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Google first announced Nashville as a candidate city back in January of 2015. It's a small roll-out to start: just four apartment and condominium buildings. Google says hopes to eventually expand its service to "the lion's share" of Nashville.
It's also launching a Fiber Space for locals to try out Gigabit internet, as well as the company's cable TV offering.
It's priced as usual: $50 a month for 100 Mbps, $70 a month for 1 Gbps and 1TB of Google Drive storage, and $130 for the gigabit service along with cable TV service.
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No, I didn't do my Tarzan yell. Attempting such amateur vocals amid the gorgeous green foliage just outside the El Yunque National Rainforest in Puerto Rico would have been like singing "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" in Carnegie Hall. Not fitting at all. Maybe next time. If I practice first.
What else didn't I do during our Puerto Rican adventure? Well, I didn't fly the plane back off of Vieques even though the steering wheel and controls were within easy reach from my co-pilot's seat. And I didn't blink at the carry-on luggage of the guy standing directly behind me at the airport ticket counter -a chicken in a burlap bag. Didn't stand in a security line either.
I didn't get trampled by any of the wild horses that kept popping out of bushes when Hannah and I ran the roads of Vieques. I definitely didn't tire of picking and sampling tropical fruits as we wandered the islands.
I did glow when we swam the Bio-luminescent Bay after dark. I'd like to think that I always glow a little, but it was all dino-flagellite action that night.
Didn't miss the internet. Didn't miss TV. Missed my oldest son but didn't miss one wonderful moment with my two youngest kids who accompanied me on the trip.
And I didn't get lost. Yeah, right.
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Clipstone Camp near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire was a very large military training camp established during the First World War. Thousands of men went there to train before going off to fight for King and Country. Their future was unknown and many would not return.
The welfare of the men was of up most importance during their time at Clipstone with concerts and other activities taking place both at the camp and in the surrounding town and villages.
These two postcards reveal that in 1917 Christmas was still a time of celebration. On the reverse of the top postcard is written 'This is a photo of our cake and the cooks who made it. Made in the shape of a house.'
Very poignantly on the back of the bottom card are the words 'For Dear Old Mum.'
PC by Worsnop & Co Shipley Yorkshire
I have this same postcard (the lower one) as my grandfather is in it. He sent it to his mother who was looking after his children (including my mother). He is the man on the lower right with the moustache sitting next to the chap with the glasses. On his postcard he put on the back "This is not very flattering of me, is it". He was in the Essex Regiment originally but was transferred to the Herts Reg in about 1916 when he went to Clipstone. I believe he was an instructor on the Lewis Gun and was fortunate never to see active service, which may have been partly due to role as a trainer and/or his age and/or the fact that he was a single parent to two young children.
I have the counterpart postcard (a picture taken from the right hand side of the dining hall at the same Christmas Lunch) in which my Grandfather can be seen. My grandfather was in the Rifle Brigade and served in France in 1917 and 1918. I will provide a copy of the picture to the administrator of this site. It would be nice to think that our respective Grandfathers who were comrades and who were at this lunch together nearly 100 years ago have the event preserved for future generations to see.
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Prelim. autopsy finds football player had heart condition
Update: The preliminary autopsy findings on Montel Williams indicate he had a undiagnosed heart condition. Further testing is being conducted by the Medical Examiner Section of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory.
Info via Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
A Gurdon High School sophomore collapsed at football practice and later died. Montel Williams was just fifteen years old.
Gurdon football coach John Pace says Williams fell to one knee after a series of wind sprints during practice on Tuesday night.
Preliminary autopsy results should be available tomorrow. Investigators are keeping an open mind and are looking into whether heat exhaustion or an undiagnosed medical condition could have played a role in Williams death.
Coach John Pace says the team will dedicate its season to Williams and try to get through this tragedy together. "They're all in shock, kind of like we all are." Pace says, "Only time will help that."
Gurdon students will go back to school on Monday. Grief counselors will be made available to Williams's friends.


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I am posting in regards to an issue I had several months ago with a lonely and overly friendly, elderly female neighbor who lives across the street from me.
My family and I relocated in 2013, and are still fairly new to the community in which we reside, and no one really made us feel as welcome as she did. In fact, the neighbor who lives directly beside us has been unreasonable with us and other residents, in many ways.
She began by waving and speaking to us in a friendly manner. We did the same, months to almost a full year before we actually met her. One day, my mother advised me to go to her house and extend her a token of our appreciation during Christmas of 2014. Mostly because the lady seemed to be so incredibly lonesome and we felt sorry for her.
She insisted on inviting me into her home and gave me a tour of each room, showed me family photos and other personal belongings. I did not think this was necessary or appropriate, since we did not know each other well enough for that. She even asked me to call her by her first name. It was in fact, kind of awkward.
She explained how her nephew is the only family member she has in town, while the majority of her immediate family are either dead or reside elsewhere, but they call her to make sure she's okay. As far as I know, she never had children, otherwise, she would have shown pictures or mentioned them
We ended up exchanging phone numbers, and since she no longer drives, I told her to call me if her nephew was unavailable to transport her to the grocery store, etc. I also told her she would be welcome at my home. She told me the same thing, but I never went back to her house unannounced again. I figured she would use common sense and common courtesy and call first. I planned on doing the same going forward.
Soon, she began making it her duty to walk over to my home unannounced, uninvited and empty handed, almost every other weekend. Mostly on Sunday afternoons after she had been to church. The first time, she just walked over to say thank you for the gift. After that, each time, she claimed that she was just checking on me and my family to make sure we were okay. This was unnecessary and obviously not the case. Although we exchanged phone numbers, she never opted to call. I felt she was thinking of a way to get my attention. She was never thoughtful enough to bring, or even offer to bring us anything. Therefore, she was not interested in the welfare of me and my family. Her visits were for her own needs.
Once, I invited her into our home only because I felt obligated to do so. I ended up regretting it. The whole time, she seemed uncomfortable in my mother's presence, and trying to get a conversation from her was like pulling teeth! She acted very strange and disinterested, seeming as if she was ready to leave. She looked down alot and would not really make eye contact. Totally different than her usual friendliness outdoors. My mother noticed her behaviour and decided it was best not to get too close with her. I agreed.
Still, she continued to come over unannounced and became overly friendly and clingy each time she saw me outdoors. To me, she became a creepy little old lady!
Each time I stepped outside my door to get in my car, sweep or do anything related to outdoor work, she would immediately come to her front door or come stand on her front porch and yell, "How are you doing"? I could tell she was staring outside her window, waiting to see when I came outside. Once, she even admitted that she watched and waited for me to come outside. I felt stalked. She seemed to develop a disturbingly inappropriate fixation on me, moreso than anyone else in my family, or in the neighborhood.
