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Tonight, we will be celebrating our inaugural induction of the first class in the Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame. The event is being at FSHS starting at 5 PM. We will begin the induction ceremony at 5:45 PM in the Commons Area adjacent to our new gymnasium. We invite you to join us as we celebrate our school community's rich heritage and these distinguished recipients of the Hall of Fame recognition.
Back in the Fall of 2012, Simpson County Schools announced it is starting a new tradition called the Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame. FSHS and the Simpson County Schools have a rich history and many alumni who have distinguished themselves, as well as many others who have made significant contributions to our school system. Nominations were sought and the F-S Hall of Fame Committee selected 4 members for the inaugural class of 2013!
The Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame 2013 Inductees:
Ronald Wayne Clark
WKU Basketball Standout under Coach E.A. Diddle 1953-1957
Principal of Franklin-Simpson High School 1962-1966
WKU Board of Regents Member 1974-1990
President of Franklin Bank and Trust 1988-1993
Devoted Sports Booster for Franklin-Simpson High School
Mayor of Franklin 2011-2014
Local Philanthropist donating countless hours and dollars to Franklin-Simpson youth
Dr. David Leon Mooneyhan:
Franklin-Simpson High School Class of 1965
Received PhD from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
Director of Vocational Education and Assistant Superintendent for Simpson County Schools
Served as Superintendent of the Fulton County and Shelby County Schools
CEO of the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
Noteworthy Leader and Advocate for Public Education
Dr. David Wayne Patterson:
Youngest of twenty children growing up in Franklin
Valedictorian of Franklin-Simpson High School Class of 1977
Received MD from Vanderbilt University in 1985
Past Chief Resident, George Washington University Internal Medicine
Clinical Professor of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center
24 years of private practice in downtown Washington, D.C.
Named "Top Doctor" and "Best Doctors in America"
Established the Alice and V. K. Patterson Scholarship at Vanderbilt University
Kenny Perry:
Attended Franklin-Simpson Schools
Member of the PGA Tour and Champions Tour with 19 tour victories
Member of the 2004 and 2008 Ryder Cup Teams
Member of the 1996, 2003, 2005, and 2009 Presidents Cup Teams
Achieved Top Ten World Ranking
Noteworthy Philanthropist in the Franklin-Simpson Community
The school district will induct its inaugural class into the Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame on Thursday, February 28, 2013 beginning at 5 PM in the FSHS Commons Area associated with the new gymnasium. A reception will follow the induction ceremony.
Annually, the school district will add another class to the Hall of Fame, which will be located in the Commons Area of FSHS, which is a beautiful area to highlight the Hall of Fame Inductees.
The rules for nominations to the Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame:
• Graduates of any Simpson County School will be considered. Non-graduates and graduates from outside Simpson County will be considered based on extraordinary contribution to the Franklin-Simpson community.
• Nomination shall include the completed nomination form and may include up to 5 letters of recommendation (no more than 2 pages), and any other documentation deemed appropriate (not to exceed 5 pages).
• A nomination shall be considered for a three-year period or until induction, whichever occurs first. A nominee not selected during the three-year period may be re-nominated for additional three-year periods.
• The selection committee will be appointed by the superintendent of schools on a yearly basis.
• The selection committee will determine the number of inductees each year.
"This is a time to celebrate our graduates who have distinguished themselves and others who made a difference for our school system," Flynn said. "We look forward to celebrating our first class of inductees with a wonderful ceremony and reception in their honor."


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Exclusive Details of Lady Gaga's Hello Kitty Shoot
Indrani/Markus Klinko Photography
Brace yourself for an up close and personal peek inside the scene of a stylistic masterpiece: Lady Gaga transformed into a "feline goddess" for last week's episode of Bravo's Double Exposure. Taking Hello Kitty to a kitschy high, stylist GK Reid and photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri brought Gaga fashion to a whole new level. "It was Markus's [Klinko] crazy idea to combine Gaga's shoot with a shoot for Hello Kitty, and for Gaga's record label Interscope, requiring dozens of images for three different clients in just three hours," said Indrani. "And surprisingly it worked, as Gaga wanted to do a homage to the Kitty, and in the process we transformed the house of Hello." In the shoot, GK accessorized Gaga with a diamond Kitty purse, which she wore in the place of panties, and a diamond-studded mask hiding half her face and shoes made out of discarded lip glosses. But the real standout? Gaga's funhouse eyes, which were painted on the diva, who had to complete the shoot with her eyes wide shut. "We had planned to enlarge her eyes in post production," Indrani tells PEOPLE, "but Gaga wanted to do it live, though she had to shoot with her eyes closed." –Jessie Goldberg
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I tried to use the higher count stop / detent rings with a Canon 300 mm f4 IS and a 28-135 mm USM zoom at 135 mm on a Canon 40D body. I was trying to shoot a high resolution panorama of the city from above. I tried using the n24 stop at 15 degrees per detent and then the n36 stop at 10 degrees. I was not able to reliably feel the stops at n36. Would I be better off shooting without stop ring and manually adjusting each shot?
Also, the n36 stop at 10 degrees is still too much rotation for this shot if I am able to adjust the lower rotater tension knob (15) and the lower rotater lock knob (1:001_cool:. How should the lower detent release knob (14) be set?
I do have a Manfrotto 3275 architectural head that has course and fine adjustments in three axii. Maybe I should place that between my tripod and NN5L. I could manually make the horizontal sweep using my liveview or viewfinder to tell me where I am at in between. The 300 mm f4 IS takes a whole new level of patience when shooting panos. Just breath on it. I dare you :001_smile:


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The Basic Math Assistant palette does not show a keyboard shortcut for RightTeeArrow. Is there some hidden key combination that results in the output? (Just hoping to be able to avoid having to reach for the mouse and move over.)
If you want to do purely typesetting, you could use the similar symbol for
The caveat is that this symbol has a pre-defined meaning, as you can see by entering
If you enter the symbol only in equation cells that aren't meant to be evaluated, it doesn't matter that this pre-defined interpretation exists.
Edit: making shortcuts, the user-friendly way
If you want to be able to quickly make your own shortcuts for symbols or functions, it's also worth keeping in mind that there exists a package for that precise purpose: the
Although I personally also use the method in Mr. Wizard's answer (see e.g. here) to make shortcuts that are easy for others to copy (like on this site), still I would recommend looking into the
Just type this:
This is the template that appears after typing the built-in shortcut. Now enter the desired abbreviation
And you're done.
