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Southeast Texas game show returns for second season
Ever wanted to throw spit wads at your teacher's chalkboard? How about dump gallons of goop on your parents' heads?
On "Family Knows Best," the family that works together, wins together!
Each week, two Southeast Texas families compete against one another in four rounds of messy games and challenging trivia.
Each episode ends with the ultimate cranial challenge: The Family Tree Face-Off, in which one member of each family must determine which other family member "knows best" and can take on the challenges the round brings.
The team with the most points at the end of the game secures a spot in the show's eight-week tournament.
It all comes down to a finale Dec. 14 where one family will walk away with an amazing family vacation to La Paz Bed & Breakfast!
"Family Knows Best" host Josh Yawn is a Lamar University alum and previously worked on networks such as Game Show Network and Nickelodeon.
The show's crew is made up of 40 individuals, many of whom are film, television and theatre students at Lamar University given the opportunity to work on the show.
Each episode of "Family Knows Best" will feature a country music celebrity to ask families a special trivia question.
Viewers can expect to see stars such as Craig Campbell and Tracy Lawrence, legends such as Bill Anderson and Crook & Chase, and up-and-coming stars such as Sunny Sweeney and Phoenix Stone.
Families work together as a unit on "Family Knows Best." All games involve tasks that can only be completed with the help of the entire family.
All of the questions used on the show are educational and are designed to evoke critical thinking techniques.
All stunts used on Family Knows Best involve basic level physical skill and coordination. The stunts are complex enough to be exciting to watch, but are simple enough to be recreated at home using household items so that families can play together after the show airs.
Eight weeks of tournament style shows were taped this summer with eight Southeast Texas families at Lamar University.
Family Knows Best premiered Oct. 26 on Fox 4, and airs on Saturdays at noon.
For more information, visit www.familyknowsbest.com
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Just ahead of Independence day celebrations, Westone announced on June 1st, 2012, the opening of their much anticipated "Made Right Here" sweepstakes. Winners of the sweepstakes will receive anything from Westone apparel to a Grand Prize including round-trip airfare and accommodations to visit the Westone headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado and a list of stuff too long to list here (click on any of the links in this paragraph for more info). While no purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes, each Westone has released special edition red, white, and blue versions of their popular UM1, UM2, and UM3x each with the chance to win.
Proudly crafted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Westone in-ear headphones are among the finest in audio reproduction. With all the excitement surrounding the sweepstakes aside, this is a great opportunity to evaluate exactly what sets the UM1, UM2, and UM3x apart.
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the Limited Edition UM1 is available in the complete array of patriotic colors and featured in red, white, and blue. The construction of these headphones is lightweight and the package includes enough ear-tips to give users a wide selection as well as the possibility of finding the best fit. Part of the reason these in-ear monitors are so light is because they utilize a micro balanced armature driver.
In terms of sound signature, the Westone UM1 are well balanced and neutral making it an ideal in-ear headphone for critical listeners or for use as a reference headphone. As the entry level model, the UM1 is quite impressive. While the transparency of the UM1 is certain to be regarded as a highly desirable quality from audio purists and recording artists, it is likely to leave mainstream users accustomed to heavy coloration, particularly in the lower frequencies, craving a little more drama. Nonetheless, whether you are a recording artist, an analytical listener, or just venturing into high-end audio, the UM1 is a great in-ear monitor on a budget.
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The Limited Edition UM2 is offered with a removable cord in White and Blue or with the attached cable in Red and White. Like just about every Westone In-Ear model, the UM2 are extremely comfortable and include a broad selection of eartips. The UM2 are also extremely light weight and are physically non-fatiguing making them ideal for long listening sessions.
In terms of hardware, the UM2 feature two micro balanced armature drivers with passive crossover that separates high and low frequencies, sending them to the corresponding driver. Having high and low frequencies played by dedicated drivers gives the UM2 the its famed sound stage. Unlike many in-ear headphones, the UM2 feature a convincing sound stage with accurate vertical and horizontal placement as well as perceivable depth.
The sound signature of the UM2 benefits greatly from the separation of high and low frequencies. The UM2 delivers bass that is accurate and noticeably separate from the higher frequencies. As a result, bass and treble coexist in pleasant harmony without muddying each other or robbing one another of texture and nuance. Overall, the UM2 is a remarkable and thoroughly enjoyable in-ear headphone
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The UM3x is available in either White or Blue with a removable cord or in Red and White with the attached cord. The UM3x is a supercharged version of the UM2. By integrating a third micro balanced armature driver, the UM3x features a passive crossover network that effectively separates the incoming signal and directs it to the high, mid, and woofer drivers. This results in greater articulation of specific frequencies. The UM3x offers a broad sound stage in which high, mids, and bass are each separately detailed and delivered with utmost clarity. Do not expect to find even a hint of muddling with this in-ear monitor. For the ultimate experience, there are very few in-ear monitors that deliver such an immersive experience as the UM3x.
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2014 Oxy Invitational Final Meet Information
Entries are now closed. No late entries or meet day entries will be accepted under any circumstances.
Heats and flights are available by clicking here.
Rekortan 8 lane track -1/4" spikes requested. The hammer and javelin will take place on upper campus. The upper athletic fields are approximately half a mile from the track stadium. The javelin will be thrown from a grass runway. Shuttles to the upper fields from the stadium will be provided for athletes, coaches, and officials only. Spectators will be responsible for their own transportation. Shuttles will leave from the north-west of the stadium bleachers. For a map of the campus, please click here.
Parking Info:
Limited parking is available on campus. Street parking is available near the track stadium.
Stadium Entry:
Athletes and coaches may enter through the participant's gates near the start of the 100m. All spectators must enter through the top gate of the stadium, there is a $3 entrance fee for spectators. Entrance for anyone with an Oxy ID is free. No spectators or non-participating athletes or coaches will be allowed on the infield.
All athletes competing in running events are asked to check-in at the orange clerk's tent (near the 100 meter start) at least 20 minutes prior to the start of their event. Running event athletes are encouraged to check in early and can check in at any time. Field event athletes check-in at your event site 20 mins prior to the start of the first flight of your event.
College/University Entry Fees
All colleges/universities are required to pay their entry fees at the table near to the check in tent (near the 100m start) as soon as they arrive.
Field Events:
Due to large field sizes, all horizontal jumps and throws athletes will get 4 attempts.
Team Scoring:
To comply with NCAA rules, the meet will be scored for all NCAA Division I teams.
Starting Heights:
High Jump - Men at 1.83m (6'0"), Women at 1.47m (4'9.75")
Pole Vault - Men at 4.05m (13'3.5"), Women at 2.89m (9'5.75")
The high jump bar will be raised in 5cm increments and the pole vault bar will be raised in 15cm increments.
Implements for all throwing events will be weighed in from 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM on the west side of the track (near the Training Room).
Training Room Resources:
Training room and trainer will be available. Please bring your own training kit.
Fully automatic timing services will be provided by RoyalResults. Live results may be found at http://www.royalresults.com/liveresults/. Results will be available online after the meet concludes and will also be posted on the board by the tennis courts during the meet.
NCAA rules with govern the meet.
Final Time Schedule:
Field Events
11:00 AM M Shot Put (women to follow)
W Discus (men to follow)
W Pole Vault (men to follow)
W Long Jump (men to follow)
2:00 PM W Hammer (men to follow)
M Javelin (women to follow)
3:00 PM W High Jump (men to follow)
4:30 PM W Triple Jump (men to follow)
Running Events
2:30 W 100m Hurdles
2:40 M 110m Hurdles
2:55 W 4 x 100m Relay
3:00 M 4 x 100m Relay
3:05 W 1500m
3:25 M 1500m
4:00 W 400m
4:15 M 400m
4:35 W 100m
4:55 M 100m
5:30 W 800m
6:00 M 800m
6:40 W 400m Hurdles
6:50 M 400m Hurdles
7:10 W 200m
7:30 M 200m
8:00 W 4 x 400m Relay
8:10 M 4 x 400m Relay
8:30 W 3000m SC
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Husband's Plea For Wife Abducted In Uganda
adminJanuary 26,2011
I appeal on behalf of my wife and on behalf of the hundreds of Ugandans who are regularly abducted and tortured by the Uganda government and harassed with trumped-up charges. I have spent several days and sleepless nights worrying about the fate of my wife.
