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WEIRTON - The city of Weirton welcomed the Christmas season Saturday with a variety of activities, including the annual Weirton Christmas Parade.
The annual parade, organized each year by the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, was dubbed "A Brighter Christmas" this year, with its night setting and special fireworks finish to cap off the day's festivities.
"It was a little cooler than last year, but the excitement was still there," Chamber President Brenda Mull said, noting the cooperation among the local business community, city officials and residents. "A lot of people worked together to make it happen."
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This year's parade was sponsored by First Choice America Community Federal Credit Union, Weirton Medical Center, Tri-State Audiology and West Virginia Northern Community College.
The fireworks were sponsored by Hancock County Savings Bank, Cattrell Companies, MedExpress and Marsh Pipe and Supply.
Mull noted she would like to make the fireworks display, which began once the parade concluded, an annual attraction to the Christmas festivities.
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First Choice America Community Credit Union, which was among the parade's sponsors this year, entered this float in Saturday's parade, with employees greeting the crowd of residents lining Main Street. -- Craig Howell
Saturday's parade and festivities were capped off by the fireworks display made possible by the support of the local business community, including Hancock County Savings Bank, Cattrell Companies, MedExpress and Marsh Pipe and Supply. -- Craig Howell
Several area dance schools participated in Saturday's Weirton Christmas parade, performing a variety of routines to Christmas music and entertaining the crowd. -- Craig Howell
Volunteers spent the afternoon in the parking lot of Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home Saturday, collecting various items for the Weirton Christian Center, Salvation Army and the Community Bread Basket. The collection was organized by Nick Latousakis of Wine and Beverage Merchants and John Greco of Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home. -- Craig Howell
The Christmas Village model train display kicked off its second-annual visit to the Weirton Museum and Cultural Center Saturday, with two displays set up for visitors to view. The display will remain at the museum over the next few weeks. -- Craig Howell
In addition to the parade, several events were held throughout downtown Weirton Saturday afternoon, including the opportunity to have pictures taken with Santa Claus and a charity collection to benefit three local organizations.
The charity drive was organized by Nick Latousakis of Wine and Beverage Merchants and John Greco of Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home in cooperation with the chamber.
Volunteers spent the afternoon in the funeral home parking lot collecting socks and gloves for the Weirton Christian Center, toys for the Salvation Army and food to benefit the Community Bread Basket.
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Additional photos from Weirton's Christmas parade and festivities can be found on our CU website.
A craft fair with 28 vendors was held at the Greater Weirton Senior Center and organized by the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Debbie Lawton, of Country Delights, who assisted the CVB in putting the show together, explained it was all in an effort to give residents something to do while waiting for the parade.
"We'll probably do this next year as well," Lawton said.
The attraction included tables of crafts, homemade salsa and jellies, candles, homemade dog treats and holiday items.
Meanwhile, across the street at the Millsop Community Center, residents could have a picture taken with Santa Claus, with a charge of $5 per picture. Proceeds will benefit the Weirton United Way.
"It's a great event. It's true community participation," United Way Executive Board President John Frankovitch said of the various activities. "We're just happy to play a role in it."
The community center also was the home for the annual Christmas Tree decoration contest, where residents could pay $1 to vote for their favorite tree. Proceeds from the contest will go to the community center's Legacy Trust Fund, which provides money toward future improvements to the center.
Also starting Saturday was the Christmas Village model train display, which will be available at the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center over the next few weeks.
(Howell can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com and followed via Twitter @CHowellWDT)


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Let $V$ be a finite dimensional vector space over a field of characteristic zero. Let $A$ be the space of maps in $\mathrm{End}(V^{\otimes n})$ which commute with the natural $GL(V)$ action. Clearly, any permutation of the tensor factors is in $A$. I am looking for an elementary proof that these permutations span $A$.
If $\dim V \geq n$, there is a very simple proof. Take $e_1$, $e_2$, ..., $e_n$ in $V$ linearly independent and let $\alpha \in A$. Then $\alpha(e_1 \otimes e_2 \otimes \cdots \otimes e_n)$ must be a $t_1 t_2 \cdots t_n$ eigenvector for the action of the matrix $\mathrm{diag}(t_1, t_2, \ldots )$ in $GL(V)$. So $\alpha(e_1 \otimes \cdots \otimes e_n) = \sum_{\sigma \in S_n} c_{\sigma} e_{\sigma(1)} \otimes \cdots \otimes e_{\sigma(n)}$ for some constants $c_{\sigma}$. It is then straightforward to show that $\alpha$ is given by the corresponding linear combination of permutations.
I feel like there should be an elementary, if not very well motivated, extension of the above argument for the case where $\dim V < n$, but I'm not finding it.
Motivation: I'm planning a course on the combinatorial side of $GL_N$ representation theory -- symmetric polynomials, jdt, RSK and, if I can pull it off, some more modern things like honeycombs and crystals. Since it will be advertised as a combinatorics course, I want to prove a few key results that give the dictionary between combinatorics and representation theory, and then do all the rest on the combinatorial side. Based on the lectures I have outlined so far, I think this will be one of the few key results.
The standard proof is to show that the centralizer of $k[S_n]$ is spanned by $GL(V)$, and then apply the double centralizer theorem. Although the double centralizer theorem (at least, over $\mathbb{C}$) doesn't formally involve anything I won't be covering, I think it is pretty hard to present it to people who aren't extremely happy with the representation theory of semi-simple algebras. So I am looking for an alternate route.


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In paper N.Nakamura, "Bauer–Furuta invariants under $Z_2$-actions" there is an assumption that $Z_2$ action "lifts to spin^c structure". What i think it means: $Spin^c$ structure is a principal $Spin^c$ bundle $\pi: P \to M$. A lift is (following Gottlieb) an action on $P$ such that $\pi$ is equivariant.
1) What are the conditions under which a $Z_2$ action on $M$ lifts?
2) What about other groups (different than $Z_2$)?
I'll be greatful also for general references on this topic.


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6 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Movies
As you know, half the fun of watching a movie is later poring over the DVD frame by frame for hours and hours so that you can pick up on the Easter eggs hidden within. What's that? You don't think that sounds like fun? Well, in that case, we suppose you could skip that step and just look at the Easter eggs we find for you in articles like this. You freak.
For example, you probably never noticed that ...
#6. The Departed's Characters Are Marked for Death (Literally)
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If you've seen Martin Scorsese's The Departed, you know that, at the end of the movie (hint: The phrase "at the end of the movie" means there's gonna be spoilers next, and yes, we're making this sentence extra long to give you a chance to look away), fucking everyone dies. What you probably didn't notice was that, much like Steven Seagal in that 1990 film where he plays a tough guy with a ponytail, each doomed character is marked for death. Like this:
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Pictured: a death mark. Also, Leonardo DiCaprio being too polite to tell Matt Damon he's got a booger.
See that X between Damon and DiCaprio? It's not the location of Jack Nicholson's magical buried treasure -- it shows up behind the characters who are going to die before the end of the movie, which is most of them. We see a mark behind Jack Nicholson:
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Leo DiCaprio:
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And Martin Sheen:
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"Could you, um, go sit elsewhere, Mark?"
All three die eventually from multiple gunshot wounds, a single gunshot to the head, and falling off a fucking building, respectively. However, it looks like the Grim Reaper had a hard-on for Matt Damon in particular (apparently he missed a flight that later exploded), because the mark shows up behind him a bunch of times:
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You can often see the X lurking in Damon's shadow, right beside Ben Affleck.
In fact, the only major character who doesn't get marked is Sgt. Dignam (Mark Wahlberg), and guess who makes it through the entire movie alive? It's the only one with a hip-hop album.
But maybe this is just a huge coincidence, or the result of a deranged porn-obsessed set designer? Nope: Scorsese, being a huge film nerd, was intentionally paying tribute to Howard Hawks' 1932 version of Scarface, where an X appeared every time a murder was about to be committed.
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They tried to do this in the Al Pacino version, but the screen ended up covered in X's all the time.
#5. Toy Story Is Full of References to The Shining
As you've probably noticed, the children's animation studios of today just love filling their movies with references to things that a large percentage of their audience couldn't possibly get. For DreamWorks, that means blatant dick jokes ... and in the case of Pixar, it means slipping in connections to a movie about an alcoholic who's driven insane by ghosts and tries to murder his entire family. For example, remember the scene in Toy Story where Buzz and Woody are trying to escape Sid's house?
