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As investigators try to uncover the motives and methods of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, another mystery may take longer to solve: How much will the attacks harm the economies of Boston and the U.S.?
Economists still haven't reached a consensus on the cost of the far-deadlier Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Questions such as whether to count the cost of the war in Afghanistan, the plunge in the stock market after the attacks and the post-9/11 fall in airline travel, have led to a broad range of estimates, from less than $100 billion to more than $2 trillion.
Few economists expect the Boston attacks to cost anywhere near those amounts. Property damage, deaths and injuries were much more limited in Boston than after Sept. 11 in New York, in Stonycreek Township, Pa., and at the Pentagon. Boston was shut down for a large part of a day, but economic activity in a broader area ground to a halt in the days and weeks after the 2001 attacks.
Much of the Boston economy carried on even as people were confined to their homes last Friday, in part because many jobs could be done by telecommuting. And unless stronger links are found between the alleged bombers and overseas terror groups, the marathon bombing is unlikely to provoke overseas military activity or fears of more attacks from the same source.
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Yet uncertainties remain. Economists say cities tend to bounce back well from one attack, but a follow-on assault could be devastating to consumer and business confidence. The Boston bombers' effectiveness in shutting down the city, despite their apparently limited training and resources, could inspire copycats.
"In the short run, much of the lost revenue from the shutdown will be recouped in 'relief' celebrating and shopping following success in apprehending" suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, said Michael J. Carter, an economist at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. But, he added, "This confidence is fragile."
Economists studying terrorism's impact generally try to separate the direct costs of attacks from the costs of responses. Responses, such as military action in Afghanistan against the Taliban or Boston's all-out manhunt for the bombing suspects, are harder to attribute to the initial attacks because they aren't inevitable.
Paying the costs of responses also can bring benefits of its own—for example, by preventing more attacks. "Suppose we did not pay them and allowed the terrorism threat to be higher—what would the economy look like?" said V. Kerry Smith, an economist at Arizona State University.
Yet there is still controversy about whether to pin the cost of the war in Afghanistan on the Sept. 11 attacks. "The Afghanistan intervention was a direct response to the 9/11 attacks, so all the costs are directly attributable," said Linda Bilmes, senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University. She and Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist at Columbia University, have estimated the Afghanistan war has cost the U.S. $2 trillion.
Other economists are skeptical. Brock Blomberg, at Claremont McKenna College, said it is best to exclude war costs in assessing Sept. 11. "Otherwise it turns into a bit of a political exercise," he said.
Adam Rose, an economist at the University of Southern California, prefers to include only direct costs such as business interruption and property damage. Even there, estimates vary widely. Prof. Rose and colleagues enlisted eight teams in 2009—with funding from the Department of Homeland Security—to each model the economic impact of Sept. 11, and got estimates ranging from $0—if the pre-existing U.S. recession was entirely to blame for economic woes—to $549 billion. Separating the effects of that recession from those of the attacks is one of the main challenges facing researchers.
Disquietingly, the loss of lives isn't the predominant factor, economically speaking. Even using a value of about $7 million to $8 million per life, a typical estimate used by government agencies for cost-benefit analyses of saving lives, the Sept. 11 attacks cost only about $20 billion to $25 billion in human capital. "It's much smaller than business interruptions," Prof. Rose said.
Confining the scope to direct costs may miss broader economic effects. A 2004 paper by Prof. Blomberg and colleagues used a database of 12,164 world-wide terrorism incidents between 1968 and 2001 to compute the macroeconomic effect of such acts, and found that on average they are linked to a decline in a country's economic growth of half a percentage point. However, their effect on growth in the more-developed countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was statistically insignificant.
"In terms of terrorism, most advanced economies are reasonably resilient," Prof. Blomberg said. "Other forms of conflict such as civil war or external war are much more damaging."
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I was watching Dave Mustaine from Megadeth in their concert DVD from Argentina and I was confused by his double neck Flying V:
I've seen guitars with the tuner "in the back" before, but this is the first time I've seen this configuration. Also, where are the tuning keys for the bottom part?
I know Dave plays Deans these days:
The guitar in the first image appears to not be a Dean (or a Jackson, which is what he used to play). In other scenes in the DVD it's clear to me that the headstocks have tuners, I just don't understand the ones in the back.
Can someone explain this kind of Flying V and why the tuners are configured the way they are?


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Georgia Southern hands Wofford 60-44 first-round loss
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The third time was the charm for Georgia Southern as it avenged both of its season losses to Wofford on Friday with a 60-44 first-round win in the opening game of the Southern Conference tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center.
Eric Ferguson had 17 points and five rebounds, and Tre Bussey had 12 points and nine rebounds, leading the ninth-seeded Eagles to today's second round against top-seeded Davidson.
"They were just flat-out better than us this time. They played harder than we did, and they outhustled us for the 50-50 balls," Wofford coach Mike Young said. "The average fan doesn't realize how important the 50-50 balls are. They can change the entire ballgame, and that's what happened today."
Georgia Southern (14-18) surrendered the lead only twice and closed out the first half with a 12-0 run to go up 30-18 at the break. The Eagles pulled away to begin the second half, going up 49-32 after a 3 by Bussey and two free throws by Camero Baskerville.
C.J. Reed was the only other Eagle in double figures with 10 points and four assists.
"It was a huge, huge win for us, especially since they beat us twice during the season," Eagles coach Charlton Young said. "Mike Young is one of the premier coaches in the country, so it's a big accomplishment any time you can beat one of his teams."
The Terriers (13-19) had two in double figures: Freshman Spencer Collins with 10 and sophomore Indiana Faithfull with 10.