[Husband's Public Appeal For Wife]
I am writing under immense distress regarding the abduction and continued detention of my wife Annet Namwanga, who is being held incommunicado by the Ugandan authorities. My wife was abducted by Uganda government security agents from work at the Mulago Nursing School in Kampala, on January 18, 2011.
She has since been held incommunicado and has not been produced in court as required by Uganda law. An application of writ of habeas corpus has not been honored by the Uganda government. The government has admitted, under intense public pressure, that they abducted and are holding my wife.
Uganda law requires that a person arrested for any offence must be brought before court within 48 hours.
As I write, I am not sure if my wife has been physically abused or not. I am particularly worried about the possibility of her being tortured, a practice engaged in routinely by the Uganda Government. Abduction, torture, and the widespread use of so-called "safe houses" in Uganda are fully documented by various Ugandan and international human rights organization.
My wife is a fundraiser and an activist of the Democratic Party in Uganda (DP), the oldest political party in Uganda. She was recently described by the President General of the Democratic Party and Uganda presidential candidate, Mr. Norbert Mao, as a "DP stalwart."
I belong to the same political party as my wife. I am on the Executive Committee of Uganda Democratic Party USA (DP USA) and I am the immediate past chairman of DP USA. Prior to fleeing to the United States as a refugee from political persecution in Uganda, I was a journalist in Uganda. I have lived in the United States since 1995.
I attended Vassar and have been active in Ugandan politics. I am the US campaign manager of Norbert Mao, one of the leading presidential candidates in the February 2011 elections in Uganda.
I regularly communicate with my wife but have not been able to join her in Uganda for fear of political persecution by the Uganda government. I last communicated with my wife a few hours before her abduction. Despite appeals from family, our lawyers and political leaders the government has refused to release or produce my wife in a court of competent jurisdiction.
I have no doubt that my wife is being persecuted because of my staunch support of the democratic opposition in Uganda. Her arrest is intended to intimidate me and other opposition politicians ahead of Uganda's presidential elections on February 18, 2011.
The President General of my party, Norbert Mao, has issued the following statement on behalf of my wife: "We condemn in the strongest terms Ms. Namwanga's illegal detention and the uncouth manner of her arrest reminiscent of Idi Amin's dark days. We demand that she should be released immediately. If there are any charges against her, then she should be produced before a competent court immediately. We are also concerned that Ms. Namwanga's arrest may be connected to her role in my campaigns and her being a spouse to an exiled dissident and strong critic of President Museveni and his regime. The timing and manner of Ms. Namwanga's arrest is clearly intended to strike terror in the hearts of opposition activists. Ms. Namwanga must have her day in court. All allegations by the state must be tested in open court. The Democratic Party will stand solidly with her and provide the legal support to ensure a vigorous defence against all charges."
And while I make this appeal for my beloved Annet, the public must be ware that many other Ugandans have had loved ones whisked away under similar circumstances and held incommunicado.
We expect the Uganda government to bring trumped-up charges against my wife. This would be in keeping with a pattern of gross human rights abuses by the present regime—a pattern reminiscent of the behavior of all totalitarian regimes. The leader of my own party, Norbert Mao, has in the past been threatened with treason charges; the leader of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr. Kizza Besigye, has been charged with treason and terrorism. The leader of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), Ambassador Olara Otunnu has been threatened with sedition and arrest.
Uganda's political scene remains volatile. The Uganda authorities have a culture of political intimidation which has resulted in the disappearance of many members of the opposition.
I appeal on behalf of my wife and on behalf of the hundreds of Ugandans who are regularly abducted and tortured by the Uganda government and harassed with trumped-up charges. I have spent several days and sleepless nights worrying about the fate of my wife. I gravely fear for my wife's life. I also fear for the future of Uganda.
"Speaking Truth To Empower."
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Light is integral to every visitor's experience at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The museum's architect, Tadao Ando, essentially treats light as a material that is as necessary as the concrete of the walls, the steel supports, the granite floors, and the sheets of glass that connect the museum interior to the nature and city that surrounds it. There is reflected light, filtered light, light eking around corners from the glass pavilions, walls washed with light, light that greets visitors in the glass-sandwiched lobby, and darkened passages and spaces that enhance one's experience of light. With his design of the Modern, Ando intended for light and water to contribute to the contemplative and reflective nature of this museum, setting the stage for and working in concert with the art.
It is also interesting to note that the element of light is increasingly found in works of art housed in Ando's light-infused spaces. There are several new acquisitions that incorporate light, such as Vernon Fisher's The Coriolis Effect, 1987 for which the green glow of a spiraling florescent tube sitting above the panel surface suggests the painting's title and offers an ominous presence that enhances the narrative text. There is also a blue glow of light creating excitement as it emanates from the center glass pavilion where the soon-to-be-unveiled acquisition from text-based artist Jenny Holzer is in hiding until the Museum's anniversary gala this week. In addition, there is untitled (for you Leo, in long respect and affection) 4, 1978, a corner piece by the twentieth-century artist Dan Flavin, known for his use of fluorescent lights. This simple but clever grid of colored light is tucked away in a somewhat remote space, making its finding a prize—as if the viewer shares a secret with the museum. Then there is the function of light in Studio Mix, 2010, a video installation by Bruce Nauman. A case could even be made that the reflective quality of materials in Mark Bradford's Kingdom Day, 2010 is an incorporation of light for formal and conceptual purposes.
This realization of the significant role light plays in many of the new acquisitions has me looking for evidence of light in other works in the Modern's collection. Moving through the galleries, there is Mark Rothko's Light Cloud, Dark Cloud, 1957; Philip Guston's The Light, 1964; the essential light/dark dichotomy in Callum Innes's Exposed Painting Mars Black, 2002; the red flashing light in Robert Rauschenberg's Whistle Stop (Spread), 1977; Dan Flavin's Diagonal of May 25, 1963, 1963; Robert Irwin's use of light to create the shadows that define Untitled, 1968; the projected light that makes visible Bill Viola's The Greeting, 1995; the reflective quality of the Plexiglas in Donald Judd's stacked piece Untitled, 1967; and the stars in Vija Celmins's Night Sky #17, 2000–01. What am I missing?
The repeated use of light throughout the collection is, of course, an irrelevant observation when considered broadly. It is only light's value in the individual works that is of any consequence. It is, in fact, specifically Dan Flavin's Diagonal of May 25, 1963 that has me taking note of light's role in art as demonstrated in the Modern's collection. I think the case can be made that this straightforward and, as such, seemingly unassuming piece is the groundbreaking work that made many of the pieces listed above possible. With Diagonal of May 25, 1963, Flavin challenged traditional notions of sculpture as a freestanding object with which the viewer shared space and painting as an image on the wall that was to be viewed from outside. In this early piece by Flavin, light accommodates and expands the definition of both sculpture and painting. To begin with, it is readily identified, thanks to Flavin's Duchampian use of an everyday object, as a three-dimensional florescent tube and fixture known to dispense light. There is also the more ethereal wash of light that paints the wall, the floor, and the viewer who moves within range with subtle shifts in color according to the surface on which the warm white light lands. And, indeed, there is the symbolic and conceptual potential of light at play here as well.
With Diagonal of May 25, 1963, Flavin is proposing that the viewer reconsider assumptions about parameters and possibilities in art. While such notions were not completely new and were certainly in the air at the time of this seminal piece, Flavin's proposal was not lost on his contemporaries, and it has arguably influenced every artist using light and/or challenging boundaries since. Therefore, I am proposing that following the light in the Modern's anniversary installation of its collection leads one to Diagonal of May 25, 1963 by Dan Flavin, and that the Museum's recent acquisition by him, the later untitled (for You Leo, in long respect and affection) 4, 1978, makes a case for the potential of that original proposal.


