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Common sense calls for more restraints on gun ownership
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Four months have passed since the horrendous carnage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A mentally disturbed shooter slaughtered 26 individuals, 20 of them precious little first-graders who did not have the chance to live more than six years; some of them were probably the first-borns of young parents.
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GAS wrote on Apr 29, 2013 4:26 AM:
FREEPRESS wrote on Apr 29, 2013 8:03 AM:
conservative1 wrote on Apr 29, 2013 8:22 AM:
You fight criminals with might, not with a hug.
Communities that care about protecting their children are putting armed police in their schools. Those that are too cheap to pay or too liberal to try it, call this an overreaction. Time will tell which is right.
I would also argue you musket point. Guns were improving by the day 200 years ago. The founders absolutely knew there would be improvements in guns. The point of the 2nd amendment being WE the PEOPLE have the right to bare arms (arms being any gun we can physically carry, LOOK IT UP) to protect us from our government. We couldn't fight a tyrannical government with muskets. We have the right to bare the same arms the government would use against us. The same arms an intruder would use against us.
Your argument is full of (bullet) holes.
300 people are killed/yr by riffles. 6000 by pistols and revolvers. 1.3 million babies are killed/yr by abortions in the USA. Focus, FOCUS. You want to save lives? Leave the constitution alone. Overturn Rowe v Wade. "
al.cap wrote on Apr 29, 2013 8:35 AM:
the fact that people went out in droves, and cleaned out every gun shop in the state, should tell you something.
reagancoalition.com had pictures of the 'anti-nra' rally in new york, on april 26. a grand total of 60 people, including speakers and media, attended. there's your 'majority'. "
roy wrote on Apr 29, 2013 8:39 AM:
Sandy Hook is HISTORY! Get over it. Guns are FOREVER! Get used to it.
You don't under stand the mindset of gun owners just like we don't CARE to understand the mindset of anti-gunners.
You are not only going to turn law-abiding citizens into felons, but you gun grabbers are pushing gun lovers over your so-called "Tipping Point".
So, when confiscation begins, you might, just might, get it through your thick skulls: DON'T TOUCH OUR GUNS!! "
conservative1 wrote on Apr 29, 2013 11:05 PM:
I'm thinking this is a high schooler.
hunters and target shooters lololol the only reason I target shoot is to remain sharp and ready to shoot an intruder/attacker.
You miss need to look at the history of the world. Governments going back to the beginning of time up to and including today are enslaving and KILLING their own citizens. The only difference between us and them is WE are ARMED and can repel our government. Without us being armed it would have happened already and if we disarm it will happen in the future.
The armed guard should not be roaming the halls. They should be in a security room monitoring cameras placed on every parking area doorway and every hallway. "
roy wrote on Apr 30, 2013 8:39 AM:
conservative1 wrote on Apr 30, 2013 7:33 PM:
citizen 4 fairness wrote on Apr 30, 2013 8:59 PM:
Lock and Load wrote on May 1, 2013 7:20 PM:
KITTY wrote on May 2, 2013 12:18 PM:
al.cap wrote on May 2, 2013 2:43 PM:
the simple answer is you would shoot the person deploying the chemical weapon. or, with the ability to defend themselves, the opposition could be in a position to prevent the use in the first place.
spelling things out for you really is getting old. "
roy wrote on May 2, 2013 8:40 PM:
The guys at the Alamo knew they were out gunned, but they did take out some Mexicans. "
jzordan wrote on May 3, 2013 10:30 AM:
I don't think they figured on access to the degrading exploitation of women on the internet, either, but somehow that's protected by the First Amendment (and age of consent laws, even though many of these women are hooked on drugs and encouraged to prostitute themselves for their next fix).
The Musket Argument is foolish on its surface, and ignorant at its core.
During the Revolution, privateers used their own ships and cannons to fight the British.
The RKBA was expressly put into the Bill of Rights, as well as privacy.
Show me where abortion and gay marriage are in that document.
I am tired of people that want to take my guns using our Founding Fathers to try and do it. It's old, stupid, and ineffectual. And these are the same people that insist that we have the "RIGHT" to abortion, birth control, cars, houses, health care, and other people's money. NONE OF THAT is in the Bill of Rights. The right to keep and bear arms is.
So just knock it off already. "
jzordan wrote on May 3, 2013 10:32 AM:
Why are we discussing chemical weapons?
Chemical weapons are ILLEGAL so nobody is going to have them, right?
Aren't they banned or something? "
KITTY wrote on May 3, 2013 11:54 AM:
al.cap wrote on May 3, 2013 8:39 PM:
"hey, that guy in the gas mask looks like he's about to set off a gas canister! shoot him!".....or
"those s.o.b's gassed that school, let's go kill them."
talk about critical thinking? try developing the skill. "
KITTY wrote on May 3, 2013 11:02 PM:
al.cap wrote on May 4, 2013 6:24 AM:
KITTY wrote on May 4, 2013 12:49 PM:
KITTY wrote on May 4, 2013 4:11 PM:
conservative1 wrote on May 6, 2013 9:46 AM:
The ONLY reason we are still free is because of private gun ownership.
I've given some thought to this and done some research.
Within hours the people could overthrow the US government. It would be a short fight and not much organization is needed. Smarter people that any of us (excluding Kitty of course) have figured this out long ago.
That is why you still have the right to voice opinions in this paper and you are welcome.
The president drew a line in the sand with Syria. They crossed it and Obama stepped back 2 more steps and drew a new line, stuttered and ran like a little girl. He is an embarrassment.
Benghazi is back on the front burner. Who is going to take the fall? Who made up the youtube video excuse? Who said don't send help? Who okay'd the covert mission? "
conservative1 wrote on May 6, 2013 10:12 AM:
These lemmings are so concerned about 20 5-6 yr olds being killed. A once in a lifetime mass killing of rich white children hits them hard because if this can happen to rich white kids it can happen to anyone. So concerned, they would give up their Constitutional rights.
300 killed per yr by riffles is not worth giving up your Constitutional rights.
