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Rust Proofing - Burn Your HeadersWritten by on June 13, 2012 Rust-proof your headers cheap and easy-- by setting them on fire.
Racers are an ingenious lot. After all, the sport is expensive, time consuming and inseparable from an element of risk. That's enough to weed out all but the most committed individuals. And even then few have the resources available to do everything just the way they'd like.
Instead of simply throwing money at every problem that crops up, often the only option is to figure out a way to make do with less. Instead of replacing race-worn parts on a regular schedule, components are made to last as long as possible with meticulous maintenance. Bent sheetmetal is straightened, bent chassis are cut up and welded back together. Tires are pushed to last an extra week. You get the idea.
But we've also seen some really clever solutions that race teams have come up with to save a buck while advancing their racing operation. Take, for example, how you can use a couple quarts of automatic transmission fluid and a torch to rust-proof your exhaust headers instead of spending the cash to have your headers professionally coated.
The process literally requires only a Scotch Brite pad (or two), a couple quarts of automatic transmission fluid (otherwise known as ATF), a torch to heat the material, some WD-40 or an equivalent lubricant/rust penetrant, a pair of heavy gloves, and some old rags. Believe it or not, that's it.
And if you don't believe it, we'll show you exactly how it's done.
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1 The process of rust-proofing your headers requires only a few hours. It is best to use new headers that don't have contaminants embedded into the metal. These are a new pair of headers that were ordered bare. If your headers arrive painted, they will need to be sandblasted or sanded to get to bare metal. Also, make sure to mock up the complete exhaust system ahead of time to make sure everything fits up properly and weld up any mounting tabs beforehand. Notice that we're also going to be treating the muffler.2 Your headers should already be cleaned, but take a moment to wipe them down again with a Scotch-Brite pad to make sure they are as clean as possible. Also, you should have all the individual components broken down and wired up separately.3 Your headers should already be cleaned, but take a moment to wipe them down again with a Scotch-Brite pad to make sure they are as clean as possible. Also, you should have all the individual components broken down and wired up separately.4 With the first set of headers wired up and ready to go, Chris Hargett fires up the acetylene torch with a rosebud tip. The key is to get as much heat into the metal of the exhaust tubing as quickly as possible without cutting or otherwise damaging it.5 It's time to put the heat to the pipes. You don't need to get them so hot that they are cherry red, but the exhaust components do need to be heated until they are nearly to that level.6 ATF seems to work best because it burns off cleanly and isn't too flammable. What type you use isn't too important. As you can see from this photo, we pulled a couple quarts off the back of the shelf that look like they had been sitting around for a few years.7 A pair of heavy leather gloves with extra long cuffs are imperative. We got these from Harbor Freight for around 10 bucks. Don't splurge on the gloves because they will be soaked in ATF by the time you are done and ruined. Soak an old shop rag with the fluid. Now is not the time to be stingy.8 Apply the ATF liberally to the heated pipes. If the metal is hot enough, the ATF will usually catch fire, like you see here. Make sure to squeeze enough ATF out of the rag to coat between the areas where you can't reach.
10 Don't forget all the other exhaust sections. They should be treated just like the headers.11 Now go back with the torch to heat the pipes back up and burn off any ATF that remains. It's best to repeat the process three times, so you will be cycling back and forth between heating the pipes, applying the ATF and burning it back off.12 Normally, the ATF will flame up only on the first application. On the second and third go-round, all you'll normally see is a lot of smoke. Keep your face out of the fumes as much as possible.13 Finish by thoroughly cleaning the exhaust components by burning off the rest of the ATF with the torch.14 The last step is to wipe down everything with rust penetrant and clean rags to remove any of the burned residue.15 Here's one of the headers reassembled. The clean steel look has now taken on a golden hue. After the racing starts, the only maintenance needed will be every couple of weeks to run the engine enough after cleaning the car to heat the headers up and wipe them down with a WD-40–soaked rag. The headers will turn darker over time but the rust will be held at bay.


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It might be a stupid question. Suppose There is a category of categories,denoted by CAT,where objects are categories, morpshims are functors between categories
Take multiplicative system S={category equivalences}. Then we take localization at S. Then we get localized category S^(-1)CAT
Another Category, denoted by |CAT|,where objects are categories, morphism are isomorphism classes of functors between categories.
I want to prove this two categories are equivalent. I want to prove this problem in two ways:
Naive prove Because either |CAT| or S^(-1)CAT has same objects as CAT. So one can prove the morphism class of these two category has same equivalent relationship. For the S^(-1)Cat, suppose F and G are two functors in the same equivalent class, we have sF=sG,for s belongs to S. Then I can prove F and G belongs to the same equivalent class in |CAT|. But on the other hand, if F and G are isomorphic functor. I can not prove sF=sG,for some s belongs to S. What I can only prove is sF is isomorphic to sG.
Using adjoint functors Because I want to prove the projection functor CAT--->|CAT| is a localization functor at S. So I want to construct an adjoint functor |CAT|--->CAT which is fully faithful. But what is this functor. It seems I can not make it well defined.
This is an exercise in Toen's lecture: Lectures on DG-categories
I attach the lecture notes on DG-categories here Toen notes
page 5,exercise 2

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Brown Deer boys rally to earn share of Woodland title
It's like Brown Deer boys basketball coach Kelly Appleby said:
Well, the Falcons clinched a share of the Woodland Conference Eastern Division title Tuesday night with probably their best quarter of the year, as they erased an eight-point halftime deficit to host Whitnall with a 33-8 third period frenzy that left their hosts looking for the bus that had run over them.
The end result was an 87-72 decision that improved the Falcons to 13-1 in Woodland play and 15-3 overall, while Whitnall fell to 8-6 and 10-7, respectively. Shorewood at 8-5 is the only team with an outside chance of even tieing the Falcons for the divisional crown with four games left to play.
Appleby said the team simply needed a change of strategy.
"We were working really hard at a tight man defense in the first half," he said. "What we needed to do was to try something that was more usable and more conducive to success for us."
Which was full-court, in-your-face man pressure, which would tighten up the gaps left as the Falcons had fallen behind, 41-33, at the half.
Brown Deer got the third quarter off to a good start, as a three-pointer from senior D'Sean Groce on the first possession, cut the deficit to 41-36. The host school bumped the lead back up to seven on a nifty lay-up by Daniel Weymier at the 7:31 mark of the third quarter.
Those would be the last points Whitnall would score for close to four minutes, as the Falcons would go on a 19-0 run that put them ahead for good at 55-43.
Senior point guard Desmond Jackson would get the go-ahead points on a three-pointer from the wing at the 5:44 mark of the third and he and Groce would combine on a unique five-point play that all but broke Whitnall's back a minute later.
Jackson (14 points) got a steal and a lay-up to make it 49-43 Brown Deer. It was determined that he was fouled after the shot so Brown Deer got the ball back. Groce then calmly took the inbounds' pass and notched a baseline three-pointer to make it 52-43.
A minute after that, Groce closed out the run with a trey from the wing that expanded the lead to 55-42 with 3:44 left in the third. Whitnall, which had expended two timeouts during the run, simply had no answers as Brown Deer would go on to take a 66-49 lead at the end of the third.