It is easy enough to add your own
Then entering Esc
To make the change global and persistent you can add this to the existing list using the Option Inspector with the Global Preferences level selected. (Advanced users can also do it programmatically but this is easier and less prone to error.)
In reply to a comment below there may be other character-related functionality you are unaware of.
Input Forms
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The decimal character code is 8614:
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These special schools are part of the Kingdom's effort to encourage every individual to reach his or her full potential.
Adult education is another important part of Saudi Arabia's educational program. The Kingdom established a large number of adult education centers in order to make education available to everyone and to eliminate illiteracy. For people living in isolated rural areas, the government conducts intensive three-month adult education courses during the summer.
These efforts are clearly paying off: The Kingdom's literacy rate is over 90 percent for men, and just over 70 percent for women. The literacy rate for children under 15 is 89.2 percent for boys and 93.2 percent for girls.


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Newcastle Airport
Woolsington, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE13 8BZ, UK
Telefon: 0871 882 1121 or 0871 882 1131 (flight information)
Website: www.newcastleairport.com
The airport is situated 10km (6 miles) northwest of Newcastle.
How to get there
The A1 connects with the A696, which leads directly to the airport. The airport is well-signposted from Newcastle city centre.
Information about parking possibilities at the Newcastle Airport
Access by public transport
The city underground Metro system (tel: (0191) 203 3333; www.nexus.org.uk/metro) connects the airport directly with 60 other Metro stations. Journey time to the city centre is 25 minutes; a single ticket costs £3.
Several bus lines run between Eldon Square Bus Concourse in the city centre and the airport, including bus X77, X78 and X79. For more information, contact Traveline (tel: 0871 200 2233; www.travelinenortheast.info). Journey time to the city centre is around 30 minutes.
The Airport Taxi Association (tel: (0191) 214 6969; www.airport-taxis.co.uk) runs a service from a desk within the terminal building. Chauffeured executive cars, MPVs and luxury coaches are offered by Parkers Execulink (tel: (0333) 666 1777; www.parkersexeculink.com).
Information desk
The information desk is located on the ground floor of the terminal and is open 24 hours. For customer information call 0871 882 1121.
Further travel information
- Information about the city of Newcastle
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Dear Editor
I am writing to the 53% who Romney thinks are worthwhile members of society, I am one of the 47% he considers to be leeches on society, not worthy of compassion or respect. I did not set out to contract Multiple Sclerosis and become disabled in 1998 at age 46. I thank God for the wisdom of our government for creating Social Security and Medicare every day; and I shudder in fear of the future the Republicans are planning for people like me.
Charlie Wilson, our Democrat candidate for the 6th Congressional District, is one of US, the people of Belmont County and eastern Ohio. He knows and understands the dignity that we feel is being threatened by Republican Tea Party rabble rousers, and he wants to go back to Washington to protect us, the backbone of society who are aging, and those of us who would work if able.
As a life-long small businessman, Charlie is well able to determine what is fair to both private citizens and businesses, and Charlie has fought and will continue to fight to protect what is right and fair to everyone. He knows that a strong manufacturing base means jobs for our local economy, Charlie has been a friend to mining and manufacturing and stood up to his own party when asked to support the Cap and Trade bill. Charlie would never vote in favor of trade policies that send American manufacturing jobs overseas, he has the kind of independent leadership in Washington that we need.
The Republicans in Congress are not focusing on creating jobs, they are busy working to protect the wealthiest people in the nation; the man holding our Congressional seat at the moment, Bill Johnson, will not even support extending Bush's tax cuts and I find this shocking and frightening. Bill Johnson puts the millionaires on Wall Street above us, his constituents on Main Street. Constituents who are citizens, all deserving the consideration and whole hearted concern of their Congressman. Dedication to the people of this District, without care of their politics, is a tradition that Charlie Wilson has adhered to fiercely, following in the footsteps of statesmen like Doug Applegate, ( whom I was fortunate to work for and to serve this District) , and Wayne L. Hays before him.
I support Charlie Wilson because he supports us, and I trust him to protect the future of our District, state and country in matters of building industry and creating jobs, in matters of individuals and families he will protect Social Security and Medicare, and he will continue to bring federal funds back to pave roads, install water and sewer, and improve schools.
Charlie Wilson will work to insure that our Future is brighter and has promise, his opponent offers only uncertainty and fear that you are just a number and can be subtracted from the life we have always known.
Charlie Wilson is the only man who is strong in his convictions and independent of anyone telling him how best to vote on our behalf to have earned my respect and my vote to return Charlie Wilson to Ohio's 6th Congressional District.
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3 Aug 2010 2:08 PM #1
A sencha-touch based theme plugin for WordPress: first working alpha
Hi everyone.
I've been impressed by the features offered by Sencha Touch, so I decided to explore
this framework using the 'learn by doing' method.
The project I'm presenting you is a WordPress plugin that create an iPad version of
the blog in which is installed; it is based on the same idea as WpTouch and at the
moment it works fine althought with a very limited set of features.
However I think it may be already enjoyable to use.
The plugin is actually activated on my website, so everything you have to do to
test this out is point your iPad (or iPad Simulator) to this url: http://www.sandropaganotti.com
You can also check two screenshots I made using the simulator: here and here
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
3 Aug 2010 11:32 PM #2
This looks like good work, based on screenshots.Christophe Badoit
aka Tof
1 Sep 2010 11:11 AM #3
Just a line to let you know that from today WiPad has been accepted into the official WordPress plugin directory; you can download it from here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wipad/
Thanks tof for your support and feedback !
1 Sep 2010 11:11 PM #4
There is a webapp on apples site with the EXACT same layout as this!
I think it a web dev reference app.
Is that yours? Or did someone make an exact copy od your app and just change the context?
4 Sep 2010 6:15 AM #5
Hi raven, I don't know that app but surely is not mine; anyway it's possible that both of us used Kitchen Sink example as a starting point Just for curiosity, can you share the url of that app ?
Thanks for your feedback !
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EBM Evaluations
- Cochrane Library
- Covers the effects of interventions in health care and evidence based medicine. Mostly full text. Provided by the MUSC Library.
- ACP Journal Club
- Evidence Updates (BMJ)
- Bandolier
- Bandolier is an evidence-based resource, created and maintained by Oxford University scientists and physicians. It summarizes high-level evidence such as systematic reviews and meta analysis, and categorized them by subject for ease of access. Also contains an EBM Glossary.
