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See our collection of green bean recipes for a variety of easy ways to prepare this popular vegetable including sautéing, steaming, and roasting.
Green Beans with Pecans and Maple VinaigrettePair this nutty-sweet green bean side dish with creamy mashed potatoes and the protein of your choice for an easy yet impressive weeknight dinner.
Green Beans with Dried Cranberries and HazelnutsFrom the Kitchen of Ivy Manning, longtime contributor. "This side dish is positively Pacific Northwest, my stomping grounds. Oregon produces both cranberries and hazelnuts, which I source from local vendors."
Easy Summer Green BeansOther than the green beans, you probaby already have all the ingredients needed to make this easy and flavorful summer side.
Citrus Green Beans with Pine NutsTry a fresh twist on the typical green bean side with this citrusy dish. A dash of orange juice adds deliciously bright flavor, while toasted pine nuts give this side a nutty flair.
Sherried Green Beans and MushroomsDress up the traditional holiday bowl of green beans with exotic mushrooms, shallots, sherry, and fresh parsley and thyme.
Oven-Roasted Green BeansSeasoning the beans with olive oil, salt, and pepper and roasting in the oven brings out their naturally delicious flavor. Make sure to use the freshest beans possible for the best results.
Garlic and Thyme Green BeansSometimes the simplest of recipes are the most delicious. Plenty of garlic, some thyme, and really fresh green beans add up to more than the sum of their parts.
Rosemary Green BeansIncrease both the flavor and texture of your green beans by adding chopped pecans, fresh rosemary and grated lemon rind.
Sautéed Green Beans With BaconSauté lightly steamed green beans and top with chopped bacon and green onions for a simple and savory side dish.
Garlic Green BeansDress up humble green beans with a little garlic, butter, salt, pepper, and olive oil for a simple side dish that's sure to draw rave reviews.
Green Beans with Almond-and-Lemon Brown ButterAdd rich, nutty flavor to green beans by topping the steamed beans with a mixture of browned butter and toasted almonds.
Steamed Green Beans with Cracked Pepper and ChèvreThe combination of tender, sweet green beans and the tartness of goat cheese makes this side dish a nice complement to most main dishes.
Green Bean-and-Red Bell Pepper TossThis green bean dish goes from kitchen to table in just 20 minutes. Sliced red bell peppers add great color (and make this a festive choice for Christmas), while shallots and garlic punch up the flavor.
Marinated Green Bean and Potato SaladWhite wine vinegar adds a little bite to this blend of green beans, wax beans, and fingerling potatoes. Make preparation even easier by planning to serve this side when you'll have some leftover cooked bacon on hand.
Green Bean Salad with Vidalia Onion and MintIf you're in need of a light, refreshing side, check out this dish. Balsamic vinegar perfectly complements the sweet Vidalia onions, while fresh mint brightens all the flavors.
Wax Beans with Chorizo, Almonds, and ParsleyBelonging to the same vegetable family as green beans, wax beans make a great side dish and compliment the bright colors of Summer.
Green Bean, Grape, and Pasta TossDress up plain green beans with this pasta toss featuring pecans, bacon, red grapes, and red onion. It's reminiscent of broccoli salad and is perfect for taking to potluck dinners and supper clubs, or even just enjoying at home with your family.
Sweet-and-Sour Green BeansCider vinegar and sugar are the "sweet and sour" in this simple side. Cooking bacon slices and onion together, then sautéing the beans in the bacon drippings, adds even more incredible flavor.
Green Beans with Goat Cheese, Tomatoes, and AlmondsThis easy green bean toss features crunchy sliced almonds and the tangy bite of goat cheese. Don't like goat cheese? Try substituting feta cheese instead.
Spiced Potatoes and Green BeansFor a super-hearty and spicy side, pair green beans with cubed potatoes and flavor with ground New Mexican chiles, brown mustard seeds, cumin, coriander, minced ginger, and ground tumeric.


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This is actually Bica Cable Car, not Bairro Alto. This particular one travels from Bica all the way down to Cais do Sodré and Mercado da Ribeira.
Oh lordy! Hold on!!
I love Portugal streets
LOVE perspective in architecture. Also captures the hussle and bussle and crowdedness...Hang on kids!
childern adding something extra in picture. Hope it may be same vintage at present
Cable Car Lisbon
Nisu samo u Zagrebu guzve, ima toga i u svijetu....
Old Souvenirs .....
In the seventies I was one of that children enjoying the ride. The cable car is still there, working as usual, but kids do not get fun in the streets anymore. Education is different, the practice of radical sports has its proper place, with a better evaluation of the risk and under supervision. But, at the end, the main different is that we were radical for free. Now we have to pay a lot.
Want to travel in that cable car (inside)
I bit the children are not going any where and just enjoying the ride :)
the naughty one in the back looks like a relative of mine
It still looks the same nowadays, wonderful shot.
nice photo, but very dangerous for these unconscious children,they must be secured
nice shot
Year in which I was born
superb !!
In 1965, children were not overpampered like they are today. At the same time, their daredevilness did not have the same implications then as vehicles were not traveling as fast as today's. You have to look at that picture with your 1965 eyes, Omar. Or were you even born then? Perhaps not. Then you missed a carefree sort of world. Sad for you.
@Omar Attabou Those who know what's best for us, must rise and save us from ourselves. Or shall we be free?
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Serious children's flu symptoms to watch out for this season
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) cautions that even children who are generally very healthy can get dangerously sick with the flu. Call for emergency services (911) if your child has any of these symptoms or conditions:
- Fast breathing or difficult breathing
- Bluish or gray skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids (not urinating as much as usual is a sign of this; see other signs of dehydration)
- Severe or persistent vomiting
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that he or she doesn't want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms that get better but then return with fever and a worse cough
- Has other conditions (like heart or lung disease, diabetes, or asthma) and develops flu symptoms, including a fever and/or cough
The CDC also cautions that children under 5 – especially those under 2 – are at risk for serious complications if they get the flu. Each year about 20,000 children younger than 5 years old are hospitalized with flu complications such as pneumonia.
If your child has typical flu symptoms (see list below), talk to the doctor right away and ask if he should be examined. He may need treatment with antiviral drugs. They're approved for babies as young as 2 weeks and work best when started within the first two days of the illness.
Here's a quick list of typical flu symptoms (some of which, such as headache and muscle aches, are hard to detect in kids too young to describe their symptoms!). Someone with the flu will have some or all of these:
- Fever or feeling feverish (the CDC notes that not everyone with flu has a fever)
- Chills and body shakes
- Dry, hacking cough
- Sore throat
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- Fatigue (very tired)
- Vomiting and diarrhea (not common, but happens in some kids; even less common in adults)
In contrast, a child with a cold typically has a lower fever, a runny nose, and only a little coughing. The flu usually makes kids (and adults) feel much sicker, achier, and more miserable than a cold does, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Finally, for babies under 12 months old, there are some additional precautions when it comes to fever and a cough. It's time to call the doctor if your baby:
- Is younger than 3 months old and has a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher. A fever in a baby this young may indicate serious infection or disease.
- Has a fever that rises above 104 degrees repeatedly.
- Has had a fever for more than 24 hours.
- Develops a cough that is not improving after a week.
What is the flu?
The flu is an infection of the nose, throat, and lungs caused by influenza viruses. There are many different influenza viruses, and in any given year some are more prevalent than others. Flu infections are most common during "flu season," which lasts from approximately October to March.
How can I help my child who has the flu feel more comfortable?
Whether or not the doctor prescribes medication, you'll need to see that your child stays home and gets plenty of rest and – most important – plenty of fluids. Try offering frozen fruit bars and soup or broth.
For muscle aches and fever, give your child a pain reliever such as children's acetaminophen or ibuprofen. (Never give aspirin to a child unless your doctor has recommended it. It can trigger Reye's syndrome, a rare but life-threatening condition.)
Resist the urge to pressure your doctor for antibiotics, which kill only bacteria. A virus—not bacteria—causes the flu, so antibiotics won't do a thing. Antibiotics may be in order, however, if your child develops a secondary bacterial infection such as pneumonia, an ear infection, or bronchitis as a result of having the flu.
Your child should start feeling better in three to five days. The fever will break first, and then his appetite should return. But this is just an average—some kids (and adults) have a cough that hangs on for two weeks or more.