In the third, the Falcons hit 12 of 22 shots, including four threes, they would dominate the boards by a rough estimate of 15-1, force five turnovers and equal all the points they scored in the first half in just one period of play.
Brown Deer would hold Whitnall at bay in the fourth quarter as courtesy of 17 of 24 free throws on the night, the advantage would never drop below 10 points.
Appleby said the game was very similar to wins earlier in the season over Greendale and Pius XI, as in both those decisions, the Falcons fell behind big in the first half, only to rally and win going away.
"Both those games we responded very well early in the second half," said Applby. "We knew we could put some pressure on them and speed up the game a little."
Both Jackson and Palmer were pleased with the conference title, which was a very important first goal for the 10-man Falcon senior class.
"It's always good to get that out of the way first," said Palmer.
"It feels good because we've earned it," said Jackson.
Center Devante Jackson, who would foul out of the game in the fourth quarter, would also finish with 18 points for the Falcons while Whitnall was led by Mitch Brault with 17.
Appleby was a happy and relieved man afterward as the Falcons can win the championship outright with a victory at St. Francis next Tuesday (Feb. 5).
"We have either a share of the Woodland title or we've won it outright (a tie for the moment), but we just want to keep the momentum going. We want a full head of steam by (WIAA) tourney time."
Palmer agreed.
"We can still do a lot better," he said. "We have a lot more building to do until we reach our full potential."
Report of shots fired leads to second Brown Deer School District lockdown
Brown Deer High School was locked down for the second time today, along with the elementary and middle schools, after police received reports of possible shots fired just west of campus.
According to a Brown Deer police news release:
Police responded to a report of possible shots fired in the 8000 block of North 60th Street at approximately 2:55 p.m.
Officers on scene received conflicting statements over what type of sound was heard.
Due to the proximity to the high school and the potential for a serious situation, school officials put the district into lockdown as per safety protocols.» Read Full Article
Gun reports put Brown Deer High School on lockdown twice
Brown Deer High School went into lockdown twice Tuesday, once when a student was overheard saying there was a gun in the school and again when possible shots were reported near the school, according to police and school district officials.
The second incident prompted the lockdown of the high school, Brown Deer Middle School and Dean Elementary School, police said.
No firearm was located in either incident and the schools were released from the second lockdown shortly before 4 p.m., according to police.
The first incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. when a staff member reported the student's remark to the school's administration, Brown Deer School District officials said.
Police searched the school, no gun was found and the lockdown ended shortly after 10 a.m., officials said.» Read Full Article
Gun remark puts Brown Deer High School into brief lockdown
Brown Deer High School went into a 40-minute lockdown this morning after a staff member overheard a student remark a gun was in the school.
According to a release on the district website:
The staff member reported the remark to district administration and the Brown Deer Police Department was contacted. The building was put into lockdown at approximately 9:35 a.m. as per the district's safety protocol.
Students were released back to class at 10:15 a.m. after school staff and Brown Deer police completed a search of the school and determined there was no gun.
School administrators and police are following up and will take appropriate disciplinary action.
DOT holding informational meetings on upcoming I-43 project
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold informational meetings Wednesday and Thursday on an upcoming Interstate 43 reconstruction along a 14-mile stretch from Silver Spring in Glendale to Highway 60 in Grafton, currently in planning stages and slated for construction in 2019.
The first meeting will take place between 5 and 8 p.m. Wednesday at Nicolet High School, 6701 N. Jean Nicolet Road, Glendale. The second meeting is from 4 to 7 p.m. at Christ Church in Mequon, at 13460 N. Port Washington Road.
More information on the project is available at http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/seregion/43/index.htm or through Project Manager Steve Hoff at (262) 548-6428 or email@example.com.
Milwaukee police identify Glendale woman in fatal crash
Milwaukee police on Tuesday identified the person who died in a traffic crash Monday night as Corinne Strahl, 57, of Glendale.
The accident, which remains under investigation, occurred in the 5300 block of N. Green Bay Ave.
Police investigating pair suspected of fraud in carpet purchases
Two men, including one who disguised himself as a woman, are suspected of fraud after writing worthless checks to purchase more than $4,500 worth of carpet from a Fox Point business.
These same men are suspects in similar incidents in Brookfield and Milwaukee and are under investigation by police and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department.
According to the police report:
The men, one 24 years old, purchased the carpeting from Kern's Carpet, 8643 N. Port Washington Road, the week of Jan. 7.
The store reported that a man and woman came to the store and purchased two sections of carpeting valued at more than $1,700 and paid by personal check.» Read Full Article


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You are invited to experience Tessellation, a photographic exhibition hosted by the School of Communications. The exhibition merges the unique vision developed by fifteen photographers in a collaborative showcase of their thesis work. Contributing artists are: Jillian Bowes, Elizabeth Brown, April Galbreath, Rachel Iturralde, Kaitlin Kaurich, Corinne Keener, Alissa Krumlauf, Kimberly Miller, Amber Olsen, Maggie Overbeek, Connie Pulliam, Jasmine Smith, Christina Sorto, Jesse Weinkauf, and Gina Zylstra.
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The instinct of faith
The International Theological Commission has just published an important text entitled "Sensus Fidei in the Life of the Church," which discusses the topic in some detail and in its many implications. Key to its treatment is a distinction:
3. As a theological concept, the sensus fidei refers to two realities which are distinct though closely connected, the proper subject of one being the Church, 'pillar and bulwark of the truth' (1Tim 3:15), while the subject of the other is the individual believer, who belongs to the Church through the sacraments of initiation, and who, by means of regular celebration of the Eucharist, in particular, participates in her faith and life. On the one hand, the sensus fidei refers to the personal capacity of the believer, within the communion of the Church, to discern the truth of faith. On the other hand, the sensus fidei refers to a communal and ecclesial reality: the instinct of faith of the Church herself, by which she recognises her Lord and proclaims his word. The sensus fidei in this sense is reflected in the convergence of the baptised in a lived adhesion to a doctrine of faith or to an element of Christian praxis. This convergence (consensus) plays a vital role in the Church: the consensus fidelium is a sure criterion for determining whether a particular doctrine or practice belongs to the apostolic faith. In the present document, we use the term, sensus fidei fidelis, to refer to the personal aptitude of the believer to make an accurate discernment in matters of faith, and sensus fidei fidelium to refer to the Church's own instinct of faith. According to the context, sensus fidei refers to either the former or the latter, and in the latter case the term, sensus fidelium, is also used.
Each of these two realities is explored at some length, but there does not seem to be enough attention to how these two distinct "realities" are related to one another. Is it enough to say that the sensus fidei of the entire Church "is reflected in the convergence of the baptised in a lived adhesion to a doctrine of faith or to an element of Christian praxis"?
I haven't read the whole thing closely yet, but it does seem to be a very serious treatment of the issue. It includes a discussion of the relationship between the sensus fidelium and opinion polls.
The sensus fidelium will also be the theme of next year's convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America, a choice made before this document was published.
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Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.
