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To the editor:
This year we have a very important election. When you think about which candidates you want to vote for, there is one question you should ask yourself. Am I better off now than I was four years ago? Let's look at some other questions that can help you decide.
Do you think that the economy is sound? Are you happy when the price of gasoline goes up 30 to 40 cents a gallon from the time you drove to work to the time you came home? Are you happy clipping coupons, checking advertisements, going to several stores and buying unknown brands of groceries in order to feed your family? Can you afford to pay more for electricity because coal-fired power plants are being closed due to outrageous EPA regulations? Do you think that all women should be given contraceptives and abortions free of charge? Should religious organizations be forced to supply services to their employees that are against their beliefs? Do you think we are safe from terror attacks?
Think about those questions. If you answered no to several of those questions, then you need to ask yourself if you are better off than you were four years ago. If you decide that you are not better off, then you need to ask yourself another question. If I vote for the incumbents, will my life improve? If those incumbents are the reason that I am not better off, what gives me the impression that they will institute measures to improve my life if we give them more years in office? If you do not believe that your life is better or that it will improve, then you need to vote for those people who may be able to change the course and make improvements in the above areas.
This is the most important election of our lifetimes. All registered voters need to become informed about the candidates, not from watching attack advertisements, but from investigating the voting record of those candidates when they held office. For those candidates who have not held office, we need to investigate them and decide if they have the work ethic and values that support our beliefs. Get informed and vote for the candidates you believe will follow the Constitution, both at the federal level and the state level.
Are you better off now than you were four years ago? Get informed and vote.
Michalene King


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COLUMBUS - For the second year in a row, Ohio State has just one senior on its roster.
Save your sympathy, however.
A year ago, with just one fourth-year player, the Buckeyes went all the way to the Final Four before falling to Kansas in the national semifinals.
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READY FOR A BIG YEAR — Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas drives against Syracuse in the East Regional final in Boston last season.
-- Associated Press
Maybe the term "senior leadership" doesn't apply at Ohio State, where it seems there's annually a huge turnover of top players yet the Buckeyes and coach Thad Matta just keep chugging right along, racking up 20-win seasons, NCAA tournament appearances and Big Ten titles.
Although it'll be hard to replace two-time All-American Jared Sullinger, who left early for the NBA, and senior scorer William Buford (graduation), the Buckeyes always seem to find a way.
"Will and Jared, they are great guys who helped us build a tradition here," returning starter Lenzelle Smith Jr. said. "When they left, the tradition and the legacy is left behind. So we carry that on."
Fact Box
Ohio State men's basketball 2012-13 schedule
By The Associated Press
Oct. 30, Walsh (exhibition), 7
Nov. 9, vs. Marquette (Carrier Classic, U.S.S. Yorktown, Charleston, S.C.), 7
Nov. 11, Albany (Hall of Fame Tip-Off),2
Nov. 17, vs. Rhode Island (Hall of Fame Tip-Off, Uncasville, Conn.), 5
Nov. 18, vs. Washington or Seton Hall (Hall of Fame Tip-Off, Uncasville, Conn.), 4:30
Nov. 23, Mo.-KC (Hall of Fame Tip-Off), 6
Nov. 28, at Duke (ACC/Big Ten Challenge), 9:30
Dec. 1, N. Kentucky, 4:30
Dec. 8, Long Beach St., noon
Dec. 12, Savannah St., 7
Dec. 15, UNC Asheville, noon
Dec. 18, Winthrop, 7
Dec. 22, Kansas, 4
Dec. 29, Chicago St., 4:30
Jan. 2, Nebraska (BT), 6:30
Jan. 5, at Illinois (BT), 2:15
Jan. 8, at Purdue (BT), 9
Jan. 13, Michigan (BT), 1:30/4:30
Jan. 19, at Michigan St. (BT), 6
Jan. 22, Iowa (BT), 6:30
Jan. 26, at Penn St. (BT), noon
Jan. 29, Wisconsin (BT) 7
Feb. 2, at Nebraska (BT), 7
Feb. 5, at Michigan (BT), 9
Feb. 10, Indiana (BT), 1
Feb. 14, Northwestern (BT), 7
Feb. 17, at Wisconsin (BT), 1
Feb. 20, Minnesota (BT), 7
Feb. 24, Michigan St. (BT), TBD
Feb. 28, at Northwestern (BT), 7
March 5, at Indiana (BT), 9
March 10, Illinois (BT), TBD
March 14-17, Big Ten Tournament, United Center, Chicago
The Buckeyes have reloaded from last year's 31-8 Big Ten regular-season co-championship season and are plotting how to get even better with a team built around the prodigious talents of Deshaun Thomas, Aaron Craft and Smith - along with several players set to step into the spotlight.
"This team is athletic," said Matta, whose last couple of teams have won big despite not been terribly fast or versatile. "I want them to use what they've got there. It correlates back to, hopefully, we're going to be able to score some off of our defense. That's why a major emphasis on the preseason will be getting our defense down."
It's nothing new at Ohio State for a top player, let alone a consensus top-five player in the nation such as Sullinger, to leave and for the next team to be as good if not better. After all, in his eight seasons with the Buckeyes, Matta has lost Greg Oden, Mike Conley and Daequan Cook to the 2007 NBA first round after playing one season, Kosta Koufos a year later, Byron Mullens a year after that and national player of the year Evan Turner, who was the No. 2 pick after his junior season in 2010.
A year after Oden, Conley and Cook went in the first round, the Buckeyes went 24-13 and won the NIT. After losing Koufos, they went 22-11. The season after the departure of Mullens, who like Koufos also left after just one season, Ohio State was 29-8, won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles and made it to the NCAA's round of 16. Turner left a year early and Matta churned out a 34-3 record, won the conference tournament and regular season title and again went to the regional semifinals.
Matta's message is a simple one to those who are left behind: Don't try to single-handedly make up for who's not around.
"Those guys, you can't replace them," Matta said. "You say to your guys, 'Look, I don't need you to be Jared or William. I need you to be yourselves and be the best you can be.'"
Sullinger contributed 17.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and a lion's share of the attention from defenses last year. Buford was good for 14.5 points and was a streaky shooter who ended his career tied for third in scoring at Ohio State with program icon Jerry Lucas.
This year's Buckeyes will be built around the big two of Thomas and Craft - who made up 40 percent of the preseason All-Big Ten choices even though Ohio State was only the No. 3 pick in the league race.
Thomas toyed with jumping to the NBA after averaging 15.9 points and 5.4 rebounds a game in Sullinger's shadow last year. Craft, a classmate, is back for his third year running the offense from his point guard spot, where he was selected as the Big Ten's top defender last March. He hit for 8.8 points and 4.6 assists a game. The numbers for both are expected to go up this season.
Thomas was a silent partner last year, not taking an active role in leading the team. But after playing a strong showing in the NCAAs last spring, he learned he had to assert himself more.
"At the end of the season, I knew that I could be a great leader for this team. I am not shy anymore. I'm not afraid of anybody. I can say things to them and talk to them," the 6-7 lefty said.
Smith is a jack of all trades who can hit a 3, shut down anyone from a guard to a power forward on defense and handle the ball.
Craft doesn't believe the Buckeyes lack for weapons.
"Without Jared and Will we have to find ways to score the basketball," Craft said. "We'll just try to take what the defense gives us. We have a lot of guys around us that worked really hard and can knock down a lot of shots."
Matta, who is 221-65 in eight years at Ohio State for a sterling average of 28-8, believes this team is deeper and can do more things than some of the stellar Ohio State teams recently.
"We don't need a superstar (although) we'll have some nights where guys (play like one)," he said. "We've got guys who can do certain things. They have to do those things all the time."
The big man will likely be 6-foot-11 Amir Williams, who has added strength and now is a formidable shot-blocker. Lone senior Evan Ravenel and Trey McDonald, both 6-8, are quality backups.
The other starting slot could be filled by either speedy swingman Sam Thompson or intriguing perimeter shooter LaQuinton Ross. Shannon Scott, son of former NBA and North Carolina star Charlie Scott, worked on his shot all summer and should be a solid sub behind Craft and Smith.
The Buckeyes will be different from a year ago; that doesn't mean they'll be worse.
"We're going to be a very, very, very fast team," Thompson said. "I don't think we had that type of speed last year. We didn't have that type of athleticism last year. It'll be exciting to get out and put some pressure on the ball, get out on transition, run and make some plays."

