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National Institute for Literacy. An independent federal agency concerned with ensuring that adult literacy services in the U.S. are of the highest possible quality. Also see NIFL Special Collections on Learning Disabilities.
AHEAD "From Screening to Accommodation: Providing Services to Adults with Learning Disabilities." A Manual for Disability Service Providers, Association on Higher Education and Disabilities.
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BELLAIRE - It's been said many, many times that a win is a win, no matter how it looks or happens.
Bellaire head coach Jose Davis bought into that theory Saturday afternoon as his Big Reds won their fifth straight game with a 28-15 decision over Harrison Central in Buckeye 8 action on a soggy Nelson Field.
It wasn't a masterpiece, but, according to Davis, it doesn't matter.
"It was sloppy ... sloppy," Davis admitted while shaking his head. "A win is a win though. As upset as I am with the way we played, we won. We took care of the business that we had too, and did what we had to."
With the victory, Bellaire (6-2) maintained a grasp on a home-field spot in Division VI, Region 21. The Big Reds were listed fourth entering their eighth game, but could possibly leap-frog Centerburg, which was in third at 8-0.
Harrison Central executed its defensive game plan to near perfection, but the Huskies continually shot themselves in the foot on offense. They came into the game wanting to shut down the Big Reds' high-powered offensive attack, which they did to a degree, but two fumbles and an interception inside the red zone led to the loss.
"I don't know what to do to correct them," Harrison Central head coach Justin Kropka said, referring to the costly turnovers. "I'm at a loss. We try to play conservative by running the ball, and we fumble it. We try to put it in the air, and we throw interceptions.
"I don't know how to correct it."
Bellaire took the opening kickoff and marched 69 yards on nine plays. Junior tailback Brandon Laughman capped the drive of 2:56 with a 1-yard burst for his first TD as a Big Red. Cody LaRoche was perfect on the first of his four PATs.
Things didn't start well for the Huskies as David Miser's second-down pass was picked off by Brendon Ross at the Harrison Central 32. However, Nate Olmstead pilfered a Spencer Badia pass two plays later at the 27.
The Huskies picked up one first down, but were forced to punt. The snap was low and Miser fumbled it while trying to scoop it up with LaRoche on his back. Eventually, Olmstead came up with the loose ball at the Harrison Central 20, but the ball went over on downs to the Big Reds.
Bellaire didn't waste any time in upping its margin as Badia hooked up with Ross on a 3-yard scoring strike. Ross was running from right-to-left in the middle of the end zone and caught the laser while sliding on his knees. LaRoche made it 14-0 with 3:43 on the first-quarter clock.
Harrison Central answered right back on the ensuing possession. Miser lobbed the ball downfield and Olmstead made a leaping grab at the 10, then spun away before making his way to the end zone. Geoff Pecar's placement cut the deficit in half, 14-7, with 2:10 on the clock.
Dalton Rutter stepped in front of a Bellaire receiver for an interception to put the Huskies back in business, but they were stymied by the Big Reds defense and forced to punt.
Starting at its own 46, it only took four plays to cover the distance as Badia rifled a bullet to Tyler West on an inside bubble screen. West, a 5-10, 160-pound junior, weaved his way across the field and down the left sidelines for a 37-yard scoring play. LaRoche made it 21-7 with 9:32 left in the half.
The Huskies kept the ball for nearly five-and-a-half minutes, driving deep into Bellaire territory, looking to cut into the margin once again. However, Travis Stenson was hit on first-and-goal from the 9, with Bellaire's Dom Vinka pouncing on the loose ball at the 7.
After a three-and-out by Bellaire, Harrison Central threatened again. The Huskies reached the Big Reds' 19, but a second-and-2 pass in the end zone for Olmstead was snatched away on an outstanding effort by Austin McConville.
"Mistakes are just killing us," Kropka noted. "They have in five or six games this season."
Harrison Central faced a fourth-and-1 from its own 45 on the first drive of the second half, but Miser's pass to a wide-open receiver was well short of the target.
"The play was there and there wasn't anyone within 20 yards of the receiver," Kropka lamented.
Bellaire made them pay as Laughman accounted for 35 of the 45 yards via the ground. He capped the 5-play march with a 5-yard sweep around right end.
Harrison Central recovered a Bellaire fumble deep in the Big Reds end of the field late in the fourth quarter. Freshman Tyler Carter bulled his way into the end zone from three yards out. He also ran for the two-point conversion to cap the scoring.
Badia went over the coveted 7,000-yard passing mark for his career at the 1:40 mark of the third quarter when he found classmate Nick Patrone on a 2-yard completion. That gave him 7,001, but a later pass for minus 3 yards left him at 6,998.
Laughman finished with 107 of Bellaire's 130 ground yards. Badia had 115 yards through the air. Kenny Hess had five receptions.
The Huskies actually outgained the Big Reds 259-245 as Miser had 129 yards on 10 of 25.
Bellaire takes to the road Friday night when it visits Morristown to battle Union Local. Harrison Central returns home to entertain Indian Creek.

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Many came out to Barren River Lake Saturday morning not to swim or relax but to pick up trash.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] Trunk Commit Heads-up: New Common Shared Memory Component
From: Terry Dontje (terry.dontje_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-11 14:34:25
I've done some minor testing on Linux looking at resident and shared
memory sizes for np=4, 8 and 16 jobs. I could not see any appreciable
differences in sizes in the process between sysv, posix or mmap usage in
the SM btl.
So I am still somewhat non-plussed about making this the default. It
seems like the biggest gain out of using posix might be one doesn't need
to worry about the location of the backing file. This seems kind of
frivolous to me since there is a warning that happens if the backing
file is not memory based.
I still working on testing the code on Solaris but I don't imagine I
will see anything that will change my mind.
Samuel K. Gutierrez wrote:
> Hi Rich,
> It's a modification to the existing common sm component. The
> modifications do include the addition of a new POSIX shared memory
> facility, however.
> Sam
> On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Graham, Richard L. wrote:
>> Is this a modification of the existing component, or a new component ?
>> Rich
>> On 8/10/10 10:52 AM, "Samuel K. Gutierrez" <samuel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I wanted to give everyone a heads-up about a new POSIX shared memory
>> component
>> that has been in the works for a while now and is ready to be pushed
>> into the
>> trunk.
>> http://bitbucket.org/samuelkgutierrez/ompi_posix_sm_new
>> Some highlights:
>> o New posix component now the new default.
>> o May address some of the shared memory performance issues users
>> encounter
>> when OMPI's session directories are inadvertently placed on
>> a non-
>> local
>> filesystem.
>> o Silent component failover.
>> o In the default case, if the posix component fails
>> initialization,
>> mmap will be selected.
>> o The sysv component will only be queried for selection if it is
>> placed before
>> the mmap component (for example, -mca mpi_common_sm
>> sysv,posix,mmap). In the
>> default case, sysv will never be queried/selected.
