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Naughty Dog's The Last of Us recently made the news after picking up a whopping five BAFTA Games Awards at last week's ceremony held in London, once again recognising the incredible action adventure game for pushing the boundaries of cinematic and interactive story-telling in videogames.
Before that, however, those who enjoyed The Last of Us were treated to an amazing piece of story-based downloadable content, Left Behind, which Naughty Dog says is the highest rated PS3 DLC ever.
It seems as though the studio has been rewarded for its work on the game because the team recently announced The Last of Us has sold over six million units worldwide.
The news came as part of an announcement of Naughty Dog's lectures at this week's Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, where they intend to discuss "some of the techniques and process that went into making The Last of Us, […] as well as what made Left Behind, our first ever downloadable, single player story chapter, so unique."
It should be very interesting to hear what makes The Last of Us tick this week.
Have you played The Last of Us yet? What did you think of Left Behind?
Find out what we thought of the pair in our review of the game and the DLC.
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When I boot, I get the error message
waiting for network configuration, then
waiting an additional 60 seconds for network configuration.
I had edited
/etc/network/interfaces file before the above message, so as to surf through a friend's laptop using Ethernet cable; then, after restoring the file, I still get the same message. I have searched in the internet but I didn't find anything helpful.
The content of
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The 15th Annual Lynford Lecture
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Monday, November 4, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
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San Francisco, California
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Event Details
The Science of Cause and Effect
Featuring Dr. Judea Pearl '65
NYU-Poly alumnus and winner of the 2011 ACM Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science, "for fundamental contributions to artificial intelligence through the development of a calculus for probabilistic and causal reasoning." Pearl is currently a professor of computer science and statistics and director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory at UCLA.
Each year, NYU-Poly's Lynford Lecture features a prominent thinker who explains complex information and important ideas with clarity and concision. The series is made possible by Tondra and Jeffrey Lynford and NYU-Poly's Institute for Mathematics and Advanced Supercomputing (IMAS). Mr. Lynford is Vice Chairman of the NYU-Poly Board of Trustees, Trustee of New York University, Director of the Trust for Governors Island, a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and President of Educational Housing Services. The Lynfords were instrumental in bringing IMAS Co-Directors Drs. David and Gregory Chudnovsky to NYU-Poly.
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Monday, November 4, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
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Knowing how people think or feel about a certain subject can be very helpful in building trust, creating a team and to reveal impediments. Of course it can be very difficult to get team members to express their real opinions, especially when a team has just started. I think with patience and the right approach trust can (and will) be built and it will be easier to get real issues out in the open. The following practice can help you start this and make explicit what individual opinions in a team are.
I have used the following retrospective practice for several years now:


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Children's book fair back at Storrs
Author Patricia MacLachlan and pop-up artists Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda will take part in the annual Connecticut Children's Book Fair, set for Saturday and Sunday at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
This is the 21st year for the event, which features notable children's book authors and illustrators as well as activities for little ones. The event serves to foster enjoyment of children's literature.
The fair will be from 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Rome Commons Ballroom in the South Campus Complex at UConn's main campus. The event features presentations and signings by several notable authors and illustrators, as well as appearances by popular storybook characters.
Cathryn Fallwell, author-illustrator of the book "Gobble, Gobble," will kick off the fair at 10 a.m. Saturday with stories and puppets. On Saturday, the schedule will also include presentations from artist Reinhart, designer of numerous "pop-up" books, including the most recent, "Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure," at 11:30 a.m.; "Sarah, Plain & Tall" author MacLachlan at 2:30 p.m.; and author Bruce Degen, author of "The Magic School Bus" series, at 3:15 p.m. They will also sign copies of their books throughout the afternoon.
Author-illustrators Bryan Collier, Katie Davis, Barbara McClintock, authors Leslea Newman and Jerry Spinelli and illustrators Sergio Ruzzier and Paul O. Zelinsky will also give talks and autographs on Saturday.
On Sunday, pop-up artist Sabuda will give a presentation at 1:15 p.m. and autograph books throughout the day. Other authors and illustrators expected to appear include Harry Bliss, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tommy Greenwald, Susan Hood and Leo Landry.
A "This Is Teen" panel at 2 p.m. Sunday will feature Judy Blundell, Kim Harrington, Kristy McKay and Sonia Manzano.
Storybook characters scheduled to appear throughout the event include Lady Bug Girl, Hedgie, Bad Kitty and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Little ones can also participate in "Clifford's 50th Birthday Party!" at 12:45 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The celebration includes cupcakes and singing to honor the popular character's milestone birthday.
A special "Breakfast with Clifford" will also be Saturday and Sunday, but is sold out. To be placed on a waiting list, call 800-873-2348.
The Treblemakers Children's Chorus and Suzuki violin and guitar groups will also perform at the event.
All proceeds from sales at the event are used for the growth of the Northeast Children's Literature Collection in the archives and special collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center in the UConn libraries.
For details, directions or a complete schedule of appearances, visit bookfair.uconn.edu or find the "Connecticut Children's Book Fair" event page on Facebook.
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28 Mar 2012 6:27 PM #1
Unanswered: Negative Values in Columns
I'm trying to create column charts with negative values, but did not find any config that really works. I tried the followed:
Minimum set to 0: When the chart have negative and positive values, the negative value column did not show. When the chart have only negative values the columns display to "up" not dot "down", start at 0 and go up with negative values.
Minimum not set:
The negative values column display fine to down, but positive columns stay at same size. If i set for example: 1000, -10, 100, the value 1000 and 100 get same column size. If I set only positive values the same thing, columns at same size.
Minimun set to 0 and adjustMinimumByMajorUnit set to true:
The minimum always start with a negative value, dont matter if the values is only positive. When the negative value is too big, the Y axis dont adjust down, the column display for down, but not with the right size.
There is any way to get this working, with another config or with change in source? Or something like check my values, get the lowest, change the "minimum" and redraw chart? Or any other workaround? Thanks for now!
PS: I saw that version 2 maybe have this issued solved, I tried change the charts to 2 but it is not compatible with my touch 1.0 app.
30 Mar 2012 6:09 AM #2
A lot of views and no answear... If I buy paid version of the component you will solve or give an answear?
17 Jun 2012 10:54 PM #3
@andresantos a good workaround to this is you always check us data value n get a minimum and maximum value of the store's data, and
if all the values are positive set the minimum config option of series to '0'
if all the values are negative set the maximum config option of series to '0'.
if the values are a mix of both the set the maximum as max of data n minimum as min of data.
as far as i have looked into the sencha code the is no config option for now and also the adjustMaximumbyMajor/adjustMinimumByMajor does not do good with bar sizing.
But this workaround gives a prefect solution
18 Jun 2012 5:19 AM #4
Yes, but my data is dynamic, filtered from database. So.. each new query can have different minimum and maximum.
The chart dont have a option to "change" the minimum and maximum settings after it was rendered first time, but looking into source code I can got this workaround:
CHARTNAME.items.items[0].axes.items[0].minimum = -10000;
After change the minimum, I reload the data. Will be great if the sencha team expose this to a property.
10 Apr 2013 6:11 AM #5
I'm wondering if you where able to find a workarround in Sencha Charts 1.
Is this problem solved in Touch 2?


