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The 6 Most Bizarre Things Ever Discovered in Space
#3. A Supermassive Black Hole, Sent Screaming Through Space by a Galactic Slingshot
If you find yourself one day piloting a starship around the universe, there are certain combinations of words that you just don't want to hear from your co-pilot. Somewhere around the top of that list would be "supermassive," "black hole," and "moving at 3 million miles per hour." But that just happens to describe the situation in the CID-42 system, where scientists have seen two galaxies team up to slingshot a huge-ass black hole right the hell out into space at an impossible speed. Here's a computer simulation of how the scientists think it went down:
That white dot tear-assing its way out of frame in the final moments is the black hole being shot into space like a spitball, probably at another galaxy that these two don't like very much.
Keep in mind, a supermassive black hole is millions or even billions of times more massive than the Sun, so the forces required to fire one like a bullet are vast and unfathomable.
The phenomenon could only be detected based on evidence gleaned from the scene of the crash. The very nature of a black hole is that you can't possibly see it, not even if it's a foot in front of your face. Of course, if it's a foot in front of your face, you are already incredibly dead. That's arguably the good news -- if a nearby galaxy decides to do this to us, we won't even know to panic.
#2. An Actual Shooting Star
We assume you all know that when you see a "shooting star" streaking across the night sky, you're not really talking about a star, but a meteorite, which is a lot less impressive. A star is of course billions of times bigger, and as such it doesn't really "shoot" so much as it just kind of sits there and sparkles. When a star does actually decide to "shoot," shit gets real.
And it does happen -- for instance, apparently nobody told Mira how to behave like a decent star, because it decided to just piss off out of there in search of a more fun corner of the galaxy.
Via NASA.gov
And if nature isn't a heartless bitch, it'll start engulfing planets like a cosmic game of Pac-Man.
Mira is a red giant star at the end of its life, and rather than die quietly, it's opted to go out in the most spectacular blaze of glory imaginable, driving its Cadillac through the galaxy at an incredible 291,000 miles per hour, with a trunk full of mescaline and nothing to lose. It's moving fast enough to create a comet-like tail, but unlike a comet, this one is 13 light-years long.
The amazing thing is that the material that Mira is shedding into the void will go on to create more stars and planets in the far future. That's right -- it's star jizz, which it is indiscriminately spraying in every direction as it streaks to its own doom. Ladies and gentlemen, this is exactly how everyone should die.
#1. A Massive Mystery Force Beyond Our Universe
Just when you think they can't find any more terrifying things in the universe, astronomers go ahead and trump themselves. Apparently, there's something unfathomably massive just beyond the borders of our visible universe. We can't see what it is, but we know it's there, because it's dragging parts of the universe into it like water swirling around a drain.
Via NASA.gov
Yeah, but just the shitty parts of the universe.
All you need to understand about this diagram of the night sky from NASA is that the big colored chunks are being sucked toward something so far away that we can't see it, and so powerful that nothing we know about the universe already can account for it. Scientists call it dark flow, because it was the only name that sounded ominous enough.
So what is this dark flow? Some astronomers think that it might be some unknown, exotic megastructure cast off in the first moments of the Big Bang. Others think that it might be the edge of another universe pushing up against ours. Still others think that this is probably a bunch of baloney that better science will eventually smooth out. In any case, we're once again hanging on to the belief that H.P. Lovecraft might have been right.
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I've done quite well at not boring "the crap out of you" about this "kickball tourney" as Ben suggested I would, haven't I? I've not done quite so well at keeping those who do have some interest "entertained" though. So, without going too far off the topic of drinks (I don't think...) I bring to you: The World Cup Final of Digestifs!!!
There is some logic to this, I promise.
Argentina, you see, have reached the World Cup final for the first time since Italia '90 (which is quite apt, as you'll see in a sec) so Sunday's match is going to be quite the event for La Albiceleste. And no Argentinian event is complete without fernet!
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Greetings traveller,
In this final issue of Tales From The Isle everybody was very much in the mood for the upcoming football extravaganza. You must know about the huge sports competition that's now upon us and that everybody has been talking about all around the world - that's right, it's the The Ultimate Ardbeg Distillery Swamp Football Tournament!
Ardbeg Day is celebrated all over the world, not least at the distillery on Islay as part of Fèis Ìle. It's also fair to say that when Ardbeg do something, they do it properly, so there's an awful lot to tell you about here. I'd packed my yellow and blue havaianas and a Brazuca football, but there's always still time for a beastie or two as well...
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Atomic Operations in Java
By vaibhavc on Apr 27, 2008
Knowing atomic operation is very important when we are writing thread operation in Java. Covering atomic operation inside synchronized keyword is just a overhead which we discussed sometime back in one post. Now what all comes under atomic operation:
1. a = a + 1 - certainly not. Because this operation can use a local variable or a register to store the information before assigning it back to a. This operation is more or less like:
temp = a+1;
a = temp;
2. a = b; Is this a atomic operation ? It depends ! Java Specification says that assignment to variables smaller than or equal to 32 bits is an atomic operation, which excludes variables of types double and long (both are 64 bits). So, the operation is atomic or not completely depends on type of a and b. Now, reason behind such a specification is very clear, any operation more than 32 bit should need a extra storage(basically register) for a 32 bit processor. But here Java Spec is not speaking about any processor dependency. Now, I am surprised how VM will handle atomicity if ran on 16 bit processor. I don't know but I guess we can run JVM on 16 bit processor. Is it handles atomicity internally ? How about 64 bit processor. Even double and long operation should be atomic.
