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William Henry McClain
February 16, 2006
Services for retired Sgt. 1st Class William Henry McClain, 59, Leavenworth, will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Leavenworth. A graveside service with full military honors will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Mr. McClain died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, at his home.
He was born Nov. 1, 1946, in Independence, Mo., the son of Claude and Bernice (Roberts) McClain.
Mr. McClain retired from the U.S. Army in 1985, with his last assignment at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. He served two tours in Vietnam and received numerous citations. After his military service, he worked as a counselor at Lansing Correctional Facility, retiring from there in 1998. He then worked for Corrections Corporation of America and Providence Medical Center until he took a medical retirement in 2000.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 56, American Legion Post 23, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 55 and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 7.
He married Yi Chung Cha on March 1, 1967 in Munsan-Ri, South Korea. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include two sons, Kenny T. and Billy D., both of Leavenworth; a daughter, Nancy L. Bigger, Milton, Pa.; his mother, Bernice Dine, Independence, Mo.; two brothers, Claude Jr. and Johnny H.; five sisters, Bernice Bakke, Dollie Duran, Cathy Green, Sylvia Norman and Sherry McClain; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to VFW Post 56, sent in care of Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapel, 500 Oak St., Leavenworth 66048.
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Why we buy from winners
I've been thinking a lot about Air Jordans and Donald Trump lately.
Kids in the 80's bought Air Jordans because they wanted to "be like Mike."
People buy Trump's book, How to Get Rich, because they want to be wealthy like him. As Jeffrey Pfeffer explains in this Forbes article:
People are seemingly hard-wired to associate with and embrace success.
Folks act aspirationally. They're motivated to buy because they perceive Jordan and Trump as winners.
There are three cognitive biases at play here.
1. Selective perception
Human beings have pre-conceived beliefs that drive their decision making. One such belief is that wealthy people are infallible. In his interview with Bill Simmons, Chris Sacca explains:
The minute you're labeled a billionaire in this country everyone takes everything you say as bible. It's just, you can do no wrong, like, they just think, "Well, that guy's smart, he made a bunch of money, he must be a genius." And it's completely untrue, obviously. You know a lot of billionaires who are wrong about a lot of things.
For many, prosperity is the ultimate dream. People who desire to be rich respond favorably to messages from wealthy people.
2. Basking in reflected glory
In 1976, Robert Cialdini did a study of six universities and their football teams. He noticed a trend. After a victory by their school's team, students were more likely to:
- use the pronoun "we" when describing the team's victory (as opposed to "they" when their team lost)
- wear university apparel
- associate the success with themselves, despite not having actually contributed to the win
This is called "basking in reflected glory" (or BIRGing, which I like even better). Our desire is to align ourselves with winners, and cut ourselves off from losers. Subconsciously we believe that our connection with winners also makes us a winner.
This also explains why we brag when we meet someone famous. As we tell the story, we're "basking" in their fame (even if it's just a reflection).
3. The bandwagon effect
Some products launch, and there's an instant buzz about them. Everyone's talking about it, trying it, or wanting to try it.
It's especially noticeable with fashion trends. If you lived through the 80's, you remember Hypercolor t-shirts. Today, you'll see this in technology: people seem to rush to social apps in groups (Snapchat anyone?).
What causes a product to suddenly become popular?
As more people come to believe in something, others also "hop on the bandwagon" regardless of the underlying evidence. People decide to ignore their personal information signals and follow the behavior of others.
Despite our desire to be individuals, our propensity is to conform to the movement of the larger group.
People make their purchasing decisions emotionally, and then try to justify them rationally.
This is how Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) explains Trump's success:
The evidence is that Trump completely ignores reality and rational thinking in favor of emotional appeal. He knows facts don't matter. He knows people are irrational. No one ever voted for a president based on his or her ability to name heads of state. People vote based on emotion. Period.
What does this mean for makers?
People have an innate desire to be on a winning team. It manifests itself in choices we make all the time:
- buying the same type of phone our friends use
- going to the popular party (and not being seen at a lame event)
- taking selfies with famous people and posting them on Instagram
- getting excited about a new brand because everyone's talking about it
I hate that this is how we humans act. I want to make things that matter, and have people buy them based on the merits of my product.
This truth about humanity presents me with a conundrum: what do I do about it?
For example: I write books about marketing and products. I could use a psychological tactic called signalling to communicate my success to others. Dan Ariely, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, explains:
The large and colorful tail of the male peacock tells the female peacock about his strength and virility. In the same way, we humans are concerned with the signals we send the people around us about who we are. Signaling is part of the reason we buy large homes, dress up in designer clothes and buy particular cars. The car that you drive communicates something about you to the world.