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Is using ads module in any content management system to deliver Adsense ads perilous? It states that delivering Adsense ads through advanced scripts is prohibited.
What they mean by delivering ads through advanced scripts is writing JavaScript or some other code that delivers the Adsense adverts. You could get really creative by writing JS code which hides the Adsense ads, or server side application (like a crawler) that could be used to trick Adsense into thinking you are serving ads.
Google will catch all of these Adsense hacking attempts and shut you down real quick.
As for using ads module in Wordpress or Joomla to simply place your Adsense code on different sections of your blog or site, or using a PHP include to put Adsense on a certian template is totally acceptable and usually how it is done.
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Last, if your site is serious, or selling something, you probably should not put ads on it to begin with. Unless if your site is in Korean at which point you can put 100 ads, and anime kittens all over it.


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Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede from the Rochester Zen Center will present "An Introduction to Zen Buddhism and Meditation" in Brodie 210 on Thursday, October 20, from 11:30am to 12:45pm.
Kjolhede will discuss Zen Buddhism and the positive impact meditation can have on people's lives. Kjolhede's visit is a popular annual event at Geneseo; he has over 20 years of experience teaching at the Rochester Zen Center and has traveled and trained extensively in Japan, India, Tibet, China, and Taiwan and creates a fun and welcoming atmosphere. The event is open to all students, faculty and the public.
Note to professors seeking use this event for student extra credit: please contact Dr. Randy Kaplan at firstname.lastname@example.com so enough space can be reserved.
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In the middle of Act 1, to get access to the sunken temple, you have to go in the field where the Nephalem, if I understand it well, killed each other until there was not enough to continue the race. Their ghosts were still fighting in that very field.
But what triggered that "Civil war" of the Nephalem? What happened to make them start to kill each other to a point where their species just disappeared from Sanctuary?


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I'm developing a Java 6 EE application and I'm testing my jsp code with another one with a testing version of the function calls and code used in the original one but it seems loose and impractical. Is there a good way to accomplish this kind of testing?
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If you haven't read about MVC (model view controller), do so. You shouldn't have code in a JSP, just display. Putting code in JSP is very 1900's.
Seriously though, if there is no code in the JSP, you aren't testing the JSP. You are testing the action/flow. Then you could use HttpUnit or Selenium. The big difference is that Selenium tests from a real browser.
I don't think there is a good way to test JSPs, mainly because they were developed before unit testing became a focus of development.
Robert Martin wrote an article several years ago about hacking the JSP compiler so that you can direct, non-container based unit tests. His idea was good, but it was broken with the very next TomCat major release. There's just too much magic going on.
I disagree with the "just don't add code and you won't need to test it" idea. OBVIOUSLY you should not be putting code in the JSP. But nonetheless a complex UI will often have display logic that could be profitably unit tested.
Consider this example:
This code is already well factored: the logic to decide whether we show the admin menu is not in the view. Nonetheless, if there were an easy way to unit test JSPs, then we could write a test to show that the behavior we want actually appears, and it would protect us from a change to the page that accidentally made the admin menu visible when it shouldn't be.
You can also consider using a HTTP unit test framework like HTTPUnit | http://httpunit.sourceforge.net/.
Another important point is to well separate concerns of your application.
E.g. using techniques like TDD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test-driven_development), you'll design types for testability.
Types consumed within JSP will be tested in specific unit tests. If this is not possible, you should simulate user -> browser interaction (again, HTTPUnit o similar tool).
There exists a program (used by whatever application server you are using) that compiles a .jsp file into a .java file. For example, the sun/oracle version jspc.
Once you have the .java that would be produced by the .jsp translation (you might even want to consider using this as part of the build process - precompiling the jsp for performance improvements on the first hit), you can then run tests against it by mocking the request and verifying the response is what you are expecting.
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The key method for this is the
A trivial hello world jsp:
(test.jsp located within a directory named 'webapp' and also an 'out' directory) When compiled with the command
At this point, its a check to make sure that the JspWriter is called with write or print and the contents of the call are what you expect it to be.
All that said, in an ideal world, one shouldn't have any logic within the jsp - such logic would either be in the controller or taglibs which are tested with other techniques.


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I'd like some advice on designing a REST API which will allow clients to add/remove large numbers of objects to a collection efficiently.
Via the API, clients need to be able to add items to the collection and remove items from it, as well as manipulating existing items. In many cases the client will want to make bulk updates to the collection, e.g. adding 1000 items and deleting 500 different items. It feels like the client should be able to do this in a single transaction with the server, rather than requiring 1000 separate POST requests and 500 DELETEs.
Does anyone have any info on the best practices or conventions for achieving this?
My current thinking is that one should be able to PUT an object representing the change to the collection URI, but this seems at odds with the HTTP 1.1 RFC, which seems to suggest that the data sent in a PUT request should be interpreted independently from the data already present at the URI. This implies that the client would have to send a complete description of the new state of the collection in one go, which may well be very much larger than the change, or even be more than the client would know when they make the request.
Obviously, I'd be happy to deviate from the RFC if necessary but would prefer to do this in a conventional way if such a convention exists.


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Normally this runs around $24. Also, the standard addition blu-ray is currently $17.28 on Amazon, this is the "book" edition with additional content.
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Woodland on edge of playoffs
The Woodland Regional High football team is on a standby list. For the Hawks to have an opportunity to play in the CIAC Class S quarterfinals, they must first beat visiting Seymour Wednesday night in the regular-season finale, and then await the results of several Thanksgiving Day games.
The potential scenarios are too many to count, according to Woodland coach Tim Shea, in his fifth season as head coach.
"Your guess is as good as mine," said Shea Sunday on whether the Hawks will get in the postseason. "We will hopefully beat Seymour, and see what happens. We can only control so much. If we do win, we would probably play Ansonia for a third time."
Currently, Woodland is the eighth seed, and the top eight teams head to the quarterfinals.
"If we beat Seymour, we could possibly drop to six or seven," he said.
What puts Woodland (6-2 regular season) in a definite bind is that it had only a nine-game regular season this year. The loss to Ansonia in the Naugatuck Valley League championship game last Thursday doesn't count toward the playoff points system. That could leave the Hawks at a disadvantage compared to other state teams that play 10 games.
Last year, Woodland played an out of league game with Jonathan Law of Milford, but this season, Law was not available in Week 3, as the Southern Connecticut Conference changed its schedule. That left the Hawks with a bye.
"That was the only available week to play because the NVL doesn't allow us to play the week before Thanksgiving with our league title game set for that time," noted Shea.
"We looked at several out of state teams on Cape Cod, and Rhode Island and looked just about everywhere. Some states called us back, and some never did. We offered to travel, but we just couldn't get a game for Week 3. A falling a game short is just the way it played out."
The week before the bye, Woodland lost to Ansonia.
"That game brought us back to earth," said Shea. "We had a good preseason and a good Week 1 game and we needed to go back to the basics and that time off helped us go on a run. We have good leaders (senior captains' Jeremy Clark, Anthony Scirpo, Joe Fancher and Brian Reis, along with another senior, Kevin Brennan) and we all got on the same page."
Late in the season, the Hawks suffered two major losses against Naugatuck when defensive back Coby Vaccarelli and Fancher, a running back and linebacker, suffered season-ending knee injuries.
"Those hurt us, but others stepped up in their absence," said Shea. "We preach to the all of the time that if one goes out, the next one steps in and will do fine."
Two years ago, Woodland lost to eventual Class S state champion St. Joseph of Trumbull in the quarterfinal round.
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Gary Mule Deer: Skatetown USA - I remember working with Vic Dunlop and Dorothy Stratten and Dean Martin's uncle Leonard Barr. I'm in a scene with Leonard Barr, Dorothy Stratten and Vic Dunlop!
Maureen McCormick: Like a disco, there was a lot of cocaine being done on the set. Many people were open about it.
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Bill Kirchenbauer: We shot it at the Palladium and interesting enough, across the street at the Aquarius Theater, at the very same time, Linda Blair was shooting Roller Boogie. Same time, same exact movie! They had roughly written some scenes and a lot of it was just improvised. Joe E. Ross was in that and Flip Wilson. Got to meet Flip, but he was a little angry at the time. He was doing a lot of cocaine. Then again, who wasn't? Cocaine was everywhere back then. I even did my fair amount. It was a bunch of twenty-something kids putting on a movie. It was wild, it was crazy, people were hanging around. You know?