I am confused :-(


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History's 10 Most Terrifying Contraceptives
#5. Animal Intestines
Condoms are not, as you'd suspect, the result of some drunken man looking at a party balloon and getting an idea. The idea of wrapping one's wang for delivery has been around for ages, long before latex, Saran Wrap and tube socks were viable options.
Back then, animal intestines were the order of the day, most likely because somebody was making sausage and made the logical connection. One of the oldest known condoms is made from a pig intestine and even has a user manual that suggests soaking it in warm milk before use, probably because just humping with a pig intestine was only half gross, but if you could somehow include sour milk in the mix well, that'd put it right over the top.
Again, you have to remember that ancient civilizations existed mainly to disgust the future.
#4. Diaphragms of Opium
You know what else will never go out of style? Opium. Long before recorded history, there have been segments of the population who decided that everything could be made a little better with a little bit of opium thrown in.
This includes the people of ancient Sumatra, who figured they might as well use it for birth control. So, they'd take a sticky wad of opium and, you know--wedge it in there. Now, we hesitate to even include this because we have a feeling right now there is some dude at his computer, gel in his hair and three buttons open on his shirt, reading this and suddenly having an awesome idea for Saturday night.
PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. We don't know what the side effects are, let's just assume they're unimaginable and move on with our lives.
#3. Lemons
By the 1700s, most had realized that dried turds and hard metals probably had no rightful place in a woman's lady parts. That's when some enterprising man or woman looked at a lemon half, and got an idea. OK, it was probably a man.
"Honey! I'm going to try something here ... "
The shape would act as a diaphragm and (though the inventor may not have even known this) the acid in the citrus would kill the sperm. And the scent would be just like a freshly cleaned bathroom each and every time! Considering what they were using before that, the guy who came up with it probably won a Nobel prize.
As a bonus, the various shapes and sizes of citrus meant it was great for every woman, though it probably made for some awkward moments with the fruit seller.
#2. Blacksmith water
Nothing says "baby-free" or "massive brain damage" quite like drinking filthy, toxic sludge--a theory proved positive by the childless, Listerine-drinking hobo who lives by the dumpster out back.
Dating way back to ancient Greece and spanning a good 1,800 years of human history is the idea that drinking the water a blacksmith used to cool the materials he was working with would stop you from getting pregnant. Though it's not really known why anyone believed this, the idea that the water contained lead is a strong possibility as even up through the first World War, women were volunteering to work in factories with lead just so it would keep them sterile.
The only real downside was a pantload of neurological problems, nausea, kidney failure, seizures, coma and death. Hell, they'd probably have been better off sticking with the mercury.
#1. Coca-Cola Douche
The modern age isn't all enlightenment and ribbed condoms. For a time, not too long ago (and in fact, probably as recent as last Wednesday) people were under the impression a can of Coke was as good as the morning after pill. And they weren't drinking it.
Yes, they would douche with it after having sex. The belief was that carbonation and sugar would be effective at stopping pregnancy, and also turning a vagina into a syrupy, caffeinated horror show of fizz and sticky spots. We like to think Dr. Pepper or Mr. Pibb were the carbonated no-baby douches of choice, but study by Harvard in the late '60s gave the honor to Diet Coke.
We're sincerely hoping this still doesn't go on today, because if so it's just a matter of time until some joker decides to stick some Mentos in there.
For more evidence that history be trippin' (we should totally make that an article category) check out our rundown of The 6 Most Insane Crash Diets of All-Time. Then head over to the blog and witness the very definition of bad parenting.


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Student Blog - Archive
Ricky Michiels
Graphic Design '15
Baldwin, New york
Ricky is a transfer student from Long Island, New York. He currently is working to obtain his Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design here at The University of the Arts. Ricky is always open to new ideas and expierences and works his hardest in areas of design and art in general to create new ideas and concepts that are visually interesting and thought provoking. He has much to offer in the emerging industry of design and visual art.


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As part of a gradual name changing strategy in some countries, the FeroFix car seat may be sold under the name of Maxi-Cosi RODIFIX.
Travelling is about the fun of taking your child to see places and create memories. The Maxi-Cosi RodiFix is about getting you there safely and back, without a worry.
This Isofix car seat is quick to use: one-click fit, smooth EasyGlide belt guide and an open design with simple access to the buckle means your child is safely secured and ready to go in seconds! The Rodifix offers a recline position for a truly relaxing travel experience, so lets go!
Car seat safety is very important to Maxi-Cosi. Having a well-made, technology equipped booster seat is a necessity when it comes to protecting young travelers.
The all new RodiFix Booster features Air Protect Side Impact Technology that protects around the childs head where its needed most. The RodiFix also features IsoFix Rigid LATCH, which makes installation and moving the seat between multiple vehicles a breeze.


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Dakota Wesleyan University will close out the semester with two free concerts set for May.
The LyricWood's concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 4, in the Sherman Center on campus. These concerts are also free and open to the public.
The ensemble will feature its principal cellist, Eric Bliss, playing the first movement of the "Lalo Cello Concerto in D Minor." The full string orchestra will play "Sonata for Strings in D Major," by Jean Marie Leclair, and" Intermezzo for String Orchestra, Op. 8," by Franz Schreker, with Dr. Clinton Desmond, choral director at DWU, conducting the Leclair and the Schreker pieces.
The Children's Choir Concert will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 8, at the Mitchell First United Methodist Church, directed by Erin Desmond, instructor of piano and voice at DWU. The original date was set for May 1, but due to scheduling it has been pushed back one week.
DWU is a private, liberal arts university associated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. For more information about the Dakota Wesleyan University Department of Music, please click here.


