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SAT scores among the nation's test-takers are at a 40-year low. As The Washington Post reports, "Reading scores on the SAT for the high school class of 2012 reached a four-decade low, putting a punctuation mark on a gradual decline in the ability of college-bound teens to read passages and answer questions about sentence structure, vocabulary and meaning on the college entrance exam."
The decline over the decades has been significant. The average reading (verbal) score is down 34 points since 1972.
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Like in English "He doesn't have a social life", is it normal to say in French "il n'a pas une vie sociale"? What is a better phrase for the same type of expression?
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I think the phrase vie sociale would be understood, but it is not idiomatic. I would say
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2.1, 2.2, and 3.0 documents (the actual number may end up being different).
MPI 2.1, which is current is strictly a for clarification of the current 2.0
standard - no changes to the standard. A new combined document of the 2.0
standard has been prepared, and will be put out soon for review. There is
also an existing ballot on the MPI 2.1 web site, which is accessible from
the MPI forum web page (www.mpi-forum.org). People are strongly encouraged
to send additional item for consideration to this mailing list, and we these
will be added for discussion. We agreed that this clarification process
will be handled electronically. I will also be looking for volunteers to
take primary responsibility for reviewing each chapter of the 2.0 standard,
and collecting input from others for these chapters. I hope to send this
out in the next week or so. The goal is to complete the 2.1 process by
July, 2007.
MPI 2.2 is intended to introduce "small" additions to the standard, with the
flavor of obvious errors/omissions in the 2.0 interface. This includes
items such as adding appropriate const declarations to interface parameters,
making it easier to send more than 2 GB, and the like. I am sure there will
be plenty of discussion on what constitutes "a small changes. The goal is
to complete this process by Jan, 2008, and this will most likely be the
focus of our first face-to-face meeting. We already started to compile this
list in our meeting in Reno, so please continue to add to this list. At
this stage these items should be brought up on the mailing list, but I am
hoping to set up a bit more efficient process to make sure we capture all
the items of interest.
MPI 3.0 (or what ever it is called) is where I expect most of the
discussions to take place, ad this is where we may make larger changes to
the standard to better support current and future applications. Some of the
items that have already been brought up, that I believe fall in the category
include items such as improved one-sided communications, better support for
Generalized Requests, Non-blocking Collectives, support for Fault-Tolerance,
sub-setting functionality, ... (this is not an exhaustive list, and does not
reflect priorities) The goal is to complete the 3.0 standard no later than
Jan, 2010, with a first round of approved changes (if we vote any in), but
Jan. 2008, so that implementations can start to change, if need be. There
will be time to start discussing items in our first face to face meeting.
We also decided to stick with the current voting procedures:
- One vote per organization
- To vote, and organization must have been present in at least two of the
last three face-to-face meetings.
- Votes are taken twice, in two consecutive meetings, with a "reading" at
an earlier meeting. (This will make it possible for any new organizations to
be become members before any final vote takes place)
- Measures pass on simple majority.
- Only items consistent with the charter can be considered.
We decided that the face-to-face meetings will take place in Chicago, every
eight weeks, with a telecon mid-way. The face to face meetings will start
around noon on Monday, and end around noon on Wed., and the telecons will be
up to four hours, as needed. We are working on securing a meeting location,
and reduced hotel rates, and I hope to have this information out next week
(the week of 11/19/2007), so people can start to make hotel reservations.
We have set the first two meeting dates:
Jan 14-16, 2008
March 10-12, 2008
To help in future planning I have penciled in dates for the rest of the year
May 5-7, 2008
June 30 - July 2, 2008
August 25-27, 2008 (though we should consider having this meeting in
Europe about a week later, in conjunction with the Euro PVM/MPI meeting)
October 20-22, 2008
December 15-17, 2008.
Several of us are working to see if we can secure funding to help pay for
these meetings, and will let people know if we are able to do so. I we
