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About Southwestern Law School
Southwestern Law School is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian law school approved by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American Law Schools. It was founded in 1911 and is located in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles.
The mission of Southwestern Law School is to produce highly skilled graduates who are capable of integrating theory and practice to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. Through excellent faculty committed to promoting the highest level of professionalism, Southwestern seeks to create a vibrant, diverse academic community with a student-centered approach to legal education.
Inspired by a sense of social responsibility, Southwestern was founded in 1911 with a mission to provide access to legal education for those historically underrepresented persons who were otherwise excluded from law school. Strong academic and scholarly ambitions also accompanied the founding. Southwestern was the first law school in Southern California to use the Harvard case method of instruction, and it established a scholarly law review long before student-run journals became an academic norm.
Both founding orientations – access and academic innovation – are well-represented throughout Southwestern's history. Indeed, Southwestern is a law school of firsts. The first graduate of Southwestern in 1915 was a woman. Southwestern graduates include the first female public defender in the nation, Betty Trier Berry; the first African American judge in California, the Hon. Vaino Spencer; the first African American state court appellate justice in the nation, the Hon. Arleigh Woods; the first Latina trial judge in the nation, the Hon. Frances Muñoz; the first Chinese American federal district judge in the continental United States, the Hon. Ronald Lew; the first Native American judge appointed in California, the Hon. Fred Gabourie; and the first and only African American Mayor of Los Angeles, the Hon. Tom Bradley.
Southwestern's history of firsts extends to the academic program, which embodies an enduring commitment to the principles of creativity, opportunity, responsibility and excellence, noted above. The Law School achieved national recognition in the 1970s with the creation of the first two-year accelerated program (called SCALE) that integrates theory and skills. Following that same innovative spirit, the Law School developed a cutting edge three-track legal writing program (appellate advocacy, trial advocacy, and negotiations) that offers intensive instruction and skills training in legal analysis, writing, and advocacy. Southwestern established a nationally renowned Entertainment Law Institute that includes highly sophisticated entertainment electives and skills offerings. The Law School institutionalized the first ABA-approved part-time day program in the country in 1981 when it formalized the opportunity for students with child-care responsibilities to attend law school on schedules suited to their lifestyle. Together, with the century-old evening program, these alternative scheduling opportunities are fully supported by the full-time faculty who share the responsibility for teaching in all programs offered.
In addition to embracing values of access and innovation, Southwestern has an abiding commitment to the broader community. Although Southwestern's reach is national, it is deeply rooted in Los Angeles. Throughout its more than century of service, Southwestern has contributed significantly to the experience and talent of the bench and bar by training a diverse group of highly skilled graduates. Southwestern graduates have consistently made up a significant percentage of the local judiciary, including the current presiding judge of Los Angeles County, the largest trial court system in the country. Southwestern is one of the most diverse law schools in the nation and has more historically under-represented students than any other law school in the state. Further, the Law School's commitment to the city is demonstrated by the maturity of the public interest programs and by the partnerships Southwestern has developed. The landmark facility at the heart of Los Angeles' legal community attracts distinguished adjunct faculty and offers students extensive externship and public service opportunities. Finally, Southwestern garners tremendous support from its energized local alumni base in the areas of placement and fundraising.
Southwestern's enrollment includes 970 J.D. students, two-thirds of whom are full-time, and a small number of LL.M. students. There is a strong sense of community among the students who come to Southwestern from virtually every state and a dozen foreign countries, and represent over 250 undergraduate institutions. About two-thirds have prior work experience or have already completed advanced degrees in diverse disciplines from accounting to urban planning. In the most recent entering class, women represent 56 percent, while 52 percent of the class will contribute greater racial diversity to the legal profession. Students report fluency in over 20 foreign languages.
Faculty and Staff
The 57 member full-time faculty is committed to meeting the needs of their students as individuals. They bring to the classroom an average of 7 years of practice and over a decade of teaching experience, and include nationally recognized legal experts in antitrust, criminal justice, entertainment and media, environmental, family, housing and urban development, intellectual property, and international law, among other areas. A pool of over 65 judicial officers and attorneys bring their real-world experience to the classroom as members of the adjunct faculty.
Southwestern's 20 administrative departments are managed by a collegial group of dedicated senior staff, many of whom have served the Law School for at least twenty years. They are assisted by a capable and creative support staff, committed to providing a positive and responsive educational environment for all students.
Campus Facilities
Southwestern has created a welcoming student-centered oasis within a campus that encompasses nearly two city blocks in the heart of Los Angeles. The $29-million campus expansion completed in 2004 includes the restoration and adaptation of the world-renowned historic Bullocks Wilshire building and provides award-winning facilities featuring state-of-the-art multimedia technology in the classrooms, courtrooms, and clinics; wireless Internet access; spacious dining facilities and student lounges in restored historic areas; large terraces with panoramic city views; tranquil student commons and promenade plazas; and a 10,000-square-foot, spa-quality fitness center. Southwestern's Taylor Law Library is the second largest law library facility in California. The law school's on-campus student residence complex with 133 units accommodating 155 students opened in 2013.
Profile: Susan Westerberg Prager; Dean, Chief Executive Officer and Professor of Law
A legal education trailblazer many times over, Susan Westerberg Prager is Southwestern's 11th Dean and Chief Executive Officer, and the first woman in the history of the law school to serve in the post. She joined Southwestern in Fall 2013 following five years as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Dean Prager previously served in several leadership positions in higher education, including Provost of Dartmouth College and 16 years as Dean of UCLA School of Law.
While at UCLA, Dean Prager became the second woman ever elected as President of the AALS, and also served on the governing boards of the Law School Admission Council and the Council of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Dean Prager was a trustee of Stanford University for 14 years, was a Director of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company and later Pacific Mutual Holding Company for 35 years, served on the Access Group (non-profit student loan corporation) and the American Council on Legal Education Boards and was a member of the California Commission on Campaign Financing and the California Community Colleges Commission on Innovation. An outspoken advocate for intellectual and racial diversity throughout her career, Dean Prager has counseled community groups and legislators and testified before committees of the California legislature and the U.S. Congress. She has received numerous honors and awards in her illustrious career.