It's possible that if I pose with a Porsche, people will buy more of my books. But the truth is, my dream vehicle is a bicycle. My wife and I just make a conscious decision to downsize our home. I don't want to fly first class, because I don't want to fly at all.
What should I do?
Here are three ways I'm thinking about this currently:
1. You can't fight human nature
Instead of fighting against these biases, use judo. Instead of trying to swim upstream, try to divert the flow in a positive direction.
2. Recognize where you're already a winner
"Everyone is an authority on something," my friend Jarrod Drysdale explains, "show your accomplishments." If you've written for Time Magazine, put the logo on your website. If you won the 2013 State Science Fair, put that in your byline. Worked with a big name customer? Ask them for a testimonial.
Jeffrey Zeldman just launched a new studio site. I think he strikes a good balance between displaying his accolades and showing how he can help his customers.
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Commit yourself to caring for people, listening to them, and offering them something of value. These will be small wins, but over time these acts of kindness add up.
Again, I like how my buddy Jarrod puts it: "Even if you're aren't famous, you can still build trust by helping individuals one at a time."
You're not Michael Jordan and you're not Donald Trump.
Thankfully, helping people in a genuine way cuts through all cognitive biases. Stay focused on that, and you'll win the affection of many.
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I try to use wilcards in Android.mk with help of this answerhttps://stackoverflow.com/a/8459242/1039175
But get and error:
make: No rule to make target
jni/jni/abyss_engine.c', needed byobj/local/armeabi/objs-debug/AbyssEngine/jni/abyss_engine.o' - this error means no source file found and it's natural because where no jni subfolder in jni folder
Where comes an extra jni in path and why? My source files just in jni folder without any subfolders, how to fix it?
My Android.mk
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := AbyssEngine
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/*.c)
(abyss_engine.c asset_manager.c jni_bridge.c shader_manager.c input_manager.c works fine)
LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog -lGLESv2
LOCAL_CFLAGS := -Werror
include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
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LOCAL_SRC_FILES=$(notdir $(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/*.c))
http://groups.google.com/group/android-ndk/browse_thread/thread/9d4251e0900a31e6/4b792fc207e454c2#4b792fc207e454c2 - there is more useful info in his reply
I use External Tools to complie file, and I met this problem in my project。
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my old Working directory path is :
I change it to :
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Desmond John Villiers Fitzgerald, also known as the 29th Knight of Glin, has passed away.
He was the father-in-law of British actor Dominic West.
The Knight of Glin is an ancient Irish noble title handed down from chieftain times.
It is still recognized by Irish governments.
Paying tribute to Mr FitzGerald, the Irish Georgian Society said that Ireland had lost one of its champions of the arts and heritage.
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There has been much coverage over the weekend of the sad passing of the last Knight of Glin. The knight had strong connections with Listowel. He was a chairman of Listowel Writers' week. I remember a very pleasant bus trip to Glin during one Writers' Week. The Knight opened his castle for the occasion and we got a guided tour of the buildings and grounds.
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Steven Miles has a new baby. She's 10 months old and 427 pounds.
Miles, a Buena Vista rancher, was the highest bidder Friday at the Denver bison auction, where he paid $2,500 for his herd's newest addition.
"I needed a replacement heifer for my herd," he said. "She'll become part of the family."
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I have not been an idle Author Beast, I promise. I have been plugging away at Waistcoats & Weaponry, the third Finishing School book. It's at the beginning so I am all full of delight and optimism. I'm rediscovering why I love these characters and all is well with my little corner of the steampunk universe. Don't worry it won't last. Soon they will start fighting me and then the plot will come over all wonky and then . . . but right now it's good to be a writer.
It helps that I've settled the PPA issue and feel more sane about everything in my immediate deadline orientated future. But I do have to keep to that deadline now that I've fought for it, and I'm still trying to settle into the new office so the blogging has fallen a little to the wayside. Sorry about that, Gentle Reader.
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Curtsies & Conspiracies ~ The Finishing School Book the Second: Release date November 2013. Await ARCs.
Manga ~ Soulless Vol. 3: (AKA Blameless) Available serialized through YenPlus. Print edition possibly Nov. 2013.
Prudence ~ The Parasol Protectorate Abroad Book the First: Delayed. Why? Begin rewrite in 2014.
BIG FAT SPOILER ALERT on the Parasol Protectorate series! Really, DON'T READ THE BLURB ON AMAZON if you haven't read the other books first!
The Omnibus hardback editions are limited run through the SciFi Bookclub only.
The manga editions, both now available in print.
Most short stories available in ebook form world wide!
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The comment period closed on November 2. The major financial services trade associations and several companies affected by this proposed rule submitted comment letters. In total, there were 31 comment letters submitted. In this status update, we will examine the major themes from those letters and our sense of their effect, if any, on the timeline for a final rule and implementation.