- TRIP Database
- The Trip Database acts as a meta search engine, searching for specific topics in Evidence-Based Medicine synopses such as Bandolier, BestBETS, Cochrane P.E.A.R.L.S., Occupational Therapy CATs, and AFP Evidence.
- BestBETS: Best Evidence Topics Database
(Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary)
- Browsable database of critically appraised topics
- PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
- Provides references and abstracts to randomised clinical trials, systematic reviews and evidence based clinical practice guidelines in physical therapy.
- OTSeeker
(University of Queensland)
- OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy.
- Campbell Collaboration
- The Campbell Collaboration (C2) helps people make well-informed decisions by preparing, maintaining and disseminating systematic reviews in education, crime and justice, social welfare and international development. The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions.


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The local mechanic who replaced my motorcycle tyre tube added what looked like talcum powder to the insides of the tyre before inserting the new tube. I asked him the advantage of doing that and he didn't know for sure. He just said it helps the tube move freely in the tyre. Sounded like nonsense to me, so I Googled it.
There were three opinions I came across:
1. Talcum powder does not help at all
2. It helps reduce friction between tyre and tube
3. It prevents the tube from vulcanizing and sticking to the tyre when it gets too hot
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I think most people do it because they have a need to... Painters paint, writers write, and musicians compose not because it's their job or they want to go "pro" at it, they do it because they have to. Kinda the same thing for me atleast, I don't have to win but I have to ride and races are generally a good way to ride with a lot of like minded people. Although I'm fortunate and usually place well when I race, I think its a side effect of why I'm really there.
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A word that is used in Call of Duty 4 and 5, possibly in other shooters, where there is one man left in a game of Search and Destroy against the enemy team which has 5 or 6 players, and the one man 'clutches' and wins.
Wow! Phil just clutched in that game of Search and Destroy.
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To be clutched is to be rejected.
Richie was totally clutched by the young blonde by the jukebox.
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Through a Glass Brightly
Canterbury and St. Albans: Treasures From Church and Cloister
The Getty Center
Through Feb. 2
Los Angeles
The Getty Museum is the beneficiary of two restoration jobs in Europe, at Canterbury Cathedral in England and Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany, during which unique works of 12th-century English art were taken out of their religious settings. Some of these treasures are now at the California museum for a joint show.
In 2009, structural damage was discovered in the Great South Window of Canterbury Cathedral (1174-84), comprising 21 large and 28 smaller windows of individual figures. All the priceless stained glass (among the earliest in an English cathedral) was removed and safely stored. But six of the figured windows (each about 58 inches by 271/2 inches) depicting six men from a line of 86 symbolic "Ancestors of Christ," along with three sets of entwined floral border panels, have been entrusted to the Getty. (They will move to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cloisters branch from Feb. 25 to May 18.)
At the Getty, they are inset in a white wall. Each of three tall arches contains two Ancestors (as similar arches did at Canterbury), a total of four originals and two black-and-white facsimiles, illuminated by LED strips; two other original Ancestors, which lacked border panels, were inset separately on either side.
The St. Albans Psalter is a 418-page private prayerbook created between 1120 and 1140 by the monks of St. Albans Abbey, about 80 miles northwest of Canterbury. A later generation of monks took it to Hildesheim in Germany, where it remains the treasure of the cathedral library. In 2006, the 209 richly illustrated parchment leaves (two pages to a leaf, four pages to a folded sheet) were removed from their binding for conservation, and in July 2012 they were sent to the Getty Museum for restoration, study and interpretation. Over the course of the show, about 80 of these double-page leaves will have been framed and placed—half of them now, the other half after Nov. 26—in tilted, waist-high lecterns, lit more gently by LED strips. (This part of the show will be seen only at the Getty.)
I have misgivings about plucking portions of an immense array of medieval stained glass out of their original setting in a 12th-century cathedral, high over the heads of the faithful, and then setting them at eye-level, under sophisticated artificial lighting, in a modern museum. "One of the paradoxes of stained glass is that it loses its life in the artificial light indoors; for the visitor to experience it fully, or even to photograph it, electric lights must be turned off," wrote Madeline Caviness in the Getty's own handbook—although LEDs can create more subtle and sympathetic illumination than electric lights. But the experience, perhaps more didactic than aesthetic, cannot be compared to viewing the sunlit originals from below inside a magnificent medieval ensemble.
Each of the six patriarchal figures (including Noah and Abraham) from the Canterbury windows is seated on a throne and wears a gown covered by a draped overmantle. They completely fill the arched spaces they occupy, in front of a background of pieces of lapis-blue glass, upon which their names are printed. Each assumes a twisted position, points a finger or holds out a hand, bears a somber, painted-on face and clutches his cloak or a scroll. The painted green glass of certain costumes glows with a special brilliance, as do the yellow-and-gold embroidered bands. My own favorites are the first, Jared—for his white cloak of many folds and gorgeous, gold-banded green gown (and gold throne); his rich, curly brown beard and hair; his upright pose; the wise look he casts to the right—and the last, Abraham, who sits even more self-contained and vertically under a canopy of rooftops and looks to the right (the face is a modern reconstruction) with a certain apprehension. Over a simple white dress, the artist has curved and curled a multifolded mantle of glowing green.
Of the 271 painted illustrations in the St. Albans Psalter, about 125 will be shown on open pages at the Getty, in two separate rotations. These include 77 of the 217 "historiated initials"—the first letters of opening words of the psalms and other prayers and texts, typically 4 or more inches high, which are elaborately decorated and gilded and then filled with miniature painted scenes that refer to the inscribed text that follows. Preceding the 150 psalms—a psalter is a psalm-book—are 40 full-page (about 12 inches by 9 inches) paintings by the Alexis Master, almost all dealing with the life of Christ. There are 12 calendar pages, and other prayers and religious texts, each with its own illustration.
I find it hard to respond with the same joy to the psalter as I do to the windows because most of its paintings, large and small, appear more ingenious than moving. The Alexis Master could come up with the occasional flawless page, but also paint shaggy cartoon devils with horns and clawed feet; the three Magi riding identical blue, yellow and pink horses (and sharing one narrow bed); and Jesus being baptized in the River Jordan by standing under a shower full of fish. The often undecipherable little scenes inside the decorated letters betray the momentary whims and spatial challenges of the monks who contrived them as often as they delight, surprise or amuse.
