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You might assume that Honda and hybrids go together like Bordeaux and a juicy steak. But despite a reputation for practical and fuel-efficient cars, Honda has largely whiffed on the hybrid front. That has to be vexing for a company that pioneered the hybrid in America, with the two-seat, podlike Insight that beat the Toyota Prius to market in 1999.
The Prius has since toted up millions of sales around the world, and Toyota has basked in the green glow of hybrid glory. Honda's hybrids, in contrast, typically generate as little fanfare as they do fuel savings.
The company's Integrated Motor Assist system always seemed more elegant on paper than at the pump. Among the worst offenders was the Accord V6 Hybrid of 2005-7, which managed only marginally better mileage.
Now Honda returns with better technology that makes for a better hybrid, especially when fitted to the latest, acclaimed redesign of the Accord sedan.
But first, a caution flag: As with many hybrids, including midsize rivals from Ford, Toyota and Hyundai, owners who expect to achieve the E.P.A.'s estimate — in this case, 50 miles per gallon in town and 45 on the highway — are likely to be disappointed.
Buyers in New York and California can also choose an Accord Plug-In, which can travel roughly 13 miles on electricity alone before its gasoline engine kicks in to generate the juice. Those 13 miles are achieved at a hyperefficient 115 m.p.g.e., which is the electrical equivalent of a gallon of gasoline. But the Plug-In's larger, heavier lithium-ion battery — 6.7 kilowatt-hours, compared with the standard Hybrid's 1.3 kilowatt-hours — helps to knock its gasoline estimate to 47/46 m.p.g.
I tested the standard Accord Hybrid and the Plug-In. Even doing my best impression of an unhurried Prius driver, I never topped 43 m.p.g. in either car, whether in city or suburb or on the open highway. My mileage consistently leveled out around 40 m.p.g., well below estimates.
Your perspective, however, depends on whether you see the Accord's tank as half empty or half full: 40 m.p.g. is still to-die-for economy in a midsize sedan. It's roughly 10 m.p.g. better than a 4-cylinder Accord and 15 better than the Accord V6.
Honda's system uses a 2-liter 4-cylinder engine, which runs on the fuel-saving Atkinson cycle. A pair of electric motors and a complex nest of shafts and oil pumps replace a conventional transmission. One powerful drive motor sends as much as 226 pound-feet of torque to the front wheels. As in an electric car, all the torque is on tap from 0 r.p.m., and in the Accord holds flat to 3,850 r.p.m.
The other motor is actually a generator. It spins on the same shaft as the engine to convert gas power into electricity, which can either charge the battery or power the main drive motor.
Like the Ford or Toyota, the Honda can drive on electricity alone for short distances, or blend electric and gasoline power. But unlike the Ford Fusion, which can brush 60 m.p.h. before its gas engine kicks in, I couldn't go faster than 35 m.p.h. without hearing the engine spring to life.
But in the Honda, the 141-horsepower engine mostly runs to generate electricity, as in the Chevy Volt. The only time the engine directly propels the wheels is at highway speeds: What Honda calls "direct drive" uses a clutch to bind the spinning crankshaft with the wheels through a single fixed gear — equivalent to overdrive on a conventional car.
Honda's pleasing, energy-capturing brakes show the continuing evolution of hybrid brakes, which used to feel grabby, mushy or just plain weird. Applying especially strong resistance from one electric motor, the Accord's brakes deliver robust stops. A harder push of the pedal brings conventional mechanical brakes into play. The design maximizes energy recaptured as electricity. But as with the Fusion's brakes, the key transition from regenerative to mechanical braking — which occurs as you press the pedal deeper toward the floor — feels relatively natural.
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A selectable Battery mode further bolsters energy regeneration. That's especially helpful in city or stop-and-go driving; backing off the gas pedal decelerates the car quickly, allowing the "one pedal" driving that E.V. fans have come to love.
A useful feature of the Accord Plug-In is a Charge mode that diverts engine power to replenish the battery on the fly, which in my experience took well under 30 minutes of driving. The Plug-In recharges in three hours or so on a household plug and in about an hour with the available 240-volt home charger.
By hybrid standards, the Accords drive well, though not as well as gas-only Accords. As with Toyotas, the Honda hybrid system seems to sedate its pilot, rewarding foot-off-the-gas driving.
The Accord Hybrids certainly don't lack power: Between the instant-on torque and 196 total horsepower, the Honda can hum from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in a brisk 7.7 seconds.
But compared with standard models, the Hybrid's steering is lighter, its suspension is softer and its grip is less certain because of fuel-saving low-friction tires. Hilly terrain especially forces annoying throttle corrections to maintain a steady speed, as the engine and motors surge and relax with repeated moans and sighs.
Among the midsize contenders, the Ford Fusion remains a bit better at making you forget you're driving a hybrid.
In some ways, drivers like to be reminded. The interior adds the usual hybrid gauges that help a driver achieve maximum efficiency. Outside, the Hondas display only subtle cues of their drivers' green leanings. The Plug-In, however, has awkward-looking wheels and electric-blue trim, even on the hinged plug-receptacle door: These extras aim for a futuristic vibe, but they look more like sci-fi props from "Logan's Run."
The Plug-In also sacrifices the most trunk space, with a mere 8.6 cubic feet, versus 12.7 for the Hybrid and a huge 15.9 for the conventional Accord.
The hybrids do preserve the admirable features from the recent redesign of the Accord, which ranks at or near the top of its family-sedan class: great visibility, comfortable seats, top safety ratings and a most spacious interior.
As ever, hybrid considerations often come down to the cost to buy and operate.
The basic Hybrid starts at $29,945, with the EX-L version at $32,695 and the fully stuffed Touring version at $35,695. In general, figure on paying about $3,400 more than a comparable gas-only Accord.
Available only with lavish trim, the Plug-In is a heady $40,570, some $6,000 more than a loaded Accord V6. But many buyers will qualify for a $3,636 federal tax break.
The Energy Department figures the Accord Plug-In owner will spend $900 a year on electricity and gas to cover 15,000 miles, compared with $1,050 for the standard Hybrid. That compares with $1,700 a year in gas for a conventional 4-cylinder Accord and $1,900 for the thirstier V6.
In other words, the Hybrids will save you roughly $650 to $1,000 a year in gasoline. Even if drivers can't match the official mileage ratings in the real world, these Hondas will save money at the pump.
For family-sedan buyers who focus on measuring fuel costs, Honda finally has a hybrid that measures up.


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I have a very traditional approach when it comes to the hot topic of gender. Whilst I don't like the expectations placed upon boys to take on a 'masculine' gender role and girls to follow a predetermined 'feminine' gender role, I likewise have a problem with the whole concept of gender neutrality.
Whilst it is not fair to pigeon hole boys and girls and expect them to look, act and think according to what society believes is appropriate for a girl and boy to look and act like, I think it's also appropriate to point out that on the whole boys and girls are different. They do think and act differently. They do tend to enjoy vastly different hobbies and socialise in different ways. That's not to say that they shouldn't be free to express themselves in any way they feel comfortable. It's just that to me, gender neutrality, in trying to assist the minority of children that don't subscribe to gender roles (and they are a minority), stifle the majority who fall comfortably within such parameters.
That's why instead of teaching about gender per se, I prefer to teach about differences and similarities. I prefer to draw attention to the fact that no matter where we come from, what we believe and how we dress, ultimately we all have similar wants and needs. We all crave respect from our peers, the love and support of our families. We all want to feel good about ourselves and the freedom to express our opinions without being adversely judged because of them.
