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THE SWITZERLAND of Ohio Local Board of Education is getting tough with some of its students. The board has voted to begin penalizing students who are delinquent with their lunch accounts....
OMG... What a "liberal rag" the CrimesLeader is ? IF their Parents are "too lazy" to pay their bills..... DO you expect the kids to really take on a JOB ???? C'mon, what in the World are y'all thinkin of ? Bubba, Kim, Mike etc.... YOU GUYS are total LIBERAL IDIOTS !! 8(
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Furthermore..... creating a "job", just to do it, is JUST PLAIN STUPID ? It's pretty much a given that the Switzerland of Ohio B O E knows how many employees they need, and the necessary jobs that need to be done. SO... where's the need to create "duplicate jobs" ? Especially, when it doesn't HELP pay the bills generated by "deadbeat parents" ??
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More simple. No lunch ticket, no lunch.
when one goes to McDonalds and has no money, they cannot eat.
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LifeLong, you seem to be saying that a child born to lazy parents is doomed to be lazy his/herself. The answer to your question "Do you expect the kids to really take on a job?" is...well, yes! A hard lesson is often most remembered. We have many examples of children born into poverty who don't stay there.
Having said that, I doubt any school district wants to take on the liability of students working on school property during or after hours. I believe there is merit to making them work it off, however.
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Hey promo61.... Good points. Maybe you're reading a tad more into it. Why should it be expected that a kid has to "bail out" their parents ?
and more importantly.... the CL's idea is absurd. The school board wants the money owed, NOT inkind services/work. HOW does that recoup the money ? (unless they lay off paid staff)
I'm sure the board is minus alot of unpaid money, for them to take these actions.
I feel the CL's diatribe on this is idiotic. You see.... let the parents take responsibility in this.
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The more I read this ............... diatribe/apistle, the angrier I get ?
What gives the CRIMES-LEADER the "right" to dictate or recommend policy to a School Board ?
IF, I were behind on my subscription ? Would the CL offer me the opportunity to come in and wash windows, or sweep the floor ? to "keep my paper delivered" ? NO WAY, would they do that ...
Yet, they are condemning the B O E for taking necessary actions. (and suggesting) that the "kids work it off"...And the parents are IGNORING their obligations ?
When a parent lets their children starve it's NEGLECT. They choose NOT to pay, and expect the BOE to "pony up"
I'm certain, the BOE of Switzerland Ohio is several thousand dollars in debt from NON-PAYING PARENTS !
I applaud the B O E for trying a method to regain their losses, and be FAIR at the same time.
The Crimes-Leader HAS NO business sticking their NOSE, or suggestions into it.
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Yeah, I see your point LifeLong.
If the parents were responsible there likely wouldn't be a tab in the first place. I was involved in an accident at school about a hundred years ago (it seems) that broke a window. I had to work privately and then take the money to school for the replacement. Thanks to my parents of course. Which goes back to my first point...
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the kids need to get a job and pay for their tab. also maybe the school should lower the limit on a tab to say 10 bux. These kids are just learning that it's OK to be in debt. That is not any way to teach children.
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Lemme say this one more time .... the PARENTS neglected to PAY the bill ??? (thinking it was another form of welfare) or entitlements ? or, they just don't give a crap.
WRONG PUNISHMENT is a stupid, and misleading story line.
Just like thoughtful stated.... McDonalds wont feed you, IF you got no $$$$.....
So why the*****should the Switzerland of Ohio B O E, be OBLIGATED to feed you, IF you aint payin ?????
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no pay no lunch.
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I've got an Object Oriented library I wanted to add a method to, and while I'm fairly certain I could just go into the source of that library and add it, I imagine this is what's generally known as A Bad Idea.
How would I go about adding my own method to a PHP object correctly?
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I was trying to find a relevant source of information for the above, but I failed. What is the output of software testing? Some say its "list of bugs", others say "answer whether or not the software conforms to what customer wanted". I know testing is a part of QA but not sure what is its aim and output in this context.
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You miss the main point in the other answers:
the purpose of testing is to validate that the product meets the quality requirements.
Quality Assurance is a phase that each feature/product must go through before it is ready for end-users. The goal of QA is to ensure that when your product reaches its users, they will be able to use it and not be frustrated by things that don't meet customer expectations or those that are simply broken.
Testing is the primary activity done during QA phase. Although QA certainly is responsible for generating "a list of bugs", I would not consider that to be the output. If it was, then QA engineers would be evaluated based on how many bugs they write per day and that doesn't make much sense.
Instead, consider bug tracking to be simply a communications mechanism to be used internally for effective interaction between QA and development teams. The real output of QA is working software and in order to verify that it is working, that software must pass set of acceptance tests. So you could say that QA's output is a checklist which shows the state of all acceptance tests and identifies which ones have passed and failed. Ideally, by the time QA is done working with development engineers, all acceptance tests should be passing, but in some circumstances if a feature is isolated and not in high demand, product management might make a decision to ship the product without the support for that feature.
Short Answer: Testing and QA are seem similar but do have different meanings and implications.
Testing - stands to any type of testing, just to break the system by user inputs with age case entries (like to see a rough behavior of UI on user entries, like validation and how exception cases are handled.)
QA(Quality Assurance) - has a goal to verify the requirements by testing the products. In another words, its core purpose is monitoring the software engineering processes and methods used to ensure quality. The purpose is to assure that the all functionality is in place and implemented as expected before user acceptance.
Overall, there are several sequential levels (unit testing, integration testing, etc.) in software testing process that you may get detailed information from - Wikipedia Software testing.
Testing is merely a quality control activity that is used as a measure of the suitability of the software for its purpose. As others have eluded to, testing, on its own, is not very useful. You need to have a process that describes what to do with the outputs of testing, and along with other inputs, is used to improve the product. This process of software testing / verification / validation is, although important, a small part of the Quality Assurance process. Therefore, the output software testing is an input into the QA process.
The Quality Assurance process encompasses the entire business, and is used to drive the activities (and measure the results) that occur in the production of the product. Software is more than just a program written by programmers, and QA cannot achieved in isolation of business goals and non- software development activities. QA also defines such activities as code inspection, requirements management etc, that are not a part of testing, but are shown to improve product quality.
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I have an old house with lath and plaster walls. When I moved in a year ago I fixed dozens of cracks in the plaster with spackling, but many of them have opened back up again. What is the best way to solve this with a more permanent solution?
Spackling's best use is to fill holes made by pictures, curtain holders, etc. To fix cracks in plaster, use Plaster of Paris or Durabond, not spackling compound.
Cracks are caused by moving or shifting, so one needs to make sure the existing plaster and corresponding substrate (in this case the lath) are solid.
A simple test is on both sides of the crack in several locations gently push the plaster. If there is movement, additional repairs may be required beyond a simple crack fix. For example, one may need to replace the lath or substrate. A simple crack may also turn into a large area where the plaster needs to be re-attached to the substrate. This is the case where the crack is hiding a larger issue of crumbling or decaying plaster and will need a larger scale fix.
I would advise doing these tests on all your cracks to determine the whether the plaster is just cracked or is suffering from bigger and more labor intensive issues.
If the plaster and substrate is solid, then to fix the crack do the following.
Plaster is hard to work work with and requires a skilled laborer to apply. So anything beyond a simple crack fix, I would go to a professional.
The plaster is likely cracking due to movement/shifting/settling in your house. If you want to keep the plaster, the only real solution is to correct the root problem.
Now, usually an old house would have already settled, so there might be a bigger question/problem as to why it is continuing to do so. Not to sound any alarms, but you should investigate this. Are there any new cracks in the foundation? Water in the basement? Sagging floors?
