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Mr. Benson continues, "Some companies justify their hiring of illegal workers by claiming that they're the only ones willing to do the work - when we all know that they're simply being greedy and paying them much, much less.
They're implying that Americans are too lazy to work or that our work is somehow deficient. Every one of our employees love the work and make ends meet in doing so. Plus, we have many more Americans that need the work that would love to work with us. We stay in touch with them and promise to do everything we can to get them on-board as soon as possible."
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How do you form relative clauses that involves first person action? For example : "There aren't people I can talk to". Basically my doubt is about all those questions that require a particle like "to", "ni" and the like, when you can't use V-te ageru/kureru/morau to explicitate who's doing what to whom..Don't know if it's clear >.<
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I think you might find the explanation of agency you are looking for in the introduction to the Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (which I have not got to hand right now) but the other approach is to think of different ways of conveying what you want to say eg
"There aren't people I can talk to".
(which even in English feels like a rather clumsy construction anyway(?))
= There is nobody I can talk to/with = There is nobody who can talk to/with me
= 僕と話せる人がいない
or perhaps even;

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Author of historical and science fiction novels.
Author page at http://asmwizard.com/home/my-published-works/
To correct Lincoln somewhat, he should have said, . . . that government of the people, by the politicians, and for the politicians shall not perish from the earth.
Government's view of the economy: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. — Ronald Reagan
In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
-- Alexis de Toqueville
We've all watched a million cowboy movies, where all the women wear long flower print dresses and all the men wear six-shooters at their hip. The men all practice fast draw, and the fastest gun lives to ride into the sunset, whereas the bad guy is carted up to Boot Hill. That's the model of open carry, totally or partially legal in some states, forbidden in others. Link to: Wiki article on open carry.
Openly carrying a gun can be very intimidating, even if the gun isn't loaded. Other people can't tell whether the gun is loaded or not.
Link to: Topeka man leading open carry fight.
There are many rules and regulations, or variations of them, pertaining to open carry. States, counties, and cities may all have different and conflicting laws. Some forbid carrying loaded weapons. Many allow open carry in rural locations but forbid it in all others.
Carrying a concealed weapon is a different thing. You could be standing in a crowd, and everyone might be armed but you. If someone suddenly produces a weapon, you might need to change your underclothes rather immediately, but as long as the weapons are concealed, you don't know they're there. Here's a link to the wiki article:
Link to: wiki article on concealed carry in the US.
According to the wiki article, 49 of the 50 states allow concealed carry in some form. Illinois is under court order to pass such a law. Many states allow concealed carry only if the owner has a concealed carry license.
Never carry a weapon, open or concealed, within 1000 feet (about 3 football fields) of a K-12 school property line. Federal law forbids it. Technically, you could be arrested and imprisoned. There are many other restrictions on where firearms may be carried, including federal and state government offices, churches, sporting events, and et cetera.
Traveling with a weapon from one state to another can be very tricky. You can end up paying a hefty fine or going to jail if you don't pay attention.
But, this post is about open carry compared with concealed carry. Here's a site that discusses the differences: Link to: open vs. concealed carry.
There are people who insist that it's a right to carry weapons openly. If everyone carried a weapon, it would be a nightmare for everyone, including police and security officers. I can imagine meeting up with a gang of teenagers, all armed, coming right at me. Or, five hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters, firing their weapons in the air and marching down Main Street. Mobs are terrifying enough without guns. The consequences of unrestricted open carry are unpredictable and could be horrible.
Here's my opinion: open carry should be sensibly restricted, allowed in rural locations only, and, for hand guns, only by licensed individuals who have been vetted by the state. Concealed carry should be legal in urban areas but again should be restricted to people who have been properly vetted and licensed by the state. The locations where firearms are not currently permitted should continue to be forbidden for both concealed and openly carried weapons, however, provisions should be made in some cases to check weapons at the door and regain them on leaving.


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I need to compute a large number of inverses of the following form:
$(A \Lambda_k A^\top)^{-1}$
where $A \in \mathbb{R}^{m \times n}$, $n > m$ and $\Lambda_k = \text{diag}(\lambda_1, ..., \lambda_n)$ with $\lambda_i > 0$. Is there an efficient way to do this?
In the end, I want to sample from Gaussians with means $(A \Lambda_k A^\top)^{-1} \mu_k$ and covariances $(A\Lambda_kA)^{-1}$.
I actually can choose $A$ freely, as long as the rows of $A$ are orthogonal to the rows of a matrix $B \in \mathbb{R}^{(n - m) \times n}$, i.e. $A \cdot B^\top = 0$. Oh, and $\text{rank}(A) + \text{rank}(B) = n$.


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What tests are done to work up a suspected carcinoid tumor?
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I am making competent cells using DB3.1 E. coli cells. Even after following the exact protocol (Inoue method for ultracompetent cells) given in 'Sambrook and Russel', I am not getting transformation efficiency of more than 104. I am using a 5.1kb plasmid for checking transformation efficiency.
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If there were a light cone centered at some point $P$, and you were to look at that light cone from different reference frames, would it change its shape? I know that points inside and outside the light cone would remain inside/outside of the light cone in every frame, but does the light cone itself shift?
If it does, how would it shift?


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I got the following error
"There was an error encrypting or decrypting credentials. Either a credential update is currently being performed, or you must update the farm account credentials on this server before you can perform this task."
I tried running
stsadm –o updatefarmcredentials –userlogin username –password password
but both the command prompt and powershell gives above error. I have even tried changing passwords in services and IIS Manager but nothing worked.


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This is actually my 4th pano I have done so far, but the first one I have posted.
The first one is about 180 along the Waikiki beach area from the Hilton Hawaiian Village panning towards to Diamond Head. The Other pano is taken from the third floor of the convention center at about 180 along the north side. All shots are done with a Nikkor 18-200 VR at 18mm. I want to use my Tokina 16-50 but I haven't perfected the light entry point for that lens yet.