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I have a sprinkler system (i.e. irrigation system) at home. Occasionally I park my car too close and it gets hit with the water. This causes horrible water spots. I've seen that some do-it-yourself car washes have a "spot free rinse", that is to say water that does not cause water spots. I assume they use some sort of filter. Is it possible to add such a filter to my system? Where would I get it? How would I install it? Does anyone know a good way to remove water spots from a car?
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Consider replacing the pop up onmi-directional heads closest to the drive way with directional heads that will direct the water in a pattern that won't spray on your car. Short of that, don't park there!
Conditioning all the water to your irrigation system is probably not the right approach. For one thing, it's expensive, and for another, the conditioners might hurt the plants.
More frequent car washes might be--a good coat of wax can help the water slide right off, rather than sticking and then drying in place. If you're that concerned about car appearance it's probably worth going to a place that does good solid waxing.
You might also ask this in the Mechanics site.
The spot free rinse uses deionized water. This will not hurt your plants but is far too expensive to be used for agricultural purposes.


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Assuming my chain is showing that it's worn and getting close to needing replacement due to chain 'stretch'. I know you can flip single speed chainrings to extend their life when they become worn. Can I flip the chain around to extend it's useful life? I doubt it would double it due to some overlap in wear on rollers, but possibly extend it a bit by putting load on the opposite side of the pins.
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I would say that this won't have any effect.
Flipping the chainring on a single speed makes sense as you use the other side of the teeth on the chainring which have not been used before. But with the chain it's a different story: The stretch is independent of directions so reversing its direction won't change anything. Also on the small "rolls" in the chain links on which the chain lies on the chainring I wouldn't expect any effect as they aren't fixed in the links but can rotate and therefore should wear out equally all around their circumference.


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American Culture & Social Life
Here you will find a brief guide to American culture and customs. Because the United States is so varied in its geography, ethnic backgrounds, and traditions, it is not possible to comment on every aspect of the culture or to say there is one acceptable or prominent set of social rules.
It is important to note that some people you meet will be more informed and accepting of cultural differences than others. Many people will be curious about your home culture and will ask numerous questions about the language, society, history, religion, and traditions of your country.
Basic Etiquette
Due to the friendly nature of most Americans, they are quick to use first names. Although this may make those who are accustomed to a more formal social environment somewhat uncomfortable, it is the norm for American culture. Formal titles (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Fr., Sr., Dr., etc.) are used together with the person's family name and should be used if you are speaking with the elderly or people in authority. They may later ask you to use their first name.
Punctuality is highly valued in the U.S. and is considered a sign of respect toward the person whom you are to meet. Punctuality for private parties and casual events is more flexible; however, always inform the host of a dinner or formal occasion if you will be late or must cancel. Students are expected to be on time for class and appointments with instructors. Your grade may be affected if you are late multiple times.
Many instructors and administrators welcome personal interactions with individual students. Students are encouraged to ask questions and express their opinions in the classroom. Observe the American students' actions to identify what is acceptable behavior.
Politeness and patience will serve you well in the United States. This includes remembering to say "please" and "thank you". This common form of respect is not reserved for those in a position of authority, but for each and every person that you meet in a store, on the street, in class, or in an office. If you need a favor or have a simple request, saying "please" will be much more effective than if you are simply demanding. Provided that you are kind, the person with whom you are speaking will likely return your kindness.
Personal Space
Americans prefer to maintain about 18 inches (46cm) of space between themselves and the person with whom they are speaking. This personal space is very important and, if limited, the individual may become uncomfortable.
Typically, Americans do not hug or kiss an acquaintance upon greeting, but rather shake hands or nod their heads. They also do not touch while speaking, although a brief touch on the arm or shoulder might indicate sympathy or concern to someone they know well. Once a friendship has developed, women may greet each other with a hug or embrace.
Privacy and personal possessions are important to Americans. People work hard to have a car, house, clothes, and other belongings. Be sure to ask how someone feels about sharing his or her space and belongings.
Formal dress is seldom worn on university campuses. Students typically wear jeans, shorts, skirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and sweaters. For class presentations, job interviews, and other occasions, students may be asked to dress more formally. When attending a special event, you should ask the host of the event about appropriate attire.
The formality of meals in the U.S. varies considerably. To be safe, follow the lead of the host and other American guests. Here are some general etiquette guidelines:
- It is not polite to pick up the plate from which you are eating.
- Food is generally eaten in small bites.
- Do not slurp soup or beverages.
- It is polite to converse during a meal unless you are attending a lecture or a toast is being made.
- Always chew with your mouth closed.
- Wait until everybody is seated at the table before you start eating.
Language The English Language can be difficult to learn. Speaking, reading, writing, and using grammar in another language is challenging.
One area of the English language that can be especially difficult for non-native speakers is the use of idioms. Idioms are a group of words that have a figurative meaning that is separate from the literal meaning. For example, take the phrase, "It is raining cats and dogs." When somebody says this they do not mean cats and dogs are falling from the sky! What they are actually saying is, "It is raining heavily."
For a list of commonly used idioms in the English language click here!
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Americans are generally very friendly people. They will often say, "Hi, how are you?" or "How is it going?" but do not wait for you to respond. These are friendly expressions, which are not always a question but rather another version of "hello". If an American seems friendly, it does not necessarily mean than he/she has developed a friendship (a close relationship) with you. As is probably true in your culture, friendships are developed over a period of time. Although Americans may refer to classmates as "friends," often they are acquaintances rather than true friends. Finding true friends will take time, however, it is well worth the effort.
Dating and Sexual Relationships
A "date" is simply an agreement to meet at a certain time and place and to spend some time together. You should not interpret or expect a date to be anything more. It is common that someone you have met only briefly will ask you on a date. Generally, the male will pay for the date; however, many (especially students) "go Dutch," where each pays for him or herself.
In the U.S., dating is more casual and informal than in other cultures. Relationships between men and women of college age range from friendship to a strong emotional and physical relationship. As your friendships develop beyond acquaintance, you may not always understand what your partner expects of you. Be honest regarding your concerns and feelings as that can avoid misunderstandings and even greater discomfort. If your date appears interested in a sexual relationship and you are not, it is very important that you say "no" clearly. And if someone is saying "no" to you, listen. Unwanted sexual attention is a very serious matter in the U.S.; do not mistake an American's friendliness for promiscuity.
Depending on where you come from, attitudes about homosexuality may seem very permissive or rather restrictive. While gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people are generally much more able to live openly in the United States than in previous generations, you may still find people who do not accept different sexual orientations. As with most large American cities, there is a vibrant GLBT community in St. Louis.
If you are in doubt about correct behavior, talk with American friends, your Resident Advisor, an international student advisor, or someone you trust.
Practicing Your Religion
The United States is a multicultural society founded on tolerance and mutual respect; you should not hesitate to seek out opportunities to practice your religious beliefs. Organized religious groups of many denominations can be found at SLU, and others exist in the surrounding community.
Although America has a higher rate of church attendance than most other western societies, many Americans may be uncomfortable discussing religion. Others will want to share their religious views with you. Most people are sincere and straightforward, but some may try to take advantage of you or convert you to their religious beliefs by offering you their friendship. If you begin to feel uncomfortable in such a situation, politely but firmly explain that you are not interested.
Alcohol and Smoking
In the United States, it is illegal for any person under the age of 21 to purchase, attempt to purchase, or be in possession of alcohol or other intoxicating substances. Therefore, no alcoholic beverage may be served or sold to anyone under 21 years of age. Students must present two forms of valid photo identification in order to purchase alcohol. Students found presenting false identification or taking other steps to acquire alcohol as a minor will be subject to disciplinary sanction.
Smoking is prohibited within all non-residential, University-owned and -leased buildings and on all university grounds. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, restrooms, lunch/break rooms, private offices, workstations, hallways, waiting rooms, conference rooms, and vestibules.
Portions taken from "International Student and Scholar Services Handbook" from Office of International Student and Scholar Services, University of Missouri-St. Louis.


