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It is near 5:00 a.m., and the sun has started its push up over the east side of Mt. Shasta, directly opposite the 13-person group of climbers on the southwest slope. The sun so obscured, the light is a blue gray, with clouds all around save for a miles-wide clearing.
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On Father's Day weekend, I will once again don my climbing boots, grab the ice axe and head up the snowy flanks of 14,000-foot Mt. Shasta in far North...
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After four years, and taking dozens of novice climbers up Mt. Shasta, I know that I have helped to impart a little beauty into those lives. And to know that beauty, calm and sense of accomplishment lives on without me makes it all worth it.
In the foster care system, it has long been recognized that to cut all aid at age 18 was to invite poor outcomes with disproportionately high numbers of foster youth experiencing homelessness, incarceration and diminished educational opportunity.
Up on stage at the Reagan Building, poised in her white dress, Amnoni described her experience, and told the crowd that she had applied for an internship at the White House. Whoops and applause rose from the hundred or more tables tightly spaced across the floor.
Sheffield's first reaction was "devastation, disappointment, depression, tragedy: any and everything that could be negative." Even if she didn't fully realize it as a pregnant teen in 2004, the prospects for her baby girl were less than optimal.
At 28 years old each, Eric and Mindy Shamp are already well on their way to building a big loving family. In the past year-and-a-half, they have welcomed 11 children into their home.
While the nation bemoans a "gridlocked" Congress and Comedy Central's Messrs. Stewart and Colbert aptly ridicule both presidential candidates for a disregard of specificity on one hand and hubris on the other, I have borne witness to a very different vision of our elected leadership.
The education of children in foster care is one step in a long, needed march towards a future where we put all children first.
Town Hall at Harvard Law School highlights the intersection of foster care and education.
The chain of responsibility for children in the foster care system culminates with us, and by virtue of our Democratic process, those who represent us.
If making children safe truly requires changing the overarching ideology, then juvenile judges, social workers, children's rights attorneys and social scientists cannot do it alone.
Los Angeles Times' reckless coverage of child deaths threatens the very children we trust it intends to protect.
Over the years, I met those who have found that "greatness" within and used it to change lives, including country music sensation Jimmy Wayne and award-winning journalist Daniel Heimpel.
Huffington Post blogger Daniel Heimpel, founder and project director of Fostering Media Connections, was interviewed on "C-SPAN's Washington Journal" ...
The story of Suahmirs Rivera is one of powerlessness turned inner strength. A strength he's now using to defend 1,400 former foster youth who fear being cast into the street because of one of budget cuts.
To save money the UC System was about to raise undergraduate tuition by 32 percent, in addition to hiking fees for professional degrees.
Shortsighted budgeting has befallen most public entitlements, including foster care. This despite years of research that has consistently shown that investing in children is met with positive returns.
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PuneetRekhade Dec 28, 2012 4:21 PM (in response to 982015)When you export composites from Weblogic EM in jar format, the resulting files are differently formatted from what was used for deployment.
So, basically, the XSLT file, you are trying to open in Jdeveloper has lost the "mapSources" and "mapTargets" sections, which are generally present in the header section of the jdeveloper-generated XSLT file. Try to manually hand-crack those sections and you should be good to go.
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Since JDEV 10.1.3.4, the XSLT designer has some bugs. In JDEV 22.214.171.124, there are still some bugs.
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Don't call it a comeback: Beloved classics return
Fatty 'Cue Williamsburg, The Beatrice Inn and Lucky Cheng's are back in New York in a big way. Check out these updated classics.
In the New York City dining scene, restaurants come and go. Yesterday's hot spot might be tomorrow's bust, but some faded classics manage to remake themselves. Find the hottest fall reopenings below.
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The Beatrice Inn
Restaurateur and Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter, who transformed the listless Waverly Inn and Monkey Bar into exclusive, glitzy dinner dens, turns his attention to the shuttered, sceney West Village loft the Beatrice Inn. Remade as a tony chophouse with the help of partners Emil Varda and Brett Rasinski, the restaurant (with former Per Se sous chef Brian Nasworthy installed in the kitchen) will serve grill classics like dry-aged beef rib-eye steak, as well as more inventive dishes, like a spin on oysters Rockefeller made with mushrooms and herbs. Cream-colored molded walls, wide mirrors and slick leather banquettes complete the swank dining room. 285 W 12th St at 4th St (646-896-1804). Late August.
When the Prohibition-era saloon Bill's Gay Nineties shuttered in March, New York City lost one of its most beloved barrooms. It remains to be seen whether John DeLucie will be able to capture the magic of the old place when he reopens it as a bar and grill in September. The chef—who made his bones reconditioning another classic restaurant, the Waverly Inn—plans to offer steaks and burgers at his pumiced version of the spot. 57 E 54th St between Madison and Park Aves (no phone yet). Mid-September.
Lucky Cheng's
The kitschy bachelorette-party favorite gets a new lease on life—literally—in midtown. The interior still evokes a tawdry Chinatown pleasure dome, but the food has been upgraded, with dishes like a steamed whole flounder cooked with ginger and lemongrass, and tamarind-glazed wonton dumplings. Those who enjoyed the larger-than-life waitstaff at the original East Village location can rest assured: Lucky Cheng's cross-dressing servers are moving uptown as well. 240 W 52nd St between Broadway and Eighth Ave (no phone yet). Late September.
Zona Rosa
Mexican guru Ivan Garcia (Mesa Coyoacan) will transplant his former midtown taqueria, Zona Rosa, into a 1946 Airstream trailer in Williamsburg. Sip a margarita on the roof deck and dig into Mexico City street-food snacks, like Tacos de Canasta (tacos with homemade tortillas that are steamed in baskets). 571 Lorimer St at Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (zonarosabrooklyn.com). Late September.
Fatty 'Cue
After extensive renovations, the Asian and Southern BBQ hot spot reopens in its original Williamsburg location, combining the rough-and-tumble feel of the flagship with the more sophisticated menu of the West Village offshoot. Seafood such as trout, shellfish and sardines roasted in an old hickory pit will join familiar favorites like pork ribs and brisket. 91 South 6th St between Bedford Ave and Berry St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-599-3090, fattycue.com). Mid-October.
