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6 Brainwashing Techniques They're Using On You Right Now
#3. Keeping You In Line With Shame
I won several formal debates in college using my patented technique of simply repeating my opponent's argument in a high-pitched, mocking tone while wiggling my fingers in the air. There really is no defense.They call this the appeal to rididcule fallacy. To which I would simply rebut, "Oooooh, appeal to ridicule fallacy! Well I've got a 'phallus' you can 'see' right here, college boy."
Professionals have more sophisticated methods, but it boils down to the same technique. "They" know that if they can paint an idea as ridiculous, the listener usually won't bother examining it any closer to find out if the ridicule is justified.
After all, why even consider something that's ridiculous? That's only something a ridiculous person would do! And you're not ridiculous ... are you?
You are if you use something other than Alltel Wireless!
Look at these assholes! Is this you?
Sounds like:
"So now they're telling us that--get this, folks--global warming is caused by cows farting! Priceless!"
"And then he said we could save gas by inflating our tires! I couldn't make this stuff up, folks!"
Why It Works:
It's no secret you can short-circuit somebody's brain with shame. How many of us were shamed into doing something stupid in high school? Hell, I still have that huge Dokken tattoo on my back.
But why does it work? Well, there are these primitive, lower parts of your brain called amygdalae that controls those base, emotional reactions. That's where things like contempt and shame come from, and stimulating it can completely shut down the analytical part of your brain. The gang calls you a coward and the next thing you know, you're wedging a roman candle between your buttcheeks. You'll show them!
You can thank evolution for that. Way back when humans started forming groups and tribes, social status was everything. It's what guaranteed you food, protection and ladies (that is, a chance to pass on your genes). Mockery developed as a "conformity enforcer" to keep people in line.
Making a person, idea or behavior the target of mockery gave it a lower social position, and made it clear that anybody who associated with it would share that lower position, leaving them out of the hunting/eating/fucking that made life in the tribe worthwhile. Thousands of years later, a good dose of mockery can shut down critical thinking and make us fall right in line, no questions asked.
Recently Seen:
We again come back to our 2008 presidential campaign, and again we find both sides guilty.
The speakers at the Republican National Convention had a great time mocking Barack Obama as a "community organizer," drawing laughter from the crowd and skipping smoothly over the part where they explained what a community organizer is and why it's ridiculous.
And of course the other side does it with McCain's age...
From here
...as if there is something inherently silly about having lived a really long time.
#2. Black and White Choices
Listen to an argument between your friends. Any argument. Listen to one guy say John McCain is a Fascist, while his opponent says Barack Obama is a Communist. Watch as even fans of the same football team bitterly divide themselves over whether the new quarterback is going to be "awesome" or "garbage."
Never anything in between. Everyone is a friend or enemy, every band either rules or sucks, black and white, nothing in the middle. They (capital T) love this, because They can convince you that you must choose either their way, or the most utterly retarded option on the opposite extreme.
Sounds like:
"Will we fight? Or run away as cowards?!?"
"You're not in favor of the death penalty? So you want murderers to just roam free then!"
"Are you going to the strip club with us, or are you a fag?"
Why It Works:
Because we evolved from creatures who were always in danger of being eaten, our brains were built on a very simple foundation: the "fight or flight" mechanism. This let us make lightning-fast decisions by boiling every situation into two options. Anyone who preferred to stop and mull over the subtleties of the scenario wound up in the digestive system of a saber-tooth tiger.
Fast forward thousands of years and you find a humanity with much fancier brains but that still prefers all-or-nothing choices when we're put under stress.
So if somebody wants to bypass your critical thinking circuitry, all they need to do is make you scared or anxious, often with a time limit or urgent threat ("We need to act now, or lose our way of life!").
Instead of pondering the situation with the analytical neocortex, you're using the primitive limbic system, scanning the landscape for the "Right" and "Wrong" move. You'll have no patience for wishy-washy talk about "a spectrum of options."
Recently Seen:
After the trauma of 9/11, the whole country dragged subtlety into the alley and shot it in the head.
But you can't blame us. After all, our entire fucking mythology and popular culture are based on the idea. There's a dark side of the force and a light side. Choose your path! Now! Ain't a fucking gray side, Luke!
Now, as bad as this one is, and you could make the case that 80% of the stupid choices humans make is because of this, there's one even more powerful. It's a spin-off of this one, and it's by far the best way to get thinking humans to respond like trained dogs.
#1. Titties
No, other than that.
I'm talking about...
#1. "Us vs. Them"
Holy shit. Here we go.
Sure, we know about the obvious examples, they're written across the history books in blood and bullet holes. Racism, genocide, horrifying caricatures on propaganda posters.
But They have figured out that the same technique that works so well for getting people whipped into a murderous apocalyptic frenzy, can be used sell you cars, or hamburgers, or computers.
Sounds like:
"The heart of America ain't in Hollywood! It's right here in [insert name of small town]!"
"You can listen to what I have to say, or bury you head in the sand with the rest of the sheeple!"
"You have a Nintendo Wii? Are you a toddler or just a retard?"
Why It Works:
Basically, we're hard-wired by evolution to form tribes. The more stress we feel, the more we feel love and attachment to those who look and sound the same as us, and the more we feel hatred to those who don't. It's just an old survival mechanism, since the ancient guys who didn't show that kind of blind loyalty were killed off by the fierce tribes formed by the ones who did.
So today we get that petty dehumanization of everybody outside of our group ("hippies," "rednecks," "fundies," "geeks," "douchebags," "libs", "cons," "fags," "breeders," "infidels," "towel-heads," "honkies," "darkies," "players", "haters").
They can play on those old, primal urges for even the most retarded of results, such as fierce brand loyalty (the PS3 vs. 360 vs. Wii flame wars will make you claw your eyes out).
But to really make this one work, They can't just define your group, but have to define your group as the elite group, a shining beacon in a world full of weak-minded walking turds. The items on this list work best in combination, and you'll see in that the element of mockery and insulation from opposing viewpoints we talked about earlier (why listen to the viewpoints of those lesser sheeple?). Often this is combined with siege terminology ("The whole country has gone to hell, but we've got to stand up for common sense, folks! It's us against the world!")
Recently Seen:
Watch five seconds of an election stump speech. Every side does it.
In Sarah Palin's convention speech she talked about how people from small towns are totally the best ("We grow good people in our small towns, with honesty, sincerity, and dignity"). Earlier in the primaries the Clinton campaign did the same thing, talking about small towns as being the backbone of America where real, honest people are found. Always there is the unspoken reminder that these honest rural folk are under siege from those scary, phony freaks in the city.
When speaking to those city folk, on the other hand, Barack Obama made the infamous reference to those same small town types clinging to guns and religion, talking about them like they were savages to be studied through binoculars from a tower, with some peasant disease that needs cured by the enlightened.
Not only is "Us vs Them" the first and most important one on the list, it's the culmination and end goal of all the others. Drawing you into the right tribe is what They want most, because they can accomplish nothing without tribesmen.
If we don't find a way to resist it, this is what could leave the entire planet a charred radioactive ruin. And you know what else we lose if that happens?
The titties.