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Dr. Mahmoud Amer
Acting Chair 2016-2017
224 Mitchell Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2700
Fax: 610-436-3048
In May of 2013, department and university colleagues congratulated Dr. Erminio Braidotti on his retirement.
When Erminio announced his retirement plans, the news was met with mixed emotions: heartfelt wishes for him
and his family, and heavy-heartedness among department faculty who would lose an engaged colleague whose visible
presence, admirable work ethic, and untiring commitment to teaching always distinguished him on our campus and
within the department. Erminio was the first WCU professor to receive the inaugural Lindback Distinguished
Teaching Award in 1998. His inspired teaching continues to serve as a model for faculty, for his leadership
in this area made him a strong advocate for student learning and faculty development. It is thanks to
Erminio that the department has been able to expand its reach with courses on Latin American cinema, culture
clusters and Spanish language and literature offerings, as well as his coordinatorship of the Italian language
program, not to mention his teaching of Latin and effective advising. At the time Erminio started his career
at WCU in 1978, the department was in its early stages of evolution, and we are most grateful that he was
here to help steer and influence its growth through his immeasurable service, ability to compromise, and
willingness to collaborate. As a humanitarian, Erminio has been tireless in his efforts to instruct, enlighten,
and create a sense of community and acceptance where respect for the individual is one of the fundamental tenets
of engagement, be it intellectual, political, or socio-cultural. His tangible contributions reveal his passion
for scholarly inquiry, an accomplished service agenda, and a deserved reputation for curiosity and creativity.
Dr. Braidotti established the Braidotti-Lombardi Award in the Department.
We wish Erminio well in his next chapter of professional and personal pursuits.


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5 Inventions That Prove 'The Terminator' Is Upon Us
#2. Robots That Talk to Other Robots
When we say Skynet is coming, we're not talking about the U.K.'s Skynet satellite network: that one's been around since the '60s, and despite its name, it does actually need humans to operate it.
The new SysBrain orbital robots, however, do not.
University of Southampton
"... and then we thought, fuck it, why not embrace the inevitable machine revolution?"
These robots (currently in development) are sophisticated enough to understand simplified English and perform basic reasoning, plus they can send information across the globe with ease. They don't rely on direct orders: instead, they download text documents from the web and "read them to enhance their physical and problem solving skills."
Did anyone else just hear thunder?
Then there's the big one: RoboEarth, an "Internet for robots" that lets them download instructions, share information and even learn from each other. The database can include anything from objects, maps or tasks, which they would instantly learn upon "reading" the downloaded file. In the following video a robot can be seen downloading instructions to care for a bed-ridden patient ...
... but it could just as easily learn how to strangle him to death. Or, if it somehow taught itself how to do that, it could then post the information to RoboEarth, thus letting others find out exactly how many seconds you need to press that pillow against the guy's face to do the job.
"Hey, you know that giant evil robot superconsciousness from Terminator? Let's make one."
So there you have it, robots can now communicate with each other across the planet and share common orders. The chances of every single robot on Earth being connected to the same network seem pretty slim right now -- but ask anyone who was alive 25 years ago if they ever thought there would come a day when practically every computer on the planet would form a massive web of interconnected servers.
"And one day, this 'Ultranet' will be used to help millions of people masturbate and pretend to kill things!"
But these are still just robots, right? Whether it looks like a gleaming chrome skeleton or a tumbling pile of homicidal Legos, it'll always be easy enough to identify and fight a machine. The whole point of the Terminator films was that the robots looked human, complete with organic tissue. And that brings us to ...
#1. Robot-Made Human Skin
The Terminator's artificial skin wasn't just a cosmetic accessory, it was also a huge tactical advantage: the fact that the T-800 didn't always look like a giant C-3PO on steroids allowed it to move freely among humans and eventually sneak up on its prey.
"Oh, it's just another Austrian bodybuilder with a large gun."
When the first Terminator movie came out, the idea of producing humanlike skin and covering a robot with it sounded like pure science fiction, but that's no longer the case. Recent advancements in medical skin grafts have turned fleshy machines into a real possibility: these days, new skin cells are raised over a 3-D structure instead of in a flat petri dish. In other words, we've already figured out how to make skin grow over artificial materials such as metal. You see where this is going?
Fashionable toasters covered in human skin. Boom.
Fake skin is still pretty expensive and tough to produce, but technology is making this less and less of an issue. For example, a robot-controlled factory in Germany is already mass-producing penny-size discs of human skin for clinical testing -- that's right, there's a whole building full of unsupervised robots fabricating human skin right now.
To be clear, the guys who run that factory have no plans to use all that artificial skin on robots (that we know of). For now, all they have is a monopoly on specialty pizza toppings for Germany's growing cannibal millionaire market. But what if one of those factory robots accidentally falls on the assembly line and comes off looking like a young Haley Joel Osment?
It's only a matter of time before this happens and you know it.
Not that they are satisfied with just growing organic human skin, which of course would have the same weaknesses as ours. Researchers are working on artificial skin made of nanowires that can mimic all of the sensitivity of human skin, but without the issue of bleeding when it gets shot.
The idea is to someday make artificial limbs that can pass for the real thing. But then if you make a person entirely out of artificial limbs, what do you have? A goddamned Terminator, that's what.
She's three bionic limbs and one positronic brain away from enslaving mankind.
Check and mate.
Fletcher is a freelance writer. His book Triggered is due next March, and you can read more of his brain-thinkings at http://fletchathustra.wordpress.com/.
For more ways we are doomed, check out 5 Tiny Technologies That Will Doom Us (From The Inside Out) and The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You.


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Although often associated with the Winter Solstice, Tekufas Teves is an independent date. How is Tekufas Teves, or the other Tekufos (?) determined?
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Tekufot are the solar equinoxes and solstices. To calculate the tekufa, you must know that the sun was created at 6 pm on Tuesday of year 1 of creation (ie the beginning of the fourth day). The, add 91 days 7.5 hours to get the next tekufah and so on. This number is considered one fourth of a solar year of length 365.25 days. Since a solar year is actually 365.242581 days, our calculated tekufa shifts forward ever so slightly every time.
There are actually two different calculations used in Jewish literature for the tekufos. (They are described in Rambam's Hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh, chs. 9 and 10.)
The one that DoubleAA described is called Shmuel's tekufah, and it is the one used for most halachic purposes, including the date when we start saying "vesein tal umatar" outside of Israel, and the date of Birkas Hachammah. Its starting point is indeed Tuesday night at 6 PM, but actually the date is 22 Adar of the year 1, which is not the time of the sun's creation. (Shmuel agrees with the opinion of R. Eliezer, that the world was created in Tishrei - i.e., beginning on 25 Elul and ending with Adam's creation on 1 Tishrei; on that assumption the sun would have been created on 28 Elul, a Wednesday, and that tekufah would have occurred at 9 AM. Calculating backwards two tekufos, 182 days and 15 hours, gets us back to 22 Adar at 6 PM.)
There is also Rav Adda's tekufah, which assumes that a solar year is exactly 1/19 of a machzor katan (19 Jewish years, containing 235 lunar months). This comes out to 365.246822 days - which is somewhat more accurate than Shmuel's value, but still gains about 4.5 days per millennium, which is why the dates of the Yamim Tovim slowly move later in the secular year. The first tekufah for this calculation is also Tuesday at 6 PM, but a week later than Shmuel's - on 29 Adar (because he holds with R. Yehoshua that the world was created in Nissan). Because R. Adda's year is shorter than Shmuel's, nowadays his tekufah is about 11 days earlier.


