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It's a bit of a Catch-22 – deploying a new operating system can be an expensive proposition, but not using up to date technology can cost a business worker productivity, recruitment of top talent, and integration with customers and partners. For development shops, making sure your application runs on the latest platform contributes to the longevity of a useful product. It's exhausting trying to keep up but not to do so can mean obsolesce.
The question is, are there things you can do today to make things easier tomorrow? Coming hot on the heels of the BUILD conference and the release of the developer preview of Windows 8, Ruth Morton and Jonathan Rozenblit talk with David Remmer, Depth Evangelism Manager at Microsoft Canada and former Architect Evangelist about what you need to do to get your applications and infrastructure ready today to take advantage of tomorrow's advances.
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An industry veteran and former Senior Architect Advisor, David Remmer now heads up the Depth Evanglism Team for Microsoft Canada. David has worked solutions for the financial, multi-media, security, manufacturing, services and health care industries and specializes in leveraging advances in technology in order to realize ongoing business value within organizations.
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Great discussion on the challenges and solutions for new technologies adoption
My time bookmarks notes of the video in minute:second approx format follow:
1:15 technology fatigue issue and what do you need today to setup for success
3:30 Catch-22 technology upgrade discussion
5:25 success stories of infrastructure upgrade
7:00 frustrations with old technologies
7:30 how to justify moving to new technologies
9:20 benefits of new technology are hard to quantify
11:00 developers vs IT reaction to new technology adoption: "if it's not broken don't fix it"
11:20 the challenge of quantifying vs qualifying
13:35 evolution vs starting fresh with new technology
14:00 the challenge of evolutionary deployment
14:24 how do you plan for what you don't know?
15:00 ability to respond to change depends on the degree of components decoupling
15:52 80/20 rule. Last 20% is very hard to plan. 80% should be as flexible & reusable as possible.
17:15 industry moves to standards to decouple technologies
17:35 moving to the cloud contributes to decoupling
19:20 example of coupling challenge
20:00 virtualization advantages in decoupling
22:00 the need to step back & look at the requirements = the need for a strategic view to get competitive advantages
23:25 what are the most important emerging technologies? HTML5 online / offline & XAML advantages
25:30 references to web sites and future events.
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I'm using Ubuntu 11.04 64 bit laptop, and I have a Microsoft mouse. When I'm on the battery power the mouse cuts in and out, I have full battery power so it's not because of low power. It never does this in Windows, and in the past when I ran Karmic it never did this either, only when I reinstalled Ubuntu with Natty. As soon as I plug in the power it works perfectly fine.
Make sure you don't have the
This solved the issue for me on Mint 13 on an Alienware M14x R2.
I should note that after 11.10 that problem no longer existed for me. So the answer to this problem is just update! :D
This behaviour is caused by
In order to disable the usb autosuspend feature of laptop-mode-tools for your mouse, you can insert your mouse's USBID (obtainable through
on the line
where your-usb-id is of the format
Finally, reload laptop-mode-tools by executing
It seems like your computer is set to disable USB when iddle as a power saving measure.
This is usually suggested by powertop, but it's a very bad idea if you are using a USB mouse. This command fixes it temporally:
You need to substitute yourmouse for your mouse bus and device number, you can usually find it with:
Unluckily this will work only until whatever the program that have changed the setting kicks on again: either at boot time, when you disconnect your computer from electricity, or whatever. You need to discover what package is changing it to resolve the issue.
I had a similar problem and I solved it by disabling pm-powersave with
Then I rebooted my laptop and everything was just fine. I don't know, however, the other implications of this action.
Using Ubuntu Mate 15.10 I solved this with one terminal command ..
it looks like tlp (power manager) blocks the usb mouse to save power

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Walt Disney Co has pushed back the launch date of its new video game and toy initiative known as "Infinity" to August from June, saying it was seeking to capitalize on a more favorable retail season.
Infinity allows users to transport Disney and Pixar characters into on-screen adventures by placing action figures on a flat hexagonal board. It has been described as Disney's answer to Activision Blizzard's "Skylanders", one of last year's top-selling games.
The new launch date will be August 18, John Pleasants, co-president of Disney Interactive, said in a statement.
But the new date will also mean that the division will only be able to profit from the new offering in the fourth quarter instead of the third. The division made a loss in the last year although it returned to a small profit in the latest quarter.
Pleasants told the New York Times that the shift in the launch date would definitely impact the division's goal of achieving profitability for the year but would also allow it to add more bells and whistles.
Disney's "Infinity" concept comes with games inspired by "Monsters University," "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Incredibles" franchises. A starter pack with software, the board and three plastic figurines is priced at $75.
(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore and Malathi Nayak in San Francisco; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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Probably a simple question, but my math is a bit rusty... I need a function which looks similar to logarithmic (fast rise at the beginning, then slows down). $f(0) = 0$, $f(b) = a$ ($a = 100$, $b = 2500$ but should be changeable, in between $500$-$5000$)
I don't need a horizontal asymptote because I'll cut off the values when $x$ reaches $b$.
Simply, I need it for my site for calculating a score as a percentage based on number of voters, which rises in a logarithmic fashion until $x$ reaches certain number ($500$-$5000$) and then it bumps the $100$ percent value. (thus giving new users instant gratification, and preventing score spamming for those with more votes).
I played with logarithmic functions but it's hard for me to get something which can be easily parametrized to easily change the parameter $b$ while keeping the flow.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-Paul Ryan's debate preparations have involved a core team of aides, improvised sessions on his plane, and mock debates in hotels all around the country.
But one thing Ryan did not do to prepare – seek advice from the only other Republican who has faced off against Joe Biden in a vice presidential debate: Sarah Palin.
"You know I haven't," Ryan answered when asked in an exclusive interview if he had reached out to the former Alaska governor. "I don't really know her. I only met her once and that was about two years ago."
Asked if he would ask Palin's advice given the chance, Ryan said he would.
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As for Palin's now-famous inquiry on whether she could call Biden "Joe" ahead of their 2008 match-up, Ryan said he and his opponent were already on first name terms.
"I know him as Joe and he calls me Paul," the Wisconsin congressman said.
So will he call the vice president "Joe" during Thursday's debate?
"You know I haven't given it that much thought to be honest with you," Ryan said. "Probably not, unless he wants to make it casual. But we know each other. Actually, we've gotten along quite well over the years. I like Joe personally quite a bit I just disagree with his policies."