If you liked this, the author of this article has written a horror novel called John Dies at the End, available now in softcover. For more fascinating ways that your brain doesn't quite work, read Dave's answer to the question What is the Monkeysphere? or his look at the 7 Reasons The 21st Century Is Making You Miserable. Or just go to his profile and read everything he's written.


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As the title asks, I wish it could be clear to me. Can someone give me a good characterization? Do you produce them differently on a cello than on a violin or viola?
The term martelé refers to "hammered", meaning this that the section is to be played aggressively spiccato.
The term détaché refers to "separated", as in clear and articulated notes, not necessarily marked in any way.
Détaché - Simply meaning detached, it implies that each note is played in a separate bow stroke (as oppose to Legato where groups of notes should be smoothly played in the same stroke of the bow.) The bowing should still be smooth without emphasis on the separation - this emphasis would imply a Détaché-lancé bow stroke.
Martelé - Hammered. Simply speaking, it's a more aggressive form of staccato, and usually used for individual dotted notes. Most of the time you'll want to use the entire lenth of the bow, and use the first finger on your bow hand to apply pressure to get a good initial "bite" which you'll then gradually release along the bow's length.
I can only speak for the violin in terms of application technique, but I would imagine they are similar (though the amount of pressure and the points you use on the bow may well be different.)
'Martele' could be described as a long staccato. Staccato is a short stroke executed with very short bow length, biting the string at the beginning of the note, releasing the pressure and moving energetic but very short and biting again for the next note. Martele is executed in a similar way, only the energetic movement involves much longer bow and more energy. Now, 'detache' means separate strokes but smoothly connected with even bow speed and pressure.
The martelé and détaché bowing techniques are almost identical. Both originated in the military as close variations of a style of regimental playing. The word martelé is from the Latin root for military. In Napoleon's army the revolutionary ideal affected music and the concept of 'regiment' was considered too aristratic. Even the names of months and the calander year were changed in revolutionary France. For the revolutionary troops, they wanted a more 'democratic' reference than an entire regiment, so the style became known as 'détaché' as coming from a detachment.
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I've been wondering if it really works successfully to have one graphic design made by two or more designers!
I tried few times, but I end up with a design that is not good enough! Even though we are good. I think that's because everyone has their own touch.
Should I ask to just design by myself ... or do I have to learn to do it with a group?!
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When i start Bioshock from steam, it hangs on the splash screen.
I have Windows 7 x64,and have installed all the latest drivers. HW details: i5 750, Asus P7P55D MB, ATI HD5770
See here, have you tried this?
I see you installed the latest drivers so I'm guessing that's not the issue (I found that most of the times my games won't run if I don't update my nVidia drivers and they get updated fairly often, you might want to check again for a newer version just to be sure).
The general answer, I suspect, has to do with the SecuROM copy protection. I find when I get a hang like this, it's usually because I have forgotten to kill a program SecuROM doesn't like. For example:
Almost all my problems are magically solved as soon as i update DirectX components.
Just download the web installer, it'll "do the right thing" and install just the components that your system lacks:
Finally got it working! I had to go to add remove programs and uninstall the program named Rapture 3D Game (or something like that). Now Bioshock works fine!
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I had the exact same problem with windows 7 64 bit, i5 and similar rest of my setup to yours.
To fix follow these steps:
Whatever that setting changed fixed the problem for me, and I was having many happy bioshock times last night because of it. =)
I had this exact same problem game would startup okay and when connecting to Live would hang.
I finally figured out it was a problem with the save files and I backed up this folder elsewhere. This allowed the game to startup without issue but now all my progress was lost. The last step was to pick out my latest save and place it back into the saved games folder hoping it would be good. This worked every time, and if it had failed I would remove that save and go back to the next recent save until I found one that works.
Very annoying but it did allow me to finish the game. I had to do this ~4 times while playing through the single player.
Saves are located here:
My Documents/Bioshock2/SaveGames
I had the exact same issue. Turned out to be some issue with my motherboard's built in sound controller not playing nice with the game. Might be the same thing here, but I'm not 100% sure since that was a Realtek issue and your motherboard has a VIA controller. Might be worth investigating though, tons of issues pop up when Googling Bioshock and Realtek.
Same issue for me was solved by plugging back microphone. Physically.


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In the fourth quarter of March 10's state final at W.K.U.'s E.A. Diddle Arena, the Manual High School girls' basketball team swapped the lead six times with Marion County.
With a minute remaining, the Crimsons were clinging to a one-point edge.
That's when senior guard April Wilson took over.
In the final 60 ticks the Purdue signee scored six of her 23 points and lifted Manual over the Lady Knights 58-54 to clinch the Houchens Industries/KHSAA Sweet 16 title.
"I had nothing to lose," said Wilson, who was named tournament MVP. "It was my last high school game … and I finished it with confidence."
It was the program's first state title and Coach Stacy Pendleton said it felt "pretty surreal."
"It's just an amazing feeling to get it done," said Pendleton. "Especially for this senior group. They are all such great kids and really deserve success."
Manual (37-2) rolled through Perry County Central, Montgomery County and Lexington Dunbar — winning by an average margin of 21 points — on its way to the final.
Marion County (34-5) was led by junior guard Makayla Epps, a University of Louisville commit, who tossed in 23 points.
Manual senior guard LeAsia Wright also had a big night, with 21 points and six rebounds.
"LeAsia's really the heart and soul of the team," said Pendleton. "She and April both put us on their backs. We needed them both and they were phenomenal."
Leading 52-51 with under a minute to play, Wilson drove to the basket and finished from the left side. After Marion County missed a 3-point attempt, Wilson was fouled and knocked down both free throws.
An Epps 3-pointer with 19.7 seconds left pulled the Lady Knights back within two at 56-54 before Wilson was fouled again with 9.3 seconds remaining. She rattled-in the first attempt. Then, following a Marion County timeout, Wilson drained the second to seal the win.
"That was the biggest free throw of her career," Pendleton said. "She had a look of determination about her I really had never seen."
Although she is one of five finalists for Miss Basketball, Wilson had just one goal for this season.
"This is what we've always wanted," she said. "I know Miss Basketball is out there, but I would choose a state championship over Miss Basketball any day."
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Joining Wilson as finalists for Miss Basketball are Jasmine Whitfield of South Oldham, Jeanna Crittenden (Ryle), Sydney Moss (Boone County) and Kendall Noble (Perry County Central).
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Here are the Louisville-area winners:
Region Six:
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Player of the Year – Christine Roush, Mercy
Region Seven:
Coach of the Year – Stacy Pendleton, Manual
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21 Mar 2013 5:22 AM #21
Now I'm facing some issues with code completions/undefined methods
I'm using ExtJSTL-4.2 and getting errors :
1) Ext.ComponentQuery.query('textfield',this) => "Invalid argument at 2: cannot convert from (obj literal) to Ext.container.Container"
2) mytreePanel.getView().getChecked() => "Method getChecked undefined" => view seems to be a Ext.view.Table
3) Ext.fly(this.getEl()).getBox(true,true) => "Method getBox undefined"
Does anybody have some tips to avoid thoses errors ?
22 Mar 2013 1:54 AM #22
Definitely irrelevant to that thread
You are burying my problems
22 Mar 2013 4:27 AM #23
Please post this in a new thread so it gets the attention it needs, and as the OP mentioned, not bury his original issue.