Position Summary
Southwestern Law School seeks the ideal candidate to serve as Chief Operating Officer (COO). The COO serves as a key member of the senior administrative team and oversees all operational activities related to the Law School's $51 million budget. Reporting to the Dean and Chief Executive Officer, the COO provides leadership and managerial oversight, overseeing law school staff and vendors across the areas of finance, information technology, human resources, student housing, risk management and insurance (including worker's compensation), facilities, auxiliary and event services (including security, maintenance, the print shop and school bookstore), business operations, fitness center, parking and budget management, including for capital projects. The COO provides the Dean and Board of Trustees with operational and other pertinent information necessary for making key policy and administrative decisions that are fundamental to the Law School. S/he attends all meetings of the Board of Trustees and of the senior administrative leadership team. The Chief Operating Officer will establish, cultivate, and maintains excellent working relationships with staff, faculty, outside consultants, advisors, and colleagues and will earn the respect and confidence of the school's Trustees.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities for this role include oversight of all campus operations, including the following:
- Finance, Accounting and Financial Aid
- Information Technology, Administrative Computing and Instructional Technology
- Human Resources for all non-faculty staff members
- Budgeting
- Purchasing and Contracting
- Facilities Use and Management
- Property Management
- Risk Management and Insurance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Student Housing
- Fitness Center
- Communications Systems
- Contracted Services, including , Bookstore, Food Services, Mail Room/Print Shop, Campus Security, and Building Maintenance
- Safety and Emergency Operations
- Parking and Transportation programs
- Additional project coordination as identified and assigned by the Dean
Core Competencies
The ideal candidate will be strategic and results-driven with strong leadership skills and a proven track record of success in similar roles of progressively greater responsibility. S/he will have a robust operations, administrative and finance background, excellent relationship-building capabilities and impeccable oral and written communication skills. The COO will be relied upon for good business judgment, an analytical mindset, great capacity for flexibility and adaptability to shifting priorities or needs, and sound and influential decision-making abilities.
The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of management experience in an operations role at an institution or organization of similar size and budget. Finance and operations executives with corporate, nonprofit or higher education experience who are mission-driven and passionate about education will also be considered. S/he will have both operational and administrative experience, and management oversight and/or background in finance, operations, technology, human resources, and/or facilities. S/he will have the business savvy, financial and operational expertise and good judgment to establish the necessary trust and credibility with the Dean, Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students and external partners. A natural change agent, the COO will have the opportunity to innovate and improve services. S/he will be nimble, strategic and budget-focused, incorporating internal perspectives while informing decisions based on industry best practices.
In addition, ideal candidates will have the following core competencies, personal qualities and qualifications:
Operations and Administration Expertise: The Chief Operating Officer will have had strategic oversight over finance and operations with a measurable track record of success in developing and implementing strategies, policies and processes. This executive will have demonstrated expertise in a range of administrative functions, and have knowledge of industry best practices, standard tools and metrics. The COO will be a self-motivated team player who will partner with the Dean, Board of Trustees, the senior administration, and the community across Southwestern Law School in identifying key needs, opportunities and strategy. S/he will anticipate, understand and respond to the needs of the campus community. The COO will understand and have the ability to provide advice and counsel around the planning and implementation of large capital projects, human resources management and administration, and be flexible in adapting to emerging needs of the Law School as they develop. S/he will serve as the thought leader in these areas for Southwestern Law School's Board of Trustees and Dean, providing thoughtful, focused insight on various projects and initiatives in a clear, collaborative manner.
Strategic and Entrepreneurial Leadership: In partnership with the Dean, the Chief Operating Officer will have the ability to develop and implement clear, action-oriented, innovative strategies aimed towards elevating the administrative functions of Southwestern Law School, including in the areas of finance, technology, operations and facilities. S/he will inspire quality performance and enhance morale with the leadership capacity to build, nurture and retain a strong team of professionals that is focused on excellence, accountability and efficiency. Critical to success in this role, the COO will be flexible in adjusting as priorities emerge and change; s/he will be a nimble problem-solver, able to balance multiple tasks efficiently and effectively while balancing a complex array of constituent needs. The COO will have a high level of business acumen and judgment, with the ability to make practical, realistic, data driven, and timely decisions. S/he will understand, analyze and interpret complex problems and utilize appropriate approaches to achieve sustainable solutions with the sophistication to be creative in identifying and developing new strategies to 'get things done.'
Relationship Builder and Collaborator: The Chief Operating Officer will have demonstrated success in developing, managing, cultivating, and leveraging major relationships, partnerships with a proven track record of 'closing deals.' The COO will be a collaborative partner with the Dean across all administrative functions, developing strong working and interpersonal relationships across all levels of Southwestern Law School. With strong facilitation and negotiation skills, the COO will possess the ability to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies, including the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders. A superior communicator, s/he will be a bridge-builder internally and an effective networker who seeks relationships that further Southwestern Law School's mission. The COO will effectively share information with appropriate direct reports, keeping the Dean and others up-to-date on matters related to the overall administrative priorities or needs. By leading collaboratively from relationships and partnerships, the COO will be able to synthesize divergent views and coalesce all community members around a shared plan.
Passion for the Mission: The Chief Operating Officer will have a passion and commitment for Southwestern Law School's mission, history and its work. S/he will understand how his or her role contributes to the overall mission, drawing inspiration for the position of COO from the community. The COO will prioritize the experience of Southwestern Law School's students, faculty, staff and leadership, endeavoring to raise the quality of the academic and personal environment at the Law School. Driven by the mission, s/he will influence the culture and impact of Southwestern Law School through the modeling and adoption of best practices. The COO will be an inspiring and empathic individual of unquestioned integrity, ethics and values, treating others with respect.
Southwestern Law School has engaged Koya Leadership Partners to help in this hire. This search is being led by Michelle Bonoan and Melanie Damm. Please submit a compelling cover letter and resume here or email Michelle and Melanie at the following:
Michelle R.S. Bonoan
Managing Director
Jackie Hanselmann Sergi
Senior Director, Special Projects
Executive Coach and Career Services
Southwestern does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law in connection with admission to the school, or in the administration of any of its educational, employment, housing, financial aid, scholarship, or student activity programs. Nondiscrimination has been the policy of Southwestern since its founding. Southwestern's policy on nondiscrimination is to comply fully with applicable state and federal law. Southwestern Law School strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and the LGBT community.
