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WWE Superstars from Raw and SmackDown push themselves harder than ever before at Over the Limit 2011. Last year's event saw CM Punk lose his hair to Rey Mysterio and a punishing I Quit match between John Cena and Batista that was so devastating Batista quit WWE and has not been seen since. What new matches in 2011 will occur when John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, Edge, Sheamus and more push themselves OVER THE LIMIT.
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The short answer to my question may be a pointer to the right text. I will give all the background I know, and then ask my questions in list form.
Let A be an operator (on an infinite-dimensional vector space). You might as well assume that its spectrum is all real and positive. In fact, I only care when the spectrum is discrete and grows polynomially, but I hear that this stuff works more generally.
In general, A is not trace-class (the sum of the eigenvalues converges) or determinant-class (the product of the eigenvalues converges) — if the nth eigenvalue grows as np for some p>0, then it won't be. But there is a procedure to try to define a "trace" and "determinant" of A nevertheless.
Let us hope that for large enough s, the operators A-s (=exp(-s log A), and log A makes sense if the spectrum of A is positive) are trace-class. If so, then we can define ζA(s) = tr(A-s); it is analytic for Re(s) large enough. Let's hope that it has a single-valued meromorphic continuation and that this function (which I will also call ζA(s)) is smooth near s=0 and s=-1. All these hopes hold when the eigenvalues of A grow polynomially, whence ζA(s) can be compared to the Riemann zeta function.
Then we can immediately define the "regularized trace" TR A = ζA(-1) and the "regularized determinant" DET A = exp(-ζA'(-1)), where by ζA'(s) I mean the derivative of ζA(s) with respect to s. (If the eigenvalues λn are discrete, then ζA(s) = Σ λn-s, and so one would have TR A = Σ λn and DET A = Σ (log λn) λn-s |s=0, if they converged.) If A is trace- (determinant-) class, then TR A = tr A (DET A = det A).
So, here are my questions:
- Is it true that exp TR A = DET exp A?
- Let A(_t_) be a smooth family of operators (t is a real variable). Is it true that d/dt [ log DET A(_t_) ] = TR( A-1 dA/dt )? (I can prove this when A-1dA/dt is trace-class.)
- Is DET multiplicative, so that DET(AB) = DET A DET B? (I can prove this using 1. and 2., or using the part of 2. that I can prove if B is determinant-class.)
- Is TR cyclic, i.e. TR(AB) = TR(BA)?
- Is TR linear, i.e. TR(A + B) = TR A + TR B?
None of these are even obvious to me when A and B (or dA/dt) are simultaneously diagonalizable (except of course cyclicity), but of course in general they won't commute.


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A very reffy girl from cuba that claims to be royal because her name comes from elizabeth. very funny but sometimes irritable.
That girl said a joke and it was very at first funny then it got annoying, what a total lisbet.
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text: Hey guys, Dawn here with another lesson for ya'll, we'll be learning to draw something very simple and easy (and when I say easy, I mean EASY). We'll be learning "how to draw an apple for kids", nice and simple. I had fun with this lesson, especially trying to make the lines curvier than a normal. This apple is pretty, cute, and sweet looking, perfect to hang up on a wall, and if you want to replicate the same thing, get yourself some watercolors or markers to complete the piece! Make sure to get your pencil, paper, and eraser ready for an easy fun lesson for kids! Thanks for viewing and I hope you'll enjoy, don't forget to leave me feedback on how you and I did. Peace outie!


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Suppose there is a pair of genes A and a. And there are three types of genotype, AA,*Aa* and aa.
Now, study the problem of genetic transition. That's, given an initial genotype fraction, say AA for 1/2, Aa for 1/2 and aa for 0 in an population.
After n generation, what will the fraction for each genotype be?
It is reasonable to construct a transition matrix.
And have the following equation.
Xn=A*Xn-1, where Xn-1 is the (n-1)th generation genotype fraction vector, Xn the similar meaning and A is the transition matrix mentioned above.
Now the problem is how to construct the transition matrix A.
I referenced a link on web, which follows the idea like the following:
For each genotype(AA,*Aa* and aa) to cross with AA( This is where I am confused with), the fraction or probability for getting each genotype is:
For AA to cross with AA
- 1 probability to get AA
- 0 probability to get Aa
- 0 probability to get aa
For Aa to cross with AA
- 1/2 probability to get AA
- 1/2 probability to get Aa
- 0 probability to get aa
For aa to cross with AA
- 0 probability to get AA
- 1 probability to get Aa
- 0 probability to get aa
And combining the three column vectors yields the transition matrix A, where is
1 1/2 0
0 1/2 1
0 0 0
So, why is it like this? The reference on the link is over. More details see here
And what I had in mind is like this:
Why consider the cross with AA (the dominant gene type,(in converse, the recessive gene type)) every time when constructing the transition matrix's columns. This is where I marked above.
Why not set Aa or aa as the basis?
For example, when setting Aa as the basis, instead of AA.
The transition matrix will be
1/2 1/2 0
1/4 1/2 1/4
0 1/2 1/2
And the result(the next generation's gene fraction) will be different.
In summary, my question is:
Is it necessary to set AA as the basis for each crossing when building the transition matrix?
PS: It may be more of a biological problem on selecting the crossing basis. I will try to seek help from that biology field.


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Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive for $127.49
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Lowest price I've seen for a 3 TB drive! I might pull the trigger on two for my media server! Note to XP users (I know there's more than just me): Windows XP will not recognize a single partition larger than 2 TB. You would have to format into more than one partition.
That price is tempting for 3TB. But I've been really badly bitten by seagate drives in the past and that's keeping me from pulling the trigger. If this were a samsung drive I'd be all over it.
I've had great luck with Seagate in the past, and this is pretty tempting. I should warn people that a lot of computers are really finnicky about recognizing anything over 2TB
I used this exact drive as my data and storage drive for my PC - and I paid about $50 more than this price. I'm tempted to grab another - this is as cheap as I have seen this drive.
It's fast and big - two things we all want in a hard drive.
I just received 3 of these yesterday (paid a few dollars more) and I'm in the process of migrating data to them now. One of the 3 drives arrived physically damaged (puncture in the control board) so that'll be going back, but this is a bare drive so it's no fault of the drive itself.
@iceph03nix: You'll want to make sure an external enclosure says 3tb before you buy it but if it does you can use it with any flavor of Windows as it has a separate controller. You need 64-bit Vista or Windows 7 and a UEFI BIOS. Linux or Apple need not worry.
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@steelwells: If you don't need it now, wait; in a month it'll be $10 cheaper.


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Read a Good Book
As the snow falls gently outside, curl up with your kids, a blanket, and a good book. Read aloud or silently on a cozy winter day.
Browse our picks for the best books for all ages: Age-by-Age Guide to Classic Books for Kids.
Snow Sculptures
It's no ordinary snow day when you transform your snowman into a work of art! Your kids will jump at the chance to show off their creativity and impress you with their snow creations..
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Have a movie marathon with all the best holiday films. Introduce your kids to old classics and get acquainted with a few of the newer ones.
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Recently I traveled with KingFisher Airlines in India. The flight was a round trip domestic flight and cost
811 USD. I made it on the way there, but on the way back due to financial problems, Kingfisher flights all over the country got canceled (actually I think it is still canceled) and I had to take a bus and buy another flight instead in order to return back.
Now, when contacting KingFisher, they have told me I would get a refund of
350 USD for the way back that got canceled.
I don't understand their calculation, and it sounds like it is not enough for all the trouble that I went through - Having to endure a 12-hour bus ride from hell and buy a flight in the last minute from a different airport for a high price.
My questions are:
- Does the amount sound right to you? Is there a standard way of calculating the refund?
- Is there anything I can do about it? Reasoning with them is not possible?


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Improved support for JavaFX in your favorite Java IDE
By javafx4you on Feb 28, 2013
On April 3rd, 2013, JetBrains, the company behind IntelliJ IDEA, announced support for JavaFX in IntelliJ IDEA 12.1, the latest version of their Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Support for JavaFX includes complete support for FXML markup, custom CSS, code completion, navigation and search, refactorings, packaging tools. IntelliJ IDEA 12.1 also adds includes integration with JavaFX Scene Builder, Oracle's visual layout tool for JavaFX.
| JavaFX development in IntelliJ IDEA
Coincidentally, the NetBeans team released the GA version of NetBeans IDE 7.3 on February 21st, which features, among other features, improved support for JavaFX Scene Builder, including improved FXML editing with code completion, and FXML controller generation. An increasing number of Java developers are using NetBeans to create new JavaFX applications, or migrating Swing and NetBeans RCP applications to JavaFX.
| FXML code completion in NetBeans IDE
Eclipse users don't need to be jealous; e(fx)clipse provides a great JavaFX tool solution for Eclipse and OSGi, including integration with Eclipse JDT and Eclipse PDE, an FXML editor with code completion, and a JavaFX-proof CSS editor. Note that e(fx)clipse has been proposed as an Eclipse Foundation project.
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It has never been a better time to develop rich client applications with Java; developers can now leverage even better support for JavaFX development in the leading Java IDEs, including NetBeans, Eclipse, and IntelliJ, as well as a number of specialized tools, utilities, and application frameworks.
To sum it up: get coding!