When it comes to bars, they don't make them like this anymore: Opened in the 1920s, Chumley's slaked the thirst of multiple generations of literati, counting everyone from John Dos Passos to William Faulkner among its patrons. But a collapsed wall in 2007 closed down the throwback bar, and rumors of a comeback have been percolating ever since. The latest avowal comes from manager Gina Ruiz, who says she plans to reopen this October in the restored space, complete with a wood-burning fireplace and soulful pub grub. 86 Bedford St between Barrow and Grove Sts (212-675-4449). Late October.
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Dan Sather, pastor of St. Paul UCC, Evansville, IL served as a UCC Partners in Service volunteer during his sabbatical (May 2010). "The Open Window" are some of his reflections.
An estimated 20,000 homeless men and women sleep on the streets at night in Atlanta, Georgia. Open Door Community, founded in 1981 in partnership with the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, the Open Door Community draws inspiration and guidance from the Catholic Worker Movement of Dorothy Day, Jubilee Partners of Comer, GA, and the Koinonia Community model of the 1960s. Resident volunteers live at Open Door Community and serve the homeless everyday and it was in this capacity that I wrote my reflection, entitled, The Open Window. Every morning, the homeless men and women would gather below my open window and would wait for the restrooms to be opened. In their waiting, conversations and stories were shared that I over-heard from our friends beneath my window, and it was within this context that I wrote, "The Open Window."
The Open Window
I awoke to the sound of voices early this morning. They were coming from the yard below, an early morning sanctuary for the night traveler, tired from his long and lonely walk. Amid the noise of the early morning traffic along the street outside my window, there are spirited conversations below; At times they are quiet and thoughtful and other times loud and rather boisterous for a sleeping neighborhood. The water from the hose is turned on and splashes down the dusty driveway. Some were brushing their teeth while others splashed the cool water on their faces to wash away the slumber from their tired, red eyes. Occasionally a waft of stale cigar smoke or used puff from cigarettes would drift through my open window, an opium for a hard life on the streets of Atlanta. The public bathrooms are two floors beneath me and the slam of the door reminds me that our friends with their loud and boisterous voices are human just like me and this morning they can find relief in the public bathrooms open to our friends along a street called Ponce de Leon Ave.
Our friends spend the night moving from one public place to another as police officers patrol the public places looking for anyone who is littering public space with their bodies or their belongings that may consist of a change of clothes in a plastic bag or a backpack with a few nibbles of food and the rest of their earthly belongings. They're trying to rest, but find no place to lay their head. The public bathrooms in Atlanta close at 7 p.m. each night and remain locked until 7 a.m. the next morning. Not only is there no quiet place to rest for the night, neither is there a private place to answer nature's call. Our homeless friends are used to being harassed, humiliated, belittled, and scorned for it happens every day. Will someone make room for our friends? Will someone offer a warm embrace, a kind word, or a sanctuary of peace in a hostile world? I wonder.
Our friends are not alone. Yes there are many on the streets of Atlanta, but that is not what I mean. I know a friend who was born in a shelter -- the only place open for a homeless couple. By the time he was 12 years old, he had been a child refugee on the run in a land he did not know. My friend reminds me that each night he looks for a place to lay his head, for he has no place to call his home. In addition, my friend is a despised criminal and there are many who want him killed. My friend is homeless too and seeks a sanctuary where he can brush his teeth and answer nature's call.
Through my open window, I hear a voice below me. The water is running down the dusty driveway and the door to the public bathroom has just slammed closed. The early morning air mixed with stale cigar smoke and used up cigarette smoke drifts through my window and awakens me from my slumber and I wonder could I be feeding Jesus today? I wonder.


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True to its name, DaVinci Fusion melded the beauty of art and science when it applied scientific principles to its design for the San Francisco Exploratorium's 30th annual awards dinner on April 4, which honored local visionaries such as Carol Bartz of Autodesk, Natalie Angier of The New York Times, Kenneth R. Miller of Brown University, and Eugenie C. Scott Ph,D of The National Center for Science Education. With the theme "Constructive Interference," a physics principle regarding waves, ...
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One plan Mark Lynch and Kevin Sankey have looked into for the Steamboat Springs Athletic Center includes a 360-foot-long, 210-foot-wide turf field, complete with locker rooms, a weight room, restrooms, offices and spectator seating for about 150 to 200 people.
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Daniel Levy tells Spurs fans exactly what they want to hear
Popular businessman shifts blame onto former manager
With Tottenham looking like they might survive another season in the Premier League, chairman Daniel Levy has today tried to exonerate himself from the club's recent troubles, by blaming absolutely everything on pesky former manager Juande Ramos. Firstly, he claims he should have brought in Harry Redknapp eighteen months ago:
"I can't give details but I'm sorry that, for whatever reason, we didn't appoint Harry then."It would be unfair of me to give details on the historical discussions with Harry.
"Perhaps we wouldn't be in this position if we had.
"I hope he can be a top-four manager but he has never managed a top-four club so you are never going to know until, hopefully, we get there.
After Martin Jol's dismissal, would a club with Big Four ambition and a chairman with a penchant for big name foreign managers really have been chasing Harry Redknapp? Really?
Riding on the wave of positive feelings in north London, Levy continued by claiming the sale of Dimitar Berbatov was also completely down to that hapless Spaniard:
"We would have kept Berbatov even though he wanted to leave.
"But Juande managed the team and his advice was that he didn't want a player that didn't want to be in his squad.
"He thought it would be detrimental to the team as a whole. I backed his advice."
Um, so the Berbatov sale had nothing to do with maintaining the club's excellent financial status? Or the fact that the stroppy Bulgarian was unhappy and would probably have wanted to leave under any manager?
What next, Daniel? Are you going to blame Ramos for David Bentley's haircut?