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WELLSBURG - The Brooke County Rotary Club recognized local school leaders for their part in providing backpacks filled with food to children in families of need.
And the group also contributed to the schools' efforts with monetary donations supported by a grant through Rotary International.
Nadine Sweda, principal of Jefferson Primary School; and Nicole Ennis, principal of Hooverson Heights Primary School; attended a recent Rotary meeting at the Station Grille to accept checks and certificates of recognition. Scott Donohew, principal of Franklin Primary School, was unable to attend, so Marty Bartz, assistant superintendent of schools, accepted on his behalf.
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SERVING OTHERS — The Brooke County Rotary Club presented Awards of Recognition to local school leaders for their part in providing backpacks filled with food to children in families in need as well as making a monetary contribution to each through a grant through Rotary International. On hand were, from left, Jerry Simpson, the club's president; Nadine Sweda, principal of Jefferson Primary School; Nicole Ennis, principal of Hooverson Heights Primary School; and Marty Bartz, assistant superintendent of Brooke County Schools, who accepted for Scott Donohew, principal of Franklin Primary School.
-- Warren Scott
Jerry Simpson, the club's president, also thanked the school officials for their cooperation with the club's Adopt a Family Christmas program.
Through the program, the club provides food and Christmas gifts to several local families in need, both through donations from local businesses and from their own pockets.
The principals and Bartz expressed appreciation to the club for its donation to their backpack food programs.
They said the programs also are supported by local churches: St. Anthony Catholic Church at Jefferson Primary School, Hooverson Heights Church of Christ at Hooverson Heights Primary School and the clergy in the Wellsburg Area Ministerium at Franklin Primary School.
The churches and others donate food for the backpacks, which the children take home with them on weekends, when school breakfasts and lunches aren't available to them. Because many children carry backpacks, the children receive help without attention being called to them.
The first backpack program in Brooke County was begun by members of Weirton First Church of the Nazarene for children at Colliers Primary School.
Ennis said 14 children at her school take the backpacks of food home with them, and Sweda said 10 children receive backpacks at her school.
Ennis said before coming to Hooverson Heights Primary School a few years ago, she "had no idea of the need. I have kids who look for them (the backpacks) each Friday and depend on them."
"It's hard to think there are little kids that don't have food," said Simpson.
He noted the club's partnership with Sweda goes back several years, when members began visiting the school to read to the younger children there.
Sweda told the club, "What you do for our community, words can't express. You are always available whenever you are needed."


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If I want to "safely" delete a post. I want to make sure that no link exists (within my blog) to "to-be-deleted" post. How do I do that?
After reading this thread I saw that I might need this also sometimes. So here is the result:
The internal link checker plugin
It adds a meta box at your post edit screens that shows links to all posts who link internally to the currently displayed post. If you want to alter the output (add something for eg.), please use the provided filter. An example of how to use the filter can be found at the readme file.
The Plugin is GPL2 licensed. Maybe I'll also put it in the official repo to allow installation from inside your self hosted blog. Edit: Done.
...or at...
...or in our own
You can do a query like:
to get all posts that linked that old post order by date.
There is no separate table or data structure that keeps post-to-post links, so the best way to do this is to search your posts for the URL of the post you want to delete. The search works on the HTML code of the post, so it will contain the full link, even if you don't see it in the visual editor.
Of course, you should also search through the pages, since they can also contain links to posts.
Another approach would be to use Google. If you search for
Just use Google's Webmaster tools - it has a specific page showing internal links.


text: The West Virginia Northern Community College Weirton Campus conducted a food drive to benefit the Salvation Army. Counselor Lisa Soly worked in conjunction with the Student Government Association and Campus Activity Board to run the food drive and raise awareness of the community's food needs. Those attending the presentation were, from left, Jessica Roberts, student senator; Missy Wenner, student senator; Sarah Blankenship, student senator; Barb Coburn, Admission Office program assistant; Tina Edwards, Admission Office program assistant; Brenda Greathouse, Salvation Army social services director; and Soly. -- Contributed


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I'm making a tile engine for 2D games (seen from the top). Basically the world is composed of a grid of tiles. Now I want to put for instance NPCs that can move on the map.
What do you think is best: 1) each tile has a pointer to the NPC that is on its tile, or a NULL pointer 2) having a list of NPCs, and they have the coordinates of the tile they are on. 3) something else?
1) is faster for collision detection but it would use much more memory space and it is slower to find all NPCs in a map. 2) is the opposite.


