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It's obvious that people in the Senate or people with political power would be considered of higher status, while ordinary plebs, such as farmers, would have a lower status. However, where exactly would specialized workers, such as blacksmiths, jewelers etc. have fit in society? Would they have had more/less privileges or around the same as another social class?
There were essentially 3 classes of Roman -
Patrician, an elite wealthy group of families, who mostly formed the senate
Plebeian, free land owning citizens, some with a right to vote, some without depending on whether they lived in Rome or outside it and
Slaves, who were considered property and had no rights.
Specialised workers therefore could have fallen into either of plebeian or slave. Plebeian if they worked for themselves and slave if they undertook the work on behalf of an owner.
Privilege was earnt by right of status and/or wealth rather than what work you undertook.
The wealthier you were the more status and influence you would have and this characteristically brought wealthy non-patrician plebeians into conflict with less wealthy patricians.

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This is not my area but a question occurred to me that I can not find the answer to. There is a very strong axiom of constructibility which ironically gives us highly non-constructive math (GCH is one of its implications). What would be an equally strong axiom in the opposite direction? And I mean direction in a philosophical sense, so what would be the strongest axiom that constructivists/intuitionists would approve of?
My first idea was to find the largest $\kappa$ such that $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_{\kappa}$ is consistent with ZF but this set is unbounded ($\kappa$ can be any finite number) and $2^{\aleph_0} < \aleph_{\omega}$. Which brings up the question, how much fundamental difference are there between CH and $2^{\aleph_0} = \aleph_{118}$ for example?


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Dr. Masters co-founded wunderground in 1995. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990. Co-blogging with him: Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 8:54 PM GMT on August 25, 2009
The tropical wave (92L) a few hundred miles north of Puerto Rico is generating a large area of surface winds of 50 - 60 mph, according to the latest information from the Hurricane Hunters. Top winds seen so far at their flight level of 1,000 feet were 69 mph, which would make 92L a strong tropical storm if it had a surface circulation.
However, the aircraft has not found a surface circulation, and the satellite appearance shows virtually no change in the amount, intensity, or organization of the storm's thunderstorm activity. Wind shear has dropped to the moderate range, 15 - 20 knots this afternoon, but the upper low 92L is moving underneath is dumping cold, dry air into the region. Dry air continues to get ingested into 92L's thunderstorms, creating strong downdrafts that are robbing 92L of heat and moisture. These downdrafts are creating surface arc clouds that spread out from where the downdraft hits the ocean surface. NHC continues to give 92L a high (greater than 50% chance) of developing into a tropical depression by Thursday afternoon.
The forecast for 92L
As 92L moves underneath the center of the upper low on Wednesday morning, the upper low is expected to weaken, and wind shear is expected to decline to the low range, 5 - 10 knots. However, the upper-level low will continue to dump dry, cold air into 92L through Thursday afternoon, slowing down development. By Thursday night, when 92L should be several hundred miles off the coast of northern Florida, the upper-level low may be weak enough and far enough away that 92L will find itself in a region with light upper level anticyclonic winds, which would favor more rapid development. However, this favorable environment will not last long, since a strong trough of low pressure will be approaching the U.S. East Coast on Friday. This trough will bring high wind shear of 20 - 30 knots by Friday night. This trough should be strong enough to turn 92L to the north. The models disagree substantially on how close 92L will be to the coast at that time. One camp of models, including the NOGAPS, Canadian, UKMET, and ECMWF models, predict 92L will pass very close to the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday night or Saturday morning. The GFS, GFDL, and HWRF models keep 92L several hundred miles out to sea. Both sets of models bring 92L north-northeastwards on Saturday, with a track over Massachusetts or Nova Scotia. The intensity forecast for 92L is problematic, since it's eventual strength depends upon how quickly it manages to become a tropical depression. Given that 92L will find itself in a favorable environment for strengthening for about 36 hours this week, and marginal for the remainder of the week, I give the system these odds:
10% chance of never getting a name.
20% chance of becoming a weak tropical storm (40 - 50 mph winds).
40% chance of becoming a strong tropical storm (55 - 70 mph winds).
30% chance of attaining hurricane strength.
Elsewhere in the Atlantic
The ECMWF and UKMET models predict the development of a tropical wave coming off the coast of Africa late this week. The GFS model no longer shows this.
I'll have an update Wednesday morning.
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Is it fine now then?
Is it fine now then?
Can i do the Huddersfield page?
i dont get how you do the Code thing though its not coming out right on the page
that would be best probably you will probably see what im trying to do when i've finished the page (should i save it now and then let you have a look at it)??
Yeah that'd probably be best so I can spot your problem.
Oh, and if it isn't too much work, there is actually a lot of stuff on that S-League website. Club logos and stuff. I suppose you could use those too if it's okay.
Have done a page on the most famous current player and will add career stats when I can be bothered to.
Glad to see this is still going strong. Note to self - will try and put more work in.
Your work rate is dropping too fast. Are you a player on FM 32+?
Glad to see you back jod
is there anything else, you want me doing for the wiki??
lol well a lot needs doing
ill do more Huddersfield players after
Guys, where did the stadiums article go? The one about what is needed to get a new stadium etc etc.
Seems to have been deleted:confused:
That the one?
Thanks for the welcomes back. Yeah work experience is going pretty well.
Yeah, thats the one. Wasn't that the one linked to in the Stadia page before? The category page?
Thanksfor the link
It was changed to make the stadiums page look better but I have not finished sorting it out and linking it yet.
I hopefully will get it done tomorrow after the Preston vs Blackpool game.
i will finish most of huddersfield town section over the weekend and probably monday
Good job Jimmy
Jimmyriddle - You need to categorise your pages. Otherwise, they won't show up.
[[Category:Player Profiles]]
That's what you need to put at the end out every player profile page you've made.
oh sorry i will do
Jimmy - Don't forget to include which section each article goes at the end of the page please.
i will remember from now on i will then go back and do any i have missed
Is there an echo in here?
Done them Jimmy and i'd not refreshed my page Alan
ok i promise i'll make sure i put it in when i finish the people off
EDIT: the echo is quite soothing
Can you make sure you catergorize pages once you're done please? So they appear on the category pages.
Yep, definately an echo. And I love it
No, not an echo.
I just really want to be like you.
Peter's hell-bent on getting his infraction points back.
I can't keep this nastiness going. Sorry Jammy, you know my intimate feelings toward you so don't worry
lol i wouldnt be worried about the wink
Jammy, you filthy boy
Peter, you know damn well who I am, your Lord and Master
Ah, I see.
Wow this spiralled off-topic, I am great.
I blame Peter, he comes back from his holiday at Butlins and starts causing all sorts of trouble
Oop, sorry about contributing to the off-topicness, convo got interesting and had to join in.
FWIW, I did mean to be involved in doing the Wiki, but I have had a lot of real life work to do that has eaten into the time I would have used to do this
i am not at school due to easter holidats , and i heard people talking about this wiki, thats why i got involved and decided to my huddersfield Town team
Lee Clark's Barmy Army (we beat Scunthorpe tonight 2-1)
Everyone follow my lead and set the wiki as your homepage
(Forum preferences)
Jimmy - Where did you hear?
i have seen it in the CSE forum on people's Location and it seemed interesting plus i have seen this at the top of the GD forum a couple of times.
And I thought we had some publicity
That's great Alan.
I've got 11 more people to do and then i have completed the Huddersfield section well apart from Staff
which website???
On my journey through the Wiki, I have found a few pages I can, hopefully, improve, including the Bristol City one, so I will get started on doing that in some spare time over the next few weeks
lol im actaully not surprised that you dont know what website your talkin about
EDIT: i bet he's straight down there when he hears the music
Done pages for Dean Ashton and Madjid Bougherra.
ok im doing Denis Law as he is classed as a Huddersfield Town Legend, i was just wondering should i still put him in Player Profiles or should he be in a different thing (e.g. Legend)
I've just realised my username on it is Arsenal 2111.
Not fair I want my a and _ back
Yeah it slightly annoys me that i'm Small Mac, but i think i can live with it.
If anyone removes a stub tag could you mention it in the wiki forum so I can remove it from the list. Cheers.
i don't mind doing the Leigh Genesis one as they are just down the road from me about 2 mins to the staidum in the car