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I've read that code is formally verified by constructing a mathematical model of the code, and then a formal proof is provided to demonstrate that this model meets certain requirements. How does formal verification ensure that the resulting code is free of any vulnerability?
It doesn't guarantee that the code is free of vulnerability. However, if verification is used appropriately, it can increase assurance (confidence) that the application is secure.
Speaking from a very broad perspective, there are two aspects of this problem:
Sometimes people focus only on verification, but both matter.
In your situation, if the specification incorporates all relevant security requirements, and if the mathematical model correctly corresponds to the code, and if the verification is done appropriately and is successful, then we may have a basis for significantly increased assurance that the system will meet our security requirements.
In the best case, verification can be a powerful tool to help assure security, one of the most powerful that we have. However, as with anything, it is possible to misuse the technology or get a false sense of security if it is not used appropriately. One of the most common failure modes is that the verification process does not verify all relevant security requirements (some are overlooked or omitted).
To say much more might require delving into the details of the system, the security requirements, and the nature of the verification that was done, but hopefully this gives you an overview.
Formal verification does not guarantee a secure system. Nothing guarantees a secure system. What formal verification can do is provide a very high assurance that some parts of the system are secure.
Formal verification gives a mathematical proof that under certain assumptions, a model of the system has certain properties. Thus, if part of the system has been formally verified, there still remains several conditions for the system to be secure:
The extent of the formal verification can vary a lot. For example, buffer overflows — a common kind of vulnerability — can be spotted pretty easily: most languages that are higher-level than C or C++ guarantee the absence of buffer overflows in the compiled program. It can nonetheless happen that the compiler allows broken code to get through — while compiler bugs are a lot rarer than program bugs, they are not impossible. Buffer overflows are only one kind, however; most systems' security depend on far more than knowing that there are no buffer overflows. (Related reading: Why don't computers check whether there are memory contents in some memory space?)
To illustrate the limitations above, let me take a concrete example. Some smart cards run a Java Card virtual machine, and execute only bytecode that has been verified. The bytecode verifier, in principle, guarantees that the code cannot peek or poke outside its alloted memory space. This avoids some vulnerabilities but not all:
In a high-assurance system, formal verification can help in two ways:
The Common Criteria for security evaluations define several assurance levels. Only the highest assurance level (EAL7) requires formal verification. This is not the only requirement: formal verification does not preclude the evaluation of other aspects of the system, including documentation, penetration testing, etc.
Formal verification really only works in extremely constrained cases where a system can be modeled as a series of transforms with clearly defined domains, ranges, and clearly understood rules that define the behavior of a function - in many cases this means that you're dealing with a system that is the software realization of a mathematical model, or that it's (relatively :-) ) easy to derive a model from the systems behavior (digital circuits of significantly less complexity than a general purpose CPU)
I worked in some forerunners to this in the '80s, where the effort was in generating 'provably correct code' - One system I recall was named Adele, and operated on programs written in (uggh) Ada. Anecdotally, we used to joke that using Adele meant that it took 10 times as long to write, it ran 10 times more slowly, and it only crashed 10% as much - You might want to look at Bertrand Meyer's writings on Eiffel, he put significant thought and effort into how a language could provide internal verification checks via preconditions, postconditions, invariants, and a bunch of other stuff I have since forgotten.....
Verification checks to see if the system has a specified property. Properties maybe expressed in various notation and logics. Specifying these properties is difficult. So if a designer can express their idea of security in a formal notation suitable for verification, and the software is proven to satisfy the property, then yes it is secure. In real life, its almost an impossible goal to verify non-trivial properties on real software running on general purpose hardware
Any vulnerability is too broad a term, since formal verification (in effect automated proof that an algorithm/system possesses specific properties) is geared toward specific threats: sensitive data leaking out, external information percolating through the defenses, memory leaks, allocation blunders, stack overflows etc. For some preview of current work in this regard you can e.g. visit Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie-Mellon Uni.
Formal verification checks only conformance of coding to given specifications. If a specification itself is improper/incorrect, then an eventual verification is evidently of no value. For informations on formal verification see e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_verification and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_%28proof_assistant%29
Any model couldn't guarantee a secure, error free code. Only continuous testing can give you temporary security. Finishing a code doesn't mean that it will remain secure, so further continuous testing against new vulnerabilities required.


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This is a very basic question about the concepts of force and acceleration. Consider the following situations:
- I sit on the floor of my room on earth
- I sit on the floor of a spaceship that accelerates with 1g (in a direction perpendicular to its "floor")
In both situations I feel the same (a force that presses me towards the floor). Both situations involve an acceleration of 1g. BUT: in situation (2) my velocity changes, while in (1) it does not.
My question: what is the essential difference between these situations?


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MARTIN, John H. "Yonko", 76, of Toronto, OH, passed away suddenly Tuesday evening Dec. 4, 2012, in Trinity Medical Center ER.
John was born Dec. 7, 1935, in Toronto, son of the late Joseph H. and Lillian Morrow Martin.
John was retired from the former Bonitati Auto, where he worked as a mechanic. He also served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his father and mother in-law, Paul and Cora Kubina, five sisters, Jean, Elizabeth Jean, Meryle Pauline, Bernice Hescht and Myriam D. Lewis; four brothers, James F., Jay A., William and George A. Martin.
