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Q: How extensive will Aion character customization be?
Kyoung Won Choi: In the game client, which was being showed at the Games Convention Leipzig '07, the player had the ability to choose between several different hairstyles, colours, shapes of their face, skin colours, character height and voice. It is also possible to alter eye colours and to add tattoos to the character face. A character build feature is currently being planned, which will affect the size of the character, ranging from skinny to big.
Q: "Tradable wings" have been mentioned. Exactly what does it mean?
KWC: It was most likely a misunderstanding. Wings are not bought in Aion, but changed by other factors such as a rising PvP-rank.
Q: What will you do in order for Aion to appeal to casual players?
KWC: We want to have short-term goals in the game, such as quests fitting within shorter timeframes. There will also be appropriate rewards for completing those. Very powerful game items (weapons and armours) will be attainable in different ways, making it easier for casual players to gradually work towards them.
Q: Are the Asmodians significantly different from the Elyos?
KWC: It is possible to see that the Asmodians and Elyos come from the same origin. They have the same, fundamental humanoid shapes. An analogy would be to compare elves with dark elves.
Q: Will there be player housing?
KWC: Not at launch, but definitely as soon as possible. It is likely to be in the first expansion.
Q: Will there be mounts in Aion?
KWC: No. There are currently no plans to implement regular mounts in Aion. Transport will be done by foot or by flying. There will also be a long-range teleport system and short-range travel-services in which you let the game control the flight to your destination.
Q: Will flying timer and cool-down change with character level?
KWC: No, probably not. There will, however, be items and skills which can enhance these abilities. In practice, this could mean that as the character progresses to higher levels – it also gains access to these skills and items.
Q: How do sieges work in Aion? Are there any guild-specific advantages to controlling a castle?
KWC: The main PvP area in Aion is the Abyss. There are several castles in Aion, all which can be captured by player guilds on behalf of their faction. A siege is in its very fundament a raid. Initially, each castle is controlled by the Balaur, who will not gladly give it up. A guild leader would gather his or her troops and initiate an attack on the castle and its defenders. After defeating the NPC defenders, the castle changes ownership. Since the battles take place in the Abyss, it's always possible that the other PC faction might interfere to either defend or attack. Once the castle has a new owner, there are a few hours during which no PvP can take place on the island. After this period, however, the castle is again open to attacks from the opposing faction.
There are many benefits to be gained from controlling a castle. The castle will have NPCs who vend unique items, whose sales the controlling guild may put taxes on in order to gain a bit of extra income. Guilds will also have direct access to the hunting grounds and resources surrounding the castle.
Q: Will Aion battles and sieges be as massive and monumental as in Lineage II?
KWC: The Abyss is an open area with many strategic points. There are no set times for sieges or battles, but instead something that the players themselves may decide. It was one of our goals to not require the vast amounts of players as sieges in Lineage II did. While there are no technical limitations and a charismatic leader could well gather hundreds of players for a siege, 2 or 3 groups should be enough too, if circumstances are right.
Q: What role does PvP have in Aion?
KWC: PvP is very important in Aion. To get out most of the game, one should definitely participate in PvP at some point. We want to gradually introduce even non-PvPers to the PvP.
It is, however, not necessary to participate in PvP. One can go from level 1 to 50 without participating in a single PvP-battle. It will take a little bit longer, though, as the most rewarding hunting grounds often are those found in the Abyss.
A feature that is currently on a planning stage is to randomly open teleportation portals in the Elyos and Asmodian lands. This would allow for very random, occasional battles where even lower level players get a chance to experience PvP, without it being a constant threat and presence.
Q: What are the rewards and encouragements for PvPvE?
KWC: The basic reward in PvPvE is the same as in all other combat, experience. You will gain experience from killing both mobs and PC opponents in the Abyss. By collecting "PvP-points", players can also gain access to very good high-end items, which otherwise can only be crafted.
There are also indirect benefits, since PvPvE in a way is a method to gain control of castles which come with a wide array of benefits themselves.
Q: Will there be potions in Aion? If so, how will they work?
KWC: There will be health and mana recovery potions with instant effect. They will, however, have a re-use timer to prevent an excessive usage. There will also be foods with different effects on your character. Food will practically work as a buff, of which only one can be active at the same time.
Q: How will larger game updates be implemented?
KWC: There will be big, regular expansions once or twice a year. How they are to be distributed depends on the area.
Q: Will weather be affecting game play?
KWC: This feature has unfortunately been dropped. Weather will however affect some NPCs and monster spawns.
Q: In terms of content, what will be done to prevent Aion from being "just another grinder"?
KWC: The problem with Asian games, we believe, have been a design which is not overly complicated - very basic. With the exception of Japan, RPG's have until recently not been a mainstream game type at all in Asia. In order to introduce players to the genre, games were deliberately made rather simple in their design. At the time, it was probably the right decision, as it introduced many new players to the genre. The demands on a game and its amount of content have, however, risen substantially lately in Asia. To survive on the market today, a very high amount of content is required. Due to this, it's not an option to make "just another grinder". Players need other things to keep them occupied while developing their characters. We have approached this issue partly by putting more focus on quests, allowing people to pursue professions and gather resources, and by incorporating an advanced combat system.
Q: What will be done for Role-players?
KWC: Except from the extensive character customization, Aion will have a wide array of emotes to be used in various situations. We also plan to put some fun and cute "items" in there that don't have much actual value except for role-playing. Other activities that could appeal to the role-players out there are resource gathering, crafting and of course cooking.
Q: Will there be specific Role-play servers?
KWC: Not in the Asian market, but if this is deemed a good addition in a specific area, it's up to the service provider in that area.
Q: Will there be specific quests for guilds?
KWC: Yes, it is being considered.
Q: Will there be statistics available online, outside the game?
KWC: We are still working on what information will be available for others to see. Character stats, guild status and castle/guild hall control are some of the things that probably will be available to see online. There might also be some sort of "score board", with player scores reflecting many different game aspects.
Although not entirely related, we are also working on a "Hero" system. Becoming a hero will require a lot of work. Heroes will act as human boss mobs, much more difficult for enemies to kill than ordinary players. People will know when a hero enters an area.
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Glenn Hicken, 77 - December 23, 2013Glenn F. Hicken, 77, of Kearney died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Family will receive friends for a celebration of life service from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, at the O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home with military honors conducted by the Offutt Air Force Honors Team. Interment will take place at a later date at the Kearney Cemetery.
Hicken was born April 15, 1936, at Gothenburg to Franklin and Dorothy (Lauer) Hicken. He grew up and received his education at Gothenburg.
On Oct. 19, 1954, he entered the Air Force and served during both the Korean and Vietnam War.
He was united in marriage to Jayne (Mumper) Hicken on Aug. 10, 1960, at Las Vegas, NV, where they resided.
Hicken retired after 26 years serving with the Air Force to Kearney where he was employed with Eakes Office Products.
He enjoyed fishing, modeling, and computers, according to family members.
Hicken was preceded in death by both parents.
Survivors include: his wife, Jayne Hicken; a son, Lance Hicken of Denver, CO; daughter, Paula (Craig) Stoner of Kearney; brothers—Robert Hicken of Gothenburg and Ralph Hicken of Ann Arbor, MI; a sister, Betty Hubbert of Gothenburg; grandchildren—Elliott Hicken of Edge Water, CO, Camilla Stoner of Glendale, AZ, Macy Stoner of Kearney and Michael Hicken of Denver.
Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.
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I have a feeling that the intensity in this game will go to 11.
The Vancouver Canucks sit atop the Northwest Division standings for the first time this season. Tonight they host their arch rivals, the Calgary Flames, at GM Place, also for the first time this season.
Tonight's contest sees the Canucks with many firsts. They are first in their division. They host the Flames for the first time this year. They are first in the league in home PP%, home PP goals and total home goals. Henrik Sedin is first in the NHL in total scoring. Christian Ehrhoff is first in the league in +/-. It's all enough to make a Canucks fan proud.
But then you realize that the Canucks are facing the Calgary Flames tonight. Your blood starts to boil. Your face tightens and your eyes squint. Your fists clench. You're immediately tense and ready to snap at a moment's notice.
And I can safely say that I hope that the 23 members of the Vancouver Canucks feel exactly the same way.
The Flames come into Vancouver having lost last night in Calgary to a poor Blue Jackets squad, who were slapped around miserably by the Canucks earlier in the week. The Flames faced a red-eye flight to get here, a late night and then an early morning practice before finally hitting the ice for the game tonight. And that is all good news for the Canucks.
Vancouver has fared well against teams played the second game in back-to-back nights. Indeed, the Canucks seem to feast on the sloppy seconds. As well, the Canucks seem to feast on the Flames at GM Place. In their last 10 meetings in Vancouver, the Canucks are 7-3, and 2 of the 3 losses were by one goal. The only other loss was a 7-1 shellacking, which turned out to be Trevor Linden's last game. To emphasize the one-sidedness of the games at GM Place… of the 7 wins that the Canucks have over the Flames in their last ten meetings at GM Place, only 1 has been a one-goal victory. The other six wins have been by 2 goals or more. In fact, 4 of their last 10 meetings in Vancouver have seen the Canucks win by 3 goals or more.
That's all well and good, but the Flames are angry. Their coach is angry. Their leading defencemen are angry for being left off Team Canada.
The main fact the Canucks have to face is that the Flames are a very good road team. And the Flames must know that the Canucks are a league leading home team.
With the way that Vancouver has been lighting the red lamp lately, this game will suit the Canucks better if it becomes a high scoring affair. The Flames do very well to defend on the road, but they really don't score a lot of goals away from home. With the recent blistering pace of the Canucks top line, it's clear where the Flames' defensive focus will be. So it's up to the second and third lines to contribute today. Secondary scoring… and lots of it.
This game has all the promise to be a real barn burner. Let's hope the Canucks and Flames have a enough fuel to burn this thing to 11.