I would wave to her and speak as friendly as possible, then turn around to continue what I was doing, letting her know I wasn't in the mood to socialize. Then, she would just stand on her porch and stare at me for a while, then say something else. After a while, she got into the habit of walking over and standing at the front of my house or driveway, trying to force me into a conversation I clearly did not want.
It's like she was demanding that I stop what I was doing so I would accommodate her. She did this twice before I put an end to it.
The first time, I was outdoors sweeping. I waved and spoke friendly to her from a distance, keeping it short and sweet. She stood and stared at me for a coupke of minutes, then asked, "Getting your exercise"? ( Note: I'm 37 years old, sweeping is hardly exercise for someone my age. I workout by lifting weights and cardio.) I just responded, "Yes", then I turned my back to her, hoping she would take the hint and stop talking to me. This obviously was not good enough for her.
My mother happened to be watching the entire incident, and witnessed her walking back into her house, coming back outside, locking her door holding a bottle of water in her hand, and happily walking my way. Then, she came and stood at the foot of my driveway, yelling, "Hello"! I tried to act as if I couldn't hear her at first. Then, she yelled, "Hello" again. I turned around, and she said, "I just wanted to come over and holler at you"! I responded, "Okay, you have a nice day", turned my back and continued with what I was doing. She had no choice except to walk away, looking and feeling silly.
The second time she did this, I was doing more than sweeping. I was actually doing real work. I became so annoyed with her, that I gave her the cold shoulder because she seemingly did not want to take the hint that I was not outdoors seeking a conversation with her or anyone else. Especially, when she could clearly see I was very busy.
I never said anything disrespectful to her, but my ways and actions spoke loudly about how annoyed and harassed I felt. She walked away again, more disappointed than before.
I did not want to hurt her feelings or be disrespectful due to her age. However, she made me very uncomfortable, and had become quite a nuisance. I allowed my anger to control me because I was at my wits end with this old woman
Although she usually goes out of her way to seek attention from everyone she spots outdoors, including the mail carrier and solicitors, I almost felt as if she had become fixated on me personally. I was not accustomed to this type of behavior from someone her age.
The elderly people I knew growing up, would acknowledge me and other young people in a friendly manner, but were not trying to become our BFF. They were wise enough to realize there was a huge age gap, so they focused on being close with others within their age group, and allowed us to do the same. Also, they never asked any of us to call them by their first name. It was always Mr. or Mrs.
I am a 37 year old single and heterosexual woman who has a family and other responsibilities. She is a 73 year old widow, retired and living alone. We have absolutely nothing in common except living on the same street and within the same community. My mother is 60 years old and is much closer to this woman's age. Yet, she preferred me. Sorry, but I found that very odd. Seemed like she had an agenda. I could be wrong.
Since the last encounter, the first thing she stopped doing was coming over unannounced and uninvited. She kept her distance from me and my family and tried not to come outside when I was present. At times, my mother saw her sitting on her porch, staring directly at our house. Still she never came outside, or said anything to me when I was outdoors.
After all of this, I swore I had gotten rid of her. Then, one morning, I was outdoors working and out of the blue, I heard someone yell, "Good morning"! Although my back was turned, I knew it was her. Angered by the sound of her annoying voice, I was tempted to turn around and say something harsh and disrespectful, but I didn't. I kept my composure and decided to ignore her completely. Again, she yelled, "Good morning"! I still did not respond.
She kept trying to get my attention in this manner for several more weeks, until she finally realized that I was not going to acknowledge her in any way, shape or form. This may not have been a nice thing to do, but I saw this method as the only way to rid myself of this woman once and for all! Luckily, she got the message and has not bothered me since then. It has been about 7 months since this occurred so, I'm confident that she knows I want nothing to do with her.
For that, I am grateful to God, because now I am free to work outside in peace and my sanity has been restored.
To get back at me, she began giving my brother the cold shoulder when he has tried to greet her. Once, she just gave him a blank stare when he gave her a friendly wave. Also, he told me she went out of her way to run and hide in her backyard when she saw him coming home. He has done nothing to offend her, and did not deserve this. This lets me know she is obviously not the friendly and sweet old lady she wants everyone to believe she is. Most likely, she has spoken negatively about me and family to other residents. Not that I give damn. I don't know these people anyway. Even if I did, so what?
Ironically, now they (neighbors) seem to repel her for some reason, and she comes outdoors and goes to church alot less than she used to. As outgoing as her personality is, she has no close friends or family besides her nephew, that come to spend time with her regularly. There are a couple of people that come by to pick her up and take her shopping etc. when her nephew obviously can't, but after they drop her off, they don't stick around. To me, this speaks volumes about what others may find bothersome about her ways.
My main objective is to find out if anyone has ever experienced a situation similar to this one? If so, what was the outcome?
Boris Knot replies- What do you think readers? A well handled situation?
No, I think the writer made many assumptions about her neighbor–a laundry list of assumptions, if you read it carefully, including the assumption that the exercise comment was an insult–and the writer is now the "rude neighbor."
It's very easy for someone to make a comment like yours unless they've dealt with a situation similar to this one.
This old woman became too friendly, overbearing and refused to take a hint.
It's not a good feeling to be sought after by someone you're not interested in being close friends with.
This lady is far from stalking or harassing you. She seems lonely …and maybe a little anti social. I am speechless after reading some of your insults towards her. Saying hello to you while you are sweeping makes you feel stalked?? Coming over with NO gifts wow!!! And I love how you have to throw your sexual orientation and God into your post…. I would much rather have her as my neighbor then a mean spirited person like yourself!!!
You have some nerve saying that the writer is mean spirited!!!!!!
Unless you have been through a similar situation, you have no clue what it's like to deal with a neighbor who is a plain nuisance!!!!!!
Just because this old woman is lonely, it's not her neighbor's responsibility to keep her entertained!!!!!
You must be a little old, lonely and miserable person like that lady!!!!! Otherwise, you wouldn't be so incredibly offended by what the writer conveyed about this old annoying woman!!!!!!!!
I guess all MISFITS stick together!!!!!!!
That takes us up to the next level. Great pogints.
This old woman obviously overstepped her boundaries due to feeling lonely. Although the writer may not have handled the situation in a humane manner, the old lady's socially awkward behavior is not normal and may have been enough to make her seem, "CREEPY".
I think DONNA and C are being way too judgemental toward the writer. This sounds like something the writer had never experienced before, and was taken by surprise because of the old woman's clingy and needy behavior. who knows, the lady may have a slight case of Dementia.