"Where's the exit? Let's ask those twin girls standing over there."
Did you feel an inexplicable sense of dread while watching that scene? Well, that's probably because the carpet in Sid's house has the exact same pattern as the carpet in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, the same one where junior psychic Danny Torrance used to play with his toys:
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Looks like Buzz just saw that dude in the bear costume.
Buzz and Woody eventually escape that place without killing each other, but the horror continues in Toy Story 3. At one point, we see a monkey toy watching the feed from some surveillance cameras in a nursery. On the same desk, there's a small box with the Overlook carpet pattern on it again, plus a 1970s intercom modeled after the one seen in the hotel manager's office in The Shining.
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After all those murders, the company just gave up and started hiring inanimate objects as caretakers.
But the most recurrent element in the movie is the number 237. We see a security camera with the model number "OVERLOOK R237":
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That's almost as creepy as the surveillance tape where all the toys stand up and move around.
A garbage truck with the plate number "RM237":
And Woody chatting with someone with the username "Velocistar237":
"For the last time, stop calling me Danny."
Well, those are all references to the Overlook Hotel's Room 237 -- you know, the one where Jack Nicholson made out with that naked lady who then turned into a cackling corpse. Apparently she has pretty good Wi-Fi in there and likes chatting with toys to pass the time.
And none of this is a coincidence, by the way: Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich is a massive fan of The Shining and personally put in all of these Easter eggs ... except the one in Toy Story 1. Presumably that's just straight up haunting.
#4. Sam Raimi's Oldsmobile Has Been in More Movies than Most Actors
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There's only one thing director Sam Raimi likes putting in his movies more than Bruce Campbell's massive chin -- his 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88. For starters, this is the car that Ash and his friends drive to that cabin in the middle of the woods in Evil Dead and Evil Dead II, which then gets transported through a time portal and turned into a totally plausible death machine in Army of Darkness.
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It also serves as an accurate visual representation of this franchise's increasing ridiculousness.
But so what? The Back to the Future trilogy probably used the same DeLorean, too, and the Transformers movies used the same Shia LeBeouf mannequin. Well, the difference is that this car has been in shitloads of other movies -- here it is as Uncle Ben's car in Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3:
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With great chassis comes great responsibility.
It also turned up in the Evil Dead remake, 32 years after it showed up in the original, which wasn't even its first movie appearance: The Oldsmobile belonged to Raimi's dad and was borrowed to be used as a prop for the films he shot as a kid with an old Super 8. Oh, and he possibly lost his virginity in it. That's why Raimi has continued using it in pretty much every movie he's done. Remember the creepy old Gypsy who curses the protagonist in Drag Me to Hell? Guess what car she drove:
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Note the ominous number on the plate: 51, the area code for the evil nation of Peru.
According to Campbell's autobiography, such is Raimi's dedication to the damn car that he might have even sneaked it into The Quick and the Dead (which is set in the Old West) by dressing it up as a wagon. It also showed up as a henchman's ride in Darkman during a chase scene in which the titular character lands on its hood.
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Making it part of that exclusive group of movie actors beaten up by Liam Neeson.
We could do this all day, so here's a montage of some other movies that Raimi's car has starred in, including Crimewave, A Simple Plan, and The Gift:
Yeah, it's been beaten up, crashed, crushed, blown up, and covered by mashed Deadites, but it's still the same car ... more or less. Most of its parts have been replaced by now, but then again, we could say the same about your body, so shut up.


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Lokar's Universal E-Brake Cables - Easy Hook-UpWritten by on April 1, 2011 While Lokar's Universal E-Brake Cables Are Simple To Fit, Routing Them Under The Purple Pig Wasn't So Easy
There are certain components that never seem to make it onto some project builds, but really should. I'm thinking stuff like wipers and windshield washers, especially on cars built in the drier, Southwestern states. An emergency brake is another item that seems to be missing on an alarming number of projects. If you've ever had your brake system fail totally, you'll appreciate the value of a back-up system, especially with an automatic transmission!
Of course an e-brake is not just for use in emergencies, but useful when parking, especially on a hill, or to stop a car from moving when it's started in gear because there's no neutral safety switch fitted-another item often overlooked! Add in the fact that the Purple Pig project Chevy will carry children-hence the seatbelts in the back-and there's no way I wasn't going to fit an e-brake.
Lokar very kindly supplied me with both a floor-mount handbrake and their under-dash emergency brake lever, so I could trial fit each and see which worked best for me. I really wanted to use the under-dash version to keep the floor uncluttered, but there was no way I could see to make it fit the Chevy easily and be unobtrusive. Checking STREET RODDER magazine's Road Tour '52 Chevy, which happened to be in our Tech Center at the time, revealed that though it had an under-dash e-brake, it's foot-operated, plus the builder had cut into the footwell panel and created a box for it to fit into. I'm too far down the road to start cutting my car up at this point, plus my fuse panel is mounted there so that would need moving too. Sure, I could have planned for this earlier, but it's hard to remember everything, and my head still hurts from packaging the fuel, air, and brake lines, wiring, and exhausts to fit over and around the rearend! So I elected to use the floor-mounted e-brake lever.
Obviously the e-brake lever needs to be easily reached from the driver's seat, and bearing in mind the whole top of the trans tunnel is removable in a '49 Chevy, I was left with three options for a suitable mounting position: to the left or right of the tunnel, or to the left of the seat, just inboard of the rocker panel. The most unobtrusive position would have been to the left of the tunnel, immediately behind my right foot when sat in the car, but even a cursory glance underneath revealed there was simply no room for the cables and bracketry, as the exhaust, brake master cylinder, and shifter arm take up all available space there. I could have fitted it by the rocker panel, and clearance the chassis outriggers to run the cables, but decided I'd end up tripping over the lever on a regular basis when exiting the car. Not how I like to arrive at shows! The third option proved to be the easiest in terms of mounting the lever and running the cables, and is still accessible from the driver seat, though I'd ideally not wanted the lever on the passenger side of the car, it was a small compromise for safety.
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Here's Lokar's under-dash lever on the left, and the floor-mount lever on the right. Associated bracketry and mounting hardware is included for each. I opted for the floor-mount lever for reasons described in the text.Here's the position in which I eventually chose to mount the lever, to the right of the trans tunnel, and as close to it as possible on the flat section of floor.After checking that the lever cleared the seat in its fully up position, even with the seat as far forward as it could move on the sliders, I marked and cut a slot in the floor. I placed a fire-retardant blanket under the seat.Removing the cotter pin and pivot releases the clevis supplied with the lever. This way the slot in the floor only needs to be as wide as the chromed lever handle.Though supplied with nyloc hardware, I used regular nuts and bolts for trial fitting, using the nylocs for final assembly. Note some holes are larger than others on the L-brackets. The smaller holes are for the bolts shown here, the larger ones to mount to the floor. I rectified this prior to installation.Seen from underneath the car, I chose to mount the lever here as the rearmost two mounting holes could be drilled through the front of a body crossmember, as well as the floor, offering increased strength as the bolts pass through two layers of steel and not just the floor.Packaging everything under this car has become something of a nightmare, and the e-brake cables should be routed as straight, and with as few bends as possible, and definitely no tight kinks. Ideally, I'd have routed the cables parallel with the exhaust shown here, but as it passes through the crossmember shown, the exhaust immediately turns to the right, so I elected to run the cables down at an angle through the crossmember and under the exhaust. Here I'm planning the route and measuring the length of what will be the cable adjuster bracket.After fabricating the bracket, I used Rotabroaches to drill mounting holes, as well as these two holes for the cables to pass through the Classic Performance Products (CPP) crossmember.
