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What the mechanics arises if to take limit of general relativity with massless particles interacting with strong fields? Suppose there a system of attracting particles that have zero rest mass. What would be their interaction in GR? Can they form stable orbits around each other?
This is standard GTR with the restriction that the energy-momentum tensor is of the "pure radiation" (aka "null dust") form $$\begin{eqnarray*}T^{\mu\nu} = \Phi^2 k^\mu k^\nu, &\;\text{where}\;& k_\mu k^\mu = 0\end{eqnarray*}.$$ This could, but need not, arise from a Maxwell field, and represents radiation in lightlike direction $k$. Since the trace is $T = 0$, the Ricci curvature is also $R_{\mu\nu} = \Phi^2 k_\mu k_\nu$ in units of $8\pi G = c = 1$. Thus, any spacetime whatsoever with Ricci curvature in this form satisfies your condition, the most trivial case being a vacuum (having zero radiation intensity), e.g., Schwarzschild spacetime
If $k$ is a geodesic field and a Killing field, then it is automatically twist-free and the field equations are reducible to a system of two-dimensional Poisson equations. Then either the solution is a $pp$-wave ($k_{\mu;\nu} = 0$) and can be put in the form $$\mathrm{d}s^2 = -H(u,x,y)\mathrm{d}u^2 - 2\mathrm{d}u\mathrm{d}v + \mathrm{d}x^2 + \mathrm{d}y^2$$ for any smooth function $H$, or else ($k_{\mu;\nu} \neq 0$) it can be put in the form $$\mathrm{d}s^2 = x^{-1/2}(\mathrm{d}x^2+\mathrm{d}y^2) - 2x\mathrm{d}u\left[\mathrm{d}v + M(x,y,u)\mathrm{d}u\right]$$ where $(xM_{,x})_{,x}+xM_{,yy} > 0$. The simplest nontrivial example of the latter case is the van Stockum dust.
For details, additional constraints for Maxwell fields, and other conditions, see Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations by Stephani, et al.
If that means a stable closed orbit, then I don't know. I suspect not, but can't prove it in general.


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For a ListBox (With Selection mode set to One), I wish to track whether there's a selected item or none selected. To do so, I subscribed a method to SelectedIndexChanged and checked if the SelectedIndex is -1 or not. However, I noticed that the event doesn't fire after calling Items.Clear(), even though SelectedIndex changes to -1 (if it wasn't already -1).
Why doesn't it fire? I know I can work around this by assigning -1 to SelectedIndex before clearing the list. But is there a better way?
Here's a simple code to replicate this:
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ns
class Program
static ListBox lst = new ListBox();
public static void Main()
lst.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(lst_SelectedIndexChanged);
Console.WriteLine("Setting selected index to 0...");
lst.SelectedIndex = 0; //event fire here
Console.WriteLine("(Selected Index == {0})", lst.SelectedIndex);
Console.WriteLine("Clearing all items...");
lst.Items.Clear(); //event *should* fire here?!
//proof that the selected index has changed
Console.WriteLine("(Selected Index == {0})", lst.SelectedIndex);
static void lst_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
Console.WriteLine("[!] Selected Index Changed:{0}", lst.SelectedIndex);
Edit: I am considering making a custom list by making a class that inherits from ListBox, or by making a user control. However I'm not sure how to approach this. Any ideas on hiding/overriding the clear method using either inheritance/userControl? Would it require hiding/overriding other methods as well or is there a way to avoid this?


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Halifax Stanfield International Airport is situated 35km (22 miles) north of central Halifax.
How to get there
Halifax Stanfield International Airport can be reached from Highway 102 heading north out of Halifax. Take Exit 6 and follow the signs to the airport.
Information about parking possibilities at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Access by public transport
The Airporter shuttle bus service (tel: (902) 873 2091; www.airporter.biz) operates regular routes between Halifax Stanfield International Airport and central Halifax, stopping at a number of major hotels in the city. Buses run from 0450 to midnight, the journey time is around 75 minutes, and a single fare is C$19.50. Acadian Lines (tel: 1 800 567 5151; www.acadianbus.com) operates a bus service to/from the airport and numerous other destinations throughout Nova Scotia. Shuttles also depart for Sydney, Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth, Truro and Prince Edward Island. Further details are available from the Tourism Nova Scotia information booth (tel: (902) 873 1223).
Taxi and limousine services are available from in front of Domestic Arrivals. Fares to central Halifax start at around C$53.
Information desk
A Tourism Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre (tel: (902) 873 1223; www.novascotia.com) is located on the main level, in Domestic Arrivals. Volunteer hosts are available throughout the airport to assist passengers.
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The Ultimate Guide to Face Shapes
Oval, square, round or diamond? Identifying which one of the common face shapes you have will help dictate your best haircut and makeup options
Makeup do: Celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose says that one key way to add definition is to go for "angular shaped brows to downplay the round shape of [your] face," as seen here on Ginnifer Goodwin.
Makeup don't: Refrain from applying blush to the apples of your cheeks. Two circular pops of color will only make your face look rounder. Try applying blush beneath your cheekbones instead, blending up towards your temples -- this will help create the illusion of well-chiseled angles and a more slender visage.
Next: Tips for heart-shaped faces.
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es2150 wrote:Can someone give range on a 60v 30ah battery in the proposed 24in. Wheel
Which battery chemistry (or IR?)
Which motor?
What Speed?
What incline?
What headwind?
What rolling resistance on your tires?
Drag Coefficient in your preferred seating position?
How aggressive are you on the throttle?
Answer those - none of which are dependant on the frame or size of the wheel - and you can estimate range with accuracy. If it is 30ah Pb, then you can only discharge 50%, but LiFePO4 80%, so right now we don'e even know how many watt hours you get out of the pack. Assuming Lithium to 80% DOD, the pack has 1800wh and you get 1440 usable. I ballpark 40whm for my duty cycle with hubbies, so I'd get about 36 miles from such a pack.
YMMV, but the frame and wheel diameter are not significant variables in calculating range.