can't, we will need to collect a fee for each meeting, to pay for the
meeting rooms, snacks, drinks, and any business costs that may need to be
incurred, such as photo-copying.
Finally, please advertise this activity as widely as you can, as the more
input we get, the more likely we are to come improve on an already
successful endeavor. In particular, it is very important that we get our
user community and the vendor community to be actively involved in this
process. I am actively perusing the people I know in both these
communities, and would highly encourage others to do the same.
Looking forward to a fun process,
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Jacob Rainey's athletic career - as he knew it - came to an end last week.
He is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior and the quarterback from Virginia was being recruited by several schools from major conferences.
Rainey suffered an injury on Sept. 3 in a scrimmage on a clean play and hit. That injury severed an artery in his right leg.
One week later Rainey had part of that right leg amputated.
From an Associated Press article, Woodberry Forest High School football coach Clinton Alexander posted a message on a website devoted to the school's athletics programs:
"Our program has turned its focus on embracing Jacob and his family and doing all we can to support and encourage them," Alexander wrote. "I am so proud of the courage Jacob and our players have shown. The Woodberry Forest family has extended so much love and support that it has created a sense of belonging and pride that is beyond explanation."
Again, it's another case in which no one knows what's going to happen the next day, or later on in the same one.
An innocent play turned into life-altering surgery.
The quarterback who had a lifetime of taking snaps ahead of him, now must learn a new life - a new way to walk, a new way to do things - he must learn a new normal.
What's your normal?
Is your normal to be in the background watching your child play?
Is your normal to be in the foreground questioning every move every player makes and every decision the coach makes?
Is your normal to shake the coach with one hand and stab that coach in the back with the other?
Is your normal to just watch and laugh at all the incredibly stupid things you hear come out of the mouths of fans?
Is your normal to back your child at all costs, regardless if he or she is just plain wrong?
Is your normal to just appreciate the fact your child(ren) have the opportunity to participate in athletics and whatever happens, happens?
University of Virginia football coach Mike London called what happened to Rainey a "tragic injury" and said his "thoughts and prayers" were with the player's family.
"Wins and losses are important," London said, "but sometimes the realities of what's really important are the young men and the family members and the sons that we are responsible for."
Let's get this straight - when someone says their thoughts and prayers are with someone, their thoughts do absolutely nothing for you - only the prayers do.
A thought is a thought and has no bearing on anyone except the person with the thought.
Prayer is an open letter to God asking for something. The prayer is for Jacob and his family to find peace during this terrible time.
About three weeks ago, coaches of a youth football team in Sarasota, Fla., started a brawl with a referee and the coaching staff and players eventually joined the fracas.
The video of the mess was turned over to the Sarasota Sheriff's office and it opened a criminal investigation into what happened. Battery against a game official is a felony in Florida.
Unfortunately, that is not the first time it has happened, nor will it be the last.
Those players joined the fight because adults started it over a football game.
A football game!
Adults take the fun out of life far too often.
Just curious if the dad who recently took his son out of a school and shoved him into another one is going to do such a thing when the son is 21 and cannot stand that political science class he is in; or if that dad will blister the physics professor for handing out a syllabus and actually making his son follow it and not taking any excuses for work not being done?
Hey dad, want to know why your son didn't get to play, let your son go ask the coach. If your son does not want to ask the coach, you don't get to.
Hey mom, want to know why your daughter didn't start, let your daughter go ask the coach. If she doesn't, maybe she already knows why - her attitude was pathetic in practice and affected the team in such a way that the coach had to change the practice plan to deal with your daughter.
Oh, your daughter didn't tell you that part - color me shocked.
(Mathison, a Weirton resident, is the sports editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com)


