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BRISTOL — Despite the news of the departure of Paul Pasqualoni as the UConn head coach Monday, St. Paul Catholic High quarterback Logan Marchi of Winsted said that he is committed to keeping his commitment to attend the University of Connecticut for the fall of 2014. He made the verbal decision in late June and wouldn't be able to sign a national letter of intent until next February.
"I have a senior year to finish and I have a scholarship," said Marchi before Monday's practice. "I am going to sit back and wait and see what happens and make the best out of the situation.
"I've been going to the UConn youth camp since I was seven when Randy Edsall was coaching there and Dan Orlovsky was the quarterback. That's the college I've always wanted to go to."
Marchi has thrown for 1,166 yards (completing 61-of-107 passes) and 10 touchdowns in leading the Falcons to a 2-1 record this season. They play Kennedy Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Municipal Stadium.
In his career, the four-year starter has thrown for 7,648 yards and 84 touchdowns. As a junior, he threw for 2,935 yards and 38 TDs and only 10 interceptions.
Marchi said that had no contact with the recruiting coordinator at UConn or anyone else from the Huskies' coaching staff recently.
Ansonia tailback Arkeel Newsome is also a UConn recruit for 2014. Newsome committed in mid-July.
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Do the bishops really need to close hospitals?
In their dispute with the Obama Administration over the HHS contraception mandate, a number of U.S.bishops have suggested that they will have to close hospitals, schools and Catholic universities if the mandate is not modified or withdrawn.But would the bishops really be required to do this? While Im sympathetic to the bishops concerns and support their efforts to broaden the exemption for religious employers, I do not think it is true that a failure in this regard would require the closing of Catholic institutions. For the moment, I am going to set aside the question of whether closing is the most likely outcome or whether the institutions in question would merely be asked to sever their formal ties with the Church. Clearly, neither is a desirable outcome.The concept in moral theology that is in play here is known as cooperation. When we facilitate the acts of another person in some way, we are said to be cooperating with them. If those acts are evil, then we may share some moral culpability for those actions.In general, Catholics are called to do good and avoid evil. If we share the evil intent of the other person (e.g. driving the getaway car to facilitate a bank robbery), it is said to be formal cooperation with evil and morally blameworthy. However, if the actor is cooperating but does not share the intent of the other person (e.g. driving the getaway car because you have a gun to your head), their cooperation is said to be material. Material cooperation may be permissible if the act of cooperation is not itself intrinsically evil (driving a car is, in itself, a neutral act) and there are proportionate reasons for the material cooperation (e.g. fear of death).A related concept is the degree of proximity between the person cooperating and the original actor. My moral culpability in the actions of another person may be greater if my actions directly facilitate his act. If my actions assist the original actor only indirectly and I do not share his evil intent, this is said to be remote material cooperation and my moral culpability is reduced still further.We can assume that some employees of Catholic institutions use contraception, which Catholic teaching holds to be an intrinsically evil act. To what extent is the Church, as their employer, morally complicit in those acts?
Does the Church share the intent of the actors? One might be inclined to say no, at least at the level of moral principle. However, if Church institutions are providing insurance that covers contraception, one could use this as evidence that, whatever their stated views, they either share the evil intent or are neutral about it. On the other hand, if the Church is only providing the coverage because they are mandated to do so by law, that case is considerably weakened. Ironically, the mandate itself mitigates the problem of formal cooperation.There are additional steps the bishops could take to further mitigate the Churchs moral culpability. Instead of self-insuring, they could purchase coverage from insurance companies who are themselves mandated to offer contraceptive coverage.The bishops and many Catholic institutions are objecting that they are still paying for the coverage, even if the mandate to provide the benefit is falling on the insurance company. Their premiums, they argue, will almost certainly have to reflect the cost of providing the contraceptive benefit.At this point, however, we are adding degrees of remoteness to the Churchs material cooperation. The Church would be purchasing a standardized insurance product in order to provide coverage for its employees. That payment, mediated through the insurance company, will indirectly facilitate a wide range of acts. In some years, the premiums paid by the Catholic institution will exceed the actual cost of providing services, which means those funds will pay for services obtained by employees of other organizations. These services could include contraception and even, in some cases, abortion. This risk is inherent in the nature of insurance and, in fact, exists even today for those Church-affiliated institutions that purchase private insurance, even if those plans do not cover contraception.These institutions could add additional degrees of remoteness by changing how they offer their insurance. Rather than purchasing the coverage directly, they could convert the benefit to a voucher that the employee could use to purchase coverage through the Health Exchanges currently being set up under the ACA. Ordinarily, such an approach would leave employees considerably worse off because they would lose the benefits of being part of a large pool. However, the Exchanges are designed to be large purchasing pools and some employees of Church-affiliated institutions may have wages low enough to qualify for the available subsidies.My point is that, in the end, the bishops have options. Even if they do not prevail in court (and I think there is a strong likelihood that they will not), there are legitimate ways to mitigate their moral culpability. They do not have to close or secularize Catholic institutions. If they do so, it will be a choice.
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Health care in this country has become so regimented that it likely will no longer be possible for "Catholic" hospitals to be recognizably Catholic. They're very secularized already, with lay administrations tightly hemmed in by fiscal and regulatory restraints. Maybe it's time for the Church to husband its resources, getting out of hospitals and more into things like nursing homes and hospices. Hospitals have become big machines, with no room for religion. If there were still nuns and priests in abundance, something might be done, but as it is, I think it's a lost cause. Put your few remaining eggs in a better basket.
I cannot fathom the moral depravity that would lead someone to conclude that closing institutions would be an acceptable cost of being able to ensure that those employees who wish to use contraception pay for it using the salary portion of their compensation rather than through their health insurance portion of their compensation.
"In some years, the premiums paid by the Catholic institution will exceed the actual cost of providing services, which means those funds will pay for services obtained by employees of other organizations. These services could include contraception and even, in some cases, abortion. This risk is inherent in the nature of insurance and, in fact, exists even today for those Church-affiliated institutions that purchase private insurance, even if those plans do not cover contraception."During my working years, I had insurance coverage from my employer. I have no idea, and never thought to wonder, whether contraception or abortion was covered. I'd see a doctor, submit the bill, and the insurance would pay or not pay or fool around with it for months and hope it would go away. It never occurred to me that I could buy contraceptives with my insurance. It appears I am guilty of remote material cooperation, or what some bishops would close their hospitals to avoid.And you probably are, too.Should we have quit our jobs? Thrown ourselves on the mercy of a self-insured Catholic organization? What? Will a bishop please address that. They have taken it upon themselves to raise those questions above my pay grade.
The Catholic bishops to the contrary notwithstanding, artificial contraception is not intrinsically evil.But the Catholic bishops claim that it is. So the debate with them about this claim should be "joined." In short, both Catholics and non-Catholics in the United States should engage the Catholic bishops in direct debate about their major claim regarding the supposed evil of contraception, instead of engaging in side debates about formal and material cooperation with alleged evil.Because the Catholic bishops in the United States are American citizens, they are entitled to free speech to criticize the federal government's regulations involving the so-called contraception mandate.But in the process of criticizing the federal government's regulations involving the contraception mandate, the Catholic bishops have brought into sharp relief their dubious claim against contraception supposedly being intrinsically evil.Thus their dubious claim about contraception supposedly being intrinsically evil should be debated in a direct and forthright way.
Since the primary mission of the Church is not to run hospitals or schools, rather than twisting to make the sort of compromise you mention Peter, it would be reasonable enough for the bishops to simply sell off those assets. They could then apply the money received to the Churchs remaining social outreach programs, and work in areas of society as allowed by the government.
It would not be that dramatic Cupcake so do not worry; the hospitals will not be closed. They would be simply sold, and would remain open.
Thanks for the helpful analysis! Being quite involved in a Cathollic hospital and informal conversations with a variety of administrators, I could not imagine them deciding to "close" even if the bishops push this issue-- and I think there are few bishops who would go that far-- though Phoenix expereince could be repeated with great pain....
My only quarrel with Peter Nixon's comments has to do with his apparent satisfaction with the conception of "material cooperation" with evil." To propose a distinction between "proximate material cooperation" and "remote material cooperation" is to invite the worst sort of casuistry. Given the nature of modern society it is folly to claim that most of us, by virtue of ordinary political conduct such as voting, paying taxes, holding office in policy setting institutions(whether governmenta or corporate), involves us in institutional evils of various sorts. In other words, there is no avoiding having materially ""dirty hands." Unless I am mistaken, this is one of the important points to which John DiGioia gave expression in his speech at the Commonweal Conversations that honored him. I repeat here the hope that the full text of his speech is soon made readily available.
Will bishops set an example and decline to hire lawyers, PR firms, and such who have divergent practices from Catholic morality, say the support of divorce? Will they decline to surf the net, or refuse to plug in their tv cable given the amount of soft porn (and worse) one can find on screens these days? Have their USCCB hotels been carefully vetted as site that did not host gay marriage receptions, PP fundraisers, or yoga workshops? This is a serious question: how many Baltimore Ravens have to come out in favor of same sex unions before Archbishop Lori will have to burn his football tickets? What's the limit?
"Since the primary mission of the Church is not to run hospitals or schools..."Ken, this point is debatable. The earliest Christian communities, as they found themselves increasingly cut off from their Jewish roots as a result of being perceived as religious troublemakers in synagogues and at Temple, were forced out of necessity to set up their own social support systems. Such new arrangements would logically have included some provision for health care, however crude it might look according to what we have today. The same would hold true about indoctrination in the faith. No longer enjoying certain rights/privileges accorded the Jews under Roman rule, these new Christians would have to organize themselves into functioning communities of believers. I'd be surprised if bishops have any actual financial control over hospitals, whether identified as "Catholic" or "in the Catholic tradition". The hierarchs can certainly add their voices to the conversation, but critical decisions will likely be made by others not beholden to the bishops.I don't know what you mean by your reference to "as allowed by the government".
Peter,The Catholic Church does not teach that contraception is an intrinsically evil act. It's only taught as intrinsically evil in marriage and then only when the intent is to prevent conception not to treat hormonal conditions, limit disease transmission etc.Romney's point that employers have no right to limit their employees access to contraception is correct and fully consistent with Catholic teaching on conscience and the reality that health insurance is payment due for work done hence something the worker owns, not the employer. It's not the employers who are actually paying - it's the employees.It seems to me that the argument against access to contraception not only doesn't get to first base, it doesn't even leave home plate.God Bless
Chris Sullivan,Health insurance and other benefits are part of an employee's compensation. However, the decision as to plan design and coverage is the employer's right as the plan sponsor. Employees do not own the benefits. If the benefits are negotiated as part of an employer-employee agreement, this also is not the issue unless contraceptive coverage was specifically negotiated. The value of contraceptive coverage is extremely small compared to the value of the entire health plan.If contraceptive coverage was part of a health plan (negotiated) and the employer took away this benefit, then they would have to show just cause. This often arises when the employer is in serious financial shape, is in Chapter 11, etc. Sometimes, the employer will make trade-offs, such as dropping or limiting coverage, increasing deductibles, but offering dental insurance to the package. Sometimes this has to be re-negotiated and sometimes it does not. Most employers have full discretion with plan design and are sensitive to employee morale and competitive practices. Thus, whether contraception coverage is part of the plan is mostly a function of state law requiring coverage, or it is the policy of the employer to treat contraception as any other necessary medical expense.There is not much of a difference in material or remote cooperation with evil for employers who cover contraception as a health care expense because they are not forcing employees or encouraging them to purchase and use contraception. Employees can pay for it from their cash compensation (if the health plan does not cover it) or get reimbursed from the health plan if it is covered. The employee decision to use contraception is a decision of conscience because most Catholics don't believe it is intrinsically evil.
I do not understand why it would be so, but I get the impression that most posters here seem to think the bishops are wrong, and that they and other employers should pay for bc and abortion pills.Am I miskaten; do most folks on this blog favor the goverment (fedearl or local) forcing employers to pay for bc pills, abortifacients, and other means of contraception?
Ken: I think that a large majority of employees (and most likely employers) do not view birth control of any kind and even abortifacients in the same light that you and Catholics who seem to oppose their use do. They do not look at it as being "forced" to provide services that are seen as part of usual and customary forms of health care, but, rather, as part and parcel of the total healtcare package. Ditto for viagra, vasectomies and other male-oriented "enhancements."