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Game Classification Information
What is the Office of Film and Literature Classification Board?
The Australian Classification Board rating system is an unbiased, standardized way to help you determine whether an Xbox® or Xbox 360™ video game is appropriate for your child. The Australian Classification Board administers the national classification scheme for all films, computer games and publications that are exhibited, sold or hired in Australia. Classification Board members are selected to broadly represent the people of Australia and are part of the Attorney-General's Department. In making classification decisions, the Boards are bound by the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 and classification guidelines.
The Australian Classification Board has a Web site at http://www.classification.gov.au so that parents and kids can access up-to-date rating information.
OFLC Rating Symbols
The content is very mild.
The content is mild.
The content is moderate in impact.
The content is strong.
High Level Content.
You can limit the type of content played on the Xbox video game system based on the OFLC classification level. By default, the Xbox and Xbox 360 video game systems are set to play all content. You can select separate parental control levels for games and DVD movies.
Xbox and Xbox 360 will play games and DVD movies that are rated at or below the selected level. For example, if the selected level is Parental Guidance (PG), only games rated PG and G will play in the system. If you choose any level other than ALL, you must select a pass code.


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Mommy Workouts More Info
These routines are designed for pregnant moms, but they're also appropriate for women who've had a baby and want to improve stability, mobility, and strength. The workouts will be posted three days a week, but feel free to mix and match the workouts to meet your needs.
Each day of the workouts has a different focus - strength and stability, conditioning, or yoga and meditation. Some of the workouts will use a kettlebell, dumbbell, or barbell, but for the most part they will not require any additional equipment to make them as simple and straightforward as possible.
Congratulations on your pregnancy and giving your baby the best start with exercise!


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Final sentencing for a teenager accused in a Cave City murder is set for December 5.
The mother of the victim speaks out about her daughter's death.
As part of a plea agreement Nathan Wright faces life in prison for his part in the 2004 murder of Bonnie Rothwell.
Bonnie, 36, was gunned down in a robbery at Abner's Gift Shop.
On Friday, October 21, an agreement was made that Wright would plead guilty to the charges and serve life without parole for 25 years.
He will also be sentenced to 20 years for robbery and five years for tampering with physical evidence.
These sentences will run at the same time as the murder charge.
A second person, 17-year-old, Aaron Boles of Cave City, has already pleaded guilty to charges in the murder case.
David Alvey will go on trial November 16th in connection with the murder.
Bonnie's mother, Patti, says the past 11 months have: "Been a roller coaster up and down. I can't say it's all been down; there's been some high points."
Patti says she's now keeping her daughter alive in her heart.
Patti has taken the first steps to closure and says she's beginning to move on and learn the meaning of forgiveness.
She says: "I totally forgive them and I hope I have the opportunity to visit them in prison and say I have forgiven you."
Patti says her family is planning a candlelight vigil on November 13, the anniversary of the murder.
She says it will be at the Barren County Courthouse at dusk.


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FAYETTEVILLE — Tyler Wilson understands what the early evaluations and projections indicate for the NFL Draft's 2013 quarterback class.
The group isn't on the same level as 2012, which featured stars in rookies Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson. There are question marks about every member after enduring subpar seasons. Through it all, West Virginia's Geno Smith, appears to be the only shoe-in to become a first-round selections in two months.
But the former Arkansas quarterback, who has worked alongside Smith at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., this winter, doesn't completely agree. The Greenwood native is confident he deserves to be part of the first-round conversation as well.
"I know what I'm capable of doing," Wilson said Monday. "The competitor inside me knows that I'm capable of being better than those guys. So I think (being a first-round pick) is open. There's no question. But you've got to go convince teams."
Wilson — who is currently projected as a second- or third-round pick — will have a chance to change some minds beginning today, when he arrives in Indianapolis to begin his four-day stint at the NFL's high-profile job fair.
The quarterback — who decided to return to Arkansas for his senior season in Jan. 2012 and threw for 3,387 yards and 21 touchdowns during a turmoil-filled 4-8 finish — is one of six former Arkansas players who have been invited to participate in the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.
Tight end Chris Gragg, offensive lineman Alvin Bailey and punter Dylan Breeding began their NFL Scouting Combine stay on Wednesday and will wrap up their week with on-the-field workouts Saturday. Wilson, wide receiver Cobi Hamilton and running back Knile Davis arrive today and finish on the field Sunday.
It's a pressure-packed interview process for the 300-plus NFL hopefuls who received invitations. Wilson — projected as a second- or third-round pick by several draft analysts — said he's eager to begin the process.
"I'm sure it's going to be a little chaotic," Wilson said. "It's designed to be that way, but I'm prepared. I imagine it's going to be grueling and frustrating at times, but you have to manage yourself through it, do the best you can do, and hopefully at the end of the day be pleased with the outcome."
Wilson — like the rest of the NFL Combine invitees — have spent the past two months making sure no stone is left unturned. He has been based at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., working with quarterback gurus that specialize in preparing post-college athletes trying to take the next step to professional football.
One of them is former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Chris Weinke, who is the Director of the IMG Football Academy. Weinke said Wilson and other athletes training at IMG put in 12-hour days working on drills, tests and other skills needed to prepare for the NFL.
Extensive work on quarterback mechanics, of course, is a big part of the process and Wilson said he has bought into Weinke's teachings. The quarterback in turn, has taken important steps to improve his footwork, timing, velocity and accuracy, which will be on display when he participates in passing drills Sunday.
"He's done an unbelievable job," said Weinke, who helped prepare NFL quarterbacks like Cam Newton, Christian Ponder, Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson and Kirk Cousins the past two years. "He's probably made the most improvements out of anybody that I've worked with in a short period of time.
"He's throwing the ball as good as I've seen him throw it and I know he's excited about the combine. He's spinning it right now."
Numerous quarterback prospects decline to throw at the NFL Scouting Combine, waiting instead for more controlled environments during on-campus pro days to show off their skills. Wilson said his agent — Tom Condon — has typically leaned in that direction, too, for his who's who list of quarterback clients.
But Wilson said this year is a little different with draft board positioning seemingly up for grabs. So Wilson said he's ready to jockey for position in Indianapolis.
"I just have to show how I throw it," Wilson said.
Weinke, who played in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, believes Wilson is prepared to put on a great performance.
"I think what they're going to see is reassurance of his arm strength," said Weinke, referring to what has been one common criticism of Wilson during the pre-draft process. "I think they're going to see a lot of consistency and accuracy. And I think what they're also going to see is great mechanics in terms of him getting back, making a good transition and delivering the ball quickly."
There's no guarantee four days in Indianapolis can change the perception of Wilson, or the entire quarterback class for that matter.
Trusting in a 2013 quarterback enough to make him a first-round pick has been one of the biggest topics of discussion in the pre-draft process.
"The way I categorize this group is that there is nobody — there is not even one guy you would bang the table for in the first round," Mike Mayock, an NFL Draft analyst for the NFL Network said Monday. "But then there are a whole bunch of guys after that where you're saying how do they sit and how much do I trust them?"
Wilson's fine with the assessment. He understands it's part of the process.
But Wilson's plan is to show everyone there is elite talent in the class.
"At the end of the day there's going to be quarterbacks taken in the first round," Wilson said. "I'm in that kind of category. We'll see. I have to prove it."
2013 NFL Scouting Combine
• Where: Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis
• Who: Former UAPB offensive lineman Terron Armstead; former Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson, running back Knile Davis, wide receiver Cobi Hamilton, tight end Chris Gragg, guard Alvin Bailey and punter Dylan Breeding
• TV: NFL Network; Coverage begins Saturday
• Schedule: Gragg, Bailey and Breeding arrived Wednesday and along with Armstead will wrap up their stay with position-specific workouts Saturday; Wilson, Davis and Hamilton arrive Thursday and will take part in position-specific workouts Sunday


