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2nd round (56th overall): DJ Swearinger, CB/S, South Carolina
Scouting Report: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/cfb/4 ... swearinger
(Sounds like Legion of Boom material already) In most mocks I see DJ Swearinger drafted around the late 3rd round. There is a chance he could be there at our 3rd but I don't think the Seahawks will risk it. Carroll and Schneider's mentality has been if they like a player they will take him regardless of where he is projected. Swearinger is a versatile player who can play both safety positions and cornerback. He is a vocal leader and many of his teammates say he is the most competitive player on the team. Pete was asked recently what he looks for in players and he said one of the the most important things he looks for is their competitiveness.The unit as a whole took on Swearinger's personality, playing with equal part's cockiness and violent reckless abandonment.
(Check out 1:38 )
(2:04 shows his competitiveness)
3rd round (87th overall): Zaviar Gooden, OLB, Missouri
Scouting Report: http://www.fieldgulls.com/nfl-draft/201 ... ing-report
4th round (123rd overall): Jordan Reed, TE, Florida
Scouting Report: http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2013jreed.php
5th round (138th overall): Zac Dysert, QB, Miami (OH)
Scouting Report: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-mock-draft/ ... ing-report
When moving around, Dysert seems to be at his best. He manages to find his way through a messy pocket comfortably while keeping his eyes down field looking for the big play. He's also able to make strong and accurate throws while he is one the move and outside of the pocket. Dysert is a solid athlete with the ability to escape pressure and slip through sacks. While he's not by any means a running quarterback, he does have the ability to scramble and take what the defense gives him on a certain play.
5th round (158th overall): Kerwynn Williams, RB, Utah State
Scouting Report: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/ ... id=2539980
6th round (194th overall): Garrett Gilkey, OT, Chadron State
Scouting Report: http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/gar ... id=2540227
(Story of him growing up)
7th round (220th overall): John Boyett, FS, Oregon
Scouting Report: http://nflmocks.com/2013/03/03/john-boy ... ng-report/
7th round (231st overall): Brandon Kaufman, WR, Eastern Washington
Scouting Report: http://www.nyjetsdraft.com/2013/03/bran ... ng-report/
7th round (241st overall): Steve Beauharnais, LB, Rutgers
Scouting Report: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/ ... id=2539298
7th round (242nd overall): Micah Hyde, CB, Iowa
Scouting Report: http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/mic ... id=2539240
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Drama, Thriller, Adaptation
Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jurgen Prochnow
Ron Howard
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
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The Da Vinci Code, a stupefyingly tedious adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling novel, runs two and a half hours, but it feels rather like four. Sony Pictures has primed and preened it for Oscar-worthiness (or at the very least, Blockbuster-ness), but it will most likely go down in history as this year's Holy Grail of overblown thrillers.
By now you've gotten wind of the plot. Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks, in a brand new do), a world-renowned symbologist, is summoned to the Louvre to examine the body of a murdered museum curator who left behind a cryptic message before bleeding to death. Before you can say, "Mona Lisa," he's forced to take it on the lam with a French cop (Audrey Tautou), with whose help he manages to uncover a secret society dedicated to guarding an ancient secret "that will shake the very foundations of Christianity."
This secret is hardly a secret anymore, unless you've been living in an empty tomb for the last several years. Needless to say it concerns a specious bit of gossip about the relationship between Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene that's sparked an uncommon amount of controversy among contemporary scholars. As "evidence," screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (staying true to the tenor of Brown's book) pulls from the Gospel of Philip and the Gospel of Mary, Gnostic texts that have languished in obscurity ever since their rejection by the ancient church. Lucky for the filmmakers, the scenes in which Langdon confers with his friend, the elderly historian Sir Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellen), are so grating and offensive the film suddenly ceases to be boring.
The only bit of relief comes from a character so foolishly conceived and so spectacularly misguided he's almost hip. I'm speaking of Silas, the deadly monk assassin (Paul Bettany). Looking fearsome in his pale skin and black cloak, he is wont to killing off nosy meddlers between bouts of flagellation (which director Ron Howard shoots with all the loving care of a film student doing a horror picture). Bettany plays Silas with such maniacal conviction he wouldn't be out of place in a James Bond movie shouting lines like, "Give me the Lektor!"
And poor Tom Hanks. Based on the evidence of his performance as the terminally uncharismatic Prof. Langdon, it would seem that someone or something (another conspiracy, perhaps?) has replaced his body with that of a pod-person, and is now using it for some unholy purpose. Wearing a faintly glazed expression, he trudges through some of the dullest expository dialogue this side of National Treasure.
There have been innumerable heated discussions among Christian circles on the subject boycotting The Da Vinci Code. The raison d'être for this drastic measure is that the film is full of fallacious claims about Christ. That much is certain, but I've got another reason why audiences should steer clear of it—the film is hopelessly, incorrigibly dull. And it has depressingly little to do with Leonardo da Vinci.
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Are saying, in your opinion, the creatures have been moved to colorful backgrounds for the photographs? I must admit, when I saw the images, I thought the same thing.
On such issues there's no evidence and only the photo's author knows. However knowing a bit of this mediteranean species I can only express some reasonable doubt.
Evidently the jury didn't care because quite similar photo from the same author came 1st last year in macro prints category.


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By Matt Tucker, CFA, iShares Head of Fixed Income Strategy
In my last post, I highlighted sector rotation as a potential ETF strategy for a rising interest rate environment. This time, I'd like to focus on another common strategy for helping to protect a portfolio against rising rates: Reducing the duration, or interest rate risk, of a portfolio.
This has been a popular strategy so far this year - flows into fixed income ETFs year-to-date have been primarily into shorter duration ETFs as investors look to cut interest rate risk in their portfolios. Through April 10th, $10.2 billion has been allocated to short duration ETFs while $2.8 billion has been redeemed from longer duration ETFs. Clearly investors are voting with their dollars [see also How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time].
This strategy can be accomplished by selling longer duration investments in favor of shorter duration ones, or by just adding shorter duration investments to bring down average portfolio duration. As longer duration investments generally offer more yield, such a move will generally result in a lower yielding portfolio. Investors who position in this way believe that the yield they give up will be more than made up for by avoiding the price loss that a longer duration portfolio would experience in a rising interest rate environment.
Yield curve positioning is a strategy that many institutional investors employ to position for rising rates. But using fixed income ETFs, pretty much any investor can make similar changes to their portfolios. Within different ETFs, investors can now get access to the entire yield curve or just the short maturity portion. For example, the iShares Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT, B+) holds US Treasury bonds from 1-30 years, while the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY, B) is just the short end of the curve. The table below has ETF options for buying the whole curve or short duration funds within investment grade credit, Treasuries, municipal bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).
Investors should keep in mind that moving to shorter duration bonds may come with some unintended consequences. Since shorter maturity bonds have a lower yield, the returns may not keep pace with inflation. After inflation, which has been trending around 2%, investors may be getting negative levels of yield. Also, for investors with income needs, a short duration bond portfolio may not generate enough yield to achieve their goals [also check out the 2013 ETFdb Portfolio].
An additional challenge with trying to position for rising interest rates is that all rates do not move in tandem, short term interest rates can move independently from intermediate and longer term interest rates. Strategies that appear to reduce interest rate risk could actually underperform in a rising interest rate environment. How you go about reducing interest rate risk, and which interest rates you protect yourself against, will ultimately determine the success of your strategy. I will talk more about this in a later post and discuss how to think about positioning in different rising rate scenarios.
With ETFs, shortening duration in fixed income portfolios can be efficiently implemented across a variety of sectors. Before undertaking such a strategy, make sure you understand the trade-offs between buying short and longer maturity bonds.
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Source: Bloomberg
Matt Tucker, CFA, is the iShares Head of Fixed Income Strategy and a regular contributor to the iShares Blog. You can find more of his posts here.
Bonds and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise and are subject to credit risk, which refers to the possibility that the debt issuers may not be able to make principal and interest payments or may have their debt downgraded by ratings agencies.