If you actually take the time to read carefully, the writer was simply trying to be neighborly and friendly to a lonely old woman she felt sorry for, not actually become this woman's friend. There's a huge difference!
Also, the writer did say that she was asking whether or not anyone had ever experienced this type of situation and what the outcome was. She isn't asking for anyone's advice!
Please read posts carefully before commenting with such rudeness, and try to put yourself in the writer's shoes. If a situation is new, you never know how you will react.
The old lady may not seem to be a "Rude Neighbor" to most people, however, she did overstep her boundaries and readily assumed that the writer wanted to be close friends with her. The lady saw what she wanted to see.
I think the writer may have unknowingly placed herself in a situation that she was not equipped to handle. I also think the neighbor was so lonesome, she became overjoyed by the kindness being shown to her by the writer.
The writer should have kept things simple by just simply waving and saying, "Hello" to the little old lady. Nothing extra. This way, the woman wouldn't have expected anything more.
It sounds like two people crossed paths with totally different ideas about friendliness.
Kind of amusing if you think about it. Could be a script for a new television series.
It took her a year to talk to you and when she did, she invited you into her home and showed you pictures of her FAMILY and friends, most as you state have passed away. How many family and friends will you have when you're 73?
She asks you to call her by her first name, walks over to thank you for your gift and chat. She asks you how you are doing, all she wanted to do was talk to you. And all you do is complain about her and turn away. How dare she inconvenience you for 20 minutes!
She says hello to you, you turn your back and continue what you're doing. "She had no choice except to walk away looking and feeling silly after being ignored." Did that make you feel good about yourself? That's not something I would ever be proud of!
She waved at you and asked…"How are you doing?" and you wanted to say something harsh and disrespectful but decided to be the friendly neighbor and just ignore her. You need to look up the word respectful because you clearly don't know what that entails.
You invited her in, "Only because I felt obligated to do so," and she seemed uncomfortable and acted disinterested! I'm guessing anyone would feel that way in your home! I'm quite sure she picked-up the vibe that she was unwelcome! She wouldn't be friendly to your brother! I wouldn't wave or be friendly to you or anyone else even going near your house after your behaviour, she probably thought if she waved back, you'd burn her house down! Your double standards are nauseating.
I hope that when you are 73 years old, all your friends and family are gone and you are all alone and someone treats you as cruelly as you've been to her! You mock her for not having any friends or family. You don't know her story or what happened in her life, but you judge her anyway! It's people like you who give the human race a bad name. If I were your mother, I'd be deeply ashamed. Because she's 73 and you're 37 you say you have nothing in common, I couldn't agree more. You clearly don't have the intellect to relate with anyone, no matter their age. Maybe she could do what your mother failed at and teach you some manners!
All she tired to do was be friendly to you and maybe she did try too hard because she's lonely, that doesn't make her a bad person. And you're delusional if you think she was trying to be your BFF. I wouldn't be able to look myself in the mirror, if I were you, when she passes away! You're single…GET USED TO IT!
I believe in this thing called karma, I've seen it work its magic far too many times, and after this…IT'S COMING STRAIGHT FOR YOU!
You are heartless, cold and void of any humanity at all! AND IT'S YOU THAT'S IN THE WAY!
What cracks me up is the writer gets mad when the neighbor avoids her brother- yet this hyprocrite does the same thing to the neighbor. Maybe now you know how she feels.
She probably realizes you don't like her, so why should she be cordial withyour brother.
The lady is old and alone. She didn't fixate on you she saw you were willing to show her attention and she's alone …the elderly bereft of familial attention will wither away from starvation of affection. You were within your rights to set boundaries but you could have handled it so much better.
Lacie, that is a fair statement. At least you were not as harsh as others.


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I am a male with inverted nipples.
I was wondering if there is any way without surgery to make them come out. They do sometimes come out when it's cold, but go straight back in. I am not overweight, but I do no sports. Would physical activities help???
Please answer my question as it's embarrassing to take my shirt off in front of others (except in winter).
— Jr inside out
Dear Jr inside out,
Inverted nipples are one of the many variations of the human body that make each of us unique, sort of like having an "innie" or "outtie" bellybutton. Some people feel awkward about having "innies" because their nipples look different or appear to be hiding or shy. Fortunately, no medical problems are associated with being born with inverted nipples.
Have you always had inverted nipples? Inverted nipples may be a sign of a more severe medical condition only if they become inverted when previously they were not. Such a change can be a sign of Paget's disease of the breast. This condition primarily affects women over age 50 and is a rare form of breast cancer in which the ducts beneath the areola or in some rare cases, the nipple itself, have been affected by cancer. Treatment for this is similar to breast cancer in general, in that a physician might recommend lumpectomy or mastectomy along with radiation therapy. Breast cancer is rarer in men than in women, but it can occur in men. There is a less severe condition called mammary duct ectasia which is basically an inflammation and sometimes an infection of the mammary ducts. Again, this condition is usually more present in women over 50 as it is typically caused by hormonal changes, so it is highly unlikely to appear in a 15 year-old male.
It's possible to change "innie" nipples to "outties" through plastic surgery. These procedures are expensive, though (ranging from about two to five thousand dollars), and there's a chance that nipples will revert to their old orientation after the operation. Talk with your health care provider. S/he may have additional info or insight for you, including what is normal for men and what's involved in surgery.
Exercise and sports will not alter the appearance of your nipples, but they can help you feel more happy and confident with the other changes your body is going through during puberty. Remember, practically everyone (including supermodels and professional athletes) has some physical "flaw" that s/he wishes s/he could change. Instead of focusing on your least favorite feature, perhaps you can be proud of your brilliant smile, beautiful eyes, or another of your many awesome attributes.
Take care,Alice!


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REPORT #1186 "Below the Border" Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
Brian Kelley, wearing the white cap, with three of his buddies celebrating his 50th birthday with a fat one …Mark Rayor.
The first serious north wind of the season arrived late this week along with grouchy seas that caused short days for some.
Still seem to be enough fish around to keep things interesting; it is just tougher to find them. There were a few porpoise schools found closer to shore that did produce
some tuna for the first handful of boats that found them.
Dorado action was also a little sketchy with most boats finding only a few, if any, but there are still some skipjack and football sized tuna out in front of the lighthouse.
As usual the beach was trashed from the wind waves which created difficult conditions for the beach walkers.
The good news is the winds are predicted to subside soon and hopefully the bite will pick right back up.
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Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Well so much for the quickie trip last Friday. By the time I arrived at the border a small tropical depression, Olaf, had turned and was headed on an erratic path for Baja's
Since my trip only allowed for a few days of fishing with little or no wiggle room, I delayed the trip until this Monday.