I would check to see if your store is populated first .. but please open a new thread to continue.
22 Mar 2013 4:41 AM #24
really sorry for the caused trouble, i have just been desperately trying to resolve this issue i am going ahead, to create a new threat and would sincerely appreciate your intervention on that issue , Scott. sorry again for disturbing.
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26 Mar 2013 12:36 PM #26
Is the source available in the full version of Sencha Complete with a purchased licence?
Why there is no source? I can't believe it..!


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Hello Everyone,
I thought I would start a new thread as I have looked through everything that I could find on NPP and can't solve my problem.
Prior to receiving my head unit I was using a Nodal Ninja 5L with a Sony A100 and recently upgraded to a A550 with a Samyang 8mm Fisheye lens. It was easy to set up the NPP as you have two rails that can be adjusted.
With the new head I disassembled the mounting bracket and was able to mount the A550 to the unit. I shaved off the knob so that it would clear the vertical arm.
Below is a picture of the base of the head. I took 6 shots around at -15 degrees. You'll notice the saw teeth going out the the left. With the Nodal Ninja 5L all I have to do is move the vertical arm to the right a couple of mm and it would go away. I've seen the threads on replacing the "crown". When you refer to the "crown" are you meaning the piece that the rail slides into? If not the only other alternative I have is to replace the rail with something a bit thinner. There isn't much space left between the lens hood and the side plate. I would hate to have waited all this time to get my unit from the states only to be delayed to something that is probably simple and easy to correct.
Thanks to everyone who has helped so far. I'm just about there. Need this one little fix.
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6 Bizarre Origins of Famous Companies
#3. Fanta Was Created Due to a World War II Coke Shortage
The Company You Know
The makers of those vaguely fruity-tasting drinks with the creepy dancers.
"I'd love to Fanta, but I should probably get tested first."
How It Got Started
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and within a few days, the United States was at war with both Japan and Germany. This put a German man by the name of Max Keith in quite a bind. You see, Keith was the head of operations for Coca-Cola in Germany, and the bigwigs at Coca-Cola America decided it would reflect poorly on them to keep delivering refreshments to their now sworn enemies. Still, Keith was determined to keep the German population's thirst slaked, lest they be reduced to drinking tap water.
"Nein! Ich trinkt urin, bevor ich wasser trinkt! Ferner ist mein Schwanz klein!"
This turned out to be trickier than anticipated. Without Coke's super-secret formula, Keith was growing desperate to deliver something to the public, so he did what all of us do in times of desperation -- he threw some shit together and hoped it worked. Specifically, the crap he picked up off the floor was whey (the liquid component of curdled milk), pomace (the crap left over after pressing fruit) and a shitload of fake sugar. Keith named it Fanta, an abbreviation of the German word for imagination.
While this unholy concoction of literal food garbage sounds like something you might haze a freshman with, the Germans loved it, especially toward the end of the war, when food was becoming scarce and it was discovered that Fanta made an excellent soup broth.
When the war ended, Coke stepped back in, and though they were impressed with Keith's ability to keep things running, they were undoubtedly horrified at what he had been selling and immediately discontinued Fanta, reasoning that it was inhumane to make people drink it, even if those people were Nazis. However, 10 years later, Pepsi began expanding their line of drinks, and Coca-Cola realized that it could no longer afford to be a one-trick pony. Recalling what Keith had done when he needed a new product as cheaply and quickly as possible, they revived Fanta (with slightly better ingredients), and it has enjoyed international popularity ever since.
#2. Zildjian Cymbals Were an Instrument of War
The Company You Know
Even if you're not a musician, you know this brand. You've seen it in any rock music video where they give you a good view of the drum set:
How It Got Started
An alchemical accident, and an intimidation tool for the Ottoman army.
Zildjian has been the go-to company for loud metal disks that you hit with things for almost 400 years, which makes them one of the longest continually operating companies on Earth.
Of course, when they first went into operation in Constantinople in the early 1600s, garage rock wasn't yet a thing. But the company's founder, Avedis Zildjian I, never really intended to make music. He had higher ambitions -- he was an alchemist, which means he was part of the impressively persistent (and futile by definition) 2,000-year search for the recipe for making gold. Alchemists figured that whoever could crack that secret would basically have infinite money.
"OK, now for the ingredients. Man, science is easy."
Zildjian may not have understood much about chemistry, or basic economics, for that matter, but in the process of mixing tin, silver and copper together in different ratios, he eventually discovered that he'd created an alloy with miraculous bouncy properties. You know, just like in Flubber. After (we assume) attempting to market it as some kind of new and improved "supergold," Zildjian found another way to make money from it.
The Ottoman Empire had a long history of using loud noises to intimidate their enemies on the battlefield, and if there was one thing that Zildjian's alloy did well, it was make noise. So Zildjian began selling his "noisemakers" to the military. The mehteran, the branch of the army dedicated to trying to scare the shit out of people, gradually moved away from scary noise and toward musical noise, forming the origin of what we now know as the marching band, and providing a nice segue for the Zildjian company after enemies started training soldiers not to retreat at the sound of loud noises.
"They're playing 'YYZ!' RETREAT!"
#1. Astroglide Sex Lube Was Made for the Space Shuttle
The Company You Know
The (in)famous makers of lube. For fuckin'.
How It Got Started
The space program.
Your tax dollars at work!
As it happens, the name Astroglide wasn't just chosen because it sounds cool. In fact, looking at it now, it doesn't even make sense. The reason it has that name is because its creator, Daniel Wray, originally developed it as a coolant for the space shuttle. In 1977, Wray was working as a chemist for NASA, experimenting with nearly 300 different compounds, when he stumbled upon a fortuitous water-based glycerin mixture that, it turns out, is perfect for slathering all over your most precious orifices and bodily protrusions (we'll leave you to imagine how exactly he came to that conclusion).
The glycerin formula Wray came up with almost perfectly mimics the body's natural fluids. It has a slightly acidic pH balance, which means that it helps prevent yeast infections, it has low toxicity, it's safe to use on condoms and it has a slightly sweet taste to it for any ... uh ... body-hole-to-mouth maneuvers you may be inclined to try. Compare this to the petroleum-based lubes that were common at the time, which had a myriad of potential reactions and side effects, because apparently shoving jellified dinosaurs up your hoo-hah can have some negative consequences. Who knew?
Like birthing a vaginasaur.
Even though the space shuttle thing ended up not working for Wray, he still managed to find a hugely profitable market for his product. While he undoubtedly laughed all the way to the bank, we have to imagine that no mother in the history of mothers has ever been more embarrassed than Wray's mom, who had to explain to friends and family that her baby boy had left his job as a rocket scientist to go make sex lube for butts and wieners and stuff.
"He ... he joined al-Qaida. And died."
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March 07, 2011
Cape Town Pride 2011 attracts thousands
Photos by Deon Gurling
Thousands of people attended Cape Town Pride events around the Mother City this weekend, with the parade to Cape Town Stadium through Green Point and Sea Point attracting the most attention. The festival, which is held to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, drew visitors from around the world.
Bright colours and bouncy music were prominent throughout the parade, with buses and vans transporting participants as they danced, smiled, waved and squirted water pistols at curious pedestrians.