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The official Xbox South Africa Twitter account has just spread the word about a deal at South African electronics retailer, Incredible Connection, offering up to R1000 off of a selection of Xbox 360 console, game and Kinect bundles should you choose to trade in your "old gaming device" – see the offer below:
Trade-in any old gaming device and get up to R1000 off the purchase of these gaming bundles. #Gaming http://t.co/CgFa70VCil
— Xbox South Africa (@XboxZA) February 12, 2014
The offer, which kicks off tomorrow, February 13th, specifies that the trade in value for your older gaming hardware "may vary," so if you choose to take Incredible Connection up on the promotion make sure that you're getting the full value for your device.
This offer is similar to the one that appeared in North America nearly two weeks ago, where Microsoft offered up to $100 off the price of an Xbox One if you decided to trade in your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
Would you trade a PlayStation 3 or any other gaming hardware to buy a new Xbox 360?
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lawmakers in the Texas House are debating new ground rules, with tea party activists arguing for more transparency.
Amarillo Rep. John Smithee introduced the resolution setting out the rules, which would make few changes from the last session. But lawmakers of all political stripes lined up to make amendments, both to strengthen and weaken Speaker Joe Straus.
The House cannot take up any business until the rules resolution passes.
Tea party conservatives are pushing for greater transparency in what happens to the bills they file, to what committees they are assigned and whether they come up for a vote.
State Rep. David Simpson, a Longview Republican, complained last week about how senior lawmakers, including the speaker, control what bills come up for a vote and how committee assignments are made.
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Set of images plus stitched panorama taken with a Samyang 14mm f/2.8 and a Canon 7D on a NN5 w/R-D16:
This example was rendered out at 14,000 x 7,000. The full size image came in at 20,656 x 10,328. I can put the full size image online if anyone wants to see.
Settings for the NN5 w/R-D16 were:
Lower Arm: 70 (with Nadir Adaptor)
Upper Arm: 92 (with QRS 2 clamp and GigaPan Plate)
(Note: I used the Nadir Adaptor but haven't patched the nadir image yet...)
Total Shots: 8 @ -30 deg, 8 @ + 30 deg, 1 x zenith & nadir. (I think it's actually better to take 2 x zenith @ 60 deg - 180 deg apart)


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I have a use case where my app running on an Android device need to communicate with a web service running on a Windows 7 PC. This was achieved using wifi successfully. But now I need to achieve this using USB connection as we may not have wifi working at the customer's location.
The Android device is unrooted. I can not use a reverse tethering app as it needs the device to be rooted.
The following link has the same question but doesn't have an answer - Accessing localhost of PC from USB connected Android mobile device
Does anybody have an answer for this?


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GREENVILLE, Tenn. – The Anderson University men's golf team wrapped up action at the 21st annual Tusculum College Invitational in ninth place after carding a two-day total 607 at the par 71, 6,733-yard Link Hills Country Club.
The Trojans (298-309= 607) slipped from fourth place after Saturday's first round, finishing one shot behind eighth-place Mars Hill (304-302=606) and two shots behind USC Lancaster (304-301=605).
Lincoln Memorial (575) won the team title by two strokes over Lee University as the Flames finished with a 577. Tusculum and Tennessee Wesleyan College tied for third place with 586, while the LMU B team finished fifth with 590. Walters State was sixth with 594, followed by USC Lancaster, Mars Hill and Anderson. Milligan College (608) rounded out the top-10.
Spartanburg Methodist was 11th with 612, while the Tusculum "Black" team was 12th with 615. The Mars Hill B team finished 13th with a 628, followed by Virginia-Wise (634), Bluefield State College (641), Parkland College (642), Marian University (644) and Urbana University (677).
LMU's Rand Wasson captured medalist honors, as he won in a playoff with Andrew Hall of Walters State College. Wasson and Hall both finished the tournament a two-under par total of 140. Hall posted the low round of the day with his three-under par 68.
Senior Sean Shelton's two-day 146 paced the Trojans, as he shared 16th, while Arran Setro (74-79=153) finished in a tie for 40th. David Wachter was two shots further back in a tie for 48th after a two-day total 155, along with teammates CJ Messana (77+78=155) and Rob Warren (78-77=155).
Anderson will get back on the links on April 7 at the Tennessee River Rumble, hosted by Lincoln Memorial at the Tennessee National Golf Club.


