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NYPD Red—the task force attacking the most extreme crimes in America's most extreme city—hunts a killer who is on an impossible mission.
A vigilante serial killer is on the loose in New York City, tracking down and murdering people whose crimes have not been punished. The number of victims grows, and many New Yorkers secretly applaud the idea of justice won at any price.
NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald are put on the case when a woman of vast wealth and even greater connections disappears. Zach and Kylie have to find what's really behind this murderer's rampage while political and personal secrets of the highest order hang in the balance. But Kylie has been acting strange recently—and Zach knows whatever she's hiding could threaten the biggest case of their careers.
NYPD Red 2 is the next spectacular novel in James Patterson's newest series, a book that proves "there's no stopping his imagination." (New York Times Book Review)
Prologue | GIDEON AND DAVE
October 31, 2001
"WERE YOU REALLY serious about the Hitler thing?" Dave said, dousing Meredith's jeans and sweater with lighter fluid.
"Easy on the rocket fuel there, pyro," Gideon said. "We're just torching her clothes, not trying to burn the house down."
"I tried to stop her," Dave said, throwing her bra and panties on top of the pile. He tossed them on casually—a teenager disposing of his big sister's underwear. To Dave they were just rags to be burned. But to Gideon the lacy black bra and wispy matching thong were fuel for his sixteen-year-old fantasies.
Meredith was twenty-one, a college girl—red hair, green eyes, creamy white skin. As far as she was concerned, Gideon was just another one of her kid brother's geeky friends. She had no idea how much further his imagination had taken him.
Dave added a few more generous squirts of accelerant to the mound of clothes. "You saw," he said to Gideon, looking for validation. "Didn't I try to stop her?"
"You always try to stop your sister from doing stupid shit," Gideon said. "But she's five years older than you and fifty times more stubborn. Stand back."
Dave stepped away from the crusty old Weber kettle grill.
"And yes," Gideon said, striking a wooden match. "I'm dead serious about the Hitler thing." He tossed the match onto Meredith's tattered sweater, and as blue-orange flames shot into the air, he allowed himself to relive what had happened that evening....
It was the night of the Salvis' Halloween beach party, and Dave did his best to convince Meredith not to go. "What's the attraction?" he asked. "The clams, the cannoli, or just hanging out with a bunch of drunken greaseballs?"
"No, David," she said, which is what she always called him when she was pulling rank. "I'm going because they've got a kick-ass band, fireworks like it's Chinese New Year, and because my brain is fried from burying my head in a macroeconomics book for four hours. Why don't you and Gideon go?"
"To a Mafia party?" Dave said. "No. You know how much Dad hated the Salvis."
"Everybody hates them, but everybody still goes. So what if they're Mafia? The beer is free, and you know for sure they're not going to check your ID." She opened the front door. "What time does Mom get off work?"
"The bar will be packed tonight. She won't be home till after three."
"Then I'll be home by two fifty-nine." She blew them both a kiss and left, laughing.
Two hours later she was back, her jeans and sweater torn, her face streaked with dried blood, her hair matted with wet sand.
"Enzo," she said, struggling to hold back the tears. "Enzo Salvi."
"He hit you?" Dave said.
She wrapped her arms around her kid brother and sobbed into his chest. "Worse."
"Don't shower," Gideon said. "The police have rape kits."
"No cops," she said, breaking loose from Dave. She locked the bathroom door and spent the next thirty minutes in the shower, trying to wash away the dirt, the smell, and the shame.
She joined them in the kitchen, wearing baggy gray sweats and a Mets baseball cap that concealed half her face.
"We made you hot cocoa," Dave said.
"You want marshmallows?" Gideon asked, holding a bag of Jet-Puffed minis.
"It's not exactly a marshmallow kind of night," she said, pouring half the cocoa into the sink. She pulled a bottle of Jameson Irish Whiskey from the kitchen cabinet and topped off her cup.
"I'm serious. No cops," she said. "And definitely you can't tell Mom."
Dave shook his head slowly. "I don't know, Mer, don't you think Mom should—"
"No!" Meredith screamed. "No, no, no!" The tears started to flow again, and she wiped her face in her sleeve. "He said if I tell her..." She fortified herself with the cocoa. "He said if I tell her...she's next."
Two more shots of Jameson later, Meredith was ready for bed. "Thank you," she said. "I don't know what I'd have done without you guys." She hugged them both and gave each one a soft kiss on the cheek. A kid brother kiss. Not nearly the one Gideon had been dreaming of for years.
"One more favor," she said, tossing her clothes on the floor. "Burn these."
The stretch jeans burned slowly. "I wish Enzo Salvi's balls were in there," Dave said, finishing off his third beer as the flames crept up the denim crotch.
For more than a year, the Hitler thing had been Gideon's favorite argument. "Do you think Hitler was a nice guy when he was in high school?" he would ask Dave. "No—he was an evil, crazy fuck," he'd say, not waiting for an answer, "and he got worse and worse. Don't you think the world would be a better place if someone whacked Hitler when he was still young? Because Howard Beach sure as hell would be a better place if someone killed Enzo Salvi."
Dave's standard response was always, "You're crazy." But tonight, as he watched his sister's clothes turn into ashes, it no longer sounded so crazy.
"It's my fault," Dave slurred. "I'm three payments behind."
"Bullshit," Gideon said. "Nobody rapes a guy's sister over sixty bucks. Enzo Salvi is a psycho."
Dave popped the top on another Bud Light and finally asked the question Gideon had been waiting to hear.
"How would we do it?"
Copyright © 2014 by James Patterson
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6 Animals That Prove Nature Has a Childish Sense of Humor
Every now and again, evolutionary pressures churn out an animal that was seemingly designed by the cosmic providence of Beavis and Butthead. We understand that not every creature can be a timber wolf or a great white shark, but it's hard to believe that these species didn't come about solely to keep middle schoolers in stitches. Here are the six greatest morphological punchlines in the animal kingdom.
See, this is what we're talking about. Are we the immature ones for acknowledging that this looks exactly like a severed ass? LOOK AT IT.
This disembodied rump is a tiny worm known as Chaetopterus pugaporcinus. In 2006, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium discovered this species bobbing along 3,000 feet deep under the Pacific Ocean. Upon discovery, this worm earned some profoundly unfortunate monikers, such as "pigbutt worm" and "flying buttocks."
Karen Osborn/MBARI
They are not above duck-facing for their profile pic.
What appears to be the bull's-eye at the center of the butthole is where the creature's mouth is located. In order to feed, said mouth is surrounded by a "cloud of mucus" that catches organic detritus known as marine snow. As far as their appearance goes, researchers at the aquarium offered up this explanation:
"... researchers found that although the worms had segmented bodies, one of their middle segments was inflated like a balloon, giving the animals a distinctive gumball shape. All the other segments were compressed up against the front and back of the inflated segment, like a cartoon character whose nose and hind parts have been flattened in an unfortunate accident."
Karen Osborn/MBARI
Or "ass-ident," as it were.
Rather than reacting with flustered embarrassment, Dr. Karen Osborn of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute was positively giddy at finding this seagoing sphincter clenching for survival in the bottom of the bay. Most similar worms confine themselves to the mud of the ocean floor, but researchers believe that the pigbutt worm is the first yet discovered to take the "evolutionary leap" of living freely and proudly in the open water. Shine on, you crazy evolutionary abomination.
#5. The Monkey That Is Half Ass
Wow. OK.
So, males of different animal species use ploys like expansive antler racks and outrageous plumage to attract the opposite sex, but sometimes the females get adaptations for courtship display as well. Female Celebes crested macaques (Macaca nigra) seem to have developed a feature that cuts to the chase. They exploit an anatomical area that humans have only recently begun to celebrate with the advent of Sir Mix-A-Lot's discography.
Cracked Fact: Sir Mix-A-Lot actually received his knighthood for his work in the field of taxonomy.
There are a number of primates that boast unusually large, colorful posteriors, such as baboons. But for sheer bulbous, horrible, in-your-face assy-ness, crested macaques are without rival. Found only on two islands in Indonesia, these monkeys are often mistaken for apes due to the apparent lack of a tail. They do indeed have tails -- it's just hard to tell with so much other stuff going on.
Tony Northrup
"Just once I'd like a scientist to study me for my personality."
There is no specific breeding period for crested macaques. It's backdoor busy season year-round, and the abundant, overinflated, zeppelin-like keisters mean the owners are primed and ready for boarding. Their lifestyle is described as "polygynandrous," a biological term that shares the plot of Pizza Man Gang Bang V: The Pepperoni-ing.
Yes, both male and female crested macaques enjoy multiple sex partners, and the dirty deed is initiated when the female presents her grotesque balloon genitals to the male. Like so:
Even with all that rampant monkey boning going on, Celebes crested macaques are critically endangered due to habitat loss and bush meat hunting, but can you really call it hunting with a target like that?
Daran Kandasamy
Half monkey, half alien dog from Half-Life.
Conservation efforts are being put in place, and fortunately the macaque population has stabilized. And as long as humans stay out of their way, repopulating shouldn't be a problem for these monkeys at all.
#4. An Amphibian That Looks Exactly Like a Penis
Should you believe in reincarnation, you'll be happy to know there's an outside chance that everyone you hate could be reborn as a dick -- or at least a squirming facsimile thereof. For starters, there's Atretochoana eiselti, commonly known as "the floppy snake." This amphibian is such a simple bastard that it doesn't even have lungs, arteries, or veins. What it does have is the rugged good looks of an engorged dong.