There was a wide variety of fashion on display, and with temperatures above 30°C, it was generally a case of "less is more". The new South African gay flag was a popular fashion accessory, with many shirtless crusaders opting to don it as a cape.
Eva Klein, a visitor from Germany, said she was very glad to see that so many people had taken the opportunity to celebrate their diversity. "Everyone here is very friendly and smiley. They are having fun and are showing that they are proud of who they are."
Cape Town is one of the world's most gay-friendly cities. Not only does it host massive events like Cape Town Pride and Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) but it also has a variety of venues that cater specifically for the gay population. On the entertainment front, Bronx in Green Point is just one example.
The gay portion of the population also plays a large role in the local economy and is often referred to as the DINK (double income, no kids) market. Numerous opportunities exist for those wishing to establish businesses that provide products and services for this market. For more information about investing in Cape Town, visit the Wesgro website.
Below are some more photos from Cape Town Pride Parade 2011, as well as a YouTube video of a Pride party held at Mzoli's in Gugulethu.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles Those Aren't Pillows Edition DVD for $4.98
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You have N computers and [Ca, Cb] means a is connected to b and this connectivity is symmetric and transitive. then write a program which checks that all computers are interconnected and talk two each other
Please solve it in efficient manner?
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If you missed us at our last FaceBook Debate party, we've got you covered with a quick recap. In addition to learning more about foreign policy, you know we had to put some party in this purpose.
Check out our favorite FaceBook posts during the third and final presidential debate. See if your comment made the list.
Edward L. Buddy: "King Mitt trying to play down the middle of the road….reminds me of the old saying, when you play in the middle of the road, you will get run over…..all of a sudden he trying to be a moderate?"
Tracie Carter: "I'm lost. My ADHD is kicking in…I thought we were talking about foreign policy."
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Jackie LaFrance: "Paging Dr. Schol to the emergency room, paging Dr. Schol to the emergency room! You're needed to perform an emergency foot-ectomy. Pres. Obama went knee deep!"
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Everybody clap your hand?
L. Ann Lee: "Somebody poked the bear. The Prez is awake tonight."
Kathleen Rollins: "This is a President with HEART!"
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By Jon L. Denby
December 20, 2013
TorchTech, a grassroots, community-led group of NYU professionals with an interest in technology, is known for throwing a good party. Its past events have included such occasions as the IT UnMeeting, a freeform, participant-driven technology conference; a panel discussion on cloud computing involving speakers from Amazon and Google, and a recent Networking Breakfast. Their fourth event, the IT Share Fair, was held on September 30th at the Kimmel Center.
The IT Share Fair brought together people from across NYU's global locations, both as presenters and attendees. Billed as "an information fair with the purpose of sharing IT/Technology-related projects in NYU schools and departments with colleagues from various NYU departments, schools, campuses, and global sites," the event featured a wide range of poster sessions and hands-on demonstrations.
One of the main goals of the Share Fair was to establish communities of practice within the University's larger IT community, according to Lucy Appert, Director of Educational Technology at the Liberal Studies Program in NYU's College of Arts & Science at the time, and one of the fair's organizers. "It's great to walk into a community," said Appert. "Doing this allows one to put together a name and a face…and provides an opportunity to talk to people who are doing what you're doing, or want to be."
In all, there were 37 presenters at the Fair, representing 19 NYU schools, departments, and divisions, including the College of Dentistry, ITS, the School of Medicine, Stern, Steinhardt, NYU-Poly, Tisch School of Arts, Wagner School of Public Sciences, and others. (For the complete listing, see torchtech.law.nyu.edu/events/share-fair/projects-and-presenters/). Strolling around the room, it seemed as though the entire NYU IT spectrum was represented, whether as presenters or as engaged visitors. Read on for a few highlights from the event.
As Steinhardt's Academic Technology Manager, Ben Vien, described, "With such a vast and diverse community of educators and researchers that work both on campus and in the field, video conferencing quickly became a solution to fit meetings into everyone's busy schedules." The problem Steinhardt faced was that there were so many video conferencing platforms being used amongst the departments that incompatibility problems quickly arose. A single video conferencing solution was needed to streamline and standardize the process; they found the answer in Blue Jeans technology.
Blue Jeans is the Swiss army knife of video conferencing, allowing an organization to connect multiple video platforms and deliver video feeds to all kinds of devices—from desktop systems to iPads and smartphones. "Our new unified videoconferencing solution allows for seamless video communication, which translates into more efficient and more collaborative work with a bigger real world impact," said Vein. "It allows our end users to be free of dedicated technicians and engage in distance learning on the fly." The Steinhardt team is interested in helping to expand the use of Blue Jeans across the University; interested community members can reach out to Ben Vien directly at email@example.com.
Improving services through better use of mobile computing platforms was the focus of several projects presented at the Fair, including those of the Bern Dibner Library and of NYU Wagner. The Bern Dibner Library's old website was not providing a friendly experience for mobile users, so they set out to change that based on feedback from their community, and using the limited resources at their disposal. As stated on their "Going Mobile" poster, their objective was to "create a simple mobile interface with minimal technical expertise and no budget, allowing students to easily access commonly used resources and services." They accomplished this by developing a mobile site using open source frameworks like jQuery mobile and platforms like Springshare's LibCal and LibGuides. With development assistance from student employees, they progressed from initial conceptualization in October 2012, to launch in March 2013.
In the case of NYU Wagner, they developed their own mobile website in the summer of 2012. "Our website analytics showed a rapid increase in mobile visitors over the last few years," said web developer Chun Fang, "and we recognize that mobile users will outpace PC users, and in many countries mobile is more accessible and less expensive than a desktop or laptop." With that in mind, they set out to develop a new mobile-friendly website in stages. "The initial phase of our development focused on enhancing access to existing features and functionality, and creating a unified user experience," stated Chen. "The next phase of development will enhance our student portal." Explore their mobile site at: m.wagner.nyu.edu.
Databrary is "a national digital library that will allow researchers in developmental science to share their research data, which is primarily video." The project is spearheaded by NYU's Department of Psychology, Institute of Human Development and Social Change (Steinhardt, Wagner, FAS), DLTS (Libraries, ITS), and Penn State University, with contributors and board members from dozens of peer institutions. For more information or to get involved, see databrary.org/about.
Stern staff were in attendance to present a variety of recent projects, including:
The College of Dentistry showcased a new ePortfolio system that enables students to document and reflect upon their projects and progress through the curriculum, including evaluations of themselves and each other using an online self-assessment portfolio instrument. "This program is unique in that it will feed student progress directly into the program for accurate assessment of a student's progress towards competency," says Elise Eisenberg, Senior Director of Informatics at the College of Dentistry. "It will be utilized by clinical courses to document the student's pathway to achieving professional competence and their final graduation from dental school."
The NYU Digital Communications group had several exciting developments to share, including an upcoming redesign of the NYU website (stay tuned for details) and:
Though this is just a sampling of the many interesting and innovative projects on display, all of the Share Fair participants deserve credit for the effort and skill they demonstrated. Overall, the event had a great turnout and was an impressive show. One could not help but come away with a sense that the spirit of innovation and creativity was alive and well in the University's IT community.