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So my cx-300 II Sennheisers just clonked out on me yesterday and I'm leaving to go on a roadtrip on this Friday. Ugh..haha. So now I've been desperately searching for new IEMs and have come to some serious confusion over which pair to go for. For a bit of BG info, I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 595's which I use regularly and love but I'm not looking for some IEM replacement to those. I'm more or less looking for a comfortable, better-sounding(than the cx-300), and preferably decent noise isolating set. Now my initial price-range was under $100 but after reading many reviews, the majority consensus was that it was worth it to go for a bit more then that so I've bumped it up to under $200. So, with that said, here are some of the options that I've found:
-Most popular on Amazon, pretty favorable reviews.
-Best noise isolation and nice clarity to mids-highs, though apparently lacking in the comfort, durability, and bass departments.
-Seems to be comparable to the Etys but with better durability and base?
-Kind of seems like a dark horse, unsure of the noise isolation, sound quality, etc.
-A bit over my price-range but I couldn't help notice the massive savings on it, concerned over the comfort though(lying on pillow, etc.)
So to all you audio experts out there, which of these would give me the "best" sound, good isolation, durability, and comfort for the $$$. Also, the music I listen to is pretty varied from the Glitch Mob to Ludovico Einaudi. Though bass is great, I think it'd be fine to trade-off strong bass for clarity on the mids and highs. Thank you very much for the help :)


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The evolution and ontogeny of lifespan at the species and individual level, the energetics of the organism in its environment, the storage of metabolizable energy as body fat, and socioeconomic disparities within populations all seem intricately related and yet the nature of these interrelations is poorly understood. Indeed questions as fundamental as why we age remain open and subsidiary questions such as why caloric restriction leads to increased lifespan and why lower socioeconomic status is related to obesity in developed countries also remain unanswered. Herein, we propose a unified model informed by evolutionary thinking about life strategies which connects these phenomena. In this model, aging or more precisely senescence is not something that passively happens to us as the result of environmental insults or from metabolizing fuel, but is something we do. That is, mortality rate or the rate of aging is seen as (partially) internally regulable phenomenon much like the control of body temperature in homeotherms in which the regulated rate is responsive to perceptions about the energetic state of the environment. From this perspective, it is perceptions of the energetic security of the environment that are a key factor in linking these phenomena. We elaborate this theory herein and from it derive seven specific hypotheses, each of which is testable in a different experiment using model organisms. We have assembled a team of the world's leading researchers to conduct these seven experiments and then to conduct follow-up work to study both a priori specified potential causal mechanisms involving internal clock regulation and also to conduct exploratory work to identify new potential mechanisms. Outcomes from this work will have profound implications for our understanding of the nature of aging, of health disparities, and of obesity.
Maximizing quality of life for citizens from all social strata and at all ages requires an understanding of the factors that lead to disparities in health, to differences in body fat levels, and to healthier aging in our increasingly older population. The proposed research will contribute such knowledge.
Ostojic, Ivan; Boll, Werner; Waterson, Michael J et al. (2014) Positive and negative gustatory inputs affect Drosophila lifespan partly in parallel to dFOXO signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:8143-8 |
Gendron, Christi M; Kuo, Tsung-Han; Harvanek, Zachary M et al. (2014) Drosophila life span and physiology are modulated by sexual perception and reward. Science 343:544-8 |
Waterson, Michael J; Chung, Brian Y; Harvanek, Zachary M et al. (2014) Water sensor ppk28 modulates Drosophila lifespan and physiology through AKH signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:8137-42 |
Ro, Jennifer; Harvanek, Zachary M; Pletcher, Scott D (2014) FLIC: high-throughput, continuous analysis of feeding behaviors in Drosophila. PLoS One 9:e101107 |


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Konami Publishing Rengoku
Konami just passed along word that they'll be publishing Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory, the cyber-punk themed strategy / action game that we brought you a preview of a few months ago.The game will be released when the PSP unit ships in North America on March 28, 2005.
Make sure to check out the screenshots. Oooh.
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Verizon Wireless Launches Push to Talk
Aug 14, 2003, 8:20 AM by (staff)
Verizon Wireless today announced Push to Talk. The new service will allow customers to connect directly, in seconds, with other Verizon Wireless Push to Talk users by simply pressing a button on their push to talk phone. Push to Talk customers can set up and manage group-calling lists on the web. Icons on the phone indicate which users are available to participate in a walkie-talkie call. New Push to Talk service plans start at $59.99 for 400 anytime minutes, and include unlimited Push to Talk usage. The initial phone available is the Motorola v60p, which features a dedicated Push to Talk button and speakerphone. The service will be available on Monday.
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Rick Perry and the Macaca Media
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I'm sure you all saw what the Washington Post did this weekend.
The newspaper tried to macaca Rick Perry.
The frenzy is over a now-overturned stone on a secluded property — "associated" with Perry through his father, partners or his signature on a lease — that once had the word "Niggerhead" painted on it.
The Post interviewed dozens of people. The New York Times followed up with another crack investigation of hazy memories of bygone days.
They've given "stoning" a whole new meaning.
Has Perry actually used the racial epithet himself — you know, like the late, former KKK leader Robert Byrd did as recently as 2001?
Did Perry condescendingly refer to a black politician as "articulate and bright and clean" like Biden did when he described Barack Obama in 2007?
Did Perry racially stereotype Hispanics for political gain or refer offensively to President Obama's "light skin" and "lack of a Negro dialect" like Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid did just last year?
The same lib media outlet that took down George Allen over a dunder-headed moment on the campaign trail in order to perpetuate the GOP=racist meme is trying to kick up dirt over a stone — a stupid stone — that has been painted over and turned over for years.
What does it say about Rick Perry? Nothing. Nada. Zip.
While the Post tries to impose an old narrative on Perry and squeeze blood from a stone, the reality is that Perry has gone out of his way to pander to left-wing impulses on race.
This is the guy that has disparaged his own base as racist in two separate GOP debates.
During the presidential debate in Tampa last night, in the midst of a discussion about illegal immigration, Texas governor Rick Perry defended granting lower in-state tuition rates to illegals as follows:
In the state of Texas, if you've been in the state of Texas for three years, if you're working towards your college degree, and if you are working and pursuing citizenship in the state of Texas, you pay in-state tuition there.