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Having a defined markov chain with a known transition matrix, rather than to calculate the steady state probabilities, I would like to simulate and estimate them.
Firstly, from my understanding there is a transient/warm-up time we have to cater for, therefore run our markov chain for sufficiently long time in order to BE in a steady state. Any ideas how to estimate that?
Secondly, even if we discard the initial k observations, how do we actually measure the probabilities? I have the following two approaches I would use:
after the initial transient period observe which state we are and register that. Rerun the same simulation and register then which state we are. aftern N runs, take average of each occurences of each state to get approximations. Problems: Bloody too inefficient
After the initial transient time, generate N state transitions and count occurences (WITHOUT RESTARTING). Take average. Problems: Each of N samples are not independent
I was wondering whether you guys could point me into the right direction and spot any flaws in my logic. Thank you in advance for your help.


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FILE - In this file photo of a publicity film image released by Disney, Iron Man, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., left, and Captain America, portrayed by Chris Evans, are shown in a scene from "The Avengers." (AP Photo/Disney, File)
For some people the M.Y. Comic Show is the perfect place to show off their favorite costumes and makeup from their favorite comics.
Comic fans can take months to prepare their cosplay costume and makeup.
Cosplay is when people dress and accessorize as their favorite characters and often act in character too.
Inspiration for cosplay characters can come from comics, films, books or television programs.
M.Y. Comic Show is one of the biggest and most popular comic shows in Beijing.
This year's event is the 4th show and features more than 300 stands run by people from China and abroad.
Organizer of M.Y.Comic Hu Qianyu has worked in the comics industry for nine years and says he is amazed how quickly the home-grown Chinese comic scene is growing, and it's improving all the time.
The show offers some people the chance to parade their costumes and others the chance to stand and look.
There are also book stands, posters, costumes and accessories to buy.
Chen Heng is dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow from the film 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.
He says he has only just been inspired to take on his new character.
"Recently, I just viewed the whole series of the 'Pirate of the Caribbean' and I like the character of Captain Jack very much."
Chen Heng says there is a lot he likes about Captain Jack Sparrow.
"(I like) his distinctive charm, his feminine moves and his handsome look."
Some of the costumes are labors of love.
One woman is dressed in an ornate bridal gown. It was handmade by five people and took six months to make.
But not everyone is in character.
Secretary Shen Xiaona says she is having a lovely time and enjoying the costumes worn by other people.
"Cosers (comic fans dressed up in costume) are friendly if you ask to take their pictures. They are nice. It is as good as I imagined it would be."
As well as the fans there are also comic creators on hand to talk about their work and what inspires them.
Li Yun is a comic artist well known in China.
He says he loves what he does for a living.
"Just like inventors, they are not necessarily smart, but they have strong will power. If they love something, they will continue to love it until the end. No matter who I am an amateur or professional, not that I'm saying I am a professional, I'm still walking on this road, I really like it and I can not put down my drawing pen. This is important. I believe everyone can go this far as long as they have such spirit."
Li has already published several comic books.
He says he looks forward to meeting fans and hearing their comments.
And while it is busy inside the show there are many more people still waiting to get in.