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Your Care in Our Hands
Carolyne House is a 52 bed home situated in Thurrock, Essex. This spacious home provides expert care for older people, including those living with dementia or in need of general nursing.
We strive to create a homely environment at Carolyne House, and offer extra services to residents such as hairdressing and chiropody. All of the bedrooms are beautifully furnished, with en-suite bathroom facilities. We also have a dedicated area for dementia care, designed to enable those we care for to maintain their independence in a safe environment.
Our activity programme ensures that residents remain stimulated and engaged, and our activity coordinators take into account resident's hobbies, needs and interests. The activities at Carolyne House are varied and, alongside enjoying themselves, residents can receive a wide range of health and fitness benefits from taking part.
We now have a themed tea room at Carolyne House, designed to enable residents, families and friends to meet in a relaxing, old fashioned tea room environment, and enjoy a day out experience without leaving the home. For more information on the Tea Room at Carolyne House, please see the tab above.
Why Choose Us?
At Carolyne House, our aim is to practise "person centred" care for all our residents, and our trained staff are available 24 hours a day to meet your needs.
We understand the value of individuality, so you will be able to personalise your accommodation with special familiar items you may wish to have around you, such as a favourite chair or pictures to go on the wall.
We take pride in our activities programme, and you will have the option to join in organised activities if you wish to do so. Our activity coordinators seek out and listen to residents who may have hobbies or pastimes, in addition to arranging a whole variety of activities and entertainment to stimulate all residents.
Mealtimes are, to many, the highlight of the day and all of our meals are made of fresh produce, prepared by our own chefs and catering teams. We undertake to provide a nutritious and balanced diet around your preferences; we like our residents to have a say in what they eat as they did at home.
Choosing a care home can be an intimidating process, so why not come and visit us at Carolyne House? We wish to understand everything that is important to you, so on your visit we will discuss your needs and how best we can meet them, as well as giving you the opportunity to look around and ask questions. If you are unable to visit, we will arrange for a staff member to call on you at your home or other place of your choosing at your convenience. We hope to see you soon!
The Carolyne House tea room is vintage themed, chosen to appeal to the residents. The cafe has a homely and welcoming environment, and our residents enjoy entertaining their family and friends when they visit. In addition to entertaining visitors, our residents also enjoy regular coffee mornings in the cafe, as it provides the perfect place to socialise.
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Continuing coverage of Transducers 2009 from Paul Werbaneth, VP Marketing & Applications, Tegal Corporation.
Day 3 Morning: Ever heard of a carbon nanotube microforest?
Neither had I – it certainly isn't anything we saw at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science the other day.
But Cliff Fung says a nanotube forest sprang to life for him in the talk he heard this morning during the 3D Technologies session he attended this third day of Transducers 2009.
Makes me think about nanobots roaming through a microforest glen, which is as amazing to imagine as it must have been for Leeuwenhoek to make the leap of comprehension he did when he observed, with his new microscopes 300 years ago, "an unbelievably great company of living animalcules, a-swimming more nimbly than any I had ever seen up to this time."
I can't completely recommend The Diamond Age, a novel by Neal Stephenson (the book gets a little freaky near the end), but large parts of the near-future world Stephenson imagines do seem they will come to pass, given the sensor and actuator technologies being presented in Denver this week.
Silicon animalcules, nanotube forests, and all.


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Pediatric Diabetes Research
Our vision is a world without diabetes and its complications. Until that day comes, we're focused on making sure that every child or teen diagnosed with either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes lives a long and healthy life.
Our clinical research program focuses on preserving health and quality of life for children with diabetes, preventing the complications related to diabetes, and improving blood glucose control. We apply scientific tools of investigation to identify new treatments and information that will directly benefit our patients.
Motivation for Better Care
We've been exploring the best ways for families to be involved in their child's care—without stress and conflict. We've also studied how Care Ambassadors improve health outcomes.
We're also researching the use of popular technologies to better motivate children and teens to regularly monitor their blood glucose. More frequent monitoring improves blood glucose control, which in turn reduces the chances of diabetic complications. An approach we've had success with, for example, is to use wireless devices—PalmPilotTM and text messaging—either to make monitoring a game or as a reminder to do it.
Prevention of such complications as kidney disease is another major area of study in our department. Lori Laffel, M.D., M.P.H., Chief of our Pediatric and Adolescent Unit, and colleagues have identified predictors of early kidney disease in young patients. They found that frequent medical appointments and keeping blood glucose levels at or below 8 percent reduced risk for kidney disease. Another study showed that a medication used for high blood pressure, called ACE inhibitors, can help patients with type 1 diabetes keep their kidneys functioning.
Type 1 Diabetes: Looking for a Cure
We are also trying to untangle the complex combination of genes and environmental factors that cause the destruction of insulin-making cells in the pancreas, which leads to type 1 diabetes. As part of one study, we are seeking markers of early complications, the early cellular changes that indicate trouble is brewing.
For more information on all the type 1 diabetes research at Joslin,
Type 2 Diabetes: Looking at Treatment
Type 2 diabetes is increasing in alarming numbers among children and adolescents, thought to be largely due to obesity. Dr. Laffel is the principal investigator of a national study that is looking at treatment options to stem the tide of this emerging epidemic.
For more information on all the type 2 diabetes research at Joslin,
More Information
- Sometimes parents, or children or teens with diabetes, are interested in participating in a clinical research study. We describe here what studies are currently looking for volunteers.
- Those who are interested in supporting our research efforts can find out here how to do it.
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The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) has upgraded the water-control structure on the Diversion Canal at Catahoula Lake so that it can be operated remotely during periods of drawdown, reflooding, or in response to rainfall events.
The objectives in automating the structure operation were to eliminate the need for on-site personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?s (USFWS) Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge and reduce the response time when an operation is deemed necessary.
The public can expect more responsive management of water-levels at Catahoula Lake. Local citizens are encouraged to report any observed damage to the structure or associated equipment to the Corps of Engineers at 318-339-7839 or Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) at 318-487-5885.
Catahoula Lake is managed through a tri-party agreement between the USACOE, USFWS and LDWF with an established management plan. Operation of the water-control structure is an important component of that management plan, and remote operation will now take place from the Jonesville Lock and Dam on the Black River.
In addition, Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge will no longer be providing information on water levels on the lake via telephone. Catahoula Lake users are encouraged to use the data from the gauge located at the center of the lake which is posted at:
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Georgia College & State University softball (11-28, 3-11 PBC) scored 11 runs Wednesday night, the second-most in a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) doubleheader this season, but it wasn't enough, as the Bobcats dropped a pair, 9-5 and 10-6 at Columbus State University (18-21-1, 4-8 PBC).
Senior Kayla Smith (Lexington, S.C.) swatted a pair of home runs in game two and finished 4-for-8 with three runs and five RBI.
Game one was won in the late innings by CSU, as the Bobcats were up 5-4 into the fifth. The Cougars knotted it up with one in the fifth, and took the lead with a four-run sixth.
Sophomores Anna Parker (Columbus, Ga.) and Haley Burnett (Columbus, Ga.) tried to make the most of their homecomings, as Parker went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI, and Burnett finished 2-for-2 with her sixth home run of the season. Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run.
Burnett (8-13) took the loss, going 5 2/3 innings, allowing nine earned runs and fanning five.
Game two was also snatched from the 'Cats late, as a four-run fifth put the Bobcats up 5-0. The Cougars responded in a big way, plating eight runs in the bottom half, with another two in the sixth for the 10-6 victory.
Smith ripped a three-run opposite field shot in the fifth after third baseman Kelsea Martin (Dacula, Ga.) led off the inning with her second home run of the season. Smith added a solo shot in the seventh with one out, this time taking the ball to left.