Mike Young will have 13 players returning from his 14-man roster, losing lone senior Taylor Wagener.
"I'm excited about what we have coming back next year. Spencer Collins had a great year for us, and we're going to have him for many more years. He's a dandy," Young said. "(Lee) Skinner also had a really nice season. I really like what we have coming back next year."
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An honest woman - 03-26-2010, 03:11 PM
One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, a water fairy appeared and asked, "My dear, why are you crying?" The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and that she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family.
The water fairy put her hand into the water, and pulled out a golden thimble set with sapphires.
"Is this your thimble?" the fairy asked.
The seamstress replied, "No."
The water fairy again dipped her hand into the river. She held out a golden thimble studded with rubies.
"Is this your thimble?" the fairy asked. Again, the seamstress replied, "No."
The water fairy reached down again and came up with a leather thimble.
"Is this your thimble?" the fairy asked. The seamstress replied, "Yes." The water fairy was pleased with the woman's honesty and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy.
Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water. When she cried out, the water fairy again appeared and asked her, "Why are you crying?"
"Oh dear, my husband has fallen into the river!" the seamstress cried out.
The water fairy went down into the water and came up with Johnny Depp.
"Is this your husband?" the fairy asked the seamstress.
"Yes," cried the seamstress.
The water fairy was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"
The seamstress replied, "Oh, forgive me, please. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Johnny Depp, you would have come up with Brad Pitt.
"Then if I said 'no' to him, you would have come up with my husband. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. I'm not in the best of health and would not be able to take care of all three husbands, so THAT'S why I said 'yes' to Johnny Depp."
And so the water fairy let her keep him.
The moral of this story is:
Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest of others. That's our story, and we're sticking to it.
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LUXOR, Egypt — A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists in one of the world's deadliest ballooning accidents and handing a new blow to Egypt's ailing tourism industry.
The casualties included French, British, Belgian, Hungarian, Japanese nationals and nine tourists from Hong Kong, Luxor Governor Ezzat Saad told reporters. Three survivors — two British tourists and the Egyptian pilots — were taken to a local hospital, but one of the Britons later died of injuries.
Egypt's civil aviation minister, Wael el-Maadawi, suspended hot air balloon flights and flew to Luxor to lead the investigation into the crash.
The balloon, which was carrying 20 tourists and a pilot, was landing after a flight over the southern town, when a landing cable got caught around a helium tube and a fire erupted, according to an investigator with the state prosecutor's office.
The balloon then shot up in the air, the investigator said. The fire set off an explosion of a gas canister and the balloon plunged some 300 meters (1,000 feet) to the ground, according to an Egyptian security official. It crashed in a sugar cane field outside al-Dhabaa village just west of Luxor, 510 kilometers (320 miles) south of Cairo, the official said.
The official and the investigator spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Bodies of the dead tourists were scattered across the field around the remnants of the balloon. An Associated Press reporter at the crash site counted eight bodies as they were put into body bags and taken away. The security official said all 18 bodies have been recovered.
Hot air ballooning is a popular pastime for tourists in Luxor, usually at sunrise to give a dramatic view over the pharaonic temples of Karnak and Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, a desert valley where many pharaoh, notably King Tutenkhamun, were buried.
Luxor has seen crashes in the past. In 2009, 16 tourists were injured when their balloon struck a cellphone transmission tower. A year earlier, seven tourists were injured in a similar crash.
The toll puts the crash among the deadliest involving a recreation hot air balloon. In 1989, 13 people were killed when their hot air balloon collided with another over the Australian outback near the town of Alice Springs.
Among the dead Tuesday was a Japanese couple in their 60s, among four Japanese who were killed, according to the head of Japan Travel Bureau's Egypt branch, Atsushi Imaeda.
In Hong Kong, a travel agency said nine of the tourists that were aboard the balloon were natives of the semiautonomous Chinese city. There was a "very big chance that all nine have perished," said Raymond Ng, a spokesman for the agency. The nine, he said, included five women and four men from three families.
They were traveling with six other Hong Kong residents on a 10-day tour of Egypt.
Ng said an escort of the nine tourists watched the balloon from the ground catching fire around 7 a.m. and plunging to the ground two minutes later.
In Britain, tour operator Thomas Cook confirmed that two British tourists were killed in the crash, and a third later died in the hospital. Another British survivor and the Egyptian pilot, who state media said had severe burns, were being treated in the hospital.
"What happened in Luxor this morning is a terrible tragedy and the thoughts of everyone in Thomas Cook are with our guests, their family and friends," said Peter Fankhauser, CEO of Thomas Cook UK & Continental Europe. He said the firm is providing "full support" to the victims' families.
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Are you a Balletomane...?
Posted 05 May 2009 - 09:00 PM
(just curious to see if I get some responses... )
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 04:13 AM
"A balletomane is someone who has a deep appreciation and enthusiasm for ballet. One of the most noted balletomanes in history was Edward Gorey, who attended every single performance of the New York City Ballet for several years in the 1950s. Gorey was so dedicated to ballet that he refused to leave New York City during the ballet season for a number of years specifically because he did not want to miss any ballet performances, an attitude which many balletomanes would sympathize with.
This term is derived from the French word "ballet" and the Greek manes, which means "ardent admirer." It was coined in the 19th century to describe ardent fans of the Russian ballet. At first, the term was meant to imply a certain amount of mania, with balletomanes supporting specific artists with an almost alarming level of fervor, sometimes coming to blows over performances. Bitter debates between balletomanes seemed comical to outsiders, who simply couldn't comprehend the level of devotion involved.