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"This convergence (consensus) plays a vital role in the Church: the consensus fidelium is a sure criterion for determining whether a particular doctrine or practice belongs to the apostolic faith."
The devil may be in the details. In the final analysis there may be very few "doctrines" that belong to the Apostolic faith. It might be easier to list those doctrines that do not belong to the Apostolic faith.
From the Dept. of Understatement & Easier Said than Done (#80):
There are occasions, however, when the reception of magisterial teaching by the faithful meets with difficulty and resistance, and appropriate action on both sides is required in such situations. The faithful must reflect on the teaching that has been given, making every effort to understand and accept it...The magisterium must likewise reflect on the teaching that has been given and consider whether it needs clarification or reformulation in order to communicate more effectively the essential message.
At NCR, Eugene Kennedy comments on the same document:
Bill Mazzella,
It is sort of the opposite of the problem of creeping infallibility.
Chris Loestcher,
The tricky part is that clarification and reformulation can mean more than merely repackaging the previous teaching in a more persuasive or more palatable form. It can include discerning the essense of the truth from the false elements that provoked the rejection.
As usual in such documents we can single out the paragraphs we like and ignore others. It is hard to reconcile the following two paragraphs:
63. Alerted by their sensus fidei, individual believers may deny assent even to the teaching of legitimate pastors if they do not recognise in that teaching the voice of Christ, the Good Shepherd. 'The sheep follow [the Good Shepherd] because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run away from him because they do not know the voice of strangers' (Jn 10:4-5). For St Thomas, a believer, even without theological competence, can and even must resist, by virtue of the sensus fidei, his or her bishop if the latter preaches heterodoxy.[78]In such a case, the believer does not treat himself or herself as the ultimate criterion of the truth of faith, but rather, faced with materially 'authorised' preaching which he or she finds troubling, without being able to explain exactly why, defers assent and appeals interiorly to the superior authority of the universal Church.[79]
64. The sensus fidei fidelis also enables the believer to distinguish in what is preached between what is essential for an authentic Catholic faith and what, without being formally against the faith, is only accidental or even indifferent with regard to the core of the faith. For example, by virtue of their sensus fidei, individual believers may relativise certain particular forms of Marian devotion precisely out of adherence to an authentic cult of the Virgin Mary. They might also distance themselves from preaching which unduly mixes together Christian faith and partisan political choices. By keeping the spirit of the believer focused in this wayon what is essential to the faith, the sensus fidei fidelis guarantees an authentic Christian liberty (cf. Col 2:16-23), and contributes to a purification of faith.
from those other two:
77. The magisterium also judges with authority whether opinions which are present among the people of God, and which may seem to be the sensus fidelium, actually correspond to the truth of the Tradition received from the Apostles. As Newman said: 'the gift of discerning, discriminating, defining, promulgating, and enforcing any portion of that tradition resides solely in the Ecclesia docens'.[95] Thus, judgement regarding the authenticity of the sensus fidelium belongs ultimately not to the faithful themselves nor to theology but to the magisterium. Nevertheless, as already emphasised, the faith which it serves is the faith of the Church, which lives in all of the faithful, so it is always within the communion life of the Church that the magisterium exercises its essential ministry of oversight.
79. All of the gifts of the Spirit, and in a special way the gift of primacy in the Church, are given so as to foster the unity of the Church in faith and communion,[96] and the reception of magisterial teaching by the faithful is itself prompted by the Spirit, as the faithful, by means of the sensus fidei that they possess, recognise the truth of what is taught and cling to it. As was explained above, the teaching of Vatican I that infallible definitions of the pope are irreformable 'of themselves and not from the consent of the Church [ex sese non autem ex consensu ecclesiae]'[97] does not mean that the pope is cut off from the Church or that his teaching is independent of the faith of the Church.[98] The fact that prior to the infallible definitions both of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of her bodily Assumption into heaven an extensive consultation of the faithful was carried out at the express wish of the pope at that time amply proves the point.[99] What is meant, rather, is that such teaching of the pope, and by extension all teaching of the pope and of the bishops, is authoritative in itself because of the gift of the Holy Spirit, the charisma veritatis certum, that they possess.
Claire, I had the same reaction to the document. I began to wonder as I read it whether various sections might have been assigned to separate sub-committees, and the final version just patched together. In particular, that detailed account of terrible mistakes the magisterium had made in every era, and admissions tsometimes the faithful were right when the Bishops were wrong doesn't logically lead to the conclusion that because the Pope and the bishops possess the charism of certain truth ,their teaching is authoritative in itself --if that means it always trumps the sensus fidei in individual believers.
Pope Benedict said this in an address to the Commission in 2012:
" Today, however it is particularly important to clarify the criteria used to distinguish the authentic sensus fideliyum from its counterfeits, In fact, it is not some kind of public opinion of the Church, and it is unthinkable to mention it in order to challenge the teachings of the magisterium, this because the sensus fidei can not grow authentically in the believer except to the extent in which he or she fully participates in the life of the Church, and this requires a responsible adherence to the Magisterium".
Small wonder then, that,despite all their labors, the group came up with the sort of Catch 22 for the faithful identified in Eugene Kennedy's NCR piece linked to above by Gene Palumbo. Perhaps their next task should be to work out in more detail what responsible adherence to the Magisterium might mean. in hard cases like some of those cited in their long account of the Magisterium's errors down through history.
Ouch. "sensus fidelium." How did that "y" get in there?
How can this text be important if it says many things and their opposite? By what it does not say. So let's ask: what is absent from this document, that one might reasonably have expected to find there?
Susan GAnnon
When the sensus fidelium is like Bdelliyum in Gen. 2:12, it becomes the sensus fideliyum. :-)
The big problem behind all this seems to be our obsession with needing to be "certain".
Somehow the reality is that while the Holy Spirit may be promised "to lead to all truth", that discernment of truth is always a work in progress. We need to let go of the notion that we have achieved the final perfect expression of "the truth".
It is quite OK and "safe" to act on the pronouncement of "the magisterium" but ultimately we need to be secure enough to follow out own conscience - - the "with-knowledge" -- that we possess and then trust that is all that God expects of us.
We don't need to be "absolutely certain". We act with the best knowledge we have, and leave room to grow in wisdom and truth.
I don't see the opposition noted between those two paragraphs. They have in common that individual believers' instinct of faith enables them, on the one hand, to "recognise the truth of what is taught and cling to it" and, on the other, to "deny assent even to the teaching of legitimate pastors if they do not recognise in that teaching the voice of Christ, the Good Shepherd." This is an acknowledgment that the response of believers is a free and responsible act, whether it is one of assent and obedience or of dissent and disobedience. This, I take it, is what "a responsible adherence to the Magisterium" means.
As with other exercises of teaching-authority, as, for example, that of a professor in a university, authority and trust are correlatives--to be an authority is to be trusted--and where there is trust, there is an expectation that one is being taught reasonably and responsibly, so that the burden of proof is on the part of those learning and expecting to learn.