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There is a 6 month old pit puppy at the Genesee County Animal shelter in Batavia, NY right now. Currently he is being kept on the stray side but will be moved over to the general population this weekend. Would be an awesome working dog for someone looking for one.
I worked with him last night and he is a ball of FIRE!. Tons of ball and tug drive and is just off the walls nutty. Picks things up very quickly (was giving me solid eye contact on our walks after about 10 minutes).
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The number of farms in the United States continues to fall, while the average size of farms continues to grow, according to a report by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The February reports estimated 2.08 million farms operating in the United States in 2007, 0.6 percent fewer than in 2006. Total land in farms, at 930.9 million acres, decreased 1.5 million acres, or 0.16 percent, from 2006.
The average farm size was 449 acres during 2007, an increase of 3 acres from the previous year. The decline in the number of farms and land in farms reflects a continuing consolidation in farming operations and diversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses.
According to NASS, farm numbers declined in the $1,000 - $9,999 and $10,000 - $99,999 sales classes. The classes represent a sum of agricultural sales and farm program payments. Farm numbers rose slightly in the three largest sales classes, which topped at $100,000, $250,000 and $500,000.
The changes within the sales classes were a result of operations moving to larger sales classes by consolidation or expansion and rising incomes as result of strong commodity prices. Because of rising incomes, many farms and ranches near the top of their sales class in 2006 moved into the next higher sales class in 2007 without adding land or otherwise expanding their operations, according to NASS.
The largest percentage changes from 2006 occurred in the smallest and largest sales classes. Farm numbers declined 1.5 percent, to 1.14 million farms, in the $1,000 - $9,999 sales class. Meanwhile, farm numbers increased 4.4 percent, to 84,970 farms, in the $500,000 and over sales class. The number of farms with less than $100,000 in sales fell 1.2 percent from 2006 while the number of farms with $100,000 or more in sales rose 2.2 percent.
Land in farms also shifted from lower sales classes to higher sales classes. In the $1,000 - $9,999 sales class, land in farms dropped 1.6 percent, to 112.8 million acres, while land operated by farms in the largest sales class, $500,000 and over in sales, increased 1.8 percent, to 217.3 million acres.
Overall, the average farm size increased 3 acres in 2007. However, average farm sizes declined in some of the sales classes due to smaller farms moving up to higher sales classes.
The number of farms with sales of $1,000 or more in Puerto Rico was 13,500 in 2007, down 100 farms from 2006. Land in farms, at 600,000 acres, is down 10,000 acres from the previous year. The average farm size in Puerto Rico in 2007 was estimated at 44 acres.
NASS says there were 967,440 cattle operations in 2007, down slightly from 2006 and 2 percent below 2005. Beef cow operations were down 1 percent from 2006 and 2 percent below 2005. Milk cow operations were 5 percent below last year and 9 percent below two years ago.
The number of hog operations, 65,640, is down slightly from 2006 and down 2 percent from 2005. Operations with 2,000 or more head accounted for 82 percent of the inventory.
There were 70,590 sheep farms in 2007, up 2 percent from 2006 and up 3 percent from 2005. The number of operations with goats totaled 108,130 during 2007, up 4 percent from 2006. Angora goat operations totaled 4,550, down 4 percent from 2006. Milk goat operations totaled 19,930, up slightly from 2006. Meat goat operations totaled 90,270, up 4 percent from 2006.


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Beyonce celebrated her 30th birthday just like every other expectant mom -- ballin' her face off on a massive yacht in Venice, Italy!
B and Jay-Z held court aboard the super luxurious yacht "Odessa" ... for her big 3-0 celebration -- which included visits from celeb pals Gwyneth Paltrow and Erykah Badu.
Beyonce was seen on-deck checking out her not-yet-visible baby bump.
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Clarkson University Athletic Director's Office Named for Bill & Jane Fiesinger
Clarkson University recently dedicated the "Fiesinger Athletic Director's Office" in the Alumni Gymnasium in honor of F. William "Bill" Fiesinger '37 and his wife, Jane Fiesinger, both of Potsdam.
The dedication was made possible by a generous gift from Richard P. '67 and Jean S. Fiesinger to honor Richard's uncle.
"It is perfectly fitting that every Clarkson athletic director, from today forward, will occupy the Fiesinger Athletic Director's Office. Bill and Jane Fiesinger's names will endure at Clarkson and this is a great thing," said Clarkson President Tony Collins in his remarks during the dedication ceremony.
A star athlete, student leader and scholar, Bill Fiesinger graduated from Clarkson in 1937 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. A three-sport star at Clarkson, he played football, basketball and baseball for the Golden Knights and made a significant impact every time he stepped on the field or court. He was the leading scorer for the football team, a class officer, a member of Lambda Iota fraternity and was elected Ice Carnival King. At his graduation in 1937, Fiesinger was presented the Frederica Clarkson Award in recognition of his outstanding undergraduate accomplishments.
In 1937, Fiesinger turned down an offer to play professional football with the Cleveland Rams, and instead began his career as an engineer at Corning Glass. He was very involved with Clarkson alumni activities, and in 1959 left a successful safety engineering and insurance brokerage practice in Syracuse and moved his family to Potsdam to become the first full-time director of the Clarkson Alumni Association.
Fiesinger served Clarkson in a number of other external relations roles, and in 1974 was named Clarkson's director of athletics, where he served until his retirement in 1979. He played a major role in keeping Golden Knight athletics teams competitive at the intercollegiate level and in expanding recreational activities for all undergraduates.
At the 1979 commencement ceremonies, the Clarkson board of trustees passed a resolution naming him a Clarkson Ambassador. A recipient of the Alumni Association Golden Knight Award in 1964, Fiesinger was inducted into Clarkson's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Photo caption: Clarkson University recently dedicated the "Fiesinger Athletic Director's Office" in honor of F. William "Bill" Fiesinger '37 and his wife, Jane Fiesinger. Pictured above are Bill Fiesinger (front) and (left to right) Clarkson President Tony Collins, Karen Collins, Athletic Director Steve Yianoukos, and Ann Fiesinger, Bill & Jane's daughter.


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Why Men Are More Likely to Drop Out
As student debt levels continue to rise, more college students are facing a critical decision: Borrow more or drop out? Men and women appear to be reaching different conclusions.
Moderate levels of debt can actually help students graduate by allowing them to work less and study more. But beyond a certain point, the relationship breaks down—wary of taking on too heavy a debt burden, students drop out.
That dynamic exists for all students, but not equally. According to a new paper in the journal Gender & Society, men are more likely than women to leave school rather than take on more loans. Women are more likely to finish their degrees, even if that means graduating with a higher debt burden. The research suggests that student debt may help explain a significant but poorly understood trend in recent years: Women are not only enrolling in college at higher rates than men, they're also more likely to graduate.
That gender should affect student borrowing decisions might seem surprising, but the authors suggest there is a fairly simple explanation: Men without college degrees face better job prospects than equivalently educated women, at least in the short term. That makes the consequences of dropping out appear smaller for men.
The paper, by sociologists Rachel Dwyer and Randy Hodson of Ohio State University and Laura McCloud of Pacific Lutheran University, used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to look at the educational and employment experiences of more than 6,500 Americans born between 1980 and 1984. Unsurprisingly, going to college boosted earnings for both men and women. But the gap was much wider for women. After controlling for various demographic factors, the researchers found that female graduates earned more than $6,500 more per year than women with just a high school diploma, and more than $4,500 more than women who dropped out of college. Male graduates, by contrast, earned only about $2,700 more than high school graduates, and about the same amount as male college drop-outs.
The findings are consistent with past research, which has showed that jobs are much more gender-segregated in low-education occupations. Female drop-outs tend to concentrate in low-paying service-sector jobs, whereas less-educated men are more likely to find work in better-paying industries such as manufacturing and construction.
"Women experience a much larger immediate economic penalty for not graduating from college than do men," the authors write. "Female dropouts simply face worse job prospects than do male dropouts."
The disparity in career prospects apparently affects students' decisions when it comes to taking on debt. For male students in the study, debt levels above about $12,500 made them less likely to graduate. For women, the breaking point was closer to $15,000.