In the 20th century, "balletomane" began to acquire less extreme connotations, and it came to be used more generally to describe someone who really enjoys ballet. In addition to seeing a number of ballet performances each year, a balletomane is also typically very well informed about the art of ballet, and he or she keeps up with major artists in the field. Many follow specific ballet companies, sometimes traveling to see them on tour, and balletomanes can often rattle off statistics about the roster of dancers in a particular company.
A balletomane may also appreciate other forms of dance, but usually ballet is the first love. Many are enthusiastic about the history of ballet and the development of the art, and those with money often donate generously to ballet companies and programs to spread ballet. Season tickets to a local ballet company are a must for a balletomane, and balletomanes can often be seen clustered in the lobby during intermissions to discuss the performance.
In addition to being knowledgeable about dancers, and sometimes directly acquainted with them, balletomanes also enjoy the music, costumes, sets, and lighting associated with ballet. Some may collect visual materials related to famous ballet companies, such as coffeetable books which feature stunning ballet sets, or recordings of notable orchestras performing music composed for the ballet. Balletomanes are also eager to share their collection and love for ballet with others, in most cases."
Based of the above, as much as I admire and love ballet, I can't say I have devoted the required time and energy to this wonderful art. It's hard to imagine when someone has such a powerful attraction to the art that they don't actually get INTO it as more than an observer.
I don't think I qualify. I'll have cast a reluctant vote of - No.
Posted 06 May 2009 - 07:11 AM
Posted 06 May 2009 - 07:35 AM
Posted 06 May 2009 - 08:06 AM
SanderO's research convinces me to give up my state of denial. As does Mel's:
After reading this thread I am now ready to say:
Those two are balletomanes, I'm just a maniac.
My name is Bart and I'm a balletomane.
Is there a Twelve-Step group I should be attending?
Posted 06 May 2009 - 08:37 AM
Posted 06 May 2009 - 08:59 AM
Is there a Twelve-Step group I should be attending?
Balletomanes Anonymous. The group meets nightly during the ABT Met season in the lobby of the balcony area. There is also a nightly meeting during the NYCB season on the Promenade. LOL! If you have to be addicted to something, ballet is perferable to drugs, alcohol or smoking, right. I'm guilty as charged.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 11:59 AM
Duly noted, with thanks.
.....Balletomanes Anonymous. The group meets nightly during the ABT Met season in the lobby of the balcony area. There is also a nightly meeting during the NYCB season on the Promenade.
Posted 06 May 2009 - 03:47 PM
Keep 'em coming, people!!
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 06:30 PM
Me, too! I've always pronounced it "in my head" with the "t," and luckily, Merriam-Webster confirms that this is correct. Phew.
I've never been sure whether the "t" was pronounced, so I've never said it out loud. But I suppose I have no excuse, with the Internet so close and all
Thanks, SanderO, for the definitionsI loved the description of Gorey as an example.
Sadly, I haven't settled in a city that supports a true balletomane lifestyle. So I'm not, according to that definition. But if circumstances were different, I think I could be.
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Sweaty hands are plaguing my rock climbing and pull up exercises, as well as being annoying at other times. I've read a few (unsourced) ideas that nutrition can be a big factor in sweaty hands. Can I do to stop sweaty palms by changing my diet? If so, how?
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Sweaty hands is a common ailment for weight lifters and rock climbers, with equally detrimental effects. The solution really isn't nutrition related. It's simply chalk. Chalk dries the hands, and improves your grip.
If you feel that chalk would be detrimental to the environment, you can go for an "Eco Ball" by Metolius. Same effects, although I might argue that it is not quite as effective as good old fashioned chalk.
After reading the comments, you also may want to look at this article on diet and hyperhidrosis. The thing is, you do need to rule out whether you have hyperhidrosis or not. Take a look on at this article that describes what hyperhidrosis actually is. It also has tips on food to avoid in addition to other tips.
Also do remember that rock climbing is an activity that causes an adrenaline rush, and is therefore stressful. Not necessarily in a bad way, but it is a factor to consider in trying to understand the sweaty hands.
Sweating is generally either: genetics, or high level of stress (or both).
If you have been dealing with sweaty palms for a while, and do not have high levels of stress, it might be genetics. (Some food might make you feel hot like spices and stuff, but i personally do not believe that they cause constant sweating..)
I am not a doctor, but myself I have a very high metabolism and energy levels (genetics) and this makes me get overheated and sweat more than the average person on my forehead and sometimes my underarms.
And during periods of stress it gets worse of course.
The only Solution that kinda fixed the underarms sweat (and am not scaming you or selling you a product, i do not work for this company and I do not live in france) is a European (french) product called etiaxil. They say you can apply it on hands( if you need help in translating let me know).
Check it out, and most important , do no be bothered by having sweaty palms because in reality the bodies that sweat more last longer because such bodies keep on cleaning themselves from toxins with sweat.
Consider putting underarm antiperspirant on the palms of your hands at bedtime. I don't know if underarm antiperspirant is safe or effective on the hands. See this study which studied the use of underarm antiperspirant on the feet.
There exist $20 antiperspirants labeled for use on hands. The inactive ingredients might differ from those of underarm antiperspirant; I haven't researched the matter. The active ingredient is likely to be an aluminum compound which is either identical or related to the aluminum compounds found in underarm antiperspirants. Make sure the product you choose contains an aluminum compound: if it doesn't, it's unlikely to work very well.
Dear all: if you do some PubMed searching to see if underarm antiperspirant works on hands, please edit this answer and point us to what you found. I can approve your suggested edit.


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Topeka, Kan. (WIBW) -- Topeka firefighter Drew Culberth and nine Americans are still awaiting a court appearance in Haiti where they're accused of trying to take children out of the country illegally. They say it was a misunderstanding.