Juliano Tupan
We'd have called it Johnius holmesia.
Brazilian engineers discovered this creature while draining a hydroelectric dam in 2011, whereupon many reports declared it to be a brand new species. But science has known about Floppy for decades, since the animal was first described in 1968. Biologists aren't exactly sure how this animal breathes, but a group of Brazilian researchers believe that its fleshy wrinkles facilitate skin respiration.
Juliano Tupan
There's hundreds of animators in Japan furiously drawing this as we speak.
And in Asia, we have Urechis unicinctus, a species of marine spoon worm usually found throbbing around the western North Pacific Ocean. Although members from the genus Urechis are sometimes called "fat innkeeper worms" -- as they share their tunnel homes with a variety of other species -- this animal's also nicknamed the sea penis. Here's a video of some sultry Urechis action:
In regions of China, Japan, and Korea, this species is considered a delicacy, and you can find vats of them pulsating at seafood markets. Melt before this creature's Dance of the Seven Veils:
And here it is again, gyrating at some unaroused octopuses:
Because anything that even looks remotely like a penis must logically therefore somehow improve your sex life, marine spoon worms are regarded as an aphrodisiac. In Korea, they're occasionally served alive, sliced up, and writhing, as nothing improves the mood like a confused invertebrate dong that's semi-aware it's on the verge of death.

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How much do Shul Rabbis get paid? Are there job opportunities in smaller communities out of New York, for people looking to go into the Rabbinate?
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At the risk of answering a question that might get closed for being too vague:
1) It depends and 2) It depends.
Essentially, a rabbi being paid for leading a congregation will be subject to how much value that rabbi will bring to the congregation. In many instances, this will translate to "How dynamic is the rabbi?" (I.E. Can he bring in a bunch of people who otherwise might not come?), "What is the rabbi's stance on halacha?" (I.E. does the rabbi's stance fit with the stance of the congregation itself?) and "How much of a leader is the rabbi?" (I.E. is the rabbi willing to be a yes-man to the president of the synagogue board?).
As for job-opportunities, it really depends on where you're willing to look. Most big cities have long-established rabbis (or they know of places where they can go when they need someone new). Smaller, more rural areas will probably look for a rabbi more as someone who can give some nice speeches without preaching fire and brimstone to the congregation (the farther away jews have to go to the synagogue, the less likely you will find an orthodox community). This is not to say that there aren't orthodox rabbis in small areas - but those are usually placed there by Chabad or some other similar organization (I.E. someone with deep pockets who can pay for a rabbi that otherwise wouldn't get offered a job).
If you can get a job with a large congregation (200+ people on a weekly basis) and/or you work for a liberal temple, you can probably make a decent salary (I won't even hazard a guess as to how much most rabbis get paid). Most other rabbis, though, usually have to supplement their income with other jobs (such as teaching in a school nearby). Being a rabbi is a tough calling. If you're able to do it, more power to you. But don't expect a big payday unless you work for a Syrian-Jewish synagogue in New York.


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WASHINGTON - For a kid who's still only 20 and had yet to hit a game-ending homer in his nascent career, Bryce Harper sure inspired a lot of confidence in his teammates as he walked to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
"You could feel it. You could just feel it in the dugout," reliever Ian Krol said. "You know something special's going to happen when you put him in that kind of situation."
The score was tied, a man was on base, and Harper was hoping to do something to avert what could have become a devastating defeat for the Washington Nationals. They already blew a substantial lead Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. And as it is, the Nationals were 0-6 since the All-Star break to fall way below .500 and way behind in the NL East.
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HARRISON HOMERS — Pittsburgh's Josh Harrison is congratulated by teammates Clint Barmes and Gaby Sanchez after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of Thursday's game against Washington at Nationals Park.
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Precisely as Krol and other Nationals anticipated, Harper delivered. Right in the middle of it all from the very start to the finish, the 2012 NL Rookie of the Year hit a two-run shot over the wall to the left of straightaway center, lifting Washington past Pittsburgh 9-7 for a late-July victory that felt late-season pivotal to the Nationals.
"Great to get the 'W' today. We really needed it," said Harper, who sat out Wednesday because of the bothersome left knee that put him on the disabled list until July 1, the last time he homered. "Hopefully this one will carry on into tomorrow and the next day."
Harper raised his right fist overhead as he rounded first base and was mobbed by a bouncing pack of teammates as he reached home plate after his homer off Bryan Morris (4-4).
"It's kind of sometimes like pickup basketball," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, who like Nationals skipper Davey Johnson was ejected on a wild afternoon that also included three errors by Pittsburgh infielders in the first inning. "They had the ball last."
Krol (1-0) earned his first major league win despite being part of poor relief in the ninth that allowed the Pirates to erase a four-run deficit. The Nationals blew leads of 4-0 and 7-3, the latter when closer Rafael Soriano was charged with four runs while getting only one out in the ninth. He walked the first two batters, then gave up Jordy Mercer's run-scoring double and Russell Martin's RBI single. Until then, the Pirates were 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
Nationals bench coach Randy Knorr, who took over after Johnson left in the fifth, then lifted Soriano - the established guy with the $28 million, two-year contract and 25 saves - and turned to Krol - a rookie without a save in the majors.
"Figured, if you don't want to be in that mode to shut the game down," Knorr said, "I'll bring somebody else in."
Gutsy? Sure. Unorthodox? Without a doubt. Did it work? Well, Krol loaded the bases by walking his first batter, and after a strikeout, Josh Harrison - who homered earlier - tied the game at 7 with a two-run single.
"I haven't felt nerves like that since my debut," Krol acknowledged afterward. "So it was kind of crazy to be out there in that situation. Something that I'm not comfortable with. Something that I don't normally do."
But Harper is someone who never seems fazed on the field. He made a headfirst diving catch for the day's first out, then got hit by a pitch leading off the bottom of the first to start Washington's four-run outburst. A double in the sixth followed, then a single and run in the eighth, and then his 14th homer of the season to cap it.
"You never know what you get out of Bryce. But that's the most exciting part about Bryce. He's always going to put on a show," said Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez, who struck out 11 and allowed three runs in 5 2-3 innings. "What he did today is typical Bryce."
Briefly breaking out of a slump that had seen it score a total of 13 runs while going 0-6 since the All-Star break, Washington batted around to go ahead 4-0 against A.J. Burnett after one inning. First baseman Gaby Sanchez, second baseman Mercer and third baseman Pedro Alvarez each committed an error, meaning only one run was earned.
Harper was right in the thick of it all, of course.
After Harper reached by getting plunked, Steve Lombardozzi followed with a bunt single for the first of his three hits. Harper strayed too far off second, getting caught in a rundown. But shortstop Clint Barmes' throw got past Alvarez, who was charged with an error. That allowed Harper to come all the way around to score.
"It worked out," Harper said.
NOTES: Nationals 2B Lombardozzi made two nifty inning-ending double plays. ... The last time the Nationals produced four runs in an inning was the fifth on July 7, during an 11-7 victory over the Padres. ... Burnett wound up going seven innings, allowing one earned run. ... RHP Vic Black made his major league debut, entering with two outs in the eighth.


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The man accused of raping and murdering WKU freshman Katie Autry in her dorm room last May has submitted to more physical evidence tests less than 90 days before his trial is set to begin.
Lucas Goodrum, 23, was taken to the Medical Center on Wednesday, May 5, where medical professionals removed 30 hairs from his head and 30 hairs from his private region for more DNA and hair analysis testing by the state crime lab. Goodrum's attorney David Broderick argued in a teleconference with Judge Tom Castlen that the 12 hairs already submitted by Goodrum should be more than enough, but a state forensic expert from the crime lab in Frankfort testified by phone that more were needed for a complete batch of tests.
Prosecution and defense attorneys also argued on which expert witnesses will be allowed to testify. Broderick told Judge Castlen that the Commonwealth Attorney's office had failed to notify him of a pathologist they intended to call, but the prosecution successfully argued that the notification had come with the pathologist's name being listed as the author of the autopsy report. Judge Castlen did order Commonwealth Attorney Michael Pearson to give Broderick a list of all of the experts he intended to call that would be classified as "expert."
The defense has requested several witnesses be called to testify, including Autry's roommate at the time of her death, Danica Jackson. Jackson has told police she called her dorm room hours before Autry's death, and says she spoke with co-defendant Stephen Soules and heard the voices of Autry and another male in the background.
Also, a defense motion to have Pearson testify as a witness at the trial was denied.


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NHDOS, NHDOT not in a rush to consider ATVs on Rtes. 2 & 16
GORHAM - It likely will be late July or early August before the state Department of Safety (NHDOS) and Department of Transportation (NHDOT) decide whether or not to allow ATVs to travel with the flow of traffic on nearly three miles on Routes 2 and 16, both state highways.
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21 Jan 2012 8:50 AM #1
Answered: Best Practice for Handling Events in Subcomponents
I want to once a gain thank the developers and contributors to ExtJS. There is much great documentation on the framework and many great forum posts, but I do see some (including some ExtJS 3.x experienced users) taking a bit to grasp the MVC of ExtJS 4.x. I think my question is fairly simple, but I didn't find a forum post or other documentation that answered my question. This may just be that the MVC structure of 4.x hasn't had time to generate as big of a knowledge base as earlier versions.