Yet these SAME people don't bat an eye when the same day these 20 children were killed 3561 babies were killed by their own mothers. 3561 were killed by their own mothers the day before. 3561 were killed the day after. 3561 were killed by their own mother every day since then. 1,300,000 babies killed by their mothers per year in the US, most by Planned Parenthood, paid for by us. Are they as appalled by these deaths? NO. They hide behind a Judge ruling to allow this to continue. I think that would constitute being a hypocrite "
conservative1 wrote on May 6, 2013 10:36 AM:
The studies have been done. I'm not talking our of my back side like "some of us here". "
KITTY wrote on May 6, 2013 1:13 PM:
KITTY wrote on May 6, 2013 1:14 PM:
conservative1 wrote on May 6, 2013 3:48 PM:
I hope you, sandy and concerned are around to listen to the Benghazi hearings. You're going to need some creative answers after the whistleblowers testify. "
KITTY wrote on May 6, 2013 7:38 PM:
conservative1 wrote on May 6, 2013 8:14 PM:
Impeachment?? "
KITTY wrote on May 6, 2013 10:49 PM:
conservative1 wrote on May 7, 2013 7:45 AM:
conservative1 wrote on May 7, 2013 11:04 AM:
Me, St Mary's, Catholic High, Fairfield Glenn Beck Yale
Shepard Smith University of Mississippi
Bill O"Reilly Marist, BU, Harvard
Greta Van Susteren Univ Wisconsin, Georgetown Univ of Law
Bret Baier Depauw, Marist
Megyn Kelly Syracuse U, Albany Law
Brit Hume Univ of Virginia
Niel Cavuto St Bonaventure, American U
Andrea Tantaros Lehigh U
Kimberly Guilfoyle San Francisco Law
Greg Gutfeld Cal Berkley
Bob Beckel Wagner
Eric Bolling Rollins College, Duke
Chris Matthews Holy Cross (they must be proud of him) UNC
Rachel Maddow Stanford, Oxford (education)
Ed Schultz Minnesota state U
Al Sharpton Brooklyn College
Mika Brzezinski Williams College
What all this means to me ? Nothing. To you? I guess Bill Oreilly, Glenn Beck and Rachel Maddow are the smartest? "
KITTY wrote on May 7, 2013 12:06 PM:
conservative1 wrote on May 7, 2013 4:43 PM:
Forgot to mention your other hero Keith Olbermann he's been claiming he has an ivy league education from Cornell. Turns out he lied, he went to the College of Agriculture and Life Science which boasts an acceptance rate or 1-1.01 lol still means zip to me. he may be the smartest man on the planet, but I know you love labels.
Rachel Maddow went to Lincoln College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford.
My contention is this, how smart can someone be to believe Socialism is right and works when the history of the world shows it NEVER has? Wouldn't that make her dumb? "
conservative1 wrote on May 7, 2013 4:52 PM:
KITTY wrote on May 7, 2013 6:46 PM:
conservative1 wrote on May 7, 2013 9:35 PM:
You always make my arguments for me. The school label means nothing.
And we're still asking how the poor kid from Hawaii with bad grades got into Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard, and WHO PAID for them. You have any ideas Kitty? I'd love to hear your explanation. "
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@the18thtee84: Talk about jumping through hoops, though. I won't tolerate much more . . . especially deals that get deleted and then posted by someone else.
Thanks for posting a deal for a business that's actually in my area! (makes me feel included and stuff) :D
Does anyone know how much a dozen bagels normally costs?
$14.50 with the cream cheese.
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No Einstein for me; no store in NYC let alone NYS;; Damm
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@mleejr: The deal was already in effect when I posted the coupon. It was probably a "glitch", if you know what I mean.
Fantastic! Heading out of town for the weekend and was thinking about having bagels one morning, and this definitely settled my inner-debate. Chocolate chip bagel with Honey Almond shmear, here I come!
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Roy B. McKinney, Jr of Kettle Falls went to heaven on August 5, 2011 in Spokane at the age of 79. He was born June 5, 1932 in Drumheller, Alberta Canada to Roy B. McKinney and Leola (Berry) McKinney. With his parents, he returned to the United States in 1939 and grew up in Palouse. After attending school, he enlisted in the US Navy. After being honorably discharged, he married Dorothy Carmen and had two sons, Daniel R and Darrell F. He drove truck for Henchcliff in Dayton. He then moved to Waitsburg where he was the Chief of Police for two years. In 1962, he met the love of his life, Carol. After dating for nine days, they were married on January 9, 1963 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. In 1965, he began his career for the US mail as a self-employed contractor. In 1970, he moved his family to Kettle Falls where he continued to work for the US Postal Service until 1979. In 1980, he became employed by the Kettle Falls School District working as a school bus driver and later in the library. He worked for the school until his retirement in 1997. As a child he was a huge Gene Autry and Roy Rogers fan and still watched Gene Autry movies daily. He loved horses and often talked about his horse, Trigger Jr. Roy's love of fishing took him outdoors often and he enjoyed camping and boating with his family. He enjoyed having coffee with his many friends at Hayden's Bar and Grill and Little Galea in Kettle Falls. He also loved playing the slot machines at the local casinos. He is survived by his wife Carol G. McKinney of 48 years; his daughters, Lisa J. McKinney of Kettle Falls, Patricia A. and husband Loren A. Erdman of Colville, sons Neal M. McKinney of Roslyn and Thomas R. McKinney of Los Angeles; nine grandchildren, Kaylynn R. Scott and fiancé Cailen T. McCurdy, Bellingham, Keshya M. Kilgore, Kettle Falls, Private Brandon K. Kilgore, Fort Lewis, Miranda S. McKinney, Spokane, Mercedes E. Wilson and Zach T. Wilson, Spokane and Hannah J. and Hayden M. Hartman, Colville; three great-grandchildren, Teryn J. McCurdy, Ayven R. McCurdy and Cameron K. LeBret. He also loved his poodle, Eddie. He was preceded in death by his parents, his three brothers, two sisters and his two sons. A celebration of life service and luncheon will be held on Wednesday, August 10 at 11 a.m., Ag Trade Center, 411 W. Astor, Colville, WA. Graveside services will follow at a later date in Palouse.


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Finney, a Rimington Trophy Watch List selection, was chosen as the first team center, while Lockett was selected as the first team kick returner. Ty Zimmerman was also named a second team pick at safety, while Tramaine Thompson earned second team accolades at punt returner.
Finney, a former walk-on who has turned into a team leader for the Wildcats. Last season, he was a First Team All-Big 12 pick and a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy which honors the nation's top walk-on. The two-time team captain has started all 26 career games, including the last 25 at center heading into his junior campaign.
Lockett averaged 32.8 yards on 21 kick returns in 2012 which included two returned for touchdowns – one each against North Texas and Oklahoma State. The 2012 All-Big 12 and All-America pick also caught 44 passes on the year for 687 yards and four touchdowns at wide receiver.
Thompson provided another return weapon for the Wildcats at punt returner after averaging 19.8 yards a return with one score last season. Thompson caught 37 passes for 526 yards and four scores at wide receiver.
Zimmerman was named an All-American for the first time in his career in 2012 with third team honors from the AP and second team honors from CBSSports.com. A starting safety since his freshman season in 2010, Zimmerman made 50 tackles, including three for losses, while he picked off a career-best five passes in just 10 games. His five interceptions tied for third in the Big 12 and ranked 10th nationally.
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Given a field $K$ of characteristic $0$. It seems to me that every finite-dimensional polynomial representation of $\mathrm{SL}_2\left(K\right)$ is self-dual (i. e., isomorphic to its dual). In fact, every representation of $\mathrm{SL}_2\left(K\right)$ is a direct sum of irreducible representations (since $\mathrm{SL}_2\left(K\right)$ is semisimple), and the irreducible representations are the canonical representations on $K\left[x,y\right]_n$ which are known to be self-dual. But is there a simpler proof without subdividing into irreducibles?
Because its Weyl group contains -1.
For split semisimple groups in char 0, taking duals corresponds to acting by -1 on the weight lattice, where irreducible polynomial representations correspond to weights modulo the action of the Weyl group. So if -1 is in the Weyl group (acting on the weight lattice), then any (irreducible) representation is isomorphic to its dual. This includes the groups with Dynkin diagrams A1, Bn, Cn, Dn for n even, E7, E8, F4, G2 but not An for n>1, Dn for n odd and E6.