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Is it possible to make an insulator have two poles like a magnet?
If yes, how to make it?
Is it possible to make an insulator have two poles like a magnet?
If yes, how to make it?
In principle I can see no reason why an insulator cannot be magnetic, but in practice all pure materials that are ferromagentic seem to be conductors. This includes iron, nickel, cobalt and Gadolinium. Even the known plastic magnets are conductors or semi-conductors ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_magnet )
Magnetism can be produced by circulating electric currents round a coil. In this case the material clearly has to be a conductor. In ferrous magnets the magnetic field is produced by aligning the spins of the atoms, so the current that produces the magnetic field is really just the electrons orbiting the nucleus. It will only be an electrical conductor if the electrons are free to move between atoms. The properties of the materials that make it possible to move the atoms into alignment coincide with the properties that make electrical conductivity possible, but I don't think there is any general law of physics that says this has to be the case.
One solution would be to make a mixture of fine iron filings in a plastic insulator. The iron filings could be magnetised but the plastic would make the material an insulator.
Neutrons have a small magnetic moment so in principle you can line them up in a magnetic field and switch off the field to leave a residual magnetism. Since they are neutral they cannot conduct a current. That may not count as an insulating material in the normal sense.
you would have to explain what you mean by the poles. Insulators don't inherently create any inherent kind of an "insulator field" around them, so this non-existent field cannot have any poles, either. An insulator is a material that doesn't conduct - heat or electricity.
Another thing is whether insulators can behave like dipole sources of the known fields such as electric and magnetic fields.
First, permanent magnets I know of always have to display ferromagnetism or superconductivity. Ferromagnetic materials are similar to iron; superconducting materials are ... conducting as well. So permanent magnets have to be conductors, I believe. After all, if one is able to change the magnetization, it means that the angular momentum of the electrons or their spin is changed as well. If this is possible in an atom, the electrons may effectively jump to an adjacent atom, too, I think. But even though this proof is not complete, I do think that it's true that permanent magnets have to be conductors just like iron. As far as I know, there is no known counterexample.
Another thing the insulators could have are electric dipoles. Yes, insulators may act as electric dipoles, but only in an external electric field: the relative position of electrons in each atom moves a little bit relatively to the nuclei. This effect is known as polarization.
They don't stay electric dipoles, however. They are not permanent dipoles. If a material is not a conductor (of electricity), it means that its electrons can't move much, so they're sitting in their molecules and in every molecule, there is an energetically optimal position where they want to sit. So I believe that (good) insulators can't be (good) permanent dipoles.
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I have seen many good comments that really improve the quality of questions and answers, and I think they deserve a bit of reputation (maybe just 1 point) for a upvote.
What is meta?
- Any Stack Exchange user can ask a question
- The community provides support, votes on ideas, and reports bugs
- Your voice helps shape the way Stack Exchange operates
Rather than 1 point for a single up-vote on a comment perhaps if it was 1 point (or 5 points) for 10 or more up-votes that might work.
Having said that, I'm not in favour of rep for comments. It would change how they were seen and used. They are there to ask for clarification etc. and as such can become obsolete and should be deleted. If they earned reputation people might post even more "clever" comments to try to earn that reputation.
I'd only go for it if there were a really convincing argument that it would work.
I'd say no, you can go too far in refining a 'points system'.
I recently passed the magical 2000 rep mark, and can now edit other peoples questions and answers. There is no reputation gain for that either, and I find it quite refreshing to be able to do 'good' just for the sake of it, without thinking about reputation...
I do not believe that reputation should be given for comments. And this is coming from a guy who spends a lot of time posting comments that get voted up a lot. The content in comments tends more often to be of the witty/funny variety, or further clarification to questions that arise from other answers. I would say that most of the time the comments do not deserve any type of reputation gain.
Answers in comments
Comments are not supposed to contain answers, in any form. If you feel you have an answer to contribute then post it as an answer; in which case it will have all the usual voting you describe as wanting for a comment. Comments are to ask for clarification or point out a mistake.
Stack exchange vs forums
The whole Stack exchange system was envisioned to correct the problem of forums;
Stack exchange was designed to solve these problems with vote based free floating answers where the best answer floats to the top. Any attempt to encourage or reward posting answers in the comments is to return to that forum hell.
Requests for clarification etc are necessary, but they must not cloud the main event; the answers. So they are put somewhere out of the way; namely the comments
The effect of comment votes
Comment votes (apart from one badge) have only one effect; making the comment more visible by not hiding it and numerically showing its relevance. Given this what would a down vote serve, the comment is already eligible to be hidden if its not up voted so "not very important" and a comment can't be "wrong" because it shouldn't be an answer.
Reposting other peoples comments as answers
When someone has misunderstood the system, and posted an answer as a comment reposting it as an answer is a good thing to do (post as community wiki for guilt free helping), once it is a real answer it can be voted upon as such and so (if its a good answer) it will be up voted and float to the top. The same goes for when many comments together make a good answer (but in that case I probably wouldn't community wiki because real editorial work has been done)
We now have the Pundit silver badge for comment upvotes.
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I agree in theory with the reasons others have given for not allowing this, however I often wonder if people post answers which are really comments because there's no rep available for comments. Example, the accepted answer on this question reads more like a comment than an answer.
I don't think you should get reputation for upvoting comments for several reasons:
(3) is particularly important here. For example, look at the second comment on Jon Skeet Facts: 231 upvotes for "Who the hell is Jon Skeet?". Now I don't mind comments like this and there aren't many of them (at least in part) because there is no reputation for them. I think you'd seen a lot more of them of lower quality if comments got reputation.
You would have to change the commenting implementation a bit first : for now you can't undo an upvote and can't down vote a comment.
Also a comment is useful, yes but less than a answer so it should get less points as Chacha102 suggested.
No, comments are second-class citizens by intention. Stack Exchange is about Questions and Answers and not about comments.
Comments are only for clarification and so on and should not count towards your reputation.
The fact is, sometimes the answer is very short, and you (who answer) don't want to create a real answer for a very short message that actually solve the problem of the Orignal Poster.
Some classic example are
I'd say yes, good comments should be rewarded of 1 reputation each 3-4 upvote, or at least the Original Poster shuould have the possibility to reward somehow a comment that actually solved his problem. Maybe by converting or copying the comment in an actual answer and accepting it.
I think that comments should get 10 points per 10 upvotes. This makes making good comments actually beneficial.
I also think that we need to do more with the comments. You should be able to see how many upvotes you get for comments and possibly show your best comments alongside questions and answer. Comments are really just commentary to answers, and people can make a lot of great commentary, which should be highlighted.


