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The Monterey Peninsula's water shortage is severe, and as such, Cal-Am and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water District have teamed up to offer a significant rebates to promote the installation of rain catchment systems.A water catchment system is saving normally wasted water and reusing it for irrigation or other non-potable (non-drinkable) uses. You can install catchment systems in various forms, from comprehensive gray water systems to simple rain barrels. Either way, these systems will save you money in the long term in the face of rising water costs in the Monterey area.
To learn more about how you can capture rainwater and apply for rebates go to:
The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Landscaping Ideas
The plants we choose to use, as well as the type of lawn or whether we have a lawn at all, affect water usage and biodiversity, both of which are important for a properly functioning natural environment. Following some simple steps will help to ensure that your lawn and garden will only have a positive impact on the environment.
Use native plants
- Specific environments evolved together over a very long period. While this process involved the death of some organisms, it also means that the survival of others means that they are the best fit for the local area. Using native plants means you are using plants that have adapted to your environment. This means that they often require less maintenance. For example, they may be more resistant to natural pests and, in the case of dryer climates, they may need less water.
See a list of local tree and plant selections in our Urban Forestry section.
Plant trees that provide shade
-Planting deciduous trees, that is, trees that lose their leaves in the fall, can help cool your house in the summer and warm it in the winter. Because these trees lose their leaves in the winter, they allow sunlight to hit your home, keeping it warmer. Likewise, because they keep their leaves in the summer, they block sunlight, keeping your home cool. The benefit of this approach, of course, is lower heating and cooling bills, which also translates into less pollution.
Utilize Xeriscaping -
Xeriscaping, often confused with "zero-scaping," is a term derived from the Greek "xeros" meaning dry and the English "scape" meaning view. It is the practice of using slow growing plants that do not need a large amounts of water. This saves water and reduces yard trimmings. Xeriscaping requires a regional approach since it takes into account the specifics, such as soil type and moisture, of particular environments. What works one place may not work another. Though native plants are encouraged, one can also draw from other drought resistant plants found in drier climates to create colorful gardens that don't require a large amount of maintenance and especially water. Proper soil amendment can help the soil retain water, as can composting. Water efficient drip irrigation systems also help, as the they do not create the waste that hose or sprinkler watering does.
Grow your own herbs and veggies -
One way to reduce one's negative environmental impact is to grow a small garden of herbs and vegetables. If done organically, you reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides being used commercially, as well reducing carbon dioxide emissions caused from shipping produce across the country, and in some cases, the world.
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Food and yard waste generally accounts for 23% of all waste that is dumped in landfills. By composting rather than throwing away food scraps we reduce our waste output and allow that food to continue in the natural cycle; it gives much needed nutrients to the soil and helps the soil retain water.
Use rainwater collection barrels -
Perhaps ironically, rainwater collection barrels, which are considered part of a new "green" technology, can be traced back in origin at least 2000 with clay cisterns in Thailand. The fact is that many communities are using up their water faster than it is being replenished. Collecting rainwater can help reduce the amount we take from our aquifers and wells, which will help them to last longer. It can also help save money. So how much water can rain barrels help save? According to ranbarrelguide.com, a 1000 sf area can generate 600 gallons of water with just 1 inch of rain. In Monterey the average yearly rainfall is just over 18 inches, which means that a house or business that fully utilized rain barrel collection could potentially save nearly 11,000 gallons of water, which might otherwise simply flow into the storm drains and out into the oceans.
Use an electric or manual lawn mower
- Gas powered lawn mowers are responsible for 5% of the nation's air pollution according to the EPA. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, one gas mower running for an hour creates the same amount of pollution as eight new cars driving 55 mph for the same amount of time. Older mowers are even worse. The use of an old inefficient gas powered mower emits the same amount of pollutants as a new car driven 86,000 miles! Every year Americans use 800 million gallons of gas to mow their lawns, 17 million of which ends up being spilled in the process of refueling mowers. An electric mower on the other hand, costs about $5 a year to operate, and even though its powered by fossil fuels, the pollution generated by power plants is still cleaner. Even better are reel mowers, which require neither electricity nor gasoline. They can be purchased at www.peoplepoweredmachines.com and are much more effective than they have been in the past because of technological advances.
Use solar lighting
- Solar lighting does not use any human produced energy after manufacturing, which means there are no monthly costs to use it. This also means that there are no emissions resulting from its use. The light is also more pleasant and generally dimmer resulting in less light pollution, a factor that affects various forms of wild life.


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Never Waste a Really Good Crisis
By jimgris-Oracle on Feb 28, 2009
Huge article in the NY Times about the financial crisis. It's called
Big Fix, by David Leonhardt. Really nice bit of perspective and
history and a great read. But what keeps jumping out at me is one quote that
puts things
an interesting context:
"TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ELECTION, Rahm Emanuel, Obama`s chief of staff, appeared before an audience of business executives and laid out an idea that Lawrence H. Summers, Obama's top economic adviser, later described to me as Rahm's Doctrine. 'You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,' Emanuel said. `What I mean by that is that it's an opportunity to do things you could not do before.'"
That's absolutely true. Even a quick flip through history demonstrates
this concept quite clearly and it cuts right across a variety of societies. The
leaders of countries (the smart leaders, anyway) tend to use a serious
crises to change policy significantly and usually in ways that, in
retrospect, represent an obvious paradigm change. In other words, big
changes that are only realized later. I'd feel better about it if the
power elite suffered the same consequences of these paradigm shifts as
the rest of us, but that's not how the world works. I get
that. Also
eerie about Emanuel's comment is just how much it reminds me of Naomi
Klein's latest book, Shock: Disaster
Capitalism, in which she documents leaders manipulating events, shocking their populations, and changing policies radically (and generally to the detriment of the people). This phenomenon is not new, and it's not used exclusively by leaders of so-called capitalistic societies. Noam Chomsky has talked about the concept for years,
especially and most recently with respect to how governments around the world used 911 to
clamp down and reduce freedoms if those tendencies were present in the first place. The crisis was their opportunity. And they didn't waste it. Now, in the quote above, Rahm is obviously talking about fixing things, but the process is the same as wrecking things: you do it using a crisis.
So, if the power dudes view a good crisis as an opportunity never to be wasted, why don't we feel the same way and do the same thing? It's certainly a different way of thinking, but it can be liberating if you look ahead and actively jump paradigms on your own terms instead of holding on to the past as it crumples under your feet because others are acting in their own interests. This is a good lesson for project management as well. The life cycle of any great project snakes around like a river running wild, so it pays to step back occasionally and plan for those times when things break badly. They are opportunities "to do things you could not do before." Take advantage of them.
And finally, here's Rahm's crisis
video at the Wall Street Journal.

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If you had diplomatic immunity, would you use it?
Although you could be expelled from a country, you can't be prosecuted or sued. Would you "use" this immunity? Maybe jaywalk all over the place? Speed and disobey traffic laws? Serial dine-and-dash? Killing spree?
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If i had diplomactic immunity i would have a bumper sticker that said "speed limts are for suckers!"
Also i would conceal carry in every state and in all buildings. I might even be a real big jerk and talk in the theater... well maybe not the last one that might be taking it too far.
Keep in mind that if you do something really nasty* you can be prosecuted in the USA for breaking our laws once you come back.
*Like talking in a theater.
I would pretty much mess that perk up for everyone else after about a week.
I hope I would not abuse it, although you know what they say about power corrupting. But I would use it if I did misbehave. For example, I wouldn't speed just because I have diplomatic immunity. I already speed. If I had diplomatic immunity I'd use it to get out of the tickets.
I think I would opt to sit in prison or settle the lawsuit.
@moondrake: Well put!
Juss been revoked...
