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As the question's title states, some traditions believe that there must be some man between every woman and God, be it her husband or a priest or whoever. What is the Biblical support for this view, and are there any major Protestant denominations that hold this view?
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What traditions believe that a woman's relationship with God must go through some man and how do they support it from the Bible?
I think a better way to word your question is "What traditions hold the most conservative view of 1 Corinthians 11. If any tradition or denomination stands by what you are saying, they would most certainly derive the Biblical basis from this passage:
I don't think any present, mainline group would confirm that a woman's relationship with God must go through a man. Even the most conservative denominations today would emphatically state that women participate equally in the priesthood of believers. What differs is the role that women play in the Church (at this point, I wonder what your sources are that brought up this question. Please see below for a commentary from Matthew Henry on this passage. Although your question does not necessarily warrent this, I think it's helpful to see a very traditional, mainline view from the 1600s.)
That said, I have met individuals, even pastors who stand by this "must go through a man" line of doctrine. It's spoken of as "headship," that a women must have a male "head" that represents her. This can be a pastor, father, or husband that agrees to take responsibility for her spiritual growth. What ends up being the case however, is just a de facto acknowledgement of headship, almost like "nearest of kin" laws: If a woman has no husband, then her head is her father, if he's not a Christian, the her pastor, and so one. It really is not an active headship unless the women consents to it or it's forced. Again, it's not a commonview.
What this purported view of women sounds like, really, is the convention of coverture, a principle in English Common Law that subsumes a married woman completely under her husband. Under this law, a married woman could not own land or make legal agreements (even commite a crime) without her husband taking responsibility. As has been the case for centuries, religious and civil principles have been confused and and convoluted, so while it may seem like this is a current view, it's actually a relic from Medieval times.


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I've seen stated offhand in many sources that the cuspidal subgroup of the Jacobian of $X_0(N)$ is finite.
Do they mean that the subgroup of the jacobian generated by $\mathbb{Q}$-rational cusps is finite, or do they mean the subgroup generated by all cusps is finite?
I know that Ogg (and also Mazur) does the case $N = p$ prime in a rather explicit manner (in this case all cusps are rational), but says that the case for $N$ composite is more complicated and doesn't state any results to that end.
Ideally, it would be nice to see a moduli-theoretic explanation of this, if it exists.
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HP TouchPad 16GB ($99) and 32GB ($149) Selloff- Starts 8/20
HERE'S THE DEAL! HP recently announced TouchPads are being discontinued, and retailers can't get rid of stock, thus the price cuts. Don't be surprised to see retailers match these prices (Best Buy, Amazon). Best Buy in Canada has already slashed their prices on these tablets. BB Canada Link, which ends 8/22/2011: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-16gb-touchpad-with-wi-fi-16gb-wifi/10173116.aspx?path=24aa74e36d1cba4ce76fdd5a9f3298cfen02
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do you know when they might go on sale in the US?
I seriously think that if I can get one for $99 I will pick one up in a heartbeat. Ive been looking for a cheap tablet for my 5 year old since he keeps trying to play with my Android Tablet. This might actually do it.
they just announced that they were killing off the mobile webos.... so its going to be real cheap real soon
They'll probably be gone before lunch tomorrow. It would make for a nice paperweight...
Amazon.com has already price matched them through, they're sold through Target!
EDIT: When I try to add it to my cart, it keeps saying $398 though....
Yeah def worth the money even if it's a paper wait haha can't wait...ps target has them too
@aobfrost: Same here, give it a couple minutes. Maybe at midnight
Saw the updated price for an instant... still regular in cart tho. Exciting!
Anybody try newegg I know they sell them..
If you have an HP Academy account you can get it from there. Additionally, you can use coupon code SAVE15HP to get an additional $15 off.
@usfbound: their's is still $399
@locoskier78: Is it $99 at HP Academy? Minus the $15?!?!
Target is sold out.
@bigcbass: Prolly why amazon's price jumped back up :(
Grabbed one before they sold out by Target via Amazon. Price changed, and they were sold out real quick!
Best Buy is said to have over 200,000 in stock.
Damn... I would have been all over this. WebOS was is by far the best mobile OS. It's a shame that HP is throwing in the towel so soon.
Amazon as of 11PM, now $300 through computergear.
It is kind of sad that this thing is going to sell like crazy only after it was officially "killed."
Still, I'm in for some carrion. Will be anxiously hitting F5 once it gets close to midnight EST.
@dman244: Yes. Which comes out to a cool $90 with free shipping. Buy this thing now.
best buy shows these sold out in the us already at $399
Not seeing it for $99 on HP Academy. I see it for $379 there.
@locoskier78: Not working for me... :(
Im getting $399? Where are you guys seeing that price?
Walmart is 398
HP.com is now out of stock...WTF!
@iamnotreal2u: Getting ready for midnight maybe? Wait and see I suppose.
@iamnotreal2u: Just the 16, still have the 32.... This is weird. I just want to get a couple and go to bed.
What are the cons of it being discontinued? Is the TouchPad good?
AT HP it says 16 GB is out of stock now!
Best Buy USA shows sold out too....but BB Canada has them for $99 but wont ship to USA.
You think it's possible to wipe this thing and run an android OS?
Just went to $299 on amazon
@kalfred02: There were talks back in the early days of beta and pre-production models running android 3.0 honeycomb, I think with time and hacking skills, someone will find a way.
sigh I'm on hold with HP now HAHA. I called prior to the "out of stock" on their site. I'll let you guys know what happens. :P
@iamnotreal2u: Just saw this as well. I'm tempted to call a local Walmart and ask if they can confirm or deny (or have no knowledge) about the price drop. If it is confirmed in-store, then I'm guessing things are getting ready to explode. If it is confirmed false in store, maybe just a bad rumor going along with the Best Buy Canada sell-off. Unconfirmed would have me mashing F5 come midnight. Confirmed true, and I might have to be waiting in-store at midnight.
@aobfrost: hence the frenzy right now. I'd love one of these running Android.
@bigcbass: True, but that's just one store. I'm guessing that's good evidence, they're trying to squeeze some dollars before everything plummets in price. Just checked again, looks like those four sold. The company made their extra bucks.
What's the link on Amazon?
Back to $400 on amazon.
@iggz: http://www.amazon.com/HP-TouchPad-9-7-Inch-Tablet-Computer/dp/tech-data/B0055D67HW/ref=de_a_smtd
@iamnotreal2u: Call and ask...I would be interested to know. Is it midnight eastern time?
There's no way there sold out. They had 200,000 lying around. If you wait till Midnight HP Academy will have them on discount of $99, probably 5% and then take $15 off with coupon code SAVE15HP then get 5% cashback on that and you got yourself a sweet, sweet deal.
$99-5%=94.05 (HP Academy Discount)
$94.05-$15=79.05 (SAVE15HP Coupon Code)
$79.05-5%=75.09 (eBates cashback- http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=y9p1lxfffY5nGaSBYRTxtQ%3D%3D)
Total price of $75.09 shipped. That is a slick deal.
@bigcbass: Another 40 minutes, it'll be midnight in Eastern time.
Great question! I will have to make sure to ask. Now I have been on hold for about 20 mins, maybe? Terrible hold music, they should just send me one for being such a trooper!
HP Academy, do I have to be a student?
so has anyone confirmed that these will be $99 at walmart in store at midnight?
Hah. Called Wally World, the woman that answered the phone either hates her job, or has had a lot of people already ask and has been told to not answer. She said "I don't know... I don't know..." in this really defeated tone. Sorry, can't confirm this true or false off of at least the one store I called.
@apfrehm: ya I just called walmart and they siad they hadnt heard anything about it
@iggz: It's pretty lenient. Here's from the hp site;
"The HP Academy is intended for students, educators, alumni, former students and parents of students associated with eligible K-12 and higher education institutions. Educators includes instructors, faculty, and school and district staff, administration, and officials at all levels. The list of eligible institutions was compiled using the following guidelines"
So pretty much anyone qualifies.
Shows completely sold on Best Buy online AND in store. You think they are holding back before the sale or are people buying them now then asking to get the price matched/adjusted after the sale hits?
Pickup only. Canada Only. Grrrrr...