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Changing the electoral college would require a constitutional amendment. This will never happen because several small states would have to agree to it. Since the small states are over-represented in the electoral college, they would voluntarily have to cede power. No one willingly cedes power in our country.
- 12:46 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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The electoral college does a couple of things. First, it makes individuals in
small states more valuable than voters in large states—effectually, an
individual voter in California gets 1 vote, an individual voter in Wyoming gets
3 votes, and voters in other states get a number of vote that scales between
those two ends. People tend to really like that aspect of it.
The other aspect is that it's winner-takes-all at the state level. That means if you are from one of about 10 swing states your marginal vote matters, and if you are a voter in any one of the other 40 states, your marginal vote doesn't matter at all. I don't see how it is good for the nation for candidates to spend hundreds of millions of dollars pandering to the voters in Ohio and Florida, while ignoring the voters in New York, Kansas, and Utah.
If you wanted to make every vote count for something, but also give smaller states a louder voice, just give folks from smaller states a louder voice by weighting their votes more heavily. But if you want to effectually disenfranchise voters from 40 states, keep the current system.
- 6:36 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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"Changing the electoral college would require a constitutional
While factually true, many states are passing laws that would simply make the electoral college irrelevant without a Constitutional amendment. There is a movement among states passing laws declaring that, once enough states pass the same law to reach a majority of electoral college votes, those states would all agree (by their own law) to award their votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
- 7:46 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Roland's point is cogent but Jay's point about big vs. small states is
part of a distant past.
Overall, I think the electoral college should go. Yes it was designed to make sure that smaller states would not be overlooked in a national election - that they would retain relevancy despite the larger population in their "rival" states. That hasn't happened. At least not in my lifetime.
There are still states that matter and states that don't. But it is not the small or the large states - it's the "purple" states. Reliably red or blue states don't matter and don't get a lot of attention. Only the swing states matter and are the focus of the campaigns (not that I am sure they relish the attention).
I used to defend the college but I find it increasingly difficult to do. Can anyone tell me what the benefits are for a non-swing state? I am looking for a discussion not an argument.
- 8:12 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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@Twin Lights
Moving to a popular election would help some states, but still not Utah. A small state(3 million people) that vote mainly republican isn't going to get any national attention. California and New York would benefit, because their massive population would be needed to win the election. I guess my argument against the popular election is that it give the small states even less power, Utah for example, has 1% of the electorial votes, 6 out of 538 in a popular election Utah has 3 million potential votes out of 350 million votes.
- 8:32 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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"Moving to a popular election would help some states, but still not Utah. A
small state(3 million people) that vote mainly republican isn't going to
get any national attention. "
I'm not sure I agree. Think about it: this year whether Romney wins Utah by 1 vote or by 1 million votes the payoff is the same. However, if this were a popular vote election then they would have very strong incentives to get every single vote they could from a place like Utah. It's easier to put effort into getting people who already agree with you to actually vote than it is to try and convince someone to agree with you and THEN get them to actually vote.
- 8:45 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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"Simply put, it keeps the emphasis on states and the issues that matter to
them. In a far-flung and diverse nation, it keeps someone from getting elected
by pandering to the interests of one populous region to the exclusion of
Thanks to the Electoral college, the swing states are the ones that get pandered to. And Why? Because of a demographic quirk. Because their states happen to be divided about 50/50. The states that are dominated by one party are largely ignored both big and small.
In the current circumstances large populous regions can be excluded if they happen to be in a state where the vote is already determined. In the current system a state like Colorado holds more weight than California, because they are part of the few states that end up deciding the election. How is that fair? How is that better?
- 8:46 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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"If you require the winner to have at least 50 percent, plus one, the
country would mire itself in runoff elections."
I for one love to see a system that actually allowed third parties to compete. Doesn't seem like they could do much worse than the two parties that have led us to the edge of bankruptcy. In the current system if an issue isn't raised by a republican or democrat it doesn't get mentioned at all.
- 8:53 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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A state may decide on its own to make their electoral college votes proportional
to the popular vote in that state.
It will never happen in Utah until the GOP monopoly is finally broken.
- 9:14 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Now that it looks like Mitty is gonna lose the Electoral College but win the popular vote, repubs have suddenly flip flopped to be hating on the Electoral College. What a huge flip flop from just a few years ago. Had we gotten rid of the Electoral College a few elections ago, our country would have been saved from the tragedy that was the worst administration in our country's history. Deaths, economic stagnation, growing of our government, torture, war, and trillions of dollars of debt.
Too bad indeed.
- 9:15 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Why is it that those who "say" they support and defend the Constitution,
are almost always the one who think it's broken and want to "change" and "fix" it?
Believe me, I dispised the fact GWBush lost the popular vote, but somehow won Electoral votes by chad.
But he won, and I had to bite my lip and support him as President regardless while he trashed America -- because I truely love and defend the Constitution - as is!
- 9:35 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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I am not specifically concerned with Utah but rather the nation (states and people) as a whole.
One Old Man
I understand that states may decide how to allocate their electoral votes. But that just creates a fractured system and only partially addresses some of the issues with the college (such as voting "weights" varying by state of residence).
The Real Maverick
My issues have nothing to do with this particular election. It has been something I have been thinking about for a long while.
The larger question still remains. If the college does not solve the problem of only a few states getting all the attention (it just shifts which states those are) then is it doing its job? If not, then should we not be looking for a different model? Also, are their other good options other than a simple popular vote?
- 9:37 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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>Twin Lights
I haven't really thought about the electoral college, because I think that's a constitutional amendment without a constituency. Since no such amendment will ever pass, why worry about it? But I do take your point about purple states.
To me, a much more important issue is ideological polarization. I genuinely believe that most Americans are moderate politically, and would prefer compromise and problem solving, rather than partisan name-calling. But gerrymandering rewards extremism. There's no political advantage to be gained in taking middle-of-the-road positions.
I think that's a reason why people despise Congress, while rather liking their own Congressperson. I'm also concerned about the caucus system by which candidates for office are chosen. Caucuses are decided by whoever shows up; they're also kind of boring. So the people who do show up are people who care a whole lot about politics, which means, often enough, ideologues.
To much of our system rewards folks who take extreme positions. Not sure how to fix it.
- 10:05 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Eric Samuelsen,
Yes, such an amendment would be without a constituency (especially because the winners have no incentive to change it). But I am enough of an idealist to tilt at a windmill or two when time allows. I just think we need a system that makes more of the country relevant and (hopefully) engaged.
Ideological polarization does have a solution. It is called war - or at least a common enemy. During the Cold War the parties held their fire a bit. There was an underlying concept of a "loyal opposition". Maybe (and I am just guessing here) some of this came about as a reaction to McCarthyism.
I, like you, am very concerned about the current polarization. To some degree a democratic republic such as ours depends on the good will of the people - that each feels at least somewhat enfranchised and that their issues are being dealt with fairly (if not always the precise way they would like). I think we are beginning to lose some of that and that (frankly) scares me.
- 11:16 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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As one who believes that in the current world the only person in government that even might represent all the people of the United States is the president, I believe that president should be elected by popular vote without regard to states.
- 11:17 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Politicians campaign in States most evenly split.
No reason for Mitt Romney or any other GOP candidate to show up and campaign in Utah except milking for money$$$.
- 11:37 a.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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To "LDS Liberal" didn't Michelle Obama come to Utah to milk it for
some money? Didn't Obama have fundraisers in ultra liberal California
locations to milk them for money? Why is it wrong for Romney to attend
fundraisers in states that support him, while you have no problem with Obama
doing the same thing?
I am getting the feeling that you just hate conservatives, regardless of their actions. You also show that you are a liberal lemming because you have never found fault in Obama, and may never see the destruction that he has caused.
- 12:38 p.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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I have often thought the some of the problems with the Electoral College could
be resolved by allotting to each state 1 electoral vote per representative in
the House of Representatives, rather than allotting votes also for Senators.
This would resolve the problem with Wyoming's voters essentially counting
for 3 votes for every 1 California voter.
Then, each state's electoral votes would be awarded based on the number of districts won by the candidate in that state. This would lead to candidates visiting more states to campaign in those districts where they could be successful, even though they wouldn't win all districts in the state.
Still not a perfect system, but these seem to me to be a couple of simple tweaks to the system to respond to some of the imperfections in the current Electoral College.
- 12:49 p.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Let me stir the pot a bit -
Those who want to get rid of the college should likewise favor getting rid of the US Senate. If the states have no special standing in the vote, why should they have special standing in the legislative branch?
Here's an idea - Since the legislative branch gives equal weight to the Senate and the House, perhaps we should give equal weight to the popular vote and also to the results of each state. We could take the percentage of the popular vote each candidate receives and then add the percentage of the states that each candidate won. The candidate with the highest combined score wins.
This system would encourage the minority party members in non-swing states to actually vote. Obama would campaign in Utah and Romney would campaign in New York. The swing states where the vote is close wouldn't attract as much attention because winning it or losing it would only mean a 2% difference in the 50% portion that deals with the states.
Candidates wouldn't dare concentrate soley on population centers for fear of losing the 50% portion that deals with the states.
It provides balance marginalizing no one.
- 1:11 p.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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I have voted in all the presidential elections going back to 1968. I have voted for Republican, Democrat and Libertarian candidates. Not once has my vote or the presidential votes of any Utahns had an iota of effect in choosing our nation's leader. That's because, not once were Utah's electoral votes necessary to decide the outcome. I still vote in presidential election but only because candidates for other offices are on the ballot.
- 1:22 p.m. Nov. 1, 2012
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Idol Showdown: What To Worship This Easter
The Spring holiday used to be simple enough: you'd dig the old druidic robes out of the closet, schlep down to the local ring of giant stones to watch a virgin get stabbed in the heart, and then head home for some celebratory brews and maybe a round of Halo 2 with the guys.
But, as usual, Jesus eventually came along and ruined everyone's good time. A few sermons and a crucifixion later, and your sacrifice is replaced with a resurrection, your slavering frenzy is replaced with seething guilt, and your robe is-well, actually, the robe's pretty much stayed the same. Somehow, an egg-laying rabbit also made the scene, presumably because the Son of God just can't hold a child's attention like a brightly-colored egg, plastic grass, or foil-wrapped chocolate currency. And if you're like thousands of Americans, you've been left to pick up the shattered pieces of what was once a simple fertility celebration/blood orgy.
Burning questions crowd your mind: To paint and hide eggs, or read bible verses? To pray as a family, or rip a goat to pieces with your bare hands? These profiles-and a short quiz on the next page-will hopefully provide the guidance you so desperately need as someone who's convictions are feeble enough to be influenced by a faceless board of website writers.
The Fertility Goddess
What It Celebrates: Eostara, a goddess so fertile, she once conceived a child after merely sharing lip gloss with a girlfriend who had given a guy head in the bathroom of a club the night before. Despite regularly downing handfuls of RU486, several attempted manual abortions, and double-fisting jaegermeister throughout the course of the pregnancy, she eventually gave birth to sextuplets who were themselves pregnant.
How You Celebrate: Eostara needs virgin blood, and lots of it. We don't know what she's going to do with it, but by God, if you want your corn to come in next season, you will tie a virgin to a rock and stab her with a goat's horn. But it's not all horror: there are orgies aplenty, not to mention the quiet, solemn dignity of running naked and frenzied through a field of wheat.
Symbols: Druids, henges of various makes, the equinox, statues of pregnant chicks, ale in big metal tankards, staff wielding, a True Neutral alignment.
Pros: A year of renewed vigor, good harvests, spiritual blah blah blah. Did I mention the orgies?
Cons: Brutal human sacrifices, stubborn grass stains, hard to tell when you're mounting a dude when everyone is drunk as hell and in identical robes.
The Resurrected Christ
What It Celebrates: When Jesus Christ, Son of God, rose from the dead following his crucifixion and vanished from within a cave whose entrance was covered by a large stone. Impressive, but one must consider that David Blaine performed a similar feat in 2004, vanishing out of a sealed, snake-filled coffin buried in cement after a month of podcasting from within it, and he barely rated a mention on Entertainment Tonight!
How You Celebrate: Though few from outside so-called "Christ-ian" communities have ever witnessed such a celebration, it is rumored that participants take human sacrifice to a grisly extreme, actually devouring the flesh and blood of their own savior. Then they sing hymns, which are traditionally interrupted by Christ bursting Alien-style from the chest of a parishioner and yelling "Tah-dah!" It's said that, should Jesus see his shadow, he will burrow back into the lucky Christian's chest cavity for a few millennia, thereby delaying Armageddon.
Symbols: Shrouds, crosses, a boundless sense of moral superiority.
Pros: Everlasting salvation, a home in God, church babes, two dollar canoe for sale in church bulletin only has moderate termite damage.
Cons: Most of the cooler stuff described in the "How You Celebrate" section doesn't really happen.
The Easter Bunny
What It Celebrates: The Easter Bunny, an oviparous rabbit dextrous enough to carry baskets of candy and intelligent enough to arrange said candy in fake grass, as well as launch massive nation-wide marketing campaigns aimed at getting parents to shell out for chocolate bunnies that turn out to be hollow and chocolate eggs stuffed with carcinogenic sludge. Possibly an ancient deity or demi-God, but far more likely the result of government genetic experiments or the demented offspring of a chicken, a rabbit, and a Cadbury company executive.
How You Celebrate: Buy, buy, buy. Screw virgin blood, the Easter Bunny wants cash. The bigger the basket you buy your child, the more clearly they will feel your love as it courses, in sugar form, throughout their fragile, developing systems. Light-headed and giddy with your love, you then lead the tykes out into the yard to hunt for the hidden, multicolored abortive offspring of a rabbit, thus perfectly depicting the mystical growth cycle of all living things.
Symbols: Garish pastels, headless chocolate rabbits, unwanted visiting relatives.
Pros: When the kids finally crash, they go down hard, hopefully buying you and the wife enough privacy for a real "celebration of fertility."
Cons: Peeps, black licorice jelly beans.
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WHEELING - Chiropractor Joseph J. Yurigan pleaded guilty Tuesday to allegations he fraudulently billed insurance companies for medical procedures that were never performed and evaded paying taxes on more than $800,000 he earned in one year from his two local offices.
Yurigan, 62, of New Alexandria, Pa., is the owner and operator of the Weirton Chiropractic Clinic and the Wheeling Spine Center. He entered guilty pleas Tuesday to one count each of health care fraud and tax evasion in U.S. District Court before Judge Frederick P. Stamp Jr.
According to the terms of a plea agreement, Yurigan will be sentenced to one year and six months in prison on each count. Those sentences will be served concurrently.
Yurigan also must pay approximately $836,000 in restitution. Slightly more than $500,000 of that amount is due prior to a sentencing hearing before Stamp, which has not yet been scheduled. The judge also may order Yurigan to be placed on a term of supervised release following completion of his prison sentence and impose a fine.
Yurigan remains free on bond while awaiting sentencing.
The charges to which Yurigan pleaded guilty Tuesday carry a combined maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and six years of supervised release, as well as a $350,000 fine.
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Special Agent Tim Larrison said the agency launched an investigation into Yurigan's practices after receiving a complaint that the doctor was not returning one of his employees to work. Two agents visited Yurigan's office under pseudonyms more than 65 times throughout the investigation, complaining of false symptoms and subsequently receiving treatment, Larrison said.
On July 1, 2009, an agent received massage therapy at Yurigan's Wheeling office, Larrison said. Yurigan's office billed and received compensation for performing five procedures, however, including electrical stimulation and an ultrasound, Larrison said.
Internal Revenue Service Special Agent Jason Somerville on Tuesday testified that Yurigan earned approximately $815,000 between his two offices in 2008. Investigators determined Yurigan owed $76,500 in taxes on that income but paid none, Somerville said.
A federal grand jury indicted Yurigan in August 2011 on 33 counts of health care fraud, four counts of tax evasion and one count of interfering with the administration of IRS laws.
According to federal court documents, Yurigan evaded paying $322,690 in taxes from 2005-08. He also was accused of drawing cash payments from both of his medical offices, co-mingling his personal and business finances in the same bank account and destroying business records, documents state.
Yurigan's Wheeling office closed following his indictment, but his attorney, David Jividen, on Tuesday said the chiropractor has continued to practice in Weirton throughout the course of the case.


