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WEIRTON - The Madonna locker room was a sanctuary of suspense, uncertainty and love before it was a centerpeice of celebration.
Blue Dons quarterback Ross Comis spent most of halftime on Saturday, with his team down nine points to Steubenville Catholic Central, sitting on a cold, aluminum bench while trainers and coaches catered to a torn AC joint in his shoulder.
"They taped me up, gave me Advil and I guess I just had to gut it out," Comis said.
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Ross Comis
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As the first quarter ended, Comis was tackled hard from behind, landing hard on his left shoulder.
"In the beginning," Comis said, "I kept falling on it and I never had any pain so bad."
Added running back Eliot Nero, "Throughout the game you could see he was wincing in pain. You just felt so bad for him."
Right before leaving the locker room to start the second half, Madonna lineman Josh Martin, all 7-foot-2 of him, leaned over to his quarterback and delivered a special message.
"I gave him a hug and told him I got his back," Martin said. "He has the biggest heart on that field and it's an honor to play with him.
"I love him."
Comis ran 14 times for 76 yards in the second half. None was more important than his 1-yard pound for a touchdown with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter to take the lead, at 22-17, for good. He had another 1-yard scoring run at the 9:40 mark, earlier in the quarter.
"Josh just came up to me at halftime and said, 'I'll protect you.' Anytime you get a guy that's 7-foot tall in front of you, you feel pretty safe.
"The line did a great job and I was just able to get through it."
Facing a fourth-and-11 with 1:07 remaining in regulation, Comis ran in the backfield, avoiding a host of Central defenders, with time to set his feet and launch a 28-yard pass to Marcello Biondillo.
"I saw him scramble and shake a tackle and I knew he was throwing it deep to me," Biondillo said. "I made the catch on pure adrenaline."
That set up the winning touchdown.
"It reminded me so much of last year," Comis said referring to Madonna's come from behind, 21-20 victory in 2012 at Harding Stadium. "And I kept thinking, 'Why am I always getting hurt in this game?'"
Comis suffered a hand injury in that contest.
"I can't explain how good of a feeling this is now," Comis said. "These people came out and were looking for a good show and we gave it to them. I'm glad we prevailed."
With the student section pouring onto the field when the final horn rang, the real party began, back in the locker room, after the field was cleared of parents and friends posing for pictures, hugs and high-fives.
Billy Idol's 1983 hit "Rebel Yell" blared through a set of speakers with players singing along with Blue Dons head coach Doug Taylor.
"This song goes years back for me," Taylor said. "The kids heard me one day playing it in my truck. They joked with me saying, 'Oh you're into that hard rock stuff.'"
On Thursday, they serenaded him with 'Happy Birthday' in honor of his birthday.
"But I said the real song comes on when we win," Taylor said. "We're going to celebrate with some Billy Idol and that's what happened."
It may not be the hip sounds of today's generation, but the 'Rebel Yell' struck a cord with Nero.
"Coach was caught up in the moment and played it," he said. "It's a huge win for us."
And the Blue Dons still want more, more, more.


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7 Terrifying Things They Don't Tell You About Pregnancy
Thanks to sitcoms, romantic comedies and our mother's cuss-filled horror stories, we all know pregnancy is no walk in the park. In fact, pregnancy can cause some horrible, horrible things, like inny belly buttons temporarily turning into outies and ugly-people-making.
And then there's the stuff from a horror movie. Here are seven bizarre symptoms pregnant women experience prior to giving birth that would make the rest of us think we were dying of a disease they're going to name after us.
#7. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
In movies like Knocked Up, vomiting is a quick and tidy signal that the lady in question has a bun in the oven. Once she realizes what's going on, the nausea magically disappears, and our mother-to-be gets on with her wacky life crisis, right?
"OK, puking is over, what's next in the manual? Looks like crying."
Anyone who's ever had a killer hangover or suffered through a raging flu has experienced the glory of constant nausea. Not just the throw-up-and-get-it-over-with kind of sick, the kind where everything that goes down comes back up in the form of Satanic bile. Everything. Every meal, every snack, even every sip of water or swallow of saliva. Even when you don't eat, you're treated to the dry heaves and the burps. You're so broken-down that all you want to do is go to bed and/or die.
This picture just made 418 pregnant women throw up on their keyboards.
Now, picture getting that sick after every meal of every day for nine solid months. Oh, and another thing -- picture that as the months progress, a rib-crushing basketball grows under your shirt, making your hourly face-down trips to the toilet an exercise in torture. Also, just for funsies, imagine you're also experiencing a host of other ailments, like heartburn, backaches, random bloody noses, loss of bladder control and a wicked case of the furious farts. If you can imagine all that, you've got hyperemesis gravidarum down pat.
"No, it's not a contraction -- get a lighter. This is going to rule."
In the worst cases, extreme nausea lands moms-to-be in the hospital for dehydration, and nothing short of an IV can get them back into fighting shape. And even when someone does come up with a medicine to treat nausea, most ladies hesitate to medicate themselves while hosting a mini-human parasite. Especially since the last time a nausea medicine was widely prescribed, it left 10,000 kids around the world with severe birth defects.
"You know what? Worth it."
#6. Metal Mouth
Anyone who's ever spent more than an hour around a pregnant woman already knows what hormones can do to an otherwise normal, reasonable person. When not sobbing over weight gain or the horrors of elastic waistbands, her heightened estrogen levels are also turning her body into a freak show. For example, in some cases extra estrogen is making the inside of the woman's mouth taste like a quarry.
Mmmmm ... hey, this one even has a drive-through!
To someone already suffering from a host of other ailments, the constant taste of penny suckage is not the best way to start the day. Plus, some prenatal vitamins make the metal taste worse. And it's not like you can skip out on the prenatal vitamins if you ever want to look your child in the eye (eyes, if you're lucky) later on. On the plus side, for most women suffering from metal mouth, the taste goes away after the first trimester. On the negative side, the best way to distract taste buds is with foods that are high in acid, which probably aren't going to be doing the maternal stomach any favors.
Pregnant women are advised to avoid taking acid. Unless they're looking for a really good time.
#5. Relaxin
What starts out sounding like something the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff do in the summer actually suuuuucks when you're pregnant. As everyone knows, the most horrifying part of pregnancy isn't the changes your body goes through, it's the prospect of squeezing a person out of a lemon-sized orifice. Fortunately, that's where the hormone relaxin comes in. Relaxin is what gets the pelvic muscles all loosey-goosey in preparation for the big push. So, obviously, it's a good thing. Unfortunately, the hormone doesn't just confine itself to the nether regions; it's also what causes women's feet to grow by up to a whole shoe size during pregnancy, as the tendons that keep the bones in her feet together relax and start high-fiving the ground with every step.
There used to be a building exactly where her foot is.
But walking around with a permanent case of clown feet isn't the worst part of relaxin. The horror is that all that relaxin extends to your freakin' esophagus. As in, the one place that blocks stomach acid from shooting up into your throat hole. So if you're ever talking to a glowing mom to be and she gives a sudden, gurgled "GAHHARHGG," don't make fun. Her stomach contents just relaxed their way up into her mouth.
The magic of pregnancy!
