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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel is out for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee.
Noel tore his ACL on Tuesday night when No. 25 Kentucky lost at Florida. An MRI on Wednesday revealed the injury.
The 6-foot-10 forward will have surgery in the two or three weeks. The projected recovery period is six to eight months.
Noel was hurt with 8 minutes left in the Wildcats' 69-52 loss to No. 7 Florida. He ran into the basket support after blocking a layup from behind. Noel landed awkwardly, dropped to the floor and started screaming while clutching his knee.
"I've been coaching for 22 years and this is the first injury we've had of this kind during the season, which makes it even more devastating," said Calipari. "I met with Nerlens earlier today. The meeting was really positive, and I loved his attitude. The way he is already dealing with this injury lets me know that he is going to come back stronger than ever."
"The good news is he is insured, so he would have been fine even if the injury would have been worse," Calipari continued. "Obviously this is not a career-ending injury and it's one that athletes bounce back from all the time."

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Magnifique, enchanteur.
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Had dinner on a boat in the Seine once. Alas, it was with my parents and my brothers. May all who wish it, have it.
Amazing! Wonderful!
Wonderful creative photo with magic atmosphere. I love it.
Interesting photo and dynamic shot. Very good point at seeing it - pity the strong reflections on the glass to the right, just to say something >:)
It's like a dream ...
Pure enchantment. The colors, textures, etc. are magnifique!
A different kind of picture, but one that I really like. Its very busy in a good way, with lights, reflections,color, and water, with the beautiful golden tower that seems to be only steps away. The pretty colored hanging lamp,with its reflection adds to this shot making it more of an eyefull! j.e.s........
فوق العاده و زیبا
great title too !
great photograph
Very creative indeed.
That's an interesting way to take a photo of something that's photographed a lot. I love how the colors from the lamp shade are bouncing off the glass. Well done.
And the Calife puts out a wonderful spread. There were four of us so we each ordered a different dish and shared. Ah, Paris,
And the Calife puts out a wonderful spread. There were four of us so we each ordered a different dish and shared. Ah, Paris,
love this type of photo where the bright chaos in the foreground captures your attention for the first few seconds, and then echoing the head turn of the person on the stairs, turns and just notices the background view as a hidden surprise. We both are surprised and elated at the same time - in the photo and in viewing it.
great image.
This is very unique due to its many reflections!
awesome~I wish one day I could go there
Amaazing .. I love Paris and this photo
This is great. I wonder how long the photographer had to wait for that moment.
Nice pic and wordplay :)
Beautiful shot
Beautiful colours and very romantic wish l was there :)
nice one
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Protecting Religious Freedom
The Catholic Church is strenuously—some would say obsessively—opposed to the legalization of same-sex marriage. How persuasively is the church making its case? Is the church right to emphasize the issue in the uncompromising way some of its most prominent prelates do?
The church's position does not seem to be gaining traction. According to opinion polls, attitudes toward homosexuality have changed significantly over the past twenty years. The repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is perhaps the most dramatic indication that the traditional moral consensus is eroding. In June, New York became the sixth, and most populous, state to legalize same-sex marriage. The crucial votes in the state Senate were cast by Republicans, all of whom had opposed similar bills in the past. Crucial to winning the votes of the Republican senators was the inclusion of a robust set of exemptions protecting religious organizations and affiliated groups from lawsuits, or penalties imposed by the state, for violating nondiscrimination laws should they decline to provide religious services or open their facilities for same-sex marriages. Passage of the law was seen as a defeat for the church, but it may prove to be a model for how to accommodate both the aspirations of homosexual people and the church's legitimate concerns regarding freedom of conscience.
During the public debate over the bill, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan compared the prospect of changing the law to the tyrannical edicts of governments like China and North Korea, which routinely redefine institutions such as the family. The archbishop was right to warn against overweening state power, but equating a democratic legislative process, whatever its flaws, with decrees of totalitarian regimes was unhelpful, to say the least. For better (usually) and for worse (too often), democracies invest the people and their representatives with the authority to decide the most controverted political and social issues. The stronger public argument, one often made by Dolan and others, is to call attention to the damage inflicted, especially on women and children, by the loosening over the past fifty years of society's expectations regarding the permanence and value of marriage. In the process, marriage has increasingly become something that individuals define for themselves, rather than a relationship and an institution that should fundamentally define the individuals who enter into it.
That is a difficult argument to make in a culture where any check on individual autonomy, especially when it affects "consenting adults," is viewed with great suspicion. Grandiose pronouncements from those on both sides of the debate have done little to bring about realistic compromise. For example, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, newly appointed to succeed Cardinal Justin Rigali in Philadelphia, has declared same-sex marriage "the issue of our time." Given the changes in Americans' attitudes toward traditional marriage, Chaput's clarion call to man the barricades against same-sex marriage is likely to prove futile. Chaput is right in thinking that the debate over the meaning of marriage is important. Private decisions have real public consequences. But the tendency of church leaders to denounce same-sex marriage as the most serious (and obvious) threat to the good order of society strikes people as hyperbole.