What do you mean, "if"? :D
Never paid a parking ticket in my life.
I'd like to think that I'm not the type of person who would go out of my way to do something against the law just because I knew I could get away with it.
I agree, I tend to speed anyway, I have a lead foot it appears, I've been trying to control it (I hate getting pulled over!), but I could see me getting caught for it somewhere else. I'd probably still feel so bad about it, tha I would pay a fine, but I don't think I'd like to sit in jail for it.
As for anything more serious, I wouldn't WANT to do it (you know, kill someone, or seriously hurt someone), I have a serious complex with stuff like that! I feel bad when I accidently hurt someone!
You can't do anything too egridgous. The host nation can always declare you Persona Non Grata (getting PNGed) and you have to get on the first plane out of dodge. Having that happen usually isn't very good for your career. Or, in some cases, your health if you made a real buffoon of yourself.
I would change my license plate to say, "honorary ambassador".
Heck Yeah! Why else go to school and suck up for that many years. I'd be the biggest pain-in-the-backside. And I'd love every second of it :-)
On a side note I wanted to be a diplomat as a child. Then I saw how frequently they get killed :-( It's a much more dangerous job than we realize.
Yeah, but only for the west nile virus.....
This is kind of unrelated, but funny. My sister and her husband work for the state department and my sister is in the foreign service. My niece has a diplomatic passport and has been to more countries than pretty much everyone I know except for my sister. Shes 2 years old.
I'd be the world's most profitable heroin mule.
No, because I wouldn't feel right about it. I was raised to obey the laws or suffer the consequences.
It is like having a free parking pass!


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Currently there are not enough graduates to meet the demand for agricultural sciences teachers in the state of Arizona. This trend is reflected nationally, where there has been a decades-long shortage of teachers in agricultural sciences.
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The Department of Agricultural Education in the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has built a full teacher preparation program at industry request, based on 85 field-based competencies. Faculty consulted with professional agricultural sciences teachers to develop course work that would directly apply to actual needs on the job in high school classrooms. These are incorporated in a logical, seamless flow across the curriculum without duplication. Experiential learning is the key to the program's format and students are immersed in the activities found in the world of agricultural education teachers.
The UA Department of Agricultural Education prepares 12-15 students annually as teachers; there are typically 20 openings every year in the state. Any student who has a desire to teach has a job; 100 percent of the teacher candidates graduate with employment secured.
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Hey, there. I just got this site up and going. http://www.paledogstudios.com It works fine except for the fact I can't seem to see past comments (this blog was imported from blogger) or add comments.
I know it's the code not the settings since someone else told me but he didn't help me further.
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5 Acts of Nature That Rearranged the Face of the Planet
#2. Paricutin
The worst thing an average person has to worry about growing out of his yard is the occasional mushroom garden or patch of stinging nettles. But in 1943 in Paricutin, Mexico, Dionisio Pulido saw his land open up and suddenly grow a volcano.
Via Wikimedia Commons
Well ... shoot.
Pulido, a farmer, was out plowing his field when a fissure opened up and started burping out ash and stone. After only a week, it was five stories tall. Within a year, it went from a gleam in a volcanic field's eye to a bouncing baby cinder cone 1,100 feet tall that forced the locals to move to nearby non-erupting land.
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"I say we just let the volcano have the field, bro."
The volcano was spent by 1952, but not before increasing in violent volcanic activity, topping off the cone at 1,390 feet tall before calling it quits and going to sleep. It is the only volcano birth ever witnessed in recorded history, and it would probably have its own reality show if it happened now. Just try to imagine that you have a corn field behind your house, and a year later it looks like this:
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"Dammit! My hat is under that thing." -Dionisio Pulido
#1. The Siberian Traps Reset Earth's Biological Clock
If 1980s movies are to be believed, Siberia is a frozen hellhole suitable only for bears, Russian prisoners and inept American spies. It's nothing but frozen tundra and despair until you get to Alaskan crab waters and reality TV crews. But it was once worse. Way, way worse. About 250 million years ago, Mother Earth experienced a truly epic case of irritable bowel syndrome under what is now Russia's frozen armpit.
Near what was to be the end of the Permian period, Earth was ruled by pre-dinosaur reptiles and giant freaking bugs before Siberia erupted. Not a volcano in Siberia; Siberia itself. Scientists believe a mantle plume, aka "hotter lava," rose up and hit Siberia and, in strictly scientific terms, blew it right the hell up. A piece of earth the size of western Europe exploded, possibly causing an event called the Great Dying.
It was a continent-sized game of "the floor is lava."
While the simple explosion of a continent was probably enough to screw up everything on its own, the Siberian traps had more tricks up their volatile sleeves. They were located next to large coal fields, causing the release of massive amounts of methane and carbon dioxide. This could have triggered a clathrate gun reaction, which in turn would have led to an anoxic event that would have poisoned everything that wasn't exploded or suffocated/baked by the previous two apocalypses that just happened. In other words, it was the perfect storm of "screw you, everything."
Ninety percent of all life on earth was wiped out, and land life took 30 million years to recover.
And eventually evolved into a perfect form.
The expanse of Siberia was "paved over" in basaltic lava, forming the traps, which get their name from the Swedish word for stairs. Here is what a continent-sized apocalypse looks like:
Holy God, it's ... OK, that's actually kinda neat looking.
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But this, well this is just ... alright, that's awfully pretty.
OK, so apparently after a quarter of a billion years, even hell is kind of nice to look at.
Don't let the pretty pictures fool you -- the chain reaction started by the Siberian traps spent a million years murdering most of the life on Earth. And the best part? It could happen again.
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This week, Ron draws inspiration from an interview with "Community" creator Dan Harmon, and catalogs his own creative influences.
Fresh off an acclaimed "Adventures of Superman" arc, Ron Marz explores the nuances of writing for the digital-first format versus print comics.
In case you missed it, Ron Marz gave artists of all stripes a chance to interpret a page of script from his creator-owned "Shinku." See who rose to the challenge!
CBR has an exclusive preview of Ron Marz and Evan "Doc" Shaner's digital-first "Adventures of Superman" #43!
Ron's offer for artists to draw a page of his creator-owned series "Shinku" resulted in an avalanche of submissions, and a wealth of interpretations. See them all!
"Adventures of Superman" and "Flash Gordon" artist Evan Shaner recalls his musical roots and casts the Daily Planet staff as instruments in a composition.
Ron talks to Laura Braga, his artistic collaborator on "Witchblade," about her career, breaking into the U.S. market and being a woman in a traditionally male field.
Artists are not interchangeable pieces in the creative process, and Ron Marz offers up one of his script pages and invites any and all artists to submit their version of it.
Marc Tyler Nobleman's effort to get wider recognition for Batman's co-creator! Tulsa cartoonist Larry Pendleton passes away. Interviews with Burnham, Marz and Venditti!
With this week's release of a new Bruce Springsteen album, Ron Marz explores his discovery of Springsteen's work, and the influence of the Boss on his own writing.
This week, in a very personal column, Ron Marz reflects on the recent death of his mother, who had suffered from Alzheimer's for the last decade.
Ron talks to an art collector who is on a quest to collect all the original pages from a "Green Lantern Annual" that Ron wrote. What's so special about it?
This week, Ron Marz announces two new projects that hold special meaning for him, Sunday strip-style adaptations of works by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs.
With the "Ender's Game" movie in theaters tomorrow, Ron Marz says he's avoiding the film because of author Orson Scott Card's history of homophobia.
Ron Marz discusses his return to the world of "Witchblade" and his plans to take Sara Pezzini and company in an all-new direction.
Ron shares his con diary from Cleveland Comic Con in a bonus column featuring a visit to the Superman house and time with Green Lantern collaborator Darryl Banks.