And the bottom line is it doesn't make any difference what the sound of your last name is. That is the American way. No matter how you got into that state, from the standpoint of your parents brought you there or what have you. And that's what we've done in the state of Texas.
And I'm proud that we are having those individuals be contributing members of our society rather than telling them, you go be on the government dole.
This was Perry's low point, and it's exactly the kind of insulting garbage we don't need out of Republican candidates, because we're going to get plenty of it from the Democrats. So the opponents of providing taxpayer-funded lollipops to illegal immigrants are reacting badly to the sound of their last names? What a vile insinuation.
"If you say that we should not educate children who come into our state for no other reason than that they've been brought their through no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart."
It sucks to be falsely accused of racism.
Maybe Rick Perry, now under siege by the ruthless race card-playing media, will remember that the next time he's tempted to accuse conservatives who disagree with him of heartless bigotry.
Calif. chief justice beats satire to death with gavel: Enforcing immigration laws is a threat to rule of law in America
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continues its Michael Bay-produced reboot effort with the addition of a recognizable cast member as a (somewhat) recognizable character. According to a report surfacing on ComicBookMovie, Academy Award-winning actress and The View co-host, Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as the perpetually irate boss of Megan Fox's April O'Neil at Channel 6 News.
Photographs surfaced recently showing Goldberg leaving the New York set of TMNT, wearing a large, seemingly-electrified wig. However, CBM's source has apparently come across the identity of Goldberg's character, revealing her to be Bernadette Thompson, who is described as "an editor at Channel 6 News." The character (should the news prove legit,) would without a doubt be a nod to a character from the 1987-1996 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Burne Thompson, the stout, shouting male boss of TV reporter, April O'Neil. Interestingly enough, this character would not be the first nod to the classic cartoon, since comedic actor, and star of the newly-resurgent Arrested Development, Will Arnett is already on board as April's cowardly, conniving colleague, Vernon Fenwick. In fact, one of the more memorable inter-character dynamics on the classic show depicted Vernon sycophantically hanging around Burne, constantly trying to curry favor for any kind of journalistic advantage over his competition with April. It may be the case that this dynamic could be mirrored in the film between Arnett's Vernon and Goldberg's gender-swapped "Bernadette" character.
This, along with several of the other nods to the vintage show which a generation grew up watching could be taken as another sign of goodwill from Michael Bay and director, Jonathan Liebesman after the film's disastrous P.R. debut when Bay implied that the Turtles would be "aliens." The comment set the Internet into an unquenchable blaze of hate, and had seemingly lost the purists before a single scene was shot. Now that the movie is in production, things aren't looking quite so bleak and even the Turtles co-creator and initial naysayer, Kevin Eastman has gone on record regarding Michael Bay's handling of his franchise saying that, "He's been nothing but amazingly respectful." In fact, Bay has recently stated that he "misspoke" in the "aliens" comment and affirmed that the fearsome foursome would NOT be aliens.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (a purist-centered title that also came as a result of drama,) is set to bust out of a septic-saturated sewer to hit theaters on June 6, 2014.


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The police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects left the hospital Friday and headed home with a bullet still in his body, nearly two months after the gunbattle that severed one of his major arteries. Officer Richard Donohue walked out of Boston's Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital on crutches, emerging with his wife to the applause of more than a dozen fellow Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officers.
Donohue, 33, has been coping with nerve damage that can make it painful to walk, and will continue to do outpatient rehab.
The officer said he has no memory of the shootout in Watertown, Mass., between police and marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in the encounter.
Evacuations lifted for some near fire
Authorities lifted evacuations in a wide swath of terrain outside Colorado Springs on Friday as they said a surprise rain shower helped them expand containment of a wildfire that has destroyed 400 homes. Just one day after clearing out the Flying Horse neighborhood in northern Colorado Springs, officials allowed people back into at least 1,000 houses. They also reopened an eastern swath of the nearby Black Forest area in El Paso County.
An incident commander said the Black Forest fire – the most destructive in state history – was 30 percent contained, up from 5 percent on Thursday.
Recruiter gets
27 years in prison
An Air Force recruiter Friday was sentenced to 27 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault and other offenses. A panel of officers sentenced Tech Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Rodriguez faced up to life in prison.
Rodriguez previously pleaded guilty to 16 specifications from engaging in or attempting to engage in unprofessional relationships, to obstructing justice. He was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault, abusive sexual contact and non-forcible sodomy.
Hasan's defense plan is rejected
A uniformed Army psychiatrist had no justification for gunning down U.S. troops and won't be allowed to tell jurors that he was protecting Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, a military judge ruled Friday.
Maj. Nidal Hasan's "defense of others" strategy fails as a matter of law, Col. Tara Osborn said during a 45-minute hearing. That strategy must show that a killing was necessary to prevent the immediate harm or death of others.
Osborn said no soldiers at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, posed an imminent threat to anyone in Afghanistan and that the legitimacy of the Afghanistan war is not an issue at Hasan's court-martial.
One person was killed and several injured Friday in an explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant, authorities said, only miles from where another blast killed two plant workers Thursday. Friday evening's explosion came at a CF Industries facility in Donaldsonville. On Thursday, an explosion at chemical plant in Geismar owned by Williams Cos. Inc. killed two workers and injured dozens.
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From the Canadiens dressing room this afternoon after a spirited midday practice, the final practice (thankfully) before the team gets down to business Friday in Columbus and Saturday in Toronto:
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Art and Soul of Cinema: An Appreciaiton of Film Music | 1.5 |
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Just curious Sup, why Exorcist 3 and not the original?
the blood tears from the statues, the nurse walking on all fours on the ceiling, the child with the crown of thorns and the empty eye sockets all freaked me out
quote:The Exorcist is my all-time favorite movie. I was surprised that nobody had it in their Top 40 list from a few months ago.