text: Here is another bear character from Battle Bears that I think you will all love. Or all of you that are familiar with Battle Bears at least. Here is "how to draw Huggable", step by step. Drawing these Battle Bears is pretty fun, but I don't want to make too many lessons on them so this will probably be my last for a few days. The Huggable bear has a tattered or worn appearance which makes them that much more huggable. Anyways, what more to say except have fun, and stick around for more lessons coming your way. Peace out folks.


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The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a telephone scam in which the caller says there is an outstanding fine that needs to be paid.
The Sheriff's Office has received several phone calls from people saying they have received a call from a "Lt. Allen" who claims to be from the Sheriff's Office, according to a press release from PCSO spokesman Lt. Carl Minden. "Lt. Allen" informs the person they have a fine that needs to be paid over the phone by debit or credit.
Minden said the scheme is a scam and that the Sheriff's Office does not collect fines, which instead are collected by the courts. The Sheriff's Office does not take credit or debit cards for any of the services it provides.


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Published on Tue, Oct 25, 2011
South Florida immigrant advocates will be at the Broward Transistional Center today to take part in a national day of action to protest the deportation of Shamir Ali.
ICE recently announced that it had deported 396,000 people during fiscal year 2011. The agency's own numbers indicate that, "of these, nearly 55 percent or 216,698 of the people removed were convicted of felonies or misdemeanors" and "this includes 1,119 aliens convicted of homicide; 5,848 aliens convicted of sexual offenses; 44,653 aliens convicted of drug related crimes; and 35,927 aliens convicted of driving under the influence."
However the Immigration Policy Center argues that, "while the raw number is not in doubt, its meaning is far from clear," adding that, according to ICE, 55 percent of those deported (approximately 218,000) were "criminal aliens," but the definition of 'criminal' is overly broad."
The Policy Center adds that ICE numbers show that "40% of criminal deportations were convicted under the four categories of homicide, sexual offenses, drug-related offenses, or driving under the influence (DUI). The other 60% of 'convicted criminals' fall into other categories including immigration crimes and traffic crimes."
According to the Policy Center, "the real dilemma" for the Department of Homeland Security "is how it plans to reconcile its criminal deportation statistics with its new initiatives on prosecutorial discretion."
Published in the The Florida Independent


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Let's say X is cloned to make Y and Y is cloned to make Z. Is there a word that uniquely identifies X in relation to Y? How about identifying X in relation to Z?
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Clone Source
Example 1
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Now, if the source itself is a clone, I'd say we could refer to it as the clone source's source.
Note: If you're writing scifi, I'd suggest source and grandsource, but the latter I just made up.
I guess I don't see what is wrong with parent. If I were cloning a plant, the parent plant would be the parent to all the clones.
When they tissue culture hostas and make clones I have seen the source plant called the mother plant.
I guess you could use donor if you wanted to get all clinical. Or perhaps The Clone Daddy if you wanted to be hip.
I think originator is a reasonable word for a progenitor of a clone, but it's not clear to me whether it should be the first in the line of descendants or the most direct ancestor.


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Volunteer firefighters in a Saline County fire district reported extinguishing a half of dozen grass fires in the county within two hours.
KAKE-TV reports the fires were reported between 11 p.m. Monday and 1 a.m. Tuesday Saline County Fire District (hash)5.
Battalion Chief David Turner says the fires apparently were arson. He says all the blazes started within two hours, they were all close together and no natural cause, such as lightning, was found.
No one was hurt in any of the fires, which occurred in fields or ditches.
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I upgraded from 10.10. Then everything worked well except very important one -- my terminal.
I try to open my terminal, but no any window popup. I press
alt+tab and the windows switcher appears in which there is the terminal. I switch to it, however, nothing happens.
I can see the word
terminal in my top bar. When I move cursor on it I see the
view and so on. But they are useless unless I can find my terminal window.
I have no problem with chrome, firefox, eclipse, ubuntu software center, pidgin and many more applications. But without terminal, I'm using a disabled linux.


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Parking and Permits
Campus parking is free to students, staff, and visitors. Vehicles parked in No Parking or undesignated areas will be ticketed. No cars can be left parked overnight on the campus.
Carpool Stickers
Preferred parking is available for students carpooling in vehicles with a carpool sticker. Annual stickers are available from Campus Security.
Disability Parking Permits
Disability parking is reserved for individuals with a state disability permit or with a temporary permit issued from Campus Security.