Ron Marz talks about spending some time away from comics, writing for Activision's "Skylanders: SWAP Force" video game and putting words in Patrick Warburton's mouth.
CBR has an exclusive preview of "Witchblade" #170, which marks the return of Ron Marz to the Top Cow title he previously wrote for more than 70 issues.
This week, Ron Marz juggles answers to the question of how to properly maintain balance between your writing life and the rest of your life. Do you have what it takes?
Fresh from the Baltimore Comic Con, and gearing up for three more convention appearances in the next month, Ron recounts some of the gifts he's received from generous fans.
This week, Ron Marz has some thoughts about ideas, including one particular idea that waited almost 20 years between origination and actual publication and the twists and turns in between.
This week Ron Marz talks about the unique creative freedoms of working for Crossgen, who did not have editors, and the "off-model" issues that resulted in some of his favorite comics.
This week Ron Marz breaks down an even dozen of his "secret handshake" comic books, single issues beloved by creators but that might not be as well known by readers at large.
"Think Tank" writer & Top Cow CCO Matt Hawkins visited the CBR Speakeasy to discuss the companies Comic-Con announcements, his return to writing and upcoming projects like "Control."
With Comic-Con International: San Diego fast approaching, Ron Marz recounts one of the more... bizarre experiences he's ever had a convention featuring an unexpected dinner guest.
Aspiring writers often ask their favorite creators to read their scripts, and in his latest column Ron Marz examines the familiar question and provides an alternative avenue for feedback.
Just prior to seeing "Man of Steel" on the big screen, Ron talks about his near limitless affection for Superman as a character, including the thrill he felt writing several of his adventures.
Looking back at the earliest days of his career, Ron revisits his time on "Silver Surfer" and laments the troubled history of "Dangerous Artifacts," a little-seen Surfer project with Claudio Castellini.
What's a typical day like for a working comic book writer? Ron Marz walks us through last Wednesday, when he was finishing a script, putting an FCBD issue to bed, prepping for C2E2 and more.
Longtime "Witchblade" scribe Ron Marz returns to the series in the wake of the Top Cow Universe-shaking "Darkness Falls" miniseries. CBR has the exclusive first word on what he has in store for Sara Pezzini.
This week Ron Marz looks at the pleasures of DIY comic books and the sense of satisfaction that it engenders, specifically focusing on his early days and his new comic "The Protectors."
In light of recent creator departures from high-profile books, Ron examines the reasons why creators end their runs prematurely using his own work on "Thor" and "Superboy" as examples.
This week Ron Marz looks back at the Marvel-DC mash-up, Amalgam Comics, and how his work on "Doctor Strangefate" with Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Kevin Nowlan gave him a case of stage fright.
"Artifacts" writer and long time Top Cow Universe architect Ron Marz spoke to CBR News about the "Progeny" crossover event, Top Cow's first company-wide crossover since Rebirth.
Recently returned from conventions in London and Seattle, Ron Marz discusses the upside of leaving family behind to travel to conventions so that you can catch up with and extend your convention family.
Dynamite officially announced Gail Simone on "Red Sonja," discussed upcoming surprises and introduced the world to Gross Guy at Emerald City Comicon this weekend.
With the entire first season of "House of Cards" available to stream on Netflix and the first "Ravine" graphic novel on sale now, Ron examines the increasing trend toward "binge" consuming.
This week Ron Marz examines the stigma often associated with licensed comic book titles compared to company-owned books and the perils of dealing with licensors unfamiliar with the medium.
Creator Stjepan Sejic takes readers on a guided tour of the characters filling "Ravine," his Top Cow fantasy graphic novel series co-written with Ron Marz.
To kick off 2013, Ron Marz breaks down his process for plotting a story including handy rules that make for better collaborations with artists and better reading comics in the end.
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This really is two questions, but they are kind of related so I would like to ask them at the same time.
Question 1:
In a question asked by Amitesh Datta, BCnrd commented that it is important to learn about varieties in a classical sense before learning about modern algebraic geometry because it is where much of the intuition in the subject comes from.
I was hoping to get some opinions on how much one should learn about varieties (in the sense of chapter 1 of Mumford's red book) before moving onto more modern formulations of algebraic geometry.
Is one meant to gain a rudimentary understanding of varieties and then start learning about schemes, OR is one meant to have a really good understanding of abstract varieties before learning about schemes.
Question 2:
Do professional algebraic geometers think about varieties from a scheme theoretic perspective or from a classical perspective.
This is a seriously soft question, so I will make it community wiki. I am however half expecting it to be closed.


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Sweetcorn Chowder
Categories: Big-Batch Meals, Comfort Foods, Kid-friendly, Low-fat, Vegetarian
Type: Soups and Stews
Type: Soups and Stews
Sweet corn makes this chowder especially delicious.
Prep Time: 15M
Cooking Time: 25M
Serves: Serves 8
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6-8 medium potatoes, cut into bite-size chunks
- 2 × 12oz (350g) cans corn, drained
- 5 cups hot vegetable stock
- handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 4 tbsp heavy cream (optional), to serve
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- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onions, and cook over low heat for 6-8 minutes or until soft. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, then stir in the potatoes and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Mash the corn a little with the back of a fork, then add to the pan. Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Stir in the parsley and season again with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper if needed.
- Let cool completely, then transfer to a freezer-proof container and seal. Freeze for up to 3 months.
- To serve, defrost overnight in the refrigerator and transfer to a saucepan and heat until piping hot. Stir in the cream, if using, and serve with fresh crusty bread.
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Just subscribed on my husband's Kindle.
I'm afraid this is totally off topic, and if so you have my permission to zap it. But having resisted Kindle for the last few years, I'm beginning to feel the urge to succumb. The Amazon website, however, seems to be the last place on earth where one would go to learn what differentiates the various models. Any advice about what to buy cheerfully accepted.
Actually, Nick, my advice is to wait it out. Amazon is supposed to release an updated Kindle in the near future.
Why pay $36 for that rather than $34 for an online subscription, which isn't limited to mobile devices?Not criticizing - just curious.
Amazon sets the price. One reason you might want to pay for a Kindle subscription is that it updates wirelessly--anywhere, if you have the right model--and once the latest issue downloads to your device (whether to the Kindle itself or via Amazon's iPhone, iPad, or Android apps) you can take it wherever you'd like. Or you might have a Kindle already, and would like to be able to carry your books and magazines on one device.
Nicholas Clifford: I like CNET for electronics reviews, they rate the various e-book readers. http://reviews.cnet.com/e-book-readers/?tag=snav;snavI'm feeling a little irked with Kindle right now. I can't get e-books from the NY Public Library with a Kindle; I could if I had a Nook, or a Sony or a Kobo...
I still prefer the stone tablet method of publication.
yOU CAN'T GIVE YOUR KINDLE EDITION TO SOMeone WHO CAN'T AFFORD EITHER THE PAPER OR A KINDLE. Sorry for the caps.
I love my Kindle to carry around in my backpack, but when I buy a Kindle book, I am much more likely to have it sent to my iPad. Of course, the Kindle is far less expensive.
Our living room would not feel like home without a basket full of Commoneals. Americas, and a heap of NCRs. And I'm with Mary Bergan about the ability to hand one of these on to someone else when the spirit moves....
On the other hand, if this is a good deal for Commonweal financially becaue you don't have to print and mail maybe it would be possible to make an attractive special offer to college students, those valued future readers who are so focused on electronic devices.
If you have a paid up DTB Commonweal subscription, will you be able to access the Kindle copy? Kindle users use DTB (dead tree books) to refer to printed material.Other magazines/newspapers seem to work this way.
Do Kindles have web browsers?