The TorchTech community continues to offer valuable resources and plan compelling events, including the next IT UnMeeting, scheduled for January 15th, 2014. To join the TorchTech community or mailing list, register for the IT UnMeeting, and explore past and upcoming events, including photos and other documentation, visit the TorchTech website at www.nyu.edu/torchtech.
Jon L. Denby works for NYU's Information Technology Services. In his other life, he is a freelance journalist and writer with interests in technology, travel, history, and politics.
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Subject: Re: [OMPI devel] Retrying a MPI_SEND
From: Hugo Daniel Meyer (meyer.hugo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-18 14:14:54
2011/11/18 George Bosilca <bosilca_at_[hidden]>
> On Nov 18, 2011, at 07:29 , Hugo Daniel Meyer wrote:
> Hello again.
> I was doing some trace into de PML_OB1 files. I start to follow a
> MPI_Ssend() trying to find where a message is stored (in the sender) if it
> is not send until the receiver post the recv, but i didn't find that place.
> Right, you can't find this as the message is not stored on the sender. The
> pointer to the send request is sent encapsulated in the matching header,
> and the receiver will provide it back once the message has been matched
> (this means the data is now ready to flow).
So, what you're saying is that the sender only sends the header, so when
the receiver post the recv will send again the header so the sender starts
with the data sent? am i getting it right? If this is ok, the data stays
in the sender, but where it is stored?
> I've noticed that the message to be sent enters in *
> mca_pml_ob1_rndv_completion_request(*pml_ob1_sendreq.c*) *and the *rc =
> send_request_pml_complete_check(sendreq) *returns false when the request
> hasn't been completed, but the execution never passes through *
> MCA_PML_OB1_PROGRESS_PENDING,* at least, none of the possible options is
> executed.
> So, re-orienting my question: where is stored this message until delivery?
> and if there any way to know that the receiver goes down? With this
> information i will be able to detect the failure of the receiver and will
> try to resend the message to another place.
> If you want to track the send requests, you will have to implement your
> own way of tracking them, as we do not expose this in our PML. Eventually,
> writing your own PML, might be necessary.
> However, as a user I would find very disturbing that the MPI runtime
> decide to send the message to another peer on my behalf. I would rather
> prefer that the MPI_Send returns some kind of error, that allows the upper
> level algorithm to repost the send to another peer. Look at the proposals
> in the MPI Forum to get more information about what it is discussed
> regarding the MPI resilience.
> Do you mean a fault tolerant algorithm made by the user?
What i'm trying to do is a transparent fault tolerant system, where if a
failure occurs the system avoid sending informartion to the user, and take
actions by itself. For example, if the app tries to contact rank 1, but
that rank has failed, so my system will restore the process with rank 1 in
another place and make the send to the new location. That's why i need to
detect this send failure, update my endpoint with the new location, and
retry the send. My big problem right now is to detect this send failure,
because i don't know how to obtain the status of a send, or the break of an
endpoint (i really don't know what gets broken when a process dies,
considering the send ).
Right now, i've an implementation that make independant checkpoints of the
processes and if i kill one process it gets restarted in another node and
continue with its execution. If a send to the restarted process is posted
after the restart, there is no problem, because i've already updated the
endpoint with that process, but, if a send is posted before the restart,
and the recv is posted in the receiver after the restart, i've a problem.
Any hellp with this?
Thanks in advance.
> Thanks again.
> Hugo Meyer
> 2011/11/17 Hugo Daniel Meyer <meyer.hugo_at_[hidden]>
>> Hello @ll.
>> I'm doing some changes in the communication framework. Right now i'm
>> working on a "secure" MPI_Send, this send needs to know when an endpoint
>> goes down, and then retry the communication constructing a new endpoint, or
>> at least, overwriting the data of the old endpoint with the new address of
>> the receiver process. Overwriting the data of the endpoint is not a problem
>> anymore, because i've done that before.
>> For example, if we consider a Master/Worker application, where the master
>> sends data to the workers, and workers start the computation, then, the
>> master posts a send to the worker1 that fails and get restarted in another
>> node and in his new location the worker1 posts the recv to the master's
>> send. The problem here is that the master post the send when the process
>> was residing in one node, but the process expects the message in another
>> node. I need the sender to realize that the process is now in another node,
>> and retries the communication with a modificated endpoint. Anyone could
>> please tell me where in the send code i can obtain the status of a message
>> that hasn't been send and resend it to a new location. Also i want to know,
>> where can i obtain information about an endpoint fail?.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Hugo
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I usually see the word 連載 pertaining to articles or books in a series. However, when I read 順次 I was confused (I saw this is a technical article). They seem to both hold the meaning "serial" or "consecutive" or "in series". Is 連載 exclusively used when referring to books, articles, novels, etc.?
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Sorry for a loaded question.
I'm not an expert on those things, but I do know that a fibration gives rise to the representations of pointed fundamental group of the base on the cohomology of the fiber.
What are the properties of this map for different classes of fibrations? I think it's known what the image of this map can be. And the local properties are governed, at least in the complex case, by what type the manifold is.
And, most importantly, there is something about uppertriangularity. What exactly is that?


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Expanded Recall: Fisher Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles
On 2012-03-06, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published an expanded recall regarding Fisher Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles due to a potential laceration hazard. This product sold new beginning in January 1997 for about $25. It was originally recalled on 2010-09-30.
Learn more and find out what to do if you own this product below.
This was the 1st recall of products in the Ride-on Toys (w/out motors) category in 2012.
Since 2005, there have been approximately 10 similar recalls,
involving about 10 million product units.
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What is the problem?
A child can strike, sit or fall on the protruding plastic ignition key resulting in serious injury, including genital bleeding.
How can I tell if I own this product?
This recall involves the Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles with model numbers listed in the chart below and that have either a disc-shaped or D-shaped pretend key. The model numbers are located under the seat in the storage compartment. The trikes are intended for children 2 to 5 years of age. The pretend keys are located about 3 inches in front of the seat and protrude at least 5/8 inches above the trike's body. The trikes manufactured after June 16, 2010 are not included in this recall. These trikes have a modified key in a flattened D shape (see picture below) and a manufacturer run number higher than 1670Q2. The run number indicates the trike was manufactured on the 167th day of 2010 or on June 16, 2010. The run number is found under the seat below the model number.
This product was also recalled in Canada. Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1176
UPDATE 03/06/2012: The CPSC reannounced this recall. Sales dates on the Barbie Tough Trikes (Model M5727) and Kawasaki Tough Trikes (Model N6021) have expanded. "Due to an error," some of the recalled items previously sold by Meijer were again offered for sale at discount retailers, dollar stores, liquidation firms, flea markets and thrift stores. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell recalled products. If you own this item or a similar item and already checked to make sure it was not recalled, please check again.
These items were sold new+ at Mass merchandise stores nationwide from January 1997 through July 2011 for about $25.
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The CPSC provides the following remedy information:
Consumers should immediately place the trikes out of children's reach and contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement key.
For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800)432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com
Incidents & Injuries Reported as of Recall Date
CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 10 reports of incidents resulting in injury. Six of the incidents required medical attention after young girls, ages two to three years old, fell against or on the protruding disc-shaped and D-shaped pretend key.