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The emotional wreckage left by one lonely man and his endless wandering is chronicled in this low-key drama from Argentinean filmmaker Lisandro Alonso. Farrel (Juan Fernandez) is a merchant sailor who has spent nearly all his adult life drifting from one job in one port to another. Farrel has never stayed in one place long enough to make many friends, and for all his freedom he's found little joy or contentment in his rootless existence. Farrel arrives in Ushuaia, a seaside city that's the closest thing he has to a home, and pays an unannounced visit to Trujillo (Nieves Cabrera), a longtime friend of his family. When Farrel went off to sea, Trujillo ended up looking after his daughter Analia (Giselle Irrazabal) when the girl's mother passed on. Trujillo feels a deep contempt for Farrel because of his failure to care for his own child, and while teenage Analia harbors her own resentments, a childhood without parental love or support has turned her into a young woman who has turned all her emotions in on herself. Liverpool was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Director: Lisandro Alonso
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Cast: Nieves Cabrera, Juan Fernandez and Giselle Irrazabal
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Richard Fontana
My name is Richard Fontana. Currently I am something of a leech as far as contributing to the Fedora Project is concerned, but I do help out in the course of performing my day job as Open Source Licensing and Patent Counsel at Red Hat.
I am very interested in issues relating to open source and free software law and policy and have given a number of talks on such subject matter, including:
- Contributor Agreements Considered Harmful (OSCON 2011)
- The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (FOSDEM 2012)
- The Decline of the GPL, and What to Do About It (LF Collab Summit 2012 (Free as in Freedom oggcast recording
- Improving the Open Source Legal System
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Some articles and essays I've written:
There's an old (2008) news article about Rob Tiller and me joining Red Hat.
I was a Red Hat Linux user for many years, beginning sometime in 1997. I didn't really begin using Fedora until I started working at Red Hat in early 2008. I've used Fedora nearly exclusively since then for laptop/desktop use.
Prior to joining Red Hat in 2008, I worked as Counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center, where I worked on various legal matters for nonprofit free software and open source projects and organizations, the best known of which was my work on GPLv3 for the FSF.
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Spin the governing bottle
For the last couple of years, the country has been going through a political tailspin that has been plagued by economic disasters, health care problems, immigration issues, big business failures, massive fraud, etc., ad no seeums.
Americans have a history of classic love/hate relationships with their elected officials – "elected" being the operative term in that sentence. In other words, we don't like the folks we hire. Political parties have nothing to do with the problem. We don't have patience for government workers in general.
Since my column is not in the "editorial" section of the newspaper, and it is allegedly designed to loosely resemble "light family entertainment," my commentary on politics, religion and sex is limited to, "Don't write about those things." So, this week's column has to be carefully worded.
We are not going to address the economic, health care, immigration or white-collar crime problems directly. We are going to make everyone feel much better about the nasty issues that have beleaguered administrations as far back as I can remember by giving you the "political spin" that explains government policy on the hot topics.
Of course, we cannot disclose our source of the information we are about to reveal, but you will know that a genuine professional politician created it as soon as you read the explanations. That is undisputable evidence that we are dealing with a true political insider.
Okay. Let's get started. The first topic will be the health care bill that just passed the House of Representatives. According to the headlines, the bill is "dead on arrival in the Senate," which means it will most likely not become a reality.
Apparently, since its conception, this bill has gone through massive changes, inspired heated debates and incited constituents to march on Washington by the hundreds of thousands on several occasions.
Washington insider: "The health care bill has been so misunderstood. The intention was to develop a plan for a healthier America. If Americans want to be healthy, they have to watch their diets, their waistlines and exercise regularly.
"The health care bill was never intended to actually pass. It was intended to get people excited so they would march to Washington. We managed to inspire hundreds of thousands of people to take long walks. These are people who didn't walk before. Most of them did not have an exercise regimen of any kind.
"The marches to Washington have inspired a trend. People get the benefit of exercise, and they have the opportunity to see their nation's capitol at the same time. Then, they have to walk back, which doubles the benefit. Isn't that great?
"The bill managed to get people's hearts pumping and legs working. After it fails in the Senate, we'll write another version that I am sure will convince more people to march to Washington to keep the intent of the health care plan alive."
That certainly clears up the health care issue. And here we thought it was a bogus bill designed to further fleece Americans from their hard-earned wages. I am so glad we found this courageous political insider to explain the true nature of government policy.
Let's address white-collar crime. It costs the average American more money than any other crime, yet fewer perpetrators are held responsible. One or two see a trial, but most are pardoned and few are punished.
Washington insider: "Isn't that a blessing how our leaders handled the situation so gracefully with little to no additional cost to the average American? Do you have any idea of the price of trials to send all those multimillionaires that made fortunes in the mortgage scandals to jail? The expense would be exorbitant.
"If they went to jail, who would run our banks, big business and Wall Street? That kind of talent is not easy to come by. They all promised not to do it again, and if we allow them to self-regulate their businesses, I am convinced that things will run much more efficiently. They are good-hearted people with honorable intentions. They want all Americans to prosper and live the dream. That's the source of their business, the hard-working public. Why would they wish them ill?"
There you have it. Spin the bottle Washington-style at its best. Now we can rest easy and continue to enjoy life as we know it in a system we can't understand.