I'm not sure that you can expect to avoid "subdividing into irreducibles", since the result is not true without semisimplicity. If $K$ has characteristic $p>0$, the $SL_2(K) = SL(V)$-representation on the $p+1$-dimensional space $\operatorname{Sym}^p(V)$ (the $p$th symmetric power of the natural 2 dim'l representation) is not self-dual.
Here is a variant of Richard's answer. In the group $ SU(2) $ every element is conjugate to its inverse. Hence the characters of a representation and its dual are the same. (Richard's answer is essentially this answer restricted to the torus, which is sufficient.)
To alleviate your concerns, smooth complex representations of $SU(2) $ and algebraic complex representations of $SL_2(\mathbb{C}) $ are the same thing.
The question itself and some of the comments seem out of focus to me, so let me add to what Richard and George write the following summary version of an answer. I'd stress that nothing here is really complicated or subtle to prove apart from the basic Cartan-Weyl classification and (in characteristic 0) complete reducibility for finite dimensional representations.
First, the group itself is defined and split over the prime field (here $\mathbb{Q}$), hence over any larger field. Chevalley's theory implies that the representations discussed here are absolutely irreducible over $K$. (For a semisimple group defined but not split over a field, more analysis is needed of representations which require a field extension to become absolutely irreducdible.)
Anyway, for a connected semisimple group the "rational" and "polynomial" representations are the same, unlike the reductive group GL$(n,K)$. The group also being simply connected in this case, the rational/polynomial representations are essentially those of the Lie algebra and are more easily classified by dominant integral highest weights in that setting. So each irreducible representation or simple module in question has a unique highest weight $\lambda$. The easy textbook criterion for such a module to be self-dual is just that $\lambda = -w_0 \lambda$ where $w_0$ is the longest element of the Weyl group. As Richard Borcherds points out, this is -1 just for simple types listed, including type $A_1$.
So far nothing really depends on characteristic 0. But as George McNinch observes, there are plenty of cases where nonsimple modules in prime characteristic fail to be completely reducible and are typically not self-dual. So you do need to invoke complete reducibility (and non-canonical direct sum decompositions) to dispose of the characteristic 0 question.
P.S. It's certainly possible to treat the rank 1 case here by direct ad hoc methods in characteristic 0, including the needed proof of complete reducibility (using the easily computed Casimir operator). For irreducible representations, self-duality is a trivial consequence of the fact that these representations are uniquely classified (up to isomorphism) by their dimensions 1, 2, 3, .... But such an ad hoc argument fails to provide much enlightenment. And the general theory allows one to see that the group representations and Lie algebra representations are essentially the same, whether the groups are regarded as Lie groups or algebraic groups (or just as abstract groups). Of course, finite dimensionality is a key point throughout, since the infinite dimensional representation theory involves harder questions.


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Week 5
GOOD NEWS NOTES - Week 5
Many times we back away from being a friend and a witness to someone who is missing because of the feeling that we just don't know enough about telling someone about Christ. The result of that feeling is usually when the comment or the thought is expressed that is the job of the minister. Sorry, but that excuse will not hold water, especially in this church where we strongly express the belief that every member is a minister. The doctrine of the priesthood of the believer and the New Testament make it clear that the role of staff ministers is to be an example in witnessing but also to equip you for the work of the gospel. I am convinced that most Christians know the fundamentals of helping someone come to Christ but may not have it organized well enough in their minds to feel confident. That is why beginning in next week's notes we will help you with the basics of the gospel. We will also give you a handout of some gospel presentations that have been around for years and some that are new. If you feel you would like to know more, we will list some resources and web sites where you can read and study some other areas of presenting the gospel. The gospel is not like learning Greek. It is simple and easy to learn and all of it you will have heard before. Please remember this. The best way to help lead a missing person to Christ is to be a genuine caring friend. All you really need to know are the four parts of the gospel that will be in the notes for the next two weeks and in three weeks a guide to help you think about how to tell someone what Christ means to you. It's very simple if you will take the time to think through these things.
Scripture - John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Action - You know this verse; it is the most recognized verse in the Bible and it is vital to knowing that God has provided a way out of death into life eternal. Spend some time this week contemplating this verse. Try reading the verse again but this time substitute your name in the verse to make it personal. Like this: For God so loved Mike that he gave his one and only son for Mike, so that if Mike believes in Him, then Mike may have eternal life. Now think of a friend or relative that does not know Christ and substitute their name in that verse. The prayer below is asking God to lead you in this new adventure. Ask God to impress on you the name of one or two missing people to whom he is leading you to pray.
Prayer - God, I know I can't do this without your leadership. I truly want to be used by you to reach a missing friend. Please bring to mind in the next two weeks someone I can pray for that is missing from your love. Help me to have your eyes to see the one you bring into my life. Provide to me the ability to be faithful and the alertness of praying each day for that person.
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I checked the Firefox settings in the Macbook Pro and in the advanced font settings, it is checked to allow pages to choose their own fonts. But for some reason it just doesn't work here. I have no idea why. This font was chosen and purchased by my client. Any ideas why this wouldn't work. What is even weirder is that my Macbook Retina and Pro both have the same version of Firefox (the latest). The Pro is using an older OS (Snow Leopard) but that shouldn't matter. Ever seen this?


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Is there a way to create a pagestyle wich forces all of the content of a document to the recto pages and show a "note taking area" on the verso pages?
Is there a way to create a pagestyle wich forces all of the content of a document to the recto pages and show a "note taking area" on the verso pages?
You could try using flowfram.sty and a combination of flowframes and staticframes. This is just to give you an idea of what might be possible:
The Code
I edited this to provide something a little closer to what the OP wanted. I used graph paper for notes, as I am more likely to want that: The point is that virtually anything can go into a static box. Further, static frames are efficient: The material is typeset only once, and then reused as needed. The graph paper comes from http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/graph-paper/. Also,
There are some limitations and you will have to read the documentation carefully.
There is an implementation of the idea I gave previously in a comment:
The code
You need two pdf files. One contains the original document. The other contains a single page with the layout for the notes. In the above example, the "original" document I used was
Once you have both pdfs, the following code is the "main driver" which merges the two as required:
Note that I removed page numbering in the notes page, which allowed me to retain the original page numbering of the main document, and thus all indexes, references to pages, etc. are correct. However, the hyperlinks are lost (not clickable).


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Giulia Goes to War
Legacy of Honor Series, Book 1
by Joan Leotta
Desert Breeze Publishing
eBook ISBN: 9781612521961
Giulia faces opposition from her traditional small-town Italian-American family when she wants to leave home to work for the war effort in the shipyards of Wilimington, NC. That opposition escalates when she falls in love with a young serviceman who is not Italian-American! While navigating the rough waters of a forbidden romance, Giulia discovers a Nazi plot to blow up the shipyard! Life on the homefront during World War II was far from peaceful!
Chapter One


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What's the difference between a bar chart and a histogram?