Having said that, I am very supportive of teacher, Melissa Bollow Tempel, who was passionate enough about this issue to include it in her teaching. In her wonderfully incisive piece, "It's Okay to be Neither," Melissa recounts her dealing with a student who was being bullied because of the way she dressed.
Allison was biologically a girl but felt more comfortable wearing Tony Hawk long-sleeved T-shirts, baggy jeans, and black tennis shoes. Her parents were accepting and supportive. Her mother braided her hair in cornrows because Allie thought it made her look like Will Smith's son, Trey, in the remake of The Karate Kid. She preferred to be called Allie. The first day of school, children who hadn't been in Allie's class in kindergarten referred to her as "he."
I didn't want to assume I knew how Allie wanted me to respond to the continual gender mistakes, so I made a phone call home and Allie's mom put me on speakerphone.
"Allie," she said, "Ms. Melissa is on the phone. She would like to know if you want her to correct your classmates when they say you are a boy, or if you would rather that she just doesn't say anything."
Allie was shy on the phone. "Um …
tell them that I am a girl," she whispered.
The next day when I corrected classmates and told them that Allie was a girl, they asked her a lot of questions that she wasn't prepared for: "Why do you look like a boy?" "If you're a girl, why do you always wear boys' clothes?" Some even told her that she wasn't supposed to wear boys' clothes if she was a girl. It became evident that I would have to address gender directly in order to make the classroom environment more comfortable for Allie and to squash the gender stereotypes that my 1st graders had absorbed in their short lives.
I recommend that you read the rest of her fascinating article by following the link above.
(Thank you to reader Margaret for bringing this piece to my attention)
Tags: Boys, Bullying, Child Development, Education, Gender, gender bullying, Gender Identity, Gender identity disorder, gender neutrality, Gender Variance, Girls, It's Okay to be Neither, life, Melissa Bollow Tempel, Parenting, stereotypes

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Enable VM hosts to discover new SAN storage, issue NPIV operations and do basic configuration of multipath devices.
- Name: Dave Allan
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 11
- Last updated: 2009-02-25
- Percentage of completion: 5%
- Implement storage discovery
- Implement NPIV operations
- Implement multipath configuration
- none
Detailed Description
Guest virtual machines can currently use SAN storage and multipath devices, but administrators must do the storage configuration manually using separate tools from libvirt. This feature will permit administrators to discover storage and present it to virtual machines using libvirt.
Datacenter operations are usually split along functional lines: the facilities management team, the server administration team, the SAN administration team, and others (network, etc.) not relevant to this discussion. Within the server admin group, there are often sub-groups for each OS.
When a new application is deployed, whoever is driving the deployment typically makes three parallel requests, one to the facilities team to get the hardware racked and wired, one to the server admins for the OS installation, and one to the SAN admins for storage provisioning. The server request blocks until the hardware is available and the storage allocation request completes. When the storage is available, the SAN admins notify whichever OS team is responsible for the server to proceed with the OS install.
There may be more or less information transmitted from the SAN admins to the server admins when the storage becomes available. The minimal message is something along the lines of, "I've provisioned the LUNs, and you should be able to see them now. I gave you LUNs 27, 28, 29 and 53." The server admin may not know what targets or hosts the new storage is accessible through, but a rescan of all host adapters will show up new logical units with numbers 27, 28, 29 and 53 on some target on some host, and the server admin assumes that's the new storage.
The functionality described here does not attempt to address the many possible failures that can result from the communication between the storage admins and the server admins described above. What we are doing is providing a framework to make the described process work within its limitations. Perhaps more importantly, we create a foundation for work that will make it possible for admins, using only libvirt's APIs, to identify storage precisely and validate that the storage intended is actually used.
When the new server is virtual, the entire process becomes an exercise in software configuration. Instead of making a request of the facilities team to buy, rack and wire a new box, whoever is driving the process requests creation of a new VM. With the right management tools, the OS team who will be installing the server can be given rights to create VMs and the number of teams involved can be reduced to two: the OS admins and the SAN admins. That level of organization requires that the tool used to manage the VMs be capable of discovering and presenting SAN storage to VMs.
While libvirt is currently capable of using SAN storage, it lacks the ability to trigger scans for new storage, create virtual host adapters using NPIV and manage multipath devices. The OS admin team that manages the VM host must get involved to get the VM host to recognize the new storage. Giving libvirt the ability to manage storage allows the OS admin team responsible for the guest OS to complete the VM build out itself.
The libvirt APIs already permit storage discovery and pool creation. These functions will be extended to discover storage on a per-SCSI-host basis and multipath devices. The pool create and destroy functions will be extended to understand multipath and NPIV.
Benefit to Fedora
Administrators will be able to provision storage for VMs from the single set of tools that they are already using to manage the VMs.
As described above, changes are required in libvirt. Eventually the tools using libvirt will need to be updated to take advantage of the new features, but that is not within the scope of this work.
How To Test
- Use virsh to discover and configure SAN storage.
- Use virsh to issue NPIV operations.
- Use virsh to configure multipath devices.
- Assign SAN and multipath storage to VMs.
User Experience
See the previous section.
None, outside of the implementation efforts detailed above.
Contingency Plan
This functionality is independent of all other features. If it is not ready, administrators can continue to configure storage manually.
Release Notes
Fedora 11 adds the ability in libvirt to discover storage on a per-SCSI-host basis, issue NPIV operations and configure multipath devices. This enables administrators to discover, configure and provision storage for virtual machines without having to use multiple tools.


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Thank you for all the loans you make to Kiva. As a Kiva Fellow, I get the joy of receiving the gratitude that is truly meant for all of you.
A few weeks back I had the pleasure of meeting Florence Musola at a loan disbursement for the Balikyewunya Borrower's Group. She was one of the first members to arrive at the meeting, so we were able to carry out a lengthy interview while the other members trickled in. It was fortunate that we got started early because Florence had lots to tell us about being a florist in Kampala, Uganda.
She started off by explaining that when you work with brides it can be a headache because they are sooo particular. But, it is not just brides who are complicated, she continued, when you are a florist you have to know that people from different religions want specific colors and flowers at their various ceremonies. After making sure we were getting all of this down, she explained in infinite detail that there is a huge difference between a flower arrangement for a center table and one for a side table. Who knew?
The whole interview was far from what I expected when I first started doing Kiva Borrower interviews… I spent half of my time amused at what I imagine are similarities between her clients and floral clients all over the world, and the other half trying to wrap my mind around the concept that I was interviewing an upscale and very knowledgeable florist who happened to be mixed in with the poultry farmers, dairy farmers, and pig farmers of Gayaza (the town where she lives).
Today, I managed to visit Florence at her place of work. (I made a short video during my visit.) Her shop was bustling and busy. It turns out there are many other florists who work out of the same location. The smell of her shop transported me back to the floral shop where I used to buy flowers before high school dances. It was one of those moments where if I had closed my eyes, I could have been in a floral shop anywhere in the world.
While we were there, Florence showed us albums of the work she has done for weddings and birthday parties. Her work is amazing, full of color and creativity beyond what I have ever seen in the USA. Anyone planning to get married, or have any kind of party, in Uganda should definitely hire her!
At the end of the visit, she gave me a beautiful red rose. I had had such a wonderful visit, I wished that I had something to give her. Now, writing this, I wish I there was a way to pass my beautiful rose on to all the people who made loans to her. She was giving me the rose because I represent those people and really all the people who make loans to Kiva!