Those disagreements are certain to emerge at Thursday's debate in Danville, Kentucky. A source familiar with Ryan's debate preparations tells CNN that since the first presidential debate, they have intensified focus on lines President Barack Obama ignored during his first debate with GOP nominee Mitt Romney, including hitting Romney for his remarks on the 47%, and for his role at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he co-founded.
Since those sore spots for team Romney didn't come up at all during the first presidential debate – a point of dismay among many Democrats – Ryan sources believe Biden will attempt to make up for it on during their debate.


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AWARDED: Dana Meadows, assistant professor of allied health careers, is Eastern Gateway Community College's Employee of the Month for October.
Meadows joined the college's faculty in 2006, teaching in the practical nursing program.
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DeLuca serves as OAR District 7 vice president and is a member of its board of directors and executive committee. He took part in the Commercial/Industrial sessions, Legal Issues Forums, legislative committee meetings and the nominating committee session.
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I want to edit the GPS result in ArcGIS, but I found that there is a problem. I set the wrong unit while I used the GPS outside , and the unit is "degree". Although the coordinate system is correct, I still cannot change the unit to meter.
Is there any method that I can edit the unit to meter in GIS ? (or QGIS?) Thank you very much!


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For nearly 25 years, Larry Gibson has been a hero of the movement to end mountaintop removal coal mining.
Larry has been able to protect a 50 acre parcel of land that sits atop the remnants of what was once Kayford Mountain in West Virginia.
Larry's family has lived on Kayford Mountain for more than 200 years. More than 300 of his relatives are buried in the family cemetery on this property.
But in 1986, mountaintop removal mining started at Kayford Mountain. The slow motion destruction of Kayford Mountain has been continuous - 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- and has flattened the mountains surrounding Larry's house into a 12,000 acre wasteland. The mine comes within 200 feet of the family cemetery, and the blasts make the ground shake.
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Unanswered: How to avoid store hardcoded field names?
I'm looking for feedback on best practices for avoiding hardcoding store field names.
I'll use http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!...n_architecture as an example:
Ext.define('AM.model.User', { extend: 'Ext.data.Model', fields: ['name', 'email'] }); editUser: function(grid, record) { var email = record.get( 'email' ); // hardcoded field usage
Ext.define('AM.model.UserModelNames', { FIELD: { NAME: 'name', EMAIL: 'email' }, singleton: true }); // The model becomes: Ext.define('AM.model.User', { extend: 'Ext.data.Model', fields: [ AM.model.UserModelNames.FIELD.NAME, AM.model.UserModelNames.FIELD.EMAIL ] }); // The editUser becomes: editUser: function(grid, record) { var email = record.get( AM.model.UserModelNames.FIELD.NAME );
Thanks. Thierry.
30 Jul 2012 10:05 AM #2
I see what you are trying to do, but I think it is an unnecessary level of complexity. While it is great to be able to redefine a field name by changing it in one place, hopefully a name was chosen that makes sense in the first place so you don't have to. Typically you will only have that string in a few places in different scopes, so I don't think the tradeoff with readability is worth it. When I read record.get( 'email' ) I immediately know what is happening. When I see a long namespaced variable, I have to think about it for a second. If the need for the redefinition is just for clarity, then you would want to change the property name in your singleton bringing you back to where you started. If the the issue is with data coming in from the backend changing, you can just define a mapping on your field so it knows where to get the new value and the front end won't care that it changed. Just my thoughts on the idea. Others may disagree.
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Thanks for you answer.
I was looking for how to avoid hardcoding these names for several reasons:
1) be able to uniquely search where specific fields are used. This is difficult on larger projects with fields that have generic names like "name", or "id". And in particular when there are several stores with identical names.
2) Be able to leverage refactoring capability in the IDE
3) Trying to emulate what I have been doing when programming in other languages where hardcoding is bad practice. Hardcoding, somehow ends up biting back at a later point in time, particularly when one needs to maintain someone else code


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Since there has been some discussion in recent posts about the New York Times, and in particular its Christmas editorial (sans reference to the origin of the holiday), I can't resist offering you this little tidbit.In a review of Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu's new film Biutiful, critic A.O. Scott (!) notes that the protagonist of the story, played by Javier Bardem, is a fairly obvious Christ figure.But Scott is unimpressed by Gonzlez Irritu's theology. He contrasts the gritty naturalism of the film's visual style with a sentimentalized version of redemption that reminds him of a Nicholas Sparks novel. The result being "a feel-bad art film with an uplifting message for everyone."Here's the paragraph that caught my eye:
Mr. Gonzlez Irritu does not have the stomach for the stringent moral and spiritual vision of authentically (or even experimentally) religious filmmakers like Carl Dreyer, Robert Bresson or the Dardenne brothers. Instead he traffics in a vague theology of uplift, wherein the road to an entirely abstract heaven is paved with noble instincts.
I don't think that needs any comment. But I did find it refreshing. Coming, as it does, from the New York Times. ;-)
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Not to mention the lovely essay on God's grace in the new True Grit, by Stanley Fish, in the space gracefully given over to that good thinker by the Times:http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/27/narrative-and-the-grace-...
James --Yes, indeed Fish is talking about the grace of God, but his view is not exactly orthodox, as I understand it. He says that God's grace is "capricious" as if it's not fairly offered or only randomly offered. But doesn't the Church teach that everyone one of us is provided with at least enough grace for us to be saved. That some get lots more than enough is another matter.But you're right. The review is about in-depth religion.
The Christmas editorial actually did include a "reference" to the "origin of the holiday." If we're going to keep mentioning it, let's try to keep that clear.I'm not sure what the (!) after A.O. Scott's name is supposed to suggest, but he was similarly perceptive regarding the "lazy, complacent" film version of Brideshead Revisited in 2008, as I noted here.
Ann, I agree but took Prof. Fish to be exploring the theology of the Coen movie and Portis novel. I havent read the novel (and avoided the original movie out of callow and foolish antipathy to John Wayne) but the new version does come close to endorsing the view that the grace of God, if it exists at all, is capriciously distributed. But there is a beautiful sequence toward the end of the movie where the stars themselves do seem to shine and smile upon human heroism and love -- in a way unlike anything I can remember from prior Coen movies. And then the ending itself I dont want to spoil it -- seemed to me to be back in familiar Coen nihilistic territory. Deeply disturbing. But still a very fine movie.