The Exorcist. Been a few years since I've seen it and I don't know if I have it in me to ever see it again though I'd consider it a great film. Those other horror movies don't scare me unless it's mental/psychological horror films based in reality but this one goes even further for me.
Being a Christian, it was terrifying to see a man of faith lose his faith during that encounter with the demon and kill himself. That part terrified me more so than the demon. That movie alone was enough to get me to read the whole Bible.
quote:Give it a shot. You're missing too much if you don't see the entire thing through to completion.
still have never seen the exorcist all the way through
The Exorcist is my all-time favorite movie. I was surprised that nobody had it in their Top 40 list from a few months ago.
BTW, Karras didn't simply "Kill Himself" at the end of the movie. He martyed himself and sacrificed his own life to save Regan. According to orthodox demonology, once a demon leaves its host, it may not return to that same host. He provoked the demon (Pazuzu) to enter himself and then threw himself out the window, knowing that committing suicide with the demon inside himself would essentially free Regan and end the Exorcism.
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Lemon + Olive Oil Marinated Fennel with Burrata + Mint
Author Notes: The transition from winter into spring trades simmering for tossing, ladles in pots for bare hands in salad bowls made of olive wood. Fennel, with its crisp texture and bright, clean flavor, provides the perfect foundation for such a shift in taste: while it could be braised in cream and be served on a snowy afternoon, it can also be coaxed into submission with a brief marinade of lemon and olive oil. Burrata, the sexy cousin of buffalo mozzarella that is now easily found in many markets, has a sweet softness that is perfect to spread on toast with a brisk bite of fennel.
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Serves 4
- 2 medium heads fennel, cored and very thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving
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- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
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329 Certified EHR Companies and More Being Added
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I'm not sure how many of you find it interest, but I know I have at least a reasonable number of EHR vendors out there that read this site. Plus, the number of available certified EHR vendors should be interesting to anyone that participates in the industry.
The EMR Daily News recently did a post breaking down the official ONC CHPL list of certified EHR vendors. Here's my general summary of the numbers:
Total EHR Certifications: 329
Certified Ambulatory EHR: 234
Certified In Patient EHR: 95
I just checked the list myself and found 350 total EHR vendors, 250 ambulatory certified EHR, and 100 Certified In Patient EHR. Although, since those numbers are so round, I'm going to assume that EMR Daily News did a better job looking at the list. I just went off the numbers that the website provided.
Either way, 329 EHR companies is a lot of companies. Granted, that's not 329 full comprehensive EHR vendors, but the majority of them are or will be. Is there any wonder that there's such a thirst for tools to help people narrow down the EHR vendor selection process?
EMR Daily news also broke down which ONC-ATCB companies are certifying the 329 EHR vendors:
Drummond Group: 35%
InfoGard: 11%
I know that SLI is talking to a lot of EHR vendors and I imagine the Verizon associated ATCB is too. Of course, this says to me that there's still a lot of EHR vendors that are going to be added to this list.
I talked to one industry person about the number of EHR vendors and they said they had 600 on their EHR vendor list. From the looks of this, they might not be all that far off with that number.


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Today was a big milestone for people who care about public health and a livable climate. Two utilities announced the planned closure of nine coal plants in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, bringing total retirements (executed and planned) since January 2010 past the 100 mark to 106.
Two plants in Chicago owned by Midwest Generation, the Fisk Plant and the Crawford Plant, had been a key target for local activist groups. These two plants have been in operation since the early 1900′s and were last updated in the late 50′s and 60′s. Along with violating "grandfathered" (i.e. lax) air quality standards and causing hundreds of emergency room visits each year, the two plants represented the largest source of local greenhouse gas emissions in 2010.
Local and national activists groups, along with the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, put intense pressure on Midwest Generation to shut the plants down.
The second set of plant closures come from the wholesale power provider GenOn Energy, which said it will close 3,140 MW of aging plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. All of the plants are coal, except for one that is oil-fired. GenOn said new air quality regulations would make it difficult for the company to keep the plants operating.
A confluence of factors is making it very difficult for owners of coal plants — particularly old coal plants — to compete. A combination of high domestic coal prices, low natural gas prices, new air quality regulations, coordinated activist pressure, and cost-competitive renewables are making coal an increasingly bad choice for many power plant operators. Along with the 106 announced closures, 166 new plants have been defeated since 2002.
So just how much of an impact have these factors had on coal closures? Bruce Nilles, director of Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign sent along these numbers:
Existing Coal (Announced/Retired Since Jan 1 2010)
- 106 coal plants, 319 units
- 42,895 MW (13% of fleet)
- 150 million MWh (8% of fleet)
- 162 million tons/year of CO2 (9% of fleet)
- 921,417 tons/year of SO2 (16% of fleet)
- Average age: 55 years old
- (For plants with available data – Data from Clean Air Task Force): 2,042 pre-mature deaths, 3,229 heart attacks and 33,053 asthma attacks prevented each year (about 15% of total health impacts from fleet). All together these plants retiring will save about $15.6 billion in health care costs.
Of course, with questions about the life-cycle emissions of natural gas still unanswered, it remains to be seen how environmentally effective all that gas will be. But with record amounts of investment pouring into renewables and efficiency, and progressive utilities calling increasingly cost-competitive solar "the next big thing in the industry," the forces are coming together to close the gap.