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The Gaussian isoperimetric inequality (Tsirelson,Sudakov, Borell) states that among all sets of given Gaussian measure in the n-dimensional Euclidean space, half-spaces have the minimal Gaussian boundary measure. Suppose we put an additional restriction on the set, that it should be symmetric about the origin. Then can we conclude that quarter-spaces (intuitively the first and third quadrant in 2-dimensions, say) have the minimal Gaussian boundary measure?
My guess is that the optimizer is actually a "strip"; i.e., a set of the form {$x : -t \leq x_1 \leq t$}. But I'm somewhat sure that the solution to this problem is not known. You might take a look at the discussion surrounding after Corollary 3.6 in this paper by Klartag and Regev:
Barthe may also have some relevant papers.
Answering more @Bratt's comment than the original question: Talagrand's book
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8 Hilariously Failed Attempts to Use CGI in Political Ads
#4. Mark Kirk Transforms
This one isn't very complex. Apparently there is a cardboard cutout of Mark Kirk, Senatorial candidate, in front of the Capitol Building. This cutout transforms into a robot and starts smashing shit up.
By "transform," I mean the robot pieces randomly appear over the cardboard cutout. It doesn't even look like the cutout is in the same universe as the robot, it just looks like a layer someone forgot to turn off.
Next, there is a lot of gratuitous smoke. There is smoke when he smashes parking barriers, there is smoke when he claps his hands together, whatever.
And lens flare!
All that smoke makes sense when you realize this is the worst designed robot ever made, and I'm saying this as a kid who had to play with Go-bots. Considering that in the course of this commercial, the robot doesn't even have to transform from any original shape, there's no reason it should have any weird-shaped arms or legs left over from when it was a car or plane. But it does anyway.
The maker of this ad claims: "This 3D animated ad was produced animated, rendered and audio-mixed in three days." I'm not sure if that's supposed to be a boast or apology but I know which it should be.
#3. Meg Whitman Is a Deformed Jerk
The main thrust of this ad is that Meg Whitman is a jerk, which is true:
It's a little difficult to pay attention to that message, however, when LOOK AT THAT FACE. IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE THE GUY FROM MASK?
Yeah, I was talking about the 1985 movie, not the Jim Carrey movie.
Although that sort of works too. Anyway, the point is that this is clearly supposed to be a caricature, of the kind everyone totally accepts in political cartoons. Unfortunately this is 3D, and thanks to the Uncanny Valley effect, things that look cartoony and funny in 2D can look horrifying and wrong in 3D (this is also known as the Polar Express Zombie Effect).
Here's a political cartoon of Meg Whitman.
Distorted and unflattering, but not to the level that sends you running for your chainsaw and making bargains with God. You get the intended message, "You should hate/boo this person," and not, "You should fear/start a foundation for this person."
If you're wondering how close that caricature is to Whitman, the answer is, "not very".
Actually, now that I'm over the initial terror, I'm getting Ron Howard more than anything.
#2. The Badly Animated Rat vs the Badly Animated Ox
A lot of people don't realize how versatile computer animation is. Not only can you make terrible videos in 3D, but also in 2D. In this prime example, John Oxendine is running for governor of Georgia against "King Roy The Rat":
I don't know much about his opponent - he may literally be a rat - but I don't care. I would still vote for that rat, thanks to this ad.
John Oxendine is represented in this abomination by an ox that stands uselessly in front of scenes of disaster and does nothing.
This is the guy the ad is supporting, mind you.
In 1993 I did a project for English class using computer animation (it was a report on Richard Wright if you care). It was terrible, because at the time there was no good home software for computer animation, just this piece of shit. The first Toy Story wouldn't even come out until 1995. My classmate Don Hertzfeldt blew me out of the water with his hand-drawn animation, and continues to do so today, curse him. In retrospect, I had created one of the most boring, poorly-drawn, poorly-edited presentations in high school history.
It was about 5 times better than this ad.
#1. CG Ron Paul
CG is really handy for cases where the thing you want to show is too expensive, or dangerous, or doesn't exist - like dinosaurs, explosions, spaceships, other planets, or alien robots. Or Ron Paul.
Possibly one aim of this ad was to make people believe Ron Paul was so much in demand that he didn't have time to appear in an ad.
I don't think anyone bought it.
So I threw this around the old workplace and we came up with two possibilities why Ron Paul "needed" to be Polar Expressorized for this ad. Theory one was that you can't put the real Ron Paul underwater.
Which is very valid. Ron Paul is well-known to be water soluble. But this is evading the question of why Ron Paul needs to be underwater in the first place. The ad has a narrative that involves flood waters receding from America in general, but I can't think of any reason why Ron Paul needs to actually be in that water. He's not doing anything about it, he's just standing in it.
The other theory about the necessity of a CG Ron Paul is regarding the final shot. In a spin-out shot, they show him speaking to a large crowd that has gathered to see him, and damn if they were going to be able to pull that off without special effects.
I myself would have gone about it by saying, "Let's get you on the greenscreen, Ron, and we'll bring in a digital crowd," but I congratulate these guys for thinking out of the box and doing it the other way around. "Let's get footage of a real crowd cheering at nobody and we'll build a fake Ron Paul there."
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We Tried It: Living Proof Perfect Hair Day
Rolling your eyes at the promises of perfection? We found out if the product lives up to its hefty claims
The fact that it's by Living Proof -- the brand developed by MIT scientists and co-owned by Jennifer Aniston -- may have also played a part. However, I've used Living Proof products in the past, and they worked too well. (I know that sounds Crazy Eyes crazy, but hear me out.) The straightening shampoo made my hair look flat-ironed -- even if I piled on texturizing sprays and used a curling iron. The Full Thickening Mousse, $15, gave me, oh, about twice as much hair, and I felt like I was wearing Oprah's 3.5-pound Afro wig.
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day, $24, dubbed PHD for short, is the first product in which Living Proof was able to combine their two patented molecules (see, science can be fun, girls!) -- the frizz-fighting and the volumizing -- while also treating and protecting hair. They call it a 5-in-1 product for smoothness, volume, hydration, strength, and shine. But can you have too much of a good thing? I took the risk to find out.
I rubbed a pea-sized amount (even less than the recommended nickel size -- I didn't want to overdo it) between my palms and combed it through my hair. Then, I dried it as I usually do: with a round brush to smooth the sections around my face, rough drying the rest. My hair is fine but naturally curly, so after blow-drying it, I wrap big sections around a curling wand to create waves.
Somehow, miraculously, the PHD cut my already-fast 10-minute drying time down to eight minutes. Two minutes might not seem like much of an improvement, but we're talking 20 percent less frying time. And the rough-dried sections, which tend to look dull and frizzy before I curl them, were shiny and smooth without being flat. I did my usual curling wand routine and skipped the shine spray and hairspray to really put the PHD to the test.
In place of my usual semi-frizzy but passable waves, my waves looked bouncy and shiny -- just like a professional blowout. It really was a perfect hair day -- but not too perfect. It was just the amount of perfect I'd hoped for.
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Address From MINA By Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah on The Occassion of Eid AL-Adha 1423 February 10, 2003
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Praise be to God, Cherisher and Sustainer of the Universe, who declared in the Holy Qur'an:
Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House, (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer)." [Surat Al-Hajj: 26]
And proclaim the Pilgrimage among men: they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways. [Surat Al-Hajj: 27]
The peace and blessings of God be on the most noble of prophets and messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his companions, one and all.
Pilgrims to the Inviolate House of God:
From the blessed grounds of Mina and the vicinity of God's House we extend to you a warm welcome, and salute you with the greetings of the people of paradise: Peace and the Mercy and Blessings of God be upon you.
We pray to God, Most High, to favor your pilgrimage with acceptance, reward your saie [effort], and forgive your sins, so that you may - God willing - be one of those to whom the Prophet - on him be peace - refers in his saying: "Whoever performed the pilgrimage to this house and stayed away from obscenity and wickedness would return as pure as on the day he was born."
Brother pilgrims to God's Inviolate House:
On the ninth day of this blessed month you stayed together in Arafat chanting in unison words of praise and glorification of God. Brought together under the canopy of the Islamic creed as affectionate brothers-in-faith, you presented the eye with a sight unsurpassed in majesty and splendor. All of you have one guiding proclamation, namely: There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God. Harmony and fraternity prevail amidst your ranks. You are bound together by affection, sheltered by mercy and wrapped up in serenity. God illuminates you to those around Him. This host of pilgrims is the personification of Islamic unity in its ideal form. It is a perfect symbol of equality between man and man and a demonstration of the ethical principle that no one is superior to another except through piety. You have performed your rites in comfort and ease, and for this achievement, God be praised.
Pilgrims to God's Inviolate House:
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the honor of being in the service of the Muslim Holy Places in Makkah and Madinah. It has devoted itself to the mission of discharging this duty in the best possible manner in order to cultivate God's pleasure and help the pilgrims with the smooth performance of their religious rites. It has done all that is evident in the giant projects devoted to serving the pilgrims to God's Inviolate House, the performers of Umrah [the lesser pilgrimage], and visitors to the Prophet's Mosque. The Kingdom continues to press ahead with its efforts in this regard in compliance with God's command and in emulating the example of the Prophet and the righteous Caliphs.
Muslims wherever you may be:
Brother Pilgrims to God's Inviolate House:
God - and Blessed be His Name - made man His vicegerent on earth, and ordered him to do his best for its development. Likewise God made the Muslims into an Ummah [community] justly balanced so that they might be witnesses over the nations. He - Glorious be His Name - made special mention of them when He said:
Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in God. [Surat Al-Imran: 110]
In this world, the Muslim has a constructive role to play, and he should strive hard to prove that he is equal to the task. He should endeavor to promote the welfare of mankind and preserve the five necessities as is required by religion, namely: religion, mind, honor, self and property.
Our Prophet - on him be peace - said in his farewell sermon: "The safety of your lives, your property, and your honor shall be as inviolate as this holy day and this holy month in this country of yours."
The course of action for Muslims shall be focused on the achievement of stability, giving others what is due to them, averting evil, eliminating injustice and making others happy: for Islam is a religion of mercy to all mankind. God Almighty has said:
We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to mankind, giving them glad tidings, and warning them (against sin). [Surat Saba: 28]
And God has also said:
We sent thee not, but as a mercy for creatures. [Surat Al-Anbiyaa: 107]
He spoke strongly against both mischief in the land and subversion and considered them most detestable.
And again, God Almighty says:
There is the type of man whose speech about this world's life may dazzle thee, and he calls God to witness about what is in his heart; yet is he the most contentious of enemies. When he turns his back, His aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But God loveth not mischief. [Surat Al-Baqarah: 204-5]
These are the most important pivots on which is based the relationship between a Muslim individual and this earth, and which serve as a source of guidance to him as well.
Muslims today, more than ever before, need to hold fast to their religion and to implement its teachings in order to build confidence among themselves on the one hand, and on the other, between themselves and the rest of the world in a way that is not at variance with Islamic Shari'ah [Law]. Our religion, and we must keep this in mind, rejects isolation and forbids sowing the seeds of ill-will and hatred among the peoples of the world. It does not close the door on dealing with others simply on account of their creeds being different from ours; on the contrary, it is a faith of tolerance that calls on its followers to live with others in peace and dignity.
A careful reading of history and texts would bring home to any one the fact that Muslims have never been, and never will be, among those who make mischief in the land, or those who support wrongdoing and aggression. In point of fact, Muslims are messengers of mercy, advocates of peace, architects of culture and builders of civilization. They strive for all that is beneficial to mankind.
In order for Muslims to strengthen their faith, this is a matter that depends on the realization of several factors.
The first of these factors is for them to come back to their religion; to hold fast to it, discarding differences among themselves and reconciling their conflicting views by referring them to the peace-making mechanism of religious laws; and to adopt a unified position in compliance with the Divine injunction:
And hold fast, all together, by the rope which God (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves. [Surat Al-Imran: 103]
Moreover, God Almighty enjoins:
And fall into no disputes, lest ye lose heart and your power depart. [Surat Al-Anfal: 46]
To achieve this objective, from the Holy Sites the call has been set in motion for Islamic solidarity, and for continuing to support all the organizations which arose as offshoots of this call, maintaining a constant endeavor to mend fences, bring Muslims together, overcome dissensions and eliminate their causes, promoting everything that may lead to harmony and eliminating all that may lead to misunderstanding.
The second factor is to realize that Islam calls for the adoption of instruments leading to progress and development in accordance with a wise program that condones neither fanaticism and wrongdoing, nor overindulgence and excessive relaxation. Such a position is fully in line with the Divine injunction:
Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced. [Surat Al-Baqarah: 143]
Such carefully balanced attitude is the only way leading to a life of dignity in this world and is a source of stability and peace as well.
The third factor is to realize that this religion is one of ease and tolerance: ease in the implementation of religious teachings, duties and rites; and tolerance in day-to-day dealings with people. God in his Glory has said:
God intends every facility for you: He does not want to put you to difficulties. [Surat Al-Baqarah: 185]
Overall, Islamic Shari'ah [Law] is tolerant, upright and just. A saying of the Prophet tells us: "No one resists religion but is defeated by it." The Messenger also said "God loves that selling, buying and passing judgment should be carried out with tolerance."
The fourth factor is the realization that Islam has enjoined us to be benevolent and just towards others, as long as they have not declared themselves our enemies. God Almighty says:
God forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for God loveth those who are just.
God only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong. [Surat Al-Mumtahanah: 8-9]
The fifth factor is the realization that justice is the cornerstone that regulates relations between a Muslim and the world. In Islam, justice has an absolute value and as such is binding on a Muslim in all circumstances. God Almighty has said:
God doth command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; And when ye judge between man and man, that ye judge with justice: Verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! For God is He Who heareth and seeth all things. [Surat Al-Nisa: 58]
Justice is meant to be in both word and deed.
God has also said:
Whenever ye speak, speak justly. [Surat Al-Ana'm: 152]
And God, in His Glory, also says:
O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety.
O ye who believe! stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety. [Surat Al-Ma'idah: 8]
In Islam justice runs its course in all matters and with all people wherever they may be. This is the principle that is enforced in all circumstances.
Brother Muslims:
Pilgrims to God's Inviolate House:
We in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are grateful to God, who has guided us to hold fast to His wise Shari'ah [Law], and apply it in all matters of life, and in all our domestic and external affairs. The timeless rules and verdicts of this religion are the authority that charts for us our way in life. To these rules we appeal for guidance. They are the basis of our power and the source of our pride.
Our policies have been guided by these rules since King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman - may his soul rest in peace - laid the foundations of the modern Kingdom. God's Holy Book and the Sunnah [sayings] of the Prophet are the rulers in this country. There is an infinite measure of good in holding fast to them, and putting their contents into practice, as well as in explaining them to others by beautiful preaching. On the other hand a great measure of evil would result if they were brushed aside and their rules suspended to be replaced by other tools of litigation. God Almighty has said:
But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction. [Surat An-Nisa: 65]
And again, with emphasis:
So take what the Apostle assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. [Surat Al-Hashr: 7]
And yet again God Almighty says:
And obey God and the Apostle; that ye may obtain mercy. [Surat Al-imran:132]
In dealing with various matters and practices, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia adheres to well-known inviolate principles from which it has never swerved, and will never swerve, God willing. The positions it takes, whether they have to do with foreign relations or any other matter, are built on the rules and principles of religion. Such an approach, being derived from heavenly teachings as its source of inspiration, admits of no falsehood.
Our relations with our Muslim brothers proceed from the brotherhood of faith. God Almighty describes all Muslims as brothers:
The Believers are but a single Brotherhood. [Surat Al-Hujurat: 10]
And the Prophet has said: "A Muslim is a brother to a fellow Muslim."
In dealing with our Muslim brothers we are guided by a saying of the Prophet that runs as follows: "Support your brother, be he the wrongdoer or the victim. If he is a wrongdoer deter him from doing wrong, and this is the support he needs; if he is the victim go and give him support."
Brother Muslims:
Proceeding from these principles, which are crystal clear, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia interacts with the causes of Muslims and takes keen interest in their problems and the solutions to these problems.
This is self-evident, for example, in the Kingdom's position on the Palestine issue, an issue that has passed through critical phrases. The Kingdom continues to exert untiring efforts to establish what is right and just through the implementation of the international resolutions relevant to this issue, and to lay down the foundations of peace. Towards this end the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia submitted a peace initiative to the 14th Arab Summit held in Beirut. The Saudi initiative was adopted by the Summit and became an Arab peace plan with international support.
Our attitude towards the Iraqi case and thorough disarmament in the area of weapons of mass destruction is well within the aforementioned principles. In fact it is an endeavor to put these principles into practice and work according to them. We are doing all we can to spare Iraq and its brotherly people in particular, and the whole region in general, the dangers and woes of war as well as its ramifications. We trust that the efforts being made to solve the crisis by peaceful means will be successful. We also hope that reason will prevail and the principles of constructive dialogue be given a chance so that conflicting positions can be solved peacefully.
With regard to weapons of mass destruction, whether in this region, or anywhere else in the world, the Kingdom, by virtue of its invariable principles, lends its full support to the international efforts now being made in that direction irrespective of whether these weapons are nuclear, chemical, or biological. The Kingdom calls on the international community to do its duty in this respect to lay down the necessary checks and balances, as well as the criteria, needed to help push forward the efforts made in various fields to get rid of weapons of mass destruction.
Terror is a breathing mischief in the world, which it is attempting to destroy. Reading the Qur'an carefully and keeping track of the Quranic verses that forbid corruption and denigrate those who make mischief, we find that they are numerous.
God Almighty does not tolerate mischief and the mischief-makers are the losers:
And do no evil nor mischief on the (face of the) earth. [Surat Al-Baqarah: 60]
There are many other similar verses as well as numerous sayings of the Prophet in this connection. They serve as the basis of all the positions we have taken in the past, and which we continue to take now. We call for a clear-cut definition of this matter without discrimination between one group and another, or one state and another.
Meanwhile the world must recognize the difference between on the one hand people who are fighting legitimately for self-determination and the liberation of their occupied lands, and on the other, terror which wreaks havoc in the land and is therefore beyond the law.
The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has often condemned terror in all its forms. It has taken a leading role in urging the international community to challenge this sinister world phenomenon.
Fanaticism, violence and terrorism are general phenomena that belong to no particular people, race or religion. The world can do away with terrorism by an all-out move made through United Nations. Such a move would spare the lives of innocent people and would preserve for the countries targeted by terrorism their sovereignty, security and stability.
Moreover, the war against terrorism requires close international cooperation to deny terrorist groups and elements the advantage of a safe haven from which they may launch their subversive activities. No shelter ought to be given to terrorists irrespective of the pretexts and arguments that might be offered on their behalf.
Brother Muslims:
Our religion encourages us to call people to God in a beautiful way, to make benevolence the end product of our dialogue with others, to establish and spread what is right by graceful methods. God Almighty says:
(Inevitable) cometh (to pass) the Command of God: seek ye not then to hasten it: Glory to Him, and far is He above having the partners they ascribe unto Him!
[Surat An-Nahl: 1]
Again God Almighty says:
Say to My servants that they should (only) say those things that are best. [Surat Al-Isra: 53]
Could we find a better style than this in dealing with others?
These overtures are free from bias, and are so clear-cut that they cannot be distorted or misconstrued. Were they to be well received and eventually adopted, a great deal of good would result. The foundations of sensible behavior would be laid down to guide mankind along the road of success, justice and benevolence. Humanity would be guided to adopt a fair policy that would preserve for man his rights and would uphold his dignity, for God Almighty has said:
We have honoured the sons of Adam. [Surat Al-Isra: 70]
All forms of violence, domination and tyranny would come to an end. The world would then draw the curtain over the phase of struggle, aggressions and blood vengeance to usher in a new phase of stability, justice, equality, constructive dialogue and civilized debates. God Almighty says:
Say thou: "This is my way: I do invite unto God,- on evidence clear as the seeing with one's eyes."
[Surat Yusuf: 108]
Brother Muslims:
There is no way by which the Muslims may recover their past glory except by going back to their religion and its original sources: God's Holy Book and the Sunnah [sayings] of the Prophet Muhammad, on whom be peace.
To take the initiative, it requires that some basic aspects must be taken into consideration. Here are some of them:
One, a serious effort must be made to acquaint all Muslims with the precepts of their religion and its sublime concepts, and how to put its teachings into practice.
Two, literacy must be disseminated through specialist schools, both public and private, so that a joint effort may be made to achieve further progress in the area of general knowledge and to eradicate illiteracy.
Three, an intensified effort must be made to create among Muslims a deeper awareness of the significance of their history, and to help them appreciate their own role in a changing world.
Four, the scope of cooperation among Muslim scholars must be expanded in order to make it possible for the wheels of progress to start rolling along all the vital and benevolent tracks.