Yes, God bless the Coen brothers for at least taking religious themes seriously. I wonder sometimes how many Americans have ever even heard about the Christian teaching of the grace of God. Is it ignored as a central part of Christian teaching simply because it is one of those irrational dogmas that rational people are supposed to scorn? Sure, everybody learns about the baby Jesus, His parables that preach justice and love, and about His crucifixion and purported resurrection. But what else do people know of Christianity or any other major faith these days?Surely the lack of a theological dimension in the general culture has had its effects on our major arts.
Perhaps a fuller context of Fish's statement would clarify:"You cannot earn that [grace] or deserve it. In short, there is no relationship between the bestowing or withholding of grace and the actions of those to whom it is either accorded or denied. You cant add up a persons deeds so many good one and so many bad ones and on the basis of the column totals put him on the grace-receiving side (you cant earn it); and you cant reason from what happens to someone to how he stands in Gods eyes (you cant deserve it)."[Unmerited grace: so far, so good.]"What this means is that there are two registers of existence: the worldly one in which rewards and punishment are meted out on the basis of what people visibly do; and another one, inaccessible to mortal vision, in which damnation and/or salvation are distributed, as far as we can see, randomly and even capriciously."I think with the qualifying phrase "as far as we can see" Fish is perhaps referring to mortal man's incapacity to see into the mind of God. Not that God indeed DOES act capriciously, but that it appears that way because that register is "inaccessible to mortal vision".
Interesting piece by Mr. Fish. I saw the movie but did not read the book. Perhaps the book is able to draw out the theological meanings that are submerged beneath the narrative more effectively than the movie did. Mr. Fish writes:This and other pieces of scripture dont emerge from the story as a moral kernel emerges from a parable; they hang over the narrative (Mattie just sprays them), never quite touching its events and certainly not generated by them. There are no easy homiletics here, no direct line drawing from the way things seem to have turned out to the way they ultimately are. While worldly outcomes and the universes moral structure no doubt come together in the perspective of eternity, in the eyes of mortals they are entirely disjunct.This last sentence of Fish's is, I think, the perspective that the Coen brother took in this adaptation of the book.If a theological theme is present, I think the film is less about Gods grace (in the sola gratia sense) and more about human discernment of grace and the human movement to cooperate with it in the fullest sense of the word at least as it can be understood dimly in this world.There is no question that Mattie is clearly the hero of the film and it is her discernment that I found very, very compelling and interesting. She really did have to steer events in a manner that she wanted them to turn. But even there events did not always turn out as she expected. In one of the most moving scenes of the film, Mattie confides to LaBeouf played by Damon that she misjudged him (LaBeouf) and chose the wrong man. Yet, in the end, her basic intuition about Roosters character is vindicatedThe ultimate theological question that has been wrestled with since Augustine is the question of whether Gods grace is resistible. Mattie seems closest to embodying how grace operates through her to move events.But Fish might be on to something because one criticism I had of the movie was that it was not evident to me how the relationship between Mattie and Rooster could be so deep given their interaction. But maybe there was something deeper at play. From a psychological point of view, Mattie is actually similar to Rooster in that they are both loner types but Mattie is clearly morally stronger. I think Rooster did in fact see this and Bridges is effective in portraying this recognition when Mattie crosses the river on her pony.


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I'm having the hardest time preventing scrambled eggs from sticking to stainless steel cookware. I've tried bringing the eggs to room temperature before cooking, slowly heating the pan, loads of butter (tasted great, still stuck), adding milk to the eggs. How can I prevent scrambled eggs from sticking to stainless steel?
try a cast iron pan, best alternative to non-stick
Raw protein sticks to hot stainless steel as soon as it comes into contact with it. However, once the layer which is stuck to the pan cooks through, it releases from the pan. The trick is to heat the pan over a low heat before adding the eggs, then don't touch them until there is a layer of cooked egg on the bottom - about a minute or two. Then when you start stirring, the cooked egg will easily peel off the bottom and the pan will be sufficiently seasoned so that the rest of the egg doesn't stick to it.
The worst thing you can do from a sticking point of view is slowly heat the pan with scrambled eggs, the pan must be hot enough to get them sizzling right away or they'll act like glue. That's the opposite of what you want to do of course, as the slower you cook the eggs the better they taste, which is why I always cook mine in a non-stick pan.
Start with medium heat and get the pan hot but put a tablespoon of butter before it gets too hot. Once the foaming stops, add the eggs into the pan and stir constantly but reduce the heat to low. I add about a tablespoon of milk to my eggs.
If it starts sticking to the bottom while you're stirring, then the pan has gotten too hot. Just move it off the burner and continue stirring.
After scrubbing out many a burned-on egg fond, and giving up and buying a cheap ceramic pan just for omlets, I finally figured out the secret to cooking even notoriously sticky egg whites in stainless:
1) Heat pan on high until water drops levitate, as usual
2) add oil or perhaps clarified butter
3) COOL IT DOWN! reduce the heat and pick the pan up off the burner for a bit
4) add eggs only when the pan is down to the same medium-low that would be used with non-stick
Tried this with the last of some egg whites on a whim after heating a frozen scallion pancake, and they released once set without the slightest sticking, completely opposite earlier disasters when the pan was too hot and the eggs reached through the thin fat layer to grab and burn.
I've had the same problem with my pans so I now cook scrambled egg in a glass bowl in the microwave.
Well, if you must use a stainless steel pan (you should ideally use a non-stick pan) the two things you must do is -
1/ Cook over the lowest heat you can get on your cooker hob and,
2/ Stir continuously, don't stop for a second.
It's a similar principle to making roux (fat and flour) cook over low heat and stir continuously otherwise it sticks and burns.
That's what's happening to your eggs, they're sticking and burning because they're cooking too fast (because the heat's too high) and sticking because you're not stirring enough or fast enough to stop them sticking.
If you're willing do deviate from the traditional method, Daniel Patterson (of two-michelin-starred Coi) was tasked by his wife to scramble eggs without using a non-stick pan and developed this poaching method:
I haven't tried it myself, but it's on my todo list.
Boil quarter cup of water, and then add 3 broken eggs. Stir well for few seconds. Allow it to cook for 3 minutes, this will prevent eggs from sticking to the pan.


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Peter LaBarbera, executive director of Americans for Truth commented that he is not sure if he is more surprised by one of the sponsors of the event or by one of the activists who will be honored. "It's incredible to me," he continues. "But the Democratic Party is endorsing an event where they're actually presenting an award for sadomasochism."
