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Dating Dos and Don'ts - 01-19-2014, 10:55 AM
DO spark conversation. If you can't think of what to say, ask about favourite movies and music, to try and build some common ground. Ask questions about the other person, but make sure that you answer the questions that he/she asks you back. Tell a few jokes to lighten the mood but don't go overboard. Try and be interested, and your date will like you much better than if you talk about yourself the whole time.
DON'T look for perfection. Some things are desirable and attainable for a boyf or girlf, for example, honesty, kindness and trustworthiness. Other things such as movie star looks, a hefty bank balance and a super car, are not. While you don't need to settle for second best, don't be over picky and reject people based on an impossible ideal.
DO have respect for yourself. While some people have started off a relationship after jumping into bed on the first date, it's not a common occurrance. As has been said before, why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? If a date is worth keeping, he/she will respect your decision to not sleep with them til you know them better. Build up the relationship and get to know them first. Then the first time you sleep together will be something to remember and cherish, rather than something you want to forget.
DON'T fake it. Even if you're trying online dating, don't pretend to be something you're not. Not only is it dishonest, but you're being unfair to yourself as the match you get won't be compatiable to yourself, but to your made up persona. For example, don't try and fake an interest in heavy metal to bag yourself a biker; you will be found out in moments and your date will not respect you for faking. Be yourself. Even if you don't like everything your date does, you still can form a connection that can lead to a relationship.
DO be safe. Whether you're meeting up on a date with someone you met in a bar, or on an online dating site, don't put yourself in danger. Go someplace public, tell your friends and family where you're going and what time you're going to return, and arrange to meet at the place rather than having them go to your house to collect you. It's better to be safe rather than sorry, and if it doesn't work out, you won't have to worry about them taking it the wrong way.
DON'T get too creative on the first date. While a lot of people do like creative dates later on in a relationship, for a first date simplicity is best. Arrange to meet in a quiet bar for drinks, or at a Starbucks for coffee. This will give you plenty of time to talk and get to know one another. Save the inventive dates for later on, once you've formed a relationship and gotten a connection and are simply going out and having fun. Dinner can work, as long as it's not too pricy and not so crowded that you can't really talk.
DO hold back on the alcohol. You want to create a good impression, right? So stick to a couple of glasses of wine, and after that, drink soft drinks. You want your date to see the sober, smart and witty individual that is you, not a drunken, staggering, vomiting mess. Plus, there's the chance that you might do something you regret if you drink too much, or end up in a situation that you didn't plan for. It might be tempting to drink before the date if you feel nervous, but don't. Have a cup of coffee instead.
DON'T dress too sexily. While you certainly want to make an effort for a first date, turning up in a mini skirt and bo'ob tube is going to give a man the wrong impression of you. If you want a long lasting relationship rather than a one night stand, it's best to wear something that shows off your best assets but isn't too flesh baring and tarty. For men, tight trousers should be avoided, as should anything that makes you look like either a gigilo, or a total slob. Dress the way you do when you meet friends and you should past muster.
DO play it cool. Trust your own instincts on how well things are going, and if at the end of the date you want to see this person again, give them your mobile number and smile. If you want to kiss, feel free; a simple lip kiss will be fine and put your intentions across without being sleazy. Don't lose your mind and bombard the other person with a zillion texts and emails if you don't hear from them straight away; you'll scare them to death and make them think you're a mad stalker. Be cool, calm and collected and if they don't call you back, make one call or send one text. If you don't hear from them again, well, it's their loss. Leave it at that and look to the future.
DON'T forget your manners. Even if you know at the end that it's going nowhere, don't forget to smile, say thank you and state that you had a pleasant evening to soften the blow. If you do want to see your date again, being polite and nice will up your chances. No girl likes a guy who's rude to waitstaff, or a girl who flips off the barman. Remember please and thank you, and always be nice. If a date thinks that you can't be bothered to be grateful for the time and/or money they've spent on you, you probably won't be hearing from them again.
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In the Movie Life of Pi, Pi wanted to believe three religions (Hinduism, Christianity ans Islam), but he is not aware of Buddhism. As I guess, in the movie the Buddhism is represented by the Buddist Sailor (Zebra).
What does that mean? Why Buddhism kept away from Pi's knowledge (even though Buddhism originated in India)?

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Are there tools that can help me identify what kinds of tasks/goals I could be passionate about.
Any resources that provide insight into reasons why people are passionate about certain goals/tasks?
Are there tools that can help me identify what kinds of tasks/goals I could be passionate about.
Any resources that provide insight into reasons why people are passionate about certain goals/tasks?
What Color is your Parachute is a classic for a reason. Good to get you started down the path of finding what you're passionate about. Also any sort of educational testing is helpful - even things like Myers Briggs can help you identify how you learn, which can help point you to topics of interest.
I wrestle with the idea of passion because there's lots I'm interested in, but few things I'm insanely passionate about. That said, a good indication of something you're passionate about is a topic where you can easily spend 5 minutes talking about what interests you about it. For me, that's things like collaborative consumption, UX design and a bunch of other ideas; for you, the trick is to find those things that get you excited, talking with your hands, a glimmer in your eye and more.
There aren't really tools to help you find your life's passion; that sort of stuff is discovered. When most people become passionate about something, it's because they discover it through some means and something in their head just clicks.
I've always been passionate about computer science, and it's been so long that I can't really pin down why, but I do remember how I became passionate about linguistics. I was reading up on search engine optimization, and after reading a lot of explanations about how search engines process natural language, I followed link after link looking for more information. That was my first foray into linguistics, and as I learned more, I fell more in love with the field. It's usually just something that clicks.
That's why not everybody can find interest in every hobby. I would be bored to death by coin collecting; there is nothing in particular about it that interests me. However, there are some people that find certain aspects of the hobby very exciting, which is what keeps them interested year after year.
What do you really enjoy doing? In any aspect of life, not just work. Do you enjoy competing, or are you a self-motivator? Do you enjoy solving, delivering, improving or creating?
Your biggest tool to identify your passions is self-assessment: really understand where you are happiest.
Then a useful key to improving work productivity is to tie work goals back to your non-work passions, so you can gain enjoyment from potentially less exciting tasks.


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When I make pancakes, the recipe I use calls for 1 egg and 1c of flour. However, usually I increase the flour (up to 50%) to make a bit more. I've tried both keeping 1 egg, or adding a second one, but it doesn't seem to make any difference...in other words, it seems like there's an awful lot of room to maneuver when it comes to how much egg to add. If so, I could add 3 or 4 eggs to get more protein into the pancakes. How would adding lots of extra eggs affect the end result?
This answer assumes the US-type of pancake.
There are some pancake recipes with no egg at all. So the question is, what does the egg do in a pancake recipe?
It contributes soem fat and emulsifiers from the yolk, some water, and a bunch of protein (mostly from the whites).
This will add structure to the pancake, some eggy flavor and richness, and perhaps somewhat mitigate the danger of toughening the pancake through over mixing, by inhibiting gluten formation (mostly due to the fat and lecithin from the yolk).
However, as you have already discovered, the egg is not completely essential to the pancake, which basically a griddled quick bread, and can easily get all of the structure it needs from the gelatinization of the starch from the flour.
Adding lots more eggs would start to move you into custard or quiche-like territory, where the product would have a lot more egg flavor, and start to take on a more scrambled-egg type texture depending on how far you go. You will get less flavor but more textural change from using just whites.
If you love pancakes, I would make them with any pancake recipe you like, and enhance your protein intake from other food items. Personally, I love a scrambled egg, and they go great with pancakes.
Edit: I see in your profile that you are in France. Since we also call French style crepes the same thing in English, I am thinking you probably do mean US style pancakes, so the above would apply.
If you are thinking of crepes, they tend to be a touch eggier than pancakes to start with, which helps give them the structure to role or fold easily while still being so thin.
I imagine that they could take a bit more egg still, with some change in texture and more egg flavor, but might start to stick to the pan more, as egg really likes to stick. At the extreme end, you would essentially have thin fried scrambled egg, which you can roll up with fillings, as some other cuisines do.
Still, I am not an expert on crepes; I have never made them myself. If that is what you are asking about, hopefully someone else can give you a more knowledgable answer.
If you are using an American US-style pancake recipe (or any American recipe for that matter) in the EU a point to remember is that EU egg sizes are bigger for their number than US sizes. An EU large egg is bigger than an American, an EU Medium egg is the equivalent of a US Large egg. So if you are using an american recipe that uses large eggs use medium eggs in the EU if you are trying to be precise. Conversely, use US XL eggs if using a European recipe.
The upshot for @Kelsey is that using an EU large egg on an american recipe but adding more flour probably gets the recipe right from a proportion standpoint.
Here is the wikipedia egg reference page
I put 3 eggs in a two egg pancake recipe all the time and notice absolutely no difference at all.


