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Doug Boykin, owner of Incognito Hair Salon, raised a stink Tuesday about aromas from a medical marijuana dispensary proposed for next door to his business in the Main Avenue alleyway between Seventh and Eighth streets.
Boykin was afraid of the possibility of criminal break-ins and pot smells wafting into his shop at 742� Main Ave. His insurance company told him they would not cover the costs of repeated break-ins to his shop because of the high risk of being next to a medical marijuana dispensary.
During a public hearing of the Licensing Authority, Boykin said he would need a swamp cooler to keep the weed smell out.
�I am just concerned it will be bad for business,� Boykin told the board. �I will have to explain to my clients, �No, I�m not the stoner.��
But the licensing board voted 3-0 to approve the relocation of Sante dispensary from 171 E. Seventh St. to the Main Avenue alleyway because board members and board attorney David Smith did not think they had sufficient legal grounds to deny the request.
Ron Guffey, an owner of Sante, promised to put in carbon filters and make the improvements in ventilation necessary to keep the marijuana smells from spreading next door.
Guffey said his shop would be sealed so tight it would be like a �box within a box.�
Boykin said he would be satisfied if Sante could keep the smell contained.
In other business, Orio�s Roadhouse, 652 Main Ave., is opposing allegations that it recently served liquor after the last call, or after 2 a.m.
Attorney Paul Whistler said the police did not have sufficient grounds for probable cause, noting that the bar�s receipts showed the last purchase of alcohol at 1:55 a.m.
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The Jackson Pollock one was by far the best. I would seriously consider buying that and putting it up on my wall. Just so I can laugh everytime I see it.
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Being a programmer (web applications and DB centered applications) I got knowledge in data structures (lists, trees, graphs etc.,). Honestly I used very little of these data structure algorithms in my coding (except the sorting things in plain arrays) as I worked almost with client oriented frameworks where all the core stuff built-in. Now I want start with game development. I had seen other SO questions regarding suggestions/tips/approaches on game development for beginners. I understand those point and am clear with those answers. Still I got few more questions [think not answered in SO I guess]. They are,
- Is it valid to ask which data structures/algorithms are the most used in game development?
- Which mathematical areas the game development demands from the programmer?
- Is it mandatory to read some physics stuff? If so any specific list?
Well, my top priorities/aim is to,
Improve my core level programming skills [ I mean using data structure algorithms, mathematics and physics concepts etc.,]
Implement a good game engine [not to market it or to become rich ... completely to indulge myself into core level coding... to get that 'AHA' feeling]
To pave my way to A.I. research field [ It's always my dream field ]
My current skills are, C, PHP, core java, HTML, PL/SQL, MySQL.
currently learning, Python.
Edit: sorry I found this link for my 2nd question(mathematics), What math should all game programmers know?. But didn't find any links to 1st (data structures) and 3rd(physics) algorithms.
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Tainted Love: History's 7 Most Terrifying Romances
#3. Pope Julius III "Adopts" a Teenage Boy
Innocenzo Ciocchi Del Monte was born in 1532 in Italy, the son of a beggar mother and a deadbeat father. Thankfully the tow-headed urchin was saved from life on the street when Cardinal Giovanni Maria Del Monte adopted him. Now before you applaud the good Cardinal for his good deed, we should inform you that, shockingly, the man had ulterior motives for plucking a good looking, eager-to-please 14-year old boy off the streets. Yes, those kind of motives.
While God apparently wasn't paying attention, Cardinal Giovanni Maria Del Monte managed to get himself elected Pope in 1550. The newly minted Pope Julius III immediately made Innocenzo a Cardinal then quickly elevated him to the Vatican's top office and everyone involved knew exactly why.
"Uhh...You guys think he might be a little young and unqualified for, you know...the Vatican?
The joke at the time was that Innocenzo was promoted for being the keeper of the Pope's "monkey" (proving dick jokes have the blessing of the Catholic Church). Julius would defend himself claiming he and Innocenzo were simply sleeping together in an innocent, non-sexual way like a father would with a child. So yeah, the Michael Jackson defense was being used as far back as the 1550s. By the Pope.
#2. Caligula and His Horse
Yup, another Roman Emperor made the list. We told you some messed up shit was going on underneath those imperial togas.
Roman Emperor, tyrant, lunatic, subject of the most expensive porno of all time and er, equestrian enthusiast; you could apply many labels to Caligula, none of them flattering (well except for the porno thing).
Caligula was of course famous for his sexual deviance, but that's nothing unique. It was pretty much a Roman tradition for Emperors to stick their dong in anything that moved (and a few things that didn't). No, where things went from merely pervy to crazy with Caligula was in his relationship with his prize horse Incatitus.
Pictured: Statue of Caligula and Incatitus.
Not Pictured: Caligula's pants.
Caligula loved his horse dearly. Are we saying he "loved" his horse, as in, with his penis? History does not explicitly say. What history does say is that Caligula built it a marble stable, ivory manger, and adorned it with jewels. He had it attend glamorous banquets and dinner parties (where we imagine it drolly discussed pressing matters of the day, muffled by one of those feed bags).
It's been said he even appointed his horse to the position of senator and head priest, which admittedly couldn't help but make Church a lot more entertaining. When it came time to produce an heir, Caligula supposedly was torn between marrying Incatitus or, you know, somebody human (clearly whoever gave Caligula the birds and the bees talk was hitting the opium pipe pretty hard beforehand).
Sadly Caligula eventually chose the human option over Incatitus, finally coming to terms with the anatomical difficulties involved with humping a horse. With cruel biology keeping them apart Caligula reverted to the only thing he had much interest in other than screwing; killing stuff. Incatitus was taken out behind the marble stable and beheaded in an ending we'd call sad if we didn't suspect that Incatitus was looking for a way out of the whole creep-fest by then.
#1. Count Carl Von Cosel and His Dead Wife
A German immigrant and doctor, Count Carl Von Cosel became obsessed with 20-year-old Cuban tuberculosis patient Elena Hoyos. Intent on saving her, Von Cosel subjected Hoyos to numerous cures of his own invention, but sadly brain frying electric shocks did little to cure her lungs (go figure). Despite his efforts she passed away and Von Cosel not only paid for her funeral but a lavish mausoleum. Gee, wasn't that nice of him?
Problem was, to the Count the mausoleum wasn't so much an eternal resting place for Hoyos as a secluded love shack where their romance could bloom. For two years Von Cosel spent almost every night inside the mausoleum, before apparently deciding it was time to take the relationship to the next level and have Elena move in with him.
In the dead of night Von Cosel stole her body from the cemetery, dragged the corpse to his house on the back of a toy wagon and reconstructed his beloved with wire coat hangers, wax and plaster. Oh, and what a job he did.
Believe it or not, Elena Hoyos isn't alive in one of these pictures. All we see is sexy.
Von Cosel would live with Hoyos for seven years, keeping the body in his bed (where we certainly hope nothing untoward happened; they were unmarried after all).
Elena's sister finally began to suspect something was up (perhaps after noticing the door to his sister's mausoleum hanging open for seven years straight) and the Count was arrested. He got off Scott free though as the statute of limitations on his crime had expired, plus we imagine neither the judge or jury wanted to spend any time in the same room with the dude.