Like Peter Nixon, Michael Barberi talks in terms of material cooperation, whether "remote" or "proximate. This suggests to me that this terminology is a staple of moral theological discourse. i don't want to keep talking about this, but let me say explicitly why I consider this terminology useless at best and often a substitute for careful thought.1. The word 'cooperation' ordinarily denotes some degree of intentional agreement. But does 'material cooperation imply intentional agreement in these cases?2. The words 'remote' and 'proximate' have to do with distance of some sort. Here it's obviously not physical distance. But what sort of measurable distance are we talking about?3. We might also ask about the 'magnitude' of the "cooperation." But again , how do we measure the relevant sense of 'magnitude here? So to with the matter of frequency. Is it seldom or often? Again, what is the unit of measurement?I grant that all this sort of talk might have some pedagogical value in helping people think through what they are doing. But how could this talk give rise to condemnations. There used to be an interpretative principle inscribed in the Code of Canon Law. It said that prohibitions were to be interpreted strictly, but permissions were to be interpreted broadly. Whether that principle is in the present Code I don't know. But it is surely a humane principle. Its applicability to this issue of the HHS mandate and its bearing on the conduct of Catholics ought to be pretty obvious.There! I've said all I have to say about this. I am certainly prepared to be refuted or corrected, but please address at least some of the points I raise.
Ken --I don't think anyone can say what most people here think about the subject. We'd need to take a poll of individuals to answer your question. It seems obvious that some think that the bishops are right about all the aspects of this comples issue. Others think that the bishops are making a moral mountain out of a moral molehill and that the bishops have no case. Still others (like me and Grant?) think it's a moral molehill, but since the bishops find it is against their particular religious beliefs they have a legal right to complain, and perhaps they are right to do so. However, some of us in this last group think the bishops' manner of complaint has been at best unwise as well as ineffective so far.Don't ask for a simple answer around here. We liberals come in many different flavors. As do the conservatives. Sigh and sigh.
Bernard --I find the vocabulary and the principles the words express very helpful at times, and unlike "transubstantiation" you don't need to know a lot of philosophy or theology to understand them. So I don't think the problem is mainly semantic. I think it's much, much deeper -- the problem of prudential juddment. All of the Catholic moral theologians (except the ones in the CDF who already know everything) seem to realize that there is no sure way to solve every single difficult moral problem. So (if possible) the ethicists/moral theologians need to invent some moral decision procedures which we might use in deciding hard cases. I think that use of some of the theoretical developments in philosophy of logic and language could help here. For instance, the ethicians might consider whether there is a universal decision procedure for solving *all* ethical problems in the first place? Put into logical language: are all moral judgments decidable? If they're not all decidable, are there any which are? If so, which are they? And which cannot be surely decided? Finally, if all that were figured out, then the ethicists might try to develop the needed moral decision procedures. We already have some principles about what we should never do. For instance, never do evil to cause good. (Alhough I think that principle is debatable, at least it helps with most moral questions.) But when we have two positive commands things get terribly complex. Sophie's choice is the classic example -- save your daughter from being murdered and save your son from being murdered. Another sort of basic problem that needs to be put in its place in moral problem-solving is the remote/proximate distinction. "Remote/proximate" seems to me to be a metaphor for differences in degree of some sort, but of which sort? And, as you ask, how do we measure them? What do we *do* to measure them? What procedure do we follow? I have never really studied ethics or taught it because I have always found ethics a most frustrating subject, except for its most basic foundations. After the foundations, ethical problems quickly become extremely unclear. I do think that part of the reason is that the definitions of the words of ethics (e.g., "proximate" and "remote") while apparently clear sometimes actually aren't very clear at all. Again, I suspect that there are insights from contemporary philosophy of language and logic that might help greatly. It's worth a try. Anscombe did some great work on "intention". Would that the current analytical Thomists would do some work on decision procedures, but, frankly, the analysts too often seem to be concerned with nit-picking of language uses. Considering how intractable the problems with prudence have been, I suspect it will take some major new philosophers to even begin to make headway with all of this. We need a new St. Thomas..
Some bishops threaten to close Church-affiliated hospitals and other activities of value to the community at large and through which they carry out out some of their charitable obligations to society. Thereby, they ensure that managements will not be associated with making available the mandated insurance coverage for contraception to their insured employees of any faith or none. If they literally close a hospital, they deprive the community of a valued, lifesaving resource and themselves of direct means for significant charitable service. Their resulting impact on the critical matter of contraceptive practices by Catholics and others is not likely to be any different than it has been for the past 40 years.If they choose to sell, there is no progress in selling to an owner who would be bound by the same Church constraints as the original owner. If they were to sell to an owner not bound by those constraints, they are facilitating, not only mandated contraception insurance coverage for employees, to which they object, but potentially other hospital activities which the bishops declare evil. Cooperation and proximity would no doubt be studied to the satisfaction of the bishops and a small group of experts but, beyond that, I am inclined to agree with Bernard D. as to useless terminology and substitute for thought. Thorough thinking through beforehand of implications and consequences of closing hospitals, etc., might have influenced the bishops' forecast of inescapable consequences they foresaw from the mandate. (A Catholic hospital sale has been in progress recently in Baltimore. Note the Cardinal's reported expression of deep disappointment, hope, and prayer over prospects of non-Catholic ownership: http://www.wbal.com/article/88107/2/template-story/Buyer-Announced-For-S... )
" Its only taught as intrinsically evil in marriage " -- really??the bishops are playing politics with people's lives
The author, Mr. Nixon, merely repeats Alphonsus Liguori's definition of formal cooperation ("sharing the intention of the principal agent") without mentioning that this definition is highly disputed in moral theology. In fact, many moral theologians today argue that this is NOT Aquinas's understanding of cooperation. Moreover, in Evangelium Vitae (n.74), Pope John Paul moves against that manualist understanding of formal cooperation, and asserts that formal cooperation can be either "direct participation in an act" or "sharing in the immoral intention". Consonant with his re-emphasis on the "object" of the moral act, there are two principal ways then one can cooperate in another's act, formally: either to share the same intention as the agent (that is, intention of the end), or to aid in performing the act by choosing the same object as the actor. Note as well that duress does not distinguish between formal and material, but rather between degrees of voluntariness, and therefore culpability (see Aristotle's Ethics, Book III). In other words, one can still be "mandated" to provide abortafacients, not wish to provide them, but still choose to provide them for some other ulterior motive (e.g. to prevent tax penalties and ultimate loss of church property and institutions); nonetheless, the "kind" of act you are doing, *formally*, is still providing abortafacients (if that is indeed *what* you are doing). We know that this is your act by the per se nature of its "motion" to its end (that is, the terminus of the external act, the thing or state of affairs proximately chosen to be done). There may indeed be little blame for your act, because of the amount of duress (another discussion), but that does not change the *nature* of what you did--that is, the *object* which you chose. Therefore, rightly is your participation called *formal* (if in fact *what* you did in its nature was an act of providing abortafacients).Such is the kind of analysis that the Church requires in light of Veritatis Splendor. Proportionalists may desire another analysis; but at least according to the magisterium now, such an analysis could not be licit.[I should mention there is a interesting debate going on now between moral theologians about whether the cooperation in HHS by the Church would be formal or material; see for a summary, here (http://philosophy.avemaria.edu/post/32177415420/the-new-catholic-debate-...) and here (http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=36708).]
A question concerning Ms. Abel/s comment:Is there a distinction between participation in an act and cooperation in an act? I think that there is.Example:Suppose I am a clerk in a drug store and am told to restock the condom shelf. Though I am opposed to the existence of condoms, I do it. Suppose I am the clerk at the cash register who makes the sale of condoms to Mr. X even though I think that there should be no such things for sale.I, as this clerk, am participating in these things. It strains credulity to call what I do in these cases "cooperation."How all this bears upon the HHS mandate is of course more complicated than my example would show. But whether participation is equivalent to cooperation is not irrelevant.
It seems to me that buying something is never intrinsically immoral. One could buy *anything* for the purpose of getting it off the market, and in no case would that be intrinsically immoral. So it is not the actual paying for the contraceptives which is intrinsically immoral -- it's their use that is immoral (at least according to the bishops it is). So it seems to me that it must be the *intention* of the buyer of the contraceptives which determines the morality of *his* act (the buying) as distinguished from the intention of the user (to prevent conception). If his intention is proportionately good (to preserve the Catholic hospitals which heal and save lives and the schools which educate) then I would not think it is immoral.
Sr. Rebecca,Now you are speaking my language....:-)Thanks for your comments and for the link to the other sites. Let me make a few points.First, whether Ligouri got Aquinas right or not, his definition continues to be the operative one both in the Catechism (cf 1868) and in most debates among Catholic theologians. While I found the authors in the linked web sites interesting, it must be said that they represent a somewhat narrow range of opinion among moral theologians. So I'm not sure that describing the definition as "highly controversial" is entirely fair. Secondly, Section 74 of Evangelium Vitae, if read in its entirety, is clearly dealing with the situation of employees of health care organizations. Even if they are not directly performing abortions, the question of their degree of cooperation and moral culpability may be at issue. It's clear that the Pope believes that "consultation, preparation and execution of the acts" may be a participation in the act (i.e abortion) itself.What we're debating here are whether certain acts are so proximate to the act of abortion (e.g. a nurse preparing the room where the procedure will be performed) that they are essentially part of the act itself. So it's not clear to me why this upends Ligouri.More to the point, this doesn't really address the question of insurance, which is what is at issue here. Many of the folks arguing that cooperation would be formal seem to equate providing insurance for something with participating in the act itself. Employers are not being mandated to "provide contraception" in the sense of having it available in an employee health clinic. They are being mandated to either purchase insurance for their employees or pay a tax. The only insurance available in the insurance market will be insurance that covers contraception. To me, this is adding so many degrees of remoteness that--coupled with the fact that it is clearly outside the intention of an institutional Catholic employer--making a charge of formal cooperation "stick," so to speak, is extraordinarily difficult.
1. It is precisely the nature of "intention" that is in question here. As evidence of the controversial nature of the question, I submit the debate which has been going on for some time now about Fr. Rhonheimer's work on intention and the moral object (paralleled as well with similar concerns about the action theory of the NNL people). That many proportionalists are uninterested in that debate, and that many moral theologians are proportionalists, does not change this. (See also Fr. McLean A. Cummings's dissertation published at the Regina Apostolorum in Rome, "The Servant and the Ladder: Implicitly Formal Cooperation with Evil in light of Veritatis Splendor" [2009].) 2. Again, the point of the EV reference was to show how a recent magisterial teaching gave formal cooperation a wider reference than another recent tradition (namely, the proportionalist one). This corresponds to the more Dominican-inspired manuals' distinction between explicit and implicit formal cooperation. (See as well B.Haring's earlier critique of Liguori in the Law of Christ, p.293: "In formal cooperation, one's action of itself is to be characterized as an influence, as partial cause of an evil effect which must be avoided. Wherefore it is evil, although the agent himself may deplore the evil effect.")3. Adding or removing degrees of proximity does not determine formality. In fact, we often hold agents far removed in proximity from grave acts more responsible based on their causal role in that chain. (Your mentioning of the facts <> do not determine formality, but are rather reasons which may afford a judgment of proportionality in a true double-effect scenario, as in material cooperation. Obviously they do not demonstrate the fact of mere material cooperation.)4. I think the question which we need to focus on is, what exactly is the act of "contracting" (and possibly as well, "insuring," or "providing insurance"). Is it the mere arranging of materials? Does it bear no formal relation to *which* is covered in the contract, and the acts which are later done by virtue of the resources contracted? Briefly, I think Long and Pakaluk raise important questions in this regard (particularly Pakaluk here: http://philosophy.avemaria.edu/post/31860496920/does-the-hhs-mandate-compel-material-or-formal) that have not been answered. (I also think the folks at the NCBC have a interesting take as well: http://www.ncbcenter.org/page.aspx?pid=1263). The more extreme examples may be probative: like conceding with a mandate to provide abortion-on-demand coverage in any insurance policy.
"(Your mentioning of the facts do not determine formality, but are rather reasons which may afford a judgment of proportionality in a true double-effect scenario, as in material cooperation. Obviously they do not demonstrate the fact of mere material cooperation.)"Sr. Rebecca --What does this mean?What is your own position in the matter of the bishops buying insurance that pays for contraception for their employees? Which reasons do you find persuasive?