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Album Rating: 4.0damn i really need to figure out how to do the italics. The lyrics would look much better that way.
Digging: Coldworld - Autumn
Album Rating: 3.5another one of these?
Album Rating: 4.0Thanks.
Damn really I liked the summary is it because it's been overdone?
Album Rating: 3.5Good album
Album Rating: 3.0this one never really clicked with me tbh even though I've heard most of it numerous times.
mt. diablo is my favorite
Album Rating: 3.5nah, we need someone to review this with a 2 or 2.5
the appeal on this wears off with time
Album Rating: 3.5I'd have to say that this one is better than the other 3 summaries.
Album Rating: 4.0What other 3 summaries?
Lol guess I'm editing this summary when I get home
Album Rating: 4.0Changed the summary hope you guys like it better.
@chipmunk: "I've heard most of it numerous times"
Listen to all of it! the whole album flows really well it's better to hear as a whole mister.
Album Rating: 5.0Just gonna go ahead and 5 this. Its that good of an album and replay value is like +9000.
Album Rating: 4.0I'm thinking about it too. There's not a bad song on it maybe i should bump the review to a 5.
Album Rating: 5.0Placeholder is definitely my favorite song too
Album Rating: 5.0Most would agree its a perfect or close to perfect pop punk album. So it wouldnt be a stretch for a 5 rating
Album Rating: 4.0i hate 95% of pop punk but i love this
Digging: Bones - PaidProgramming2
Album Rating: 4.0@Hayden, I didn't say placeholder was my favorite but yeah it's definitely good.
I'm guessing you've heard the wonder years?
Album Rating: 5.0Oh well I was just adding that Placeholder was my favorite song. It wasnt directed towards anyone. of course Ive heard of twy
Album Rating: 4.0@hayden, gotcha.
Is that you in the profile picture or are you a guy and you think that girl is hot?
Album Rating: 4.0Thanks captain I'll try it.
@Flutter, dude bold looks SO terrible on reviews.
Album Rating: 4.0@captain, sweet man. Didn't know you liked this kind of thing.
Album Rating: 4.0Haha nice. Can't say I lisen to everything cause I can't stand country, most pop and most rap.
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STEUBENVILLE - Dante Zambrini of Canfield is interim vice president of operations at Eastern Gateway Community College.
Zambrini's office is in the college's Valley Center in downtown Youngstown.
"The creation of Eastern Gateway Community College has opened numerous career doors for students of Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties. The quality of programs that serve students in Jefferson County are expanding to provide students in the three additional counties with rigorous courses, supportive educators, and high rates of programs completion. I am an avid supporter of Eastern Gateway and excitedly celebrate the successes of Eastern Gateway students," Zambrini said about joining the college's leadership team.
EGCC President Laura Meeks said his educational expertise "is a great strength because he is an outstanding educator with a strong belief in the mission of community colleges. He believes that a better education helps everyone to have a better life, and he spent his whole career focused on helping people have access to high quality education."
Zambrini, a former member of the college's board of trustees, recently retired as superintendent of the Canfield Local Schools. He was superintendent for 10 years. His other work with the school system includes assistant superintendent, director of administrative services, principal and instructor. He also was an adjunct professor at Youngstown State University.
At YSU, Zambrini earned bachelor's and master's degrees and continued his post-master's degree work at the University of Akron. He participated in the Ohio Department of Education Principal's Evaluation System and served on former Gov. Strickland's Institute on Creativity and Innovation in Education. Among his awards are the Exemplary Educational Leadership Award from Buckeye Association of School Administrators and YSU Outstanding Alumnus Award.


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Source: TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine Publication date: August 8, 2011
By Michael Springer
Subcompact tools are the fastest growing segment of the cordless market. The number of available models has grown from a mere handful four years ago to more than 100 today. The tools in this category are defined by their small size, light weight, and 10.8-volt lithium-ion battery packs (which for marketing purposes are referred to as 12-volt packs). As with any voltage platform, the first tool a new user usually buys is a drill/driver, followed by an impact driver, so for this article I tested both.
My main goal was to determine what subcompact cordless tools can and can't do for pro users. Everybody knows they can drive cover-plate screws without breaking a sweat, but what are their limits? To find out, I performed power, speed, and runtime tests. The results made it clear that most of these tools – despite their small size and light weight – are surprisingly capable.
Pro-grade subcompact tools were made possible by the development of lithium-ion batteries and efficient motors. Regardless of how they're labeled, the battery packs for these tools are 10.8 nominal volts, because they contain three 3.6-volt cells. The rest of the world refers to subcompacts as 10.8-volt tools. In the U.S., their 12-volt designation is accompanied by a disclaimer stating that this value is reached only at the cells' maximum point of charge.
I put the drill/drivers and impact drivers through separate torture tests, which involved drilling thousands of holes and driving thousands of screws and lags into test planks (the "torture" was mostly to my elbows and wrists). The planks consisted of multiple layers of OSB glued together to create a substrate that was more uniform than framing lumber.
Drill/drivers. I tested the drill/drivers a couple of different ways, first by driving successively longer screws into the test planks and later by replicating the torque testing done in a lab.
The first test was very straightforward – the kind of thing a carpenter might do when trying out tools. I discovered that all of the tools could sink 3-1/2-inch coarse-thread and 4-inch fine-thread screws in low gear, but it was a struggle for the weakest of them. Shorter, 3-inch coarse-thread screws would be a comfortable maximum for any of these tools – the strongest of which can drive them in high gear, too.
Above: Manufacturers test to different standards, so in order to make apples-to-apples comparisons between brands, the author torque-tested the drill/drivers with an electronic torque tester. The results are listed under "PTI Torque" in the spec boxes starting on page 22. Right: To test runtime, the author drove screws and drilled holes into OSB test planks with the drill/drivers (top) and drove lags with the impact drivers (center). He tested speed of application by timing how long the impact drivers took to drive lags into test planks (bottom).
Torque testing. There are two torque specs for each of the drill/drivers in this article (see the individual spec boxes): one from the manufacturer ("Rated Torque" in the specs) and one from my own testing ("PTI Torque"). I performed my own tests because the manufacturers do not adhere to a common test standard, which means that their numbers cannot be used to make comparisons between brands. In 2008 an industry trade group called the Power Tool Institute (PTI) developed a common standard for torque testing, but most manufacturers don't use it.
I borrowed an Electronic Torque Tester (ETT) from CDI Torque Products (the model specified by the PTI) to do my testing. As much as possible, I followed the PTI test procedure, with one major difference: PTI says to test five of each model and I tested only one of each.
I tested each tool in the same manner – by securing it to a sliding frame, connecting it to the ETT, and running it until it stalled. The ETT then displayed the maximum torque output.
I did eight tests per tool and threw out the high and low numbers. I have a lot of confidence in my results: Porter-Cable provided a PTI rating for its tool, and it was within 2 inch-pounds of the number I got. Also, the results squared with my experience using the tools: The models that feel the most powerful scored at the top of my torque test.
Impact drivers. I couldn't get the right equipment to torque-test impact drivers, so the spec boxes in this article contain only manufacturer-provided torque ratings for these tools. As a substitute for torque testing, I timed how long it took each impact tool to drive Simpson Strong-Tie SDS lags into test planks. The top five performers are close in terms of driving speed, but there's a noticeable fall-off after that (see the bottom chart below).
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The practice of inserting plastic or metal 'sounds' (long thin and very smooth objects) into yours or someone elses uretha. Ultimately leads to streching of the uretha so that larger objects (such as a finger) can be inserted in the penis.
Bob had sounded himself so much his girlfriend could shove a tampax IN his cock.
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Are all or certain animal populations endangered by the Dragonborn? Can I, by my hunting, drive the whole population of wolves, mammoths, and giants into extinction? Or will the game repopulate the world again? If so, is there a pattern?
I just fast traveled to
to check out whether giants respawn. I killed the giants there on my first trip from Riverwood to Whiterun by abusing the pathing.
The giants were back. They do respawn.
SevenSidedDie points to the answer for animals in his comment: yes, they also respawn.
I also recently revisited
and the dragon there had respawned, so even the static dragons respawn.
I have killed every Mammoth and Giant at the Giant camp sites. When fast traveling back to the camp sites later, I have found that although the Giants do re-spawn, the Mammoths do not.
The Giants and Mammoths can become extinct if you check the elder scrolls wiki it says for ''the cursed tribe mission'' ''If every giant camp has already been cleared before completing this quest, the giants will be extinct, as will the mammoths.''