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I'm in the process of writing a web based drawing app and in the process of migrating it to kineticjs. I'm working from the example given in [1]
The problem I'm having is that I have drawing controls in a table on the left of the canvas and kineticjs isn't happy with that. Previously when I declared my own canvas in html I used:

<canvas id="canvas" width="600" height="250" style="border:1px solid black;">

Sorry: Browser does not support Graphics Canvas

and used css to display it as a block, floating left so that it's beside the drawing controls. To move to Kineticjs I removed the canvas element and left the as it was with exactly the same css controlling it. Now in Java script:
var stage = new Kinetic.Stage({
container: "design",
width: 578,
height: 200
Kinetic is totally confused. I've copied the example code from [1] and I'm getting a canvas with a triangle and circle but the canvas is way off to the right and the hotspots for mouse events are in the centre of the page, in a different location. So where Kinetic thinks the shapes are and where it's drawing them are two different locations and neither is beside the drawing controls.
[1] http://www.html5canvastutorials.com/kineticjs/html5-canvas-path-mouseover/


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I want to mount a cornice for curtains on a concrete ceiling. So I believe I need some kind of hammer drill. I would like to know, how powerful should it be for this kind of work?
You can drill through concrete even without a hammer drill, really it's just a function of time and energy. How many holes do you have to drill? How big and how deep? For two small holes, I wouldn't really worry about it (so what if they take 5min each?), but if I had to drill 20 large holes, I'd want something like a rotary drill.
Good bits will make quick work of the job too, and low end bits in the best drill will be slow and tedious.
For small holes (say 1/2" or less diameter, regardless of depth), I'd say use a standard hammer drill. Anything larger, rent or buy a rotary drill. For really big holes (several inches in diameter), you need a core drill.
I live in a region where most of people live in apartment buildings most of which are build of reinforced concrete.
Long time ago I used a 600-watts impact drill for drilling concrete and most of the time it was usable but really depressing - the noise is horrible, the stress on the hands is significant, the progress is slow. The real problem is if your drill bit happens to meet a stone inside concrete (like a piece of granite) - you may have a really hard time drilling through that. Later I used a 550-watts impact drill - that still was depressing, but I can't say it was more depressing that with a 600-watts drill. I've heard a lot of similar experience descriptions from people who have various other impact drills.
My latest experience is using a 550 watts pneumatic hammer (a thing with an SDS-plus chuck) - that one drills through concrete no problem. A pneumatic hammer compares to an impact drill like... well, they don't compare, a pneumatic hammer is the tool for drilling through concrete.
The bottom line is no matter how powerful an impact drill is drilling concrete is a pain. So if you only have an impact drill - bear with it. Impact drills usually start at 550 watts - that one will work - and more powerful ones will work too, but it'll be a bit of pain anyway. If you have a choice to use a pneumatic hammer - definitely go for that, no matter how "low" its power is, it will provide a much better experience. You will often hear that "that 700-watts" hammer is "a serious tool" an "this 550 watts model is "a toy", but it's mostly irrelevant for domestic use - a hammer with any power will drill through concrete no problem.