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Let $\Delta\subset S^2\times S^2$ be the diagonal. Then $S^2\times S^2\setminus \Delta$ is an open four dimensional manifold. By a compactification of it, I mean a closed four dimensional manifold $X$ with an embedding $S^2\times S^2\setminus \Delta\to X$ on to a dense open subset.
Of course $X=S^2\times S^2$ is an obvious candidate. My question is that do we have other compactifications which is not (diffeo)homeomorphic to $S^2\times S^2$, with $h^2(X)=rank(H^2(X))=2$?
And more generally, in four-dimensional, replace $S^2$ by a compact Riemann surface and the same question.
Even more generally, let $S^k\Sigma$ be the $k$-th symmetric product of a compact Riemann surface, which is a $2k$-dimensional manifold. Consider $S^k\Sigma\times S^l\Sigma\setminus \Delta$, where $\Delta= \{ (x, y)\in S^k\Sigma\times S^l\Sigma| x\cap y\neq \emptyset \}$. What kind of compatification of $S^k\Sigma\times S^l\Sigma\setminus \Delta$ can we have? (How to describe the minimum condition in this case?)
p.s. Many blow-up constructions give candidate compactifications, but they will increase the second betti number $h^2$. So I restrict this question to "minimal" compactifications.


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You don't have to dirty them up – just fill the pan with water and soap and it will look like you already cleaned it (potential for extra bonus points)!
3. Presentation is key.
Make sure you place the food on some sexy plates so that it looks fresh. Don't just flop your steak on there - use a spatula. If you're faking cooking pasta, throw some freshly grated cheese on top - BAM!
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I have a raspberry flavor syrup, the ones used in cappuccinos, and I was wondering if I could add a little in the last minutes boiling. Anyone have experience with this sort of syrups? They have a god taste but a lot of corn syrup.
Have you considered using real raspberries?
I found a good recipe online... here is a quote and the link.
I would be suspect of these. Check the ingredient list. Corn syrup is not so bad, but if there's a lot of preservatives or ANYTHING with dairy or oil, then I wouldnt use it.
Don't add anything to the boil if you want to retain the maximum amount of flavor and aroma. Add it post fermentation.