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Gah, this looks like he got stabbed in the chest by a pen.
Edit- I should note that I have an irrational fear of pen-stabbing. I blame "The Bourne Identity" and "Casino".
Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!
(I am so ashamed of myself right now.)
What are they drinking if they're under the ocean? What kind of sorcery is this?
In Soviet Russia...
Doh! I wonder if it'll come out with a few hundred million gallons of seawater?
What's the use of a pocket protector when these squids can squirt ink all over the place?
"Uh, Phil, I can't help but notice that you've got a little ink stain there. And also, you're not wearing any pants."
It's a shirt with a picture of a shirt with a stain on it? So an actual stain on the actual shirt would just make the joke more appropriate. Who needs bleach?
Could the "ink stain" help conceal mammary leakage because of the placement?
"You got blue on you".
Kudos to Charity Ryan on this design as well-- there's a ton of expression conveyed in those faces, and it's achieved using only eyes. It takes some serious skill to draw that.
they look so serious...
I bet that squid wishes it was Friday
I'm not sure if those squids are cute enough to meet woot standards. I mean, where's the big doe eyes?
First thing I thought of: You guys made me ink!
Squidward!? Is that you?
And the green is actually working as a watery color...
Ooo, look at all thoes snazy red blazers. Can I have one?
No Mrs Simpson. Jackets are for closers!
jmmbell1987 wrote:I should note that I have an irrational fear of pen-stabbing. I blame "The Bourne Identity" and "Casino".
I hear ya...I have a fear of being stabbed in the head with a flat head screwdriver thanks to Secret Window
Very nice shirt, but about the artist write-up- please say that Woot! is giving up using lovingly-held, sacred religious beliefs in an offhand, even snarky manner, for Lent. My family, proudly wearing our Woot! shirts everywhere except church, thank you.
The real question is... do they fill those pens themselves, or do they still get them from a pen factory? Has capitalism even reached the ocean, where buying pens is less expensive than making your own?
I didn't know there were still Limp Bizkit fans out there.
Its just one of those days
Feelin' like a freight train
First one to complain
Leaves with an INK stain...
And if my day keeps goin' this way I just might break somethin' tonight...
that made my night
I wonder what they are drinking. normal coffee, or some kind of jellyfish juice?
I'm going to go out on a limb here, and suggest that maybe they have too many tentacles?
edit: Nope, 10 is the right count. My head must have been in a cloud.
LOL this would be a perfect time for an escape covering jet of ink!
Squids aren't racist. They'll eat everyone, even other squids.
"You've got blue on you."
Is it really pen ink or is it from bashing zombie squids? (you know, like from "Shaun of the Dead")
why do squids need ink if they pee out ink
I think I failed the Rorschach test. Is the ink stain supposed to look like something? Cause all I see is a soft-shelled Zoidberg.
chrisprender wrote:"Uh, Phil, I can't help but notice that you've got a little ink stain there. And also, you're not wearing any pants."
Is the lack of pants really that much of an issue when your head looks like a penis? How about a hat?
aww come on... and it was the pen my daughter gave me!
"So Jimmy, what'd the boss want you in his office for?"
"Oh nothing big... Just another promotion."
"Why congratulations! Say... What's that stain on your shirt?"
Ika Musume, de geso?
So I've heard of squids shooting ink out of their bodies when they sense danger but I didn't know it came out of their NIPPLES!!!
Congrats Charity, this shirt is amazing and should a zillion!
frickinawesome wrote:So I've heard of squids shooting ink out of their bodies when they sense danger but I didn't know it came out of their NIPPLES!!!
You have a lot to learn about squid nipples.
jacroe wrote:What are they drinking if they're under the ocean? What kind of sorcery is this?
Heavy Water ²H2O
Funny tee, Charity! Congrats on printing. ^__^
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$15 coupon for MicroCenter, no minimum purchase
Hi Fellow Wooters!
So, basically - you can get any item up to $15 for free, or get $15 off any item over $15. (In store only)
Coupon expires 4/1/2012.
This is a special deal given to MicroCenter customers to give to their friends.
To get the coupon send an e-mail to email@example.com
Basically what happens is that I will receive your request at the above e-mail address and will submit your e-mail address to MicroCenter and they will e-mail you the coupon.
Their privacy disclaimer for this process is:
"This information will only be used to email the special $15 coupon information on your behalf and will NOT be used for any other purpose. Micro Center has no access to this information unless your friend chooses to subscribe to one of our email newsletters."
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I forgot to mention that this is one-use-per-household and if you've already received this coupon through someone, then MicroCenter will not send you another one.
OP delivered, thanks! Anyone who's near a Micro Center should look at their ad online. They have some pretty good deals.
Their i5 2500k for $180 is $20 less than anyone else on the web, and you get $50 off z68 motherboards (all of this is in-store only).
I got this coupon a few days ago from a friend. Bought a 16GB USB flash drive for $14.99 didn't pay a penny!
I thought that the cashier would look at me weird, but he just said "great deal!" and winked at me.
@adio: Please make an effort to promote MicroCenter rather than exploit them, don't just go there to grab an item for free... (though the coupon specifically specifies that doing so is O.K.)
If we want to see more great deals like this one we need to support them rather than exploit them.
I, for example, got a Radeon HD 6450 1GB for ($52 - $20 rebate - $15 coupon + tax) = $19. That is less than what I sold my old GeForce 7600GT on e-bay for, so all in all I made money AND upgraded. I think that's better than a USB Stick anyway.
I sent you an email, it's the one where the email addy ends in email@example.com
Thanks, great deal!
If you don't know if you have a MicroCenter near you, here are their locations:
CA - Silicon Valley/Santa Clara
CA - Orange County/Tustin
CO - Denver/Denver Tech Center
GA - Greater Atlanta/Duluth
GA - Greater Atlanta/Marietta
IL - Chicagoland/Central
IL - Chicagoland/Westmont
KS - Kansas City/Overland Park
MA - Boston/Cambridge
MD - Beltway/Rockville
MI - Detroit/Madison Heights
MN - Twin Cities/St. Louis Park
MO - St. Louis/Brentwood
NJ - North Jersey/Paterson
NY - Long Island/Westbury
NY - Yonkers
OH - Central Ohio/Columbus
OH - Northeast Ohio/Mayfield Hts.
OH - Cincinnati/Sharonville
PA - Philadelphia/St. Davids
TX - Houston/West Loop
TX - Dallas Metroplex/Richardson
VA - Northern Virginia/Fairfax
you can try the direct link and send yourself one. it took a while, probably 15 minutes, to get mine in email. thanks OP!
@greenshopping: Couldn't agree more. Microcenter really is one of the last remaining big computer stores where you can walk in and not only buy but see computer parts and electronics for prices that are competitive with the internet.
Unless they get more paying business they aren't likely to be around forever and an era will end. I know last time I was there employees were reminding customers that their warranties would still be valid if they went out of business.
Is this coupon "really" only for in-store? There are no stores in my state. Has anyone tried if the coupon works on the internet store anyway?
@hwoot1: Sadness...None near me either. Every time I see a great Microcenter deal "in-store only" I wish for one near me.
Dang, they have the Ipad 2 64GB wifi for $100 less than best buy. (IN STORE ONLY)
Wish it was good for longer since I have a MC right by my work, but I guess I can head down there today. Thanks!
@greenshopping: I can honestly say, it doesn't matter whether you buy something that is free or not with this coupon, they are taking a loss on it either way. So your whole theory is mute. Most places only make around $10 on graphics card from the SRP, they then put those on sale which usually brings the profit down to $1-2 and then you use the coupon on that which makes it a $13-14 loss for them. These deals are called fly traps for a reason, they do nothing more than bring you into the store, fully intending to only buy one thing, but once you look around, you end up buying something else. Or that's their hope anyways. It also gives them a ridiculous amount of publicity at a small cost to their profit margin.
@greenshopping - how is getting an item for free exploiting them? $15 is $15 on their balance sheet; the accountants have no idea and don't care how it was used. a coupon with no restrictions is likely meant to introduce new customers to the store, in the hopes that you will like them and return. it's up to them to make you happy enough to continue doing business with them and recommend them to others.
Man... I tried printing it and my printer gave me an error, and now Micro Center won't let me print it or save it anymore. Fail.
I emailed them a few hours ago and I don't have the cupon or an email back. Is there another way to get this? I was going to go today but now I'm waiting until I get the coupon. Is there a direct link to the coupon?
Awesome deal! Thanks OP
@danewdk: W00tgurl posted a link where you can get the coupon self-service, look above for the comment with the link.
Goldensempai here,.. I've received an email from them, seems legit enough. :)
Also didn't notice the post by wootgirl, and will try that way.
@trimpegolf: Send another one to an alternate e-mail address.
Got mine and the wife is on the way to pick up the ssd I've got on 18 minute pickup since I'm at work.
Worked just fine, but was only good for April 1.
Didn't even know about this company until today. Had been looking for a "Comp USA" type store ever since they closed. Newegg and Amazon are great, but sometimes you just want to browse.
What a wonderful store and though its over an hour away from where I live, I can see myself making a trip there every few months to check out what they have (plus there is a Trader Joe's next to it .. another store we don't have near us!)
The coupon was a great add on and I ended up spending 194 dollars there (got an "off lease" computer for the GF since her original Celeron computer was dying a painful death) plus some cat6 cables, microSD cards, and of course some canned air.
Me and my roomies all printed out coupons, and used them! Over $45 in savings! Great deal! Also MicroCenter is great for those times where you have the "I WANT IT NOW" feeling!
i needed to go there this weekend any ways. Mine worked. I was going to spend $30 but only spent $15. Plus I saw a old friend that works there. Thanks.
This saved me and my friends a combined $144 today! THANKS!