Surviving are his wife, Olivia Rae (Kubina) Martin of home, three daughters, Peggy Sue (Dana "Fish" ) Lohr of Wintersville, Cora (Vito) Suppa and Dorothy Martin of Toronto. Also surviving are six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. three sisters, Josphine Moore, Mary Ann Lewis, Joan Jones and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Saturday December 8, 2012 from 3 p.m. up til time of John's Funeral Service at 7 p.m. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Condolences may be offer to the family on our web site at: www.jefosterfh.com


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Let $G$ be a finite 2-group of nilpotency class two such that $\frac{G}{Z(G)}=\{Z(G), aZ(G), bZ(G), abZ(G)\}\simeq C_{2}\times C_{2}$. Then do there exist a non inner automorphism $\alpha$ of $G$ such that $\alpha(a)\neq a$, $\alpha(b)\neq b$ and $\alpha(ab)\neq ab$ ? For example this is true for $D_{8}$, dihedral group of order 8, or $Q_{8}$, generalized quaternion group of order 8.
Yes there does exist such an automorphism. Note that the conditions $\alpha(a) \ne a$, $\alpha(b) \ne b$, $\alpha(ab) \ne ab$ imply that $\alpha$ is non-inner, because an inner automorphism $c_g$ must fix every element of $gZ(G)$.
If $Z(G)$ is not cyclic, then it contains a Klein 4-group $\langle x,y \rangle$ and we can define $\alpha(a)=ax$, $\alpha(b)=by$, $\alpha(ab)=abxy$, $\alpha(g)=g$ for all $g \in Z(G)$.
So suppose $Z(G) = \langle x \rangle$ with $|x|=n$. If $n=2$ we have $G=D_8$ or $Q_8$, which you know how to do.
If $|a| = |b|=2$, we can define $\alpha(a)=b$, $\alpha(b)=a$, $\alpha(x)=x$, so suppose that $|a|>2$.
If $|a|<2n$, then by replacing $a$ by $ax^i$ for suitable $i$, we get $|a|=2$. So suppose $|a|=2n$ and hence $\langle a \rangle$ is a cyclic subgroup of $G$ of index 2.
2-groups of order at least 16 with a cyclic subgroup of index two are known to be abelian, dihedral, semidihedral, generalized quaternion or modular, and the only one of these with $|G:Z(G)|=4$ is the modular group with presentation $\langle a,b \mid a^{2n}=b^2=1, a^b = a^{n+1} \rangle$. For this group, we can define $\alpha(a) = ab$, $\alpha(b) = ba^n$.


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Pfaltzgraff Dinnerware Set, 16 Piece, Service for 4 for $39
Shipping: $4.95
This Pfaltzgraff Beach Ball 16 Piece Dinnerware Set brings the fun of the beach to your table, and is the perfect way to celebrate the summer months. This whimsical porcelain features a vibrant and colorful beach ball and beach umbrella pattern. 16 piece set, service for 4, includes 4 each: 10-1/2 inch dinner plate, 7-1/2 inch salad plate, 5-3/4 inch (20 ounce) soup/cereal bowl, and 14 ounce mug. Microwave and dishwasher safe.


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Candy Advent Calendar
This activity continues to be a highlight in our family, and tends to mark the official start of our Advent celebrations. Stock up on your candy and supplies, and invite friends or family to make calendars with you.Materials
- Red or green poster board (or construction paper glued to a file folder or piece of cardboard)
- Pen or marker
- Old Christmas cards, rubber stamps, or Christmas stickers
- Scissors (optional)
- Glue (optional)
- 25 pieces of wrapped Christmas candy
- Ornamental Frosting
- Ribbon
- Draw a December calendar on the bottom half of a piece of red or green poster board.
- Have your child cut designs from old Christmas cards and glue them to the top half of the poster board, or decorate it with rubber stamps or Christmas stickers.
- Use Ornamental Frosting to stick a small piece of wrapped candy onto each grid of the calendar from December 1 through December 25.
- Lay the calendar flat until the icing sets, then punch a hole in the top and make a hanging loop with a piece of ribbon.
- Each day your child will have a visual and tasty reminder of the number of days until Christmas.
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Copyright © 1998 by Patricia Kuffner. Excerpted from The Preschooler's Busy Book with permission of its publisher, Meadowbrook Press.
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More Than a Chore: Getting Things Done the Right Way
Other parents encourage their kids not to get jobs. They believe their son's and daughter's job is school, and that they should devote all their time and energy to excelling academically. Summers are for summer school or to pursue private lessons or to relax and reenergize after a grueling school year. The notion here is that children acquire a work ethic in the school environment and that it eventually transfers over to the work environment.
Neither group of parents is wrong, but we've found that there's a middle ground that better suits the needs of most children. While some teenagers are driven to find jobs out of financial necessity and other teenagers are so academically overwhelmed they couldn't work even if they wanted to, most teens can benefit from some exposure to the workplace. Before we talk about teens, though, we'd like to talk about work and your elementary-school-age child.
No, we don't believe in child labor. At the same time, we've found that when kids learn about jobs during the industry developmental stage (six to twelve years old), they tend to have a better grasp of what work means and the choices involved in terms of careers. Perhaps the best resource we've found for kids during this stage is Take Your Children to Work programs. Admittedly, some of these programs are worthlessyou take your child to the office, stick her in the corner with her crayons and paper and, except for snacks and lunch, ignore her while you do your job. Over time, however, various groups have become more savvy about how to structure these programs to benefit children.
The Ms. Foundation for Women's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work program, held annually in April, encourages offices to "adopt" entire classrooms for the day, allowing them to become part of a given office culture for that day and really experience what work is like. The East Central Illinois Women Attorneys Association sponsors an annual mock trial on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in which kids serve on a jury and decide whether Rumpelstilskin has a case against Queen Mallory for failure to pay him for spinning straw into gold. At Cardservice International, a large credit card processing firm, kids get to create computer-generated logos, and Cardservice managers evaluate them and pick winners.