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Dolphins owner appalled by bullying scandalBy FRED GOODALL , Associated Press
Nov. 11, 2013 8:16 PM ET
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has broken his silence on the bullying scandal that has engulfed his team, saying he's appalled by Jonathan Martin's allegations of daily harassment by teammates. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, right, and CEO Tom Garfinkel address the media before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2012 file photo, Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin (71) watches from the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Miami. Martin wants to return to the NFL, he said in an interview aired Wednesday where he claimed that racial, aggressive and sexually charged comments all played a role in his departure from the Dolphins. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013 image made from video made by WSVN-TV in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Miami Dolphin player Richie Incognito is interviewed near his home. The troubled, troubling relationship between two Miami Dolphin linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito took an ominous turn Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 with fresh revelations: Incognito sent text messages to his teammate that were racist and threatening, two people familiar with the situation said.(AP Photo/WSVN-TV)
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito (68), center left, and and tackle Jonathan Martin (71), center right, sit on the bench in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans. About halfway between the start of exhibition games and the Super Bowl, there have been plenty of unwanted story lines. Bullying in the locker room, coaches collapsing, serious injuries to marquee players, the D.C. Council's call on Washington's pro football team to change its name _ examples from the past week alone. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)
Ross said he plans to meet with Martin on Wednesday at an undisclosed location and that he has been in touch with the tackle through text messages. "I look forward to that meeting. I think that can help us move forward," Ross said. "I'd like to hear from him what had happened, why he felt that way and what we did and what we could have done to prevent something like this from happening. I want to hear the circumstances, the facts." The owner vowed before Monday night's game between the Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to get to bottom of the allegations and create a locker room culture that "suits the 21st century." "It couldn't have been a worse nightmare," said Ross, who was joined at the press conference by team president and chief executive officer Tom Garfinkel. The NFL is investigating Martin's allegations against teammates, including Richie Incognito. Martin, 24, is with his family in California to undergo counseling for emotional issues. Incognito, 30, has been suspended indefinitely. A special investigator for the league will determine whether Incognito harassed Martin, and whether the Dolphins mishandled the matter. "We simply don't know what happened or didn't happen yet," Garfinkel said. "We want to know the truth." Ross strongly endorsed second-year Dolphins coach Joe Philbin, saying he had the "utmost confidence" in the man he hired in 2012. The owner, however, did not express support for beleaguered general manager Jeff Ireland. "Joe Philbin is probably one of the most organized people I've ever met," Ross said. "When I interviewed him that stood out, but what also stood out was his character. I don't think there is a better person, a more respected person, a more caring person in the National Football League than Joe Philbin." Ross said to he has formed an independent advisory group that includes Tony Dungy, Don Shula, Dan Marino, Jason Taylor and Curtis Martin to review organizational conduct policies and to make recommendations on areas for improvement. "We need to look at ourselves. We have to examine everything internally," Ross said. "This is so appalling to me. I know I'm capable of overreacting. I want to get everybody's feedback because we all know the football locker room is a different workplace than most of us are accustomed to. I don't want to make any excuses." Neither Ross nor Garfinkel addressed an ESPN report that Martin is likely done for the season and feels he cannot return to the Dolphins. Martin's agent Kenneth Zuckerman did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. Ross said he will take an "open mind" going into his meeting with Martin. "I want to hear the facts," the owner said, adding that he'd also like to meet with Incognito. "He deserves to be heard," Ross said of the suspended guard. The 6-foot-5, 312-pound Martin left the team two weeks ago. His attorney has alleged that Martin was harassed daily, and Incognito acknowledged leaving a voicemail for Martin in April in which he used a racist term, threatened to kill his teammate and threatened to slap Martin's mother. Ross's reaction as the scandal mushroomed? "I was appalled," the owner said. "I think anybody would be appalled. When you first read that text that was reported, to me I didn't realize people would talk or text or speak that way to people." Incognito is white and Martin is biracial. Teammates both black and white have said Incognito is not a racist, and they've been more supportive of the veteran guard than they have of Martin. The 6-3, 319-pound Incognito has long been labeled one of the NFL's dirtiest players with a reputation for out-of-bounds behavior off the field. But this season he was a member of the player leadership council, raising questions about the role of Philbin, his staff and Miami management in the case. The scandal is the latest public-relations headache for Ross since he became majority owner of the Dolphins in 2009. They've endured four consecutive losing seasons, their longest such streak since the 1960s, and often play in a half-empty stadium, their local popularity eclipsed by the Miami Heat. Ross apologized to Dolphins fans "for being in this position. I know we will come out of this as a better organization." ___ AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org ___ AP Sports Writer Steve Wine in Miami contributed to this report. © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. |


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Amy and Ryan and expecting their first girl. THey have 1 son, Henry Alexander Charles "Alex". They want something that is distinct and regal sounding. They want the first name to be a two syllable name. The second name has to have a nickname that they will call the child by and the 3rd name must be a name that the current British Royal Famil has.
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Ralf & Rebecca are parents to Romilly Olivia, Reverie Elisabeth & Rigby Isaac and are expecting their fourth child. The first name must be relatively uncommon and begin with R, but the second letter of the name cannot be "o", "e" or "i". The middle name must be popular and begin with the second letter of the first name. They would like options for both a boy and girl.
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Tom and Alice are expecting their 2nd child. The older sisters name is Séverine Lavender. The name must have 3 syllables in the first, not start with an S, and be French. The middle name must be a nature name. They're being surprised in the delivery room so they would like names for both genders.Girls:
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Eve and Owen are expecting twins! They are real music lovers and would like to subtly honour their favourite musicians (Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Nina Simone). They also are keen to give each child a short middle name which connects them with their favourite country of Spain.
Please give two names for each gender since they don't know what they are having!


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The '87 playoffs slapped a lot of mileage on the Big Three. McHale never regained the same lateral movement and foot speed. The heroic Bird logged more than 40 minutes a game and never enjoyed another healthy NBA season. Even the steady Parish's production began to decline. If Bias had lived, the Big Three's minutes would have been severely slashed, especially McHale's, and all of them would have taken time to heal from nagging injuries. Case in point: Bird injured his heels at the start of the '88-'89 season and needed surgery; the Celts floundered without him, and Bird tried to return too soon in the spring. He ended up missing the season entirely.
"Bias would have prolonged the careers of all those guys," admits general manager Jan Volk, who has spent 25 years with Boston. "We thought he could give us that traditional player from Bird's era to the '90s. Lenny was a potential franchise guy. No question. Any time you draft a player, you worry that you might be a little off in your estimation, but Bias was a can't-miss. He had everything."
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Bias's sudden death had more than a cerebral effect on the franchise. It broke Red Auerbach's heart.