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Did you know that what you eat and when you eat it affects not only your overall health but your dental health too? Eating healthy foods help keep your teeth and body healthy. That's why you should try to keep the amount of sweets you eat or drink to a minimum. If you have something sweet, try to eat or drink it with a meal to limit the exposure time to your teeth.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which encourages healthy eating, a healthy diet should include:
Snacking tips:
If you have braces: Good oral hygiene habits such as brushing and flossing are especially important for people wearing braces. Your dentist may recommend avoiding certain foods that could interfere with braces or accidentally bend the wires. These foods may include nuts, popcorn, hard candy, ice and sticky foods like chewing gum, caramel or other chewy candy. If you have trouble with certain foods, try cutting them into smaller pieces first. For instance, slicing apples or carrots before eating them.
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SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers might just be facing the hottest passer in NFL history Saturday night. No one tops Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers in two essential quarterback categories: putting the ball in the end zone and minimizing mistakes.
Over the past two seasons, the Packers quarterback has thrown for 84 touchdowns with just 14 interceptions -- a plus-70 ratio that ranks better than the best two-year runs produced by Tom Brady (plus-59), Peyton Manning (plus-58) and Drew Brees (plus-56).
"He's thrown 70 more touchdown passes than interceptions in two years -- seven-zero!" former Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon said. "Think about that for a minute."
Vic Fangio, the 49ers defensive coordinator, has given it a lot of thought this week. He's watched so much film of Rodgers that it has him seeing the pocket presence of Dan Marino and the scrambling creativity of Steve Young, both members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Meanwhile, the 49ers counter with Colin Kaepernick, a second-year player with seven starts.
The 49ers' best chance of overcoming a perceived mismatch at football's most important position? Keeping Rodgers off the field by running the ball successfully. Then making him as uncomfortable as possible when the Packers are on offense.
Young, working as an ESPN analyst when Rodgers was sacked eight times in a 14-12 Week 3 loss in Seattle, sees that game as a blueprint.
"Aaron Rodgers will beat you if he's protected,"
Young said. "If you can bring four guys and put pressure on him, you can beat him. I saw it in Seattle in spades in the Monday night game where they just tortured the Packers."
Rodgers has been sacked 51 times this season. The 49ers' best plan of attack could be similar to the one the New York Giants used in two Super Bowl wins over the New England Patriots in which they sacked Brady a combined seven times. The Giants also sacked Rodgers four times last season in a 37-20 playoff win at Lambeau Field.
Dan Fouts, a CBS analyst and Hall of Fame quarterback, said that's easier said than done.
"I think the 51 (sacks) is a little misleading, because they had eight in that Seattle game and they've shored up their problems, pretty much," Fouts said. "He's tough to get to, and if you blitz him, you're risking man-to-man coverage with dynamic receivers and a dynamic tight end."
Fouts worked the radio broadcast of Green Bay's playoff win over Minnesota last week and puts Rodgers in the same category as Brady, Manning and Brees.
"They're just in total control," Fouts said. "They know exactly what they want to do, and in Aaron's case, his ability to extend the play and reach every part of the field is what sets him apart."
Fouts believes the 49ers' best chance would be shutting off the Packers running game and "make him throw 60 times, and hope he doesn't complete 40 of them."
Greg Cosell, a senior producer at NFL Films, said in a KNBR interview that Rodgers is doing most of his damage outside the pocket.
"The biggest concern with Aaron Rodgers and their pass offense right now is not the rhythmic flow of it, it's the extension of plays," Cosell said. "That's where he's at his best right now."
Gannon said Rodgers and coach Mike McCarthy are in concert in terms of play-calling and that the 49ers' challenge will be "just trying to get him out of rhythm, get him off his spot and force him to throw the ball before he's ready."
Young thinks Justin Smith's health (torn triceps tendon) will be a factor because, if he's effective, it will enhance the 49ers' ability to pressure Rodgers without blitzing.
"That's the special sauce that Aaron can't control," Young said. "He can't beat that, because he's under duress. Every quarterback knows that with a certain amount of duress, you can't do your job. But without that, the advantage goes to Aaron Rodgers." ___


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Karen McBride, Public Information Manager
Barrington Area Library
Barrington Area Library Begins Renovation and Revitalization Project
See a shorter list of renovation highlights.
In 2012, the Barrington Area Library received 400,000 visits from patrons who attended technology and business classes, enjoyed live music and interactive children's entertainment, expressed their creativity in the Media Lab, studied for finals, and yes, checked out 1.2 million books and movies. For those who thought the Internet and e-readers had made public libraries obsolete, the active, engaging atmosphere at the Barrington Area Library might come as quite a surprise. In April of 2013, the library will begin a year-long renovation project, transforming a 1970s-era building into a 21st century community space. It's a fitting project for a progressive library that has long been ahead of its time in many other aspects.
The renovation project is being helmed by the architecture firm of Engberg Anderson, Inc. of Milwaukee, WI, and construction management company Shales McNutt of Elgin, IL. Engberg Anderson specializes in libraries and other community-focused organizations and previously worked with the Barrington Area Library on a small renovation project in its Circulation department. Architectural renderings and other documents created by Engberg Anderson for the library can be viewed on a special Web site, at balibrary.org/library-renovation.html.
The project has been approved by the library's Board of Trustees at a cost not to exceed $8.5 million. Most of the cost for the project will be covered by budget reserves.
The bidding process for the renovation project is now underway. Bids for furnishings will be accepted until 12:00 p.m. on March 25, 2013 (please note this has been changed from the original date of March 21, 2013, 1 p.m. prevailing time), and bids for construction work may be submitted through 1:00 p.m. on March 26, 2013. Bid notices may be viewed on the library's Web site, balibrary.org/library-renovation.html. The library's Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Monday, April 15, at 6 p.m. to select the successful bids, with construction beginning as soon as possible after that date.
During renovation, the library will replace outdated mechanical systems, such as heating, air conditioning, electrical and lighting, plumbing and fire protection. Many of these systems date back to the original construction of the building in 1978. "Along with much-needed replacement of mechanical systems, the entire space is being renovated, but the building is not being expanded – it will retain its current footprint," states Board President Don Minner. "What Engberg Anderson has done is to completely reimagine the interior of the library to make the very best use of the available space."
Customer service will be available immediately upon entering the library, where guests can also get comfortable in an Internet café environment. In fact, one major improvement will be available before patrons even leave their vehicles – a drive-up materials return box will be placed on the east end of the parking lot, providing convenience and improved safety in the library's entranceway. Inside, open floor plans will give patrons the best seat in the house, whether by windows with views of surrounding park areas, or in a second floor "reading commons" overlooking the library's lovely atrium.
The revitalized library will provide more work and meeting space for business persons, students and groups of all kinds. Individuals can enjoy "office away from home" work pods in a fully-equipped business center, while small groups can share technology and conversation in a variety of study/meeting rooms. This business center area will be located right next to an expanded technology center, including a state-of-the-art media lab. "Today, more and more people need work space out in the community. They're not going into the office every day. They need access to technology, printers, power outlets, and a convenient place to meet and share technology with others. Now we'll be able to provide that level of service," explains Library Executive Director Detlev Pansch.
Children are some of the most special visitors to the library and the renovation will provide a number of significant changes to the Youth Services department. The entire department is being relocated to the first floor of the library, for a number of reasons. Safety and convenience are primary – parents and caregivers will no longer have to struggle to get small children, strollers and library materials between the first and second floor, and the stairway will no longer present a safety hazard in the Youth department. The move also combines children's DVDs and music with adult popular materials, so families can enjoy browsing together for this weekend's entertainment options.
The entire Youth Services area will be redesigned to encourage interactive learning and imaginative play in an environment that is comfortable, colorful and welcoming to children of all ages. A creation lab and interactive exhibits will make the Youth Services department a true destination spot for children and families within the community, especially when combined with the library's technology classes and excellent programming for children.
Teens and young adults will find a warmer welcome in the renovated library, too, with booth-style seating, a media lab and gaming room on the second floor. Nearby will be the new "reading commons," with a variety of comfortable seating options that can accommodate individuals, groups and even small library programs. Books and reference services for adults will find a new home on the second floor as well.
Learn more about the library's renovation plans and keep up-to-date on progress by visiting the Barrington Area Library Web site: balibrary.org -> library renovation.