A sponsorship acknowledgement notes that the Democratic National Committee gave at least $2,500 to help pay for the event. The recipient of the "Leather Leadership Award" is Guy Baldwin, a psychotherapist who has successfully lobbied against treating sadomasochism as a mental health problem.
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In point of fact, the Democratic National Committee did not sponsor Creating Change or the Leather Leadership Award.
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"Those who persecute our communities know that The Task Force and the BDSM-leather-fetish communities have shared agendas in promoting tolerance and non-discrimination for sexual minorities, including those involved in alternate lifestyles. We grow stronger the more we stand together," says NCSF Spokesperson Susan Wright.
From Guy Balwin's acceptance speech for the Leather Leadership Award at Creating
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Some books say even numbers start from two but if you consider the number line concept, I think zero should be even because it is in between -1 and +1 (i.e in between 2 odd numbers). What is the real answer?
For that, we have to try all the axioms formulated for even numbers. I'd use only four in this case.
Note: In this question, for the sake of my laziness, I'd often use $N_e$ for even, and $N_o$ for odd.
Test 1:
We know that if $x,y\in \mathbb{Z}$ and $\dfrac{y}{x} \in \mathbb{Z},$ then $y$ is a divisor of $x$ (formally $y|x$).
Yes, both $0,2 \in \mathbb{Z}$ and yes, $\dfrac{0}{2}$ is $0$ which is an integer. Passed this one with flying colors!
Test 2:
Let's try an even number here, say $2$. If the answer results in an even number, then $0$ will pass this test. $\ \ \ \ \underbrace{2}_{\large{N_e}} + 0 = \underbrace{2}_{N_e} \ \ \ $, so zero has passed this one!
Test 3:
$0 + \underbrace{1}_{N_o} = \underbrace{1}_{N_o}$
Passed this test too!
Test 4:
We know that $2$ is even, so $2 - 2$ or $0$ is also even.
Yes, the classification of naturals by their parity (= remainder modulo $2\:$) extends naturally to all integers: even integers are those integers divisible by $ 2,\,$ i.e. $\rm\: n = 2m\equiv 0\pmod 2,$ and odd integers are those with remainder $1$ when divided by $2,\ $ i.e. $\rm\ n = 2m\!+\! 1\equiv 1\pmod 2.\,$
The effectiveness of this parity classification arises from the fact that it is compatible with integer arithmetic operations, i.e. if $\rm\ \bar{a}\ :=\ a\pmod 2\ $ then $\rm\ \overline{ a+b}\ =\ \bar a + \bar b,\ \ \overline{a\ b}\ =\ \bar a\ \bar b.\: $ Iterating, we infer that equalities between expressions composed of these integer operations (i.e. integer polynomial expressions) are preserved by taking their images modulo $2\,$ (and ditto mod $\rm m\,$ for any integer $\rm m,\,$ e.g $ $ mod $ 9\,$ reduction yields $ $ casting out nines). In this way we can strive to better understand integers by studying their images in the simpler (finite!) rings $\rm\: \mathbb Z/m\, =\, $ integers modulo $\rm m.\:$
For example, if an integer coefficient polynomial has an integer root $\rm\ P(n) = 0\ $ then it persists as a root mod $2,\,$ i.e. $\rm\ P(\bar n)\equiv 0\ (mod\ 2).\:$ So, contrapositively, if a polynomial has no roots modulo $2$ then it has no integer roots. This leads to the following simple
Parity Root Test $\ $ A polynomial $\rm\:P(x)\:$ with integer coefficients
has no integer roots
Proof $\ $ The test verifies that $\rm\ P(0) \equiv P(1)\equiv 1\ \ (mod\ 2),\ $ i.e. that $\rm\:P(x)\:$ has no roots mod $2$, hence, as argued above, it has no integer roots. $\quad$ QED
So $\rm\, a x^2\! + b x\! + c\, $ has no integer roots if $\rm\,c\,$ is odd and $\rm\,a,b\,$ have equal parity $\rm\,a\equiv b\pmod 2$
Compare the conciseness of this test to the messy reformulation that would result if we had to restrict it to positive integers. Then we could no longer represent polynomial equations in the normal form $\rm\:f(x) = 0\:$ but, rather, we would need to consider general equalities $\rm\:f(x) = g(x)\:$ where both polynomials have positive coefficients. Now the test would be much messier - bifurcating into motley cases. Indeed, historically, before the acceptance of negative integers and zero, the formula for the solution of a quadratic equation was stated in such an analogous obfuscated way - involving many cases. But by extending the naturals to the ring of integers we are able to unify what were previously motley separate cases into a single universal method of solving a general quadratic equation.
Analogous examples exist throughout history that help serve to motivate the reasons behind various number system enlargements. Studying mathematical history will help provide one with a much better appreciation of the motivations behind the successive enlargements of the notion of "number systems", e.g. see Kleiner: From numbers to rings: the early history of ring theory.
Above is but one of many examples where "completing" a structure in some manner serves to simplify its theory. Such ideas motivated many of the extensions of the classical number systems (as well as analogous geometrical and topological completions concept, e.g. adjoining points at $\infty$, projective closure, compactification, model completion, etc). For some interesting expositions on such methods see the references here.
Note $\: $ Analogous remarks (on the power gained by normalizing equations to the form $\ldots = 0\:$) hold true more generally for any algebraic structure whose congruences are determined by ideals - so-called ideal determined varieties, e.g. see my post here and see Gumm and Ursini: Ideals in universal algebras. Without zero and negative numbers (additive inverses) we would not be able to rewrite expressions into such concise normal forms and we would not have available such powerful algorithms such as the Grobner basis algorithm, Hermite/Smith normal forms, etc.
This problem arose e.g. during the Beijing even-odd car ban for the 2008 Olympics, where cars with odd numbered licence plates were banned one day, then even the next day.
The choice is between:
This is a matter of definition, so while you could define 0 to be any of the above, it's best to choose the definition that will be the most consistent with the usage of "even" and "odd" for numbers other than 0.
Let $W=\{2,4,6,\ldots\}$, $V=\{1,3,5,\ldots,\}$ and lets look at the properties of even and odd numbers on these sets that we are familiar with.
[and probably many others I've forgotten to write here]
So it would be desirable that whichever definition we choose for 0, it preserves the above properties. Now lets say we let 0 be odd (the second and third cases listed above). Then our definition is not consistent with these properties. So, if we choose to define 0 as odd, we should have some substantial benefits to outweigh the losses. On the other hand, defining 0 to be even and not odd is consistent with the above properties.