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quote: Bottom line, this guy is going away for life regardless.
quote: b. The constitution has taken enough of a beating this last decade as it is. It may not be torture but it's clearly forcing someone to self-incriminate.
quote: The consequences aren't worth it in this instance.
quote: You know that capital punishment is a lot more expensive than life in prison, right?
quote: I just can't wrap my head around this. Capital punishment is barbaric... killing people is barbaric... You want to do to them the same thing that got them there in the first place. An eye for an eye, 'cause we all know that's a great philosophy. Saudi Arabia comes to mind, public beheadings...
quote: If you found someone hacking at your wife, daughter, whomever, with a meat cleaver would you hesitate to use any force, even deadly force, to stop them ? I suspect not. If that person dies as a result, I don't see any moral stigma attached to your actions (even if you still consider them barbaric).
quote: What if that one person were you?
quote: What if that one person were you?
quote: $1.94 billion--Pre-Trial and Trial Costs $925 million--Automatic Appeals and State Habeas Corpus Petitions $775 million--Federal Habeas Corpus Appeals $1 billion--Costs of Incarceration
quote: Capital punishment is to appease the blood lust in the populace
quote: How is the insanity defence in this case unacceptable? Are you willing to argue this person, who killed 12 and wounded so much more in an attempt "just to kill more then brevik", can be sane in any shape manner or form?
quote: And how is putting this guy down any justice to the victems hmm? He doesn't feel sorry because he doesn't know how to.
quote: And hey, when you're already using truth serums might as well give them sedatives. He is a crazy mass murderer after all, better make sure he can't do anything including defending himself. That goes for those agressive prisoners too. Scumbags like him surely don't deserve a lawyer either, you said it yourself there's no question he did it. Hell why are we even bothering with a trail, we should've just sent a drone strike on the theatre while he was shooting!
quote: I'd rather we didn't have capital punishment at all
quote: It's a sign he wasn't suffering from temporary insanity at the time of the slaughter but rather, insanity for a period of time before it too.
quote: At the same time we need a competent shrink in there studying the guy so we can learn more about what makes him tick with the hope this information can be useful in the future.
quote: And that's the problem. We're doomed as a society and culture if people like this, who have done such unspeakable crimes, do not qualify for capital punishment.
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[Remarks to the second "Last Sunday" community gathering in Austin, TX, December 29, 2006. http://thirdcoastactivist.org/lastsunday.html]
I've been assigned to talk about solutions to the pressing problems we face, but I've never been very good at following orders. So, instead I'm going to talk about the problem with solutions.
The assignment came from our first "Last Sunday" event in November, which we hoped would bring together the secular and spiritual, the political and the social. The standing-room-only audience generated a lot of positive energy that night, but that doesn't mean the event — or the ideas animating it — were immune from criticism. And, this being Austin, we heard from lots of folks about what they thought those shortcomings were.
Two consistent themes emerged from the feedback, captured in this suggestion card:
"Don't spend so much of our precious time telling us about the problems. We already know (most of) the problems. Instead, spend more time telling us about solutions that we, as individuals, and as a group, can do. We are looking for HOPE. Show us how we can be part of the solution."
"We already know the problems — tell us about solutions."
Over and over I've heard that, not just after Last Sunday, but ever since I started doing political organizing. While I understand the sentiment, I want to suggest that the first claim is inaccurate, and the second request is dangerous.
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First, we — not just the so-called "masses" out there, but we in here — have not yet fully grasped the nature of the problems we face. Second, as we are struggling to come to terms with the depth of those problems, we have yet to face the fact that there are no solutions. In other words: (1) None of us is as smart as we would like to think, and (2) as we start to recognize our own collective ignorance, we will have to face not just what we can do but what we can't.
Perhaps paradoxically, that is where I find hope — in facing honestly the condition of the world that we have desecrated and the limits of human intelligence to reconsecrate that world. It is only from those realizations, I believe, that meaningful action is possible.
When I say we don't know the problems, I don't mean we aren't aware of what is plainly in front of us: Disastrously destructive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a house-of-cards economy, enduring racism and sexism, cascading ecological crises, and a corrosive culture that values profit over people. But how deep does our analysis go? How well do we really understand the inherent pathology of capitalism and patriotism? How many of us have dared to stare down the ugliness and raw brutality at the core of white supremacy and patriarchy?
And have we honestly assessed the tension between those aspects of our human nature (our capacity for greed and violence) that created those problems and those aspects (our capacity for solidarity and love) that make transcending these problems possible? As the song goes, "all you need is love," but the problem is we also have a lot more than love swirling around in each of us.
We have to face the fact that we are a species that has, in the words of Wes Jackson, gotten very good at exploiting the energy-rich carbon in this world's soils, forests, and fossil fuels to enrich ourselves at the expense of others. That's part of human nature. Now we have to do what no other species has had to do — self-consciously practice restraint at what we do best in such bad ways. That is no small task, but our ability to name that task and imagine accomplishing it also is part of human nature.
If we all really understood the problems in this sense, we might not be so quick to demand solutions — if by that term we mean clear public-policy choices that can be implemented in the relatively short term. Such a yearning for short-term solutions is, I believe, the best indication that one hasn't come to terms with the depth of the problems.
Take the problem of oil — both that we are running out and that burning what's left will accelerate rapid climate change. A demand for solutions can lead to the corporate boondoggle of corn-based ethanol or the hazy illusions around biodiesel, instead of helping us face a more troubling reality: There is no viable alternative to petroleum for a car-based transportation system that it is fundamentally unsustainable. What are the possible "solutions" to that "problem," which we all allegedly know about, other than to radically curtail the way we move ourselves about?
This doesn't mean there's nothing we can do. It doesn't mean there aren't things we should do. There are actions we can take, and we have to work hard to make sure we take the best possible actions to try to reverse the direction of a world headed for the cliff. In the realm of portable liquid fuels, economically and ecologically it's clear that corn-based ethanol is a loser that should be abandoned, while biodiesel has limited possibilities that should be pursued, but realistically. But as we pursue those "solutions," we also have to face a fact: There are no solutions that will allow us to continue to live this way. There is only the struggle to find something new, with no guarantees we will find our way.
Why press such a seemingly dour scenario? Because anything else is illusion, and illusions can never carry us home. Illusions inevitably fall away, leaving people feeling abandoned, depressed, and hopeless. Illusions are not practical.
Ruthlessly rejecting illusions is not the same as giving up hope. But we have to be clear that hope isn't something to be found out in the world; it's a feature of our humanity that each of us has to either claim or abandon. It's a state of being, not a function of the state of the world.
When I make this argument, I am often told that illusions are necessary, that people can't handle this level of honesty. I take that to mean that the person making this judgment about other people's limitations actually is really saying "I need my illusions because I can't handle this level of honesty." I say that with no arrogance, knowing how I struggle to handle it.
The only way I can keep up that struggle is collectively, in community, through conversation. That's what Last Sunday is about. We did not create this space to pretend that those of us on stage know all the right questions, let alone the answers. We have no solutions to offer. Instead, we offer an invitation and an invocation, a place and a space — and, okay, yes, we offer our sense of hope, of what can come from coming together.
But that hope must begin with honesty. Here's my honest statement:
I stand before you in a profound state of grief for the state of the world. For me, Last Sunday is about creating a place to feel that, honestly. Last month, Jim Rigby quoted the anarchist Emma Goldman on the subject of joy in politics, reminding us that we should reject any revolution in which we can't dance.
But just as important, I won't be part of any revolution in which I can't cry. I think we have to recognize this grief. We have to demand that the revolution be one in which we not only can dance, but cry as well.
One of my favorite writers, Wendell Berry, talks of coming to terms with "the human estate of grief and joy." What an apt way to describe the essence of what it means to be human. When we face honestly our place in the world, we recognize the need to cry and to dance. We recognize that each requires the other.
Last Sunday, whatever else it may be, is the attempt to name that estate honestly, to claim that estate responsibly, to remind ourselves of how much work we have to do if we are to live there with hope.
Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center, http://thirdcoastactivist.org/. He is the author of The Heart of Whiteness: Race, Racism, and White Privilege and Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity (City Lights Books). He can be reached at email@example.com .
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Brad Arnold said:
No, you don't know how bad the problem is, so you choose the wrong solution
If you knew how bad the problem of global warming is, you would be open for solutions. Instead, the unrealistic prescription is for mankind to stifle their greenhouse gas emission. Wrong: mankind is set to DOUBLE their emissions, not drmatically cut them quickly. Besides, as the earth warms, it will start emitting far more greenhouse gas than humans (this is called "runaway global warming").
Instead, the only solution is to remove the CO2 from the air after it has been emitted. Nature already absorbs about half of mankind's emissions, but by 2030 that will be reduced by 30%. By mid-century earth will probably be carbon neutral, and then start emitting greenhouse big time.
I suggest using genetic engineer to improve nature so she can absorb more CO2. Perhaps seeding a GMO into the ocean. The alternative has happened many times in the past: runaway global warming and mass extinction. You are going to be surprised how quickly this will occur.
Jean-David Beyer said:
"I suggest using genetic engineer to improve nature so she can absorb more CO2. Perhaps seeding a GMO into the ocean. The alternative has happened many times in the past: runaway global warming and mass extinction. You are going to be surprised how quickly this will occur."
How about a genetic engineer to improve human nature so we produce less CO2? In most contamination issues (air pollution, electromagnetic noise pollution, etc.) controlling the problem AT THE SOURCE is the most cost-effective (and sometimes the only practical method) to control the contamination.
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A Possible Solution
A rather feeble effort.
How about the problem of the lack of democracy in the US. Pelosi and Democrats have refused to bring about impeachment hearings, they refuse to cut and run from Iraq. Indeed, on the latter point, the majority of Americans want the troops out. Instead, Pelosi hopes to add to the half a million plus dead in Iraq to salvage our imperialist designs on that area.
So, what is the solution?
Well, there is the old standby: March on Washington January 27 http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
Of course, demonstrations have failed in the past, largely because they have been too polite. So maybe we need to add a bit of CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. A little occupation, a little resistance. Maybe even a color scheme as the US has promoted so well in Eastern Europe. Might I suggest scarves in red white and blue, waved around in the air. The irony at least might send a message. Maybe even NED would fund the purchase of scarves.
Do you think Morales would be in power without the civil disobedience of the Bolivian people, or that Chavez would have survived the 2002 coup without the civil disobedience of the Venezuelans.
The Beast has to stop being a nice guy, and show its fangs a bit.
That's one possible solution
Rod Amis said:
The Problem of Complexity
I appreciated reading this thoughtful post. I trust that you'll maintain the ability to both cry and dance while seeking progress. That you can keep humor while addressing social issues in a world groan boringly doctinaire is appreciated.
Dancing into 2007,
art j. said:
When you mentioned Wes Jackson (Land Institute) I thought you'd include a thought or two inspired from Wendell Berry. Once Kentucky'ian Mr Berry captures our attention...We (read: The Way of Ignorance--And other essays by W.B.) are more easily able to Admit we have many, irresponsible, false prophets telling us the future will be just dandy.
'Oh-Put our diamond sole-studded shoes up on the desk, fold our hands behind our head, and wait awhile."
I spent a rare three days with W.B. in the 80's after he wrote the book about artist: wood-block sketches, paints, beekeeper, fisherman, gardner writer 'tug-boat' river enthusiast etc. Harlan Hubbard is a wonderful read about joy of frugal life. Living differently than the hectic masses. It's a kind critique of what we value. It's good to know 'there' out there influencing...You'll find them out on a playground planting white dutch clover during a war. You'll not find 'um in the barroom too often, but if so, they are jolly and not smack-up side the head with a poolstick for admiring their women. I remember Thomas Merton mentioned in a diary Wendell's wife Tanya was attractive. Hope this is not OT? We do need to belly laugh and remain land-grounded because the problems are great. What's the password?
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My collaborators and I are studying certain rigidity properties of hyperbolic toral automorphisms.
These are given by integral matrices A with determinant 1 and without eigenvalues on the unit circle.
We obtain a result under two additional assumptions
1) Characteristic polynomial of the matrix A is irreducible
2) Every circle contains no more than two eigenvalues of A (i.e. no more than two eigenvalues have the same absolute values)
We feel that the second assumption holds for a "generic" matrix. Is it true?
To be more precise, consider the set X of integral hyperbolic matrices which have determinant 1 and irreducible characteristic polynomial. What are the possible ways to speak of a generic matrix from X? Does assumption 2) hold for generic matrices?
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It seems like references to classical literature are unavoidable in virtually all materials enjoyed by native speakers - I was watching an episode of 蚁族的奋斗 where a group of young men are talking informally around the dinner table, and one of them casually spouts off ""实在不行了我回沂蒙山陪我妈种树去,当地主,娶个村姑,养条狗,这叫"门墩、胖狗、肥丫头,农夫山泉,它有点甜"。, after which they all laugh heartily. Now, I'm sure that there is some type of historical or literary context behind what he said, but I have been unable to find any indication as to a) which text this quotation was drawn from or b) how I ought to interpret it. More than the hanzi or the tones, it seems to me that cultural references pose the greatest challenge to learners of Chinese as a second language. Can anyone shed some light on this quotation, or point me towards a resource where its historical background is discussed?
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I have not watched this drama so my interpret may not be accurate. From what is said, this line is self-mockery and ironic, but in a humorous and relaxed tone.
When his friends heard this and laughed, it means they shared the same feeling and the subtext could be "cheers to you, Mr. Brightside!"
Again these are just guesses without having watched the drama. Having heard of it from many friends, I'll probably watch it some time...