The Lokar e-brake cables are simple to install. With the inner cable removed, the end of the outer cable passes through the brake backing plate.It's not necessary to strip the brake shoes, adjusters, and springs from the backing plate to install the cables (at least not with a Ford axle, I can't vouch for other applications). There's sufficient access to get to the lock nut with a wrench.I was going to remove the lower spring mounts on the CPP trailing arms as I don't need them for my application, but they proved ideal to mount the outer cable on the passenger side. This prevents the cable rubbing on the chassis when the suspension's fully dropped, as shown here. Air suspension certainly creates a challenge when fitting other components!The driver side cable, however, proved more difficult to route. I could have passed it under the driveshaft, but that seemed like a clumsy solution. It was just long enough to route up and over the third-member pinion with line clamps securing it to the bodywork behind the lower rear seat and then route it along the passenger side trailing arm with the other cable. Care was taken to ensure it didn't come into contact with any moving parts throughout the suspension travel.CPP supplied the trailing arms with e-brake cable brackets. I used a rotary file to enlarge the hole so both cables could pass through.I'll wrap the cables with a 3-inch length of rubber hose to prevent chaffing, yet still allow slight movement through the bracket to allow for suspension travel.Both cables then pass through the crossmember adjacent to the passenger side trailing arm forward mount. I will fit grommets here in due course.Once the cable adjuster bracket is installed, and the cables are routed safely and securely, they can be cut to length. Here the passenger side cable is marked for cutting (arrow). The driver side was the correct length as supplied.With the inner cables pushed through, and the adjuster block set to about three-quarters of the way in, as per the instructions, they can be fed through the junction block and pulled to tension them before the setscrews are tightened. Note how the driver side cable is only just long enough, while the passenger side cable can now be cut to length.
The cable adjusters can now be tightened, not forgetting to use antiseize lubricant on the aluminum threads.Once the outer cables are secured, the inners can be fed through them. The spring was installed over the cable, which was then fed through from the backplate. Though difficult to see here, the brakes don't have to be stripped down, but it's fiddly getting the cable end hooked up. The nipple on the end of the cable locates in the corresponding slot on the E-brake mechanism inside the brake drum. Using pliers to compress the spring, the nipple can be hooked over the mechanism using a screwdriver.


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SC Supreme Court suspends law license of former Union city attorney
Published: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 3:32 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 3:32 p.m.
The S.C. Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the law license of a Union County attorney accused of dismissing criminal charges in exchange for sexual favors.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal signed the order on Aug. 28, which prohibits William "Billy" Whitney Jr. from practicing law for up to nine months. The suspension, however, may be extended, the order states.
Whitney, 65, of 157 Whitney Road, was the prosecuting attorney for the city of Union when he dismissed charges against defendants in exchange for sexual favors, according to an arrest warrant. The incidents reportedly happened on July 8, 2011 and Sept. 7, 2012 in Whitney's capacity as a public official.
Whitney resigned on Aug. 19 citing "certain health issues." Whitney had served as the city attorney for 17 years.
The order directs Greenville attorney Gretchen Gleason to assume responsibility for Whitney's client files, trust, escrow, operating and any other law office accounts that Whitney may maintain.
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Such statistics reflect the US's growing role as a dominant energy producer. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency said the US could overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer by 2020 - a trend that would transform global energy markets as well as international politics.
By TENNILLE TRACY
WASHINGTON -- US crude-oil production reached its highest
level in nearly 15 years in September, thanks in large part to
the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, the US
Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.
Average daily production reached 6.5 million bbl, the EIA
said, an increase of about 900,000 bbl since September of last
Such statistics reflect the US's growing role as a dominant
energy producer. Earlier this year, the International Energy
Agency said the US could overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's
largest oil producer by 2020 - a trend that would transform
global energy markets as well as international politics.
The EIA is slated to come out with an early draft of its
annual report this week.
The revolution in US energy production is due mostly to the
controversial drilling method known as "fracking." When coupled
with horizontal drilling techniques, fracking has allowed
energy companies to tap into shale formations and release
pockets of oil and natural gas that were previously thought to
be unreachable.
Lingering concerns over the drilling technique's safety,
especially with regard to its impact on drinking water, have
prompted regulators to consider drilling guidelines.
The degree to which the Obama administration can be credited
for recent production surge is often debated. Republicans say
the bulk of production increases take place on private and
state-owned lands where the federal government has no
President Barack Obama has said he welcomes increased oil
and natural-gas production, embracing what is known as an "all
of the above" approach to energy use and production.
The last time US production reached 6.5 million bbl was in
January 1998, the EIA said. This time around, the states with
the largest increases were Texas and North Dakota, where the
Bakken and Eagle Ford formations are.
The statistics on September were first released Thursday in
a petroleum-supply report.
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There is a science and an art to going green, just ask a Bennington College student. This year, the College's student-run Environmental Initiatives Committee will access both with workshops and activities that emphasize sustainable practices with custom creativity. In addition, Bennington along with MCLA, Southern Vermont College, and Williams College will host a lecture by environmentalist and author of Winning the Oil Endgame, Amory Lovins.
Traditionally celebrated on April 22, students have chosen to extend Earth Day festivities to encompass more than ten days throughout the later part of April. With creative workshops that instruct how to swap and remake clothing, sculpt with recycled material, build temporary shelters with found organic material, in addition to instructional activities that deal with proper composting, tree planting, and trash disposal techniques—the Environmental Initiatives Committee is eager to prove it is easy being green. All events listed are free and open to the public.
Friday, April 18, 2008: Jamming Off-the-Grid
• 11:00 pm, Jennings Mansion Garden
Inaugurating the two-week long celebration, student singer/songwriters will perform a candlelit, acoustic, outdoor concert. Snacks and juice will be served.
Saturday, April 19, 2008: Green Activities Fair
• 1:00–4:00 pm; Commons Lawn (rain location, downstairs Commons)
Students offer lessons on silk screening shirts, swapping and remaking clothing, bicycle mechanics, creating homemade herbal remedies, and building rafts out of junk. Demonstrations will provide tips on composting and recycling. In addition to the activity and workshops taking place, organic cottons and juice bar items will be available for purchase.
Sunday, April 20, 2008: "Power Shift Vermont" at Middlebury College
• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Middlebury College
• Depart from Bennington at 7:00 am. Sign-up in Office of Student Life
Power Shift Vermont (2008) will focus on providing Vermont college and high school students with the knowledge and tools they need to take action and find climate solutions. Several panels, workshops, and discussions on topic ranging from green jobs to renewable energy in Vermont will help teach students how to build a campus climate organization.
EARTH DAY; Tuesday, April 22, 2008: Hobo Filmmaker Bill Daniel Presents Who is Bozo Texino?
• 9:00 pm, Downstairs Commons
Filmmaker and photographer Bill Daniel—whose work includes the documentary Sunset Scavenger, which is an on-going project exploring images and themes of social and environmental collapse in the last decades of the petroleum era—presents Who is Bozo Texino? In it, Daniels uncovers a secret society and its underground universe of hobo and rail-worker graffiti artists. Following the screening, Daniel will respond to audience questions.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008: An Open Discussion with the Environmental Initiative Committee (EIC)
Join the EIC during a campus-wide conversation that will examine campus cigarette culture, student activism, and the upcoming plans for the College's new Dialogue Center.
Friday, April 25, 2008: Tree Planting Workshop & Shelter Building Workshop
• 1:00 pm; Stage near the pond, behind Tishman Lecture Hall
Lead by Bennington's campus gardener, Melissa Leland will offer practical tips and sage advice on how to best plant a tree. At the end of the day, Bennington will add to its 400+ trees on campus with a new tree.
• 4:00 pm; Soccer fields (behind the left portion of the Student Center)
An age-old practice, students remind participants how to go about successfully building temporary shelters in the woods with found materials.
Saturday, April 26, 2008: Community Clean-Up in North Bennington
• 2:00 pm; Meet at the moose in Lincoln Square, North Bennington
Did you know that Bennington undergraduates actually outnumber the miles of North Bennington roadway by 58 to 1? Meaning, even a little help can go a long way. Join community volunteers as they green-up and clean-up North Bennington's roadsides.
Sunday, April 27, 2008: Morning Trash Audit
• 10:00 am, Commons lawn.
Have you ever wondered just how much the campus wastes in a day? Find out. By collecting trash and recyclables from main campus buildings, student auditors will separate garbage in order to visually express just how far, or how much further, the campus has to go in its effort to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008: Amory Lovins at Mass MoCA
• 8:00 pm; The Hunter Center at Mass MoCA
Author of Winning the Oil Endgame and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, Amory Lovins will inaugurate the first annual Four College Issues Forum— a series founded by Bennington College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Southern Vermont College, and Williams College "to bring significant discussion of national and global issues to the region and to their campuses."