I see many ways to handle events, but I'm interested in what is the best ExtJS 4.x MVC way to handle the events of a view. I have a user grid panel that is contained in a tab panel. I want to handle a double click on the user record in the grid to open up another tab for that specified user. My question is: Is the BEST PLACE in the ExtJS MVC design to "bubble-up" the grid itemdblclick event (or any other event from a view controlled by a controller) to the controller (User controller in my case)?
Ext.define('LB.controller.Users', { extend: 'Ext.app.Controller', views: ['user.List','user.Tabs'], stores: ['Users'], models: ['User'], init: function() { this.control({ 'userlist *': { itemdblclick: function(dataview, record, item, index, e) { // Is this where YOU would put the handling of a itemdblclick for the grid? console.log(record.get('username')+ ' was double clicked.'); } } }) } });Code:
Ext.define('LB.view.user.Tabs' ,{ extend: 'Ext.tab.Panel', alias : 'widget.usertabs', resizeTabs: true, enableTabScroll: true, defaults: { autoScroll:true }, items: [{ title: 'User List', items: [{ xtype:'userlist', id: 'userlist' }], closable: false }] });Code:
Ext.define('LB.view.Viewport', { extend: 'Ext.Viewport', layout: 'fit', initComponent: function() { this.items = { items: [{ xtype: 'usertabs' }] }; this.callParent(); } });
Personally I wouldn't use an itemId without putting it in the context of an owner container. I also try to avoid control queries that don't include a custom xtype. So assuming the grid doesn't have its own alias the selector might be something like 'userlist #gridPanel'.
A couple of other things I would change...
You should avoid using static ids, e.g. id: 'userlist'.
Though it's difficult to be sure, it looks like your code might be suffering from excessive panel nesting. For example, here:
items: [{ title: 'User List', items: [{ xtype:'userlist', id: 'userlist' }], closable: false }]
items: [{ closable: false, title: 'User List', xtype: 'userlist' }]
21 Jan 2012 12:41 PM #2
Absolutely. All of that logic should be in the controller, but you should use "itemId", or a more specific selector.
This is a better way to do it:
Ext.define('Controller', { extend: 'Ext.app.Controller', refs: [ // refs here ], init: function() { this.control({ '#gridPanel': { itemdblclick: this.onGridPanelItemDblClick } }); }, onGridPanelItemDblClick: function() { // code here } });
22 Jan 2012 12:16 AM #3
Personally I wouldn't use an itemId without putting it in the context of an owner container. I also try to avoid control queries that don't include a custom xtype. So assuming the grid doesn't have its own alias the selector might be something like 'userlist #gridPanel'.
A couple of other things I would change...
You should avoid using static ids, e.g. id: 'userlist'.
Though it's difficult to be sure, it looks like your code might be suffering from excessive panel nesting. For example, here:
items: [{ title: 'User List', items: [{ xtype:'userlist', id: 'userlist' }], closable: false }]
items: [{ closable: false, title: 'User List', xtype: 'userlist' }]
22 Jan 2012 9:01 AM #4
And yes, I had excessive panel nesting. One reason, being a newbie and just getting it working. The other reason, I hadn't yet refactored my code.
As for the userlist, it is a grid panel. I forgot to include the code in the original post.
Ext.define('LB.view.user.List' ,{ extend: 'Ext.grid.Panel', alias : 'widget.userlist', store : 'Users', initComponent: function() { this.columns = [ {header: 'User ID', dataIndex: 'id', resizable: false, width:55}, {header: 'User Name', dataIndex: 'username', flex: 4}, {header: 'First Name', dataIndex: 'firstname', flex: 6}, {header: 'Last Name', dataIndex: 'lastname', flex: 6} ]; this.callParent(arguments); } });
22 Jan 2012 11:30 AM #5
I suggest having a read of this page in the docs, it doesn't cover everything but it may fill in some of the blanks:
It includes an explanation of the # syntax.
The itemdblclick for a gridview is relayed by the grid itself, so there's no need to target the view specifically. Just listen for this event on the grid instead. You should end up with a CQ selector of just userlist.
22 Jan 2012 11:52 AM #6
The # makes sense. It is just like a CSS definition. Thanks for the link.
Can I assume the component query userlist with the itemdblclick does NOT fire when the grid header, which is part of the userlist component extended from grid panel, is double clicked because the grid header catches the event and prevents the event from bubbling up to the userlist component?
Thanks again for taking the time to explain. Little bits of help like this keeps us newbies going.
22 Jan 2012 11:55 AM #7
Maybe this is just my preference, but I wouldn't even use the itemdblclick event in the controller. The way I like to look at my views and controllers is a little more higher level. A view is a representation of a model (or set of models) being displayed and the a view can allow a user to interact and perform actions. These actions are normally more high level, for example a double click on user might mean 'Edit this user', in that case I would get my view to relay an 'editUser' event with all the relevant details the controller might need.
By taking this approach you can set yourself up to changing the view more easily without having to touch the controllers. For example if you decide you need a mobile interface then itemdblclick doesn't make sense any more and you'd need to either rewrite a new set of controllers to handle this, or add more complexity to the controller to handle 'itemdbltap' for example. However if you get all views to relay the same editUser event then the controller need not be changed. Another good example is re-use across multiple views, if your component query matches multiple views then you can relay this same event from anywhere, similarly if the editUser event in one view needs to be in a grid and in another view it comes from a button (perhaps a detailed user view) then there's no need to touch the controller.
This is at least how we have been working with MVC in Sencha Touch and it has helped us to produce a phone ui first and then on tablets load a different set of views but re-use exactly the same controllers. We've also started doing the same with Ext 4.x and again it's helped a huge amount of complexity
22 Jan 2012 3:53 PM #8
Events prefixed with item are events for the items in a view (that's an Ext.view.View, not a view in the MVC sense). For a grid view the items are the rows. So itemdblclick only applies to rows, not the header.
Regarding mapping events to more meaningful names like editUser. I can see the benefit of that but I haven't tried it myself so I can't speak from personal experience. Approaching it from a purely theoretically perspective, it feels like you're moving controller logic into the view. A view should understand concepts like clicks or keypresses and no more. Mapping to events such as editUser or deleteProduct is giving those events extra meaning at the view level. I think there's a clue in the names. itemdblclick describes an event that has occurred to the grid. editUser however does not - it describes how you want that event to be handled. That feels like the observable prejudging the observer to me. The decision to treat a double-click as an edit should be in the controller.
My instinct would be to keep the view events descriptive of the user interactions. It seems pretty trivial to wire up multiple events to the same handler at the controller level without building extra logic into the view to abstract it away.
Of course in practice I may be totally wrong... what's convenient in practice doesn't always tie up with theoretical idealism.
22 Jan 2012 7:26 PM #9
22 Jan 2012 7:29 PM #10
At all cost, do not use static ids. You will end up with an app that is brittle. Trust me on this.https://moduscreate.com/wp-content/t...es/favicon.png
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I have read the sentence
In this sentence , I would like to know the usage of 知力 .
In dictionary , it means "intelligence "
Can I use 知恵 or 知能 instead of 知力.
Is there any difference in usage between them.
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[Standard Japanese learner disclaimer.]
To me, 知力 is more related to 知能 than it is to 知恵.
I think the 力 in 知力 implies mental ability, which is somewhat synonymous with the meaning of 能.
For 知恵, I can't do a comparison by kanji, but the definition seems more closely related to wisdom and knowledge (acquired intelligence), than it does to the abilities that come with talent (natural intelligence).
For example which is more applicable to an IQ test vs. a subject specific test like the LSAT?


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Top Family Outings for Winter Break
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Dig out your old ice skates and brave the cold! Ice skating is a great way to get some exercise on those chilly winter days. Beginners will have some fun simply keeping their balance as they circle the ice, and more advanced skaters can enjoy practicing their moves or a game of pick up hockey.
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Spooky Mall
Developer: Melesta
Run a Spooky Mall!
Run a Spooky Mall that is stocked with the goods that ghosts love in this ghoulishly fun Time Management game! Keep your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your employees hopping to earn the money you need to buy new equipment and upgrade your stores. Clock in at midnight as you watch out for thieves, keep things clean, and quickly greet your customers to earn a perfect ranking in Spooky Mall!
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Time Management, Cooking Games, Diner Games, Food Games
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• Terrifying customers
• Open different stores
• Run a Spooky Mall!
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Your Ultimate Guide to Concealer
Turns out the secret to having flawless skin isn't getting regular facials and using $150 La Mer moisturizer. It's knowing how to apply concealer
How to apply: To counteract the yellow, bluish hues under the eyes, Dedivanovic says to use a peach-based concealer. A lot of concealers have a yellow-base, which would only make the area look more dull and sallow. "The peach brings warmth to the area," he says.
And since the eye area is susceptible to fine lines, make sure the concealer has a lifting ingredient like vitamin A to prevent the concealer from settling into the creases. Dedivanovic loves DiorSkin Sculpt Smoothing Lifting Concealer, $35.
Finish by running a sponge under water, squeeze the water out, dip into loose powder, then dab over the area to set the concealer. Dedivanovic recommends the Beauty Blender, $26, which he calls "the greatest thing to happen to makeup in many years."
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i have so much to learn! and need to shop for a couple of other concealers as well. i have a creamy pencil and a powder, time to get the liquid and the blender sponge.
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Great advice. Thanks!
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I will be buying a concealer pencil for my spider veins!
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Thanks! I have dark circles usually and some acne scars.
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I absolutely loved the idea of running a sponge under water, squeezing the water out, dipping into loose powder, then dabbing over the area to set the concealer. I am totally going to try this out.
