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Pope Bozo
The scourge of clown masses has led inevitably down that slippery slope to ... a clown pope. The Trads are right. All is lost. Never mind the image of Francis embracing the disfigured man that has gone viral and inspired so many. This is what we need to worry about...
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David Gibson is a national reporter for Religion News Service and author of The Coming Catholic Church (HarperOne) and The Rule of Benedict (HarperOne). He blogs at dotCommonweal.
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"Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto"
Terence, no? A favorite. Thanks, Ann. But I always see different Latin renderings. Is yours authoritative?
I think the Council fathers translated it best:
"The joy and hopes, the griefs and anxieties..."
Terence, yes, in Heautontimorumenos (which was apparently in debt to a comedy of the same name by Menander). It's what the busybody Chremes says to Menedemus, who has suggested that Chremes should be minding his own business. But those sympathetic to Chremes might, indeed, find the opening sentence of Gaudium et spes a suitable paraphrase.
"We are bozos on this bus." - The Firesign Theater, 1971
Correction: "We are all bozos on this bus" - The Firesign Theater, 1971
"During these five months in Rome it wasn't the red cardinals nor the Red Brigade who had the most impact on me, but the little things which took place between the great scenes...the real and true story was told by the clowns."~Henri Nouwen
Sorry - I think it's a bit unfortunate. None of us wants a stuffed shirt for a pope, but I think he should maintain a *little* more stuffing than that.
Jim P, you mean like this guy did?
And here:
My first reaction is a little like Jim's. If Francis is going to wear just what he feels like wearing whether he's pope or not, if he merely wants to be himself, a regular guy, then I wish he'd drop the white outfit while he does that. Don't the white clothes symbolize, oh, I dunno, the unity of the Church, or something? He doesn't mean to suggest that the papacy is a clownish institution, does he? He's not mocking the papacy, is he? Then maybe he should drop the visible signs of the papacy before donning the visible signs of clownery. At least he's not wearing the red nose in church during Mass - that would be too much for me. But the papacy is much, much less important than the Eucharist, so I guess it's not a big deal to appear to mock it. Also, it's only appearance, not reality - the article explains some good cause behind this clownery - so at worst it only "causes scandal", as they say, and that's never been high on my list of things to disapprove of.
David G. --
Authoritative? By NO means. I just copied it from Goodle. To this sophmore Latin student it seems to mean "I am human. Let nothing be considered alien to me".
I love the first snap of JP II, and I also like Christina's "We're all bozos on this bus" :-)
I was a little taken aback, too. But he can wear a clown nose once in while if he wants to. It's a hard job.
Are you being serious?
But you know- this is now going to be the stock picture of the Pope on websites hostile to him (like the blogs of those poeple who think we haven't had a real Pope since before Vatican II)
Has anybody here ever even been to a clown mass or heard of one happening where they are? I have never. I have seen the picture circulatin around the internet and it is the identical picture every time!!
I think it is largely an urban legend.
The only clown mass I can think of is when the Catholic chaplain celebrates mass for members of congress and parliament but that is not quite the same thing!!
A Andreassi: no, I'm not seriously suggesting that he drop the white outfit on occasion (although I wouldn't mind if he did, if he felt like it). I'm trying to figure out why I was taken aback by that picture of our pope as a clown. Think of the reactions we would have read here if it had been not a real but a photoshopped picture!
Ok. Thanks!
I get it. This is the natural sequel of the pope's interview with Commonweal! Someone was inspired by it and turned to Photoshop for the next prank!
Pretty good, I have to say, even better than the interview. I totally believed it!
I think it's a great photo! Thank you God, at last a human being as pope :)
I actually saw a video of a clown mass (I think) today at Damian Thompson's blog ... http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100245171/watch-the-spi...
A little self-deprecating playfulness in a religious leader is wonderfully refreshing. We have examples enough of humorless, joyless scolds who seem to think that fun is a snare of the devil.
A picture is more than a thousand words. Sure it is startling since we never saw a pope do this. John XXIII was photographed smoking. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fatimamovement.com/images/006_AlteringtheKeysofHeaven/John%2520XXIII%2520with%2520cigarette.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fatimamovement.com/i-News.php&h=463&w=606&sz=74&tbnid=GeTKYCVMTYi6QM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__MXw7GwEWCH7mIkNE1XqzBXGB9t0=&docid=9cuyQLOg_PsJ0M&sa=X&ei=Loh9UuC4JpK-4APn-YCoAQ&ved=0CC8Q9QEwAQ
But this is different. A pope who is human and a great antidote for sacralization of the clergy. Very important.
Jesus Christ, did he wear the nose all day? Did he conduct mass in it? Did he buy the dog a beer or rent it shoes? Lighten up, dude.
For heaven's sake Jim P and Claire, he's a pastor, spending a little time with some of his younger members and joining in their joy. Yikes, we can't let "acting important" be mistaken for dignity.
I actually saw a video of a clown mass (I think) today at Damian Thompson's blog ...
What a cacophony of poor taste. Liturgy is important and this cacophony of exotic dancers and clowns shows a complete lack of discipline and poor sense of how the rhythm of the liturgy facilitates community cohesion.
I think we do have to take the liturgy seriously and in this I am in firmly in Camp Ratzinger!
I'm not sure that you understand what an exotic dancer is, George...
I am really surprised and no little scandalazied by the "old fart" reactions to the Pope having some fun. Lighten up. He is a human being connecting with human beings and this is a very good thing. It is the perceived "dignity" of the papacy thaty produced constipated Popes in the past. Benedict is a prime example. The guy has no sense of humor. You have to understand that in the Society of Jesus, entertainment is putting on shows. For St. Ignatius, the imagination was everything. Thus his adaptation of the medieval "composition of place" in prayer. There is nothing more Jesuit than acting out a part. Here the Pope assumes the part of a clown. Paul saw himself as a fool for Christ's sake. Papal dignity is what it is and a clown's nose can only enhance it.
It is a bit disturbing, if he means to indicate that, "Hey, I'm just a regular guy, a fun guy, a guy you can all hang with. Life's too serious, let's all loosen up a bit."
Christ never did or said anything like that. Everything he did and said was about how life is a hell of a lot more serious than we think. But hey: maybe Frances is on to something...or not.
Christ never did or said anything like that. Everything he did and said was about how life is a hell of a lot more serious than we think.
Oh, wow--that's really compelling. BRB, gettin' baptized!
One of the things I especially liked about the movie 'Jesus' was that it portrayed him as a happy person who laughed, told jokes, went dancing, played with children, teased the disciples, etc. .... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_drqO7qJ_y4o/S1OnFmrlavI/AAAAAAAAE3Q/cwZYnKostJ... .... and in the movie 'The Gospel of John' Jesus was so happy and enthusiastic ... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PPauBGDgjKM/T7C42ikFZlI/AAAAAAAAIfs/V8NXULtUoQ... ... why believe Jesus was super grim?
Disagree, Bob Schwartz. Jesus' first miracle was not "serious" at all. Changing water into wine to keep the good times rolling at a wedding was an indication of his light-hearted side. Walking on water to astonish his fishers of men and having Peter find a coin in a fish's mouth were more humorous moments.
Seeing the pope clowning with a female clown is lovely.
Agree, Alan C. Mitchell.
Anyone unfamiliar with the rich tradition of "Jesuit theatricals" should google it and read the 7 million leads that come up. Here's one of them with a good introduction to the fascinating history and some good pictures of set design. (Corneille, Racine, and Moliere were Jesuit alumni.)
From that: In many Jesuit theaters, there were trap-doors for ghost apparitions and vanishing acts, flying machines and cloud apparatus. On every conceivable occasion, the Jesuit producers made divinities appear in the clouds, ghosts rise up and eagles fly over the heavens, and the effect of these stage tricks was further enhanced by machines producing thunder and the noise of the winds.