As for just fixing the problem at hand, you can either continue to patch it as it occurs, or as Tester101 said in the comments, you can replace the plaster with drywall since it is not as brittle.
This Old House mentioned a product called Big Wally's Plaster Magic, in an article Plaster Repair Made Easier. I've never used this product before, however, the theory of how it works is sound.
In your case (old house), the house has likely already finished settling. Settling combined with the years of service the house has provided, may have caused some of the plaster and lath to become separated. Once this occurs cracks will form, and will be nearly impossible to cover. The product mentioned in the article, actually reattaches the plaster using glue. Once that is complete, the cracks can be repaired using a layer of Spackle.
If you're feeling up to it, don't mind a huge mess, and have the money to burn. You could always rip down the plaster and lath, and replace it with drywall.
Make sure you inspect the foundation and support structure before you do anything else. In some cases cracks can be formed because of underlying structural defects/damage, so you'll want to rule that out before you try to fix the cracks.
I have a 100 year old house and the front hall had many diagonal cracks.
Note: of course the counter sinking is to make room for the drywall heads however if you are to aggressive with the counter sinking you will weaken the plaster and if you are too shallow the heads will not sit flush or you risk cracking the plaster if you force the heads in.
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Is $\beta$ a MLE?
If yes what is the mean of it: $E(\beta)=$?
$x$ is a random variable
$$f(x)=\sqrt{\frac{2}{\pi \theta^2}}\exp \left(-\frac{x^2}{2\theta^2}\right)$$ with $\theta,x>0$
I got $\beta = \sqrt{\sum x_i^2/n}$
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I'm not sure if this symbol will show up in everyone's browser, so I'll describe it also; It looks like an S with a o in the centre vertically. Here it is: §
I've seen this symbol used as a bullet point more often than anything else. But I'm very interested to know more about it, what it means, where it comes from, and what it's called.
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27 Mar 2012 12:49 AM #3
very very nice...
however, I experience multiple sizing problems in ICS 4.0.2 on the galaxy nexus.
after a few orientation changes sizing of the component does not go back to the original... this makes the component not usable and that's a shame cause its great.
I don't mind posting a short video demonstrating this if you are interested.
27 Mar 2012 2:07 AM #4
really nice indeed, great job!
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Active item should have a drop-shadow left and right. And maybe you can style inactive items blurry? (or at least fonts blurry).
Maybe inactive items could get darker in the deep. Would look more 3D. All at front is bright, thinks not close to the viewer get darker.
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Wow really nice work!
Too bad the performance is really mean...
On my Galaxy Ace (which is a wee bit weak on the RAM side) the browser crashes, supposedly due to lack of memory. Also, the animations won't work as expected (if by a happy accident, there is enough space in RAM to load)
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Great job too !
I test it but unfornately it don't work on Android with ST 2.1.1 (browser carshes) ?
Are there plans to migrate it on ST2.1.1 (or 2.2) even if perspective and transform3d properties aren't supported ?
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Hey Riders, Runners: Do You Wave?
This is a column about waving. Specifically: waving hello while riding a bicycle, or going for a run. We are approaching peak season for recreational cycling and running—if you do these things all year, you may be astonished by all the newcomers out there, filling the roadways, adopting the habit, desperate to burn off the lobster rolls and margaritas—and no matter where you live, you are going to encounter someone cycling or running toward you in the opposite direction. It doesn't matter if you live in the city or the most desolate place on earth (a Miami Marlins home game). Eventually you are going to be faced with a decision that is as important as anything in sports, in which your response says more about you and your character than your fancy-pants neon bike or your fancy-pants neon sneakers or your personal best:
Do you wave? Or do you not wave?
Let me get it out of the way: I am pro-wave. I feel I operate at about a 74 to 92% wave rate, probably a little less while running than while cycling, because waving seems to be less of a big deal to runners than it is with cyclists, and because I'm such a turtle as a runner it feels a little awkward/crazy (Hiii! Me also runnnning!!!). But still: I'm a high-ratio waver. (Yes I am proud. Yes I am awful and smug.) Obviously there are times when it's not advisable to wave—screaming down a mountain, navigating traffic, running briskly away from the police—but even then, you can at least do "The Nod," the subtle cousin to the wave, with its momentary eye contact and quick bob of the chin. If you wave, it doesn't have to be a giant, exaggerated wave, like you're Jim Carrey saying goodbye to all the giraffes at a zoo. Just a quick gesture of recognition and done. I don't consider this a rule. I just like to wave.
I know I am not alone. Evelyn Stevens, the Olympic and professional cyclist, puts herself in the "always wave" category. "I think it's nice to be friendly," Stevens said, adding that she has been known to wave even when amid a serious training effort. The U.S. pro rider Ted King describes himself as "ABSOLUTELY pro-wave" (yes, Ted used all caps); fellow pro Taylor Phinney said that he waves "at everybody." Three-time New York City Marathon champion Alberto Salazar is also an advocate. "Yes, I wave for sure," Salazar wrote in an email. "It's a sign of respect for others." Waving also apparently has a long tradition in motorcycling culture, but I'm going to have to take the word of other people on this, as my mother still won't let me get within 300 yards of a motorcycle.
So waving sounds friendly. It also sounds reasonable. But then it gets stressful. Every once in a while, you come across a non-waver. You wave, then get stiffed. Some wavers take offense. I admit I get crabbed out by an unreturned wave; I have considered turning around, chasing down and yelling at a snubber, which I believe cancels the whole vibe of waving. But don't non-wavers realize what they're missing? It's been proven in numerous academic studies that cyclists and runners who fail to return waves have shorter life spans, sadder weekends, and terrible taste in music. On the Internet you can find many message boards devoted to the wave question, an evergreen topic that never really goes away. There are worries that the ritual is eroding; that cycling and running have become polluted with rude wave deniers; that society in general isn't as nice and we're all on a slow road to a hell…in which, presumably, nobody ever waves.
It's probably helpful here to take a step back. The author Eben Weiss, aka Bike Snob NYC, has written hilariously in the past about wave etiquette, and points out that's it's silly to expect people to wave all the time. Weiss describes himself as "pro-waving," but said that normal expectations of social interaction should apply—you know, the same expectations people have off the bike, walking down the street. "If you're walking through a quiet neighborhood, you might wave to the guy futzing around with his car, or walking his dog," Weiss wrote in an email. "You don't wave to everyone you pass on 42nd Street." Peter Flax, editor in chief of Bicycling magazine, is similarly moderate. "I'm always happy to wave," Flax said. "It just doesn't have to be every time. I'm not offended if someone doesn't wave to me." Runner's World editor in chief David Willey identified himself as "pro wave, but low-key about it."
These guys all sound so healthy. Maybe low-key is the correct strategy. Maybe I really need to calm down about this. I will ride and run and I will enjoy my sweat and suffering but I will take my wave enforcement down a notch. I will not lose it. I will continue to wave, but I will not make sweeping declarations about the decline of Western civilization because of a wave denied. I will believe in my heart that waving is a sign of solidarity with your fellow cyclists and runners—at a time when cyclists and runners need solidarity—but I will keep a proper perspective. A wave is just a wave. I will wave at you, but you don't have to wave back. Seriously, I'm OK with this. I think. OK, please wave. Please! Or at least nod.
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In Acts 16:31 the word "believe" is in the aorist tense (undefined action). In Acts 16:34 the word "believe" is in the perfect tense. What conclusions can be drawn exegetically from the change in verb tenses? In light of 16:34, would it be accurate to conclude that the "believe" of 16:31 was a command to continually believe?