On my blog I've posted three essays on the magisterium and theology, and I'd love to receive comments on them, either here or there: http://jakomonchak.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/essays-on-the-magisterium-an...
individual believers' instinct of faith enables them, on the one hand, to "recognise the truth of what is taught and cling to it" and, on the other, to "deny assent even to the teaching of legitimate pastors if they do not recognise in that teaching the voice of Christ, the Good Shepherd."
Ok, so we choose what to assent to. But in addition, our "instinct of faith" would supposedly equip us to do it with good judment. How is that compatible with the following?
judgement regarding the authenticity of the sensus fidelium belongs ultimately not to the faithful themselves nor to theology but to the magisterium.
So a member of the faithful may - using his instinct, and "without being able to explain exactly why" - choose to dissent from his bishop, but the bishop is the one who judges whether that member is right or wrong. Is that how those two paragraphs can be reconciled?
Claire: You speak of "using one's instinct" as if it is a tool. It's not. The presentation of what is meant by the phrase makes it clear that it is a function of one's growth in the Christian life, faith, hope and charity--all of them. They used to say of William Foxwell Albright, great OT scholar, that he could go on an archaeological dig, rub the dust of a shard between his fingers, and date it. That's not the sort of knowledge one gains from books, but only from long experience and familiarity with the terrain. Or I think of my niece commenting about her young child's cry: "Uncle Joe, I know my baby." Something analogous is meant by the "instinct of faith"--one might almost translate it as a sensitivity to the faith. That is why I don't think we should pass hastily over nos. 48 to 59 before getting into practical applications and inferences. Could I ask what people think of this section, before getting to questions of potential conflict?
I think the ITC has made a major effort to overcome the distinction between the "teaching Church" and the "learning Church," the latter being identified with a passive laity and the former with the lone active agent, the hierarchy. That the hierarchy has a distinct role in the articulation of the Church's faith is clearly maintained, as is only natural; but an attempt is made to make sure that the hierarchy is not conceived of as if it is outside and over and above the Church or as if the consensus fideliun has no role in the process by which an authoritative judgment is reached.
48-59: crystal clear and compelling.
This (from #59) is straightforward enough:
[T]hose who teach in the name of the Church should give full attention to the experience of believers, especially lay people.
I'd like to hear those who teach briefly describe how they give full attention to the experience of lay people.
Section 55 contends that the infallibility of the sensus fidei fidelis is rendered problematic because "in the actual mental universe of the believer, the correct intuition of the sensus fidei can be mixed up with various purely human opinions, or even with errors linked to the narrow confines of a particuar cultural context. Although theological faith as such cannot err, the believer can still have erroneous opinions since all his thoughts do not spring from faith. Not all the ideas which circulate among the people of God are compatible with faith."
Do the authors of this document think that all of the thoughts of the Pope and the Bishops spring from faith? Or that they have no erroneous, purely human errors, linked to the narrow confines of a particular cultural context?
I am quite certain that the authors of this document do not think either of these things.
The document reads as though it was written in English - it doesn't 'feel' like a translation. What would have been the language in whihc it was composed?
It's interesting that the authors (or translators) use the RSV bible for their translation of Heb 11:1 in paragraph 9: "faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
The other day I read Bernard Haring's article on the Encyclical Crisis back in the 60's. It was so clear and convincing, so carefully developed, so fair-minded and rational--yet the Magisterium was unpersuaded, and remain so. Father K's three articles are thoughtful, well-reasoned, persuasive, and subtle . "The Magisterium and Theologians," is as timely today as it was in 1990. Check out that final section. Great advice, if only those who need it could learn to listen.
The personalities and pastoral approaches of "those who teach" vary (consider Cardinals Burke and Tagle).
Most American bishops aren't too keen on speak-ups, assemblies or synods. Consultative committees, boards and councils tend to be comprised of carefully hand-picked members who are amenable to the teacher's line of thinking. Mutual admiration societies are loath to pay attention to experience beyond their frame of reference.
Discerning and living in accord with the "mind of Christ" is no easy task, but it belongs to every member of the church, including bishops. The corporal and spiritual works of mercy are practices that help us to imitate Christ and connect us with the experience of others. (Bishops should spend less time "instructing the ignorant.")
I only took a superficial look at the ITC document. Engaging with it requires study, and it's easier to nitpick one sentence or another than to engage it seriously. My bad. I would be interested if others commented, though.
Yes, the last section of that text on "The Magisterium and Theologians" is balanced and subtle.
Jim: I suspect that the document was written in English.
The article on "Authority and conversion" is a pleasure to read.
It is delightful to acknowledge someone's authority, to listen to what they say with the expectation that they know things that we don't know, and to greet differences of opinion and apparently wrong statements as an indication that there is something new for us to understand. I see how that article is a good description of a rewarding relationship built over time and based on experience.
But what about the authority that is supposed to come purely from status, position? Can a new teacher, for example, expect anything more from the students than to be given a chance? They will, for a few lectures, listen attentively to what he might have to say, then decide for themselves whether he deserves it. His status does not of itself give him full authority, but only buys him a little time to try to establish himself as an authority. In some ways that's been happening to pope Francis. He had people's attention for a bit after his election, and managed to gain their trust in a very short time.
On the other hand one paragraph describes a crisis in authority in a way that, it seems to me, perfectly describes the current state of the relationship between US Catholics and their bishops: "It is a sign that an authority relationship is either dead or moribund if every act of Alice is skeptically questioned by Bob: it means that Alice is no longer trusted. A credibility gap is a crisis in authority. On the other hand, a consistent unwillingness or inability on the part of Alice to provide the reasons behind his decisions is likely to generate the suspicion that no such reasons exist and to weaken Bob's constitutive acknowledgment of Alice's authority."
Yet I wonder if the article's description of authority is not slightly incomplete. If a policeman tells me to get out of the way, chances are that I will do it, not that I know him, not that I necessarily believe that his decision is right - I may even be convinced of the opposite -, not that I am necessarily very afraid of getting in trouble, but maybe out of a sense that, in the main, it's a desirable thing for society to have law and order. That has little to do with trust in the policeman. Similarly I may go to confession once a year, not because it is not unpleasant, nor because it has any noticeable effects, nor because I think that it is a good rule, nor because I fear consequences of not complying, but maybe because of a sense that, barring a clear conviction that something is wrong with them, it is better to abide by the rules; that, in the main, the church has over the years built worthwhile directives even if neither reason nor experience can justify some of them. One always hopes that some day they will make sense. I'm not sure that can be called "trust". It is more along the lines of: "What's the harm in complying?", and a very weak form of compliance, one that is open to change as soon as some evidence comes to point the other way.


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I wonder if it is bad to cook frozen meat (chicken, fish, beef,...) without waiting it to be unfrozen?
Sometimes, I realize I forget to take meat out of my freezer beforehand, when I am too hungry already.
I wonder if it is bad to cook frozen meat (chicken, fish, beef,...) without waiting it to be unfrozen?
Sometimes, I realize I forget to take meat out of my freezer beforehand, when I am too hungry already.
It's really a question of taste. It's not going to hurt you, but there will be some undesirable effects. For example, to cook turkey properly, it must come to an internal temp. of 180. If the meat is frozen, it is going to take a lot longer for the internal temperature to rise that high, so the outside of the bird will be somewhat overcooked (compared to roasting a thawed bird). That meat will be much tougher than it would be otherwise.