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Will you join me in cheering woot for their resolution of Nabigate2012?
Woot staff posted on kids.woot that they were able to secure Nabi2s to resolve Nabigate 2012. It's still a debacle and I suspect woot is taking a loss on this particular item, but I'm really impressed that they were able to make it right for folks.
Way to go, woot!
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YAY! This is produces a serious boost in my personal woot-pinion trend graph. (Not that I bought one, I just like to see things work out the right way.)
I think that @thunderthighs and @BigD should see this
Restating what I said on the other thread...
I still believe Woot has one of the very best Customer Support Departments out there, and I have no doubt they will do the best they can to make this right.
And they did!!
slow clap?
Seriously, well done woot! This resolution is what a lot of people asked for, and quite frankly, I didn't think it would be a viable option for you. But man, I'm impressed.
Gotta say, I'm quite impressed with the resolution.
Truly above and beyond expectations.
If I see any single one of those Nabis going on eBay, I'm personally driving to their house and burning it down.
(I know a several of the ones procured on BF have gone that route)
In no way am I involved in Nabigate, but I would like to chime in on the awesome woot customer service. Has kept me coming back time after time!
I will give Woot this, through all the misleading and changes done by higher, the customer service has alreays remained top notch. A big congratulations and thank you to all of the folks involved.
@trekmiss: if woot had great customer service theyd take that popcorn machine down off pop.woot already!
Clap clap clap.
I have an idea of what's going on - haven't been following all of the up to minute info though :).. but if somebody feels like taking the time to explain it to passers-by and those who might not know about Nabi-gate I'm sure it would be appreciated.
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@philosopherott: Thank you for pointing this thread out. The cheers go to to CS and the buying team. They're the heros here.
Edit: And the product returns team.
Woot was provided by "A Supplier" (henceforth known as "TrU") a whole bunch of the original Nabi (henceforth known as "A"). Woot was told by TrU that the A was indeed the current Nabi (henceforth, "2"). There was a bunch of confusion surrounding the sale of A/2 since the pic showed A while the item number and title indicated it was indeed 2. Sooo...@thunderthighs confirmed it was indeed 2 and the items sold faster than, well, Nabi2s at a $129 price-point.
Later that night, Woot sent out an email to all of us buyers to let us know they made a mistake and were shipping out the As. We had the option to return it upon arrival or print out a FedEx label. Once returned, we would be refunded however much we paid. This led to an uproar among those of us who really thought this sucked; read: a lot of people. Phone calls were made, tweets were twat (?), facebook commented, emails, forum posts, etc.
After the whole day went by we were informed Woot has the 2s and will send them out. WOOT!!
@thunderthighs: This is SO true. What a fantastic job procuring the Nabi2s! I know there are a lot of relieved parents tonight. I am one of them. :)
A thousand woots for woot.
It's things like this that keep me here at woot :3
sad for woot
I can't help but remember that I predicted a good outcome for everyone from the start, several times, and was shot down by everybody.
But I really don't care, irrational people will always be that.
@eraten: I noticed and appreciated your posts. Thank you.
@eraten: Now now, "everybody" is a wee bit generalizing, don't you think?
One of the first things I learned in conflict management training is "You can't argue with the irrational"
The second thing I learned is never never ever say "Calm down"
eta: oops! I just saw your last linked post. Sorry about that.
Hooray! for Woot. I am very proud of you.
OP: Please put the pitchforks and tar and feathers away. Also, those with picketing signs, stow them in the garage. For now. The lynching will commence at the next meeting. Meeting adjourned. :-@
I'll eat my words from the other post. Great job Woot in securing the items and making many people very happy they are getting the item they had expected before the confusion.
Hopefully the next time there is a problem like this communication will improve which will make the entire situation much less confusing and agitating for those involved! Notice how things started to settle down once BigD spoke up and let people know exactly what had happened and then the steps that Woot was taking with the situation. Open communication means alot in these situations.