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5 Ridiculous Animal Myths That You Probably Believe
#2. Camels Store Water in Their Humps
The very first time you were shown a drawing of a camel in kindergarten, you were told two things: They have humps and they live in the desert because they can go a long time without drinking.
The teacher or parent probably also put two and two together and said that the very reason the camels can go on those long trips through an oven-hot desert is that they store water in those humps. The idea made its way into old-timey science books, and to this day has been purported by "experts" like Bear Grylls who claim to have gotten water via a camel's humps. So it must come as a surprise when they find out that camel humps don't actually do any such thing.
"Either I've pierced something or I've wet myself."
The Problem ...
In reality, camels don't store water in their humps; they store fat. Fat works much better than water in the desert, because it provides camels with the energy they need to keep up their metabolism and keep moving. Remember that food is also short in the desert.
Man, there was a scorpion buffet right there and he missed it!
Some of you are saying, "Well, duh, they store water in the fat!" and it's true that when camels metabolize all that fat in their humps, they actually yield some water. But the yielded water is lost in the body, and the camel never gets to use it for nourishment.
But Cracked, you say, don't camels need water so they don't dehydrate? Well, yes, of course. But camels work differently from people. Camels can cool down, and stay cool, much longer than we can. They also have special cells that don't allow blood pressure to drop when body volume drops. All of it adds up to a creature that can go a long time without dehydrating.
They're like hardcore metal fans.
So How'd It Get Started?
The origin of this myth is probably twofold. Ancient Roman philosopher/naturalist Pliny the Elder is recorded as having hypothesized that a camel has two stomachs: one made to hold water, and another to hold food. The community at large accepted this as fact, and assumed that those two stomachs must be in the two humps.
There are also stories (which may have inspired Pliny) that say that traveling Muslim armies would split open a camel's belly and drink its water. Well, that's likely because food and water divide into two separate sections of the camel's stomach before digestion, allowing one to get a hold of the portion of the stomach filled only with water. Nomads in the desert are also known to drain water from half-digested camel food in times of desperation. Still, none of this adds up to the "water in humps" story we were all told.
It's like the tauntaun Han Solo killed in The Empire Strikes Back, only you can drink from it as well as live in it.
#1. Bulls Are Enraged by the Color Red
For many of us, the only Spanish bit of culture we know is that they gather in stadiums so that a man in a ridiculous outfit intentionally faces a pissed off bull just to make it more pissed off by waving a big red napkin in its face. It's kind of like the rodeo, except with less adrenaline and more pants pissing.
And then at some point you saw, probably in a cartoon, that it was the color red that mesmerizes a bull. It makes sense -- the whole point of the bull fight is that the bull runs after the red cape while the matador stands aside. Clearly, the bull thinks the cape is the problem.
Bulls are one of the few animal species capable of judging people based on their fashion choices.
The Problem ...
Not exactly. As anyone who works with bulls will tell you, bulls are color blind. No, not the half-assed color blind you see in dogs; bulls full on can't tell the difference between colors.
In reality, bulls get enraged by the flapping motion of the cloth. Which, in retrospect, would piss off anyone, human or animal, that's been starved and thrown into a ring.
We're a bit sick of these photos, so here's a happy bull having a nice sit down.
So How'd It Get Started?
The myth probably comes from another simple misunderstanding. The matador show is divided into three portions; in the first two, or the primer and secundo tercio, the matador utilizes a yellow cape called a capote. The purpose of these stages is to basically frustrate the bull long enough until the show reaches its third stage, called the tercer tercio. In this stage, the matador brings out the signature red cape and enrages the bull into attacking. At this point, the bull is mad enough that the cape could be purple, blue or rainbow with sparkles on it; the bull couldn't care less. He just wants a matador sandwich.
Supersized with fries.
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I'm completely new to martial arts. I would like to know if there are techniques that can be used in self-defense if you had one hand tied behind your back or in the case you lose your hand?
Absolutely. Actually, one of the schools in the Bujinkan (Gikan-ryu) was reportedly heavily influenced by the inclusion of a one-armed soke.
There is, of course, a strong natural disadvantage (all else being equal) to having only one arm available (for example, the opponent knows your high attacks will largely come from that side, you are not naturally balanced, etc.), but martial arts are about learning to compensate for your disadvantages. Most (un- or under-trained) people fight as if they have an arm, an arm, a leg, and a leg; not as if they have one body.
To give an example, I have a couple of techniques from Gikan-ryu that exemplify a one-handed approach. NB: These are from my notes, according to my understanding at the time of learning, and may not be typical of all students in the Bujinkan. These should not be attempted without proper supervision as injury will likely occur. I've used the left hand so I can copy from my notes directly for ease, but the techniques are meant for either side and do not require both hands.
Gyaku Mune Dori
Reversing Lapel Grab (Left hand only, exemplifies lock and throw.)
Straight Line (Left hand only, exemplifies lock and throw.)
Tsuri Gane
Hanging Bell (Left hand only, exemplifies striking and throwing.)
Breaking it down
At a very, very basic level (and since you're new, this will be the case), you fight with your arms and your legs. You likely move deliberately, each technique performed step-by-step. This is a very low-level style of training, though.
As you improve, your body is one body. The exclusion of an arm is compensated for by the actions of the unified body.
This is all well exemplified by the story of Senju Kannon (千手観音), the 1000-Armed Boddhisatva in esoteric Buddhism (mikkyo). As Takuan Souhou wrote in The Unfettered Mind:
By this same virtue, we can see that men have the preconceived notion of not understanding the idea of having more than two arms any better than having less than two. Through training, we let go of distracting thoughts to learn to act and move naturally.
Whether a man has no arms or ten, if he trains his body to move as best and as efficiently as possible, he will always be more capable than the man distracted by his own thoughts.
There are plenty of techniques available to you if you only have one hand available, but it really depends on which martial arts you're referring to.
In our Hapkido classes, we'll randomly practice our grabs in different scenarios (eyes closed, kneeling, lying down, sitting on a chair, one hand behind our back, etc).
It teaches you to really understand the concepts behind how a specific technique works and how to adapt to whatever situation you might be put in. It also forces us to learn how our entire body is used to apply techniques and generate power. From a kneeling or seated position, you really have to adapt how your apply certain locks when you no longer have the full strength/power/mobility of your body — it forces you to rely on technique rather than brute strength.
I often practice my kicks with one or both hands behind my backs, not for any practical reason, but more so just to gain a greater understanding of how my body and balance is affected in different stances or scenarios.
In real life situations, you never know what you might injuries/limitations you might have to contend with, so practicing dealing with them in class can be very beneficial. Even if you don't put that one-handed technique into practice, it still helps you expand your understanding of how the technique works.
In one school I trained at we would change the sparring rules up to
Sure, you can can do various things one handed---blocking and punching with the other hand for instance---but it is much, much harder. Use your legs for trips or kicks. Run away if time and circumstances permit. Yell for help.
Being tied will also affect your balance, and the range of motions available to you.
No fun.
Sticky Hands
I knew a guy in martial arts who lost his arm in an accident. As a result, we adapted the forms so that he could use only one arm to effect the techniques. This ended up being quite a learning experience for me. The way we did it involved a lot of sticky hands type maneuvers. I dunno if you've ever seen chi sao, push hands, or hubud-lubud, but doing a search on youtube for those terms should be quite instructive. They are sensitivity drills designed to develop reflexes and trapping skills. Push hands develops sensitivity but is less about trapping, and more about unbalancing the opponent.
As an example of how to use one hand in a sensitivity drill, imagine that your partner is throwing a jab-cross combination at you repeatedly. Ordinarily, you would block each hand with a pak sao ("slap block"). This is a "sticky" palm parry that remains connected to the opponent after contact. If you have one arm, instead of doing a pak sao with the other hand, you block the cross with a tan sao ("palm up block") from the same hand you just did a pak sao with, which also remains connected to the opponent. When the next jab comes, you pak sao again with the same hand and repeat the drill until one of you gets tired.
Minimal Protection
If you have some of your arm left, don't forget that the nub can offer you at least some protection for your ribs or head, but use footwork and positioning in combination with this minimal protection rather than relying solely on your nub.
Rolling Strikes
Some martial arts, like Northern Mantis, Kempo, Kajukenbo, and Boxing, use follow-up strikes with the same hand. For example, you can throw a jab and roll back out with a back-fist. Also you can try combinations like low right hook, high right hook. The low right hook will bring his guard low on the right side so you can gain access to his temple for the high right hook.
Here's a Kempo pattern that develops "rolling" strikes:
In case it's not obvious, if you only have one hand, you can only do that side of the pattern. I present the "double fists" form of the pattern to preserve the way that it was taught to me. For those with one arm, do only the forward facing portion of the drill, and the side of the drill that is facing the arm you still have.
I got attacked with a metal bar by a tuk tuk driver trying to rob me. I blocked it with my forearm which caused an open fracture in the process (would have hit me in the head otherwise). I managed to avoid the next few rush attacks and run away which is always the best defence. I've always been a bit sceptical about weapons drills as they seem unrealistic - who carries around sticks or clubs?! I see now how useful they can be. Escrima, Aikido etc. Being in good physical shape is also a good defence. But it would be reassuring now to know and drill techniques with just one arm. I've trained in lots of martial arts over the years but now want to do even more and do single arm and even single leg techniques - I could have been hit in the leg or head which would have been worse!
Various forms of fencing and swordsmanship are good for learning how to use one hand effectively. Bruce Lee applied a lot of ideas from fencing to how he performed his lead punch.
In some styles of historical fencing, notably British sabre, it is common to put the off hand (usually the left) behind the back. This both makes it less likely to be cut and, in some styles, conceals a dagger for close range. In that context the lead hand is used exclusively for both offense and defense.
Yes there are tools to work with when you can not really use your hands. The idea of loosing your hand is a bit ... As you would go through Hades.;-)) I can see use hands free techniques in sudden attack situation where you are taken aback and there is no time to rise your hands, or in a crowd where your hands are obstructed, or when you are holding someone and you get under fire.. (Just expression of being battered) So. Use your shoulders, this is a massive bone with massive muscles, if you doge with your head and get behind works well. Shoulder shrugs to deflect, get covered or even hit. Way of practising. First partner must attack slowly and be realistic you can not block Mae geri chudan with it;-) You keep your hands in your pockets and have fun. Practise in diferent distances but preferably close combat as common sense you would see attack comming from the long distance and there would be plenty time to use hands. Have fun


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WELLSBURG - Ed and Irene Marks of Wellsburg celebrated their 50th anniversary on Nov. 20.
They were united in marriage on Nov. 20, 1962, at the Warwood United Methodist Church with her father, the Rev. J.Q. Geiger Sr., and her brothers, the Rev. J.Q. Geiger Jr. and the Rev. Joseph N. Geiger, officiating.
The daughter of the late J.Q. and Velma Geiger, she retired after 33 years of teaching, primarly at Brooke High School.
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The son of the late Edward and Mary Belle Marks, he retired after a 44-year career with Municipal Mutual Insurance Co., where he served as president and chief executive officer.
The couple have a son, Dr. Robert of Wellsburg, and a daughter, Alica Marks Cox of Morgantown. Five grandchildren complete the family.
The couple celebrated at one of their favorite vacation spots, Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.