Although I can't pass my rose, I really want to pass on the gratitude she expressed. Thanks for making Kiva loans possible for Florence, and for all the poultry farmers, dairy farmers, and pig farmers who may have somewhat less glamorous stories.


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Pope's surprise resignation sends Church scrambling
VATICAN CITYWith a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict VXI did Monday what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, announcing his resignation and sending the already troubled Catholic Church scrambling to replace the leader of its 1 billion followers by Easter.}
Not even his closest associates had advance word of the news, a bombshell that he dropped during a routine morning meeting of Vatican cardinals. And with no clear favorites to succeed him, another surprise likely awaits when the cardinals elect Benedict's successor next month.
"Without doubt this is a historic moment," said Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, a protege and former theology student of Benedict's who is considered a papal contender. "Right now, 1.2 billion Catholics the world over are holding their breath."
The move allows for a fast-track conclave to elect a new pope, since the traditional nine days of mourning that would follow a pope's death doesn't have to be observed. It also gives Benedict great sway over the choice of his successor. Though he will not himself vote, he has hand-picked the bulk of the College of Cardinals -- the princes of the church who will elect his successor -- to guarantee his conservative legacy and ensure an orthodox future for the church.
The resignation may mean that age will become less of a factor when electing a new pope, since candidates may no longer feel compelled to stay for life.
"For the century to come I think that none of Benedict's successors will feel morally obliged to remain until their death," said Paris Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois.
Benedict had said as recently as 2010 that a pontiff should resign if he got too old or infirm to do the job, but it was a tremendous surprise when he said in Latin that his "strength of mind and body" had diminished and that he couldn't carry on. He said he would resign effective 8 p.m. local time on Feb. 28.
"All the cardinals remained shocked and were looking at each other," said Monsignor Oscar Sanchez of Mexico, who was in the room at the time of the announcement.
As a top aide, Benedict watched from up close as Pope John Paul II suffered publicly from the Parkinson's disease that enfeebled him in the final years of his papacy. Clearly Benedict wanted to avoid the same fate as his advancing age took its toll, though the Vatican insisted the announcement was not prompted by any specific malady.
The Vatican said Benedict would live in a congregation for cloistered nuns inside the Vatican, although he will be free to go in and out. Much of this is unchartered territory. The Vatican's chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said he isn't even sure of Benedict's title -- perhaps "pope emeritus."}
Since becoming pope in 2005, Benedict has charted a very conservative course for the church, trying to reawaken Christianity in Europe where it had fallen by the wayside and return the church to its traditional roots, which he felt had been betrayed by a botched interpretation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
His efforts though, were overshadowed by a worldwide clerical sex abuse scandal, communication gaffes that outraged Jews and Muslims alike and, more recently, a scandal over leaked documents by his own butler. Many of his stated priorities as pope also fell short: he failed to establish relations with China, heal the schism and reunite with the Orthodox Church, or reconcile with a group of breakaway, traditionalist Catholics.
There are several papal contenders in the wings, but no obvious front-runner -- the same situation as when Benedict was elected after the death of John Paul. As in recent elections, some push is expected for the election of a Third World pope, with several names emerging from Asia, Africa and Latin America, home to half the world's Catholics.
CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports the highest profile potential candidate from Latin America may be the 63-year-old Archbishop of Sao Paolo Brasil, Cardinal Odilio Pedro Scherer. But the Church has yet to demonstrate it is ready for South American pope and he's thought to be a long shot. So is Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the charismatic Archbishop of New York who is well known internationally. Any American candidate would have to overcome the Church's tradition reluctance to elect a superpower pope, Phillips reports.
Retired American Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Phillips the Church will now be looking for a new pope with a combination of the qualities it liked in the last two.
"I think they will be looking for a man with some of the wisdom of Pope Benedict and some of the charisma of Pope John Paul II," McCarrick said.
The Church will likely look for a man as conservative as Benedict, as well. When CBS "Evening News" anchor asked Dolan if a new leader could bring in a new era -- for example, for women in the church -- Dolan said extreme change was unlikely.
"The job description of the pope is to conserve," Dolan told Pelley. "You know, to conserve the patrimony of the faith. So it shouldn't surprise us, of course, that a pope would be conservative in the best sense of the word."
As early as 2010, Benedict began to look worn out: He had lost weight and didn't seem fully engaged when visiting bishops briefed him on their dioceses. But as tired as he often seemed, he would also bounce back, enduring searing heat in Benin to caress a child and gamely hanging on when a freak storm forced him to cut short a speech during a youth festival in Madrid in 2011.
His 89-year-old brother, Georg Ratzinger, said doctors recently advised the pope not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips.
"His age is weighing on him," Ratzinger told the dpa news agency in Germany. "At this age, my brother wants more rest."
Although popes are allowed to resign, only a handful has done it -- and none for a very long time.
- The murky history of papal resignations
The last pope to resign was Pope Gregory XII, who stepped down in 1415 in a deal to end the Great Western Schism, a dispute among competing papal claimants. The most famous resignation was Pope Celestine V in 1294; Dante placed him in hell for it.
There are good reasons why others haven't followed suit, primarily because of the fear of a schism with two living popes. Lombardi sought to rule out such a scenario, saying church law makes clear that a resigning pope no longer has the right to govern the church.
When Benedict was elected in 2005 at age 78, he was the oldest pope chosen in nearly 300 years. At the time, he had already been planning to retire as the Vatican's chief orthodoxy watchdog to spend his final years writing in the "peace and quiet" of his native Bavaria.
And by Easter Sunday, the Catholic Church will almost certainly have a new leader, Lombardi said - a potent symbol of rebirth in the church on a day that celebrates the resurrection of Christ.


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The Lung Cancer Alliance recently released a series of outdoor media ads that confused people so much, they were offended.
Here's one of the ads:
Without any context, the ad looks like the Lung Cancer Alliance is blatantly saying that hipsters don't deserve to live. In reality, the campaign is pointing out "every year over 160,000 lives are lost to a deadly disease. They didn't ask for it, but many people seem to think they deserved it. This disease doesn't discriminate." But this text doesn't appear on the ads themselves, just on the campaign's accompanying website.
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All the events prior to and during the American Revolutionary War in central New York are interrelated, and these had profound effects on the people who lived there. In these activities, students will compare their lives in their community to what it would be like to live in central New York during this time. Students will also explore what it was like to be at the Battle of Oriskany.
Activity 1: Where Do I Stand?
1. What do you (the person you are roleplaying) believe in? What do you support?
Activity 2: The Lost Battlefield
Students are going to be asked to recreate the Battle of Oriskany. They should keep a written journal or recorded oral log about the investigative and production phases of the project. After students have completed studying the quotes in the readings, looked at maps of the area or colonial illustrations depicting military clothing and weapons, and completed additional personal research, ask them to complete one of the following activities:1. As an historical cartographer, find the ravine and high ground, and then draw a map or series of maps of Oriskany battlefield during the battle's different phases.
2. As an historical illustrator, sketch or paint a picture or series of pictures of the Battle of Oriskany.
3. As a re-enactor or documentary film-maker, create costumes, re-enact the battle, and videotape the re-enactment. Edit the tape and add voice-over narration for final presentation.
Activity 3: In the Grip of Fear
1. Is there only one central issue that is causing the controversy, or are there several issues?
After the students have completed this activity, have them ask the same questions about the Mohawk Valley civil war and then compare and contrast the contemporary controversy they have studied with the Mohawk Valley civil war. Alternatively, the students may want to compare the controversy they have studied with the U.S. Civil War, regional civil wars in the U.S. (such as in "Bleeding Kansas"), or civil wars on the international scene (such as in Rwanda and Kosovo in the 1990s or China in the 1940s).