Major Themes
Below is a summary of the major themes addressed in the comment letters.
Scope of the Rule
Nearly all commenters expressed frustration with the scope of the rule. Generally, the scope of the rule is viewed as too broad, and it is recommended that it should be curtailed to when an RIA is actually conducting a securities trade. This is especially important because, in certain circumstances, the RIA AML requirements appear to be redundant. For example, if a trade is being conducted by a broker-dealer, no additional AML requirements should be required for the RIA in the view of commenters because the broker-dealer already is subject to reporting under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
Investors in Investment Fund Vehicles
Several commenters discussed the "look through" requirements in the proposed rule. The proposed rule would require RIAs to "look through" investment fund vehicles for which they are providing investment advisory services to assess the money laundering or terrorist financing risks associated with investors in those investment fund vehicles. Commenters stated that RIAs generally do not have access to information about the investors in such funds, particularly in the registered fund context. The same is true for many closely held private funds and fund of funds structures.
Mutual Funds
Many commenters also strongly suggested that the AML requirements should not apply to RIAs that advise mutual funds. Commenters reason that mutual funds are already covered by AML requirements and adding to the existing framework is unnecessary given the low money laundering risk inherent in mutual funds.
Private Equity Funds
In addition, comment letters discussed the unlikelihood of money laundering activities involving private equity funds. Private equity funds are illiquid by nature and therefore are not likely to be used by money launderers. Commenters believe that the proposed rule would impose significant costs on advisers to private equity funds and other illiquid pooled investment vehicles, but would not likely prevent or deter money laundering.
Extraterritorial Effect
One of the more significant issues raised by commenters is the extraterritorial effect of the proposed rule. Because of its bright-line definition of "investment adviser," FinCEN's proposal would extend AML programs to RIAs located outside the United States if such foreign RIAs are required to register, or if they voluntarily register, with the SEC. Many commenters noted that this proposed rule would conflict with the well-recognized jurisdictional limitations of the BSA, which is focused only on U.S.-based institutions. In order to solve this problem, commenters urge FinCEN to reconsider its bright-line definition of "investment adviser" and find a solution that will not extend AML program requirements to RIAs located outside the United States.
Sub-Advisory Services and Wrap Program Advisers
A number of commenters were concerned with the proposed rule's effect on RIAs that provide sub-advisory and wrap program services. The proposed rule will require RIAs providing sub-advisory and wrap program services to address those services in their AML programs and monitor those services for suspicious activity. As a practical matter, in the context of both sub-advisory and wrap programs, RIAs typically lack access to information regarding the underlying investors, do not directly manage investor assets, and generally will be unable to monitor the relationships for suspicious activity.
Officers in Charge of AML Program
A recurring concern of the commenters was the requirement that an officer of an RIA be in charge of the AML program. RIAs are not usually structured with a number of corporate officers. One trade association suggested that, as long as the person in charge of the AML program has the requisite knowledge, competence, responsibility, and authority to administer the program, the person should not need to be a corporate officer.
Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
A number of commenters discussed the logistical problems with attempting to implement any proposed requirements without the ability to share SARs within their own corporate structures. Commenters believe that RIAs should have more latitude to share SAR-related information. Many commenters stated that they would like FinCEN to authorize investment advisers to share SARs within their corporate organizational structures, either in the final rule or in guidance issued at the time of adoption of the final rule.
In the alternative, some commenters suggested that RIAs should be able to rely on existing guidance that permits banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds, futures commission merchants and introducing brokers in commodities to share SAR-related information within their corporate organizations.
Compliance Date
The proposed rule's effective date is six months after a final rule is published. Commenters described significant cost and logistical impediments that will make implementation by that time burdensome, time-consuming and complex. Given the substantial undertaking that would be required of RIAs to comply with the proposed rule, the commenters recommended that the compliance date should be extended. Many suggested a timetable of 18 months from the issuance of any final rule as an appropriate amount of time.
Pepper Points
- Of the issues raised by the comment letters, FinCEN is most likely to push back against the request for the employee in charge of the AML program to be a non-officer. The regulators are likely to demand that a senior management official be accountable for AML programs. Although this requirement could frustrate some in the industry, we do not believe that this will hold up the agency's timeline of finalizing the rule in 2016. A more interesting sideline is the possibility that an industry that has a penchant for minting lofty titles (like MD, SVP, EVP, etc.) for marketing purposes, but which carry little or no corporate power, may need to rethink that practice — not because of anything that FinCEN will do, but rather as a matter of corporate governance best practices now that the issue has been spotlighted by industry commentators.