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Given a index set $S$ together with a ultrafilter $\mu$ on $S$ (such that no set of cardinality $< |S|$ has measure $1$). Let the ordered field $\mathbb{R}(S,\mu)$ denote the ultrapower of $\mathbb{R}$ with respect to $S$, i.e.
$\mathbb{R}(S,\mu):=\mathbb{R}^S/\sim$, where two maps $f,g$ are called equivalent, if $\mu(\{i\in S| f(i)=g(i)\})=1$. This is again an ordered field. Equip it with the topology generated by
$\{B_\varepsilon(x)|x\in \mathbb{R}(S,\mu),\varepsilon \in \mathbb{R}(S,\mu),\varepsilon>0\}$.
Then my question is: What is the smallest cardinality of a local basis around $0$ depending on the cardinality of |S| and (possibly) on the ultrafilter?
If $S=\{pt\}$, we get $\mathbb{R}(S,\mu)\cong \mathbb{R}$ and hence it has a countable base for the topology. In the case $S=\mathbb{N}$ and a non-principal ultrafilter one can show, that there is no countable base for the topology (saturation argument) and it is at most $|\mathbb{R}(\mathbb{N},\mu)|=|\mathbb{R}|$. CH would tell us, that it is $|\mathbb{R}|$. But maybe there is a good (avoiding CH) reason, why it has exactly this cardinality.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- He forged his views of war and the military as a young man in mine-plagued fields of Vietnam. Now Chuck Hagel may become the first Vietnam veteran and first enlisted soldier to serve as U.S. defense secretary.
In nominating him to succeed Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama urged the Senate to confirm a man he said "bears the scars" of that war and has the skill to guide the military through new challenges.
"Chuck Hagel is the leader that our troops deserve," Obama said.
If Hagel is confirmed, the Defense Department would be led by someone who advocated deep cuts to its budget. He's bucked his fellow Republicans in opposing troop surges in Iraq and Afghanistan, telling his biographer: "I will do all I can to prevent war." And he's come under fire over comments about Israel, a top American ally, and Iran, a top American foe.
Those issues and others have assured that the former Nebraska senator's path to the Pentagon won't be easy. But Hagel said he's eager to answer critics.
Until Obama's announcement that ended weeks of speculation over his nomination, Hagel told the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper in his home state that he'd been "hanging out there in no-man's land unable to respond to charges, falsehoods and distortions" about his record.
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Hagel, 66, said Monday that he was honored Obama had "confidence in me and not unmindful of the immense responsibilities that go with it."
The current Georgetown professor and head of the Atlantic Council, a non-partisan international affairs group, praised troops who serve with "such dignity and selflessness."
Hagel promised to work to "strengthen our country's alliances and advance global freedom, decency and humanity" in the effort to "build a better world for all mankind."
At the same news conference where he announced the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director, Obama praised Hagel as a "patriot" who knows what it's like being on the frontline, in part from his year fighting alongside his brother in Vietnam.
"He understands that sending young Americans to fight and bleed in the dirt and mud is something that we only do when it's absolutely necessary."
The president, a Democrat, also said Hagel's selection "represents the bipartisan tradition that we need more of in Washington."
But many in the GOP establishment begged to differ.
"He has long severed his ties with the Republican Party," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, said Sunday, when news surfaced that Hagel would be nominated.
Sen. Chris Murphy, a freshman Democrat from Connecticut, countered that he believes "Republicans are spoiling for a fight."
A host of issues swirling around Hagel have set the stage for a contentious confirmation hearing with Republicans expected to lead the charge against him.
A few years after famously bucking his party in opposing a U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq, Hagel voted against sending 30,000 additional troops in 2009 to Afghanistan -- a move that put him at odds with Republicans and Obama.
Some also are bothered by a comment he made in 1998 about an ambassadorial candidate James Hormel being "openly, aggressively gay" -- which he apologized for in December, 14 years later. This issue is compounded by the fact that Hagel could oversee a military that recently dropped its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for gay and lesbian personnel, a policy he supported.
The Log Cabin Republicans, a group that supports gay rights, called the Hormel apology "too little, too late." Yet gay rights activist Rick Jacob stood behind Obama and said "no one trying to derail (Hagel's) nomination attacks his qualifications."
Hagel has also come under fire over Iran.
In addition to calling for talks with the Middle Eastern nation, which openly antagonizes Israel, Hagel has spoken out against certain sanctions -- a cornerstone of Obama's foreign policy aimed at pressuring Tehran over its nuclear program.
The New York Times notes that Hagel was "one of only two senators to vote against the Iran-Libya sanctions act in 2001, arguing that it would undercut efforts to engage with Tehran."
In a September editorial in the Washington Post, Hagel -- writing with several others, including retired Gen. Anthony Zinni and former Rep. Lee Hamilton -- said that he thinks "all options (should be) on the table" regarding Iran, a stance that aligns him with Obama, as well as many Republicans.
But the most charged subject is likely Israel, with Graham arguing -- if confirmed -- Hagel "would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense" toward Israel "in our nation's history."
Hagel has supported Israel entering negotiations with Hamas, the Islamist movement that oversees parts of the Palestinian territories and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, while also insisting that Hamas end terrorism and accept Israel's right to exist. He also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the European Union trying to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization."
In 2007, Hagel joined two other senators in introducing a resolution in June 2007, pushing for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In an interview that year, Hagel said a "Jewish lobby intimidated lawmakers" -- sparking sharp criticism from some Jewish organizations and across the political spectrum. Graham has blasted what he calls "an in-your-face nomination by the president to all of us who are supportive" of Israel.
But others have rallied around him, including his friend Rabbi Aryeh Azriel of Temple Israel in Omaha, Nebraska.
Azriel, who grew up in Israel and says he's personally open for talks with Hamas and Hezbollah, praised Hagel as "definitely a friend of Israel. He is independent, has wonderful, fresh ideas to try to reengage the discussion about the Middle East."
Hagel told the Journal Star there is "not one shred of evidence that I'm anti-Israeli, not one (Senate) vote that matters that hurt Israel," claiming his critics have "completely distorted" his record.
He emphasized his "unequivocal, total support for Israel" and support for tough international economic sanctions against Iran, the paper reported. Such fiery rhetoric has prompted presidential nominees in the past to pull out. But the bumpy road ahead is unlikely to faze Hagel.
"Chuck Hagel is not afraid of challenge -- or risk," his biographer, Charlyne Berens, wrote in 2006.
One high-profile Vietnam veteran standing by Hagel is Gen. Colin Powell, a former Joint Chiefs chairman who was secretary of state under the Republican administration of President George W. Bush.
"You can always count on him to analyze a difficult situation and take a position that reflects his best judgment," said Powell, a Republican who nonetheless had similarly endorsed Obama. "I believe that more than ever we need that kind of independent and bold leader who thinks in and out of the box."
Gen. Wesley Clark, former NATO supreme allied commander, said Hagel has earned the president's trust.
Hagel's experience in Vietnam, which earned him two Purple Hearts, gave him "the proper appreciation for what it's like on the ground, at the bottom," Clark said.
But Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is not supportive.
"Our troops deserve much better than a man who voted to send them to war when it was popular and then abandoned those very troops when it was unpopular," he said.
He was referring to Hagel's 2002 vote authorizing the war in Iraq and his ultimate opposition to it.


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Chlamydia in Women
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications.
What is chlamydia?
Chlamydia is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the U.S. It is an infection with the bacteria known as Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia is very similar to gonorrhea in its symptoms and pattern of transmission. It is important to note that many people (both women and men) who are infected with chlamydia do not have any symptoms and may not be aware that they have the infection. Chlamydia infection can cause permanent damage to the fallopian tubes in a woman and can lead to future infertility and an increase risk of ectopic pregnancy. Chlamydia infection during pregnancy also increases a woman's risk of preterm labor and of having a baby with low birth weight.
Lymphogranuloma venereum is another type of STD that is common in the developing world and is caused by a different strain of the Chlamydia bacteria.
What causes chlamydia?
Chlamydia is an infection with Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. When an infection is present, the bacteria can be present in the cervix, urethra, vagina, and rectum of an infected person. It can also live in the throat. Any type of sexual contact (vaginal, anal, or oral) with an infected person can spread the infection.
Young people who are sexually active are at high risk for chlamydia.
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I post again a question I asked in the post by Descartes:
Since this is the topic on diagonal, I like to ask a question: Let $X$ be a compact Kahler manifold of complex dimension $n$, and let $\Delta _X\subset X\times X$ be the diagonal of $X$. We denote by $\{\Delta _X\}$ its cohomology class in $H^{2n}(X\times X)$ (here I consider the cohomology with complex coefficients). In fact, we know that $\{\Delta _X\}$ lives in $H^{n,n}(X\times X)$. Let $\pi _1,\pi _2:X\times X\rightarrow X$ be the projections. By Kunneth's theorem and Hodge decomposition, we know that $H^{n,n}(X\times X)=\sum _{p+r=q+s=n}\pi _1^*(H^{p,q}(X))\otimes \pi _2^*(H^{r,s}(X))$, thus $\{\Delta _X\}$ lives in this direct sum.
My question is this: Sometime ago, I discussed with one mathematician about the possibility that $\Delta _X$ lives in $\sum _{p+r=n}\pi _1^*(H^{p,p}(X))\otimes \pi _2^*(H^{r,r}(X))$, but he said that this is not true for a general compact Kahler manifold, but we had little time to discuss that he could produce a specific example for the claim. Do any of you know of one such example?