There are some high quality color pictures in the print edition; do you get them with the kindle subscription?
The Kindle doesn't have color yet, Mark. Sixteen shades of gray. Color's apparently coming for Christmas.I think tablets have found such popularity because they feel so natural - they're a perfect fit for the human hand. I think the old typewriter model of PC is eventually going to disappear; it's lasted far too long. Kindles, Nooks, and the rest are a niche product that will eventually disappear, I think, as tablet computers become lighter and cheaper. (The iPad is already light and inexpensive enough for me (except for reading in bed - that's where the iPod comes in) but I understand the attraction of the non-computer reader - it's cheaper and lighter.)It looks as though Commonweal's just dipping its toe cautiously into the world of mobile readers. This is probably as far as Grant and Friends could convince them to go at the moment :O)
No to go Michelle Bachmann here, but if you are prone to migraines or digital eye strain (aka CVS), I suggest trying out someone else's Kindle (Nook, whatever) before purchasing one. I can't use them.
Interesting, Jean. No problem with the LCD screen on your computer?Here's something on that:http://www.pixelandmatter.com/2010/01/21/e-ink-is-dead-long-live-e-ink/
I just find it awesome to order a book and have it in seconds. It really is something. I like the search engine--fabulous. My biggest objection was that you cannot copy and paste--now you can. One reservation that remains is that it does not stare you in the face every day like a paged book saying "finish me." At any rate we are living in awesome times.
Can Mollie or someone tell us why her thread on nuns was closed without explanation?
Since I stopped paying for airmail service to my Canadian address because it kept getting sidetracked I have taken to using my access to the Commonweal website version to create my own PDF copy, full color and placing it on my iPad for easy transport anywhere including in bed with the lights out, Jean. Thanks Grant for the e-mail notice of publication.It takes about 30 minutes to do but it beats the postal service all to heck. I just still want a printed copy to add to my collection. You can't believe how terrible the postal service has become. I got the July issue late and the next day I received both of the June issues. I'm still waiting for the August issue, which I have already read.
Bill Mazzella (8/22 10:35 pm):
Can Mollie or someone tell us why her thread on nuns was closed without explanation?
Yes, I was curious about that, too.
John Borst: The Postal Service (US variety) may soon be defunct, so Kindle etc will be it.
Congratulations on the Kindle access. If you really want to surge forward in digital publishing you need an iPad/iPhone/iPodTouch app: http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/22/technology/ipad_forever/
I join those in expressing perplexity as to why the welcome thread on the fading presence of Sisters in Catholic hospitals was ended. I was hoping more would be said, without acrimony, and frankly some of it quite quirky ("the third way"), to honor the essential role that women religious have had in the building of the Church in this country. American Catholic history is more and more, it seems to me, ignored. John Tracy Ellis would be greatly disappointed. The story of the decline of the number of women religious in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and increasingly now in countries such as India, needs far more analysis than a combox can provide. Yet some more sympathetic and deeper reflection would, I think, have been both possible and helpful.I tried to link on Sunday, most unsuccessfully, to the renowned Australian photographer, David Moore's (d. 2003) masterful photograph, "Sisters [Daughters} of Charity, Washington, D.C., 1956." For those interested, you need only key in artist and title. I am fortunate to have a signed copy, and it gives me daily inspiration, and at least a bit of calm.Father Joe Komonchak referred to the Daughters of Charity's Providence Hospital, Washington, D,C, and the care that it provides to the poor in the city, and has since 1860. Full disclosure: my aunt and godmother, one of the most warm, approachable, caring human beings one could ever meet, was a Daughter from age seventeen until her death from cancer at sixty-nine in 1995. She was then vice-president for Mission and Ministry at De Paul Hospital, Norfolk, and sister servant (superior) to the thirteen-member community."In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble."(I took a vow not to comment on dotCommonweal until at least 8 September. Ah well, it was only a private one.)
To Grant Gallicho: Does it include access to the archives? The old ones? (It would be convenient to be able to read an entire old issue, not just one article.)-----To John Page: Why did you consider it "quite quirky" to mention the third way in a thread about the exodus from religious life? Many (most) nuns entered convents right out of high school. Many of the priests entered seminarians right out of high school, some just out of grade school. Not to understand that or to condemn them for realizing, in their twenties, that they were sexual beings is strange. Here are a few million leads to the third way. http://tinyurl.com/3krm7b9You'll notice on the first Google page that the term was invented by Teilhard de Chardin and has been written about by Sipe, Cozzens, et al.
I don't own a Kindle. But you can read all about it on the Internets:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HFS6Z0/ref=kindlesu-1Think of the Kindle as a home for print publications. As far as I know, there's no archive of magazines you haven't already downloaded. We're looking into the possibility of linking Kindle subscriptions with commonwealmagazine.org subscriptions. At this point, I'm not sure Amazon offers that feature to small publications like ours. Speaking of: when we win the lottery we'll commission an iOS app.(I don't want to moderate a discussion about women religious here, so please don't post about it.)
John, glad the iPad works for you. I use special glasses for computer work, but I have to take frequent breaks. As I head toward retirement, I'm thinking about how "plugged in" I want to be when these things are no longer required for my job.I haven't been able to get up a decent euchre game since my Uncle Dick died several years ago. My son suggested I play online. It was awful. Every was over in about 60 seconds. There was no interaction, no table talking, no ribbing the other players, no gloating, no arguments, no wagers, and the way the cards were dealt was more or less like a strobe action. After two rounds, I ditched it.Clearly, the Lord is calling me to a nursing home where some old geezers would love to get up a game. Hell, I'll even bring the Molson's if the nurses let me ...
"DTB (dead tree books)"I must say, I'm impressed by how widespread Kindle adoption is, if the comments on this thread are any indication of its popularity. Probably, it really is saving some trees. How many years away are we from being told that reforestation is becoming a problem? :-) (Kind of like Canada geese, a protected species, are in my area!)
Jean Raber (8/23 10:53 am):
I use special glasses for computer work, but I have to take frequent breaks. As I head toward retirement, Im thinking about how plugged in I want to be when these things are no longer required for my job.
Jean, don't think of it as "being plugged in" but as simply another way of reading. If the Kindle moves away from e-ink in order to get color, you may find it bearable. And the new iPad - due out in maybe six months - is forecast to have a screen with much higher definition than it has now (although I find the present definition fine). That might also help. Stop by an Apple store and have a look when it's available.
I havent been able to get up a decent euchre game since my Uncle Dick died several years ago. My son suggested I play online. It was awful. Every was over in about 60 seconds. There was no interaction, no table talking, no ribbing the other players, no gloating, no arguments, no wagers, and the way the cards were dealt was more or less like a strobe action. After two rounds, I ditched it.
I know what you mean. Online game playing still has a very long way to go before the human factor becomes integrated satisfactorily. I think there are still formidable technical obstacles to overcome. We'll need much faster and more reliable broadband and, I'd guess, much faster and more powerful little computers. Probably not in our lifetimes.
"I join those in expressing perplexity as to why the welcome thread on the fading presence of Sisters in Catholic hospitals was ended."John, she also shut down her post on Jane Austen over on Verdicts. For lack of a better forum to offer this comment, let me say that I dislike the fact that anybody can get access to poster e-mails by clicking their names, while clicking the bloggers' names just leads to a bio.I would prefer not to have my e-mail appear to all and sundry; it leads to a lot of unwanted flames.
A word to the perplexed: I'm on maternity leave and (mostly) away from my computer these days. I hope to be able to write posts now and then, and I'm happy to hear feedback, but but I can't promise I'll have the time to monitor comments indefinitely or provide an open-ended discussion "thread." (For what it's worth, you can find my email address in my contributor's bio.)
Grant, how many sales have you had so far?