What did Jesus do when Cleopas (Luke 24:18) said to him, "Are you the only visitor to Jeruslam who does not know of the things that have taken place in these days?" Honk, honk!
If that does not soothe your worries, think about the eastern (other lung) tradition of the holy fool.
And if that doesn't do the job, maybe you have to start all over with Genesis 1. Or check in with Fr. Jim Martin, SJ.
Sorry, I posted the Google link instead of the link to the individual article, Drama in Jesuit Schools.
did you see the video Crystal linked? I will spare you the torture, just go to the 2:51 mark to 3:34 mark. Oh and particularly the woman with the snake at 3:15. Maybe I lack the artistic and aesthetic sophistication of the crowd, and maybe I am a bit of a barbarian but these women hardly encourage purity of thought and I really don't think purity is the intent with the dance. And my niece is an actual dancer to yes i can appreciate dance as art and dance as erotica.
If that is not how you define exotic dancing, I don't know what is!
Claire: A few quotes of yours, and a few comments of mine:
He doesn't mean to suggest that the papacy is a clownish institution, does he?
What specifically do you see – myself, I see nothing – that makes you think there's even a chance that he's suggesting the papacy is a clownish institution?
He's not mocking the papacy, is he?
Again: what specifically do you see that leads you to suspect there's even the remotest chance that he's mocking the papacy? Again, I see nothing at all.
. . . . the papacy is much, much less important than the Eucharist, so I guess it's not a big deal to appear to mock it.
I don't think he appears to mock it, not at all. What is it that makes you think he appears to mock it?
I think a clown Mass could be a little terrifying. But I've wanted to go to a service involving snakes ever since I saw that movie 'The Apostle" with Robert Duvall.
Gene, it's the clown nose. The obvious implied message: the pope is a clown. But as others have said, it's time to loosen up. Not everything our pope does has meaning, not everything is a symbol of something deeper, not every detail must be interpreted. Even he does not take himself seriously during every single waking moment. It shows that he can relax. Okay.
Jesus, who compared himself to a bridegroom and who rejoiced with the bride and groom at Cana, followed an ancient tradition. Those who disapprove of Francis's further brightening of this bride and groom's day should put on a funny nose.
The mitzvah of gladdening the bride and groom is found in the Talmud, in Brachot 6b.
What does it mean to gladden a bride and groom? Really, this answer varies greatly, depending on a number of factors - such as one's relationship to the bride and groom. For instance, the mere presence of a close friend who has traveled a great distance may give the bride or groom immense joy. Many people, however, take this mitzvah quite seriously and work hard to make certain that the dancing during the reception is leibadik (Yiddish, meaning heartfelt, but is often used to imply high-spirited and energetic). Thus, at a traditional wedding one might see people dressing up in costume to make the bride/groom laugh, jumping rope, performing amateur acrobatics and even lighting their hats on fire.
The tradition of happily making a fool of one's self to bring joy to the bride and groom is an ancient one. Indeed, the Talmud (Ketuvot 17a), mentions Rabbi Samuel the son of Rabbi Isaac who was known for juggling myrtle twigs before the bride. While his peer, Rabbi Zeira, felt that this debased the scholar's honor, Rabbi Shmuel was greatly honored for his efforts to fulfill of the mitzvah of simchat chatan v'kallah.
It strikes me as something that Jesus would have done. When I read comments like those of Claire and Jim P about situations like this, I am reminded of something in Anthony DeMello's book, Awareness, a story from another Jesuit, one who did not become pope, unfortunately.
The danger of what religion can do is very nicely brought out in a story told by Cardinal Martini, the Archbishop of Milan. The story has to do with an Italian couple that's getting married. They have an arrangement with the parish priest to have a little reception in the parish courtyard outside the church. But it rained, and they couldn't have the reception, so they said to the priest, "Would it be all right if we had the celebration in the church?"
Now Father wasn't one bit happy about having a reception in the church, but they said, "We will eat a little cake, sing a little song, drink a little wine, and then go home." So Father was persuaded. But being good life-loving Italians they drank a little wine, sang a little song, then drank a little more wine, and sang some more songs, and within a half hour there was a great celebration going on in the church. And everybody was having a great time, lots of fun and frolic. But Father was all tense, pacing up and down in the sacristy, all upset about the noise they were making. The assistant pastor comes in and says, "I see you are quite tense."
"Of course, I'm tense. Listen to all the noise they are making, and in the House of God!, for heaven's sake!"
"Well, Father, they really had no place to go."
"I know that! But do they have to make all that racket?"
"Well, we mustn't forget, must we, Father, that Jesus himself was once present at a wedding!"
Father says, "I know Jesus Christ was present at a wedding banquet, YOU don't have to tell me Jesus Christ was present at a wedding banquet! But they didn't have the Blessed Sacrament there!!!"
You know there are times like that when the Blessed Sacrament becomes more important than Jesus Christ. When worship becomes more important than love, when the Church becomes more important than life. When God becomes more important than the neighbor. And so it goes on. That's the danger.
I'm a little offended by Alan Mitchell's attempts to make other people express his own feelings. On the other hand, I've always loved the Blessed PJPII's goofy humor. (Apparently once Richard John Neuhaus had to explain to him who Jack Benny is--a comparison I think is spot on.)
I think it is great whenever a pope does something that demystifies and humanizes his person and office. However, I understand that wearing a clown nose does offend the sensibilities of those who are still emotionally dependent on all those layers of papal mythology and symbolism - like messing with the primal forces of nature spoken by Ned Beatty's character in Paddy Chayefsky's 1976 movie, Network. [Tells you something about their own ego development and world view.]
I also have to believe it is a sign of good mental health on the part of Jorge Bergoglio that he doesn't take himself personally so seriously that he can offer his throne chair to an infatuated little boy on the steps of Basilica di San Pietro - or, indulge in clowing around with a newly wed couple who are volunteers at a charity that brings clown therapy to sick children.
How does anyone keep his psychological equilibrium when he has to deal every day as Francesco does in the Vatican with cadres of real Bozos?
Maybe it's somewhat indelicate to say, but let me remind folks who may find papal clown-noses undignified, it wasn't long ago that Francesco's immediate predecessor gave every evidence that he liked dress-up in papal finery just a little too much - even going to the point of custom-made red-leather Gucci shoes. Is it really "stuffiness" when a pope wears Prada sunglasses with all his medieval regalia?
More seriously, this all reminds me that one of my all-time favorite "churchy" books is Morris West's novel, The Clowns of God where a pope having had a mystical experience, revealing to him the imminent end of the world, the fictional Pope Gregory resigns the papacy under pressure and leaves the Vatican to gather around him a motley crew of misfits who fearlessly announce the Second Coming - a la a certain itinerant Jewish preacher in the NT - as the nations of the world prepare to launch global nuclear war, a real Armaggedon.
Then there is G.K. Chesterton's St. Francis of Assisi which chronicles our present pope's namesake transformation from "le troubadour de Dieu" - apparenty pre-conversion experience Francesco fancied himself a poet and singer, or in today's parlance the show's "mainliner" or star in the traveling medievel drama troupes of his day - only to embrace becoming "le jongleur de Dieu," rendered as the fool/jester, or clown of God.
Papa Francesco, you're in good company!
That woman would have never been permitted with shoulders uncovered under Pius XII. In fact current protocol forbids it. Bravo Francis!!
Papal Audience Dress Code:
For the Papal Audienence casual but modest dress is accepted, again ladies should still have shoulders covered particularly if the meeting is held indoors.
As the Audience in Summer is usually held outside and Rome gets extremely hot, bring hats, sunscreen, water and cover up as much as possible to avoid burning.
Men are permitted to wear hats throughout the Audience.
I have to say I never saw any of those willowy, white-haired Anglican bishops do anything so undignified, though AB did occasionally do exotic dances in his bishop's robes:
I think Rowan Williams may have secretly played Dumbledore in the movies.