If your question is querying as to whether it will cause ill health, then no, it will not. My mom does it all the time. Her roasts are tough, though. I have done this, but only when I am braising the meat, or using a slow cooker, which will cause the meat to be tender either way.
I forget if this falls under the category of "convection" or "thermal diffusion" (if I'm wrong I welcome comments), but if you will take your frozen meat and put it in an airtight zip bag and then in a (clean) sink, run the faucet over this in tepid to cool water (not hot or even very warm). You will be amazed at how quickly this will thaw meat. It will thaw about an inch of meat about every 10 minutes.
The trick is that you want the littlest water possible, but enough to wash over the majority of the bag.
It will thaw your meat very quickly without having to microwave it or trying to cook a frozen piece of meat. If you're trying to thaw a roast then you're probably in trouble, but for thinner cuts of meat/fish/etc., this thaws very quickly.
The reason you are normally advised to thaw meat before cooking is simply that it is then easier and more likely that it will be cooked through properly.
Therefore, you can cook from frozen, but you have to be especially careful that the meat is cooked through. A meat thermometer is ideal, but you can also use your eye and finger to see and feel the state of the meat.
It is safer if the meat is pre-diced or sliced as it will cook through easier. Some supermarkets sell bags of pre-sliced frozen chicken for stir fries that goes straight from the freezer to the wok.
You can cook from frozen in a pressure cooker and it only adds about 5 minutes per half kilo of meat to the cooking time. Also, cooking a turkey to 82C (180F) is far too high a temperature, you'll just dry the meat to the point of inedibility. Turkey breast is so lean that it really ought to be cooked to around 60C (140F); however, you can only do that reliably and hold it at that temperature for long enough (29 minutes) cooking sous vide so it's not an option for most people. The FDA poultry tables are very useful here for working out what temperature you can pasteurise the meat at. For instance, holding turkey at 68C (155F) for 72 seconds is sufficient to obtain 7-log10 lethality of salmonella.
When cooked, frozen meat will release a lot of moist. This is undesireable, specially if you want to pan fry it, and it will prevent the meat to cook evenly.
As you can see from other answers, a good advice to quick thaw is to put the piece of meat on a zip bag and run it under warm mater.
it would be advisable only in very thin on finely minced meat, where the is no risk of the food cooking on the outside and staying frozen (or raw) on the inside.
Thawing quickly will do more damage to the cells, causing the consistency of the meat to be less "natural". This also affects taste negatively.
I understand that it is not advisable to cook chicken frozen as the heat does not penetrate though to centre adding risk of samonella. I do cook roasts and corned silverside in slow cooker from frozen they usually turn out nice and tender with good flavour and I have never had any health problems.
Based on my experience of working with meat in retail butchering preparation and sales settings for many years, and I have also been preparing meals for a forty year period.
I believe it is best practice to thaw frozen roasts as the thickness of the meat is an issue.
However, when it comes to steaks, chops, ribs or any meat which can be grilled it is not necessary to defrost. We simply place the meat on the oven grill or BBQ grill for a 7 -10 minute period after which it is then turned and left for a further 7 - 10 minute period. By this time the meat will be thoroughly defrosted right through and cooking beautifully
It can still be served either rare, medium rare or well done using this technique. We have found absolutely no difference to the texture, flavor or tenderness of meat cooked in this way in comparison to meat cooked fresh. We have compared the results with a frozen steak with a fresh steak cooking them at the same time and could find no difference in the end result.
I would not however cook frozen meat in a frying pan if you are wanting a flavorsome tender end result. In this instance I think the pan can not be made hot enough and the juices of the steak leak out and the meat is then sauteed instead of being seared quickly. In this situation if meat is to be pan fried because no grilling/BBQing is available then it is better to be fresh or defrosted.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as an amateur I stumbled on a way to cook frozen steak with amazing results. The main problem is the internal temp, and uneven cooking I just cut the steak into little cubes while it was still frozen, (not rock hard frozen, but thawed enough for me to cut through obviously). And keep turning while cooking - it's faster - your meet is now already cut, and it's a similar theory to how stir fry is cooked. I've had results that (with the right seasoning) made me feel like I was eating at Beni Hana's.
As food safety is the foremost consideration here, I'd say it's OK to cook frozen food right out of the freezer. There's no germs involved, and any surviving germs will be thoroughly cooked by the oven or stove. And cooked germs/microbes taste good!
I BBQ meat taken directly from the freezer hundreds of times now. I can attest to the taste of my BBQ! meat and my good health.
I learned to cook as a very young, new bride from my husband's aunt who had cooked for the USO in World War II. I learned before microwave ovens were commercially available. This was in 1970.
I cooked chicken and rice from frozen cut up chickens and made spaghetti sauce from frozen ground beef. They were good and no one got sick. I expect the key was the moist heat and relatively long duration the meat was simmered.
Oh my lord.... Cooking raw meat from frozen is a gamble. It can be very unsafe. If the inside of the meat doesn't come to temperature fast enough it is very very dangerous! Same deal with half way cooking meat and then freezing.unless you are working with fancy commercial flash freezers.. We are not capable of cooling it fast enough. I know lots of people do it. I also know almost always you can get by with it. But if you are at all concerned... Do not do it! Take a food handling class if you're interested. Typically available through te health department for a small fee.
It is possible, if cooking chunks of meat like beef/lamb steak, let it defrost for a bit so the outside is supple. Sear in a hot pan to brown the outside, then place in pre heated oven at 55c for 1 hour with 1 inch steaks medium rare, 4 hours for large cuts like beef fore rib or small leg of lamb.
Adjust temps for different tastes, medium 60c, well done 65. Chicken is best at 63c.
Check internal temp with a probe before serving.
i cook my frozen chicken thighs in my pressure cooker staight from the deep freeze,i use 1.5 ml of hot water adding a chicken cube,this retains the flavour of the chicken,i've been doing it for years & never suffered from food poisening.hoever i've had salmonela which i got from a fried chicked shop.IT CAN KILL YOU.i nearly died.
Looked at the issue of cooking frozen meat when I was thinking about grilling a pork roast. I do partially thaw the meat in the refridgerator, amount of time depending on the thickness and type of meat. In the case of the pork roast, I will thaw it overnite and start grilling it later the next day (about 16 hours thaw time). Cornish hens I thaw overnite, then split the bird in half, season, and place on the grill cut side down. Hamburgers and steaks only need a few hours defrost in fridge. My wife is against this practice for safety reasons but I feel it is safe as long as the recommended internal temps are met and there are no red centers in the burgers or staeks. I have found the meat is always tender! Note that I set the grill flame on medium to avoid over cooking.
Cooks Illustrated (the people behind America's Test Kitchen) recommends cooking steak frozen instead of thawed. "Sampling the steaks side by side, tasters unanimously preferred the cooked-from-frozen steaks to their thawed counterparts." See also here for a video explanation.
I've just completed my yearly work, health and safety certificate, and under their guidelines it is an absolute NO to cook meat straight from the freezer - meat, poultry and fish must be thawed overnight in the cooler. I'm not sure what the reason behind this manadate, but I've decided to adopt this practice in my home as well.