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We should back up first to v. 30 and revisit the question the jailer is asking Paul and Silas:
It is to this question Paul and Silas are replying in v. 31.
The answer is πίστευσον, which is a 2nd person singular aorist active imperative. The imperative implies a command or request. They are given an object in which to believe ("the Lord Jesus") as well as an outcome or goal of belief ("and you will be saved", σωθήσῃ is 2nd person singular future passive indicative):
As you pointed out, the aorist says the least possible about the verb 'to believe.' All we can say from this passage is that in order for the jailer (and his household) to be saved, he needed to believe in the Lord Jesus.
Continuing on in this context to v. 34, the jailer is rejoicing in his belief:
πεπιστευκὼς is a nominative masculine singular perfect active participle, so the second translation is technically more literal. However, the first translation captures more of the nuance of the perfect participle in this context. It should be noted that the perfect participle is generally antecedent with reference to the main verb. In other words, the emphasis here is not on the fact that he had come to believe (along with his household), but rather that he rejoiced (the belief was the circumstance for rejoicing).
In light of all this, you really can't argue from these passages that there is a command to 'continually believe.' This is a narrative where Paul and Silas simply told the jailer what he must do in order to be saved: believe upon the Lord Jesus. After he and his household hear the word of the Lord2 and are baptized, the jailer rejoices because he has come to believe.
It seems that you may be confusing the meaning of the perfect (as do many). I would highly encourage you to read a modern intermediate grammar such as that by Daniel Wallace or David Black. Here is a quote from Wallace's Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics (pp. 573-574) that you may find helpful in understanding the perfect tense:
1 It should be noted that most translators translate πανοικεὶ at the end of this clause in order to imply that the entire household both rejoiced and had come to believe (as evidenced by their baptism in v. 33). I chose to translate it literally in both instances since moving it to the end of the clause is an interpretive decision that is not under direct consideration in this question.
2 Or "the word of God," there is a manuscript discrepancy here.
Paul and Silas and the Philippian jailer were probably on different wavelengths, as it were, when in response to the jailer's question, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" they responded by saying "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
The jailer was likely thinking of his immediate circumstances and the dilemma he faced should the prisoners entrusted to him escape. He was so paralyzed with fear (16:29) that he contemplated suicide (v.27), but Paul wisely assured him his prisoners would not be escaping. Still fearful that the news of the event would find its way to his superiors, perhaps through his employees who had been ordered to bring light into the jail cell (v.29), the jailer's primary concern at that point was for his own life.
Just as the guards at Jesus' tomb would have been punished for allowing Jesus to "escape" from the tomb had the chief priests and elders not bribed the soldiers, given them a "cover" story, and assured them they would also bribe Pilate if necessary, so also would the Philippian jailer have been punished. If, perhaps, he had been "on probation" for a previous mistake or indiscretion, his punishment would have been death. We simply do not know.
In conclusion, the jailer's--and his family's--belief in the Lord Jesus did not occur immediately after the earthquake but only after he had brought Paul and Silas into his home (which was likely attached to the prison) and heard them speak the word of the Lord. As evidence of his conversion to Christ, the jailer demonstrated the "fruit of repentance" by washing the missionaries' wounds and by feeding them.
Interestingly, Paul and Silas did not tell the jailer to join a church and only after having taken some pre-baptismal classes be baptized! No, they baptized him and his family right away. The "having believed" in verse 34, then, indicates the transformation that had occurred in the jailer's (and his family's) life after hearing the word of God and believing it. The "undefined action" you allude to vis a vis the first "belief" became the "concrete action" of the second "having believed" and repented, complete with a kind of "restitution," an indication of genuine conversion.


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Disclaimer: You should discuss your health risks with your physician before starting any exercise program.
Exercise is an important part of cancer care during and after treatment. It has many benefits and should be a part of your treatment plan no matter your type or stage of cancer.
Exercise can help with many things during cancer treatment such as:
It is important to check with your doctor before starting an exercise program during your cancer treatments, as there may be some days when you shouldn't exercise.
Some reasons that you may not be able to exercise are:
Exercise is important for your recovery and health. Exercise after treatment has ended can help you to:
For people with breast cancer or colon cancer, exercise may help prevent your cancer from coming back.
There are two kinds of exercise; aerobic exercises and strengthening exercises.
Aerobic exercise helps to strengthen your heart, give you more energy, help with feelings of sadness and can help you sleep better. Aerobic exercise involves any activity that raises your heart rate over a sustained period of time.
Types of aerobic exercise are:
Strengthening exercises help you feel stronger by building muscle and help to keep your bones strong.
Types of strengthening exercises are:
It is good to do both aerobic and strength exercises. You should start with aerobic exercises and slowly add in strength exercises.
See this article for pictures of strengthening exercises.
1. Check with your doctor before starting an exercise program.
2. Set goals. Think about a goal that you can reach in one month and then think about a goal that you can reach in six months.
Make goals that are realistic given your present health and treatment plan.
Examples of goals are:
3. Make a list of reasons that you might not exercise and how you will deal with them.
I might feel tired from my treatment
I can take a day off from exercise, but I will start again the next day.
I am too exhausted
I know exercise gives me energy, so I will make an exercise date with a friend to motivate me to follow through.
I am too busy going to see my doctors.
I will put exercise on my schedule just like I would a meeting and stick to it.
I will do some exercises while in the waiting room.
I will put sneakers in my car so I am ready to walk whenever I get a short break.
I am too sad to exercise
I will get a walking partner so I can have someone to talk to and get exercise at the same time.
I will talk to my doctor about feeling sad.
4. Be kind to yourself. It is okay to miss a few days of exercise. Don't punish yourself for a 'bad week.' Get back to your exercise as soon as you can.
5. Reward yourself for a good week! Think about something you like and do it (or buy it).
6. Get support.
People who have exercise partners are more likely to stick with their program.
7. How to start aerobic exercise.


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A few years ago I was able to use SMAART from rationalacoustics.com and was very impressed. Unfortunately, it is way over my budget. I was hoping there might be some more affordable solutions.
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First let me say that the principal of Rational Acoustics is a friend of mine, I have beta access to their product, and I think very highly of SMAART 7. It is the easiest to use of the major multi-channel FFT measurement programs (i.e. SMAART, Systune, and SIM3). I also own Systune. Now that disclosure is out of the way, answers.
The best bang for the buck mult-channel fft analysis program out there is arta, but arta is not for uninitiated. It is very powerful but requires a deep level of understanding.
Before you read any farther in my answer, I suggest you read an article I edited for Live Sound International magazine called The Devil with your RTA. Digest that article as much as possible, and then consider what you are asking the software to do. Come back here with a followup and I'll help you think it through.
The tl:dr is this: "Real Time Analyzers "RTA" will tell you the level for each frequency of sound that arrives, but won't tell you when each frequency arrives relative to the others. The latter is extremely important in aligning professional sound systems and extracting the most performance from loudspeakers."
Another option worth lookin at is JDFT it's very basic but it's also free.
heard good things about TrueRTA but I can't provide more info than the one available at their website. Then again, if you tried SMAART (I can tell you it's an unanimous consensus that SMAART is the best tool out there for venue tuning, both in Portugal, in UK and NZ) you know that there's more than a high resolution spectrum analizer but also frequency over time plots, average graphs, multichannel input, etc.