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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1825Item 11195 info
Maine Historical Society
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born and raised in Portland, became America's best-known poet in the 19th century.
Images of the poet and scholar are numerous and range from this silhouette, made when Longfellow was 18 and about to graduate from Bowdoin College, to a portrait painted by his son within a year of his death in 1882.
In the era before photography, Bowdoin College captured images of its graduating class with silhouettes.
Joining Longfellow in the "famous" Class of 1825 were Nathaniel Hawthorne and Longfellow's older brother, Stephen, and future brother-in-law George Washington Pierce.


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Broadway Sessions Welcomes THE BOOK OF MORMON's Jason Michael Snow, D'ambrose Boyd and More Tomorrow
Broadway Sessions will welcome cast members from The Book of Mormon, Thursday November 29th.
Broadway Sessions is described as an evening of musical performances, games, comedy and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida, Footloose) and features musical direction by Joshua Stephen Kartes.
This Thursday evening Broadway Sessions will welcome cast members from The Book of Mormon and more.
-Book of Mormon cast members scheduled to perform include K.J. Hippensteel, Delius Doherty, Jason Michael Snow, D'Ambrose Boyd, Allison Semmes, Maia Nkenge Wilson and more.
-The evening will also feature performances by "Hill-Bent" writer and star Daniel Visconti...audiences members will have the opportunity to win tickets to Off Broadway engagement of the show.
-The evening will also feature performances by singing actress Ellen Bryan
Broadway Sessions takes place every Thursday evening at The Laurie Beechman Theater inside the West Bank Cafe (407 west 42nd street). Doors open at 10:30pm with showtime at 11pm. Musical Theater open mic party follows the show til 2 am. $5 door charge includes a donation to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Full dinner menu and bar are available. $5 drinks specials all night long. For more information please visit www.BroadwaySessions.net.


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Reviewed By Jeff M (Seattle, WA) Reviewed for a 1998 GMC Suburban —12/14/2010 9:26 AM
I just dropped these onto my '98 3/4" Ton Suburban. The installation was as straight forward as can be expected. The EBC Rotors look great and were well labelled. Initial observations: Better stopping power than OEM (not hugely but definately better), no noise and significant decrease in break dust. Definately worth the investment!


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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration was given stark warnings just one month before launch that the federal healthcare site was not ready to go live, according to a confidential report obtained by CNN.
The caution, from the main contractor CGI, warned of a number of open risks and issues for the HealthCare.gov web site even as company executives were testifying publicly that the project had achieved key milestones.
On Capitol Hill on Monday, Medicaid Chief Marilyn Tavenner, whose job it was to oversee the October 1 rollout of the website, said she did not foresee its problems.
"No, we had tested the website and we were comfortable with its performance," she said. "Now, like I said, we knew all along there would be as with any new website, some individual glitches we would have to work out. But, the volume issue and the creation of account issues was not anticipated and obviously took us by surprise. And did not show up in testing."
But the CGI document, which describes "top risks currently open" and "outstanding issues currently being mitigated" says the testing timeframes are "not adequate to complete full functional, system, and integration testing activities" and lists the impact of the problems as "significant."
Another element is listed as " not enough time in schedule to conduct adequate performance testing" and given the highest priority.
CGI had no comment other than to confirm authenticity of the report that also gave "the highest priority" and warns "we don't have access to monitoring tools" and "hub services are intermittently unavailable" -- short for the "site's not working sometimes."
One concern, listed as "severe," warned, "CGI does not have access to necessary tools to manage envs in test, imp, and prod. Specifically (1) we don't have access to central log collection / view (2) we don't have access to monitoring tools. We have repeatedly asked CMS and URS but have not been granted this access."
The report, which documents issues from August 2013 and was sent to at least one employee at CMS by an executive at CGI on September 6, was submitted in response to a request by the House Oversight Committee, which is now investigating the rollout of the health law.
E-mail addresses and some names on the document were redacted before it was obtained by CNN.
CGI also said in the document they were putting a team in place to alert whenever the hub goes down.
CMS pointed to part of the report that said all "upcoming major milestones" were seen as "on track."
Brian Cook, an agency spokesman, said the report was "not a dire warning" but more of a "list of things to do" if read in full.
"What's been done, what needs to be done, what needs to be resolved. It is misleading to cherry pick a few lines," he said, adding that the report identified issues and "we worked to address those issues and all issues identified."
It is not clear if a later report detailed that the issues were resolved. But the warnings run counter to Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' stated optimism to CNN's Sanjay Gupta that when she woke up October 1, things would go smoothly.
Cheryl Campbell, a Senior Vice President for CGI Federal told lawmakers on Capitol Hill October 25, "no one ever gets enough time for testing."
Campbell, whose company has a contract worth a possible total of more than $200 million for its work on the system, noted than an end-to-end test conducted within two weeks of the launch caused the system to crash. She said it was up to CMS to decide on proceeding with the rollout.
Campbell did not raise any alarm bells on Capitol Hill back in September, when she told a House Committee CGI was confident it could get the job done.
"To date, the marketplaceimplementation has achieved all of its key milestones from the initial architecture review in October 2011 to project baseline review in March 2012 and, most recently, the operational readiness review in September 2013," before the website went live.
Up on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Tavenner, kicked off testimony by saying she's sorry for the Obamacare rollout.
"We know that consumers are eager to purchase this coverage and to the millions of Americans who have attempted to use healthcare.gov to shop and enroll in healthcare coverage," she said. "I want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should."
It was a big switch from August, before CGI's report, when Tavenner told lawmakers the rollout was "on track."
"CMS is ready for October 1 and we're motivated and ready for the hard work ahead," she said at that time.
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Preconditions, Postconditions, and Type Inheritance
Object-oriented programming raises an interesting issue in connection with pre- and postconditions. In a hierarchy of derived types (type derivation is Ada's mechanism for extending a type through inheritance), a parent type's subprogram may be overridden at each level, with each declaration providing its own set of pre- and postconditions. If such a subprogram is invoked on a polymorphic variable (class-wide, in Ada terms) of the root type, what can be assumed about the pre- and post-conditions that apply to the call?
It is certainly possible to regard a subprogram's preconditions for a derived type to be independent of those for the parent type (and, likewise, for the postconditions), so that the set that applies at runtime is determined by the actual subprogram being called. However, this approach can be problematic for formal verification, or even for informal analysis of the code, since you don't know at compile time which set of conditions will need to be met. The only preconditions and postconditions visible are the ones defined for the root type, and that should be the extent of the caller's obligation. If a derived type strengthens the root type's precondition or weakens the root type's postcondition, then the call (on an object of such a type) may fail.
One solution, embodied in Eiffel, is to consider that preconditions on derived types weaken the combined precondition to be applied (this basically corresponds to insisting that on any call, only the root type's preconditions need to be met). And the postconditions are correspondingly strengthened (which corresponds to considering that on return, at least the root type's postconditions must hold).
Ada 2012 has taken a similar approach through two additional constructs,
Pre'Class and
Post'Class, which automatically weaken the preconditions and strengthen the postconditions. This is done by automatically
or'ing the ancestor types' preconditions for the given subprogram, and analogously
and'ing the postconditions.
Other Contracts in Ada 2012
Besides preconditions and postconditions for subprograms, Ada 2012 supports several other kinds of contracts. One category involves predicates on types: conditions that must always be met by values of the type. One of the most important such predicates, ranges on scalar types, has been part of the language since Ada 83:
Test_Score : Integer range 0 through 100; Distance : Float range -100.0 .. 100.0;
This capability (sadly missing from C, C++, Java, and many other languages) is extremely important for program understandability and reliability. It is hardly new (it's been part of Pascal for more than 40 years), but for some reason, it did not catch on in many other languages. And the consequences are significant. Many buffer overruns in C could be avoided if the language supported range constraints. An important project at Microsoft is to add such range declarations to the Windows code base. Hundreds of thousands of such statements have been added, and have detected a large number of potential buffer overruns.
Range constraints are important but limited in that they can capture only contiguous subranges of a scalar type's value space. Ada 2012 has generalized this concept: It enables the programmer to specify arbitrary subsets of a type's values through subtype predicates.
Ada 2012's subtype predicates come in two forms,
Static_Predicate and
Dynamic_Predicate, employed depending on the nature of the expression that defines the predicate. For example:
type Month is (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec); subtype Long_Month is Month with Static_Predicate => Long_Month in Jan | Mar | May | Jul | Aug | Oct | Dec; subtype Short_Month is Month with Static_Predicate => Short_Month in Apr | Jun | Sep | Nov; >> subtype Even is Integer with Dynamic_Predicate => Even rem 2 = 0;
The predicate is checked on assignment, analogous to range constraints:
L : Long_Month := Apr; -- Raises Constraint_Error E : Even := Some_Func(X, Y); -- Check that result is even
The static forms allow more compile-time checking. For example, in this case statement:
case Month_Val is when Long_Month => … when Short_Month => … end case;
the compiler will detect that
Feb is absent. Dynamic predicates cannot be checked at compile time, but violations can still be detected at runtime. In general, predicates require runtime checks; when you assign a
Month value to a
Short_Month variable, a runtime check verifies that it has an appropriate value.
Type Invariants
Another form of contract introduced by Ada 2012 is the type invariant. An invariant applies to a "private" type (somewhat analogous to "protected" in C++ and Java), which can be viewed from two perspectives. One is that of a client, or user, of the type, which can only access the type through subprograms supplied by the type and does not have access to its implementation details. The other viewpoint is that of the module (package) in which the private type is defined. This code has full access to the type's implementation details. A type invariant (for example, a table that is always sorted) ensures that values that are visible to clients are always appropriate, and that subprograms taking the type as parameter can rely on appropriate values being passed. Since the client cannot access the internals of a private type, there is no possibility for the client to corrupt this value. However, inside the implementation of the package defining the type, no such checks apply. This is important in practice because a complex object needs to be consistent after it has been constructed, but not at the intermediate stages as it is being built. Ada's private type interface provides exactly the partitioning that is needed to meet the two seemingly conflicting requirements: Sometimes, the values must be guaranteed to be consistent; and at other times, no such guarantees apply. As with preconditions and postconditions, predicates and invariants serve three possible purposes. They are formalized comments concerning the allowed values of variables. They can activate optional runtime checks that the required values are in fact present. Finally, they can act as a proof of correctness, which must show formally that appropriate values are being assigned.
As with all new versions of languages, Ada 2012 has many new features, but its most notable advance is the introduction of contracts, which will change the way that Ada can be used for constructing large-scale, highly reliable software. For programmers accustomed to pre- and postconditions in other languages, Ada 2012 will seem immediately familiar, although with some interesting new twists made possible by Ada's design. For others, it may require some education and practice. But for all users, the techniques of contract-based programming represent a significant advance.
Note: Students and developers of Free Software can gain access to a Free Software implementation of Ada 2012. This implementation is available for several targets, including Windows and Mac, as well as the Lego Mindstorm system, where contract-based programming can be put to effective use in robotics projects.
Robert Dewar is an emeritus professor of computer science at New York University and the president of AdaCore.