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If you're tired of regular potatoes or your usual starches, try sweet potatoes for a change of pace. Sweet potatoes taste great roasted with chicken or turkey, or sliced and baked as fries. They're a great source of vitamin A, along with some other orange foods, such as carrots, pumpkin, and cantaloupe. Just be sure to watch your vitamin A intake during pregnancy, because excessive amounts have been linked to fetal malformations. Sweet potatoes and other sources of vitamin A are best eaten every other day.
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A snow storm blanketed the Dodge City area with several inches of snow early Monday morning.
"We had between two and three inches by 8 a.m. Monday," said meteorologist Wesley Hovorka with the National Weather Service in Dodge City.
Areas around Liberal, Garden City, Dighton and Ulysses received heavier snowfall and amounts were expected to reach five to eight inches.
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"Dodge City could get up to six inches, but it will be close," Hovorka said.
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params on automatic buffered calls (ExtJS 4.2)
Hi, I have a buffered grid in ExtJS 4.2 which is working fine. Code is shown below:
title: 'MyGrid',
closable: false,
xtype: 'gridpanel',
id: 'mygrid',
store: {
storeId: 'mystore',
model: 'MyModel',
buffered: true,
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scrollToLoadBuffer: 10,
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type: 'ajax',
url : 'http://www.myurl.com/MyServer/GetData?limit=25&offset=0',
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type: 'json',
root: 'job'
totalProperty: 'count.count'
Initial call is done dynamically like:
Ext.getCmp('MyGrid').getStore().load({ params: { newParam: value} });
where a new param 'newParam' is added to the call.
The problem is that in automatic scrolling calls, successively done by EXT JS framework, this parameter 'newParam' is not longer passed. I would expect that successive calls would repeat the first one, but they just invoke the url specified in the proxy. Otherwise I would expect a known mechanism to modify params in these automatic calls.
* What is the expected mechanism to include this dynamic parameter on automatic calls performed by the buffered mechanism?
* Otherwise, where can I intercept the flow to add this 'newParam' for automatic scrolling calls?
9 Jun 2013 10:44 PM #2
Well, I have found a workaround by adding a beforeload listener to the store:
listeners: {
beforeload: function (store, operation, eOpts) {
store.proxy.setExtraParam('newParam', '' + Ext.getCmp('myCombo').getValue());
what I do not like is that call params are spread in 3 places:
* the proxy URL,
* the beforeload event and
* the load() invocation.
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Our receiving department does its best to verify and then enter the correct expiration dates for all incoming products. However, discrepancies do occur from time to time. This being said, the exceptionally high turnover at iHerb ensures that our inventory is among the freshest in the industry.
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- Package Quantity: 14.1 oz (400 g)
- Dimensions: 1.7 x 5.3 x 7.3 in, 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
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- Egg Free
- Nut Free
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* We Understand *
Patsy and Chip Rosenberg are proud to own and operate Cherrybrook Kitchen as a family business. Patsy has multiple food allergies and developed these mixes from scratch. Their goal is to make life a bit sweeter by providing desserts that are both safe and delicious for all to enjoy.
Cherrybrook Kitchen mixes are prepared on dedicated equipment that does not produce dairy or egg products. We have strict manufacturing protocols and we batch test for the presence of peanuts, dairy, egg, and gluten for consumer safety. A peanut-and tree nut-free facility eliminates concerns of cross contamination.
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Makes 20 cookies.
All you need is:
- 1/2 cup softened margarine*
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- Heat oven to 375º
- Stir softened margarine*, water, vanilla and cookie mix in a bowl. Stir until cookie mix forms a dough.
- Roll the cookies into 1 inch balls and place them onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until they are a light golden brown. Cool 1 minute before removing from your cookie sheet. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
* Substitute dairy free margarine or butter‡ according to your needs.
‡ Unless you are allergic to these ingredients.
Other Ingredients
White rice flour, granulated brown sugar, cane sugar, non-dairy chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, dextrose, cocoa butter (no dairy derivatives), soy lecithin, pure vanilla extract], potato starch, tapioca starch, non-illuminated baking powder, xanthan gum, sea salt.
Contains soy ingredients (soy lecithin)
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: Amt Mix in 1 cookie (23 g)
|Servings Per Container: 20
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value*
|Calories from Fat
|Total Fat
|1.5 g
|Saturated Fat
|1 g
|Trans Fat
|0 g
|0 mg
|105 mg
|40 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|19 g
|Dietary Fiber
|0 g
|9 g
|1 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calories diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
|Total Fat
|Less than
|65 g
|80 g
|Saturated Fat
|Less than
|20 g
|25 g
|Less than
|300 mg
|300 mg
|Less than
|2,400 mg
|2,400 mg
|3,500 mg
|3,500 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|300 g
|375 g
|Dietary Fiber
|25 g
|30 g
|Calories per gram:
Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4