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A creative and crafty idea; turn old t-shirts into delightful posters! This project can be completed in less than one hour.
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- Sheets: One, 12" x 36" x 1" sheet OR three 12" x 12" x 1" squares
- Disc: 12" x 1"
- Four junior T-shirts, size large
- Thick, white craft glue
- Straight pins
- Scissors
- Sawtooth picture hangers: four OR poster putty
- Optional: If using 12" x 36" x 1" sheets, additional supplies include ruler, pencil, serrated knife, old candle, dental floss
1. If using 12" x 12" x 1" squares, skip to Step #2. Using ruler and pencil, score foam sheet to create three, 12" x 12" squares. Wax serrated knife with an old candle. Holding foam sheet firmly on a flat surface, extend one end and cut across the score line, using knife like a saw. Or, try dental floss: Stand the sheet on its edge and hold a 20" length of dental floss along the scored line, positioning one hand at the bottom of the board and the other at the top; draw the dental floss down through the foam sheet along the scored line. Cut three 12" x 12" squares.
2. Insert 12" x 12" foam square into t-shirt. Carefully position foam square so that t-shirt design is centered and seams are not in front. Test "fit" of t-shirt: stretch t-shirt fabric over edges, being sure that sleeves and neckline can be stretched over the sides to the back. Carefully trim away back side of t-shirt and excess fabric, leaving several inches all around to cover edges.
3. Wrap foam square in t-shirt fabric, neatly folding fabric at the corners. Pin and glue fabric to reverse side.
4. Following Steps 2 & 3 above, cover foam disc with t-shirt.
5. Glue sawtooth picture hanger to back. For additional hold, insert and glue two straight pins through holes in sawtooth picture hanger. Or, attach foam squares to wall with poster putty.
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, located in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the final resting place for many famous and not so famous Philadelphians. Founded in 1836, it is one of the few cemeteries designated as a National Historic Landmark. It comprises about 78 acres divided into three sections: North, Central and South. If you have ancestors or extended family who lived in Phladelphia in the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries, there is a very good chance that one or more may be buried in this cemetery.
And the best news – Laurel Hill has an excellent website that you can check out here. In addition to detailed historical information, the website also has a searchable database!! To access it, go to the main website, select "Resources" on the side menu bar, then "Records" on the top menu bar. From there, just click on "Search" and enter your ancestor/relative's surname. The results include the Section and Lot number, so if you are planning to visit the cemetery, you have a pretty good approximation of where to look for the grave.
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How many tenure-track or tenured faculty -- male/female?
How many graduate students-- male/female?
How many post doctoral associates - male/female?
Is there a family leave policy for graduate students? If so, describe.
The MIT Physics Department funds a third month of paid maternity leave for female physics graduate students, an extension of the two months of childbirth accommodation provided for female graduate students Institute-wide. The policy is described at http://web.mit.edu/physics/policies/dept/maternity_leave.html.
Is there family health insurance for graduate students? If so, is it included in the stipend?
Individual health insurance is paid by the MIT Physics Department for RAs, TAs, and Fellows. This is in addition to the stipend we provide. Family health insurance is available but the graduate student must pay the difference between individual and family coverage.
Please describe why someone applying to graduate school who is interested in a female-friendly department should choose your department.
At MIT there is a lot of support for female grad students from other woman grad students, from the department and from the Institute. Our active graduate women's group, Graduate Women in Physics (GWIP), meets bi-weekly for dinner in a room that is dedicated for the use of female physics graduate students. The department head attends these dinners at least once a semester to address concerns of the female grad student population. During the year, the group chooses a department colloquium speaker, mentors undergraduate women, and occasionally holds retreats and professional development events. We are lucky enough to have an external donor who supports the graduate physics women through travel grants. The department hosts ongoing 'Physics Diversity and Inclusion' lunch series to foster dialogue not just with women grad students but with other underrepresented groups in the department about how to make MIT physics a welcoming place - and these dialogues set a tone of inclusion and support within the department. MIT also has a strong graduate women's group, Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT), that provides resources for the larger community, hosting annual leadership and empowerment conferences, a mentoring program that pairs female academic and industry leaders with graduate students, and speakers throughout the year. Additionally, the Dean of Graduate Education sponsors a 'Path of Professorship' workshop for MIT's graduate women, which covers the ins and outs of applying for, and being successful in, academic jobs.
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, April 17, 2012
How do I drain my pool?
Some of the reasons for draining an inground swimming pool include:
* Neglected pool, can't see shallow end floor
* Repair or renovation work to plaster or tile
* Acid washing of a plaster pool
* Changing saturated water
Manage a swimming pool long enough, and It's likely that at some point during your pool ownership or management years, you will need to drain the pool. Here's some information on how to safely drain a swimming pool, to avoid any kind of trouble.
Vinyl Liner Pools:
It is considered best practice to try and avoid draining an inground vinyl pool completely. The better method for draining a vinyl pool is to drain halfway, clean very well, and refill. Repeat the process if needed.
The problem with draining vinyl liner pools is that once the water level gets within a few inches of the floor, the liner will relax and pull away from the walls. Especially with older liners, and during cold temperatures, the liner can also contract or shrink slightly without the weight of the water, keeping it in place. This can cause the liner to snap or break while trying to reset an especially fragile liner.
If your liner is fairly new, and not brittle, you can drain the pool completely, but you will need to use a powerful shop-vac or blower box, like the Cyclone, to "re-set the liner". Even so, you may still experience some wrinkling while re-setting the liner - so that's why it's best to not completely drain a vinyl lined pool, but to follow the gradual approach above.
Gunite or Plaster Pools:
It's more common to drain a plastered pool, and many pool owners make it an annual tradition. Here's the steps involved in safely draining your inground pool - to avoid physical damage to the pool and local environmental damage.
General Plaster Pool Draining Tips:
1. Make sure that your pH level is between 7.0 and 8.0 before draining.
2. Allow Chlorine or Biguanide to drop to near zero levels.
3. Pump your pool water far away from the pool (rural areas) or to the storm drain in towns and cities.
4. Don't drain the pool after heavy rainstorms, or if your pool is in a topographical depression.
5. As the water level drops close to the floor, find the hydrostatic relief valves plastered into the floor. Chip the plaster out from inside the plug and use straight pliers to twist open these holes through the floor. This is to allow any hydrostatic pressure under the pool to enter the pool shell. When hydrostatic pressure is extremely great, it can lift a pool out of the ground! To make sure this doesn't happen, locate and open all hydrostats on the floor, as soon as they are exposed. If water comes shooting out like a texas oil well, stop draining the pool immediately.
6. If the pool is very mucky and green, you will want to spray off the gunk as the water level lowers. Otherwise it will "bake" on with the sun and become harder to remove.
How to drain your pool:
1. A small submersible pump, one that can pump at a good rate, can be dropped in the pool - connected to a long hose. Be sure to reach the storm drain, or pump far, far away from the pool. If you don't own a small submersible pump, you can get one at a local rental shop for a small daily fee.
2. Use the filter pump. If you have a separate main drain line, and you can close off the skimmer valves, then you can set your filter multiport valve to "Waste", and drain the water out of the backwash hose. If your pool is not too dirty, but has clear water, you can also do this with a push-pull valve (aka, slide valve). just move the handle to the backwash position and close the skimmer valves.
If you have a cartridge filter, there is no backwash valve, and using the filter pump to drain your pool will be impossible, unless you install a 3-way valve after the pump, to allow for diverting the water out of the system.