Lovins is best known for his environmental pragmatism and was one of the developers of the Hypercar, a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle designed to get hundreds of miles to the gallon. His work focuses on transforming the hydrocarbon, automobile, real estate, electricity, water, semiconductor, and several other sectors toward advanced resource productivity.
The calendar is packed with events, check out what else is going on this term by clicking here.
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The Kinetic Gallery will host "Emergence," a digital photography exhibit by professor Michael Teres, with an opening on November 1 at 6pm. The event is free; the exhibit runs through December 10.
Kinetic Gallery hours:
Mon - Tue:1:00 pm-9:00 pm
Wed:12:00 pm-9:00 pm
Thu:3:00 pm-9:00 pm
Fri:10:00 am-4:00 pm
Sat:12:00 pm-3:00 pm
The Kinetic Gallery is located on the first floor of the MacVittie College Union. This event is sponsored by the Activities Commission Arts & Exhibits Coordinator. Activities Commission is a standing committee of Student Association, and this event is made possible by mandatory student activity fees.


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Having just read in another thread about his mate looking like a grumpy old git (no offence taken ) i was just wondering who is the oldest person regularly playing any version of FM.
For the record I,m 56.
Having just read in another thread about his mate looking like a grumpy old git (no offence taken ) i was just wondering who is the oldest person regularly playing any version of FM.
For the record I,m 56.
This could be interesting
I'm 18 BTW
I wonder what FM will be like when I'm 56!! It will be FM 2028 for the record.
Thinking virtual reality you will sit down with a helmet on, see matches in HD, hear the crowd as if you're at the game, smell the pies and stewed tea
Could also incorporate the youngest player? I'm 19 ..
I'm 41 never to old to play Football Manager
im 16 years old
i am 31 years old
52 and getting older every day. Never too old for FM.
28 years young
My bro is 11 or 12 and he plays FM. Makes his own tactics and training too.
I'm 20, started playing when I was 11... Ahh, the beginings
am 21, started playing at 6 (my older brother helped me in those days) but have been playing for 15 years since CM2
19!!! im nowhere near the oldest, or most mature, hurray!!!
25 years young!
My 8 year old son plays bigtime, and its kind of the worst thing I ever did introducing him to it. I get home from work and can't get on the computer.
Mind you, he cheats p for plenty as in putting himself in the game as Real Madrid's player/manager main striker via the editor maxing out the attributes.
I've done shedload of Op Herrick and Telic away for 6 months at a time and he's fighting the missus to burn up my weekly phonecard time to tell me how he's doing over the phone. Match by match.
Every silver lining has a cloud!!
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My grandad had a heart attack on the touchline whilst waiting for a throw in on FM, he couldn't hit Escape quick enough.
37 here and still going strong..
I'm 20 and have been playing FM for 21 years
I am 68, 69 in January. I have been playing this game since it's original inception under the 'Domark' banner.
im 18 but will be 19 when FM11 comes out.
I am 13 been playing this since fm2006 which means i started playing this when i was 9 years old
Turned 16 a few weeks ago but only got into FM about 18 months ago.
i'm 17
been playing since FM05
I'm 28, have played and still own every copy since 99/00....
20, been playing since FM06, but never going to stop!
I am 51 and still enjoying it among other things.
Almost 44 and glad to know i aint the oldest
I'm 51. Been playing every version since the start. Kept me out of the pub for a large chunk of my life
Im 33, just turned, been playing the game since the first offering - I think I was 14 or 15? Can't be far off 20 years strong now?
Im 26. Have been playing CM/FM for over 10 years now..
28, almost 29
Not qiute the same but until 3 years ago my grandad played,managing his beloved celtic before he passed away and he was 83.Remember quite often him phoning me to tell me he'd unearthed the next dalglish or Mcgrain lol!
i'm 27, been playing since CM 01/02
I´m 22 and kinda new on this game. I´ve just 2 editions of the game in my rack.
What a bunch of kids hanging around
36 here
been playing since cm 01/02, was 30 last month
I'm 19 as well, seems a popular age
I'm 27, and I've played football management games sinse the Sega Megadrive days I think the Megadrive games were Premier Manager, but can't really remember. It was released around 1994-95 though, so I've been managing football teams for 15 years lol.
31. Playing since CM_Dutch! Bought all games since. Still in love with the game. Keep going SI!
I am 19 too.
I'm 24. Been playing since I was 11
17 in like a month. First fm i played was 2005.
Im 38 and thought I would be the oldest
I'm 22, only been playing since 09 came out
50 next week, but I knew I wasn't close...just in the minority.
28 and still looking for the next Cristiano Ronaldo!
I'm 30. Playing since CM2.
I am 46 played all the CM/FM games since Domark game and also played the original Football Manager by Kevin Toms on the ZX Spectrum 48k in 1982/1983
im 17, but the guy who started the thread... 56 years old n your forum name is "kerching" ...
I'm 23, been playing since CM2
internomad, I seem to recall that in an earlier thread of this nature that there was someone who was a year or so older than myself!
My dad is a regular player of FM....and he is 64 in less then a months time. Although like any old timer he moans about the good old days when you could play a season in 1 sitting of about 5 hrs.
38 years. Every year I love the game a bit more. Don´t think i´m ever gonna stop playing
I'm 22, really got into football games on the computer around Fifa 98 road to the world cup, my first management game was Premier Manager 98, but my 1st Championship/football manager game was Championship Manager 3, the 98-99 season
I'm 40 and have been playing since the first CM came out on the Amiga.
Before that, I played the original Football Manager on the Amstrad CPC464! and before that, spent hours playing Champions! (anyone remember that?) on the Dragon 32 back in the day...)
im 18///////////
17 here I think I'm not going to win this for a fair few years yet
31 here, 32 in Decmber. I have been playing the game since CM2 in around 93/94 (can't remember the exact year) and still loving the game.
I think the time spent playing Fm is a contributing factor to my continued happiness with the wife as i can play FM for a few hours while she watches crap like Corrie and Eastenders. I thought moving to Australia would be enough to get shot of those crappy soaps but it seems not. :-(
18. First played 1999. Regularly played since 03-04 (every copy since)
I'm 22. My first football managment game was The FA Premier League Manager 2002. After that I played CM03/04 and every other version of CM and FM after that. Will play FM11 too.
Im 17, been playing since i was about 13. My friend introduced me to it , and although the game is amazing and its the perfect solution for bordem , I regret ever picking it up! , I bet my grades would look a lot better without it!
39. Playing ininterruptly since 1996/97. I wonder how many matches, signings and goals I did. Probably much more than twice Trapattoni and Keith Alexander combined
44, started on Football Manager 1&2 from Addictive on an Amstrad CPC 464 around 3 decades ago ... with the game on cassette ... never stop playing that game since
I'm 34 and will be 35 in 4 months. I've been playing the FM series since 2004 (so relatively new compared to you guys). Before that, I played the FIFA series, and before that, the original GOAL! on the Nintendo for my footie fix.
Gamers never get old, they just get better.
Im 20 and i already have some grey hairs does that mean i win?
im soon to be 27 and have been playing CM/FM for aslong as I can remember. Think the first one I got was the Italian CM... 95 I think? Could only manage Italian teams... remember Marco Veronese being a demon on that game.
I'm 22 and i've been playing since 00/01.
This almost feels like an FM version of Alcoholics Anonymous.
im 38 been playing since 16
im 24, been playing since 99
I'm 21 but as long as Football Manager series exist I will play to death probably


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What a deal!!! The same offer they've been running on their website for ages!
Insert 3 parts sarcasm, 1 part meh
How is this even still positive? It is NOT a special deal. It is just blatant advertising.
It's not any cheaper than Netflix, really. Ok, so three DVDs is $19.99, but for that at Netflix, I get two at a time PLUS streaming. For about $4 more, you can get the three DVDs plus streaming. The only real advantage I can see is that Blockbuster includes games and blu-ray (which costs extra if you're with Netflix), and store exchange; but really, are there any actual Blockbusters open anymore? If you just want discs through the mail, it's not too bad, I suppose, but if you want streaming, this deal is not really much of a deal at all.
Unlimited in-store exchanges
Too bad they are closing a good bit of their stores in most areas.
@wisenekt: are closing?! I haven't seen one open in years!