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molly1216 wrote:no internet for most of the day due to mother nature..
rolled out more dvds.... (internet streaming is not as reliable as having my own disc in hand)
Catwomen of the Moon and Missile to the Moon - only JUST today figured out why these films exist. checked out the image gallery on these 'wade williams' discs. all the producers wanted to get close to these very curvaceous moon maidens - and i am sure many 12 year old boys. hence.. there were virgin women in skimpy outfits on the moon.
Val Lewton's Leopard Man and Seventh Victim , i find the Leopard Man truly horrifying...that first murder is most cruel. and Seventh victim is creepy..satan worshipers in Greenwich village? it would be another 2 decades before that was concept was exploited again.
The Ghost and the Darkness the ham handed creation of Michael Douglas' character has always bothered me because the real story was already good enough, but i can see WHY it was needed to get the film made. but damn that is still a most excellent film, and scary to boot...can't get over how the music just tops it off and i remember sitting in the dark watching the night hunting sequences and being truly creeped out.
Regarding The Seventh Victim-Funny that Hugh Beaumont's character was named Ward and was actress Jean Brooks related to Louise Brooks? The look she had was similar to that of Louise in the Pabst films.
I think The Leopard Man gets short-changed when looking at the whole body of Lewton films. I find myself drawn to it as well as a couple of other lesser Lewtons-Isle of the Dead and The Ghost Ship. And yes, that first murder is not only cruel but has a great jump out of your skin moment just before it occurs.


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In the Deep Woods, I am trying to cross a rope. That's hard enough on its own but now there are bees flying at me and I can't seem to get them to leave me alone without falling off of the rope. How do I make them go away?
You should try taking the hive down with the slingshot before engaging the rope and running like mad because the bees are going to go after you anyway. You'll have a clear path to cross the rope after that.
Apparently, you can also walk calmly and the bees will lose interest fairly quickly.
May not be helpful for the situation you described, but in general for the bees just bring out your bug net and scoop them all up. Ain't no bees attacking you if you catch them all!
I used the beetle to save slingshot ammo,
a little bump and it falls off into the abyss.
Once you get the beetle upgrade you can drop a whole hive on some unsuspecting moblins.
I was having the same problem, but I found a solution. Take out your slingshot and shoot the bees' nest down and run for your life! When the bees go away you can come back and climb the rope. :)
btw if u can shoot faaar far away from it the bees dont even chase you but u have to be almost aornd the corner


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Tuck your newborn into our sweet and sturdy bassinet. Trimmed with grosgrain ribbon, our Harper Bassinet Bedding features classic tailored style. It's sewn of pure cotton, and designed to fit perfectly in our wicker bassinet.
- Bedding is tailored from pure cotton percale and is detailed with grosgrain ribbon against a white ground.
- Bedding set comes with a bumper and bassinet skirt. (Fitted sheet sold separately.)
- Bassinet bumper and skirt are pure cotton percale.
- Bumper has lofty polyester fill.
- Fitted sheet sold separately.
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3/4" Hollow Back Stainless Steel Insert
Rigid vinyl water jacket rub rail prevents rust from forming on stainless steel overlays. Pockets designed in the primary rub rail promote oxygen flow between the overlay and primary rub rail, which allows the backside of the insert to dry thoroughly. This design also permits a fresh water rinse betweem the overlay and the rub rail virtually eliminating caustic salt deposits. Rigid vinyl rub rail tightly forms to the boats' contours; matches gel coat finishes beautifully and has exceptional lasting qualities in the most adverse conditions.
Insert sold separately, see 3/4" x .062" Gauge Hollow Back S/S Rub Rail: S11-4511
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Ward End Park
Birmingham Corporation purchased 43 acres of land in September 1903 and a further 11 acres in November 1903. These were officially opened to the public as Ward End Park on 14 May 1904.
The current lake area was originally a marshy bog land with natural springs. The lake itself was created as a work finding measure at the beginning of the last century. Boating on the lake ended when the boathouse (a 20 m long 8 door wooden building) was burned down and all boats, canoes, rowing boats and catamarans were lost (approx. 1978). The TS Dolphin building now occupies the place of the old boathouse.
Facing the current Fire Station on Washwood Heath Road, a wooden fire engine shed, a Nissan-hut like building, housed the local fire engine and firemen until the new fire station was built in 1980.
The park contained a bandstand, which was demolished in the 1950's, grass tennis courts and an 18 hole putting green. Bowling greens, one flat rink green and a crown green, were well used up to the seventies.
The original conservatories and greenhouse were replaced in 1960 / 1961 by new structures which were used as a nursery for plant propagation. There was also a tropical show house housing banana plants. These were in turn demolished in 1990 when a new centralised nursery for the council was brought into operation.
From 1904 up to the 1960's the park was looked after by three park keepers i.e. one sergeant and two keepers. They were given power of arrest, similar to British Rail Police and patrolled the park, which was divided into different beats. A Park Superintendent was in charge. He was based and at some time occupied personal accommodation in Ward End Park House. In addition to the keepers there were game and boat attendants and gardeners. At the end of the 1960's mobile park patrols with dogs were installed. About 60 men in blue uniforms regularly checked all of Birmingham's parks and responded to calls. At this time uniformed park keepers and attendants were still employed. However, a new strategy in the 1970's and 1980's replaced keepers with Park Rangers. Their role (without power of arrest) was 'friendly' and focussed towards education and the environment. As they were mostly stationed in the new Country Parks and larger parks like Sutton Park for example - smaller parks like Ward End were left with no representative.
Over the years a number of refurbishments and developments have taken place within in the park. With sponsorship from Coca-Cola the National Playing Field Association, then based in Ward End Park House, managed to refurbish play equipment and establish a play centre, later to become a youth centre, known as 'The Base'. They also managed to reburbish the main car park and some of the main pathways including those around the pool area.
The last major investment into Ward End Park took place in 1989 when a 10 year programme released several millions of pounds for Birmingham's inner city parks.
From 2000 a Park Warden was appointed to the park and additionally in 2005 a Park Keeper post was re introduced.
100th Anniversary Year 2004
The 100th Anniversary celebrations took place over 2 days in the park on 14th May 2004. The event was well supported by local residents and schools in the area. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Alden was also in attendance.
Local Historian Carl Chinn, along with schoolchildren buried a time capsule in the grounds to mark the event. There were numerous workshop / demonstration areas, along with stalls set up by the Fire Brigade, NHS and Ranger Service.
Childrens paddle boats were brought in for the event. They were identical to those used on the lake before the boathouse was destroyed. This gave children the chance to use the same paddle boats which were available in many parks on a daily basis in past years.
Trees For Life
Birmingham Trees for Life is a project designed to promote awareness and understanding of the value and importance of maintaining our exisitng tree stock and to raise funds to allow new trees to be planted in the City. It actively encourages the involvement of all the community in tree planting, aiming to increase awareness and sense of responsibility for the environment.