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WACO (October 10, 2012)--State Senator Brian Birdwell will visit with ATLAS Academy students Thursday to discuss patriotism, military service and military personnel's transition to civilian life.
The event is for students enrolled in the "GI Joe and Jane" program.
Birdwell has served as a field artillery officer and was deployed during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
He also served as a military aide to the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management during the Pentagon attack and sustained serious burns on at least 60 percent of his body when the American Airlines flight crashed near his office.
He was awarded the Purple Heart for the wounds he sustained from the attack.
Birdwell will be at Tennyson Middle School at 1 p.m.
ATLAS Academy is a middle school designed for gifted and advanced learners in Waco ISD.


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Since former Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world's most effective investigation firm—sought out by the famous and the powerful to discreetly handle their most intimate problems. Private's investigators are the smartest, the fastest, and the most technologically advanced in the world—and they always uncover the truth.
Impossible murders
When his former lover is found murdered in Jack Morgan's bed, he is instantly the number one suspect. While Jack is under police investigation, the mob strong-arms him into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals for them. And the beautiful manager of a luxury hotel chain persuades him to quietly investigate a string of murders at her properties.
The #1 suspect is Jack Morgan
While Jack is fighting for his life, one of his most trusted colleagues threatens to leave Private, and Jack realizes he is confronting the cleverest and most powerful enemies ever. With more action, more intrigue, and more twists than ever before, PRIVATE: #1 SUSPECT is James Patterson at his unstoppable best.
Prologue | SHOTS IN THE DARK
A DARK SEDAN turned off Pacific Coast Highway and slipped into the driveway of a gated Malibu beach house worth, had to be, seven or eight million.
The driver buzzed down his window and passed an electronic entry key over the reader.
The pair of high wrought-iron gates rolled open, and the sedan pulled up to the garage doors, the gates closing smoothly behind it. The driver got out of his car and looked around.
He was a medium-height white guy in his thirties, short brown hair, wearing a denim jacket, khaki pants, rubber-soled shoes, latex gloves. He saw that the cool modern house was screened entirely by shrubbery and protective fencing, hiding it from the road and neighboring homes.
He approached the alcove that framed the front door, noted the security camera focused on him and the biometric keypad.
Returning to the car, the driver opened a back door and said, "Last stop, young lady."
He leaned into the backseat and pulled out a slightly built female with long black hair. She was out of it, completely unconscious. Smelled like roses and soap. With a grunt, the man maneuvered the limp body, slung her over his shoulder.
When he got back to the door, he pressed the female's finger to the pad, and the door lock thwacked open.
They were in.
The man in the denim jacket didn't turn on the lights. Sun came through the extensively glassed walls, bounced off the floor tiles, and made everything plenty bright enough to see.
The foyer led to a large skylighted living area with rounded walls and curved windows facing the ocean. To the left was a hallway to the master bedroom and bath. The man opened the bedroom door with his foot, and when he reached the bed, he eased the woman off his shoulder and arranged her on the blue-and-white pinstriped bedding.
He fixed a pillow under her head, then went to the window seat. Under the hinged lid was a metal box, and inside that, a custom Kimber .45 handgun. The guy in the denim jacket popped out the magazine, checked it, slammed it back in with his gloved hand. The gun was loaded.
He returned to the side of the bed and, aiming carefully, shot the woman in the chest at close range. Her body bucked, but when he pumped in the second and third shots, she didn't stir. He picked up the three spent shell casings and pocketed them.
The shooter took the receiver from the phone beside the bed. He dialed while looking out the windows to the beach.
The killer hung up the phone without speaking. Then he left the bedroom and found the media center in the living room. He opened all of the cabinet doors, rifled through the compartments, and located the security system hard drive at the back.
He unplugged the drive and tucked it under his arm, then he exited the house through the front door. Once outside, he scraped away some mulch at the foot of a bougainvillea vine that scrambled thickly over the fence. He buried the gun in the shallow trench and covered it up with chipped bark.
He got back into his vehicle, started it up, and passed the electronic key across the reader on the opposite post. Once the gates had opened, he backed his car slowly into the emergency lane. Then he edged out onto the highway and headed north.
He was already thinking about this seafood restaurant in Santa Barbara called Brophy Bros. He loved that place. The clam bar had steamers, a Dungeness crab platter, and oysters on the half shell. He'd get a bottle of something worthy of his first-class day's work.
The shooter popped a Van Halen CD into the player and smiled as the dark sedan blended into the stream of traffic.
Copyright © 2012 by James Patterson
Scott Sowers' Broadway credits include Bus Stop, A Streetcar Named Desire, Inherit the Wind and A Few Good Men (LA Dramalogue Award for Performance). Scott is a lifetime member of The Ensemble Studio Theatre. His many TV credits include HBO's Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order, Cracker and All My Children. Scott's film credits include True Grit, The Ten, The Village, Dead Man Walking, Erin Brockovich, Magnolia, and My Mother Dreams...(winner, 2000 Academy Award for Short Feature).


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Butler Community College and Wichita State University recently signed an agreement that is intended to motivate more students to complete a key milestone in their higher education journey, an associate degree, even after transferring to a four-year institution.
This reverse articulation agreement promotes best practices for increasing both associate and baccalaureate degree completion by permitting eligible students to transfer select course work from Wichita State to Butler Community College to complete requirements for a Butler associate degree.
"Agreements such as this helps graduation rates for everybody," said Wichita State President John Bardo. "And we know that students who earn an associate degree are more likely to pursue and complete a bachelor's degree."
"Butler measures its success based on the success of our students," said Butler Community College President Jackie Vietti. "We know that one of the best ways to ensure their future success is to complete postsecondary education milestone markers like associate and baccalaureate degrees."
Eligible Wichita State students will: 1. have transferred 45 credits from Butler (or a combination of accumulated hours from other accredited institutions); 2. completed 15 or more credits at Wichita State University; 3. met residency requirements for a Butler degree; and 4. have indicated their willingness to participate in reverse transfer.
"This partnership with Butler Community College greatly enhances the opportunities for students to be academically successful, and it significantly contributes to the national goal of having 60 percent of adults with post-secondary degrees," said WSU Interim Provost Keith Pickus.
The implementation of a reverse transfer agreement will help advance the overall goal of the Kansas Board of Regents to postsecondary degree completion rates in our state. Nationally, half of all baccalaureate degree recipients have attended community colleges prior to earning their degrees.
"Butler values working with Wichita State on this innovative articulation agreement since the vast majority of our students select WSU as their four-year college," Vietti said. "We look forward to this novel initiative as the first of many to meet the interests of the students we collectively serve."
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text: I can't believe how much everyone loved the husky puppy I submitted, but then again I can see why folks would fall in love with a husky pup. I mean look how adorable they are. Now because the Husky did so well, I found two other large dog breeds that are absolutely adorable looking when they are pups. The first tutorial of the day is going to be on "how to draw a German shepherd puppy", step by step. German shepherds are so cute when they are little and they are also very funny. I have a German shepherd now, but last year we had two shepherds and one of them had pups. They look like small bats when they are first born, and as they get older, their ears start getting bigger. Then their personalities really start to shine. Another reason why I wanted to make a German shepherd puppy lesson is because I think we might be getting another pup in a few weeks. I hope we do, but if we don't at least I have one cool GS that is amazing. Anyways I hope you like learning "how to draw a German shepherd puppy"; I think it came out cute. The lesson is going to be just as simple as the Husky so no worries there. Peace out and remain calm.


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Conjoined twins from Iraq were successfully separated at the National Guard's King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Riyadh today.
The surgery, which was performed by a 45-member surgical team, was completed four hours ahead of schedule. The boys were joined at the chest and abdomen.
The boys, Iyad and Ziyad, were brought to the Kingdom from Irbil in April of this year for batteries of tests to determine if a separation surgery would be viable.
It is the 20th successful separation surgery to be performed at KAMC. As in previous cases, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz funded the surgery and related expenses.