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Prince Saud announces withdrawal of Kingdom's Arab League monitors from Syria
January 22, 2012
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal announced the end of the Kingdom's participation in the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria today, citing the lack of cooperation and good faith efforts on the part of the Syrian government. Addressing a meeting of the Arab League's Foreign Ministers Council in Cairo, Prince Saud stated, "Based on the Syrian government's official endorsement of the Arab League's proposed solution, we agreed to take part in the Arab monitors team, whose mission is not to work as negotiators or mediators but to monitor the Syrian government's commitment of strictly and clearly carrying out the plan . . . Regrettably, Syrian authorities did not live up to any of the articles of the Arab plan. Not only that, but [they were] quick to accuse Arab leaders and their countries of conspiracy against Syria. At this point, we ask whether it is genuine Arab behavior that a ruler kills his people or that an Arab army's mission is to devastate its own people instead of protecting them."
Prince Saud continued, "This situation couldn't continue and [we could not] accept to become false witnesses or to be exploited by whoever to justify the crimes committed against the Syrian people or to cover those crimes." Therefore, he declared, "I announce the withdraw of the Kingdom's Arab League monitors from Syria in protest against the Syrian government's failure to comply with any of the elements of the Arab plan which aims to save dear Syrian blood."
The Saudi Foreign Minister advocated continued, concerted action to pressure the Syrian government to end the violence against its citizens. "We call on our Arab colleagues to remain seriously and credibly committed to their Foreign Ministers Council's resolution of imposing sanctions on the Syrian government, to mount pressure on it and coerce it to be truly – and not just verbally – committed to its pledges," he said. "We also call on the world community, including our brothers in the Islamic countries and our friends in Russia, China, Europe and the United States, to shoulder their responsibility according to the Arab solution and mount every possible pressure to convince the Syrian government of the importance of the prompt and comprehensive implementation of that solution."