Speaking of relaxin, sometimes ladies get so much of it that their abdominal muscles relax the fuck off the belly. They just flat out vamanos from the the Front of the Stomach Club and separate. That's when a new gang shows up, the Ridge Going Down the Middle of Your Stomach Gang. That ridge? That's a uterus. Here's an illustration of one in action:
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That's right. Pregnant women get goatse'd by their abs.
It's almost like the abdominal muscles are giving your body a preview of what's going to happen to your vagina in a few months. But where things really get disgusting is after the baby is long gone from its home womb. When a mom has a diastasis recti, her abdominal walls stay separated, but without a 7-pound person stretching them out. It looks, uh, sorry to do this, kind of like this:
Via Dianelee.ca
Be sure to call your mom and say hello!
#4. Gingivitis and Pregnancy "Tumors"
There's an old wives' tale that says, "For every pregnancy, a woman loses a tooth."
It turns out that researchers at NYU found that, on average, women with children have fewer teeth than women without. As the levels of estrogen and progesterone climb higher, gums become more sensitive and often swell. They also bleed more easily, so the pearly white smile that normally follows a good tooth-brushing becomes a nasty red one.
"No, I didn't drink Kool-Aid, why do you ask?"
In fact, according to one report, up to 75 percent of women suffer from gingivitis during their pregnancies. And since we're so jaded from hearing all about gingivitis on toothpaste commercials, we tend to forget what actual gingivitis looks like. Here you go!
Via AAFP.org
It's almost like the gums are Sherman and the teeth are Atlanta. But with more bloodshed. Fortunately, if the gum-swelling is kept in check, it will just disappear after the baby's birth. That's also true with pregnancy "tumors," which fortunately aren't actual tumors. They're just painful growths that can bleed, crust over and stay put until long after that baby is squeezed out.
Via AAFP.org
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425: Fortune Cookies
|Fortune Cookies
Title text: "You will have hot, steamy, sweaty sex... IN BED!"
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Fortune cookies are crisp cookies containing a small piece of paper with words of wisdom or a vague prophecy. Even though they were not actually invented in China, they are commonly served as dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States.
There is a common joke involving fortune cookies that involves appending "in bed" — the phrase "in bed" being one of many sexual innuendo jokes along with "your mom", "that's what she said", and "said the actress to the bishop" — to the end of the fortune, usually creating a sexual innuendo or other bizarre messages.
- The ones you love will never let you down in bed
- Your self-confidence is well placed in bed
- Seek nonviolence in everything you do in bed
This comic turns that joke around, showing how appending "except in bed" can also create even more amusing messages.
- The ones you love will never let you down, except in bed
- Your self-confidence is well placed, except in bed
- Seek nonviolence in everything you do, except in bed
The title text instead shows the example of an imaginary fortune that would not change in meaning if "in bed" was appended. The meaning would, however, change considerably if except in bed was added instead. A part of the joke is that you will never find such a fortune in a cookie!
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- Megan: "The ones you love will never let you down."
- Cueball: "Seek nonviolence in everything you do."
- Ponytail: "Your self-confidence is well placed."
- Instead of "In bed", I've found that fortune cookies are often more improved by appending "Except in bed".
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Title-text + "...at the cinema", "...under the boardwalk", "...on the kitchen table", "...in prison"? It's not necessary to append "...in bed" to make sense. And (if that's what was meant, and sorry for not understanding) "...except in bed" also works as nicely as the in-bed version (but sort of hints that all of the aforementioned may be valid, in leiu). I see the joke there being the lack of vagueness in the title-text's 'cookie' text (save for the matter of the locale, if left unadorned). 184.108.40.206 21:19, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
I think the joke in the title text is that no ordinary fortune cookie would contain such a fortune. It's almost always something philosophical, never sexual.220.127.116.11 19:23, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
In Bed must belong to a classical joke, doesn't it? I'm not native English but I'm pretty sure there must be some more. The incolplete tag is back so far.--Dgbrt (talk) 19:44, 25 November 2013 (UTC) Yeah, appending 'in bed' is a pretty common joke here in the US. It might not make much sense to those of who have English as a second language.220.127.116.11 15:00, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Since I expected this instead of what was actually written, I automatically added except in bed into the title text, which I think makes for a better joke. Athang (talk) 18:29, 1 June 2014 (UTC)


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Reviewers Top Picks: October 2008
October 08 Top Read
(The Drake Sisters: Book 6)
by Christine Feehan
July 29, 2008
336 pages
Synopsis: The star: Joley Drake was born with a legacy of unexpected magical gifts, but it was the gift of singing that made her an overnight sensation - a rock and roll goddess trapped by fame, fortune, and ambition. Heated by the flush of success, Joley could have any man she wanted. But there's only man who can give her what she really needs.
The bodyguard: Ilya Prakenskii, cool, inscrutable, dangerously sexy, and working in the shadow of his infamous reputation - that of a secret Russian hit man on the payroll of a notorious mobster. He's the last man Joley should get close to, yet when her life is threatened on tour she has nowhere left to turn. But in the seductive safe keep of Ilya's embrace, is Joley really as secure as she imagines?
Stephanie says: "This is a powerful book, I've waited for ages for, Ilya and Joley simply are such incredible characters that they have truly made Ms. Feehan's fans desperate for their story. Christine Feehan doesn't disappoint with this latest installment of the Drake Sisters. Read this book, this is setting up the last book in the series in magnificent fashion. Read this series, read this book. It's amazing!"
Read Stephanie's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29510
October 08 Top Read
by Cathryn Fox
Samhain Publishing
November 1, 2008
Synopsis: Her survival depends on the man—and the erotic sex—of her dreams.
A Claimed story
Dari Blake has spent her life sheltered from the world, believing she has a rare, genetic blood disorder that prevents her from aging. Her overprotective guardians are her only company, except for the mysterious man who enters her nightmares, soothing them into erotic dreams. Only he seems to have the power to help her shut out the cacophony of voices in her head.
Alone in his English castle, Mikel Sare has one mission in life: to protect Dari, his soul mate. Unbeknownst to her, she isn't suffering from a rare disorder, she is a rare creature herself. She, like Mikel, is a Nallie. Part human, part vampire, one of only two left in the world. Her womb, and her psychic ability, are more powerful—and more dangerous—than she could ever imagine.
Now the alien vampires who created their kind are back, killing everyone in their path as they seek to take control of her child-bearing body. To defeat them, Mikel and Dari must join together—mind, body, blood and soul—in a ritual that will exponentially increase their power.
Melissa says: "Her survival depends on the man—and the erotic sex—of
her dreams."
Read Melissa's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29410
Melissa also recommends:
July, 2008: Wicked Omen by Sherrill Quinn
March, 2008: Tempting Sin by A.J. Hampton
October 08 Top Read
(Aspect of Crow Trilogy: Book 3)
by Jeri Smith-Ready
November 1, 2008
480 pages
Trade Size
Synopsis: In the ultimate battle for freedom, one woman stands to gain the world...or lose everything.
The stunning conclusion to the award-winning ASPECT OF CROW trilogy
At one time the Spirits united the land and its people.
Then came the dark days.
She is Rhia, bound to the Spirit of Crow and gifted with vision. In a world besieged by escalating conflict, fate has marked her to deliver the Reawakened from oppression.
Now, with a mighty army of Descendants threatening to crush what's left of her people's magic, she must trust an ancient prophecy and accept the power that is her birthright—the power of life and death itself.