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It also doesn't hurt that worldwide subscriptions to the Internet are booming, creating an innovative marketplace with a new batch of gullible consumers and money-waving investors who never would have been there if the recession hadn't taken all their non-virtual property away from them.
And as much as we hate ads (and hate paying for content even more), the Internet needs money to survive and innovate. It just took some hard times for advertisers to finally realize what a bad deal old media is. And they'll keep thinking that until the Internet figures out a way to get their product for free.
#2. People are Forced to Grow Up
They say the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And while that may be true, it doesn't really mention douchebags who are poor but have rich parents. Where do those young men and women who wear knit scarves in the summer and wax philosophical over frappuccinos fit into the equation? Nowhere anymore.
There's a growing trend amongst trust fund babies--living Bohemian lifestyles full of patchouli and acoustic guitar loft jams in $3000 a month apartments--toward finding the purse strings being pulled tight as mom and dad get kicked in the ass by their own failing business ventures. Since shit rolls downhill, while the old folks struggle to stay afloat, the kids, many of whom haven't worked a day in their life despite being in their mid-20s, are having their financial support axed and are being forced to find actual jobs.
Will anyone hire me to drink PBR and be coolly detached from genuine emotion?
That's right: Masses of hipsters are having to enter the workforce. For some, this is easier said than done as employers apparently have to deal with outraged twats storming out of interviews upon learning they're required to work eight whole hours a day.
"In a row? I'm sorry, no, this just isn't working out.
But they're not the only spoiled kids getting a slap in the face from economic meltdown reality. Parents of little girls are apparently realizing that raising their kids with a princess fantasy (complete with princess-themed bedroom, beauty pageants and pink frilly everything) might not be the best way to prepare them for a world where the only time she'll get called "Princess" is when some fat guy at Hooters is demanding that she hurry up with his wings.
#1. You are Living Healthier and Feeling Better
Research by Stanford University and the University of North Carolina has shown that when times are good people tend to not take care of themselves. We eat bacon-wrapped bacon and drink Thunderbird while we shower. We eat out at restaurants, we neglect our families and drop the responsibilities of raising kids on stoned teenagers and crooked daycare centers because we are also usually overworked and overstressed when the economy is booming.
When things are good, we want them to stay good, so we work harder to keep it that way. Ironically, when the economy does go to shit, all of your previous worries seem so insignificant you start to lay back and simply not give a rat's ass. This translates to a barrel full of stress you will not be having and more time to be good to yourself.
Ah. My children will be born into debt. Nice.
During the recession we eat healthier and smoke less. In the recession of the 1990s, heavy smoking decreased by five percent, which is something all those anti-tobacco activists could only fantasize about in their wildest wet dreams. People lose weight and pursue higher education; so on the whole society looks up when everything else looks down.
This of course doesn't mean you should be happy because, really, there isn't such a thing as a "good" recession, but it makes you feel like it's good when you see it written out like this.
According to the Office for National Statistics, we are basically on the exact same level of contentment we were 10 years ago. So even if we are not getting happier, we are living healthier and finding less reasons to be stressed out even if we're out of a job and possibly having to blow businessmen for beer money.
While not writing for Cracked, Cezary shares his bleak outlook on life on Drown Yourself.
To find out how to safe your ass during this recession, check out 10 Retarded Money Saving Tips (People Are Actually Trying) and Nectar of the Broke: The World's 5 Worst Ways To Get Drunk.
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If $L$ is a signature, $\mathbb{V}$ a countable set of variables, $\Phi$ a $L$-sentence, $S$ a structure with domain of discourse $\underline{S}$ and $\mu:\mathbb{V}\rightarrow \underline{S}$ a variable assignment, then:
$\Phi$ evaluates to "true" for the assignment $\mu$ iff it evaluates to "true" for every assignment of the variable (this is easy to prove, since the sentence $\Phi$ does not contain any free variables). My question is, why is the above true, only if $\underline{S}$ is non-empty ?
(My knowledge of set theory is almost non-existent, so please use an easy to follow explanation, if it involves anything slightly non-obvious from set-theory)


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XL27 LRHC Roadster Pickup - The XL27Written by Eric Geisert on May 1, 2010 Contributors: Josh Mishler Jon Hall's New Take On An Old Idea
You can call Jon Hall a lot of things, and "perfectionist" is one of them. Jon, who has been around the Detroit hot rodding scene for nearly 60 years, has made a good living at being a critically exacting individual, and the proceeds from his life's work has allowed him to immerse himself in several hot rod-related ventures.
Though his accountant may disagree, for Jon, getting it right is more important than turning a profit. And that explains why it took him a fair amount of time to design and produce a steel-bodied '27 roadster the way he thought it should be: a little bigger than stock and a whole lot safer.
One of the companies Jon owns is Shadow Rods, which manufactures two new steel-bodied rods for the street rod market: the XL27 LRHC roadster and the XL27 LRHC roadster pickup. The LRHC (low ride, high caliber) roadster pickup is the base for the '10 AMSOIL/STREET RODDER Road Tour vehicle, which has been featured in a series of buildup stories in STREET RODDER, starting with the Feb. '10 issue.
Based in Saginaw, Michigan, Jon couldn't release his cars to the public unless he was first satisfied with every aspect of it, which meant he had to build one for himself to see how well all of his ideas worked together, and the rod featured in this story is his personal XL27 LRHC roadster pickup.
Jon's love affair with the '27 Ford roadster design goes back almost as far as he does. He bought one in 1961, and still owns and drives the car regularly. Before they were married, Jon dated his wife and had that car, and all five of his kids, who are now full-grown, got to drive the car to high school.
So when he thought about redoing what Henry Ford had done, he did so because he was intimately familiar with its design.
"Comfortable" isn't a word you'd typically associate with a '27 roadster, but the XL27's body is 3 inches taller and its doors are 4 inches longer than a factory Ford '27.
There are two types of chassis that fit under an XL27 body: a stock '32 Ford (or aftermarket equivalent), and one that Shadow Rods makes that features a unique kickup (that follows the body line) and a tubular crossmember. Jon's ride uses the Shadow Rods setup, which includes an 11-gauge die-stamped 'rail with the crossmembers dialed in for a 107-inch wheelbase.
The rear suspension uses a John's Industries 9-inch housing (4.11:1), 31-spline axles, a Pete & Jakes Panhard bar, Bilstein 200-pound rated coilover shocks, Wilwood 11-inch disc brakes, and a pair of Shadow Rods wishbones.
The front suspension starts with a Super Bell dropped (4 inches) I-beam axle, a Posies spring (mounted behind the axle and fixed to the radius rods with special Shadow Rods mounts), P&J spindles and Panhard bar, and another set of Wilwood disc brakes and Bilstein shocks. A Corvair-style steering box from Flaming River and an ididit "shorty" column make up most of the steering components, and the pickup rolls on Sprint-type Real Rodders Wheels (15x5.5 and 16x8) with a retro finish, wrapped with Diamond Back radials (235/75-16) in the rear and 145-15 rubber up front.
For power, Jon turned to Denny Hummel at Booth-Arons Racing Engines out of Berkley, Michigan, for a mild 302 Ford. Booth-Arons made their name years ago on the dragstrip, and the company not only performs most any machine shop job (from magneticly inspecting bare blocks to milling) but also sells crate engines too.
Internally the engine is stock, but to cool the 302 a Walker radiator (made special for the Shadow Rods configuration) and a Cooling Components fan keep the engine in check. An Edelbrock manifold topped with a single 550 Edelbrock carb and a Billet Specialties air cleaner feed the motor. Spark is handled by an MSD ignition and Taylor wires, while the exhaust runs out a set of Sanderson Headers and two Edelbrock mufflers.
A Tremec TKO transmission (equipped with a Centerforce clutch and Lokar shifter) sends the power to the rear via a John's Industries driveshaft. Denny Hummel rates the V-8 with 300-plus horsepower-more than enough to push the little pickup down Woodward Avenue on a warm summer night.
With the chassis and powertrain dialed in, its attention was shifted to the bodywork and paint. For Jon's ride the Model A grille shell was shortened, a '32-style cowl vent was added, and the Rootlieb four-piece louvered hood lengthened. Lenny Longuski (of Lenny's Auto in Ubly, Michigan) massaged all the body parts before spraying the Lombard Blue paint (a Model A color from 1931). The rest of the exterior was dressed up with door handles from Clayton Machine Works, headlights from Greening Auto Company, a pair of '48 Chevy taillights, and chrome plating provided by Sherm's Plating.
Shadow Rods also offers a collapsible top for their roadsters, and Jon's was covered by DTS Enterprises in Ellsworth, Michigan. DTS also trimmed the rest of the cockpit and used Ultra Leather on the Wise Guys split bench seat (a special item for Shadow Rods due to the location of the driveshaft) and Dynamat insulation where he could. Because it's a roadster, a Vintage Air Gen II heater system was installed, as was a set of Classic Instrument gauges (with custom faces) and a Painless Wiring kit.
Now that the car is done (Jon has been showing at various shows around the country) he's happy with the outcome and believes with one of his roadsters you can build a nice "new" hot rod for under $75,000. That's a lot of money to some folks but, in the real world of well-done hot rods, that's a bargain.