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Kasich feeling heat over Ormet shutdown
October 28, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — What was once the largest private employer in its region is now Ohio's largest industrial layoff of the year. Republican Gov....
Ormet was doomed to fail from the moment aluminum became a traded commodity on the LME. Their costs for power, labor and alumina could not be supported with the price of aluminum below a dollar. If anyone should be blamed it should be Olin and Revere for locating the plant in the Ohio Valley in 1950's. It's amazing it stayed in production as long as it did.
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Kasich had no interest in Ormet from the beginning. First of all, his personal friends running Jobs Ohio have no stock in Ormet, so nothing lost in closing the plant. Second of all, 40% of the employees live in West Virginia, cuts down on lost votes for 2nd term. Again, nothing lost in closing the plant. Remember Kasich worked for Lehman Brothers on Wall Street; so no suprise how this all ended, if you lived on Main Street and worked at Ormet.
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There is only one group that shoulders ALL OF THE BLAME for Ormet's problems. ORMET MANAGEMENT. The hourly employees perform the work they are directed to perform so they cannot be blamed. AEP is in the business to make money and they cannot be blamed. The Union negotiated with Ormet Management and the Union cannot be blamed. Only Management that holds the reigns of power and controls the company is to be blamed. All decisions are made by management! PERIOD!
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Commission spokeswoman Holly Karg said independent boards carefully vetted nominees and Kasich has no sway over panel decisions. An appointee of Kasich's Democratic predecessor was among the most vocal critics in rejecting parts of Ormet's latest deal. Making this political is a farce.
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Why blame Kasich???.....it wasnt him that declared "war on coal" and just about anything else with a smokestack. of course, its pretty hard to blame YOURSELVES, isnt it????.....welcome to the Obamerica that YOU helped to create!!
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The international atmosphere at Smith is not restricted to the classroom. Approximately seven percent of the student body is composed of students from outside the United States. The International Students Organization helps these students share their cultures with the rest of the campus — and with each other. There are other organizations that are region- or culture-specific — among them the Asian Students Association, the Chinese Inter-Regional Student Cultural Organization, the Smith African and Caribbean Students Organization, the South Asian Students Association, and the Vietnamese Students Association.
These organizations sponsor talks by prominent personalities, movies, cultural workshops and shows. Events also include "awareness" weeks that focus on specific cultures and regions as well as conferences that examine global issues. Other programs expose international students to various aspects of the American culture, foster community among international students of Smith and those from other college campuses, and assist them in socializing comfortably.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - If anyone thought St. Clairsville's grid matchup against Renaissance Christian Academy on Friday night was going to be a cakewalk, it wasn't Red Devils head coach Brett McLean and his staff.
McLean's beliefs about the Rising Tide came to fruition as the non-conference tilt at Red Devil Stadium came down to the final moments before the home team emerged victorious, 27-20.
Jaylon Brown rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns for the Red Devils (3-0). That performance offset the stellar one put forth by the Tide's Troy Simons, who finished with 126 yards and all three of RCA's TDs - all in the second half.
Simons' final score - a 3-yard run - capped a 13-play, 54-yard drive that ended with 5:30 left in the game. The xtra-point failed and St. Clairsville still held a 27-20 advantage.
The Red Devils began their ensuing possession at their own 36. Brown carried the ball four straight times before St. C. was faced with a third-and-five at the RCA 40 with 3:32 left. Mike Monteroso's pass was incomplete and the Red Devils were forced to punt, giving the Tide one more shot to tie, or possibly, go ahead.
But St. C.'s defense would have none of it.
RCA (0-2) started its march at it's own 37 and Simons was stuffed on first down. On second down, Keiv Southern rushed for three yards as the clock hit 2:45.
On third down, Simons stepped back and lofted the ball downfield toward Arrington Johns. Johns was wide open at the Red Devils' 35, but the ball fell out of his hands, forcing RCA into a fourth-and-long situation. Southern's pass fell incomplete, ending the threat.
McLean was also pleased with his coaching staff, which had to adjust after RCA came out in the 'wildcat' in the second half, with Simons leading the attack.
''In the locker room at halftime, we said ''If we had him, we'd just snap the ball to him,'' McLean said. ''They struggled to get him the ball in the passing game because that's what they wanted to do early. And, lo and behold ... they lined him up at quarterback most of the second half.
Neither team found a rhythm offensively in the first half, but the Red Devils took a 14-0 lead into halftime behind a 5-yard TD run by Brown and 32-yard scoring jaunt by Michael Ferns.
Both teams fumbled the ball away on their opening possessions and the Red Devils turned it over twice.
As did RCA. The second turnover, an interception by Brown, gave the hosts the ball at the RCA 33. Three plays later, the Youngstown State recruit scored to help make the score 7-0.
The Tide muffed the ensuing kickoff, giving the Red Devils the ball at the RCA 32. This time it only took St. C. two plays to score. Ferns busted up the middle with 1:31 left in the quarter to hit paydirt. The second of three Zach Musilli PAT's completed the first-half scoring.
Simons exploded right out of the gate in the second half. He ran eight times on RCA's first two series - all eight plays - and scored on TD runs of 46 and 30 yards to help tie the game at 14-14.
The Red Devils came right back, regaining the lead at 20-14 on a four-play, 69-yard drive, capped by Brown's 45-scamper with 3:29 left in the third quarter.
Brown's final run, a 14-yarder, came with 10:33 left in the game.
The Red Devils begin Buckeye 8 play next week with a trip to unbeaten Martins Ferry.
''We'll get to work again this week and try to use this win to help us get encouraged to get better,'' McLean said.


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Now that Derby is in the rearview mirror, it's time to look ahead to everything else our city has to offer. You can do just that without breaking the bank by participating in Louisville's Hometown Tourist Celebration. Held in conjunction with U.S. Travel Association's National Tourism Week, the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau is encouraging Kentucky and Indiana residents to be a tourist in your own hometown.
In addition to 2-for-1 discounts valid through May at 42 area attractions, 28 restaurants and 10 hotels, the public is invited to half-a-dozen events.
Discounts are available simply by saying you're "a Hometown Tourist" and showing your Kentucky or Indiana ID, local college ID or military ID.
"With so many people looking for ways to cut costs, but still seeking interesting entertainment experiences, this annual program provides an opportunity for Louisvillians to enjoy the wonderful array of attractions, restaurants and hotels in our own backyard," said Jim Wood, President & CEO of the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau.
In addition to the special offers, Hometown Tourist Celebration includes several events:
- The Louisville Visitors Center's "Picnic at the Waterfront" themed open house on Thursday, May 17, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., features mascot Catfish Louie and book signings by Rick Bell, author of Waterfront Park A Riverfront Renaissance. Sullivan University's students will provide free samples of picnic-style food. Free to attend.
- Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., is the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau's 101-style seminar "From Our Family to Yours: Family Reunion Workshop," which includes a presentation by the CVB's Family Reunion Service Specialists and a "meet and greet" with hospitality industry partners who specialize in family reunions. Admission is free to anyone who is planning a family reunion in Louisville, but seating is limited to two guests per reunion. Reservations are required; contact Saundra Robertson at email@example.com or 502.379.6110.
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CADIZ - Having prized dogs participate at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog shows is never old hat to Donna Pendleton, who started showing at the age of 14 in the junior category.
Her animals of choice then were cocker spaniels, and now her prized dogs are the gentle but huge bullmastiff breed. This year Clooney, a muscular, tan-and-fawn color animal, took select dog honors at the Westminster Kennel Club.
The Pendleton Bullmastiff dogs have muscular body as her husband, Scott, takes them on long hikes up hill and around their Cadiz farm to condition them. And being a veterinarian at his Cadiz Animal Clinic, he knows the best care for the animals.
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"We would love to win best of breed, but that is another dog show," she said.
"The Westminster Kennel Club show is the longest running sport event in the country, with the Kentucky Derby losing out by only two years" Donna Pendleton said.
The Pendletons have four bullmastiffs and a French bull dog. One is Jelly Roll, mother to Clooney and Violet, who is Clooney's sister.
"Clooney is now handled at shows by Kellye St. John, a professional handler. My daughter, Hailey Brogan, did the showing until he was a champion. After that it is a different class and a professional is needed," she explained. Bullmastiffs are a pretty laid back dog and Clooney is the classic pin-up, her veterinarian husband said.
"It is about competition but it is also a social time for me. My dog friends are part of my family and I have them all over the world," Donna said. "Once up at the top level, it is a full-time job. Mike and Michele McGovern are co-owners . They are the underwriters," she said.
Showing dogs means traveling all over the country and showing three or four times a week. This is where a professional handler comes in. Once up to the top level, it takes much more time, according to Donna.
Jelly Roll, Clooney's mother, his sister and a half sister are all champions. Scott does not go to many dog shows but he is involved in feeding them a higher quality of food. And the dogs are perfectly conditioned. "Our whole life is dog hair and dog slobber," she said.
Actually Donna and Scott met at the Valley View Veterinarian Clinic at Dover in the 1990s. She was showing cocker spaniels when they came to Cadiz but they wanted something with no grooming. Doberman's were their first pick, but the Bullmastiff won out.
In the Pendleton dining room is an antique storage chest adorned with ribbons won by Clooney in September 2011. The ribbons include best bred by exhibitor, best of winners and best in sweepstakes, among others.
Clooney also won an all breed best in show and a specialty best in show. He also has three reserve best in shows.
"I have done dog raising my whole life. I am hard on dogs in training. This is not just a beauty contest. Each breed of dog has a standard they are to meet and they are judged upon that standard. There are about 30 Bullmastiff dogs shown, and being named select dog is the equivalent to first runner-up to Miss America," she said.
Clooney will be through with dog shows in June.
"We are going to Connecticut to pick up a puppy that he sired, bring it home and socialize it. This means going to parks and malls where there is noise to get it accustomed ... training starts at 6-months-old," she related.
But Clooney, named for the actor, George, by the way, can go out on a high note.