The body was put on public display, attracting nearly 7000 gawkers (proving folks back then were all about class) and eventually buried in a secret unmarked grave just in case ol' Carl started jonesing for some mummified tail.
As for the Count himself he became a minor celebrity, created a life-sized effigy of Hoyos and made money inviting tourists into his home (again, class). Von Cosel would even write an autobiography, which appeared in respected literary publication "Fantastic Adventures."
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Barack Obama: "A natural for the Catholic vote"
So says Doug Kmiec, writing in Slate...Kmiec isformer dean of the Catholic University of America School of Law and currentlychair of constitutional law at Pepperdine University in Malibu--and nomushy-headed Catholic liberal.
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Amen!No candidate is ever going to be able to do anything about Roe V. Wade (the bete noir of conservative Catholics) without the support of Congress and the Supreme Court. Congress will NEVER vote to change and the SC is iffy.That being said, absent RvW, Obama is closer in attitude to the kind of Catholicism with which I was raised than any of the rest of them. Kucinich was better, but he's history.
Obama's Crowds Are Awesome for So EarlyBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPublished: February 14, 2008
Even AP is caught up in all of this. I don't think I have ever seen the word awesome in a headline before.
That is really bad.
Of course, the AP story goes on to say that Hillary's crowds are pretty awesome too for a primary--just not as awesome--how about quasi-awesome? Would that fit the space?
R v. W is the bete noir of some liberal Catholics, too, though Jimmy Mac is probabaly right that the case may never be directly overturned. IMO it may be effectively overturned, however, by a series of decisions chipping away at and limiting it with, for example, requirements for waiting periods, mandatory counseling, etc. Such rulings, and an intensive moral and political commitment to the creation of safety nets (financial, medical, psychological, etc.) may make abortion much more of a rarity. Hillary Clinton has spoken some about safety nets. Maybe I've missed it, but I haven't heard such comments from Obama. And Hillary and Obama are on record for backing federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, which in its present form is, even to some liberal Catholics, nothing more than a human spare parts industry.
I really thought the brunt of this was an anti-McCain message from a former Reagan aide, I suspect a pitch for Obama here to Catholics is really anti-Clinton residue dressed up a bit.
William,Is any candidate, even any "pro-life" candidate (or even any "pro-life" organization) advocating laws to regulate fertility clinics, where the embryos used in stem-cell research would otherwise be discarded? From the viewpoint of the personhood-begins-at-conception side, isn't that the logical starting point? And what about George Bush's compromise on stem-cell research? Shouldn't that be undone? As Michael J. Sandel argues (although from the other side of the debate), Bush's compromise amounted to saying that stem-cell research is the taking of innocent life, and that should be left to the private sector. It was a compromise that could be regarded as Solomonic only of Solomon had actually cut the baby in half. Regarding a human spare parts industry, the old urban legend of waking up and finding a kidney missing has actually become a reality in India. I find this infinitely more appalling than stem-cell research.http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-14-voa18.cfm
Who do the Republican strategists think it will be easier to beat?
What is the word for Kmiec? Ingenuous, putting us on, deceitful? I am surprised to see him writing in Slate. Bit of a jump from CNS. Wonder if he congratulates his fellow prof at Pepperdine University, Ken Starr, on his great work as special prosecutor. Kmiec mixes some truth from fantasy which an opportunist will do. On the mark is the statement of Bob Nunz above. When Kmiec forms 'conservatives for Obama" I will begin to find him credible.
You're right, David, regulating fertility clinics and the creation of spare embryos is the "logical starting point." There's at least one "pro-life organization" taking a stand against what goes on in fertility clinics: the Catholic Church. Why is the taking of a kidney from an unconsenting person "infinitely more appalling" than embryonic stem cell research? Is it because the person and the kidney conjure up images of humanity that are more familiar to us than the fully genomed humanity contained in the microdot that is a fertilized egg or new embryo? For myself, I don't find the need to have the appalling nature of the theft of an organ or the destruction of an embryo parsed into degrees of reprehensibility. But for the advent of embryonic stem cell research but a decade or so ago, it could potentially have been any one of us who posts here about whom life and death embryonic stem cell harvesting decisions are being made every day.
Politically conservative Catholics seem to be responding quite vigorously to Kmiec's claim that Obama is the natural choice for Catholics.http://www.mirrorofjustice.com/mirrorofjustice/2008/02/reaganites-fo-1.h... have no ability to peer into Professor Kmiec's mind to see what his goals in writing this were, but in my view, his statement actually helps conservative Catholics opposed to Obama. How?In the context of the current presidential debate among Catholics, then, the function of Professor Kmiec's article seems to have been to enable conservative Catholics to articulate criticism of Obama from their Catholic perspective, criticism that has not previously come to the forefront of the debate. He has made himself, functionally, the lighting rod to draw the fire of conservative Catholics who do not support Obama. He also made himself, functionally, a lightning rod to draw criticism of the "consistent ethic of life" --which Catholic conservatives have long disdained as insufficiently serious about opposition to abortion. So, by criticizing Kmiec's op-ed, conservative Catholics can criticize Obama's suitability as the beneficiary of the Catholic vote. At the same time, precisely because they're not attacking progressive Catholics, they're not exacerbating the culture wars, and thereby associating themselves with responsibility for the culture wars. Remember, one of the reasons many people are drawn to Obama is that they're sick and tired of the culture wars. So an attack on Obama that seems a continuation of the culture wars is likely to be counterproductive in this political climate. God knows I'm no political strategist. But I now think Obama's Catholic "cred" is on the table in a way it wasn't previously.
Obama seems to be gradually improving his share of the Catholic vote ... He trailed far behind Clinton in New Hampshire, but basically split the Catholic vote with her in Maryland and Virginia. Why? I think Obama's pitch for community - for solidarity - might touch the Catholic imagination. Not everyone, of course, but enough to make a difference. Also, he has not tried to exploit abortion rights as an issue in the same way other Democrats have often done, although he is certainly pro-choice. He has tried to defuse the pro-choice rhetoric and does not demonize those who disagree with him. Factors like that would make it easier for some Catholics to vote for him as they get to know him better.
I vote for Bob Nunz, Paul Moses, and Cathy Kaveny as pundits on the next "Washington Week in Review." Sharp analyses.
Cathleen et al,do you know of any articles that help Obama's credibility with Catholics? I am part of this "awesome" (just kidding) working group of Catholics who have connected via the Obama website. We are constructing what I think will be a really informative and helpful "Catholics for Obama" website, which we hope will persuade other Catholics, especially those who have felt like 'political orphans' of late that he is our best choice. One feature of the site will be links to well-reasoned articles that make the case. Do any of you have any suggestions? We're also compiling a list of prominent Catholics (journalists, academics, politicians, etc) who have endorsed Obama, but hoping not for the usual cast of characters that you would expect to endorse him. Any help any of you can give would be most appreciative! If you'd like to join the working group, let me know!


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Unanswered: ST2 scrolling in container not working as expected
I have a Ext.Container setup with vertical scroll and a table of contents. I've also added anchor elements for "Back to top" from anywhere within the container, as shown below.