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Monday, January 9, 2012
Before + Progress: The Lake House: Nursery, Part 3
I woke up this morning craving a cappuccino, a finished nursery, and a disgustingly clean house. When you're renovating, that last one is pretty unrealistic which explains why, in true form, I made a valiant effort to scrub and dust every single surface within reach of my very pregnant self (and probably quite a few that were not).
It ended with me Googling a Roomba.
Buuut. Look what happened in here.
The Nursery painting is finished!
See Part 2 here.
See Part 1 here.
11 comments:
- liz @ bon temps beignet said...
You NEED a roomba. It's just a glorified broom, but its still the shit.
- January 9, 2012 at 5:00 PM
- Sara @ Russet Street Reno said...
Wow, the difference is crazy! Beautiful.
- January 9, 2012 at 5:02 PM
- emily said...
makes me want to take a huge breath of fresh air...and NOT just to inhale the fumes :) Much, much better!
- January 9, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Hartwood Roses said...
Wonderful!!! Nothing done in a pregnancy-induced state is logical. My husband loves to tell the story of having to rescue my very pregnant self when I decided that I HAD TO wallpaper our powder room ... and I got stuck between the toilet and the wall. It took him quite a while to quite laughing long enough to give me a hand and drag me out of my predicament.
- January 9, 2012 at 5:27 PM
- Brahm (alfred lives here) said...
Wow, that is progress happening! Can't wait to see the finished room!
- January 9, 2012 at 8:03 PM
- Vonda said...
Woah. Love the color. Can't wait to see the finished room!
- January 10, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Lynett said...
That color is gorgeous!
- January 10, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- Jenny said...
I love the way the painting turned out....
Can't wait for the finished product, although I am sure you are much more eager than I am...
Hang in there though, it'll be done before you know it!
- January 10, 2012 at 2:11 PM
- Kim @ NewlyWoodwards said...
It already looks like a different room. I love the color and all that natural light.
Also, I've been wanting a Roomba for like ever. I really hate vacuuming and maybe it would help my house be less disgusting. I think Cindy at The Flipping Couple has one.
- January 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM
- chacha said...
Roomba is awesome. It's my electronic bitch. Does a damn good job for a robot spinning disc.
- January 12, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- isthisloadbearing said...
Gorgeous! I love the color!
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Holden Efijy Concept CarWritten by on October 25, 2006 Contributors: Courtesy of Holden It's Probably the Most Beautiful Concept Car Ever to Come Out of an OEManufacturer. You May Be Surprised to Learn That It's From Holden inAustralia.
Holden, GM's subsidiary in the Land Down Under, has produced the firstconcept car that would be a legitimate contender for Best in Show at anyof the big car shows. That's right, this is not a Chip Foose car, BoydCoddington had nothing to do with it, and So-Cal Speed Shop knowsnothing about it. It was designed and built entirely in-house at GMHolden's Australian design studio and engineering department. Called theEfijy (as in "burned in effigy"), the car is an homage to the classicHolden FJ built between 1953 and 1956. Not familiar with the FJ? It'sAustralia's icon car the way a '55 Chevy is here. As Holden Chief Designer Richard Ferlazzo says, "In Australia, nearly everyone had one,rode in one, or was conceived in one." The FJ had links to late '40s Chevys, and was actually designed in the U.S.
The first designs for the Efijy date back to 1988 when Ferlazzo, alongtime hot rod and custom freak, went to work for Holden and beganimagining what kind of custom car could be built with the talent andresources of a major design studio. He drew up a few rough conceptualsketches but not much happened with them until 2002, when it came timeto think about the 50th anniversary of the original FJ. Ferlazzo knewright away what needed to be done and began the process of getting theproject approved. "We decided to celebrate the anniversary with a wildcustom car . . . and showcase our design and performance car attributeshere at Holden," Ferlazzo says. So, in 2002, the sketches were done,followed by several years of lobbying upper management to go forwardwith it.
While the political machine was moving, Ferlazzo found a few peopleinside the design studio to build a 30 percent scale model of the carand then a fullsize clay version. The clay was finished in January 2005,the project got approved in February, and work began in March, startingwith nothing more than a clay model and a bare Corvette chassis anddrivetrain. It was finished in time for the Australian InternationalAuto Show in Sydney the following October. Yeah, the piece of art onthese pages was built from scratch in eight months. Wanna know what'seven more impressive? It's not just a show car meant to sit on arotating platform--it runs and drives, and is, as we write this,undergoing high-speed calibration at Holden's proving grounds.
The fiberglass body was inspired by the '53 FJ, but it is a completelynew coupe design. The '50s styling cues, including the FJ-like grilleand general fender shape, incorporate state-of-the-art technology, suchas radical multi-element LED headlight assemblies that actually have acooling fan on the back of each bucket. All of the trim pieces were cutfrom billet aluminum and then polished to such a lustrous sheen thatthey don't even look like billet.
The custom wheels (22s in the rear, 20s up front, with Dunlop SP Sporttires) also started life as chunks of billet aluminum, machined byAustralian race car supplier Harrop. Because it was always intended tobe a runner, the Holden designers added monstrous 15-inch road-racebrakes with six-piston calipers in front and four-piston calipers inback (also from Harrop).
The paint is House of Kolor Soprano Purple, and when combined with theexquisite tan leather interior, it gives us flashbacks to the LarryErickson-designed, Boyd-built CadZZilla. Turns out the car may have hadan unconscious effect on Ferlazzo, who worked in Erickson's designstudio in the mid '90s.
Underneath the amazing bodywork is the chassis of a C6 Corvettelengthened to a 116-inch wheelbase and fitted with Air Ride bags toproduce a lower-than-Tasmania riding stance. The engineers programmedthree ride-height levels actuated by an electronic controller that dropsdown out of the dash. Abundant thrust comes from the Corvette's 6.0L LS2V-8 that, with the addition of a Roots-style blower, makes a claimed 645hp at 6,400 rpm and 560 lb-ft at 4,200 rpm. From there it travelsthrough a shortened torque tube to a fortified version of the Corvette'srear-mounted four-speed automatic transaxle. The exhaust uses customblock-hugger headers that feed what Ferlazzo calls "cats and dogs"--apair of catalytic converters and a pair of mufflers--and finally dumpinto the atmosphere through the most beautiful exhaust tips ever createdon this planet. In the words of Holden engineer Jay Fitzsimmons, "itbellows."
Despite the lusciousness of the body and the aggressiveness of thedrivetrain, the interior is perhaps the true design triumph of the carand rivals any custom or street rod we've ever seen. The seats came fromthe donor Corvette but were completely restyled and retrimmed in suppletan leather. The headliner was also trimmed in leather and installs asseparate panels--they had to do it that way because a one-pieceheadliner wouldn't fit through the door openings. The floor is coveredin "figured maple timber" with polished, billet-aluminum trim inserts.There's lots of LED lighting and instrumentation involved, but itsomehow looks perfectly in tune with the sweeping classic lines of thedash and instrumentation. And the absolutely gorgeous pearlescentpush-button controls look too much like Bakelite not to be Bakelite--butthey aren't Bakelite. Very cool. There's also a full complement ofelectronics, including a high-powered Rockford Fosgate stereo systemthat Fitzsimmons says "rivals the engine in volume," a navigationsystem, and a fully operational climate- control system, all operatedthrough the same controller that accesses the airbag suspension.
There's virtually no chance this car will ever go into production on anycontinent, but that was never the intention. The idea was to showcasethe abilities of Holden's design and engineering teams, and it hits thetarget dead center there. Ferlazzo says the designers and engineers atHolden are certified gearheads, and Efijy proves that to be true. Healso pointed out that the car really hit a nerve among custom carbuilders in Australia, who find little if any respect from the OEcarmakers. He told us, "What really touched the hearts of the local hotrod people and the magazines here was that it legitimized what they dowith cars. We think [hot rodding and customizing] is a legitimateautomotive art form, and nobody can deny that the work customizers doinfluences the factory designers. In my role as chief designer, I knowthey've influenced me." After the car makes the rounds at the Australianauto shows, it may tour the States. We're already wrangling to "borrow"the car to cruise Bob's Big Boy in Burbank--but we're not holding ourbreath. All we really hope for is that GM sees its way to bring the carthis way so we can see it up close, and that other GM divisions will beinspired to think this radically themselves when it comes time tobrainstorm their next concept cars.
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As stylistic and well-executed as any Ridler winner, EFIJY was built notby a Foose or Boyd, but rather by a handful of "petrol heads" working inHolden's design and engineering departments. GM USA needs to build thiscar as the new Buick.The heart of the beast is a supercharged LS2 that cranks out enoughpower to blow the tires off. The blower and valve covers came fromHarrop Engineering in Australia.Four horizontal LEDs shine the headlights, while multiple yellow andwhite LEDs make up the turn signals and parking lights. Here, theheadlights lights are on.The yellow turn-signal LEDs switch to white when the parking lights areon. Engineers were concerned about the heat generated by all those LEDs,so they equipped each headlight with a cooling fan.Thetaillights also use LEDs. The yellow turn signals are sequential fromtop to bottom like a waterfall. The LED technology in the interior andexterior lamps came from Holden supplier Osram Lightning.The interior is perhaps the car's best feature. With the low centertunnel (thanks to the small-diameter Corvette torque tube), it'sactually very roomy. A proximity sensor opens the door automatically asthe driver approaches.Take a moment to study the detail in the steering wheel, dash, trim, andgauges, all of which were made in-house by Holden's designers. Thespeedometer is digital, and the tachometer wraps around it. Theillumination color is a "radiogram retro orange glow" as a gesture tothe 50s.
The retro vibe is used throughout the car, including the icons on theventilation controls. This touch-control LCD screen (from 3M) drops downout of the center of the dash and is used to control the ventilation,audio and video, and air suspension systems.Engineers programmed in three ride heights, adjustable via the touchscreen. The "Show" setting is full-on frame-scrape, "Drive" is normalride height for driving, and "Load" raises to clear trailer ramps andbigger obstacles.These Aussies like their tunes to thump. In the trunk are RockfordFosgate amps worth around 4,000 watts.
Visible are the cantilevered Air Ride air springs adapted to the Vetterear suspension. What's that in the background?The brakes are monster 15-inchers from Harrop Engineering, supplier tocountless Australian road-race teams. Harrop also machined the wheelsand various engine bits.Don't believe this car runs? This was not faked in Photoshop--it's the car running on Holden's proving grounds in late November 2005.3. The small model was turned into a life-size clay version. The basicshape was carved out of foam then covered and shaped with clay.
10. The body was laid on the chassis and the wheels set in place to showwhat it'll look like when completed.