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6 Socially Conscious Actions That Only Look Like They Help
There are those who want to improve the world around us and who do so in intelligent, well-thought-out ways. Then there are those of us whose desire to help the environment is mostly based on being bored or shallow or wanting to fit in after we get lost in Whole Foods. Unfortunately, most of humanity is made up of the latter type. Also unfortunately, a lot of the half-assed stuff we do not only doesn't help but actually ends up making things worse for everyone.
#6. Rescuing Oil-Covered Birds
The Idea
Imagine an oil spill, and chances are the first thing you'll think of is an oil-covered bird helplessly flapping its wings. Birds rely on clean feathers to keep warm and stay afloat, and slicked birds often starve to death while grooming themselves. Understandably, after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, volunteer information focused heavily on pictures of dirty pelicans and information about helping these birds, because it's a much more effective ad than showing people wiping down rocks.
"Hold on, rocks. We'll get through this together."
How We Half-Ass It
Although it seems like something that can be done with a net, a bottle of shampoo and some dead fish, bird capture is really a job that should be reserved for the experts. But during the Gulf spill, that didn't prevent inexperienced cleanup crews from trying to chase down oiled birds, which succeeded only in terrifying them even more and in most cases driving them further away from relatively safe territory into the oily waters and away from the experienced cleaners who could have brought them in safely. Still other workers did worse, disturbing nests of endangered birds and even trampling their eggs and chicks.
"The Monday Margarita Breakfast is great for morale but hard on the wildlife."
And the survivors aren't much luckier: If they make it through the grueling cleaning process, they're often released into the wrong habitat, and depending on species and location, up to 99 percent of them then die quickly of starvation or poisoning from ingested oil. In other words, scrubbing oil off a helpless bird makes for a great photo op. But if you want to help, your time, energy and expense would be better spent doing virtually anything.
#5. Volunteering Overseas
The Idea
So, lately your yearly vacations to the International Cheese Rolling Festival have left you feeling unfulfilled. Don't despair: There's always voluntourism, a growing movement that allows you to travel the world while helping the needy. A recent survey found that two-thirds of American high school students have considered this type of volunteer vacation.
This isn't a new trend among rich white people, either.
Traditional organizations mostly look for volunteers with relevant skills: doctors, nurses, dentists, qualified teachers and people fluent in foreign languages. Still, they also welcome unskilled travelers who can do stuff like clerical work and cleaning while the professionals offer the help that's desperately needed.
How We Half-Ass It
Acquiring a professional skill can take years of effort, and typing up vaccination reports doesn't exactly make for great travel photos to send back home. So instead, the boom in voluntourism is focused on prepackaged tours offering unskilled volunteers a wide range of exciting activities: weeklong stays looking after children in AIDS orphanages, short trips to Africa to build houses and stints teaching English in isolated parts of South America.
"These people need my liberal arts degree and ability to swing a hammer haphazardly."
So what? It's better than your standard vacation, where the only person you "help" is your own fat ass up onto a waterslide, right? Wrong: In most cases, this practice actually hurts the people it's trying to help.
Let's say you work in construction. One day, your neighborhood suddenly floods with energetic, iPod-toting young people who joyfully start doing the same job you're doing, but for free. Imagine the American immigration debate, only the immigrants have no skills, and they aren't just working for less money, but for free -- their only compensation being a series of photos about how caring they are posted to their Facebook pages when they get back home.
So the result is wonkily made houses sprouting up everywhere, built by people who don't know drywall from the holes they're putting in those walls, pushing local workers out of much-needed jobs and screwing up economies that are already screwed up enough to warrant charity work.
"Ooh! Rita! Get a picture of me pouring my CamelBak into this little girl's water jug."
Long-term effects aren't much better if you're into helping children, either. Voluntourists jump at the chance to make a lasting difference in the lives of cute underprivileged youths. But the thing is, they really want pictures of those malnourished children swarming about their knees in gratitude -- that's the picture that gets you laid back home at the pub. But the most lasting good is done to the community by training other local teachers to teach English, and nobody wants to sleep with the guy who brings home pictures of himself surrounded by competent adults looking at books together. So local teachers go untrained, and confused students end up getting a new and completely inexperienced English teacher every month or so.
"Hey I think our teacher might be a dumbass."
Foreigners who volunteer for short periods in orphanages can do even more harm. The steady flow of Western media attention on AIDS orphanages means they get tons of funding that could otherwise have been devoted to keeping those children with their surviving extended family instead. One study of Cambodian orphanages revealed that only 25 percent of "orphans" there had actually lost both parents. In the worst cases, this leads to children being placed in orphanages by both of their alive but desperately poor parents, because they can only get someone to help their kids if they completely abandon them to rich people who take pictures alongside them, like a substantially more tragic version of that guy in the Donald Duck costume at Disneyland.
On the plus side, you and your girlfriend get to spend a fun week playing with cute kids and taking blurry cellphone pictures of temples. Surely that's worth some premature orphan-ing.
#4. Using Biofuels
The Idea
Since the dawn of time, mankind has dreamed of saving the world using alcohol. And for a while in the mid-2000s, when biofuel use became a big issue, it looked like it might finally happen. Ethanol fuel, an alcohol-based alternative to gasoline, gave us the chance to cultivate our own fuel sources rather than rely on foreign oil imports. Even better, you can make ethanol out of pretty much anything: grains, table scraps, grass clippings, crop waste -- really, any substance that has ever been secretly fermented in a prison toilet can probably be used to power your car.
He's experimenting with the legendary Jenkem colada right now.
How We Half-Ass It
America was faced with a choice: Put time and effort into the research and development of advanced, sustainable biofuels, or say "fuck it" and just make ethanol out of the stuff we make everything out of: corn. Guess which one we chose?
With enough corn, the whole world could be as picturesque as Kansas.
Today, over 90 percent of America's ethanol is produced from corn, an industry propped up by government mandates and a federal subsidy of around $5.6 billion a year. This is despite the fact that growing corn uses a ridiculously large amount of water, causes epic erosion and requires a nitrogen-rich fertilizer that has been linked to algae blooms and huge aquatic "dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico.
Given all that, you'd hope that it at least works, right? Nope! Adding corn ethanol to gasoline makes cars less energy-efficient, and producing it actually requires about 30 percent more energy than we can get out of it. In other words, not only does this type of ethanol fail to reduce our energy consumption, it actually increases it. To top it off, corn-based products that until recently would have ended up inside people have instead been going into SUV gas tanks. This has caused a massive worldwide increase in produce prices, as we literally burn people's food in order to get ourselves to the store so we can buy more food.
These guys have America's balls in a tighter vise than OPEC's.
Meanwhile, less-developed biofuel alternatives like algae biodiesel or cellulosic ethanol have struggled to compete for attention and funding. Both of these are thought to be more efficient than corn and aren't derived from food products, but they're sorely lacking in spiteful irony and so have gone largely uncultivated. Recently, there have been efforts to cut down on corn ethanol subsidies, but they've been opposed at every step by politicians from corn-producing Midwestern states, who have all eerily developed a sudden love for the environment.
Sweet momma Gaia needs more Monsanto corn!"