Turned out to be a good call; Olaf dumped plenty of rain from Cuidad Constitution to Mulege. There were a few washouts and one group driving down reported 30 water
crossings during their trip from the border to East Cape.
The storm left unsettled conditions but they seem to have dissipated by the end of the week.
So I will be driving down the peninsula Monday, the 12th, with a stop planned in Mulege to check out some rumors of large snook appearing in the Santa Rosalia River.
Then on to Lopez Mateos to fish both beach and offshore for three days with Lance Peterson, our Mexico Guide.
I will return on Monday, the 19th, and should have an update on the aftermath of the recent storms.
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Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The 80° blue water has cooled down a bit from last week, and has moved in very close to the beach. This should improve the fishing, but we have had a series of hard
rains and wind and a full moon period, combined with few clients fishing. An accurate picture of the fishing action is hard to describe at best.
The average for sailfish is about one or two a day per boat, and few nice size dorado are also being taken.
Inshore, there are a lot of small jack crevalle, and even a few sierra, but the roosterfish bite also seems to have died off. However, we also had strong surf all this last
week, so the roosters have moved offshore, and should move back in when the moon phase affects the surf to a lesser degree.…Ed Kunze
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Cabo San Lucas
Striped marlin and sailfish are being seen close to shore on the Pacific side, but the water conditions on the outside have many of the boats focusing their efforts on the
calmer Sea of Cortez side of the Cape. There are reports of blue and black marlin hook ups in the San Jose area, but just not in the numbers that were on the Pacific side.
But, these fish, like those found out to the west, were not really in the eating mood.
There are respectable numbers of yellowfin tuna farther offshore on the Pacific side. However, running 30 to 40 miles in the grumpy seas was not in the books for most
of the boats. A few of them did make it out to the fish, however, so there were few tuna flags flying. Heading out 30 miles put you in the area, but it was tough to spot
the porpoise; when the chop began, they seemed to disappear!
Dorado seemed to like the conditions a bit choppy and most boats were coming in with at least four or five fish, averaging 12 to 15 pounds, and some had a few larger
fish to 40 pounds. Most of the action was on the Pacific side of the Cape close to the beach.
There were some wahoo taken just off the beach, but most of the boats were fishing for dorado, so you know there were a lot of fish lost due to monofilament leaders!
The pangas working the bottom did find some decent catches of small grouper and snapper. And for pangas that were surface fishing, there were catches of dorado and
the occasional striped marlin and sailfish. George and Mary Landrum
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Samui (Thailand): Indian star golfer Anirban Lahiri hopes marital bliss will spur him to victory at the Queen`s Cup starting at the Santiburi Samui Country Club tomorrow and earn a ticket to the US Open.
The current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader, who tied the knot with sweetheart Ipsa Jamwal last week, can qualify for the year`s second Major with a triumph in the USD 300,000 Asian Tour tournament.
Following one victory and three other top-10s this season, the 26-year-old will start as one of the favourites as he also has an impressive track record here with four previous top-10s at a venue nicknamed the "Beast of Samui".
A strong field which includes seven other players from the top-10 of the Order of Merit and leading Thais such as Thaworn Wiratchant, Prom Meesawat and Arnond Vongvanij stands in his way but Lahiri is determined to enjoy the week with his wife on the holiday isle of Samui.
"It`s nice to have her accompany me. Off the course, it`s a lot of fun. It`s very relaxing and it keeps me fresh and motivated on the course," said Lahiri today.
"I think I probably need a win to get in (to the US Open) but I can`t get into an event thinking of trying to win for any other reason. I`ve not played much golf coming in, so I`m happy and have no expectations."
Lahiri claimed his fourth Asian Tour victory at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters in April after a stunning final-hole eagle and currently sits in 72nd position on the Official World Golf Ranking.
A victory in Samui, worth 14 world ranking points, should get him into the top-60 which is the cut-off to get into the US Open in Pinehurst next week.
After the merriment of getting hitched, the talented Indian was happy to get back to his day job.
"It was a happy week, a busy week and a hectic week. Indian weddings are complicated affairs!" smiled Lahiri, who contributed two points in Asia`s dramatic draw with Europe in the inaugural EurAsia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM in Malaysia in March.
"I was organising a lot it myself, with my friends and relatives helping out. Hardly had any time to breathe, haven`t had much sleep in the last 10 days. I`m looking forward to the afternoon tee offs here," Lahiri said.
"This was the first cut I made outside of India back then. Since then, I`ve kind of settled in well in Samui and have enjoyed many top-10s. I love the place and it`s nice to be back. Hopefully we can get it done this week."
Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh will be putting his close friendship aside with his EurAsia Cup partner Lahiri as he bids to win the Queen`s Cup.
"My career started in Samui. Before I won in Brunei in 2010, I had my first top-10 on the Asian Tour here. I started to believe in myself that I could go far and won my next tournament in Brunei," said Siddikur, whose straight-shooting game has earned him three top-10s in the Queen`s Cup.
"I`m happy with how my game has progressed. This year, I`ve had two runner-up finishes but also had two missed cuts. This course suits my play. I like tight courses but the rough is up. It`s tougher than the past few years," he added.
Thai-based Korean Baek Seuk-hyun, fifth on the Order of Merit, hopes to overcome his fear of the Beast of Samui where he has missed two cuts in four appearances.
"The views are nice although it`s a hard course to play on. It`s uphill, downhill and it`s so narrow. Then there is the wind to deal with as well. My record here is not really good but I`m always trying," said Baek.
"I`m happy with my game. After my ankle injury in Malaysia, my swing is back. My confidence is also coming back," added the 23-year-old.
Malaysia`s rising star Nicholas Fung hopes that using the new putting method of `Aim Point` which is used by current world number one Adam Scott will see him contending in the Queen`s Cup where he finished equal 12th last season.
"It`s quite a complicated method and I`m still learning how to use it. It teaches you how to read the lines better. I think it can help but I need to master it. Adam Scott has been using this and Marcus Both used it to win in the Philippines.
"This course suits me as it`s not long. If I can putt well, I can do well. I`ve been hitting it great but my putting hasn`t been good," said Fung.


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Image rendered by Vermont Tesla owner, Matt Strauss
Wow. Nice work! Can we share it on other sites? Will credit Matt of course.
Best wishes to our Tesla friends in Vermont and across New England for a merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Happy New Year to all from a slightly warmer TX (family visit).
Todd, out of curiosity, do you know how that picture was generated? What tools were used?
PM me, and I'll send you Matt's contact info.


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I've always had a keen interest in video production but it wasn't until technology had moved on a bit and I had something worth filming that I produced some things that I am proud of.