- The extraterritorial effect of the rule is likely an unintended consequence of FinCEN's attempt to provide a simple, bright-line scope for the rule. However, FinCEN must address this issue as part of the final rule. Additionally, many foreign RIAs are already subject to AML rules in their countries of origin. This also can create conflicts with local privacy rules for non-U.S. RIAs that may restrict the ability of the non-U.S. RIA to report suspicious activity to FinCEN.
- In 2002 and 2003, FinCEN published two proposed rules that would have required certain investment advisers and unregistered investment companies to establish AML programs. After more than five years of consideration, the proposed rules were withdrawn in 2008. We do not see the same happening for this proposed rule. Much has changed since 2008, including the advent of artificial intelligence algorithms that use multiple data sources to show trends and networks; redundancy would appear to be a plus, as opposed to a burden, on government resources this time around. There are a number of issues that FinCEN must address and incorporate in any final rule, but, at this time, we do not believe that there are any material issues raised by the comment letters that will prevent FinCEN from finalizing the proposed rule. This would mean that the timeline would likely include FinCEN issuing a final rule in 2016. The proposed rule has a compliance period of six months, and commenters are asking for it to be extended to 18 months. The compliance date is likely to end up somewhere in between. Given that timeline, RIAs should prepare for an effective compliance date as early as the second half of 2016.
- RIAs need to start their compliance preparations now. The first step in those preparations should include working with legal counsel who can help incorporate the fundamentals of this proposed rule into the RIA's corporate structure. The next step is for RIAs to work with their information technology departments to develop automation and possible outsourcing of some of these requirements. Given the accelerated timeline for implementation and any needed corporate governance changes, RIAs should consider the rule's effect on their budgets for 2016 and beyond. This is especially important in light of the corporate governance requirement that the AML program be approved in writing by the board of directors, trustees or similar functioning body of the RIA.
Walter B. Donaldson II


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Everybody knows about the technological contributions made by the Japanese people. Most of the inventions made by the Japanese gathered great acclaim from the world. But there are also some of the inventions that were not revealed in front of the world. In this article you will get to know about those Japanese inventions that are totally odd.
· Detachable Fake Breasts
Fathers find it really hard to bond with their babies that dwell on mother feed. These detachable fake breasts are designed for those dads who want to bond with their kids in the absence of their wives. Now any father can fill the set of detachable fake breasts with milk and hang them on the chest to feed their babies.
· Butter Stick
Don't have enough time to prepare your office lunch on daily basis? Well this butter stick is designed just for you. All you need to do is to take a piece of bread at your lunch time and apply the butter on it as if you are applying glue stick on a piece of paper.
· Welcome to Japan Bra
Now you can greet the outsiders to Japan through an intimate method. This bra comes with a button that upon pressing greets the non-Japanese guests with a hearty welcome in different languages.
· Bogus Hand
All those women who tend to cut their hand during meal preparations can relax now. This bogus hand is created to assist women in cutting vegetables and other eatery items without cutting their fingers.
· Labeled Pillow
If you are travelling in a subway and fall asleep then with this pillow your fellow passengers will feel the obligation to awake you up when the train reaches near your destination.
· Panorama Hat
If you love to capture the landscape views without using your hands then this hat is perfect for you. You just need to gaze at the scenery you want to be captured and this hat will take the snapshot.
· The Anti-rape Dress
Designed for all the women that have to travel alone or leave office at late hours. If you are walking alone and somebody tries to attack you for rape then with the help of this dress, you can disguise yourself as a vending machine.
· Swiss Knife for Gardeners
With this Swiss knife, the procedure of gardening will become more fun and easier.
· Necktie Cum Umbrella
This is an amazing invention, an umbrella in the form of a necktie. You can wear it to the office as a necktie and use it as an umbrella on rainy days.
· Grid T-shirt for Itch
If you get irritated due to itch on your back more often, then this T-shirt is made just for you. The grid created on the back of this T-shirt will make it easier for you to direct the other person towards the point where you are feeling the itch so the other person can scratch you.
· Smile Gadget
Well not a friendly device but this gadget definitely produces 100% results. If your kid frowns more often, then with the electric current produced by this gadget, your kid will start smiling.
· Inverted Umbrella
If you love to collect rain water during the rain, then this Inverted Umbrella is going to prove very useful to you. With its inverted shape, you can easily capture the rain water and the amazing thing is that you will not get wet while collecting rain water.
· Hair Mask
Girls with long hair get irritated while eating soup because it can mess up their hair. But now with the help of hair mask, you won't have to worry about getting your hair dirty.
· Infant Feather Duster
Cleaning the house with babies is really a hectic job. But you don't have to worry anymore. Just dress your child in this infant feather duster and your house will get clean as your infant crawls around the house.