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The Kitab-i-Iqan is one of many books held sacred by followers of the Baha'i Faith. Kitab-i-Iqan literally means book of certitude.
This book was written by Baha'u'llah the prophet founder of the Baha'i Faith in 1862. At this time Baha'u'llah was living as an exile in Baghdad, then a part of the Ottoman Empire. While Baha'u'llah had received revelation some ten years earlier in the Black-Pit, a dungeon in Tehran, He had not yet openly declared His mission. References to His own station therefore appear only in veiled form. This book is an answer to the questions posed by a maternal uncle of the Bab concerning the validity of the Cause of the Bab, and it was written within two days and nights. It constitutes the major theological work of Baha'u'llah.
The book is in two parts: the first part deals with the foundational discourse that divine revelation is progressive and religions are related to one another, with each major monotheistic religion accepting the previous ones and, often in veiled terms, prophesying the advent of the next one. Since the questioner is a Muslim, Baha'u'llah uses verses from the Bible to show how a Christian could interpret his own sacred texts in allegorical terms to come to believe in the next dispensation. By extension the same method of interpretation can be used for a Muslim to see the validity of the claims of the Bab. The second and larger part of the book is the substantive discourse and deals with specific proofs, both theological and logical, of the mission of the Bab.
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Holy Kitab I Iqan is a sacred text of the Baha'i faith.