There's also Klark Teknik DN60 (now I hear there's a really swanky 6000 version) I know it used to cost about 2000€ I think but maybe you can eBay it pretty cheap or speak with a local sound company looking to improve to smaart or the DN6000?
Again, as asked above, what exactly did you like on Smaart? because if you just want to have something on the corner of your eye for reference you'll probably get away with trueRTA. Get yourself a nice 1 channel converter and a relatively nice microphone. I gather that if you said smaart was out of the budget you won't be looking for B&K's mics.


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Three Fingers Climber's Log
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|Cool dayhike
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2016
|I lucked out and managed to avoid the road-jog, making this an easier day than expected. No views, but it's still a very cool peak, and the lookout is in great shape considering its environment. Note that the trail ducks non-obviously into the woods just above Goat Flat, descending to contour on the south side of the ridge. Trip report.
|Posted Jul 7, 2016 6:44 pm
|Lost GPS
Date Climbed: Apr 2, 2016
|After a trip to Mount Ditney, I dropped my GPS somewhere on the bike ride out. Could have been anywhere on NF-4150 ir NF-41. If someone stumbles across it, drop a message in my inbox. Thanks.
|Posted Apr 3, 2016 1:38 pm
|Great Climb
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2014
|10 mile bike ride and and then 7.5 mile hike up to the summit. Had the top to ourselves. Made it just as the sun set. It was breathtaking. Berries and goats were out in force. Looking forward to the next trip.
|Posted Sep 8, 2014 6:44 pm
|First Completer Of Lookout List
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2014
|A 35-36 mile roundtrip adventure full of mixed terrain and great weather made this a great location to be the first person to finish the Washington Lookouts list. In other words, the list of Washington fire lookouts still standing at their officially used locations.
|Posted Aug 14, 2014 11:37 am
Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2000
|Been up a few times. I'll be back.
|Posted Sep 17, 2012 11:32 pm
|My first "real" climb
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 1991
|Where has the time gone? The one that started it all.....
|Posted Sep 17, 2012 9:33 pm
|Solo In A Day
Date Climbed: Oct 17, 2010
|Final climb of my first season of mountaineering, had summited several times before but always camped at Goat Flats. several tricky spots past Tin Can Gap, crampons were a must - the snow chute (the one spot an ice axe is recommended) was mostly water ice. very, very glad i brought a headlamp.
|Posted Sep 16, 2012 12:34 pm
|Three Fingers
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009
|Est. Date.
Made it in one long day, would suggest going overnight. great lookout
|Posted Mar 12, 2012 6:01 pm
|Fingers Three
Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2009
|Fun hike, will have to overnight in the lookout some time.
|Posted Aug 12, 2011 4:11 pm
|Three Fingers lookout
Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2010
|Stayed three incredible nights
|Posted Mar 24, 2011 10:50 pm
|Josh Lewis
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2008
|I call this peak the center piece of the mountain loop highway. Thanks Gimpilator for taking me with on this trip.
|Posted Jan 12, 2011 1:31 am
|Amazing sunset!
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2010
|Spent the weekend up there and had the most amazing sunset! I have to say this is one of the most diverse trails I have been on. Great hike from TH to the lookout.
|Posted Dec 30, 2010 3:52 pm
|Standard route
|Fun hike with some geocaching on the way up.
|Posted Dec 27, 2010 11:11 am
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2010
|Started a little late, leaving the TH at 9am. Met up with another solo hiker for company. The snow crossing beyond Tin Can Gap was soft but I would not have wanted to cross without my ice axe. The other two snow crossings were easy. Clouds allowed peek-a-boo views. Exciting to lean over the 2,000 ft of exposure on the east side of the LO. Left the LO at 4pm. Ran out of daylight at Saddle Lake. The trail is nasty by headlamp!
|Posted Sep 5, 2010 12:37 pm
|Dan Winter
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2010
|A very fun trip on a great day to be in the mountains. I really want to come back and spend a night in the lookout sometime.
|Posted Aug 25, 2010 8:59 pm
|Karl Helser
|North Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2010
|Wow! What a great climb. It pretty much had everything. Very hot approach to Goat Flats where we camped for the night. Lots of running water and dry tent spots. Without much beta other than the Becky guide, we (party of 5) set out to conquer the North Peak. Mostly snow from Goat Flats to Tin Can Gap. Steep snow off the gap down about 400' of elevation on to Queest Alb Glacier, then back up 1000' to the col between Middle & North Peak...although not before spending a couple of hours looking for the west face route. Becky's routes call out for class 4 scrambling to the summit...we decided to take a different route. We finally made it to the base of what appeared to be the route. I led this pitch starting out at a high 4th class to low 5th class for about 40m then had to make a decision...right or left (not knowing what I'd find either way. I chose right...after a couple of moves I found myself in the middle of the crux of the pitch. I'd say there were about 3 to 4 5.7+ moves before coming to an old piton that made me smile. There's nothing like finding a sign of past human presence to make one breath easier. After this pitch Terry lead the knife edge ridge (tons of east west exposure) to the base of the next 20 to 30 foot low fifth class pitch. After that it was an easy walk up a grassy ramp, over a few blocks to the summit. 10-hours from Goat Flats to the summit. That included a few hours of off route issues. 6-hours back to camp.
|Posted Jul 15, 2010 11:08 am
|Good hike
Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2009
|Good workout. Just under 8 hours roundtrip. Carried ice ax and crampons, used neither, but could see why some would opt to use them.
|Posted Oct 20, 2009 8:47 pm
|Night in the Hut
Date Climbed: Jun 1, 1997
|Left late and in the day and made it to the top approaching dusk. No gear so spent the long night in the hut all alone with the lights of Everett in the distant.
|Posted Oct 18, 2009 1:22 pm
|2nd time success
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 1999
|First tried while in High School, not having the right skills nor timing with the weather or season. Returned in 99 with my new wife on a blue sky day, in late season with lots of experience. A must do summit. Three Fingers Trip Report
|Posted Oct 5, 2009 3:45 am
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009
|Great! Spent the night in the lookout and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
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I think it's punctual because an attempt in my view is a specific action and not a process, but I'd appreciate your thoughts on it.
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It may be either. I quote from grammaticalfeatures.net:
To attempt a field goal in (US) football is punctual, and indeed semelfactive, and may be, in the course of a game, iterative; to attempt to build a consensus behind a policy is durative.
The punctual/durative contrast should not be confused with another pair of aspectual terms which I believe are in play here (same source):
Note that this author ascribes aspect to situations and the utterances which describe them, not to verbs. In my opinion this is the most convenient way to treat not only aspect but tense and mood in English. My opinion, however, is not expert; for a more authoritative treatment I refer you to the link above and to this ELU question and its answers, particularly that by Drew Ward. His CALLE blog has a valuable series of essays on Time & Language which is still in process.
I attempted for nearly five minutes to perceive it as a punctual verb but finally gave up.


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I love the parody films like Meet the Spartans,Vampires Suck and Scary Movie film series. I want to know which is the first film made which is parody of other film or films.
I realize I'm ludicrously late for this, but the very first parody film was The Little Train Robbery, made in 1905. It was a parody of The Great Train Robbery, made in 1903, which had the same director.
Definition: parody
I would nominate the Laurel and Hardy movies as parodies of the originals. Movies were still in their infancy when Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy created shorts and full length feature films in the 1920s with monsters to comedic effect. I'm sure I'd do better if I knew my early 20th century film, but this is my first recognizeable case in point (from IMDB):
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde in 1925, parodies Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with John Barrymore (Grandfather of Drew Barrymore) in the lead roles of Jekyll and Hyde in 1920.