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WHEELING - House Speaker John Boehner was joined by Ohio's Republican House members in Wheeling Saturday night to speak out against the "war on coal" and raise money for Republican campaign efforts in 2014.
Robert E. Murray, chief executive officer of Murray Energy Corp., hosted the event at Wheeling Park's White Palace. The fundraiser was private and closed to the media.
As they arrived, the congressional members said Ohio's Republican delegation in the U.S. House was solidly behind the coal industry.
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FUNDRAISER — Belmont County Northern Division Court Judge Frank Fregiato, left; former Ohio Republican senator Jim Carnes of St. Clairsville; and U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, arrive for a Republican fundraiser Saturday night at Wheeling Park's White Palace hosted by Robert E. Murray, chief executive officer for the Murray Energy Corp. -- Joselyn King
"It's no secret the coal industry needs a true all-the-above energy policy," said Rep. Bill Johnson. "What I hope to hear from Speaker Boehner tonight is that we're going to stop playing politics, and using politics to shut the coal industry down. The president continues to cater to the environmental left. Energy prices are skyrocketing, and we have to keep up the fight."
Rep. Bob Gibbs noted "coal is an affordable and reliable source of energy," and the nation already has done much to clean up the environment.
Rep. Bob Latta is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
"Coal is an important part of the solution to the nation's energy problems, and this administration clearly has a war on coal," Latta said. "We want to make coal a source for the nation's energy for years to come."
Rep. David Joyce noted he came to the event to support Murray's efforts to keep the coal industry viable, and added Murray is "doing great things for America."
"This area is the Saudi Arabia of coal," said Rep. Steve Stivers. "Why would we not want to use it?"
Other Republican House members from Ohio slated to attend were Reps. Steve Chabot, Patrick J. Tiberi, Michael Turner, Jim Jordan, James B. Renacci and Brad Wenstrup. The event also brought out others involved in politics and the coal industry.
"I know Speaker Boehner and the Republican delegation are strongly behind supporting coal," said former Republican senator Jim Carnes of St. Clairsville, who also serves as president of the Cravat Coal Co. "I hope the speaker talks about putting pressure on the EPA, and allowing a balance where people can continue to make a living."
Belmont County Republican Party Chairman Kent Moore said "there definitely is a war on coal" in America.
"Coal is an industry vital to the Ohio Valley, and there needs to be come common sense in how we approach it," he said.
Robert Connors, spokesman for "We the People-Ohio Valley," said much is happening in the nation with regards to environmental regulations and there impact on the coal industry. He added he turned out for the event to see how Boehner would address the issue.
"I want him to stand up for the coal industry," Connors said. "Fifty-percent of the electricity produced in this country comes from coal. There is a serious issue, and we have to go after it."


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February 7, 2013
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RICE, Jerry E. 65, of Toronto, OH, passed away suddenly at his residence Monday, November 12, 2012.
He was born November 11, 1947, in Mannington, Marion County, WV, the son of the late William C. Rice and Betty J. Hayhurst Rice who survives.
Jerry was a 1968 graduate of the Jefferson Union High School and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War era and was retired from the Valley Converting Paper Mill in Toronto.
He was preceded in death by his father, his wife, Mary A. Martin Rice whom he married July 14, 1980, and a brother, Michael Rice in 1977.
Jerry's survivors are his mother, Betty J. Hayhurst Rice of Toronto, OH; daughters, Deanna Rice of Richmond, OH, and Kara Rice and companion, Ryan Wickham of Toronto, OH; son, Christopher (Misty) Rice of Toronto, OH; sisters, Judy (William) Orr of Irondale, OH, Carol (Robert) Henthorn of Wellsville, OH, Pamela (Danny) Channels of Toronto, OH, and Betty (Richard) Brandt of Steubenville, OH; brothers, Daniel (Betty) Rice, John (Joyce) Rice, James (Monica) Rice, Gary Rice and Robert (Terry) Rice all of Toronto, OH.; grandchildren, Shawna Rice; Devin and Sierra Murphy; Donavan Brooks; Preston and Brendon Rice; Dylan, Christopher and Taylor Rice; great-grandchildren, Tianna and Ellyana Murphy.
There will be visitation hours for Jerry 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, November 15 at the Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main St., Toronto.
A celebration service of Jerry's life will be held 11 a.m. Friday, November 16 at the funeral home with Pastor Chad Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at the Sugar Grove Union Cemetery, County Road 68, Toronto where there will be full military graveside honors by the Toronto American Legion
Donations to help Jerry's family may be sent to the Clarke Funeral Home, 302 Main St., Toronto, OH 43964
To view the obituary, sign the guest register or send condolences to the family go to www.clarkefuneralhome.com