If your company doesn't follow an established protocol for kids at work but you want to take your child (and your boss approves), we recommend doing the following:
- Start out showing your child what you do. Give him a tour of the workplace and let him see some things you're working on. This will acclimate him, allowing him to appreciate the work environment that until this point he's only heard you talk about.
- Assign him a work-related activity. Obviously, you need to tailor the activity to his age and attention span. It may be something as simple as sorting papers into folders or using the Internet to find information about a work subject. Whatever it is, give him a specific task with a clear goal and time limit.
- Talk to him about the activity. Ask him whether he thought it was easy or difficult. Determine whether he enjoyed doing it. Praise him for what he did well and suggest other ways he might have gone about it.
- Open up about how you do things. Share a work failure and a work success. Let him know how you felt when you got chewed out by your boss for sloppy work. Tell him how great you felt when you came up with an idea that everyone at your company loved.
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From The Financially Intelligent Parent by Eileen Gallo, Ph.D. and Jon Gallo, Ph.D. Copyright © 2005 by Jon Gallo and Eileen Gallo. Used by arrangement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Wrangler or Defender? A New Battle Looms for Rock-Crawling Supremacy
October 17th, 2012
I once spent the majority of a day driving a Land Rover Defender through the desert sand dunes and rocky back country of Aruba. I came away with a newfound love for the bare-bones Defender workhorse. It wasn't pretty, or even comfortable, but that truck went places I wouldn't dare go with a Range Rover. Or even a Jeep Wrangler.
I've also spent considerable time in modern Land Rovers, basking in the glory of all the luxury and security they offer. Part of me, though, has longed for the utilitarian Rovers of the past.
It turns out Land Rover has heeded those calls and will bring us a modern descendant of the Defender.
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Stay Connected Anywhere
TOPEKA, Kansas -- Here's the press release from Washburn University
For the seventh consecutive year, the Washburn University School of Business has been named an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the school in the 2014 edition of "The Best 295 Business Schools" (Random House/Princeton Review).
Washburn is considered one of the best institutions a student could attend to earn a master's of business administration degree, according to information provided by Princeton Review. Attributes cited include the location, reputation, cost and appealing schedule for full-time workers, in addition to the availability of a juris doctor/master of business administration dual degree through which six hours of credit from the law school can be applied to the MBA. Washburn's lower tuition than many business programs is also recognized, making the school an "amazing value."
The designation is given based on reviews of institutional data collected from 280 U.S. and 16 international schools. "The Best 295 Business Schools" has two-page profiles of the schools and their MBA programs, with descriptions of academic programs, student life and admissions, in addition to ratings of academics, selectivity and career placement services.
"We are pleased Washburn's MBA program is considered one of the top business programs in the country," said David Sollars, dean of the School of Business. "This high rating is well-earned and is a direct reflection of the dedication of our faculty, the quality of our talented students and the solid relationships with our alumni, friends and the regional business community."
In the Washburn profile, the Princeton Review editors noted small classes, engaged and accessible faculty and a good mix of tenured academic professors and adjunct instructors from the industry who represent real-world perspective on business issues among the attributes of the program.
The Princeton Review does not rank the business schools on a single hierarchical list, or name one business school best overall. Instead, ratings and ranking lists are based on institutional data collected from the schools and on surveys of more than 20,300 students attending the schools profiled in the book. The lists are posted at www.PrincetonReview.com.
In 2006, the Washburn University School of Business earned accreditation of its bachelor's and master's degree programs in business administration from AACSB-International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only the top five percent of business programs in the world have achieved AACSB accreditation.
Washburn offered its first business degree program in 1946, and today boasts more than 7,000 Washburn business alumni. The School also hosts the Washburn University Small Business Development Center (WUSBDC) and serves a nine county region from offices in Topeka and Manhattan by offering help to small businesses and fledgling entrepreneurs.
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The United States needs a new ambassador to the Vatican. Professor Miguel Diaz has returned to the U.S. and will be teaching at Dayton.In the NCR report on the matter, John Allen mentioned as possible nominees: Stephen Schneck of Catholic U and Nicholas Cafardi of Duquesne (he is a civil and canon lawyer). Good suggestions, but how about Bart Stupak (retired congressmen from Michigan who saved Obamacare from oblivion), or Sister Simone Campbell (of Nuns on the Bus and other events!)?Who would you nominate?
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Bart Stupak.. stood up to GOP, and Pelosi and Obama...speaking truth to power is not an easy find in politics. So when you find it nominate it.
Hasn't Nicholas Cafardi commented on dotC once or twice?
George Mitchell. But he's too busy in other places.
I'd like a career diplomat. The religion of the ambassador ought not to be a significant factor. This is a secular matter.
As a definite side-bar: I've noticed that even British novelists have given up on the old rules about cases used in comparative clauses, so that "She's wiser than me" is now acceptable; and one of them, I believe it was, has said, "No one uses 'whom' any more." Are we simply to surrender to these latest signs of the decline of western civilization?
Acceptable to whom?
It took me a few moments to understand what prompted that comment. So the answer is "yes", I guess!It could be the price to pay for the modern hegemony of the English language. It is universal, but what is used by all is an impoverished version of English, that is now taking over.It's victim of its success.
Joe: Are you suggesting "Bart Stupak (retired congressmen from Michigan WHOM saved Obamacare from oblivion)"? Shirley Not!
I nominate the man whom is the bishops' mouthpiece. Bill Donohue!
If the Pope's efforts to revitalize Latin succeed, this kind of language problem should be much rarer. The ending on Stupak would show clearly whether it is the correct case to follow "How about", et seq. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/motu_proprio/documents/hf...
Anthony Carpentier
Peter Steinfels.