Ext.define("abcd.xyz.view.FullDocument", {
extend: 'Ext.Container',
xtype: 'fulldocument',
config: {
xtype: 'container',
title: 'Document',
html: 'loading document...',
scrollable: { direction: 'vertical' },
element: 'element',
delegate: 'div.toc a',
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var targetElemTop = Ext.fly(id).dom.offsetTop;
var scroller = this.getScrollable().getScroller();
scroller.scrollTo(0, targetElemTop, true);
I don't want to use named anchors here for scrolling to elements for various reasons(majorly not changing the url) so I'm handling the scrolling on my own as above. However, once I scroll to an element on the container, I'm unable to scroll above that element. It somehow starts treating that element as page top and will refuse to scroll above that element.
Any idea what might be happening here?
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Yes, all the elements are within the scrollable container. Is there anymore information I can provide that might help?
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I believe I was able to narrow this down to a test case.
I have a container with a named anchor that obviously points to another point in the same page. I also have a "Back to Top" link that scrolls to pageTop using the following code:
container.getScrollable().getScroller().scrollTo(0, 0, true);
Steps to reproduce:
1) Scroll the container manually to the anchor. 'x-scroll-scroller' has a -webkit-transform-translate3d style that changes its y-axis value as the page scrolls.
2) Click on the named anchor. Container scrolls to the named anchor's destination. 'x-scroll-scroller' style does not change.
3) Click on 'Back to Top'. Page scrolls up but only by the amount that the scroller's y axis was initially offset by. This is NOT necessarily the top of the page. Now the scroller starts treating that point as the new page top, and will refuse to scroll above that point.
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As most Nebraska producers recall, February was the month in which the corn and soybean prices used for crop insurance coverage were determined. USDA'S Risk Management Agency must establish a price per bushel prior to insurance sign-up, and for corn and soybeans RMA uses the February averages of harvest-time futures prices. These average prices are now set, and producers and their insurance agents can finish crop insurance sign-up now before the sales deadline of March 15.
For corn, the February average closing price of the December 2013 corn futures contract was $5.65 per bushel, 3 cents below last year's price of $5.68. For soybeans, the February average closing price of the November 2013 soybean futures contract was $12.87, about 32 cents higher than the 2012 price of $12.55.
A price volatility measure is also needed to establish the premiums for revenue coverage. Because revenue coverage protects insured producers from price declines as well as yield losses, an indicator of price variability is needed to estimate the risk of changing prices (and hence, greater insurance pay-out). A higher volatility measure indicates higher price risk, and hence a higher premium.
For both corn and soybeans, the price volatility factor was determined using the last five daily prices in February. For corn in 2013, the price volatility factor was 0.20, slightly lower than 2012's factor of 0.22. For soybeans, the 2013 price volatility factor was 0.17, compared to last year's value of 0.18. Slightly lower price volatility factors should have a cheapening effect on this year's premiums .
One issue facing producers in this year's sign-up is the effect of last year's poor yields on their average yields. Crop insurance utilizes a producer's historical yields to help determine a producer's yield potential for future coverage. This yield history, called the Actual Production History, or APH, goes back from four to ten years, and the current year's coverage is based on the simple average of these records.
Naturally, adding in a low yield for 2012 will drag down a producer's APH average for 2013 coverage. But RMA provides one rule, called the yield cup rule, which may help offset this drag. This yield cup rule limits a producer's APH average from falling more than 10 percent from one year to the next. For example, the yield cup rule means a corn producer with a 2012 average yield of 140 bushels per acre would not have their 2013 APH average decline more than 10 percent, or 14 bushels per acre. Thus, if adding a low 2012 yield pulled their average yield below 126 bushels per acre, the yield cup rule could come into effect. Producers who think they may be helped by this rule should check with their insurance agent to see if they qualify.
Page 2 of 2 - Premiums in 2013 should be fairly close to those from a year ago, in spite of the big losses experienced in 2012. Premium rates for crop insurance are set to reflect insurance gains and losses over many years, and a bad year every several years is expected. Going back 20 years or so, Nebraska's overall loss experience has actually been relatively good. Nebraska producers may actually expect slightly lower rates for corn and soybeans in 2013. The overall premium amount reflects these rates, the crop prices, and the guaranteed yields.
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
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The galaxy is a relatively peaceful place. It's been nineteen years since Exar Kun was defeated, and the Republic is well on it's way to recovery. The Sith have vanished from the face of the galaxy, and the Jedi Order is once again in harmony.
But there is a strange new danger approaching from outside the galactic boundaries. Strange radiation particles have been detected along the edge of the galactic disc, the cause of which are unknown. Driven by curiousity, the Senate has dispatched a science vessel, the
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Contact with the vessel was lost. Unwilling to risk endangering another science vessel, the senate has instead dispatched a small military force to the last known location of the
Now, the Republic can do nothing but wait. However, Supreme Chancellor JASTER ARREL will soon be thrown into a strange new world after a secret meeting with a mysterious new ally...
Supreme Chancellor Jaster Arrel tossed the datapad he was reading onto his desk, and rubbed his eyes, sighing tiredly. The sun had vanished behind the glorious skyline of the Republic capital hours ago, and the city was as quite as it ever was on the last night of the work week. The bars would be open for another three hours, so traffic would continue until then - after that, the streets would be nearly deserted until sunrise.
The fleet sent to investigate the disappearance of the
was due to report to Coruscant in just under seven hours time, and the Chancellor - indeed, the entire senate - was anxiously awaiting Captain Burgan's report on the situation. The possibility of a Sith presence had not been ruled out, and these strange radiation traces could be a sign of some terrible new weapon. With the threat of another war looming over them, the war-weary senate was anxious to learn the truth of this strange occurrence.
A deep thump echoed inside the Chancellor's head, and he rubbed his temples. He could feel a headache coming on, and closed his eyes as a light faded into his vision. He needed to get some sleep...
"Chancellor, there is a communcae coming in foor you from-"
The thrumming gave way to a strange grinding, and the blinking light off to the side of his office began to grow brighter. He shook his head as the grinding rose in volume, and rubbed his eyes again as a strange blue box began to materialise in his office. With another deep thump, this one louder, the grinding sound stopped, and the light blinked out. The Chancellor stood, pounding his thumb on the emergency alert button to summon security.
But the button did nothing. The alarm wouldn't activate, and though the button should have been glowing a vibrant red, it remained dark. a door running the height of the blue box opened, and a fairly tall man in a strange, yet somehow tidy looking suit stepped out. He was clean shaven, his brownish green eyes looking around the room over a tall, narrow nose.
"I'll think you'll find, Chancellor," he said, his voice accented in a somehow comforting manner. "That you cannot call for your gaurds."
The Chancellor relaxed inexplicably as the man spoke, tilting his head confusedly. "Who... are you?"
The man stepped out of the blue box, closing the door behind him. He pulled a gold device out of his pocket, glanced at it, and placed it back in his pocket. He then turned to the wall and began running his hands along the edge of the doorway, from ceiling to floor.
The Chancellor watched him curiously - he then noticed that the normally blinking light on the door was no longer blinking. He then noticed that the voice of his receptionist had stopped. He tapped the intercomm button
"Dela? Dela, are you there?" There was no answer. He spun around, his mouth dropping in horror.