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Pedagogically speaking, I see two problems with defining $\Gamma(z)$ (at least for real $z$) by the limit $$\Gamma(z)=\lim_{m\to\infty}\frac{m! m^z}{\prod_{i=0}^m (z+i)}$$ as compared with the formula $$\Gamma(z)=\lim_{m\to\infty}\frac{\lfloor m+z\rfloor! (z+m+1)^{\{z\}}}{\prod_{i=0}^m (z+i)}$$ (which one easily sees gives equivalent values in the limit). (The exponent $\{z\}$ means the fractional part of $z$.) Of the two, only the second formula yields $\Gamma(z+1)=z!$ for non-negative integers $z$ via trivial limits of constant sequences. And so far as I can see only the second formula arises immediately from a simple one-sentence story that a student might use to discover the formula as an exercise: march $\Gamma(z)$ to $\Gamma(z+m)$ using $\Gamma(z+1)=z\Gamma(z)$, then estimate $\Gamma(z+m)$ as a weighted geometric mean of the nearest factorials.
Questions: does the traditional limit support an equally compelling narrative? Ought one prefer it on other grounds? Neither limit serves well for numerical computation, but curiously, for a given $m$, they give errors of approximately equal magnitude but opposite sign. Does this have a conceptual explanation?


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Is there anyway to install XAMPP for all the user on Ubuntu 11.04 ? It would be great and I hope there are some ways. Because it's disgusting to log off every time to run XAMPP.
I'm new to Linux.
I'm not sure what your exact circumstances are but XAMPP is designed for one-person-development. It's a quick easy way to test sites locally. If you want a system wide server that all users can use, perhaps it's time to stop using it for something it wasn't designed, and is time to use a traditional LAMP stack instead.
Note: The
That should give you a very traditional LAMP setup which you can then customise as much as you like. For service configuration, I personally like the SliceHost articles (even though I'm not a customer there) as they cover most of the basics about getting Apache, PHP and MySQL playing happily and in a nice sane way.
You're doing something wrong if you need to logout each time to run a simple LAMPP server. It sounds like you've downloaded a bundle from a website, but in Ubuntu you usually use the package manager to install software.
To installa Apache, PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin install the packages
Have a look at How to avoid using sudo when working in /var/www? if you want to know some ways to tweak the filesystem permissions. If multiple users need access / edit to the same files, I suggest to setup a SSH or FTP server.
Setting a SSH server up is as easy as installing the
You can easily install xampp with the shell script here is the shell script that will automatically download xampp, install it in prcise location and arrange the htdocs permission. Download and install shell script: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17475393/xampp.sh
For more information http://freshtutorial.com/xampp-linux/ Hope it helps you


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Task Description: Write a research paper on the popular culture topic of your choice. Your paper should be based on primary resources, although you should, of course, include whatever secondary sources are available on that topic. In addition to whatever other primary sources you use, you are required to create, distribute, analyze, and utilize the results of a survey on your topic. The survey must include at least 10 questions and must be distributed to at least 30 people to be valid.
|Preliminary bibliography (Stage 1) Due Week 2 of class
|Working thesis (Stage 2) Due Week 3 of class
|The thesis is clearly written, allows for a compelling paper whether your research proves the thesis correct or not.
|The thesis is unfocused and too simplistic. What are you going to do if your results prove you wrong?
|This is not a thesis, working or otherwise. Where are you planning to focus this paper?
|Survey (Stage 3) Due Week 3
|Survey analysis (Stage 4) Due Week 6
|Outline or mind-map (Stage 5) Due Week 8
|The outline or mind-map shows clearly where every aspect of the research done will go in the final paper.
|The outline or map-mind gives a general idea of how the research will fit into the final paper, but some parts are missing or some connections are unclear.
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Christopher Caggiano is a full-time faculty member at The Boston Conservatory, where he teaches courses in musical-theater history, arts criticism and the neuroscience of music, and was recently named liberal-arts faculty member of the year. In conjunction with his musical-theater history course, he directs a series of staged readings of historically important but underperformed shows, including Little Johnny Jones, Very Good Eddie, As Thousands Cheer and Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro.
Caggiano is also the author of the popular theater blog, "Everything I Know I Learned From Musicals" (www.everythingmusicals.com), which consistently ranks among the top 25 theater sites on the internet. He is also a member of the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama League, and is a founding member of the Independent Theater Bloggers Association. Caggiano recently wrote the liner notes for the PS Classics release of the 1934 musical revue, Life Begins at 8:40 and was named a 2010 Fellow at the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. He is currently working a number of book projects, including the one that inspired the title of his blog, "Everything I Know I Learned From Musicals."
As a performer, Caggiano has sung with the Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) since 1998 and has frequently contributed to the group as lyricist, librettist, dramaturg and choreographer. He has performed numerous solos with the BGMC, including ones at Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall, and represented the group with the Boston Pops on the world-premiere engagement and recording of With Voices Raised, by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Selected acting roles include Will Parker in Oklahoma!, Zach in A Chorus Line, John Hinckley is Assassins, Vernon in They're Playing Our Song, the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, the Baker in Into the Woods and Jacob Marley and Bob Cratchitt in A Christmas Carol, for which he also provided the stage adaptation.
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Couple say humor, fun, forgiveness fuel 70-year marriage
Published: Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 4:36 p.m.
ARDEN — Stan Flatley, 96, is absolutely certain of how he proposed to his wife. Betty Flatley isn't as sure.
Stan knows that he proposed in a taxicab in New York City, but his wife doesn't remember how it happened. Their humorous back-and-forth debate reveals a love that has spanned seven decades and continues strong today.
Still in love, the Arden couple will be married 70 years on Feb. 15.
They met in 1942 while working at Gibbs and Cox in New York City. Stan was an engineer at the company, which was making destroyers under contract with the government during World War II. "It was my birthday and he said he would take me out for a beer," said Betty, 89. "It turned out to be a beer and a hot dog."
Four months later, the two were married. They lived in New York for 25 years before Stan fulfilled her dream of moving to Vermont. For five years, he commuted from New York to Vermont, making the four-hour drive with flowers in tow.
"Every weekend was a mini-honeymoon," Betty said. "He always addressed (the flowers) to Marilyn (Monroe) and signed it Clark (Gable) with Xs and Os."
There was only one weekend in those five years that Stan didn't make it to Vermont, when a flood deterred him.
A deer and a police officer another weekend, however, couldn't keep him away. One night on that long drive, he hit a deer. A police officer arrested him for driving the car because of the damage inflicted by the deer. Stan appeared before the judge, explained the situation and was allowed to leave in time to make it home.
The couple lived in Vermont until 14 years ago.
"He sent me to the library and said to find a good place to retire," Betty said.
That perfect place ended up being Western North Carolina. They moved to Etowah and lived there for seven years before moving into Ardenwoods, in Arden, for the last eight.
The couple still can't believe it's been seven decades.
"It doesn't seem like 70 years," she said. "It really doesn't. When you're having fun, time flies."
And those are the keys to a long and happy marriage — fun, humor and forgiveness. That they can agree on.
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Despite living in Kansas all my life, I haven't traveled to many cities in the West so I didn't exactly know what I was in for on my Faces & Places Tour trip to Garden City and the Beef Empire Days Rodeo.
My friend Jessica and I planned ahead by looking through our Kansas Visitors Guide. We wanted to enjoy everything about southwestern Kansas. We started with a pit stop in Great Bend for a tasty meal at Diane's Diner and a little shopping downtown. On the road again, we enjoyed our view of beautiful wheat fields being harvested.