Authorities aren't sure yet when they can come home. The State Department says they are working closely with the Haitian government and they say Haiti is cooperating.
The court hearing was scheduled for Monday but was postponed. That means the punishment of the 10 Americans is still in the hands of the Haitian government.
Culberth's family and church say the whole thing is a mistake. "I know him like he's my son or my brother. I've never had a reason to doubt his character or his trust or his ability to do what he's doing because he just really has a heart for people. He loves kids," James Keller, Bethel Baptist Church Pastor said.
Keller says prayers have poured out if his church since his congregation heard the news, and everyone at their church is confident that Culberth, their youth minister, will come home safely.
Keller added, "I just really have had a real peace about it, confidence about it... sometimes I feel a little guilty that I shouldn't be more upset about it. But I'm not."
But international adoption officials say it is something to be upset about.
"When we heard this we were concerned and disappointed because it does have a reflection on American adoption agencies," Sharon Stuewe, Director of Placement for Bethany Christian Services said.
Stuewe says people need to remember the law even in times of tragedy.
"It's similar to if after Katrina people from Mexico had come to this country and said these children don't have families and had taken them across the border to care for them. It might be well intentioned but it's making a huge assumption," Stuewe said.
Officials say declaring a child adoptable in the first place is an extensive process, one that has not changed since the earthquake hit.
The Haitian government says it's not opposed to having the group of Americans face charges in the United States.


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I think you may need to Uninstall the full software solution and then reinstall it.
Here is a document that talks about some of the problems that users face when upgradeing from Windows 8 to 8.1
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I'm having the exact same issue. I would desperately appreciate a solution. I tried the solutions listed on the page you listed and neither were relevant - since they both require running the installer, and our problem is that the installer won't complete.
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I have a similar issue: After upgrading tot Windows 8.1 my HP Officejet Pro L7780 AiO only prints in mirror.
I have installed the full-feature software, but that did not help. There was no mention of drivers that had to be installed separately, so I assume they were included in the package.
I have not (yet) unistalled the HP software, as I had to do so often in the past years I did not (yet) feel up to it.
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I have been working on this problem in another thread.
In this thread I have includued a Log collector (that may or may not run People have had varying results) and also instructions on where the install logs are written so that people can collect logs together and then send me a personel message and I will reply to them with an email address to send these logs to.
Please take a look in the other thread and see if this will help you out and maybe you can send me some logs and we can work out what is happening with these installs and upgrades.
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I believe I fixed this. I turned off my antivirus program (I forget if it's Norton or McAfee, it came installed on this Dell laptop) - I assume that turning off the "auto-scan" feature was what mattered. After that, the D110 software installed without a hitch, and I was able to scan documents.
Hope this helps someone!
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Just wanted to quickly thank everyone participating in this thread for their suggestions. Tried deactivating my Anti-Virus program and...sadly...there is no change. I will review the the other discussion and submit any relevant logs.
I will be sure to share whatever I can once this problem is resolved.
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I've always been told to never reach into a garbage disposal, for obvious reasons, but always seem to drop items in that I don't want to risk ruining the blades with by grinding them. Is there a tool(s) that can be used to efficiently retrieve items from a disposal?
I always used to reach in and grab stuff, but I would always put a piece of tape over the switch first.
Circuitry can't just turn itself on; the machine is controlled by a switch.
If the switch is not flipped on, the circuit is not complete and the machine will not run.
Our switch is up on the wall, under a cabinet. There is no chance of something hitting that switch accidentally, so I just reach in when something falls down the drain.
If I thought there was even a chance that the disposal could turn on, I would never reach in there.
Whatever you decide to use, unplug the garbage disposal first if possible, or turn off the circuit breaker it is connected to. This makes absolutely sure it can't be accidentally turned on. It is the same principle taught in shop class before changing the blades on the table saw and is well worth the extra few seconds of effort.
Well, definitely don't turn it on while your hand is down there :)
Seriously though, practically speaking, the disposal is physically incapable of turning itself on or causing you damage when it is off. It is turned on by a switch (like a light switch). What happens when you flick the switch is that a circuit is completed -- this is what turns it on. When the circuit is incomplete, electricity cannot travel to the disposal. In theory, a strong enough electric surge could theoretically "arc" and act momentarily as though the switch were on, thus closing the circuit. However, in practice, this would (as Hobodave mentioned) either fry your fuse (causing it to not come on), fry your disposal (causing it to never come on again), or throw your circuit breaker (causing it to not come ever again on until you reset the breaker).
(Any electronics people, please forgive the simplicity of the above. I am intentionally trying only to convey the practical truth and am trying to avoid the full lecture on electronics.)
This is not to say that there couldn't be something dangerous in this dark tight space (like a blade, or broken glass) but this is always a potential concern. If you're careful and slow, there is no danger to reaching in as deep as your hand will allow into a disposal. The first time you do it, you will get the willies when you feel those disposal blades, but be careful and you'll be perfectly safe to do this by hand. If your hand is not small enough to fit into the opening, find someone whose hand is small enough. The space down there is tight and oddly shaped. I have thin hands which have been down there way too many times and I can promise that there is likely no tool which can navigate the weird angles and retrieve your lost item.