· Mouth Concealer
Japanese women don't like other people to see their mouth while they are eating anything. This mouth concealer is basically a wrapper that women can display in front of their mouths while eating and hide their mouth from rest of the world.
· Fanned Chopsticks
This amazing but funny invention is quite helpful to all those Japanese who don't like to eat hot soup-noodles. Connected to the chopstick, this small-sized fan will cool down your soup-noodles with every bite.
· Toilet-Paper Hat
If you get runny nose due to seasonal allergies then this toilet-paper hat will help you wipe your nose clean.
· Gloves with Manicured Finger-Nails
These gloves are perfect for all those people who possess small finger nails and face difficulty while peeling fruits and dry fruits with their finger nails.
· Half-Headed Wig
If you are bald and want to cover the front half of your head then this half-headed wig is going to solve all of your baldness issues.
· Broom-Extension Shoes
Cleaning will become easier with the help of these broom-extension shoes. All you need to do is just to wear these shoes while cleaning your house and these shoes will help you collect garbage with the help of your feet.
· Punnee-Punnee IPhone Cases
If you love to push breasts then these iPhone cases are going to reward you with much satisfaction.
· Eye Tubes
Another great invention for all those people who face difficulty while putting eye drops in their eyes. Eye tubes enable you to put eye drops in your eyes without poking your eyes.
· The Rice Bra
Another unique invention, this bra enables you to grow rice as you move around. This bra was invented to create agricultural awareness.
· Embracing Pillows
Invented by the Japanese, these pillows are available with an extended arm. So if you feel lonely at night then these pillows will provide you great comfort along with the sense of complete security.
· Face Slimmer
This invention was created in order to resolve the issue of saggy skin in women. With the help of face slimmer, now women can easily retain their youth for a longer duration.
· Earrings with Built-in Earplug Extensions
If you hate the useless chit-chat at the parties then these earrings are truly great for you. Just wear these earrings to any party and insert the earplugs in your ears when you want to avoid hearing anything.
· Lap Pillow
This lap pillow is great for all those men who tend to miss their wives while on travel.
· Nose Sockets
Although the idea seems ridiculous but these nose sockets have proved to be very helpful. Now whenever you have runny nose, you won't have to waste lots of tissues. Just insert these nose sockets in your nose and relax.
· Tablecloth Pants
Many people possess the habit of wiping their hands on their pants. Tablecloth pants will not only help you wipe your hands on your pants but your pants will also remain clean after the wiping.
· Hand massager for Breasts
While massaging breasts, most of the women are not able to reach each and every part of their breasts. Now with the help of had massager for breasts, you can easily massage each and every portion of your breasts and keep them firm for longer time.
All of these Japanese inventions seem odd but they do are interesting. Which one of these did you find helpful?


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Welcome back for week 2 of my Family Home Evenings
For the month of January, our theme is "Agency is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves".
For the month of January, our theme is "Agency is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves".
The song we will be working on is "As a Child of God"
The scripture for the month is 2 Nephi 2:27 "Wherefore, men are free … to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men"We are working on Article of Faith 1- We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
Week 2 Agency is the gift to choose for ourselves. (Same as last weeks)
Start with a song- choose your own or sing "As a Child of God"
Opening Prayer
Family announcements, read a scripture (2 Nephi 2:27), practice Article of Faith 1
Lesson: Quickly review what was talked about last week about choices and their consequences.
Print out this No Swimming sign.
What does this sign mean? (No Swimming)
If we were walking on the beach and saw this sign what are some choices we could make? (Obey the sign and not swim, don't obey the sign and go swim in the ocean)
What could the consequence be if we chose to not obey the sign and went swimming? (there could be sharks, get caught in a dangerous undertow or whirlpool and drown)
What are some choices we could make that obeys the sign? (find a part of the beach with a lifeguard to swim, go on the boardwalk, play in the sand...) Obey the sign helps protects us. We still have a lot of safe choices
Print out some of these road signs and ask what the sign means. What could be a consequence of not obeying the sign?
Heavenly Father gives us warnings too to help keep safe, but because He gave us our agency, we can choose to listen to His warnings or not.
Game: Stop and Go
The kids line up at one end of the room. You stand at the other end. Hold up either a stop sign or a go sign. When you hold up the go, kids walk, run, hop one footed... towards you. When you hold up the stop, they have to stop. If they keep going they have to go back to start. Keep switching signs until someone reaches you.
To keep to theme, you can say a good choice for go, and a bad choice for stop. (ex: Go-help mom clean the dishes, Stop- tell a lie)
OR hold up the stop or go and have your child tell you a good choice or a bad choice before they can move
OR give the kids a situation and have them tell you what they would (should) do, hold up the green if it was a good choice.