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10.12 Additional Guidelines and Policies
Youth under Age 14 in Youth Conferences and Dances
Youth under age 14 do not usually participate in youth conferences or in dances that are held at times other than the regularly scheduled Mutual night (see 13.6.14). An annual Young Women camp is an exception to this guideline.
Young Women of Other Faiths
Young women of other faiths who agree to abide by Church standards should be welcomed warmly and encouraged to participate in youth activities. They may also participate in the Personal Progress program and earn the recognition. Expenses for their participation should be handled the same as for young women who are members of the Church.
Young Women Who Have Disabilities
Young women who have disabilities are normally included in their regular classes. Exceptions may be made with the approval of the parents and the bishopric.
For information about understanding, including, and teaching young women who have disabilities, see 21.1.26 and disabilities.lds.org.
Young Women Who Are Pregnant out of Wedlock or Who Are Unwed Mothers
If a young woman is pregnant out of wedlock, the decision to participate in Young Women classes and activities is left to the prayerful discretion of the young woman, her parents, and the bishop.
If a young woman age 17 or older has a baby out of wedlock and chooses to keep the child, she is welcomed into Relief Society, where she can be taught and helped in her new responsibilities. She no longer participates in Young Women.
If a young woman under 17 has a baby out of wedlock and chooses to keep the child, the decision to participate in Young Women is left to the prayerful discretion of the young woman, her parents, and the bishop. If the young woman participates in these classes and activities, the child should not accompany her.
For information on the Church policy discouraging single young women from keeping a child born out of wedlock, see 21.4.12.
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This Again? New Opportunities to Disclose My HIV Status (or Not)
October 29, 2013
I have lived with HIV for so many years that the whole issue of disclosure seems moot. Every important person in my life knows my status, as do my colleagues, clients, and for that matter, anyone who comes across my postings on TheBody.com and The BodyPRO.com. I am well aware of the complexities of disclosure and work with others to address their concerns, but it has been a long time since I experienced the issue.
That all changed recently when my partner and I took the trip of a lifetime -- an 8 day cruise with a group of gay men, almost none of whom I knew or knew me. Living in Fort Lauderdale I am familiar with the 5,000 passenger party-boat style of gay cruises which hold no interest for me. This was the polar opposite: a 300 passenger sail ship on the Mediterranean which was more sedate and provided an opportunity to focus on conversation, new friendships, and a shared sense of adventure.
On board I found myself wrestling with the issue of disclosing my HIV status. While I am certain (simply based on statistics) that many other men in the group were also living with HIV/AIDS, the whole issue was conspicuously absent. My feelings about this were conflicted. I was at once grateful that HIV, which seemed to have been a singular focus for my generation, was no longer front and center (at least in our floating community). For many years it seemed that AIDS had consumed all the oxygen in the room and here, on the open seas, it seemed very far away.
On the other hand, I felt a sense of separation and a bit out of place. I spotted a few other men my age whose faces bore the mark of antiretroviral medications, but for the most part, my fellow travelers seemed unaffected by the ominous shadow of HIV that had hovered over my entire adult life. For the first time I realized that the potential for an AIDS-free generation (although we are far from it) put me and my surviving peers into an "other" category that brought up old feelings of being marginalized.
And that brings me back to the issue of disclosure. How central is AIDS to my identity? It certainly is an inescapable and significant part of my life, but I have endeavored to keep it in its place. I don't wish HIV to be the central core of who I am. Rather, I am a person living with HIV, a fact I must acknowledge twice a day when I take my medications. When I meet someone new there are many other aspects of myself to share. I am comfortable enough with my HIV status that I can share it when I feel it is appropriate. I see many people who minimize their anxiety about when and how to disclose by blurting out too much information too soon, and with too many people.
It is important to mention that my deliberations to disclose were made in a social context. I believe it is essential to share one's HIV status clearly and directly before sexual contact. Yes, each of us is responsible to take appropriate precautions and undetectable viral loads reduce the chances of transmission, but not disclosing our status to sexual partners puts us in moral and sometimes legal jeopardy.
Of all the people on board there were a few with whom we wanted a deeper friendship. With these new friends we had more dinners and extended conversations. It was clear to me that sharing my HIV status would be inevitable, yet I once again felt like a disclosure novice. How should I bring up the topic? When should it happen? Was it too soon? Or was it too late? I recall one dinner with new friends during which we shared stories from our lives. By the time dessert arrived HIV had not naturally come up. At that point I made the conscious decision not bring it up since the arc of the conversation had moved to lighter topics. Disclosing my HIV status as we were about to leave the table felt like the equivalent of clients revealing major issues as they walk out the door at the end of a therapy session.
Like all of us I carry my personal issues wherever I go. In this case, it was an old belief that I am somehow different from others and never fit in. This can easily lead to becoming a victim, which is not only unattractive (god forbid with this crowd) but is also very much a trap. Feeling powerless and sorry for oneself becomes self-perpetuating. Knowing this, I made a conscious effort to reach out and connect with others.
I understand that disclosure can sometimes result in very real abuse or even violence, and that the decision to disclose is the right of each individual. As I noted earlier, this new situation and all these new people created an opportunity for old thoughts and fears to come alive. At times during the cruise I felt the awkwardness of a kid who is out of place on the playground. When such old feelings are triggered they can result in a regression of sorts, putting us out of touch with the full range of our adult tools and skills.
Fortunately, at those moments, it took just a second to find my footing (or sea legs). I acknowledged to myself that I am a happy gay man living with HIV who has many talents, skills, and interests. People that I allow into my life accept me, and if they don't, I am powerless over their reaction. I know that their feelings arise much more from their own issues than from mine.
This came together for me one evening as we sailed off Spain under a rising full moon. The deck was full of gay men from many countries. They were various ages, shapes and yes, HIV statuses. They were dancing, chatting, and enjoying the singular experience of the moment. It occurred to me right then that, regardless of our backgrounds or health concerns, we are indeed connected as one.
Read David's blog, Riding the Tiger: Life Lessons From an HIV-Positive Therapist.
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Bedford's updated dispatch center adds new functions
BEDFORD - Public safety officials Tuesday unveiled the new dispatch center at the police department that will make previously cumbersome communications among various local and state agencies much smoother.
The center will combine the communications functions of the EMS, fire and police departments, and will also allow public safety officials in Bedford to communicate seamlessly with officials in Goffstown and New Boston.
"This involved a lot of federal money from Homeland Security," said police Lt. Scott Plumer. "We're able to now be a backup (communications center) for a lot of regional agencies."
Plumer said money for the communications center came from a $154,000 New Hampshire Homeland Security grant coupled with a $154,000 appropriation from the town's capital improvement program fund.
The ability to change frequencies is a major benefit of the center. "Whereas before we only had one frequency," said Plumer, "now we're able to communicate with other jurisdictions simply by changing frequencies."
Communications specialist Al St. Aubin said the center also gives him and other communications specialists within the department the ability to perform multiple functions simultaneously.
When a 911 call comes in, the system can automatically determine whether it's a land line or, if not a land line, it can determine the location of the cell tower closest to the caller. It also enables information to be communicated regarding outstanding warrants or the status of a driver's license. The system will also incorporate a Google mapping link that will allow police and fire officials out in the field to pinpoint specific locations in an emergency.
The system also provides communication specialists the ability to have video surveillance of every important area in and around the public safety complex, and to lock holding cell and other doors within the police department remotely.
The Homeland Security money and the CIP appropriation are also paying for repeater towers to be relocated and added to the communications network. Plumer said the repeater tower at Macy's on River Road will be relocated to the top of the Station Road cell tower, and a second repeater will be located on Route 101 east, atop the cell tower across from Bedford Fields. A third will be located at the New Boston Air Force Tracking Station.
Each of the repeaters will have what are called "microwave links," allowing for "direct communications without interruptions," explained Plumer.
Police Chief John Bryfonski said the network will allow for "much more robust communication" among multiple public safety entities. "It's a step from the 20th Century to the 21st Century," Bryfonski said.


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Spotify Music
Spotify is a hugely popular music subscription service launched out of Sweden in 2008 that boasts one of the largest libraries in the streaming space. Part of its appeal is its more global approach than some of its competitors, and that Spotify is available truly cross platform. Mac or Windows, Android, iOS or Windows Phone, Spotify is available to them all.
In Europe, Spotify is pretty much the King of the hill. While the United States had alternatives such as Pandora and Rdio, Europe had Spotify. As such its well established in that part of the world, while still struggling to make serious in-roads in North America.
If you can think of an artist or album, there's a good shot Spotify can serve something up for you. Then you can also create a radio station based on it to help discover great new music. Want the music but don't want to pay? Not a problem, as Spotify now offers mobile access to its streams through its Android and iOS applications so long as you don't mind things being shuffled.
A Premium subscription at £9.99/€9.99/$9.99 a month gives you offline access to every single one of its 20 million odd songs in 55 different countries around the world.