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In Penrose's book (The Road to Reality, chapter 21) he gives an example of Oliver Heaviside's observation that you can treat differential operators like numbers:
The differential equation $(1+D^2)y = x^5$ can be solved by dividing by $(1+D^2)$ then taking the power series expansion: $$y = (1-D^2+D^4-D^6+\cdots)x^5$$ which evaluates to $y = x^5 - 20x^3 + 120x$.
Apparently this can be made perfectly rigorous!
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WEST LIBERTY - A biology professor at West Liberty University has received $500,000 to research a dangerous pathogen that could potentially be used for biological warfare due to its highly infectious quality.
Professor Joseph Horzempa received a $250,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health and an additional $250,000 grant from West Virginia Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence to study Francisella tularensis, the most infectious pathogenic bacterium known to man. Humans who contract even a single bacterium of Francisella tularensis can develop a serious infection with a 60 percent fatality rate if left untreated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified the bacterium as a biodefense agent because of its possible use in bioterrorism.
"The reason why it is an important pathogen to focus on is because it's a biological warfare pathogen like anthrax," he said.
"If this organism gets into the wrong hands, those people could do a lot of damage."
Horzempa, along with research assistants Deanna Schmitt and Brianna Cowan and nine West Liberty students, will use the two-year grant to investigate the molecular biology of the Francisella tularensis to determine what makes it a pathogen in order to develop more effective vaccines and treatments in case of a widespread infection.
Horzempa first became interested in this bacterium during his time as a post-doctoral research scientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2006, when bioterrorism was a hot topic among researchers. Horzempa was the first person to discover that the bacterium could invade human red blood cells, a significant find since scientists know of only a handful of bacteria that can do so.
"I was always interested in pathogenesis, or how disease-causing organisms function," Horzempa said. "I was really enthralled by this pathogen. Not a lot was known about it and not a lot of people knew about F. tularensis, so there were a lot of opportunities for new and exciting research avenues that hadn't been previously pursued. It's been really exciting."
Horzempa said Francisella tularensis is especially interesting because it is an "intracellular" pathogen, or it invades the inside of the host's cells, a unique quality for bacterial pathogens.
"Our main focus here at West Liberty is to figure out how Francisella tularensis gets into a red blood cell and why it's getting inside," Horzempa said. "A bigger goal is to figure out the reason. What is the biological purpose of the bacterium getting inside the red blood cell environment?"
Another unusual quality of the bacterium is its rarity. Francisella tularensis also has only been found in the Northern Hemisphere and only in certain "hot spots" of North America and Eurasia. Many cases of Francisella tularensis outbreaks have been found in Martha's Vineyard, an island off of Massachusetts, where gardeners and landscapers were coming down with pneumonia caused by the bacterium.
Francisella tularensis is carried in insects and small mammals and landscapers had been inhaling the bacteria that was thrown into the air when the the carcasses of small mammals were caught in moving lawn mowers. In fact, the disease caused by the bacterium, tularemia, is known as "rabbit fever."
In the future, Horzempa hopes to use his research to develop a vaccine that will protect people not only from Francisella tularensis, but other infectious bacteria to prevent multiple diseases with one immunization.
"My long-term goals involve understanding the pathogenesis, persistence and transmission of F. tularensis," Horzempa said. "Ultimately, I am interested in identifying novel therapeutics to combat this pathogen and other bacterial pathogens."


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What is the earliest evidence of pop culture/viral trends throughout history? By pop culture I mean music, theater etc... Basically "gangam style" of the olden days. I understand that any sort of trends would be much more localized than nowadays, but does anyone have any good examples of this sort of pop culture?
Probably the oldest examples of this that we still have are the epic poems. Poems like the Iliad or Mahabharata or Epic of Gilgamesh long before being written down were recited orally (most likely sung) by people who had the entire work memorized. In this way, early bards would have combined the the roles of entertainer, historian, cultural propagandist, and sometimes priest. (They also clearly had to have amazing memory)
There were certainly other popular songs (just as there are today) but most of the shorter ones wouldn't have achieved the cultural importance required for somebody to bother to write them down. Some of the few that did can be found in Psalms, and in much of our recorded ancient Tamil poetry.
At first I was thinking about mythology, but I'd definitely count Aesop's Fables becoming one of the first virals, with such epigons as Babrius or Phaedrus in ancient times, spreading later across nations and languages as their own fairy tales or poetry.
I think, despiet being imprecise definition of "pop culture" in your question, it is implied that this is a phenomena of bourgeois culture to the masses, stating there commercialization of cultural goods in high levels of market, with these products available in electronic medias.
Failure to consider it obscures any attempt to pinpoint the earliest manifestations of pop culture, allowing them to speculate that tell tales around the campfire is prehistoric pop culture, what sounds somewhat incredible.
For my part I think a lot of pop culture manifestation in time is indented Billie Holyday, but we must also mention Carlos Gardel.


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The 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix held over the weekend in Austin, further complicated by heavy holiday travel volume, is expected to create longer than normal ticketing and security lines.
More than 117,000 fans turned out for the races at the new $400 million 3.4-mile Circuit of the Americas track, including Governor Rick Perry. Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.
Outgoing flights are listed as full and airport authorities have added several charter flights.
The heavy traffic is expected throughout the holiday season, but especially Monday through Wednesday and November 25-26.
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Passenger traffic is up 3.5 percent year-to-date compared to last year's record 9.1 million passengers, an airport spokesperson said.
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A question was raised whether a non-Jew can run a Judaica store. My thought on that was it depended on what types of judaica he sold. I doubted that a sofer would sell him mezuzah parchments, tefillin or sefer Torahs. Also, I saw a video of a church using a sefer Torah in its services (opening it up from end to end and wrapping it around congregants; oy!) Is there a halachic prohibition to selling a sefer Torah to a non-Jew?
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If you look at the Halachos of Mezuza:
you will find that it is forbidden, when moving out of an apartment, to leave a Mezuza there if a gentile will be moving in. The reason given is that he may come to desecrate it.
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Who states that it is forbidden to give a mezuzah to a gentile to affix on his door.
We may be able to infer from here the Halachos of selling a Torah to Gentiles. If we are worried they will desecrate it, it is probably not allowed. (Wrapping it around the congregants is surely a desecration!)
Having said that, I have heard from an Orthodox Rabbi, that selling a Mezuzah to a gentile can be permissible today if we are not worried they will come to desecrate it. (there are plenty of Gentiles out there who are aware of the spiritual benefits of Mezuza and would be happy to affix one on their door)


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The 9 Most Inappropriate Soundtrack Choices of All Time
#4. Really, Couldn't Poor Children Use a Little Heroin?
Song:"Perfect Day" by Lou Reed
Used in:
Children in Need (CIN) Charity Single
Why they thought it would be appropriate:
Well, it wasn't originally a charity single, it was originally a corporate video promoting the BBC. But Bono sang on it. And since there's a whole generation that has grown up thinking "charity" is just a fancy word for "things Bono is involved in," the BBC figured they might as well cash in on the misconception and use it to pad the already bloated wallets of orphans.