"Young men who see high school friends with relatively well-paying jobs may resist taking on debt to gain a degree with uncertain returns," the authors write. "At the same time, young women who see friends in low-paying female-dominated jobs, such as retail cashier or day care worker, may be spurred to stay in school, even with debt."
The authors argue their findings are troubling for both men and women. For women, even more so than for men, the path to the middle class increasingly requires a college degree—and a college degree increasingly requires taking on substantial amounts of debt. Heavy debt burdens can limit women's options when it comes time to choose a career, buy a house or raise children.
For men, meanwhile, the decision to pass up a college degree can have long-term consequences. The wage gap between men with and without bachelor's degrees starts small but grows over time as better-educated men enjoy more opportunities for career advancement. And as the recession showed, those well-paying jobs in construction and manufacturing can disappear quickly and be slow to return. More than three and a half years after the recession ended, there are 2.5 million unemployed construction and manufacturing workers, the vast majority of them men.
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Digital Agenda: EU and US sign joint declaration to make the internet safer for kids
European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have today signed a Joint Declaration in London, committing to make the Internet a safer and better place for children.
In the Declaration, Vice President Kroes and Secretary Napolitano:
This declaration complements other European Commission initiatives to keep children save and confident in the digital world. These include the EU Strategy for a safer internet and better internet content for children and teenagers presented earlier this year (see IP/12/445) and a Commission-brokered coalition of top tech & media companies to make the internet a better place for our kids. see IP/11/1485)
The groundwork for today's declaration was prepared by the EU-US Working Group on Cyber-security and Cyber-crime. This was established in the context of the EU-US Summit of 20 November 2010 held in Lisbon (PRES/10/315) with the aim to tackle new threats to the global networks upon which the security and prosperity of our free societies increasingly depend.
Within the European Commission, Vice-President Kroes is responsible for cyber-security and Commissioner Malmström for tackling cyber-crime. Within the United States, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Commerce and other federal entities collaborate to help strengthen cyber-security and fight cyber-crime.
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The owner of the Walgreens drugstore at 5828 Summer Ave. (U.S. 70) in Northeast Memphis has filed a $4.7 million loan on the property.
ARC WGMEMTN001 LLC filed the Tennessee deed of trust, security agreement and fixture filing Dec. 31 through BOKF, doing business as Bank of Texas. O. Akomea Poku-Kankam signed the deed on behalf of the borrower, whose contact information is the real estate department of Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co.
Built in 2002, the Class A, 14,092-square-foot Walgreens store sits on 1.7 acres at the southwest corner of Summer Avenue and Sycamore View Road. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal was $2.6 million.
ARC WGMEMTN001 bought the property a 2012 special warranty deed from First Memphis WAG Investments LLC, which had paid $3.8 million for the property in 2005 from Webten Partners LP.
First Memphis WAG Investments also listed the same address as Walgreen Co.
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Tennessee Sen. Jim Kyle announced Thursday, Jan. 16, he will be running for Chancery Court Part II judge in the Aug. 7 Shelby County judicial elections.
The position is the open seat on the bench in Chancery Court, which Arnold Goldin leaves at the end of August to take a Tennessee Court of Appeals appointment. Because of that, the race is attracting interest in the Memphis legal community.
Kyle has been a state senator for 30 years and Senate Democratic leader since 2005. He was elected to another four-year term in the Senate in 2012.
Kyle has considered other elected offices in recent years. He sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010 before dropping out.
Kyle was among those who vied for an appointment to the Shelby County Schools board by the Shelby County Commission as the county's two public school systems were merged.
– Bill Dries
Homeowners in South Cordova are about to get a utility bill this month that includes a new fee for streetlights, though they don't have streetlights yet.
January is the debut of the streetlight fee on Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division utility bills under a switch of streetlights from a part of city government and its budget to the utility.
But the newly annexed section of Cordova without streetlights would get a reprieve under a proposal Memphis City Council member Bill Boyd will take to the council during Tuesday, Jan. 21, committee sessions.
The council approved the streetlight transition last year, citing savings of more than $1 million.
Muddy's Bake Shop founder Kat Gordon will tell the story of starting her business and the development of its second location in Cooper-Young as the inaugural guest for the Startup Grind series at Cowork Memphis. The event happens Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m.
Cowork Memphis, at 902 S. Cooper St., is a collaborative workspace environment that lets freelancers, small businesses and entrepreneurs connect and grow their businesses with like-minded professionals. Cowork provides memberships for desks and workspaces, meeting space and networking opportunities.
Gordon said she's excited to share her story because "without the support of the Memphis community and the generosity of the many Memphis business owners who shared their knowledge with me, Muddy's never would have succeeded like this."
– Andy Meek
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Jan. 16, approved the nomination of Memphis attorney Sheri Lipman to be the new U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
Her nomination now goes to the full U.S. Senate for approval.
Lipman is chief of staff to University of Memphis president Brad Martin after serving as general counsel for the university. She has been an attorney since 1987.
Lipman was recommended to President Barack Obama by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis.
Justin Timberlake has entered into a new agreement to expand the reach of his specialty tequila.
Memphis-born Timberlake has partnered with Sauza Tequila, owned by Beam Inc., to market his 901 tequila brand.
The new product, called 901 Sauza, will be available in select markets early this year for a suggested price of $29.99. The 80 proof bottle will feature new packaging, including a distinctive bottle and a unique label design.
– Amos Maki
The Youth Villages Transitional Living Program was one of 15 winners announced Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Center for the Study of Social Policy's national search to identify initiatives making a critical difference in the lives of youth in foster care or involved with the child welfare system.
The Washington, D.C.-based organization recognized local, state and national programs that serve 11- to 26-year-olds and model the center's "Youth Thrive" framework. Winners were selected from among 130 nominees.
Research shows without intervention, many people in the child welfare system will face serious problems as they transition to adulthood, including higher rates of school failure, unemployment, teen pregnancy, homelessness and delinquency.
– Don Wade
Circuit Court Clerk Jimmy Moore has pulled a qualifying petition to seek re-election this year, starting with the May Republican primaries.
Moore was elected clerk in 1994 while on the Memphis City Council. He is seeking his fifth term as clerk.
Moore's action at the Shelby County Election Commission this week means every incumbent county clerk on the ballot this year is actively seeking re-election.
Also, Shelby County Commissioner Heidi Shafer has a petition out seeking re-election in the May Republican primary. Shafer is seeking to represent the new District 5 as the commission converts to a set of 13 single-member districts. Shafer was elected in 2010.
Fellow commissioner Walter Bailey has pulled a petition to run in the May Democratic primary for the new District 8 seat. Bailey was elected to the commission in 2010 after sitting out a term because of term limits. He was first elected to the commission in the mid-1970s.
Feb. 20 is the deadline for candidates to file in the May county primaries.
The Memphis office of CBIZ MHM LLC has a new business development manager.
Drew Bringhurst joins the office with more than 10 years of experience in sales, marketing and human resources. He most recently served as New Job Fever's vice president of sales and marketing.
As business development manager, Bringhurst will support and expand CBIZ's business growth model through lead generation and client retention.
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With the rapidly depleting prices of flat-panel televisions in the current climate, 1080p is quickly becoming both a buzz phrase and a necessary technology to common consumers instead of a strictly enthusiast's tool. The fact that a rash of 32" 1080p sets has hit the market is clear indication of that fact. But the mainstream integration of this new resolution has created a stirring new trend in the panel market, aside with changing economic conditions: the price of flat-panel, full-resolution sets is dropping quickly. Because of this weariness for price and budding "requirement" for 1080p resolution, the popularity for 42" televisions has spiked within that niche. Blending the result of scientific analysis, price conscientiousness, multi-functionality, and consumer space constraints, many consider this to be the go-to framework for an everyday use television.
Staying their course, Panasonic have continued their ever-popular PZ plasma line with their 42" TH-42PZ80U – a 1920x1080p, native 20,000:1 contrast ratio set with plenty of experience underneath the hood. They've been the go-to line for budget plasmas for quite a while now, tweaking and perfecting their models to the best of its capabilities. This model represents one of the better marriages in budget and quality available on the market, which etches the PZ80U out as a strong option in the midsize flat-panel television market. Sitting comfortably at a list price hovering underneath $1,300, you'll find a lot to love with this bang-for-the-buck unit.