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Let me just say this philosophical essay changed my way of working: Structured Procrastination
Basically it says that you should put urgent critical tasks at the very top of the list; but ones that would, on closer inspection, not be such a big deal to miss. Then you use those pressing tasks as motivation to actually work on items further down your list, of less importance. As you add even more urgent tasks later, this becomes an effective cycle where all tasks are at some point accomplished, while allowing you to happily ever procrastinate.
Right there with GTD -- embrace it!
Now, what are software implementations of the philosophy? Maybe todo lists that make it easy to put important tasks at the top in huge type, to gently coax you into doing the others down the list. Sure, if the software deliberately acknowledges Structured Procrastination, and if it tries to figure out which tasks you've been procrastinating on for long enough, that's even better.


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16 Nov 2012 6:51 PM #1
How to avoid "_dc" being appended at the end of URL when preview
I have no any kinds of cache busting enabled. But still have "_dc=xxxx" appended to URL when I clicked PREVIEW making a new Safari window every time. This not happen to older build of Architect 2
20 Nov 2012 8:26 AM #2
Did you try the following :
1) In the project inspector, click on Application --> AppLoader
2) In Config panel, uncheck the property "disableCaching" in "Ext.Loader" section
3) Save your project
4) Preview
Hope it helps
20 Nov 2012 6:31 PM #3
Really thanks, Nxs.
However, it does not work for me
I could config it following your instruction but the _dc=<randomNumber> is still appended to the preview URL. Both happens to Windows and Mac version of SA.
I suspect the disableCaching only affect the script files loading, not the preview URL.
Did it work on your SA? Mine is 2.1 build 676.
21 Nov 2012 12:20 AM #4
I have just tried and you're right it doesn't work (same SA build than you).
I suspect a bug or maybe it's a "normal" behavior with Preview Mode...
An answer from the Sencha Team should be very appreciated.
P.S: You can set up a virtual folder with IIS or Apache (or any other..) pointing to your SA project folder.
Like this you have just to save your project and access the local url via your browser. By this way the _dc param is always removed (as long as you have uncheck the config in SA).
21 Nov 2012 1:07 AM #5
Thanks a lot.
Yes, I am doing what you said in order to keep the "Inspect element" windows opened for debugging.
Appending _dc to preview URL is totally meaningless, I won't change app.html under any circumstances
21 Nov 2012 1:39 AM #6
26 Nov 2012 7:30 AM #7
Hey guys sorry for the delay. I'm not sure there was ever a way to disable this on the preview url.
I'll open a ticket and have it follow the setting in project settings label enable cache busting
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26 Nov 2012 7:33 AM #8
bug number DSGNR-2751Phil Strong
14 Dec 2012 2:27 PM #9
I've added a new application settings called 'Cache bust on preview'
You can set it in the preview dialog or in the app settings.Phil Strong
14 Dec 2012 2:28 PM #10
This feature will be part of 2.2Phil Strong


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Aldila Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon America Inc. Aldila Inc. is one of the world's largest manufacturers of carbon fiber shafts. Aldila is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of carbon-based composite products and materials used in various end markets. Aldila's competencies are the development of carbon-based composites and the implementation of manufacturing processes that support the commercialization of these composites. Aldila is a vertically integrated supplier of composites across three primary end markets: carbon-based pre-impregnated composite fibers, graphite golf shafts and archery products.
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For the fourth consecutive year Aldila (www.aldila.com) is the #1 graphite shaft manufacturer at the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup, according to the Darrell Survey. Led by their latest shaft series, the RIP, "The Hottest Shafts In Golf" dominated the competition by having 67 more wood shafts in play than the next leading shaft manufacturer throughout the four-event playoff and 23 more hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor. Aldila has controlled the wood and hybrid shaft counts on the PGA Tour all season by winning both counts for 32 of the past 36 PGA Tour events.
"The demand on the Tour for the RIP (Reverse Interlaminar Placement) Technology continues to be overwhelming," said Stewart Bahl, Aldila's Marketing Manager. "The RIP employs patent-pending technology and exclusive materials to completely transform shaft design from the inside out. Through the use of computer modeling technology and exclusive materials provided by the Aldila Materials Division, Aldila engineers were able to completely rethink golf shaft design and performance. The result is a revolutionary shaft with optimum flex and torque characteristics with incredible feel that continues to be tested and proven across the Tours week after week."
Playing the RIP shaft in his Driver, the second longest driver at the Tour Championship finished with an overall Driving Average of 313.1 yards, which was well beyond of the field's average of 295.3 yards. Switching to the RIP shaft in his Driver, the second most accurate driver at the Tour Championship finished with an overall driving accuracy percentage of 66.1 percent ahead of the field's average of 52.86 percent.
The winner of the Soboba Classic used Aldila's VooDoo shaft, featuring S-core Technology™, to help him become the third two-time winner on the Nationwide Tour in 2011. The victory earned the Ocala, Fla. native $135,000 and catapulted him to No. 3 on the Nationwide Tour Money List with only five events left this season. The Top 25 on the Money List earn their PGA Tour card for the 2012 season.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - During their Wednesday meeting, Belmont County commissioners approved a motion condemning Patriot Coal, Peabody Energy and Arch Coal for corporate greed, noting that Peabody's spin-off of Patriot Coal endangers retiree pensions and health care through Patriot's bankruptcy action.
Arch Coal's endeavor to shed itself of promised health and retirement benefits was also condemned. Commissioners noted shifting Peabody and Arch's legacy costs onto Patriot Coal under the direction of former Peabody and Arch executives implicates all three corporations.
In other matters, commissioners added that the loss of promised health care and retirement benefits could drive local communities into financial crisis. The commissioners pledged support to the United Mine Workers of America.
Commissioners authorized Sanitary Sewer District Director Mark Esposito to offer employment for the positions of billing clerk and accounts payable clerk.
Commissioners appointed H. Kirk Glasgow to the Belmont-Harrison Juvenile District Board of Trustees for a two-year term effective March 31, 2013-March 30, 2015. Subsequently, this appointment will be for a five-year term as set forth in the statue which calls for staggered terms.
Commissioners adopted a resolution requesting the director of the Ohio Department of Transportation to modify the present speed limit on Belmont 4, or Colerain Pike, from 55 to 40 miles per hour. As a result of a petition by Colerain residents, the engineer ordered speed survey.
Among the actions approved by commissioners were:
The management rights, grievance and arbitration, dues deduction, non-discrimination, etc., and fringe benefit provisions largely mirror existing labor contract for the other bargaining unit at the agency, or in the case of some issues such as the disposition of sick leave at retirement, the commissioners' policy. Current employees would receive a step increase that has been held in abeyance since Jan. 19, 2013. The employees anticipated a step increase on or about that date when they were hired during the transition from BSS in return for continued, orderly service to Belmont County seniors, but the amount was discussed in negotiations. The step amount will be 50 cents per hour.
For annual increases for current non-probationary employees, the parties agreed on 30 cents per pay period including March 31, 2013, 50 cents per pay period including March 31, 2014, and 50 cents per pay period including March 31, 2015.
New employees will start at the beginning rates for their classifications and progress.
Provision is made for standardizing insurance offered to full-time bargaining unit employees as the commissioners adapt to federal health care reforms.
When the commissioners fix the date for the abolishment of Senior Services positions at DJFS to transfer to a new department, the bargaining unit employees and their wages, hours, conditions of employment and labor contract would transfer.
In another tentative agreement, the management rights, grievance and arbitration, dues deduction, non-discrimination, etc., and fringe benefit provisions mirror the commissioners policy as adapted to a labor contract.
Current less senior employees would be paid on a scale based on classification and steps assigned with equity based on relative tenure.
Annual increases in that scale would then be 2 percent for the pay periods including March 1, 2013, March 11, 2014, and March 1, 2015. New employees will start at beginning rates. Current employees not on the scale would receive 3 percent per year.
Provision is made for standardizing insurance offered to full-time bargaining unit employees as the commissioners adapt to federal health care reforms.
Provision is made for a health and safety advisory committee to make recommendations as technology advances.
Commissioners have 30 days to reject the tentative agreements.
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26 Sep 2011 5:59 AM #1
Unanswered: Multiple icons within one cell in a TreeGrid?
I need to be able to place multiple icons within a cell in a treegrid. I have one being displayed correctly but was wondering if it is possible to place multiple icons within some type of a container within a treegrid cell?
Thank you.
List<ColumnConfig> configs = model.getColumns(); IconButton newBtn = new IconButton(style); configs.add(1, newBtn);
26 Sep 2011 6:35 AM #2
I tried a ContentPanel in this case but it adds a header and footer which I do not want. Any suggestions on what container to use in this case?
26 Sep 2011 1:29 PM #3
OK, it appears that a HorizontalPanel works in this case. The icons appear next to each other horizontally in the treegrid cell. So this has been answered.
HorizontalPanel hp = new HorizontalPanel();
List<ColumnConfig> configs = model.getColumns();
IconButton newBtn = new IconButton(style1);
IconButton saveBtn = new IconButton(style2);
configs.add(1, hp);
26 Sep 2011 9:35 PM #4
Is there any special reason why you want to use widgets at all? If you just want to display icons you can better simple put in the html markup as string