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5 Internet Annoyances That Are Way Older Than the Internet
Technology advances in a blur -- a lot of us can't remember what life was like before smartphones, let alone the Internet. As a result, we have a tendency to think that all of the annoyances that came with the Internet are also brand new to humanity.
But they're really not. Just as we've previously told you that hacking was invented way before the Internet and that fan fiction has been creeping people out for a thousand years, it turns out that those are not the only common online annoyances your great-great-grandfather might have been exposed to. If you think going back in time a century or two would help you escape things like email spam, Nigerian scams or LOLspeak, think again.
#5. Telegraphed Messages Had Hilarious "AutoCorrect" Mistakes
Have you ever sent a text message only to later find out your phone's software AutoCorrected the shit out of it, making it unreadable or, even worse, completely changing the meaning? For example, in trying to fix what it perceives as a spelling error, the phone might change "basket" into "casket," or "gasoline" into "Vaseline," or "hi grandma" into "I smoke meth and worship strange gods."
"Nyarlathotep? You know we're a Baphomet family."
Well, telegraph users in the 19th and early 20th centuries had to put up with a surprisingly similar annoyance: Just because you sent the right signals through the wire didn't necessarily mean the same words would reach the other side. The Victorian version of AutoCorrect was called "hog-Morse" after the tendency for the word "home" to come through as "hog," resulting, for example, in a message that said "home sweet home" becoming "hog swat hog." Other examples include turning "cow" into "coat," "wife" into "wig" and "U.S. Navy" into "us nasty," which had to be the name of at least one '80s R&B group.
This led to awkward situations, like the time a commission firm in Richmond, Virginia, received a telegram inquiring about the price of "undressed staves" ... where "staves" (wooden posts) had accidentally been replaced with "slaves." An employee at the firm replied: "No trade in naked chattel since Emancipation Proclamation."
Via Wikimedia Commons
Trolling, gratuitous racism -- that guy single-handedly invented the Internet.
Another time, the message "Governor general turns first sod" (referring to a railway ceremony in London) came through as "Governor general twins first son," which was further expanded by a news agency into "Lady Kennedy, the wife of Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor-General of Queensland, yesterday gave birth at Government House, Brisbane, to twins, the first born being a son." This took everyone in London by surprise, especially because the governor was single.
Hog-Morse was the result of inexperienced or inept telegraph operators misreading Morse code signals without noticing -- basically, it was like a pre-computer version of a software bug. In fact, instead of "n00bs," new telegraph users who made annoying mistakes were actually known as "bugs," since most of them used a cheap telegraph key that had an insect for a logo.
Via Qsl.net
This was the equivalent of using the default avatar on a message board.
Despite the urban legend that claims that the term "bug" as a synonym for a technical error comes from an actual moth found inside an early computer in 1947 (which did happen -- here's a photo of it), that exact meaning was already being used in the previous century. Renowned supervillain Thomas Alva Edison used that definition of bug in a letter from 1878, though in all likelihood, he stole it from someone else.
#4. Electronic Spam Was Invented in Victorian England
Yes, electronic spam has been annoying people since the 19th century -- since 1864, to be precise, when an unlicensed dentist's office in London abused new telegraph technology to mass-send the following advertisement:
"Messrs Gabriel, dentists, Harley-street, Cavendish-square. Until October Messrs Gabriel's professional attendance at 27, Harley-Street, will be 10 till 5."
Via Distantwriting.co.uk
"P.S. Ask for special prices on our penile augmentation elixir."
Thanks to the newly established London District Telegraph company, protospammers Maurice and Arnold Gabriel were able to send 100 telegraphic dispatches at a time, specifically targeting important members of British society. Since telegrams at this point were still used for urgent matters only, the incident caused shock and indignation among the top-hat wearing, mustachioed population:
Via Computerhistory.org
You can practically taste the monocle.
Another gentleman wrote that when he received the telegram, he immediately "feared that a fire or some other casualty had occurred" before ripping open the envelope and finding out he'd basically been rickrolled. It wasn't long before other shady businesses started doing the same thing, and they still haven't stopped.
However, there's another inbox annoyance that's been going around for even longer: cursed chain letters, of the "forward this to 20 people or something bad will happen" type. Early versions of the same concept can be found in ancient Egypt and Asia.
"The last person who didn't pass this wall on to five of his friends died when a wall fell on him."
The idea that copying a text or image will give you great riches/prevent a calamity dates back thousands of years, but it only started resembling the chain letters that the very old/very young/very stupid members of your family keep forwarding to you at some point in the 1700s, when "Letters from Heaven" began circulating that claimed to be written by Jesus himself, promising:
"And he that hath a copy of this my own letter, written with my own hand ... and keepeth it without publishing it to others shall not prosper; but he that publisheth it to others, shall be blessed of me ... and if he believe not in this writing ... I will send my own plagues upon him, and consume both him and his children, and his cattle."
Via Silcom.com
"Personal visitations take a lot of bandwidth, so we've been relying more on snail mail lately."
These letters were still going around in the early 20th century, though they had evolved into shorter messages that simply asked the recipient to reproduce a short prayer (or face the consequences). With time, the religious element was played down while keeping a supernatural promise of good or bad fortune. So whatever you make of the irritating Facebook forwards that keep showing up in your feed, at least they're not out there insisting Jesus himself posted it.
#3. The 1830s Had Their Own Version of LOLspeak
It's one of the sad realities of the Internet (and probably humanity in general) that what begins as satire can quickly become a real thing, and nowhere is this more evident than in LOLspeak. Originally a mockery of the piss-poor typing and grammar skills exhibited by 12-year-old kids in chat rooms, its ridiculous acronyms and nigh-gibberish spellings ascended into a vaguely "comedic" form of speech that instantly made anything "funny." That's why a few years back, sharing pictures of your cat with abbreviations and misspelled words stamped on them got so popular that people became millionaires doing it.
Via Wikimedia Commons
That fact is the most compelling argument both for and against capitalism.
But if you think of that as a specific kind of frivolity that could only have been birthed on the Internet, you're wrong again. It turns out that this kind of thing has happened before, and it may have brought us one of the most commonly used words in the entire world (not just the English language).
Back in the 1830s and '40s, a fad developed (primarily in the Boston area) that became known as "comical abbreviations." The idea was that people would take a word or phrase, imagine how an uneducated bumpkin would spell it and then, to make it even more confusing, abbreviate it. For example, "all right" would turn into "oll wright" and then "OW." "No use" became "know yuse" and then "KY." Other riotous examples of this hilarious trend include "KG" for "know go" and "NC" for "nuff ced." Comical misspellings were popular among newspaper journalists ... and also editorial cartoonists, resulting in primitive versions of today's image macros and rage comics.
Via John Adcock
And the art was just as good!
The meme eventually faded, but linguists believe that at least one of those misspellings survived into the modern era: "All correct" was frequently changed into "oll korrect" and further abbreviated to "OK." As the other abbreviations (or "abracadrabaisms") dropped out of use, "OK" picked up more steam when Martin Van Buren's presidential campaign used it a few years later as part of a political slogan, jokingly claiming it stood for "Old Kinderhook," Van Buren's nickname, which led to its nationwide recognition.
Via Staff.gpschools.org
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January 08, 2013
WIRE Recognized for Excellence in Broadcasting
For a radio station that was being run out of a closet in Beatty Hall just a few years ago, WIRE, Wentworth's Internet Radio Experience, station director Joshua Ramirez is amazed with the progress the program has made. In November, Wentworth's internet radio station was awarded the Bronze Award for Excellence in Broadcasting at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) East Coast Regional Conference at Simmons College. This is the first IBS award for WIRE.
"Through the incredible hard work, determination, and passion that our executive board and our members have given, as well as with the new studio and fantastic support that Wentworth and Campus Life have provided to us, WIRE has already become the ideal platform with which the student body can freely express itself," said Ramirez, Computer Information Systems '15.
At the conference, Ramirez and faculty advisor Paul Lazarovich, professor of communications, sat on two panels about radio station management - "Station Operations Bootcamp" and "Station Manager's Workshop"
"The Bronze Award for Excellence in Broadcasting reflects both WIRE's current status as a successful student-run radio station, as well as the opportunity we have ahead of us to grow and achieve even more for WIT and the student body," said Ramirez.
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The Advocate. Arthur D. Lauck, Associated Press
BELLE CHASSE, La. — As Isaac's drenching rains and cooling winds drifted north of the Gulf Coast, heat and humidity moved back in — along with frustration, exhaustion and uncertainty.
People stuck inside stuffy, powerless homes were comparatively lucky. Thousands of others were displaced by floodwaters and had no idea where they would end up next. Some boarded buses to faraway shelters.