Everything had stopped. The traffic, the people, the blinking lights of the night clubs and bars - everything. Nothing was moving or making a sound.
The Chancellor turned back to the strange man from the blue box again to find him running his hands underneath the edge of the desk, getting down on his knees to knock at the base of the desk, wher eit met the floor.
"What's going on?" he asked, looking out the window again. "Who in blazes are you?"
"I'm known as the Doctor," said the man, straightening and reaching out to shake the Chancellor's hand. Arrel took the Doctor's hand, shook it, then inhaled deeply. "What's going on?" he asked.
The Doctor pulled the gold device from his pocket again, glance at it, the replaced it in his pocket. "It's quite simple: the Time Lord Council has frozen time ever so briefly so I may speak to you with absolutely no distractions."
"Time Lord-"
"Council, yes. We are the guardians of History. Much like your Jedi guard and protect your fragile galaxy, so do we guard the integrity and stability of Time itself."
The Chancellor stared at the Doctor blankly, his mouth slightly open. The Doctor pulled a cylindrical device about as long as his hand out of his pocket, pointing it at the Chancellor's desk. It emitted a short, high pitched screech, and the console activated, a large hologram popping up from the display iris.
"What in blazes..."
"This is a temporal map of your galaxy's history," explained the Doctor, as if it should have been obvious. "The blue lines indicate how events should unfold. The yellow lines indicate how they are actually unfolding."
The Chancellor stared at the display, perplexed. "I'm sorry, 'doctor', but... all I see is a tangle of green-"
"That's because the yellow lines overlap the blue, creating the green. Green lines indicate that those events unfolded the way History recorded them."
"I... don't understand..."
The Doctor pressed his finger against the display, and dragged it to the left. The lines shifted over, and a mess of yellow and blue appeared on the screen. "The Timeline is in peril," he said after a moment, deactivating the display. He turned away from the Chancellor, and began pacing his office.
Arrel stepped out from behind his desk. "I'm... still thouroughly confused... what exactly is going on?"
"I told you - I am a Time Lord, sent by the Council on Gallifrey, to restore the integrity of the Timeline and bring balance to History."
"Yes, I got all that, but... what-"
"The Time Lords are at war," said the Doctor shortly. "The Dalek Empire is attempting to take over the Time Matrix, and are usiing temporal manipulation to attain that objective."
"Temporal... manipulation?"
"They are attempting to alter the past in order to gain better control over the present. They are attempting to overthrow the Time Lords of Gallifrey and take control of the Time Matrix, so they may use it to gain unlimited power over the universe."
The Chancellor fell back into his chair, his breath quickening. Perhaps he had fallen asleep an hour ago, and this was just a strange nightmare...
"Three days ago, you dispatched a small fleet to investigate the disappearance of the
RSS Nebulas
, which vanished while scanning the galactic disc for the cause of the radiation that is currently seeping into the fringes of the galaxy, correct?"
The Chancellor nodded weakly.
is gone. Destroyed by the Dalek fleet, which is preparing to sweep through this galaxy, conquer or destroy all life in it, and use it as a foot-hold for this part of the universe - why this galaxy is so important, we do not know yet."
The Chancellor stared at the Doctor, his eyes wide, his mouth agape. "Uhm... perhaps... uh..."
"There is little time left to act, Chancellor," said the Doctor. "The Council are unable to send help. I am all that is coming. We must act quickly if we are to defeat the Daleks."
The Chancellor found his voice again. "Now hold on just a moment!" he yelled, standing again as the Doctor made for the door. "You can't just abrge in here, tell me of a war for control over time itself, then expect me to-"
"Can't I?" asked the Doctor, turning to face the Chancellor again.
"You expect me to believe that you are a man that is capable of travelling through time?! That's impossible! The Republic Science Directorate has proven that time travel is impossible!"
"Well good for the Republic Science Directorate," said the Doctor patiently. "Have you not looked out the window, Chancellor? You doubt that what I am telling you is the truth?"
The Chancellor gritted his teeth, but said nothing.
"For the past twenty universal hours, I have had this same argument with the head of each political power in this galaxy. You will not stand a chance against the Daleks unless the entire galaxy battle together under a single banner. There will not be any more help from outside this galaxy - the Time Lords are spread to thinly across the cosmos. We have nobody to spare. We are alone, Chancellor."
He took the gold device from his pocket again, this time pressing the small button on the top as he glanced at it. "The temporal pause is about to end. I must depart, for now. I shall return. You must recall the fleet, and speak to the Senate of what I have told you. They will be sceptacle, but I will return shortly to prove your claims."
He opened the door to the blue box, stepped inside, and closed the door. The Chancellor stood, moveing towards the box - he still had questions that he needed answered before he spoke to the senate. But he couldn't open the door. He stepped back as the box began to make the same grinding sound as it had earlier. It began to fade, until it simply vanished from the office, leaving no trace that it had ever been there.
"- President Vashteln. He says he has an urgent matter to discuss with you. Something to do with a man calling himself 'The Doctor'."
Arrel fell back into his chair, dumbstruck. "Clear my schedule for the next fourteen hours," he said. "And contact Administrator Hrkty, Prime Minister Adaru, and General Frayyyl. Be sure to mention 'The Doctor' in the message."
"Understood, sir..." she said, obviously confused.
"Call an emergency meeting of the Senate," he added. "I want the Jedi Council present, as well."
"Arrel out."
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Dangerous new ally. That what he seemed like to just about everyone he's talked to these days. All the planets he's been to today all seemed to hate to see him, like he had some sort of plague. Or it could be the grey tube he emerges from ever so often. Not exactly subtle, but not enough to be shunned.
Matheas was walking along the beaten path of Kashyyk, the wooden supports creaking ever so silently with every pat of his feet. He wasn't necessarily heading anywhere special, just scouting around, making sure there wasn't mischief about. Seeing as Kashyyk was going to be an ally in the upcoming war, he would need all the support from the locals as he could get.
Watching a Czerka slaver drag a beaten and bruised Wookiee into an electrified cage seemed like a good reason for a great first impression. He slowly walked over to the slaver, checking his watch once and nodding, walking up next to the slaver. He tapped him on the left shoulder, smiling once he turned around. He would expect some sort of strange welcoming, due to his far-out attire.
'What are you, some smuggler boss?' The man said, obviously remarking about his suit.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Matheas, some call me The Dodger. And i'm here to free this.. beast."
'Well you're not getting very far, not without a blaster shot to the head.' The slaver responded rather angsty.
"Very well, I guess i'll just let this beast rip you to shreds then," Matheas said, pulling out a rather large steel cylinder-like tool.
He aimed the tip of it at the cage and a small magnetic whirr ensued, within moments the cage flung open and the enraged wookie rolled out and jumped up to tackle the man, rolling head over heels off the platform and ontop of a house below, falling through, sending debris flying everywhere.
"Now.. There's some bad attitude, and some good PR," Matheas smiled and slipped the tool back in his right suit pocket and put his hands behind his back, walking along his path.
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John sat on the bonnet of his speeder, his back was leaning against the speeder bonnet. John had alwased liked Dantooine, it was peacefull and had great weather this time of year. Today he planned to spend most of the day relaxing, well when his contact arrived anyways.