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Let $a,b,c$ be integers which are the sides of a triangle with integral area, a so called Heronian triangle. This website attributes to Gauss the result that there must then exist integers $m,n,p,q$ such that
$a = mn(p^2+q^2)$
$b = (mp)^2+(nq)^2$
$c = (m+n)(mp^2-nq^2)$
(where I left out a $4pq$ factor designed to make the radius of the circumscribed circle integral as well). It's not hard to see that the triangle defined by these formulas is indeed Heronian, however I could neither prove nor find a reference for the fact that this parametrization is exhaustive.
Can someone do one of these two things?
(Note: I'm communicating this question on behalf of my dad, who is really the person who looked into that but is not easily capable of asking it himself over here. I may be slow to respond on his behalf if questions come up).


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There's an art to designing the perfect college schedule. It's a delicate balance between leaving time for your responsibilities while leaving ample time for a total lack of responsibility. It's a way of spacing things out enough that you don't overburden yourself, but keeping it tightly clustered enough that you can have long stretches of no work at all. Your perfect schedule is a set of fingerprints, totally unique to you. That being said, there's a handful of horrible mistakes I made (or at least observed) when mapping out that elusive perfect schedule, so here's a handful of caveats of things that might sound like a good idea, but really, really aren't.
Don't cluster your classes together (too much). Here's something that at first seems like a bad idea, then seems like a counter-intuitive great idea. Stick with your first instinct. Some people will try to cram all of their classes into as few blocks as possible, but that's just a one-way ticket to exhaustion. The more you cluster classes, the less downtime you'll have to process information after the class ends.


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Miller's 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - Building the Removable Aluminum HardtopWritten on October 23, 2008 This '29 Roadster Showcases Metalworking Techniques from the Masters
On or off, the removable aluminum hardtop is one of the most attention-grabbing design features of Miller's '29 roadster pickup. Laying beneath the stylish upholstery is a story crafted from talent and metal. The hardtop came together during filming for one segment of the RIDES TV show at Miller's Atlanta-area distribution and training center. There, nationally known custom rod fabricator Pat Keating and renowned metalworker Ron Covell joined Miller district managers Wayne Reece (the driving force behind the roadster pickup's development) and Robert Shepard in building the hardtop. Collectively, these four individuals have more than 100 years of fabricating experience. Here, they share some advice any automotive enthusiast can use, from choosing the right metals to tips for getting accurate curves.
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For cutting thin aluminum sheet and bar stock, use a plasma cutter for a clean edge and minimized warping. The result is a narrow cut and is much faster than metal snips, which can sometimes distort the metal.Perfectly straight cuts can be obtained with this simple tip: Clamp a thin piece of straight bar stock onto the sheet metal. The bar stock will serve as a guide for the torch yielding in a straight cut. Here, Ron cuts the strips that are used as the base of the frame using a Spectrum(r) 625.Pat and Ron measure the width of the side and back panels of the car. The measurements allow room for the installation of upholstery after the hardtop is assembled, resulting in even widths that match the frame of the car.Using a Dynasty(r) 200 DX, Wayne TIG welds the corners of the base together as Pat provides downward pressure using the end of a hammer to hold the two pieces tightly together. (And Pat should be wearing gloves to protect his hands from the arc rays.)Pat uses an old metalworking trick to shape the window. Start by cutting the shape you want out of wood which will be used as a template to wrap the aluminum around. This gives you matching curves every time.Aluminum heats up very quickly which makes it difficult to perform long welds without burning though or distortion. Creating a 1-in weld every 4 inches takes care of the heat problem. Wayne demonstrates this technique as he welds the side of the window frame.The header forms the leading edge of the hardtop that rests above the windshield. A piece of 3003H14 aluminum sheet is cut to the length of the windshield, curved to the desired angel and finally, reinforced. Seen here, Pat, Wayne and Ron check the angle of the header atop a wooden windshield frame.Satisfied with the curve of the header, Ron grinds the edges taking off any burrs that could cause damage once the final upholstery is installed.Pat checks to see if the header is perfectly centered by tapping it into place while clamped to the windshield frame.
Because the curved piece of aluminum used in the header wouldn't maintain the desired shape on its own, 1/2-in 6061T-6 bar stock is added for stability and support.Smaller spacers are welded every few inches as a quick way to add space while saving stock and weight.With the spacers clamped into place, the header is TIG welded from end to end, resulting in one solid part without any warping in the middle.Next, Ron shows another metalworking technique by using a sandbag and a hammer to lightly bend and form a cap for the end of the header.The forming process is truly an art. Knowing that precision is important, Ron checks the shape and size of the cap frequently until it fits. (Over bending is not desired and hard to fix).After the right shape is crafted, the cap is TIG welded into place. Because the cap will be upholstered, Ron grinds the weld making for one seamless curve of metal.A top bough starts with two straight pieces of 1/2-in. square aluminum bar stock about 6 ft. long. "We're going a little 'old school' to make these bends and just use good eyeball judgment," said Pat. Shown here, he simply uses a small worktable to hand bend the stock.Rather than trying to bend one piece of stock with two equal radii at each end and get it to match the width of the car (which is nearly impossible), the team bends one end first and gets an angle they find pleasing. This photo shows Pat (center), Ron (left) and Miller District Manager Robert Shepard (right) marking the approximate center of the bough and checking its height.
Now that they have two pieces of stock with matching bends, Pat and Robert clamp the two rear bow pieces to the window frame (at extreme left) and in the center while Robert eyeballs the frame height. Note the overlap in the center.The two pieces of a top bough become one perfectly sized piece when they are cut to length and welded using a Dynasty 200 DX TIG welder. The technique of bending two pieces and making them one allowed the roadster fabrication team to complete this portion of the project without any scrap and lost production time.To shape the rear window, Ron has another trick to bevel the metal inward. Start by cutting the desired shape and size for the window out of wood. Use a router to bevel and curve the wood. Use a plasma cutter to cut the window out of aluminum slightly larger than the size of the beveled wood. Place the aluminum sheet over the cut piece of wood and using a hammer, lightly tap and shape the metal to match the form of the wood. Always start at one end and work toward the other ensuring a smooth bend.Ron and Robert position the window in the center of the car and measure for the correct height from the front of the hardtop frame. Extra window material will be cut off creating equal heights at the front and back for the cab.Pick your aluminum grade with their applications in mind. Use 3003 for making creative bends, as this metal is quite malleable. However if you need a structural component use 6061; it's harder due to its tensile strength and will stay flat and straight. For these two purposes, don't just use what's lying around the garage. Here Pat sizes the bar stock that will be welded into place as the frame for the rear window.Welding in hard to reach spots? Here's a tip?The advanced square wave technology of a Dynasty 200 DX enables you to tailor the arc to different applications. For the roadster crew, increasing the output frequency to 125 Hz or more produces a narrow focused arc that ensures good penetration on small pieces while preventing burn through.To get the shape of the skin right the first time, take this tip from Ron, hold a sheet of paper up and trace the piece needed with a pencil or the edge of a dirty thumb.Tracing the paper template onto the aluminum sheet, make the size slightly larger than needed which will make up for any errors in tracing. It's always good to have a little more than not enough.
Pat matches the skin to the frame for size before finally welding it into place. This process is repeated across all surfaces forming the exterior of the hardtop.After all the welds and were complete, Billy Scott of Scotts Jr. Interiors upholstered the hardtop with Mercedes Cloth on the outside and ostrich hide and suede on the inside.The view from inside shows a close attention to detail. Billy installed an ostrich hide ornament that matches the seat upholstery, tying the hardtop and interior together.