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Are both forms grammatically correct?
As I was entering the shop, I saw her.
As I entered the shop, I saw her.
Yes, because the action of entering can be seen as either an instant in time (one moment you're out, the next you're in), or an process with a certain duration (the time during which you open the door, get past the entrance, etc.).
In your first case ("as I was entering the shop"), you're saying that you saw here during that lapse of time. In the second case ("as I entered the shop"), you're saying things happened simultaneously. Both cases may be best exemplified as equivalent to:
You can use either. In that sentence, there is no difference in meaning between those two uses. The "as I was" adds immediacy to "entered" and doesn't give any extra immediacy to "was entering".
Actually, when I read the question, I wondered about 'As entering'. 'entering' is the gerund form, 'was entering' is past progressive/continuous. [Oh, checked back, psmears beat me to it.]
For the 'ing' form, gerund = participle. There's another participle, 'entered', 'gone'. It's often confusing labeled 'past partciple'.


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DENISON, TX - The Denison Independent School District is the latest school district to join a lawsuit against the state of Texas calling for education finance reform. Rick Springer talked with Superintendent Dr. Henry Scott about why he thinks the board made the right decision.
Denison ISD operates under a budget that was set and frozen by the state back in 2005. Couple that with six years of growth and inflation, and an additional $2 million budget cut, courtesy of the Texas Legislature, and Dr. Scott says you've got a system that's failing its students.
"It's become a crisis, actually," Scott says.
"It's caused to not be able to have programs in place that will get our students where they need to be academically."
At Tuesday's board meeting, Denison ISD voted to join a statewide lawsuit demanding equal treatment to both poor and rich school districts. It's an effort led by The Equity Center, an organization that represents the financial interests of more than 700 districts across Texas.
"We're hoping by joining with other districts to make the statement that our districts are not being funded at a proper level," Scott says.
The Center argues that the finance system is unbalanced. It says districts with the same tax rates can have widely varying per-student funding because of property value differences. So it's calling for the state to balance out per-student equity, allowing poorer school districts to provide the same level of education that wealthier ones do.
Sherman ISD hasn't signed on yet, but Superintendent Dr. Al Hambrick says they'll have to make a decision soon.
"Most people know that there's something that needs to be done, and I think that the efforts that they're trying to make to make sure that there is more equity across the state. It's probably something that needed to be done," Dr. Hambrick says.
So far more than 200 schools have signed on. For more detailed information about the lawsuit, check the link below.
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(Complex) Layout in DIV
I'm absolutely new to extjs.
I want to include a "complex" Layout within a DIV. So the Layout should have two regions (west and center). The west-DIV should be collapsible.
As I understood it is only possible with a viewport. But how to include a Viewport within a panel. Cause I read that a viewport is always for the whole browser-window.
At the moment I've got the following code:
Simple = function() { return { init : function() { new Ext.Panel({ applyTo:'ticketDetails', items: [{ region: 'west', collapsible: true, title: 'Navigation', width: 200 // the west region might typically utilize a TreePanel or a Panel with Accordion layout }, { region: 'center', xtype: 'tabpanel', // TabPanel itself has no title items: { title: 'Default Tab', html: 'The first tab\'s content. Others may be added dynamically' } } ] }); } }; }(); Ext.EventManager.onDocumentReady(Simple.init, Simple, true);
Thanks for your help!
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That's not complex!
And why do you think you need a Viewport?
You just need a Container.Search the forum: http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=01...%3Az7of1ufqccu
Read the docs too: http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/docs/
Scope: http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.ph...642#post257642
9 Apr 2010 7:04 AM #3
OK, I'm sorry. I thought so because I read I need to
Could you please help me a little.
I need to add a container first and then !??? - two Items directly in the container or first two panels?
With the following code I get two DIVs but without a chance to collapse..
new Ext.Container({ applyTo:'ticketDetails', autoEl: 'div', // This is the default layout: 'column', defaults: { // implicitly create Container by specifying xtype xtype: 'container', autoEl: 'div', // This is the default. layout: 'form', columnWidth: 0.5, style: { padding: '5px' } }, items: [{ items: { collapsible: true, title: 'Left Side', name: 'leftside', html: 'The first tab' } }, { items: { title: 'Default Tab', name: 'rightside', html: 'The second tab' } }] });


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Chris Paul's signature Jordan basketball shoe. If you're looking for fast then the Jordan CP3.V is a perfect match. The CP3.V weighs in about 20% lighter than last year's shoe, so there's no reason this shoe can't help you get faster on the court. The forefoot has dual-density cushioning to accommodate quick cuts. The triangular cutouts throughout the upper do provide additional breathability, but if you count them up, there are 61 cutouts in total. This pays homage to Chris scoring 61 points in a high-school game to honor his grandfather who passed away at age 61.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
Smacksy Saturday Photo: Boy and Cat
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The Principles of Algebraic Geometry is a great book with, IMHO, many typos and mistakes. Why don't we collaborate to write a full list of all of its typos, mistakes etc? My suggestions:
Page 10 top, definition of $\mathcal{O}_{n,z}$ is wrong (or at least written in a confusing way)
Page 15, change of coordinates given for the projective spaces only work when $i < j$. It states that the given transitions also work in the case when $j< i$.
Page 27, need to put a bar on the second entry of the $h_ij(z)$ operator defined. Also, shouldn't the title of this section be geometry of complex manifolds, instead of calculus on complex manifolds?
Page 35, definition of what is a sheaf is wrong. The gluing condition should be for any family of open sets, not just for pairs of open sets! (I've seem PhD students presenting this definition of sheaf on pg seminars...)
Page 74, writes $D(\psi \wedge e)$, but $\psi$ and $e$ are in two different vector spaces, and one cannot wedge vectors in different vector spaces... I guess they mean tensor product.
Page 130, definition of divisor: it says it's a linear combination of codim 1 of irreducible subvarieties. By linear it means over $\mathbb{Z}$ not over the complex numbers (better should say, like Hartshorne, that $Div$ is the free abelian group generated by the irreducible subvarieties).
Page 180, equation (*) has target a direct sum of line bundles, not tensor.
Page 366, when it says "supported smooth functions over $\mathbb{R}^n$, are these complex valued or real valued functions?
Page 440 top equation. Is it really correct?
Page 445 Second phrase of hypercohomology section; it says sheaves of abelian sheaves. Probably means set of abelian sheaves.


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I'm writing a P2P application. Peers regularly ping a main server to update their current IP/port, so when a peer wants to reach another one it can ask the server for that information. For now peers use UPnP to configure the NAT (for classic home setups) to be accessible from outside.
So everything works, except when a peer's client tries to reach another (or the same) peer's server and both are behind the same NAT. Since in that case the client is trying to reach its own "external" (public) IP address from behind the NAT, the NAT doesn't do the port forwarding and is unable to route the IP packet.
For now I'm thinking of two solutions:
- query the NAT with UPnP to see to which local IP the port is forwarded
- store on the main server the internal IPs of the peers
Can you think of other solutions? What strategies do mainstream P2P applications implement to solve this problem?


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Recount results
658 The number of Rehoboth voters, according to Monday's recount, that voted against the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School roof project.