Treats: Make cute yummy traffic lights. Spread peanut butter on a graham cracker. Put on a Red, Yellow and Green M&M. I got the idea from THIS blog.
For a healthier option you can make a fruit traffic light kabob. Use watermelon or strawberry for red, pineapple for yellow and honeydew for green. Original idea came from THIS blog
Closing song: Your choice or, As a Child of God
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Trevor Mbakwe used the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament to show he was back.
The bruising University of Minnesota senior forward wasn't the most dominant post player in the three games in the Bahamas, but he proved he could be the inside presence the Gophers (6-1) were missing last season when they struggled in the Big Ten Conference and missed the NCAA tournament for a second straight season.
Mbakwe's knee was still not 100 percent last week, but he went from a rough opening game against Duke's Mason Plumlee to a season-best performance against Stanford's Dwight Powell to end the tournament.
By the end of the trip, the 6-foot-8 St. Paul native was as confident as he has been in a year. His 19-point, 12-rebound performance Saturday, Nov. 24, led Minnesota to a 66-63 win over Stanford in the consolation championship. The Gophers will need Mbakwe to continue his progress Tuesday at Florida State (4-1) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
"That's just the way I have to play to help this team," Mbakwe said. "That's one of the things that got me to where I am right now in my career. That's what Coach expects of me. I just have to play hard at all times and take advantage of the opportunity that I get when I'm out there."
Playing extended minutes was the first step for Mbakwe to be a difference maker again. He played only 14 minutes in each of the first two games of the season. In the third game, against Tennessee State, he played only 10 minutes after getting into foul trouble. Three days later, Mbakwe had nine points and 12 rebounds in 27 minutes in a comeback win over Richmond. That was the first sign he was physically ready to handle more playing time.
Since that game, Mbakwe has been averaging 11 points, seven rebounds and a block in 22 minutes. Those numbers are close to what he averaged (14 points, 10 rebounds and a block in 29 minutes) in his 38 games last season before being injured.
"Every game, I'm able to tell a difference. I'm able to do more and more," he said. "I just take it game by game."
Gophers coach Tubby Smith has brought Mbakwe off the bench this season. But he played extensively at center alongside starting power forward Rodney Williams in the Bahamas. Playing with Mbakwe did not affect Williams' production. The 6-7 senior averaged 13 points and five rebounds in the three games.
"It's good to have someone like Trevor (back)," Smith said. "I've been impressed with how he has gotten better, just his shooting percentages, and his free-throw shooting. The things he has done extremely well in this tournament have been extremely helpful."
Duke's Plumlee outplayed Mbakwe with 20 points and 17 rebounds in Minnesota's 89-71 loss. But Mbakwe and Powell traded baskets in the second half Saturday. Powell scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including a dunk over Mbakwe and Williams in which he rose high above the rim.
"He made some clutch moves down the stretch," Mbakwe said of Powell. "He caught me and Rodney one time. He's a great player."
But Stanford also had high praise for Mbakwe, who had 13 points in the second half, including eight straight points late. Cardinal assistant coach Mark Madsen, a former All-American and Timberwolves forward, met Mbakwe outside the locker room to let him know how impressed he was.
Powell called Mbakwe a "strong guy" and "an aggressive rebounder."
"He had a presence on the floor," Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. "He rebounded well and scored around the basket. I think that he is going to give them an added dimension that they may have been missing last year."


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So Long IE6 Support, Impromptu 4.2 is Here
By trent on 29 Jan in Impromptu, Javascript
With the arrival of jQuery 1.9, I have updated Impromptu to remove IE 6 specific code. This happens to be the only browser specific code, fortunately. These were the only changes, mostly in preparation of the upcoming jQuery releases. You can check out the documentation or grab the new version from Github.
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When I try opening the PDF in word document by using export option I am getting this error. I checked the font everything seems to be correct, not able to see anything abnormal. There is absolutely no change in document, how come I can get this error? How I can rectify this error? Please suggest me some solutions. Thanks.
Acrobat was unable to make this document accessible because of the following error:
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I have a $22,000 outstanding student loan with a 6.6% interest rate. I need advice on how I should repay the loan. In the past, I've paid more than $2,000 in interest each year. Do you think it is best to pay off the loan or sign up for credit cards to pay it off? That would mean I'd have to apply for several credit cards, hopefully at low rates of interest. I also worry that if I pay off the student loan, then I might not have any money set aside for a rainy day. Please tell me what you think is best. How much is tax deductible if I continue to make payments each month, as I am doing right now? What is the best way to do this to maximize any potential financial benefits?