That hardly ends the argument, however. The legal recognition of same-sex marriage can pose a real threat to the freedom of the church and other religious communities that object to the practice on theological and moral grounds. Without the sort of legal protections contained in New York's "Marriage Equality" law, there is little doubt that the coercive powers of the state will be brought to bear against religious groups. The authority of the state has already been exercised in numerous instances. When the Salvation Army, citing religious conviction, declined to provide benefits to its employees' same-sex partners, the City of San Francisco withdrew $3.5 million in social-services contracts. A Methodist group in New Jersey was deprived of a portion of its tax exemption for refusing to rent its facility for a marriage reception. Catholic Charities in Massachusetts ended its adoption services when told it had to place children with same-sex couples.
It is almost never a good idea for the state to force consciences in this fashion. "Gay marriage is a significant change; it's a big change," acknowledges Jonathan Rauch, one of its most eloquent advocates. "The public has come to understand that we can take our time with this," he concedes. "It'll take a while, and I think it should take a while."
No one can be sure exactly where public opinion on this issue will end up. But whatever the final popular consensus, the right of conscientious objection, for both individuals and institutions, should remain a liberal as well as a religious cause.
Related: Legalize Same-sex Marriage, by Paul Griffiths
From Sex to Sect? A Response to Paul Griffiths, by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
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What the Roman Church really wants, as always, is not freedom (whose advocates it has always persecuted), but domination. Thus, it is never sufficient that religuous conservatives be free to live their beliefs (as they are in all western countries, that is, where not inhibited by another religion), but that the powers of the state be used to impose their beliefs on everyone else. Marriage is typical: Catholics are free to marry only heterosexually (or not at all if they are Western Rite clergy), but they insist also on having the "right", imposed in law, to prevent homosexuals from marrying, regardless of their beliefs. "Freedom", in your sense, has three parts, which you consider to be inextricably connected: 1) freedom to say and do whatever you claim is right, and 2) freedom to denounce and legally prevent everyone else doing anything else, and 3) freedom from any criticism by anyone. For the rest of us, your "freedom" comprises no more than being faithful Roman Catholics, or else. Even more disgraceful is your centuries-old habit of inventing and spreading around malicious fabrications about those who are different (women, Jews, aboriginals, blacks, atheists, whoever). No wonder we seek freedom from religion! As for the exercise of modern human- and civil-rights legislation, it never imposes any requirement or limitation, or penalty on genuinely religious institutions or activities. You are always free to think and preach whatever you want, and to employ, or not, whoever you want. And, much to your hostile opposition, you are expected to allow that to others! But, if you (like anyone else--horrors!) offer a service, such as a rental hall or state-funded child-adoption, to the public, then you must select your clients on their individual merits as tenants or parents, and not by religious dogma. You have as much a freedjom as you are rightfully entitled to. How about allowing it to others?
There is something disturbingly retrograde about the proposition that the Catholic Church is under seige because a Catholic governor, acting through the mechanisms of our Constitution that has set a standard for religious freedom, is working out a re-examination of arguably obsolete (bio-scientifically speaking) moral precepts where the Church leadership remain fearful to tread.
It is difficult to imagine how the work of the gospels is going to be carried out when its precepts of critical engagement among the secular domain, the advocates of tradition, and the champions of the Good News is to be set aside. I don't think that soon-to-be Cardinal Chaput is going to leave much of a mark if he thinks that gay-bashing is the big deal of the day!
THese are your examples of coercion?
"When the Salvation Army, citing religious conviction, declined to provide benefits to its employees' same-sex partners, the City of San Francisco withdrew $3.5 million in social-services contracts. A Methodist group in New Jersey was deprived of a portion of its tax exemption for refusing to rent its facility for a marriage reception. Catholic Charities in Massachusetts ended its adoption services when told it had to place children with same-sex couples."
It sounds to me like the secular legal and political system declined to do business with organizations who refused to adhere to its norms. The only way this is coercion is if you think the secular state should be required to financially support religious organizations regardless of the religious groups' embrace of secular law. You can't have it both ways. Either religion is beholden to the state for money and business, or religion is free.
Kudos, Chris Vogel. You have very clearly illustrated why religious organizations do not have the right to impose their beliefs on others. While I have great respect for the church's support of traditional marriage, the right for the church to refuse marrying gay couples is protected under the NY law.
Aaron Ashcraft, Barcelona
The church heirarchy would do well to examine why heterosexuals and many of the clergy aren't complying with their stringent rules regarding sexual matters. Why not look at the heterosexuals who are doing a fine job of destroying the institution of marriage by opting out and engaging in serial manogomy at best, and multiple sexual liasions with no attachment at worst. The church has long ago lost credibility on this issue and I suspect will not regain it so long as forced celibacy and all male clergy is the rule. The church is being destroyed from within, partly because Rome finds it impossible to move beyond the twisted teachings of Augustine and Aquinas on sexual matters.