If you have what I call "Combination Skimmers", where the main drain is tied into the skimmer, you can also use the filter pump to drain the pool. If you have only one hole in the bottom of the skimmer, you can continue to pump the pool nearly empty by plugging the top of the skimmer with an expansion plug, or a threaded plug with o-ring.
If you see two holes when you look into your combination skimmer, usually front and back - then it is more difficult to pump below the skimmer. The easiest method is to connect a threaded hose adapter into the hole which goes to the pump, and connect a primed, "tight" vacuum hose to it. If you hear air sucking, you can use some duct tape.
If using the filter pump to drain or lower your pool water level, it's important to leave the pump running until it's completely empty. If you shut it off (to go to bed for example), you will likely not catch prime again.


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Friday, November 16, 2012
- Friday, November 16, 2012
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The IDF has an Arabic YouTube page where they show the same aerial videos we've seen elsewhere, sprinkled with video interviews of the IDF's Arab spokesperson, Avichai Adraee.
It looks like he has been keeping busy, too.
Al Masry al-Youm quoted him using an Arabic phrase to describe Hamas. The phrase literally means "He hit me and cried, and also went to complain to me," saying that Hamas has no right to whine about a war that they started.
I see him most often quoted in Egyptian media, like Al Ahram and Shorouk News; but Arabic media outside Egypt has not been as obsessed over this operation as they had been in the past. Jordan is busy with its own now-daily (and sometimes deadly) anti-government protests, Lebanon is far more nervous about Syria, and everyone else seems pretty blase about this whole thing.


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By Michael Fischer, OD, FAAO
Every child should have a regular general eye examination as early as six months of age to evaluate the health of the eye and visual system. A child with a visual impairment may experience a variety of difficulties, depending to some extent on the age at which the impairment develops. For example, a child who experiences vision loss before age five can have trouble with physical, cognitive, and social development. An older child may have additional difficulties learning in school or interacting with others. That's why it's important to determine vision problems early on.
If a vision problem is diagnosed, the next step should be a low vision examination performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist specially trained in low vision. This differs from a general eye examination in that much of the testing centers around function. Once a child's visual needs have been determined and his or her visual abilities have been quantified, appropriate interventions will be recommended by the doctor. These may range from glasses or special optical devices to visual stimulation or mobility training. The goal of the low vision examination, for people of all ages, is to improve function through the use of devices and/or adaptive skills.
The age factor
The pediatric low vision examination varies depending on the age of the child, both in terms of the testing techniques used and the ultimate recommendations. In the infant and toddler group, for example, the primary concern is to gather as much information as possible about the child's visual function so that the doctor, and other professionals who will be working with the child, can decide on an appropriate program to assist and enhance the child's overall development. The aspects of visual function that are assessed will depend to a degree on the child's age and the cause of the vision loss. These functions often include visual acuity (a measure of how small an object the eye is capable of distinguishing), refractive error (the type of prescription needed to optimize vision), visual field (the extent of side vision), eye muscle function (the ability to move the eyes in all directions), eye hand coordination, and color vision.
While it is often difficult to get accurate data on the very young child, some aspects of visual function can still be estimated using special or modified techniques. One such technique, used to estimate visual acuity, is known as preferential looking. In this test, cards are presented that have grating patterns (stripes) on one half of the card. If a child can see the stripes, he or she will prefer to look in their direction. A child who has very good visual acuity will recognize and pay more attention to even small stripes. Other tests (like visual field testing) can also be tailored specifically to children by using familiar toys or objects or by using symbols that are easy for a child to identify. As a child with low vision gets older, the doctor can use more accurate testing techniques to better quantify visual function.
Maximizing use of vision
Different recommendations may arise from the exam, based on a child's age and abilities. Glasses may be prescribed even for a very young child if there is a significant refractive error. Absorptive lenses (sunglasses) may be recommended if a child's condition produces significant light sensitivity. Various types of low vision devices may be used to help an older child maximize the use of his or her vision. High powered spectacles or hand-held magnifiers may assist a child with reading or writing. A telescope may be prescribed to help a child see the blackboard in school. Teenagers may use more sophisticated devices, such as a spectacle mounted telescope.
If a child has a significant peripheral field loss (or decreased side vision), a doctor may recommend presenting toys or other objects in a specific area of his or her visual field to permit easier detection and recognition. Children with peripheral losses may have to be taught to scan with their head and eyes to gain more awareness of their environment. Recommendations may be made to a teacher to provide a school age child with a preferred seat in class or to supply larger print materials. Both parents and teachers may have to be educated to expect and encourage the child to hold reading materials close enough to see them.
Perhaps the most important thing that a parent of a child with a visual impairment can do is to ask questions of their child's eye doctor. Each child is unique, but there are very few who cannot be evaluated. Understanding how the child sees and what can be done to improve his or her visual performance can only help the child in their growth and development.
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I am a thirty-year-old woman who has smoked on and off for 10 years, with a 3-year break in between. I am a full-time student and worker, and I am currently a light smoker, but I realize I am relying on smoking for stress reduction (I also exercise at a high level most days). I am very interested in QUITTING smoking forever. I have noticed a slight tightness in my chest, swollen glands, etc. The hypochondriac in me is convinced that I have already done permanent damage. Otherwise, I am very healthy and energetic besides this one, horribly addictive issue. Do you have any suggestions for quitting, scare tactics, or words about healing that you could share? I want to live to be an old lady.
Barbara Campling, MD, Medical Oncologist, responds:
You are a young woman who is physically fit, and it sounds like you are highly motivated to quit smoking. You are worried that you may have already done some permanent damage after 10 years of smoking off and on. In fact, your chance of getting lung cancer will always be higher than that of someone who has never smoked. It is likely that you have already sustained some permanent genetic damage to your lungs. However, if you quit now, the chances of this progressing to cancer are greatly reduced, and it will be unlikely that you will ever develop lung cancer.
There are thousands of reasons why you should stop smoking right now, and no valid reasons to continue. Here are some statistics that will scare you. Smoking is by far the most significant cause of premature preventable death in North America. It is estimated that half of regular smokers will die as a result of their addiction. Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, and a variety of cancers. Lung cancer alone accounts for nearly 30% of cancer deaths in this country, and the vast majority of lung cancer cases are caused by smoking. Here's another scary statistic. It appears that women are more prone to develop lung cancer than men for comparable levels of tobacco exposure. While most cases of lung cancer occur in older people, we are now seeing some cases in women in their 30's. I'm not sure what to make of your symptoms of chest tightness and swollen lymph glands. You should see your physician about this. And while you are there, you should discuss your intention to quit smoking. Most smokers want to quit but are unable to do so. Cigarette smoking is a powerful addiction. Quitting cigarettes can be as difficult as quitting heroin. But it can be done. There are some medications that can make it easier. Nicotine replacement therapy (e.g. the "patch") can help to reduce the cravings for nicotine. There are also medications that can reduce relapses after smoking cessation. You should talk to your doctor about this. You will also likely need some moral support. You might start by contacting the Lung Association. They can give you information about smoking cessation resources in your community, and they also offer on-line smoking cessation programs. All these measures will help, but quitting still will not be easy. It sounds like you are very health conscious and you exercise daily. Do not let smoking undo all the positive effects of the exercise that you are doing. I hope that you will live to a ripe old age, and your chances of this are very much higher if you quit smoking right now. Good luck. You sound very motivated to quit, and you should be able to do it. But it won't be easy. Get all the help that you can. OncoLink has an article about getting started.


