proximate end of the act of choice or the ulterior intention-to-end of the agent is the sole and overriding moral factor giving specification to voluntary human action. Rather, both the morality of the exterior act and interior act of the will, as the agent's intention-to-end, are necessary for specifying the total human activity. They are part of an integrated moral method that includes the proper roles of: reason (emphasis-added) and goodness, due matter and circumstances, due proportion, and the formal and material aspects of the will. This, I believe, is a better understanding of the moral realism of Aquinas's ethical decision-making process.
> The Church asserts that it is moral and licit for a woman to take the anovuant pill for the pain of endometriosis because her intention and end is to relieve pain. In his case, the proximate end of the act of choice, as the natural end of taking the pill, namely suspending ovulation, is "accidental" to the morality of her choice act. More importantly, she can have sexual intercourse during the pill taking period which could be a lifetime and which will render the marital act to be non-procreative.
However, if she takes the pill to regulate her fertility to achieve her good intention-to-end of "no more children for good reasons" (Pius XII's Address to the Midwives exempted couples from their procreative obligations in marriage for good reasons), the Church says her intention and proximate end is contraception and immoral. In this case, her "ulterior intention-to-end", e.g., no more children for good reasons, does not specify her act of choice, but its "so-called" proximate end which is to suspend ovulation, making sexual intercourse non-procreative.
> If a seropositive husband uses a condom to protect his spouse from AIDS, the Church says the agent's proximate end and intention is contraception, and not to safe-guard her spouse's life?
Perplexed? Just think how average Catholics view such an explanation. There are other theories that are proported to be in accordance with Aquinas, such as virtue ethics. However, I will not go into this because it leads to other serious fundamental questions that are in profound tension with human experience, reason and a holistic reading of Aquinas.
Does this help?
If a seropositive husband uses a condom to protect his spouse from AIDS, the Church says the agent's proximate end and intention is contraception, and not to safe-guard her spouse's life?
Here's Fr. Lombardi's attempt at clarifying (not very well) what Benedict said in his interviews for the Seewald book (i didn't find an English version)
Allo stesso tempo il Papa considera una situazione eccezionale in cui l'esercizio della sessualità rappresenti un vero rischio per la vita dell'altro. In tal caso, il Papa non giustifica moralmente l'esercizio disordinato della sessualità, ma ritiene che l'uso del profilattico per diminuire il pericolo di contagio sia "un primo atto di responsabilità", "un primo passo sulla strada verso una sessualità più umana", piuttosto che il non farne uso esponendo l'altro al rischio della vita.
In ciò, il ragionamento del Papa non può essere certo definito una svolta rivoluzionaria.
Numerosi teologi morali e autorevoli personalità ecclesiastiche hanno sostenuto e sostengono posizioni analoghe; è vero tuttavia che non le avevamo ancora ascoltate con tanta chiarezza dalla bocca di un Papa, anche se in una forma colloquiale e non magisteriale.
Michael --
Thanks, that does help. But I think we'd need a huge blackboard to even sketch the structure of these arguments. From what you say, I'm not sure the official folks really understand Thomas. They don't seem to distinguish clearly between the/an end of a whole moral process and the end of the means, nor between 1) the end of an act of choice and 2) the end of the whole process, a good which might or might not be identical with 1).
As to "virtue" ethics, there are many kinds and I'm not sure you can have a sound virtue ethics without Aristotle's metaphysics to ground it. But ethics isn't my main interest and I don't really know.
I'm also pretty doubtful about the George-Finnis brand of natural law, even given that I know little about it. Sounds like just another brand of emotivism with some virtues tacked on as appendages.
Thanks for this posting. Too bad it is not in English.
B16 was not saying that sex outside of marriage was morally right but if a prostitute used a condom to protect her so-called client from AIDS that such an act was one step toward a better morality under these specific circumstances.The statement by Benedict XVI was interpreted by many that the Church might be considering a change in its teaching regarding the use of a condoms under certain circumstances. However, this was quickly denounced by the Vatican.
It is interesting to note that Martin Rhonheimer, one of the most prominent philosophers in the Church today, and advisor to popes John Paul II and B16, argued that the use of condoms by seropositve husbands to protect their spouses from AIDS was permissible. Nevertheless, the Church continues to teach that condom use as a means to birth control or as a protection from AIDS is immoral regardless of the circumstances.
Michael --
I didn't know that Rhonheimer came out for condom use in those circumstances. Haven't read much of him, but even the little bit I read convinced me that he's a heavy-weight -- even if he is Opus Dei and works for an Opus Dei school :-) I wonder how he got away with saying that. Guess it just shows that who you know is what counts in Rome.
Ann -- thank you for responding. You said it well. The Vatican folks, as well as many theologians, do not understand these differences. Nor do they know how to respond to the many concrete cases that demonstrate the Church has no adequate and intelligible answers to these inconsistencies and contradictions.
When we deal with ethics, as in Aquinas, we are also dealing with Aristotle but with a different starting point, namely, God and our eternal destiny with him. When we discuss virtue we also have to discuss the role and nature of grace, and that is another subject that continues to perplex me and many of us. If grace is a gift from God as a means to our ultimate end in Him, how is it given? Is it freely given or must we ask for grace? Do each of us receive the grace we need for our salvation, or does it depend on our spiritual condition? If grace is given to all Christians, how does it bring us to the truth when there are differences in the fundamental tenents of faith and morals? What is the role of grace in virtue?
The best we can do is to be open to the Spirit and our practical reason grounded in our faith, to help us discern the truth, the right and the good. This often takes a lifetime. In the meantime, I leave my sinfulness, ignorance and moral dilemmas on the alter of Christ and ask him to guide me because I cannot do it alone.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, I have read most of Martin Rhonheimer's books and have struggeled to understand him. His philosophy is most in line with the Magisterium. However, he has issued many controversial (e.g., according to traditionalists) arguments about the moral permissiblity of condom use by seropositive couples and self-stimulation for semen fertility analysis. In these cases I agree with him, while on many other issues I do not. For example, he supports Humanae Vitae and almost every other sexual ethical teaching. I find most of his theories and opinions lack cogency and in many ways are incosistent without adequate explanation (to put is politely).
So, if you consider the community of traditionlsits, there is no concensus of argument around the morality of volunatary human action.
Thanks for this posting. Too bad it is not in English.
My iPad battery was about to give out. I'm home now, so here's a quick translation (all improvements are welcome)
At the same time, the Pope considered an exceptional situation in which sexual activity represented a real risk to another person. In such case, the Pope didn't approve the disordered sexual activity, but considered that the use of a condom to diminish the danger of infection would be " a first act of responsibility", "a first step on the road to a more humane sexuality", rather than not using it and exposing the other to losing his life.
In this, the reasoning of the Pope certainly can not be considered revolutionary.
Many moral theologians and many authoritative church figures have supported and now do support similar positions. However, it's certainly true that we haven't yet heard this so clearly from the mouth of a Pope, even in a colloquial and not magisterial form
It's unclear who, exactly, Benedict was talking about. In he German and Englih versions of the book, it was male prostitutes. In the Italian version, female prostitutes.
Fr.Lombardi was quoted by the NYTimes as saying ""Whether it's a man or woman or a transsexual,"
I've never seen anything that clarified whether Benedict meant that married couples could use condoms if one was HIV positive or had AIDS - or only if the sex was outside of marriage and thus already sinful.
I do not claim any particular competence in philosophical ethics, but the following from Denys Turner on Aquinas makes sense to me. Turner writes:
"for Thomas, if the normatively human is to become once again visible to us, it is not by means of some image of 'natural man' recovered by a theoretical reconstruction of what the good person looks like from within the debris of our fallen condition. As Aristotle thought, the only option is by looking to how the 'good person' actually lives, if you can find one – which, of course, Aristotle cannot. But Thomas can. And this is why that massive second part of the Summa theologiae, containing perhaps the most comprehensive account ever written of the virtues that constiute the good life, and so of the habits and practices of the happy person, makes sense in terms of theological and pedagogical structure only insofar as it is read in relation to Christology, but more particularly the sketch of the life of Christ, of the Summa's third part. For in Christ alone is the visibility of the normatively human restored" (p. 187).
Alongside the renewed appreciation of the importance of Thomas's scripture commentaries, and of his Dominican context, there is the realization that the telos of the Summa is the Tertia Pars on Christ. Yet, unfortunately, many never quite make it there.
the telos of the Summa is the Tertia Pars on Christ. Yet, unfortunately, many never quite make it there
i'm a little less than half-way through Turner's book, so i'm just reading his comment that early twentieth-century theologians, like Barth, had trouble coming to terms with Thomas's decison to discuss God and then the Trinity before discussing Christ
Turner goes back to his usual explanation that you have to see the Summa as the structure for a course to be taught in a fixed amount of time and that the sequence is a pedagogical decision rather than a judgement about the relative importance of the subjects.
When a person chooses a voluntary human action (e.g., to achieve a good end/goal and intention in circumstances), how does one discern if the act is virtuous? Is virtue subjective or objective? If the act is good, is it virtuous?
Virtue is abstract and this fact led many Catholics, especially in the 1950s, to devotions and ascetics with the belief that these so-called virtuous spiritualities were caused by grace. When virtue enters in a Church teaching, it can lead to perplexing questions. For example, is sexual intercourse in marriage the virtue of chasity/temperance as the Church teaches? Many theologians believe that not every voluntary human action points ot "one" virtue. There are many virtues working at the same time with the objective of shaping the good character of the person that will lead them to making a right and good choices in circumstances.
With respect to virtue, how do we discern the mean of virtue as Aristotle taught? Interestingly, Aquinas taught that there is no normative mean of virtue becase what is considered temperate for one person can be considered extreme for another. The mean of virtue could be closer to one extreme or another, or in the middle or mean, but this depends of circumstances.
The normativity of what is human and good might be found in Jesus Christ, but his Gospel is not a moral manual for complex everyday moral dilemmas where the good is to be done and evil avoided. As Aquinas taught, "Good is presneted to the will as its object by the reason; and in so far as it is in accord with reason, it enters the moral order, and causes moral goodnes in the act of the will; because the reason is the principle of human and moral acts, as stated in Q.18, A. 3)."
In Yiu Sing Lucas Chan's book "The Ten Commandments and the Beatiudes: Biblical Studies and Ethics for Real Life", he demonstrates that the 10 Commandaments and the Beatitudes reflect a wide host of virtues. One gets the feeling that it is almost impossible to practice all of the virtues as they relate to the Commandments and Beatitudes, even though most Catholics strive to live holy and upright lifes. For me, we need a practical application of virtue, not more abstraction.