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Dear Muy, Ignoring any payment of principal over the year, your annual interest expense on a $22,000 loan balance at 6.6% is $1,452. Unless you're making interest-only payments, your interest expense for the coming year should be even less than that because you're paying down principal over time.
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I understand students and graduates complaining about the high interest rates associated with student loans. Comparing student loan rates to mortgage rates isn't a fair comparison, however, because a mortgage is secured by the house as collateral. You've borrowing money unsecured at a fixed 6.6%. That's not a bad deal. Bankrate's latest national average for a fixed-rate credit card is 13.02%. It's 15.15% for variable-rate credit cards. The cards are unsecured debt, too.
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Our community needs primary health care that is accessible, clinically and culturally appropriate, timely and affordable. We based our submission on our research and analysis of consumer experiences and expectations of general practice in the ACT.
We would like thank the hundreds of people who took the time to complete the GP Snapshot online survey and share their experiences and expectations of general practice in the ACT. There is a strong level of interest in the community about access to quality health services.
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In our consultations we found that consumers' experiences of primary health care were varied. Some consumers are very well placed with a regular GP who they can see when the need arises. Other consumers reported that the inadequate supply of GPs presents them with significant difficulties in accessing satisfactory care, including for urgent appointments, referrals, scripts or renewals of prescriptions.
Consumers also reported a level of disruption to their health care with the closure of general practices and move to larger corporate medical centres. The impact of closures of practices on consumers is amplified as many existing GP practices have closed their books to new patients.
One of the strategies consumers have developed to deal with the GP shortage is to have a number of general practices they access. A respondent to the GP Snapshot 2009 said that they had "2-3 GPs because we cannot always get to see the same GP due to difficulties getting an appointment" (Respondent 130).
The extension of "corporate" GP practices with a strong profit emphasis is a cause of dissatisfaction for many health consumers in the ACT; reasons given are reduced geographic access, especially if relying on public transport, no doctor of choice and a 'production line' consultation process – a particular concern for consumers with chronic and complex conditions.
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The GP Snapshot 2009 was designed to capture a snapshot consumer experiences and expectations of general practice in the ACT.
The survey was developed based on discussions with consumer representatives and members of HCCA. Secretariat to the GP Task Force had seen a draft of the survey before publication. The survey was piloted with a group of HCCA members. It included issues such as whether consumers have regular GPs, waiting times, the quality of the interaction and demographic material and included a number of questions that the GP Task Force had asked practicing GPs.
The survey ran from 15 June - 3 July 2009 and was publicised through HCCA members and networks, and media coverage in The Canberra Times, ABC Canberra and 2CC. There were 635 responses. We think that the number of responses demonstrated a strong interest in the community around this issue.
Our preliminary analysis is included throughout the submission to the GP Task Force. A summary of findings is available online (151kb Pdf). HCCA will continue to analyse the results of the survey and post this to the HCCA blog over time.


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Synthetic Biology versus Total Synthesis
From a series of paintings by David Cordes at Pacific University, Oregon.
I think most would agree that synthetic chemists can now make just about any non-protein/non-polysaccharide natural product if enough time, resources and manpower are brought to bear.[1] But that's not to say that the field is yet mature, or stagnating, as there still remain so many challenges to make our science more efficient, practical, and free from its current over-dependence on rare metals and petrochemical feedstocks. Recently, synthetic biology has started to emerge as a serious alternative to total synthesis when large amounts of complex natural products are required. Just think how many total synthesis papers start with a desultory line about 'the dearth of natural material', before recounting an arduous one- or two-yearlong quest to make a few more milligrams of the compound in question. Perhaps it sometimes makes more sense to try a different approach and ask 'can't we just improve the natural source?'. We synthetic chemists like to think we're special because we have the ability to make new compounds never seen in Nature, but with an increasing understanding of enzymes and the genes that encode for them, organisms can now be coaxed into producing compounds that have never been seen before. If you're interested in reading further debate over the future of the two fields then you should definitely read this short piece in Nature, in which champions of synthetic chemistry Phil Baran and Abraham Mendoza duke it out with Jay D. Keasling, a strong proponent of synthetic biology.
From Nature, 492, 188.
1. Of course, there still exists the question of 'should we?'. Aside from the importance of total synthesis in structural determination, and ignoring for the moment the oft quoted reason of solving supply problems, the other main justification offered by the practitioners of the art is the development of new methodology. I'd love to find a way to test this claim, but my feeling is that few generally useful reactions are discovered in long synthetic campaigns. Let me know in the comments if I'm wrong about this.