Why it wasn't:
We can't say with complete certainty that "Perfect Day" is about heroin use, but Lou Reed only really wrote two types of songs: songs about heroin and songs about transvestites. And it's not about a transvestite.
To put this in perspective, at the CIN concert, the man who wrote "Heroin" and "Walk on the Wild Side" was followed by "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh" by the Teletubbies.
#3. Creedence Protests War, Pantslessness
"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clear Water Revival
Used in:
Wrangler Jeans ad
Why they thought it would be appropriate:
Wrangler is into its Americana, and "Fortunate Son's" got that great twangy, rock intro. And check out the patriotism of the opening lyrics:
Some folks are born
To wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
If that doesn't make you wanna buy jeans, then you're some kind of Communist.
God Bless America.
Why it wasn't:
Those lyrics are immediately followed by:
And when the band plays hail to the chief
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senators son, son
Honestly, it's not like there's this huge shortage of jingoistic rock songs and Wrangler had no choices. But instead, they did the corporate equivalent of Uwe Boll picking out the words he likes from a bad review and changing the context ("Born in the USA is a classic song about"..."Ronald Reagan"..."who's smarter than you").
#2. Punk Rock Florists
Song:"Real Wild Child" by Iggy Pop
Used in:
Commercial for FTD Florists
Why they thought it would be appropriate:
God knows. They grow their flowers in the wild, maybe? The theme of the series of commercials was "be a hero," so ... no, we don't see it. What does being a hero have to do with flowers anyway? They were weird ads.
Why it wasn't:
When Jerry Lee Lewis said he was a real wild child, we believed him. He was a rock and roll pioneer, and was heavy into nailing chicks no matter how young or how much they were his cousin. When Iggy Pop said he was a real wild child, we really believed him.
The man goddamn invented stage diving, used to roll around in broken glass during concerts, and at one point tried to kill Elton John because he thought he was a gorilla. Seriously.
But florists? Florists are not wild children. Even if FTD delivered flowers on a Harley Davidson built from the bones of Jimi Hendrix and fueled by Kurt Cobain's ashes (which as far as we know, they don't) they still wouldn't be rock and roll enough to use that song in their ads.
#1. At Least They Didn't Change It To Major Neil
Song:"Space Oddity" by David Bowie
Used in:
BBC coverage of the Moon landing
Why they thought it would be appropriate:
The song was a big hit at the time, it was about space, and the Steve Miller Band were still four years away from singing "some people call me a space cowboy," so it would have to do.
Why it wasn't:
Well, aside from the fact Bowie seems to have pulled all his knowledge about space travel out of his ass (astronauts are called commander, not major, and why is "Major" Tom taking protein pills before take off?) the problem comes in the lines near the end:
Ground control to Major Tom
Your circuit's dead,
there's something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
It's very strongly implied that Major Tom gets stuck in space forever. And considering this was played during the moon landing, when they still had yet to get back, that's tempting fate to a crazy degree. You'd almost think England wanted something to go wrong. That's the shit international incidents are made of.
But of course, the Apollo Space program had their own issues with tempting fate. There's a reason hotels skip the 13th floor, guys.
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Monitoring the Anti-Tumor Activity of Expanded CD8+ NKT Cells After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Using Bioluminescent Imaging
Reviewer: Mary Kara Bucci, MD
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Last Modified: December 10, 2001
Presenter: Matthias Edinger
Presenter's Affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine
Type of Session: Plenary
Biolumiscent imaging is an imaging technique that allows the visualization of labeled cells within a living animal. Cells labeled with the Luc gene emit low levels of light that can be detected and quantified with low light CCD cameras. Only living cells contribute to the detected signal. This technique is used in this study to monitor the kinetics of tumor growth and regression and the anti-tumor activity of an expanded cell population of CD8+ NKT cells, previously described as cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK).
Materials and Methods
Author's Conclusions
Clinical/Scientific Implications
This study provides information about the trafficking and anti-tumor effect of NKT cells, and demonstrates the usefulness of an exciting new imaging modality using bioluminescence. More studies are needed to further evaluate this exciting new technology.
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West Indies need to paper over bowling cracks
The hosts' pace attack, with a combined experience of 31 Tests and 56 wickets, is a candidate for being their weakest ever, yet India cannot simply show up and expect to win
Yasir's 13 going on 100, and 42-year-old centurions
Also, losing ten-fors, and back to back Tests at Lord's
Ashwin emulates Botham with ton and seven-for
Stats highlights from the fourth day's play in Antigua where Ashwin's maiden five-wicket haul outside Asia bowled India to an innings victory
Stats highlights from the first day of the Antigua Test, where Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan stole the show from the hosts
Loose West Indies succumb to Ashwin's wiles
One after another, the hosts' batsmen attempted questionable flicks and drives in their second innings, disregarding the drift and dip the offspinner was generating
West Indies need to paper over bowling cracks (62)
The hosts' pace attack, with a combined experience of 31 Tests and 56 wickets, is a candidate for being their weakest ever, yet India cannot simply show up and expect to win
Herath versus the mighty Australians? (45)
Sri Lanka's lead spinner must feel like a bus driver in charge of a spluttering vehicle as the hosts strive to challenge a strong Australian side
Cook braves criticism as England play it safe (39)
There was enough logic in Alastair Cook's decision not to enforce the follow-on to make it understandable at worst and reasonable at best
Australia seek returns on Mitchell Marsh investment (37)
Australia will be hoping that Mitchell Marsh grows from an emerging allrounder into a top-quality allrounder by the end of the Sri Lanka tour
Why close-catching standards have dropped (27)
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Much like smelting ore gives you ingots, is it at all possible to 'deconstruct' clothing and armour to get the material(s) from them in Skyrim?
Not in the original game. There are several mods that let you melt down weapons, armor, etc. such as this one. Up to you to decide if you want to play with a third party mod. If you haven't tried mods yet, make sure to backup your saves before doing so!
I haven't had any mod break my saves yet, but I have had warnings in the game about "objects no longer available" and such. As mods can add new objects and entities in the game world, it can potentially create a save that you won't be able to load after removing the mods. So keep that in mind.
You can disenchant them to learn their enchants. This destroys the item and makes you able to cast the enchant that was on the item.
But you can't destroy an item in order to get back the base materials. Once an item is made the base materials are gone forever.


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Eight years out of college, Nancy L. Sanborn '91 had built a solid career as a banker with J.P. Morgan and had risen to vice president of the bank's special loan department. Sanborn was competent and capable—but she harbored an intellectual curiosity that a career in banking wouldn't satisfy.
Sanborn had worked with lawyers in multiple bankruptcy dealings at J.P. Morgan and had grown to admire their in-depth knowledge of the intricate legal structures at play. She aspired to that level of expertise—and therefore got to thinking about law school.
"I went to law school to learn more about the law, in particular bankruptcy," Sanborn recalls. "I wanted to be a bankruptcy lawyer."