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With less than 11 months to go before most Americans will be required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to have health insurance, the law remains a deeply divisive mandate among both the public and the lawmakers who must decide how to implement it.
The common ground that might reasonably have been expected once the U.S. Supreme Court largely upheld the law's constitutionality has not been realized, said Christina S. Ho, a health care policy expert who is an assistant professor at Rutgers School of Law–Newark. In a keynote address on February 5 at the Pharma Market Research Conference, Professor Ho discussed some of the reasons why such convergence has yet to occur and outlined one European country's experience that suggests the potential for a transformed healthcare insurance landscape in the United States.
What seemed likely to bring stakeholders together on some common ground rules, said Ho, was the ACA's encouragement of competition based on quality and value rather than risk selection. However, neither the federal government nor states have taken a muscular role in implementation thus far, thereby ceding to divergent state circumstances and health plan discretion. Much uncertainty still exists, with payers as the key stakeholders to watch, she said.
Professor Ho discussed the potential for convergence on a global-based evidence model, using the health insurance reforms implemented by the Netherlands in 2006 as her case study. Every country, Ho predicted, may drift toward coverage standards set by an increasingly global medical practice community. To ensure that innovation is accommodated, coverage needs to be designed according to an evidence-development model and not just an evidence-based model, she added.
Professor Ho is a graduate of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Law School. She was a member of the White House Domestic Policy Council during the Clinton Administration and later led Senator Hillary Clinton's health policy legislative staff.