650 Th...
Recount results
658 The number of Rehoboth voters, according to Monday's recount, that voted against the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School roof project.
650 The number of Rehoboth voters, according Monday's recount, that voted in favor of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School roof project.
54 The amount of blanks registered, according to Monday's recount.
Original vote results
655 The number of voters who voted against the roof project in Rehoboth during the April 7 town election, according to an initial count.
653 The number of voters in Rehoboth who approved the roof project during the April 7 town election, according to an initial count.
54 The number of blanks registered on the roof project by Rehoboth voters during the April 7 town election, according to an initial count.
Source: Rehoboth town clerk
REHOBOTH — A vote recount in Rehoboth on Monday reaffirmed the town's opposition to a roof repair project at the regional high school.
While the initial results from the April 7 referendum showed that the school roof repair project was defeated by a slim margin of just two votes, the recount revealed that the margin of the voter majority against the project was actually eight votes.
Three votes were gained against the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School roof project, and the total votes in favor of the project decreased by three.
The new vote total was 658 against the project, 650 in favor of it and 54 blanks. The initial results indicated that the ballot question lost by just two votes, with 655 people voting against it, 653 voting for it and 54 blanks.
The ballot question asked the town to approve a $6,698,587 project to fix the roof at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, located in Dighton; with 52 percent of the project costs to be covered by a Massachusetts School Building Authority grant, which will now be lost, school board officials said. However, the voters approved a separate ballot question to fund a roof repair project at the Beckwith Middle School, in Rehoboth, through the same MSBA grant program, which the school district also plans to use for a repair project at Dighton Middle School and Dighton Elementary School, said Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee member Tiffany Bartholomew.
"It's slightly disappointing to lose the grant," Bartholomew said, adding that the school could reapply for it next January. "But I believe in the process. The voters have the right. … I think one of the reasons (they voted against it) is the (ballot) question was slightly confusing. And the second reason is some of the political issues going on in town. It's a very large ticket number to pay on your taxes, to have your taxes increased, and that's a big decision for people."
Bartholomew said that, with leaky roofs at the high school, the district would have to make repairs as needed and assess the situation in the future. Fellow Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee member Ray Medeiros said, "We have to move forward," and explained that the school district will use its general budget for urgent repairs.
Essentially, Dighton's approval of the high school roof repair project in a separate town election was moot, after 504 voters there voiced support for the measure, 251 disapproved of it and 62 left the question blank during the April 12 Town Election, according to the Dighton Town Clerk's Office.
MSBA repair program rules state that both towns in a regional district need to approve funding for the project through separate referendums within its 120-day deadline from when the school committee formally accepts the funding, which in this case was late January.
Page 2 of 2 - "It's disappointing," Medeiros said. "The town is not ready for a bond on this issue. We may come back to it."
Town Counsel Sarah Bellino, an attorney based out of Newburport, said that she believes the recount went smoothly.
"We had no major errors," Bellino said. "We had no hang-ups. We had no objections from any of the observers. It was helpful that I had a very organized Board of Registrars."
The votes were brought into the room in three blue duffle bags, from each of the three precincts in Rehoboth. In addition to Bellino and Town Clerk Laura Schwall, a team of eight election workers sat counting the ballots, two election workers acted as "runners," and another tallied them all up, while four observers from the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee looked over their shoulders.
There was one absentee ballot that was left over from the election that was in question because the voter didn't sign the manila envelope. Schwall said she reached out to the voter by phone on the day of the election, but that the person couldn't sign it by the end of polling hours. The Board of Registrars held a brief hearing during the recount to nullify the sole questionable absentee ballot.
The recount took about two and a half hours, after starting at 10 a.m. on Monday morning.
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Health & Pregnancy
Hormone Treatment May Drastically Reduce Preterm Births
Dec. 14, 2011 -- A new finding may help many of the millions of women around the world at risk for premature birth.
The hormone progesterone, when given vaginally, reduced preterm birth by 42% in women at risk of premature delivery due to a short cervix, a new analysis shows.
The cervix is the lower portion of the uterus. Typically the cervix shortens toward the end of pregnancy when the body prepares for birth.
"Vaginal progesterone in women with a short cervix reduced both early and later preterm birth," says researcher Roberto Romero, MD, chief of the perinatal research branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Preterm birth is defined as delivery at less than 37 weeks. It is on the rise in the U.S. It increased from more than 9% of births in 1981 to more than 12% in 2006 -- now about 1 in 8 babies. It's linked to potential health problems for the baby. A full-term pregnancy is about 40 weeks.
The treatment had a number of other benefits, Romero tells WebMD. It reduced the rate of breathing problems and the need for mechanical ventilation in the infants. Babies were less likely to need intensive care.
Based on the new analysis, Romero and his team suggest that all pregnant women should have their cervix measured between 19 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. If the cervix is shortened, the treatment should be considered.
The new analysis is published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.


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Aug. 22, 2012 -- When it comes to tattoos, here's the rub: The tattoo parlor may be spotless; the tattoo artist may be using sterile techniques; but you can still wind up with a nasty infection from ink that was contaminated before it arrived at the shop, new studies show.
The first study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It describes an outbreak of 19 skin infections in New York State that were traced to the same pre-mixed tattoo ink.
When health officials took their investigation nationwide, they found 32 other suspicious skin rashes linked to four brands of ink. Those findings are described in a study in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. In addition to the cluster in New York, cases were confirmed in Colorado, Washington, and Iowa.
"You can do everything right at the tattoo parlor, there are still potential risks that folks need to be aware of," says researcher Byron S. Kennedy, MD, PhD, MPH. Kennedy is deputy director of the Monroe County Department of Public Health in Rochester, N.Y.
Public health officials became aware of the problem after a healthy 20-year-old man developed a tenacious rash around a recent tattoo. A dermatologist cultured bacteria from red bumps on his arm and alerted the state health department.
Germs in Tattoo Ink
The infection was caused by Mycobacterium chelonae, which is related to the same germs that cause leprosy and tuberculosis. Mycobacterium chelonae like to hang out in water. They usually don't cause a problem for people with strong immune systems.
But injecting the ink under the skin to make a tattoo bypasses many of body's natural defenses and can allow these germs to set up shop.
Once established, mycobacterial infections are stubborn. They often require months of treatment with antibiotics to clear.
After an extensive investigation, researchers traced the source of the outbreak to an unopened bottle of gray ink. Gray ink is used to create a smudgy, shaded effect around tattoos. It's made by diluting black ink with water.
"It appears that probably in this case it was diluted with tap water or non-sterile water, but we're not sure," says Linda Katz, MD, MPH, director of the Office of Cosmetics and Colors at the FDA.


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LITTLE ROCK, AR. (April 6, 2010) – A pollutant common in American water systems may have been increasing people's risk of autoimmune disease for years, and now with a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) scientists believe they may be able to determine how.
Kathleen Gilbert, PhD, and her lab have received a three-year grant worth more than $997,000 from NIH to investigate how chronic low exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) affects T-cells and contributes to the development of diseases like lupus, scleroderma and autoimmune hepatitis.
"We know that it takes a combination of genetic and environmental factors to trigger these autoimmune diseases," said Gilbert, principal investigator of the ACHRI study and an associate professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine. "Beyond that, there isn't much certainty about why they develop."