Moreover, unlike the stained-glass artists at Canterbury half a century later, their creators hadn't yet figured out how to make human beings look human. Their faces are expressionless and dumb (eyes are white circles with black dots in the middle), their profiles cartoonish lumps. Their attenuated bodies—they could be 8 feet tall—are devoid of musculature or fat. Their feet always point down. They squeeze and bend flexibly to fit the letter shapes around them. (D's dominate—Deus, Domine—since the psalms are all prayers to God. S's and B's may require two-layer scenes. A's, I's and N's are especially challenging.) We are closer to the awkward archaism of Byzantine painting than the lovely grace of Gothic.
This may not bother you as much as it did me, considering all the other appealing elements of the psalter paintings. Go to the show, if you can, to see the Canterbury windows. As for the manuscript paintings at the Getty, pause to examine the paintings and initials that capture your imagination. (A magnifying glass helps.) Then go home and look at the whole psalter online, where a dedicated group of scholars working under Jane Geddes at Aberdeen University in Scotland (www.abdn.ac.uk/stalbanspsalter) has reproduced all 418 pages, and added translations and learned commentaries to each page. Or you can buy the leatherbound facsimile edition that a German publisher is currently offering for $12,000.
Mr. Littlejohn writes about West Coast cultural events for the Journal.
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Hale Notches Three Pins, Wrestling Earns First Win at Virginia DualsJanuary 10, 2014
HAMPTON, Va. –Highlighted by junior Sean Turner and sophomore Zak Hale's combined five pins on the afternoon, Anderson University closed its 2014 Virginia Duals campaign with a 1-2 record Friday afternoon at the Hampton Coliseum.
The Trojans began their day with back-to-back setbacks to Stevens Tech (37-15) and Apprentice School (28-23), but responded with their first dual victory of the season, knocking off Central Florida 30-22 in their final dual of the tournament.
Despite the opening losses of the tournament, Hale continues to impress at 141, totaling three pins on the day, headlined by a first period pin of Apprentice School's Derek Burhenn in the consolation bracket. With the victories, Hale became the first Trojan to reach 10 wins on the season, moving to 10-3, as he has strung together 10 straight wins after suffering three losses at the Virginia Quad Meet.
Also going undefeated on the afternoon was Turner, adding two pins and a technical fall at 149. Turner grabbed the quickest pin of the season by any Trojan, defeating Central Florida's Andrew Doobay in 29 seconds. For Turner, the three wins increases his winning streak to six on the season.
Posting two wins on the afternoon was Cory Monteforte with two decisions, Keenan Simmons, and Stephen Wylie who clinched the 30-22 win over UCF with his 7-3 decision over Sean Mann at 174. Earlier, Wylie added his first collegiate pin, defeating Apprentice School's Chris Kennedy in just 54 seconds.
Graduate student Zane Newton added a win against Apprentice School, but suffered setbacks against Stevens Tech and UCF. For the season, Newton is 9-5.
"It's good to be back on the wrestling mats after the semester break," Anderson head coach Dock Kelly said. "I thought that our conditioning was okay and we have a key region match against Belmont Abbey on next week. We look forward to the challenge. Region matches are critical for higher seeding purposes at the regional tournament, so I expect the guys to be focused and sharp."
Anderson continues its grueling road schedule with a trip to Belmont Abbey on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The opening bout is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Stevens Tech 37, Anderson 15
Jan. 10, 2014 | Hampton, Va. | Hampton Coliseum
125: Rob Murray (ST) maj. dec. Cory Monteforte (AU), 14-5 (ST 4-0)
133: Keenan Simmons (AU) dec. Guarino Dillon (ST), 12-5 (ST 4-3)
141: Zak Hale (AU) pinned Ricky Perrine (ST), 4:54 (AU 9-4)
149: Sean Turner (AU) pinned Justin Becker (ST), 4:12 (AU 15-4)
157: Leo Wortman (ST) pinned Jared Greer (AU), 3:53 (AU 15-10)
165: Connor Bass (ST) pinned Zane Newton (AU), 2:31 (ST 16-15)
174: Ryan Dormann (ST) dec. Stephen Wylie (AU), 8-2 (ST 19-15)
184: Tristan Hollenbaugh (ST) pinned Eric DeAngelis (AU), 4:05 (ST 25-15)
197: Alex Moreno (ST) won by forfeit (ST 31-15)
285: Pete Andrich (ST) won by forfeit (ST 37-15)
Apprentice School 28, Anderson 23
Jan. 10, 2014 | Hampton, Va. | Hampton Coliseum
125: Cory Monteforte (AU) dec. Jacob Michael (AS), 5-2 (AU 3-0)
133: Shane Smith (AS) maj. dec. Keenan Simmons (AU), 19-10 (AS 4-3)
141: Zak Hale (AU) pinned Derek Burhenn (AS), 2:22 (AU 9-4)
149: Sean Turner (AU) tech. fall Sterling Briscoe (AS), 22-6 (AU 14-4)
157: Zane Newton (AU) dec. Brian Beatson (AS), 12-7 (AU 17-4)
165: Stephen Wylie (AU) pinned Chris Kennedy (AS), 0:54 (AU 23-4)
174: Philip Porto (AS) pinned Eric DeAngelis (AU), 1:18 (AU 23-10)
184: C.W. Sorey (AS) won by forfeit (AU 23-16)
197: Josh Rodriguez (AS) won by forfeit (AU 23-22)
285: Ian Jones (AS) won by forfeit (AS 28-23)
Anderson 30, Central Florida 22
Jan. 10, 2014 | Hampton, Va. | Hampton Coliseum
125: Cory Monteforte (AU) dec. Christopher Fox (UCF), 6-4 (SV-1) (AU 3-0)
133: Keenan Simmons (AU) won by forfeit (AU 9-0)
141: Zak Hale (AU) pinned Junior Francois (UCF), 3:47 (AU 15-0)
149: Sean Turner (AU) pinned Andrew Doobay (UCF), 0:29 (AU 21-0)
157: Jared Greer (AU) won by forfeit (AU 27-0)
165: Santiago Martinez (UCF) maj. dec. Zane Newton (AU), 9-0 (AU 27-4)
174: Stephen Wylie (AU) dec. Sean Mann (UCF), 7-3 (AU 30-4)
184: Garrett Sweringen (UCF) won by forfeit (AU 30-10)
197: Davin Morris (UCF) won by forfeit (AU 30-16)
285: Joshua Woods (UCF) won by forfeit (AU 30-22)


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There is a lot of pressure on women to breast-feed: breast-feeding has health benefits for both you and your baby and it helps with bonding. People may already be asking you whether you intend to breast-feed or not, and it's reasonable that you don't yet know the answer. After all, you haven't tried!