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Not awkward. Catholic Memes has the poster.John Thavis has the analysis:
None of this consultation should cause a crisis in the church. On the contrary, I think it will help the church better understand the papacy, more as an office and less as a sacred status. Benedict set that office aside and is no longer pope, and whatever advice or reflections he may offer today come from a private citizen, so to speak.So why Pope Benedicts insistence that he will be hidden from the world? Because I think he also understands that whatever his working relationship with Pope Francis, hell have to greatly limit his other encounters, his public statements and even, perhaps, his published writings.Benedict is keenly aware of how information travels through back channels at the Vatican and through electronic media around the world. Even an offhand remark by the retired pope say, to a group of German Catholics or to a cardinal over tea could echo within the hierarchy or across the blogosphere, and possibly be construed as criticism or divergence from the current pope.Allegiance to Benedict still runs strong in some church circles, and there are those who would not hesitate to invoke the retired popes supposed opinion to impede or slow the projects of Pope Francis. Precisely to cut off that possibility, I expect Benedict to be true to his word and maintain a prudent silence.Whats intriguing is that there is still no attempt to codify any of this, and no official job description for a retired pope. Benedict is doing it his way, but the next time may be quite different.
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At least the ex-pope is not dressed in white in the poster. Now if Ratzinger would only ditch his white papal cassock.
I'm struck by the references I read about the former Pope's new home being "quite small". It's 4300 sf. (As a NYC apartment dweller, I'm always comparing everybody else's square footage to my own). I know he's got some people living with him, but that still seems pretty spacious.
Which would be wiser: for Pope Francis to seek Benedict's advice on how to handle the sex-abuse crisis, or for him to not seek Benedict's advice on this matter, and follow his own inclinations (and/or listen to his circle of advisers)?
Wow, B16 looks more and more feeble every time we get a glimpse of him when he steps from seclusion for a photo op. Given the sad state that the Vatican is in, it was probably a good idea that he abdicated when he did. B16 could never have stayed ahead of the pace of scandal and corruption. Let's pray that Francesco doesn't similarly succumb.I still don't think that this arrangement of two popes in the same Vatican at the same time is going to work with B16's erstwhile personal secretary and companion Arch. Ganswein - a.k.a. Bella Giorgio - still installed as the head of the papal household. Isn't it written that Jesus said: "No man can serve two masters"?Wouldn't it be a lot easier on everyone, including B16, if he were in retirement at a beautiful monastery like Monte Cassino, or Certosa in Tuscany, or at some place in the Bavarian Alps? I'm sure the monks would take care of him, shield him from the public. Isn't that what monasteries were always used for in medieval times?Why all the intense security around B16's movements? He still needs the protection of helicopter rides? It's all too "deus ex machina" for my tastes.Of course, I'm still not totally convinced that B16's choice of residence has nothing to do with protecting him and his retinue from all his, and the church's, enemies that might want to look him up now that he is not so omnipotent and/or infallible anymore?!?
Jim P - Given that Benedict totally mishandled the sex abuse crisis, Francis should perhaps bring in some new advisers - people like Bishop Geoffrey Robinson of Australia, Fr. Thomas Doyle etc. for the clergy side, also lay people - including victims of sex abuse by priests, and also Catholics who are parents.
Benedict can be very tricky, as I see it. I thought it was in extremely poor taste when he undercut John Paul II's historic ecumenical prayer group in Assissi. Benedict might be tempted to do what Boniface VIII did to his predecessor; put him in jail. Ratzinger enjoyed the role of protagonist while he was not pope. But he barely could handle the hot seat itself. Hopefully, he will keep his promise and keep quiet.
4300 sf.? That's 4 times bigger than my small house. The Tablet says the renovations cost 680,250 ($1,058,126) ... http://www.thetablet.co.uk/latest-news/5265 .... your pew dollars at work :(
I think it's lovely that the ex-pope is given hospitality by the current pope. The day could come when there will be two or three ex-popes living in the little monastery.
"Wouldnt it be a lot easier on everyone, including B16, if he were in retirement at a beautiful monastery like Monte Cassino, or Certosa in Tuscany, or at some place in the Bavarian Alps? Im sure the monks would take care of him, shield him from the public. Isnt that what monasteries were always used for in medieval times?"I think that there are still individuals/groups who would love to have B16 arrested for certain crimes (in the eyes of the beholders, of course). While he lives in Vatican territory (incl. Castelgandolfo) he remains untouchable.http://www.christianpost.com/news/online-rumor-claims-pope-resigned-over...
Joseph J. --I agree with you about the white cassock == bad signal, if an unconscious one. If Benedict *really* believes he's not a pope anymore then he shouldn't be wearing the unique uniform of one. It's not as if he's a general who could immediately be called back into service if needed. I bet for Francis it's sort of like living with his mother-in-law -- who's going to run the house?
V Messori, papal interviewer, is scathing about the cohabitation: http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/inchieste-ed-interviste/dettaglio-arti...'s warning about a shadow pope should also be recalled.
A scary thought just occurred to me. I've long thought that Benedict has severe problems handling obvious contradictions in Church teaching, except, perhaps for the problem of the treatment of the Jews. I think that his theology of "continuity", even with its purported rejection of "rupture", is actually an attempt to heal rupture by not-rejecting both horns of the theological dilemmas. It's as if he feels that some truth will be lost if he rejects some old rejected teaching. So he talks in generalities and loudly reasserts "continuity" and castigates "rupture". But this is just a linguistic rear guard action against changed teachings. In other words he is a man who is strongly inclined to accept some contradictions.The scary thought is this: Does his de facto inclinations to accept dilemmas extend to his theology of the papacy? Does he accept an emeritus pope as not being *the* pope, yet at the same time he sees the emeritus pope somehow remaining as *a* pope?There is perhaps another little indication that this is the case. The cardinal who invented the coats-of-arms of JP II and Benedict himself recently wrote to Benedict offering to make a new coat-of-arms for him, given Benedict's change of status. However, Benedict is apparently of two minds about changing his coat-of-arms. Said the cardinal:"I allowed myself to send him a note with suggestions because the elements of jurisdiction in effect need to be removed, he stated."""The cardinal told how Benedict replied to him with a note stating that he felt very unsure and "does not dare."Hmmm.http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedict-xvi-needs-new-coat-of-ar...