TCE is an industrial solvent accidentally introduced to water supplies decades ago through improper disposal. It is still present in many sources of ground water, some of which are used for drinking in the United States. Studies have shown that TCE can be detected in as much as 10 percent of the American population that is not exposed to TCE in the workplace. Because TCE has a very short life once inside the human body, scientists believe that true exposure levels are much higher.
If the ACHRI team is able to figure out how TCE contributes to autoimmune disorders in humans, there could be potential for suggesting limits on the amount of the pollutant that is allowed in water supplies. Better yet, the research could lay the groundwork for developing a treatment that could neutralize TCE's contribution to autoimmune disease and possibly even reverse some of the disorders' effects. Children's immune systems seem particularly sensitive to the effects of toxicant exposure even if the consequences are not detected until later in life.
"If we can't prevent this process that leads to autoimmune disease, maybe we can at least counteract it," Gilbert said. "Improving people's lives by reducing these debilitating disorders is our ultimate goal."
Gilbert's past research has proven the link between TCE and autoimmune diseases. These disorders develop when a process involving T cells, which typically protects against infection, instead attacks self tissue.
Preliminary studies to support the project were funded in part by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, the major research component of the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act of 2000.
Arkansas Children's Hospital is the only pediatric medical center in Arkansas and one of the largest in the United States serving children. The campus spans 28 city blocks and houses 316 beds, a staff of approximately 500 physicians, 80 residents in pediatrics and pediatric specialties and more than 4,000 employees. The private, nonprofit healthcare facility boasts an internationally renowned reputation for medical breakthroughs and intensive treatments, unique surgical procedures and forward-thinking medical research - all dedicated to fulfilling our mission of enhancing, sustaining and restoring children's health and development. ACH recently ranked No. 85 on FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®. For more information, visit
ACHRI provides a research environment on the ACH campus to meet the needs of the UAMS faculty. Research scientists at ACHRI conduct clinical, basic science, and health services research for the purpose of treating illnesses, preventing disease and improving the health of children everywhere.
UAMS is the state's only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a new 540,000-square-foot hospital, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has 2,652 students and 733 medical residents. Its centers of excellence include the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the state's largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS' Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit


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One user at my site has reported that he reaches the content at
/var/www when browsing to any of the vhosts at my server. As far as I'm aware, my Apache server does not contain a document root that references this folder. On top of that, this user seems to be the only one experiencing the issue. According to his ISP, the issue isn't caused by them, yet, on his mobile connection, he can access the site. When browsing to my server's IP, he also receives the correct content from the default vhost.
What could be the possible causes of this issue and how can I get it to stop? I've explored pretty much every option I could think of.


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With credit to one of the more experienced members on the site, mxyzplk, I thought I'd ask where noobs like me should ask or find answers to basic questions about Dungeons & Dragons mechanics if we are having trouble interpreting the text in the Player's Handbook (PHB)/Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG)/Monster Manual (MM)? Please be more specific/explicit than just "your FLGS or the game SRD" as I don't necessarily know all the acronyms yet :)
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I have read the D&D PHB but am still having trouble grasping some of the basics, how can I learn more?
When you're just getting started, it is certainly possible to figure out the game from the books and just start running it for your friends. That's how I and others learned to game "back in the day." But there are certainly things that can help.
Note that as soon as you have played a game, further questions (like about the DMG or MM) can be asked here, that's not too basic, as long as you've read the book first).
Excuse me for answering my own question, but I thought I'd add a couple of resources that have been touched upon by other users in chat, comments, etc.
In the end, as has been pointed out, this is your game, so the rules work however you and your fellow players decide they work. It's important not to get bogged down in the minutiae and just enjoy the game.
I have always found it useful to act on the knowledge I just read, especially with complex systems. I find it helps me link all of the content together and helps me understand the system as a whole better.
For example:
This experience will show you the gaps in your understanding of the system.
When we first started we had a small group of friends (in my case 3) and just created characters after we all read the PHB. We took our time to work together to figure out the rules together. The rule book is not hard-set rules, but more guidelines. As a game master, it is up to you to interpret the rules. I like it when the GM works with us to interpret the rules. The first characters should be throw-away because as you learn, you'll want to make lots of changes. Maybe follow a couple modules so you can get the feel of the system before creating your masterpiece (if that is your idea).


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According to Ronald Dunlap, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, only with rigorous clinical trials will Massachusetts physicians be able to safely endorse the effects of marijuana on pain control, seizures, cancer amelioration, psychiatric behavior, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, nausea and appetite enhancement for nutritional purposes. Monitoring, overseeing and quality control are major issues along with dosage and administration.
However, there are numerous studies in national and world scientific databases in support of marijuana as medical treatment.
There are too many anecdotal cases of relief of suffering to ignore. Cause and effect seems much more likely than coincidence, placebo or hysteria.
Physicians cannot hide behind, "I do not know enough about it; there is no evidence," when their patients ask for help. Expensive FDA and DEA approved opioids and narcotics that cause constipation, behavior problems, family disruption, addiction, overdose and death are no longer acceptable choices.
Physicians are doing harm by not relieving suffering.
In November 2012, Massachusetts residents voted 63 percent to 37 percent to legalize medicinal marijuana. There are no dispensaries in operation over a year after passage. Shame on our physicians. Shame on our legislators. Shame on the DPH. Shame on our federal government. The patients who ask for help are the losers.
By not working this out in a timely fashion, we now have marijuana clinics offering certificates available for $250. Recreational marijuana may be next. Doctors are doing harm with inaction and hurting those they profess to help by the unintended consequences of delay.
Quality control, supervision and pharmacological understanding may be pushed to the side when the amount of money the government will make on taxes, fees and regulation come into play.
This crisis is an opportunity for investigation. Embrace it.
Pediatrician Frank Oski was known for his contempt for authority because ... it stifled investigation. He was also known for his grand capacity for outrage. As a fellow pediatrician, I share his passion for scientific investigation in the face of institutional nihilism, not just for children.
Eric J. Ruby, M.D.
Ruby is a pediatrician.
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Taylor County and Brown County offer their residents weather warnings and other emergency alerts delivered by telephone. But you must sign up to receive them.
Taylor County - including the city of Abilene - uses the CodeRED emergency system to alert the residents of the county.
Brown County - including the cities of Brownwood and Early - uses the DeltAlert emergency system for notifications.
When emergencies are declared, everyone who has signed up will receive an automated phone call alerting them to the emergency - including Tornado Warnings.
It is imperative that residents sign up for this service – which costs you nothing – but may someday save lives.
Have you signed up to receive immediate notification in case of an emergency?
To sign up for Abilene and Taylor County's CodeRED warning system, click here: Abilene, Taylor County CodeRED
To sign up for Brownwood, Early and Brown County's Deltalert warning system, click here: Brownwood, Brown County DeltAlert
To sign up for the city of Tye's CodeRED warning system, click here: Tye CodeRED
KTXS is not aware of any other Big Country cities or counties that have instituted the CodeRED system or DeltAlert. If you know of one we missed, please send an e-mail to us at email@example.com. We'll add the sign-up information to this report.