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Idea taken from doctype.com
When a question is asked an auto generated short URL (perhaps using a special "short domain" purchased for just this purpose) provided for use in twitter, or if passing along in SMS format.
On 10/19/2011 a blog post on Stackexchange.com for podcast #23 provided notice that StackExchange.com has the amazingly short URL s.tk so it would seem that the StackExchange.com sees value in having a "short URL", using s.tk as the domain you could access a question on stackexchange.com such as s.tk/joel to access Joel Spolsky's user page on StackExchange.com
It would seem that the top sites (such as StackOverflow.com, SuperUser.com, ServerFault.com, etc.) would also benefit from a short URL as well as an "auto generated" short URL for questions on top SE sites.


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TOPEKA, KAN. (WIBW)—It's not game day in Washburn's Lee Arena, just time to a meet over a meal. August 21st was a time for and community members and student athletes to dine together, to welcome the students and to show thanks for the community's support. Some people in Lee Arena even remember wearing their Washburn uniform.
"I've been around Washburn since '66. I was in the first incoming class after the tornado hit. I had a football scholarship and without that I wouldn't have been able to attend school," said donor Bernie Bianchino.
Many students may share a similar story, and coaches see the effect first-hand.
"Because of them we have this 5th year program, where a player who's used up his eligibility can still graduate," said volleyball coach Herron.
Every coach sent a big thank you on the podium -- not only for helping build their programs, but for also shaping their player's lives.
"I want to thank them. Our program is one of the leading division two programs because of them. They support us with scholarships & facilities. They provide the students at Washburn a first class experience," said football coach Schurig.
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When I open a site in SPD2010, and right-click a master page and choose "Set as default master page", it does not change the site at all. Shouldn't it do that?
In SPD, From the ribbon, in the Actions group you can click either Set as Default or Set as Custom.
These options correspond to the System and Site Master Pages, respectively.
So, make sure your changes in master page are checked in and published and select "Set As Custom" from ribbon
Also, since you are using Publishing site template, you can click Site Actions -> Site Settings, and then under Look and Feel, click Master page. Here you can change both system as well as site master page.
It depends if the masterpage contains different content and can show a difference. When you did change the masterpage make sure you save it before setting it as default masterpage.
You can test this easily bij copying the v4.master, change the copied file, e.g. add some text in PlaceHolderSiteName, save the masterpage and set as default. Now you have to see the text added to the site title.
Have you checked in the file? Any non-admin user won't see any changes until the masterpage is checked in and published to a major version (i.e. 1.0, 20.0 etc.)


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The Royal Ballet of Flanders season 2004/2005 is bound to be a special one, as it will see artistic director's Robert Denvers (who has been running the company since 1987) farewell. It is said to be a mirror of his policy.
2004/2005 opens with anything but a mirror, but rather a foretaste of what is due to come in the post-Denvers era: a mixed bill with William Forsythe (the unavoidable "In The Middle"), a Chinese Petrushka (chor. by Xin Peng Wang), and a world creation set on Stravinsky's Violin Concerto by Nicolo Fonte. Furthermore and more appropriate, there are revivals of the recent "La Bayadère" and of "Giselle", considered as two of Denvers' most successful efforts. Finally there is "Inner Glances", grouping for the occasion four of what are deemed the most remarkable creations by house choreographer Danny Rosseel (with the memorable titles "Disregarding Changes", "Forgotten Journey", "Drifting Inwards" and "Seen Within a Square").
In the new season the company will also tour China, Portugal and London.
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I wish they were a more classical company. We really lack a good classical company here in Belgium.
Do you happen to know when they will be performing Giselle?
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Giselle opens in Antwerp 17 February 2005, tours through Belgium (Ghent, Bruges etc) and parts of The Netherlands until March 29.
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Chief Deputy Mike Holland said deputies found marijuana and methamphetamine in a residence on the 400 block of Fourth Street.
Harold Stubbendick, 49, and Benita Thummel, 51, were arrested for possession and distribution charges.
Nebraska City residents who had been staying at the house, William Parrott, 42; and Lonisha Sterling, 26; were also arrested.
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It's easy to indicate an item is a dropdown when the item has a rectanglar shape. For example, . But when the item has a circular shape
, what's the best position to place the indicator?
I would say there are three options:
After some explanations, what I understand is that you want to use it for user menu. I think it is quite common to have user menu, and I'm really not sure if it needs a special dropdown indicator. Look at the quick wireframe below. Once you communicate visually it is user related section, users will click it revealing menu (or even better: discover it after hovering on the icon).
I'd say that there is something fishy with this situation. Is it really a "dropdown" and not a contextual menu you're going for?
Although they usually are very similar, the functionality differ in a couple of subtle ways.
If the circle is representing some kind of object, how would you indicate - if at all - that the object is clickable and subject to a contextual menu?


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Like many of you guys i decided to preorder my copy of GTA IV to avoid the lack of stock and to play it on the release day, and especially in my case i decided to order from hmv to avoid my countries high prices when it comes to games (especially if you go for the special edition, in that case you gotta sell your soul to get it). So like a week before release i ordered the GTA IV SE 360 version from hmv, but on April 28th i got this e-mail from hmv saying there's some problem with my credit card and they can't despatch my order. I thought to myself: "This sucks, now i'll never get my copy on release day or even that week." But i decided to try again on the 29th and surprisingly there was no problems with my card or anything else, it worked. So the package was despatched on April 30th, then i checked the delivery time for the type of mail i chose which was within 6-10 days, time i spent collecting stamps and fighting hobos.
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In GTD, how do you handle delegating an action if the act of delegating itself cannot be accomplished right when you are processing your inbox, and in less than two minutes?
e.g. "summarize the last marketing report", which I want to delegate to Mike. I can delegate by email, but since I want some specific breakdowns of the data, writing the email will take me longer than two minutes.
Going by the principles of GTD, I now create an action "write Email to Mike with request for summary of marketing report". I add this to the next actions list. The delegated action itself, "summarize the last marketing report" cannot yet go onto the 'waiting for' for list, since I'm not actually waiting for the result (yet).
Where do I store this action in the meantime, until I've written the email? Are there any systems out there that model this well? That handle dependencies of this sort well?