I disagree with wiki answers, which although it's partially correct, completely misses the main point. The heights in a bar chart represent counts. You can use a bar chart for this purpose with categorical data or with binned "continuous" variates; either is fine. The areas in a histogram represent relative frequencies or proportions per unit value of a continuous variate. A histogram thus is a discrete approximation to a frequency or probability density function, whereas a bar chart has no such meaning (except accidentally when it's really serving as a histogram!). The distinction comes to the fore when the bars in a histogram have varying widths.
Reference: Freedman, Pisani, Purves, Statistics. (Any of the first through fifth editions should be fine.)
With bar charts, each column represents a group defined by a categorical variable; and with histograms, each column represents a group defined by a quantitative variable.
See this link: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_Bar_chart_and_a_frequency_histogram


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NHPR: American Society of Civil Engineers says NH infrastructure is above average
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As part of its fortieth anniversary, Japanese burger chain Lotteria is rolling out two burger towers: one is a cheeseburger tower, and the other a fried shrimp burger. Where the hell are the puns, you ask.
The name of the cheeseburger is actually "Super Cheese Day" (スーパー・チーズデー), which sounds like "Super Tuesday" (スーパー・チューズデー) in Japanese. The burger will be offered on October 16 and 23 only. Those days are, you guessed it, Tuesdays!
According to Excite News, the Super Cheese Day is between three to five stacked cheeseburger patties. You, the customer, can pick how many patties, and it doesn't change the ¥500 price tag. That many burgers would typically cost between ¥860~¥1,360.
The other burger, the fried shrimp one, is called Super Fryday (スーパー・フライデー), which is a pun on "Super Friday" (スーパー・フライデー). Same dealio on the number of patties and same price. It'll be available on October 19 and October 26, which are both, well, Fridays.
So, if you live in Japan and like ridiculously large food, October will be a super month.
5段のタワー&ツリーバーガー、ロッテリアが500円で日時限定販売。 [Excite via 2ch]


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The 7 Creepiest Old School Robots
#3. Tipu's Tiger
In the 18th century, Tipu, King of Mysore (located in modern-day India), spent the majority of his rule battling British invaders from the East India Trading Company.
The rest of his time was spent looking like a giant baby with a mustache.
Tipu was intrigued when he got word that a young man named Munro, son of one of the British generals, had been dragged off by a tiger and mauled to death while hunting with friends. Tipu, you see, was obsessed with tigers: Everything he owned -- from his guns to his throne to his army's uniforms -- was decked out in tiger print. Being such a big fan of their work to begin with, Tipu saw the attack as divine retribution against the invaders, and became so enamored with the story that he commissioned a mechanical automaton to recreate the events. So hey, here's a life-size machine built to recreate a savage animal attack. Don't say we never gave you nothin'!
"I like to hear the screams. It's better than a charity single."
Turning the handle on Tipu's Tiger causes the Munro-bot's hand to demurely cover his mouth, as if to say "Oh my, isn't this mauling business terribly droll?" While the tiger seems, if anything, rather unenthusiastic about its repeated throat-tearing.
But if you do find all of this boring, you can always just whip open up the robo-tiger's side, where you'll find a full keyboard powered by a bellows inside the body. You know, just in case you want to fulfill that one wonderful fantasy we've all had at some point: Rocking out on a fatal animal attack.
If this isn't already in a Danzig song, it will be soon.
#2. Marie Antoinette's Mini-Me
For the stupidly wealthy French upper class, the pre-Revolution era was a time of lavish celebrations, ridiculous garments and ... robots? Apparently? "La Joueuse de Tympanon" ("The Dulcimer Player") was one such "musical android," created somewhere around 1780 for Queen Marie Antoinette. Check it out:
In 1797 the automatons gained sentience and started playing what they damn well wanted.
Unearthly pale chicks sitting silently in the dark just not doing it for you? Well, Japanese horror and fans of the Cure beg to disagree, but OK -- let's find out what sort of jolly melody it plays:
The song starts at about 1:00 in the video. Your genitals clench in apprehension at about 1:13, when the disturbingly fluid movements suddenly flip on, and you forget how to love at about 1:50, when the automaton turns to look at you with a faint smirk that you swear wasn't there before. The automaton can play eight different songs (here's another one) by changing the cylinders under the seat, and oh yeah, remember how this is supposed to look like a miniature version of the queen herself?
automates-boites-musique, Wikipedia
"Let them have soulless robot doppelgangers!"
Toward that end, the robot was built using Marie Antoinette's real clothes and hair, making La Joueuse the world's first (and we hope only) cybernetic voodoo doll. La Joueuse was badly damaged during the French Revolution, but it was restored in the 1800s and finally brought back to life, and it now sits in a museum in Paris. Waiting.
Waiting to play you her song.
It ain't "Stairway to Heaven."
#1. The Turk
"The Turk," an 18th century chess-playing robot that faced, and usually defeated, live opponents, is probably the most famous automaton ever (after the pooping duck, naturally). But after touring the world for over 80 years, it was ultimately revealed to be at least partially a hoax -- albeit one so impressive that it managed to fool such shrewd historical figures as Napoleon, Catherine the Great and Benjamin Franklin.
He's clearly Azerbaijani, not Turkish.
The Turk was constructed by Hungarian inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen in 1770. Before each game, von Kempelen would open the doors in the robot's cabinet to show the mechanism inside and prove there wasn't a person hiding in there. The Turk would then raise the pieces on the board with its own hands and react to its opponent's movements. It even had a bit of a temper: If the other player took too long, it would move its eyes and tap its hand on the table in exasperation. When Napoleon Bonaparte repeatedly attempted to make an illegal move, the Turk eventually lost its patience and knocked the pieces off the board.
After it stared at him with those dead eyes, Napoleon would never maintain an erection again.
And it could do all of those amazing things because there was totally a person in there after all. One common theory at the time claimed it was secretly operated by a legless Polish officer that von Kempelen had smuggled into Russia inside the machine. How anyone arrived at the bizarrely specific details of that story is anybody's guess, but here's a picture of a tiny half man reclining in his private study located inside of a robot anyway.
If you're ever unsure of what's going on, just assume tiny legless men live inside of it.
Others believed that the Turk was possessed by evil chess-playing spirits. The truth is slightly more mundane, in that there was a completely normal, leg-having chess master sitting inside the thing (though his identity remains unknown) who simply moved around within the cabinet and hid behind fake pieces of machinery when the interior was displayed. The player was able to follow his opponents' movements thanks to a magnetic board on the ceiling, and from there he could use some levers to operate the robot's hands and move the pieces.
There is no limit to your profits when you shut a man inside a small cupboard.
You might think the Turk doesn't belong here because it's not an automaton, but remember we said earlier that it was "at least partially a hoax." That's because most of the robotic mechanisms it employed were real, and crazy advanced for the time. But if you think the Turk doesn't belong here because it's not creepy enough, we suggest you really contemplate the fact that even the most logical and reasonable person on Earth at the time thought that there was an amputee genius/dwarf piloting this machine from a little box inside of it -- like a twisted, abusive, archaic battlemech. If that idea is indeed less terrifying than the concept of an intelligent robot, we would like to submit that it is only marginally so.