About Koya Leadership Partners
Koya Leadership Partners is a national retained executive search and human capital-consulting firm that works exclusively with nonprofits and social enterprises. We deliver measurable results, finding exceptionally talented people who truly fit the unique culture of our client organizations and ensuring that organizations have the resources and strategies to support them. For more information about Koya Leadership Partners, visit www.koyapartners.com.


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Even if you're trying to lose inches from your middle, chances are you never want to hear the word thin in reference to your hair. But if you've been shedding more than usual, it's not too late save your strands.
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"Many aspects of our lifestyle—from what we eat to how we style our hair—affect the strength of hair fibers," says Alan Baumann, MD, a Boca Raton-based hair transplant surgeon and physician specializing in hair loss. And that's good news: Thicker hair is just about making a few simple tweaks to your lifestyle. Here, the 10 worst strand saboteurs, and how to get them out of your routine for good.
MORE: 8 Ways To Disguise Thinning Hair
Taking steamy showersHot water dehydrates strands (just like skin), leading to dry, brittle hair that's more prone to snap and fall out, explains Ryan Welter, MD, a Boston-based hair transplant surgeon. "Not only are you washing your hair's protective oils down the drain, but the heat throws your scalp's pores into overdrive to keep up with oil production, which can damage the root and lead to additional shedding."
Save your strands: Take the temp down a few degrees. "Opt for a warm shower, and try to rinse hair with the coolest temperature possible."
Using hot styling toolsScorching temps damage the proteins that make up your hair and its protective cuticle. "Once the cuticle is damaged, the moisture balance is disrupted and your hair is more prone to breakage," says Dr. Bauman.
Save your strands: Limit your hot tool usage—even your blowdryer—to two or three times a week, and start with the coolest setting possible. Always apply a heat-protection spray, which creates a thermal barrier to reduce friction. Here are 4 tips for less damaging heat styling.
Crash dietingStarving yourself forces the body to direct its energy (the little it has) towards essential functions—like helping your heart and brain work—rather than making hair. In fact, when diagnosing anorexics, one of the top symptoms is severe hair loss, says Paradi Mirmirani, a Vallejo, California dermatologist specializing in hair disorders.
Save your strands: Eat a healthy diet with plenty of lean protein like fish, chicken, lentils and beans. "Hair is primarily made of protein," she explains. "It's the one thing that can make or break your hair if you're not getting enough." Aim for 46 grams per day (or about 25 to 30% of your total calories).
Mishandling wet hairOur strands are never more fragile—and prone to breakage—than when they're saturated with H2O, since the protective cuticle is slightly raised. Brushing or combing locks in the shower, then following with aggressive towel-drying, create the perfect storm for snapping it off.
Save your strands: Minimize post-shower brushing by combing before hair gets wet. Then, blot (don't rub!) hair with a soft towel after your shower. (Are you using the wrong brush? Here's how to find the perfect brush for your hair.)
Wearing tight hairstylesIf a tight ponytail or braid is your go-to, beware: Sporting these styles puts excessive tension on the hair follicles, damaging them and creating scars that destroy them permanently, says Doris Day, MD, a New York City-based dermatologist specializing in hair health. This can lead to traction alopecia, a condition that permanently weakens the follicle and makes it impossible for hair to grow.
Save your strands: Loosen up! Try wearing your hair down whenever possible (especially while sleeping; rolling around on a pillow can create even more friction). When you do tie your strands back, keep it soft—if it's pulling on your skin, it's way too tight.
Using long-lasting hold styling productsIf your hairspray or gel claim All-day Mega-hold, they're actually making your locks harder to hold on to. "These are usually high in alcohol, which makes hair dry and brittle," says Dr. Mirmirani. "Once you comb or brush your hair, that residue causes the hair to break and fall out."
Save your strands: Skip any products that make hair stiff or sticky. Instead, opt for softer-hold solutions like styling creams that keep hair's moisture intact and don't create friction when brushing. We like Living Proof Nourishing Styling Cream ($30; amazon.com).
MORE: The 8 Weirdest Animal Ingredients In Your Beauty Products
Taking oral birth control pillsIf you're one of the many women who are sensitive to hair shedding or thinning due to hormonal changes, the wrong oral birth control can weaken your hair. "A pill that contains androgens can cause hair loss for someone who's 'androgen sensitive' and doesn't know it," says Dr. Bauman.
Save your strands: Switch to low-androgen index birth control pills like norgestimate (in Ortho-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen), norethindrone (in Ovcon 35), desogestrel (in Mircette), or ethynodiol diacetate (in Demulen, Zovia). If you want to know whether you have an androgen sensitivity, a hair restoration physician can perform a quick cheek-swab genetic test.
Scratching your headItchy scalp (like that caused by seborrheic dermatitis) may result in hair loss due to scratching-induced hair damage, says Dr. Bauman. Once the cuticle is damaged, the hair fiber is prone to breakage.
Save your strands: Relieve the itch with a shampoo that contains selenium, zinc pyrithione, or tea tree oil, like Head & Shoulders Extra Strength Dandruff Shampoo ($7; amazon.com). If over-the-counter products don't help, your doctor can prescribe prescription antifungal shampoo or cortisone foam.
Soaking up the sunEven if you've (wisely) given up tanning, chances are your hair is still exposed to UV rays, which eat away at the strength and elasticity of your hair. "Prolonged UV exposure causes the layers of the cuticle to weaken and break, resulting in brittle hair that can lead to hair loss," says Dr. Bauman.
Save your strands: Wear a hat—preferably one with built-in UV protection—whenever possible (and don't forget to tuck your ponytail underneath). Worried about hat hair? Try using a leave-in conditioner with built-in sunscreen like Kerastase Soleil Micro-Voile Protecteur ($50; amazon.com). (Protect yourself from damaging rays with this ultimate guide to sun safety.)