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On Unicode Normalization -- or why normalization insensitivity should be rule
By nico on Apr 13, 2010
Do you know what Unicode normalization is? If you have to deal with Unicode, then you should know. Otherwise this blog post is not for you. Target audience: a) Internet protocol authors, reviewers, IETF WG chairs, the IESG, b) developers in general, particularly any working on filesystems, networked applications or text processing applications.
Short-story: Unicode allows various characters to be written as a single "pre-composed" codepoint or a sequence of one character codepoint plus one or more combining codepoints. Think of 'á': it could be written as a single codepoint that corresponds to the ISO-8859 'á' or as two codepoints, one being plain old ASCII 'a', and the other being the combining codepoint that says "add acute accent mark". There are characters that can have five and more different representations in Unicode.
The long version of the story is too long to go into here. If you find yourself thinking that Unicode is insane, then you need to acquaint yourself with that long story. There are good reasons why Unicode has multiple ways to represent certain characters; wishing it weren't so won't do.
Summary: Unicode normalization creates problems.
So far the approach most often taken in Internet standards to deal with Unicode normalization issues has been to pick a normalization form and then say you "MUST" normalize text to that form. This rarely gets implemented because the burden is too high. Let's call this the "normalize-always" ('n-a', for short) model of normalization. Specifically, in the context of Internet / application protocols, the normalize-always model requires normalizing when: a) preparing query strings (typically on clients), b) creating storage strings (typically on servers). The normalize-always model typically results in all implementors having to implement Unicode normalization, regardless of whether they implement clients or servers.
Examples of protocols/specifications using n-a: stringprep, IMAP/LDAP/XMPP/... via SASL via SASLprepnameprep/IDNA (internationalized domainnames), Net Unicode, e-mail headers, and many others.
I want to promote a better alternative to the normalize-always model: the normalization-insensitive / normalization-preserving (or 'n-i/n-p', for short) model.
In the n-i/n-p model you normalize only when you absolutely have to for interoperability:
- when comparing Unicode strings (e.g, query strings to storage strings);
- when creating hash/b-tree/other-index keys from Unicode strings (hash/index lookups are like string comparisons);
- when you need canonical inputs to cryptographic signature/MAC generation/validation functions;
That's a much smaller number of times and places that one needs to normalize strings than the n-a model. Moreover, in the context of many/most protocols normalization can be left entirely to servers rather than clients -- simpler clients lead to better adoption rates. Easier adoption alone should be a sufficient advantage for the n-i/n-p model.
But it gets better too: the n-i/n-p model also provides better compatibility with and upgrade paths from legacy content. This is because in this model storage strings are not normalized on CREATE operations, which means that you can have Unicode and non-Unicode content co-existing side-by-side (though one should only do that as part of a migration to Unicode, as otherwise users can get confused).
The key to n-i/n-p is: fast n-i string comparison functions, as well as fast byte- or codepoint-at-a-time string normalization functions. By "fast" I mean that any time that two ASCII codepoints appear in sequence you have a fast path and can proceed to the next pair of codepoints starting with the second ASCII codepoint of the first pair. For all- or mostly-ASCII Unicode strings this fast path is not much slower than a typical for-every-byte loop. (Note that strcmp() optimizations such as loading and comparing 32 or 64 bits at a time apply to both, ASCII-only/8-bit-clean and n-i algorithms: you just need to check for any bytes with the high bit set, and whenever you see one you should trigger the slow path.) And, crucially, there's no need for memory allocation when normalization is required in these functions: why build normalized copies of the inputs when all you're doing is comparing or hashing them?
We've implemented normalization-insensitive/preserving behavior in ZFS, controlled by a dataset property (see also; see also; rationale). This means that NFS clients on Solaris, Linux, MacOS X, \*BSD, Windows will interop with each other through ZFS-backed NFS servers regardless of what Unicode normalization forms they use, if any, and without having to have modified the clients to normalize.
My proposal: a) update stringprep to allow for profiles that specify n-i/n-p behavior, b) update SASLprep and various other stringprep profiles (but NOT Nameprep, nor IDNA) to specify n-i/n-p behavior, c) update Net Unicode to specify n-i/n-p behavior while still allowing normalization on CREATE as an option, d) update any other protocols that use n-a and which would benefit from using n-i/n-p to use n-i/n-p.
Your reactions? I expect skepticism, but think carefully, and consider ZFS's solution (n-i/n-p) in the face of competitors that either normalize on CREATE or don't normalize at all, plus the fact that some operating systems tend to prefer NFC (e.g., Solaris, Windows, Linux, \*BSD) while others prefer NFD (e.g., MacOS X). If you'd keep n-a, please explain why.
NOTE to Linus Torvalds (and various Linux developers) w.r.t this old post on the git list: ZFS does not alter filenames on CREATE nor READDIR operations, ever [UPDATE: Apparently the port of ZFS to MacOS X used to normalize on CREATE to match HFS+ behavior]. ZFS supports case- and normalization-insenstive LOOKUPs -- that's all (compare to HFS+, which normalizes to NFD on CREATE).
NOTE ALSO that mixing Unicode and non-Unicode strings can cause cause strange codeset aliasing effects, even in the n-i/n-p model (if there are valid byte sequences in non-Unicode codesets that can be confused with valid UTF-8 byte sequences involving pre-composed and combining codepoints). I've not studied this codeset aliasing issue, but I suspect that the chances of such collisions with meaningful filenames is remote, and if the filesystem is setup to reject non-UTF-8 filenames then the chances that users will be able to create non-UTF-8 filenames without realizing that most such names will be rejected is infinitesimally small. This problem is best avoided by disallowing the creation of invalid UTF-8 filenames; ZFS has an option for that.
UPDATE: Note also that in some protocols you have to normalize early for cryptographic reasons, such as in Kerberos V5 AS-REQs when not using client name canonicalization, or in TGS-REQs when not using referrals. However, it's best to design protocols to avoid this.


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To the editor:
You got $170 to spare?
If you get caught parking illegally in a handicapped zone, you will end up in court and that will be your fine. You may see many people parking in these areas who appear to be perfectly healthy, but do you know what COPD or a heart problem or hip or knee surgery people look like?
I wish I didn't need a sticker but that's life.
In the last two weeks, I've seen three different offenders just in Wintersville, two at Kroger - one a young man with a sticker who jumped out of the car and practically ran in. We happened to come out at the same time. I asked if it was his sticker and he said he was "picking up Gramma." He pulled down to the door, looked back at me and left - but no "Gramma."
A couple of days later, there were two husky men in work clothes in a big pickup truck, but no sticker, obviously. And, a week later, three three teenagers pulled into McDonald's. I asked the driver if he had $170 to throw away. He just looked at me, asked why, and then moved the truck. I spoke to Wintersville police officer Jason Fabian and he assured me that they do police these areas and will issue a ticket for a violation.
Don't say you haven't been warned.
Earl McLeish


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The main long and short stay car parks are next to the terminal. There is also a business car park at the airport. For more information, contact BCP (tel: 0871 360 2866; website: www.parkbcp.co.uk). Valet parking is available Monday to Friday (tel: (020) 7646 0155).
Car hire
Avis and Sixt have desks in the terminal building. Chauffeur-driven cars are available from Europcar.


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Is your dog a winner?
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In honor of Caroline Ferriday's beloved dogs, Lucky and Dandy, the Dog Show will celebrate dogs of all shapes, sizes, and colors, and will be emceed by Scott Wands of the Connecticut Humanities Council. Prizes will be awarded in a wide variety of categories.
The event includes a multitude of canine-related activities, demonstrations, and visits from pet-friendly organizations; it is an opportunity for a pet to socialize with other dogs.