I nominate (Fr.) Roy Bourgeois - he *is* out a job, thanks to the Vatican, and his honesty and courage would be a refreshing change.
How about a confident, experienced woman: Hillary Clinton (she's free soon!)Wouldn't SHE be a hoot in the halls of the Vatican?How about Condaleeza Rice?Of course, they both are pro-choice but finding a qualified woman who isn't might be harder than one thinks.
Confident woman? How about Peggy Steinfels? In fact, was that what that post was really about?
Will Obama placate the USCCB or the Catholics who voted for him?Donahue v. Cafardi or Campell (could she accept it?) I wouldn't bet on any of them...
I take it that an ambassador is to represent the interests of all the citizens of the U. S. as determined by their political leadership. Why the ambassador to Vatican State ought to have a different set of qualifications than any other ambassador escapes me. If any of you who think that this ambassadorship is different, please give some reason for so thinking.I recognize that recent U. S. ambassadors to the Vatican have been prominent lay Catholics. That precedent, in my view, cuts no ice.
I agree that the ambassador's religion, or lack of it, should not be a factor. But I wouldn't bet Washington, which is sometimes rather simple-minded on these issues, would agree. I doubt if we're about to send an Arab-American to Tel Aviv, and a Jew to Riyadh. Ethnicity must be another factor our leaders sometimes consider. Under Clinton, we had the Swiss-born Madeleine Kunin in Bern, and at moment we have the Chinese-American Gary Locke in Beijing (though he doesn't speak the language, unlike his predecessor John Huntsman). Let's send a Calvinist to Rome.
Stephen Colbert. That would be fun!
Sending a Calvinist or some 'other', would require an assistant to tug at the Ambassador for all the kneel, sit. stand. kiss stuff at all those functions. Tea party would critique the added expense. $150000 plus housing and Roman meals. Midwest plain guy Bart Stupak needs no assist. . .
Dana Gioia, indeed. His Italian is better than all his predecessors put together. Just for starters, his translation of "The Motets" of Eugenio Montale (1990) is superb. And he is a Laetare Medalist. But as chairman of the National Endowment on the Humanities he was a Bush appointee. I tend to doubt that he would make an Obama Administration list.In any case, the present Charge' from the Foreign Service is more than up to the job. I doubt that there will be any rush to fill the post. To be re-visited in April or May. The Catholic ghetto dies hard!(Myron Taylor was an Episcopalian, and his accomplishment has never been equalled.)
Gioia might appeal to Obama because he too writes -- he's an award-winning poet. Besides running NEH very successfully he was a VP at General Foods. Interesting man.
Anne Burke? Indulging a fantasy...outstanding Catholic in the public square, intelligent, articulate, no pushover.Full title: IL Supreme Court Justice, from Chicago, former "interim" chairman of the National Review Board, but who served longer than her predecessor and successor. When asked years later why it was only an interim position, she just smiled.Interesting vignette: When she met with the USCCB administrative committee in 2004 around a conference table large enough for 50 bishops and cardinals, this is reportedly what happened:She and her fellow NRB member were invited to the table, at which point a cardinal began firing rapid questions at Burke. Burke responded evenly to the chairman, Wilton Gregory, not the questioner, that based on procedure in her courtroom she would do the following: first give an opening statement, as would her colleague; she would offer concluding remarks, and then questions would be accepted.Total silence! Not a pin drop was heard. Finally Gregory nodded that Burke's format would be followed.Someone skilled in US law might be very handy to represent Obama --- though I doubt she would leave the bench for the corridors of Vatican City. Still, she became familiar with those corridors when she and two NRB members themselves arranged interviews on their own with Cd Ratzinger after getting no response from the nuncio in DC. On their return I do believe Gregory called Burke in distress wondering why they did not get his permission before contacting Rome --- something US bishops do as a matter of course. The story goes that Burke noted they are not bishops.Wouldn't it be good for Bertone et al to interact with a US woman judge? Someone different from another woman ambassador to the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon. She who commented about Maciel, "As one who sat near Father Maciel for several weeks during the Synod for America, I simply cannot reconcile those old (abuse) stories with the man's radiant holiness.
Carolyn ==In Glendon's defense, Maciel has to have been one of the greatest con men the world has ever seen. Evil.
Wonder Woman. She'd fit right in with her long red cape.
David Axelrod. And on the side he could line up some future work as a consultant to the papabile.
How does the US President's ambassador relate to influential senior Americans already on the scene in Rome? "The rise of American power in the Curia" was a headline Dec 7 by Vatican Insider, noting Burke, Levada, Stafford, Law, OBrien, Rigalli, Harvey, Wells, and Olmsted, said to be about to take Tobin's place. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson was the prominent Vatican spokesman on recent Vatican Bank matters. http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/the-vatican/detail/articolo/stati-u... Especially after the past heated year in US politics, it might not be surprising if Obama's envoy to the Pope encountered well-established views of American origin conflicting with the President's aims. Perhaps this should be a factor in choosing an ambassador. I'd nominate Anne Burke, especially if there were some way to bring about a face-to-face of the two Judges Burke, each fully robed in his/her preferred fashion.