Not washing hair often enoughNow that dry shampoo is a staple in most of our beauty arsenals, it's easier than ever to skip a few days between washing. Convenient? Yes. But not so great for your hair: "A buildup of product or excessive dandruff on the scalp has been shown to clog hair follicles, and if it's bad enough, it can be difficult for hair to grow," says Dr. Day.
Save your strands: There's nothing wrong with skipping shampoo for a day. But if it becomes a habit, product residue, dirt, and oil can clog pores in the scalp. Be sure to wash your hair every two days, especially if you're sweating or using lots of products. To prevent excessive dryness, switch to a sulfate-free shampoo like L'Oreal Paris Ever Strong Thickening Shampoo ($6; amazon.com).
Taking certain medicationsCertain medications (like statins, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety agents, anti-hypertensive medications) or hormones (like thyroid replacement drugs) can cause hair loss. "These can disrupt or interfere with the normal cycle of hair growth, causing hair to go into a resting phase and fall out prematurely," says Dr. Bauman.
Save your strands: Ask your doctor about alternative medications that don't have the same hair-loss repercussions.
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I loath smart quotes.
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Bob_Robertson Aug 30, 2010 4:02 PM EDT |
'Nuff said. |
Sander_Marechal Aug 30, 2010 5:23 PM EDT |
Yes-and-no. I like "proper" quotation marks as opposed the inch suffix that surrounds the word earlier in this sentence. But applications shouldn't be smart about them and start replacing things I didn't type. |
Steven_Rosenber Aug 30, 2010 5:32 PM EDT |
All true geeks hate smart quotes. I've gotten over it, especially now that most of what I write is for the Web and the expectation of Web readers is that there will not be smart quotes. I used to have a print editor who would basically take the .doc and plow it onto the page. Whatever formatting you had, that's what you ended up with, and in a magazine format, the type just doesn't look good without smart quotes. So at the time, coming up with well-formatted text was very important. And in Abiword, just like in OpenOffice, you can choose to turn smart quotes on or off. I can't recall the default in OO, but in Abiword and KWord (which finally fixed its smart-quotes issues) the default is off. |
gus3 Aug 30, 2010 5:38 PM EDT |
Smart quotes don't copy-paste well between document formats (including to/from HTML's [q] tag). That is my only complaint. |
Scott_Ruecker Aug 30, 2010 5:57 PM EDT |
Bingo gus3! I get terse and peevish when that happens..lol! |
gus3 Aug 30, 2010 6:38 PM EDT |
But isn't "terse" a good quality in an editor? Kind of like concision? |
Scott_Ruecker Aug 30, 2010 6:42 PM EDT |
It is good when applied to the task of Editing but not when in reference to the mood of said Editor..;-) |
Bob_Robertson Aug 30, 2010 7:00 PM EDT |
> I can't recall the default in OO On. > But isn't "terse" a good quality in an editor? Why does my mind instantly jump to vi vs. emacs? > Kind of like concision? Too close to "incision". |
gus3 Aug 30, 2010 7:22 PM EDT |
Quoting:Too close to "incision".Not in the sense of, cutting out stuff that shouldn't be there. |
gewb Aug 30, 2010 8:57 PM EDT |
I was given the task of converting/exporting 1,500 MS Word docs into HTML for Web publishing - I learned to HATE "smart quotes" as well as the em dash and a few other "MS specific" characters that don't play well with HTML. |
Steven_Rosenber Aug 30, 2010 9:19 PM EDT |
I have trouble all the time with nonstandard em dashes. I don't get as much trouble with smart quotes, but I do a lot of text processing to get HTML-compliant em dashes into my copy. |
Sander_Marechal Aug 31, 2010 12:54 AM EDT |
It's just a simple search and replace away. I use proper opening/closing quotes, apostrophes and em and en dashes when I write blog articles (the ' sign on your keyboard is not an apostrophe but the sign for feet, like " is the sign for inches). Proper typography just makes text look much nicer IMHO. Especially in this day and age where you get nice fonts and typesetting on the web. |
gus3 Aug 31, 2010 1:08 AM EDT |
Quoting:Proper typography just makes text look much nicer IMHO. Especially in this day and age where you get nice fonts and typesetting on the web.The problem is getting different document formats to understand one another. Where OpenOffice.org sees smart quotes, copying them and then pasting them into an HTML document gets you some character entities, rather than a Q and /Q tag pair. |
jezuch Aug 31, 2010 2:34 AM EDT |
Well, I don't know. If you're using utf-8 and you still have problems with "smart quotes", then something else is wrong. We here in Central Europe, renegades of the ASCII *and* latin1 worlds, learned early on to care deeply about character sets. But now you just set utf-8 everywhere and you're mostly done. |
tuxchick Aug 31, 2010 10:28 AM EDT |
I love modern technology. After we get smart quotes sorted out, maybe we can progress to fixing hyphens. And after computers are almost as good as typewriters, the next natural steps are interplanetary travel and curing disease and hunger. |
jdixon Aug 31, 2010 10:40 AM EDT |
> And after computers are almost as good as typewriters, the next natural steps are interplanetary travel and curing disease and hunger. The problems with curing hunger are primarily political and secondarily logistical, TC. We can produce more than enough food for everyone. Getting it to the people that need it is the problem. |
Bob_Robertson Aug 31, 2010 11:20 AM EDT |
> and secondarily logistical I've always wondered why those big ships don't go nuclear. Take a submarine-sized reactor, put it into a decent sized container/cargo ship, and not worry about fueling it for _years_. oops, back to stupid quotes. "" |
Sander_Marechal Aug 31, 2010 7:23 PM EDT |
Environmental concerns, most likely. What we need is fusion, not fission. Ten times the power, no messy fuel source and hardly any waste. |
jdixon Aug 31, 2010 8:32 PM EDT |
> What we need is fusion, not fission. Ten times the power, no messy fuel source and hardly any waste. We already have a fusion reactor, at a nice safe distance of ~93 million miles. We should probably look into better ways of using it. Which is not to stay we should stop research and trying to develop fusion reactors. Merely that they're still a long way off. Instapundit had an interesting link about thorium reactors earlier today: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/7970619/Obama-cou... |
Sander_Marechal Sep 01, 2010 1:26 AM EDT |
Interesting article jdixon. On paper that could very well fill the gap until fusion is fully developed. By the way, did you notice that *yet again* there is a market here where a dominant, incumbent player is actively working to stop progress and maintain the status quo? |
jacog Sep 01, 2010 3:18 AM EDT |