Everyone agrees that the crusty old Celtics president was never the same after the Bias tragedy. A native of Washington D.C., who still makes his home there, Auerbach has a famous soft spot for hometown products. When Bias emerged after his sophomore year at Maryland, Auerbach brought him to the Celtics summer camp in 1985 as a counselor. The two were fairly close - or as close as a short 68-year-old Jewish guy and a tall 20-year-old black college student could be - and Auerbach dreamed of suiting up Bias in Celtic green some day. The lucky Seattle pick gave him his chance.
"After Bias died, I think Red was really disillusioned for the first time by modern sports," says MacCallum. "This was a guy Red had appointed the next Great One, a true Celtic, a warrior, a guy who battles to the end, the eventual successor to Bird, and so on. I think what happened was truly crushing to Red."
Auerbach maintained at the time that Bias's death was a tragedy; he believed that Bias was an innocent kid who had used drugs for the first time. As days passed and the team received boatloads of tips that no, it wasn't Bias's first time doing cocaine, old Red started showing his 68 years. Was Bias a secret drug user? Nobody knows. We do know that 1) Bias's autopsy found that he had both snorted and ingested cocaine, usually a sign of an avid user, and 2) Auerbach's relationship with Maryland coach Lefty Driesell chilled after 1986, as many believe Auerbach blamed Driesell for not telling him about Bias's dark side.
"The word was out before the draft that Bias was in some trouble," recalls NBC's Peter Vecsey. "The Celtics must have known, but they took a chance. Hey, what happens if he stayed alive? Maybe he keeps doing drugs and gets other guys involved, or maybe he drags down the whole team. There's a flip side."
Regardless, Auerbach never recovered. He had already begun to delegate responsibilities in the mid '80's, but Bias's tragedy accelerated the process, and he began to spend more time in Washington. And the Celtics suffered.
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Firefox's biggest strength comes from its extensive library of add-ons. These add-ons can help you completely customize your Web browsing and make Firefox infinitely more useful. There is a downside: The more add-ons you have installed, the slower Firefox will be to start up and run. Some add-ons can turn Firefox into a memory hog, slowing down even the beefiest systems.
Firefox is one of the more full-featured browsers in our 2012 browser round-up. You can save Web services you use constantly, such as Pandora and Gmail, as App tabs. App tabs are permanent tabs in Firefox that are saved in the browser. Think of them as bookmarks in tab form. If you are a power user with tons of tabs constantly open, Firefox will allow you to collect the tabs into manageable groups, a handy feature for keeping your entertainment tabs separate from your work ones, for instance. If you use Firefox at home and work, Firefox Sync will sync your history, bookmarks, and preferences across computers and will even sync with the Firefox Mobile app on Android. Firefox has a pop-up filter and supports private browsing. The browser includes malware protection that will warn you if you end up clicking on a fraudulent website, as well as an updater to ensure your plug-ins have the latest security patches. Firefox will also work with any security software you have installed on your computer, using the software to scan downloads for malware.
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The 1995 Toyota Avalon is an all-new model and is an extended version of the popular Camry sedan, making it the roomiest Japanese-made sedan ever sold in the U.S. It also borrows the Camry's optional V-6 engine to provide ample power to its larger size. All of this is coupled with a soft, comfortable, and quiet ride. Some comparable cars offer V-8 power, though the nearly 200 horsepower produced by it is more than sufficient for the model.
Unlike its Lexus cousins, the 1995 Toyota Avalon does not attempt to force its way into the luxury car category, though it does include multiple standard features not included on the Camry. The upgraded XLS model features more standard features than the standard XL, though the former is essentially an upgraded interior trim package. Neither the power ratings nor the exterior styling is different between the two models. Fortunately for both models, the spacious interior is not just confined to the front, and even passengers in the rear seat will find considerable head and leg room.
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The 1995 Toyota Avalon offers a choice between front bucket seats and a large front bench seat. When the latter option is chosen, the shifter is mounted to the steering column, while the shifter is mounted on the center console between bucket seats. The bench seat includes a fold-down armrest. Standard features include power windows and door locks, AM/FM/Cassette player, and air-conditioning. The more luxurious XLS includes leather steering wheel trim, leather shift knob, and automatic headlights. Upgrade options for both models include a CD player, power moonroof, and leather seating. A multi-disc, trunk mounted CD changer is also available for the XLS.
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Over 52 million strong, Latinos are no longer just a sub-segment of the American legal economy, but a prominent driver of economic growth and trends. Smart law firm marketers will court this fast-growing population of consumer clients.
Contrary to false stereotypes, Latinos are more tech-savvy than the general population. According to Nielsen's State of the Hispanic Consumer: The Hispanic Market Imperative report, as compared to the general population:
With a buying power that will reach $1.5 trillion in three years, according to Nielsen, the U.S. Hispanic market would be one of the top 20 economies in the world, if it were a standalone country. Latinos are buying homes, consumer goods, dinners in restaurants, financial services, cars — and legal services.
Latinos accounted for 23 percent of consumers who sought an attorney during the past year, according to new research conducted by The Research Intelligence Group (TRiG)* -- more than any other minority demographic.
The arrival of Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court was symbolic of the emergence of Latinos in the law. Hispanic Americans share many of the same legal needs as other consumers, from incorporating family businesses to drawing up wills and dealing with family law issues. Additionally, Latinos are concerned with legal issues involving immigration, refugee status, notary fraud, access to equal housing and voting rights.
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"Senators have started to see that medical device tax was put in, I would say, somewhat suddenly in that bill, and was set at a level that people hadn't determined the effect it would have," Klobuchar told reporters on Capitol Hill late last week. "That there are a lot of people who have now seen that it should either be repealed or reduced. That vote was support for that position, and we now need to move on to negotiate it as some kind of a budget deal."
Klobuchar, the leading Democratic proponent of repealing what she calls a "hefty tax," concedes that repeal would "clearly need an offset" and would likely have to be a part of a broader package -- such as a budget deal, tax reform or separate health care legislation.
Opponents of repeal contend that the excise tax's impacts on employment or manufacturing will be minimal, that the device industry was not singled out by the law's cuts, and that the lost revenue would damage implementation of health care reform. Notably, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) voted against repealing the tax, which means it won't be an easy task to bring it to the floor.