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Does anyone know where to get the velour puff brush Mario mentions in the article. I can find velour puffs but not a brush. He says to use it with your loose powder instead of a raw material brush. Cant find a velour puff brush and need help
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Great information. One formula for concealer doesn't cut it for multiple issues. Neither is just one technique. So glad to see that represented here.
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BL girls basketball preview capsules
Here are the girls basketball previews for the Berkshire League:
Head coach: Gerry Hicks, 13th season
2012-13 record: 0-19
Key players: Sr. Amanda Root; Sr. Aleigh Valickis; Sr. Bailey Campbell; Jr. Shelly DeLaPaz.
Outlook: There is only one way to go for the Yellowjackets as they try to improve on a difficult 2012-13 season.
Coach's take: "The team is working hard to improve over last season. The upperclassmen are providing strong leadership and help to the younger players. This year's team looks more athletic than in recent seasons and will be more competitive in the league."
Head coach: Frank Hadsell (3rd season, 15-25)
2012-13 record: 10-12
Key players: Sr. Heather Kearns, 13.1 ppg., All-BL; Sr. Katie Heacox, 13.3 ppg., 10 rpg.; Sr. Hailey Nelson, 7 ppg., 5 assists/G; Soph. Chelsea Kearns; Soph. Hannah McGuire.
Outlook: League coaches said that to overlook Housy would be a mistake. Take that a step further: You had better look out for the Mountaineers. Housy has star power in Kearns and Heacox. They can score and they can crash the boards. In other words: It will be a long night for BL teams in Falls Village this season.
Coach's take: "We have 12 freshman out this year, and three or four will play varsity ball. We have three seasoned seniors, and two juniors and two sophomores who will all see playing action. I am excited for the year ahead. If everyone stays healthy we should have a good year."
Head coach: Joe Capitani (3rd season, 26-20)
2012-13 record: 18-7
Key players: Sr. Teagan Dunn, 14.4 ppg., 13 rpg., All-BL; Sr. Lesliegh Carter, 6 ppg., 8 rpg.; Jr. Natalie Ruel, 12.3 ppg., 4 rpg., 4 assists/G; Sr. Mikayla Penn.
Outlook: The Spartans are in the title race again this season, and they'll look to Dunn, Carter and Ruel to lead them.
Coach's take: "The Mills girls are working hard to improve and grow closer together as a team. The Berkshire League has many quality and experienced teams this season."
Head coach: Jessica Zenowitz (3rd season, 16-26)
2012-13 record: 9-13
Key players: Sr. Tara Shakley, 12.2 ppg.; Sr. Shelby Elwell; Jr. Zoe Weik; Soph. Elena Kennedy; Soph. Sophie MacDonald.
Outlook: Litchfield returns some top talent from last season, but lost a ton of its depth to graduation.
Coach's take: "We are a very young team but with a lot of potential. We return only six players from last season. The returners are great leaders and the newcomers are all hard workers and quick to learn. We look for a steep learning curve as we go into the season."
Head coach: Adam Brutting
2012-13 record: 19-6 (Class M quarterfinal)
Key players: Sr. Allie Rescsanski, 7.9 ppg.; Sr. Megan Mitchell; Sr. Erin South; Sr. Ally Charette; Jr. Jess Fengler, 8.2 ppg.; Soph. Courtney Carlson, 8.6 ppg.
Outlook: The Chiefs have been on the cusp of a BL title, and they'll be right there again this season. Nonnewaug is balanced and talented. In a competitive conference, the Chiefs are a top contender.
Coach's take: "I'm looking forward to the development of this team with the mix of great returning leadership and young and eager new talent. It's a group that is really going to compete and push each other to get better every day at practice."
Head coach: Fred Williams (35th season)
2012-13 record: 16-8
Key players: Sr. Liz Newkirk; Sr. Kathleen Wysocki; Jr. Emma Beltrandi, 9.9 ppg.; Sr. Jaiden Dropick; Jr. Kelsey Hodgkin; Jr. Amanda Soltis; Sr. Sam Nelson; Sr. Jaclyn Colombie.
Coach's take: "We are working to replace some key players from last year's team. We will have three starters back, and look forward to others stepping up to fill the vacancies created by graduation."
Head coach: Karen Puskas (1st season)
2012-13 record: 2-17
Key players: Jr. Kaitlyn McGrath; Jr. Kelsey Johnson, 5 ppg; Soph. Caroline Kelly, 6.7 ppg.
Coach's take: "The program is definitely in a rebuilding stage. We have a small group and no seniors. We have some freshman and sophomore talent that needs to be molded, but has limited varsity experience. The team is working hard and staying positive, and hoping to surprise a few teams."
Head coach: Damian Coggshell (4th season, 21-41)
2012-13 record: 10-12
Key players: Sr. Olivia Pilarski, 13.1 ppg.; Sr. Bailey Doran, 7.4 ppg.; Sr. Julia Pilarski, 9.7 ppg.
Coach's take: "We have a lot of players returning this year with varsity experience. We are a good shooting team and have many different players that can score."
Head coach: Bob McMahon (10th season, 141-70)
2012-13 record: 23-3 (BL champion, Class S finalist)
Key players: Sr. Abby Hulbert, 14.3 ppg., All-BL; Sr. Brytnnie Thomas, 5 ppg.; Soph. Morgan Sanson, 7.4 ppg.; Soph. Gabrielle Hulrbert; Soph. Charlotte Eberhardt; Newcomers: Sr. Sarah Guay; Soph. Nicole Schaefer; Sr. Morgan Graham.
Outlook: There is one word that describes the Bears in 2012-13: Wow. That same word may work for 2013-14. Thomaston has talent, depth, and if you look at the key players listed above you can see that the next wave of underclassmen are strong. But are the young players ready to take their place on a championship squad? That is the question for the Bears this season.
Coach's take: "We bring back tons of experience from last year's team, but it's a new year. We have many new faces in the mix. A lot depends on how quickly they adapt to varsity basketball."
Head coach: Kevin Crowley (12th season, 188-95)
2012-13 record: 6-14
Key players: Sr. Alizabeth Stack; Sr. Amber Hine; Soph. Brooke Neller; Soph. Kristen Kandefer; Frosh. Emily Kupcho.
Outlook: The Warriors don't return a lot of varsity experience, and look to the freshman and sophomore classes to contribute immediately.
Coach's take: "We are very young and inexperienced, but athletic and eager. The best overall players are in the sophomore and freshman classes."
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I am an indie developer working on multiple Android projects. I am having problem with maintaining same functionality on different projects. For example, three of my apps use the same 2 classes; since they are different projects, when I need to make a change in those classes, I need to make it three times. Is there a simple solution to this kind of common problem?
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Separate the shared code off into a library, and include the library in the projects.
As an Android developer, you're presumably using Java. Consider using a dependency management tool like Maven or Ivy.
A side effect is that this will help maintain separation of concerns by enforcing modularity. The cost is that it may take some work to separate; the benefit is better future maintainability. Also, if you ever decide to, you can release the library separately (either commercially or as open source) from your applications.
Version control. Git. Git Submodules.
Put your projects under version control, using a dvcs like git or mercurial etc. Put the shared code in a submodule in git. Use the submodule in the projects that need it. When you update the submodule, can pull the changes to other projects with a single command.
No one else mentioned the double-edged sword yet, so I'll add my 2 cents. If you have multiple projects and they all share some reusable code, according to good programming practices/principles (DRY for example), you should place the code in one global place and structure it in such a way so that it can be shared by all your projects without any modifications. In other words, define interfaces to be generic and common enough to suit everyone.
There are few options for doing this: 1) Create a base project that others depend on. This project can create a binary distribution that other projects consume. 2) Pull an open-source model within your organization. Have common code be its own code branch and have other projects pull in code same way you would take source code from any OSS online.
Now here's where the sword comes in...
Placing code into a common place that other projects/people depend on can become rather expensive. Let's say you have a piece of code and 4 other projects depend on it. One of your customers that uses project A finds a bug and you have to make a fix. You rush the fix out and that customer is happy. But you just modified some code that 3 other projects depend on. Did you retest all of those to make sure no edge conditions were introduced?
Common code must also be crafted much more carefully and module interfaces must be much better designed because that code must accommodate not one but 4 clients and each of those might just use this code with ever so slight of a difference.
If your projects are on different release cycles, you need to be even more careful about managing the common code. You can't simply make changes in the common code because project B needs new functionality, if you are 3 days away from cutting the final image for project C.
I'm not saying common library isn't the right solution. I'm a strong supporter of DRY and I've created and supported common code before and continue to do so. Just wanted to put it out there that simply making code common will have it's own expenses.
If you are the only one reusing this code, this isn't as bad. If you have a team of engineers and they start using the common code, expenses shoot up even more. If others are involved, expect placing code into a common library to take 3 times as much time as it would takes to get it to a point where you think it is "complete". You will need to a) make the library more robust to protect against all kinds of edge conditions and invalid usage, b) provide documentation so others can use the library and c) help other people debug when they use the library in a way that you haven't anticipated and your documentation didn't cover their specific use case.
Few suggestions I can offer:
This is an idealized solution, and may take some effort to get working.
The DRY principle states that there should be a single authoritative source of truth. This dictates the use of a single source repository for all program logic, with no duplication; files organized to promote sharing and reuse of documents.
The pragmatic requirements of communication in a distributed, multi-team environment suggests that there should be multiple independent repositories, one for each project or collaboration.