It always bothers me when I read headlines that go like this: "Open source app now has mundane feature that its peers have had forever." or "How to do something in Linux that should really require no howto for any user." |
gus3 Sep 01, 2010 3:38 AM EDT |
Quoting:"How to do something in Ubuntu that should really require no howto for any user."FTFY. |
jdixon Sep 01, 2010 9:23 AM EDT |
> By the way, did you notice that *yet again* there is a market here where a dominant, incumbent player is actively working to stop progress and maintain the status quo? Yes. But TOS concerns dictate that discussing the reasons for that wouldn't be appropriate here. |
Bob_Robertson Sep 01, 2010 9:30 AM EDT |
> What we need is fusion, not fission. Indeed, but that's like saying "what we need is antimatter". Very easy to say, not so easy in practice. Have you seen the video "Should Google Go Nuclear"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhL5VO2NStU Fission works fine, there are many designs such as the small sea-going reactors and pebble bed, which can be applied where appropriate. Chernobyl shows what happens when a good design for a small reactor gets scaled up to HUGE without understanding why the design works only when _small_. Waste is not a problem. The small quantities of highly unstable "waste" is prized for science and medicine, reprocessing reduces low-level waste to a minimum, and it can easily and safely be left to "waste away", as it were, dropped into an ocean trench or an isolated valley in Nevada where no one will even notice it. |
jdixon Sep 01, 2010 9:44 AM EDT |
> ...and it can easily and safely be left to "waste away" To be fair, Bob, we have little idea what's actually safe over the time frames we're talking about. As a species, we're simply not used to operating on that scale. So, safe for the short term, yes. For the long term we simply don't know. |
Bob_Robertson Sep 01, 2010 11:41 AM EDT |
> For the long term we simply don't know. I couldn't agree more! One reason I don't want to really get rid of it, just throw it into the sun is one way, is that there is no way to know what uses people might invent in the future. Could be a process that makes use of the low-level activity to generate power, or more efficient reprocessing. Yes, I focus on the positives rather than the negatives. For negatives, there's aways Nevada. :^) Edit: Let me add something for perspective. During the atmospheric test years, the fallout levels were many times (orders of magnitude) greater than what was officially reported. When people had reactions, it became assumed that the low reported levels of fallout were the cause. So while avoiding radiation is always a good idea, there is an ingrained emotional over-reaction to the actual dangers of low-level radiation. |
hkwint Sep 01, 2010 8:04 PM EDT |
Quoting:there is no way to know what uses people might invent in the future. Rest assured: Terrorists are trying to solve that problem right now! |
gus3 Sep 03, 2010 1:29 AM EDT |
Right now, I count two headlines in the RSS feed (via linuxhomepage.com) which have fouled entity conversions: "Used PC's is the path to Linux desktop adoption." "Open Source Software is "coming of age�: Accenture" |
Bob_Robertson Sep 03, 2010 11:28 AM EDT |
JD is right, Thorium! http://apcmag.com/could-thorium-help-nuclear-power-clean-up-... "From an environmental perspective, the good news about thorium is that it's far less radioactively damaging than uranium: its naturally occurring form, monazite, is said to be reasonably safe for human exposure, while the waste products from its use in a nuclear reactor decay remain dangerous for only a fraction as long – decades instead of thousands of years, by some accounts." Invention is a mother! |
jdixon Sep 03, 2010 1:16 PM EDT |
> Thorium! Didn't I just say that a few posts above? Checks... Yep. Right there, though a different article. |
Bob_Robertson Sep 03, 2010 1:21 PM EDT |
Then I guess I'll just have to fix it so it's more clear. |
hkwint Sep 03, 2010 2:17 PM EDT |
Protactinium sounds so much safer... |
caitlyn Sep 03, 2010 2:45 PM EDT |
Quoting:Protactinium sounds so much safer... Sounds too much like procrastinatium... Quoting:The problems with curing hunger are primarily political and secondarily logistical, TC. We can produce more than enough food for everyone. Getting it to the people that need it is the problem. Amen. Sadly that is something that people across the political spectrum agree on and yet nobody has a solution, or at least one that is implementable. Quoting:After we get smart quotes sorted out, maybe we can progress to fixing hyphens. And after computers are almost as good as typewriters... My very first job (part time in high school and on breaks from college) had me working in a typing pool banging out export documentation, all of which has many, many copies. I actually spent a summer in Boston all expenses paid because the entire staff of that office had walked out and I was the fastest typist in the pool. I could churn out the documents. Anyway... the point to this is that computers are better than typewriters and have been for a long time. Make a typo on a multi-part carbonized document that can't have typos because it's going to some part of the world where the customs officials won't accept typos and you got to start over. For less fussy places and airline documents we had white out and green out and blue out and yellow out so we could correct typos in the proper color for each copy of the document. If I mistype something on a computer I backspace and retype. Computers are SO VERY MUCH EASIER! |
Steven_Rosenber Sep 03, 2010 3:49 PM EDT |
Using UTF-8 to display the characters on the screen in the word processing app would make copy/paste into HTML documents more pleasant, do you think? Even though I wrote the Abiword document, I prefer to use text editors, but unfortunately I'm being called upon to generate all manner of reports, and that means .doc, .xls and .ppt all the live-long day. |
jdixon Sep 03, 2010 4:06 PM EDT |
> Then I guess I'll just have to fix it so it's more clear. That wasn't really necessary, Bob. I was just disappointed that you hadn't read the original link. |
Bob_Robertson Sep 03, 2010 4:18 PM EDT |
> Sounds too much like procrastinatium... An element that can't be bothered to be radioactive. > I was just disappointed that you hadn't read the original link. Didn't see it. I disappoint myself sometimes, too. |
hkwint Sep 03, 2010 7:04 PM EDT |
Caitlyn: At least with the old fashioned type machines, you think before you type! |
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This has been around for a month, but I wanted to lament that Microsoft has cancelled their plans to hold next year's major conferences in New Orleans. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities (and is a great place to get really drunk hold a conference) and certainly needs the business. Apparently, the airlines have not restored capacity to service the city, raising a nasty Catch-22 when it comes to the city hosting major events.