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SCP501: Physics (2011-2012)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Science
COURSE TITLE: Physics
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
Laboratory Requirement: Students who take this course spend a minimum of 30% of their time engaged in hands-on laboratory exercises. All DoDEA Science courses have a minimum 30% dedicated time for laboratory exercises. This translates to approximately 54 instructional days or 16 to 27 multi-day laboratories dedicated to student hands on laboratory time. Demonstrations and virtual laboratories, while useful in the classroom, do not count toward the 30% laboratory requirement.
Major Concepts/Content: Physics presents basic concepts of physics in relation to world experiences. Information is presented in an integrated approach, linking physics with technology, social perspectives, and the history and nature of science.
Physics is designed to provide an understanding of the physical laws fundamental to all sciences. Fundamental laws of mechanics are introduced, along with measurement and problem-solving techniques. Other topics included are wave theory, heat, sound, light, magnetism, electricity, atomic structure, nuclear reactions, and high energy physics.
Major Instructional Activities: Scientific inquiry is defined as the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Scientific inquiry also refers to the activities through which students develop knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well as an understanding of how scientists study the natural world (NSTA, 2004). Based on the philosophy that scientific knowledge is best acquired through inquiry, the course uses a variety of techniques to promote inquiry in the classroom (ex. multiple revisions, high quality questioning, synthesis, making conclusions based on evidence, etc).
Instructional activities are staged in appropriate settings. They include laboratories, classrooms, forms of technology, and field studies. Teaching strategies include in depth laboratory investigations, demonstrations, collaborative peer-to-peer discussions, and student hands-on experiences.
Major Evaluative Techniques: All aspects of progress in science are measured using multiple methods such as authentic assessments, performance assessments, formative assessments, observational assessments, projects, research activities, reports, group and individual student work and conventional summative assessments.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of Physics, students should be able to:
- Engage in full and partial scientific inquiries to design, conduct, and communicate scientific investigations to explore ideas about the natural world.
- Use scientific inquiry to design and conduct scientific investigations to meet a human need, make a decision, solve a human problem, or develop a product.
- Recognize and describe the interrelationship between science and technology.
- Apply the tools of technology (e.g., computers) in scientific endeavors.
- Identify qualities inherent in scientific behavior (e.g., reasoning, insight, energy, skill, and creativity).
- Discuss contributions of men and women of various social and ethnic backgrounds to science and technology.
- Apply science concepts to make decisions (weighing risks and benefits) about students' personal health and well-being.
- Understand the principles of motion and force.
- Apply principles of conservation of energy and describe the associated increase in disorder.
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Never stop learning!
Working in the fitness industry is so much fun! Even after fifteen years of teaching, I am always so amazed and excited about the constant improvements and research that comes out on the human body and how we perform!
I am currently reading Chris Carmichael's book "The Time Crunched Cyclist" for the second time! This book is packed with easy to understand explanations of the energy systems and how they work.
I also have a book on my desk by Maggie Hunts called "It's a Sweet Life….Now, A guide to living well and happy with Diabetes" I don't have diabetes, but many of my participants do, so I want to make sure the classes I deliver give the right options for their training. I think it is important to understand these common types of diseases so we have a basic knowledge of them to help people succeed in their training.
Club Industry Magazine updates me on what other fitness facilities are doing to succeed. A couple times a
year my department goes on field trips to visit other Clubs and share with them what makes each of us successful in different ways.
Do you belong to a national fitness association? AFAA (Aerobic & Fitness Association of America) or ACE (American Council on Exercise) or ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) all publish great articles and news letters on the latest information in our industry. These are MUST READS for anyone looking to further their careers.
I was in my favorite yoga class yesterday where my
instructor just got back from Mexico on an "Aerial Yoga Workshop" Guess what! I have two new stretches to use
after my Spin class! Her newly found balance stretch is now being shared with my Spin class and everyone benefits! Learning, sharing and expanding our minds as
fitness professionals is a great career! I hope to see you all in a workshop or class one day soon to share and
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I have recently decided to step into WordPress but I am needing to create a few themes for eCommerce that are currently built in Open Cart. My experience from eCommerce comes from Open Cart but I am completely new to using one for WordPress. After a few months of research I decided I would like to try and create my own theme from the Woo theme Mystile. My questions are followed:
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Roy of Mellodic Carnage conducted an interview with vocalist Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL on April 6, 2010 before the band's concert in Springfield, Virginia. You can now listen to the chat below.FINNTROLL is currently taking part in a spring North American headlining tour, dubbed "Finnish Metal", with support from MOONSORROW and SWALLOW THE SUN. Brought to you by King Foo Entertainment, the tour is covering over 20 cities in what is hoped to be a yearly event. "Nifelvind", the new album from FINNTROLL, was released in North America on March 9 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. The album cover artwork was created once again by the band's guitarist Skrymer. Commented FINNTROLL in a statement: "'Nifelvind' is the most advanced and mature FINNTROLL album to date, with musical themes ranging from powerful death metal riffs to dark soundtracks, from pounding black metal to groovy '80s pop music. All this is accompanied by our trademark sound, lots of never-before-heard instruments in the metal scene, folklore and legends that make it overall the most versatile album we have created so far."
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1) Should static analysis tool config be placed in source control? This config is not needed to compile/run software and some developers can have different preferences (even within coding convention). On the other hand placing such config in source control and declaring static analysis tool as "official part of project" can encourage everybody to test his code and help keep it very consistent. This question is mostly about open source because in commercial projects you will establish strict workflow anyway.
2) Should convenience scripts (generating documentation, running analysis, running tests, deploying, generating installer) be placed in source control? Theses scripts have to be cross-platform and may not work well on every system. People may just use IDE to accomplish some of these tasks. But requiring everybody to write his own boilerplate seems somewhat stupid to me. This question is mostly about interpreted languages because when working with compiled languages this is usually achieved using build tool which is not needed to build program in dynamic languages.


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6 Ways Your Office Is Literally Killing You
#3. Motivational Meetings
Anyone who's ever attended a motivational meeting or team building exercise at work already knows they are pretty much bullshit. Instead of getting actual work done, you sit in a lifeless room listening to over-earnest speeches by whatever manager drew the short straw and playing ridiculous games, all in the name of positive thinking.
At the end of the day that's the real point of these sorry get-togethers: To think positive about your job, your co-workers, and yourself. No matter what life throws at you guys you can make it through as a team! Everything will come out fine, if you just work hard enough!
There's only one small problem: In the end, somebody trying to force you into positive thinking will actually make you more depressed, and depending on the temperament of the person it can actually make them more likely to commit suicide.
Mainly, because you can tell it's bullshit. Think about when you were a kid, when you would draw some scribbles and your Mom would declare it high art and stick it on the refrigerator. At some point in your life you noticed they were being too positive in their praise, and realized that all of their compliments up to that point were just patronizing garbage. That actually makes you feel worse than if they were just honest from the get-go.
And that continues through adulthood. They have done studies showing that fake positivity is worse for your mental health than genuine negativity.
It's not that it's better to mope around declaring that life sucks. Even if that were healthy, eventually your co-workers will beat the shit out of you. But when life experience tells you that things turn out badly lots of the time, it's really annoying when somebody tries to force you to be positive against your will. Annoying to the point that it may make you want to die.
#2. Boredom
Do you find your job boring? If you're at work right now there is really no need to answer that hypothetical question because you're reading a 2000 word Cracked article (thanks, by the way). While it might seem nice to have a pretty stressless job it turns out there are a variety of ways in which that boredom will kill you.
These guys aren't napping.
If you have a relatively stress-free job your heart rate is more likely to remain constant throughout the day. That might sound like a good thing but it means that when you heart is called on to actually work harder, say while exercising, it won't be able to do its job as well and puts you at a much higher risk of a heart attack.
You want a heart rate that varies over the course of your day. Like if every couple of hours they let a few badgers just run loose.
Enjoying your cushy job? This scenario could kill you.
Why our medical licenses were revoked.
By the way, boredom also means you're at higher risk of workplace accidents. When you're bored your brain goes into a sort of "screensaver mode." It takes longer to react to problems, like, say, a pot of coffee falling in your lap and boiling your junk.
#1. Sitting
Almost all office jobs involve a lot of sitting down. And that fact is going to lead to your early death.
Now, we've all been warned of the dangers of sitting and typing incorrectly; bad posture can lead to back pain and headaches, incorrect typing to carpal tunnel. And if you're a giant nerd you actually care about that stuff and buy ergonomic-everything. But it's the very act of sitting that is the worst for your body.
It doesn't matter if you spend a lot of time at the gym. If you sit the rest of the day you are still at a higher risk of heart disease and cancer than someone who stands on the job. In fact, on average you are less healthy than that guy even if he doesn't work out.
Sitting is one of the most passive things you can do; it burns very few calories. So for around eight hours a day (more if you sit in front of the TV or computer when you get home) you are putting no strain on your body whatsoever. This prolonged lack of activity plays havoc on your body and causes you to gain weight far faster than someone whose job is even a little bit active.
According to studies, people who sit at their jobs have increased blood pressure and blood sugar, purely from the act of sitting. Your muscles also produce a variety of substances that help metabolize fat and cholesterol. Unfortunately, they only do this when they are being used, and the number of muscles you are actively using when slouched at a desk are minimal.
There is basically nothing good to say about a life spent sitting, which is why you can buy stand-up desks now. Or even...
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Many of the methodologies used in the early phases of user centered design, such as card sorting and paper prototyping, are not accessible to people with disabilities. Anybody have any advice on alternative methods that can be used to include users with disabilities in these early phases of UCD?
Depends on the person. Depends on the disability. Ask them :-)
For example I've done card sorts with people with visual impairments. After some conversation we ended up using bigger sheets of paper, thick pens and a large table (with the occasional verbal reminder). Worked well.
I'd guess that similar "scale it up" techniques would work reasonably well for a bunch of visual/physical impairments.
We also tried to use some swell paper for site maps (it's a kind of paper that you can print on then run through a sort of heating device that raises the black bits so you can detect them by touch.) That didn't really work though.. went back to just talking it through.
Also did some tests where I "pretended" to be a text-to-speech browser - which was interesting.... but I don't think I'd had enough experience at the time with how they worked to make it as useful as it could have been. Would probably have been simpler to mock some XHTML and run it through that way - but I didn't come with the necessary hardware at the time.
First, define your personas, including, for example: blind and highly technical, blind and unfamiliar with my product, sighted but keyboard only user, visually impaired but not blind, deaf and technically-savvy, deaf and not technially-savvy, etc.
Understanding those personas specifically should enable you to devise tests as needed, just like other personas (you wouldn't ask a child to tell you if your car buying website was easy to use because that data is nearly irrelevant). For example, if you want to know how a visually-impaired person would respond to the IA of your site, just create cards with extremely large font, or use an online card-sorting tool such as Optimal Sort. If you want to know how a blind person would respond, send then an email with the IA organized in header-structured outline because that is what they hear through screen-reader technology.
But first, clearly identify WHY you are asking someone with a specific disability so that you are asking the right questions.
"people with disabilities" is rather a very undefined user base. Usually the "standards" of disabilities minimum are dictated by govs for public sites, but those are usually also very irrelevant for actual use. Maybe we really need a definition (or standard?) of what really a "disabled" web user is. As of my experience disabled in web design translates to screen-readable. In this case usability testing is as simple as installing screen-reader and using it no-eyes.
Well as adrianh pointed out it depends on who your user base is and what is "disablity" you are looking at. I have found that certain methods work better with certain groups:
Improving Deaf Accessibility in Remote Usability Testing
I haven't worked with mute people or got the opportunity to observe any of my professors/friends work with them so I cant comment on what works and what doesn't but I would imagine that communication would be the key driving factor and the users should be provided with material which would help them communicate by using their other senses such as eyes,years and physical actions such as writing it out or even acting it out.
Great Question !
These are some excellent links I found with regards to interacting with people with disabilities while working with them :