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Lately, more and more fantasy books I've seen are part of a trilogy. Is this because readers like it, or is it a cynical plot by publishers to draw out the story longer, so they can make more money? :D
I'm worried if I follow the market, I maybe forced to unnecessarily drag out the book, in the way many fantasy books are. On the other hand, by not doing so, I maybe ignoring an important genre expectation.
My question is: As a writer, should I plot my book so it can follows the trilogy structure?


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What Colleges Need to Know Now: An Update on College Drinking Research
A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges
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College students who use alcohol excessively experience numerous harmful consequences. However,
the literature on the epidemiology of those consequences is of mixed quality. It is typically
based on self-report methodology and is not as comprehensive or complete as might be wished.
Evidence suggests that there is only a modest correlation between college students'
self-perception of having a drinking problem and the many negative consequences of drinking that
they report (Perkins, 2002).
Students who engage in risky drinking may experience blackouts (i.e., memory loss during periods
of heavy drinking); fatal and nonfatal injuries, including falls, drownings, and automobile
crashes; illnesses; missed classes; unprotected sex that could lead to a sexually transmitted
disease or an unwanted pregnancy; falling grades and academic failure; an arrest record;
accidental death; and death by suicide. In addition, college students who drink to excess may miss
opportunities to participate in the social, athletic, and cultural activities that are part of
college life.
Academic impairment. Data from several national studies indicate that drinking and
academic impairment are associated (Engs et al., 1996; Perkins, 1992; Presley et al., 1996a,b;
Wechsler et al., 1994, 1998, 2000b). In addition to students' own perceptions that alcohol use has
produced academic impairment, several studies have revealed a consistent association between lower
self-reported grade averages and higher levels of alcohol consumption (Engs et al., 1996; Presley
et al., 1996a,b). However, it cannot be determined from these studies whether heavier drinking per
se is responsible for lower grades. This is because they have generally relied on cross-sectional
designs, self-reported grades, and self-reported academic failure due to drinking, and have not
taken into account other variables—such as college students' aptitude, high school achievement,
and other drug use—that could account for the observed association.
Several studies, however, have specifically accounted for those limitations and have attempted to
correct for them in their study designs. One such study of 429 students at a large midwestern
university found only a modest role for alcohol involvement in negative educational outcomes (Wood
MD et al., 2000). The negative effect of alcohol consumption was most pronounced on educational
attainment in college among those students who ranked as high academic performers during their
high school years. Another study, a longitudinal investigation of alcohol use by 444 college
students recruited as freshmen, found that much of the association between alcohol use and
academic problems during college appeared to be due to student differences that predated college
admission (Wood PK et al., 1997).
Memory loss. Memory loss during periods of heavy drinking, a common occurrence among
alcoholics, is also reported by a significant number of students who drink. In CAS, 10 percent of
nonbinge drinkers, 27 percent of occasional binge drinkers, and 54 percent of frequent binge
drinkers reported at least one incident in the past year of having forgotten where they were or
what they did while drinking (Wechsler et al., 2000b). Other studies have also documented
blackouts among college students who drink to excess (Buelow and Koeppel, 1995; Presley et al.,
1996a,b; Sarvela et al., 1988).
Injuries, alcohol poisoning, and other fatalities. Students who misuse alcohol also risk
personal injury and even death. Although it is difficult to unambiguously attribute injuries to
drinking in some studies, personal injuries to students as a result of heavy drinking have been
documented (Perkins, 1992; Presley et al., 1996a,b; Wechsler et al., 1998, 2000a). The U.S.
Department of Education has evidence that at least 84 college students have died since 1996 due to
alcohol poisoning or alcohol-related injury. However, it is believed that the total is much
greater, since reporting is incomplete. Certainly when alcohol-related traffic crashes are taken
into consideration, estimates are much higher. A recent study estimates that more than 1,400
college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional
injuries and 500,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 sustain unintentional alcohol-related
injuries each year (Hingson et al., 2002). Traffic crash data provide additional insight about
injuries related to drinking and driving (see Alcohol Use and Driving by College Students).
Likewise, few empirical data are available on the association of alcohol use and suicide in the
college student population. Although there appears to be an association, the nature of the
underlying relationship has yet to be resolved. There is documented evidence that alcohol misuse
may potentially lead to thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts among college students (Presley,
1996a, 1996b, 1998), but it is also plausible that suicidal thoughts may lead to increased
drinking since, for some, depression increases the tendency to drink heavily.
Many college students who drink heavily experience negative short-term health consequences such as
hangovers, nausea, and vomiting. Longer-term health consequences of heavy alcohol use may include
reduced resistance to infection (Engs and Aldo-Benson, 1995) and increased vulnerability to
lifelong alcohol problems and its attendant physical consequences such as cirrhosis of the liver (Vaillant,
1996). However, heavy drinking in college does not necessarily continue after students graduate. A
recent study examining college students' drinking behavior, Greek membership, and postcollege
drinking patterns indicates that heavy drinking among members of Greek organizations does not
generally lead to increased alcohol use later in life (Sher et al., 2001).
When college students misuse alcohol, damage to the campus environment or residence
hall—including vomit and litter—are common aftereffects. In
one national study, 8 percent of all students (11 percent of drinkers) admitted damaging property
or pulling a fire alarm in connection with their drinking (Engs and Hanson, 1994). Findings from
the CAS and Core studies were similar. Occasional binge drinkers were almost 3 times more likely
and frequent binge drinkers nearly 10 times more likely to report having damaged property when
compared with students who do not binge drink (Wechsler et al., 2000b). Excessive drinking is also
a contributor to fights and interpersonal and sexual violence. It is estimated that each year
600,000 college students aged 18 to 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking and
70,000 college students aged 18 to 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape (Hingson
et al., 2002). Sleep loss and interrupted study time on the part of students affected by others'
drinking are common. In CAS, 61 percent of nonbingeing students living on campus said they had
experienced sleep or study disturbances due to someone else's drinking (Wechsler et al., 1998). In
the same study, 50 percent of nonbingeing students living on campus also said that at least once
during the past year they had to "babysit" another student who drank too much (Wechsler et al.,
More than 25 percent of college administrators from schools with relatively low drinking levels
and more than half of administrators from schools with high drinking levels reported that their
campuses have a "moderate" or "major" problem with vandalism and property damage (Wechsler, et
al., 1995c). Strains in "town/gown" relations (i.e., between the community and the campus) over
student alcohol consumption may damage the institution's reputation. Similarly, failure and
dropout rates due to student alcohol misuse can damage a college's academic image, resulting in
the loss of tuition and the capacity to attract high-caliber students. Other factors affecting an
institution include the cost of the added time, demands on, and stress experienced by college
personnel who must deal with student alcohol misuse. In addition, the costs of legal suits brought
against the college for liability in cases of injury, property damage, or death contribute to the
According to CAS, fully 30 percent of students who drank in the past year said they had driven
after drinking alcohol during the past 30 days (Wechsler et al., 2000b). In the Core survey,
one-third of students (39 percent of drinkers) admitted driving while under the influence of
alcohol or other drugs within the past year (Presley et al., 1996a,b).