Bellamy-Ferriday guide Jennifer Moncuse will appear in period attire as Caroline Ferriday and will be escorted by her German shepherd Lucky.
Dogs must be registered in advance, up-to-date on their shots, and be on a leash. Stray spectators are also welcome. Call 203-266-7596 for a registration form.
The cost is $8 per dog, $8 for adults without a dog, $5 for members, or $20 for an entire family.
Dog Show activities will include agility and training demonstrations by Jack Crann of Peace of Mind Canine in Bethlehem, crafts for kids, and a scavenger hunt that winds through the beautiful landscape to test participants' knowledge about dog breeds.
The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, located at 9 Main St. North, is open through Oct. 10.
For details, call 203-266-7596.
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which Adapter is betther for holding the Pole with cam?
I have now Typ A, and its difficult to find a tripod with a strong3/8 screw thread at the bottom of the center pillar (hope its right translated).
What would you recommand?
which Adapter is betther for holding the Pole with cam?
I have now Typ A, and its difficult to find a tripod with a strong3/8 screw thread at the bottom of the center pillar (hope its right translated).
What would you recommand?
Here in France I sell to my customers the Benro A or C series (Aluminium or Carbon) that all have a 3/8 screw thread at bottom of central column and so you can use Tripod Adapter type A easily :) If you don't find them, you can always use Type B (just be careful to measure correctly diameter of central column so you can order the adapter with correct adapter for your column !
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hi! thanks for your answer.
Iam now confused.. what typ I should use. Anyway, I ve to buy a new tripod. the diameter of central column of my very old manfrotto is too small.
So, should I by a thicker one for type B or a Benro A or C with 3/8 screw in? Which kind of mount is stronger in general for holding the pole + cam?
You can use the manfrotto series as well. New 290 Series or 055 Series will work for example. Replace the rubber cap at the end of center column with the adapter with the 3/8" inside or use the center column itself. Actually it does not matter what type you use. Both methods are safe.
which one you would recommend?
if your tripod has 3/8" sockets at the base of center column, get type A. Otherwise B.
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I want to by a new tripod. Which one you would recommand?
Have a look at Manfrotto 055XProB.
It is a bit heavier but I use this with the Tripod Adapter. You should get tripod Adapter Type B 28mm in this case.
It is high enough to have a good look through the viewfinder.
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Analysis: Upcoming Preps Football Playoffs
Published: Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 8:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 8:41 p.m.
Riverview Spoto at Lake Wales
WHERE: Legion Field, 250 North Lakeshore Blvd., Lake Wales.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
ABOUT SPOTO: The Spartans, coached by Dale Caparaso, finished 3-7 overall and slipped into the playoffs with a 1-1 record to win the District 9 runner-up playoff bid. Spoto has been outscored 185-270 this season despite utilizing a fast-moving, multiple-set, spread offense. Spoto is led by junior quarterback Kevin Hobley, who has thrown for 1,237 yards with 16 touchdowns and 19 interceptions this season. junior running back Josh Battles leads the Spartans with 347 yards rushing on 50 carries.
ABOUT LAKE WALES: The Highlanders were the most injured team in the county this season but survived, healed and won the District 10 championship under head coach Rod Shafer. Lake Wales returns to full strength for the first time since its jamboree game against Kathleen. All-American Luke Hiers will slide over to right guard, and big playmaker Dedric Brinson is back from an FHSAA suspension. Lake Wales' ground game is rugged with running backs Justin Henderson and Earnest Hamilton leading the way. Henderson leads the county in scoring with 23 touchdowns while rumbling for 1,172 yards rushing.
Auburndale at Tampa Jesuit
WHERE: Corral Stadium, 4701 Himes Ave, Tampa.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
ABOUT AUBURNDALE: The Bloodhounds are making their third-straight playoff appearance under head coach Ken Grantham after finishing as District 10 runner-up with a 3-7 overall record and a 3-1 district mark. Auburndale's offense is led by quarterback Tyler Wilkerson, who missed most of the season with a broken arm but has returned to finish with 351 passing yards and four touchdowns. Backs Artavis Pierce and Wilbur Cooper are the big threats on offense, combining for 1,155 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns. Place kicker Dedrick Young has the ability to win a close game at the end if the situation presents itself.
ABOUT JESUIT: The District 9 champion Tigers finished the season 7-3 with a 2-0 district record under head coach Matt Thompson. Their three losses — all in the first four weeks of the season — were at Hardee, Largo at home and at Clearwater Central Catholic. Since the Sept. 20 loss to Largo, the Tigers have rolled on a six-game winning streak, outscoring their
opponents 175-90.
Cape Coral Ida S. Baker at Winter Haven
WHERE: Denison Stadium, 400 Avenue A SE, Winter Haven.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
ABOUT IDA S. BAKER: The Bulldogs rolled to the first nine-win season in the program's nine-year history — all under head coach Brian Conn — and are making just their second postseason appearance. Ida Baker finished the regular season 9-1 with a 2-1 District 12 record. Conn's hurry-up, nohuddle offense is led by junior quarterback Sage Atwood, who has thrown for 1,976 yards with 15 touchdowns this season. The Bulldogs' only loss was at District 12 champion South Fort Myers.
ABOUT WINTER HAVEN: What was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Blue Devils turned into a District 11 championship after posting an 8-2 overall record and 3-0 district mark. Head coach Charlie Tate turned the quarterback duties over to senior first-year quarterback Darian Mills, who transformed into a solid double-threat playmaker rolling out of the pocket.
Wide receiver Kendrick Holland, a Virginia Tech commit, could be the most dangerous player on the field with the ability to adjust to the throw on the run and then head for the end zone. Darius James is also a big-playmaker from the second wide out slot and running back D'Angelo Gaines has emerged as a threat to score from anywhere on the field. Place kicker Scott
Wampler has been solid all season.
Lake Gibson at South Fort Myers
WHERE: Hammond Stadium, 14021 Plantation Road, Fort Myers.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
BROADCAST: lgbravesradio.com.
ABOUT LAKE GIBSON: The Braves finished the season 7-2 overall with 2-1 District 11 mark and runner-up finish. Senior quarterback Trey Congdon, who led the county last season throwing for more than 2,000 yards, has another 1,802 with 17 touchdowns to his credit this season. He puts the ball right on the money and has dangerous playmakers like Jeremy Crissey, Sammie Jackson and Chris Clarke.
ABOUT SOUTH FORT MYERS: The Wolfpack are 7-3 and won the District 12 championship with a 3-0 record. They average 350 yards of offense per game led by junior quarterback Keith Smith, who has thrown for 1,134 yards and eight touchdowns with seven interceptions. He is 54-of-106 this season with a passer rating of 87. South Fort Myers has three solid
rushers: Kelsey Dawson, a junior who has racked up 585 yards with seven touchdowns; freshman E'Quan Dorris, who has 581 yards with seven touchdowns on 90 carries; and junior Noel Penn, who has added 447 yards with three touchdowns to the attack. The Wolfpack's three losses have all come on the road at Belen Jesuit, Island Coast and Immokalee.
Lake Nona at Kathleen
WHERE: Johnny Johnson Stadium, 2600 Crutchfield Road, Lakeland.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
ABOUT LAKE NONA: Clinched the first playoff berth in the school's fiveyear history. The 8-2 Lions are averaging 484 yards per game. Junior quarterback Tucker Israel surpassed 10,000 passing yards in his high school career with 102 touchdowns, throwing at least 30 every year. Senior wide receiver Ryan Sousa committed to Florida State but picked up an offer from embattled Florida coach Will Muschamp last week.