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The Governance and Compliance Division provides professional support to the University in its pursuit of excellence in teaching and research. The Director of the Division is Mrs Carole Evans and the Deputy Director is Mrs Ruth Robertson.
On behalf of the Director of Student Services and Governance, the Division is responsible for supporting the governance structures of the University (Council, Court, Senate) and for co-ordinating the business, membership and administrative arrangements of the main committees; supporting a number of complaint/probity-related procedures (including the student complaints process); co-ordinating business continuity planning and records management; co-ordinating the Welsh Language Translation Service and assisting in the development of Welsh Medium academic provision.
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3 Types of Legalism
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Why I Am Not an Arminian
from Keith Mathison Jul 06, 2010 Category: ArticlesWhen Dutch Calvinists and Arminians squared off against one another in the early part of the seventeenth century, the Calvinists won the opening battle. The controversy, however, soon spread beyond the borders of the Netherlands. Now, four hundred years later, the conflict continues, and in terms of numbers alone, Arminianism is clearly winning the war for the hearts and minds of professing Christians. Today, Calvinists are a small minority. But why the debate in the first place? Is it really that important? Keep Reading
Life and Worship Matters
from Burk Parsons Jul 05, 2010 Category: Tabletalk MagazineAs I write this article I'm in Louisville, Kentucky, attending a conference called "Together for the Gospel." Pastors, elders, and seminarians have gathered together for fellowship and worship around the theme: The Unadjusted Gospel. More than seven thousand men from various evangelical (gospel-preaching) churches with various liturgical traditions are standing together as we sing some of the greatest hymns (from both the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries). Keep Reading
Christians & Government
from R.C. Sproul Jul 04, 2010 Category: ArticlesIt certainly is clear that the New Testament puts an emphasis on the Christian's responsibility to be a model of civil obedience. In Romans 13, Paul tells us that the powers that be are ordained by God. That doesn't mean that they are sanctioned by God or that God endorses everything that civil governments do; we know better than that. But Paul is saying that it is God who brings government to pass, and we are called to submit to the rulers of the government out of respect for Christ. Keep Reading
Emulating the Supreme Model
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Environment is very important to the health of your pregnancy. Vacationing or exercising at altitudes above 8,500 feet is not recommended due to lower oxygen content (unless you already live there, in which case your blood has adapted to this). If you are planning a ski or hiking trip, stick to the lower-altitude resorts. You can also be more prone to altitude sickness than when you are not pregnant, so beware of symptoms of light-headedness, headache, nausea, insomnia, poor appetite, or fatigue, and drink even more fluids than usual. As with any change in climate, take a few days to let your body adjust to the new altitude before beginning physical activity in the new environment. Temperature, as previously discussed, is a major consideration. Avoid exercising in temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Specific Sport Guidelines for Exercising During Pregnancy
Most sports can be continued with modifications. If you have any questions check with your doctor before participating. For all standing and weight-bearing exercises, make sure your shoes fit comfortably and are not too tight; it is common for feet to become swollen, so purchase shoes to accommodate. Also, make sure you have good cushioning to accommodate your added weight. Your exercise shoes should be replaced at least every three months. The following are generally recommended activity modifications:
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Pacific Northwest College of Art announces a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation
Release date: 06/28/11
June 28, 2011
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Pacific Northwest College of Art announces a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation in support of exhibitions and programs at its Feldman Gallery
June 28, 2011 – PORTLAND, OR – Pacific Northwest College of Art has received a grant of $40,000 from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in support of a six-exhibition series in the Feldman Gallery exploring various medias and methodologies in contemporary art. This is PNCA's first award from the New York City-based foundation, which was established in 1987 by Andy Warhol in his will to advance the visual arts.
"Educating and expanding the contemporary arts audience is an important part of what colleges and universities must do," says Tom Manley, President of PNCA, "And, at art schools like PNCA, it is absolutely vital that students engage diverse and challenging work firsthand as a key dimension of their creative training. We are, therefore, most grateful to the Warhol Foundation for the support and national recognition this grant provides PNCA in introducing new, leading-edge art makers to the broader public of Portland and the region, and to those young artists whom they will inspire."
The series will be on view in PNCA's Feldman Gallery and Project Space from February 2012 – May 2013. The exhibitions embody the wandering and fluent nature of artistic practice. The ten thousand people who will visit the exhibitions over the sixteen months they are on view will see clear, compelling examples of the various strategies artists use in the conception and production of creative work. The exhibitions will be enriched by free public artists lectures and by incisive scholarly essays and information about the artists and their work. The full series will be officially announced in late fall and will include such artists as B.Wurtz & Xylor Jane, Walead Beshty and Critical Art Ensemble.
Feldman Gallery Curator Mack McFarland commented, "It's thrilling to have the philanthropic encouragement of the Warhol Foundation, for the already joyful task of exposing our students and artistic community to a dynamic mix of today's artists."
About Feldman Gallery + Project Space
The Philip Feldman Gallery + Project Space is dedicated to the work of national and international contemporary artists. Mounting six exhibits a year for eight-week runs, visiting artists are invited to lecture or participate in student workshops and studio visits, and each show culminates in a First Thursday opening and a Gallery Talk given by the artist and open to the public. Students participate in all aspects of the show, from the details of curation to the logistics of installation. Through Philip Feldman Gallery exhibitions and events, PNCA collaborates with other art institutions such as the Cooley Gallery at Reed College, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art.
About Pacific Northwest College of Art
Since its founding in 1909, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) has become a leader in innovative educational programs that connect students to a global perspective in the visual arts and design. In addition to its nine Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees, PNCA offers graduate education with an MFA in Visual Studies, a Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies and an MFA in Collaborative Design, as well as an MFA in Applied Craft and Design developed in collaboration with the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
PNCA is actively involved in Portland's cultural life through exhibitions and a vibrant public program of lectures and internationally recognized visiting artists, designers and creative thinkers. With the support of PNCA+FIVE (Ford Institute for Visual Education), the College has a partnership with the nationally acclaimed Museum of Contemporary Craft. The agreement allows the two organizations to share resources and staffing while each organization retains its own 501c3 status and Board of Directors. For more information, visit www.pnca.edu.
Provocative Animation Techniques on view in conjunction with Boundary Crossings Summer Animation Ins
Release date: 06/08/11
PORTLAND, OR – June 8, 2011 – The Philip Feldman Gallery + Project Space at Pacific Northwest College of Art is pleased to feature Intermation, an exhibition of animated works that coincides with Boundary Crossings: an Institute in Contemporary Animated Arts.
PNCA Breaks Spring Gala Fundraising Record
Release date: 06/06/11
On Saturday, June 4, Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) held its 9th annual gala, Mixed Media on Pavement, and successfully raised more than $440,000 in sponsorships and special appeal gifts.
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• Pacific Northwest College of Art Welcomes New President, Donald L. Tuski
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The Hetty Elizabeth Beatty No. 1419 Chapter of the Questers is continuing with its plans to make improvements to the old stone chapel building at Union Cemetery.
Phase two of improvements recently was completed and involved shoring up the building and installing seven metal piers. The building was raised about one-fourth of an inch by Matthews Wall Anchor and Waterproofing Services of Beaver Falls, Pa., in mid-September.
The two-man team dug down approximately 10 feet to check the stone and lift the building, according to Questers member Edna Walley.
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MOVING ALONG — In recent weeks, a two-man team from Matthews Wall Anchor and Waterproofing Services of Beaver Falls, Pa., worked at the site of the old stone chapel building at Mount Union Cemetery in Steubenville. Its renovation is a project of the Hetty Elizabeth Beatty No. 1419 Chapter of the Questers.
-- Janice Kiaski
That cost $8,065.
"With the help of $7,000 from the Charles M. and Thelma M. Pugliese Charitable Foundation and donations from as far away as Jacksonville, Fla., and Connecticut, along with local interested citizens, we have almost reached our goal. We're still $165 short for this phase," Walley said, noting the Pugliese foundation donation was made during a Questers meeting in September by foundation representative Bill McElwain.
"If it weren't for that, we couldn't have gotten the most important phase accomplished," Walley said of the foundation donation.
The building was constructed in 1892 by William Dryer, a German immigrant and stone mason and great-grandfather of Richmond resident Peggy Palmer, Walley said the Questers have come to learn.
Questers are part of an international organization that encourages the preservation and restoration of historical landmarks, according to the International Questers website.
So plans were made by the end of 2012 to forge ahead with such an undertaking in 2013.
Windows and doors are anticipated to need attention as well.
"This was the original office at Union Cemetery," said Walley, who noted the first Jefferson County Courthouse bell hangs in the belfry.
Phase one of the restoration launched this year was completed in May. It included repairing the slate roof, sealing some cracks, new gutters and down spouts. Chapter members and volunteers tore down the 1950s-era paneling and ceiling and old flooring. In front of the building two dead trees were removed by Union Cemetery.
Phase three will involve repointing the stone and power washing the building at the estimated cost of $1,800.
Phase four will entail repairing the windows, door, ceiling, floor and walls at an estimated cost of $3,800.
Future endeavors will be getting the bell - the first Jefferson County Courthouse bell - in working order and placing an 1800s-era desk and pot belly stove inside.
Last but not least will be landscaping - planting new shrubbery around the foundation.
To make a donation toward the building restoration, checks can be made out to Questers H.E.B. Chapter and sent c/o the Pugliese Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 2620, Wintersville, OH 43953.
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Well known for its natural beauty, the name "Hout Bay" dates back to 1652, meaning "Wood Bay", after the dense forests that characterised the area at the time.
With a long fishing history, it also serves up some of the best fish and chips in Cape Town at Mariner's Wharf and Hout Bay harbour. Not far from the city but with a rustic seaside charm, Hout Bay offers many places to stay and eat at, as well as plenty to do.
Visit the Hout Bay Museum and the SA Sea Fisheries Museum, to learn more about the life of the historic strandlopers (hunter gatherers) and the growth of the early fishing industry. Walk with the animals at World of Birds, a four-hectare bird sanctuary for over 400 bird species and home to a Squirrel Monkey - Monkey Jungle. Book your seat on a cruise charter to Seal Island with Drumbeat Charters, or take off from Hout Bay for a deep sea tuna fishing excursion with Hooked on Africa.
Hout Bay's "boho" shops, regular Craft Market and Bay Harbour Market are must-see shopping attractions.
The areas informal settlement, Imizamo Yethu, is also home to crafters of all kinds and the non-profit organisation, Iziko lo Lwazi Craftworkers, where visitors can see their work.
Just over the hill from Hout Bay – on the road to Camps Bay – is Llandudno, considered one of Cape Town's most beautiful beaches and perfect for watching the sunset with a loved one. Visitors could consider staying in Llandudno at Sunset Rocks and exploring Hout Bay from their Llandudno base.
Travelling in the opposite direction out of Hout Bay, the breath-taking Chapman's Peak Drive – all 9km's and 114 curves of it – takes visitors on a journey along the rocky Atlantic Coast before reaching the semi-rural hub of Noordhoek.