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Jacalyn Duffin
- Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (RSC)
The RSC is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists. It exists to promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment, and to advise governments, non-governmental organizations and Canadians on matters of public interest. Fellows are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences, in the arts and in the humanities.
A practicing physician, hematologist, and historian, Dr. Jackie Duffin has combined her training and experience as a medical professional into ground-breaking and infectious historical research. Duffin, an advocate of history as part of medical education has effectively bridged the gap between medicine and the humanities. She is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed articles, two edited anthologies and six monographs, including, History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction, which is widely-read in medical schools and history departments across Canada and around the globe.
Duffin has always made use of unique source material (e.g. laboratory notebooks, income tax records, works of fiction), but a major shift in her research focus occurred when she, as a hematology expert, was called upon in the cause of Marie- Marguerite d'Youville. In 1987, Duffin was asked to do a blind reading of microscope slides that came from the blood and bone marrow of a young woman suffering from a severe form of leukemia who, she later learned, claimed to have been cured by prayers to d'Youville. Duffin's expert medical testimony was used by the Vatican in its decision to canonize d'Youville as the first Canadian-born saint. This work sparked her curiosity about the potential use of the Vatican Secret Archives for medical history and her interest in exploring the nature of other healing-related miracles. In 2009, she published the award-winning, Medical Miracles; Doctors, Saints, and Healing, 1588-1999 (Oxford). Her second book on medico-religious history, Medical Saints: Cosmas and Damian in a Postmodern World (Oxford), is forthcoming.
"This recognition of my work is humbling and I am ever so grateful for the support of colleagues who believe in the value of humanities research in medical education and practice."
Jacalyn Duffin was one of the recipients of the 2015 Prizes for Excellence in Research. Read her interview in (e)AFFECT…
Duffin's work links disciplines and communities. She lectures to a wide variety of academic, clinical, and public audiences, where her presentations are always remembered. In part, this is because of her talent for presenting complex interdisciplinary issues in a broadly-accessible fashion. Her reputation as an engaging and informative storyteller has made her a highly-sought teacher and lecturer – four W.F. Connell Awards for teaching excellence attest to this.
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Fall Career Fair draws record number of employers
Friday, October 25, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
Employers of all kinds crammed into every available space in the Overman Student Center on Oct. 24 and that had Mindy Cloninger, director of the Office of Career Services beaming.
"We had 89 exhibitors here today and that's a record for the Fall Career Fair," Cloninger said. "Every employer I talked to had positions they were trying to fill."
It has been a long, hard climb since the recession began. At some of the fairs since the tumble, employers came even when they didn't have positions to fill.
"There have been times in the past when some employers came just to keep their names in front of students," Cloninger said. "They wanted to be ready when the economy improved and they needed to hire again."
But at this year's event, the employers were definitely looking for employees.
"Employers tell us that they like PSU students because they are not only well educated and prepared to go to work, but they also have a strong Midwestern work ethic," Cloninger said.
The Fall Career Fair serves multiple purposes, Cloninger said. In addition to matching students who are about to graduate and who are looking for jobs with employers needing to hire, it also helps connect students with companies that have internship opportunities. It is also a good way for students to learn about the job opportunities available.


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We have yet another new beta release of Warzone 2100 based on the famous "git master" branch. This beta again contains only a lot of bugfixes. Thanks to everyone who has been testing and reporting bugs in the previous beta.
Unfortunately, this beta breaks savegame compatibility! We're very sorry about this. We try to avoid this during a beta cycle, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
It is available at our usual location: https://sourceforge.net/projects/warzon ... 2.0_beta3/
If you wish to compile it yourself directly from our repo:
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Please report all bugs to http://developer.wz2100.net/newticket, and not on the forums.
We have changed our release procedure a bit in order to get releases out faster. We now make releases straight off the master branch, rather than branching off a stable branch from which we make releases. This might result in some oddities in this beta. Please report anything that looks amiss.
2016-05-28: Version 3.2.0 beta3
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- Fix: Several issues related to saving and loading templates (73dba8a5ed, #4406)
- Fix: Superfluous templates removed and cyborgs added to cam2/cam3 starts (fa8c431511, 0f312d0c8c)
- Fix: Lobby console output (c3080516a4, #4403)
- Fix: Default template should not be present in tutorial (85ac04406f, #4402)
- Fix: Broken warning on exiting multiplayer games (b93cac88d9, #4384)
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Hello, my name is Julie and I am a neglectful parent.
I was thinking today about being a mom. I birthed 4 beautiful kids. They really are great looking. Don't you think?
Ya, I thought you would think so.
Anyway, lately we have had an additional 2 kids in our house. Don't get me wrong, I like that my kids are kept company. They have friends to play with. However, I have a list of demands if this is going to continue.
- I should be able to discipline the 2 other kids since I am the one taking care of them. Their mom and dad are gone the whole day and although the parents don't "leave them in my care" the kids really do need someone to take care of them.
- If I am going to feed them lunch and dinner I should get $$$ for it. I planned on 4 kids, Hubby and I work to support 4 kids. 2 extra mouths for more than 1 meal a day is A LOT of food, especially since they are both boys and they both eat A LOT!
- If you are going to act like this is your house and just get in the fridge whenever you want or walk in my front door whenever you want, I will add both names to my chore chart. I have a lot of work that needs to be done, inside and out and could use the extra help.
- My house rules WILL be followed. There is no cussing, no hitting, and when I say "NO" I really do mean "NO."
YIKES! This all sounds terrible. I know. Sorry, but it is true. I am just tired. They are pretty good kids, but I am struggling. Thanks for letting me vent.
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Normally I go to Mississippi every other weekend to visit my sister and nieces but July had other ideas.
The weekend of the 4th Matthew and I went over early Saturday morning and hung out with my sister, dad, mom, step-mom, aunt and grandparents and enjoyed a partially sunny day playing in the pool and cooking out, then headed to the beach that night to watch fire works. We stopped by and picked up his 4yr old niece Lexi on our way out of town and brought her with us so she could meet and play with my 3yr old niece Marley and get to see fireworks on the beach.
Of course none of the fireworks pictures came out but here are a few from the day.
Marley & Lexi
Theresa & her husband Tarron / Tarron & his little sister Kayla
After making the trip two Saturdays in a row we decided to drive over Friday night and stretch this one out a bit. It's only an hour drive to Biloxi, but there and back in one day 2 weekends in a row is a lot of driving! Friday night we chilled and played possibly the most fun game I've ever seen. American Idol Karaoke style on the Xbox 360. You can play competition style, or sing duets with a partner and we had a BLAST!
We made it a bit more fun by playing teams, me and my sister against Matthew and Tarron and one team got to pick the songs the other team sang. All things considered I think the guys did a bang up job on Celine Dion. We have some video of that but I'm too nice to post it and risk making your ears bleed.
Saturday afternoon we went to the park for some fun and Biggest Loser Footage. I'm not sure losing a ton of weight would even help me keep up with Marley. Set that girl loose in a park and she'll play for hours!!
We tried to get some pictures of the girls before we got to the park. Taking pictures of Marley at any time takes an act of congress so getting her to actually sit and smile was a miracle!
That slide had one serious dip near the end!
I was only supporting her with my hands. She really pulled herself up the rope.
I taunted Matthew that he couldn't climb the rope, which he did with no problem.
There was a birthday part at the park and they had one of blow up space walk things. The dad came around inviting all the kids at the park to come play and Marley ran to take him up on it.