"I'm with my family, and my wife's with her family," said 35-year-old construction worker Jarvis Mackey as the couple and their two children boarded a bus to Shreveport, 5½ hours away from their Port Sulphur home, which lay underwater.
"All we can do is pray — pray we come back home to something," Mackey said.
LaPlace resident Roshonda Girrad was staying in a state-run shelter in Alexandria, 200 miles from her home. She was waiting for the chest-deep waters in her neighborhood to recede.
The massive, beige, windowless shelter next to Louisiana State University's Alexandria campus is currently home to almost 1,600 evacuees who either drove themselves or were bused in from various parishes inundated by rain from Isaac and the rising water from Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas.
"The showers are horrible. The food is horrible," Girrad said. "I'm not from around here. I don't know what's going on. We're in the dark."
As the Labor Day holiday weekend got under way, so did what was certain to be a long, slow recovery for Louisiana.
Motorists ventured out as power came back on and businesses reopened, clogging intersections with no traffic lights and forming long lines at gas stations. The Mississippi River opened to limited traffic, and in New Orleans, the normally lively French Quarter awoke from its nearly weeklong slumber.
Isaac dumped as much as 16 inches of rain in some spots, and about 500 people had to be rescued by boat or high-water vehicles. Thousands remained in shelters late Friday. At least seven people were killed in the storm in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Isaac remained a powerful storm system carrying rain and the threat of flash flooding as it lumbered across Arkansas into Missouri and then up the Ohio River valley over the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
The storm knocked out power to thousands of people in Arkansas, and Ohio hotel operators said their holiday weekend business was already taking a hit as families canceled planned outings to theme parks.
Meanwhile, newly nominated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited flood-ravaged communities, and President Barack Obama said he would arrive Monday — appearances this part of the country is all too familiar with after Hurricane Katrina in 2007 and the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
In Lafitte, a fishing village south of New Orleans, Romney saw waterlogged homes, roads covered with brown water and debris-strewn neighborhoods. The GOP-friendly community is outside of the federal levee system that spared New Orleans and it lies on an exposed stretch of land near the Gulf.
Romney met along a highway with fellow Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and they spoke about challenges facing the stricken area, which relies on fishing for its livelihood.
"I'm here to learn and obviously to draw some attention to what's going on here," Romney said. "So that people around the country know that people down here need help."
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., had a message for Romney as she shared a podium in Belle Chasse with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate: The $2 billion a year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has for the nation's flood protection and coastal restoration efforts is insufficient.
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Caldwell's offense didn't get its hands on the ball much last Friday, but the team still cruised to a 59-14 win over Central-Burden. The Blue Jays special teams took care of much of the scoring getting two touchdowns on punt returns and another on a kickoff.
Caldwell ran only 16 offensive plays, and six of them went for touchdowns.
It was a good opener, but coach Sean Blosser expects things to get a little tougher this week when the team travels to Udall.
Udall is a bigger and faster team, and it beat Attica-Argonia 30-12 in the season opener.
Blosser said Udall is an athletic team and he expects a different type game than what he saw in the opener. He said his team will have to be more disciplined in its style of play against Udall in order to control their offense.
"We did well for an opener. The kids competed at a high level and it was good to see that," he said.
Quarterback Darin Ward had a nearly perfect game. He completed all four of his passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns. He had two carries and scored both times, racking up 140 yards in the process.
Sam Wencel caught two of those passes, both for touchdowns and accounted for 43 yards.
Kellen Schmidt ran seven times for 73 yards and a touchdown. Trent Kendrick ran the ball twice for 51 yards and had one touchdown.
In the second quarter Devan York returned a kickoff 69 yards for a touchdown.
Rhett Lee returned punts 59 and 62 yards for touchdowns.
Caldwell finished the game with 269 yards rushing and 51 yards passing. Burden had 173 yards rushing and no yards passing.
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What We Do
We provide services (academic advisement, tutoring, personal/professional counseling, skills training, and more) to all program student participants (first-generation, economically disadvantaged, and disabled college-bound students).
Who We Are
Established in 1989, SSSP is a Title IV, federally funded project designed to provide academic and personal support services to eligible students.
Florence Johnson serves as director.
Hours of Operation
SSSP is located in University College, Twin Rise South Wing Building, Suite 210.
We are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until 6:30 p.m.
Tutoring sessions are available by appointment. Walk-ins are welcome.


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Member Services Supervisor - Bear Valley
Location: Bear Valley Convenience Center / Denver, CO
Job Code: 145
# of Openings: 1
Hours: M-F 8:30am-6:00pm Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm
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The answer I learned growing up was that "we don't want to embarrass the bread because we are first making kiddush" or some variation thereof. I later learned that is a zecher for the ma'n which fell with a coating on top and bottom. Where does that first answer come from? And, if it is a legitimate source, what does it really mean (ie bread doesn't have feelings!)?
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Beautiful Bedrooms: My Bedroom Contest Roundup
2013 saw the launch of our newest contest, My Bedroom Retreat. Readers all over the globe responded with photos of the stunning spaces where they rest their heads. Let's revisit some of those beautiful bedrooms:
- Elizabeth's Elegant Nest Bedroom
- Kaisa's Peaceful Atmosphere
- Lauren's Resourceful Style Bedroom
- Brooke's Campout Bedroom
- Averyl's Colorful Eclectic Bedroom
- Han's Luxury on a Budget
- Wakako's Earth Tones Bedroom
- Eva's Fresh Air Bedroom
- Jenika's Color + Pattern Bedroom
- Iqra's Serendipitous Finds Bedroom
- Finalist: Tiffany's Naturally Sunlit Bedroom
- Finalist: Sarah's Perfect Place Bedroom
- Finalist: Minetta's Layered & Luxurious Bedroom
- International Winner: Melanie's Little Loft Bedroom
- U.S. Winner: Kiel's Element of the Unexpected Bedroom
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We complain when the mercury goes below 50 or above 80. So the idea of being massaged with both ice-cold and scalding-hot stones made us a bit wary. After coating our skin with a silky lotion, our masseur ran the 130-degree stones over our limbs, eventually nestling a few under our hands, feet, and rib cage. While the warmth of those rocks radiated outward, he pressed some icy ones into other areas. The contrasting sensations left us energized and our muscles loose. It turns out that we can take the heat—and the cold.
Body by Kate at Kate Somerville
Mary Ascension Saulnier
8428 Melrose Pl.
Brooke Wescott
House calls only
We told Wescott we enjoy the benefits of deep-tissue but can't endure intense prodding. She began untangling our knots in the most humane way possible, seeking out sore areas and rubbing them to gauge how much pressure we could take. The best part? When she handed us the bill, we didn't even flinch.
Catherine Parks
Many a tense jet-setter has called Parks from the air to schedule a deep-tissue massage for right after landing at LAX. Parks spent her first seven years working on patients in a physical-therapy clinic, so she's no stranger to bad backs. "I give a meat-and-potatoes massage," she says humbly of her home visits—and it's one that many athletes and showbiz people are hungry for.
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8217 Beverly Blvd.
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When a Hollywood insider told us about an affordable in-home Thai massage, we got out our pen. Perhaps we should have asked more questions, because the smooth stroking we'd expected was actually an hour of stretching and pulling, trying to breath through the pain of having our calves pummeled with someone's heels. It's not that Nipakakoin isn't good at her job—it's just that this authentic style of Thai massage can be vigorous and is definitely not for the faint of heart. Next time, we'll speak up and ask her to handle us with care.
1422 2nd St., Santa Monica
It's hard enough to find one massage therapist who really listens to us, let alone two who pass muster. And yet, during this two-on-one session, both therapists managed to give us exactly what we desired. At times it was nearly impossible to discern one set of hands from the other, so perfectly synchronized were they in speed and pressure. And at every moment, at least one set of hands was massaging our head or feet. One caveat: Double the pleasure comes with a doubly steep price tag.
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Emilie Cross
Fairmont Hotel, 101 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica
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Kristen Lee Rawson
420 Broadway
Strong enough for a man (Michael Douglas) but gentle enough for a woman (Lili Taylor), Rawson uses what she calls "good old-fashioned elbow grease." We call it scented Carita lotion and a buffet of massage styles. Starting with craniosacral therapy at the base of the skull, she used Swedish strokes on our arms, sports massage on our legs, and reflexology on our feet. When she finished with our right side, it felt inches longer than our left, which was still crabbed and tense. "The muscle tissue speaks to me," she says. "And I speak to it." New Agey, but ours got the message.