The last two candidate definitions are essentially saying there is no consistent way of defining even or oddness to 0. But in this case, there is -- 0 is even and not odd.
[Note: We also have the property that elements of W are all divisible by 2, but whether or not 0 is divisible by 2 is another matter of definition, for which we should again apply the "which is the most sensible definition" concept.]
YES! zero is an even number. Here is the Dr. Math's explanation.
This seems to be a matter of confusion for many others around this planet,you may always like to ask google for your confusion.
The real answer depends on the definition, because there is math-history tag invoked there was a time that 1 was not considered an odd numbers, 0 and negative numbers for sure where not considered even or odd. Historically the concept was defined only for natural numbers. These a days the set of all integers multiplied by 2 is considered the set of even numbers, i.e. $\dots,-4,-2,0,2,4,\dots$ n and all the integers not in that set are defined to be odd. There is no real answer, it all depends on the definition, same way that the book is only dealing with natural numbers and not integers. The concept was extended from naturals to integers, but there are uncountably many ways to define the even and odds beyond the natural numbers. Just make sure others know what definition you are using to label something even or odd.
Which numbers are you using? Positive integer? In this case, you don't have to consider zero (that's why, perhaps, some books says that even numbers start from 2). If 0 is in your number set, then yes, it is divisible by 2.
$0$ is even. The difference of two distinct even numbers is also even, for example: $32 - 20 = 12$, $20 - 12 = 8$, $12 - 8 = 4$, etc. Also, the sum of two distinct even numbers is again even: $-12 + 32 = 20$, $32 + 20 = 52$, etc.
But with, say, $32 - 32 = 0$, why would this difference suddenly become odd? The answer is simple, it doesn't, it's still even.
As the history of mathematics shows, zero is a very odd number whose general acceptance is surprisingly recent. However, it is not odd. Perhaps the ambiguity of "odd" causes all the confusion.
I think zero is an even number because it's in between $1$ and $-1$. If they are odd numbers then the number in between must be even. Which means zero is an even number.
PS : This is completely opposite to my previous post (and view) but it has many good points and we are here to learn and not to push one's own view of things.
Zero is even. An even integer is a number of the form $2n$ where $n$ is also an integer. A number is odd, in the mathematical sense, if it is of the form $2n + 1$ with $n$ an integer.
If zero was odd, we could solve the equation $2x + 1 = 0$ in integers. But the only possible solution is $x = -\frac{1}{2}$, which is a rational number but not an integer.
The set of integers is sometimes said to be "doubly infinite," stretching out to positive infinity in one direction and to negative infinity in the other. If you wanted to, you could say the even numbers start at $-2$ and continue with $-4$, then $-6$, then $-8$, etc.
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WHEELING?-- Moundsville resident Harry Burge said he has been donating blood for the past 15 years because ''it helps people out.''
''I try to donate whenever they call me. I think it's good to come out and donate to help people,'' he said.
Burge was one of the many people who turned out Monday for the 27th annual Ohio Valley Media Day Blood Drive at WesBanco Arena. Burge was accompanied by his friends Bill Jones and Steve Derrow, both of Moundsville, who also believe donating blood is important.
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TIM SMITH of McMechen makes his donation of blood Monday during the 27th annual Media Blood Donor Day at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. This is Smith's 88th unit of blood that he's donated since he first started volunteering to help out the Red Cross during its blood drives.
Derrow said he usually gives during smaller drives and it was his first Media Day experience.
He noted the wait to give was a little long. American Red Cross spokeswoman Cheryl Gergely said organizers encourage people to make appointments for drives because it is supposed to speed up the process. But sometimes people do have to wait longer than they like, she conceded.
''We've had a good turnout so far. We appreciate people in Wheeling supporting this blood drive,'' she said, noting they collected 319 units of blood. The drive's goal was 400 units.
"It was a little disappointing, but we are still grateful for those who came out," Gergely said, noting the cold temperatures may have prevented some from coming to donate.
Jones said he realized the need for donated blood after his nephew had an organ transplant.
''It makes you feel good when you come up here and do this,'' Derrow said. ''Ones that are closer to my house I'll go to. They need more (blood drives) closer to Moundsville.''
While giving a double red donation of blood, which is equal to giving two units, Triadelphia resident Mandy Lawrence was bundled in her coat and jacket trying to keep warm.
''When they put the white cells back it feels cold. It doesn't help we're on top of ice,'' Lawrence quipped, referring to the hockey ice covered with pieces of wood at the arena.


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What are Arachin ערכין and how does one figure out their value? In a similar vein, what are Nedarim נדרים and how are they figured out? And finally, what is the difference between these two items?
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Erechin are described in Leviticus 27:1-8, and the idea behind them is discussed more here. The Torah assigns a simple "erech-value" to people based on their age and gender. Thus if someone pledged to donate "the erech of so-and-so", s/he would look up their age and gender in the erech table and be obligated to give that amount of silver.
A neder means a person vowed to bring a sacrifice. (See Rashi, Leviticus 22:18). So if a person said they hereby made a neder to bring, let's say, a shelamim sacrifice, s/he would be obligated to bring some appropriate animal as a sacrifice.


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Embryo is the word used to refer to the developing baby before it is 12 weeks old. After 12 weeks it is called a fetus.
Everyone knows that when your monthly bleeding stops, it's a common sign of pregnancy. So what does it mean when a pregnant woman starts to bleed? Well, it can mean a number of things, so don't automatically panic and assume your pregnancy is in danger.
Bleeding in early pregnancy (the first three months) is a sure-fire way to upset a newly expectant mom. Red spots on your underwear can make you think you're going to lose your baby, almost as soon as you've gotten used to the idea of being pregnant. If this happens to you, take it easy. You should call your doctor and report the bleeding, but it's most likely nothing to worry about.
In early pregnancy, vaginal bleeding that is not a cause for worry can be the result of either of the following conditions:
Although most bleeding is nothing to worry about, it's also true that bleeding in early pregnancy can, in some cases, signal a problem. It can be a sign of two dangers:
In both of these cases, the embryo cannot be carried to full term and the pregnancy ends.
Labor is the physical process that prepares the body for childbirth.
Bleeding in middle or late pregnancy might be nothing more than a sign that your cervix (the opening to the uterus) has been rubbed too much during intercourse or an internal exam. In other cases, however, it might be a sign that you need quick medical attention.