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Unanswered: Ext Core PDF Manual
Any chance a copy of the ext-core manual, as a pdf can be posted online. Its rather hard to print the existing manual. Thanks.
23 Jun 2009 3:49 PM #2
Here is a PDF version....
I put together a quick version using the site manual content, let me know if anything is incorrect.
I just copy / pasted into a document, added some page breaks and CutePDF'd it out to a file.
Hope that helpsJoseph Francis,
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looks good, thanks for PDF version of manual.


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Reports say Ray Biggerstaff of Alvaton and Col. Robert Spiller of Oakland have spoken to Bowling Green commissioners and Warren County officials in their effort to bring such a facility to the area. They have gotten dozens of letters from supporters.
Biggerstaff says they are still working on getting enough land donated so that Bowling Green can get to the top of a list of cities competing for the next veteran's nursing home in Kentucky. He says a piece of land between 10 and 30 acres is needed.
Spiller says a veterans' nursing home would allow vets to pay based on their resources. He said other nursing homes can be a lot costlier.


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What is Ubuntu's market share on non-servers?
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Since most users don't buy Ubuntu, it isn't traded, and if there is no trade, there is no market, hence no market-share.
This might look nitpicking, but of course you don't have sales figures, if you don't sell it, so how should you count it? How do you handle parallel installations, which are quite common?
Nobody counts the number of installations in a reliable way, So it is hard to estimate.
For these kind of things I tend to turn to Statcounter Global Stats, more specifically this part. That doesn't go beyond the distros, but given Ubuntu's popularity compared to other distros I'll wager that it's not too far below the linux number. Of course that's only computers that are online, so the numbers are still skewed most likely.
I don't think it's an unanswerable question. The Wikipedia article about it has a thoroughly-researched and up-to-date answer. That conclusion is just over 1%. What's intriguing here is Android, which is already at 3/4ths of whatever penetration "Linux" has been able to achieve in the past 15 or so years.
As far as breaking down the relative use between popular distros, I like to use Google trends. Ubuntu has been running away with it, and making a good case for Linux on the desktop, for years now, but it's clear from the trending that Android is about to make desktop Linux statistically irrelevant.
No idea about just Ubuntu, but W3schools claims 5.1% for Linux since March 2011.
We don't know for sure. Microsoft says <1 % but I think its somewhere between 2% to 3%.