Three weekends in a row effectively wore us out and we've decided to take a few weekends off to relax and recoup! Our next planned event is a mini vacation to New Orleans the 2nd weekend in August and we'll stop back by my sister's to visit the girls on our way home. Then it's back to school for me and the regular every other weekend visits will resume.
So even though July has without a doubt been the busiest month of the year for me, it's been fun and filled with experiences I'll not soon forget!


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CommuniqueNovember 22, 2006
A good way of informing someone they missed an
alt attribute:
On a sidenote: there's an alt tag missing for an image at your homepage, causing the W3C validator to fail. Just thought you'd like to know.
A less good way of informing someone they missed an
alt attribute:
Just a though [sic], when you pride youself [sic] on accessibility, you should make sure your statements are true. Your homepage is not strict XHTML […] suck it up and be more careful.
When your first contact with someone you don't know ends up implying they're a liar, then delivers a blunt directive over a relatively easy-to-make error, in a world where no one is perfect 100% of the time… you may just be doing more harm than good with that second approach.
Just a though.
None of my sites has any alt tags, at all. Oh well, I did get the point but I couldn't help posting this anyway. ;-)
Oh, the shame. I fear that I may have sent the message in question. Though(t) I'm not 100% sure.
MB - no, that was quoted verbatim. It wasn't you.
This has me thinking, wouldn't it be a neat service that would do a periodic validation on a specified page and e-mail you if it found errors? Sort of like a credit watch for web standards.
Chris ZS – I used to subscribe to a feed of the validator's results for my page, which only showed a new item if there was an error. Oddly, I don't seem to have it in my list anymore, and I can't remember why!
(I don't know if this thing – http://www.benhammersley.com/tools/xhtml_validator_to_rss.html – by Ben Hammersley is the one I was using or not.)
Another neat service would be a daily e-mail you could subscribe to which just sent you the same message every morning:
"This is your daily reminder that validation doesn't make you any sexier."
That is simply a level of anal retentiveness that no one should engage in. Worrying about the code on your own site is one thing, but when people are checking for you, and lambaste you–well, that's just scary (and beyond nerdy).
Gotta love how the Interweb empowers random acts of meanness. I think I would have punched the monitor. :-P
Dude what the hell is wrong with you? The end of your posts says "Just a though."
What is a though? I mean do you speak English or what? Oh thats right you're from Canada. Fix your site right away.
This is ridiculous you pretend to be all 'Look at me, I write in English' then on your very own site you write sentences that don't make sense.
Commit Seppuku now! I demand an apology for your free content and help.
Phew, thank gosh for tha (sic) :D
Chris, I don't know if such a service exists but it's so obvious, now that you say it, that it may well be a brilliant idea
I've seen lots "link-checker" services whereby some bot or under-paid human scrapes or clicks the links on a site checking the HTTP response codes and informing the site's owners of 404s etc
If we could have a web service or similar to aide the automation of the validation processes then that would be a great and a good thing for all concerned
"Commit Seppuku now! I demand an apology for your free content and help."
Now THAT is an effective way to get your message across. Nice.
I'm reminded of a great quote by Theodore Roosevelt:
"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat; who strives valiantly; who errs and may fail again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who does know the great enthusiasm, the great devotion; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
I think the second commenter probably falls into the cold and timid souls category. Always looking for the smallest mistake to critize.
I'm of the same mind as a few posters here, random acts of meanness and anal retentiveness, etc. But Mike D's comment brought a smile to my face, indeed validation is good but sexier I am not.
I think there is a growing trend away from hardcore Web Standards fanboyism toward actual real life usability and accessibility matters. That still doesn't excuse your alt tag I'm afraid, unless it wouldn't have conveyed anything useful to the non-sighted user ala a graphics design image.
Screen reader reads aloud: title date "sexy gradient with stripes" content.
In response to Mike's idea, there should be an alternate email if your site does validate that congratulates you on being a bit less sexy. In all seriousness, it seems much of the blogosphere is getting hammered by overly hypocritical and dissenting comments lately. I blame digg. :)
Being a "webmaster" is a neverending lesson in humility. Even when I get such messages, I tend to bow low and apologize for the offense.
Mike D. - there is always HassleMe [1] if you really, really need that daily email.
I think that same guy has emailed me before. It's nerds like that who prompted my post about legalism.
I'm still surprised when I see rants from standards legalists who haven't been around the block long enough to learn humility, tact, and well, mercy.
I'm surprised nobody called you out on calling it an 'alt tag'.
Jealousy is a terrible thing… The individual that sent you this note is probably a very lonesome person that would have a lot to win by attending grammar class. A shot at meeting people AND learn to write.
"I'm surprised nobody called you out on calling it an 'alt tag'."
sigh. I can't tell if that's a joke. If not, you might want to reconsider what you know about the blockquote element.
I'm continually amazed at the rude and crass remarks posted on a forum, blog or email to people by complete strangers… Why can't people be more polite? Does the anonymous nature of the web make people forget their manners?
An enthusiastic middle finger salute and a hearty "Up Yours" to that person, and rude people in general.
Harsh. Just make sure you don't get him started on 'title'…
"sigh. I can't tell if that's a joke. If not, you might want to reconsider what you know about the blockquote element."
I think he's talking about alt being an attribute not a tag. <a> , <blockquote> , <li>, etc are (opening) tags. src, alt, etc., are attributes.
Forget the issue of being polite. Folks that go around validating other people's sites should be taken to the woodshed.
"I think he's talking about alt being an attribute not a tag. , , , etc are (opening) tags. src, alt, etc., are attributes."
Apparently I'd better cut to the chase. Yes, I know. The reference to an "alt tag" was (block)quoted text. As in, somebody else's. As in, not me.
"Forget the issue of being polite. Folks that go around validating other people's sites should be taken to the woodshed."
What exactly happens in this woodshed? More importantly, is it fun and can I join in?
On another note, people who go around validating your site just to see if they can send you an angry email are indeed dumb. People who validate your site because they see a bug when it loads and want drop a line to the webmaster to bring it to his attention are nothing short of helpful. However, there are many more of the former than the latter.
The legacy of Mr. Jeffrey Zeldman. Thanks for the memories…
I use the term "alt tags" for people who don't know what an "alt attribute" is, as long as we both get out of something, e.g. fix the damn alt attribute with a value in it.
> Hey dude, your alt tag is missing, fix it bozo!
Benjamin - of course the grahpics you're referring to ("left corner of large box" etc), being decorative, have no business in the html file anyway, but should be located in the css, so certainly wouldn't have/need alt text. Also, spacer gifs? - get back to 1999!
Dave - ref the "alt tag" confusion, I suppose many readers, like me, thought your first quotation was a ficititious, example quote by you - written as a comparison with the ruder genuine quote. Not that I'd have bothered pointing it out personally!
Mojo Mark -
"Does the anonymous nature of the web make people forget their manners?"
Sadly, yes. Though I don't see much evidence of manners out the real world either.
Those people are about as much fun as grammar nazis on public boards. I'd just trash the message and continue about my day, as there is no reason to let someone without a life under your skin.
My preferred method of responding to abuse like this to fix the problem then write back a polite acknowledgement.
Does it shame the writer into better behaviour? Dunno. But it makes me feel superior and that's all that matters.
Those people who write nice letters pointing out problems that I didn't know about? They are a precious resource and I make sure they know it when I reply.
Maybe the dude is blind and really needed to tell what the image was?
I really can't think of any other reasons why some random person would go around validating other people's pages. I really, re-heeally can't…
I like the idea of automatic validations, but let's take it a step further: a spider that validates and collects statistics on (non-)validated pages and emails the webmasters with the errors. Sort of like a Validation Google – Voogle if you will.