Recently, Panasonic made a consumer-conscious decision to steer away from silver cabinet units, instead draping them in a glossy black chassis. The PZ80U is no exception, and it's a design beauty: sitting at roughly 29 inches high on stand, 41 inches across including frame, and 3 inches thick (14 inches back to front including stand), it's covered from top to bottom with glossy black material. Sporting a semi-bowed silver stripe near the bottom of the set itself, it has a nice touch of flare. However, keep the light sources in the television's room in mind, because glare will be a problem; while attractive and glossy to look at, the Panasonic reflects a lot of light against the chassis. The thick glass protecting the plasma screen itself fares a bit better considering the Anti-Reflective filter toted on the box, but – as with all plasmas, especially budget ones of its ilk – there's still a glassy reflection to consider. Keep all windows in mind with placement, along with plans to purchase a set of thick curtains for those within a 15+ foot radius.
To the rear, the Panasonic sports a standard array of plug-in options without much in the frill department. Two HDMI ports, two Component plugs, a standard cable line, and two standard Video plugs lay the groundwork for wiring up all the electronic devices hovering underneath the television. Unlike its nearly-identical big brother, the Panasonic TH-42PZ85U, it doesn't have a PC-input to enable usage as a computer monitor. It does, however, have a handy SD card slot on the front panel for easy image/video viewing, presented in a stripped-down, no-frills layout that gets the job done. Speaking of front-loaded plugs, an extra HDMI slot, S-Video, and standard L/R sound inputs are available underneath the slickly-hidden panel.
The remote is a bland affair, sporting a stripped-down and basic block-button style that won't come as a surprise to any Panasonic-brand purchasers. It's a predominately black remote, sporting large numbers in the lower half of the casing while keeping the Channel [CH] and Volume [VOL] buttons near the center of the construct. At the top, the compass-style maneuver button helps to navigate through the MENU, which is clearly accessible from the large button at the top. On each side, there is the TV VIDEO toggle button, a SUB MENU Button and both RETURN and EXIT buttons corresponding to the others. Aside from the rest, there are five brightly-colored buttons: the POWER button, as well as the R,G,B, and Y buttons that hover directly underneath the menu functions. If you've handled any of Panasonic's remotes before in the past – whether we're talking about television or DVD player remotes – this will feel quite comfortable. To keep with cost efficiency, this low-brow remote hasn't been built with a backlight.
Once you've reached the Picture function in the remote menus, the TH-42PZ80U's setup process will feel extremely familiar if you've spent some time with a Panasonic flat-panel before. Along with the pre-set adjustments, labeled Vivid, Standard, Cinema, and Game, there's the Custom Picture mode where you can tweak the Picture, Brightness, Color, Tint, Sharpness, Color Temp, Color Mgmt., and x.v. Color. Toggling these options offers a flexible and responsive picture adjustment experience, ones that help match coloring with the demonstration disc of your choosing. Most of these were set to higher than average levels, but none of them were turned to maximum strength. These options are a bit limited and rigid in making minor adjustments, but still offer enough tweaking to reach desired results.
Aspect ratio selection mirrors Panasonic's other efforts as well, marked by Full, Just (modified stretch) 4:3, and Zoom. One earmark that I particularly favor is the Zoom Adjust function, where the Zoom option in your FORMAT range can be tailored to the source. It's a useful tool if you own films that aren't enhanced for 16×9 sets – whether they're non-anamorphic DVDs or Letterbox VHS – but it's a chore to adjust. Its setting out of the box, however, is surprisingly spot-on (see DVD discussion below). Under the "advanced" options, there's a Video Noise Reduction, 3D Y/C filter, Color matrix HD/SD selection, MPEG Noise Reduction, Light/Dark Black Level toggle and an HD size toggle. I left the HD size in the "2" position – revealing the entire picture – while making sure that the Light black levels and HD Color matrix option were selected for all sources.
On the Audio side of things, the first menu only gives the option to adjust Bass, Treble and Balance between the full-range 20W speakers. Under the advanced settings, however, there's a host of other options: there are AI Sound and Surround functions which alter the dimensionality of the source, Bass Boost and Audio Leveler which bolster desired areas of the audio source, as well as a Yes/No Speaker Output toggle. Furthermore, it gives the options to select the source of your HDMI source's audio – Digital, Component 1, Component 2, Video 1 or Video 2. Often than not, it's wise to leave the Bass Boost function alone to preserve cone integrity within the speakers, while choosing the AI and Surround functions is at listener discretion – though neither have really impressed me with past Panasonic sets, both sounding a little hollow and echoed.
First up on the TH-42PZ80U's gauntlet of signal tests was television viewing, handled in both high-definition and standard-definition signals. Watching 1080 HD broadcasts of "LOST", "The Office", and "Heroes" – three highly-touted televised sources – were all extremely pleasing experiences. Exceptionally impressive was "LOST", a living, breathing contrast-boosted drudge through the gorgeously-lit contours of a tropical island. Though stark in rendering shade levels, detail never gets drowned out during the broadcast. During pixilated scenes with higher motion, the PZ80U doesn't skip a heartbeat in rectifying the signal. When tested with live broadcasts on the Today show, texture and color clarity was outstanding. Put briefly, Panasonic's set aptly handles HD broadcasts in the same fashion that they're relayed to it. At 480 resolution signals, however, it's not quite as attractive; when either sent through the composite line or utilizing the HDMI port, the signal looks flat and murky – something that improves a bit when using HD channels, but not by much. Utilizing the Zoom feature with downgraded 16×9 HD signals improves the experience, if that's a necessary route.
To test its capacity to display Blu-ray technology, the PZ80U was sent through a range of tests with Sony's Playstation 3 – set to output 1080p/24 via HDMI — that exercised multiple aspect ratios, grain structures, and content differences. After popping in Disney's WALL-E, an all computer-generated animation with an expectedly pristine 2.35:1 print, it's clear that Panasonic have maintained their competence with color saturation. WALL-E's a vibrant film, ranging in blistering blues and reds in space to the burnt orange and sepia-stained post-apocalyptic world that the little robot cleans up. Panasonic's television handles the color range of its splendidly flawless AVC encode, keeping pace with Wall-E movement with grace.
Alternately, it was time to display the Criterion Collection's high-definition presentation of El Norte, a film framed in 1.78:1 that stretches to each and every corner of the television. It's a grainy, low-budget film without the Hollywood polish, but it's still a marvelously gorgeous transfer of an older source. Panasonic's PZ80U handles the heavy grain admirably, while displaying the drastic color gradients and hidden details in the film with splendid austerity. Finally, Kingdom of Heaven – a film with rich production values and abundant miniscule details – underwent the close of the Blu-ray tests. Every nuance and color popped on-screen with its dual-layered MPEG 2 transfer, giving grand life to skin tones and gothic architecture while displaying strong film grain competency. To say the least, this set offers a splendid 1080p film experience.
Utilizing Toshiba's HD-A2 for upscaled DVD screening, the Panasonic also handles standard definition film screening extremely well. With the resolution output set to 1080i and 480i/p respectfully, I popped in Kingdom of Heaven's standard-definition counterpart to see how it held up. The result was surprisingly good in both accounts, rendering an image that handles itself with bravado next to its higher-tier technology. Little difference could be discerned between the television's internal upscaler and the DVD player's capabilities, which speaks well for the PZ80U's natural aptitude. Even DVDs without widescreen enhancement– tested with Grosse Pointe Blank and Alfonso Cuaron's Great Expectations – looked relatively outstanding when paired with the TV's ZOOM picture setting, only clipping off a very mild amount (+ or – 2%) on each side of the image out of box. Whether a new Blu-ray player still seems far in the future or if the television set is being purchased for the purpose of handling the new technology, this Panasonic will not disappoint.