Each of the examples provided of the "church being under seige" for its position of promoting institutionalized discrimination against same-sex couples is really a case where the state, rightly, refuses to allow the use of public funding in a way that violates existing law. Catholic doctrine should guide what is done within the Church, and not how the rest of society functions. Bishops don't want priests to bless/witness the vows between committed lesbian and gay couples? Fine. But refusing to treat all families recognized by public authorities as equal, and believing it is fine to do that with public funds, crosses a fundamental line.
On another note to the editors of this fine and valued publication: PLEASE stop using the terms "Catholic Church" or "the Church" when what you really mean is the hierarchy. The Church--i.e., the people of God--demonstrably affirms that same-sex couples deserve to have their relationships and commitments recognized as equal to those of opposite-sex couples. It is the hierarchy that holds different views. Language is power; please use it more thoughtfully!
These comments all correctly address the issue that your editorial tiptoes quietly around so as not to arouse a response - whether the position of the Catholic hierarchy (not the Church as correctly noted) is correct, both sociologically and theologically. We can argue about the value of durability in marriage and its role in defining who we are. I can certainly attest that after 33+ years, I am a different person because of my wife and my daughters. But can we really restrict the graces of the sacrament provided by the Holy Spirit from those who love people of their own sex. Much evidence of the durability of these relationships was present in the marriage weekend in New York. Stories highlight the long and supportive relationships that were affirmed by the state. Will we not (some day) be able to do the same?
The church heirarchy is in effect saying that some married couples should be celebate. But even that may not be good enough. If two same sex people raised children, this would be wrong even if the two adults were celebate. It would probably be OK if the two people were siblings. How silly is all this? Why such concern about same sex couples?
The bible is more against rape than homosexuality per se. Victors in wars often raped losers, women and men. This is clearly seen as sinful. Long term committed same sex relationships were unknown back then. Logically, biblical quotes cannot be seen as commentary on such relationships. This doesn't stop people from doing so.
What I find distrubing about the Church's stance is that it fails to reflect the attitudes leader of the Catholic Church -- Jesus. Jesus said that we should leave the 99 and go back for the one left behind. Jesus sat at table with those who were social outcasts. Recall the Gospels! He engaged them and worked with them. The Church argues that this franchise should not be extended to gays and lesbians. Yet if fidelity is the lesson of the Cross, then one can learn that lesson of fidelity with another irrespective of gender, provided there is a solid commitment and community support. The Christian community should come to support long-term stable relationships for all. The science continues to pile-up that being gay is a product of factors not in one's control. It is found in Nature so it is part of God's Plan. (And please spare me the Natural Law malarkey, it's more like mental masturbation when compared to real empirical Science.)
The Church is full of closeted homosexuals. (A lot of them live in Vatican City.) Most of them are self-hating because that is the lesson of the Church - being gay is bad. They in spill their self-hatred back into society. They get brownie points from the Pope for doing so. It is disgusting. They attack those who have the strength to live fully integrated lives as gay people in sight of everyone. But what is even more disgusting is when these closet cases ask me out on dates and it has happened more than a few times.
The Church argues that same-sex marriage will harm women and children. HOW? I know more than a few single gay men/lesbian women and same sex married couples who have adopted children who came from dysfunctional straight households. They have loved these children and provided them with the stability and guidance and material support that they need. Yes, this includes taking them to Church. Again, tell me how this is a bad thing?? They are living the gospel message while our bishops act like the pharisees of old.
The parting on the left is now a parting on the right.
A/B Chaput is wrong of course about 'same sex marriage is the issue of our time'....However the decline of Catholic sacramental church marriages, a decline as much as 50% in the last 15 years, IS the Catholic issue of our time. When Wall Street sees same store sales decline like that they get very excited and demand new management. Present Church 'management' ignores the 'issue' both as to its cause or even postulating/preparing a fix.
"Forbidding to marry" is the oldest Christian heresy, and it is still with us. Wake up, Commonweal.
"The legal recognition of same-sex marriage can pose a real threat to the freedom of the church and other religious communities that object to the practice on theological and moral grounds."
It is those very "theological and moral grounds" for objection to same-sex marriage that have yet to be seriously discussed within the Catholic Church. I am greatly encouraged by a symposium addressing this need that will take place this fall here on the east coast http://blog.fairfield.edu/morethanamonologue/ presented by four leading academic institutions, two of them Catholic universities. A premise of the symposium is that thus far there has been only a monologue on these matters, the only voice being heard that of the bishops, with no collaboration or consultation whatsoever with anyone else. The appalling statements to the National Catholic Reporter by Archbishop Chaput on the subject of same-sex marriage is an example of the need for the monologue to end. There is an ever-widening gulf between the Catholic bishops and the membership of the Church they supposedly lead. With their handling of the scandals of the past decade and the ill-conceived, reactionary positions they set forth on a wide variety of current social issues, the bishops have lost all credibility and respect, and are alienating countless thousands from an ancient faith that has greatly enriched our world with a magnificent corpus of learning. I grieve to see a Church that once gave us Rerum Novarum marginalized as people turn in increasing numbers away from the ridiculous pronouncements now emanating from its bishops. It is noteworthy that not a single one of them will be among the speakers at the above-mentioned symposium.