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15 Soups, Sandwiches & Salads to Satisfy You and Your Lunchbox
Above all else, lunch should be satisfying. If it's not a meal that can get us through an afternoon of work, then it's not doing its job. Here are 15 of our proven recipes that won't leave your stomach rumbling an hour later — our favorite spicy lentil wraps, a bowl of creamy broccoli and cheddar soup, a chopped salad tossed with quinoa and avocado, and many more great meals to pack up and take to work.
Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
The foe of a good lunch is usually time. I do my best to plan ahead and make a big batch of soup or prep salad fixings for the week ahead. This is when I pull up the recipes for things like our Black Bean Soup, Roast Pork Sandwiches or those Spicy Lentil Wraps. But if time escaped me and I'm scrambling for lunch, Crisp-Tuna Cabbage Salad Sandwiches it is! The Taco Salad and Cold Noodle Salad are also good lunches to throw together last minute.
Feel like you need to round out a lunch with something more substantial? A simple egg, soft-boiled or hard-boiled, on a salad is my favorite way to make a pile of leafy greens feel more filling. A piece of toast or a scoop of grains also goes a surprisingly long way toward making a basic soup into a bigger meal. I'm also a "just in case" kind of luncher, so I usually pack some fruit, a handful of nuts, or some other little nosh into my bag — if I need it, it's there; if not, it's a snack for later.
What's in your lunchbox today? Any great lunch-worthy recipes you've discovered recently?
- 1 Spicy Lentil Wraps with Tahini Sauce
- 2 Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
- 3 Brown Rice Salad with Apples, Walnuts, and Cherries
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Name: Charles
Gender: male
Age: 47
Location: Northridge CA
I've heard a lot about checking your balls for possible problems — but none ever say what lumps you have naturally. At the low point of my testacles I feel a lump (I would explain it as an area that would feel more or less like a cracked egg, you have that part that is globules and is string-tethered to the yoke. Is that exactly what's happening? Should you feel any pain if you squeeze it — especially trying to figure out if it is a lump or not?
My friend, I'm clever as all-get out about lots of things, but the lump on your balls ain't one of those things. I'm not a medical doctor; I don't even play one here on the internets. And I can assure you, no reputable doctor anywhere would hazard a guess about what you present without first seeing you in person. That's just good medicine.
That being said, I applaud you taking note of your balls in an inquisitive sort of way. Good for you! But you should also have at least a rudimentary understanding of your testicular anatomy. So that when you do your self-exam, you can have some sense about what it is you are examining. To this purpose, I offer the diagram to the right. Is there anything in the diagram that looks even remotely like what you are feeling in your ballsack?
Finally, if you have a concern about what you think may be an abnormality, isn't it high time for you to high tail it to a doctor for a look-see?
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Name: Tom
Age: 18
Location: New York
Okay so I'm not sexually active yet so I'm not in a rush to solve this but I just had a question for you. Is it possible to have too much foreskin? I mean even when fully erect the skin still overhangs by like 1 quarter inch or so (never measured so not exact). So a few times I've tried to do it by hand and yet still it doesn't fully go back and gets to a point that it starts to hurt and I can't continue. So do I probably have to get cut some day or something? Also what if I decided not to get cut would this cause problems, just asking because if I didn't have to go in and get cut I'd prefer that but you gotta do what you gotta do. Well thanks for the help.
Too much foreskin? Never heard of such a thing!
That being said, it does sound like you have been blessed with an abundance of lace curtains. What's also obvious is that you've yet to learn how to manage a foreskin…particularly a wild and unruly foreskin, like yours.
Phimosis, or tight foreskin, can be a real pain. But stretching, not circumcision, is the cure for all but the most severe cases. I'd be willing to guess that you've never been taught to stretch your foreskin to make it more elastic, right? Alrighty then, let's start with a few stretching exercises.
Exercise 1 — While you're dick is soft; retract your foreskin as far back as you can. Work two fingers in under your hood till you can touch the head of your dick. Now attempt to roll your hood forward and over your fingers. It's like docking another dick, only you're using your fingers. This exercise depends on you having your fingers inside your foreskin for it to be effective. In time you'll be able to add three fingers, instead of just two. This will stretch your skin to the point you'll be able to easily retract it over your erect dick head.
Exercise 2 — Grab each side of the foreskin opening and gently pull each side apart. Stretch the opening till it's stretched with a tension you can tolerate, but not actually painful. Hold for a count of 10 and release. Repeat for 5 sets of 10 pulls per day, more if you can handle it. Here's a tip, these stretches are best done after soaking in a warm bath or a long hot shower.
Exercise 3 — This is a variation on exercise 1. Insert a smooth cylindrical object into your foreskin opening, like the cork from a wine bottle. This object needs to be just large enough to stretch the skin without pain. Once inserted, leave it there for as long as you can during the day, or for over night. As your foreskin stretches you want to swap one object for another with a larger diameter. If a wine cork is too big to start with, consider a smaller smooth wooden or plastic dowel. You can find these sorts of things at the Home-O Depot. You might need to use a bit of surgical tape to keep these stretchers in place.
These exercises may sound a bit invasive or uncomfortable, and perhaps they will be at first. But they're nothing compared to getting cut as an adult. In a short period of time you will achieve the success you are looking for. Remember, properly caring for your foreskin will insure that you'll be able to keep this amazing piece of your anatomy. So that when it's time for you to become sexually active it will work flawlessly and exponentially increase your pleasure.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market erased an early loss and was trading mixed at midday as hopeful signs emerged about the budget talks in Washington.
The Dow Jones industrial average came back from a 112-point loss and was up 16 points at 12,893 shortly before noon Eastern time Wednesday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down less than a point at 1,398 and the Nasdaq composite was off a point at 2,966.
It was another day of knee-jerk responses in the stock market to headlines about talks between the White House and Congress about how to meet a year-end deadline for a budget deal.
Investors were encouraged by hopeful comments from House Speaker John Boehner. Republicans have been softening their opposition to increasing tax revenue as part of a comprehensive agreement.


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(AP) Bacharach, Costello aiming for Broadway
One of television's most successful sitcom writers is joining with Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello to create a musical based on the artists' 1998 album "Painted From Memory."
Bacharach said Tuesday that Chuck Lorre, creator of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory," contacted him and said he wanted to write a story to go with the music.
The dark and lush album was an unusual collaboration between a pop classicist and an Englishman who usually traffics in rock `n' roll. They earned a Grammy for one of its songs, "I Still Have That Other Girl."
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The question prompted by this year's remarkably underwhelming array of (repeat) Lolla headliners (including The Killers, Vampire Weekend and Mumford and Sons) was, "Where are all the headliner-caliber rock bands that have never played Lolla and, you know, are actually good?"
At Thursday's sold-out Chicago Theatre show, Paramore had the answer. Tiny Hayley Williams is leading a giant revolution, shooting sweet darts into the hearts and lungs of fans that belt out every cathartic word. ("Chicago, you're making us blush up here," the singer said in response to the extremely enthusiastic crowd.) At times the 24-year-old Williams, whose half-orange, half-pink hair mirrors the band's aggression underscored by vulnerability, barely needed to sing, and she knew when to let the fans have their moment: During "Now," a fantastic track from the band's terrific, chart-topping new album, Williams wailed, "If there's a future, we want it" and let the young crowd howl "Now!" If that's not an anthem for a generation, I don't know what is.
Expanded to a sextet on stage, the Tennessee trio represents the rare female-fronted rock band whose dynamic presence out front blends perfectly with the equally effective music behind her. (Don't get me started on some of the new No Doubt stuff.) Paramore is just flat-out fun.
During the 95-minute set, seamless transitions between albums highlighted the depth and catchiness of the group's catalog—among many highlights, "Misery Business," "Looking Up" and "Whoa" were particular standouts—while sampling intelligently from the new self-titled record, which only gets better on repeat listens. The audience happily filled in for the gospel choir on "Ain't It Fun," while a handful of members selected from the masses happily sang "Anklebiters" on stage as Williams encouraged everyone in the venue to dismiss self-consciousness and party in a safe, judgment-free space.
In fact, Williams' voice isn't extraordinary, and she's exposed in ballads like the just-OK "The Only Exception." The show's energy also dipped on the rare occasion she just stood at the mic and sang, as she did on "Let the Flames Begin." Otherwise, Paramore played with force and focus, making good use of lights, background video and streamers/confetti falling from the ceiling. Not that they needed it—with material this solid and a fanbase this passionate, the "Looking Up" refrain of "We're just getting started" still sounds true four years later.
As for the 40-minute opening set by L.A. dance-rockers Kitten, I can't wait until their writing catches up with their performance. Singer Chloe Chaidez is explosive and even aggressive, her antics ranging from spontaneously sitting on an unwitting security guard's shoulders to frequently smacking the backing musicians cranking out songs that sometimes sound like the Joy Formidable bowing to the '80s and losing the hooks during their trip back. With the 18-year-old Chaidez's enormous voice and massive presence, though—I'm sure I'm not the only one who got sweat in the eye during her sprint from the back of the room back to the stage—it almost doesn't matter. (Now's an apt time to note how little 20-year-old Selena Gomez delivers in the vocal and performance categories, BTW.) In a more intimate club space, where mood can better compensate for music's lack of urgency, Kitten would absolutely kill.
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AUGUSTA — The U.S. Department of Education this week announced that 10 states had received approval to bypass oft-maligned provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law.
The state of Maine may soon attempt to join them. A spokesman for the state DOE said Friday that Commissioner Stephen Bowen will announce Monday whether Maine will apply Feb. 21 for the next round of waivers from the law.
Bowen has been an outspoken critic of the 10-year-old law, in particular, provisions that assign school effectiveness ratings to student math and reading proficiency based on their performance on standardized testing. Bowen has said student achievement should be measured by individual growth, rather than by how many students test at their grade level.
"Let us begin looking at where was the student when he or she came through the door," Bowen told the Sun Journal last year. "Let's track that growth, and let's assess the success of teachers and administrations based on how much growth" students had.
Other education commissioners agree, as do many state superintendents.
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee were exempt. If Maine attempts to join them, it will have to establish its own accountability system that measures student progress, teacher and administrative evaluation standards tied to student achievement, and methods of tracking school performance.
DOE spokesman David Connerty-Marin said that unlike the states that received waivers this week, Maine has never had an established accountability system.
"We would have to essentially build one from scratch," he said.
Earlier this week, Bowen and Gov. Paul LePage unveiled a four-pronged education reform plan that includes teacher evaluation.
Maine would have to take additional steps to achieve a NCLB waiver.
In March 2010, the Obama administration submitted a "blueprint for reform" to Congress. The blueprint includes states adopting college and career-ready standards, evaluation methods that go beyond standardized testing and include peer review, student work or parent and student feedback.
In a press release, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the current law drives down standards, weakens accountability, causes narrowing of the curriculum and labels too many schools as failing.
"Rather than dictating educational decisions from Washington, we want state and local educators to decide how to best meet the individual needs of students," Duncan said in prepared remarks.
Ten of the 11 states that applied during the last cycle received waivers. The application by New Mexico was denied. Several states received conditional waivers that will require additional collaboration with the federal government.