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5 International Incidents Caused by an Animal
Animals are always screwing things up for us humans, if 80s slapstick comedies are to be believed. But sometimes animals' adorable tomfoolery goes beyond disrupting a wedding and making a cranky old man fall hilariously into the cake. Sometimes, they can start freaking wars.
#5. The War of the Mormon Cow
Back in 1851, a group of Mormon emigrants made their way across the Oregon Trail with the eventual goal of finding a home where they could bake rice crispies squares, and eschew alcohol and coffee in peace.
One of the Mormons had a crippled cow, which at some point got spooked and decided to wander off into the wilderness. Its owner started to follow but changed his mind when he noticed a ton of goddamn Sioux warriors in the surrounding area. Roughly four-thousand members of the tribe had gathered around the nearby Ft. Laramie to trade. The cow spent several hours doing cow-things before a few of the younger Sioux noticed that dinner had just stumbled into camp and killed the shit out of it.
That very next day, the Mormons arrived at Ft. Laramie and complained to the soldiers about the poached cow. Twenty-nine men and two cannons, lead by West Point graduate Lieutenant Grattan, marched out to talk with the Brule Sioux and seek justice for the cow--because nothing says "measured discussion" like a regiment with fucking cannons. None of the men spoke Sioux, but they had the foresight to bring along a French trader named Lucien Auguste, who spoke a completely different Indian dialect. Poorly.
They met with the Sioux Chief, Conquering Bear, and ordered him to turn over the cow's murderer, the spectacularly-named High-Forehead. Grattan was young, brash and eager for a fight, while Lucien Auguste was hammered and purposefully mistranslated much of what both men said (presumably because it seemed hilarious at the time).
Conquering Bear made a fair offer: any one of his finest horses to the Mormons in exchange for the slain cow. Rather than consulting with the Mormons or accepting the deal outright, the soldiers tried the bold bargaining tactic of shooting Conquering Bear in the back and starting a fight with 1,200 pissed off Sioux veterans. It didn't go well. The Grattan Massacre lead directly to the battle of Ash Hollow and is viewed as the first spark that ignited the Sioux Wars, which culminated in the Wounded Knee massacre, all of which might have been avoided had some lazy settler kept better track of his cow.
#4. The War of the Stray Dog
In 1925, Greece and Bulgaria were locked in a simmering state of near-conflict. This had been a fairly common state of affairs between the two ever since Bulgaria had the gall to become a country. World War I had ended just a few years prior, and neither nation wanted to risk full-out armed conflict with the other until they'd both had a decade or two to recover. So a tense peace settled over the region right up until a Greek soldier lost control of his dog.
The sentry dog darted away from his master and crossed the Macedonian border into Bulgaria, perhaps because his master made an arm motion similar to throwing a ball. The panicked Greek soldier ran after the dog and was immediately shot dead by Bulgarian sentries, sparking a conflict that would come to be known as "The War of the Stray Dog."
Greek soldiers were sent out to occupy the nearby town of Petrich, where they clashed with Bulgarian soldiers and left 50 men dead. All-out war seemed inevitable, until the League of Nations surprised everyone by doing their goddamn job and stopping the war.
Greece was ordered to withdraw from Bulgaria and pay a fine of 45,000 of whatever they used for dollars back then. History doesn't record what happened to the dog, so we're going to speculate that it traveled to the United States and somehow caused the Great Depression.
#3. Diplomatic Immunity For Pets
As you may be aware, diplomatic immunity allows the person holding it to get away with whatever the hell they want provided that you don't piss off Danny Glover on a day he's feeling particularly too old for this shit. It makes sense that this sort of immunity would extend to family members of said diplomat... but what about their pets?
As it turns out, some real-life diplomats have actually tried to use this argument on multiple occasions. Back in 1999, two German shepherds owned by the Russian Embassy got loose and slaughtered 17 pregnant sheep on a farm in Kent. The farmers demanded action, but since the Embassy was sovereign Russian territory there was jack shit they could do about it. Meanwhile the dogs continued their sheep murdering spree, dropping more than 50 of the animals once all was said and done.
It was officially decided that the dogs had diplomatic immunity and were therefore free from any repercussions. It wasn't without precedent; back in 1975 a dog belonging to a delegate from Barbados bit several locals, but when the police tried to intervene they were warned of "possible international consequences" if they messed with the dog in any way.
All of this pales in comparison to the case of diplomat John Kenneth Galbraith's cat in 1962. On a visit to the Indian state of Gujarat, Galbraith's children were gifted with two adorable Siamese kittens, one of which was named Ahmedabad. Because "Ahmedabad" is both a stupid and annoying name for a cat, the kids shortened it to Ahmed.
This proved to be hilariously disastrous, because "Ahmed" just happens to be one of the prophet Mohammed's many wacky alternate bonus names. When news of the cat's moniker showed up in the paper (why the hell this cat's name made the news we cannot be certain), the people of Pakistan reacted in a predictable manner.
Riots erupted across the country. U.S. facilities were stoned and American servicemen and embassy personnel were attacked in the streets. Mullahs in Pakistan called for the head of John Galbraith, who actually took it pretty damn well:
"I do not think the Pakistanis were particularly sensitive. In the darker reaches of our Bible Belt, there would have been criticism of a Pakistan ambassador who, at a moment of friction between our two nations, had, however innocently, named his dog Jesus."
Fortunately, Galbraith was able to pacify the situation by explaining that the name had been a complete accident and changing the kitty's name to Gujarat (once again ignoring the fact that "Mittens" has never offended anyone). When questioned on the incident, Gujarat took a nap in the sun for several hours before shitting in a nearby flower bed.


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The single Liz Lemon is living every comedy writer's dream - head writer on a demanding, live TV variety program in New York City. Her life is jolted when Jack Donaghy, the brash new network executive who has turned the show upside down with his meddling ways, interferes with her show. He soon bullies Lemon into convincing Tracy Jordan -- a wild and unpredictable movie star -- to join the cast. On top of that there's often problems with her friend and overly flirtatious cast member Jenna, assorted disgruntled writers, an over-eager NBC page, and various disasters that come with this kind of high demand workplace. Lemon must manage the unmanageable so that the show can go on.