For while the storm of revolution rages, the legacy of the Reawakened is about to be rewritten...in her family's blood.
Amber says: "Aspect of Crow Trilogy has really blown me away. I feel like any other book I read now will never make up for this experience. I am going to treasure all three books and I will definitely be reading them again and again."
Read Amber's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29222
Amber also recommends:
September 30, 2008: The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands
October 2, 2008: Up in Smoke by Katie MacAlister
August 3, 2008: Seaborn by Chris Howard
October 1, 2008: Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom
October 08 Top Read
(Midnight Trilogy: Book 1)
by Cynthia Eden
Kensington Publishing (Brava)
May 1, 2008
272 pages
Synopsis: When night falls, passions rise...
In her sexy and suspenseful new novel, Cynthia Eden introduces readers to a seductive world where powerful night creatures ignite dark, dangerous hungers…
Emily Drake is a psychologist with a very special talent, thanks to her empathic power, she can touch the thoughts and emotions of her patients. And Emily's patients, well, they aren't exactly typical either; they're Other - vampires, demons, all of the creatures that humans fear in the darkness of the night.
When one of the Other starts killing humans, Emily is pulled into the investigation. Colin Gyth, the lead detective on the case, doesn't trust her, and, since Emily senses he's a Shifter, a being born with the ability to transform into an animal, the feeling is pretty mutual. Never trust anything born with two faces - that was Emily's motto. However, she and Colin are forced to put aside their misgivings and work together once Emily officially joins the investigation as a profiler.
While Emily and Colin search to unmask the killer, an unexpected passion grows between them. Burned in the past by those he'd trusted, Colin had never thought he'd let a woman get to close to him again, especially a woman with a dangerous power like Emily's. Yet he finds that he can't resist her. There's something about the reserved Doctor Drake that calls to him, and the beast within the man recognizes his mate. But when the killer sets his sights on Emily, Colin will have to risk his life in order to protect the woman he craves more than anything else, and Emily will have to use her gift to look into the very heart of evil in order to defeat the monster hiding in the shadows.
Karen says: "This tale has it all: tantalizing romance, humor, a mystery to solve and a monster to catch. This is a definite keeper on my shelf!"
Read Karen's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29412
Karen also recommends:
October 30, 2008: All Hallow's Haunting by Desiree Lee
August 5, 2008: Ace Is Wild by Penny McCall (romantic suspense)
May 8, 2008: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (reprint)
August 7, 2007: Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
October 08 Top Read
(The Hollows: Book 6)
by Kim Harrison
February 26, 2008
464 pages
Synopsis: Super-sexy witch and runner Rachel Morgan is as smart as they come—and she thrashes demons with the best of them. Nevertheless, she was powerless to prevent the recent murder of her vamp love, and she's taking it pretty hard. Then, after launching an investigation into the truth behind the murder, she learns that some her friends' lives are now being threatened. There's no way Rachel's going to let the worst happen again.
Willing to face anyone or anything dead on, Rachel sets out to ensure her friends' safety. It turns out to be her most perilous adventure to date when she encounters a powerful demon intent on claiming Rachel and a critical family secret. Rachel has no choice but to do the unthinkable—namely, dabble in demon magic—which will earn her vital long-lost knowledge…or the loss of her soul.
Picking up where For a Few Demons More left off, The Outlaw Demon Wails is Kim Harrison's action-packed new installment in the Hollows series. You can't miss this wild ride with Rachel and her partners in the Cincinnati-based Vampiric Charms detective agency—the pixie Jenks and living vampire Ivy Tamwood—in their latest crime-solving, demon-drubbing exploits.
Nancy says: "As always Kim Harrison does not fail to keep me up for days finishing her book! Lots of surprises in this one. I Loved It!!"
Find out more: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/book.php?id=12635
Nancy also recommends:
November 1, 2008: The Upside of Karma by B. Ella Donna
October 08 Top Read
by Marly Mathews
New Concepts Publishing
August 1, 2008
Synopsis: Annabelle Hawthorne Morton hails from an ancient mystical line—even though she herself has not been endowed with the mark of magic that the magic-kind of Thaliana are born with. Despite this, she aspires for magical greatness, and while performing a spell the enchantment backfires in her face, robbing her of half her sight. But it doesn't take her long to realize that within a few months she will be completely blind. When her father enrages the local lord and he's imprisoned for his crimes, Annabelle must muster her courage and save her father from the beast's wrath.
Lord Malachi Hawthorne, Earl of Markham has been horribly disfigured during a magical battle. His sister betrayed him—and now her curse has put him into his own living hell. Believing that the outside world will revile him for his monstrous appearance, he retreats to his enchanted castle. He is determined to make Annabelle's father his indentured servant, until he meets Annabelle. He quickly decides that she is the one that might finally set him free from his living hell, and knows he must have her as his own.
Clover says: "Enchanted Beauty is an enjoyable tale with lots of unexpected twists and turns and layers, but at the very heart is the satisfying love story involving a beautiful woman with the ability to see beyond the outward ugliness of a man with a noble heart."
Read Clover's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29535
Clover also recommends:
May 1, 2008: No One Lives Forever by Jordan Dane (romantic suspense)
January, 2002: River of Eden by Glenna McReynolds
October 08 Top Read
(Mermaids: Book 1)
by Joey W. Hill
Berkley Sensation
November 4, 2008
384 pages
Trade Size
Synopsis: Part of a two-book series
Some destinies are made to be denied...
As the Prime Legion Commander for the Goddess, Jonah has been battling the Dark Ones for centuries. He has led countless angels into battle, and has seen too many of them slaughtered. Now, his noble spirit has begun to tire with the weight of endless war-which allows a Dark One to strike a blow that severs his wing and knocks him into the sea.
Anna is a Daughter of Arianne - a direct descendant of the mermaid whose poignant legend and lore is much darker and more complex than the human-made fairytale. For tragedy and isolation are the fate of all the Daughters of Arianne. Anna's longing for love compels her to risk her very life to protect and hide the fallen Jonah. And the longer Jonah delays his return to the heavens, the more Anna's secret passions are tempted.
Anna knows that Jonah's destiny lies beyond her desire-and that if she repeats her ancestor's mistakes, heartache will be her only reward. But as she falls more in love with him, Anna wonders if she's destined to lose her heart and her dreams to save Jonah's soul...
Sonya says: "I am in awe of this book. I have read lots of books, and many are enjoyable. Some make an impression while some blend in with all the others. A MERMAID's KISS remains with me and I imagine it will for a long time to come."
Sonya's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29418
Sonya also recommends:
March 1, 2008: Last Wolf Standing by Rhyannon Byrd
October 08 Top Read
(Valorian Chronicles: Book 3)
by Vivi Anna
Silhouette Nocturne
October 1, 2008
288 pages
Synopsis: Five years ago, virginal Lyra Magice had fled powerful dhampir Theron LeNoir's advances. But now an ancient text the dhampir possesses holds the key to solving murders that have plagued Necropolis. When another body is found and evidence points to the Mistress of the city, duty dictates that Lyra work with Theron—a man she regards as haughty, arrogant and immoral—to translate the symbols left at the crime scenes. But with their forced alliance comes darkly sensual dreams that leave her feeling wanton and achy...