Ah, David G, I should have known you'd dig up some other pics. Although I think my favorite so far is Bill M's of Roncalli having a smoke with, apparently, the Three Blind Mice.
I dunno, I just think it comes across as a selfie that wasn't supposed to end up on social media but did. Kinda like that one of mine with the trapeze, the pole dancer and the duct tape. I was just helping her with her depression, but it's sorta hard to tell, looking at the picture.
ABC Rowan Williams did not play Dumbledore, to my knowledge, but he did make a cameo an appearance on the BBC's "The Vicar of Dibley." He merely gave a "happy birthday" to the vicar, played by Dawn French (yes, an Anglican "priestess"), while she was covered in chocolate.
One of the best parts of that show were the vestry meetings. My feeling has always been that one of the qualifying criteria for canonization is being able to serve on a vestry or a parish council or teach CCD/Sunday School, or have any dealings with the diocesesan bureaucracy without utterly losing one's faith.
Disclosure: I am now doing a non-ironic post sans the Lucan litotes ouk oligos (no little) and I am not attempting to get anyone to express my thoughts (not feelings), since I am capable of doing that myself. Something that has been missed in this discussion is that the newlyweds work for the Rainbow Association Marco Lagulli Onius, a charity that offers clown therapy to sick children. Pope Francis did it for the kids.
According to Bible scholar John J. Pilch, Jesus had a "pun-oriented sense of humor" which he "exhibited (in Aramaic) on many occasions."
The snapshot is much less offensive than the headline.
Amusing front page story in the NYT today about how "some" Catholics "feel left out of the Pope's embrace."
The only clown masses I have ever seen are those with the likes of Raymond Burke et al prancing around in a getup that self-respecting members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence wouldn't be seen wearing. http://www.awrsipe.com/Burke/P6293595.jpg; http://www.awrsipe.com/Burke/DSC_0006.jpg
Clown masses today ... polka masses tomorrow! The sky is definitely falling.
I wonder what her reaction would be to this thread?
"From "From sour-faced saints and silly devotions, good Lord, preserve us!" (St. Theresa of Avila)
And one of my all-time favorites: "The reason that there are no more freak shows is because we have become a society that has no place for freaks." (Christopher Lasch)
Then there are some other words of wisdom of Flannery O'Connor. When asked why there are so many freaks in Southern novels she replied "Because we know one when we see one".
@Ann Olivier
There you are again. Your comments are so infrequent that you must have a day job. Nice quote about so-called freaks.
About the other one, from Terence: as far as I know, there are really no significant variations. Sometimes the line has "nil," other times "nihil." As for your translation, my fussbudget comment would be that it suggests an impersonal construction, a wish or decree, in the subjunctive. Instead, it is a first-person assertion in the indicative: "I regard nothing human as foreign to me." Other than that, I'd note again (as I did right near the beginning of the comments) that in the original context the high-minded statement is produced by a self-justifying busybody. It's a bit like the windbag Polonius pronouncing that brevity is the soul of wit.
Julian --
Me not say much? Ha! As you've probably gathered, I know about a thimbleful of Latin, but I wish I knew more, so I enjoy your explanations. I"m an old Wittgensteinian so I do appreciate how easily language can lead us astray, and translations are the worst. Wittgenstein felt so strongly about translations that he insisted that his original German text be printed opposite the English translatiaon.
@Ann Olivier:
Yep, as they say on the seven hills, traduttore traditore. And the saying exemplifies what it states. While the English cognate of traditore is traitor, both derived from tradire, or trans plus dare, to give over (or across), traduttore, from trans plus ducere, to lead over or across, does not have an English cognate with the same meaning. English translator is from trans plus ferre, to carry across or over, while the meaning of traduce is close to that of betray.
Then again, English does have transducers and transduction...


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It's not clear how many people will get insurance through the Marketplaces. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 25 million people in the U.S. will gain coverage over the next decade because of the Affordable Care Act.
Here are four things people should know about the new Marketplace premiums:
1. Despite all the hoopla, most people won't be affected.
At issue are the new Marketplaces that will provide coverage in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as of Jan. 1. The Marketplaces will provide access to coverage from private insurance companies to people who are uninsured, people who buy insurance on the individual market, and people who work for a small company that wishes to provide coverage.
"Most Americans who now have coverage will probably not be dealing with the Exchanges," says Ed Howard, executive vice president of the Alliance for Health Reform. "If you get coverage through your employer and it's a substantial enterprise, you'll continue to get coverage through your job. You won't touch the Exchanges."


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COLLEGE STATION (February 1, 2013)--Two planes made emergency landings Friday morning at Easterwood Airport in College Station after a mid-air collision, the Federal Aviation Administration told KBTX-TV in Bryan.
The FAA told the TV station that a Texas A&M Flying Club plane, a two seat Cessna 152, collided in mid-air with another small plane, a four seat Sirrus-22, 8 miles southeast of College Station.
Initial reports from airport officials indicated that a wheel came off the A&M Flying Club plane in mid-flight and fell into the other plane's windshield.
One plane landed with damage to its cockpit windshield.
The second plane made an emergency landing without one of its three wheels.
The A&M Flying Club plane reportedly had a pilot and an instructor in the cockpit.
The instructor took over the controls to land the plane.
The other had just a pilot on board from Austin who was on his way to the area to visit relatives.
Airport emergency crews responded, but both planes landed without incident and no injuries were reported.
The A&M Flying Club is a non-profit and not affiliated with Texas A&M.
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The completion of the facility brings the amount of crude that can be offloaded at the refinery to 110,000 bpd -- 40,000 bbl of heavy Canadian crude oil, and 70,000 bbl of light crude. Trains carrying Bakken oil are expected to begin arriving at PBF's 182,200 bpd Delaware City refinery this week.
By ALISON SIDER
PBF Energy completed an expansion of a rail terminal
allowing its Delaware City, Del., refinery to take in more
crude oil from Canada and from North Dakota's Bakken
The completion of the facility brings the amount of crude
that can be offloaded at the refinery to 110,000 bpd --
40,000 bbl of heavy Canadian crude oil, and 70,000 bbl of
light crude. When the project was announced last year, PBF
said it was bringing in 20,000 bbl of Bakken and Canadian
crude by rail.
Trains carrying Bakken oil are expected to begin arriving at
PBF's 182,200 bpd refinery this week.
Tom Nimbley, PBF Energy's chief executive, said in a
statement that the expanded rail facility puts PBF at a
competitive advantage compared to other East Coast
"PBF is now able to deliver significant quantities of
cost-advantaged North American crude oils directly to Delaware
City at very competitive pricing," he said.
East Coast refineries have traditionally imported crude oil
tied to Brent prices, which are substantially higher than oil
from the Bakken even after shipping costs. That price
difference has revived the fortunes of refiners in a region
where last year numerous refineries were expected to shut down
because of the high cost of imported oil.
But pipeline construction has focused on bringing
Canadian and Bakken crude south to the US Gulf Coast, leaving
East Coast refineries dependant on rail for delivery.
Last month, Phillips 66 said it signed a five-year contract
for rail delivery of 50,000 bpd of North Dakota crude to
its New Jersey refinery. Delta Air Lines said last month that
its Trainer, Pa. refinery will take a "test run"
delivery of Bakken crude this quarter and is evaluating more
long term crude sourcing options from the region.
PBF also said Monday that it will spend $50 million increase
the capacity of the heavy-crude rail unloading facility to
80,000 bpd by the fourth quarter of this year -- double the
current capacity.
It will move that heavy crude in its own rail cars. The company
announced that it has entered into agreements for 2,000 more of
the coiled and insulated rail cars used to transport heavy
crude oil, up from 1,600 cars it currently owns or
The company also announced agreements for 500 general-purpose
rail cars.