Martin finished 2-for-4, driving in one and scoring twice. Smith was 2-for-4 with two runs and four RBI in game two, tying Burnett for the team lead in long balls at six. Smith has 16 career home runs good for sixth in school history, two behind Kristin Hughes (2002-03). Parker added another 2-for-4 effort in the second game.
Sophomore Caitlin Duvall (Douglasville, Ga.) fell to 0-7 with the loss, as she allowed the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, April 3 at noon, hosting Flagler College (24-18, 6-6 PBC) at the Peeler Complex. The Saints most recently swept Lees McRae College 6-0 and 4-1 Tuesday.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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The UMass Lowell Department of Plastics Engineering offers two doctoral degree options:
In addition the Plastics Engineering Department has a joint program with the Chemistry Department. It offers a joint Polymer Science/Plastics Engineering Ph.D. degree. The degree is awarded by the Chemistry Department, not the Department of Plastics Engineering. This degree option is a good fit for students interested in polymer synthesis and polymer characterization.
Plastics Engineering Doctoral Programs
The two Doctoral Plastics Engineering programs have equivalent admission requirements and differ primarily in their course requirements.
Ph.D. in Engineering, Plastics Engineering Option
The Ph.D. degree program is designed to produce qualified professionals for technical and research positions in the plastics industry, for technical positions in government, and for teaching careers in colleges and universities. This degree is awarded by the College of Engineering. The goal of the Ph.D. program is to develop decision-making engineers with sound theoretical and technical research knowledge in the areas of plastics materials, design, and processing research and development.
The Doctor of Engineering in Plastics Engineering
The D.Eng. Plastics Engineering degree program is designed to produce qualified professionals for technical and management positions in the plastics industry, as well as for technical or administrative positions in government and for teaching careers in colleges and universities. The goal of the Doctor of Engineering program is to develop decision-making engineers with sound theoretical and technical research knowledge who are design and development oriented and who also have a firm background in engineering management. This degree has a management component that is not required for the Ph.D., with fewer technical courses. This interdisciplinary program encompasses study in materials, design, processing, mathematics, computer science, and management.
Admission Requirements
Graduates with a B.S. in Engineering (e.g. Plastics, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials...) and high academic standing may apply for admission to either of the doctoral programs. Technical graduates who do not have a B.S. in "Engineering" but have a science degree may request admission to the program with the understanding that they will also be required to take and pass the "Fundamentals of Engineering Exam" given by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Admission to the program will be based on review by the Graduate Admissions Office and by the Admissions Committee of the Plastics Engineering Department.
Plan of the Doctoral Programs
Each student entering the program must develop a plan of study in consultation with his or her advisory committee. After taking at least one year of graduate courses, the student will take a qualifying examination covering all the basic elements of plastics engineering. A student who performs well on this examination will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee of the Plastics Engineering Department and admitted to degree candidacy. He or she will then complete the remaining course work, seminars and labs, do a research proposal, conduct research and prepare a written dissertation, and present an oral defense of the research before the dissertation committee.
Qualifying Examination
The qualifying examination for both doctoral programs will be administered in September (and in January if there is sufficient demand for a second exam). It will be administered as two (2) four hour long examinations, covering the following topics: plastics processing, plastics design, plastics properties, and plastics materials with a total of four questions in each subject area for a total of 16 questions. One of the two exams is open book and one is closed book. In order to pass the exams, students must pass at least two of the four questions in each subject area, and pass at least eleven questions. Any changes to the format will be indicated by the doctoral coordinator when the specific examination date is announced. The student will receive an overall exam grade of pass or fail based on the stated criteria. A student who fails the exam on a marginal basis may make a second attempt the next time the exam is administered. All decisions of the Plastics Engineering Department regarding passing of the qualifying exam are final.
Dissertation Proposal
Once the student has passed the qualifying exam, he or she will submit a dissertation proposal and defend the proposal before the Doctoral Committee. Upon approval, the student's name will be submitted to the College Doctoral Committee and the Registrar's Office as a candidate for the Doctor of Engineering or the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Transfer Credit
Up to 24 credits in graduate engineering courses are transferable to either the Doctor of Engineering or Doctor of Philosophy programs upon approval by the department's Doctoral Committee.
Course Requirements for the D.Eng. Plastics Engineering Degree
The following courses are required for the D.Eng. degree:
Engineering Management Courses for the D.Eng. Program
Doctor of Engineering students are required to take 9 credits of graduate engineering management courses from the College of Management or from the list of courses immediately below offered within the College of Engineering.
Approved management graduate courses from the College of Management for D.Eng. students. These courses run for a duration of 8 weeks.
*Pre-requisites are required for these classes.
Course Requirements for the Ph.D. in Engineering, Plastics Engineering Option
(A) Students with a B.S. Plastics Engineering, Plastics Engineering degree from UMass Lowell will be required to take a placement test on the following subjects:
If they failed in the test or do not take the test, they will be required to take these courses and can be counted as electives. Student whose UMass Lowell undergraduate GPA is higher than 3.0 can waive the above two courses.
In addition the following courses are required for the Ph.D. degree:
TOTAL: 63 credits
(B) The following courses are required for a Ph.D. degree for students with a M.S. Plastics Engineering Degree from UMass Lowell:
TOTAL: 63 Credits
(C) Students with B.S. degree in engineering or other disciplines from UML or other schools will be required to take a placement test on the following subjects:
If the failed in the test or do not take the test, they will be required to take these courses and can be counted as electives.
In addition, the following courses are required for the Ph.D. degree:
Ph.D. Polymer Science/Plastics Engineering Option
A doctoral program in Chemistry with an option in Polymer Science/Plastics Engineering is offered jointly with the Polymer Science group in the Department of Chemistry. This program is designed to provide the student with a background in advanced course work and laboratory techniques which will prepare him or her to carry out, under the guidance of experienced scientists, an original, independent investigation leading to an acceptable contribution to the body of contemporary knowledge. Further details of the program are described in the Chemistry section of this catalog.


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Middlebury, Ind.-based fifth-wheel builder LIFESTYLE Luxury RV continues to grow its high-end offerings to the market with the release of its newest floorplan, the 37CKSL.
According to a press release, the 37CKSL is the third floorplan in LIFESTYLE's lineup and is available immediately for the 2013 model year, company officials announced.
"This most recent addition to our floorplan lineup offers consumers several in-demand, luxury features as standard," said Greg Kitson, lead design engineer for LIFESTYLE Luxury RV, a division of EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC. "As with the previous two LIFESTYLE floorplans, our design team has been both meticulous and innovative in the planning and development of this new look. Because of that, we're confident the floorplan's abundance of amenities, high-quality finishing touches and attention to detail will excite both dealers and customers."
The company reported that one of the most innovative features of the 37CKSL floorplan is the kitchen options it provides consumers. With either a standard peninsula setting or the optional island design, customers can choose the kitchen layout best suited for their specific needs.
Other notable floorplan features for the 37CKSL include:
"¢ Split-level full wall slide technology.
"¢ Opposing flush-floor slideouts in living room.
"¢ Walk-through side bath with two doors.
"¢ Large walk-in front wardrobe with full-width hanging storage and shelving.
"¢ Additional double wardrobe with side-by-side washer/dryer prep.
"¢ Built-in desk.
"Our name speaks to our commitment, but more importantly, it's what's behind our name that helps us deliver on that commitment," said Elliott Bond, LIFESTYLE national sales manager. "It's our people, our passion and our products that set us apart, as we believe this newest floorplan clearly demonstrates to consumers and dealers."
The new LIFESTYLE floorplan and a list of standard features may be viewed online at www.LifestyleLRV.com.


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Howdee all,
Just wanted to share an article written by a fellow Twitter friend~ @sharptern . About a week ago he asked if he could use a photos I took while in Big Bend National Park.