Unwilling to reveal his dark past, the dhampir soon discovers that Lyra—a witch of great power—is to be the sacrificial virgin in a demonic scheme to open a portal to hell itself. Salvation will come only if Theron can win Lyra's trust—and her heart.
Catherine says: "Vivi Anna just gets better and better! I loved the first book, the second was awesome and the third book I just couldn't put down."
Catherine's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29292
Catherine also recommends:
February 5, 2008: The Accidental Werewolf by Dakota Cassidy
May 1, 2007: Dead Sexy by Tate Hallaway
October 08 Top Read
(The Gods of Tigron: Book 4)
by Rowena Cherry
Love Spell
September 30, 2008
336 pages
Synopsis: "Carpe Scrotum. Seize life by the testicles."
The Queen Consort of Volnoth needs a sperm donor, and only one green-eyed god has the right stuff. Little does she know that she has pinned her hopes on the loins of the fabled Royal Saurian Djinn. Not only is he the son of her greatest enemy, but he has taken a vow of chastity.
The Saurian Knight is caught between a father who has all the moral integrity of a Mafia Don, and a married princess who will stop at nothing to have his seed in her belly. No matter which way he turns, he is "forked".
Taking the wrong lover, in the wrong place, at the wrong time is dangerous. And when the High and the Mighty intervene, it can be fatal. Can true love and a pure White Knight's virtue triumph, when society loves a right royal scandal?
Jacquie says: "Knight's Fork is fun, sexy, fast-paced, and very clever. Rowena Cherry's talent shines once again, and I'm eagerly looking forward to the next book in the series. There's nothing like a Great Djinn god to spice up your day!"
Jacquie's Review: http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=29437
Jacquie also recommends:
October 28, 2008: Warrior's Lady by Gerri Russell (Medieval romance)
November 4, 2008: Spy Candy by Gina Robinson (romantic suspense)
Marlene recommends:
September 1, 2008: The Price of Desire by Jo Goodman (Regency)
September 1, 2008: The Darcys and the Bingleys by Marsha Altman (Historical)
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I want to dive into Mac OS X, but don't know any good sources to learn from.
I found this book: Mac OS X Internals, but it's a bit old, and from the recessions it discusses the PowerPC, and not the Intel versions of Mac OS X.
Where can I find good books or websites?
And I don't mean the Apple Developer Forum, I want to know everything about from the kernel up to the Mac OS.


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The ring axioms require that addition is commutative, addition and multiplication are associative, multiplication distributes over addition.
A field can be thought of as two groups with extra distributivity law.
A ring is more complex : with abelian group and a semigroup with extra distributivity law
Is ring more basic or field more basic, what's the relation between them? what's the background why people study them?


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If a sequence of measurable mappings defined from a measure spaces to another measure space converges in different modes (see Wikipedia and John Cook's site), I wonder if there are some concepts capturing their rates of convergence for different modes of convergence?
You may restrict the discussion to probability theory. One example is in statistics. Suppose $\theta_n$ is an estimator for $\theta^*$ based on a sample with sample size $n$. I was wondering how the rate of convergence of $\theta_n$ is defined?
I also appreciate if there can be some references offered.
Thanks and regards!


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SHADYSIDE - Village Council withdrew its legislation to raise officials' monthly pay after a resident voiced his concern during Wednesday night's council meeting.
Resident Gregg Warren questioned the decision about the proposed monthly pay increases for council, mayor and board of public affairs.
"I am here to voice my opposition to council's proposed pay increases for itself, the board of public affairs and the mayor," said Warren. "At its last meeting, council voted 3-1 in favor of bringing in legislation to increase the wages. ... My math, if it's correct, shows the increases would reduce the village's general fund by nearly $50,000 each year."
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Shadyside resident Gregg Warren voices his concern to Village Council at Wednesday night's council meeting. The proposed legislation would have increased pay for council and the board of public affairs to $600 monthly and the mayor $800 monthly. Council voted to withdraw the legislation.
Currently, the council and board of public affairs members make $250 a month and the mayor makes $350. The pay increases for council and the board of public affairs would have raised the monthly amount to $600 and the mayor would have received $800 monthly. The monthly increase percentage would have been 140 percent for council and the board of public affairs and 114 percent for the mayor. Overall, this pay increase would reduce the general fund by almost $50,000 a year.
Warren also questioned why the number, 600, was so significant, asking if it was to do to the Public Employee Retirement System's change that took place nearly three months ago.
"What was the significance of $600? It could have been any amount proposed. Could it be because the Ohio General Assembly voted last fall to change the rules concerning the Public Employee Retirement System, or PERS, a system you participate in. The law took effect three months ago," said Warren. "The General Assembly decided that elected officials like yourselves have to earn at least $600 per month to earn a year's worth of service credit towards retirement. Basically, it increased the minimum salary eligibility threshold from $250 to $600 a month. That's interesting."
Along with this information, Warren also had charts that compared Shadyside to other municipalities in the Ohio Valley. These charts compared other councils and mayors before and after the increases.
"That number was not just magically pulled up from us. ... We didn't base our pay off of what other villages were doing, we based it off of what the state thrust upon the villages at what the minimum is set, that is where the number came from," said Councilman John Tipton, who first introduced the pay raises at April 9 meeting.
Tipton made a motion to withdraw the decision to increase the monthly pays.
"We are going to make this really easy for you, I make a motion to withdrawal of legislation, but I want to make it understood that (council) did not know what (the other councils are making; that was not part of the discussion, we did what the state said was now part of the qualifying minimums to participate in the Public Employee Retirement System," said Tipton.
With each council member earning $600 a month, he or she would earn a one year's worth of service credit with PERS.
"I wasn't trying to stir up a hornet's nest, it was the full council or the full committee of finance that we thought we could do this; we thought that we could make it so that the future generations would want to participate," said Tipton.
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28 Oct 2007 12:33 PM #1
[2.0b1][CLOSED] gridPanel stripeRows - no effect
it seems that gridPanel.stripeRows = true doesn' have any effects
(no stripes; this should be the default according to the docs)
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This was just a missing CSS rule. The class name has actually been applied to the row. Look at the DOM in firebug - you'll be able to add the rule yourself.
It has been fixed for the next release though, and there will be a default CSS rule for the appearance of alternate rows.
13 Dec 2007 8:47 AM #3
I know its closed, but this never got fixed? 7 months later?
13 Dec 2007 1:37 PM #4
I also think that some known or easy bugfixes have not found their way into the final release
really no offence, only my personal hint
but I think the Ext Team should improve its bug management processes a bit;
I think stabilising may be just as important as adding new features to the library
I think a known_issues.txt would also be very useful with each release
so that app developers could be prepared for known issues
and also not to report the same issues on forums over-and-over again
however I think Ext is the best and most useful JS library out there today
thanks for the developers!
13 Dec 2007 6:14 PM #5
those rows look striped to me.
from the docs for Ext.grid.GridPanel
stripeRows : Boolean
True to stripe the rows. Default is false.
from the source for the above example (http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/grid/array-grid.js)
the GridPanel had the stripeRows:true config.
exactly which version of the library are you on again?