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I think the problem is in the calibration of the upper rail.
See the lines of wood on the cieling wher you can see the problem that appear in all my panos.
I would we thankfull if anybody can help me.
Thanks and best regards
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I think the problem is in the calibration of the upper rail.
See the lines of wood on the cieling wher you can see the problem that appear in all my panos.
I would we thankfull if anybody can help me.
Thanks and best regards
Hello Hernan,
and it would be nice to know the camera lens combination, the NN 3?, your upper and lower rails settings and the stitching software you use. My experience is that these situations are always critical and you have to add manual controlpoints to the areas with the faults. I do not think it is something which can not be solved.
When you can download the images I will try to help you and I am quite sure some others as well.
Hi Hernan,
Because i recognized faults in the database in lower rail settings, i remeasured the lower rail settings also for the D200=D300. I checked it it 60 with an NN5. I can not check this for NN3, cause i do not have one. Let us trust the database, you always can see a difference of 4mm NN3/NN5 with CP. So try 64 for D300 - NN3 Cp for lower rail setting and test it with the hacksaw view.
If you like to send the pictures, i can check it tonight in PTGui and APG for you. You may send them to my email address if you like to. The upper rail setting should be ok with 86.
But as i told you before, this fault in stitching happens quite often, specially in areas with few or without CP's. Please check the pictures 0-1, 1-2, 2-3, etc about CP's in the area of the ceiling etc. I suppose they are crowed in another area of the picture. In this case you should delete the rare ones and add Cp's manually. And then try again.
Thx for sending the pictures,
I already have send you my response. It might help the forum, if you allow me to send my response to the forum, just a comment about the problem of the situation, nothing about you personally. To try to set a status of these problems in stitching software. Using your pictures. Nothing to do with faults of your own. Just something with a "very tricky" surrounding to take panos in circumstances like this.
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6 Japanese Video Games That Will Make Your Head Explode
#3. Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest: The Geometric Animal Breeding Game
Via Covergalaxy.com
Animal Leader was a game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 console that was so bizarre, they decided they wouldn't even bother trying to sell it outside Japan. However, the game was later picked up and translated by another company for the GameCube, and they renamed it Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest, since it's supposed to be based on the concept of natural selection (if Darwin had been extremely high when he came up with it, or just Japanese).
The game is perfectly summed up by its trailer, where we can see a group of little cube-shaped pigs peacefully playing together ...
Japanese pork chops are shaped like Wendy's hamburgers.
... when a larger cube-beast barges in and freaking tears them apart.
Seriously, watch the trailer so you can hear the blood-curdling screams of that pig.
And then the horrifying silence as its head snaps off.
That's literally what the game is about: You start as a little cube-piglet and slowly evolve into something bigger and scarier by fighting other animals, violently ripping apart their limbs and eating them to gain their powers (if that's not how real evolution works, it should be). The objective is to become strong enough that you can take on the King of All Cubivores, eat his limbs and take his place. This game is "E for Everyone," by the way.
The only part the trailer doesn't mention is the cubic animal boning.
"So leave us alone. So I can whip out my bone. You can tell by my tone. We'll be fucking."
Seriously, once you've eaten enough body parts and completed the level, you can enter the Love Tunnel, which isn't even a euphemism, because there are literally female cube-animals waiting inside to let you penetrate them. The more "raw meat" you've collected through the stage, the sexier you are to the females and the bigger your orgy becomes.
Seven hours later ...
And that's not even the most disturbing part: Once you've literally boned yourself to death, you see the corpse of the cube-animal you were just using lying outside the Love Tunnel as you take control of their slightly more evolved offspring. From now on, we're just going to assume this is how Pokemon evolve off-camera, too.
You can't tell, but he died with a smile on his face, and a massive square boner.
#2. Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire Is All Jackie Chans, All the Time
Via Hkfilm.net
Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire: Legend of Jackie Chan is an upgraded version of a previous Jackie Chan arcade fighting game, The Kung-Fu Master Jackie Chan, rereleased after people complained that the game didn't have enough Jackie Chan in it. The logical solution would have been to add Jackie Chan as a playable character, since previously you only got to fight him. However, the people who designed this game did not operate under conventional logic, but on some higher Jackie-Chan-powered level of consciousness, so they decided to add not one Jackie Chan ...
This is the "I've clearly just farted" Jackie Chan.
... or even two Jackie Chans ...
And then we have "Traffic Control" Jackie Chan.
... but three separate Mortal Kombat-style playable Jackie Chan characters with different outfits, powers and personalities.
And finally, "Fuck if I know" Jackie Chan.
And yes, you can make Jackie Chan fight Jackie Chan and then go on to fight against Jackie Chan, who incidentally is still the final boss (or rather, the three final bosses). The number of Jackie Chans in the game also corresponds with the number of Jackie Chans in the full title, The Kung-Fu Master Jackie Chan: Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire: Legend of Jackie Chan, which probably has some deeper meaning.
The other characters aren't actually real, but nobody ever found that out because nobody ever selected one.
The implication of all this is that in this game, Jackie Chan is omnipresent, omniscient and possibly even omnipotent. You see, unlike other fighting games, this one makes it perfectly clear when you beat Jackie Chan that you didn't actually beat Jackie Chan -- when you win a fight, he immediately jumps back, having sustained no harm, and says something like "Good fight!" or "You're getting better!" which sounds especially deranged when he's saying it to himself. Meanwhile, all the other characters simply lie on the ground in the same situation, dead or defeated.
"Good job. But evidently not good enough to dampen my enthusiasm of your 'victory.'"
And if you complete the game, the final ending for all the characters is exactly the same: Jackie Chan. Just ... just Jackie Chan.
"Finish jacking your chan, turn this game off and think hard about your choice in fetishes."
#1. Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou
Via Mobygames.com
The plot of Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou, a 1995 first-person point-and-click PC game, is pretty simple: Your character has lost his soul, so he borrows the soul of a friend for 49 hours and sets off to the island of Tong-Nou to recover his own. Seems pretty straightforward ... but it's not like the absolutely pants-shittingly terrifying trailer bothers to mention any of what we just said.
It's the version of The Brady Bunch they make you watch in hell.
The game itself isn't any saner. The "island" of Tong-Nou is actually a giant green glowing head floating in space, which is modeled after the lead designer of this game. You can enter the head through any orifice, so in that sense it's a good thing that he didn't decide to include his whole body, we guess.
This may be a little awkward ...
Entering the head takes you to a series of long mazes filled with Myst-type logic puzzles that lack any logic. For example, in order to get an item from a character called the King of Life (actually a floating eye-thingy), you have to throw an ant at him to make him sneeze, then you can climb inside of his mouth and meet a smaller version of him, who will ask you trivia questions. We're pretty sure they use a similar puzzle to test people for schizophrenia.
Also, apparently this is what you look like.
As you wander through the mostly empty halls inside the giant head island, you will randomly bump into a small creature who runs frantically from side to side chanting "fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun" in a high-pitched voice and giving you cryptic clues. It would be almost whimsical, if he didn't look like this:
"Dear God, man, don't pet him! He'll take your whole arm!"
Other characters include a creature named Pang-Xie who "dines on his own legs" and a beast with three minds that appears in front of you, becomes depressed and kills itself within 10 seconds. You also die constantly, by the way, but that's OK: Every time you're killed, you are reincarnated as someone else in the "Tree of Life," which actually looks like a pretty pleasant place ...
It's a geyser that ejaculates troll dolls! Run!
... until a hand grabs your face out of nowhere and instantly kills you again. You actually have nine different lives to choose from, three of which are instant deaths, if that makes any sense.
The game's creator made an even more bizarre sequel called Chu-Teng or Chuuten, but apparently nobody has played it and survived, because there's little record of it online. So what other games has this guy worked on? Well, he also helped in a little PlayStation game called LSD: Dream Emu -- wait, shit, now it all makes sense.
For more reasons we'll never fly to Japan, check out 6 Japanese Subcultures That Are Insane (Even for Japan) and 9 Beloved Characters Made Horrifying by Japan.


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Forgive me if this is a really dumb question, I know very little about how proxy servers work and how traffic is directed through them. I am basing this question off using the HideMyAss on my windows desktop. After downloading their program, they were able to direct all of my web traffic through their proxy servers no matter which web browser I was using.