Three Ages (Buster Keaton, 1923, IMDB) is a parody of D. W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916, IMDB).
Intolerance intercuts four parallel story lines each separated by several centuries and demonstrates mankind's persistent intolerance throughout the ages.
Three Ages has three plots in three different historical periods. It tells about the love of a man to a woman. Some background can be found in a TCM article.
Three Ages and Intolerance are available at archive.org.
According to Parody As Film Genre: "Never Give a Saga an Even Break" (1999) by by Wes D. Gehring:


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Facebook Feedback Friday: the most inspirational places in Cape Town
Sometimes we all need a little inspiration. Luckily, the fans of the I ♥ Cape Town Facebook page are willing to offer some and share where they find theirs. We asked: "Where is the most inspirational place you have been in Cape Town?"
Below is a selection of some of their answers:
Lizette Herman: robben - island, i felt so deeply touched and emotional, just the fact that madiba had 2 spend there, most of his years 4 us to be set free from apartheid and still a lot of our south africans dont appreciate what he did for us! was in front of the cell he was kept in 4 so long, all the other prisoners who also helped him fought 4 our freedom! it was sooooooo undescribable 4 me. that journey i will always remember!!!!
Charles Lawrence: Underwater with the sharks....
Shynah Kauraisa: Being on Top of Table Mountain was a mind blowing experience for me!! IT was just too amazing for words! Can't wait to return -- I Love CT!!
Alicia Ilana Abrahams: Slave Lodge- Adderley Str Musuem. Oh my...soul warming experience! If you want to know where Cape Townions come from visit Iziko Slave Lodge!
Varry Lavin: Heart of Cape Town Museum (within Groote Schuur hospital) to see the actual operating theatres Christiaan Barnard did the first human transplant in. The tour and commentary was amazing.
Ruan Smith: Chapman's Peak. Feels like anything is possible when you drive there...
Carlea van der Linde: Blou berg strand with the wind in your hair and the stunning view of table mountain and sand between ur toes ... The feel of freedom
Kerry Kleinhans: Woodstock for its edginess.....gets my creative juices flowing !!!
Robin George: It has to be in the CBD at night especially with the opening or start of the festive season when the lights go on
Simisha Pather-Elias: Silvermine dam on a quiet afternoon
Julie Cleverdon: Cape Town science Centre.... Kids love it! Inspiring!
Karin Rimer: Khayelitsha Township - these people who have nothing, but with the biggest smiles in town!
Liz Linsell: The Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital. Definitely!
Fazlin Mohamed Floris: A little know quaint restaurant in Constantia winelands , in the middle of lush forest, with a quiet shaded stream running past... Just stunning..
Perry Conrad Mason: Signal Hill without doubt! To your left, the awesome view of Camps Bay & to your right view of Cape Town and Table Mountain. A photographers dream!!
Yvonne Fitzpatrick: Being quite a spiritual person......I found an inner peace at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens..........well worth a trip!
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Phillip Ellington: Are you kidding ? All of Cape Town is inspirational ,Better yet ! I think its Heaven....All of Cape Town. Oh how I miss Cape Town...
Colin Bouwer: You have to be joking...!!!! The WHOLE of Cape Town is inspirational!
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I bought an used iPad 2 recently. It worked okay, but then I got a small error message and my iPad started to reboot itself every 2 minutes, I decided to restore the iPad via iTunes. When I restored the iPad, I got error (-1) message at the end of restore and the restore doesn't appear to have actually happened. I'm not sure if it is dead or just in recovery mode.
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Money and communications:
The airport has banking services and ATMs in both terminals. There are 24-hour bureaux de change facilities near gates 8, 18 and 22 and a 24-hour post office near gate 18 on the Sheikh Rashid Departures concourse. Dubai Duty Free ( www.dubaidutyfree.com) also offers foreign exchange, banking and Internet facilities. Touch-screen Internet kiosks, which take credit card payments, are located opposite the DCA First Class Lounge (gate 9) and the Irish Village (see above).
Eating and drinking:
There are some 25 restaurants, cafés and bars in the Sheikh Rashid Departures concourse. The Food Court is located on the upper level, between gates 13 and 15, with outlets including fast food and international cuisine. An Irish Village is located near gate 23. There are also restaurants in Terminal 2.
There is comprehensive duty-free shopping at the airport. Dubai Duty Free has a massive array on offer at the Terminal 1 Sheikh Rashid Departures concourse and the ground level of the Departures hall, while Terminal 2 has a special bulk purchasing desk.
There is a baggage relocation system in place, which electronically tags each piece of luggage, in order to make retrieval of lost luggage faster and easier.
Other facilities:
There is a 24-hour fully-equipped medical centre, located on the ground level of the Terminal 1 Sheikh Rashid Departures concourse, near gate 13 (tel: (04) 216 4950). There are also prayer rooms (for either men or women), a lounge for women, a childrens play area and the the G-Force Health Club (tel: (04) 216 4257) with a swimming pool, gym and massage facilities.


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A live webcast of Patient-Driven Drug Safety Monitoring Program is taking place on Thursday, October 4th at 2PM and will feature Dr. Judith Jones and Dr. Hugo Stephenson who will explain how simple it can now be for anyone to better assess the level of risks associated with the drugs they are taking or prescribing. It means the webcast is open to physicians and patients as well. We will be able to ask questions live via e-mail and have them answered during the webcast. I believe it's a good project and can be really useful for patients to know more about their medications. Anyway, it's a sensitive topic as the decision is strictly belongs to the doctors. But patient education is also important. What do you think?
Recent studies by the Institute of Medicine and the US Food and Drug Administration reveal that the FDA does not focus enough attention on monitoring drugs once they are approved. Most drug approvals are based on clinical trials involving a few hundred or a few thousand patients, but many uncommon side effects don't emerge until a drug is being used by millions of people. Through a quick online enrollment on the iGuard website (www.iguard.org), patients who regularly take medications can choose to receive patient-specific updates about the safety of the medications they are taking from an independent source. And participants in iGuard will receive these updates whenever new information is learned about their medicine, allowing them to make the most informed decisions about their healthcare.


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I have received many emails over the past month asking me what a steamer is, or how I steam my vegan sausages. In this case, picture is worth a thousand words.
Monday, July 28, 2008
On Steaming Seitan
7 comments:
- Jan Scholl said...
at first, I used one of those fold up on itself small baskets that fit inside a small pot and ran out of room. Then one day I was at Costco and saw a rice cooker/veggie steamer for less than an actual steamer pot. I got that and have even made a coffee cake in it. for less than 20 bucks. I be happy.
- July 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM
- robiewankenobie said...
we use a rice cooker with the fold up thingy (it lets us put more water in then the regular steamer. we have an old skool metal rice steamer, though. yours is very purty. i pretty much covet it.
- July 29, 2008 at 8:37 AM
- Stacey said...
I am glad I wasn't the only one wondering! I had to call my mom and ask her what a steamer was, which she found amusing.
- July 31, 2008 at 7:19 PM
- Legs said...
Ahhhhh.... pretty pot. I'm thinking that the plug in steamer would be less expensive too than a pretty pot like that, but now I get it!
One of those people who sent you an e-mail asking what the steamer was. :)
- August 2, 2008 at 11:04 AM
- Andrea said...
I use a large bamboo steamer that I've had for ages. I put it on top of my wok and it works great. And for some reason, veggies steamed in the bamboo steamer seem to taste better than the ones steamed in a pot.
- August 3, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- artifacsimiles said...