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CommitFest Help
From PostgreSQL wiki
Adding items
To add a patch to a CommitFest queue, please add it to the "Pending patches" section, using the following syntax:
- {{patch|Message ID|Patch name|Your name[|status=Status][|reviewers=Reviewers]}}
To add a review or comment to a patch on the queue, add it on a new line immediately below the existing item:
- {{firstname.lastname@example.com|Add bell and/or whistle|Some Guy}}
- {{review|Message ID|Your name|Summary of review}}
If you want to create a link directly to an email in the PostgreSQL email archives:
- {{messageLink|Message ID|Label}}
If you want to add a small free-form comment to a patch (noting that the mailing lists must be used for actual discussion), use
- {{comment|Your name|the text}}
For more information on using these templates, please see:
Organising items
Patches in a commitfest are organised into three primary sections:
- Pending patches
- Committed patches
- Returned patches
These sections are delineated using Template:CommitFestSection and Template:CommitFestEndSection.
You can optionally further organise patches within a section using subsections (Template:CommitFestSubSection). Subsections are usually used where there are several patches relating to a particular component or aspect of Postgres, and it is convenient for reviewers to have them listed together. So you might create a subsection called "psql" or "Performance".
In general, patches are listed in the same order they were added to the section or subsection. So, pending patches are listed in submission order, committed patches in commit order and rejected patches in the order they were rejected.
Reviewing items
If you are reviewing an item, let the other developers know by adding your name into the reviewers parameter of the patch. For example, if you started reviewing the following patch
- {{email@example.com|Add bell and/or whistle|Some Guy}}
you would change it to
- {{firstname.lastname@example.com|Add bell and/or whistle|Some Guy|reviewers=Some Reviewer}}
Committing items
If you commit an item, move it from the Pending patches section, to the bottom of the Committed patches section.
Remember to change the status parameter to Committed, followed by the date.
The reviewers parameter should be set to the primary reviewer of the patch.
Rejecting items
If you feel an item needs to be rejected, you can move it into the Rejected patches section.
Changing status
There are three status templates available to indicate the status of a commitfest. One of these should be present at the top of every commitfest.
Feature freeze
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- Create a new page named in the CommitFest YYYY-MM form.
- Import the blank commitfest template (Template:CommitFestBlank) into the new page using {{subst:}}.
- Update the arguments to the CommitFestNav template to reflect the new commitfest's position in the sequence. It's okay to leave the "next" argument empty until there is something to point at. Speaking of which, go back to the previous commitfest and update the "next" link there to point at the new page.
- Modify any redirects (such as CommitFestOpen) to point to the new commitfest.
- Edit the frozen commitfest, and change the status template to Template:CommitFestCurrent
Once the commitfest is over:
- Change its status template to Template:CommitFestClosed.
- Modify the CommitFestInProgress redirect to point at the currently open commitfest.
- Modify the CommitFestPrevious redirect to point at the commitfest you just closed.


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The Dakota Wesleyan freshmen conducted their annual food drive Sunday, bringing in 4,230 pounds of food to the Mitchell Salvation Army Food Pantry.
"It was a phenomenal turnout for us," said Brandon Vetter, DWU campus pastor and food drive organizer. "I'm really pleased with how it went – we had about 285 freshmen and student leaders canvassing the city of Mitchell and as always, the city was very generous."
This year's class of freshmen, along with DWU staff and current students, conducted the food drive from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. Donations were brought to the Mitchell Salvation Army Food Pantry where DWU and Salvation Army volunteers sorted and shelved the food.
Last year's food drive brought in 4,350 pounds, which is the all-time record, but Vetter isn't disappointed that this year's drive didn't beat it.
"Mitchell has always given generously toward the Salvation Army Food Pantry during the Freshman Food Drive," Vetter said. "I honestly think we brought in probably the same amount of food as last year but less canned goods, which weigh more. The food pantry was asking for a lot of dry goods like macaroni and cheese, boxed potatoes, Hamburger Helper and cereal and I think we were able to bring in a lot of that for them – so the students and the town did an amazing thing today."
The Freshman Food Drive is a large component of the New Student Orientation weekend at Dakota Wesleyan and an activity that is structured to help new students acclimate to their new community, as well as the university's motto of "Sacrifice or Service."
"We say it every year and that is that the food drive is 'faith in action,'" Vetter said. "The food drive is just one of the ways Dakota Wesleyan helps teach the next generation to give back to its community and volunteer their time to help a neighbor. We don't just want to sit in a classroom and teach students to be leaders; here at DWU, we send them into the world and have them experience that role."
The Mitchell Salvation Army Food Pantry is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday, and donations may be dropped off during that time or from 3 to 6 p.m. at the thrift store.
According to the Salvation Army's statistics, 2,622 bags of food were distributed in the months of May through July in 2012 and the need has increased to 4,351 bags during the same summer months this year.
"The food pantry's needs have never really gone down for quite some time, really since the recession," said Major Linda Jones, of the Salvation Army said earlier this month. "When I first came here seven years ago, we were only servicing 300 people from the pantry, now we serve 600-900."
DWU is a private, liberal arts university associated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church.


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Boy Alone LP: A Brother's Memoir (Large Print / Paperback, Large Print)
Karl Taro Greenfeld always knew that his little brother, Noah, was not like other children. He couldn't converse, use the toilet, or tie his shoes, and he often had violent outbursts. Even after Noah was diagnosed as autistic, his family struggled to find solutions.
Now, acclaimed journalist Karl Taro Greenfeld speaks out with brutal honesty about growing up in the shadow of his autistic brother, revealing the complex mix of rage, confusion, and love that defined his childhood.
Greenfeld weaves together the social history of autism and autism research with the moving story of two very different boys growing up side by side. Haunting, tragic, and unforgettable, his compelling story gets to the heart of what it means to be a family, a brother, and a person.
About the Author
Karl Taro Greenfeld is the author of five previous books: the much-acclaimed memoir Boy Alone; NowTrends; China Syndrome; Standard Deviations; and Speed Tribes. His writing has appeared in Harper's, the Paris Review, Playboy, One Story, Bloomberg Businessweek, Time, Sports Illustrated, GQ, the New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Best American Short Stories, and The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. Born in Kobe, Japan, he has lived in Paris, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. He currently lives in Tribeca with his wife, Silka, and their daughters, Esmee and Lola.
Praise For…
-Suki Casanave, Washington Post


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I have two 3TB drives that I want to RAID0. I have important files that I want backed up, and I believe that I'm after RAID0. If that's not correct please don't hesitate to advise me otherwise.
I have absolutely no idea how to do this, I'm very new to Linux in general, the version I'm running is 13.10, the drive names are as follows:
Drive1 = /dev/sdd
Drive2 = /dev/sde
Can I do this from command line?
I also believe that I should be using the ext4 type for the drive.


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To the Editor,
It was a blip in the headlines, but the Obama Administration's decision to go after China on auto and auto parts violations will really help our jobs problem and our trade imbalance.
And this isn't just an election year move. The Administration has been consistently pursuing and winning enforcement actions for four years.
We've got so much more to do. But a record is a record, and this is the first President in 50 years to protect and expand manufacturing jobs, from either party.
Unless we revitalize manufacturing, our economy won't move into high gear. These trade cases are a step we need, and we need to ratchet them up.
Karen Delatore