OMG…if someone came to my site and act rude towards me, OK, I am more of a graphic designer, more concerned about looks than accessibility, but this is so silly…someone comes and acts like a jerk on a blog of a man who changed a lot of things on the web :D…funny. Easy on the alt attribute/tag/whatever, it's not the end of the world, nobody's perfect…Dave will fix that or has already fixed.
Support from Serbia, go Dave! :D
and PLEASE don't validate my site!!! It's a car-wreck, heeh
It's amazing to see all the barbarians out there, atleast it appears that way looking at all comments and email one recieves during a year. A lot of people have biiiiig balls (behind the keyboard that is).
Once I was in a real crazy discussion in a news group with a madman, but luckily for me, some IP tools and some googling I resolved his complete name and adress and invited him to take the discussion outside the forum and into a local pub, since I found his remaks way off. That solved it! Those big anonymous alias balls suddenly became tiny weeny official balls…
Don't you love those "Your retarded fuckup page doesnt validate, you are missing a / on your XHTML img tag - you are a shame to the webdesigner community, you should kill yourself!". I got one of those some months back, and kinda obvious - it came from the contact form on our page sp I was not able to respond… Wonder why the person didnt have the balls to stand behind his nice statements?
Being polite and constructive, usually the best way to make a difference! And most of us fix such sloppy errors in a minute as soon as we are aware of them.
Honestly, spending all day validating webpages in case of a moron-attack - seems a waste of time to me.
I remember reading a complete analysis of the effects of anonymity on the internet users but I can't find it anymore. Oh, wait, here is is :)
Dave - You wrote "Just a though."
That's just naugh t…..
At the risk of violating this bit of the comment policy,
"Contribute something.
Quality over quantity. Say something important; add value to the discussion. One-line replies may be deleted."
I am not sure if you left off the 't' on purpose or not, to evoke a response.
It evoked one in me, thus…as I was browsing through your articles, I noticed that a 't' appears to be missing from the end of the word 'though' in this one.
I was going to make a comment about how the downside of putting links to the W3C validator on your site is that you're inviting people to click on it, and then proceed to tell you every error that it found. (sometimes rudely)
But, I don't see one of those links on this page. That means that someone must have taken it upon themselves to validate your page for you. Talk about being anal!
Since we're on the topic, I decided to be anal myself and validate your page. 39 errors. It seems like most of them are coming from closing 'MTMacroApply' tags that are not opened. Not sure if you were aware of them or not, but I just 'though' I'd give you a heads up.


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| Illah R. Nourbakhsh
K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies
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Email: illah "at" cs.cmu.edu
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Three key questions govern my inquiry into human-robot collaboration:
For more detailed information about my educational work, click here. Here are short summaries of three current courses at CMU:
16899E Ethics and Robotics
This new experimental course, taught as an open-web course with a strong on-line component, exposes students to both the study of ethics and its application to the domain of robotics, where we can discuss the role ethics has and should have in the practice of robotics research, engineering and the public understanding and policymaking processes surrounding robotics. The link above goes to a teacher resource on ethics and robotics I am now releasing to facilitate incorporation of ethics lessons into any robotics course.
16467 Human Robot Interaction
This link serves the 2016 offering of HRI, which I am teaching solo because Reid Simmons is on sabbatical at the NSF.
16867 Principles of Human Robot Interaction
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The class presents a strong formal approach and will apply those formalisms to real robots that you program in teams. We will use six Noma d Scout robots. This course is for any undergraduate or graduate who has working knowledge of at least one programming language and has strong intellectual enthusiasm. This class, which is limited enrollment, will challenge you.
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The rise of the protest vote and support for non-mainstream parties in Italy could lead to a surprise in the national election on Sunday,taking key votes away from established candidates in what looks set to be a close race.
As financial scandals hit the banking and business world in Italy and alleged corruption and collusion between politicians and business leaders is exposed, so-called "fringe" parties such as comedian Beppe Grillo's "5 Star Movement" (M5S) have found themselves unexpectedly becoming mainstream contenders in the Italian elections on February 24/25.
The Italian public appears to be looking for a change to the old guard, with many opting for fringe parties to express their discontent with established politicians.
Polls published before an official blackout begun on February 9 show that center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani and his Democratic Party (PD) are ahead in the polls, with a 5.7 percentage point lead over Berlusconi's revamped coalition party, "Popolo della Liberta" (PDL) party. Grillo's movement,seen by many as a protest vote, is in third place ahead of technocrat leader Mario Monti's bloc.
(Read More: Is Berlusconi Getting a Bounce From Tax Evaders?)
With 25 percent of Italians still undecided on who to vote for, the former lawyer and comic Grillo could see his share of the vote increase dramatically in the last week of campaigning as a disaffected Italian public tires of technocrat prime minister Mario Monti's austerity measures, former premier Berlusconi's peccadillos and Bersani's pro-European stance, unpopular among Italians.
Daniele Antonucci, senior economist at Morgan Stanley,said that the risk of a hung parliament, where no one party has a majority of the seats, had increased with the rise of alternative political players. Left-wing and protest parties made strong gains in regional elections last May.
(Read More: Italy Elections Could Derail Economy)
"A development that might increase risks of an excessively fragmented parliament is the rise of 'fringe' parties such as the far-left Five Star Movement," he said in a note on Monday.
"With about 15 percent of the vote, this appears to be Italy's third-largest party, even ahead of those supporting Mr. Monti...What's more, it seems that over 25 percent of Italians are still undecided or will not vote. That's a big swing factor, and could determine the outcome of the election – should a large portion of these voters come to the polls," he added.
Oscar Giannino, leader of protest party "Fare Per Fermare Il Declino" (Act to Stop the Decline) which could form an alliance with Grillo's movement (Grillo has dismissed the possibility of forming a coalition government with mainstream parties) told CNBC on Monday that Italy needed fresh political ideas and personalities.
"We have common ground with the five star movement on their transparency proposals,on measures to cut the cost of politics in this country. When I talk about transparency I mean audits of the monthly earnings of elected officials, to cut MPs' salaries,broadcast on the web the meetings of the council of ministers."


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Written by Gradye Parsons
Each month the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Moderator or Vice Moderator of the 220th General Assembly write a column of general interest for the church-at-large.
It was a generational moment. I had just baptized my grandson and was now presiding at table with my newly ordained daughter. Three generations intersecting in the historic Sacraments of the church. On the table was the freshly baked loaf of bread and the cup full of wine.
If you date a generation by roughly twenty years, sometime in this century we will approach the 100th generation to tear the bread and drink the cup. We should probably pull a committee together to work on that anniversary, because—for me—it marks one of those rare occasions that call us to pause and take stock of the life of the church. It has been a long journey since the first Christians met in small house gatherings throughout the Mediterranean to the multi-continental collection of the people of faith we are today.


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Karthik here from Adobe PSIRT. My colleague from the Adobe Acrobat team, Manish Pali, and I will be speaking next week at the SOURCE Boston conference. In our talk, we'll cover some of the processes behind incident response at Adobe, including our security community outreach via the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP), and automation strategies and solutions from the trenches for new and known vulnerability reports.
Demo alert! Manish is going to demo one of his tools for incident-triage automation—we're hoping this and other aspects of the talk will benefit our friends on other incident response teams.
Please swing by our talk, if you'll be at SOURCE Boston. We look forward to catching up in hallway conversations.
See you in Boston,