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What kinds of software testing do you know? I've heard about Test-Driven Development, Unit tests etc, but can't understand their importance and difference. For example, why are we using regression tests or acceptance tests. What advantage they provide?
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Broad categories to my mind would be:
Black box testing. You don't get to see the code and are just testing blindly to some extent as what is in the application or system is hidden from you. Thus in this case people don't know all the error cases and have to guess with various boundary conditions that may or may not be obvious to find all the cases.
White box testing. You do get to see the code and can verify what code pathways are being used so that code coverage could be used as a metric to ensure that all the logic is being used in the system. The idea here is to know what the code looks like to help guide the tests so that it isn't quite as mysterious as black box testing.
Gray box testing is a hybrid of the previous two.
Boundary cases tend to be something that one can see in white box testing as there are various conditions to see in the code that one writes tests to hit,e.g. if you had a program that asks for a number and someone enters X how this is handled should be seen somewhere in the code.
General classifications of testing would be:
Unit tests. These are generally the smallest tests that test something rather specific,e.g. does this method handle this boundary case? Note that dependency injection may be used here for cases involving mock objects to reduce any dependencies for the tests.
Integration tests. These are tests where a couple of components are connected and tests are run to ensure that the components do work together well. Note that while the unit tests may work independently, this is where the test of how well do things come together is done as there may be miscommunication between layers that cause these tests to be useful in catching various gotchas. The term End-to-End tests is used for integration tests where a full chain of components is tested from "one endpoint of the application to another" (whatever that means).
Regression tests. These would be tests done in the past that are done again to ensure that what was fixed is staying fixed and bugs aren't being re-introduced to the code.
Usability tests. These would be tests done to see how well can end users work with the software to complete various tasks. Where could something be automated to make something quicker or adjusting the UI so that something is easier to use.
User acceptance tests. These would be tests done by end users so that they can see first hand how something works and agree that the software does meet the business need that requested it in the first place.
Functional tests are all kind of tests based on the functional specification of the software under test. These are always black box tests.
Performance tests. These would be tests done to ensure a system can handle a certain amount of load without getting too slow. For example, testing out a new web farm of servers could handle 100 users hitting a site all at the same time would be an example of a performance test. These may also be called "load tests" or "stress tests" as generally the idea here is to either push the system to its limit or verify that the system can handle some projection from another department. The rationale for these tests is that often there are numerous configuration settings to optimize that can take more than a little work to discover bottlenecks and address issues with this. The bottleneck here could be memory, I/O, CPU or network bandwidth that causes the system to not be as responsive as expected. This generally requires tools on both simulating the load as well as monitoring the system to identify the bottlenecks.
Test Driven Development is a methodology and doesn't refer to a specific kind of test but rather that tests are written before the code so that the tests are what drives the development rather than behavior, domain, or feature being some other examples in terms of process.
Continuous Integration is a practice of running some tests such as unit, integration and regression tests regularly so that if a change breaks a test this is caught as early as possible.
Regression testing is performed to ensure that new changes to a system didn't break any existing functionality that was not supposed to have been affected by the changes.
Acceptance testing is usually done by the customer/client/business users, it's often more high-level than other forms of testing and it's performed so that the people who requested the changes are happy with them and will allow you to promote the changes into your production system.


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I was surprised recently to discover that the compiler is apparently not strict about comparing interface references and am wondering why it works this way.
Consider this code:
class Program
interface I1 {}
interface I2 {}
class C1 : I1 {}
class C2 : I2 {}
static void Main(string[] args)
C1 c1 = new C1();
C2 c2 = new C2();
I1 i1 = c1;
I2 i2 = c2;
bool x = c1 == c2;
bool y = i1 == i2;
The compiler says that I can't compare
c1 == c2, which follows. The types are totally unrelated. Yet, it does permit me to compare
i1 == i2. I would expect it to error here with a compile-time failure but I was surprised to find out that you can compare any interface to any other and the compiler will never complain. I could compare, for example
(I1)null == (IDisposable)null and no problem.
Are interfaces not objects? Are they a special type of reference? My expectation would be that a
== would result in either a straight reference compare or a call into the concrete class's virtual Equals.
What am I missing?