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Can you exhibit an example of a noncontractible domain in R^n with the d-th cohomology groups trivial for all d greater or equal to 1? Thank you
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There are a million examples. You should google "acyclic space". Here is one: if you remove a point from a homology sphere you get a manifold whose cohomology is trivial in positive degrees. Take a tubular neighbourhood of it in some $\mathbf R^n$ and you get an open domain.


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I was trying the following combination in order to get the pid of the ssh session (running in the background displays the pid) and than fg to get back to the ssh session and introduce the password:
ssh targetHost &; fg
I get the following error:
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
Why does the ";" not work to as expected in this case?
My aim is to start a ssh session and know its pid and I need to do this in as few lines as possible. I need to start several ssh sessions, put them in the background and at the end kill them - that's why I need the pids.


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The Metric Four-Link Roll CenterWritten by on September 1, 2009 Contributors: Jeff Huneycutt A Review Of The Design And Location Of Roll Center
The Metric four-link suspension design is a bit different than most other rear suspensions. This configuration is common in General Motors cars built in and around the 1980's as well as some Ford cars, such as the Thunderbird, from the same time period. Because these cars are being used in great numbers in the Stock classes of racing here in the U.S., we need to have a better understanding of the design and how it relates to the setups.
First of all, the design is intended to solve several problems. It locates the rearend fore and aft, it reduces rear steer when the chassis rolls, it prevents axle wrap-up when braking or accelerating, and it provides a relatively stable roll center location.
Conversion to Race Car
When we convert a Metric four-link suspension to a racing application, we need to be aware of several important factors. First, we don't want to restrict the movement of the arms too much. Adding neoprene bushings to all of the connection points will unnecessarily restrict movement and cause the chassis to be stiff in roll. We can add the stiffer bushings to most of the points, but leave several, one at the top and one at the bottom, as a rubber bushing to absorb the torque created in roll.
We also need to establish a ride height that will both be appropriate for our type of racing and also help to establish the best roll center height. The RC height will move with vertical movement of the rear of the car. As the car is lowered, the rear RC will generally move down. So, it might be the best for asphalt racing to run as low as possible or as much as the rules allow to create a lower center of gravity.
We also might want to change the locations of the chassis and/or rearend mounts for the links. We can lower the rear RC by making changes to the mounting points. Check with the rules to see if it's even mentioned. Subtle changes often go unnoticed, especially when they're hard to see without jacking the car up and crawling underneath. Remember, we're still using stock components, we're just making small relocations of those points.
The Metric four-link Roll Center
The metric roll center is quite high compared to other rear suspension systems, such as the three-link with Panhard bar, the leaf spring system, and the Watts link. This is because of the construction using angled, from a top view, arms that converge to points called instant centers. There is one IC for the upper links and one for the lower links. The upper IC is to the rear of the rearend and the IC for the lower links is well in front of the rearend. Both of these ICs act like hard points of resistance to lateral movement of the chassis. It's the average height of the instant centers that determine the roll center height.
If we can raise the upper front link mounts, we can lower the rear RC by lowering the upper IC. In the same manner, we can lower the rear mount of the upper link and lower the upper IC.
For the lower links, lowering the chassis mounts at the front of the link lowers the rear RC. Raising the rear of the lower links also lowers the rear RC, although in reality this is very hard to do because the links are already mounted close to the rearend axle housing.
Why Lower The Rear RC?
A high rear roll center causes a short moment arm in the rear suspension and will stiffen the rear suspension similar to installing very stiff springs. The rear won't desire much roll and there will be excess load transfer to the outer wheel and tire. This will loosen the car, and that's undesirable, especially on dirt. So, we either lower the rear RC or soften the springs, especially the right rear spring, or preferably do both.
Most Metric cars I've evaluated have rear RC's up around 14.5 inches off the ground. If the car's center of gravity was say 16.5 inches (around average for an asphalt car that has been lowered), there would only be a 2-inch moment arm to try to roll the car. Compare that to an asphalt Late Model car with a rear Panhard or J-bar and a 10-inch rear RC height and a 15.5 inch CG height.
The moment arm is 5.5 inches for the Late Model and is much easier to set up. If we can lower the Metric RC to 13 inches, we would increase the moment arm length in the rear to 4.5 inches and that's a huge improvement in compliance. In short, you'll get more rear grip by lowering the rear RC.
Setup Changes For The Metric four-link
Even if we can lower the rear RC to around 13 inches, that's still a high rear RC. More has to be done to help the rear roll to match the front. So, in most cases, we need to run a softer spring in the right rear. A spring split of 250-lb/in spring in the left rear and 200-lb/in spring in the right rear is common.
If you find that the left rear is the coolest tire on the car, then you have a setup balance problem where the rear is too stiff. Lowering the rear RC and softening the RR spring will help solve the problem. There's a happy medium between running just the right soft right rear and going too soft.
Pay attention to the left front tire temperatures versus the left rear. They should be matched up within a couple of degrees of average temperature across the tread. When the LF is too cold, the RR spring is too soft. If the LR tire is too cool, then the RR spring is too stiff.
The Metric four-link rear suspension is here to stay for a while. So, we must make due and set up these cars the best we can. Understanding the relationship between the rear roll center on these cars and the setup will help us find a more balanced setup. The car will turn better and we will have more bite off the corners.
If you need to know the height of your Metric four-link rear roll center, then send an email and I will send you a free calculator to use. Send your request to email@example.com.
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A top view sketch of the layout of the Metric four-link shows the reverse angles of the upper (inner links) and the lower (outer links) links and how the extension of a line through the pivot points will intersect at a point we call the Instant Center. These points act like hard points and restrict the lateral movement of the sprung mass or chassis similar to a Panhard bar in a three-link suspension.We need to design our suspension so that the rear roll center is low enough to create a longer moment arm. This promotes roll in the rear and helps us balance the setup so the car is dynamically balanced. We need to force the two ends to work to achieve the same roll angles in order to have a balanced setup.