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Practical OCaml
My very favorite technical book of last year was Peter Seibel's Practical Common Lisp. APress has recently released Practical OCaml by Joshua Smith. OCaml is the language implemented by F# (I don't know if F# is super- or sub-set — perhaps the book will clarify).
I doubt that lightning will strike twice, but if Smith's book is half as good as Seibel's I look forward to reading it.
Y2K: What Went Right?
I've been writing an article about software brittleness and found myself asking a question I can't answer: Why was there so little software chaos in January 2000? There really were hundreds of millions if not billions of lines of COBOL that were at least potentially vulnerable to the rollover bug, those systems really were spread out across a huge variety of industries, including sectors like business and insurance. I've never heard a post-mortem of Y2K that claimed that pre-Y2K remediation efforts were so heroic and wide-spread that the problem was just plain "caught in the nick of time."
In the years prior to 2000, I can at least claim that I cautioned against the most dire warnings. In essays in Software Development and in a letter-to-the-editor in response to a Newsweek editorial, I pointed out that the oft-quoted estimate of $600M seemed to originate from the worst-case scenario of a single analyst's report, that most PC-based software was written in languages not vulnerable to the problem, and that while errors would certainly crop up (wrong!), many systems would tolerate the computer's belief that the year was 1900. But… I didn't expect the utter lack of effects.
It's a puzzlement.
Extraordinary Claim: British Boffins Crack Lottery
Supposedly, a group of scentists and academics in Britain have, on an investment of $8700, used a mathematical approach to win a $13M jackpot. (Source: A Statistical Approach for Winning Lottery — Group Wins $13M!)
Momentarily assuming that there's no "rake" and that the lottery pays $1 in prizes for each $1 in gambling, that's "only" ~1500:1 odds. Not likely, but stranger things happen every day.
But, of course, the problem with any kind of approach to the lottery (or, for that matter, stock picking), is that there is a rake. In the case of the lottery, the state takes a large percentage of the income. In the case of stocks, trading costs and the speed of execution have destroyed many a trading "system" (it's surprisingly easy to create a statistical model that works, if execution is instantaneous and free).
The scant details seem to describe a technique for covering all numbers in order to increase the amount of payout when those numbers hit (as opposed to, say, the numbers 1-12 and 1-30, which are used by people betting birthdays and anniversaries). I find it highly doubtful that any such technique could beat the rake in a professionally-run, large-scale lottery. If there is a technique, I hope the newly rich academics publish their mathematical techniques, because it will probably necessitate rewriting the textbooks of probability!
Oh, and this gives me an excuse to blog a long-held opinion of mine: it's perfectly rational to buy a ticket for a lottery. What's contemptibly irrational is buying two or more.
The Departed: Just a Fun Ride or Tightly Plotted? (Spoilers)
We went to see The Departed last night. I'm trying to figure out if I should try to figure it out or if, like "Snakes on a Plane," verisimilitude was not it's highest goal.
First, though, I have to say how gratifying it is to hear actual Boston accents (Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg). What you hear 99% of the time from actors is this weird Hollywood concept of what a Boston accent sounds like; it's vanishingly rare to hear an actual accent. Damon, in particular, can sound like he never trained himself out of it.
Okay, spoilers hereafter…
My biggest question is simple: What was the basis of Costello's relationship with the FBI?
If he was protected by primarily honest Feds, then they must have been getting something out of it. But Costello only gave them underlings and people "who were going down anyway." The movie definitely made it seem that Costello was the top of the food chain, so the idea of him being a resource to get to another level of criminal doesn't really make sense dramatically. If, in fact, that was the idea, the Chinese chip smuggler situation would have gone down differently: if that was all a charade perpetrated by Costello and Ellerby (Alex Baldwin), either the Chinese would get away scot-free but compromised (not get busted at the border "with lightbulbs or something") or they would have been picked up that night in a way that let Costello escape (by the Coast Guard, say).
So the hypothesis that Costello was working for the Feds seems weak.
If Costello was protected by primarily corrupt Feds, then he was never in real danger from Ellerby. In fact, I think this would necessarily imply that Ellerby / Baldwin was corrupt. Ellerby was in charge post-Queenan. If Ellerby was corrupt, Costello would not have been ambushed at the drug raid.
So the hypothesis that the Feds were working for Costello seems weak.
The plot points came fast and furious in the movie, so I may very well have missed something. Thoughts?
I'll offer 3:1 that Scorsese finally gets his "Best Director" Academy Award.
God, I Hate Classpaths
I have to wire up a ColdFusion to an Axis Web Service. I've spent the past 3 hours trying to figure out freaking classpath issues: something about a ClassCastException from a org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory. I'm giving up for the day. Stupid freaking classpaths.
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Incidentally, my normal blog CSS screwed up the rendering in IE7 and Firefox. Since I have not yet updated my dasBlog installation to the latest, I've decided to switch to this staid theme until I upgrade and can do some browser compatibility testing.
LISP for the XBox360?
Patrick Logan says that some Schemers have put a Scheme on the Nintendo DS. Naturally, my first thought was "Hmmm… I wonder if I could do that with XNA?" (Or, more generally, if one could write a self-contained interpreter / compiler that would run on the XBox360). You could certainly do a clunky, self-contained interpreter but the real goal would be something running at chip-level or at least CLR-level. Generating the appropriate bytes is certainly well within the capabilities of the hardware (are you kidding?), but the really, really hard thing would be convincing XNA to start executing your generated bytes as instructions. At the assembly-language or C/C++ level, of course, it's trivial to command the machine to "execute these bytes as instructions," but (one of) the major security-oriented points of managed environments is that such plasticity is forbidden. I suspect that XNA has pretty tight walls around the sandbox to prevent you getting around this limitation, as once you allow this capability, security guarantees become much, much harder. (Not impossible, though, in the case of managed code, since you can still run security checks at load-time — whether the bytes were generated ten months or ten microseconds ago is irrelevant.)