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Pro Bono Program Overview
The provision of pro bono legal services is an integral component of a legal education and to the practice of law. UC Hastings encourages and fosters pro bono participation by all members of our community in an effort to improve access to justice for all.
The Pro Bono Pledge
Students are asked to commit to deliver 45 hours of pro bono services over the course of their three years at UC Hastings by signing the Pro Bono Pledge. The hours may be satisfied in a gradually increasing manner (10 hours in first year, 15 in 2nd and 20 in 3rd) or may be satisfied in a single year. Those students meeting the 45 hour goal prior to graduation will be inducted into the Pro Bono Society and recognized in the graduation program. This achievement will also be noted on the student's transcript.
Definition of Pro Bono
The legal needs of low-income Californians have increased in complexity as well as scope; the recent economic downturn has only served to magnify the impact of these unmet needs. Legal services organizations, already unable to meet the demand for services, are more challenged than ever to protect the legal rights of the clients they serve.
In recognition of the overwhelming need for civil legal assistance in California, UC Hastings encourages and recognizes the efforts or our students who strive to meet this need. For purposes of graduation recognition, UC Hastings defines pro bono as volunteer work in law-related services provided directly to or on behalf of under-represented individuals or communities.
Examples of what counts as Pro Bono
Students providing pro bono legal services in a wide-variety of settings and contexts will be recognized for their efforts:
Exceptions to what counts
Time Verification
External verification of the pro bono work performed is required. UC Hastings is converting to an online system for tracking pro bono hours, beginning with the class of 2018. These students may enter their hours on Kscope which sends an email to the supervisor of the pro bono placement. The supervisor verifies the hours and the student's pro bono record is updated. Upper class students will continue with the paper pro bono timesheets, which must be signed by a supervising attorney or student coordinator of the organization or group with whom the services were performed. Timesheets may be submitted to the Externships and Pro Bono Programs office, 100 McAllister St., Rm 350 or submitted electronically to Jayme Jackson at firstname.lastname@example.com. Students who have signed the Pro Bono Pledge will receive periodic email reminders regarding their status toward completion of their pledged hours.
Pro Bono Recognition
Students who have delivered 45 hours or more of pro bono services prior to graduation will be recognized in the graduation program and on their transcripts as members of the Pro Bono Society. Students who have delivered 150 or more hours of pro bono services will be recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Pro Bono; this will be noted in the graduation program and on the students' transcripts.


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Tutu Alicante '05
In Pursuit of Justice
At the end of last summer, Tutu Alicante '05 LL.M. stood in a hospital and gazed at his newborn baby girl, thinking of all the opportunities the child would have because she was born in the United States. She could elect government representatives, access quality health care, and get a first-rate education—things that many people in Alicante's native Equatorial Guinea can only dream about. Through his organization, EG Justice, Alicante works tirelessly to bring those opportunities to the people in his home country. But that moment in the hospital made him want to work even harder.
"I'm hopeful," Alicante says. "I want people to think beyond the history that has defined us."
Alicante launched EG Justice in 2007 through a fellowship from Echoing Green, which invests in and supports emerging social entrepreneurs. EG Justice is the first human rights advocacy initiative devoted to Equatorial Guinea, which has suffered under two dictatorships since the West African country gained its independence from Spain in 1968. The organization works with citizens to end government impunity and advocate for lasting democratic reform. It collaborates with international organizations to bring critical human rights issues to the attention of global policymakers and undertakes grassroots campaigns to reform institutions inside the country. "We have to mobilize Equatorial Guineans outside and inside the country," Alicante says. "We cannot let a government have absolute power over absolutely everybody."