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I build a fermentation chamber that has a small computer fan that is equipped with tiny blue led lights. Is it only UV light that can skunk a beer? What would the effect of this frequently run fan light be?
Here is some great information about beer skunking based upon wavelengths of light (http://www.safespectrum.com/applications_beer_wine.php). UV is the strongest light source that will cause beer skunking. However visible light, specifically anything under 500nm or thereabouts, are threats for beer skunking. And from this page (http://www.oksolar.com/led/led_color_chart.htm) you can see that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have their wavelengths under 500nms (470 or 420nms). Thus the blue lights on the fan could be a problem, but based upon the exposure time and brightness of the lights will determine the effect on the beer. Pale colored beers and very hoppy beers will have the most dramatic effect if there is an effect.
Why don't you just replace the fan with the lights with a normal fan, or place the computer on the outside of the fermenter. Also aren't you worried about the heat production by the computer? Or the possibility of the fermenter blowing off and ruining your computer? Seems like it would be prudent to place the computer on the outside.


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Serving Lake Norman and Mountain Island LakeOur Lakes Enforcement Unit was developed in the early 1980's in response to rapid development and increased recreational use of the three lakes that border Western Mecklenburg County.
These manmade lakes, Lake Norman, Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake, are part of the Catawba chain of lakes developed by Duke Power Company between 1904 and 1963 for the purpose of producing power for Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the surrounding metropolitan areas.
They have a combined surface area of over 48,000 acres and total over 900 miles of shoreline. This is more than the North and South Carolina coasts combined!
The primary patrol boats currently assigned to the lakes are custom-built 22-foot Sea Ark enclosed cabin type boats. They are fully equipped with the latest in navigation and communication electronics for year round emergency response in almost any weather conditions. The unit also utilizes several smaller trailer able boats that can be easily deployed on any of the lakes, as they may be needed, including several Wave Runners provided through the Yamaha Law Loan Program. These small and versatile craft are used for special events such as the annual triathlon on Mountain Island Lake and the Latta Launch Canoe Kayak Race. They are also used for directed patrols of high traffic areas such as marinas and waterfront parks.Officers of the Lakes Enforcement Unit receive specialized training in Marine Law Enforcement tactics and North Carolina Boating laws, as well as Boating Skills and Seamanship, and Water Safety. Members of the unit actively patrol state waters in their jurisdiction for safety and registration violations, as well as responding to calls for service that are water accessible.
Full time officers are also state certified Emergency Medical Technicians/ Defibrillator Technicians and are responsible for providing Emergency Medical Response for any medical emergencies that occur on the water. This added EMS responsibility is unique to this unit.
The Lake Patrol also participates in yearly Nuclear Regulatory Commission training and testing for lake evacuation in the event of a nuclear emergency, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg is currently designated as the lead agency in the Nuclear Emergency Contingency Plan.
The Lakes Enforcement Unit is also currently a part of the counties Swift Water Rescue Plan, training with selected members of the Charlotte Fire Dept. to provide professional response to any swift water emergencies that may occur in the areas creeks and rivers, making this one of the most versatile and well trained units in the state.
The Lakes Enforcement Division of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police, is a year-round, full time enforcement division. Lakes Enforcement Officers are charged with the responsibility of boater safety, education, and enforcement of the Navigational Laws of the State of North Carolina, as well as local ordinances and Federal Laws that apply to these inland waters. All Officers are EMT certified and the unit is equipped with a defibrillator and all emergency support equipment. Officers use the latest in technology to serve the lake community and respond to all medical emergencies on the water, providing an advanced level of care.This page has been designed so that the Lakes Enforcement Division can share Lake Related information with the boating public, and so the public can submit questions and information to the Police Department. By using our EMAIL address and the links to the address, you can ask questions and receive responses on Lake Related matters. We encourage you to browse this page often as it is updated monthly, and to interact with us through this format.


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Barbarians Shape Up For Lions Rugby in Hong Kong
The Barbarians rugby squad for the June 1 match against the British and Irish Lions in Hong Kong is taking shape, with 22 players now selected for the eagerly anticipated encounter.
U.S. winger Takudzwa Ngwenya, who plays in France for Biarritz Olympique, was among this week's selections for the Barbarians, a club that was founded in England in 1890. The team is invitational; an all-star side featuring players from different countries every outing. Its love of attacking rugby is consistent and the players are always high quality.
This will be the first time their opponents, the Lions, have ever played in Asia. The Lions consist of the very best players in the British Isles. After the match in Hong Kong, the Lions will tour Australia.
Nigel Melville, chief executive and president of USA Rugby, the sport's governing body in the U.S., said Ngwenya's selection to play the Lions was "fantastic news."
Another winger in the team is Rowan Varty, the captain of Hong Kong's rugby sevens team. Varty will become the first Hong Kong national to represent the Barbarians. Kevin Higgins was the first American to play for the Barbarians, in 1991. He will be inducted to the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame on June 8.
"We have been very impressed with Rowan's contribution to the game in Hong Kong and have no hesitation in inviting him to be part of our squad," Derek Quinnell, team manager of the Barbarians, or Baa-Baas, said in a statement following Varty's selection last month.
"It will be a great experience for him and his impressive pace on the wing will be a bonus for us," said Mr. Quinnell, one of Welsh rugby's most celebrated players and a three-time British and Irish Lion himself.
The Barbarians squad for the upcoming fixture includes Nick Evans and Joe Rokocoko of New Zealand, Dimitri Yachvili and Imanol Harinordoquy of France, James Hook, Duncan Jones and Dwayne Peel of Wales, Sergio Parisse and Mario Castrogiovanni of Italy, Francois Louw of South Africa, and Kahn Fotuali'i of Samoa. There are 10 different nationalities in total. All the world's top players are invited to play for the Barbarians at least once in their career.
This is a very strong squad that should pose the Lions plenty of problems before their three-Test series in Australia. The Baa-Baas side is brimming with talent and contains a trio of Welshmen with a point to prove: Hook, Peel and Matthew Rees, all former Lions who weren't selected for this tour.
"Our selection process has taken several months and is still not quite complete. Over the next week or so we will be monitoring the domestic play-off matches in Europe and the various national squads for the summer tours," Mr. Quinnel said in a statement Tuesday.
Varty and Ngwenya can turn to one of the most experienced wingers in the game if they need advice. Their teammate Rokocoko is the most-capped winger in New Zealand rugby history, appearing in 68 tests for the All Blacks and scoring 46 tries.
The Baa-Baas will play England at Twickenham, west London, on May 26 before flying to Hong Kong for the Lions match.
The 37-man Lions squad was unveiled on April 30. It features 15 players from Wales, including captain Sam Warburton, 10 from England, nine from Ireland and three from Scotland. Rugby players from the British Isles widely agree that playing for the Lions is the highest honor in the game.
The Lions rival New Zealand's All Blacks as the biggest brand in rugby,
But the team, which tours Australia, New Zealand or South Africa every four years, hasn't won a test series since beating South Africa 2-1 in 1997.