The most common medical causes of bleeding in middle or late pregnancy are as follows:
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Alexander Hernandez '14: Serving Soldiers with the Army JAG Corps
|Alex Hernandez is in far left row, fourth from front.
This summer I had the opportunity to intern for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Fort Drum, New York. Over the course of the internship I rotated through the various offices that support the installation including, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, and Legal Assistance. In Criminal Law, I drafted motions, advised combat troop commanders on legal issues, and observed courts-martial. In Administrative Law I drafted briefs for submission to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In Legal Assistance, I advised soldiers on a variety of legal issues involving estate, financial, career, and family planning. My rotation through the various offices mirrored the normal career path of a JAG attorney, which is designed to develop versatility and a broad skill set.
Each morning at 7 am the workday began with a scheduled physical training routine comprised of running, strength exercises, ruck marching, or sports. I also participated in a division run where thousands of soldiers conducted a formation run around Fort Drum while family and support organizations cheered on the division.
What I found most appealing about my time with the JAG Corps was the camaraderie that I have yet to experience in any other legal office. Each attorney and paralegal took a personal interest in furthering the professional and personal development of one another. It was a privilege to serve soldiers and I look forward to applying for active duty in the Fall.
Kristin Taylor '14: Samples Varied Practice Areas at Lowenstein Sandler
My summer at Lowenstein Sandler LLP has been both professionally and personally rewarding. The firm's summer program allowed me to seek out assignments from any practice area that interested me. As I quickly discovered, a firm as large as Lowenstein offers much to catch one's interest. I dipped my toes in corporate work: drafting formation and conversion documents, attending conference calls with clients and preparing memos on the requirements imposed on corporations by various federal laws. I was also able to participate in ongoing litigation by assisting in pre-trial discovery for a bankruptcy matter and drafting memos on issues arising from antitrust and environmental mass tort actions.
At the beginning of the summer I was formally paired with attorneys at varying levels of seniority. Their candid advice and willingness to lend an ear to my concerns as a future practitioner have been invaluable. The firm also arranged a truly staggering number of events, from a cooking lesson to baseball games, that allowed me to really get to know my fellow summer associates and meet attorneys in a more relaxed atmosphere.
From partners to new associates, lawyers at Lowenstein are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of their experience and refining their professional skills. Immersion in this environment as a summer associate was challenging and exciting, and I very much look forward to returning to the firm as an associate next fall.
Michael Woodruff '14: Client-Centered Collaborative Process at OAD
This summer I interned at the Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) which provides legal representation to indigent persons who have been convicted of a felony offense in either Manhattan or the Bronx. As a legal intern, I primarily worked under the guidance of a supervising attorney on drafting a direct appeal in a single case. This project involved reading the entire appellate record, including trial transcripts and other court documents, and identifying legal issues. I even had the opportunity to meet with our client and discuss the arguments we were planning to raise. Through a client-centered collaborative process, we narrowed our focus to a couple of discrete yet compelling issues. And after conducting extensive research, I was able to devote my attention towards drafting the appellate brief.
My supervising attorney mentored me throughout the entire process; she answered my questions, provided constructive feedback, and made suggestions about how my brief could be revised to become a more persuasive product.
I had a great experience working at OAD this summer, and look forward to staying involved in my case. I plan to write the reply brief, and may even have the opportunity to present the case at oral argument before the Appellate Division, First Department.
Harold Brantley Jr. '15: A Gracious Justice Albin Spent Generous Time with His Interns
Like many of my colleagues I entered my 1L summer eager for a change of scenery, but most importantly, I wanted to put the knowledge I gained over the past year to practical use. I would say it was a mission accomplished. My internship with the New Jersey Supreme Court under the tutelage of Justice Barry T. Albin was nothing short of a distinct honor.
As an intern, I spent a majority of the summer reviewing petitions for certification. The petitions covered a broad array of civil and criminal matters ranging from DFYS cases to ineffective assistance of counsel cases. Upon completing the review, I would write a corresponding memorandum to Justice Albin recommending a grant or denial of the petition. I also worked on various research assignments for him that were included or will be included in several opinions. However, the most exciting experience of my summer was working side by side with Justice Albin in crafting a dissenting opinion that will be published later this year.
The most memorable aspect of my summer was the substantial amount of time that Justice Albin spent with all the interns. Justice Albin made a conscious effort to discuss the matters we were all tasked to handle, despite his significant work load. He was also gracious enough to bestow some very insightful career guidance that has unquestionably shaped the direction of my future career choices. For me, his words of wisdom were profound and greatly appreciated.
I sincerely enjoyed my time with Justice Albin and it was an absolute privilege to have served under his leadership.
Sascha Rips '15: Work at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Reinforced Career Goal
This summer, I worked as a law clerk in the housing practice at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA) in Austin, Texas. I am originally from Austin and I wanted to spend my first summer helping to advocate for the underprivileged members of my hometown community. TRLA is the third largest legal services provider in the nation and serves 25,000 clients each year. I was very fortunate to have received funding through Equal Justice America for my clerkship.
As a law clerk, I worked under the guidance of two housing attorneys who gave me invaluable experience as an advocate in training. I dealt primarily with clients who were living in federally subsidized housing and needed assistance to stop evictions, get their federal housing vouchers reinstated or to get reasonable accommodations through the Fair Housing Act. I was able to assist in all aspects of civil litigation, including fact investigation, client interviews, legal research, and drafting demand letters, pleadings, and trial briefs. I drafted a right-to-repair guide for Texas tenants to sue for repairs in Justice Court without an attorney and I negotiated with a landlord to stop an eviction proceeding.
I am so grateful for the opportunity I had this summer to experience what it means to be an advocate. I came to Rutgers, driven primarily by the school's strong commitment to public interest, and my clerkship has only strengthened my desire to continue a public service-centered legal career.
Craig Drachtman '15: Patterson & Sheridan Job Invaluable for Future Patent Attorney
Since high school, I've had my eyes set on becoming a patent attorney. I majored in physics and math in college, and went to Rutgers Law in hopes of pursuing a career in patent law. This summer, I had an incredible experience working as a summer associate for the intellectual property law firm Patterson & Sheridan.
The majority of my work consisted of reviewing and responding to office actions. When patent examiners at the USPTO initially review a patent application, they usually reject it and send back an office action, citing prior patents, applications, or other references that allegedly disclose or teach the current application. I would review these office actions and look over the references cited to see if the examiner's rejections were valid. Then I would draft a response, either arguing against the rejections or amending the claims section of the patent application to overcome the rejections.