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In the twenty-first century, political correctness, cynicism, prag-matism, and the commodification of sex have reduced romantic love to a discredited myth or a recreational sport—"a cause for embarrassment," says Cristina Nehring. In A Vindication of Love, Nehring wrests romantic love from the clutches of retrograde feminists and cutting-edge capitalists, thrill-seeking convenience shoppers and safe-sex moralists. With help from lovers ranging from Heloise and Abelard to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Nehring celebrates the wild, irreverent, and uncompromising models of love we have inherited—as she rediscovers romantic love's fearless and heroic provenance, and challenges readers to demand partnerships that fully engage body, heart, and mind.
About the Author
A highly acclaimed and consistently provocative critic and essayist, Cristina Nehring has written for Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, the New York Times Book Review, Conde Nast Traveler, New York magazine, American Scholar, the Los Angeles Times, and the London Review of Books, among other publications. She lives with her daughter in Paris, Los Angeles, and Chania, Greece.
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"An eloquent plea for romantic daring and idealism…A bold, high-flying polemic which sets out to do nothing less than reclaim romantic love for our times."
-Ingrid Norton, Open Letter Monthly
"A sharp new polemic.... A Vindication of Love makes an ardent and engaging case for attraction in its rawest form—where lust, emotion and the intellect converge."
"A rousing defense of imprudent ardor and romantic excess. . . . It's difficult to deny that she's on to something. . . . Ms. Nehring reveals (and revels in) the rich inner agonies of the love-tossed."
-Wall Street Journal
"An ambitious polemic. . . . A fresh reading of literary and historical figures. . . . Nehring's paean to unconventional ecstasy is a bracing reminder of how narrow and orthodox our vision of love has become."
"A wild appreciation of men and women . . . who passionately and fearlessly and recklessly redefine romance. . . . The passionate creatures who refuse to play it safe and settle down now have an intelligent, like-minded advocate."
-Jessa Crispin, The Smart Set
"A fierce and lively book.... one of those rare books that could make people think about their intimate lives in a new way."
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Just wondering if anyone had tried using any of the structure tags available to post permalinks with custom post types... I'm moving my "listings" posts on a site I manage from a category hack under Posts to their own custom post type, but I'd like to still keep some sort of numeric date reference in the permalink structure. How difficult is that to set up?
Hey goldenapples, rewriting the permalink structure does the trick. I've posted an example on my blog: http://madpress.org/display-date-in-custom-post-type-permalinks/564/.
This process, and other issues related to custom post type permalinks, are described more fully here.
Yes, you should be able to use date based URLs by using the
Not sure exactly how custom endpoints work, but it's supported according to the codex page.
And because it's not documented, here's all the possible endpoint values(though i don't know specifically which are supported with custom post types)..
If that doesn't work correctly, maybe just setting


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When students at Allen County-Scottsville High go back to school, they won't have to question the dress code policy anymore.
The principal, Greg Dunn, says, "There were some situations in our current policy that weren't real clear and students didn't know where they stood."
Dunn and a group of teachers and students got together to clarify some of the school rules, including the dress code.
For females, one of the most noticeable changes is that they won't be able to wear off-the shoulder shirts, without something underneath.
Dunn says, "A lot of times the off the shoulder look had a small strap or a bra strap and we didn't feel that was appropriate."
If a girl does wear a sleeveless shirt, the strap has to be at least two inches wide.
Males also have sleeveless shirt restrictions. In the past boys could wear them if the strap had a hem, but now they won't be able to wear sleeveless shirts at all.
Dunn says, "What we run into are students that wear shirts that have a large armhole and exposes the midriff."
The students won't be able to wear extreme make-up or hair colors. They also won't be able to sport extreme hair styles.
While students might say what they wear doesn't affect their learning, school officials say it could affect the person sitting next to them.
"The person that chooses to wear that might not be affected by their learning, it might not affect their discipline, but they might have an influence on somebody else."
Principal Dunn wants the students to realize once they graduate and get a job in the real world; chances are they won't be able to wear revealing clothes. Dunn says, "Certain things they're going to be exposed to will require them to dress a certain way and I think they need to be aware of that."
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In the city park you taste from about 100 domestic and international beer types and enjoy tasty fares and several live performances.
Budapest is a dynamic city that has just awoken from a long sleep. You will be taken on a journey back into time.
The mighty Danube flows through Budapest. The river divides the city into two parts: Buda and Pest. Buda is hilly, has a medieval atmosphere and was home to most of the aristocracy. Pest is flat, has a nineteenth-century atmosphere and was the district inhabited by the bourgeoisie. The two worlds were linked by seven bridges, each with its own ambience.
Only a few statues in Budapest still commemorate the Russian period. Most of the statues of this period have been replaced by statues of Hungarian heroes. In Szobor Park at the border of the city, there is a collection of communist statues that once dominated the city. Most historical architectural styles are represented in Budapest. The hotchpotch of styles is clearly shown in the fairytale Vajdahunyad Castle.


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I need to know if a certain Banach space I stumbled upon is reflexive or not. I need to know what are the state of the art techniques to determine if a Banach space is reflexive or not. For example, how does one prove that the space of bounded continuous functions is not reflexive. Same question for Linfinity. A description of the methods involved or a reference would both be appreciated.
A good reference for functional analysis in general is the book by John B. Conway. This book states that if $X$ is a compact space(or more generally a completely regular space), then $C(X)$ is reflexive if and only if $X$ is finite(p. 90). See This link for proofs or you can easily construct an element in $C(X)^{**}\setminus C(X)$ using the Riesz representation theorem. In particular, by Gelfand duality, every infinite dimensional commutative $C^{*}$-algebra is non-reflexive, so the space $L^{\infty}(\mu)$ is reflexive if and only if $L^{\infty}(\mu)$ is finite dimensional.