I've been using parchment paper instead of foil and I put them in our Black & Decker Vegetable Steamer and set its timer. For the wheat gluten I've found gluten flour at the bulk store works.
- March 29, 2011 at 12:31 AM
- Vegan Scientist said...
Do you put a lid on it when you steam the seitan? To steam vegetables, I put a metal colander in a large pot with a lid on top. Do you think that would work for making seitan?
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TROIA, Norman A., 94, of Weirton, WV, passed away Friday May 10, 2013, at the Weirton Geriatric Center.
He was born January 8, 1919, in Weirton, WV. He was the son of the late Thomas and Rose Teti Troia.
He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Louis "Wu," Virgil, Dante, Tom, and Ted Troia.
Norman's memberships included St. Joseph the Worker Church, a U.S. Army WW II veteran, V.F.W. Post No. 2716, Charter Member of B.P.O.E. No. 1801, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, 25 year club, Past President of Weirton Medical Center Auxillary. Norman was a tech sergeant with the 71st Field Artillery Battalion, was in the 5th Armored Division under Gen. George Patton.
Norman retired as a foreman in the galvanizing department of National Steel, Weirton Division. Surviving are his wife of nearly 68 years, Philomena Morgia Troia, whom he married November 27, 1945 in Watertown, NY; sons, Anthony Troia (Denese), David Troia; sister, Diana Rusinovich (Stanley), all of Weirton, WV, granddaughters, Alissa Nardone(Matt) of Wintersville, OH, Vanessa Thomas (Rickey) of Weirton, WV; five great-grandchildren.
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Can the Dirac delta function (or distribution) be a probability density function of a random variable. To my knowledge, it seem to satisfy the conditions. To my interpretation getting a positive real number as the outcome is 1 and that for a negative real number is zero. I wonder what could be the expected value. My question is, whether it is a valid probability density function of a random variable.
As explained in Gortaur's answer a delta function cannot be the probability density function of a real random variable.
Nevertheless sums of delta functions can be viewed as the "missing link" between discrete and continuous random variables / probability distributions, in the following way:
If $X$ is a discrete random variable taking values $x_k\in{\mathbb R}$ $\ (k\in I$, $\ I$ a countable index set) with probabilities $p_k$ then one can replace the probability space $I$ with the probability space ${\mathbb R}$, provided with the probability measure $$\mu\ :=\ \sum_{k\in I} p_k \ \delta_{x_k}\ ,$$ where $\delta_x$ denotes a unit point mass at the point $x$. In this way $X$ now has become a real random variable. If $f:\ {\mathbb R}\to {\mathbb R}$ is a reasonable function then the expectation $E\bigl(f(X)\bigr)$ may be written as an integral: $$E\bigl(f(X)\bigr)\ =\ \int_{-\infty}^\infty f(x)\ d\mu(x)\ .$$
Wikipedia article on PDF implies that $\delta(x)$ can be used as a generalized PDF. The corresponding CDF would be the Heaviside (unit step) function as already mentioned. Expected value is 0; I would not really call that variable "random".
As far as I know, pdf of a random variable $X$ w.r.t Lebesgue measure $\mu$ is defined $\mu$-a.e. as a solution of $$ \mathsf P\{X\in A\} = \int\limits_Af(x)\mu(dx) $$ for all $A\in\mathcal B(\mathbb R)$ where the last integral is Lebesgue integral. For sure you can talk about an integration using $\delta$ function, but usually I mention that people distinguish distributions with densities only when talking about absolute continuous distributions. The distribution of $X\equiv0$ is not absolute continuous since $\mathsf P\{X\in \{0\} \} = 1$ while $\mu(\{0\}) = 0$.
That depends on your definition. If you insist that you use the Lesbegue measure as a reference measure, then the delta function is not a Radon-Nikodym density with respect to this reference measure. But if you choose a different reference measure like the counting measure, which assigns to every set the number of its elements, then the delta function is a density (it is the characteristic function of the set {0}).
No, the probability to get the number zero is 1, the probability to get anything else is zero.
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The 8 Creepiest Places on Earth (Part 4)
#4. The Largest Mass Cannibal Grave
Dr. Bruno Boulestin and his team were digging around the site of a 7,000-year-old village called Herxheim when they struck something: horror gold!
"Dammit, Greg, I told you to stop burying drifters in the dig site!"
It was a human bone. That alone might creep some of us out, but that's like archaeologist bingo -- unless Indiana Jones lied to us, the only thing an archaeologist likes to disturb more than Nazi panties is ancient human graves. But then they pulled out another bone from another set of remains, and another, and another -- 500 bodies in all. It was an absolutely giant mass grave, especially for a civilization as relatively small as Herxheim. What killed such a large percentage of the population? Disease? Disaster?
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Then they took a closer look at the bones and found the Terror Easter Egg: bite marks. On every single body. All 500 showed "markings similar to those found on the remains of animals that have been spit roasted." They found cuts in the human bones from the meat being scraped off, and most of them broken open to dig out the marrow. Previous researchers familiar with the site say that the removal of flesh could have just been a burial ritual -- but that doesn't explain two things:
1. The mysterious and complete abandonment of Herxheim about 7,000 years ago -- you know, right around the time that 500 people died and were eaten there.
2. The friggin' bite marks.
We're not saying that there was an ancient zombie apocalypse in southwest Germany, but -- no, wait, that's exactly what we're saying. Loud and clear.
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"If you'll all please assume the fetal position, you'll be slaughtered in an orderly fashion."
Everybody grab your Shaolin spades and watch those archaeologists; they could turn at any moment.
#3. Muynak
That impossible ship graveyard up above, located dead smack in the middle of what looks like a freaking desert, is all that's left of Muynak, a city in western Uzbekistan. Many years ago, hundreds of ships would dock at the bustling fishing port by the Aral Sea, but over time the water there ... just sort of up and vanished.
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Didn't even pay its room service bill.
All in all, the sea (actually a giant lake) has shrunk down to 10 percent of its original size. That's because, starting in the 1960s, the Aral's waters have been continuously diverted for irrigation purposes by the Soviet government. Its shoreline receded again and again, eventually retreating hundreds of miles from the once prosperous fishing village. The town slowly died, and the remaining Muynak fishing vessels became stranded, with nowhere to go, and that's when the camels came.
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"Heard y'all needed a tow?"
People still live in Muynak, the post-apocalyptic fishmonger's settlement, but not many. Maybe that's due to it being a port town in a friggin' desert, or maybe it's due to the toxic heavy metals in the water that are slowly poisoning the inhabitants, or maybe it's just that people got sick of Scoob and the gang hollering at all hours of the night as they're chased through the wrecks by a ghost pirate that, let's face it, is obviously just Old Man Winters in a mask.
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"And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those pesky mercury-induced psychotic episodes."
#2. Chuuk Lagoon
Anything is creepy if you put it underwater. A gravestone on land? Sad. Underwater? Terror. Baby stroller on land? Cute. Baby stroller underwater? Suddenly you're checking for tiny baby hands reaching out of the mud to clutch at your swim fins. So when you start off with something already terrifying, like, say, a mass grave of thousands of people, and plant that shit in the bottom of the ocean, you've got some pretty high quality terror porn. It's called the Chuuk Lagoon, and, well, see for yourself:
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The Chuuk (or Truk) Lagoon is a large atoll north of New Guinea. Back in February of 1944, the U.S. Navy launched an attack on the Imperial Japanese Army called Operation Hailstone. It was one of the most spectacular battles of the Pacific theater. By the end of it, thousands of soldiers on both sides were dead, their corpses forever entombed at the bottom of the Pacific. And they are still there, left untouched, just as they were nearly 70 years ago.