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Virginia @ #16 USC -- USC -- I think USC sucks this year. Your defense is horrible. Can the USC D finally stop anyone this game?
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Series Preview: Brewers v. Cubs, April 8 – April 10, 2013
The Cubs return – limping – to Wrigley Field for their home opening series of the year. Fortunately it comes against a very banged-up Brewers club, so maybe the Cubs can rebound.
By way of reminder, the Series Preview hooks you up with what you need to know about every series this year – streaks, broadcast information, pitchers, expected lineups, etc. That way, if you want to check only one place to get a sense about an upcoming series, or to plan ahead, you've got it. There's also some fun stuff, because fun stuff is fun.
We're Going Streaking
The Cubs dropped all three games in Atlanta, even if they should have won one, and easily could have won the other two (if they could, you know, score at all). They're 2-4 on the year, which is probably about what you would have projected through these first six games anyway.
The Brewers, as mentioned, are very banged up, and have lost five in a row after winning their opener.
Game Times and Broadcasts
- Monday, April 8 at 1:20 CT on WGN.
- Tuesday, April 9 at 7:05 CT on WGN.
- Wednesday, April 10 at 7:05 CT on CSN+.
Expected Starters and Lineups
These lineups are likely to be pretty close to what actually gets fielded, but you'll want to check each day's Pre-Gamin' post for the actual lineup.
Starters: Edwin Jackson (0-1, 3.60), Travis Wood (1-0, 0.00), Scott Feldman (0-1, 7.71)
- David DeJesus, CF
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Alfonso Soriano, LF
- Nate Schierholtz, RF
- Welington Castillo/Dioner Navarro, C
- Luis Valbuena, 3B
- Brent Lillibridge/Alberto Gonzalez, 2B
- Pitcher
Starters: Marco Estrada (0-0, 7.20), Wily Peralta (0-1, 6.75), Kyle Lohse (0-0, 1.50)
Lineup (they're so banged up, it's hard to predict):
- Norichika Aoki, RF
- Carlos Gomez, CF
- Ryan Braun(?), LF
- Rickie Weeks, 2B
- Jean Segura(?), SS
- Alex Gonzalez, 3B
- Jonathon Lucroy, C
- Yuniesky Betancourt, 1B
- Pitcher
Hot or Not and Whom to Watch
Travis Wood was dominant in his opening start against the Pirates, so hopefully he keeps that up. Wouldn't it be great for him to truly emerge as the kind of starting pitcher the Cubs feel they have to keep in the rotation even after Matt Garza and Scott Baker return? Good problem, right?
Alfonso Soriano's early-season troubles seem to be continuing in 2013, and the chillier temperatures in Chicago probably won't help.
It's way too early to be worried about Anthony Rizzo, but it's not too early to keep an eye on his deep struggles against lefties, and his ability to adjust to the adjustments of pitchers. There's a healthy book out on him now, and he'll have to keep up with pitchers changing their approach against him.
It didn't take long for Kyle Lohse to get ready for the season, despite not signing until the final week of Spring Training. He gave up just one earned run against the Diamondbacks, and went six innings in his first start.
Jean Segura started off the year hot for the Brewers – .450/.500/.650 – but he might miss some time with a thigh bruise. Aramis Ramirez also started out hot, but he's on the DL with a knee problem. Ryan Braun also started out hot, but has missed time with a sore neck.
Are you sensing a theme here? The Brewers are damaged and very beatable right now.
Series She-View
The Series She-View is one beautiful woman representing the Cubs taking on another (usually) beautiful woman representing the opponent. The Cubs' representative will change as the team's needs change – in other words, if the Cubs are winning, the rep will stay the same. But if the Cubs' performance calls for a change, someone new will step in. The opponent's representative will change from series to series, at my whim. But at least she'll probably be wearing the opponent's colors or have some connection to the team or something like that. It is immature, and the connection to baseball is tenuous at best. These things, I know.
This year, the Series She-View will live over at the Message Board. Here's your She-View for the Brewers series.
Caption the Enemy
A new feature for the Series Preview this year – since folks on the Internet can't get enough of cracking wise about pictures, I thought it might be a fun addition to the Series Preview. I'll drop in a picture (hopefully one ripe for captioning), and you'll drop in your clever captions into the comments. Then, if there are good ones, we can meme-ify them for use down the road.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police in South Africa say they've arrested three men — including a game ranger — they suspect shot seven rhinoceros to death and dehorned them.
Capt. Paul Ramaloko of the South African Police Service said Tuesday the men had been arrested that morning on suspicion of killing the rhinos in the country's Northwest province. He said the accused would appear in a magistrate court Thursday.
The rhinos were killed this weekend at a game farm near Rustenburg, a city about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg.
With these killings, South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs said 570 rhinos had been hunted illegally and killed this year alone. South Africa is home to some 20,000 rhinos. Growing Asian demand for rhino horn is believed to be behind the poaching spike.


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Davis held post for 16 years
Southaven mayor won't run for re-election
Davis held post for 16 years
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. —
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said he will not run for re-election.
Davis has served as mayor the northwest Mississippi city for 16 years.
Davis said in a statement released Thursday that he reached the decision after talking with his partner and family.
The 46-year-old Davis, who admitted he was gay more than a year ago, cited a long list of accomplishments during his tenure in the release. He did not mention his legal problems as a factor.
State Auditor Stacey Pickering has ordered Davis to repay more than $170,000 including penalties and interest that Pickering said was misspent from city funds.
Davis was indicted in December on state charges of making false statements related to a car purchase, city gas and a check from a city account.


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Canada Post lost $269M in 2013 as mail volumes continue to fall
OTTAWA — Canada Post lost $269 million in 2013 as its mail volumes continue to decline, according to figures released Monday.
Transaction mail — letters, bills, statements, all of which make up roughly half of Canada Post's revenue — has fallen 30% since 2007.
Canada Post recently hiked the price of postage stamps and announced it would end door-to-door delivery in favour of community mail boxes in an attempt to stem losses.
"These losses are driven by the historic shift from paper to digital communications," Canada Post said in a statement.
"This shift reduces Canada Post's revenue from transaction mail, while its cost base remains largely fixed."
The company's operating costs were offset slightly by gains made from the sale of corporate real estate. A Vancouver mail processing plant sold in January 2013 netted $109 million.
Though parcel revenue went up 7.2% from 2012, the company said it wasn't enough to "offset larger declines in transaction mail."


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