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Although it may not be as popular as the vibrant tourist's compound of Kuta and Legian or the thrilling waves of the island's south coast among tourists, Denpasar, the capital city of the Island-Province of Bali holds its own charm as a place where modernity and Balinese distinct culture blend flawlessly as a whole. The city also acts as the major hub that connects the many tourists' destinations within Bali Island. Denpasar is also the site where the Bali Arts Festival is held annually.
Designated as Bali's capital city since 1958, replacing the former capital of Singaraja in the north, the city of Denpasar has since then grown rapidly in population and economy. Around its major square are the office of the Governor, the Bali Museum, and Bali's first hotel, the Bali Hotel, where Hollywood filmstars Charlie Chaplin and Barbara Hutton once stayed. Also around here are major banks. While other government offices can be found at Renon.
The Puputan Square itsef is a historic landmark in Bali's heroic history. In 1906, when Dutch forces landed on Sanur and moved to the city, the King of Badung, his Queen, children and the entire court wearing all white clothing and armed only with the keris, fiercely confronted the oncoming bullets. The royal house was entirely wiped out, except for one young prince, whose descendent was later installed as the Cokorda or King of Pemecutan.
As historic reminder of this phenomenal stance, the huge Bajra Sandhi Monument was erected at the Puputan Margarana Square, right in the heart of the city. The monument is most significant for its commemoration of the various puputans (suicidal fight to the death) of the Balinese in the struggle against Dutch colonialism: in 1908 the Raja of Klungkung together with his court also prefered death rather than surrender and shame. Inside the monument, visitors will find dioramas and other valuable collections depicting the history of the Balinese struggle against colonialism
The provincial adminsitration's seat of Bali, Denpasar is bristling with temples, palaces, and at the eastern part is the popular lay back beach of Sanur. Although is a center for government and businesses, the city does not cramped itself with lines of tall buildings or modern architectures. Instead, many of the government offices, banks, businesses offices, shopping malls, and others retain the distinct personality of Balinese culture.
Denpasar is by far the largest city in Bali but still manages to retain a small town ambience despite heavy traffic congestion on its roads. The city is generally made up of tightly knit villages complete with historic Hindu temples surrounded by communal family compounds. It offers the most accessible way to see real, uncompromising Balinese life. Denpasar is also Bali's best spot for shopping and features everything from lively street markets, vast department stores and more than its fair share of trendy boutiques. Expect the cheapest prices in Bali for almost everything as most stores cater to locals.
The capital city offers the best way to explore the island complete insight through the Bali Provincial Museum (Museum Negeri Provinsi Bali) or simply known as Bali Museum. As Bali's flagship museum, it offers an informative introduction to almost all things in Bali through a vast array of cultural and historic artifacts from across the island. It is housed in four traditional pavilions set around a walled compound, right in the heart of town. Weaponry, utensils, precious jewelry, Balinese textiles, religious artifacts, traditional costumes and masks, and several artworks are among some of the collection displayed in the museum.
Located in the eastern suburbs, the Taman Werdhi Budaya or Bali Art's Center is Bali's foremost cultural centre. It comprises a large exhibition space, art museum, concert hall and amphitheatre and an adjoining school for the performing arts. There are permanent displays of Balinese art covering all styles made famous in nearby Ubud, woodcarvings and traditional costumes. Visitors can experience dance and music performances in two open-air amphitheaters with modern lighting. Dances are also regularly staged for the public, including works integrating modern Balinese choreography. The unique Kecak performance staged every night at 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
As any place in Bali, Denpasar is also decorated with many Hindu Temples. Among some of the renowned temples in Denpasar are the Pura Agung Jagatnata (adjacent to the Bali Museum), Pura Maospahit, and Puri Pemecutan.
As capital of Bali Province, there are wide ranges of accommodation selection you can find in Bali from starred hotels to modest inns. For a list of hotels with website, you can refer to our find a hotel, others can be observed below:
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Most visitors coming to Bali will arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS), also known as Denpasar International Airport. Despite this misleading name, the airport is actually located in Tuban between Kuta and Jimbaran, roughly 15 Km from Denpasar or about 30 minutes drive. Acting as a main entrance to Bali, the airport is the second-busiest international airport in Indonesia, after Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Ngurah Rai International Airport connects Bali to most of Indonesian major cities and some of the major cities of the world. More information on domestic and international flights to and from Ngurah Rai International Airport can be found at http://www.ngurahrai-airport.co.id
Denpasar is centrally located and easily reached by car or taxi from the main tourist regions of south Bali. A trip from Kuta, Legian and Seminyak will take 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. Sanur is just 15 minutes to the east and Ubud about 30 minutes to the north. Tabanan is about 40 minutes to the northwest. A pre-paid taxi from the airport will cost between Rp 70,000 and 100,000, depending on exactly where in Denpasar you are heading to.
The main bus terminal of Denpasar is Ubung, which is also a bemo (public minibuses transportation) terminal. Aside from connecting many cities in Bali, Ubung is also the main bus hub of Southern Bali to Java. A bus to and from Surabaya, the capital of East Java will cost about IDR120.000 including the ferry trip between Banyuwangi and Gilimanuk, mineral water and a meal.
Although there is no train station nor any railroad tracks in Bali, you can still use train as a transportation option to Denpasar. Through the Inter-Transportation Modes Ticket (Titam/Tiket Terpadu Antar Moda) You can buy the so-called "train tickets" to and from Surabaya, including a bus (air-conditioned) to Banyuwangi, and the ferry between Gilimanuk and Ketapang, and then a train from Banyuwangi to Surabaya. More information at http://www.indo.com/ground_transport/train_old/deparinfo.html


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Emerson F330WW Appliance White 3 Light Turtle Fitter Ceiling Fan Light Kit
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Generally a turtle fitter is the term for a round base in the center with 4 lights coming out of it. It mimics a turtle shell with 4 legs coming out of it. This particular one is similar to a turtle fitter, but it has 3 legs instead of 4.
What is a turtle fitter?
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Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga in 1881 and is considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century with one of the most extensive artistic outputs by a single artist.
Working his way through a startling array of styles, ranging from the melancholic Blue and Rose periods to Cubism and latterly Classicism and Surrealism, his work is as diverse as it is iconic. In this expansive collection of museum quality prints, you will find works from all of these periods.
Whether you choose the subtlety and elegance of his line drawings, or the vibrancy and power of his Cubist masterpieces, you will be rewarded with a beautiful piece of art with enduring appeal.