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Adding Streaming Media files to your course
1. In the Content area of your Blackboard Learn class, navigate to the folder where you want the file to appear.
2. Select Build Content and pick File from the first column of choices in the pull-down menu.
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I have a system having run plain Ubuntu for 4-5 years. All updates have been installed at availability and worked nice. After upgrade to 12.10, I am without menus and launchers. No window borders and no possibilities for resizing or moving windows. Launching 'ccsm' I see an error saying something like: Can't write - dconf channel is closed.
More than likely it is something in the config that was done on a previous release that is now causing problems for Unity. Prior to 12.10 you could just 'unity --reset' however this no longer works. Have a look at this answer, particular the second one which is for 12.10
The kernel in a new installation comes ready to upgrade with a .17 kernel and headers for the .18 version.
You basically need to install linux-headers-generic before installing the graphics driver.
You can see my own solution here on ask-ubuntu towards the bottom of the page although admittedly some steps maybe be unnecessary i.e. excessively cautious. However, that's what got it working for me, which is the main thing.


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Lady Gaga Goes Makeup (and Clothes) Free in New Photo Shoot
Cool and daring? Or simply T.M.I.?
Guess what little monsters? Stefani G. is baaaaack and she's going to be right up in our collective faces for the foreseeable future. "Why?" you ask. Because with her new record, ARTPOP, set to drop on August 19, she has some mega promoting to do and, if anyone knows how to drum up attention, it's Lady G. (All due deference to Madonna, of course.)
Today, it's her "oh my lawd" shoot for V Magazine that has tongues wagging and/or gagging. A photo from the risque series was posted on photographer Vinoodh Matadi's Instagram and has precipitated precisely the desired effect -- Gaga mania is upon us once again folks.
In the "artsy" shot, as you can see at right, the singer leaves little to the imagination, posing in nothing except a hint of makeup. On the plus side, the hours she's been clocking on the elliptical appear to have done wonders to sculpt her once rather Pillsbury-esque physique into a lean, mean, ready-to-promote-my-new-CD machine.
Are you excited for ARTPOP? Are you a fan o' the Gaga? Or, do you wish she'd just put some clothes on and fade off into the VH-1 "Where Are They Now" sunset?
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FOLLANSBEE - Just three months before RG Steel's bankruptcy and liquidation, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to collect civil penalties from the company for multiple alleged environmental infractions.
The federal complaint - filed in U.S. District Court in Wheeling in February - shows the government seeks to collect as much as $32,500 per day for each alleged violation of the Clean Air Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act during operations at the Mountain State Carbon coke plant in Follansbee, as well as at the now-closed Mingo Junction and Steubenville facilities.
Because the Mountain State Carbon facility is a 50-50 venture between RG and Severstal North America, both of these defendants are represented in federal court by attorney Kenneth Komoroski. In answering the government's complaint last week, Komoroski states that RG "no longer owns or operates the Mingo Junction and Steubenville facility and no longer operates the Mountain State Carbon facility."
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit against RG Steel for allegedly committing numerous environmental violations at the Mountain State Carbon coke plant in Follansbee, as well as at the now-closed Mingo Junction and Steubenville facilities. -- Casey Junkins
As part of RG's bankruptcy, Buffalo, N.Y.-based Frontier Industrial purchased the Mingo facility for $20 million. RG sold the Steubenville plant and land to Wheeling-based Herman Strauss Inc. recycling for $15 million.
An order signed by U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey states that RG sought to delay the Justice Department's lawsuit the day after filing for bankruptcy on May 31. Bailey eventually allowed the government's case to proceed, leading to last week's response by Komoroski.
According to the federal complaint, the Justice Department claims RG pumped excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide into the air and failed to properly handle "muck oil," a condensate that results from coke production.
The complaint states that "coke oven gas condensate generated at the Follansbee facility is a solid waste that displays the toxicity characteristics for benzene," noting that this should be considered "hazardous waste."
Noting that steel production at the Mingo and Steubenville facilities has ceased, the complaint states "coke oven gas continues to be transported by pipeline from the coke ovens at the Follansbee facility throughout the Steubenville complex."
However, Komoroski said his clients do not consider coke oven gas condensate to be hazardous waste, noting the steelmaker never intended to discard the material. He also admitted the Follansbee, Mingo and Steubenville facilities would have the potential to emit more than 100 tons of sulfur dioxide per year when running, but emphasized neither the Mingo nor Steubenville plants have operated since 2009.
The government also alleges that on "numerous" occasions between July 2004 and August 2008, the basic oxygen furnace shop at the Mingo plant produced "visible particulate emissions of fugitive dust" in violation of the Clean Air Act.
Komoroski countered by noting the steelmaker installed additional air emission controls in 2008 that would "prevent fugitive dust emissions" in the event someone would try to operate the Mingo mill again.
Esmark Inc. purchased all the former Wheeling-Pitt. facilities in 2006 before selling them to Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal for $1.23 billion in July 2008. Severstal, after idling the Steubenville and Mingo plants, later sold these plants to RG, but maintained the 50 percent stake in the coke plant. RG liquidated its assets after filing for bankruptcy last year.


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Ariane Rinehart was a junior at Barnard, majoring in Sociology with a minor in German, when she decided to leave school to further her education in a slightly more high-profile way. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Rinehart will be seen co-starring as Liesl von Trapp opposite country star Carrie Underwood in NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music."
Next year, Rinehart, who appeared in Justin Timberlake's video "Mirrors," will also have a small role as Eve in Darren Aronofsky's movie "Noah."
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On behalf of the Litchfield County Farm Bureau, I would like to thank the businesses that donated to our silent auction to benefit agricultural education in our county. Every year, our county offers scholarship money for students who are graduating and furthering their education in the vast field of agriculture. Application forms at www.cfba.org explain the requirements.
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James 'Jay' Gilmore Jr.
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James 'Jay' Gilmore Jr.
Jay was born in Newport, R.I., to James and Elizabeth (Griffin) Gilmore, and was raised in the Waterville section of Waterbury. He attended Sprague School and graduated from Crosby High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He began working for UPS in 1965 and was a member of Teamsters Local 677. Jay worked at UPS for 20 years before becoming a business agent for Local 677 in Waterbury. He went on to become president and then secretary-treasurer before retiring in 2002. He was also a trustee of the Teamsters Joint Council 10. He held various other positions in the union and devoted his entire working life for the benefit of workers and labor unions.
Jay and his wife traveled extensively while working for the Teamsters to wonderful destinations with great co-workers. He enjoyed summers on the Cape with his entire family. He was co-owner of Shenanigan's Restaurant in Waterville and held court there at any given chance. Jay was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and the annual races at Saratoga racetrack. He was proud to have a race named after him at Saratoga upon his retirement. He will be sorely missed by his Ordinary Joe's Wednesday night buddies.
His greatest accomplishments and the ones he was most proud of were his five sons; Michael and his wife Jackie, Jim and his wife Ellen, Brian and his wife Jill, Steven and his wife Patti, and Robert. He loved and was loved by his 9 grandchildren; Sam, Jackson, Ethan, Taylor, Jordan, Hayley, Ireland, Siobhan, and Ava Gilmore. Three other grandchildren preceded him in death.
Besides his wife of 47 years, he is survived by his sister, Ginny Venditti, and sister-in-law, Sister Marylou Lyons, CND, and numerous nieces and nephews and a lot of cousins and dear friends.
Jay loved life, loved being with his family and friends and telling stories (like nobody else could) about Waterville. He was a member of Bucks Hill Community Club and communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Anywhere he went, he would find a friend to talk to, whether it was in Waterbury, Newport, Cape Cod, Las Vegas or any other of his favorite locales. He was a true friend to all who knew him.
Arrangements: Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 9 a.m. from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main St., Waterbury, to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 309 South Main St., for Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Watertown. Calling hours are Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
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