His scilence was broken when his passenger complained "What the hell is taking him so long?" John's passenger was a young, beautifull, an important diplomats teenage daughter and she was spoiled as hell.
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"What on earth is that ment to mean!?" The blond demanded to know, putting her hands on her hips.
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"We had no trouble. Why should he?" She asked, slouching in the back seat.
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Rictus Bane glanced down at the instruments of it's vessel, as if to double check the disturbance it had detected. This was completely unnecassary as its the temporal disturbance receivers (TDR's) were integrated into it's chassis. It had detected a ripple in the time stream, a sure sign that a TARDIS had 'past' nearby. This was not unusual as the TDR's operated on a subspace band that had a range calculated in intergalactic measurements. What was strange was that the ripple had a familiar pattern.
"Hmm, I haff not seen the Doctor in a very long vile." Stated Rictus Bane in it's gently accented almost soothing voice. "Perhaps a visit is in order. At zee very least I am sure to get tanglet up in vatefer trouble he is sure to get himself into."
With that Rictus Bane generated its Time Displacement Field (TDF) around itself and its ship and slipped into the timestream. Shortly it reappeared in the orbit of a planet. Almost immediately its TDR's picked up a large disturbance towards the core of the galaxy.
Rictus Bane quickly accessed the local galactic map stored in its hard drive, and plotted a course for the disturbance. As it entered hyperspace, a thought passed fleetingly through it's mind, as it wondered just which incarnation of the Doctor it was going to meet.
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The Jedi Council sat in their chamber, the nine chairs set around in a perfect circle along the edge of the room. Three of the chairs - those usually occupied by masters Tokare, Duke, and Klages, were instead occupied by semi-transparent holograms of their usual occupants. Master Vrook was speaking.
"...the disturbing message from the Supreme Chancellor."
"To say the least," said Master Ventari. "I sense that he was keeping something from us. Something important."
"Regardless of what he was keeping from us," said Vash, "the information he did provide was accurate - as far as he knows. I sensed no deception from him."
"Perhaps the Chancellor himself is being lied to," said Vrook skeptically.
"Perhaps," said the Vandar hologram, his voice strangely metalic. "But we have all sensed the strange, almost artificial, presence looming at the edg of the galaxy."
"The Senate should have heeded our warning..." muttered Shrows, his dark eyebrows knitted, his fingers steepled. "If the
"The Senate was too anxious to discover the cause of the radiation fields permeating the galactic disc," said Vash darkly. "They acted on impulse, instead of allowing the enemy to reveal itself."
"Talk of an enemy at this stage is foolish," said Kai-Ell. "We do not know that there is an enemy to pursue, much less wait for."
"We have all sensed the dark presence, Kai-Ell," repeated Vandar. "To deny the existence of this threat is more foolish than simply hoping that it does not truly exist."
"And what of this 'doctor' the Chancellor mentioned?" piped up Atris. "The Chancellor assumes that he is an ally, but..."
"More shall be revealed to us when the Senate congregates," said Vandar. "Kavar, Klages, Duke: you are to attend the emergency meeting in the name of the Council."
All three nodded. Each member of the Council stood as one.
"Then it is decided," said Vrook. "We wait for the Chancellor to reveal more about his meeting with this 'doctor', and the supposed war that approaches. May the Force be with you all."
All nine masters bowed, muttered 'May the Force be with you," and moved towards the door.
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He was rather bored of this planet already. There was nothing going on here and that slaver back there.. There must be dozens more of them, taking these creatures hostage and caging them like animals-- well, wild animals. He sighed and turned back around, high tailing it back to his 'Tube' of sorts.
He began to run after hearing a few faint roars in the distance and the sounds of blaster shots. Second by second the sounds got closer. He was around 30 feet from his time travelling device when he heard a crackling noise. He turned around slowly, sighing a bit before the ground below him gave way, dropping him to the platform below, landing hard on the hard durasteel surface of a Czerka shop building.
He rolled off of the cone-shaped roof and landed roughly on the ground on all fours, rolling a few times and skidding to a halt. He stood up and began brushing himself off but was cut short by a blaster rifle barrel's coldness on the back of his neck.
"Whoa.. Whoa there. Easy tiger.. No need for that.." He said calmly, putting his hands up.
'I saw what you did back there, with the caged wookiee. I'm putting you under arrest,' a Czerka guard stated, lowering the rifle for a moment and turning to grab a pair of flexi-steel cuffs.
This was his chance. He quickly spun around, his right elbow connecting with the man's right jaw, sending him to the ground and the blaster rifle sailing out of his hands. Matheas grabbed the rifle in a rolling dive and moved to stand, putting the rifle in his right hand and aiming the barrel at the man's forehead.
The guard stopped moving and smiled weakly.
"That's much better..Now. You're coming with me," Matheas said, moving the rifle out of the way and using his other hand to grab his collar.
He pulled the man to his feet and took the cuffs that the man had drawn and he cuffed the man's wrists behind his back. He pushed the man forward with the butt of the rifle.
"Show me your leader. I have some questions," The Dodger said, starting to follow the dazed man forward.
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Wild Rice with Mushrooms
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Wild rice has more texture than white rice, and looks much prettier. This easy recipe is great for a fancy meal.
Serves: Serves: 6
- 1/2 cup wild rice
- 1 cup brown rice
- 3 1/4 cups nonfat chicken broth, divided
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 cups chopped mushrooms
- 2 cups diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
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- Combine wild rice, brown rice and 3 cups chicken broth in medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Spray nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add 1 to 2 tablespoons chicken broth to skillet and heat over medium-high heat.
- Add onions and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until onions are softened.
- Add mushrooms and bell pepper; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender. Pour soy sauce over vegetables and mix well.
- Add vegetable mixture to rice and mix well.
- Spoon rice mixture into microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Allow rice to stand at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes before reheating. If mixture seems a bit dry, add a little chicken broth. Microwave on High 4 to 5 minutes, until heated through.
- Red bell peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C and beta-carotene, as well as beta-cryptoxanthin, another antioxidant carotenoid.
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STEUBENVILLE - As Herm Edwards famously said, "You play to win the game."
The Big Red boys' soccer team netted at least two goals in each half en route to a 5-0 victory over Edison Saturday morning in a Breast Cancer Awareness Game at Harding Stadium.
"We played well," Big Red head coach Greg Bowers said. "We were able to play all 31 kids. We put them in with the varsity guys.
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PINK SATURDAY — Harding Stadium was the venue Saturday for the inaugural multi-school cancer awareness event with all proceeds going to the Trinity Emergency Assistance Relief Fund. The boys and girls soccer teams from Big Red, Catholic Central, Edison and Indian Creek participated. Top, Steubenville's Allie Zimish tries to boot a shot past Crusaders defenders, from left, Angela Duff, Moriah Vosteen, Emily Herrmann, Sydney Huff and Katherine Moore. Looking on are Big Red teammates Sierra Porter (5) and Brooke Sutherland (12) and Central's Rhiannon Rogers. -- Mik Mathison
"I was happy with how we moved the ball. There was little difference in the two halves."
Big Red controlled the ball on the Wildcats' side of the field for the majority of the game.