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quote: The police use these drones to monitor traffic, speeding, and to be able to observe a reported location in a matter of seconds vice driving there.
quote: Take off your tin-foil hat and put down the drugs.
quote: Yes, maybe the cameras can't 'see' with much clarity now, but technology will keep advancing. Do you really want drones to be able to take video in HD quality of your family in the backyard? Or what's to prevent an officer spying on his/her ex to see what they are up to?


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In answering this MO question, the issue was raised of characterizing when a given endofunctor $R:C\to C$ has the form $U\circ F$ where $F:C\to D$ is left adjoint to $U:D\to C$, i.e. which admit a monad structure. Is there an algebraic or purely categorical characterization of such $R$?
We know $F$ has to preserve colimits and $U$ has to preserve limits. I'd be happy with an answer saying $R$ is of the form $U\circ F$ iff $R$ preserves $\langle$ fill in the blank $\rangle$. This seems like it should be known classically (e.g. in Categories for the Working Mathematician), but I never learned it and feel like it would be useful to know.
From this MO question we know that in order to be a composition of adjoints $R$ must be a homotopy equivalence on the nerve $N(C)$. According to this MO question, the converse fails, so this is not a characterization.


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Near Misses: The 6 Worst Movies Hollywood Almost Made
You know how NASA occasionally comes out and announces an asteroid nearly missed Earth? And you can't help but think about the disaster that was averted?
This is like that.
#6. Dolemite (2001), Starring LL Cool J
If you've seen the original Dolemite, then you know that it's a completely bug-fuck insane mix of classic blaxploitation, bad kung fu, pimping and some kind of bizarre poetry about monkeys, lions and the Titanic.
If you haven't seen the original Dolemite, feel free to go ahead and do that now. We'll wait.
What Went Wrong?
We could go on all day about the immense bitchslap involved in casting particularly-unlikable plank of wood LL Cool J as the Human Fucking Tornado, but that's not the worst that this project had going for it.
No, the worst was that some clever devil at Dimension Films (possibly screenwriter Buddy Johnson of Scary Movie and several episodes of the Wayans Brothers) decided that Dolemite would be a much better character if he wasn't a pimp, and if he was framed for a crime he didn't commit, and if he had three female sidekicks who most definitely were not hookers. Apparently if he really, really sucked.
What Went Right?
Delays. Fallout Entertainment has picked up the rights to Dolemite (though it seems no amount of money would be sufficient to buy them). LL Cool J is no longer attached to the project, and rumors have the infinitely more appropriate Snoop Dogg in the running for the lead.
What You Can Watch Instead:
The Dolemite Explosion.
Fuck. Yes.
Despite apparently being the greatest film ever made, The Dolemite Explosion has not yet been released, possibly due to some kind of elaborate evil scheme that can only be stopped with kung fu hookers and magic lightning bolts.
#5. Ghengis Khan (2002), Starring Steven Seagal
As historical badasses go, they don't get much more badass than Ghengis Khan. The Mongolian warlord's story is full of revenge, crazy adventures and enormously bloody battles. Hell, he was still commanding armies at the age of 72 (and this was in 1227, so that's like being 150 today, you know, after inflation) if you believe some of the records, anyway. We're talking about a badass for the ages.
What Went Wrong?
Did you know that Steven Seagal is white? Seriously, he's not even slightly Asian.
It sounds like the kind of casting choice you'd get from a stereotypical coked-out Robert-Evans-style lunatic of a Hollywood producer ("That lead role for the big Chinese period piece? I've got two words for you: Steven Seagal!"). No, this was Seagal's dream project.
He scouted locations in China himself and auditioned Chinese people to play his relatives. And, somehow, no one thought to let him in on that one little detail: That the whole project was a really fucking retarded idea.
This often happens
What Went Right?
The Mafia. Seagal's producing partner on this project, a guy named Julius Nasso, made the slightly-misguided career move of bringing in thugs from the Gambino crime family to try to intimidate Seagal into a new contract.
Since there are actually a couple of laws against that kind of thing, Nasso spent a few years in jail, and Ghengis Khan went right into the crapper.
What You Can Watch Instead:
This sprawling epic has the advantage of actual Asians in the cast. Like The Dolemite Explosion, Mongol hasn't gotten a full US release yet, so there's not much to say except that it looks pretty damn gory, and we can always get behind that.
#4. Diamond Dead (2004), Starring Asia Argento
It was a more innocent time, a time when the words "Romero" and "zombie" conjured up images of Dawn of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead and maybe Day of the Dead and here was Romero directing another zombie movie for the first time in almost 20 years.
What Went Wrong?
And it was going to be a movie about a zombie rock band.
The zombie rock band's zombie rock music would have been handled by Richard Hartley, who was responsible for the songs in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a movie so famously awful that large groups of dedicated followers get together regularly to mock it and throw things at the screen.
To be fair, though, Diamond Dead would be a comedy. However, it'd be a comedy written by a guy (Brian Cooper) who's best known for designing haunted attractions for amusement parks. We have been unable confirm whether or not his haunted rides were particularly funny.
Also, keep in mind that this wasn't the George Romero of 1968 or the George Romero of 1978, or even the George Romero of 1985. No, this was the George Romero of the 21st century, the George Romero whose last movie had been a straight-to-video snooze-fest called Bruiser and whose next movie would be Land of the Fucking Dead.
Yes, more than one person had this idea
What Went Right?
Land of the Fucking Dead. The much larger studio project pushed Diamond Dead off the radar, and even if you thought Land of the Dead was a shit sandwich (and plenty of people did), you'd probably have to admit that it wouldn't have been much of an improvement if the zombies had started a band.
On February 8, 2008, online rumors started circulating that Diamond Dead was back on track, but an interview with Romero six days later revealed that the only new development was a new draft of the script and that the project was still no closer to a green light than it had ever been.
In George's words, "There's so much shit that goes out on the internet."
What You Can Watch Instead:
Diary of the Dead:
This is Romero's Cloverfield-style (or Blair-Witch-style, or Cannibal-Holocaust-style, or whatever) zombie DVD, in which the dead come back to life and eat people, on video.
Hey, at least they're not singing.


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SAN ANTONIO (February 4, 2013) – San Antonio Rampage general manager Mike Santos announced today that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has recalled from loan forward Garrett Wilson from the team's ECHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Wilson, who is being recalled for the second time this season, leads the Cyclones with 19 goals scored in 38 games this season. In total, the 21-year-old has recorded 29 points for Cincinnati, good for fourth place on the team. In two games for the Rampage this season (Jan. 25-26), Wilson earned an even-rating and racked up seven penalty minutes.
Wilson made his Silver and Black debut last season, playing 11 games and recording one goal. The 6-foot-3, 218-pound forward spent most of last season with the Cyclones, where he recorded 17 goals and 18 assists in 63 games. Prior to turning pro last season, Wilson played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, amassing 183 points (94 goals, 89 assists) in 191 games. Wilson was drafted in the fourth round (107th overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
The Rampage will kick off their nine-game, 21-day Rodeo Road Trip tonight with a contest against Houston at 7:05 p.m. The game will air live on FOX Sports Southwest.
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Doraemon Gadget of the Week – Go Anywhere Dooron July 2nd, 2010 by Vishal in Cartoons
Doraemon is one of the most successful cartoon right now. Children are just mad for doraemon and his gadgets. So i decided to write about Doraemon Gadgets every week trying to cover most of them. I hope i can bring find some really cool gadgets and write about them. First comes the "Go Anywhere Door" or "dokodemo" which means Anywhere. I am sure if you watch Doraemon you would have seen that gadget for sure. It is shown in most of the episodes. A pink color door which can take you anywhere...Read More!Comments: 2 Tags: Doraemon and nobita, Doraemon anywhere door, doraemon cartoon, Doraemon gadget anywhere door, Doraemon gadgets, Doraemon gadgets games, Doraemon gadgets go anywhere door, doraemon games, Doraemon go anywhere door, go anywhere door, nobita and jiyan, nobita and suneo, nobita ans shizuka


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12 Sep 2012 4:37 PM #1
Unanswered: How to scale images or containers to different device size (width and hieght)
I am wanting to scale my Images or my containers, so when the device get bigger the images or containers get bigger, without having to change it manually. Pretty much doing what a device profile does to exact, just in a different way. I was thinking of using CSS something like this below but it doesn't work...