I would approach this problem by submitting to the inevitable: you will need to take both approaches concurrently, and we will use scripting & automation to smooth over the fact that the approaches are contradictory.
The one unified repository will be your single authoritative source. The build process for each project will copy all the files used by that project (and only those files) into an intermediate location, then build from that intermediate location. (Unison or some similar tool can be used to move deltas instead of whole files).
These intermediate locations can be used as local working copies for the set of secondary, derived, or downstream repositories. Post-commit hook scripts on the authoritative repository will update all of the intermediate locations, and, for each in turn, check if it has changed, and make the same commit to the corresponding secondary repository if a change is detected.
This way, the multiple secondary repositories are kept in sync with the single authoritative source repository, and the build process ensures that the secondary repositories contain all of the (possibly shared) documents and other files that are needed for the build to succeed. Finally, and most importantly, the development and build process ensures that files are edited in one place and one place only, and that all copies are kept consistent and up to date.


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Religious persecution watch
Hospital workers and nurses in a Goshen, Indiana medical center are being forced to get a flu vaccine or else. One hospital fired eight, including three nurses, at least one of whom says she objected to the vaccine on religious grounds. ABC News reports:
Ethel Hoover wore all black on her last day of work as a nurse in the critical care unit at Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital. She said she was in "mourning" because she would have been at the hospital 22 years in February, and she's only called out of work four or five times in her whole career , she said."This is my body. I have a right to refuse the flu vaccine," Hoover, 61, told ABCNews.com. "For 21 years, I have religiously not taken the flu vaccine, and now you're telling me that I believe in it."More than 15,100 flu cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since Sept. 30, including 16 pediatric deaths. Indiana's flu activity level is considered high, according to the CDC, which last month announced that the flu season came a month earlier than usual.
Hoover's lawyer, Alan Phillips, says his client had the right to refuse her flu shot under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits religious discrimination of employees. Hoover and some of the others are Mennonites, but Phillips said religion could include any strongly held belief, and that the belief flu shots are bad should suffice."If your personal beliefs are religious in nature, then they are a protected belief," Phillips said.From the HuffPo roundup of the story:
According to UPI, a total of 26 employees filed for an exemption from the mandatory flu vaccination. Eleven appeals were granted along religious lines, and several more employees were exempted because they faced the possibility of a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine.The employees who were ultimately fired did not fit the criteria for religious protection as established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to the hospital."If it were religious beliefs as defined by the EEOC, they would not have been terminated," explained McDonald to UPI. "Sometimes there can be a little bit of gray area, and people who have very personally-held religious beliefs will present those as religious opportunities for exemption."
Yes, there's no medical reason not to get the vaccine, and it is designed to protect the health of the patients these people have vowed to serve. But religious freedom trumps everything, as we have been often and loudly reminded, and yet our Nazi-Stalinist State continues to trample on the conscience of believers. Why won't we rise up? It's mind-boggling. Right?
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"Do you hear the people sing?' To the barricades!The sarcasm is well founded. this thicket of issues around immunizations and "religious objections" is only going to intensify. If my Wiccan friends object to a PPD on the basis that they can treat TB naturally and not spread it should they ever have any symptoms before being hired for a non-patient contact position at the business office of a large health facility, should that be respected? Civil libertarians and canon lawyers -- as well as attorneys'- opinions are welocome!
It seems to me thee are several issues here:1, whether or not the woman has a *religious* objection to the vaccine2. whether or not the woman has a non-religious right to object to the vaccie2. whether or not the vaccine is in fact effective at preventing the fluAs to 1, it seems to me that her claim simply is not a religious claim at all. It might be deeply held, but that alone doesn't make it religious.ISTM her claim is, rather, a claim under the right-to-life cause. That is, she is claiming that the vaccine would be life-threatening to her, and so she has a right to refuse it under the right-to-life clause.That being the case, the question then becomes 3. -- whether or not the vaccine is in fact effective or not. This is an epistemological question -- how does she or anyone *know* that the vaccine is lethal or not? She is ultimately challenging the scientific method, an established good which I cannot see the court abandoning for the sake of one person's right to disagree with the scientists. We have a right to be wrong, but not if it affects other people's health seriously.
...fit the criteria for religious protection as established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...If I'm not mistaken, this is the same governmental commission which was slapped down by the Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor earlier this year for its views on religious protections - actually its lack of religious protectionsAnd the connection between this woman getting the vaccine and patient's health is, at best, tenuous. After all, I highly doubt that the hospital restricts visitors or others (probably including her doctors) to only those who have had the flu vaccine. [
Ann, and these employee rights are weighed against the rights of the patients:1. not to be needlessly exposed to contagious disease. The anti-vaccine people are all true believers who are not going to let mere scientific evidence get in the way of their cause, no matter how much that evidence comes out in support of vaccines.
David G - unless you are positing that being pregnant is akin to carrying a contagious disease, the parallel doesn't seem very apt in this case.Regarding the case at hand: let's start by recalling that religious freedom rights aren't absolute, so the hospital isn't prima facie out of line in expecting its employess to abide by the policy. The way I'd approach it is to look at the relative risk to vulnerable patients. We can all agree that a person with the appropriate vaccine has taken prudent precautions to make the risk of carrying the contagious disease as low as she reasonably can. What is the comparative risk for someone who doesn't take the vaccine? My own completely non-scientific observation is that, among people who don't get the flu shot every year, the risk of getting the flu is probably still less than 50%. How high is too high a risk? I dunno. What if it's only 20% Or 5%? (This is starting to sound like that Old Testament reading in which Abraham negotiates with God to spare Sodom).There are also risks associated with getting the vaccine (as there are risks with any medical procedure). Could a nurse refuse the vaccine, not on religious-liberty grounds, but on medical-risk grounds? Isn't that the reason that medical personnel inform us of risks before obtaining our consent?
I took an interesting online course at Coursera (which is free) on the History of Vaccines, if people want to freshen up on how vaccines work and which ones have side effects and which don't and why. The online community was fascinating, too, with really knowledgeable people (and some really not).
Bruce: The connection to patient health is not tenuous. Hospital employees are the ones who have repeated contact with many patients. Vaccines prevent employees from picking up the virus from one patient or visitor and passing it on to many others. It doesn't take many unvaccinated persons dramatically increase the chances of the disease spreading. The hospital can't control whether patients and visitors are vaccinated, but it can control whether its employees are.
I agree with "Cupcake." Patients rights supersede worker's rights. What kind of nurse does not believe in flu shots. She is entitled to her opinion but not to endanger patients. The visitor question is not relevant. The nurse is a constant presence to patients and therefore potentially dangerous. How many times have we heard a person getting an infection by going to the hospital.
Cupcake and Bill - consider the following1) Preliminary data for the 2010-2011 influenza season indicate that influenza vaccine effectiveness was about 60% for all age groups combined, and that almost all influenza viruses isolated from study participants were well-matched to the vaccine strains (Unpublished CDC data).2) How well the flu vaccine works (or its ability to prevent influenza illness) can range widely from season to season and also can vary depending on who is being vaccinated. At least two factors play an important role in determining the likelihood that influenza vaccine will protect a person from influenza illness: 1) characteristics of the person being vaccinated (such as their age and health), and 2) the similarity or "match" between the influenza viruses in the vaccine and those spreading in the community. During years when the viruses in the vaccine and circulating viruses are not well matched, its possible that no benefit from vaccination may be observed. During years when the viruses in the vaccine and circulating viruses are very well matched, its possible to measure substantial benefits from vaccination in terms of preventing influenza illness. However, even during years when the vaccine match is very good, the benefits of vaccination will vary across the population, depending on characteristics of the person being vaccinated and even, potentially, which vaccine was used.3) The infections you hear about people getting in the hospital are from bacteria in the hospital and those bacteria are no longer killed by antibiotics. The flu is a virus and always has been unaffected by antibiotics.More info here http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/flu/default.htm
Bruce- That same CDC recommends everyone over 6 months get the flu shot especially People who are at high risk of developing serious complications like pneumonia if they get sick with the flu. This includes: People who have certain medical conditions including asthma, diabetes, and chronic lung disease. Pregnant women. People 65 years and older People who live with or care for others who are high risk of developing serious complications.
It is not clear cut that the vaccine is safe and effective.There are biologists who believe that there is empirical evidence that these vaccines are neither safe or effective. That we have the centers for disease control pushing them on us and that the media never fails to support the government view [after putting up straw men then knocking them down to "prove" that the anti vaccine position is not valid]on vaccines does not mean they are correct.Check our Gary Null and you'll find a credible scientific debunking of the safety and efficacy of the flu vaccine and other vaccines. Scientific prevailing beliefs have in the past proven to be inaccurate and those who challenged the prevailing scientific knowledge and were labeled quacks or unscientific have been proven right.Having a consensus by the medical or governemnt/media establishment does not necessarily mean it is accurate. There is alot that can ride on having to persist in a certain belief.[money,ego, fear that if the challengers to the status quo are correct then perhaps alot of people have gotten sick due to error].That people who are very relunctant to take pharmaceutical drugs when sick and have an almost neurotic need to know every detail about every food they eat, for the sake of their health- when it comes to vaccines -are so willing and eager-to get their shots as soon as the governemnt/media tells them to do so-shows the power of government/media indoctrination.The infections people get in hospitals are due to the germs that immunocompromised sick people are prone to getting- from the hospital itself[on surfaces as well as from other patients, nurses, visitors as well as from their initial condition.]A nurse who has the flu should not be working with sick people. Not having the flu and not getting the vaccine does not spread the flu.!Not washing your hands may spread germs but not getting a flu shot does not!Getting the flu shot then coming down with a "side effect"[a mild case of the flu-the pro vaccinators call it] is exactly how a nurse COULD spread the flu to her patients!Of course the reality is that if a visitor has the flu the visitor can pass it on to patients-and nurses. So to push the vaccine on the nurses then allow non vaccinated visitors- to be with patients shows that their scheme is just the result of a knee jerk pro vaccine ideology.They're willing to drop their own ball and allow non vaccinated visitors exposes how bogus the scheme is.