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LNG Canada, a consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell, is the second group to win a license from the Canadian government. Shell's partners in the project include PetroChina Co., Korea Gas Corp. and Japan's Mitsubishi. Last July, Shell applied for a license to export up to 24 million tpy of LNG.
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Canada's top energy regulator, the National Energy Board, said
late Monday it had approved an application by LNG Canada
Development Inc. for a license to export liquefied natural gas
from a proposed facility on Canada's West Coast.
LNG Canada, a consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell, is the
second group to win a license from the Canadian government.
Shell's partners in the project include PetroChina, Korea
Gas and Japan's Mitsubishi.
A second group, Kitimat LNG, led by Apache and Chevron,
received approval in Canada for its own license in late 2011.
That license was the first issued by Canada allowing for LNG
Last July, Shell applied to the NEB for a license to export
up to 24 million tpy of LNG, for a term of 25 years. Shell
doesn't expect to start exporting any gas until 2019.
As part of the project, Shell plans to build a
pipeline that will connect gas fields in northern British
Columbia to an export facility near Kitimat, B.C.
Several other groups -- including Malaysia's Petronas and
its recent Canadian acquisition, Progress Energy Resources
Corp. -- are also drawing up plans for export terminals on
Canada's West Coast. At the same time, energy companies are
planning exports facilities in the US, both along the
US West Coast and the US Gulf Coast.
Just a few years ago, energy giants were contemplating
building vast and expensive terminals to import LNG,
super-chilled gas that can be shipped in tankers.
But a raft of new drilling technology opened up vast new gas
reserves across North America, sending prices falling. Amid a
glut of gas, energy companies have scrambled for ways to open
up new markets in Asia, where gas prices are much higher.
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I find it interesting that the board approved the exportation of LNG right after Encana announced that they will be building the first LNG plant in Alberta. Considering that the transportation cost of shipping the fuel into BC would be minimal, I believe that they are in a good spot to make some serious profit, especially if you consider that the prices of LNG are skyrocketing due to the high demand and low supply of the fuel. If you would like to read a little further into the plant being built in Alberta, here is the link.http://shalestuff.com/shale-industry/encana-commissions-liquefied-natural-gas-facility-alberta/article05720
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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Services are being provided from Jacobs' Leiden office in The Netherlands. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is licensing its proprietary EUROCLAUS technology to VKG; and is also providing the basic design package, training, start up and commissioning assistance services.
Jacobs Engineering Group on Tuesday received a contract from
Viru Keemia Grupp (VKG) to provide a license package and
services for a sulfur recovery unit (SRU).
The SRU is part of VKGs investment to upgrade its shale
oil refinery complex in Kothla-Jarve,
Officials did not disclose the contract value.
Services are being provided from Jacobs Leiden
office in The Netherlands.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is licensing its
proprietary EUROCLAUS technology to VKG; and is also
providing the basic design package, training, start up and
commissioning assistance services.
As a global leader in the design of SRUs, we are
delighted to receive this award, and look forward to supporting
VKG on this significant shale oil project," said Jacobs vice
president Robert Matha.
Jacobs says it has delivered technology for sulfur recovery and
gas treating units for more then 25 years.
Its proprietary technology offers a number of
features in areas such as reliability, sulfur recovery levels,
sulfur emissions reduction and continuous
VKG is a leading oil shale processor in Estonia. The
companys activities span the entire oil shale chain, from
mining and processing to the marketing of chemicals.
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A northeast Kansas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1au2Mkg ) that 46-year-old James Michael Baxter of Holton pleaded guilty Aug. 23 to one count of electronic solicitation and two counts of sexual exploitation of a child.
He was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. After serving his sentence, Baxter will serve 60 months of parole and be required to register as a sex offender for 25 years.
Baxter was arrested April 27 after Jackson County sheriff's deputies and officers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security served a search warrant in connection with an investigation into the distribution of child pornography.
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GENESEO, N.Y. - - The State University of New York at Geneseo has been named to President Obama's 2013 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a national recognition of a college or university for their achievements in general community service or in a special focus area aligned with the president's education and innovation priorities. Geneseo has been on the honor roll every year since its inception in 2006.
"Geneseo's consistent placement on the honor roll illustrates the serious commitment our students, faculty and staff have to community service and service-learning," said Christopher C. Dahl, president of SUNY Geneseo. "Such work is integral to a meaningful liberal arts education, and our campus is engaged every day in the lives of others through service at the local, national and international levels. I commend everyone at Geneseo responsible for this achievement."
The organization chooses honorees based on scope and innovation of service projects, percentage of student participation in service projects, the extent to which service-learning is embedded in the curriculum, the school's commitment to long-term campus-community partnerships, and measurable community outcomes as a result of the service. In 2011-12, 4,172 Geneseo students engaged in general community service and academic service-learning for 247,301 total hours.
"Communities are strengthened when we all come together, and we are encouraged that these institutions and their students have made service a priority," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "Civic engagement should be a key component of every student's education experience. Through reaching out to meet the needs of their neighbors, these students are deepening their impact, strengthening our democracy and ultimately preparing themselves to be successful citizens."
The organization recognized Geneseo specifically for five community service or service-learning projects in 2010-11:
• The college's ongoing commitment to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts through the Livingston CARES Program. During the 2011-12 academic year, 84 students, faculty and community volunteers participated in three trips to Mississippi during winter, spring and summer breaks to assist in the reconstruction of homes in Mississippi. In addition, 14 volunteers worked at Give Kids the World in Orlando with the Make a Wish Foundation.
• Urban and rural public relations projects. During the year, 76 students in the Department of Communication's Public Relations Program collaborated with key stakeholders and government officials in two declining urban and rural neighborhoods in western New York to help spur economic growth.
• The El Sauce, Nicaragua, Service Learning Project. SUNY Geneseo has run a service-learning program in El Sauce, Nicaragua, since 2006. Students conduct service projects in El Sauce during the summer, the January inter-session, or spring break. El Sauce is a small community of 10,000 people north of Managua in the remote countryside. More than 90 students have traveled to El Sauce and worked in partnership with the residents on a number of service projects focused on sustainable business development, teaching English, personal finance and computer skills, as well as health education, recreation programs and building homes.
• Rochester Young Scholars Academy at Geneseo. The college partnered with the Greater Rochester Summer Learning Association's associated summer programs in the Rochester area to increase college readiness of students in the Rochester School District. The 2011 program provided a two-week residential camp for 54 students in grades 6 through 11 from the City of Rochester. The camp involved the students in archeology projects at a real dig site on the edge of the Geneso campus.Twenty Geneseo college students -- many teacher candidates -- and several faculty and staff helped to make the camp successful.
• Tutoring and mentoring for the Rochester Young Scholars Academy. During the school year, Geneseo offered its fifth continuous year of weekly Saturday school tutoring and enrichment programming at the downtown Rochester Public Library. Seventeen Geneseo students provided tutoring and enrichment each week for 25-30 Rochester high school students with culturally diverse backgrounds as well as mentoring and working on service-learning projects.
• L.I.V.E.S. Program (Learning Independence, Vocation and Education Skills). The program is a four-year post-secondary experience for students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Students aren't admitted to Geneseo but to the Geneseo L.I.V.E.S. Program, where they come to campus to learn skills to be productive members of their communities.
CNCS oversees the Honor Roll in collaboration with the Dept. of Education, the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Campus Compact and the American Council on Education.
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Making sense of foolishness
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To the editor: If you were a manger of a bank and you felt that you had dishonest employees, how would you handle this? I'm sure that very few would suggest hiring high-tech bank robbers to manage......
Ehh, those that are disagreeing seem to be fixating on the posts that state what is already known to a society that believes that participation in something is better than competing at something to win. I will muddy it again. w ww.psychologytoday.c om/blog/look-it-way/201001/their-kids-are-smarter-our-kids
If you havent figured it out yet, remove the spaces between the w's and the one between C and O in c om......
As for the hacking thing? its OK for the govt to "hack" us, listen to conversations, search our stuff just because YET you have issue with a worldwide human rights group doing it... (research it)...Stop believing everything you read and do some of the footwork for yourselves......
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Sorry, you lost me when when you used the phrase "hope and change" Oh yea
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I guess that there is frustration in some people when they see an injustice going on. I, too, don't like some of the actions of what this outside group is doing but it is not them that caused me to be "against" those who have let the injustice to continue. I was against the actions of these two boys and their friends who participated in these horrible actions way before this outside group got involved. I believe that when one of the boys parents sued the blogger, who first put stuff out, it caught the attention of others, outside of Steubenville, and that's when all*****broke loose. So, we have them to blame. Remember that for " For evil to succeed, good people must do nothing". I believe that what was done to this girl was evil and there were many more than two people who were involved. Where are those others? Where are all our children safe when it come down to all these others still free on the streets and able to do the same thing to my daughter, your daught
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Debray, I agree, lets the courts do their job. I believe though that making this a national discussion was a good thing. The method to getting there may not have been the best traveled route, but it was effective.
As for the school systems nationwide, I agree. It is NOT about teaching, it is not about education. It is about the funds. It is about numbers, numbers graduated, not numbers that can actually read/write. This is NOT a worldwide thing, this is an America thing. This is from a society that believes confronting issues is a bad thing. that confronting the idea that our kids are dumber then 50 years ago is not politically correct. The idea that technology and 100% depending on it is progress.
I believe we still value life, I also believe we have lost our way in showing it in the "big picture".
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To start, where to start?. Associating Anon and their reason for remaining anonymous with "our history of masks in america" is ill thought out. I have yet to see burning crosses or people hanging from trees due to ignorance of a color or creed. I am not with Anonymous, but I take offense by that correlation. Anon is that way so that those that pursue them are hindered in their efforts. The reason why something like hacking is necessary in some of these situations is the possible corruption in politics at every level. If the video and pictures were NOT taken from computers, I dare to say that this would be another case of "lost evidence". maybe, maybe not. Our children are not being targeted. Our children are not the ones frightened. I see them every day walking by, laughing, on TV talking about "being famous", That is, except those who are involved in some way, or ashamed of being at a party where this stuff happened and not saying anything about it.
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Very True Leah.
This whole thing has been blown out of proportion, with accusations and hype.
It is amazing how those that claim to know everything because they know somebody actually know nothing.
What we do know is, all of those spreading rumors when the girl nor her parents or anyone else know anything except what everyone has seen on U-Tube should stop. The two boys that the authorities have some evidence on have been charged and will be in court soon. We are in a new world formed by a school systems and a Government that cares more about a teachers pay, unions, and votes than the life and education of a child.
A world that has dumbed down students for the past 50 years in order to achieve their goals.
Where everyone gets a trophy, where there is no longer right or wrong and the value of a life is no longer sacred.
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I BBQ all year round. I understand there are people that put away their BBQ's at the end of summer – (We need to talk people – you can BBQ in winter and fall!) You need to perform ongoing maintenance and grill inspection -remember a clean grill is a happy grill.
Spring is just about sprung and its always a good time to take stock of your grills, sauces and rubs as the warmer months approach..
REMINDER: You should always check with your Manufacturers Owners Manual prior to cleaning, replacing or refinishing anything on your grill. Not all grills are created equal and what works for one many seriously damage another.
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Clean all of your BBQ's exteriors with hot soapy water. You can also use a store brand degreaser. Wipe down with cotton towels (Not the good ones from the bathroom – consult your spouse on this)
BBQ Tips:
Inspect all hoses and lines for cracking and fraying. Replace if necessary and consult your manufacturer's operation manual and warranty on instructions. Tighten all nuts and bolts to make sure your grill is solid.
There are types of tube cleaning brushes that are designed to help remove debris, spiderwebs and clogged lines. Check if your type of BBQ needs this type of cleaning brush.
Flaking paint is not tasty. If your grill hood is flaking you may need to sand it down and use some high heat touch up paint. Consult your owners manual.
Replace any knobs, dials and thermometers on your grill. Most manufacturer's have many of these instock and available for order. This will help refresh your grill.
BBQ Tip: Spring Buy a new good quality cleaning brush preferably with a replaceable head.
BBQ Tip: Inspect your propane tanks. They have a shelf life make sure yours is current and where necessary replace.
BBQ Tip: Spring Check out your wood chip, chunk & charcoal levels. Stock up so you are always ready to get your grill on !!
BBQ Tip: Some types of grates need to be seasoned often and ongoing (ie Cast iron) Check with your manufacturer owners manual for recommended instructions for seasoning.
BBQ Tip: Spring Check your rubs and sauces out make sure to replenish and replace any that are out of date or stale. Try some new ones!
BBQ Tip: Spring Along with maintaining a safe grilling/bbq area inspect your fire extinguisher gauge to make sure you are in the green area. Recharge if necessary.
BBQ TIP: Level your BBQ. This only takes a minute but is really important to make sure your heat is evenly distributed.
BBQ Tip: SPring is the ideal time to remember to check your thermometers for accuracy and calibrate if necessary. Boil a small pot of water and insert the thermometer. The temperature should be 212F or 100C
BBQ Tip: Spring Buy a few large boxes of baking soda and have them handy- great to use for cleaning and snuffing out grease fires.
BBQ Tip: Spring Invest in a small notebook or online recipe database – keep a cooking log of food you make. That way if something is a success you can repeat the results!
BBQ Tip: Spring is a great time to try some new recipes check out Youtube, BBQ forums, and of course recipe sites for new inspiration!
BBQ Tip: Find a good butcher & get to know your meat. They can provide you with tons of tips, advise on deals & share knowledge
BBQ Tip: Spring is an excellent time to invest in a new grill or BBQ. Get out & buy something new- Pellets, Charcoal & Gas all have different unique features.
BBQ Tip: Spring is a fantastic time to kick it old school with a stick burner. Imagine cool nights, thin wisps of smoke & the smell of wood & meat… awesome !
BBQ Tip: Check out a BBQ Class – you just never know what you can learn! I am biased but ill recommend this .
Above all keep your grill clean, well oiled and full of tasty food!! Enjoy !!