About one-half of all fatal traffic crashes among 18- to 24-year-olds involve alcohol, and many
of those killed are college students (Chassin and DeLucia, 1996). Further, data from SAMHSA show
that an estimated 18 percent of drivers age 16 to 20—about 2.5
million adolescents—drive under the influence of alcohol
(Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1999).
Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that motor
vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for young people, 15 to 20 years of age, and that
the severity of traffic crashes increases with alcohol involvement. In 1998, 21 percent of the
drivers aged 15 to 20 who were killed in crashes were intoxicated (blood alcohol concentration >
0.10), and 21 percent of drivers in this age group who were involved in fatal crashes (i.e., one
in which someone, not necessarily the driver, dies) were intoxicated (NHTSA, 2000). NHTSA does not
break down statistics for this age group into college and noncollege students. Nonetheless, many
of the young drivers and passengers killed—like Jon Levy from Radford University—were college
Unintended and unprotected sexual activity is another possible consequence of heavy drinking. In
general, studies have shown that college students who drink heavily are more likely to engage in
unplanned sexual activity than students who do not drink heavily (Anderson and Mathieu, 1996;
Cooper et al., 1994, 1998; Meilman, 1993; Perkins, 1992; Wechsler et al., 1998, 2000b). Data from
CAS provide information about the percentage of nonbinge drinkers, occasional binge drinkers, and
frequent binge drinkers who engage in unplanned sexual activity or do not use protection when
having sex. For unplanned sexual activity, the percentage increases from 8 percent for nonbinge
drinkers to 22 percent for occasional binge drinkers to 42 percent for frequent binge drinkers.
For unprotected sex, the percentage increases from 4 percent for nonbinge drinkers to 10 percent
for occasional binge drinkers and 20 percent for frequent binge drinkers (Wechsler et al., 2000b).
Eight in 10 college students report that they are sexually experienced, 1 in 3 reports having had
5 or more lifetime sexual partners, and 6 in 10 report inconsistent condom use (CDC, 1997; Douglas
et al., 1997). As already stated, about four in five drink and two in five binge drink. Given the
frequent occurrence of drinking and sexual activity among college students, a substantial
proportion would be expected to engage in both behaviors by chance alone. Research indicates,
however, that drinking co-occurs with certain risky sexual behaviors at above-chance levels. For
example, students who engage in heavy episodic drinking are about twice as likely to have had
multiple sexual partners in the past month than nonbinge drinkers (Wechsler, 1995a).
Although research indicates that the relationship between alcohol use and risky sexual behavior
is complex, it also suggests that when alcohol is used in the context of a sexual or potential
sexual situation such as a date, it is associated with increased sexual risk-taking under some
circumstances. Alcohol use appears to be more likely to promote sexual intercourse when the male
partner drinks and in situations involving new or occasional sex partners. Drinking prior to
intercourse has been consistently related to casual sex as well as to a failure to discuss
risk-related topics before having sex (Cooper, 2002).
The disinhibiting effects of consuming alcohol may help explain the relationship between drinking
and risky sexual behavior. Alcohol appears to disinhibit behavior primarily as a result of its
pharmacologic effects on information processing (Steele and Josephs, 1992). By reducing the scope
and efficiency of information processing, alcohol allows simple, salient cues that instigate
behavior—such as sexual arousal—to be processed, while blunting the processing of more distal and
complex cues, such as the possibility of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, including
Expectancy also plays a role in risky sexual behavior. Preexisting beliefs about alcohol's
effects on behavior influence an individual's behavior after drinking (Lang, 1985). Among
adolescents and young adults, prior patterns of alcohol use have also been shown to predict the
onset of sexual behavior and of risky sexual behavior 6 months to 4 years later. However, existing
data do not support inferences of a simple one-way causal influence from drinking to risky sexual
activity (Cooper and Orcutt, 2000; Newcomb, 1994). Drinking and sex may covary in part because the
opportunity to meet potential new sex partners commonly occurs in settings where people drink,
such as bars. It is likely that multiple causal processes operate together to create the patterns
of association observed between alcohol use and risky sex.
Research shows that alcohol consumption is associated with aggressive behavior (Chermack and
Giancola, 1997; Roizen, 1993). Although there is little research on this issue as it affects
college students specifically, studies show that a substantial proportion of young adults engage
in fighting while intoxicated (Wechsler et al., 1995c). Alcohol-related aggression is a serious
problem on college campuses, but it is not clear whether alcohol promotes aggressive behavior in
some people or whether individuals who are more aggressive tend to drink more (Giancola, 2002).
Because not all people become aggressive when they drink, it can be argued that alcohol does not
cause aggression directly through its pharmacological effects alone (Bushman and Cooper, 1990).
Rather, intoxicated aggression appears to be the product of individual differences and contextual
variables interacting with pharmacodynamics (Chermack and Giancola, 1997). Evidence from both
animal and human research indicates that there is a positive relationship between levels of the
male hormone testosterone and physical aggression (Volavka, 1995). A recent study found that
healthy male college students with high levels of testosterone, measured in saliva, were more
aggressive on the Taylor Aggression Paradigm—a behavioral measure of aggression—than those with
low levels (Berman et al., 1993). Heightened aggression has also been associated with low levels
of the brain neurotransmitter serotonin (Berman et al., 1997). It may be that the
aggression-enhancing effects of alcohol are more likely to occur in people with higher baseline
levels of testosterone and lower levels of serotonin.
Incidence on campus. Alcohol-related sexual assault is a common occurrence on college
campuses. Although estimates of the incidence and prevalence vary dramatically because different
sources use different definitions and many victims are unwilling to report sexual assaults to the
police or other authorities, at least 50 percent of college student sexual assaults are associated
with alcohol use (Abbey, 1991, 2002; Abbey et al., 1996, 1998; Copenhaver and Grauerholz, 1991;
Harrington and Leitenberg, 1994; Koss, 1992; Koss et al., 1987; Miller and Marshall, 1987;
Muehlenhard and Linton, 1987; Presley et al., 1997; Tyler et al., 1998). Further, when alcohol is
involved, acts meeting the legal definition of rape appear more likely to occur (Ullman et al.,
Typically, if either the victim or the perpetrator is drinking alcohol, then both are (Abbey et
al., 1998). In one study, both the victim and the perpetrator had been drinking in 97 percent of
sexual assaults involving alcohol (Harrington and Leitenberg, 1994). In another study the rate was
81 percent (Abbey et al., 1998). Because rates of alcohol consumption are higher among White
college students than among their African-American peers, it is not surprising that
alcohol-related sexual assaults appear to be more common among White college students than among
African-American college students (Abbey et al., 1996; Harrington and Leitenberg, 1994). Rates of
alcohol-related sexual assault have not been examined in other ethnic groups.