text: There are so many choices in Bibles. Personally I was raised in a Christian home. My parents were ministers and since I was a child I read either the AV1611 or KJV very similar with a few differences. I was in the world for a while but GOD had mercy on me and spared my life so many times. Its been a year since I started my walk with Christ again, it has been a rough road but GOD is working with me. I have been reading the Bible started using the NIV version its easier to read but I notice there are a few things missing and some meaningful tones are left out. As a child I read the Bible so many times read the New Testament a few times and the majority of the Old Testament so lots of the Bible has been ingrained in my mind. I really like the NIV easy read but feel the KJV is what I should use as well. Im not here trying to debate the which version is best to use issue. I have done research online and have found numerous opinions regarding modern translation. As Believers we know that satan is a liar and likes to confuse people wether born again or not to the point that we forget the ultimate goal, which is to serve GOD Almighty and get to heaven. I would like opinions on using the Bible, not a debate on versions, but rather an explanation on your Bible or Bibles of choice and your reading habits including if you ever compare scriptures between different translations. For me using an easy understandable version is very appealing. I will continue using the NIV but I will also use the AV1611 KJV and the NKJV but ultimately relying on the guidance of the Holy Spirit.


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Today I had the honor of presenting at a "boutique" Spinning® studio in central Michigan (please click here for owner Heather's AMAZING story with before & after photos that will blow your mind away! For WSSC 2012 attendees, Heather was the lucky duck who won the raffle for Josh Taylor's bike from the Champion Ride. Her story is very inspirational & will make you believe in karma, fairy tales, and the goodness of the human heart again: http://www.skyboxfitness.com).
Presenting at her studio was a refreshingly wonderful experience and I wanted to highlight the unique advantages offered by smaller and more member focused fitness facilities as opposed to larger "big box" national franchise clubs.
Since I became a Master Instructor in 2005, I've noticed a marked increase in the number of privately owned licensed Spinning® facilities. From a small business and community investment perspective this is encouraging, but it's also invigorating for the fitness community in general since smaller studios tend to be more member and service focused (and pay their instructors more!).
I've decided to write a more detailed Spinning® newsletter article about this relatively recent studio phenomenon, and I've interviewed several facility owners, employees, and participants across the country about their experiences in the various environments of the Spinning® world. So stay tuned.
In the meantime, I'd love to hear about your individual perspectives about working in fitness clubs both large and small. Which club format is better? How can fitness club facilities in general improve the overall experience of their dedicated instructors (aside from a pay raise) and their members? I look forward to your feedback.


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Introducing Solid Foods to Your Baby
Topic Overview
Breast milk or formula is the only food babies need for the first 4 to 6 months of life, at which point solid foods can be gradually introduced. Ideally, your baby will be fed only breast milk until 6 months of age. Before you start offering solid foods, talk to your doctor. He or she will want to be certain that your baby is physically and developmentally ready. And although breast-fed babies get the best possible nutrition, they will probably need certain vitamin or nutritional supplements to maintain or improve their health, especially iron. After 4 months of age, your baby will probably not get enough iron from breast milk alone. Your doctor may prescribe a liquid iron supplement until your baby gets enough iron from iron-fortified formulas or foods high in iron. Breast-fed babies born prematurely may be prescribed a liquid iron supplement by 1 month of age.
Your baby may be ready to start eating solid foods if he or she:
When you and your doctor have determined your baby is ready to start eating solid foods, keep these general guidelines in mind.
It's best to keep these specific guidelines in mind, too:
As you introduce new foods, it is important to pay attention to your baby's cues. When your baby's head turns away from a spoonful of food, don't force it. But try again later. Let your baby tell you when he or she is full. Also, it may help to introduce new foods when your baby is well rested and there are no distractions, such as a TV.
As your baby learns to feed himself or herself, keep in mind that your job is to provide a variety of nutritious foods, but your baby will decide how much to eat. It may take more than 10 times before your child accepts a new food.4
Expect messes
Your baby will quickly gain new eating skills, such as chewing, swallowing, and using cups and utensils, at about 6 to 12 months of age. Offer your baby a variety of nutritious foods and gradually allow him or her to explore different tastes and textures. Try to be patient as your baby experiments and learns, and be tolerant of messes. Your baby will likely enjoy playing with a spoon, but most of the food will fall off it. It's natural for your baby to "make a mess" while learning about food. Until your baby can handle a spoon better, you can give your baby a clean spoon to hold while you feed him or her with a different spoon.
To help reduce your cleanup, use a child's high chair that has a detachable tray and raised rims. The rims on the tray help keep dishes and food from sliding off. And you can carry the tray to the sink for cleaning. Cover the seat with a removable, washable pad. Also, think about covering the floor around the high chair. Remember—your child is learning by experimenting.
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The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges were honored with a Governor's Proclamation on April 23. Governor Neil Abercrombie spent some time reminiscing about his days teaching at Leeward Community College before he presented the proclamation to VP for Community Colleges John Morton in the Governor's office. The proclamation declares April 23 UH Community Colleges Day, in honor of the CC's 50th anniversary.
It was on April 23, 1964 that Governor John A. Burns signed into law a major legislative act that provided all citizens with access to a college education. Today, the community colleges' open-door policy and affordable tuition make it possible for people from all walks of life to earn college degrees.
VIDEO: Governor proclaims April 23 as UH Community Colleges Day
More on the anniversary
- KITV: "Nana talks with VP of Community Colleges on 50th anniversary"
- Photos: Go to Gov. Abercrombie's Flickr site
- UH News video: "50 years of accessible, affordable higher education"