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Is anyone else having trouble with sending emails to service.woot?
Service.woot is usually great at responding and such, but it seems like there are some kind of email issues going on. I still have a few outstanding issues, but I can't have a proper conversation with service.woot to begin with. I've sent emails to them from three different email addresses across two different carriers, and have not seen any response on them in several days. I was able to talk to the kind person who is behind the facebook page, but he/she was unable to find those emails, nor continue them, since they were service.woot's realm. Initially I thought the worst, and I was being blacklisted on the issue, but I could just as easily be a paranoid schizophrenic. twitch
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Word on the street is that the new address is now email@example.com.
Hi there, we're sorry you're having so many issues. We'll give email@example.com a heads up to your issue.
This is the place for questions to be answered. Sounds like email@example.com is your better choice.
@inkycatz and @jkehoe: Thanks much. Did it change to firstname.lastname@example.com recently? I still have email@example.com saved from mid conversation...
@jsmsace: Glad I asked a question, then! My next question I will refrain from asking, though, since that would TRULY be not for this place.
Hello! Woot CS here. The grapevine was right, we are transitioning to email@example.com. I have sent you an email so we can try to resolve your issue with the quickness! =)


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John Lewis named Multichannel Retailer of the Year & Oracle Retailer of the Year at Oracle Retail Week Awards
By Marie-Christin Hansen-Oracle on Mar 26, 2013
John Lewis achieved a double success at the recent Oracle Retail Week Awards, being named Multichannel Retailer of the Year in addition to scooping the Oracle Retailer of the Year award. Getting the multi-channel experience right for the customer is a significant challenge in modern retail. Winning both of these awards compounds the importance of multi-channel in delivering a consistent, exceptional and individual experience in retail today.
British consumers expect value, choice and uninterrupted availability, whenever and wherever they choose to shop. John Lewis has recognised this and has ensured that their offering fulfills the requirements of their customers, whether shopping in-store, online or via mobile. The John Lewis approach to delivering commerce anywhere is exemplary.
In-store, John Lewis has worked to revise their store format to cater for today's consumer whilst remaining true to their brand values. British consumers see the store as a vital component of the retail experience. John Lewis has taken steps to make the store experience the differentiator, such as introducing kiosks and providing Wi-Fi for customers.
In terms of fulfillment and delivery, John Lewis offers a range of options, such as click and collect, as well as online and m-commerce with home delivery. The retailer has gone a step further, announcing last year that customers can take advantage of collections through a network of convenience stores, meeting a consumer demand for flexible delivery options. More recently John Lewis customers can now also benefit from a click and collect service where they can buy through John Lewis but collect in their local Waitrose store.
These initiatives also extend to returns, where items bought online or in-store can be returned for free through this network of locations. This offering fulfills the need for another requirement of the British consumer - a simple returns policy, which is seen as a key component of good service.
John Lewis has demonstrated an ability to adapt to changing customer requirements and has shown a strengthened focus to this recently by appointing its first Partnership Customer Insight Director. This focus on the consumer has allowed John Lewis to offer a seamless retail experience across all touch points, extending this into its partner Waitrose, allowing the company to develop their offering as their consumers' requirements and demands evolve.
With an internet adoption rate of 81.4%*, British consumers have access to vast amounts of product information from multiple sources and consumers can compare retailers in seconds. As such, consumers expect high value, targeted assortments, competitive offers and uninterrupted availability from a retail brand, whenever and wherever they choose to shop. Retailers must therefore optimise their operations to fulfill on the complex supply chain flows to ensure that home delivery, customer pick up or any other option is available if the customer requires. The logistics behind the process matter little to the consumer, they just need to be right to support customer priorities.
John Lewis has shown that it is up to the challenge posed by the modern consumer and I congratulate them for being named both Multi-channel Retailer of the Year and Oracle Retailer of the Year 2013.
*The State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital Inclusion for All, The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, part of ITU and UNESCO, September 2012.


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Belly up to the bar in the Western Kansas Saloon and Grill in WaKeeney like I did and you'll feel like you're stepping back in time. The wood floor, pressed tin ceiling, paintings of early-day Trego County, and shelves filled with glass milk bottles, oil lamps, and washboards create an old-fashioned atmosphere. If the walls in this building constructed as a hardware store in 1925 could talk, they would have stories to tell!
WaKeeney's Western Kansas Saloon and Grill a Sure Bet
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I keep hearing politicians and commentators frame issues around the statements "the American people don't want" or "the American people want." These remarks have been repeated over and over regarding the current threat from ISIS in Iraq.
Few doubt ISIS will eventually be conducting terror attacks here in the U.S. But too few Americans recognize the threat. The role of a leader is to recognize a problem, identify the best action to take, then convince the people why that action is necessary. President Barack Obama has failed miserably in that role.
If more Americans understood that ISIS is even more dangerous than al-Qaeda, and has said they are coming here, resistance to greater action to defeat them would be supported. Instead, too many people don't even know what ISIS is.
Instead of helping make us aware of the threat, the president spends all his time fundraising and takes pinprick action that keeps American opposition low. The price we will pay for that will be another 9/11 catastrophe.
Our president's duty is to keep Americans safe. From terrorism to the porous border, President Obama has chosen political expediency to leadership.
Let us all hope and pray that he realizes his responsibility and changes. Otherwise, the hope and prayers must be that we dodge the bullet until a real leader is elected in two years.
David Dussault
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Jason Lowery picked up an easy win over Ward One incumbent Mike Martin 77-33. Jamie Hubbard won going away in Ward Two with a 176-36 victory over Mark Knowles. Long-time City Councilor Mike Rawlings appears to have won an incredibly close race with Cale Magruder, 142-132. Ron Reavis held on to the Ward Four seat with a win over Danny Helmer 178-121 and Andy Hall won easily to retian his School Board seat. Check back for an updated story with comments from candidates.
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I have the following problem:
A man that weights 50kg goes up running the stairs of a tower in Chicago that is 443m tall. What is the power measured in watts if he arrives at the top of the tower in 15min?
So far I used this equation:
W = ΔEc + ΔEp + ΔEq
Where ΔEc is the variation of the kinetic energy, ΔEp is the variation of the potential energy (based on the height) and ΔEq is the energy based on friction.
There isn't an initial W and a ΔEq, so I have this equation:
ΔEc = - ΔEq
Am I doing something wrong? I am stuck here.


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Mexico edged Ukraine on penalties to clinch a quarter-final berth and eliminate their opponents from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Ravenna/Italy 2011. The result ensured Brazil are guaranteed to go through as Group D winners ahead of their final outing with Japan, and secured El Tri a meeting with Russia in the last eight.
Mexico were unable to break down their opponents in the opening period, during which they conceded the deadlock-breaker. Maksym Nazarenko crossed from the right, and Anton Butko did well to head Ukraine in front.
After a goalless second period, Francisco Cati managed an equaliser in the 2nd minute, turning home a headed lay-off from Ricardo Villalobos.
Extra time went goalless, forcing the contest to be decided on penalties. And though Villalobos missed Mexico's first spot-kick, a converted Angel Rodriguez effort and missed from Igor Borsuk and Andriy Yevdokymov earned the North Americans a 1-0 win.