Targets of sexual assault. Sexual assaults most frequently occur among individuals who
know each other, in the context of a date or party at the woman's or man's home (e.g., residence
hall, apartment, fraternity, sorority, and parents' homes). In a sample of 416 college women who
had experienced sexual assault, those involving alcohol were more likely to be perpetrated by a
nonromantic friend or acquaintance. Sexual assaults that did not involve alcohol were more likely
to be committed by a romantic partner (Norris et al., 1998). No one profile fits men who have
committed sexual assault and no specific personality traits have been linked to female
victimization. However, college women who experience sexual assault are more likely than their
nonassaulted female peers to have been sexually assaulted in childhood, to be heavy drinkers, and
to have frequent sexual relationships (Abbey et al., 1996; Gidycz et al., 1993; Greene and
Navarro, 1998; Himelein, 1995).
People who were sexually abused as children experience "guilt, shame, anger and loss of
self-esteem … [and] may express their inner turmoil through … alcohol and other drug use and
indiscriminate sexual behavior" (Wilsnack, 1984). Heavy drinking and frequent dating, in turn, put
women at greater risk of sexual assault because men view them as easy targets and because they are
less able to resist advances when intoxicated (Bowker, 1979; Harrington and Leitenberg, 1994;
Wilsnack et al., 1997). Female college students report that sometimes it is easier to give in than
to fight a sexually coercive male (Murnen et al., 1989). The fact that alcohol consumption and
sexual assault frequently co-occur does not mean that alcohol causes sexual assault. However, it
is likely that alcohol plays an important but complex role (Abbey, 2002).
Certain negative consequences associated with heavy drinking such as property damage and
aggression are more common among men than among women. This pattern is not surprising because male
college students consume more alcohol, on average, than female students (Berkowitz and Perkins,
Women. Although women may not drink as much, on average, as men, women who drink heavily
may actually experience more serious consequences due to higher levels of intoxication. CAS found
that women who drank four drinks in a row were about as likely to experience negative consequences
from their drinking as men who drank five drinks in a row (Wechsler et al., 1995b). Some
researchers have argued that gender differences in overall negative consequences from heavy
drinking have been overestimated. In their view, research has not adequately accounted for the
types of consequences that commonly affect female students who drink (Perkins, 1992). Although
males are more likely to damage property and physically injure others while drinking heavily,
gender differences decline or all but disappear when academic performance, unintended sexual
activity, blackouts, and injury to self are considered (Lo, 1996; Wechsler and Isaac, 1992).
Race/Ethnicity. In terms of racial and ethnic differences, it appears that rates of
drinking consequences closely follow the racial/ethnic patterns reported for consumption levels
(Presley et al., 1996a,b). That is, White students have the most problems as a result of heavy
drinking, followed by Hispanics. African-Americans and Asians have the lowest levels of reported
Although many studies on the negative consequences of student drinking have been published, a
systematic assessment of the damage is far from complete. There is a need for:
In addition, studies are needed on such consequences as the extra demands created by student
alcohol misuse for student health and counseling services, college security and enforcement,
custodial services, and legal counsel. Public relations costs for administrative damage control
directed toward parents, the community, the media, and alumni should also be included.
Carefully designed studies in settings where drinking and risky sex may co-occur could offer new
insights into whether, and how, alcohol affects sexual risk-taking and suggest possible strategies
for risk reduction. Diary methodology could also be helpful in elucidating the relationship
between drinking and risky sex.
There is no single profile that will predict intoxicated aggression in all persons; studying
variables that affect alcohol-related aggression (such as temperament, regulation of emotions, and
hostility) might help elucidate the mechanisms that underlie the alcohol-aggression relationship.
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Club HistoryThe Erie Canal had just opened up the West, and the Age of Immigration was beginning. Thousands were coming to America from the British Isles and Europe drawn by the promise of food, jobs, and prosperity. The Mohawk Valley, with its abundance of waterpower and its strategic location in relation to transportation, was on the leading edge of industrialization. The population of the area was growing rapidly, and two out of three Uticans were born in foreign countries or were children of immigrants. In this great "Melting Pot", the heritage of these new Americans tempered the area with new traditions and customs. The earliest recorded curling events locally were organized by Scotch and English textile workers in Clark Mills in 1832. In 1855, the sport moved to lower Campbell Pond (now Twin Ponds) in New York Mills where it flourished for more than 20 years. Many Uticans were part of this group and traversed the three mile distance in horse drawn sleds.
Benjamin Allen, who arrived from England in 1832, was an expert stonecutter and worked on the Erie Canal Expansion, the Chenango Canal and various other building projects. He was an avid curler that participated in the games held on the Chenango Canal, the Globe Mill Pond in West Utica, Butterfield skating rink on Jewett Street, on the Erie Canal, and sometimes on the Mohawk River flats.
Allen purchased property that contained Ballou Creek where it emptied into the Erie Canal. By damming the shallow section of the creek near Rutger Street, he was able to form a large ice surface that could be used for curling and ice skating. In 1868, he formed the Utica Curling club. In 1874, the rink area was fenced in and a small shed with wood-burning stove was built. That same year, the New York Mills Curling Club merged with Utica and joined the Grand National Curling club as the Utica Curling Club.
To reduce the shoveling that curling outdoors required, a large building was erected in 1891-92 that could house 3 sheets of curling ice under cover and could also be used for skating. Refrigeration was provided by opening the large windows on three sides of the building. It was known as Rutger Rink and was home of the Utica Curling Club until 1916.
The facility was willed to the Utica Curling Club by Benjamin Allen's son, W. Fred. In 1916, the city of Utica, looking to expand its boundaries and expand Rutger Street eastward, paid the Club nearly $20,000 for the building and property. The club bought property on Francis Street and began construction on the new Clubhouse in October of 1916. The building housed 5 sheets of ice and again, refrigeration was provided (or withheld) by Mother Nature through large windows in the curling shed. Even though no curling clubs had artificial ice prior to World War I, A.S. Brinckerhoff, a member of the building committee and long time ice chairman of the old Rutger Rink, had insisted that a basement room in the new Francis Street building be designed to hold equipment for ice-making.
By 1923, the membership limit of 180 had been reached and a waiting list established. Then came two disastrous winters of thaws, uncompleted schedules, and wrecked bonspiels. The natural decision followed - an artificial ice plant was installed. As a result of old "Brink's" foresight, when the York Ice Machinery Co. made the installation in 1925, not a single change had to be made in the basement to accommodate the equipment.
The depression of 1930-39 demanded rigid economy and required individual financial aid to tide over some unbalanced budgets, but curling never declined. It grew gradually, even through World War II, and then membership sky-rocketed in the late 1940's. The 1947 initiation to women to curl gave the club its most pronounced increase in membership. The women took to the Roarin' Game, and became associate members when the Utica Glengarries was established in 1948 (women did not gain full membership and voting privileges until 1990). Read a full history of the Glengarries.
Mixed curling became a staple of the club, and our famous Mixed Bonspiel was started in 1953. Teenagers began to curl in 1954; Little Rockers (ages 6-12) in 1989.
A major expansion was undertaken in in 1958-59, which was also the first time that all five sheets had matched stones. In 1962 a new ice base was installed, with indirect refrigeration which removed the hazard of pressurized ammonia gas inside the curling shed. The interior was upgraded in 1975 and 76 (paneling and modern kitchen). Most importantly, our stones were replaced at the start of the 1985-86 season with the new Ailsa Craig insert stones with modern plastic handles.