Don't think there's a single blockbuster here anymore. 3 years ago I knew of at least 4 stores in an 8 mile radius.
I'm just finishing up my free 30 day trial of blockbuster and here are my observations:
Blockbuster is almost twice as slow as Netflix. I get 2 day turnaround with Netflix. Blockbuster is 5 or 6 days.
Blockbuster's queue isn't as easy to navigate and reorder, no dragging and dropping. Instead you have change the priority numbering.
Minor quibble, but blockbuster's envelopes are terrible, the adhesive strips fall off.
Blockbuster's service feels Iike it exists to up sell you everything. there are myriad ways to pay extra with blockbuster's buy it for x dollars more or instant rentals or other advertisements.
Blockbuster does offer new releases earlier, and also gives you many more choices for special edition disks and bluray at no extra charge.
But, on the whole the slow service is the unforgivable . I would not choose blockbuster over Netflix .
I tried the 30 day free trial pretty much for a couple DVD's since my girlfriend was hogging the Netflix queue. The service is okay, but the price is outrageous considering what you're paying for vs. Netflix.
This is not a deal though, the first month is always free... ALWAYS. Free is free though, so you might as well just indulge for a month! haha
@nectsta: You do know you can give your girlfriend her own Netflix queue, right?
Blockbuster is quite the evil corporation. They tried charging me for a DOZEN DVDs that I had returned when I was subscribed to this plan.
I went with Blockbuster because Netflix kept raising prices and then they slpit the streaming and dvd into 2 different services. I know it's not that expenxive still, but it's just the priciple. I like the Netflix website, it is way easier to use, but I have a Blockbuster store a block from where I work. I think the new releases at Blockbuster are a lot closer to being new, netflix new releases seamed more than a year old.
Just a failed company grasping at the last few dollars before the creditors liquidate them.
@patberry: this was what like a year and a half ago? Goes to show you how rarely a deal like this comes across lol
Is this business model still in existence? I thought blockbuster and netflix were both gone by now.
@winget: Netflix cancelled the split and rename. You're not as current as you think you are.
Worth it, if there actually is a Blockbuster near you. There was one when I moved three months ago, but it closed. Got a lot of cheap DVDs and blu-rays. Maybe I should cancel my Netflix DVD service, as I don't turn the discs over terribly often.
As it has been said not a deal (duh they pull this every 2 months on Woot!) HOWEVER this IS worth it if you have a BB store nearby.... I was so disappointed when they closed the one near my house because of the in store exchange.
BB online streaming is terrible... not a selling point for any other their promotions - don't buy into that.
BB online is not bad and they ship quickly, I had it for over 3 years, but no store and prices didn't justify keeping the service being a Netflix subscriber.
Did you find this with your free month of AOL diskette?
@happyadam: no it was next to my Compuserve floppy
@pocketbrain: what's a DVD?
Wait, I thought they changed the name to BlockBUSTED...?
Blockbuster is still alive?
Logged in for the first time in over a year just to down-vote this.
I don't know how a constant promotion is a 'deal'. Voted down... if it was a 3-month free trial I could see posting it, but this is just stupid.
@90mcg112: As someone who was with Blockbuster for 3 years before switching to Netflix, I had the exact same complaints about Netflix when I made the switch. After being with Netflix 1+ years, I finally switched back to BB.
Blockbuster's website is TONS easier to navigate than Netflix's. In fact, after a year I still have trouble figuring out how in the hell to just look at their new streaming releases (as in for new movies....not just new to Netflix). The Blockbuster website made this a non-issue.
Blockbuster's mail service is nowhere near as slow as you're describing it if you use their exchange program (and why wouldn't you, as this is the biggest advantage over netflix). You can literally get twice the movies in the same amount of time. I had it worked out beautifully so that I would get a new movie every single day (via mail or exchange).
I'm not sure what part of BFE you guys live, but there are about 10 blockbusters withing 20 minutes of me....one being 1 mile away.
@photoguy83: Funny......I upvoted someone else on this page just to downvote you.
It seems most are missing the fact that you can also rent games from Blockbuster. I had Netflix years ago and dropped it. Then I got Gamefly for the kids until I found I could get the best of both from Blockbuster for less than I was paying.
@happyadam: I used to love the free AOL floppies! I would re-format them and use them. Then they switched to CDs. I made CD clock, a set of rainbow coasters, then I had to throw the rest out.
@punkcrib: I live close to Ft. Worth, Texas and the nearest BB is nearly 5 miles away.... Then 8, 8, 8, 11, 11, etc. This isn't exactly BFE.
I have to say, the only reason I would support Blockbuster over Netflix is a mix of nostalgia, and the fact that when people were upset over the price increase Netflix initiated, their response was basically "DON'T CARE, ALREADY DECIDED LA LA LA I'M NOT LISTENING." Instead of a more reasonable, say "Sorry about the price increase, but due to increasing blah blah blah blah blah we felt the former price increase necessary to continue the outstanding service that you've come to love."
Lowered my opinion of 'em a bit.
That said, Blockbuster's service may be more useful to you if you still somehow have a store open near you. Or if you feel sorry for a company that's gone downhill so fast.
Almost as hated as netflix
I think thefenst likes posting things that get abused.
He must be paying for something in a previous life.
Am I the only one that LOVES REDBOX? I have no need for Netflix or Blockbuster?
@punkcrib: I live 2 miles outside Washington, DC, hardly bfe. The closest blockbusters are 10+ miles away, which might as well be 2 hours away in traffic. I'm sorry if you don't believe me, but the fastest I get new movies from blockbuster is almost a week. They were shipping from Richmond, va or gaithersburg, MD.


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25 More Rules of Conquering the Gym
This is our second Journal installment of Rules for Conquering the Gym, because let's be honest: You probably have yet to conquer the gym. It's OK. Gyms are tricky relationships. You fall in and out of love. Commitment fades. Maybe you have a torrid affair with ice cream sandwiches. All you know is that you used to go to that gym five times a week, and suddenly it becomes two, and then two becomes one, and one becomes none, and none becomes a brand new size of jeans.
Don't give up! Exercise will keep you healthy and vibrant, happier than any shopping spree or Netflix frenzy, and you don't need to chase a quick fix or run to a dodgy plastic surgeon. But you can use some encouragement. Here are our latest rules:
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1. The first three months at the gym, you will not lose a drastic amount of weight. However, you will learn an amazing amount about Drew Barrymore while watching "Access Hollywood" on the elliptical trainer.
2. Focus on technique. Have an instructor teach you proper form. If you lift a barbell like a 129-year-old man bending over to pick up a turtle, you need some help.
3. No, you're not getting a six-pack. You're just trying to take off your shirt at the beach without people running to their cars.
4. Avoid gyms next to liquor stores and Cinnabons.
5. Consider investing in one of those fancy computer wristbands that measures how many calories you burn walking between birthday cake parties in the office.
6. Here's a helpful rule on gym clothing. If you're not sure your shirt smells? Your shirt smells.
7. Everyone's accidentally thrown a gym towel into the trash barrel. Everyone.
8. The scale in the locker room weighs everything seven pounds heavier. Do NOT dispute this. The psychological stability of the entire gym membership depends on this.
9. Every gym in the U.S. has an indestructible issue of People magazine with Katie Holmes on the cover. You can throw it into the recycling, and two weeks later, it will be there, sitting on a treadmill, open to the Katie Holmes article.
10. It's fun to take an exotic gym class. But be careful: If you talk too much about your "Extreme Javelin" class to your co-workers, pretty soon your nickname behind your back in the office is going to be "Extreme Javelin." Hey did you talk to Extreme Javelin about that report? Is Extreme Javelin coming to the 3 p.m. meeting?
11. Squat! You hear people say this and it's true. If you're not doing squats, just stop going to the gym and take $100 and set it on fire in a garbage barrel once a month.
12. The most intimate, personal thing on anyone's phone is the WORKOUT JAM TUNES MIX. That's where the Ace of Base and Men Without Hats hides.
13. The Clint Eastwood move in any gym is to walk up to the TV in a packed room full of ellipticals and treadmills, change it over to The History Channel, and light a cigar.
14. Nutrition is a half of the exercise battle. For real. Do not conquer the gym and then conquer The Cheesecake Factory.