Computer Gaming World Archive: Inspiration for XNA Programming?
Computer Gaming World has posted online their first 100 issues, going back to 1981. The first issue has a great essay by Chris Crawford about how computer-based wargames will be different than boardgames. Not surprisingly, he's pretty much spot-on with his analysis.
I also enjoyed it because it's a great indication of what a true hobbyist-driven market might look like. Today's hardware is, of course, vast orders of magnitude more powerful but the amount of programming effort available to a single hobbyist is still the same. Looking at "what could be achieved" in those days helps one imagine what could be achieved today.
Another thing that really gave me a pang was the page layout that, with its line drawings and inflexibility, reminded me of magazines like Dragon and Microcornucopia.
Cow Paths and Coding
The always insightful Peter Coffee has a good new column that offers a couple contrarian observations. To the generally positive buzz over Cisco's new virtual meeting system (HD screens, lighting, surround-sound), Peter makes the skewering concession "If face-to-face meetings were considered the high point of organizational productivity, I'd endorse the idea of throwing bandwidth and hardware at the task of migrating that process to cyberspace." Touche.
Coffee frames the article with a discussion of "paved cow paths" which are (apocryphally, one suspects) how Boston's notorious street layout evolved. This comes right up to the edge of software development heresy: paving grass-worn paths is one of the cliches of explaining "patterns;" incrementalism is a watchword of the agile movement; and, for that matter, Boston rules, ok?
Coffee's long had an enterprise-level perspective on development and although he holds his fire in this column, I suspect that he may be gearing up for an assault on the common wisdom.


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text: January 30, 2017 Latham, Philip Tagged: Author Pseudonym used for his sf by US astronomer Robert Shirley Richardson (1902-1981). He began publishing sf in the magazines with "N Day" (January 1946 Astounding), and continued to 1977, with twenty or so stories in all; many had astronomical themes (see Astronomy). The most anthologized is "The Xi Effect" (January 1950 Astounding), in which Earth is found to be in a segment of the Universe that is contracting without limit – leading to Disaster as the shrinkage eventually makes light itself (whose various wavelengths remain constant) inaccessible to human Perception (see Alternate Cosmos). Many of his later stories, oddly, are as much about Magic as they are Hard SF. Latham wrote two Children's SF novels: Five against Venus (1952) and Missing Men of Saturn (1953), and around the same time also wrote scripts for the juvenile television series Captain Video. As Robert S Richardson he wrote many astronomical and scientific articles for sf magazines, the story "Kid Anderson" (Spring 1957 Space Science Fiction Magazine), the semifictional Second Satellite (1956), and more than ten books on astronomy, including the juvenile Exploring Mars (1954; vt Man and the Planets 1954). His essay "Inside Out Matter" (December 1941 Astounding) as R S Richardson contains the earliest known use of "contraterrene" to describe Antimatter. [PN/DRL] see also: Outer Planets; Physics; Scientists; Sun; Venus. Robert Shirley Richardson born Kokomo, Indiana: 22 April 1902 died Altadena, California: 12 November 1981 works as by Philip Latham Five against Venus (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John C Winston Co, 1952) [hb/Virgil Finlay] Missing Men of Saturn (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John C Winston Co, 1953) [hb/Alex Schomburg] works as Robert S Richardson Exploring Mars (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1954) [nonfiction: hb/] Man and the Planets (London: Frederick Muller, 1954) [nonfiction: vt of the above: hb/] Second Satellite (New York: Whittlesey House, 1956) [hb/Mel Hunter] A Move Too Far (no place given: Pen Press, 2009) [chap: pb/] links Internet Speculative Fiction Database Picture Gallery Previous versions of this entry 01/01/2005 21/12/2011 21/08/2012 11/08/2013 19/04/2014 02/06/2014 25/10/2014 04/03/2015 02/04/2015 21/08/2015 28/08/2015 29/10/2015 12/02/2016 04/03/2016


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Christchurch Earthquake
Trip Start
Jun 30, 2010
Trip End
Jun 01, 2011
We'd just like to say a big thank you to everyone for your emails, phone calls to my parents, and notes of concern, and sorry we've been incommunicado for the past few days. We were due to visit Christchurch in a few weeks time, but we have obviously changed those plans.
All flags across NZ are flying half-mast. The newspaper coverage has been harrowing to read. Here are a few local newspaper headlines and pictures, although no doubt there has been substantial coverage of the disaster back home.
There is a Red Cross earthquake appeal fund if you would like to donate to the rescue and relief effort: www.redcross.nz/donate
Nickie & Phil
P.S On route from Dunedin to Kaikoura we had to change buses in Christchurch (as all roads north lead this way). Oddly the bus change-over point was literally just off the CBD and we had enough time to have a quick walk round the block. I think the photos speak for themselves as to the power and impact of earthquakes.


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I'm looking at buying my first pair of all mountain skis this xmas and settled on a pair of atomic nomads. I initially was going for the blackeye Ti 2013, then i came across the crimson Ti 2012 model from last season at a cheaper price.
Is there any difference at all in the nomads from last season apart from the graphics? The 2013 crimson Ti are out of my budget range, but the last season model would actually save me money over the blackeye Ti.
I'm a pretty confident intermediate and like to go fast on piste so thought the crimsons might suit better.
The crimsons are 171cm, the blackeyes are 167cm or 174cm. I'm 5ft 10 and 70Kg - which length should i go for?
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Casting Sport
No, it is not the proverbial "hook, line and sinker" that make for the quintessential equipment in casting! Nevertheless, the precision sport does bear strong resemblance to what is one of man's favorite pastimes: angling. But neither bait nor fish are found anywhere in casting's objects. The skilled athletes match up in the various disciplines based on accuracy or distance – and over dry ground – for the pure mastery of their techniques.