Jeff and I went looking for the Colima Warbler, March of 2010~we knew we were a month early for the warbler..but we looked anyway...and no Warbler.
We did get a few habitat photos that Kirby Adams wanted to use for his article on
Searching for the Colima Warbler in Big Bend National Park
If you want to experience our hike to South Rim looking for the warbler...
Here are my posts
South Rim~ Part 1
South Rim~ Part 2
We will go looking again for the Colima~next time in April...don't know if I would want to hang around Big Bend in the heat of May.


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Situated in Northern Shaanxi Province on the Loess Plateau, Yan'an overlooks the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese Civilization. Yan'an, called 'Yanzhou' in ancient times, has a history stretching back about 1400 years and it has long been the political, economic, cultural and military center of North Shaanxi. Nowadays it is a city which boasts one district and twelve counties. Holding a prominent place in Chinese military history, Yan'an is a revolutionary holy place in China. It used to be the military headquarters during the Chinese Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) and China's War of Liberation (1945-1949) and was the location of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
360-degree panorama photography by yunzeng liu
Shanxi, Shaanxi, or referred to Qin, also known as Shaanxi, China's northwest region, a province, the provincial capital Xi'an, located in the hinterland of China, the Yellow River and Yangtze River, located in east longitude 105 ° 29 '~ 111 ° 15', Latitude 31 ° 42 '~ 39 ° 35' between. East of Shanxi, Henan, west of Ningxia, Gansu, south of Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, north, connecting China living in east and central region and the northwest and southwest of the important position. Because of the Shan Zhou (now Shan County in Henan Province) west of the, so called Shaanxi. Long history and profound culture. Longer period in the history of Shaanxi Province has been referred to as "Qin. "


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Quick intro to extension methods:
We could say extension methods are a special kind of methods, with capability of extending existing types, they apply to. What does that mean? It means that you can extend functionality of every existing .NET built-in type, your own custom types, or any third party type, even if you don't have access to the source code. Pretty powerful, ain't it?
Let's take a look at really simple example of extension method. We will extend .NET built-in Double type in a way, so we won't need to transform angular degrees to radians, each time we want to calculate sine of given angle, when our value is in degrees (because Math.Sin function takes argument of Double, that should represent value in radians).
Converting degrees to radians is done by multiplying degree value with Math.PI/180.
Let's have a look, how we would write our degrees to radians function, in "ordinary" way first:
Function DegreesToRadians(ByVal angle As Double) As Double Return angle * Math.PI / 180 End Function
So now, if we want to get sine of the angle, when we have our angle value in degrees, we'd need to send this value as angle parameter to DegreesToRadians function, and assign return value to some variable, that would hold transformed value from degrees to radians. Something like this:
Const valueInDegrees As Double = 5.234 Dim valueInRadians As Double = DegreesToRadians(valueInDegrees) Dim sinFromDegrees As Double = Math.Sin(valueInRadians)
We can validate our conversion and sine calculation with Windows OS built-in calculator:
With extension methods, we can do something even better than what we already did. Let's have our own SinD extension function, where we will be able to calculate sine of our value, we have in degrees.
We will add another function, name SinD to the module, and make both SinD and DegreesToRadians as extensions. Note from MSDN:
The first parameter in an extension method definition specifies which data type the method extends. When the method is run, the first parameter is bound to the instance of the data type that invokes the method.
Ordinary method becomes extension method, if we decorate them with: Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension(). We can extend only Sub and Function methods (so you can't extend Get and Set methods of Property for example):
<Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Function SinD(ByVal angle As Double) As Double Return Math.Sin(angle.DegreesToRadians) End Function <Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Function DegreesToRadians(ByVal angle As Double) As Double Return angle * Math.PI / 180 End Function
Now we can consume our SinD extension method with something like:
Dim sinFromDegrees As Double = (5.234).SinD
And, as we can verify, the result is correct, as it should be:
Final note on extensions: VB.NET allows extensions to be defined in modules only, because modules are considered to be equal to static classes in C#, and this is important because all their members could be accessed without instantiating such classes (you don't need to use New keyword to use its members). This means extension methods are considered as shared methods by compiler.
More about extensions:
Extension Methods on MSDN
Some samples of extension methods in VB.NET
VB.NET code snippets on D.I.C. site (this site that is). I'd like to say something like: "Use site's search function on the top right", but perhaps I'm blind, or there really is no snippet search functionality... I don't know.
Anyway, let's dig a bit deeper now!
The Problem:
Why would you want to have the same functionality as extension function, available to non-integral numeric data types only, and how you can do it?
Did you ever try to create unit converter? Meters to inches, or less known units like furlongs... Hectares to square yards... Wouldn't it be nice, if .NET would have something like myNumber.ConvertDistance(LenghtUnits.kilometers, LenghtUnits.miles)?
You can do that quickly with extension function, like:
<System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Public Function ConvertDistance(ByVal number As Decimal, ByVal convertFrom As LenghtUnits, ByVal convertTo As LenghtUnits) As Decimal Return 'do the conversion End Function 'for the sake of simplicity, we are going to assume miles are UK/US non nautical miles Public Enum LenghtUnits kilometers miles End Enum
Now ConvertDistance becomes available through IntelliSense to all declared members of Decimal type. Nice.
Extending method's availability:
Let's add some real functionality to our distance converting extension, and make it useful.
As you can see in spoiler above, methods can grow quickly. We now have fully functional distance unit converting extension function, but it is available to Decimal members only. If you try for example:
Dim myNumber As Integer = 5 myNumber.ConvertDistance(LenghtUnits.yards, LenghtUnits.kilometers_km)
you'll get:
Error 'ConvertDistance' is not a member of 'Integer'
Now what? Shall we copy/paste ConvertDistance and ToMeters function, and just replace Decimal to Short, than to Integer, Long, Single, Double, UShort, UInteger, and ULong (and potentially any other numeric type, I may have missed here)?
There is no INumeric interface, or IFloat and similar, that would allow you to write extensions to such numeric types only.
What we can try, is change our ConvertDistance extension, so it will accept generic types:
<System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Public Function ConvertDistance(Of T)(ByVal number As T, ByVal [from]As LenghtUnits, ByVal [to] As LenghtUnits) Dim _number As Decimal If Not Decimal.TryParse(number.ToString, _number) Then Throw New Exception("Parameter ""number"" should be numerical type.") End If Select Case [from] Case LenghtUnits.Ångströms_Å Return _number.ToMeters([to]) * 0.0000000001 Case LenghtUnits.AstronomicalUnits_AU Return _number.ToMeters([to]) * 149598550000 '... etc
This will work for numeric values, passed as number into ConvertDistance, but there are several issues with such solution:
- it becomes available to any member type, even to our custom types (like MyStrangeCustomClass,...), and throws exception on runtime only;
- it is not strongly typed (saying the same as above, with other words), and may cause disapproval of your fellow programmers, who will use your pack of unit converting extensions as .dll;
- it just isn't "nice", and doesn't "feel right"
Restricting method's availability:
What we can do now is no magic, and is essentially just method overloading, where we get several overloaded extension functions for each desired value type, that simply "redirect" all other types to what we already have:
'short <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Public Function ConvertDistance(ByVal number As Short, ByVal [from] As LenghtUnits, ByVal [to] As LenghtUnits) As Short Return CDec(number).ConvertDistance([from], [to]) End Function 'integer <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Public Function ConvertDistance(ByVal number As Integer, ByVal [from] As LenghtUnits, ByVal [to] As LenghtUnits) As Integer Return CDec(number).ConvertDistance([from], [to]) End Function 'and of course our seed method, available to Decimal data types stays the same as before: <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Extension()> Public Function ConvertDistance(ByVal number As Decimal, ByVal [from]As LenghtUnits, ByVal [to] As LenghtUnits) As Decimal Select Case [from] Case LenghtUnits.Ångströms_Å Return number.ToMeters([to]) * 0.0000000001 Case LenghtUnits.AstronomicalUnits_AU Return number.ToMeters([to]) * 149598550000 'etc
Now we can use ConvertDistance extension with Short and Integer member types, too. In the same manner, we create all other extensions for Long, Double... types. It's nothing new, no rocket science, but nice design work-around, that might help you some day.