@media all and (max-width: 320px) { .x-img { max-width : 80%; height : auto; } }
12 Sep 2012 10:25 PM #2
check out the following tutorial, it will helps you in your scenario,
http://www.sencha.com/learn/how-to-use-src-sencha-io/sword-it.com, Sencha Developer House in Turkey - Istanbul University Technopark Suite 204.
13 Sep 2012 5:32 AM #3
No that didn't help all that shows is how to resize an image not resizing the image with the device
13 Sep 2012 5:42 AM #4
add mode: 'element' to your images config.
as long as your container is resizing along with your device size, the image inside that container (if also bound to the size of it's parent) will resize as well.
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Okay, is there any way to do it with css?


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I hope to upgrade replace my existing iPhone with the new iPhone by pre-ordering through Apple, but I'm uncertain what effect this will have on my existing data plan.
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Read the Medication Guide given to you before you
start TYSABRI and before each infusion. There may
be new information. This Medication Guide does not
take the place of talking to your doctor about your
medical condition or your treatment. Ask your doctor
or nurse if you have any questions.
What is the most important information I
should know about TYSABRI?
• TYSABRI increases your chance of getting a
rare brain infection that usually causes death or
severe disability. This infection is called
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
(PML). If PML happens, it usually happens in
people with weakened immune systems.
• No one can predict who will get PML.
• There is no known treatment, prevention, or cure
for PML.
• Your chance of getting PML may be higher if you
are also being treated with other medicines that
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treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Crohn's
disease (CD). You should not take certain
medicines that weaken the immune system at the
same time you are taking TYSABRI. Even if you use
T YSABRI alone to treat your MS or CD, you can still
get PML.
• Your chance of getting PML increases:
- with a longer period of T YSABRI treatment
- if you have received medicines that can weaken
your immune system prior to starting TYSABRI.
• TYSABRI is available only through a restricted
distribution program called the TOUCH® Prescribing
Program. In order to receive TYSABRI, you must
talk to your doctor and understand the benefits
and risks of TYSABRI and agree to all of the
instructions in the TOUCH® Prescribing Program.
• If you take TYSABRI, it is important that you call
your doctor right away if you get any new or
worsening medical problems (such as a new or
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or strength or other problems) that have lasted
over several days. Tell all of your doctors that you
are getting treatment with TYSABRI.
See "What are the possible side effects with
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Because of the chance of getting PML, T YSABRI is
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- In patients who have not been helped
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• T YSABRI does not cure MS or Crohn's disease.
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• TYSABRI has not been studied in patients with
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• It is not known if patients older than 65
years have a different response to T YSABRI.
• T YSABRI is not approved for use in patients
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• prescribed by doctors who are enrolled in the
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• infused at an infusion center that is enrolled in the
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• given to patients who are enrolled in the TOUCH®
Prescribing Program
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• have PML
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• have a medical condition that can weaken your
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leukemia or lymphoma, or an organ transplant,
and others.
• are taking medicines that can weaken your
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(such as a new or sudden change in your thinking,
eyesight, balance, or strength or other problems)
that have lasted several days
• have had hives, itching or trouble breathing during
or after an infusion of TYSABRI
• have a fever or infection (including shingles or any
unusually long lasting infection)
• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
• are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.TYSABRI can pass into your milk. It is not knownif the T YSABRI that passes into breast milk canharm your babyTell your doctor and nurse about all of themedicines you are taking, including prescription andnon-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbalsupplements.
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What are the possible side effects of TYSABRI?
TYSABRI increases your chance of getting a rare
brain infection that usually causes death or severe
disability. This infection is called progressive
multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). If PML
happens, it usually happens in people with weakened
immune systems. (see "What is the most
important information I should know about
Other serious side effects with TYSABRI include:
• Infections. TYSABRI may increase your chance of
getting an unusual or serious infection because
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• Allergic reactions including serious allergic
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- itching - rash
- trouble breathing - nausea
- chest pain - flushing of skin
- dizziness - low blood pressure
- wheezing
• Serious allergic reactions usually happen within 2
hours of the start of the infusion, but they can
happen at any time after receiving TYSABRI.
• Tell your doctor or nurse right away if you have any
symptom of an allergic reaction, even if it happens
after you leave the infusion center. You may need
treatment if you are having an allergic reaction.
• Liver damage. TYSABRI may cause liverdamage. Symptoms can include:- yellowing of the skin - unusual darkeningand eyes (jaundice) of the urine- nausea - feeling tired or weak- vomitingBlood tests can be done to check for liverdamage. Call your doctor right away if you havesymptoms of liver damage.
Other side effects with TYSABRI include:
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- urinary tract infection - joint pain
- lung infection - depression
- pain in your arms and legs - diarrhea
- vaginitis - rash
- nose and throat infections - stomach area pain
Tell your doctor about any side effect that bothers you
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Active ingredient: natalizumab
Inactive Ingredients: sodium chloride, sodium
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21 Mar 2013 8:32 AM #1
Unanswered: Tap event for panel in Carousel?
How would I edit the following example at:
so that when you click on a image within the carousel I display the name of the image?
I tried editing the following and got the tap listener to work, but I am logging the last iteration in the loop and not the actual panel I am tapping on?
for (j = 1; j <= itemsCountPerCategory; j++) {
//and push each of the image as an item into the items array
//you can see we are using the img xtype which is an image component,
//and we just give is a custom cls to style it, and the src
//of the image
xtype: 'image',
cls: 'my-carousel-item-img',
src: 'resources/photos/' + category + '/' + j + '.jpg',
// Add some code here to hndle the swipe or click of image
listeners : {
tap : function() {
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ENDURO HIGHLIGHT—Welcome drivers to the fun and excitement of Enduro Racing. Here is what an Enduro is all about. SPEED does NOT necessarily count in an Enduro. The secret is the combined ability of a driver and his car to last for 100 laps or one hour, on the race track without a major mishap. This is NOT a Demolition Derby. The first cars will be the winner, or the car that travels the most amount of laps in one hours can also be the winner.
This is an event for the basic "STOCK CAR." Only minor modifications or alterations will be allowed. The race will start with two or three cars abreast in each row from a rolling start, and continue for 100 laps or one hour, with-out any yellow flags (unless deemed necessary by officials for safety reasons). Cars that are stalled on the track due to breakdowns or accidents may be left there as obstacles, and all other cars should avoid them while continuing to race. The driver must never get out of his car while it is on or near the racing surface. Violators will be disqualified and ejected from the race immediatelymay the driver get out and observe the race from the safety of the infield. Once again, this is an endurance race event, NOT A DEMOLITION DERBY! The best strategy is to pace yourself and stay out of trouble, don't crash into anyone and try not to let anyone crash into you. Start with a good set of tires and avoid running over anything that will cut them.