It's time for Francis to call Bello Giorgio in and say: Georg, make a decision. Either be a full-time Prefect of the Papal Household and live like all of the rest of like-positioned clerics, or live with Benedict and resign your Prefecture. You can't do both; no man can serve 2 masters.
"The day could come when there will be two or three ex-popes living in the little monastery."But they'll still need a fourth for bridge.
They can always play cutthroat pinochle, the poor man's bridge.
Yes, he wants to be shadow pope, to protect his heritage and ensure continuity, ex-leaders everywhere try that unless there are firm laws against it. Georg Gaenswein is key to this strategy of remaining a power behind the throne, an eminence grise, a vampiric Titurel.Benedict may not reflect on all this with cold clear consciousness, he may just follow the instincts of a lifetime, entrenched by age.Not to do so would feel like dying.
@ Joseph O'Leary: I essentially agree with you about the troubling politics that underly B16's desire to keep a papal foot in the door.However, Francesco being apparently a smart Jesuit, may understand the wisdom of the Italian expression:Tieni i tuoi amici vicini ei nemici pi vicini. [Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.]Let's hope that Francesco is politically astute enough to keep the increasingly feeble Panzer Pope in check. The last thing Francesco wants is a B16 off by himself where he could freely orchestrate a serious counter-movement to any reform that Francesco would like to initiate.It's good to remember that these Roman hierarchs play a very twisted game of politics.
LBJ was a politically astute man, to put it mildly, so when he appointed one of his political enemies to a high position in his administration his friends were appalled. Johnson replied in his inimitable way, "No, it's better to have him inside the tent pissn' out than outside the tent pissin' in".What worries me is that the ex-Pope will probably just confirm Francis in his theological conservatism. It is my understanding that most South American Catholicism is very conservative (except in social matters), but I was hoping that Francis might listen to some new theological voices in Rome. Benedict, unfortunately, will be right there warning against them :-( But who knows what the Holy Spirit is up to.
Good photo-shop picture! I am comfortable with the arrangement Benedict and Francis have settled on.


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I will show you the latest tips and technology to help you catch fish here in Wisconsin and also put more fish in your boat, or from shore. If you're looking to take your family fishing here in Wisconsin, go yourself, or set up corporate trip for customers and clients you've come to the right place. We run professional guides for corporate outings and big groups to ensure you and your customers have a great day fishing.
Wisconsin Ice Fishing
WINTER - December-February
Wisconsin's World Class Brown Trout Fishing • Milwaukee Harbor Brown trout • Ice fishing Wisconsin
We have the Worlds best Brown Trout fishery from November-March! I run more ice fishing trips and open water Brown trout trips than anyone in the Midwest. I specifically target trophy brown trout. The Milwaukee harbor rarely freezes over and most of the year we can still get out in the boat or airboat if you choose not to ice fish. One of the unique things about my style of fishing for big brown trout is I prefer to fish them with stand up tackle such as spinning rods, float rods, and bait casting rods. I will also troll for the big browns which can be very effective as well.
When some of the smaller marinas and smaller harbors freeze over, is when I will start to ice fish for big brown trout. We target several different species in the winter when Ice fishing. The most popular being big brown trout / rainbow trout through the ice. The Brown Trout can reach 30+ lbs and fight incredible through the ice. A typical day on the ice for trout is about 6-15 brown trout and or steelhead through the ice. Most of this fishing is done with jig poles in heated ice shelters that we provide. We supply all the gear and bait! You get to enjoy the best brown trout fishing in the world open water or through the ice. * Best time for big brown trout is November - March!
We also fish for brown trout in the winter out of the boat, here in the Milwaukee Harbor all winter the ice in the main harbor comes and goes and most of the winter you can catch Lots and Lots of brown trout in the boat 40+ fish days on spinning tackle are almost normal. There's no where in the world that can compete with our fishery here in the Milwaukee Harbor in the winter for brown trout. It's that good!
* Reserve your brown trout or steelhead trips ASAP we are booked solid every winter and spring!
Wisconsin Summer Fishing
Wisconsin Bass Fishing
Summer is also one of my favorite times to fish because there are so many different fish that are active, you can almost never go wrong on a summer trip. I also love to fish for giant largemouth and smallmouth bass. There are several lakes in the area that consistently produce largemouth bass over 20 inches on many fishing trips out, with bass over 5 lbs being common. If you're looking how to skip docks, jig fish, drop shot, fish a Carolina Rig, fish top water, Texas rig, jerk bait, or crank bait them, or fish slop, I will show you what will work and explain why and how. Catching big small mouth bass is one of my favorite fish species to fish for here in Wisconsin!
* Best time is May/June and October for small mouth bass, and May-September for large mouth bass.
Wisconsin Musky Fishing
My love for fishing does not stop at any certain specie of fish, and one of the most challenging freshwater fish is the Musky. I love the challenge of these fish, and there are some very big muskies here in the southern part of Wisconsin. I typically spend a lot of my time fishing the Waukesha county lakes for Muskies Pewaukee Lake, and Ockachee Lake are great lakes for big muskies and good numbers of muskies. I will help educate you on when, where, and how to use certain musky baits such as: Top water, Buck tails, Jerk Baits, Glide Baits, Soft Plastics such as swim baits, speed trolling and live bait rigging with big suckers. If you're looking for the hardest fish to catch consistently put in the boat and the most challenging then a Musky is your fish.
* Best time is June - October for the Musky fishing.