Learn more about Casting on The World Games Channel.
Casting in a nutshell ...
Casting is a tournament sport in which skilled athletes compete in fly-casting and in plug-casting disciplines. The sport is made up of accuracy-based disciplines and of distance-based disciplines. In both, the athletes use rods which are very similar to angling rods.
Casting history ...
Tournament casting started in the 1860s and continued ever since to develop into its contemporary form. Despite the sport's long history, it took until the 1950s before a proper world governing body took charge of the sport. The International Casting Federationm was founded 1956. Since then, world and continental championships have been organized on a regular basis. In the year 2003 the federation changed its name to International Casting Sport Federation and the acronym to ICSF.
Casting in The World Games ...
Casting sport participated with three disciplines in The World Games, each with both men's and women's divisions. To promote the essence of tournament casting sport the events were selected based to showcase casting's variety in the two disciplines. At The World Games 2001 those events were Fly Accuracy, Plug Accuracy (with revolving spool) and Fly Distance (single handed). The World Games 2005 featured Fly Accuracy, Fly Distance and Spinning Accuracy on an Aarenberg target.
Currently, casting sport is not featured in The World Games. The International Casting Sport Federation is challenged by the International World Games Association's executive board to come up with new and improved event formats which portray the true sporting content of casting better.


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Most biogs of Elvis go on about how he was a black man in a white man's body. He was steeped in the blues and his music and clothes said owed more to Kokoma Arnold than Eddy Arnold. Well, all that might be true, but there was plenty about Elvis that had a country tinge. Take a listen to Just Call Me Lonesome and tell me that ain't the countryish song you've heard by anyone. Even ol' Hank hisself couldn't have been more redneck. And what's more country thatn rollin' a girl in the hayloft. Take a look at Elvis and Dolores Hart and then imagine how cool their kid would've looked like if she'd hadn't seen the Light.
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The OP is a liar. Reported. Everyone should ignore this.
The OP is a liar. Reported. Everyone should ignore this.
It's a bit immoral I suppose, but she had the choice and went with it. If she doesn't like it, she doesn't have to accept the lowered rent, or even stay there at all. Maybe I'm completely mistaken but I don't think that's illegal or anything. It's his basement. He's not obligated to rent it out to anyone at a fixed rate or with fixed conditions. I agree it's a little immoral, but I don't really feel that bad for her. She could've said no.
Isn't that sexual exploitation? He could get in some trouble for that.
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I don't know why you would post something like this on MMO-Champion. This is not the place for something like this. If you really need to know what the "right thing" is to do, then you're just as disgusting as your brother.
i absolutely have. before i joined the military and after i graduated i was in fact supporting my own brother as my mom and dad had divorced and my dad was no longer able to take care of my brother due to health problems. i contemplated many times robbing a bank, i did get into some minor trouble for stealing some groceries. so yes, instead of selling myself to someone in order to make it by i would pay the full brunt of the expense and look for somewhere else to live
So how much in rent was she paying before this 60% reduction?
You would be correct in that she's doing this 'willingly.'
However, a person needs things. Such as good food. Clothes that don't fall apart. Maintenance. While possible that she could afford the basement and ample luxury, I can tell you (from personal experience) that costs pile up quickly. You need to pay all sorts of taxes, insurances, debts (remember; the parents just died, by accident, so chances are they weren't insured for sudden death, so the costs of burials and such is quite extensive, eating up more than they leave behind, in most cases), and she needs to take care of an eleven-year-old, meaning school-supplies, lots of food and more costs, while the child offers nothing in terms of money (depending on location).
All in all... 60% off of the rent might have actually been necessary.
And then we're not even considering circumstances. In what circumstances do such things arise? Usually, it's the end of the month... And you need to pay the rent. But you're nearly broke; you don't have much money left, and what you've got, you need for food. So you go to the land-lord, and tell him that you've got no money. But you'll pay! Promise! Because you need that basement, there's not much chance of getting a cheaper place very quickly. You need a place to stay in order to tidy up and wash; otherwise, you'll lose your job for being homeless. You need a place for your little brother to sleep at night.
And then, the landlord think about it, and goes: 'Here's what; you can't pay, and I understand that... Things are expensive, you don't have much money... So I say; let's cut off 60% of your rent, but you're going to pay me the difference through a service. You'll have sex with me every week, and we call it quits.'
Now; you know you're probably not going to have enough money next month, either... So you capitulate. Because you're desperate.
I am seeing a lot of judgemental attitudes in this thread, this woman is being exploited, but who in society is not?
Honestly, if it were my brother, i would mind my own business. As long as it is between to consenting adults, i wouldn't care, as far as the legality, let it come back and bite him in the butt, financially, and reputation wise, he will probably at some point find himself in court anyways. I find it also pretty stupid on his part, but then again who knows. Stranger things have happened maybe he winds up caring for this girl and they get married, and the financial stuff just keeps some arms length for both. No offense intended.
Tell your brother to stop being a dick and help the girl out or something. If I had a brother like that i'd kick his ass.
The op hasnt made any response on people views so im going with he just baiting.
I'm gonna let 'em know that Dolemite is back on the scene! I'm gonna let 'em know that Dolemite is my name, and fuckin' up motherfuckers is my game!
Irrelevant. If that were true, then it would change to Scenario A being the offer still being her choice, whereas in B she has no choice since there is no offer.
What you have here is a woman who is exchanging 4 sexual encounters for 60% of a month's rent each month, and who is being offered a voluntary choice as an alternative to the consequences of having the full rent due (which may be being evicted or may be just a little shorter on cash).
It's simple prostitution. I find it skeezy, but it doesn't bother me much and I certainly hope it's not illegal (though it probably is). And no, I don't see her as any sort of victim since she has the option of turning it down and facing the consequences of a full rent bill -- consequences WHICH SHE WOULD ALREADY HAVE IF THE OFFER WASN'T IN PLACE.
Anyone who sees her as a victim because she faces eviction/financial hardship is at least rational even if they don't understand the concept of a voluntary financial agreement (which is what a rent lease is). Anyone who sees her as a victim because this man gave her this offer is just illogical.


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An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel.
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