The idea that there should be a state religion seems to die hard. I undertand a fellow named Spinosa wrote a book in Latin no less on the rights off indvidual religious choice. I think it's still on the Index of forbidden books. Anyway now the secularisits are in the ascendancy and the Church can't do adoptions in Illinois unless the provede adopton services to homosexual couples. Quoting Spinosa to them might not help but I think it would be constent with your statement: "No one can be sure exactly where public opinion on this issue will end up. But whatever the final popular consensus, the right of conscientious objection, for both individuals and institutions, should remain a liberal as well as a religious cause." It's already, I believe, a conservative cause.
I'd like to point out that attitudes towards homosexuals have changed, from hating them to accepting them. Negative attitudes towards particular sexual acts between other consenting adults (or, what goes on behind closed doors) may not have changed, one way or another. I wonder if there is any evidence that anyone's repertoire of sexual acts has broadened to include homosexual acts, just because "attitudes toward homosexuality have changed significantly over the past twenty years." That kind of quote is always answered by "just because everyone else is jumping off the bridge doesn't mean you can do it." or "…you have to do it."
It may be that the genesis for same-sex marriage came out of the AIDS crisis when hospital visitations for AIDS patients was limited to blood relatives and "legitimate" spouses; when employees had to hide from their employers that their significant other was of the same sex; when relatives could evict the life-long partner of the deceased from a home because that partner had no legal claim to the house; that there was no health insurance or retirement benefits for the "partner."
"Same-sex marriage" isn't about marriage. Its about common human decency and respect. Gay men found their voice and their strength out of the AIDS crisis because no one else was going to give them the strength to demand to be heard. Gays fought for every inch gained in their fight for common decency and respect. Nothing was ever handed to them from a generous and loving heart. If anyone says that isn't so; where were they before the AIDS crisis?
If attitudes changed, it wasn't a benevolent public who suddenly "saw the light."
Where has the Catholic Church gone wrong in countering the Same-Sex Marriage locomotive barreling down the tracks? It has ignored ministering to gay men and made them invisible within the Church. There are three vocations for adult Catholics: Holy Order, Marriage and Religious Life. Being a single adult layman or woman for life has no place, no role in the Church. Young adults are preached to as though they will eventually marry. Intimacy, affirmation, connectedness, friendship, dignity are all denied to homosexuals in the eyes of the Church. Rather, they are special cases who "deserve" intimacy, affirmation, etc and are left on their own to find it.
And find it they did, in "gay marriage."
It is not about marriage for gays, it is that they will not wait around any longer for the Catholic Church to get its act together.


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BRIDGEPORT The school district in Newcomerstown recently approved a measure that will allow staff members to carry firearms on school property.
It's a move designed to increase student safety and one part of an overall revamped safety protocol; one that also includes a new buzzer system and new safety procedures.
It's a bold move, one that may see an increasing number of districts gravitate toward.
"I think it was something they felt they wanted to do and their community supports it," Ted Downing, the superintendent for Bridgeport Exempted Village School District said. "I understand them wanting to do that and I think you'll see more and more schools do it.
"It boils down to each community and board and how they feel."
The Newcomerstown school board had discussed the measure previously but the movement really began when a citizen's group approached the board about arming staff.
Amongst their reasons, group members cited a New York Daily News report that stated that, since 1950, every shooting incident with at least three or more fatalities had occurred in a place where people were not allowed to carry guns.
This new move allows for an unspecified number of staff members to carry on-site. The specifics of how many, who they are and what buildings they work in will only be known to a select few.
Those cleared to carry will have to obtain a concealed carry permit, as well as undergo tactical training by the Tuscarawas Sheriff's Department every year, a stipulation Downing feels is crucial. They also must undergo Active Shooter Response training from the Ohio Attorney General's office.
"They have to be taken through the proper training," Downing said. "You don't just arm someone I know myself and several of our staff have our (concealed carry) permits, but you need more training than that."
It's a move that has been discussed in passing at Bridgeport and a lot of other local schools although no formal moves have been made.
Downing said his district is still focused on trying to obtain a resource officer.
That move took a hit during the spring primary election when citizens voted down a levy that would have funded a resource officer for the district's campus.
Now, Downing explained Bridgeport and a few other districts in Belmont County are waiting to hear back on a grant application that would provide an officer from the Belmont County Sheriff's Office to serve as a resource officer for the school building.
"If we don't get that grant, we'll sit down and discuss all other options at that point," Downing noted. "But (arming the staff) isn't something we've actually sit down and discussed at length.
"Our main focus has been the resource officer and constantly re-evaluating our (safety) plan that we have. It's an ongoing process because you want to stay ahead of the game and make sure both your kids and staff are safe."
Bridgeport's main building that houses K-12 is less than 10 years old. It's locked down during the school day and features cameras throughout the campus. The board was able to pay to have a resource officer on-site last school year but needed the levy to pass to continue doing so in the 2013-14 school year.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Chasing The Headstand
So (thanks to your suggestions) we spent this weekend trying everything imaginable to coax this kid into position, including...