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It has come to his attention.
The following voice mail was left for the principal of a Catholic high school in the contiguous United States.
It has come to his attention... by Grant Gallicho on Mixcloud
I'd be most grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of Pope Innocent's renown concordat Adulteri educatio. (The caller forgot to leave his name and number.)
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"Take no 'truck'..."??? I sure hope not! Nor a horse nor ass either (well, maybe I'm not sure about the latter)"The Cardinal" may well call for canonical court!
This sound bite will next be heard on the Colbert Report.
Did he mean unrepentant Fenian bastard?
Unrepentant bastards, to be sure. But what did Innocent say about consummate jerks, damned rascals and deviant monsters?
A decade of recent offerings from the Elizabethan curse generator provides additional possible targets of this incipient vendetta:
Thou dankish dizzy-eyed clotpole!
Thou lumpish bat-fowling clotpole!
Thou mammering base-court malkin!
Thou errant common-kissing gudgeon!
Thou wayward unchin-snouted rampallion!
Thou distempered weak-hinged waterfly!
Thou knavish half-faced boar-pig!
Thou hideous beef-witted bugbear!
Thou errant elf-skinned fustilarian!
Thou gnarling tardy-gaited codpiece!
This voicemail is an amazing work of art.... if you changed it in any way it would be less perfect than it actually is.
According to the SSPIV (Society of St. PIus IV), if it wasn't for that Masonically inspired and Jewish influenced Council of Trent that eviscertated Catholic life, degraded liturgy, and relaxed discipline we would not be in this mess. And btw, Grant canon lawyers have writtent that, in point of fact, Adulteri educatio, was never formally abrogated.
He is from Boston.. I first thought it was Barney Frank.. but Jews mostly leave their name and don't have Catholic grandchildren.
I probably don't really need to know now, but just in case, how does one repent of being a bastard? Does it involve a firm purpose of amendment? What sort of penance might I expect to be imposed? And that done, will I then be able to enroll in a Catholic school as a repentant bastard?
So many questions. I wasn't paying close enough attention in catechism class. And I repent of that.
I'm pretty sure that that was Peter Griffin on the phone.
Abe, you might be right, but I think it wasone of those guys on the Hopper commercial.
After re-listing, that is a Chicago accent, not Boston. A Bostonian would say unrepentant Bahstad.
Its good to be reminded what I, what we all should stand against.
As to the geographic locale of our "unrepentant bastard," I have to say it's got to be somewhere near Boston. It's the only place in America where I've ever heard Catholics causally refer to "the Cardinal," like somekind of metaphysical creature lurking on the street corners.
And, where else but Boston would anyone have access to and awareness of [Where else would anyone care about?] the papal concordat of Pope Innocent - one of the definitive diagnositic symptomatology of the Irish Catholic derangement syndrome.
Whoa whoa whoa! Wait a minute...
When this guys says "unrepentant bastard," does he mean bastard in terms of its common usage (i.e., a jerk), or is he actually using it in the old sense, a la Game of Thrones? I had just assumed it was the former...
Abe, I assumed the latter. After all, His Holiness Pope Innocent* would have probably known many of the former...indeed depending on which Pope Innocent we're talking about may have even been one himself.
* for the record, there were 13 Pope Innocents, but none reigned in 950. But then again, our mystery caller didn't say it absolutley was Innocent.
Abe, I think he meant the latter.
FWIW, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children still exists in the reformed Code of Canon Law (cf. canons 1137-1140). Apparently, the distinction is somewhat arbitrary: "Children born at least 180 days after the day when the marriage was celebrated or within 300 days from the day of the dissolution of conjugal life are presumed to be legitimate" (Can. 1138 §2). The reason(s) for maintaining the distinction aren't clear from reading the canons.
Do the canons stipulate whether they can use the family name, or if they have to use the baton sinister in their heraldy?
If he were a New Yorker, it would be a "rat bastard' or, possiby, a "rat bastid". I'm kind of liking the guy; and I, too, would oppose giving a rat bastid financial aid.
His pronunciation of certain words, biastard, the Cardinal (not Cahdnal) Ciatholic, all lead me to the conclusion that he isn't a Bostonian. Also Massachusets doesn't have a State's Attorney.
Yeah, Illinois has state's attorneys.
Can't grasp why Grant posted this and why so many have commented. It's just an off the wall call.
John F, I am glad Grant posted it. We all need a laugh now and then. :)
In my long expeience of bastards,aka jerks, I have observed that they don't know they are bastards. Therefore, they cannot repent. Innocent of all charges due to ignorance.
John W. Feehily: It's a work of art because it packs so much error into so few words. It's error per word ratio is probably the maximum achievable by a human being.
John Feehily,
I think its great. As Anne Chapman points out, it is good for a laugh, and as Anne Evans points out, the error ratio is so high...plus its just fun to try and figure out where he's from. Can you imagine someone serioulsy referencing a papal concordat from 950? If nothing else, who would even know of such a thing???