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I've been involved in producing the last 3 Aussie Floyd DVD & Blu-Rays, the last two I directed and edited. Eclipsed by the Moon reached number 2 in the German music video charts and number 5 in Austria, pretty good for a tribute band!
I also regularity contribute to the backdrop videos for the Aussie Floyd live show and recently I have been learning animation.
In the summer of 2014 I filmed a video for the song 'First September' for my band Audial. Shot mostly in my front room in front of a dust sheet the whole thing had a budget of £36. I love pushing what can be done for little money.
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A London-based artist, Ben Turnbull born in 1974 and expelled from two schools where he used to spent time drawing and carving out some exquisite caricatures on to a desk which today had led him to be one of the controversial artists with his controversial works, surely knows how to make strong impact with his art.
His main focus has mostly been America as he is fascinated by the global dominance of the American political system. His work that resembles the children's toys mainly depicts the prevalence of violence in society today, as his wood carvings are mainly of different guns and weapons which surely attract one's attention.
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GPA too low from LPN to get into RN program
I live in the Cinci area. I have been an LPN for 6 years and I amwanting to return to school for my RN for awhile now. I have lookedat all the local schoolsand everything looks great until the schools require a higher GPAfrom my LPN then what I have(but they do not look at a total college GPA). Has anyone else ran into this and if sowhat did you or what or you doing to get into a school or raise yourLPN GPA? Can you retake classes that you have scored low in? I know some schools require prerequisites and I am wonderingif those would go toward your LPN GPA to get accepted into the RNnursing program? I passed all of my LPN classes the very first time, graduated and passed my boards on the very first time and now have 6 years of working, my GPA was nowhere near what it could have been because I found out I was pregnant in the middle of the first semiester of nursing school. I want to further my education but seem to be at a stand still....
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Joined: Jun '08; Posts: 6Jan 31, '13My LPN GPA was 2.63. For my BSN, I had prerequisites, they had requirements of what classes they were going to take. I had to improve my science GPA to a 3.0 (did that taking Excelsior testing) and my other perquisites totaled a 2.8, and they also used an entrance exam, which they told me I had to get a 90 to get in (got a 92). So it depends on the school, their requirements, and such. And I graduated in May with a 2.89 average and got licensed in June (start new grad RN job Monday). So it's possible!!! Do your research, and If you need prerequisites, aim high in those courses to boost your GPA.Jan 31, '13Choose a RN school whose requirements play to your strengths, and minimize the weak parts of your GPA. Most RN programs only look at specific prerequisite college courses. Which ones vary with the school. Example: Almost everyone wants to see A&P I & II with C or better, and general psych, and human growth & development psych. Some want sociology, or a computer class, or microbiology, or whatever.
And some won't even accept college credits that are older than 4 years or 6 years or whatever arbitrary cutoff the RN school picks. If so, you could repeat the prereqs and get better grades on the repeat(s) and the school would, by its own rule, have to use the new and improved grade(s).
Most RN programs don't grant any college nursing course credits to LPNs for anything more than just Nursing I. You start with Nursing II and move in step with the others in your cohort. They think LPN coursework is almost worthless. (This program looks like it might flirt with giving LPNs Nursing II, if they can do well enough on the tests?)
Example admissions requirement for one local associate degree RN program, below. This one seems to place emphasis on a pre-entrance exam, drug calculation proficiency, and certain prereq courses that are pretty much the standard ones all schools look at.
Requirements for applicants who are Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) seeking advanced placement:
a. Satisfactory score on the NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam
b. Score of 90% or greater on a drug calculation proficiency exam before the first scheduled class
c. The applicant must complete the following courses, or their equivalent, with a grade of "C" or greater prior to being considered for admission:
BIOL201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
PSYC101 General Psychology I
PSYC106 Human Growth and Development*
The remaining three courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or greater prior to beginning the fall ADN semester:
WRIT101 English Composition I
CIST100 Introduction to Information Technology
BIOL215 Microbiology
d. Attainment of a Q.P.A. of 2.0 or greater in nursing core courses which are taken at schoolname (Transfer courses are not included in the computation of the schoolname quality point average for admission and progression.)
e. LPN's must purchase their own Professional Liability insurance
Placement into Nursing III ADN will be on a SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS. The previously listed requirements are minimum criteria. Applicants who meet minimum criteria will be considered for admission into the program. However, meeting minimal criteria does not guarantee admission into the program. Available spaces will be divided equally between re-admission applicants and LPN advanced placement applicants.Last edit by Streamline2010 on Jan 31, '13Feb 1, '13Streamline, that's a shame in western PA that they think LPN is "worthless"...I think that they don't in PA, considering in a lot of places out of the big cities, you will find plenty working outside on the floors, as well as there has been a expanded scope approved. At my university, you can challenge the first year of RN coursework...I'm not sure if you are a LPN, but it sound like the info that you put up, the same goes for that school as well.
As for the OP, I'm not sure how long you have been out of school, so I am curious about that. I had been a LPN for five years when I entered the program, plus I had an Associate Degree. My program took the NLN exam. They gave me a choice of challenging, Health Assessment, Fundamentals, Intro to Nursing, and Med Surg I, and a few others due to my PN schools intensive coursework. I started at the beginning; In some ways I basically repeated LPN school, with the exception of updated information as well as learning the scope of the LPN, and that was worth it. I saw more babies being born and was able to be in the NICU during my maternity rotation, Access to giving meds via IV, Public Health Rotation at an Asthma clinic, where I was able to plan teaching to clinics (so the upgrade from reinforcing teaching to initial teaching occurred), as well as in Health Assessment, I was able to broaden and improve on my assessment skills. If I went to a local CC, they have bridging classes, then the last year of RN school, So it really depends on the program. I choose a program that was Pro-LPN, and had the option to finish within a year, if I went full time. Since I went part time due to my work schedule, I went through a two year, part time program. I enjoyed it immensely.
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One Thousand People Joyfully Take Refuge in the Three Jewels
At 2 p.m. on September 27, 2014, about one thousand people took refuge in the Three Jewels at the DDM World Center for Buddhist Education. These new Buddhists vowed to learn the Dharma as practicing Buddhists and pledged to observe the Five Precepts. This ceremony was administered by the Abbot President of DDM, Ven. Guo Dong.
Dharma Drum Mountain Welcomed Spouses of the American Episcopal Bishops
Anglican describes the people, institutions and churches as well as the liturgical traditions and theological concepts developed by the Church of England. A part of the Anglican Communion, the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan that was founded in 1954, is affiliated to the Eight Province of the Episcopal Church (USA) in an administrative sense. It is however, an independent diocese as it subscribes to "Autonomy in Communion".