15. Everybody has Gym Friends, people they know only from the gym. This is important and humanizing. You may have accomplished great and sophisticated things in the outside world, but to them, you're just The Weird Guy Who Jumps Rope Like A Goat.
16. Someone really needs to start a gym chain called Bench Press and Stare at the Wall for people who just go to the gym and Bench Press and Stare at the Wall.
17. Wow you really just took a phone call in spinning class? Amazing.
1 8. Make sure to read every gym contract carefully. That gym you signed up for in 1989, in the city where you used to live? Check your credit card statement. You're still paying $12.99 a month through 2092.
19. Every yoga class has a few show-offs who can't wait to get to the handstands. Just let them do their handstands and get it over with.
20. Most hotels do not have gyms. They have a busted treadmill, a dusty exercise ball, and a sad TV that only gets Dr. Phil.
21. You know that CEO who claims to be working out every morning at 3:45 a. m.? Ha! The CEO just said that to a reporter once to sound tough. Totally wakes up at 8:30 a.m. and eats a huge pile of pancakes.
22. The best gym on earth is outside, and it's totally free.
23. Everyone looks good doing dumbbell curls in the mirror. That's why people do dumbbell curls in the mirror. But do other stuff, too, Narcissus.
24. Always end every gym class by shouting "I win! I win! I win!" at the top of your lungs, grabbing your stuff, and running out the door, laughing maniacally.
25. A visit to the gym is always better than nachos and margaritas. OK that's a total lie. Nachos and margaritas rule. But go to the gym the next day, OK?
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Whether you're a pushover, a
control freak, a scaredy-cat, or just plain clueless about
discipline — you can become a better classroom
One recent Sunday I was on my usual rounds checking on our Sunday
school rooms. I noticed an entire room of fifth-grade boys sitting
with their heads down on the tables while the teacher and assistant
stood at the front of the room with their backs turned, writing on
the whiteboard. I casually stepped in and glanced around. The room
was silent and full of tension. There wasn't a single wiggle or
giggle — highly unusual for a group of preteen boys. I figured
something really big must've just happened, so I decided to break
the silence. "Mrs. Smith," I asked, "is there something I can help
with?"Mrs. Smith turned to me and said with a huge smile,
"Everything's fine, Pastor. We're running five minutes ahead of our
next scheduled activity, so I told the boys just to put their heads
Her response stunned me. I couldn't believe it. Back when I was a
kid we only got the heads-down treatment when someone did something
really bad — running in the hall with a pair of safety scissors or
correcting the teacher on a Scripture reference. But being ahead of
schedule? The lesson wasn't even on patience that day. (I
So I got to thinking…How many times had these kids sat with
their heads down because their teacher wasn't flexible enough to
handle minor variations from schedule — or willing to let go of
regimented control? I mean, five minutes? We're not launching the
space shuttle here. We're telling kids about Jesus. I knew Mrs.
Smith was a new teacher. But during our interview process she
hadn't shown up in combat gear. So naturally I had no idea she was
really an undercover drill sergeant.
Admittedly, classroom management can be the toughest part of a
teacher's job. It's a constant struggle for some, and even those
who seem to have figured out how to best manage their kids see that
doing so is a continual proc-ess rather than one easy fix. Teachers
everywhere seem to struggle with discipline in some way — usually
because they fall into one of four categories: The Pushover, The
Control Freak, The Scaredy Cat, or Just Plain Clueless. So before
you get out your knuckle-snapping ruler or let the kids run over
you on their way out the door, read on. Discover which discipline
style is your default — and how you can strengthen your classroom
management skills.
You may be a Pushover if you…
• Can't say no — even when you know you need to.
• Grin and bear bad behavior because you don't see other
• Can't (or won't) set or enforce limits.
• Notice the kids are taking over and you're not sure you should
regain control.
• Must repeat yourself constantly to be heard over the general
roar in your classroom.
know this
Rules are healthy. Saying no is a foundational
development stage in all children. In fact, no is one of the first
words most children learn to say. And if a child is old enough to
tell you no, then the child is old enough to hear it in return for
inappropriate behavior. Ministry to children isn't only about
spir-itual principles; we're here to help give them a productive,
healthy approach to life.
When kids take over, no one wins. If kids are
calling the shots, everyone will walk away feeling unfulfilled. If
you allow children to write the rules, you give them a false
impression of what real life is all about.
Testing is normal; your job is to define the boundaries. You can
rest assured that your kids will test the limits. It's a normal
aspect of childhood. But it's important to understand that while
this testing is natural, children feel comfort and security when
they know where the boundaries are. They want to know you love them
enough to tell them no.
do this
Post a few simple rules. Then — and this is key — hold
kids to them. At first it'll seem like you're mean if you haven't
been enforcing rules up until now. You may get some initial push
back from your kids, but this is normal. Keep steady and hold your
Help kids self-regulate. A marble jar is a great
way to encourage collective self-monitoring from your kids, and it
produces positive peer pressure. Put the jar of marbles in front of
your class, and add marbles when kids are attentive and on-task.
You'll find kids self-regulating if they know that marbles could
get taken away. You'll be surprised the first time you hear someone
say, "Zach, stop! We'll get a marble taken away!"
Help yourself. If you still need an extra push to
establish and enforce rules, consider asking someone you know who
has great classroom management skills to join you in your classroom
for a few weeks to help you build your discipline muscles.
You may be a Control Freak if you…
• Can't say yes — even when doing so would have absolutely no
negative impact in your classroom.
• Tightly control every aspect of kids' interactions and
• Are terrified of what might happen if kids "take over."
• Hear kids tell their parents, "Church has too many rules."
• Constantly use no, don't, can't, and stop when you talk
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how can I find the size of determined members of an array. For example, I declared my array with this:
string myStrArray[200] = {
"My first string",
"My second string",
"My last string"
In this code, there are 197 unused elements (or I understand that so). I want to find this array's certain elements (3 elements) by a code such as sizeof(). How can I do that?


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I've come across the phrase "by the classification of subgroups of $GL_2(F_q)$" in multiple papers, but never with a reference. Here $F_q$ is a finite field of size $q$. Does anyone know a good reference for this (ideally for someone who is not a group theorist)?
At the text-book level, take a look at Lang's Algebra, Chapter XVIII, Section 12, in my version is on page 712. Seems to be pretty thorough.
There is also section 2 of Serre's 1972 ``Propriétés galoisiennes des points d'ordre fini des courbes elliptiques''.
Dickson is responsible for the classification of subgroups of $SL_2(\mathbb{F}_q)$ (and once you've got this the subgroups of $GL_2(\mathbb{F}_q)$ are easy). You can find a full proof in Suzuki's "Group Theory Part I". It's Chapter 6, Section 3 of that book. If you email me I'll even send you a copy :-)
This classification was well-known already in the beginning of XXth century; perhaps this explains why people do not bother to give a reference (the result was due to E.H.Moore and, independently, Wiman).
Many years ago I read the paper by Howard H. Mitchell, Determination of the ordinary and modular ternary linear groups. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 12 (1911), no. 2, 207–242, which addresses the analogous question for $GL_3(\mathbb{F}_q)$, and also contains the detailed information on the subgroups of $GL_2(\mathbb{F}_q)$. (It's of course not so easy to read, as the terminology was quite different...)


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The pack includes a foam frame sheet to provide some structure along the back, and some thin foam padding in the 3 inch wide shoulder straps.
There are a total of four pockets that comprise the pack: the main body, the elasticized front pocket and a small zipper pocket inside the main body. There is also a pocket on the back of the pack where the frame sheet goes. Interestingly, there is a small gros-grain loop in the center underneath the top handle. Possibly for a hydration reservoir? - ANSWER -YES - GG staff
An adjustable sternum strap with a built in emergency whistle is also found on the Minimalist, along with a buckle attached to the ends of the shoulder straps. When worn, this "waist" buckle came up to my abdomen, rather than anywhere near my waist. I removed it immediately and didn't feel like I was missing anything.
The front and back of the pack are sewn together at the bottom so that the pack resembles an envelope, rather than having any depth along the bottom of the pack. This initially caused me some concern as I thought there might be a bulge, or some other obtrusion from the contents of the pack pushing against my back when wearing the pack. My concerns were immediately nullified when, having loaded the pack with several odd and hard edged items, there was no pressure or discomfort at all!