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5 Terrifying Festivals You Won't Believe Are Legal
Presents, food, quality time with family -- it's all bullshit. When you really want to celebrate a holiday (we're talking irresponsible and dangerous new ways of partying; we're talking celebrating so hard that it'll wind up costing you jobs in the future; we're talking frolicking that will make you walk funny for the rest of the year), you need to ditch those loser events like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and National Duck Day. If you want a real party, a party so awesome, it stops being awesome and starts being more like a violent, bloody war on the concept of fun, well, friend, look no further than ...
#5. Dosojin Matsuri -- Get Drunk and Commit Arson for Religion
Held every January 15, Dosojin Matsuri starts with villagers in Nozawa Onsen, Japan, building a 60-foot fort on the edge of town. Isn't that nice? For once they're celebrating by building something, rather than tearing it down in a drunken rage. Then the villagers see how quickly they can replace their blood with sake, light up some torches, and start a-marchin'. Their goal is to take that beautiful building they literally just constructed and make that motherfucker burn.
Guillaume Lahure
"Burn the fort! Burn ourselves! Burn the snow! Burn the air!"
Standing in their way is a group of 25-year-old men with sticks. Why 25? Because that's the age where boys become men -- so why not have them prove it by facing down the entire rest of the village, who have suddenly been possessed by drunken pyromancers?
And so the battle is joined: Alcohol-fueled villagers swing their torches at the increasingly nervous guards, who try to stave off fiery destruction for as long as possible. And not just because they really like new construction (it's the sign of a booming economy!): See, there are a bunch of 42-year-old men at the top of the shrine. They must be 42 because, in Japanese, 42 translates to shi ni, which alternately means "to die." Their goal is to symbolically cheat death by escaping the burning building before it goes up, which is somewhat arrogantly assuming that they won't die in the ensuing blaze.
Wasabi Wabi
The fort includes an escape ladder. The ladder is not fireproof.
Afterward, if the 25-year-olds do their jobs well and protect the building, the villagers celebrate by ... torching the shrine anyhow. This is symbolic of the futility of preserving a legacy in an ever-shifting world where nothing lasts forever.
Nah, just screwing with you: It's because fire is awesome and everybody's drunk as hell.
#4. Gotmar Mela -- Throw Stones at Each Other's Heads
An ancient Indian legend tells of two lovers from rival villages who eloped against the will of their elders. In response, both villages, being populated exclusively by the exact same type of dickheads, ended up throwing rocks at each other. Eventually they ran out of rocks or something and reluctantly came to a truce, allowing the marriage to happen. These dickheads bred for many generations and had dickhead babies, and now participants in the Gotmar Mela chuck rocks at one another until they're too unconscious to chuck rocks at one another anymore.
On paper, the festival is somewhat akin to a game of capture the flag liberally spiced with severe bodily injury -- everybody scrambles to climb a tree, grab the flag, and score the victory for their team. In practice, however, it's just a giant drunken (liquor is involved?! Whaaaa-?) rock fight.
Remarkably, liquor improves their aim.
Oh, and it has to be stones, as authorities learned in 2001. In an attempt to keep everyone from killing one another, they replaced the rocks with rubber balls. Naturally, nobody used them, because it's really hard to stone a man to death without any stones. Then, in 2009, sick of the hundreds of injuries sustained every year, not to mention the occasional death, the local government banned the festival outright. This lasted exactly one year, until the internal build-up of not having brained a dude with a rock in the last 12 months became too much for ordinary folks to endure. The festival resumed and continues to this day, as do the horrible injuries. In 2013, over 250 people were hurt. The year before that hosted 320 injuries. 2011? Over 600 hurt.
The knock-'em-off-the-bridge segment caused extra casualties.
We're not sure if the festival is getting safer year by year or if the hardest rock throwers are dying off in rock-throwing-related accidents.
#3. Toro Jubilo -- Torture a Bull With Fire and Then Kill It, You Bastard
"Toro jubilo" is Spanish for "jubilant bull," although we're guessing the bulls of the world would call mierda on that, since the festival revolves around setting them on fire.
If you're burdened with something resembling a soul or a basic sense of empathy, go ahead and skip this entry. If you're way intrigued by this whole "setting animals on fire" thing, well, we've got good news and bad news for you. The bad news is the watch list you're almost certainly now on. The good news is that, every November in the little Spanish town of Medinaceli, Toro Jubilo sees an entire village dragging a bull into the center of town, strapping turpentine-and-sulfur-soaked torches to its head, lighting the damn thing ablaze, and cutting the now incredibly panicked bull loose to dance for their pleasure. Oh, and they smother the poor beast with a thick layer of mud first, preventing the flames from spreading to the rest of the body. After all, that would be cruel.
Andres Kudacki
... to those who prefer their beef rare.
But in an attempt to make up for even that very slight mercy, the townsfolk proceed to torture the bull psychologically as well. They run around it, yell at it, wave capes in its face, and grab its tail -- which, we admit, seems like the least of its problems.
Buddhist Broadcasting Network
Really, they distract the bull from the flames. How brave and merciful!
Once the bull's torches burn out, the festival-goers set off hundreds of fireworks, because fireworks are like an exclamation point for life. Happy, sad, enthusiastic, terrified -- the exclamation point does not care about context; it's just there to make things loud and annoying.
Andres Kudacki
Que en paz descanso, senor toro!
But at least the villagers eat the bull after all is said and done. You know: Waste not, want not. We assume they use all of that unnecessary manufactured terror to power some sort of furious spirit generator that, God willing, will one day explode in their faces like the end of Ghostbusters.


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Free Twilight Tipoff Event Friday Kicks Off Homecoming Weekend
Oct. 18, 2013
Sep 3, 2013
Bears Roster | Bears Ticket Information | Lady Bears Roster | Lady Bears Ticket Information
SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State basketball fans will have their first opportunity to see the Bears and Lady Bears in action on Friday, Oct. 18 with the annual "Twilight Tipoff" fan event that will help kick off Homecoming weekend on campus.
Due to setup for a weekend concert at JQH Arena, this year's Twilight Tipoff will take place at Hammons Student Center and will immediately follow the MSU volleyball match against Loyola Chicago. The volleyball match starts at 7 p.m., with free admission for the match against the MVC's newest member. The basketball portion of the evening is also free and will begin with autographs after the volleyball match is completed, at approximately 9 p.m.
For the Twilight Tipoff, fans will have an opportunity to meet MSU's coaches and players before the action begins on the floor. The Bears and Lady Bears will sign autographs and distribute schedule cards and posters before hitting the hardwood for the preview event. The format of the Twilight Tipoff will include a three-point contest, dunk contest, fan interaction, games and giveaways, in addition to a brief scrimmage by each squad.
Bears head coach Paul Lusk begins his third year at the helm with eight lettermen and four starters returning, in addition to five talented newcomers. First-year Lady Bears' head coach Kellie Harper has nine letter winners and three starters back along with four incoming freshmen.
Season tickets for the Bears and Lady Bears are on sale now. Information is available at MissouriStateBears.com or by calling (417) 836-3302. Single-game tickets are also available now with click links available on the Bears and Lady Bears schedule pages at MissouriStateBears.com.


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I'm looking for a push in the right direction as to how to go about writing Super Mario type video game themes. What scales/modes work best, time signatures, etc...
Examples of where I'm trying to go:
I'm looking for a push in the right direction as to how to go about writing Super Mario type video game themes. What scales/modes work best, time signatures, etc...
Examples of where I'm trying to go:
The Super Mario theme song is characterized by mode mixture and syncopated sixteenth note rhythms alternating with eighth note triplets.
Each note duration is very short, and each voice has a different rhythm. When the voices overlap, you hear the combination of all of the rhythms into a more constant stream of impulses. Each impulse has a different combination of voices and pitch content, and that's what gives the music its bouncy feel.
The melody is in a pretty simple C major scale, but the harmonies borrow from the parallel minor in some cases. This is called mode mixture.
If you would like to compose music in this style, you should transcribe it exactly so you can deconstruct and see/hear for yourself what makes it tick.
This notion may be apocryphal, but it does fit with what I remember of the Super Mario Brothers themes from NES.
I have at least heard that notes sounded on the early NES games had no capacity for duration (nor, presumably, timbral variations). So, you end up with each note being the same length. That limitation would tend to lead to a more rhythmic, perhaps contrapuntal style. I don't know how pitches would have been specified, so it is quite possible that pitches had to stay within the Western system of twelve tones, and presumably composers would remain within major and minor keys by choice. Other than that, though, I don't know that there are any "restrictions" on what you can write that would be similar in style to a particular video game.
I'm going on a hunch on this answer but it sounds like a Spanish flaminco style scale. Don't know the technical term for the scale. Hope that helps


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Is it possible to generate PDF files in TeX that can be printed to odd-format printers, e.g. the DYMO LabelWriter 450? This label maker prints to a roll of labels with page/label sizes such as, e.g. 1-1/8" x 3-1/2".
My first thought is a package such as EnvLab or labels, however both those packages seem to support only standard sized pages with multiple labels on the page in a grid. I couldn't find a package that supported non-standard sized pages.
My second thought is to use the geometry package, but I'm not sure if that's a plausible or the best solution.
I'd be very grateful for thoughts and suggestions.


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Breakfast Recipes to Beat Weight Gain (Slide 16)
17 grams of fat at one meal really adds up to more than I care to eat. Perhaps using Egg Beaters or egg whites would make this recipe healthier. It looks yummy, but adding more oil also adds more fat.
— Anonymous
01/31/2014 - 2:19pm
almost any pancake recipe can make great waffles with two changes: add more fat, such as oil or melted butter (this is probably optional but they come off the waffle iron easier -- I use 4 Tbsp oil for every 2 c. flour for waffles) Second, separate the eggs: mix the egg yolks into the batter like usual but beat the egg whites until fluffy and fold them into the batter after everything else is mixed.
— Anonymous
10/21/2012 - 3:19am
Any ideas on how to convert this recipe for waffles? I would really like a healthy, homemade waffle mix.
— Anonymous
01/26/2012 - 3:07pm
It amazes me how many so-called recipes and things you buy in the store, that tout they are "heart-healthy," but are loaded with sodium, sodium is the number one thing that causes high blood pressure.
— Anonymous
02/07/2010 - 8:51am