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How do I use transparent PNGs in IE6? I have a corporate app that must use IE6 and must use use PNGs, but the transparency all comes through as a pale white colour.
There is a jQuery plugin for it here, or the following script also does a good job (just call it in your
IE6 supports transparent (but not translucent) PNG's out of the box. The PNG just has to be saved in the PNG8 format. If all you need is a transparent background and not a blending effect you don't need any code. Just save as PNG8.
24 ways has a well-written article on this issue:
If you're OK with GIF-like transparency (in IE6 only), then use PNG8+Alpha (paletted, but with semitransparencies).
It gives full alpha in all other browsers. Does not require slow and finicky DX Filters (on which all IE6 PNG24 fixes are based on).
Fireworks and
Adobe Photoshop is the only notable software that doesn't support it, but you can export PNG24 and then convert it.


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LAKE SHAWNEE -- After the excitement of the Great American Royal, BBQ champs can swing by Topeka and sweep up the first available contest points for the 2013 Kansas City BBQ Society season. Word has spread about the contest the weekend after the Royal and our reputation is growing. Local and statewide competitors call "Smoke on the Water" one of the best events they've attended. Between the entertainment, the beautiful venue and the outstanding customer service brought to you by Shawnee County Parks & Recreation, several BBQ teams say they turn away other events to attend SOTW.
New activities and a jammed pack schedule highlight the entertainment for the whole family. In addition to adding a Kid's Q on Friday night, we are also hosting "Savor the Flavor," a people's choice contest, where BBQ competitors offer samples to the public and try to entice them to add to their 'bean' container. (Bag of beans comes with admission.) We are bringing back the turkey leg eating contest, sponsored by Herman's Beef and Sausage House of North Topeka and the live entertainment stage. We are excited to announce some great blues bands both Friday night and Saturday all day; Ellie Smith and the Commotions, Shawn Ward and Brothawood.
Onsite the day of the event, we are hosting a motorcycle "Meet & Greet," the National Guard's mechanical bull and numerous activities for the whole family. In addition to the meet & greet, motorcyclists are encourage to enter our bike ride for the "Fight against Leukemia." The ride will consist of visiting Smoke on the Water sponsor sites and returning to the Lake Shawnee Campground. We will also be hosting a benefit breakfast on Saturday morning from 6-10AM to help raise more funds. The Capital City Crushers roller derby team is coming out both days for two mock games. And amazing BBQ will be for sale, Friday from 5 till 10pm, and again Saturday from 10 until 5.
Gates open to the public at 5:00 this Friday, October 12 and 10:00am Saturday, October 13. Admission is $5 per person, children 12 and under free. Admission includes a bag of beans for the Savor the Flavor and a wristband, which can be used both days. Parking is free.


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January 10, 2013
Four alumni from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts have been nominated for 2013 Academy Awards it was announced this morning at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Beverly Hills. Alumnus Ang Lee's Life of Pi received eleven nominations, including one for Best Picture and Best Directing. ABC will broadcast the 85th Academy Award ceremonies on February 24.
The 2013 Oscar nominees from the Tisch School of the Arts are:
Best Picture
Ang Lee '84/Hon. '01 (MFA, Film) for Life of Pi
Actor in a Supporting Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman '89 (BFA, Drama) for The Master
Ang Lee '84/Hon. '01 (MFA, Film) for Life of Pi
Writing - Adapted Screenplay
Lucy Alibar '05 (BFA, Drama) for Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tony Kushner '84 (MFA, Directing) for Lincoln
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In this and this papers Thurston proves that every distribution is homotopic to an integrable one (in the first one for codimension greater than one and in the other for codimension one).
Recently, I've came up with a nice paper by Burago and Ivanov which with some other hypothesis manage to start with a distribution and construct a foliation tangent to arbitrarily small cone field around it.
I am far from foliations, but I was wondering if there are examples of distributions which are not integrable and can not be perturbed in the $C^0$ topology in order to become integrable (Edit: That is, a distribution is $\epsilon$ close to other if it is contained pointwise in a cone of angle $\epsilon$ of the original one.)
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Does anyone know of a good supplier of white dogi for either aikido or judo that are tailored to women?
If not, does anyone know of home made modifications that can be made to a "male" dogi to make it more comfortable for women to wear?
Note after comment: Women have breasts (men should not have them) and a thinner waste which mean that most gi are either too big or opens up revealing sports bra and potential cleavage. Either way is no good for training