Consuming its contents with ease, the Minimalist simply conformed easily and completely to my back. The wide shoulder straps dispersed the weight of the load evenly over my shoulders making me forget the pack was even there most of the time.
The elasticized front pocket, which seems to be a key feature of most Gossamer Gear packs, accommodated a thick wool jacket in addition to several other smaller pieces of gear that were stashed in with it. It showed no signs of stress and did not pull awkwardly or have much effect on how the pack carried.
My load, probably overkill, but never the less, consisted of a two person meal (dehydrated), my cook kit, 1L water, Aquamira, Microspikes and a sil-nylon jacket, an MSR Pocket Rocket and a fuel canister. Overall weight was probably around 5-8 pounds depending on water volume.
Overall I was very, very happy with this pack! The only complaints of note were the placement of the "waist" buckle. In my opinion, it is too high up to be of any real use. It if is meant to be a waist strap, maybe add an actual waist strap, otherwise leave the buckle off. NOTE : Te buckle works as a way to keep the pack from bouncing. It is up to the customer if they choose to use it or not - It is not a waist belt. Thanks GG staff. My wife did not like the cinch top closure. She felt it was cumbersome to utilize and access with gloves on. I didn't agree on this point, but it's good to have alternating viewpoints. Finally, my wife felt as though the shoulder straps were too far apart. This was another point we disagreed upon, but I felt I should mention it. My wife is fairly small framed, 5'2", whereas I am 6'00" and more broad shouldered. I was very happy with the shoulder straps and how they rested on me.
The merits of this pack far outweigh any complaints. The Minimalist is light, sturdy and visually appealing (to me anyway). I really enjoyed the cinch-top enclosure and the inner zip pocket was great for stashing wallet, keys, lighter (for the stove) and other odds and ends. The Minimalist deftly carried my day-hike load without fuss or complaint. I would happily buy this pack again! (Posted on 1/9/14)
- Versatile pack, from urban to open plain.Review by DJS
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Con: the foam insert works it's way out of sleeve. Interior zippered pouch could be a little bigger.
I bought this to replace an old/cramped and heavy camelbak pack for day hikes.
Before I could even use it for a hike I took a new job and relocated. The bag came with me, and was instantly turned into my bike bag. Helmet fits nicely in the exterior pocket, laptop slides into the main body. The new job also included travel, and this proved to be a great carry on bag, simple, unassuming and can carry a lot of gear.
Finally got to use it on day hikes, and it is extremely comfortable all day with the wide straps, obviously weighs almost nothing, and has been plenty sturdy.
I'll add a little velcro to hold in the foam pad, and then give my own pack 5 stars :). (Posted on 12/22/13)
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This pannier system turns the Triumph Street Triple into a sporty touring machine!
The robust stainless steel pannier rack is mounted as close as possible to the rear frame and is fastened by means of the existing attachment points. We can use two panniers of the same size due to the slim construction of the rack. This system has proven that it is perfectly suited for touring after completing many miles of test journeys.
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Clarence William Brown
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INMAN, SC-- Clarence William Brown, 88, of 7 Birch Street, Inman, SC, passed away Sunday, August 4th, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum.
Clarence was born in the North Pacolet Community of South Carolina on October 2, 1924, a son of the late Florence (Cudd) and Joseph Brown. He was the husband of Hazel (Stewart) Brown, retired from Liberty Life Insurance Co and was a member of Inman First Baptist Church. In addition to his wife Clarence is survived by a daughter, Gail Washburn, of Inman; a sister, Pauline Brady, of Inman; a brother, Joe Brown, of Saluda, NC, four grandchildren, Curtis Greene, Perry Greene, Trisha Allen, Ryan Greene and nine great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, David Brown.
The family is at the home and will receive friends Wednesday, August 7, 2013 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM at Inman First Baptist Church.
A memorial service will be held at Inman First Baptist Church at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August 7th, with Rev David Allen and Rev Jeremiah Childers officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Inman First Baptist Church Building Fund, 14 N. Howard Street, Inman, SC 29349 or Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 260 Fairwinds Rd, P0 Box 127 Landrum, SC 29356.
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A tumor marker is a substance that is produced by the body in response to cancer, or is produced by the cancer itself. Some of these markers are specific to one cancer, while others are seen in several types of cancer. Not every cancer type has a tumor marker that can be tracked. You must use caution when looking at a tumor marker result, as these can be elevated due to things other than cancer.
The marker will often be first tested when you are first diagnosed- this is for 2 reasons, to see what the level is, which in some cases can be an indication of how much tumor is present (though not always) and secondly, to see if this particular tumor secretes this marker. For instance, CEA is often monitored in colon cancer, but in some cases (20% or more) CEA is not elevated, making this marker useless for those whose tumors do not secrete it.
How often to test depends upon the marker and type of cancer. In some cases, it is checked at every visit, in others months to years may go by between tests. It is something to discuss with your oncology team and determine what your schedule will be. No matter what the schedule, the results MUST be read with caution. Some offices provide lab results by mail, email or a personal webpage- the tumor marker may be one they will not do this with. Reason being, they can be easily misinterpreted. It is a test that must be considered in conjunction with the patient's condition, treatment, and other test results. It is easy to get concerned about an elevated test only to find out it was elevated for another reason.
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Thousands of students graduate from CU every year, with many of them carrying identical diplomas. Any degree from this school is great—but it's the students who seek out opportunities outside of the classroom who have the upper hand in the competitive job market. Here are just a few of the amazing opportunities available to you here at CU. Taking advantage of any of these programs will not only give you an edge; it will also enhance your education and expand your knowledge and skill set.
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Information technology is not only the wave of the future, but also the reality of the present. The Technology, Arts and Media Program offers a minor undergraduate program and certificate undergraduate program. Both teach students about how to think critically about the impact of technology on society and provide creative production courses. This is a great program for students in all majors and can prepare students for careers in information technologies, media production, and the arts.
This program is great because it's allowed me to use skills in a practical way for my major and for my future career goals. – Mackenzie Andersen, junior
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It gave me an opportunity to see how businesses think, function, and make decisions. The program was laid out so it was easy to learn and understand without having any kind of previous business education. – Tim Murphy, senior
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The greatest constructions in the world were not created by one person, but rather were the creations of many. The field of architecture and planning is one of most interactive majors at CU, and that's why Designers Without Boundaries offers an enriched academic experience that builds a collaborative and supportive community of students, staff, and faculty. This is a program for environmental design first-generation and historically underrepresented students to offer academic support and scholarship opportunities.
International Media Certificate
The foundation of the future is strongly embedded in both communication media and international politics, and the relationships between the two have developed. That's why The International Media Certificate allows international affairs and journalism majors to explore each other's fields to acquire an understanding of international journalism. Students in either of these majors with the desire to learn about the other field should definitely take advantage of this certificate program.
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These few programs are just a handful of the opportunities available outside of regular course work. Every school and college has its own certificates, study abroad programs, and many other chances to specialize your academic experience. The opportunities are there—now it's your job to take advantage of them. —Maggie Schoonmaker, Junior, School of Journalism and Mass Communication


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The 6 Most Embarrassing War Stories of All Time
We've previously discussed some of the most hilarious ways grown adults, tasked with either the defense or expansion of their nation, have managed to dick things up so completely that it crosses into the realm of comedy. Here are a few more instances of people stepping onstage in the military theater and splitting their pants in front of everyone.
#6. Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica Because of Google Maps
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So what's the worst your GPS or Google Maps instructions has ever steered you wrong? Maybe you missed an exit, or wound up in the wrong side of town and got stabbed a bunch of times? Whatever it was, at least you didn't accidentally go to war with a neighboring country.
"In 500 feet, annex Belgium."
Because that happened in November of 2010, when a Nicaraguan Military commander, Eden Pastora, led his men across the border into Costa Rica, which, in no uncertain terms, is pretty much a declaration of war. He claimed the whole thing was a mistake due to being led astray by Google Maps.
To be clear, it wasn't as though Pastora and his guys just stumbled across the border, set up some tents and then hurriedly cleared out in embarrassment once their error was discovered. They leveled a protected forest, dredged the San Juan river (the ownership of which is the sorest point of contention between the two nations), and dumped all the bullshit they scooped out of it into Costa Rican territory (that is, the portion of the land they decided to agree was Costa Rica's, since they were actually several miles inside the country's borders at this point).