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The Chuuk is the biggest ship graveyard in the world, but obviously, it's not just ships: tanks, artillery, human remains -- there are all sorts of corpses down there. So clearly it's a total hit with divers! Stupid, reckless, incredibly ballsy divers who are free to explore the husks of the old battleships, warplanes and the occasional skeleton, just as long as they don't try to remove any of it from its dark, watery grave. Oh, not for any paranormal reasons or anything: It's just that there's a lot of live ammunition, and most everything is covered in highly caustic aviation fluid -- which sure sounds like PC talk for "cursed" to us.
That's not just us fear-mongering, by the way: It really is kind of cursed. It's estimated that among all the machines of death at the bottom of Chuuk, there are a few million gallons of crude oil that threaten to spill out and utterly destroy the local ecosystem at any time. So no, there's no old gypsy lady pointing a chicken foot at you and shouting vile gibberish -- but let's call a spade a spade here. Or rather, let's call a mass grave of people killed in horrific ways that could one day release a black cloud of death that will destroy everything in its path "a little bit cursed."
#1. The Kabayan Burial Caves
Located in the northern Philippines, the Kabayan Burial Caves were first discovered accidentally by a logging crew clearing a local mountain slope. Once they checked inside, the loggers (who obviously didn't listen to the audience at home shouting "Don't go in there!") found hundreds of skulls and strange little walnut-shell-like coffins. Cracking open the coffins (Jesus Christ, loggers -- you're just begging to be disemboweled by ancient corpses, aren't you?) revealed scores of mummified remains of the Ibaloi people, all tucked inside the containers like soul-scarring little Poke Balls of the dead.
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Fifteen identical caves were later found nearby, presumably after the loggers "split up" and two of them started making out on top of a bloody tomb. But hey, maybe you're jaded by this point in the article -- maybe the subaquatic skulls and cannibal graves have left your soul hardened to such pedestrian sights as creepy little wooden eggs filled with corpses. If that's the case, maybe you should take a closer look at one of the mummies:
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And maybe you could also use a little context: The Ibaloi mummify their dead because they believe that members of their tribe will "live again," so they "preserve the body for the owner to use when he comes back to life." So if you put all the world's religions in a big deck, shuffle them up, and pick one that'll come true, all those little wooden eggs will crack open and release thousands of tiny, desiccated, screaming mummies if you pull the Ibaloi card.
Oh, but remember, that's not their idea of hell; that's their best case scenario. Because the Ibaloi are a terrifying people, and somebody just started raiding their damn cemeteries.
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Hollywood's 5 Saddest Attempts at Feminism
#2. Catwoman (Batman Returns)
Selina Kyle is a frumpy personal assistant to Batman villain Christopher Walken. She has the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and her boss kindly shoves her out a window for her troubles. Fortunately, she is resuscitated by a group of stray cats in an alley.
At this stage, Selina is left with only one option: dress in a shiny black leather cat suit and become a super villain. Well, we suppose calling the cops or going to an emergency room were also options, but who are we to judge?
Supposed to be a Role Model Because:
In this film, Catwoman is a gorgeous yet cunning adversary for Batman. The character also isn't portrayed as outright evil, so much as she just abides by her own complex moral code. She eventually defeats her evil boss, who made demeaning comments about her earlier in the film.
The "You Go Girl!" Moment:
"I am Catwoman. Hear me roar."
The Problem:
Catwoman is a prime example of the femme fatale (literally "dangerous woman") stock character. It's an archetype that goes way back to probably the first male to ever write a story right after a nasty breakup.
You can see the mentality of the guy writing the femme fatale, since he has the character basically using sex as a weapon against men. Sharon Stone in Basic instinct is probably the most gratuitous example, but maybe the most famous is Cleopatra who, regardless of what actually happened, has always been fictionalized as having seduced the world with the sheer force of her boobies.
So basically the femme fatale was created by insecure males to represent the dangers of unrestrained female sexuality. In these stories she's always a corrupting influence for the male hero and is always eventually punished for it, usually with a violent death.
And, sure enough, the last we see of Catwoman is her "dying" from kissing Christopher Walken with a goddamned taser in her mouth. If that's not some kind of symbolism for herpes then we don't know what is.
#1. Elizabeth Swan (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Elizabeth (Keira Knightley's character) Swan is introduced in the first movie as the governor's daughter who has a fascination with pirates and effeminate blacksmiths. Over the course of the franchise, she learns to fight, shoot, go to war, lead armies and give boring speeches.
Her and her one true love, Will (Orlando Bloom), endure many obstacles in their relationship and are rewarded when they are finally united in a thirty second Easter egg after the closing credits of the final movie.
Supposed to be a Role Model Because:
Elizabeth is intelligent and resourceful, and knows a lot about pirates. In between movies Will teaches her to fight and she performs marginally well against opponents with no names or dialogue.
She gets elected Pirate King and captains her own ship. Also, every leading man in the series falls in love with her at some point, leaving her the epicenter of a nautically themed love quadrangle.
She's everything a girl should aspire to, right?
The "You Go Girl!" Moment:
Elizabeth gives a rousing speech about freedom from oppression, to a bunch of rapists, killers and thieves. She then leads her rag tag fugitive fleet into battle against the evil forces of progress who are trying to stop them from raping, killing and thieving. You go, girl!
The Problem:
Tokenism. She's the female pirate version of the crusty black sergeant that threatens to pull the white protagonists off the case in a buddy cop flick. Elizabeth exists for the producers to point to and say "Look how enlightened we are!"
Elizabeth is the only woman in the series who isn't a gossipy chamber maid, nameless whore or crazy sea goddess. Why do all the boys want a piece of her sweet, boobless ass? Because she's literally the only woman available. It's either her or one of the members of the film's catering staff.
"It's either her or you, Bloom."
Not to mention that she only gets command of a ship because Chow Yun Fat mistakes her for the crazy sea goddess, and she only becomes Pirate King (And why not the Pirate Queen while we're at it?) due to some elaborate double crossing scheme by Jack Sparrow, and not any actual qualifications. She just sort of lucks her way into everything.
But the final straw is the Easter egg ending. After the day is saved and the pirates have won the freedom to rape and pillage across the seven seas, Elizabeth and Will are married, but must endure a long separation due to a curse.
No problem. We don't see exactly what she does for ten years, but from what we see after the closing credits, we can safely assume it was moping around waiting for Will to return and popping out his children.
Oh, Hollywood. You came so close on this one.
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This month's Wilderness Spotlight is Indian Peaks, which was Grand County's first wilderness, designated by Congress in 1978, and today it is one of the most popular and heavily used wilderness areas in the country due to its close proximity to Denver. Sculpted by the last glacial period, the area's rugged peaks are named after tribes of the American West, with seven rising above 13,000 feet. A total of more than 75,000 acres make up this stretch of wilderness that spans the Continental Divide, including 28 miles of maintained trail covering 133 miles and more than 50 lakes. About 35 percent of the area is above treeline, while a little lower in elevation perpetual snowfields and chilled winds have created an environment of stunted trees and alpine plants unusual for this part of the state.
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While you're getting ready to send a few Kentucky Derby souvenirs to distant friends, John and Sherry Hassmann are preparing to ship entire cases of Derby-Pies to the submarine U.S.S. Louisville. It's a gesture they make twice a year, at Christmas and before the world's most famous horserace.
"I served in the Navy, but on a surface ship," John said. "When sailors and other military personnel visit Louisville, we give them gift bags. We just want them to know that we appreciate what they're doing out there."