Plasmas tend to suffer a bit in when used as a console gaming monitor, and Panasonic's PZ80U follows suit with some of the same problems as its predecessors. However, its competence with gaming consoles was rather surprising, whether utilizing its "Game Mode" pre-set or not. After testing the unit with several Playstation 3 games – namely the ever-addictive Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Prince of Persia – it's obvious that the unit suffers from the unavoidable green trailing; conducting sharp turns in a first-person style game, whether in high or low contrast areas, always resulted in a light green stream along brightly-lit areas. It's noticeable, without question, but the trail becomes less noticeable as time goes on. What do look splendid are the amazingly vivid colors that come from its HDMI-source, along with the oft-mentioned contrast competence. Tromping around Shivering Isles, a bright and colorful realm in Elder Scrolls, looked outstanding, while gliding from obstacle to obstacle in Prince of Persia really amazed with its beautiful cel-shaded motion. Surprisingly, it's during these gaming sessions when I notice image retention the most, all of which dissipates once the source either shuts off or loads anew.
Even with 480p sources, like Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii games, the amount of color and detail can be fairly surprising. However, they do fair a bit worse than their higher-resolution counterparts. After giving World of Goo and Resident Evil 4 a go on the Wii, they suffer from all the same problems – just to a higher degree. It seems that higher-resolution games result in more intense green trails and, sadly, more blurry motion. Considering that this is a range of low-definition feeds, they don't suffer too much in the process.
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It's impossible to quantify an absolute opinion on Panasonic's TH-42PZ80U without first considering the outstanding price. Thinking back two or three years, it's incredible to consider what $1,300 can net you now in the television market– 40+ inches of screen, 1080p resolution, and solid specks to boot. The TH-42PZ80Umakes the most out of this investment, as it provides a gorgeous image for gaming, film, and television sources. Color levels and high-definition "pop" really accentuate how sumptuous this set can look under the proper conditions. The 20,000:1 contrast level also serves itself well here, crafting stark black levels and fluctuating palettes that adjust with its sources well. When compared with other strong-performing HDTVs in the size and price range – such as the Toshiba REGZA LCD series and several Sharp models – it renders black levels with deeper, inkier substance, while fighting tooth-and-nail to parallel them in detail and color range. Matched with two rear HDMI ports and one to the front, it's got enough inputs to use without seeming like overkill for receiver-using individuals. Along with that, the set seems built for a mid-sized room (tested in a room roughly 13×13), as the viewing range is extremely wide at around 150-155 degrees without any ugly internal screen reflections. Plus, it's an attractive addition to any room, sporting a beautifully designed chassis that looks a lot pricier than it really is.
The TH-42PZ80U 's attractive looks can also be a slight deterrent, as the glitzy gloss picks up any form of light that pours into the room. Along with that, there are only a few negatives to attach with the set's overall performance. As with Panasonic's past plasmas, two picture issues arise that you had to adjust to while warming to the PZ80U: green trail, and a mild red push. The green trail grows less noticeable with your time with the set, though it still becomes strongly apparent in high-motion instances in films, television shows, and especially games. But it remains to a mild degree, something that drove me mildly crazy as I followed the Wii's hand pointer around on-screen. With the red push, it's an element that renders slightly embellished pinkish-reddish skin hues from time to time, depending on the source. Picture adjustment can handle a large portion of it (lightly adjusting the tint with some color guidance), but it's a necessary evil to preserve natural shades with the rest of your colors. Now, regarding image retention, it's an omnipresent concern when considering a plasma television purchase – one that the PZ80U suffers from to a certain degree. No damage could be discerned from the numerous hours of testing that the set underwent, but bits of mild retention could be spotted – and rectified, once the source either reset internally or shifted to another feed. Also worth considering is the fact that the PZ80U doesn't contain either a PC-input or the heightened 30,000:1 native contrast ratio like its slightly more expensive brother, the TH-42PZ85U, or THX certification like its near-identical twin, the TH-42PZ800U.
Given the value underneath the hood of the sub-$1,300 Panasonic TH-42PZ80U'S , it's a wholly worthwhile purchase for those in the market for a 42" 1080p plasma television set. Some might argue that the screen size doesn't quantify a necessity for the higher-resolution progressive technology, but that will actually depend on visual sensitivity for the viewer and sitting distance from the set. Still, the ability to handshake more aptly with sources at the 1080p setting gives this set an extra boost over 720p alternatives, all the while providing a substantially solid image that concentrates on contrast differential and color saturation as its key assets. Panasonic continues its legacy of being one of the best budget-minded plasma producers around, crafting an admirable piece of equipment with their TH-42PZ80U that fits the bill for anyone shopping for a mid-range 1080p set. Some might want to consider the TH-42PZ85U for its additional boost in contrast ratio and PC-inputs for an extra $100 or so; but if computer integration isn't an issue, then flip for a few classy Blu-ray discs – or even a player — to watch on this gorgeous plasma instead.


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Currently supported implementations are Allegro CL, SBCL, LispWorks, CLISP, ECL, ABCL, CCL and OpenMCL. It suffers from what appears to be a bug in CMUCL's CLOS implementation, so is only partially supported there. In the past it has worked on Corman Lisp and MCL, and resurrecting this support is most likely trivial.
Find the current version and access to the mailing-list on common-lisp.net, the source under cvs here -- This doesn't seem to be up-to-date. Development occurs here.
There is a git repository with a collection of small fixes on github (for those who don't want to bother with git there is an automatically generated tarball). -- Little outdated, but supports more implementations.
There is an attempt at documentation available on github (tarball).
Understanding Cells
After trying it out a bit, my understanding is this: You can define objects whose slots trigger events when their values are modified. These slots are called "cells."
I think that's it; the rest is detail.
Two kinds of things happen when a cell's value is changed:
- Dependencies updated
You can specify that
cell-1's value depends on
cell-2. If
cell-2 is changed,
cell-1 will be updated.
You can write observer functions which are called when a cell of a given name is updated. I think only the Cells system can call them directly. (Which implies you're using them just for side-effects.)
(Hmm, does this scale? You can make 100 objects, but each of their cells {
cell-N} will have to share observers named {
Basic example:
(defmodel my-cell () ((cell-1 :cell t :initform (c-in 1) ; c-in allows you to to modify this cell, with (for example) setf :accessor cell-1) (cell-2 :cell t :initform (c? (* (^cell-1) 2)) ; c? bars you from modifying this cell, signalling an error; it only changes when cell-1 does :accessor cell-2))) (defparameter *cell* (make-be 'my-cell))
Cell-2 depends on
cell-1's value. If
cell-1 were to change,
cell-2's value would change to be twice
cell-1. So, let's try it out:
CL-USER> (cell-1 *cell*) 1 CL-USER> (cell-2 *cell*) 2 CL-USER> (setf (cell-1 *cell*) 10) 10 CL-USER> (cell-1 *cell*) 10 CL-USER> (cell-2 *cell*) 20
We can see that the syntax diverges a little from normal CLOS:
defclass ->
defmodel (Reasoning -- syntactic sugar will be bound which normal CLOS can't accomodate.)
make-instance ->
:cell slot option.
(c-in ...) and
(c? ...) forms.
[todo: discuss observers]
State vs. events
(defmodel my-model () ((cell-1 :cell t ...) (cell-2 :cell :ephemeral ...)))
cell-1 will keep its new value when changed.
cell-2, however, will revert instantly to whatever it was initialized with, after dependencies/observers on
cell-2 are triggered.
(Philosophical background: From my (nonexpert) understanding, discrete processes are categorized into states and events, corresponding to
:cell t and
:cell :ephemeral, respectively. This is taken from Sowa's knowledge representation book.)
(The docs mention :delta, but seems unsupported.)
How one cell depends on another
Cell-1 depends on cell-2 if (and only if) cell-1 looked at cell-2 the last time cell-1's
c? code ran. Kenny Tilton explained on usenet:
So dependencies will vary after every invocation of, say:
(c? (if (^a)(^b)(^c)))
between A and B or A and C.
Interestingly, this means inelegant code can create problems:
(c? (let ((b (^b))(c (^c))) (if (^a) b c)))
...always produces dependencies A, B, and C, which is a lie.