Here's the whole code in one place:


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Afghanistan should reject any future deals that exchange immunity from prosecution for peace negotiations, an official with Human Rights Watch says.
"Afghanistan's civilians should not be forced to choose between justice and peace," Brad Adams, HRW's Asia director, said in a statement released Sunday.
Adams' comments were in response to a Nov. 17 statement by the chairman of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, Salahuddin Rabbani, that Taliban officials who participate in peace talks with the Afghan government would be granted immunity from prosecution and be removed from a list of people under sanctions by the United Nations.
"Future government talks with the Taliban should not hinge upon denying justice to victims of war crimes and other abuses," Adams said.
Nine Taliban officials were freed from a Pakistani prison last week at the request of the High Peace Council, and 50 more members of the Taliban are expected to be released in the future.
HRW said providing immunity for genocide, war crimes and other human rights abuses violated international treaties such as the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which Afghanistan has signed.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai allowed the National Stability and Reconciliation Law to go into effect in 2010, despite his promise that he would not sign it. The law prevents the prosecution of anyone involved in large-scale human rights abuses committed before December 2001.
HRW has called the law "an invitation for future human rights abuses."


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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 2, by Edward Gibbon, [1781], at sacred-texts.com
Residence Of Julian At Antioch. - His Successful Expedition Against The Persians. - Passage Of The Tigris - The Retreat And Death Of Julian. - Election Of Jovian. - He Saves The Roman Army By A Disgraceful Treaty. The philosophical fable which Julian composed under the name of the Caesars, 1 is one of the most agreeable and instructive productions of ancient wit. 2 During the freedom and equality of the days of the Saturnalia, Romulus prepared a feast for the deities of Olympus, who had adopted him as a worthy associate, and for the Roman princes, who had reigned over his martial people, and the vanquished nations of the earth. The immortals were placed in just order on their thrones of state, and the table of the Caesars was spread below the Moon in the upper region of the air. The tyrants, who would have disgraced the society of gods and men, were thrown headlong, by the inexorable Nemesis, into the Tartarean abyss. The rest of the Caesars successively advanced to their seats; and as they passed, the vices, the defects, the blemishes of their respective characters, were maliciously noticed by old Silenus, a laughing moralist, who disguised the wisdom of a philosopher under the mask of a Bacchanal. 3 As soon as the feast was ended, the voice of Mercury proclaimed the will of Jupiter, that a celestial crown should be the reward of superior merit. Julius Caesar, Augustus, Trajan, and Marcus Antoninus, were selected as the most illustrious candidates; the effeminate Constantine 4 was not excluded from this honorable competition, and the great Alexander was invited to dispute the prize of glory with the Roman heroes. Each of the candidates was allowed to display the merit of his own exploits; but, in the judgment of the gods, the modest silence of Marcus pleaded more powerfully than the elaborate orations of his haughty rivals. When the judges of this awful contest proceeded to examine the heart, and to scrutinize the springs of action, the superiority of the Imperial Stoic appeared still more decisive and conspicuous. 5 Alexander and Caesar, Augustus, Trajan, and Constantine, acknowledged, with a blush, that fame, or power, or pleasure had been the important object of their labors: but the gods themselves beheld, with reverence and love, a virtuous mortal, who had practised on the throne the lessons of philosophy; and who, in a state of human imperfection, had aspired to imitate the moral attributes of the Deity. The value of this agreeable composition (the Caesars of Julian) is enhanced by the rank of the author. A prince, who delineates, with freedom, the vices and virtues of his predecessors, subscribes, in every line, the censure or approbation of his own conduct.
In the cool moments of reflection, Julian preferred the useful and benevolent virtues of Antoninus; but his ambitious spirit was inflamed by the glory of Alexander; and he solicited, with equal ardor, the esteem of the wise, and the applause of the multitude. In the season of life when the powers of the mind and body enjoy the most active vigor, the emperor who was instructed by the experience, and animated by the success, of the German war, resolved to signalize his reign by some more splendid and memorable achievement. The ambassadors of the East, from the continent of India, and the Isle of Ceylon, 6 had respectfully saluted the Roman purple. 7 8 The nations of the West esteemed and dreaded the personal virtues of Julian, both in peace and war. He despised the trophies of a Gothic victory, and was satisfied that the rapacious Barbarians of the Danube would be restrained from any future violation of the faith of treaties by the terror of his name, and the additional fortifications with which he strengthened the Thracian and Illyrian frontiers. The successor of Cyrus and Artaxerxes was the only rival whom he deemed worthy of his arms; and he resolved, by the final conquest of Persia, to chastise the naughty nation which had so long resisted and insulted the majesty of Rome. 9 As soon as the Persian monarch was informed that the throne of Constantius was filed by a prince of a very different character, he condescended to make some artful, or perhaps sincere, overtures towards a negotiation of peace. But the pride of Sapor was astonished by the firmness of Julian; who sternly declared, that he would never consent to hold a peaceful conference among the flames and ruins of the cities of Mesopotamia; and who added, with a smile of contempt, that it was needless to treat by ambassadors, as he himself had determined to visit speedily the court of Persia. The impatience of the emperor urged the diligence of the military preparations. The generals were named; and Julian, marching from Constantinople through the provinces of Asia Minor, arrived at Antioch about eight months after the death of his predecessor. His ardent desire to march into the heart of Persia, was checked by the indispensable duty of regulating the state of the empire; by his zeal to revive the worship of the gods; and by the advice of his wisest friends; who represented the necessity of allowing the salutary interval of winter quarters, to restore the exhausted strength of the legions of Gaul, and the discipline and spirit of the Eastern troops. Julian was persuaded to fix, till the ensuing spring, his residence at Antioch, among a people maliciously disposed to deride the haste, and to censure the delays, of their sovereign. 10
If Julian had flattered himself, that his personal connection with the capital of the East would be productive of mutual satisfaction to the prince and people, he made a very false estimate of his own character, and of the manners of Antioch. 11 The warmth of the climate disposed the natives to the most intemperate enjoyment of tranquillity and opulence; and the lively licentiousness of the Greeks was blended with the hereditary softness of the Syrians. Fashion was the only law, pleasure the only pursuit, and the splendor of dress and furniture was the only distinction of the citizens of Antioch. The arts of luxury were honored; the serious and manly virtues were the subject of ridicule; and the contempt for female modesty and reverent age announced the universal corruption of the capital of the East. The love of spectacles was the taste, or rather passion, of the Syrians; the most skilful artists were procured from the adjacent cities; 12 a considerable share of the revenue was devoted to the public amusements; and the magnificence of the games of the theatre and circus was considered as the happiness and as the glory of Antioch. The rustic manners of a prince who disdained such glory, and was insensible of such happiness, soon disgusted the delicacy of his subjects; and the effeminate Orientals could neither imitate, nor admire, the severe simplicity which Julian always maintained, and sometimes affected. The days of festivity, consecrated, by ancient custom, to the honor of the gods, were the only occasions in which Julian relaxed his philosophic severity; and those festivals were the only days in which the Syrians of Antioch could reject the allurements of pleasure. The majority of the people supported the glory of the Christian name, which had been first invented by their ancestors: 13 they contended themselves with disobeying the moral precepts, but they were scrupulously attached to the speculative doctrines of their religion. The church of Antioch was distracted by heresy and schism; but the Arians and the Athanasians, the followers of Meletius and those of Paulinus, 14 were actuated by the same pious hatred of their common adversary.