Retreat Summary from July 2-9
Dharma Drum Mountain frequently hosts week-long meditation retreats in Chinese, and occasionally hosts similar retreats in English. I am grateful to have benefited from the special opportunity to participate in a seven-day retreat at Dharma Drum Mountain this July.
Virtues of Meditation
Sometimes I forget, as Buddhist, why I do meditation. Sometimes I just want to shut myself off from the world and to achieve a moment of peace. Sitting meditation is particular good for this and I am grateful for it. But there is more to it than that.
Continuation of Chan practices in the family
In 1998 and 2003, Master Sheng Yen visited Saint Petersburg and Moscow respectively to give guidance for local Buddhist practitioners, introducing Chan teachings into Russia. Part IV of this in-depth interview will share the story of how do they continue their Chan practices in the family
Q1:How do you practice Chan, being a couple?
The latest period of our joint practice started on October 18, 2016, with the simultaneous addition of two masculine pusas to our family. Our practice became ensuring their life sustenance and our own survival. I had thought that it would be very difficult for me to quit my usual life mode which included Chan practice, my Wushu and calligraphy. All that together with teaching was taking practically all my time. Now my practice is the absence of such articulated practice.
DDM Holds the Ceremony for the 2014 'Day of Transmitting the Light'
On 8 February 2014, about 6000 followers who have taken refuge in the Three Jewels, attended the Grand Hall and the Multipurpose Stadium of the DDM World Center for Buddhist Education in Jinshan District of New Taipei City for the ceremony of the 'Day of Transmitting the Light' for 2014.
The Extensive Academic Education of DDM Hosts a Competition: Introduce a Book within 5 Minutes
Reading can bring joy to people, but sharing what you read with others can bring even more joy to reading! At the end of 2012, Dharma Drum Buddhist College hosted its first competitive event "Introduction to a book within five minutes" during its library week. The competition comprised 4 to 5 people, each of them having 5 minutes to introduce a book. The event aims to promote the trends of learning and sharing knowledge on campus. Given the success of the competition – having become one of the most popular school activities – the school is now determined to host the competition, which will form a diversified and vivid way of learning on campus every year.
A Better Life through Development of Wisdom-Mind & Life Institute Visits Dharma Drum Buddhist College
Mind & Life Institute (MLI), based in the US, focuses on the integration and application of meditation with ethics. On 10 November, MLI made a special 3 day visit to Dharma Drum Buddhist College (DDBC) with hopes of deepening their understanding of the nature of Chan Buddhism. MLI scholars presented a lecture on "26 years of Study and Research on Meditation". The lecture lasted nearly 2 hours and was well received by an enthusiastic and interactive audience.
Undeterred by Storm 500 DDM Members Embark on Pilgrimage
On the morning of October 6 despite the invading typhoon 500 members of DDM Tainan Branch still courageously embarked on a pilgrimage in DDM World Center for Buddhist Education (DDMWCBE). They prostrated on every third step in order to show their gratitude to the benevolence of earth, Buddha Bodhisattva, and their parents. The rain landing onto the pilgrims cleansed their body and mind.
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On November 27, 2013, the 4th Trungnam Gyaltrul Rinpoche of the Kagyu tradition in Tibetan Buddhism paid a return visit to Dharma Drum Mountain(DDM). Abbot President of DDM, Ven. Guo Dong hosted and accompanied Rinpoche and his group who also visited the Altars of Great Compassion Water and Land Dharma Service which will be opening soon to the general public. In the afternoon, Rinpoche gave the keynote address to the teachers and students of Dharma Drum Buddhist College (DDBC).
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Trainspotting sequel trailer recreates famous station scene from original
A teaser trailer for the Trainspotting sequel has been released featuring the stars of the original film.
The clip for the film, officially known as T2, is a nod to the acclaimed 1996 movie.
Ewan McGregor, who plays Mark "Rent Boy" Renton, Ewen Bremner (Daniel "Spud" Murphy), Jonny Lee Miller ("Sick Boy" Williamson) and Robert Carlyle (Francis "Franco" Begbie) are seen standing on a remote platform as a train slowly goes past.
Iggy Pop's Lust For Life plays in the background of the clip.
T2, which is based on Irvine Welsh's 2002 novel Porno, reunites Trainspotting director Danny Boyle with the cast he helped become international stars.
The release of the trailer comes after McGregor and Bremner were seen on the streets of Edinburgh recreating the famous opening sequence from the first movie.
The duo were seen sprinting out of a shop on Princes Street, with Oscar-winner Boyle directing the pair and a large crowd of onlookers gathered.
The cast and crew have been seen filming at various locations across Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland over the past few months.
Trainspotting, adapted from Welsh's 1993 novel of the same name, revolved around a group of heroin addicts in a deprived area of Edinburgh in the 1980s.
Boyle's sequel will be released on January 27 next year.
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Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender cover 'W.' 14.
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• Jane Eyre costars Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are on the cover of the April issue of W looking all Victorian (check the fencing sword). Still in character, guys? {Just Jared}
• Finished spring cleaning your closet? Fill'r up! Miley Cyrus is currently auctioning off a boatload of her clothes (gently worn + new) to benefit Get Ur Good On, a charity that inspires kids to volunteer in their communities. {Coco Perez}
• The latest actress to express interest in birthing a clothing line is Vanessa Hudgens. We can't fault her for wanting to diversify her portfolio. {Elle}
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• Graffiti artist John Matos (aka Crash) tagged a limited collection of Tumi rolling suitcases. There's absolutely no way you'd miss these wild bags on the carousel. No way. {T magazine}
• While mum on the deets, Adidas is set to launch what it's calling the company's largest marketing campaign to date, which will include commercials and print ads featuring celebs such as David Beckham and Katy Perry. {Coco Perez}
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MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has accepted a challenge from Yamaha's humanoid robot motorbike racer Motobot, which hopes to beat the human champ on a race track in 2017.
In a video released by Yamaha, the driver is seen impressed by the driving abilities of the Motobot hurtling around a track while a Yamaha engineer explains the goals of the project.
The engineer explains that the robot, fitted with intelligent sensors to detect its surroundings and conditions, can drive the motorcycle completely autonomously without any additional human input.
"Motobot uses various sensors to detect its surroundings and current conditions to turn and ride by itself, so it does all the thinking and all the action on its own," the engineer says.
"We are working hard on making Motobot capable of driving at 200km/h on a track by 2017."
The engineer then challenges Rossi to sign Motobot's helmet to show he is accepting the robot's challenge to beat him on a race track.
Yamaha first unveiled the robot in the autumn of 2015 during the Tokyo Motor Show. The Rossi video is a sequel to the original film. The driver admits that he couldn't believe it when he first saw the clip.