The RED flag will be displayed only in case of an emergency, and all cars MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY and hold their position. The race will restart with all cars in the position they were in at the Red flag. If your car catches fire in the engine compartment, go to the infield and get out of it immediately. The fire crews will extinguish the fire quickly. No cars will be allowed out of the pits during a RED flag. Cars that have flat tires or need servicing, may go to the pits on the GREEN flag. If you enter the pits on a RED flag, you will be held at the pit entrance for one minute once the green flag flies again. Re-entry to the track will be allowed as the ramp officials indicate. Driver changes will be allowed only when the car is in the pits. Cars entering the pits must slow down and proceed in an orderly fashion with safety in mind. There is a $25 fine and/or a five lap penalty for speeding in the pits. Any car that cuts through the infield will be BLACK flagged and/or assessed a five lap penalty. Rupture of gas tank and/or fuel spillage will require immediate BLACK flag. Any loss of wheel or tire requires your leaving the race track immediately, either to the pits for repairs or park in the infield. Officials will assess lap penalties or disqualify cars that are in violation of procedures, specifications or safety, and their decisions shall be final.
ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: All minors under age 18 must have a parent's signed, notarized release and permission to participate in the Enduro or to enter the pit area. PRE-ENTRY FEE for your Enduro car is $25 payable by cash, check or money order, sent to the speedway office for that race event date, or $40 if you register at the track on the day of the event.
1) PRE ENTRIES must be received no later than two business days before the event (Sunday event—Thursday registrations due date).
2) CAR NUMBERS: The numbers must be clearly displayed on each side of the car and roof with at least 20" numbers. A minimum of 6" numbers will be displayed on the rear of your car visible to the driver behind you to ease line-up procedure. You may not use letters or punctuation in your number. NO FOUR DIGIT NUMBERS PLEASE
1) Any 1955 or newer American made passenger car or station wagon having a factory spec wheelbase of 108 inches or longer may be used. NO Cameros, Mustangs, compacts, convertibles, trucks, El Caminos, Rancheros or 4-WHD vehicles allowed 2) Steel bars of 5/16" or heavier material spaced approximately 4" apart must be installed in the windshield opening for protection. 3) Roll cages with drivers side protection recommended, however, no bracing forward through the firewalls is allowed. 4) SAFETY EQUIPMENT: Five-point race harness in good condition for driver and passenger. A race seat constructed of aluminum, metal or fiberglass. NO plastic seats. Helmets with a minimum of a Snell 85 rating (Snell 85, 90,95). Fire suits are highly recommended, but not required. If you do not wear a firesuit, a long sleeved shirt or jacket and long pants are required. NO shorts, sandals are short-sleeved shirts are allowed. Cars must have a fire extinguisher. Additional safety equipment is encouraged, i.e., window nets, neck braces, and gloves. .ALL cars carrying passengers will have to abide by the following safety precautions: Door bars required on passenger side, as well as driver's side. Race seat of same specifications for drivers is required for passengers. Window net on passenger side is mandatory. Passengers must abide by the same dress codes and safety codes of drivers. NO EXCEPTIONS. 5) No front loops, or X-bracing to alter the geometry of the car is allowed. NO nerf irons or outside bars. You may reinforce rear bumper. 1" O.D. pipe or square tubing may be used to mount radiator - not for protection. 6) A four-point roll cage with a minimum of four door bars to protect the driver. The same is required on passenger side for cars electing to carry a passenger. No bars will extend through front of firewalls. Front bars cannot be visible in engine compartment. Race seats should be mounted at least 8" from the door bars. All door bars and roll cage bars surrounding driver and passenger should be padded. No unnecessary cutting or gutting of the body is allowed. No gutting of hood or trunk. Doors may be cut to allow for door bar clearance only. Front and rear fenders may be cut to allow for tire clearance.
Front inner fenders may be removed. All sharp edges must be rounded. No sharp bumper ends or body parts will be allowed that may cut other competitors' tires. All doors must be welded, bolted or chained shut. Hood and deck lids securely fastened. Hood and trunk hinges may be removed if the hood or deck lid is securely fastened on all four corners. An open hood or door will result in an immediate Black Flag. The rest of the body must be intact and stock appearing. All holes and openings in front and rear of firewalls MUST be covered using steel or aluminum. They may be screwed, bolted, welded or riveted to the car. 5/16" minimum bars spaced 4" or less, vertically across windshield opening are required. All glass, headlights, taillights, and side chrome must be removed. Front and rear bumpers may be welded or chained to the car. No reinforcing of front bumpers is allowed. NO MIRRORS ALLOWED. NO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYONE IS ALLOWED. 7) No front bumper reinforcing. Stock brackets may be welded to frame for safety only. 8) No gutting of car bodies allowed. Full front and rear firewalls must be in place. NO BALLAST ALLOWED. 9) One gas tank only. If a fuel cell is used it must be mounted in the trunk without cutting out floor panels. 10) Batteries may be placed inside of the car on passenger side floorboard if properly fastened and covered for safety. (Marine or RV heavy-duty plastic boxes recommended.) NO BATTERIES IN THE TRUNK. 11) Family-to-Family parts may be transferred from one make to another as long as they are manufactured by the same company. GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Chrysler to Chrysler. For example, you may put a Chevy engine in a Buick body, since GM makes them both.
SUSPENSION: No modifying of the suspension is allowed. THIS MEANS NONE! All suspension parts must remain absolutely stock for make, model and year of car. No spacers, lumber, chains, racing or dual shocks allowed. Original sway bars must have stock hook-up, the one exception is coil springs as long as they are stock appearing.
TIRES AND WHEELS: Tires will not exceed 8-1/2 inches of tread width; wheels will not exceed 8 inch wheel width. Tires must be stock passenger tires only. NO studded snow tires. NO racing tires or racing recaps allowed. Wheels must be steel and may be of heavy-duty type, reinforced or plated centers, heavy-duty large lug nuts or washers are recommended to prevent loss or breakage.
TRANSMISSIONS AND REAR ENDS: NO MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. Any family-to-family stock automatic and stock torque converters. Factory posi-track okay. You may lock your rear-end. No coil over or helper springs allowed. You may run lowering blocks on rear leaf springs as long as they are same size on both sides.
ENGINE: Must be strictly stock. NO high performance parts allowed. Must be family-to-family consisting of stock components. Engines must remain in stock position. No more than a single stock 4- barrel carburetor. No double pump Holleys. No fuel injection. No carb spacers. Intake manifold must be stock only. No aftermarket. No porting or polishing. Heads must be stock cast iron heads. No porting, polishing or special machine work allowed. Flat top or dish pistons only. Hydraulic cam shafts only. Max lift in all makes .410. No roller rockers, roller lifters,screw in studs allowed. May run adjustable rocker nuts. Valve springs, rockers and retainers must be stock. NO modifications. Exhaust manifolds must be cast iron stock only. Boring is allowed but engine cannot be stroked. Oil pans must be stock. No electric fuel pumps. No turbo chargers or super chargers allowed. Chrome or aluminum valve covers, and air cleaners are allowed. Ignition systems must be stock. No magnetos, dual point distributors or aftermarket components. 400 cu. in. Chevy motors must run heads that came with 400 motor. No headers. Radiators must be in stock position, and may be aluminum aftermarket. Can run aluminum pulleys.
INSPECTION: A mandatory safety inspection will be conducted at the track. Top five cars of each event must pass visual inspections. For $250 the winner is subject to being torn down and inspected by removal of carburetor, valve cover, intake and exhaust manifolds and heads. Second through fifth place cars are subject to visual inspection by removal of valve cover. Failure to comply with inspections will result in disqualifications, forfeiture of prize money and/or points, as well as a one-race suspension.
POINTS: Points will be awarded one point for each lap completed. Points are awarded to the driver.
SCORERS: Each driver/car must provide their own scorer. NO protest on scoring.
This event will be delayed or postponed only in the event of severe and unsafe weather conditions, otherwise, we run rain or shine
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
(COLUMBIA, Mo.) -- Columbia College's San Diego campus will hold an open house Monday, March 23 to welcome the first class at the college�s newest campus. The festivities will start at 10:30 a.m. with Brigadier General Angela Salinas, Command General MCRD/WRR, making the opening remarks. Dr. Gerald Brouder, president of Columbia College, will be speaking at approximately 10:40 a.m. Also scheduled to be in attendance are Lt. Col Aldridge, Faye Blas, director of Family Services MCCS, James Brooks, education service officer, Mike Randerson, vice president for Adult Higher Education and Gary Oedewaldt, assistant dean for Adult Higher Education.