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At 2:49 p.m. on Monday, April 15, four hours, nine minutes, and 43 seconds into the 2013 Boston Marathon, the first of two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line. Twelve seconds later, a second bomb detonated on the course. The explosions killed three spectators and wounded 264 others in what was the most devastating terrorist attack on American soil since September 11, 2001. Within seconds of the blasts, thousands of individuals set about responding to the disaster.
Medical workers at first aid tents organized makeshift triage units. Emergency room doctors and nurses learned via Twitter and text messages what had happened, and prepared operating rooms to accommodate the wounded. The FBI took the lead on the investigation, opening its first large-scale crowdsourced operation by requesting video and photos from witnesses, and using social media to gather information.
While first responders performed admirably, over the course of the next four days, the investigatory framework established to handle terrorist attacks post-9/11 showed signs of strain. The investigation, which unfolded in real-time on social media networks and cable TV, evidenced tensions between the obligation of the government to be transparent, while at the same time safeguarding information that needed to remain secret in order to locate the suspects. Government officials attempted to balance the public's desire for news with operational security secrecy—the FBI held press conferences, the Boston Police Department posted to its Twitter account, and both worked to combat misinformation spread by the media and over the Internet.
Ultimately, four days after the race, America received some conclusive answers. One suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed during a shootout with police, and his younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was taken into custody. The Tsarnaev family is Chechen, and the brothers emigrated to the U.S. from Russia.
The criminal justice system has now taken center stage, but there is much to be gleaned from those first days after the blasts. Even considering the extent to which many Americans have near-immediate access to newsworthy information, the investigation into the Boston bombings seemed different from other modern manhunts. "This was a hunt that was in large part helped rather than hampered by the cooperation of the public," says Daniel C. Richman, Columbia Law School's Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law. "The kinds of information coming in from victims and bystanders seem to suggest that there was a net-positive contribution from the public."
Not everything went according to plan, though. Millions watched as CNN, two days after the bombing, reported an arrest that had never taken place. Citizens tuned into police scanners and tweeted what they heard, and amateur sleuths flocked to the Reddit website to comb over publicly available photos of people attending the race—ultimately ID-ing "prime suspects" who proved to be ordinary spectators uninvolved in the bombing plot. The New York Post published a cover photo of two supposed suspects who ended up having nothing to do with the attack.
If the issue of governmental transparency had somehow managed to elude the attention of everyday Americans following 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombings certainly served as a wake-up call. Not surprisingly, the legal dimensions of transparency—the extent to which government information can or should be made public in an effort to ensure accountability and prevent corruption—are being examined by Columbia Law School faculty and students on a daily basis. At the Law School, classes dealing with issues of government transparency are strengthened by the School's strong connections with national security law practitioners, its international focus, and faculty members who have wrangled with these issues while working in government.
Professor Matthew C. Waxman, who served at the State Department and the Department of Defense before joining the faculty, frequently uses formerly secret information that has leaked in the press as a starting point for conversations in his upper-level National Security Law class. He discusses targeted killing, interrogation policies, and surveillance in the course. "Especially in the cases of interrogation and surveillance, there's often a concern about broadcasting to the enemy our intelligence-gathering techniques," Waxman says, "yet the details of these programs are also matters of great public concern."
This past fall, when Professor Sarah H. Cleveland welcomed former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and Law School Visiting Professor Cameron Munter to her International Lawyering for Governments class, he highlighted several transparency-related judgment calls. Munter dealt with some of the most difficult problems of national security law during two years as the U.S. envoy in that war-torn region: America's top-secret drone war, NATO's cross-border strike that killed Pakistani soldiers, and extrajudicial killings by Pakistani forces. He told the class about the case of Raymond Davis, an undercover CIA contractor who killed two armed men as they allegedly attempted to rob Davis in Lahore, Pakistan. After taking photos of the dead men, Davis fled the site, but Pakistani police soon captured and imprisoned him. Although he was not an entirely sympathetic figure, Davis' clandestine work in black ops meant the American government had a clear interest in getting him out of the country—both quickly and without too much publicity.
As protests over the killings erupted across Pakistan, State Department officials insisted Davis was entitled to diplomatic immunity under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Reporters were pressured not to publish his covert status. Following two months of negotiations, Munter helped broker a deal that resulted in Davis' release.
It was an important breakthrough. U.S. officials worried that, if held longer, Davis could have been tortured by the Pakistanis, revealing secrets to an untrustworthy ally. Munter told the students that the diplomatic and legal tightrope illustrates the balancing act modern government officials navigate in an effort to square secrecy and transparency interests.
Cleveland notes that transparency was the focus of several robust discussions during her International Lawyering course, which is part of the Law School's increasingly internationally focused curriculum preparing students for careers in national security law, public law, and government service. Cleveland, who served as a counselor on international law in the Obama State Department from 2009 to 2011, headed the legal team that advised Munter on some of the trickiest flashpoints of international law. She views transparency and secrecy as especially relevant topics in the post-9/11 world. "Government legal analysis may be protected by attorney-client privilege and may be classified for other reasons, but it's important to know the government's legal thinking," Cleveland says. "It's very hard to criticize and challenge the government's legal system if you don't know it."
As the former principal deputy director of the State Department's Office of Policy Planning and the Department of Defense's deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, Professor Matthew Waxman crisscrossed the globe negotiating agreements and visiting war zone prisons. He says the study of transparency inherently poses a challenge: "How do you teach about things that remain secret?"
Waxman has seen an evolution in the perception of government secrecy. "When I arrived here six years ago, during the Bush years, and would teach secrecy, I think many students thought high levels of secrecy was a Bush administration approach," he explains. "Now, teaching those same issues under the Obama administration, one sees how consistent some secretive practices are, regardless of who is occupying the White House."
This coming spring, Waxman will teach a Law School seminar with Michael Farbiarz, co-chief of the terrorism and international narcotics unit at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, on intelligence and surveillance law in the 21st century. Waxman will also co-teach a seminar in the spring with former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman that will focus on national security and Congress.
Public law scholars Philip C. Bobbitt and David Pozen, two of Waxman's faculty colleagues, are also uniquely positioned to teach about issues relating to transparency. Bobbitt served in the Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton administrations, and he helped write the charter for the CIA. His time in government coincided with some of the nation's most historic transparency predicaments, including those relating to hostage negotiations during the siege of the American Embassy in Tehran, the Iran-Contra affair, and war powers issues during the run-up to the Gulf War.
Pozen, meanwhile, became special assistant to then State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh just days after Wikileaks released more than 250,000 classified State Department cables as part of the largest unauthorized publication of classified documents in history. "There was a lot of activity of varied kinds [as a result of] Wikileaks," he recalls. "It was a period of significant anxiety."
Cables revealing secret—and in some cases, snarky—diplomatic analysis, doings, and dealings were out in the open, available to the world in an unprecedented security breach. "Some foreign relationships were implicated," Pozen adds, "and the Department had to attend to those relationships. Some cables raised discrete policy concerns that had to be dealt with. More broadly, the episode generated a lot of conversation about information security policy. That conversation was still ongoing in 2012, when I left the government."
Just as Professors David Pozen, Philip Bobbitt, Matthew Waxman, and Sarah Cleveland wrestled with issues related to transparency while working in the executive branch, Columbia Law School students are working through similar complexities—sometimes in the context of a governmental office. The Law School's Externship on the Federal Government in Washington, D.C., for instance, enables upper-level students to spend a semester working full time at government agencies such as the FBI general counsel's office, the Justice Department, and the State Department's legal office. "It's an opportunity for students to put their classroom knowledge to work and see what it's like to practice law within the machinery of government," Waxman says.