1. flashing a light near my hooha
2. the Webster technique
3. putting ice on my ribs
4. changing positions
5. begging
6. pleading
7. warm baths
8. begging
9. pleading
10. tunage near my nether regions
If anyone is curious what playlist will not work on a breech baby, here is a sampling...
1. Just Like Heaven, The Cure
2. Skinny Love, Bon Iver
3. Like A G6, Far East Movement
4. True Colors, Eva Cassidy
5. Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison
6. Scarlet Begonias, Grateful Dead
7. Isn't She Lovely, Stevie Wonder
8. Feels Like Home, Chantal Kreviuk
9. Don't You Remember, Adele
10. In My Life, The Beatles
I could tell he liked the music, but apparently Adele and Stevie Wonder do not inspire my little man to stand on his head. (Which, really, why would this shock me?) I should try Madonna's early stuff perhaps. Fairly proven, I'd guess.
p.s. I have not been able to get this sofa out of my head for The Office. But where to find a quality one in navy that doesn't cost a billion dollars??? Will keep you posted.
14 comments:
- Deb said...
Boo :( None of that worked for me either but I was hoping he'd flip on his own. Stubborn little baby :)
- March 19, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Lynett said...
I love that picture! Aw poor little guy! Maybe he just doesn't have the room to turn around?!
- March 19, 2012 at 9:14 AM
- Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow said...
My girlfriend got a nice Chesterfield from Toscano. They do all sorts of colors. I think each coach is built per order. Not cheap but well made. They occassionally pop up on Craiglist, too!
- March 19, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife said...
Turn baby turn!!
You look amazing btw. Sending happy thoughts your way. Just remember that babies can still come out head last, just saying. ; )
- March 19, 2012 at 9:44 AM
- Stacie@hometownperch said...
I was just wondering about you today. I'm glad you posted a pregnancy update. I hope he turns soon.
And for the couch, what about the Chester sofa from West Elm in Lagoon velvet? It's not blue leather but it's still an amazing, moody blue.
- March 19, 2012 at 3:24 PM
- Nutbird said...
Did you try Phoebe Howard in Jacksonville Beach on A1A? Good luck. How about acupuncture?
- March 20, 2012 at 12:29 PM
- NotesFromAbroad said...
Silly, just stand on your head !
I love the sofa. Sofas are a bone of contention in my house right now. I hate ours. to be continued.
- March 20, 2012 at 6:30 PM
- Sara @ Russet Street Reno said...
Well if Just Like Heaven didn't work, nothing will. Neat photo!
- March 21, 2012 at 7:47 PM
- Tasha said...
Beautiful photo.
- March 21, 2012 at 9:42 PM
- Sandra said...
Just think of of it as ammo for the guilt trip you can use when he's a teenager!
- March 22, 2012 at 6:55 PM
- Life in Rehab said...
Thom was breech too, and milkshakes bolted down like I was in a college chugging contest made him handspring into position. To this day, he won't go near a milkshake.
We're all waiting!
- March 23, 2012 at 9:20 PM
Just popped in to catch up and had just seen this couc
h on another blog, thought I would pass it along:
It gets great reviews and for the price it might be worth a shot. Love your blog, always entertaining!
- March 26, 2012 at 10:19 AM
- Bliss said...
Breech is not funny, but typing whoha is!
- March 29, 2012 at 5:34 PM
- the gnarling tree said...
At the risk of being another one of "those" people who comment, I heard a story on our local NPR station recently about Sifting (apparently long used by midwives and nurses in Mexico to help flip the baby from breech to... the other way that because I don't have kids I don't know what the word is. Normal way?
It has something to do with a big piece of cloth and they stand behind you and pull it from side to side under your belly. Didn't sound comfortable, but they said it works on 7 out of 9 babies...
a clinic in Tacoma, Washington
Because ya never know.
- March 30, 2012 at 1:42 PM


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The residents in the independent living villas and apartments at Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham have a large garden where they had tend to their own plots in a raised platform style, standing and watering and digging and planting.
It's one sign of a thoughtful approach to meaningful senior living.
I was there today and happened to see one gentleman out watering his plot. Such a peaceful and beautiful setting. Click here for a small photo gallery of the Kotler Community Garden.
The residents, many in their 70s and 80s, no doubt had large gardens when they owned their own homes before downsizing to a seniors community.
This gives them the opportunity to continue their hobby and passion, good for the soul as well as building community pride.


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President Spar was among 177 of the nation's most influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors, and institutional leaders who were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony on October 1.
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almostheaven - I have had no problems either. Have always received items ordered. If you do not receive your items contact them. No company these days wants to loose any business. As for todays Deal Genius dont miss out on the savings I received my batteries and it says Alkaline( Bulk) with the best if used by date on the box.Have used them and have had no problems.Remember the price is all you pay which includes shipping.Stock up for those days when we loose electricity .
always concerned how old these are
hopefully this vendor is better than midnightbox. half of the AAA battries that they sent were dead
I've bought these from dealgenius before. Work perfect and dates as stated on their site. Note these are loose packs so no packaging
"40 batteries may seem like a lot, but the expiration dates range from 2018 to 2019"
Add coupon code loyal5 to get another 5% off (makes it $13.25)
In for one!
thanks for the xtra 5% coupon info..i have ordered a lot of tee shirts and home crap from them they are a little slow. But, they are very dependable!!