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Meeting Notes 2010 01 12
Moderator: Matt
Note-Taker: [User:Thatha]
Attendee Count: 21 + 1 (remotely)
Preflight Checklist
Please set your cell phones to vibrate.
Go get the membership binder.
Agenda Items
Introduction and Names
Mikolaj -- trust the rumors. Ozzy (sp?) -- makes new kinds of money. Ian A bunch of other folks.
What Noisebridge is about
Noisebridge is undefinable. Newbies have to ask around?
Treasurer's Report
- If you made a donation in 2009 and want a receipt for tax purposes, send an email to email@example.com with your full name, mailing address, the item or amount donated (and if money, the method), and the date of the donation.
Amount in bank: $15k
There are 5 members who are three or more months late. Separate from them:
- Number of members in good standing: 77
- Number of members late for December: 11
- Number of members late for January: 65
If all late dues were paid in full, at $40 each, we would have $4,880.
Very brief primer on Noisebridge consensus process
There is a consensus process... Only do something if all members are comfortable with it.
Membership binder
What's Going On at Noisebridge
- If you bought something and then gave it to Noisebridge (for a project, or 'cause you're awesome) it might be a donation in kind. Talk to the treasurer.
One short sentence about each of the following:
- Circuit Hacking Mondays (7PM, 2169)
- Python Mondays (6:30 PM, 2169)
- Project Euler now on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
- SCoW craft group - Wednesdays at 7PM
- GameDevelopment - Wednesdays at 8PM, back from Berlin and 2010 class is in session
- Shop Friday still plans to come back when the shop is done.
- Sensebridge and the EEG group - Sundays at afternoonish (1-2ish) - come to try brain scanning
- Spacebridge - Sundays at 5PM planning meeting this Sunday to decide on payload budget on
- Where will we launch from? Lots of ideas. There's size limits for payloads but everyone interested should discuss afterwards.
- Knots Go and Locks - Sundays 3PM
Project Updates
CNC Mill workshop on Friday CNC_Mill_Workshop
2169 Mission
- Electrical:
- Library:
- Kitchen:
- Network:
- Heat:
- EE lab:
- Darkroom
- Proposal:
Noisebridge now has server power available. To find out more about the server access, ask Dr. Jesus.
26C3 debrief
Discussion items
Shall we randomize the logo displayed on the Noisebridge Wiki (our primary website) rather than continuing in the general theme of the readily identifiable logo we've been using to date? If so:
How do we want to handle the NB logo on the wiki?
Notes from mailing list discussion
Randomizer function
- Need better randomizer function
Possible wiki configurations:
- Status quo (orig black and red circuit-like logo on all pages)
- Randomizer from pool on all pages
- Randomizer from pool on all internal pages, orig logo on index
- Some other variant of mixed logos, may require someone committing to code up the implementation
Possible pool handling:
- Public
- Public upload somewhere, added to pool by ops
- Public upload somewhere, some other approval method
Noisebridge and Wikileaks - 501(c)(3) Fiscal Sponsorship
Wikileaks has very little presence in the United States. If they were to be able to take donations as a charitable organization, they would be able to generate a great deal more in donations from US donors.
The benefit to Noisebridge would be financial, as well as supporting a good cause. It is customary in these relationships that the sponsoring organization keep 10% of all donations. This would be a contractual arrangement which we would need our lawyers to draw up.
It is common arrangement in the art community that organizations that have a charitable designation "sponsor" organizations that are either too small or unable to manage the issues themselves. The Oakland Opera is a fiscal sponsor for NIMBY, SOMArts is a fiscal sponsor for the Flaming Lotus Girls. NIMBY is an interesting case, as they've faced all sorts of persecution, yet the Oakland Opera has seen none of it.
Without making any commitments, does it seem like this is something the membership thinks would be a good idea to pursue with our lawyers?
Mira has expressed interest in using one of the classrooms for meetings (usually also on Tuesdays, so we can all hang out after our respective meetings and learn more about each other) of the bay area community exchange http://www.bace.org & has mentioned perhaps Noisebridge might want to create an account with http://www.timebanks.org to see about making improvements to noisebridge & we can help others with whatever sorts of geeky projects they might be interested in (as we already do :).


text: What are the most common templates, languages, web-design tools that you recommend for me to be able to start web-design? I do software but I have not not had web-design experience, I have been a Win32 developer with VB 6.0, Delphi, C#,etc.., not web-based. The type of web-design I have in mind is some simple web-sites, even static web sites, that the owner of some small business like a restaurant wants to have a web-site to show its services ..I know there are some stuff people start with like WordPress, Joomla, PHP CMSes, CSS frameworks,... I am looking for stuff like this that helps speeds up building a nice website...what are the things people mostly use these days?


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Post 33 takes two
COSHOCTON - Steubenville Post 33 raised its record to 7-1 with a doubleheader sweep at Coshocton Sunday, coming from behind in both games to win 10-5 and 11-9.
John Linn ripped a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning as Post 33 scored seven times in the Game 1 victory. He added a single on the day to finish with five RBIs.
Coshocton led 5-0 after two innings in the first game and 8-3 after four innings in Game 2.
Pat Pizzoferrato singled twice and doubled twice for an RBI. Justin Corsi added a home run and two singles for four RBIs. Brenton Colabella had two singles, a double and an RBI and Devin Ferguson two singles and two RBIs.
Jimmy Panella earned the Game 1 win and Lucas Herrington the mound win in relief in Game 2.
Game 1
Steubenville 10, Coshocton 5
Steubenville 002 001 7 - 10 7 0
Coshocton 320 000 0 - 5 11 1
STEUBENVILLE: Panella (WP, 8K, 3BB) and McClurg;
COSHOCTON: Bowman (LP, 4K, 8BB), Bigrigg (7, 1K, 2BB) and Hagans;
Game 2
Steubenville 11, Coshocton 9
Steubenville 201 062 0 - 11 13 0
Coshocton 141 200 1 - 9 11 2
STEUBENVILLE (7-1): Porreca (1K, 5BB), Herrington (WP, 5, 1K, 1BB), Mihalyo (7, 1K, 0BB) and Ferguson; Pizzoferrato 2S, 2D, RBI; Linn HR, S, 5RBI; Devin Ferguson 2S, 2RBI; Corsi 2S, HR, 4RBI; Colabella 2S, D, RBI.
COSHOCTON: Bigrigg (LP, 6K, 2BB), Girdon (5, 2K, 0BB) and Sheppler; Pizzoferrato 2S, 2D, RBI; Linn HR, S, 5RBI; Devin Ferguson 2S, 2RBI; Corsi 2S, HR, 4RBI; Colabella 2S, D, RBI.
Volleyball camp at Creek
WINTERSVILLE - Indian Creek High School will hold a volleyball camp for students entering grades 4-8 from June 10-13 in the gym.
Grades 4-6 will be from 10 a.m. to noon and grades 7-8 from noon to 2 p.m.
Players may register at the door.
Dons to hold hoops camp
WEIRTON - The 17th-annual Madonna basketball camp will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 11-14 at the high school and the St. Joseph Center.
The cost is $60 per child or $100 per family. It is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8.
The camp is under the direction of Blue Dons boys basketball coach George Vargo.
Registration is limited to first 75 players.
Big Red to hold hoops camp
STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville Big Red will host a girls basketball camp Wednesday through Friday in the Crimson Center.
It will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday. The cost is $20 for girls entering grades 3-8 in the fall. The cost includes a camp T-shirt, lunch and prizes.
Hoop leagues forming at Millsop
WEIRTON - Registration is under way now for teams and individuals to play in the upcoming 0-Tolerance Adult Outdoor Summer Basketball League at Starvaggi Park. It is open to all area adults ages 21-and-up in two divisions - under-30 and 30-and-over.
Play is scheduled to begin in June with games on Monday evenings. Games will be moved indoors to the Millsop Community Center in the event of rain. Registration is $300 per team or $45 per player. Roster size is limited to 10 players.
Registration is also under way for the 14th Weirton Outdoor Youth Summer Basketball League.
It is open to boys and girls in three divisions - grades 4-6, grades 7-9 and high school and graduating seniors.
Play is slated to begin Saturday and will run through mid-July on Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings.
Cost is $200 for teams ($180 for multiple teams from same organization) or $40 for individuals who would be placed on teams. Special discounts are available for multiple teams or those coaching teams.
Registration forms for both leagues are available at the Millsop Center or by visiting www.mcc-weir.tripod.com.
For information, call (304) 797-5721.
Tennis camp at Starvaggi Park
WEIRTON - A morning tennis camp is set for June 10-14 at Starvaggi Park for all boys and girls ages 7 and older.
Sandi Gajtka and Sue Wesie are coordinating the five-morning camp that will include fundamental instruction with skill games and drills from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The cost of the camp is $60 per participant with each camper required to have a tennis racquet and supply two cans of tennis balls.
Private lessons are available for students in grades 4-8.
Registration forms for both leagues are available at the Millsop Center or by visiting www.mcc-weir.tripod.com.
For information, call (304) 797-5721.
Post 33 to hold hitting camp
STEUBENVILLE - Steubenville American Legion Post 33 is conducting its 19th-annual hitting camp at Vaccaro Field for players ages 7-18 in two sessions: June 10-12 and June 17-19. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $80 per camper per session.
For information, contact Mike Florak at (330) 550-6069.