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Healthy again, Mallory soars at Marianapolis
After scoring a season-high 31 points Wednesday night against St. Andrews (R..I.) School, former Holy Cross standout guard Mike Mallory feels he's back to his true form, and the Marianapolis Prep boys basketball team is reaping the benefits.
"I'm feeling pretty good right now," said Mallory.
He has every right to, considering his long recovery back after undergoing reconstructive left knee surgery last spring, performed by Dr. Dennis M. Rodin of Waterbury Orthopaedic Associates.
After missing the first nine games while rehabbing, the 6-1 Mallory joined the lineup for Marianapolis and has averaged 16 points in his 12 games. Marianapolis is 17-4 and hosts Worcester (Mass.) Academy on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
The 2011 All-Stater was limited to only 10 games as a senior at Holy Cross. He was injured initially during the second game of the season after scoring 46 points over the first six quarters of the year. He underwent extensive physical therapy and tried on two occasions over the next two months to return, but reinjured his knee each time.
That was then, and this is now.
"I feel like I am back in a rhythm," said Mallory. "It wasn't as tough as I thought it would be. It's like riding a
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bike, really."
It was as much emotional rehabilitation as physical.
"Being idle became easier over time," he said. "I learned patience. I could have come back to play in December, but my doctor (Rodin) and trainers (Richard Drew at Marianapolis and Erik Lanese at Holy Cross) and coach (Andrew Vitale at Marianapolis) felt that I'd be closer to 100 percent if I waited until January.
"They all did wonders for me, and I can't thank them enough. I give them all of the credit to helping me get back where I was and needed to be."
Since returning to the court Jan. 9, he hasn't looked back.
And he has benefitted from a strong supporting cast, his parents (Michael Sr. and Deirdra) and girlfriend (Emma Jensen, a former Holy Cross player and University of Hartford student).
"They were all there for me emotionally because definitely there was times when I was down, but they stuck with me and kept pushing me to stay positive," said Mallory. "I can honestly say I don't know where I'd be without them, truthfully. I became stronger mentally. They helped me and I helped myself."
Mallory also singled out Holy Cross head coach Ed Generali, who supplied constant support. "Mr. Generali always found a way to ease my mind," said Mallory.
With 10 regular season games plus the postseason still ahead, Mallory isn't thinking yet about his college future. Recruiters have been on a wait-and-see mode with him since he was hurt.
"My coach (Vitale) wants me to have a clear head and not stress about it until after the season," said Mallory, 19, who realizes he must prove to recruiters he's deserving of a scholarship.
Still he is feeling good about his overall game. "My health is good and it's a big burden off my shoulders," he said. "I have put the injury behind me."
Generali isn't surprised by Mallory's resiliency.
"Mike is a remarkable person," said Generali. "He has great inner strength, which I witnessed firsthand. He had the ability to stay with the team when everyone else was playing. He was at every practice and there never was a day where he wasn't mentally and psychologically there for his teammates. He picked up that quality from his upbringing and strong faith.
"His perseverance is now paying off," added Generali.
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text: For those of you that use skateboards, you should recognize this fireball who acts as the logo and mascot for Spitfire Skateboards. The mischievous looking face surrounded by flames is such a simple, but bright and powerful design. Drawing the Spitfire logo should be pretty easy to replicate because all you are doing is making a simple fireball with a face. I love having these awesome tut requests so be sure to keep them rolling in. Peace out people and keep on skateboarding.


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I'm wanting to create a landing page where new users can come to answer interview questions. The user will answer the questions that are embedded in the edit area under the normal Wodpress WYSIWYG editor.
Then they can enter a username and password. Once they click submit the post will go to their newly created user profile area for later editing.
The admin would also be able to publish it from there. I figure there is no exact plugin for this but I'm curious how easily it can be done.
I've got a form for this now but it doesn't have the WYSIWYG editor and it doesn't allow for users to create a profile at the same time.
I'm basically trying to avoid making the user create a username and password, then have to go to the backend to answer the questions(create content) in the backend.
Having all this on the front end in a landing page would increase conversions/make it easier for users. Thanks in advance for the help!


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Am taking a intro discrete math course..it covers some number theory content Euclidean algorithm,modular arithmetic, Euler's phi function, that's all
How can I solve a question like this: If $p$ and $q$ are distinct primes, find the number of distinct divisors of $p^mq^n$.
what I did is plugin some prime number and observed that the number of divisor is $(m+1)(n+1)$
Is there a formal way to solve this based on the contents I mentioned?
Thanks for help!