>> o Per some on-list discussion, now unlinking mmaped file in both mmap
>> and posix
>> components (see: "System V Shared Memory for Open MPI: Request for
>> Community
>> Input and Testing" thread).
>> o Assuming local process homogeneity with respect to all utilized
>> shared
>> memory facilities. That is, if one local process deems a
>> particular shared
>> memory facility acceptable, then ALL local processes should be
>> able to
>> utilize that facility. As it stands, this is an important point
>> because one
>> process dictates to all other local processes which common sm
>> component will
>> be selected based on its own, local run-time test.
>> o Addressed some of George's code reuse concerns.
>> If there are no major objections by August 17th, I'll commit the code
>> after the
>> Tuesday morning conference call.
>> Thanks!
>> --
>> Samuel K. Gutierrez
>> Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Map of Shopping and Food Market Tour
The main food, flea and shopping markets in the heart of Florence
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Florence has a variety of markets for buying food, clothes, leather goods, handmade goods, antiques and more. But you need to know which one to go to for which items. Some markets are open daily, but there are other wonderful markets that only happen once a month that should not be missed.
This guide is designed to show shopping lovers the best markets for the items they're looking for as well as places nearby to stop for a break.
This itinerary is best done from Monday to Saturday (before 2pm for the Central Market).
On certain Sundays of the month the special monthly markets indicated in the guide (Piazza Ciompi flea market and Piazza Santo Spirito antique market) are absolutely worth visiting but be aware that the food markets will be closed on Sundays.
San Lorenzo Market
The San Lorenzo market is undoubtedly the biggest market in Florence with the largest variety of goods. Here you can find souvenirs, leather goods, clothes, bags, shoes, scarves and more. The market is as markets go--a cheap and cheerful place for shopping, although definitely not the best quality items (and not always a bargain), but popular with tourists as much as Italians.
If you're looking for a leather jacket, this market is probably the place you can find them the cheapest. You may find a variety of prices, colors and styles. Know that many of the stalls have shops themselves where they may take you to see more variety. You can bargain at any shop as well as the stores themselves. Keep in mind that the quality can vary widely in the market.
This market is situated just north of the Duomo and runs the length of Via Ariento from the church of San Lorenzo to Via Nazionale.
Daily 9am-7pm
Mercato Centrale
On Via Ariento is also the Central Market--an indoor market held in a Liberty-style building built in the late 19th century. It has been Florence's main fruit, vegetable and food market since then. Today you can still find an array of the city's butchers, delicatessens and bakeries, as well as some of Florence's best-loved snack spots. Nerbone, with its cafeteria-style counter, is one of the city's best places to get a panino with porchetta (roasted suckling pig) or lampredotto (boiled cow's stomach). You'll find it busy with locals at any time.
Stop at Perini for an incredible selection of cheeses, cold cuts and the best homemade mostarde (sweet and spicy fruit jams made to pair with cheese). If you want to stay local, try a Tuscan pecorino (sheeps' milk cheese) as opposed to Parmigiano (from the north) or mozzarella (from the south). Stay away from balsamic vinegar and try a Tuscan olive oil instead--fruity, peppery and flavorful, great for using raw on salads, bruschetta or grilled meat and vegetables. Try Tuscan prosciutto (saltier than Parma ham) or finocchiona, a wide Tuscan salami flavored with fennel seeds.
Monday-Saturday 8am-2pm
Sunday Closed
Porcellino Market
The Porcellino Market is named after the bronze statue of a wild boar at the southern end of the loggia (rub his nose for good luck).
It is also known as the Mercato Nuovo, the new market, although the Renaissance loggia that hosts the market is 500 years old. This space always has held a market of some sort and in the 19th century was actually known as the Straw Market for the straw hats and goods that were sold here.
Today you will find a selection of goods similar to the San Lorenzo Market but perhaps ever so slightly more selective. Leather bags feature prominently, as do souvenirs, scarves and other leather goods such as belts and wallets. It is smaller than the San Lorenzo Market, occupying just the space of the loggia and is conveniently located around the corner from Piazza Signoria, one of Florence's most important squares.
There is a huge selection of leather handbags of all shapes, sizes and colors, generally of good quality, as well as belts, which can be cut to size while you wait.
Location: Via Por Santa Maria
The market is an address in itself as well as a cultural landmark, it is also known as the "Loggia del Mercato Nuovo".
Piazza dei Ciompi
Heading to the eastern side of the city, and to an entirely different type of market, Piazza dei Ciompi houses the city's daily flea market.
This is the ultimate place for the curious collector. Here you can find not only antique or second-hand furniture but also books, photographs, kitchen items, old postcards and even clothes that all make unique souvenirs. It is open from Monday through Saturday but the last Sunday of the month is the best time to head down this way, when the entire piazza and the surrounding streets expand into the best flea market of the city.
Take a break at one of the many lovely bakery-cafes on Via Pietrapiana or at Café Sant Ambrogio. Plenty of wines by the glass make this a place that locals like to come to in the evening for an aperitif but it is also a favorite at lunch or for a midmorning coffee.
Note that many of the stalls will close for a couple of hours around lunchtime, reopening usually at 3:30pm.
Daily market
Monthly market
Last Sunday of month is the ideal time to go.
A note on hours: the shops are all individually-operated and therefore have varying hours, but a "general" timeframe for the markets are 9am - 7pm Monday through Saturday (note that some places close for lunch between 12.30pm-3:30pm usually). Sundays observe the same general opening and closing hours, but are open all day.
Sant'Ambrogio Market
Sant'Ambrogio market is the locals' choice since it is in an area that is easier for residents to reach than the Central Market.
Smaller than the Central Market, the Sant'Ambrogio market has high-quality food products with the butchers, delicatessens, fish mongers, bakeries, etc., indoors and the fruit and vegetable vendors circling the outside. Here you also can find clothes, household goods, plants and flowers and plenty of good bargains not aimed at tourists but for residents.
Piazza Santo Spirito
Piazza Santo Spirito is the heart of Florence's Oltrarno District and is just steps away from the Ponte Vecchio. Known for its alternative feel and artisan residents, the piazza hosts the city's popular daylong monthly markets each second and third Sunday of the month.
There is also a local market every morning from Monday to Saturday where you can find household items, clothes and local fruit and vegetables. But it's the monthly markets that draw the crowds here.
The second Sunday of the month hosts a wonderful antique market, where a mixture of handmade and antique goods fill the piazza, along with local street food vendors, while the third Sunday of the month is a local market focused on organic food and goods such as knitwear and handmade items.
This is a great place to pick up some unique souvenirs, mingle with the locals and see a different side of Florence. The many bars, cafes and restaurants in the piazza make it a lively stop for a snack, whether a sandwich at the favorite Gustapanino (in the piazza at no. 2r), a gelato or an aperitif. The street vendors at the market offer things like porchetta (roasted suckling pig) and necci--chestnut pancakes, made to order.