13 Dec 2007 6:19 PM #6
sorry mystix if I was wrong
I really did not want to hurt anybody
and I would not like to start a flame war here, Ext is really great
13 Dec 2007 6:23 PM #7
but i would love to know what version jchilders is on, or what platform he tested this on, since he claims this bug never got fixed.
found jchilders' other thread in 2.0 Help on this issue -- i've replied with a full drop-in example there.
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I also was not seeing it working, until I moved my browser window from my internal LCD display on my laptop to my external LCD. There I could see that the rows were indeed striped! My contrast on my internal LCD display apparently needs to be adjusted!
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The committee's vote came following its receipt of an actuarial report showing TWIA's $3.79 billion in total claims-paying resources for 2012 – including an estimated $436 million of premiums and other income and $2.5 billion of bonds authorized by the legislature – would leave a 27 percent chance the agency could not cover all of its liabilities in the event of a 1-in-100-year storm.
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KILLEEN (December 6, 2012)--The Bell County grand jury has indicted a Killeen man in connection with the theft of more than $100,000 from the local chapter of the American Red Cross.
David Allen Gilg, III, remained in custody Thursday in the Bell County Jail where he's held in lieu of $120,000 bond.
Gilg was arrested in October in Killeen and was charged with theft over $100,000, but under $200,000 in connection with a series of bogus claims that totaled $117,000, police said.
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This isn't a real question because it's vague, incomplete, and rhetorical. Not horribly in any single direction, but enough combined that I voted to close. (The Python comment is a non sequitur and contributes negativity, too.) Possibly worth noting is it was closed twice with the same NARQ reason.
However, I voted to delete for different reasons: it's subjective, speculative, open-ended, and I don't want users finding that kind of question, seeing it closed, and asking it again. Or thinking that is an acceptable type of question to ask. (If they independently think of that topic, but ask it without being subjective, speculative, and open-ended, that's perfectly fine, of course.)
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Nowadays you can purchase pre checked fresh lettuce, and frozen checked veggies. What is more preferable - to check yourself or to purchase pre checked?
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Halacha does not require us to check for bugs unless a product has a halachic certainty of having bugs (chazaka, which may require checking mideoraisa) or commonly has bugs (matzui, which requires checking miderabanan).
The best possible method to do a large amount of lettuce is to create a halachic certainty that there are no bugs (a chazaka) by checking 3 heads. If they are clean, the rest of the batch can be halachically assumed to be clean. (Heard from R' S. Eider)
Most of the hashgachas on the triple washed lettuce merely relied on the washing process and possibly spot checks. I can only assume that they held that (at least when pesticides are used), it is at best "matsui" and the triple wash with chemicals is assumed to release any remaining bugs.
Practically, I have found that fresh leaves that have been sprayed with pesticides are very clean. Though I check them anyway, I do so after rinsing with only water. I can go through a head in less than ten minutes. I have found a brand of organic leaves that still have hashgacha (not iceberg lettuce) but have stopped buying them because every container I bought had a bug on almost every leaf.
R' Heineman permitted plain frozen vegetables without hashgacha. I was told by a colleague that he did so after seeing the process in the factory. The vegetable would be spun and drained and spun again. If any bugs were found after the second spin, the batch would be tossed since if any bugs were found, people would stop buying the brand. I assume the heter is similar to the triple-wash above.
In practice:
Consult your Rav if you should go by the triple-wash or frozen veggies. If you are using a hashgacha that is "machzik" their batches, there is no need to check leaves or veggies any more than you need to check a banana.
I know that R' Avraham Blumenkrantz zt"l wrote very sharply (in his annual Pesach guide) against what he called the "commercialization" of checking for bugs, the standards for which, he argued, are inadequate.
With that said, though, it may just depend on whether you have the necessary qualities (patience and sharpness of eyesight, among others) to do a proper job yourself. If you do, then indeed it's probably much better to do so rather than to rely on someone else's word. Otherwise, though, you're likely better off with the pre-checked vegetables, since then at least there's a reasonable chance that they are bug-free.
I would imagine both; buy pre-checked lettuce, then rinse and check them with a quick once over.


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I have been trying to perform some OpenGL ES performance optimizations in an attempt to boost the number of triangles per second that I'm able to render in my iPhone application, but I've hit a brick wall. I've tried converting my OpenGL ES data types from fixed to floating point (per Apple's recommendation), interleaving my vertex buffer objects, and minimizing changes in drawing state, but none of these changes have made a difference in rendering speed. No matter what, I can't seem to push my application above 320,000 triangles / s on an iPhone 3G running the 3.0 OS. According to this benchmark, I should be able to hit 687,000 triangles/s on this hardware with the smooth shading I'm using.
In my testing, when I run the OpenGL ES performance tool in Instruments against the running device, I'm seeing the statistic "Tiler Utilization" reaching nearly 100% when rendering my benchmark, yet the "Renderer Utilization" is only getting to about 30%. This may be providing a clue as to what the bottleneck is in the display process, but I don't know what these values mean, and I've not found any documentation on them. Does someone have a good description of what this and the other statistics in the iPhone OpenGL ES instrument stand for? I know that the PowerVR MBX Lite in the iPhone 3G is a tile-based deferred renderer, but I'm not sure what the difference would be between the Renderer and Tiler in that architecture.
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If it is wet, not necessarily pouring rain, it is easy to get the bottom of the pants and the shoes dirty. My tires have
protective platesfenders, yet it is not enough. If there a way to avoid that?
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If it is wet, not necessarily pouring rain, it is easy to get the bottom of the pants and the shoes dirty. My tires have
Protective plates? You mean Fenders/Mudguards?
I can think of 3 things that could help, other than simply bringing a change:
Nothing will be 100%. It's always possible to get splashed by something else from the side.
You can avoid getting your pants dirty and save rotational weight at the same time by not wearing any pants at all.
You could get big socks and try tucking your pants into them.
I personally like these as they're waterproof too: http://www.sealskinz.com/socks
And for your shoes, you can get overshoes to protect them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_shoe#Overshoes
Like the other answers, I would recommend putting on special trousers for cycling.
For colder/wet weather, I use long cycling or hiking trousers (like these); those have the additional advantage of protecting from cold an rain. You can either put them on instead of your regular pants, then change at work (more comfortable, less wear on regular trousers, but awkward to change in public), or just put them over your regular trousers (easier to change, and warmer).
For warm weather, I just use common Lycra-type cycling shorts. Yes, they are not very stylish, but they are very comfortable for riding, and changing into regular trousers is quite fast.
An additional option, particularly for short distances where changing trousers is too much hassle, are bike gaiters. They are easier to pack and quicker to put on/take off than cycling trousers, but protect shoes and lower legs from dirt (and rain). They are also a good alternative to rain-proof trousers, if you wear a poncho.
I use Helly Hansen Voss pants. They are great and I can take them off/put them on with my shoes on.
EDIT: Yes, I do sweat but not too bad as my commute is only 30 min. If it's warm and raining I usually wear shorts and put pants in my bag.
I haven't cycled for years, but I walk about 9,5 kilometers to work every workday (and the same distance back), so I know the problem well.
From my experience the single most efficient measure is to wear shoes and pants of light colors - light gray, clay, etc, so that typical dirt is not that visible on them.
This fixes the problem once and for all - I wash my sand color jeans once in maybe three weeks and I just never wash light color shoes - their outsoles get abrased to holes faster (that is in about three months).