ABOUT KATHLEEN: Kathleen had a five-overtime win over Lake Gibson and a close win over Haines City, but the Red Devils' signature win was their 24-3 victory over Lakeland, which sealed the Class 7A, District 5 championship. It was Kathleen's first win over Lakeland in 20 years. The Red Devils possess a lot of speed and firepower at the skill positions, led by
senior quarterback Kevin Wilson, who has completed 97 of 142 passes for 1,270 yards and 15 touchdowns. Wilson's No. 1 target, Ja'Von Harrison, has caught 33 passes for 548 yards and eight touchdowns. Senior running back Anthony Ware has racked up 632 yards on 145 carries and 11 touchdowns.
Lakeland at Kissimmee Osceola
WHERE: Kowboys Stadium, 420 S. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
ABOUT LAKELAND: It's a rematch of last year's 16-2 loss for Lakeland. Despite dealing with a plethora of injuries throughout the year, the Dreadnaughts cruised through the regular season until facing Kathleen in a game that amounted to the the Class 7A, District 5 championship. There, Lakeland lost 24-3. Junior running back Ra'Don Dwight has been Lakeland's
offensive spark, with 708 rushing yards on 128 carries and 18 touchdowns. Junior quarterback Aaron Johnson has completed 65 of 104 passes for 783 yards and nine touchdowns. Senior defensive lineman Dereck Boles has recorded 67 tackles and 11 sacks.
ABOUT OSCEOLA: The 7A-6 champions defeated Lakeland 16-2 in last year's regional quarterfinal round, where the Kowboys scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. The Kowboys are stacked with capable running backs, led by sophomore Ledarrien Wilson, who has 657 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Quarterback Daequan Harrison has four rushing toucchdowns and four passing touchdowns.
Frostproof at Melbourne Central Catholic
WHERE: Hustler Stadium, 100 E. Florida Avenue, Melbourne, FL
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $8 admission, $5 parking.
ABOUT FROSTPROOF: The Bulldogs are coming off a disappointing 21-3 loss to Tampa Berkeley Prep to close out the regular season. They are 7-3 overall with a crucial 20-14 win over district rival Fort Meade on Oct. 25. Quarterback Xavier Gaines has thrown for 1,185 yards and 11 touchdowns and also has 547 rushing yards and five scores. His brother, Kaleel, has racked up 623 yards on 48 carries with eight touchdowns. Frostproof senior linebacker Cecil Cherry has recorded 82.5 tackles and 4.5 sacks with an interception.
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An alarm has gone off in Westport. But, will the town hear it? No siren. No bells. Just the soft sound of a letter landing on desks in Town Hall. On Friday, March 14, Jack Healey resigned as Westport town administrator, ending his letter thusly: "I will pray every day that town officials find a way to work together to resolve the financial and interpersonal issues that so often block progress in the town."
I am a newcomer to both the town and town government. As such, I have little understanding of how these interpersonal issues arose, but that they exist has been easy to see from early on. At many of the meetings during my first year on the Finance Committee, it was easy to sense the change in tone of proceedings depending upon who was appearing before us. At social occasions and meetings of other groups, there was often talk of conflict between "good old boys" in town and newcomers, or between those on the north end of town and those living on the point or at the harborside.
This situation dividing the north end and the south end of Westport, including Westport Point, where I live, is particularly problematic at this time, when the shared financial issues that we face cannot be solved without our finding some way to put aside, at least for a moment, the resentments, suspicions and grudges that seem to divide us.
In what would seem a remarkable step in that direction, all three of the main governmental bodies in town, the selectmen, the school committee, and the finance committee, have all voted support for the two override questions on the April 8 ballot. Yet, I and many others who support the override have met from many voters resistance that is expressed in terms of the kinds of interpersonal issues discussed above.
I do not think that the process that produced this override effort has been perfect. But, I know of no one in town government who does not think that the amounts asked for in the override represent the minimum that Westport now needs to support its operations. Since the start of the Great Recession, we have lost state aid totaling over $3 million on the town side and over $1.8 million for the community schools.
In the meantime, local receipts have remained basically flat — going from about $3.5 million in Fiscal '09 to a little over $3.8 million in Fiscal '13. Yet the town has had to continue to cover rising expenses over which it has no control, including health and other insurance, regional schools, veterans affairs, debt service on the loan covering the costs of PCB removal at the middle school, snow and ice, and so on. We have limped along for the past five years by attempting to effect economies, looking for sources of grants and revenues, making some layoffs on the school side, not filling some positions on the town side as they became vacant, and stinting on our capital expenditures to the point where we have compromised the safety of the crews who use our equipment.
Page 2 of 2 - We have also engaged in maneuvers which violate good municipal finance practices such as paying for reoccurring operating expenses out of one-time revenues and raiding our stabilization fund.
This situation is one we all face together and one that requires we all pull together to solve it together. I pray with Jack Healey that April 8 will be a day when we can put aside "interpersonal issues" and do just that.
Charles "Buzzy" Baron
Baron notes that he writes this letter as a voter, not as a Finance Committee member.
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How It Is Done continued...
The entire procedure usually takes about an hour. After the procedure, you will be taken to the recovery room.
Some people may go home after the procedure if the general anesthesia wears off and they are able to swallow fluids without gagging or choking. Other people may need to stay in the hospital for 1 or 2 days. If your stitches are not the dissolving type, you will need to return to your doctor in 10 to 14 days to have them removed. Mediastinoscopy usually leaves only a tiny scar.
How It Feels
Before the procedure, you may be given medicine that will make you sleepy and relaxed. You will receive general anesthesia during the mediastinoscopy, which will cause you to be asleep. After you wake up, you may feel sleepy for several hours. You may feel tired for 1 to 2 days after the procedure and have some general aches and pains. You may also have a mild sore throat from the tube in your throat during the procedure. Using throat lozenges and gargling with warm salt water may help relieve your sore throat.
Complications from mediastinoscopy are uncommon but may include bleeding, infection, a collapsed lung (pneumothorax), a tear in the esophagus , damage to a blood vessel, or injury to a nerve near the voice box (larynx) which may cause permanent hoarseness.
After the procedure, contact your doctor immediately if you have:
- Bleeding from your stitches.
- A fever.
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- Swelling in the neck.
- Shortness of breath.
- Trouble swallowing.
- Hoarseness of your voice that lasts more than a few days or continues to get worse.
Mediastinoscopy is a surgical procedure to examine the inside of the chest between and in front of the lungs (mediastinum).
Lymph nodes are small, smooth, and appear normal.
No abnormal tissue, growths, or signs of infection are present.
Lymph nodes may be enlarged or appear abnormal, which may mean sarcoidosis, infection, or cancer. Tissue samples are removed and examined under the microscope.
Abnormal growths (such as a tumor) or signs of infection (such as an abscess) may be found in the chest cavity, or mediastinum.
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I recently noticed that the value of Planck's constant has changed on Wikipedia. The value that I had in mind (from Google), $6.626068\cdot{}10^{-34}\text{J.s}$, has changed to $6.626069\cdot{}10^{-34}\text{J.s}$.
Now, there is a number of things that trouble me here. First, old Wikipedia pages mention $h = 6.62606896(33)\cdot{}10^{-34} \text{J.s}$, which should have rounded to $6.626069\cdot{}10^{-34}$ (shouldn't it?), but Google still returns $6.626068\cdot{}10^{-34}$. Second, since the previous value was $h = 6.62606896(33)\cdot{}10^{-34} \text{J.s}$, and the new one is $h = 6.62606957(29)\cdot{}10^{-34} \text{J.s}$, can't we deduce that $6.62606928\cdot{}10^{-34} \le h \le 6.62606929\cdot{}10^{-34}$ (the lower bound coming from the new value, and the upper from the old one)?
There might be something that I fundamentally misunderstood though, so please let me know if that's the case.