Wisconsin Pike Fishing
I spend a good portion of my summer taking clients pike fishing here on numerous Wisconsin lakes. These fish are always feeding and put up a great fight! These are great fish for kids to catch because they a good sized and usually plentiful. Northern Pike are also much under rated and are great to eat; we encourage catch and release of Large Northern Pike or muskies.
* Best time July-October.
Wisconsin Walleye Fishing
Summer is a great time to fish for walleyes. If you're looking to learn how to fish with crank baits, plainer boards, or troll snap weights, fish with lead core, live bait rig, slip bobber fish or jig fish, I will show you what works for me.
Big Catfish
One of the most under rated fish in Wisconsin are catfish. If you're looking for big flatheads or channel catfish, I know lakes and rivers that will consistently produce big fish and numbers of fish. Using live bait, dead bait, stink bait all work for these huge fish.
* Best Time is July - September.
Salmon Fishing Lake Michigan Port of Milwaukee
Salmon fishing really heats up come July and lasts for about 3 months, then the big 4 year old Chinook salmon migrate up the rivers to spawn. We do morning, half day, and evening trips and full day trips on Lake Michigan for Salmon, and trout. I also guarantee you will catch fish or you do not have to pay!! These fish are the best fighting fish in the state and they will surely test your endurance. The majority of my Salmon fishing is done off the port of Milwaukee.
Fall Fishing in Wisconsin
Muskies, Northern Pike, Small Mouth Bass, Steelhead and Brown Trout Fall fishing in WISCONSIN
Fall Fishing - september-november
Another one of my favorite times of year to fish is fall. Fall is the time of year where I'm literally fishing for everything with an emphasis on Muskies, Northern Pike, Small Mouth Bass, Steelhead and Brown Trout. These fish are now putting on a lot of weight before winter, or "the feed bag".
Starting in September when fishing in Wisconsin I will spend a good portion of time guiding on the rivers for big King Salmon, Brown Trout and Steelhead using mainly spinning tackle or bait casters. I love catch these fish on stand up tackle! If you have not tangled with one of these fish, it's a must to try. Fish over 20 lbs are common with some reaching 30+ lbs. After the kings spawn the Coho Salmon will migrate up river to spawn, followed by Brown Trout and Steelhead. It is a great opportunity to catch multiple species of fish all in the same day, all from shore. I've had days on the rivers where I've caught salmon, trout, pike, small mouth bass, catfish, and walleyes all from shore, all in the same day.
I also will target smallmouth bass in the fall , and if the timing is right 40+ fish days are not uncommon with several over 18+ inches consistently. I prefer to fish the lakes that yield big smallies and typically Ocotber and November are the 2 best months for giant smallies.
Later in the fall I will spend time fishing for muskies & walleyes, I try to target the bigger fish. There is always potential to catch that 50+ inch musky or walleye over 10 lbs each fall.
I spend a lot of time on the water throughout the year, and I have confidence that we will have a positive outcome with each trip! Some of the Wisconsin lakes I fish are:
Lake Geneva, Pewaukee Lake, Ockachee Lake, Delavan Lake, Lake Michigan, and Lake Mendota.
Spring Fishing In wisconsin
Spring Fishing - March trough April
walleyes, Northern Pike, Small Mouth Bass, LargeMouth Bass,
Starting in late March when the ice starts to melt, I will start to take clients steelhead and brown trout fishing in the rivers and tributaries here in Wisconsin. This is all done from shore (usually in waders)... These fish come in from Lake Michigan and are a blast to catch on lighter tackle and drift rods, which are provided to clients. Steelhead or Rainbows are some of the best fighting fish you'll ever catch and they're fairly easy to catch. If you have not tried steelhead fishing I highly recommend you try it!
Trophy walleyes!
I also guide for big walleyes in the spring on Green Bay. I will show you how to slip the river, jig fish, anchoring, and even trolling if allowed in the river we fish. Spring is a great time to catch that trophy walleye of a lifetime. Green Bay also holds some of the states largest predator fish the Northern Pike and April is a great time to target big pike in Green Bay. Green Bay is easily the best Big walleye fishery in the state !! Also, after the ice is out on the lakes I will fish for Bluegills, Crappies, and Perch. These are some of the best eating fish you can catch. On light tackle they are also very fun and challenging to catch.
Also, after the ice is out on the lakes I will fish for Bluegills, Crappies, and Perch. These are some of the best eating fish you can catch. On light tackle they are also very fun and challenging to catch.


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Obviously the smaller pieces are generally easier to get rid of than the larger pieces, but I'd be interested to know which pieces I should aim to get rid of first, and which pieces I should save. I'm sure this largely depends on the gaps on the playing board, but are there some pieces that go better in the majority of cases?
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For scoring purposes alone placing the pentominoes first is the optimal approach.
What you place first depends on your strategy. Sometimes I like to go straight after another player to attempt to block them in. Y, I, and L are good opening pieces for that. For a more balanced to the middle approach, I like to open with F or W. They give lots of corners to build off of and are not immediately threatening to the other players.
I, P, T and X can be difficult to place later in the game, so I like to get them out as soon as possible. F, U, L, W and Z are all great for cutting other players off, so I like to save them for when I get close to another color.
Usually only 2 of the 4's give me trouble; the straight piece, and the perfect square. I tend to prioritizing placing them over all the smaller pieces and even some of the 5's.
In most games what you place becomes highly dependent on what the other players are doing. Especially in later turns. You need to give yourself room to grow while simultaneously denying space to your opponents.
Most certainly; all pieces are NOT created equal, some pieces are greater than others.