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Hallock Windshield History - As Clear As GlassWritten by Chris Shelton on September 1, 2011 Contributors: Rob Fortier, Courtesy of Dick Roseberry, Bernie Couch Recasting The History of one Hallock Windshield ... And The Clones That Followed
Though as few as three of the original examples may have been cast, the boat-type windshield frame that Duke Hallock created for the early Model A roadster endures as probably one of the most recognizable shapes in early hot rod history. Only not that many people know the story behind it. Editor Fortier asked if I could change that.
In one sense I stumbled into an easy gig: Pat Ganahl already researched the history and wrote his account in the November 1990 issue of Rod & Custom. But what makes the job easy also makes it really challenging: Ganahl made it pretty hard to come up with new information.
But the leads started bearing fruit. The late Dick Courtney took it upon himself to document Hallock's windshields. In fact Ganahl referenced a great deal of his information, specifically his correspondence with Duke's younger brother, Jud. Then we got a real gem: Courtney's list of people who owned the windshields that Duke Hallock produced. We can't vouch for its total accuracy but this list sure sets the records straighter. Considering this downsized format we can't tell the full account here, however, we will in an upcoming issue of the full-sized publication. For now, though, we'll explain how dozens of frames exist from the three originally cast.
Casting a Star
From what we know Duke cast one frame for himself in 1931 and two more in 1936. We know where at least one of the 1936 batch is. And here's the especially juicy part: as far as we know all copies can trace their origins to that particular frame.
Only which frame of the two is the question. Both Courtney and Ganahl noted they were made for Johnny Collins and Dick Stuelke. Earlier our pal Bernie Couch speculated that the frame on his pal Johnny Bean's car came from that 1936 batch, not from a batch Ed Adams cast later as Ganahl had it. Courtney's list removed all doubt: according to it, Bean bought his car from Stuelke.
We were willing to believe that Bean's windshield started as one of the two cast in 1936 but we're just not sure it started as Stuelke's. On the 11th hour-literally the day before publishing-we found his son, Rich. He confirmed that his dad raced a roadster that bore a unique windshield. He also mentioned that his dad graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1941. Here's the thing: Santa Barbaran Bob Joehnck told me that he built a car before the war with parts from a car that belonged to a college student. If that student was Stuelke-and odds are it was-his frame couldn't have belonged to Bean. We know where that car was during that time frame.
Instead Bean's car-at least its windshield-likely belonged to John Collins. Whatever the case, 1939 plates on Bean's car prove that his windshield existed before the war, and given the times it's unlikely anyone but Hallock made it.
From there the history of Bean's car is smooth sailing. In fact it still exists, although you couldn't tell by looking at it. In a story he wrote about the car in the Oct. '99 STREET RODDER, present R&C editor Rob Fortier (who at the time had his '29 A-V8 with a repop Hallock, courtesy of Rob Miller), noted that Bean left the car with his brother, Bud, when his draft papers came in. The accounts from there vary a bit; according to the car's current owner, Richard Campos, Bud sold the car to Jack Tobin in 1942.
It was during Tobin's ownership that the legend that Duke Hallock cast the windshields at Fullerton Union High School took flight. The story is partly true. Courtney, who corresponded with Jud and compiled the lists, cast his own frame at Fullerton High using Tobin's as a pattern. His classmate Frank Currie-as in Currie Enterprises-helped. "We made that windshield in 1946," Currie remembers. "We broke up Liberty engines and took the brass out of the bearings. They're probably worth a fortune now," he laments.
Sometime in the late '40s Tobin updated the Bean car's engine with a two-port Riley head and rebuilt the car on a '32 chassis. He took up with Richard Campos soon after. "We took the Flathead engine that I had in a '35 Ford and put it in the roadster and went racing," Campos recalls. Tobin's health declined and he passed the car to Campos in 1959. Lots more on this later.
Remember the car that Dick Courtney built with the windshield he and Currie patterned off the Tobin/Bean car in 1946? Well almost as if on a parallel track with Tobin, Courtney updated his car to a Deuce frame and V-8 power. Even more eerily, Courtney sold his car about the same time Tobin did.
Dick Roseberry ended up with the car in 1959. In 1962 he traded the roadster for a '55 Nomad. Reportedly, the following owner destroyed the car in a crash. "I went out looking for it but nobody knows what happened to it," he says. Thus ends the story of the first windshield cast from the Bean/Tobin frame-at least for now.
Richard Campos kept the Bean/Tobin roadster but it all but disappeared for the decades it spent in storage and at shops. One of those shops belonged to Dave Williams, of Williams Lowbuck Tools. "That must've been around 1975, 1976, or 1977," he reckons.
As Williams set about returning the roadster his pal Butch Carlton suggested that they use the windshield as a pattern to make a few more. He estimated that they made about half a dozen, all in aluminum. "I used one and I think ... Ed Newett in Costa Mesa got one," he adds. "(Jack) Underwood probably got one; he and Newett are buddies." (Underwood also speculated that his came from that batch).
Campos sold the frame to Dennis Webb who let Rob Miller use it as a pattern to cast more frames in the '90s. In fact, the majority of reproduction frames owe their existence to Miller's production runs: he recalled reproducing about 15 frames in total, all from aluminum. Larry Gheno said he produced three more bronze frames from the Bean windshield during the same time.
In the meantime Courtney built two more roadsters in the likeness of the one he built in the '40s, the last one with a Miller reproduction frame. Joe Scanlin bought that car and sold it to Kirk F. White who in turn sold it to Ross Myers.
Richard Campos finally finished the Stuelke/Bean/Tobin car, only its body and presumably the '32 frame it picked up in Tobin's care remain. He painted the new version red, powered it with a blown Chevy, and bolted wide billet wheels to it. It now wears a Fiat windshield.
Sometime in the '90s Dennis Webb sold the original Stuelke/Bean/Tobin frame to Dick Roseberry. Roseberry built a new car based loosely on Courtney's first car, the one he bought in 1959. He still has the new car and it proudly bears that windshield.
By our very unofficial tally, at least one of Duke Hallock's original windshields and 25 of its copies exist: one 1946, half a dozen more in the late '70s, and another 18 in the '90s. That doesn't include the unknown number cast in the late '40s by Lee Grey or the others cast recently by Steve Sellers, but that's a significant number nonetheless.
We love to think there's more information waiting to be unearthed. Going by what we've learned, we'll likely dig it up. This particular chapter may be done but this story is far from over.
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The '33 Olds dash, steering wheel, and pedal pads in Bean's car were particularly distinctive even for the times. Unfortunately the dash went missing as Richard Campos shuttled the car from shop to shop. The custom side panels indicate that this was a very nice, finished car.According to Bernie Couch, the kid sitting on the wheel is John Bean. Couch says Bean was a speed merchant in his own right and was known to throw a sheet over whatever he was working on whenever guests stopped by.The two exhaust pipes merge into a muffler at the back of the car. It's a '39 license plate under the factory taillight and a Knight Riders Club plaque under the passenger. The wheels appear to be Model 40.To the best of our knowledge the windshield on Jack Underwood's roadster is one of the examples cast in the '70s, again using the Bean/Tobin frame as a pattern. Butch Carlton recalled having this and five others made at the time.Rob Fortier built a car in the late '90s to go under one of the 15 frames Rob Miller cast earlier that decade. Factoid: At least a third of that batch ended up in the Pacific Northwest and another one is bolted on Keith Weesner's A-V8.Steve Sellers casts Hallock windshields not from existing frames but from patterns just as Duke did. He based the shape on an existing frame only he corrected the original's few imperfections and accounted for the inevitable metal shrinkage so the new frames will fit. He created one in the likeness of the '28-29 version and another for the '30-31.


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Zesty Grilled Chicken with Thyme
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half
2 teaspoons Dijon-type mustard
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 sprigs fresh thyme (about 1/4 teaspoon)
1 teaspoon horseradish (optional)
Combine all the ingredients except chicken in a bowl or container large enough to accommodate the chicken breasts. Coat the chicken breasts with the mixture and let stand at least 15 minutes. Grill (or broil) approximately five minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through. Try substituting fresh oregano for the thyme. Or, if you like a bit of crust, roll in unseasoned bread crumbs before grilling. Or sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
Serves four
Each serving contains about 133 calories, 27 g protein, 2 g fat (14 percent calories from fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 1 g carbohydrates, less than 1 g fiber, and 110 mg sodium.
To make this recipe gluten free, use only spices and condiments that are gluten free. Read food labels carefully and contact the company if you have any questions. If a crust is desired, use only gluten free bread crumbs.