More distressing to me even than irresponsible health care workers are those parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. I don't think they have a right to do that and I most definitely don't think they should be permitted to send their children to school and put other children at risk of illness. There is an extreme selfishness at play there.
It's not selfishness Irene-but a belief that the vaccines harm children and that vaccinations actually in many cases cause outbreaks of the disease they are suppossed to be containing.When there is a disease outbreak and it turns out that the outbreak-in a school or town ,say- is where people have indeed been vaccinated-then the pro vaccinators answer is to claim they need more booster shots.The fact that the vaccinated populations caused the outbreak among non vaccinated [as well as vaccinated] people is something they just sweep under the rug and if you bring it up -you're ignorant of the science,they claim.Checkout Gary Null -and get informed people!Whether you agree with anti vaccine parents-and the many scientists who make those claims-or not ,to dismiss the anti vaccine parents as selfish -is a false narrative about them.Part of a propaganda campagn to villify opponents of vaccines and to push them on us.
I think those people who refuse to vaccinate their children, if they thought for a second their child might get polio, diptheria and all of the other horrible diseases, they would absolutely get their children vaccinated.They count on all of the rest of us to vaccinate our kids, thinking that this will prevent their own children from being exposed; but really, they're just putting everyone's children at risk. Selfish. And misinformed. I've lived in places where children sickened and die from these preventable diseases. The vaccine is much, much less risky than the diseases no matter what the conspiracy theorists say.
Smallpox just didn't go away by itself.
You're right Irene,small pox -which did kill millions of people throughout history was indeed eradicated by the small pox vaccine.I did not mention it because we don't hear of small pox any more. That was a real success story.That was a real vaccine. One dose and you were immune for life and when enough people got their dose the disease was wiped off the face of the earth.[herd immunity].[Though I'm sure there are stockpiles of the virus in military labs somewhere!]The small pox vaccine was truly great medicine at work. These other vaccines-with their booster shots are not real vaccines .They require miltiple doses which means there is no sure match or potency.They end up causing the disease and outbreaks where otherwise there would not be.[these diseases are cyclical].They also cause other diseases and neurological problems.AIDS crossed the species barrier[from monkeys to humans] via the hepatitis b vaccine which used [infected with hiv] monkey tissue to make that vaccine. And who got that hepatitis b vaccine? Gay men who tended to get hepatitis frequently. So too empoverished africans!.That is why AIDS started in africa and was seen there and among gay men in san francisco first- places where that hepatitis b vaccine was given.That is the tip of the iceberg regarding dangerous vaccines. Check out Gary Null for in depth critique based on scientific evidence.
Irene, you are right about parents refusing to vaccinate their children. But thats a completely different issue than the flu vaccine. Smallpox, for example, has a mortality rate of 35% (it kills 35% of those who contract it) and the vaccine in 95% effective. I completely disagree with rose-ellen about the safety and efficacy virtually all other vaccines which are effective, safe, and prevent bad outcomes. The flu vaccine is safe, but the mortality rate from flu is very low and its effective rate is also much lower. Its a completely different 'kettle of fish'.
The flu vaccine is not a live virus - it does not cause flu or flu outbreaks. Spreading untrue stories about vaccines that discourage people from getting vaccines results in people getting sick and kids dying of preventable diseases.
The fact that an admitted "side effect" of the flu vaccine is a mild case of- the flu-means that vaccinnated nurses are walking about spreading the flu to their patients.Whether a case is mild or not -it is still the flu. What remains mild for one otherwise healthy person can become for an already sick patient a severe case of the flu.People should be discouraged from getting these dangerous vaccines which cause outbreaks of the said disease as well as other diseases.One day the truth will out.Though in principal vaccines can be safe and effective way to eradicate dangerous diseases[smallpox]-the reality is that most vaccines today do neither. They're phony vaccines-requiring more then one dose -causing outbreaks in both vaccinnated and un vaccinated populations. Good that finally people are not taking the government/media /medical establishments' word for everything any more.
One persons untrue stories is another persons suppressed facts.Claiming that discouraging vaccines causes the death of children-is a tried and true tactic used by the establishemnt and their gulls to shut down dissent.Check out Gary Null and you'll find medical literature that explains the anti vaccine position . Sometimes the truth seeps out in the most unusual places -however. Remember Michelle Bachmann and all the bruh ha ha when she innocently and correctly asserted that the uterine cancer vaccine being given to children actually caused their cancer and deaths.Boy did that cause the medical/media establishment and their gulls to vilify her.As an aside but actually related to how the medical establishment have a one track mind regarding the promotion of vaccines;years ago when my child was a toddler she developed a high fever one day. I took her to the pediatrician and the only thing the pediatrician was concerned with was giving my fevered child her vaccine. I said now is not the time for a vaccine when her fever is so high, I left and took her to the emergency room where they had to bring down her fever [with anti biotics,fluids and cold water]and told me that had I waited much longer to get her there she would have died from the high fever. Thank God I did not listen to this vaccine obsessed pediatrician-that day!
rose-ellen --How come when I was a child, before there was a polio vaccine, I knew people who had had the disease, but now, since the vaccine, I don't know anyone who has caught it? In other words, polio used to be rather common, but now it isn't. How come?
I repeat, it's not a live vaccine, so you can't give the flu to anyone from being vaccinated. You just can't. Get the facts, not just a thought from someone who has concluded that vaccines are bad because of their fear of science or of government information.
Because polio - like other infectious diseases is cyclical.And because if truth be told-we are now finding out[even in mainstream media]that many who were said to have polio -in fact may have had other diseases-not polio.We were told during the polio epidemic-that polio was rampant-when it was not.[unlike small pox which was rampant].This was part of the one track mindset that with hindsight we can now evaluate critically. That is how science advances actually. I'm not an expert but if you will check out experts in the field-Gary Null-you can get the scientific analysis that supports the anti -vaccine claim. Go to the source of those making the claim-before you denounce them.That's only fair-I think.The anti vaccine claim does not just come from parents who the establishment easily labels as hysterics[when their children get sick after vaccines].There is actually an anti vaccine claim made by anti establisment scientists and physicians.Though they will be denounced by the establishment [medical/media /governemnt] they exist. That we have 3 nurses oppossing vaccines is a break in the ice.No one can claim that nurses are simply hysterical mothers reacting to having a sick child.
Would that be the same Gary Null who claims that coffee enemas are a cure for cancer? The Gary Null who denies the links between HIV and AIDs, and who claims that the virus is not transmitted sexually? The Gary Null who has no medical degree? The Gary Null who almost poisoned himself to death when he ate one of his own diet supplements? I can only assume that you have a different Gary Null in mind, since you keep referring to him as an expert in the field.And those nurses you mention aren't basing their opposition to the vaccine on scientific grounds, but rather ideas that basically boil down to "the way God made us."
Well if that is the basis of the nurses objections-then I stand corrected about them.Gary Null had the wrong dose in his supplement and got poisnoned. A mistake.Gary Null has more medical knowledge then most physicians and physicians go to him for medical advice.Check out what he says himself-rather then listening to his detractors [gary null.com,also the progressiuve radio network]. And the fact that they bring up the trope of his accidental posoning tells you they are dishonest.Mistakes happen in hospitals and by doctors too. And it is a mistake to believe these vaccines are safe and effective.He does not claim to cure cancers with enemas and yes he has questions about the established narrative about hiv/aids.I do not agree with him on everything but I do about most things especially his debunking of the safety and efficacy of vaccines and about his debunking of the safety and efficacy of psychotropic drugs and the whole mental health establishment. He does not have a medical degree. That does not mean he is not knowledgable about medicine.He knows more then most doctors .He's ahead of the medical estblishment though he is the first to laud the medical establishment when it comes to emergency medicine.Chronic illnesses, drug therapies, psychiatry and preventive medicine is where they fail us-he claims.He said the birth control pill was dangerous when the medical establishment was pushing it. So too hormonal replacement therapy and psychotropic drugs used especially on young people.Check him out-instead of just reading what his detractors say.If you dare!
"He knows more than most doctors." What exactly are you basing that claim on? His lack of training and accreditation? "If you dare!"I don't know if I do. I'm scared that the black helicopters will come take me away.