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In August of 2006, Seattle Parks and Recreation began a Public Involvement Process to gather community input on a Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) for Lake Washington Boulevard. The basis of the first draft included the 1903 Olmsted Plan for the City's boulevard system, aka the "Emerald Necklace", a 1986 EDAW study of the Boulevard, and a University of Washington Landscape Architecture Studio. There have been eight community meetings and several smaller stakeholder meetings to collect feedback on the draft plan. Issues raised during the public process include slope stability, tree species selections, views from adjacent residential areas, wildlife habitat, maintenance needs, and recreation area access.
Parks staff have developed a second draft of the VMP. Updates to the first draft have included clarification of technical language, updated drawings that reflect the plans potential visual impacts, an appendix containing the full geotechnical report for the project, tree inventory maps, and language reflecting agreements made with the community during the initial public process. Parks staff has enhanced the production of this second draft VMP with the participation of a Project Advisory Team comprised of leaders from citizen groups that have expressed strong interest in the VMP.
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My budget is $300 - $400. I live in India.
Don't know about India, but assembling from parts in my end of the world costs a lot more than a new bike. I know of many instances where people buy a "donor" bike for good new parts at a reasonable price. If you can get parts at the right price, it may be worth it, but problems with compatibility between components can lead to a lot of blood, sweat and tears, as well as expense, especially for a beginner. It seems every year has at least one small but significant change that is incompatible with last years model.... Something as simple as seat posts - One post recently someone counted 39 different sizes -size increments are 0.1mm - measuring the hole that accurately is not possible for most of us.
I don't know about India. but where I live you can get great secondhand bikes for good prices, if you do homework and take care. My 14 year old neighbor just got a "new condition" second hand bike for $850 - a new one with equivalent components would have been $2.5K. The previous owner was obviously a fanatic on maintenance and all of the important bits look anything more than a few 100km old. It's not risk free, but its the best way to ride a better bike than you would otherwise be able to.
The other option is end of season and last years bikes - often 1/2 retail price just because the color changed. This is a good way to get into a new bike cheaply.
First, my own experience is that the cost of the new bike is generally a lot less than if you bought the parts separately.
Second, you say you are very new to cycling. If you did go out and buy parts, how confident are you that (a) you'd be buying the correct parts, (b) you'd have the tools to fit them properly, and (c) you'd have the know-how to fit them properly? I don't mean to be at all derogatory to you when I say the last bit, I'm just pointing out that some of the work will be very challenging to a novice.
Third, I don't know the Indian market, or really what type of bike you're looking for, but your budget doesn't seem that huge. As a third alternative, have you considered second hand? Of course there is an associated risk with this (buying a piece of crap, buying something stolen, etc.) but I'm sure with some research you could reduce these risks. You may even find shops which specifically sell used bikes (and therefore anything you buy will come with some kind of warranty). Shops like this exist in England although I don't think many main dealers bother with second-hand nowadays...too much competition from eBay.
New Cycle or assemble new parts?? this is absolutely different and both of them have an advantage. New Cycle you just choose one and pay. you can't choose part one by one and buying new cycle is more than cheap.
Assemble new parts You will have a satisfy your self. you can choose anything you like and this is absolutely expensive. because you buying one by one of cycle. so i have some advice if you have really like cycle choose s