Daily market is Monday-Saturday: 8am until 1pm (generally speaking, but some pack up earlier or later).
The Sunday markets are all day markets, 8am -7pm.
Monthly markets
Second, third Sunday
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I'm having the following assignment:
For which positive integer $n$ will the equations $$ x_1 + x_2 + x_3 + \ldots + x_{19} = n \tag{1}$$ $$ y_1 + y_2 + y_3 + \ldots + y_{64} = n \tag{2}$$ have the same number of positive integer solutions?
I've gotten this far, with the help of notes from my teachers lectures. Though, I have been searching and looking for the answer to the following question:
How come that the following is true? Where does the $n$ disappear, and how can it be substituted with substracting one?
$\binom{n-1}{n-64} = \binom{n-1}{64-1} = \binom{n-1}{63}$
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KILLEEN (January 5, 2012)--Area firefighters, volunteers and members of the community get buzz haircuts to honor and raise money for Killeen firefighter Josh Bales, who is battling cancer.
26-year-old Killeen firefighter Josh Bales said he was fine and healthy until he thought he had a sore throat, a sore throat that turned into a swollen neck and then cancer.
"To be 26 and get told you have cancer kind of changes the way I had thought about how I was doing and everything like that," Bales said.
Bales was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, in November of 2012.
His cancer is currently in Stage II B, meaning it's in two different locations and more progressive.
But Bales isn't battling alone.
Today, his friend Joel Lytle is not only buzzing his head in honor of Bales, but he's also gathered other Killeen firefighters, along with firefighters from Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Temple and others to join him.
Family, friends and many who Bales didn't even know buzzed their heads and donated money and prizes today at "Buzz for Bales," a gathering to raise money for Bales' medical bills.
"Any of us would do it for any of us," Lytle said.
"It's just you take care of your own, and you want to help out with any expenses they have."
Bales and his parents James and Nan Bales said they couldn't be more grateful.
"I don't think there's anything I can say to pay back for all they''ve done for me and everything they've offered to help me with," Bales said.
"The fire department is like a brotherhood," Jame Bales said.
"They take care of their own, and it's just a great feeling to know that people care that much and will make the effort to do things to support somebody."
Although some things have been different for Bales lately, his friends and family said his work ethic and perseverance are still the same.
"He works just as hard as the rest of us, and he chooses to come to work even though he might be tired from his chemo," Lytle said.
Lytle also said Bales inspires him and the other firefighters.
"He's going through a rough time, and he's not letting it affect him," Lytle said.
"He's as strong as he was, and if I had cancer, I would hope that I'm able to be as strong as he is."


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Whenever an exam is approaching, I begin to feel anxious, worried, I also feel fear that something will go wrong and of course it does go wrong, but not due to my lack of knowledge : it's that stress that prevents me from thinking clearly and logically. To sum it up, this is just ordinary panic.
Is there any way to reduce groundless fear of exams? Perhaps some self-control exercises or organizing a mock exam would help (I try to do the latter but maybe in a wrong way because it doesn't make the situation better).


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I know that WordPress features private blogs, but people whom you want to share it with need to have a WordPress account.
Is there a blog hosting site that requires only an e-mail address for access to private blogs? For example, I want to write a blog to give updates to friends and family. All I should do is invite them to my blog, create a user account for them, then all they have to do is log in with their e-mail address (and their own chosen password, of course) to be able to view my blog.


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I have read in different posts that the NN3 is really for smaller DSLRs and the NN5 should be used for the larger models, like my D300. However, I also saw a table that specifies that the NN3 is fine for the the D300 with a smaller lens like the Nikon 10.5 mm fisheye.
I am making an assumption that the heavier NN5 is stronger than the NN3. Given that I am reading different information in the posts that points in two different directions, with the setup proposed, which model should I buy--the NN3 or the NN5? Will both units work equally well? If so, I would prefer the NN3, because of its more compact size.
Also, if most of my work will be doing landscape panoramas, because of the distance involved, is it better to choose a different lens, such as the Sigma 10-17 and work at the 17mm end of the range? If so, under this setup, is the NN5 preferred?
I appreciate the advice.


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14 Sep 2012 4:01 PM #1
panel.getScrollable().getScroller().scrollTo() does not work if item is not active
Touch 2 version tested:
- Touch 188.8.131.52
Browser versions tested against:
- Chrome 21
DOCTYPE tested against:
- <!DOCTYPE html>
- panel.getScrollable().getScroller().scrollTo() does not work if item is not active or immediately after setting the item active
Steps to reproduce the problem:
- Create a card view layout with two vertically scrollable panels, ensuring that panel #2 is taller than the screen height
- Set active panel to panel #1
- Call the following code:
outerPanel.setActiveItem(panel2); panel2.getScrollable().getScroller().scrollTo(0, 500);
The result that was expected:
- panel2 is set as active and scrolled 500px vertically
The result that occurs instead:
- panel 2 is set as active but not scrolled.
- If the same code to scroll is called after the panel is set as active, scrolling works just fine.
Operating System:
- Max OSX Lion
15 Sep 2012 3:04 PM #2
I found a workaround for people experiencing the same issue.
Instead of doing:
outerPanel.setActiveItem(panel2); panel2.getScrollable().getScroller().scrollTo(0, 500);Code:
outerPanel.setActiveItem(panel2); setTimeout(function() { panel2.getScrollable().getScroller().scrollTo(0, 500); });
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Thanks for the report! I have opened a bug in our bug tracker.
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I can confirm that this is still an issue. I have a navigationview with a map and a list. On refreshing the data in the list
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Thanks for the work-around.
This is still a problem at 2.2.1.


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STEUBENVILLE - A good cause has a tendency to bring people together.
That was the case Saturday as eight local soccer teams took part in a quadrupleheader at Harding Stadium in support of breast cancer awareness.
Four of the five boys' soccer teams in Jefferson County took part in the first-time event, while all four girls' soccer teams in the county participated.
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Tables were set up for a Chinese Auction to help raise money. -- Mike Mathison
Tables were set up for a Chinese Auction to help raise money. -- Mike Mathison
In Saturday's games, on the boys' side, Big Red scrimmaged Edison, while Catholic Central played Indian Creek.
Big Red shut out the Wildcats, 5-0.
"This is a great event," Big Red (8-4-2) head coach Greg Bowers said. "To see all four schools come together today says a lot about the community.
"Steubenville City Schools has been outstanding from the board, to the administration, to the staff, to the students and the parents."
Edison (0-14) head coach Chris Bomely said he is happy the Wildcats were able to be a part of the event.
"Indian Creek head coach Jonathan Hoover put this together," Bomely said. "I talked to him during scheduling, and he said he wanted to do this. We wanted to be a part of this.