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Online tool that helps how the insurance rules and limits apply to a depositor's specific group of deposit accounts—what's insured and what portion (if any) exceeds coverage limits at that bank.
Learn if your bank is insured, view locations, track history, and more.
The secure Internet channel for FDIC-insured institutions to conduct business and exchange information with the FDIC.
The inventory of other assets for sale -- including office furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
A. Name, title,
address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted
with questions about the report:
Fredrick Lee Fisch
Senior Attorney (FOIA/Privacy Act Officer)
Office of the Executive Secretary
550 17th St. N.W., Room F-4040
Washington, D.C. 20429
(202) 898-3819
B. Electronic
address for report on the World Wide Web:
C. How to obtain
a copy of the report in paper form:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Office of the Executive Secretary
550 17th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20429
Attn: FOIA/PA Unit
II. How to Make a
FOIA Request
The following is the link to the FDIC's FOIA Guide: http://www.fdic.gov/about/freedom/Guide.html
Requests may be made via facsimile to (202) 898-8778,
through the Electronic FOIA Office on the FDIC web site, via
direct e-mail to email@example.com, in writing
to the address in Section 1(C) above.
A. Names,
addresses and telephone numbers of all individual agency
components and offices that receive FOIA
All requests are routed through and processed by the
FDIC's Office of the Executive Secretary, located at
the address listed in Section 1(C) of this report.
B. Brief
description of the agency's response-time
Response times are from 1 day up to greater than six months
in rare cases.
C. Brief
description of why some requests are not
Requests are denied or partially denied primarily under
FOIA exemptions (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6) and (b)(8). Because
the FDIC is a federal financial institution regulatory
agency as well as the appointed receiver of virtually all
failed depository institutions in the U.S., FDIC receives
much privileged or private financial information concerning
individuals, banking and business entities. Therefore,
exemptions (b)(4) and (b)(6) are used frequently to
withhold this exempt material. FDIC is also the primary
regulator of most state-chartered financial institutions
and therefore prepares or receives bank examination reports
and related material. Such material is exempt from FOIA
disclosure to protect the integrity of the regulatory
process and to maintain stability in financial
institutions, so the FDIC invokes FOIA exemption (b)(8) for
these purposes. Other exemptions are used less frequently,
and records sometimes cannot be located.
III. Definitions of Terms
and Acronyms Used in the Report (to be included in each
Agency-specific acronyms or other terms.
B. Basic terms
expressed in common terminology.
1. FOIA/PA request -- Freedom of
Information Act/Privacy Act request. A FOIA request is
generally a request for access to records concerning a
third party, an organization, or a particular topic of
interest. A Privacy Act request is a request for records
concerning oneself; such requests are also treated as FOIA
requests. (All requests for access to records, regardless
of which law is cited by the requester, are included in
this report.)
2. Initial Request -- a request to a
federal agency for access to records under the Freedom of
Information Act.
3. Appeal -- a request to a federal
agency asking that it review at a higher administrative
level a full denial or partial denial of access to records
under the Freedom of Information Act, or any other FOIA
determination such as a matter pertaining to fees.
4. Processed Request or Appeal -- a
request or appeal for which an agency has taken a final
action on the request or the appeal in all respects.
5. Multi-track processing -- a system in
which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review
are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and
complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks.
Requests in each track are processed on a first-in/first
out basis. A requester who has an urgent need for records
may request expedited processing (see below).
6. Expedited processing -- an agency will
process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a
requester has shown an exceptional need or urgency for the
records which warrants prioritization of his or her request
over other requests that were made earlier.
7. Simple request -- a FOIA request that
an agency using multi-track processing places in its
fastest (non-expedited) track based on the volume and/or
simplicity of records requested.
8. Complex request -- a FOIA request that
an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower
track based on the volume and/or complexity of records
9. Grant -- an agency decision to
disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
10. Partial grant -- an agency decision
to disclose a record in part in response to a FOIA request,
deleting information determined to be exempt under one or
more of the FOIA's exemptions; or a decision to
disclose some records in their entireties, but to withhold
others in whole or in part.
11. Denial -- an agency decision not to
release any part of a record or records in response to a
FOIA request because all the information in the requested
records is determined by the agency to be exempt under one
or more of the FOIA's exemptions, or for some
procedural reason (such as because no record is located in
response to a FOIA request).
12. Time limits -- the time period in the
Freedom of Information Act for an agency to respond to a
FOIA request (ordinarily 20 working days from proper
receipt of a "perfected" FOIA request).
13. "Perfected" request --a
FOIA request for records which adequately describes the
records sought, which has been received by the FOIA office
of the agency or agency component in possession of the
records, and for which there is no remaining question about
the payment of applicable fees.
14. Exemption 3 statute -- a separate
federal statute prohibiting the disclosure of a certain
type of information and authorizing its with holding under
FOIA subsection (b)(3).
15. Median number -- the middle, not
average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median
number is 7.
16. Average number -- the number obtained
by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity
of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the
average number is 8.
IV. Exemption 3
A. List of
Exemption 3 statutes relied on by agency during current
fiscal year.
Exemption 3 was used twice during this fiscal year, both
times invoking Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e).
A. Numbers of
initial requests (The total of the numbers in Lines 1 and
2, minus the number in Line 3, should equal the number in
Line 4).
1. Number of requests pending as of end of preceding
fiscal year: 116
2. Number of requests received during current fiscal year:
3. Number of requests processed during current fiscal
year: 850
4. Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal
year: 66
B. Disposition of
initial requests.
1. Number of total grants: 551
2. Number of partial grants: 136
3. Number of denials: 19
(See § V(B)(4)(c) infra for requests withdrawn by the
VI. Appeals of Initial
Denials of FOIA/PA Requests
A. Numbers of
1. Number of appeals received during fiscal year: 36
2. Number of appeals processed during fiscal year: 37
B. Disposition of
1. Number completely upheld: 5
2. Number partially upheld: 12
3. Number completely reversed: 12
(See § VI(B)(4)(c) for appeals withdrawn by the
VII Compliance with
Time Limits/Status of Pending Requests
A. Median
processing time for requests processed during the
1. Simple Requests.
B. Status of
pending requests.
1. Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal
year: 66
2. Median number of days that such requests were pending
as of that date: 29 calendar days
VIII. Comparisons
with Previous Year
A. Comparison of
number of requests received.
Prior Reporting Period: 921
Current Reporting Period: 800
B. Comparison of
number of requests processed.
Prior Reporting Period: 951
Current Reporting Period: 850
C. Comparison of
median number of days open requests had been pending as of
the end of the fiscal year.
Prior Reporting Period: 35 calendar days
Current Reporting Period: 29 calendar days
D. Other
statistics significant to agency:
Open FOIA requests were reduced from 116 at the beginning
of the fiscal year, to 66 at the end of the fiscal year.
Requests more than six months old were reduced from 10 at
the beginning of this reporting period to only 1 at the end
of this reporting period. Requests greater than six months
old have had a steady decline at the FDIC since January
1996, when the FDIC experienced a high of 294 such requests
(many of these came from the Resolution Trust Corporation,
which sunset on 12/31/95 and whose operations were assumed
by the FDIC). Due to the gains in productivity from the
implementation of FDIC's fast-track FOIA processing
program and more efficient application of technology, the
FDIC has processed FOIA requests in significantly shorter
time periods than during the previous reporting year. Our
median processing time of 27 calendar days for this
reporting period is illustrative of the seriousness with
which FDIC approaches the FOIA program and shows the
significant human and technological resources which FDIC
has expended on the program in recent years. The number of
appeals filed has also continued a trend of steady decline,
illustrating increased requester satisfaction with the
quality of the initial response. Requesters filed nine
fewer FOIA appeals than over the prior reporting period,
representing a decrease of 20%.
E. Other
narrative statements describing agency efforts to improve
timeliness of FOIA performance and to make records
available to the public (e.g., backlog-reduction efforts;
specification of average number of hours per processed
request; training activities; public availability of new
categories of records)
The FDIC undertakes detailed quarterly analyses of
outstanding and closed FOIA requests. The results of these
analyses are disseminated among top management of the FDIC
in order for them to track the progress of processing FOIA
requests within the various components of the agency. They
are also used as a means of evaluating and continuously
improving the efficiency of the central processing office
for FOIA requests, the Office of the Executive Secretary
FOIA/Privacy Act Unit.
The number of requests received on the FDIC's web
site has increased steadily, and the FDIC has posted a
great deal of information directly on the web site, such as
records concerning regulatory proposals, member financial
institution data, FDIC enforcement actions, and final
orders issued from FDIC's Board of Directors. The
on-line agency FOIA Guide also helps requesters to better
target their requests and includes links to the FDIC's
FOIA regulation, the Justice Department's Guide to the
FOIA, and popular FOIA records.
During this fiscal year, the FDIC's Senior Attorney
in charge of the agency's FOIA program and other
members of the staff conducted two formal training sessions
on the FOIA and the Privacy Act for agency employees who
work on these issues. One session was conducted in October
1999 and focussed on issues unique to FDIC's Division
that deals with the public on consumer banking issues. The
other training session was given to an interdisciplinary
group of FDIC employees in May 2000 and included a focus on
the interplay of the FOIA with other laws, subpoenas and
civil discovery. The training sessions encompassed a total
audience of over 125 people and consisted of just over two
hours instruction time. The FOIA Unit Senior Attorney and
senior staff also issued multiple written memoranda and
oral guidance to many Offices and Divisions of the FDIC,
coordinated the FOIA appeals for the General Counsel, and
updated both the Electronic FOIA web page and the
telephonic FOIA "Hotline" interactive system.
IX. Costs/FOIA
A. Staffing
1. Number of full-time FOIA personnel: 9
2. Number of personnel with part-time or occasional FOIA
duties (in total work-years): 10
3. Total number of personnel (in work-years): 19*
*This does not include staff at the FDIC's Reading
Room/Public Information Center.
B. Total costs
(including staff and all resources).
1. FOIA processing (including appeals): $1,494,540.00
2. Litigation-related activities: $70,700.00
3. Total costs: $1,565,240.00
C. Statement of
additional resources needed for FOIA compliance
None noted
X. Fees
This includes charges for search, review, document
duplication, and any other direct costs permitted under
agency regulations.
A. Total amount
of fees collected by agency for processing
**This does not include fees collected from the
Reading/Public Information Center, since those fees are
not generated pursuant to requests for records under
section (a)(3) of the FOIA. The Public Information Center
collected fees of $42,320 for the same time period.
B. Percentage
of total costs:
Regulations (Including Fee Schedule):
The following is the printed version of FDIC's FOIA
Regulation, with an electronic version available to the
public at: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/rules/2000-3800.html#2000part309.
§ 309.4
Publicly available records.
(a) Records available on the FDIC's World Wide Web
§ 309.5
Procedures for requesting records.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section:
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation Records Fees
FEES SCHEDULE Date of Issuance: March 15,
Date of Issuance: March 15, 1999
In accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 309.5(f), the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation hereby sets forth the
fees to be charged for the production of agency records.
These fees will be effective for requests submitted no less
than thirty days from the above date of issuance. Persons
requesting records from the FDIC shall be charged for the
direct costs of search, review and duplication as set forth
at 12 C.F.R. § 309.5(f), unless such costs are less
than $10.00.
The following hourly labor rates shall apply:
Personal computer rate -- $1.75 per hour of use (in
addition to hourly labor rates)
The charge for duplication of documents shall be $0.15
per page
Computer charges:
Mainframe computer data costs: (plus hourly labor rates,
if applicable)
Special products:
The above rates shall be in effect until further