The strongest prejudice was entertained against the character of an apostate, the enemy and successor of a prince who had engaged the affections of a very numerous sect; and the removal of St. Babylas excited an implacable opposition to the person of Julian. His subjects complained, with superstitious indignation, that famine had pursued the emperor's steps from Constantinople to Antioch; and the discontent of a hungry people was exasperated by the injudicious attempt to relieve their distress. The inclemency of the season had affected the harvests of Syria; and the price of bread, 15 in the markets of Antioch, had naturally risen in proportion to the scarcity of corn. But the fair and reasonable proportion was soon violated by the rapacious arts of monopoly. In this unequal contest, in which the produce of the land is claimed by one party as his exclusive property, is used by another as a lucrative object of trade, and is required by a third for the daily and necessary support of life, all the profits of the intermediate agents are accumulated on the head of the defenceless customers. The hardships of their situation were exaggerated and increased by their own impatience and anxiety; and the apprehension of a scarcity gradually produced the appearances of a famine. When the luxurious citizens of Antioch complained of the high price of poultry and fish, Julian publicly declared, that a frugal city ought to be satisfied with a regular supply of wine, oil, and bread; but he acknowledged, that it was the duty of a sovereign to provide for the subsistence of his people. With this salutary view, the emperor ventured on a very dangerous and doubtful step, of fixing, by legal authority, the value of corn. He enacted, that, in a time of scarcity, it should be sold at a price which had seldom been known in the most plentiful years; and that his own example might strengthen his laws, he sent into the market four hundred and twenty- two thousand modii, or measures, which were drawn by his order from the granaries of Hierapolis, of Chalcis, and even of Egypt. The consequences might have been foreseen, and were soon felt. The Imperial wheat was purchased by the rich merchants; the proprietors of land, or of corn, withheld from the city the accustomed supply; and the small quantities that appeared in the market were secretly sold at an advanced and illegal price. Julian still continued to applaud his own policy, treated the complaints of the people as a vain and ungrateful murmur, and convinced Antioch that he had inherited the obstinacy, though not the cruelty, of his brother Gallus. 16 The remonstrances of the municipal senate served only to exasperate his inflexible mind. He was persuaded, perhaps with truth, that the senators of Antioch who possessed lands, or were concerned in trade, had themselves contributed to the calamities of their country; and he imputed the disrespectful boldness which they assumed, to the sense, not of public duty, but of private interest. The whole body, consisting of two hundred of the most noble and wealthy citizens, were sent, under a guard, from the palace to the prison; and though they were permitted, before the close of evening, to return to their respective houses, 17 the emperor himself could not obtain the forgiveness which he had so easily granted. The same grievances were still the subject of the same complaints, which were industriously circulated by the wit and levity of the Syrian Greeks. During the licentious days of the Saturnalia, the streets of the city resounded with insolent songs, which derided the laws, the religion, the personal conduct, and even the beard, of the emperor; the spirit of Antioch was manifested by the connivance of the magistrates, and the applause of the multitude. 18 The disciple of Socrates was too deeply affected by these popular insults; but the monarch, endowed with a quick sensibility, and possessed of absolute power, refused his passions the gratification of revenge. A tyrant might have proscribed, without distinction, the lives and fortunes of the citizens of Antioch; and the unwarlike Syrians must have patiently submitted to the lust, the rapaciousness and the cruelty, of the faithful legions of Gaul. A milder sentence might have deprived the capital of the East of its honors and privileges; and the courtiers, perhaps the subjects, of Julian, would have applauded an act of justice, which asserted the dignity of the supreme magistrate of the republic. 19 But instead of abusing, or exerting, the authority of the state, to revenge his personal injuries, Julian contented himself with an inoffensive mode of retaliation, which it would be in the power of few princes to employ. He had been insulted by satires and libels; in his turn, he composed, under the title of the Enemy of the Beard, an ironical confession of his own faults, and a severe satire on the licentious and effeminate manners of Antioch. This Imperial reply was publicly exposed before the gates of the palace; and the Misopogon 20 still remains a singular monument of the resentment, the wit, the humanity, and the indiscretion of Julian. Though he affected to laugh, he could not forgive. 21 His contempt was expressed, and his revenge might be gratified, by the nomination of a governor 22 worthy only of such subjects; and the emperor, forever renouncing the ungrateful city, proclaimed his resolution to pass the ensuing winter at Tarsus in Cilicia. 23
Yet Antioch possessed one citizen, whose genius and virtues might atone, in the opinion of Julian, for the vice and folly of his country. The sophist Libanius was born in the capital of the East; he publicly professed the arts of rhetoric and declamation at Nice, Nicomedia, Constantinople, Athens, and, during the remainder of his life, at Antioch. His school was assiduously frequented by the Grecian youth; his disciples, who sometimes exceeded the number of eighty, celebrated their incomparable master; and the jealousy of his rivals, who persecuted him from one city to another, confirmed the favorable opinion which Libanius ostentatiously displayed of his superior merit. The preceptors of Julian had extorted a rash but solemn assurance, that he would never attend the lectures of their adversary: the curiosity of the royal youth was checked and inflamed: he secretly procured the writings of this dangerous sophist, and gradually surpassed, in the perfect imitation of his style, the most laborious of his domestic pupils. 24 When Julian ascended the throne, he declared his impatience to embrace and reward the Syrian sophist, who had preserved, in a degenerate age, the Grecian purity of taste, of manners, and of religion. The emperor's prepossession was increased and justified by the discreet pride of his favorite. Instead of pressing, with the foremost of the crowd, into the palace of Constantinople, Libanius calmly expected his arrival at Antioch; withdrew from court on the first symptoms of coldness and indifference; required a formal invitation for each visit; and taught his sovereign an important lesson, that he might command the obedience of a subject, but that he must deserve the attachment of a friend. The sophists of every age, despising, or affecting to despise, the accidental distinctions of birth and fortune, 25 reserve their esteem for the superior qualities of the mind, with which they themselves are so plentifully endowed. Julian might disdain the acclamations of a venal court, who adored the Imperial purple; but he was deeply flattered by the praise, the admonition, the freedom, and the envy of an independent philosopher, who refused his favors, loved his person, celebrated his fame, and protected his memory. The voluminous writings of Libanius still exist; for the most part, they are the vain and idle compositions of an orator, who cultivated the science of words; the productions of a recluse student, whose mind, regardless of his contemporaries, was incessantly fixed on the Trojan war and the Athenian commonwealth. Yet the sophist of Antioch sometimes descended from this imaginary elevation; he entertained a various and elaborate correspondence; 26 he praised the virtues of his own times; he boldly arraigned the abuse of public and private life; and he eloquently pleaded the cause of Antioch against the just resentment of Julian and Theodosius. It is the common calamity of old age, 27 to lose whatever might have rendered it desirable; but Libanius experienced the peculiar misfortune of surviving the religion and the sciences, to which he had consecrated his genius. The friend of Julian was an indignant spectator of the triumph of Christianity; and his bigotry, which darkened the prospect of the visible world, did not inspire Libanius with any lively hopes of celestial glory and happiness. 28
1 See this fable or satire, p. 306-336 of the Leipsig edition of Julian's works. The French version of the learned Ezekiel Spanheim (Paris, 1683) is coarse, languid, and correct; and his notes, proofs, illustrations, &c., are piled on each other till they form a mass of 557 close-printed quarto pages. The Abbe' de la Bleterie (Vie de Jovien, tom. i. p. 241-393) has more happily expressed the spirit, as well as the sense, of the original, which he illustrates with some concise and curious notes.
2 Spanheim (in his preface) has most learnedly discussed the etymology, origin, resemblance, and disagreement of the Greek satyrs, a dramatic piece, which was acted after the tragedy; and the Latin satires, (from Satura,) a miscellaneous composition, either in prose or verse. But the Caesars of Julian are of such an original cast, that the critic is perplexed to which class he should ascribe them.
Note: See also Casaubon de Satira, with Rambach's observations. - M.