"We didn't do anything last year. Indian Creek had a game. Big Red had a game. We wanted to do something like they did."
Bowers said the event is something they want to continue to have in the future.
"It is definitely a great event," he said. "We would love to have it next year. The support from the Steubenville community and the other communities has been great."
"It was a fantastic day," Indian Creek (7-8) head coach Jonathan Hoover said. "A lot of people came out to support this. All of the schools came together. It was a special day. I can't wait to do it again next year."
Catholic Central (13-1-1) head coach Steve Kopcha said his team wanted to be a part of the special event.
"Naturally, we wanted to be a part of it," he said. "Indian Creek did something last year. They were the ones behind it. They approached us about playing today. Jonathan took the lead, and we followed his lead.
On the girls' side, Big Red played city-rival Catholic Central, while Edison played Indian Creek.
"I love this," Catholic Central (6-5-3) head coach David LaRue said. "All of the credit for this goes to Jonathan Hoover, the head boys' coach at Indian Creek. I think this was his idea originally. Mitzi Probert coordinated this. A parent from each school was involved in this. Suzanne Bodo helped out for us. I got a lot of correspondence and emails from her. A lot of people put in a lot of good work for a good cause. You play a game, but this is all for a bigger thing."
Big Red (6-7-1) head coach Jared Robinson said Saturday's event was a special one.
"It's awesome," he said. "It is great to see all of the support. It is great to see the crowds and the student sections. There is a lot of awareness through the announcements. People came together for a good cause. It is great for the sport. It is great for the teams in our area. I can't say enough good things about it."
"I like it," Edison (8-4-1) head coach Jeremy Angelo said. "It is a nice thing. Some teams have more pink than others. Our girls had pink socks. They had black shirts, black shorts and pink socks. They liked it.
"It is a good event for a good cause. It is a good thing for all four schools to come together.
"At the OVAC meeting, I was told, 'you have to schedule a game on this day.' I said, 'OK.' They told me what it was for, and I liked it.
"Give Big Red a lot of credit for putting this on. The Indian Creek boys' coach was really involved in this. I got a lot of emails from him.
"Anytime you can raise money for cancer and help raise awareness for breast cancer that is a good thing."
The Indian Creek girls enjoyed playing in the event.
"It is really nice," first-year Indian Creek (3-9-1) head coach Jessica Bennett said. "There was a good turnout. It is for a good cause. I am glad that they have had a good turnout."
Hoover said he wanted to thank everyone involved with the event.
"I want to thank all of the volunteers," Hoover said. "I want to thank Mitzi Probert, Melanie DiCarlo, Amanda Harris and Suzanne Bodo. I want to thank all of the people who worked today, and I want to thank all of the schools for participating."
Bowers said he wanted to thank official Mike Vuchenich for donating his pay to the event as well as Bob Evans restaurant. The restaurant was a major sponsor for the event.
Bowers said they raised more than $7,000.
The organizers also wanted to thank Steubenville City Schools for all it provided at no cost. They also wanted to thank Indian Creek for running the event. All of the monetary stuff was handled by the Indian Creek Athletic Boosters.
The organizers also wanted to thank Trinity Health Systems as well as the Bulldog Rack Company. They also wanted to thank the Big Red Football Moms for use of the concession stand.
Finally, the organizers wanted to thank the teams for all of the support and everyone else who helped it in making the event possible.


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The Hamptons are a real drag, as everyone knows except the people who like to go there. Until now: A Hooters restaurant has opened in Bridgehampton. Finally, somewhere fun for Ron Perelman to hang out. Video evidence below. OR NOT?
[Update: This may be an April Fool's joke, which, look at the calendar people! One day early! Anyhow, we're suspending judgment till further notice. Oh look, it's actually an old joke.]
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What We Need Is a Really Good Fight
According to a growing body of academic research, my husband and I have really got it made. Several studies have certified what common sense already concludes: that disagreeing over finances and fighting over money spells doom for many marriages. One study found that couples who argued about finances several times a week were about 40% more likely to divorce than couples who bickered over money less than once a month.
Guess you're stuck with me and my toast-burning, bathroom-hogging, chick-flick-watching ways forever, Honey.
That's because Alejandro and I never argue over money. When it comes to finances, we truly think alike. We are both inveterate savers, horrified by the concept of debt. Neither of us likes shopping. Both of us are classic money worriers.
I have always seen our financial compatibility as a major strength in our marriage and a stroke of luck. But lately, as I've been writing this column, I've been talking to many couples—and hearing stories from readers who write to me—about how they have arrived, often through conflict with each other, at their financial choices. And I've come to realize that total agreement actually has some serious disadvantages—and has, on occasion, cost us dearly.
If you're in a marriage where you don't have the supposedly heaven-sent financial harmony that Alejandro and I enjoy, this column is a homage to you. Because believe it or not, one of my new goals is to learn from couples who don't agree all the time, and integrate some of their thinking and strategies into my own marriage.
The year was 2004, and the housing market in Uruguay, Alejandro's native country, was on the floor.
All our friends and family were encouraging us to buy real estate there. We didn't have much cash, but we owned our Brooklyn apartment outright—and, if you'll remember, this was the era of generous home-equity loans. So we decided to shop around. I'll never forget the properties we saw on one trip to Uruguay: the five-bedroom, Spanish-tiled apartment in a good Montevideo neighborhood for $83,000; the lovely two-story home with gardens by the beach for $75,000; the little house steps from the Atlantic Ocean for $40,000.
"These are beachfront homes for luxury-car prices," I remarked to Alejandro.
"Now is the time to buy," he answered.
Here's what we bought: nothing. And here's what those properties we passed up would be worth now: probably three to four times as much. Today when we visit Uruguay, we sleep on a friend's floor or pay through the nose for rentals or hotels.
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How could we have passed up what was obviously—even at the time—a golden opportunity? It's because we easily scared each other out of taking on risk and debt. If just one of us had ever said, "Let's just do it," we may have had some tension, conflict—maybe even a knockdown fight. But we could be laughing about it all today from the comfort of our beachfront vacation home.
Our lives are full of such tales of missed opportunities. We didn't travel before we had kids (too expensive); Alejandro didn't start his own company a decade ago (too risky); we didn't hang on to stocks that later peaked (too exposed). We agreed on all of this at the time. Now we agree that we were often wrong.
Since I started writing this column, many couples have shared with me their stories of figuring out the right financial path. Several times, I've heard the tale of a risk-averse spouse being convinced by a more risk-tolerant spouse to take a leap—and later being grateful they were forced out of their comfort zone. Alejandro and I talked about how we need to be more questioning of each other and our innate risk-aversion.
We also need outside voices to prod and question us. We got a financial adviser who argues against our instincts to sell investments whenever we see a mild rise in their value, and Alejandro got an accountant who encourages him to view debt, when appropriate, as a business tool. We also keep in touch with a variety of real-estate agents and mortgage brokers and investigate opportunities they pitch us.