The campus will offer an associate and bachelor�s degree in general studies. Lunch hour classes for busy Marines, Coast Guard, Sailors and airmen begin March 26. The campus is located at 4025 Tripoli Ave. Bldg. 111.
Columbia College, a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., educates 25,000 students each year and has more than 61,000 alumni worldwide.


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Suppose I use Flash to bring Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite into play, then choose to sacrifice her rather than pay her mana cost. Will my opponent's creatures with two or less toughness die?
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No, Elesh Norn's static abilities have no effect on the battlefield in that case.
Bringing Elesh Norn into play with Flash and deciding whether or not to sacrifice it is all part of Flash's resolution. Killing creatures with her -2/-2 would require state-based effects to be checked, but that only happens after Flash has finished resolving, at which point Eles Norn is already gone.
If you sacrifice a creature brought into play with the spell Flash, basically all you get are "enters the battlefield" and "leaves the battlefield" effects.
No, since no player receives priority between Elesh Norn entering and leaving the battlefield during the resolution of Flash. State-based actions that would place creatures with 0 toughness in their owners graveyards, are not checked until just before a player would receive priority. Rule 704.4 gives a nice example of a creature that has 0 toughness temporarily, that isn't sent to the graveyard, because its toughness is greater than 0 the next time it would be checked.


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Most babies can start eating plain, unsweetened, pasteurized, whole-milk yogurt after they start eating solids – at around 6 months. Plain Greek yogurt is fine too (and the more live cultures, the better for your baby's stomach).
Serve yogurt as is or mix in a favorite fruit – either fresh fruit that you've pureed or chopped up yourself or baby food fruit that's free of sugar and other additives.
A few "don'ts"
- Don't make yogurt the main feature of your baby's diet in the first year. It should be just one small part of a varied diet of solids.
- Don't sweeten yogurt with honey for a baby younger than 12 months. Honey contains bacteria that can cause botulism in children that age.
- Don't offer reduced-fat or fat-free yogurt before age 2 unless your doctor advises it. Babies need the calories from fat.
- Don't serve flavored yogurt to your baby. Buy plain yogurt and add fruit at home if you like. Almost all commercial yogurt is sweetened with sugar or another sweetener. Check the label: Even "fruit" yogurt almost always contains added sweetener, as does yogurt spiked with vanilla and other flavorings. If there's sweetener in it, leave it on the shelf.
Food allergies
- If your baby has been diagnosed with a milk allergy or shows signs of an allergy of any kind (such as eczema), don't give him yogurt until you've checked with your baby's doctor.
- As with any new food, wait at least three days after introducing yogurt before moving on to another new food. That way your baby's body has time to adjust, and you can watch for a reaction.
- If your child develops a rash around his mouth, seems unusually fussy, or has diarrhea after eating yogurt, check with his doctor. These are all signs of an allergic reaction and may be related to milk protein or additives in the yogurt.
- If you add pureed fruit to yogurt, choose fruit that your baby has already tasted and tolerated.
Why yogurt and not cow's milk?
You may wonder why eating yogurt is okay for babies, but drinking cow's milk isn't recommended until your baby is at least 12 months old. Bear in mind that when your baby begins eating solid food – usually around 4 to 6 months – breast milk or formula still makes up most of his diet. Solids gradually become a larger part of it during the rest of that first year.
Also, babies tend to eat small amounts of yogurt. (Unlike milk, it's a food, not a drink!) But if you offer cow's milk, your baby could easily gulp down quite a bit of it, and too much calcium from cow's milk may slow down iron absorption. In contrast, it's very unlikely your baby could eat enough yogurt to make him iron deficient.
And here's another issue: Cow's milk is not nutritionally equal to breast milk or formula. So, you don't want your baby drinking cow's milk in the first year, when he needs the nutrition of mother's milk or formula.
In the first year of life, iron-rich solids are a relatively small part of a baby's diet, and breast milk or formula play a large nutritional role. So replacing breast milk or formula with cow's milk isn't a good idea. But by age 1, your baby is likely to be eating plenty of iron-rich solids, and cow's milk can be a larger part of his diet.


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I've recently come across a variant of the binomial polynomials, and I'm curious if anyone has seen these before. If so, I'd love a reference, a name, etc.
First recall the following. If z is a formal variable, then we can consider \binom{z}{k} as a polynomial in z by the standard formula: \binom{z}{k}= [z(z-1)...(z-k+1))]*[k!]-1.
Here's the variant I came across. Let a and k integers, where a divides k, and we write k=ab. Consider the polynomial
Has anyone this before? Or anything similar?
Update: Jonah helpfully identifies a typo in the numerator of F(a,k)(z) which I've now corrected.


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It's funny, some of them look like copies of each other.
Brilliant effort to capture this amazing picture bro!
Wooww beautiful shot Arshad !!!
Excelente trabajo felicitaciones
It's so magnetic
I think one of the two sheep at the top of the frame might be having a private moment.
Weirdly reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch. Thanks.
Very deserved photo of the day, Arshad, congrats my friend. You know I liked it very much like I already told you in my comment when you uploaded it before . Well done !!
I love the intricate gradation between the sheep and hillside. Truly a wonderful picture. Props to you Arshad Syed.
The ground kinda fades from sight, and yet its there in detail. I guess because the sheep stand out so much that all else seems only' somewhat' there. Whatever, thats how my eyes percieve this great black/white shot. I really like it a lot. j.e.s.
It is like great portrait came into reality...great pic
one of d gr8 example of at right place at right time
very nice
great shot
I just left a comment to congratulate you and now it is gone ?! Well,congrats again for this amazing photo being chose for the PHOTO OF THE DAY,so deserving.
Wonderful picture of sheep in their element. It gives a feeling of peacefulness. I like the idea of it resembling a cave drawing.
Congrats on having your photo chosen for the PHOTO OF THE DAY !!! It is an amazing photo and so deserving of the honor !!!
nice moment catched in a very nice way
Preciosa Imagen Graccias
Bhai ek dum jhakkas
superb click
Great shot Syed.
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Thank you very much Karthikk for your kind words..Appreciated
Thank you very much Olga for your kind words..appreciated from the bottom of my heart..
Thank you Maggie for your comment..appreciated
LOL..may be...thank you for your keen observatin...:)
Thank you very much for your comment ...Hieronymus Bosch, was a great painter and I am an admirer of his paintings... thanks again
Thank very much Paul, yes, I remember your comment. Thank you for your encouragement and support... :)
Thank you Jaclyn for your kind words...appreciated
Thank you for your comment and kind words. The sheep were on a slope, the rays of the raising sun were just skimming the surface and hitting the sheep and they were glowing..the ground was still darker in placesas its not yet fully bright, thats the reason you see the ground is darker in places...I have a color picture in my gallery it will give you an Idea about the lighting on the slope. please have a look... :)
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Thank you for your Kind words and encouragement Ivan...
I got both your comments...a double treat indeed...lol
Thank you for your valued comment and your kind words and taking time to see my pictures..
Thank you Dr.Stephan, This is taken with the same camera we bought together...thank you for your comment and taking time to see my pictures. :)
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I took took a color picture on my Full Frame as well...but this one is the best
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@Arshad Syed @Ivan Lesica This shot deserves a double congrats so I will not erase it ...
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Edgerton Friends Book Sale [1]
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 -
11:00am to 6:00pm
Thursday, October 3, 2013 -
11:00am to 6:00pm
The Friends of the Edgerton Library will be putting on a book sale and bake sale during the Tour de Book event on September 28. The book sale will continue to run through October 4th. The sale will be held at the Edgerton Library which is located at 319 N. Michigan Avenue. All proceeds will go to the Friends Group to help purchase the Edgerton Library Building. For more information, please contact Anne Trail at 419-298-3230.