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Catching up...and update
Those caught up in the debt ceiling shouting match may have missed some of the recent news on the U.S./Israel glaring match.From Jeffrey Goldberg, presumably delivering a message to PM Netanyahu from President Obama: "When informed about the Israeli decision [about building on E1], Obama...didnt even bother getting angry. He told several people that this sort of behavior on Netanyahus part is what he has come to expect, and he suggested that he has become inured to what he sees as self-defeating policies of his Israeli counterpart. In the weeks after the UN vote, Obama said privately and repeatedly, Israel doesnt know what its own best interests are. With each new settlement announcement, in Obamas view, Netanyahu is moving his country down a path toward near-total isolation."And here is Senator Chuck Schumer (D.-NY) in support of Hagel's confirmation sending a message to President Obama: "I know some will question whether Senator Hagels assurances are merely attempts to quiet critics as he seeks confirmation to this critical post, Schumer said. But I dont think so. Senator Hagel realizes the situation in the Middle East has changed, with Israel in a dramatically more endangered position than it was even five years ago. His views are genuine, and reflect this new reality.So among Obama, Hagel, and Schumer, three views of the great question, without even getting Netanyahu into this quadratic equation. Stay tuned.UPDATE: Collateral damage? "The news that Sen. Chuck Schumer will support the Hagel nomination means that Hagel will almost certainly be confirmed as Secretary of Defense. It does not mean that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is not opposing the appointment. It means that, at long last, it has been defeated." MJ Rosenberg.January 16: An assessment of Hagel's stance vis a vis the prevailing views in Washington: The ForwardAnd an ABC-Washington Post poll: Democrats favor him over Republicans; one-third of all respondents have no opinion. Drill down for various demographic breakdowns.
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Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, a former editor of Commonweal, writes frequently in these pages and blogs at dotCommonweal.
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When Schumer, Boxer, Feinstein et al get accused of being more Dem than Jewish, we Dem Catholics with our extensive experince on being trashed by co-relionists will be able to console them against their detractors. (-:.
Margaret: Im not sure what point youre trying to make with the Schumer quote, but if its that Schumer recognizes that settlements have led to a more endangered Israel, Im pretty sure thats wrong. Based on everything I know about him, Schumer believes Israel is more endangered because of things like the increased rejection of Israels right to exist, as in Gaza, for instance, where Hamas is open about this rejection. Or the increased anti-Semitism in the region. Just yesterday the NYT published an article exposing new Egyptian President Morsis anti-Semitic slurs in the past, which the NYT calls virulent. See http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/world/middleeast/egypts-leader-morsi-m... Schumer is saying that he believes Hagel recognizes these things and understands the need for continued strong U.S. support of Israel.
"The White House is not denying a report that President Obama repeatedly said that "Israel doesnt know what its own best interests are...."White House spokesman Tommy Vietor, in a statement to POLITICO on Tuesday, did not confirm or deny that Obama made the comment "or what was allegedly discussed in private meetings.""The President has been clear in stating what he believes is a realistic basis for successful negotiations, and we will continue to base our efforts on that approach," Vietor said. "He has also consistently stated that the U.S. commitment to Israels security is unwavering, and he has backed up this commitment with tangible action."http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/01/obama-v-israel-contd-154245.html
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Based on everything I know about him, Schumer believes Israel is more endangered because of things like the increased rejection of Israels right to exist, as in Gaza, for instance, where Hamas is open about this rejection. Or the increased anti-Semitism in the region.
You don't think that Schumer knows, as most of the rest of the world knows, that a great deal of this is because of Israeli policies and settlement activities?
unagiden: I think even you know, as most Americans know, that a great deal of this has to do with Palestinian policies and historical and continuing rejection of Israel's right to exist.
Israel and Palestine both have the right to exist. After all, they are descended from the same people.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1274378/?tool=pubmed
Over at David Frum's blog, someone named Koplow is quoted as saying this, among other interesting things:"A bunch of settlers armed with rifles along with their families are simply not going to serve as the last line of defense against a horde of Arab tank battalions rolling over the border from Jordan, not to mention that such an assault is not coming. 350,000 Israelis scattered around the West Bank are also not a defense against Palestinian rockets, which dont come from the West Bank ..."In other words, the settlefx can't defend Israel, so Netanyahu's claims about why he is permitting them are bogus. Makes sense to me. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/15/don-t-let-settlements-d...
Oops -- settlers
Hagel has sent a letter to Barbara Boxer claiming that he will do all within his power to continue with the work required after the repeal of DADT, including pushing for the same benefits for LGBT couples as offered to all married couples.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/chuck-hagel-benefits_n_2479955....
And then there is this piece in the New Yorker, a profile of Naftali Bennett and the seemingly irreversible shift of Israeli politics to the intransigent right:http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/01/21/130121fa_fact_remnick
And here an interview with Israeli President Shimon Peres on the Obama-Netanyahu issue, plus other matters.: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/magazine/shimon-peres-on-obama-iran-an...
unagidon: You say that Israel and Palestine both have the right to exist. It would have been nice if the Palestinians had believed that during the first 45 years of Israels existence, but of course, they unequivocally denied Israels right to exist. and they and their regional allies waged wars to prove it. And today you would have a big quarrel with Gaza, which continues to deny Israels right to exist. And as best I can tell, Hamas with its policy of rejection is also the most popular party in the West Bank or close to it. So, it seems that you have a big dispute with the Palestinians. Given that Hebrew and Arabic are from the same language group, I wouldnt be surprised if Jews and Arabs are descended from a common root now lost in the mists of time. In fact, I thought everyone always assumed that, including whoever wrote the book of Genesis. But I dont know what that has to do with anything. Unless youre invoking a kumbaya moment.
Unless youre invoking a kumbaya moment.
Here's your kumbaya moment. Palestine has the same right to exist as Israel and for the same reason. So Israel does not get to take Palestinian land and build settlements on it. It's really that simple. Israel needs to recognize the right of Palestine to exist and that Palestine has the same rights that Israel has.
unagidon: And the Palestinians didnt have the right to wage wars to destroy Israel, but they did it anyway. And they dont have the right to blow up Israeli civilians on buses, or in restaurants, or at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs, but they dont seem to care about that. And they dont have the right to launch thousands of rockets at Israeli civilians, but they do. And they dont have the right to deny Israel the opportunity to live in peace, but many of them are unalterably committed to doing just that. But none of these past and ongoing violations arouse your moral condemnation or cause you to find the Palestinian cause to be discredited even a little. Every bit of your heavy judgment is reserved for Israel. Which means its not a moral position at all.
The United States has no obligation to defend the Israeli government's seizure of territory that was never granted to it under the UN resolution that founded the state of Israel.
Margaret: You know better. Israel wasnt founded by U.N. resolution. In 1947, with the British Mandate scheduled to end on May 14, 1948, the U.N. voted by two-thirds majority to recommend a two-state solution for Palestine with proposed division of territory. The Jews accepted the recommendation and the Palestinians and surrounding Arab countries rejected it. The War for Independence began the day after the U.N. vote, when Arab snipers began killing Jewish civilians on buses outside Tel Aviv. The war between the Jews and the Palestinians raged even as the mandate wound down. On the day the mandate was to end, May 14, 1948, the provisional government of Israel proclaimed the founding of the state of Israel. The next day, Arab armies from surrounding countries invaded to destroy Israel. Thus, the Jews battled both the native Palestinians and the invading armies of these Arab countries to survive. And when it fought them to a standstill, the Arabs in 1949 agreed to a truce. Some countries recognized Israel upon its founding in May 1948, including the U.S. Others, particularly Arab countries, did not, and most Arab countries never have. Most countries did not expect Israel to survive, and the U.N. Security Council waited to see what would happen. Only in 1949, when it was clear Israel was going to survive, did the Security Council admit Israel into the U.N. The 1949 armistice agreement was between Israel, on the one hand, and Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, on the other hand. The Arabs insisted that borders not be set, because they refused to recognize Israels right to exist. Instead, mere truce lines were established based on who held what territory at the time of the truce. There was an agreement that the truce lines were not to be changed except by negotiations, but even these truce lines were blown up when Egypt, Jordan and Syria went to war against Israel in 1967 in a renewed effort to destroy it. Palestine was not a party to the 1949 armistice agreement. There was no Palestine. There never had been a Palestine. After the armistice was entered into, Jordan annexed the West Bank and Egypt annexed Gaza. Sometime after 1967, they renounced their claims. Ive forgotten when. These 1949 truce lines between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, are what are today know as the pre-1967 lines or the green line, because they were drawn in green upon the map appended to the armistice agreement.This is how Israel was founded, how it survived, how it came to have the territory it did and how it came to be a member of the U.N.
Jeff, you make it seem that Israel is about to be over-run. Israel has 200 nuclear weapons and the best in delivery systems, and a US ally. All the Arab states put together have no nuclear weapons. and no significant allies. A negotiated peace is the ONLY solution.
Margaret: The United States CHOOSES to support Israel. By a 5-1 margin the American people sympathize more with the Israelis than they do with the Palestinians. 66% believe the United States should continue its current level of support or should provide even more support. Only 22% believe it is providing too much support. Among self-described independents, it is 63%-26%. Among self-described Democrats, it is 64%-25%. Among self-described liberal Democrats, it is 62%-29%. Among self-described Republicans, it is even higher. See the Pew Poll of January 8, 2013. http://www.people-press.org/2013/01/08/as-hagel-fight-begins-wide-partis...
Ed, I agree that a negotiated peace is the only solution. In one of my very first comments on this blog, I set forth the terms of a settlement that I believed in. It is the standard fare, the one the U.N., the U.S., the E.U. and Russia (the "Quartet") adhere to. Here it is in a remark addressed to Ms. Steinfels: "We both know that without certain concessions on both sides the odds of peace are low. Israel must end the occupation, and withdraw the settlements in the West Bank except for certain major population centers that hug the 1949 armistice lines (the green line, or the pre-1967 line) for which there must be appropriate land swaps. And Israel must also cede East Jerusalem to the Palestinians. The Palestinians, for their part, must recognize Israels right to exist in peace as a Jewish state and normalize relations with it. They must relinquish the right of return. And they must agree upon security arrangements to be negotiated by the parties, perhaps with help from the international community. Do you agree?" [Comment of 9/24/2012 at 11:08 am in the thread entitiled "Our Closest Ally"]Ms. Steinfels never responded and I don't know whether she agrees or not. How about you? Do you agree? If not, what do you disagree with?I know that the Palestinians can't destroy Israel now, but they can kill a lot of Israelis and do a lot of damage, as they've demonstrated. Since 2000, they've killed over 1,000 Israelis, including approximately 150 children. And for the first 25 years of Israel's life, it was touch and go. Israel might have been destroyed in any one of the three wars waged against it during those early years. And its also true that a significant number of Palestinians believe that in the fullness of time, they will be able to destory Israel, and they bide their time. That is Hamas' position.
But none of these past and ongoing violations arouse your moral condemnation or cause you to find the Palestinian cause to be discredited even a little. Every bit of your heavy judgment is reserved for Israel. Which means its not a moral position at all.
It's a a very strange concept of morality that you have that requires that any criticism of Israel include a just as strong or stronger criticism of Palestine.What your discussion lacks is a politics, which makes it impossible to have a discussion with you. I can say that I support the right of Israel to exist, but that I don't like its current ultra-nationalist, apartheid loving right wing leadership and what we get from you is arguments about 1948 and 1949 and 1967 and all the grievances that Israel holds as a victim. The fact is, the main problem right now is the settlements, something that the current government of Israel has elected to pursue. They have no right to do this; no moral right and no legal right. And in choosing to build these settlements, they are alienating POLITICALLY most of the rest of the world. And they don't get to offset this with free victim points about how bad they have had it in the past.
unagidon: Gazas rejection of Israels right to exist isnt ancient, its current and ongoing. And its symptomatic of whats been going on for 65 years. And the launching of thousands of rockets at Israeli civilians isnt an ancient event, its current and probably ongoing. And its also symptomatic of whats been going on for 65 years. And Hamas strength on the West Bank isnt ancient, its current, but it is symptomatic of whats been going on for 65 years. And the terror bombing campaign against Israeli civilians that killed so many of them isnt ancient. It was only stopped a decade ago by Israeli military action, but it is symptomatic of whats been going on for 65 years. And the Palestinians refusal to enter into settlement negotiations isnt ancient, its current and ongoing, and its oh so symptomatic of what happened between Abbas and Olmert a few years ago and what happened at Camp David 13 years ago and what was going on for 50 years prior to that. So, why dont you quit pretending that Im only talking about ancient events that do not bear upon the current situation? Within about two hours of your first asking about my position on settlements and occupation, I responded to you on 11/28/2012 at 9:17 am in the thread entitled Reading for Extra Credit. I have no doubt that you would agree with me where I said Israel was wrong, and would disagree with me where I said it was justified. But you cant accuse me of ducking the issue.
What's going on in Gaza with Hamas, past or present, doesn't give Israel the right to build settlements. Maybe you are against the settlements (although you seem to be fine with some of them). But Israel's illegal settlement building by its current government is part of what is making Hamas strong, because Israel can't say they want a two state settlement and then go on annexing land as they wish.
If anyone has the right to wage war then so do the palestinians.yes they kill civilians. Give them a military to match the israeli's and they'll target the military.The israeli's also hide their military behind civilians-that's why the palestinians target civilians-they have no way to get to the military. when killing civilians was deemed in our interest we do .When israel -to get one "bad" guy bombs a house where civilians also inhabit-they cannot be said to not be targeting civilians. it can be said they don't like killing them-but they are in their target. The palestinians say the same thing-they don't like killing civilians but...All arabs including hamas and hezbollah-have said that they would accept a pre 67border israel. Yes initially they fought the creation of the zionist settler state-why would't they as they were displaced-by hook and by crook from their land and their homes? But they have all said[i heard a hamas spokesperson say it on charlie rose] that they would now accept the original borders of israel. Might does not make right. You cannot legally acquire territory through war[doesn't matter who started that 67war]. Though historically war was a means to acquire land-it no longer is legal and in 1967 it was not legal. Hence by right legally and ethically-israel is required to go back to its original borders. If today mexico were still warring against us over texas say-then yes it would be right to cede land taken from them. Saying Israel has no right to exist is not the same as saying that all israelis have no right to exist. We said the soviet union had no right to exist-it did not mean all soviet citizens should be killed. Saying that israel is illigitimate is like the native americans saying that the creation of the US was and forever will be illigitimate.It is a recognition of the injustices that created the state.Back when the UN was a colonialists' club -israel was created by settlers who displaced the people there.Hence though legal according to this colonialists' club-it is deemed unjust by the native arabs who were adversely affected by the decree of the UN.In that sense they have the right to say and believe that the creation of israel was and will always be illigitimate. But as the hamas spokes person said on charlie rose-that illigitimacy would be a moot point if israel would cease it's occupation and land annexed in the 67 war.At this point in time all arabs would accept the pre 67border israeli state.The red line for them is the land grab of the 67war which was and remains illigal as per the UN resolution and charter.You cannot gain terriroty by "winning" a war[grabbing land].Israel perhaps wants more then land-it wants to deny the arabs their viewpoint; that the creation of israel was not a noble heroic indevour but an unethical land grab it was ignoble by ony sense of fairness, right and wrong and justice. The pro zionist side wants to supress that narrative and the arabs insist it is their narative and they have a right to it.Perhaps that is the heart of the problem-israel will not negotiate with any group that takes this view-that israel the state has no moral legitimacy.The arab view that israels legitimacy is a legalism given to it back when the UN colonialists' club decreed it.The native arabs are aware that it is not about which power[ottoman or british ]contolled which area but about the fact that they lived there and had been living their while the european zionists were elsewhere.[the legalism of native americans selling manhattan to the indians comes to mind]. I would side with israel if and when after returning to the 67borders the arab still fight them. I believe that would not happen though. Give peace a chance. Try going back to the original borders-before insisting the arabs want to destroy israel and all israelis.And, also-yes there are anti semitic slurs towards jews said by arabs. There also is plenty of anti arab slurs said by israelis and their supporters.
unagidon: And I can say with equal conviction that the Palestinians cant claim to believe in the two-state solution and Israels right to exist while half of them, and probably more, deny Israels right to exist, and that the Palestinians actions are strengthening the hands of the current hard-line government in Israel. Its no accident that Likuds strongest support comes from southern Israel where all the rockets are landing.And while you acknowledge that I have addressed the settlement issue and come out against [at least some of the] settlements, I noticed that once again you refused to address, let alone condemn, Gazas rejection of Israels right to exist or all the rockets launched against Israels civilians, or the terror campaign against Israels civilians of a decade ago, or Abbas refusal to enter into settlement negotiations or any of the other issues I raised that bespeak Palestinian wrongdoing.
Wasn't the topic of this post the nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense? Once again, it has become Israel first and foremost.
Margaret: I'm just responding to what's being put to me by others, including what you posted last night at 10:49. And with the exception of my comments, I'd describe the discussion as Israel last and hindmost.
Wasnt the topic of this post the nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense? Once again, it has become Israel first and foremost.
These discussions will always slip this way. We can't talk about Israel's current government and current policies towards Palestine without someone talking about all of the wrongs done to Israel by the Palestinians. For once, in the case of the settlement expansions, Israel can't claim to be defending itself and it can't claim that it has no choice. So for once, the difference between possible governments in Israel is clear.
What the three different opinions mean is that they will work together while doing the usual politics.
For whatever it is worth, I do not believe the public statements of either Schumer or Hagel. I think that Hagel is saying what is wanted to be confirmed and Schumer needs to add the BS about Israel's insecurity to satisfy his constituency. I think Schumer knows that a NO vote would be a losing vote for him.The real question is whether BO and Hagel can move Iran into a diplomatic solution, in any case NOT to attack Iran under any conditions...because the USA wants to end being Israel's butler.
Here's what Senator Chuck Schumer said this morning on Meet The Press about the Hagel nomination and Schumer's recent meeting with Hagel: "I spent 90 minute-- minutes with him. I-- I asked him very specific questions on the things that troubled me. His answers were forthright. And they were answers that allayed my concerns. Should we keep every option on the table to prevent a nuclear Iran? Yes. I went further. I said, do you-- do you think we can tolerate a nuclear Iran. He said, no. And I said to him, well, then, if we had to use military as the only choice, would you. He said, yes. Second, I asked him is Hezbollah and Hamas, should they be labeled terrorist groups. Yes. Should Israel be forced to negotiate with them if they dont recognize Israels right to exist, if they dont renounce violence. No, absolutely. Third, sanctions. Do you support increased sanctions? Would you support unilateral sanctions? Yes. I asked him. The difference-- there were differences between those statements then and now. He said they were five, six, seven years ago. The world has changed. Even George Bush didnt have a regime against Iran at that point in time. "I told him I was going to make these remarks public. And he said, go right ahead because Im going to say the same thing at the hearings. When he-- at those hearings, hes going to allay the concerns of many people. Its sort of interesting, David, one final point. Neither AIPAC nor Anti-Defamation League nor American Jewish Committee or any of the major groups has come out against Hagel, most of the opposition to him comes-- its seems politically from the hard right."See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50507605/ns/meet_the_press-transcripts/t/jan...
You mean, if Senator Schumer says so, David Gregory accepts his testimony, and NBC televises it, that settles the matter?Surely, you jest.
Margaret: What are you suggesting Schumer is not telling the truth about. Could you specify?