The other day, when the market swooned right after the election, I scooped up some shares of mutual funds that I planned to sell at the first bounce. When the bounce came, I was surprised when Alejandro disagreed with my plan to cash out.
"Let's hang on. We don't need the money right now, and there could be more to gain by waiting," he said.
I sat for a moment, flummoxed by his uncharacteristic nonchalance and the unpleasant feeling of not agreeing, per norm, to play it safe. I was in fact so bothered by this unexpected conflict that we discussed it at length, a bit testily, until I ultimately saw that Alejandro had a good point and we should hold on to the shares. So far, it has been a profitable approach.
It took a few beats to realize we had just had our first argument over money, and that I hadn't exactly enjoyed it. But it wasn't all bad either, no matter what the academic studies say.
—Katy McLaughlin is a special writer for The Wall Street Journal. Write to her at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also join the conversation at WSJ.com/Juggle.
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Is link building still a major factor for good ranking in SERP's of Google?
Backlinks still form the #1 contributing factor in getting a page to rank in Google.
Generally speaking:
So then it comes down to what you define as "link building"? If you mean providing rich, orginal content that other's find worth linking to - then yes. If you mean dropping links in forums, comments, directories etc - then no.
More ranking factors are broken down here: http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors (this is accumulated opinion, not fact).
Yes, it matters the most. What's changed are some of the nuances of the linking.
There is some evidence that suggests that recent updates do more than simply count the anchor text from an external link but also more strongly consider the semantic content matching threshold between the pages. So, if you have a blog comment or forum profile that doesn't match semantically (too low) or is keyword stuffed (too high) it won't count as much as a more natural contextual page/link combo (just right).
Another nuance is thats been introduced is a more refined level of scoring the authority of links. This tends to be in flux and, therefore, is hard to nail down. But things like active age and authority of externally linking sites remain at the top of the list.
As Mike noted, SEO is mostly accumulated opinion and sometimes those who're accumulating opinions are trying to sell their SEO services or get SEO seminar speaking engagements so bear that in mind.
Yes Link building still plays an important role to rank your site in Google. As long as you acquire quality instead of spammy links and apply an advance link strategies. You can read this source for more info.


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Human domination of the biosphere: Rapid discharge of the earth-space battery foretells the future of humankind
Earth is a chemical battery where, over evolutionary time with a trickle-charge of photosynthesis using solar energy, billions of tons of living biomass were stored in forests and other ecosystems and in vast reserves of fossil fuels. In just the last few hundred years, humans extracted exploitable energy from these living and fossilized biomass fuels to build the modern industrial-technological-informational economy, to grow our population to more than 7 billion, and to transform the biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity of the earth. This rapid discharge of the earth's store of organic energy fuels the human domination of the biosphere, including conversion of natural habitats to agricultural fields and the resulting loss of native species, emission of carbon dioxide and the resulting climate and sea level change, and use of supplemental nuclear, hydro, wind, and solar energy sources. The laws of thermodynamics governing the trickle-charge and rapid discharge of the earth's battery are universal and absolute; the earth is only temporarily poised a quantifiable distance from the thermodynamic equilibrium of outer space. Although this distance from equilibrium is comprised of all energy types, most critical for humans is the store of living biomass. With the rapid depletion of this chemical energy, the earth is shifting back toward the inhospitable equilibrium of outer space with fundamental ramifications for the biosphere and humanity. Because there is no substitute or replacement energy for living biomass, the remaining distance from equilibrium that will be required to support human life is unknown.
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High chance that current atmospheric greenhouse gases commit to warmings greater than 1.5C over land: study
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Military bases along the East and Gulf Coast are at risk of losing large chunks of land.
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Tesla is scrambling to finish building its massive $5 billion battery factory in Nevada to meet demand for its coming cheaper sedan, the Model 3, and provide power for new types of vehicles CEO Elon Musk says are under development.
It's heating up in Philadelphia.
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The massive new structure will be the world's biggest building by footprint, and it could possibly be a game-changer for the auto, energy, and battery industries.
Stephane Bilodeau's curator insight, July 30, 8:50 AM
The Gigafactory will be 100% powered by renewable energy.
It'll have solar panels covering the roof, while also drawing power from wind and geothermal. It will employ 6,500 people, and it will have a state-of-the-art recycling system to make use of old battery packs.
Elon Musk says the "exit rate" of lithium-ion cells from the Gigafactory will literally be faster than bullets from a machine gun.
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US military bases along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico will be increasingly vulnerable to floods and power-packed storms as the planet warms, researchers said Wednesday.
Stephane Bilodeau's curator insight, July 30, 9:01 AM
By the year 2100, "nearly half of the sites studied lose 25 percent or more of their land area to the sea in the intermediate scenario and lose 50 percent or more in the highest scenario," said the report.
Many of the bases should anticipate more severe storms, to the extent that a Category One storm today would be felt as if it were a Category Two storm in 80 percent of the bases study by the end of this century.
Some bases are already working to adapt to sea level rise. For instance, Langley Air Force Base in Virginia has installed floodwater pumps and built a shoreline seawall to protect some of its buildings.
"The Pentagon knows it has a problem, and some bases are already making an effort to reduce their exposure," said Erika Spanger-Siegfried, lead author of the report and senior analyst in the Climate and Energy program at UCS. "But there's a big gap between what's being done and what's needed.
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As palm oil production expands from Southeast Asia into tropical regions of the Americas and Africa, vulnerable forests and species on four continents face increased risk of loss, a new Duke University-led study finds.
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A new law that took effect in Poland earlier this month could kill growing competition from land-based wind farms by expanding setback requirements tenfold and increasing tax burdens, clean energy advocates say.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Billionaire climate advocate Tom Steyer believes young Americans will cast more votes this year based on rising temperatures than in past presidential elections. In an interview with ClimateWire last night, the founder of NextGen Climate also downplayed the idea of placing a price on carbon dioxide and dismissed the notion of swapping the Clean Power Plan for a carbon tax.
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Economic and environment specialists say that Vietnam's regulation and monitoring of wastewater treatment are still loose, with many gaps, so investors can dodge the law. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has asserted that once pollution occurs, the local government must be responsible.
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Ovechkin's hat trick leads Caps past Devils 5-1
Posted at: 02/23/2013 4:08 PM
By HOWARD FENDRICH
(AP) WASHINGTON - After producing his first hat trick in more than two years, Alex Ovechkin wanted to give some credit to Washington Capitals coach Adam Oates.
"He's that kind of person," Ovechkin explained, "who gives me belief all the time."
So when Ovechkin texted Oates the other day, lamenting that it seemed as though the puck simply did not want to go in the net, the first-time NHL head coach replied: "It's going to come."