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Body Panel Mounting - Hang Your Own Dirt Late Model NoseWritten by on April 1, 2011 Why pay someone else to do it for you when you can do it yourself?
They may look like slab-sided wedges that are all about brute power with no grace. But that really couldn't be further from the truth.
The modern Dirt Late Model race car is, by practically anyone's standards, an impressive piece of machinery. Lightweight with lots of tuning options, precise handling, and the ability to handle tons of horsepower, the Dirt Late Model design has been refined for the big-money touring Super teams over the decades.
That refinement includes the "Maximum Downforce" line of dirt noses. The second generation MD2 nose has been around for a few years. However, two leading body manufacturers (Performance Bodies and Five Star Race Car bodies) have released the MD3 with further refinements designed to both improve aerodynamic downforce over the nose and be easier to install.
The good news is that while the MD3 design has been engineered to help the big-money Super DLM teams win at the big races, the MD3 nose works just as well in the crate and spec motor classes. This month we show you how to properly mount up the nose, lower valance, and fenders (also known as "elephant ears") on an '07 Rocket chassis owned by Crate Late Model racer Matt Long. And next month we'll follow up by showing you the tricks to mounting up the MD3 hood and roof—along with fabricating new A and C pillars.
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The first step is to mount the lower support underneath the bottom bumper tube. You can use plastic sheet, but Long prefers a spring steel support like this because it helps the nose bounce back into shape if it scrubs the track or bumps another car.The lower support is "one size fits all" which means it fits nothing perfectly. Long chips away the lip on the center of the nose (which comes in two pieces) so that it will lay flat against the bumper tubing and he can begin fitting the lower support to fit the nose.Spring steel is incredibly strong—and incredibly difficult to cut. Long uses a sheetmetal punch instead of a drill to punch holes in the lower support so that it can be bolted to the bumper tubes. And a grinder is used to slowly cut away the steel until it perfectly matches the shape of the nose. Be prepared to take your time here; this task requires patience.The two-piece nose has a lip on the left side so that the two halves can be easily and securely riveted together.The underside of the nose is curled under for strength and must be cut off if you are going to use the lower aerodynamic valance.The lower valance also comes in left and right halves. The upper portion is a support that is hidden behind the nose, so Long notches it to help make fitting everything together easier.After the nose and lower valance have been riveted together, the assembly can be fitted over the bumper tubing with the lower lip of the nose resting on the spring steel support.Long uses these body hanging bolts from Port City Racecars to attach the lower lip of the nose to the spring steel support. They provide a lot of area to keep the plastic from ripping off of the bolts (and look good, too). You can use standard bolts for this task, just make sure to use large fender washers between the head of the bolt and the flexible plastic nose.
The nose piece begins as a rectangular piece of aluminum pop riveted to the fender bar and allowed to extend past the plastic nose.The corners are cut away with a pair of snips far enough back to at least clear the headlight decals and then it's pop riveted against the nose.The next step is to make the upper aluminum fenders. Beginning with an aluminum sheet, crew chief Jim Cook creates 1-inch edges in a sheetmetal brake to add strength and then uses a hand shrinker to create a bend which is centered just above the wheel hub.The vertical portion of the fender is pop riveted into place and completes the rear portion of the wheel opening. This piece of aluminum sheet must be smaller on the right side of the car than the left because the suspension is always in compression on this side through the turns and requires greater fender clearance.Now the fender (or "elephant ear") is ready to be attached. This is definitely a job for two people. Begin by sliding the fender over the lip on the end of the nose at the bottom, then drill holes and attach with pop rivets every 2 inches or so from the bottom up.Long doesn't use one on the right side because the car rolls over so far in the turns; but on the left, the lower valance extension is added before the fender is fitted into place.
The wider variety of body clamps you have on hand, the better off you'll be. Here, Long uses one to hold the lower valance extension to the fender while he finishes riveting everything together.Here's the view from the inside. Using long-shank, exploding rivets, like you see here, will help keep the rivets from pulling out if you happen to make contact with another car on the track.You want the upper sheetmetal portion of the fenders to be easily removable for access to the engine. Some racers prefer Dzus fasteners, but they can become a pain to get attached properly after the fenders get bent or tweaked (and they will over the course of a season). Instead, Long and Cook use bolts with large fender washers underneath.Now that the fender is in place, it's easy to see how it's designed to channel air up across the fender and create downforce.The fenders still need to be braced just in front of the wheel openings. Like the lower support, Long prefers to use spring steel for the fender braces because of its tendency to bounce back into shape after contact. The steel, however, tends to rust, so after cutting the pieces to the correct lengths, Long and Cook wrap them in shrink wrap.