What's Wrong With This Picture 2: An Intriguing Biosynthetic Proposal
As a synthetic chemist I'm always on the hunt for interesting molecules to disconnect/speculate about, and a couple of natural products published at the start of this month (Organic Letters ASAP; DOI: 10.1021/ol3028303) immediately caught my eye:
So far so good! Don't start looking for mistakes yet! The problems start when the authors go on to suggest what I'm going to politely call a most intriguing biosynthetic proposal:
It's not too bad at the start, borrowing heavily from Baldwin and Whitehead's hypothesis for manzamine and related alkaloids. The problems come one the authors need to go from the pyridinium dimer to the natural product itself. How the C4-C5 bond is supposed to form on the middle line is beyond me, and the arrows in the cyclopropane opening seem to go in entirely the wrong direction, but all that stuff seems entirely sensible compared to the madness on the top line. I know that people often play a bit fast and loose with steps in proposed biosyntheses; it's easy to shrug and go "there's probably an enzyme that does that", but this just shows no understanding whatsoever of arrow pushing. I can't believe this got into an ACS journal, or am I missing something?
Resource Page and Blogroll: 2012 Update
I've got a few emails lately pointing me in the direction of good resources such as the much discussed How To Chemdraw video and the beautiful new name-reaction.com. I've also just recently become aware of great new(ish) blogs like Not The Lab, Doctor Galactic, The Chemistry Cascade, Chemistry Tips and Techniques, and The Organic Solution. However, I am sure that for every useful resource (blog, tutorial, reference...) that I've read, I've missed many more! Below are the links on my resource page at present, and you can see my blogroll on the right. I've just noticed that the former hasn't been updated in over a year. So, what should I be reading or linking to? Drop me a comment or email (N.B. new address on about page)!
Incidentally, if your bookmark/RSS feed to this site points to my old eristocracy.co.uk domain, you should change it as I'm losing that tomorrow.
Non-Thermal Microwave Effects: Probably Bollocks
Update 1900: This was blogged earlier today by Tom Phillips over at A Chemical Education. Whoops!
Update July, 2013: Part two! Because sometimes you just wanna flog that dead horse a bit longer, you know, to be safe.
For a related post on things to check before publishing your controversial results to avoid potential humiliation, see my old piece on 'metal-free' reactions.
From Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2.
It seems to me that people still talk a great deal about so-called 'non-thermal' effects in microwave reactions; i.e. some kind of mysterious rate acceleration that occurs from excitation (or even stabilisation) of particular bonds or intermediates directly, in a fashion distinct from simple macroscopic heating of the reaction mixture. One of the most prominent critics of those who claim to observe these phenomena is Austrian chemist Oliver Kappe, who's been debunking claims of non-thermal effects for at least a decade and he's just written an excellent Essay in Angewandte Chemie on the subject. Now, few people would argue that a lot of reactions work better in the microwave, but this can often be explained by rapid internal heating or increased pressure; that is, by thermal effects, however dramatic. An example from Kappe's essay illustrates the incredible magnitude of rate improvement that's sometimes observed:[1]
From Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2.
Mulvember 3: Lycoflexine
I'd originally planned to do four of these posts, but it looks like I've run out of time so I'll be getting back to more cutting edge work (as soon as something exciting is published). Maybe I'll post the last one in
March Mulch. Check out Mulvember 1: Penfulvin A and Mulvember 2: Echinopines A and B!
Okay, I suppose I should start off by acknowledging that Mulzer isn't the corresponding author on this one (instead it's Mulzer group postdoc Jürgen Ramharter), but it's still a nice piece of work so I'm including it anyway. The target itself is one of the perennially popular lycopodium alkaloids whose first member - lycopodium itself - was isolated way back in 1881. A number of classic syntheses of members of this family in the 1970s and 80s by famous alkaloid chemists such as Stork, Heathcock, Wiesner and Wenkert have set the bar pretty high, but work towards these targets continues to this day.[1] Particularly, the fawcettimine-type members of this family, to which lycoflexine belongs, have proved very popular in recent years with a new synthesis seemingly out every few months.
Superlatives 3: The Longest Polyene
Update 02-12-12: If anyone wants/needs a copy of the original image without the text and arrow added, you can find it here.
Some of you may remember this synthesis of the world's longest polyene from a few months ago, covered by See Arr Oh here. I'm not going to say much about the the chemistry of this synthesis (Wittigs. Shedloads of 'em), or its significance, but I'd like to post a little addendum to the work here.
From Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 5496
I just got an email from a friend of mine who, upon reading the paper, asked the obvious question 'but what colour is it?'. Lycopene, of course, is famously red:
Image partly from wikipedia.org
Unable to find a answer to the question in the paper itself, or the Supporting Information he contacted the authors. After a few days, they sent a short reply and a beautiful image:
'the longest polyene is best represented by the vial on 7th from the left'
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