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Any recommendations for soft serve ice cream makers?
Anyone have any good/bad experiences with ice cream makers?
I was looking into this one: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/5abd0f3a-3dea-4774-969c-03c195d62237/cuisinart-ice-45-mix-it-in-soft-serve-1-1-2-quart-ice-cream-maker
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This sounds like a not-so-shameless plug for the one that you just posted from Amazon.
@jsimsace: Not at all. I own this thing: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/6403eef9-442a-49e7-8078-498de7bf76b8/hamilton-beach-half-pint-soft-serve-ice-cream-maker
It's awful. Sits in my cabinet taking up space because the small amount of ice cream it makes tastes weird to me. Maybe I'm not using it correctly but I'd like to try something else.
Was hoping someone might have a recommendation or has used the Cuisinart model I posted.
Found a nice video
But honestly I was hoping for something without a freezer bowl. Maybe it doesn't exist.
I've got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-ICE-30BC-Indulgence-2-Quart-Automatic/dp/B0006ONQOC/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1344489510&sr=8-17&keywords=cuisinart
It's really nice, but it does have a freezer bowl. They've updated that line since I've got mine, but I know that Woot has sold refurbished ones now and then. I've made recipes from Molly Moon's and Ben & Jerry's recipe books and they've all come out really well and it makes up to 2 quarts at a time.
Used one of these for 7 years without problem ;)
@v3n0m91: yeah, a used machine from Dairy Queen would pretty much take care of it. That's basically what I'm looking for but a fraction of the size and price :)
@shawnmiller: We've always had one similar to this one http://www.amazon.com/Maxi-Matic-EIM-502-Old-Fashioned-Pine-Bucket-Ice-Cream/dp/B00121VTTM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1344534820&sr=8-7&keywords=ice+cream+maker (when we were kids we only had the manual part) Pretty much requires ice instead of sticking a large bowl in the freezer BEFORE you want to make ice cream? (who has that much forethought AND freezer space at the same time?) Also rock salt is useful, but if you live anywhere that gets snow you probably have some in your garage.
Speaking of I may need to stop at the store for some ice on the way home tonight.
This thread reminded me of this.
@shawnmiller manual is the way to go. My future father in law has one just like this http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=160857586801&index=4&nav=SEARCH&nid=24705930290 and it is fantastic.
@daveinsocal: Congrats on the engagement!
I'm looking for something a little less intense. Something where I can whip the kids up a quick ice cream cone in 15 minutes on a whim.
I have this old one and we love it. http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-ICE-20-Automatic-2-Quart-Cream/dp/B00000JGRT/ref=pd_sbs_k_5. We make a recipe that has chocolate milk and Eagle Brand milk and it tastes like a Frosty from Wendy's. I have also made some of the recipes that came with it...some of the heathy ones. They were great, too!
@shawnmiller Your kids are fortunate to have a dad who still wants to make ice cream. You'll make some fabulous memories! I must say...we have Blue Bell more often than homemade, even with the self-running ice cream freezer. We DO enjoy it when we make the effort, though. I remember my dad letting us take turns sitting on the old crank freezer @daveinsocial showed. Fun, fun, memories. We didn't have much money but we had lots of attention, fun, and love--so blessed!


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I set a global sockets proxy via 'Settings'-'Network'.
Then scutil always tries to revert my setting, then prompt a dialog to ask my password to allow this change. I can cancel it, but it will be popped up in few seconds.
Does anybody know why scutil wants to do it? And how to forbid this change forever?