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Undoubtedly, these terms play essential roles in (pure) mathematics. My problem is that I have feelings what they mean in different fields, such as, differential geometry (abstract manifolds vs. embedded ones), algebraic geometry (more down to earth, the study of Riemann surfaces and algebraic curves) when our objects can be embedded differently and each embedding gives us (I think) extrinsic properties rather than intrinsic ones, and intrinsic properties do not have anything to do with embeddings.
What I would like to know are as follows;
Can they be defined, precisely?
How can one recognize which properties are coming from intrinsic properties and which are not?
I would appreciate any comments in helping me understand them better.


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The sponges and mops hotel housekeepers use to clean hotel rooms were also on the list. That could pose a risk for cross-contamination from room to room.
The researchers say their findings may help hotels develop more effective ways to target the items most likely to be contaminated with bacteria that could pose a health risk to their guests.
"Hoteliers have an obligation to provide their guests a safe and secure environment," researcher Katie Kirsch, an undergraduate student at the University of Houston, says in a news release.
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In the study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers sampled bacteria levels of 19 common surfaces in nine different hotel rooms in Texas, South Carolina, and Indiana.
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Don't shy away from seat belts in your car now that you are pregnant. The belt won't constrict the fetus or hurt it upon impact. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, "Studies have shown that in nearly 100 percent of car crashes, the fetus recovers quickly from any pressure the seat belt exerts and suffers no lasting injuries." Put the safety belt under your abdomen and position the shoulder harness between your breasts.
Editor's note: Avoid travel to areas affected by Zika virus during pregnancy, and always talk with your doctor about international travel plans well in advance.
Because life does go on during pregnancy you might soon find yourself making plans for a vacation or business trip and worrying about its effect on your fetus. In most healthy pregnancies, traveling isn't a problem during this time; in fact, if this is your first child this is a great time to get away and savor the time alone with your partner. But there are a few precautions and considerations you should think about before you take off.
Always check your travel plans with your doctor early in the planning stage. If there is any medical reason your trip should be canceled, postponed, or shortened, you'll want to know before you buy tickets or schedule time off from work. Your doctor might also have some tips or advice unique to your pregnancy that will make your trip more comfortable and safe.
Consider the timing of your trip. The best travel time for pregnant women is usually in the second trimester. This is the time you have the most energy and are relatively free from the fatigue and morning sickness of the first trimester and the discomforts of the last trimester (such as backaches, hemorrhoids, and heartburn). Fears of miscarriage and premature birth are also less common during this middle period.
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Is anyone going to fall for the Xbox360 4 GB Kinect bundle for $99 with a 24 month $15 fee?
I have been reading in the news about an upcoming Microsoft deal with an XBox 360 4gb Kinect bundle that normally sells for $299 for $99 but with a 24 month subscription fee of $15 a month which includes Xbox Gold Live and some other unnamed yet services. The total cost ends up being $460 when you can get the $299 bundle and 2 years of Xbox Live Gold at $33 per 12 months online for a total of $380.
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Yes, people will fall for it because people, on average, are idiots who don't do enough math. You actually took the time to look at the whole picture and calculate costs for things, while most people are gonna look at it and say "Ooooh! It's less than $100, let's get it now!!!" It's not smart, and it's more expensive, but you can't always explain that one deal is better than the other because it saves money in the long run and have them see the error of their ways.
The same people who shop at rent-to-owns and think they're saving money. I know plenty of them. Can't scrap together $50 for anything, but always have money for cigs and beer.
Are you saying that in order to use it at all you have to pay a monthly fee? Or do you mean in order to play games online?
@minxa1: The same people who 'get a free phone'.
When I had Straight Talk I keep getting bombarded with 'my phone was free'. I keep explaining that over the 2 year contract that he signed I paid less.
Long story shortened: Straight Talk cheated my by over charging my credit card, would not refund my money, I left and can not recommend them.
To the OP thanks for the warning. $99 360!, oh but with subscription only : (
@gopvifootball: If you take the $99 xbox deal you agree to pay the $15/month fee whether you use the Live service or not.
So what stops you from buying one of these xboxes using a prepaid card of some sort and then just canceling the card after the first month?
@rockytrh: I wonder if they are building in some way to be able to deactivate the device. Because unlike a cell phone, they can shut off your live and the box currently still works. Maybe putting some dependency on communicating with Live for you to be able to play games?
I've never bought a cell phone and then not paid the bill, but I wonder how it works on those if you used a prepaid?
@rockytrh: Some type of automated billing, and early cancellation penalties, similar to cell phone plans.
@rockytrh: From the terms and conditions: "This Offer is subject to customer eligibility check, including credit approval."
If they can check your credit, they can also trash it if you stop paying. My guess is a prepaid card won't work.
My thoughts exactly when I recently found out about this. I bet the only "services" being added are what was mentioned at E3. Xbox Music, IE Explorer, etc. As if Pandora, Netflix, and the browser already in my TV wasn't enough. I'll take the $5 a month rate, thanks.
It's not quite that straightforward:
1) The warranty is for the full two years, rather than the standard one year. Normally, extended warranties are almost worthless, but given the failure rate of these consoles, even with all the fixes they've done, it's worth something.
2) Let's assume that the person who buys this is looking for a low cost of entry: otherwise, they'd buy it outright. That means they're not going to buy a year sub, or probably even a 3 month sub. The month-to-month sub is $10 bucks a month. So, of the $15 a month they're paying, $10 goes to their Live account, and $5 goes to the cost of the console.
3) The 4 gig console w/ kinect retails for $299. They pay $99 upfront. That means they're borrowing $200, and paying it back over the course of 24 months at 5$ a month, for a total of $120. They're coming out ahead by $80 bucks!
4) If M$ reports to CC agencies, it could actually help people build their credit!
Also: I can't find anyone selling a year sub for $33 any more. That was a short term promotion, as far as I can tell. The cheapest I can find it is $47.50 a year, but again, the people buying year subs are not who this is marketed to.
@captainsuperdawg: Most of the deals now offer 50% off your Gold Membership for 3 month... , so it's actually very close, but I believe if you factor in the extended time you're able to pay it seems worth it. I bought mine outright, but I can see how this makes sense.


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There is a smooth 1-manifold (a smooth curve of infinite arc length) embedded in a 2 dimensional euclidean space. This curve (of infinite arc length) is such that, there is one and only one point $P$ in the 2-d space such that any $\epsilon$ (arbitrarily small) neighbourhood of this point contains the entire curve except some parts of curve whose total arc length is finite. basically the arc length of the curve outside the neighbourhood is finite. I guess there certainly must be some notion in math that describes this type of geometry/topology or this type of embedding. I'd like to know where I can find such things. I am not interested in any other properties of the curve, except this situation. I'd like to know where I could find such a notion. Also if appropriate, I'd like to know similar things for higher dimensions such as a 'surface' embedded like this in a 4-d euclidean space.
I know almost nothing about topics such as topology, geometry or related topics, so please give some advice about where to look for such notions with terminology that I probably can understand in some intuitive sense. Also my tags could be inappropriate as I don't know much about it.


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I have run into this problem (or something similar to it) a few times now and I am wondering if the answer is known.
Given an vector $s$ of integers let $d(s)$ be the minimum difference between any two integers in $s$, that is $$d(s) = \min_{i,j \in s} |i - j|.$$ For $s$ a vector of length $m$ from $\lbrace 1,2,\dots,n\rbrace^m$ we must have $0 \leq d(s) < n$.
Given $0 \leq k < n$, how may such vectors have $d(s) = k$ ?
I'm more interested in the case where $n$ is much larger than $m$.
Note: If $N_k$ is the answer for $k$. Then you should have $n^m = \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}N_k$