I think Carolyn Disco is on to something: Judge Anne Burke, being from Illinois is probably someone with whom President Obama is familiar from his time in the Illinois legislature. The boys in the Vatican would be really upset because Anne Burke wouldn't be intimidated by all their flowing scarlet robes and big gold rings.I had the opportunity to meet and consult with Judge Burke once. She was very impressive in her astute appraisal of the level of corruption within the American hierarchy. I firmly believe that her trip to Rome to consult with then Cardinal Ratzinger at the Inquisition was critical in getting the Vatican to understand the full dimensions and consequences of the scandal of priests and bishops sexually exploiting children. The curia is not used to having to deal with an independent, intelligent, articulate women like Judge Burke - especially one who knows where the bones are buried [in America at least]. The boys in scarlet would probably throw a hissy fit if Burke were named - probably the best reason to do it. Besides, President Obama should name her just to give the hierarchs a political kick in the teeth after their failed political gambit this past fall to defeat the President's reelection. I so wish he'd do it "Chicago style" with all the grace and muscle of a ward boss.Maybe we should communicate with the White House about her becoming US ambassador???Someone above mentioned Mary Ann Glendon: She wasn't duped by Marciel and the Legionnaires. She was on the Marciel's payroll, a recipient of his ill-gotten largesse. Just my opinion: Until she gives back all the honoraria and cash she got for pimping herself out to the Legion of Christ, Glendon is disqualified from further representation of US Catholics to the Vatican or to the public for that matter. Glendon not only lent her academic credibility as a fig leaf to Marciel and his corrupt buddies, she also publicly defended Marciel when she was in a position to know better that he was a corrupt lech, and she did nothing to stop him. If she couldn't figure out that Marciel was a con man - and a sexual pervert to boot, she doesn't deserve another stint as Vatican ambassador. Glendon has a lot of penance to do - maybe in a cloister somewhere.
If Mary McAleese was a Yank, she would be a hands' down favorite of mine. And there is NO cardinal, archbishop, bishop, apostolic protonotary, member of Opus Dei, or any other Vaticane who would DARE to not take her seriously!Miguel Diaz's wife (Marion, I think) is as impressive in her scholarship, demeanor and personality as is he. It's too bad that she couldn't replace him: she's already a known quantity in the byways and hedges of The Holy See!
"Peter Steinfels"Ann Olivier,I would nominate Steinfels, too. Peter is articulate, compassionate, and knows the sources of knowledge about our faith tradition and the country, among other things.
The solution that won't happen: withdraw recognition by the US as in the days before Reagan. No need to name anyone then.Diplomatic immunity is too convenient in the abuse scandal.In response to Jack Barry, "Burke, Levada, Stafford, Law, OBrien, Rigalli, Harvey, Wells, and Olmsted" (V Insider: Rigali has one 'l'): This is the American bench? Olmsted at Consecrated Life? There could be no more pointed appointment. Perhaps they are consulted for recommendations to be leaked very discreetly into the atmosphere. If only someone would listen to John Page.The state of affairs is truly sad, but to add comic relief, I recommend Eugene Kennedy's column at NCR on the impending implosion:"That noise you hear coming from the Vatican, according to Robert Mickens, one of the most experienced and trustworthy observers of the Church, arises not from the clang of cell doors on papal butlers taking one for the system but from the implosion of the system itself. Mickens, former editor of the London Tablet, tells us that, we are witnessing the collapse of an entire system, structure, ethos, and culture. In a talk to the City Club of Cleveland, whose members know at first hand the rumble of a distressed diocese, Mickens says that the falling plaster drifts down from the Sumo wrestler-like contests watch out for the crockery and mothers picture on the mantle of green-eyed prelates vying for red-dyed promotions, as well as the metastasized corruption, cronyism among the usual suspects of bishops and cardinals, the Keystone Cops flavor of laffaire Vatileaks, the number of Catholics heading for what P.T. Barnum termed the egress, and crises that have burdened good priests with the burdens left by those less good, those carriers of clericalism, the infection that causes swelling of the head and untreatable growths on the ego. Mickens portrays a tragic but poignant collapse and while he rightly attributes its onset to the double team efforts of Blessed Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI to restore a self-centered and therefore self-consuming Church, the implosion may be read in another way as well..."
The position of US ambassador to Rome lives in infamy after five formers supported Romney as if their position made any sense as to presidential endorsement. The position itself is derogatory by nature since it degrades the church. It remains a wonder that we still tolerate Roman trappings, introduced at a time when the emperor called Councils, as having any validity for the church of Jesus. It is a muse to expound whom one would choose. But the subject matter is intrinsically evil.
The idea that the ambassador HAS to be Catholic makes no sense tome. The person is representing the US to the Vatican, not the Vatican or the bishops to the U S. Th idea that the Vatican gets to veto an Obama supporter is outrageous. This is a secular appointment not an ecclesiastical honor.
The ambassador to the Holy See HAS to be Catholic, obviously. (And Republican. And "pro-life.) An ambassador must be accepted/approved by the country to which HE is missioned. Hard to picture the Vatican accepting the credentials of a Democratic woman.When Obama wanted to send Caroline Kennedy, the pope said NEIN. Rick Santorum would be acceptable. Or Newt Gingrich.
I wish Obama would take the opportunity to show the world that Americans come in all degrees of physical, mental, and emotional ability, in all shapes and sizes, from all educational levels, from all points on the sexuality spectrum, from all social classes, religions, etc., etc. Send one name after another to the Vatican as prospective ambassadors. Let them reject one after another. Let it go on for years.
Gerelyn --Lindy Boggs and Mary Ann Glendon were both Catholic ambassadors to the Vatican.
Yes, all nine ambassadors to the Holy See have been Catholic. Forgot that two were women. (Sorry, Lindy and Mary Ann.) Time to stop sending ambassadors to the Holy See. Reagan started it. Obama should stop it. Frank Bruni's "The God Glut" was good today.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/opinion/bruni-the-god-glut.html?hp
As I remember, the first ambassadors to the Holy See were appointed by Pres. Truman, a Baptist. It was significant that he was a Baptist because Baptists insisted strongly on the separation of church and state, or they used to at any rate. That he was Baptist helped overcome the fear of the Vatican that many people had at the time. Many really thought that Catholics wanted the Pope to rule the U. S.!So the first ambassadors were not Catholic -- that would looked like the first step towards the Pope taking over the country. Gradually people came to see that their fears were unfounded, so now we can have Catholic ambassadors.