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I want to fly from the US to Israel and am looking at a flight with a layover in Canada (PIT -> YYZ -> TLV). How does customs work on such a multi-country trip? Do I have to go through the process for both Canada and Israel (and then Canada and the US on the way back), or do I do it just once so long as I stay within the secure zone in the middle airport? If it's just once, is it at the destination or in Canada?
For virtually all international airports, as long as you are on a single itinerary with your bags booked through, you will stay in the transit area and do not need to clear immigration or Customs. However, if you purchased separate tickets for the two legs, this does not apply: you will need to pass through Immigration (which may require visas etc), collect your bags and check them back in.
Unfortunately the United States is, as ever, the odd one out. Transits through the US always require the full Immigration/Customs rigmarole, full stop. In the original poster's case, a transit through Toronto, Canada from/to the US, they'll need to pass through at least a "lite" version of Canada Immigration/Customs even if they connect on approved airlines via Toronto T1, although there are some special transit-without-visa rules for citizens of some countries resident in the US.
EDIT: Updated after Doc's entirely accurate comment.
I just landed in YYZ (about 2 hours ago) on a flight from PHL into Terminal 1, which is used by Air Canada and other Star Alliance carriers. Passengers with connections to Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai were directed off to the special connecting version of customs by a cardboard sign, suggesting it might be other flights other times. Everyone else (including Israel) would have had to clear Canadian customs.
I don't have any Terminal 3 info for you.
I would think that you would be isolated into a special international terminal once you land in Canada. However, I am just speculating. If you'd like, I might recommend that you Consult Your Local Travel Agent (CYLTA). Enjoy your time in the Holy Land and cherish every second there!


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He was traveling to America with the goal of earning money to send back to his family in India. The young man would do computer work in Kansas City, but first he was traveling to Chicago � by train � to meet a friend of the family. The traveler�s name was Rashid.
The train ride started in Los Angeles and everything went well until one o�clock Monday morning when they reached the Kansas mid-point. Rashid wasn�t feeling well. He had a dry cough, a low grade fever, and lips that looked like the flaking bark of a sycamore tree.
For some reason the train�s medic diagnosed Rashid�s condition as serious and ordered his immediate removal from the train. Up ahead was the little town of St. John with a train station that was long ago closed. This was where they would stop. Ambulance medics Misty and Lori gave Rashid a short ambulance ride to Stafford County Hospital where the doctor diagnosed a simple virus.
Afterwards, Rashid walked across the street to the town�s only hotel without knowing how he would get to Chicago. There are no buses in Stafford County. There are no taxis in Stafford County. And the train only does drop offs in Stafford County, no pick-ups. But, Stafford County cares for people. Rashid was picked up and taken to a resident�s home for lunch, then given a ride to the Hutchinson train station.
A little over a year ago another sick train rider and his spouse was dropped off the train in Stafford County. They were later given a ride to Wichita to catch a flight home. That one was Christmas Day – this one was simply the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Mangalore.
Rural America comes through again.


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though i love a good horse opera, I hope this is just a rumor.
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/film/jo ... one-ranger
Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is bringing The Lone Ranger back to the big screen.
Johnny Depp - Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates franchise - will play the masked man's Indian sidekick Tonto.


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When talking about quantities that vary, does $\neq$, by default mean "is always not equal to" or "is not always equal to"?
The context of this is the following question:
We're having a dispute over the meaning of the $\neq$ in the absence of a $\forall$ or "in general" statement here. Does $\mathbb R^n \neq \mathcal C(A)+\mathcal N(A)$ mean "$\mathbb R^n$ is never equal to $\mathcal C(A)+\mathcal N(A)$", or "$\mathbb R^n$ is not always equal to $\mathcal C(A)+\mathcal N(A)$"
I'd prefer a source for the definition, if possible.