Klobuchar isn't fazed.
"There's always a chance of winning peoples' votes when they start talking about what it means in their states, and as long as we can find some offset. I think that is Senator Baucus' concern," she said. "But we've come a long way from people just thinking it didn't make that much of a difference to people understanding that it involves surgical gloves and all kinds of things. It's a pretty hefty tax, especially for small companies."
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[CLJ-1382] Vector sort order should be specified sufficiently to embrace sort-by-juxt Created: 13/Mar/14 Updated: 15/Mar/14 Resolved: 15/Mar/14 |
Status: | Closed |
Project: | Clojure |
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Affects Version/s: | Release 1.5 |
Fix Version/s: | None |
Type: | Enhancement | Priority: | Minor |
Reporter: | Phill Wolf | Assignee: | Unassigned |
Resolution: | Completed | Votes: | 0 |
Labels: | data-structures, documentation, idiom |
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Vectors of equal length sort in a way that seems natural – by user> (def vv '(["c" 9] ["a" 100] ["a" 33] ["b" 8])) #'user/vv user> (sort vv) (["a" 33] ["a" 100] ["b" 8] ["c" 9]) This property enables a blisteringly wonderful idiom for sorting user> (def mm (->> vv (map (fn [[p q]] {:p p :q q})))) #'user/mm user> (sort-by (juxt :p :q) mm) ({:p "a", :q 33} {:p "a", :q 100} {:p "b", :q 8} {:p "c", :q 9}) The sort-by-juxt idiom was described on briancarper.net[1], where it Such lore gives it the odor of respectability, but the sort-by-juxt The vector specification should be bolstered with enough traits of [1] http://briancarper.net/blog/488/sort-a-clojure-map-by-two-or-more-keys [2] https://github.com/jafingerhut/thalia/blob/master/doc/other-topics/comparators.md |
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Comment by Alex Miller [ 13/Mar/14 9:52 PM ] |
I don't understand what this ticket is asking for. |
Comment by Andy Fingerhut [ 13/Mar/14 10:32 PM ] |
It sounds like he is asking that the doc of clojure.core/compare say that vectors of equal length are compared in lexicographic order. |
Comment by Phill Wolf [ 15/Mar/14 1:07 PM ] |
"(sort-by (juxt" relies on a feature of vectors that the Clojure documentation does not guarantee. But using juxt in this way is part of the cultural fabric and helps make concise programs that "read like a definition" of the problem, to quote Halloway in "Programming Clojure". Therefore, let's document the sort order of equal-length vectors. I looked for this information on the Data Structures page, which has a section on vectors. |
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I added a line to the Vectors section on the Data Structures (http://clojure.org/data_structures) page: "Vectors are compared first by length, then each element is compared in order." |


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Firm action?
President Obama used his State of the Union address to assure U.S. allies in the region and warn of "firm action" towards North Korea and their third nuclear test. (DMN, Feb. 14)
Iran informed the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency: "There is no word about visiting Parchin or any other site." So go home! ("Nuclear fuel ... , ditto)
We all realize the U.N. is impotent, but Iran and North Korea must feel the same about the United States. There was a time when merely a disapproving look was sufficient. But now countries show no respect even to a warning of "firm action." God help us all.
Larry Jambor,
Once in your lifetime
Those who travel Mexico normally go for the beaches. Once in your lifetime, travel to Mexico City. The history, architecture, cathedrals, museums, shopping and wild cab rides will keep your mind off beaches.
The Catedral Metropolitana, probably the largest most of us will see, begun in 1573, took three centuries to complete. It sits on one side of the Zocalo, itself one of the largest squares in the world. To another side is the extensive Palacio Nacional (National Palace). At 6 p.m., the army marches onto the square. The 150-foot national flag is lowered into the hands of troops as drums and bugles sound. Several hundred citizens attend.
North of the city is the National Shrine of Mexico, the Basilicas of our Lady of Guadalupe, the old one begun in 1531, the newer in 1974. These, along with many buildings, are sinking as the area was built in one giant dry lakebed. Many buildings have been stabilized to sink evenly, but soft soil and building weight contribute to sinking.
While north, take a guided tour to the pyramids of Teotihuacan. Once buried, the giant pyramids were discovered when dirt was needed for railroad construction. Two hundred temples were estimated to have been at the site.
Back in Mexico City, spend a whole day at Museo National de Antropologia and the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
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Executive produced by new media entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg and premiering Monday November 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, the new docu-series "Silicon Valley Start-Ups," explores the intertwining lives of a group of young professionals on the path to becoming Silicon Valley's next great success stories.
The tenth season of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series, "Top Chef: Seattle" premieres on Wednesday, November 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Famed chef and restaurant mogul Wolfgang Puck joins as a judge this season, alongside Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson and Emeril Lagasse with Padma Lakshmi returning as host, as 21 chef'testants compete for the top crown. For more information, visit: http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef
Ever wonder who is behind those hilarious cat memes? Bravo Media goes inside the office for ICanHasCheezburger.com, one of the largest humor publishers on the Internet, with "LOLwork" on Wednesday, November 7 at 11 p.m., ET/PT. The 30-minute doc-com goes inside the world of Ben Huh and his eccentric staff as they attempt to make the world laugh five minutes a day by putting nimble yet grammatically incorrect captions on cute photos of domesticated pets and animals. For a sneak peek into their quirky world, visit: http://www.bravotv.com/lolwork/season-1/videos/hidden-talents-at-cheezburger
Bravo brings design filled nights when "Million Dollar Decorators" returns for season two on Tuesday, November 13th at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Los Angeles' most exclusive and sought-after interior designers – Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Kathryn Ireland, Jeffrey Alan Marks and Mary McDonald are back. With big budgets, big personalities and big projects, the designers take on A-List celebrity clientele and a few encounter some very familiar faces that turn out to be their most difficult clients to date. For more information, visit: www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-decorators/season-2/videos/battle-of-egos-and-tastes
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