Sure did Saturday, over and over again. Ovechkin scored three goals in a game for the first time since Jan. 22, 2011, leading the last-place Capitals to a much-needed 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
"For a player, if you feel that kind of trust from a coach, coaching staff, it's very important," Ovechkin said after his 11th career hat trick. "And teammates see it."
He's been something less than the player who stormed into the NHL by averaging 53 goals over his first five seasons, with two MVP awards. That average dipped to 35 goals the past two seasons, and he hadn't even scored two goals in a game since a loss to Winnipeg on March 23, 2012. He entered Saturday with only five goals this season _ going without a point in half of Washington's previous 16 games, including Thursday's 3-2 loss to New Jersey _ but broke out in a big way.
"All I can tell you is that we have to find a way to slow him down and stop him," Devils coach Peter DeBoer said, "and we didn't do that."
Not even close.
"You know what kind of player he is," Devils goalie Johan Hedberg said. "You let him execute, he's going to hurt you."
Alternating between his customary left wing and the right side, precisely how Oates wants, Ovechkin put Washington ahead 1-0 by sending a one-timer past Hedberg from the left circle off a pass from Mike Ribeiro, who finished with two assists.
Ovechkin celebrated by dropping to a knee and pumping his right fist before spinning and skating over to the boards to slam against the glass with both gloves.
"You want to see your go-to guy get some," Oates said. "Him scoring first for us gets the place going. The fans love him. The place is rocking. It obviously helps the team."
Ilya Kovalchuk's goal with 37.5 seconds left in the second period tied the game for New Jersey, but Ovechkin put Washington ahead to stay 1:23 into the third on a rush. This one was a "rocket," as Hedberg put it, from the right circle, through the legs of Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov.
Ovechkin's third goal was on a power play, with a little under 5 minutes remaining. He also added an assist later on Troy Brouwer's power play goal, for good measure.
Yes, and as Ovechkin goes, so go the Capitals.
Washington came into the game with an 0-7-1 record against the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference, and 5-10-1 overall, good for only 11 standings points, the fewest in the 30-team league.
"It is good to see him bust out. We need him to score to be successful, we all know that," Brouwer said. "We can't have him just being static and waiting for other guys to feed him the puck. He was in there, working hard, creating his own chances."
The Capitals got contributions elsewhere, too, of course, as though pushed to play better by seeing their captain excel.
Eric Fehr netted Washington's first short-handed goal of the season _ and his fourth score in five games after getting zero in his first nine games _ and goalie Braden Holtby made 21 saves.
Holtby also stopped Steve Bernier's penalty shot in the second period. During a power play, Bernier broke behind the defense after a stop in play at the other end, and Washington's Tom Poti dragged him to the ice. But Bernier's penalty shot went off the edge of Holtby's right pad, prompting chants of "Holt-beee! Holt-beee!" from the stands.
Ovechkin, of course, earned plenty of cheers, too, from red-wearing spectators thrilled to see him show off the skills and energy like the "Alex the Great" of old.
"That's his whole game _ emotion. Brings the team up when you see that," Holtby said. "That's what we expect of him, being our captain, is to score those goals."
Notes: The Devils have lost three of their last four games, including one via shootout. ... Capitals D Mike Green sat out his third game in a row with a lower-body injury. ... Hedberg was making his fifth start this season and first in a week. Martin Brodeur got a day off.
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The new Sloan Convention Center Board continues to try and account for millions of dollars in what it believes may be unapproved expenditures by the previous board. Current board member and city commissioner Jim Bullington believes the previous board spent more than $6 million in unapproved expenditures, including $900,000 in legal fees.
Bullington says the previous board may have been the victim of bad legal advice. He says the board may have been told they were within their rights to spend the money, when an ordinance governing the convention center board specifically requires the approval of the city commission for large expenditures and any money allotted for expenses other than insurance and bond repayment.
City staff will continue to review canceled checks and search for invoices in an attempt to account for where the money went, and the board is expected to hear those results at its next meeting.
The Board did vote to adopt all but one of the Convention Center Task Force's recommendations, which will now be heard by the BG City Commission.


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I have NoSpamMX plugin installed. I was not getting spam comments for a long time. But now I am getting a lot of spam comments especially in one post.
What is the reason that there is such a lot of spams only to that post?
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Is also amazing. Akismet is great at catching spam, but adding cookies for comments is awesome. It stops a lot of the auto-posted spam. (Which most of it is)
Cookies for comments will stop the comment before it even gets to you. Akismet was catching 50 spams a day for me. But once I added CFC, I only get maybe 1 comment a week for akismet to deal with. The two combined are great
Akismet is a great plugin to prevent spam. It works great on my blogs - not one single spamcomment have made it through, yet.
I combined Askimet with a plugin called "Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin" and it has been working well. The second just adds a checkbox above the "Publish Comment" button with the label "This comment is not a spam". Then, the user has an extra click to do but the spams are reduced considerably.
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I am writing for a video game, and I have noticed that there is a gap between plot and gameplay. Most times there is a plot to a story, but it takes place either only in cutscenes or in reminders of your objectives. The gameplay is separate from the story, thus the player feels detached from the game, and has no emotional stake in the plot. Are there any ways to involve your audience to the point where they stop feeling detached from the game that they are playing?
The short answer: give the user a chance to affect the outcome of the story (or at least give them the impression that they have this power).
It depends a lot of the game genre. I wrote my master's thesis on immersion in computer games, and gave an analysis of Knights of the Old Republic (an excellent game with a great story by the way). Therein I found some evidence that giving people the option to choose within constraints, will give the player a deeper involvement in the story, but at the same time let you craft a story that is somewhat coherent.
This was a RPG, which is probably the most suited genre for conveying rich stories that involves the user.
Games like Starcraft (both I and II), also have a great story, but I don't feel involved in the story while actually playing. I never get the feeling that I am Raynor" running around in the battlefield. The game keeps me immersed because of damn good gameplay, and the cutscenes keeps me in because of a great story and good animations, but I never feel that my actions brings the story forward, other than that they "unlock" the next scene.
If the game is developed well, the player should have a strong attachment to their character. The story should somehow outline what the player is to do in the next section of gameplay, rather than simply showing a video.
This message could be communicated through a character (voice or actions) or simply describing an obvious problem.
Sorry i can't explain better, but it greatly depends on the gameplay, and what type of game it is.
You could try looking at and playing the Assassin's Creed series by Ubisoft Montreal. Amazing story + amazing graphics + amazing engine = Perfect game.
The story is truly amazing and really well written, starting on from the 2nd game. The first one was more like a tech demo, but it introduced the dual sided story and the sci-fi part of it, along with the historical story.
Videogame audience attracting effectiveness may be based on many things that are game-development issues. But there is one question that should be mulled over by all media industry manufacturers. I'll sound it:
Does your product attracts customers by its "mechanical" part or by its "art" part?