"It was an early game, and it was tough to get them awake on the field," Edison (0-14) head coach Chris Bomely said. "In the first half, we couldn't get the ball out of our end. We played defense the whole time. We didn't possess the ball as much as I would like to."
The game was a scrimmage and not an official game.
"We are always working on something," Bowers said. "We were working on passing the ball, moving the ball and on our positioning.
"We couldn't be happier with how we played today."
The younger players are getting a lot of experience this season for Big Red.
"They are playing well," Bowers said. "We have a good group. We think they can step in and play next year. We are excited about them."
The Wildcats played the way they normally play.
"We treated it like a regular game," Bomely said. "It was a good atmosphere today. I am excited to see all of the teams playing together. We are glad to be a part of it."
Big Red (8-4-2) is scheduled to play at 5 p.m. Monday at Wheeling Central.
Edison is slated to play Tuesday at home against Linsly. The game against the Cadets is part of a girls' and boys' doubleheader.
The Edison girls will play Wheeling Central. It will be Senior Night for the Wildcats. The games will be played under lights at the high school soccer field.


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Silver Strand restaurateur fights to save popular business
Officials cite decades-old code
By Shane Cohn 01/10/2013
"No Morons Allowed" reads the sign at Big Daddy O's Beach BBQ, a 22-year-old business on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Oxnard surfing community of Silver Strand.
Hit with a string of county zoning and code violations, the popular restaurant may be forced to close its doors to more than just morons.
When Art Pina bought the business more than two decades ago, it came essentially as it is now: a small kitchen and a converted dining room that seats about 20 people.
But last year, Pina received notices of violation from Ventura County Code Compliance Division that his restaurant was zoned for takeout only, and the entire dining room was, in sum, an illegal operation.
"If I had to go to takeout only, I would go out of business," said Pina, adding that the bulk of his business is dine-in.
In 2002, Pina said, code compliance informed him that he needed to remove his patio furniture and, in its place, provide four parking spots or else he'd be subjected to fines. He complied. But the patio dining was a major attraction in sunny Silver Strand, where most of the clientele were local and the parking spots therefore unnecessary, Pina said. He and supporters in the community contacted then-Supervisor John Flynn about the issue. According to Pina, Flynn was sympathetic and told him he could reinstate his patio.
Ten years later, a code compliance officer showed up again and Pina was hit with additional building code violations. Public records show that in September of 2002, the property also received notices of noncompliance for non-permitted conversion of a takeout restaurant to dine-in, among other zoning issues.
Fines were issued, some of which Pina has been able to pay, but he anticipates it would cost more than $10,000 to bring the business up to code. Civil administrative penalties of $625 per day are being stayed until an agreement can be reached.
What baffles Pina is that there have been no complaints about his business. The violations stem from previous tenants, and now, suddenly, after more than two decades, he said, code compliance is throwing the book at him.
"So for 22 years you haven't been doing your job?" said Pina about the code compliance division. "When I try to work with them, it's one step forward, three steps back. It gets worse and worse with them."
Jim Delperdang, director of Ventura County Code Compliance, said the issue isn't as gray as it has been made out to be.
"He has a permit to operate a takeout restaurant," said Delperdang. "But he has gone outside (to the patio), to the space next door (dining area). He's gone to the press, to the community but is still in violation. He doesn't think getting permits applies to him. But the answer is, 'No. Rules apply to everybody.' We've told him what he needs to do for operation compliance."
Supervisor John Zaragoza is well aware of the issue and said that a Jan. 14 meeting is scheduled with his office, Pina and department agencies to remedy the pending issue.
"He (Pina) is an icon there," said Zaragoza. "We want to help him as much as we can and bring him here, talk to him and make sure we're all on the same page and how to help him comply. He does good work and we want to keep him in business."
Oxnard Harbor Commissioner and Silver Strand resident Jason Hodge said that it should be an easy fix in favor of Pina because Pina thought he was legally entitled to operate the business as he purchased it. To force him to pay, he said, is an undue burden on Pina, and it is the outdated building codes that need inspection.
"The problem with these one-size-fits-all zoning and building codes is, they become outdated by 30, 40, 50 years," said Hodge. "He was allowed to open a restaurant there 22 years ago. People have been born, gone to college and have had children since Art has been doing business in that location. And now, because of an oversight years ago, you're going to potentially put somebody out of business who is a service to our community?"
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Property rights reflect the value that the market places on land by virtue of its productive potential. In many similar jurisdictions all over the United States all parking should be located so as to have the least impact on neighboring property. Many jurisdictions allow for over-lapping use of parking. The simple truth about "Big Daddy O's" is that most people walk, bike or skateboard to enjoy great food while creating a huge sense of community.
In my extensive restaurant experience, Big Daddy O's should not only be afforded a defined patio space but it should also qualify as a restaurant that may also serve beer and wine. It is safe, well established and run with the kind of passion and heart that champions the community around it. I write this from Bozeman, Montana where as a father raising two daughters had no problem whatsoever with the facility, access to it, or how it was operated.
Interesting enough, I had to establish 120 parking spaces in a parking lot that had 367 spots for a restaurant/bar concept back in 1997. The parking lot was far bigger than the property dictated yet I had to perform and "Engineering Study" to establish "overlapping use." It was absolute political nonsense, but the rules are laid out to prevent abuse. With this, all business has "Black and White" rules creating a foundation. But as anyone from a Fortune 500, Fortune 100 or Locally Owned Business will attest...you must be flexible and treat each unique situation for what it is and of course meet each "challenge" where they uniquely stand.
If anyone from Oxnard Zoning is reading this, check for fire safety, check for adherence to County Health Regulations, but take a unique look at this fine establishment. Meet Art where he stands and help him to create a winning situation for a community that pays your wages and creates your job. I would argue to afford him a variance to establish a clear and concise property line for a licensed patio.
The economy is horrible and all Government Agencies should serve all good business, not hinder it.
Yours truly,
Peter Dean Bouloukos
"He doesn't think getting permits applies to him."
And here is the problem with Mr. Jim Delperdang. He is taking it personally like a little child. Art does not think he is outside the law and a quick review of the situation shows this. So for Mr Delperdang to think that he needs to come down like a hammer on a popular business owner shows that he is out of line for the community he is supposedly serving. Art is not the enemy. I would suggest that a county employee who holds the community members in such disdain actually does more to sow community dissent then any parking issue ever could. Is Mr. Delperdang really interested in safety or is he now just trying to use the power of the state to enforce his own personal prejudice? I suggest the latter and that this man should have no business interacting with the community that he holds such contempt for. Mr. Delperdang...please take a hike outta town. You are not a good fit for the good people who live and work here. No morons indeed!
Art is doing a fine job and is a fixture here in Silver Strand. Why discourage business in a place where many don't last long. Yet Art and Daddyo's have been around for 22 years.
It is a nice place to greet our neighbor's as well as a popular stop for tourists. It shouldn't be a "take out only" facility. It is located in the harbor which is part of the charm and not being able to sit in the large patio area makes no sense. Doesn't the City have something more worthwhile to focus on?
"But the patio dining was a major attraction in sunny Silver Strand, where most of the clientele were local and the parking spots therefore unnecessary, Pina said."