Back in Morningside Heights, students participating in the Human Rights Clinic and working with Columbia Law School's Human Rights Institute (HRI) engage in high-profile work on the topic of transparency and targeted killing.
In September 2012, the clinic published the first systematic study of the government's covert drone program and its impact on civilian populations. Retired General James E. Cartwright, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, quoted from this study in presenting Senate testimony on drone usage earlier this year. A second report found that widely disseminated estimates on drone-strike casualties could be inaccurate and misleading, garnering the attention of several news outlets, including The New York Times. This spring, a coalition expressing shared concerns regarding U.S. drone strikes, led by HRI, prompted a White House response reiterating the president's commitment to greater transparency. The clinic also submitted written testimony to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on drone strikes, and HRI has hosted meetings for advocates and experts in the field, further enhancing its reputation as a significant resource on transparency issues.
Former federal prosecutor Daniel Richman says that outside-the-classroom opportunities can be invaluable to assuring that the early part of one's career is marked by success. "Too many students think their formal legal education is running out by the third year," he says. "Particularly if you want to be federal prosecutors, nothing is more wrong than that attitude." In the third year, Richman encourages students who have a particular interest in public law to drill down in their specialization.
Columbia Law School students interested in national security law or public service careers who are looking to take Richman's advice have the opportunity to learn from and meet an array of visiting legal heavyweights who supplement the law school experience. Prominent speakers such as Daniel L. Glaser '93, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, and Brigadier General Mark Martins, the country's chief prosecutor for military commissions, have delivered recent lectures, the latter as part of the Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security speaker series.
Through the Center on Global Governance, which they co-direct, Professor Michael W. Doyle and Professor Emeritus Richard N. Gardner have organized guest lectures with invited diplomats and international officials, such as U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, who spoke about international development. And a spring conference held by the Center for Constitutional Governance drew practitioners and scholars, including former White House Counsel Robert Bauer and Harold Hongju Koh, for discussions of the constitutional challenges facing the Obama administration in its second term.
In the classroom setting, meanwhile, students are pressed to push past theory and examine issues as a government lawyer would. During Pozen's upper-level Law of Government Secrecy course, he asks students to do a close reading of the Freedom of Information Act, which allows for the release of requested information from government agencies in an effort to serve the public's right to know. He wants them to think about how the law constrains governmental actors who are looking to keep information from the public, and what balancing approaches they might take if presented with similar circumstances. His course covers a range of topics, including the classification system used to categorize the secrecy of national security information, executive and state secrets privilege, whistleblowing, and theoretical and constitutional debates over the existence and scope of a "right to know."
"I want to immerse students in both general theory and the practical considerations of being a government lawyer engaging these questions," Pozen says. "I urge my students to assess critically the claims made by secret-keepers and open-government advocates alike."
Students in his class review cases and statutes, but also news articles on scenarios such as the CIA's refusal to turn over records dealing with the drone program. "I try to push students to get beyond the loose, popular association of bureaucratic 'transparency' with light and truth and all things desirable in government, to see the complexity in the issues," Pozen says. "Transparency is a fundamental public value, but it is far from an unalloyed good."
Richman asks his Federal Criminal Law class to think not just about how statutes, like that criminalizing the material support of terrorism, are interpreted, but how they should be written, and how prosecutions should be timed.
"The notion of how and when elected public officials get prosecuted is an interesting transparency question," he says. "What happens when an election is coming up, even as an investigation is being pursued with respect to a public official? To what extent should the timeline of the political process play a part in the decisions made by prosecutors? There's no right answer across all cases."
To give students a sense of how decisions in the often opaque world of federal criminal enforcement get made, Richman has brought in FBI agents and former colleagues from the U.S. Attorney's office, including Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald—who visited while he was serving as the U.S. Attorney in Chicago—and James B. Comey, the new FBI director, who talked to students about his management role as deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush. Earlier this year, Comey came to Columbia Law School to be in residence as a senior fellow in the Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security and, until his nomination intervened, was preparing to teach this fall.
Daniel Richman's assertion that there are no blanket answers that cover all cases is a sentiment that comes up again and again for those who teach courses focused on issues of transparency. In most instances, there simply are not cut-and-dry-type solutions. "Many students come in thinking of transparency and secrecy as a black-and-white issue," Waxman says. "Things are either secret, or they are open. But you see many examples where we have tried to strike a balance down the middle. There are many ways systems can be set up to try to find a middle ground between complete public openness and total executive secrecy."
Transparency dilemmas, of course, are not limited to the domestic sphere. Under international law, for instance, what did the Pakistani public legally have the right to know about Raymond Davis' activities in their country? More abstractly, what transparency standards should guide international tribunals that meld the laws of several nation-states in an attempt to moderate cultural and legal differences? And what is the best way to facilitate transparency in financial reporting related to international trade?
For the past two years, Professor Sarah Cleveland has co-taught International Lawyering for Governments with Daniel Bethlehem, the former principle legal adviser of the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The first year, the seminar dealt with lawyering for the U.S. government, and, in the second year, the seminar focused on comparative approaches to international government lawyering—with former British Attorney General Peter Goldsmith, among others, offering his insights as a guest speaker. Instead of assigning independent research papers, Cleveland and Bethlehem asked students to work in teams, analyzing and proposing solutions for thorny transparency problems, such as how government actors should respond if hackers attack U.S. computer systems and how the American government should attempt to self-regulate efforts to target terrorism suspects using drones.
While Cleveland and Bethlehem focused on international law in relation to sovereign nations, Professor Michael Doyle's upper-level Global Constitutionalism course examines what Doyle refers to as the "constitutional character" of world treaties like the Peace of Westphalia, the U.N. Charter, and the WTO agreements. Combining equal parts political philosophy, political science, and constitutional law, the course focuses on the study of global governance and how law can promote cooperation around the world. Here again, transparency issues underlie many of the topics at hand.
"We don't have an international democracy, but we are deeply influenced by what happens in other countries," Doyle says. "Transparency comes in at the global level as a norm that could enhance the degree of legitimacy for decisions that will never in the foreseeable future be democratic. If we can find a way to make decisions at the WTO, or the U.N., or the EU, or other bodies that are more transparent and are subject to review, we are more likely to get legitimate global governance than if decisions are made in secret by a small elite group that doesn't listen to other parties that might be affected."
Doyle's overarching point is especially relevant in light of the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath. One of the chief national security lessons reaffirmed by that tragedy relates to the continued importance of international, cross-border cooperation in efforts to curb and counter terrorism.
Since as early as 2001, Kremlin sources have leaked information aimed at convincing the U.S. government that Chechen groups were responsible for terrorist attacks in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. After Boston, those assertions are being seen in a new light. "The interaction between American intelligence agencies and the Russians as they try to work through what these guys were doing when they went back home, and who they were dealing with, is where interesting action will happen, or not," says Richman. And finding the appropriate balance between transparency and secrecy will be key to the investigation's ultimate success. "There has to be a mix of public input and government secrecy, and it's hard to say what that balance is," he adds. "But what you do see [in the Boston example] is that both are important to successful counterterrorism operations."