Most women want to try breast-feeding, but some feel uncomfortable with the thought of doing it, especially in public. There will likely be a lactation consultant in the hospital or you may be able to hire one. In some areas you can go to classes during pregnancy, which will explain the benefits of breast-feeding and aspects such as positioning the baby so that you're both comfortable and the baby is latched on .
The expectation of breast-feeding is that, because it's natural, it's easy. The reality is that until you get the hang of it, it can be a little more difficult. Ask your delivery nurse to show you how to position the baby. Most importantly, keep an open mind and try it. Once breast-feeding is established, it's beneficial to your baby's health, great for your figure, and a wonderful way to be close to your baby.
Probiotics-such as some yogurts, miso (a Japanese paste, often used in soups), and some juices and soy products-contain enzymes and bacteria that help your body digest food, and build up friendly bacteria in the intestines. If your digestion is sluggish and you're finding constipation a problem, ask your doctor about whether eating more probiotic foods could help.
Some pregnant women experience some leakage of breast milk, perhaps when their breasts are massaged or sexually stimulated, and sometimes for no apparent reason. Some discharge in pregnancy does mean that things are working properly, but women who don't experience this symptom are perfectly able to produce and provide milk for their baby.
Excerpted from Pregnancy Day by Day.
Copyright © 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited.
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Pedestrians' Right of Way
Published: Friday, January 4, 2013 at 12:02 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 4, 2013 at 12:02 a.m.
It's the law. Pedestrians have the right of way. Walking from a grocery parking lot to the store can be a risky business. The same is true for a pedestrian using a marked crosswalk at a street intersection.
I make every attempt to look not only at the roadway but also at the curb, as there are frequently pedestrians waiting to cross the street.
It is not the driver's choice to judge whether the pedestrian is going to make a dash. The vehicle must be under control, regardless of the situation.
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Interested to know some guidelines for parents who would like to go for extended breastfeeding. One threat we see to this is reduction of breastmilk as I have heard from many mothers that their milk supply reduced towards the end of the year some of them lost it too in the first year itsef, so how to counter this and what are some other problems and solutions that would help us smoothly follow extended breastfeeding .
Anyone who has nursed a baby for two years can continue longer without worrying about "losing the milk" or the like. The reasons for stopping nursing after two years are usually:
For example I knew of a grandparent who believed milk was manufactured during pregnancy and therefore at 2 or 3 weeks an infant was drinking old spoiled milk. The older that baby got the more desperate that grandparent was for weaning. I know many women who felt they were not sexual beings while they were nursing, and wanted to wean to be sexy again. And I know some fathers who want to be more involved and want there to be nothing that only mommy can do for the baby any more. These things don't apply to everyone, but they are very real considerations for some.
After age two, the toddler is likely to be getting primary nutrition from solid food, and nursing is providing extra protein and fat (important in the developing world, likely plenty of it in the solid diet for first world children) along with a little bit of calm one-on-one time each day and perhaps some immunity boost. If you want to keep going, keep going. If you're getting some of that pressure from someone else to wean, you have several choices:
Most families I know will nurse a newborn in front of anyone, but a toddler not so much. That's partly because it's something done at nap time and toddlers are super distractible. But it's also because slipping away to "get you ready for bed" and returning with a calm, pajamed, bathed little one is a standard end of day thing whether that toddler nurses during the bedtime routine or not. One side effect of that is that people who think you shouldn't be nursing will assume you're not. I'm not saying be closeted, just don't open the whole thing up for a community vote. Do what's right for your family.
For establishing a healthy milk supply, the first two weeks are critical. During that time allow your baby to suck regularly. Infant sucking increases the number of prolactin receptors which is critical to future milk supply. Begin this as early as possible in the hospital, according to a guide from LLLI. During the first two weeks do not use a pump in addition to your baby's sucking unless you are pumping to cover expressed milk or formula that your baby is drinking. Early pumping may lead to a significant oversupply which can lead to stressful feedings and discomfort in both the mother and the baby. Oversupply can be corrected, but is best avoided.
If your child loses a concerning amount of weight, usually 10% of their birth weight, in the early days and your doctor or hospital recommends formula, don't worry. In a randomized trial early, limited formula supplementation was shown to actually help breastfeeding. However make sure to continue stimulating milk production when formula is given.
News reports are also covering a recent study that describes the critical role insulin plays in establishing a healthy milk supply. Insulin disregulation can upset the milk supply. Also make sure to eat plenty of food - nursing mothers need 500 extra calories daily - and drink 1 large glass of water per nursing session, as well as drinking to thirst. Adequate rest, if you can get it, also helps your milk supply.
During the first six weeks breastfeeding is a major challenge for the mother and the small, tired baby. It may be natural, but that doesn't make it a smooth thing. Being determined to breastfeed for six weeks unless your child is showing detrimental effects or you have a medical condition that prevents you such as breast hypoplasia may help you get over these challenges.
Once your milk supply is established the next challenge usually arrives in the form of a mother's return to work. If you anticipate that you will returning to work, around 3 weeks post-partum you should begin pumping and also begin offering your baby a bottle 1-2 times weekly. This age is a crucial one for preventing bottle refusal later, and continuing to provide a bottle is also crucial. If you bottle feed in a manner appropriate to breastfed babies, it will help prevent fussiness when your baby transitions back to nursing after a bottle feeding. Use the lowest flow bottle nipple, feed at the same time you would breastfeed, and make sure to pump around the same time to let your body know that your child needed that amount of milk. During the time between when you begin pumping and your return to work you will need an extra daily pumping session that allows you to build up enough milk in your freezer to cover at least the first day of work, plus an emergency stash should one day's pumped milk be spoiled for some reason.
After your return to work there is a major rule to follow to ensure that you maintain adequate supply: only send to daycare or give to your child's caregiver as much expressed milk as you pumped the day before. Many mothers send frozen milk on Monday (freezing Friday's milk), then use the day before's refrigerated milk for the other days of the week making this process very simple. To continue building a freezer stash as needed you may want an additional before-work or after-work pumping session.
A challenge to breastfeeding here is ensuring a supportive workplace. Your workplace will need to provide a place for you to pump in private, a place where you can keep your milk safely in the refrigerator, and adequate breaks for you to pump. Ideally you will pump every time your child has a bottle, though some mothers find they can pump on a more spaced out schedule without issue. Many workplaces, unfortunately, are not supportive of pumping mothers.