There are plenty of parking spots for Daddy O's. There is public parking at Kiddie Beach and at the jetty. Customers can and do walk, in the sunshine, less than block to Daddy O's. This isn't a novel idea. This happens on Main St in Ventura, Santa Barbara, Manhattan Beach, in fact, all of California. We are a walk in culture and do not expect to park in front of an establishment or even near it.
Who's next? The Watermark? Dargan's? Pollo Norteno? Are they next? There are thousands of restaurants in California that rely on public parking lots (a few blocks away) to support their business? Why is Daddy O's being singled out? Why now?
As for the locals, Daddy O's is more than a restaurant. It's affordable. We walk there. We bump into our old neighbors from Melrose to see if they got to keep their house, or our friends from Highland to see if they got to keep their job. Or Santa Monica, how did that cancer scare go. And so on. When tragedy strikes, when someone dies young, this is where you find the youth of Silver Strand planning a fundraiser and searching for meaning. Daddy O's is not where we eat. It's where we live. It's where we commune. And we do so without cars and without complaints.
Now someone wants to take away a 22-year-old business. Why? For an outdated code? Daddy O's has codes. Ethical ones. Everyone is welcome. Moral codes. Hungry kids occasionally eat free. Personal codes. Staff digging in their tip jar for needed change. These are the codes Art and his staff has enforced everyday for 22 years.
The public officials who take an oath to protect our communities are now hurting us. They are ignoring our needs as a community for an ulterior motive they are too cowardly to admit. This isn't about a code that hasn't been enforced for 22 years. It has to do with something else. A successful business that serves a community, in all economic climates, needs to be commended, not harassed.
The person who wrote the above comment is a professional writer with a deal with a studio. As such it comes from someone who is contributing daily to local business, taxes and coffers by buying ONLY locally, banking ONLY locally, etc. Trust me. I know her. This is an example of "local money recycling" and it is what has built and sustained communities for eons and recent decades (i.e., keeping money in the local community = the community grows), until big box retailers and macro-corporate interests began euthanizing small, niche, local spots/businesses like this one. Similarly, I am a business journalist and I suddenly have a heightened interest in this story. This looks like a perfect Occupy-style moment. There is community support around this issue and it carries potential for protest, as it should. Why? Because this is a classic example of squeezing out small businesses that build and contribute to the local community (think about it; Daddy O's provides employment for locals, contributes to economic vigor here, and builds/contributes to/sustains a sense of local community). Do you think this outdated ordinance would hold against a legal broadside (today, a simple email) from, say, a Wal-Mart or Starbucks seeking to relocate here? Of course not. Big business can fight such ordinances and win (often thanks in no small part to targeted regional political contributions). But not the "small guys." The truth is that people don't start small businesses anymore and don't contribute to their local economies by doing so precisely because of SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ONE. In an area that has proven difficult already to sustain entrepreneurs and local shops ... why would you KILL IT? It's time to relocalize our economies and we can all start by supporting businesses like Daddy O's when they face challenges like this. Zaragoza should be an advocate of this. If not, he's on the wrong side of history, evolving economic theory and the very locals he claims to represent. Oh, and by the way: You haven't lived until you've tried Art's biscuits n' gravy. Wait, the breakfast burrito might have it beat :-) Why not check it out for yourself and decide--both what your favorite menu item is, and what kind of community you want to live in. I sure would hate to have to get in my car (sorry auto industry), load up on gas (sorry Exxon), and drive south to LA County (sorry mall-hoppers) and contribute my hard earned money to some local eatery that seems to care about, contribute to and help build the local community THERE like Daddy O's does HERE. I'll do it, though (leave and spend m money outside Ventura County), if you take this away from those of us working professionals, locals, moms, dads and proud residents who love living and working here BECAUSE OF places like Art's. ~ BrianP/Birdman
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Brighten the coldest, rainiest, or stormiest of days by having an indoor picnic.
- Spread a tablecloth on the floor of your living room and use outdoor dishes or paper plates.
- Picnic type dress (shorts or bathing suits) is essential, and don't forget your sunglasses.
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What is the primary/basic reason why one has a second chance to bring the Korban Pesach (Passover Sacrifice) on Pesach Sheni (a month after Passover)? Other mitzvos, such as hearing the shofar or other special korbanos (sacrifices) do not have a similar way of making up for the missed opportunity.
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The Chinuch (Mitzvah 380) says that celebrating Pesach is so important because it showed the whole world that G-d is in control and powerful, and has the power to renew/create the world ex nihilo. G-d gave us Pesach to celebrate this. Since this lesson is so important, if one missed the opportunity G-d gave him another opportunity to celebrate this.
Perhaps it is related to the fact that eating the korban pesach is one of two positive mitzvot whose transgression gives karet. The other such mitzvah, milah, can also be made up at a later time.
Actually, it isn't the only one. The korbanot brought on each festival also come with make-up days (7 or 8 days after the onset of the obligation).
Missed tefillah, which were modeled on korbanot, can be made-up for one period after the cessation of the previous period. For example, if one missed Ma'ariv, it can be made up the following morning up until the end of the Shacharit period.
The mitzvah of Milah is primarily the 8th day after birth, however if one misses it it can be made up afterwards. This is referred to as "Tashlumin" by the Rokeach and others.
The mitzvah of Havdalah can be made up for 3 days after the closing of the Shabbat. If one misses the night Seudat Shabbat, it can be made up the next day.
Fasting, if one couldn't do it, can also be made up on any subsequent day, preferably the very next day. (Today it isn't considered obligatory any more, due to the weakness of our generation).
Many other examples exist as well.
The first reason I can think of is purely historical.
The origin of this holiday is an episode recorded in the Torah (Numbers 9:1-14). On the first anniversary of the Exodus, God commanded the Israelites to once again bring a Korban Pesach. There was a group of people who were inelligible to participate at the time due to recent contact with human remains. They went to Moshe and Aharon and asked why they should be prevented from being part of this Korban along with the rest of the Israelites. God responded by commanding them and people who might have this problem in the future to perform a make-up Pesach one month later.
So, you could say that the reason this holiday in particular has a make-up date is because this incident happened when the recurring holiday was just being founded, which didn't happen with other observances.
Of course, you're left with a few issues:
I'm sure that plenty has been written about this, some of which I may try to look up later, but here's how I see it conceptually. The Korban Pesach demonstrates the bringer's membership in the Israelite Nation. One clue to this is in Exodus 12:26-27, where the Torah gives an explicit meaning for the observance: It represents God passing over the Israelite homes, which bore the blood of the Korban on their doorposts, when He smote the Egyptians.
Another clue is in the complaint of the people for whom Pesach Sheini was apparently founded. They specifically say "Why should we be prevented from bringing God's Korban ... among the Children of Israel?" Apparently, the tie to the community represented by this Korban was an important part of their concern.
So, I suggest that both these people's motivation and God's was to make sure that this central rite of affiliation was available to every Israelite.
May the Israelites of today once again demonstrate to God that we can't bear to be prevented from bringing the Korban Pesach, and may He respond by once again giving us an avenue for bringing it.