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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
- Slam Section (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/slam-section/)
- - Type 3 AC Joint Separation (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/slam-section/117473-type-3-ac-joint-separation.html)
Type 3 AC Joint Separation
While trying to improve my board slides on a flat round rail I leaned to far forward and from what I remember (happened in a flash) my front edge dug in and sent me flying to the ground ahead of me. The end result was a type 3 ac tear :thumbsdown:.
after quick use of the search tool this appears to be a somewhat common injury and i'm hoping to recover soon enough to ride again in march.
Good news for me being a student at a D1 university with the schools health insurance is access to damn near free PT.
In any case I'm meeting with the schools ortho surgeon to determine where I stand. It looks like most went without surgery, and i'm hoping I'll be the same.
requesting some + vibes or any personal experiences with similar injury's.
Ouch !
Get well soon and make sure you kill it with the PT.
I did the same, it's not that big of a deal if you exercise a lot. All my exercises involves shoulder stability too. Not the end of the world. I've had a few friends who had surgery for it and well... the screw popped out for all of them. So no thanks
Yeah, mine isn't that bad though. ROM is fine, itll pop and click here and there but whatever.
You really have to do functional rehab with it. It's never going to be 100% but you can get to the point where you're confident with it in anything.
I had a grade 4 ac joint separation around this time last year, fully tore all the ligaments. I'm about a year out now and everything went well. The surgery aspect sucked for a while but it wasn't as bad as my knee surgery. I was able to go back and ride for the last day of the season and it's been fine ever since.
You'll definitely have to work at rehabing it either way, so be diligent about that.
I had labral surgery on my other shoulder
Sucked balls, stupid ass surgery.
You can fix the impingement syndrome and labral stuff without surgery. Damn surgeon talked me into that one
7 week update
I'm giving a 7 week update for anyone who might search for info on this injury.
As per my own decision after being diagnosed with a type III separation, I waited about until I was strong enough and started PT. The therapists were great at stretching me out and trying to improve range of motion, but it was clear on their faces they did not see a positive outlook judging by how displaced my collar bone was. We hit a stale area where I did not feel pain day to day, and looked like a normal individual to anyone who was unaware of my injury. As the point I still had only about 60% range of motion. I told my surgeon (Dr. Anikar Chhabra) how i was feeling and we went ahead operate yesterday on 2/14/14.
The planned procedure was the twin tail tightrope that basically uses #5 fiber wire to mimic your natural ligaments. Upon arriving at surgery I the doctor told me that if he found a need to strengthen the wires he would use either cadaver tendons or parts of my hamstring, and I opted for cadaver tendons. I was also told that he no longer wanted to use a never block since an immediate post op check required me to be able to move my arm. I agreed since a never block requires a long needle to the neck and i'm just not with that. After signing all the paper work the nurse gave me a lidocane shot to number the area where the IV was inserted making that process easy and pain free. Soon after the anesthesiologist came and walked me through the drug process and I was asleep. I woke up with pain similar if not more than that of the accident, nausea, and unable to move my body. This wore off within a few hours.
I was discharged right away and began cold therapy using the provide DonJon Iceman clear cold unit (best thing since sliced bread) and relaxed on my reclining portion of my living room sectional. The pain slowly went away with drug use to about a 4 on the 1-10 scale. Current drugs are percocet, 800 mg ibuprofen, a stool softener, and nausea medication. Taking 1 percocet every 4-6 hours has me feeling comfortable.
I emailed the doc once I was thinking clearly and he called me within the hour to tell me how everything went. I was told that the original diagnosis of type III (done by comparing the xray of the damaged side to the good side) was incorrect and that I was closer to the type V border, thus I should of had surgery sooner. The surgery lasted for an hour and 15 minutes and no tendons were used. I'm told that I should be off the meds in the next 3-5 days and will start a video journal and post here once i'm done and at that point.
Now that the surgery is complete my road to recovery is set at 6 week sling, 6 mo mark should be full range of motion, 1 year mark fully healed. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.
ps forgive me on the grammar and spelling, i'm currently drugged up and some errors are expected. Happy riding and here is a little clip I made of my last trip out on 2.9.14 trying to teach my gf to ride. also its only 15 seconds since it was for instagram
On Jan 10th (5 days before my damn birthday), caught my toe edge while charging on a black diamond trail, did a great Superman impression through the air, tucked, rolled and landed all 220lbs of me on my right shoulder. Heard a "crunch" and knew I was in trouble. Oddly didn't feel any pain unless i tried to move my shoulder...everyone was shocked and had that "this dude is tough" look on their face. I just figure it was adrenaline and shock and when that wore off (and it did) I was gonna feel all types of pain. End result a Type 2 AC joint separation.
No surgery required. Had to take 2 weeks off work and I'm at physiotherapy twice a week. We work on strengthening the muscles in the shoulder, traps and shoulder blade area. Its been nearly 5 weeks since this happened and i can pretty much do all the basic things we take for granted. When this started, putting on deodorant was the hardest thing to do. Shoulder still lacks stability in the joint but I'm hoping to get back out in about another 3 weeks. I have a trip to Whistler already booked and I've told my therapist that not going is not an option. I figure I'll just take it easy and cruise...no hard charging or park play.
If anything this injury has made me realize how much I love snowboarding. Really miss just being out with the team and having fun. Also made me realize that the best thing I can do is get in better shape to handle injuries.
Side Note...2 years ago I broke my baby toe and that hurt a lot worse than this shoulder separation. Go figure.
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The same. There's no magnum variant though.
The same. There's no magnum variant though.
That's fine by me. I heard it's just DMRs and BRs, no Covie Carbine?
I only played 2 matches but yeah, it was only BR/DMR with pistol as secondary.
Random question for you guys. Yesterday I was playing a couple of games on Complex and it seemed like I was getting three-shot-killed relatively consistently from pretty good distances by people using Lightrifles. Does the Lightrifle get better damage over long distances than the DMR does?
Now I live with that fool and I just drag my TV into the living room. Takes like one minute.
Gonna head out and pick up this and BLOPS 2 cause I had an amazing paycheck this week (and my dad is paying me back some of the $3,000+ he owes me now that he has a new job).
Other "things" are being taken care of this week, revolving around holidays and secrecy as it were.
So if you kids see me on sometime invite me, though with my work schedule I'll probably mostly be on weekends.
Yeah I figured most of you are still running the same schedules.
I was pretty OK at Halo 3 & Reach, didn't find much staying power with Reach for whatever reason. I don't think I'll be challenging Bloo & Phil for top spot, I'll let them battle that out.
Well that's the first time I've seen Phil in the top spot. Guess he brings out the big guns when I'm not there and the gametype is Swat?
This is the Phil I normally see:
It's not even a battle, I am better in every stat. And I have a bigger sample size, AND I SPENT THE PAST WEEK FISHING FOR SPLATTERS TO GET THE GREEN VISOR JUST WAIT TIL BLOO IS ALL ABOUT THE KILLS AND W'S.
Out of what 343 considers metrics, I am above you 5 times out of 7. That's a 70% percent increase when you leave the lobby and I replace you. Math.
And REMEMBER this is me just going for splatters all week. The fangs haven't even come out yet.
This ain't fit to be an undercard fight at a little league game, no contest from Phil.
All Facts. All the time.
Where did you go to get the straight-up comparison to someone else?
Nevermind found it
You have to go to your friends list on the site, click the person's name and click "compare". I wanna know how he capped it so perfectly because that website is ass with those little shitty sliders it uses.
From the Halo waypoint halo 4 stats page the top right corner has a friends tab. From there pick a friend and his personal card comes up, then click compare.
EDIT: Zoom to 75% of the website's original size on Chrome to get the full thing without scrolling.
For the hell of it I went and compared you and me Bloo
But what did you use to cap the shot? My cap software won't cap anything below what the slider shows.
See this is more comparable. 4-3 advantage me. Take notes Phil. Instead of being 70% better I am only .75% better. Math.
And, remember guys, my stats are 90% SplatterCaust with 10% Post Crisis.
Post Crisis BLOO is coming. All over your face.
You have me absolutely crushed in medals. I'm impressed
I can't get get the comparison to open up in it's own window for a screencap. Shit literally hangs in the right hand corner and only shows half the stats before needing to slide down. I hate their layout for this game.


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