Now I'll explain: that mechanical part of mine can be illustrated by movie industry. There are kaboom movies, with bangs and booms on the whole screen and detailed explosions sended to your three-dimensioned eye. That's your Avatar. Let's be serious, this movie is supposed to produce emotions through great visuals, and not by a plot.
But without a plot, it's just a series of explosions, maybe even more boring than a documentary about maize cultivating. So, the plot is needed, but not so much, and it can just be adapted from another media-product. The plot is just a glue here.
But remember another movie from the same director. It contained much "explosion" part, but that part was not the leader. It just supported the big love story. The story.
And I can call both movies work of art. That's not I can say about myriads of less-talented genre films.
The game will retain the same rule. If you're doing something like Crysis, you'd better forget about plot. But if you're doing Silent Hill 2 or Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy) you'd better sharpen your story.
Tell your story through gameplay, not just through cutscenes. Include as much of the character development as you can in the gameplay animations and mechanics. Examples:
Most importantly, though:
Check out Ico; they integrate of story and gameplay very well.


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I don't really know how to talk about Black Hole. For a comic that feels like the unholy lovechild of Cronenberg's Videodrome and Lynch's Lost Highway, there's a certain coherency in it with regards to basic human emotions, specifically love, fear, and hatred. Despite being focused around self-centered (and sometimes super obnoxious) high-schoolers, Black Hole really knows the human condition. But this isn't a feel good story in any way. It dredges up the worst of humanity by illustrating the way we treat people who are marked as different than us. There are moments of amazing intimacy, but they are tinged with a very sharp pain.
Okay, so for those possibly uninitiated to Charles Burns's Black Hole: it's a story about teenagers who contract a certain disease whenever they have sex with somebody who is infected. So, essentially, it's a story about STDs that manifest as elements of the grotesque: your skin can molt, you can grow a tail or extra mouths, or have your entire skin become reformed and unrecognizable. Just to name a few. And as comes as no surprise, people who are not afflicted with this disease reject and ostracize those who are known to be infected. At its core, Black Hole shows us the horror involved in our treatment of people we view as unhealthy (and immoral because of so).
As others have noted, the context for Black Hole's original pub date of the mid-1990s is important to understanding what Burns's grotesque tale is doing. (The original four issues are also missing from the collected edition but for the purposes of this article I'm just focusing on the elements that were included in the collection.) Set in the 70s, but written in the 90s, Black Hole's context is one explicitly about our changing attitudes towards sexuality and STDs, specifically AIDS. So Black Hole effectively becomes a visual treatment of how we, as a society on a whole, view and treat those who are ill. We are not always compassionate. We are a species governed and motivated, in a large part, by fear.
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At what point does a character roll for effects that say "Save ends"? At what point do effects, like "5 fire damage, save ends", happen?
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You take damage at the start of your turn.
You make a saving throw at the end of your turn, unless something or someone grants you a saving throw. For example, Boots of Free Movement which have the following power:
Note that you cannot cheat by delaying your turn. If you are slowed until the end of your turn, it will last until you take your actions. Here is an excerpt from description of delaying which contains some other loophole closing rules as well:
Also note the following about the "failed saving throws" (we didn't know this and it would have made a big difference last session):
Failed Saving Throw
You take ongoing damage at the start of your turn.
You make the saving throw at the end of your turn.
End of the PC's turn, unless something says otherwise. (Rules Compendium, p. 228)


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The problem is to find:
$\lim_{x \to 0}\ \dfrac{\sin(\cos(x))}{\sec(x)}$
I rewrite the equation as follows:
$\lim_{x \to 0}\ \dfrac{\sin(\cos(x))}{\dfrac{1}{\cos(x)}}$
And multiply by $\dfrac{\cos(x)}{\cos(x)}$, producing:
$\lim_{x \to 0}\ \dfrac{\cos(x)*\sin(\cos(x))}{\dfrac{\cos(x)}{\cos(x)}}$
And rewrite as:
$\lim_{x \to 0}\ \cos^2(x)\ \dfrac{\sin(\cos(x))}{\cos(x)}$
Which then becomes:
$\lim_{x \to 0}\ \cos^2(x) * 1$
Which becomes 1. However, the answer is apparently $\sin(1)$. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: I found a different way to solve this, but I'm still not sure what I did wrong originally.


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Any occupation of a public way in Boston requires a Street Occupancy Permit authorizing the permit holder to restrict access to that portion of the street for the length of time specified on the permit. Examples of work that require obtaining a Street Occupancy Permit include moving, construction, utility maintenance or relocation, and dumpster location.
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We are excited to annouce that you can now apply online for a one day (7:00 AM - 5:00 PM) moving van permit and have your signs mailed to you if:
You only need a one day moving truck permit. Note that the standard size of a moving truck is two parking spaces.
Your moving date is at least two weeks from today, and no more than one month away.
You or a representative are able to post signs on the street a minimum of two days before your move.
The street space you want to reserve is a valid parking space. For example, bus stops and streets that don't have parking aren't eligible for a permit.
You are not applying for a permit in the North End between 6/1 - 8/31. If you want a permit for the North End between these dates, please call Patricia Papa, Special Events Liaison, at 617-828-2509 so that she can help you find a space that doesn't conflict with neighborhood parades and events.
If your needs don't fit this criteria, you can still apply for a permit in person at City Hall using the instructions provided below.
We thank you for your patience, enthusiasm, and consideration as we work to improve and expand this permitting process.
Street Occupancy Permits must be obtained in person at Boston City Hall, and cannot be obtained by mail or online. However, you can have a representative come to City Hall for you, provided this person comes with all the paperwork described below. The application process takes 15 minutes. During busy summer months, wait times can last upwards of an hour. Application hours are 9AM - 5PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Permits are issued jointly by the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD). PWD is located in Room 715 of City Hall. Permits are issued by PWD based on a Traffic Approval Form processed by BTD in Room 721 of City Hall.
The vast majority of Street Occupancy Permits that are given solely for moving purposes are issued for one day only from 7AM - 5PM and permit holders are asked to remove temporary signs to open space up for other purposes if their move is completed prior to 5PM.
Permits must be obtained 3 days in advance for residential locations, with signs posted a minimum of 48 hours in advance of occupancy. If you are moving Sunday, a permit must be obtained no later than the previous Thursday. In residential areas, it is strongly recommended that signs are posted earlier than the minimum required time. This is to avoid having to tow a vehicle belonging to a neighbor who may leave the vehicle for a day or two without checking on it.
Permits must be obtained 3 days in advance for metered locations, with signs posted a minimum of 24 hours in advance of occupancy.
You are welcome to obtain your permit up to 2 weeks in advance of your move (BTD must factor in special events, construction activity, etc.) when issuing permits for your move date.