But, of course, seeing how as that the dude published his most influential studies in Penthouse, he must be for real. JAMA shmamba.
it's not about black helicoptors .It's about dangerous vaccines and a push to make them compulsory and the supression of any evidence that discredits them.Not for any nefarious motives but due to blind leading the blind incompetance in the matter.And the closed mindedness of the establishment.He does know more then most doctors. Listen to him speak; when someone asks him any question on any specific health matter he will give details-going into a pharmaceutical, micro biological[cellular,neutritional, and physiological depth into an issue. All off the cuff.Like a real natural physician he can bring in disparate knowledge and make connections that enable him to pinpoint causes ,diagnosis and recomendations for treatment for illnesses . He has a nutrition degree but his knowledge doesn't come from his formal education and degrees.Hence his detrators love to mention that he is not a licensed physician.[another straw man -like only a licensed professional can ever have real knowledge.With that mind set-we would never have advanced at all.]Rather he is a natural physician; he has natural smarts-his ability to learn and assimilate and make connections from knowledge acquired- gives him insights that the medical establishment is blind to.That's just in the medical field. He's equally brilliant in other fields too.You sound like you take your cue about him from his debunkers-why not go to the source and think for yourself? oh and btw-I saw him on pbs once discussing mental illness in a fundraising segment . He was raising more money for the station then any other health guru ever had. He was raking in the money and as a result-these other health gurus who could not hold a candle to him -told pbs that they would never go on the pbs station again if pbs allowed gary null on. This because his presence threatened them .They ganged up on him -because people responded to him. And btw-unlike these other health gurus-he charges no money-that's right -no money for consultations.He reserves time every day-for terminally ill patients-and charges no money.He does not charge any money for non terminal clients either. Yes he has supplements that he sells from his store or online -but his consultations are and always have been free. and he works with homeless vets and victims of the psychiatric profession.He's also an organic farmer[i trust agribusinss more then small organic farms though,for safety]. He's no phony and no charlatan.
They won't let him publish in JAMA. That does not mean that what he says is untrue.That he published in Penthouse does not make his claims untrue. It simply means the medical establishment will not publish him.If you think it does then you're closed minded regarding advances in medical knowledge. His debunkers count on closed minded people to discredit him[if he's not in JAMA he must be a quack -is the line]. Of course that is irational and ignorant on its face as scientific and medical knowledge can and has advanced by people who were once considered outside the mainstream.Throwing out standard cliches why he must be a quack just shows that his debunkers are simply regurgitating the "party line" which are simply aspersions hurled at him and which don't actually discredit anything he claims.It's name calling by entrenched people in power[medical/governemnt/media establishment] is all it is really.I don't say he's right about everything-no body no matter how brilliant is right about every innovative claim-not even Einstein-but he's right about most of what he claims that goes against the medical establishment.
rose-ellen --People of my generation saw children dying regularly. After the vaccines, child deaths were relatively rare. My saying so won't convince you, but there it is.
On any issue, one can find a couple pf psuedo-experts that are willing to take a position that flies in the face of evidence. You see it with evolution, vaccines, President Obama's birth certificate, the list goes on. And, no matter how overwhelming the evidence is in support of vaccines, there will always be people who will choose to listen to counter-voice because they prefer what it says.Why should I ignore the CDC or the consensus of the medical community over the opinion of a talk show host with a mail order PhD in "Interdisciplinary Studies"; he's hardly more credible.Maybe, just maybe, this guy's very large universe of detractors, many of whom have actual expertise in the field; maybe this universe of people aren't all part of some sinister plot to discredit him, but instead know that his theories are wrong and will harm people.
@Bob Kelly: I understand you can't get the flu from the vaccine, and also that it takes a few weeks for the immunity to kick in. So, sometimes you can get the flu right after getting the vaccine because the vaccine didn't have time to do it's job.But what if you're just coming down with the flu when you get the vaccine? Does the shot have any impact at all on weakening the severity? And if you do come down with the flu in a given year, are you then immune from getting the flu again that same year?
It's not part of a sinister plot to discredit him-but there is a consensus in the mainstream media/medical and government that vaccines are safe and therefore should not be challenged. They are wrong and people like gary null are challenging them on that. Lunping all false beliefs together[ anti-evolution, obamas birth certificate etc.] is bad logic. Just because a.b. and c are false does not mean d is also false.Like all detrators simply casting aspersions is the MO of the pro status quo vaccine crowd.The CDC are not infallible and they are pushing dangerous drugs on us. Like anti psychotic drugs like ritilin on children which also are very dangerous. And birth control drugs and on and on. Yes he's a talk show host-but he's much more.Genius does not correlate with having a degree.[hello wizard of oz] and historically geniuses have gone against the main stream knowledge.The problem with the expertise of the vaccine crowd -is that their vaccines have caused not only the aids virus to enter the human population[via their hepatis b vaccine] but also that vaccines cause outbreaks of the disease they are said to protect against. And other illnesses like neurological damage. I don't prefer to believe anything one way or the other regarding vaccines[and I believe in the small pox vaccine]. Of course you owe it to yourselves to listen to him -he's on monday through friday at 12noon on f.m. radio station wbai on 99.5 f.m. and on progressive radio network which streams on the internet.Instead of jumping on a bandwagon -make up your own mind by hearing him out.He does not focus on himself or his detractors-he's got more important things to talk about.Years ago I told my mother in law about him and his anti-vaccine position. She thought I was nuts and he must for certain be a quack. Since then he is on the radio where she lives. Now her and circle of friends hang on to his every word.Of course if you get the flu after getting the vaccine -you will be told it's not from the vaccine.Not only can you get the flu -you can transmit it to others -so these vaccinated nurses are probably spreading the attentuated flu virus to their patients.
Hi, Irene - based on discussions I've had with my doctors -Getting the flu vaccine when you already have the flu may not reduce the symptoms, but it does no harm. The CDC has a good web site with answers to other questions, as well.If you get the flu soon after vaccination, it's because you already had the flu, or it's a strain not covered by the vaccine. People injected with the flu vaccine can't spread the flu from having the vaccine. It's not an attenuated virus, so there is nothing to spread. An attenuated virus is used for the nasal spray version only.People who have the flu are likely to be immune the rest of the flu season, if they are exposed to the same or related strain of the flu they suffered from. There are multiple strains of flu in circulation at any one time and sometimes more than one different strain of flu is going around in a year. Check with your doctor for more information that addresses your medical situation. Go to the experts, at the CDC web site, for answers to general questions.
I hear that there's a bad strain of flu running around this city that is not covered by this year's flu shot, so of course there will be people who had the shot who get *that* flu. There is also always the possibility that something was done wrong in the process of producing the shots. Years ago there was a tragic case here of a child whose grandfather was a great MD, had connections and got an early version of a new kind of vaccine for the child. The new process of producing the shot had been faulty, and the child died. I knew its mother. Terribly sad, but an outlier case.I think part of the problem of people who don't accept vaccinations is that many of them don't understand what statistics tell us. They think statistics somehow make promises that they can't keep.


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Does there exist a set $S \subset \mathbb N$ such that the Dirchlet density of $S$ is well-defined and positive, the Dirchlet density of $S \cap \operatorname{PRIMES}$ is well-defined and zero, and:
$ \prod_{n \in S} \frac{1}{1-n^{-s}}$
has a meromorphic continuation to the whole complex plane? Can we construct it?
Motivation: How special is the set of primes, among sets of natural numbers of approximately the same size, for having a meromorphic continuation? I would guess that analytic continuation should be a very rare occurrence, but I don't have an intuition for how rare, or how hard it is to find an example if one exists.
Extra credit for a functional equation.


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I have a Dunkelweizen from a Northern Brewer all-grain kit that I brewed and pitched 2 weeks ago. I have one problem, I forgot to aerate before I pitched the yeast. I'm concerned that the yeast will not have enough oxygen to carbonate when I bottle it. I have more yeast I can pitch when I prime(Wyeast 3068), but will that be enough? Will aerating it now give it a bad taste? Any advice would be appreciated!
You should only aerate before the yeast have had a chance to really get going, so that they can consume all of the oxygen that's in suspension. It's really too late now, and will likely result in oxidized flavors. The yeast should be fine for carbonating your beer with simply the priming sugar, though.
The carbonation process occurs due to fermentation of the priming sugar. Fermentation is an anaerobic process, therefore no additional O2 is needed for carbonation to happen. You'll pick some up anyway through simply by racking.
Excess O2 post fermentation will oxidize the beer and create stale flavors as well.
If the beer has been fermenting leave it be and if you pitch more yeast to save the beer then use a champagne yeast or safe ale 05 but don't aerate it will make matters worse like everyone else has said.


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Endurance exercise and metabolism are linked to transcriptional activation of human telomeres, researchers propose.
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In Deuteronomy 12:21 G-d tells the Jewish people that when they arrive to their homeland and settle into the areas they will be assigned, "[t]hen you may slaughter of your herd and flock...as I have commanded you." Apparently this is a reference to a method of slaughter. Where is that commandment written down?
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To quote Rashi, which you already know:
But this seems strange to me: Deuteronomy 12:20-28 seems to be a restatement of Deuteronomy 15-19. In particular, verse 21 seems to refer back to verses 15-16:
In the context of the chapter, offerings to the Lord must be made in the place where God chooses once the people of Israel settle across the Jordan. (That seems to have been Shiloh in the period of Joshua and Judges, but Jerusalem after David became king.) Altars to Canaanite gods were to be destroyed (see verses 2-4). Ritual killing of animals should not be done in the places where non-Israelites had sacrificed to their gods.
On the other hand, ordinary slaughter of animals could be done outside of the centralized place of worship. There's no particular restriction as long as the blood is drained from the animal, which is the restriction imposed on Noah and his descendants in Genesis 9. (For some reason, Rashi says that verse 12 refers to animals that were originally designated for sacrifice and later became blemished. I don't see any evidence for that in the text.)
Why two statements of the same thing?
But this interpretation leaves a small puzzle: why the repetition? Note that the first statement expresses a concern for the Levites, who do not receive an inheritance, but are given the fruit of the tithe. The concern seems to be that if people slaughter their animals at home instead of going to the temple, the Levites will not be provided for. So the first statement of the allowance ends with an admonition to not neglect the Levite.