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Quiet Diet
Project Name
Quiet Diet
Jarrod Hicks
Noisebridge could use a place where silence is maintained during busy hours. New quiet work rooms in the south west corner of the Noisebridge space; the current location of the Hackershelves. Individual room names TBD.
What Will Be Done
Please see the drawings for further clarification.
File:Noisebridge - Sheet - A505 - Quiet Diet.pdf
If the hackershelves can be moved. Build two enclosed quiet rooms with doors and windows for light. Frame out walls with 2x4s and connect 2x8 ceiling joists from top plate to existing south wall frame. Finish with sound proofing and sheet rock. Leave openings for non lockable doors and windows, these can possibly be reused from other projects in the space. If windows and doors that offer greater sound proofing can be sourced, even better.
What Areas in the Space Will This Affect
Southwest corner of Noisebridge
Who Will Be Doing It
Jarrod Hicks, and anyone I can convince to help.
Why This Will Be Good
We create a place where loud activities and busy times in the space don't interrupt hackers that need a low noise environment to work and meet with collaborators. (One of the rooms could be non-reservable). This may also allow more separation between hackers that prefer music while working and those that don't. Increasing the options for places to hack within Noisebridge. The larger of the rooms will also be a good place for the optical instruments.
The rational for this project is further described in the diagrams below
File:Noisebridge - Sheet - A001 - Volume Diagrams.pdf
Why This Will Be Bad
The materials for the room will not be cheap. People trying to live in the rooms may be an issue.
How Long Will It Take
This project would likely take place at towards the end of the ReBase project.
In A Fantastic World, What Extra Budget Would You Like
Money for materials: Framing,decking , hardware, soundproofing, electrical wiring, lighting, possibly doors/windows.
Are There Any Other PFAs This Would Work Well With
Dependent on HACKERSHELF HEALTH moving the Hackershelves. Required for a storage loft above the room.
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Writer's argument misses the point
March 31, 2013
To the editor: In his Monday guest column, Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing proposes that the American economy can be helped if only his organization be allowed to dip its hand......
Surprizing that the learned Prof. Z doesn't mention the benefit for America in saving and creating jobs. I do believe he is more of a globalist than econimist. See cutting the foreign trade deficit is good for America and Americans but is not welcomed by global corporations that make more money on foreign made products because they capitalize on slave wages overseas, save capital on destroying the ecology and stash their profits in offshore accounts. So while they want the American consumers to buy their foreign goods, corporations corporations pander to a new world order and trade agreements that have been detrimental to American labor and the American economy. Once again Zuric has demonstrated his economic slant toward globalization with a fascist slant.
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Maverick, I have been called a lot of names over the years but never a fascist. I believe you should look up the definition of the term. If you believe that trade harms the country, I would suggest that you spend a day or two not trading with anyone. Don't buy anything that you cannot make yourself, like gasoline, food, electricity, internet service or any household or personal needs. I suspect you will not survive very long without the rest of the world aiding you in everything you do.
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WOW! What a typical radical right wing response. I am not suggesting trade is bad for the country. TRADE DEFICITS r bad for the country and so is globalization because it leads to abuse of labor and the ecology. We don't need the rest of the world as you suggest. We r the largest consumers in the world. They needs us. The only reson we can't be self sufficient is because American corporations sold us out for larger profits. Ur form of capitalism failed just as communism failed for many of the same reasons. The rich capitalizing on the labor of the poor. Allowing corporation to ignore the rules with the help of politicians who suspended rules or refused to enforce them brought this economy to its knees and brought the enemy to the doors of the American taxpayers begging for our taxdollars. This bailout transformed capitalism into coporate socialism. Under true capitalism no one is too big to fail.But corporation depend on economic propagandists such as urself to keeppeople brainwashe
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If there's anyone who knows how to handle sex in a mature and tasteful way, well, it's not comic book writers.
When they try to take on the subject things get awkward, at best. At worst, you get something that leaves you shaking your head, while staring quietly at the wall for several hours. Like...
#5. Superman's Sex Tape
So why is Superman whoring himself in front of the cameras? Does he need money to pay for the Fortress of Solitude? No, it's all because of this guy here.
The guy, who looks like Slimer from Ghostbusters dressed up like Indiana Jones for Halloween, is named Sleez. Using whatever the hell powers allow you to do such a thing, he brainwashed two superheroes into his control, Big Barda and freaking Superman. So, did he send both heroes out to steal all the gold in the world? Kill all the other superheroes and take over the universe?
Nope, he wanted them do a porno flick, and film it. Which, we have to admit, is the same thing we would do.
Sleez, by the way, is a member of the New Gods space pantheon and was Darkseid's best pal in the whole world. But while Darkseid had the cool position of god of evil, Sleez was the god of porn. Darkseid became embarrassed of being seen with the guy and kicked him out.
Get the hell out, and take your stupid stripper's pole with you!
It gets weirder. After Sleez has shot his Superman/Barda porn movie, Darkseid finds himself a copy because he has agents on Earth whose only job is to find new porn in specialized stores for him. This is not a joke--or at least not our joke--this is actually in the story.
So there he was, watching his Earthling porn when he suddenly sees Big Barda getting her freak on. Barda, by the way, is married to another superhero, Mr. Miracle. So Darkseid does the most evil, supervillian thing he can think to do: Show Mr. Miracle the tape of his wife getting what is surely the best sex of her life from Superman.
Of course you don't tell him what's on the tape, you just make him watch it.
You truly are the god of evil, Darkseid.
Mr. Miracle, Barda's husband, quickly finds Sleez's movie studio and stops his wife and Superman from showing up on Porntube.
Sleez tries to escape through the sewers but Superman follows him. Faced with a life behind bars and without porn, he decides to end it all. He lights a match and the concentrated gases in the sewer make this story end just the way it ran, as a massive explosion of shit.
#4. The Only Way to Save the Dinosaurs is Rape
See that guy getting romantic with that dinosaur? He is Aviax, proud member of the superhero team The Wanderers. Never heard of them before? No worries! Not even the Editor read it, which is probably how they got away with the dinosexy.
Now, we need point out that there is a fine line dividing the province of superhero costumes and that of costumes for backup dancers of homoerotic musical extravaganzas. Aviax's costume crossed the line riding a motorcycle, jumping over 20 school buses on fire and never looked back:
His powers are even more depressing. Aviax has the amazing ability to transform into any bird, one of the many creatures in nature less capable of fighting crime than a regular human. And because life was not miserable already, they gave him a weakness as if his entire self wasn't weakness enough: Aviax has hollow bones, like real birds. Which is OK for them because unlike Aviax, birds are not going to get into fist fights with super villains.
But the reason he's on this list is that he fucks dinosaurs.
There was this planet where the dinosaurs that were about to evolve into birds were dying because of some radiation. The space police called in The Wanderers since either everybody else was busy, or they dialed the wrong number. Aviax, who was immune to the radiation, came up with the plan: To add his radiation immune gene into these dinosaurs' gene pool. Is he going to use his DNA to make some in vitro dinosaurs and add them to the population? Nope. He's gonna do some dino-fuckin'.
The facial expressions on the three guys in front seem appropriate, but the two girls in the back and the disembodied head? We need to talk.
In the form of a sort-of dinosaur bird, he goes to the planet and quickly finds a lady dinosaur he deems worthy of receiving his gift of radioactive-proof DNA. But Lady Dinosaur has a boyfriend already. Hey, no problem a little aggravated assault can't fix.
Then of course Lady Dinosaur runs like hell, but Aviax catches her, pins her down and has his way with her.
And after all the horrible, soul scarring acts are said and done, Aviax runs off before she wakes up. And we bet he didn't call her in the morning.
So what did Aviax accomplish? God alone knows, because The Wanderers didn't stick around to see if the dinosaur actually got pregnant, or if the baby was born alright or lived long enough to reproduce. They didn't even check if he inherited Aviax's immunity to radiation. So, his only accomplishment? He raped a dinosaur. Hey, what did you accomplish today?
"OK, guys, here is the plan. We bury him here, then we change our names and never speak about this day again."
#3. Astro Boy's Anal Fixation
Is there a more perfect idea for a kid's cartoon than Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy? He is a superhero robot boy who saves humanity from big evil robots, and he lives with his robot family and the wacky scientist who mentors him. How can you screw up this idea? It's impossible! What's that, Astro Boy? You need an oil change? Sure, go ahead we can wait a-
So... it goes right in his ass, then.
Yes, back in the early days, for reasons we can only speculate *cough*Tezuka was a pedo*cough*, Astro Boy's manga included scenes of Astro Boy getting his ass oiled by his mom. Yes, we get it! Astro Boy is a robot, so he needs oil. But why is he getting a Texaco enema instead of drinking the oil from a can like all normal cartoon robots? Really, Astro, by oiling your butt you are just making Robot NAMBLA's job easier. At least they don't do this in front of the guests.
We don't know Spanish, but that sure looks like a lot of words just to say, "STOP FUCKING DOING THAT!"
Alright, so we're making too big a deal out of a couple of panels that feature some anal lube. Probably just a one-off thing, right?
You know better than that.
Yes, Astro Boy had a whole arsenal of weapons to fight evil, and all these weapons are inside his ass. Ha! And you laugh at cavity searches in airports. Maybe Astro needs all that ass oiling to keep the guns from getting stuck in there.
We know this sounds more stupid than gross, but please remember this is the robotic version of Superman pointing his ass at Lex Luthor and blowing his head off with a well aimed turd. In a way it is an amazingly cruel weapon: With most weapons, the pain ends when it kills you, but the ass guns keep hurting you and your loved ones long after your demise.