Batteries arrived today. Pretty fast free shipping if you ask me


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Back to the land
Dirt was never going to be enough for Don Bracken. The West Cornwall artist plundered it, drilling into the earth and blending the soil with his acrylic paint, creating a thick, loamy batter with which he painted. These "dirt paintings" turned landscape inside out. The fields Bracken painted were no longer simply representations of landscape but were landscape, with all its gooey, caking, crumbly materiality.


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1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass Baer Brakes - Got Brakes? - PHR Project CarWritten by on March 1, 2010 Contributors: Robert McGaffin Project Olds Dumps Its Drums For A Set Of Monster Four-Piston Binders From Baer
After installing a complete DSE tubular front and rear suspension kit on our '65 Olds Cutlass in the prior two issues, we stood in awe as the full-frame A-body tipped the scales at a surprisingly unsubstantial 3,408 pounds. The euphoria was short-lived, however, as the needle crept back up to 3,648 pounds after owner/photographer Robert McGaffin hopped into the driver seat. Furthermore, that number will only continue to climb after the Cutlass's 330ci mill is yanked for a 455 big-block in the future. With the DSE suspension now providing serious lateral grip, and a 500hp big-block in the works that's sure to crank out plenty of forward grunt, Project Olds now needs a big set of clamps in order to live up to its autocrossing aspirations.
As luck would have it, Baer just happened to be putting the finishing touches on its new line of Track-4 front big brake kits around the time Project Olds developed a craving for serious negative g's. In the past, Baer offered its popular two-piston Track kits for street and light-duty race applications, while its six-piston Extreme systems catered to hard-core road racers. The new Track-4 setup falls right between the two, splitting the difference between full race and full street, which describes the purpose of our Cutlass project car perfectly. The kit features 13-inch rotors, four-piston calipers, ceramic pads, stainless steel braided lines, and T-6061 billet aluminum mounting brackets and hubs. The Track-4 system should be available for most muscle cars by the time you read this, and with prices starting at just $1,095, it packs some big-time value.
That said, simply mentioning the Track-4's piston count and rotor diameter doesn't do this system justice. Based on a rugged six-bolt architecture, the two-piece caliper body is remarkably stiff for reduced deflection and improved clamping force. Furthermore, an internal fluid passage eliminates the need for an external crossover tube between each caliper half, lending an ultra-clean appearance. Since the Track-4 system is design for mixed street and track use, it uses ceramic pads that minimize dust and noise without compromising bite. Unlike race-only pads, they require very little heat to get up to proper operating temperature, yet maintain thermal stability up to 1,385 degrees. And when it comes time to swap out those pads, the Track-4 calipers are compatible with all '98-02 Camaro pad fitments. That means dozens of pad compounds from a plethora of manufacturers are at your disposal.
Since the Olds' posterior shouldn't get a free ride, we matched the beefy four-pot front setup with Baer's single-piston standard Track setup in the rear. To assist with the install, we once again turned to Brent Jarvis and the team at Performance Restorations in Mundelein, Illinois. Bolting up the front and rear kits is as easy as it gets, and it all went together in one day. When the wrenches stopped turning, Project Olds boasted a monster set of clamps at each corner for $2,670, a sum you could easily spend for just the fronts.
|Baer A-body Track 4 front brake kit
|Baer A-body Track rear brake kit
|Baer proportioning valve
|Detroit Speed brake booster
|PHR Issue:
|'65 Olds Cutlass
|January 2010
|DSE four-link suspension
|January 2010
|DSE front suspension
|February 2010
|Baer front and rear brakes
|March 2010
|DSE brake booster
|March 2010
Breaking Them In
The purpose of breaking in a new brake system is to burn off residual machining oils off the rotor surface, and relieving the internal stresses inside the rotor before subjecting them to extreme temperatures. Baer recommends easy street driving for the first 400-500 miles, with a minimum of 8-10 normal heat cycles. Zinc-plated rotors, like the ones on our Cutlass, require an additional 100-200 miles and 4-6 heat cycles. Next, it's time for the fun stuff. Baer suggests performing 10 partial stops at 40 percent pedal effort, slowing from 60-15 mph. This process should be repeated at 60 percent pedal effort. After allowing the rotors to cool with 10 miles of relaxed freeway driving, another 10 partial stops must be performed at 85-90 percent pedal effort. Once the brakes cool for several hours back down to ambient air temperature, they're ready to go.