The next challenge to breastfeeding comes around the time of the establishment of solid food eating and increased mobility. Children may become uninterested in breastfeeding. Some mothers even report that their child chooses to wean at this point. As your child is his or her own person, there is nothing you can do about this. When breastfeeding no longer works for one half of a breastfeeding pair, it no longer works - full stop. Some older infants simply conduct nursing strikes, however, and you can continue to pump and lure your child back to the breast eventually. During this time make sure not to dip into your stash of frozen milk to feed your child unless you wish to begin weaning. If your child wants more breastmilk he or she will nurse more and trigger your body to make more. If you feed frozen expressed milk during this time you teach your child to get those calories from milk without telling your body to make that milk.
Some find during the 6-12 month phase when nursing interest decreases and supply decreases that some formula supplementation actually reduces stress and allows a mother to continue some breastfeeding alongside formula. However since no two women are the same some may be able to continue just a few feedings in this timeframe while others will lose their milk supply with this tactic. You may not know in advance of trying it which will happen to you.
The final challenge to breastfeeding from a supply standpoint comes from mothers weaning themselves from the pump during the work day. While some mothers can continue to breastfeed when with the baby while not pumping at work, others can't. Within a few weeks those mothers lose their milk supply completely. However anecdotes I've heard indicate that pumping full-time at work until a year makes it more likely that you will be able to continue morning and night nursing with your child for longer after you do wean from the pump.
Throughout your breastfeeding journey with your child surrounding yourself with supportive people is valuable. This means during the newborn stage it is helpful to have people who understand the rhythms of a breastfed baby around you - long, frequent feedings - and aren't pushing you to let them give the baby a bottle. It means that if you chose to breastfed beyond when some consider it socially acceptable, you handle those people in the manner Chrys suggested.
If you do end up weaning before 2 years, LLLI has an excellent reminder in the book "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" that any breastmilk you have given your child is excellent. So no matter how long you make it on the nursing journey - way to go!


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I've always heard that the army described in Joel 2 was some kind of end-time army, but reading about in the NLT (as in the link) the chapter subtitle is "Locusts Invade like an Army". Is there a Biblical basis for either position?
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There is very similar imagery in Revelation to particular verses in Joel. A comparison is shown below:
So, there is support for the idea that Joel's Army is an end-times army. But wait! Shortly after that bit in Joel, there's these few verses:
This sounds more literal, and as such, it makes it seem like the earlier passages may have been metaphors. However, immediately after that, it's back into end-timey talk:
As it doesn't really make sense that Joel/God would insert a short literal passage in a chapter of symbolism, I'm going to say that Joel's Army appears to be an end-times army.
Joel 1 tells of an invasion of locusts which eats everything.
Joel 2 describes what the appearance of the locusts will be like. They will block out the sun like clouds and making a loud noise like an army. After they devour a field, it will be like it has been devoured by fire.
Compare Joel ch 1 with Matthew ch 13 - and understand that what is taken away in both cases, is the Word of God.
Joel is an Old Testament book, but it tells us of the "new wine," being cut off, which I believe to mean the New Testament Gospel; and the one who steals away God's Word, is of course Satan, the Devil - God's opponent, and our opponent.
It is clear from Joel, that the effect of the locusts (which is believe are false prophets and teachers), is one of destruction, and leads to much fear, corruption, and loss, among what started out as the product, and fruit, of God's Word, the Gospel of Jesus Christ - the love of the great body (church) will grow cold - the falling away of the body of Christ.
It culminates in what could perhaps be described as the very worst of the 'locusts,' "a people come, great and strong" - (but NOT a righteous people), the "northern army." (which I believe could be North America - home to the 'Toronto Blessing' - a powerful deception, that is corrupting the true Church of God - that being the baptized Church - the Holy Spirit filled Church - God's temple here on Earth - clothed with Power from on High to be a witness to God - doing His Will. See Matthew 13 v 37 - 43. This Scripture also relates to the Northern Army being destroyed - Joel 2 v 16 - 32.
Joel 2 v 25, relates to 2 THESSALONIANS 2, and DEUTERONOMY 13. "He who endures to the end shall be saved."
Joel 2 v 20, can be related to Matthew 13 v 37 - 43, and also Jeremiah 25 v 29 - 38. Satan masquerades as an angel of light - false Christian prophets, and false Christian teachers, operate within churches, where they can influence people, fleece, and mislead them, feeding from them as wolves in the sheepfold.
God permits Satan to 'test' us, but God still destroys Satan in the end -2 Thessalonians 2. God can tempt no man, so Satan has to be allowed to, just as he did with Job, just as he will be permitted to after the thousand years when he was shut away.
'Joel's army' as it is referred to, God's army as Scripture refers to it, is NOT made up of God's people, but they will present themselves as being God's people.
Please relate Jeremiah 25 v 29 - 38, to being 'slain in the spirit.'
And please also relate people hopping around their churches with Revelation 16 v 13 - 14.
There is much more to the manifestations of the 'Toronto Blessing,' than we may know, every manifestation, has a negative connotation - howling - like wolves, roaring - Satan roams around like a lion, looking for someone to devour, (see Joel 1 v 5 - 7), even the laughter, is it just Satan laughing at us, as he laughs through us - the manifestations are simply temptations, and operate in the same way as any other temptation (tongues is a God given GIFT, but should never be taken as evidence of a continued love and obedience towards God, only our doctrine, behaviour, opinions, and beliefs are evidence of our love and obedience towards God, for they indicate which spirit/Spirit has got our attention - test the spirits - test the doctrine, behaviour, opinions, beliefs.)
How about this. The army of the book of Joel maybe talking about people that turn into something that eats flesh of anything living. Somekind of zombie. It says when they fall upon the sword they will not be wounded and their face is the face of blackness . They run to and fro and climb on the tops of houses and climb the walls and run every one on their way. kind of funny how all the shows and movies these days are all about that sort of thing. It also talks about that they eat the flesh that your enemy is in your own house and daughter will turn against mother and son turn against father. They leap from the tops of mountains and climb on the top of houses and enter like a theif in windows.
Joel 2:28-32 is quoted by Peter in Acts 2:17-21. He says in verse 16 "this is that which the prophet Joel spoke of". So in other words, Joel 2:17-32 were being fulfilled in front of their very eyes at that moment.
Now notice Joel 2:28 says, "after this..." So the events leading up to Joel 2:28 had to be fulfilled before Peter spoke in Acts 2. The only way this could be is if the army were the Assyrians or Babylonians. They are the only two Armies to invade Judah in this way before Acts 2. Rome invaded and destroyed Jerusalem in 70A.D.