I was also able to draft the claims sections of a number of patent applications. This section is the crux of the patent application, since it creates the boundaries to stop infringement. I would meet with the inventors, and they would explain their invention and what they thought was the most novel part. From these meetings and their inventor notes, I would draft claims for the patent applications.
Patterson & Sheridan provided me with an invaluable opportunity to work as a summer associate. I am truly grateful for the experience.
Angela Yu '15: Cisco an Ideal Opportunity for JD/MBA Candidate
This summer, I've been working at Cisco Systems as an in-house legal intern, assisting in the legal sales department. Cisco Systems is a large IT products and services company, most notably known for its routers. They have offices all over the globe and are constantly churning out new products and services to promote communication. As such a multifaceted company, Cisco needs a legal department that can protect its assets and promote its growth in a changing business landscape. The balance of these two goals has created a unique opportunity to combine my interests and use my dual degree in law and business (JD/MBA).
Some of my more traditional legal tasks include researching cutting-edge legal-technological issues, writing memoranda, and contract work. Additionally, providing legal consultation for sales people is akin to providing clients with legal advice. At the same time, acting in this capacity is enriched by understanding the overall pursuit of business units and the economic environment, foundations of the MBA curriculum. Two of my major takeaways this summer have been learning to use the law to promote varied interests, like those that exist in the different departments of a large corporation, and honing my ability to handle multiple prioritized tasks, a skill I am already employing in my role as editor-in-chief of the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal.
My internship this summer has further developed the substantive legal background and abilities I will need to succeed as a lawyer while utilizing my business knowledge to better understand clients. It has been an eye-opening experience at Cisco, and I am so grateful to have had this opportunity.
Ifeoma Ukwubiwe '15: Seeing the Entirety of Criminal Prosecution at the Nassau County DA's Office
I came to Rutgers School of Law–Newark with dreams of becoming a criminal prosecutor. After my first year in law school, I was grateful for the opportunity to be selected as an intern at the Nassau County District Attorney's Office in Long Island, N.Y. in the Street Narcotics and Gangs Bureau.
It was my privilege to assist in the work of the District Attorney, Kathleen Rice, and dedicated Assistant District Attorneys who are committed to the ultimate goal that every community deserves justice.
During my internship, I have assisted in all aspects of criminal prosecution, including performing legal research, assisting in criminal diversion cases, drafting of motions, and listening to jail calls. The most rewarding aspect of my internship, however, has been to witness the entirety of a criminal trial from jury selection to the jury verdict. This internship has proven to be invaluable in allowing me to gain practical legal experience.


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I've recently bought Pandemic, and really liked the game. But since the basic game is only 2-4 players, I ordered the expansion "On the Brink", which brings it up to 5 players.
Is there a rules variant that would let me play with 6 players?
I've recently bought Pandemic, and really liked the game. But since the basic game is only 2-4 players, I ordered the expansion "On the Brink", which brings it up to 5 players.
Is there a rules variant that would let me play with 6 players?
I haven't seen recommendations for six-player, but I can't think of a reason it can't be done. I think the only thing that needs to be decided is the size of the players' starting hands. 4 and 5-player games start with two cards. You could either go with two or drop it to one. I'd probably stick with two. Beyond that I think you can just play. There's nothing in the game that will break by having six people.
That said, I'm not sure how well it will play. The consensus is that the game gets harder with more people, but fortunately it's very easy to tweak the difficulty in Pandemic. You can decrease the number of Epidemic cards, increase the Special Event cards, or allow players to choose their role, each of these will make the game easier to beat.
If I were going to try it, I'd probably go with two cards for the starting hands, four epidemic cards, and I'd put all 13 Special Event cards in. I'd see how that goes and then tweak it from there.
Pandemic is a great game with tremendously elegant mechanics. Matt Leacock did fantastic job of using the infection deck and the draw deck as sequencer/timers. This careful mechanical design is precisely what makes it difficult to expand the game to six players.
(thinks for a while)
Okay. Here's an idea that should let you play with as six players (and possibly more):
• Assign roles to players at random. Deal out cards as if playing with five players. Also give each player an "action" token.
• When it's your turn, you can spend your action token and take a turn, or pass. If you do not have an action token, you must pass. If you pass, your entire turn (including the infection phase) is skipped.
• When no player has an action token, every player gets an action token.
You might need to tweak the starting hand sizes, but this little hack just might suffice.
I would recommend buying a second copy of Pandemic and just playing seperate 3-player games.
The problem with 6 players is that one of the losing conditions of Pandemic is running out of time (via empty Player Card Deck). With more players that deck becomes used up faster. I wouldn't try six players without somehow enlarging the player deck. Perhaps if you buy another set of player cards and then add more Infection cards.
The new-ish "In the Lab" expansion has "team" rules which support six players as 3 teams of 2.
I just played for the first time and thought of a way to add an additional role to the game. Have someone play the actual disease.
10 card maximum in hand Draw rate is 3 cards "actions" or infecting is = to the infection rate. The epidemic cards can be split 50% into infection draw pile and the other 50% into the player draw pile.
This does a few things for the game. 1. Makes the "players" more discreet of their plans. 2. Difficulty will rise with more players. 3. Allows for an additional player to be added. 4. Brings a different style of play to the game. Strategies etc. 5. Can be modified further to add more "diseases", or "players" to the game.
This is all still a thought in process as I literally played for the first time tonight.
It says explicitly at the end of the rule book of the in the lab extension that it gets easier with 3 teams of 2 (6 players) and that you should start at a higher infection rate.


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Roller Printing
- Thin foam
- Scissors
- Glue
- Empty paper towel or toilet paper roll
- Tempera paint, liquid
- Shallow pan
- Paper or a cut-open brown paper bag
- Cut out some interesting shapes from thin pieces of foam.
- Stars are nice, or make hearts, Christmas trees, or other season-appropriate shapes.
- Glue the shapes onto empty paper towel or toilet paper rolls.
- Pour some liquid tempera paint into a shallow pan big enough to fit the paper roll.
- Dip the "roller" into the paint, then roll onto a sheet of paper or cutopen brown paper bag.
- For a variation on this, use a real foam paint roller.
- At even intervals, tie the roller with string.
- This will make stripes when dipped in paint and pressed on paper.
- Or cut chunks out of the roller to make a thick solid pattern with holes in it.