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Like many muscle cars of its day, our '65 Cutlass came equipped with miserably inadequate four-wheel drum brakes from the factory. Before ripping out the crusty old hardware, the very first step is to mock-up the new brake system to ensure proper caliper clearance. Baer has online templates that can be used prior to placing an order, but nothing beats test-fitting the real thing. It's as simple as placing the caliper onto the rotor, then laying the mounting face of the rotor into the wheel. A minimum of .100-inch of clearance between the wheel spokes and caliper is recommended.Baer's just-released Track-4 front brake kit for '64-72 GM A-bodies (PN 4301381R) includes a set of four-piston calipers, 13-inch drilled and slotted rotors, ceramic pads, stainless braided brake lines, all mounting hardware, and T-6061 billet aluminum hubs and caliper brackets for $1,395. The Track-4 caliper will be offered as an upgrade on Baer's standard two-piston Track systems.Granted, the front clamps endure the majority of the braking loads, converting the rear drums to discs can significantly improve stopping performance, especially with sticky tires and a proportioning valve that dials in the ideal front/rear brake bias. The standard A-body rear Track kit (PN 4302112R) used on Project Olds comes with PBR single-piston calipers, 13-inch drilled and slotted rotors, ceramic pads, stainless braided lines, mounting hardware, billet aluminum caliper brackets, and parking brake cables for $1,225.During the DSE front suspension install outlined last month, the factory drum brake assembly and lines were removed. DSE's setup includes a set of drop spindles, but the Track-4 system is compatible with stock '64-72 A-body spindles as well. The new caliper bracket attaches to the spindle, with the mounting pad positioned behind the spindle pin centerline, using two 1/2-inch bolts supplied with the kit. They were torqued to 85 lb-ft.Unlike factory calipers that have attachment bolts running through the sides of their bodies, the Track-4 system uses a radial-mount bracket that enables running the attachment bolts through the top of the caliper. When positioning the radial-mount bracket onto the caliper bracket, it should hang over the spindle, pointing toward the center of the car. It was torqued to the caliper bracket at 110 lb-ft with 14mm bolts. Afterward, Jarvis slid the new aluminum hub over the spindle pin, and locked it down with the spindle nut and a cotter pin.Brakes slow a car down by converting kinetic energy to thermal energy, so a larger rotor improves a brake system's ability to both absorb and dissipate heat. The 13-inch front rotors included in the Track-4 kit provide plenty of thermal capacity for our Cutlass. Cross-drilling is primarily for aesthetic purposes, but brake slots promote even pad wear and prevent gas building between the pad and rotors. Whenever installing new rotors, they should be sprayed down with brake parts cleaner to remove machining oils and debris.After installing the pads, the calipers were attached to the radial-mount bracket using Allen head bolts torqued to 85 lb-ft. As this photo illustrates, by running bolts through the top of the caliper, the radial-mount setup removes braking stress from the caliper body and isolates it to the bracket instead. The arrangement also facilitates quick and easy caliper removal. Next, to help center the caliper over the rotor, a feeler gauge was wedged between the pads and rotor. The gap between the tops and bottoms of the pads should be the same. Baer includes a set of shims to dial-in this measurement.
The stock power brake booster had seen better days, so it was replaced with a dual-diaphragm unit (PN 050103) from Detroit Speed and Engineering. It's a direct bolt-in replacement that features a 9-inch booster, a new master cylinder, reservoir, and a mounting bracket. Whenever a new master cylinder is installed, it should always be bench-bled first.Removing the stock rear drum assembly and backing plates requires pulling the axles. This is easily accomplished by removing the differential cover, carrier locking pin, and the C-clips. With the axles removed, it's not a bad idea to replace the seals and bearings. Jarvis takes things one step further by tack-welding the retaining rings onto the axles. Heavy cars such as A-bodies generate tremendous side-loads on an autocross course, and welding the rings in place prevents the axles from ejecting out of the housing.The Baer rear Track system includes an integrated parking brake. The stock cable stretches over time, so Baer includes a brand-new unit with its kit. It routes along the frame and control arms in the stock location using the supplied clips.A loose brake pushrod can lead to excessive free-play and a sloppy pedal. To avoid this, Jarvis prefers putting a slight amount of preload on the pushrod adjustment nut during installation. Since Project Olds came equipped with power brakes from the factory, the pushrod was attached to the stock hole in the brake pedal. For cars that were equipped with factory manual brakes, the hole in the pedal must be relocated. Baer can provide formulas to help determine the proper pedal hole location for a specific application upon request.The rear caliper bracket can be clocked in a number of positions, but mounting them in front of the axles provides the best frame clearance on A-bodies. They attach to the rearend housing using the factory backing plate bolts. Afterward, the stock axles were reinstalled.After placing the pads in the rear calipers, Jarvis slid the rear rotors over the axles, then bolted the calipers to the Baer bracket using 12mm bolts torqued to 85 lb-ft. According to Baer the rotor slots should always point forward, and the bleeder screws on the calipers should point upward. As with the front brakes, the rears must be evenly shimmed from side to side.With the parking brake cable properly routed, Jarvis attached it to the caliper. Baer's integrated parking brake mechanism is a simple and reliable design. It actuates a lever on the bottom of the caliper, which then pushes the inboard pad against the rotor.To prevent the rear wheels from prematurely locking up, Jarvis installed a Baer proportioning valve, which will allow precisely dialing in the ideal front-to-rear bias. It works by tapping into the rear brake line, between the master cylinder and rear calipers. For quick and easy in-car adjustments, it was mounted underneath the car, with the knob protruding through the floorpan and into the cabin. From that location, the driver can simply reach to his left and adjust bias on demand while cruising or racing.To prevent the rear wheels from prematurely locking up, Jarvis installed a Baer proportioning valve, which will allow precisely dialing in the ideal front-to-rear bias. It works by tapping into the rear brake line, between the master cylinder and rear calipers. For quick and easy in-car adjustments, it was mounted underneath the car, with the knob protruding through the floorpan and into the cabin. From that location, the driver can simply reach to his left and adjust bias on demand while cruising or racing.