Assyria invaded Judah in 2 Kings 18:23 about 100 years after this prophecy but never took Jerusalem. Babylon invaded and took Judah and Jerusalem captive about 200 years after this prophecy in 2 Kings 24 .
It is the key phrase in Joel 2:28 "after this" that sets a least a range of time in which it had to be fulfilled.
My interpretation of Joel 2 is an army possessed with demons. If you look at Joel 2:9 it says they come in at the windows. Jesus comes in at the door. Demons come in any way but the door. Snakes and scorpions are demons also. There are many types and shadows to know in Scripture.
In Luke 11:11-13, Jesus explains that if you ask for something of God, why would he give you a demon. The context was the Pharisee's were accusing Jesus of casting out demons in the name of Beelzebub, but why would Beelzebub cast out his own seed.
Joel 2 speaks of the Last Days so IMO, locusts would be an inconvenience, but I think Joel is predicting a war on Israel by human enemies. This army however is controlled by the devil and will bring about the Salvation of Jerusalem by the 2nd coming of Christ. Israel has had many battles but not every one was a Biblical happening. You can be certain this army will appear and will attack because a prophet has seen it.


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WEIRTON - Communities across the nation face a variety of difficulties, whether it be fires, flooding or more tragic events.
A group of ministers is reaching out and holding a discussion to share with local residents how some of those communities have made it through those tragedies and started the healing process.
The discussion will begin at 9 a.m. March 6 with a clergy forum at Weirton Medical Center.
"During the day, we'll have a clergy forum at the hospital," the Rev. Tom Derby, minister of Colliers Way Church of Christ, explained.
A special presentation then will be held at the Colliers Way Church of Christ at 7 p.m. the same day.
Guests will include the Rev. Doug Vile, minister of Danbury Church of Christ in Danbury, Conn. Vile will focus on the shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December.
Fact Box
A clergy forum is scheduled for 9 a.m. March 6 and Weirton Medical Center, with a public discussion at 7 p.m. March 6 at the Colliers Way Church of Christ. The event is free of charge.
"One of his members was teaching in the school that day," Derby said.
Vile will discuss his personal involvement in the aftermath of the school shooting, focusing on his experiences, what he and others learned and how people can change and rebuild their lives following such a tragedy.
Also in attendance will be the Rev. Ton Foglio, a retired minister of Sonrise Church in Santee, Calif.
Foglio will describe his involvement in shootings, fires and other tragedies in California and discuss how people can be prepared to respond to the needs of those experiencing such tragedies, and the creation of a disaster preparedness plan.
Each presentation is scheduled for between 30 and 45 minutes, and refreshments will be available afterward.
There is no charge, and the event will be open to the public.
For more information about the events, contact the Colliers Way Church of Christ at (304) 723-5220.


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On a specific date, I have to fly from A to B. Using various flight search engines, it turned out that the cheapest possibility is to buy a return ticket. Now the problem is, the search engines I know do not allow to search for the cheapest flight with a the first flight on a specific date and the second flight on a random (the cheapest) day. I want to do this, because I won't use the second flighty anyway. So is there any search engines that allows me to search flights like that?
Just choose the Whole Month as departure and arrival date. You will be presented with a graphic in which you can pick the departure date, the arrival calendar will update accordingly.


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Is there a closed form to the following recursive integration?
f_0(x) =
1/2 & |x|<1 \\
0 & |x|\geq1
f_n(x) = 2\int_{-1}^x(f_{n-1}(2t+1)-f_{n-1}(2t-1))\mathrm{d}t
It's very clear that this converges against some function and that quite rapidly, as seen in this image, showing the first 8 terms:
Furthermore, the derivatives of it have some very special properties.
Note how the (renormalized) derivatives consist of repeated and rescaled functions of the previous degree which is obviously a result of the definition of the recursive integral:
Basically by trying around, I found the following probably more usable Fouriertransform of the expression above. I do not have a formal proof but it holds for all terms I tried it with (first 11). $$ \mathcal{F}_x\left[f_n(x)\right](t)=\frac{\sin \left(2^{-n} t\right) \left(\prod _{k=1}^n \frac{2^{k+1} \sin \left(2^{-k} t\right)}{t}\right)}{\sqrt{2 \pi } t}$$
Here an image of how that looks like (first 10 terms in Interval $[-8\pi,8\pi]$):
With this, my question becomes:
"What, if there is one, is the closed form inverse fourier transform of $\mathcal{F}_x\left[f_n(x)\right](t)=\frac{\sin \left(2^{-n} t\right) \left(\prod _{k=1}^n \frac{2^{k+1} \sin \left(2^{-k} t\right)}{t}\right)}{\sqrt{2 \pi } t}$, especially for the case $n\rightarrow\infty$?"
On an unrelated note: This is my first question here, so I hope I did pose it decently. I searched through mathstack, to my best knowledge using terms of the involved math, without success.
(minor Edit: it seems like the image sharing service I'm using tends to be somewhat unreliable. I'm sorry for that. If some or all of the images don't show up, that's why.)


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Despite record-setting early balloting in the region there is still plenty of action at polling places this morning.
Otoe County Election Commissioner Janene Bennett had contacted all 13 of the county's precincts by 10 a.m. and said all have been busy.
Election officials in both Otoe and Fremont county report record-setting early voting as well.
Bennett said most polling places reported lines when voting started at 8 a.m.
Bennett said she does not recall a busier morning for any election.
Bennett earlier reported that a record number of voters had applied for early ballots. There were 1,843 early voting ballots issued.
The previous record of early ballots was 900, which the county reached three weeks prior to the election.
Fremont County election officials report over 1,300 early ballots were turned in, exceeding the previous record of 1,100.
Numerous calls from polling places indicate that voter turnout is high.
Voter turnout stats for Nebraska: 2002, 42 percent; 2004, 68 percent; 2008, 71 percent; 2010, 42 percent.
The 2010 voter turnout is a record low since the state adopted statewide voter registration in 1968.
Where to vote
Nebraska City has six voting districts which cast ballots at three polling places, First Baptist Church, Methodist Church and Bethel Church.
- The Baptist Church, 302 S. Seventh St., is for most Nebraska City residents east of Ninth Street.
- The Methodist Church, 1023 First Ave., is for most residents east of 19th Street and north of Central Avenue.
- The Bethel Church, 2400 Central Ave., is for most residents west of 11th Street and south of Central Avenue, and residents west of 19th Street.