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1) Quizzes are the simplest solution to implement and distribute. How you word the questions can have a huge impact on whether or not they feel too academic, you can try adding humor to them as well. You can also try creating mini games along the complexity of tetris and bejeweled, but a lot depends on how skilled and available whoever writes the code is. From what you've told me, recreating a WoW scale game is out of the question.
The issue here is that a lot of leadership skills are "soft skills" that learned while trying to accomplish an objective task such as: sell x many widgets, rock climbing, building a robot for competition, raiding an orc village, etc.
One T.V show you might want to use for inspiration/reference is Donald Trump's the Apprentice. The way it works is that Trump gives each team an assignment, such as raising $ by washing cars. The team that wins sleeps inside his house, the team that loses sleeps outdoors. Of the losing team, someone gets booted off the show/"fired". None of the people on the show intend to go into the car washing business, but washing cars forces them to exert a lot of the soft skills they will use in the workplace such as keeping a positive attitude despite knowing your team is losing, dealing with people who are willing to climb over their own teammates to get to the top, etc.
If you want to focus on the soft skills, you can have the tasks themselves be completely bizzare (ex: selling one eyed sniggets).
3) You mean like anonymous peer evaluations? What if you had a system where each player had a certain number of points to distribute among their teammates, are not allowed to reward themselves, have to distribute all their points, and are not given enough points to divide evenly among their mates? For personal development, you can have the players create a blog of some sort that they share with their teammates and make a case for why their teammates should give them their points.
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Pontiff's Decision to Reside at Vatican Could Put Successor in Delicate Position; Bank Shake-Up Seen
VATICAN CITY—The looming retirement of Pope Benedict XVI, who will soon become the first living ex-pontiff in some six centuries, has created a quandary for the Roman Catholic Church: What to make of a former pope who will continue to live under the roof of a new one?
Wednesday provided two examples of how the former officeholder could cast a shadow over his successor's work. Pope Benedict was likely to take the sensitive step of appointing a new chief of the Vatican bank, Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said—a move that would leave the next pontiff with a just-picked custodian to a secretive bank that, under Pope Benedict, has denied allegations of money-laundering.
Pope Benedict also made his first public appearances in the wake of his resignation announcement, issuing a strong warning to the cardinals who will elect his successor, decrying the internal rivalries among senior churchmen that have plagued his eight-year papacy.
"The face of the church is at times disfigured by the sins against the unity of the church and the divisions of the ecclesial body," said Pope Benedict, presiding over Ash Wednesday celebrations from the pulpit of St. Peter's Basilica.
Some analysts have questioned whether the pope, who has made plans to live inside the Vatican and near the papal court after he steps down on Feb. 28, risks becoming a rival to his successor, if unwittingly.
The pope's Ash Wednesday homily underscored the persistent infighting in church ranks. The rivalries burst into public view a year ago when the Vatican confirmed the authenticity of letters to the pope, leaked to the Italian media, detailing the ouster of a top Vatican official who tried to blow the whistle on wasteful spending in the world's smallest state.
The pope has made clear that he has no intention of interfering with his successor's work.
The exiting pope will give up all the formal powers of his office, from the exclusive right to appoint bishops to the authority to issue infallible teachings, said Father Lombardi, the spokesman. The ring that bears the seal of his office will be smashed, paving the way for his successor to ascend the chair of Saint Peter.
But the former pontiff will continue to live inside Vatican City, where he will write and pray, according to Vatican officials. He will remain one of Roman Catholicism's leading theologians, an intellectual status that analysts and church officials say carries enormous weight for an institution that acts as a bridge to the divine.
Once the pope steps down, he will be whisked by helicopter to Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence on Rome's outskirts, while the Vatican puts the finishing touches on his future home: A onetime convent within Vatican walls that was recently renovated under the orders of the pope himself.
"I think it was a mistake for him to announce that he will be living inside the Vatican," said Rev. Thomas J. Reese, senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. "The Vatican belongs to the new pope, and [Pope Benedict XVI] needs the pope's permission to live there."
Father Lombardi said he didn't think the pope consulted the College of Cardinals on his decision to stay inside the Vatican.
Added a senior papal adviser: "It's better to have him here than somewhere else, where he could become another center of power."
Every detail of the pope's retirement—his title, his writings, the color of his vestments—will have ramifications in the life of the church, Vatican officials say. A key issue, according to the senior papal adviser, will be whether the retired pontiff holds audiences, even private ones, with potential admirers.
"Right now, we don't know what title we should use to address Benedict XVI once he renounces," Father Lombardi said. "It's a consideration that's not only formal. There are juridical aspects that we must take into consideration," he said, adding that the pope himself was reflecting on the matter.
By church law, the pope will remain a bishop when he steps down, according to Rev. Davide Cito, a Vatican adviser and professor of canonical law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
"Anything he says or writes will be examined by the media to see if it conflicts with anything the new pope says," Father Reese said. "It would not be healthy for the church to hear, 'The new pope says this, but Pope Benedict says that.' "
The pope intends to keep a very low profile, according to Greg Burke, a top Vatican communications official. "You don't want to have a situation where you have dueling popes. Benedict certainly knows that."
In the 13th century, Pope Celestine V resigned under pressure and was imprisoned by his successor, who feared the previous pope could become a rival, said Father Cito. Celestine V, a hermit who founded the religious order that bears his name, was later canonized.
By publicly saying the resignation is his own choice, Father Cito added, Pope Benedict has dispelled fears of a rivalry.
The pope underscored that Wednesday. "I have done this in full freedom for the good of the church," he told a general audience, one of his last.
Later at Mass, the pontiff received a long and emotional ovation from the hundreds of rank-and-file faithful who packed the pews, including dozens of cardinals who removed their miters in a sign of respect to the outgoing pontiff. One cleric wiped away tears.
The voice of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican's No. 2, wavered as he responded to the pontiff: "We wouldn't be sincere, Your Holiness, if we didn't say tonight there's a veil of sadness over our hearts."
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PLYMOUTH – For the second time in less than three days, two people have been charged with trespassing at Pilgrim station, the nuclear power plant in Manomet.
Police said two men, 72- and 67-year-old brothers from Quebec, Canada, disregarded no trespassing warnings shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday and drove into the plant's main parking lot.
Security guards detained the men for police. The men said they were looking for a place to go fishing.
On Sunday, two New Hampshire men were similarly arrested after disregarding no trespassing warnings. The New Hampshire men told police they were trying to find an overlook.
The plant once allowed the public onto its property to fish and visit an overlook near the shore. The property has been posted against trespassing for more than a decade.
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