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I just ordered a new PC with an i7-3770 & W8 so it will be UEFI constrained. I have no interest in running windows and have a Ubuntu 12.04 system configured exactly as I want it. Can I remove the HD from the new PC when it arrives and swap in the Ubuntu HD without a need to alter GRUB?
I'm clueless about BIOS settings, altering GRUB or any of the growing list of things mentioned here to deal with the UEFI issue and would very much appreciate any and all help in dealing with this. Thank you!...Dave


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13th National Indian Nations Conference
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, within the U.S. Department of Justice is pleased to announce the 13th National Indian Nations Conference: Justice for Victims of Crime. The Conference will be held December 6 — 8, 2012, on the reservation of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, California, with the theme, "Strength from Within: Rekindling Tribal Traditions to assist Victims of Crime." This year's conference is coordinated again by the Tribal Law and Policy Institute under a grant from OVC.The purpose of the 13th National Indian Nations Conference — the largest U.S. Department of Justice sponsored Indian Nations conference — is to bring together Native American victims, victim advocates, tribal leaders, victim service providers, community volunteers, prosecutors, judicial and law enforcement personnel, family violence and sexual assault specialists, medical providers, social services and mental health personnel, probation/corrections, criminal justice and juvenile justice personnel, as well as federal and state agency representatives to share their knowledge, experiences and ideas for developing programs that serve the unique needs of crime victims in Indian Country.This year's conference goals are:
- Strength from Within: Rekindling Tribal Traditions to assist Victims/Survivors- Promoting traditional values and incorporating traditional skills in crime victim services; upholding wellness, mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally; and framing victim services around tribal traditions.
- Honoring the Wisdom of the Past - Understanding historical trauma as a way to heal; enlisting tribal elders as keepers of our tribal histories; and embracing traditional teachings.
- Honoring and Listening to Victim/Survivor Voices - Creating victim-centered/sensitive responses; being inclusive of victim/survivors - particularly those from un-served, underserved, and other populations - to achieve safety, justice and healing; and promoting peer to peer learning opportunities.
- Promoting Safety, Justice and Healing - Justice for victims; justice for all; understanding the various jurisdictional issues particularly those in Public Law 280 states; exercising tribal sovereignty to promote safety and justice for victims; highlighting the resiliency of spirituality and healing in tribal communities; addressing child sexual abuse and education on developing sexual assault programs for victims of child sexual abuse in tribal communities; and including a special emphasis on crime victims within the juvenile justice system and strong support for keeping youth within the community.
- Supporting and Educating Tribal Leaders - Educating and supporting efforts of tribal leaders to achieve accountability and responsibility to victims of crime.
- Working in Harmony - Building the partnerships with federal agencies; Education on the importance of networking and working together in collaboration to strengthen services such as partnering with technology experts; and networking with Native men to address domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Sustaining our Legacy - Developing skills and incorporating cultural approaches to enhance sustainability and measurability; and increasing the accuracy of victimization research.
- Healing the Healers - Ensuring safety and support for service providers.