3 This mixed character of Silenus is finely painted in the sixth eclogue of Virgil.
4 Every impartial reader must perceive and condemn the partiality of Julian against his uncle Constantine, and the Christian religion. On this occasion, the interpreters are compelled, by a most sacred interest, to renounce their allegiance, and to desert the cause of their author.
5 Julian was secretly inclined to prefer a Greek to a Roman. But when he seriously compared a hero with a philosopher, he was sensible that mankind had much greater obligations to Socrates than to Alexander, (Orat. ad Themistium, p. 264.)
6 Inde nationibus Indicis certatim cum aonis optimates mittentibus . . . . ab usque Divis et Serendivis. Ammian. xx. 7. This island, to which the names of Taprobana, Serendib, and Ceylon, have been successively applied, manifests how imperfectly the seas and lands to the east of Cape Comorin were known to the Romans. 1. Under the reign of Claudius, a freedman, who farmed the customs of the Red Sea, was accidentally driven by the winds upon this strange and undiscovered coast: he conversed six months with the natives; and the king of Ceylon, who heard, for the first time, of the power and justice of Rome, was persuaded to send an embassy to the emperor. (Plin. Hist. Nat. vi. 24.) 2. The geographers (and even Ptolemy) have magnified, above fifteen times, the real size of this new world, which they extended as far as the equator, and the neighborhood of China.
Note: The name of Diva gens or Divorum regio, according to the probable conjecture of M. Letronne, (Trois Mem. Acad. p. 127,) was applied by the ancients to the whole eastern coast of the Indian Peninsula, from Ceylon to the Canges. The name may be traced in Devipatnam, Devidan, Devicotta, Divinelly, the point of Divy.
M. Letronne, p.121, considers the freedman with his embassy from Ceylon to have been an impostor. - M.
7 These embassies had been sent to Constantius. Ammianus, who unwarily deviates into gross flattery, must have forgotten the length of the way, and the short duration of the reign of Julian.
8 Gothos saepe fallaces et perfidos; hostes quaerere se meliores aiebat: illis enim sufficere mercators Galatas per quos ubique sine conditionis discrimine venumdantur. (Ammian. xxii. 7.) Within less than fifteen years, these Gothic slaves threatened and subdued their masters.
9 Alexander reminds his rival Caesar, who depreciated the fame and merit of an Asiatic victory, that Crassus and Antony had felt the Persian arrows; and that the Romans, in a war of three hundred years, had not yet subdued the single province of Mesopotamia or Assyria, (Caesares, p. 324.)
10 The design of the Persian war is declared by Ammianus, (xxii. 7, 12,) Libanius, (Orat. Parent. c. 79, 80, p. 305, 306,) Zosimus, (l. iii. p. 158,) and Socrates, (l. iii. c. 19.)
11 The Satire of Julian, and the Homilies of St. Chrysostom, exhibit the same picture of Antioch. The miniature which the Abbe de la Bleterie has copied from thence, (Vie de Julian, p. 332,) is elegant and correct.
12 Laodicea furnished charioteers; Tyre and Berytus, comedians; Caesarea, pantomimes; Heliopolis, singers; Gaza, gladiators, Ascalon, wrestlers; and Castabala, rope-dancers. See the Expositio totius Mundi, p. 6, in the third tome of Hudson's Minor Geographers.
13 The people of Antioch ingenuously professed their attachment to the Chi, (Christ,) and the Kappa, (Constantius.) Julian in Misopogon, p. 357.
14 The schism of Antioch, which lasted eighty-five years, (A. D. 330-415,) was inflamed, while Julian resided in that city, by the indiscreet ordination of Paulinus. See Tillemont, Mem. Eccles. tom. iii. p. 803 of the quarto edition, (Paris, 1701, &c,) which henceforward I shall quote.
15 Julian states three different proportions, of five, ten, or fifteen medii of wheat for one piece of gold, according to the degrees of plenty and scarcity, (in Misopogon, p. 369.) From this fact, and from some collateral examples, I conclude, that under the successors of Constantine, the moderate price of wheat was about thirty-two shillings the English quarter, which is equal to the average price of the sixty-four first years of the present century. See Arbuthnot's Tables of Coins, Weights, and Measures, p. 88, 89. Plin. Hist. Natur. xviii. 12. Mem. de l'Academie des Inscriptions, tom. xxviii. p. 718-721. Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, vol. i. p 246. This last I am proud to quote as the work of a sage and a friend.
16 Nunquam a proposito declinabat, Galli similis fratris, licet incruentus. Ammian. xxii. 14. The ignorance of the most enlightened princes may claim some excuse; but we cannot be satisfied with Julian's own defence, (in Misopogon, p. 363, 369,) or the elaborate apology of Libanius, (Orat. Parental c. xcvii. p. 321.)
17 Their short and easy confinement is gently touched by Libanius, (Orat. Parental. c. xcviii. p. 322, 323.)
18 Libanius, (ad Antiochenos de Imperatoris ira, c. 17, 18, 19, in Fabricius, Bibliot. Graec. tom. vii. p. 221-223,) like a skilful advocate, severely censures the folly of the people, who suffered for the crime of a few obscure and drunken wretches.
19 Libanius (ad Antiochen. c. vii. p. 213) reminds Antioch of the recent chastisement of Caesarea; and even Julian (in Misopogon, p. 355) insinuates how severely Tarentum had expiated the insult to the Roman ambassadors.
20 On the subject of the Misopogon, see Ammianus, (xxii. 14,) Libanius, (Orat. Parentalis, c. xcix. p. 323,) Gregory Nazianzen, (Orat. iv. p. 133) and the Chronicle of Antioch, by John Malala, (tom. ii. p. 15, 16.) I have essential obligations to the translation and notes of the Abbe de la Bleterie, (Vie de Jovien, tom. ii. p. 1-138.)
21 Ammianus very justly remarks, Coactus dissimulare pro tempore ira sufflabatur interna. The elaborate irony of Julian at length bursts forth into serious and direct invective.
22 Ipse autem Antiochiam egressurus, Heliopoliten quendam Alexandrum Syriacae jurisdictioni praefecit, turbulentum et saevum; dicebatque non illum meruisse, sed Antiochensibus avaris et contumeliosis hujusmodi judicem convenire. Ammian. xxiii. 2. Libanius, (Epist. 722, p. 346, 347,) who confesses to Julian himself, that he had shared the general discontent, pretends that Alexander was a useful, though harsh, reformer of the manners and religion of Antioch.
23 Julian, in Misopogon, p. 364. Ammian. xxiii. 2, and Valesius, ad loc. Libanius, in a professed oration, invites him to return to his loyal and penitent city of Antioch.
24 Libanius, Orat. Parent. c. vii. p. 230, 231.
25 Eunapius reports, that Libanius refused the honorary rank of Praetorian praefect, as less illustrious than the title of Sophist, (in Vit. Sophist. p. 135.) The critics have observed a similar sentiment in one of the epistles (xviii. edit. Wolf) of Libanius himself.
26 Near two thousand of his letters - a mode of composition in which Libanius was thought to excel - are still extant, and already published. The critics may praise their subtle and elegant brevity; yet Dr. Bentley (Dissertation upon Phalaris, p. 48) might justly, though quaintly observe, that "you feel, by the emptiness and deadness of them, that you converse with some dreaming pedant, with his elbow on his desk."
27 His birth is assigned to the year 314. He mentions the seventy-sixth year of his age, (A. D. 390,) and seems to allude to some events of a still later date.
28 Libanius has composed the vain, prolix, but curious narrative of his own life, (tom. ii. p. 1-84, edit. Morell,) of which Eunapius (p. 130-135) has left a concise and unfavorable account. Among the moderns, Tillemont, (Hist. des Empereurs, tom. iv. p. 571-576,) Fabricius, (Bibliot. Graec. tom. vii. p. 376-414,) and Lardner, (Heathen Testimonies, tom. iv. p. 127-163,) have illustrated the character and writings of this famous sophist.


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