Motobot sits on the motorcycle in the same way as a humanoid driver would do and controls the motorcycle from the same perspective without any modifications being made to the motorcycle itself.
Yamaha Motor is collaborating with American non-profit technology research institute SRI International on the development. The firm said knowledge gained from the project and the technology developed will be used to enhance its products and improve motorcycle safety.


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'Babbar Sher' song from Ranna, has still left the Kannada audiences crooning. The song was sung by Telugu singer-music director Devi Sri Prasad. 'Ranna' is an official remake of Telugu super blockbuster,'Attarintiki Daredi'. Earlier it was reported that Sudeep and Devi Sri Prasad will once again team up for the upcoming movie Hebbuli.
But, now it has turned out to be a rumour. KFI's music magician Arjun Janya has bagged the opportunity to compose the music for Hebbuli. Currently, Sudeep is shooting for KS Ravikumar's bi-lingual flick Mudinja Ivan Pudi. Sudeep and Nithya Ram are playing lead roles in the movie.
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The 60th anniversary this year of a seminal moment in the formation of rock 'n' roll, a moment that also happens to be a bedrock episode in Memphis music lore, has come with all the attendant tributes and celebrations to be expected for such a milestone.
Seven Shelby County Commissioners are suing commission chairman Justin Ford for stopping them from adding items to the body's agenda.
Two veteran Memphis charter school operators announced Monday, Oct. 27, that they are bowing out of plans to operate new schools in the state-run Achievement School District next year.
Wright Medical Group Inc. of Memphis announced Monday, Oct. 27, a merger of the specialty orthopedic company with Tornier N.V., a global medical device company headquartered in Amsterdam that makes and markets joint replacement and soft tissue repair devices.
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The Orpheum Theatre will present "Once" Tuesday, Oct. 28, through Nov. 2 at the theater, 203 S. Main St. Buy tickets at orpheum-memphis.com.
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AutoZone's board of directors is recommending shareholders vote against the motion a shareholder plans to present at the company's annual meeting in December that would ask the auto parts retailer to provide greater detail on its political spending.
Shelby County Commissioners moved a critical vote on changing health insurance benefits for county employees to a special Thursday, Oct. 30, meeting in a Monday session dominated by the proposed changes.
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a top prospect who played for the Memphis Redbirds the past two seasons, was killed in a car accident on Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Dominican Republic. He was 22.
Germantown will have a new mayor once all of the votes are counted Nov. 4 in the city's municipal elections on the ballot.
Early voting turnout in advance of the Nov. 4 Election Day was running about 17,000 voters behind the early vote turnout four years ago for the same election cycle through the second and final weekend in the early voting period.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is returning to familiar themes touting his long political career in Tennessee in what his campaign is calling the "closing TV ad" of his race against Democratic challenger Gordon Ball.
PARIS, Tenn. (AP) – Republican state House Speaker Beth Harwell is open to a possible run for statewide office in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn't fully healthy.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is expanding his push for increased manufacturing in the United States by directing federal money toward new technologies, apprenticeship programs and competitions designed to assist small manufacturers.
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Explore and play throughout the year around Southern Utah and Ruby's Inn.
Located in Southern Utah, Ruby's Inn is nestled in a breathtaking region full of canyons, hoodoos, and red rock spires that over 1.5 million people visit and explore each year. Bryce Canyon's mild summers and enjoyable winters make it a great all-year-round recreational resort.
Ruby's Inn is known for the wide selection of activities available to their guests. Without a doubt, our most popular activity is guided horseback tours of the Bryce and Grand Staircase regions.
Rides are available for all ages and skill levels from beginner to expert. Our horseback tours wind through some of the most beautiful scenery that southern Utah has to offer. Come explore trails taken by old west outlaws and enjoy a rare chance to see remnants of ancient Native Americans.
Some trails are more rugged than others so for safety reasons we require that children must be at least 10 years old to participate.
Ruby's also offers one to three hour guided ATV tours. These shorter trips are a year round favorite.
For a slower paced off road adventure, mountain bike rentals are available for visitors to use as they explore the Bryce Canyon region. Trails abound for riders of all skill levels. If you prefer to explore by foot, we have information about hiking trails as well.
This is the West and do we have horses! Explore beautiful Red Canyon and the rim of Bryce Canyon National Park on Horseback!
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One of Utah's most scenic races. A 5 mile trail run/walk overlooks Bryce Canyon and winds through forests of ponderosa pine.
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Winter Term '01 Time Schedule for Philosophy.
Prerequisites: One philosophy introduction. (3).
Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term).
Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.
In this course, we will read the great dialogues of Plato's "middle period" (broadly construed), with special attention to Plato's views on ethical psychology. Topics to be discussed include: desire and motivation; the relationship between virtue, knowledge or true belief and happiness; and pleasure. Although our focus will be on the ethical psychology of Plato's middle period, we will also examine Plato's metaphysics and epistemology where these are relevant to his ethical psychology, and we will consider Plato's views in these dialogues in light of views on related topics in the early dialogues and criticisms in later dialogues. Dialogues to be studied include: Protagoras, Phaedo, Gorgias, Republic, Symposium, Phaedrus, and Philebus.
Prerequisites: Phil. 414. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 417. (3).
We will discuss and prove some of the highlights in logic such as Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, and various results in proof theory and set theory, depending on student interest and background.
Prerequisites: A course in logic, and either Phil. 345 or 383. (3).
Credits: (3).
This course provides upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students with a broad overview of the philosophy of science. It seeks to clarify the nature of the "scientific method" and to explain its success. Topics to be covered include: the process by which scientific hypotheses are confirmed by empirical evidence, the nature of scientific laws and their role in explanation, the logical and semantic structure of scientific theories, the "realism/anti-realism debate" concerning the nature of unobservable entities and processes, the objectivity of science, the distinction between science and nonscience. Students will be asked to read about 50 pages of material per week, to write two 10-12 page papers, and to take a midterm examination and a final.
Prerequisites: Upperclass standing. (3).
See Political Science 428.001.
Prerequisites: Not open to graduate students in philosophy. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Phil. 355. (4). Does not meet the Philosophy Department's 400-level course requirement for Philosophy concentrators.
Credits: (4; 2 in the half-term).
Intended primarily for graduate students outside the philosophy department. Course content is the same as in Philosophy 355. Philosophy 455 requires longer and more substantial papers than those expected in Philosophy 355.
Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~emcurley/462syl01.htm
The content of this course will be considerably broader than the title
suggests. In addition to studying the three classical British Empiricists
(Locke, Berkeley and Hume), we will also give nearly equal time to some of the leading figures of the French Enlightenment (Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot and Rousseau). There will be two papers, a midterm and a final.