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Dying for Mercy (Mass Market Paperbound)
The recently renovated Pentimento, located in New York's exclusive moneyed enclave of Tuxedo Park, is no ordinary estate. Strange secrets have been ingeniously built into its fountains, frescoes, statues, and architecture clues to a bizarre mystery that is first brought to light when the owner commits suicide during a lavish gala.
Eliza Blake, co-anchor of the popular morning television show KEY to America, is present when the party is cut short by the host's sudden, macabre death and she's the first to discover that Pentimento is a giant "puzzle house." But each piece is leading Eliza and her KEY News colleagues producer Annabelle Murphy, cameraman B. J. D'Elia, and psychiatrist Margo Gonzalez deeper into darkness, toward a killer who believes that some puzzles must never be solved. And it soon becomes shockingly clear that no amount of wealth or privilege can keep the residents of Tuxedo Park safe . . . and alive.
About the Author
Mary Jane Clark worked at CBS News for nearly three decades. Her twelve KEY News media thrillers were inspired by that experience. Envisioning the Piper Donovan/Wedding Cake mystery series, Mary Jane enrolled in cake-decorating classes and researched unique wedding locations. The daughter of an FBI agent and a mother who customized cakes for the neighborhood kids when she was growing up, Mary Jane has two grown children and splits her time between New Jersey and Florida.
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"Clark has perfected the suspense novel . . . in classic Christie fashion."
Clark's latest rivals Christie's best. Her short, to-the-point chapters, lucid prose, numerous suspects and faceless murderer's creepy monologues keep the suspense at its chilliest level — and move the story forward at a brisk clip. One of Clark's — and the genre's — best.
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"smooth . . . Those curious about Tuxedo Park will appreciate the well-researched portrait of the real-life exclusive community."
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As always, Clark gives the reader a strong trail of red herrings. This is another satisfying look at the behind-the-scenes world of television network news tied around an intriguing puzzle


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APS 5003 - Nepotism in Employment
Policy Profile
|Policy Title:
|Nepotism in Employment
|APS Number:
|July 1, 20131
|Approved by:
|President Bruce D. Benson
|Responsible University Officer:
|Vice President of Employee and Information Services
|Responsible Office:
|Vice President of Employee and Information Services
|Policy Contact:
|Vice President of Employee and Information Services
|Nepotism in Employment, dated July 1, 2009
|Last Reviewed/Updated:
|July 1, 2013
|Applies to:
|All campuses
Policy Snapshot
Brief Description: This administrative policy statement requires that procedures be developed for identifying and reporting potential conflicts of interest in employment where a supervisory relationship exists between immediate family members.
Reason for Policy: Implements Regent Policy 10-J, Nepotism and University Employment.
I. Introduction
University administrators, faculty and staff shall not participate in institutional decisions involving personnel actions including appointments/hiring, termination/layoffs, promotions/demotions, tenure decisions, salary setting, performance appraisals, grievance and disciplinary procedures for immediate family members*.
The principle of anti-nepotism shall not be used as a criterion against appointment or employment at the University of Colorado.
II. Policy Statement
The thrust of the Regent policy is that while there is no prohibition against immediate family members working in the same department or unit, an employee may not appoint, nor participate in the decision-making process to appoint an immediate family member to a position within the University. The decision on the appointment must be made by someone other than the immediate family member. Once such an appointment has been made, subsequent decisions on the salary, promotion, and all perquisites and benefits for the employee must be made by someone other than the immediate family member, even though the immediate family member may be the supervisor to whom the employee reports. The immediate family member in the supervisory position shall recuse her or himself from all personnel actions involving the other immediate family member.
This administrative policy statement requires that procedures be developed for identifying and reporting potential conflicts of interest in employment where a supervisory relationship exists between immediate family members. Each campus is responsible for developing procedures for reporting supervisory relationships between immediate family members and taking actions to ensure that the immediate family member in the supervisory position is not involved in any personnel actions, as described above, involving the subordinate immediate family member.
III. Definitions
Civil Union Partner - The civil union partner of an employee in a civil union that satisfies the requirements of the Colorado Civil Union Act, C.R.S. § 14-15-101, et seq., if the employee and civil union partner have not dissolved the partnership and are not legally separated.
IV. Related Policies
- Administrative Policy Statement, "Conflict of Interest in Cases of Amorous Relationships," provides that an amorous relationship between an employee and a student or between two employees constitutes a conflict of interest when one of the individuals has direct evaluative authority over the other and requires that the direct evaluative authority must be eliminated.
- Regent Policy 10 J
V. History
- A definitional update was made to immediate family members in May 2014 to reflect new State law regarding Civil Unions.
- Revised Juy 1, 2013
- This policy replaces the Administrative Policy Statement, Nepotism in Employment, dated July 1, 2009
- Initial policy approved - "Procedures for Implementing Regent Policies on Conflict of Interest and Nepotism," dated December 11, 1979.


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Golf and the definition of insanity
I'm not sure what prompted Einstein to come up with his definition. Maybe it was something one of his colleagues repeatedly did. You know those wacky physicists, they're always up to their eyeballs in hijinks — at least according to the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," which is my only window into the minds of physicists. I assume it's an accurate portrayal.
If it wasn't physics, Einstein could have developed his definition of insanity based on the game of golf. I don't need a sitcom for this one; I only need to look through the window of my own mind (which, on closer inspection, needs a little Windex). I'm not sure about other golfers, but I am the epitome (French word meaning: "triple bogey") of the insane golfer.
I love playing golf. No, let me re-phrase that. I love getting ready to play golf. Every time I've ever played the game, just before I tee off, I am filled with excitement, anticipation, and hope. I love the sights and smells and textures of a golf course, and the moment I step onto the first tee, there is no other place in the world I'd rather be.
Once I begin to play, however, my frame of mind quickly changes. During a typical round of golf I am elated 2 percent of the time (after a good shot); confused 10 percent of the time (after I can't find my ball when I thought I hit a good shot); frustrated 32 percent of the time (after not quite hitting a good shot, which ends up in the woods, a pond, a gopher hole, etc.); and angry 44 percent of the time (after hitting an absolute shankapotomus stinker of a shot).
You'll notice that my total adds up to only 88 percent, rather than 100. Well, that's kind of the way I keep score when playing golf.
Here's the insane part: every time I've ever played, just before I begin the round, I think to myself that this is going to be THE day, the round of my life. Everything is going to click. I'm going to hit only good shots, smart shots, and when it's over, I'll have the best score of my life, say, a 78 or an 80 — even though the best I've ever done in 20 years is a 93. I do the same thing over and over again but truly expect different results.
Golf can do that to a person. Every shot necessary to post a great score is a shot I've successfully hit before; I know I'm capable of doing it. It's just that I don't hit those good shots on a consistent basis.
But right before every round begins, I am convinced everything will be different. There will be no bad shots on this day. Today, I tell myself, I will be Mr. Consistency.
The highlight of my golf year is soon approaching: the fund-raiser tournament for the VNA Northwest at Fairview Farm Golf Course in Harwinton on Sept. 17. I play each year on a team with three of my best friends, and we have a great time. (Scramble format, too, which makes it much easier to forget your shankapotomi, especially when your teammates are better golfers.)
I understand there are still some openings. Why don't you consider joining us? (See vnanw.org for details.) Afterward, during the fabulous dinner and raffle, we can compare notes about how great we played. (Exaggeration is not only allowed, it is encouraged.) It will be fun.
Some people might even call it insane.
Bill Dunn is a freelance writer who resides in Torrington. He can be reached via his website at: www.boomertrek.com.
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Is the community obligated to support financially those who study Torah all day long? Is one allowed to request such support from the community based on his choice to study full-day and not make a living by an 'ordinary' job?
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Rambam is explicit and passionate on this topic (Hilchot Talmud Torah 3:10) . . . NO!!!!:
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Of course, other authorities can disagree with Rambam. But I have yet to see a compelling counter argument. And given the severity of Rambam's case, it should be countered by something particularly compelling.
The answer to this question will depend on your hashkafa, so please take my response as an indication of one individual's tradition, with many other possibilities out there.
No. Communal funds are holy, and may only be used to support the community and other holy endeavours. It is appropriate to support only "the cream of the cream of the cream" (a favourite phrase of my Rosh Yeshivah) with communal funds - those men who will become Rabbis, Dayanim, and Roshei Yeshivah, i.e. directly serving the community. For these people it is not just appropriate but necessary to fund them, as an essential way of building the community and its future.
Your average kollelnik I presume to be a superb learner and he is certainly doing a valuable mitzvah by learning all day, but it is not a proper use of charity money to pay for him when he could be supporting himself. Unless the money invested in him will deliver advantage to the community it should go elsewhere.
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I feel like I need to clear things from /data/data every 2 to 3 days to prevent cascading FCs when it becomes 100% full. Is there any possible way to move any of that data to the SD card (and still have it be accessible from my apps), or to increase the maximum size of the folder? I am rooted and running cyanogenmod 7.1 on my HTC Incredible. Thank you all so much for your assistance.
Have you tried moving your Apps to the SD Card? Go to
Unfortunately moving Apps to SD Card this way doesn't touch the apps' cache or Dalvik cache. To move those you'd need the old-school "apps2sd" hack. The basic idea is to re-partition your SD Card and create a 2nd partition with Ext2/3/4 format. The contents of /data/ folders are moved to the SD Card's Ext partition and the phone's internal memory is therefore freed up. Then a script is added to Android which mounts this partition at boot time and links /data/app, /data/app-private, /data/data, and /data/dalvik-cache folders to their corresponding locations on the SD Card's Ext partition.
There are some apps on the Market that automate this (except re-partitioning the card, which you'll need to do manually.) Try Link2sd or Simple2ext for example. Of course make sure you have a nandroid backup of your phone before trying anything.
There are obvious pros and cons to this method. The pros are the ability to greatly extend the phone's storage for apps, while keeping the internal memory relatively free. The cons are inability to cleanly un-mount and remove the SD Card (since the apps are mounted on the 2nd partition that the OS isn't aware of,) and possible slow-downs in launching apps depending on the speed of the card. There SD Card will also be subjected to more wear and tear, since it will be used by the system for reading/writing more than usual.


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