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Some projects take time. Years can elapse between the selection of a design and the wetting of hulls. Sometimes decades. This is a Custom Oro 46'. One of the oldest of Wharram's designs yet it was launched in 2011. She was many years in the making and went through a succession of builders' interpretations. Her rig is eclectic - almost Steampunk. Her tramps are only for daysailing. She wants a proper steering system. She will (always) need some refinishing. She is fairly bare bones but a classic. Further interpretation and effort are required before she lives up to her bluewater heritage. But the gruelling work is done. Years of effort have been expended. Refitting is months not years. 800 square feet, 3 cabins, a galley, head, flexi-space, a pilothouse, and a manageable ketch rig invite your finishing touches.
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LOA: 45 ft 9 in
Beam: 22 ft 5 in
LWL: 40 ft 0 in
Maximum Draft: 2 ft 0 in
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James Wharram Oro Catamaran, Polynesian-Style Multihull Cutter Ketch
5 Sails: main, mizzen, two jibs, mizzen staysail
She has a single 9.9hp, 4-stroke Yamaha outboard long-shaft and high-thrust motor, with less than 20 hours.
The deck hardware is all over-sized and mismatched. There are winches for sheets, halyards and the bow/working anchor. They are all manual. The bow/working anchor is a Bruce, approximately 40 pounds. The stern anchor is a plow, approximately 20 pounds. Rode is chain and rope for both. The bow area has a solid net under a wooden work plank. The stern area is divided by a net (starboard) and a ramp (port). The cockpit has benches for eight with a chart table in the middle. The cockpit is essentially a 50% enclosed hard dodger. Initially a steering wheel was planned, but for now a tiller extension off the left rudder is used. The rudders are well-connected with a cross-member. There are two largish lazarettes in the aft stern hulls, big enough for a hammock or head. And there are two similar sized lockers in the bows. She comes with five fenders, bow and stern dock lines, two spring lines and a beefy bow bridal for anchoring or attaching to a mooring buoy.
Disclaimer: The Multihull Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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FORT RILEY, Kan. – Before a congregation of soldiers, family members and friends stood a black, two-tiered platform. On that platform was a picture of a Soldier, a pair of combat boots and a rifle with a helmet balanced on its buttstock and a set of dog tags dangling from its grip. The name imprinted on the first line of the dog tags also was the one displayed on the Soldier's uniform – JARBOE.
Soldiers, family members and friends honored the life of Staff Sgt. Jamie Jarboe, a scout with the 4th Squadron, 4th Calvary Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, during a memorial service April 5 at the Morris Hill Chapel.
Jarboe, 27, died March 12 after succumbing to injuries he received while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
A native of Frankfort, Ind., Jarboe served as a team leader with the "Pale Riders" during the unit's recent yearlong deployment to the Zharay District near Kandahar, Afghanistan. While on patrol with his Soldiers, he was struck in the neck by a sniper's bullet.
Severely wounded, he was evacuated to Germany and later to several medical facilities in the U.S., where he underwent more than 100 surgeries. He was left paralyzed from the chest down, but in early March was able to return to his wife's adopted hometown of Topeka to be with his Family.
"By the grace of God, we were given 11 more months to live life (together)," Melissa Jarboe posted on the Family's Facebook page "Prayers for Sgt. Jamie Jarboe," which gathered more than 12,000 followers during the past year.
"Jarboe married his wife, Melissa, shortly before deploying to Afghanistan. She supported him through the many moves between medical facilities, ensuring he received the best care possible at all times," said Lt. Col. Michael Katona, commander, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt.
The support of the communities, in both Topeka and Indiana, has been outstanding, Katona said. When Jarboe arrived in Topeka, he was greeted with an honor guard and a hero's welcome, and at his funeral, hundreds of people with American flags lined the procession and showed support.
"For the past year, since he was shot last April, he and his wife, Melissa, fought the good fight," said Col. Michael Pappal, commander, 1st HBCT. "Staff Sgt. Jarboe ultimately passed under his terms, with his loved ones present in Topeka. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Family and his comrades in the Pale Riders."
One of Jarboe's fellow Pale Riders shared his memories of his sergeant during the memorial service.
"I recall sitting next to Jamie, thanking him for bringing myself and the rest of Apache home safely back to our Families the day before he passed away … it's almost as if he was hanging on long enough to hear his brothers had made it back safely," said Spc. Nathaniel Felix.
Jarboe joined the Indiana National Guard in 2005 and attended basic and advance individual training at Fort Sill, Okla. His military assignments included Battery B, 1st Battalion, 320 Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Ky., and as a team leader for Troop A, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav. Regt., 1st HBCT. He served two tours in Iraq, prior to his deployment to Afghanistan.
Jarboe's awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Army Commendation Medal – 3d award; Army Achievement Medal; Good Conduct Medal – 2d award; National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal – 1CS; Iraq Campaign Medal – 3CS; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal – M Device; NCO Professional Development Ribbon; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon – Num 4; NATO Medal; Combat Action Badge; Air Assault Badge; and the Expert Marksmanship Badge – Rifle.
Jarboe is survived by his wife, Melissa; his children, Celesteal Clark, Alexa Wallace and Aaron Jarboe; his father, Andrew Jarboe; and his mother, Joy Shoemaker.