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By a vector bundle I will actually mean a coherent locally free sheaf on $X$. A scheme will be noetherian and connected.
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Great video. On the other hand, here's a study of texts on Facebook, written by females or by males: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0073791 and here's the corresponding word cloud: http://i.imgur.com/IyLEy4d.png (notice the puppies, but I didn't see any kittens.)
Just a few days ago I was at a meeting (not at work) where I was the only woman, and the men were talking about dealing with problem behaviors, and how it is necessary to be assertive and forceful, with examples in which they reacted to verbal aggression by answering rather rudely. They glanced at me and I said meekly: "I'm listening! Very interesting! I'm learning a lot!" - sometimes I remember to keep my proper place.
A friend told me that the only way in which she got anywhere dating was by hiding the fact that she had a PhD, else her date would be scared and run away from a woman who might not know to keep her proper place.
I am occasionally rude at work when men try to push me around and I have a brief flare of temper, but it seems to earn me some respect, as though I thereby deserved to be treated like "one of the guys"; I guess they're relieved to realize that they don't have to put gloves on around me, and that if they insult me I just might insult them right back. I'm not sure it's ideal, but it sort of works. In a way I suppose that it does make my life easier to not need to watch my temper, at least not among my peers.
My daughter, on the other hand, had a little trouble finding work (also in a male-dominated field), and some feedback she received after some interviews was that people were worried that her demeqnour was too aggressive and might not be a good team-player. I suspect hidden sexism, and I suggested to her that she consider faking meekness.
What a cheap shot by Ravitch against her critics, none of whose (often devastating) arguments even hint at sexism. For example, check out what Sol Stern wrote: http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_4_diane-ravitch.html Ravitch obviously can't respond to much of what he says, so she just whines about (non-existent) sexism instead.
Someone should send the YouTube link to Pope Francis and the G8 - a video explanation of the (institutional) church's definition of "complementarity".
We've come a long way, baby (but still have a way to go).
Here, in the "On the other hand" department. (I won't send it to Diane Ravitch.)
Interesting article from Der Spiegel.
There was a review in this morning's NYT of Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields, by Wendy Lower.
And there was an editorial about how a female midshipman was interrogated after accusing three male midshipmen (football players) of rape.
I thought of sending the video to the pope too :)
I look forward to the day when women will be treated like people, neither better nor worse than men. As Michael Kimmel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kimmel), a professor of sociology at Stony Brook, said in a lecture ... what we know in behavioral and social science is that on every available, every measurable trait, attitude, behavior, women and men are far more similar than they are different.
This National Journal profile of Janet Yellen, President Obama's nominee to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairperson of the Federal Reserve, portrays her as one of a group of women who have needed to be be tough to reform the chauvinistic world of Wall Street.
By coincidence, today's news in France is about a debate at the Parliament last night, during which a female representative, who was making a speech about funding pensions, was interrupted by the cackling noise of a male representative, and complained: "Stop it; I am not a hen".
Being aggressive about one's opinions is actually unattractive in both sexes, I think. How many times do we run into the conservational bore, the blow hard, the arrogant prig, the ideologue, the demagogue, or the vain, puffed up egotist of either sex, and sigh inwardly, saying to ourselves "Oh, when will he/she shut up!" If we've been brought up to be polite, we don't say so to the person's face of course. But that's what we're thinking as we go to get another drink or visit the dessert table or join another conversation cluster. It's a mistake to think that male practitioners of verbal aggression are always greeted with rapture and admiration. "What an asshole!" can be read in many a thought-balloon -- male and female -- as some of these guys perform.
Poor Diane Ravitch. She's evidently surrounded by men who think they are ALWAYS entitled to say what they think, but she's not. My view is not that she should revenge herself by bludgeoning her interlocutors, but that THEY should learn the value of reticence and genunine conversation over bullying and a take-no-prisoners style.
Yes, women do need to stand up to bullies, especially in the workplace. Women need to say what they think. They need to believe that they have something to say when, in fact, they do. But it doesn't mean they should take a page out of the book of people who are behaving as if the world revolves around their every utterance. That would be a foolish thing to do, and would make their world smaller in the end.
"My view is not that she should revenge herself by bludgeoning her interlocutors, but that THEY should learn the value of reticence and genunine conversation over bullying and a take-no-prisoners style."
True, but not helpful for her, because it's a resolution that depends on their choices more than on hers, so, by putting them in charge of resolving the issue, in a way it keeps her in the position of someone still apt to being victimized. A good solution should be one that would work for her independently of what those would-be bullies choose to say. For example, she could ignore them.
Thanks, Claire for raising the question of what should she do. She has already done something by poking fun at them through the linked video. A good way to disarm aggression is through humor. Ignoring may be an option. Confrontation may be an option. Self-assertion doesn't have to be aggressive, but it's confrontational when the situation calls for it.
I think I know my limits and I would not promote the Manhattan Institiute's house organ, City Journal and one of its cheerleaders, Sol Stein, as a defense of what's wrong with Diane Ravitch. Stein's article examplifies what Ravitch is poking fun at. His "arguments" hold no water as he provides a brief historical timeline of Ravitch's turn from being the darling of the neo conservatives to the thinker she is today. Of course I wonder if Wasting Time has read Reign of Error.
Poor Diane Ravitch. She's evidently surrounded by men who think they are ALWAYS entitled to say what they think, but she's not.
This is completely unsupported. Ravitch has her critics, but neither she nor you can point to any examples of the attitude that you decry here, nor can you point to any criticisms that wouldn't be made just as vigorously about a man who was engaged in such strident ideological activism in education.
Crying "sexism" here is just a blatant attempt to change the subject on Ravitch's part, because she has no substantive answer to substantive criticisms.
To clarify: I didn't start this thread because I agree with Diane Ravitch's argument in her book, which I haven't read, or with her complaint about sexism among her critics. I was simply indicating the source where I found the hilarious video. So you needn't waste time decrying this thread.
I haven't decried this thread or anything you said.
Reading the City Journal piece was sure a waste of time. Talk about whining.
Long ago, my mother, a college educated woman who managed an office for a John's Hopkins trained internist, helped her huband raise four children and made a bunch of life-long friends was sitting on the beach with my sister. A young man, in her eyes an exemplary example of God's best efforts, walked by. My sister noticed my mother's eyes following the young man. My sister, undertandably asked "Mom! What are you doing?" My mother calmly replied "Honey, I'm married not blind."
We are the same shmucks. IMHO, anyone convinced a single chromosone produces irreconcilable differences in men and women knows little about chromosones and even less about the human beings who carry them about.


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Blackburn noted Claymont went up on Big Red early last year before his wrestlers rallied for the win. At Uhrichsville on Saturday, the Mustangs came from behind.
"Going in, we weren't sure how we would match up with them," he pointed out. "But we matched up well. We gave up too many bonus points and didn't get enough of our own. It's going to be another great dual."
In the semifinal match against Beaver Local, Big Red fell behind early (18-13) before taking control.
The O'Dell brothers (Zach at 152 and Andrew at 160) got the Big Red rolling. Mark Cole (170) followed with a pin and Charlie Keenan (182) won by forfeit. Brandon Jones recorded a pin at 195 to make it 40-18 Big Red. Greg Moray then was awarded an injury default at 220.
Double winners for Big Red were Tariq Wilson (106), Anthony Craig (126), Anthony Parada (132), Andrew O'Dell, Cole, Keenan, Jones and Moray.
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