Note, btw, that dependencies are dynamic, not lexical: call a function that accesses a cell and you still get a dependency.
Special names
From Kenny Tilton's post:
(^slotname) - within a
c? or
def-c-output form, holds the current value of that slot
self - (look into this. only know it's bound by default within a def-c-output form to the current instance)
.cache - within a
c? form, holds the current value of a cell
.parent - [todo, dunno what it does]
.cause - symbol-macro of some sort, I don't suggest you use this as it seems unsupported
Recovering from c-stop
(cell-reset) if
c-stop is invoked.
c-stop apparently halts the Cells system when circular dependencies are detected, and maybe other scenarios too.
An error message like the following may occur (formatted to be more readable):
0> c-calculate-and-set breaking on circularity | [?#:<vld>=[236]LOCATION/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>] C-STOP> stopping because (cell ~a midst askers: ~a [?#:<vld>=[236]LOCATION/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>] ([?#:<vld>=[236]RESPONSE/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>] [?#:<vld>=[236]LOCATION/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>])) c-break > stopping > (cell ~a midst askers: ~a [?#:<vld>=[236]LOCATION/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>] ([?#:<vld>=[236]RESPONSE/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>] [?#:<vld>=[236]LOCATION/#<COMPUTER {41094259}>]))
So we execute:
CL-USER> (cell-reset) NIL


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The afterbay was built to warm the cold water released from the depths of Lake Oroville before flowing onto croplands. A great place for kiting in fall, winter and spring in north or south winds.
It's great for learning, with shallow bays, walkable shorelines, and light waves.
Strong winds are common in the Sacramento Valley, especially in the spring, but there are few decent kitable bodies of water. The afterbay is the most reliable.
Launch for north winds is accessed by turning north on gravel road at east end of Hwy 162 bridge.
For south winds, can launch along south side of 162 just east of bridge; also at the Larkin Rd boat launch at southeast corner of lake or off Hwy 99 at far norhwest corner.
The "Lake Oroville" wind sensor on ikitesurf is actually at the Oroville airport 3 miles east and is accurate for south winds, but usually reads 5-10 mph slower in north winds.
The water is cold, especially at the north end where it comes from deep water from Lake Oroville.


text: Everyone cares about safety of our servers, but why not be able to hide the server and serve up sites in the deep web. Anonymity is an important tool to prevent compromise. Falko, if you guys would do this, maybe a mirror on Tor in return. Thanks for your consideration.


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First off, it's disabling the basic principal behind an apology: self-accountability or integrity. By this 'thinking' an simple "I'm Sorry" is an get out of jail free card and the reasons needing to actually own up to one's own stupidity is irrelevant, just smooth it over with the magic phrase. Right? Only if you live in a world where your shit smells like flowers and every cat stops to kowtow to you as you pass. Since cats tend to think they're deities and not the other way around - this is a bounced reality check.
If one really do care of the person one's in a relationship with - whether just friends or more - this is a slap in the face demeaning. The apology's just empty words in this context with no need to express regret, admittance of being in the wrong, and quite frankly expresses how little one thinks of the person and the actual relationship. It would be more honest to come on out and admit to using the person for whatever means!
The second phase in this 'gem': "it means that your relationship is valuable than your ego" probably should have been written "It means that your relationship is more valuable than your ego." It makes more sense and also unhealthy! Talk about a two-fer spiel, eh?
Yes, a sense of self is very healthy - after all a person is more than the relationships they have! A poor ego often denotes a poor self-esteem, and if one cannot love themselves they are incapable of loving others due to the clot of self-loathing or hatred. Often this mixture leaves a person in a very dire jeopardy of abuse which an unhealthy ego will try to fix an internal problem with an external one!
Domestic abuse and other toxic relationships often stem from those who will sacrifice their egos to be in a relationship with someone who in truth, is most likely is the least deserving person. Yes, I did go there - a person who only tears down someone they supposedly 'love' or 'care about' repeatedly is not worthy of being in a relationship for they truly are about control. They lack self-discipline most of the time and like the one often abused by them, they seek external solutions to an internal one.
Abuse often has the lack of integrity - the abused and abuser both will blame anything/anyone but the one responsible! It is not acceptable to have someone to get a beat down because they didn't do everything as the abuser wanted, it's not the abused responsibility to make the abuser happy either. They both need to realize that they alone are accountable for their own actions - and not the other person.
So in closing, apologize when you do something wrong - if it's not your bad don't apologize. Realize you are the one that is in control of yourself, which also means owning up to one's own choices - the good, the bad, and the ugly - no one else. Relationships work well when the other person is treasured as well as you treasure yourself - it's how I have stayed happily married for fifteen years with the man I love!


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True Tolerance: Faithfully Serving the God of Truth
Part of the Attuning to God's Presence and Calling Series
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An ancient maxim reads, "About matters of taste, there is no disputing," while another one advises, "About matters of truth, we should engage in dispute."
These two sayings nicely capture the essence of the solution to the contemporary problem of tolerance and truth.
On the one hand, we hear much in public discourse about the need for tolerance, usually presented as the non-judgmental acceptance of all perspectives. On the other hand, those who stand for truth are often branded as narrow-minded, intolerant and judgmental. Unfortunately, this is often the case when it comes to Christianity. All too often Christian beliefs are said to be matters of faith, not matters of truth. As a result, Christians are told tolerance must override faith. After all, with so many religious and non-religious perspectives in the world, isn't tolerance to be desired over dispute? Are Christians really so prideful as to think they have the corner on truth in certain areas?
What is Truth?
In reality, the matter of tolerance and truth is not as simple as it appears. To clarify matters it will be helpful to define two terms: truth and tolerance.
In the Gospel of John, Pilate asked Jesus, "What is truth?" but did not stay for an answer (John 18:38). Dictionary definitions of truth usually identify it as a "quality or state of being true … that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality." In slightly more philosophical terms we could say that truth is that which corresponds with reality. Consequently, what is real is true and what is true is real. A statement is true, then, if it coincides with the way things are.
But let's not make this more complicated than it needs to be. At a basic level we all have a pretty good idea of truth. We know, for instance, that when someone is caught in a lie they did not tell the truth (what they said did not correspond to reality). When it comes to facts, we know that it is not true that the capital of the United States is Los Angeles, rather it is Washington, D.C.
When it comes to moral matters, truth also applies. For instance, either abortion is wrong or it is not. Either a fetus is actually a human being or it is not. Truth in religion also applies. Either Jesus is Lord or he is not. Either God exists or He does not. In these and other questions, whatever corresponds to reality is the truth.
Truth and the Bible
But how does truth apply to the Bible and, specifically, to Christianity? Below are eight relevant points, offered by Christian philosopher Douglas Groothuis:
- Truth is revealed by God. It is not constructed or invented by individuals or communities …
- Objective truth exists and is knowable … Objective truth is truth that is not dependent on any creature's subjective feelings, desires or beliefs.
- Christian truth is absolute in nature.
- Truth is universal.
- The truth of God is eternally engaging and momentous, not trendy or superficial.
- Truth is exclusive, specific and antithetical … For every theological yes there are a million no's. What is true excludes all that opposes it.
- Truth, Christianly understood, is systematic and unified.
- Christian truth is an end, not a means to any other end.
Groothuis concludes his chapter on "The Biblical View of Truth" by writing, "Without a thorough and deeply rooted understanding of the biblical view of truth … the Christian response to postmodernism [a worldview that often denies or distorts the reality of truth] will be muted by the surrounding culture or will make illicit compromises with the truth-impoverished spirit of the age."
What is Tolerance?
But what about tolerance? What's wrong with the non-judgmental acceptance of all perspectives? What's wrong depends on what one is being tolerant about. Remember the opening sayings about taste and truth? "About matters of taste, there is no disputing" and "About matters of truth, we should engage in dispute."