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As one of the few convention in the Benelux, the convention had more visitors than the previous edition.
F.A.C.T.S. was originally a convention with the emphasis on merchandise, ranging from DVD's, CD's, occasionally a videotape, to model kits, action figures (mint on card, los, vintage, modern, etc.), posters, postcards, books, computer games, comics, manga, magazines, trading cards, card games,… More than 120 dealers from Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, U.K, Luxemburg, Sweden, U.S.A.,… will provide to every diehard collector plenty of opportunity to complete his or her collection.
Since the early beginning F.A.C.T.S. received many comicartists. E.g. renown artists as Dave Gibbons, Arthur Suydam, Frank Cho… have already attended F.A.C.T.S.
At the end of the nineties the first actor popped up at F.A.C.T.S.: Richard Leparmentier. This was the beginning of a new tradition. From that moment on the convention was proud to welcome every year some well-known actors. Take a look at our guest section to discover our guests of 2011 and the archive with previous guests.
F.A.C.T.S is not only about merchandise and actors. Many activities are organised during the F.A.C.T.S.-weekend ranging from game zone, card game demonstrations, model kit demonstrations, Q & A's with the actors, swordfights and an extravagant cosplay competition with many costumed visitors.
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Make a difference at your library! Join our Teen Advisory Group.
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Does anyone have any bright ideas for how to open a drawer that has become jammed shut because it has been filled up too much? I've had a look at the underside and can get at the bottom of the drawers but unscrewing the rails etc. is not an option because I can't get at them. Currently my best plan is to try and remove or cut out the hard board base of the drawer which would then need to be replaced. Any better ideas much appreciated.
Try to slide something flat in that is the width of the drawer. I've used a plastic flexible cutting board for this purpose before. Slide it open that 1/4 inch, and try to get the flat sheet to ride over whatever is jamming the drawer--you may have to nearly close the drawer with the sheet in place to get it up and over.
Then try to pull open the drawer and sheet at the same time, or leaving the sheet in place--whichever works.
Remove the drawer beneath or above the stuck draw. If you can get beneath it, push up against the drawer bottom and rattle that thing around. If you can remove the drawer above the problematic one, well, your problem should be before your eyes.
In the end I had to stitch drill a hole in the base of the drawer until I could get my hand through the hole to move the items in the drawer. Having taken the drawer out it is obvious it is very badly designed and there is no other way of dealing with it.
I've just succeeded in opening an overfilled kitchen drawer! The drawer was almost completely closed and was so accurately fitted that a thin metal ruler wouldn't slide in. I tried a piece of card; also too thick. I then used a very thin filing cabinet 'hanger' after removing the metal pieces. This, to my amazement, slid in and was wide enough to go right across the contents of the drawer. I moved it from side to side and the drawer was able to be pulled out just a bit, and I could see what was blocking it: a metal potato masher. There was just enough room for me to get my hand inside the drawer and I removed, bit by bit, all the contents in front of the masher and eventually the offending object dropped down a bit and I was able to slide the drawer right out.
I have thinned out the contents of this drawer!
If you can reach the underside of the drawer, I would remove the screws that hold the drawer to the rails. With a little bit of maneuvering you should be able to drop the drawer down a little and start to pull items out of the top.
Slide a metal tape measure into the drawer and keep feeding it into the drawer until you are able to catch a loop of it at the back of the drawer. Pull the loop through until you have the end of the tape then pull on both ends. This will mean that the tape will be at the top of the drawer and you can work it from side to side until it dislodges the item jamming the drawer.
There was no room to fit anything in the front so I took out the 2 drawers below and felt a space in the back of the drawer. Lying on my back, I took a large size padded envelope and threaded it into the narrow opening in the back pushing it best I could toward the front. It somehow freed the knife that had been jammed in the knife tray. It took 2 hours of trial and error to get it open.
My drawer would only open about 3 inches but then there was the lip of the cutlery tray to contend with. I tried a plastic flexible cutting board as suggested above, a wire coat hanger and a wooden ruler but they were all too short. In the end I got a long wood saw and managed to slide it in from the side where I knew the drawer was stuck. I swished it across backward and forward and "hey presto" it released the culprit which was a garlic press! No stitch drilling required either.
Knitting needles worked for me! Drawer was able to be slightly opened and with aid of flashlight realized it was the handle of a large knife that was the culprit. We had tried all of the above suggestions without success. Pushed the handle down with the knitting needle and drawer slid right open!
I had a drawer that was stuck and perhaps by the weight of the contents inside, it had become slightly derailed on the back side. Fortunately, I could view it from below, prop it up beneath (with a $5.00 plant stand, just the right height!), and pull it out enough to un-derail it. Seems to have fixed the problem. Hope this helps.
Try and insert a piece of wire from the side by pulling the drawer out very slightly. The drawer sides should be lower than the face, allowing you to slip something in without opening it much more than 1/8". Then wiggle the wire around and see if you can shift whatever is keeping the drawer from opening.
I used a big bbq fork. Since it was thin I was able to slide it in the minimal space at the top front of the drawer. I was able to maneuver it back and forth and use some force because it was sturdy. It finally freed the utensils and opened after about 10 seconds.
You should get a thin cutting board or disc. Slide it in then add a little pressure until it comes out
I just used the 1/4 inch space I had to fit my hand through to pull a few things out and then I was able to pull the drawer in a jiffy!
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If I run
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It outputs foo.
If I run
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It does not. How can I get this functionality without using export or a script?
If I run
It outputs foo.
If I run
It does not. How can I get this functionality without using export or a script?
This is because the shell expands the variable in the command line before it actually runs the command and at that time the variable doesn't exist. If you use
it will work.
I suspect you want to have shell variables to have a limited scope, rather than environment variables. Environment variables are a list of strings passed to commands when they are executed.
You're passing the
If you had written
That would have been another matter. Here, we're passing
Now, if as I suspect, what you want is to limit the scope of shell variables, there are several possible approaches.
Portably (Bourne and POSIX):
The (...) above starts a sub-shell (a new shell process), so any variable declared there will only affect that sub-shell, so I'd expect the code above to output "1: value" and "2: " or "2: whatever-var-was-set-to-before".
Linuxly (specified by the LSB and Debian policy, so supported by the
With zsh, you can use inline functions:
With bash and zsh (but not ash, pdksh or AT&T ksh), this trick also works:
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Before she had learned to walk, Samantha Blaire Cutler dreamed of dancing on Broadway.
Wasting no time on the goal, at the age of 3 she began taking video classes with the Royal Academy of Ballet in England, and was dancing competitively by the age of 5.
Since adding acting and singing to her resume, the now bright-eyed 11-year-old has earned critical acclaim for her regional theatre performances, including those in "Annie," "Seussical," "White Christmas," "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Wonderful Life."
In 2010, Samantha landed a role in "Billy Elliot," and has since continued to travel throughout the country with the production. On June 26, she will stop at Whitney Hall in the Kentucky Center for her latest performance as Debbie in the musical.
The Voice-Tribune caught up with Samantha to learn about her successful start in theatre and her hopes for a future of dancing on Broadway.
What inspired you to want to become an actress, singer and dancer at such a young age?
I've wanted to do that ever since I was little. I always wanted to dance and saw the shows at (Jewish Community Center), and said to my mom I wanted to do that.
How old were you when you acted in "Beauty in the Beast," your first professional performance, at Derby Dinner Playhouse?
I think I was 6 or 7. I did community theater before that at JCC.
You landed your latest role in "Billy Elliot" after auditioning several times in New York City. Was that intimidating?
I was nervous but I just kind of kept to myself and focused. I think we had about four call backs. And it was kind of hard, but kind of not because it was fun to go to New York and audition, but kind of weird leaving home a lot.
Do you miss a lot of school when you're on tour with the show?
They have tutors, and my mom sets up my home schooling.
What is your character Debbie like in 'Billy Elliot'?
I'm the dance teacher's daughter. I have a few scenes with Billy. She's kind of snooty because she doesn't like to do what her mom says.
Have you seen a lot of cool places while touring?
When we were in D.C., we got to see the White House and the President, and we've been to the beach when we were in Florida, and Disneyland.
How often do you get to see your friends and family?
I usually talk to friends on the phone and go to Facebook and stuff. When I come home, then I see them. At my house it's just me and my mom, so I normally have a guardian that travels with me, and now my mom's traveling with me.
What do you hope to do in the future with theatre?
I want to go to high school and college, but I still want to keep auditioning. I really want to be on Broadway and try a movie and stuff.
Why should people come see "Billy Elliot"?
"Billy Elliot" is a really inspiring story. It's about a boy and how he wants to dance and his dad won't let him, and finally he persuades him to (let Billy) go and audition for the royal ballet. I think (it's inspiring), especially, for our boys that got bullied at school for dancing. I think it's really inspiring for anyone who's been bullied.
What advice would you give other kids and even adults who'd like to achieve your level of success in theatre?
For anybody who wants to do this, keep trying. Don't give up – it's the worst thing you can do. And believe in yourself and make sure your parents believe in you too.
The Kentucky Center will present "Billy Elliot" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, through Thursday, June 28. An 8 p.m. performance will be held Friday and Saturday, June 29-30; A 2 p.m. showing will be held Saturday, followed by a 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. performance on Sunday, July 1. Tickets start at $22.75.
For tickets and information, visit www.kentuckycenter.org.