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Street Stock Cleveland Engine - The New-School ClevelandWritten by on July 1, 2011 Ingenuity still lives in racing. Building a Cleveland with new-school tech to compete in the Kimmel Street Stock Nationals racing series
A lot of times we'll get caught up in bench racing sessions and engine builders will talk about the "good old days" when the rule books were thinner and inventive engine builders were free to practice their craft with a little imagination. And, of course, right after that the conversation almost always drifts toward how "everybody is forced to race the same thing, and there's no opportunity to try something new."
Whether that's really true or not is a topic for another story, but when we heard about this engine build, we instantly thought about all of those bench-racing sessions. It turns out that in the right situations, a smart engine builder can still get a little creative to the racer's advantage.
Take, for example, this Ford Cleveland engine build. For most car guys, the last time they thought about a Cleveland being raced was with the Boss 302 back in the heyday of Trans-Am racing. Stock car racers will be aware that the famous Yates Cup heads were, for the most part, simply heavily reworked Cleveland heads. But today, by and large, Clevelands have been relegated to old muscle cars and cruise nights.
Frank Kimmel's Street Stock Nationals racing series is still relatively new, but it's gaining popularity quickly because it's racer-oriented, produces great races and keeps the costs down. It's also driven by a philosophy of allowing (and even encouraging) all types of makes and models on the racetrack. This is quite a contrast to most tracks where the cars in the Street Stock ranks are dominated by Chevrolet Monte Carlos and a Ford is spotted about as often as a rabbit in the dog pound.
Normally, engines in this series were limited to a maximum 410 cubic inches and a 500-cfm two-barrel carburetor. But starting with the 2011 season, a rule change now allows engines with less than 362 cubic inches to run any four-barrel carburetor. Engine builder Ken Troutman of KT Engine Development thought the opportunity to use a four-barrel carb could help produce an engine with much better throttle response. This should result in a car that's more driveable and has more torque when trying to get up off the corner. As an added benefit, the smaller motor sizes are given a 100-pound weight break.
Of course, if you're trying to achieve this with a Ford, a Windsor small-block could do the same thing. Ford's N351 cast-iron head is widely used in Late Model Stock racing, so it has good power output, is readily available and can be bought used for a good price. But the rules also require the use of a cast-iron exhaust manifold, and that simply isn't available with Ford's N heads. So instead of going with a poorer performing Ford head or giving up and going back to the standard Chevrolet (the popular option is a 400 Chevy block built to the larger spec) Troutman hit on using a Cleveland block to take advantage of the Clev's excellent cylinder heads.
Not only does the Cleveland engine have the requisite cast-iron exhaust manifolds that will bolt right up, but the Cleveland head is infamous for its performance. It's one of the few stock heads with the right combination of a closed combustion chamber for an efficient burn pattern and higher compression ratios, canted valves that open toward the center of the cylinder for improved airflow, and angled spark plug holes for an efficient burn pattern.
Troutman was also able to find a pair of Austrailian 2V heads which were originally paired with a two-barrel carb. These are preferable for the smaller ports and chambers which will improve combustion and airflow. He also procured at the same time a matching—rules correct—cast-iron intake and exhaust manifolds.
So, follow along as we put together a very old race motor with some 21st century techniques. It's the new-school Cleveland.
On The Track
While working with Circle Track for this story, engine builder Ken Troutman was working under quite a deadline. He put in a few late evenings in order to finish the engine in time to completely break in and dyno the engine on a Thursday. The race team came by to pick up the engine on Friday and raced that next Saturday afternoon and evening at Concord (NC) Speedway. Although it'sn't an official Kimmel Street Stock Nationals event, Concord has adopted the entire rulebook for the Street Stock class.
Driving a Thunderbird (pictured) powered by the new motor, driver Jeff Melton reports that this Cleveland won its very first race. And as far as we can find out, it's the first time a Ford has won an event racing under the KSSN rulebook.
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One serious weakness with the Cleveland design when it comes to racing is the block doesn't have very good oil control, but that can be fixed. Troutman started by installing oil restrictors in the No. 2 through 5 cam bores. This requires tapping the oil gallery and installing plugs drilled with 1⁄16-inch holes. The No. 1 bore is a little different which we'll show you in the next photo.The way the oil galleries feed oil through the block requires a different method to restrict oil to the first journal. Because there is an intersection gallery, which you can see here, there are actually two galleries feeding the first journal. Troutman completely plugs off the larger of the two and opens up the remaining feed hole to around 9⁄32-inch.On the top side of the block there's another change that must be made to improve oil control in racing applications. In stock form, the oil galleries bleed way too much oil into the lifter bores. To help control oil here and maintain proper oil pressure to the crank journals, the only real solution is to have all 16 lifter bores bushed with liners that have an oil feed hole between 0.100 and 0.125-inch. It's a bit of an expensive upgrade, but you also get the benefit of better clearances between the bore and the lifter which significantly reduces the chance of a seized lifter.Troutman worked with Comp Cams to design a custom grind that would produce a broad torque curve running up to 5,000 rpm (the Kimmel series requires all cars run a 5,000 rpm rev limiter) and he, understandably, didn't want to share that with us and the rest of the world. But we did sneak this photo just for fun. The flat tappet solid cam is parkerized because Troutman didn't think nitriding would be necessary.Diamond provided the forged pistons for the project. From the large intake valve pocket you can see that the valve is on an angle pointed away from the cylinder wall. But an aggressive camshaft like we are using also requires a large pocket that, in turn, forces the top ring land down. Proper piston design is critical when you're trying to get performance out of these engines or else you will wind up with broken lands in a hurry.The ring pack is nothing exotic. The Total Seal rings are 0.043 sized and Troutman gaps both the top and second rings at 0.020-inch.After balancing, the crank is bolted in place and checked for endplay. If you look hard enough, you can still find Cleveland blocks with four-bolt mains (although most have been snatched by the muscle car guys), but Troutman says that the two-bolt blocks are capable of handling more than 500 horsepower which shouldn't be a problem for this build.Here's another issue that came from running a Windsor crank in a Cleveland block. The Cleveland's lower timing gear won't fit on a Windsor crank snout and a Windsor timing chain has a different tooth count, so mixing and matching isn't really feasible. KT Engines has put together a custom timing kit using different components along with a custom spacer for the lower gear. If you happen to try to reproduce this build for your own race car, give KT a call for a timing set because you won't be able to buy one at your local parts store.Troutman says he sourced Eagle for both the crank and rods because of the quality and reasonable cost. When building such a unique engine package as this, there will be some areas where you can't avoid spending more money than if you were building the standard Chevy small-block, but at least with the crank and rods you can get fully modern tech at a great price.
The reason for going to all that trouble to use an Eagle Windsor crank in a Cleveland block is because there just aren't many options when it comes to performance Cleveland cranks these days. By using a Windsor crank we've ensured the engine has a high-strength modern design with proper rod side clearance and good oiling.Finally, we get to the main reason for this engine build. Cleveland heads that feature a closed combustion chamber design for good compression and an effective squish pattern. The 57cc combustion chambers combined with the 3.500-inch stroke will produce a 12.5:1 compression ratio. Make sure to look for the "2V" heads that were designed for a two-barrel carb. The larger 4V heads have intake ports that are too large and will leave you with poor throttle response.Kevin Troutman begins work on the stock cast-iron intake manifold that's required by the rules. In OEM form, Clevelands were outfitted with a spread bore carburetor. You can purchase an adaptor to fit a square-bore Holley carb onto this manifold, but performance will suffer unless you open up the extremely small holes that lead into the plenum. Troutman uses a milling machine here, but you can get by with a hand grinder and a lot of patience.No real tricks with the valvetrain except for a fresh multi-angle valve job. The stainless steel Ferrea valves are high quality but keep the stock dimensions.For valvesprings, KT Engines chose a nested spring design from Comp Cams. Installed in these heads, they rate out at 120 pounds on the seat and approximately 400 over the nose. The Kimmel Street Stock series limits rpms to 5,000, so nothing too stout is necessary. In this photo you can also see that the inner springs have been left out. This is to lighten the spring pressure for breaking in the flat tappet camshaft. After the cam is broken in, the full spring package will be installed.Unfortunately, all those cheap Windsor pans you see all over the place won't work on a Cleveland. Troutman went with a 7.5-quart Kevko pan with a rear sump because he felt it offered the best combination of performance and value.Troutman said that while he would have preferred a Multi Layer Steel gasket, that would require a custom order. But Fel Pro offers this composite head gasket as a more affordable off-the-shelf part, so that's what goes on.Big 1/2-inch head bolts make for lots of clamping load. Here, Troutman brings the fasteners up to the final torque spec of 100 ft-lb in three stages.Troutman stuck with Comp Cams for the solid flat tappet lifters to mate to the Comp custom-ground camshaft. Don't take a chance on cheap lifters, especially no-name knock offs from China. With bushed lifter bores you can run tighter clearances for better efficiency, but if the lifter diameters aren't consistent you'll wind up with a seized lifter and a potentially ruined engine.
Scorpion produces these fully machined aluminum rocker arms in the stock 1.73:1 ratio that also use the stock pedestal mounting system. You can use stud mount rockers, but that requires significant machine work on the heads. Unlike the original Ford system which bolts the rockers directly against the pedestal, Scorpion does allow lash adjustments by using shims, which you can see in the foreground.Using shims does require a bit of extra work, but we finally got the rockers properly lashed at 0.020 for the intakes and 0.022 for the exhausts. Once the engine is at operating temp, the hot lash should tighten up to 0.018/0.020.The pushrods are 8.375 inches from Manley Performance. From this shot, you can really see how much each valve is angled toward the center of the cylinder, which helps unshroud the valves and improve overall flow.The original Cleveland design utilized a metal stamping that goes between the valley tray and the intake manifold and doubles as an intake gasket. But it doesn't provide as reliable sealing as a real intake gasket, and with all the machining KT Engines has done to both the decks of the block and heads, it didn't fit right anyway and got left off. If you follow this route, make sure to put down plenty of silicone to seal the additional gap between the block's china wall and the ends of the intake.Here's the stock dual-plane intake in place. This cast-iron pig is heavy and will definitely choke off top-end power, but since the rulebook requires a 5,000 rpm limiting chip in the ignition, it's not really a big deal. Also, notice how much material has been machined away to work with a four-barrel Holley.Rules also require a stock-style HEI distributor. Mallory's high-output HEI unit can provide plenty of power way beyond this engine's redline and will handle the job admirably.In the car, the engine will use the stock cast iron exhaust logs, but they won't fit on the dyno, so we used a set of headers for the old D3 Ford Cup heads. We probably didn't gain too much in terms of power because the header tubes were too large for the application.