When she graduated from Columbia Law School, Sanborn joined Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she is now a partner. She came to the firm as a bankruptcy lawyer, but eventually transitioned into mergers and acquisitions and private equity work, orchestrating deals for mega-corporations such as Kraft and Merck & Co.
Despite a shaky economy, Sanborn says that private equity funds are still acquiring middle market companies, which has provided her with a number of M&A deals to negotiate. In addition, she has ventured back into the field of bankruptcy. Most recently, she helped BearingPoint through a Chapter 11 filing that resulted in the sale of the marketing and technology consulting firm's various businesses.
When the financial markets begin to recover, Sanborn's versatility will allow her to take on the work that economic stability brings.
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- Date Available: January 2004
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For this first major study of the subject, Richard E. Miller draws on a wealth of previously untapped primary documents and more than forty oral history interviews that he conducted. The men he interviewed served at the Naval Academy and aboard ships of all types prior to their wartime service. Miller focuses on the period from late 1932, when the Navy reopened its doors to black men, to 1943, when the ranks of the re-named "steward's branch" had grown and become transformed by the influx of wartime inductees. Collectively, the interviews cover nearly every naval campaign in the first two years of war. This unexplored perspective of the U.S. Navy puts a face on the "greatest generation's" last overlooked heroes while making a significant contribution to the operational, social, and cultural history of the U.S. Navy.
Richard E. Miller is a retired chief hospital corpsmen who served in the U.S. Navy for twenty years. A historian and the author of several magazine articles, he is also an industrial hygienist at the University of Maryland.
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Every semester, NYU Florence organizes several day and weekend trips to nearby cities and towns to introduce you to Italian culture. Some of these excursions are required components of your course work and are included in the cost of your tuition. Other, optional day trips have additional fees, but are quite affordable.
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Principal killed while lunging at Connecticut gunman; names and ages of victims released
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, a 20-year-old described as brilliant but remote, was driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.
Investigators were trying to learn more about Adam Lanza and questioned his older brother, who was not believed to have been involved in the rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary. Police shed no light on the motive for the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.
In tight-knit Newtown on Friday night, hundreds of people packed St. Rose of Lima Church and stood outside in a vigil for the 28 dead — 20 children and six adults at the school, the gunman's mother at home, and the gunman himself, who committed suicide. People held hands, lit candles and sang "Silent Night."
"These 20 children were just beautiful, beautiful children," Monsignor Robert Weiss said. "These 20 children lit up this community better than all these Christmas lights we have. ... There are a lot brighter stars up there tonight because of these kids."
All six adults killed at the school were women. Of the 20 children who were shot to death, eight were boys and 12 were girls. All the children were ages 6 or 7.
All the victims of the Connecticut elementary school shooting were killed up close by multiple rifle shots, a medical examiner said.
Dr. H. Wayne Carver said at a news conference Saturday the deaths are classified as homicides. He said he believes "everybody was hit more than once."
"This is a very devastating set of injuries," Carver said.
Lanza is believed to have suffered from a personality disorder and lived with his mother, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation. Authorities said he had no criminal history.
Asked at a news conference whether Lanza had left any emails or other writings that might explain the rampage, state police Lt. Paul Vance said investigators had found "very good evidence" and hoped it would answer questions about the gunman's motives. Vance would not elaborate.
However, another law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that investigators have found no note or manifesto of the sort they have come to expect after murderous rampages.
The tragedy plunged the picturesque New England town of 27,000 people into mourning.
"People in my neighborhood are feeling guilty about it being Christmas. They are taking down decorations," said Jeannie Pasacreta, a psychologist who volunteered her services and was advising parents struggling with how to talk to their children.
Lanza shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, drove to the school in her car with at least three of her guns, and opened fire in two classrooms around 9:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said.
A custodian ran through the halls, warning of a gunman, and someone switched on the intercom, perhaps saving many lives by letting them hear the chaos in the school office, according to a teacher. Teachers locked their doors and ordered children to huddle in a corner, duck under their desks or hide in closets as shots reverberated through the building.
Among those killed was the school's well-liked principal, Dawn Hochsprung. Town officials said she died while lunging at the gunman in an attempt to overtake him. A woman who worked at the school was wounded.
Maryann Jacob, a clerk in the school library, was in there with 18 fourth-graders when they heard a commotion and gunfire outside the room. She had the youngsters crawl into a storage room, and they locked the door and barricaded it with a file cabinet. There happened to be materials for coloring, "so we set them up with paper and crayons."
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I am a newbie and I just started using the latest Ubuntu. I have a Pavilion DM1 HP netbook and can't find my wifi connection in the network manager.
When i open the "network" thing, there's no "Auto Etho" no "Wireless networks" or "Enable Wireless" and when I go to edit connections then to "Wireless" I can't find my wifi connection, does this mean there's an issue with the wifi itself and how can I fix it?
Ethernet controller : Realtek .... . Network controller Ralink corp. Device 539f at the end, the others are practicly the same USB Controllers, PCI bridges, ISA brige, VGA and other stuff, but the more important are the two that I noted earlier since they're the network related ones.


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Surely this is on the website somewhere and I have missed it?
Could someone point this out to me?
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Surely this is on the website somewhere and I have missed it?
Could someone point this out to me?
Thank you
Basically the NN5 / NN5L was built for those using larger cameras like the Nikon D2X and D3 or Canon 1Ds or MKIII. Also those needing to use a battery grip on the DSLR's. NN5 also accommodate much longer lenses and is approx 50% bigger than NN3 to allow for this.
See also: http://nodalninja.com/nodal_ninja_5_pro_pan_head.html
Features on the NN3 can be found on our front page.
Hope this helps - if not just let us know.
OK Thank you.
Why not put that on your website clearly? (or again did I miss it?)
I did see "The only difference between NN5 and NN5 Lite is that NN5 Lite doesnÄôt have upper rotator ÄúdetentsÄù or click stops."
When someone comes to your site at the top should be 2 products BAM NN3 (cameras lighter than X) NN5 (cameras heavier than X)
Put news on its own page perhaps or scrolling marque
Found it it was down in the ordering section, "NN3 does not support Nikon D2X, D3, Canon MK II, III or similar sized larger DSLRÄôs. For these cameras please consider NN5."
But it doesnt mention the longer lenses or the battery packs there either...
Information seems to be in bits and pieces all over the place.
The FAQ's list metal but that too is pretty broad. What type of metal? The whole thing? Can it rust?
Thank you
Hi KM,
Your feedback is appreciated. We have a lot of new items coming in and working to revamp the website to accommodate the growing line up.
In the meantime if you have any particular questions we are here to help.
Stay tuned.
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As I understand it, the less people know about the internals of my protocol or cipher, the more secure the protocol is. However Kerckhoffs's principle states that
A cryptosystem should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge.
To be more precise, it's the 2nd principle that states
It must not be required to be secret, and it must be able to fall into the hands of the enemy without inconvenience;
Of course I understand why I should keep the key secret, but publishing my protocol's internals seems counter-intuitive. Why should I do it? Wouldn't that give the advantage to the attacker?
Feel free to edit this question as you like, as I intend it to be a community wiki on Kerckhoffs's principle as discussed on Meta. Also long, descriptive answers are better.