Requirements Before Receiving a Permit
The permit applicant must supply the following information:
It is the responsibility of the permit holder to notify residents and businesses in the adjacent area of upcoming work on a public way that may be disruptive to the neighborhood. Notification is required by both signs and flyers.
PLEASE NOTE: June 1st through the end of August, feasts and processions that require street closures take place in Boston's North End neighborhood. Those seeking street occupancy permits for the North End during this time frame must contact (in advance) Patricia Papa, Special Events Liaison, at 617-828-2509, to schedule accordingly so that permitted work may take place safely and efficiently, but without interfering with these popular events.
"No Parking" signs made of cardboard must be posted within the confines of the area to be restricted. The dates and times that the Street Occupancy Permit has been issued for, and/or that parking has been restricted for, must be clearly stated on each sign. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to post all necessary signs a minimum of 48 hours prior to the start of work in residential neighborhoods and a minimum of 24 hours prior to the start of work in non-residential areas. Signs must be purchased at a cost of $4.00 each with a minimum of two "No Parking" signs required.
For occupancy of metered spaces there is an additional payment of $20.00 per meter head per day. Applicants must supply the department with the individual parking meter numbers. These numbers are two letters followed by three digits (example: AB123 or XY789). The meter charge is waived on Sundays. If the occupancy is only for late evening and nighttime hours, then it depends on the individual meter and the color of the meter-head cap.
The permit application is a two-step process. Immediately after receiving traffic approval from BTD in Room 721, applicants receive their permit from PWD in Room 715. For moving truck permits only, the base fee is $61.00. For all other permits, the base fee is $20.00. For all permits, there is an additional fee calculated against the size of the occupied area. The fee is $1.00 per square foot per month. The square footage must cover the size of the truck and space needed to load/unload. For permits lasting less than a month, the square-footage is prorated per day. All fees are payable by check, money order, debit card, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover), or cash and must be paid in Room 715.
In summary, please bring the following information to City Hall at least 3 days before your permit is needed:
Prior to the permit taking effect, if the permit holder suspects that the owner of a parked vehicle may be unaware of the no-parking signs, then as a courtesy the permit holder can warn the vehicle owner using the Warn Before Tow form. The form may be submitted up to 3 days before a permit takes effect. If the No-Tow system has an email address for the owner, then a warning message will be sent containing details about the permit.
After the permit takes effect, if the permit holder finds a vehicle still parked in the work-site, then the permit holder should call the police at 617-343-4911. Inform the police dispatcher that this is a non-emergency, and give them the plate number for the vehicle. The police will run the plate and attempt to contact the vehicle owner (at their discretion). If unsuccessful, they will arrange for towing the vehicle.
The permit holder is required to ensure that the work-site and the surrounding area are clean and clear of debris that may cause public safety hazards. Fire hydrants must remain unobstructed. Upon completion of the job, the permit holder must clean the site thoroughly and remove any remaining signs or flyers.
Any City of Boston equipment that has been broken must be repaired or replaced by the permit holder. In addition, any City property that has been removed from the work-site must be replaced. This includes traffic and parking signs, traffic signals and control boxes, underground conduit and crosswalks and other pavement markings.
For questions about traffic approval, scheduling, parking meters, PODS, or signage, contact Transportation at 617-635-4675.
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- Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents by Alec Miller
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I'm going to split this into 2 questions, the first I think might have an answer, the second may not.
First, is there a general way to recognize a pigeonhole problem as such? I mean are there some general traits which characterize a pigeonhole problem?
Second, once you've recognized the type of problem, is there a systematic way of figuring out what the holes and pigeons are, or is it just a eureka kind of thing?


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If the minyan doesn't have enough time allotted for Selichot to finish everything listed in the Selichot book for today, so you need to cut some parts out, what are the rules of priority for what should be cut out first, last, or never?
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The least I've seen is Ashrei, kaddish, (don't remember about the pesukim), s'lach lanu-intro to 13 midos-13 midos until lechol korecha, pizmon, intro+13 midos, the rest like a regular fast day (including only one ashamnu), niphilas apaim, shomer...
There are the many things that are simply Yeish Nohagim, that could be (and often are) skipped. There is also the final Keil Melekh and Hashem HaShem that according to Kabbalah and Minhag Beit El don't belong there.
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As good as the SoundWare XS 5.1 system is for its size, it can't defy physics. The Pioneer SP-PK21BS sounds much, much better, but it's also a much, much larger speaker system. And even if living room decor is your priority, you should seriously consider the larger (but elegant) Energy Take Classic 5.1 system, which sounds considerably better as well. However, neither of those systems can compete if space is at a premium, and the petite SoundWare XS 5.1 ($500 street price) is an excellent, affordable option with solid sound quality.
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The SoundWare XS is a six-piece system that comes with five identical cube satellite speakers and a subwoofer. The system we tested is black, but it's also available in white. Boston Acoustics also sells additional SoundWare speakers in a variety of colors for $100 each.
The cube satellites are incredibly tiny, just 4.43 inches wide, 4.25 inches high, and 4.43 inches deep. Each one weighs just 1 pound. The speaker's rear is faceted, so instead of being a 6-sided cube, the SoundWare XS satellite is a polyhedron. Its 10 "sides" also make it easier to squeeze the wee speakers into corners. If you place it on a shelf the speaker can be angled up or positioned to fire straight ahead. Or wall-mount the little guys with the included articulating bracket so you can angle the speakers in toward the listening area.
Since the SoundWare XS satellites' perforated grilles aren't removable, it wasn't immediately obvious that the satellites are two-way designs. Due to their tiny size, there normally wouldn't be enough room to squeeze in a tweeter and a midrange driver on the front baffle. Boston's engineers worked around the space limitations by mounting a .5-inch tweeter on a small bracket in front of the 2.5-inch midrange driver. That's pretty ingenious. We can't say the plastic speaker cabinet is especially well-built, but it doesn't feel flimsy or delicate.
The push-to-open, all-metal connectors recessed into the speaker's rear accept only skinny bare wires (you can't use banana plugs, spades, or pins). We found the connectors extremely awkward to use; you have to push with a fair amount of pressure on the connector to open the hole, then ever so gently angle the bare wire into the hole, and then release the connector. Once the wire is in there it tends to stay put, which was not the case with the spring-clips on the Klipsch HD Theater 500's or Bose Acoustimass 6 Series III's satellite speakers.
The Boston subwoofer is a rather plainly finished dark gray box, though rounded edges soften the look. It has an 8-inch woofer and port mounted on its bottom panel. The built-in 100-watt amplifier features BassTrac circuitry that is said to reduce distortion, and the amp has just a single RCA input (there are no speaker-level inputs).


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Hump, dowager: An outward curvature of the vertebrae of neck, creating a hump at the back of the neck, once thought to be a characteristic deformity of older women.
A dowager was a woman of high social rank whose husband was dead but who had a title (such as duchess) and property because of her marriage to him.
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