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Comptroller, Governor at Odds
Two of New York state's highest-ranking elected officials engaged in a rare public spat on Wednesday after Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued an aggressive critique of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget, calling its economic projections overly optimistic and undercutting one of the governor's signature themes: cleaning up Albany's dysfunctional spending.
Mr. Cuomo's office moved swiftly to denounce the report, characterizing it as incorrect and misrepresentative, and the dispute underscored the sometimes dissonant relationship between the two Democrats.
"We believe the comptroller's staff did him a disservice on some of the comments made in this report, which we think misrepresent or just totally get wrong some of the things that are in the budget," Mr. Cuomo's budget director, Robert Megna, said in a conference call.
Mr. DiNapoli's office followed suit, defending its analysis as "straightforward and clear."
"The reaction of Budget Director Robert Megna to our impartial review is puzzling," Deputy Comptroller Robert Ward said in a statement. "His comments regarding our staff were off-base and miss the point."
In particular, Mr. DiNapoli's report criticized proposed measures "to enhance Executive authority that would likely help balance the budget, but may reduce transparency and long-established checks and balances."
"This budget appropriately restrains spending," Mr. DiNapoli said in a statement. But he added that it "increases our debt burden and relies on temporary actions that will get us through short-term problems but pushes off some hard choices for another day."
The report faults the budget proposal for what it describes as the expansion of debt issuances that "would increase the state's dependence on so-called 'backdoor borrowing.'"
Mr. Megna disputed this, saying that the level of state debt to be issued over the next five years is expected to remain essentially flat, and that the budget doesn't increase the state's debt load, with total debt as a percentage of personal income expected to decline to 4.6% from 5.5% over the next five years.
The exchange represented not just an unusual instance of criticism of the governor, but one of the only circumstances in which he has been publicly challenged on fiscal responsibility.
Earlier this week, when asked to assess the comptroller's work, Mr. Cuomo, who did not endorse Mr. DiNapoli during the 2010 elections, offered tepid praise, saying he "has a lot of experience in state government....I think he's a capable fellow and I think he's done a competent job, and I'll leave it at that."
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I believe this phrase means "to betray information".
Could someone please explain its origin?
Random House: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010223
Etymonline says that this is a rather recent phrase, first recorded in 1919. The Phrase Finder supplies two slightly older quotes.
Note the quotation marks, which suggest that this wasn't an established phrase back then.
Spill the beans was used in horse-racing in St. Louis, MO, as early as 1902 and meant "to cause an upset". By 1907 it was being used with a similar meaning in baseball in other states.
1902 horse-racing
The OED has spill the beans meaning "to reveal a secret" from 1919. The Phrase Finder has 1908 for the meaning of "upset the applecart" and 1911 for "upset a previously stable situation by talking out of turn".
The earliest I found is a 1902 beans were spilled in horse-racing, meaning "caused an upset", quoting owner E. J. Arnold.
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), November 25, 1902:
1903 horse-racing
I found some 1903 examples, all from horse-racing meaning to cause an upset, and all in the same The St. Louis Republic.
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), May 06, 1903:
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), June 13, 1903:
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), September 07, 1903:
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), September 09, 1903:
1907 baseball
By 1907 the phrase had spread beyond Missouri and beyond horse-racing.
Here's baseball in The Democrat-Sentinel (Logan, Ohio), 29 Aug. 1907:
Here's a pun in The Rice belt journal (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, LA), 23 Aug. 1907 (also in VA):
It was still used in horse-racing in 1907 (L.A. CA).
And beyond
As The Phrase Finder shows by 1908 it was used outside sport meaning "to cause an upset". And by 1911 it was used in politics meaning "upset a previously stable situation by talking out of turn". World Wide Words has a 1910 "extension of the sports sense into upsetting a situation by speaking out". From there, the meaning evolved to the modern one, to reveal a secret which may cause an upset.


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I'm trying tu upload an avatar related to an user record but I'm not sure how to do it, I think I should use
File and
Utility but I'm not sure on how I should use it.
I have an
avatar field in my
users db table where I should insert the path of my users's avatar, because the avatar is unique to every user I thought to use the
avatar column right inside the
users table, is it the right way or should I do something specific for images?
I've wrote this but it won't work:
// in my user edit view where I upload the image (avatar)
$file = new File ($this->request->data['User']['avatar']); // error here
$ext = $file->ext();
$filename = $this->User->id.$ext;
$image = $file->read();
$file = new File (WWW_ROOT.'img/avatar/'.$filename, true, 777);
$this->request->data['User']['avatar'] = $filename;
this code returns the error at the first row I've reported, where I create the
File by passing
$this->request->data['User']['avatar'] array:
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First, a good-faith request: please don't take this too seriously. I've had this idea, ran it by a couple of people and decided it's not completely worthless. Just forgetting about it seemed a waste. I'm sure it's far too radical to be an actual realistic possibility on StackExchange. Still, here it goes - perhaps it'll spark some other, less radical yet realistic ideas.
To increase reward for posting many complex answers to obscure questions, and reduce reward for posting simple answers to basic but very popular questions. Not because the latter is not useful - absolutely not. But rather, because the system is currently disproportionately biased in favour of the latter.
In other words, I'd like to award the answerer on the basis of how close his/her answer is to being the best answer available, rather than on the basis of how popular it is.
For answers:
Instead of awarding rep for every upvote or downvote of an answer, award rep according to the rank of the answer, as sorted by total votes.
The exact details can vary a lot, but one idea is that the rank awards a multiplier, while the weight of each vote depends on the total number of votes. Thus, the top answer might get a multiplier of 3, the second top answer 2, and all others 1. Moreover, a question whose total vote is +1 would get 10 base rep, while one with 3 upvotes would only get 10+9+8 = 27 rep. The maximum base rep would thus be 10+...+1 = 55, at which point any further upvotes are just "popular question" upvotes and effectively don't count.
Under this specific example (which is by no means the only way to implement the general idea of using rank), a top answer with +30 votes would get the answerer 3*55 = 165 rep - and that's it; never more. A top answer to an unpopular question with just +3 votes would still get the answerer 3*27 = 81 rep - only a factor of 2x out with a really popular top answer.
One idea for handling accepted answers is that its multiplier is the max of the rank-based multiplier and, say, 2 - so if it's top by votes already then it gains zero from being accepted, but if it's not top then it gains quite a lot, based on votes.
Not considered:
Obviously this is very sketchy. Among other things, it doesn't consider rep for questions at all, or rep loss for negative vote totals in any detal.
Please, if you're going to reply, don't nitpick on the very specific numbers I posted as an example - the example hasn't been carefully analysed or fine-tuned. Rather, concentrate on the idea of awarding answer rep on the basis of the rank of the answer.


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During an address at the United Nations yesterday, Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of countries in order to prevent deadly conflicts. Speaking at the UN Security Council's special debate on the protection of civilians during armed conflicts, Saudi Ambassador to the U. N. Khalid Al-Nafisi noted that the best way to prevent non-combatant deaths is to avoid behaviors that trigger conflict. Furthermore, he called for the equal protection of civilians during wars, without double standards or biases based on race or nationality.
Ambassador Al-Nafisi urged Security Council members to take into consideration the views of all countries during debates over resolutions, thereby boosting the credibility and effectiveness of the Council and increasing the openness and transparency of its work. He added that debate over the protection of civilians must not be restricted to the Security Council, but taken up by other UN bodies as well.
Commenting on the Goldstone Report regarding Israel's war in Gaza, Ambassador Al-Nafisi stated that the report proved there were flagrant violations of international law, resulting in the deaths of 1,420 Palestinians, including 1,170 civilians.