One of the final steps is attaching the steel braided brake lines. Baer includes new mounting tabs to help route the rear lines along the rearend housing. After welding on the new tabs, Jarvis attached the braided lines to the stock hardline.Both front and rear brake lines attach to the calipers using copper washers placed on each side of the banjo fitting. Although it's tempting to over-tighten them, the fittings need just 15-18 lb-ft for a tight, leak-free seal.Parts store-grade brake fluid will boil over very quickly in performance applications. While bleeding the system, Jarvis fed a healthy stream of high-temp brake fluid to flush out the old, contaminated gunk. A vacuum bleeder sped up the process, but once the system was full of fresh new fluid, a standard pedal-bleeding procedure was employed to remove all the air out of the lines.The Track-4 kit will fit behind most 17-inch wheels, but clearance depends on the design of the wheel itself. Project Olds' 18-inch Rocket Racing wheels needed a .200-inch spacer for proper caliper clearance. Baer offers these billet spacers in varying thicknesses.Although the priority was improved braking performance, we're not complaining about the improved looks. These clamps look downright mean. Furthermore, the open-face design of modern wheels provides much more airflow through the brake assembly than the rollers of yesteryear.


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Is there a good higher-level language or tex environment that would facilate both HTML and PDF rendering? I would like to be able to write tex document and on the basis of this document create mathjax-compliant HMTL and nicely-formatted PDF. This approach would also need to handle, for example, producing multiple HTML documents but creating a single PDF that would encapsulate the same content. Is there a good way to do this?
If you are just a little familiar with python, or not scared by it, I suggest sphinx. Their website links to many examples, there are relatively many extensions available and because it is the official Python documentation system (and by consequence of many python-related projects), you have a good guarantee that it survives long.
For math, there are currently 2 systems,
I heartily agree with N.N.'s comment. You can write in markdown and then export to LaTeX (and then into PDF) and into HTML, DocBook, and a number of other formats using Pandoc. It's a really neat system. And for more fancy websites, there's yst, also from John MacFarlane, the author of Pandoc. It allows you to keep your data structured in
I produce multiple formats (pdf slides, pdf notes, html text) from the same source; the contents also varies depending on the format. The input has no math.
At first I tried pandoc, which is great if you have little or no structure in your text. Pandoc produces well formed HTML and well formed LaTeX/ConTeXt output. It also supports gazillion other output formats, so you get epub, docbook, etc for free. The only drawback of pandoc is that markdown is a very limited input format. Markdown tags are style tags (
Next I tried using ConTeXt. I can use all the structure tags that I want in my input and it is easy to generate multiple versions of the same document. ConTeXt also provides an XML/XHTML export. I used CSS to directly display the xml. Everything worked flawlessly at the TeX->PDF route, but I am not completely happy with the XHTML output. Part of the reason is that I was trying to display the output directly using CSS and, as such, was limited by what is allowed in CSS. In hind sight, I think that it would have been better to use XSLT to convert (the ConTeXt generated) XML to HTML.
I do not have much experience in using XSLT, but after playing around it with a while I think that rather than trying to convert ConTeXt generated XML to HTML, it is better to start with hand-written XML and convert it to HTML. Once I thought about it a bit, I realized that there is not much difference between tex input (at least, ConTeXt input) and XML input. In ConTeXt, all commands have a
and so on. The same is true for inline commands. So, next year, I am planning to start with hand-written XML input and use XSLT (or some other XML->HTML tool) to convert it to HTML and use ConTeXt to directly process it to PDF. The main advantage of this approach is that the structure of my input is almost exactly same as my tex input, and I get good PDF output with very little effort. The HTML output requires a bit of work (for me), because I am not familiar with the XML->HTML toolchain, but I am confident that there will be good tools there.
TL;DR Pandoc: Great output, limited input features. ConTeXt: Great input markup, great pdf output, you need to use XSLT to tweak XML output. XML: Flexible input markup, use ConTeXt (or LaTeX) to directly produce PDF, use XSLT (or some other tool) to generate HTML.
There is also AsciiDoc, which can be translated into many different file formats. I've never used pandoc though, so I cannot tell which one to use.


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I am using join field tool to join table (info tables/.dbf) to one a shape file.
I am trying to use ModelBuilder, as there are around 100 tables (each with 5 columns X 50-150 rows), each has to be joined with one shape file (3 column X ~2 million rows). After the join new shape file has to be saved as respective field table's name.