Being tolerant is more than acceptable under certain circumstances, especially when it comes to taste. Authors Francis Beckwith and Gregory Koukl demonstrate this well in their book Relativism (Baker Books, 1998) where they discuss liking a certain flavor of ice cream, adding, "Tastes are personal. They're private. They're individual. If you didn't like butter pecan and favored chocolate instead, it would be strange to say that you were wrong. You should not be faulted, it seems, for having different subjective tastes about desserts than someone else. What if my claim was not about flavors, though, but about numbers? If I say the sum of two plus two is four, I'm making a different sort of claim than stating my taste in ice cream."
Do you see the difference between being tolerant of tastes and of truth? Being tolerant of someone's personal taste for ice cream is fine, but what about in the area of mathematics? Two plus two equals four, but doesn't it seem narrow-minded to say so? After all, why should there be only one narrow answer to that problem? Does this mean all answers to the problem that are not four are wrong? Well, that seems so judgmental! The point is, there are some instances where truth—what corresponds to reality—is exclusive simply because it is true.
Tolerance is one thing, but truth is another. Now if by tolerance one means being respectful of the beliefs of others, then Christianity is in full agreement, as Christians are called to defend their beliefs "with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:15). But to confuse tolerance with truth is not helpful.
Putting Tolerance to the Test
Can tolerance pass a worldview test? Since tolerance is often applied to morality, let's briefly explore moral relativism in relation to this question. Moral relativists claim that whatever one happens to believe is true or right for them. Morality becomes completely subjective. What's wrong with this approach? If moral relativism is accepted then nothing can be considered wrong, but we know some things are inherently wrong, which is why we have a legal system and criminals serving time. There are many other problems with moral relativism, but this one is enough to destroy it as a viable system.
We should not tolerate behavior such as murder, child abuse, rape, or robbery, for instance. In short, some things are simply intolerable.
The God of Truth
Psalm 31:5 reads, "Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth" (NIV). Truth is real and it matters. Moral truth is written on our hearts (Romans 2:15), but we must also use our heads (Matthew 22:37) if we are to faithfully serve "the God of truth."
Robert Velarde is author of The Heart of Narnia (NavPress), Conversations with C.S. Lewis (InterVarsity Press) and Inside The Screwtape Letters (Baker Books). He studied philosophy of religion at Denver Seminary and is pursuing graduate studies in philosophy at Southern Evangelical Seminary.


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Inspired By: The Farmers Market
One of my favorite things to do at this time of year is to visit the local farmers markets that are so abundant in New England. From the rows of fresh fruit and produce to bundles of cut flowers, it's as much a treat just to visit as the fresh produce I take home with me is to eat. I've rounded up some fresh products and ideas inspired by local farmers markets below the jump.
1. Decorating with Radishes, from The Kitchn.
2. Farmers Market Photography Collection, $36 from Shadetree Photography on Etsy
3. Farmers Market Tote Bag DIY from Ruffled
4. Farmers Market Basket, $14 from Anthropologie
5. Farmers Market Arrangement by Domino Magazine via Flor
6. Vegetable and Fruit Block Print Notecards, $16 from Drenculture on Etsy
7. Farmers Market Desserts, $25 from Chronicle Books
8. Eat Local Seasonal Produce Calendar, $30 from Felt & Wire Shop
9. Purple Artichokes stand in for a centerpiece. From Snippet and Ink.
10. Set of 4 Recycled Hemp and Organic Cotton Napkins, $25 from TinaProduce on Etsy
(Images: as linked above)


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Writing an Android Application
Creating an Android application is relatively painless, though due to the forced abstraction of resources including layout, strings for easier internationalization and raw resources such as audio clips and images, a bit more forward thinking and manual wiring of the interface elements is required.
Assuming all the prerequisites have been met and the API demo successfully launched on either the emulator or the developer device, the Android Eclipse plug-in can be called upon to generate a skeleton Android application, complete with required class wrappers, files and folder layouts. However, logic and interface code needs to be written and wired up before seeing anything meaningful on the Android display.
After launching Eclipse, select File --> New --> Project... and select Android Project. Name the project (for example, "HelloDDJ") along with a Package name (following the Java package namespace convention; for example, "com.ddj.android.hello"), Activity name (the name of the subclass from Android's Activity class; for example, HelloDDJ) and lastly, a human-readable Application Name (Hello, Dr Dobbs).
Clicking the Finish button will automatically generate the basic code and layout xml, enough to execute and display a simple window with the name of the application in the titlebar and a Hello World, (followed by the Activity name, in this example's case, HelloDDJ) text string in the body. However, before doing so, let's first explore what files the wizard generated. Expanding the HelloDDJ src tree reveals two auto-generated class files:
- The HelloDDJ.java containing the HelloDDJ class, extended from Android's Activity class.
- R.java final class.
This R class contains pointers to string, images, layouts, audio, video and other application assets. The R class is automatically managed and updated by the ADT whenever file assets are added or removed to the project's resfolder. I discovered that this R generator doesn't like files that begin with numbers, so name your image and audio files beginning with standard ASCII characters.
Examine the contents of the resfolder and note the three sub-folders: drawable (containing images such as the generic program icon, as well as other bitmap graphics in PNG or JPEG formats), layout (containing the program's various layout definitions in XML format), and values (containing the program's strings structured in XML format). One folder that isn't auto-generated but required if adding file assets such as audio (AAC, AMR, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV and WMA encoded files are valid Android audio playback formats) and/or video (H.263, H.264 and MP4 encoded video files are valid Android video playback formats) is the raw folder.
Because Android enforces strings to be referenced rather than embedded in the code, using a System.print.out() statement to display text in a window isn't valid. Instead, the strings are identified in the strings.xml file and referenced in the AndroidManifest.xml and vairous layout xml files (for example, main.xml). This keeps all the program strings in a single file, greatly simplifying localization and generally organizing all the strings displayed in the program. Of course, the Text properties of the various Android display elements like the TextView class can be programmatically modified, but the static strings like those found in about boxes, forms and dialogs are contained in the strings.xml file.
Thus, to modify the HelloDDJ string, open the strings.xml file, select the hello string value and replace it with "Dr Dobbs says hello from Android!" Save the project and run the application. This will fire up the emulator (or send the application straight to the G1 if it is configured and hooked up to the host computer) and display the Hello, Dr Dobbs window containing the edited welcome message.
Once the rudimentary steps of creating a simple Android application are understood, go to the next level by writing a few conceptual tests that call upon frequently accessed features, such as setting an alarm, displaying alerts, displaying a web page or capturing images from the built-in camera. The Android SDK documentation has a section dedicated to such tips.
One of the deflating aspects of the ADT is the lack of any kind of GUI builder in the current release. Instead, each layout needs to be described in manually constructed XML. Once well formed, this XML can be rendered in the layout view to check for accuracy and positional placement. Android offers several layout models depending on the application's requirements such as screen orientation, form resizing, absolute positioning and others. Fortunately, Android developer Brendon Burns has created both an applet and standalone Java-based design tool called "DroidDraw" that helps UI designers create and export valid Android XML layout files. While I expect the Android development team to eventually incorporate round-trip drag-and-drop GUI construction within Eclipse, DroidDraw supplies a more than adequate placeholder for Android UI generation.
As the Android developer community continues to expand, I expect more tools like DroidDraw to spring up, helping developers scratch the itches created by deficiencies in the SDK. And if Android's marketshare expands to the percentages projected by Google and other mobile industry analysts, there will no doubt be commercial add-ons, libraries, widgets and code management tools created for an eager and demanding Android developer audience.
Books, Websites, Cool Apps, and other Developer Resources
As enthusiasm for Android development continues to expand, more websites, books and articles will add to the already adequate amount of information available today. Some of the more useful resources I discovered while working on my own Android development efforts include the following:
- Android Essentials by Chris Haseman, published by Apress. This was one of the first Android developer titles on the market, and while the content is still relevant, more recent titles have eclipsed its emulator-centric tutorials.
- Hello Android by Ed Burnette, published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. Just over 200 pages, this short book gets impatient developers like me up to speed quickly on pro grammatically controlling Android's most compelling features. Visit dobbscodetalk.com for my more comprehensive review of this title.
- Professional Android Application Development by Reto Meier, published by Wrox. One of the most comprehensive books on Android development available today.