The second statement begins with an acknowledgment that when the territory of Israel expands, some people will live further away from the sacrificial center than others. Rather than give up eating meat, those people should feel free to butcher animals where ever they live as long as they continue to follow the regulations that God has already given them. In this case, the concern is for the people who live in distant towns.
The fifth book of Moses is a "recap" or resummation, which is why the book is the "deuteronomy" of the Law of Moses. The following discussion will explain that there are no new (or missing) commandments.
If one looks at the first four verses of Deuteronomy, one can see that Moses compiled this fifth book during the last few weeks of the fortieth year of the wilderness wanderings.
In other words, Moses provided a "recap" of the law given at Sinai, since those Israelites entering the Promised Land were the second generation from those who escaped Egypt (who of course were the first generation).
One of the darker chapters of the Jewish people is the fact that the 99.8% of the adult population of Israelites who escaped Egypt with Moses were not "saved." They wandered the wilderness "until their bodies dropped (dead)" according to Hebrews 3:17 (which references Psalm 95:8-11). These first generation Israelites disassociated themselves from the Abrahamic Covenant as they refused to circumcise the second generation of male children, who subsequently entered the Land of Promise uncircumcised (Joshua 5:4-5). So when Moses formulated his fifth book, he was providing this next generation of Israelites a "recap" of the Mosaic Law right before they entered the Promised Land.
Thus this fifth book of Moses is called in English "Deuteronomy" because this fifth book of Moses is a "recap" of the Mosaic Law that was originally provided to those who escaped Egypt. It ends with a song that was supposed to be memorized by the Israelites (Deut 32:1-43). This song captured what happened to the original generation of Israelites who escaped Egypt and the curses they brought upon themselves (not to mention any other future generation that also disregarded the same Mosaic Law).
So Deuteronomy 12 is a "recap" of Leviticus 17. There is no missing commandment, because Deuteronomy was written weeks or months before the Israelites entered the Promised Land (and therefore was written chronologically AFTER Leviticus had already been given). Therefore Deuteronomy 12 was mentioning what had already been revealed in Leviticus 17. That is, the methodology of the blood sacrifice process (Lev 17) not to mention the requirement for tithing to/through the priests (Lev 27) and celebrating the feasts geographically in the same location of the presence of the Lord (Lev 23). Thus there are no "new" (or missing) commandments in Deuteronomy 12, although Moses of course amplified several of God's commandments throughout the Book of Deuteronomy to the second generation of Israelites in the context of their immanent entrance and life inside the Promised Land.
So the principal purpose of the Fifth Book of Moses was to provide this second generation of Israelites a sacred "pep talk" which comprised a "recap" of the Covenant at Sinai (and its attendant requirements for all future generations) -- thus the Fifth Book of Moses in English is called "Deutero"nomy.


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Tragic circus The greatest insult to the families of the Dec. 14 Newtown shooting victims would be to enact laws so laughably ignorant and wrong-headed, they turn the whole process into a macabre joke. Delivering just such an insult Wednesday was Sen. Edward Meyer, D-Guilford, who offered a bill making it a Class C felony to buy, sell, donate, transport, possess or fire "any gun except one made to fire a single round." The same rule would apply to clips. In one fell swoop, this bill seeks to erase 400 years of firearm technology and would render legal guns virtually useless as a means of personal protection. We look forward with trepidation to the first time a woman is slapped with felony charges for dropping her would-be rapist with a few well-placed rounds from a 50-year-old revolver. It's amazing to behold how quickly liberals can turn a legislative opportunity, born in tragedy, into a circus.
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Former 18th century slave
WATERBURY — Funeral services for "Fortune," the 18th century slave who passed away in 1798, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 at 4 p.m.at St. John's Episcopal Church, 16 Church St., Waterbury. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Riverside Street, Waterbury.
"Fortune" will lie in state at the State Capital, 210 Capital Ave., Hartford, on Thursday from 9:30 a.m.to 3:15 p.m. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will offer remarks at 10 a.m. An honor guard will be provided by the Governor's Foot Guard.
The Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury, 9 Holmes Ave., is in charge of the arrangements. A reception will follow at the Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St., Waterbury.
Please call the museum at 203-753-0381 if you are planning on attending the reception. www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.
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JUST JACK wrote on Sep 11, 2013 6:53 PM:
Get killed in Iraq or Afghanistan fighting in service to your country, get a flag.
I think there is something not balanced right in this State. "
just sayin wrote on Sep 11, 2013 9:29 PM:
LEO55 wrote on Sep 13, 2013 7:07 AM:
Raechel Guest wrote on Sep 13, 2013 12:09 PM:
Imagine you spent your entire life with no legal rights, required to stay inside your home every night, not permitted to leave town, not permitted to earn a wage, not permitted to own property, no right to vote. Imagine you are required to work at hard labor all day, every day, with no pay, just enough food to survive. Imagine you are allowed to marry and have children, but the man who owns you can sell your children to a stranger on the other side of the state when they are still young children.
Now imagine you have died, and the man who legally owns you denies your wife and children the right to bury you. Imagine your wife and children are forced to see you body sliced into pieces, your bones boiled to remove the flesh. Imagine your flesh and organs, bloody and cut into pieces, are either thrown away or given to your widow for burial. Your bones are kept on view, your widow forced to look at them every day as she cleans the home of her owner. She has no legal right to demand a proper burial. She has no legal right to protest the desecration of your body.
Tell me how that isn't exponentially worse than agreeing to fight, agreeing to risk being killed, agreeing to serve. Tell me how that isn't a horrific wrong that deserves a significant gesture of respect and honor.
This is a moment in history, a funeral of tremendous importance to countless people. Don't desecrate it with your politics and ignorance. "
JUST JACK wrote on Sep 13, 2013 4:32 PM:
Imagine living in Maine, never owning a slave, never ever even seeing a slave. Imagine being drafted into the army, ordered to fight for something you never owned or believed in. Imagine be destroyed by a cannon ball, buried in a field far away from home. Imagine your wife and children never knowing what happened to you, not having a grave to visit and pray over. Those were the times and white non-slave owners paid with their lives to free someone who they never met but they did not receive what Mr. Fortune did and my opinion has nothing to do with the color black. As those soldiers that died were white, black, red and yellow. Now who is the racist, Ms. Guest. "
Raechel Guest wrote on Sep 13, 2013 8:00 PM:
You seem to harbor some serious resentment towards African Americans, and perhaps some self-hatred, since you assumed that I accused you of racism. Please consider seeing a therapist.
Do not expect a further reply from me. Rant all you want, call me whatever names you want. You have a giant chip on your shoulder, and I will not bear the brunt of your frustrations. "
JUST JACK wrote on Sep 13, 2013 9:00 PM:
"This is a moment in history, a funeral of tremendous importance to countless people. Don't desecrate it with your politics and ignorance. "
I apologize, you just called me politically stupid. Mine has nothing to do with race either. Your the one beating the drum about poor Mr. Fortune being owned and mistreated. I read he owned his own home on the doctors property, was baptized in a church. Lived with his wife and four children.
My letter just states the truth, which may hurt you, but it is the truth. Men and women who died in service to our country and did not volunteer like you say, were never given a funeral like Mr. Fortune had. And I would bet to say, there were many slaves that were not treated as good as Mr. Fortune was.
As far as me seeing a therapist, I only speak the truth, if you don't like it. That's your problem.
I just don't feel that this funeral for Larry, was of historical importance as you say. "
JUST JACK wrote on Sep 13, 2013 9:10 PM:
This would be at the time they were building I-84. At the corner of Draher Street and Sunnyside Ave. you will see an empty field with a single gravestone surrounded by a fence.
At the time that field was a city park where we played baseball. As the excavators were cutting up that field, human bones, parts of caskets and headstones began to pop up. That field in the past was a potters field and a burial plot for people who died of smallpox. The reburial they got was put all together is a couple of boxes and buried in that field. No lying in state at the Capitol, no Governors remarks and no Police escort. So some were not treated properly in the recent past either. "
Mike wrote on Sep 14, 2013 2:39 PM:
geni wrote on Sep 15, 2013 6:22 AM:
geni wrote on Sep 15, 2013 6:24 AM:
JuST JACK wrote on Sep 15, 2013 6:10 PM:
Let's not forget all the mummies in museums around the world. I'm sure as free men they didn't count on being dissected or displayed for all to see. And the body exhibit presently touring the country, I believe that most of their cadavers are Asian. Did they volunteer to be displayed in various degrees of dissection? I think not. I would venture to guess that their bodies were sold of by their poor loved ones. "
conservative1 wrote on Sep 16, 2013 8:35 AM:
As far as the services given to this set of bones. Who cares. This man met his maker long ago. His bones were just his vehicle while on earth. "
geni wrote on Sep 16, 2013 11:18 AM:
PEACE TO YOU MR. FORTUNE wrote on Sep 18, 2013 1:03 PM:
Mr. Fortune is already at home with his maker, and these bones are of no importance to him any longer. Only a shell he left behind.
Rest peacefully Mr. Fortune. "
geni wrote on Sep 19, 2013 12:00 AM:
ditto "
Just Jack wrote on Sep 25, 2013 8:21 PM:
Someone donated the plot. Someone donated the casket. Someone donated the vault and headstone.
My question being was he buried in a suit? Or just the way he was. I think a suit would have been appropriate and respectful. But it wouldn't be of the style during his time.
Just curious. "