text: Halloween is almost here! To celebrate, here's how to draw a scene of trick-or-treaters on their way home with loads of loot. It's a bit long, but well worth it. I based the costumes off what my brother and I wore as kids. What are you all going to dress as this year?


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WEIRTON - Like most Americans, Weirton resident Ric Cooper wanted to do something to help the families of the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.
So Cooper and assorted family members spent the past month crafting birdhouses, one in memory of each of the 26 children and adults killed when a lone gunman opened fire inside an elementary school on Dec. 14.
"I wanted to do something," he said. "I'd built some before and I just decided it was something I could do for them, something to bring them a little bit of comfort."
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Weirton resident Ric Cooper says he couldn't have crafted these birdhouses, one for each of the 26 people killed when a gunman opened fire in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school on Dec. 14, without the help of his family. Among the family members who helped were, from left, Cooper's sister, Cindi Scott of Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pa.; Cooper; Chris Krishak; Cooper's son, Mark, and grandson, Sparky. -- Linda Harris
The birdhouses are painted green and white, the school colors. A brass nameplate attached to each is engraved with either the name and age of a child who was killed or the name and occupation of one of the adults whose life was taken. The name of a family member who helped with the projects is painted on the inside of a small trap door he cut in the bottom of each birdhouse so debris can be removed periodically.
Cooper attached a tiny gold "Guardian Angel" to the front of each birdhouse.
"It's my understanding that they're tearing the school down and are going to build a new school somewhere in the area," Cooper said. "They're tearing down the old school and building a memorial park. If they want to use them in the park, that's great - that's why I made them all green and white. But if someone wants to take theirs home and put it in their own backyard, maybe paint them some other color, they can do that, too."
Cooper said he just wanted the survivors to know "people are thinking of them."
"Nobody knows for sure (how they'll react to tragedy) unless you've lost someone," said Cooper, whose daughter, Crystal, died in 1997 after an eight-year battle with cancer.
He said five area businesses helped him with materials for the project: Marsh Pipe & Supply, paint; Sherwin Williams, brushes and masking tape; Granada Trophies, nameplates; His Place Christian Bookstore in Wellsburg, the Guardian Angels; and Pat Catan's in nearby Aliquippa, Pa., the kits.
Some 26 local families also donated funds to the cause.
"We raised the money for them in four hours," said Chris Krishak, a municipal employee, adding townspeople were quick to dig into their pockets once they knew what the money was going to be used for, as were the five businesses.
Cooper said about three hours of work went into building and finishing each birdhouse. He said it took them about three weeks, "working on them in the evenings after we finished work."
"You always wonder what you can do to help," Cooper's son, Mark, said. "He came up with this idea and asked if we would help. It seemed like a great idea to give back a little bit."
Before ordering the materials Cooper said he researched birdlife in that part of Connecticut.
"I did a lot of research online (to make sure) they'd be usable in that area," he said. "In that area they have speckled wrens and tri-colored wrens, little birds (that) require a 1-inch hole. If the hole was any bigger, the wrens wouldn't use it because bigger birds can get their heads in."
Cooper said he's been tinkering with woodworking for the last 10 or 11 years and enjoys making birdhouses.
"I've made quite a few other ones," he said. "I've got three I'm getting ready to paint right now."
When those three are done, Cooper said they'll be erected in a local park in memory of his father and daughter, as well as the granddaughter of a friend.
"As people want them, I'm doing them," he said.
City officials will be taking them to Newtown, along with other items collected at a community vigil in Weirton.
(Harris can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Here was my setup @ Digital-Overload 2008
http://picasaweb.google.ca/evan.oberman/Di...381785169584962
p.s. as of Friday, in will no longer have dual 8800GT super clocked, but a 9800GX2 Oh yea, and I am running 6gb of DDR2-8500+ with my quad clocked around 3.2 ghz.
Can u list all ur comp specs?
p.s. you definitely win for style... like... by far
PPS - How's that router? I am trying to decide on that or the new D-Link one. That one definitely looks sick though.
Edited by Special Ops Kerrigan, 10 April 2008 - 01:10 AM.


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expert advice MORE
Iron-Rich Foods
Q: My pediatrician said my one-and-a-half-year-old's blood test showed a low iron count. My daughter doesn't like to eat the meat products that he suggested. I don't like giving her supplements. Are there any other foods (fruits, veggies, etc.) that I can get her to eat to help with this?
A: While in general, meats have the highest content of iron per ounce, there are many other foods that contain iron in smaller quantities, which you can feed to your child. Unfortunately, there really aren't any fruits that contain significant amounts of iron other than raisins and prunes. Vegetables that are reasonable sources of iron are leafy green vegetables like spinach, kale, and collard greens. Another vegetable with high iron content is beans (such as navy beans, soybeans, and black-eyed peas). Avocados also have iron.
You should definitely look beyond the fruit and vegetable group to identify foods that you can give your child. Certain grain products have very high levels of iron, even higher than some meats. Cream of wheat, for example, has more iron in a serving than beef liver does! Brewer's yeast and molasses both have very high levels of iron, and can be used in preparing other foods. Enriched rice and oatmeal also can have substantial amounts of iron.
In order to get the best mileage out of any iron-rich foods you are giving, it is helpful to also give a food that contains Vitamin C along with the iron. Vitamin C helps the intestine to absorb the iron more effectively. If the iron doesn't get absorbed, it just ends up going out in the stool. Some foods are known to interfere with the absorption of iron from the intestines, and it is helpful to not give these foods at the same time if you want to maximize the amount of iron that's absorbed from the meal. Milk in particular is known to interfere with iron absorption. This doesn't mean to stop giving your child milk -- just don't give the milk at the same time as an iron-rich meal.
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Shari Nethersole is a physician at Children's Hospital, Boston, and an instructor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She graduated from Yale University and Harvard Medical School, and did her internship and residency at Children's Hospital, Boston. As a pediatrician, she tries to work with parents to identify and address their concerns.