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When a piece of meat is in a mixture that should nullify it, we don't consider it nullified if it is ראוי להתכבד, or "worthy of being honored", something you would serve to a guest. Is there some kind of objective measure for this, or is it dependent on the time and place, or even the dish or the guest?
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It is subject to current societal standards.
Aruch HaShulchan YD 101:21:
An important aside, the piece can only be a חה"ל if by itself it is ראויה להתכבד. If it's a small piece of meat that is only ראויה להתכבד when served with more pieces of meat, it is disqualified. (AhS ibid. 27)
Tosafos on the g'mara that is the source of this discussion (Chulin 100a) says that even if this criterion is not always objective, there are objective (dis)qualifications, such as isur. If eating the food in question is prohibited it is automatically not ra'ui l'hiskabed.


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Scant Relief in Foreclosure Payouts
Most Borrowers to Get $1,000 or Less as Part of a $9.3 Billion Settlement Between U.S. and Banks
WASHINGTON—The vast majority of borrowers being compensated for mortgage-related abuses will get $1,000 or less apiece, a sobering coda to a protracted attempt to help those who may have been placed into foreclosure as a result of banks' mistakes.
About 4 million borrowers will share $3.6 billion in cash as part of a settlement between federal regulators and banks accused of foreclosure-processing mistakes. U.S. regulators said Tuesday that banks wrongfully took away homes from 1,082 borrowers who were members of the U.S. military. Another 53 borrowers were found to have lost their homes despite not actually defaulting on their loans. Those 1,135 individuals will receive checks of $125,000.
Most borrowers, however, will see far less, with about 80% receiving checks ranging from $300 to $1,000, according to data released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve.
Because the foreclosure review was shut down by regulators, it isn't clear in many cases how badly the borrowers were wronged, if at all.
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Rust Consulting Inc., is charged with distributing the settlement funds. Call Rust at 1-888-952-9105 to check if you're qualified for a payment and to ensure your contact information is up to date.
And even though banks compensated borrowers, they didn't acknowledge wrongdoing.
Bank regulators ordered an independent review of banks' foreclosure files in April 2011 to determine how many borrowers should be compensated for foreclosure mistakes. Earlier this year, the regulators and banks halted the review and reached a $9.3 billion settlement, saying the probe threatened to drag out indefinitely, with too much spent on consultants and not enough mistakes uncovered. The $9.3 billion settlement included $5.7 billion in noncash assistance and $3.6 billion in cash payments.
As The Wall Street Journal reported last month, some of the country's biggest banks were on pace to find a higher rate of past foreclosure errors than regulators disclosed when they stopped the reviews. Last week, a federal watchdog faulted the bank regulators for a flawed review of those foreclosure documents.
Disparities in the process can be seen in the payouts awarded to borrowers. The bank regulators allowed consumers to ask for a review of their foreclosure files. About 439,000 of those getting payments under the settlement did so. Because they came forward, in most cases those borrowers will be paid twice as much as those who didn't seek a review.
Those who qualified for the smallest payments include many who lost their homes but weren't offered help by banks or were placed into foreclosure despite asking for assistance. There is no legal requirement for banks to provide loan assistance but many publicly pledged to do so as the foreclosure crisis intensified.
Critics say consumers who lost their homes deserve a larger share of the payouts, and argue the settlement is weak punishment for banks who were widely faulted for doing too little to help consumers at the height of the foreclosure crisis.
"This is cold comfort for many folks who were harmed, especially those who qualified for modifications but didn't get them, and then lost their homes," said Alys Cohen, National Consumer Law Center staff attorney in Washington.
Those receiving payments don't relinquish their right to pursue individual lawsuits.
The settlement will do little to repair the long-standing effects on consumers of being placed into foreclosure, such as damaged credit. Banks must notify credit bureaus independently about any changes to a borrower's credit history and aren't required to do so as part of the settlement with regulators.
Those affected by foreclosure mistakes questioned the fairness of the payouts. Eric Krasner, 52 years old, of Duluth, Ga., filed for bankruptcy before losing his Frederick, Md. house to foreclosure in 2010, a mistake that should mean a payment of $62,500 according to the regulators' compensation schedule. Mr. Krasner, who had a mortgage of $365,000, filed for bankruptcy after a gift shop he owned sunk under the weight of the recession and wound up losing his home.
If the "bulk of people get $500 or $800 after losing their houses, is that making good on things?" he said.
Others are more sanguine about the outcome. Stephanie Massengale, 50, of Chapel Hill, N.C. who said a bank began a foreclosure on her home despite her previously being in bankruptcy, was told Tuesday by the consulting firm administering the payouts that she qualified for a payout. Under the guidelines she likely will receive $7,500, which is enough for her to install a new air conditioning unit and turn the house into a rental property. "That's better than nothing," she said.
Beginning Friday, Rust Consulting Inc. will start sending payments to borrowers who were in foreclosure in 2009 and 2010, and consumers are expected to receive the final payments by mid-July.
The OCC said in a statement that it would "continue to monitor" the banks as they work to fix their mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices.
The compensation system applies to Bank of America Corp. BAC -1.29 % , Wells Fargo WFC -0.33 % & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase JPM -0.20 % & Co., and Citigroup Inc., C -0.61 % along with several others.
A Bank of America spokesman said "we are pleased payments to borrowers are being initiated so quickly under this new approach." A Citigroup spokesman said the bank is "pleased to support the OCC and its efforts of assistance to consumers who qualify for benefits from the agreement." A spokesman for J.P. Morgan and a Wells Fargo spokeswoman declined to comment.
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An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that the vast majority of borrowers being compensated for mortgage-related abuses will get $1,000 or less apiece. They will get $1,000 or less.
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Okay, it's been a couple of years now.....
Begs the question: How often do those of you who own the DVD pull it out and watch it?
I pull it out once in a while and find it to be exhausting to watch the whole thing most of the time.
How about you guys/gals?


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Is it possible to have heroes in your party for the Underworld quests? If so, how many of your 8 party members is it practical to have be heroes in order to finish the quests?
It is certainly an extremely difficult challenge, but it is possible to do it with one human player and 7 heroes, and here's a guide on how to do it: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/7h-underworld-guide-t10480563.html
There are a few specific spots where having additional people would greatly help as heros can get overwhelmed quite easily. Also, having a few very specialized builds would greatly help. Namely, a obsidian flesh elementalist and a spellbreaker monk.
There are a few other tips and tricks that a skilled UW quester should know, I haven't done this in a while and the last time I did the mission was with my guild. It is highly recommended you go in with at least one person who knows what they are doing. Even a proper UW run with a prepared team will take ~1.5 hours.
Short answer, the more knowledgeable human players you can get, the easier UW will be. It will be extremely hard to do with just heroes.
I seem to recall that you cannot take Heroes into these areas. They will be removed from the team when you enter.
As for small team builds there are lots for farming the Underworld and Fissure of Woe, or doing chest runs.
Also I would do a search on YouTube for some solo or two man team clears. Be sure to check the dates on the videos though, as some may be old and skills will have changed.
So yes, it seems that you can build the small team builds using Heroes. As for the completion of the quests, I see no reason why you couldn't build an entire Hero team to tackle these zones.
As I remember - there are some splits strongly recommended for some quests, so its pretty hard to do UW with heroes only.