In 1995, the Francis Street club was destroyed by fire. But by 1996, a new facility with 6 sheets of ice had opened on Clark Mills Road in Whitestown. It was then that the Phoenix was adopted as the Club's symbol. Since then the building has been modified for wheelchair curlers and others with disabilities.
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I use the french localized version of QCad on a Mac OSX 10.5.2 system.
My numeric keypad type decimal coma (european decimal symbol), but QCad only recognize the decimal point, even with language preference on french...
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I cannot tap the clear icon with the spade; it seems greyed out. My market button is greyed out as well. I'm stuck at Level 6.
I cannot tap the clear icon with the spade; it seems greyed out. My market button is greyed out as well. I'm stuck at Level 6.
Since this question has languished for so long and has no less than five duplicates attached to it, I decided to throw myself into the fire and reinstall DragonVale. By signing out of GameCenter I was able to restart my park and quickly play through to this part in the tutorial.
The screen I was presented with differs from the screenshot in this question and from what I remember the first time I played the DragonVale tutorial, so it seems likely that Backflip Studios has updated the game since this question was posted.
Regardless, in the current version of DragonVale, at this point in the tutorial, you are asked to clear one specific rock, which is marked with a big green arrow. You are not asked (and cannot) clear any rock in the park. Selecting an incorrect rock results in the spade icon being disabled.
Here is a screenshot of me selecting an incorrect rock:
Here is a screenshot of me selecting the correct rock and then being able to remove it and continue on with the tutorial:
Sometimes you don't have enough money to clear the 250K boulders, but there are some rocks very close to the edge, so you can't clear them.
Tap the rock, then while it's selected tap the spade. It'll start clearing the rock away.
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Published: Friday, October 18, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
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ANNA MARIA - A company owned by well-known Holmes Beach builder Shawn T. Kaleta paid $1.87 million for four lots here and quickly sold them to three buyers for $105,000 more than it paid.
Anna Maria Village LLC bought the house and properties at 9805 Gulf Drive that had been owned by John B. Cagnia and four partners since 1995.
The buyers included DSB RE Holdings, an Ocala company managed by Dale L. Cebert, which paid $1 million; Starfish 66 LLC, a Reddick company managed by Thomas C. Rushmore, which paid $500,000; and Magnolia Beach Views LLC, a Holmes Beach company managed by James E. Moss and James G. Bayer, which paid $475,000.
In August, a Kaleta sale was one of the highest-priced transactions that month in Manatee County.
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For a given two-dimensional Riemann surface $C$,
Is there a way to classify all topologically distinct three-dimensional compact manifolds $M$ whose boundary is $C$, i.e., $\partial M =C$?
Is there always a three-dimensional compact manifold $M$ such that $\partial M =C$ and is contractible?
If there exists $M$ that satisfies condition 2, is it unique? If not unique, can the set of such manifolds be classified in a nice way?
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Bowling Green's City Commission voted Tuesday to enact a moratorium on building. The act prevents the issuing of new building permits or any zoning changes.
The moratorium covers 27 square blocks of downtown beginning at 8th Avenue and going all the way to the city's new Riverfront Park. City officials said the moratorium is in place to prevent individuals from spending money, in places that may eventually see a change.
The suspension of construction has raised some questions among residents and downtown business owners. Homeowners are allowed to do a number of things such as: fix a roof, add siding or even paint. Any cosmetic action is allowed, as long as the action doesn't require a building permit.
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The point should be about the answering of questions not the likelyhood for an easy question for rep.
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- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
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- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
If I understand your question.... The blog post announcing the feature explains why it was added. The time spent by answerers is valuable, and providing statistics and other ways to determine the OP's level of involvement and investment in a question is a way to help user's determine if it is worth their time to figure out and post an answer to a problem. That's not to say people with low percentages won't get answers, but they have contributed less to the system, and therefore are less "deserving" of quality answers, in relative terms. This does not mean they shouldn't or won't get answers, but I have no issue with the system making it easier to determine which user's might be more involved and likely to appreciate and/or help improve the answers to their questions. As with all information, the acceptance percentage is only a piece of data, not the whole picture, but I believe it is a useful starting point.
I think this exactly illustrates at least part of the problem I brought up and is similar in nature to the problems/concerns brought up by TheTXI.
Why is a new asker less deserving of quality answers just because they have a low accept rate?


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we didn't overreact to disasters. Yes, school shootings, disasters and 9/11/01 were bad, but to countries/developing nations that are forced to deal with this on a daily basis, are we seen as pussies for reacting so strongly? Assuming we were back in 9/11, how would we be seen as if we just said "It happens. Well, we did need a new trade center anyways."?
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Millions of young adults are forgoing necessary care and treatment because of rising healthcare costs.
In fact, 41-percent of young adults, between the ages of 19 and 29 failed to get medical care in a recent 12-month period, because of cost.
They are not filling prescriptions, skipping recommended tests or treatments, avoiding doctor visits and failing to get the specialist care they need.
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Cheniere said it intends to give Bechtel a notice to proceed with construction for the third and fourth liquefaction trains upon achieving acceptable financing arrangements and making a final investment decision. Construction for the third and fourth trains is expected to begin in the first half of 2013.
Bechtel on Friday signed a lump sum turnkey contract
with Cheniere Energy for the engineering, procurement, and
construction of the third and fourth liquefaction trains to be
constructed adjacent to the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas
(LNG) terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Cheniere said it intends to give Bechtel a notice to proceed
(NTP) with construction for the third and fourth liquefaction
trains upon achieving acceptable financing arrangements and
making a final investment decision.
Construction for the third and
fourth trains is expected to begin in the first half of 2013.
Sabine Liquefaction issued the NTP to Bechtel and commenced
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liquefaction trains in August 2012.
The liquefaction trains are being designed, constructed, and
commissioned by Bechtel using the ConocoPhillips Optimized
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projects around the world.
Nominal capacity for each train will be approximately 4.5
million tpy. The liquefaction trains will be built next to the
existing facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG
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16.9 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), two docks that can
handle vessels up to 265,000 cubic meters, and vaporizers with
regasification capacity of 4.0 billion cubic feet per day
"We look forward to our continued collaboration with Bechtel
on the development and construction of our liquefaction trains
at Sabine Pass. Bechtel built our existing LNG terminal on time
and on budget and has an extensive track record in building
some of the largest LNG export production facilities in the world," said
Charif Souki, CEO of Cheniere.
"Bechtel has started construction on our first two liquefaction
trains, which are expected to be completed ahead of the EPC
schedule, and we expect to commence construction on the third and fourth
liquefaction trains in the first half of 2013," Souki
"Cheniere is at the forefront of North Americas LNG
industry, and we appreciate their trust and confidence in
delivering this important project," said Jack Futcher,
president of Bechtels oil, gas, and chemicals business
unit. "We look forward to helping them achieve their vision to
transform Sabine Pass into a world-class facility."
Cheniere recently announced that it is also planning to
develop a fifth and sixth liquefaction train at Sabine Pass.
The company has begun working with Bechtel on the preliminary
engineering for a fifth and sixth train and said it expects to
commence the regulatory process in the first half of 2013.
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