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When taken from the Jewish perspective, it seems like the summer is a drag - fasts, the three weeks, all the tragedies in our history that occurred during this time. Is there anything positive one can say about the summer?
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There is, first of all, an idea (though I can't recall the source) that Hashem intended to give us a holiday each month during the summer. (During the spring, we have Pesach in Nissan, Pesach Sheni in Iyar, and Shavuos in Sivan.) Due to the sin of the Golden Calf, we lost that privilege; but instead Hashem moved all of those holidays to Tishrei (which is why it's got four Yamim Tovim - its own plus the "missing" ones for the previous three months).
This would mean, then, that Tammuz contains something of the potential of Rosh Hashanah, Av of Yom Kippur, etc.
The month of Tammuz, specifically, contains the dates (the 3rd, 12th, and 13th) when the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, R' Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, was saved first from a death sentence and then from exile, and was thereby enabled to continue his work of disseminating Judaism in the Soviet Union (and eventually in America, after his arrival here in 1940). R' Yosef Yitzchak's successor, R' Menachem Mendel, dubbed this month חודש הגאולה - the month of redemption - and often explained how these events and their aftereffects permeate the entire month (even the less-cheerful part from 17 Tammuz onward).
Jake mentioned Tu B'Av in a comment, and indeed there are also talks where the Rebbe explains why indeed that is one of the most joyful days on the Jewish calendar (as per Taanis 30b-31a): it represents the powerful rebound that comes after (and from) the deep descent of Tisha B'Av.
On a more "down-to-earth" level, summertime is when people tend to take it easier with school and work. In another of his talks, the Rebbe points out that this provides more time to strengthen one's Torah learning while also enjoying a vacation to relax and strengthen the body; in particular, for children, Jewish sleepaway camps are in a sense better than school, in that the child is immersed in a Jewish environment 24/7. (He once expressed the role of Camp Gan Israel, in particular, as א קאוואדלע וואו מ'קאוועט אויס חסידים - an anvil where chassidim are shaped.)
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In Likutei Sichos 19 (page 160 footnote 21), The Lubavitcher Rebbe mentions this idea and points out the Likutei Torah Ha'Arizal parshat Vayeitzei. I didn't look it up, so I don't know what it says.
The Midrash (Shir Hashirim Rabba 7:4) Tells us (in the name of R' Yehoshua ben Levi) that just like there are 50 days between Pesach and Atzeret (Shavuot), there should also be 50 days between Sukkot and it's Atzeret (Shmini Atzeret). It gives a parable to explain why this is not the case:
So too, the Midrash continues, Shavuot, which is the Atzeret of Pesach, happens when the winter turns to summer, so we have time to go home and come back (and therefore Shavuot is 50 days after Pesach). Sukkot, on the other hand happens when summer is turning to winter. The conditions of the roads in the winter make it very difficult to travel, and it is not possible to go and come back 50 days later. Therefore, G-d says to make Shmini Atzeret right after Sukkot (instead of waiting 50 days).
That's the Midrash.
Chabad Chassidus points out that from the parable brought in the Midrash we see that the summertime is referred to as "close" ('those of you that live close by have the time to go home and come back without too much hassle') and the wintertime as referred to as "far".
Chabad Chassidus uses this to explain that service of G-d is closer to us and easier for us in the summer. The summer is a time when the sun is shining (hotter, longer days), and the sun is associated with a high level of G-dly revelation. Service of G-d in the wintertime, by contrast is farther away from us, and more difficult. -- (See paragraph 8 and the sources brought in the footnotes).
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Interesting question.
Of course summer was intended to be sad. Just that a bunch of tragedies happened; Temple times didn't have the misery we know associate with parts of the summertime.
For many people it's an opportunity to recharge their batteries, which can be a very important, healthy, appropriate thing.
Thinking in terms of everyday Biblical life, it would have been the time of:
Keeping busy was viewed as a blessing!
Recall that the Hebrew calendar, along with all the Chagim, originates from the agricultural reality in Israel at ancient times. Summer was always pretty dull in terms of weather and resulting agricultural activity over here.
It also seems that summer is the best time to wage war or try to capture a city like Jerusalem. Steady weather, ability to leverage drought when laying siege to a city, and so forth. Thus the summer is thin with Jewish Holidays, and thick with the "negative" days - fasts, 3 weeks and so on.
This would be a consequence of terrain, weather and history - and not to imply any underlying Jewish outlook on the quality of each month or season


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4801 Spring Valley Rd. Suite 108, Dallas, TX 75244