- Android SDK Documentation. A first stop for anyone interested in writing Android applications. Do not pass go, do not start writing a line of code or post questions in the various Android website forums until this reference material has been read and digested.
- Android Development Community. A community-driven Android developer website chock full of reviews, tutorials, coding problem threads and other discussion groups, each of which can be subscribed to via RSS.
- Android Developers Google Groups. Google monitored developer discussion forum with over 14,000 members at the time of this article's publication.
- Google Maps (standard application on the G1). This application raised the roof at early Android demonstrations. While the compass mode in Streetview isn't the most efficient way to peruse street-level imagery, it undoubtedly continues to be the coolest.
- ShopSavvy by Big in Japan. One of the big winners in the Android Developer Challenge (code.google.com/android/adc.html), ShopSavvy uses the G1's built-in camera to capture a product barcode, identify the product and present best price options online and local retail outlets based on the user's GPS coordinates.
- Twidroid by Ralph Zimmermann and Thomas Marban. Twitter client with built-in geotagged photo blogging support. This mobile microblogging client is also one of the first to support Laconi.ca's PHP-based open microblogging platform.
I have been developing applications on various mobile platforms since the days of the original Palm OS, spending most of that timespan within various incarnations of the Windows CE environment. When the first generation iPhone shipped without an open SDK, my desire to do anything interesting on that device quickly wained. Besides, I already had everything I needed on my Windows Mobile gadgets anyway. Of course, the iPhone was a game-changing device that brought to the less technical crowd what I had already been doing for years.
Android represents an attempt to satisfy both the extreme-tech and the non-tech audiences. I suspect that for the time being, Android will serve code-hungry developers for a while but will struggle to gain significant marketshare in the segment that Apple's iPhone is serving so effectively. But as a result of the open conversations and open platform, faster innovation is more likely on Android compared to any other modern day mobile OS. How this will translate into commercial ventures is still murky, but from a pure development standpoint, I can't recall when I had this much fun (coupled with a few brief bouts of frustration) writing applications for a mobile device. Even with its first generation flaws, the Android is the smartphone that currently goes in my pocket every morning, leaving my other mobile devices behind to collect dust on the retired gadget shelf back home.
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The PPD skin test is a method used to diagnose silent (latent) tuberculosis (TB) infection. PPD stands for purified protein derivative.
Purified protein derivative standard; TB skin test; Tuberculin skin test; Mantoux test
You will need two visits to your doctor's office for this test.
At the first visit, the health care provider will clean an area of your skin, usually the inside of your forearm. You will get a small shot (injection) that contains PPD. The needle is gently placed under the top layer of skin, causing a bump (welt) to form. This bump usually goes away in a few hours as the material is absorbed.
After 48 to 72 hours, you must return to your doctor's office. The doctor or nurse will check the area to see if you have had a strong reaction to the test.
There is no special preparation for this test.
Tell your health care provider if you have ever had a positive PPD skin test. If so, you should not have a repeat PPD test, except under unusual circumstances.
Tell your doctor if you have a medical condition or if you take certain medicines, such as steroids, which can affect your immune system. These situations may lead to inaccurate test results.
Tell your doctor if you have received the BCG vaccine and if so, when you received it. (This vaccine is only given outside of the United States.)
You will feel a brief sting as the needle is inserted just below the skin surface.
This test is done to find out if you have ever come in contact with the bacteria that causes TB.
TB is an easily spread (contagious) disease. It most often affects the lungs. The bacteria can remain inactive (dormant) in the lungs for many years. This situation is called latent TB.
Most people in the United States who are infected with the bacteria do not have signs or symptoms of active TB.
You are most likely to need this test if you:
A negative reaction usually means you have never been infected with the bacteria that cause TB.
With a negative reaction, the skin where you received the PPD test is not swollen, or the swelling is very small. This measurement is different for children, people with HIV, and other high-risk groups.
The PPD skin test is not a perfect screening test. A few people infected with the bacteria that cause TB may not have a reaction. Also, diseases or medicines that weaken the immune system may cause a false-negative result.
An abnormal (positive) result means you have been infected with the bacteria that cause TB. You may need treatment to lower the risk of the disease coming back (reactivation of the disease).
A positive skin test does not mean that a person has active TB. More tests must be done to check whether there is active disease.
A small reaction (5 mm of firm swelling at the site) is considered to be positive in people:
Larger reactions (larger than or equal to 10 mm) are considered positive in:
In people with no known risks of TB, 15 mm or more of firm swelling at the site indicates a positive reaction.
Persons were born outside the United States who have had a vaccine called BCG may have a false-positive test result.
There is a very small risk of severe redness and swelling of the arm in people who have had a previous positive PPD test and who have the test again. This reaction can also occur in a few people who have not been tested before.
Ellner JJ. Tuberculosis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 332.
Fitzgerald DW, Sterling TR, Haas DW. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolan R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill-Livingstone; 2009:chap 250.


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Cheryl Tiegs, who claims to be America's first supermodel, has listed her gated Bel Air home for $12 million, according to celebrity real estate blog The Real Estalker.
Tiegs purchased the home back in 1996 for an unknown sum, and had the home redesigned in a Balinese style by Martyn Lawrence Bullard, a designer on Bravo's Million Dollar Decorator.
The listing through Rodeo Realty says the model's mansion is 4,770 square feet, and has five bedrooms, a wine cellar, eat-in kitchen, and views of downtown LA from the backyard.
In fact, the only thing that would be missing if you bought this home is the perpetually-gorgeous supermodel herself.


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Artichoke Stems
As cookiecrumb points out, it's pretty cool that my readers so quickly ID'd this photograph as artichoke stems. Thanks to all who responded!
It seems to be all the rage right now to sell globe artichokes with a foot of their stem still on - they were everywhere! A good friend told me she'd purchased some and had been instructed to keep the stems on and cook them in the oven in a large pan of water with sliced lemons, covered with foil. The results of this were disappointing. Not only did they take hours to cook, they browned unattractively, and only tasted OK.
Having jumped on the bandwagon and purchased my own artichoke and stem, I decided to pick the brain of a local Italian chef. He instucted me to remove the stem, peel it, and boil it and warned me that the stems would take a lot longer to cook that the artichoke. I boiled my enormous artichoke in my soup pan with lemon wedges, with the sliced stem thrown into the water. The stems indeed took quite a good 30 minutes extra cooking.
The outer part of the stem is too fibrous to use, but the inner part is really quite good. Circumstances led me to keep my cooked stems in the fridge too long to really use, but my guiding chef told me the interior of the stem makes a good salad.
I'd love to hear how other's cook the stems and what they use them for. Please leave your guidance/ideas in the comments!


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Zac Elawar from Capsule Computers wrote:
On the 11th of December, here in Sydney, Australia, we game journalists were treated to a special event organised to preview and celebrate the coming year of releases from EA.
Several studios in Luxe Studios were rented out, for interview spaces and the main floor. Fellow Capsule Computers editor Jessica Barabas-Bui and I, although arriving at different times, initially made the mistake of walking up the stairs as we followed the sounds of chatter and conversation. But it was painfully clear that we were walking to the wrong room as everyone was dressed in formal wear, with champaign glasses being handed out at the entrance. "Yeah, this isn't for us", I said to myself.
lots of good looking games coming out from EA next year. cant wait to try out Dead Space and FUSE
I heard that this event was plagued with issues. Is this true?
Has been updated with new event pics! More professional taken ones, haha.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Brian Hoyer's second touchdown pass of the fourth quarter to Travis Benjamin was the go-ahead score with 1:09 left, as the Cleveland Browns rallied from a 25-point first-half deficit to claim a 29-28 victory over the Tennessee Titans.
The Browns' 25-point comeback was the biggest by a road team in NFL history.
Hoyer ended the day 21-of-37 for 292 yards, three TDs and one interception for the Browns (2-2), while Taylor Gabriel posted 95 yards on four receptions and Benjamin contributed 48 yards on four grabs.
Ben Tate picked up 123 yards on 22 carries and Tank Carder was responsible for a blocked-punt safety early in the fourth quarter that stoked...


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