I recommend Neos Overshoes, which both my wife and I wear. You wear your regular shoes inside of these, and these "overshoes" add a little warmth, protection and traction, covering some of your pant leg as well as your shoes. They aren't the most attractive things out of the street, but you may arrive perfectly dry and clean at your destination.
I have the Voyager NEOS, but they have a less expensive Villager model as well.
The nice thing about NEOS is their versatility. They are useful any time you need to go out in wet/dirty conditions, and are not just for cycling.
The don't "clip in", but if that's important to you, you might consider a reversible pedal that is flat on one side and has a clip on the other. I use such pedals on one of my bikes that I use for both and long trips.
Much easier to wear cycling-specific clothing and just carry a change of clothes/shoes with you in a waterproof bag/pannier or leave some at work.
Anything more than fenders and flaps is going to be a hassle to deal with.
Gaiters such as skiers wear would be another option.


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August 22, 2011
Both of my ankles are extremely swollen and I'm sitting here with a bag of frozen corn on the left ankle and an ice pack on the right one. The right ankle is especially huge, and I'm trying to not freak out. They've never been like this before, so it is worrying. And of course I made the stupid mistake of trying to find some information online. After typing "What causes swollen ankles?" into Google, I was immediately bombarded with a million posts warning of heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, lupus, kidney failure, etc. etc. So now of course I think I'm suffering from all of those afflictions (at once) and that I'm probably dying. Umm, anyway. I guess I will give this a couple days before going into any sort of panic mode. But once again I'm faced with the frustration of something going wrong with my body and not knowing if it's from the RA or something else. I've learned how to deal with the "devil(s) I know," but find myself feeling incredibly anxious and scared when something new and strange pops up. I really hate my body sometimes and all of the unnecessary worrying and pain it causes.
Well, on that note, my corn is thawing so I better dig in the freezer for some peas. I really hope this goes away soon.
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I am so sorry you are feeling scared and sick! I also feel this way, and understand that google can both be your friend and foe…if you have not had your thyroid levels checked (tsh, t3, t4) please do so..I hope that you get to feeling better speedy quick friend..positivity and light to you :) Annamarie
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The internet can be a scary place. That is why I tell new patients to reach out to other RA bloggers first and no matter how experinced we are, we still have these moments. It is good to educate yourself but it is important to decipher the facts about the diseases from those that have nothing to do with it. You know the old phrase, "the more you know…" As you know from your experince, it doesn't get easier, and we all still have these moments, but there are good moments too.


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The state of Oregon changed the way it issued unemployment benefits a few years back. While some of the changes make sense, the way they've played out has in some cases hurt the very people the program is designed to help.
State Treasurer Ted Wheeler will have the opportunity to improve things in the next few months, and he should take it.
Oregon no longer mails unemployment checks to those out of work. Rather, benefits can be deposited directly into one's bank account, or U.S. Bank will issue a ReliaCard debit card loaded with the benefits. The shift has helped reduce check fraud and prevented the unemployed without bank accounts from having to pay fees to check-cashing institutions. It's the fees U.S. Bank charges that Wheeler must address when the contract with the bank expires at the end of the year.
In fact, Oregon's ReliaCard fees are among the highest in the nation, according to the National Consumer Law Center.
U.S. Bank charges $17 for each overdraft, for example, the second highest charge in the nation. Banks in all but five states using unemployment debit cards, meanwhile, charge no overdraft fees at all. The treasurer's office says that when negotiations on a new contract begin at the end of the month, the overdraft fees will go away. Other, less serious, problems remain, however. Among them, U.S. Bank gives Oregon ReliaCard custormers four free opportunities to get cash rather than goods from the cards, but it charges fees after that.
At least two Oregon groups, the local Partnership to End Poverty and Economic Fairness Oregon, based in Portland, are working to ensure that Wheeler is aware of the problems with the U.S. Bank ReliaCard fees. The partnership, for example, has written Wheeler and is encouraging visitors to its website to contact their state legislators about the problem.
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Murray Energy Corp. is objecting to Patriot Coal's plan to dump more than $2 billion of its pension obligations onto other companies.
The local company filed its objection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
On March 14, Patriot filed to modify its collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America to "obtain critical financial relief in a time frame that avoids severe business disruption."
Missouri-based Patriot has nine coal mining operations in West Virginia.
"Our labor and retiree benefit costs have risen to levels that simply cannot be sustained given the challenges facing the company and our industry," said Patriot President and Chief Executive Officer Bennett K. Hatfield. "All of our employees and retirees are being asked to make sacrifices to help Patriot emerge from bankruptcy. These sacrifices include reductions in compensation and benefits for salaried, union and nonunion employees."
According to Murray, Patriot Coal is one of the signatory companies to multi-employer collective bargaining agreements with the UMWA, which provide for the aforementioned retiree medical coverage and pension benefits. If successful, Patriot would leave its unfunded liabilities to the remaining signatory companies, including Murray Energy's Ohio Valley Coal Co. Powhatan No. 6 Mine.
According to Patriot, the company's UMWA labor costs are not competitive with other coal producers that operate under more flexible work rules and a lower labor cost structure. Patriot's proposal seeks to adjust wages, benefits and work rules for its unionized employees to a level consistent with the regional labor market.
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At a low enough level that a character only has one BAB, is there any incentive to using a full attack, or is it more advantageous to hang on to the move action and use a standard attack?
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It matters for some characters
If you have, for example, Two-Weapon Fighting, Flurry of Blows, Rapid Shot, or haste, you may have more than one attack even though you have low BAB. You would need a Full-Attack to use those. Even with only one attack, some characters (e.g. a 3rd-level Swordlord Fighter) can get other benefits from making a Full Attack, and therefore may Full-Attack for just one attack, burning their Move action for the sake of that bonus.
But if you have only one attack and don't have any other special feature that references Full Attacks, there is no reason to choose to use one; you'd be burning your Move action for no reason.
Note that you do not choose between Attack and Full-Attack until after that first attack (assuming you still have a Move action to make the Full-Attack an option).
The first attack does not require a Full Round action
Please see the following from PFSRD:
Thus, your first attack is always considered a standard action, no matter what your maximum number of attacks are from all sources. There is a note saying that as long as you have at least a standard action you may consume it with a full round one but that's for non attack related options. So given the rules above, you're not cornered into a full attack at low levels.
Edit: A Charge attack is a Full-Round action but without examining each special ability (maybe you have a character in mind?) there is nothing else.
If you only have one attack (which is not the same thing as having only one BAB), then as far as I'm aware, there is no need to use the Full Attack action at all, because you would get the same number of attacks either way.
I suppose you could declare a full attack, even if that only meant attacking once. I can't think of any reason to do so; not within the basics of combat, anyway. But if some effect were to depend on using one specific type of attack (or action?) versus the other, then I'd let the player pick.


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I need to give each page a custom/different page template for every language page in WPML.
eg: Let i have a test page in English and french. Is there any way out so that in English i give sidebar template while same page in french don't have sidebar template.
Note: Solution should not be any core condition to be put in code.
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X-ray, EOB, PANF, MRI
April 3, 2010
Once again I can't believe how long it's been since I updated this thing. I am truly sorry, if there's anybody out there missing me (hello? hello?). I'm still alive and unfortunately I still have arthritis and all of the joys and pains that go along with it.