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Firstly, let me divulge. I've been doing a lot of research on the summation of two coprime numbers and unfortunately have failed to come up with the properties I'm seeking; it is my hope that someone here might be of some help.
Let $(j, k)\in \mathbb{N}^2$ be coprime.
Can $\Omega(j + k)$ or $\omega(j + k)$ be expressed as some function of $\omega(j)$, $\omega(k)$, $\lambda(j)$, $\lambda(k)$, $ j$, and/or $k$?
If not, then maybe for the special case that $(j, k)$ are prime, or in particular, odd primes?
If the answer is still no, any information regarding this topic is much appreciated.
Note: The functions $\Omega$, $\omega$, and $\lambda$, are the total prime factors, distinct prime factors, and the Liouville function respectively.


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This save will be chronicling my (hopefully) long and fruitful career in Ireland as I attempt to achieve the impossible and win the Champions League with an Irish Club and the World Cup with Ireland. It will not be easy and it will not be pretty. But being part Irish myself I want to give Ireland the place they deserve on the world stage, and avenge "The Hand of Gaul"! So here begins the meteoric rise of Irish Football.
Name:Wexford Youths
Stadium:2500 (1200 seated)
From Wikipedia:Due to the inclusion of dynamic league representation I thought i would start a save in either Ireland, Wales or Northern Ireland and try and make my team and the country worldbeaters. I decided to stay true to my Irish blood and start and save in the mighty Emerald Isles. So begins the managerial career of my alter-ego Richard Drake with the Airtricity League First Divison Club Wexford Youths.Wexford Youths Football Club are an Irish football club from Wexford who compete in the Airtricity League First Division. The club joined the league after being awarded a First Division licence for the 2007 season. The opportunity to join the League of Ireland arose as Dublin City became bankrupt before the end of the 2006 season, leaving an uneven number of clubs. The 2007 season coincided with the takeover of the running of the league by the FAI and all existing clubs had to apply for entry into what was effectively a new league. Limerick was the only existing club refused a licence and so Wexford Youths and Limerick 37 were admitted to the new league. The club alternate their colours between plain black and pink and black.
Wexford Youths have the potential to be a great club, and although they are a new club and have no history, I want to create a history for them to be proud of. Because Wexford is a new club they have state of the art training facilities and a decent enough sized stadium for the Irish leagues. However, their squad is not particularly strong, with no players that really stand out for me, and their financial situation is poor, starting off with debts of over £150 000 and the club is already over it's £1 400 a year wage budget. I honestly don't know how this will go, having never managed outside the "strong" English/Spanish/Italian leagues before, so this should be a fun experience, and hopefully I can take Wexford Youths and conquer the Emerald Isles, and maybe beyond.
The Aims
- Win promotion to the Airtricity League of Island Premier Division DONE
- Win the Airtricity League of Island Premier Division DONE
- Win the EA Sports Cup DONE
- Win the FAI Cup DONE
- Qualify for the Europa League Group Stages DONE
- Win the Europa League
- Qualify for the Champion's League Group Stages DONE
- Win the Champion's League
- Qualify for the European Championship with Ireland
- Win the European Championship with Ireland
- Qualify for the World Cup with Ireland
- Win the World Cup with Ireland
EDIT: I'm now including the initial World Ranking, Nation Coefficient and League Reputation so I can chart it's increase over the next few years.
World Ranking - 33rd. Apparently Ireland's ranked two places below Gabon, and only six ahead of Burkina Faso. Something about that doesn't seem right, though not Qualifying for the World Cup obviously didn't help.
European Coefficients Ranking - 30th. Ireland is very, very average in Europe at the moment. We're just above the Latvian, Slovenian and Belarussian leagues. Yeah....
Irish Premier Division Ranking - The IPD is not very popular indeed. We have a reputation just above the Croation Third Divisions. The only way is up really.