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Archives 322
Intercollegiate Knights - Pullman Chapter - Papers
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The collection of Intercollegiate Knights papers was received at the Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, & Special Collections (MASC) from Linda Commons of the ASWSU (Associated Students of Washington State University) offices in the Compton Union Building (CUB) on January 28, 2003. It was processed in August of 2012 by Katrina Burch. A small amount of realia was transferred to WSUs Alumni Centre prior to processing.
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Number of containers: 1 box
Linear feet of shelf space: 1
Organizational History
In 1919, a group of male students from the University of Washington formed the Knights of the Hook as a service group. In 1922, along with groups from Montana State University, University of Montana, Washington State College (WSC, now University / WSU), University of Idaho, and University of Oregon, they became a national service organization as the Intercollegiate Knights (IKs). The first national convention was held at WSC in 1924. There are now four organizations that make up the IKs as of 2012: The Intercollegiate Knights, the International Order of the Knights and Nobles, International Guild of Nobles and the Intercollegiate Knights Foundation.
The IK chapter at WSU, the Cougar Guard, existed from 1922 through 1985. The name comes from one of the first duties of the IKs, to guard the cougar mascot and other trophies of the college. Another duty of theirs was to ring the victory bell after each Cougar victory. The victory bell was finally fixed atop College Hall in the 1930s, after being moved to several locations, and rung by the IKs until the 1970s when safety concerns stopped the practice. In 1998 the bell was removed and placed in front of the Alumni Centre, where it is again rung after Cougar victories.
Collection Description
The items in the collection are records of the Pullman chapter of the Intercollegiate Knights and some records of the national organization. The records consist of material such as meeting notes and minutes, financial accounts, training for pages (new members) and notes on activities.
The collection is arranged into two series, the Pullman chapter and National materials, and two individual folders. Both series are ordered alphabetically, then by date within those series. The two individual folders, photographs and correspondence, have been put at the back of the collection because they deal both with the Pullman chapter and with the National organization. In the same box, placed on top of the folders due to size, there are three oversized pieces: a painting, a photographs collage, and a flier.
This collection is open and available for research use. Copyright apply.
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Intercollegiate Knights - Pullman Chapter Papers, 1941-1985 (Archives 322)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
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The Murray State University Board of Regents plans to decide by May what action will be taken on school President Randy Dunn's future and a possible new contract.
The Murray Ledger & Times reported that set out a schedule at a meeting on Friday giving a committee until May 10 to make recommendations to the full board about Dunn's future at the southwestern Kentucky school.
The issue of the contract had come to the forefront in recent months in part because of two jobs for which Dunn had applied. Dunn interviewed for the presidency of Missouri State University in October and interviewed to become the next Florida Commissioner of Education. Another candidate was selected for that job. Dunn was one of two finalists for the Missouri job, but withdrew.


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When A is an abelian group with trivial G-action (G being a discrete group) we get that Hn(G,A)≅Hn(BG,A). Is there a similar connection between group cohomology and topological cohomology if A is a non-trivial ℤG-module? What can we say in that case?
This is an example of twisted cohomology. In general, for a generalized cohomology theory (spectrum) E and a space X you can talk about E-twists over X. This is a certain structure on X. Given a particular twist $\tau$, you can then form the $\tau$-twisted cohomology $E^\tau(X)$. This was the subject of a recent ArXiv paper by Ando-Blumberg-Gepner. One way to think of this is that E-cohomology of X is naturally graded by the E-twists. (This viewpoint is especially when E is an $E_\infty$-ring spectrum, in which case twists can be added and there is a cup product-type formula).
In the case of ordinary cohomology, a twist reduces to a local system on X. A local system is the same thing as a functor from the fundamental groupoid of X to the category of abelian groups. This can equivalently be thought of as a locally constant sheaf of abelian groups on X, connecting up with Sammy Black's answer. For more general types of cohomology, these don't correspond to sheaves in the usual sense. If you allow "sheaves of spectra" you can get this work, but that is a difficult and long story.
In the case that $X = BG$ (with G discrete), then the fundamental groupoid of X is equivalent to the category G, i.e. the category with a single object with automorphisms the group G. Then a local system, i.e. a functor $G \to Ab$ is exactly the same as a G-module. Then the twisted cohomology of $BG$ with this twist is exactly the group cohomology of G with values in the module. There is also a similar homology story.
You have to introduce the language of sheaves. Then, the coefficients can be described succinctly as a locally constant sheaf.
Alternatively, you can view the coefficient system as a bundle over your space $BG$ with $A$ fibers. Locally, the coefficients behave as if the $G$-action were trivial, but if one considers a loop that represents a nontrivial element of $\pi_1(BG) = G$, monodromy comes into play.
For any space $X$ with $\pi_1X=G$ and any $ZG$ module $A$, define $C_*(X;A)$ to be $C_*(\tilde{X})\otimes_{ZG}A$ and define $C^* (X;A)$ to be
$Hom_{ZG}(C_*(\tilde{X}),A)$, where $C_*(\tilde{X})$ is the
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Dr Craig Beard says: "We call it Ci. Ci system and basically it is a computer assisted system that allows us to see the patient's anatomy 3-dimensionally."
The Ci system at the Medical Center is the first of it's kind in the state of Kentucky. The surgeon uses a special wand to pinpoint areas of the knee that should be cut for the replacement. A monitor shows the doctor how many millimeters to cut and what degree and angle should be used.
Dr. Beard says: "It allows us to hopefully make more accurate cuts when we actually section the bone doing joint replacement."
Dr. Beard says there are many benefits to using the Ci system.
Dr.Beard says: "By using Ci system it allows us to get away from having to drill holes in the bone. By getting away from the drilling of the holes, we have less blood loss."
He says it also is less painful for patients and allows for a smaller incision. With society aging many people want to remain active and knee replacement is becoming more common.
Dr. Beard says: "Very common. In fact in the past few years because knee replacements have become so successful the procedure has become so commonplace people expect more active lifestyle this day and time. They want to get out they want to be able to walk."
Doctor Beard says they have performed nine cases of the Ci Surgery in our area and are very pleased with the results. He says there are some other areas experimenting with the computer-assisted surgery for hip replacement, but that technology is not being released just yet.