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Breast Cancer and Women with Disabilities
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. And living with a disability does not make you immune. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, learn the facts about breast cancer and why screening should be a regular part of your health care.
In the United States in 2008, women with a disability aged 50-74 reported a lower rate of mammography use than women without a disability of the same ages (78.1% vs. 82.6%).1
Studies also show higher rates of death related to breast cancer among women with a disability, even when diagnosed at the same stage as women without a disability.2 Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer.
Diane's Story
Diane's Story
"My name is Diane. I'm an African American female. I'm 51 years old. When I was 24 I became physically challenged with three young children. (My baby was nine months old.) My mobility is with the use of a wheelchair and a walker for short distance. Becoming physically challenged wasn't enough for me. I guess I needed another wake up call to really live life.
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 40. It doesn't run in my family. So I was very surprised. Breast cancer is definitely not a death sentence. It's a wake up call. It makes you aware of just how fragile life can be and you also become aware of the things that you have to do in order to survive. You have to be your own advocate. This is your health. This is your life. Demand everything that you need, because you can't take shortcuts with breast cancer.
"Early detection is the key. It's the key to whether you're going to live or die. And you can't detect it if you don't go for the screenings. You may not have breast cancer. You may be fortunate. You may be one of the blessed ones. But you won't know unless you have the screenings. It can happen to you-I'm proof of that. Catching it when I did catch it, that's why I'm alive today. I'm ecstatic to be alive.
"My final words to women with any type of physical disability is that you've come this far and it hasn't been easy. You've overcome what you had to overcome, you're still alive and you're still functioning. And that in itself shows you that you have the strength to do what you have to do for yourself. You have to take that strength or dig deep inside and find the strength to really take care of yourself. You know you deserve this. We deserve this. From where I'm sitting breast cancer screening is the key to living."
CDC would like to thank Diane for sharing this personal story.
Tips for Women with Disabilities
As a woman living with a disability, you may face a number of challenges that make it difficult to get a quality mammogram and clinical exam. Here are some questions you can ask when scheduling your mammogram that can help you prepare for your appointment:
- How should I dress?
- How do I prepare if I use a wheelchair or a scooter?
- Can the machine be adjusted so I can remain seated?
- How long is the appointment and can I have additional time if I need it?
Let the scheduling staff, radiology technicians, or radiologist know that you can/cannot:
- Sit upright with or without assistance.
- Lift and move your arms.
- Transfer from your chair/scooter.
- Undress/dress without assistance.
When preparing for your mammogram, remember:
- Wear a blouse that opens in the front.
- Wear a bra that you can remove easily.
- Do not wear deodorant or body powder.
- If you have any disability-related concerns, discuss them with your primary care physician, women's health specialist, radiologist, physician's assistant, or other health care professional.
For more information about the kinds of tests used to screen for breast cancer, and to learn how you can be screened, see Screening.
Where Can I Go to Get Screened?
Mammograms are performed at clinics, hospitals, and doctor's offices. For help scheduling an appointment, call your doctors' office.
Will My Health Insurance Pay for My Mammogram?
Most health insurance companies and Medicare and Medicaid plans cover the cost of screening mammograms. Check your insurance coverage guidelines for more details.
Are you worried about the cost or currently don't have health insurance? CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) offers free or low-cost mammograms and education about breast cancer. Find out if you qualify.
More Information
- CDC's Campaign: "Breast Cancer Screening: The Right to Know."
- Free Flyers, Fact Sheets, and Dissemination Guide
- CDC's Disability and Health
- Tip Sheets (PDF) in English [PDF - 687KB] and Spanish [PDF - 674KB]
- Basic Breast Cancer Information
- Breast Cancer Screening
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Summary of Recommendations on Breast Cancer Screening
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- CDC. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2008.
- McCarthy EP, Ngo LH, Roetzheim RG, et al.Disparities in breast cancer treatment and survival for women with disabilities. Annals of Internal Medicine 2006; 145:637–645.
- Page last reviewed: October 1, 2012
- Page last updated: October 22, 2012
- Content source:
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Page maintained by: Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Digital Media Branch, Division of Public Affairs


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