The Hassmanns never lack ideas for filling those bags.
As owners of the three locations of A Taste of Kentucky, they're experts at providing Bluegrass bounty such as bourbon balls and licensed Derby merchandise to people near and far.
A Taste of Kentucky opened in 1982 as a kiosk in Mall St. Matthews, and Sherry soon began working for its original owners. After the couple bought the business in 1986, she ran it for a decade before he joined her.
Today they have stores in Middletown, Mall St. Matthews and the AEGON Center. Some of their 15 full-time employees have been with them for more than 20 years.
"The AEGON Center store is aimed mostly at tourism and conventions," John said. "We have good relationships with the nearby hotels, and being across from the convention center is very convenient."
Orders are shipped to every state, with Texas and Florida among the leading destinations. The Hassmanns pay for shipping on items for active duty military personnel.
"This time of year is bigger than Christmas for us," John said. "Companies and hotels are making corporate orders for guests who will be coming, and Derby party supplies are going everywhere. Orders received by 3 p.m. will almost certainly ship that day. We want people to get what they want as quickly as possible, so we have to keep decent inventory on hand."
When one corporate client needed 20,000 gift packages containing four kinds of candies, the Hassmanns and their staff met the deadline without breaking their stride.
"We have hundreds of suppliers, mostly small local or statewide companies," John said. "All of them are hard-working, talented people. We've worked with some for decades, including Kern's Kitchen, which makes Derby-Pie."
The couple is always on the lookout for new additions. Recent finds include gourds from artist Lynn Horine of Bedford, Ky., who uses paint and coils made of pine needles to turn the dried rinds into intriguing baskets.
St. Matthews artist Gail Corso paints "Derby Divas" onto stemware, and Holloway Farms of Middletown bottles their spicy Bloody Kentucky mix.
"We always shop Kentucky first, but some gift items are made elsewhere. Our focus is on Kentucky-made or -inspired," John said. "People want julep cups, but they aren't made here. Everybody's Irish for St. Patrick's Day, and every supplier is a Kentuckian for Derby."
The Hassmanns have expanded by developing their own unique product lines, rather than just counting on suppliers, and are always amazed at the reach of the Commonwealth.
"We develop our own merchandise sometimes, including a line of 'May the horse be with you' products," Sherry said. "While traveling on a Minnesota expressway, we saw a car with our 'Talk Derby to me' bumper sticker. We wanted to honk, but didn't want to cause an accident."
The couple estimates that they've sold more than 340,000 Derby-Pies, 500,000 bourbon balls, and one million Modjeskas. Their enterprise has earned them kudos such as the state's Department of Agriculture's Retailer of the Year award in both 2000 and 2005.
A Taste of Kentucky's best-sellers aren't something anyone would want to taste — horseshoes from Churchill Downs.
Since each one has bits of what John called "mystery material that's probably good for your houseplants" still clinging on, it's wrapped in plastic.
"We're proud of our products, our suppliers, the customers who count on us, and our employees, who make things look easy," John said, "Thanks to all of them, we're still here after 30 years."
A Taste of Kentucky, 11800 Shelbyville Road (Village Square, Middletown), opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. Saturday. A Taste of Kentucky, Mall St. Matthews, opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and opens at noon and closes at 6 p.m. Sunday. A Taste of Kentucky, AEGON Center, opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, visit www.atasteofky.com or phone 502.244.3355 or 800.444.0552.


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Q: My daughter will enter eighth grade next year and has difficulty with reading comprehension. This summer, we are sending her to a special camp where they teach "whole brain" learning and having her participate in a six-week course to improve reading comprehension. Should we also plan to have an additional program or tutor throughout the school year? I'm well aware that in high school she will have many more demands on her reading comprehension than she currently does.
A: Comprehension is the most important of the reading skills. To be a reader, it is essential to get the appropriate meanings from the printed page. Once your daughter improves her comprehension, she will definitely become a more effective and efficient reader, as well as a better student.
The reading course should teach your daughter many techniques that will improve her reading comprehension. Carefully study all the reports on your daughter's progress in improving her comprehension. If possible, discuss the progress reports with course teachers to have all your questions answered. They should know if your daughter is going to need more help with comprehension next year. These teachers should also be able to recommend tutors that will reinforce what your daughter has learned during the summer.
You're right about your daughter needing good reading comprehension skills in high school. The reading load will increase tremendously, and most students don't have the time to read and reread assignments in order to understand them. You've certainly done the right thing by enrolling your child in a summer course.
You might also help your daughter build her vocabulary during the summer. The larger her vocabulary is, the more successful she will be in school. At her age, most children expand their vocabularies through reading. Do encourage your daughter to read this summer for 30 minutes every day. Also, you should read to her to expose her to even more new words. Be sure to talk with her about what she reads and what you read to her.
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Nebraska City Emergency Medical Services responded to a pedestrian accident on Central Avenue east of Seventh Street at 5:05 p.m. on Dec. 7.
Carolyn Coates, 69, was crossing Central Avenue at mid-block. She told police she was hit after stepping out into the roadway, wash pushed into a parked van and knocked to the ground.
Police tracked down Jason P. Betts, 34, of Nebraska City. Betts said he heard a thump as he passed the area in a 1994 van, but said he stopped, looked in both mirrors and didn't see anything.
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I am a level 3 in Skyrim and when I go to the Level Up Option I can see that I have 3 perks, but I don't know how to select which perks I want. Is there a special section in the menu or is there something I'm missing?
You can use WASD to navigate through the constellations for each skill. The perk trees are accessed by zooming in to the constellation using W or by clicking.
I just find out that the game has some serious trouble when you customize the keboard keys, as in my case, in that you can't navigate the skill select screen. So I returned during a while in the preselect keys and all works okay! When you reassign some of the keys it is simply IMPOSSIBLE to select any perk to improve it! Now I finally have been able to use my 8 points.
I'm just adding a little bit for the PS3 players of this game, since the problem is the same there but with a slightly different solution.
Hit the O button and the pick the top option (called either "Skills" or "Level Up"--you don't have to choose a perk right when it becomes available). Select a skill to see the perk constellation thing, and then navigate to the star you want to pick (the higher up, the more skill points it requires).
It's nearly impossible to navigate to all the perks with the D pad, which is what at least I use to navigate through all in-game menus. A lot of them are on weird diagonals that takes some work with the right stick, and even then if you go too far on the stick it will jump to a totally different constellation without much notice.


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WACO (October 24, 2012)--A Waco charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of cocaine in connection with a disturbance in October 2011 in a Waco neighborhood during which a shot was fired and after which two bystanders were robbed at gunpoint, is headed to prison.
A Waco jury convicted Saul Carrizales Loera on all four counts and then sentenced him to 60 years in prison on each of the aggravated robbery counts, 30 years for drug possession and 20 years for aggravated assault.
The sentences will be served concurrently.
The robbery happened after a man and a woman argued early in the afternoon on Oct. 5, 2011 after stopping their cars in the middle of the street at the intersection of North 30th and Sanger.
At one point the man tried to force the woman into his car, but she broke free and sped off in what witnesses described as a white Cadillac.
The man pulled out a pistol and fired a single shot at her as she drove off, police said.
Then the man walked toward a truck parked in the 3000 block of Sanger in which two men who were working on a house were sitting.
He displayed the gun, threatened both and stole their wallets and cell phones.
Then he got into what witnesses said appeared to be a teal Cadillac and drove off.
The two robbery victims drove to North 36th Street and Waco Drive where they called 911 from a phone booth.


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