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find this in the autopano Pro Documentation
very easy and intuitive.
find this in the autopano Pro Documentation
very easy and intuitive.
We listen. We try harder.
looks good ... but how did he draw the yellow cross hairs?
I think you can use a mirror as well. You stand behind the pano head and camera. You stand still and look into the mirror. You can mark the mirror image of NPP on the mirror. It should not move when you rotate the pano head.
We listen. We try harder.
...which brings to mind an idea I have for your NN's -- in one of the pictures, there is a
yellow disk with a crosshair. Put a similar cross hair on the locking knob.
Also, on my NN, the locking screw sits slightly off center. If I take it
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Thanatophoric dysplasia
Other Names for this Disease
- Dwarfism thanatophoric
- Thanatophoric Dwarfism
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FGFR3 gene. While this condition is considered to be autosomal dominant, virtually all cases have occurred in people with no history of the disorder in their family.[1]Thanatophoric dysplasia is a severe skeletal disorder characterized by extremely short limbs and folds of extra skin on the arms and legs. Other features of this condition include a narrow chest, short ribs, underdeveloped lungs, and an enlarged head with a large forehead and prominent, wide-spaced eyes. Most infants with thanatophoric dysplasia are stillborn or die shortly after birth from respiratory failure. A few affected individuals have survived into childhood with extensive medical help. Thanatophoric dysplasia is caused by mutations in the
Two major forms of thanatophoric dysplasia have been described, type I and type II. Type I thanatophoric dysplasia is distinguished by the presence of curved thigh bones and flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly). Type II thanatophoric dysplasia is characterized by straight thigh bones and a moderate to severe skull abnormality called a cloverleaf skull.[1]
Last updated: 12/13/2012
- Thanatophoric dysplasia. Genetics Home Reference (GHR). October 2012; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/thanatophoric-dysplasia.
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- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Thanatophoric dysplasia. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
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- Medscape Reference provides information on this topic. You may need to register to view the medical textbook, but registration is free.
- The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch's tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Thanatophoric dysplasia. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Other Names for this Disease
- Dwarfism thanatophoric
- Thanatophoric Dwarfism
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Fazed Tweed is an interesting mix of wool, and fine alpaca, with a filled tube like construction this yarn gives a soft blended tweed like knitted fabric.
Brushed Fleece is a super soft blend of extra fine merino wool and baby alpaca. The yarn has a soft marl colour effect and is quick to knit making it very wearable, warm and lightweight.
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Seems like a lot of people are dedicating threads to themselves while helping out with their specialties. My specialty is knowing everything that has ever happened as well as what will most likely happen in the immediate future. I've generally restricted my knowledge to old Prex members (most of the newer ones suck) and whatever random faction I find myself in. However, I'm now willing to openly share with the community.
Want to know about why some drama started in the past? About what drama is going on currently? About what is going to happen next? Want to know what bugs are being exploited this week? Feel free to ask, and I'll answer the questions from every member in the community who deserves any respect.
NOTE: This is not an attempt at me getting into the consortium by showing that I have so much to contribute. I have already rejected every offer to join that I have received from the devs.


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the following statement appeared implicitly in a text I read and maybe you could just give me a hint how to see this resp. give a reference:
If you have two k-varieties $X$ and $Y$ (sufficiently nice) and you have a morphism
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Today in Tweet Beat, Lindsay Lohan is pissed that people aren't more familiar with how alcohol-monitoring anklets work, Katy Perry takes a thinly-veiled shot at Lady Gaga, and Adrianne Curry loves her naked body.
My scram wasn't set off.
My scram wasn't set off-Its physically impossible considering I've nothing for it to go off-All of these false resports are absolutely wrong
This is all because of a FALSE accusation by tabloids& paparazzi& it is fucking digusting- I've been more than I'm compliance &feeling great
oh, fyi i have never heard of any sort of "curfew" at all.. so this is all news to me... i always upload my scram
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My internet was blinking on and off. I had to call my 13 year old for tech support. What will I do when he's at scout camp?? ;-)
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This is the last installment of our Mobile Home Series on insulation. This episode focuses on insulating the walls of a mobile home. Ken and his crew will demonstrate the technique of bat stuffing those walls as well as blowing-in hard to reach spots.
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Throwback Thursday!
Every Thursday we will feature an old school 3 Doors Down video on our YouTube channel in celebration of Throwback Thursday! The videos will be a mix of live performances, TV appearances, interviews, and whatever else we can find in the 3 Doors Down vault. For the first week's installment, below is a performace from The Tonight Show of 'Let Me Go' from 2005!


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I would like my window buttons to be elementary like with the close button on the left and maximise on the right with no minimise button. Gnome Tweak Tool seems to only allow me to move all buttons, not individual buttons. How can I achieve this? Thanks
In case you don't have gconf-editor: install it by this command
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Time Is Up for Site Of Former Imperial Pools
WHEELING – Despite talk of trying to save the building, City Manager Robert Herron said demolition of the former Imperial Pools building on McColloch Street will move forward.
Asbestos abatement of the structure was expected to begin "any time now," Herron said this week. Although he did not know when the actual demolition would begin, Herron said any discussion of preserving the dilapidated building is moot at this point.
After years of litigation surrounding building code violations, the building's last owner – Dog Bone Properties LLC – relinquished the deed to the 1401 McColloch St. property to the city. According to Herron, the city agreed to accept ownership of the building because the presence of a demolition contractor nearby working to clear the way for the future J.B. Chambers Recreational Park presented an opportunity to get the building razed at a lower cost.
Edgco Inc. of Lansing agreed to raze the Imperial Pools building in a $48,000 change order to the original East Wheeling demolition contract. Herron said estimates to tear the structure down as a stand-alone project were nearly $20,000 higher.
While he acknowledged accepting the deed absolved Dog Bone Properties of any financial responsibility, Herron said the opportunity to get the building demolished at a discount seemed to make it the best course of action.
The city would have had to spend taxpayer money to demolish the building anyway, and then place a lien against the property in order to recoup that expense – a process Herron believes could have taken several years, if not longer based on the city's recent difficulty to bring the owner into court to answer for multiple building code violations.
According to information on the West Virginia Secretary of State's website, Dog Bone Properties formed in October of 2009 and lists two officers: Valerie Wilson of Pennsboro, W.Va., and Betty Diprose of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, who was added as an officer in January.
The Victorian structure, which served as the Jefferson School before becoming home to the former Imperial Pools business, has stood since the late 19th century.
After Herron announced the city's intention to raze the building, it became one of several city-owned structures identified by Mayor Andy McKenzie's new committee on preservation as one of those that could be sold at low cost to people who agree to renovate the property in a timely manner consistent with its history.
But that plan, not yet approved by City Council, is still in the early stages of development, and timing was the reason cited for taking ownership of the building in the first place.
Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp. Executive Director Jeremy Morris, who leads the mayor's committee and also is a member of the Historic Landmarks Commission, could not be reached for comment Friday.