Of course, none of that takes into account how easy or difficult a piece can be to play, merely how strong it can be after it's been played. Additionally, the situation can make a piece much stronger; the long bars are excellent for making a long jump into enemy territory, and if they can be played to block an opponents expansion into that area then they're the perfect piece for the moment. In general though, the vertex count gives me a good and easy way to rate pieces.
Like so many Blokus questions, the answer is: "It depends".
Late in the game, the "best pieces" are the ones you can still play. That will depend on what your opponents have done already, and won't always be the same ones.
All the pieces are both "good" and "bad", but in general the ones with lots of corners (like, F and X and W) are "more useful" than those with long straight edges, (like L and I).
But every piece has both good and bad qualities, and times it should be used, and times it should be saved.
Take for example, the I (or I5 as it called in online games):
Good qualities:
Bad qualities:
That, and just about every other piece, is a two-edged sword (with the I5 being most sword-like in appearance!)
For a detailed look at "The 4 most valuable Pieces" written by an expert player, see http://blokusstrategy.com/?p=470
And for standard piece naming among online players, see http://blokusstrategy.com/?p=48
The previous answer that said the the I4(straight piece 4-long) and O4(square) are the hardest to play was absolutely right. In online games, they are the most frequently unplayed pieces, with the square failing to play over half the time.


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To activate your Web server's SSL security features, you must obtain and install a valid server certificate. Server certificates are digital identifications containing information about your Web server and the organization that is sponsoring the server's Web content. A server certificate enables users to authenticate your server, check the validity of the Web content, and establish an encrypted connection. The server certificate also contains a public key, which is used in creating an encrypted connection between the client and server.
The success of a server certificate as a means of identification depends on whether the user trusts the validity of the information that is contained in the certificate. For example, a user logging on to your company's Web site might be hesitant to provide credit card information, despite having viewed the contents of your company's server certificate. This might be especially true if your company is new and not well known. If this is the case, consider obtaining a server certificate from a certification authority.
Alternatively, depending on your organization's relationship with its Web site users, you can issue your own server certificates. For example, in the case of a large corporate intranet handling employee payroll and benefits information, corporate management might decide to run a certificate service assuming responsibility for validating identification information and issuing server certificates. For more information see Obtaining and Installing Server Certificates.


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The most complex and longest piece of NHS
related legislation gained Royal
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through Parliament, the College has consistently raised concerns
about such a mammoth reorganisation at a time of unprecedented cost
savings and that integration of services that are so important to
our service users, could become more difficult to achieve. 2000
amendments were made and
some battles won. In particular the College has worked with
other mental health stakeholders to ensure parity between
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I would like to introduce myself as the new
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Psychiatrist and Medical Director in Cornwall. After delays and
doubts, medical revalidation is now imminent and certain.
Psychiatry has an almost unique opportunity
to do this well, with many psychiatrists working in specialist
organisations linked to only a small number of Royal Colleges, with
an existing structure and culture of reflective CPD, peer groups
and multi-source feedback. There are opportunities to link the
process with other themes: better outcome measurement, learning
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identification of difficulties and a commitment to improved patient
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proposes the introduction of a 40 pence per unit minimum price for
alcohol, Dr Peter Rice, Chair of the RCPsych in Scotland, said: "We
are delighted the government is proposing a minimum unit price for
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starting point to have the most impact." Dr Owen-Bowden-Jones,
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associated international organised crime, and its effect on
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protected from the suffering associated with drug abuse, and drug
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This paper argues that a public service which fails to
successfully treat around 85% of the population does not provide a
reliable intervention to ensure recovery from mental ill-health. It
recommends using a Payment by Outcome commissioning approach,
whereby voluntary and private sector therapists are commissioned by
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(recognised by the NHS) until they have reached a proven effective
outcome with each patient.
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges:
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The GMC has launched a new website to
guide doctors treating patients who have a learning disability.
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patients with learning disabilities and help to improve their
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Department of Health
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Alcohol industry sheds a billion units to cut hospital
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problem households by 2015. A
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statutory bodies and commissioners to explore how agencies and
services work together to support service users and their
sentence proposals: more focus needed on those with mental health
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non-custodial sentences can be a more effective to crime than short
spells in prison, but stressed that the sentences must be geared to
the evidence of how best to rehabilitate offenders with mental
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effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions for the
prevention and early treatment of the mental health problems of
offenders taking account of the whole offender pathway.
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in prison have full and appropriate access to care known to be
effective and cost effective in preventing, diagnosing and managing
physical health problems (both acute and chronic, infectious and
Bipolar UK: Paul Abbott becomes patron
Bipolar UK has announced that Paul Abbott, celebrated
screenwriter and producer, has agreed to become a patron. Paul is
one of the country's most successful television writers,
responsible for television dramas such as Shameless and Clocking
Off. He will be giving a keynote speech at The Bipolar UK National
Conference on 23 June 2012. Bipolar UK will also be launching the
inaugural national Bipolar Awareness Day on Wednesday 27 June
Brains: The mind as matter: 29 March
- 17 June 2012: Wellcome Collection
Brains: the Mind as Matter explores what humans have done to
brains through medical intervention, scientific enquiry and
cultural meaning. The exhibition features over 150 objects
including real brains, artworks, manuscripts, artefacts, videos and
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This briefing by the NHS Confederation looks at social media
innovations underway in healthcare as a whole and highlights case
studies from Mental Health Network member organisations.
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The gradient is usually written as the product of the unit vectors times the derivative with respect to that coordinate. In Einstein summation convention:
$\hat e_i \partial_i$
I've seen it written as so in some places.
Is this wrong and is one of them supposed to be a contravariant vector, because otherwise it won't transform as a tensor between coordinate system?