For further details please consult the professor's web site:
Prerequisites: One of Phil. 371, 375, 385, or 389. (3).
The main focus of the course will be Kierkegaard's pseydonymous
authorship and its historical context. Readings will include portions of Philosophical Fragments, Concluding Unscientific Postscript, The Concept
of Anxiety and The Sickness unto Death, as well as selections from
Hegel, Fichte, Schelling, Jacobi, and Schleiermacher. Depending on
student interest, some time may be spent at the end of the academic term on
Kierkegaard's impact on some figure in the 20th century (Wittgenstein
and Heidegger come first to mind, but other suggestions will be
Prerequisites: Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3).
See Chinese 467.001.
Prerequisites: (4). May not be included in a concentration plan in philosophy.
Credits: (4).
Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2001/winter/asian/475/001.nsf
See Chinese 475.001.
Prerequisites: Phil. 345 or 383. (3).
Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~hofweber/courses/
An examination of some of the central problems in metaphysics such as
appearance and reality, time, universals and particulars, causation, realism and anti-realism, ontology, and others.
Prerequisites: Two courses in either Philosophy or Women's Studies. (3).
Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2001/winter/phil/486/001.nsf
The topics for this term are feminist epistemology and philosophy of science. Is knowledge gendered? Are scientific conceptions of objectivity "masculine"? What could it mean to make such claims, and how could they be justified? We will investigate the varied ways ideas about gender, gender roles, and gender identity influence the construction of knowledge and the representation of objectivity. Competing views about these influences – empiricism, standpoint theory, postmodernism – will be explored in the context of empirical research in the social sciences, biology, and medicine. Special attention will be given to the interaction of evidence and social/political values in inquiry. There will be a research paper, one short paper, and a final examination. Classes will be conducted as interactive lecture/discussions. Students with background (at least 2 courses) in either philosophy or women's studies are welcome to join a constructive dialogue.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. (3).
We will look at the idea of a rational belief and the idea of a rational action, and ask what they have in common. Along the way we will discuss some old puzzles in decision theory, like Newcomb's problem and problems about dynamic choice, and some fashionable issues in epistemology, like epistemic virtues and externalist theories of justification and knowledge.
We will discuss the prospects for "naturalistic" theories of meaning. These theories try to explain how bits of brain or noise or ink come to represent things (often called "reference"), and whether and how these representations depend on one another (often called "sense" or "conceptual structure"). The hard part is, naturalist theories try to explain meaning completely noncircularly, as a combination of ingredients that are each meaningless – "natural" properties such as causation, laws of nature, and natural selection. We'll measure ongoing projects (e.g., from Jerry Fodor and Ruth Millikan) against both technical criticisms and sweeping alternatives (e.g., from Saul Kripke's Wittgenstein). Some related topics we'll hit are the analytic/synthetic distinction, the a priori/a posteriori disinction, meaning holism, and attempts to explain linguistic and mental representation in terms of one another.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (2-3). (INDEPENDENT).
Credits: (2-3).
A faculty-directed independent study.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing. (3). (INDEPENDENT).
An independent literature survey in which a student reviews basic literature in a given area of philosophy and writes an extended bibliographic essay that sets forth a range of major positions within that area, indicates how various philosophers fit within this range of positions, and provides critical commentary on the positions, indicating, for example, the chief advantages and disadvantages of each, resulting in a critical bibliographic essay. Students must seek guidance from a faculty member in selecting a reasonable range of works for study. Students are encouraged to carry out such surveys during the summer months. If the ILS is to commence in the Spring/Summer or Fall, initial guidance should be sought the preceding April; if it is to commence in the Winter, initial guidance should be sought no later than the preceding December. The bibliographic essays will be evaluated by the faculty member and may, if appropriate, be certified for distribution
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor. (2-3). (INDENPENDENT).
A faculty-directed candidacy reading course in which a student – having already successfully completed an independent literature survey in the area of his or her projected dissertation – works toward identifying a specific thesis topic and writing a dissertation prospectus, and begins to write material which can be expected to represent some component of the dissertation. If the reading course is to commence in the Fall, students should arrange for faculty direction the preceding April; if it is to commence in the Winter, students should arrange for faculty direction no later than the preceding November. Faculty service in this capacity does not commit the student to asking the faculty member to serve on his or her dissertation committee, nor does it commit the faculty member to agreeing to do so. A student wishing to elect Philosophy 599 must submit a proposed plan of study no later than the beginning of the term for which the course is elected. (Students are urged to consult with their advisors and prospective faculty sponsors as early as possible during the planning of their Reading Course). The plan must be accepted by the faculty sponsor of the course within a week of the beginning of the term. A plan will normally not be acceptable if it overlaps significantly with a departmental course. When the plan of study has been approved by the faculty sponsor, the student will ask the sponsor to sign a Reading Course Approval Form (available from the department office). The student's advisor must countersign the form. The course approval form will be placed in the student's file.
Independent study program arranged between instructor and student.
A seminar on Kant's ethics. We will try to read Kant's ethical works, including the less familiar ones, to get a more comprehensive and nuanced picture.
Prerequisites: Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate. Graduate standing. (1-8). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (1-8; 1-4 in the half-term).
Election for dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted as a Candidate.
Prerequisites: Must have Teaching Assistant award. Graduate standing. (1).
Credits: (1).
A seminar for all beginning graduate student instructors, consisting of a two day orientation before the term starts and periodic workshops/meetings during the Winter Academic Term. Beginning graduate student instructors are required to register for this class.
Prerequisites: Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. Graduate standing. (8). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.
Credits: (8; 4 in the half-term).
Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral Candidate. N.B. The defense of the dissertation (the final oral examination) must be held under a full term Candidacy enrollment period.
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Tests of groundwater and soil near Crestwood's contaminated well last month failed to detect any troublesome chemicals, according to results posted online today by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
A top EPA official told the Tribune that the agency is considering more tests. However, since the well has been abandoned and capped, it no longer affects the neighborhood's hydrology, making it difficult to recreate conditions that existed when Crestwood officials used the polluted well for up to 20 percent of the village's water supply.
Further complicating matters, the EPA found high levels of perchloroethyene and three related chemicals in groundwater and soil behind a dry cleaner just across a tiny creek from the well. But they didn't find the chemicals on the other side of the creek, closer to the well.


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This walk looks at London Bridges of the past, including the famous inhabited 1209 bridge with its houses, chapels, grand buildings and fortifications.
At the north end of the mediaeval bridge the first stop will be St Magnus the Martyr, where you'll hear about the church's historic links to the Thames and river crossings, and view a large-scale model of Old London Bridge.
Part of the Coin Street Waterloo Sights and Sounds project.
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