So what's new? After a seemingly failed synovectomy surgery on my right ankle three years ago, I basically had given up in frustration on the stubborn joint. Just recently I decided to take up the fight again and try to see if there's anything else/new that can be done to help me. I'm so tired of having to limit myself and being forced to sacrifice little things that I desperately want and enjoy, such as taking a simple WALK, and being able to travel. I can't stand to be on my feet for very long due to this constantly swollen and painful ankle. I don't understand why it has been such a mystery and struggle to figure out what's wrong with it and to fix it. So, I have started the "process" again of doctor appointments, X-rays, fighting with my insurance company, and having to hand over most of my paychecks to pay the bills. I just had another MRI yesterday and will find out the results in time for my doctor appointment Tuesday. I fear that another surgery is on the horizon, but what other choice do I have? I need to get my life back. Soon.
Despite all of this complaining, I do have some wonderful news that I saved for last. I have been PREDNISONE-FREE for almost two months! You have no idea how happy this makes me. Well, maybe you do. I'm extremely thankful for this and I hope it can continue for a long time.
OK, that's all for now. I'm also very happy to be back writing on this blog. I have some exciting and positive things coming up soon with the Arthritis Foundation, but I'll save that news for another time.
Good night!
EOB = Explanation of Benefits = how much money I have to shell out for medical bills
PANF = Patient Access Network Foundation – I just found out that they are currently out of funds for rheumatoid arthritis patients, so now I'm on the waitlist. This is bad since I have an upcoming remicade infusion at the end of the month and have no way to pay for the out-of-pocket portion ($900).
3 Responses to "X-ray, EOB, PANF, MRI"
April 5, 2010 at 4:10 am
Hi, I have also had synnovectomy surgery on my left ankle , due to RA . I am sorry you are having problems. Happy to hear you are roid free. I enjoy your blog.
May 2, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Hi Angela,
I read your blog and felt sorry about your ankle operation. I could understand the pain you suffered as I have gone through the same phase(RA pains) in late 2008.
Its all good to hear that you are bit relaxed with your medication.
My story is bit different but swim through it with the help of my doctor who treated me to make me absolutely normal as if I never had anything before. Now it is an amazing experience and when I look back, it appears as a black cloud in the past suffering with terrible joint pains due to RA.
Thanks and Regards,


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Assuming that married women need to cover their hair today (I'm not going into that discussion), which communities accept that a sheitel is considered a covering?
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You'll hear plenty of rabbis saying "a sheitel is no good if it looks too attracting", but that's subjective. I'm looking for yes or no, does a wig count as covering.
You'll also hear of rabbis who paskened they don't count, but often the community practice is otherwise.
I know R' Ovadiah Yosef shlit'a says sheitels don't count; which non-Ashkenazic communities follow his psak?
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I am trying to run a VM on VMWare Workstation in sort of 'background' mode, basically I want to start it without a console and connect to it via ssh only. Is it possible?
VMware Workstation and VMware Player both require the VMware application to be open and running, preventing you from logging out. The application / VM window itself can always be minimized. There are application settings to configure performance of the VM when running in background mode (i.e. not the current application focus).
If you're looking for running a VM completely in the background (almost like a service), consider the free VMware Server for Windows:
Yes it is possible. You can do this with the "vmrun" command using the "nogui" option:
The VM will then come up without starting the Workstation GUI and you can ssh to it.
If your host os is Windows change the path to:
You can start the VM in workstation and then you simply close the tab that it's open on. Workstation will ask you if you want to power off, suspend, or background that virtual machine.


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- Date: October 17, 2012 PIO Number: 12-10-18
6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
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Nineteen Broward Sheriff's Office detectives will be among the more than three dozen investigators from several Broward public safety agencies honored Thursday at the Broward County Crime Commission's 33rd Annual Criminal Justice Dinner.
Hundreds of supporters of the criminal justice system are expected to attend the gala starting at 6 p.m. at the Deerfield Beach Hilton. Following the cocktail hour, the dinner and program will begin at 7 p.m.
Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti will introduce keynote speaker Wilfredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. The commission will present awards to the recipients of the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit Court Prosecutor of the Year, the Frank R. Pinter Lifetime Achievement Award, the Tom Magill Community Service Award and the Detective of the Year Award from every Broward County law enforcement agency.
The Broward County Crime Commission was founded in 1976, and its mission is "to sustain and enhance the coordination, cohesiveness, resources, effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of the Criminal Justice System, so that citizens can live, work and raise families without the fear of crime."
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We streamlined the program, no weekly or monthly rates only one low daily rate, and no late return fees. All rentals are products straight off the shelf - NEW and UNUSED. Keep it 1 day or 20 days - one daily rate. And the rental will never exceed the cost of the item. If the rental rate reaches the retail price of the item it's yours - just keep it. Charges incur the day after you receive your rental and ends the day prior to your sending it back.
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Since we only ship out new items this is a great way to try before you buy. In fact if you want to compare products rent two. In time we will be adding other products including accessories. The program is also open to international customers as well (back and forth shipping, VAT, etc. renters responsibility). I'll be honest in saying it may not be attractive for our international customers due to these added costs.
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Lolly is a little bit of sweetness and colour, just for you. With our unique colouring system you choose 4 colours for the homepage and we colour your posts in order for a stand out rainbow of goodness.
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You can control colours for the entire theme using our easy to use options panel.
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Google fonts, Typekit fonts, Adobe Edge fonts, standard fonts – these are all built in and easy to setup, just follow the inline help.
You can even change the road colour on your Google Map
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- NEW! Turn on slide show for gallery post formats (homepage + single page).
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- Optimised image load for mobile users – featured images and attachment galleries will load a smaller image on mobile devices making the theme much quicker to download.
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For many people, Christmas Eve is a night of feasting and fun. But for some unfortunate families in Dodge City, money for presents and food is not so easy to come by. Thankfully, there are many programs in Dodge City that seek out families in need, to share with them a little Christmas cheer. One such local program is the Dodgeboard.com Adopt-a-Family Program. The organizer, Tim Trent and his sister-in-law, Terri Trent are the directors of the program they helped to start eight years ago.
"It just seems to get bigger and bigger each year" Trent says. "It started out the first year with only about 15 families and has grown each year from there. It's easy to tell that the economy has made it tough for so many in our own community, as many of those we delivered to told us they were recently out of work. One of the families had a very sick child and another family was spending Christmas in the hospital with their father, who was also very sick."
The Dodgeboard.com adopt-a-Family Program works in conjunction with other local agencies; United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ford County, the Crisis Center and the local schools who assist by providing nominations for the program. Then, the members of the Dodgeboard.com website raise the bulk of the money to fund the project, and with the help of Kent Smoll, of Smoll & Banning and Alan Stukenholtz of Starr Computer, who donate much of the funds to cover the project, the meals are purchased at our local Dillons store, precooked and ready to warm and serve.
"We are very fortunate for our local Dillon's store, who provides us the meals at discounted prices and helps us to get everything ready. Clint, the manager at our local store helped us immensely this year to coordinate and prepare the meals. Without their help, we simply would not be able to do this" says Trent.