- The polling place at the county roads shop on the J. Sterling Morton Beltway has been discontinued.
- Voters in the Four Mile Township will vote at Bethel, voters at Wyoming will vote at the Methodist Church and voters in the Wyoming township will vote in Otoe.
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Say I have 10g of silver, whose specific heat is known to be 0.235. I've heated it up from 50.0C to 60.0C. How much heat has been transferred?
The equation is:
$$ Q = C_pm\Delta t $$
where Cp is the specific heat value, m is the mass of the object, and Δt is the change in temperature in Kelvin.
I got the answer 23.5j, which I derived from
$$ Q = (0.235)(10)(60.0-50.0) = 23.5j $$
My teacher said that we have to get 10.0 as our delta T then add 273 to make the equation work with Kelvin, which translates to
$$ Q = (0.235)(10)((60.0-50.0)+273) = 665.05j $$
Now I don't see her reasoning in this answer since the difference in Kelvin is the same as the difference in Celsius. It also doesn't help that the book had the 665.05j answer. This was a test too, so my wrong answer bugs me.
If I did the equation in Kelvin, I would have arrived at the same answer. My argument was that translating in Kelvin beforehand should work. Apparently, the answer for delta T needs to be scaled.
So, can someone provide a good argument as to which one of these is the correct way to calculate specific heat? Thanks. (I already know what the right answer is and my friends do too, so please give an argument.)


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Do you still buy a product regardless of the reviews?
Sometimes I do, if it's something I really want, other times the reviews totally turn me off from the product. I guess it mainly depends on price. Dates now play an important role too.
My latest issue: I saw a propane fire pit yesterday on deals that I liked, went to the site, and there were 4 very positive reviews for it. Then I noticed all 4 reviews were posted yesterday. Suspicious? Yes, IMO. So I backed off and left a comment on the deal stating it looked nice, price seemed good, but it was funny how all the reviews were posted that day. I did not purchase the fire pit based on my suspicion. (I also received a downvote for my comment.) Mom is getting is on the woot bandwagon and I've been teaching her about deals.woot. I was telling her about the fire pit and showed it to her, and low and behold, 3 of the customer reviews on that website had been deleted. Now I can't help but feel suspicious about all 4 of them and I'm quite glad I did not purchase the fire pit.
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I generally only go by reviews if there are a bunch of them. Just a few is too small of a sample size for me. That being said, if there are a bunch of reviews I tend to follow what they say. If you have 90 of hundred people saying something stinks... well, you can pretty much be sure it stinks.
I check reviews from several sources(Amazon, eOpinions, Consumer Reports, etc), if I am not familiar with the product. I do check to see if the reviews are from the same people but with different names.
I like to get reviews from a wide variety of sources, unless it's something I know my friends are familiar with or is a trusted brand. If I can actually see the product in a store, even better, but I know a few people (like @agingdragqueen) who have never steered me wrong on a product, so that helps.
Assuming there are a good number of reviews, always read some from the 1 and 5 star reviews.
Example: For ages I've been wanting a clock for my shower. I did some Amazon searching and found something in my price range that had about 2.5 stars. I started reading many of the 1 star reviews, which complained how the clock's suction cup didn't work and made the clock fall and break pretty much immediately "no matter what" they did to help it. I started thinking this wouldn't be the clock for me if It falls and breaks all the time. However, I switched to some of the 5 and 4 star reviews, most of which berated all the idiots in the 1 star review section. Had they read the instructions that came w/the clock, they would have learned exactly how to hang the clock so it doesn't fall. I finally purchased the clock, followed the simple instructions and it's been there for about 3 months. Success!
I've definitely passed on items w/bad reviews, but always remember that people are dumb.
@smtatertot13: That's a good point. I've seen that happen before with a KitchenAid coffee maker I wanted. Everyone was complaining how it leaked and gave it 1 star. Others that liked it (4+ stars) said it worked fine and the reason why it leaked was probably because the ones complaining didn't read the directions and used both the paper filters included with it AND the re-usable filter at the same time. I bought it anyway and love it, and it does not leak.
I try to find reviews on Amazon before buying it too, it works about half the time for me though.
Plus I think some reviews are kind of biased though, like only people with complaints would write reviews while there are only some who writes reviews when it works perfectly. The odds are pretty good for something like that.
I use reviews, especially if there are a lot. If there are a few I try to find more :-)
I tend to look up reviews first if I'm on the fence. If it's something I want, I get it regardless, pretty much. I still look at the negative reviews and sometimes I'm turned off, but generally still go for it.
My strategy is to always focus on the 1 and 2 star reviews. Most of the time, its some dumb complaint or something directed at Amazon instead of the product. Out of say 20 reviews, maybe two will be legitimately helpful. And those actually tend to be really good reviews, albiet ones with a negative view on the product. And they have helped me avoid bad purchases. I do look to the positive reviews, although generally they're not helpful. If I'm already interested in the product, chances are I know what's good about it. I do like that some counter negative reviews though.
For example, I recently bought this putty stuff to clean electronics. Some reviews stated that it went bad quickly, didn't work, etc. Looked to the positive and one gives good instructions on proper use.
I like online reviews. I try to read both the good and the bad, before I make a decision. On some items, you can tell all the bad reviews are either operator error or ID10T errors. I scan through reviews, and try to read the longer, more detailed entries, as they tend to give the best information.
I'm pretty sure I've only ever blatantly ignored reviews here, actually. That's only because so many of them are fanboy-driven rather than informative, though.
Like others, I'll read a sample of the reviews; on amazon, I've found that three-star reviews are often the most balanced, and four-star reviews usually contain some constructive criticism of an item, which helps me understand whether the deficits are something I can live with. I'll also compare the dates of 4/5-star reviews with those of 1/2/3 star reviews: sometimes a product started out defective and corrections have been made; other times, a product update results in lower reviews.
@smtatertot13: Would you be willing to post a link to the shower clock? I've been looking for one, on and off, for years!
Yeah, I have/do every once and awhile.. although through those decisions to ignore reviews I've learned that it's usually a wise decision to heed them :)
When I do, my logic for ignoring them is usually "those guys are probably just doing it wrong" heh
@neuropsychosocial: hope this helps! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KA94T2
i paid a couple bucks less than this for it, but not much. it's been a champ and has helped me get to work on time many, many days.
Yeah, I sometimes do. I'm that wild.
I've ignore a few bad reviews before - but only once have I heard nothing good and purchased. It was a mistake.
People always see the things they love to see..so i often ignore the bad reviews when i buy something i really like...