Nay. President Truman (whom you've called a "terrorist" at least twice on this blog) did not appoint "the first ambassadors to the Holy See." It would be Reagan who sent the first ambassadors.And all the ambassadors have been Catholic.And the fact that Truman was a Baptist did not help "overcome the fear of the Vatican." Baptists were furious at him for his attempt to appoint an ambassador. "Indeed, most of the mail received expressed vitriol and indignation for the appointment, or as Truman put it, the letters contained "more heat than light."[46] Letters, especially from the American Baptist community, . . ."http://www.lpca.us/us%20and%20vatican.htm (An excellent starting point.)See also:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Ambassador_to_the_Holy_Seehtt...
The history of US-Vatican diplomatic relations by former Ambassador Jim Nicholson is very interesting, but what on earth did he intend when he wrote: "The Council was disbanded after the death of John XXIII in 1963"?Also, Roosevelt may well have wanted to see his friend Auxiliary Bishop Bernard Sheil of Chicago named Archbishop of Washington in 1940. But, in fact, the diocese was not vacant. In July 1939 the Holy See had established the new archdiocese of Washington. Successive archbishops of Baltimore had long opposed having Washington removed from their jurisdiction. In order to placate Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore when the deed was finally done in 1939, Pius XII named Curley the first Archbishop of Washington while he continued also to be Archbishop of Baltimore, as he had been since 1922. He was still furious.When Curley died in 1947, the anomalous situation was ended. Separate archbishops of Baltimore (Francis Keough) and Washington (Patrick O' Boyle) were named and five counties from Maryland (taken from Baltimore) were added to the District of Columbia to make Washington a viable diocese.
I say: nominate a non-Catholic woman. If the Vatican turns a thumb down, then the response is: this is who we want. Take her or that's our last offer.That would show the Vatican that Obama knows how to adopt Catholic ecclesiastical political tactics.
Interesting about Curley, John. ------Agree, Jim. -------Lots more on the "conflagration."The article by F. W. Green, S. J., (jstor) about the uproar over the nomination of General Mark Clark is good. So is the Oxford one by Marie Gayte. (She mentions how Truman's pastor "publicly disowned" him for his attempt to send an ambassador to the Holy See.)http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_nf=3&gs_rn=0&gs_ri=hp&gs_m...
Gerelyn --You're right. There were no official ambassadors to the Vatican until Regan. But there were personal representatives of the President (ambassadors in effect) well before Reagan, And Truman only tried to appoint an official ambassador but failed, in spite of his being Baptist. At least that's what Wikipedia says.
P. S. I don't remember using the word "terrorist" to describe Truman, but it will do. He should never have dropped those ultimate weapons without warning. Totally indefensible morally.
"...how about Bart Stupak (retired congressmen from Michigan who saved Obamacare from oblivion)..."========================================Seriously?The man who made Obamacare possible, which in turn made the HHS Mandate possible, which may in turn drive thousands of Catholic social service agencies out of business?Seriously?
I am surprised by this discussion, particularly those who are claiming that the new ambassador has to be Roman Catholic and Republican. Miguel Diaz, a colleague of mine, was a supporter of Obama AND a professor of theology at St. John's University, MN. I can safely say he was both in favor of Obama's presidency and pro-life. I know in today's world of black and white among many Catholics this sounds impossible, but for Latina/o Catholics, we can live with contradictions. Life is more complex. Latina/o Catholics overwhelming supported Obama in this last election and yes, they did struggle with abortion and concerns about religious freedom when polled, but other more pressing issues--human rights issues and family issues--reigned supreme.Who do I think should be the next ambassador? I think it should be another Catholic theologian lay-woman. How about Elizabeth Johnson? Just kidding, since we already know what the Vatican thinks. I was about to say Peter Phan, but he too was under investigation... Actually, we might not find a theologian who fits that bill since so many have been under investigation...Okay, how about Gary Macy, University of Santa Clara since he is a church historian.


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One of the main reasons why we pray towards Yerushalayim is to display our yearning for the Bet Hamikdash to be rebuilt.
The other reason being that it's the "Gates of Heaven" where prayers go up - whatever that means.
Since Kadish is both (1) a prayer (2) for the Bet Hamikdash to be rebuilt it would make sense to face the Bet Hamikdash while reciting it. However, it's not mentioned in classical sources, AFAIK.


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I read on some blog (I don't remember the URL) that having email@example.com and email@example.com in addition to main email help to prevent our mails from being categorized as spam. Is it true? Is it worthy to create two additional email accounts. On my hosting, only 5 are allowed. Please suggest.
It would appear so. After a quick search I turned up a few links that described why it is important to have.
No. It's (maybe) just wrong text, but having these mailboxes doesn't change classifications of e-mail. Having postmaster@ is a requirement from RFC-world, having abuse@ is just bon ton (proper) between postmasters.
To be honest I've never heard of such requirements with any of my recent web development projects, nor have I even had clients use those exact emails. Even at my company we stick with emails on a real name basis because abuse & postmaster are so generic that they're essentially spam magnets for bots since it's a default term.
If you wanted to play it safe you always could use an alias and forward it to a main account or just delete all email through there. From my experience, even at the server level on Linux, when I setup Dedicated/VPS DNS Servers I've used my primary company email so I'm atop of any issues.