For the second year in a row, we also passed out some gift cards where we saw special needs. We would talk to many of the families to try and find out if they were able to provide gifts for their children this year. This year, we gave out $500 in Walmart gift cards to help many of the parents provide gifts for the little ones.
"It is so great to be part of such a generous community that truly cares about the less fortunate among us" says Trent.
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TORONTO - If you have a local vintage bottle, chances are collector Charlie Argentine is going to know something about it.
Those visiting the Main Street Museum, 210 Main St., Toronto, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday will have the opportunity to see Argentine's vast collection of local bottles while having their own bottles appraised. The program, hosted by the Historical Society of Toronto, will coincide with Gem City Day and the city's fireworks display later Saturday evening.
Argentine said he doesn't really remember why he began collecting bottles but finds them fascinating.
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COLLECTOR — Local bottle collector Charlie Argentine will be displaying his bottle collection and appraising the worth of others from those visiting the Main Street Museum, 210 Main St., Toronto, from 1 pm. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Here Argentine holds two rare, pre-Civil War bottles made in Wellsburg, Virginia, before West Virginia seceded from Virginia in 1863. The program is sponsored by the Historical Society of Toronto. — Mark J. Miller
"I've been collecting them for 30 years," he said, adding locally produced bottles will be on display during the program. "There will be a lot of Toronto and Steubenville bottles, as well as others from the local area.
"It's mostly to get people familiar with the bottles and their value," continued Argentine. "The values are determined by buyers and (bidders on) eBay."
Argentine said he began hunting for bottles the hard way - by digging for them.
"I used to dig with another fellow, and we would dig in Toronto, Wellsburg -all the way down to Wheeling," he said.
Argentine said the two would do research where older, torn-down residences were and dig where the "privies," or bathrooms, would be. He said that's where a collector might find the most interesting bottles.
"I specialize in milk bottles," he said. "That's my biggest collection. You can tell a lot about the bottles from their shape."
Argentine said some of the most desirable vintage bottles were those stamped "Wheeling, Virginia," prior to West Virginia seceding from Virginia in 1863.
"Wheeling, Virginia-stamped bottles are hot items," he said. "If you find a certain color, they can be worth thousands of dollars."
Argentine said he often trades other collectors for his bottles, as well as finding them at auctions, flea markets and on eBay.
"A lot of my friends are diggers, and I would also buy or trade from them," he said.


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The Bazaar DVCS seems to be left far behind Git and Mercurial, at least in terms of adoption and overall mindshare in the VCS space. AFAIK the only high profile projects using bzr are Ubuntu and Launchpad, both directly backed by Canonical. So I'm wondering, would it make sense for Canonical to switch to one of the other two leading contenders instead of keep allocating resources to it ? Is there any strategic advantage, technical or otherwise, in pushing Bazaar at this time and age ?
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I don't use Bazaar, but when I have to - however, in the spirit of open source bazaar fits the bill. In the viewpoint of Canonical, Git and other source control tools didn't cut it for them so they produced Bazaar which suites their needs to a T. Would I like them to switch to another VCS? Sure, but it's not likely to happen - preferred source control tools are always opinionated by design and none of them are perfect.
Bazaar has plenty of projects using it - Launchpad is not just one project, it's a collection of many projects - many of which utilize Bazaar as their source control.
Personally I don't like Bazaar - so for the projects I interact with I export the bazaar repository to Git then import my changes back in. The majority of all modern DVCS are inter-compatible to some extent (and most are compatible with SVN and other CVCS). So in the end each project will use what is best for it's team. Each developer will use whatever is best for them.
Bazaar fulfills the needs that Canonical had. Unless they find new needs unfilled by Bazaar it is not necessary to consider switching - they have plenty of code using bazaar which needs to be revised when switching.
So, yes, if it fullfills your needs, then use it. But as always have an escape route if for some reason you MUST switch at a later time.
Sometimes, I find what VCS people use pushes away developers from contributing for small fixes since they aren't familiar with the particular VCS. It may not be true, but it has happened to be multiple times, where I want to contribute, but dont want to go through the hassle of trying to setup and use a new VCS. They would definitely be helped if they were to switch to a more widely used VCS, but if the one they are currently using fulfills all their needs i dont see them switching.


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One lake area man recently embarked on an adventure that led to him finding himself on a road bike for the first time. This bike was to take him from colonial Boston across Long Island and to finish in Philadelphia.
James Lefrancois was medically discharged from the Army in 2008 due to a back injury. Since being discharged, he tried his hand at law enforcement but his injury kept him from continuing that career, as well.
Lefrancois then felt lost. He wasn't quite sure where his place was. He described himself at that time as being in a rut. Then he heard about an organization call Ride 2 Recovery.
Ride 2 Recovery was founded in 2008 to be a program to offer cycling as an alternative therapy to veterans PTSD and TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) as well as physical injuries. Now, the organization has four programs including challenges, honor rides, project HERO and special events.
"This is better than sitting in an office and on a couch feeling sorry for myself," Lefrancois said of the program. "It's a recovery I just can't explain. It just helps so much."
Sept. 7 through the 15, he participated in the Minuteman Challenge which Lefrancois described as challenging.
"I have been in pain but at the same time it has helped me emotionally," he said during the week of the challenge. "It's been very therapeutic for me. Even though I'm injured I can still do things."
Lefrancois added that being around other veterans, some with greater injuries than his own, has been encouraging.
"It's just been a great experience. I can't wait to do another one and to get home, get on a bike and train for another challenge," he added.
Lefrancois and the other 199 participants will ended their challenge on Sept. 15. He then came back to his home of five years in Camdenton just in time to start training for his next challenge.
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Published on Wed, Aug 07, 2013
Vivek Wadhwa, an advocate for reform of America's high-skilled immigration system, cited the IPC in a Washington Post article focusing on DREAMers:
"There are an estimated 1.8 million children [1] in the U.S. who could be classified as "illegal aliens", according to the Immigration Policy Center. They didn't knowingly break any laws. Their parents brought them to this country to give them a better future. These "DREAMers" as they are called, grew up as Americans, believing they were entitled to the same rights and freedoms as their friends. But, because they don't have the proper paperwork, they are forced to live in the shadows of society—as second-class human beings with limits on where they can work and study, and what they can do. Until recently, they would also fear being rounded up in the middle of the night to be deported to a land that they don't even remember."
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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) -- The man who police say exchanged gunshots with a homeowner during a home invasion in Junction City has been arrested.
Dominick Oden, 20, was arrested Tuesday night at the Junction City Police Department for Conspiracy to Commit 1st Degree Murder, Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Robbery and Aggravated Child Endangerment.
For the past two months, Junction City police have been investigating a home invasion at a local trailer park.
On February 28, 2013 around 10:30 PM, investigators say a gunman forced his way into a mobile home in the Cottonwood Estates on Grant Avenue. At the time, the residents- a man and his family- were home. Officials have declined to release the victims' identities.
Lt. Jeff Childs says the homeowner was awakened by someone breaking into his home. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and homeowner but no one was injured.
The suspect managed to get away and the investigation has spanned weeks, with detectives interviewing multiple people.
Through their investigation, Childs says they discovered the identity of the suspect and were able to link Oden to the crime.
Oden went to the Junction City Police Department to meet with detectives Tuesday and was subsequently arrested. He is being held in the Geary County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Lt. Childs says police are not looking for any other suspects in the case.