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"Son of a ... didn't anyone bring a Garmin?"
It's not clear why he decided to consult an Internet atlas instead of official military charts (which clearly depict the borders that both countries recognize). It's also not clear why it took him so long to figure out where he was. At one point, they took down a Costa Rican flag and replaced it with a Nicaraguan one, presumably because the flag wasn't represented by Google Maps so they assumed it had been erected by mistake. That's like walking into someone's house, throwing out all of their family photos to put up pictures of you and your grandparents, and then trying to tell the police that Mapquest is to blame for giving you shitty directions back to your apartment.
In Pastora's defense, the Google Maps view of the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica is off by about 3,000 meters (around a mile-and-a-half) in Nicaragua's favor. In Google's defense, their maps are meant to locate Burger Kings, not plan military patrol routes for rival South American nations.
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Eden Pastora, seen here with his wife.
#5. Santa Anna Takes a Nap and Loses Texas
Most of you have probably at least heard of Santa Anna, the Mexican general who defeated several hundred Texan soldiers at the Battle of the Alamo in that movie with Billy Bob Thornton. What you probably haven't heard is how, a few months after the Alamo, Santa Anna parked his army directly next to Sam Houston's much smaller American force by the San Jacinto River and ordered everyone to take a nap. Unsurprisingly, Houston took this opportunity to stomp the living shit out of them and claim independence for Texas.
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"I also stole this hat, because look at it."
At the time, Santa Anna was riding pretty high on his Alamo victory, and the conquering of Texas seemed like a mathematical certainty. The soldiers under his command outnumbered Houston's by more than double, so he felt pretty comfortable telling everyone to "take five" while he stood on the banks of the San Jacinto and waved his dick in Houston's face. He didn't even bother to post sentries to keep watch during siesta time, but -- in all fairness -- the sentries were probably tired too.
Presumably, after having to convince himself that the scene before him wasn't some heatstroke-borne sight riddle, Houston plowed his troops through Santa Anna's army while they slept, crushing them in 18 minutes and suffering only nine casualties in the process (to compare, over 600 Mexican soldiers were killed).
Thousands of extra-fluffy pillows were captured.
Santa Anna himself was taken prisoner, after his attempt to disguise himself as a commoner failed because he neglected to remove his jeweled cuffs and frilly undershirt. Despite desperately wanting to Tiger Knee the general for the slaughter of his compatriots at the Alamo, Houston bartered for the independence of Texas instead and sent Santa Anna back to Mexico.
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This contemporary cartoon depicts the surrender, as well as General Houston's flawless taste in bonnets.
#4. The U.S. Mistakes an Italian Island for a Libyan Submarine
Back in 1986, Libyan terrorists blew up a German discotheque and, not willing to let this aggression go by unpunished, President Ronald Reagan was determined to send a stern message back to Libya consisting of jets and explosions. Unfortunately, the message got scrambled somehow, like in that game Telephone -- only, instead of ending up with a wacky misinterpretation, the jets accidentally bombed the everloving puddingshits out of an Italian island.
"I don't really like spaghetti. What can we do about that?"
While crossing the Mediterranean Sea on their way to the bombing, American fighter pilots noticed some strange steam rising up out of the water beneath them. If nearly 100 years of movies are to be believed, mysterious ocean steam is never a good thing, and, in fact, is frequently a catastrophically-bad thing that occasionally rhymes with Godzilla. The pilots, clinging to the more rational (but no less knee-jerk) assumption that what they were seeing were telltale signs of an enemy Libyan submarine (does Libya even have any submarines?), dropped depth charges on the source of the steam and continued on to their scheduled bombing raid.
Only later did they discover that the alleged Libyan submarine was actually the volcano Empedocles, located at an underwater island called Ferdinandea, which is a territory of Italy. It didn't used to be underwater, you see, so at one point it was actually worth the effort for the Italians to plant a flag in it before it promptly sank back into the ocean. On their way to immolate some disco-hating Libyan terrorists, the United States inadvertently bombed Italian soil, which is ironic, considering Italians love discos.
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Its compact, space-saver design allows it to be installed in the tightest places. Its unique features includes easy to carry handle on top, large mouth opening for easy salt addition, high grade premium resin, 360 degree swivel for easy connection of the inlet hose, travel friendly option of cap & plug to prevent leakage and is built for quick & simple regeneration. It utilizes a standard hose connection between park faucet and your RV/Marine, requires NO tools or electricity and its compact design 22"H x 9.50"dia. can be easily stored in your storage bay or dock side locker. It will allow high flow rates with very low pressure drop.
The softener provides soft water that prevents hard water & rust stains, avoids scale build-up, improves taste and odor, increases lifespan of appliances and will also improve rough dry skin while increasing lathering of soaps. The inlet high-flow shut-off control valve will allow a very slow rinse resulting in improved water quality and greater capacity and is also designed with a 360 degree swivel for easy connection of inlet hose and travel friendly option of cap & plug to prevent leakage. Back-flush adapter is included for quick reverse connection when required. Unique, patent-pending design includes hardness test strips, storage inlet/outlet caps, handle, inlet hi-flow shut off valve, inlet and outlet hose adapters, back-flush adapter, high pressure 4' white drinking hose and a full cradle base for a very secure & stable setting.
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Dr. Matthew Santirocco is Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at NYU, where he is also Professor of Classics and Angelo J. Ranieri Director of Ancient Studies, and where he served as the Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science from 1994-2011. Before that, he was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and also taught at Pittsburgh, Columbia, Emory, and Brown.
Dr. Santirocco's scholarly interests focus on Greek and Latin literature and thought. He is the author or editor of several books, including Unity and Design in Horace's Odes and Latinitas: The Tradition and Teaching of Latin, as well as numerous articles. He is currently working on a book about the poetics of patronage in Augustan Rome. A past editor of the American Philological Association's monograph series, American Classical Studies (12 volumes), and of the quarterly, Classical World (Johns Hopkins UP), he currently edits the Palgrave Macmillan monograph series, The New Antiquity. He also founded and directs NYU's Center for Ancient Studies, which promotes interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of the past through conferences and colloquia, student grants for international travel, summer seminars for faculty from across the United States, and occasional publications.
In addition to his work in classics, Dr. Santirocco has promoted broader educational innovation. At Penn, he developed humanities curricula for the MBA and Executive Education programs at the Wharton School, with which he also partnered to create an undergraduate International Studies/Business program. At NYU, he led faculty in the design of a new core curriculum, as well as in the creation of a fully-funded undergraduate research program, Freshman and Collegiate Honors Seminars, and cross-school majors and minors. Having worked on curriculum and faculty recruitment for NYU's branch campus in Abu Dhabi, he led the faculty in the development of the academic program for NYU Shanghai.
A graduate of Columbia and Cambridge Universities, Dr. Santirocco has received research grants from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, American Numismatics Society, American Council of Learned Societies, and National Endowment for the Humanities; he has also been the PI on institutional grants from the Hewlett and Beckman Foundations. He has served as a Vice President for Professional Matters and Senior Financial Trustee of the American Philological Association, and as a founding member of the executive committee of the Reinvention Center (a national consortium of research universities committed to improving undergraduate education). He currently serves on the boards of the artists' colony Yaddo, Commonweal magazine, and the Aquila Theatre Company. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2011 was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Academy for the humanities and social sciences.
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National Policy Dialogues (NPDs) on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) are the main operational instrument of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI) Component for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The EUWI, including its Component for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, was launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 with the aim to support the implementation of the water-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is the strategic partner for support to the policy dialogue processes on IWRM, whereas the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is the strategic partner for WSS and economic and financial aspects of IWRM. Altogether, since 2006 EUWI NPDs have been carried out in nine countries. The EUWI Component for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia is presently chaired by Romania.
Policy dialogues are based on consultations with relevant ministries, agencies and institutions (including science and academia), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), parliamentary bodies and other national and international organizations. The dialogue process is usually conducted under the leadership of a high-level Government representative, such as the Minister/Deputy Minister of Environment or the Chairman of the State Water Committee. In the respective countries, national Steering Committees or Coordination Councils are established to guide and steer the NPD process. They include representatives of relevant ministries, agencies and institutions, as well as NGOs.
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