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Prey (Mass Market Paperbound)
In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles micro-robots has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive.
It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour.
Every attempt to destroy it has failed.
And we are the prey.
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MICHAEL CRICHTON has sold over 200 million books, which have been translated into thirty-six languages; thirteen of his books have been made into films. His novels include Next, State of Fear, Timeline, Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain. Also known as a filmmaker and the creator of the television show ER, he remains the only writer to have had the number one book, movie and TV show simultaneously. At the time of Crichton s death in 2008, he was well into the writing of Micro; Richard Preston was selected to complete the novel.
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I always seen the derivative of a function $y=f(x)$,$\frac{dy}{dx}$ at $x_1$ as the slope of the line tangent to the curve $y=f(x)$ drawn at $y=f(x_1)$.But I often fail to appreciate this when $\frac{dy}{dx}=0$ at some point $x_1$ .
Can anyone please tell me the geometrical significance of $\frac{dy}{dx}=0$
draw an analogy which would apply to the above-mentioned case?
(In fact, analytically, what is a tangent to a curve?)
Sorry for so many weird questions.I hope I am not being too incoherent.


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- Binding: Paperback
- Era: World War II
- Number of Pages: 464
- Subject: History
- Date Available: March 2011
These handsome paperback editions of Samuel Eliot Morison's multivolume The History of United States Naval Operations in World War II [5] are being published by the Naval Institute Press with new introductions by noted military historians. The series, hailed for its accuracy, narrative pace, and detail, presents a complete naval record of the war. An eminent Harvard professor, Morison gained a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve and served in all theaters of the war. His books have won two Pulitzer and two Bancroft Prizes.
Volume 7 picks up operations in the Aleutians after the Battle of Midway and carries through to the capture of Attu and Kiska, including the Battle of the Komandorski Islands. Morison, who took part in Operation Galvanic, describes in detail the planning, preparation, and execution of the great amphibious operations on the Gilbert Islands and the conquest of the Marshalls, offering frank discussions of mistakes made and some amusing anecdotes, including how the Japanese fooled U.S. troops in the evacuation of Kiska.
"Revisiting Samuel Eliot Morison's epic narrative of World War II at sea is like returning to an art museum to savor a favorite masterpiece. Few historians have ever told this story with such precision and eloquence. Morison knew ships and the sea, understood grand strategy and macro logistics, enjoyed access to key contemporaries such as Chester Nimitz and Franklin Roosevelt, and quite likely observed naval operations in more corners of the world than any other American. " — Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret.) in his introduction to Volume 7, author of Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa and Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles in the Central Pacific


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Let $P(x,y), Q(x,y)$ be polynomials of two variables over an algebraically closed field $k$. Suppose that the map $(x,y) \mapsto (P(x,y),Q(x,y))$ is not a dominant map from $k^2$ to $k^2$. Does this mean that one has $P(x,y) = R(T(x,y))$ and $Q(x,y) = S(T(x,y))$ for some polynomials $R,S,T$?
For fixed $x$, it seems to me that the curve $\{ (P(x,y), Q(x,y)): y \in k \}$ either degenerates to a point or is a curve of genus zero, which ought to kill off the problem, but I don't have enough of an understanding of the genus zero plane curves to do this.
A closely related question: if $P(x,y)-c$ is reducible for all $c \in k$ (or maybe all but finitely many $c$), does this mean that $P(x,y) = R(T(x,y))$ for some polynomials $R, T$, with $T$ having strictly smaller degree than $P$? I played around a bit with some Galois theory but was only able to convince myself that this question was more or less equivalent to the original question.


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Happy 2012
A brand new year is here! We've got lots of exciting things planned for this month. We'll be attending Vogue Knitting Live in New York City next week, then we're going to Phoenix the week after for The National NeedleArts Association's winter trade show, where we'll be showing our new spring yarns and patterns to retailers.
In a little more than a week, Berroco will unveil the new yarns and patterns for Spring/Summer 2012 on our website. I've included a few sneak peek images here:
Happy New Year!
Oh, these sneak peeks are so enticing! I can't wait to see the whole deal. Thanks for all the great yarn and patterns (and everything else) you guys provide.January 5, 2012
I've checked out all the booklets and I love the colors and modular knitting in the Linsey booklet!! Vol 10 looks amazing as usual!! congratulations on another successful season!
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It's important to remember that your pregnancy is a natural, healthy process, but with more regular prenatal appointments, and a lot of time spent sitting in a waiting room at the doctor's office, sometimes surrounded by people with various medical conditions, you may start to feel that you have a medical problem. Even though you're visiting the hospital so often, you are fit and well; you just also happen to be pregnant.
At every prenatal appointment you will be asked for a urine sample, which is checked for protein. If you find it's getting increasingly difficult to catch your sample in the tiny, difficult to hold bottle you're given, don't worry. Only a small amount of urine is needed, so if you can't see anything just start to urinate and then move the bottle underneath the flow to catch some. Urine is sterile (unless you have a urinary tract infection) so don't worry about getting some on your hands-just wash them thoroughly afterward.
Giving birth without any medical assistance from a midwife or doctor might seem a little crazy, but a small minority of women believe that so-called freebirthing is the ultimate way to welcome their baby into the world. Some moms-to-be plan an unassisted home birth after having a negative experience during a previous labor; others want their birth to be "natural," "private," and devoid of medical intervention.
Knowing now will give you time to come to terms with the fact that your baby will have Down syndrome. You won't need any special equipment or toys when your baby is born, but you will need emotional support, so turn to the people now who you think will best give you this.
Contact the Down Syndrome Association for information and support, including getting in touch with parents of children with Down syndrome through your local support group.
Excerpted from Pregnancy Day by Day.
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complex structure on S^n
The two sphere $S^2$ is a real manifold of dimension $2$, while the three sphere $S^3$ is a real manifold of dimension $3$. Now $S^2$ is a complex manifold, while $S^3$ being odd dimensional is not. Is it true that all spheres of the form $S^{2N}$ are complex manifolds?