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In the 1987 movie "Wall Street," Gordon Gekko said "Greed is good."
Twenty-five years later, through the Wall Street crashes, housing foreclosures and too many other things to list, it is more and more obvious that the iconic statement of the 1980s just is not true.
Throw the Penn State mess into the equation, and it is rather obvious that our nation needs to figure too many things out to count.
Statements and actions from House and Senate members continually show that they really don't care about the country, about you and I, about others - they care about what is in the best interest of their respective sides of the aisle.
"Mother always said you were greedy," Randolph Duke said in "Trading Places." "She meant it as a compliment," brother Mortimer Duke replied.
After Jerry Sandusky was convicted on 45 of 48 counts of sex abuse a month ago, the next shoe to drop was when Penn State trustee Kenneth Frazier announced in November that the former director of the FBI, Louis Freeh, would lead an investigation into the actions of the university's personnel.
It was announced in June that the report would be out during the summer and would be done so "without being reviewed by the school's general counsel."
That report came out Thursday and it showed that four people circled the wagons, so to speak, during Sandusky's terrible abuses.
Frank Lopez said in "Scarface," "Lesson No. 1: Don't underestimate the other guy's greed."
The bottom line of the report is that former coach Joe Paterno, former President Graham Spanier, former Senior Vice President Gary Schultz and and former Athletic Director Tim Curley cared more about themselves, about Penn State, about their legacies and about Sandusky than young boys being abused by Sandusky.
After reading the Freeh report, MSNBC legal analyst Wes Oliver wrote: "The Freeh Report is a scathing indictment, to speak colloquially, of officials at Penn State. But it could also preview actual indictments against Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, and Gary Schultz, key Penn State officials at the time Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse of minors was first being reported.
And if Joe Paterno was still alive, his name could easily be added to that list.
"... By not reporting Sandusky's activities and allowing him on the campus after these incidents, university officials essentially assisted Sandusky in his crimes. As the report poignantly states, university officials gave him access to the university and the trappings of a top college football program. The officials thus 'provided Sandusky with the very currency that enabled him to attract his victims.'"
If you would like to read the report, go to www.TheFreehReportonPSU.com.
Just read the first 30 pages, through the timeline, and it will disgust you beyond belief.
These recent scandals in college football - USC, Ohio State, North Carolina and Miami (to name a few) - are all because of greed in one form or another.
Greed is "excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions."
So, if these guys turned their backs on this, what else did they turn their backs on while employed by Penn State?
"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." - 2Timothy 3:13
These five men were not broken-hearted, were not remorseful and were not caring for the kids.
They were deceiving others, and really deceiving themselves into thinking they were doing the greater good.
Their commitment was not to the kids, but to each other, in one form or another.
That, folks, is greed.
These children put their faith into these adults and were let down in the worse possible way, in a horrific manner, in a way that you and I cannot even fathom.
"Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley never demonstrated, through actions or words, any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky's victims until after Sandusky's arrest.
"In critical written correspondence that we uncovered on March 20 of this year, we see evidence of their proposed plan of action in February 2001 that included reporting allegations about Sandusky to the authorities. After Mr. Curley consulted with Mr. Paterno, however, they changed the plan and decided not to make a report to the authorities.
"Their failure to protect the Feb. 9, 2001, child victim, or make attempts to identify him, created a dangerous situation for other unknown, unsuspecting young boys who were lured to the Penn State campus and football games by Sandusky and victimized repeatedly by him.
"Further, they exposed this child to additional harm by alerting Sandusky, who was the only one who knew the child's identity, about what McQueary saw in the shower on the night of Feb. 9, 2001.
"The stated reasons by Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley for not taking action to identify the victim and for not reporting Sandusky to the police or Child Welfare are:
"(1) Through counsel, Messrs. Curley and Schultz have stated that the 'humane' thing to do in 2001 was to carefully and responsibly assess the best way to handle vague but troubling allegations.
"(2) Mr. Paterno said that 'I didn't know exactly how to handle it and I was afraid to do something that might jeopardize what the university procedure was. So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did. It didn't work out that way.'"
"(3) Mr. Spanier told the Special Investigative Counsel that he was never told by anyone that the February 2001 incident in the shower involved the sexual abuse of a child but only 'horsing around.' He further stated that he never asked what 'horsing around' by Sandusky entailed.
"Taking into account the available witness statements and evidence, it is more reasonable to conclude that, in order to avoid the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at Penn State University - Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley - repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse from the authorities, the board of trustees, Penn State community, and the public at large.
"Although concern to treat the child abuser humanely was expressly stated, no such sentiments were ever expressed by them for Sandusky's victims."
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness." - Proverbs 11:6
Two years ago, the NCAA cited the undefinable term "lack of institutional control" in handing the University of Southern California its penalty of losing 30 scholarships over three years and two years of no postseason games.
It was said that former standout Reggie Bush accepted thousands of dollars in gifts.
Last year, Ohio State was issued a postseason ban for a year because players traded golden pants, bowl rings and jerseys for cash and tattoos.
So, if this Penn State mess isn't a version of lack of institutional control I surely don't know what the term means.
What does the NCAA do?
Well, it must do something and NCAA's version of the death penalty is also on the table.
The death penalty has been imposed five times by the NCAA:
University of Kentucky basketball program for the 195253 season.
The basketball program at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) for the 197374 and 197475 seasons.
Southern Methodist University football program for the 1987-88 seasons.
Morehouse College Division II men's soccer program for the 2004-05 seasons.
MacMurray College Division III men's tennis program for the 2005-06, 2006-07 seasons.
"Abstain from all appearance of evil." - 1Thessalonians 5:22
Does this tarnish Paterno's legacy at Penn State?
It changes his legacy and his association with the school has to be over. Statue down and all remnants of Paterno gone.
Any member of the Paterno family and the lawyers for Spanier, Schultz and Curley really need to stop talking until any of them get inside a court room.
They need to "no comment" at all times and say "no" to being interviewed.
All because of greed.
(Mathison, a Weirton resident, is the sports editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com and can be followed on Twitter at @MathisonMike)


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31 Jan 2013 5:19 AM #1
Unanswered: Grid, current page and new totalRecords
I have some problem with paging at grid with remote filtering.
Grid has 1000 records.
Page size is 100.
User moves to page number 2.
User applies some external (not grid member) filter.
User press refresh button at paging bar.
Store applies filter data by code
PHP Code:
listeners:{ beforeLoad: function (store){
store.getProxy().extraParams.query = Ext.ComponentManager.get("vendorfilter").value;
But page is 2, There is no page 2 now!
Well, server can send empty page or last page.
If server send empty recordset, paging bar is disabled.
If server send last page, paging bar looks funny
"page 7 from 1" and "Displaying 101-56 of 56"
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You are right.
I have solved this problem by event.
But I guess store (or/and grid or/and paging panel) should to know about new totalRecords from last package.
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I am trying to calculate a set of items that produce the highest damage output in a video game. There are about 50 different items, of which you can choose 6. There are all sorts of conditions that each item creates. I am writing a small app in javascript that calculates your damage based on the items. Could I utilize a genetic algorithm to find out which item combinations are the strongest? Or is brute force acceptable for this size of a problem? Or is there another way?
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There are 50 items, of which you can have 6 at a time, meaning you have
Genetic algorithm seems like overkill here, since I think it'll take too long for it to give you an ideal set compared to brute force. Assuming you can't run it once and store it, I would figure out if there's some way you can optimize the order of the items before running the query and prune out some of the weak combinations, and get that number down a bit before running your algorithm.
IT depends what the items and other variables of your problem are, but you can probably make good use of heuristics here.
Basically, there's probably a way to rule out some of the items right away because their stats distribution don't match your character. Then you can probably do stuff like "Most important stat is damage (for example), let's start by calculating the item set that maximizes this stat then see if swapping items from this set with others not previously retained to see if there's improvement in overall performance".
There's a lot of ways to approach this sort of problem, but genetic algorithms seem a little overkill here. Want to share more info specific to your problem? Maybe we can help you better then!
Actually, the way I would probably approach it would be to precompute a "score" for every item, then sort them and pick the 6 highest scores.
I'll still leave the rest of my answer as a reference.
a GA is one approach, if brute-force isn't practical
permutations of heuristics and calculating/simulating the effects may also be viable; there's good precedent for this approach in Doug Lenat's use of Eurisko to design ships for Traveller tournaments
I think the question needs some more explaining. If all that matters is choosing 6 items out of 50 that cause max damage, then if you sort the items in descending order of damage capability and pick the top 6 - that will do. However, I suspect that there is additional complexity associated with choosing these 6 items, i.e. maybe some cost associated with each item being chosen. In that case, it looks like a knapsack problem and can be crunched quickly using dynamic programming, for the problem size you have described. The knapsack problem is as follows: what is the optimal set of items (out of your 50 total) to carry in a knapsack to maximize benefit (in you case, damage) and stay under a certain cost (maybe total points available to choose items). In your case - if this number exceeds 6, then you can drop the least damage causing items until you get to exactly 6 items. Note, this will be an optimal solution.
If a genetic algorithm is suitable depends on the characteristics of the items. If similar items have a similar damage it would be more suitable than if there are items, that suddenly alter your damage, but they are only slightly different to others with much less/higher damage. For example usually STR will increase your damage, than the algorithm would probably start to favor those items with high damage, but it may never find a solution with that funky shiny helm that gives no damage, but adds half of your intelligence multiplied by your dexterity to you strenght.
Try to imagine the solution space and how the algorithm would "travel" around there. Im afraid its highly possible to get stuck with a solution thats far from the optimum.


text: I have to confess that certain console games call to me when I probably should hit the keyboard. Games can be great for inspiration and some of my friends even write storylines and dialogue for computer games - so good multi-tasking there - but most of the time they draw me in with the promise of blood and excitement. My latest distraction: Left 4 Dead 2. I love the Left 4 Dead series: especially the online multiplayer. In the game you play four strangers thrown together during a zombie apocalype. It is therefore genius on the part of the game designers that the online multiplayer actually throws you together with three other players that you do not now. It repreoduces the dynamic of the fictional situation perfectly. Just like in zombie movies and fiction, some players form fast friendships - rescuing each other and exchanging medical supplies, weapons etc. Other players just go mental and try and kill each other (just like the archetypal characters who go paranoid and lose their cool in the films). Absolutely brilliant. What video games distract you? Any recommendations?


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