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Unitarian church to celebrate renovated facility
A fresh start
Published: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 9:57 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 9:57 a.m.
When the members of Hendersonville's Unitarian Universalist Fellowship began remodeling their church last summer, they wanted to do more than replace ugly shag carpeting and clunky old pews.
The church wanted the space it used for worship to help define its message and its place in the community.
"We wanted the building to say who we were without us saying a word," said Jim McKinley, the church's minister.
Church members and others in the community will have a chance to see what the building's new look says about the congregation on Sunday during an open house in the recently renovated building. The open house is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church off Kanuga Road.
Visitors will see a remodeled sanctuary with large windows on one end that allow sunlight to fill the room. New carpet on the floor matches soft shades of blue, green and beige on the walls. Chairs will replace the old pews. One side of the room features a new wooden stage, while the other side holds cabinets along a curved wall.
The curves in the room help the church share its philosophy of being open and embracing, McKinley said.
"I hope people come here to be inspired and connected," he said. McKinley also hopes people will come to the church to "reset their compass and heart for the week to come."
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville bought the church building about 20 years ago from another religious group.
The sanctuary remained over the years much as it had looked when the fellowship bought the property, said Bill Elder, the church's board president. Those who attended services sat on aging pews, and orange shag carpeting covered the floor.
Membership in the church has grown over the years to the 280 to 300 people who now attend Sunday services.
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Mark Q. Rhoads: Land of Lincoln, Thy Wondrous Story
Land of Lincoln, Thy Wondrous Story is the first new history of Illinois in more than forty years. Colorful characters, scandals, and unsung heroes come alive in this new book.
In addition to providing a complete narrative history of Illinois, the author focuses on both entertaining and important stories about Illinois political leaders in Chicago, Springfield, and Washington, D.C., over the span of 158 years from 1854 to 2012, through the eyes of the Illinois State Society in Washington, D.C. The book includes some never-before-published photographs of past Illinois leaders of both parties and an index of more than 2,000 names.
In his Foreword, former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says, this book brings back from the past important chapters of Chicago history and places them in context. Great events such as the Columbian Exposition of 1893, the Century of Progres s World Fair of 1933, and tragedies such as the SS Eastland disaster in 1915 and the Our Lady of Angels School Fire in 1958 come alive for readers. Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson noted that Teddy Roosevelt said that Illinois was the most American of all the states.
In this fascinating book, Mark Rhoads captures all the diversity and splendor of a state that has represented the genius and full flower of this country.
About the author:
Mark Q. Rhoads draws on his own career in Illinois politics for stories about the Illinois General Assembly and Illinois Members of Congress.
Rhodes was raised in Western Springs, Illinois; graduated from Loyola University of Chicago in 1971; and taught as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University in 1982. He now resides in Falls Church, Virginia. He also served in the Illinois State Senate from 1977 to 1983 and served on the board of the Illinois State Society of Washington, DC from 1985 to 2013 including one term as president of the organization.
Rhoads wrote editorials for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1984 to 1987 and his opinion articles have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times and Illinois Issues magazine. He has appeared on ABC s Good Morning America and on PBS s Nightly Business Report and more than 200 radio shows. He currently blogs on occasion at Illinois Review.
Watch his presentation at The Heartland Institute library below.
Mark Q. Rhodes talking about his book at the Illinois State Society YouTube page:
A dramatic reading of "Land of Lincoln, Thy Wondrous Story" via the Illinois State Society YouTube page:
A staged reading by ten actors was produced by the Illinois State Society of Washington, DC on Statehood Day, Dec. 3, 2013, the 195th Anniversary of the day that President James Monroe signed the bill to admit Illinois as the 21st State in the Union. Via the Illinois State Society YouTube Page:


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Domestic ferrets are the third most popular house pet in the United States. They make good pets since they are quiet, entertaining, and relatively low maintenance. Due to their exuberant personality, ferrets are generally better suited as pets for adults or for older children.
Characteristics: Ferrets are small mammals usually weighing less than 5 pounds. The males are much larger than females. Ferrets reach puberty at 4 to 8 months and females produce an average litter size between 8 to 10 kits. Life expectancy is up to 8 years but longer if fed a good diet and with regular veterinary care.
Appearance: There are two basic colors of ferrets; sable and albino, but there are many color mutations, producing a wide range of shades and coat patterns. Color variations include Black, Champagne, Cinnamon, and Chocolate.
#1 Preventable Health Problem: Poor nutrition is the cause of several health problems. Feeding low quality, generic cat food results in malnutrition due to the low amount of quality protein. It can also increase the risk of bladder stones. Overfeeding sweet treats can result in obesity and dental problems.
Preferences: Ferrets are a living contradiction. They are extremely active and energetic pets but also love to nap. They enjoy playing and are extremely curious, so it is important to let them play in a ferret-proof room. Provide a soft and snug nest for napping once they are back in their cage.
Best Features: Their silly and unpredictable antics make ferrets irresistible and a joy to watch. Agile and inquisitive, ferrets are a bundle of energy that spring into action when let out to play.
Housing: Ferret >cages should include a litter box with a very low entrance, a no-tip water bowl as well as a clip-on food dish, and a sleeping tube or nest. Caged ferrets need to be let out for at least 4 or more hours every day to play in a room that has been ferret-proofed.
Diet: Ferrets require a concentrated diet that is high in energy and protein but low in fiber. Provide quality foods specifically formulated for ferrets as well as a steady source of fresh water. Ferrets will stop eating if they are without water for 24 hours.
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I would like to do a fresh install on a OCZ Vertex Plus R2 SSD 60GB drive I purchased on the cheap. Since the AES-encryption looks like it may not work optimally for this drive, I would like to set up a dual-boot to Windows Vista (the only Windows copy I have for clean install purposes) and Ubuntu 12.04 with the best encryption scheme possible. My plan is to have Windows around just in case I need to use a program that won't work with Wine and Ubuntu as my daily OS with all of my information secured in case the laptop is ever stolen or sold. Although this setup will not provide a lot of space, I think I can squeeze both OSes and have enough for second-computer office tasks. So, my questions are:
Which OS should I install first, Ubuntu or Vista?
Any special considerations when partitioning the drive?
How should I install Ubuntu to ensure full disk encryption for the Linux partition(s) and or my daily computing?
Is there a significant performance upgrade with doing a solo install of Ubuntu instead of a dual boot setup? Will TRIM, for example, work correctly?
Are there any significant security concerns with going the route of a dual-boot, other than the fact that any activity on Windows may be fully recoverable if the drive is stolen or sold?
Thanks in advance!


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I have just purchased a brand new NN180. I have made many diffrent tests to find the right nodal point. I'm using a sigma 8mm with a nikon D3.
The problem is its easy to get the aim or direction of the camera lens out of alignment with the Rail, that's Yaw. The camera & lens can easily be a aimed a little to the left or right of the direction of the rail.
I have tried many diffrent things to do it correctly, but just one degree at left or right and the parrallax can't be corrected !!
I have never had such problems with my older head... a bad handmade one... but never had parallax like this !!
Would you have a technical solution ? or should I find someone who could bought my new NN180.... :'(
Thanks in advance,


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If the aim of evolution is to allow an organism to better compete against rivals, why would stabilizing selection ever happen? If you're not selecting the most highly adapted competitors at either end of the spectrum then how would a species progress?
It occurs when a beneficial characteristic has been developed over time and it would be harmful to stray from it. In these cases it is not the individuals at the fringe (as you put it the most adapted) who are the best adapted.
I think it may help if I answer with an example that is widely promoted by AQA in their A2 Biology syllabus.
Stabilising Selection in human birth weight
It is harmful for an infant to be born with a very low birth weight. They are much more vulnerable to heat loss due to their high surface area to volume ratio and consequently their respiratory demands are very high. Pre-term babies (which account for 67% of low-birthweight infants(1)) are particularly susceptible to respiratory problems (lack of surfactant in the lungs), cardiac problems (Patent ductus arteriosus - the lungs are still bypassed when the umbilical cord has been cut) and dangerous intestinal problems (Necrotizing enterocolitis) amongst many other conditions can all be fatal (further information on mentioned conditions) and are reflected in high mortality rates at these low birth rates. It is therefore not beneficial to be on the extremes of birth weight.
Similarly, delivering a child of too high birth weight can cause complications with delivery if the head and shoulders are too wide to pass through the mother's hips. Therefore the other extreme of high birth rate is also not beneficial and will not be selected towards.
This leads to selective pressures in both directions, stabilising towards a mean birth weight as shown below:
This is an example of evolution not pushing a species forward but ensuring that individuals have the best chance of getting to reproductive age themselves.
(1) Martin, J.A., et al. (2007). Births: Final Data for 2005. National Vital Statistics Reports, 56(6).
Evolution has no aim, you seem to be repeating a caricature of what the theory of evolution really says. Evolution works by a mechanism where pressures on a population select for the traits that are best suited for that environment. If there are no pressures on a population, then the selection of specific traits will be slowed down, as all members of the population have an equal chance at reproducing.
Now to wax a bit philosophical on the issue.
As John Rennie said in Scientific American:
Or as a particularly brilliant writer that goes by the name of Calilasseia said:
I hope that clears it up for you.


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I removed my password from the user menu where they gave the option for no password. So i pressed that and now the computer can be logged into but they ask a password which is not my old password....What should i do? I am quite new to Ubuntu....
This is a bug described here and here, where setting the no password login also removes the password therefore using
Follow the below link to resolve your issueHow to reset your password or this with new OS
I personally suggest to have password, even if small but strong and secret